The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-09-29

diffusion. Nothing daunted by Sir Robert Peers re
ply to the Chamber of Commerce OF that place, 's
members have energetcally been devoling their ume
and purs, TO disseminate their currency notions -
That they making an impression IN ue country !
have doubt but II IS not one that Is very powerful
y felt or likely 10 have any influence whatsoever AZ
the hustngs.
Ger. Sir George Cockburn proposes for Govern
ment 10 take lor the benefit Of the nation, the prohs
Of the banks Of England Scotland, and Ireland, which
arise from the sovereign power delegated TO, or usup
ed by them, of coming paper money TO provide Tor
Great Britain and her colonies circulating medium,
sound ITSELF and ready at all tunes, IN such quanll-
~ as the community may dictate aud with the i'm
profits 10 pay the national debt and reduce the
taxes.n
Ireland is in state of profound tranquility, If we
except the monster meetings Tor repeal OF the Union
aud those have, IA no way, disturbed the general
peace. Agitation proceeds and the cause prospers
The attendance at the large assemblies, has been
greater than the speeches delivered, more Vo-
lent and the demands made, have been distinct and
determined. MIR. O'Connell has put forth his iro-
missed plan for paramenti II IS likely TO please ms
supporters and iasen upon their creduly. Inc
Government have done nothing. The Agitator moves
on therefore, from step TO step, with success and Sc
curty, with great prudence and increasing power
every day growing holder, and every hour more po-
tent, either for good evil His next move will be
the assembling of three hundred gentlemen IN DUB
lin, and that number is 10 compose his Council Of
Cancellation. Already he has superseded the mags-
raies Of the land by the appointment Of arbraors
he will next usurp the powers of parliament by The
doiDgs Of a convention. At present he has il all his
own way, and hard enough he is working at II but
whether II is all the pulling Of a rope with nothing
at the end of it, time must decide
great move is now making to advance the cause
OF education, and To emancipate the lower classes
from the mental slavery, which is now their dstin-
gushing characteristic The scheme recently brought
forward by the Government in the House of Com
mons, had for its main object the making education
compulsory upon all pareLts and giving the whole
supreme direction OF that education To the bishops
and clergy Of the Protestant Church Establishment.
This spirit for aggrandizng the Church. and securing
to it monopoly IN the proposed system, called forth
the violent and powerful opposition of every religious
sect and denominations and finally compelled the
ministry TO Withdraw the measure. As soon as the
defeat became known, the National Society for the
education OF the poor on the principles OF The Is
ablished Church. collected all their energies, and
with the Archbishops, the iQueen, and the Queen
D1wager at their head proceeded TO lay plan be-
tended cabinet bill could be effected without resort
to an of parliament The appeal has proved TO be
most successful, for the subscriptions already amount
to nearly seventy thousand pounds, aud every week,
as donations come IN from the country, that sum VIII
be considerably augmented.
The British and Foreign School Society are on the
qui riue, and making preparations TO extend the
plan Of that most admirable Institution, whose object
is to give education 10 all classes without any dis
tnclion whatever,
Father Matthew is preparing the metropolis for
the benefits and blessings of education, by prosecu-
ting has temperance movement About seventy thou
sand Londoners have taken the pledge.
The Ant-Corn Law League are to have magnif-
cent demonstration at Manchester about the 2lst
inst, and then they will again recommence agtatng
the metropolis. Covent Garden Theatre has been
taken for fifty nights. j. w. q.