The Express.
London, England, 1859-09-09 00:00:00

THE 1118 H NATIONAL SCHOOLS.

A deputation of teat:bets of the national schools
be the vicinity of Dublin waited, on Wednesday, on the
Right Boa. B. Cardwell, at the Chief Secretary's °Mr In
that city. The buena* of the deputation was Introduced
by Mr. Band* who stated that those parser were teachers
of nattooal ICileete, and that their mastery, Mr. Smith,
would lay beton Mr. Cardwell the nature ofthe business upon
which the deputation had arm
Mr. Satre said their object in waiting on the chief se-
curry on that camice wee to submit, in the first place,
area claims to an Increase of salary. The salaries of national
school teacher were otedeseedly so tow—indeed, so each
below all tameable remuseratke—ea to justify that
body of teachers In seeking the promptest means
for the reciter of such an evil. What they wild
reepectfelly suggest wee, that the salarhe of the teachers
of the belie dais sherd be, at lama, at ths rate of U.
per week, so es to enable them to devote all their time
to the improvement of the cordon of notional Instruction
wearied to the rage of each of them. In addition to this
prorate& from the state, they mild also ask that, at the ex-
Oradea id tine yews' teaching, each teacher should be es-
Med to a " good soros" addendum of not lees than 81. per
annum, sad a blue sum for every three years additional
effective emir. They would also ask that :retreat
school teachers should be allowed pensions for their
old age, so as to save them hoar Use seceartty
of seeks/ Wage is a workhouse, after a Ws of
toil In the public service. The stele they would
respectfully suggest wee—fur twelve years' make, a pas-
sim of half the salary enjoyed; for sixties run, two-
thirds el the salary ; and after tweedy years' service,. the
teacher to be permitted to retire on fall rimy. In met
err twelve yeses, the retiring MGM to receive ea allow-
ance equal to or month's salary fur every year sprat in the
service of the National Board.

11117CAnuivnie.—Alwbr; age are teachers arnally ap-
pointed?
Mr. Surre—The average is about timely years.
Mr. C•invezz.h—Surely you don't mean to suggest the
supseennaation of • teacher at thirty years of age ?
Mr. Stunt said such was not the idea contemplated by the
&patellae. spoke of the taconrenience artdog hoer the
fact of tembers' rnariss not being paid 'monthly.
Mr. Beaune evoke of Use inceemelence to teachers
seising teem the annum of proper dwelling mnommodation
adjacent to the IC11001•1100114. Many had to walk three
or four
of to their respective schoci• He spoke of the
ad
of misc. ing inspectors firm eanaget dm Webers,
initead of appointiog persona meetly lomat oldie =Wag
of the national education system. After COMMWO. CO the
injustice of the system which allowed teachers to be diamiesed
from theft AIMS without their being permitted to defend
animadvert against any charges preferred against them, or
even berm apprised in rime of then:totem' or natters of such
ianhga2rs' dir. Hamlin saggestad the appoint:ant et • courtcourtof
elyin mach 00100
Mr. CAIIDWZI.I•—.On I eon tell yea le, that tin subject of
Your sward represeatatione shall be duly considered pre-
via= to the etedieg in of the next andantes to the Ternary.
Whoa I esed onsidered, 'wen coarnered by myself. You
were rate right la submitting your views sad hangs on
these question, 100 we to suable me to be prepared to coemau-
Mode with the Ternary, if required, when the time coons
for weft to the salmon.
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