Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-09-19 00:00:00

'IVORTITERN DAILY TIMES.

SIR JOHN COLERIDGE ON MIDDLE-

'LASS •EXAMINATIOY

my Latin before I was six years of age—when he came
to a new book, I remember especially Homer, said,
3i Now, boys, this is a new language. You have been
reading Xenophon and Lucian. You are now going to
read Homer; he spoke in a different language, he thought
in a different way, from the authors you have read. Let
us go by step

At the distribution-of certificates to the successful
candidates at the late! Oxford Local ExaminatiOn, held
at Exeter, there was an influential attendan
• . •• -

Every word, little or great, every
sat" ana. -b_ every noun and verb, every single word
in that bOok did he make us give an account of.
For the first fortnight, three weeks; or a month, about
five lines took an hour to get through ; and very tedious
** must have been to a man who,

originator of the locia examination scheme. " -
The Right •Hon.. Sir John. Coleridge, after the Elistri,
bution of the certificates, addressed the meeting. He
said,—Sir John. Kennaway has stated to you in stronn

I cannot improve, and which I wit not
that the country in general owes to the

ssessed great
delicacy of mind, and could enter into the whole beauty

itted to that

in my opinion

he might

It has acquired an .additional claini to
1 affectionate feeling of the country

drudgery because he knew well how it would pay. The
consequence was, that at the end of a month we knew the
book we had gone .through—the 100 or 200 lines—so
that we might be said, as far as boys could
do, to know the book. We knew it grammatically, and
nothing came too hard for us after that. That I Ventnt,

Sear, hear:) Passing by for aino:

accura

ional ee

ucation

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to suggest as an example that might be of use to all
schoolniasters. (Hear, hear, and applause.) I have
said I do not know how this is in this country among
the masters. I have not the smallest doubt how it must
have been with those whose pupils have been successful.
I will tellyou a story which I have upon the best pos-
sible authority. It does not apply to any sehoolmaster
here, or within many hundred miles of this county. An

been so

minds of assemblies

.ng. on a,

esent, but which I think is of the greatest
No one who has considered the history,
of this country, but of Christendom in general,
es back, can fail to perceive that there ha's
nturies a gradual advancement towards the
Hon of the

T with r

examiner was about, and he had a class before him
—the first class in arithmetic. They were able
to answer questions ; they had gone through all
the higher branches of drithin'Aic, and were
-“L, prepared to answer anything. But he said, " I will
)metobe so orderly, to have pro- give you a sum in simple
addition." He accordingly
rivo rrnrin nr. T _

Cliiistendom, • that I cannot but

.useful anim

are into

hs and

dietate

a sum, and Cautiously interspersed a good
many ciphers. Suppose, for instance, he said " a
thousand and forty-nine." He found there was not
one in the class who was able to put down that sum in
simple addition • they could not make count of the
ciphers. That showed him the boys had been suffered
to pass over far too quickly the elementary parts of
arithmetic. (Hear, hear.) The examiner took them in
grammar, and quoted a few lines from Cowper—

think thn
the.worl.

have col
year co

county

wherever

.NOTHER

I am monarch of all I survey.
My right there is none-to dispute.
What governs right ?" There was not a boy could

The beasts that roam over the plain,
My form with indifference see.
None could tell what governed " see," or what " see"
governed after it. These are instances that I think it
not uszless to mention, for the purpose of drawing the
attention of intelligent schoolmasters to the necessity
of attending—not merely once in the begining, but going
back from time to time—to the elements. (Hear, hear,
and applause,) To the third class, the young men
whom I see before me, I shall simply say a few words,
for they have already heard au excellent address from
my, friend, Sir. John Kennaway. I am sure you will
feel that you are bound to be extremely thankful to the
delegates and the local examiners for the trouble they
have taken, and for the excellent Manner in which the
Oxford examinations have been carried out. (Hear, hear.)
I beg of you, much as I said to you last year, to con-
sider that above all things, in your present situation,
industry and attention are the things you should
hold by. Do not let the honours you have received
induce you to go to sleep and to say " I have done
-ugh." If so, it is the greatest misfortune that you

ye attained honours.

o:fear, hear.) If, on the con-
trary, they encourage you to further exertion, then no
one can say how great the benefit may be. (Hear, hear.)
Let me impress upon you that the best motto you
can take for yourselves in this respect, is that which
was taken by a most eminent man, who made his way
from a hair-dresser's shop to b 3 Chief Justice Tenterden.
What was his motto ? When a man is made a judge
he is made a sergeant, and as sergeant he gives rings to
some of the great officers of State, with a motto
upon it. His motto was " Labore." He did not refer
to his own talents. It was not " invita Minerva." To
his immortal honour be it said—from the hairdresser's
shop in Canterbury to the Free School in Canterbury ;
from the Free School in Canterbury to Corpus Christi
College; from Corpus Christi College to the bar; from
the bar to the bench ; from the bench to the peerage—
he achieved all with unimpeachable honour, and always
practising that which was his motto at last. One of the
most gratifying scenes I have ever withessed was when
that man went up to the House of Peers in his robes for
the first time, attended by the whole bar of England,
(Hear, he

AN UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE AT A
MUSICAL FESTIVAL.

