The Sun. — London, England, 1839-06-20 00:00:00

EV ENING EDITION. granted for the purposes of education, nor did he agree \ that the whole controul and superintendence should be left with the Treasury.—( [dear, hear.) It was not sufficient merely to see that the money was applied in the building of schools, the principal, the most import. ant object was properly to regulate the school itself, the mind o f th e school—the teacher.—(But his main ob jection to the proposed system was that the the money being granted only in proportion to the amount of contri butions from the various districts, that the inhabitants of I the poorer districts would suffer in comparison with those of the wealthier. Ho thought the best system would be to unite two great powers, the central and local power. The central p )wer would communicate information to the different schools, and the local power would act in concur rsnce and association with it. There was scarcely a ci vilised country in Europe in which some such system as that had not been acted on with success. Greece, Prussia, Russia, Sweden, Germany, and even some of the States of North America had adopted it. The next question was, how was this Government Beard to act ei the coun try ? The objection to the Government plan seemed to rest on the construction of the Central Beard. It had been taken for granted that the system which the Govern ment proposed, was to be universally followed out through the country. Ile had seen no evidence that it was their intention to unite all the diff,rant s 'ets in the same school ; but he ( Mr. Wyse) was of opinion that if they were to have men without prejudices, they ought to avoid instilling pre judices into the minds of children. He would prefer dif ferent schools fur different sects, if the House would be sufficiently liberal to grant the money ; but if not, he would say, educate the people at any rate.—(Hear. ) Ile could not imagine why there should be such difficulties in the way of religious education, merely because one sect might c'iff.o- from another. The question was not whether they were to sanction one version of the Bible or another— the money was not to be paid for a Catholic version of the Bible, but for the combined instruction of the scholars Whose money was it ? Ile knew it had been said that the moment the money got into the Treasury, the majority of the nation being Pso•mstant, it waa the money of the State. He protested against that principle.—( Hear.) Those who spoke of Protestantism alone, were very liberal in jails and Coercion Bills for the Catholics.—( Hear. ) If the system projected was likely to produce evils here, ' why had they not occurred in Prussia, in America, and in Holland? He regarded the objections which were now urged as prejudices, which would gradually - disappear under a better system of education.—c Hear, hear.) The cause which he now advocated must still advance, for it was a righteous and a jest cause, and he might say as Galileo once did, " it still moves on."—(Cheers.) Mr.COLQUHOUN said the question before the House was simply this—not as stated by the Hon. Member op. posite, merely to establish a Spiritual Board, and the ap cenciancy of a Church—but whether they would persevere in a system of education which had been adopted for six years—a system which had p ro d uce d t ang ibl e an d use f u l effects, or whether they would introduce a new system wholly alien to the Constitution of the country—(on, oh) —unknown within the precincts of Great Britain, and if tried in Ireland, tried under circumstances so different from those which prevailed in this country, that no ana logy could be drawn between one case and the other. What was applicable to Ireland was wholly inapplicable here.— (Hear, hear.) The Board of E Itteation did not give satis. • faction to any class. The Church of England decidedly objected to it, and the friends of religious liberty recently passed a resolution stating they were anxious that the Go vernment should return to the old system of committing the plan to the charge of the two Societies, and not introduce this change which was EC uncalled for.—( Hear, hear.) The Wesleyan Methodists, it was also known, were decidedly oppose'd to the proposed plan. He was convinced that so 1 long as the Board of Privy Council existed, and had such great powers over the education f.l the people of this country, so long the people would be justified 'n enb r a'n b-sg a salutary jealousy. —( Hear, hear.) The Central Society had recommended that the Government aid should not be confined to grants for building school-houses, but extend to payment of schoolmasters, and such was the course which the Noble Lord had followed. But the C entr. 1 Society wished the Noble Lord to go on by degrees, and eventually, the incompttence of the Privy Council Beard would Im so apparent that the appointment of paid Commissioners would be recommended. And the rosult might soon be, thst it would be proposed that the children should be sent compulsorily to the schools—that the system might be truly " national." It had been said, in deed, that the new plan was but a recurrence to the ancient system. Why not, then, put an end to the novel and ob ,jectionab'e powers of the Privy Council Board?' Why not I return to the present very satisfactory regulations of the Treasury Board? The great virtue of the Treasury rules was, that they imperatively called forth from different districts kcal exertions and contributions. Ile admitted, indeed, that there might be cases in which the districts were too poor to make any exertions for them- selves.—( Hear, hear, from the Ministerial benches.) But 1 the present system ought to be duly persevered in till these cases were more clearly shown, without resorting to an untried plan. lincicr the existing system instruction was provided for upwards of two millions of children .I' Hoe. M e mb ers were di ssat i s fi ed with the pace at wh:cli edu ' cation now advanced, ahy not propose an aueinentation of the education grants? \Vhy forsake the s)stetn utilsr which a large amount of practical benefit was effected, for one utterly vague, uncertain, and ebjectionable ? The new system would exclude from its benefit all that large class of 'Dissenters, and those attached to the Established Church, who would not submit to a plan which placed the ! education of the country under the superintendance of a Board which had not as yet settled its own principles upon the subject —( Hear, hear.) The Government had not abandoned the late scheme, they had only postponed it.—.( Hear, hear.) It was recom mended by the Government that a schema should ba adopted by which al difficulties should be obviated through excluding all disputed points of theology. But unto the great doctrines of Chri-stianity (which were all disputed by differ, nt sects) were inculcated upon the children, no real benefit would be secured. But it was the master who ( formed the habits of the children. What religion was the 1 master to be ? He must be a man of no religion, or he would impress his peculiar views on the minds of the children. What would the Noble Lord do with the 1 rector of his model school ? Was he to be silent on religion ? Would not the children regard religion with utter indifference when they saw the small attention that was paid to it. He would protest against this system, which he trusted never would meet with the approbatiorrof this House. The Noble Lord stated the first scheme was postponed until he should find greater concurrence in his scheme. \Vhy only last year the Noble Lord stated that it was impossible to reconcile the differences existing among various religious denominations, so as to form a I united system - of education, yet now he comes forward with such a scheme, and perhaps by the same means he might he enabled to discover a greater concurrence of opi nion, and force his first scheme on the country.__( Cheers. ) Mr. WYSE explained. Mr. C. BULLER thought that those who valued general education might congratulate themselves on this that all the arguments brought forward on the other side resolved themselves into an unconquerable aversion to every system of education. He was not going to defend the Government plan against the Noble Lord, the Mem ber for North Lancashire, who had bestowed on his former friends and colleagues some of those observations which he supposed he must look upon in the light of tender remi eiscences.—( A laugh.) Ile regretted that the Govern ment had, with a view of softening opposition, got rid in the second scheme of much that was good in their first. But there was good still remaining iu it, on account of which every friend of civil and religious liberty ought to rally round it ; that it recognised the principle that the education of the people was not a matter that should be left to the voluntary principle, but that it was of vital interest to all classes of the community. But the Noble Lord shoud recollect that the imprudent step which he had taken was likely to effect a more important service still to this question ; by forcing the H ouse to vote on this amendment, this were in fact forcing th em to declare whether they would annul the onlysteps th at any Government had ever taken in this country to promote the education of the people. Whether they would annul it upon the ground that the Fate could only administer education under the tF- ablisliment and if they could not d o t h at under that sulerintend c i e they could not do it all. This proposition, he was sure, would be resisted successfully, unless he mistook the character of his countrymen. He was not going to trouble the House by entering into an exami na ti on o f w h at had taken place in a forme r debate, nor would he venture to deal with the an tiquarian lore of the Noble Lord: he would leave to him all the credit he could get from what was stated by the Chief Justice in the reign of Henry the 4th, but this he would say, that the system of education in this country was not to be regulated by what had been done by a bigoted old barbarian, whose chief employment was the burning of Lollards.—( flea:, hear.) He would take the Noble Lord's doctrine, that the education of the country should be con ducted under the Established Church, on its own merits. Lord STANLEY—I never said anything of the kind Mr. C. BULLF.R. would appe 11 to any Honourable Member, who had listened to the Noble Lord, whether he did not advance the doctrine from which he now with drew ?—( Hear, hear.) The objection he had to the Noble Lords doctrine was twofold. The doctrine of giving education through the Established Church was another way of throwing overboard education altogether. The Established Church bad no machinery for education.