The Express. — London, England, 1847-08-21 00:00:00

beton mid that the commissioners had, no doubt, bad their este:bon' called to a oommer'a inquest on the body of a man who bed died from inhaling sulphuretted hydrogen gee emitted from • drain in Langley-court, Long-acre. It was mot quite clear that the man's death arose from the aecumu latent of filth, but it was clear that if there bad been the sewer long talked about, his life would have been saved. The want e e proper drainage in Long-acre had for some time past brousht much discredit on the commissioners ; but the fact was that until the act of last session, which gave them power to make sewers where none existed before, and charge the e xpense upon the owners, they had no authority to im press its condition. The authority now given to them by the legislature rendered them responsible for deaths which might occur from drainage, and they could not too soon set their surv e y or s to work. He concluded by m oving that the surveyor be instructed to prepare plans, es timates, &c., for the proper sewerage and drainage of I.:eng age', and to report the same to a special meeting of the court —The motion was seconded by Mr. Kendall.—Several gentlemen having spoken in favour of the motion, it was carried unanimously ; and altar some further business the tout adjourned, PARISH OF ST. MARTLEBONE.—THE SEPARATION OT H I'SnAND AND WlPE.—Yesterday the board of directors and guardians of the poor of St. Marylebons held a meeting at the workhouse, specially for the purpose of considering the report of a committee appointed to consider the steps tie enemy to be taken with reference to the 23rd section of the late amended Poor-law Administration Act, now in force,pro hibiting the separation of man and wife in workhouses and unions where the parties are upwards of 60 years of age. Mr. G. S. Smith having been called to the chair, Mr. Thorne, the secretary, reai the rep in of the committee, which, after stating that there were at present in the work house twenty couple above 60 years of age, went on to say that it having been referred to the rota to consider the best means of providing for such parties by a liberal scale of out door relief, the rota had met and deliberated upon the matter, and were indisposed to incur the responsibility of introducing a system that hereafter may lead to great danger and inconvenience, without the serious consideration of the board. It appears by the report that there are very few of these aged couples now in the house who would be disposed to go out and accept even es large an amount of relief as 7s. per week. In the majority of the cases, either the husband or the wife are so infirm as to require for their proper care the services of an efficient nuns, and it would be futile to suppose that such persons could at all manage out of the workhouse. It may further be observed that if • very liberal out-door relief be given, the tendency thereof, so far from relieving the workhouse of a portion of its inmates, would be likely to lemmas the pressure by affording a direct encouragement to persons of the same description to relinquish their present moderate scale of outdoor relief, and apply for admission, in the cer tainty of having the scale doubled again to go out. Above 60 yeses of age many might marry solely to avail themselves of the liberality extended to this class. The rota, therefore, sub mitted whether it would not be expedient, to a certain ex tent, to meet the provision of the law, by hiring or building a separate establishment, which shall be a kind of parochial almshouse for the separate accommodation of married persons, both of whom shall be above the age of sixty years, with the appointment of competent nurses. Also, whether such provision would not more wisel and efficiently carry into effect the intentions of the legi slature, be more benevolent towards the peer, and give greater satis faction to the rate-payers than by sending out such aged and decrepid persons to shift for themselves, and to endure privations upon an amount of weekly relief which, though apparently large, would be manifestly inadequate to supply the wants and comforts of such aged poor. Captain Rol ' land, in moving the reception of the report, observed that he felt a deep interest in the subject, which was a very im portant one. Since the report bad been drawn up, he had ascertained that the hoard bad no power to hire a building, and therefore they would have to consider whether they could not, by affording some well-controlled permanent relief to younger inmates of the workhouse, make room to accommodate those aged couples who came within the pro visions of the 23rd section of the act ; or if they could de vise any plan by which such parties could be relieved out of doors.—Mr. Worledge seconded the resolution.—Mr. Wal pole Eyre said it did not appear quite clear to him whether the clause of the act was intended in its operation to be retrospective or prospective.—The Chairman was of opinion that it was beth.—Mr. Michie thought it was quite clear that the act was only prospective, for the words of the clause were, " that when any two person., being husband end wife, both of whom shall be above the age of 60 yams, shall be received into any workhouse." The resolution was, after some further observations, carried unanimously; and it was further resolved to apply the system of out-relief to couples above 60 years of age as much as possible; and after some routine business the board separated. POSTAGE TO HAMBURO.—TREASIIRY WARRANT. — The Gazelle of last night contains the copy of a warrant from the Lords of the Treasury, dated 18th inst. Their lordships order and direct that such printed newspapers, printed publications, printed prices current, printed cora martial lists, and printed courses of exchange as are here inafter mentioned, may be sent by the post according to the regulations and rates hereinafter set forth, that is to say : British newspapers, and such British pub &aeons as are allowed to pass by the poet as news papers in the United Kingdom, may, if posted in the United Kingdom, addressed to Hamburg, be sent from the United Kingdom to Hamburg direct by packet boat or private ship free of postage. Newspapers, and other publications allowed to pass by the post as newspapers in Hamburg, published and posted in Hamburg, and addressed to the United King dom, may be sent from Hamburg direct to the United King dom by packet boat free of postage, and by private ship at a rate of one halfpenny each. Newspapers, and other pub lications allowed to pass by the post as newspapers ' in Hamburg, published and posted in Hamburg, may be sent from thence to the British colonies and foreign countries through the United Kingdom, and foreign and colonial newspapers, addressed to Hamburg may be sent from foreign countries and the British colonies to Hamburg through the United Kingdom (the conveyance in every case between