The Sun. — London, England, 1820-03-16 00:00:00

inriiot 41i c e a N ol ion that t- is coin= P w/ i • • e-e-€-e-c-;;‘.-. NUMBER 8600:j NAVA - 4)1471CE, MAncri 15, 1820. THE PRINCIPAL OFFICERS arid COM . - MISSIONERS of His MAJESTY'S NAVY, do hereby 4iv e Notice, that the Contract for the Supply of RIGA or £)ANTZIC DECK DEALS, which has been advertized to be :made on the tiith Instant, is deferred until WEDNESDAY, the 29th inst. on which last-mentioned day Tenders will be . .received for the Supply of Deck Deals'," of all or any of the 'following descriptions, viz. NTZIC DECK DEALS. - MEMEL DECK DEALS equal to DANTZIC DECK 'DEALS, or DEALS imported from any Port of Russia in the Baltic, Provided they are equal to DANTZEC DECK DEALS. VICTU,ILLING-OFFICE, March 14, 1820. T HE COMMISSIONERS for VICTUALLING His MAJESTY'S NAVY do hereby gyve Notice, Thal. Ibt Friday the 34th inst. they will be ready to receive Tenders -tx writing (sealed up), and treat for • Fifty Tons of New Black SMYRNA RAISINS, to he inzazrera bk to Samples (of not less - than two Pounds weight each) to be produced with the Tenders. One Thousand Sacks of BISCUIT MEAL, and Fifty Tons °f NEW OATMEAL, to be delivered into Ills Majesty's Victualling Stores at Deptford, in the space of One Month, by equal weekly proportions, and also for One Hundred and Fifty Thousand BAVINS,. to•he de lirered into the aforesaid Stores at Deptford, by the end of •Sept,m4r next, in regular monthly proportions. The whole to be paid for by Bills payable, without Inte rest, Sixty days after date. • Tat. Comliti , ns of . the Contracts may be seen at the Sc- cretary's Office. No re;; aril will be had' to any Tender in which the Price shall ,w 1 be inserted in words at length, or that shall not he de livered to the Board before One o'Cloch on the said Fri- clay the 24th instant, Aar unless the Person who. makes the Tender, or some Person on his behalf, attends, to an swer when called for. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, March 3, 1820. HE PRINCIPAL OFFICERS of His MA JESTY'S ORDNANCE do hereby give Notice, that Proposals will be received at their Office, in Pall-Mall, on er before the 20th Day of March next,-from such Persons as mat / he wit/1;w to undertake the Performance of Ihe PAINTER'S WORK for service of Me Engineer Depan latent of the' Ordnance at . 1 7 7 oolloich, for a. period of Three Years, determinable after the expiration of the first year, upon Notice of three Months, at the Option of eithet Party. Farther Particulars, together with the Terms and Condi. tious of the Contract,mcry be known at the Secretary s Office, its aforesaid, ny day between "the Hours of 7'ert Fouro'Clock,: where the Proposals must be delivered, *geared up, and endorsed " Proposals for the Painter's Worl! at Woolwich;" but no Proposals can be admitted after the taut 20th illamh, at Twelve o'Clock -at Mon of the same 'fay neither will any Tender be noticed, unlessrthe • Party Tacking it, ur an Agent in his behalf, shall'attend. By Order of the Board, R. H. CREW, Secretory. . OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, Feb. 25, 1820. ; THE PRINCIPAL OFFICERS of His MA JESTY'S ORDNANCE do hereby give Notice, that Proposals will be received at their OfjVe in Pall-Mall, oz or before Friday, the 17th day of March next, from anch Persons as may Le willing to undertake the Supply of FORAGE for the Ordnance Horses stationed at Woolwich,. *ud in Sussex, to be delivered at the Expence of the Con ., Factor, for a period of Six Months from the Ist of April next, The Oats to be good, sweet, dry, and clean, without any litivture of Foxy or Mowburnt Oats, and must not weigh less t han 37 pounds per Winchester Bushel; the Hay to be sweet an,l dry, and delivered in Trusses of 561bs. weight ; the 4 trato to be good, clean, and dry Wheat or Rye Straw, end Itelivireel in Trusses of 361bs. weight. The Prices to be paid for the respective Quantities of each atrtiele which may be delivered, to be at the following rates, For the Oats at pertuOlbs. Avoirdupois weight, For the Hay at • per hundred and twelve pounds, For the Straw at . per hundred and twelve pounds. 