text_original: ^ Something was done by this meagre dole to im  prove matters, but not much, and in 1839 Lord John Russell ex  pressed the concern of Her Majesty at " the want of instruction which is still observable among the poorer classes of her subj ects ". " All the enquiries which have been made show," he added, " a deficiency in the general education of the people which is not in accordance with the character of a civilized and Christian nation."
text_transcription: SOMETHING WAS DONE BY THIS MEAGER DOLL TO IMPROVE MATTERS BUT NOT MUCH AND IN EIGHTEEN THIRTY NINE LORD JOHN RUSSELL EXPRESSED THE CONCERN OF HER MAJESTY AT THE WANT OF INSTRUCTION WHICH IS STILL OBSERVABLE AMONG THE POORER CLASSES OF HER SUBJECTS ALL THE INQUIRIES WHICH HAVE BEEN MADE SHOW HE ADDED A DEFICIENCY IN THE GENERAL EDUCATION OF THE PEOPLE WHICH IS NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHARACTER OF A CIVILIZED AND CHRISTIAN NATION
phonemes: sˈʌmθɪŋ wʌz dˈʌn baɪ ðɪs mˈiːɡɚ dˈoʊl tʊ ˈɪm pɹˈuːv mˈæɾɚz, bˌʌt nˌɑːt mˈʌtʃ, ænd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi nˈaɪn lˈɔːɹd dʒˈɑːn ɹˈʌsəl ˈɛks pɹˈɛst ðə kənsˈɜːn ʌv hɜː mˈædʒᵻsti æt " ðə wˈɔnt ʌv ɪnstɹˈʌkʃən wˌɪtʃ ɪz stˈɪl əbzˈɜːvəbəl ɐmˌʌŋ ðə pˈʊɹɹɚ klˈæsᵻz ʌv hɜː sˈʌbdʒ ˈɛkts ". " ˈɔːl ðɪ ɛŋkwˈaɪɚɹiz wˌɪtʃ hɐvbɪn mˌeɪd ʃˈoʊ," hiː ˈædᵻd, " ɐ dᵻfˈɪʃənsi ɪnðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən ʌvðə pˈiːpəl wˌɪtʃ ɪz nˌɑːt ɪn ɐkˈɔːɹdəns wɪððə kˈæɹɪktɚɹ əvə sˈɪvəlˌaɪzd ænd kɹˈɪstʃən nˈeɪʃən."