The Sun.
London, England, 1856-12-26 00:00:00

LORD PAAVMURE ON INI)USTRIAL SCHOOLS.

The inaugural festival of the new Industrial Schools
was held on Monday night in the Exchange-room, Dun-
dee. The Industrial Schools were erected by the libe-
rality of George Duncan, Esq., M.P., who devoted to
that objected the gift of 1,1001. presented to him by his
constituents, as a mark of their respect for his character
and of their appreciation of hia Parliamentary services ;
and in celebrating the opening of the new building, ap-
propriately named " The Duncan Testimonial," the
directors of the Industrial School Society resolved to
embrace the opportunity of giving a public expression of
their gratitude to Mr. Duncan for his valuable gift.
The hall was tastefully decorated for the occasion, and
wa,- crowded in every part by a brilliant and fashionable
audience. Lord Kinnaird, president of the society,
occupied the chair ; and among those present were Lord
Panmure, George Duncan, Esq., M.P., Sir John Ogilvy,
Bart., of Inverquharity, the Hon. Arthur Kinnaird, the
Hoe. the Master of Kinnaird, A. M. Dunlop, E-q.,
M.P., W. E. Baxter, Esq., M.P., the Rev. Thy mas
Guthrie, D.D., the Very Rev. Principal Tulloeb, D.D.,
the Rev. Professor Mitchell, D.D., &c.
Lord KINNAIRD, in opening the business of the even-
leg, related a personal anecdote. He said that on
arriving one morning in London, at 4 o'clock, he met
with a poor destitute boy lying in the street, while be
was endeavouring to obtain admittance into his brether's
house. The boy said he had no friends, and his lordship
sent him to a Ragged School, and he had just learned a
few days ago that during the six months the boy was at
the school he had behaved remarkably well, and on
leaving had expressed to the secretary his deep gratitude
o Lord Kinnaird. The boy was now on board her
Majesty's ship the Victory, and he (Lord Kinnaird) had
been assured by Admiral Seymour that he was one of
the most promising boys on board. (Cheers.) He only

mentioned this to show that they should lose no oppor-
tunity in their power of sending such wretched children
to a Ragged School, for they know not the good which
they might thereby be doing. (Cheers.)
Mr JAMES RAMSAY, jun., secretary of the Industrial
School Society, then read an address to Mr. Duncan by
the directors of the Dundee Industrial School Society,

