The Express.
London, England, 1850-04-15 00:00:00

not be dens without ; sad the question * fait is worth
delft, is it sot worth Mao well, sad snob_ fee
(Cheers.) 117 own imprudent that we own tan
the ausuat Is peon' reignited I. taws levied for the melds-
, meet of arias. In how many ether ways would people be
galena P—la moats! areastb, Its social slender, and fa poll.
*al liberty! What would you say of a people wheconseated
to hew wee ef their Wee tied up ? Would you ace say that
Vey were bets—tot the two legs had bees cosigned lopes
them fee use, and rest for the purpose of being tied ? Yet
the folly el • sepia that tied up their legs as as nothing
tempered with the folly of a people who enseut to close
their mist* or who neglect all possible methods of We-
i minating them. Of all the si. us of the pelmet times this
, seems to me aware the clearest—t he needy advasee of the
deenerahe 'Jesuit in society. (Cheers.) It is absolutely
inevitable ; and the fact is universally admitted—by some
with joy and exultation, by others with profound escrow
mid alarm. It is only a question of time, or perhaps of
opportsaity. The sent great revolutionary wave which
rolls acmes Europe may bring the suffrage triads the reach
of the whole adult people of England, as it has already placed
it within the possession of then cl Germany and France who
• little more than two years ago seemed fez farther from It
than we were. (Bear.) To the already eafraetkissd daises
I would say—educate the people is time, that you may have
an intelligent and reasonable people to deal with Matted of
a blind, egnorant, and exasperated oar; sad to than net
e ofranchised, I would say—get education that you may ob-
tain the means of employing your new power to the greatest
possible advents •e, and for the common beadle of all.
L 'ad cheers) While the education of the rest of Europe
is advancing with suck rapid stride', sad giving new life to
the productive activities of the continental state., it seems
ekar to me that it England dots not educate ahead of them
she must inevitably lose her present supremacy among nomi-
nees. Take eke English race an in all—in physical qualities, in
courage, endurance, industry, skill, and enterprise, in
natural intelligence and moral qualities—they are. perhaps,
as tint rue of men upon the earth. But to bring out
these pewees the Englishman most be educated—he must
be traintd--otherwise his true c.deraeter cannot be properly
developed. It is trained skill, science, ens geowledge whist'
astereilw a the real status and success of 'cations. (Hoar,
hear, and cheers.) The educated dwarf is a more powerful
man and a mare clamorous rival this the anakilkd giant.
Bet there is onetime fact I may name. It has always been
averred eat stroeily, by the voluntary e dockland, that if
you promote aational education, you will put an end to value.
tart' sanity. (Hear, hear) Wny, gentlemen, the voles-
tam activity of that :little place, was kr, very far greater than
I have met with any were else. (Loud applause.) There
grew so ea this smear oe school educetiou, 25 years ago,
other.. notary agencies, such as a Mechanics' Institute, even-
iog echo Is, and Inc abraries. There were so less than three
free libraries in that little tows—one a borough library free
to the burgesses and their chiidren, the other two open to the
publican large. And in every village sad hankie( the county
there wen ten liberates or the um of the whole population.
I 'peek sew of the county of East Lothian, and et the ey stem
of Literate libretti 6, of which • strive of that wanly was
the (evader. Having open enjoyed then great advantages,
and keeling la my owe precut bow have been thus ad-
mitten to the company of great spirits is this and all past
ages—how my mind has bees strengthened, and my heart, I
trust, improved by • culinstion of the opportunities for the '
acquisiti 're of knowledge toes placed within my reach, I am
most desirous to do all that his in my power to aid the rest
of my fellow countrymea is obtaining a tree admissioa to the •
same blessings and advantages. (Loud cheers.) Dr. Smiles
concluded amidst reiterated plaudits by (reposing the follow-
lag resolution:
" That a lane amount of the misery, vice, and crime
which exists is England, is the result of ignorance'
which
is fruitful also in other greet evils—social, political, and
moral ; and that the main cause of such ignorance is to be
found to the defective provision for ply.:lar icetructiou,which
the prevent government plan of education and the voluntary
activities of society are inanc)uate to supply."
Mr. JAMES HARMS, rate collector, seconded the rem-
lotion, which was then put from me chair, and carried with
only four or five hands held up against it.
The ether resolutions carried were as follow:
" That any measure of popular education, to be efficient,
and embrace the entire of the uneducated classes, must be
based upon a system of public schools, supported by local I
rates managed by local b..aros or committees specially elected
by the ratepayers for that purpose, and that such local boards
or committees be empowered to carry out their plans by the
provisions of an act of parliament."
" That in consequence of the prevailing diversities of re-
Bilious opinion in this country, and the great difficulties of
devising a piano( public education which shall be acceptable
to all sect, end classes among the prof le, it is neceoary that
any measure for this purpose shell be entirel tree trusa sec- •
tartan and denomicationel peculiarities, hsvlsg for its main I
object the secular instruction of the children attending the
schools, but leaving sufficient time for tbeir religious incrue•
ties by parents and relicious teachets."

MEETLNG AT DERBY.-SECULAR EDUCA-
TION.

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On Friday evening, pnranant to public notice,
a muting wu co eeeee d ishi Town Hall, Derby, to pro-
mote • oationEl sync:not 'ocular and moral education, J. ha
Mow, A.derman of too b.:rouga, and • dissenter, is
the chair.

