The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-04-09 00:00:00

ISIOCESAN EDUCATION stsTrz

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The fonotiiiig'speech, delivered at the St. Helen's meeting
on Thursday evening last, presents a copious detail_ of the
principles upon which. flit Dio&sail Board system of educa-
tion is to be conducted, and amply refutes the objections that
cavillers have raised against it. The lateness of the hour at
which we received the report on the eve of publication, com-
pelled us to give but a very imperfect stinuMary of it, in our
last number.

The Hon. and Rev. H. Powys.—This is not the first time
1 that I have had the pleasure of addressing the people, of St.
Helene, When I was curate in this district, I had frequent
I:Vecasions of addressing you, and of this you are aware, that
'Orb OpltVet f appeared before you to advocate any cause, no
Matte?, with what ability I did so, or however humbly I
exerted reiself,l acted from the dictates of my heart, fear-
lessly and sinCerelyi
_fin coming forward to propose the re-
solution, with which have been honoured, I beg to state to
those who will hear me, ilike the course of my address, 1
shall not willingly advance an arteirnent or utter a word, that
can by any possibility, give offence' to any man or woman in
this assembly. lam aware it is nateraf to expect (for before
gilts,. I have advocated the cause of national education,) that
ch‘frer widely, but conscientionsly from emir Other,. on
tlailegre4 and important question. If, then, there kee any
Fioinanjcatholle„Or Dissenters of the various sects into which
they .b.re diiided,.ntet pressent, I wish them to understand,
that to all at collectively and individually I extend the
remark that I hate made,. and that while I am opposed to
their principles, yet, at rielergyntan In Christ, I bear love
and charity to all of them; As to'soineof the latter, I hardly
can comprehend the difference thie ?Separates us from each
other, or why we should not hold ont therikght hand of fel-
lowship to them, for, as a noble friend of miiie" (Lord Stan-
Icy) observed a few days ago, they differ least of all? from the
doctrines and principles of the Established Church : forwhen
i the'' noble lord mentioned the name of Wesley on that °era-
sintfathe hearts Of all who heard him were animated with one
catiiinnd'fkelizigt of respect and admiration for the virtues and
memory of tliitt' 're' t and good man. Those, therefore, who
suppose that idirri'Wesley ie. regarded as having been an op-
ponent of the Estahßilect Church, arc sadly mistaken. He
never was hostile to het' itriteireStS—om the contrary, he un-
dertook to render her, at a thee When Many of her members
were sleeping and indifferent, mare Attlee' and spiritual in
her conduct ; and so far from avowing eft it to form
a sect in opposition to her doctines, I shall mention one fact,
Of which I believe his followers are many of them ignorant,
that such was his veneration for the Established Church, and
for her principles and formularies, that he never opened his
dluireh *hile en.E.etablished Church was opened, and thathe
ieceiye'd the' sacrament until the hour of his death, un-
less faqir the'hifidS of a. minister of the Established Church.
(Cheers.) When' Ii know that many agree with him in this
practice, and admit that the' Church has become active and
spiritualized to the full esterit that
.he desired, I cannot now
account for the separation that exists Between the followers
of Wesley and the members of the elykta of t natand : and,
certain I am, that if he lived at the present period, and was
asked to come to a church,such as St. Helenaosixere awactive
and zealous Christian clergyman officiates, John Wesloveould
attend, and boldly declare himself a member of the Established.
Chttr'sh, and I am equally confident, we would have him on
this platform eloquently espousing the cause we are assembled
to promote, 'Cheers.) Having made these few prefatory
okderVations, It shall now read the resolution, the pleasing
Ant? of proposing which, for your adoption, has been devolved
updff
I therefore ialt you who approve of the objects con-
templated by the DioCeSan Board, to come forward, and en-
deavour to carry those OWCES'into full effect, and to resolve
to pledge yourselves, deliberately?, colleetively„ and indivi-
dually, by your individual subscriptions,' to accomplish this
beneficial—this christian purpose. Went Sohn 'Wesley alive,
he would have been the first to propose such a re Solution as
the present one. (Hear, hear.) When I speak on this sub-
ject of national education, knowing fnlly as I do all its prac-
tical results, from the masses of facts that I have in my pot--
geislOn, relating to it, I am apprehensive of fatiguing my'
akidietwe before I have concluded. On a former occasion,
since T alluded to the question of national education, and
ailvqted the dangers that impended over the Church of
rtigland,•andithat frotmi Volitical and private causes threatened
very existence, I shall trot now discuss the subject of
educriaOw generally, bat supposing that you are deliberately
resolved to gdvante the' cause of education in communion
with the Established Church, r shall endeavour to point out to
you the means that ought td be' dtlOPtect by you, and the mea-
sures which the Diocesan Iloerd has' considered necessary to
pursue, in order to effect that object. &gibe obliged to tronble
the meeting with some statistical details> and as T know how
distasteful such statements are, I must endeavour to compen-
sate as far as I possibly can, for this tediousness and want of
interest, by enlivening them as I proceed. In originating this
system, our first object was to establish, in connection with
the Cathedral, a diocesan board, consisting of the Bishop of
the diciCese (as its president), all the resident nobility and
gentry,- and the ministers of the church, all of whom to form
Cceritrat board. in connection with that central, or Cathe-
bdaida it was' AO determined upon to establish deanery
boardi> v3ho§ediity it should be to superintend matters ap-
pertaining to education te collect information, make
reports, and suggest Means of prtnnoting its diffusion. We,
assemble here in St. Helens', and form a portion of the deanery
of Warrington. We had a meeting at Liverpool on Wednes-
day last, for the same object as the' present ; and I believe I
have four meetings to attend in the course' of a week, which
are also to assemble for a similar purpose, I shall now call
your attention to the defects of the prevailing systein of edu-
cation ' • and I shall also endeavour to communicate my view's
to you of in what consists, a proper education. Is it sufficia
eat merely to teach a child reading and writing ? You will
a mice reply that it is not what is meant by the sacred man-
sfate=teach a child in the way it should go, for you know
that their its born with a deperately wicked heart, and that
the training of children ought consequently to receive the
utmost assiduity find patience in order to exterminate the seeds
of their evil dispositions. Without, then, imparting to them
religious knOwledge as the bests of all other information, I
think that, in this assembly, it is hardly necessary for me to
expatiate upon the evils that must ensue front a merely human
education. When we look to the state of the country—when
we refer to the charges delivered by the learned judges at
assizes—when we are made acquainted with the experience of
the chaplains of the prisons, is not the melancholy truth in
almost every instance demonstrated to us, that, the only know-
ledge possessed by the unhappy offenders against the laws was
that which was connected with their worldly affairs, but that
of all that related to their soul's salvation they were deplore-
