The Sun.
London, England, 1824-07-09 00:00:00

GRAND DINNERS.

Mr. BYNo gave a Grand Entertainment on Wednesday, at
his house in St. James's-square, to a distinguished party ; i
among whom were the Earl of Rosslyn, Lord Holland ; Sir
Francis Burdett, Bart., Mr. Hobhouse, Mr. Hume, M.P.,
Mr. Creevey, Hon. Mr. Petrie, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Gordon, Mr.
Rice, &c.
The Earl and Countess of Loustiale gave a grand dinner on
Wednesday, at their house in Charles-street, Berkeley-square,
to a large party ; among whom were Lord and Lady Beau-
mont, Mr. and Lady Ann Beckett, Lady C. Poulett, Baron
Graham, Mr. Crocker, Mr. Lushington, &c. &e.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury had a large party
at dinner on Wednesday, at their house in Park-place.
• The Marquis of Hertford entertained Count and Countess
Licven, and a large party, to dinner yesterday, at his house in
Pi; cadilly.
The Duke of Grafton had a grand dinner party yesterday, at
his house in Clarges-street.
The Duke of York honoured the Earl and Countess of Mans-
field with his company at dinner yesterday, at their house in
Grosvenor-square.
Almack's Ball on Wednesday evening was very brilliantly
attended. There were present about 4sO of the haul

MannlAoE ix Hintz! LirE.—Vesterday morning at St.
George's, Hanover-square, by the Very Rev. the Dean of Car-
lisle, the lion. Henry Beauchamp Lygon, to the Lady Susan
Caroline Eliot, second daughter of the Earl of St. Germain.

I N D I A.

MADRAS.

THE SOCIF.TI FOR PROMOTING CIIRISTIAN

KNOWLEDOE.

The Examination of the School of the Irepery Mission of the
Society fur Promoting Christian Knowledge. •
The Annual Examination of the above School
was held on Wednesday the lith of December last in the old
Mission Church at Vepery, and was honored with the attend-
ance of Lady Munro' and many Ladies and Gentlemen, 31em-
bees of the Madras District Committee, anti others were also
present on this interesting occasion. The examination was most
ably conducted in English by the Rev. Mr. Roy who kindly
undertook that duty at the request of the Missionaries, and in
Tamil by the Rev. Dr. Itottler.
The number of children present was about 340. They con-
sisted of Ist, the 18 Boarders, supported by the Legacy of the
late Rev. Mr. Gericke-2d, The English Boy's School-3d,
The English Girl's School-4th, The Tamil Boy's School,-1
sth, The Tamil Girl's School--nearly the whole of those
are the children of the country-horn Portuguese and
Tamil congregation, belonging to the Vepery Mission. The
day school, which includes the whole number, with the
exception of the sixteen boarders, was established in 1819,
and opened on the 18th October of that month, and has risen to
its present state of efficiency under the care of the Rey. Dr.
Bottler, and of his active and zealous coadjutors, the Rey.
Messrs. Ilaubroe and Falcke. Its chief object is to secure to
the offspring of the poorest members of the congregations a re-
ligious and useful education, anti it is therefore professedly a
" Christian School," on the principles of the Established
Church, but it admits any who desire to be instructed. there,
anti to conform to its rules anti principles.
After the usual School Prayer anti singing a Christmas Hymn,
tho Children were examined in reading the Holy Scriptures,
and in the comprehension. of what they had read, in spelling,
and in at ithmetic, which are taught on Dr. Bell's Plan ; and
in the Church Catechism.

Aftertlit;Ciamination was closed, rewards were distributed
to the most deserving; of the Scholars of the different classes,
and the three best munitors had the honour of receiving' each a
Silver Medal from the hands of Lady 411 u 14 no, who obligingly
complied with the request, that she would bestow these princi-
pal rewards.—The Medals were for " Talent, Industry, and
Correct Conduct."

The Company then proceeded to visit the different parts of
the school, and inspected the registers of good conduct, and
the specimens of writing and of the works done by the children.
Those consisted of needle-work by the girls of the English
School, which was observed to be remarkably neatly and well
executed—stockings knit by the Tamil girls, and shoes made
by the boys—who are also learning to bind books and cast type,
observe,
nrvtelieir learning, as in their
and are employed in the printing pre*,
that the children had
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examination.
In the course of the last year two boys from this School have
found employment as draftsmen, and two as servants—five
girls have gone out to service, three have been married, and one
has been employed as a teacher—only two of the scholars have
died.
The visitors were highly gratified witb the very improved
nt Gazette.)
state of this valuable Institution, and thought the highest cre-
dit was due to the Reverend Missionaries, tbr the rapid progress
in krl.,y and healthy appearance of
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A litter from Montreal, dated May 19th,
mentions that in the eight of the ath, Colonel Nichol, of the
militia, driving in a violent storm between Stamford and
Queenston, Upper Canada, went unfortunately over the cliff,
and was precipitated to the shore of the river, where his body
was discovered the next day, litterally dashed to pieces, his
horse dead beside him, and the carriage broken to shivers.
On Tuesday last four gentlemen took a boat,
at Gravesend, to meet a ship, and, in a sudden
squall, the boat upset. John Harris, William
Thompson, and Henry Wallace were drowned.
G. Tonge was restored, after having been two
hours on the boat's bottom.