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LONDON, SATURDAY, MARCH 20.

WE are extremely sorry to see the plan, introduced
for the furtherance of something like popular education
in England, laid hold of, and made a bone of conten-
tion, by parties which really and truly have compa-
ratively little concern in the matter. Education, the
teaching of A, B, C, the knowledge. of reading and
writing, with an elementary acquaintance with the
first principles and plain facts of a religion common
to us all, is laid hold of by contending sects, as some-
thing which concerns only them, and by which they
alone are to be prejudiced or benefited..
For our part, we consider elementary education as
something very different. Instead of interesting par-
ticular sects, we should say that the great results of
such a measure affected the people themselves—the
great mass of the people—and not so much in their
religious as in their worldly and intellectual prospects.
The older religions have always held that education
made but a small part of religion, and that the
less of general education was infused into a
traditional and authoritative religion, the better. The
ignorantin monks deprecated education we are sorry
to see large classes of dissenters, those whose religion
lives and breathes by reasoning, so fully agree with
their monkish predecessors, who ruled 'and stifled
intellect by a contrary principle.
But we repeat, education is not merely a religions
interest. The great revolution or reform to be attained
in our social organisation—that revolution or reform

which is most for the interest of the lower and
popular classes—is, that superior intelligence should
have the power of rising even from the lowest depths
and stratuof society. This is the true principle of demo-
cracy and equality ;—not to make any Jacobin levelling
of wealth and rank, but allow the lowest to start up
to the highest grade, if his intelligence and mental
power be of that transcendant nature that will rise
where there be no artificial impediments. The grand
mode of effecting this is to place the elements of edu-
cation in the power of all, rich and poor, high and
low, and then leave them—their parents to superadd re-
ligious creed,—themselves to make use of their few
opportunities, and each to aim at that end for which
nature destined him and rendered him most fit.

Thefiret, and last, and only step to this, is to render
popular education universal;and for cur part we care
little who take upon them to effect that great pur-
pose, whether it is the state, or the church, or dissent.
We are ready to accept the most likely or the most
feasible. And we do so, not from indifference to re-
ligious creeds, but from a perfect confidence, that,
when the elements and means of knowledge
are extended to all people, most people
will make a good use of such an instru-
ment in reaching towards religions truth, as
towards intellectual and worldly truth. We should
scorn to be of a religion that would fear and shrink
from that alternative.

The speeches, then, that we want to hear on the
subject of education are not the words of Dr. This, or
the Rev. That. We want an unbiassed, unclerical,
representative of the lower and working classes ; and
we would say to him, and to those in whose name he
speaks and listens, to consider that this is not
a clerical, but a popular question—not a thing of
dogma, but of right—not a consideration of what sect a
man shall belong to, but whether he alkali enjoy an
intellect sufficiently instructed and awakened to be
worthy of having a judgment of its own, and belong-
ing to any sect.
We support popular education, and the only
feasible plan for it, as a great democratic move-
ment, and of the more value, because it is
democratic without being subversive. We in-
sist for the present on the immediate results of
such a measure as the present government plan, in
opening to the lower class those upward vistas and
avenues through life hitherto closed to them. But
such openings cannot be made for the lower classes
without the middle classes profiting in a still higher
degree. Those people who would now stifle and stop
the facilities which government offers to education,
lest it might militate against some probably unintel-
ligible dogma, commit a crime, very like the system of
infanticide, common amongst the Polynesians, who
throw a wet cloth over the eyes and nostrils of a new-
born female infant, declaring that it is mach better
for it to die, than live to see the light and go through
the temptations, which the light brings at the same
time with knowledge.

A CAUSE was tried at the Essex Assizes a few days
since, which strongly illustrates the precarious nature
of yearly holdings, and the practical serfdom of
tenant farmers. The facts, as stated and proved on
the trial, were these : the action was brought by
Mrs. WORTZRS—the widow of a farmer, who had, for
sixteen years immediately before his death, occupied
a farm in Essex, as tenant to Sir EDWARD BOWYER
SMTTII, a landed proprietor of that county, and a
high-professing " farmers' friend "—against SMITH,
Sir EDWARD'S bailiff. The cause of action was, that
SMITH, the bailiff, had expelled the plaintiff from
her dwelling-house, throwing out and damaging
her goods and furniture.
The farm was situated at Stapleford Tawney—the
public should know the locality of acts like this—and
was left by Mr. WORTERS at his decease, to be carried
on by his widow, for the support of herself and her
children. He was a man of great personal respect-
ability, and left some property at hie death, which
occurred in 1838. The widow continued to occupy
the farm as tenant from year to year; she paid her
rent regularly, and managed the farm. There was
no known or avowed ground of complaint against
her. Yet, at Michaelmas, 1845, she was surprised to
receive a notice to quit the farm at Michaelmas, 1840.
This notice was served on her late husband's executors,
one of whom was her own brother. As was observed
by her counsel on the trial, "it did not appear that
she had done anything offensive to the landlord ' • he
(the counsel) challenged him to prove that she had
done anything of the kind; she could not, as a lady,
hare rated against the feeling of her landlord. But it
was his fancy that she should leave."
Against that "fancy" Mrs. WORTERs knew too
well there was no appeal, and she accordingly sought
and engaged another farm; but it no happened that

