The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-02-15 00:00:00

NATIONAL EDUCATION

(From a Letter of the Rev. .1. C. Martin.)
If the present national system were now so modified as to
aid our church schools as well as those of dissenters, then, in
the processes of receiving aid, the recognition of the entire
system by our clergy must be clear, and multiplied, and va-
rious. It would be necessary, for example, for our clergy to
solicit aid from the board, to state their 7.ircumstances, and
submit their claims—to represent and remonstrate. suppli-
cate and remonstrate with the board—to bear their refusals,
and acknowledge their favours—to obey their orders, answer
their queries, set up their placards, admit their inspectors,
and subscribe their reports—we should join the priest and
Socinian in calling our places of education national
schools," and be, in fact, the supporters, subjects, and ser-
vants of the board—recognising its existence, extending its
authority, and enrolled upon its books ; or, in a word, be
vitally incorporated with the system, and reported as a part
and parcel of it in its periodical returns to Parliament, and
as claimants with the National Board in their yearly applica-
tions for a grant. And thus the clergy, by availing them-
selves of the system, would become responsible for its most
vicious parts, or be implicitly participators and agents for
perpetuating it as a whole, and sustaining and extending it as
the national system, in its entire compounded character,
whether of good or evil.

Now, this I believe the church cannot do. We cannot do
it to please the government, or to save the establishment.
We cannot do it in obedience to any civil authority, or to
any ecclesiastical, and that simply because principle is con-
cerned. It would be, in tact, doing evil, that evil may come;
and, 'therefore, the heterogepeous system proposed is not, I
believe, properly characterised as one involving " no aban-
donment of principle, nor as a system of " perfect tolera-
tion," by which the consciences of no denomination could
be wounded; but rather it should be stigmatised as one
prosecuting principle, and involving the most grievous de-
scription of intolerance—namely, the intolerance which op-
presses the conscience which should, most of all, be respected
—the conscience of the national church, the conscience
which judges right. indeed the Christian Examiner itself
appears in a great degree to admit as well as to deny this;
for the plan which at one time it characterises as a " middle
course," and one " which would unite cultivation of the
people with toleration of differences in religion," and of
which its " valued correspondent" also writes that, as things
are, one " could hardly imagine a plan better fitted to relieve
the difficulties of the legislator :" at another time it stigma-
tises as " an immense evil," of which no person had " so
misunderstood as, as to attribute to us an approbation " of
it ; nay, it involved " a proceeding from which a Christian
mind starts back as from a frightful spectre ;" and if all
this be so, the church cannot properly be involved in, or
connect herself conscientiously with it.

We are, I own, in our own consideration of any subject,
not at liberty to evade its practical difficulties ; and, there-
fore, if we are, as usual, met by the observation that, not-
withstanding our assertions of principle, still an insuperable
difficulty practically besets the education question; for a state
necessity actually compels the government to support all va-
rieties of education; and assist Romish Or Socinian schools,
as well as those of the church. The answer is, that such a
supposed necessity concerns the state or government, which
alone has to decide upon it ; but it is no concern whatever to
the church. The church can admit no.other necessity but
that of God's will, or of truth and duty alone. If, therefore,
the necessity be such as is supposed, or if the government
feel itself inevitably and irresistibly compelled to submit to
support Romish schools, and couirknance Socinian errors,
then we say that the government, inlielding to the necessity,
will also take the responsibility ; but the church can, neither
directly nor indirectly, in whole or in pftrt, join in the pro-
pagation of errors which she believes dangeious to salvation;
and, let me add, a discreet government, wlali is truly friend-
ly to the church, will never ask her.

Such a state necessity as is supposed her mitiesty's late-go-
vernment appeared to admit in England ; for ,ese double
grants were made for education—one to the '"National or
Church Society for the instruction of the Poor;" and the
other to the " British and Foreign School Society," for the
instruction of dissenters. But then the church in England
was not asked directly or indirectly to recognise the other

grant, nor the clergy to connect themselves with any dissent-
ing body ; and therefore the church in England felt herself
enabled to accept the grant, and dispense it on the princi-
ples of the English " National," or those of the Irish
•` Church-Education Society." If, therefore, the present
government feel itself obliged still to act in the same way in
England, and if it also wish to assimilate the practise in the
two countries, then I suppose the church in both her branches
will act alike ; or that we in Ireland may also accept a grant
for Education, provided we are not called upon to connect
ourselves with any system which either in whole or in part
countenances dangerous error. If our clergy be asked to re-
cognise no system but our own to communicate on matters
ofreligious instruction exclusively with our own ecclesiastical