4nd it is expected that the Contractor shall receive the :treble Dung, which, during the period of -his Contract, may accumulate, making an alloWance for the same after the rate per Horse per Week. Partiter particulars may be known upon application to the - Officers commanding the Royal drtillery at Woolwich and 61 Susses., and also at the Secretary's Office in Pall-Mall, 4.loresaid, any day between the hours of Ten and Four o'Clock,whcrc the Proposals must be delivered, scaled up and endorsed ". Proposals for Forage;" but no Proposals can be dedmitted after the said 17th March, at Twelve o'clock at 14 ° , g of the same day; neither will any Tender be noticed 4 kieBs the Party making it, or an "'gent in his behalf, shall attend. By Order of the Board, R. H. CREW, Secretary. GENUINE COFFEE. DEACON owl CO. of the COFFEE MART, liNo. 2, SKINNER-STREET, SNOW-HILL. 'I.ON ;,ON W I"l(establi s h e d by the West India Merchants and Planters, 1) , beg respectfully to inform the Nobility, Gentry, ,and üblie i n General, they are s e lli ng th e eer y Finest Dutch offee,, roasted, at Ss. 3d. p er lb. ; D o. D o. P lantation Do. do.—Deacon and Co. beg to assure the Public they may at all times confidently depend ttpan their Articles being of Ge nuine Qu a li ty, and the finest Flavour that can be pro cured. Families supplied with 'Refined and Raw SUGARS the Best Qualities. N. B.—Fine Turkey Coffee. Dealers and Hotel Keepers supplied on liberal Terms. br.ACON and Co. have appointed respectable persons as ;2gents for the Sale of their Coffees in most of the Principal ! I tTli s in the Kingdom, and who are also selling at the same r 'e a st s at their Establishment in London ; botch C offee, roasted te!• 00. Pla utation. Do. 3s. 3(1, per lb. 35. Odi do. to. ex a Lid Gave wets the e would —whilst e would ye theca ,tnb said If be se) ; be pleased e of tlit le Alec to kno4 it would kith re- rnsjurity for him. lion hem n. ►ll. He he Dec- re thntl the last i sad yap 'ed, aria had Bo r~~ij4arP! CI 0 ti'd EEPER. gis , ratc s xamina . of 'miff ing broogjit 1101) %vas hrongiss in ctls that Otte of occe~ atui enti• had bee►' e eri at tbe, bins 10 5 orttrs 45.41$ x t ronys t areadio i Dies. lc tito (lid div k ourtw Ike 1‘1 3 . ' i t to ei s ", nr-to n to 1 • 111 5 r ev..t.rt fir th e to Lori eras 1)E 0 iy eveo: ‘velf.r: abien' l'EtoVO"' ir, , Dr. I ° 3 : v . JA) I iddresse'l move' Isvil 10 0 ' arP r°l ; 11'0); Os IA (j • gar N pl'eS ° o Ile otsig I, as c oo: Cottraa" 4. I C. r 5 qi t 6 0, 14 , so 0 60 f `'; 6 4 , ° Ni"" ife tfei , t ~e , per el' cP 0 Pe r , 101 ilk of L'e''t*'' 33 . Dc c r iA ll ; so;n 3 . 'l4 , aptaiii Lire Edinb • A ' 4 0 Cr- D O II t I ° apor 3b of steP beo ;cp. IR' 1,.‘ at I.ll o s tde r ' :13V) , . THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1820. GENERAL ELECTION. To the GENTLEMEN, CLERGY, and FREEHOLDERS o the COUNTY of ESSEX. GENTLE;IEN, T HE uncommon success of my Canvass in every quarter of the County has convinced me at once of your zeal to protect the Laws of the Land, and support the Constitution in Church and-State. The readiness with which you have come forward, is the most flattering testimony that you may with safety again re pose such important trusts in my hands; for which, Gentle men, I beg you will accept my most grateful thauhs. I remain, Your faithful and devoted humble Servant, ELIAB HARITY. Rolls, Chigwell, March 13, 1820. co the GENTLEMEN, CLERGY, and FREEHOLDERS of the COUNTY of MWDLESEX. O N my ro tiro from my, Canvass I observe Mr. Samuel Charles Whitbread's Address as a Candidate to represent you in Parliament. From what passed yesterday at the Meeting of Mr. Whit