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Ow of a fall have been manifested. We give else-
where a general report of the present state of sub-

iistence.
All the cabinet ministers, except Marshal &atilt,
President of the Council, have paid their respects to
Queen Christina, at her hotel.
M. Guizot, and the other cabinet ministers, were
entertained at dinner by Lord and Lady Normanby
en Tuesday.
The funeral of M. Martin (du Nord) was solemn-
ised with the greatest pomp on Thursday.

The Madrid mail, with the letters and journals of
that city to the 13th, was received in Paris on
Thursday.
A meeting of the Progressist party in congress'
was held to decide what course of opposition it
might be advisable for them to pursue. El Herald°
advises the ministerial party to adopt a like course.
The same journal says that Don Jose de la Concha
has refused to accept the captain-generalship of
Valencia.
El Clamor Public(' says that a Carlist conspiracy
has been detected at Pampcluna, the object of which
was to seize the citadel and produce an insurrection
in Navarre in favour of Count Moatemolin.

Much agitation prevails in the northern states of
Italy owing partly to the dearness of grain, but pro-
duced also, as is supposed, by the secret agency of
Austria. The bourgeoisie are every where prominent
in their endeavours to preserve order.
A vessel freighted with corn was pillaged on the
canal at Ravenna. Several of the citizens armed
themselves, attacked the pillagers, and recovered the
rain. The zeal displayed by the inhabitants in ge-
Ewa of Bologna, Faenza, Ravenna, Forli, Ferrara,
Sinimi, and other cities of the states of the church,
so= the attempts to excite disturbances made by
• and unknown persons, emissaries of Austria,
are appreciated by the authorities. It is said that the
Pope will speedily cause to be organised a civic guard
throughout his states.
More than 100 persons have been arrested in Tus-
cany. Conferences have been held at Florence be-
tween the Grand Duke and the Archdukes Maximi-
lian and Ferdinand d'Este, uncles of the Duke of
Modena. It was feared that the object of these inter-
views was an Austrian intervention in Tuscany.

FRANCE.—STEAM TO TUNTS.—An agreement
has been 'ivied between the administration of war and the
French company Basin, Perier, and Co ,to last from 1847
to 1853, inclusive, for the establishment of a regular line of
sleamen for carrying on the correspondence between Store
std Tunis, in junction with the Marseilles and Store line.
Two departures are to take place monthly from Store to
Teak, and two from Tanis to Store ; the !steamers are to
Meth at Bona, and, weather permitting, at La Cale and
Tabarque,
THE BUDGET OF 1843.—The bureaux of the
Chamber of Deputies have examined the bill on the de
endive settlement of the budget of 1845. The receipts of
that year are fixed at 1,323,312,174 fr, and the expenses of
the ordinary service et 1,287,888,117 fr., making en excels of
sessipts of 4,3.35.329 fr., which will be carried to the credit of
the budget of 1846. The advances made by the treasury for
the great lines of railway, and other extraordinary services
provided for by the law of 1842, are definitively fixed for
181.5 at the min of 100,480,587 fr. ; and the government pro.
poses to carry the sum to a separate account, which will re-
main at the charge of the floating debt until its resources can
be applied to it.
ACADEMY OF MEDICINE.—In the sitting of the
Royal Academy of Medicine at Paris on Wednesday, it was
decided that a committee should be appointed to examine the
particulars of alimentation in France, and the circumstances
attending tha high price and scarcity of grain.
STATISTICS OF PARIS.—The number of inhabitants
awarding to the last census, is 1,0.53,697, divided iss
follows: Fixed population 945,721; floating population,
88.475; garrison 19,701. There are in Paris 29,52.5
inhabited houses, 341 uninhabited, and 355 in the
course of construction; total 30,221. Of the popu-
lation of 1,053,897, there are unmarried, including children
of all ages, 315,176 males and 240,251 females. Total
555,427. The quantity of meat consumed in Paris during
the month of February consisted of 7007 oxen, 1694 cows,
1694 calves, 38,420 sheep, and 198 bulls, making in all •
weight of 4,003, 740 kilos. Comparing this consumption
with the corresponding month of 1846, it appe►rs that there
has been an increase during the month of February of the
present year of 401 oxen, 44 calves, and 172 sheep, whilst
there is a diminution of four met . .

