The Press.
London, England, 1856-12-06 00:00:00

Voilintial.

A NOISY EDUCATIONAL. MEETING took place at
Brighton on Tuesday. The object of the meeting
was to obtain contributions towards a fund for raising
a large ;public boarding-school for the sons of the
" lower middle classes," in connection with St.
Nicolas College, Shoreham. As the proposed object
at once opens up the questions of difference between
the " High " and " Low " sections of the Church, the
meeting was crowded to inconvenience, some of the
most zealous supporters and opponents of the scheme
having taken their places full an hour before the
appointed time. Lord ltobert Cecil presided on the
occasion, and the Bishop of CHICHESTER briefly
moved the first resolution :

There being a numerous class between those who are
educated at public foundation schools of the country and
those who attend the national schools—resolved that it is
desirable to supply the deficiency.
The right reverend speaker resumed his seat amid
great noise. _ _

- The Earl of CARNARVON seconded the motion. 4
great uproar then commenced.
Mr. PETERS proposed an amendment :

That, judging from the sentiments of its advocates, the
system of education intended to be pursued at St. Nicolas
College was calculated to mislead the parents and guar-
dians of the middle classes, and that it would tend to
immorality and to social and great political evils.
He said that the education which they wanted to
promote was not ccnsistent with the principles of the
Church of England.
The Rev. N. Woo])Ann addressed the meeting at
great length in support of the original motion. Cries,
hisses, and cat-calls met him at the end of every
sentence.

After a long debate the resolution and amendment
were put to the vote, when the latter was carried
amidst tremendous uproar.

THE BIRMINGHAM CATTLE SHOW opened on Tues-
day at Bingley-hall, a large building erected some
years since for the purpose. A finer show of cattle,
it is said, has never been seen in Eng'and, and there
is no doubt that most of those which carried off the
prizes in Birmingham will do the same next week at
the show in Baker-street. The prizes given amount
to upwards of 1,0001. The chief feature of the exhi-
bition was the show of Devons. They were unsur-
passable. Prince Albert took the first prize in the
class for oxen ; and he had also two steers entered,
but the Earl of Leicester " bore the bell " with one
of the most perfect animals ever exhibited, His
Royal Highness, however, was awarded the second
prize. The gold medal offered for the best heifer in
the yard was awarded to Mr. Pitt, of Dilwyn, near
Leominster, for a very fine Hereford ; and the gold
medal for the best ox or steer was gained by the
well-known breeder of shorthorns, Mr. Richard
Stratton, of Broad Hinton, Gloucestershire. The
Herefords were tine specimens of a useful breed,
and the shorthorns were also good, but in steers the
latter breed was deficient, owing to the large prices
obtained for bulls for exportation to Australia and
elsewhere. Prince Albert, who is a liberal supporter
of the Birmingham show, also gained two prizes for
pigs reared on his Windsor farm.

B 7 WAY OF SHOWING WHAT BECOMES OF INCOME-
TAX RETURNS, Mr. J. M. Buckland, at a late meet-
ing in Gloucester, having been told by a friend that
a certain shopkeeper had 3 cwt. of returns in his
house as waste paper, Mr. Buckland begged his
friend to call upon the tradesman, who, when he
called, gave him a bundle of returns to luok over.
Of course the point of the story would be incom-
plete if Mr. Buckland's friend did not find his own
return in the bundle. _ _

THE PORTOBELLO HAIR-CLOTH WORKS at Sheffield,
belonging to Messrs. Laycock, were nearly burnt
to the ground on Wednesday morning soon after
four o'clock ; the loss is estimated at about 7,000/.

ETON CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS commence on Mon-
day. The Lord Bishop of Oxford administers the
rite of confirmation this day to the students at the
college. On Wednesday the 14th of January, the
lower boys return ; on Thursday, the 15th, the fifth

DECEMBER 6, 1856.1

form return; and on Friday, January the lflth, the
sixth form return, when the whole school will have
assembled.

dant.

MR. TOWN•COUNCILLOR ATKINSON has, this week,
been unanimously elected Lord Mayor of Dublin.
BARON RICHARDS has ceased to be Commissioner
of) the Encumbered Estates Court by order of royal
warrant__

THE MURDER OF Mn. LITTLE yet remains buried
in mystery. Vague rumours abound, but it is really
felt that the police are at fault,.

Sustlanb.

THE EXHIBITION of the Asssociation for promoting
the application of Art to Manufactures is to be
opened in the National Galleries, Edinburgh, on the
15th December. This is the first exhibition of the
kind ever held in Scotland. Its speciality con-
sists in its exclusive devotion to those branches of
manufacture, in which, no matter what may be
the material, the design of the artist, and the mecha-
nical execution thereof, more or less predominate,
and constitute the chief feature. The exhibition
will be sufficiently extensive to indicate the progress
that has been made in several of the most important
branches of art-manufacture, as indicated by the
workmanship of the leading houses in each.
THE LEITH AND STETTIN STEAMER BOSUN, which
sailed from Stettin on the Bth ult., and has not since
been heard of, undoubtedly foundered at sea in the
tremendous gale of the 12th. One of her boats has
been washed ashore on the Hamburg Coast.
THE ERECTION OF A. MONUMENT CO the memory of
Sir William Wallace, was considered at a meeting
at Edinburgh last week. The Lord Provost, Pro-
fessor Blackie, and several influential gentlemen
were present, but no definite result followed. The
subscription has generally failed.
M. Kossura delivered an address, last week, at
Edinburgh, on the prospects of Italy. M. Kossuth
repeated almost verbatim his lecture lately delivered
at Manchester, concluding with a few remarks upon
the charge made against him of a desire to involve
Great Britain in continental wars, and to induce the
British nation to assume the character of a knight-
errant of European liberty. He most solemnly
denied that such was his intention, but added with
reference to Hungary and Poland :

It may again happen that one word on the part of Great
Britain might decide the fate of these nations to the last.
ing advantage of liberty, aq it could have decided it in
1549. May that word neither be withheld in due season,
nor be different from the generous aspirations of the
British people; and when the oppressed nations are re-
stored to their birthright of freedom, may none of them
have reason to feel anything for your noble country but
the same gratitude and veneration which I entertain.