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they were not affining the poor, but paying the Aare
lof other propt4tOrte. He bore teftimony, in concur.
rence with his Honourable Colleague, to the evident
fuperiority of the poor in thole parts of the country
were education prevailed. The advantages of edu-
cation had been before the eyes of the Gentlemen of
this country not only Atr years, but for centuries; if
they did not attend to it, he thought it would be too
much to delay the queflion now, merely that they
&mid have another year to think upon the fubje&.
' The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
thoughtit was poffible that the compulfory provifions
of this Bill might fail. and the beneficial effeas of the
voluntry contribution. be at the fame time loft. He
thought the delay that had already taken place had
done good, as it produced the prefent amendment.
He thought a further delay might produce additional
good, by giving an opportunity for other fuggeftions.
He therefore withed, that the Bill tbould be re-printed
with there amendments. As to the fvftem of profe-
lytifm, he certainly lhould not with that to be mixed
with the education of th'poor, but unlefs fome re-
ligious or moral inftruSion was mixed with it, he
thought that it would be an evil inftead of a good.
He thought it would neither make them better men
or better fubjeas.
Sir J. NEWPORT and the CHANCELLOR of
the EXCHEQUER mutually explained.
After fome turther obfervations on the clank in
which various Members repeatedly fpoke, the Com-
'suttee divided.

Ayes for the Amendment 35
Noes 12—Majority 23
On the re•adniiffion of Rrangers to the gallery, we
found Mr. POLE CAREW en his legs, (peaking
againft the Bill. He laid, he could never admit the
juilice of laying loch an import as two millions a year,
the amount of the charge on his own calculation,
upon one daft of the community, namely, the landed
interefl of the country, to educate another clefs. But
whatever advantage, in the way of morality, might
arife to the poor from learning to read, he could fee
neither utility nor morality in teaching them writing
and arithmetic, and he begged that gentlemen would
jug turn to the preamble, and fubßitute the words
" writing" and " arithmetic," in place of AC word
go inftruetion," and fee how the matter would then
bear in their own minds, as to the fea6bility of the
pofition—" Whereas great advantages to the morality
of the lower order* are likely to arife from teaching
them writing and arithmetic."
Mr. WHITBREAD immediately rote, and raid,
the Hon. Gentlemita bad attempted to caR a degree
of ridicule uponthe.preamble and the intent- of the
Bill, which, in his own opinion, it did not deferve.
The Hon. Gentlefilan Aced, would any man fay.
late cortfidering•the principle in the way he Lad put
it, 'whether morals were likely to be improved by
writits sad arithmetic ? He, (Mr. Whitbread) was
the man who would now Rand forward, and anfwer.
that they would ; and he was,ready to vinditate his
opinion!, but Ricoh' be glad to hear the Honourable
Gentleman defend hit own. He would alert, with.
out feat of eontradietion from any rational man, that
writing and arithmetic, fo far at they tended to mt. I
cue and, improve the human underftandingrtended
2111; to improve moianti and that every vellige of
knowledge, in progreffion from the humbleft to the .;
.higheft and snort refined, operated proportionably to,
the improvement of morality amone mantind.
After a few words from Mr. C. DUNDAS, kit
Mr. S. BOURNE in explanation! and Mr. DAVIES :
GIDDY, {fie different claufes in the Bill were sone •
through, the Bill was reported, ordered to be printed
as amended, and to be taken into farther confideration
9n Monday next.—Adjourned.

THE EVENING STAR.

• LONDON.

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An exprefs was recsived yellerday at the Admi•
tatty from Plymouth, containing intercepted dif•
patches from the French Government. They were
found on board a French ihip lately captured and
carried into Plymouth.

Yegerday morning the following gaps arrived in
Yarmouth Roads to join the (hips bound to the Baltic,
viz; Vatam, 74, LIDA and SURTMLAIIT frigates,
Copus and Aftaow Hoops, Alacrity, Havoc, Mins,
Archer, and Urgentigun•brigs, and Pug bomb. •
The Coleus .goop of War, which convoyed the.
firirldivifion of xruoßs to Elfineur, iinel returned on
Fridtt y lag, is ,ordered to proceed to Yarmouth, to
.gd with the forcupow a freMbling there for the Baltic.
The mip has received fix months pay.
• Yefterday, afternoon, Admiral Gamete& and Ads
miral STAIMAPIt left the Admiralty for Yarmouth.
The Lords, of the Admiralty have requefied the
Wardens and Brethren of the Trinity-Houle in Hull, •
to appoint twenty.four experienced Pilots, for the
Fleet deftined for the North Seas and .the
Eight are already fent off.

'' CHATHAM, JULY u.

"An exprefs arrived at the dock yard onWednefday
night, to have all the gun boats got reidy and fent
to Sheernefs with thitumoßdifpatcbi in confequence
of which they were all in readineWtOwatds the end
of the next day, ssnd went off with the ebb tide to
Sheernefs. The lasynka and SimSas failed an
Friday from hetsce to the Noie the 140.11111OUTN With
feveral final) veffels. nearly rash, Areexpeited to go
down immediately. The Remo% is to take tEe
place of the ZIALMID, at the Nore, and is fitting for
that purpofe. The GulllMlllas and the Coaostas•
Du. are in a great Rate of forwardoefo