, 1877-01-21
.n. propose. to restrict the change to ao9nt <,te

.z,,oees to restrict the change to ABOUT
dst'ou. ~ IN the English language which oil
500 "ola snthovit:cs spell differently, like
ino- ie,eus ), and " honour, !" Wagon a'te
"nons. ron !, ..traveler y aud "traVeltcf' peu-
"saSoD' !, ona :. pcder, '.s' inuendo " aud 'nnn-
~ - md uany others about which " Ens1sH
enoo' .rrrr differ; and while some OIL her
nd .,. I,s.ectors count it mistake to spell
4fe*t -a, in one ofthe two ways, others count
tnfse Ike to spell them in the other way.
> "lss "~s tn such words as these, the Spectator
In regard u au~1
rt1aS1ss: n,, choice between the right and
u tor ier in1 in doubtful cases, that is Question
<ros I there il not always an answer ~
I'll 2ry pry'iGS Gy d Rdpyal comnsissoners Or
settle, ~ ~. T'ncIc i. no ''Eerolc rc1necs pos
nj one ,he difference 1t taste Wn'en 1aances uus
tbt 1ot n double the IN vossh;ppnS aEa VII
oa'e the ss in,,ortan: question Of tue policy
stout tne 4;rhicaus.- II Go not know, ~, PER
81 x'srlas 5IaU err InoH, whether It Is bes-
w.. e t1sonSc "a 1h. y in wosshf1p1ng or net
ttto 'v .he London School Board, which num-
Bas e.r ~ of the most enlightened md public
h9s ~ and women in the great city, GO
F''@o Faee IN restrict the work OF reform and
p@ ~er ,,sso.;on merely to the adoption OF uni
suP4 P-,,a in respect to those words OF disputed
{a...hy. {a@ but contemplate going 1nucl,
guy. They state that the greater part OF
b''ael' ~ n,ni1s from their 9th to their 14th
tne W., =" ,hsorbed in trying to master the
t3 and irregular orthography OF the
ra11,sh rar language. Learning to reao tneFeos
e.1,es A = dilicrlt and tedious process anu cor
~ <nrllipc an almost Impossible TASK 1or i. tne
1ea a,a,n attending the public schools. Tic
eapes po,,d say that the road to an elemen'
~a1. .srcation Is enormously ohstructed, ano
~; ,.s.d exceedingly diCi2ult By the present
1su, 1%asa.;c system Of spelling. Without giving
aoP -a;on as to how much simp|i0cation is pos
~ ~. ~ frsirrblc, they want the Government tt
hos w. - Royal Commission to inquire Into TIT
'pp p,.1+ md report upon what ought to be done
sa'!. ...o.t mention Of the subject we have seer
4as ~on,u.;np. taken from the London Time
n tte I'd inst:
y e91p Ro.rd 10 the other School Doards Of tn
scnoo. SCHOOL - ;o,n them in asking the Government Il
te;rt toaat a Rcyal Commission TO inquire INTO "
EXIT Of English spelling With view 10 a!%pla
saG3si;t We understand that the following Seaoo
i!ns II ,.Te a1realy agreed to cooperate with til
B1ea Bo.1us cchool board IN this matter: The Schoo
h'o%. Louo%a ~ liverpool. Birmingham. Bradford
I11..,n narnn.ou. koChEa1e, Win any otHtl oos!u y
ho3r'ttsa.1rr towns and country districts I'll
mu.1 US ~ The society Of Arts havc also resolve
roap, ta;n in The requist,on; the National Union
saSecnst nsxa e feSpoo S"st sao1ss ssSs
t'.ai,,;;,n . to The same effect. In consequence
's Encouragement received SO far to tue propo
:,e u. l. contemplated to hold conference on ts
T. sss!y Of Es 4rtaaS
.;x.n In their uun.e6 e. coavener: OF tic pro
ests sf ronfe-ence, among whom may be nlen;:one
nst. Al1 Muller, Of Oxford and si1 ~ MAi:fa ~! ~
l. 80 nor committed to any particular schen'
of rr'or1n The object being thorough 'en11iaoo
Of The question.