The Sun.
London, England, 1815-02-01 00:00:00

I'AB IS, J %N. 28.

General ExCELMANs, acquitted and free,. has
availed h mself of the first moments of liberty .to
pres-ent honseif at the foot of the throlie, in order
to thanl. his .Nlajesty for having had justice done
to him, and to swear to hint inviolable fidelity.—
Acquitted and free !—it was not in tois ‘vav that.
things proceeded under BuotsrArsaTE. How ghee
have ve :seen unforunaie wen, whose. inno-
cence public justice had seiZed
on their leaving the tribunal, and thrown in
to the dungeons of State ! But it is not neces-
sary to say more of 1100NAPARTE, When talking
of our King's magnanimity : touler the best
Princes we ye seen ineti accused by.the Govern-
ment and acquitted by the tribunal's ; but did these
men, on recovi.ring their liberty, recover at the
same moment the good will of the Sovereign
(Journal de Debuts.)

ST. AI.ARTIN' AND sT. PAUL'S

NATIONAL 'SCHOOL.

On the 26th ult. with a satisfaction truly na-
tional, we emoraced an opportunity while insirt-
inL!'au account of that excellent Charity the " Re-
fuge for the Destitute." to Whir some remarks on
the gratifying Intiltitude and extent of British
Charities, which are indeed an honour to the
Country. Among other benevolent Institutions
which have lately come under our observation,
there is not one to which, as far as it goes, we
can more .conscientiously desire to reader a ser7
vice,. by making it better known to the public,.
than that, the name of which is placed at the
head of this Article. Of all the theories for con-
stituting-a virtuous people, it will at once be con-
ceded, that early education, and moral instruction,
is incomparably•the best. -Punishments are but
weak in deterring from crime when the habits of
the lower orders have been formed in idleness and
vice ; while on the other hand, youth nurtured in
the paths of honest industry, and blessed with,
that portion of information which enlightens with-
out confounding., becomes in maturer age; •not
only more susceptible of'restraint front the dread
Of shame, but less apt to be led away by guilty
propensities or examples from having acquired
sound and steady principles:
These reflections occurred to us at the first ge-
neral meeting-of the above School, which took
place yesterday in Castle-Street, Leicester-Square,
under the presidency of the B/SHOP of LONDON.—
This School, has heeu opened three months, and
'already contains 400 Children, who are instruct-
ed on the Madras system, for the introduction of
.which the gratirade-of the-Country is due to Dr.
BELL. A public examination was gone through,
and the progresS exhibited by the Scholars afford-
ed at once a proud testimonial to the merits of the
system, and the zeal and assiduity of those who
superintend this Charity. • Rewards were dis-
tributed to the most deserving. A Report of the
State of the runds was read by the Secretary,
when it'appeared that this mass •of human good
and prOspect of human happiness were founded
on a subscription of only 9701. of which 7451.
had been expended—that the Society had, above
8001. still to pay for school-rooms, &c.--so that
there was ail actual deficiency of uearly.6ool. To
meet this demand, a further subscription was en-
tered into ; and Nvileti it is considered that the
' welfare or misery of snore than four hundred of
our fellow-creatures may depend on the success of
this benevolent undertaking, We are sure we need
not add.one syllable to recommend it to those
who can feel the delight arising out of well-be-
stowed charity.
'll.'e ought, perhaps, to have noticed that there
• ace alleady Parochial_ Schools -in each of the
Parishes, in common to which this laudable ln-
stitution- has 6ft:it ffivnicd:i,t..•

POTI*, Sir E. ANTROBUS, Dr.
:.; number Uf most- respectable persons,
on tiii occasion.

P E
T Y .

• IMPROMPttir
On Mrs. SAL:KON flaying at length bycn:preyaiteci on to sing.

at tile Covent-garden Oratorios.

The Bird that can sing—yet refuses to charm, • •
Must be reads—says the adage—so Were was the !Carat •
rhea, to lure the sweet warbler to pleasure the Town,
Secure &urn all chance of the critical" frown, .
'Use SLASON demanded consent to their wish,
Since LENT is NOT Lent when deprived of its Ft stz.
New-Inn, Jan. 31, 1815. TARTAR.