on occasion of the inauguration of the new building
founded by him, and named the Duncan Testimonial.
Lord Kinnaird addressed a few words to the presentee,
after which
Mr. DUNCAN returned thanks, referring at the same
time to the handsome manner in which he had been
irsated by the constituency of Dundee. He said in
1841 a general election took place, Sir Henry Parnell
had been called to the Upper House, and a difference of
opinion are so betwixt the independent electors of Dundee
as to whether a representative should be chosen from
among their own ranks, or, as had hitherto been the
practice, from a distance. Unfortunately, the matter
could not be adjusted, and it was referred to a poll.
The decision was in my favour, and I very shortly after-
wards took my seat in the House of Commons as the
representative of Dundee, though I regret to say not a
unanimous constituency.:But I am glad to say that that
was of very short duration indeed ; for in 1846, as
elated in this document, the constituency invited me to
a public °inner, and those individuals who bad consci-
entiously voted against me at my election were the very
first to hold out the hand of friendship to me at that
banquet. (Cheers.) A general election again took place
in 1847, when I had to thank the community for re-
turning me unanimously. And much to their honour,
they showed an example to the constituencies of Great
Britain by returning me free of all expense as their re-
presentative. Years rolled on, and in the course of
rime another general election took place in 1852, when
the same kindness and confidence were aeain shown t°
'lie, and I was again returned for a third time your
representative, and in the same honourable way, with',
out one shilling of expense. (Cheere.) These marks ol
friendship, my friends, are nor generally found to be the
lot of public men. He concluded by expressing hr',
earnest wish that the industrial schools of Dundee mighb
be the means of saving hundreds of helpless, hopelese,
children, causing them to become useful and honours
a
members of society, and to fit them for another and a
better world. (Loud cheers.)
Lord PAN3fuRE, who was received with enthusiastic
cheering, which continued for some time, said—
and gentlemen, I consider it a great honour to be here
'en the present occasion—an occasion which has two,
objects in view; first, the act of the community or
Dundee in doing honour to one of their fellow towns:
men ; and, second, the inauguration of one of the bee:
and most blessed institutions which such a city as this
have within its bounds. (Cheers.) Gentlemen
teo
the town of Dundee know that, as has been told you.
...
night, when Mr. Duncan was first elected by a portl.olZ
of the citizens as the man of their choice, there were a '
ferences of opinion whether you should elect a local me:
or a man from a distance as your representative. 14°03;
fir myself, I am all for a local man. (Cheers.) If 3 co ie
munity can get one of themselves to represent then?. ir
any business whatever, depend upon it, he knows °lr
wants—knows their desires—knows their feelings '
better than a stranger can do. (Loud cheer...) Ido 1:213°:
say that constituencies should be debarred frolne'eir
power or the privilege of choosing public men for
_oviii.
representatives ; but I think that if they want their I,
terests well attended to it is more likely
by a local man than by one from a distance. -1-"
the
!lien(' George Duncan you have experienced altrig)
benefits to which I have alluded. (Great
etteresf this
And now on the subject of the inauguration
subject
noble institution, I will not address you
on
thiempudent
this well lecLdomisy
of Ragged Schools, because it would be ape, Jupiter,
and mad attempt on my part in the presence "'
whom I see beside me—(great cheering and latiwghhiteehr)b—y
were I to attempt to steal one of the thundersheers
__a
and by you will hear from him. (Renewedlcway
0672,
laughter.) But there is a topic on these
i
few words, without touching on thewbheienhefitsof
institutions to society at triage, or to the individuals
thein—it is with respect to these raggcedhesecrhslols
Ainilthoef
political economy of this country.
(s
ago the practice
you are perfectly aware that some
athnedusoyistteedm o
determination
transportation
o f oufer oemolYoetoahi years
in country
Australia,w a was,
.haaYt
once abolished and put an end to. I think these colonies
'.ere right in refusing to have their society longer .
_la
soned by criminals from the mother country. iir:„,
having so refused, it was a matter of the deepest attie
_',li
to the government of this country how, a fterthtoe pert,'.'....
of punishment was expired, the criminal. was be eu:.,„
of
f posed
his
oof, noto
country.t o b e at
ob Varioussuar ewni
tahn,
ndbeuaat,
api,iothitelaoevneo
fthotehe the leer:o3s:r
resorted
to, and I am sorry
success ; and at this moment it is a question whether
liberate them on what is called ticket-of-leave, or Whe-