The Ray. W. BAINES, baptist minist,r of Nottingham,
the eloquent advocate of popular idgeotion, mos invited to
take penis the proosociogs, and he 4.ned the discussion by
proposing the first resolution. He said—. Atter takioa into
amount all the modes of educates we have, including
San-
day schools, we shall yet find there remains, after all, a vast
mass of thechildren of thiseountry imiwtrucled or untaught.
There are about half • millon children in England and
Wales who possess no atuatioa whatever. Awarding
to the showing of Mr. Baines, of bads. only 1 in ',St
in this country received any education, and pro'ably it was
not more than 1 in 13 Si that, tweiteranoing all the
glorious achavinneats of voluntaryism—notwithstanding
the efforts made by the church of late yews—there re.
mains, &Per all, half a million of chill Inn uninstructed
and untaught. Many causes were undoubtedly at work to
*nu this lamentable state of things; and so loog as the
moral aid physical condition of the people we.
neglected, they might preach in vain to them
of relig;on. (Loud sheen.) But it was • fact,
also, tat the quality of the education supplied
Ia many of the schools was so wretch.dly indifferent, and
even bad, that many of the working classes had no interest
in sending their children. He concluded by moving the
adoption of the following resolution
" That the large amount deice sad crime which exists in
England and Wales is, to a great extent, owing to popular
Ignorance, and to the main cause of that ignorance—via., an
iasufficient and defective prevision for popular educetioa.
That the rights of the oeophrequire that parents should have
• direct influence in the origination, the din vies, and the
maiatenanee of the public schools for their children. That
inasmuch as various forms of opinion in regard to religion
prevail la the country, and large numbers of persons stand
dad from existing religious eommunitier, freedom from sec-
taries peculiarities ought to characterise any new odurat;oual
onactrunte. That it is, therefore, desirable that a national
instills of secular and moral education should be established,
which, aupoorted by local rates and managed by local autho-
rities, =dulls, all sectarian peenlierities, And allowing time
for theological untrue ion by such teachers, as the children's
persists may severally appoint, way brag, free of charge,
the means of education within the reach °fall."
Mr. Alderman PEET seconded the resolution.
A pause here took place, in the expectation that an amend-
ment would be moved ; but no one rising, the Chairman
took a show of hands, when instantly nearly every hand In
the hall was held up amidst reiterated cheer,.
Taii Rev. Mr. MASON moved the adoption of the follow-
big :—" That the to loving petition be adopted and net fur
presentation to M. T. Base, Beg., and that Lawrence Hey-
worth, E.q., be requested to support the prayer of the same ;
and that at be signed by the chain/sea on behalf of the
meeting :
" To the Honourable the Commons of the United King-
dom of Oust Britain and Ireland in Parliament assembled.
The petition of the inhabitants of the borough of Derby, in
the county of Derby, in public meeting useu.hled, humbly
shemith that your petitioners are deeply impressedwith the
pleat need of a better provision for the education of the
people of England and Wales than now exists, and there.
fore pray your honourable house to establish by low •
system of education, which, excluding all sectarian pecu-
baritiee, supported by the local rates, assessed (should your
honourable house think fit) on the basis of the poor rate,
and managed by lust authorities specially elected for that
Calssby the ratepayers, may afford to all opportunities,
of charge, for a thorough training in useful knowledge
and virtuosi habits. And your petitioners will ever pray."

Mr. D. 8. DU NALEY seconded the resolution.
The Rev. JAMES GAWTHORNE here row, and owing
to age and • decay of IMMO)", requested pernsise'olt to read
his sentiments upon thisquestion. The rev. gentleman read
• long statement, which, with frequent interruptions, cicoa.
pied an hour and twenty minutes. He denounced the system
in Mr. Foe's MU u nothing lees than socialism.
A speech from a worlds, mu, sad another from the Rev.
Mr. Crossley, terminated the proseedings.

Fox Cxra.—The third meetiog of the Fox Club
this year was held at Brookees on Saturday evening. There
were present the Earl of Charlemont, Earl of Zetlend, Earl
of Caseperdown, Earl of Yarborough, lion. Hamilton Dun-
can. Right lion. Sir Robert Adair, Eight Hon. Yiaoount
Enfield, Mr. Langston*, M.P.; Lord Sudelsy, Lord Din-
orbs*, Mr. Frederick Roadies, Col. Ron. George liapp.ll,
M.P.; Earl of Strafford, Mr. Stopheason. Mr. A. K.
Stephenson, Mr. Rowland Alston. Lnd Janes Stuart,
; Mr. Buford, Mr. W. H. Whitbrud, Right Hen.
J. W. Fitzpatrick, M.P. ; Mr. J. A. Smith, M P.; Right
Hon. Dr. Leehinerton, Hon. R. L. Magri, M.P.; Colonel
Hoe. G. Anne, M.P. ; Earl Grey, Lord Says and

THE CONDEMNED CAINVICT IN HOREZMONGEIIe
LANs 0,401.-0 a Saturday Mr. Keene, the governor of the
above gaol, remind a respite from the Hontiroflas for
Thomas Denny, the young man now under gentians of death
fir the murder of his illegitimate child at Ewell, the areas-
stances of which have been so ',smutty before the pablie.
It may be recollected that the chief evidence against him WWI
his own child, an Cilium* lad about seven years old, and
Eliza Tarrant, the mother of the infant. The lad swore that
both of them stabbed the child with the awl, but the (node
denied it. In mem quires of such evidence being taken, the
Secretary of State has thought proper to emanate hie ma-
tinee, and it it likely that he will have a free pardon. The
welcome tidings was conveyed to bison Saturday sfternooa
by the chaplain, in the prison*, of ldr. Keene, the governor,
whoa the Imbrium' man expressed his thanks to those
rwho had interceded for him. Since his conviction
bi: hardly eaten anything, being so °venoms with
pie( at Wposition. He hen been removed to another part
. the
prime, where he will remain during her Majesty's
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