* destitute. Under such circumstances we must ask, in
the labiringe of the inspired writer, " What is the cause that
former daft were better than these ?" If we look to the
book of wisdoitO Ecelesiasticus, and search for an an-
swer to the questiedi -To shall find it in the experience
of a wise man and a rich Man—one who was devoted to
God, and assisted in maintailiing an established church
for the people of his day. I refee W Solomon. " Thou
dust not inquire wisely concerning this S wisdom is a defence
and so is money a defence, but there is an eteelling knowledge
that glues life to them that have it." Thus,' it will
be observed, distinguishing human from divine knowledge.
Their fellows a consideration of the works of God, which he
concluda'ffith this emphatic language—" Let all knowledge
he sanctified bf into, and there will be life in this world and
in the next." The honourable and rev. gentleman then pro-
ceeded to say. lam aware that a great many persons are
deeply interested in promoting,' and consider it of the highest
importance to diffuse throughout the country, what they are
pleased to denominate, a philosopltitall education ; but, I
greatly fear, that the philosophy thus Inenlcated, frequently
outstrips Christianity, and that it is not at all analogous to
that species of philosophy, which we are all taught to' respect,
that exerts the reason by a consideration and conviction or
the rteshaeY of facts. Comparing, then, the advantages of
the two systems of education—the conclusion I have arrived
at is that philosophical knowledge increases crime, in pro-
portion as religious inkwiedge dimitiishes.—(Cheers.) If
such be your opinion, let us have your assistance in the es-
tablishment of schools, to be conducted under the superin-
tendence of the clergy of the Established Church, and which
will thereby be most efficient for the instrnetion and promo-
tion of Christian knowledge. I make the admission, and our
enemies may make the best of it, as I am sure they will do
most readily—the church of England has not heretofore,pre-
vided that amount of spiritual instruction that might have
been expected from her, and the reason is, that no such ex-
ertions were formerly required as are now necessary. But,
before I allow our enemies to make use of this honest ad-
mission, I would request of them to look to themselves, and
I would, with all due respect, tell them, that until they pointed
out some other body that had done so much for the religious
education of the people, they should not open their mouths
to condemn us. But if little has been done, and that little
done to good effect, is that any reason why we should not now
endeavour to do more with the hope of accomplishing corre-
sponding good results ? Is that any reason why we should
not come forward now, and with respect to the question of
education, do as John Wesley formerly did, to improve the
character of the spiritual officers of the church ? We should,
therefore, resolutely and energetically proceed in this under-
taking, not, let it be remembered, because weare actuated by
any political considerations—not because we feel the slightest
apprehension that our church can be endangered by any sec-
tarian efforts, for we are convinced that against her existence
and integrity, no human powers can prevail. I hold, as you
do, that the church of England is the Apostolic Church, with
which Christ has promised to be to the end of the world. I
am convinced, that if in my heart I serve my God, to the end
he will be with me, and through him I may defy the powers
of Satan. Ido not, I consider, narrow my ground, if thus,
in passing, I feel myself obliged to notice the puny efforts of
theorists, or if I condescend to attack those disciples of in-
fidelity, who make their fruitless attempts to pull down our
venerable spiritual church establishment. I say to them let
them do their worst, but while I say so, I would in charity
ask them, without imitating their railing—but placing the
Bible in their hands, in which the fountain of spiritual truth
is to be discovered, to shew me the authority for the princi-
ples they are so strenuous in propagating, on the subject of
education. The most prominent principle of the system of
education we propose to establish is, the free, unconstrained
liberty of reading the sacred scriptures. The unlimited, un-
fettered perusal of the Bible will be its distinguishing charac-
teristic, and it is to be conducted in connection with the
Established Church, that church being an intellectual and
sacred church. The deanery boards are intended to promote
the extension and improvement of the central board system,
and to communicate information to the children who may be
sent to the schools that will be instituted in each locality—
the information to be given being that which will lead to re-
ligion—which will teach the heart, instead of making them
vain, shallow-headed philosophers. lam not satisfied, I
must confess, with the schools at present in existence. The
mode of conducting them and the qualifications of the mas-
ters are extremely unsatisfactory. It is unnecessary to repeat
what I have so frequently expressed; as to one feature of this
system, which has always been an insurmountable objection
to my countenancing it. In a word, then, I may say that,
so far as I ain concerned, any system of education having for
its end a compromise of differences by holding out the hand.
to error, ought not to be tolerated. (Great cheering.) We
want not only a better system, but we want better men to
work it. A good system must first be had, and next we.
must look out for good workmen. We must procure good
machinery, perfect in all its details, and then we must obtain;
steady and scientific engineers : in other words, we must de-
vise a good system of education, and have good masters to:
carry it into execution. I say that at present we have not a-)
good system, because it is riot an intellectual system. In
illustration of its defects, the hon. and rev. gentleman related,
several amusing anecdotes of the absurd method pursued in
schools, of teaching children to repeat lessons by rote, with-
out giving them the most remote idea of what the words they
utter mean. He next dwelt with much force upon the neces-
sity of having not only intellectual but religious minded men
as masters of schools—men who should so demean themselves
as to be regarded as the parents as well as the teachers of the
children they would have to instruct, evincing at once the
feelings of fatherly affection and spiritual responsibility.
The defect in the existing educational system, arising from
the incompetency of the master, it is proposed to remove by
the establishment of a board at Chester, where young men
and women will be trained as teachers, and in the principles
of tbe Established Church, under the superintendence of the
head of the church in the diocese. Common sense, every
day's experience, would tell them that this preliminary course
of instruction for masters is necessary. In every mechanical.
business is it not necessary for a person to serve his appren-
ticeship, in order to learn his trade ? In the higher profes-
sions the same preparatory education was essential. Why,
therefore, in the important business of teaching, upon which,
in a great measure, depends the temporal and eternal welfare
of maxi, should this probation be dispensed with ? To ob-
viate this great defect in the system, we propose to select,
from different portions of the diocese, young men of tahmts,
and of good family, and of religious disposition, who are to
be sent to Chester, to be supported and clothed there, and
to reside in tbe house of a clergyman of the Established
Church, who will live with them as a father and friend,
and will inform their minds on the subjects which. they

