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BALTIMORE, SEPT; 8.

A Britisli Indian, spoken at sea, reports that,
in consequence of the death of BIJONAPA RTE, the
Port of St. Helena was thrown open to Arnerican

VALPARAISo, Mier 1.

TO THE MINISTEIt OF 34 111.INE.

To-day, at one o'clock P.M., anchored the
ship Thais; from the Captain of the Port I have
received the following intelligence':—The Eng-
lish ship Thais, 450 tons burthen, Capt. ALBERT
ROBINSON, is just now anchoring, corning from
the coast of Peru ; he brings the news, that the
best spirit is said to exist thronghout Peru, and
that the cry is " Independence or death !" The
CaptainalsO states, that tiler frigates pentha and
Venguara .had left Cero AEul, where they' had
been a long time.

[Extract of a Lett= froth Pore-au-Prince, Bth August.]

Two days ago the cruizers of this Government
brought into pert two small vessels, filled with
desperadoes, who were fitted out expressly for
capturing an American schooner that sailed
from here lately; with 50 or C. 0,000 dollars in
specie, bound to Philadelphia. Had these pirates
succeeded in their object, it is probable they
would have murdered every person on board
the American. These pirates are is general fo-
reigners, but principally from New Orleans;
amongst them are nine white men.

SIR ROBERT WILSON.—As the dismission of
this gentlemari from the Army is the daily
topic of factious clamour against Government,
it is much to be regretted that the charges against
him have not been fully deVeloped. Whether
or not any subsequent measures are intended for
adoption we know not, but it may be fairly pre-
sumed, that, considering his importance to his
party, his dismission would not have taken place
unless there were strong grouadS of justifi
cation. It is somewhat strange, however, that
as the honour of a soldier, as well as the chastity
of a woman, should be exempt from suspicion,
Sir ROBERT WILSON himself has not come for-

Ward in self-defence, tut sllonld leave his v

dication to those who appear to be wholly igno-
rant of the facts in qUestion. We are told in-
deed that the Kniglit has demanded a Court
Martial, but as. it hasi..been shewn that a
Court - Martial, is of applicable to the •case,
`which ought to\-be. known to 'Sir 'ROBERT
himself, such a demand, if it has actually
been made, is by no means creditable to him
in. point of military knowledge,' or must have
been made with other views. It would be wise,
therefore, in his advocates to be silent till they
are better informed, for if substantial charges
should be brought forward, they will rather in-

crease the difficulties of his defence than tend to

clear his reputation.

INSTITUTION FOU LAWYERS.—We recently inserted an
Advertisement in recommendation of an EStablishMent of this
description, which we heartily wish may be properly supported,
as its success will be beneficial not only to the Professors of the
Law, in all its departments, but to the country at large. As
it appears to come forward under the protection of THE ME-
TROPOLITAN LAW SOCIETY, we presume, that it cannot
have a stronger claim to the support of the profession in
general. The object of that Society is, to promote fair
and honorable practice, and preventing abuseS in the prdfes-
sitm.- It was too well known, that persons not educated for the
law could obtain the liberty of practising as Attornies, merely
by paying a small sum for a certificate; and that throughout
the kingdom such persons' were to be found 'who united other
callings with their Practice as Attgrnies, and thereby not "only
brought discredit upon one of the most useful, and, properly
conducted; one of the most honourable professions, but ex-
posed property ter imminent hazard, from ignorance, presump-
tion, and venality. This evil has been stopped, and the public
are chiefly• indebted for " the suppression of the evil—an
evil attended with incelculable danger, to the exertions of
the Metropolitan Law Society, and its intelligent, sagacious,
and persevering founder and secretary, Mr. ANDERTON.—
It is shocking to reflect on the mischief and misery which
may have been occasioned by the mong;el practitioners to
whom we have alluded, and it is lamentable that people
should have been so credulous as to entrust the disposal-,of,
their property to such hsnds. What dangerous blunders must
have been involved in the legal instruments which they pre-
sumed to construct; what law-suits must have ensued in re-
spect to Wills, Deeds, and conveyances of every description ! !
But this motley breed is happily now almost extinct, and it
cannot be doubted that the profession, as well as the possessors
of property, have derived great advantage from that laudable
Society. The proposed new Institution for the ASSURANCE
of LIVES and SURVIVORSIZIP3, seems also to be eminently
calculated to increase the respectability of the Professors of the
Law, as well as to afford provision for their families. Accord-
ing to the plan which has been submitted to the public it ap-
pears to have, been formed with due_ reflection, and to be admi-
rably adapted to the purpose. None but respectable members,
it appears, are to be permitted to sulascrbe, and the subscribers
are not to be limited to any branch of the Profession, but even
Judges are to be included ; nor is the advantage of such an
Institution unworthy of their attention and support. Judges are
obliged to maintain a state suitable to their rank, and they may
be inciunbered with relations, so as to leave little, in case of
their decease, to those who depended-on the4r lives. It must be
so eLsirable to belong to such an Institut'ie,a, on account of the
advantage.; which it holds forth to families, -that not only the
inferior branches 'of the profesSion,. bttt the whole body may be
expected to conduct themselves with: integrity in all concerns,
otherwise they would not be admitted. But the plan submitted
to the public, through the medium of the Advertisement, speaks
'so well foritself,.‘ that we need only repeat our satisfaction that
such an Esellilisilment is likely to be soon carried into effect,
and our conviction that it will be productive of essential ad,
vantage to the public at large.

