Betton's Charity.-An income of about £5,000 per annum was, by the decree of the High Court of Chancery, to be applied in promoting and supporting Charity Schools in England and Wales, where the education is according to the principles of the Church of England; and the selection from Schools applying for the benefit of this Charity was to be made with the advice of the National Society. The Board are sorry to have to announce that an appeal has been made by the Ironmongers' Company, who are Trustees of the Charity, both against Lord Cottenham's decree appropriating the Charity to Church education, and also against the report of the Master in Chancery, which gave the National Society a voice in the selection of Schools to be benefitted. It is probable that both appeals will be heard in the course of a few months, and there appears to be good reason to hope, that both the decree of the Chancellor and the report of the Master will be confirmed.-Report of the Cambridge Board of Education.

National Society.-The monthly meeting of the General Committee took place on the 8th inst.; His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury, President, in the Chair. A large number of very urgent applications for assistance in building, fitting up, and enlarging schoolrooms were taken into consideration, and the following grants were agreed to :

East Winch, £25; Belton, £25; Sandford, £25; Greenham, £20; Derry Hill, Calne, £30; Bilston, £50; Broadwinsor, £60; Dorington, £35; Westerleigh, £20; Miserden, £5; Crookham, £25; Oughtibridge, £15; Bishport, £5; Birkenhead, £20; Thame, £10; Idle, £25; Chester, St. Mary, for an infant school, £10, and for a girls' school, £12; Bures, £30; Coates, £20; Haslington, £15; Newport (Salop), £30; and Membury, £15.

In several of the above cases grants had been previously voted, but the difficulties with which the promoters of the undertaking had to contend, rendered further aid indispensable.

Encouragement was also given to the Rev. A. Hulton and the Rev. J. Handforth, to open for daily instruction two large schoolrooms at Ashton-under

Lyne, which had hitherto been open only on Sundays.

The Rev. J. Sinclair gave notice, that having been appointed to a laborious pastoral charge, he would be under the necessity of resigning his appointment as Secretary. His Grace the President expressed in strong terms his regret that the Society were about to lose Mr. Sinclair's services; and it was resolved that a Sub-committee should make inquiries and examine testimonials, with the view of recommending the most efficient candidate for the office.

Applications for organizing masters were received from the Ripon and the Essex Boards of Education.

The Secretary reported, that the Rev. H. Hopwood, by direction of the Bishop of Salisbury, had commenced a tour of inspection in that diocese.

Bishop of Gibraltar's First Confirmation." Since my return here (Gibraltar) I have held my first confirmation, besides inspecting the schools, &c. The confirmation was interesting, not only as the first, but on account of the variety of the persons who received the rite; the number was above a hundred, and they consisted not only of the children of the civil inhabitants, but of soldiers of the garrison, and some of the young officers and seamen of one of the ships of war. A few of the civilians were the children of Roman Catholic parents who had joined our communion previous to my arrival, and who, together with many others who are still members of the Church of Rome, attended, and appeared to take great interest in the service."Letter to Secretary of S.P. C. K.

Chichester Diocesan Association.-The first half-yearly examination of the pu

pils in the " Brighton Training School

for Mistresses," took place last month at the Institution, West-street. The Earl of Chichester and several of the resident clergy were present, who examined the pupils in the Holy Scriptures, the Prayer Book, English grammar, the History of England, geography, and singing. The school was opened in April last, and we are happy to state that the pupils have made the most satisfactory progress in

their studies. The Earl of Chichester delivered a most instructive address to them.

Salisbury Diocesan Board. At the last quarterly meeting, it was resolved that the vacant exhibitions in the Training Schools at Winchester and Sarum be filled up in March. A loan of £20 was made to the new Commercial School at Hungerford, which, though not situated in this diocese, is likely, from its contiguity, to be of great advantage to the Berkshire border of Wilts. A grant

of £15 was made to the new school at Derry Hill, Calne, Wilts; and a grant of £10 to the new school at Monkton. An offer of £20 towards the education of a pupil for three years in the Training School at Stanley Grove, Chelsea, was accepted; candidates must be from 17 to 19 years of age. The appointment to take place on the 7th of March. The Inspector of the National Society was to commence his inspection about the 7th of February.

Bristol Deaf and Dumb Institution.— The first annual meeting was recently held. The pupils, about seventeen in number, were present; they appeared to be acute and intelligent, which, to an observer, may seem more prominent, by the expression thrown into their countenances, during their gesticulation, whilst holding converse with each other. During part of the proceedings his Grace the Duke of Beaufort was present, and took the liveliest interest in what was going on; his Grace evinced the same by the liberal subscription of ten guineas, and by permitting himself to be constituted patron to the institution. From a report read by Dr. Kay, it appeared that there were 44,000 deaf mutes in the United Kingdom, and that the number of schools for their reception was only 12, which, at the utmost, were only capable of affording accommodation for 1000. The most interesting feature in the example given at this meeting of the capabilities of the unfortunates, was the introduction of a little blind girl, who carried on a conversation with a deaf mute; and our readers, we are sure, will not be uninterested by a knowledge how this wonderful result of the indefatigable and praiseworthy effects of the afflicted master, Mr. Burns, was effected. The blind girl, by means of her fingers, asked the deaf mute (it

will be borne in mind, though the blind girl could speak, that method of communication was of no avail in the case), "Who made you?" to which the other replied, not by the organ of speech, but by the sense of touch-taking the wrist of the blind girl by one hand, and with the other traversing the fingers over those of the unfortunate deficient of the sense of sight, who, in her turn, stated to the audience what was the answer she received.

