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7.. 61 , -,-, • .\ \- 1;, T ..1, , . . , ..,Illifil, ..t .0; , ~ . . , - .. t'. . _ N. . ,1 _;,_ ~ . . I .. :. - .1..:-..,'. E. i,„ 7: ; . ) !:: C . -- ...: .• ,,,,., 7: ,,,,,,, '*2 :r i, , ,,,,,,, ;. ...,,.... / . - i2 lr ~ 4 . . ~ . oprfutTan :NUMBER 9686. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1823. PRICE SEVENPANCk. MAURICE QUILL. CONTRACTS FUR BRITISH DUCK CLOTH, AND FROCKS AND TROWSERS MADE OF BRITISH DUCK CLOTH. HIGHLAND SOCIETY of LONDON. PREMIUMS fur tBl4. I. The sum of Twenty Guineas, and the Medal of the So ciety, to the Author of the most approved Essay on the Re mains of Buildings, and such Monuments as may evince the degree of Civilization which the Ancient Gaelic Scots had attained. Navy-Office, September 1, 1823. THE PRINCIPAL OFFICERS and COM MISSIONERS of HIS MAJESTY'S N,l VY do hereby give Notice, that on WEDNESDAY, the 17th Instant, at One o'Clock, they will be ready to treat with sock Persons as may be willing to Contract for supplying BRITISH DUCK CLOTH, and FROCKS and TROW SERS made of BRITISH DUCK CLOTH, to be deli vered into His Majesty's Yard at Deptford. 2. The Sum of Twenty Guineas, and the Medal of the So ciety, to the Author of the most approved essay on the Ety mology of the Gaelic Language, its connection with other Languages, where it originally existed, and.whence derived. 3. The sum of Twenty Guineas, and the Medai of the So ciety, to the Author ut the Mast approved Essay on the pe culiar Character of the Ancient Gad, with their Institutions, Civil and Warlike Habits. The Essays to lie dcliv;red to one of the Secretaries of the Society on or before the lit day of March next. JOHN WEDDERAURN, }Secretaries. ALEX. MACDONALI), d. Sample, of the Cloth, and Patterns of the Frocks and frontiers, with a Form of the Tender may be seen at this Ogee. No Tender will be received after One o'Cluck, nn the Day qf neaty, nor any noticed, soles* the Party, or an ant for kiss, attends. Every render must be accompanied ky a Letter ad. Treated to the Navy Board, and signed by two responsible Pehoa, engaging to become bound with the Person ten- Alert's', in the Si n s of ZI,OOO for the due performance of the C *tetrad. OFFICE, August 7, vats. THE COMMISSIONE RS for VICTUAL. LING His MAJESTY'S NA VY do hereby gine No. tire, That on Thursday, the 251/s of September next, they will lie ready to receive Tenders in writing (sealed up), and treat for the supply, on separate Contract*, of such quantity of PRIME IRISH BEEF and PORK, in Navy Tierces, of the ensuing Season's cure, ill may lie demanded for the use of his Majesty's Troops at GIBRALTAR GRENADA ANTIGUA TOBAGO , BARBADOES TRINIDAD • BERIIICE ST. LUCIA DEMERARA ST. KITT'S DOMINICA ST. VINCENT far Twelve Months certain, from the 24th June, 1824. It is estimated that the quantity which may prob.:tidy be re- Inked may be equal to about 3,300 Tierces of Beef, and 3,10 Parks, but information will be hereafter given to the Contractors of the actual quantities to be sent outs and the Teems of the Contract; may be seen at this Office, or by ap. plying to Mr. J. W. Dansterville, Agent for the Victualling at Ilaullowlsne. In the event, however, of no Tender being received for the 'delivery of this Meat at the several Stations which the Hoard may deem proper to accept, they will be read'', on the follow. ing day, via the 26th September, at One o'Cloch, to'receive Tenders and treat for the supply .of an equal quantity of Beef and Pork respectively, to be delivered into their. Stores at Deptford between the sit February and 30th April, 1424. No regard will be had to any Tender in which the Pric: shall rot be inserted in words at length, or that shall not be delivered to the Board before One o'Cloch or: the said Thursday, the 25th of Seirember next, nor unless the Person who makes Me Tender, or sonic Person on his behalf, attends to answer when called for. Beech Tender must be accompanied by a Letter signed by two responsible Persons, engaging to Become bound with the Party fel:Wring, in the Penal Sam of 331. fit. Bd. per test. on Me whole amount of each Contract, for the.dise perform. once of the same. M. Iir.ILLEII CLIFPON. LONDON' REPOSITORY for the CABINET MAKERS' SOCIETY, for every Description of CABINET FURNI TURE, FEATHER BED and MATTRESS MAN U. FACTORY, No. 71, Corner of LEADENHA LI4- STREET, London, opposite Aldgate Putnp.