— (Hear, hear.) What portion, he would ask, of the large funds of the Church was set apart for education ? What situation did the schoolmaster occupy in the Church of England'—( Hear.) The endowments set apart at the Reformation for the purposes of education had been per verted for the purpose 3 of sinecures. —( Hear.) What had been the effect of leaving education in the hands of ' the Established Church ? Why, a large class of the people were left entirely without education. If the Church was in earnest about the question of education, it would devote part of its revenues to so laudable a pur ' pine. The effect of basing education upon religion was to defraud the people of instruction altogether. The great object he had in rising was to state his opinions upon one point connected with this question. The sub ject of public instruction was never rightly treated when it was spoken of as a barn to be given to the people by way of charity for conforming to the Established Church. lie would grant th a t e d ucat i on was t h e hi g h est pr i v il ege of a free man, but the Legislature should look upon the education of the people as a precaution against crime. It was the ebullition of ignorance that caused the disturbances in Kent, of which Thom was at the head ; it was the same thing that made theta disciples of Mr. Stephens in the to n g t hat i t ar, /tributcd the hear)—and to the same cause was to be at millions of Chartists.—( Hear, hear.) Such were_ the instructors that were left by the Church for the people ; some took their instructions from the lunatic gaol bird, in whose resurrectio n they believed—( Hear, hear) — others from those who asserted that it was the right of every man in England to have reasonable wages, and to enforce them by the dagger and the ike, and others from the Chartists, who taught the doctrinep that profits were were impel dedu ct i on from the wages of the labourer. v.r_(itr s o n ar w,.) Such were the instructors given to the people; it u-a., prop ose d to send the school- hen and now when `master . amorig/theru the Noble Lord the Member for Neill] Lancashire, and the memb ers of the Church, at- ; tempted to bar his passage with the Thirty-nine Articles. He wished to take a practical instance. A large propor tion of the population of the town of Manchester con sisted of the poorest, the most ignorant, and demoralized of the Irish labourers—people who not only suffered from want and precarious employment, but also from in tense ignorance and degradation, and who to the vice of drinking had introduced the attendant horrors of the peculiar vice of the Irish, illicit distillation. The first care of a wise and good Government would be to make that class of persons good citizens, instead of dangerous neighbours. Their priest tells them that they must read no version of the Scriptures but the Douay one; and the Noble Lord (Stanley) having discovered some discrepan cies in some 18 or 20 chapters between it and others, said that no system of education should be permitted where the Douay version of the Bible was santioned. The consequence was that education was utterly denied to that unhappy class. Did that make them more virtuous?-- ( Hear, hear.) Did that induce them to read the other and more correct version ? Did it get rid of the influence of the priest ? No; it merely still further rivetted their chains. Would any Hon. Member tell him that the Catholic religion was so had that there was no difference b Aween a Catholic brought up in the Catholic Cant ni of Lucerne in Switzerland, or the Southern States of Ger many, and a Catholic brought up in Spain or Portugal ? Would it be said that these two persons were not as diffe rent in the scale of civilization as any two human beings could be ?--( Hear, hear ) What then was the result of keeping men in that state of ignorance? It merely showed Tarn parva sapientia regitur mundus. It was quite absurd to any that any particular branch of knowledge had any thing to do with a peculiar form of religion. Take, for instance, instruction in law or medicine. He (Mr. Buller) had been with a special pleader arid a conveyancer, and he had never thought it necessary to inquire into his religious opinions, and he believed he might safely say that it was not the custom with student; of the legal profession.-4 Hear.) He would ask the most stanch Protestant father whether, in having his daughters taught music or French, he had thought it necessary to inquire into the religion of the teacher ? There were some persons he believed so con scientious that they preferred having their daughters taught most villanous Swiss French, in order that they might have the benefit of a Protestant governess. Why then should it be contended that neither geography nor history, nor arithmetic ; could be taught, because religious scruples or obstacles intervened? It was bad enough to he separated by religious prejudices in after life ; but it was something gained if the hostilities of that after life could be softened by the recollection of a common education in youth. If the Church of England, and its friends were wise, they would see in that common education and corn mon schooling something that must tell for the benefit of the Church. How did it tell in the upper classes where the decided majority belonged to the Established Church ? Take, for instance, the son of a Dissenter, who had rea lized an independence, and who was sent to Oxford or Cambridge —in a short time it turned out that he con formed to the religion of the majority.—(Hear.) It was in vain to expect any such wisdom from those who directed the councils of the Church of England at the present moment. He wished to speak with great respect of that Church, because he conscientiously believed, on political grounds, that it was most desirable to maintain the Esta blished Church, and he had never been an advocate for the voluntary system. It appeared to him, however, that never since the time of Sacheverel, and the mobs of Queen Anne, was the conduct of the Clergy more mischievous, and never since the time of Laud were their doctrines so alarming, so dangerous an d so h ost il e to t h e i nterests of civil and religious liberty.—( Cheers.) Let the Members look at the efforts that were making, and the doctrines that were being promulgated at the University of Oxford.—([fear.) fort them recollect that those who were promulgating these doctrines had the means of increasing their influence among the parochial clergy. When they knew that they had already invaded the chairs of the professorships, and taken into their hands a great portion of the education of the country, and when they saw such able representatives of :hese parties in that House, he must say that it was time that every one who was the advocate of civil freedom should look about him. They would find that the doctrines broached by these parties, had the greatest affinity to the Church they most reviled. He wished the Wesleyan Dissenters joy of their new allies, but he begged of them to be upon their guard against men who preached the obnoxious doctrines of. absolution and penance, and the puerilities of Catholicism, as exemplified in the virtues of the sign of the Crosse-4 Hear, hear, hear ) Let them look at the mariner in which he there lays down the doctrines--the fundamental doctrines—of Prates• tantism—the doctrines of free inquiry and private judg merit—let them look at that and see how, by the exquisite reasoning of his lion. Friend, the right of private judg ment dwindled simply into the right of agreeing in ail the doctrines of the Church of England.—( Loud cheers. ) He asked and warned the friends of freedom to look well t 3 those pernicious doctrines which were now making such rapid progress throughout the land, and refrain from placing education under the entire superintendence of the Church.—(Cheers.) Those considerations must make them ask for some guarantee against efforts and doctrine , , than which ['apse:, eve.i in its worst days, never advanced any more degrading to the human mind, or more destruc tive of human liberty.—( Loud ch eers. ) Mr. ACLA ND r said the House of Commons ought Not to be made the arena of theological discussions.— (Cheers ) lie would not be led away from the Constitu• tional question before the [louse by the discussions to which the House was invited by the Hon. Member .for Liskeard. In the county of Cornwall there were more Wesloyans than in any other part of the country, and he was afraid much of it was owing to laches on the part of the Church ; but he could assure the lion. Member that those poor bard-working men would not be led away by the opinions or doctrines of the Hon. Gentlemen. They would warmly receive spiritual education, and would not be led from true religion by any squabbles about creeds. The question before the House was, whether the functions of the Established Church should be made over to a Committee of the Privy Council. It struck his mind as a question, whether, 20, 30, or 40 years hence, we shall have a Minister of Pubiic Instruction or an Established Church ?—(Cheers.) No lawyer would say that the heads of the Church had not some general superin tendence over the education of the country. No one, he believed, would contradict that. The Noble Lord ( Lord John Russell) had said that the Toleration Act, the Test and Corporation Act, and the Roman Ca• tholic Relief Bill had altered the law in that respect. He believed that in that he would not be borne out by any lawyer. Those Acts left the law in the same state as before, and the heads of the Church are still the legal superintendents of education in this country.—( Hear.) Then came the question whether there was any ground for the supplanting the Church in the superintendence of the education of the people, and handing it over to a body as yet unknown.—( Hear, hear.) He did not mean to say the Church had educated all who required education, far from it ; but the assertions of the Hon. Member for Waterford were not quite correct when he said there aa , not above lin 30 educated. They ought to consider what the progress of education had been in comparison with the increase of population. The Bishop of Norwich on the occasion of a recent visitation expressed the grati fication he felt at learning that two-thirds of the people in his diocese were educated by the clergy, and stated he found that, in 1,040 parishes in that diocese, there were 900 schools maintained by the clergy.—( Hear, hear.) With respect to the improvement of masters, he thought •he Government right in addressing themselves to that subject, although he thought their plan could not be brought to any successful result. He wished to throw out one suggestion to the Government. The practical difficulty was to furnish the masters with any prospects of promotion in active life, and remuneration for their services after retirement. If the Government would take some plan into consideration for giving retiring pensions to those who had spent their life as teachers, they would confer a great benefit on society.