The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-29 00:00:00

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" QUAADE,"

DEATH OF PROFESSOR PILLANS.—Thia eminent
educationist died at his house, Inverleith-row,
Edinburgh, on Sunday morning, at the advanced age of 86.
The late Mi. James Pillans, LL.D , &c., was born
at Edinburgh in 1778, being the son of a printer there, and
was educated at the High School and University of that
city. Among his early associates and fellow-students were
Henry Broughami Francis Homer, Francis Jeffrey, and
other names which afterwards became celebrated in the
literature and Whig politica of the Scottish metropolis. Ile
also made the acquaintance of Thomas Campbell, in Lon-
don, about 1797. Mr. Pillans began active life as a tutor,
first in a private family, and afterwards at Eton; and in
January, 1810, he became, at the suggestion of Francis
Horner, a candidate for the rectorship of the High
School of Edinburgh, then vacant by the death of Dr.
Adam. To this office, which he filled for ten years and a
half, or nearly eleven sessions, he was elected by the Town
Council. In 1820 ho was unanimously chosen Professor of
Humanity (Latin) in the University of Edinburgh, and
filled that important chair for the long period of 43 years.
having retired only last ear in consequence of failing
strength. He last appeared in public at the meetings of
the Education Section of the Social Science Congress held
in Edinburgh last autumn, though then unable to take any
part in the business. Throughout his long and temperate
life he had scarcely ever known a day's sickness, and he
only succumbed at length to the advance of years. For
about 50 years his name has been widely known as an
earnest, devoted, and enlightened instructer of youth, and
he was, in his earlier years particularly, a strenuous advo-
cate of the cause of popular education. His career was
marked both in the High School and University by great
success in the cultivation of ancient literature, and partici'.
larly Latin verse. He was the author of several works, both
on elementary and classical education, on ancient geography
and Roman literature. As a teacher it was his boast that
he had lessened the frequency of corporal punishment in
the High School, and substituted the supremacy of honour,
principle, and affection for the reign of terror and the pros-
tration of fear. Ho enjoyed in no common degree the regard
and gratitude of his pupils, the list of whom included hun-
dreds of the best educated and most successful of his coun-
trymen. About ten years ago he was entertained to dinner
by a large company of gentlemen who had attended his
classes in the High School, and who, through their chair-
man, Lord Neaves, bore the most cordial testimony to his
admirable methods and distinguished services in the culti-
vation of the youthful mind. Mr. Pillans married a sister
of the late Rev. John Thomson, the celebrated painter, but
his wife predeceased him many years and left no family.

Lord Lifford, in n letter to the limes, says he
knows of an able-bodied man in Ireland, the father of ti
family, who receives but --C3 10s. and his oatmeal food as
wages for six months.

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HER MAJESTY.

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WINDSOR CASTLE, March 28.

The Queen, accompanied by her Royal Highness
Princess Helena, walked and drove in the grounds
this morning.

The Portuguese Minister and the Right Hon. E.
and Mrs. C.lrd well left the Caste this morning, and
returned to London.

Count lavradio had the honour of dining with
her Maj€sty the Queen, the King of the Belgians,
and the royal family yesterday.

Mr. Henry O'N-Ali has had the honour of a sitting
from his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales for
his picture of the • Landing at Gravesend, and Mr.
H. Weigall has been honoured by a sitting from
the Princess for her full-length portrait.
The Right Hon. Sir George Grey M.P., left town
yesterday for Stratton Park.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colo-
nial-office from the Governors of Malta and Glbral-
tar, and from the Lord High Commissioner of the
lonian Islands.