The Sun.
London, England, 1850-08-29 00:00:00

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the amendment was -doe-axed curie 1 by a rOlitrrity •Of
40 to 18.
A vote of thanks having been given to the chlirmsn,
!the meeting separated.

LAYING THE FOUNDATION STONE OF
THE HOLLOWAY RAGGED SCHOOLS.
In the above locality, supposed by many to be en-
tirely occupied by persons of wealth and respectability,
it was aecer aineo, through the London City Mission,
that there wore no less than 1,000 children needing in-
etruction, and that the greater portion of 570, under
14 years of age, attended no school whatever; and in one
street, called Brand-street, containing only 68 houees,
19 of those houses had each produced a convict. This
state of things isdueed the district clergy, aided by
several benevolent individuals, to establish a ragged
school in Brand-street, which has continued succe.esfutly,
until it was at length found necessary to obtain increased
accommodation, and accordingly a piece of freehold
ground was recently purchased in the Hornsey-road, to
form a site for new school-rooms, with residence for
the master and mistress. A plan for the same was
gratuitously supplied by James Harrison, Esq.. archi.
test, with the further kind offer of superintending the
erection cf the building, also gratuitously, and which
WA G accepted.
Yesterday was fxed for the important
encnezEmsogn„ythoef
laying the foundation stone by Henry pw
President end Chairman of the Middlesex Magistrates,
for which the usual preparation of erecting a marques
with seats beneath, were made, and above floated a va-
riety of flsge, &c.
Prior to ;he ceremony, the numerous assemblage of
ladies and gentlemen who had attended to witness the
same were gratified by an inspection of the ornamental
trowel, mallet, and levels, and also a coloured draw-
ing of the intended structure, which will be in the
Tudor style, the material red brick, with Caen stone
dressings, the whole having an exceedingly neat, though
elegant appearance. The dimensions are, depth 50 feet,
breadth 28 feet, and extreme height 48 feet. The in-
terior is ornamented by what is called an antique open
timber roof. It will be capable of accommodating about
600 children of both sexes.
Shortly before one o'clock the following gentlemen
arrived on the ground, viz. : —H. Pownall, Esq., Mr
Sheriff Nicoll, Mr. Deputy Lott, the Rev. D. Wilson,
vicar of Islington; the Rev. J. Kingsmill, chaplain of the
Model Prison ; as also the Revs. D. B. Parnther, D.
Magill, J. Branch, and M. W. Lusignan; R. M. Phillips,
Esq., treasurer; S. J. Aldrich, Esq., honorary secretary;
James Hertison,E4, honorary architect; Mr. W. Trego,
builder, &c., and took their places around the stone, which
bore the following inscription:—
" This stone was laid by Henry Pownall, Eq., the
President, 28th August, 1850. Richard Marshall Phil-
lips. Esq., treasurer; Stephen J. Aldrieh, Esq., honorary
secretary; James Harrison, Esq., honorary architect;
William Trego, builder."

