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SOCIETY OF SCHOOL MASTERS.

The benevolent objects of this Institution, and
the respectable characters to whom the.conduct
of it is intrusted, induce us to give insertion to the
following letter from a Gentleman distinguished
for learning, talents, and moral worth ; with the
hope that the Institution will be liberally sup-
ported by every friend to Literature :
LITERARY FUND SOCIETY CHAMBERS,
Lincoln's Inn Fields, 1525.
I am directed by the Committee of the Society of School-
masters to invite your attention to the Charitable Institution
of which they have the management, in the hope, that it may
appear to you not undeserving of that patronage which L now
beg leave, in their names, most earnestly to solicit.
.The Society has been established nearly thirty years, but its
existence is by no means generally known; and its applicants
baye bccoint; far too numerous to derive any adequate aid from
its very limited resources. The more prosperous Members of
the Profession, to some of whom the Institution owes its
origin, have contributed liberally to its support, but it is com-
pletely beyond their ability to bestow permanent assistance on
such of their brethren as by age, infirmity, or misfortune, are
incapable of maintaining themselves and their families. For
these, no pension or annuity, no decent or comfortable asylum,
has been provided, either by private bounty, or by public mu-
nificence ; and, with the exception of the Institution, for which
we now plead, no Fund exists, to which, with any reasonable
prospect of success, they can apply even for temporary relief.
On the respectability or usefulness of our Profession it is not
for us to speak ; and we forbear also to dwell upon its toils and
difficulties, or upon the influence, moral, civil, or religious,
which it beneficially exercises upon the community at large.
In thus appealing, however, to the benevolence of our country-
men, we believe that we only discharge a duty in making
known to them the wants of many most distressed and meri-
torious men ; and we feel confident, that those especially, who
-have reflected the highest honour upon that education to which
they owe their greatest blessings and advantages, will not
be unmindful of-their obligations to those, who are now, in
many instances, old and infirm, poor and friendless, after hay-
ing. faithfully devoted to their important charge the best vigour
of their life, and most laborious exercise of their faculties.
I have the honour to subscribe myself,
Your very faithful Servant,
CHARLES PARR BURNEY,
Chairman of the Committee,

NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, AUG. 3.—At five
o'clock this afternoon ANTHONY GREGsoN, Esq., of Lowlin,
High-Sheriff for Northumberland, set out on horseback, from
the New County Courts, accompanied by a large party of gen-
tlemen, Freeholders and others, with a long string of carriages,
to meet his Majesty's Justices of Assize, at Sheriff Hill, in the
county of Durham. About half-past seven the cavalcade re-
turned with Sir JOHN BAILEY and Mr. Baron IluHock, when
they immediately proceeded to open the Commissions at the
Guildhall (for Newcastle) and the County Courts, in the Castle
Garth. The Sheriff of Newcastle (GEORGE SHADFORTII,
Esq.) entertained a large patty of Gentlemen with wine in the
Guildhall, in the afternoon ; and when the Judges came within
the precincts of the town, upon the Tyne-bridge, the worthy
Sheriff, accompanied by a numerous body of Friends, was
upon the spot to receive and felicitate the judicial Dignitaries
in the usual manner. The criminal calendar is light, both for
the town and the county. It is fortunate that the weather has
been several degrees cooler since yesterday morning. Indeed
a fine refreshing shower has fallen, and the appearance of the
clouds, as well as the partial sinking of the barometer, would
seem to indicate a further fall. Heaven grant it may be so,
for the country is in the most parched and exsiccated state, and
water is extremely scarce in many places !
The York Herald of Saturday last says—" A
general opinion prevails amongst those who are
likely to be well-informed, that we are to have a
dissolution of Parliament after the harvest in the
present year."
Eight London smacks arrived at Leith on Sun-
day, some of which had been 16 days on their passage, owing
to the light winds. There had not been an arrival of a smack
from .London for eight days before. The steam packets, re-
cently arrived, were crowded with passengers, and refused
many who applied for births in London. So numerous are tra-
vellers by sea at this season, that money was offered to the steam
packets for permission to lie on the cabin floors.--(Editsburgh
Observer.) _ - .