STATISTICS OF ALGERIA.—The Moniteur AlgErien
publishes the following statistics of the European population
of the French ions in Algeria, at the end of the last
year : The to of the population in the provinces on the
coast is 107,168 souls ; of whom 47,274 are French ; 31,628
Spaniards; 9,440 Anglo-Maltese and English; 8,175 Italians;
and 6,386 Germans. Of the 107,168 colonists, 40,675 are
men. 2.5,089 women, and 41,404 children. Of the 40,576
men, the mach greater proportion are in the towns, es not
more than between 4,000 and 5,000 are employed in culti-
vating the land. In the army there has been an increase
during the year of 14,079 souls, of whom 3,858 were added
within the last quarter of the year. Of this portion of the
population, on the coast, 102,818 are under the civil govern-
ment, and 4,352 under the military authorities. The total
amount of the population in the lance provinces, is 18,925;
of whom 12,589 are French; 11,022 are under the civil, and
7,903 under the mliitery, government. It comprises 10,872
men, 4,071 women, and 3,982 childrea. The sum total,
therefore, of the European inhabitants of Algeria, at the
beginning of the present year, was 12.5,083; of whom about
12,000 only are employed in agriculture.
A SWINDLER.—The Court of Assizes was occupied
on Wednesday with the trial of a young brother of the
Eccles Chretiennes, named Antiot, aged only 20, for rob-
bery, swindling, and false assumption of the clerical cha-
racter. Whin about fifteen years of age, he was sent to
Paris, to pass some time with the brothers of the Ecoles
Chretiennes. After remaining with them for two years, he
was sent to Yvetot, to art as teacher in a school. He re-
mained there some short time, and then one fine morning
disappeared. He proceeded to Etaimpuis, and put up at the
house of an old unmarried lady. named Gaillardon, who had
lift him at Yvetot, and had invited him to visit her. He
there gave out that his mother was an Italian princess,
living near Rome, and powered of upwards of a million.
When the cure applied to him to contribute a trifle towards
mpairin4the church, he declared that the best thing to be
dens was to pull it down altogether, and that he should
WNW bear the expense of the rebuilding. To obtain
teem* he wrote to his noble mother, the
is due time received a letter addressed to
ere " Ideeseigneur," and which was of coarse of his
ewe manufacture. He bad been all this time stopping at
Mlle. Gaillardoner, and being now of opinion that change of
air would be advisable, he disappeared, taking with bin all
the money he could find in the poor-bones of the church, •
gold watch belonging to his credulous harken, and a small
Wm of money which the *errant girl had saved. Ho was
WO bean! of at Rouen, where he was arrested ; and after
being interrogated, was forwarded under escort to Paris. He
there contrived to escape, and proceeded to Switzerland,
where he officiated for some time as a priest, having forged
%complete set of ordination papers. lie next was seen at
Rome, under the title of Count Dauvernay where he swin-
dled an innkeeper out of 300 fr., with which 'he proceeded to
Naples, and assumed the name of Count de Kirren. Some
fatality then urged h-m to reviait Paris, where he was again
arrested fur a fresh case of swindling, and condemned to
three months' imprisonment only. It was whilst under-
going this punishment that the circumstances of his former
life came to light, and it was to answer for them that he
appeared on Wednesday before the Court of /mien. He made
no attempt at defence. The court, taking his youth into
consideration, condemned him to onlythree years imprison
went.

IT ALY.—A letter from the Italian frontier, of the
Bth instant, says that notwithstanding the repressive mea-
sures taken by the Austrian government, great agitation
still prevails amongst the peasants of Lombardy, owing to the
high price of corn. Great anxiety was felt by the more opu-
lent dame Two regiments of Croats have arrived at
Milan, and others are on their march towards that city. All
the hope, of the Lombards are turned towards Piedmont.
A number of arrests have taken place at Florence, and
throughout the Tuscan states. At Florence a number of
seditious pamphlets have been published, and distributed et
the theatre, and other public places.
GERMANY.—AUSTRIAN RAILWAY:4.—A Vienna
letter states that the vault of the tunnel of the railroad from
Prague, near Tubes', has sunk so much a, to cause great
alarm. The new section from 13runn to the Bohemian fron-
tier would also have sustained cowsiderable damage, if the frost
had not stopped the increase of water in the Switawa. The
same letter states that the exclusive privilege granted to the
Vienna and Gloggnits Itailroad Company contains, in seven-
teen paragraphs, all the conditions stipulated between the
government and the company, as well as a convention,
whereby the state, upon very equitable terms, renounces the
right reserved in the concession to Baron de Sins, of 2nd
January, 1838, binding the company to give up the railroad
even before the expiration of the privilege. The term is
fixed at fifty yearn, and the tariff is settled generally to the
advantage of the company.
GALlClA.—Accounts have been received at Vienna
of aro:Haim in Galicia, between the peasantry and the Jews,
and number, of the latter have fallen victims to the fury of the
Peasants. If it had net been for the prompt and energetic
interference of the troops, much blood would have been shed,
tad the situation of the Jews is 'till most precarious.
POLAND.— Amounts from Warsaw state that
mmterons persons had been arrested at that city, suspected
of being hostile to the government. A regiment of Rumania
troops of the line, and a detachment of comas, have been
stationed on the frontier of Cracow. The mi. itary =nem-
tees which were to take place in Poland in the summer have
been Postponed till October next, owing to the Emperor's in-
%ration to accompany the Empress to the Crimea. From the
Crimea the Emperor intends proceeding to the Caucasus, to
inspire more energy to the troops by Ids presence, and take a
genera! surrey of the country. It is in vain that many of
the forests have been cleared ; the men quartered near the
sea still suffer from various diseases.—A letter from Warsaw,
Mach 7, gives a report that a person had been taken into
mstody for saying merely, " I am a Pole." It is added
that the police informed their prisoner that there were now
as sore Poles in Warsaw, but only subjects of the Cur.

