tific attainments, especially in his own branch of the profession-the relief of mental disease. He was of mild and amiable deportment, a model of a Christian gentleman; often thought by those who knew him like the apostle John; unaffected piety, suavity of manner, and great benevolence distinguished him; and all his actions were influenced by a feeling of deep responsibility. These characteristics were especially manifested in the performance of his professional duties, and although not an implicit follower of what is called the non-restraint system, from a conviction of its being in the main erroneous, his judicious and gentle management of the patients entrusted to his care effected the successful restoration of the mental powers in a very remarkable degree. He had formerly under his care the great Robert Hall, and the eminent musical composer, Dr. Calcott. His death has excited a great sensation. A patient, through God's mercy and his instrumentality restored to health, was heard to exclaim, "The world has lost a friend and benefactor." He was a very active and useful member of the baptist denomination in the west of England, and will long be missed. May his mantle descend on his talented son who succeeds him!

MR. J. MARSHALL.

Few men in a private sphere have commanded a larger measure of esteem in life, and have been more generally regretted in death, than Mr. Jonathan Marshall, who died, after a short illness, at his residence, Shotley Field, December 9th, 1846, in the fifty-fourth year of his age. For many years he was an honoured and a useful member, and for a considerable period a deacon, of the church at Rowley and Broomley; and when in 1842 the church became "two bands," he was the main pillar of the church at Shotley and Rowley till his death. He was an ornament to the church of Christ, and "adorned the doctrine of God his Saviour." If one feature of his character was more prominent than another, it was integrity. He was eminently a man of principle. Rejecting the control of prejudice, impulse, and expediency, be made it his constant endeavour to ascertain what was right, and having discovered the path of duty, he trod it with a firm step and a determined heart, regardless of consequences. He had a large, kind, generous heart, that delighted in doing good to his fellow creatures. He was a lover of truth; a lover of hospitality; a lover of good men. The cause of the Redeemer lay near his heart, and he was deeply interested in the welfare of the church, especially that portion of it with which he was more immediately connected. His liberality to every good cause and to the poor, according to his means, was great. His family and numerous friends

mourn him, and not they alone. The church at Shotley has sustained a great loss in his removal to the upper sanctuary, and indeed all in the neighbourhood, rich and poor, lament him; for the universal testimony is, "He was a good man." His strength had been much wasted by a slow fever which preyed upon him; but no serious apprehensions were entertained till ten or twelve days before his death, when typhoid symptoms manifested themselves, and even for some time after this a fatal termination was not feared; but a violent hemorrhage taking place, his already enfeebled frame was so much reduced that his medical attendants pronounced his case hopeless. The day preceding his death was peculiarly affecting. His beloved wife was also ill of fever at the same time. He saw his children one by one, and some few friends, and as his strength permitted, gave suitable counsel and admonition. Yet, in the midst of all this, he was calm and composed, for he rested on the Rock of ages. He expressed a wish to be restored for the sake of his family and the church, yet felt quite resigned and acquiescent. "I am in the hands of a covenant-keeping God," he said, "who is faithful to his promises, and will do with me what is right; I am willing to live or die, as he may determine." When the medical man left him at night he said, "Doctor, what do you think of me now?" "There is no hope for you," was the reply. Fixing his mild eye on him, he peacefully said, "Thank you; thank you." He gradually sank until between two or three in the morning, when, in obedience to the summons of the great King, "Friend, come up higher," he entered upon nobler service and joys in the "better land."

MR. THOMAS WORGER.

