The Statesman. — London, England, 1810-10-12 00:00:00

MR. LANCASTER'S LECTURES. [From Tux TrrY MrActritr.] On Wednesday evening last, pursuant to public a.lvertisement, the philanthropic Mr. SOMA L2ll. caster delivered a lecture on his new system of edu. cation, at the Theatre Royal, in this town, to a numerous and enlightened audience. When the curtain was drawn up, a nw nber of boys, selected from those who have for four months past been wi der tuition at the Preparatory School in the Postern, were discovered seated at two deAs, with their slates before them, and who afterwards gave the audience ocular demonstration of the order and dis. cipline observed in the schools on the Lancasteriau system. Mr. Lancaster souu after made his ap. pearatice, when be was received with those marks of congratidatiun so justly,due to the alsocate of such a cause, and which weroupially honourable to the auditory who complimented him. In 411 1 - mi:tieing his Lecture, he acknowledged the want of many of those qualifications expected to be met v.itb in a public speaker. 11. e stated, that he was , the son of a poor man, mid that min a soldier, Vitro, though he had a family of ten children, was via bled, by the pension lie received from his Majesty, to educate his children with credit. After noticing the butmty of the Royal Family, with which his labours were patronized, he proceeded to the busi. ties's of the evening, viz. 64 to explain the manner in which out: man may govern and teach 1000 chit. dren with as much facility as 20, in half the usual time, andat oac.third of the common cameo— tis principle of order—the method whereby ONE book will serve for 500 or 1000 children—and the ma nner in which 50b scholars may spell at thesamu instant of time." In elucidation of the first part of his subject, Mr. L. observed, that the system was purely a military one. Ile had ,noticed fur a l ong p e riod ) to what proficiency in discipline, a number of men could speedily be brought in the army, and it forcibly struck his oiled, that if the some were adopted in a school-room, the effects Weald be precisely similar. The isuecess of this plan was now fully established ; and surely no per 'or would argue, that because the system hail been twttberto esclusiVely used to train amen for war, that' . therefore . it ought not to be resorted to, in order to eultiltten the youthful mind, and to familiarize it io'baliits of peace and indastrs. The Lecturer the 'adverted to the disadvantages attending the common mode dt tuition, and forcibly contrasted them with the advantages connected with the new plan. According to the old mode, the authority of the master is merely personal. When ho absents himself, he takes his authority with him, and the consequence is, that the school instantly becoues. a scene of uproar and confusion. When the 'muter returns, he finds, according to the old proverb, ikat " Bedlam has brojte loose," and generally be gins to correct the evil by a" wholesale" whipping. Accordingly to work he sets, and as the task is nut every easy ono (particularly if it be oil a hut stop. tiler's day), each successive victim comes in fur a dou ble share of the " good things," the master's indigna.. lion always increasing in proportion to the number of offending pupils he has to flog. Not so in the new plan, and for this obvious reason—the autho. rimy elf the master is interwoven with the system. &uoug the buys are monitors, sub-monitors, amid tt 'avonitor.opmeral, and these are as able, ill the absence of the master, to Garry on the stork of in. erection, as .the captains, &c. of a regiment, are competent to put the soldiers on parade through she several military manceuvres, when the conunan. der himself happens not to be present. Indeed, to be convinced of the supprioritrof the new plan, it is only necessary to visit this pceparatory schwa' in this town, under the superintimilance of Mr. Drury, where boys in a few months have made such pro gress in learning, as cannot but forcibly recuni. mend the 46 British System of Education" to every unprejudiced mind. The Lecturer then noticed the ; advantages that arise from the scholars being divided into classes, and the excellent effect produced by ' , a judicious distribution of rewards and punishments, by which a spirit of emulation was strongly excited, and without which spirit little improvement could be made of the youthful