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Excerpt from Speeches of Henry Lord Brougham, Vol. 3 of 4: Upon Questions Relating to Public Rights, Duties, and Interests; With Historical Introductions, and a Critical Dissertation Upon the Eloquence of the Ancients
The friends of Education had long been aware that there existed funds in England which ought to be ap plied towards the instruction of the people, and which were either diverted from that course, or were applied in a manner extremely inefficient, and very different from the intentions of those who had consecrated them to this pious use. The inquiries of the Education Committee of the House of Commons, appointed in 1816, were mainly directed to an examination of this very important subject. After continuing the investi gation for some weeks, the Committee made a Report, in which the state and conduct of many schools found ed by charitable persons in and near the metropolis was fully detailed, by means of an examination of the masters, trustees, and other persons entrusted with their management. The result of this inquiry was.
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