The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-18

nd very opposite religious without any en-
croachment upon each others rights They had in that
school large number of children who were Roman
Catholics, and large number who were Protestans.
Roman Catholic teacher taught the one and Protes
in his own way matchmaking the children that belonged
to Kim in his peculiar religious opinions. Those
who considered this mpracticabs thing had not OBJ
served the working of this establishment. They had
then evolved the great principle to which he had sd
verted, and he trusted that having done co. would
gradually work its way into the legislation Of the king
dom such the rst feature Of the institution but
its second feature not less valuable nasmuch
related to teaching the children some useful
employment They did not confne the children TO pick
ing oskum WOOL they taught them to use their facu
ties and hands in way to earn their bread in uurein
tailoring, shoemakng carpentry and other trades In
this way they gradually acquiring such knowlsdg
would be extremely valuable TO them when they
to be apprentced either in that city elsewhere. He
could speak with little experience this subject and
he had no hesitation in saying, that children who
so taught were great deal more valuable TO their
p.oyers than children just taken from ordinary school,
from the streets and who had not been taught
their hands lie felt however that after all they had
done there rtl remained great deaf to be
plihed There stil grest mony children the
vlo ed to be taken into such sch Do AMI
the more th ,efore the pubo assisted sucn an institu
ton the be the number of children reclaimed
from wetchedness and crime ana brought TO be
full sri productive members Of society After all how
that voluntary charity could do to meet the
hs certain that 1t to this at lasthst the
State must interfere and not throw the burden OF educa
tion wholly on the private feelings of individuals
We think that AL lovers OF religious freedom, AMI OF
useful practical education for the masses OF nation,
must looh with favor the Ednburg United Indus
trial Schools Sven abstracting frSm the benefits that
result from then In the reclamation and instruction o.
the POOR tne naked and the helpless who would other
Wise every rt 0f being brought in misery and
crime, they Lo.d icrth practical illustration that in
mixed religious soc national edu cation is possible
They lisewise to ordinary schools suggest improve
inert Why may not everywhere Instructors in indus
trial training be attached to the usual places OF educa
ton What is thus acquired in early youth is never
forgotten II is easily carried, ana may, occasions
to hse who not under the necessity of earning
their bread With the sweat Of their brow PROV" in no
small degree advantageous. La The march Of Improve
ment let the hands also be eaucated scientifically AS Vel
the head.
Elr. Alexander VINO died about 8 fortnight ago was
for upwards OF twenty years wet known to play goefs
i'll ula'gow Mr Murray, of Edinburg, For seyera
yearr lie bad been lessee OF the Caed theatre
Eduborg wher early 10 l6z9 the large theatre in Queen
street, Gafgcw reduced ny dre to hsap Of ruins
Mr Aexsnoer Immediately bought the only other thea
re which WAS in Glusgowthe Dunlop strset theatre
and confined his labors exclusively TO th$ city From
time time be expended considerable ma IN altering
ard reoecoratirg his house winch he wholly rebuilt
fewer than three times From that house Tor the last
twenty years, be seldom hour absent His wife
scaIcsy les Tsnsrkahle THAI himself his tnanoer
dscretary his instant adviser and tho odro her
G. ell his limitations The amount Of labor hs personally
underwent was miraculous Not content with forging
at ieheases all day ana performing IN three pieces
every night there not department from tina beat
ing Ct dtun to the keepieg ot deor waeh he did
rot exercise direct personsl superintendence. lie
eetrntd to he literally Ubiquitous to the theatre AZ
ncrleut his ice wcud be beard behind the scenes
le'i ry up inr ic:ect chorus at another, glimpse
would be caught ct lin holding the prom pter book:
- snj h3e hie storg masculine r would be in
pctuTetque tr"srng gown ae ejustng soma quarre in
tie gallery and IN sn inconce vaby shsrt Of time,
Ee would be setting the audience IN from the stage
Through .vil ind through good report he coatin led
Il bu!!d up for himself character of stainless Integrity
whe.sty a. stiiiiy ultimately disarmed aad sauder
iseii s1l- uctd
Gusng all this time Mr. Alexander enjoy Ell the most
sns&ire teaih lie indeed to pe possessed ot
constiiution witch Of b)cily fatigue reuli
bake. But the evening ct Saturday ths ATta VI
February lsa9 ht eaiIu tragedy ocaur ed liz ths Dun
iop street theatre which will br forgotten in das
gov, VIXEN sixty I've lsrseus onHhy apprenti; ial,
~tte sutosaad or usd 10 deaih IN th- gallery stair
TN hat terrible evening. Mr. Alexander up ia
he midst of tie frantic crowd who rushing esd
tong to destruction lie knew that She airrn Of
wh,ch ifsd been rai'ed false alarm lie reared
hinset boarse IN efforts to subduo the panic. multi
Idr OF Lyes saved by his vast personnel exetons
But tie appalling extent ot the catastrophe. when re
'eaiec struck heavily at his heat The pride he
won't to feel in hs magnificent theatre est-,aeu
He mannedtej afterwards. almost supersttious
r=iucisLce o the fatal tsrcste The business
OF the theatre after time, usual ani he
tlrsd TO take his lions share the work before but
it observed by his friends aud felt by mis- family that
fro the hour that colossal disaster he wholly
recovered his spnits
Ar Alexander bad qualities of really sterling worth
HIS sen energy would have carried HIM nign in al
Eos any profession ne might Gave chosen. AS in
u path uli OF temptations and arduous beyond common
conception he precsrved spotiess moral life, redeemed
four theatres fIom bankruptcy and bequeathei 10 his
family the result OF for years of Hecuean labor at
least an honorable competence.
The weather has been coed during this month, |
end both and cattle selling well Free trade has
done no harm 10 cotland The poor Diminished in
number the artizan has occupation and as body do
not complain.