The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-07-09 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS.

The Hibernia, Captain Rvrie, sailed at one o'clock on
Thursday, for Halifax, with a full complement of passen-
gers.

WOOT, FROM ALEXANDRIA.—The first importation of
wool Item Alexandria to Liverpool arrived in the Mersey
on Friday afternoon.

BIIIKENHEAD FAlR.—This fair was held on Wednes-
day last, and although numerously attended, there was
scarcely a good horse or cow shown, and few changed
hands.

IMPUDENT TmEFT.—On Tuesday, at the police-court,
Catherine Murphy, an clder'y female, was committed for
trial on a charge of having stolen coats and hats belonging
to Mr. Greatley, solicitor, of this town. The prisoner
was employed as charwoman in Mr. Greatley's office.
111 r. William Humphreys, principal excise surveyor of
this port, has been appointed collector of her Majesty's
customs at Glasgow. George Taylor, Esq., late Surveying
General Examiner, of London, has been appointed Lis
successor at this port.

SUNDAY TRADING.—On Tuesday at the Police-court,
Joseph Shepherd, newsvender, of Scotland-road, was
fined ss. for having followed his usual calling on the
Lord's day. The police-officer at whose instance the
summons had been obtained, stated that he had received
directions from his superintendent to inform against any
person trading on Sundays.
THE WIZARD OF THE NORTH.—It will be seen by
the advertisement, in another column, that Mr. J. H.
Anderson, who has been astonishing and delighting crowded
audiences in London for five hundred nights with his feats
of natural magic, legerdemain, &c. intends appearing
again in his original character before a Liverpool audience,
on Monday, at the Royal Liver Theatre, Church-street.
THE OJIBBICWAAT ceenrarea repre-
sentatives of a once powerful tribe of North American
Indians; better known as the Chippeways, have, during
the past week, at the Royal Assembly Rooms, given a se-
ries of representations of the manners and customs of their
people. They attracted crowds of visitors, who were
highly delighted with their performances.

KNUTSFORD SESSIONS.—The general quarter sessions
of the peace for Cheshire, was held last week at Knuts-
ford. Amongst the magistrates present were James
Pownall, Esq., of this town, and J. D. Case, Esq. Mr.
George Gallop, deputy governor of Pentonville prison,
was appointed governor of Knutsford House of Correc-
tion, to succeed Mr. Burgess. The other business tran-
sactions were unimportant.
NEW MAGISTRATE FOR CHESHIRE.—Sir Thomas
Joseph de Trafford, Bart., of Trafford Park, whose name
has been in the Commission of the Peace for upwards of
two years, took the oaths, &c., at the Knutsford Quarter
Sessions, on Monday, as a magistrate for the county of
Chester.

WOOD IN PARK•LANE.—In the sinking of a new sewer
in Park-lane, the workmen, at a depth of ten feet, in the
end near the Custom-homse, found four large pieces of
oak, lying in a direction from east to west. Mr. Davies,
the surveyor inspected the place, and is of opinion that
they had floated there when the tide extended to that
vicinity. They lay upon a turf bottom, and were much
decayed.

A FIRE BALLOON.—On Wednesday evening last, about
six o'clock, the parties on George's Pier and on the decks
of the several ferry boats, were a good deal amused and
interested by the beautiful ascent of a large fire-balloon,
which was let off the quay, near the erection known as
the Camera Obscura. In obedience to the impulse of
the light air then prevailing, it took a direction nearly due
north ; rose steadily to a great height ; and, after dimi-
nishing to a mere speck, finally disappeared in the distant
" etherial blue."

BOOKBINDERS' ANNIVERSARY.—The members of the
Liverpool Journeymen Bookbinders' Society celebrated
their anniversary on Wednesday last, by dining together
at the house of Mr. John Brighouse, Park-road. Several
of the employers honoured the men with their company,
and advantage was taken of the occasion to present Mr.
Thomas Smith, of Castle-street, with a token of respect.
It consisted of a very neat silver snuff-box, which bore
the following inscription :—" Presented to Mr. Thomas
Smith, by the Liverpool Journeymen Bookbinders'
Society, as a tribute of respect and gratitude for many
favours conferred by him on their distressed brethren."

