The Sun.
London, England, 1844-01-16 00:00:00

FLANDERS MAIL.

BRUSSELS, JAN. 12.—The Minister of the Interior
will very shortly distribute a great work on educa-
tion in Belgium. It is a complete history of educa-
tion since 1794. The collection of documents forms
the half of two large octavo volumes. We are not
aware that any work so complete as this exists in any
country of Europe.
At the opening of the sitting of the Chamber of
Representatives to-day, M. de Roo presented the
Report on the petitions relative to the transit of cattle
by the railway, proposing to refer these petitions to
the Minister of Finance, asking him for explanation.
Several Members wished the Report to be printed,
and discussed on Monday. The Minister of Finance
observed that the Royal Decree of Sept. 23 having
been adopted by his advice and that of the Minister
of the Interior, the Report should be referred to both.
M. Mulon, and some other members, affirmed that the
decree in question was illegal, for that it could not be
founded on the law of the 28th March last, which
authorises the Government to modify the regulations
concerning the transit. The Members decided that
the Report should be referred to the two Minic.:,ers.
The Chamber then resumed, and conclude: the debate
on the budget of the Department of Justice, which
was voted unanimously. Tte sum voted is 10,983,000 f.

NAVAL. BENEVOLENT INSTITU,

TION.

A quarterly meeting of the subscribers and Mends
of this Institution was held at the Tiattehed House
Tavern, St. James's-street, yesterday, at twelve
o'clock, Captain Fead, R..N., in the chair. The Re-
port was read by the Secretary, from which it ap-
peared that, from the year 1826 to 1837, the funds
of the Society had very much decreased, but
since the latter year, up to 1842, they had
progressively increased. Notwithstanding the great
pecuniary depression which had been felt by similar
institutions, the amount at present in the hands of the
Treasurer was 771., out of which the sum of 5001.
had to be voted towards the relief of distressed persons
connected with the navy. Since the last meeting of the
Society the death of Sir Graham Moore, who was one of
the Vice-Presidents, had taken place. The
Directors had also the painful duty to perform of
announcing the death of Admiral Sir Thomas Wil-
liams' of the Royal Naval Female School at Rich-
mond. This institution sprang out of the Naval Be-
nevolent Institution. The Report referred to a state-
ment which had appeared in the newspapers, to the effect
that the funds of the Society were improperly applied.
A letter had appeared in one of the newspapers, con-
taining statements which were altogether false and
unfounded. On the motion of Mr. Rowland and
Lieutenant Bedford the thanks of the meeting were
unanimously given to Captain Dickson, the Secretary
of the Institution. Notice of a motion was given by Capt-
tain Marshall, R.N., to the effect that the Society shall
endeavour to get the law altered which obliges the
widows of naval men to administer for all sums of
prize-money or freight due to their deceased husbands,
if the amount should be more than 321. Vice-Ad-
miral Sir Willoughby Lake was then
Vice-President of the Society, l^ —epointed
Graham Moore. Thaw--, the room of Sir
for his liberal were voted to Earl Manvers
the me7;i:mg separated.
tionation to the Society; after which

AFFRAY Wits rOACHERS AT WORSBOROUGH.—
Very early on Sunday morning, some shots were heard
in a Small fir wood adjoining to Worsborough Hall, the
residence of W. B. Martin, Esq. That gentleman and
his servants, with the gamekeeper, were aroused and
made towards the spot ; but previous to the whole force
collecting, two of the watchers came in collision with a
gang of poachers, and were severely handled by them
their guns were broke ; a fine dog that seized one of the
poachers was shot ; and one of the watchers, named Ro-
binson, was wounded, hiving received several heavy
blows, which inflicted a dreadful gash on his head. Be-
fore Mr. Martin and his servants arrived, the poachers
had made their escape into an adjoining wood.—Leeds
Mercury