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WE DNES’DAYL JUNE 17, 1868.

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’i‘flB AVENOEB 0P NELSON.

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THE __HEItAI.DL

"on. Mr. lIAi'riioitsi: . It appears tliitt we have two disappointed members in

not touch in advance of the old Aot.or I fail to see them. unless you call granting £5 additional to the French Teachers I this House. his honor who spoke lastiiud and making provision for tile appoint-ibis honor front Georgetown (Mr. (.or- ment of two more members to the Board I don.) but I suppose that if the best bill of Education. are considered of greatf I do not think tltc amend-

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we will. in course of time. have a better class of farmers la the country.

Second Clause—-

"on. Mr. Bacon-torus: fun that thece shenldbe al than three weeks in the fell know that three make a the spring. In the fa orally attend school

my to compel the c of those means; he a species til dcs-

that it ie no pert of its d public to take advent that compulsion won . potlem and interference With the liberty of the subject. &c.

Another of the veterans of 'I‘refnl Commander John Pollard, It. . after a long and severe ilnees. at his residence in Greenwtch Our readers will like to hear something of the new cc of this interesting. though neglected old ofllcer. who was born on the 27th of July. 1787. articulated the navy on the lat of November. 1797. as tiretoolus volunteer on board the llsviclt. lit. in which sloop. after havmg chased a large convoy and three armed vessels under the batteries of St. Male, and being for some time warmly engaged with the empty, he was wrecked on the 9th of Nov. 1800. in St. Au- IIe next served in the Cambridge. 74 : d lIcrculc. 7t 3 Clilltltlml.14; end Canopus. 80. and thence was 100. bearing the flag of Lord Nel- flcet from its pursuit of the com- bined flccte to the West Indies. Dir. Pollard wee aflcrded. as signal midshiprnan. an opportunity of participating in the action of Cape Trafalgar. On that nonunion. while standing on the poo . he was struck b a splinter on the right arm. and we who was than hit. steed through the shell of his spy-glass above a second one shattered the watch in his peek. Some time after the Vine had beenin action with the a ship Iledouhta lo. the officers and men a- iginnitig to fall fast. the attention of Mr. l’ollsrd was arrested by a number of riflcmcn c ‘ouching iii the tops of the Itedoubteblc. and directin poop and quarter-dock of the seized a itiusltct. and being sup lied by the signal quarter- inaster with ammunition left y being picked off' so foatfully were ordered by Nelson himself from the poop to the starboard gangwaym-oatinned firing at the men in the enemy‘s tops tlll not cite was to be ecett.‘ In the act of handing the last parcel of ball cartridges the quartcrinastcr was killed on the s t. leaving Mr. l’ollard when the action terminated the on y ofliocr e'ive of those who had been originally stationed on the poop. and thus originated the belief that it war he who gave the fatal blow to the man who shot Lord Nelson. at d this fact. was shortly after the action con firmed by his captain. Sir Thomas liardy, who sent for him into the ward-room. and. in the presence of the officers congratulated him upon having avenged the death of their immortal cliicf. On leaving the Victory the following month he served successively iii the Queen. 98 ; Dreadnought. 98; and Hibernia. HO; beating the respective flags of Lords Collingwood. Northt-slt. and St Vincent. and was made Lieutenant November Ittlt. 1806. and continued scrvitqr. with only an iiittrtnissioii of to months. until llilf. during which time he assw much service and he was engaged in man cutting-out expeditions, until Sept. d to return home sick. and. not. withstanding such distinguished services as we have narra- I'ollerd was allowed to remain unrcwnrdcd. and slicii'cd on half-pay till 1828. when he was appointed for three years. still a Lieutenant. to the Ordinary at Sheerness. l’rom mild to 1663 he served iii the Coastguard. and the latter ycar. its a tardy recognition of his long scrviccs. both iiilwar and peace. was. as lieutenant. appointed to ‘Ul’ct'llwlt‘il It ltl hard to conceive how an elllccr who stand such a murderous hrc on the poop of the Victor ‘at 'l‘rafal. gar. and who if the event happened in these t aye. Would have been thought worthy of the Victoria Cross. or. at least. rapid advancement till be attained his flag. should ltnvc bccn permitted to piilc away in the enter rank which be held the your after the action. with the cvceptioit of tlte int-rt.- iioiiiiiiitl title of " rclircd coiniiialidcr." agree with its. that this gallant oitii-t-r. now passed to his rest, was I- not ruined by protection."

