The Express.
London, England, 1847-03-27 00:00:00

THE GOVERNMENT MEASURE OF
EDUCATION. _ _

A numerously-attended meeting, convened by the
central committee for opposing the government in their pro-
posed educational measure, mu held let evening in the
School-room, East India-road, Poplar. The chair was taken
by JOSIAR COMMIE Esq.
The Rev. J. KENNEItY proposed—
That this meeting views the educational measure of the govern-
meat, aa eiretained in the minutes of the Council of Y'ducation. with
wipe alarm, as involving an unnecessary and prodigal expenditure
of the public money, so virtually giving increased influence and wealth
to the established church, or threatening injury, if not destruction, to
schools declining government aid, as dangerously increasing the
power and patronage of the government, and as affording indirerimi.
are support to the teaching of all roligioua sects ; and that this meet-
ing regards it ► an aggravation of three evils that, in violation of all
constitutional principle% the measure ia sought to be carried out
without the ennetion of parliament.
Mr. Wu. Mounts seconded the resolution, which the
chairman was about to put to the meeting, when Mr. J. R.
Esvnta begged to propose an amendment.
The CHAIRMAN considered that the meeting being called
for a specific purpose, no gentleman bad a right to move
an amendment to a resolution thus propcoed. He would,
however, put the question to the meeting. The question
was put, and carried unanimously in favour of the amend-
ment being proposed.
Mr. BAYNES accordingly came forward, and was received
with considerable applause. After observing upon the new
law for public meetings, which, he considered, the chairman
had attempted to institute, he proceeded to comment upon the
arguments which had been adduced against the measure,
and concluded by moving—
That this meeting is glad t.at the government has determined to
help in the education of the people of England.
Mr. Soat t. seconded the amendment. He was of opinion that
the government measure would induce a better class of men
to enter the profession of schoolmasters, which, of course,
would result in better pupils. The system of training was
quite jut ; because it was right that while a man was allowed
seven years to learn a trade, that a schoolmaster should be
instructed in his art. . .

The Rev. J. limienT, as mover of the finft resolution.
having replied, the resolution and amendment were put, and
the latter was carried by a considerable majority. The meet-
ing separated, after a vote of thanks to the chairman.

Tae PALMONTOGRAPEICAL SocIETY.—A meeting
was held on Tuesday, the 23rd lost., at the rooms of
the Geological Society, Sir Henry T. De la Beebe,
in the chair, to establish a society, the object of which
is to figure and describe as completely u possible •
stratagraphical series of British fossils. It is proposed
that the work shall be in quarto, and that each plate
shall on the average contain about 20 figures, illustrating
half se many species, or more, according to circumstances.
The work will be produced in the form of monographs, by
various authors. As a commencement of the genes, the
whole of the British tertiary fossils have been promised to
be described by, and figured under the superintendence of,
Mr. Searles V. Wood, Mr. T. E. Edwards, Mr. Flower, &e.
No precise order of publication will he adhered to, but it is
proposed that monographs of portions of the secondary
sena shall also be produced as early as the nature of such
undertakings will permit. It was resolved that the society
be called the Palatontographical Society • that each subscriber

of one guinea or more'annually shall be considered a mem-
ber, and be entitled to one copy of every publication issued
for the year to which his subscription relates, but no mem-
ber shall be entitled to receive his copy or copies until his
subscription has been paid; and that the business of the
society be conducted by a president, treasurer, honorary
secretary, and a council of 16 members. The following
gentlemen were then elected for the current year :—Sir H.
T. De la Bache, President; S. V. Wood, Esq., Treasurer;
J. Morris, Esq., lion. Sec.; with 16 other gentlemen as a coun-
cil. The thanks of the meeting were voted to Mr. Bowerbank,
for his exertions on behalf of the society, end also to Sir H.
De le Beebe, for his able conduct in the chair. It was inti-
mated that gentlemen who are desirous of becoming mem-
ben should forward their names to the honorary secretary,
J. Morris, Esq., Kensington.
ALARMING FIRE AT PIXLICO.—Last night, be-
tween ten and eleven o'clock, a fire, that caused consider-
able slarm, broke out upon the premises in the occupancy of
Mr. Ciumbleton, boot and shoemaker, Grosvenor-row, Pim-
lico. The flames originated from some unknown cause in
the front shap,end were first perceived by a police-constable.
An immediate alarm was raised, and momengen were sent
to give intelligence of the outbreak to the engine-stations ;
meanwhile the fire conticued to spread, se that in a very
brief space of time the whole of the stock in the shop be-
came wrapped in one broad sheet of flame. With all possible
expeditition, one of the escapes of the Royal Society for the
Protection of Life from Fire arrived, as well as several
engines of the London Brigade, parish, and West of Eng-
land office. Plenty of water was obtained, from which the
firemen set to work most vigorously, but before they could
get the mastery over the flames, the whose of the stock in
trade was reduced to ashes. Fortunately, Mr. Oumbleton
was insured in the Sun Fire-office.
ATTACK UPON MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL—OD Tues-
day an Irishwoman died in this hospital, whom body
the surgeons deemed it necessary to open, her death having
occurred under suspicious circumstances. Thursday night
her husband, accompanied by a large body of Irishmen and
Irishwomen, went to the hospital with a coffin, and insisted
upon getting the body, and when the officers of the hospital
refused, the mob threatened to take it by force, and were
about executing their threat when the police arrived, sad
they were partly terrified and partly dissuaded from so doing.
This is the second attack that has been made within two
months oa the hospital, with the same intent.
INQUEST, YESTERDAT.—THE FATAL OCCURRENCE
AT THE CAIIDIN STATION.—At the University College
by Mr. Wakley, M.P., on the body of Edward
Whflman, aged 35, who was killed by the fall of arches at
Messrs. Piekford's warehouses, Camden.town, undercircuss-
stances which have already appeared in this journal. The
jury returned • verdict of" Accidental death," one or two
of them, however, being or opinion that the work should not
have been done during the winter.