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had spent there, and which had been the means of fit- senators; nor will it, I think, be denied, that it is of as
ting him for the office which he then held in the church. much importance to the community, to teach one youth
He hotted back with pleasure to the time when he was to speak with precision and confidence, as to sing from
an undergraduate at Cambridge (appinuse); and though notes with correctness, or to copy nature with accuracy.
he spoke of Oxford and Cambridge alike, he was bound Sir, it is a patent fact, and an attendance at any public
more particularly to the latter by personal ties. His meeting will prove to an unbiassed mind, that the posses-
lordship concbrded by giving the young gentleman some sion of elocutionary powers is a positive advantage to the
excellent advice as to his conduct at the University, and speaker himself, and pernaps as great a one to the andi-
requested Dr. 31'Neile and Mr. Conybeare to say a few ence ; whilst the want of it is invariably a great deteriora-
words on the occasion. tion to the speaker, and an almost intolerable incubus on
The Rev. Dr. 14PNEILE, in compliance with this wish, the audience, by producing nervousness, monotony, or a--
offered some most appropriate and important obser- terrifying use of the vocal powers! And how else cart
-4-le successful candidate. He said,—My Lord; you modify, if not cure the grievance, than by setting
"gnce with your lordship's desire, I rise them up before their schoolfellows on the scholastic tri-
the successful candidate; but I bune, and to practice them at once to more confidence
.ull and comprehensive address than they will ever afterwards require ? Nor would such
1, I feel myself called to a work a course be without its immediate benefits. Would it not
which I exceedingly dislike— open out a new and unequalled in:..entive to competition ?

to odd

a few wor

must say that, after filo
which you have delivere
which belongs to a systet

from anv of

t I —an incentive which it i; the constant endeavoUr of the
on directors and masters to produce, and which I cannot but
:he believe they will take every judicious means to sustain and
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. would it not, moreover, in the midst of stu-
like the fountain in the centre of a garden, which
beauty. stimulates the

enlivens tl

Le font

vected g

nd righ

n give but one answer to all these questions, and
3 spirit will adopt but 3ne course to rove the sin-

of the cot

store prepared to take their position in the world, and
gather new honours to their already well-wroup,ht wreaths,
in the defence of our Queen and the venerated institutions

I of our country

IL wouia ne an easy and
nd the limits of this letter. I could
learned, but repeated as though it
sid demonstrate that no increase of

>lea,aut task to e
ell you that poetry L

were Chinese

necessary, if such they (the di-

rs) would not be willing to furnish. I could conjec-
ie bashfulness which I wish to overcome in the
pupils might be a barrier in a short time, to the satisfac.

tire that t

is of the el

but I should be t

naking myself amenable to you for a treQpass on your
,olumns ; and rather than that, I would abruptly termi-
Late these considerations, with an earnest wish, that
hould they come under the observation of the

:t.ng di-

rectors, or principal, or other friend

Lacy wiu give this subject
which I am sure its merits deserve,
I I, •

Et so, t

.t I feel it would I

e to v

Ts to pursue th

sir, your much obliged Servant.
RATIO JUSTIFICA SUASORIA."

Liverpool, June 9th, 1849.

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