The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1845-01-07 00:00:00

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WEST DERBY UNION SCHOOLS.—The
examination of the children of the schools of
Derby Union Workhouse took place on Tues
After the pupils had sung a hymn, -
were examined in the Lord's Prayer, t

of the Went
4.‘7 last.

infants and girls

and gave nu

merous texts of Scripture from memory. The boys then
read the 18th chapter of St. Matti
thereon by the chaplain
pard, Esq. The
examination in arithmet
" The Lord is my st
a piece entitled

ew, end examined
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the chairman,
V thrOL

so went most

The pupils then a
Henry lielfeathe:

ith Morn
repeated an address to ti

T recited
effective

manner ; and Francis Na,,,
guardians Ma highly-satisfactory mann(
then addressed ti-

The Chair

master and mistres

s, expre

own and his brother guardiar

,pprobatio orthe

in which the children had acquitte_ aJuy
had steadily advanced in useful education, and to be such
it must combine scriptural instruction and morality. H
quoted the opinion given on this point by Mr. Bar(
derson, at the late Hampshire assizes. He next add
his juvenile hearers, exhorting them to abide by Hit
advice of their kind pastor t
justly, and to rely on the good
protection of the poor. He
tary terms, to the ability and zeal alw

.coact

surgeon of the

shmen

-more particularly or
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recent

'er prevailed in

arrange.

:re being

no rev(
v admi

er wari
rirable,

the givernor, matron, and sur
under God, were the means
appearance of the childre-
taken care of. In biddy
the best compliments
the next occasion of their
they would have reason to be as m,
were with the proceedings of that day.
concluded by the children singing "God, save
followed by enthusiastic cheers for the chairman, tht
chairman, and the guardians.

bowed that they.

I been well

of the season, and trusted that ei

a similar occa
i gratified as I

The busineire

Queen,

THE STEAMER BRITANNIA AND THE BRIG FIRE-FLY.
In consequence of an article furnished by Mr. Dick, sur-
geon of the Fire Fly, relative to the collision between these
vessels, which appeared in the Dumfries Courier, and
was copied into several of the Liverpool papers, Captain
M`Grath, considering that it conveyed an impression to
the public affecting his character, and at variance with
some of the facts—has addressed a letter to the Journal
of Saturday last, in which he details all the circumstances
that took place on the unfortunate occasion, not only
showing that he was not to blame (as is admitted by the
captain of the brig himself,) but that he did everything
that humanity and consideration could suggest, and thus
succeeded in saving the lives of all on board the brig, with
the exception of the mate, who, probably not aware that
the vessel was in immediate danger of sinking, obstinately
rejected all entreaties to leave her with the others, and
consequently perished, it being impracticable again to
reach her before she went down. We regret we have not
room for the insertion of Captain G.'s statement, to which
we can but refer those interested : but we may state that it
satisfactory. P-
vourable impression of his to-

is at once clear an

d will leave a mo

aracter both as

man and a

an upon the minds

I individuals who

peruse it. Dr.
with nautical rr
notions, in the