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where they will be taught the art of communicating t , ,\.,t ,V
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cult than to communicate knowledge, and--at the same Siam- ' s`4/'
to attract the affections of the child, without which, the Seek.
'of instructing is irksome in the extreme. When, therefore, ~, ,/,,,_
the voimg men and the young women are so trained. they ,F,..--,,i4.iffiii,
will be licensed and sent to such schools in the diocese eel azwlb d!.'.ls-
may require them, and thus the eleturnan.of the district. -.,.-2a r/seoer
will be able to say with confidence to the parents of slb ticji riprof,
children, I have now a teacherwho is competent to give yet? :,, 3,
children, a sound, more!, and religious education. I hate t•
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remove an erroneous impression that has got abroad, resimet...! 1,1„k ,ify of
in; the intended union of our schools with the cora/nerds/ -ma
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schools of the country. The question has been asked as .714
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frequently by persons interested in private schools, that we ' huh ;r2lO.
have been: induced to give our answer to the query in a .i.wliur It.
printed shape.---(Copies of this paper are in general CitClkille. ‘ :1,8 .12,%
tion.) I will be very much surprised if this explanatiew,iiill gl#.
prove not satisfactory—we do not wish to injure private .:ekat44 I,r,
schools, on the contrary, if we consider they are *ening 0 'l2l 7: I;t,c:r
being brought into public notice, after haling. investigated - Pi."lximiGk
the mode of conducting them, we will recommend them to, 1 it ffe,,llal
public patronage, and diffuse their merits as widely as Posit. !etallx.a ac'
ble. I hope I have shown sufficient to the meeting.to ia- .1i; urfl x:.4'
doer them to do their utmost to remove the bad system, aid ' la niuxls
to substitute the good system. As to the second part of the :ilil- ;11,•
resolution, I believe all would admit that it would be saikr- ..mf)ibe st
fluous for any one to tell them, it would be impossible to- t' •tr.lt
proceed with ties or any other project without funds. They- ~/,,,,,t;
could not expect to get a good article without paying a good ‘ -1,.
price for it—nor that respectable and intelligent yonne um - - :i
would adopt the business-of teachers without being adequately
remunerated. I therefore hope that every professing aseia.
her of the Church will feel the responsibility that he is ander
to forward the objects of this institution, and that they will
sanctify their means, by giving a portion of what God has
blessed them with, to promote the mterests of his Church.
(The hen. and rev. gentleman was loudly applauded on, n.,
suming his seat.)

IMPORTANT MEETING

`~klieGAFd,~

Scfr
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OF THE
FRIENDS OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND, FRIENDLTTO TIN
EXTENSION OF EDUCATION ON CHURCH PRINCIFLRO►

