The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-24 00:00:00

BIRKENHEAD IMPROVEMENT.

Mr. RICE withdrew the motion of which he had
given notice, for leave to the Committee on the Birken-
head Improvement Bill to make their report, till Friday
the 25th instant.

the
wards of 6001. a year, and at the present moment did
number of free scholars educated in that scho.e
of
not exceed nine. At the time he had given not ote
the motion they did not exceed six, and of those six !
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,on ns
was the son ot the Vicar of Bango l:r, two others a 4,
oof wealthy gentlemen in the neighbourhood, olit.
the others were sons of wealthy tradesmen inou
There were tea boys who ought to be upon the
anu
tion, but: who were educated solely in the ntro';
schools. These boys received 21. 6s. annuallY
the charity, and they were made by the ylie,
and Chapter of Bangor choristers of the
,-1.3;c0
dral. This was a gross violation of trust. 0 y
enacted that the master should exact nothingej
teaching the children, and yet all those who ln,/
writing or arithmetic paid 2/. a-year mole „el
their instruction, and those who learned Frenc",
21. for their instruction. The poor children of 1a...1f,
reeeived no benefit whatever from this Tuort
The master of the union at the time the Connissl°
made their report, received 661. per Yeaft bog,
the usher 321. a year, over and above the 1101
and land which they possessed. In 1839, the Hof the
er the mast was raised to lOU a year, and tom Daptit
usher to 501. At the moment the Dean and Cf the
were raising the salary of the usher "° risb,
school, he was the curate of a populous 135.00.
seventeen miles long, and containing 20,0,0dgee,
bitants. The usher let out his house to 't bier
The dean and chapter gave him leave to absenent bad
self from his duties ; and at the present noll!stiget;
never entered the school, nor rendered any
To show the reason why the number of sehn'sr,beil
fallen off, he would mention that ,the free seholti ore
been treated with the greatest hardship. "rl2 ji°
excluded from the play-ground, and they bad 11' toddle;
retire to in cold weather, but were seen ,„%, Wei;
under the door-ways like drowned rats. When the),
guilty of certain faults they were placed 113 the was to djr
church of Bangor to do penance. The object wh-001,9:,
prive the poor of the benefits derived from the 5C," 0 Oa:
that object was gained. It appeared from the
the annual surplus of the funds ought tobe 224/100ew
fact, there was no surplus, and he called on theed outbeh
inquire into the state of those funds. He °l'll dY 61/c'
Right Hon. Baronet to give facilities to rerae
let eal/
cu
abuses as he described here. The Hon. Gent
eluded by reading his motion. irb
Mr. HUME seconded the motion.
Colonel PENNANT defended the manneritilore r(k
the school had been conducted, and the expetisted;e•jr
Heated with it. What the Hen. Member teitass,(l,.e.
garding the treatment of a boy, he had haa ad
in a letter from the Dean of Ban or which boy hot
ceived that day, much exaggerated. The but °Tie
been refractory, and was accordingly exPehr" ter.
without the concurrence of the Dean and COP
would oppose the motion. of Press;
Sir GEORGE GREY rose for the purpose I ofl`.
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ing upon the Right Hon. Gentleman the neeis,ilich"l
pointing a tribunal for the investigation 0' '.difro,
Educational trusts should be administered inj,(Sit,,o
manner from what they were at present.
Grey) was about to introduce a Bill on the sulfeeido
the Attorney-General had assured him,
occasion, that it was the intention of the Get. P"
introduce a Bill on the subject. This, h0we.,7•11,40
been done, although the Attorney-Gene'-ntsrthe
admitted there were great abuses in the prese;aol,l
and that there were more than a million offs(),„/Rtr,,4,
disposal of those trustees. He hoped the ,u" sob/
would now give some positive assurance on wetio, ova,
Mr. HUME likewise pressed on the Houghs glv
sity of legislation in this matter. The Del
Gentleman the Secretary of State for the „oe
rhea had himself admitted that there We'''o64(
funds connected with the educational trusts, a° potArej,
Lion of which were either misappropriated .o°.jetene
plied at all to the purpose for'which they' we
Sir J. GRAHAM said the matter which u"-,. 0,11
troduced by the Hon. Gentleman, the all': ifor
had been rightly observed by the Right 1-`-iesttr;e4
opposite, the Member for Devonport, not 6 joyo3oo
iwnaysesrteiaglalytioonneinforthtihse Hdeocuissieo.n
oTfhae
eqouuerts toiofnetteip?,
sessions ago he certainly had observed nr...11a,i of de
sity of legislative interference in the dire` SPA' 0
trusts, and he was still most anxious to ret°,-14se'vj
fects which existed. But all interference in:""tepti3O
must be limited by two things, first, by the ff decisolLoo
the original testator, and secondly, by Judie"' wss fie
on the subject. Within these limits be „we' (0'
anxious that efficient legislation should take r 00'04
had that day spoken to the Lord Chancellor 0120 it or
ject, and he was happy to assure the 1-100ael to
the intention of that Noble and Learned 14°'"„, eler„des
duce into the upper House of ParliamentWeel
going much further than the simple registranrs°ooo
to.—(Hear, hear.) He hoped after this deeltion
the Hon. Gentleman would not press his ta"
division. spa
After a few words from Mr. BEIMELf
RICHARDS, the motion was withdrawn. Aleo
EXPENSES OF ORDERS OF THE
Mr. HUME then moved that an address, w-,,ees'Ael
to her Majesty, that she will be gracionslY ibsiltaA
