The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-02-08 00:00:00

THE EDUCATION COMMITTED

The proceedings of the Education Committee were read
The reports on the present state of the schools were to the
following effect :
North School. South School.
Boys . . . 122
Girls . . . . 85
Infants . . . 94

Mr. MOLYNEUX moved the confirmation of the proceed-
ings. and in dying so took occasion to express a hope that
when the vacanciee should have been filled, and the schools
in regular order, there would be a great increase of children:
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The MAYOR read a letter he had received from the head
masters, Messrs. Meilson and Lewis, in which they stated
that they had not resigned their situations, and that they
begged to submit their protest to any reports to the contrary.
Mr. MoLYNgux said he had no objection to substitute
the word " dismissed" for " resignation" to the masters in
question. At the same time he wished to observe that the
six or seven gentlemen on the committee had decided that it
amounted to a resignation.

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Upon the suggestion of. Mr. PROCTER.
The TOWN- CLERK read the entry in the committee-book.
It was to the effect that Neilson and Lewis had been called
in, and desired to prepare a time-table, which they had de-
clined to do, and that they severally resigned their situa-
tions, which they,were requested to state in writing.
Mr. HODGSON stated upon his honour that they had made
a distinct resignation.
Mr. EVANS said it would be a useless splitting of hairs to
continue a discussion as to whether they had resigned or
been dismissed • he contended that there had been a virtual
dismissal, and the question was, whether they should receive
three months' salary or not.

The MAY 0 R corrected the speaker. There was no motion
or amendment to the effect, neither indeed was any motion
on the subject requisite, because the payment of the salary
seemed to have been agreed upon in committee, and was em-
bodiedin the proceedings which had just been read.
Mr. EARLE said the council had got into confusion with
respect to the school question, and so long as justice should
be refused to the community, so long the subject should not
be considered to rest at ease. Large numbers of Roman
Catholic children had left the schools, and had been forced
into exclusively Catholic, where they would be precluded
from seeing any liberality. It had been said that religion
was at the bottom of the present system, but he thought that
the " craft and subtlety of the devil and man" had been at
work against the schools as conducted under the late council.
He believed Mr. Hodgson to be sincere, for he had shown
his sincerity on a great number of occasions, but the persons
who instilled notions about popery having been taught in the
schools into his head knew that they were instilling falshoods.
He then remarked upon the placard which had been issued
by the Education Committee in denial of certain misrepre-
sentations which had been circulated in reference to the
schools, and concluded by moving that the placard was totally
out of order, and that the Education Committee be ordered
to refund the expense of it.
Mr. Bu LLEY said he had implored of the committee not to
issue the placard. He wished to have two letters from the
masters of the South School, which had been read in commit-
tee, to be laid before the council. There was, he said, one
gentleman on the committee who always violated the prin-
ciples of decency and order.
Mr. HODGSON asked his name ?
Mr. BULLET said it was Mr. Harbord.
Mr. HARBORD expressed his thanks to Mr. Bulley for the
public reproof he had the honour of receiving at his hands,
provided the gentleman had administered it in a christian
spirit, a question which he left the council to decide.
Mr. ISAAC Homdzs contended that the schools had been
originally erected for the education of protestant children.
He bad heard it reported that the radicals were determined
on agitating the school question with the view of regaining
their " Paradise Lost."
Mr. BRIGHT wished to know why the report of a Mrs.
Walsh, in connexion with the schools, had not been pre-
sented to the council ?
Mr. MOLYNEUX denied that there had been any such re-
port, but said that Mrs. Walsh had given him a number of
testimonials as to chatacter and ability, which had referred
to herself alone. (Hear.)
Mr. EVANS moved, as an amendment, that the proceed-
ings be confirmed. with the exception of that part of them
which appointed a superintendent over the schools at a salary
of £l5O a year.
Mr. EARLE intimated at this stage of the proceedings that
he would withdraw his amendment and support that of Mr.
Evans.
A long discussion ensued, in which Mr. Birkett, Mr. G.
H. Lawrence, Mr. Parker, Mr. Bolton, Mr. Hodgson, Mr.
Aikin, Mr, Turner, and Mr. Yates took part.
The question was then put, when there appeared for the
amendment, 14 ; against it, 28.
The following gentlemen voted in the division:—
For it—W. Thornhill, WoPreston, J. Mellor, J. Holmes,
T. Bolton, J. Aikin, R. Bright, .F. Jordan, J. Platt, T.
Holt, T. E, Evans, I'. B. Barclay, and W. Earle.
Against it—Thomas Shaw, F. Shand, D. Hodgson, Isaac
Holmearß. Houghton, H. Copeland, J. Edwards, R. B. B.
H. Blundell, J. Aspinall, J. Cooper, J. N. Wood, W. Bir-
kett, R. Gladstone, J. Procter, J. B. Lloyd, R. Rigby, J.
Kilshaw, J. Parker, G. H. Lawrence, A. Smith, jun., R.
Harbord, W. Nicol, J. H. Turner, T. Chilton, E. Mulyneux,
R. S. Crook, and the Mayor.
The amendment was, consequently, lost, and the original
resolution carried.
The proceedings of several committees were next read,
without comment.
The DEPUTY TOWN-CLERK read a memorial which had
been received from the Rev. William Parker, of St. Patrick's
Roman Catholic Chapel, Toxteth-park, and which had been
presented by Mr. Aikin, complaining of certain expressions
reported to have fallen from Mr. Harbord and Mr. Moly-
neux, on a former day, in reference to his conduct in the.
Corporation Schools. He denied that he had been guilty of
the misconduct attributed to him, and he hoped the council
would acquit him of the alleged charges.
Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE hoped, after having heard what the
rev. gentleman had to say, that the council would proceed
with the regular business on the paper, and he made a motion
to this effect.