--( Hear, hear.) It had been said that the Church possessed no machinery for education.— that it was merely a voluntary association. It was true that the National Society was a voluntary association, but by Royal Charter it comprised every Bishop on the Bench. This Society furnished machinery for the pur poses of education, and in consequence of this machinery, diocesan schools had been established in upwards of eighty districts, and he was happy to say that among the sup porters of those schools were to be found many of the most intelligent members of the middle classes in this country, and he thought it would be deserving of the consideration of the Government, whether they would not find that the Church did possess this machinery for the purposes of education. An Hon. Gentleman opposite hal accused the Church of ex elusiveness. —( Hear, hear.) As an answer to that charge, he would refer him to a parish in his own immediate neighbeurhoocl, in order to show him how unjust were his taunts. He accused the Church of turning away the Dissenters from the benefit of her schools, lie had shown that the Church had, by the Constitution of he country, a right to the superintendence of the educa tion of the people, and that it had not, either by exclusive ness or neglect, forfeited that trust. lie contended that there was no necessity for a State Education. What would be the consequence of placing the whole superintendence of education under a Board c sntrolled by the House of Commons? Why, that some future economist might, by cut off the supplies devoted to this purpose. Uniformity of system was another advantage held out by the proposed plan. For his part be did not consider uni formity on this subject as of any advantage ; it would never produce the great moral and intellectual results that would be produced by emulation. It had been said that this sys tem had succeeded in foreign countries ; he denied the fact. In Prussia there was no such thing as united education. In Ilol!and, it was true, that under the French influence, during the existence of the Batavian Republic, a united system of ducation was introduced, by which all religions were placed on the same footing; but in Holland, altboagh there were several stipendiary churches, there was no established one ; and in Holland no one could keep a school without having first obtained a license for so doing; but the fact was, the system had not succeeded, and all who were not verging towards rationalism, or in other words, deism, protested against the system as one in violation of all true religion. He objected to the direct influence of the State in education, and on this subject he would appeal to the authority of Mr. Brougham in 1820, who had pro posed that the Bishop of the Diocese should be the visitor of the schools, with power of removing the master, who might appeal to the ordinary, and from the ordinary to the metropolitan, who was to investigate the case privately, because by the ancient laws of the land he was entitled so to do. The Church had never objected to the system in troduced by the Government of Lord Grey, of granting aid to voluntary societies ; but they could not acquiese in the creation of a new body unknown to the Con stitution, and with powers undefined. ( Hear.) No clear conception could be formed at present of the measures which the Government intended ultimately to adopt, though some dark hints had been thrown out. What he (Mr. Acland) wished was,:that the subject should be practically dealt with.—( Hear, hear.) If any class of her Majesty's subjects were excluded from the full be nefits of education, let a plan be specifically brought forward to remedy that evil. Let it be clearly defined, and accurately' described as to its exc. cution.—( clear, hear, hear.) In the meantime he ! contended that the National Church was the only constitu tional, authoritative educators of the people—that it trenched not on the liberties of any other class—and that substantially all restrictions upon education were removed. He would willingly consider any plan which did not in volve the establishment of schools, under the direct super intendence of Roman Catholic, Unitarian, or Baptist Ministers; nor would he agree to the permaneril separa• ; tion of secular from religious instruction.—( Hear, hear.) Sir S. L USHING TON rose amidst loud cries of " Divide." He said the question before the House had I been discussed upon great and broad principles—the truth of which must be determined one way or the other, and . the determination of which must guide the nation in its future course as to national education.—( Hear, hear.) He rejoiced in the discussion, and thanked the Noble Lord, the Member for North Lancashire (Stanley) for bringing it forward—( Cheers from both sides of the House)— . because the opportunity had thus been afforded to the • nation for considering these questions—whether there was to be a national education at all ; and if so, under what • form, and with what limitations.—(Hear, hear.). The Noble Lord, the Member for Dorset ( Ashley), had ad mitted, in the course of this debate, that the education of the people was most important to their present interests and future happiness. He ( Sir S. Lushington) rejoiced at this avowal, for he remembered the day when it was ob noxious to many, that the great miss of the people should be educated ; when it was considered that men might be improved in their bodily faculties, for that would render them more useful to their superiors; bat that their nobler parts, their minds, were not to be cultivated, because thereby they would be less subservient.—(Cheers from the Ministerial benches.) But if education were essential to the interests of the people, it was the duty of the State to afford it, and it was the right of the people to demand it.---( Cheers. ) What ground was there for drawing a line of exclusion against any sects ?—( Hear, hear.) Now, his object was solely to arrive at the truth, feeling a deep interest in the question, and he would unhesitatingly avow what he believed to be the truth, if he were unsupported even by one single individual—(Cheers from the Opposi tion)—provided he deemed that which he held to be the truth, important to the welfare of the nation.—( Cheers.) Notwithstanding the cry that the greatest unanimity pre vailed on this question, he believed that there was great diversity of opinion upon it, and that if any unanimity existed, it had been procured by the vilest means.—( Hear, hear.) He thought he was entitled to say that the people had been imposed upon, when he saw paraded through the streets, placards of meetings against the Popery scheme. —( Hear, hear.) No one felt more respect than be did for one body that opposed the Government plan of education—he alluded to the Wesleyan Metho• • dists, but it was his duty when he found them, in putting forward these sentiments, stating that which he did not consider consistent with justice, to express his dis approbation of it. He thought that the statements they had lately put forth with respect to the Roman Catholics was most unjust and uncalled for, especially that part in which they stated that it was a direct violation of the conscience of the Protestants to contribute to the Roman Catholics. He thought that there ought to be no distinc tion with respect to religion in education, and if his princi ple was worth anything lie would go the whole length, he would make no exception of any sect or persuasion. He would shelter himself under no ambiguity on that subject, whether he was right or wrong. These were the general opinions he entertained upon this sub ject, and he fearlessly put them forth, leaving it to the country to decide on whether he was right or wrong. The House would, perhaps, allow him to say a word or two upo❑ the subject. He was afraid that the Right Hon. Baronet opposite might say that he was out of order, but he felt bound to acknowledge, that feeling warmly on the subject, he could not express himself so coolly as some Hun. Members did. With respect, how ever, to the National Church, he had never spoke of it disrespectfully ; he knew that its members now were alit c to the question of education, but they must remember that they had slept upon it for thirty years. He could not agree with the Noble Lord the Member for North Lan cashire, that the Church had, in this country, a general con troi over the education of the people. Previous to the Re formation no such control had been asserted by the Church. Ater the time of the Reformation he found no one Sove reign who committed the education of the people to the clergy of the Church. Ile came then to the time of James 1., and in the beginning of his reign an Act was passed whereby keeping a school without licence of the Bishop was punishable. So it was in the reign of Charles 11., when the law was repeated in another shape. The Act of Toleration was then passed, and so on till the time of George 111., and then, for the first time, the Dissenters of that country were permitted to keep schools —up to that period it having been in effect prohibited. The period of H alt was marked by one of the most abominable Acts that ever disgraced the Statute Book, and which pro hibited a Catholic teacher from instructing a Catholic child under the penalty of perpetual imprisonment. Let Honourable Members look to the weakness and absurdity of that state of things, and then say if any a'- gurnent could be derived from it as to the expediency of the care and superintendence of the Church. So much with regard to what was called the constitution of the country nith regard to the superintendence of the clergy. Let it not be supposed that any observations of his would sanction the withdrawal of the people of the Established Church from their care. No such proposition had' ema nated from his mouth, nor would it receive his sanction.— ( Cheers.) It had been said that the former plan was so monstrous and unjust, and irreconcilable with the princi ples of the Established Church, and so discordant to the feelings of the people, that it must be for ever aban doned. If any such opinion existed he (Dr. Lushington) would willingly share in the responsibility of that plan. It . was said that they were introducing a combined system of education. and by its taking from tho clergy of the Established Church the controul of their own schools' and introducing a system of Papacy and SJciniinism. Nox, there was not one single point in the plan which authorised any interference with any existing school. The Press had teemed with speeches made from one end of the country to the other to that effect, hut there was not one single word in the document he held in his hand, which gave any such power of interference.