The Express.
London, England, 1850-04-18 00:00:00

NATIONAL EDUCATION.

In the Kerrie of yinterday (Wednesday) no
pee • 'hart report of the re- see :Mrs which trick pace, up
to for o'clock, at the public mettle g held is 'Mill on To, a-
day. This sawing, we may rale ezplain, wee convened
fee the purpose oft edit,. is; parliament ~taint the provi-
sion of Mr. Fez's bill. sad was held in nut open air, the
Coloured dish Hell Yard, wblsh will hold from 20.K.0 te ,
30.000 people, berg tb: Lace ulezted VI the gathering,
The day tiereagbont was showery, and at iIVIITTIi• a
drenching ram tell open the crowd, wtdcb from this cermet-
stare, sere reared three se leer 'Kremer. But re
eoserreace of the state of the 'rearm great number. eon.
trued to leave sad to arrive derteg the sea hoer* and • half
that the proceedings occupied.
Oar report of yore:4g brought down the proseirdinas to
Mee esters, whoa Mr. Kelesed Bakes woo speakiag amidst
a very heavy fill of rain, is favour ct the petition against
It,. Foss bell. He coon soled his speech with • beg array
of t ' ire showing wt.% had been done in Mencouter,
Liverpool, Ikeda, anis ore' pro. a, for r.ligion and federa-
tion, by ternary efforts ::one; and with as urgent appeal
to his audience in favour of voluntary and against nauonal,
or as he termed it roarialrry, education.
Mr. Conneillor BARKER followed in a very able speech,
which ocessoler an b. tar era • huff in the delivery, la tau er
of a/ironer education. He replied seriatim to all the argu-
ments sepal by she speakers ou the voluntary aide. Is reply
to Mr. Braes Ma mod, that patlentas had proved that soles,
tarps= had doe a peat deal, and that it was a go 4
thing. He admitted that it was a good thing,
bat Vol wee no augment against having anis
thew good Mktg, which Le argued national education would
be; and r to the statistics which Mr. Baines had giver
then, they only proved that the volun had done a great
der more ex the promotion of repel balling. and for re.
Upon etas be education. He also des.t severely with the ,
Ben. Mr. William., Wrileyan minister. That gentleman
laid he had told the m.ctine that he was a friend of liberty.
What had he done for it? (Hear, hear, and applause )
What had he done for it in the Wesleyan conference? (Hear, ,
hear, and cries of "Ask James Everett and Co.") He,
Mr. Baker) would tell rte audience what the Wes
lkehkasaa
Cadenza Lad dors foe education. It bad pro-
'sr the teaching of writing is the Wesleyan &today
asitiels; and, as he understood, it was now proposed to
'Melia reading also, on the grow id that it wu • secular oc-
irapation, so that the nunday whore would In future be con-
far strictly to reliiar teaching. (Hear, Lear.) Then,'
spin, he said the cost of curer 'clinician had been psi
bewail ma bugbear. Why, if so much had been done for I
the 'decries of the people as the voluntaries would have
them believe, their 1111/111111.• of the coat tire: be considerably
dinraired ea that Kern!. (Applause.)
TM CHAIRMAN, at the Blow of Mr. Baker's speech,
at a quarter to 6 o'ciock, proceeded to take a rawer of hands
brand against the amendment proposed by Mr. Hamer
atassield, Esq., whirl woo carried by a considerable
rt;
. . BROOK nest proposed, as • substantive molls,
• emersion in tavour of a system of purely secular educa-
tion, hard on exclusively Leal management, and placed
ender Mt local control of rate-payere to be taxed fur the
ems.

Mr. 0. GREIG seconded the motion, which was car
AM Mr but unanimously.
W. J. HARRIS moved that a petition, founded on Mr.
*wok's retolato, should be adoptid, and sent to J. G.
Marshall, Fog , foe presestatioa to the House of C.cumons,
eel that W. Beckett, Beg., As eater member fur the
bereegb, be riguested to *airport its prayer.
Mr. T. BEAUMONT, a working man, secoadcd the
noise, which wse earried wee►. con. _

• VOSS et Audis was then given to the ROT. Dr. Holmes,
kr his sonclast in the chair, and the inettiig broke up at
Indlioest cis o'clock is the avails'.

