The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-03-01 00:00:00

Lord &Imam was present at the third parliamentary din •
ncr of the speaker on Saturday last; and .his lordsh►p at-
tended, along with Sir Howard Douglas, it the levee of the
right honourable gentleman on the same evening.

BOOK COLLECTORS.—Book collectors have now an oppor-
tunityirarely presented to them, of adding many scarce works
to their libraries, in consequence of the sale of the Rev. Dr.
Lee's library. Messrs. Turner and Rose, of South Castle-
street, will be happy to show a catalogue.
WELSH BALL.—Last evening a splendid ball, in honour
of the birth of the Prince of Wales, was held in the Town-
hall, the proceeds of which it. is intended to appropriate in
aid of the Welsh Charity School, in Russel-street. The
lady patroness was Mrs. H. R. Saudbach. Nearly 1000 per-
sons were present. Dancing commenced shortly after nine
o'clock, to the enlivening strains of Horabin's band. At the
time we were going to press, " the light fantastic toe" was
being tripped with great sidrit, and with no prospect of the
party separating till a late, ur rather an early, hour this
morning.

THE BOSTON AND HALIFAX STEAM MAIL SHIPS.—The
Britannia, Captain Hewitt, after being in the Queen's
Graving Dock for a short time, returned to the Coburg
Dock on Sunday.. She was the first of the line that con-
veyed the mails to Anierica, yet was found to he as sound
and seaworthy as on the day of her launching. The Caledo-
nia, Captain Lott, went into the Graving Duck yesterday to
have the bottom overhauled. She too appears to be quite
unshaken and perfect in her hull, notwithstanding the
buffeting she recently sustained, when in consequence of
damage to her rudder she returned to port.

DEATH FROM APOPLEXY.L-AR inquisition was held yes-
terday, before Mr. Curry, on view of the body of James
Richards, a young man, 2G years of age, who was mate of the
Mersey, steam-packet, belonging to the City of Dublin
Steam Navigation Company. Lawrence Murrel, barman to
Mr. John Langan, innkeeper, Waterloo-road, said, that on
Saturday afternoon, between three and four o'clock, deceased
came into the house and asked for a glass of gin. He ap-
peared to be sober, and gave a shilling to pay for it: While
witness was placing the change on the counter, and before
deceased had drunk, he observed the latter suddenly fall
backwards on the floor. He was immediately raised, and
appeared to rally for a moment or two, when he again fell
back, and appeared to be in a fit. .He was carried into a
room, and a surgeon was called to him as quickly as possible.
Mr. Patrick Kelly, surgeon, said, that when called in he
found the deceased in a dying state, and used every means to
restore. him, but without effect, as he died in about three
minutes. He (witness) had made a post mortem examina-
tion, and was of opinion that death was caused by apoplexy.
The jury returned a verdict accordingly, to the effect that
deceased died from natural causes.

SPREAD OF TRACTARIANISM.—The Morning Herald of
yesterday contains a letter from the Rev. John Lee, rector
of Whitchurch, a watchful guardian of the interests of our
Protestant church, in which he says that " a clerical inspec-
tor of schools, appointed. by the Archbishop of Canterbury,
has recently urged a supporter of 'several of. these charitable
institutions in the diocese of Lichfield to introduce A rtomistt
CATECHISM, for the instruction of the children." Well may
Mr. Lee say that the subject deserves at least serious inves-
tigation.

THE LIVERPOOL BANKING COMPANY.—The usual an-
nual meeting of the proprietors of this bank, took place at
the Clarendon-Rooms, on Tuesday, when the directors pre-
sented the report for the past year. It gave general satis-
faction, as, besides the usual dividends, a handsome snrplus
was placed to the reserved fund. Thanks were unanimously
voted to the directors for their cautious and successful
management during a year of unexampled pressure on all the
commercial and manufacturing interests of the country.