Town-hall, Manchester, .s.,lt • •
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Yesterday a highly respectable, numerous, and influential .:;., .afe:
meet* of the members of the Church of England, was hell -.eke tiiesr
in the large room in the Town-hall: There was a full attesill :r`.i'd sit: of
ance of the clergy of the neighbourhood, amongst whom we - I eds,
noticed the Very Rev. the Warden (Dr. Calvert), the .Rev :x ;f! ~!14.-;
C. D. Wray and Parkinson, of the Collegiate Church, as alas .1.. Vidratirera
the Rev. Messrs. Stowell, Lingard, Wood, Watson, Hornby, :=, Nui.titek.
Dr. Barton,_ of All Saints, the Vicar of Prestwich, the Hon- .a .14ffe.
and Rev. Horace Powys, Secretary to the Chester Dieter's* l'.:,srs a 0
Board of Education, and others. Amongst the laity we se- ,41 ii,"41.1,
ticed D. Maude, Esq., the stipendiary magistrate, the Be- ....mr.si -ei
roughreeve of Manchester, the Constables of Manchester, , -4044.1,04
W. Garbutt, Esq., of Lark Hall, Dr. Bardaley, J. B. Wreak- WOO%
lyn, Esq., Hugh Hornby Birley, Esq., and other influential ~ sovt
gentlemen of the town and neighbourhood. tseast
On the motion of the Very Rev. the WARDZN, T. Event, .75 aril no
Esq., the boroughreeve, was called upon to preside, wire, „ea eels is,
(after prayer had been offered up by the Rev. Mr. Parkinson,)
,;:i eels 4,,
in a brief are; energetic speech opened the bnsinesi ef-r. the icrui. tsurr
day. The chairman observed, that an imperative sinuarer-t heal Nit
duty called uponhinr not to decline presiding on the owe, --aIT, 1,,,,
sion,,although he felt assured the duty might have devolve& ,seueses
upon abler hands, and, he must say, that he felt that there "ssereis4e)
had been great apathy on the part of the friendsofthe Church ..sail eels,
on the subject of Education, and he hoped the time had nor ~j 4 43,1
arrived when more zeal would be evinced on a subject of ruck ;,. ~
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paramount and vital. importance. He would not detain the aat:),-azi,,:,
meeting, but call upon the Rev. Mr. Darnford to move the ,;,iii•Usia
first resolution. sd !rif,
The Rev. Mr. DARNFORD, of Middleton, said that he felt
The great and pressing importance that the member, of the ,
Esteblished Church should be educated in sound Christian •,e,
principles, and he did feel, with the worthy chairman, that qal3;
there had been great apathy evinced by the laity on the gab- ~_if,„
ject ; and now at length that the Church was awakening trots,i,i,ine,
a long sleep, the clergy were taunted and accused with net. •:=," a:;,. )„
row-minded bigotry, in wishing to stop the march of in- , A •4:b ~t
provement. He cants! assure the meeting that the clergy, I plu.
on the contrary, were the friends of education ; but they -1 , ~,,,i1
wished their youth to be brought up with the principles of A „In
sound Christian religion instilled into theiraninds, so that i. ••
they might reap the fruit in after-life. The clergy, hereon-
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tended, had no wish to keep the people in blindness; they it-kof '
had no craft to keep secret, no mysteries to be hidden, but .; iiiworts
their teaching and preaching were open to all, and Asteesir; ads
the reverend gentleman, was one of those who did not think.,uniw
that they had so much to dread from that great giant of the;,., „Ai
ilo,
times., the march of intellect, with all its concomitant train d-40,.
social rneetings, concerts, museums, athenaeums, autiehle - , . . ; ,i•
not.
,(Cheers and great laughter.) The reverend s=
then went at length into the subject of the Diocesan
of Education in a speech replete with eloquence and sound .
reasoning and argument, in which he pointed out the great
benefit to be derived in forming such schools as the Dioceses
Training Schools, which will be seminaries for sober and
honest conversation, and also a right understanding of
God's true religion. With respect to the Lancastrian
system of education, which was first brought into practiee
in 1808, the clergy, who looked a little. further into thing*
than most people were willing to give them credit for,
could not countenance the plan, specious and dazzling as it
appeared. It was true that the Bible was introduced into
the schools and read without note or comment, but-what es-
cueity had they for the morals of -the schoolmaster;? , Ile
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might be a Socinian, a Jew, or an infidel. And in the school
at the Borough-road, in London, the superintendent was s.
Socinian minister. Mr. Darnford next adverted to Dr. Bell's
system of mutual instruction. He said, in 1813 they had 213
schools, which, in 1837, had so much increased, that a very
large body of the youth were now in training for Christian
education ; and he felt that the means of religious instruction
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must be rendered more perfect and efficient; for the loose ' ,
and undefined mode of imparting religious knowledge, esta-
blished on no fixed principle, has hitherto been the fruitful
parent of error. The reverend gentleman also dwelt At, ,Y.
great length on the plan of education pursued in France and . ,
Prussia, and contended that the only benefit reaped there. ._,,c,sii
from was, that the masters had taught so much philosophy
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that the result was, they had filled the towns and provinces , !,4to
full of people who were half wise, and wholly discontented. mbilo,,,
(Cheers, and cries of " hear, hear.") It had been said,,that A lai,,,
the clergy of the Church of England were inimical to the.
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people receiving the benefits of education. The. iiii
Bishop of ~,,,t
Norwich had a statistical return of the schools in his diocese„d hi:B
and he found that out of the number of 1040 schools in Nor- 2 „,zw,
folk, no less than 900 were supported entirely by the clew A.:,._401„.
alone. Their system of education he would grant, might be lees .7,X.4.'
attractive, but it was more beneficial. He was not much of a
r, H.7l~'.'
politician, but he did wish the time again to arrive when Quetaa,..al :ion
would become nursingmothers of the Church Establishment.; e.;57
He would wish to speak well of her Majesty's ministers, fir mita,
they, at any rate, were entitled to his respect—but, he did rieen6„
feel, they were undermining the Church establishment (greac,:ar bit,
cheers), and from them they could expect no help--in' i TB
they might expect anything but help—(great cheer* a . (~tbed
cries of hear, hear.)—They ought to lead.public opinions ,m.
not to follow it ; they were men without any fixed prineiplik 3,,,
at all, it was in following when they ought to lead ; butiro.4"l6„,
did wish, if they would follow instead of lead, they -ar44411615/
follow the wise, the good, and the virtuous, -instead ofsaaeosmitu
enemies of all order and good government,. ..Nevertheleerijneo
would not despair, for, had they not wealth, station, ~,t 18y.,4
character among them—and he did hope they might er44.,,q 00E
piety? Hewould therefore simply content himself bymOt: t3eiloc3
the first resolution, which, in substance, was a pledge. . erheix,
the meeting would support the extension of natinesilvinolivabfirode
tion in the principles of the Church of Englandwiilll,47 M-0,1 ?Nair,
fluor BIRLEY Esq., in a brief and energttic speech,
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seconded the resolution, which was passed unanimously. . ~,,,.?
The meeting was afterwards addressed in most powerful, ;, ~'
and eloquent speeches, by the Rcvds. Messrs. Stowell and Al e-
Parkinson, W. Garnett and Brandt, Eggs., who were lie- ~t,,,, ,
tened to throughout with the greatest attention. Thanks;.; .e:ef
were voted to the Boroughreeve for his conduct in the ciimirv; yil
and a subscription entered into on behalf of the Chester The", bane
oesan Board of Education. . ,
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a,
W. Garnett, Esq., the late candidate for Salford, met ~,,i:,
the most flattering reception at this meeting, on Seta a
appearance. . ~. - ,::re-1 trisilliW