ness-, were seen in transilu from the docks to the several
ire-houses. The blacks were beautifully pelucid, resent-
blibg.the finest crystal. The sun was powerful, but they
appeared to form, to a great degree, an atmosphere for
themselves; for though uncovered, the leakage, from
melting, was- very trifling.
EFFECTS OF INTOXICATION.—On Saturday aletrulle
of haggard-appearance; named Brown, was brought op-at
the Police Court, under the following eircumstancen;---It
appeared that her unfortunate child, an infant only sixteen
months old, was observed to tumble out of the wintiow of
its mother's wretched abode and to fall uuon its sideon
the pavement. The height of the window from the
ground was said•to be thin en feet, and the child in fail-
ing broke its thigh, and its Weis in danger. On going- up
to the room, the 'prisoner was4,,und in a sate of intoxica.:
tion, sitting close to the window frum which the accident
happened; and it was supposed that the child had fallen,
and was not thrown out. The prisoner was remanded.

DEATH OF CGOKE THE CELEBNATED EQUESTRIAN.-

This patriarch of the Circus died a few days ago in this

town—in great distress we regret to say, so much so, that
a few friends who knew him in hi: prosperity are rpm
getting up a subscription for his destitute widow. The
Royal Amphitheatre, Great Charlotte-stiest —the noblest
edifice of its kind out of London—is one of the many
structures he built in the course of his extraordinary and
diversified career; and there is no town in the empire
where he and his troop were not well known some
twenty or thirty years ago. He has left some manuscripts
of his life behind him, which will probably be published
when properly revised for the press.
FIELDING, THE MURDERER:—This individual, who
Tcommirtrd•str-rna-nr horribWatroalies on board the Sa-
ladin, accounts of which have been published in all the
papers, was well known in Liverpool. His wife lives here
at present, and has been a resident of- the town for some
years. They did not re-ide together fora long- time past ;
but he allowed 9s. a week, which she received et the pa-
rish-office. Upon being made acquainted wi,h his tragi-
cal deeds on board the Saladirt, she manifested little or
no surprise, as she had often been suljected to ill treat-
ment at his hands ; but she expressed much concern at
hearing the Lite of her unhappy son, who, it will be re-
collected, was thrown overboard after the father.
NEW WATER WORKS,—These works-are now in pro-
gress. The contractors for sinking the well are Messrs.
Jones and Ouseley, and they have already got deep
enough into the ". boaels of the land" to drain all the
wells and pumps in the neighbourhood of the Old SWan.
'I he site chosen is a little beyond the Cattle Market ;
from thence the water is to be forced to a large cistern
near the Necropolis. and from thence,. by means of pipes,
is to be distributed through the different streets in which
property is in the greatest danger from fire. The con-
tractors for the mains are, we believe, founders near
Birmingham, and the pipes may be expected here in a
few weeks. The well, however, will not be completed
until next June.

PAWNBROKERS FINED.—On Wednesday- last, Mr.
Robinson, who appeared on behalf of the Churchwardens
of Liverpool, preferred three charges against George
Richards, pawnbroker, of London-road, for demanding
more than the legal rate of interest allowed by act of Par-
liament. The magistrates ordered him to pay a fine of
£5 and 4s. 6d. costs, in each case, and expressed their
determination to inflict the full penalty in future, which
is £lO, as they were detc vnined to do their utmost to put
the system down. Mr. Richards expressed himself to
the effect that he should reserve his defence for the sea.
sions.—On the same day, Henry Adamson, Burlinzton-
street, was fined £5 and costs, for a similar offence,
having charged 6d. for interest on some goods pledged at
his shop, instead of ad., which was all he bad a right to

A DISAPPOINTED FORTUNE HUNTER.—A young man,
named Thomas Dempsey, was charged at the Pol;ce-
coutt, on Thursday, wiih having, for upwards of ten
months, neg:ected to support his wife, who Lad become
chargeable to the parish. The wife, a pretty looking girl,
fifteen years of age, to whom the prisoner had been mar-
ried upwards of twelve months, appeared to substantiate
the summons. In reply to the charge Dempsey said he
did not conceive that he was bound, either morally or
legally, to give such support ; when he married his wife it
was on the condition that he was to receive a " small decent
fortune" with her; this condition had not been fulfilled.
therefore he thought himself freed from the one he had
made, that be would "love and cherish." Ile was sent
to gaol for a month, to ruminate on the erroneous opinion
he had formed of the duties and responsibilities of a
husband.