bread's Friends, Sir Francis Burdett appears to be the most powerful one among them all ; but reflecting on what passed in the years 1802, 1804, and 1806, when the Hon. Baronet himself was a Candidate for the same situation, and the ar duous and unprecedented exertions by which you regained your liberties, I cannot for a moment doubt that the same energy which gained the victory will retain the conquest. Together.we have fought, and together we must defend our Rights. Our opponents will find that we have not slumbered in security, but hove always been watchful of all their ma chinations. With, the fullest confidence that by your exertions I shalt again be placed iu a situation the highest object of my am bition, • _ _ I hare the honour to be, Gait'men, Youp.most obliged and faithful humble Servant, WILLIAM MELLISH. Bush-Hill Park, March 8, 1820. The Committee for managing Mr. William Mellish'iElec tion will sit &lily, at his House, 112, Bishepsgate-street ROYAL ACADEMY, SOMERSVAIOUSE. NOTICE is hereby given, Tb all WORKS inteuded .for the ensuing EXHIBITION must be sent in' , fur the inspection of the Council, on Monday; the 3d, of by six o'clock on Tuesday the 4th of April next. Strict at tention is necessary to the established Regulations, the par ticulars of which may be obtained at the Royal Academy. HENRY HOWARD, R. A. Sec. rIARROLL, the CONTRACTOR with Go vefutiont for the PRESENT LOTTERY, solicits the trinion . to the very new feature in the Scheme, being a PECULiAIt ADVANTAGE t 4 EMILY PURCHASERS, as it will distribute SIXTY THOUSAND POUNDS, In 2,000 Prizes of 301. each, By•a PRELIMINARY DRAWING on the 11th APRIL; And these 2,000 Prizes of 301. each will have, in addition to the 301. the Chance of all the Capitals and other Prizes in the Lottery, in the same minima: as if they bad not al ready been drawn. l'he Scheme contains , 102 CAPITALS, including FOUR .... Prizts of .... 30,0001. TWO .... Prizes of .... 20,0001. TWO .... Prizes of .... 10,0001. 3 per Cent. Consols. 'To enable CARROLL to form this GRAND SCHEME, (by permission of, the Lords of the Treasury) HE HAS GIVEN FORTY THOUSAND POUNDS AD DITIONA L MONEY To the PRIZES heretofore allowed by Government in the Lottery, by which X 303,500 In Money and Consols, Is presented to the Public; a suin far exceeding the amount of Prizes in any former Lottery with the like number of Tickets. TICKETS and SHARES Are selling by CARROLL, Con tractor, No. 19, CORNHILL, and 25, OXFORD-STREET, LONDON, and by all his Agents in the Country; who Shared and Sold iu the last few Months, 2,387 ...... L. 30,000 7,003 L. 5,000 706 21,000 2,226 4,000 1,345 20,000 &c. PUBLICATIONS. This Day was published, In Two Volumes, 12mo. price 12s. boards, G OOD HUMOUR ! or, MY UNCLE THE GENERAL. BY A TIIIRD COUSIN. In this Work will be found some interesting particulars re , lative to the retreat of the late Lieutenant-General . Sir Joht Moore to Corunna. Printed for T. Egerton, Whitehall, and may be had of al Booksellers. CLARE'S POEMS—SECOND EDITION. This Day were published, In Fools Cap Octavo, price ss. 6d. boards, the Second Edition of POEMS Descriptive of RURAL LIFE and SCENERY. By JOHN CLARE, a Northamptonshire Peasant. The Summer's Flower is to the Simmer sweet, Though to itself it only live and die."—SHAKSPEARE. London ; Printed for Taylor and Hessey, 93, Fleet-street,' and E. Drury, StainfOrd. THE COLONIES. ON TILE PRESENT STATE OF EDUCATION IN LOWER CANADA. ' (Prom the Quebec: Gazette f December 'and January. Although the deficiency of general education iri this Province is daily felt by its inhabitants, in the common intercourse and transactions of life, 'there are perhaps few th:tt are aware of its full extent, and the woeful deficiency of the existing means of remedying so great an evil. Both will, we presume, be more generally per ceived by a statement of the existing public in stitutions for general