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We 'd pocket the pelf onvon*.
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Who very often in a fume:;,'l .11. , y‘sdic
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To vote as he likes is more than Ms./soul': worth..
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(0-- no shillukaddressfs the Speaker with thou's ahtfil&Viirv"ll
no +0 birlohhouse,.ll,iudley, and Nlishter,Shiel,
aid . Who stuns them all with his squeak and sgliep ~
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4. • s• • •
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'6l 1, 'there nothing half so sweet in life * dttr
As Love's young dream. .` ...;:gy3bOolgr•
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The Top Sawyer. ~t1:1;1A/E .71d30 bra,
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SONG—JOSEPH PEASE. --
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How to make the best use of a Sorereigivtr,
The entertainments will terminate with ;11.:10d0b3tfranoth
FRANKENSTEIN. Characters by Nlelburn,Aiturlyjmea.bna,
down, Rice, &c. &c. &c. • sari/ ,4aon
Frankenstein, the Monster • ''Cdsialata,Liaibni 5...
* Mr. H. is a soap;boiler.• 4 &vet( of mid
• v- • salt
w • IgNol3
It is announced in the New Granada•Gazetto 3
has recognized the Republic of the .EcuadOr,.alite,„
states into which Colombia is ntrivalividetlih,llllA4elltt two •
had previously been recognized:: ,11-:-! • - !sat e„ ••
FATAL ACClDENT.—Yesterday:dltiligHtOitikillil Mil Dr:,
H. P. Curry, Esq., coroner, on view, of the)4oLly7of Edward -., •
Morris. It appeared by the evidence, that the deceased was
a seaman on board the ship Cato, lying 'IA No., , Graving
Dock ; that he and the shipkeeper had, on Sunday' morning,
about two o'clock, beenvonversing togetheri,and that the
deceased, having crossed over, he' was missed; that the ,shlp-
keeper gave inforniation, and a search being made, the•de.
ceased was found soon after at the bottom of the, GraTll4,:-
Dock, with his skull fractured: He was carried to •
house in the neighbourhood, but was quite dead. y ~-.ln„cirris..* di
the jury—" Found dead in theiG•raving Dock„ hut' 17-7 3d
means he got there there was no evidence to iskoWiris foul oclO
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HOPE.

'From Fraser's Magazine for April)
Hors isa citizen of life; she sits
'Not upon throne, but in the human breast,
"let brings not peace, but a most sweet unrest,
An undulating pleasure,
, .
A gentle laved tranquillity.
Thla falls and rises like the wave o'th sea,
M6St musical, and yet by fits
lingliiig sharp discord with the soothing measure.
• •
!She is-a
-queen, with subjects of her own,—
The charities of life, affections kind,
' -The innocent pleasures, and the peaceful mind,
• . . -" With no unworthy aim,"
-Doing, like sovereign, all she can
• .To soothe the restless soul of thankless man,
Who rails-with most rebellious tone,
- Forgetting who she is, and whence she came.
fiam,the celestial sphere she drew her birth ;
F,ait,h,mirsed her, and the lips of God alone
reatbecto'er her, from His unrevealed throne.
She left her glorious home,
• And multitudinous bliss,
And love divine, and quick-winged ectacies ;
FOtili like timorous Spring to Earth,
she went, with erring man to roam.
Thus is-she a bright messenger of Heaven,
;•. The spirit of all felicity, the breath
Of tranquil Faith, and conqueror of Death-
-. •• • Ile universal Pan
Of holier hours and purer feelings,
The parent of far loftier revealings,
The heart's evangelist, and given
E'en from the very Spirit of God to man.
O ever sought and much abused bliss,
Immortal exile, oft with weary wing,
Combating anguish and despair, that bring
Ingratitude, fierce foe,
.• •
That striketh with blind rage at thee,
And calls thee false and fickle deity.
With how much love, despite of this,
O dost not thou towards him still overflow !

Thou ever bringest rare annealing blessings,
And delicate fantasies, aye inwove
With the half-murmured mysteries of Love ;
•• - And ever art thou rife
~ • With ostents from a far land brought,
Yet shadowed by the yearning soul's dull thought,
(4- That wooeth much the feminine caressings,
- As flowers the sun, which is their light and life.
Fine, fairy spirit of the anxious bosom,
Weaving thy spells of witchery around us,
When the earth's discords hatefully surround us,
• Be thou still like a prayer,
Which is its own divinity,
Going to whence we came, arid still must he:
Be as the perfume in the am'ranth's blossom,
4
Which is God's flower, and, like us, is His care.

LITERARY NOTICES.

, .
Blaekwood's Magazine. No. 282. April, 1839.
At the present critical conjuncture of political affairs
in France, the opening article in this number of Black-
' wood will, be perused with peculiar interest. It con-
..tainti a masterly 'exposition of the causes which have
• ..led to the crisis in which Louis Philippe now finds
-.himself. The essay on the " English Language" is
ari elegant composition, abounding in apt and pertinent
illustrations. The sketches of life contained in the
autobiography of the " Irish Oyster Eater" are ex-
, Aremely rich and true to nature. The account of his
: entry into the " Modern Babylon" is equal to anything
In Nicholas Nickleby. "A Week at Manchester" con-
- rains some very sound practical suggestions, conveyed
in a vein of genuine humour. The author of " After-
. dinner Adventures with Peter Schlemihl" is evidently
• • well acquainted with the localities of Liverpool, and
• , 'more particularly with the most eminent professors of
the gastivnymic art in the town and its vicinity. Some
of his dreamy adventures are truly laughable. " Music
and Friends" is a slashing review of a silly piece of
.autobirigraphy, recently published by " Mr. William
• Gardiner, of the house of Gardiner and Son, of Lei-
' center,' hoSiers and stocking-makers." " Emily von
Rosenthal—How she was spirited away," is an extra-
ordinary tale. " Christopher in his Alcove" is the
article of the month : full of rich, sparkling, and ori-
.• -.ginal thoughts.