the United Kiogdom and Hamburg being direct by packet boat or private ship), at a rate of one halfpenny each. Periodical publications (not allowed to pan as news papers) printed, published, and posted within the United Kingdom, addressed to Hamburg, and periodical publica tions (not allowed to pass as newspaper.) printed, published, and posted in Hamburg, addressed to the United Kingdom, may be transmitted direct between the two countries by packet boat or private ship at the following rates, Tie. : For every publication, not exceeding two ounces In weight, one penny; above two ounces its weight, and not exceeding three ounces, empence ; above three ounces in weight, and not exceeding four ounces, eightpence. And for every additional ounce in weight above four ouncee, up to sixteen ounces (the limit of weight beyond which ouch publications are not to be sent by the poet, except at the letter rates of postage), twopence mere ; and every loner weight than an ounce is to be charged as a full ounce. Printed courses of exchange, printed prices current, printed commercial lists, and such other printed papers as are allowed, either in the United Kingdom or Hamburg, to pass by the post at a reduced rate of postap, may, if posted in the United Kingdom addressed to - Hamburg, or posted In Hamburg addressed to the United Kingdom, be transmitted between the United Kingdom and Hamburg direct by packet boat or private ship at a rate of one penny each. Printed courses of exchange, printed prices current, and printed commercial lists, published and posted in or addressed to Hamburg, may be sent between Ham burg and the British colonies, or foreign countries, through the United Kingdom (the conveyance between Hamburg and the United Kingdom being direct by packet. boat or private ship), at a rate of Id. each. The said newspapers, periodical publications, printed courses of exchange, printed prices current, printed commercial lists, and such other printed papers as aforesaid, to be forwarded under and sub ject to the following conditions (that is to say) :--Bach must be printed in the language of the country in which it is pub lished. Each must be ant without a cover, or in a band or cover open at the sides, and there must be no word or com munication printed on the paper after its publication, or upon the band or cover thereof, nor any writing, figures, or manual marks upon it, or upon the band or cover of it, ex cept the name and address of the person to whom sent. There must be no paper or thing enclosed in or with any such newspaper, periodical publication, printed course of ex change, printed price current, printed commercial list, or other printed paper. The courses of exchanges, prices cur rent, and commercial lists, must contain merely the name' and prices of the goods, without mentioning the name or re sidence of the vender or sender. Any newspaper, periodical publication, course of exchange, price current, commercial list, or other printed paper, not forwarded in conformity with such conditions, is to be chargeable with the full letter rates of postage. The warrant to come into operation on the Ist of September next THE SECRETS OF THE GAS-HOUSE.—If gas-works really do yield gas at an almost nominal price, compared with what the companies charge for it, one would naturally expect that, in such cases as those of public institutions, which may happen, sea few of them do, to make their own gas, and make no secret of their accounts of cost and profit, the secret would inevitably come out. Now we (the Builder) have long been looking for just such a little secret, and out it comes at length : From the Leeds Mercury, it appears, that at the Wakefield house of correction the gas used is made on the premises at 5,1 d. per thousand cubic feet ! The actual price demanded in the metropolis lees. for the same quantity. STATISTICS OF RAILWAY EMPLOYMENT.—A re turn of the number and description of persona employed on the railways of the United Kingdom (open for traffic), on the Ist of May last, has just been printed, from which it appears there were employed on 74 railways, comprising an extent of 3,303 miles 47,218 persons ; of these 124 were secretaries, managers, and treasurers ; 96 engineers ; 399 superintendents; 91 storekeepers ; 100 accountants and cashiers ; 100 draughts men ; 3,132 clerks ; 823 foremen ; 2,969 eoginemen or drivers, and assistants ,• 1,163 conductors or guards ; 10,800 artificers; 1,041 switchmen; 8,576 policemen, porters, and messengers ; 4,148 platelayers ; 12,493 labourers; 407 gate keepers; 151 waggoners; 49 brealramen ; sad 256 had miscellaneous employment. From a similar return on lines and branches in course of construction at the same period, amounting to 128, and comprising an extent of 6,465 miles, it appears there were 256,509 persons employed. Of thew 235 were secretaries and managers, 34 treasurers, 549 engineers, 2,382 superintendents and storekeepers, 264 ac countants and cashiers, 1,437 draughtsmen and clerks, 240,301 artificers and labourers, 153 inspectors, 32 land sur veyors, 6,741 miners or quarrymen, 1,087 foremen, 122 Policemen or gatekeepers. 16 porters, servants, or watch men ; 876 platelayers, 1,793 horsedrivers or carters, and 487 had miscellaneous employment. Total number of per sons employed on these two classes of lines 303,727. IMO :PATS, YEsTERDAY.—TIIE SANITARY QUER TION.—By adjournment, before Mr. Baker, at the Wind mill. Rosemary-lane, on view of the b ody of James Campbell, aged three years and a half, who was living with his parents in a miserable apartment in Hay'ocourt, Gleas house-strest, Rosemary-lane, and whose death was accele rated through the infected state of the atmosphere. The inquiry (the preliminary report of which was given in the Ewes& of Thursday last) was adjourned for the attend ance of Mr. Loney, surgeon, No. 22, High.stnet, Wapping, who had prescribed for the deceased. Mr. Loney said that he saw deceased on the 29th of July. He was labouring under an affection of the chest, and a difficulty of breathing. He administered • blister and ordered medicine. The next day he called between 10 and 11 o'clock, when he heard that the mother bad gone to another surgeon.—Verdict, "Natural Death."—The Foreman then mid that they ought to take some steps to acquaint the parochial authorities of the state of that neighbourhood. 'The parishioners paid heavy rates, sod had no sewer. It was frightful to think of. —The Coroner stated that he believed it was the duty of the guardians to take care of the sanitary condition of streets. It was highly necemery some steps should be adopted to abate the evil.—Mr. Hughes, one of the over seen, observed that he should re p ort the circumstances. — FATAL Front BETWIIII, TWO BOYO.