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EDUCATION c.:* the LOWER ORDERS.

(Concludes, from our Paper of yesterday.)
Hr. William Andrew■, jun.'s examination toweled's'.
in's, is the present rent ?—With revril to that, I know
nut whether it be MI. or 8251. hut I should rather say
6351. let he Mee.... Hallaway and :Stevens.
Whets: Jon the estate lie?—At Bray, is the county of
Berks. _ _

How many acres ere there ?—I cannot state positively ;
bnt it is somewhere &Joni 390 acres.

It t►at reckoned the NB rent I—Yes ; it is undoubtedly;
• very large rent, and probably it is as good a faro as any
in Berkshire.

How did it happen that thereat continued without rising
from Arclshi-hop Lauer death till 1508?—Because it was so
provided in the rift.
How was it i ed in 11104, notwithstanding that provi.
sion in the gift?—The tenant having suffered the property
to be dilapidated, they threatened to proceed against trial,
and be was induced to surrender his estate and interest in
the premises.
How did that give the Corporation a right to let it fur a
higiterrent to another tenant, when the deed says expressly
it is
the donor had provided fur, bad ceased, and the Corporation
were entitled to re-enter, and to let it at a higher rent ; they
did not re-enter, beeseee the tenant surrendered.
ttrbo was to choose the tenant ?—He hail demised it to the
tenant himself, mad it amounted to almost a renewal.
What was the nature of Sir Thomas Rich's cliarity?-4
believe it was a gift of 1,0001. to be laid out in the purchase
of lands.

What !—Vvou (hi 18th al May, MM. It wee • will.

What MU the value of lba latiAis at the time they were

How many are there now ?-1 see there are seise• boys
upon the charity maw; and I should state also, that they
have been very recently elected.
What is the estimated cost of maintaining those Peen
buys'—From 201. to 211. I should suppose, spun an average.
How is the surplus of 301. a year bestowed?—There is an
surplus at present ; every charity conuected with the school
is indebted to the Corporation. The Committee are aware,
that up to some short time since, the estate only produced
011 hut now it is 1911.; I should except Archbishop Laud'.
charity.
Is there a balance in favour or against the Corporation,
upon aloe whole of the charities, itieludisig Land's, namely,
Archbishop Laud's, Alilworlit'a, Rich's, West's, and Mal-
thaes?—Excepting Laud's, hut as to the other four shave is
• balance against the charities.
By taking the whole five together, is there a balance for
or against the Corpuration?—Taking them in a mass, there
is • balance in favour of the Corporatiou.
To what eminent you recant tell ?-1 cannot tell; I have
nothing to do with the management of these charities;
have only the partial custody of some of the papers.
What balance dues it appear that there is in the Tres.
sneer's Imbeds is Veptember, 1815, tweet his whole trans-
actions ?—I casuist state the balance; this account, atiliungh
it be passed, referred to and examined, as up to Michaelmas,
1815, is only up to Michaelmas, 1814.
What is the forndation of Hall's school ?—Among other
Magi there is a house fur the acisoultuaster, to maintain and
teach t►ree pour boys one year, to clothe them, to furnish a
Bible (areas+ hay, to pay fur the master's salary, and 181. a
year fur each buy, besides GI. to each buy, to apprentice
theta.

What is the revetine of the charity ?-1 make it amount
to 931.1 a ed.; I should state, that there has beeu some ad-
ditions to that charity.
What is the time of Hon Sift?-1 believe it was dated
the 31st of Deceit:bee. 1606.
Have the lands risen in rents since that lime?-1 should
suppose they have; but 1 have but got ducetneols to answer
that
Are the!, low let now ?—They were let at 401. exclusive
of laud tan, 41 131 i. 4d. which inekesi be awnings 441. 130. 4d.
How many acres are (here?—the fans which I ■m
speaking of heron the enclosure was 27 acres of enclosed
land, and 23 saes of commonable Inuit; it has beta lately
enclosed; I do oot know the onsonat now.
Do you understood it now to be let at a fair rent?—lt
was let urea lease tu a Mr. Beuyon, which is within a few
years of expiration; he is under treaty with the Corpora.
liuu to sorraider that lease, and there is likely lo be a cum
siderable increase.

