The National Register.
London, England, 1818-08-10 00:00:00

CENTRAL AND NATIONAL SCHOOLS.

NMI

Tuesday their Royal Highnesses the Duke and D.1,-
chess of Kent, accompnuied by the Prince Leopold,
with the Beeenees of •Sreveth, Mrs. Gurney, Mrs. Fr.,
Mrs. and Miss NVond, respeetaldeptierrerletlite.
also Sir Alexander Johnstrene, Sir Robert Wilson,
Lieutenant General 'Wetherell, M. Lettellier, of the
Itoyttl Academy at Pm-is. •with a select and respectable
party of Gentlemen, visited the Central Schools of the
British and Foreign - School Society in the Borough
Road. Their Royal- Highnesses inspected all the ope-
rations of the system very minutely for newly -two
hours ; they expressed high satisfitction with the order.,
.regularity, and proficiency of the children. Her Royal
Highness the Iluchess of Kent, after the examination
of the Boy':' School, inspected very particularly the
operations of the different clesses of .needlework in the
Girls School, Icith•wlich -her Royal .Highnels w
pleased to express herself much gratified. •
• Same . the friends and sup totters of the 'St.
Luke's National School, kr the education of 1000 boys,
met at .the school house, in North Street, City Road.
About two o'clock their Royal Highnesses ..Cp Duke
and Duchess of Kent.and <Prince .I.eopold arrived.—
' They were met at the matrantx :et* North Street by
the Cotninittee, who conducted the Royal Party into
the school house. .The children were up in the yard,
and the • house.wes filled with Ladies and Gentlemen,
supporters of the Institution. The -Royal Party were
met by Mr.-Aldermen Wood, Sir Robert Wilson, sad
other distinguished persons, aretehewn to scats uppro-
primed for them. ellis (loyal iliglmess the Duke of
Kent, pat ron.of the Institution, .in mt,elognent speech,
addressed the .meeting. lie dwelt particularly upon
.act benefit derived from the system, by uniting all
sects end religions amongst the poor. He obseeved, that
he was euxious to shoe .the Duchess of Kent the
liberal_prineiples upon which these sehoo!s were sup-
portedewithont distinction between any sect or religion
whatever. Ihe •Seeretary then read the state of the
Socletv,.enumerating the number ,of boys each 7ear

sultuittc.l into that estahhshmeut, and the:progress they
had made in their education. •.Dr. Lvenlsay address4.l
the tinting in an able si,eecit. Mr. Wilks, Honorary
Secretary, aunounce(.l that u piece of greunci had bectt
purchmed to erect a school house tier 500 fen...*.a
children, of which -Incitation the Duchcss of
ha condescendingly promised to Leanne tha patroness.
The Duke of Kent announced a subse:lpticu on the
port of trine Leopold, of MA. • A lamas:nue subcrip-
Win was then collected, and the Dale of Kent ciiazi.
bated toc;Llaro the most reerituous of the boys.

The persorwl estate or the late A '..derrisan Comb:: :4•:.A
sworn- in I)eetors Commons to be under the
140,0001. Hi.: son, Harvey Combe, lisq. is sole
tor vata residuary legatee. There were no bequests cr..t
of the

The Duke of WellingtOn's Spanish Aid dc-Comp,
(the. gallant and able General Alava) has accouipar.ica
his ('race to London,-and taken up his abode at
the residence •of the Duke of San Caries, in Portland
Place. General Alan is about 45 years.of age, very
soldier like in his air and manner, extremely affable stall
unaffivted, and beara the character of a very cc:new:4
and iaicral mindul officer.

DOVLIt, Au°. 4.—Their Royal Highnesses the Dale
and Duchess of Clarence and suite arrived last evening,
at 7 ci'el.••ck, at the ilia inn, and this morning walktd
from thence to the Smith Pier-'.lead, whin: they crn-
bark: ;n the barge of the Royal Sovereign yacht, under
a saltac from the guns at the- heights and the Pioneer
schooner. A guard of honour of the Slst were assert-
bled on the Pier-head, and the band of that regiment
played the national airs of '• Cod save the King.," an.l
" Rule Britannia," on their embarkation and saiiinc
out of the harbour. Their Ituyel Highnesses w( re
attended to the beach by Sir John Barlasc Warren, Vul
other nay..l Cora....r.nders.