-Read- Money Only. T'E Society of Cabinet-Makers re s p ectfull y inform the Public that they still continue the above . Establishment, for the Benefit of Industrious Mechanics who have large Fanlike, by offering them Manufactured Articles in the Cabinet Line, of the best Workmanship,, and Cheaper than any House can do in London b y twenty-fve per cent:, there being no other profit required on the Goods but the bare house expences ; at the same time will he sufficiently satisfied with havuig constant Employment for themselves and famili e s . This Society was Established in June, 1821, consisting of 20 Mechanics, adding the number of their Wives and Fowl. lies., ;mounted to 66; in June, 11119, live more were added the Society; in June, )820, 10; and in June 1821, 8. The total Number now receiving Support through the Means of this Establishment is 191. The Society and their Families beg leave to return their sincere thanks to those Ladies and Gentlemen who have hitherto honoured them with their Orders and Recommenda tions, and shall always feel happy in their endeavours to give fl ture satisfaction ; at the same time solicit a Continuance of their Benevolence, whereby they may be enabled to increase the Number of the Society. The following Articles are inserted as a Specimen of the very Low Prices, all warranted.-Ready Money only. Full size Mahogany four-post Bedstead, lath bottom 31. le s. -Full size tent Bedstead 11. Bs.-Bordered hair Mattress to tit 11. Is.-Mahogany Drawer, solid ends 31.3x.-Feather Bed 10a.-Ditto, free from dust and smell, full size 31. 103.- Six japanned Chairs of any description in oil 11. 65.-Best do. Wash-hand-stand 165.-Ditto, Dressing Table 165.-lifeartit Rugs 14t.-3 ft. 6 inches Chest of Drawers 41. 45.-Three-foot mahogany Pembroke Table 11. 18s.-Three-foot ditto on pil. tars and claws 31. 'M.-Mahogany Dressing Table 11.-Ditto Bidett, best 11.4x.-Ditto Iledsteps 11. N.-Ditto ditto 11.125. -I)itto ditto 21. 2e -Ditto Box Glass, 2 drawers, best British Plate Ins.-Ditto ditto Is. 65.-Ditto ditto 11. 18a.-Ditto swin Glass, large size, commode 35.-Ditto ditto 55.-Ditto ditto Bs.-Ditto ditto 125.-Sea Bed and Pillow ss. Bd.-Ditto ditto 65.-Ditto ditto 75.-Tray Stand 75.-Long Mahogany Tray 145.-Japanned Book Shelf 75.-Tea Caddy 10s.-Porta. hie Desk 215.-Desk covers in number 145.-Music Chairs any pattern Os. 64.1.-Eight Mahogany Chairs, covered with horse hair, brass nailed 61.65.--8 ditto ditto 61. 155.-8 ditto ditto 71. 75.-11 Trafalgar ditto 91. Vs.-Mahoany Sofa to match 71. 10a.-Ditto Couch 71. 10s.-,--Ditto ditto 8 1.10x.-Ditto, with Bedstead 71. IN.-Set of Alahogany Card and Sofa Tables, on turned legs, banded in rose-wood 81.15x.-Set of Mahogany Tables, two Card and Sofa, on pillars and claws 121. 125.- Ditto, the best that can be made-to order or pattern 161. 10s. -4fendsome 7 foot 6 pedestal, Sideboard, with carved back in.-Ditto 7 foot 161.-Ditto 6 foot six 151.-Set of Dining Tables, of the last pattern, 4 foot by 10 foot 61 11.- Ditto, 4 foot 2by 11 foot 6, 151.- Ditto, 4 ibot 6 by 12 foot 6, 1111. 16a.-If Spanish, an advance of 31. 10s.-Straw Palliasse 11...1e.-Tent Bedstead lint' furniture 31. 15.-Barnboo Bed. stead and French elyptic top, with drapery and fringe, 81. 10:. -,-Fivesfootinahogany four-post Bedstead and furniture. with French draperies, lined all through, complete, 151. 104.- hr...foot ditto, dittoltis. IN.-Ditto ditto, with cornice, of a anterior make, 181. IN.-Ditto ditto, with gold cornice, clc. Orit drapery 201.-Drawing-room Curtains, of the best ;Ho sioe and Chintz, fitted for window, 61.64.-Ditto ditto 71. 7s. --Ditto, of a superior and elegant styli of work, 101. 10s.- Drawiw.rooni rose-wood-Drawing-rootn Trafalgar Chairs Dins, inlaid with buhl. 201.-Table, 2 Covers, and Sofa 181. ls.-Drawing-room Soth 61 . Bt.-Ditto, 71. 7s. -Ditto 81.. Ca.-Horse-hair Cushions, each hs. 6d.-Covcrest Vir..Tll Ull NELL, Agent. dittO4l. COUNTRY DEALERS SDUPLIED. Goods p a cked free of expence, except the materials, and lent tesail parts .of Great "Britain, ; and to the East and West .In. atm.-Captains fitted out, and merchants supplied with Ca- Lama Coostifor Exportation. *,* Ape:v . nom Furnished at a few twigs': Aoliee, and Howie two or fourdall. MR. 0 W EN, AND THE PRE:4BI'I'ERN' OF LANARK AND GE NERAL ASSEMBLY OF SCOTLAND. TO THE EDITOR OF THE' GLASGOW CHRONICLE. SIR,--I am highly gratified that a fit opportunity at length presents itself of adverting to the prejudices which, for several years put, have been accumulating in the mind of the Rev. Mr. Menzies of Old 'Lanark, respecting the establishment at New Lanark . ; And of disabusing the public of the numerous reports which, in consequence of those prejudices , he has deemed it his duty, sirieethe year 1818, to circulate, with great industry, far and near. It is known to all reflecting men to be a law of our nature, that when the mind at an advanced period of life is filled with prejudices, the judgment becomes obscured, and often worse than useless. This law of our common nature at once discloses the origin of the letter, which, fortunately for the cause of truth, and 'for the improvement of society, Mr. Menzies has given to the public. lie is not to be blamed for it; he is great ty to be pitied on account of his own feelings. At the same tune he is, however, unknowingly, the instrument by which much service will be done to the world. Ile has no doubt been desirous of ;diving the truth, and the whole truth, in the official statement which he has put forth ; and yet it so happens that , from the beginning to the end, it contains nothing but error and misrepresentation, to be accounted for only by the extent to which hie prejudices have led his feelings and judgment astray. It is evident that Mr. Menzies has communicated hie pre judices to the Presbytery of Lanark, and that the •Presby. tery of Lanark have transmitted them to the General As. penibly of Scotland ; the result is, that a statement has been concocted, which it must be melancholy to their friends to hear explained. 