Do you know what the pureha/e.money originally was?
—I helieve it was originally devised by the dower.
Has any further gift beim made to this charity lately 1—
Yea, there have bees; there is also a ammuom and hods at
Lydia'Mr, is Haat., in the pomeesioa ofJohis Keith.
Ad in the peeme4eitre of Joh. liteverms!--Yes; • yearly
rent elem./ Uri. satiate to masa Madames, for land•ts:.
What has been added to the charity lately !—There has
bre. au addition by the residuary estate a air Iliad Not-

" My brother had, in 1720 or 21, begun to print
a newspaper. It was the second that appeared its
America. and was called The New England con-
rasa. The only one before it was The &won /Vete,
Lesser. I remember his being dis►uaded by some
of his friends from the undertaking, as nut likely to
succeed, out newspaper being in their judgment
enough fur America. At this time. 1771, there ara••
not less than twenty-five. He went on, howevtr.
with the undertaking; I was employed to curry tile
papers to the customers, after having worked its
composing the types and printing off• the
sheets. He had some ingenious men among
friend*, who amused themselves by writing 11th,•
pieces for Isis Paper, which gained it credit, mil
made it more iii demand, and there Gentlemen
often visited us. Hearing their conversations, 1111. i
their accounts of the approbation their paper+
were nee:wed with, I was excited to try my hand
among them. But being still a boy, and suspect-
that my brother would object to printing any
thing of iiiii ie in his Paper, if he knew it to In•
nine. I contrived to disguise my hand, and *rifle,:
an anonymous paper, put it at night under the
door of the printing-house. It was found in the
morning, and communicated to his writing ft-wik,
when they called in as usual. They rest it, coils.
meuted on it iu my hearing, and I hail the vigil:-
site pleasure of finding it met with their approta.
him, and that in their different guesses at the
author, none were named but mete of some charac-
ter among us for learning and ingenuity. I sup-