“ \Vcll. what is there in any of these or- guments or objections? Compulsion would not beaterror or inconvenience to those parents who believe that education is as no- ccssnry fora child as support. Thclaw would only be felt by the vicious ciauce.who systo- matically neglect the education of their off- spring. even where living under the sha- dow of the free schoolhouse. . argue that. it is right to allow any portion of society to grow up in lRl’lOfflllCtl an wickedness. and that it would be wrong to force them to become educated and re- spcctablc members of society? If. then. compulsory education would not be morally wrong. it must be morally right. and in ne‘ glectinx to eiiacta law to accomplish that purpose. are we not guilt worse than a crime? The In gravestini iortanoe. In Eng . statesmen iave accepted the principle of compulsion as necessary. and there are and other Acts on the Statute flock in which itis laid down. that it is more ini- portulil to educate the children of the tour than it is to send them to earn their

over yet invented were presented. there would be some fault found with it. perfect educational scheme has yet been invented. and I date say the young est men will be grey-bended before there To meet the circumstances of town and country and of every differ ent class and creed. is as nearly impossi- bio as can be conceived. the best we can under the circumstances. Ibelieve the bill will meet the most cry- Thc Government. after bold- inir otllce fortwelve mouths. saw where the shoe pinched most. the greatest evil was the length and ob- scurity of the Acts which were in differ» out parts of the Statute Book. Another defect was. that the inspection of the schools was not adequate. will be found by the experience of parties in other conutriea, that success tlcpends. in a great measure, cit good supervision. We began with one school visitor"; than. when the work tvns found to be more than he could cfllcieully perform. a second was appointed. on and schools were increased in number. two were not found sulllcicul. and if two have to perform the work of ilircc..wc cannot expect it to be efficiently done. I am acquainted with one of the school visitors ; with the other I am not ; but I am not going to cast any reflections upon But this I will say: an individual who would enter upon the duty of a school visitor with no i and ability. has in his handstlic means of effecting a vast deal of good. Facts and circumstances are always turning up. and they should be watched and borne iit memory so as to utilise them at e futiirctimc. Full de- tails should be furnished in the visitors’ reports of all important events which come to their knowledge in connection with the most successful systems of education. [Iis honor front Georgetown (Mr. Gor- don.) spoke of £200 additional being cx- pended for our educational staff ; but an educational system which will not support an efficient slafI must be defective. and we will never have efficient schools under It has been found in the army, that by improving the stufi'tlicyimprovo their forces. and so it is with educational sys- If you went to have good schools and good teachers you must have a good staffof superintendents. was made to the teachers. and a man may be thoroughly educated and yet to- tally unfit to examine a teacher. peculiar gift; and it requires a great a- lVe know that those who carry on any business constantly. become more efficient, and so it is with respect to examining teachers. we thought it was better to authorize the appointment of examiners with competent salaries. to burn an efllcicrit system. you must fl- dopt means to have efficient teachers. and if you want cfllcieut teachers. you must have efilcicut examiners. Ilia beam from Georgetown also said he would make the exercise of the elective franchise dependant upon a man keeping his chil- Then how would it be with the man whose children were past the school age ? Audi suppose the poor man who happened to be childless would be disfranchiscd altogether. isle of what I once said to a mother when I had some difficulty in getting boys to has turnips. which was that it would be a great convenience it she would always keep a good stock of Then his honor from the first district of King's County (Mr. spoke of the which passed the Free Education Act. And I sympathize with him in his re. Thai Government well of the country. I might say, when the colony took its birth. When We received Responsible Govern- ment it was necessary that the poo le should be Well educated. touched upon another delicate sulgjcct.-—-tho Bishop's memorial; and [confess that I am ready and anxious to express my obli- gations to His Lordshi for taking up and educating those poor c ildren in Charlotte- town. For my part. being but a short time in nblio life. I do not feel that blame at- It must rest upon those who undertook the establishment or management of onretluoetlonel system. and left it so lai- rfect that it had to be completed by the lebop. We have not shrunk from the duty of‘ providing for the education of the children in the City. for we have increased the number of schools. so that we have put the means of education within the reach of every ladi- viduel. With rr ard to what was said h his honor front tie first district of Queen County (Mr. Balderston) respectiogthe avo- rage attendance at school. if he will turn to the Blue Books of the Anetrellan Colo- nies he will find that the attendance is no, better there than here. but often induces the parents to tit e the children from school. and the sonic cause the same result there as here. all and Scotlanddoo. the same rule In the cotton factories. the child's abol‘ ll 01' “It”; but the Government have made it compulsory theta phlld should re- solve a certain amount of education or should not be emplo ed in the factories. ‘ bastion of each child coetetlic Government about fltle. a year, hates the population increases the cost per in diminished. for we of teachers. doc" to educate a much larger number.