—Before Mr. Baker, at the Old Commodore public-house, High-street, Poplar, respecting the death of John May Harris, aged 8 years, who died on Thursday morning last from injuries he had re ceived in a fight with Robert Anty, • boy about the name age. A men named William Newson was charged before Mr. Yardley, the magistrate at the Thames police.court, on Thursday last, with having caused the death of the deceased, and after hearing evidence the magistrate remanded him on hail until Monday next. On Wednesday last, deceased and a number of other boys belonging to the Poplar charity school went to Abbott's-fields, in Poplar. Newson, who was in the field with three other men, took the boy's jacket, and said if Anty wanted it he must fight one of the boys for it. Anty complied with his request, and selected the de ceased. The deceased said he did not wish to fight, and Anty intently struck him. They then commenced fighting, and the men encouraged, promising beer to the victor. The deceased was struck down several times by Anty, and his nose bled profusely. The men sent for a gallon of beer, and gave deceased some out of a pewter mug. The men then appointed two other boys as seconds, and they commenced fighting again. They fought nearly an hour, when Anty was declared the victor. The deceased appeared very ex hausted, and the men made them run a race for some snore beer. The deceased could namely stand, and was unable to contend with Anty. Nemeses then gave the deceased some more beer, and he was carried home by two boys. He shortly afterwards became insensible, and expired the follow ing morning. Mr. Bain, • surgeon, said he had made • post moreens examination, and attributed death to congestion of the brain. He had no doubt the excitement, and the quan tity of beer administered, had produced death. The jury expressed great surprise thatthe men should have been guilty, of such gross inhumanity, and said they were all guilty of manslaughter. The inquiry was then adjourned, for the purpose of having the other three men taken into custody. A LIST OF MEMBERS ETURNED TO THE NEW PARLIAMEI All the elections are now over, with the exception of that for Orkney, both candidates for which are liberals ; we therefore furnish a list of the members who will compose the new House of Commons. We have simply distinguished the new members by italics; and have relinquished all attempt to indicate the political leanings of the memlibn new or old, u the vague epithets " liberal" and " conserve• tire," which have now entirely superseded " whig " and "tory." convey even leas meaning than their presto:mon. Ansnoens.—Capt. Fordyce ADMIDWISHIRL—AdmI. Gordon Anson..—Sir F. Theslger ANDOVE.I.—CoIs Cubitt know. 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"- TVI/;;; BotTx•rmix.7 LUDLOW. —Clip &Ivey Lvms-Abdy LT11111010.V.—)11 Keppet Sonrn Pawsroau.--Sidrcep Urouhert BrwrrolJ.olll (N).—Addatey Lord Brarkley OTATPOIII.IIIII TH). Viscount Colonel Anssa Wdlion/ lLuDoodent.—llopo Dodd MoLoor.— Waddiogion Herrin Orriu.mo (Boaoas).—Baith Snnuxoszuss.—!orbs Lot:sant I!Atiow.—Sir D.Norlys MALAILIMI KT —Howard Ildsmos.—Denhen Childers Ilracessesa.—Cibson STOCRPORT. — Cobdan Heald STOCZATON-TLCVT.— Iticardo StaUlltol; SUM. ( Lard Rendkaaan E. S. Gooch Stwout (Want). —Waddington Bennet — B — ar . ocai Some (Ease).—.lnnek Hat. Loots 'Ow Swann (Wase).—W. J. Denison Bram tWser).—Earl of March _ Prime stele purpose. It remain' to give a description of the dial end its admirably arranged and easily combos system of lettere and figures. This plate is about six inches high and ten broad, and is divided in its height into several compartments. There axe two indicators, or hands, which are not eniqrizetie. These are moved by • sort adonble-headed hammer, in the form of the letter T, which b attached to a magnetised ring on the Weide of the tele graph, in the upper periphery of which ring the centre of motion resides. The indicator. are inclined, when at rest, at ea angle of about 60 degrees ; when in action they move to • ve ni al position, just as we can imagine the hands of a dock or watch being at rest at the hours indiested g la 8 and 4, and on motion being imparted to them, rising r ra pid ly to the vertical position indicated by the hour of 12. T e letters of the alphabet are distributed into two vertical columns on the dial, the first or left hand column comprising the letters from A to M ; the second, or right hand column, the letters from Nto Z. Between A and N, the first letters of their re 'pettily.) columns, the figure 1 is placed, the meaning of which is, that one motion of the indicator from its angular position to a vertical one, will signify Aor N. But which / Nothing more easily determined. 'lf it be the left hand indicator that moves once, the first letter on the left hand column is meant—that is A. On the contrary, if it be the right-hand indicator that moves once, the first letter in the right-hand column—that is N—is signified. In like man ner, between B, the second letter of the left-hand column of letters, and 0, the second letter in the right-hand column of letters, 2 is inserted, which means, that to indicate B, there must be 2 motions of the left-hand indicator ; and to indi cate 0, there must be 2 motions of the right-hand indicator; and so for the letters C and D, and P and Qu (u being al ways joined with Q) respectively, there must be three and four motioas of the indicator. Now, as it world manifestly occupy some time, and may give rise to error, if 13 motions of the indicator were required for the letters M and Z, which stand thirteenth in their respective columns, a differ ent arrangement has been adopted from the letter E, in one column, and the corresponding letter It, in the other column, downwards. From these letters downwards, the figures, like the letters, are distributed into two columns. Opposite to E, stands the fig. 1, and opposite to it, stands the fig. 1 also. How, it will be asked, are these letters to be distinguished from each other, and from the letters A and N, which are also indicated by the figure 1 ? Simply thus : If the letter to be transmitted be E, 0 ,, e single, distinct motion of the left-hand indicator (E being in the left-hand column of letters) must befirst made, and the right-hand indicator must be then made to move once, by reason of its having figure 1 on the right hand column, on the same line with letter E. If, on the contrary, the letter It is to be transmitted, one motion of the right-band indicator (R being in the right-hand column of letters) is to be first made, and then one by the left-hand indicator. Thus, instead of five motions of the left-hand indicator being required to indicate the letter E, but two are required, care being taken that the first motion is made by the left-hand indicator, and the second by the right-hand indi cator. The remaining letters are indicated in a similar way. To spell the word NO, then, by this invention, we have merely to move the right-hand indicator once : that means N. Discontinue the motion, and the indicator, by mere gravity, falls into its angular position of rest. Again, move the same indicator