DUTCH WHEATS.—The following is extracted
from the Brussels Oracle of the 29th July :—The
wheats of this year's growth in the Netherlands
are of a quality so superior, that the like have
not been seen within the memory of any one
living; they are in point of fact worth double
the value of the wheats grown last year. Every
thing concurs to warrant the opinion that grain of
this description will keep a very long time ; but
though the quality of the grain is so pre-emi-
nently good, we cannot report the crop an abun-
dant one—because the very droughty weather
has proved prejudicial, particularly on middling
lands, where there is no great depth of soil. For
the same reason the crops of pease, beans, pota-
toes, will be far from productive.

INDIA.

Extracts from the Calcutta Papers to the Bth
March :

( From the Calcutta Government Gazette, March 3. )
cc NAGPORE, FEB. 19.

" The Bth Bengal Cavalry marched this morning in progress
to their new destindtion, Barelly. The Bth Madras Cavalry are
expected to cross the Wurdah to-day, and will arrive he about
the 28th instant. _ _ .

" The late attack on Ramree, described in the following ex-
tract from the Hurkara, was quite unconnected with the general
plan of operations, and was undertaken by Colonel Bampton,
without and orders to that effect. The capture of Ramree was
not, it appears, one of the objects of the present campaign on
the Arracan coast.

