RICHARD REYNOLDS, OF BRISTOL, Who died at Cheltenham, on the 10th of September, 1916, aged 80 years. By WILLIAM ROSCOE. OH! let no plaint be heard, no murmurs rise, When, ripe in years and goodness, Reynolds dies; But midst the precincts of this sacred bound Let calm and holy silence breathe around; Whilst filial duty, bending o'er his bier, Consigns to gratitude the sorrowing tear; And humble Hope, with feelings unexpress'd, [breast. Owns the full promise through her thrilling For oh! if breathings of accordant airs, The orphans' offerings, and the mourners' prayers Blessings from fervent hearts in secret paid, For soothing comforts, and for timely aid, For prompt compassion, vigilant to save,For bounty, generous as the heart that gave; If these, ascending towards the source of light, May waft the spirit on its heaven-ward flight, Then, Reynolds, midst the mansions of the just, [trust; Crown'd are thy labours, and confirm'd thy Then, the last shade of earthly doubt remov'd, Thy deeds recorded, and thy life approv'd, Thou hear'st with joy thy Master's blest de By WILLIAM Roscoe, Esq. (Written on parting with his Library). AS one who, destin'd from his friends to part, Regrets his loss, yet hopes again, erewhile To share their converse and enjoy their smile, And tempers, as he may, affliction's dartThus, lov'd Associates; Chiefs of elder Art! Teachers of Wisdom! who could once beguile My tedious hours, and lighten ev'ry toil, I now resign you-nor with fainting heart: For, pass a few short years-or days-or hours And happier seasons may their dawn unfold, And all your sacred fellowships restore; When, freed from earth, unlimited its pow[hold, Mind shall with mind direct communion And kindred spirits meet to part no more. ers, TO THE WIDOWED MOTHER OF A WHEN in the battle's onset dread, This piece originally appeared in the Sussex Advertiser. 571 What funeral honours grace the dead? -A host's applause-a nation's sighs! For him the mausoleum rear'd, To distant times records his fame: For him the poet's lyre is heard, Whose strains immortalize his name! Each tribute of regret and praise, The living to the dead can raise, To soothe the warrior's fall, and gratify his Is by a grateful country paid, shade! But when in lowlier station plac'd, Or when, as Thou, of all bereft, For ever ravish'd from thine eyes; To thee, what boot the liberal sums, Thy boy no more to share them lives!" And keener still the pang succeeds, To dash with gall each proffer'd good; That, while thy child unaided bleeds, The boon is purchas'd by his blood! Oh; aim- benevolent in vain, To soothe with gifts a parent's pain, The heart, such sorrows doom'd to feel, No recompense can pay-no alchymy can heal! Yet weep not still with vain regret Thy son-tho' slain in life's fair spring, Nor scorn of gratitude the debt, His country's grief and pity bring! Awhile thy woes it may remove, From want thy closing years may save; And, if from happier realms above, Where live the wise, the good, the brave, Thy son the blest effect can know, That from his blood thy comforts flow; His filial shade shall hail his doom, Nor envy Chiefs of Fame their laurels, or their tomb! THERE is a sorrow of the mind, With tenderest chains, our hear's and minds, There is a blossom in the heart, That will not with our life depart, [Jan. 1, Transplanted to the realms above, A star of virg fire, It bids our thoughts from earth arise, Our souls to bliss aspire. ON THE DECAY OF A ROSE PRESENTED BY A LADY. HOW sweet is the rose, in soft modesty blooming, [view, How bright each fair leaflet expanded to When with its rich fragrance the zephy, per fuming, [dew! It drops on the breezes its bright pearly How sweet is the rose, when the sun gently shining, Recals into gladness the freshening day! How sweet is the rose, when the sun tast declining, Reflects on its leaves his last lingering ray! Love, sprung from Eden's blooming bow'rs, But, ah! how much sweeter the rose that is The fairest of eternal flow'rs! The richest gift to mortals given! And tho' on earth loves balmy blossom, From Eva, a historical poem, just published. We are ever anxious, as far as our influence extends, to promote the interests of Irish genius and literature; and feel pleasure in calling the attention of our readers to this production, as an honour to the country which gave the author birth. given, [we love, And pluck'd from its stem by the hand that Its bloom is perfection-it breathes sweet of REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS ON THE EDUCATION OF THE LOWER ORDERS OF THE METROPOLIS. Ordered to be printed, June 7th, 14th, 19th, and 20th, 1816. (Continued from page 448.) THE Rev. TINDAL THOMSON, examined. You are a secretary to the National Society?—I am, and have been so nearly from its commencement, except about a couple of months. It is wholly supported by voluntary contributions and donations ?-Wholly. What is the amount of your funds; how much money have you altogether?—As to our funds, I am sorry to say we are obliged to tell the public that they were totally dilapidated; we made a fresh appeal, with some success. Can you tell the Committee how much 1817.] Schools of the National Society. money you have received, from your commencement?