In describing the Gloucester Musical Festival, the
mespondent of the Times gives the following state-
When Madame Novello had sung rendi
per me" out of its place, and on her retiring there were
no signs of Mr. Reeves, the audience began to be res-
tive, and would not be pacified until one of the stewards
(Mr. T. G. Parry) came forward and addressed them.
He said (as nearly as we can remember)—" Ladies and
Gentlemen,—lt seems to be the principal duty of the
stewards to make apologies for Mr. Sims Reeves. The
stewards have done all in their power, but as Mr. Sims
Reeves has quietly walked off, the stewards cannot fetch
him back, and I hope they will not be blamed. He has
found a good friend in Madame Novello, who has kindly
consented to sing a song in his stead." This address
was received with mingld applause and hisses. It did
not, however, satisfy Mr. Reeves's substitute, who, pro-
testing that it conveyed an erroneous statement of the
facts, declared that she would not sing until it had been
corrected. The Mayor of Gloucester (on the refusal of
his colleague' to set matters right) then volunteered a
further explanation, which amounted to this :—" Ladies
and gentlemen,—l have the pleasure to inform you that
Madame Novello will give another song in place of Mr.
Sims Reeves." Cries of "Not enough." "We know that
al ready," greeted the ears of his worship as he left the plat-
form after having delivered himself of this weighty piece of
information. Being apprised of the inadequate mannerin
which he had accomplished his self-imposed task, the
mayor returned to the charge, and addressed his turbulent
co-citizens afresh :—" Ladies and gentlemen," he said. "j
am to state that Mr. Sims Reeves, being ill, was com-
pelled to leave." This speech, a worthy pendant of the
other, was answered by shouts of laughter, and it
seemed unlikely now that the disturbance would be
quelled at all. After a long interval, during the pro-
gress of which the Shire Hall threatened to be turned
into a bear-garden, Madame Clara Novello made her

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now here.

FUNNEL THROUGH THE ALPS.— The
were is one tuing, 1 wU ILLL venture to point out. Simplon pass is occupying the attention of the Italian
I would press upon them the importance of that which Railway Company and the neighbouring goveniments,
to the great dis- so that before long it is likely to follow the example of
t appointmente University
of omf aOn
yx ropredr
saodnhs e
—r
id to l a
n e,
ly, the sticking to Mount Cenis. The Simplon tunnel is to be eight or
the elements, and saying that nothing shall supersede nine kilometres, according as the heigth above the sea
accuracy in the lower and rudimentalparts of education. Ibe fixed at 1,200 or 1,250 metres. This will be 400 or
(Hear, hear.) I do not know how that may be with 450 metres above the last station of the railway in the
- I can speak fol. myself, plaids. To attain that height the line is reported to
...-uitant) will bear me out. My consist of practicable curves wiih gradients not exceed-
-it is now nearly 60 years ago, for I began ing lin 28.6.—The Builder,

