The Express.
London, England, 1864-01-28 00:00:00

A GOOD SPEECH BY A LADY.

The Bury and Norwich Post contains a report of
a meeting held a few days ago et Cowlings, summoncd by
the following notice, which had been affixed to the church
aid chapel dam •
" I hereby give notice that it is my intention to call a
public meeting of the inhabitants of this pariah on Friday,
the 22nd instant, for the purpose of discussing premeds
regardiur the formation of • school, library, and raiding-
room, and other improvements for the welfare of the
general public of this village, and I earnestly pray all the
formers tradesmen, and other influential people, as well as
the labourers who are connected with the dissenting chapels,
to attend and give me their advice and help towards carry-
ing out the same.
(Signed) "Emmy, LADY Pioot.
" Branches Park, Cowlings, Jan. 10,1884."
An influential and numerous assemblage filled the large
club-room attached to the Green Man Inn. The Km. S.
H. Banks, the curate of the parish, having taken the chair,
I:Cefiy, but with much earnestness, introducied the subject,
b:itawing on the efforts made by Lady Pigot the praise
which they deserved.
Her LADYSHIP then robe, and with much zeal and
energy addressed the meeting at considerable length. She
observed that the school was of primary importance, since
without education the life of an Eoglishman would be but
slightly removed from that of the iavage—she had slmost
said slave ; but the slave-master had far greater considera-
tion for his slave than in free England a farmer has for his
men. A man cannot work anted. In the north of Eog-
land wages are 12s. and 14s. a week ; a um dos work
there, but does not altogether neglect his education. lam
surprised we do not follow in these parts the better system
of other counties. Education, consistent with the station
of )He God has seen fit to place him in, must rase a man
morally and physically. You give him a power of recre-
ation which will surely, even though slowly, raise
him from his animal stupidity to a life of thougbtfulcess
and thankfutness. How many curse in their despair the
God who made them! How many curse the day that
gave them life, Wawa they have no knowledge of God,
so feeling, sgo kuowledre Of any life beyond the present!
/eat the Mae posse leg a-fair share of knowledge bra a
power of enjoyment which his uneducated neighbour
knows nothing of. He can beguile weary hoot" by reading.
He au read and learn and judge for himself God's Word ;
he cm read works which tell him of the weeders of the
world he is living in ; he cau read to his him favoured neigh-
bours, thanks to education. Lady Pigot then went on to
state that in that parish there were 840 souls, and no
school, no resident clergyman, no library, nowhere for a
young man on leaving work to go to but the public-house.
They were in a deplorable condition. Their children were
sent to schools far from home, and atelier to what their
own might be if they undertook to have one. and, by
Gud's blessing, to keep it as it ought to be. The want
of elocution led man, in the sullen ignorance of his poor ne-
glected intellect, away from the peace and comfort of his
home to the hardtop and the society of men equally igno•
rant and week in moral and religious character. Such men
too often went from bad to worse, till they became con-
victed thieves, poachers, burglars, or incendiaries. I want
(continued Lady Pigot) to give to the poor man an
education suit < 1 to his mote, and thereby to give him
a'so au interest in his daily occupations. I meat to
tighten the hoods of fellowship and friendship between
the rich and the poor, between the labourer sod hie
master. We cm do nothing without each other ; one
labours with his hands. and others should labour with
their heeds for him. We must strive to better his state,
to make him feel that he is not a mere beast of burden,
worth so many shillings a week to his employer, but a
fellow creature with ourselves, with a soul to be saved,
with (gallop to be considered, and with an intellect
given to him by God to be turned to account. You
remember the parable of our Lord and the talents.
Gentlemen, you have all talents, some have station,
some money, some intellect, some even have only the
influence of a good example, but we may be usual that to
each of on here now las God given a talent, whether we
acknowledge it or not, for the good employment of
which to God's glory (firstly), to the saistsaion of our
own consciences, and the benefit of those around sea, we
shall surely be called to render an account. Well that,
we must none of us say we have so little we cannot
give, and that we are so low in our social position, io our
life sod roam that we have no influence. Nor moat
this intellect which God has given us be hid in the earth
or under a bushel, we must make all the me we eaa of
it. Is Scotland the labourer is twice as Intelligent as a
Suffolk may. Every man there has some amount of
general. knowledge, besides writing, reading, Ac. The
middle clam in Cowlings must see the want sod feel the
necessity of a school, and that the moral and corporeal
health of their labourers depended on the exertions wade
in their behalf. These men were under their influence, cad
they were bound by every tie of 114t0f11, by every law of
God and man, by Christian sympathies and their obliga-
tions to one another, P. pact of a large, rich, prosperous,
and Goi-fret;og people, to help those who served them
roily and late. After pointior out the practical details
which would have to be considered in carrying out the
scheme, her Ist ship concluded by announcing eve dom.
tiom to the amount of 921., and four annual subscriptions