—(Cheers.) He put it to the Right Hon. Gentleman, and to the House, and he put it to the country boldly, and he asked whether there could be any danger to the people of the Church of England, because at another time and in another place special instruction was administered to the Roman Catho- MEETING AT EXETER HALT., TO PETITION AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT PLAN OF NATIONAL EDUCATION -PUGILISTIC CONTEST BETWEEN THE EARL OF WINCHIL SEA AND MR. CAMERON. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) The following are copies of the resolution and of the peti tion intended to be proposed at the meeting at Exeter llall, yesterday, but for the unwarrantable interference of the police, at the instance of some Members of the Committee of the Pro testant Association. Lord Winchilsea was not elected to the chair, his nomination never having been seconded ; but that on the nomination of Mr. Cameron, a large majority of the meeting voted for him. lie was prevented from complying with the wish of the meeting by physical force. .Itesolved,—That this Meeting observes with regret, not unmixed with strong mistrust of their sincerity, the abandon ment by Ministers of their original plan of National Educa tion, in favour of a measure greatly inferior in point of liberality and comprehensiveness; and this Meeting therefore deems it indispensible to petition Parliament, first, against the measure now sought to be substituted, as being insufficient to satisfy the growing desire of the people for instruction ; s eco n dly, pr a ying fer the establishment of a system of National Education so simple and comprehensive in principle as to secure to the entire people of the United Kingdom, without regard to sect or party, a full, fair, and equal participation in its benefits. To the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament assembled. The Humble Petition of a meeting of the Inhabitants of London and its Suburbs, assembled in the Great Room of Exeter-hall on the 19th day of June, 1839. Humbly Showeth, That your petitioners observe V, ith regret, not unmix •d with doubt as to the sincerity of their intentions, the course adopted by her Majesty's Ministry in the withdrawal of their original plan of National Education, and the substitution of a measure greatly inferior to it in 1 berality and comprehensiveness; and further, your petitioners be:ieve it to be absolutely necessary to to the well-being of society that a system of National Educa tion, founded on the broadest principle of equality, and extend ing its benefits to all classes of the people, should forthwith be established. Your petitioners therefore humbly pray, first, that your Lordships will withhold your sanction from the imperfect mea sure proposed to be submitted to your Lordships' attention, your petitioners believing it to be altogether insufficient to meet the growing (4esire of the people for instruction, and therefore cal culated to disappoint their ju t expectations on this important subject. and if passed into a law to diminish their confidence in the wisdom and integrity of Parliament; secondly, your pe titsoners humbly pray your Lordships to devise and adopt a system of National Education so comprehensive in its opera tion as to extend its harmonizing influenc.! in an equal degree, irrespective of sect or party, over all classes of her Majesty's subjects. And your petitioners, as in duty bound. will ever Tray. INFAMOUS AND IlioS 1' CRUEL CASE. On Tuesday at Marylebooe Purree-office, two young women, of very interesting appearance, neither of whom were able to speak a word of English, were brought to this office by Hood; 49 E, for the pu-pose of the magistrate (Mr. Rawlinson) being made acquainted with the extraor dinary circumstances under which they had sought and ob tained the assistance of the police. It appeared that on the same day, between eleven and twelve o'clock, as 138 E was passing down Norton -street, Portland-place, his attention was attracted to two females (those present), whom he beheld at the second-floor window of the house No. 15, and who were waving their hands to him as if wishing for his assistance, he knocked at the door which was opened by a middle-aged woman, by whom it was directly closed upon him, and he then went on. The fe males still keeping at the windows, and being evidently suffering under a considerable degree of excitement, he rang the bell, when the door was a second time opened, and he then rushed up stairs into the apartment, when the fe males both came towards him in a state of mind bordering on distraction, and by signs which he could not misunder stand signified their wish to be removed from the premises. He accordingly brought them away, and conveyed them to the George -street station-house, where they commenced in the French language the particulars of the infamous man ner in which they liid been decoyed to London. The statement made by them went to show that, in the coyly part of the previous week, Catherine Trinet (one of the young females) was walking along a street in Brussels, near her parents' residence, she was accosted by a remark ably well-dressed, middle-aged 'man, who entered into conversation with her, and atter telling her that his wife was in a very extensive way of business as a dress maker in London, said that she might have full employ ment and every comfort she could require, if she would accompany him home ; she consulted with her parents, and from the flattering prospects held out, they were induced to assent to the proposal of the person referred to, and who gave his name Eustace. Having packed up her clothing, &c., she went with him on board a vessel, which set sail on Wednesday last, and before it had proceeded a great dis tance, she chanced to address the other female, Ann Joseph Drew: r, who had also, as it turned out, been engaged by the same man, who had undertaken to procure fur her an excel.. lent situation as lady's maid. On landing at London Bridge :hey were conveyed in a coach by Eustaee to the house in question, viz. 15, Norton -street, where they had not long been before he introduced to them some gentle men, whose infamous advances they succeeded in repelling, and having thus thwart e d th e i n t ent i ons o f E us t ace , h e h a d since acted towards them with a considerable degree of se verity and had threatened to confine them both in the cel lar, as well as otherwise punish them in the event of their still holding out. They hesitated not a moment as to the propriety of quitting the place, and at length succeeded, by opening the windows, which had previously been screwed down to prevent them from raisin , an alarm in calling the attention of the police to their unhappy situation. Mr. Rawlinson directed the constable to go at once for Eustace and bring him up to the office. The constable did as directed, and in the course of an hour returned, bringing with him the landlord of the house, who gave his name Jardine, the other man ( Eustace) being at that time from home. He (Jardine) was then questioned by Mr. Rawlinson as to how long he bad been in the house occupied by him in Norton-street. Witness—l have kept it about four weeks. Mr. Rawlinson—Do you let apartments ? Witness—l do, Sir. Mr. Rawlinson—A man named Eustace lodges with you, does he not? Witness (who seemed quite uneasy at being thus questioned)-.—He does; he oocupies the back parlour. Mr. RAWLINSON—What is he ? Witness—l believe he is a tailor. Ice and Dissenting children ? It was totally erroneous to say that the Catholic version of the Scriptures was read to the Protestant scholars. The Noble Lord had totally misunder stood the duties of the Inspectors, if he supposed there would be any interference on their parts with the religious instruc tion of children. The next point to which he would advert to was this—the Noble Lord ( Ashley) had told the House that they had conceded so far as to allow the British and Foreign Society to join them. Why, if a prin ciple was involved in the question, should any con: cession whatever be made ?—( Hear, hear.) Why should a single step be conceded if their principles were deemed objectionable or erroneous ? (I-Tear, hear.) Every one was aware of the great exertions of Mr. Buxton with regard to the British and foreign schools —three fourths of the money raised for them was raised by his ex ertions : it was found that there were 10,000 children within a circle of two miles round that building that were totally destitute of any educati o n. T a lk o f building ten churches in that district I Give him schools.—(Cheers.) Ile fairly left it to the country to say whether the objections to the .first plan of the Government were fairly made, whether it was possible that any person would believe that this Board of the Privy Council would ;within six months of the prorogation of that House totally overthrow the Established Church, and when they came back to that House in February would find that all the mischief was done. It was ridiculous. Would not the responsibility lie as heavy on the Council as would on the Secretaries to the Treasury ?He was not afr of the Coun cil but he was deeply afraid of that House (Waring that they would act upon a principle of exclusion, that they declared against a system which would not admit all classes of all religious and of all opinions, whom they ought to assist in proportion to their wants, their numbers, and the contri butions which they made to the State. If they did not establish a plan of that kind, they were declaring war against certain large bodies of people in this country— they would be condemning them to that ignorance which it was the duty of that House to remove.