The Sun.
London, England, 1839-03-28 00:00:00

C. HINDLEY, Esq., M.P., proposed the next resolu-
tion, to the following effect :—That, as voluntary exer-
tions were oot at present to be depended upon, it was
incumbent on Parliament to make a grant for national
education. In allusion to what had just taken place, he
felt bound to state that he was, as much as any man, a
friend to free discussion, but there was a time for every-
thing.—(Cheers.) With reference to the present reso-
lution, he would ask what was the reason voluntary ex-
ertions could not be depended on in the cause of educa-
tion ? Why, because the people did not duly appreciate
its importance.—(llear, hear.) He was sorry to say
that the generality of the people wished more to know
what a man was worth, than what he had in his head.
In his opinion, while wealth was preferred to know-
ledge, it was idle to talk of placing England, as far as
education was concerned, high in the scale of
nations.—(Cheers.) The generality of the English
squires felt more for their fox-hounds than they did for
the lads and lasses that danced on their village greens.
—(Great cheering.) In some parts of the country cri-
minals were employed to teach children.—( Hear, hear.)
From what cause did the meeting think ? Why, for
the purpose of saving an expense of 401. to the country.
—(Cries of " Shame.") What was the amount of
the Parliamentary aid proposed ? Why, only 30,0001.,
while it was to be remembered 60,000/. was granted
for the support of the police force, so that 60,000/.
was given to catch rogues, while only 30,000/.
could be spared to prevent persons being rogues at all. Sir Charles Adam is appointed, in room of his
—(Laughter.) The question with him was whether a father, Lord Lieutenant of Kinross.
system of education, supported by the public, should, not THE FERGUSONS ; OR, WOMAN'S LOVE AND
be made public ;he certainly thought that it ought, THE WORLD'S FAVOUR.—If we were to say that this was
but he would sooner send his child to an active school- a fashionable love novel, and not add that it is evidently the
master of the Church of England, though he might dif. production of a mind stored with elegant knowledge of all
fer with him in his religious persuasions, than to a lazy sorts, of great experience in the characters of modern high
Dissenting schoolmaster.—(Cheers.)
life, and singular discrimination to fathom them, we should
Mr. BLAIR seconded the resolution. He hoped that undoubtedly
tiodo it a very great injustice. Its great charm
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no system of national education would be accepted, that-
l
ci' treuma ;tanoccel sings and reflections in themselves analysesbeautiful,
veo.dvealr!i
Thee, and
was not based upon the distinct recognition of the Holy
Scriptures. Nothing essential should be omitted in any aiding the cause of the very purest moralitye
system of education, but at the same time nothing sec- thor is a personage who has evidently m
tarian should be taught.—(Cheers.) It was his firm childhood in the first circles. " The Fercrusons"'s from
his
eel.-
conviction that no system could deserve to be called na- tainly one of the cleverest and most amusing booksl that
tional, the administration of which should be confided to has appeared for a long time.— Court Journal.
any particular class by which it would be made to flow DUBLIN, INTARcii 22.—A Commission of Lu-
in the narrow channel of certain formula. nacy was held yesterday to investigate the state of mind of
Mr..SAMUEL GURNEY supported the resolution. He the Hon. Martha Wingfield, grand-aunt to Viscount
regretted that so small a sum as 20,000/. was proposed Powerseourt. It appeared from the evidence of the mcdi-
to b
be devoted by the Government to so important a cal attendants, that on the 2d of February, 1838, she bad
subject as national education.—(Cheers.) He looked
an attack of epilepsy, since which period she had lost all.
with suspicion upon any system of education that was
memory and perception, and was utterly incapable of ira-
,
naging her own affairs. The property, asro-swto-oairlaloFo ,1t is
thrown into the hands of the Established Church very considerable, 55,885/. lls. :3d. or ii ,
alone. He thought such a system of educa- 3,538/. 15s. 4d. Lord Powerseourt, as
hn o
e a
tion ought to be carried on by those who were all her freehold property, amounting to only 163/. 13s. gets
od.
satisfied with the simple principles of Christianity.— The residue goes to Colonel John Wingfield, Stratford-
(Hear.) He had no wish whatever to lower the national place, London, Colonel E. Wingfield, Cork Abbey, the
religion of the country, but no person could doubt that Hon. Mrs. Emily Spread, the Hon. and. Rev. William
if a national system of education fell into the hands of a Wingfield, and the Hon. Mrs. Newcomb. A will she
particular body it would prevent the growth of real and executed in 1833 was held to be valid. The lady is in
pure Christianity in the land.—(Cheers.) her seventy-seventh year.