Han. Mr. Goaootii White In tlioe,wle toil-olefin gas; hot eel eeeheeeeeragetaent might

held out as would iadues send their child

I eat of opia- uger vacation importance. . and Ida not meals are such as will satisfy the people. re required in who have been looking anxiously for great improvements in the Act. principal change. as far as I can see. is or cannot makeup the average attend. that there will be an additional expendi- think it would be lure of £200 or £300 a year. a September as

ll children do not gen- well.so that the teach-

uo required by law. I M to have two weeks i well as three in October.

IIoa. Mr. um: I think the clause be amended ap as to enable the trustees to decldettpon having the veee- tion during the time the crops are being taken of the ground. which is at a later some years than others. autumnal t'mololl should be at least thirty days instead of twentyvone.

Ifou. rllr. Havvitoatie: who needs the suggestion to vacations in the fell has taken the teach- eve' view of the question; but I believe e recollection of their young know that many vacations are in- jurious. There are obvious citiectioas to veeatieoe. for

thereby uefltt Their studies

for Education. and We cx- bin‘s bay. Jersey.

pend more It proportion to our revenue than any other country. yet we do not appear to prize the advantages we pos- sess any more than others. the proportion of the population attend- ing school is one in six. in France. one in nine. in Holland. one in eight. in I’rus- slit. one in six. in Canada. one in six. and in Prince Edward Island. one in It appears strange to me that "ii lion" the people would submit to such a large III" “'0 amount of taxation for Education. and yet not insist upon a measure to carry it I would give my voice for a measure to encourage. if not to compel the parents to send their children It should be made a con- “08 Mill." Ninth If. dition of examining the elective frau- for educational pursuits. cities that a man should keep his children m "mm‘b “a ll l8 6513- in School. or something of that kind cult to get Illfll to settle down to studious should be .1 MN“.- Therefore. I think the a would be an evil instead of a he doubt the services of in “to harvest field days then are long. the whole date in “"bi'atfl school children sh all day upon a term. It is mi- .“ the sun. obstructions to adv meat in education. energies are overt to engage with

transferred to the Victor ()n the return of t

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of a blender out is eneof the and. the wisest

a destructive tire on the ictory. He immediately

0|" m0" fully. the Marines (tyho from

all who have “on. Mr. Winona: What I meant to observe was. that having such a number of children educated in the country schools. in- justice was doiio to us iii town. because there was nothing given to educate those poor chil- drcn l referrcdto. If lllosepoor children were not educated by some means. they would be almost a curse to the city; but I find that no provision is made for the assistance of those who have taken in hand to educate If you refer to other cottatriesJon will flail that sotiiclliing is done for every person who takes an interest and an active part in the education of youth. but here there is nothing done for the Roman Catholic schools. is. till people get educated to the necessity of attending to these things. there will In- lint tlto titan is coming when things will tnlto a different turn. Were it not for the assistance of tho liomsu Catholic llisbop and Clergy. and the trouble they have taken. those children would grow up posts to society. and we would require an extra police force. for a small grant to assist in educating them. we are denied it.

As time rolled

I suppose it would not “880mm! be popular. but it will not do to be lum- NO paying such elergc sum for Education "‘0 Nuns pooplo and the children not getting the benefit One of your ltouors made some and they will not be allusion to the salaries of the Teachers being reduced by the conservative party. but I do not think it was a fair charge. When the free Education Act was passed, new the amount of salary allowed the teach- !" WIN“ “Mir era was £45. but owing to the deprecia- ssury warrants. they did not _ advantage in in- receive. in most instancosanore tliaui£38. “MINI. though I laminate In I854. the Conservative party raised 09.. .II‘ OIOI'OIIO II beneficial. 1h. palatial to £50,

Hones motherland progress reported Adjourned till four o’clock. p. in. entrances session. UNFORTUNATE

ere veloable.but the of it.

It Is not do- to hard work

ind. they are not In 3 lion of tre of that year. when its:

nothing duiic.

Subsequently. the salaries of female teachers were raised from £30 to £35. Then. by the Act of the 24th Vic. cap. 35. the salaries of first class teachers were zaisedérom £55 In addition to' t ese. raminnr “Mimi‘s mu" Schools were established in Charlotte- A bill for the relief of unfortunate town.G00rit°l°wn. Summerside and a i up from “.3110”... few other places at the salary of £100 Brecketi. read a first éaclh

time and ordered to be read a second time to-tnorrow.

