The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-02-12 00:00:00

trim STATEgMAN.

The fBliowing Bills were read a third time and
passed, viz.—An Act to enable the Secretary of the
Treasury to decide upon the case of the Pdiza Ann,
belougiug to Ezekiel Hubbell ; and an Act autho-•
rising the purohase of ordnance, ordnance stores,
camp equipage, and other quarter-master's stores,
and small arms.
On the motion of Mr. Stows, the House took up
the Order of the Day, and went into a Committee
on the Bill to authorise the President of the United
States to accept of certain Volunteer Corps, Mr.
Bassetlin the Chair.
The Bill being read, an Aidendment was proposed
to prevent the land which is provided for the heirs
and representatives of any volunteer who shall fall
in the service from being sold to speculators • but,
after various attempts at amending the Amendment,
and considerable discussion, it was discovered that.
no volunteer could dispose of this land, as he never
would have any right In it, as it 'vested in his heirs
in case he died in the service only. The Amendments
were, of course, disagreed to.—A motion was after-
wards glade to allow every volunteer, who had served
twelve months, on leaving the service, eighty acres
of land, but this was disagreed to, On the ground
that the men who entered into' this service, would en-
ter from patriotic motives, and ought not to be upon
a level with the regular soldiers.
The Committee rose, withoetlgoing through the
Bill, hnd obtained leave to sit Again.
A Message was received prom the Senate inform- ;
'ingg the House that the Senate had agreed to all their
%I • . Pe` the-1111.4e rnise•an additiosal mi-
lifiryi force, except.the provision in the first.iection,
and in the three 'additio'nal sections, to which they
disagree:
The .proviso disagreed to, is_ in the following
words ;r—
-,Pronirkd, however-, That Commissioned Officers
for six only of the said regiments shall be appointed,
until three-fourths of the privates requisite to com-
plete such six regiments have been enlisted, when the
Commissioned Officers for the remaining seven regi-
ments shall be appointed."
The following are the three sections disagreed to :
" That the Officers, who may be app'oiuted in
virtue of this Act, shall respectively continue in
commission daring such term ouly as the President
shall judge requisite for the public service; and that
it shall be lawful for the President 'to discharge the
whole or any part of the troops, which may be raised
under the authority of this Act, whenever he shall
j udge the measure consistentwith the public welfare."
" That no General, Field, or Staff Officer, who
may be appointed by virtue of this Act, shall be en-
titled/o receive any pay or emoluments until he shall
be called into actual service, nor for any longer time,
thin he shaft continue therein."
" That in the recess of the Senate, the President of
the United States is hereby authorized, to appoint
all or any of the Officers, other than the General
Officers proper to be appointed under this Act, which
appointment shall be submitted to the Senate at their
next session, for their advice And consent."
Adjourned.

IY SENLTE. JAL 8.
The Bill inaklltion to the Act Supplementary to.
the Art concerning the Commercial Intercourse be;
livreen the United States and Great Britain and France
end her dependencies. •
The Bill supplementary to the act regulating the'
collection of duties on imports and tonnage, were
'read the second time.
The Pill directing the time do which lands sold at
public sale, and that revert for failure in payment
shall again be sold, was reported by Mr. Woe-
TEINGTON, without amendment.
The Senate proceeded to consider the Amendments
of the House of Representatives. to the Hill to raise
autitlditional military force.
'The Amendments to the first section were dis-
agreed to, 2.1 to 3 ; as also the 25thsection, 25 to 1.
It was then
ResoLvcrl, Tl:at the Senate agree to all the Amend-
ments to said Hill, except the proviso in the first sec-
tion, and the three additional sections, to which they
disagree. -

Besides the Tapers and letters from America,
which have reached us by way of Liverpool; .we have
received New York JoUrnals to the 12th January,
by a vessel which artived at Cowes yesterday from
Viiginia.. They bring a rumour that a motion was
made is Congress for an adjournment " for two
months, in order to hear further from England ;"
and reports, brought by private accounts, say, that
Congress did actually adjourn on the Bth January.
Now, it will be seen by the proceedings of Congress,
which we have given to the 9th, that not only did no
teljournment of the nature reported take place, but
that even a motion was not made for the purpose of
obtaining one. We are inclined, therefore, to regard
the rumour as entirely groundless.
Last night we received Fretseh Papers to the 4th
inst. They contain nothing to confirm the report of
ilormutere being about to proceed to the North of
Europe ; and it is woethy of remark, that he gave
audience to the Russian Ambassador, Prince KUR.A•
litN, on the 2d inst. The American Ambassador,
Jon. BARLow, was at Court on the same day, and
each of these Ministers presented some of their coun-
trymen to the EMPEROR.. It appears, that several
Couriers from Paris have lately passed through Vi-
enna for Constantinople. The Petersburgh Gazette
has at last announced the commencement of Negoci-
I atious for a Peace with Turkey.
A Gentle,mati attached to the American Legation
fat Paris, left town yesterday with dispatches from
I the American Minister resident in Londi - for Mr.
B taww, at Paris. He was sent off
; and the reptets which in consequence
culation in the city were very fare
hopes of an amicable adjustment of ,
between this country and the United•
shall be happy to find these reports
fly confirmed.
A Gentleman; just returned from
to be entitled as heir at taw to the
value 8,9001. a year, lately sold in
AALLET, and Mr. Pantos, Governor
Tbe'cause will be tried at the next Readii
serjeants SusintlaD add Kass me