CHARGE OF FELONY AGAINST A WEDDING GUEST.
—At the P lice-court, on Monday, a Toting man, named
Thomas Seaton, was placed at the bar before Richard
Houghton, Esq., charged with felony. The complaining
party, a man named Morgan, stated, that, on Saturday
last, he was sent for to the house of Mrs. Syers, who had
that day been married, and sl,e paid him £25 in a £2O
note and a£s note. When he came down the prisoner
and another person asked him to go and have a game at
bowls, at the Derby Arms. He consented, and, after
having plated three games, went into the house and sat
down in the parlour. The prisoner sat next to him, on
his left hand. He had the notes in his left hand waistcoat
pocket. In a short time he missed his money, and said
aloud, " I have lost my money, and it is in the room, for
no one has been out or in." There were then six persons
present. The money was found in the trousers pocker of
the prison, r. who declared that be had not put it there.
The whole of the party were considerably in drink, but
perfectly conscious of what was going on. He was re-
manded, and subsequently discharged.

PROVINCIAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL ASSOCIATION.
—The annual meeting of the Newton branch of this
Association, was held at Newton. on the 27th instant.
Among the members present were Drs. Holme, Lyon, and
Black, and Messrs. Ainsworth, Wilson, and Whitehead,
of Manchester; Sir Arnold Knight, M.D., and Messrs,
Neil, and Eden, of Liverpool ; Dr. Kendrick, of War-
ring'on. The members assembled at twelve o'clock,
under the presidency of Dr. Lyon, of Manchester, when
the transactions of the society during the past year, and
the report of the council were read by Mr. Hamilton, the
secretary; after which various interesting subjects were
brought forward and discussed by the different members.
At three o'clock they sat down to dialler, Dr. Lyon in
the chair, the vice-president being Mr. Eden, of Liver-
pool, and Mr. Jordan. of Manchester. The usual toasts
connected with the occasion were proposed, and the mem-
bers separated, impressed with the utility of such meetings
in promoting the diffusion of scientific information, and
fostering that feeling of friendly intercourse which ought
to exist amongst all members of the profession.

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COMMISSIONERS.—
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the Town-hall, " for," as a shrewd
There were fourteen commissioners present, and John
Deane Case, Esq„ took the chair. A conversation arose
on the subject of the water carts, from which it appeared
that they were to go over the town generally, and that one
street would not be favoured more than another. The
had not
sn
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salary of the person appointed to survey the building of
the lodges (now going on) in the park, was stated to be
from Mr. Sudlow. said the park should be fenced in pre-
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two guineas a week. Mr. Jackson, iTtnh
course of the autumn. They wished to procure handsome
,000.
railing on economical terms, and this caused some delay.
vious to beingce:ppuileanninstieetdte,oeaf nxrde2ported t
cement for the flooring of the market. as it would cause
taaihnd' haotepattdll:ldedli at
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ceeded with, which was agreed to. The receipts of trhe
ferry were stated to be going on favourably, and it was
hoped that all the boats would soon be in operation, so
that Monk's Ferry could also be effectually worked. Mr.
Sudlow asked several questions relative to the borrowing
of money—a loan of £lO,OOO being taken at four per
cent., which he thought too much. Had they advertised
for loans ; Mr. Greene said they had not in the instance
of the £lO,OOO, but would hereafter when they wanted
mot.: money. He thought Mr. Sudlow had better attend
the Finance Committee, of which he was a member, and
to
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there discuss such matters. Mr. S. said the day of meet-
trai eet teyhr
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ing (Friday) was inconvenient for him. The proceedings
were then confirmed, and the board adjourned.
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT AND RESCUE OF A PRISONER.
—William Edwards, a car driver, in the employ of John
Wright, of the Golden Lion, Neston, was summoned be-
fore Sir Edward Cust and J. D. Case, Esq., for an assault
on John Brooks, a carter, at Lower Bebbington ; Wright
was also charged with rescuing Edwards after be had
been taken into custody by Griffiths, the constable of
Lower Bebbington. Brooks deposed that he was coming
through Bebbington, on Sunday evening, about eight
o'clock, with a horse, and when opposite the Ship Inn, he
aaw Edwards, who began to tease him, upon which
Wright, who was on his omnibus, struck complainant's
horse with his whip. Brooks then said be would pull him
off his box, when Wright told Edwards to strike him,
which the latter did with his fist, knocking him down
against the wheel of the omnibus ; complainant then got
up, and tried to defend himself, when he was again knocked
down under the horses' feet. He was taken up in a state
of insensibility, having received a severe wound on the
head, a portion of the skull being laid completely bare.
He was attended by a surgeon. Griffiths, the constable,
stated that he took Edwards into custody, when Wright,
who is a tall, powerful man, came and released him, say-
ing he would be responsible for the consequences. Ed-
wards said he had been drinking all day, and did not re-
member anything that took place, and Wright denied that
he had taken the prisoner away by force, but had done so
with the officer's consent, The magistrates observed that
it was one of the worst cases they had ever heard of in
that neighbourhood. Very great outrages had been com-
mitted
at Lower Bebbington on the Sabbath, and frequent
complaints had been made. Edwards was ordered to pay
the sum of £3 is., being the amount of expenses, &c.
incurred by the complainant, including also the loss he
would sustain by being kept from his employ. Wright,
after a severe admonition from the magistrates, was fined
45.

