The National Register.
London, England, 1820-01-17 00:00:00

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SYSTEM OF EDUCATION.
The ancient Britons and the Saxons, as Well as the
English, ler the Normans and the PlaittAgenets, were
an uneducated people. The art of printing. invented
in toe reign of tiatry the S.xtlt, by st nine to increase
the moldier, and diuunish the value of hooks, conferred
new character on the subjects of the Tudors and
Smarts; and Montle • of le:truing Were Otto laid,
which have luattlfcil tinder the Guelphs, and have
attained ultimate pi.rfeelitto in the age tai George 111.
whose ambiti tttt it is taiil have been. that every lIIJII
ill
lira dOlbbillillllllllolll4l be able to read the Bible, and the
history of his own (homey.
The art of entintimic ding knowledge. or training
the young mind. like 311 other arts, had had its arse
tsl
fincy.of rowthond matrity ;and next in intportauce
to the admigssion of the prinuciple that education is issefUl
is the determination of the most efliaacimis mode by
which it may be practised. This is a question which
concerns. lint merely all preceptors of youth. but every
parent who is anxious te combitie dye improvement of
his children with their happiness. The paths of lea • g
ought nut merely to couthict its votaries to Its • tetuple
of wisdom. but they ought to constitute the shortest
road, and to be pleasant as well as certain.
It IS only wimin the present generation, that the
practice of education hat been aitit.ysed and reduced to
a system. It may not have obtained us full perfection ;
yet enough has been done to command serious coati-
Oration, and lead to reforms in the practice of L'S.J-
Wished seminaries. We ruly pass many theorists and
specul ,tors, and proceed at once to notice those systems
which have attaitied a standing, and whieb more or less
prevail. Among the theorists, we class Niiitom Locke,
Rousseau, Sheridan. and some others and among
practical improvers, we class Awliani, Watts, Martin,
Phillips, Lancaster. Hell, and Pestalozzi. The latter
alone claim the attention of practical philosophers sod
political econo ttttt ts
It was Aschatu, Wolsey, Cormier and their contem-
poraries, who arranged the plan of those endowed
achools which are spilt to be found in every part of th,e
kingdom. Unhappily, the statutes of these establish-
ments ass Al the knowledge of the day as the limit of
human attainments, amid they enjoined, as the scene in
wisdom, the snarly of those languages in wnich the rites
of religion were, or had recently been, performed,
which imerntingled themselves with the practice of the
laws, and were rendered siecessmy by the scantiness I A
breaks in the pursuit of what then were ealled the lobe. ,a 1
le avers. Toe difficulty of enlarging. the sphere of
study in view se t inaries, has led to their neglect; and
in many places, the buildings are dilapidated, ,d die
masters have become sinectirists.
As the English language, however, under A Aidison.
began to advance towards perfection, and ph ,00,,,,„0y
under Newton and Locke. the taste of the
• oe„-i:p
The as 01.0)6 Dr.
cattle national and itioependent.
%Vain emancipated learning from the trap- Inc
schools. by publithoig %halt work on tit Inc
ss iences. He was followed by a ;lovaar cosnynler 01.
the Dame of 1)11worth, whose tasteless works are not
yet eutirely excluded tram Our semi- aariesf, and by a
more Able writer. Mr. Benjamin Mar tot, who excised
a passion fur tuatheniatacal and pink ()soignee' nal tt itt 8,
gave rise lb nantetaus estaut
,t imrnts.
In oar own dfos, we have seen a mute exact character
conferred on the to ol:sof V atts, '.„)1; wog as, ,uld
W the 111141ICIVIIS %WWI:MA(111S doemed or sopervitell by
Sii Richard Phillips, vet to ha.s sup eradoea lA, various
elementary works a system of exercises by interrogato-
ries without answers, w Isere' ay the stutLetu is compelled.
to think fur himself, -and atspiire knowledge, to spite
of indolence, sod ofhsen of me:gummy. This system,
which has been drool niwared the liotetiogative or Intel.
lectual, has been rec.:tiered applicable to All the Wiens'
sciences, and has profit:toesl a greater change w the.
actual 11Alline Of S•ctult business, that, has WIWI from
any other cause. It does not cousist of questions to
which. answers are appentier., oar of (emulous ai rangett
time order of the text, 'neither of winch plaits involve
the slightest autellectual exertion, or in any degree ap-
pr ovulate this system ; but the questions relate sii the
firm Untaitce to otto!e coapters, and aferwards embrace
tat emote scieuee; su that the student. its fortniog Ills
graallfielk, is obliged to study the subject. This
aystelu
;lies Icon introtiuced mutts. oust seminaries of education,
where the statutes do not restrict the course of sm
ud),
and is, perhaps, 'omen:illy adooeti in private. aim
family tuition.
'Eh. best I.reat improvement has been the system of
Dr. Bell and Mr. Lite:aster, and consists of an arrange-
ment of sCuoul Ity WIIICIa the pupils Ivaco oae
anothog, and acqulre ifertect ttttt by tontiltaneinis public
exercises. ffie imeetits of these plans have torch hap-
pily esntaled LAW the WI: his empire, and have bevel
the means 111 CO I••C-if1114 tie h at rIcIOCIIIS
cm hundreds of mom .1 us of roia children, vein, at ilte
111111 C hair tit lr,mlid Inremular
..By mei, s of thieif, ilull and Foniaai C. ooh ),.tatty,
ond tits a..ostolic booms of Mr. \ 0111 t.i.
111015 system is now in course ril
Ili lrlNtuctl'mum tutu
cher, r .rt if the civilized %voila.
i..st system whicii has cLioted public attention,
is &I. Couti.ie.l S and tots stogie
se, -1 wary. It is that of M. Pestalcazi, a venerable pol-
ls; t I,t4lirlSl, woo, i::stead of este his pupil* b%
all frog:Aeries, according to the modern English
sits•eie, suss ins tilicilltlCS to tie SCarral classes
am!, t mitS tai O. verities!, ree..ives verbal *lowers. lif
clew., thus 11$4:: be mit al.tageous Out.
iu ufne, reaorms. it .5 eve rn that it CJU may baaihreicil.
I.y stools mil!• by lite zeal of a Praldliscv. wis„
are onittie.l vaftli his iv.,:tor.tte thieltigetice, and %slur can
,IJ; I,9sartib their ;•all'oliS CC tttttt etisur,.te %volt;
keishir. 1,. trout, the systems of Pests-
differ only in their idede ot I.pplytii6
.11... I.lle prhic.,He: vile bUILS .tie StilkLlS airs
IC, ,at Oa lot the e:lier adapts tiself
sr.; ;..ar,, a' WWI nticet of study.

