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

LAYING THE FOUIVDATION STONE Qp
THE HOLLOWAY RAGGED SCHOOLS. -
In the above locality, supposed by rimy to be en-
tirely eceupied by parsons of wealth and respectability,
it was rimer ained, through the London City Mission,
that there were no less than 1,000 children needing in-
struction, 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 houses,
19 of those houses had each produced a convict. This
state of things i iduced the district clergy, aided by
several benevolent individuals, to establish a ragged
school in Brand-street, which has continued successfuily,
until it was at length found necessary to obtain increased
eccemmodation, 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 fur the same was
gratuitously suppiisd by James Harrison, EN.. gratis
tect, with the farther kind off-r of superintending the
erection e f the building, also gratuitously, and which
ws s accepted.
Yesterday was fixt.ci for the important ceremony of
layieg the f_ undation stone by Henry Pownall, L•ri . the
President tend Chairman of the Middlesex Magistrate*,
for which the usual preparation of erecting a marque with seats beneath, weie made, and above floated a va-
riety cf il,gs, &c.
Prior to the ceremony, the numerous assemblage of
ladies and gentlemen who had attended to witness the
same were gratified by sn inspection of the ornameetsl
trowel, malls t. and lerels, and also a coloured draw.
ins of the it tended stmcture, whichwill
cbatelnins,otnhee
Tudor style, the material red brick, with
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 en the ground, viz.:—l3. Pownall, Esq., Mr
Sheriff Nicoll. Mr. Deputy Lott, the Rev. D. Wilson,
vicar of Islington; the Itev. J. Kiegsmill, 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, &q., honorary secretary;
James Harrison;Etq.,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 Pawned', Eeq , the
President,'2Bth August, 1850. Richard Marshall Phil-
lips, Esq., treasurer; Stephen J. Aldrich, Esq., honorary -
secretary; James Harrison, Esq., honorary architect;
William Tre,,,,o' builder."
The Rev. D. 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. Powneet. then addressed the assembly, saying
that be had to congratulate every one present at the
happy work in which they had been that day engaged,
for whether those present were contributors to the fund
for erecting the building, or parents of the children
about to receive the b!essings 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 tie breasts of the more lofty and
wealthy. Those who had for years past taken
an active part in forwarding the education cf 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 gospel. After showing that children
who basing grown up in ignorance, and become parents,
were incapable of imparting knowledge to their chil-
dren, and were thus tending to perpetuate ignorance,
vie-, 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 be taught the duties of
religion, to honour and obey their parents. if parents
expected from their children that solace, affection, and
respect in their declining years, which proper education
alone could produce. They might feel assured that
those who here not so instructed, who were ignorant of
their duties as Christians to God and their fellow man,
would neither make good husbands, good wives, or
dutifol children.—(bear, bear.) He trusted that the
constant attendance of the children, and their good con-
duct therein, would crown the efforts which had been
made, and show tbe success of these schools; and he
hoped that, for many years 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 pipulation. In conclusion, he hoped God
would bless all who ha I contributed to the funds and
assisted in promoting the cause; and should any of the
children l deca-ed there in be destined to go to foreign
!Bride, he hoped they would carry with them all the good
religious prieciples which they had received—aim they
would ever retnewher they were taught religion and
virtue in the Holloway li..egv,e,l Schoolr.—(llenr, hear.)
The worthy niagiittato concluded a long and eloquent
speech, of which the s:b ye is but a brief outline, amidst
loud the, rirg.
Air. Sheriff' Ntc Lt., in a most effective address, se-
cocci( d b 3 it e Rev. D. MAGILL, proposed thanks to Mr
Pownall, which was carried unanimously, •and duly ac-
knue !edgcrl.
A t-iattiar complialet.t. on the motion of Mr. Deputy
LOTT ,CCUI.d.d by the Rev. J. BRANC/I, in a brilliant
and sift c ive address, was accorded to R. M. Phillips,
E q , the treason r, to which the latter brie fly replied.
A ter thanks to Mr. Sheriff Nicoll, who had come ex-
pressly from Southampton to honour the proceedings
with lis presence, which the worthy Sheriff duly re-
sponded to,
Mr. Deputy LOTT highly eulogised the exertions of
Mr. S. J. Aldrich, hon. sec., 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. Lusionan, and
unanimously adopted.
Other complimentary resolutions were also carried,
the interesting proceedings terminating with a pathetic
and appropriate farewell address by 11. Pownall, Esq.,
when the company departed.

