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worship; and if the over-endowed established Clergy
would not do their duty, it was his duty to,catl the
attention of the House to it—(Hear). He condemned
pluralities of livings as tending also to cause a neglect
of duty on the pan of the Clergy., He should there-
fore move an Amendment, that the House would,
early in the next 'Session, consider the propriety of
taking a fair valuation of tithes, in order to tran-
quillize the people of Ireland ; and with a view to the
establishment of a fair equivalent to be equally paid
to the Clergy. He denied that he had anything like
spoliation in his intention ; he left all that to the
Members of the Union Parliament. Mr. Pitt and
Lord Castlereagh both held out that a commutation
of tithes might be adopted when men's minds were
calmed from the agitations of the Union. He was
one of those who thought this was the thing which
would then have been-done; but his hopes and theirs
had been greatly and completely falsified. Let the
House look to it when such was the treatment of seven

millions of people reduced to despair by misery. and
distress, tQ whom they. had promised an identifica-
tion' of rights and privileges with the People of Eng-
land ; but which promise had been miserably broken.
Mr. GOULBURN regretted that he was compelled
to differ with the Hon. Baronet; but he did not think

it would be proper to hold out any hope to Ireland
which it might not be judged beneficial to her inte-
rests to fulfil. It required very different circumstances
for Ireland to be placed in, before they could come
to such a system of commutation of tithes as that

proposed by the Hon. Baronet. Was it likely that the
tranquillity of Ireland would be promoted by keeping
them six months in suspense, and then, •perhaps, on
having the details, to find that the hopes held out for
so long a period in promise, could not be realised ?
He was convinced that such a proceeding would not
give peace, and therefore he should oppose the pledge
being given. He objected most strongly to the line
of argument pursued by the Hon. Member for Aber-
deen—a line which he had been the first in this House
to adopt. He denied the right of the Clergy to the
tithes, while he (Mr. Goulburn), on authority quite
as high as that of the Hon. Gentleman, maintained
that their right to tithes was equal to the right of the
owner of the soil. The first Lawyers of the age had
stated this as their deliberate opinion. If this prin.
ciple of spoliation were adopted, it would affect the
whole property of the Church throughout the empire.
The Hun. Gentleman was, indeed, a moderate Re-
former—he wished the income of an Archbishop to
be I:800 a-year.—EMr. Hume said, across the House,
" Five thousand pounds e-year."]—Be it so; but who
should say, when the race of spoliation was begun,
where it would end, and especially when Members
were to derive popularity from stripping the Church
of its undeniable rights ?—(Hcar.i)—Who should say
that some future Member for Aberdeen might not be
found to complete the course the present Member for
Aberdeen had begun ?—(Hear !)—lf the possessions
of the Church were to be attacked because they were
large, the possessions of great landed proprietors
might be attacked on the same ground—the revenues
of an Earl or Duke were as fit objects of rapacity as
the revenues of a Bishop or an Archbishop—(Hear).
Upon the whole, he felt it his duty to resist both the
motion and the Amendment.

UNDER THE PA 1 RONAGE. OP THE KING.

DUFIEFS NEW SYSTEMIW EDUCATION.
LITERARY PLEDGE REDEEMED.

Mr. Damr has the honour of announcing to the Friends and
Promoters of Education, and to the Public in general, that the
Fifth Edition of NATURZ Duat.argo, in her Mode of Teach-
iog Languages to Man, adapted to the French," containing his
last improvements and considerable additions, comprised in two
large volumes, Bvo. consisting of nearly 1400 pages, closely
printed on fine paper, is just published, at the reduced price of
Twenty four Shillings, and may be bad of all Booksellers.
In announcing the Fffth Edition of a work already honoured
with the most extensive patronage, Mr. Dorm respectfully soli-
cits the attention of the Public to the following statement, as it
will give some idea of the great national importance of the work,
which he with due deference submits to the candid judgment of
the British Nation :

a I have said it already, and I repeat the assertion, that it is
NATURE which is our first instructor. Hence I infer that the
only way to arrive at Inventions or Discoveries is to do as she
teaches us."—Abbe de Counn.Lac.

