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• " EDUCATION " . ' . 1 Reformatory and Ragged Schools ; their Comparative ' Vconomu . By Joseph Adshead . economy , "J . Qffice of the Philanthropist 9 An Enalish Education ; tixhat it means , and how it "A , * tarried out . By the Rev . ^ gjjgg ^ 3 . A New Beamed System ^^^ f ^^ ^ ndo . ed Schools of *«^^ Sg ££ g Op these brochures on education the last is of the most ^ nportance . It is reprinted from the . i >^ y 3 ££ in the columns of which it appeared during the Parliamentary recess , for the purpose of awakening the attention of our legislators to the danger of the misapplication of Irish endowments . It is directed against the bigotry , cupidity , tyranny and craft that threaten the establishment of what is called Irish Intermediate Education , as recommended in _ the Report of the Royal Commissioners appointed to inquire into the whole history and condition of the Endowed Schools of Ireland . :
The " New Reformed System " is anonymous , but is set forth " for training the rising generation religiously , morally and practicaUy , from infancy to nlaturity , by due encouragements and rewards . Objections , perhaps , may be taken to the principle ; but the little work is the result of thirty years' experience in Sunday schools . Its aim is to promote adult training as well as infant teaching .. The writer complains that , as a nation , we have laws to punish the guilty , but not any rules of rewarding the deserving . He likeSvise enters into minute details in respect to his plan , many of which merit attention . Iliff is to render
The purpose of the Rev . Mr . English education more attractive than at present . An English classical education is not sufficient , and in no way productive of the real practical talent for which England is distinguished . He prefers German , French * and English , to- Greek and Latin ; but he recommends a study of the Xatin grammar . Many of . suggestions are very good , Among them is that ' of teaching , children to write by beginmng at once with smallhahd . : Mr . Adshead ' s pamphlet consists of remarks on the Government Inspector ' s first report on ; reformatories , and on " the Industrial Schools Bill . " These formed the argument of a paper read on Thursday , 13 th October , 1858 , at the National Association for the Promotion of Social Science , Liverpool . One blot is adroitly hit in . our present practice . The
means for supporting Ragged Feeding Schools have been lately diminished . The Committee of Privy Council on Education , in its minute of June , 1856 * granted a capitation aid of 50 s . per annum , to these feeding schools . By a minute of December , 1857 , they have taken it away . There is little prudence , we think , in this withdrawal of so beneficial an allowance . * ' It is moqkery , " says Mr . Alexander Thompson , of Banchory , " to offer a starving child training and instruction without first providing him with food . If you do so , the child feels in his heart that you really do not love him , and no eloquent arguments on the beauty and excellence of your instructions will persuade him tliat you truly desire his good . You must first supply his bodily wants before you can expect him to receive your mental instruction . " Prevention , in all cases , is better than punishment .
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MISCELLANEOUS . Amofg useful pamphlets , we m . ay draw attention to a " Report read at the General Meeting of the Alleged Lunatics' Friend Society , held Juno , 1858 ; " also to ' ? Eight Letters to the Right Honourable the Earl of Shaftesbury , " by Edward Miali , on " the Fixed and the Voluntary Principles , " which appeared last year in the Nbncorformist ; also to a " Plun for Collecting Sewage in London , and Removing it to the Country for Manure , " by A Ratepayer ? and also to a clever little work on " Localized Movements ; or , Muscular Exercises , combined with Mechanical , Appliances , for the Treatment of Spinal Curvature and other Deformities , " by Henry Heather Bigg , published by John Churchill . We likewise commend Mr . Robert Jamieson ' s Review of " Western Central Africa , "
published by Eflinglmm Wilson . " The Bombay Almanack for I 860 " is published by Messrs . Algar and Street , and comprehends a wonderful quantity of local information . No . 22 of the " Unitarian Pulpit" contains sermons by the Rov . George Harris , Henry Hawkes , B . A ., and Thomas Madge . " A Pica for tho Constitution , " by John Austin , Esq ., is publiahed by John Murray . In tho writer ' s opinion , tho . ro is no possible plan of Parliamentary lieibrm bub must bo mischievous . Wo have also a pamphlet on ' Tho Ionian Islands in relation to Grceco , ' by John Dunn Gardnor , Esq ., published at Jamos Ridgway ' e ,. It contains " Suggestions for advancing , our Trado with tho Turkish countries of tho Adriatic and thp Danube , " Anothor pamphlofc , entitled " Redress of National Grievances , ** by Charles Kndorby , V . U . S .,