—( Loud cheers.) Mr. BROTHERTON and Mr. D'ISRAELI both moved the adjournment amidst loud cries of Divide, divide." Mr. RAWLINSON—DO yo mean to say he carries on business at your house ? Witness—No ; he works at a shop. Mr. RAWIANSON—He brought these young women from Brussels, I believe, and lodged them at your place ? Wit ness—He did. Mr. RAWLISSON —For what purpose did be bring them to London—do you know? Witness—l do not. Mr. RA MANSON (to 48 E)—Do all in your power to bring the real offender up here to-morrow, and I will then go fully into the case. The Magistrate then addressed Jardine, telling him that he, as master of the house, would be held responsible for Eustace's appearance, and that he had therefore better not hesitate about assisting the constable in his endeavours to trace him out. Mr. Messer, the assistant-overseer of Marylebone, who arrived at the office at the latter stage of the proceedings, was put in possession of all that had transpired, and at the request of Mr. Rawlinson, readily agreed to afford shelter and every necessary comfort to the young women in the workhouse until further steps should be taken respecting them. The females gladly accompanied him. Their boxes, containing clothing, &c., were sent for by Mr. Messer, in whose care tney at present remain. Yesterday George Stache, whose name was, on the pre vious day, understood to be Eustace, appeared to answer the charge. The defendant admitted having brough t hem to this country, and asserted that they came over volun tarily, upon a distinct understanding that they were to be placed in a house where they would receive the visits of gentlemen. H e was ordered t o fi n d good bail for his ap pearanceto answer any charge whi c h t h e par i sh might think At the tooffice prefer against him at the sess i ons. The. Bel gian Consul was in the durin g th e procee di ngs. close of the examination the youn g women were S t taken back to the workhouse. The Consul assured Mr. Rawlinson that he would, as soon as he could learn that their sojourn in this country was no longer required, see that they were sent under proper care to their own homes. The Sherborne Journal says, that the yeomanry of West Pennard have it in contemplation to prescht her Majesty with a cheese of ten hundred pounds weight, made from the milk of 700 cows, the number kept in the parish, expressive of their loyal and patriotic feeling. INFAMOUS CONDUCT TO YOUNG LADIES.— Robert Newton, a respectably-dressed man, about 35 years of age, residing in Charlotte street, Portland-place, and who at the station house gave his name Norton, was brought up to Marylebone Police-otfice last Tuesday in custody, and placed at the bar, charged with having conducted self in a most disgusting manner towards ladies in the Re. gent's Park. William Joyce, a gardener employed in Park crescent gardens, deposed that on the same morning, about nine o'clock, he was informed by Lord Radstock's governess, who was taking a walk with his Lordship's daughters, that the prisoner (pointing him out) had on a recent occasion insulted the whole of them most grossly, by exhibiting to them a painting of a very indecent descrip tion. He immediately secured the prisoner, and having handed him over to Craig, one of the keepers, and another person named Itix, he was conveyed to the station. house. For his disgusting and unmanly conduct Mr. Raalinson sentenced the filthy wretch to three months' imprisonment. FATAL GIG ACCIDENT.—Last Tuesday night an inquest was held before Mr. Higgs, at the Charing- ' cross Hospital, on the body of Mr. Thomas Murnford, who was formerly so well-known on the Kennington-road as a coach proprietor. It aeared by the evidence that the de ceased, who w as about 6 pp o years of age, was on Wednesday, last in a gig, Opposite th e s h o of Mr. Satehell , in p King street, Covent-garden when, in endeavouring to turn the horse, it became restive ; he tried to coax him cn , when it plunged, and by some means the deceased was j.:rked cut at the back of the chaise, and pitched on his head, which was dreadfully fractured. He was conveyed to the hos pital, but died on Saturday. The horse was stated to he a very quiet one. The jury, after a very short consultation, returned a verdict of death. Within the last ei ,, hteen months, the agricul turists near Arundel have been using nitre as a dressing to their land, and which is found to suit the soil well. It is sown in the prop rtion of a cwt. to the acre, and is bought at from 201. to 301. per ton. IN AMERICA.—The 50,000 acres of land to v ed so f rom that t he a w man rec , k whoof his has ia fortune, had tu ne his early expectatio ns be sold by Geo rge R o bi ns next mont h, s ituate in Virginia, is divided into l ots o f from 100 to 1,000 acres of land in each. disappointed, an d has only a very f e w hundred pound s s may safely and ad vantageously appear at the Auction, on the 25th July. A new ballet, entitled La Tareittulle, is ex pected to be performed for the first time at the Academie Royal de Musiquc of Paris, on the 21st of this month. Fanny Elssler, for wl:om it has been composed, is to be in London by the 9th of July. Mr. Macdonnell, Chief Clerk in the Irish Se cretary's office; has been appointed a Commissioner of Education in Ireland. Lord J. RUSSELL had no objection to the adjourn ment, because he believed that there yet were many Mem bers who wished to d , :liver their opinions upon the subject. The adjournment was then agreed to. Sir C. BURRELL brought in a Bill to authorize the application of part of the highway rates to turnpike trusts in certain cases. The Hiuse adjourned at Half past Twelve. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 1539, OLD COURT. BOW STREET. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, JC.VE 19. GIPPS v. LORD F. BEA CCLERR-CROL CON. Mr. JARDINE ol•ened the pleadings. Mr. En ix. stated the case to the Jury. lie had the honour of appearing for the plaintiff, who sought to recover compensa tion in damages for a criminal conversation with his wife—an injury of the deepest character, the heaviest which could be in flicted upon any individual. Nevertheless, on the part of the plaintiff, he had to state that whenever the knowledge of the facts came to his knowledge, it was his bounden duty to bring the action, still he had also to state that in this case there were no circumstances of aggravation—he had not to complain thst the noble defendant had violated any hospitality. Mr. LIESISEIL, on the part of the defendant, interposed. The defendant had defended the action for the mere purpose of vindicating his character from the aspersion of having been guilty of any guilty seduction. Ile knew not at the timeof the transaction that the party was a married woman. It was only a case for nominal dar..ages, and as that must be the result even after an inquiry which must prove very painful, he would at once submit to it. The Jury then, under the direction of the Learned Judge, found a verdict for the plaintiff, with 40s. damages. LIVESEY V. M. O ' CONNELL, M.P. This was an action for 300/. for work and labour done, and 60/. for mm. - .ey paid on account of the defendant. It appeared from the statement of Sir F. Pollock, that the plaintiff had been employed as Secretary to a party of the Irish Members, in the years 1833, 1834, and 1835, of whom the defendant was a principal. Ile was engaged to summon the Liberal Irish Members to meet upon any particular Irish ques tion being expected to come on in the House of Commons; also in collecting information for any of them upon any subject they intended bringing under the notice of the House. He had not been paid anything for his services during the whole three years, and he now only claimed 1001. a-year, which he thought was reasonable, as the plaintiff was a man much engaged in literary matters, and of a superior intellect, or he never would have been employed in such a situation. He had preferred bringing the action against the defendant, as he was the most active of the gentlemen, and the one who generally gave him his orders. The Learned Coun sel read a number of letters from the defendant to the plaintiff, one which caused much laughter was this :—" Pray summon the Irish Brigade for the Ennis Committee in the Caine manner as you did on the occasion of the Dublin Com mittee." lie understood it was to be set up that the plaintiff had given his services gratuitously ; but could any one suppose that a person in the circumstances of the plaintiff, who made his livelihood by his literary labours, could afford to devote so much of his time for nothing—nay, even for the honour of being secretary to a body of gentlemen so much above him in station. He trusted he could prove his case, and then he would depend upon the justice of a British Jury. He then called Mrs. Brown, keeper of the King's-arms, better known by the name of Brown's Hotel, who proved that the Irish Members, amongst whom were the O'Connell's, frequently met in her house, the room for the meetings being engaged and pail by the plaintiff. Ile had paid her a sum of 51. 1 Is. at one time, and 2/. at another. Mr. Lynch, M.P., and Mr. J. O'Connell, 31. P. , proved that they had received summonses from the plaintiff to attend meetings. _ _ Ilr. JOHN JERVIS addressed the Jury for the defend ant, and contended that the real and only question in the case was, whether the defendant had em ployed the plaintiff or not. He was a young man who was benefiting greatly in his literary career by Mr. O'Connell's assiAance, and out of gratitude had volunteered to perform the trifling services he had done. It wils proved that he had paid 71. I Is. for the accommodation of the Irish Mem bers, but it was admitted that he had received from the defen dant 601. He thought, under the circumstances, the Jury would feel it their duty to find for the defendant. After the summing up of the Judge, the Jury found for the plaintiff, Damages 50/. CENTRAL CIS IMINAL COURT. Mary Desmond was indicted for the manslaughter of Emma Beazley, an infant. It appeared that prisoner and the mother of the child lived i❑ the same house, and that the prisoner had thrown some scalding water out of her window in one of the upper rooms into the ga-den, where the deceased was at the time, which unfortunately fell upon the infant, and caused her death. The evidence for the prosecution having been gone through, .Mr. Baron Gowns put it to the Jury whether it would be necessary to put the prisoner on her defence, there being no evidence to show either malice or carelessness on the part of the prisoner. Had she thrown the water on a public pathway, where persons were in the habit of passing. that would be an act of carelessness sufficient to constitute a case of manslaughter; in the present instance it appeared to be a lamentable accident, and nothing more. The Jury acquiesced in this opinion, and the prisoner was accordingly discharged. