The Sun.
London, England, 1817-07-08 00:00:00

PUBLIC EDUCATION.

Mr. PRou6aAm Presented. the RepOrt of . the.
Committee on Public Education, and moved that
it lie .on the Table. He observed, that the House'
would recollect the nature of the facts that. already
came before them, as to the enni,mo„, o,„sus in
the management, in many instances, of the funds
devised for this great object. These abuses the
c,,,mmittec had verified. He would otelt!inn one
instance in p:.rtieular, where a-fund of 1,500 t.
dear, arising from at treeholif estate, had been so
perverted, that the Pat run of a living, having also
the
.appointintnt of a Schoolmaster, bad con-
ferred that appointment
.on his own brother,
who was .thu Vicar, and the latter had delegated
the task to • a common journeyman carpenter, to
whom he paid fool; ponds alear. Bit he after-
wards begrudged him this stipend, thinking it too
much, which !ladled to the discovery of the.whnie
affair ! There were other,School)
parts,
the endowments Of which: were three hundred or
four kindled pounds year, aud where only one
seholar was tangy, to girt a colour to pocketing
the money. The Rep.ott
,had been thus lung de-
',qt.(' by accidental circumstances ; but it had
been found that it .would he necessary to have a.
WA to effect the ()fleet. of it ; and the only way
he to appoint Commissioners, armed with
the authority of Ptrliament, to carry 'on an in-
vestigation in different palls of the country.—
There was no deeibt (lie 1-Lmse would lie, of opi-
nion that this Bill should he passed next Session,.
in order to rescue.the funds front migapplieal
and to secure to the poor the benefits to Which
they Were entitled. •
Serjeant ONsLow wi'lied to pay his sincere tri-
bute of applause to the great -zeal, knowledge,
and industry of the Learned anti Honourable Gen-
aleman on this subject ; but he wished it were
extended to an inquiry into all public fiords what-
ever for education, and not to confine it to the
education of the lower orders. He did not think
Yirliamentary aid -would be beneficial.
Mr. V. BLAKE was of opinion that this inquiry
should also extend to II eland.
Mr. BROUGHAM replied, that the propriety or
advan'tage of extending any money would
c
be a subject, of consideration, As to thelnlie t
itillita!
tion of the objects of this inquiry, he perfectly
understood the objection to the narrowtn'ss of it,
and it bad occurred to the Committee ; but it was
not without reason that they dismissed that-point;
as they Would have found it necessary ;01„thide
the great Schools of Eton And Westminster, and
even the Universities. Yet it must be observed
that tii.ere !yid not been a shadow of -.spici,;ll
thrown on' these finers. Respecting the state-oi
education in Ireland, a series of valuable reports
bad already been made ou this part of the subject,
and therefore the Contmittee had not thought pro_
per to interfere with it.
The Report was then ordered to lie on the table,
and to be printed.
On the NlOtion of Mr LOSHINGTON, the. East
India Goods Bill was ordered to -be' read 'll third
time this day three months..
•
CAPTAIN Hal%

t 7 t the motion 1.1 Mr. 1313NNETT, the papers
t to C::,pt4in Hoy were ordered to be
Intuit ; he
I kit Alerhber observing, iliat'ket. .
ootti take an e-alv opportunity of again calling,
the n'tehtion to the House to thissubject.
A ti Han of Cotton Yarn exported, was laid on•
the tab:e.
I'TThLIC BUSINEss•
Ilit,uottAm vihrther'the Noble Lord
(C aalett•a_ ) „ o appear in his
phir, . ac hr (Mr. bad t tittetion to put to
111.0 ..N.,1,1r Lora ?
li.. LustiiNGioN replied, 85 the House
wa• plobable vt 1 4 mitt,, avio,'ro, he could not
think it I k -iy tit.tt tl.r 'Nubie Lord would be in
his place pi ibe c,;,11.,5e (if that ci..ening, tint he
rpt ctrl the Noble' Lottrs presence t..-Inortow,
etetti which (as we linacistm)(l the lion. Gen-
tleman) vrottld probably be the last day LA the