is published at Richardson Brothers . It proposes a idan " whereby every man will obtain full arid con ^ stant employment , with liberal support to the aged and infirm / ' -.. .. " ¦ 7 . , :
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The fourteenth anniversary of the Athenaeum Debating Society was celebratfed ^ on Wednesday evening by a soiree at the London Coffee-house , the Chamberlain of London in the chair . This is . chief debating society in the Cityvandjneets ^ the Guildhall Coffee-house . Several Members ot Par-Uament are enrolled among its members . ¦ ¦ . ¦ Imperial Expenses . — The official civil list of the Emperor of the French is twenty-five millions . Louis Napoleon , besides this , dips into the revenues of the State domains , which until his accession had always been included in the civil list , and which he has taken care to include in the budget . These The
revenues amount to seven millions . Emperor , in addition , has had placed at his disposal all the charitable funds ( fonds de secours ) of the different Ministerial departments , and wliich are considerable . Formerly these funds were distributed by the Ministers they now serve for the private liberalities of the Emperor . We may estimate at a total of about thirty-fire millions the sums which enter into the Imperial privy purse . Add to this one nuMon . to Prince Jerome , 200 , 000 f . to the Princess Btathilde , one million to Prince Napoleon , /> Zws 800 , OOOf . extra , this year , and we arrive at a fabulous sura , which quadruples the civil list of King Louis Philippe , and doubles that of the former Kings of France . . _ • • .
A Character . —His mind was of nature ' s choicest composition , but hurt partly by the dispensation _ of Providence—partly by unprofitable pondering . Me was a man of unbounded humanity , fine affections , and capable of the purest friendship ; a man . too sensible to be happy , who thought too deep ly to think to any purpose , and who spun the thread of affection so fine as to render it , at least to himself , unserviceable a character which in a crowd is unnoticed , because , like the minutiae of nature it reanires nice observation to distinguish its exquisiteness ; a character that to its intimates , is ever amiable , because it will , even to the monopolizing inquietude to itself , endeavour to comparss their tranquillity ; acharacter to itself barely supportable , because corporeal nature cannot keep pace with its mental refinement . —Kelly ' s Railway Guide . :
Human Hair . — The London market alone contains five tons of human hair . Blonde hair is the most demanded . Most of this comes from Germany , where it is gathered by a Dutch company , Fifteen years ago this was in the greatest demand , and brought 2 dols . an ounce . Black hair is now preferred * It comes from France , principally from Brittany , and the southern departments . The French hair harvest amounts to nearly 100 tons a year , the price varying from 20 cents , to a io ^ per head ,. according to weight and quality . The hair merchants attend fairs with a pack of ribbons , pins , and such small articles , which they exchange for hair .
The Manniho of the Navy . —At tho monthly meeting of the Liverpool Mercantile Marine Association on Tuesday , the council called the attention of the members to the statement made by the commissioners oh the manning of the navy , to the effect that there existed in the British merchant service elements of naval power which no other Government in the world enjoys , but that no sufficient organisation exists for securing to hey Majesty tl * e
immediate command of these resources . After such an admission , the council deeply regretted that 'the proposed arrangements for the protection of the country from invasion , and for the union of the two services , wore not of that comprehensive and enlarged character which were beliuved to be necessary for the advancement of those objects . It was intended to embody the views of the council on this subject , in a petition to Parliament , which would shortly bo laid before the general body of the
association . JfjpjDjsttATiON oir British Asibrjoa . —rThe correspondence on the subject of the proposed Federal Union has been laid before tho house . It does not appear that any real progress has been made in the matter . The Canadian Government brought the question before the Colonial Seoretary and the governments of all the other provinces interested in tho matter . The imperial Government wns asked to authorise ti meeting of colonial delegatos tp
consider the question ; but Sir E . B . Lytton declines to do so till ho shall bo assured of tho \ villingness of tho other provinces to entertain the question . From the provinces tho replies show scarcely any progress .. Newfoundland is . the only one that declares its readiness to appoint a delegate so soon as the imperial Government shall have authorised a mooting ot , dologatos . New Brunswick asked / for time to consider tho question ; Prlnco Edward ' s Island merely acknowledges tho communication $ Nova Sootia says nothing dofinito . —Canadian Nawa .
