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EDUCATION of the LOWEIC OKIMUS.

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(Confinited from out Popes of Thursday last.)
HENRY BROUGHAM', Esq. in the Chair.

[Conclusion of Mr. Baroghons's statement.)

That the habits of common lahour are perfectly recon-
cilable with those of a rensizniplative and even scientific
life; and that a keen relish fur the pleasures of speculation,
may be united with the most ordinary pursuits of glee
poor, seems to be proved by this experiment of Mr. Fel-
leobee g lam quite aware, that he has only Diode it upon
a small see:e; float its application to a popielons district
may be difficult ; seed that a sot 444 i 4 utims of snattoficturinK
fur agrieoltmt I labour omelet greatly augment the (facie ley.
Nevertheless, twfore we say that little can he effect al iu idol
way, we ought to consider how limited have been Mr. Feltrio
ben's means. The farm on which he has done co much is
ruder 210 acres; and his e nrome, independent of the profit lee
derives from the breeding of horses, inwhir le he is very skilful,
soil bit manufactory of husbandry unielentents, does nut ex-
ceed Gee hundred a year. The extraordinary economy which
reigns to his establishment, is indeed requisite to replan'
the existence of such an instetution ; fur although the Aca-
demy and lisstitute are supported by the richer pupils, Meese
pay a very moderate seen and the family, who are lodged
and wholly supported at Hofwyl, amounts to 1140 persons.
These dice at six different tables; and their food, though
simple, is extremely good.
Before concluding this statement, I mast add that Mr.
Fellenbergb priuelpal object in establishing the Academy
for the wealthier classes, is to teach them the duties to-
wards the poor; sod, shove all, to inculcate the propriety
of their adopting, each is hie own spliere,the Ardent painted
with respect to the poor children at Hofwyl. As they learn
that system in all its details, and as they almost all be-
come enthusiasts in it, there is reason to hope that its be-
nefit may spread into other pales of the owlet. The pri.
wary difficulty, no doubt, is to find -.orb admirable supra in-
tendents as Yehrli. But we may coni.l oily treat that emcee
of the youths /raised at Holey' will !. able to carry tie
methods adopted there into practice C ,‘ le re. And I may
add, that I believe nothing would give Mc. lellen'arg mote
satisfaction than to receive a pupil se set there to le:tro those
methods. In order to profit imeneffiete ly by i•ie stet at
Hufwyl, such a person should understand German, as that
is the language spokes by Yehrli and the labeuvers.
Mr. Fellestberg having observed the gets, it defects in the
education of youth in Switzerland, arisicg from tier efflo-
resce of the schoolmasters (whose enxelusfeents are inferior to
the wages of ordinary labour), adopted a very judicious phut
for remedying this evil. He assembled about forty of them
one summer, and kept them at Hofwyl during their vacation
of three swaths. He there had them instructed by the pro-
fessors of the place, In various branches of knowledge.
Being men of industrious habits, and sufficiently anxious
to learn, they made great progress, and still further improved
themselves on their rehires to their homes. Mr. Fellenberg
Invited them all to assemble the seat year, hut the Govern-
ment, fur some reason which I cannot pretend to explain, took
umbrage at this perseeedior, and prohibited the meeting.
However, the neighbouring canton of Zurich, encouraged
their leachers to resort to Hofwyl, where a number of them
were accordingly maintained and instructed in the same
manner as the Bernese masters had been the year before.
There is another institution for education, at Yverdon,
which I also visited iu Anzust, 11418. It is under the direc-
tion of Mr. Pestalozzi, end consists of above a hundred
boys, who are taught every branch of learning, by different
masters, upon a prisiciple quite new and deserving of notice.
Mr. P.ohserves, that the received methodic of instruction are
too mechanical; that children are taught by rote, and that
their reasoning faculties see tint sufficiently called into ac-
thou. Accordingly all his pupils are toned in a way that
excludes mere mechanical operatious. and rerteinly tends
greatly to exercise the mind. No banks are allowed; hut
the master, 'wading before a large board ur slate, on which
be writes, cyphers, ()urinates (as the ease may he), explain.
or demonstrates to the boys who sit aroused him; and

whose attention is kept strike to every veep of the pro-
em by ausetmet ezandsatiewee, Is which they are obliged
he go throogle the steps themselves rims ewe. I PM
may of sham Wee bad pee a amesiderable way in usathe-
malice, wst►nt hawing ever aged a book. Owe wily had
reached the Ilemiseal melonless, of w►ic, from a gunman
gave him to week, ha appeared to have an imperfect notion ;
although is a far she*, time than be had been horsing, the
youag sees la AM memeley acquire great expert neva in the
highest helmets of amilytical seieoce. But be lead the others
whims I essealwed, had ems help a very &crenate knowledpor
the vattanale at all the opemlioas which they had learnt, and
their minds were Meth Mresgthesed, i &gibe nut, by the eau-
Mast vendee of thought owewesoected with mutation. I eau
airs AM ical inmatigaeions might be rendered more
assfalosid might appeasele tome to those of geometry, in
their heseelleial Meets arm the reasoning powers, were some-
what of N. Pestalessi's priweiple adopted. That he
caeriso it toe far, seems equally clear to nee, and I
have hew infernse4 that his pupils, when they come so
mix I. the bemire= of life, Ise ennesiingdresses, Ica. are
very moth thrown out, at least at Arse, by their hawing
bees unagenstaused to the eve of hooks. lehould, however,
wish to he eaderstood as apeakleg wish diffidence on this
subject, boas ney haperfoet examination of 1 understand
Sat a gesileman from Ireland has mode it his peculiar seedy,
with the miser of latrodocing it then; mud he may, 1 trust,
before long, give the public as account of it in detail.

SaWU, I die Justii, DM
HENRY BROUGHAM, Esq. iu the Chair.