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The Citert tweed to the Report of the Committee appatitited
to consider the effects of the Regency Canal, and to the Petition
Itrorliament, which they presented for their adoption, in op-
lielatteu to that manure.
NATIONAL SOCIETY.
Mr. DOINFORD rose to make the motion of which !mhos!' given !
notice, for granting .a sum of 6001. to the National Society for
educating Children in the principles of the Church of England.
It would hive afforded him infiuite pleasure. if he could have I
persuaded Gentlemen more in the habits of addressing the CosteL*l
and is every way more competent than hinnet. to undertake i
this came. He was 'tire that there Weft many others who would
have been able to introduce the subject o ith more effect, bnt he
felt it incumbent on him to do his duty The Cuort bad already
nobly supported Mr. Lancaster, and he thought the same justice
due to the System of Dr. Bell. He should not pretend toeay to
which ;if them the merit of invention and originality was due.
He thought, that without taking upon themselves the comparison
of the two Systems, as they had patronised Mr. Lancaster, they
should patronise Dr. Bell equally. He joined sincerely in the
hope expressed by our King, " that the time would come, when 1
every child in his dominions would be able to read his Bible:—
He would also add to that sentiment, the wish that every child I
should also have a Bible to read. 'The National Society had
been set on foot by many of the most distinguished of our digni- .
fled Clergymen, and its object was the Education of the Poor in
the principles of the Established Church. He had no doubt but'
that the rudiments of learning would be extended to the whole
population of the Empire; and that the object of both institu- i
1 thins extended equally to the moral and religious education of
the whole population. He called upon that Court, as a Corpo-
ration who were the sworn supporters of the Church and State,
to contribute for the education of the children of the poor in
the principles of the Church of England. He called upon the
Dissenters, too (if they bqre in mind the letter and spirit of the 1
Corporation Act), to recollect, that they sat there as Members
of the Church of England, and that in that capacity they were
I bound to encourage the education of children belonging to
rents who were of that Church. Mr. D. iu the course of; his
speech, read many very long extracts from the papers published
by the National Society.
Mrs Etmost seconded the Motion.
Alderinaa Gooniutamte could not altogether agree with the
vote proposed, although be approved of Buoy of the points of
the alower's speed'. Itappearea to him, that in the age we
• now lire, that nothing which appeared to go against the general
principles of toleration could meet the approbation of enlighten-
ed men: If this had been an institutioo standing by itself on its
own merits, and that a vote of money was called for to extend
the benefits of education to the poor, and to eillarge and Improve
the hunan Mind; there would have been nb objection to the
vote. They had, however, before liberally supported an hod-
tutien which made no partial selection of particular sects to re- '
ceive intruction, but adopted generally the child of man whose
paver. and ignorance required instruction to be communicated
to hit* The grounds, thee, of his opposition to the present mo-
tion**, that the effectlikely to be produced by this society,
which calls itself " national," was not to incense universal
hanntny, but to disjoin inatsfrom man, and create schisms in the
po
oint ion of the country. It appeared that there were two i
g phalanxes. the one of which adhered to Bell, and the other
tucaster. He agreed with the Mover •that it was not ne-
ceselry to ehter into the comparative merits of the two systems;
bathe s'esukt feel himself most disposed to grant money in aid of
the; system which remised trediffuse the blessings of 'seine:dime
mitt generally and universally. It appeared to. him, that on
thil business the t harch of England did not appear in a light so
repectable and commendable as he could have wished. If
thry had professed to admire Mr. Larickstera etertioiss and zeal,
eel mere•ly proposed to institute another society which would
act in unison with those which he had established, he should
time praised their conduct : but, without entering into a cono
wised of the merits of the- two systems, he 'motley, that the
int thing which struck him on a cursory glance, ape,' that one
system was supported by all the weight and opnlence of the
Church, whereas the other was left deserted on the waste, to get
on Merely by its intrinsic merit. If thectergy were penetrated
with the advantages of extending the. System of Dr. Bell, they
bad large fortunes and great establishments, beiteur titles and in •
other ways, by which they might .protect and encourage their
favourite system. Without entering into any.detailed comparie
sot, the system of Lancaster appeared to him to have this great
adrintage, that It embraced-the children of parent!! ofthe