This esteemed friend, who was a deacon of the baptist church, Kensington, from its formation, was removed to his heavenly rest on the evening of the 26th of February, 1847. It was principally, through his means and efforts that the chapel was erected, though it has since been considerably enlarged during the pastorate of the Rev. John Broad, now of Hitchin. It may be truly said of our departed friend, that he delighted in the prosperity of Zion, and the Lord whom he served was graciously pleased continually to uphold him. He was enabled to maintain an honourable and consistent course throughout a somewhat long life; and when the time of his departure was at hand, he had the privilege of knowing that he had not laboured in vain or spent his strength for nought. Under that roof which he had been instrumental in raising, many souls had been born to God, some of whom have preceded him to the heavenly world. Those who knew the deceased are aware of the humble

and peaceable spirit by which he was characterized. He was equally remarkable for his zeal for the cause of God and the good of souls; when these could be promoted he was always ready, to the utmost of his ability, in his endeavour to advance the Divine glory and the best interests of his fellow men. During his last illness his mind was eminently supported by the great truths and promises of the gospel, and many proofs he gave of his internal enjoyment of their divine reality. On one occasion he was reminded of the infinite value of the precious blood of Christ, and affectionately exhorted to think much of it. "Oh, yes," he replied, "that is all my hope." On another, when asked how he feit, he replied, " Very weak." The answer was, "But you have an almighty Saviour." "Yes," he replied, "and one who has power to bestow. He says, 'I give unto them eternal life;' he has power to give it." "And they shall never perish," was the reply, "neither shall any pluck them out of my hand." "This is my trust," he added, "and I leave myself in the Lord's hand." The love of God, as manifested in the gift of his beloved Son, was a subject peculiarly delightful to our departed friend. Often have his tears flowed and his tongue faltered when referring to such subjects; and could many of his remarks be re-called, which memory cannot accurately regain, abundant evidence would be afforded of his having lived and died in the enjoyment of that spirituality of mind which is life and peace, and of his uniform dependence on that grace which reigns through righteousness unto eternal life, by Jesus Christ our Lord.

MR. JOHN HEWES.

Died, at Princes' Risborough, on Saturday morning, Feb. 27, 1847, in the sixtyninth year of his age, Mr. John Hewes, senior deacon of the baptist church in that town. He had been a useful and honourable member nearly forty-six years, having joined the church in 1801; and a deacon almost forty-four years, having been chosen to that office in 1803. He had given out the hymns, led the singing in the public worship, and been the superintendent of the sabbath school nearly as long. These offices were held, not merely nominally for the sake of office, but practically, the obligations they involved being attended to with pleasure, and the duties connected with them diligently, faithfully, and perseveringly discharged. His attendance upon the means of grace was constant and regular; seldom was he known to be absent from any service; he was almost uniformly present on week evenings in time to begin the service by leading the singing. His knowledge of the word of God was very extensive, as was evident to all who heard his prayers, which were always full of appropriate

scripture language, fervent in feeling, and rich in experimental godliness, manifesting a considerable acquaintance with the deceitfulness of the human heart, and with the practical truths of the gospel. In sentiment he was a moderate Calvinist, and was always pleased when Christ was freely preached to all, and when obedience to the precepts of the gospel was enforced in the public ministry of the word. He was no sectarian, but wished well to all Christian bodies, and could pay for, and rejoice in, their prosperity. Feeling a deep concern for the salvation of sinners, he was always ready to take an active part in any special services held to promote the revival of true religion; at which times the prayers he offered were fervent, and the addresses he gave generally founded upon some passage of scripture, were powerful, calculated to arouse the careless to a feeling of their guilt and danger. He was greatly concerned for the young, especially for the children of the sabbath-school, seldom forgetting them and their teachers in his prayers. He rendered assistance, both by his judicious advice and pecuniary contributions, to several of the societies existing in the town for benevolent purposes. He was a member of the Benevolent Society, of the Reading Society, of the Young Men's Mutual Improvement Society, and also a staunch friend and supporter of the British school, which was often favoured with his visits and advice. When there were no meetings in the chapel, he would frequently attend and conduct village prayer-meetings, and deliver at them suitable addresses founded upon some passage of scripture, or read some short extracts from the magazine which he thought might give interest to the meeting, making his own remarks, and giving warning or encouragement to the young. In this way our brother spent all the time he could spare from the engagements of business, seeking to promote the temporal and spiritual interests of his fellow men. He was remarkably healthful, and had a great fear of disease and death; but his end was so sudden that he could not have much pain or agony. During the week in which he died he was remarkably well and cheerful. He spent much of his spare time in visiting his friends in the town and villages. On the Thursday evening he attended a village prayer-meeting, at which he delivered an address founded upon 2 Tim. iv. 7, 8, "I have fought a good fight," &c. No one present thought that his course was so nearly finished as was afterwards seen. On Friday, the following day, being with him a leisure day, he visited several of the members, and of his old acquaintances in the town, and was observed to be unusually pleasant. In the evening he made necessary arrangements for attending Aylesbury market next day, and after having taken a very hearty supper and attended to family worship, he retired to rest

