The Sun.
London, England, 1824-06-04 00:00:00

NATIONAL SOCIETY.

Yesterday the Annual Meeting of the Sub-
scribers of this Institution for the Promotion of Education
under Dr. Bell's system, was held at the Central School, Bald-
win's Gardens. We noticed among the cowpony, his Grace
the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of London, the
Archbishop of York, the Bishops of Exeter, Worcester, Glou-
cester, Oxford, Lord Calthorpe, Lord Bolton, Dean of Wor-
cester, Aldershaw,
Rev. Dr. Inglis, Archdeacon Rev. Dr.
Wordsworth, Rev. Dr. Beresford, Lieut.-General Thornton,
Joshua Watson, Esq. Rev. Dr. NValinsley, and several other
persons of distinction.
His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury being called to
the Chair,
Dr. War. MSLET, the Secretary, read the Report,which stated
that the most iiiiportant feature to which the General Committee
had to refer, was the special favour conferred by his Majesty's
Government, in the grant of a Royal Letter, addressed through
the Archbishops of the Provinces to the parochial Clergy, direct-
ing them to promote contributions throughotit the parishes in
aid of the Society's funds. Through these means the sum of
27,3581. 13s. Id. had been already paid into the hands of the
treasurer; and the Committee had thus in their possession a
fund almost half as large as that which has constituted their
entire expenditure from the first institution of this Society to
the present time; and they anticipated the happiest results to
the great cause of national education. The Report then entered
into a variety of most satisfactory details, and was received with
warm approbation.
At the conclusion of the Report,
His Grace the Archbishop of CANTERBURY rose to move
that the Report be printed and circulated, and in an able speech
dwelt upon the advantages of the Institution, which was calcu-
lated to afford considerable benefit to the poor, and lie urged a
continuance of its support.
The motion was seconded and carried unanimously.
General THORTON here rose to make a motion, which he
conceived would tend to great advantage towards the children
educated by the Society. He could not but concur with the
report in every respect, especially that part which alltided to
the Royal Letter; but he was of opinion, that if the Society
could couple industry with education, it would be most desirable;
and he regretted that it had not ere this been introduced into the
Schools. One hundred years ago, it appeared that reading,
writing, and arithmetic, were branches of education by which
individuals could get their subsistence; but now they had be-
come so common, that it was necessary that something else
should be resorted to to make money, and by introducing sonic
mode of industry into the schools, the children on leaving them
might be enabled to work at trades, &c. to procure a-living.
After further observations the General moved a resolution, that
boys and girls should be instructed in industry, &c.
His GRACE differed with the last speaker, that the plan of
the Society was at all calculated to give room for depravity. It
had been proved to the contrary by the exemplary conduct of
those individuals who left the Schools, and he considered that
the proper place for the motion would be after the usual business
had been gone through.
The Bishop of ExvrEn intimated as a proof of the excel-
lence of the Society's mode of education, that not one of the
scholars educated under the system had been brought to
Justice.—(Applause.)
General Tifousvf:osr remarked, that he merely noticed the
thing as an omission, the supplying of which might prove use-
ful to society.
Lord CALTHORPE addressed the meeting in a short speech.
J. WATsoN, Esq., read the annual account of the Society,
with the expenditure, which elicited the warmest applause.
Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, who returned
thanks.

Thanks were also voted to Dr. Bell, Dr. IValmsley, and J.
Watson,
Esq. ; and after a short discussion upon General
Tliornton's motion, which was negatived, the meeting broke up.

'Nut: HolltsTy.—One of the young men of a
respectable mercantile house in this city, on the
way to the Custom-house of Leith, on Saturday,
dropped the sum of 471. 35., at the Lower Draw;
bridge, which was picked up by three honest tars,
whose names we are happy in recording, Henry
Robertson, John Bowers, and Joseph Renny
they immediately carried this sum to Captain
Wilson, the head harbour master, and deposited
it with him until the owner was found.—(Edin-
burgh Observer, May 31.)