PUBLICANS AND BEER-SELLERS FINEx.' —Ten cases LAUNCH OF THE "THOMAS WiLsoN."—On Thursday
-----
were as follow :—Brooker, beerseller,
were beard at the Police.c•turt, on Frida
~ The results 'a benitilid iron steamer, for the Seacombe ferry, built by
Upper ii,,,,.:iiieton, Messrs: Wilson's, the builders' yard, north shore. The
fined 205.; Glover, beerseller, Itichmorid e
.2!) .; proprietors, Messrs. Parry, intended to give the numerous
Scott, beerseller, Limekiln.l..
lane, 5; Wilson, ,ef,elt,r, and select party they had invited, asa I round the floating
Wolf-stre-t, 20s. ; Glover, beerseller, Eaton-street',
au. 1 N..,",t, &
but the rn prevented the excursi,n. An abUndant
quitted ; Tom k irts,n, beerseller, Porte. ies, 60s. ; Chad-
, into
,„..,,.-varit repair, including every delicacy, was therefore
1,
wick, beerseller, Sourh-street„ 20s. ; Brown, beerseller,
sl,fclot the spacious room on the pleasure grounds of
0f5442.,-41 as vice-president. A rumber of gen-
-
South street, 40s. ; Mitchell, beerseller, Circus-street, the Selorillst..l"el•
£5 ; Smith, publican, Bent-street, 20s. The total fines W. Itigt...7 Mr. Parry took the chair, and Mr.
imposed amounted to £2O, exclusive of the costs, which . Vernet) of this wow, S acomk., and the neighbourlaiod
were inflicted in each case where 'the-party was fined. were presenteinclinlirig Kr. Meadows, agent to the Lord
FOREIGN ICE.—A. great quantity of ire has recently of the a
Mrs. Manor, Major - Fletcher. Cai;tdins Edwards and
been imported into Liverpo,l froM the northern parts of
114 'Pherson, M's 3. WIWI' toe hullers, &e. The prin-
the United States, for the use of the -confectioners and cipai toasts were--..‘''The Tri,ornas Wilson," (which had
.
hotel keepers. Towards the close of kist week, large
received her name fi'om Miss Zargaret Smith
the iota_
cart-loads of the a:tide, in immense masses or square resiingrdaughter of het captain,) acd the health
blocks,-from one and a half to about two feet in thick- Parry, who has
-so creditably contlaCtstl the Seacoobe

hotel for upwarcla-of 4Cr seers. Mr. Richard Parry, he?
son, returned thanks in feeling and affecti:tg terms. The
vessel will he fitted with a powerful engine on the most
approved principle; and we doubt not will p."ovt a great
acquisition to passengers to that delightful ferry.
MR. PILEMGTON, MASTEE OF THE WORiTSIOVSE
SCHOOL.—We' have great pleasure in appropriaoos the
following paragraph from the Journal of Saturday. The
feeling which haicl:ctited the concluding remark, is hi,Thry
ho'nourabl:- to the wiiter, and forms-a remarkaNe contrmt
to that so long evinced by his radicarbrothers of the press,
in their unfounded- and malignan4 viturierations against
the officers of the Workhouse :—Testerclay, the boys of
the Workhouse Sck°lol, Brownlovv-hill„ presented their
schoolmaster, (througltt he Rev. S. Craggrchaplain,), with
an elegant Binh, aod Church Service, as a,tok en of respect.
On a silver plate, affixed to the back of the Bible, is. this
inscription:—" Present-to Mr. George. Filkingtorty by
the boys of the Parochi4L School, (comprising different
denominations.) and their parents, as a tribute of respect,.
for his notvearied diligence-in promoting,,for ?ipwards of
eight years, the education of the youth conamittzd to his
care: July, Whenitis considered: that'this pre—
sent was made by pauper children, RoirproCat3mlics as.
well as Protestants, it must bet exceedingly grarffying to
the roe-payers, as a convincing"proof tha. the'rnaster has
the interest of ihe poor children Ut heart, and has •sktgered
their affections.

