The Sun.
London, England, 1839-06-15 00:00:00

Mr. SL ANE Y rose amidst loud cries of " Divide,
divide." He would trespass but a very short time on the
attention of the House. He felt deeply the importance of
the subject, and lamented the party spirit in which that
discussion had commenced and had been continued.--
( Hear, hear.) He was sorry that it had been thought
right by the two great bodies contending for power to fight
the battle of party on this subject, and thus deprive the
humbler classes of the benefit of education. He certainly
had felt an objection to some parts of the first plan, but he
sincerely hoped that both parties would endeavour to agree
upon some system of education which would be beneficial
to the people. —( Hear, hear.) He considered that the
great body of the poor Roman Catholics in the towns in
England ought to receive aid and assistance in regard to
education. He did not think that the Noble Lord the
Member for North Lancashire, under whose guidance he
(Mr. Slaney) had on a former occasion voted aid to the
poor Irish in their own country, could refuse them that
assistance when they came to England.—( Hear, hear.)
In Manchester there were 30,000 Roman Catholics
who had not the means to obtain education, end
in London he believed there were three times that number.
Would it be contended that they ought to refuse assistance
to so large a number of their fellow-creatures ?—( Hear,
hear.) He did not like to detain the House, but would
mention one or two facts to show the want of education.—
(Oh, oh !) He would state the result to which the Com-
mittee had come with regard to education in the manufac-
turing and seaport towns. They found that the proportion
of educated persons in Reading was 1 in 17 ; in the East
of London, 1 in 21; in the South-west of London, 1 in
27 ; in Manchester, 1 in 35; in Birmingham, 1 in 38 ;
and in Leeds, 1 in 41. Thus the average number
was 1 in 24, instead of 1 in 8. The upshot of this was,
that two of out of three of the children of the poorer
classes were entirely uneducated.—( Cries of " Divide.")
Another proof of the want of education was, that whilst
30 years ago only nine millions gallons of spirits were
consumed, 39 millions were now used. This was a ques-
tion of the deepest importance to the humbler classes, and
if they did not give a practical and good education to the
humbler classes, in a short time they would not be ruled
either by one side of the House or the other.—(Loud
cries of " Divide.")

Sir W. JAMES rejoiced that the attention of the
public had been called to this subject, and thus
that a fresh stimulus had been given to the
public mind. The clergy had been unjustly charged with
wishing to monopolise the education of the people. But
he had always considered moral and religious instruction
inseparably connected. lie wished to ask the Govern-
ment if they intended to form a normal or a model school
at all ? and if they meant to devote any portion of the
public money to Roman Catholics ? Let them remember,
that if they applied the public funds to instructing Roman
Catholics in the tenets of their faith, they were encourag-
ing persecuting principles.—( Oh, oh 1)
Amidst loud cries of " Divide," and " Adjourn,"
Mr. WYSE moved the adjournment of the debate till
Monday.

The House divided.
After a short desultory conversation, the debate was
adjourned till Wednesday.
Lord STORMONT begged to know what Scotch
Bills it was intended to carry, and what Bills it was in-
tended to put off.

Mr. FOX MAULE was not aware that any Bills
were to be abandoned.

Lord STORNIONT hoped he would have a direct
answer.—(Tory cheering.)
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Lord J.' RUSSELL-would not favour the Noble Lord
with an answer to his peremptory demand.—(Ministerial
cheers.)

Sir R. PEEL thought the usual practice was to hear
about the 15th of June, what Bills it was intended to
proceed with.
Mr. G ILL ON hoped some answer would be given to the
question. Scotch Bills were too frequently shoved over
from night to night, and eventually abandoned.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said there was one Scotch

Bill of very great importance, namely, the Scotch Jurors

Bill, which he hoped they would be able to " job through,"
as the Hon. Member termed it, before the next week was
over.

The Report of the Imprisonment for Debt Abolition
Act Amendment Bill was brought up.
The Bills of Exchange Bill was read a third time, and
passed.
The Brick Duties Bill was committed vro forma, and
and the Report brought up.
Mr. F. M A ULE moved that the Report on the Metro-
polis Police Bill be brought up.
Colonel SIBTHORP said no Government having any
respect for the people in the granting of their money
would dare to go on with such a proceeding in such a
House. He moved that the House be counted.
Twenty-nine Members only being present, the House
adjourned.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

HATTON-GARDEN.

Yesterday John Wells, coachman to the Rev. Daniel Wilson,
Vicar of Islington, appeared before the Magistrate to answer
an information laid against him for following his worldly calling
on the Lord's Day, by driving his master to Church.
After evidence had been heard, Mr. BENN ETT said, that on
due consideration, he was of opinion that the defendant. in
driving the Vicar to Church to attend his religious duties was
performing an act of necessity, and that the charge did not
come within the meaning of the Act ; he must therefore dis-
miss the case.

