The Telegram. — 1895-10-22 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

DORCHESTER NATIONAL SCHOOLS.  The animal report of the Dorchestes National Schools Committee has reached us. We are pleased to note that, without exception, the schools have done remarkably well, and we offer our congratulations to the teaching staff. The inspector's report on the Boys' School is brief, but it is, nevertheless, significant, namely :  . . "The improved accommodation and betten staff have already told their tale. The school hat done very well indeed." What is the tale ? Why, that the school, under the head-mastership of Mr. J. It. Cooper, has earned the highest possible grant ic every department. This fact shows that the committee appointed at the last annual meeting did perfectly right in rescinding the resolution of the old committee as to the dismissal of the beactmaster. To-night (Tuesday) the annual meeting of the subscribers will be held in the Town Hall, when it ie hoped there will be a large attendance to express their satisfaction with the work done by the retiring committee. In the absence of the Mayor the chair will be taken by the exMayor (Mr. C. Davis) who has always shown great interest in the schools. The infusion of new blood into the committee has unquestionably been of great value to the schools. The two-guinea subscriber iastihl in existence, and we hope that the time is not far distant when the rule which allows a person to buy a seat on the committee will be abolished. The subscribers alone should have the right to select the committee, as is the case in almost every society. Fancy a candidate at the forthcoming election being rejected by the ratepayers and afterwards going to the town clerk and offering to buy a seat ! We want, as far as it is possible under the voluntary school syatem, to have popular control. With regard to the cost of instruction peer child this year, in the Dorchester schools it is a noticeable fact that the amount is considerably lower than the average of Board or voluntary schools in England and Wales, the latest return issued by the Education Department showing that the cost of maintenance per child in average attendance was in Board schools £2 8s qd and in voluntary schools 18s Id. Last year in the I Dorchester schools the cost was £1 9s Oid.  Admiral Sir Lewis Jones, one of the oldest officers of the navy, has died at Soothes., aged 96. The famous old Guiun liners, Arizona sod Alaska, the pioneers of the fast express steamers between Liverpool and New York, are to be sold by auction in Liverpool next month. Between Saturday night and Monday morning a thief or thievea broke into Galt's pawitbrokerie shop at Greenock, and by means of a drill opened the wife and stole the entire contents, valued at ovee £O. Mr. Wm. Chowner, MA., one of the Senior Yellows, was on Monday afternoon elected master of Emmanuel College. Cembridge. He graduated as filth &smite in 1891, and was for mauy pairs a tutor of the college. Disquieting reports are current respecting Me. Acland's health. He has been ordered complete rest and his oondition is undoubtedly due to his usremittiug and moss arduous labours at the E.lnaseroe Departments. The Chinese Viceroy of Yu-Kien has agreed to the execution of 18 more of the prisonern convicted of the murder of missionaries at Ku-cherig„ The concession is reported to be the result of the arrival of British war-ships off Poo-chow. At Dublin Commission on Tuesday, before Mc. Justice O'Brien, John Abbott, army pensioner. was found guilty of the manslaughter of Ilre. Delany, his mother-in-law, at Golden Bridge, and was sentenced to 20 years' penal servitude. A SERIOUS ACCIDENT is reported from Pittsburg, where an electric street car, over which the drives had lost control, left the rails while travelling as high speed, and fell over an embankment. Three persons were killed, and nine others were seriously injured.