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. RIOT AT THE PROTESTANT ASSOCIATION MEETING IN EXETER-HALL—Yesterday Arthur Dyson, a bookbinder, Thomas Ferrer, a house painter, Ebenezer Brinkman, Edward Harris, upholsterer, John Bradford, a musical instrument maker, Henry Bailey, no trade, James Godfrey Elworthy, a boot-maker, and S. Waddington, boot-maker, were brought up in the custody of several constables of the F division, charged by Lord Kenyon with causing a riot in Exeter-hall. The defendant Waddington was also charged with assaulting the police in the execution of their duty, and a boot-maker, named George Little was charged with rescuing him in Exeter street, while in their custody. His Lordship being sworn, said the grounds upon, which the persons at the bar were given in charge were, that a meeting was held at Exeter-hall of the Members of the Protestant Association, on the subject of National Education, which was convened by adve, tisement, and which mentioned that the public were to be admitted by presenting cards at the door, in each of which it was specified that any person making use of it declared that he approved of the object of the meeting, and consented to be governed in all cases by the decision of the Chairman.. On Earl Winchilsea being called to the chair, and just as he had requested of a Rev. Gen tlemen to open the meeting with . ? prayer, a noise and uproar took place to such an extent that' the police were obliged to be called upon to restore order, and they acted with that propriety and forbearance for which they are distinguished in endeavour- ing to suppress the tumult. Ile, as a Magistrate of the county of Middlesex, gave them directions, and he would call upon them to give evidence as far as the conduct Of the defendants came under their notice. The defendant, Waddington, applied to be furnished with materials to t ake notes of the proceedings, and that all witnesses might be excluded during the examination. Unstable 88 F division charged the defendant Brinkman with assaulting him. He was on duty to keep order in the great room of the Hall, but did not then see who was in the chair; and on his assisting another constable to remove a per son who had got upon the platform, the defendant threw a chair from the gallery, which struck him on the head. Witness did not see him throw it, but on going to the gallery he found the defendant in the custody of some gentlemen, some of whom were present, by whom he was informed that he was the per son who had thrown down the chair. On taking him into custody he kicked him and struck him several times. Mr. TwrFoan—Can you say anything respecting the con duct of the other defendants ? Witness-1 cannot identify any 1 of the others as being concerned in the riot, and on my return to the Hall the gentlemen were not to be found. Mr. TWYFORD—When you saw him with the gentlemen did you ascertain why they took him into custody ? Witness —He was trying to get away from them, but he did not say • why he was taken, and on being conveyed to the station-house, with the assistance of three other constables, he said another ' person threw the chair over his head into the body of the Hall. 1 Constable Brooks, 44 F, proved that while some gentlemen were addressing the meeting, the defendants Brinkman and Harris, commenced hissing and shouting, and conducting them selves in the most disorderly manner towards every person near them. On getting them into the street several of the consta bles were employed in keeping back the mob to prevent a res cue, and when he went back to the Hall he found Waddington in the custody of 2S, kicking and struggling to get away. When conveying h,in to the station-house he called out to the mob, " Now, my boys, do your duty." Mr. Robert Guthrie, a private tutor, was on the platform when the Noble Earl was proposed as chairman, but another chairman was instantly proposed and seconded, and he never saw a person act more violently at a public meeting than the last witness. Mr. Tw vrohn—Was the question put from the chair?— Witness—On the proposition being made, that Earl Winchilsea do take the chair, an amendment was proposed, but the riot commenced with the complainants. Mr. Twrroitn—Did you see any violence committed ? Witness—l cannot positevely swear, but I think the last witness did commit an act of violence. Mr. Twyroxin—As we have not as yet come to the defence, You had better sit down for the present. Mr. Thomas Heartley, of Peckham, who was on the left of the chair, proved that before the police arrived, an opponent was brought forward, to take possession of the chair, and the breast of the Noble Lord's shirt, which was torn in the scuffle, would show the conduct of _the persons who wanted to eject him from it. Mr. Thomas Roberts, 54, Fetter-lane, pro ve d th at h e saw a group of m en i n th e Hall, among whom were Elworthy and Harris, who subsequently used every exertion to interrupt the proceedings. Mr. Thomas Felton, 28, K:ng-street, Soho, said that there were several others in the office who had taken as active a part as the defendants at the bar. Twyroan instantly ordered them, seven in number, to be taken into custody, and charged after the other cases were disposed of. At this stage of the proceedings, Earl Winehilsea, with two other gentlemen, entered the office, and took his seat on the bench. Constable Latter, 51 F, proved that he saw Iran is strike several gentlemen on the platform, where there was the greatest confus.on. Mr. ilrooLLEit who appeared for the defendants contended that the police had no right to interfere in a public meeting under such circumstances, and they might be mistaken in the conduct of the defendants where such confusion prevailed. Colin Forbes, 115 F, proved that the defendant Farrer was rushing with others to the chair. Mr. WooLLER asked was the rush intended against the chair, or to get possession of the platform ?—The witness could not say, only there was a great confusion throughout the Hall. Mr. Felton identified Dyson, Elworthy, and Farrer, as being the persons who rushed upon the platform, and they were aided by the witness Guthrie t.o put a Mr. Cameron in the chair by force, and on his endeavouring to restore order he was assaulted. Mr. TWYSORD said that the evidence of the last witness clearly established a riot against the defendants. Mr. WOOLLER said that an attempt was certainly made to set aside the nomination of Lord Winchilsea, but it was very evident that the persons calling the meeting were to blame more than the defendants. Earl Winchilsea said he had no objection to give evidence if required, but he was bound to say that the defendants and their friends were mistaken as to the nature of the meeting, which was not intended to be public, as would appear by the cards which had been issued, and it was under that impression that he was called to fill the chair, as a matter of form. However, as far as he was concerned, he could say for himself and his friends that they were not anxious any further notice should be taken of the subject. His Lordship then left the office accompanied by Lord Kenyon and the other gentlemen. Mr. TWY Foiti) said, that from every thing which came out in evidence, it appeared the meeting was intended to be pri . :ate, and although he had made up his mind not to let the com plaint pass unnoticed, still he was bound, after what had fallen from the Noble Earl, to discharge all the defendants; and as the several assaults on the police were mixed up with the dis turbance, it. was necessary to pass them over also without fur ther inquiry. George Little was then brought forward for having assisted in rescuing the defendant Waddington, and after receiving a reprimand, he was discharged. HATTON-GARDEN. A I3T IND PA wrv. Michael and Margaret Fitzpatrick, man and wife, both blind, residing at No. 4, Charles street, St. Giles's, were brought up charged by Henry Joyce, also EAST INDIA HOUSE. A Quarterly General Court of Proprietors of East India Stock was held yesterday, Sir R. JENKINS in the Chair, who stated that the dividend warrants would be ready for delivery on Saturday, the 6th of July next. Sir C. FORKES complained of the delay that had occurred in furnishing the usual Accounts of the Company. Mr. PoYNDER presented a petition from the Clergy of Bris tol, praying the Company to abolish the Pilgrim tax, and not allow their servants to interfere in the religious ceremonies of the natives. The CHAIRMAN; aid they had received notice from the In dian Government that the Pilgrim tax had been abolished at Allerhabad. No information had yet been received from other places. OPIUM TRADE. Mr. POYNDER inquired whether the Chairman had any communication to make to the Court relative to the Opium trade ; the question was one of considerable importance. The CHAIRMAN replied in the negative. EQU A LIZATION OF DUTIES. Mr. W. MARTIN brought forward a motion relative to the equilization of duties on articles, the produce of East India and Great Britain, but after a long discussion withdrew it, and gave notice of renewing it on the next Court slay, In answer to a question from Sir J. BRYANT, The CHAIRMAN said he was not aware that the office of Commander-in-Chief in India was vacant. WAR WITH PERSIA. Sir C. FORBES having inquired whether or not this country was at war with Persia, The C11.1111.31AN said he could give no in'ormation on the subject beyond what had been already laid before the House of Cu omoos by Lord Palmerston. The Court then adjourned. SHOCKING ACCIDENTS.—On Sunday night James Solomon, aged 22 years, footman in the family of Beaumont, Esq., of Upper Woburn place, Bedford square, was in the act of stepping from behind the carriage, as it was drawing up to the door, when his foot slipped be tween the spokes of the wheel, which, as it revolved, frac tured the thigh bone and nearly tore his leg asunder. He was conveyed to the University College Hospital in a most precarious state.—Between &it and seven o'clock yesterday morning Joseph Hedges, a carman, was riding or, the shafts of nn empty cart, along Bishopsgate-street, when he slipped and fell off in front of the wheel, which passed over his hips. He was removed in a dreadfully injured state to the London Hospital, and is not expected to survive. blind, residing in the same house, and Mary Joyce, his wife, who was also blind of one eye, with having assaulted them under ludicrous c ircu ms t ances . It a ppeared from the evidence that on Tuesday evening Michael Fitzpatrick was in the yard of his house, when Henry Joyce had some high words with him, on which he (Fitzpatrick) seized hold of him, and began to kick and beat him until Mrs. Fitzpatrick made her appear ance, and they fought and kicked away at each other with ve hemence until Mrs. Joyce gave a peep in, and she came in for her share of clumsy thumps and kicks, and her eye receiving a blow nearly rendered her as dark as the conflicting party. At length Fitzpatrick got ho'd of his wife by mistake, and Joyce made a similar blunder, and they were pelting away at each other until Piper, of E diviion, who heard their cries, went to their assistance, and the prisoners were charged with the assaults. The scene which took place in the office excited considerable amusement as the parties acted with great violence of tone and gesture, and would have fought with each other before the Magistrates, had not the officers interfered. The case being proved against them, the Magistrates con victed Fitzpatrick in the penalty of 20s. and discharged his wife. Fitzpatrick coolly said that they assaulted him, and he could not see why they should fine him and discharge them. TRADE AIND COMMERCE. MANCHESTER, FRIDAY.