The Sun.
London, England, 1813-07-03 00:00:00

TUE NATIONAL INSTITUTION.

WINCIESTES JUNE 2.8.-,-This day being the
Anniversary of the -Central Schools; established
in this city on Dr. BELL'S .plan, nearly 300, chit--
dren went inprocession to the cathedral. In the
course of the service, an anthem, composed
by, Dr. Charm for the occasion, from d'Aerent.
passages of the Psahns, wag sung with great effect..
The Dean tuid Chapter, the Bishop of GLiltlUE,..
TEit (Warden), and the Fellows of Winchester-
College, the Mayor and Corporation of thiseity,•
Lord Malinsbury, Dr. Bell, Sir William Heath:.
cote, 'l'. F. Heathcote, Esq. M. P.; Meyler,
AL P., the Hoti• and Kev. Mr. Legge, Mr:
Blackbtnn, Mr.. H. Baring,- blr. Lovel, Mr.
. fotrhhridge;,, Nottist: _ es r
Swainton, Mr..Moysey, and many other Gentle-
men of the county, were present.- The Dean
(Dr. Rennell), delivered a most, impre3siVe dis-
course from the 701 verse of the Gilt chapter of
Galatians Ile expatiated with 'his usuaJ energy
on the blessings ,derived from the Christian dis-
pensation ; the inadequacy of 'human laws to'
prevent vice altogether.; the necessity of inenlcaj-
.lng, a dependence on PROVIDENCE in the minds of
Children in the earliest period of their lives ; and
the great benefitS- which had already' been derived
by the lower classes of society front 'their Atten-
dance on public worship, and from the habit of
reading and praying at home, Ste. &c, •
After the service, a 'considerable sum-was col-
lected at,the door of the-cathedral. The Children
. then returned in the same order to the .school-
rooms, where they were examined before Dr. Bell
and agreat. number of ,Ladies
,and. Gentlemen ;
among the former,- were the 'Marchioness of
Buckingham, Mr. and Miss Rennell, Lady Ri-
vers, Miss Blackburn, Mrs. and Miss Littlehales,
Mrs. and Miss Lee, Mrs. Blackstone, Mrs..
lianas, Mts. and Miss Deane, Mrs. and Miss Rid 7
ding& Btc, 3tc. who expressed themselves highly
gratified. With the improvement Of the Children.
Alter the examinations, the Children proceeded
to the White Hart Inn,' to partake of an excel-
lent old English dinner of roast beef and- plant
• puddings, which had been pi ovided-for them ; in
the carving of which, the fair Patronesses of the
Schools most kindly assisted, Joy beamed in
every eye on this most pleasing occasion, and the
happiness felt by every one present can be more
easily conceived than expressed.
Atter dinner, the Children were, by the kind-
ness of atr,absent Governor, presented :each with
a small. piece of silver coin, as a reward of their
diligence and improvement: •
The Children, and their Parents who witnessed
this gratifying scene, then retired, and the Gen-
tlemen present adjourned to dinner in the large
room of the White Hart Inn,.which was got up in
a manner highly creditable to Mr. Ashcombe.—
Lord MALMESBURY, :One of the-Stewards for the
clay, -was in the Chair ; the Hon. Mr. LEGGE offi-
ciating for the other Steward, Mr. Archdeacon.
Da GREY, absent. The toms were—
The King—The-Prince Regent—The Stewards—The Dein
—Dr. Bell—Prosperity to the InstitutionLThe Treasurer—
Tlie Secretaries—The Comniittees—The Mayor an.l Corpora-
tion of Winchester, &c. &e-..

The Steward; appointed for the next year are
Lord Viscount Palmerston, and the Chancellor of
the Diocese, Mr. Gamier.
From the rapid progress made by 'the Children
in these Schools, anti the constant and unwearied
attention of the Cpmmittees of both divisions,
male and female, the most beneficial conse-
quences must result. The county-owes much to
all the individuals, who have superintended from
their infancy these Establishments ; but to none
more titan the Rev. Fretterier: Ircnianger, to whose
" Suggestions to the Promoters of Dr. B'elt's .ffosystent
of Tuition," we venture with great satisfaction to
refer' our readers. Indeed it will be a source of
high gratification to its to be the medium of coin-
immicat ing to the public the progress and increase
of the .e lnAitutious.