twice : twice it assumes the vertical posi tion, and you have the letter 0. NO. to spell the word ARE you have only to move the left-hand indicator once for A; the right-hand indicator once, and then the left-band indicator once for II; the left hand indicator once, and then the right-hand indicator for E, and thus you have " are," the first word of "are you ready ?" From what has been said it will be seen that this may be called the alphabetic telegraph, and it is unquestion ably more simple than the one in use at present, is which a system of arbitraries must be employed. But if there be any advantage in using a symbolic system, as there sometimes may where great expedition is required, that advantage is possessed by the telegraph of Messrs. Brett and Little as effectually as by any other. The patentees have discovered very ingenious contrivances for preventing the escape of the electric current from the wire lines while passing through the poets, by a more perfect means of insulation than has been heretofore adopted, and also for giviag the lines greater tension. Experience and use can alone apply the proper test to these improvements ; but, as far as we could judge of their operation, they are likely to prove of considerable importance. 14aues000L. EL MAgnasoars Eari !iard D. C. Stout E. Erma Hall NATo.7Browne Moore /burn Cor errr.—arb ilp Grattan . . _ _ Maxima TyrovaL.-0004 MIDDLIPZ2. —Lad B. Orarnsor B. 04ionso MIMICS/T.— Walpat 1110:11101LAN COVNTT.— Mac Mr. Dawns R. Ladle Momtorris.—Blewitt Lad Lord Granville Somerset Oct. Margin Cliolcoondeley doutee I return Right Hon. C. W. Wynn Moo - noes flume Moarern.—Howard NMAlX.—Sutton Stuart Jogai)* Misty :AST 4.011-TTNE. 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Duneombe Yoacearrs (Wrar Emma).— =th YouomeL.—Anskii Raphael There is a double return for the Montgomery boroughs, and two members are returned for two several places, viz. : Mr. Villiers for Wolverhampton and South Lancashire; and Mr. Cobden for Stockport and the West Riding of York shire.—The election for Orkney and Shetland has not as yet taken place ; the candidates are both liberals. THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. The importance of the electric telegraph as an in strument of police, a power in the hands of government, end a means of social communication, has been already esta blished. Next to the application of the principle of steam, It exhibits the most useful coaversion of an abstract p to the practical purposes of every-day life. Like all new in ventions, the perfecting of the machinery through which It acts must be a work of time. The electric telegraph was first put into extensive operation in the United States of America, and the system adopted was that which is known as the telegraphic alphabet of Professor Morse. Subsequently, Messrs. Cooke and Wheatstone took out patents in this country for someraluable improvements adopted by them:and it was only last year that Mr. Highton, of Rugby, obtained a patent for some additional improvements. Much that was desirable, Newever, remained to be accomplished. On Saturday last we had an opportunity of witnessing in operation the improved telegraph of Messrs. Brett and Little, of Fumival's-inn, through seventeen instruments, and coils of wire equal to one thousand miles , and meld not help being struck with the simplicity of the ma &fairy, and the certainty and accuracy of the result. The lest improvement efected by the patentees has reference to OS apparatus for generating the electrical current, the galvanic battery. It is well known that the action of the sulphuric add on the zinc plates of the battery produces incrustation', sailed sulphate of zinc, which considerably impair its opera tion, end require it to be frequently cleated. This evil is remedied by using three troughs, one placed over the other. The topmost contains the dilute acid, which drops gently through small apertures in the bottom into corresponding apertures in the second trough. In this are contained the metallic layers of zinc and copper, the interstices between which are filled by a fine sand. The advantage of the sand is that it absorbs sufficient moisture from the acid to excite the required action, and no more ; the superfluous acid being allowed to percolate through this second trough also by means of apertures filled with sponge, an the princple of the common water-filterer, in the last trough which receives the vitiated liquid. The effect of this arrangement is to keep the plates clean, and thereby to render the electric , current more equable and powerful. It is also well known that:the system used at present is liable to be affected to such • degree by the electric condition of the atmosphere as, at times, to render the telegraph perfectly useless in the hands of the operator. The indicators, being magnets, tremble as " things possessed." The bells along the line are set a ringing, and when the attendants proceed to know what is the matter, they find it is no artificial communication from any of the railway kings, but that " Jove's messenger"— cx(o fulmen demissons —has being playing pranks with their wires. It is obviously a matter of importance, in such a case, to know whose the thunder is, and this the patentees effect by an ingenious contrivance, which, when the disturb ance proceeds from the electric state of the atmosphere, causes • deer, isolated sound very readily distinguishable from the ordinary jingle of the bells, by which a person claims the attention of another at a distance. Where intel ligence of an accident is to be transmitted, a strong and striking sound is given out for the purpose of attracting the immediate attention of the attendant to the telegraph. The same battery that is used for ringing the belles also em ployed to give action to the telegraph, thus obviating the ex pense and inconvenience of requiring a separate battery for THE HOME AND COLONIAL INFANT AND JUVENILE SCHOOL From a report by Mr. E. C. Tufnell, to the Com mittee of Council on Education we extract the following interesting account of one mode by which instruction given in that institution in the art of teaching : An; important part of the instruction in the art of teach ing is given by what may be denominated lessons for criti cism. These consist of Insons.given to a class of children assembled in a gallery by teachers in training, in presence of the ether students. At the conclusion, the children being dismissed, the sketch of the lesson previously prepared by the teacher i read, and each student is required to give an opinion on the merits or demerits of the sketch, as well as of the lesson founded on it. The treatment of the subject chosen, the language and meaner of the teacher, the charms ter of the questioas asked, the extent to which the minds of the children have been brought into a state of activity, the educational principles illustrated or violated, and when the hems is from