The Sun.
London, England, 1821-06-08 00:00:00

NATIONAL SOCIETY.

The Annual General Meeting of this Society,
for -the Education of the Poor in the Prin-
ciples of the Established Church, was held
yesterday at the Central School, .Baldwites-
Gardens, Gray's Inn-lane. His Grace the Arch-
bishop of CANTERBIIit'; took the chair at one
o'clock, and was surrounded by a numeroUs
body of bishops; nobility, and gentry ; amoni,
whom we recognised the Archbishop of York,
Bishops of Chester, Gioncester, Llandaff, Saint
Asaph. Bangor, and Lincoln, Mr. Justice Pare,
Lord Kenyon, Sir James Lanham, Baronet,
Sir It. Peel, Bally, M.P., Mr. NVilberforce,
Doctors Bell and Watson,. and several others of
the highest respectability. His Grace the Arch-
bishop of Canterbury having opened the busi-
ness in a short speech, the Secretary, _Doctor
Walmsly, read the Report; which stated, amongst
a variety of gratifying facts, that a legacy had
been bequeathed to the Society in the last year,
by Jaines Hayes, Esq. of 5,0001.; from which
the greatest advantages had resulted to the inte-
rests of the Institution; as its funds were pre-
viously much deteriorated by the expences at-
tending the erection -of additional SchoolS and
incidental disbursements: In the list of sub-
scriptions were several very munificent dona-
tions, and the names of many eminent persons.
The RepOrt Was received with considerable ap-
plause. His Grace. the Archbishop of Canter-
bury said, that after hearing the Report; the
Meeting must feel satisfied as to the results of
the Society's labours during the last ten years.
His Grace, in an elaborateind eloquent speech,
pout trayed the advantages of educating the lower
classes of society,•as a means of protecting them
against the vices and teinptations incident to
their condition-of life, and of enabling them to
counteract the • efforts of artful -and designing
men. Mr. Justice PARK said, it would -be ab-
surd to conceive .that there would be no crime
where there was education ; but -speaking from
personal experience, he asserted that of those
.who had been tried before him, the majority
were individuals who had not received the bene-
fit of early, religious instruction. The Honour-
able Judge concluded an eloquent speech by
proposing the thanks of the meeting to the.
Archbishop of Canterbury, which was- second
k-1 by Mr. Wilberforce, , and carried with
much applause. Ilis Grace shortly expressed his
sense of • the honour. Lord Kenyon,- in. a high
eulogium on the character and merits of the Rev.
Dr. Walmsly,- proposed_ a vote of thanks to that
Gentleman for his exertions, which was unani-
mously carried, and he returned his a cknoW:-
ledgments. A vote ,of thanks to Dr. Bell was
.also carried, -as were several other resolutions;
•aad some eloquent speeches were made by seVe-
ral Gentlemen. Avery large sum was collected
in support of the funds of the Institution.

- Tug Aamy.---The 2.d regiment of Dragoon
Guards, commanded by Col. KEARNEY, arrived
hcre on Friday (Ist inst.) from Ireland, on their
rou t e for "Manchester.--( Liv.erpool Ad erliser.) •
The 2d Regiment of Life Guards received
their marching orders yesterday. 'They. are to
leave town on Thursday next for. Windsor, to
relieve the Royal Blues on that-dUty ; when the
Royal Blues will leave on the same_ day.for Lon-
don, 4nd take possession of the new barracks.in
the Regent's Park.
The Officers of the 4th Light Dragoons, quar-
tered at the' Cavalry 'Barret:l.v, at Canterbury,
gave an-elegant ((dm/a, on Monday last, to a
party of the neighbourin Gentry ; after .s Lich
the company danced for some time to the r:T,i-
Mentalniusic.

THE LORD BISHOP OF MEATII.—We are 'gra-
tified in• announcing the•yestoration to health of
this inestimable and. venerable Prelate, and that
his Lordship will shortly be enabled to resume
the arduous 'duties Of the diocese.—(Jiibernian
Journal,) ,
The Grand Jury sitt;ngat tin Old Dailey last
night returned a true bill againkt the proprietors
of " Thejohn Ball" Sunday paper,
',for a libel. A true bill was also, found against
[ Jane Carlile, for the Rke offence, •

THE LONDON JOURNALS.

DAILY EXTRACTS FROM TIIE MORNING PAPERS;
.1102 C 8,

(MORNING POST.]
We have received New. Providence Papers to
the 15th of April. The account they give of
the state of the Colony is nbt very promising, as
a great part of the soil of the Bahamas is much
taustecl, and in several instances planters have
disposed of their Slaves, Whilst others are remov-
ing- to more propitious' situations. It has been
mentioned that Crab Island (one of the Virgin
Islands), about twenty miles long, and - four
or five broad, holds out greater advantages
for those who are seeking an asylum ; but it
yet remains in doubt to whose territory that
Esland belongs, as, from its prokimity to
Porto Rico, the Spaniards have a claim to
it. Ms Excellency Lewis Grant, Governor
of the Bahamas, opened the LegiSlature on
the (23d March, in a speech; in which his Ex-
cellency recommended to the consideration of
the tWo House's.' a Bill for the Registry,of Slaves,
throughout the Bahamas, such as he hoped would
be beneficial to the Colony; and meet the wishes
of Government ; but the misunderstanding which
has prevailed in the Colony for some time is not
yet set at rest; and-his. Excellency, on proroguing
thetwo houses on the 6th of April, lamented the
failure of the Registry Bill, and made some re-
marks upon the disagreement in other Colonies,
where he Said, ". We have seen the pacific over-
tures met on the threshold." . - •

[THE TIMES.]

With respect to the 6,0001. per annum now to
be added to the Duke of Clarence's income, we
are of opinion that it would be unbecoming a na-
tion to act with any retributive petulance. If
the 6,0001. are necessary, the previous rejection
of them is no sufficient ground for now withhold-
ing them when applied for : indeed, the applica-
tion itself is a sufficient proof of penitence.

[BRITISH PRESS.] •
It will, we, think, be unnecessary for us to
argue upon the general principle, that in uphold-
ing the dignity and splendour of the Loyal
Family are deeply involved the best and most
Valued interests Of the State. It requires no very
abstruse knowledge of the workings of the human
mind to ascertain how powerful is the effect pro-
, duced by external appearances upon the great
mass of man-Lind, and how necessary are the
gifts of fortune to justify, in the minds of the
million, the respectful observances that are due
to high birth and elevated rank. We are aware
that in touching upon this topic we arm against
us a host of philosophic precepts ; but without
,-denying - the-truth of the general maxims of the
schools, we mast feel how inapplicable they are
to the Ordinary airairs of common life, more espe-
cially in a counkry where the principles of our
Political -institutions recognise, as their firMeSt
support, the gradations of rank, and where the
increase of wealth and the progress of luxury
have given an Osolute value to the artificial dis-
tinctions of their own creation.