haVe-enterred Navarre with the divi-
sions Barbot and.Taupio, of the army of Portu-
gal, and thai of General Vandermaeseo, of thc
the army of the North.' These troops, united,
with the division. Abbe, form a disposable force of
13,000 turn,--a force insufficient to make great
progress in Navarre, .to destroy the troops of
Mina, and retinue .the country to submission.
The division Sarrut has riot arrived at all; at
least I have no accounts of it, though I have se-
veral times sent to Logrono, for the. purpose of
learning its motions.
, The divisittnFoy consisti of 2600 bayonets, ac-
cortling to the return made to.me by its General.;
andthus, supposing the division Sarni': to be 40011
strong, even when it is completely disposable and
Dot employed in keeping up the communiett-
tionS, I shall have only,the following amount of
force :

Division Foy
Ditto Biirbot ••• • • 31090
Ditto ..
Ditto .. Sarrut

13,200

The regiments come from the army of Portugal
and of the South, to replace the regiments of
Mancha,. amounting to 2,000 men, are preventett
from acting, in consequence of their being deli-
tined to.replace the others which ntaiutt►n the
communications.

The 3d and sth of the line cannot reckon upon
their Ist and 2d divisions, all these biAng incapa-
ble of any active service : and the. 2 or 300 men
who remain are only fit for garrison day. Your
Majesty will see that it is impossible with these
resources to fulfil the wishes of his. Majesty the
Emperor, or do any thing in Spain for his ser-
vice and that of your Majesty.
Navarrecanuot be subdued but by the presence
of from 20 to 25,000 men; and without the speedy
establishment of such a force, nothing will be
done but sacrificing men, and uselessly wasting
tune.; white,•tin the ether hand, all delay in send-
ing and .establishing such a cotes d'urmee in Na
varre may_occasion• a most destructive .blow to
the Freugh armies iu Ls Win.
I learn thnat: Cleneral-Roy has .commenced the
siege of Castro.. ant afraid he has not sufficient
fora for its. reduction ; and I have written to
Gen. -Sarrut: to return to °Mune while the siege
lasts, mid :to confine himself ur ,DteventiOg many
se-nrcity-Of in the forts on the• line front
Burgos to-Irtm, for there are no other troops but
his to levy the contributions,
near; Sire, and with reason, that we cannot
stretch ' ourselves much more, along the Ebro,
without; on.that account, abandoning Castile.
• Not • expecting noiv to be of any advantage
here, I mean 'to march and employ my troops
against the bands that arc upon the coast. ,Mina
Will be master of Navarre till there is a corps of
from twenty to twenty-five thousand men in that
country. lie will avoid fighting while he is ;he
weaker party; and if he fight,it will be with detach.
!tents, and with a certainty of victory. Corps cif
small amount will be destroyed in Navarre in a very
short time, while a respectable corps could,easily
reduce the country. I..perceive all is lost in Na-
varre : no hope of success in the enterprise remains
to the : I am, therefore, about to abaudonit; but I
cannot conclude, my letterwithout renewing my ea-.
treaty that the infantrylhave requested mayamount
to 20,000 men, with the addition of 1000 horse. It
would also be extremely us.eful, Were a division
of the Army of Portugal to . occupy, besides the
province of Bingos. The 20,000 men_required
ought to'be from, this side oldie Ebro, and entirely
disposable. .
I must also submit it to your Majesty's consi.
deratiou, that we cannot sustain the numerous
hospitals which •we have, since the sick of the
armies of the South, the Centit, and of Portugal,
were emptied into the hospitals of the Army a the
North, without levying the contributions and to
accomplish that here, it is necessary 'to employ
more troops than in other parts of Spain. With-
out them, nothing can be done .and thus the
hospital's and forts will he in want of every ;biog.
I remain, &c.
The Baron cLAVSE4.

- A BOOK COLLECTOR.—For some time pmkt, at
all the most respectable sales of libraries, books
have,been stolen from the shelves, and the prac-
tice has gone on to an extent that made it neces-
sary to place a watch to discover the depredator.
Qn Wednesday, at the sale of the late Dr. tios-
SET's library, in the hoit3e of Messr. anti
So-ruttx,, a young man was detected in patting a
volume into his pocket. Atter the sale, he was
addresied by Mr. BENJ. WHEATLEY , the clii4!ti
clerk, and told that lie bad pocketed iz vl,!hime
which did not belong to him. it wars "Ttnro
searched, sixteen volumes.,
were itittild IA
srT's and other collections,
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ce: 11' olv).--"siturieentP, ‘oviiisttithollseisn.lentirig;r,
rooms.
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