Scripture the moral deduced or the NM made, are all the subject of critical remarks. The lass& Imam or one of his asnatants is always present on duos sermons, and by his questions, remarks, and a general innlining up, aids the students in forming a just estimate et die sketch, and of the lesson. But the best way to give on idea of the manner in which these lessons are conducted, nil the advantages to be derived from them, will be to demerbe minutely one at which I was present. The subject SWIM was the passage of the Israelites through the Red Bea ,• and the application intended to be deduced vu the goodness of God towards those who, like his chosen people, obeyed him, and the severity of his judgments against those who, as in the instance of the Egyptians, opposed his will. The class consisted of 30 infanta, from about five to seven years of age. The teacher, one of those in training, was provided with a print, which represented the Israelites after they had safely paned ever, and the Egyptians drowning In the midst of the Red Sea. This print was made the ground work of the lesson, in the course of which the Leather brought out, by questioning the children on the print, and partly by telling them, where the incidents were not nem emied, that the Israelites had been in Egypt many yam wino they were ill-treated by Pharaoh ; that they cried MI God, who ordered Pharaoh, by the mouth of his servant Mein" to let them depart ; that Pharaoh was unwilling to permit their departure, but at last consented, though, when they were gone, he immediately repented and pursued them to bring them back: that the Israelities, having been over taken near the Red Sea, were alarmed at the sight of the pursuing Egyptians, upon which Moses prayed to God for help. This gave the teacher an occasion incidentally to refer to the duty of prayer in sfiliction. The waters of the see having been divided by the power of God, the Israelites passed safely through, but on Pharaoh attempting to follow, the returning waves overwhelmed him and his army. By pointing to the two parties represented in the print, and dwelling on the condition and character of each, the conclu non was drawn, in the language of the text, Romans xi. 22, that God will show hie goodness to all thatlove him, and his severity to those who are wicked. The moat impor tant part is the subsequent criticism on the lesson, in which each of the assembled teachers is expected to take a Part. One student de clared that the teacher ought to have dwelt at greater length on the circumstances of the Israelites in Egypt. This criticism was, however, overruled by the mister, who ob served that nothing should be more cautiously avoided than rambling, desultory teaching that every lesson should have a specific point, to which the questions of the teacher should have reference, without deviating from it under ordi nary circumstances ; and es in the present case: the point was to be found in the latter part of the subject, the teacher was right in rapidly pawing over the introductory matter. Several students affirmed that some of the questions were leading and too easy ; the answer required being simply, yes, or no, or suggested by the question itself. The muter concurred in these objections, and observed that as the object of giving instruction in the catechetical mode was to keep the minds of the children active and at work, to ob serve facts, to investigate the subjects brought before them, and to enable them to draw inferences, and prepare them for receiving impressions, all questions which the children could answer with little or no exercise of mind wasted the time of the teacher and children. Some students thought that the information directly given to the children might have been drawn from them by more judicious ques tions. The master sustained this objection also, and pointed out as a general rule the impropriety of telling children what by a proper exercise of their own faculties they might discover, dwelling upon it as an important principle in teaching ; obsemng, however, that is a Scripture lemon, telling or using the ellipsis, which is considered nearly the same, was sometimes to be preferred to direct questioning, aa it enabled the children better to receive the incidents u a whole, and thus assisted in producing an impression—the ultimate design of such a lesson. Another student objected to a duration re lating to the sea, as it could only be answered by guessing, and the master decided that it was a had question, there being no data on which the minds of the children could be exercised, and chance, not thought, determining the answer. Another remarked that the teacher was wrong to use the word " severity " in the application of the lesson, without ascertaining that the children understood the word. The touter admitted that if the children did not understand the word the criticism was Jest, and dwelt on the importance of not using words without 1111011T taining that they conveyed the desired idea to the children's minds, observing that, as a general rata, children should first have the idea itself given them, and be made sensible of the want of the word before it was actually supplied. He added, that if the teacher bad well worked out the incidents of the narrative, the childrea would have had the idea of the goodness and severity of God in this case thoroughly fixed in their minds, and thus have been prepared to paw from the perception of a truth presented in a picture or an inci dent, to the conception of the same truth expressed in a pre. capt or general text of Scripture. The head waster, during the progress of the criticism, repeatedly required the students to be more specific in their objections ; for exam e, when a student said some of the questions were too I ' , he re quired the questions themselves to be repeated, o rving, that it was in this manner only that the criticisms mild be made useful. In his general summing up, he remarked that the print bad not been made sufficient use of ; that the awful condition of the Egyptians and the deli verance of the Israelites u the result of their respective disobedience and obedience to the commands of God ought to have been more dwelt upon, the impres sion to be produced mainly depending on their rightly understanding these facia ; that the teacher went too rapidly over the subject, not giving the children sufficient time to think of their answers, or to digest the information imparted to them, thus violating the well-known educational maxim, that a teacher in b y a lesson is not to be guided by what she can give, but by what the children can receive. That she also erred in allowing the children in their replies to repeat puts of sentences instead of the whole, and conse quently they often failed to get the complete idea in their minds, e farther observed, that the sketch was well written, evincing thought and inpennity. the matter judi ciously selected for the clam of