The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-08-27 00:00:00

ROMAN MILITARY STATION

The Mimi of a Mimes military station lately discowAel
al Illarthy, sear Grannie's, and which from the exact 'Ls.
More foots Lincoln (211 miles), mill uth►r reasons, i■ very
!strongly believed to he fire ancient Causetusie set 401041 in
fotb Iller in Rrit Min, (-mishit at present of llte
following particulars: viz thn•r distinct apartments, the
middle woe feet by 22 ; the dimension, of the others lint
yet aseeria nett ; th► floors p wed with red and white small
stones, three trailers or an inch 'square each, and forming
different patterns; the first (by the road) in squares, the mid.
the one in octagons, of the thirst only part of a border, in.
scrikr4l with circles, remai us. These floors appear to be formed
of a bed of compact tempered blue clay, 42 incites thick. co.
erred with • armor cement of lime, alsontl itsekes thick, in
which the lessens are paved and set fast. The wells ar► of
stone, firmly laid in strong coarse lime mortar: the outside
noes are live fret thick—the inure oars between Ole rooms
three fret only. Not any of thew walls remaiu higher thou
the floor•. No id..a cau he twined of them an a habitation,
further then may he gurmed fmm fragments deg up, which
•hew that the roof was covered with coarse blue elate, and
the walls lined on the inside wit► different coloured figured
tiles, sot any two alike, nod is some parts by fine centrist,
like stone, painted iu various minions. Oldie windows, only
• very few pieces of glass have been yet found, stained
through of a beantiftil blue colour. Of timber, nothing has
been met with hat black charcoal, like embers, which pro-
duces a conjecture that the fabric was partly destroyed by
Are.

BOXI AU.

EDUCATION of th Le)li'Llt ORDERS.

f Dmtinted front our Paper of noisy.)

(iowph Fletebees examination continued.)

fa consequence of the establishment dr Ilia school in
Shadwell, has any improvement taken puler* in the Church
of England children!—There has; a Sunday school has been
established in a neighbouring parish. the palish of St.
George, where there was auue before, hut where they have
since paid very great attention to she religious iustruction
of she children.
You state, that them is a want of funds for the establirls-
ment of a sufficient lumber of schools in your district
We have not fluids enough to carry ours into full effect; we
want to build a girls school, which we have not yet Irmo able
to do.
Supposing • gnat of gooney were made for thudding snch
a school, could the funds be obtained for providing its
yearly expensie?—We want a fund for the building, we could
Soil fond. fur the keeping it up.
What Would be the expense of building such a school as
is wanted, in the plainest and most economical manner!-
1 have had as estimate; it would cost 5001.
How many children would that uccomenudate?—d.bout
350 girls.
Can you form an estimate what number of children in
your neighbourhood are still without the means of estima-
tion !--.That it is impossible Waxy, hot a very large slum-
ber, and particularly among the Irish children; Mr. Sir ney
can give the Committee more information than I ran, of
the state of the Catholics, and particularly the Irish; the
Roman Catholics are stow printing a Tic., Testament, in
sixpenny nismbeis, for the benefit of the lower order. of
Irish ; the work is carried on by Mr. Sidney, and is corrected
by Mr Hurrabos, with the notes of Dr. Poynter.
That is from the authorised Catholic cession !—lt is.
When you say 5001. is required fur Wilding this school, do
you mean thit it should he built in the cheapest possible
form ?—Ruilt in the same way in which we have built the
hots schooN which is a sethstantial bnildingr without ally
decoration, plain walls and fittings ; I know it could out be
done fur less than that.

Dom that include the cost of the gronad ?-1( dues not.
What might that he ?—The ground will root outhintr; if
we could only dud funds to build a whiml we could carry
it on,

Marlow John Francis Sidney, Esq. called in, and examined.
Yon are a Roman Catholic am.

You hare beard the evidence of Mr. Fief..lrs !--I Inve.
Do put concur with him in the statements he has made In
the Committee?-1 do, except in one instal:re ; he uteri-
tioni d that the lessons were alto: illy approved of by the
ClerTynien of Moorfields; that is perhaps making use of too
wont: a term ; they are not objected ill.
Is there any difficulty made by the Catholic' in sending
their children to the British Union School ?—None at all ;
on the contrary they are encouraged all much as possible to
send them.

