The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-11-27 00:00:00

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and IyMistri, the doctrine
mechanical powers, the leant-, the wefts.,
the equilibrium of fluids, mineral etsymistry, vegetable
chymistry, animal chymistry, and atmospherical chyme'
try ; in another stage it was intended to teach the a,
cation of the physical knowledge this acquired, to the
useful arti ; for example, suanufactuiing in its most ge-
neral departments; mining, domestic economy, tic--
Also the higher branches of reasoning applicable to phy-
sical objects, Algebra, Geometry, and the two branches
of Astronomy, &c. &c. &c. Talk of an university
education, in my humble opinion no University,
with all its learned Profetsors, could turn out
more scientific characters than this proposed Day
School. So liberal and so extensive a system of educa-
tion gained the approbation, and met with the proffered
support of a number of public spirited individuals.
IMr. Bentham offered to let on lease a part of Isis garden
which looks into St. James's Park, for the purpose of
erecting a building for the formation of the first School
on this new system; the sum of 5,0001. was calculated
to be sufficient for the erection and one year's; expenses,
after which the annual expenditure of the establishment
would be 8101. A subscription did take place; lied a
Committee of Management was appointed`..r Jabout
twenty persons, at the head of which list was, I believe,
his Royal Highness the Duke of Kent. Sir Samuel
Romilly was also one of the Managers ; but after some
time the subscription only amounted to the suoi of 2,3001-
the number [of subscribers being about 50, comprising
characters of the highest stamp for philanthropy and
scientific knowledge. Here the scheme was in a man-
ner abandoned, and the money was returned to the
different subscribers, with a mutual understanding,
that if at any time there should be a chance of this
system being carried into effect, that each sub-
scriber would come forward with his subscription.—
I have gone thus fir into the particulars of this pro-
jected institution, because I am of opinion that the ma-
jority of the Publicans and Coffee-house keepers never
heard of this system of education till the Proprietor of
The Traveller proposed to raise a Benefit Society, and to
engross this Benefit Society on the (long since defunct)
Chrestomathic school ; and offering great benefits, to
whom? why, to himself!!! and no one else. If it were
found impossible in more prosperous times to raise
5,0001., how much more iiapouible must it be at the pre-
sent period. Of those persons who belong to Benefit
Societies I would wish to direct the attention to the ar-
ticles of their respective societies. For they invariably
provide for the IMPULSION of any member, that may join
another Benefit Society. By joining The Traveler So-
ciety you grasp at the shadow, but you lose the sub-
stance, therefore I say" look before you leap."

At a thinly attended meeting held at the Freema-
sons' Tavern, to promote this Society. a parchment
deed was produced and read, containing is subt
stance the articles, called Rules and Orders of
the Benevolent Society of Hotel, Tavern, and
Coffee-house keepers, In., and this Deed was represented
to be a Bond between The Train/kr Editor and the ma-
nagers of this Club; and in
,truth it is a BOND ! it binds
fast the Society to the paper, but in no way is the Editor
bound to the Society, longer than it may be convenient
to him. The Deed is a most vague instrument,
the Society is not only bound to the present Tre-
yeller paper, bat the Society is bound to support
any other paper that may be substituted for The
1 Traveller. And, as The Traveller has figured in
four different political characters, within the last few
months, it is impossible to calculate upon what may be
the political creed of the paper that may be substi-
tuted for The Traveller, and to which this Society
muse give its support. I do contend. that the whole
scheme is nothing more than an attempt to catch the un-
wary, and to increase the sale of The Traveller news-
paper. I will not attack the Editor of The Traveller by
Sap and Mine," but by open assault. thus, giving him
au opportunity of explaining to the public, what it was
that led him to make such a mistake—(l do not like vul-
gar words) respecting this 3,000/. being offered. Let
him enquire at the house of Hoare and Co., Banker's,
Lombard-street ; be may learn what became of the fund
deposited in their house, by Mr. Wm. Allen, Treasurer to
the Christoinathic Day School Institution. 1 again as-
sert, that the 3,0001. does not exist. But, suppose the
Institution in full play, and, suppose the Society should
have a dispute, or be humbugged with the. Editor of
The Traveller, or of any other paper they are bound to
support in lien of The Traveller, what is !Inconsequence ?
Why, look to the 27th 'regulation of your little book,
page 19. that the amount of the contributin' from
the said newspaper, for the last three years together,
with all the property vestedln the school by this Society.
and the patronage thereof. shall become the property of
--whom do yips think, niy brother Pablicqua
year breads a little—" shall become the,property of the
Proprietors of The Traveller !Newspaper.' Oh, Vivre tra-
velling Editor. I ans sure his imaginations must be.tra-
welling wide, indeed, that does not see the drift if this
scheme. I am, Sir, your's, sre,
AN OLD PUBLICAN.

• 'The-Clergy of Durham, will sot. it is hoped, be is
digaraat at the follOwieg anecdote i—There goes a
pleasant story of a Berman clown, who beini at work in
the field, saw his Bishop pass by, attended by a train
more becoming a Peer. than one who calls himself- the
successor er deputy of an Apostle; being highly scan-
dalised at it, be could not forbear lsughing. and laughed
' so loud that the Rey. Gentleman would needs know the
reason of it. The clown answered in his natural way,
that is. as a true and plain person ; " I laugh' when l'
think of St. Peter and St. Paul, and see you is Cud' an'
equipage." " How is that ?" said the Bishop. "Do
you ask how?" said the fellow, " they were ilterlvited
to walk alone on foot throughout the world, when they
'were this beads of the Christian Church andllentenants_
of Jesus Christ, the King of Kings, and thou who art
only one Bishop, go so well mounted, and have such a
train of Hectors. that thou reseuthlest mere a Peer of
the Realm. than a Pastor of the Church." To thii hie'
Recereneiripplied, "but niy friend, thou doss not (*h-
older that I asi both i Count and a &moves well as slit
iliabop." At whialethentatis lambed noes
..thas
Jere, and the Slob asking himtho roans 01'
'IIIIOWOIII4, " Sin 'the Conk Bairn*. an is hell,
others will thniliallop bar- Thiannatotrodellikaßiktit
g, Reverted whapsoseded on Ids jostler witallt
in a wood.

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