Ibbe dourt.
The Queen and Prince Albert honoured Drury-lane
Theatre with their presence yesterday evening.
H.H.H. Prince Albert, presided yesterday after-
noon at a meeting of the commission for promoting and
encouraging the fine arts in the rebuilding the palace of
Westminster. The meeting was held in the rew palace.
The Prince arrived at half-past two o'clock. The commis-
'loners present were the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of
Lincoln, the Earl of Aberdeen, Viscount Morpeth, Viscount
Mahon, Lord Ashburton, Lord Colborne, the Right Hon.
Sir Robert Peel, the Right Hon. Sir James Graham, Sir
R. H. Inglis, Mr, Roger,, Mr. Wyse, and Mr. Vivian.
Mr. Eastlake, the secretary, was in attendance. Mr. Barry,
the architect, conducted the commissioners through several
parts of the building. The meeting broke up at five o'clock.
The Royal Family took their accustomed walks
and rides yesterday in the garden. of Buckingham Palace.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager took au airing
yesterday 'm a carriage and four.
Her Royal Highness the Ducheun of Rent honoured
the performance of the French Plays with her presence
yesterday evening.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge visited
St. Bartholomew's Hospital yesterday.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge
visited the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday at Gloucester
House.

Mr. C. K. Murray had an interview with Lord
John Ruvell yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-
street. A deputation from the Tower Hamlets of the willow
trade had an tutu-view with the Right Hon. T. Milner Gib.
son yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade. Mr.
Campbell hod an interview with the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer yesterday, at hie official residence in Downing-street.
Mr. Turner hid an interview with the Right Hon. E. Strutt
yesterday, at the office of the Commissioners of Railways, in
Great George-street.
Despatches for the governors of Hong-Kong and
Ceylon, and for the Lord High Commissioner of the -lonian
Islands, were sent off yesterday evening from the Colonial-
office.

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The venerable Earl of Harrowby has been again
slightly indisposed during the last few days, at his lordship's
mansion in Grosvenor-square. The Rev. Lord Charles and
Lady Harriet Hervey have been passing the season at Malta,
for the improvement of the noble lord's health.
Earl and Countess Cowper have left Great Stan-
hope-street, for Pansanger, Herta, and are expected to
return to town on Monday next. Viscount and Lady
Fanny Jocelyn came to town to-day for the season, from
Anglesey, near Gosport.
The Earl and Countess of Cawdor come to South
Audley-street to-day, from fitackpole-court. The Vene-
rable Dowager Lady Cawdor is passing the season at her
villa, at Twickenham.
The Countess of Lincoln, who has been indisposed,
in Whitehall-place, is slowly improving in health.