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THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

By thus revtewina what has been dune, and. is &dux,
in the interesting scienee of education. we lay the best
foundation for future improventritts and discoveries.
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LAI,' INTELLIGENCE.

COURT O 1 KING'S BENCH, JAG. G.
USURIOUS lIILLS.---DISoN V. Cus.s.s.
Tots was an issue Irons the Vice-Chancellor's Court,
I. try whether two bills of tsclitsige, amounting to
1.8001. drawn by a person, named 'Fa!, lop, accented by
Gilpin, in the name of Coles and Galina. and indorsed
over to the plaintiff fat a valuable consideration were
converted indignity; whether GAM' accepted the bills
withotu the knowledge or consent of his partner Coles,
and whether she plaintiff had used proper caution in the
transaction. phis important Case occupied the who',e
of Ilse slay. and in the course of the evidence the follow.
log circumstances conic oft :—NI essrs. Coles and C„li.o,
were stationers in Fleet-street, and Mr. Coles hail some
time since retired to reside in Southampton. ',e,oriii2 Ins
son andGalpin to inusage the 11115111 M ill 'Awn. U.alpin
formed a connection with Kinnear, We!,l known nom
his transactions with Woile and Levy ; and. a plan was
agreed on between thetas and r"tog(Loies to raise *Lige
stain 110.111 bills, to be drawn LI a person noised TalLut,
accepted by Galpin, iu the itapae of ow jinn of Coles
and G.dpiii, and to be tl:t.cou,..ted &looser,. who was
to get ttttt nty or golds for tit ent, and to have for Illb
ahare
el the transaction grhtioul. Upon, tins agreement, bills
to the amount of netwe.,o 70 :Ind WM/01- west draw"
4" delivered
. two,tal them. the bills inques-
It untan 'thtsiileerit :ILuA - the
,iel.r.so4lll: usel).oualltied tttt
follow-
ing
called on ~lr.
Dixon. sr.d rept esented himself as a broker for a respec-
table "actlatte named Lae Brun, who was about to
11,8" e a .1"1".slellt tat liollaittl„ and wanted a quantity of
"1" e goods in wnien Mr. Dawn dealt, for which he
wr told pay with the •ccepiance of Coles atulGalpiii;.Nlr.id.
''avi tile 'latter, who acknowledged the acceptances to be
his, as ad upon this acknowledgment,. without further
'Ng"' ry, the goods were furnished, and were soon atter
tido At away ina cart under the direction, as it now ap-
It. *red. of Lewis Levy, and conveyed to Kinnear's
earehouse.. De Brun did not appear. at all in the waits-
action. and on. investigation it named out than he is all
old clotnesivan, "outcomes called Josephs, and occupy-
ing a. lodging in the neigliboulitstud of Bosetnary-lane,
at :At. per week. Mr-Coles having obtained an itin-
minium to: these bill transactions, enquiry took place,
whicn ended in a. co salon of bankruptcy. (waling'
absconded to Aisierica.. and never appeared to his coin-
mission.. The bills Ideld.by the plaintiff and unt..y others
were disallowed by. the couttnissioners, anal the present
issue was directed to try their validity.
The Jery.after amounting up frinn the Chief Jaistke.
found a verdict for the defendant.
PRIVILEGE OP TES COURT.
At the rising of the Court, Ms. Pollock said he. had to
apply to his Lordship fur the clischadet• of a person wine
had bleu. attested. %enlist attending the Court to give evi.