NIwsPAPLE STAMPS.—Yeetarday a return to par-
(obtaisei by Mr. Schofield) was printed, showing
the may& expense of collecting the stamp duty on news-
arrTeo lumber of meows esployei is 63, of which 41
liefinerect Howe, 6 at Echabarga, and 6 at Manchester.
The wages of the pewate so employed amount to 6,0101, of
'high 3.9911. is paid it 6011111111111 House, 3991. at Eviaburph,
and 620!. at Manchester. The other expenses are stated at
1.1691. 2s. 34., making the total yearly expenses of collection
1191. 2a 3d. It appears from • note on the return that
aariaistny is net employed in the stamping of newspapers,
mean any persons excheively employed to receive the mousy
if the stumps.

OovEar Ems' BrIitOLINT lummox. —Yes-
Imlay, the anaivenary dinner of this institution took place
se the London Tavern, ' trot; the Doke of
Cambridge ie the ads, 'up by the Bail of Bistore,
the Bari of Talbot, the Hod. Ries Trevor, fib Robert Gore
Lath, But., sad masy other perms of distioction. Toe
Chrism, io prooriao " Prosperity to the 00•111124W11.
Beribilent Institotios," detailed to the company a variety
of feats showing the tread condition and promeces of the
sesier. It appeared from the stater at el his royal bistros.
lhot the institution bad been in alarm seven years, and that
irfdt that time its objects had hem eneesesfolly vaned we.
' committee food administered relief to the
inenest of 3,9001. 18e. 61 , and Mrs were now 35 females
norsisoly nerving a mall but Mein lacono. The eeri-
est food, it appeared, amorrod Is 68,2861. 16s. 7d., and
the arta invested wee 16,0011/. b. 108. The amonst in the
wisp beak showed • balsam of 4,0821. 16e. 7d. The " so.
Mr nom" being free of expemee bad eaabled no less than
6,663 ladies to avail thrushes ref it, sad 3,009 of that nem
her had bean provided with strodeem Ti. mina for the
sod wee opened lees Jam, and kerma. sow molested to
111. lb* e dirge had extended reed rose ni improvement
r governesses, by gratuitens berm to thole renal', en-
seer in whim, by an entirety free edwerim for sewn
year ladies dependent upon goveramese, sad by 260 corti-
Serb of qualification, which j tend to raise the holders
public estimation. This* another foots having bon
stated Is proof of the portraits esonditim of the society, the
UM was warmly responded to, and is the course of the
osiers sobscriptions were anarraneed amounting to 1,6681.
COUNTY COCIT RILTENSTON.—A meeting
dr. Inhabitants of Nisryierre Lock oboe last evening, at
the Walser Cork, New rood," to take into oraideration
tbe mom &thimble coons to parse for opposing the cream
rent, who, it is apparent, purpose se to audible the
Ceerty Courts Burial= bet in tonuoittoe as to defeat the
Met important provides. of the bill."—Mr. Theme was
said on to preside sad hmisq briefly stated the object of
she meets!, he said It wee desirable that •11 the places
which had p. dibbled is from of the bill sitosld be called
en to watch its farther prawn—Mr. D• 1111, the sweeten,
Ira read letters from D. Stuart and Sir B 11•3,
sepeetting the mor el. of their abuser from the mosting.—
A reorder Irvin, been adopted Is whir the weeds, ex•
premed de 'pries that juries b net attainable tinder the
pose at system of the musts of law and that tee proposed
naftsida elate enmity sour wotild go far to 111119•11 the
pima, e., mare el gestlemen stated their opioloas to the
iag revering the worklbg of tee county emir set,
and sidereal a variety of ameedesents In the new bill.
Sermesose were also varied Wl*/ so the Loaded redee-
mer to we'eh the bill while la oommittee, and endeavour to
paid sprsinse soy attempt*, destroy its eflesey.
to bromides% memben who mired the T
eood
samieso of the County Coors Ettetesir Sid,
an W• enmity, sad also the peeprietcre of the Daily Newt,
torts ir ut!entfon to tie interests of Loodr Ssedeimen, in
ir the bet of Osiris etycleg before the manly
ene •s- tnevine petitions in favour "f ecresios a th. jobs-
.4 these cert.—end declartsp ift..ipprobetion of
uereevs.sempt to fore upon grubs the entplui men% of soy
.ar breath of the pretemion ; a vote of theists to the
sloirnsui eland the preeeeelinp.

