The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-07-04 00:00:00

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objection to education Alaich_had so long prevailed
. 'timely, .that it,weril not prof to sivei truct,jr t
the poor. A great wipethi so pry Pkt,_edu
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• colon foopileaots Ail SCript rtii. iirai: :riplitlE a
. all morel end liefitibil Ilein'tegs: , I itilL,o%,,
• in, troth of this *Wen; he cob OVi able lig
with peculier Viiiilsetioi to liter At"'
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Sands; School's, is 17811.—meay . - . otoet
' against the system of initroctioh arbich hod 14
' adopted, that in spite of all the eforta that had Irei
• made, the Nei/gate Cilendar was Still filled wit
commitments, and that there was; in fact, nci ditni
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notion of crimes; but those who halted les this was
did not take into their ealrulation hi* much of lb
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amount of crime that appetite& to them •sp appalling;
had been owing to t he detnerelisfog Yffects demo !hail
20 years' war. Was if to be itlid, tlistbeceose ihp
skill of the physician and the power of •oisedidne
could not eradicate 'all diem* that: ibionefore'lbe
physician and medicine Irttre' to be' *-tlispensirtil
with ? The great sod fdtportant testate of ',hi.
. institution, and a feeterb which raised it •Ibit'v?
• ail others, was its liberality: In 'irifaie "'Cohn.
try like this, on- plan could be igetterel, which
, was not open to all, without any kemproraisb
of their principles. He had lately* witnessed the
great progress which had been made by schools on
the British System in Lancashire.' * En -Manchester
atone no less than eight thousand childrets •tetore
taught. He would recommend to the Society the
- encouragement of a method of instruction frisch prat.
tised there, which rnosioed in teaching the children
to commit portions of the Scriptures to memory.
He saw one girl who had learned to repeat 3500
TM'S, and there was a blind boy in the Asylum
who had learned 450 chapters. One of the great be-
nefits derived from the diffusion of education among
ynath was-the moral re-action from the children to
the parents. • The effect of this re-action might be
eseariplifird by what had occurred in Spital-fields.—
. About seven or eight years ago, when work was by
no means remarkably scarce, when the looms unem-
ployed were few, and when, comparatively spoilt-
: ing, the people in that district had but little to com-
plain of, considerable disturbances took place—
shops were brokers into, and numerous aggressions
committed. But only two years ego, when, in con-
. sequence of the change of circumstances which follow.
, ed the peace, not less than 10,000 looms were astern-
- ployed and when the distress was so great that the peo.
pie appeared like walking ghosts in the streets, there
were tin shops broken, and nu rioting or disturb-
' once of any kind. Now wl.at was the difference in
the state of education at these two periods? In the
former there were only eight hundred children taught
in the schools; iii the latter there were 8000. The
value of the instruction of the children was thus di..
played in its retro-active effects on the parents. As
an 'sample of the effects of the education diffused
.by the Society in improving the heart as well as•thil
uederit ending, he referred to the conduct of a poet
, girl whom he had seta in visiting the schools in York-
shire. This girl supported herself and her aged mo.
ther, by spinning to the clothiers; andlwben a sob.,
scription was opened for tie schools she worked antra-
hours to earn a little money that she might add her
Mile to the general stock, and brought ere, to the
Clergyman who made the collection. The same girl
bad, by her industry, saved eneugh to boy berme is-,
chest of drawers, but when the distress of the case.
try two years ago threw so many persons out of ens-
ployment, she determined to forego her intention,
and distributed her.little savior among her enfortu-,
mate neighbours. In Ireland the effect 0 the system.
'had been most beneficial. In many places the Roman
Catholic Chapels were actually employed as school.,
and though a great many baronies had. bee* pro.
claimed in conseyttence of their unsettled state, it
was a seemliest. fact that no.distOrlsancer had, taken
piece in those districts where schools on, the Bridals
:System were established. ' '.:•• I
Mr. Wittertvoace rose to move a Resolotleali
-expressive of the sense like Meeting entertsiorid"
the patronage of his. Majesty, of the Prince Regmito
and of the Dukes of Kent and Swum; bathe wish.t
ed previously to say a few words, though in doing sot
,he might only be reechoing the sentiments theylierE
already heard, and to empress his gratification! at,
finding that the System of Education, instead of Whim;
in a state of decline, was unit, beginning to develop.'
pod extend its powerful influence on the. welfare and
happiness of mankind. It was nattiest .to .recer to
,the pact, and when he looked beck .to those scenes
in which the country bad justly nailed as contri.