.pme that I was rather lucky in my judges, and
shot they were not 44) spry good its I their Isrlieved
them to be. Encouraged, however, by this suc-
retie. I *role, and stilt in she same way t" the press,
several other pieces that were equally aporov-il,
Lend I kept my secret till all my fund of sense for
such pert .ruiners was exhausted, and then disco-
vered it, when I began to he considered a little
more by my brother's acquaintance. However that
did not quite pl..ase lain. as he thought it tended
to make me too vain. This might be one occasion
of the differencee we began to have about this lime.
Though a brother, he considered himself as my
master, mod me as his apprentice, and accordingly
expected the acme services from me as he would
froin another. while 1 thought he degraded the too
much in some he required of me, who, from • bro-
ther. expected snore indulgence. Our disputes
were often brought before our father, and I fancy I
was either generally in the right, or else a better
pleader, because the judgment was generally in my
favour. But my brother was passionate, and bad
oriel, beaten me, which I took
extremely minis.,
mid thinking my apprenticeship wiry tedious, was
continually wishing for some opportunity orshort-
eniug it, which at length offered its I OMIC'
" Perhaps this harsh and tyrannical freitment of
me, might he a Means of impressing me with the
aversion to arbitraiy power, that has stack to me
through my whole life. One of the pieces in our
newspaper, se sour political point that I have 'how
forgotten, gave A'esice to the Assembly. He was
takers bp. censured, add Imprisoned for a month,
by the Speirker's warritlit. I papoose, because he
would not discover the author. I, too, was taken
up and examined before the Council ; but though
I did not give them any vatisfaction, they content-
ed themselves with admonishing me, and disinterred
me, considering me, Perhaps. as an Apprentice, who
was bound to'keep his maeter'sircrets.
" Dories my brother's Coofinement. which I
rt4ented a good deal. itotwithstanding our private
differences. I had the management of the limper,
and I made bold to give our Rulers some rut,, in
it. which my brother took very kindly, while others
began to consider me in en unfavourable light, as
a youth that had a turn for libelling and sante.
My brother's discharge was accompanied with an
order (mid a very odd one), that James Frank-
lin should no longer print the newspaper called
• The New England Correia.' O.) a consultation
lief.' its our printing-office amongst his friends,
what he should do in this conjuncture. it WAS pro-
posed to elude the order by changing the name of
the paper. But my brother seeing inconveniencies
not this, came to a conclusion, ae a better way, to
let the paper in future be printed in the name of
Brajamas Franklin ; sad in order to avoid the cen-
sure of the Assembly that might fall on him, as still
printing it by his apprentice. he contrived and con-
sented that my old indenture should be returned to
me with a discharge on the back of it, to shew is
tare of necessity. and in order to secure to him the
brsiefit of my service, I should sign new indentures
fur the remainder of my time, which were to be
kept private. A very flimsy scheme it was; how-
ever, it was immediately executed, end the paper
was printed accordingly order my name for several
months. At length a fresh difference arising Ise-
tweets my brother end me; I took 'spot' me to assert
my freedom, presuming that he would not venture
to lacerate the new indentures. It was not fair ii
Me to take this advantage, and this I therefore
reckon one of the first errata of my life; but the
urifairness of it weighed little with me, when under
the 'fortuitous of resentment for the blows his
passion too often urged him to bestow upon me,
though lie wan otherwise not an ill-natured man ;
perhaps I was too saucy and provoking.
ee When he found I would leave him, he took care
to prevent my getting employment in Any other
printing-hoolie of the town, by going round and
eireekii,g to every master, who occorilingly refined
to give me work. I then thought of going to New
York, as the nearest place where there was a
printer. And I was rather inclined to leave Merton
when I reflected that I had already made myself a
little obnoxioits to the governing party, and from
the arbitrary proceedings of the Assembly in my
brother's case, it was likely I might, if I staid,
soon bring myself into scrapes; arid further. that
my indiscreet disputatious shoot religion began to
make me pointed at with horror by good people, as
ass Infidel or Atheist. I concluded, therefore, to re-
move to New York ; hut my father now aiding with
lily brother, l was sensible that if I attempted to
gas openly, mean' would be used to prevent me.
illy friend. Collins, therefore, undertook to manage
my flight. He agreed with the Captain of • New
York sloop to take me. under preteisce of twilit; a
young man of Isis acquaintance, that hurl ass in-
tngue with a girl of bad character, whose parrots
would compel me to merry her. and that I could
neither appear or come away publicly. I sold Illy
1100 k, to raise a little money, was taken on board
the sloop privately, had a fair wind, and its three
dap found myself at New York. near 300 miles
from my home, at the age of seventeen, without
the least recommeudation or knowledge of any per-
son in the place, and very little motley its my
pocket.
(Te be reediesein

FOREIGN IN7'ELLIGENCE.

DUTCH AND HAIIIHURGH NAILS.

11111LSSE1.11. ♦UG. 31.

They write from the French bloaters that the
Army of Occupation will evacuate the French terri.
tory in the month of November, and that prepara-
tions are already tusking in the English Army for
the sale of a port of the horses helmigiog to the of.
t.llery and the traits. 'rise Russian Cositiogent
will also leave its artillery mist biro horses its
France, slid it is suppuNeil that they will he pur-
chased by the French Gore 11111 l ent. The Ito al
Ordinance for the levy of a part of the men who ate
stow liable to serve, has been sent to the vorsous
dr-
tmrtsta by r xtroorslinary tossiierr, curl meow;
taken to put it in immediate execution, is.
to rt soforce the army as soon as powthlc.
officers 'me arrived is the northern deport-
with particular instruction' for Cot pur•

pose. Franca becomes more and more frarquil,
coofitrence revisereatid the inhabitants garter them.
relves that the times of prosperity are at hand.
The greatest ewrtionv are making tit Brlssarls to
complete the building of the Theatre, the Palace of
Justice, and the Palace of the States General, with
all speed. After the termination of the Congress
at Aiit-la-Citapelle, we expect a great number of
foreigners in this city.
Their Ravi I bglinesses the Prince aml Princess
of Orange, will arrive in this city on the 6th of
September, anal then go to Spit, Inlet:ding to remain
their souse time inrugitrui. IVe have teapot' to
hope that their iiightivows on their return to
Bruseel., will flit their abode in our city.—(Dutch
Papers. September 5.)
lERLIW, AUGUST '29.

