The Sun.
London, England, 1848-09-13 00:00:00

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QUEEN'S COLLEGE.
We do not know whether any of : our readers I tave
f r:/ 4st------ , : erused the Lowell Offering—a collection of ess aye,
asr
it ''-1,• an tales, and poetry, written by the factory girls at
A -i,'.:- .
- —.N. ' s well, and republished in a cheap shilling volume, by
the authorpublisher Charles Knight. -IV-e-litiiati,travel led
through the pages with theutmostdelight; we maysay we
have pored over them, and have closed the book With
efaaa
mingled feelings of pleasure and pain—pleasure, bectease
the articles evince, without an exception, much inter eat
and much literary taste; showing that the factory girls
I of that portion of the new world, at least, have acquit sad,
doubtless amidst the many difficulties and obstaceles
which ever beset the career of tnose destined to labour
for their bread, an education of which the highest ladies
in the land would not feel ashamed—ray, rather pleased,
to possess, and ready to acknowledge that theY posse&
it; and pain, because the lives of the factory workers of
Lowell present so flattering a contrast to their
compeers in body and labour here in the
midst of us ; their compeers in body and la-
bour alone —;their elevated superiors in every
thing that can adorn woman. The Lowell worker is
refined of the dross—the coarseness, the-levity, and un-
chastity of the Lancashire worker. When we say re-
fined, we do not mean that she adopts'the manners—
the vulgar affectation—of the weak, who, not having
qualities, either of mind or heart, to individualise them
'amongst the crowd of nonentities in which ihiT {move,
render themselves attractive, if not—absolutely rid•
culous, by airs unsuited to humanity. No, we mean
that they possess all those- qualities whiCli 'are the off-
spring of a good sensible' moral-education.':- Not only
out of the small wages of a factoryworker :do they
support their ordinary exigences, dress neatly, ;not ex-
travagantly, and place money in tl "iiavi
..te...ags bank, and
help their struggling friends whom they have left be-
hind, but they have built a chapel and endowed it; an
Athermum, and filled its tables and its shelves with the
choicest productions ,of -the-- human . mind—the
lights of this 'great country, and of their own
—of which it is the prototype. We have always been of
opinion that our English women occupy a false position: to
coin a now phrase, they are not sufficiently masculinefor
the land they live in; they might be far more inde-
pendent of that horrid creature man than they tiow are.
Women here are taught absolutely nothing of how,
should they be thrown upon their own resources, they
might provide for themselves. Some can sew and some
can teach, but the majority are but indifferent adepts in
either branch of the only decent occupations to which
women can be employed here. This is not as it, should
be. Where all women can sew, the mass of sewers must
be_wretchedly underpaid, and where all_women can
teach, the same result must follow. Wherever the sup-
ply is greater than the demand, as in the world of com-
merce, (min-Petition must chs;apen and reduce, and over-
'done
competition is tend in tirarmisery ita*Aitaatllin
of some. It is the inscrutable law of nature. Biii ilifil --"*".40....witi,-.,i
would not be so were women taught some light, yet use-
ful craft. Earning a subsistence by any means, so long as
they be honest, cannot, in the estimation of the wise,
detract from the character of woman. If- this were so,
depend upon it we shculd not elbow so malty,
wretched women in Fleet-street and the-Strand. I Want
of dress, vanity, and a lack of the means of obtaining
food and a home, drive thousands of our English werneri
to prostitute their bodies for the means of preserving
existence. God help them! our readers will therefore
agree with us when we say that ;women are only be-
ginning to take that elevated position which their Maker
intended them to occupy. It is now conceded on all
hands that sufficient facilities dO not exist for the proper
education of women of the middle rank—more especially
of those destined to become the instructors of the young.
The qualities necessary for a governess to possess may
have 'been set down—the possession of such a host of
"accomplishments" have been usually desired, that we
have often wondered if a woman was over found
possessing all in an equally efficient degree; but
no definite test has been applied. The male
collegian can produce his diploma • but the govern-
ness can merely state her qualifications, and trust
to your generosity for credence. She wants bread—she
has relations dependant upon her—all their available
means have been exhausted in giving her accomplish-
ments, which are often but poorly acquired after all, ,and
she naturally exaggerates. Under a better systern,in-
deed, the same plan applied with so much success to the
instruction of males, certifying the amount of their qua-
lifications, the governess would become better adapted
for the great task which it is her province to discharge.
Hence, we hail the establishment of of an institution of
this kind with feelings of delight, as through its aid the
governesses of England will occupy a defined status,
which they have never yet done. We allude to the
Queen's College (so named by royal permission) for
female education, and for granting certificates of quali-
fication to governesses. The class wil, however, be open
to all ladies above twelve years of age. Already a num-
ber of classes have been formed, under able teachers, and
lectures upon topics of the most vital importance are
periodically delivered.—James Irving Scott, in the Re-
porter and Benevolent Societies chronicle.