" The uniformity in the proceedings of the human mind, is a
circumstance which cannot fail to attract the notice of the atten-
tive observer. In every step towards any improvement, it never
fails to proceed on the same principles, and to observe the same
rules ; and, should any real improvement result from its progress,
it is not so much from conceiving new rules, as from simplifying
those with which it was before acquainted."—Phi/osiphy of
Laligesage.•

The above two quotations seem peculigriy adapted to give a
just idea of the history, progress, and conclusion, of this work.
The first points out the source whence it has drawn the principles
on which it is grounded—principles which belong to Nature,

and are offered to our contemplation in order that we may avail
ourselves of them for our own immediate. and permanent use. I
have, in the Introduction to this work, and to which I refer the
reader, dwelt at considerable length on those principles or laws ;
and I have pointed out what they are, that every one may be con-
vinced of their exce►lence and incalculable advantages to society.
The second sentence, from Cundillac, is no less correct than the
first; for, if a real discovery or invention is made, it is only be-
cause it is an application of the laws of Nature to effect a parti-
cular purpose : as no other laws can be founded on truth, Expe-
rience daily confirms the verity of these remarks.
The second quotation satisfactorily accounts for the various im-
provements which every succeeding edition has exhibited, which
improvements have rendered the present system of tuition more
and more natural, that is to say, more and more simple. Igno-
rance and learned presumption, perplex and render everything
complicated ; while Nature does the very reverse, as every one of
her processes is a sublime model of simplicity. I consider the
present edition as the last I shall ever publish, sa far as regards
improvements; for, I have brought the system as near perfection
as I believe it to be possible. I trust it will be obvious to any
one,who bestows a sufficient degree of attention on the develope-
mem of this system, that it has now reached the last stage or
degree of analysis; or, in other words, that I have succeeded in
reaching the elements, by going from the compound to the
simple. It is therefore impossible to go a single step beyond,
unless an all-powerful hand should either refine our senses, or
add to their number.

Mr. DALY repeated the reasons which had in-
duced him to withdraw his motion on this subject.
He did it in full confidence that Ministers would re-
deem their pledge, and bring forward some proposi-
tion on the subject at the earliest opportunity. He
gave them his full confidence, and therefore he would
oppose the motion of the Member foi Aberdeen,
which he considered as one of spoliation.
Mr. S. RICE said, he should support the amend-
ment. He strongly condemned the Tithe System, to
which he imputed most of the evils under which the
country laboured.
Mr. Secretary PEEL said, the question was not
now what the merits of the Tithe System were, but
whether it was convenient for the House to pledge
itself to go into inquiry on the subject early in the
next Session? He considered such pledges as incon-
venient, and frequently injurious to the public ser-
vice; and therefore he should oppose it. He strongly
reprobated the course taken by the Member for Mon-
trose, and concluded by giving a decided negative
to the motion.
Mr. BROUGHAM considered the pledge given by
Ministers as a nullity. All they had undertaken to do
was to tell the House next Session whether they in-
tended to do anything or nothing. They had already
had thirty years to consider this subject, and nothing
had been done; and he believed, unless forced into
doing something by the House, they would remain
thirty years more, and do nothing still. He thought
the House bound to give this pledge, and, therefore,
he should vote for the motion of his Hon. Friend.
Mr. HUTCHINSON supported the motion, and
contended that such inquiry as that now asked for was
necessary. He was convinced that the pledge of that
House to redress the calamitous abuses of the tithe
system would be attended with the most beneficial
results—(Hear).
Mr. PLUNKETT said, the principle of the Hon.
Member for Montrose went to establish a direct prin-
ciple of spoliation and robbery—( Loud cheers).—lt
was not merely the clergy who would be affected,
but all property would be in danger—(Cheers).—
What I was the property of the clergy resumable at
the pleasure of the State ?—( Loud cheers).—He was
glad to hear those cheers from the opposite side, for
he wished that all who entertained such dangerous
and alarming principles should avow them--,(ffear).
—The same doctrine which was applied to tithes
was equally applicable to rents—(Repeated cheers).—
Would the Hon. Member for Montrose, in the range
of his discretion in modelling the State, touch the
lay proprietor? If not, why should the church be
plundered and not the lay proprietor? But he knew
well that his Right Hon. Friend (Sir John Newport)
was pot on the level of " vulgar arithmetic" of the
Hon. Gentleman who had opened the debate (Mr.
Hume). He (Mr. Plunkett) should vote for the pre-
vious question.
Mr. D. BRowNE and Sir N. COLTIIURST would
vote for the Amendment.
After some observations from Mr. DAWSON, Sir
EDWARD O'BRIEN, and Mr. B. MARTIN,
Mr. HUME shortly replied. He said, that in the
absence of arguments, Honourable Gentlemen oppo-
site bad had recourse to hard words. But he would
remind Honourable Gentlemen, that a man could see
a mote in his brother's eye which he could not per-
ceive in his own. lie would remind the Hun. and