The Asiatic Journal, and Monthly Register for British
and Foreign India, China, and Australasia. No. 112.
April, 1839. London : W. H. Allen & Co.
-The affairs of India are now engrossing a consider-
able, share of public attention. The encroachments of
. Russia, bent as that power is upon the further exten-
, ...;sion of her empire by the conquest of India, are such
. as to call for the greatest degree of watchfulness and
energy on the part of the English government and of
the British public. The extensive and complicated
interests involved in the integrity of our Eastern colo-
nies and.doininions, render the information contained
in the Asiatic Journal of peculiar value. The condensed
view which it gives of Eastern affairs will afford at once
• a complete insight into the present position of India,
" in reference to the schemes and aggressive movements
of Russia. The miscellaneous information in this ma-
gazine is also exceedingly copious and interesting. Its
literary articles are characterised chiefly by profound
- learning and antiquarian research. Its translations of
oriental tales and narratives have added much to our
stock of amusement. We may add, that the Asiatic
• is moderately conservative in its politics, which, how-
ever, are not prominently obtruded on the notice of
• the reader.

The Monthly Law Magazine, and Political Review.
No. 15. April, 1839. London : Richards & Co.
We are glad to find that this invaluable magazine
is increasing in popularity. Its utility is not confined
to the legal profession exclusively. All who are inte-
rested (and who are not ?) in the cause of good govern-
: xnent, and in the just administration of the laws, will
find, it advantageous to consult this excellent periodical.
The object of this publication is to supply condensed
• reports of .the most important decisions of the House
of Lords, the Privy Council, the Equity, Bankruptcy,
Common Law, Ecclesiastical, and Maritime Courts—
comprehensive digests of all parliamentary reports,
immediately on their appearance—abstracts of all pub-
lic general statutes—an epitome of important bills in
parliament—original papers, comprehending the dis-
cussion of . the leading questions of the day, which
affect the constitution, the judicial system, and existing
state', of the law—biographical sketches of eminent
statesmen and lawyers—commentaries on the proceed-
ings in the House of Commons—reviews of legal and
political works—legal news, &c. &c. The number
before us. contains a very elaborate paper " On Moral
Insanity, and the Laws affecting the Custody of Insane
Persons." The pithy observations on " The House
of Commons" are deserving of attentive consideration.
The legal articles are very ably written.

The Churchman. Enlarged Series. No. 52. April,
1839. London : W. E. Painter.
'The present number of this valuable publication
opens with a description of Westminster Abbey, which
is illustrated by a neatly-executed woodcut. The re-
marks on the " Tracts for the Times" are sound and
orthodox. The " Letter to a Young Clergyman" con-
Mains .nauett good advice respecting the due observance
of the canons of the Church of England. The remarks
on " The Epistle to the Hebrews" are very elaborate.
We particularly admire the article on "Legal Mea-
sures against the Church, as contradistinguished from
legal measures in favour of Popery and Dissent." The
letters on " The Pretensions of the Bishops of Rome,"
as well as that on " The Oxford Tracts," are calculated
to do much good, by opening the eyes of the British
public to the dangers by which we are surrounded.
The anecdotes, memoirs, reviews, and miscellaneous
intelligence in the Churchman, render it at once inte-
resting and instructive.

The Ballantyne Humbug handled, in a Letter to Sir
Adam Fergusson. By the Author of the Memoirs of
Sir Walter Scott. Edinburgh : Cadell. 1839.
This long expected pamphlet, from the talented pen
of Mr. Lockhart, throws considerable light on the sub-
ject of Sir Walter Scott's and the Ballantyne's pecuni-
ary transactions. This letter is in answer to a pamphlet
recently published at Edinburgh, entitled "A Refutation
of the Misstatements and Calumnies contained in Mr.
Lockhart's Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart. respecting
the Messrs. Ballantyne." Mr. Lockhart, in these me-
moirs, complained that both the Ballantynes had deep-
ly injured Sir Walter Scott as men of business, and
that "the day of his connexion with John, in particular,
was the blackest in his calendar." The trustees of the
Ballantyne's, in replying to these charges, took occasion
to retaliate by making a charge of dishonesty against
Sir Walter Scott, in his dealings with the Ballantynes.
Mr. Lockhart, in the pamphlet before us, rebuts these
ungenerous accusations, and attempts to prove, by
entering on a minute examination of the accounts be-
tween the parties implicated, that his previous charges
were substantially correct. As far as we can judge, we
think that Mr. Lockhart has succeeded in his endeavour.
At all events he has triumphantly vindicated the char-
acter of his distinguished relative. The trustees are
pledged to a reply to this pamphlet, which will proba-
bly end the controversy.

Gertrude and Beatrice, or the Queen of Hungary. A
Historical Tragedy, in five acts. By George Ste-
phens, Esq. London : C. Mitchell. 1839.
Mr. Stephens is already known to the reading pub-
lic as the author of The Manuscripts of Erdely, 'as
well as a political writer of great power and eloquence.
The tragedy before us will not diminish the reputation
which he has acquired as a vigorous and original writ-
er. It contains some very striking passages, and
abounds throughout with beautiful imagery. The only
defect which we can discover in this production is, that
which the author himself has indicated in his preface,, a
want of simplicity. The language is too ornate and
affected. A careful revision of the whole, and especially
of the fourth act, might still render it a popular acting
drama.