ther ther to liberate them later. Into the wholesome systenq
of our society that poison comes, unless we on ..
some means for disposing of it. Now, for this I g'ss
there are no means except that of prevention. (Gbeer:ea
I'say there are no means for preventing criminals ass°c"; .
rig withtheirol ,
old associates
this country beingssociatesinthisce broughtsupuntrybut la
venting the youths sPfer
m
the paths of crime. I know no system ore efficien-
the
this than ragged schools. I know nothing to svbr- turn
Government of this country can more beneficial.Y
their attention. They should give every possible en-
their this
couragement to institutions such as we are s''s „else
night to inaugurate, where those who fall into
ths of
almost from necessity may be brought up in
virtue and religion, instead of floating down inPsat„rliajc:
without inquiry or feeling into those paths 0 . Leo.
which stand eo widely open for all who will entero ntaut° of
It is by encouraging such institutions as this tr., of
will redeem the society of this country from the
gaol'
having poured on thorn those who come out of gnaovil
_J'are,
let us look over the world, turn in any direction,
__Leh
not able to lay our hand on any single spohtair w
falling
you can transfer your criminals without_!_our
colonies
into society again in these foreign lands. Y
whom there
repudiate them. All foreign countries with
will repudiate
is any connection by treaty or otherwpis
them, therefore you must keep tbemal
of this country falling into crime, m
to do with the
reef
them hv
we will easily settle the question whatrt disgracing the
citizens, persons earning their oven liveeliohood, and then
small minority who will sti 1 remain iandknovrivg
ceuntry. Having made these remark
teat my friend behind
steers.)Ch
I will not detain you longer. (
t.
aker.
Principal Tohnoori was the next swpith
great cheering)
me will on this subjects
1)r. GUTLIRIB (who was received eirOtltt
honour t
meeting, because he had pleesur i
I know it is becoming said he had very great pleasure inea.tutednnnag the presevot
whom honour was due. (Cheerrsh.L
bi
eu at a aan
t
duty "at (Mr.
the same time, it is as mued] , Ch 1
to crown your memberwill
to be humble, and to weari o,u_.
gratification CO be bere, an
s %violet], I trust, he
wi,l]. the honour. wear them,
Duncan's) head .
h eh when he has cease
d to .
is.
loeg wear, and which,
Lord Panmure lei the first minis-
will wlll never fade. (Cia
0 far as I know, who has rightly tat
ea
ter of the Crewan,
(stf ragged schools. The doctor
before
up the questio
or eight years ago, long
+" d that, some six tees
mentioned was "coin . 0
anycommittee of the House of Commons
depotatio ,
l two etaleinen went up as a ot
be ari( one or g r•st"if meekly ;
from bled to state the ea%)
Lord Panmure that they were ena S r Ge°rg
Edinburgh ; and it was through the influent_ se
h overnment. 117
the repress ntative of t e g
Church n
Grey, as
of ragged schools to Lord Lansdovvne and i .aa
s---
of its own member
sate
England to educate the children
Privy Council give grants of money to the
f Scotland to edu
er,
ts of money --
an
the children of its members--sdraenn 0 . s
mew
grants of money to the Church o
hers, B''
Free Church to educate the dill r
.. t i,t ~eueheer);e-to
to educate the so
of money to the Wesleyens,
grants the children Wb° b
lie did not object to that, not vcery likelY—al" &Sr
ths
e with Sheriff Watson, 1 I.
no one to care for them corn,
wish I had been JuPti.iete
siren of their members; but when
reply is, "Not a penny'
nd laughter.) If I had al ' the
Ministers. (Lhvee"Caouncil, I would have said te. ,to
with Ills thunder, apen at the ears of her Dils..reeo(ce
in the inside of the
e Free Church, and to the Pregt,iog
the Moderator of tn f and
•
Bishops, to the Moderator of the Established Churn-I:lot
of the Wesleyan Con erence, when they came Pr bo
to bell',
1 children, whom theme is no one else
cao gate.
ragge(
their claims, "Stand aside, and let the Sheriff be
s serval, and then if there is anything over you
ete:se
.°_,
been partly led to support raggeo doter
it."elv e(Cheers and laughter.) The doctor then n7schools
that he bad
to the claita , _
concluded by referring in eloquent terms
ort of ti3v
from what Sheriff Watson had proved. The ref. • sof
luclustrial Schools to the sympathy anti OPP
IS'
Cbristian public. by 1‘
The meeting was subsequently addresse
DUNLon

SINGULAR TESTIMONIAL TO ---A
CLOWN.--It 01" :~
terest some of our readers to learn the followilli;r,,
niongst the most prominent performers at frel'g de
Circus, which has just closed at Coester, was Fro"' ii;
the mimic. We feel much pleased to hear that /10 on"
duct in private life has attracted as much honour 6;0
ju,tice as his mimicry in the ring, for having 1,3!4
noticed as a constant attendant on churca servirizoi
three clergymen of that ancient city have preeentei 7,
with a very handsome Bible.—chetonitant 4vconige .