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

not say those gentlemen were not actuated by good mo-
tives, but supposing that persons who had bad motives in
view had come forward at a meeting in the country, he
knew the course that would be pursued there—viz., that
of turning them out.—(Great cheering.) There was,
however, in metropolitan meetings, a species of refine-
ment that he had never before witnessed, they heard
everything but that which they ought to hear.—( Cheers.)
He was sorry to have occasion to make these observations
but it appeared to him necessary, in order to carry out
the objects of the present meeting, that there should be
no farther interruption. The resolution that he had to
propose was, " That since the public money ought not
to be granted apart from the right and power of securing
its faithful and effectual application, it was essential that
the Government should have the right of inspecting all
schools, and testing the qualifications of all teachers,
where aid was granted by Parliament." He considered
that if the people were called upon to contribute to a
system of national education, that system ought to be
universal.—(Cheers.)
A person present inquired if be would admit Roman .1
Catholics and Jews into the schools.

Mr. BAINES could see no objection, provided that
opinions consonant with those were entertained by the
Committee.

A. WHITE, Esq., M.P., seconded the resolution. lie
was not unfriendly to the Established Church, but
he objected to the arrogant claims it had put forth.
—(Hear, hear.) He considered it highly improper
that that Establishment should have all the benefit,
of the public grants for education. If any distinction
was made it ought to be in favour of those schools, the
instruction in which was based upon the Holy Scrip-
tures alone. It was the want of sound education, in his
opinion, that had led to the committal of a vast quan-
tity of crime in the country. The resolution was carried
unanimously.

The Rev. Dr. FLETCHER proposed the next resolu-
tion, which was to the effect, that as government could
not superintend every system of education in the coun-
try, local committees should be appointed, and that in
parishes or districts where only one school was aided by
the Government, no child should receive religious in-
struction which its parent or guardian should disap-
prove of.
The Rev. A. WELLS seconded the resolution.

Mr. PEASE, M.P., supported the resolution. lie
was for hating, with general education, general liberty.
--(Cheers.) He trpsted that the example which
Tad been set by that meeting would be followed through-
out the country, and that the result would he the es-
tablishment of a general system of education. The
resolution was then put to the meeting and declared to
be carried unanimously.

The Rev. GEORGE CLAYTON moved the next resolu-
tion, which was to the effect, that it was the opinion of
the meeting that the division of responsibility to local
committees was the only mode to be adopted to insure
an efficient system of national education. In his opi-
nion, there ought to be no exclusiveness or monopoly
in education. He felt proud of the course that had been
pursued by the Illustrious female who now swayed the
sceptre of this great country.—(Cheers.) She bay;
shown herself a true scion of the House of Hanover,
and proved herself worthy of her Royal grandfather,
whose greatest wish was, that every poor child in his
dominions should be taught to read the Bible.
The Rev. Mr. KIRK, from the United States, se-
conded the resolution, which was declared to be carried
unanimously.

Mr. ALEXANDER proposed the next resolution, whieN
was to the effect that in all schools wholly sustained out
of the public funds, it was essential that no religious
formula should be introduced which would exclude any
persons from being teachers.

The Rev. JAMES FREEMAN seconded the resolution,
which was carried unanimously.
Mr. WILLIAM ALLEN moved the last resolution,
which was the appointment of a Committee to carry out
the objects of the previous resolutions.
The Rev. Dr. VAUGHAN seconded the resolution,
which was carried unanimously, and the Committee ap-
pointed.

A vote of thanks was then proposed and carried to
the Chairman for his able and impartial conduct in the
Chair, and the meeting separated.

THE ARMY.

The 3Gth and the Royal—Artillery, stationed at St
John's, have been ordered thence to Fredericton.

The 27th, 87th, and 19ti, regiments, are recruiting
:n the south of Ireland.

The Bth Hussars will be stationed in Dublin earl
next month.

Accounts have been received from St. John's, Nerd
Brunswick, to the 25th ult., by which it appears that the
Governor was preparing the Militia for active service,
and that detachments of troops had been moved upon
the disputed territory. The 69th regiment, having been
landed at Halifax, from Barbadoes, was on its way iron:
Nova Scotia to New Brunswick. At the date of this
intelligence the agreement come to at Washingtod be-
tween the British Minister and the United S:at,N.
Government, with reference to the contentions wit!:
Maine, had not, it would seem, been received at St,
John's.

Friday the first division of the 15th Hussars arrived
at Chatham, under the command of Major Sir W. Scott,
prior to their embarkation for the East Indies. The
same day a detachment of the 51st regiment marched
to Gravesend, to embark for New South Wales, under
Captain Rolfes.

Detachments of the 13th light dragoons, consisting of
ninety-two men, arrived at the depot, Maidstone, from
Canterbury, on the 20th and 21st inst., under the com-
mand of Captain Knox and Lieutenant Hanson.
PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 23.—The troops of this gar-
rison, not on guard, on Tuesday last were assembled in
Cambridge Barrack-square, to hear the sentence of the
late court-martial, held here, when it appeared that pri-
vate 'William Johnstone, of the 12th Lancers, who wan-
tonly fired a loaded pistol at his comrade at their quarters
at Chichester, was sentenced to six months' imprison-
ment, the first and last months of which are to be in
solitude, and the four intervening months to hard la-
bour. Stephen Austen, of the Royal Artillery, for steal-
ing all the mess-plate of the officers of that corps, and
also for desertion, and making away with his military
necessaries, to be transported for seven years. Private
Patrick Brine, with two or three aliases, for repeated
desertions, also to be transported for seven years ;
the two latter, previous to being delivered over to the
civil power, will be branded with the letter D, in a man-
ner similar to that in which seamen mark themselves for
amusement.