The Express.
London, England, 1856-08-25 00:00:00

LONDON, MONDAY, AUGUST 25.

Wu° is to be the new Dna of Westminster P A
Deanery is. we presume, one of those prises is the
Church of England which BIDNIT Funs need to say
was the sort of reward to which a hardworking
curate of SOL a year, or a laborious learned man, might
look with hops amid the struggles of youthful indi-
gence. Be it so. Most twistedly the position of
Dean of Westminster is on which confers considera-
ble opportonitiu. It is one whisk may best be filled
by a man of liberal opinions, of competent learning,
and above ell by a man who has enlightened and cor-
rect views on the subject of natation. It has long,
indeed, been common to make Deans of Eoglish
clergymen eminent for their leaning, and whoever
remembers the leaned works which adorn on lite-
rature, and which have proeeeded from the
pens of nab sec, will not regret the custom.
Bet of late, since the abject of education has at-
tracted so mach attention, Prime Ministers have
thought fit to confer such diem on three who have
attained sneers is their efforts to improve education.
Thus Dr. Dawes was made Dean of Hereford. sad
In the seine spirit Mr. Mosul has been made Canso
of Bristol. Is many respects this is a wise notion.
Then are is general some snook connected with a
Cathedral which, if properly looked after, Ray be
made to confer very soesiderable benefits. A Den
is generally a man who, by his position and relations
with his brother clergymen, is almost certain to exert
considerable tonnage; and there can be little doubt
that a clever man—with hie mind earnestly bent
on the subject of education—might do much
to keep alive the educational spirit, to tarp the ravi-
ne individual clergymen within the cathedral city
and its neighbourhood to maintain their schools in a
condition equal to the staadard of the best conducted
schools in the kingdom—might serve, in short, es
the chief sad Oversew of minestion within the die-
trist. No doubt one of the duties of the Government
tnepectors is to do this. But their visits w only
periodisaL The Dna is on the spot; and jut as the
enlightened squire of a parish, or an active towasmen,
is of more importance to the owe of education and
the general well-beiog of a parish than any inspector
of schools, so an active Dean, by his constant presence
and personal Moen., cannot fail to impart vigour
and life to any movement which be takes in hand.

If, therefore, the Government are ineesandby
any such views as we have imagined, if they are beet
upon amoothieg down that natural reluctance which •
Rector, glorying in his iedependeues, flak to any-
thing like =cool, sad more imperially govern-
ment control, it behoves there to eel= for the
Denny of Westminster • man wham ante-
cedents gin premiss of meal and activity is the
sense of odulatioe. It is es doubt somewhat
dangerous tar • public journal to k spot
a particular individual to fill a =Meal=
post. Bat in this one there is, we think,
little danger that the name which, after some Mee-
Bon we have fixed epee, on be looked up= as
ether than very eitabis for the appointmeat. We
do not mean to assert that other men might not be
found, but we feel pretty art= that if the choice of
Lord Pmutaarrox should fall upon Dr. Tarr, the
Dean of Carlisle, it would be regarded as • choke
eminently satisfactory. There is no mania Bagl••d
who has had more praotiell experience se a
tearker—lint, sa a tutor at sse et the
beet colleges at Oxford—then se the Meer= of
Rugby =wool when he sensed= Dr. Meow—and
afterwards as Dean of CAPInII, where he has devoted
himself with the most earnest dilignos to promote
the cause of edaatio• i• =my possible way, both
pr•etialy and by advocating same, having for their
obi= the utilising of the various sharitable fends
throughout the country. Nor ebosid it be forgotten
that Dr. T=IT was one of the chief advosates for the
twang of that aimeniesion to which we owe the re-
forms in **University et Oxford ; sad that, es
himself one of the Commiesiosen, responsible
for the report, b• wee always found cm the
Me of enlightened liberality. At present, la-
died, we lamest to think that ono of the madded
domed, mislaid= which out Mot • mesa—the
aide. lois of almost his whole family—must
have deprived him, fir the time at least. of mach
of that motive vigour la the canes of =neat=
for which he is is menent. It is alums indeed,
that a private section is any-ground for paWie pro.
maim, but this sass is anal, an exespden. Keep
this distinguished man where lie is and the snotty is
deprived of his services. Remove him from the seem of
his sorrows, and sot only is a burden removed from his
Wed, het the ees•try will enjoy the renewed beelike
et as able men for the preened= elm imparts=
with. For, one isdepeadeet of say peal=
asmatesese, it is our belief that bb toilsome se Dam
of Wmarsiester, in the eaum of admatiem would be
of met Importance. Nee, Mated, do we hesitate to
thick that the removal et Dr. TACT from Gra= to
Westminster weld be angularly gratefel to that
Royal Leidy who, so doubt, feels, es she hes probably
=premed, the ment tender eyeepany for his bereave-
meet.

There is, indeed, anther matter cosneeted with
this mildest which the eircumetaame of the am
naturally sagged. Dr. TAIT was promoted to the
Dewey ot Carlisle fres the Headmastership
Busby. Probably the same cheap whisk was et
that time made might be matted with &dreamy.
Dr. Clonsusar, as everybody knows, is an welhat
use sod ea elegarat preacher. Bat these qualities
do not always haply the passed= of those gifts
whisk sonstinets a good esbeelarsoter. ?foible, is of
mere impartanse than that the Headaasterships of
ear greet Public &book Amid be, IS possible, filled
hymen who hare genius tar tuities—espedally should
this be re in that plass which Dr. Alma hes made
se smeNabie. To dilate haw epee a subjeet whisk
might soissUy be missonstreed wield be kella, for It
saiwkik diet war °Wit. Dr. WOBSOWOIIW. tits bpd
hunted Herrotrores masa Osage of Wutulester
and Ihnew, 'ads, Dr. Yawner!. is now mid to be
we of the best selasele Is England. DrAlonstra*,
eineethiag of the same manes, might be trandened
to the Deanery of ()antics where his remarkable
powers as a preacher might have Um meet Wearable
deli kr their Welopmest.

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