some masters in this county

REET and one near me (Mr

good uncle

appearance on the platform to fulfil, as was generally of ours, which uninformed or designing men decried,
surmised, the task she had undertaken as deputy. was the object of admiration and- envy. He had tra-
Shouts, cheers, and plaudits greeted her from every part yelled several times in Italy, and if there was one feel-
of the room, and when these subsided she opened her lips ing which animated that people who were now gallantly
—but not to sing. Instead of "Bonnie Prince Charlie," struggling for _their' liberties more than another, it was
it was "Ladies and Gentlemen." Calmly, unaffectedly, admiration for the English Constitution ; and often,
and yet firmly, Madame Novelle., like a musical Portia, when persons had found fault in conversation with our
admonished her hearers.. She spoke to the folloviing constitution he had heard Italians exclaim with the
purport :—" Before he went away, very ill, Mr deepest feeling, " Would to heaven that with all its
Reeves explained, to the conductory his total inability faults that constitution were ours !"
to sing his ballad in the second part; but, with a desire
that the audience might not be losers through his
indisposition, which was not his fault, he applied to me CORK AND THE GREAT EASTERN.—The harbour
to introduce something in its place, and even sent for a board have offered freedom from dues to the Great Ship
copy of the ballad lam now going to have the honour Company if they make it the port. Quebec is only
of singing to you, with much less ability than ho would 2,420 miles from Cork, and River de Loup, where the
have shown. Mr. Arnott, with whom alone the artists passengers and mails could be transferred to the Grand
engaged at the festival can communicate on business, was. Trunk Railway, 2,260 miles, while Portland in the
consulted, and gave his approval ; and not satisfied even United States is 2,670 ; thus the St. Lawrence has the
with this, Mr. Reeves spoke with one of the stewards, advantage of distance as well as of internal navigation,
who also consented to the change. Had this been-stated, with a coast of rivers and lakes exceeding 6,200 miles
no fault could possibly have been laid to his charge. I navigable for ships and steamers.
thus take the liberty to address you, ladies and gentle- HER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO LOCH KATRINE.—A depu-
men, because I will not, if I can help it, allow a brother tation proceeded to Balmoral, and presented a respectful
artist to be unjustly accused, as Mr. Reeves was—of course request, in the name of the Lord Provost, magistrates,
unintentionally—in the explanation given this evening, and council of Glasgow, to the effect that her 'Majesty
or to be blamed when he is entirely innocent,—and would inaugurite by ber presence the opening of the
especially when he has taken all the precautions in his new supply of water from Loch Katrine to Glasgow, the
power to compensate for any disappointment." The works for which'are now on the verge of completion.
tones of the nightingale had more persuasive eloquence Her Majesty complied in a very gracious manner, and it
in them than the voices of the steward and the mayor. has been arranged that she will proceed from Edinburgh
The fair apologist (who speaks, by the way, quite as to Loch Katrine on the 14th of October, and open the
musically as she sings) was completely overwhelmed sluice by which the first stream of this magnificent store
with the demonstrations of complete satisfaction that
her quiet speech had elicited, and the peace of her of water will ever afterwards supply the city of Glasgow.
" brother artist" was made with the public. We do SUTTEE IN INDIA.—The Delhi Gazette gives details
nst remember a more graceful act on the part of one of the recent suttee near Hansi. On the 19th of June
artist to another—an act implying a strong sense of last a Choomar died, and his widow insisted on imnio-
right,utje no little moral courage, and the total absence of a
certain feeling of jealous rivalry, from which even the latiag herself on his pyre. The villagers, awarebutf
she
criminality of the act, tried to prevent her,_
most distinguished members of the profession are not
invariably exempt. attempt to oppose her. Fearful of
the curse, her
net'
preparations, —*
declared she was inspired, and cursed all who should
neighbours proceeded to make the necessary
BY 3 ro,
OKEIL3*--- brOke
. • htmiles off The thannadar took no steps Act of Parliament, all the provisions again tp.,
the :get° Of
station, mg .
but meanwhile sent information to the nearest police- NEW ACT RELATING TO PAWNER
s,
~,‘,ll po-
rts
to all Pa
hand and a cocoanut in the other, the widow, Niannoo litan Police districts, are now extended
to prevent the occurrence. Bearing a " mala" in one which. were restricted in their operation to
nt
Constg Tii
her husband applied. the fire, while crowds looked on RUSSIA AND CuteAssiA.—Letters frri itirictrirs
as.
ascended the sunrise. The nearest relative of England.
quietly. The village has been find 500 rupees, and nople state, that the recent victory ofthe it
the Choomars who carried the wood and the lumberdars Circassia was decisive ; all the artillery
°Collstantii,opas.
have been sentenced to ten years' imprisonment. The taken and 300 families f scalu.l/ le.
sought refuge at , aoc
thannadar and the whole of the police have Sirhenry u werhas .
missed by order of the Lieutenant-Governor. sian protest, signed by 250 chiefs.
been dis- B 1 trincmitted to Lonaoll

by the two vessels arriving on the same day. l'he,:tel
ply of fuel on board the Cork steamer was esll3pair
while the Great Western, notwithstanding the Pr {off
tions of Dr. Lardner, had coals enough left to ste~ his i 3
days longer at her full rate of consumption. All
matter of history. A few years after the smile ,ccityt
pany resolved to build a ship of larger eaP,l-00,
and the Great Britain was the next ship laid
of no less than 3,600 tons, Mr. Brunel being, dett
the consulting engineer, and Mr. Patterson the Idles?
under him. This ship was laid down for P 3 little
but the success, as an experiment, of the to
Archimedes, induced Mr. Brunel to advise the clireteerea,
to adopt the screw, and for the screw she was a'-hiett
The Great Eastern was the next class of ship to
,crit4
Mr. Brunel turned his talents ; and, whatever tile nu,' ach
or the pretentions of others may be, she was 35 Great,
his creation as were the Great Western and tile, sca'
Britain. His health gave way under the trials, I),„a•re , she'
and mental, which he went through from the
was laid down to the day of her floating. ric,
11l able as was Mr. Brunel to superintend the ,re ship
still devoted himself to the task of getting
the Great
the
completed as fat as he could. The day before eat on
Eastern was to leave the Thames, Mr. Brunel went
board in the afternoon, with the intention of r''lll,ooo of
the night, but almost at that moment sYniPci borne'
paralysis exhibited themselves—he was hurrie rose.
and laid on the bed, from which he never 3011 the et"
It was only on Tuesday last that the news of to
plosion on board the Great Eastern was made 1'11,005-
him. From that time he gradually sank, and 00,15 t cone
day night expired. A man of largo heart, eflit., ha"
ceptions, and of ability to apply them practiefro hi-4
been removed from amongst us at a moment "„,ihshecl"
greatest work was on the point of being aceeT' and a'
mwiofuernanhd famimasilythwosheo
oknnlsill
will
He has been taken from friends who loved pl“ 10
s. —Abridged fro"' te
''
ing Herald.e canknew
his
mourn
tamed so irreparable a losy value,