We have not yet the final positive information
respecting the journey of his Majesty the Emperor
of Boson, ae only know tires nights' loitgingv are be-
spoke at Riga, Memel, Koningsherg, Mai nwerdor,
Jeollowv end Landaiherg, MI the Wartha. The suite
is composed of but a frw persons, awl no more than
thirty carriage hoists in all are reoplited. But as
his Majesty will not remain boomer than two or three
days at Berlin, and as long ut l'ut►dam, he will pay
• visit to his sister, the hereditary Grand Duchess
of Naxe-Weisnur, mid ou ttie way here have an inter-
view Yvith the. King of Wirtemberg, his Majesty will
prolvably ar►ive At Berlin between the 13th mad 15th
of September, that is to say, lithe Congress opens
on the WO' of September, according to the present
intention.

the latest accounts from Carlsbad respecting
the health or Prince Blocher, are happily such as
we can desire, hr had already taken au ainug iu
his carriage and was in full convalescence.
On the 2tl of this th the colossal statue of
broiler of Prince Blucher was cast here in the
Royal foundery, by M. Lequine, from Paris, and
succeeded iserfectly. This monument is to be
erected at Rostock.

The truops which will be drawn together here for
the review next inobth, will oast/wit to about
1.4.000 welt.
__

HANOVER, AUGUST 48.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess
of Cambridge arrived this afternoon in good health
at the Police of Mont Brilliant, and were received
r►ith salutes of artillery and the ringing of all the
Tl►e Duke of Clarence went to meet them,
and accompanied them to the Palace. In the even-
ing the city will be illuminated to testify the ge-
neral joy at the happy arrival of their Royal High-
nesses, at➢d the corps of officers will give theta a
serenade by torch light.
The visit of the Duke of Clarence to the Marts
is put off till west week.
• AUGUST
011 the 314 of July 811 Ordinance was issued
from Carlton House respect►ng the changed and
improved formation of the High Court of Appeal
at Cale. It is increased to the number of one
President, two Vice-Presidents, and eighteen Coun-
sellors. Tl►e nomination of six Counsellors is re-
served to the Sovereign, the twelve others are filled
by the States, and in future those of Hildesheim,
Ossuburgh, and East Friesland, each name one.
The regulatiou that the members must be of the
Lutheran Religion is abolished, and in conformity
Kith the 16th Artide of the Act of Confederation
the Roman Catholics as well as the professors
of the Reformed Religion, are declared admissible.
liistead of the two divisions hitherto made, there
are to be J.l votes, each consisting of one President
and six Counsellors. With respect to the relations
of the Members among each other, it is ordered
that, instead of the mode of voting by classes
hitherto employed, in future the senior of the No-
bles shall vote first ; then the *ratios of the Profes-
simnel or Learned Class ; then the second of the No-
Ides then the second of the Professional Class, and
so on.

STOCKHOLM, ACCOST 21.

The budget of the ordinary revenue is fixed till
the nett Diet at 3,721,318 bunco dollars per ann.
and a conti.lrrivlde ()verities may be calculated
upon. The deficiency of the disborsements and
the miasmal sum for the payment of the debt, are
covered by the ektroorilionry grant. This of the
Diet of 181,2 nits three ouillemo, and that of 1115
at one million and a half of Batik dollars. The
last is ialw increased by taxes on the coataumptioo
of the following articles :
Ow wine, and other permitted foreign lignoes, fur every
male above 13 rare of age, 24 'chilling. (pence). ea.
fee and ma, fur every persun of both sexes of the acme age,
12 'chilling. Ois tobacco, fur all males of this sze, of per.
costs 14 rank, eight ;chilling., sod of the lower Cliglarb, bone
ochilimes. On c.0.d., every male person playing cards, 24
stballiams. Oa silk wearing apparel, every &male above 15
years old, 11$ *chitlings; on silk haistlkeichiers, ribbons, civc.
three echilliap; fur tiny room hung with silk, sic dollars;
furnished with silk • lair curers, curtains, ke. three &Hats;
' with ;lit turn i re, Ike. of maliogaity, or tither foreign woods,
Are.- dollar —(UarArrgh Papers, Sept.l.)
Exchange on London-33. 51.-33. Si.

PARIS PAPERS.

PARIS, SkrTESICLR G.