The Rev. 15. WILSON having invoked a blessing on the
undertaking, the stone was raised, the trowel handed to
Mr. Pownall, who spread the mortar, and the lowering
to its final destination, levelling, &c., succeeded, when it
(the stone) was declared to be duly fixed.
Mr. PowziALL then addressed the assembly, saying
that he had to congratulate every ono present at the
happy work in which they had been that day engaged.
for whether those present were contributors to the fund
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or erecting the building, or parents of the children
about to receive the blessings of that truly Christian
institution, all must feel an interest in the Christian re-
sults likely to flow therefrom, and in the consequent
promotion of the happiness and welfare of a great portion
of the community, and this feeling would, he trusted,
find a lodgment in the breasts of the more lofty and
wealthy. Those who had for years past taken
an active part in forwarding the education of the
poor must feel truly thankful to the Almighty for the
successful issue of their labours; for, considering the
immense increase of our population, the number of cri-
minals was comparatively few, and was daily decreasing,
and would continuo to decrease the more they called to
their aid such schools, together with the assistance of
ministers of the goApsl. After showing that children
who having grown up in ignorance, and become parents,
were incapable of imparting knowledge to their chil-
dren, and were thus tending to perpetuate ignorance,
vice, and misery, he proceeded to say that now educat-
ing these children might probably reclaim by instruct-
ing the parents, and all, doubtless, were now imbued
with a desire to educate those who could not educate
themselves. Children must bo taught the duties of
religion, to honour aid obey their parents, if parents
xpect(d from their children that solace, affection, and
rei.ptct in their declining years, which proper education
alone could produce. They might feel assured that
those who were not so instructed, who were ignorant of
their ditties as Christians to God and their fellow man,
would neither make good husbands, good wives,• or
dutiful children.—(Bear, hear.) He trusted that the
constant attendance of the children, and their good con-
duct therein, would crown the efforts which had been
made, aid show the success of these schools; and he
hoped that, for many y ears to come, the seeds which
they had sown, and the plants they had planted, would
promote virtue and love to all, and produce in that
neighbourhood a happy, industrious, contented, and
Christian population. In conclusion, he hoped God
would bless all who hail contributed to the funds and
assisted in promoting the cause; and should any of the
children cducwed therein be destined to go to foreign
lands, he hoped they would carry with them all the good
religious principles which they had received—that they
would ever remember they were taught religion and
virtue in the Holloway nagged Schools.—(hear, hear.)
The worthy magistrate concluded a long and eloquent
speech, of which the kb,re is but a brief outline, amidst
loud cheering.

Mr. Sheriff AncoLL, in a most effective address, se•
corded by tt:e Bev. D. Mecitu.., proposed thanks to Mr
Pownull, which was carried unanimously, and duly ac-
knowledged.

A similar compliment, on the motion of Mr. Deputy
LOTT, atomic', d by the Hey. J. BRANCH, in a brilliant
and affective addresQ, was accorded to E. M. Phillips,
E•q , the treasurer, to which the latter briefly replied.
Atter thanks to Mr. Sheriff Nicoll, who had come ex-
pressly from Southampton to honour the proceedings
with his presence, which the worthy Sheriff duly re-
sponded to,
Mr. Deputy LOTT highly eulogised the exertions of
Mr. S. J. Aldrich. hon. see., through which this institu-
tion had been chiefly brought to its present position, pro-
posed thanks to that gentleman, the committee, &c.,
which was seconded by the Rev. Mr. LUBIGNAN, and
unanimously adopted.
Other complimentary resolutions were also carried,
the interesting proceedings terminating with a Epithetic
and appropriate firewell address by H. Pownall, Esq.,
when the company departed.

ANOTHER. BLOODY AFFRAY IN PHILADELPHIA.-
This morning, about three o'clock, a bloody affray occurred
at the house of au Irishmao, a painter, earned Henry Doug.
herty, in Calitornia-place, near the corner of the Juniper and
Lombard-streets. It seems that there had been an Irish
jollification at the house—a sort of celebration of the siege
of Derry—when a tight took place between two boarders
there, George Dougherty, a brother of the keeper of the place,
and Joseph smith. Smith stabbed George in the head. At
the time Horny Dougherty was asleep. William WEuen, a
guest, exclaiming that Smith had cut George Dougherty,
Henry Dougherty was aroused, and he and Smith appear to
have instantly got into collision. Smith began a murderous
and brutal assault upon Henry, wounded him in the left
shoulder, and nearly biting off his ear. Smith also stabbed
tel'Euen in the hand. The two Doughertys and Smith fell
into the hands of the south-west watch. The wounded pri-
soners were attended at the station-house by Dr. Chaloner.
This surgeon considered Henry Dougherty's wounds so se-
rious as to put his arm, if not his life, in peril. Smith was
covered with blond from head to foot. This morning Smith
was brought before the mayor ar.d committed. No motive
is assigned for the outrageous behaviour of the man. He
must have been crazy with whisky. The whole party were
friends, and had known each other, in the old country and
America, for years.—Philadelphia Buletin, Aug. 13.