superiors—to admit, no more than in England, any extra
ecclesiastical restraint or inspection—if, in fact, no church-
man (nor indeed dissenter who may be allowed the same
privilege) be asked to uphold any religious principles or oys-
ter!' but his own, then the reason of the case and the prac-
tice of the church incline me to believe that the government

following the example of English practice, the church will
also.follow the example of her English. precedent ; and that
a solution might thus be found for most of the practical diffi-
culties which beset the question of popular education. be-
cause a plan wolld be adopted which would not involve the
degradation, and consequently, the not remote destruction,
of our church.

PHILOLOGY FOR THE PRINCE OF WALES.-.—AS the Welsh

ave now a royal prince of their own, it may not be irrelevant
>r them to communicate for his future knowledge any in-
. .

;cresting facts relating to the language and history of the

Ancienißritons

The following names may be selected out

it of many thousands, the signification of which is presumed
is not generally known in England. Wales—This name is
scarcely known in a great portion of \Vales itself. The ver-
nacular name of the Principality is Cyrarn, and the inhabi-
tants call themselves Cymry, a name derived, as it is sup-
posed, from Goner, the son of Japhet, The word Wales is
a triple barbarism invented by the Romans, Goths, and
Angles, and is synonymous with Gallia, the ancient, or
rather Roman name of France. It is probable the Romans
gave this name to France from a metaphorphosis of the

t'eltic word Gelli, which signifies a country abounding with
woods and glens. This kingdom has derived its modern
name from the Franks, or freemen, and is generally called

Frankreich by the Germans ; but the old German; in the
north of Switzerland and the Tyrol call it Welschland
and the inhabitants Welsch, where the w has the sound
of the Eng,lish'ti. Gallia was in the course of time converted
into Walla, and this by a further corruption was turned by
the Saxons of England into Wales. The name of Gallia is
still recognised in Pays de Galles, by which Wales is known
by the modern French. To the same 'origin we may trace
the name of Gallicia in Spain, Galatia in Asia Minor, &c.
Victoria.—Among the millions of human beings that obey
the rule of our gracious Queen, perhaps there are only a few
literati in Wales who are aware that she is not the first so-
vereign of that name who has swayed the destinies of Great
Britain. Victory translated into the ancient British lan-
guage is buddngoliaeth ; victorious, buddngol ; vietrix, or
she who conquers, buddng : where the double d has the
sound of the English th in this, that; theta, Now Buddng
was the real name of Boadicea, the brave though unfortu-
❑ate Queen of the Iceni, mentioned in Roman history. We
observe, then, that 'Victoria is pretty nearly identical; so
that we are now governed, not by Victoria the First, but by

Boadicea or Buddng the Second. There is no distinct ac-
count of any other Buddng or Queen Victoria in ancient
British history.
THE BISHOPRIC OF JERUSALEM.—Whep the great and
good King of Prussia—a monarch not more to be venerated for
his royal virtues than for his learning, his piety, and his de-
voted attention to all that relates to religion—when this excel-
lent monarch, desiring above all things to promote the glory
of God, and the edification of his people, applies to our pri-
mate to meet him on neutral- ground, and to bring together
German and English Christians in the hope that, without
any undue concession on either side, a union may be effected
between us, shall we censure our primate and the prelates

who co-operated with him, for listening to these overtures?
Shall we rather not bid them God speed, rind humbly pray
that a blessing may rest upon an experiment which, if it
succeeds, will bring into close connexion those great Chris-
tian communities, the catholic church of England, the ca-
tholic church in the east, and the Prussian protestants, who
before such union can be effected, must become Catholics,
even as the Orientals must be reformed ? Nor will the Ger-
man protestants be the only gainers. We shall receive as
well as give. We shall give to them the apostolical succes-
sion, and we shall receive their powerful support in fighting
the good fight of God's truth in England. Many good, but
weak persons are violently opposed to the catholic doctrines
of regeneration, the real presence and absolution, because
they regard them as popish; their prejudices will be re-
moved when they find that these doctrines are held by the
Prussians as protestants.—Dr. Hook's Reasons for contri-
buting towards the support of an. English Bishop at Jeru-
salem.