—We have no improvement to notice in our yarn market this week, buyers refuse to give any advance, and in many instances spinners have acceded to their terms. Cotton is now considered -!,d per lb. dearer than about three weeks ago, while only about an - 8 1 d. or at most id. per lb, advance has in this period been obtained on twist, and the advance is only on prices which were then considered lower than the general rates. We may quote good second qualities of water twist No. G's to 10's, at 9d. to 91d., and 16's to 24's, same class, 10,1. to 10 Id. per lb. 40's mule (goods common) which at the beginning of the month was worth 12d. will not now fetch m ore th a n 11 a d. or 11:1d. and other numbers in proportion. Printing cloths and goods generally have participate 1 in the gloom, ate flatter than previously, and strange to say this flatness is attributed to the advance in. cotton, which has shaken the confidence of buyers, and been induced, it would appear, from a greater demand for the raw material, in consequence of a number of large concerns in the country having this week resumed full time. Thus our manufac turers are punishing themselves, and the salu tary effects which were commencing to ensue from the general adoption of restricted hours, and consequent depression of the cotton market, are entirely lost. Well, so be it ! But we venture to predict (though not greatly given to such vaticinations) that had spinners and others continued to work but partially for six months longer, the monopoly would have been entirely broken through, and good American cotton been ob tainable at 6d. to 6-.1,d. per lb. while such a lesson would have been taught the gamblers as they would not soon forget, as it is, they laugh in their sleeves at the affec tation of stopping the mills, and say we know very well you will do nothing of the sort, for whatever you may tell us, you are makinot good profit still. So success we say to " Nolte and CO." There have been several failures, and one or two to large amounts. P.S.—By the way it just occurs to us that the Liver pool sailed yesterday. Is it possible that the activity in the cotton market can have arisen in anticipation of this event ? If so, how lucky for the peculators, who no doubt, as in duty bound, have despatched wonderful accounts of the improved and improvin g prospects amongst them : if haply th e f arce of "Beggar my Neighbour," may be a little longer continued fur their ibenefit."—Manchester Courier. THE WEATH it AND THE CROPS. The accounts received from most parts of England re• speeting the crops, continue generally speaking favourable. During the week we have been favoured with several moderate showers of rain falling most opportunely for the crops, the appearance of vvlilch they have been the means of improving to a considerable extent. The wheat crop in our ❑eighbourhood, as appears by the published reports to be generally the case, looks well; hut the hay crop, unless restored in a very great degree by the late rains, must be a failure. We regret to hear an almost u►,iversal complaint of the potatoes—all around us they threaten to be again deficient; their present appearance resembles that of the season previous to the last, when an almost complete failure occurred. There is consequently much uneasiness felt by that elaKs of persons to whom the potatoe crop is so mate r ial. —Berwick Advertiser. In consequence of the dry weather, fish in the river Tivy have suffered much, and hundreds of them Katie been destroyed by unlawful means. It is a pity that so fine a river should not be better preserved.— Welshman. Some seasonable showers have lately fallen, and the dry parched aspect of the country has been succeeded by more genial appearances. It is feared, however, that the hay crop will be very deficient.—lnverness Courier. Since our list the weather has been much more propi tious for the husbandman. On Moriay evening the sky lowered, and foretold the approach of rain, which came on in the early part of Tuesday morning, and continued throughout Wednesday, mild, gentle, and refreshing. During the latter part of Wednesday and yesterday, the temperature was, however, considerably diminished. The ground has become so arid and parched that it will require a further supply of rain to counteract the long.continued drought. Should that come, and be followed, by genial sunshine, the vegetable world will soon present the usual richness and verdure that gladden and adorn fair Tweed's silvery streamF.—Kelso Chronicle. [ADVERTISEMENT.] ASHTON-UNDEIt-LYNE, JUNE 15 CHARTIST DELEGATE MEETING. At a meeting of Delegates from the towns of Man chester, Bolton, Bury, Rochdale, Coke, Burnley, Po (idiom, Middleton, Hyde, Ashton-under-Lyne, Staley- Bridge, Radcliffe Bridge, &c., held at Mr. Wheeler's Printing . Office, in Whittle-street, Manchester,. this day, the following resolution was unanimously passed : " Resolved—That this meeting having taken into con sideration all the circumstances connected with the present movement, do consider it absolutely necessary that a meeting of Deputies from all the Radical Associa tions in the counties of York, Lancaster, Chester, Derby, &c., shall be held at the sign of the Flock-up to-Glory Inn, Clover.street, Rochdale, on Tuesday, the ?sth of June instant, for the purpose of resolving on the best means of creating a better and more effective organisation throughout all the northern districts of England : to adopt measures to prevent the further arrests of any of the advocates of the people's cause : to establish a national defence fund for the support of all Chartists who are, or may be, arrested : to decide on measures relative to the Rural Police ; to consider the position now occupied by the Convention, as well as to ascertain and declare our capabilities of carrying out the ulterior measures recommended by the Convention, and to decide on every possible means of co-operating with our brethren in all parts of England, Scotland, and Wales, and for the purpose of s'curing as soon as possible the great Charter of the people's liberties." As many Members of the Convention as can make it convenient are expected to attend. JOHN RAWSON, Secretary, pro tern. INQUEST ON THE BODY OF THE FOREIGN CAPTAIN (BERKEIOLTZ), AT SUNDERLAND. On Saturday and Monday last an inquest was held on the unfortunate Captain Berkhohz, when the boy Muller, whose accusation of the mate Ehiert has already appeared in The Sun, repeated his statement, through an inter preter, to the following effect. According to a report with which we have been favoured by the Sunderland Herald, Muller said—l had the watch between twelve and two on Wednesday morning, on board the Phoenix. About one o'clock in the morning the mate came on deck, and desired me to come down into the cabin. I refused at first, and the mate drew out a bottle of brandy. I took some spirits and then went down. The mate had a lighted lantern under his jacket. (The jacket was produced, which the boy acknowledged to belong to the mate.) The lantern produced was acknowledged by the boy to be the one used. The boy said the mate had not the jacket on him, but used it as a cover to the lantern. The mate gave him the lantern into his hand, and desired him to take the cover off—meaning the jacket. After remov ing the ccver (the j icket), from the lantern, the mate stood in the door of the cabin where the captain was .leeping. The light fell upon the face of the captain, and the mate struck a heavy blow with a large hammer. He gave three blows on the head of the captain. When he got the first blow he only groaned once. When the mate gave the first blow the boy wanted to run away, crying, Mate, what are you doing ? ' The mate held the boy fast, and desired him to assist him to put the body away, and threatening to kill him with a knife if he would not do so; and if he would assist him, he (the mate) would give him 3001., saying he thought the captain would have as much as give him 30W. The mate locked the witness in the cabin, so that he could not get out, and they both remained there. It appeared to witness that the mate was rather in liquor. The mate took the body out of the bed ; he took a rope and tied it round the neck of the body. The mate fetched a bag, made of sailcloth, out of a chest of drawers, and threw it over the whole body. After having done this, he unlocked the cabin door, and the witness took the opportu nity to run out. Whilst going out he saw the mate take a sheet from the bed to wash the floor. The mate came run ning after him on deck, and took hold of him, threatening to kill him. The mate took the sky-light up, and then took a small rope from a block, front which he cut a piece off, and let one end of it through the sky-light into the cabin. The mate went down himself, and tied the rope round the bag which contained the body. The mate:came up again, and pulled the body up, hand by hand. When the body came on deck the mate threw it overboard at the stern, on the larboard side, into the river. Mr. Guy Potts, Captain of a steamer, was unable to identify Ehlert as the man who on Thursday brought some thing on board his boat. The mate, Ehlert, on hearing , read to him Muller's s'atemet.t, said it was false, and exclaimed that he was innocent. He was then confronted with the boy Muller, who was accordingly called in. The prisoner, as soon as he saw the boy face to face, reproached him with telling a falsehood. The boy was then told that his evidence bad been read to the prisoner. Prisoner (to the boy)—Who killed the Captain? Mul. ler—You. Prisoner You are the murderer. Muller—You are the murderer. The CORONER, in summing up, said that be believed the mate was the murderer. The Jury, after fifteen minutes' deliberation, found " the mate guilty of murder." SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE• (LLOYD'S.) DEAL, JUNE 18. —Wind S. S.W.—Arrived from the River, nod sailed, the Archimede, Trapani, for Messina; Elizabeth, Reed, Odessa. PLYMOUTH, JUNE .17.—Wind N. E. to E.—Arrived the Tantivy, Ayes, foam Stettin. Sailed the Calcutta, Na pier, for Quebec. FALMOUTH, JUNE 17.—Wind E. to S., flesh breezes.-- Sailed the Swift packet, for Havannah, Mit and Mexico; Linnet packet, West Indies; Liverpool steamer, Burney, Vigo, &c. LIVERPOOL, JUNE 13 —Wind variable.—Arrivcd the Maria, Miler, from Iceland. Sailed the Oberon, Farrell, for Valparaiso ; Jocko, NegGvitch, 13ahia ; Governor Parkhill, Wilson, New York ; Victoria, Smart, Halifax ; Clipper, Holland, and Leila, Arfeur, Constantinople. HASTINGS, JUNE H.—Arrived the Lubie, from the Mauritius. SIIOREEIANI, JUNE 18.--Arrived the Planworth, Coat!' rflo th, from Alegiel. STAECHOSS, JUNE 16.