A subscription has been commenced—originating, we believe, in York- shire—with
the view of offering a "national tribute" to Mr. Wilderspin, the amiable and indefatigable founder and promoter of Infant Schools. Most sincerely do we regret to say, that the circumstances of the good old man render this act of justice an act also of necessity. Mr. James Simpson in Edinburgh, Mr. J. Terrington in Hull, awl Mr. E. P. Lampert in Manchester, act as Secretaries pro tempore to the fund. On taking up the subscription-list, one looks first for names from the manufacturing districts—for there, if anywhere, Mr. Wilderspin's value ought to be known. The Marshalls of Leeds, Yateses and Gladstones of Liverpool, and Heywoods of Manchester, are there—as every one would anticipate; but where are the rest of our manufacturing mil- lionaires and merchant princes? The zealous and benevolent clergy- man is of all men most apt to sympathize with labours like Wilder- spin's; and some clerical names are sprinkled through the list,—the Dean of Canterbury, the Vicar of Batley, Mr. Sharp the Vicar of Wake- field, Mr. Bray the Vicar of Coventry, and the Reverend T. Dykes of Hull: still we must take the liberty to say, the Church is inadequately repre- sented. Gurneys there are of course—on what occasion of sympathizing with, or actively assisting benevolence and the benevolent, is that name missing? Lord Morpeth's and Earl Fitzwilliam's donations are forth- coming. There is a whole posse comitatus of Gaskells; Mr. Monekton Milnes is where a poet possessed of the means is always seen to INORt advantage; Mr. Rowland Hill's name too is there. The work is well be-fl but much more is yet required. That no one may have the apology
of being able to say he did not know where to send his money, we add, that subscriptions are received at the Banks of Denison, Heywood, and
Co., London- Leatham, Tew, and Wakefield; A. Heywood and Sons, Liverpool; Sir B. Heywood and Co., Co.,anchester.
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