A mewing to promote " national education, on the principles
of' the Rea irnettien," was held on Wednesday, at the Freemason a Tavern. Sir tailing Eardley Smith was in the chair ; supported by Sir Charles Style, Mr. Lushington, Mr. Baines, Mr. White, Mr. 'kindles., Dr. Vlittsher, Mr. Gurney, and many gentlemen belonging to the Dissenting The resolutions expressed satisfaction with the disposition by Government to extend the facilities of education ; approved
• t ne pian of assisting but not superseding individual exertions ; ad-
mit!, : rielo of' Government to inspect the schools supported in part la v' 'ti from 1st:bile funds. but limited such interference to seeular instrectioe, and pa 'tested against the use of' "any sectarian formulae: al moaned schools."
The first tame! if two large schools ml the Lumeasterian plan, was
laid on Tuesdey, in Abbey Street, Spitalfields, by Sir Stephen Lush- ihatea, M.P. The building is de!,i.wvil to accienodate en0 boys and 20o eirls. The Lords of the Treasury have granted 7501. to assist this undertaking ; utmil already above 1,1001. huts been raised in the neigh- bourhoetd.
At the half-yearly meeting of the Canada Company, on Wednesday,
it was stated, that in consequence of the disturbances in Canada, the sales of land during the last year had been redueed from eaasoo acres, the average of years frotn I se7 to 1837, to 15,71S acres. It was said that these are prospects of more settlers going out this year.
The Lord Bishop of' London has interdicted the wrestling-matches lthich for many years past have taken place at Chalk Farm on Good Era:11y a—Tinics. An advertisement appeared in the Morning Advertiser, a day or tan since, relative to a public-house, which, by way of recommendation, was stated to be "situate in a gin-drinking neighbourhood."
A new gas company, entitled the Commercial Company, has been formed in self-defence by the licensed victuallers in the Tower Rana lets against existing monopoly. It is going on prosperously.—Gleaa
The Lord Mayor has appointed Friday next to receive a deputation with an address of thanks for his exertions to break down ow great coal-owners' monopoly.
The elform'eg Poet publishes this morning a long and not very Coal letter to the Lord Mayor, from the Marquis of Londonderry : the Marquis endeavours to disprove the charge of monopoly, and maintains that the cheap coals are only cheap because they are of very bad quality.
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