Oit the 7th of this mouth military soil religious
ceirmuisies are to take place at Strasburg, fur the
irreligion slid con sig ttttt tot to their final ulsude of
the moo tat remains of timers! K laser. A spacial
insitittson lids beets addtcssed to the rotted soil un-
employed olfirers who w 111 wort the body from
Int `rte of oust twit' to tht c3thedrid, soil who will

THE BRITISH PRESS.

lON DON,

THURSDAY, &mimes 10, ISIS.

The good effects of the.public notice addressed
by the master manufacturers to the refractory
spinners and weavers of Manchester. are already
discernible in the altered demeanour of these
people. We have already apprised our readers of
the peaceable disposition manifested on Friday,
by the numerous bodies of men who were addressed
by Sir JOHN Berra mod the Manchester Magi-
*trace, both at, and on the way to Ashton-under-
Lytle. where a general meeting was proposed to
have been held, and we thence anticipated the
immediate return of their industrious habits, and
the restoration of tranquillity to the town and
neighbourhood of Manchester. With the sincerest
pleasure we now perceive that the latest accounts,
both public and private, tend to realise this anti-
cipation. 0i Saturday too processions agitated
and alarmed the town. The manufactories were
exempt from outrage ; and the weavers contented
themselves with preventing those of their own trade,
who, impelled by lounger and the cries of a starving
family, manifested any desire to return to their
usual employment. They intercepted all parcels
entering the town, lest the produce of the loom
might by any clandestine means reach the warehouse
of the master manufacturer.

Uu Sunday fears were very generally entertained
lest the interment of the unfortunate mum who fell
a victim to his own ra►hness in the attack on Messrs.
Gases' manufactory, on Wednesday, should be
the eigual for fresh outrage*, and precautions were
in consequence adopted by the Civil and Military
Authorities. Immense crowds of work-people as-
sembled to pay the last honours to their deceased
companion, but the ceremony was conducted with
derency, and 110 attempt was made to disturb the
public peace. On the following day, however, the
coinhinatiou was effectually dissolved for great
numbers of the spinners returned to their work,
and in particular the whole body of those formerly
engaged in the Gctory of Mr. atvto Mt.?, fe-
stlUnd on Monday morning their customary em..

p)oymeut. Attempts, it appearei, were made by
other still refractory pdra•us, to 'prevent Mr.
Hove, people from 'returning to the mill, I►ut
they had the courage to resist their solicitations
and to despise their menaces; and there can be nn
doubt that the example will have a salutary ir►flu-
ence on many thousmds more, who, we arc confi-
dent, persevere in their improper courses, not from
any preference they individually entertain for idle.
ties and crime. nor probably from suy conviction
they feel in the justice of their demands, but rads
actin c under the impression of a false shame, has
not the courage to act, in opposition, as he ima-
gines, to the general feeling, and trembles at the
reproaches of his fellows, should he be the first to
retire from • contest wherein all seem so enthu-
siastic.

