The Express.
London, England, 1865-01-06 00:00:00

`TEE ii.XPREES, FRIDAY EVEIING,

SCHOLASTIC UGISTRATIOH.

A numerously-attended meeting of schoolmasters
and °tams interested la the movement m favour of oho-
hie* registration was bald yesterday, s$ the rooms of tits
Boreety of Arts, Johnetreet, Adolph', to amide, the best
means of briaging the subjoin before the legislature, is
ceder to obtaia toe lb. publics some protection against Mom-
potent selumtere, and fur the profeesios the position to
which its &erecter mid importance entitle it, and to receive
• report from the general committee appointed at a previous
newitieg.
The Rev. Tuoicts Jacxson presided, and heel,* briedy
expained the object of the meeting, and espresso& Inseams
et its 'emporiums,
Mx. ilauttovi Rots, the hoeenry secretary, reed a report
of the progress of the movement t. this date, sad pee as
outline at the Medical Act, which had suggested the
proposed act, or a somewhat beaky:me plan, ler
the registratsue of enhoolmaaters sad weaken. It
was proposed to give to the universities and consist other
bodies the power to great licenses, that such sehonlmesteee
and school teribers as wers sow actually engeged in
the profeesios should be entitled to have such heedless, bat
hemafter them cal, went° be homed who on Imionsatios
were found to pones the aseamery quelilicstioas. It was
added that the movement had saluted the support of the
great body of the scholastic profession, and that several
members of the legislature bad promised to support the
bill, apes the subject of which the committee
ri=d to seed relied a circular to the whole of the pros
freaks, sod to seek ea interview with the President of the
Omega as Edesatioe.
The OHAIIUtAh. in • brief speech, called attention to the
improved status which the intended measure would make
ea ashoelmaiders and teachers, and pointed oat the neu-
ritis. wkkda is eke trust deeds of our fouadstiou schools sad

the regulating of ti. Mutational Ilkoimittee Cl tie °eased
were provided ha raped to the public and pethi schools.
whit* the private school, ware lilt to chance se le wiether
those who taught io them palmated the a educa-
tional knowledge or sot. He behoved that lb* majority of
the sahuohnoaters is the mom respectable of lb. private

schools were properly qualified, bui the very small Propos,
doe of thaw perthos. who took to the scholastic prolveslos
rot beaten they were quelitied to teach but bemuse they
kw:Mailed as shopkeepeet, or he other tallow, threw a slur
spec the whole body.
The Hose. lizoirrawe dated that be bad received a latter
from Mr. Hairy Cheater, who was to have takes part la the
peoosoclisq stating that ha was too unwell to attend. Lot.
ten of apology bodily) been received form 1)r. Jacob, the
Rev. Hr. &theme, of York, and several other geotteetth
'attempted with the professiod, regretting them tamability to
attend.

De. ADAMS, of Manchester, moved a resolution declaring
that, in order to enable the public' to distinguish between
qualified and unqualincil educators, some legislative enact-
meat was desirable. The profession of eoboolmeater was
set hemmed in this country ia coosequence of them being
an protecuas soma the Wailes/us tato MS natio/ eharla-
tam sod empyrias. Cheatham (the public) the MUM securi-
ties that sour but properly qualitled perfume should practise,
as was the cane with the medical, legal, and other mho-
atom, and schoolmasters would then occupy that high posi-
lion in public eatimatioe, and bold that status in eadety, to
which their %lawfulness entitled them.

The Bev. A. J. D'Ogosr, lecturer of Kuig's Co:lop, in
sescoding the motioo, said that the object of the asmontion
was sot to &anodise themselves, but so take measures for
pro vesting toe prehasion of the schoolmaster berm roads the
ladder for young wahines, or the refuge for the destitute.
If the sehoolinaster was to be mind to the diauity of a pro-
fessional man, thou all the honours md emoluments of the
profession should belong to nthoulmsetera mil sot 'outliers
totally mcomected with the pretenders. He contended
that sot eel* the esbool impeders, tot the members of
the Coaxal Board of tie Committee of Iducatios should
be *stinted from schoolmasters.