—Off pert, the Ruhens, Cook, from the Havannah.led the Alfred, Knill, for Madeira. PENzANcE, JUNE 17. —Off prr, the Friends, Arnold, from Singapore, sailed 231 l'elruary.l NEwP.)RT, JUNE 18.—Sailed the Prince Regent, fo r New York. DUBLIN, JUNE I7.—Arrived the Devonshire (stcaincr ), fiorn London; LTwernchnirg, Krapt, WATERFORD, JUNE I3. —Sailed the Catherine and Um lab, ()Ludy, for Quebec. VESSELS SPOKEN WITII.-Plato, of Boston, 231 ult. lat. 42 lon. 48 ; Fanny, Matanzas to St. Petersburg'', out 19 days : Edward, Martinique to Havre. 2d inst., lat. 49. lon. 32, by the Congress, arrived at Cork ; Richard Bell, Calcutta to Liverpool. 25th Nlareh, lat 20 S., 100 . 74 E. ; Friends, (Barque), 13th Ap r il. lat. 35, loth 22, by the Windsor, Nesbitt, ar r iv e d u ff th e Wi g ht; Monte zuma, of Philadelphia, from M a d r a s , 23d Ap r il, lat. 30 W. , lon. 12 E. ; Johannes, of Hamb urg , 19-h u lt., lat. 5 N'' W lon. 32, by the Winds o r, Ni s bitt, arr i ve d o ff the figh t ; John 011 in, New York to Gibr a ltar, l o ng. 24, by the Ballichant, arrived at Bordeaux ; Boyne, R.chardson, Sydney, New South Wales, to Bombay, by the Acacta, Style, arrived at St. Helena ; Black- Eyed Susan, Odessa to Falmouth, 28th ult., in the Straits, by the Livoni a ,' Poole, arrived in the Clyde; Oa Gucvessen and Wa'" cheren, near Java, by the Diana, Polhuis, arrived at St. Helena; Queen, of Liverpool, 21. t ult., lat. 11 5, !rug. 47, by the Emerald, Simpson. arrived off Falmouth; Mary, Rims, of G:asgow, with f.tretopmast carried away, 9th inst., lat. 49. long. 22. by the Cardinal de Chcvries, arrived off Penzance ; Woodbridge, Dobson, M,rieta to Cowe , , in the Straits of Sunda, by the Friends, Arnold , arrived off Penzance. ACCIDENT AT THE HORTICULTURAL FETE —On Saturday afiernecn, during Vie arrival of the com pany attending the grand fete at the Horticultural Gar dens, Chiswick, an accident occurred to Inspector Fel` tham, of the T division. About five o'clock, when there was a great throng of carriages, the inspector, while di recting a coachman where to set down, was struck in middle of the back by the pole of the carriage of a man named Heath, and knocked to the ground with great force. White, T 119, who witnessed the occurrence. instantly rushed forward and seized hold of the hors es' heads and stopped them before the wheels could pals ove.r Mr. Feltham, who was dragged from under the animals' feet, and conveyed, in a state of insensibility, to a neigh.: bowing surgeon's, when, after having been bled, he revive d' and was conveyed to his residence, at Paddington, in a cab. Ile is much injured from the effects of the blow and the trampling of the horses. writ for THE WRIT FOR GLASGOW.—The Glasgow was moved on Friday evening, and may be ex pected in town this day. Mr. Roebuck's e w ithdrawa l leaves Mr. Oswald the only Lib era l can didate in the field' Our Our opinion of James O swa ld h as b een o f ten expresser' he is a man whose wor d i s hi, b on d. Wh ateve r he promises that he will do--at the least. His last public appea rane before the inh a bit an t s o f Gl asgow —at t h e dinner giv e " to him in the Tontine—indicated a marked advance In political boldness ; nor d:aes it appear to us tha t any thing which has happ ene d s i nce is calculated to inv this progress. Au imp ress i on seems to h ave gone al" ard that. Mr. Weald will be allowed to walk the c ourse. advise the Liberals not to rely upoa this. Mr. M onteith we learn, ever since th e state of Lord William B e ntinck s health was known, h as b een h o ldi ng hi mse lf in readin ess for a momentary summons f rom Gl asgow . By this ti m e t he is in all p ro b a bilit y h ere. M uc h w ill d epen d upon r; Oswald's addr ess to the electors : but of this his own go.o d sense and independe n t c h aracter w ill h a ve made h im aw are.— Glasgow Argus. EDINBURGH, JUNE 15.—The celebrated Mr .. George Robins paid a v i s it to our c i ty yes t e rday, on -his return from Loch Lomond, on th e b lek of which, our re aders are aware, stands the s pl en did cast l e o f Tullichewen, with its park and demesne. Thi s f ar -f ame d pro p er ty is com mitted to the conduct and judgment of Mr. Robins, wh o ' anxious to "do his possible" for a place that has no rival, has made a j ;urney for this especial urpose. Judging from the high panegyric which he was p heard to pronounce at the Royal Hotel yesterday, of the Castle and the Lake, we shall be a little curious to read the announcement of the sale. If ever be wad puzzled for terms to express the immense variety of sub• jects that must have pressed upon his attention, Tul lichewen will claim the prize. Sir Walter Scott almost feared to encounter the attemp'. ; it mutt therefore be in fear and trembling that " the celebrated" has approached this herculean task. Next week we hope to report upon it, and we promise to be impartial in the record we shall place of this gentleman's talents for coin position. One thing will be a very acceptable piece of information to our readers, both in Edinburgh and Glasgow, that we heard Mr. Robins declare that Mr. Horrocks has authorised the sale to be a peremptory one, without re. Bard to the price he formerly required. The articles of taste and vertu which adorn the Castle will no doubt have their due mced of praise—'twill be to the never-ending disgrace of our two cities, if this renowned abode be trans• ferred to a London Merchant or Nobleman of taste. There is plenty of money here, and let us hope a corresponding inclination to purchase, and thus avoid a foreigner from claiming the dignity of " Lord of Tullichewen." The seat for the borough town of Dunbarton is likely to accompany the purchase. We had almost neglected to say, that the übiquitous visitor saw most of the public buildings in our famed city, and eulogized them in such terms as his known tact in these matters would o riginate as he got into the mail he said he should be delight ed to have another brief, to render his presence again neces sary in the first city in Eu r ope. This, and from 5 1 r• Robins, is no mean compliment.—Edinburgh Paper. The exportation of the precious metals from the port of London for the week ending on Saturday last, COo; sisted, according to the official returns, of 1 550 ounces of,, gold bars, 4,831 ounces o f gold coin, 4,000 ounces or silver bars, and 5,650 ounc e s of silver coin. They t er o c disposed of as f o ll ow : —th e go ld b ars to H am burgh, ounces of gold coin to the same place ; 121 ounce s to rh o West Indies ; 412 ounces to t h e M aur i t i us . Of the silo e coin 4,045 ounc es were sent to t h e W es t Indies , an 1.650 ounces to S out h A ustra li a; w hil e t h e s ilver bars Were shipped for St. P e t ers b urg h. yt e rn VIOLENT HAIL , STORNl.—Tuesday %:- den portion of the met ro p o li s was v i s it e d b y one of t hose su s her squalls which, th oug h not uncommon i n cou ntries n furt her ear south than ours, ar e no t very o f ten w i tnes sed in hot , London. The day had been remarkably clear ao,_u ; the thermom e t er rising to 80 degrees in the sn a - when, ab ou t f our o ' c k e k , the clou d s w hi c h bad b een _ congregating for some time in the southern q uarter, er' w hich suddenly carried to the n o rth war d by a violent wind, w c swept up the d us t i n d ense volumes. In a few minutes large thunder drops o f ra i n gave warn i ng, an d instantly w or lightning flashed, and theithunder pealed, preceding o n ames the heaviest f a lls o f ra i n ever remem b er ed. It lnit mingled with a sor t o f h a il, not as usua l roundish , _ angular fragments o f i ce , some o f w hi c h me asured full a 11! inch on the sur f ace . They (lid some damage to the g r e en houses in the Kin g ' s - roa d, S ec . L uc kily it o nly laste e quarter of an h our , or very serious mischief would ha d . s , been done ; but th e roa d s and streets were soon delug with the rain PLATE SUITED FOR PRESENTATION.-- A. B. SAVORY an d SONS , M anu f actur i ng Silv ersm iths, Nni 14, Cornhill, L on d on , ( oppos i te t h e B an k o f Englansl), sub. Or for inspecti on i n t h e i r s h ovr rooms, ever y variety of Sil le Plate ad a pt e d f or t hi s purpose. E m b osse d - an d plain Salver 9, Silver Tea Tray s , Sil ver C en t res , E pergnes , and Candelabra, Wine Coolers, Dinner Services, including C orne r Dishes , SnuP d Tureens, &a. ; Bread and Cake Baskets, Silver Sailing ri / Racing Cups ; Silver Inkstands from 10/. to 401. always re sent for selection. D raw i ngs o f any o f t h e a b ove a rticles are for the approval of committees to all parts of the kingdoms - LADIES' GOLD WATCH ES , The following W a t c h es are L on d on ma d e, o f v ery superi" gu ilty, and warranted to perform correctly. GOLD WATCHES— Engine.turned cues, with elegantly chased gold dials, the movements higYo hl lo 0 1 finished and jewelled in two holes ...... Ditto ditto, double-bottom cases, i. e. to wind at 12 12 0 the back ............. PATENT LEVER WATCHES i n engine turned Gold Cases, with elegantly finished Gold Dials. The lever construction is the most accurate. These Watches are with the improve ments (and have a detached escapement), 12 12 o jewelled in four holes Ditto ditto, double• bottom cases, i. 11., to wind at 14 14 0 the back T. COX SAVORY, Cornhill, London. Goldsmith, Watchmaker, &c., No. 47, G acechurch-street.) N.B. Secondhand Watches Purchased in Exchan e . (Seven Doors fromr BIRTHS. On the 18th inst., in Hanover-square, the lady of Ed. Henry Doull, jun., Esq., of Cole Hill, in the county of Kent, of a daughter. On the 18th inst., at Lansdowne-place, Mrs. William Goode, of a daughter. On the 16th inst, in Windham-place, 13ryansten-square, the lady of Christie Faleonar, Esq., of a daughter. MARRIED. On the ISth inst., at St. George's, Hanover-square, Edw ard i Esq., of Darwen-lodge, L ancas hi re, to Eli za b e th Susap , eldest d a ughter of Sir John Key, Bart., of Hampstead and Thornburg, Glocestersliire. On the 18th inst., at St. James's, Westminster, the Rer. C. H. Gaye, 11. A., Curate of the parish, to Jane, eldest daughter of Henry Howard, Esq., R. A. On the 18th i nst., at St. Sepulchre's, Skinner-Wee t P. R. Wilkinson, of Stoke Newington, to Elizabeth Lyd ia, eldest daughter of Mr. William Hodgkinson, of Skinner - s treet. r.) DIED. On te sth inst., i n the Strand, Mr. Cor, aged 77 On the 1 1 ith inst.. at Brunswick. square, wd Coymmander. John HChorn, 11. N., aged 39. On the 15th inst., in Montagu-square, Elizabeth, riict of James Virge Dunn, Ea'. of On the 16th inst., at Cheltenham, Emma, only daughter the late Rev. William J.3tirslem, 'lector of llanbury, Worces t-rshire. ---- • • London : Printed and Published by XI !JUDO YOUNO. No. 112, Strand, at The SUM Office, No. 112, StfircL 1" the county of Illiddlesex.—Thurstlay, June 20. 3 •:31) I: YEN' LTG EDITION.