CIIEDUBA, FEB. 10, 1825.
" Captain Hardy went in the Hastings frigate 20 or 30 miles
between the Island of Ramree and the main (which Captain
Ross, the Marine Surveyor General, said it was impossible to
do in any thing larger than a gun-boat), and after a great deal
of boating and trouble succeeded in finding out Ramree creek,
which leads up to the town and stockade of that name. His
men landed in various places along the coast, and burnt one or
two villages, and succeeded in taking two prisoners ; one of
them, I believe, was attached to the Artillery department, if
such a name may be given to the Birmah Jinjals,
.&c. We
obtained what was thought sufficient information from them,
to make a descent on the island ; accordingly, our two
howitzers and 26-pounders under Captain Hall, 500 men of the
40th, with the colours, the whole under the command of Colonel
Hampton, embarked on board the transport Francis Warden,
and gun-boats, on the 27th and 28th of January, and on the
29th, we weighed anchor; the winds being light, and the ebb
tides very strong, we did not ' drop anchor abreast of Ramree
creek until the 2d of February. Captain Hardy, Major Mur-
ray, and one or two other Officers, proceeded in boats up the
creek, and after proceeding about four miles up were stopped
by a row of stakes which were well constructed ; but not being
defended a passage through them was speedily effected ; about
100 yards further up they were again stopped by a much more
formidable pallisading, consisting of nine rows of stakes, which
were distinctly counted from the mast-head of the Matchless.
Our boats fired at a breast-work, which was on the right hank,
and defended the approach to the stakes ; there was an opening
for boats at every alternate row, right and then left, so that
whilst a boat would be clearing these the breast-work would
knock off a tolerable proportion of men ; to proceed was impos-
sible. A plain was discovered on the right bark, below the
first row of stakes, where the troops could land. With this
information the boats returned, and having sounded the depth
of the wall at low water, found that the Planet buoys vessels
edged up very easily. At eight o'clock next morning, all
being ready, the troops proceeded up the creek, and at half-
past nine, landed in the plain above-mentioned. While
we were to take the breast-work in flank, the gun-boats were
to attack in front, if the removal of the stakes could be ef-
fected. We were soon brought up by a nullah, which, with
the aid of an escalading ladder laid down for a bridge, we
crossed. We were soon obliged to halt again, finding a second
nullah ; the enemy disputed the passage of this, but after a
little reconnoitring, it being found very shallow, the troops
dashed across—the enemy standing until we came within 40 or
50 yards of them—their front was protected by Rangows, which
obliged the leading party to make a detour to the right and left,
the light footed rascals escaped, and we took quiet possession
of two badly constructed entrenchments without further loss
than three wounded Europeans. After a slight rest, parties
were sent to scour the jungle—a hill on our right and a village
on our left—here all hands sat down, it being then 12 o'clock,
the sun intolerably hot, and the men calling for water. I must
here tell you that we were just as far from the entrenchment on
the bank of the river, which it was our object to arrive at as
quickly as possible, as when we first disembarked on the plain;
and it became obvious to all, that either the guides were wil-
fully misleading us, or they knew nothing about what they
professed to know. At one o'clock we again moved on
over Paddy Fields, crossed a hill, from the top of which we
perceived the enemy arrayed in a plain below, and on our
right; they scampered off with all imaginary speed, ponies
and gilt chattas making the best of their way to the jungle,—
suffice it to say, that we were here completely entrapped, and
hang the guide was the universal cry; and after being exposed
for two hours to a heavy, but ill-directed fire from jinjals and
matchlocks, we thought it prudent to retrace our steps—which
we accordingly did, the enemy following us within two hun-
dred yards, and repeatedly closer. We reached the spot we
marched from at half-past five, every man incapable of moving
his limbs one inch further, owing to the heavy swampy state of
the ground. Having failed in our intended operations, owing
to the treachery of our guides, we re-embarked, and at twelve
o'clock at night our boats were out of the creek. Our total loss
in killed and wounded was, 6 killed, about 19 wounded, two
since dead. I should think we had not less than 1,000 men
opposed to us—and I have no doubt that they can bring 2,000
into the field against us. It is to be hoped that Government
will reinforce us with some Europeans and pioneers, and enable
us to take this island. They will not fail to crow now at their
success--and will most probably be elated sufficiently to stand
the charge of the bayonet—an occurrence most devoutly to be
wished for.
CIIEDISBA, FEB. 12.
". Capt. Hardy having in a descent on the Ramree coast taken
two prisoners, and forwarded them to our Colonel, such in-
formation was obtained as induced the latter, who had hitherto
resisted all intreaties on that subject, to send force to take the
island. On- the 29th ult. 500 of our regiment, with two six
pounders, two howitzers, and 48 artillerymen, embarked on
board the Francis Warden and the Planet. We arrived abreast
the Ramree Creek on the 2d Feb., when we met the Hastings
frigate. She had proceeded up and explored this formidable
harbour, which, although it had been pronounced extremely
dangerous and unfit for any but the smallest vessels, we found
it capable of containing one hundred sail of the line with per-
fect safety.
" On the Captain Hardy, of the Hastings, Major Murray,
Captain Hall, and our Adjutant, proceeded up the creek, to re-
connoitre. They found it large enough to admit brigs, and
were stopped by a stockade across the river, when the enemy
fired on them. Above 400 yards above this they saw several
rows of stakes driven down obliquely, crossing each other at
various points, and firmly bound together. On approaching
them they perceived a traverse of zigzag passage for small
boats only, and it was protected by a breast-work ; farther tip
the river other rows of stakes were observed, and sticks so
placed as to resemble the face of a stockade. They returned in
the evening, and Captain Hardy seemed of opinion that our
force was tocssmall, and that we should meet with much oppo-
sition. On the following morning we got the troops into the
boats, and proceeded up the creek at about a mile and a half
from the mouth ; we landed near the first row of stakes without
opposition. The reserve, consisting of about 180 men with the
artillery, were left here under Captain Warden, the ground be-
ing too swampy for the guns to advance. The main body of
about 320 of the 40th Regiment, with about 40 sailors, and 30
of the Bombay L. Regiment, who do duty as marines on board
the Hastings, advanced under Col. Hampton through a long
narrow swampy plain, skirted on each side by close and im-
penetrable jungle. We were guided by two Burmahs and the
Doobachce, who has so long been practising his villainy here,
and now intended to complete it by having us all cut off. We
were soon stopped by a deep nullah from behind the jungle, on
the opposite side of which we were fired on by the Burmahs
from jinjals, &c. There we had to construct a bridge without
scaling ladders, and passed over it, after more than an hour's
delay, with considerable difficulty. The Doobachee here de-
clared we should meet with no more nullahs, but a little fur-
ther on we met another, which, however, we were able to wade
through. The enemy continued to fire, and retire through the
jungl till we came to abreast-work at the foul. of ii hill, niacro n
few of them made an attempt to stand, but were quickly driven
out. We found it a paltry place, and not worth having. From
this we proceeded to a small village on our left, which was
completely deserted, but we found plenty of sinter which was
a great relief to our men, who were almost dying of thirst and
fatigue from the great heat of the day, and the heavy swampy
ground over which we had passed.
" From the village we ascended a hill, on which we found an
entrenchment about thirty yards square ' • it was partly de-
stroyed, and the enemy did not attempt todefrul it. We saw
about half a dozen men on horseback at a consderable distance,
one of them with a gilt Chattali ; we descenied into a narrow
plain, or defile, skirted on our side by close jingle, and on the
other by a chain of hills also covered with jugle.. They fired
on us as we went along from *the foot of tese hills, hiding
• themselves behind trees, and easily escapint into the thicker
parts of the jungle whenever we charged thin. At the forti-
fied or entrenched tree, marked on the plan rhich I send you,
they had several small jinjals and musks, and kept up
a smart fire upon us ' • one of the Light Ifantry was killed
close by my side. I had a double-btrelled Joe Man-
ton, and kept up with -the advance allday except when
obliged occasionally to stop. We were ,rdered to charge
and drive them from this tree. I desire? on with them, and
had a few shots at a fellow within sevent yards, who stopped
to fire at us. I brought him' down. We rund marks of blood
in several places near the tree, but the bores were carried off.
We went cin through the plain, drove the !nemy from a small
breach near the end of it, turned to our riht, directed by our
guides, and were brought up byanother Allah and jungle so
close that it was impossible for more than oe person to pass at a
time; what some of us had for some time tspected now became
evident, viz. that the Doohashee and Vies had betrayed us.
We had seen nothing of the stockade to 'rich they promised
to lead us, and which I am convinced a should have carried
sin five minutes by escalade. We Wer( surrounded by hills