ANOTHER BLOODY AFFRAY IN PHILADELPHIA,—
This inc,rning, about three o'clock, a bloody affray occurred
at the house of an Irishman, a painter, named Henry Doug.
herty, in California-place, mar the corner of the Juniper and
Lotubard•streets. It seems that there had been au Irish
jollitica ion 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 Healy Dougherty was asleep. William l'il'Euen, 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 be4an a murderous
and brutal assault upon Henry, wounded him in the left
shoulder, and nearly biting oil his ear. Smith also stabbed
I)l•Eueu in the hand. The two Doughertt s 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 D,ugherty's wounds so se-
rious as to put his arm, if not his lite, in peril. Smith was
covered with blood from head to foot. This morning Smith
was brought before tLe mayor &Al committed. No motive
is assigned for the outrageous behaviour of the man. Ile
must have been crazy with whisky. The whole party were
friends, and bad known each other, in the old country and
America, for years.—Philadelpheu Bulietin,, Aug. 13.

PHENOMENA. OF THE OCEAN.—During the voyage
of the barque Harvest, Captain Lackey, of New Bedford,
recently returned from a whaling voyage, the fact wail 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 ',lands, to the following statement :—" That the time
of high water takes place between the hours of eleven and
one o'clock, without any variation, unlesi 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 inch's higher; the full rise
being about two feet." Another interesting result of the
voyage was the obtaining of deep-sea soundings in the vici-
ni,y of the Bermuda Island:. We quote from the narrative,
as published in the New Bedford Mercury :—" Here, in lat.
27 10 N., long. 4;2 45 IV., on the 20th of April, 1850, the
nearest land being Bermudas, bearing N.W. by N., and dis-
tant 34u miles, water blue with much gulf-weed, weather
ca'm, 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, Ist. 29
2J N., long. 64 11 W., Bermudas N.W. by N., ICO
sounded and got bottom in 620 fathoms. The time occu-
pied in running out the line varied from 20 to 30 minute..
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 slbs. ; the whole wound upon a ligkt reel, and held by
band. In this process of obtaining soundings the lead is nut
to be hauled up."
SHOCKING DEATH FROM MACHINERY.-"AR

tigation took place yesterday before Mr. Payne, the City
Coroner, at Guy's Ico pi'al, on the body of William King,
aged 17, who died of I, 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. Oa Thursday week he
was engaged in rolling some Iw:se-hair, but h.,ving put too
much into the machine, sonic portion of it got over the cog-
whed, which the deceased went to get back, when three of
his fingers were pulled in between the cogs of the wheel.
Having called out loudly, the engine was stopped, and the
three fingers were apparently hanging to the band by a bit
of skin. He was attended by a surgeon until last Saturday,
when it wit,: thought de,irable to remove hint to the hospital.
Oa Sunday, however, tetanus, or leek• jaw, set
in, of which
he died the same night. Salce the sad occurrence Messrs.
Miller have had the cog-wheel covered over, to prevent
future accidents. The jury returned a verdict of accidental
death.
A CAREFUL IRISUNLAN.—On Wednesday last',
miserably-clad and poor-looking Irish labourer produced no
fewer than twenty-One sovereigns at a banking establishment
in this town, and requested its remittance to his native
country. This sort of business apparently was nothing new
to " Pad 'y;'' 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
he instantly preferred the latter course, and
pdcoii cost nine}
rir3nd demand. The same class of the " finest
in the world, are, doubtless, the very men who, on
ss
g 3, sacs,t
the termination of the harvest and the remittance of every
shilling they have earned in this country to their own fair
isle, make a regular practice of applying to boards of guar-
dians for the payment of their f •res back to Ireland, under
the pretence of poverty.— Wally/a Journal.

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