Wished Church; whereas the " National sagielaa" as it is Gales
led, rejected the children of all but those of. eispu: • QWII prisesa-
iien. Such a system of exclusion appeared to bine unworMy or
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miCirte?ortir, aooceived, that there was r 54.4 vriilp_the.
Army of the extraordinary motion which &Chet 4 guide.ceigo Alter*
laving voted SOOL toe ards the education of the• whfilkorthe'
poor, thin Were mow called Rit/On la Tflialgalattitectitl.
eta part of them The next difficulty was,. whereas eas In
other applications fur money, whether from Mr..buseleter;'ot:
any body else, a petition was first presebted tit the Ceort,siating
the circumstances of the cane, and the want or moose' ear_ _i_et ia
this instance, for the first time, as application is made 1,0t5001.
without any petition presented, pr any case submktedto thrin;
upon time mere assertion of the Worthy Member who brought fore,
ward the motion. „Hewes convinced of the honourable and li-
beral motives of the Worthy Moier ; but still tfie COurf werg
placed in an extraordinary satiates)°, by an application made ia;
a manner so unusual. As to the caution whichtiv Worthy
Mover had gin to the Dissenters ip that Court, he felt that it
did not apply to him ; he had been born and edittated Within.'
the pale of the Established Church; to. which be Ira* still at-
tached. lie had gladly voted SOUL to support the system of Mr..;
Lancaster, but chuld not now consent to vote 50131. to do in part ,
what the other systemprofessed to do In the whole. Thisliess'
society chose to call itself "The National Society," and
_pro,
freed merely to educate in the principles of the National .Reli-
gime He thought, honever, that it was a doubtful question,
what was the National Kell 100. Be conceived that the only
thing which could be called a Nat West Religion, was the sale. ,
giun professed 14y the majority of individuals compesing the na-
tion; and yet, independently of Ireland and Scotland where '
there were but fen comparatively atho prefesed the religion.of
the Church of England, he believed that even in Epglandapd.
Watts, the Dissenters from the Church of England formed one
half of the population. The Worthy Mover had read long at-
tracts from papers published• by this new society, instead,
of giving the sentiments of his owe beart.---He °ugh:
not, however, to have made any mention of sects, as' there
was no sect, whatever might be• its shade or tau, which
was not included in the benefits of the systems of Mr. Laaoaster.
In comparing the two systems, he should principally regard the
total effect produced by them. the facifity and the expenditure.
As to the qaestioo of originality, it was not worth discussing;
and it appeared to him, that each system ought to be judged of
by its practical results. We find, that in the year 1791, Dr.
Bell published a book respecting the mode of education at the
schoolat Madras. Having published it, he suffered all the me-
rits of his discovery to sleep in peace; and we heard nothing
more about it, until, in the year 1805, we found Mr. Joseph
Lancaster practising instead of publishing books, and most stre-
nuously Mill successfully engaged in Cduca4ind the poor of ail
religious persuasions. It was not until his zeal eart exertions
had been crowned with uneommon success, and etioratitin ender
his system had been communicated to 71m,000 children, that any
thing more was heard of Dr. Bell or his discovery. When the
success at his excisions had been so gra* then the jealousY of
Churchmen seemed first to be excited. Then elk Clrsgyrnen of
the Erthblished Church were seriously alarined, and wondered
that they had been so long asleep. They asked one another
what they could have been doing. Whereivere the Canons of
the Established Chnrcb,—where were the Bishops. mid Archbit
shops.—what had become of the great establishments for public
' educed**, when the whole chance of the poor to receive the ne-
cessary alacatiem, appeared to proceed from the exertions s(
single Individual,* poor Quaker ? The ditterenee.of expesrmift.
tween the two systems was prodigimir. For the education pi
children on Laucaster's plan, U. W.was sufficient f whereakaai UM
plan of Dr. 11,9421. was req tilted. As to *hat he might call thit OW
tens& of learning, the difference of price was as, 4o to.l. Niedff
Lancaster's plan, one thousand slates, at 44. a piece, was sus
ciesti which would cost but 161. Ss. 4d..; whereat under Di.
Bell's, the books to be distributed would cost V6OL and the'petis
and paper'which would he necemeihiroelid Cost FAIL more
Use Court were to ple itself to support the byttemestatilf
at Madras, they should first know 'mt that'Systein was: • Dr.
Bell had first stated " that it was
•cooside
it .
ricliaoper to •
all the childreo of the poor to write aod p
vale the minds of those doomed to daily la vete. ',
tion in which they were placed:" .Are deal. the ibis ,
Churchmen now wilted to. support ? • et
- - 'lf originally r '
Cr perse.chdons, rib:V/'
he now fi inflicting tle - Rams
cauttrie ._