The Sun.
London, England, 1812-06-06 00:00:00

NATIONAL SOCIETY.

• A General Annual Meeting of the Subscribers
to the National Society was held on,Wolnesday,
in the Hall -of Sion College, London-wall, the
use of which had been granted in the most liberal
manner by the President and Fellows for that

purpose. •
A. very large attendance of-. the Patrons and.
Friends of this high and important National In-
stitution were assembled, to hear the proceedings
of the Society, since its first establishment in No-
vember last, as recorded in the 'reports of the
General Committee, to supply the vacancies in the
several offices for the ensuing year, &c. Among
whom were ;

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Archbishop of York, Arch-
bishop of Cashel, BishoP of London, Bishop of Exeter,
Bishop of Salisbury, Bishop of Hereford, Bishop of Car-
Rile, Bishop of Oxford, Bishop of Kildare ; Earl of Shafte.;-
bury ; Lord Kenyon, Lord Lilford, Lord Redesdale, Lord
Lord Radstock, &c. the Speaker of the House of Commons ;
Sir John Nichol', &c.; the Deans of Winchester and Ches-
ter ; Archdeacons of London, Huntingdon, &c.; Reve-
rend Dr. Marsh, Dr. Wordsworth, Dr. Barton, Dr. Wat-
son, &c. &c.

The Archbishop of Canterbury, as President of
the Society, in a luminous and eloquent speech,
proceeded to state to the meeting the progress which
had been already made in the furtherance of the ob-
jects proposed by the National Society since its
first institution in November last. That a tempo-
rary school had been opened some time since in
Holborn, for the reception of a limited number of
children, till a grand central school should have been
prepared; and- all the buildings, &c. necessary for
that purpose were completed. That in the space
of a fortnight, this grand central school, situated
in Baldwin's-gardens, Gray's-inn-lane, would be
opened for the reception of 1000. children, viz.
600 boys, and .400 girls ; the ground having been'
purchased, and the buildings erected at the ex-
pence of the Society. That preparations were
making on an equal scale for another grand school
in the City of Westminster, situated in Orchard-
street,\and sufficiently capacious-for the admission
of. 1000 children also, which has been established
principally by-the laudable exertions of. Mr. ColT
cluhoun, and towards Which 2001. .haVe.been sub-
scribed by this. Society. That schools were ra-
pidly forming in every part-of England, under the
gui lance of Committees .appointed for that speci-:
fic purpose, and in exact conformity with the plan
proposed. by the National Society ; that in many
dioceses the system of Education had already been
Widely extended, and. firmly established. That a
certain number of Masters were provided by the
Society, to assist in the organization of the seve-
ral Schools established under its direction.
His Grace then proceeded to read to the Meet-
ing the .names of those out of whom four were to
be selected to supply the vacancies in the General
Committee. The following Gentlemen were no-
minuted by the Meeting for that purpose :-.--

Itev. Dr. IRELAND, .Prebelld3l7 of Westminster-
Rev. Dr. WATSOS,. Vicar of Hackacy.
JAMES ALAN PARKE, Esq. Counsel.
C. H. TURNER,
The following Gentlemen were elected Auditors
for the ensuing year
Sir T. PLA.Tmtu, Kut. Solicitor-General.
RICIIARD Blenaftus, Esq. King's Counsel.

On the motion of the Bishop of London, the
Thanks of the Meeting were voted unanimously
to Pr. Bell, to whose important discoveries and
most ingenious system of instruction, the Society
were indebted for the basis of their plan for a
National Education, and to whose zealous feel-
ings, and personal, assistance in the formation of
the Central Schools, was to be veribed the rapid
progress made in that department.
On the motion of the Archbishop of Canterbury,
the thanks of the Meeting were voted to Joshua
Watson, Esq. their Treasurer—by whose gratui-
tous and disinterested sacrifice of time and ability,

in a constant' attendance on the various Commit-,
tees, and in the faithful discharge of the duties
of his office, the Society had derived such material
support.
A similar vote of thanks was ordered to the Rev.
J. Walmsley, their Secretary, for the able, earn-
est,' and unremitting exercise of the laborious
functions attached to his station, without the
smallest emolument or
.reward.
Upon, the motion of Lord Lilford, tho thanks
of the Meeting were voted to the General Com-
mittee—by whose powerful discharge of the most
important duties entrusted to their care, the ob-
jects of this Society had in various districts been
so 'generally attained.
Upon the motion of the Archbishop of Cashel/
the Thanks of the Meeting were voted unanimously
to the President of this Society, the most Reve-
rend the. Archbishop of Canterbury, as expreSsiug
their sense of the deep and lively interest he had
ever taken in the formation and • direction of the
Society, for the manly zeal with which he hadpro-
moted its Most important views, and for the tein7 .
penance and discretion with which he had ever
guided the helm- of this high National Institution.-
. The Archbishop, irrreturning thanks,assured
the Society of the heartfelt satisfaction he should
ever experienet, in the promotion of their best in-
terests; and -in the furtherance of the'great cause
in. which they were embarked. . •
It was also voted, that a more detailed account
of. the proceedings of the Society shouldhe print-
ed, for public inspection, from which the rapid
progress which they have already made in the
scheme of National Education, will be clearly
ascertained • and should the munificence of the
andpublic, the increase of subscriptions, allow
their future exertions to keep pace with those al-
ready made, no part of England will be destitute
. either of it school, in which 'the children of the
poor may be educated in such branches of know-
ledge as may be requisite for their station of life,
or of a system of education under which they may
be instructed in the religion of their forefathers,
in the pure and uncorrupted principles of the Esta-
blished Church of these dominions.

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Yesterday the company of flying artillery, un-
der the command of-Capt. Smith, passed through
this town from
.Lewes, for Hithe, for the purpose;
of practising with shot and shells, at a target, on
the beach, nearly fronting that place. During
their practice, an unexpected accident occurred,
but, providentially, not a fatal one, though the con-
sequences of it are far from trifling. Several of the,
Shrapnell shells, loaded with musket bullets, it
appears, which were not intended for use that days
had been fixed, in boxes, to the carriages of the
field pieces, for the inspection, of the 'General ;
and to one of these boxes, containing four shells,
a spark by some unfortunate.. means, found
its way, when three of the fold- shells were.
presently exploded, and their destructive contents
dispersed in all directions. Major-General Ham-
mond had his lip cut throngh, but the wound i 5
not considered
,of much consequence.; 'Leutenast
T. Blaker, of the Lo'cal Militia was stunned by a-
,fragment of the gun-carriage striking him on die
back part of the head ; and two of -tilt artillery-
men, subordinates, were so severely hurt, the one
about the knee, and the other in the leg, thoussh
neither had
.any liones broker:, that they Were
ground
conveyed from the in the carriage of I.‘l-*
W. Attree, which Gentleman attended the pre'
Sice. Mr. Roust, -Surgeon, who as an equestrir
spectator, we's present, had his horse sligbt:Y
wounded in the flank ; and which, with ths'.'e
aboveL-Mentioned, happily included all the inille
ries sustained. It does not appear that tDii,
slighest degree of blame attaches to Capt. Sri is
Had the shells been deposited as securely, a 8 ,
his orders they ought to have besic, the disast"r
would not have occurred.
The Local Militia gave in their arms and sci'
coutrements on Monday, their prescribed star' ier -
practice having expired, and with the desire-4-or
and decorum. Lieut. Colonel Graham, at press

remains here.
This day a Provincial Grand Chapter of WIII.
Atch Masonry has been held at the Caso-6!..eca,
vern, which has been very num4Toush, attol
and where song, catch, and o,:e, at thl3
predominate.