children before the teacher; that the manner was good and impressive • that the children were orderly, though not so much intere sted as they would have been had some of the faults above described been avoided. IRELAND. DUBLIN, AUGUST 19. The election excitement, the most temperate in our chequered annals, having subsided, the country gentlemen are called on to consider the Poor Amend ment Act. They are now, for the first time, brought face to face with the misery of the country. They have long known the origin of the evil —some, at least, of the remedies—they misrepresented the one and overlooked the others. However, the arri,,r mit, must now be made up ; and the hope of safety lies in universal employment. They appear to be fully sensible of their condition, as well as of the means of extrication. Notwithstanding all the mur murs against the Laud Improvement Ad, and the fear of additional incumbrances, the Gazette is an index of their new tendencies. The sums demanded are infinitely below the Scotch in amount, but they apply to remote and impoverished districts, and will create both employment and improvement where both were much wanted. The poor law, with a more plenary out-door relief looming in the distance than is sanctioned by the present measure, operates on their fears, and will hurry them faster than they intended in the path of social renovation. However, I may state for their consolation that by the exercise of vigilance and economy, the pauperism, though of alarming magnitude, under any circumstances may still be kept within limits, which may embarrass but will not overwhelm property. The relief lists are taken as the test of destitution, but they are noto riously unworthy of reliance as the basis of any future system of administration. In the North Dublin Union, with a population of 07,065, the extraordi nary number of 22,000 at one time subsisted on the public pottage. These had fallen to 6,350 on Monday kat, and in the two following days to 4,000. And yet there have been no complaints of injustice to the real destitution of the union. Perhaps the same propor tion in reduction would fix the true destitution of the entire population. Of course employment must be found for the able-bodied hundreds of thousands, or the relief lists are certain to fill up to the old com plement. . The Dublin unions are very anxious to afford out door relief in preference to in -door, as being less trou blesome and expensive. With two shillings a week certain, the poor room-keeper would contrive to get on in squalid independence, whereas the cost of in door maintenance could not be less than three shil lings a week, all things included. The guardians of the north union have accordingly resolved that out door relief should be given to the able-bodied without reference to the workhouse test ; and the commissioners were requested to issue the orderforrelief. In reply,the commissioners state that the evidence does not justify the necessity contemplated by the act, for there is still room for 400 persons in the workhouse. If the guardians reserved this large accommodation for the able-bodied exclusively, and confined out-door relief to the impotent workhouse inmates and widows having two or more children, the result would be— sufficient workhouse accommodation for the able bodied in the union who are really destitute. In conclusion, " the commissioners have to express their conviction that it is only by the most energetic and resolute action at the present crisis that the guardians will be able to withstand the tide of pauperism which threatens to overwhelm them. If a population of 97,000 attempt to maintain above 20,000 of their number as paupers, the burthen on the rate-payers will become insupportable, the well being of the small shopkeepers, will be mate rially affected ; and no class will be more deeply in jured than the honest independent labourer, the funds i for whose remuneration will be, in many instances, diverted to the wasteful maintenance of the indolent and false." This seasonable and sensible remonstrance produced a very decided effect on the minds of the guardians. - - - The shipping companies have had a very active season between the export of emigrants and the im -1 port of provisions. The Dublin and Liverpool Steam ship Company, which have only one boat, the Dublin, engaged in the Channel trade, held their half-yearly meeting yesterday. By the report, it appeared the " good ship" made 32 voyages to and from Liverpool between the 21st of Nov. and the 30th of June, which produced 3,0531. The outward shipments, which have been inconsiderable, are now increasing, while the inward are on the decline. At the conclusion of the harvest, the company, with three ships all in the best order, are ready to take the fullest advantage of the revival of trade. The balance-sheet showed a total receipt of 7,0951., the expenditure 4,6091., chargeable to capital, and for ships and establishment, 2,3341., leaving on hands a balance of 1521. The call of the Rev. Mr. Kenyon has been com plied with. Mr. John O'Connell has lodged the ne cessary papers to prove his qualification. Already John A. O'Neil is in the field for the vacancy, be it Kilkenny or Limerick. Of the former his chances would be slight, for there be ambitious townsmen i s the city of St. Canice whe can do parliamentary business quite as well as Mr. O'Neil. Limerick would be surer ground. Father Mathew has had a generous welcome among the "Prentice Boys." " Roaring Meg" did not thunder in his honour, but 600 teadrinkers wel comed him at a temperance soirée. All sorts of provisions are rapidly falling in price. The Limerick Chronicle states that cargoes of Indian corn have been offered for the freight; and with no astonishment, when new wheat is offered at 13d. per stone and no purchasers—and potatoes are selling at sd. per stone, according to the Kerry Eratniner. We are all in better heart, rejoicing in the present and hopeful of the future. The Cork Examiner states that those connected with the Irish provision trade have had their spirits much roused by the announcement of a contract for the navy for 5,000 tierces of beef and 11,000 tierces of pork. STATE OF THI COLINTRY.—The country journals, of which a number have come up to-day, do not contain much intelligence of interest. They are chiefly occupied in dis cussing the elections. The acceunta of the harvest are most favourable, and the social condition of the country seems to present an aspect as favourable as the most sanguine could anticipate, after a period of calamity so excessive. The poor law is gradually, but systematically and safely, being brought into operation, and unifies in some unions in the west of Ireland, and a few in the south also, does not seem to create such alarm as was predicted. Fever prevails to a consider able extent in the King's County, owing to the neglect of the local boards. Some painful cases of death, therefore, are recorded, and in one or two instances deaths from ex haustion have occurred in the same county. The Wexford paper of to-day mentions a fact which ran not be uninteresting to agriculturists. A gentleman in that county bad exhibited specimens of wheat and oats of extra ordinary prolificness, the strawgood, and the grain plump and weighty. The cultivator attributes these qualities to the circumstance of his having sowed the seed very thin, not more than six barrels being used to sow five acres. The oats was of the species called black Tartary, and the wheat was, the produce of some originally imported from Silesia. PlRACY.