The National Register. — London, England, 1812-07-12 00:00:00

JULY 1%.* casrnran; SYsepre." Royal it may be, since it cannot be denied that our excellent Sovereign was inadvertently drawn in to honour Mr. Lsseasrri.n , with his patronage ; but as to the system itself, it ever was, still L I , an d ever will remain that of its inventor, Dr. nett howe. er barbarously mutilated by those semi-inquisitorial punishments, so emphatically described by Mr. Cot.en TOG n in his Lecture on the Ma dots Sv-tem, 'delivered at the Royal Institution.—" No boy," adds the eliareit orator, " win; has been subject to punishineuts like these, will stand in fee. of Newgate, or fiel any horror at the thought of a clay-ship."—Rut it is not to such frivolous and disgusting reflections as t hese, that 1, at pia sent, wish to call the attention of the reader; but it is to that ECONOMY to which Mr. La stin, and his adherents, have been compelled to fly for shelter, being the only corner tat them, where they can have even a hope to maintain their ground. I here speak of that boasted economy, which, according to some, " gives the • Lancastrian schools that tidisputab:e preference, that none but the iviltully blind must, at th amity first glance of the estimates, discover." —This is carried so far in late flimsy and fallacious publiciition, enti tled, " A Vindication of r. Lancaster's System, by a Member of the Royal Institution," as to daringly asse,i that the expense of a school for one thoasand children, according to Dr. 13tt.r.'s plan, amount* to 9421. los.; whereas, accordiiL to the ROY AL LA 'ICA 3THIAN SYSTEM, it would amount to but 2101. 101. 4d. being a difference in the expense of the necessary requisites of each school of 7311. 12s. Bd. In this true and faithful statement, the charge of books to each scholar in the Madras school, nienunts to five shillings per RIM %%berm, in the Whitechapcl school, we find the charge to be one shilling :mid two pence. But what shall we think of the author of the Vistotcartosr, when we re-a 1 the following words in the Whitecbapel Report, pp. 6 and :—" From the statements of the accounts for the lour last years, it will be seen that the expense of educating each child is about six shillings per amain], and that includes a considerable sum fur rewards, besidas 461..55. sd. fir articles of clothing in 1809." But let us now come to demonstration, otkrwise the mere assertion in favour of the Madras System, would have no more weigh: than that in favour of Mr. LA NCA ST C The following plain statement is taken from the " Fourth Report of the Free-School, Gower'g-w ‘Vhitecliapel ; for !mining up Child , en in the principles of the Ciliation Religion, atol in habits of useful in dustry." Conducted tinder the system of the Rev. 1)r. BELL. " To have the understanding opened, and the mind enlightened by means of " perfect tearhino" in reading and eve:ln-tic:ll instruction ; to write a good hand, and to perform the four first mks of arithmetic in so captivating a manner as this plan cxhibilc, would juvily a con.i elerable expense. being incurred : but the loPowing statement of average annual expenses, taken from the Reports of this Instituti at, for about 110 to 120 boys, and 80 to 90 girls (say '200), wili slicw that such re sults are obtained at a very moderate expence. Estimate of Books and oti.er Sc' Fxpenccs, for one year, for 400 CL. s. d. Waste of sand in the trays 0 1 0 Six large alphabets. &c. for sand trays lieveuty-t vet sets of initiatory cards or pages SO Child's First Book 50 D tto, part IE. 50 Mrs. Trimmer's Charity Schaal Spelling Book, pt. i i 0 1 100 Catechising broken into questims, 50 Life of our Savtoor 50 Parables of our Saviour 59 Miracles of Ditto 5) Discourses of Ditto 100 Chief Truths 50 Psalters 50 Explanation of Scripture words 50 Prayer-books 50 Testaments 39 lii t)1(9 J 7 6 Dort , o of s'ates 0 t5O Ari:lnnetic a l T 4 b: e s Pencils, pens am! ink 12 t 14 Dortu of and CIASS 1)401e% Deduct three•tourths from Bibles, all,w ing !Item to lat.t four years • 6 5 Dit;o limo Te.t amews, (i AI J 0 IC Dian from Prover-books, ditto 1 ;9 I/1t...) from dates, (lilt., Ditto Otte -(,alt front Pskilte;s, `2`. years 013 f 2 8 3 12 15 Toni expert:e of book.; 'or one Scar it 13 3 Or each child per nuJuin O' ,Shi lling ta:4d 1 wopclize. ti Tgirrr • 4 ✓id e red p> rery 4;1,0 d, rith a bible all ifs net- ' by Sir T. „ . THE NATIONAL REGISTER. This occontit merely iocludes those bo ks which are conticlen Less sry for use ; ihe actuid expense of books is wore, as every on leaving the school with a good character, is presauted