The Sun.
London, England, 1825-01-19 00:00:00

couaT OF ALDERMEN.

Yesterday the Lord Mayor held a Court of Aldermen at
Guildhall, which was very fully attended.
petition from Mr. Thomas Crook, against the election and
return of Common Council for the ward of Vintry, was deliver-
ed in and read, and the consideration adjourned to the next
Court, when all parties were directed to attend.
A petition from several of the inhabitants of the ward of
Alder gate, against the election of beadle, was also read, and
adjourned.
The Court then proceeded to hear and determine upon
the several appeals against serving the offices of constable and
inquestmen, when some were held to the office, and others
discharged.
John Holmes, Esq., lately elected by the Court of Common
Council to be Bailiff of Southwark, attended, and was sworn
into the office.
• The thanks of the Court were unanimously voted to the Rev.
Mr. Wrench, Chaplain to the Lord Mayor, for the excellent
sermon preached by him before the Lord Mayor, Aldermen,
&c., at St. Lawrence's Church, on Sunday, the 9th inst. ; and
he was requested to print the same, and send. a copy thereof to
every member.
The presentments of the inquests of the several wards of rui-
nous premises, and nuisances and non-freemen, were referred
to the Aldermen of the respective wards, to give such directions
therein as they might see fit.
The Chamberlain reported the balance in-hand on the Or-
' phan's Fund account for the quarter ending the sth instant,
and the Court ordered the sum of 11,1001. to be paid off and
discharged.
The Gaol Committee presented a Report, recommending an
application to Parliathent for an act for removing the prisoners
from the Borough Compter to the other city gaols, which was
agreed to, and the Lord Mayor requested to lay a copy of the
Report before the next Court of Common Council, with a re-
•quest that they would take the necessary steps accordingly.
The same Committee also presented a Report with the an-
nual returns of the city prisons, which was agreed to, and the.
returns ordered to be transmitted to the Secretary of State.
A Report was also presented from the Committee appointed
relative to the standing of the public carts, and with proposed
regulations for their future standings and governance, which
was agreed to, and referred to the Recorder and Common Ser-
jeant for th,.,ir opinion and advice.
Friday, the 4th of March next, was appointed for licensing
the several victuallers within the city.
Several children were admitted into the Emantral Hospital at
Westminster.
A petition from the inhabitants of the Ward of Candlewick,
praying for power to elect an additional number of inquestmen,
was presented and read, and referred to the Aldermen of the
Ward.
Salaries and bills to Christmas were ordered to be paid, and
sonic other business of minor importance transacted ; and at
a late hour the Court adjourned.

ACCIDENT AT LamEnousE.---,We are sorry to
yesterday morning, as six poor
'lnri);;tunlcaet: thatourf were crossing from Cuckcld's
Point to Limehouse-hole in a boat, it was upset,
and all, save one, who swam to the shore, were
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eboattnan shared the same fate.—
drowned.orning pa

PRICE SEVENPENCE.

PETERBOROUGH.

NATIONAL SCHOOLS,

At a meeting,, of the. General Committee of
Aese Schools, wlllich was holden at the Bishop's
enlace on the 6th instant, the following Reports
of the progress and present state of the School
was read by the Very Reverend the Dean of
Peterborough, Dr. MONK : •
REPORT.

" The Cornniittee appointed to open and conduct the affairs
of the National School beg leave to report to the Subscribers
the measures which they have taken in discharge of the duties
entrusted to them, as well as the present state of tlie,establishment.
As soon as the Buildings were completed, your Committee
proceeded to 'nominate as a School-Master and School-Mis-
tress, Mr. and I‘lrs. Campain, two persons whom they deemed
the most eligible of those offered to theirchoice, with a salary of
1201. at the same time limiting their engagement to a single year.
Your Committee deeming it essential, for the benefit of the
poorer classes, that a Sunday School should be open to their
instruction, engaged with the Master and Mistress to teach
Sunday Scholars for an additional salary of 51.
The' School was opened on the 11th of October : and the
`ititcc.ess of the system, during the short period which has elapsed;
has been such as to give great satisfaction to your Committee,
and to hold out hopes of realizing all the benefits proposed by
the 'lnstitution.' _ _ _

