edge in Germany, Switzerland, and in Prussia. In all these @uniries it was In operation.

[had shewn to_be the best preventi'Ve of crime. was the same in the Unitetl States, and in Upper Canada; it died also lately been extended to Lower Canada.

he had alluded.

jeducation'this general asst-.smneiit was intended to support.

‘ jflSlng generation a sound, moral, and religious education. he, . _ would iiiiist \vtllitigly support it.

'acre for the support of such :i system as ho had spoken of. This

'ject of religion existed.

* a Protestant version,

articles and thebgbtemng of the burthen upon two thirds mo," .lao calling upon the one third to keep the School Inna, comfortable for others. The Bill empowers the ma'ssess‘wubseribers and persons interested in "Mole. There was clearly a distinction intended ruinly was a greflt'llardship that. persons who were made fibers against their inclination, and who derived no *finmtfrom the School, should also be made to contribute ' personal comfort ofthose who attended. ltcertaiuly gig-what. he would not like to avail himself of. He would » , . a case. There was a School District ofa radius‘of a- “hree miles It was surely very inconvenient if not .. mime, f," person's residing at the outer extrerrieties of “guild, llrJtlSI. Within the periphery ofthe circle to send “’i’sir children to the School, particularly in wiiitei‘; yet ,pfillllng might be more (movement to those residing within u‘eagy distance of the School, than to have their children an educated atlhe expense of others. Against sucha < Idem he raised liisyoice, and he would continue to do so, , In"; it were remedied. ‘ The Hon. Mr. Dilryinple spoke in favour of the compul- ,, y "stem—the system of taxation as at present existing. L“sprigpnety and necessity, he said liiid been fully acknow-

In Prussia, every man law,compelled to send his children to school, the clog the diffusion of knowledge, which experience The system

ms, b fabject

The Act. of

our Legisl tture was in accordance with the views to which

The Hon. Mr Macdonald perfectly concurred with the lion,. Mr, Dilrymple as to the propriety of'obligingjiarents to send {heir children to schools ', but he maintained no man ought to be taxed for. the support of tiny District School, who could show that IIlS children were being educated elsewhere.

' , .,

I'he lLon. Mr. Hall Wished to know what sort nfii system of If

it could ho shown that it was for the purpose of giving to the

V He knew it. was not :i privi- 1ege (iflliis House to originate iiiiv iiiciisiire imposing a tax, but iftho other lI.iu:e could be, induced to listen to the, proposal, he would have it recommended to them to impose a tax of ii an

tax would amount to about £1400, and he thought it would be amply sufficient for the purpose The Hon. Mr. Sivuboy sziid,

lect ofduty and even occasionally incmnpotent-c, Would be at- tributable to teachers. \Vc were not to expect to find men por- fect in any station of‘life.

The Hon. Mr. l):ilryniplo had already shown how liiglilv the system was prized by some oftlie'jmost enlightened tintioiiStin the earth. To be sure it had not been acted upon iti Britain, ill- lhough there the justice and the neceSSity of it had been fullv admitted. It had failed, and broken down thci‘c, because II.t'.‘tllllil not he made to suit the. opposing views of serttariuns. But al—

cl ' ass teacher. Where a higher class teacher was engaged, it

sessment. ‘

. t that in any country, oven whch ,mvdizution and education had reached their highest point, tit-g- .

u

would be found, he thought, that there was no compulsory us-

attiv eta Initial TEEN!ij

SATURDAY, MARCH 30. 1844.

—-——

(From our Country Edition of Tuesday last.)

The Couriers arrived at the Post Office on Monday fore- noon with the usual Colonial and American Mails. A good deal of disappointment was felt at the non-arrival of the English March Mail, then over dtie. Two dayslater dates from Europe have, however, been received via the United States. From a St. John, N. B. paper we extract the follow- ing summary of"the News:

TIVO DAYS LATER FROM ENGLAND!

(From the New Brunswicker.) By the arrival ofthe Packet ship Liverpool at New York dates from Liverpool to the 6th iilt., two days later than Ollf‘ preVious advices, have been received. We take the follow- ing summary from the Sun and True Sun.