and jungle in which the enemy swarmed, who, though the!
did not dare attack us, or await our charge, yet took advantage
of the nature of the country to snipe at us incessantly. 11... e
were nearly four miles from our boats, and the day was fat
spent, it being near three P.M., our men excessively latigur'
and much in want of water. Under these circumstances
was deemed prudent to return, and we retraced our steps to the
hill under a galling fire from the enemy, who had re-oecupie"
the parts from which we had so lately driven them. Lieu'
tenant Bell's men, and our Light Company, covered
the retreat. I had my share of it, having . rernaipe
amongst the last, trying to get off the wounded, and oeca.
sionally sniping with my double-barrelled gun at the enerai,
who pressed close upon us, and became more daring as weir:
treated. We were obliged to leave three or four dead boa,e,'
behind us, and had great difficulty in bringing off the wounded'
We got over the nullah No. 2, pretty well, but when we catee,4
to No. 1, we were quite fagged. I, as well as seven other "ou'"
cers, wanted the men to make a stand here, but in vain ; the/
passed by in spite of all we could do.
" Bell, with a few Europeans, and a few of our light CO'
pany, stood by us. We dashed into the nullah •and stuek-fl
I fired my gun, but reserved my pistol to shoot myself throng
the head when the enemy came up ; the Major, the Adjutal
Bell, and Lieutenant Boyer of the frigate, all stuck fast, 512,,
had we not been dragged out, should have fallen into the hauue
of the Burmahs, who were not a hundred yards behind us•
was dragged out by a sepoy of the light corps and an Arab'of
the frigate ; a little way from this we Marched, the reserve ad
o
vancing ; a few discharges from the guns set the Burmahsthe right about. We embarked that evening; about seven wer
killed, and 25 wounded.—(Hurkaru.)
" At a late hour last evening the following communicati°ll
reached us from a most valuable correspondent, with Brigawe','
General Shuldham's force :-
44 FEBRUARY 14.
" The 3d Brigade crossed the Barrack this forenoon, and eil;
camped on the plain near Doodpatlee. Preparations for uh
advance of the force seem nearly completed ; coolies and carristie
bullocks have been arriving in considerable numbers from Sy
;
het, for several days past, and every thing indicates a speedy
move. at
" The 52d Regiment and Left Wing of Blair's Horse, ,ht
yet remain unprovided with the requisite carriage to move; `a,
14th Regiment continue at Phoolborry, and the 39th at Paunch
Gong.
" Great exertions are making by the advanced detachni°
to prepare the road for the army • the forest that has so 1)g
occupied the pioneers, has at length been nearly got through'
the rain however that has fallen in Cachar during the last 01
has materially retarded the labour of the advanced party,
rendered some parts of the • road they have.made almost i
passable for cattle of any kind. In one part of it, we
there are no less than thirty-two nullahs to cross in
_fc,
tePg
short space of three miles, the beds of which are a Per