In the Introduction I enumerated five•and twenty of the ad-
vantages peculiar to this unique system : I then stopt, lest the
reader should be satiated. However, I ought then to have closed
the list with the following singular advantage of this system :
that it will effectually destroy quackery in Education, by acting
as does the test of the goldsmith towards the base metal
tal which is tendered as pure; for the new system measures all
others, without being measured by them. The self-styled in-
ventors of new methods will, therefore, seldom trouble the pub-
lic hereafter with their imaginary discoveries. fur fear of the
exposure which inevitably awaits them.
The well-wishers to the cause of Education will be gratified to
hear that the present system has made gigantic strides not only
in the United Kingdom, but every part of Europe and America.
In Asia too, it has created the most powerful sensation, as will
be seen from the following public document, to which I entreat
the attentive perusal of the reader.
Extract from the Report of the Committee of the Calcutta School
Book Society ; read at the First Annual General Meeting of
the Subscribers, held at the .Town Hall of that City :
" Your Committee has, in conclusion, to advert to a very re-
markable work, which has strongly attracted their attention,
entitled ' Nature Displayed, by Mr. N.G. Doris,.' The truths of
most importance to mankind commonly lie long dormant,atk now-
!edged indeed, but not duly prized; till some one, gifted with
common sense and sagacity, surpassing those of his contempo-
raries, points out to the world their momentous practical uses

and corollaries.
" Mr. Dump has himself observed, what is indeed suffi-
ciently obvious, that his manner co! teaching a language is not
suited to the case of the French only. It is for this institution
steadily to keep the principle in view, and seize opportunities, 35
they occur, of applying it to all the languages within its sphere
of operation and usefulness.
" Your Committee, adverting to the uncommon merit of the
work, and considering its dissemination as calculated to produce
just ideas on the subject of school books, and as furnishing an
admirable model for the preparation of many, have encouraged
a proposed re-publication in Calcutta, by subscribing for 70
copies," ate.

