The National Register.
London, England, 1811-05-19 00:00:00

ROYAL LANCASTERIAN EDUCATION.

At a meeting on Saturday se'nnight of the Dukes of Kent ard
Sussex, Lord Erskine! &c. at Mr. Lancaster's School, in the
Borough road, fur Fducating the Poor at a very reduced rate.
and afterwards at the Freemasons' Hall, where the Duke of
Bedford presided, and at which meeting it was approved and
sanctioned by the above, and a great number of other distin-
guished characters,as well as with the patronage of their Nlaj,
de^., the Prince Regent, and the whole of the Royal Family, the
superior -excellenct• of Mr. Lancaster's system of educating the
poor. Friday was the day appointed for celebrating the same
by the Royal Family, and the most prominent part ."'f!he distin-
guished characters of the nation,.by k/Ining tokether at the Free-
mason's Hall, his Royal Highness the Duke of Kent in the Cle;ir
surrounded by his Royal Brother the Duke of Sussex, Lord
Keith, Messrs. Jackson, Wilbraham Bootle, Brougham, Smith
Horner, &c. &c. The Rota! Duke in the 9:.air acquitter!
himself with the most tr:spropriate diguity, yet with the greatest
affability and earnestness, the cause of religion, morality, edsi-
, cation, and the good of the poor. His Royal HiAiltness's toasts
were all new, and tending to impress upon the minds of all those
present thelunda eentai principles ol Christianity,in Imre ksitit on
the minds of alt these present the necessity of doirg good, espe-
•cially to the rising genet ation, by giving them education suit-
dent to enable, them to read their Bibles, in which he war
strongly Nlcked by his Royal Brother the Dt.ke.of Sussex, who
stated fiat he was prejudiced against the lib/Amnion, sal ht
made acquainted with the principles upon whic.h hie
worthy fri .nd Mr. Lancaster conducted his schools was gentral
toleration, and -upon which the Government of this country
.stood.
The Duke of BEDFORD stated his and Lord Somerville's con-
duct in supporting Sir. Lancaster's system fur the good of the
poor.
Mr. W. SMITH spoke highly of the system and the Royal
Family, who by their aid had enabled the wet thy and highly
to 'be acanirt!d clu.racter to bring it to the state it now was. -
There was rear I ,GOOI. subscribed at this meeting to the
cause.
FUNERAL OF R. CUMBERLAND,
On Tuesday the remains of this elegant Dramatic Author
were removed from his re.idence to the Collegiate Church ot St-
Peter, Westminster, in the following of der :
THE HF.A

With the usual Attendants,
Four Mourning Coaches, drawn by four Horses ea: h, contain
log his Relatives MI Frietids.
Men with Sites.
Six Gentlemen's private Carriages closed the procession.
On their arrival.at Poet's Corner, the different Of!icers in
in their robes, together with the Dean, and the. Chapter
his son, belonging to the Abbey, escorted 'cite corpse into the
Church, chaunting the Choir for the burial of dead, liod
pro,..e.edf:d to the grave near the shrine of Garrick; and on the
oiiicers' resting the enrp.e, the company were conducted td tl.o
pews; after which the Dean read au Lulogium on his de;iartt4l.
friend, With great feeling and emotion, ilescalting on his lit-t—
-ray, attainments, and the excellent qualities witk which he Lad
Leo' posocsecd.
The fuwrai service being ended, the body was depneted iti
the ground ; when the company kot into tit...ir cart
proceeded slowly to their respective homes. Sterral of the
performers bolote:irs to the Theatre) attuudeti die ceremony.