The Sun.
London, England, 1824-07-03 00:00:00

AvtNcllEsTEß, JULY 2.

On Tuesday last. was held the TRIVNNTAL-
MEETtNG of the National Schools of Winchester and its
vicinity, when between 6 and 709 of the children attended at
the Cathedral, and heard a most eloquent and instructive dis-
course preached by the Rev. Dr. Co f.ERIDGE, the new Bishop
of Barbadoes, from the 14th verse of the 11th chapter of the
Gospel according to St. Mark; after which they walked in
procession to the County Hall, when the thirteenth Annual
Report was read, the Rev. John Salter was elected Chairman,
anti the Rev. James Hodges, Secretary tbr the ensuing year.
The Rev. Dr. Williams also pronounced an eulogitun on the
late Secretary, the late Rev. Henry Washington, Fellow of
New College. The children were then examined as to the pro-
gress they had made since the last examination ; and as it was
a wet day, they were regaled with roast beef and plum-pudding
in the ; had it not rained- the children would have dined
in the Cathedral church-yard, according to custom. Soon after
the children were gone, the principal Clergy and Gentry of the
county sat down to a sumptuous entertainment, provided by
Staniag, of the White Hart; the Stewards for the day were
.Sir Edward Hyde East, Bart., M.P.; Charles Grteme, Esq. ;
the Very Rev. the Dean of Winchester; and the Rev. Dr.
Williams, Head Master of Winchester College.
t EXTRACT FROM TILE REPORT.I
" It appears, on the whole, that 118 schools were last year ,
in, union with the Hampshire Society, and 8,060 children were
under instruction. There are now 119 schools, and 8,4116 chit- •
dren educating in them; so that one school more is added, and
426 more children, than in the preceding year. It also appears
that 1,395 children have left the several schools in union, able
to read."
Wednesday afternoon departed this life the Rev. T. REN.
NELL, M.A., Vicar of Kensington, Master of St. Nicholas's
Hospital, Salisbury, and one of- the Prebendaries there. Al-
though young in years he was old in knowledge ; in him the
Church of England has lost one of its most eloquent and
zealous supporters : he was educated at Eton ; he went from
thence to King's College, Cambridge, and at a very early age
was chosen to be Christian Advocate in its University. Mr.
Retinal was the eldest son of the venerable the Dean of Win-
chester, to whom his loss must be a very grievous affliction.
Ile has left a widow, to whom he had not been long married,
and with whom he had lived in great felicity, who is almost
inconsolable at his death.

EAST INDIA Itousu.—Yesterday a Ballot was
taken at the East India House for the determi-
nation of the following question, viz.:—

"-That thin Court confirm their Resolution of the 2Gth ult.'
approving a Resolution of the Court of Directors of the 2fith o
January last, granting to the Carnatic Commissioners, so long
as they shall be employed in the double duty of investigating
Claims upon the Carnatic, and Claims upon Tanjore, a special
allowance of 300/. per annum each, from the Company, in ad-
dition to the allowance of 1,500/. per annum at present enjoyed
by them under the Carnatic Deed, and fixing their allowance
for the period when either Commission shall cease, at 1,509/.
per annum, to •contir:ue as long as they may be employed un-
der the remaining Connnission, anti to be paid, should the re-
maining Commission be the Carnatic Commission, as at pre-
sent, and should it be the Tanjore Commission, from the Com-
pany's Cash."—At six o'clock the Glasses were closed, and
delivered to the Scrutineers, who reported the numbers to be,
viz. :
For the Question 167
Against the Question - - 60

107

Majority

Yesterday afternoon, at 2 o'clock, the Cabinet
Ministers assembled at the Foreign-office, Down-
ing-street. Among them were the LORD CHAN-
eI:IA.OR, the Duke of Wellington, the Earls of
Liverpool, Ilarrowby, Westmorland, and Bath-
urst, Mr. Secretary Peel, Mr. Secretary Can-
ning, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Viscount
Melville, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Iluckission, &c. The
Cabinet sat in close deliberation for upwards of
three hours.

The Duchess of GLOUCESTER visited the KING
yesterday.
LORD BYRON.—The lines to Lord BYRON,
on having c,onverteda Human Skull to the purpose of a Gob..
let, were NOT written by Mr. THOMAS Moons, but by Mr.
W. H. STEUNDALE, who, is now in Bengal, and were first
inserted anonymously in The Sheffield Irii.
HAYLET, THE is stated that the late
learned and excellent Dean of Christ Church, Dr. CYRIL.
JACKSON, thought but little of HAYLEY either as a poet or a
scholar. Ile considered him merely as a literary gossip, and
was therefore by no means desirous of cultivating any intimacy
with him when they became neighbours. Hayley, however,
called upon the Dean, and was received with ordinary courtesy.
When the visitor rose to take his leave, the Dean shook him
by the hand, and said (with that peculiar voice and manner
which all who, knew him can never forget)—" Mr. Hayley, I
" trust that you and I may always be very good friends and
" neighbours, that is, I trust that .we may see very little of one
" another."

GUILDFORD GRAMMAR ScirooL.—Among the
eminent men educated at this school were John Parkhurst,
Bishop of Norwich; William Cotton, Bishop of Exeter; Henry
Cotton, Bishop of Salisbury; Robert Abbott, Bishop of Salis-
bury, successor to Cotton ; George Abbott, Archbishop of Can-
terbury; Robert Parkhurst and Sir Maurice Abbott, both
Lord Mayors of London. In more recent times, the follow:ng
distinguished individuals were likewise educated at this excel-
lent school : Russell, Esq., R.A.; Stephen Gaselee, Esq.,
one of his Majesty's Counsel, and recently appointed one of
the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas; the late Sir John
Jackson, Bart., an East India Director, and M.P. for Dover;
and several other eminent personages.
At a Meeting of the Subscribers for erecting a
Statue of the late Right Hon. WiLt.rAm PITT, held at the
Thatched House Tavern, on Friday, the 18th of June, the
Marquis of CAMDEN in the Chair; it was proposed by -the
Lord President of the Council, .seconded by the Archbishop of
Canterbury, and unanimously resolved ;—" That .the surplus
of the Fund, after defraying the expence of the Statue in Ham-
ver-square, as resolved at the former Meeting on the 11th inst.,
be applied to the erection of ahandsome and appropriate build-
ing at Cambridge, connected with the University Preis ; such
building to bear the name of Mr. Pitt.—That the Committee
be desired to take the necessary steps for carrying into execu-
tion this resolution."

Sir WILLIAM CURTIS, while at Cadiz, had a
constant round of dinner invitations from the re-
spectable British Merchants of that City, and in
return for their civilities, the worthy Baronet en-
tertained them on board of his beautiful yacht,
on the 16th ult., with a sumptuous dinner.
General MINA and his Lady are now on a visit
at Bath.

This morning Mr. Sous STOCKDALE, late of
Pall-mall, but now of the Opera Colonnade and
Notting-Hill, appeared on the floor of the Court
of Chancery, accompanied by his wife, three
daughters, and two sons, as legatees under a will.
The children, being minors, were admitted Wards
of the Court, and Mr. STOCKDALE was made their
guardian.