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men opposhet—the Chaneellor of the Exchequer had
manfully brought forward his plan for the relief of the
Public, and the moment that had passed, and half the
wirdose tax had been repealed, the Commissioners of
tars went to work to endeavour to bring what re-
mained of the Assessed Taxes up to the former amount
of the whole. The Chancellor of the Exchequer had.
sanctioned this proeee.siing from a wish to equalize the
duties. But what became of this principle, when he
(Mr. Maberly) brought forward his motion relative to
the duties on malt and bee;.? The measure now-taken
to equalize the Assessed Taxes would, he doubted,
finish by increasing the bode tax from 25 to 50 per
cent. He was glad to find the people began to under-
stand what was meant by equalizing. He thought the
Right Honour:able Gentleman ought to have looked if
it were not possible to reduce the House Tax before he
expended 900,0001. on building Churches and repairing
Palaces, and before he made that injurious contract
with the Bank, by which 1400,0001. was lost to the
'Public. He wished the Sinking Fund to be abandoned,
and if that fraudulent Sinking Fund were properly ap-
plied, the 3,900,00(1. raised by the Assessed ;faxes
might be remitted to the public. The people would
apply the amount better than by purchasing. Stock at
901. or 951. which had been created for 551. The Chart
alor of the Exchequer could not continue to go on at
this rate. Some such measure as had been suggested
ought to be adopted, and he 'thought when anything
of the kind was propo►ed, it ought not to meet with
such unmannered treatment (he did not impiste it to the
Right fonourable Gentleman) as to be laughed at.
The CHANCELLOR of 'the _EXCHEQUER was
obliged to offer a few words, though •it was not a con-
venient mode of bringing into dehate such a variety Or
subjects. As to the unmannered conduct complained
of, if the notice of the lloaourable Gentleman had called
forth a smile tram that side of the House, he did not
know that he jthe Chancellor of the Exchequer) had
joined in it, and he believed it wholly to have arisen
from his having fixed it for a day on which the House
never sat—the day ou which his Majesty's Birth was',
celebrated:ll then the Honourable Gentleman charged
him with acting the unmanly part desCribed, he could
not plead guilty to the charge. Neither could he admit
that he was well grounded in supposing the survey
which had been ordered was to increase the amount
of the Assessed Taxes; as he had already stated the
real object of it was to reduce the tax if pOssible, and
thus save the people money instead of taking it from them.
Mr. 3IABERLY had not said the Chancellor of the'
Exchequer himself laughed when his (Mr. Maberly's)
notice was given; but it by what he had now said he
meant to get rid of the charge for his colleagues, he
(Mr. Maberly) begged most distinctly to say, that when
he gave Ilk notice they did laugh—( A laugh.)
Mr.•HUME wished the Right Honourable Gentle-'
man to take off all the Assessed Taxes.

Sir T. LETHBRIDGE hoped in. another year to get
rid of the Assessed Taxes. .lie thought it possible to do
without them. Without giving up the Window Tax,
however, there was a way of relieving the public by
allowing all windows which had been *topped up on
account Of the ttx to he now opened, without exposing
the inhabitants of the houses to which they belonged to
an addizional charge. This relief might be afforded
with great advatitnge to the public, and without injury-,
to the revenue.

Mr. N. -CALVMT would not call for the repeal
of the Assessed Taxes, till the duties on malt, salt,
coals, candles, and all exciscable articles had been en-
tirely taken cf.
Sir J. YORKE said, if the Honourable Gentleman
nho badjust spoken would pledge himself that mann-
factuied articles would be' sold one peony cheaper iii
consequence of the repeal of those duties which he
wished to see abandoned,'he (Sir J. Yorke) would j- in
band in hand with him to call for their redaction.—
The Petition was ordered to be printed.

EDUCATION IN IRELAND.
Sir J. NEWPORT rose to call the attention of the
House to a subject of considerable importance, which
required not eloquence to entitle it to their attention--;
the state of EAucation in Ireland. In discussing this
subject, he would abstain from everything likely to
create an acrimonious feeling, and view the improprie.
ties which had occurred, as the result of measures
adopted with the best intentions. He stated this subject
to have been taken up in 1787, and described the mea-
sures pursued in consequence of the determination then
come to by the Government and Parliament of Ireland.
An Act had passed to give effect to the resolutions to
which he had alluded, which was continued by two
other Acts f Parliament up to the year 179 G, when the
last of them was suffered to expire. In 1806 thesub-
ject was a:taiii taken uo ; Commissioners were appointed
among whom aas found that great name for Irelast&
the name of lir. Grattan. Thee reports were made by
the Commissioners at different peri,als, which came
before that House in April, 1809.. He then noticed rice
appointment 01- Commissioners of Education in 1812,
read passages from sonic of their Reports, and strongly
supported their recommendation that Cie people of Ire-
land should be educated under the sauce system, and
under the same est iblishment, that all classes might
avail themselves of the advantages of instruction.—
This could only be effected by avoiding all religious
tenets, and even the appearance of seeking to make
proselytes. It would appear, upon an examination of
the Royal Schools, that they were in an imperfect state,
very expensive, and having very few scholars. Where
the Roy al munificence had extended endow men ts, tuition
eight to be moderate Ia its expense, and rendered easily
available. There was a great objection in the body of
the people to have gratuitous instruction for their chil-
dren, and when such an honourable feeling existed
among the people, it was still more the duty of the Le-
gislature to extend education upon the lowe.t possible
charge. The Right Hon. Baronet then read extracts
from the 14th Report, shewing the anxious disposition
of the people to give education to their children, and
the opinions of individual Gentlemen appended to that
Report, as to the proper regulations for general national
;drools. They recommended that no religious distinc-
t( ms should be made, and that the children should be
~•Ight the four great point, of duty towards GOD, duty
towards each other, duty towards their country, and.
t'-ity towards the Government.l By the last returns it
was see,, that at the endowed schools there were very
few lice scatilars. They round six in one, thirteen in
:;nother, and nine in another. Now lie considered that
where the Royal munificence had provided emolument!
for the masters, the rerins, ought to be so moderate as
to Come.withill the common Means of the great body of
tie people. The Right Hon. Baronet alluded to.the
Reports of some Loudon Companies, the Fishmongers
Lid Drapers, upon the subject of Education in Ireland:
:13d stated that the soundness of their principles and the
c(Trectness of their views would do honour to any