-From the establishment of the Society in 1811, to the beginning of Jane 1815, the whole sum was rather more than 24,000l. the greater part of which had then been applied in the erection and enlargement of buildings for schools; since that time we have received an additional six thousand pounds, in consequence of a strong appeal made to the public on the exhausted state of our resources. How much is your income in annual subscriptions?-I should suppose about 1,500l. a year. The regular subscriptions, or including casual donations?-No, annual subscriptions only. How many schools have been erected since the beginning?-There is only the National School we have erected altogether. Where is that? - Baldwin's Gardens, Gray's Inn-lane. How many schools have you contributed towards the erection or extension of?-Up to June, 1815, one hundred and twenty-two schools have been erected or enlarged by the partial assistance of the National Society, in sums from 15 to 500!; considerable supplies of elementary books have been furnished; 336 masters, and 86 mistresses, have been trained in the principles and practice of the National system, and are now, with few exceptions, conducting important schools in the country; whilst a succession of masters has also been kept in constant pay at the Central School, for the purpose of being sent out wherever their services were required for the formation of new or the regulation of old establishments; and, lastly, besides that great number of child en who have already quitted the different National schools after having receive a competent share of instruction, more than one hundred thousand children are actually returned to the Committee, as at this time under a course of education in 570 schools formally united to the National Society. Since that period, I should think about 140 schools have been united, in addition to that 570. Do you include in the above calculation the Sunday schools established in different parts of the country?—Yes. Do you include the Sunday schools in different parts of the country, and which existed previous to the formation of the National Society? That I can only speak to from some of those having previously existed separately; some of them are now united to us. Can you give th. Committee any estimate of the number of new schools, established by the assistance of the National Society since 1811?-No, I cannot. You cannot tell, how many, of the 122 schools you have helped, are new ?—No, I cannot, in deed. What grants of money have been made to schools or societies in the year ending 1814? 519 With the permission of the Committee, I will deliver in a list, as contained in the report of that year. Grants of money made by the National 100 to Deton, Yorkshire. 30 to Mile End Old Town. 50 to Witham, Essex. 200 to Leeds, Yorkshire. 100 to Winterborne, near Bristol. 15 to Old Windsor. 100 to St. Martin's-in-the-Fields. 100 to St. Martin's in-the-Fields (addt.) 30 to Bangor. 100 to Feversham, Kent. 31 10s. to Aylsham, Norfolk. 30 to Forncet, Norfolk. 50 to Guildford, Surrey. 20 to Yarcomb, Devonshire. When the Society makes a grant of money to a school, or district society, what conditions does it impose ?-That it should follow the national system in teaching, as to mechanism; and the children be instructed in the Liturgy and the Catechism of the Church of England; and that they constantly attend Divine Service in their parish church, or other place of public worship under the esta blishment, wherever the same is practicable, on the Lord's day, unless such reason for their non-attendance be assigned as shall be satisfactory to the persons having the direc tion of that school; and that no religious tracts be admitted into any school, but such as are or shall be contained in the catalogue of the Society for promoting Christian Know. ledge. Do you inquire from time to time int 520 Schools of the National Society. In this list there are seven to which the Society has lent no pecuniary assistance; the Mary-le-Bone Charity School; the three London Auxiliary National Schools in Shoelane, Coleman-street-buildings, and Old Fishstreet; the Farringdon Ward within, Aldgate, and Bishopsgate Charity Schools. If the funds of those different schools which you have described, were larger, could they educate a greater number of children?The present annual subscriptions would of themselves educate a greater number of children there would be some additional expense in enlarging the buildings, of course. What prevents them from educating more? -Want of space. Is there any indisposition on the part of the parents to send their children?--I believe not: as far as my experience goes, there is a great desire to send them, even among the lowest orders, With the permis [Jan. 1, sion of the Committee, I would mention an anecdote: An old Irish barrow-woman, with a pipe in her mouth,came into the girls' school one day, and said to the mistress, "Good Madam, God Almighty has got a place for you in Heaven, for your kindness to my child." This was a child that had been educated in that school?