The Express.
London, England, 1867-08-05 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS. MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 5, 1867.

EARL RUSSEI L o.N prlrlsH SCHOOL
EDUCATION.

Earl RuAse::. ( n Saturday, attended the opening
of some new British schools just built on Mount Ararat,
Richmond. They will accommodate 400 boys and girls,
awl the entire cost h been defrayed by trivia* of the
movement. An application was made to the Committee
of Council on Education for their usual grant, but the
difficulties and restrictions that arose out of the official
curre-powleuct Att.. so great that the ezliool CAUmaittee
withdrew their application, and determined to proceed
without government aid. A preliminary meeting was held
on Saturday in the large schoolroom, when Mr. C. Burt
presided. Lord Russell had promised to be there, bet
when, atter waiting for some time, a tuessenger was dis-
patched to Pembroke Lodge, it transpired that the noble
earl had forgotten the appointment. The meeting then
proceeded without him, but he was present at the luncheon
that followed, and his health as resident of the schools,
as well of the British and Foreign School Society, was
euthusiuticatly drank.
. . _ .

Earl Ituaseta.—The first duty I have to perform is to
tender my apologies for having omitted this morning to
remember that at a certain hour to-day I was to be at the
opening of these schools. The fact is I have been for some
tune engaged until late hours in London, and last night
we were kept very late in the House of Lords,
and I got my hind so full of the difficult
questions ,'bout householders and lodgers, and votes
of minorities, and other matters of a similar kind, that I
confess with great humiliation and shame this meeting
had gone out of my mind. However lam here now, and
I hope you will forgive me. (Cheers.) lam very proud of
the aonour you have been pleased to confer upon me in
electing me to be the president of the Richmond British
Schools. It seems to me, whatever we may do in the
House of Lords or House of Commons R. 'al reference to
conferring upon vast numbers of the working chums and
the smaller householders the right of voting, we ought to
do what we have not hitherto done, namely, take care
that they shall be tolerably educated, that they shall go
to 'school, and know at least something of the great arts of
reading, writing, and arithmetic. I think it is not too
much to ask that this shall be done, for hitherto the task
has certainly not been efficiently performed. Our chair-
man (Mr. Burt) was good enough to say that I have been
long engaged in this cause. That I entirely owe to my
father, who at au early 1.. rind—now sixty years ago—be-
came a friend and patron of the sys.em adopted by Joseph
Lancaster when he attempted to establish schools of this
kind. One of my wisest recollections is as a boy
putting on Joseph Lancaster's broad hat, and mimick-
ing his manner of salutation. (Laughter.) I thus
early became animated with the desire of promoting
these schools, and I must say from that time to
this I have never changed my mind upon the subject.
This question of education is so serious a matter, that I
should not like to dilate upon it at any length at present ;
but there has always seemed to me a very great injustice
in the way in which we make our laws to fall heavily upon
theft who commit offences, while we do not teach them in
I their earliest youth the way in which they might avoid
the position in which they by-and-by place themselves. I
remember among the early inquiries I made respecting
the cause of education in this country there was a story of
a boy, I think in Derbyshire, who was found setting a
snare for hares—an offence for which he was put into
prison. Properly and naturally the chaplain went to him,
and made inquiries as to what the boy had learnt, and he
found that the boy had never heard of such a person as
Jesus Chi:st, or of such a book as the Bible. Being asked
what be had done, he said be was employed in agricul-
tural labour six days in the week, and that on Sundays
he and his companions were engaged all day in cleaning
the horses. That was the only employment lie hail, and
as for any knowledge of religion or Christianity, he was
entirely devoid of it. I say again, It does seem to me a
great injustice, as in this country we have the means
of opening schools, to enforce all the rigours of im-
prisonment against those who offend the laws of
religion, morality, and the state, and not to
give them the knowledge that might lead them
to avoid the penalties they suffer. Such being the
ease, I have always been in favour of the British school
system of education, because, as my friend William Allen
used always to say, "They are schools for all." It is
necessary that the schools should not merely be secular,
but that they should combine religious teaching, which
should not, however, be sectarian. There will be plenty
of time when these children go to church and chapel
either to learn the particular form of doctrine which their
parents have followed, or to adopt ore which is more con-
sistent with theirowneonscientious views. But I think while
they are young boys and girls at school, it ought to be suf-
ficient for them to know what Christ has taught, what the
Apostles have taught, and from those lessons and precepts
to guide their conduct in life. (Cheers.) I trust that
these British schools may flourish, and that the advantage
may be reaped which a friend I have in my eye (Mr. E.
Chadwick) has taught so well, namely that with no very
great consumption of time, a great deal may be learnt by a
combination of industry and teaching, and that it is very
possible that those who receive learning at school may also
have plenty of time for tho-e pursuits in Fie from
which they are to derive their subsistence—the two
being in my opinion perfectly compatible. There are. I
am sorry to any, many countries of Europe in which
there is more instruction given than In this country ; be.
we have in this country the advantage which I trust we
shall never part wit), that when boys sad girls have
learnt they are at full liberty to follow their own consci-
entious convictions, and may speak and write without
fear upon all that seems to them to be tune and good. I
am happy to see that such encellen. schoolrooms have
been built ; and I trust that the health of those who
come here will be as much attended to as their education.
No doubt the commi.tee will conduct the affairs of this
school so as to promote the well-being of the pupils,
whether it be march regard to their bottilliiirlth, their
re '
mental instruction, or, above all, their • us culture.
And I ran happy to give you as a toast, " rosperity to
the Richmond British Schools, aril all efforts to improve
the education of the people." (Loud cheers.)
Other speeches in furtherance of the cause of British
School education were made by Mr. CrivellWilliams,
Mr. E. Chadwick, Dr. linwin, of Homerton College, Mr.
Remission. and Mr. H. Bolin. Letters of sympathy and
support were read from Mr. Buxton, M.P., Lord Amber-
ley, M.P., and Mr. Gilpin, M.P. A subscription list was
entered into for funds to pay the remaining debt, Lord
Russell heading it with a gift of 10/.