Theexcitement in the Cotton Market had subsided. Specu- lators for the present seemed satisfied, though the market was still firm and decidod. ‘

_ The anti-Lengiiers are said to have experienced two ter- rible defeats iti Hull and York. Vast preparations were made to give eclat to their meetings at those places, but there were only very meagre audiences. ‘

The Queen is to visit Berlin and Dresden this Spring.

Lord Morpeth is about to be restored to a seat in Parlia- ment. Captain Howard, present member for Morpetli, will accept the Chilierii Hundreds, and his lordship will step in-' to his shoes.

The Queen and Prince Albert were iii strict retirement at \Viiidsor, in consequence of Prince Albert’s father.

The American Chamber of Commerce at Liverpool have petitioned Sir Robert l‘eel to repeal the present high rate ofduty on Tobacco, and substitute ti shilling rate. 9

PARLIAMENTARY PROC ‘JEDINGS. IRISH AFFAIRS.——THE oar-zoos TERRITORY.

House or Loans, FEB. 5.—-’l‘be Marquis of Normatiby gave notice of his intention on the 13th iiist., to bring for— ward a motion on the state of Ireland, and said he would iii the incur. time intimate the precise form ot'liis motion to the house, or it‘tlie pending trials should not have terminated by the day he had named, he would further postpone his motion.

Housr. or Commons, Feb. 5.—Col. Rnwdon gave notice for

though it had not been carried into operation in I’rioland the v - ~ - ’ ‘ ? ’ Clontart ‘o. - I v r ‘ fact was, perhaps, not so much to he regretted—ccrtntnly not so ' _- l" Cl“ nimou’ “uh Other documenmry mane! m ~ COllIIBMOI) IliereWith.

much as its failure ought to be deplored in :i new country like this—because there, all, e'ither through private schools or chari- table institutions, might have education. It was tho some in Scotland, and, he thought, he. might say in Ireland also. here, howeverxwe. might wish it. we C'Hlltl not, without the inetins provided by the Bill, dispel the cloud of'igiiuruiice which overshadowed the. Island All that we dtrliiriges upon the Le- gislative provision made for teachers. compulsory iii every country: mended that it should be SO. He saw nothing unjust iii enipow; ering two-thirds of t_lie inhabitants rifa district jn‘iiix the romain- ing third for the purposes ofcducation. He knew that religion was the proper foundation of education; but it ought first to be shewn that it was practicable to make it SO, before the making ofit so was insisted upon. In England such it schomo had been found impracticable. In Ireland also it lliltl failed, although there they had bad it Board of Education Consisting rifliiitli I’ro- testants and Catholics. It was quite hopeless to think of intro- ducing-it here, where. so much diversity of opinion on the sub- lle knew it to be impossible. This, however, would not prevent his voting for the Bills going into operation. , , a '

The Hon. Mr. H‘ill would make. it four observations with re:— pent to the introduction of the Holy Scriptures into our public schools. WSIII’GI)‘. I.j1'\\:l‘l‘tltflvt’r cliiirr-li llulhjlljll, holoiizod, whatever hispetriiliiir'bnli'él‘, as n Christian, he must consider religion as the most important piirt of :ill youthful education. He had no peculiar views upon the subject, and was very tiir from wishing to impose. upon Roiiiiiii Catholics, or the tncmlici's of any other church, a system of religious instruction, to which they were consr'imiti-iiisly averse. Ho wished to pay the sonic respect‘to the religious and conscientious scrtiplos cfotliers, that he claim- ed'frotii others for his own. He gave others who differed from him medit for sincerity in their pro ssion, and he lltlplidl‘IlH-‘y would do the same by him. Ediit-iitioii without religion llt; ie- garded as building upon sand. ~Iii schools itt which the scholars were Roman Catholics, he would wish to see the Holy Scriptures introduced in accordance with the, peculiar views oftlieir church; and in schools in which the scholars “ere I’roicstiiiits, he would wish to see them introduced in accordance with the tenets and principles of Protostunlisn‘i. If the Scriptures were introduced Into Roman Catholic schools, the version would he tliut‘ appro- ved and sziiictionod by their Church; and ifiiito Protestant ones, the version would be that in use amongst Protestants. Ifllit-y wished to make hotter men and butter subjects of the youth of the Colony, they would not. withhold from them the benefit of religious instruction in the public schools, by fullng to introduce the Bible, or at least the New Testament, as n schnol-liook. ..Ac- cording to the Visitor's Report. it would seem that, iftlic Bible or Tcstameiit is used in schools at all, it is used in a manner which is in some degree covert. \Vhy not acknowledge the propriety, the necessity ofthc reading- ofthc Holy Scriptures in oor‘publie schools, and regulate the practice by enactment?