1 have, been publicly accused of excluding the Bible from the schools at the Institution, for the formation of character at New Lanark, ,where little or no attention is said to be paid to religious instruction, and of practising delusion and decep tion on the public, respecting the moral state of that village, the females of which are accused of being less chaste than others. It so happens that these charges are all direc tl y contrary to fact.' I have been long conscious of the tyranny to which the human mind has every where been subjected, and of the evil thus produced. It is, therefore, a principle of which 1 have al ways been extremely tenacious, that all my fellow-creaturce should enjoy full liberty of conscience; 'and I have been equally scru p u lous to not infringing, in my own practice, upon the conscience of nay one. The inhabitants of New Lanark being alit oat all Calvinists, I concluded that they would with their children to be brimght up in this creed. I therefore, from the time this establishment came under my direction, 24 years ago, haVe allowed the . Scriptures, and the catechism of the Church of Scotland, to, be regularly read and taught in the schools. I have done so solely in obedince to the general principle I have just stated ; and I never for one moment had the most distant intention of withdrawing either. If the inhabitants of the vil lage had been Roman Vaitholics, the Scriptures, on the same principle, ebould have been excluded ; or, if Jews, the New Testament should not have been introduced or, if they had been Mahometians, the Koran should have been taught. For unjust, but downright despotism and t l y l r i n o n ld ny i n t: t for or c il e y u to too n n e ape people any thing contrary to their con. sciences, or to withhold from them what they consciencieusly believe to be essential to their religious welfare. - Never forainoment did I' suppose that any Minister, or b o dy pf te1414311$ Mtn in this country, could isnaginc tho the had any right to interfere with a private school, which was in no way whatever under their jurisdiction, and not even sup ported by one Calvinist, Nor have they any right. I tell them now that they have no more authority to interfere with the New Lanark schools than with the arrangements of my private house ; nor have they any to meddle with the conscience of any one, whether. Christian, Jew, Turk or Infidel, as they may term him. Any of our feilow.subjects in India have as much right, were they here, to es t a blish schools for the in struction of their children in the Hinder mysteries. a s the Ge neral Assembly of Scotland possess to establish schools to in. struct children is the msteries of Calvinism ; and, were it otherwise, I for one would leave a country where such religi. despotism prevailed. But Mr. .Meuzies, whatever might be his desire, never ven tured to make any such representation to me, as he states in his letter, respecting the alleged prohibition of the Scriptures in our schools. Nor did any member of the Presbytery ever mention the subject to me. These gentlemen well know they had no right to do it. All that ever passed between Mr. Menzies and myself, on this subject, happened one day when he was coining into the village, and I was returning from it.— On meeting hun, after the usual salutations and inquiries, he said, " I hear in Lanark, Mr. Owen, that you do not allow the Scriptures to be used in your schools. Is It true ?" The question appeared to me so very absurd (for I had not then heard that such an idea had been entertained by any one,) that I replied, with some emphasis, ti . I .ll‘. Menzies, I recommend one general rule to you in these matters, which is, that you never give any credit to a report in Old Lanark respecting the proceedings at New Lanark, for not one in twenty of them is true ;" and we immediately separated. Now this is all that ever passed between Mr. Menzies, or the Presbytery of Lanark, and myself, on the subject of withdrawing the Scriptures. The mistake which was so eagerly seized upon by the ene mies of die system which 1 advocate, was a very simple one. I wished to improve the minds of the children in the schools, by giving them a general knowledge of Natural His