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the prosecution;_ and the object of the alteration was to give
to thos Court: of Admiralty a disaetionary power of:indemnify-
ing individuals who came forward as prosecutors. On the
common principle of justice, it Was only fair that the expence
shoultfbe borne by the public.—i Hear 1)
The Bill was then read a first and second time, committed,
the report received, and ordered to be taken into further consi-
deration on the 17th of April, and to be printed.
Mr. PEEL presented certain Papers relative to the mea-
sures adopted by Government for the amelioration of the Slave
'Population.

IRISH 'ESTIMATES.
The Order of the Day for bringing up the Report of the
Committee of Supply was read.
On the question that the Report be brought up,
Mr. HUME expressed his decided objection to the principle
of granting money.- for the support of charities, and con-
cluded by moving; the following resolution as an-amendment—
" When the principle of supporting local charieties am! other
institutions at the public expense is extremely question
able, and when the present distreasejl state of Great Britain is
considered, in becomes the imperative duty of this House to in-
Vitute an inquiry beibre they proceed to vote a sum of 371„501/.
for the support of the local institutions of Ireland, more es.
peehilly when 271,261/. is required in the present year foe thy
support of charitable institutions, for which the Irish Parlia-
ment, on an average of six years from 1704 to 1800, voted only
47,2841.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, it never
could be pretended that thk votes which the Hon. Gentleman
opposed were not liablZ to aorni objection on the score of prin.
ciple, and if the thing were to be done now, for the first time,
he could conceive no process of reasoning, which could induce
him' to agree to it. The lion. Gentleman should, however, re-
calleet that the maintenance of those cliaritableinstitutions was
provided for by one of the articles of the union.
hir.:H Only for 20, y care.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER.—That was
true • but it would be unbecoming in tile Legislature to act so
strictly upon the letter of the law as tile lion. Member wished.
It would create very great inconvenience and distress if the cha-
ritable institutions were to he snthicidy abolished. lie certainly
wished to redue them gradually, as, tar as was compatible with
the feelings of humanity, which should not be altogether dim-
earded'for the purpose of substituting the cold doctrine of strict
proprietyllear; hear !)
Mr. HUM; said, that he placed no confidence in the pro.
fessions or Ministers, because the had done nothing towards the
reduction of these establishment* for the last six years.
The House then divided : the numbers were—
For thesmiendment, 6—Against it, 60.
The Report wits then brought up.
Mr. HUME complained that the returns respecting the
number of scholars educated in the Irish charitable schools
were incorrect. lie objected altogether to the system on which
these institutions were conducted. The Hon. Gentleman then
objected with peculiar vehemence to the charge for circulating
tracts. Besides the nauseous rhapsodies which most of those
productions chiefly dealt in, was it to be supposed that these
tracts were read—that the Catholics would either read, or let
their children read, publications Which attacked the principles
of their religion ? lie should move to reduce the grant from
25,0001. to the sum taken lust year 22,0001. with a declaration
by the House, that as a Commission was sitting upon the sub-
ject of Irish education, it would be contrary to principle to
allow any increase of estimate until the Commission had re.
ported.
Mr. I'. LEWIS defended the grant; and reminded the
Hon. Member that the commission had already made one re-
port, which it seemed to him (Mr. F. Lewis) the lion. Mem•
ber had not read.
Mr. BurrEawoßTll defender. the circulation of
tracts, and wished the lion. Member for Aberdeen, as he was
not remarkable for accuracy, to be more guarded in his accu-
sations.
After a few worth from 111 r. Tit A wr, Mr. dusts declined
dividing on his amendment, and the vote was carried.
On the vote for the Foundling Hospital of Dublin,
Mr. HU.ME again rose to object, and protested that he saw
no reason why England should pay for the basterdsof Ireland.
The only,effect of this institution was to promote the produc-
tion of bastards, and the House, in voting money for such a
purpose became porticos crinanis. Four years ago, the
Right lion. Secretary for me Home Department had declared
the establishments to be a nuisance; and still the votes for sup.
porting it went on increasing. Ile concluded by moving as
un amendment, a resolution of sonic length, declaring it to be
the sense of the House, that to grant money for such a purpose
was highly impolitic, and must greatly tend to increase im-
morality and
The SPEAKER Informed the lion. Gentleman, that by the
practice. of the Howie his amendment was not admissible in
its present Nein, because it professed to he a resolution if 11
Committee of Supply, whereas it was only a resolution passed
for the adoption °Nis House on the bringing up of a report
from a Committee of Supply, Ile had made the sumo object.
tion to is resolution proposed in the same way by the Hon.
Gentleman yesterday. It was quite at the discretion of any
Member to move an amendment on the bringing up of the re-
port of a Committee of Supply, and upon the second readying,
of any resolution contained in than report. But the amend-
nient must be in purl matcria. There could be no addition
in the way of sentences made to the resolution ; for if such an
amendment mufti be carried by the House it would professed-
ly be part of a report of a commitee of supply, which in fact
it was not.