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Leader . Office , Friday Evening , March 4 th . HOUSE OF LOR . DS . The Marriage Law Amendment Bill was brought npfrOm the Commons , read , a first "time , and ordered t <* stand for seeoed reading on Tuesday week . ¦ Lord Lindhtjrst caled attention to the proposal ibrremoving the Royal Academy to Burlington-house ^ warmly approving or the" conduct of that body and of its services . ¦ The Earl of Derby explained the conditions of the agreement between tlie Academy and the Board of * Works / The actual space to l > e Occupied by the Academy was yet undecided . Lord WoDEHOtrsB asked . whether any guarantee-, would he promised to the Transatlantic Telegraplt C .
ompany ... . ,... _ The Earl Derby replied that no unconditionalguarentee had been given to the Company , but a con ~ ditional guarentee was made under which a rate of interest amounting to 8 per cent ., would be assured . q » the capital expended , but contingent of the success d £ the enterprize and the continuation of the communica-. The Debtor and Creditor Bill passee tlie Committee , and their Lordships adjourned .
HOUSE OF COMMONS . Mr ; Hardy took the oaths and seat for Midhurst-VOTE BY BAIiLOT . Mr . H . Bekkei-ey intimated that in the event of the Reform Bill reaching a second reading he would , move a resolution , to the effect that no mersure by JParliametita ^ y Reform could be satisfactory which ditt not include vote by ballot . MB . BEIGHTS ' S BILL . In reply to a question , Mr . Bbight said he wouM { rive ample notice if he brought in his Reform Bill . The Chancellor of the Exchequer said if the Government Reform Bill was read a second time h © should introduce another Reform Bill for Scotland ; antit when that was . read a second time a third bill for Ireland . DANUBIAN PRINCIPALITIES .
Mr . Staplexon called attention to the Double Election in the principalities , with the view of eliciting the policy of Government . . Mr . Fitzgerald , onthe part of the Government , must decline to enter upon the coiisideration of a questian so complicated and unsettled . With respect to the election he would only say that such an election was not contemplated by the treaty of 1850 . The British Government would not interfere in a question whicli ought to be ? left to the powers of Europe generjilly . , After a few words from Mr . Roebuck the matter dropped . ¦ Lord A . Churchill called attention to the unprotected position of our Australian colonies . Sir C . Napier wished to have block-ships replace * motion to that
by efficient sftipsf and would make a Sir ' j . Pakington said the colony was entitled tothe fullest consideration . The naval protection hadt been greatly increased since he had been in office With regard to a naval station in Australia , Government bad tha ' tWestiori in view . With reference to the block- * ships , he denied they were as useless as represented ; but he should be glad to see them superseded by more efficient vessels , . Viscount Palmerston tliought no time ought to be lost in replacing the blockships witu proper vessels . Lord 3 . Russell thought if the Colonies wished t <» defend their coast , they ought , not to ask a distant people to tax themselves , but to pay the expense out ot their own pockets . ' _
.. . , 7 !_ - _ ,. A good deal more discussion took place , chiefly relative to the necessity of keeping . up an efficient naval force . ' ARMY ESTIMATES . The House then went into Committoo of supply .-, General Peel made his statement . He projiosed to ask for five cavalry rcgimenta and six . tuen infantry regiments loss than had buqn on tlio establialnnent before the Indian mutiny . Alter making a long statement with reference to the comparative strongth of tho British ana Indian armies , ' he said the number of men in the United Kingdom , ' including the embodied Mil | ti « , was 105 , 000 , a number which ho considered was quito sufficient for the protection of the country . Changes haa been introduced , in order to make tho army more
efficient , and further changes wore in contemplation , one of which vma to make tho soldior lib own butcher and bakor . The Armstrong gun was to he pronenUIy adopted , and the artillery fuvthur impj'oved . Tiie total of the estimates he stated at U /; 08 , OOOJ ., agAlns * 11 , 577 , 7557 . for lust year , showing a reduction ofl ^ OOUJ .,,. wliioh would bq made raWh layer by ropaymonts trom . tho Indian Govovnmont . TJio mujibor ot land forcesJ » be voted oxhibltcd ft docreoso ot 7 , 4 « O men m comnarea with last year j tho numbov was l ^ , U 5 p . Wo haiT also . 105 , 00 a nfen in India , Including thewq i » dopOt , maklnff together a force of 'ia » , 557 » iw » . Ho now aaked foy < t voto of 102 . 655 men . Aftou a long discussion , the voU was agreed to . Sevoral othvr votoe wore carrlocl , and the House ad-Jduvnad Talter ffoluif through tha other ovdoroof the day-
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Leader (1850-1860), March 5, 1859, page 303, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2284/page/15/
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