PHENOMENA or THE OCEAN.—During the voyage
of the barque Harvest, Captain Lackey, of New Bedford,
recently returned from a wb aling voyage, the fact was veri-
fied that the tides about the Polynesian Islands do not follow
the Newtonian law of variation. At the request of Captain
Lackey, affidavits were obtained from two intelligent indi-
viduals, who have for twenty years resided among the So-
ciety blends, to the following statement:—" That the time
of !lig!' water takes place between the hours of eleven and
one o'clock, without any variation, unless caused by winds.
The different phases of the moon have no effect whatever in
changing the time of high water. At the full and change
the tides are from six. to eight inches higher; the full rise
being about two feet." Another interesting result of the
voyage was the obtaining of deep-sea soundings in the vici-
nity of the Bermuda Islands. We quote from the narrative,
as published in the New Bedford Mercury :—" Here, in lat.
27 10 N., long. 1;2 45 W., on the 20th of April, 1850, the
nearest land being Bermudas, bearing N.W. by N., and dis-
tant 345 miles, water blue with much gulf-weed, weather
calm, no current, the boat was lowered; let run the lead, and
found bottom in 744 fathoms. April 15, lat. 27 31 N.,
long. 60 3 W., Bermuda bearing N.W. by N., 300 miles,
sounded and got bottom in 466 fathoms. April 29, let. 29
23 N., long. 64 11 W., Bermudas N.W. by N., 160 miles,
sounded and got bottom in 620 fathoms. The time occu-
pied in running out the line varied from 20 to 30 minutes.
The line was constructed thus : First 100 fathoms five
parts of shoe-thread; second, four parts; third, three parts;
fourth, two parts; remainder single. The lead weighed
about 51bs. ; the whole wound upon a light reel, and held by
hand. In'this process of obtaining soundings the lead is not
to be hauled up."
SHOCKING DEATH FROM MACHINERT.—An inves-
tigation took place Yesterday before Mr. Payne, the City
Coroner, at Guy's Ifospital, on the body of William King,
aged 17, who died of h,ck-jaw under the following melan-
choly circumstances:—The deceased was in the employ of
Messrs. Miller, the extensive horse hair and flock manufac-
turers, in Lant-street, Borough. On Thursday week he
was engaged in rolling some horse-hair, but having put too
much into the machine, seine portion of it got over the cog-
whey!, which the deceased went to get back, when three of
his tin,,ers were pulled in between the cogs of the wheel.
1-lavinp called out loudly, the engine was stopped, and the
three fingers were apparently hanging to the hand by a bit
of skin. He was attended by a surgeon until lest Saturday,
when it was thought desirable to remove him to the hospital.hh
Oa Sunday, however, tetanus, or lockeigw, set in, of whic
he died the same night. Since the sad occurrence Messrs.
Miller have had the cog-wheel covered over, to prevent
future accidents.
The jury returned a verdict of accidental
Wednesdayrodelcasedt no
fewer than twenty-one sovereigns at a banking establishment
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death.
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miserably-cladin this town, and requested its remittance to his native
ACAREFuLandipHojosrn-17):1;ksir;Prisnih
country. This sort 01 business apparently was nothing new
to " Padly ;" for when told that if he had an order for the
payment of the money after a certain number of days, no
discount would be charged, but that if paid at sight it would,
cost ninepence, he instantly preferred the latter course, and,
discharged the demand. The same class of the "fintat
pisantry" in the world, are, doubtless, the very men who, on
the termination of the harvest and the remittance of tvery
shilling they have earned in this country to their own fair
isle, make a regular practice of apply ing to boards of gusr,
diens for the payment of their f res back to Irela•ucl, under
the pretence el poverty.— Wakefield Journal,