(From list night's Gazette.]
ST. JAMES'S PALACE, MARCH 16.—The Queen
lees appointed R. E. Davies, Esq., one of Her Mejesty'a
lion. Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, vice Mee Neil. retired;
also approved of Mr. S. M. Latham, as Vice Consul at
Dover, and of Mr. W. Curling, as Vice Consul at Ramsgate,
for His Majesty the King of Hanover.
CROWN-OFFICE, MARCH 18.—MEMBER RETURNED
TO 88888 IN PARLIAMENT.—R. Perfect, of the Marine.
parade, Brighton, Esq. in the room of Sir H. Elphinstone,
Bart., who las accepted the office of Steward of Her Majes-
ty's Chiltern Hundreds, for the borough of Lewes.
WAR-0111CM, Mamie 19.
3rd Drag. Gde.—W. H. 81 de to be nor., without par., vice Fe ther-
eto, dee.
t Drag. Gds.—Lieut. J. R. J. Coles to be apt., by par., vim Ark.
weig 4''hht, who mt.; Coe. M. M.Creagh to be lieut., by par.; FL. 8.
Wallis to be c by par.
7th Drag. Ode, -thpt. W. Jacks, from h.-p. 20th L. Drags., to be
met-, vim Knigkt, den.; Lieut. A. S. Butler to be rapt.. by pur.,
vice Jacks, who rot.; CM. C. J. B. Pleetaw to be lieut., by pm. ; W.
Middleton to be am., by par.
13th L. Dap.—Lieut. H. Holden to be rapt., by pin., Moe Thom-
' son, who rm.; Oar. R. H. Borrowes to be lieut., by pur.; L. White to
be car., by par.
26th F.--Ens. C. E. Preston to be lieut., by pur., via Cromwell,
who ret. ; W. E. Thomas to be ens., by pur.
30th P.—Fria. T. H. Pakertham, from 59th F., to be Bout, by par.,
vice
39t(..1:GPT.IdflettL E. Coker to be apt., by per., vice Brev. Major
Toting, who ret. ; Ens. J. Sears to he heat., by per.
41st P.—heat O. G. Wells to be card., by pur., vice Lawrence,
who mt.; Eas. R. H. Rawlins to be lieut , by per. ; R. C. Barnard to
be ens., by pw.
44th F.—Liewt. O. E. Hillier, from lith L. Drags. .co be apt-, with-
out pur.; Lieut. 0. N. Mieklethwait, from 33rd 12.;t0 be lieut., with-
out pur.•. tierjt.rbiejor J. Colpoys to be am., without par.; A. E
Brown to be ma., without par.
49th F.—C. L. °elan to be ens., without par., vies Nilsen, app. to
33rd F.
53rd p.—To be Liens., without par. Era. W. 0. fipiller, vice
Only, des.; Pas. H. F. 11. Parker, vice Micklethwait, app. to 44th
F. To be Ens, without pur. Ens. J. A. Helsel', from 45th P., vim
Spiller ; E. Moore, vice Parker.
36th P.—T. E. Pedder to be ens., by per., vice Smudges, app. to
64th F.
37th P.—W. P. Jones to be ms., without par., vim Heaton, who
res.
71st F.—Brevet Lieut.-ON. B. Jackson, from h.-p. RI. Staff Corp.,
to be major, vice W. J. Myers, who each.; Capt. Sir H. Dslumpla,
li Bart., to be major, by per.. vice Jarboe, who ret. ; Lieut. G. A. C.
Dmbwood to be apt., by Pm. C. P. Smith to be lieut., by
per. • R. C. Browne to be ena, by pur.
721;c1P.—Lieut. R. P. Sharp to be met., by par., vice Bantle, prom.;
Ens. D. Robinson to be lien'., by pur.; Ham H. W. Pita Maurice to
be ens., by pur.
63rd P.—Lieut. E. Steele to be apt., by per., vice Brown, who
ret. ; Ens. T. Adams to be lieut, by par. ; it S. Cooper to be ens.,
by Ma pur.
Brigade—A. 31. Drummond to be see. lieut., by pur., vice
Lowther, morn. in 6th
Boner.—Copt. W. 13.1 of 7th Drag. Oda, to be major la the
army.
UNAITACIIIA—Brevet Major IL /Willie, from 72nd F., to be major,
by par., vice Brevet Lust-Cols 8.. Fraser, who net.
0•111.10 M—Major J. Fraser. h.-p. Cut., to be fort major
and
adjt. Jersey, vice Brevet lieut.-Cot It. Priem, woo res.
taaarrn in the Genet', of March 31, HIM 60th E—For Lieut. A.
W. Riley to be apt., without par., vice Beet, killed In action; Lieut. A.
Ormsby to be apt, without pur., vice &belief-mei, killed in action—
Read Lieut. S. Pram. to be mot, without par., vice BM, killed I.
senile; Lkot. A. W. Riley to be cam., without par., vice Schebernet,
laded in action; Lieut. A. Ormsby to be emit. without par., vice Frs.
an, died of his wounds.

DEPUTATION FROM THE LEEDS MEETING.