Dr. Count, of Bromegron Grammer School, supported
the resolatmon, urging that we should have at least 4 good
• teat of the capability of those who were entrusted with
the education of the gnat body of the middle clones is
ciwz private schools, as we bad for the capability of those
who were the educators et the labouring classes is the
Hatimal mid British Schools. He muggeetirl that we should
assimilate oar systems with that which existed in !ruin,
when so person was allowed So be a teacher of the young
sakes he bad a diploma. greeted by a competent authority,
and duly registered. He believed that they were in • fair
I way of auscome, and that a Intl* mere vigour and energy as
the pan of the ',rotenone would secure the passion of so
ellicsont registratiou bill, if not in the maiming, certainly in
the following mensioe.
Mr. Lran also *poke to the resolatioe, observing that
30 years ego it was customary to article young men to
the profession of echoolmeaten for sena years, and tins
they acquired a knowledge of the real odituational waste of
tllOllll whom they taught, so as to to them for active Ilfs.
He highly approved of the propmal for registerieg all '
members of the profession, sod he would couple with the
registration the condition which was commend with the
registnitioo of the medical profeethms, viz., that the ogre-
Petered prectitiothr should Dot be entitled to reoover for hie
genies& He questneed whether, as • rale, demon° and
A.B.s from the university were so well qualified to teach
the middle classes as those who were /wooed op to sad
passed their liven in the scholastic prolamine.
The Bev. J6lllB RIDUWAT, principal of the Orford Itio.
WW2 Tritiated College, suggested that is such institutions
as that with which he was ontheand, they bad • machinery
which might usefully be employed in carrying out the ob •
ject in view. At present he found that the great difficulty
was in finding penes@ to come and be tnined, not in gad.
is` employment for them when Waned.
The resolutna was then carried sem. Co..

Dr. Hooeox moved a second resolution, to the effect that
• system of reg etratioo such as that which was found to
work beeetidally in Or creel the medical prairies, might
profitably be adopted for the registration schoolmasters.
He did sot, however, agree that the unregistered whoa-
/rarer should not he allowed to claim at law paymest for
his servicoa nor did be wish to commit himself or other to
all the details of the Medical Itegisterine Act.
The resolution was seconded by Mr. PATNI, of Loather.
bead, who stated that it was most desirable that they
should proceed upon the principle free from governmesta
iotaiferesee or isepection.
Mr. NASMITH held that the test of a sehoolmasber was
sot what he was. or what was his degree. but what be could
do, sod that was hest ascertained by such azaminatioos as
those of the Collage of Preceptors, which proved what he
bad doom It was commonly the case that those who
acquired knowledge most readily were the slowest to impart
it to others.
This resolution was also carried.

Mr. GUT, rapressatative of the amoeieUd body of Church
Schoolmasters, moved a third resolution, declaring that •
Scholastic Registration Act would promote the tetanal'
of seboolcsastera, by giving them • legally rsepipind pc,
ilia% sod raise the standard of education throughout the I
emistry by deterring unqualified persona from mitering into
the peofessioa. Is reply to the remark of the last speaker
M observed that although it was not always the case that a
urn could sot teach what be know, it wee quite clear that
no mito amid teach what he did not know. ("Rear, hear,"
i end • )
The REY. leash. W. TATIOS JONES. of denbarri, wooded,
IP sad Yr. Wilia„ Mr. ANDSIVS, and Mr. 811•DCOT Spa* to
the resolution, which was carried.
Another resolutioo, appointing four delegates, via.: the
Rev. Chairman, Yr. Curtis, principal of the Training Col-
lege of the British sod Foreign Schools, Dr. Jecioh, head
roaster of Christ's Hospital, and Hr. Barrow Rule, to
&Reed before the Commission ou Education sow sitting,
to represent the views of the association, was also
passed.
Thanks were voted to the society for the re of the
roan and the usual compliment to the chairman coseluded
the promisdiogs.

CIRCULAR OF THE ITALIAN MINISTER OF CON-
RuciL—Tb• following circular has bees addressed by the
Minister of Commerce to the Chambers of Commerce and
Arts of the Kingdom of Italy, under date 26th Dec.,
1864 :—" Introduced by the mosseity of war, the paper
money of the United States hes undergone peatideprece
ation through the OZOOSOIVIII extension given to thecompol-
sory circulation; the prime of marches:Aim were thereby
subject to continual fluctuations corresponding with the
rise or fall of the premium on gold, which, rising last
spring to 285, mused the same, and even sweeter augmen-
tation, in the price of other objects ; the immense profits
this inside by merchants on goods which they already had
is stock led them into new and large meatuses,
• ender sphere of bulimia, sod • more important scale of
production and exchange. The consumption considerably
diminishing, however, through the exorbitant prices and
gold felting in a few days from 285 to 180 by remelt of the
strong expectation of peace, • commercial crisis very soon
took place, the effects of which were felt ell over Europe,
but especially in England, where the relations with America
are more extensive, and where consequently the fever for
large importations into the United States was much greater
on account of the speedy advantages offered thereby. The
coarse of events not having subsequently responded to the
hopes of peace, the premium on gold roes to a higher
proportion, and will probably maintain the name rate,
with perhaps constant variation., until the war be
terminated, or the financial condition of the government be
radically changed. Meanwhile business remains suspended,
amide panic lies not yet disappeared, none being able to
foresee the future state of the market, so that the oonsisseros