tory, Geography, and Ancient and Modern History; and I had made some preparations for this purpose, and given sonic general instructions to the masters on these subjects, just be. tore I set out on a journey, on which I was likely to be ab sent some months. On the morning of my departure I look ed into the schools, as is my usual practice, to say good bye to the children, with whom I spend as much time as possible when I am at home, believing, as I do, that the right education of the rising generation is the most important duty that society can perform. Just as I was coming away, one of the masters, Mr. Mendell, who is very religiously inclined, said, " if we give these lessons in Geography and History to the children, there will be little time to read the Scriptures, and to teach the Catechism." The latter was then taught on Saturdays. I instantly replied, as I was leav ing him, " Then let the Catechism be taught on the Sabbath, in the Sunday Schools." The Sunday schools are held three times each Sabbath, when the Scriptures are read, and the Catechism taught. I beard nothing more on this subject until I met Mr. Menzies, as I have mentioned, many months after. wards. It seems the master, with whom alone I had the con. versation supposed that the Scriptures, as well as the Catechism, were to lie read on Sundays only, but even this mistake of Mr. Meudell's was rectified by Mr. Clegg, as soon as he was in formed of it, a few. (lays afterwards, and many months before I heard that such a mistake had ever occurred, if the supporters of the old errors of the world had not thought that it was pos sible they might make something of it, to the disadvantage of the New Lanark establishment : hut this attempt, like those which have preceded it, will only tend to render the new system better known throughout society, and aid in spreading a know. ledge of its superior principles and practice. Mr. Menzies does not come into the schools, except upon these formal visits of the Committee of Presbytery, when, agreeably to their arrangements,, they only inquire what un. intelligible mysteries the children are taught, and never ask what real knowledge they have acquired. Mr. Menzies is new far more ignorant of the real state of these schools, which are within a mile of his house, than a great portion of the intelli gent portion of the population of Europe and America. In consequence of this ignorance, combined with his prejudices, he is wholly incompetent to give a rational opinion respecting them. Now, as to the delusion and deception which these Rev; Gentlemen allege that I have practised upon the public, respecting: the moral state of the Inhabitants of New Lanark D I very poseihle I may be prepossessed in favour of these people, although I do whatever is in my power to overcome, in my own mind, prejudices ,of every description, and in all eases endeavour to draw any con clusions from facts alone. Thus striving against a strong natural bias of our nature, I do aver however that I have not seen, in any part of the world in which 1 have been, an equal population of working people so unif or mly industrious, sober, honest, steady and well conducted in all respects as the in. habitants of New Lanark have been for many years past; and I speak not lightly upon these points. The population of New Lanark is now double what it was 24 years ago ; and before that period the Justice of P eace C ourt was regularly occupied during a great part of every sitting, in taking cognizance' of the petty squabbles and mai-practices of the villagers; and this lowliness continued to increase up to the day when my partners and myself first purchased the Establishment. Now, subjecthem tof fromuririseNteow itle ,an 3 a l r a k g , i s trates if a single case it is a comes before while, from the rest of the neighbourhood, they hav e us much business as ever. There is also a regular daily register kept of the conduct of every one who is employed in the mills this account extends to four degrees of comparison, viz. excellent, good, indifferent or bad, as applicable both to their moral and working character : and it gives me pleasure to state that for many yearn past moiethisn 19 out of 20 have deserved the first character, or excellent ; that more than 19 out of 20 of the remainder have merited the second character, or good ; that the third character is seldom given to any one for more than a day, and that the fourth cha racter, or bad, is scarcely to be found fur a single day in the columns of any department. The appearance of this popula tion, as they go to and return from their work, ix quite . stiffi: cient to convince any intelligent ob s erver that the inhab i tants of New Lanark are very superior, in their condition and ge neral conduct, to any other working p o pulation to -be found in any part of the Kingdom. There is no public-house in the village, nor does any religious animosity exist among them;...