in his usual good health, and nothing more was heard of him till next morning about half-past four o'clock, when his grandson, sleeping in an adjoining room, heard an unusual noise, and immediately called Mr. Benjamin Hewes, son of the deceased, who, going into the room, found his father expiring, beyond the possibility of speaking, in an unconscious state, and in a few minutes the spirit had taken its mysterious flight into the realms of bliss and purity to dwell with that Saviour whom he loved and served in this world. He is supposed to have died of apoplexy. He was interred on the Wednesday following, when from four to five hundred persons were present to witness the committal of his remains to the silent tomb. The sabbath after, Mr. John Dawson, his pastor, improved his death from 2 Tim. iv. 7, 8, "I have fought a good fight," &c., the passage from which the deceased had delivered his address at the last prayer-meeting he attended.

The editor having been for some years, at the commencement of his ministry, pastor of the church to which Mr. Hewes belonged, trusts that he may be excused if he adds a sentence expressive of his esteem for the deceased as a friend, and his inestimable worth as a deacon. On one occasion, about thirty years ago, the pastor being unwell, Mr. Hewes delivered a sermon from the pulpit-an admirable deacon's sermon-the text being, as all who heard it felt, one of the most appropriate that he could have chosen. It was this:-"I have set my affection upon the house of my God."

in humble reliance on that Saviour whom he had faithfully preached to others, he calmly passed through the valley of the shadow of death, and his emancipated spirit entered on that rest which remaineth for the people of God.

MISCELLANEA.

NATIONAL EDUCATION.

In our last number reference was made to the measures adopted by the Educational Committee of the Privy Council, and to the "Analysis and Exposure of the New Government Scheme of Education," by Mr. Hare, which was on the point of appearing. As many of our readers will wish for further information on the subject, and it is important that all should be made acquainted with the nature and tendencies of the plan, we will avail ourselves of that pamphlet to give a general view of the intentions which the highest interests of the country demand that following is an abridgment of Mr. Hare's we should make every effort to frustrate. The Analysis:

"The proposed plan is based upon general resolutions adopted by the committee on August 25th, 1846. These resolutions relate to

"1. The inspection of schools.

"2. The appointment of school appren

tices.

"3. The qualification of schoolmasters. "4. The state of instruction in schools. "5. The proportion to be observed between local contributions and government grants.

"6. The selection of training masters. "7. Their recompence by annual grants. "8. The bestowment of retiring pensions on schoolmasters and mistresses.

tuities to deserving schoolmasters. "9. The annual distribution of small gra

ed to be desirable that each school under the "On the subject of Inspection, it is affirminspection of the Privy Council should be inspected annually; that, with the then existing number of inspectors, this could not be effected oftener than once in two years; that their lordships are unwilling, at once, to make so large an addition to their inspecting staff as would accomplish the desired end, and restrict themselves, for the present, to the appointment of three additional inspectors. Since the date of the minute, four new inspectors have been appointed, of whom all are clergymen.

"The regulations concerning School apprentices are as follow:

"Their appointment is to originate in an application to the committee of council from the trustees or managers of any school under inspection.

