The Express.
London, England, 1849-09-18 00:00:00

FRIGHTFUL SUICIDE IN THE PUBLIC STREETS
_ . _

Before Mr. W. P.p.', at the Founder's-ball Tavern, Loth-
bury, on thv hod> of David Davies. aged 62, of No. 5,
livney.plac , Reicrasetreet, Borough. John Young, of
No. 4, Ca‘ inst. n-terrace, Bermondsey, said that on Sunday
forenoon last, about 6 minutes before 10 o'clock, he was la
the company ofd c a-ed, and was walkirg from the Bank
towards the direction of Fit:entry, square. As they were
er ring the road at the end of Idoorgate•nreet, an omnibus
came aldig, end ..eceesed being on the other side, he and-
deoly darted from minus., and threw him-elf under the
"mnthus. City Police-constable No, 146 said that he !Kw
the deessed run or walk rather sharp towards the omnihas,
when he threw him-elf h tween the fore and bind wheel..
The letter paved over his head, and killed his almost in-
stantaneously. David Davies, a son of the de ceased, said
that 7 or 8 weeks eb,ce his lather eV( meted al cut his throat,
and had lately complained of befog weak and unable to work.
The jury basin, consulted, they returned a verdict of " Tema
ruin inasnny.".

ORIGIN AND ORILCTS OP VIE SCHOOL Or
Drumm —ln the year 1835 a select committee of the
House of Commons was appointed, on the motion of Mr.
E out, "to inquire into the best means of e :tending a
knowledge of the at to and of the pri opt.' of deluge smug
the people (especially the manufacturiog population) of the
punter ' Much evidence was taken, which showed the
gnat import-rice of good designs in manufactures, and the
general prat. rears Oven to neat designs. The inquiry
was continued in the erasion ot 1836, and the committee re-
commended the establishment of schools of design. They
also express d it as the it opinion, " that in the formation ot
such an institution, not merely theoretical instruction only,
but the direct practical application of the arts to manufac-
-1 tures oueht to be deemed an essential element." Tney
added, " that unless the arts and manufactures be practic illy
c übined, the unsuccessful aspirants after the higher
branches of the ars will be infinitely multiplied, and the de-
ficiency of m ,nufacturing Wed,' will not bo supplied."
I Acting upon these recommendations, the government ob-
Igained a greet for the estahlishment of • " Normal School of 1
Desi.n " On Dee 19, 1836, the first meeting to instittre
proceedings was convened at the Board of Trade, and a
inesaideo was appointed, consistinc of Sir Fraucia I
Chantrey, R.A , and Mews. Caloott. knell, Eastlake, II
ilier and Pell et, to confer with Mr. Pspworth (who it had
been suggested should be the director of the school), and to I
consider end report to the council w°at should be the mode
of conducting the proposed school. The committee having
bad sever,' ineetinp, and conferred with Mr. Papworth,
than agreed to the lollowing report: " The object of the
priposed school is to afford the mennfacturen an oppor-
tunity of acquiring a competent knowledge of the fine arse,
as tar as the same ate totem*. e I with manulsctures. To do
this it will require that the pupil, should be taught not only
drawing, but should be made acquainted with the in inciples
cad modes of twanging and combining fine forms or orna-
ment, aide d by light, shade, and colour, less by copying than
Iby t riginal arrangement and compositor.. ; adopting 1
as the model, and the best works of established art in orna-
ment, as guides towards successful imitation. It is as I
awned that at present the comparative defect of articles both
of trod. and commerce mina from a g I deficiency of
team in design and colour. As yet, the advantages of
modelling are not sufficiently known by draughtsmen;
this additional means of promoting excellence in design
deserves adoption and encouragement, even in matten to
which in this country it is not yet made subservient. To
supply these should be the object of the school, and also to
a- ci tat benefit of communicating a knowledge of the
chemistry of colours, and so supply general information on
the progress and advancement of the manufacturing arts,
from as many neuron as it can be obtained. The pupils
should be saleable of drawing accurately and with refine-
ment, as the precursory qualifications of its chief and ulti-
mate object, +Lice is the promotion of the art of design, or
the power of forming combinations in ornamental art, whisk
are endless, and altogether necessary to the exercise of flue
fancy and sound judgment. It is by the exercise of these
qual.fications that the demands of the ever-varying fashions
are to be supplied. It is necessary that the students should
be confined within the object of the school,
namely, to amend and advance the interest of
manufactures and ornamental trade. " After stating
many circumstances connected with the schools of
design, at length the report lays down the following preposi-
tion :—" A summary of the evidence shows, that although
schools of design may bave been the means of introducing a
useful system of elementary instruction in drawing, they are
still far from accomplishing the precise object of their foun-
dation, and that alter twelve years' existence they have not
improved decorative designs for manufactures many appre-
ciable intent. The present constitution ot the schools is not
working satisfactorily. The general expert. s are increasing
without proportknate rem is. Almost all the provincial
schools Declining the meet important) are in debt, and their
revenues declining. The system of instruction, both in
London and the 'branch schools, is matter of controversy,
and the efficiency of many of the masters is questioned.
the relations between the central and branch schools are
not sufficiently harmosions to render them of reciprocal
benefit to one another; no class of eminent ornamental de-
!green has bees created—in short, the whole institution
appears to your committers to stand is need of a reorganisa-
tion, if His to be maintained at the public cast."
UNION OF REFORMERS AT ABERDEEN.—Os Tues-
day evening a respectably attended preliminary meeting
was held in Mr. Meston's academy, for the purpose of mak-
ing arrangements whereby a union of the middle and work-
ing classes may be brought about, in order to aid the Par-
liamentary Reform Association in their efforts to obtain
those measures necessary for extending the franchise. We
(the Bauer) bald this to be a meet desirable object for the
country, and gousegnestly, were much gratified by the
Aberdeen battles meeting. We earnestly hope it is the
precursor at a hearty anion of those two important classes
between whisk it is sought, and seeing their interests are
alike (are we net all, is fact, workers, some of us hard
workers tee t) that they will pall together for the desired
end. We may mended WE steps were taken liar getting
up a public mesdag as an early day, at which it is likely a
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niarny and otherwise, and that the movement will be Muted
in Aberdeen with an seat worthy of lie importanoe.
THE GUANO or THE CAN.—The riser OM MS
presented a rather novel appearance during the last Mee-,
night from the number of persons employed to esessehts die
weeds cat by the conservators. The properties ot boss
weeds, as manure, are, we en informed, truly astosishiag,
being so powerful when decomposed that, like gusto, it is
Desessary to mix with them something eh*. Large beeps
are to be seen at different places by the Bide of the river,
some of which are said to be worth from 61. to 101., and col-
lected with very little trouble in a short time. We wonder
that this has not been attended to before, especially as we
image a gentlemen who, knowing that the richness of fat
land was owing to the decomposition of vegetable matter,
recommended to some of the very lemons who are now col-
lecting this manure to do so fifteen years' sisce.--Cam-
bredys Chrome*.