...the hard-working yeomanry of the country districts, commonly called habitans, and their connections engaged in other occupations. It is impossible to...school-house door of St. Thomas, all but three admitted, on ipquiry, that they could not read. Yet the children of this large parish attend school regularly, and...

...influence, of Education. It is impossible to exaggerate the want of education among the habitaos ; no means of instruction have ever been provided for...a great number of boys and girls assembled at the schuol-house door of St. Thomas, all but three admitted, on inquiry, that they could not read. Yet...

...utility which attends them may be estimated by the following passage taken from lord Durham's report. " It came to my knowledge that out of a great number of boys and girls assembled at the school house door of St. Thomas, all but three admitted upon enquiry, that they could not read, yet...

...utility which attends them may be estimated by the following passage taken from lord Durham's report. " It came to my knowledge that out of a great number of boys and girls assembled at the school house door of St. Thomas, all but three admitted upon enquiry, that they could not read, yet...

...utility of these schools, however, may be estimated by this passage from Lord Durham's report: — " It came to my knowledge that out of a great number...the school-house door of St. Thomas, all but three were admitted upon inquiry to be unable to read ; yet the children of this large Iwrish attend school...

...districts, commonly called habitans. * * It is impossible to exaggerate the want of education among them, no means of instruction have ever been provided for...of the qualifications even of reading and writing. * * The common assertion, however, that all classes of the Canadians are equally ignorant, is perfectly...

...districts, commonly called habitans. * * * It is impossible to exaggerate the want of education among them, no means of instruction have ever been provided for...of the qualifications even of reading and writing. * * * The common assertion, however, that all classes of the Canadians are equally ignorant, is perfectly...

...districts, commonly called hatritans. * * * It is impossible to exaggerate the want of education among them, no means of instruction have ever been provided for...of the qualifications even of reading and writing. * * * The common assertion, however, that all classes of the Canadians are equally ignorant, is perfectly...

...* * It is impossible to exaggerate the want of education among them ; no means of instruction have been provided for them and they are almost universally...of the qualifications even of reading and writing. * * * The common assertion that all classes of Canadians are equally ignorant is perfectly erroneous...

...find it stated there : t "It is impossible to exaggerate the want of education among the habitants. No means of instruction have ever been provided for them, and they are almost and universally destitute of the qualifications even of reading and writing." We are also told that...