education and elementary schools throughout the Province, and an estimate of the number of students and scholars in them, compared wi!li the number of young persons of a: proper age for instruction. Although. the establishments of the Jesuits, the chief institutions for the education of the male youth of the country before the conquest, were 'broken s►p at that tinte;ltild their•property stiffer. ed to . be diverted from the only titre for which it could be held under their rules, the public at tho rities of the country never occupied themselves with providing and tacilitating the means of edu cation for the people, till the year 1801,ten years atter the establishment of the present Constitu tion, and forty-one after the conquest. In that year an Act was passed by the Provin cial Legislature, for the establishment of a Royal Institucion for the promotiola of learning and the establishment of Free Schools throughout the Province. , The public will judge how far this law was adapted to its professed object, by the result, after a lapse of 19 years. On the 26th of March last, the following infor mation relative to the execution of the different provisions of that Act, was prayed for by'an una nimous Address of the House.of Assembly " Resolved,'That an humble Address be presented to His Grace the Governor in Chief, praying his Grace will be pleas ed to cause to be laid before this House, • the following in- formation, relating to the execution of the Act passed in the forty-first year of the reign of His present Majesty, inti tuled, " An Act for the Establishment of Free Schools, and the Advancement of Learning in this province, ; ' or such part of the said information:as can at present be obtained. " Ist. A List of the Trustees of the Schools of Royal Foun dation, appointed under the said Aet, with the dates of their appointment. " 2d. A List of the President and Officers of the Body Cor porate and Poiitie, established under the said Act, with the dates of their appointment. " 3d. A Copy of the Bye -Laws ordained and constituted by . the said Corporation, for the government of the Free Schools. " 4th. A List of the Free Schoots erected under the sai Act, in virtue Of Petitions from the majority of the Inhabi tants of any Parish or Township. "sth, A List of School Houses erected in pursuance of.a Petition of any certain number of the inhabitants of any Pa rish or Township. " 6th. A List of the Schoolmasters commissioned for each of the said School Hoiases, with the date of their appoint ment, and the rate of their annual Salaries. " 7th. A Statement of the present number of Scholars in each School, distinguishing those who are gratuitously in structed, from those who are not so instructed, with the rate of tuition for the latter. " Bth. A Statement of the different brunches of learning taught in the said Schools, together with a List of Books used. " 9th. A Statement of ttie different dates at which the said Schools have been visited by the Trustees. " 10th. A Statement of the Rents of any Lands vested in the said Corporation, or sums of money paid by the same, into. the hands of His Majesty's Receiver General of this Pro vince,-for the purposes'of the said'Act." Although his Grace the then Governor in Chief gave immeditte orders for the transmission of the information requited, and although such part of it as could he immediately obtained was prayed for in the Address, no communication on the sub ject was received before the prorogation on the 24th April following. From these facts it may be fairly inferred, that the operation and execution of the Act has been very limited and imperfect. NVe know of no institution in favour of educa tion, under the Act, other than that of elementary Schools, of which the following, we believe, is a tolerably correct list Sao°ls under A'et 41. Geo, 111. - 1 Montreal, Three Rivers, William Henry, New Carlisle, Mannoir, Pointe Levi, - St. Nicolas, - Cap St. Ignace, Chat ham, - kamouraska, - Berthier, St. Hoch, Eaton, Lachine, Dorchester, Terrebonne, Argenteuil, - Ste. Anne du Sud, - I Brought up 19 Riviere Ouelle, . 