!Wing to her glory and prosperity, he could not help
saving, that as we rejoiced in victory, so let us now
rejoice in those bloodiess triumphs by which all the
human race are benefited, by which the knowledge
of that blessed book was diffused, through the Divine
operation of which, he trested4. the lime would ar.
rive, when nationai (Bunion would cease, end war
no longer be Ironies aeon civilised countries. It
was true, as hail bete said, that we had almost sat.
lived those prejudices which formerly induced away
-to disapprove of the extension of education.. Few
would now contend for the propriety of withholding
their efforts from such a cause, or say that they do
gond by burying that talent in the earth which if cul-
tivated might produce the richest fruits. The Gen.
itemlti who spoke lost bad also ably stated the bene-
ficial effects of she domestic influence of education,
and it could not be doubted but that it was not only
calculated to make the poor man feel pleasure in his
own family, but tosecure far him that future bappi.
oess which never would fade. It was one of the
glovies of the present times, that those strew and
selfish prejudices which divided one country from as.
other were rapidly giving way to more just and li.
beral principles. It was now established, that the
improvement of ene'coootry in commerce, instead of
injuring, benefited others; that the advantage was
always mutual, and that instead of regretting, we
ought to be happy in witnessing the prosperity of
our neighbours. If this was tree with, regard to
those selfish consideratioee tin respect to sot
• to entertaia.seie•
, to.spread shoved
surcesss of which IS
, should sustain any
.. could only lead to
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been heretofore thought allowable is
jealousy, bow happy ought we to/be
those improvements from the sera
wever could be sappoied that we sill
lour and the practice of which co
a rivalry in doing good. lie rejoice
which had been drawn of the progrl
ty's spreading its .infilence from
south of Europ# Mum !Massie to
Spain; then tits tln Ailaatic;.
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now established, that the pm whatever.
canoe of benevolence and instruction. He hoped they Ditto. at sight, 11 4 • Verne', IS . tooth
lin ccisuberar. , instead of would, when they returned borne in the evening, ell- Mr. Dowling, in reply, said he did not mean to Rotterdam, 11 8I U. Naples. 44 of the
that the advantage was ert their influence it, Or owe annual subscriptions deny that he hadcome to the Hastings for the express I Antwerp, 11 11 eii. mn,
• fed i Hataborgh, 34 5n U. Palermo. 1213 per off.
Lisboa, b 9 reafidi
instead of regretting, we for7tie So • He ecteltimet *refer them to a better
mety. porpese of horsewhipping Mr. Hunt, and. sided Altana.' 34- 6IS U. Oporto, 'a Vitale
itessing she prosperity of esample than thirgirr Mr.-Stave*, bad spoken of.— that he bad effected that intention as far as it was ne.. Rots, 3 days's sight, 24 SOU. Rio Janeiro, 66 Ulf a
was tree milk. regard to •A •cessary to evince his feelings, and to chastise a perfotr Ditto, 24 50 2U. ato. Ule pm Cent. •
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Lapse wa 1 111 sr, spirit, they woe a ways dourdeauz. 24 50 Cork. 10,b per Cent. . wild :
pin respect to wisich, it had . find a few 'porn shillings for charitable purposes. whose calumny was as malignant as it was false. Frank on the NI aine.l43 ex.mo. Agio of the Rusk MI Tlollani. II semi.
lowable to entertain smog After tilts speech, thit Meeting broke eft. Mr. BIINic said, that sitting es a Magistrate, he Madrid, 39 effective Porter& Gold, is Gain, UM. Thi
we to•be tomptead abroad -•. • - - bad bet one course to pursue, and that was to bind cl'eje. 39 e6ective 6d. per ea. enure
.., e. .16, 1 •••••••••=memm.m.ll..l.ol.monnim . Bsibon. Sfie Gold, in Bara,4L 10.6 d. . .
the surcease of which it both portiere over to the Sessions. Mr. Dowling for ae,,lie, 38/ New Dollars, 51 fid. a parr
thet we should sustain any DIATM snow INTQXIICAILION.-D. Torrington, a horsewhipping Mr. Henry Hunt, and the death Mr. Ciibraltar, SI Silter.la Barsonandard,s,.: O. 13th t
which could only lead to labotrer in she London Ducks, a few days since Laid Hunt for assaulting Mi. DO 'A ling. COAL MARKET, Amor S. Gel
Skips at Market. Slops gold Prier•
lie rejoiced at the picture 'a wigeredith.a compiniUn' tj be would drink two Mr. H. Resit here prodeced a letter, which he said their
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the progress of the Socie. ' pints of rem in an kOur, a yet be able to do his be had received above live months sines, in which he sil Inabiertftwi ...
ce from thy .north to the business. The foolish fellow win Ids wager, bat was informed that Mr. Dowling had declared 'that he --••-•!._____ .. ______ _.- . - .. . ___,... ._.. Jeri a
&soda to France and to was instently seized with drowsiness, whidh lasted would horsewhip him Wherever beset him; and that t h11)014 • Prieto and Pablirliad bus D. Lovat.t. ne •-e Am
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Illiaatic;:andantiiipating three days, and terminated is the sleep of death. he (Mr. Halt) was pre,ented from appearing at the' Statesman Orrice, No. 1, Salisbury-coart, Fleitvatiree. li,r4.
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