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factures from the United Kingdom of the declared value of ^21,536,093, which, with 

 the emigration, gave employment to 2041 ships outward, measuring in the aggregate 

 1,034,459 tons. But the Australian colonists have also been excellent customers 

 to several of the colonial possessions — to Cejlon for coffee, to India for rice, &c., to 

 Mauritius for sugar, to the Straits settlements for spices and Eastern produce. Last 

 year the declared value of our exports to Australia was just upon ^12,000,000, or 

 nearly one-eighth of the total exports of the kingdom. 



Within the last seven years a population of about 330,000 has settled in Cali- 

 fornia. The result of their labours has been a gold produce of about ^71,200,000. 

 In the last four years an addition has been made to the population of Victoria and 

 New South Wales of about 250,000, and the gold they have obtained has amounted 

 to about J?5I, 662,794. 



Return of the Number of Civil Actions and Civil and Criminal Prosecutions 

 and Informations in the Circuit for the Noi'therji District of the Island of 

 Neivfoundland, from January 1826 to January 1855, being a period of 

 29 years. By John Stark, Registrar of the Northern Circuit Court of 

 Newfoundland. 



Duration of term, 2543 days (seven years nearly). Number of days on which 

 the Court sat, 1345 (three years and eight months nearly). Number of writs sued 

 out, 6049. Amount sued for, ^193,301. Number of actions tried, 3814. 

 Amount of judgments, £85,972. Number of appeals, 8. Number of executions, 

 2081. Amount of executions, £35,761. Number of persons criminally indicted, 

 552. Number of criminal trials, 249. Number of deeds registered in the circuit 

 for the Northern District of Newfoundland, 3307. Value of the property passing 

 under the said deeds, ^415,239. 



On Moral Training for large Towns. By David Stow, Honorary 

 Secretary to the Glasgow Normal Training Seminary, Author of the 

 Training System, S)'C. 



The system of moral training for towns (in conjunction with the ordinary branches 

 of education) was established in this city in the years 1826-27, expressly as an anti- 

 dote to the exposed condition of youth in such large cities as Glasgow. It is equally 

 suited, however, for rural districts. 



During some of the earlier years of its existence, the Model and Normal School for 

 training teachers and children was fixed in the Saltmarket to try its effects upon the 

 children of the sunken masses of that neighbourhood, and in Bridgegate, Wynds, 

 Goosedubs, &c. ; and it is highly gratifying to know that during seven years 

 between 1830 to 1838, out of the many hundreds of children, both boys and girls, and 

 who have since grown up to be men and women, only two are known to have been 

 accused of crime or brought before a magistrate. The subsequent conduct of the 

 pupils generally in after life has been of a high moral and intellectual character, and 

 each successive set of pupils since that period present the same results. 



About twelve or fifteen years ago the system was introduced into one of the two 

 convict prisons at Parkhurst, Isle of Wight, by persons trained in our normal semi- 

 nary, and who were ordered by government. After five years' training, so great 

 was the reformation, that out of 206 prisoners, no fewer than 60 received Her 

 Majesty's free pardon, 21 of whom were returned to their friends at home, the 

 remainder being permitted to go free to Australia. 



Regarding the children attending the model schools of the Normal Training Semi- 

 nary, parents uniformly and spontaneously testify to the improved moral conduct of 

 their children at home and among their companions, as well as to the intellectual 

 culture which they receive, and to the benefit which accrues to their health from the 

 exercises both of the playground and schoolroom. 



So much are these schools appreciated, that they never have been able to accom- 

 modate one-half cf the children who apply for admission. At present, and for 

 many years past, about 900 children regularly attend the five model or practising 

 schools of the Normal Seminary, both sexes being in the same classes in the gallery 