lIA/iIUFACTURI?IG DISTRICTS.
MatNCHISTER, Aram 17.
There wan a meeting of the Matobrater Industrial
ganialdos Coaani•see tau ayar.iar, at Ike Tows•hall,
attended by the Mayor lb. W. Fs/theirs, Mr. Canon
Cafes., kr. Malesin Rine, Mr. Thos. Begley, Mr. J. A.
Hanuaereley, sad Mr. 0. W. Onnerod.
Last 'venial;a 111111f1Vall meeting was held in the ball of
the Lyceum, Stockport, for the purpose of torn* a branch
of the Manchester sod Northers Counties Embed Lord
Society. Addresses were delivered to the nestles by the
members of the deputation • sad the node of workbag the
societies having been explained, essay of UN distrespanebre
is the present systems of representstioa were alluded to by
the different speakers, and the necessity of a further reform
is the representatlos was heisted oa.

The Rev. Hugh Stowell has adopted a singular mods of
netendiag with chemicals educationalists since his defeat on
Rester Monday. • body of men, rashers and whole's so
shark Sunday Khoo's, calling themselves the Manchester
and Salford Operative Protestant Anxieties, are brought
together la the Corn Zachary on Monday sight, and,
amidst atosiderable &moat sad opposition, vote him an
seines. Then on the following (lest) "main them is a
woad meeting, at which the Rev. Hugh Stowell presides,
to present the address to UN Rm. Hugh Stowell ! The ad-
dress on Monday night was voted by upwards of 800 working
people, and was presented last night in the presses of from
2,000 to 3,000 persons of all area. This, however, is less
than half the somber of people who mseashiod is the same
hall a short time shies to vote the petition la favour of the
Lancashire school errs. The hither expresso" the regard
of tits working men to the rev. 'quassia for the many
tint s he has stood forward as the honest advocate of their
best isterests, and for which they ass entitled to many of
the blessings and privileges they sow enjoy.
The Rev. Hugh Stowell received this address, and then,
se chainaan of the meeting, matte it a peg whereon to hang
• speech of more than an how's length, is answer to the
speakers at theists Town Hall meeting in favour of sends
edatatioa, and is answer to the newspaper mamma which
followed that 'Bootleg. The result of the meeting was $
!rotation moved by Mr. Theses Girds, mad seconded by
the Rm. W. H. liPOrath, to the effect that they looked with
distrust and dislike upon the attempts that were sew ankh)"
to dissociate religious sad erns education, r calculated to
dishonour God and Ina the stratry. Let it sot be sap.
posed, however, under say eireamotanor, that thin meths
can be received Is the House of Commons as sagasning the
feelings of the working people of Mrelteshe on this gum
tiott ; for whilst Mr. Stowell was entertalaing a hail flUid hall
within doors, and ander the protection cf the polio., there
wan as immense congregation of working people 'rambled
outside to express their approbation of • secular rheas of
eduestioa, and who having beta addressed on the subject
by Dr. Watts and Mr. 1. R. Cooper, w!opted a counter-
petition, of which the followina is • coil
flat your petitioner@ feel mend* the wader which
the porn this ccentry labour, her want et aro partition
for educational purposes. net yetiderera Wold
aatiosal system of edneatkin. he met he•=ted
local num and mansird by keel entheritim bY •
ealty of the ratepayers ter that wpm. amd=littint to watee-
twine la character. not as • mown Is pewees to its ad, and
us a greet advance apes the previa dense of mien. year peti-
ticwersoirately mom your beararaltis lhore to wept the bill la-
trodased by Mr. Vox. sait to sake lt the ifiw adds rode. And yea
pal:lows will ever prey, he.
This petition was carried unanimously, and has beta
trusamitted to Mr. Milner Gibson for presentation to the
House of Commons. Mr. Stowell's second 'movement, in
fact, is as omit a defeat as his first.