PROPOSED COLLEGES AT FLEETWOOD-ON-

WYRE

The present is certainly an age of wonders, considered not
only physically but morally ; and in the rapid strides which
science and enterprise are making throughout the land, we
foresee, even through the gloom of considerable commercial
depression, and the retardations of party opposition, the ap-
proach of a brighter era than our historians have yet had the
happiness to record; and which, if we blamelessly assume
England to be the " model" of the nations, will, through
her intercourse and example, shed its benign influence over
even the remotest portions of the globe ;—for what the poet
has said of " self-love" will apply with equal truth to mental
progression :

" Intelligence' the virtuous mind can wake,
As the small pebble stirs the peaceful lake;
Friend—parent---neighbour, first it will embrace,—
Our country next, and next—all human race."

The advancement of general and mechanical science ; the
triumps of industry in spite of innumerable obstacles ; the
intersection of our country by railways, and the progress of
steam navigation,—approximating district to district, and
even continent to continent ; enabling us to supply mutual
wants and mutual wealth—to administer to the comforts and
happiness of the whole human family, and to spread civiliza-
tion and refinement wherever our flag is unfurled ;—all impel
us to the pleasing anticipation of a consummation highly
beneficial to the best interests of mankind. The very dis-
cussions on the question of the education of the people, an-
tagonist and frequently acrimonious as they are, serve but to
confirm our opinions on this point; for all parties now ac-
knowledge the necessity of general instruction, as necessary
to the maintainance of our ascendancy in the scale of nations
in an age characterized by energetic competition ; and when
conflicting opinionists become weary of the fatigue and ex-
citement of prolonged hostility, the repose into which they
must naturally relapse will conduce to that mutual forbear-
ance and conciliation—dictated by self-interest and common
sense—which will doubtless lead to the happiest results to
the mass.

These being our decided convictions, and being, moreover,
the advocates, though humble, of the spread of useful know-
ledge amongst all classes of the people, it is with feelings of
sincere gratulation that we learn that an educational esta-
blishment is in progress of formation at Fleetwood, in this
county—a seminary which, judging from the principle on
which it is proposed to be ounded, as well as the magnitude
and practicability of the design, promises to become a valua-
ble acquisition not only to this populous locality, but " a
model" from which the patriot and statesman may derive a
grand system of national education worthy of adoption
throughout the whole united kingdom.
Fleetwood, at the mouth of the Wyre, is a town of but
recent date. A few years only have elapsed since; to employ
a homely phrase, the foundation-stone was laid ; but such
are the attractions of its position that it already boasts of
many elegant edifices, and a very considerable, and, we may
add, select population. Its site, on the eastern point of the
entrance to Morecambe Bay, is proverbially salubrious ; and
the surrounding scenery, both in land and water, is extensive
and diversified. It presents great advantages for shipping,
from its admirable natural harbour, and its proximity to
many of the largest manufacturing towns, with which it has
already rapid communication by railway—meeting the north,
the south, and, through the latter, the great eastern lines, at
Preston. Promising, however, as it is in this respect, many
years must elapse before it can enter into commercial rivalry
with Liverpool or Glasgow ; but from its peculiar adaptation
for a watering-place, or a summer resort, whether for the
invalid or the recreative visitor, its salubrity, its seclusion
from the bustle of trade, and its cheap supply of the comforts
and even the luxuries of life—situated as it is in the great
" corn field" of Lancashire—it has been judiciously resolved,
should the project meet with adequate encouragement from a
discerning public, to render it the seat of education as well
as of health.

