The National Register.
London, England, 1816-06-17 00:00:00

PARISH CHARITY SCHOOLS.

Thnrsday being the Anniversary Meeting of the Charity
Children educated in the Parish Schools within the Metropolis
and its suburbs, they went in proce,ssion'to St. Paul's Cathe-
dral. A more exhilarating spectacle to the rye of sensibility
this capital does not produce. The day being fine, it was de-
lightful to behold upwards of 10,000 (+Miro' of L.ith sexes.
all healthy looking, and clad in homely* but decent and com-
fortable raiment, each school headed by their respective mas-
ters and mistresses, and each parish preceded by their beadles
in full laced liveries, with their batonsonarching like regi-
ments in grand solemn procession, along the streets lending to
the Cathedral, w here seats were erected for their aggositnioda-
' Con. The sight was such as most impress the contemplative
mind with feelings that monarchs might ems y„ anti of which
the votaiies et' di•sipatiun, whose gratifications urebovided by
sensuality, can have no conception; their minds sltteithil from
the trammels of ignorance, niany of whom mien, bftt for these
institutions, have become pests of that society *C which there
is now a fair expectation of their being 'garfish and some of
them, perhaps, ornamental members. The Lnd Mayor and
Sheeitle, in their state carriages; the Recorder, and several of
the Ulm men, accompanied by. their ladies, in their carriages;
the City Marshals. in tnll uniform, on horseback; Marshalmen,
street-keepers, and eonstahles, on foot, arrived in grand pro-
cession from the Mansion-House. The Chinch was extremely
crowded, and a most excellent charity sermon was preached
by the very Rev. Dean of Chester. 7e Dem, Jubilate Leo,
tho Cormintinn Anthem, Handel's Grand Choews, I aiklyjab.,fer-
the' Lmd our God, &v. were sung by the Gentlemen of the Choir;
who also chatinted the Psalms, the children/ joining in the
eleartisses. 'l'he children also sung the 10Pth,10tth, and 113th
Psalms, in admirable style—and a Hymn, pooling forth thanks
to their common Father, and imploring blessings on their
earthly benefactors. In a word, the whole was executed
in a manner that reflected the highest eretht en the conduc-
tors. Among the company present we rarticularly noticed
their Royal Highnesses the Mike and Duchess of Cumberland.

ECLIPSE.

To an observation made yesterday se'rmigitt, the trnth of
the existence of the paraselene was clearly ascertained, for
one was discernible by the naked eye. The sky was so en-
tirely clear, and the moon itsr If;pio free from any halo at the
commencement evf that shadow passing, that a very favourable
opportunity was afforded for tuition remark. A paraselene
or mock moon, which in some respects reset bks the airmail
rainbow in its fairrtuess and instability, was, tbr some time
before the shadow touched the moon's phase. visible rather
lower than usual, and nearer to its apposite or weswn side.
The calculations in all the books were proved to b7Mrietiv
correct, and to correspond with the time; foe it commenced
precisely at 30 mins. 18 sees. after 11, and crossed precisely at
31 is. after 3in the mining: but the clouds collected, and
rendered, except to great glasses, the latter past of the eclipse
obscure to the maker! eye. it was observable at the same time
At Candreidge and linyston. Thee eclipse is accurately deli-
neated by astronomers, had they do not in the least allude to
these sissy appearance* called paraselems; probably on ac-
count of their varying psogress and their uncertainty; yet, as
they arc SO intimately connected with the planets, and arise
from their treat streugth of light and magnitude, they deserve
nitwit eliwidation so as to clear Orin from ,any fanciful de-
scription. It appears, that this eclipse was calculated to be
isible to all the states of Europe and Africa, to the western
parts of Asia, and the east of America. Hat in Slain, China,
Chinese Titulary, mid the east of Asia, the forepart only would
be visible as the worms would set with deem before the (these
would terminate. And the reason why it was SO visible In our
latitude is, that at the beginning she l\jkli ventral over us at mid•
night undue 23. h. sumach, iat. and 6. gg. east king from London;
and tit Ile ui ne of the middie She was vertical nudes' 23. 19.
south, in lone. N. 49. west from Loudon : at the end, likewise
I tical, mufti 23.2 d. 50 wit, in long. 44. 1.,. et eNt Lwailuu.