—Yes; and I believe was in the school at the time. Do you perceive any difficulty on the part of the parents in sending their children to school, in consequence of the naked state of some of them?—No, we require nothing else but clean face and hands. Is there any difficulty on the part of the parents sending them, for want of cloathes? I belive there is; they feel some reluctance to send them, which the gentlemen of the school endeavour to overrule. If the funds of the Society were increased, could they establish schools, or extend others already established?-I will undertake to say, give us funds, and in the course of three years there shall not be a child in the Metropolis to whom the benefits of education shall not be offered. Are you not apprehensive that if any public grant of money were given, it would slacken the disposition of individuals to subscribe? -I am apprehensive it might, if given as an annual grant. Suppose the grant of money were confined merely to the specific purpose of building houses? In that case the subscriptions might be kept up for other purposes, as for the annual expenses, &c. How many can one master superintend, according to your system?-1 conceive I do not exaggerate when I say one thousand. What would be the expense ?-The room being given, the expenses are, salary to the master, and the expense of books, which is a mere trifle; say sol. a year. What would be the expence of such a room, to build it?—That must depend much upon the materials. The quantity of space we consider necessary for a child is six square feet; some people say seven, but we think six sufficient, allowing for absentees; so that a room 30 feet by 20 will hold 160 children. Can you inform the Committee respecting the disposition of grants by the National Society? This paper contains an abstract of them. [It was delivered in, and read as follows:] 1813, 26 grants; of these, 16 towards building new schools. 1814, 40 grants; 28 towards building new schools. 1815, 55 grants; 42 towards building new schools. 1815, 46 grants; 33 towards building new schools. Total 167 grants; of these, 121 towards building new schools. What is the expense of slates and pencils for the same number?-Not more than twopence-halfpenny a child. Can you give the Committee an estimate of the expense of teaching 500 children? The room being given, 1 conceive four shillings and two-pence a head abundantly sufficient. What is the longest time that you take a boy for education?-We admit them at seven years old, and they may remain till they are fourteen; I should conceive two years abundantly sufficient for any boy. Do you find the Dissenters are slack in sending their children to the National School? -I should say they are not slack; we have people of all denominations; we have even Jews in the school. What is the time it takes to educate a mas ter?-If a man is clever and active about six works or two months. 521 How many masters have you sent out during the last twelvemonth ?-Masters sent out to arrange schools, 49; boys ditto, 18; mistresses, 33; girls, 16; masters received from the country for instruction, 50; mistresses, 41. What do you mean by boys and girls sent out?-As teachers; a school is opened at Guildford, for instance, and they think a boy or girl sufficient, and of course we send them one. Have the masters and mistresses given satisfaction, that you have sent ?-Very much so. Are those masters and mistresses you send out stationary?-We have ten masters constantly upon our pay at a guinea a week, ready to be sent out either for a temporary or a permanent purpose, to arrange schools all over the kingdom; and we have even sent masters to Guernsey and Jersey. MR. THOMAS BIGGS, examined. Are you Secretary to the West London Lancasterian Association?-Yes. When was that established?-In July, 1813. Does it consist with your knowledge that a survey was undertaken of the Covent-Gar den Division, by the members of that Association? Yes, it was commenced and partly executed in the latter end of 1813; the district which forms the object of the Association is divided into twelve divisions, bounded by the River, St. James's Park, extending as far as Vauxhall Bridge, and bounded by Grosvenor place, Park-place, and the Edgeware-road; the New-road, North; and Gray's Inn lane, that is the left boundary, Have you got an abstract of the returns made by the Committee who examined that part of this district?—I have. 3,000 1,850 | 1,082 960 2,042 1,319 | 1,429 | 2.748 The division which was partly examined, is bounded by the River, Northumberlandstreet, St. Martin's-lane, St. Andrew's Seven Dials, Broad-street St. Giles's, Drury-lane, and Strand-lane. Supposing that sections 9, 10, and 11, should average with the former numbers, it would give for the whole of NEW MONTHLY MAG.-No. 36. Covent Garden Division, containing about 3,000 houses, Educated children 3,318, and if multiplic J by 12-39,816. Uneducated children 4,465, and if multiplied by 12-53,580. How did you proceed?-From house to |