The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-07-04 00:00:00

SOCIETY FOR FROMOTINC: EbITC.4TIOX
IN I.V CAV.IDA.

A Meeting wan held on Saturday at tjte Freemasons' Tavern.'
for the formation of a Society, the object of which is to pra
mote the education of•the natives and feeidents cf Upper and
Lower Canada, by the establishment of schools of industry.
At half.p.o.t twelve o'clock his Hayti Highness the Duke of
Sussex entered the room, accompanied by Lord Bexley and
several other Noblemen. The Canadian Chiefs, in their native
dress, were also present on the occasion.
His ROYAL II wit xEss, upon taking the chair, expressed his
regret that the meeting was an thinly attended, which lie 'all-
, bitted entirely to the shortness of the nntlte, and not to any I
I apathy on the part cf the public, at to the nece.sity of so
charitable and praiseworthy an Institution, which had for its
object the improvement of an extensive class of his Majesty's sub-
Ikea'. As one of the Royal Family, he naturally considered it his'
duty to lend every assistance in hts power ; and he could assure:
the 3leeting that no one felt more noxiously for the success of
the Society than himself. In consideration of the magnitude and
importance of this object, it was tlinuk:ht expedient to recommend
the itninedinte formation of an institution in London, to be
known by the name of the Canadian School Society. This in-
atitution would not interfere with any anclety or system of roues•
two now existing ; its principal effort would be to train up
masters, and furnish elementary books, anti necessary means of
establishing Schools neon the most unproved plan ; reporting
annually to the stibscriblrs and to the public generally, both in
Great Britain and Canada. Such a Society was to embrace, as far
an practicable, the different denominations of Christians, receiving
the patronage of the British and Canadian Governments: and
nothing should be taught in any of its schools which is calcu-
lated to interfere with the rights of conscience, or the privileges of
any Christian denominatioa ; but the lessons for reading, and even
the prayers Insilco:4e of in these schools, should be in the very fords
of the Bible.