of the United States at the pretest moment is entirely de.
modest upon fortune. The commercial relations of Italy
with America ere not at present such as to eau., them
perturbatious to to moth felt, neverthsises I have not
deemed it useless to address the Chambers of Commerce sod
Arta on the stibjent, in order that they may apprise the
meroantilo community of the 'rest circumspection
to be used by those who wish to speculate is thelnrt3
Slates markeia.—The Minister Tomia."

At a nnmerunly attended meeting, bald at the
Avenne-hall, Frith, ow Monday evening WI, • puree oA
100 gateau. together with a gold watch and chain feu-
enribed for by the inhabitants), were presented to Mr. R. 0.
Taylor, the station•master, in coosiderstion of hie general
civility and attention to the passengers twin the North
Kent Railway. Sir F. Carrie, Hart, occupied the shay,
and on presenting the tretimoeial spoke, in most eulogistic
tense of the manner is which Mr. Taylor had, during the
seven year of hie appointment, diestarged the duties of
stellon-enaeter.

ORTNIAL PALLOR. ••••• ONI SHILLING DAY.
THUISDAT, JAJ. 6.--Aavlimios• M nivsmobs7 3,510;
ear by sows WWI., 4ort ; MMI. 5,587.

ROYAL NATIONAL LIPABOAT INSTITUTION.
I IA meeting of this institution was held yesterday
at its house, John-steed AdeW ; Mr. Thome Chapman,
• I F.R.S. V.P., in the chair. There were also present Sir
I &weld Petted Bart. Admiral M'ilardy, Colossi Fide*,
I Oldies. Mr. W. H. lamas, Geptain Hgertos. &N., Mr.
Jobe Grath., Ceptaia Ward, U.N., impactor at lifeboats
• to the em the, sad lir. Richard L.wia, the secretary.
i The mantis of the previous issetieg Itaviog been read. •
I reward of 254 wee voted to the crew of the Yarmouth
large lifeboat of the asteutios, for going off on the sight
of the 7th Dumber and sense the crew of twelve ales
r from the Austria. brig Zanies& of Lutune, which struck
I sad &items/de beeline • total wreck is the tlineby Seeds
daring • strong wad from the 8.3. W. The se& was ten-
t ritio, and one of the headmen's pad, the Bravo, wee
damaged to such an extent that her crew all left her, sad
got into the lifeboat, banns she would sink, till she was
clear of the tieroby Suds. Also 141. to the crew of the
Parsee lifeboat, stationed at Palliag, as the Nor-
folk oast, for going off in reply to signals of
distress and red' the crew of six men from the
French schooner Ides, of Nut.., which was stranded
during a gale of wind opposite Palling Gap, about midnight
as the 22rd dt. Tbe poor shipwrecked foreigners were
very ranch exhaseted whoa brought on shore. The cost of
this lifeboat, together with a sum amountiagin all to 2,0110/.,
was muniffasstly presented to the instituted by Maiere.
Cam arid Co., Panne sterehants, of Bombay and London.
Voted, deo, D. to the crew of the PODUIO/3 lifeboat, for
putting elf sad triaging ashore the crews of the made
and Speedwell, of Carnarvea, whit& were in distress,
sear the Dutaluswe's Beak. Anglesey, duriag a heavy gale
of eriad of the 11th alt, The vassals fortuastely held
Iseether loud. the eight, sad the next maraieg the crews
were arida pence based them. Also, Si. 10a to the mew of
the Sister Memorial !idlest of the lamination at Lid-
dude for going off aad readies the fiat Mersin Star
and bar caw of three emu from a very perilous pantie&
near de Little Onse's Head, during • Maud wind ea the
7th ult. Also, 461. 18s. to pay the expenses of the Indeed
of the iosAtutioa at Odder. Pakeffeld, Filmy ,Telgessostb, and
Kirkcudbright, for different services oa oocuices of wracks.
It wee also reported that the Pabedeld lifeboat had gose
off dans' a strung gale of vied, and had unstei in °opium.
lion with a duos tug to save the barque Jess, Lemelm, of
Quebec), and her crew of nue mu from destruction. It was
elated that the Cape of Good Hops lifeboat, 'tattooed at
Port Elisabeth, had been instrumental in saving a ship-
wrecked crew during • heavy pie of wind in October last.
This lifeboat was built in Bagdad about four yean 1110 by
Madera lairestt, soder the suparietendeses of the latitu-
des. A reward of 101. war also voted to the crew. of the
smack Breese and of a dredge-boat, both of Tenby, for their
gallant services is going off duns' a heavy gale of wind and
saving the crews consoling of 12 tom, from the brig Ude&
of Milford, mad whoopee &dimly Trader, of Oork, which
were wrecked is eddy roads, off Titoby, as the 18th Nov.
last • reward of fir. wee also voted to the crew of a fishing
cable for putting off and fistulae the crew of four men from
the 11011000411 &wheelie, of Aberdess, which was wrecked
duneg a way heavy gale of wind seer Fife Nees on the
17th November lest The crew of the cable pulled off gal-
lantly at the minded risk of their own lives to resod the
shipwrecked crew, who had abandoned all hops of being
saved. la returning to shore the noble struck heavily on •
