The Express.
London, England, 1847-04-02 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL.

TORKSHIRL

THE GOVEIINNANT PLAN OW EDUCATION.—The Leeds
Town Council held a special meeting on Wednesday, for the
despatch of husinrn. One of the notices on the paper
(given by Mr. Alderman Statuteld) was, that a petition he
adopted by the council in favour of the ministerial plan for
extending the means of natainal education. This question
was taken into consideration at four o'clock in the after-
noon and after a warm discussion, which lasted until nine
o'clock, the further debate was adjourned until Monday
next. In connexion with this proceeding, a menacing cir-
cular, of which the following ta a copy, has been put into
circulation
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To vas Liatam. Manna or vex LZKIA Tows COVZICIL.—It boo
been announced that the question of government education is to be
brought before the member. of the town conned at their meeting to-
morrow, with a view to inituunce them to peititer iment in its
favour. Sooh a course appears all.e irregular and indecorous, after
the borough itself, In one of the most numerous and respectable
meetings of the inhabitants that was ewer held, has pronounced its
Judgmentunequirocally in condemnation of the measure. Should the
members of the council be persuaded to adopt any muter at variance
with this, they will, of necessity, set themselves in opposition to the
areathody of their constituents, and they will then eon" parliament,
not to repreeent the wishes or promote the inter.. of the
men of Leeds, but to constant* and defeat them. There can be
no miththe an to the opinion of the town, expressed as it was in the
meet= eo fairly convened, and In the petitions which have been no
numerously signed, the council would be doing violence to all the
understood and acknowledged principles which thould govern their
proceedings, were they to employ the office and Maumee with which
they are invested, end to lend theoriesee to scree end aid &
minority defeated at the town's meeting, and—for it could
be nothing lees—thus to offend and insult the overwhelm-
ing majoeity, who pronounced their verdict oo that occasion.
It beemes the Wseral members of the council to ponder well the posi-
tion in which they prod, and the ruinous consequences which moot
tallow any vote adverse to the decisions of their constii.nts and the
public meeting. Conddevatleas of this kind, at all times important,
are especially so in proepect of the election of new aldermen foe the
bmioh, which must take place in the pr
year, and when men
of n.ary dice
would have abstained front throwing the apple
of Macon' into the couneiL —Leeds, March 30, 1647.
Tot EDUCATION QUESTION AT KEIOHLET.—III Wove-
quenoe of a statement in the Leeds Mercury, that the whole
town of Keighley were opposed to the ministerial plan fur
extending the education of the people, a requisition to the
rector of that parish was originated, and signed bye number
of landowners, manufacturer., merchants, and traders, in-
viting a public meeting to ascertain the sentiments of the
parishioners on the subject. The meeting took place on
-Tuesday, the rector presiding, and some resolutions in favour
of the government plan, at developed by the recent minutes
damned, were adopted.
THE OPPALTIVES or HULL have established a proprie-
tary mill for grinding their own corn, and a similar mill is to
be established at Lincoln.