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Learned Gentleman I.Plunkett), who accused him ' sad importance are greatly enhanced by the circumstance, that
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have
of spoliation and robbery, • that he himself had an
former occasion concurred in the *robbery of the ,
a i "th: realturpersonalthe fellseirlindmaitirentatanceTwGeptith :eh": enAutwhb:r. niattlebe:, them,
Church--(Hear, hear).—He (Mr. Hume.) had dis: therefore, to accept my warmest thanks for their liberality, and
',the tribute of my admiration for their ardent seal In prods.**
tinctly stated, that he did not propose to oestr,oy ex • the cause of Education, which is a cause that affects all manklud.y
isting rights. It was monstrous to him how facts had
I am now so trulyconvinced
been perverted, in order to raise an outcry against original elements of tuition, with are grounded on the very
him. He threw back the expression' of 41 vulgar nature of the understanding itself—elements_witich bad for the
arithmetic" to the Hon. and Learned Gentleman from
most part escaped attention ; that, animatedovith the same spirit
Whom it proceeded. He had, however done wi which made the mathematicians of the sixteenth century chal-
th lenge one another in the soliation of difficult problems—a spirit
the Honourable and Learned Gentleman—(4 laugh). of Levi and enthusiasm for .the progress of science, I fearing,'
o
And now tor the Secretary of State—(A laugh).— challenge all the instructors of youth in Europe and America to
The Right Hon. Secretary also talked of spoliation point out what elementary principle of education has been omit-.
red..th ruseviefr.lorfolteetluaynedmisnertwellt.ththtis
_system can be at variance
and robbery.; but he had certainly not been con-
cerned in the robbery of the Church, like his Ilon.and ormolus the faculties tf the mind,a
bythi! bnm.neth . o ae,s,psfes
ging into acebw sonar
Learned Friend--(Hear, hear). He believed, that if mental and physical organ engaged in She learning e Langunge,
the matter came to be fait l'y examined, the only. dif- and
directing the whale with simultaneous energy towards one and the
r respectfully ference between him and the Hon. Gentlemen optic). same
end."
site would be found to be this—that they had recourse fully.invite the lovers of Education in particular, the
learned,hy‘vt
attmepcteurtousa,oaand
to hard words, whilst he used arguments—(llear)—a
Nature"thoseprodwhuncears eitdesitrouseeof.v,obtservio
reanl
this appeared to be the real balance of the account. with attention the Introduction to this work. fam the more ur-
The Hon. Gentleman concluded by stating, that he gently incited to make this request, since the principks therein
would not take the sense of the House u pon his mo-
developedini are effecting a very extensive reform in the Science of
in every pa
have
part of
ve
the civilized
duly
tion, as it appeared that the Irish Members, whose thatawssetni°lifcithose who e eetedwook
language,nri;and I Sauer
wishes he desired to consult, approved rather of the facts on the human mind, and the powerful influence its
of inc.auer
ef
Amendment of the Right Hon. Baronet. thuds, which are the pinions of the mind, will not accuse me of
The original motion was then negatived without a division. forming an exaggerated opinion of this production, in which is
The House divided upon the Amendment of Sir JOHN New- unfolded the Taos BUTISM %maim or EDUCATION; for It is the
legacy which the immortal Locke bequeathed to society, -and.
roar—For the Amendment, 65—Against it, 72—Majority, 7.
The other Orders of the Day being disposed of, the Houseada which, though unemployed for more than a century, has now
journed at a few minutes before There o'Clock. devolved into hands, which, however humble, will endeavour
to do it justice, and to transmit the noble charge unimpaired to
posterity.
In the first edition of this work, I pledged myself to reduce its
price, if sufficient patronage warranted its being stereotyped. It
has been so ; and the great expense of having the plates cast bay-
ing been liberally repaid. it now remains with me to redeem my
pledge. I, therefore, offer it to the public, through the medium
of the booksellers, at a considerable reduction on the original
rice, which, considering the extensive additions to this edition,
is equivalent to an abatement of at least five-and-twenty per cent.
and what renders its cheapness still more evident, is that no other
hook is wanted for instruction in the Trench language, and one
single copy may serve several people, or a whole family. Let
those, then, who are interested in pecuniary calculations, but
estimate the amount of all the books required on the old plan,
during a number of years of painful drudgery, and they will
wonder at the sum expended, or rather thron away ; and de-
plore, at the same time, the great loss or deterioration of intel-
lect, occasioned by following the most false and anti-logical of all
methods, which has unaccountably been suffered to degrade the
human understanding for so many centuries.
N. G. DUFIER

No. 2, Ely-place, Holborn.
t I really cannot help feeling some surprize that the Honour-
able East India Company, amongst whom are so many en-
lightened and patriotic Gentlemen, have not yet been duly sen-
sible of the incalculable advantages which would result, should
this system of lingual instruction be introduced in their colleges,
and in their extensive dominions, as it would certainly tend to
consolidate the British empire in Asia.
I now beg to solicit the earnest attention of his Excellency the
Right Hon. G. Canning, the Governor General of India, to this
most important object. I am confident that the appeal I now
make will be duly considered by a Gentleman who is one of the
brightest ornaments of the present age, and who has rendered
his King and Country signal and numerous services.

HIS LATE MAJESTY'S WILL.

PREROGATIVE COURT, JUNE 19.

OLIVF., Sol-DISANT PRINCESS OF CUMBERLAND.