meeting of the HonSe, until Vriday, as no busi-
ness stood for Wednesday or Thursday.
Mr.d-irtoyonAlq expressed his sttrptoe ;rt the
observation £)1 rhe Hon..Gentienian,, that- the
House-waS nc't liittly•to... meet On Vire-dm:mi.-Tor
ll'oi.sdaY• It was no iloubt. ccnitpetent to the
Secretary of the-Treasdry to say whether
,theie
sllOt)4d be a House, or not, as the formation of.a
House at fwir o'clock depended very touch upon
his will and pleasure —Meat-, heat : on the Op-
position Side.)--lint it was extraord.inary to as-
sume that there was no business for the House to
meet upon, becante according to the Honourable
Gentleatan there WAS no Government business to
tr/insaet,i, and the elOrft so, as an important mo-
tion of anAlon. Friend cif his (the Member for
Ilainher) stood for \liednesdciyi upon the subject
of the Slave Trade, and aS he himsell: had given
notice of a motion for 'Thursday, with respect to
the present State of Public Affairs. He hoped,
therefore, that it would not be inconsistent with
the wishes or arrangements of the Secretary of
the Treasury that the House should meet on %Veil,
nesday and Thufsday.—Adjouriwd till to-morrow.

VENEZUELA.

i'ort of Spain, Trinidad, May2B,

.
I had the pleasure of addressing you by the ship
Oakes, which Sailed lately, and gave you an ac-
count that a Spanish fleet,'coasiving of a ship of
the line, two frigate, and fifteen transports, hadi
been signalled from Port George, oil the 11 th
instant, standing towards the Main. By three
arrivals ivithin the last, four days, from the iSland
of Margarita,. and: one,from Caroparto on. the
Continent, it is ascertained that this •flv.et.„ after
anchot log for a day off Saint Juan's (a small port
to leeward of the Bocas,) proceeded to lye-
ward .by the northward of Margarita, -from
wHeli latter circumstance it is supposed his gone
to La Goayra,
,Butf. the vessels from Margarita
assert that it was only a convoy of merchantmen,
protected by a single frigate and a brig of war.;
and that the Diana and Pelican, two of Admiral
Brion's squadron, had dodged them to see if they
could pickup ally stragglers. It is clear they did
not go into Cninatia, nor did they make any at-
tempt on ;my tit the piirt's in possession.Of the
Patriots. The persons wire) have arrived in these
launches say the. appearance of this fleet did not
make the least unpleasant impression': .111s4i:in
Nlargat it a every matt was: at his post in a moment,
and well prepared to receive them: The MaCga-
iitanianS muster abOut' 4000 fighting men, ,have
bad an itnagease crop of provisions, and ate. _well
supplied with arms antl ammunition._ The glory
of having ex!ielled the Span* ids front their island,
whit very inadequate means, after destroying t wo-
thirds of all the enemies who landed upon it, in-
spire th'at hardy people with invincible :courage.
They are the Norwegians of these Seas.,
I o Guayana, Genet al Piar obtaino ou.the 11th
of April a most Signal victory. He was hettieging
the fortresses of Ohl du..iyana, While_Geoe.ral Ce!.
deno was blockading Angnstura, when the II (lops-
that morint, btooght-- with him from New Gta-
nada arrived under Brigadier-Geoeral' %I litre
succour the place. As they cams from Sant Fet.„
tiondo de Apure, by the .Rivet Orinoco, Paez not
having a fleet to cowl:taud the river, Could not
prevent their g.attin:: into the fortresses, but he
hit upon 'a scheme to draw them out id tlrein. He
raised his camp preeiPiraately, telling his soldiers
that as the enemy had received a consideta* rein-
forcement, he found it necessary!to change his posi-
tion fora better one., Upon this a serjeant and.three
men deserted to the Spatriards,and told the new Ge-
neral LaTorre, and the' Governor Co ruti, that Piar
was runiting away: and that if thep pursued him
quickly they_ would aes,troy his army. • 'Phis plan
was immediately adopted, bait as they hail no ca-
valry, Piar cootiinted iris march nail he Canie to
a position called Li aaneo de San Feliz, where his
cavalry could act to advantage, and there lie halted •
and Ivaite4 for the
_enemy, who was so anxious_
for his prey, that it appears he did nut cAlculate•
the chances. Piar's, brief account of the battle
is this :—" As enemy's, troops consisted of
infantry alone, they were formed in solid co-
" lonin ; as ours Were infantry and cavalry, they
" waited for them in orderof battle; and the action,
" commencing at S A.M. was concluded after some
" hours by a completedefeat of the enemy, whO was
" surrounded on ail sides. From this .circumstanee
we made 590 prisoners; of these 200 Spaniards,
" and among theta the Governor of Guayana, Cer-
" ruti, and 17 otlkers. The rest ot the 'enemy
" remained on the fiidd of battle, except Briga-.
" tiler Latorre, who escaped; with from 30 to 40-
" carabineers well mounted. We have also taken'
"-about 90(J tnuskets, 25,000...ma5ket cartridges,
" I field-piece, 2 pair-of colours, -12 drums, 8!
" fifes, and' t 3 horns, with all the baggage. '(}tire
" loss consists of little more than 100 Men, anti
" among those I have particularly cu lament Gil)
`4 Chiiiia and Lieut.-Colonel Landact.a." The'
enemy's force is s'atcd by Piar at 1,500 infantry.
Paez, as..you
,will Ita.e srrn, had dcireroycd •;11'.
Mordlo's cavalry in an action previous to his get-:
ting into San Fern:U;(l,l. ,
General Paez has advanced from Apure, and
taken possession of Cala,ti so that all the
!!altos or plains iu the provinces of Guayana, Ba-
rinas, Cumana, Bat ctiona, and Caracal, are' in
the hands of the P.itriiits Paez, at the.-last ac-
counts, bad upwards of 4000 cavalry, Mid his
nunibers increasing daily as he advances. •,
rumoured that he has defeated Murillo hitely !tear
La Villa de Cora, in' a mote signal manni..r than'
at first, but this is not *official as 'yet, a,,d there.
lore not to be relied upon too implicitly.' But.
nothing can oppose him' in the plains, anti as long:
as be maintains his superiority, the Spaniard cat(
mount no. cavalry, and the Patriots Can StarVe
them in the towns.
Bolivar has crossed 'the Orinoco, and joined;
Cedeno with 1500 infantry, so that it is rape( tedi
Old and New Gu.tyatia (the towns) will soon he,
starred out, -Marino, With 1500 men, occopies
Cariaeo and Cumanacoa, and Cuts off all sopplies'
from Cannana. Carupano, Caribes,
and. Maturiti are the Patriotic, ports hi this reigh-
hourhood, as well as the Esineralda, which is the'
port Cariaco.