- from the youngest to the oldest they exhibit in their daily practice a love to God and to their neighbour, such as 1 have no where else ever witnessed. A quarrel among the children is a very unusual occurrence; and even the youngest are seldom heard to cry either in the street or in the schools. But how should Mr. Memaies know any thing of these people? He scarcely ever visits diem, except at a funeral, a baptism, or a wedding, when he is obliged to attend. I am told he has not regularly visited the villagers, in his official ca pacity, for more than eight years, and that he has not examined his parishioners in New Lanark for more than 20 years. I know he has not entered the houses of some of the most con stantp of his hearers for more than Pl years. I beli eve th e rei -I truth to be, that he found the inhabitants of New Lanark to improve so rapidly in general . good conduct, while he could discover no material Aanga in any other art of the parish, that he directed the whole of his ministerial , powers to improve, the latter, amongst whom, I hope , he has had great success.— The fact is, he has derived his information respecting New Lanark, not front personal inspection, but from the reports of any individuals whom ha could discover to be in any way ills affected to the establishment, and who were always sure to ex perience his countenance and friendship, more particularly a pour young woman, who Was for a short time employed in the schools, with a view to give habits of cleanliness and neatness to the little girls, but whose usefulness was almost totally ele stroyed by an unfortunate propensity to intermeddle with every thing; a propensity arising, as it soon appeared, from a de rangement of her faculties on the subject of religion. This she has already so often changed,, that her mind bits become en tirely unsettled, and bereft of all charity for those who may differ from her present opinions ; as is evident from the letters which her friends, or rather her enemies, have induced h er to publish respecting New Lanark. • But Mr. Menzies and the Committee.of the Presbytery any " There is one species of vice very prevalent at New Lanark, —illicit intercourse between the hexcs, as the palish records abundantly testify, which frequently comes utider the cogni zance of the Presbytery, but which is not rceOgnized or eheclail its such by the principles of 11r. Owen." There is no single report which Mr. Menzies arid the Com mittee of the Presby tery o f !Amok hate be en. so active in dr eubiting as this. k Or t u nately, however, the fact is easily lacer taintd,—for every illegitimate birth here has been - registered for many years past. NOen this list collies id be examined, with reference to the di spro portionate number of young females who are employed in the mills, and when it it co9sidered how, the population was first collected, it must astonish every un- Preintbletl' person, that under 1 %1 01 o :n4-y43w:eel any 14444 population of the same extent could.be trained to be so chaste and circumspect in their conduct as the femalesof New Lana* have been for many years past.' The facts are these :—The number of illegitimate children, born in the village of New Lanark, for the last 12 years Is lid; or averaging between 5 and t; a-year. The number of un married females liable to such a misfortune is 830—consequent ly the number of illegitimate children born in New Lanark for 12 years past, does not amount iii the year to 1 in 100 of such young persons. Of these, the fathers of 28 belong to the village, of 19 to the town of Old Lanark, and 19 are strangers. —And this the Committee of the Presbytery calls a prevalent vice at New Lanark. Truly they seem to have had some dif ficulty in finding any prevalent vice among them. For my own part, I can say that the conduct of the female portion of our population, as well as that oe the inhabitants generally, has been such as I never expected to see realized in practice, while they were surrounded by so many unfavourable circumstances existas still atNewltrarrik, and to ark,oneol ir t . h it e i g e re nz a i t eis es . t of which is— its ityto Old ha To Old Lanark —because it is the usual station for the Vo lunteer corps of the County when on duty, and all know how unfavourable a military station is to female chastity ; and be cause no rational plan has yet been adopted in practice, for the proper training and employment of the population there. And to Mr. Menzies—because the opinions and sentiments which he holds, and which he conscientiously considers it his (hay to disseminate, are such as cannot fail to stir up and foment reli gious animosities, and to regard the ge n era l i ntro d uct i on o f kind, just, and charitable &elute, which otherwise would hav e been long since established in this district. In reply to the misrepresentations of the Committee of the Presbytery of Lanark, I beg leave to inform them that a more false report of the state of any school was never before publish ed. lam somewhat surprised that men possessing good and charitable ,principles could have set their names to a statement which contains the following sentence :—" The Committee state with regret that little or no attention seems to be paid, to the religious instruction of the children at this school."