The Express.
London, England, 1851-02-21 00:00:00

the ph, now wader etratsitteration rropot,ed to avail it*clf
of esi machinery, and to co- paste w;th the rii4ng
educational societies. (Hear, hear.)

Mr. RICHARD BIRLEY said he had very gnat plea-
sure in seconding the resolution, and as the meeting had
b earl cry closely det.iled the object& of the measure, he
inel little more to do than to urge irte neeeptance upon them.
The Rev. Mr. OWYTIIEIt said he sighed one point
to be explained before, the resolution was weed.
Thew had been an objection made to the bill, which bad
not supposed would he against it. It referred to their
Roman catholic townsmen, and he must .ay, on eonsider-
big the matter, he believed one of the clauses of the '
whether it was intended or not, would preen-ally exclude
them from the benefits of its operation. Hy the 7th clause
In the bill, it appeared that all schools at present existing,
subject to government inspection, should be arbnisaible to
tlr benefit, of the public rate. He had supposed that
would inlaid • both whoob at present existing and those
to he erected in future.. Some other., however, understood
it differently, by referring to the third section of the clause,
which said, " In all other schools it shall be required, as u
e volition of union, that the reading of the holy scriptures,
in the ant/meted version, shall bee part of the daily in-
Iltrleii.a of the scholar.."
The DRAY said it was certainly not intended that such
an impression ebould he produced. (Hear, hear.) On the
contrary, it was intended to ray that it should be left
entirely to the option of parties to erect such schools as
V.ey thought proper. For instancy, in a district where
tit-•.r we. a Roman catholic population, if they chose to
erect a whorl of their own, it was intended that they should
I. • enaldest to partiripate in the benefits of the public rate
wthout quitting their connexion with the conimittee of
privy romeil. Those gentlemen who had framed the
C....V1M in question hail not apprehended that any offence
would be raus,l by it. It wentesl clear to him that no dif.
rally of that kited would he allowed to remain, hut that
•ry effort wou'll made to remove that which should at
al. suterfere with religious liberty. (Applause.)
The Key. Mr. OWITIIF:li said this explanation was to
him perfectly eatisfactory. There was another objection
which had hem urged in one of the public prints, which
upi,eared to bin, altow•ther without foundation. It err-
e ia.d that the re should be selection; made from the Scrip-
t la. for the r. ailing of the scholars. He thought there
• mid he tee re «metier ohjeetion to these selections being
✓ al out of th whole Bible, rather than separately. (Hear.)
the It. e. lir. ERR' MAW.: (Homan eathrilic m • ter)
-led the Homan catholics were very much obliged to the
j.,,motere cal the scheme for the eoneesaions which had been
u. ale. (in.- of t!.• chief difficulties. they felt was, that many
..: the l'oloa•. catholic school., especially those shirh were
reckewed the need ethricnt, thew' under the Christian bro-
thers, w. r.• not in connexion with the Committee of Privy
Conned; end, sieondle, they would lie put to eonsiclerellie
difficulty if they complied with the various conditions which
were trims .111 the Committee of Council in their various
sainutne. Ile believed, unit ss WSW alteraticea could hr
DI :de is Ole .I,llllld or third serf of the clause alluded to,
Itionan rat:robes would not he able to avail themselves
the isilvel.4ll, which the scheme wished them to peril-
• irate in
'The ')PAM thought it would he advisable that these
ai itter. should lee ft to he wetted when the bill should he
badly pm-par. .1. rather than interrupt the harmony of the
pryers' meet mg by the dierwainn of details.
Sir J. li silurrixwourit said, with regard to
pee quedion raised ly Dr. Erringteen, his own impres-
sios was that it wan one involving arranso•ments and

principle. which would In moat fit:y ;reified hi: the govern-
ment Sail by the pr. lat, of the Roman c.tl,olir church.
Ile thenght th, mew. and *Mama of the Roman retholic
Lady would be 181.14 sultiou.ly rernsittt.li by the goo rnmunt
and ho thought he slight any he knew there an a att.:re to
make meth altomgeno et% a. would I. acceptable to that
daunt..