mind. The rewards gene rally consist of a variety of little useful articles ; those, however, who eminently distinguish them selves, are rewarded with medals, the highest and most honourable of which bear a striking likeness of his Majesty. Mr. L. particularly noticed thimbles s being among the rewards, and observed, that the audience would be ready to ask, What has boys to do with thimbles ? " I have seen," said he, " a boy, 1-1 years of age, make choice of a thimble ll end when asked what he would do with it, he frankly replied, ' 'Make a present of it to my mo. titer.' And ought we nut to cherish dispositions like these, by putting such articles within their choice, that boys may thus ,shcw their gratitude to a fond and indulgent mother, or their fraternal af fection towards a beloved sister." The punishments i are likewise calculated to affect the mind rather than the body, and au At-complete *miaow- with the corporeal fiagellations so uniformly practiced in common schools. After that part of his subject was finished, Mr. Lancaster made some pertinent rettcctiuns on those advocates of ignorauce,and intolerance, who assert, that it is dangerous to communicate knowledge 64 to those who were doomed to the drudgery of daily labour." The infamy of those who propa gated such doctrine% be exposed iu the most ani mated language, and we carnet help stating, that those priests who have dared to publish such SC4ii. dalous doctrines, are a disgrace to the sacred posts they fill, and unworthy the character of British subjects. Mr. L. then proceeded to give the audience al lively and interesting deecription of the several in. tervicws lie had with his Majesty and the Royal Family on the subject, nod the reimilicciit suppurrl he received from them for the extension of the sys.l tem. " Were I not bring forward his Majesty uti this occasion," said Mr. L. " from whom I have received so much, and by whom I .am enabled to I extend the system from one end of the kingdom to the other, I should be unworthy of standing isof ore you as an advocate of the poor, this night." .The Joeturer theta congratulated the audience on the ;kelp which had bean manifested in the cause hi this place, hod expremed his conviction ; from the proficiency w hick the beristAtte preparatory school had already made, of Ike ultimate success of the in stitution. Un then look occasion to recommend a school, on a similar plan, for girls. lie observed, that It was Only m.►kiug a sort of half jubilee with out this ; and as many of the girls would prohilbly become servants, isc. in their families ) it wodld be as much $u their interest as their humour to pay that, attention to tbeQue - set which they had n►ani. fasted to the other. lie conducted by making an offer of 201. out of thesecelpts of the availing to. ward► the iustitotion of a jubilee school for girls— thanked the audience for their indulgence, and re. tired an►idst the repeated Plaudits of the company. The proceeds of the house amounted to the sum of 80. Bs. fld. On Therelay night, Mr. Lancaster delitwed an. other lecture at the theatre in North Shields. The Monts were filled, however, by a most respectable audience; and from the great • interest . which the lecture excited, added to the novelultibition of the Laneasterivw sehola.nt from this town, which pro duced a unmade', of delight as instantaneous as electricity, thus whole .plan received the must nu. bounded approbation. Mr. Linskill and his family were present, betides many gentlemen and ladies who hate advocated the cause of education among the pool i so that there i 7 no doubt but (indeed we believe it is determined) Mr. Lancaster's plan of in. struction will be introduced into the new school which they arc now building. So great was the im. premien made on the audience by the lecture, that people flocked to the green-room immediately after the curtain dropt—the boys were caressed by an en thusiastic affection ; and a gentleman, of the name of lioneymatt, generously gave 31. to distribute amongst them, which was dune next day by their master, in presence of the whole school. On the boys getting into the coach to .leave Shields, they gave three cheers; and on arriving at Newcastle, they marched in military order into the house at St. ,Ann's-row, where Mr. Lancaster resided, to bid hint farewel. This being unknown to Mr. Lancas ter, he was struck with a delightful