rock, and it was thought that all had perished. They how-
ever suessieded is reaching the land in safety, the Goble
having sustained 000siderable damage in the service. The
savor medal of the institution and a copy of its vote, ea
parahmest, were presented to Mr. Andrew Lask, Weer,
Kirkcudbright, and 51. to his five servants. ie admiration of
their noble conduct in wading into the surf at considetsble
risk of life, and attempting to rescue the schooner Have-
lock's crew, of Prestos, who, however, unhappily perished.
Oee of the savors, seined MQuie, with a rope in his head.
pillaged into the sea arid reached a reek, caught a Ide
thrum from the wreck, aid was is the act of wakiallit
last, when • dues wave came epee dm sad swept aim
away, lie has left a widow aad several children.
The Institution voted 101. in aid of the local subscription
sow making for their relief. Various other rewards were
also granted to the crews of fibbing baste sad others, for
either saving or attempting to save life from different
wreaks es the coast of the Vaned Kingdom. The arm-
slides expressed their deep regret at the lamented death
of A. W. Jaw, Esq.. V. P., of St. Mildrad's-court, who
had gives the eat of four lifeboats to the instituted, sod
who was a munificeat aostribatar An its hada It
was reported that two lifeboats, built ruder the seperistee-
demos of the institatice, had been sent to the lifeboat socie-
ties in Seth Helloed and Marseilles. The 'oversee of New
Zealand, in • letter to ,he institution on the 7th October,
stated that the voluble detractions of the institution fur
the restoration of the apparently drowsed would be eaten-
aively circulated throughout that eddy. It is probable that
a French translatios of these mina:tide will be circulated
throughout the Freed navy andfon the coast of Franco, as
She solicitation of the Shipwreck and Humane Society of
Houle's*. Legacies of 4001. from the late Hoe. MM. Fits-
Roy ; 1001. train Mr. J. Merchant, of Guildford ; and
191. 19a. from Mr. E. Rise, of the Needed Debt-office, lead
need', bees left to the institution. Dr. Widen, of Derby,
had seat to the institution the oast of a lifeboat, promised by
hi. late Astor, Miss Watson, of that town, who had died in-
testate, sad somewhat soddenly. During the pest mood
the latitudes had seat new Welded to Phil, Lancashire,
and to New Quay, Cardiganshire. Thecae of the former bad
been collected by the commercial travellers, sad that of the
latter by lb. A dent Order of Fenders. Lifeboats were also
ready to be forwarded to Poole, Detest ; Grua, Ayrshire ;
and Tremor„ co. Waterford.. Mess Formed of Lime-
house, had lifeboatsbuilding tor the iastituteen
the out of which was between 2,0001. sod
80001. The exposes of • lifeboat dation was alkigether
lOW., and 501. • year were required to 111■1131a13
it in • date of efficiency. New lifeboats were adored to be
stationed at Sunderland, and Mazyport, embodied. Public
meetings had recently been held at Manchester, Derby, and
Henley, to promote the objects of the institution, and some
Moods of it bad euggested that the voluateers throughout
the country might contribute one penny per man, which,
according to the depecter-genend, would produce a suffi-
cient sum to buy a " volunteer" lifeboat. Reports were re-
ceived from the inspector and the &misted respecter of life-
boats to the institution ea their tared vied to the Welteale
of the society on the caste of North Wales, Caswell, and
Devoe. Everywhere they found the boats in dullest
order, arid their crews perfectly satisfied with them. jag
the put year the !debuts of the institution bad on all
occsoions been massed by upwards of 6,000 permed sad 700
live* bad beau rescued from shipwreck driving the mine
period by its lifeboats and fishing boats, for which
services the institution had grained rewards unending
altogether to 1,5001., in addition to having expended during
the past year nearly 20,0001. on lifeboat establishmeate.
The society had new 140 lifeboat station* node/ its manage-
ment, • Mehl* fleet, reflecting as it does demur es the
pkilaatbropy of the age is wick we live, and appealing
straitly for continued support from the humans. Payments
wounds to nearly 1,4001. were ordered to be made on
various lifeboat establishmeet& The amounts of the
institution for the past year were ordered to be sent
to Mr. Beebe& public actionatent, Ooletoaneteret, who has
been lets auditor for the past twelve years. Cordial votes
of thanks were given by the committee to Mr. Chapman,
their able acting chairman of the inithetion, sad to Sir
Edward Parrott, But, its embus chairman of the pre-
paratory committee. The committee expressed their high
appreciation of Ist ability and easidnity of the secretary
aad the impeders of lifeboats of the aditntion. The pro-
mediae' then closed.