Died, at Kilwinning, Ayrshire, on Sunday last,
Samuel Hunter, Esq., for nearly forty sears editor of the
Glasgow Herald. The GlasgOw Courier states that
during that long period he made not a single enemy,
though the friends he attached to himself were numerous
and influential.
VAUXHALL GARDENS.—This well-known and
favourite place of amusement, which has so frequently
presented a fairy-like scene, is doomed to remain in gloom
and dulness, and will not be opened to the public the
present season. It is understood that the proprietors have
come to this determination in coos quence of the losses
they met with the last two or three seasons.

SINGULAR CASE OF SUICIDE.—On Tuesday
evening, a young man, a stranger, went into the Shooting
Saloon, Jamaica-street, Glasgow, and tried a shot with
the rifle. He then took a seat, and remained for upwards
of an hour, seemingly amusing himself by observing the
firing of various people who were practising in the saloon.
During the whole of this time he appeared perfectly calm,
and made frequent remarks on the shots that were succes-
sively fired. The party who had been practising ultimately
retired from the saloon, and he was left alone with the
keeper, when he proposed to try a shot with a pistol. The
weapon was loaded accordingly, and put into his hand, and
he took the usual position for aiming at the bull's eye on
the target. The keeper turned for a moment to mark the
shot upon a board, the pistol went off, and the stranger fell
to the ground dead. He had, it appears, placed the muz-
zle of the piece close to his mouth, and the bullet, going
upwards, penetrated his brain. A document was found in
one of the pockets of the deceased which led to inquiries
being made of a person in Glasgow, from whom it was
ascertained that his name was Daniel M'Nicol, and that
he had lately been emplyed as a waiter in Dunfermline.
For some time past, however, he has been out of employ-
ment.— Glasgow Paper.

WANTON OUTRAGE.—On Monday evening,
about ten o'clock as a lady and gentleman, residinn. in
Chancery-lane, were proceeding to town in a poney chaise
along the Hammersmith-road, near Lord Holland's park,
an open carriage or landau drawn by post horses, and
filled with several persons in the garb of gentlemen, over-
took them, and while passing, the men in the carriage
deliberately discharged an air gun, or some instrument of
the kind, at the lady and gentleman ; three of the shots struck
the gentleman, two on the breast glanced off without doing
him any injury, but the third struck him most vio-
lently on the eye, of which it was, at first, expected he
would entirely lose the sight. It is said the inhabitants of
the above line of road are frequently annoyed by young
men calling themselves " gentlemen," who provide them-
selves with instruments capable of propelling missiles with
great force, breaking the windows as they pass. The
police have notice of the outrage, and it is to be hoped
they will give a sharp look out, and that on the next occa-
sion any such diaholical act is attempted, the ruffians will
be secured.—Morning Herald.
EXTRAORDINARY FEAT.—On Saturday mottl-
ing last W. Warren accomplished the extraordinary and
difficult feat of dragging a hand fly with 14 stone weight
in it, altogether weighing about 5 cwt., from the High-
street, to a place called Cold Comfort, a distance of seven
miles, in three hours and thirty-five minutes, for a sum of
101. Warren won the wager easily in two hours and forty_
six minutes, although a great part of the road was very hilly
and difficult to travel : in addition to which his opponents,.
in the most shameful manner, secretly placed a quantity of
large atones in a narrow lane, along which he had to pass,
evidently to :prevent his accomplishing the feat, and by
which means Warren almost broke the fly to pieces.--
Cheltenham Chronicle.

EARTHQUAKE IN LANCASHIRE.—Tuesday
morning, about a quarter past eight, this county was
visited by a slight shock of an earthquake, which, like the
one experienced four or five years ago, seems to have been
most violent to the northward of Manchester, though it was
also very perceptible here to those who happened to be lying
or sitting down at the time. We have received a communi-
cation from Burnley on the subject, which says that the
phenomenon was accompanied by a rumbling hollow
sound, like distant thunder, and it caused con-
siderable alarm by the shaking of buildings, and
the vibration of windows and furniture. Many
persons ran out of their houses for fear of personal in.
; but no damage is known to have been done. At
Bury, also, we understand the concussion was very plainly
perceived by a number of individuals, though it does not
appear to have been quite so violent as at Burnley. In
the immediate neighbourhood of this town the shock was
very little felt ; and though we have met with several per-
sons who were aware of an unusual tremulousness, like the
effect of a heavily-loaded cart passing their houses, we be-
lieve it would hardly have been recognised as an earth.
quake if there had not been some account of it from
other quarters, where its effects were more palpable. We
shall probably hear further particulars of the phenomenon
before our next publication.—Manchester Guardian.

The Wiltshire Independent thinks it questiona-
ble whether those electors who sent Mr. Walter Long to
Parliament will approve of his going over to Toryism ;
nevertheless we are glad he has thrown off the mask, and
has at last openly and honestly avowed his real principles.
MR. S. O'BRIEN AND HIS CONSTITUENTS
On Tuesday last, at the County Court, a meeting was
held in order to ascertain the sentiments of the constituency
at large with respect to whether that Hon. Gentleman
ought or ought not to resign, in consequence of his vote
upon the Jamaica question. An unconditional vote of con-
fidence in Mr. O'Brien was unanimously carried. His vote
on the Jamaica question was regretted, but his resigna-
tion was refused.

THE SUN, LONDON SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 1539.