qua
mire.
'We are unable to state what the plan of operations swill„biey
on reaching the hills, but it is generally supposed that the arw'
must aWdvance successively by single corps.
" at force the enemy have at Illunnipore for our Wel):
tion, is not distinctly known ; nor is it, as far as our inforl,
Lion enables as to state, ascertained whether the Burmese c°

template meeting us at, or before reaching Munnipore. of
" From all we can learn, the enemy are not possessc't cis
a particle of enterprise, or they might dispute every
of ground through the hills ; which present innumerable °if
portunities of opposing our advance, with eomparativelY
men.
" There was a report in camp, that a few of the enenlYtto
been seen beyond the forest reconnoitring ; but from the "reit
of the country, it is extremely difficult to ascertain what t
intentions are until the army actually moves on.
1,- 16,
66 FEBRrAII- 41.
" The 3d Brigade with the Park, under the personal X0,,,1.
mand of Brigadier-General Shuldham, marched from .I„'S"i,
kan
patlede yesterday morning, and to-day will have reached J
y. hsfe
" The accounts we received of the state of the road
been fully confirmed by letters and the arrival of Olfieo
from the advanced party, who represent it as a succel-e„
of nullahs and swamps, through which cattle can s,cm, `ca ltd
move without loads ; the rain has increased the dike`'
very much, and unless we have some dry weather, it is
sidered next to a miracle getting the train and cattle thly"
the forest. l4°4.
" The Right' Wing of Blair's Horse, and the 16,11
ee
Battalion, are, it is said, to precede the army. We rial'
to hear that numbers of Pioneers have fallen sick,
the badness of the water and the insalubrios china°.
(India Gazette.)

ed
Letters from Saxony report, that Boole
tremely rich veins of silver have been discoverce
near Schneeherg and Nassen ; at thO latter Pl°

the ore is found at the earth's surface.
The water in the Shannon has never ,bsieedi
known so low as at the present time, for °ail,
years past. At low water, in the vicinity cif
merick, there are large stones left cornPleltto
dry ; which very few persons ever'recolle°
have seen in that state before.
nfith
Monday night, a woman in Avon-street: nor
named Trowbridge, having quarrelled svitlihegt
husband, and fearful that he intended t° o 4
her, ran to the garret-window, and leaf:W.4o
somewood-work on the outside to see if heeli to
at the street-door, it gave way, and she °cos'
the ground. She was conveyed to the,,
ualty Hospital, but died almost immediately.

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