PLAISTOW P/lISSION. —The Church of Holy
Trinity, Barking-road, to be consecrated on the 14th inst.,
is the crowning work of this mission, and will to a great
extent complete the design oriainally contemplated in an
appeal 11111111 in 1h47 on behalf of Londoners over the
border, which was liberally responded to. The special
fund■ for building this church have been principally pro-
vided by donations from three munilloent benefactors, the
Bishop of London's Fund, the Incorporated and Diocesan
Church Building Societies, and many smaller subscrip-
tions. It is provided by the deed of patronage and sen.
tent* of consecration that all the seats in this church
shall be free and unapprapriated for ever, for rich and poor
alike. It is to be a parish church, in which all shall have
an equal right, in accordance with the law of the land and
the ancient parochial system. Some unlooked-for expanses
have been incurred in obtaining the site for the church
and parsonage, and for other matters connected with the
proposed new parish, to defray which liberal contribu-
tions at the offertory on the day of consecration, or other-
wise, are earnestly invited.
&wary or ENGINEER/3.—On Friday, the 2nd
inst., upwards of CA of the members of this society visited
the Millwall Docks, now nearly completed. Preparations
having been made for their reception by the engineers in
charge of the works, the society had every facility afforded
them of inspecting the wrought iron lock-gates, bridges,
hydraulic machinery, sod other objects of interest. In the
evening the members dined together at the Ship Hotel,
Greenwich ; Mr. W. H. Le Fenvre, president, in the chair,
Mr. Alfred Williams and Mr. James Hendry being vice.
chairmen.

THE YORKSHIRE RAM LETTINGS. —The First
Friday in August as usual brought round the commence.
meat of those great annual gatherings, the Leicester rare
lettings. Mr. Stamper, of Illighfield-house, Nunnington,
and Mr. Souley, of Lund-court, Kirby-Moorside, both
showed their rams on that day. At both places there were
large attendances of farmers, rather more than usual from
the weld districts, where the sheep of the two breeders
named are becoming far more generally used. At Mr.
Stamper's Mr. Robert Boulton let the sheep by auction. It
was generally allowed that the flock never showed to better
advantage. They are descended from three of the purest
strains and the competition was very strong for particular
sheep. The 'headings were a fine level lot. Mr. Hall, of
Think, took the brother to the Royal highly commended
sheep at Plymouth last year for 11/. 155., a cheap bargain,
for some of the other shearlings hardly equalling him went
to the welds for the season, at 15/. and upwards. The
prices for shearlings ranged from Id. to 15/. 10s., and
showed an average of about 9/. The two-shear and aged
sheep let readily and well, at prices ranging pretty much
the same as for the young sheep. Very great competi.
tion exists among the farmers, in fact, and they readily
give three times the upset price for sheep of particular
promise or for thole that have well proved. The High•
field-house letting would be as good as any of its prede-
cessors, and only about half.a.dozen sheep were turned out
of the ring unlet. At Mr. Souley's the letting is done
privately, and prices, therefore, cannot be arrived at. It
is understood that Mr. Souley is perfectly satisfied with
the progress made, and that moat of the sheep were taken
early at very good prices. With improvement in the
tireml the nun prices are gradually creeping up.
THE FISHING TRADE OF THE NORTH.—III con-
sequence of the recent stormy weather the large fleets of
fishing boats, usually engaged at this time of the year from
the north-eastern ports, have been much detained in the
harbours. Bot on Wednesday and Thursday a consider-
able fleet of boats get out of the Tyne, and as the fish is
now well inshore, the most of them had good catches. Some
of the best ti.hr.l boats averaged abut mei fish each.
The price by auction at Shields on Wednesday was from
la. bid. to tie., and on Thursday from 4s. 2d. to 4s. 3d. per
100. The salmon Balling in all the northern rivers is doing
well ; in the Tyne it continues to be particularly successful.
and a great number of licenses have been taken oat to net
fish. White fish of extremely tine quality is selling at
Shields at 9d. per lb. There is a good supply of white fish
in the northern ports. Some very fair quality of fish may
be bought at ld. per lb.