EDUCATION BILL. Committee merited.

lint when we ask

lion. Mr. ll.ii.iiiriis'ro.\': I said last year that the second class teachers Were not properly remunerated. difference in the qualifications required be- twccu the first and second class lcttt‘lit-rs as there is between the second class and the (iroiiimitr School teachers. and the salaries should be in the aortic proportion. which is far from being the case. something more than £7) to encourage a voting man to qualify himself for the second

debtors was b .of Assembly by

There is as much

()ur rcntlcrs \till lion. Mr. Dmownu: 'I‘o compel

parents to send their children to school well in the towns. but in the country istricts. where they have sometimes to travel two or tll‘ilree miles, Bun , ihccaee indifferent. I won be sorry

“om "' m ' Iownflhu to see poor parents compelled to send their children to school through drifting snow. and perhaps not very well clad I think the inclination of' the parents is to send their childru to BCIIOOI when it is racticeble for them to 0 so,

‘ mink um. would but there apre many inconveniences in the country which are not felt in the It has been said that the salaries of' the teachers were not reduced by the Conservative party—that they only took Hon. Hr. Harmonie: This question a portion off the Government and put it on the people—but it is very well known

Sonic allusion Them “mum be THE IATI‘I Slit DOMINIC DALY. K. Ii.

Few would have suspected front the quiet. unpri-tciidiiig manners of our late qucl‘llot that he carried in his veins the blood of one of the moat ancientandlionoralilc finiiilics in Ireland. The lhilys of Unlway trace bat-it their lint-age to the days of O'Neill. iii the fourth century. Since the end of the sixteenth century they have held a prominent position among the preventing families or Ireland. thcy raised themselves in tlic soical scislcfroin the small but- on)- of Qiiccii lilisiibt-tli's tune to the “nomadic I'ccragc of lly personal ability more than one of them has dis- tinguished liiiiisclfin the political world. There was Denis, who rcprcstiitcd his native county in the Irish Parliament during the long atriiuulc which prccctlcd the Union. fought by the side of (.i rattan in opposition to the Unstlcreagh faction. iuitl (irattnii singled him out from a galaxy of stars to call him " one of the beat anti brightest characters that Ireland ever product-d." There was liuwes llaly, title of the iiiiiacrtal ‘- contciiipoi'iivics of Curran." and none the worse for buingn Monk ot' the Screw. lrchiiid well in her dirt-st iii-ceasiiy. and she has not ceased to honor them in later generations.

Sir lloiiiifiick was dracendcd from a younger branch. his father. also Dominick by name, having been a simple enquire. though first consiit to the Earl of Dunsandle. mother‘s nitIt‘ he wnsconncctctl with tho lllakcs of Killtrnny. elic having been a sister of the first Lord Wallacourt. was born in the year “'98. and was educated at St. Mary's College. fiscott. It is stated bye Canadian biographer that he studied for the bar ; but this. we believe. its mistake. left. Ireland in ll'i‘l‘: in the capacity efsccrctary to Sir Francis flatten. the then iicwly-appoiiitul Governor of I .owcr Cana- dn. Thus. at the comparative entered on the arduous on then politically, as wcll as commercially. the leading colony (in the 10 b May. liil2tl. be was married to Caroline Maria Gore. third dun litcrof Colonel ltalpli (lore. formerly of llorrnwmount. in K Ikenny. was then on military service at (lucbcc, subsequently dis- tinguished himself in the rebellion of 1:437. Iii ellyiiig illlll- self to this ancient anti highly‘coniicctod family. Mr. Duly was biit following the example of many of his ancestors. The Union. which lasted more than forty years. was happy in itself and in its results. of the chiitlrcn. only five have survived hie Excellency. all of them. with one exception. being resident in this colony. namely. Mr. D. (I. Duly. Mr. J. u. Duly. Mrs. Scatter. and lifts. Tartan—South Austra-

the teedter is required to attest to his joined. and lie requires to have near. lain average attendance of scholars be- fore be can receive his full there line means to comps to be sent to school. he eeete. way to compel the parents to pend their children to school. otherwise the law should not be so stringent wit regard» the teachers.

mom" of Pumice (liis better then proposed a resolution to

lly intermarriage lion. the l‘tinsinimr: Ilia lioiior should know that it is not in our powur to increase

H 3")“ Wm“ lion. Mr. "ALBERSTON: Iran express an

opinion and leave it till a future time.