,ROMANTIC ADVENTURE.—The Bombay Times contains
a detailed account of the extraordinary defence made by
Captain Ferris of an advanced post in Affghanistan, and his
successful retreat through a hostile country and amidst in-
nnmerable enemies. Mrs. Ferris and her sister were amoil
the persons in the fort. The ammuniti9n having failede, r_".
there being no chance of obtaining quarters from th svgs
leaguring thousands, a council of war was held,
instantly decided by all present to cut their way throughe filc Men
multitude around them, thinking it " better to di
1„ The
than rats in a hole." The following is the
sequel
the tired
shades of evening fell upon friend and foe alike, and
or a still
and war-worn garrison of Besh Bolak preparedtt
It was de-
greater trial than any they had yet been rbe -d taken; indeed,
cided, that not a particle of baggage should
when it
the
r two ladies were
there was no possibility of doing
placedder t e
garrison were disposed so as to ren
and the camp followers
on horseback behind two sooith.e
front, to both flanks, and to the reare,in body and rear guard.
h native
ir fi r e officers,
ef
e c tiv their,
were securely placed between
e
and at about half-
suspicion, theery ttheianrg
guardbei n g acror anntigneudi,e
continuing
h ‘4,,t
°briar gates
the 'wallsa n to tlull
the word to march "
issued forth. On we moved and
past six or seven o,clocktshvnne,, we were challenged ; the
moment all was a blaze of fire,
gnarter, while above the uni-
heard the shrill cries of the
silently,an s
we answer
wuasn tai lb clearing
ae,
viwenL
sword in hand up to the column.
Av thee
frt
gsballsahla
u din
i ,n v,o.
h i
u whistledfiuti
:e
i Promssrg rt
l
cut down, and his horse shot in the
u hard and fast, and many of our men fell
till we fought the good fight and pressed
show the guides managed to lead the way,
thick darkness caused by a cloud of dust and
uFmlieorurti Ferris's
blowsord e rbnllett
for there
•
in ke, through which the flashing of zezails was alone
otileritkhoesvaie
svisioble. The enemy,not relishing the unexpected entertain-
ment we carried out for them, began to sheer off, probably
aw's a
attracted by the plunder of the fort, where they were well
rewarded for their labour, but it is to be supposed they cut
each others throats while squabbling for the spoil. We had
yet to sustain the fire from a fort that lay in our road, but
we passed it unhurt, and had the satisfaction of continuing
our march without interruption, until we reached the pass
atbotveglyuiHanrugd, za
in
butr-
wait nnwu,efro:r•hen about forty men attacked the
buesaitt theeinoff. The Iliizar-nou people
wereee
high road ; but as we pro-
ceededby a different route, they were disappointed. At
three o,clock in the morning
of the 17th we reached Girdee
where we found Tora Baz Khau, who received us hospitably,
and at daylight conducted us
to Lallpoorah." The brave
detachment, after suffering incredible hardships, reaelied
Peshawar. The loss during- the defence and the retreat was
Considerable. The ladies were unhurt.

"THY

Vortry

KINGDOM COME.'

BY ELIZA COOK

'Tis human lot to meet and bear
The common ills of human life ;
There's not a breast but hath its share
Of bitter pain and vexing strife.
The peasant in his lowly shed—
The noble 'neath a gilded dome—
Each will at some time bow his head,
And ask and hope " Thy Kingdom come

When some deep sorrow, surely slow,
Despoils the cheek and eats the heart,
Laying our busy projects low,
And bidding all earth's dreams depart,—
Do we not smile'and calmly turn
From the wide world's tumultuous hum,
And feel the immortal essence yearn,
Rich with the

thought,

Thy Kingdom come

The waves of care may darkly bound
And buffet, till, our strength outworn,
We stagger as they gather round,
All shattered, weak, and tempest-torn :
But there's a lighthouse for the soul
That beacons to a stormless home;
It safely guides through roughest tides ;
It shines, it saves! " Thy Kingdom come !

To gaze upon the lov'd in death,
To mark the closing beamless eye,
To press dear lips and find no breath—
This—this is life's worst agony.
But God, too merciful, too wise
To leave the lorn one in despair,
Whispers, while snatching those we prize,
"My Kingdom come !" Ye'll meet them there