— If the Committee had made themselves acquainted with the real facts, they must very soon have discovered that the reverse of this statement was peculiarly true, and that there is not the same number of children to be found in any school within the British Empire, whose daily prac• dee, for many years past, has evinced so thorough a knowledge of real religion, not the religion of those gentlemen certainly, for I should regret extremely if one of them should ever exhi bit the same spirit of disingenuousness, and all uncharitable ness, which pervades the report of the Committee of the Lanark Presbytery. I shall now proceed to place the whole subject in its proper light before the world, for it is too important to be made a petty question between an individual and the Minister and Presbytery of Lanark, or even the General Assembly of Scotland. The best interests of society are deeply involved in the issue of these proceedings. The Minister of Lanark, the Presbytery of Lanark, and the General Assembly of Scotland, have led the public to suppose " that they had been unsuccessful in resisting Mr. Owen's at. tempts to exclude the scriptures front the schools at New Lanark." The whole of this statement is false ; there is not a word of truth in it, for I never l for a moment, had the most distant idea of withdrawing the scripture's from the schools ; not indeed be. cause I deem them a proper school book, but because the pa rents of the children have been educated to be Calvinists, and to think it right that their children should read the scriptures in school. The Minister and Committee of the Presytery of Lanark Sat that I have deceived the world as to the moral state of the vii lage of New Lanark. This is false. 1 have never given to the public such a representation of the general good conduct of these people u their constant, daily, superior behaviour, would justify. They charge the population of New Lanark with being par ticularly addicted to the vice of illicit intercourse between the sexes. The statement which I have given proves this to be an un founded slander on the character of young females, whose con duct, under the circumstances in which they are placed, is most exemplary, and not to be surpassed, if equalled, by any such population in the world. They state " that little or no attention seems to be paid to the religious instruction of the children in the schools." All the inhabitant* of New Lanark, and all strangers who have taken the trouble to make themselves acquainted with these schoole, know that a more direct falsehood was never penned and lam really surprlied that any men could be found to put their names to a statement which so many thous sand persons can any day disprove. , • The Minister and Prosbytery tif Lanark, and a majority of the Members of the General Assembly of Scotland, might know that there is not a population of the same extent, associating every day as the inhabitants of New Lanark must do to carry on their occupations, whose moral and religions character, and good will and kind conduct to each other, can be paralleled in any part of the British dominions. And it is this very superiority that has caused the ill-will and angry animadversions of these Reverend Gentlemen; other wise, they would have found fault with all those manufactur ing establishments in Scotland, in which no - adequate provi sion for the education of the children is matte by the proprietors, where vice and immorality proceed unchecked—where the Scrip tures are never used on a week-day—and where the illicit inter course of the sexes is 20 to 80 fold greater. 1 would, however, again express how strongly I feel that these Rev. Gentlemen are not to be blamed, but greatly to be pitied. It is a law of human nature that children may be train ed to believe any thing ; as witness the Mahomedan, Chinese, anti Pagan children. Now, these Gentlemen have been taught from infancy that knowledge and true religion and good con. duct can proceed only from mysteries, which were thrced at that period into their tender minds. I have long been im pressed with contrary notions, and have been forced to believe • that these gentlemen, like the children of the ilindoos and Pagans, have been taught mysteries and not facts, that in cone sequence they have been brought up in ignorance, and trained to force the saute ignorance upon others, and that by reason of thitegrievous error, ignorance, poverty, vice, anti misery, are unnecessarily