The Sun.
London, England, 1847-09-13 00:00:00

Henry Usher Davis, lamp cotton and glass manufac-
turer, of No. 19, Maunders-place, Mile End-road.
Mr. Davis stated that th- prisoner was in his em-
ploy. It was his duty to deliver goods, receive the
money, and sometimes collect bills, but to pay all
moneys received over to him every evening. lie had
been sent on Saturday with a receipt for 2/. 4s. to
Mr. Burrs, of Wapping, who had paid him the
money, but as he never returned, and would not ac-
count for the money on Sunday, he gave him into
custody.
Mr. YARDLEY thought the money had now been
accounted for. At any rate the evidence was not
sufficient to sustain a charge of embezzlement, and he
should dismiss the case.
At this decision several persons in court clapped
their hands, but the movement was instantly repressed.

CLERKENWELL—(THIS DAY.)
Two rough-looking fellows, named Davis and
icholls, were charged before Ar. Combe under the
following circumstances :
Sergeant Brennan, of the detective force, stated
that he was on duty in Maiden-lane last night, when
he saw the prisoner lurking about the back of one of
the large villa residences leading to Tuffnell-park.
He concealed himself, but the prisoners having ob-
served him were about to make their escape, when he
and another officer pounced upon them and took them
into custody. Upon searching them three picklocks,
two skeleton-keys, a bradawl, two chisels, and a
centre-bit were found upon Davis, and three latch-
keys of different patterns and some lucifer-matches
upon Nicholls.
Mr. CoMBE said there could be no doubt as to
what the prisoners' intentions were, and he should
order Nicholls to find bail for three months, and
commit Davis to the House of Correction for three
months, with hard labour.
They were both removed in the van.

EDUCATION IN INFANT
SCHOOLS.

The following letter has been addressed by Dr.
Kaye Shuttleworth to the Secretary of the Home
and Colonial Infant School Society, Gray's Inn-

road :

" Committee of Council on Education, Council-
office, Whitehall, Aug. 14, 1847.
" Sir,—Since the receipt of the report of her Ma-
jesty's Inspector on the schools of the Home and
Colonial Infant and Juvenile School Society, the
Committee of Council have had under their consi-
deration the course which it may be expedient to
pursue as to the examination of candidates for cer-
tificates who have been trained at that institution.
" You are, of course, aware that my Lords have
no authority as to the distribution of the Parliamen-
tary grant, except that which is defined in the
minutes presented to Parliament.
" In determining the course to be pursued, their
Lardships' discretion extends only to an interpreta-
tion of those minutes as they are to be applied to any
particular case.
" No training school can enjoy any benefit, as a
result of these examinations of candidates, unless it
be placed permanently under inspection.
" Certificates granted to students who, at the pe-
riod of the examination, have been one year resident
in the establishment, will alone be followed by grants
in aid of the funds of the institution.

" Their Lordships' intention may therefore be in-
ferred to have been, that one year should be the
minimum period of training in any Normal school.
" The minutes of the Committee of Council have
not made separate provision for the claims of infant
schools. Their Lordships' intention was to include
infant schools under the general regulations of girls'
schools, and the training schools for the mistresses of
infant schools under similar rules to those of schools
for the education of schoolmistresses of girls' schools.
" Their Lordships were of opinion, that whatever
peculiarities of method or of organization were ne-
cessary in infant schools, the education of an infant's
schoolmistress ought not to be inferior to that of a
girl's schoolmistress.
" Their Lordships are prepared to examine in
training schools all who have received one year's edu-
cation in these establishments, but none who have
been trained for a shorter period.
" Bat arrangements will be made in the several
inspectors' districts to enable any schoolmistress, whe-
ther of infants' or girls' schools, to present themselves
for examination before one or more of her Majesty's
inspectors as candidates for certificates, even though
they have not been trained during one year in any
Normal school.
" The trustees or managers of the schools in which
such schoolmasters or schoolmistresses of infant
schools are settled must make application on their
behalf, and must place the school under inspection.
" With these preliminary explanations I am now
to inform you what is the standard of instruction,
and what are the subjects of examination which can •
didates for certificates as masters or mistresses of in •
fant schools must prove that they have acquired.
" The general principle of this arrangement is, that
the master or mistress of an infant school should be
as well educated as the mistress of a girls' school. On
this ground the same standard of instruction will be
required in both cases.
" According to the minutes of the Committee of
Council, mistresses of girls' schools are to train girls
who are pupil teachers so as to pass an examination
in—