In our Paper of Monday last we made a few
passing remarks on Education, in consequence of
a report having reached us that the Lancasterian
metbod of giving instruction had been relin-
quished in Russia. There are few subjects on
which many persons have more indistinct ideas
than this. The universal diffusion of knowledge
being allowed to be highly desirable for the wel-
fare of mankind, as the most certain means of
promoting the interests of morality and virtue,
well-meaning persons, who have not, thought with
accuracy on the subject, too often imagine that

they are contributing to the diffusion of know-
ledg.e, by merely facilitating the acquisition of
reading and writing amongst the poor, and that
the extension of edacation, in the common accep-
tation of that term, as applied -to the elements of
instruction, is a direct and beneficial addition to
the general stock of human knowledge. But

nothing can be more mistaken, and few things
are likely to 'be .more injurious in their conse-:
quences, than this fallacious and narrow view of
:the nature, objects, and, effects, of education.
The term, in its just application:embraces the
developement of all the intellectual, moral,
and physical powers,—in short, the i formation
. ,
of the wiwle..maii, as respects the energy, in-
telligence, and 'integrity, of his character; and
the same system, or method of corporeal and
mental training -may be employed with the
Sarno machinery, the same skill, and nearly the
same success, fur the formation of habits of
frugal Industry, active intelligence, and ,mo-
ral worth, or of habits of fraudulent ingenuity,
criminal activity, and immoral licentiousness.--
The method and matter of instruction employed
at Air..Ftr.LENßEacz's School of Industry at Hof=
wyl in Switzerland, and at .Mr. OWEN'S esta
blishnient at. New-•Lanark, are admirably con-
trived to develope the physical, intellectual, and.
moral faculties of the children of the poor, and
to direct those faculties, after a high develope-
went, to the furtherance of the gel:tend we...third,

of society, and to the exercise of industry, frti%
gality, and patience, the permanent posses
sion of upright principles, the €.. act,
ment of moral and religious duties, and, con-
sequently, the enjoyment of happiness throughout
life of every one of the individuals 'so educated
and trained:- It is quite •obvious that the sanic
machinery and skill which distinguish these ex%
cellent Institutions above all, other Sethinariegi
might be employed with nearly equal success-To
the cultivation of the intellectual faculties, fg.r
the purpose of giving refinement and ingenuity
to wickedness, or great activity to the mtisculqr
powers, in order that the individuals might be
the better fitted •for the bold perpetration of
•
crime—that the virtuous. peasantry of 'Mr. Fl:r7
LENBERG -might have been trained to act as
a banditti, not less distinguished for the id`
telligence displayed in their designs than *for
the promptitude, vigour, and ..courage of their
execution; and that the peaceful cotton.
ners of Mr. OWEN might with the same pairrg
which have been employed to give them. their
present character, have
,been rendered the most
dishonest wad dangerous population of the dis-
.
trict, in which they reside. to taking any steps

for the extension of ethication, therefore, we
ought to consider, first, of what education, in the
proper and extensive sense of the term, consists;
secondly, of what are its legitimate and most
beneficial objects, that is, what desc.ription of
character it is the most desirable that we should
endeavour to communicate to the pupils, and

to render if possible permanent:—and.
of the best, most economical, and most expedi"
tious means of effecting, not a part, but the
whole, of the object which we have determined
upon as the most desirable to be accomplished•
If we mistake the import and narrow fly. extent
of the term education, and communicate, not
knowledge and fixed principles, but a mere apti"

tulle and facility, under the name of reading and
writing, of imbibing and diffusing error as well

as knowledge--false as well ac true principles--
with indifference,—or if we confine our exertions
to the diffusion of mere speculative truth, without
the addition of practical energetic habitq, we shall
• I
most probably see much more evil than goo('