it is stated with some degree of exultation by
The Manchester herald, to be echoed, of course,
by other Ministerial Papers, that three men,
named Johnson, Baguety, and Drummond, " who
about eighteen mouths ago were imprisoned dur-
hag the suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act,"
have again been arrested, and sent oft for toial to
Chester, where the Assizes are now holding. These
men, it appears, had distinguished Themselves et
the Stockport meeting by their inflammatory lan-
guage. Evidence of this was instantly sent off to
Chester—and on this evidence the Grand Jury then
sitting found true bills against them. Upon tl►e
conduct of these young men we think it but de-
corous to observe silence, as they are now probably
standing before a Jury of their country ; but
were it fully as censurable as it is represented to
it is such as might naturally have been ex.
peeled to result from the late arbitrary measures of
his Majesty's Government. These men formed
;sort of that unhappy groupe who were said to have
been suspected of treasonable practices by the
agents of Ministers. They were on those suspicions
subjected to tiolitary imprisonment for ten mouths,
said then discharged by order of the Secretary of
State, on their own recognizance., because no
proofs existed that could attach criminality to them.
Drummond was then only 24 years of age, cud
Baguely 18, a time of life least disposed to bear
injuries with patience; and if, having suffered
punishment, the severest that could be inflicted—
having endured reproach and calumny—having in
vain sought redress for their grievances, and being
filially refused even the miserable boon of publicly
meeting their accusers—if, stung by the memory of
their sufferings, they should in public give vent to
their feelings against their oppressors, could no ex-
cuse be found for their conduct ? Englishmen can-
not be expected tamely to kiss the hand that op-
presses them, and few will be disposed to lavish
praises on Ministers, who, without the shadow of a
pretence, induced a corrupt Parliament (now no
longer in existence) to suspend the general liberties
of the people.
Should these three men be found guilty at the
Chester Assizes of sedition, we may expect to hear
the same crime imputed, as if with authority, to the
whole body of the refractory work-people. A great
distinction must, however, be drawn between the
original motives to the tens ma, and the effects that
might thence have resulted. Sedition, it may be
feared, will ever find an easy admittance where idle-
ness and misery have prepared the way for its re.
ception. A desire of change does not suit with
comfort and happiness; and these are the ready cri-
teria of a good Government. Should any portion
of the work-people have been induced to entertain
opinions dangerous to the public tranquillity, the
fault rests chiefly with those who suffered them to
remain so long exposed ►o the machinations of evil-
minded persons. The happy return of so many to
their usual employment on Monday, proves, how-
ever, most satisfactory, that the taint, if any exists,.
does not affect the whole body; and we feel confi-
dent that each successive day will give ample proofs
how ill they merited the reproach that has been so
unsparingly flung upon them by the Ministerial
Papers, to serve the purposes of a faction.

We have received Paris Papers of Sunday last.
The Journal do Debate, in noticing the account
given in the Democratic Press of New York,
respecting the seizure of land in the province of
Texas by some French refugees, ridicules their
affectation of establishing an independent power,
and, in the spirit of the English Ministerial Papers,
accuses them of fraud and violence. This Journal
states, that the number of the refugees assembled in
the Camp d'Asik does not exceed 200 men, but it
anticipates that they will speedily be reinforced by
crowds of kindred spirits from Europe.
It will be seen by an article from one of these
Papers, that the occurrences at this side of the
Channel afford no small entertainment to the inha-
bitants of the gay metropolis of France. The Ma-
nagers of the Vaudeville have thought proper to
bring forward on their hoards& character represent-
ing Mr. HUNT crowned with "electoral honours."
The nature of these honour. must be explained by
the article which we have extracted from the French
Paper. Mr. HUNT enjoys one great advantage, for
while he contrives to amuse the good folks of ion-
don'by his exploits in the Strand, the remembrance
of his peat achievements is sufficient to gratify the
idlers of Paris, and to keep their theatres in roars
of laughter.
The French funds were, 5 per Cents. 77 f. 75 c.
Bank ftetioas 1,000 f.

Dateh and Alausburith Mails have arrived,
with twat to the Gib instant. They state

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that the cv.icuAtion of French territory by the
Army 1.1 ()CCU pilliloll will ke place in Novel/rho.,
and that Freparations are eady making in the
English army Fur the !vile of brt of the hunt. he_
longing to the train of artillery. llol,es were hem
out that the evacuation %%mild like place tally its
October. %Vv. regret that it -liouldNe deferred un-
til a later and le►s favourable season, vied hope that
the statement in the Dutch Papers is •tot correct.
With the recollection of the losses. hatshhipa, and
privations suffered by our gallant army unity late
return from France. Alimsters 1111 l st have very
strong reasons for fixing upon a season that not.),
probably expose our troops to like disaster..
The Duke and Duchess of CA Nicoll:me arrived
at !hoover on the 28th last. Their Royal High-
nesses were met on their way by the Doke of (,t.A_
wore, who accompanied them to the Palace.

The following Bulletin respecting her 111,o; S-
TY'S litalili was exhibited lest mornirg, nt thv
Queen's House, St. James's Park :

" Kew, September S.
8 The Queel has paspeti a good night, 30J is a little
better this

(Signed) " F. NHLMAN,
" H. HALFORD."

Yesterday R Cuu't of Dirreiom wax 1 *Il Li the
East India House, whru the
were sworn into the command of their relieetive
sin" viz.—
Captain J. R. Franklin, new at tip, building by
Clays; and Captain Alcx, tiwhey, new ship, 'building at
Nortbtte.•t

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