The town of Barcelona has been taken by Ole:
Spaniard's. Ilfdivar only. left a garrison of
men, who defended it bravely, and almost all pe •
fished. But the Spaniakds ate cut off flow coin-

runimation, or stspplits tram ibe interior, by (I,:n.
Ziirai7a, who occupies all the plains and interior
of the province with his caValry,
'All the Generals and Chiels 41 every des'crip::
Lion, recognize HoliVar as .t.'ilprettie, Chief of the,
Republic of Venezuela; and a Coingriss',.if Repre-
.entatives from all the Provinces .is
Margarita will probably be selected of the, seat
,
or toe National Representation, and it is expect-
peeted to be installed almost inimediately..
In the mean time we enjoy here a constant and,
tree intercourse. Mides have fallen in conse,
quence frdin 160 to &G, and We also receive con..
stint supplies of horned cattle: A einitinuatioti
of tiris barter for our 1111thrtfactm es depends on
the success of the Patriots. With the Spaniards
all is monopoly, hatred awl sumvicipti of strangers
iu their American possessions, and umwessiou
oC-
every species of their owu subjects. On the con
trary, the Creoles receive them with open arms,,
particularly the English, who can. supply theta'
with. what they most want at a cheap rate,. lila
of
„whose love of liberty they are convinced.
Dispatches have been received front. Sir Gregor
M‘Gtegor,-announcing that he might be expected
daily at Margirita, with a naval force, &c. He
has passed the winter in America.

THEATRICAL "REGISTER..
Performed Last Night.
COVENT-GAUDEN.—Othello: Othello, Mr. 'Young: Desk—,
mona, Miss O'Neill. After which, a new Dicurti•seutent,
and Katharine and Petruchio.

NEW THEATRE ROTA L, ENGLISH Opc,tA-ricalSE.—Nportet..
ter Bain. After which, The Cabinet, and Don *Llano,
THEATRE RoYA E, .HAYMARICET.—aii by Mistake:
Mr. Terry; Prattle, Mrs. Hibbs. after which,The Village.
Lawyer, add Ella I.l.ciseliteig.

To MORROW THE LOTTERY
,DRAWS.—FIRST pruzs
L.IO,OOO.—TWO-THIRDS DRAWN FIRST DAY, AND
ALL PRIZES—FOUR OF L:20,000 !--TICKETS AND
SHARES CONTINUE CHEAP.

MAILS.

AttßivFn-1 Fe-ance, 1 Tiu",atid, 1 (Inert cry and Xereey.
2 flublin; I Mae, turd: Hatnbut.,ll t Gutten-
burBll.

ScOCK!4

,1,..4,VE O'CLOCK. ,
Bank L. Anti. 19i 15-1 2r
India 17.1und5,...85. 100 g. itr,
Ex. i3iils, : Bs. I. Ei!. H 1:;
Cons. fur 4c:cuutit, 7Si,a4i4