Rate fidelity:Tu.

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Portland.road.—Tuesday, Aug. 6 ; Wednesday.
. Thunalay, e.
WASUSWOUTH, South.atreet.—Tuesday, Aug. G.
mn“LEDITCII. 011-street-road.—Tuesday. Aug. 0 Wedueekl*Y.
. Thursday, 8.
ISuw.rus4.—Monday. Aug. 5: Friday, 9.
WanfrmArn.. Great Premaxg,street. —Tuesday, Aug. 6 ;
Wedneaday, i ; Thursday, 8; Friday U.
LautErg, Caeaberwell Mew-road-Tuesday, Aug. 5 ; Wed-
ntn.dity. 7.
GRICEICKICR. —Monday, Aug. 6.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

HOME CIR.CLIT.—MAihnoss, Avousr 3.

Laren Martin dispozed of the cause list on Friday after-
noon. and he then proceeded to dispose of the remaining
cases in the gaol calendar, and the business was brought to
• conclusion in the evening.
j,doe Horare Holmes, a respectable looking lad, sur-
rendered to take his trial for the manslaughter of Edward
Alger. . . .

31r. Grady prosecuted, and the prisoner was defended
by Mr. )farrow.
The facts of this case will be fresh in the recollection of
Our readers. The prisoner and the deceased were fellow-
apprentices to Mr. Edwards', grocer, of Gravesend, and
on the 10th of March they were playing together when the
prisoner took up a pistol that was on the chimneppieoe in
the bedroom, presented it at the deceased, and fired
and killed him. He exhibited the greatest sorrow and
distress after the occurrence, and the unfortunate affair
we+ clearly the result of an accident.
The jury returned a verdict of .Not
The commission for the county of Surrey will be opened
to-day (Monday) at Croydon, tut the courts will not sit
until Tuesday morning. The gaol calendar is very light,
but it is said that an unusual number of civil causes will
b.: entered for trial. It is not at all unusual at the
assizes at this place for a couple of hundred causer to be
entered, but when they are called on for trial nearly the
whole of them turn out to be speculative, or " attorneys"
actions, as they are termed, for the purpose of obtaining
costs.

NORFOLK CIRCUIT.— CAminuDGE, Auousr 2.
(Before Mr. Justice Byles mil a Speci►l Jury.)
HARDY r. VZSEY AND OTHERS.
_ _ .

Mr. Bulwer, Q.C. and Mr. Cockerel appeared for the
plaintiff ; Mr. Q.C., Mr. Keane, Q.C., and Mr.
Douglas Brown for the defendants.
The plaintiff in this case was a small farmer and cork-
dealer, at Fenstanton, ant the defendants are the firm of
Vesey and Co., bankers, at Huntingdon. The defendants
have a branch bank at St. Ives, and in 1866 the plaintiff
opened an account at that branch, which i managed by •
Mr. *Vise, and this action was brought to recover damages
in consequence of Mr. Wise having dishonoured the
plaintiff's cheques, and having died° ed the state of
his account. It appeared that the arrangements the plain-
tiff made when ho opened the account was that he was to
be at liberty to overdraw to the extent of 1001. On the
24th December last the plaintiff's account was overdrawn
to the extent of about 160/.' and Mr. Wise sent for him and
complained of it. The plaintiff said that at the market
on that day he should take about 1401., which he would
pay in. He was, however, disappointed by two or three
of has customers, and only received 601., which he paid in.
In the meantime four cheques had been presented, and
Mr. Wise asked the plaintiff what he was to do about
them. The plaintiff said that he would pay in SOL before
the following Thursday, and Mr. Wise drew up
an undertaking to that effect, which the plain-
tiff signed, and thereupon Mr. Wise agreed to
honour the cheques; be afterwards, however, changed
Ids mind, and sent to the plaintiff to say that he must
act security. This the plaintiff declined to do, and Mr.
Wise then sent for • person of the name of Mutton, •
money lender, and asked him to urge the plaintiff to give
the bank some security. The plaintiff declined to have
anything to do with Mutton, and as no security was given
the cheques were dishonoured. In consequence of the
dishonour of the cheques and Mutton and other persona
learning the state of the plaintiff's affairs the plaintiff's
credit was much injured, and he was obliged to compound
*with his creditors.