Mr. I-lAanonn and Mr. MOLTNEUX re-stated what they
had said on the previous day, and assured the council that
they had authority for what had fallen from them on that
occasion.
Mr. HODGSON moved, as an amendment, that the memo-
rial be rejected.
M. SHARD seconded the motion.
The question was then put, when there appeared—
For the amendment, 20—Against it, 17.

The following gentlemen voted in the division :
For it—Thomas Shaw, F. Shand, D. Hodgson, H. Cope-
land, J. Edwards, T. Sands, J. Aspinall, J. Cooper, J. N.
Wood, W. Birkett, IL Gladstone, J. B. Lloyd. J. Kilshaw,
J. Parker, R. Harbord, R. Houghton, T. Chilton, E. Mo-
lyneux, R. S. Crook, and the Mayor.
Against it—lsaac Holmes, W. Thornhill, W. Preston, J.
Mellor, J. Holmes, T. Bolton, J. Aikin, R. Bright, IL V.
Yates, J. Priestley, G. H. Lawrence. F. Jordan, J. Platt,
A. Smith, jun., E. Evans, W. Earle, and J. H. Turner.
The amendment was consequently carried.
Mr. Harbord's election to the Education Committee was
confirmed. _ _ _

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A memorial from Dr. Freckleton, touching the sale of the
Botanic Gardens to the Council, was referred to the Finance
Committee. _ _ _ .

A motion by Mr. LLOYD, for granting 50 guineas to the
Eastern Dispensary; and a motion of Mr. PLAIT, for grant-
ing £lOO to the Southern and Toxteth-park Hospital, both
to be continued subject to annual consideration, were referred
to the Finance Committee.

The Council broke up at a quarter to five o'clock, having
sat nearly six hours !

THE ANTI-CORN-LAW BAZAAR

(For the Liverpool Standard.)
The Anti-Corn Leaguers in " Conference " met,
To plan the best way the money to get.
Agitation, they say, does a vast deal of good:
But who agitates for another man's good ?

The six hundred noodles, who lately met,
Have done us no good, but run us in debt;
For, according to Cocker, at ten pounds a-piece,
There is six thousand pounds for that flock of geese

Without the steam the engine would stop,
And the League without money would very soon drop
To " raise the wind " we must rack our brain,
And who can plan better than " rogues in grain"?
One 's for a concert and one 's for a ball,
But the Quakers turned pale at the mention of all:
Soule called for sermons, and after collection;
Said the Socialists No, we have an objection.

Mrs. M said, if George, dear, a lecture would give,
The cash would still flow, and the League would still live;
I'll do it, said George, if the tickets you'll sell—
The price half a crown, and we'll soon make it tell.
The lectures were given in many a town ;
The money was called for, but did not come down ;
And some other plan must these wise heads contrive,
Or the League through the session will never survive.

I've hit it, said Thompson—hurrah ! hurrah !
We'll call o❑ the ladies, and have a Bazaar :
They will supply us with trinkets most rare,
And we can get plenty of Brummagem ware.

The ladies political quite liked the job,
From simple M'K—w to bold Mrs. Cob---;
And Misses by dozens are very soon got,
Who are anxious, at least, to sell one single lot !

The money is raised, but the people still groan :
While crying for bread, they give them a stone.
The money is spent to keep up agitation :
The poor may still grumble and starve through the nation-

DEATH BY DROWNING:—An inquest was held yesterday,
before Mr. Curry, on the body of Susannah 1114Doutdd. The
deceased was the wife of John M`Donald, a rigger, residing
in Clement-street. She was 51 years old. A. boy belonging
to a flat, found the body on Saturday night in the canal,
quite dead. She was seen previously at the wooden bridge of
the canal, which was then partly open, and the man who saw
her warned her of her danger, and fixed the hridge so that
she safely passed it, and they then took difflptent roads.—
Verdict, that the deceased was found drowned.

COMMITMENT.—Thomas M`Knight and Margars Mann
were yesterday, at the Police Court, committed fo4- trial at
the Sessions, on a charge of stealing a gnantity of clothes from
a house in Harly-street.—Sarah M`Master was also com-
mitted for robbing a gentleman of his watch, in a :house in
Leander-street.—

DEATH FROM BURNING.—An inquest was held yesterday,
on view of the body of Edward M`Glore. The dieceased.
who was four years old, was left by his mother, in a room:
which they occupied in Marlborough-street, along w ith two
younger children ; she went out to make some purchases.
Daring her absence the deceased was heard by a. female
neighbour to cry out " Oh mother ! mother !" and on run-
ning in she found him in a blaze. The fire was extinguished,
but he was so severely burnt, that though assistance was got,
he died in about three hours after. There was but a nc.or fire
in the grate.