Sn /OWE RS.—Birkenhead fair did not pass cmer-WithNot
a sharper doing a little business. Alan man, dressed' in
black, and. reseruhltng a groom, introduc d himself to a
gentleman, representing himself as Sir William Tit: Stan-4
ley's groom, aria, after observing that 'he knew the gen-
tleman's son who had hunted with Sir William, said there'
Rag a h,r-se th.t would suit him at the Albion, but he had;
quarrelled with the owner about the price, and should
teel obliged if he would do Sir William a service, bargain.,
for the hoese, and pay the man £45. nod he,,would repay
him. Afier some altercation among lie parties, and the•
gentleman believing the sharper to be a groom of Sir W..
M. Stanley's. he was induced to advance the money,.
which the other sharper fingered, and then bolted with
his accomp'ice, leaving the gentleman to make the best
he could of a horse worth only a few pounds. The sharpers •
had tried the trick on- several gentlemen; under various
pretences, but without success, and it is thought that they
are the same parties who tried the same game in Liver
moot on Tuesday last. The fortunate purchaser has since •
been roasted almost to death about his bargain,•and feels
the more inortifted at his own verdure as precisely the •
same trick was, played at the fair last year.
INQUESTS. —Four inquests were held before the borough •
coroner on Tuesday. The first was on the body of John •
Guy, a child, thirteen weeks old, son of a cart owner, in-
Preston•strett, who died from the congestion of thelungs:
The second was on the body of James Brown, who acci-
dentally fell a few days since from a pile of cotter' 'in a'
warehouse in Carleton-street, and died in consequence of
the injuries in the Northern Hospital. The third was on
the body of a Mrs. Harper, who, whilst washing-clothes
at a publican's house became suddenly ill, fell upon' the
floor, and died almost instantaneously of disease the
heart. The fourth was on the body of a child picked up
in St. Paul's church-yard, in a sate of decomposition...
Verdicts in accordance with the evidence were returned in
the several cases. On Thursday, on the body of the
fant daughter of Evan Vaughan, of Meadows-street. The
deceased was found dead in the cradle, death having been
caused by convulsions. Verdict accordingly. On the
body of William Collaton, the infant child of Patrick
Collaton, of Dawson-street, who accidentally fill under -
the wheel of a cart in Houghton-street, on Wednesday.
The evidence went to show that no blame attached to the •
driver, and the jury returned a verdict of accidental death..
CAUTION TO CAR-DatvEas.--On Saturday, .a man, .
named John Egerton was brought before Mr. Theodore
Rathbone, on a charge of having embezzled a parcel con- •
raining some small erticles, the property of Me. George
Wainwright, merchant, of this town. Mr. Wainwright
stated that he had landed from the Achilles, steamer,
at one o'clock the day before, and had engaged a car, at
the Clarence Dock, to take him to his office, in Dale-
street. He put into the car a box, a coat, and the parcel
in question ; and, on arriving in Dale-street, he jumped
out in a hurry, told the driver to carry the luggage into •
the office, and paid him- is. 6d., the amount of the fare.
Immediately after he missed the parcel; and, after a good
deal of troub'e, he discovered the car. The prisoner
who appeared to be the driver, but who was not the per- .
son that had driven from the Clarence Dock to Dale-sti eet,
denied all knowledge of the parcel; but,•aler having been.
threatened with the consequences, he promised to find
the actual driver, Wheywas a person of the name of Miller,
and with that view, took Mr. Wainwright to an adjoining.,
public-house, where, instead of asking for Miller, he told
the servant to bring him the parcel. It was accordingly
brought ; nothing was stolen out of it, but it had evidently
been opened. Mr. Ratbbone said the case was one of .
considerable suspicion, but that, as there was want of evi-
dence to bring home the felonious intent, the prisoner
should be discharged with a caution as to his future.
conduct.