The deputation appointed by the meeting of persons
favourable to the government measure of education, held at
the Court-house, Leeds, on Monday, the 9th March. consist-
ing of the Rev. Dr. Hook, the Rev. W. Sinclair, the Rev.
C. Wicksteed, James G. Marshall, Esq., John Gott, Esq.,
end Hamer Stansfeld, Esq., had ass interview yesterday with
the President of the Council, at the Privy Conneil.office.
They were introduced by Lord Morpeth and Wm. Aldan,
Esq., member for Leeds. His lordship received them very
courteously, and entered at once upon the subject. The de-
putation gave the reason of their soliciting en interview, and
read the resolutions passed at the meeting. They then
stated what were the popular objections to the measure : 1.
The unconstitutional manner in which it was alleged that the
measure was brought forward by a single vote in the House
of Commons. To this his lordship replied, that this as the
resolution just read to bins showed, brought the question
annually before the consideration of Parliament; but be
remarked, that, in addition to the vote of the House of Com-
mons, both in proposing the grant, and bringing up the
report, it could only have the force of law by the appropria.
tion act, which went through all the terms of the house,
and when carried to the House of Lords might there be
objected to, and thrown out in any stage, on the ground 01
its containing this very vote. 2. It was mentioned that
objections were raised to the prospects held out to pupils in
normal schools who might not show qnslities fitting them
for the office of teacher, but they should be provided for by
situations in the revenue department. To this his lord-
ship replied, that instead of increasing, this rather
put • check upon the patronage at the disposal
of the government. These situations were now in
their gift, and were conferred without any control,
but, under the proposed regulation. instead of being even
to any one whom the minister might please to appoint, they
would be bestowed on deserving young men trained in nor-
mal schools, but not thought qualified for teaching. 3. An
objection was stated that a large amount of patronage would
by their minutes be plated at the disposal of gvernment by
the appointment of pupil teachers and stipendiary monitors.
To this his lordship replied, that the patronage would really
be vested in the hands of the local managers, and not in
those of the government, and he could not see how a
patronage subjected to so .many checks and to full publicity
could possibly be abused. 4. On its being mentioned
to his lordship that a great clamor had been raised
against the minutes, as designing to increase the
influence of the church, he remarked,—that it was very
unfounded, for the minutes were framed, in the moat
anxious spirit of fairness, and were intended to improve edu-
I cation, not to interfere with the religious opinions of the
people. 5. On its being stated that fears were entertained
lest, if several schools were applying at the same time for
grants, and the funds at the disposal of government were
limited, an unjust preference might be given to one school
over another, his lordship replied, that the principles to be
adopted would be, that the first applications should be the
first attended to. 6. It was urged that many entertained ap-
prehensions lest inspectors might be appointed to visit
schools who might be obnoxious to the religious denomina-
tinn to which those schools belonged. His lordshipezpressly
declared, that all bodies of Dissenter, should enjoy the earns
safeguard as the Church, and that no inspector should be
appointed, unacceptable to the religious communities with
which the schools were connected. 7. On its being remarked
that much opposition would probably cease, if it were dis-
tinctly shown that any school, not built with the mid of
public money, but which, on asking for aid, had received
annual grants for its support, might fern itself from fol.
@Notion by ceasing to receive the annual grant, his lord-
ship, after some discussion and consultation with the other
members of the education committee then present, declared:
That he should accede to this proposal, and he authorised
the deputation to make known his determination to those
interested in the matter.—The deputation left his lordship
with the full conviction that the measure is proposed and
j intended to be carried out with perfect fairness to all parties.

ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
A weekly council was held at the society's hone
in Hanover-eguare, on Wedneaday.last. Mr. Pusey, M.P.,
in the chair,
INDIAN TUDIIRO9P. Room.—Dr. A. Gesner, of Corn-
wallis, Bing N County, Nova Scotia, having been engaged
for Nome time in making a geological survey of fgrainect
Elwarel Island, and in obtaining, at the suggestion of the
Royal Agricultural Society established at Charlotte-town in
that colony, a correct analysis of its different soils, had hie
attention particularly drawn to those vegetable productions
of the district allied in their character to the common potato,
with a view to their trial and substitution for that tuber,
which had been there attacked by a disease that threatened
its entire destruction. Having been successful in this search

and met with two varieti:e of tuber which he considered
worthy of trial, he adAressed, in the autumn of last year, two
communications on the subject to the Royal Agricultural
Secietyof England. The ro.rs in question having reached the
society's rooms a few days p, ions to the present meeting,
they were submitted to the inspection of the council, and
the communications of Dr. Griner read in explanation of
their history and character. 1. Saa.gaa-ban. This is the
wild farinaceous root of a hardy plant found on the islands
of Richmond Bay, its favourite situation helms along the
basis of the higher sand-hills which form the lagoons of the
coast. The blossom and leaves resemble those of the potato.
The tubers become ripe towards the end of September ;
and those that remain in the ground during the winter,
send up green shoots in the succeeding spring, the
decayed roots being found with the ripe vegetable. Dr.
Cleaner thinks it a favourable fact, that wherever the
Indians had moved the earth by digging, the Saa-gas.ban
had increased in size and flavour: he bad himself eaten se-
veral dishes of it cooked, and always found it very dry,
mealy, and palatable. It yielded a high per centage of
starch, and he considered it very wholesome. It had alwa
been highly valued by the Indians, who, by employing it for
food, were enabled to continue their wars against the early
settlers of North America. 2. Idus-qua-sete.—This root was
found in a very shady, but warm and dry situation, on a
assail island of Richmond Bay, in a wild forest of beech,
birch, and maple. The tubers have the extensal appearance
as well as the smell and taste of the common potato ; but
although some were found of tolerable dimensions, the aver-
age size was only that of large cherries. The skin of the
tuber is of a rutty brown colour, its internal substance
white. The Indians state that this vegetable may be p
served in a dry or moist condition for a long period. It re-
is
highly esteemed by them as a very farinaceous and ex-
cellent food; but though Dr. Cleaner has little doubt that
by proper cultivation it might be rendered prolific, it is very
rare in the island, and he has much lees confidence in its
success than in that of the Scups-ban. Dr. Helmer has
found both plants in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick ; and
thinks it probable that they are widely, but thinly, rcat-
tered over that part of North America. He recommends
their being planted early in the spring in a sandy or loamy
soil.—The thanks of the council were unanimously voted to
Dr. Grauer for the favour of these communications and