—Lloyd's agent at Westport wrote to the secre tary of Lloyd's on the 17th inst. as follows :—" Sir,—l have to acquaint you that on the evening of Sunday last, the 15th inst., the schooner Royal Victoria, of and from Belfast for this port, with Indian corn meal, was boarded by the crews of seven boats, who proceeded to take off the hatches by force, for the purpose of plundering the cargo, when they were opposed by . a force of two marines and an officer, who had been previously placed on board from the Dasher steamer for protection. The plunderers having offered violence to the marines, one of their party was shot dead, another wounded, and th ree made prisoners. The occurrence took place off Eagle Island, in this district." PROVINCIAL. COMMISSIONS BY TIIE LORD LIEUTENANT.—Right Hoa. Francis Earl of Ellesmere to be lieut.-col., R. T. Gerard, Esq., to be major, in Duke of Lancaster's Own Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry ; J. Ridgway, gent., to be lieut., Hon. A. Egerton to be Cornet, in Furness Troop. LIABILITIES OF TLIE LATE NEW BANK AT PRES TON.—At the Manchester Court of Bankruptcy, on Thurs day, upwards of 400 debts were proved against the old-esta blished firm of Messrs. Clayton and Wilson, carrying on business at what wu called the "New Beak," Preston, and it was ascertained that the amount of liabilities would be about 100,0001. Mr. John Stevenson, ironfounder, Preston, and Mr. Wm. M'Cartoey, commission agent, Mastehealler, were chosen assignees without opposition. SURGEONS FOR EMIGRANT SIIIPS.—The Liver pool Merceiry of yesterday says: " We rejoice to hear that, though the law is yet defective, the fashion is beginning to prevail of taking surgeons on board of emigrant vessels. The effect of repeated articles on the subject, and of Mrs. Maury's advocacy of so proper a measure, has already induced ship owners and oharteren to employ surgeons, finding that passengers had learnt, from the details and arguments adduced, to make that a sine ftlfa non in choosing vessels in which to migrate. Tbie ie aa it should be; and many valuable lives will be saved by these means. But the st:b ject must not be allowed to sleep; the law must be adapt ed to the good policy of the case." It is stat e d th a t no die. culties have occurred in obtaining the services of surgeons on the shortest notice, and at very moderate rates of payment. DESPERATE ASSAULT AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.— On Thursday afternoon last a very unprovoked and violent assault was committed in the workhouse at liolbeek, near Leeds. It appean that a man named Joseph Robinson, late of Ashton-under-Lyne, was about six weeks ago admitted an inmate of the workhouse, and had occasionally been em ployed as an amistant to wait upon the aged and infirm inmates. On Monday last he suffered a paroxysm of violence almost amounting to insanity, but under the attendance of the medical officer he was considered better on Thursday morning. Whilst sitting in one of the wards, with four other persons, one insane, one an idiot, a third old and blind, and the fourth an aged pencils, Robinson suddenly seized a Large coal shovel, with which he began a violent attack upon the two old men, chiefly about their heads and faces. Upon seeing this the idiot pauper ran to call for assistance, and suc ceeded in that object ; but before any available aid could be rendered, Robinson had inflicted very severe injuries upon the head of Thomsa Cooper, the blindman, aged 73 years and had severed one of his fingers by striking it whilst raised to protect his head from the blows ; and the other old man, Samuel Gibson, aged GI years, was also severely injured in the face and about the head. When the alarm was given, Robinson threw down his weapon and ran away into the water-closet ; and, on his being followed thither, it was found that he had inflicted a severe wound on his throat, and had stabbed himself in two or three parts of his body, with a knife which he had previously borrowed from the eld man, Cooper, " to aut his flesh with," as he used to call cutting his meat. He had also cut and destroyed his shoes and trousers. All the three men were conveyed to the Leeds General Infirmary, where it was stated yesterday that Cooper and Gibson were likely to recover, but that Robin son was not out of danger. WARWICKSHIRE. _ BURGLARY AND ATTEMPTED MURDER.—About one o'clock yesterday morning the premises of Mr. J. St. Leaky's cigar warehouse, of High-street, Birmingham, were entered, as it is supposed, through the grating of the front cellar, and, after a murderous attack upon Mr. St. Lasky, the thieves succeeded in carrying away about 301. in cash. The premises have recently been taken by the present occu pier, and, being only partial . / furnished, Mr. St. Losky slept in the room behind the shop. About one o'clock in the morning he was alarmed by a noise, and almost immediately • ruffian in his bedroom seized him by the throat. A struggle ensued, when Mr. St. Losky, being the strongest man, succeeded in throwing his a:satinet upon the floor, and would have overpowered hint, had it not been for the aid of another bugler, who immediately came to his fellow's usicance. Mr. St. Lenity woo even tually, by strangulation and lons of blood, left exhausted on the floor, and the miscreants escaped through the back premises. When able to give the alarm, end the polite arrived, it was found that the thieves had packed up a con siderable quantity of goods, and in their flight had left behind them two pairs of boots, two hats, and two jackets. From the quality of these articles, it is conjectured that the burglars are of no mean order in their vocation. The room in which the conflict took place was covered with blood, and Mr. St. Losky, in consequence of the injuries which he received, was removed to the hospital. He is, happily, however, declared to be out of danger, although dreadfully beaten about the head. The police, as yet, have no clue to the burglars. WnirrinnvoN CLUB.