1 St. Thomas, - - 1' Durham, - - -1 Grantham, - - 1 Milbourne, - - 1 'St. Armand, - - ' 2 St. Antoine, - - 1 Islette, - - 1 Pliillipshurgh, - 1 Coteau du Lae, - 1 Ste. Marie N. 13eauce 1 Portneuf, - 1 Cap Sante, - - 1 St. Roch, - - 1 Stanstead, - - 1 •tanbridge, - - 1 Douglas Town, - 1 - - I Total Of the number of Sell( cannot speak with milt( cient information. Frot able to learn on the s average does not exceed T we believe there are very Total Schools under tl Scholars. olars in each School we :knee, for want of llific In all . that we have been inbject, we believe the t wenty. Of Free Scholars few. e Act 37 a 20 each, 740 For the support of these Schools there was paid by the Receiver-General in 1818, 18741. - 19 s. 81. tg . ; or nearly Three Pounds Cy. for each Scholar. Of the other Instittit'ions in favour of &lora don and Elemental) , Schools in the Province, our lists, probably, will not be so curreL t ; but ‘s,c [PRICE SEVENPPSNCF, believe the following will be found to be not very erroneous. Institutions for the higher Branches of general Education, ;Independent of Divinity, supported. out of the Funds of the Quebec and Montreal Eccles►astical Seminaries, extended • or instituted since the Conquest : The Seminary Quebec. The College Montreal. The Seminary at.Nicolet. Charitable Institutions for the Education of Females, insti tuted before the Conquest:— - Congregation of Notre Dame Montreal. Ursuline Nutii Three Rivers. Ursuline do. Quebec. Congregation do: Parish Schools established under the direction and chiefly out of the Private Funds of the Roman Catholic Curates : Brought forward 16 District of Montreal. St. Hyacinthe - 1 St. Denis - 1 Vereheres - - 1 Varettnes - t St. , Philippe - - 1 Blairfindie - - I Boucherville - - I St. Charles - - 1 Presentation - 1 Ste. Marie - - t Long - neil - 1 St. Vincent - - I Ste. -Rose - I St. Roc 'Achigan - 1 Bert bier 1 St. Cuthbert - - 1 District of Quebec. Quebec , - - L'lslet - - 'St. Pierre - - St. Charles - - St. Henry - - - St. Croix - ittiCietille Loretto - St. Ainbrui,e - Beauport - District of Three Rivers. Riv. Loup Yaniaciliche - Maskinouge - Baie du Fevre Schools for Females establisllel of the Congregati( District of Montreal P. aux Trembles - St. Lawrence - Pointe Claire - Laprairie - t Boncherville - I St. Denis ' - St. Hyacinthe .1 1 Total •32 , d in the Country by the Sisters on of Notre Dame. Brought forward 7 District of Quebec. P. aux Trettildes - I Ste. Famine (Isle) - 1 St. Francois, Riv. du Sod 1 Illy. ()Ilene - - 1 7 Private Schools established by different School Masters and Mistresses on their own account or by Associations. Quebec - JO i Three Rivers - - 1 Montreal - - .I 0 -In other Parts 4 Total - 25 RECAPITULATION. 87 Schools under Act 41 Geo. W. averaged a 20 Scholars each, 740 3 Seminaries estimated at 500 4 Nu/mules ditto 82 Schools established by Curatei, average a 25 each, SOO li Schools for Girls kept in the Country by the Sis ters, , averaged a3O each, . . 25 Private Schools Chiefly in Quebec and Iljontreal, averaged a 40 each, Total Students and Scholars, Add to this Total for Tuition in Families 1000 ' ' ..,, { • § : ~" , . ." ilL '''....' :: A! 'll4.;:7'‘' S. '?"'-l'''*'''".7i..'t:7sl._ W, • -, ---• i s .„ : -7-;. 4.`.. ,* 1 * •-- ~ '.7 -, . ......