perpetuated among mankind. My real Aimee, in their eyes, is that I have considered it my duty to follow an opposite course to that which they recom mend ; and that in consequence, the inhabitants of New let nark have derived the greatest benefit, even from the very partial change of system which I have introduced. I would here distinctly state me conviction that the children here, and the population generally, are as much inferior to what they would become under a completely rational system of training, that should surround them with favourable circum stancesunly, as they are at present superior, in habits. disposi tions and general information, to the moat neglected individuals to bc found any *here in society. . My principlei I' have no wish to disguise. They are true or false ; agreeable to facts or opposed to them t and I am willing to meet the General A esembly at any time and place they may appoint, far the purpose of discussing, in an open anti friendly manner, those points wherein the principles which I advocate, may differ front those which they have been taught to entertain, and which. in consequence they deem it their ditty to teach to others. Should these gentlemen convict me of holding one principle which is not in strict accordance with every known fact, or of which the practicel.epplication is not directly 'calculated to in crease the knowledge, the virtue and the happiness of mankind, • I will at once, before the world, acknowledge My error. Rut should I be able satisfactorily , to prove that the system which I recommend will soon place every individual beyond the reach of poverty, will effectually exclude temptation to evil; will per manently establish the virtue, and continually promote the hap piness of the world, then shall I expect that the time is arrived when that reverend body will no longer regard my advocacy. of such a system as an Alice, but will cordially unite with me in rendering their fellow-creatures daily and hourly wiser 'and happier. If the General Assembly will not adopt this short and decisive step, to bring before the tribunal of the public what. they must now consider a dangerous lousy, I must coin-hide that they are not deeirous of having the prin. eiplett and practices of the two systems placed on , fair and open comparison, if fair it can be celled:- when every poesible advantage is proposed to be given to the old system, anti when the new shell be advocated against their united learning, by one unlearned individual. My extreme anxiety on this subject arises from a desire that whichtime ereosby ,o many now prevail in society, of ourty,antl fellow themii.serm4ies•;hriecsh experienced , even in the Itritieh empire, should not continua to exist. one day longer than is absolutely unavoidable. • ' riODXRT OWEN. - New Leoerk, 30th August, 1810. irrorn'the Cark'e Moreitig Pegg Who is there that has not beard of. Mauriice• Quill ? What Officer that has served in the,Pe.:, ninsula, and is yet., unable to quote one of Ow thousand jests and jokes, the jetty de mote, !lei;. . jeux d'esprit, and the quaint conceits of tit, laughter-loving, fun-producing Maurice ?—These jests, with which he was wont not only to set tile table in a roar, but to enliven the gloomy, wards, of the Military Hospital—to shake with mil*: the bare walls of the temporary guard-house— t cheer amid the damp bivouac—and to exhilitate in the roar of battle.—" Alas, poor illaurioe.' , " " And could not so much wit keep ina little life ?" Mr. Quill was a native of Tralee i , the capital of "the Kingdom of Kerry," as it> is called. itt Ireland. He was appointed Assistant-surgeon of the 31st Regiment of Foot, about the year 1809, and followed that regiment to the Penin, Subsequent to his landing, he contrived to remain for many months as Dayton, in Portugal ; but after much mameuvring to ovoid "joining" ss . head-quarters, Maurice was "ordered up," , remptorily, by the Duke of Wellington. His re.. inflation for wit, originality, and consequently_ for " idling," all who came within the sphere of his influence was such, that the morning after he had " joined," his Col. (the gallant Duckworth); waited upon Lord Hill (of whose division of the army the 31st formed a part), and with unatfect. ed regret and gravity, reported the arrival of Maurice, and the consequent termination of disci. pline in the regiment. The General uttered the most dreadful denunciations against " Mr. Mau , rice," (as he called him), should the fears of the Colonel be raised—but he became ultimately ex tremely partial to the droll, eccentric Maurice. Quill was one of the finest specimens of Irish character that appeared in our day. He possess ed in a extraordinary degree all the wit, humour, and love of Badinage that distinguish his coun trymen. To the originality of his conceptions, the oddness of his remarks, and the strangeness of his phraseology, the richness of his