The defendant's ease was that Mr. Wise never
agreed
to honour the cheques in question, but absolutely refused
d
to do so unless some security was given or the debt to the
bunk reduced, and that Mutton was a friend of
the plaintiff ; and Mr. Wise only sent for him
in a friendly spirit to ask him to use his influence with
the plaintiff to prevail on him to give security to the
bank and avert the necessity of dishonouring the cheques.
After a protracted trial, which occupied the greater pert
of the day, the jury stopped further evidence being given
on behalf of the defendants.

Mr. Ilulwer replied for the plaintiff, after which the
jury, without waiting for the summing up of the learned
judge, returned their verdict for the defendants.

AUGUMT 3.
c 110.4.64 r. THE GREW NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY.
2

Mr. Keane, Q.C., and Mr. D. Brown appeared (or the
plaintiff ; Mr. O'Malley, Q.C., and Mr. Metcalfe for the
defendants.

The plaintiff in this action was a corn and seed mer-
chant at Wisbeach, and the action was brought to recover
compensation for personal injuries sustained by the plain-
tiff in an accident which occurred at Hitchin on the 20th
of August last. The defendants paid into court 2001.
The only question between the parties was as to the ex-
tent of the injuries sustained b the plaintiff. The plain-
tiff and his medical men alleged that he had received an
injury in the spine which would be permanent, but it
appeared that shortly after the accident the plaintiff was
at a fire and fell into a saw-pit and broke his collar bone,
and Dr. Paget, the witness called by the defendants, was
of opinion that if the plaintiff had received any serious
injury to his spine in the railway accident it must have
been much aggravated by the fall into the pit, and that
the probability was that if the spine was injured at all it
was injured by the fall.
The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for 300/.
beyond the amount paid into court.
NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—MANcaEsTEn, Ara. 3.
Caown Coust—(Before Mr. Justice Montagu Smith.)

they walked away for the purpose. Very soon afterwards,
however, she informed the officer that he might as well
take her to the police nation, as she had made away with
Ler child. At the station-house Conlin arid Farrell com-
menced to ask her as to how she had disposed of the body,
upon which Grioe, the inspector of police on duty, can-
Booed the prisoner that what abs might say would he
takes down in writing, and might be used against her,
and then received her answer in the following words :
" I have never been easy mind since I did it. I threw
the child into the Old Harbour at half-past Nix o'clock. I
went over the North Bridge and turned round the garrison
aide a little way, and threw it in." Subsequently, to
klizabeth Wood, the female searcher at Hull, the prisoner
said in reference to a baby's body binder which was found
upon her, "It was the baby's. I took its clothes off
before I put it in. I have been so unkindly treated by
the young man's friends that they have driven me to it. I
was So miserable I did not are what I did." On the 14th
of April the body of the missing child was found at
Brough Haven, which is ten or twelve n.ilea from Hull,
and where it is presumed it had been taken by the tide
which flows through the Old Harbour, through the river
Hull. A post-mortem examination of the body of the
child disclosed certain bruises which were by the surgeon
alleged to have been made before death, and from the
effect of these and suffocation by drowning the child had
died. Mr. C. Thompson cross-examined Mr. Jackson, the
surgeon who examined the body, a.s to the predisposition
of females recently confined to puerperal monomania, and
gained Lis salient to the correctness of Dr. Taylor's views
upon this point. He also elicited from the witness Conlin
the statement that before the commission of the murder
the prisoner had appeared low and exceedingly depressed,
and that besides she had bad an aunt who had been
insane, whilst she also had a brother who was
not so sharp as other people. He based his defence
upon these admissions, and the allegation that there was
not the slightest evidence to show that the prisoner was
embued with malice aforethought, without which feeling
her offence would not amount to murder.

The jury, after a lengthened absence, returned into
court with a verdict of Gouty, stly recommending the
risoner to mercy, on the ground ofrong her youth and the
distressed circumstances in which she was placed.
The learned judge then passed sentence of death in the
usual way. The prisoner, though impressed with a due
sense of her awful position, did not manifest any emotion
when sentenced.