The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-09-21 00:00:00

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lIRIPORE THE SELECT COMMITTER OF TIIC MOOsi
OF COMMONS, ANNEETO TO THEIR TIMID Eta
• PORT OA lift soucATion or THE &OWNS 0,11.0
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..: -HENRY Boot.luitom, fag. In the Mahe
WILLIAM ALLEN, Foq. called in, and ear:tined.
it.. the British and. Foreign School Society made
Pfellresa, 'lnfo yee Were lest examined in . this Com-
mittee, two years sift ?—it is going on,' in some.
hit g likeegeometricat ratio; spolicv tans for masters
andelisiestees for schools, continue to be (nide hum
sit peril at the wonky, and as far as the limited us.
tore of ear fends will permit,.they are penciled!, at.
deeded to; it is indeed gratifying to Mod, that the
east importance of educating the children of the poor
is so iseroseingty felt by the Poblic. le some die.
tricts, b•wiser, where the poor are eameroev, and
Where there are bet few persons in Opulent cireom.
stamps, it is esteeniely
.dilliceit to mike. beginning;
fir eitliongh the salary of the tackle, Orr. the rent
nl .the edsoel.resta, 210 a. eery trillitl anneal ex.
peneeiet &tee, klasehiks, the. meld in most instances
.be .eostilly proolded ler by fii illeihrsa,e sebscript ion
ffrour:lltolutteibiteute owls he Moe diet acts, yet the
=II of 'a scireiel•rwees it sometimes se Wu-
* • obstacle. * ,
.:. '- :De yes apprehend that there wintd be any danger,
41 meekest% the Old efprivate sobseribers in large
11111014. by latelpseing Parliamentary 'Watson. to
bear part of the sanest expends I--Certainly I do -
for we universally and, that these things which the
Peblic Wen into With spirit. from a conadollearree
of their value sod importance to the commonity, see
beat sepperted by that seal, when left to itself.
".1; byres apprehend there world be any itadr flinger
ham giving a limited anistartee. one. (»reit. to the
emit , that s, to the espeoces of the wheel-bout,
and then stopping, so as mert-ty to restos...she Ant
difficelty.l—Cestsialy not. ; end :n mesy *res. the
‘eitistion of which lam acquainted,» Itb, it would be
.eatremply possible for the inhabit.iits in provide for
the education of all their poor, if they wets!. hot for.
meshed with soilableschool.roems and the out ;and
I should should have on fear of the prosperity of the
establislissent afterwards, when left to their own sitar
listed exertions and management: ,
• .Sapponw a sum of money were pat at the disposal
of the British and Foreign School Society for this
purpose, could ample secerity .betigorded to the Le.
iialeterethat it would be so applied", and with doe coo.
flow ?—The British and Foreign School Society bass
Correspondence throughoet the whole kingdom, with
lomat wetl known to the .Pablie • for the strict ho.
ewer ohd horrify, and who might thorooghly in do.
pesded epos for-the proper mitatteement of toy toads
this atight•be instrosted to thein,,: for the erecting of
tehool.rooms, and the nosessesy audit ; and the
psrescSockey would deem it iesesathent upon them to
• makeregeter returns of the ,appropriation crevery
shillink that might be stagiviaded to them. ..
afhtsceeilioss the Comictilitee of.,Mattagemeot of
the
.peTesit Society, to whop ttsofood would, in the
first twitting*, be intrusted ?--111)ove.4a Gsatlemma,
merry of whose news are well -known to the Public.
by.their esertloas io various charitable institutions;
the Chairman of ibis cAlmatittet is one of the Vice.
Presidents; bat as It is impossible to recollect them
nit et. present, I beg leave to refer .to the list an.
'nosily printed is the Reports of the Society; it is
!weever, my duty to state, that the Rays! Dukes of
ilient and Sussex have uniformly Artier, the most live.
ly interest in theproceedinp of,tbis Institution; sad
olthough the Duke of Kent has been absent from this
country for some time past, be Is still aotioes to he
informed ewes of . minute details, and to asap tbet
Society with his advice upon every imperial* ease
son.. . • .
. Is it friend that..Chorchmea send their,eiNvire Its
the Schools of the British sad Pottage. Seficool So.
defy, thank ho Catechism is taught Z-pX', soft
~with the greatest confidence; as do also the &mad
i Getholics, asii.eveey description of Christi's,; he.
tette they are universally mare, that eltbough great
pains tee taken to secure the attendance of ail
Children at the places of worship which their.parente
rprefert.no attempt towards proselytising is,gearielm
any of nor schools ; indeed we think that tbeCherilt
of. Eneiend is, peselierly indebted to this institution;
fes,while we - hold; It a duty not to attempt to pro.
sAlyirtony of their children, we collect them from the
street/, and ere the means of sending thousands et
them to the places of worship belonging to the Bea.
blishoweuti most of whom, in all probability, would
portly, It ever, have attended at any Divine Service.
si *se you aware of the: Aroma Catholic Clergy
.liming diecouraged. their; flock from sending their
oblides to your sthoois'lrnla some, instances they
bevy; but it appeared to seise from the want of
Via-Cris% entry the- water, of the plea ; for
Ortf, after tinipirkitsse'snare of it, bad not the
enticed scruple is sending thilifehildren, and have
blicly espritsietilielr confidence is the integrity rat
the conductors tottlils sieve.
'. 'Chia those liectarieei of different kinds, sena
cistifi :dilated if) 'a *heel where the Catichisat was
WWI tieght, or -rebgioes observances, according too
the Established Church, required 2--Certainly not.
-Defeiti, tnowinstantes of Protestant Dissenters,
as aelt.ii'lloesan Catholics, being prevented sending
Altair Children:lh schools on that plan, because of the
'OO being li-dopiest, ?-.Z oinuut recollect.pirticular
Winces ; bet the
.st!peg Impression upin sty Weil
's;
,that they tOeld not is ally tee inttasolitheit it
C..oni.elestioecll;4N that in a mat setialigfo of in.
',pinta., they cortlio)y, *told net. • -
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. &opposing it is fib .that in fondegi, 'upon le
fwVe‘her very gait awldtiteDefaientini do Wed tide
'Ahildreu to such schools, id yes lopituf,thetAit
OA: al:priming of the iota* tatted atiitoWlolo4l4,
or Wasik not caring mac for *their biro religiose
`ffiferetices from.the Church 104 tatmrte*lt 'tete by to
'their indifereese for all religiii ;. its. my **ow*
' of the ancients given by the peilltrted poor eloilthwe,
ip reference to the . religiett4rt.te which Alt lOW.
, bard, in Order ticat.theyf t be.proptgly stills&
on ettteriug oer,sclitoolwilt cad ippetts. that bit
large proportion (mold net dethledly sap witlinli.
glows,
hsysavetessestrerm"l4.llllohorwidoet
ditylaw“:4loSgertrillst",..
be you aliptelipeti Wit sack Primmita aei

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