'. The Hon. Mr. M'icdoutild observed, that the 'I‘cstauiciit was muoli used in the District School, chiefly, ho lit-Jieved, .oti tit- count ofits cheiipncss. ‘

The Hon. llIr. Swnbey said 'cvcry man must not only honour the feblirig with which the hon, Mr. Hull had delivered his son- Iiments upon this subject, but bosidiis heartily onnc'ir in his son. tilnents. Ifthe Hon. Mr. I'Ioll' could frame a Bill, which (with- Oiit’ giiring offence to any party by in any wiiy exciting religious

I'ejudico) would enable the Legislature to make the study of the

ripturcs a part of our common school education, he (the. lion. Mr. Swabev) for one, would rejoice at it; but he feared itcnultl not be done: the atteriipt had already puzzled many wtsc heads. If, however, his hon. friend (M r. Hull) would make the attempt, he (the hon. M r, Sivzihcy) Would assist him 5

as fat (as possible.

The Hon. Mr. Miicdtinald said, that us the Island was divided into districts, and clergvnien ofdill'erent denominations were re- sident iii, or iii the habit of regularly visiting most of them, would it not be possible to introduce a clause into the. preacnt Bill, requiring cvery teacher to give notice, once or twice, or even three times ti week, that a clergyman would attend the school for the purpose of imparting religions instruction to the scholai‘s—clergymen of different denominations attending to r0- tation, ifnecessziry. Give such religious books to the ditlcrcnt children as were suitable for them, according to the church to which they belorged. The children of Protestants might have and the childien of Catholics the Douay edition,either oftlie Bible or Testament.

The Hon. Mr. Hull briefly explained, that he'was very far from contemplating the enforcement of any peculiar vtews upon the minds ofchildren of'ditferent religious denominations. All he wanted was, that the Scriptures should be made the founda- tion ofa moral education in our district schools. .-

The Hon. Mr. Macdoriald fully appreciated the motives by which the Hon. Mr. Holl was influenced. .They were. suclias all either did or ought to entertain—tho making of religious ln- struction the basis ofgeneral education. .WIIIIOUI religion, edu- cation was much more likely to be injurious than servtccable to its possessor. _ .

The Hon. Mr. Holl said, if the compulsory mode oftaxtng one third ofthe inhabitants on; district by the other two Illlll’ds, were adhered to, it ought only to apply to the lowest ass teachers. A few might wish for a teacher of the highest 0 .ass, whilst the one third, who were liable toa compulsory tax, might think a teacher of the lowest class quite competent to instruct their children as far as they Wished them to be instructed.

The Hon. Mr. Brecken thought, that if this suggestion of the Hon. Mr. Hall were carried imp Operation, it might enable one- third ofthe inhabitants of a district to prevent theuither two- thirds from engaging or retaining the services ofa highest Clus teacher.

The Hon. ‘habitants wished he prepared to pay

i ans. - 'cf Iii; IIon.Mr. Swabey assured his lion. friend that the clause was not practically unjust. Whenever there was a compulsory

maumem, b8 (the hon, Mr, Swabey) believed itwas for a lower

Mr. Holl did not think so. Iftwo-th‘trds of the in- for a teacher of the highest class, theyoflghl ‘0 for his extra services by their own extra sub-

B“, shivers,

, I‘ZJUCflHOH, nuglgt 1" be questions should be given to him previously to their being the highest consulcrutious dc- ,ml to him.

the lSih, of a notice for the production of “7 Copy of the

lit answer to Sir UlltlS. Napier, relative to the instructions

‘ the some;

red against him by the Governiuenu The sentences will not, however, it appears, be pronounced until next Term' Some think that no punishment will be inflicted. Others contend that Mr. O’Connell’s conduct during the next few months will determine the question of punishment. In the meantime, Mr. O’Connell has, on behalf of himself and his companions, protested against the verdict, and has intimated that so soon as sentence shall have been passerl,.he will have the matter submitted to the whole hotly ofJudges in Ireland, and tlia_t, should their decision prove adverse, be will then appeal to the House of Lords. Our limited time and space compel us to confine‘ourselves, on the present Incension,to the following extracts:-— . i (From Wlmer and Smith’s European Times, March 5.)

