The Sun.
London, England, 1820-03-16 00:00:00

3770
430

Grand Total,
The above estimate we consider rattier to ex-
ceed than to he under the amount.

9006

There are no data whereby the total of the po.
pulation of this Province may he correctly known,
and stilt less the subdivisions of its population.
The Militia Returns, however, prove that the po-
pulation of Lower• Canada is about hclt that of
New-York, which is about one million.

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We find that generally tbroughout the Northern
States, one half of the population is under /
sixteen years of age, and: probably one-h::! of
those under that age:are fit to attend schools.
We accordingly find, that in 1811, the super-
intendant or public schools of the State of New
York, reported to the Legislature that there
were then in the State 5000-common schools, and
that the number of scholars exceeded 200,000.
In 1815, the report stated the following numbers,
not including the city and county of New-York,
and the city of Albany; common and primary
sehools,kunder the Act, 2621 ; scholars, 140,106;
expense of instruction, 55;720 dollars.

The total number of children fit to go to school
in Lower Canada, must therefOre be about
125,000 ; but let us take the whole number at
halt those that actually attended school in the
State of New-York in 1815, without including
the city and county of New-York and the city of
Albany, the account will stand thus :
Numbei•'of children in Canada of an age to attend
Schools,
Total number of Students and Scholars, the
Public Institutions gif education,

70,053

4000

Number of children fie to attend, not attending
any School • • 66,053
We are almost ashamed to publish this state-
ment. ‘Ve believe we are not exaggerating, and.
should be happy to be contradicted on good au-
thority.
The Editor of the Quebec Gazette appears to
have omitted to notice in this account, the Na-
tional Schools which have been established in
Lower Canada.—EDlToß.

I FURIOUS DRIVING.-011 Saturday evening, at
anelderly Gentleman was crossing the street near
the foot of London Bridge, on the Surrey side,
one of the Greenwich stage-coaches, loaded with
passengers, and driving at a very quick rate, un-
fortunately ran over him before be could get out
of the way. The "wheels passed over his head and
fractured his besides several bruises hesre-
ccived in various parts of the body, from,his being
trampled , under the horses' feet. He died soon
after.—The Coroner's 3niy returned a verdict of
" Manslaughter against the Driver."—The Coro-
ner: immediately issued his warrant against' the
driver ; on which he was apprehended, and com-
mitted to Horsemonger-latie Gaol.
RoBBRRIES.---011 Tuesday morning, at an early
hour, some villains'entered •the dwelling-house of
Sir Archibald Macdonald, Doke-street, Westmin•
ster', .by means ot picklock-keys, and while the
family wi re at. rest, they entered various rooms,
.and stole. numerous articles: of .plate, to a great
amouot, with which they escaped. The house of
Mrs. Hannah West, of Compton-street, was also
entered by thieves, while (hie inmates were in bed,
and robbed of 71, in Dotes, and other property.
The house of Mr. Oliver, of Russel-mews, Rus-
sell-square, was entered by some villains, and
"robbed of plate, &c.