with a or prayer-book." But tiny person desirnts to examine this question fi!irlv in all peels, wutdd do well to consult "The Barrinoon School," by BER NAn D. Also, " The Origin, Nature, atm Nat, of the New System of Enneistion"—and kst, though not least. the •. Witi4l Re view," for the niontiv of March, lbt 1, aid June, I'o'l. 1 atn, Sir, your obedient Servant, A FRII.ND TO TRUTU. Al R. COB B E Tr. On Monday a large party, themselvem " Friends tia_. the. Liberty of the Press, and to i.ree D.Net).4on," (lined togeflwr the Crown and Anchor Tas ern, to rereive Mr. Cobbett, on i:is liberatioo from Newpte, Sir Francis Burde:t in the chair. At half past five Sir Francis Burdett, Mr. Cobbett, ATAior Cart writdd, Alderman Wood, ar,tl other di•tingitished member 4 Of the. Parts/ entered the room. Sir F. Burdett took the cot ir, with M:. Cobbett on his right hand, and Mjor Cartwright on his left. The cloth removed, the following toast was given—" The Prince Regent,and may he call to miod that the Crown is held in trust for the benefit of the Peop!e." To this several other watts succeeded ; the last of wh•elt—" Mr. Colbert, the advocate of Parli.nucatary Re form, end the enemy of military tortare," called up Mr. COBS }'TT.--Ile complained of en attack which had been to .de on hint titat morning in "1 lie Tunes," its a hich he hid been arcu•ed of otferine to give up his Regivr two years ngo. He had had it in contemplation to do so; and why ?—.Not became he repented tilts part he had taken but because he was afraid it would be out of his power to carry it on, on the same principles of free dise::ssion as for merly. On reflection, however, it Ithd appeared to Wt o n and Mr. Fin nerty ( who Was with him at Botley) ellt giving it up at that time might seem I.ke an übandt.notto:t of the came, and Mr. Finnerty was dis patched to London to stop the publicati.en of the adverii;ement of this intention. lie went on to depict the punishment indicted on those who were sentenced to consnement in Newgate, and gave a pathetic description of his own Having stated this, he gravely as s.:red the company, that sending at near to confinement its Newgate was not sendina hlm to a bed of roses !—Adverting again to the attack which had been made on hi:11, lie seemed to think that it was unue cessary to remind the Hon. Baronet who aid them the honour to pre side on this occasion, th it he (Mr. C.) had differed from the lion. Ba ronet ten years ago, and that he had then used harsh language with respect to him. The conduct, however, of the Ilon. Baioiset, w the more to be admired on thlit very account, as it prove4—what That he quad forward for the Peincipte, net lin. tine Man. Ile had candidly stated to the ir:blie his reasons far chatPling 116 opinion , , mid had never changed them hoin intea.zt2d inutivc,.! The next toast— _ _ " May the Servants of the 1 3 , ople tovar Tr!oome.ilwir 11,sterli: :ind may a Iletorni in l'arliavient be eilected thro , ,h the nbeans sii• F. Burdett,'" %%•a% drank with great Sr F. Be nnn sp..h. ...nue len t rth in favonr rtf Parli•mientary Reform—in C ;1111:•t er 4nri against military torture, :Ind recoil's:le:ale:l a ,ti:),criinic.• tu. ;Mr. Eaton. _ _ The Rerercurl Mr. Ntc,rti o T.F spoko is Ely tur rc4i, , ims - leration, and uuinit the di•graci:lld putiihruent ol Mr. Dantel Isaae Eaton. . . 111 r. Cot.t.tr n. alluding . to Cle uttau'ir which Ind be , .'n in de • u Mr. ContsErT in The Tins;*, observed, 'hat !het( were :kvo eu.tol)n, again-1 him ; the first was, that :hou.f,h tie loel inlet! it •iiti seriplioti. hid endeavoured to pin , tire at hat c:mu. lie li Hi tai , d to per-made liii frietp.- to plireha•., u: h:s 1. 1 ,„ st cttnrl ava,;„ he iiad l'''eft act-o-r.l t 1 oti'ert;:g to give r o 1, 4 11c , •i,n r. These he ( C.) sneer o;ly ohicrved, %vete ,':lrl;ltthri at which "'odd to he coin r a d tc t c ,i ,D,h..CpiartFr ro-e frith ti>nte w7trovh. it:1•1 contendrti !It 1, 0 1 1 ,:c1 not been in iurii chstargi pr 'S WII:)111 , 1 Liven t,tt te .t. c In a similar WV : , yet trirm, , num e,•o l o, ca c a—, t I tip. He:2:;.4tets n‘ him (haviti_ tiolre hit aired:" Qt e ofte /?#gt);•t• 1,1,1 ) ;. hr lind a ri t zlit to idtfivnti‘e to- sa!e tho4ta nook: I.tot 1 • 4 1 . c , pni:l for, and avlpt:h re Ili) 0.4 u. SVlth ie , pect to via to.r up itegi,ter,ll4,l lie not a !itht to eiv •is up, it Ira II 1..1-s Nu.sl wore thiu %as abottt to bt. tat: iP• by 'lli, spiootiae.ava• tiot %*lttzt ;, e h a d !.yilly 1,11);AIN 11c to 1.,r any tituut /Alt tint not cv. a dia..L. Ai; hr 1 43 ,1 ha ow:d ininu hi) own lie uottiplALied of bell% • _ °~~ ~ !7 _ .~