"Such applications are to be referred to

the inspector, and entertained if he report favourably of the competency of the master or mistress, of the furniture, books, and apparatus of the school, of the class arrangements and manner of teaching, of the discipline, and of the prospect of the master's or mistress's salary, and other expenses, being provided for during the period of apprenticeship.

"The term of apprenticeship is to be five years, but to be shortened in cases of superior merit, which is also to be considered in the pecuniary awards.

“Candidates for apprenticeship must be at least thirteen years of age, free from bodily infirmity, read well, write well, write correctly from dictation, be versed in the first four rules of arithmetic, simple and compound, and in weights and measures, be acquainted with the parts of speech, have an elementary knowledge of geography, and be able to teach a junior class to the inspector's satisfaction. Girls must be able to sew neatly and to knit.

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Apprentices, at the end of the fifth year, are to be examined by the inspector in-the composition of an essay on the art of teaching; the rudiments of algebra or practice of land-surveying and levelling; syntax, etymology, and prosody; the use of the globes, geography of the British empire and Europe, as connected with outlines of English history (girls, in the historical geography of Great Britain); ability to give a gallery lesson, and conduct the instruction of the first class in any subject selected by the inspector.

"Special provisions are made with regard to Religion and to the religious character of the schools in which apprentices are placed. These it is desirable to transcribe exactly from the minutes.

“As_to_candidates for apprenticeship,In schools connected with the church of England, the clergyman and managers, and in other schools the managers, must certify that the moral character of the candidates and of their families justifies an expectation that the instruction and training of the school will be seconded by their own efforts and by the example of their parents. If this cannot be certified of the family, the apprentice will be required to board in some approved house

hold.

"In schools connected with the church of England, they will be required to repeat the catechism, and to show that they understand its meaning, and are acquainted with the outline of scripture history. The parochial clergyman will assist in this part of the exa

mination.

"In other schools, the state of the religious knowledge will be certified by the managers.'

"Well-conducted apprentices and monitors are to receive the following stipends

"These stipends will be liable to be withdrawn on the report of the inspector, on proof of the continued ill-health of the apprentices or monitors, or of misconduct, want of punctu ality, diligence, or skill, on failure in their examination, or in default of the required certificates.

"Inspectors, in conjunction with principals of Normal schools under inspection, are to submit to the lord president from among successful apprentices those who, upon competition in a public examination to be annually held in each district, may be found most proficient in their studies and skilful in the art of teaching; and the committee of council will award, for as many as they may think fit, an exhibition of £20 or £25, to one of the Normal schools under inspection; such persons to be denominated 'Queen's Scholars.' The exhibition is to be liable to be withdrawn, if the principal be dissatisfied with the conduct, attainments, or skill of the Queen's Scholars." As further incentives to such as may not display the highest qualifications for the office of schoolmaster, but whose conduct and attainments may be satisfactory, opportunities are to be afforded of obtaining employment in the Public Service.

"For the further encouragement of Normal training schools, and persons under training, the committee of council will award to every Normal school subject to inspection, a grant for every student trained therein, concerning whose character and conduct the principal shall give a favourable report, and concerning whose attainments, skill in teaching, and general aptitude for the vocation of a schoolmaster, it shall appear at the close of each of the three years of training, that a certain standard of merit has been attained,— £20 at the close of the first year, £25 of the second, and £30 of the third.

"A retiring pension will be granted by the committee of council to any schoolmaster or mistress rendcred incapable by age or infirmity, and who for fifteen years shall have conducted a normal or elementary school which shall have been under inspection seven years. The amount will be determined by the inspector's report, but will in no case exceed two-thirds of the average emoluments annually received by the applicant."

It is easy to perceive that the measures proposed, if carried into effect, will create for the ministers of the crown such an amount of patronage, and confer on the clergy of the established church such an increase of power and influence, as will be fraught with danger