" The Holy Scriptures (in those schools in which re-
ligious knowledge is examined).
" In English Grammar and Composition.
" In general Geography.
" In the Historical Geography of Great Britain.
" In the outlines of English History.
" In Arithmetic (written and mental).
" In the composition of the notes of a lesson, in an
account of the organization of the school and the
methods of instruction used, and of an essay on
some subject connected with the art of teaching.
" In their skill in the management of a class under
instruction, and in their ability to give a gallery
lesson ; probably, also, in Vocal Music and
Drawing.
" Such being the subjects in which instruction will
have is be given to pupil teachers in girls' schools
during their apprenticeship, no mistress ought to ob-
tain their Lordships' third or lowest certificate who
is not prepared to show an accurate knowledge or
skill in these departments.
" Their Lordships are also of opinion that these
subjects, at least, should enter into the examination
of the master or mistress of an infant school.
"The scale of augmentation for masters or mis-
tresses of infant schools (who obtained certificates)
would be the same as that of the mistresses of girls'
schools.
" The augmentation for the third or lowest certi-
ficate would, therefore, vary from 101. per annum to
13/. 6s. Bd., on the fulfilment of the conditions con-
tained in the minutes.
" Their Lordships will therefore be ready to ex-
amine, in the training school of the Home and Colo-
nial Infant and Juvenile School Society, all candi-
dates who have been educated during one yeas in

that institution.
"My Lords will also be prepared to cause candi-
dates who have been trained for shorter periods to be
examined in the inspectors' districts, if application be
made on their behalf from the managers of their
schools.
" I have the honour to be, &c.,
" J. P. KAYE SHUTTLEWORTIL
" Mr. John S. Reynolds, Hon. Sec."

OPENING OF THE CALEDONIAN RAILWAY FROM
CARLISLE TO BEATTOCK.—This portion of the Cale-
donian Railway—a distance of forty miles—was opened
to the public on Thursday. A sumptuous cold collation
was set out in the large room of the Beattock Station,
which was decorated for the occasion, of which those
who had journeyed from Carlisle partook. Mr. J. J.
Hope Johnstone, the chairman of the company, presided.
Sir James Graham, the Hon. Colonel Lowther, M.P.,
and a number of other gentlemen, connected with the
locality, were present.
LINING OF LEAD CISTERNS WITH ROMAN CEMENT.
—lt is generally believed that Roman cement will not
adhere to lead; but we are informed by a gentleman that
he had a leaden tank covered with a thin coating of good
cement about three years since, which is perfect to this
day. If this simple plan were to be generally adopted,
no risk, as regards the tanks, would be incurred: an
occasional inspection, in order to see that the cement
had not chipped off, is all that would be required.—The
Builder.
TARING IT COOL.—A few days ago an English
here from abroad, was hailed in the
vessel,usual way, arriving y
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late Cambrige assizes, for neglecting to obey a magis-
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Milner Gibson, and. other friends, however,punis mintercefdicidis,
and the result has been successful. For the costs o
defence, and during his incarceration, the sum of 100/..
has been subscribed on his behalf by the opponents of
church-rates, amongst whom is Mr. Bright, M.P., who
sent a second donation of two guineas.
A SIMILE.—The New Orleans Della compares the
writing of a Jew police prisoner to " tiny black wor:ns
in strong convulsions."

Captain Paget, of the 54th Regiment, has been
appointed by his uncle, Field Marshal the Marquis of
Anglesey, Master-General :of the Ordnance, his Lord-
ship's Aide-do-Camp, in succession to Major Paget, who
has resigned on &mita of ill health.—Naval and Alai-
tarp Gazette.