arise from our proceeding. -If our object be in-
distinctly defined, or be in itself not desirable
for its intrinsic excellence, the less perfect oar
method of operating for an uncertain or perni-
cious purpose, the better, since in case of error
or of wilful deviation from the legitimate pur-
pose, the less permanent or injurious will he the
mischief produced. If on the other hand the
design be wise, the purpose rational, the ell-
ject accurately defined and advantasr,eous• in
itself, all the resources of science and skill
ought to be employed in the preparation of the
details,—in selecting and giving efficiency to ale
agents,—in carrying on the work to its full
completion. Now, in England, by far the
greater number of our schools have no other nb-

ject than a partial and very' imperfect develop'
meet of the intellectual faculties. Except for
the small amount of practical knowledge Nvhii:h
they communicate in arithmetic, and of practical
utility in reading and writing, these school`,
therefore, are of very little real advantage' 1°
society. Many very forcible reasons, indeed 7
might be advanced in support of. an opinion that
they are much more injurioul than beneJ-
dal. It will be admitted, however, by all, that
their object being impeifect, they are necessarnY-
impe:fect institutions, and not calculated to Pr')."
duce' those desirable results which, with more
enlarged views and more extensive machinery",.

might with certainty bf, obtained from the same
amount of exertion, and writh greater economy of
expenditure. Other schools, in this country,
such as theLancastcrian,.in addition to the same
partial development of the intellectual facuities
as the former, and the same small
amount of
practical knowledge, give, to a certain but veri,
limited extent, habits of activity and exactness,
and some sense of moral and religious dutl-
Dr. BELL'S schools go a little further and 01
addition to the former endeavour to instil certaio

fixed and durable principles of civil and re.ligicn!s
~
obligation, as compatible with the existing civil
and religious institutions of this couutry.—VCre,
shall resume this subject to-morrow.

The following extract from a leiter. from le:.
nos Ayres, of the 18th of July, confirms the
telligence lately receive:l from that quarter, °
the defeat and death of Ramirez,, and the *Veil'
ing of a free communication with the interior:-e'
" Intelligence has just been received from
interior, most important in its nature, and dec..-
sive of the establishment of a free commtinico.
tion. The remaining forces of the Montener®S
;.
haye been completely destroyed in a genetal 3,1 s
tion, 30 leagues from Cordova, and the fasl°-d
Ramirez taken prisoner and shot, and his l'ea
sent as a present to the Governor of Santa Fe*,
The Patriots have also completely defeated Wci
old Spanish army in Lower Peru, and kiliev
their Commander, Weimar, so that ti ere is °°e •
no impediment in the way of a free intercours9
with an immense expanse of country, as far
Salta, including Tucuman and Santa del Estra
the finest marts for commerce in this divisiotll9i
.
Folth America. There have been great rejotc:
ings in, the interior on accountof this news, N% WIC"
is official."

MISCELLANEOUS.