Have the Priests msAr any opposition?—rot in the least.
Ilave the Bishops
Are they aware of whit is woilic on,—They are; the
clergy eertaits:y are; and the Bishops, I should suppose.

Does the eireumstosiee of tier Protestnnt tcr of the
Scriptnret being tonight in the sa ...id.. ?thy diffi-
culty ? None; because we only consider the leinions as
rending lessons ; the Protestant version we certainly do not
approve as an authentic version.
Are *ere any Catholic schools in your neighbourhood?
—There are three.

How ninny children attend thole achnolo?—ln the boys
'chord attached to Virginia aim 100; in the gis la school
attached to Virginia-street, 411; is the boys srl lat Poplar
shoal 1110; snit we have many Cathodic children diverse.'
in different 1111 l Is Ittlootwi or to 81. Patrick'. chat it y ; they are
paid for at different sch7rol., bulb Inv and girls; I should
conceive in that district there are about 2.000 Catholic
children.

How many of those ere without the means of cducatiou?
Itoo are educated, and 1,400 uneducated.
Are they chiefly Iri►h'—Nearly the v
11 hat Scriptures are taught in the Catholic schools'—ln
Calhol.e schools, when the Scripture is read, the Catholic
version ; in Catholic schools the Scriptures are newt made
■ sellout book, because we consider it improper that a book
which ought to be treated with so Much rtverence should he
so employed; in our own shhools we use extracts from the
Scriptures mid from other works, On the laneasteriau plan;
we have from 250 to 200 childreu iu the Catholic Sunday
schools.

Is the Committee of the Itritifth Union School 'composed
of prrming or all denominations?—Of persons •f a variety of
religious denominations,.

eitliolica, Dissenter., end Church of England men j_
Yes; Dis.eliteas of different denominations, and amongst
the rest Quakers.

Hare any differences of opinion, or disputes arisen in the
Committee within the last two years ?—Nerer rot the
most trilling.
Have you recently extended the district of the school'—
We have.

Fro what purpose?—For the ptorposie of taking in more
ehittlieu.

locontidiance with the wifheo of the Roman Catholics !
V...

Have the Boman Catholic clergy, as well as laity, sub.
scribed hi the British U School ?—They have.
Illve they sent in children of their own church upon their
own non union's Each one of them has.

Joseph Fletehel•, Pei. again called in, and arnneined.
Are the rules of the British Usiou School printed ?
They •rc.

Do the printed roles of the school specify the reading the
Scriptures?—One rule is, that the readies; lessons shall run.
si.t of whole chapters of the Bible, without note or coin.
meat, sod that hi. catechism or bort shall be introduced.
Another role i, that upon every written rcrpsishion of any
Minister in the district, the children of his own denomma-
ii:m shall immediately be sent to him, for the purpose of be-
ing catechised, and of receiving religious instruction ; and the
Iliumau Catholics have availed themselves of that permis.
Mon, and have had their children constantly to be rate.
chisel, and they attend the teligious worship on all holi-
days; the greater part of those children never were in a
chapel before. The Roman Catholic clergy have not the
least t.hjectiou to give evidence before the Committee, if it
is desired.

Marti:, 19 die Mali, 1819.
HENRY BROUGHAM, Esq. is the Chair.

The Rer. Richard Hombiut, called in, and e.randned.

Yon are • Catholic priest, in SI. G.urge'a in the East ?
I am.

Were yen examined here two years ago ?.--.Yea.
Since that tune, have the children of the Catholics at-
tended the British Union Schools in your distrtct ?—Cer-
tightly. they hare.

Ha.i;e fr'wir attended since that period, than before?-1
mu =I hey leare to mention, that school was nut open when 1
was hur heron.,
Ha,. !heir bees any slowness on she part of Catholic pa.
rents to send their children to that school!—Nut say, that
1 know of.

Has any intpedinte•t heew throw■ in the way by the Ca-
tholic Ministers'—None whatever.
Hays they amassed and etwouraged the school ?—errtai lily
flu they subscribe 'gleefully In I.urh arhoola?—Wa, •he
are is that neighbouring's*, get tinily suliseribe.
(hp 64 essfienert)