deface.
The Chief Justice dieectedi the officer and the person
in custody to stand forward. 'sae officer did so, alai in
reply to his Lordship's ittlebtloll, bellll lie arrested the
gentleman ids custody at his cbarnbers its Wansford-
besweeii twelve and one in the day, 'file
geritlentan nod he was just leaving his CtIjIIIiKIPS to at-
tend the Court, has ing been subp•cnaed as a witness iii
a cause which stood in his Lordship% paper. fle pre•
duced the siffipcxna, anti on reference it, his Lordships
list, it appearing, that the cause was IiOWII for 1.11.1, the
Chief Justice commanded the officer to liberate los

prisoner.
COUits OF KINGS BENCH, GUILDHALL, Jaw. W.
sttzutte SLAVES.—MANOKAGo. V. WILLES.
This was all.dettoli of eonsokrahle itsaportanee,
to the parties ituastediately concothed, and to all persons
tog:lotto& the Slave Iratle...
The plaintiff WaS a nihr merchars3..a.iti the Ile-
lentlasst the Captain of a ship of was. The actiU.t
WJS
Otte of ticsiiknis, lit Wateii the plaintiff sought to reciter
a Compels:m.oAM dr Itswit'S Man use tieteelklaill for has.
tag sc.aed a snip the prtyerty toi me attd salte!t
01st of her a ItUAlliWr Of SI4VC3 emus goods to tviach
t to
plaintiff had harts deprived ttf the itrttSts he ex.pected to
make front tier voyage.. Tate t•laint.tf's tessel. the Cs-
cuttiore, al 21It1 talks OUrttlen, toots or had Sailed
fruni Ole to ice ClkiSl Alitta, WWI a CAW/
A' goods ter the purchase of 51. K) slaves,
watt iv 'cit lig
was to return la the HAVai.ll4.l. Silt hall toUtlitd at
Lturtu Not() and other places, and had ust,eta its slaves
at risen. Site also met a Pormixese vessel, from which
tile ~:urcliased several, and had got altogether 2On oil
board. Toe defendant teas the conitttantler of Oise of
use lit itistt slap: al Wst Stallaitekl cut Li•e skr;ICSOCOMIt
la I,rek eat the Alien Slates, a.. 1 tc rept is pi-
racy is tuns, seas IlavoL., tailett la. whlll the Purtu-
gu-se vessel alto% e 'dueled, tse receteed wt..; i.tfor-
lation respecting Cr.., Esconlore as 10.11.1(7.:d ;Wit to
consider tier as trallic:cii,,; for 5t..% Lb so to ae.lOf like
line and S'XlStilq treaties Oil that SIII)jellt s tie, tilerettare,
Sailed ill ,calell iii stir, all 6404 :a,:
Escuidore cut her ethic a.id ran; Cie defendant, how-
ever, pursed and took i,osst.ssion uf her. Ti4is was on
the ritit it January. Captain proceeded to Cape.
Coast Castle, toSt.•Etwittas's, 411,1 other ;lice', dad ul-
timately, to Sierra I rude, Antic he ttuto erect over tit:
slates to the at% chill autlitattits, ale,{ tfis:tust..d tat:
ntl,er cargo, entisistnr; of tcOtteco,3:e. LI ductso.t. 3t-
trly, howeter, it was 41;dcoveietl, inset the CAptaut
was slot atitherited to .Ittalit li.o ati.l Silt.
seat restored to tier owners at Itindicaor. tiira
Jil.y. file Captain di the same nate Uellte7ol,lstser all
account of Sales rt cargo, allittnltslag
Cl,ti.illSll.l:l, the ow.ter of the I...situtitl,.. r,
.lie ',resent SGllstl nas lirtmg:tt recasts tar value us
Cara(', Lie Or the sit yes, and tat loss Of pcuats
ti.e
The slaves were stated on the part of the plairmff to
Ice worth at pr;inc coat on the oast of Atrieo 121. each

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