THE LATE MURDER ON SAFFRON-RM.—The
report of the condition of Alfred Rebbecik, the potmaa at
the Golden Author, Saffron-bill, who was so brutally
stabbed by the Italia& oa the night of Mooday, Dee. 28, is
to the effect that he is ing favourably under the
care of Mr. de Mirk, one the surgeons to the Royal Free
Hospital, Gray'e-inn•road. It ie Mr. de Mirie's opiairm
that the unfortunate sufferer will ultimately do well, not.
withitandiag that severe injury of the right hag with
inflammation of rte covering were malts of the wound.
Mr. de Merle has been unremitting is his attention on
Rebbeck sines his admission to the Royal Free Hospital.
CoNVIcTION OF A STATION-MAST= 1011. AN INDI-
CANT AIthAULT IN A RAILWAY 0•1111.1•01.—At the Usk
(Monmouthshire) Quarter fiessloas, held on Tuesday, belies
Mr. 8. R. Bosanqut (chairman) and a full bench of magi.
kates, Alfred Brown, the station-master as Heagoed, near
Rhyroney, surreodered to his bail on a charge of having
iodueatly assaulted Miss Mary Am GriflPhe is a railway
arrive between Crumlin and the Tredegar Juuction on
Sunday, the 4th of December lut. The court was densely
crowded, the ease having created a groat deal of excitemeat.
I The promicutrix depomd that she was an sesishint at a
draper's shop in Merthyr, and on the 4th of December she
went to Blume= by triko. On returning as five o'clock
the passengers bad to *huge carriages at Pontypool, and
i Mu. Phillips and Miss Edwards were with her when the
train stopped. The prisoner wu in a first-class carriage,
and Miss Phillips, who knew him, asked him to
take oars of her (the prosecutria) as far as
I she went, sad be said he would do so with much pleasure.
He opened the door, but witous said, "Mae la a wooed-
elaas ticket;' and 'he said, "Never mind, get in, I will
make it all right. You will be very comfortable* After
the train left the station she observed there was no light is
the carriage, but the primmer did not say anything. Before
they got to Crumlin they talked about Miss Phillips, whom
be had not seen for a long time. After leaviag the Celina&
station he got his feet "entaegled" with hers, brt she
thought it an accident, and sat beck on the cushion. He
then got up and tried to kiss her, but she pushed him away
as well as she could. She was very much frightened, and
begged him to keep his seat, as she was unwell, sod bad
been so all the evening. She told him, in reply to his ques-
Limn, that she was earned, and he then slipped down on
his keels and lifted up her clothes, and otherwise Walled
Bhe said if he continued to do so she would cry
out murder, but he did mein insult her, sad she
fainted. In struggling with him she lost one of her garters
and both her stockings were down. She recovered Just as
she left the Tredegar Junction, and he offered to get bee
some brandy, which she declined. He again pulled her to-
wards him, but she rtruggled and got away from him. At
H.ngoed be got out, and -sidd, "Mies Griffith., I hops. you
will pardon me." But she did not answer him. On arriving
at Merthyr she met one of her Mends, sad, while telling
her what had happened, she fainted. Next day she laid an
hiformetior against him. The witness NM severely crow-
, examined to show that she had given erase mioonregemeut
to the rmaoner, but her 'video& in thief wee mot in the
least degree affected thereby. The Jury, after a few minutes'
consultation, found the prisoner guilty, and he was sere-
' tensed to nitre months' imprisonment with hard labour in
j the Evan of Carnation at Usk.