_,,..1%, ..._. f 174 ,, ) TO ALL WHO VALUE THEIR SIGHT. DIXON'S Inlproved SPECTACLES to preserve the Sight to extreme old Age, to be had only at 93, Newman;street, two Doors out of Oxford-street, on the left hand. DIXON respectfully informs the Nobility, ' Gentry, and the Public, that he was employed by the late Mr. Bradberry, for a number of Years, as the Man►►fae turer of his Spectacles; and since his death, has commenced Business at • the above place, and anxiou'sly hopes that RO Years experience, united with the strictest assiduity and at tention to the preservation of Sight, which alone can be done by using his Improved Spectacles, which have given such ge neral satisfaction in London and all parts of the Kingdom, must insure l►im the patronage of the Public. Please to observe 93, Newthau-street, Oxford-street, as there are many humble Imitations of his Improved Sprx tacles_oliered. All Letters and Parcels from the Country post-paid, w ill b e iuswediately attended to. ~ _ , _.__ : _____: )-I :, r-:- ., , ,,* 7 ? : \4 \ \"lll/fri • - ' ; ~° ~~ ''' - ' { lam 4 '--- ,A, -- .. .,,Z 4 ' l'il I\\\ \ ‘‘• 3770 430 Grand Total, The above estimate we consider rattier to ex ceed than to he under the amount. 9006 There are no data whereby the total of the po. pulation of this Province may he correctly known, and stilt less the subdivisions of its population. The Militia Returns, however, prove that the po pulation of Lower• Canada is about hclt that of New-York, which is about one million. . • - We find that gener a lly tb roug h out the Northern States, one half of the population is under / sixteen years of age, and: probably one-h::! of those under that age:are fit to attend schools. We accordingly find, that in 1811, the super intendant or public schools of the State of New York, reported to the Legislature that there were then in the State 5000 - common schools, and that the number of scholars exceeded 200,000. In 1815, the report stated the following numbers, not including the city and county of New-York, and the city of Albany; common and primary sehools,kunder the Act, 2621 ; scholars, 140,106; expense of instruction, 55;720 dollars. The total number of children fit to go to scho o l in Lower Canada, must therefOre be about 125,000 ; but let us take the whole number at halt those that actually attended school in the State of New-York in 1815, without including the city and county of New-York and the city of Albany, the account will stand thus : Numbei•'of children in Canada of an age to attend Schools, Total number of Students and Scholars, the Public Institutions gif education, 70,053 4000 Number of children fie to attend, not attending any School • • 66,053 We are almost ashamed to publish this state ment. ‘Ve believe we are not exaggerating, and . should be happy to b e contra di cte d on good au thority. The Editor of the Quebec Gazette appears to have omitted to notice in this account, the Na tional Schools which have been established in Lower Canada.—EDlToß. I FURIOUS DRIVING.-011 Saturday evening, at anelderly Gentleman was crossing the street near the foot of London Bridge, on the Surrey side, one of the Greenwich stage-coaches, loaded with passengers, and dr iving at a very quick rate, un fortunately ran over him before be could get out of the way. The "wheels passed over his head and fractured his besides several bruises hesre ccived in various parts of the body, from,his being trampled , under the horses' feet. He died soon after.—The Coroner's 3niy returned a verdict of " Manslaughter against the Driver."—The Coro ner: immediately issued his warrant against' the driver ; on which he was apprehended, and com mitted to Horsemonger-latie Gaol. RoBBRRIES.---011 Tuesday morning, at an early hour, some villains'entered •the dwelling-house of Sir Archibald Macdonald, Doke-street, Westmin• ster', .by means ot picklock-keys, and while the family wi re at. rest, they entered various rooms, .and stole . numerous articles : of .plate, to a great amouot, with which they escaped. The house of Mrs. Hannah West, of Compton-street, was also entered by thieves, while (hie inmates were in bed, and robbed of 71, in Dotes, and other property. The house of Mr. Oliver, of Russel-mews, Rus sell-square, was entered by some villains, and "robbed of plate, &c.