Star.
London, England, 1830-05-15 00:00:00

PUBLIC EDUCATION.

Education in gent;ralislic France in a state of ab-
solute dependence on the government. No person in
France can set up an establishment for education, untd
the Ministry by its immediate act, in the case of estab-
lishments for classical learning, and by its agents and
through the Prefects, Sub-Prefects, Bishops and Rectors
for the smaller ones, has given a licence in the shape of
a diploma,
mayoma ,cuse.
whichh it can withdraw at any time afterwards
that
The central machine for the direction of the publie
education for the whole of France, takes the name of
University Royal; and the University is divided into
Academies, to the number of twenty-seven. The Mi-
nister himself takes the title of Grand Master of the
University ; and the heads of the several divisions called
Academies, are styled Rectors. Their office is to give
licences, and to watch over the proceedings of all the
schools and teachers, in the departments within the limiu
of their Academy.
The different steps of the system of teaching in From
are arranged as follows :—The first series of instruction,
which consists in learning to read, write, and cast account.'
is given in what are called primary or commune-scbcols.
The secondary schools or commune-colleges are the esta-
blishments founded either by the communes or by in-
dividuals, for teaching Latin, Greek, and the elements
of Mathematics, Algebra as far as equations of the se-
cond class, and Geometry. Lastly, the Colleges-Royal.
which in the time of the Empire went by the name of Ly-
ceums, are established by the Government in the principal
cities of France. To the instruction in Loa

and Greek which is given in them as in the commune-
+L-alleges, is joined the teaching of rhetoric and philosophy,
which is done in very few of the commune-colleges.
The mathematical course is there also completed. The
pupils are taught algebra in all its parts, trigonometry
plane and spherical, the theory of moving forces and
the elements of mechanics. This may be considered as
forming the course of instruction given to youth is France.
If after going through this course, the young people
wish to follow other pursuits, or to study the law or
medicine and take their degrees, they must go to
the principal place in the district of the Academy ; but
there are only few of the Academies that have pro-
fessors for law and medicine. The schools of law amount
to seven ; and those of medicine to five.

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THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.
SATURDAY, MAY MAY 15.

THE KING.

The particulars we communicated to our readers on
Thursday relative to the sufferings of his MAJESTY,
have been repeated by a Morning Paper—which goes
much farther than we did. It will be seen with plea-
sure, that this day's Bulletin is more favourable than that
of yesterday ; we sincerely wish that our private ac-
taunts encouraged the hope of a more cheering prospect
thin the melancholy one held out by our contemporary.
It is stated in the Medical Gazette, that Mr. BRODIZ
had been employed to perform the operation which was
first announced in the STAR. Without absolutely con-
tradicting this statement, we are greatly inclined to be-
lieve that Sir ASTLEY COOPER has been in attendance
on the KING for some days, and that his advice is, at
this moment, very implicitly followed by the Physicians.
"WINDSOR CASTLE, MAT 15, 1830.
" The Him) has had some refreshing sleep, and
his MAJRITY feels himself rather better."

(Signed)

“ HENRY HALFORD.

“ MATTHEW J. TIERNEY.”

The attendance at the Palace was numerous. A few
minutes after two o'clock the doors were opened, when
the Bulletin was shewn by the Lord in Waiting, Lord
CLENLYON, and the Groom, Colonel WHATLEY.

Sir JANIE. GRATTAN'S motion for a return of the fees
and emoluments enjoyed by er.ch of the members of the
Privy Council, was negatived last night in the House of
Commons by a majority of 84—the numbers being for it,
147 ; against it, 231. If there be any one principle
of the Constitution more decidedly established than
another, it is the right of the people to be made acquainted
with the expenditure of their own money, and the right
of the House of Commons, as the constitutional guardians of
the public purse, to demand that information. This principle
has been recognised in the uniform practice of the House,
which has not hesitated to grant like information with
respect to its own Members, and we cannot see how it
eau be consistently refused in the case of the Members of
the Privy Council. It cannot be objected that the Privy
Council is a body too exalted to admit the slightest im-
purity—that the public should take it for granted that
everything there must be right and perfect. The more
exalted the body is, the more important it becomes to
maintain its character. The wife of CSC% R should
sot only be chaste, but above suspicion. The Noble
Baronet, in laying a ground for his motion, stated, that
of the 169 members of which the Privy Council con-
sisted, exclusive of the members of the Royal family,
thero are 113, each of whom receives an average annual
income of 5,7831. out of the public money l This
analysis was founded upon such documents as were
Within his reach, but they did not afford full and com-
plete information ; and, therefore, his motion was be-

Come necessary. It is a trite, but a true observation,
that wherever there is mystery there is suspicion. In the
Present case, the public will ask, why is publicity re-
fused, if there be nothing that requires concealment ?
The view which they now have of the subject is limited
and imperfect, but sufficient is disclosed to show that the
emoluments of the members of the Privy Council are very
great ; and as, omne ignotum pro magnVeo eft, publicity
alone can prevent exaggeration. Thew ewoluments,

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