Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-04-09

Tv,curso,-The Richmond Wing of yesterday, I'M
r the forepong heading, contains the following very
appropriate remarks = OSCILLATION IN tho
mart of pupils for chassement inflicted by their teachers
oven when the punishment was most richly merled we
o,r in on exchange few days since, account OF
case in which the pupil stabbed his teacher IN the sde
no had attempted to punish him for some lmpro
ner writing in the books of female scholar Ought
there not to be some specific law in regard to so lmpor
font matter as the relations between our children and
their tutors There is country in the world in which
more expected of schoomaster or mistress than in
the United States and in which they vested with
little authority In Europe, and more especially in Ger
MANY the tutors exercise the authority pupils
while at school, that their parents have at home and
in fact in Germany the parents have control In the
matter of governing them after they enter the door OF
schoohouse and the beneficial results of such sys-
TEN is demonstrated in the thoroughneSs OF their educa
ton and training. The amount OF responsibility and
trouble devovng upon teachers is very great and when
scholar is perverse and will not devote himself to his
studies when admonshed or kindly persuaded more
Orcbe argument must necessarily be used and the law
ought to sustain the tutor in its nhictOn to proper
extent.
We do not mean to uphold anything like tyranny on
the part of those who entrusted with the mental Gull
ture of our children but it is obvious that unless they
are sustained in the discharge of their duties by some
show of authority they cannot succeed in the arduous
task of mparting knowledge to those who will not heed
any other argument than forcble one AS the twig
is bent the trees inclined"
LIGHTING GAS BY ELECTRICITY.-The Senate was
not in session yesterday and large number of gentle
men and ladies visited the Senate chamber to witness
the novel operation of lighting the large chandelier
(which contains fifteen hundred jets of gas) by eectric
ty 1t is the process invented by Mr. Samuel Gardiner
IT, and patented by him in this country and abroad for
lighting and regulating the light in public buildings
theatres, and other places where great deal of gas
consumed
On the floor of the Senate Chamber stands small
neatly made case, containing three keys which are
worked by the operator in the same the
keys of a Geographic instrument By touching one oil
these keys the gas is turned on by the aid OF two
powerful electromagnetic. Place the finger on another
and few touches sends the current through wires
placed in connexion with the burners instantly gnting
the gas third key instantly extinguishes it and
there is stop" which renders it impossible to inter
re with the lights when burning. The operator car
perform these movements gradually or very rapidly, al
pleasure.
By means of this invention the street lights of city
those in the different Of public edice can be
lighted regulated, extingushed at one locality anc
without trouble It also saves large amount OF gas
as by the present arrangement there must be set
service pipes simply used for Lighting, or the work must
be commenced time previous to the hour when the
light is required.
Mr. Gardiner, we understand, is making estimates
of the cost Of introducing his valuable invention through
out the Capitol. It is well worthy of notice. and WI
recommend those of our readers who the Sen
ate Chamber to-day to examine it Washington Union