The numbers of children admitted into the daily Schools
are 211 Boys and 140 Girls ; those of the Sunday Schools are
176 Boys and 118 Girls.
The period from the opening of the school to Christthas has
been employed in making the different classes familiar with the
National System of Instruction, and in training the Teachers
and Monitors to a due performance,of their respective duties.
Your Committee have judged. it proper that the children should-
be encouraged to industry and regularity by the distribution. of
rewards for merit ; but the arrangement for this purpose could
not conveniently be put into force till the commencement of'
the present year. They also consider it desirable that a public
examination of the children should take place in the first week
of July.
During the Arst month all the persons of your Committee
gave as much of their time as they could spare to the inspection
of the School. They afterwards Judged that it would be more
expedient to request their members to visit the School in weekly
rotation, a measure from which the best results have been ex-
perienced.
Your Committee were of .opinion that they should most
effectually consult the interests of the Charity, by devolving
the entire conduct and direction of the Girls' School upon the.
Ladies in the families of the Subscribers.—The request which
.they made tbr this purpose was handsomely complied with by
the Ladies of Peterborough, who immediately formed a Com-
mittee for the purpose of inspecting the Girls' School ; a work
which has been usefully and sedulously performed ; and the
acknowledgments of the Committee are due to them for their
kind and benevolent conduct on this occasion. _

At the request of your Committee the Dean and Chapter
have provided accommodation for the Girls' School in the Ca-
thedral, and the Minister and Churchwardens of Peterborough
for the Boys' School in the Parish Church. The children of
both sexes have attended divine service every Sunday with per-
fect regularity.
Your Committee have the satisfaction of stating, that it ap-
pears, from the Treasurer's Report, that the sum of 10591.-
17s. 1 ld., consisting of Benefactions, Annual Subscriptions,
the Balance of the Sunday School Account, &c. has been re-
ceived ; and that Bills for the puichase of Land, the building
of the Schools, and the Boundary Walls, &c, amounted to
1032/. Os. Id. have been paid ; leaving a balance of 271. 17s.
10d. in the hands of the Treasurer. _

It is necessary to state that the present amount of the An-
nual Subscriptions will not be adequate to defray the regular
expences of the Schools. Your Committee, however, confi-
dently trust that the spirit and liberality of the inhabitants of
the City Of Peterborough and its neighbourhood, which have.
...been so conspicuously displayed, in the. foundation of the Esta-
blishment, will not suffer a work, so auspiciously commenced,
to fail for want of sufficient encouragement.
In conclusion, your Committee beg leave respectfully to call
the notice of the Subscribers to the great importance of bestow-
ing personal attention to the School, as a species of benevolence
which will conduce most effixtually to the interests of the In-
stitution and the general welfare of the rising generation."

(From the LONDON GAZETTE, Jun. 184

January 15, 1825.
His Royal Highness the Dulce of Clarence has been pleased
to appoint the Rev. Edmund Jones Crawley, A.M. of the
City of Bath, to be one of the Chaplains to his Royal High-
ness's Household.

Whitehall, Jan. 4, 1825.
The King has been pleased•to give and grant unto George.
Smyth, of Dulham Tower, in the County of Westmoreland,
and of Cumberland-place, in the county of Middlesex, Esq:
(the husband of Sarah Smith, formerly Sarah Wilson, one of
the daughters of Daniel Wilson, late of Dulharn 'rower afore-
said, Esq. deceased), his Royal licence and authority that he
and his issue may, i❑ compliance with a clause contained in
the last will and testament of the said Daniel Wilson, use, as,
sume, bear, and subscribe the surname of Wilson, instead of.
that of Smyth ; and that he and they may also bear and use
the arms of Wilson only, such arms being first duly exempli-
fied according to the Laws of Arms, and recorded in the He-
rald's Office, otherwise his Majesty's said Royal licence and
permission to be void and of none effect. And also to order
that the said Royal concession and • declaration be recorded in,
his Majesty's College of Arms.

BANKRUPTS.

H. Barrow, Thavics-Inn, Holborn, jeweller, to surrender
Jan. 22, Feb. 5, March 1, at the Bankrupts Court, Basing..
hall-street. Solicitor, Mr. Coates, Pump-court, Temple.
J. Everitt, Weymouth-mews, New Cavendish-square, Port—
land-place, horse-dealer, Jan. 22, Feb. 5, March 1, at the.
Bankrupts' Court, Basinghall-street. Solicitor, Mr. Gray,.
Tyson-place, Kingsland-road.
W. Coates, Kidderminster and Bewdley, Worcestershire,
draper, Jan. 25, Feb. 1, March 1, at the Bankrupts' Court,
13asinghall-street. Solicitors, Messrs. Gates and Hardwicke,.
Cateaton-street.
J. Brotherton, Liverpool, tailor, Feb. 3,5, March 1, at the
George Inn, Liverpool. Solicitors, Messrs. Adlington, Gres
gory, and Faulkner, Bedford-row.
T. Hammond, Manchester, victualler, Feb. 9, 10, March 1,
at the Parliament-House Tavern, Manchester.. Solicit Ors,
Messrs. i%lilne and Parry, Temple.
J. Dolbel, Lambeth-road, Suirey, merchant, Jan. 22.29,
March 1, at the Bankrupts' Court, Basingliall-street. Solicitor.
Mr. Jones, Threadneedle-street.