—Mr. W. N. 1.F.P.M11,40 moral he thelsht the objection
wands hr olawrotoal by the wondrous of thr Roman catholic
v Tiros of the scriptures in their schas.l.. 11• apprehavolorl
that venawbf Ir r.vgardewl as a sufficient minion:thee with the
laur is quostion.
The I/KAN %eel he weed with 'zir intros Kaye Shuttle-
worth, awl thou4ht that this was aqv Rine for future. dis-
coverers.

The resolution was then pat and rani, il unanimously.
The Key. t-•1..11. STI )WEltla prop.-. 41 the neat morn-
tom "That this meeting disms it mites:ll.lr that publicity
should he Risen to the scMeni• nun ri ad, for the purpose of
seeing the satoc known to the ratepayer., and steering
heir coneurro ere and assistance in obtaining an art of par-
k otiose( to ..irry out the objects propood.- Ile said it was
with est... Mug great satisfaction that hi, proposed this m.o.
lowa, for he was (mite convinced that many and Mr
portant as wer.• the 111•,101TVIIINIbilill had lall/1113t1.11 in MIA.
• Meter, and Moos dismissed in klanchist, r, th. re had never
tom u a unmoor. , during his isounesilin with .Nlanehester at
l-Ast, of M. muds gravity and magnitude mid intermit.
'I here mould lo • little doubt that this local attempt now
making nimbi give the key note to the kingdom at large,
provided tho y were able to make that :Attempt so ills.
rectly and wisely as to attain a fair prospect of pro-
sooting the elevation of the outemt and destitute
portion of their fellow-creatures, without compro-
mising their principles, but by merely sacrificing a
of their primitive*. (Applause.)
•the Rev. J. 1.. POOltki ecconskil the resolution, and it
was carried.

Mr. J (7. 11.%liTElt moved, "That subscription► he en-
t-red into for the pantowe of carryiug out the foregoing re-
‘oltion.- . .

It. (lARDNEII, Kq., areintiled the motion, and it was
silopted.
flu 1/1.1.1,i then announced that the following aulewrip-
h lota I..eu alrystly rewind. S:r J. Kaye Shuttle-
,. th, 11:11 5001. ; Samuel Flk teller. ;volt.; J. C. llartor,
5x1!.; Robert tiarilner. 500/.; Edward 'filotal, 400 L ; H.
.1 Jones., row. W. Slater, ;111W. • W. Neil 1, .50W. ; T. and
Barnes, ;lON. ; John Peel, 5041. Them, soon would be
t lid for in tifth...T 100 Lat a time, although given without
sorb vryttrictiort. (koryte Bork lOW. ; du. Dean
mol Charter, 290/. ; J. Wr.lll:mul, 1001. ; 1)r. Wood, 2.501. ;
J A. 'I ono r, ItlW. Thy aunts of 10.1 q. were donation%

.ir tilahlv at woe Suhri.queotly Ihr mullet. of Sir Beoja-
tom Ilrywooll .toil Isuitker., war. for 41XU. (oib-
i. 0 to a our-111th), awl tiro following other persons .
itoliort lifW. ; Itry. U. Itichrirn, 2.51. ; Mr.
I I orh Flerniug, 2.1 a Soutlay School Tracker, 50i.; arid
.1 her of +.1.411er sum...

Mr. Aldt nan Sllurr LEWORTII moved a resolution
Appointing u number of geutlsmt•a us an executive cons-
lie referred to the proposal in the bill that the
bieal management should be vested iu the municipal bodies.
Ile had no doubt that by a ditlirent 11174$101.111CDt of the
• ..tlituitteep in the Ironing), councils of Alum:luster and Sid-
bird a considerable saving of labour to the members would
Le: ffected. and the additional task would not be regarded
-AA blather, At the same time he thought clinsiderable
wAight ought to attach to the OAPs Lion that a new element
would lie thus introduced into the municipal election,
which might give it undue prominowy in those bodies, lie
ihrrefore thoutht that the educational duties of the town
• uls imulit to br restricted clitiniy to the levying and
of the rate. (Ilear, hear.)
Mr. l'isumillor MMTCALIE atoustd the motion, and it
wt. tarried umuiimously.
After a vote of thank. to the right rev. chairman the pro-
ceedings terminated.