This case heivg expected to come on, the Court was crowded
at an early hour. At ten o'clock Sr JouN noun took his
seat, and shortly after Dr. DoosoN and Dr. LUSHINGTON, accom-
panied by Gener.il Dessau:, soi-disant Captain FITZ•STILATHIRN,
cousin of OLIVE, and others, entered.
Dr. DODSON addressed the Court, and observed, that on the
previous occasions he considered that the Learned Advocate con-
ceded certain points, Inasmuch ;s they were not disputed.

S:r C. Rosursots observed, that he never assumed even to male
a concession, and from what he said on previous occasions it
never ought to be thought that he attempted a compromise; he
then abstained from observations, because, in that stage, it
might, in such a delicate question, be injurious to all parties.
Sir JOHN NICHOL.—." As far as the Court is concerned, it was
considered that on account of an arrangement between the par.
ties, the hearing was postponed, but I really do not know which
of the parties made the application."

Dr. LUSItINGTON." The King's Advocate at all events ac-
quiesced in any arrangement that was made."

Dr. DODSON commenced an address and contended that the
King of this realm had power to devise to any individual such
property as belonged to his private purse, and that it would
be absurd to suppose that he should be denied the privilege al-
lowed to his meanest subjects. The Learned Doctor cited
passages from Bland and Sv.inburne, the most remarkable au.
thorities on the subject ; they had contended, and it never had
been contradicted, that all persons not forbidden by law were
capable of making a bequest : the only exceptions being ma.--
ried women, infants, and lunatics; but the King of England
was not one of the exceptions made by those learned writers.—
It had been said that the document had been dormant forty
years; this was an argument in favour of the applicant, if the
terms of it were considered, and the Royal and private acts of
benevolence of his late Majesty were taken into account. Be-
sides, this document was witnessed by three persons of high re-
spectability, who were known at that time to be in the confi-
dence of the King. The Learned Doctor concluded his address
by contending that the motion ought to be made absolute—
namely, " That the will now read be propounded as the last will
and testament of his late Majesty George the Third."
Dr. HAGGARD was heard on the same side, and quoted seve-
ral venerable authorities, which, he argued, demonstrated the
power possessed by Kings to bequeath their property, and it
was for the Learned Advocate to shew that his Royal Master
or his predecessor was divested of that power. Henry the Se-
cond had made two wills; and the will of Henry the Fifth had
been proved, and probate granted, the witnesses to which were
the Dukes of Bedford and Gloucester and the Earl of Warwick.
He then referred to the Royal Marriage Act, which passed
almost inunediately after the marriage of the Duke of Cumber-
land ; he looked in vain for any explanation which militated
against the validity of the document, or the power of the Sove-
reign; and if the law was silent, the Court must look to the or-
dinary authorities.
Otivx at this moment entered the Court, and took a seat near
her Learned Advocates, and conferred with Messrs. Bayford
and Bowdler, her Proctors, and Messrs. Roubel and Griffin, her
Solicitors.
Sir C. Rottman (the King's Advocate) rose to reply. He dis-
claimed any concession on his part ; he wished fair investigation,
and not to commit any act which, by his interference, would be
injurious to either party. The Learned Advocate contended
that the Court could not command the King to come and prove
his own signature, or the signature of his predecessors. He
lamented that his Learned Friends had cited so many passages
from old writers, to prove that a King could make a will—
he did not dispute the right. As his Learned Friends had
terminated their case, and bad no right to reply, he should en-
deavour to shew that their citations were not analogous to the
present case.
Dr. DODSOX—" I deny the assumption of the King's Advocate;
my Learned Friend (Dr. Lushington) has a right to reply."
SirCtiturrornea—" That is for the consideration of the Court."
He then contended that the paper would not have been intro-
duced by his Learned Friend, but for the purpose of making it
a subject of a specific plea. He could introduce something of
as historical nature, as well as his Learned Friend; but his
glossary would not be the same. After quoting Blackstone, and
several other writers, he concluded by observing, that it was
not in the power of the Court to decide on the remedy to be taken
by the Princess in the delicate matter before it.
1)r. ADAMS followed on the same sides
After a short reply front Dr. Lusuisowni,
Sir JOHN Mom said he should ke
nta time to consider the
case, and give judgment on the neat t day.

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