The Sun.
London, England, 1852-04-23 00:00:00

N EWFOUNULAND.

Ths late pipers from this i.ltnd su-prise us much
by their notice of an electric telegraph actually at
work in one direction, and of another being antler
con'emplation in ano-h,r quArter, and of cattle having
actu Ally arrived in SP. Johe's from a distinc- 110
miles in the interior, having travelled that distance
by a roil.
"ELECTRIC TELECRAPII.-71i4 wonderful and
powerful agent in the trAusmtszicn of though', with
lightning speed, c:mmenced ovrations between this
place and Ilarbor Ur see on this day week; shies then,
its practical utility and gre tt o itivsnisece, in basiness
transactions, hays been NA), tested by several of our
citizens, who have already experietend its many
advantages in the speedy and certain transmission
of their communications to their friends in the
Bay; who, in reply, have in several instances recipro-
cated, we might say, wi,h the rapidity of thought. C-r-
-tainly this is a gre-4 improvement in our 5.,M.1
economy. The results to the trade and general busi-
ness of the tolutry from this step in the right direc-
tion, cannot but prove of great and lasting advan-
tage. As one step tattle to another, so we confidently
expect before long to Fee this colony in the positessior
of an instantsneuus and con inuous electric communi-
cation with the ceief cities and towns in the Unitcal
States an l the Ertesh prAirlres on the conticent
America. Then, indeed, St. Joan's will undoubtedly
become the citing pot for the greater por,ion of the
'hippie; which trsv,rses the western shores of the At-
lantic. Incalculeb,e advantages must ultimately result
to this et-Awl from the cumpletiou of such an cn:erpriz7,,
and. therefore every encturagement should be given tr.
it. Its enterprising and prejsc:or, Mr.
Gaborne, etiritl, dto (be best chat.ki of .he culany fur
.i
versevering x,rti:4l., in i,lO-htd!„
"CATTLE Fitlfl PLACENTII.—Li.t week nine head
of cattle arrived hi our akar k-t from tee Cape shore of
seriatim a.ter j urney'
PI
Or 110 wiles; several
head more are on. their way fe-m that qu trter. So
much f,)r the great &read) ati,rdecl by the
opening of a dir.ct line
of land ctuirnunTevien b•Aween
tht, capital and that, ir,l:iable sgricultur;l•Letriet
.ane Inhabitants of this colony were exoressing
their deep auxie4 for the 4.it3hl6:htneut of the prc.:
posed " 0::;esn Penny 13,.15."

COMMON SCHOOL EMMATION IN NEW-
FOUNDLAND.
of the Church of 41.
Field
and
the
Those who know how anxiou irsh
clergy and laity
in Nfoerwhfoorun
land are to secure to the Churc ofE
poorat.nin of the grant
ex-
clusive uses end management, sona:n,
pomade by the House of Asurnbly annually for the put_
sea of education, will read with munch fp
easure. the
following announcement of the success of the church
movement in the present session of the Newfoundland
Legislature. The practice in that island has hereto.
fore been to divide the annual grant which has
been
made for education ireo two main portions ; one to n
to the Itearin Catholics for the support of their own
schools, managed in their own way; the other portion to
Protestants gemtelly, to be und4 the management of all
denominational binsrdi, thus merging the Church of
England in the various Protestant sects, and racking
Church education, or even religious education, in pm,
testant schools perfectly impracticable. The enemies of
the Church. of England .in the colony are expressing the
hope that this trinwh of sound princiPtes in. the Rouse)
of Assembly is only a temporary, one (NewrJundlanl
Pilot. March 13),. but the iVeatlound / lad Times, of the
"me exeres ses itself more to the taste of the mem.
berm of the Church upon the subject...-.
"The Howie of Almeos ,We wii occupied yesterday in
committee on the E!uitatton Bill, wheo, after an Rai.
344tAd debate, the principle of sub-division of the Pro-
testant grant was carried by a majority of one—Mr.
Boyles OAlsentirtz on the stugesties of Air. Witmer, to
limit the application of the principle to cases where the
total sum fur the schools of both denominations Church
of England aad Wesleyan, ehtoll exceed" 3UI. We tMt
that this long-vexed crie.stion is now finally diposed of,
and that We can congra'ulate the country upon the im-
provenients in our educational institutions which may
now be r.s,Sontibly epected tr ern the decision at whiah
the Howe has at lecgth err ve,!."