give lirectionst that, whenever her MajestLsighlll
the honour of the peerage, or baronetcy, Orr, shy),
or order, for eminent public services, no 1,-„ fees
charged thereon. Two thousand pounds woe?
been paid last year, when honours were e,enief
officers of the army and navy, and 500‘ beti°ooo
when the Order of the arter Was t
upon the King of Prussia. He did „D-
a
to question, in the slightest degree, tunferr_i
of the Sovereign, but these honours should be ee .arty
that the public should not have to bear the be li/e4
When honours were granted they ought not in on, fi
burdensome to the individual. He recolleetr;
occasion that a gallant gentleman declared,l4 of 'Ol
ceived an honour one day, and the next a u, KIM
was sent in to him, which he said he would 09" 6
the honours might be kept from him. He shoal
W.
ebeolr
to know from the Chancellor of the Excheclne"is:ole
the recommendations of the Commissioners urjebe
ject would be carried out. It was absurd that jolle„,e
of England should be taxed for the honourstbstro
others.—(Hear, hear.) He had no objectionsoilaf
sons not having performed public service vohole
taxed for the honours they received. Bet whew 051
were conferred on persons engaged in the rib ;C_ritli
no charge ought to be made. The Attornele bon to
got the principal share of the fees paid for the'o, ell toe
but he thought the time was come for putting, jot
them. He thought it would be well to In(111,1' rir
system adopted in the Herald's-office, and t"'"
which they imposed these fees. 013,
Mr. WILLIAMS seconded the mot.i?„,.o',„n&A'
The CHANCELLOR of the EX.ol.r44re Prmter;
that the fees paid to those public officers we' to '',
law, and the Crown had no Pewercrof° thosj
fere with their emoluments. The to, 11°
the prerogative of granting honoursA ribs fed
whom it thought deserving of them, 011-4 of PI th,e
civil list existed the Crown paid the expeniza°,4 vvbef,,
attendant on granting those honours. ..""
thv
constitution of the civil list was altered, the hilougbtiglA
on itself the payment of the expenses. ge t-pal e
was an advantage, because it gave an add the of 0
to the honour conferred when it receirti, 005 f tbl
bation of Parliament. H f ..s-- t• °
e was per ee_ fficeP
opposing the motion, because, of all the 0 oar!
Crown the Chancellor of the Exchequer jot' b
more in the way of fees than any other. kr ?Pot
to take out four patents, for which he had
was far from saying that some change, le'"golvoli,,
adopted in the present system. But for toe cti pot attr
he had stated, namely, that the Crown e°ll:„re
fere with the fees of those officers, he wagll
House would not consent to the motion of theta be
sl
tleman, and lie hoped the Hon. Gentleman w°
self disposed to withdraw it. ho
„pole th,
Mr. WILLIAMS said the Right Hon. th:o "
shown no reason for those charges, ese'r et,
were maintainable by Act of Parlianient•Geety
should like to know from the Right 1-ineyai,,se3ll4,
what Act of Parliament warranted such VW *LI,
20!, to the Dean and Canons of Windsor te,i6;
the Order of the Garter to the King of Fru:boil AV
the Usher of the Black Rod; ill. to the chni-untio;
sor as an offering; and other charges, am° ri
gether to 4391. 3s. 4d. ? niz at/SY
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCL''' ite
plained that it was not the statute law mad
ode, I,
law according to which those charges were like tie?
Mr. WILLIAMS said he should then 00, op
10°/
what decisions of Judges there were on s,k6
The Right Hon. Gentleman had not ate7he recfr
this head, and he should therefore support r
ti°'
The motion was then withdrawn. his la tes
Mr. CIIRISTIE rose to brine. forward _ .01,
specting the management of the Universities ,be co 00
An /lox. MEMBER moved that the HouSe the
and there being only 35 Members present'
adjourned a Quarter to Eight o'clock. °
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On the 22d inst., at Preston, in Laneashlre'ri 100 tee
Cameron, Esq., of the Royal Engineers, of lady6° 'Of
On the 23,1 inst., at Chester-street, the
Wilmot, Esq., of a daughter.
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On Wednesday last, at Astley Abbot handr
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in that coughnty, to Mr. C. B. Sharp, turf rel)
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On the 21st inst., at 'St. Pancras, The'nf theist°
Fitzroy-square, to Caroline, third daugbter °
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Home, Esq., of Streatham. e Nor tte,
On the 21st inst., at Barton Seagrav , char 0 ~ect
Smyth, Esq., of Little Houghton, to Lucy fad,
(laughter of the Hon. and Rev. R. B. St°P
Barton Seagrs.ve. goae"',o
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On the 21st inst., at Chiswick, Mr. (4- of e
Wight, to Emily Edith, fourth daughter
Esq., Gordon House, Turnhani-green• Viritr„r 0t
On the 21st inst., at Banstead, og-
Salhouse Hall, Norfolk, to Elizabeth, thp.
late Vice-Admiral Sir Edward J. Foote, NA' 94,
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James fe4.
On the 20th inst., at Alton, Hants,
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formerly of Church-row, Stepney, aged",oo,o Sissv`
On the 21st inst., at Cheshunt, Ilertsisrio
gto-, /110
On the 21st inst., at Park-street, Mist
eldest daughter of Mr. R. G. Steel. P,
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On the 21st inst., in Old Kent-road, P.'
late W. Hedgman, Esq. leot.Pisceler of
On the 21st inst., Mrs. Fossett, of Wa „eh
On the 21st inst., Margaret, the secon4._u_':
Thomas Storey, of King William-strestre.cTujerlbsse.
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