Letters dated the 31st of August were received
yesterday from Odessa: Sufficient time had their]
elapsed to allow the determination of the Rus.
Sian Government, if intended to be communi•
'sated direct from the Court to the authorities al
,Odessa, to be known there ; but the same uncer-
tainty still- prevailed on the subject. Favour-
able prognostics of peace were, however, derived
from the--entire inactivity of the Russian army
and • marine, the movements of which were
-watched, and could always be quickly arid cor-
rectly ascertained.--(Morning Paper.)
that according
FiNaNcr,.—The Madrid Papers state,
tdat according to the accounts received by the
Junta of Public Credit up to the 31st of August,
the salesof property in the provinces for the ex-
thaction of the national debt amounted to 109-s.
from monasteries and other suppressed establish-
ments. The estimated value is 74,569,109 reals,
and there have been remitted 136,507,109 reals
(or about 1,365,0001. sterling). Thus the sales
'have produced about doable, their estimate.
T tic ARMY. 'Phis morning the 3d Regiment
of Infantry (Buffs) passed through London, with
their bugles Playing and colours flying. They
.ivere headed by their Commanding Officer, Lieu-.
itenant-Colonel THORYE. The regiment, which
'ad a fine healthy, and clean appearance; is on
its way to Woolwich 'to do permanent duty.
The orders and route were received at Dun-
. stable, where, the officers and men. during their
VaY.-have,.by their good conduct, been the sub-
jeet of .general praise.
Captain SLEEMAN arrived at Fahnouth yester-
day morning (Friday, 28th ult.) from the Bra-
zils, in seven weeks from Rto de Janeiro. In
consequence of the ship hai4ng had some corn-
tnunication with a vessel from the Mediterra-
nean, she is put under quarantine. She has
brought no passengers nor any particular news._
(Corn Tr all Gazette.)
nis Excellency Lieutenant-General Sir TRO-
IKAS flissase, Bart. G. C. B. Commander in Chief
of the Madras Army, and suite, may be expected
at Portsinouth 'in the course of a very few days,
on board his Majesty's ship Aligator, which
sailed from India the end of May.
1-4°a° ORlEL.—Monday se'nnight, a numer-
ous Meeting. of the County of Louth was held,
when a complimentary Address was voted to
Lord ORIEL on his elevation to the Peerage,
and expressive of the grateful sense entertained
,by his Constituents, of his long and faithful ser-
vices as their Representative in Parliament.
•
Ihe damage done by the late'hurricane in
Norfolk, Virginia, referring to the city only,
amounts to 200,000 dollars. Much more fatal
consequences were, however, expected in the•in-
terior, and among others the destruction of the
standing crops of Indian corn was deemed inevit-
able. Similar effects were apprehended all along
the coast from Norfo'lk to New York, within,
which apace the fury of the tempest was prin-
e'Pal!y felt. At Boston it appears that no injury
Was done.
mln addition to what we stated respecting his
04,jE'Ws travelling cap'having been blown off
ben his been landing on the pier at Calais, we have
given to understand that Mr. GRIFFIN
• eRS (formerly paymaster of the Brunswick
ftantry), who Witnessed the occurrence, imme-
diate) y
stepped forward, and presented to his
44-4rEsTir his hat, which his MAJESTY was most
graciously pleased to accept.
On Thursday evening last (27th ult.) the Cor-
Poration of this Borough met at the Guildhall,
I.or the purpose of receiving proposals for build-
In; the_ intended new bridge over the Thames
r°lll Windsor to Eton ; when Mr. MOORE'S COll-
- Was accepted. He has undertaken to com-
Plete the bridge by the last day in November,
18c22• Proposals were,received from nine other
builders, of whom it is but justice to say, that
ne general approximation of thegross sums pro-
Posed. respectively fully demonstrated their inte-
giity and experience.--(Whdsor Express.)
righe anxiety which was caused by the myste-
Qns disappearance of .the Gentleman from the
ueen's Head Inn, at Durham, has been totally
hern"ed• The Gentleman, after leaving the
11ouse of his friend, in Old Elvet, went to the
at and Feather Inn, where, after abiding all
yght, he in the morning put himself into the
par
d Exmouth coach, in which he went to Bar-
by_„dcastle, and from thence to Glasgow by way
Carlisle. This information has been conveyed
Y letter from him to his friends in Durham,
ja
j •_°Nox SEssioxs.—Yesterday the adjourned
th'°:Ten SeSSions were
.held at Guildhall before
S'e;;"RD. MAYOR,- the Sheriffs, the Common
atti4t, Aldermen J. Smith, Cox, Annesley,
A DiVicaS..—No case of any interest occurred,
state,
hack
ale letter from Mons, in the JOURNAL DE PARIS.,
cWhol;ad r plan had been comrnitted to theprison of Charleroi,
seve,, to the barbarity to.keep one of his daughter confined
'tor), .11- Years in a sort of subterranean cellar of his habita-
was -11 ti ele she was allowed nothing but bread and water, and
achilittea!lle to communicate with any individual; air was only
The fai,u to her dungeon an.opening half a foot in width ;
ktd _ b eAer
had conned herl4, in this cruel manner because shethat sediiced by a,Militiiry Officer. The circumstances
that, t° a discovery of this unhappy female's situation were,
desitra of her sisters, beir,snear _death, manifested a strong
to her to see her, at same'time communicating confidentially
Ttie itushand the dreadful 'satiation in which she was placed.
the st;band immediately entreated the father to put an end to
this ,t+_erings of this miserable daughter by releasing her, but
cotri,nilmjto!l and unnatural parent peremptorily refused. A
who i
ication .wrest, consequence made to the Authorities,
totOattliataly red the unfortunate female to liberty.
hv e E;s"r_isucTlVE litaEs.--Sunday evening, about
i
hoe cl_oc_k, an alarming fire broke out in the
of H
"-Mr. BARTON, oil and colourman, corner
thshone, High-street, Poplar. It originated
the p;. there was no person in the house at
"roe, the family being gone to Margate. The
prerri,.
and the stock in trade were totally
he°o4unled• T The fire extended its ravages to the
vv,u.se of Mr., rlodges, haberdasher, adjoining,
!.oich was also, with the stock in trade, reduced
0 ashes. The roof was burnt nearly off the
u,se of Mr. Wright, a porkman.—Monday night
n..u-re broke out in an uninhabited. house in
is's,useen-street,Worship-street Finsbury-square, it
40,_aid, in consequence of a Spark flying amongst
ttime e shavings, which the carpenters had left in
of the (tely destroyed
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