surprise at the attachment of the boys. Before they left him, a glass of wino was given to each of them, and on marching back to tbesoach to proceed home, they fortied'a ring in front of St. Ann's.row, and gave three cheers for Mr. Lancaster's health and •bappl. DCS7. On Friday Mr. Lancaster proceeded to Alnwick, by invitation of Ralph Amid, Esq. In the evening he delivered a lecture to a respectable. company, a committee of whom had been previously formed to establish aschord according to Mr. Lancaster's plan. Next morning Mr. L. was invited to Alu wick Cas. tie, by his Grace the Duke of Northumberland, by whom he was received with that noble condeseen. gun and affability for which his Grace is distil). visited. Thu Duke's heart, which is ever open to the wants of the poor, was never inure benevolently expanded than on this occasion. 'Lis Grace said, he had some time been anxious to see Mr. Lancaster, and was glad that he had uuw the opportunity of fur warding his plans for the education of the poor in Atli wick. The Duke expresser(' himself a warm friend to the liberal principles upon which the NeweasileLancasterian school was founded, and felt indignant at the insidious attempt that hail been made to bias his mind against its establishment. " No pen, nor language," says Mr. Lancaster in ■ letter from Altiwick oo one of his friends in Newcastle, " can express the heartfelt satisfaction this interview has produced. How !glorious. it is to see the nobles of the land, like the King himself, become ' the pa. trona of education, and friends of the poor.' A school will be established here worthy the house of Percy, the virtues suit sentiments of whose Duke ate more noble than his Dukedom." Owing to the difficulty of procuring a convey. ance from Alowick, Mr. Lancaster did not reach Berwick till 6 o'clock on Saturday evening. At seven lie proceeded to the Town Hall, where he de. livered a lecture, which was received with loud ac.. clatuations. IVl►cn the liberal and munificent con. duct of the Duke of Northumberland was stated, the Hall resounded with the most grateful applauses. The people of Berwick have so high]an opinion of Mr. Lancaster's system, that not only a new school is to be establiesed upon his plan, but the various charity schools in the town are to be new modelled, and consolidated into one, upon the same principle. The Mayor and principal inhabitants of Berwick paid Mr. Lancaster the utmost attention, and a vote of thanks was passed to the Chief Magistrate for his urbanity and politeness in granting the Town Hall for the meeting. Mr. Lancaster, after visiting Edinburgh and Glasgow, intends, on his return, to deliver a lecture in Carlisle, some time in the ensuing week. At the General Quarter Sessions of the Peace for the eastern division of Sussex, held at Lewet on Friday last, George Gooper, found guilty of a tnis..' demeanour, in having obtained certain articles under false pretences of Hwy Tuppen, was sentenced to: a Gnu oils. end six months imprisonment. WillidNe Beale, committed fur assaulting George Dorman, by stabbing him in the left side , with a penknife, in Mid. 41le.street, Brighton, on, the 91h of June last, of which he still lingers, was tried, and acquitted. Moines Edotirds t convicted of an assault upon one Joseph Nichols, was ordered to be imprisoned three months, and until he enters into a recognizance of 501. to keep the peace fur two years....An insane man, name unknown, committed by the SPEAKER, minder the provisions of an Act of the 39th and 40th of his present Majesty, as a mischievous per. son, was resnanded. The account relative to a private of the Notting. ham Militia having been wounded by a sentry of the same regiment, at Frankfort-barracks; Ply. imouth, nho was stated to have• been asleep on his post, is a mii.statement of the accident. The wound was inflicted unintentionally by the centry, who could not distinguish his comrade during the darkness of thu night. Seeing some one approach his post, at the Naval Hospital, where he had the care of severe/ impressed men, and having char. lensed twice and received no reply, he presented his bayonet, to prevent him proceeding ; the wounded man advanced upon it. The relief had passed, and 11,; was lagging behind, which occasioned the take of the centry, and the wholly unintentional Accident that qccurred. • v . , 1 ' • 1 1I 1 . i + :i. ) . Ii 4 ' I .1 •i: ° • 7 it I t , 1 1 1/ 1 I 1• I .1 d I ' , * 1 •' 1 , ' 1 I i ' 1 1 . I lit : k ti• 1 i 11 ,i 1 , . • 4 • 1 / k , il i . 