The Farmer's Magazine, and Monthly Journal of pro-
ceedings affecting the Agricultural Interest. April,
1839.
In point of utility this magazine excels every peri-
odical with which we are acquainted. Treating as it
does of a class of subjects affecting, directly or indirect-
ly, the interests of five-sixths of the community, it
ought to obtain an extensive circulation, especially
when the extremely low price at which it is published
is-taken into consideration. In the number before us

there are several articles of first-rate merit. Among
these we would mention the following :—On Mr.
Handley's Drainage Bill—The Corn Laws—The Obli-
gation and Extent of Humanity to Brutes—Descrip-
tion of a Machine for Distributing Soot, and remarks
on Soot as a top-dressing to Crops—On Breeding in-
and-in—System of management on the Farm of Sway-
thorpe—The English Agricultural Society—On Breed-
ing Stock—On the cheapest and most efficient mode of
Surface or Furrow Draining—and On Stable Econo-
my; the last of which is a very valuable essay. This
number contains two beautifully executed plates 7-" A
Hereford Ox" and "Don John."

The Sportsman. April, 1839.
This agreeable magazine emanates from the same
office as the preceding, and is got up in the same
superior manner. The plates in the present number
are excellent. The subjects are—" Partridge Shooting,
Retrieving"—and " Catherina," the property of Mr.
Barrow. The article illustrative of the former is sen-
sibly written, and furnishes some agreeable anecdotes.
This is followed by a description of Catherina, her
pedigree, and her performances. If what is said in
the article on " Thames Angling" be true, the Cock-
neys must travel some distance to obtain anything like
" a good day's sport." We have been much gratified
with the " Recollections of Otter Hunting," which is
a very exciting pursuit. The series of letters under
the title of " The Sporting Club," abound in charac-
teristic anecdotes. The essay on "The Preparation of
the Racer" is from the pen of a townsman, if we may
judge from the initials. " Indian Hunting" is a stir-
ring narrative. There is much truth in the article on
" Stage Coaches and Posting versus Railways." The
" View Hollo ! and the Horn !" is a genuine sporting
•sosig. The " Historical Account of Hunting " contains
some curious information respecting the ancient codes
cf laws relative to this diversion.

The New Monthly Belle Assembles. April, 1839.
The variety of reading, suited for the fair sex, in
this delightful miscellany, is astonishing. It has grave
moral essays for the sedate, tales and poetry for the ro-
mantic and sentimental, and fashionable intelligence
for those whose happiness lies in mingling with the
gay throng at the assembly or the evening party, or
who take delight in more public amusements. Among
the most conspicuous of its tales this month we would
enumerate " sights at the Kiosk"—" The One-handed
Hero, and the Lxiled Lady"—" Legends of the Rhine"
—" The Lady Olivia"—" The Young GoverneSs"—
" Lissete's Courtship"—" The Philanthropist of the
Marais''—" Leaves from my Life"—and " Gertrude,
or the Chapel of Winkelried. '

Hymns and Fireside Verses : a Companion Volume to
Birds and Flowers. By Mary Howitt. London :
Darton and Clark. 1839.

We have already transferred to our Columns some
of the beautiful gems with which this delightful volume
abounds. Mary Howitt, the amiable authoress, is al-
ready well known to the reading public and the pre-
sent work will tend greatly to increase her popularity.
The principal poem in the volume is " Marien's Pil-
grimage," under which the hallowed influences of
Christianity on the human character are affectingly
described. We cannot avoid transcribing from the
introduction the following appropriate account of the
plot, (if plot it may be called,) of this "fireside tale."
" Christianity" says the authoress, " like a little child,
goes wandering over the world. Fearless in its inno-
cence, it is not abashed before princes, nor confounded
by the wisdom of synods. Before it the blood-stained
warrior sheathes his sword, and plucks the laurel
from his brow;—the midnight murderer turns from
his purpose, and like the heart-smitten disciple,
goes out and weeps bitterly. It brings hope to
the faint-hearted, and assurance to the dying. li-
berty to the captive, joy to the mourner, freedom to
the slave, repentance and forgiveness to the sinner.
It enters the huts of poor men, and sits down with
their children ; it makes them contented in the midst
of privations, and leaves behind an everlasting bless-
ing. It walks through great cities, amid all their pomp
and splendour, their unimaginable pride, and their un-
utterable misery, a purifying, ennobling, correcting and
redeeming angel. It is alike the beautiful companion
of childhood, and the comfortable associate of age. It
ennobles the noble ; gives wisdom to the Wise ; and
new grace to the lovely. The patriot, the priest, the
poet, and the eloquent man, all derive their sublimest
power from its influence." These sentiments are am-
plified in the tale in most beautiful poetical descriptions.
The miscellaneous poems which are appended are full
of pathos. The wood-cut illustrations are very neatly
executed. The whole volume constitutes a gift-book
which will always be found in season.

Liber Redivivus ; or the. Booke of the Universall Kirke
re-opened. By a Presbyter. Glasgow : John. Sy-
mington and Co. 1839•
This work is well deserving of an attentive perusal,
containing as it does matter of the highest moment,
and subjects for the gravest reflections. The author
maintains the integrity and unity of the universal
church, irrespectively of sects and denominations.
Among the marks of that church he enumerates "holy
baptism, steadfast continuance in the apostles' doc-
trines and fellowship,• and in breaking of bread, and
in prayers." He then proceeds to demonstrate that
the episcopal Church of England.possesses these marks.
If he had stopped here, he would have done wells but
he has gone too far, in our opinion, by excluding seve-
ral of the most orthodox bodies of Christians from the
" fellowship of the apostles." The historical informa-
tion which this volume contains is extremely valuable.