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entounting to 261.
Mews. Grrronn, senior and junior, exmeeed the thanks
of the petishioners for the valuable ad of her lady-
ship, mid the fanners present willingly consented to aid the
cause by free carriage of materials.
Three hearty cheers were given for her ladyship before
the meeting broke cap.

PioNez ALFRED AT parrlat.alutio.—Last week
Pi ;oce Alfred boooured hie Gres the Dyke of Berchrocit
and Queensberry with a visit to Thomlen* Castle. His
royal higher se took his departure from Rdieburgh on Friday
evening, tiavalling by the Calerlooks Railway, which be
left at Elmiefoot station, where carriages were in wait*
to convey hie royal highness sad suits to Drew
leer* Ostia. The (local seat was retched early sect
morning. On Saturday the prince, attended by Major
Cowell, hie Game the Duke of Buecleuck, the Berl of Dal.
keith, Lord Henry Scott and Lord Charles Scott, Lord
Cowles Kerr and Lord &bombing Kerr. Lord Dangles,
and Colonel Cathcert, left the Castle about 10 o'clock
to eejoy a day's shooting. The day was fine, and ggeassee
being plentiful, his royal highness had an aro,Uwt
opportunity of trying his skill with the ride. He
proved burnish to be a good shot, cud appeared to enjoy
himself very much. The party had an excellent day's sport,
killing 5(10 head of game. The wit of his royal highness
did sot give ries to any public demonstration is Thornhill,
as it was the wish of both the prime and hia grime that the
visit should be regarded as quite private, cad that he
should be received in a quiet homely way.
Sin R. Pzu.'s PRIVATE TRIATRICAIJI. —The
Irish papers annotuse the moms el a private theatrical
entertainment gives at the Chill floorelary's Ledge, Dah-
lia. The Dublin Post ways :—" The games, ea amities,
were ushered throes,. a complete grove of hothouse plant.
sad shrubs into the ball.room. where a theatre has bees
erected, which, in the taste and elegance displayed in its
decorations and fittings, rivalled anything that bee ever
been attempted in similar entertainments." The perform-
ances included the comedy of Perfection, sad the faros of
The Boson! Tiger. Onr contemporary mays :—"The remedy
of Perfection was plated in the oortame of the 17th 0•11.
zee
tam cad the of the lovely hoeleas is ' powder'
and a rice sad t dram of the period, was the signal
for a round of ese ; while throughout the piece her
essonsolisbed • el the part of Kate O'Briee telly
the restive created by her first appearance."
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Bnammitt's Reruns. —Mshiputram Roo-
pram, a &shads, hawker rahersed from Easisad sad gob.
milted to the rites el purification. was nevertheless held
eteeenreanieste. Oa a visit to Slunk he was Invited to
ItIZOR by Mehtaji Doorman ; this sealleasaa was klowelf
forthwith etoommasieted a meiotic/ of his east, which
was elissiced at the ty shown by him towards a
Petit (sinful man). Mal tram same to have coaddered
this et prcesion libellem, as he hes entered a mamba lotion
against the utterer, el the term. Whether he OUCC•44I
or not in the action, will make little Mambos is the feet
that Brahreiniera. with IM ridiculous exclogivenees cad moo-
dame social prejadiess is es its decline,