Lord Itnxtrx addressed the Meeting, at considerable length,
and concluded by moving, " That a Society be furmcd for pro-
moting Education anti Industry in Canada." by the estnhlish-
mem of Schools of Industry among the Indians and settlers in
such parts of the provinces of Upper and Lower Canada as are
destitute of the means of instrue ion."
The Rev. Mr. Mownitra seconded the motion, which was
carried unanimously ; as likewise a series of others, for the re-
gulation of such institution. under the ihtmediate pntrunage of
the Duke of Sussex, the Bishop of Salisbury, &c. -
A liberal subscription was made; and after the thanks of the
Meeting were passed to the Royal Chairman. the company retired.
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Amongst the late arrivals at Weymouth arc Lord and
Lady George Thynne, Lady Carberry, Sir Robert Steel.
Sir E. Baker, T. F. Buxton, Ent. M.P., Mrs. Buxton and
family, General and Mrs. Shrapnel, Capt tke.
latsrt FISIIERIES.—The report of the National Coast
and Deep Sea Fishing Company of Ireland states that last
year, the West Highland Fishery of Scotland produced
3'22,740 barrels of herrings, upon which a bounty of
59,990/. was allowed, and that the same Fishery produced
48,700 cwt. of cod, ling, and hake, upon which a bounty
of 17,500/. was paid, making in bounty alone a sum of
77,490/. ; of the 392,740 barrels of herrings taken and
cured, 110,700 barrels were t xportal to Ireland—now taking
the average value of the barrel of herrings at 11., it appears
the people of Ireland have paid in the last year, towards
the advancement of the herring fishery of the West !light-
lands of Scotland 115,7001. and as 4,850 cwt. of the cod
and ling taken was also exported to Ireland, valuing it at
I about 11. per cwt. a further stun of 4,830/ has been paid
Iby the people of Ireland to assist the industry of the people
of Scotland, making 21,550/. With such facts before us,
we feel grateful to those spirited individuals who have
brought a subject of such national importance before the
public ; through the exertions of this company, the poor
coast population of Ireland will soon have a field optn for
their industry, and instead of contributing 121,.5501. a-year
to our thrifty Scottish neighbours, that sum will now he
kept at home. We may even confidently expect, that in-
stead of an importing, Ireland may soon become an export-
ing country for fish—nor can this company be disappointed,
for the coast abounds with fish, and all that is necessarfis
capital.
FA NATICISII.—Count Orloff, in a recent publication
descriptive of his travels in the south of France, minutely
relatts the horrible occurrences that took place in Thou-
louse at the frightful epoch of St. Bartholomew. Scarcely
had the news arrived in that city of the cruel massacre of
the Protestants in Paris, when preparations were made
even to surpass the capital in barbarity. The Members of
Parliament and the Magistrates employed every kind of
stratagem to draw into the place the Protestants who were!
dispersed about the neighbouring country. They were
then arrested and confi,red together in the Conciergerie.
At the expiration of three weeks, orders having been re-
ceived front Paris to that effect, the massacre took place.
One morning before sunrise, seven or eight ruffians, armed
with axes and cutlasses, entered the Coneiergerie, and
ordering the prisoners to descend one after the other,
butchered them at the foot of the stairs, without giving
them time to say a word, or address a prayer to Heaven.
The number killed was about three hundred. After
having pillaged and stripped the dead bodies, they were
exposed in a state of nakedness to the public gaze for
two whole days, while large ditches were dug, into which,
after having been cruelly mutilated, they were thrown
without any covering.
The lower order of Brazilians have an absurd tradition
as to the original formation of the negro.—" At the time
(say they) of the creation of Adam, Satan looked on and
tinined a man of clay, but every thing he touched becom-
ing black, he determined to wash him white in the Jordan :
on his approach, the river milted, and he had only time to
push the black man on the wet sand, which touching the
soles of his feet and the palms of his hands, accounts for
the whiteness of those parts. The devil, in a state of irri •
tation, struck his creation on the nose, by which the flat-
ness of that organ was accomplished. The negro then
begged for mercy, and humbly represented that no blame
could be attached to him ; upon which the other, sonic-
' thing pacified, patted him on the head, and by the heat of
his hands, curled his hair in the way it is seen at the pre-
sent day."
If you strike a Frenchman belonging to the working
' class, should he happen to have served to the army, 1w
will propose a duel to you; as was the case sonic years
ago with-the driver of a cabriolet, who, on being struck by
a Russian officer, very coolly took the cross of the legion
of honour from his pocket, fixed it to his button-hole, and;
then returned the blow. A meeting with pistols was the
consequence, and chance was, at least in this instar.ce, on
the side of justice; the insolent aggressor fell.
A distressing accident occurred in the flesh market, Edin-
burgh, on Saturday week. A professional gentleman went to
the market to make some purchases, when his dog, which
he had brought with hint, attracted the notice of these in
the market. which are exceedingly numerous, and are kept
chiefly by boys, though they are of no use to them what-
ever. These dogs, as is their custom, instantly formed
themselves into a pack, and rushed out upon the strange I
dog, and past the gentleman, and between his legs,
with such force and rapidity, as to throw him down, in •
consequence of which, one of his legs was broken, and
the other dislocated. We trust that this occurrence will
attract the attention of the authorities to the monstrous
evil of so many dogs being about the market.
SHOCKING Mt: nnErt.—lt is with considerable pain we
record the following instence of atrocity, committed near the seat
of Government and the Police :—On ‘l'ednesclay night or Thurs-
day morning last, three cows and a calf belonging to hlr..laincs
Brown, of Tallaght, which were grazing on the lands of White.
town, near Saggard, were houghed, and a poor man, named Mi.
chael Ougan, who was in the care of them, was found lying in a
ditch near the place, dreadfully murdered. Be had been shot
through the neck, and thrown into the ditch. The only reason as-
signed for this 'Wittman deed is, that 'lr. Daniel, of Mary-street,
some time since, took a lease of the commons of !!;iaggarel, which he
enclosed, and part of which has been taken from him by Mr.
Brown. Mr. Farrell, of the Head Office, with a party of police,
has proceeded to the place, in order, if possible, to trace the per-
petrators of this shocking outrage.—Freeman's Journal.
Ilomicrnu.—Friday morning a young man, only siit
years of age, mimed Charles Green, a writing clerk in an attorney's
office in this town, was apprehended and lodged in the New Bailey,
on a charge of killing his own mother. Front what we hare been
able to collect, we understand he was Truett intoxicated ; and in a!
scuffle which took place in his father's house. on Thursday evening
(the particulars of which we have heard so variously stated,
that we do not choose to relate them at present), he irflicted
such severe injuries upon his mother that the died soon after.'
wards.—An inquest was held on the body yesterday ; but, as in
the preceding case, no person was e-atnined but a surgeon ; and
the further proceedings were adjourned to Wednesday.—Manche,.'
ter Guardian.

CAUTION TO MoTHErta.—On Slturilay evening an'
inquest was heldat the KLig's Ilead,in Baker's-row, Whitechapel,
before Mr. Unwln, the Coroner, on the hotly of an infant named
Henry Croife, who came to its death under the fidlowitig eircmin.
stances:—The little creature was only three months old, und on
Fridzy night the mother, to parity it, introduced a piece of fat
meat into its mouth, holding a part of it between her lingers.
The child sucked the meat for some time and was quiet, bet uo.
fortunately the mother let it slip, and it lo.lged in the child's
windpipe. The mothers after using all means in her powir to
relieve the little innocent, took ii to :11r. Collier, a surgeon, who
introduced a proliang. a hick perforate:l Co: meat but did not relieve
the sufferer, and all other means pr.."vril theirs.; it diad in a
few minutes after. Ver,tet—s. A ceidettsl