specimens.
Sir Craton Lariats remarked that the two plants re-
ferred to by Dr. Gainer have been well known in this
country for more than a century ; and although constantly
grown in English gardens during that period, he believed
they were considered to be totally unfit for field cultivation.
He doubted whether any good result would be obtained
in cultivating thee., Indi►n roots at a substitute for
potatoes; at the mine time he thought it right to
state, that the Horticultural Society had adopted
the suggestion made to it of trying some experi-
menta with the Olycine Apios; and that the account
of thous experiments, with their result, would ap-
pear
in the next " Journal of the Horticultural Society."
He added, that the Glycine Apia is now better known as
the Apios tuberose.—Dr. LINDLEY favoured the Council
with •reference to the Apios tuberose. It was a small trail-
ing plant, and had been often mentioned. Elliott, in treating
of the plants of Carolina, bad merely said of it, "the tubers
formed an article of food to the aborigines." The Chairman
remarked, that he feared the cultivation of these plants in
our flower-gardens for so long • period, with so little improve-
ment in their tuberous roots, dfd not holdout much hope of •
different result on transferring them to the open culture of
the field ; but the society gave, of course, no opinion on the
subject.
THE APHIS Qtfurtox.—Mr. Browne exhibited the
various parts of a diseased potato, in which it bus been
alleged that insects were to be discovered, under the magni-
fying power of • fine achromatic microscope but no such
insects could be detected, only the ordinary fungi present in
the diseased parts. Observations had been made by a Berk.
shire gentleman on the natural history and habits of insects
affecting the potato, and experiments in field culture.
under the full presumption of their injurious attacks.
Imagining that the aphides are produced or sustained
by an east wind, he had protected, u he believed, his
potato crop, by the screen of a bean crop on the east
of it. Whatever might be the cause, Mr. Browne had
certainly found that potatoes planted early, sod with beans
or cabbages between the rows, had succeeded, while other
crops in the neighbourhood had failed. Dr. Calvert had
made inquiry on the subject of the attacks of insect* en the
potato crops, and he was far from satisfied that the prevailing
disease had itsorigin in such cause. He had satisfied him-
self—l. That no animalcule are to be found feeding on the
diseased potato bulbs, at least so far as microscopic investiga-
time have hitherto been carried. 2. That as to the aphis
being concerned in its production, he had not been able to'
discover that any demonstrable facts can be brought forward
to establish such a supposition. 3. That there appears to be
three or four specifically different diseases to which the popu-
lar appellation of " potato disease" is applied.
DIECTESIONS ENTERED ON.—SUpElphOephlte of lime,
Spanish phosphorite, crustaceous matter, and Canadian
Gypsum, as artificial manures, and the council adjourned to
their weekly meeting, to be held on Wednesday, April 14.