IRELAND. THE STATE TRIALS.

. ' Trim ;fi h dai Februar 12.

‘ Mr. Chief Justice, Mr. Justice yBiii-ton Jzitid Mr. Justice brainpton, took their seats on the bench this morning a few minutes after nine o’clock, at which hour the court was crowded, but not iiicoiiveniently so, as a very larwe force of police was stationed at the main entrance to kzep ofl‘the crowd, to clear the various passages lei‘iding to.the. Queen’s Bench, and to prevent the admission ofpersoiis not duly tui- tliorised. ‘

'l‘lie trnversers arrived at an early llOlll'.

Mr. O’Connell, who was accompanied by his son Daniel niid Mr. W. S. O’Brien, took his seat at the table of the Queen’s Counsel. I

Mr. J. O’Connell. appeared in his professional robes amongst the juniors, while the rest sat at the traversers’ her.

Mr. Justice Craiiipion iiiiiititely detailed to his brother

judges what took place on Saturday evening, subsequent to

their leaving the court, at half past five. o'clock, and account- ed liirtliedifiiculty which the jtiry had experienced respect- ing the first and second counts by observing, that they con- tained five distinct findings, tpid did not, therefore, admit of a‘gcneriil finding. Having briefly described the nature of the issues, involved in the sevoral counts, iiiitLpointed otit in

what respect they differ one from the other, his Lordship

suggested that the proper course to adopt would he to put

these issues before the jury, in the distiiict form in which he

had now explained them.

' ‘ THE VERDICT.

Ihe jury were then called into Court; the suggestion of. his Lordship was acted on ; they retired, and returned iitteu o’clock with their verdict, to the reception of which

Mr. Moore, Q. C., objected, on the ground that one of the jurors was described oti the panel as “John Rigby.” though he himself had declared that his name was “John Jason Rjgby.”

The Attorney General observed, that Mr. Rigby had been

given to our slave cruisers to search suspected American and also with reference to the intentions of the , American government as to the occupation of the Oregon territory; ‘

Sir R. l’eel expressed his desire that intimation of such

He should answer the qiiestion with respect to the slave instructions to-tnorrow; with regard'tu the, other part oftlie gallant connnodore’s question, he knew nothing more of'it than what cotild be gathered frotu the ordinary sources ol'iiifbrinutioii.

In reply to a question by Lord John Russell,

Sir Robert Peel said that the British Government lind ori- ginated a communication with the government of'the Uni- ted Stutcs, with regard to the extreme tidvniitnge which would result from the settlement of the Oregon Territory question iii an amicable iriaiiiier, and had received a reply which did justify the hope that before this time some pro- gress would have been made. A itiiiiistcr had, however, gone to inisliiiigtou with full instructions on the subject, and be trusted tliattlie negotiation would he brought to it speedy and satisfactory terr‘t'iiiifition. (Heinz) ’

Mr. lliiinu followed up the matter by another question.

Sir R. Peel said, in his opinion, the wisest. course to [MIT- sue iii a matter ofsnch importance was to give previous in- tiuiatiou to Her Majesty’s government oftlic intention to put such questions.

STATE TRIALS IN IRELAND. Dublin, Friday, Feb. 2.—-—Mr. \\'|iiteside, Q. C., resumedthis address to the jury. The conclusion of the. learned gentle- man’s address WuS followed with it loud detiionstratioti of approbation. The court then adjourned for a few minutes. 'l‘lieir Lordships having returned to co'urt, and resumed their seats, V

Mr. M‘Dontigh, Q. C., was counsel for Mr. Richard Barrett, Pilot, newspaper.

The learned gentleman continued until five o’clock, when thecourt adjourned until ten the following morning. Saturday—On the opening of'the court Mr. O’Connell rose and said—\Iy Lords, I wish to state that as it will be neces- sary for me to take a course of observation not exactly simi- lar to that of the .other counsel who have spoken, and as I know that the materials which Mr. M‘Donagli means to use will occupy the greater part of this day, I would be glad, irOVIded it does not‘interfere with the progress of this trial, ifit could be arranged that I will not be called on to speak to-day. I promise your lordsliips that what I'li‘ave to say will not occupy much of yotir titne, and I Will be able to (‘Olltlense my remarks still further by having it understood that I will not be required to address you until Monday.