CHELMSFORD CHURCH-RATES.—An incor-
Captain ACHERLEY wished to move as an amend-
ment that the charitable donations, tenemental as well rect paragraph having gone the round of the papers,._._ the
published tee _oi.otv-
Churchwardens of Chelmsford have r i
as otherwise, of the country should be applied to edu- inn.
cation in the country without relation to sect or creed. account of what really took'place :—" The Vestry Meet-
-- in,,was held on the 16th instant, solely for the purpose of
He belonged to a body that had been much calumniated determining upon such of the parishioners as should be
—he alluded to the Chartists, and he begged to say for excused payment of the last Church-rate, and making
that body that it was not their intention to use physical such arrangements relative thereto as might be considered
force.—(Cries of " Off, off," and " Question.") expedient, and the result was, that a committee of nine
The Rev. R. AINSLEY rose to order amidst great was appointed to go over the list of those persolsiurc(inh.-
eluding Churchmen and Dissenters) whom we (thesd C
confusion. He considered the subject of the amendment
wardens) deemed too poor to pay the rate, un not, as
altogether as involving the political question.
Captain ACHERLEY would speak—(great confusion)to single out
appears. by your paragraph,
oftotiexamtriinsehinotro the rell,'iou-
nrinciples of the inhabitants le p, ,
1 —he would not be put down, and he trusted the meet-
ing would not be gulled.—(Great laughter and con- the members of Dissentin congregations. By this it will
be seen that the passing of a rate formed no part of the
fusion.) day's proceedings, neither did we require that it should, a I
1 The CHAIRMAN—If this course of proceeding was rate having been granted, and that without opposition, in
persevered in, he must throw himself upon the meeting. September last ; and, further, that the Committee was ap_
Captain ACHERLEY said that he was quite in order, pointee, not with a view of excusing the Dissenters as
and he had a right to insist upon an impartial hearing, such, but of determining from the body of the pa_
—(Great confusion and uproar.) rishioners those who, from their poverty, might fairly be
The CHAIRMAN said that he must request Mr. let off the rate."
Acherley to deliver in his amendment, which he would LORD BROUGHAM AND THE CHURCH OF
read to the meeting.
ALL seconded the amendment.
SCOTL %ND. —We understand, from a private source, that
Mr.
the following scene occurred on Monday in the House d
JoHN
Mr. STEPHENS, of Marylebone, supported the Lords :—Sir Frederick Pollock was opening the case of
amendment amidst great confusion and uproar.
the P
resbytery of Auchterader, in their celebrated aproai
before the Lord Chancellor and Lord Brougham ; and it'
The CHAIRMAN thought, when the room had been the course of his observations, stated something, to which
engaged by certain individuals, it was not just for per-
Sir John Campbell, who is retained on the other side,
sons to come forward and address the meeting, pre- plied in an under tone. Sir Frederick Pollock, no; Ice:
venting those who bad been appointed by the Commit" lishing, we suppose, the remark of the Attorney- General,.
tee to do so. If this course was persevered in, he complained to the Court of the interruption ; on which;
should feel it to be his duty, whatever might be, the Scotland
Lord Brougham exclaimed, " The Church of is
hazard of doing so, to call in the police.—(Cheers.) founded on a rock: the gates of hell shall not prevail.
The original resolution was then put to the meeting against it--much less the sneers of her Majesty's Attorney
ferryman at Benwell
and declared by the Chairman to be carried unanimously. sTn- -E
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Mr. BAINES rose to propose the next resolution. Hse
20th in
had attended many meetings in the country, and if the General.
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the northt side oftarib
Ferry left
present was to be considered as a specimen of metrope; neS
passengers,daYee 1 evening,
has
.not si
the river, but no traces
litan meetings, lie must confess that they were conducted was found next morning drifting uiii)
in a very different manner to what they were in the has yet been found of the man') was adsimple-minded,
country. Gentlemen had come there and addressed the inoffensive creature, and had be. en engaged
meeting on matters that were wholly irrelevant, thereby ral years. The river has been thedraggentiinge thheore for
sfienvt.
interrupting the proceedings of the meeting—he would ing him, but hitherto without success.—Tyne Mercury.

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