King's College, London.-The following six gentlemen, whose names appear in the list of wranglers at the last Cambridge examination, were formerly students of this College, viz. :-Sargent, Goodeve, Rohrs, Coombe, Foggo, and Hardcastle.

Factory Schools.-At a very crowded meeting which took place in the Exchange room, Bradford, on Tuesday evening, January 24th, the Rev. W. Scoresby, D.D., vicar of Bradford, read an interesting and very encouraging report of the educational operations in the parish, during the last two years. He stated that the children then to be examined were chiefly under thirteen years of age, employed in different factories, and who attended at school for only two hours in each day. That the excellent system of the National Society had, however, been introduced into the parish, under efficient or superior masters; and that the results which would that evening be brought before the meeting were such, he felt satisfied, as would convince every one present that the children had not only been thoroughly instructed in their duty towards God and their neighbour, but that their intellectual attainments were superior in soundness and extent to those sometimes found in schools of much higher pretensions. He (Dr. Scoresby) had also much pleasure in stating that the guardians of the poor, sensible of the superior education which the National School afforded, had some time since resolved to extend its benefit to the children under their care in the workhouse. Arrangements were accordingly made to admit them on the same terms as those employed in factories, viz., the payment of twopence per week for each child, and most beneficial results were already apparent in their im

proved manners, and buoyancy of spirits, which form an agreeable contrast to the sourness of disposition, sullen and downcast looks, which usually characterize the workhouse child. Several of these children were examined with the others.

The choir from the parish church having performed an appropriate anthem, the examination of the children commenced by reading the 55th chapter of Isaiah. The reading was audible and distinct; and the class seemed to understand and observe the proper pauses and inflections. The children answered with promptitude the interrogations on the chapter; and by the variety of parallel passages which they quoted, showed that they possessed a considerable and accurate knowledge of the Holy Scriptures. The vicar (by whom this department of the examination was wholly conducted) explained to the audience that the knowledge which is "able to make wise unto salvation" is regarded as of paramount importance, and made the guiding principle in every other species of instruction. After taking a cursory glance at the leading features of English history, a sentence was selected by one of the company, from which the method of teaching the meaning of words by a reference to their etymology, was ably developed by Mr. Ross, one of the National Society's organizing masters. The children acquitted themselves in it so admirably that it must have convinced every one present of its great importance in an educational point of view. In grammar, also, the children displayed great proficiency, and it was pleasing to us to observe with what accuracy the little fellows had learnt to classify words, and show their various dependencies and connections in a sentence. The examination in sacred and general geography gave great satisfaction.

Several of the gentlemen present put appropriate questions, which were promptly answered by the scholars, who, as far as time permitted to go into the details of this science, seemed complete masters of the subject. We attach much importance to geography, as we believe a knowledge of the localities alluded to in the Holy Scriptures to be an indispensable requisite in forming correct ideas of the leading events to which they relate. Several simple pieces were sung by the children in concert, with consider

able taste, and contributed much to keep up our good temper, which was not a little tried by the oppressive heat occasioned by the densely crowded state of the room.

In conclusion, the vicar made several important observations upon the necessity of maintaining in the Schools efficient masters and mistresses, and bestowed considerable praise upon Mr. Bennett, Miss Gamble, and Miss Poore, the master and mistresses of the schools which had just been examined, and if there is any truth in the adage, As the master is, so is the school," these encomiums were not in the present case unmerited.-Leeds Intelligencer.

Norfolk.-A National School has been built in the town of Holt (population, 1600), at a cost of about £500, for 200 children (100 boys and 100 girls). It was opened on the 6th of January.

This

Ireland. Leamy's Charity. long-protracted cause, which has occupied the attention of the Courts of Chancery in England and Ireland for upwards of twenty years, was brought to a termination during the last term, and the bequest of the late Mr. William Leamy, a native of Limerick, who died in India in the year 1815, will now become available for the purposes of educating the poor in this city, so that the governors during the ensuing spring will be enabled to have the buildings commenced. The fund is now between £14,000 and £15,000, a portion of which will be allocated for the buildings, and the interest of the remainder is to pay the salaries of professors, masters, and mistresses. The following governors have been appointed by the Lord Chancellor:-Right Hon. Earl of Clare, Archdeacon Maunsell, Hon. John Massy, Mr. W. Monsell, Rev. E. Herbert, Mr. E. Bernard, Mr. E. W. Fitzgerald, Mr. A. Sayers, Mr. W. Roche, Mr. H. Maunsell, and Mr. M. Gavin.

Testimonial to the Matron of the Blue Coat Hospital, Liverpool.-A number of individuals educated in this establishment have presented Mrs. Forster with a beautiful silver tea-pot, cream-jug, and sugar-basin. The lid of the tea-pot is surmounted by the figure of a Blue-coat girl, leaning on a pedestal, and holding in her right hand an open scroll which