The Chief Justice—May I ask, does the traverser, Mr. Steele, intend to address the jury?

Mr. O’Connell—No, my lords.

Cliichustice.——’I‘lien we will not call on Mr. until Monday. ,

Mr. O’Connell thanked the court for the indulgence, and

Mr. M‘Doniigh tlicu resumed his address to the jury.

Twelve hundred pounds per week are confidently stated to be the disbursements made from the coffers ofthe Royal Exchange, iii order to meet the current expenses of the State prosecutions, which bid fair to last for a week longer at the very least.

proceeded-to address the jury. He the proprietor of the

O’Connell

COTTON SPmNsa’s Saunas—The operative cotton spinners of no fewer than eighteen mauiif'actories iii this city and neighbourhood struck work on Thursday for an advance of wages. The men, so far as we have learned, request an atl- vaiice of 10 per cent. iipou their present rates of payment— a demand which the masters do not seem willing to accede to.—— Glasgow Constitutional, Feb. 3. ‘

SPAIN.~Intelli2e'.:ce of the death of the Infinite Carlotta, consort of Don Francisco de Paula, and sister to the King of Naples and Queen Christina, hail been received. This event derives inticli importance from the prospect it opens of the marriage oflier son with Queen Isabella, and the cou— sequent settlement ofthe affairs of'Spmn.

Mr. Bulwer, the new ambassador from the Court of‘St James’s, is endeavouring to give proof of'gretit impartiality his salons are open to eminent men ofall parties.

Rossra.-—-lt appears by recent advtces from Odessa, that the'Russiau trade has been placer] upon a very favourable footing by the Turkish government, as regards the 'larifi’.

A private letter from Rome (19th Jan.) states that the tie- gotiations for settling the difi'ereiices between the court of the Holy See and ,the cabinet of St.. Petersburgh, does not make any progress.

Yesterday evening the English March Mail was received at the Post Office in this Town. The R. M. Steamship CA-

stvbrti as “ Jolin Rigby,” and that particular notice was made ofll'ie fact at the time by the Court.

A note having been taken of the objection,

Mr. Boiiriie the clerk oftlie Crown, read the verdict of Guilty generally against all the traversers, excepting the Mr. Tierney, who was found Guilty upon two counts only. ’

—The following are the several counts of the indictment, with the verdictof the jury, as afiectiiig catch traverscr, upon each count: .

FIRST AND SECOND COUNT.

For unlawfully and seditiously conspiring to raise and create discontent rind tlisa‘fi'éctioii amongst the Queen’s sub- jects, and to excite such subjects to hatred and contempt of, and to unlawful and seditious opposition to the Government and coiisritution; and to stir iipjeulousics, hatred, and ill- will between ilifl'ereiitclitSs-cs of her Majesty’s subjects, and especially to promote ntndngst her Majesty‘s subjects in Ire: hind feelings of'ill-will and hostility against her Majesty’s sub- jects in other lllll‘IS of the United Kingdom, especially in England, and to excite discontent and disafi'cction tilwlgp‘L, (livers of her Majesty’s subjects serving in the army ; and to cause and aid in causing divers snblects unlawfully iiiid seditioust to meet and as- seriible together in large numbers, at various times and at different places within Ireland, for the unlawful and sedi- tious purpose ofobtiiiuinc, by inenns ofthe intimidation to he thereby cattlsml, and by means of the exhibition and de— moiistriittion ofgrcnt physical force ntsncb meetings, chan- ges and alterations in the Government, Laws, and'Coustitii- tion, as by law established; and to bring into hatred and disrepiitc the Courts by law established in Ireland fortlio administration of'justice, and to diminish the confidence of her Majesty’s stilijeCts in the administration of'tlie law there- in with intent to induce lltlr Majesty’s subjects to withdraw the adjudication of their differences with and claims upon each other from the cogiiisniices of the courts oflaw, and subject the entire totbe judgment and determination of other tribunals to be constituted and contrived for that purpose. _