WHOLESALE PLUNDERING.—.Tames Partridge, a young
man in the employ of Mr. Jones, draper and mercer, Old
Haymarket, was charged, at the Police-court, on Thurs-
day, with having plundered his employer to an extensive
amount. It appeared that the prisoner had been in Mr.
Jones's employ about nine months, during which time he
had had the management of one dep,rtment of the busi-
ne-s of the establishment. The prisoner bad represented
to his employer that he was residing in a private house in
Mount-pleasant; but on Tuesday, Mr. Jones received
information that he lived in Scotland-road, and that his
wife kept a millinery shop. For some time past, Mr.
Jones had missed a great quantity of goods ; and in con-
sequence of seeing pieces of ribbons and other articles of
which the prisoner bad the control in other than their
usual places, and from the information he had received as
to his residence and his wife's calling, he was induced to
put a watch over the prisoner's conduct, and on Tuesday
two of the assistants in the shop marked a roll of ribbon,
and cut from it a piece, in a peculiar way ; the roll was
then placed in a drawer, and after the prison& had left
the shop at night, it was found the ribbon had been taken.
Mr. Jones obtained the assistance of police-officer Lloyd,
and the prisoner's shop was searched, and goods, consist-
ing of ribbons, scarfs, lace, &c., to the value of between
£lO and £lOO, the property of Mr. Jones, were found,
amongst which was the marked roll of ribbon. The goods
found were produced in court, and identified by Mr. Jones
and his assistants ; and it was stated that they could not
by possibility have been sold, as they were not marked off
the stuck. The prisoner was cimmitted to the sessions
for trial. Mr. Jones is positive of having lost property to
the value of from £2OO to £250.
CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL.—Recently a meeting
was held at the Bull Inn, Preston, of the friends of the
Northern Church of England School, about to be esta-
blished at Rossall• hall, for the education of the • sons of
clergymen and other gentlemen, under the direct
super-
intendence of the Established Church, upon a plan
Establishment at Marlborough.
The
Bishop of Chester presided, and there sere also
present the Chancellor of the Diocese, the Archdeacon of
nearly
similar to the Scholastic
Manchester, and several of the clergy of the town and
neighbourhood, as well as a large proportion of the gentry
and eminent manufacturers of Preston and its vicinity.
It appears, that upwards of £5,000 has been already sub-
scribed ; and it is expected that the establishment will be
opened in the course of a very few weeks for the reception,
of pupils. The resolutions will be found in our adver-
tising columns. The worshipful and. Rev. Chancellor
Raikes in moving the first resolution said, " he never pro-
posed a resolution at any meeting which carried more sa-
tisfaction to his own mind that it would meet with the
entire approbation of those to whom it was submitted.
Every clause seemed to involve in itself a point of the
greatest importance, and some point on which there could
not be a shadow of difference in opinion. (Hear.) It
stated that it was highly desirable that a school on.similar
principles to the one established at Marlborough should
ed
be established in the North of England. That school
had realised the expectations of its founders, though when
it was established the founders seemed as it were, to put
tr place;
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cat e
to sea without chart or compass. Its success depended
upon the merits of the plan; and it succeeded. Now
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that another
the he
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had
would also succeed. There was every reason it- should
do so. No doubt when Marlborough was chosen for
the situation of the school it was on account of pos-
sessing some local advantages; but it bad also the die-.
advantage of competition, for in that part of the coun,
try there were already established many schools. When
they considered, too, the great increase in the number of
the clergy, and the impossibility of providing for the edu-
cation of their children in a proper manner from their
own resources, an appeal might be wade to other classes
for the support of this institution. Various societies were
gbi Tut itself
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best securities for future character. He could state from
his own experience, when choosing a school for his own
sons, that it was not merely the character and attainments
of the masters that were looked to, but also the character
of the families by whom children were sent to the schools.
Whatever influence was exercised by the masters, there
was an indirect but subtle arid powerful influence exercised
by schoolfellows, and he was anxious to know by whom
such influence should be exercised on his children. These
schools would offer the best security for this influence
being beneficial, when the scholars were principally the
sons of the clergy. They would carry into school those
habits of religion which characterised the clergy them-
selves, and two classes of society would reap the advan.
tales of mixing together. All ideas of separate interests
would be done away with, by making the children of the
clergy the schoolfellows of the children of the laity,"