THE SHEPHERDS OF MONT PERDU.—There are places in
Mont Perdu, and even near its base, that afford good pasture
for sheep. They are in very high regions, and appear the
more striking from the desolation in other parts of the dis-
trict. Hither a few shepherds repair during two or three
months of the year. They are particularly careful of their
flocks, whose docility is remarkable. Not less so is the good
understanding subsisting between the sheep and the dogs.
The celerity with which the shepherds of the Pyrennees draw
their scattered flocks around them is not more astonishing
than the process by which they effect it is simple and beauti-
ful. If they are at no great distance from him he whistles
upon them, and they leave off feeding, and obey the call ; if
they are afar off, and scattered, he utters a shrill cry, and in-
stantly the flock are seen leaping down the rocks, and scam-
pering towards him. Having waited till they have mustered
round him, the shepherd then sets off on his return to his
cabin or resting place, his flock following behind like so many
well trained hounds. Their fine looking dogs, a couple of
which are generally attached to each flock, have nobler duties
to perform than that of chasing the flock together, and biting
the legs of stragglers : they protect it from wolves and bears,
against whose approach they are continually on the watch,
and to whom they at once offer •battle. So well aware are
the sheep of the fatherly care of these dogs, and that they
themselves have nothing to fear from them, that they crowd
around them, as if they really sought their protection ; and
dogs and sheep may be seen trotting along together after the
shepherd in the most perfect harmony.—Hurray's Summer
in the Pyrennees.
POPERY AND PERSECUTION SYNONYMOUS.—AII history
testifies that Romanists have never hesitated to commit in-
dividual or general massacre, when they conceived it pro-
moted their unceasint, struggles for political or ecclesiastical
domination. In proof of this allegation, it is only necessary
to adduce the various schemes for the assassination of Queen
Elizabeth ; the burnings and beheadings under " bloody
Mary ;" the gunpowder plot in the reign of James I ; the
massacre of 1641 in Ireland ; the repeated attempts to assas-
sinate King William ; the hellish scenes of 1798 • the mas-
sacre of St. Bartholomew in France, for which the Pope re-
turned thanks ; the assassination of Henry IV., in the same
kingdom ; the cruelties of the dragoonades by Louis IV.,
the massacres in the Netherlands : the assassination of
William, the great Prince of Orange, in the same ; the mas-
sacre of the Albigenses and Vaudois ; the Sicilian vespers
and Inquisition in Italy; the Inquisition in Spain, Portugal,
and East Indies ; the frequent murder and unrelenting per-
secution of unoffending Protestant ministers at the present
moment in Ireland. All these are of the tyrannical, intolerant,
and blood-thirsty Church of Rome. Who will have the ef-
frontery to say that this is the Church of Christ, of Him who
delivered the benignant sermon on the mount ? Will any
dare to say, that a tree bearing such fruit is nourished"by a
God of justice, mercy, and benevolence ? No ! the thought is
blasphemous. We must look to another, and a lower region
for a fitting source of such deeds of treachery, ferocity, and
blood. The spirit is from below.—Ryan's King William 111.
A SISTER'S REVENGE.—On the evening of the battle near
Doue, when the revolutionists were strongly intrenched.
Monsieur de Lescure, then general of the Vendean army,
was surprised at the approach of a soldier of a very youthful
appearance, demanding to speak with bins in private. The
soldier appeared in great distress, without shoes, and very
poorly clad. He had on the brigand costume, a red hand-
kerchief round the head, the neck, and the waist. Lescure's
attention being arrested by the air, the extreme poverty, and
the youth of the soldier, he questioned him closely. The
soldier burst into tears and said, " General, I am not what I
seem to be ;—I am a woman. Madame de Lescure knows
rne. I saw her once, before I wore this dress ; and once since
I have assumed it. She also knows that my character is
good; she has seen the certificate of my cure. Do not ask
me questions I entreat you, but grant what I ask of.you for
lam resolute. To-morrow, there is to be a battle, let me
have but a pair of shoes, and I am sure I shall fight so that
you will not repent of my being near you in the action. And
I shall be there whether you let me go or not." Lescure
was astonished, he endeavoured to dissuade her from the pur-
pose; but finding all remonstrance vain, he gave her what
she needed, and more than she asked ; and ordered that she
might have the use of a horse, as she told him she could ride
as well as any in the army. On the morrow, she appeared,
and mounted, as one of the cavalry for the action. She pur-
posely fought under the eye of Lescure, and once or twice,
called out to him during the battle,—" General, you must
not pass me ; I shall always be nearer to the enemy than you
are." She received a wound in the hand, but her courage
and determination seemed but to rise the more for this acci-
dent. She was advised to retire from the field, but she an-
swered calmly. " This is a trifle; I have not done yet." It
was allowed by all present, who on that day observed her,
that none fought better than she did ; yet, at one period of
the action, she was remarked to reserve herself. Her eye
watched; she was looking out for some one amongst the
enemy. The regiment of Varras now prepared to pour down
on the Vendeans. No sooner did she perceive this, than ani-
mating the men, with the most enthusiastic expressions, she
called out to them by a name which that very body of pea-
santry afterwards retained throughout the war. Folio*
me, men of La Vendee. Follow ; and be like me, avengers !"
She rushed on with an impetuosity that was her best security
at the moment ; as, by the rapidity and vehemence with
which she made her way through all opposition, she escaped
immediate destruction. She rode up to Varras, who was
charging at the head of his troop, ; and ere a republican could
touch her, she snatched a pistol from her side and exclaiming
—"Now Varras, we have met," shot him dead on the spilt.
This done, threw away her pistol, rushed furiously into the
thickest part of the battle, (where her red handkerchiefs made
her a mark) and almost immediately perished., The body
was found after the action. By the care ot Lescure it was
decently interred. On searching the clothes, the certificate
of the cure was found, and a consecrated heart, worn next to
her bosom, was twisted round with a lock of hair. Probably
the hair was her brother's. By the certificate it was ascertained
that she was the unfortunate Jeanne Lobin, ( whose brother
was shot by order of Varras.)—Mrs. Bray's Trials of the
Heart.