The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-07-23 00:00:00

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e;an to the liiardstry tare ib eslablialletest la the rebut
p.nod, confirms Massless...est to ins full vaunt.
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Your Conoesettre cannot glue, this Report won expressing
a regret ill.a any hospital be the Metropolis shimisi oat Mis-
s.-I.s diseases • they trust this unsission will
he rectified. A,41, an their opinion, It would be
a Nisei) c to register. not only the ilisesbes, but also the manse
and orofewoon of the pawns. It oust at all haws he
111351.., of oisefool knovrlnle to be able to learn the quality
all., .aunt of IM dilrevesel diseases that prevail at different
; sad 'wee Commits* hove Mt the saws of that
ariving out of this strange irregularity. its not
sole to aservistis the average fever ebb that have ee-
eurccd for some years past in the Metropolis.
ells, MI, 11111.

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BRITISH ANII PotrEIGN SCHOOL
SYsTEiIL

••=MI•Nam

Yesterday the ceremony of trying the founds.
ti moor of d school for the etiologist's, of 300
cloldren in the plan' of the British slid Foreign
School Sistem, look place iu a space of ground•
fr..ise ..1 'he work-haute, in the parish of Christ
Chinch. Sti.r..e.
eller two o'clock, Mr. Alderman lVood,
NI P. 11r. A lawman Goodb. here, Ali..
the tothker, and several other Gentlemen who take
a *UM Illtrfrsl 111 the educatiou or Ilse 1/041r, 111..
1.•,.111,1„ *sl4l 011 114. triotons or Mr. Parrytallerson,
Ahlaornass Wmul w.a called to the Chem
•• r. FARQUHARSON theu opened the butioess of
tic, day N. f thoo•
Alder" 111 Woiwl. as one of a Committee
✓p,.,,anted Ili pro. the charitable object which
this day called us together, I have the honour
of sdores.i. g tun swoon the interest's% occasion or
lsjing the f
to the .duration sif s considerable portiou of the
✓m.a st-neratino 4.f this pariah.
" Pt. avow at any time would it have hem, to
hive IEIII
.ti.r performance of such a duly devolve
on 111 h. 1191 the gratificar I experience is greatly
totaace,l, alien I reflect that I have to address a
19'1%191 111/ 'estimable in every poiut of view as you
me. I t het ercal 10 my I that you
ho emir renktnil virtues. beris twice elected
by a "to tellow-ciiixtris to the Chief Magistracy of
tlo• ti s clay w the universe; and for your public
spirit ;1114.1 p atomism. Isresi twice retursied by the
%Ante eouristuesits, to the Senate or your country,
there to advocate, assert, and protect tlie rights and
bliernes of the people of this free, invincible, and
il:;4'ay empire. When I consider these circum.
stoners. I must be permitted to say they afford use
ssomrstare that an establishment com-
lio.i.eed tender such auspices, cannot fad of bring
pc emaasent and prosperous.
" To expatiate before you upon the advantages
r•T c.intwitrii, would be the Inglieet degree of pre-
sataala;i . No man in the country has had more
;.maple opportunities, of forming all accovste judg-
ment upon this important subject. Filling for so
loufg a 111.,14011 the high 114:1110111 you have adorswil,
you nowt have had too frequent opportuoities of
Obrervolig the calamitous t &cis 'arising front the
• wont. of that great lilessiug wining the subordinate
wile,s of slici-Iy. You must constantly have had
ale painTol tusk of tracing crime to thet suurke,
sod of "laser how mind and sure is the progress
of Vice to the Istituto, mind, where education has
riot Whorled the means of defence.
• s• You will 11111 Inipiwer, Sir, that in so opulent and
respectable a Parish as this is, the instruction of the
y err t lasses of its inhabitants have been over.
banked-0A the contrary, we have already a public
Bwhi.f.l. kir the '441111 of both sears, with proper
waste's, under the immediate control and super-
totemlence of our iespected Pastor. w Gentleman
to chose piety, eloquence, awl learning, no lan-
guage of mine can ftlldrf
bas t ern considered. that this truly excel-
lent esialdislatnesit is is't soffit-ently extensive, and
" inure particularly. a' It includes only the children
of parrots who parse the Protestant established
Awl). It has •therefute beets pripmed, end the
proposition has been sited upon, to erect a school,
*clawed to the rtittrat.tiot I.l' 300 children of both
setts, nut so limited, but extending i's othrasiteges
to the triffsprine 4.1 of all religious sects
without distiornoti. Ni. plummier inside of faith
wilt lie enforced—Own it.f.tit studies will be daily
preceded by an appropriate portion of the Holy
Script ore-, and, without &elating to theta io any
shape aslia....ter; the only condemn' r qtaired of the
porent is, that the child slidll,ma every Lord's Day,
be sent to deems, awl lorcoming apparel, to some
pedalo! pl lee of worship. Upon this occasion, all
.11% 11/111 /1/Clllllli and 111/101011$ have been made
vottaiddry sacrifice at the altar of Charity, and
Slav the offering may be accepted, is my most
1 d 1 11r1.1 prayter.
'" 111 order to pursue our plan, we have of necessi-
ty to look forward 111 the !support of the liberal and
afllurul ; and there is every reason to believe that
tli wants of the Institution will be fully and ode-
qiistely supplied by those to whom the voice of
Charity has timr been raised in vain.
" I cannot 'ovoid more particularly alluding to one
C 14114 If the objects of our Institution, I mean the
rein .it chtldrru, whom we propose to receive under
our care. Ou their behalf I need hardly make any
appevi—iliey are sure of the protect and regard
of the Iti..st interest:gig part of the parish; for, 1 am
ennfidrist. the Ladies of Christ Church, of whom I
et t speak too highly, will prove by their sup-
port of tins part of our Establishment, that they
are as lienevoleut as they are amiable and lovely-
-1 trim Ihry sill not confine themselves merely to
peril i•.ty subscript but that they will caeca-
•aintalla attend to omit eltitallile the children of their
Heys Ni.X, 0f444.1 thesis with their maternal or sisterly
1111,11't, mot contribute all in their power to send
thew ("Flit into the would, useful and honourable
1/1r111114•1 11 of society.
•• But still. with every encouragement we may
receive. more is required than human, exertion. I
invoke with due !timidity the blessing of the Deity,
through the median ttttt of Him who made children
yo collar care and deli4l4t. 1 implore Him to
limk *WI is oraciniss eye spoil this our infant linti-
.44;4 ..... for wet bout his divine on' all our endeavours
nowt y r.•tre fruitless.
I nave thus briefly touched upon all the objects
or hese in slew. I have now to conclude by ex-
It: • ackiwoledgments, in the mime of the
1 ..minlarr ..lid the parish at large, to you, Mr.
.I.•stai.is Wsiu4l-...111 )1/11. Nlr. Alderman Guardia,-
re—tat you, Mr. Williams, and the Gentlemen