11, . \ A , - I :1 AITEMP 7' TO COMMIT d it 411 E. MANSIOI4I,.7IOUSE. The Captain, fur whose apprehensiiiii a warrant had brcn issued, was apprehended on Wednesday afternoon, by two of the 91y Ohlicers, at the house of his Attorney, and underwent a private examine. tion before the I.Ottplifaion yesterday morning.. His name is Mere . nuoi s . and the charge preferred against liitn was for assaulting Mrs. Poppleweil i the wife of Mr. Popplewell, who, we understand, is attached to the Commissariat Department iu the isle of Harbadues, with 'intent commit a rape, on board his own ship, the Mentor, on her passage to England. • The circumstances of this case, so disgraceful to Capt. Stevenson, are, we understand, as faults : Mrs. Pupplewell embarked at the isle of Barb.xdoes on board the Ruchuel, Capt. Carr, being one of the last West-India convoy, amongst which was also the Mentor, commanded Tv Capt. Stevenson, with intent to join her husband in London. In the course of the voyage a dead calm stopped the progress of the fleet, and mutual visits were paid from the dif ferent ships. Amongst others, the passengers and officers of the Ruckuel were invited to partake of a repast on board the Mentor, and Mrs. Popplewell, accompanied by Captain Carr, and some other per sons, accordingly proceeded in the ship's boat to the vessel, where they were hospitably received and luxuriously entertained by Captain Stevenson, who was peculiarly marked in his attentions to Mrs. Pupplewell during the day. While the party were enjoying the pleasures of the feast, however, a brisk gale sprung up, and the surface of the ocean, which had previously been undisturbed by the slightest zephyr, became now agitated e ith consi. derable fury, to the no small alarm of Ma. P. who because exceedingly desirous to return to her own ship. From this step s however, she was deterred by the roughness of the sea. In this dilemma, Captain Stevenson, with much apparent politeness, begged ahe would not make herself uneasy, ob serving,, if she was not afraid to retnain under his protection, he would give her such accom. modation, and endeavour to consult her com fort and happiness in such a manner, as to leave her no ground to lament her temporary absence. from the Ruchael. After some persea. sions, Mrs. P. agreed to accept the offer, as from the increasing strength of the wind, she saw there were no hopes of her being able to get back that night by the boat, without being exposed to hard. ships extremely unpleasant fora female to encounter. Captain Carr and his male friends, therefore, quit. ted - the ship, leaving Mrs. Pupplewell behind them, and returned to the Ruchael. The state-cabin was then prepared by Captain Stevenson's directions, for his fair visitor, to which she soon after retired, but had not long remained there, when the obtru. sion of the Captain upon her privacy excited no little astonishment, which, from his subsequent conduct, increased to the utmost alarm. Ile commenced hit attack by apologizing for his entrance,suil by ascrib. ing his'unexpecteil visit to the impression which the charms of Mrs. Pupplewell had made upon his ton susceptible heart. lie proceeded in the same strain of fulsome flattery for some time, but finding that his eloquence had no other effect than to raise the indignation of his innocent visitor, he proceeded from word, to deeds; and ,having in the f i rst In. stance imprinted some impassionate kisses, he took some other liberties with the person of Mrs: P. which delieaty forbid; our describihg, lint* which:lb far irritated and terrified Mrs. P. that she shileked with the utmost 'tiulence. - Her cries at letigth tracted the attention of a gentleman,.nimedXustM; who was a passenger in the vesser,randi vibe iriatently rnsbed to the spot in time to pi•evetiethe peilietra tion of the vile and dishonourable intention* sit the Captain, from whose loathsome embrace lie cated his almost senseless victim. The •ensning morning Mrs. P. returned to the Rag/tad; ntl'on her arrival in this country, instantly informed her husband of the atrocious manner in which she bad been treated. An immediate application was made fora warrant, in consequence uf which the crimi nal is likely . to meet the legal punishment of his vil lany. The result of