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THE CORN TRADE.
LIVERPOOL, TIIESDAY.—The duty on wheat has de-
clined to 6s. per quarter, and on flour to 3i. 7 1.3 d. per
barrel, remaining on all other articles the same as last
week. The arrivals from Ireland are very limited ; and
coastwise there is a good supply of inglish wheat only.
From Canada there are 6,263 barrels ot flour ; and ft-cm
foreign ports good supplies of most articles. The ex-
ports in the same time amount to 821 quarters of wheat;
8,021 quarters of Indian corn ; 1,042 barrels of corn
meal ; 204 sacks and 1,586 barrels of flour. The wea-

ther since Tuesday has been cool and gloomy ; on Fri-
day we had a slight rain with indications of an unfavour-
able change approaching, and which has been followed
by heavy soaking rains on Saturday night, and nearly all
Sunday, and yesterday. The reports of the corn crops
do not improve, and with regard to potatoes, they are,
within the past week, alarmingly worse from every quar-
ter. The demand for free wheat was moderate at n par-
tial improvement of Id. ; but bonded samples were in
'cave request, and 4d. per 70Ib. Ligher than on Tuesday.
In barley, beans, peas, and oats little business transpired,
out all wi re held with more firmness. Indian corn was
in great request, and all the good useful parcels that of-
fered were cleared off at 2i. per quarter advance ; and
corn meal was 6d. per barrel dearer. In flour there was
no material change, but bonded parcels were more diffi-
cult to purchase. At this day's market there was a fair
attendance of dealers, but the weather being fine and dry,
there was no activity in the demand. A moderate sale
was experienced for old wheat, at an advance of Id. to 2d:
per 701 b. on all kinds of free, and 6d. per 70Ib. on bonded,
on the prices of this day week. Several parcels of Irish
(new) appeared, quality various, and found buyers at 7s.
to Bs. per 701 b. Oats was scarce, and supported former
rates ; new Irish brought as. ad. to 3s. 6d. per 451 b. for
best kiln dried. For barley, beans, and peas there was a
slow demand, and all were rather easier to purchase. In-
lian corn, on the contrary, was in considerable request,
and 3s. per quarter dearer ; and Indian corn meal was
held for an advance of Is to Is. 6d. per barrel. In Ame-
rican flour there was no change, but Irhh was mere sale-
able at our quotations. There is very little old oatmeal
remaining here, and the few parcels of new that come
to hand find buyers at 31s. to 32t3. 61. per 2401 b.

IPSWICH CORN EXCHANGE, SEPT. 12.
Harvest is now pretty well brought to a close. Those
Farmers who were late in cutting have procured their
crops in good condition. The weather for some con-

siCrable time has been very fine. We had some de-
mand for Wheat to-day at last week's prices. Spring
Curn of every description unaltered in
.value.

PER QUARTER. PER QUARTER.
Wheat 433 to 57.. Beans 3ls to 36s
Barley. 2Bs to 34, Peas. 32s to 39s
Oats
Rye.. ....... .... 28s to 31. Flour, per sack 42s to 478
AVERAGES FOR THE WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 9.
wheat
Barley
Oats
Rye 27.4 t, 31s 10d.
Beans ... 37.4 I, 34s 2d.
Peas 64.2 ~ 37s 31.

THE OCEAN Morancll.—We have been requested
by the mate of the late ill-fated vessel to publish the fol-
lowing :—" Being about to leave Liverpool I take this
opportunity to express my deep sense of gratitude to the
inhabitants of Liverpool and its vicinity, also to the cap-
tains and officers of several ships in port, for their un-
bounded kindness to me since my escape from the ill-
fated ship Ocean Monarch. While on board of the
steam-frigate Affonso I received every attention ; and
on my arrival on shore the hand of friendship was offered
by all ; not the hand alone, but my friends contributed
to my every want, which enables me to leave Liverpool
in far
far more comfortable circumstances than I had hoped;
—a
uhkindnessderthe
I greatest
tnees never eorf
obligationsforget, and for which
longw 11 i eahs
my
yshall
is spared. May God bless them, as man never can, be
heeverso wealthy and liberal. I would also acknowledge
the receipt of a medal from the Liverpool Shipwreck and -
as an expression of their opinion of my
emiloeunmduac and nteodrSuieirisy during that
do
whattryin is gscreenalel,yaonudradlsuoty,_,
toencourageis,
save life and relieve suffering4whenever it is in our
power, for which they have my sincere thanks, and may
God bless them in their labour of love while
porna earthyer
0f
they live (hut may a like scene never ehoLummort.ii,b.eirbtpt:hofetirieAotihbeite:onamn:
again), and, when done with time, may they receive their
reward in that bright world above, where shipwreck and
suffering never enter ; which is the
B Liverpool,eAcnotr, Sept.lat Icoh,ielfB4mva,_te
ji°°l'SniltattAre3l6l.. NAPIER'S SQUADRON.—Durtihne g the recent
r respective ' sou th westsal-
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more satisfactory
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robeer, ,
which under sail
got her steam up, and although started a considerable
'dog six knots, weathered
time after the other vessels
the whole inlale mostl m extraordinaryph Amphion
didg as sraisatnniner,gwoihnigchtsobotwhes
the superiority of the screw to
not so well, from not •
the
mainsßitu itii„.l
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int tise
is
sunnel
abaft being
the
inbeforehi-
AV ind ward.
mthaesrtn.aitoimaatshte, w,,chi
otsThpeerSt.
Icing able to carry herti
l,
signal was
mai(iline'stant, it. being calm, near Mosul
e,
steam. alitun. at day-light for all the steamers to
hour; Vincent
tie was
srthen
h, towed by the
ti towed the
Prince Regent 51- knots; the Blenheim toned the Bel-
lerophon 41 knots; the Reynard towed the Tweed 5
knots; and the Amphion towed the Helena 3 knots.
When the result of this trial is considered—that of a
squadron of ships, for instance, off an enemy's port in a
calm, being towed in by-their own vessels—it is a most
important, point to be desired, more especially when
effected by those vessels which have. the auxiliary screw ,
only, such as the Blenheim, Reynard, and Amphion.—
Limerick Chronicle.
REAL PROPERTY. —By a recent Act (11th and
12th Victoria, chap. 87),.the lands,. tenements, or here-
-ditaments of a deceased debtor are made liable for the
payment of debts, and the Ccurt of Qhancery can order
1a tale and conveyance of the same.