INFANT ORPHAN ASYLUM, WANSTEAD.—The
annual festival of the friends of this institution took place
last evening at the London Tavern. The right hon. the
Lord Mayor presided over a numerous assembly. The com-
mittee, in their report, stated that the asylum, which was
instituted in the year 1827, for the hoard, clothing, and edu-
cation of orphan children under eight years of age, contains
at present only 235 children, although built for the accommo-
dation of 400, the income of the charity having hitherto fet-
tered its utility. The increasing support, however, which
they were receiving had caused them to come to a determi-
nation to admit 100 additional children during the present
year, vie. fifty at each half-yearly election—in April and No
vember—and they hoped that the public support would
enable them to carry out their plane to their fullest extent.
The Chairman, in proposing the toast of the evening—
" Prosperity to the Infant Orphan A.ylum," remarked
generally upon its claims to public favour, which were de-
monstrated by the patronage which it had received from
persons in high stations, including Prince Albert, the King
of the Belgians, and the Duke of Cambridge. The sub-
scriptions during the evening amounted to 2,4561. 45., being
6001. more than fin any previous occasion.
THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN INSTITUTE. The
president and council of the above institute gave a soirée
last evening, at the rooms of the institute, in George-street,
Hanover-square. At about half-past nine o'clock the hand.
some suite of rooms was amply filled by a select and elegant
company, including the Conde de Montemolin. Mr. Buck-
ingham was, as usual, unremitting in his attentions to his
guests, and the provisions he had made for their amusement,
certainly entitled him to their beat thanks. The piece,
which called forth the greatest amount of applause, was an
exquisite performance on French horns, in addition to which
there was, during the evening, some remarkably pleasant
singing; a solo on the violin, by a gentleman of first-rate
Went; and another on the harp. The tables were spreadhese
with many new and highly interesting works of art. T
soirées present one of the most pleasant ways of spending an
evening that we know of.
GROCERS' AND TEA-DEALERS' BENEVOLENT PRO-
Tscrnox SOCIITY.—Sir,—In your report of the proceedings
at the annual meeting of this institution, which
appeared on the 17th inst., it is stated that a motion was
carried to the effect that the total number of votes polled at
any election on behalf of an unsuccessful candidate should
be carried to the credit of such candidate at the succeeding
election. As this may tend to mislead many of the mem-
bers not present, I beg tc inform you that after some dis-
cussion the above motion was withdrawn, consequently the
original system of voting at elections of pensioners remains
unaltered.—GLOßG2 GARKAWAT, &C.
THE JENNY LIND CONTROVERST.—We yesterday
published a letter and memorandum from Mr. Bunn, in
which it was stated that he had refused the peace offering of
2,0001., made in behalf or the " Swedish nightingale." We
are now handed tons for publication the following letter from
Mr. Jennings, Mdlle. Lind's solicitor, asserting. that no
answer has been sent by Mr. Bunn to the proposeion
(Copy.) —9, Chancery-lane, 19th March, 1817.-91r.—1 am still
waiting Inc the answer to my communication which you promised
should be immediate. On my part all the forms and courtesy of bur-
ner have been observed. On my first addreseing you, I bad the honour
of averring that the letter of Mdlle. Lind was open to your Inspectlon
and that of your legal advisers. On your cap maing a wish to have
this letter In your hands, to satisfy yourself, I called upon you, and
whilst I stated that this note forested an mential part of my Manse-
lions, and I mold not therefore part with it, I placed It in your hands
to peruse. On returning It you stated you were perfectly satisfied m
to its authenticity, and would give me a reply In the course of that
day. This answer 1, therefore, beg leave to demand directly at your
hands ; and I trust that If you are now held by • bond to other partite,
which prevents your acceptance of • gift of peace, of which you, of
course, could not foresee the generous offer, and still less the extraor-
dinary liberality, I trust you will consider It due to yourself and to
Millie. lend, In all reinsert, to Mete the circumstances—l have the
honour to be, sir, your obedient merman, E. Immure—To A. Bunn,
Esq., Re., lee., Theatre Royal, Drury-lane.
ELECTRO-TELEGRAPHIC PRINTINCL—By a modifi-
cation of the electric telegraph, patented by Mr. Bain, in
which punches are made at once to cut the letters of • word
oat of thin paper, a speed of correspondence is attainable
" that bids defiance to the most adroit telegraphists." And
moreover a series of stamp., correspondent at one terminus
to the punching process at the other, and productive of it,
may be set to any series of letters, and correspondence
thereby kept up by telegraph without the possibility of any
one being able to interpret the meaning without the key.
Wonderful as all this is, however, the very beau ideal et
electro-telegraphic correspondence seems to be that whereby
types may be set up simultaneously in different towns,
through the operation of composing machines, such as thit
of Delcambre, in connexion with the telegraphic wire..
This is gravely proposed by Mr. Hyde Clark, who himself
invented a composing machine—The Builder.
THE LATE GEORGE ROBINS.—The valuation of the
personal property of the great valuer of estates, the lamented
George Henry Robins, Esq., has been taken at 140,0001., ex-
clusive of landed property.—Standard.
INCENDIARY FIRE. AT ACTON.—Yesterday, a fire
broke out at Acton ; three stacks of hay standing in a yard
known as Way Farm, the property of Mr. B. Tubb', having
been set first*. The flames were first discovered by a policeman
of the T division on duty, and were then coming from the seat
end of the middle stack, but a strong wind blowing at the
time from the S.S.E., they quickly extended over the entire
stack. An alarm was instantly raised and a messenger
despatched to the head police station at Hammersmith. An
express was with all speed sent to the engine stations in town
with information sr the fire. In the mean time the police
and the inhabitants of the neighbourhood were not inactive.
The fire was not effectually extinguished until noon. In the
afternoon, an investigation into the origin of the fire was
made by the police authorities, but the author of the fire is
as yet undiscovered.
FIRE IN REGENT-STREET, IVENTMINSTER. —This
morning, shortly before one o'clock, a fire was discovered
upon the premises occupied by Mr. Willie, a carpenter and
budder, and Mr. Mills and Mr. Wood, 102, Regent-street,
Westminster. Owing te the exertions of the Bremen, the flames
were confined to the premises in which they originated, but