the examination yesterday was, that the Captain was himself held to 10001. .bail, and two sureties in 5001. each, to answer for his appearance at the Admiralty Sessions or Court of King's Bench, as the parties may thiiik fit, to taku his trial for the offence. Mrs. Pupplewell is a woman of an interesting and intelligent countenance, about five-and-twenty years of age. The Captain had nothing either captivating or prepossessing in his appearance, and is about thirty. He did not seem the least affected at his disgraceful situation, nor to feel in the slightest degree the very contemptuous manner in which he was regarded by all who were aware of his unmanly conduct. lie employed a short-hand writer, a barring, and a Phalanx of friends, if pos sible, to intimidete his accuser by the publicity of -bee atapoware.. . bltsawitlistanding these attempts, however, to screen himselt behind her delicacy, she gale her testimoniiii the clearest and most decisive man% COUSCiUII irtfIOSNUCC and innate vir tue could only have,enahleicher th accomplish. This - wax ,the only examination which occurred at this office worth detailing: . The Anthill* at 1);;ycottdull, in honour of the elegant andaccotnplishett Miss 'l'. LoNo's cont. ing of age, were continued during the whole of last week. The Norwich Sessions ball, at Chapel.field.hnuse, on Wednesday night last, though not so crowded as on former occasions, was very numerously at. tended by must of the principal families of the county and city. •Last week Captain Tiber', of the North Devon regiment of militia, fractured his thigh by a fall, in endeavouring to catch his horse, which had bro ken loose. An Inquest was held on. Monday last at Clover. hilly county of Clare, otitlio.body of John M'Ala. hoo t a boy aged about ten years. After the ex. amination of witnesses, the Jury, without hesita. Lion, brought in a verdict—that he came by his death In consequence of a gnu-shot wound from a soldier of the Leitrim regiment, who belonged to a party on comstaud•, on•Sanday last, when Ilford. tug from Limerick to Ennis. • s LIQREY SEsSIONiI °Cf. 11. R101•01.G. ' M I Of by! arida, Janata !Garret, Midge/ Sant{ ling, atidArtilion 71out•pil four :Irish labouttf were tba rgu d with a riot-and violent aaaanU o n f person at MG George Elotlion a .fi t s ta bk Westminster-bridge, on the sth instaw, al sit , in out l'aper..,of Monday last. Tifry w",. N u , etas nentaneed t o n i ne months hard lab, go a t ; and Ihs , man ohe ousid cupatahle, in ihe Have 4r Ciirroction ) and the other thr ee kix-ntostlis each. William Price, a boy about .1.1 years o r al was indicted fur stealing . two .paper parcel., e( taining ten shillings wo r th o f halfpence, fr om shop of Mr. Low, of*htih c. • it si.prai that -the Prisoner, atcompanied by another h l about his own age, wont into the Prosecutor's st oit the '2%1 if September last, touter pretence purchasing something; and while Mr. Lo n e. tention was engaged, the Prisoner watched his portunity to remove the halfpence, which tc, lying un the counter, and conceahnl them on arm. The boys, hotrev.l, previ•ois to their vi i ing Mr. Low, had been in the shop of a m, Wilson, two or three doors distant, where di conduct had excited some suspicion ; and Jlrs. son followed and watched them into Mr..Lo, shop, where she arrived just in time to present Prisoner making his escape with 'the loupe, On her accusing him of having robised.the shop, let the halfpence fat, and andavoured• to tea but was prevented ; the other boy ends hi ceol , l The J ury found the Pris,Ater Guilty, and on. expressing a wish to go to sea, ho wits sent to Marine Society. Sarah Williams was charged with stealing& grid. iron the property of John Shepherd, liiiidlord the Compasses public-boost., Lambeth Kirsh. it appeared that the Prisoner went into the tap.roou and called fur a pint of beer, and whilst the Pr.,. secutor was drawing it, she went up to Mon te . place where the gridiron was lying, took it up, and walked oft with it. She was observed, however, by a man who was in the taproom, who followed her, and stopt her in the street with the gridiron is her possession. The Prisntier in her &fence, said, she only intended to borrow it. The Jury found her Guilty ; sad the Court,* consideration of her age (sixty-four), only ssew tented her to owe - Week's hard:labour in the House of Correction. • Margaret Hyde, charged with stealing a tea-pot, the Property of John Wing, .was found guilty, and sentenced to fourteen days hard labour in the House of Correction. Elizabeth Davenport and ritfiry Carney, were indicted fur stealiug seven silk handkerchiefs free the shop of Mr. Rowland, linen-draper, Commerce. row, Blackfriars.road. 