We learn from a prospectus (not yet we believe in general
circulation) that it is proposed to build two Colleges, the one
for 500 boys, and the other for as many young ladies,—" to
be founded and supported on the principle of life assurance"
—a system of which Mr. Vantini (a spirited proprietor in
Fleetwood) has maturely considered for a number of years ;
and so soon as the requisite number of pupils are registered,
an association will be forthwith formed for the erection of
the buildings, on a magnificent scale, both as regards interior
convenience and healthful recreation out of doors. The
members are to pay a small sum annually from the birth of
every child, after whose admission into the college the pay-
ment will be £2O per annum ; or a child may be educated by
the payment of a fixed annual sum from birth until the pupil
leaves. Two-thirds of the money is to be returned if the
child die before it is of age to be admitted. It is intended to
found the colleges when 1000 children have been registered ;
and until they are built no contribution is required. The
whole profits are to be devoted to the purposes of the esta-
blishment, excepting 5 per cent. to:proprietors, on the capital
subscribed. The government will be vested in governors,
who will appoint the principals, chaplain, and matrons. The
religious education of the boys will be conducted by the
chaplain, who will perform the religious services, and impart
instruction according to an outline approved by the Bishop
of the Diocese. Parents who are desirous that their children
should not attend the chaplain, may provide other means of
religious instruction. The morals of the pupils will be care-
fully attended to. The pupils will be divided into depart-
ments, according to age, and the tuition embraces all the
useful and ornamental branches, including the Ancient and
Modern Classics, Drawing, Music, German Literature,
French, Dancing, &c. Athletic exercises will also be encou-

raged.
The young ladies will be under the superintendence of a
committee of patronesses, and the instruction nearly similar
to that of the boys. They will be taught all that is useful
and ornamental in female life ; and efforts will be made to
inculcate that sort of knowledge which will enable a pupil,
on leaving the college, to take on herself the management of
a family and the education of children, _ _

We have before us plans of the colleges and playgrounds,
with a bird's-eye view of the whole establishment. They
cover a large area, and the design appears to embrace archi-
tectural elegance, with every appliance that can conduce to
health and comfort. Besides the extensive playgrounds,
there is a pai k of ten acres at each corner of..the quadrangu-
lar site. There are, also, isolated from the ;Ilain buildings,
and forming the angles of an outer square, a chapel, an in-
firmary, a riding school, and a pile of stabling, all of uniform
design. The capital required for the erection of these hand-
some buildings is £BO,OOO.
Such is an outline of the proposed colleges. The subsidiary
arrangements appear to be the result of great care and judg-
ment. One of the strongest inducements to the support of
the establishment by the public is, the principle adopted of
life insurance,—by which, for a comparatively small annual
sum, the payment of which will scarcely be felt, a parent
may ensure for his child a sound, moral, and classical educa-
tion ; at a place, too, deservedly esteemed for its salubrity,
and which (to employ the language of the projectors) is ex-
empt from many of the evils of older towns.

VOTES OF THE LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE

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MEMBERS,
On Mr. Villiers' motion,—" That all duties payable upon the
importation of corn, grain, meal, or flour, do now cease
and determine." (No. 1.)
. .

On Mr. Christopher's motion,—" That under 51s. the duty
upon every quarter of wheat shall be 255." (No. 2.)
No. 1. No. 2.
For. Agst. For. Agst,
_ _

Lord Stanley .
J. W. Patten
Lord F. Egerton S. Lancashire..
Hon. R. B. Wilbraham Ditto
Lord Sandon .
Sir H. Douglas .......
M. Philips
T. M. Gibson Ditto
T. G. Greene Lancaster ....
G. Marton
J. Brotherton Salford
P. Ainsworth Bolton —
J. Bowring Ditto
Sir 11. Fleetwood
Sir G. Strickland
J. Hor)), Blackburn....
W. J. Fielden Ditto
J. Fielden . Oldham —
General Johnson Ditto
I. Black burne Warrington ..
S. Crawford Rochdale ....

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C. Hindley Ashton
R. Walker
M. Wilson
P. Greenall
T. B. Crosse
W. T. Egerton N. Cheshire ..
G. C. Leigh Ditto ........
Sir P. Egerton .....
J. Tollernache
Lord R. Grosvenor .... Chester
J. Jervis Ditto
J. Brocklehurst Macclesfield ..
T. Grimsditch.... , Ditto
H. Marsland ..
R. Cobden ......