brogue, gave peculiar poignancy. lie loved ease, good living, and society ; of the latter he was always certain, if, indeed, he happened not be in a de. sert ; for so attractive was he, that his quarters were the rendezvous of all the Officers who could, by possibility, repair to them, to beguile the tedium of the winter's night ;" unless such as were, unfortunately, from their rank, denied that pleasure in observance of military etiquette. The rush•light in his tent or lodging was a beacon to, the exhausted and dispirited soldier. I have said that he loved Badinage, and was witty ; but his was never barbed by the slightest touch of ill-nature or offensive personality. lie was brave, but affected cowardice; and gave such► whimsical expression to his assumed lea rs, as provoked laugh ter hi the hottest engagement. Of this, his con duct at the dreadful and bloody battle of Ai. buera will be a sufficient example. Quill had, unnecessarily, followed the regiment 66 into fire," as it is termed ; creeping on his hands and knees with boyish tricks, he traversed the rear of the line, pulling the Officers by their coats and tendering his brandy bottle ; saying," Here, take a slug* before you get a bullet. Have a (feuds and dhurras (a drink at the door) bglure ,you depart." A mass of the enemy's cavalry, in cluding a regiment of Polish Lancers, prepared. to. charge the 31st.--Colonel Duckworth ordered the regiment to form in square, in the centre of. which he discovered Maurice shaking from head to'foot with well dissembled terror. 66 This is no place for you, Mr.Mauriee,'‘ and the lament. ed Duckworth, a few minutes before his fall— " By J--, 1 was just thinking so, "Colonel,'' re plied the di-ode- 14 1 wish to the Holy Father that the greatest rascal in: Ireland was kicking me this moment up Dame-street, and that (even though) every friend I have in the world was looking at him !" Finding it impossible to break the square, the enemy's cavalry , retired with great loss, when, ordering the regiment to deploy " Fall iti,", said the ,Colonel—" Fall aut.," said Maurice, and scampered off ; but hearing that a , Captain of the regiment was severely wounded' ' , he returned into fire, anti dressed him. lie halt just finished this operation, when a twelve,poond. shot struck! the ground 'near Maurice and his tient, and - covered them with earth*" By' J. there is snore ;there ihed cisme fruns," said Quill, and again took to his heels. ; twi 0 nh Of os with l was hich i ie r cehd o t f eo b wil i s s replies akstahaesamii assailed t o than iy by yle his i si us a gcg:si t ot clue s -• of these better Acquainted with his manner—aoa> to give a striking specimen of Quill's character . ; I shall add one instunue , t—_cc 1 am desirous gi k hio tt or o ld W ).fio A ll. l .esu r t . ,l l% e ! ,.._w a ti e :i s c ls e ve\. ' l l yb s el tti yd.otuhre appointmenteol 4 ' t ti tV hat Colonel," (with affected.. emburrassment,) "A left the ---, because some of the spoons belonging to the mess were. found; in my kit, and you knoW that would .not dwist , gate of the crak regiments, Colonel-1 joined the first s because I. had a brother in the thirty.strand, and I wonted to he hear him." - Of hie professional abilities I know noihing—diat not held in high emihnittien, would appear front the i.ct , his not having been promoted during the Paolniod T hat war. ,at of gtlylincoment aka flee ear .1u 4 4 Mu*** miff& obytous, front his reply to n friend who 4sked witat rank i nyd -" Why, I have been thirteen years an Assistant-800mi: and, with the blessing of hits id; if live nod, 4,1 44 r, observe, I thats h all ) fottrOen years room: I lqn ple , astA a h s g e lF:Q P ; r s :i ilf l n l i l ripoa lne t ta li r e i ld , : eir i ti t u rw il t: a i ci g--4 i nc irl : ln tr ' wi k d a ii i w u rs a itt : u la t-L n .tuk t la td aurl ni :; l 6 . l- W i l esa t ni g er :l ll, o l , ' l b i tr i;Cl en) fn it t 4 4 : 7 tl ll : p itit t i: ; 4l64l l7 4 ,: gained .no aunty, and he lmit no friend. The tear of many a veleren will foil, whet.. shall learu that Mauricit Quill is no tHurf. • blur, elaglior, a draw. PUBLIC LECTURE at the CROWN AND ANCHOR. STRAND, on WEDNESDAY EVENING, the 10th of At Se etnber, at SEVEN o'CLOCK. It. HAMILTON, relinquishing the testi. mony of several thousand Pupils formed in an En lightened Nation, is desirous of submitting to a British Audience his Pretensions to the merit of a successful Innovator. It Is intended to Demonstrate In this Lecture the EFFICACY of the HAMILTONIAN SYSTEM, by enabling every Lady and Gentleman who may honour it with their presence, to Rend several Verses of the Greek and French Tettaments—to Pro. flounce the Words of them with the same Propriety as the Leciurer--and to Translate them with the utmost accuracy of Grammatical Analylis, in the short space of one Hour and a Half. 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