'lt appeared from the vii. deuce, that the Prisoners went into the .shop of the Prosecutor, under the pretence of baying a hand. 14reisief, and whilst the:shopetam's attention was odterwise engaged they took an opportunity of con. Ceiling the handkerchiefs in question, with which they left the shop unperceived j the Prosecutor . , however, missed the handk e rchi e fs a id os t ately, and following the Prisoners, stunt thew, uhrn on searching them the handkerchiefs w..re found n th'eir pessession. • The Prisooei:4 the eldest of whom did not ap. per to be • male than twenty, calleiriev• ral very reapaetahle persons, who gave them' haw. ter; the Jury, however, found them b;,th { bur recommended them to the merry of the Coati., who,lo consideration of the character they had re. .ccived, and the recommendation of the Jury, sea. tented them to be COltiltiCd to hard labour, fur one months in tho Mouse of Correction. ; The busititiss of the Sessions being finished, the • Court adjourned. Last week, in consequence asf the completion of an extensive building at Thiehield t . near Grantham, the agent of Sir Thomas Clarrges, BIM. gave a treat to the farmers and other inhabitants of that . plate, several of whom continued drinking•until the I'd:. lowing morning, when, betneen the hours or lire and six,. a quarrel soddenly arose brtween Edaar4 Porter, of Bitelifield, and Joseph Watson, of Ora. pet A.ddlesey, in the county of York, both beitig much inebriated. They immediately proem:tat tv fight ; and in the conflict Watson gate Porter a mortal blow near the short ribs, 'cm the left side, of which he instantly died. Watson has since , be“ committed by the Coroner to the Castle of liototei to take his trial at the next Assist's. The State Lottery to be Drastn on Friday INlxtr contains Five Piizes of £20,000, Ndt Blanks . to a riiv. • it is the only Lotteiry 104 Drawn 66' Year. . • MARRIED. • • On Wydpesslnv Vivi, at Chelicoan; • 41. 1 J. &Note. Egt• Aleniber or kit Majt-.lty:it:4illikif of 'die 1%144 of Mot!tering. to MIAs Walsh 0 • . ' , • - . . . . 611:1). At Reading, aged 21,' Mitt; Henrietta Joseph Itobiffir Thornton, daughter. oft-11• boratoo, Eq. • At Aberdeen, on Hag aterning of the Sd. not.. Mr. J...Sennire Professor of Li s rLl nod Kitural Histni . Lolle;;e anti University. At Both, at an advaoted age, the-ger. Mr, De Chair, Hec tor of Little Riseinigtnn Gl.oleeotert: J i7e. V tow of Holley 1 14 Hornton,Olftm, attdOtt; rif hits Majet.ty's Chaplaius in Orlinar,.. lottelyott ILotalto, neaeliaelkritt, Itrherra Wetd) acrd ; Sh itt g e hl r ' ent,e l re ie - ftl rt-h c, r l4 sta ti d "n -cali gr t l: e i nbitu m ltir' u Yesterday !•e'antiglit. a,t Wortestef, itnbert ernker, 114...0 00 of the C.:swim's:sinners of the lineikers and Pedluls' On l'uesday lit his !must in %Valivortls, Mr. Juba Fri,, of Rirchin-truu•. • PFLCIE OF s rtc pc o ON SAT Ull. 1)A Bank Stock %51 Iftfrt e 4. dip. ()indium Jilt die. hie Cent. Red . . 5. - 44 f ex.dly. I India !Roca per Cam. cons. sec t i 'taw; :tonal. 19 *ph . 4 per Cent. 81i . 21 Ex. jiil l 4, 1.5 pr. 5 per Cent. Nit!" y 9 bi 91 Caw. our Arr. ad Lour. .4114447i-16' 3 Lurrr Tiikei , ~4 l . 15R. 4.1 c i .1 7 , c,i; •-••••"—: LONDON : Printed And Pishlbbed by D. LoYILN st IPP. STAlts+ill Ofria•ii Si, ?lee-OWL ScortL Inures's, su th e bk, II ss ve4 . 0 Amid the d tobour three to of a ge, 14 1 Cun• (O n) (1 , 4 'pea red ier it's .fence o f e's at. I his hp. ch „ere in his stir a Airs, ere their I rs. 11 il. 1 %1Am , , lent th e ( Puget.. thop,_k o tone IJ ua Ilia lit to top 1.1 a griL itilinJ of orsh. id 4 1).1,19% the Pro. the fire. up,and s o trete r, folio %red • BIRTHS. On Monday last, at Radley, the Lady of Sk George Bow yer, Bart. of a bon anti heir. Ott the'!" i September, at Gibraltar, the Laity Of Lieutenant- Colonel Melte, Soh Font; tan suit'. ()it the V 4 ipt.A. thew ife of, Thetas/ Tanana, Lsti. of St. mi. mans House, near Comet - irk. of two tio.ts. In Pauli-pi:ice, St. James's, Mil. Wadd p of a daughter. ' Uu Mooda) lost, at Carleton, Nottitighaassidre, Mrs. PI Goodenough, of a daughter. ima Pd!! ff r ,