—On Thursday evening, a meeting, attended byseveral thousand persons, was held i • he Music-hall in Birmingham, for the purpose of aiding is the es tablishment of an institution on the principles of the Whit tington Club of London. The chair was taken by Robert Martineau, Esq., the mayor; and on the platform were Mr. Munts, several magistrates, town coun cillors, and other influential_ personages t n borough. In the course of his speech Mr. Monte said that no man in the world had a greater conviction of the necessity there was that the " people" of England should be educated. It had been said in that place a short time since, that the people must be brought up to the suffrage, and not the suffrage down to them. He never had a thought but that the people should be able to govern themselves but he had often la mented that they had not arrived at that condition to render them capable of doing so. He was happy to see that the people were on the way to improvement, and no thing would help them forward more than clubs where they could enjoy social intercourse. They were like marbles cut in squares. Why, they were all square. Did not they all come into the world square ?—all corners : and did'nt the wisdom and good sense of those with whom they came in contact correct little faults and rub off the corners ? And when these corners were rubbed off, they became those reasonable beings fit, not only to control themselves, but to govern. From all he had been able to learn with respect to these clubs he thought they could not be otherwise than ex cellent. He urged them therefore to unite for the improvement of each other, and that without any collision between sects or political parties whatever they were called, regardless, too, what name they bad got. Let them show that they could meet like reasonable kings to discuss all subjects, without appearing like enemies, because they might differ in opinion. The hon. gentleman concluded by declaring that as there was much to be gained in the shape of advantage from such societies u the Whittington Club, and nothing in the way of injury, he cordially gave it hi:support, and he expressed a hope that such ineitutions would spread not only in Bir mingham, but throughout the kingdom. After several stnieches resolutions were passed declaratory of the purpose of the meeting to aid in promoting the establishment of the institution. THE INTENDED SALE OF SLIAKSFEARE'B HOUBE is evidently exciting much attention in various parts of the country. The Mayor of Birmingham has invited all persons who may be anxious to promote the subscription now afoot for the purchase of the poet's dwelling to meet at the public office in that town on Monday next. A lady in the same place has made herself honourably conspicuous by the zeal she has displayed in obtaining contributions, and by her attempts to interest others in the movement. The Mayor of Liverpool bestows his patronage upon a performance by amateurs to be given " in aid of the subscription for the purchase of Shakspesre's house." We have already announced that a meeting is to be held at the Thatched house Tavern, in St. James'eetreet, next Thursday, when it will be seen what London is inclined to do in the affair. Two literary noblemen, Lords hlorpeth and Ellesmere, are to give their services on the occasion as chairman and vice chairman, and a committee is then to be appointed. THE OLD DEANERY, LINCOLN.-- Workmen are now busily engaged in demolishing the old Deanery, north of the Cathedral, the moat modern part of which, called Wolsey tower, wu built during the short period that the cardinal wu Bishop of Lincoln. A new building, in the Elizabethan sale of architecture, is to be built rather more to the eastward; but it is regretted that the present oppor tunity will be allowed to pass over, of opening the north side of the minster to view. SALARIES OF MEDICAL OFFICERS.—The guardians of the Oainsborotigh Union, at a special meeting on Tuesday last, at which Mr. Wesle, the assistant commissioner, wu present, resolved that in future a salary of 351. per annum should be paid to the medical officer of the workhouse, and that the sum of 3151. per annum should be the total amount of the salaries of the district medical officers of the union in proportion to the size of their district of the population. This is an increase of 1701. upon the sum hitherto paid, or nearly double the amount of the old salaries. It is stated that the commissioners are revising all tke union officers' salaries throughout England. WASTE ov LABOOR.—There are in some of the vi es on the Wolda of Lincolnshire, farm•labourers who regularly walk 1,252 miles in going and returning from their work, year after year; and several have done so for eight or nine succesaive years, thus travelling nearly the distance of half-round the world in that time, besides performing their regular work. One man can be pointed out who has walked this distance for 14 years; and others in the same place whose yearly journeys to and from work amount to 1666 miles ; and all this became of the law of settlement prevent ing them from living nearer their work ! PRISONERS AWAITLNO EXECL'TION.—it appear, that the county magistrates, in consequence of a communication from the Secretary of State, have had a meeting with respect to the suicide of the murderess Mary Ann Milner, and have made an order that in future no prisoner under sentence of death shall be left unwatched. Though there was no special order from the magistrates directing that in such eases the general prison discipline should be departed from—though ft appears to have been the practice to leave prisoners aen• tented to death unwatched, and though no blame is stated to attach to the governor or the matron for not departing from the prison rules and providing a special watch—some persons are blaming the chaplain, and are stating that he ought not to have waited for an order, but should have em ployed the night before her execution in her cell in exhorta tions to repentance, and in teaching her to make her peace with Ood. THE ERECTION OF THE PERMANENT RAILWAY STATION at Stamford for the Syston and Peterborough line was commenced about a month ago, and is already becoming an object of interest. The building for the accommodation of passengers will not be so extensive as was anticipate); but it will be very handsome, and quite sufficient for the purposes intended. The buildings for the goods and engirt departments will be much more capacious. It is said %fit the Stamford and Rugby line will be opened before Christ mu, and that the station will be completed prior to that event. COMMISSIONS BY V TIIE LORD LIEUTENANT.—B. Daridson, gent., to be ensign, Royal Bucks or King's Own Reg. of Militia ; H. F. Nash, gent., to be comet to 2nd Reg. of Royal Bucks Yeomanry Cavalry. THE BISHOP OF OXFORD AND CHURCH ACCOMMO DITION.—The pariah of Upton-cum-Chalvey, near Slough, has been in a state of excitement, in consequence of the diocesan, the Bishop of Oxford, having put his veto upon certain alterations which have been made in the new pariah church ; these alterations giving, as alleged by the vicar and churchwardens, increased accommodation within the sacred edifies to the poor. 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