The Sun.
London, England, 1818-04-27 00:00:00

ADULT SCHOOLS.

A Meeting was heldOti the 17th inst. in the
-Town-Nall of Chester, Mr. "Alderman New LL,
in the Chair, for the purpose of, establishing an
ADULT SCHOOL SOCIETY, tor the City and Nti-41-
bourhooti, at which IV. 11. FOLLIoTT, 'Esq. de-
- livered the following Address :
MR. CHAIEMIOT,
AIIXIOUS 10 promote the bappinessof mankind,
as f,r as my limited sphere of action will admit,
1 a rail myself of the present opportunity of pro-
posing to you Ole adoption of Adult Schooli, and
before 1 sit down, 1 shall do myself the favour of
recommending the establishment of a Society in
this city, for the purpose.of instructing grown up
persons to read the Holy Seripturet. . Perhaps 1
Am not the moit improper person to. bring this

Measure before you,Aniving,at an early period of
Ins,/ life been ,ins•rumental in the forming of Sun-
-16y Schools in this city, ltd having irr the year
1790v-14d-dressed all the Bishops of the kingdom, by
1-letter, reconunending -to them the e.stiiblishmerit
of Sunday Schools, in their Diocese. Greatly, do
I lament that some Dignitaries of the Church dif-
! fer from me on the subject of .\ dolt Schools,gen-
'• tlemen with whom I have had tine honour to act
at the public charities of Chester,- than -whom 1
am well convinced there are no better men, and
1 firmly believe few of superior. abilities. flow,-
ever, that shad by no meat.s discourAge.:ne:in the
prosecotion of the measure, and using Illy most
strenuous exernions lie accomplishment at it.
first School established exclusively for the
instruction of Adul a was at Bala, iu Merioneth-
shire,, in the yearlBll,,by Mr. Charles, Bachelor
of Ants, Episcopal Minister of-that place ; but
about 'sixty years since, grown up persons At ad-
vanced periods of life were taught to read in a
SchOol in Moominitlishire, together with children.
'These Schools are now spreading far and wide, in
different parts of the world; they have been opened
in America, France, and e%en in Africa, and in many
parts Of our o,!_n country, in London, Bristol; Bir-
ritioguatO,Shefficld, Liverpool; lincks,and Berks,to.
the schoOla in which counties Lis' Royal Highness
the Prince Regent is Patron, Lord Grenville- Pre-

si►leut, acid ou tiiy of the most distinguished Gentle-

mewaliti of that co,inty give their support.
Those of Lonti,,n are under the patronage of a Gen,
tlet!leil wins, has recently served the office twice

of Lord llayi4 Of the Metropolis, 1 allude to Mr.
Alderman Wood, as well.ai Sir John[rester,

Etecoraer of Lortdon, :olio Irig I 1 Ty appreciates
the consequences of there. lsoolS; and lam firmly
persuaded, that the cause of ybor goals having been
this year so greatly crowded is 'attributable to the
ignorant and uneducated state.a tbOie unfortunate
persons inmates therein, conjoined to the eXcessive
use of ardent spirits.--Sir, we are bound in grati-
tude to instruct the,poor, they have fiinght your
battles, (I do. not mean merely the people here,
but in the Country in general) they LtaVe
your houses, cultivated your fields, and nut sed
your children, and the best return you can possibly
make them, 'is to put -into their hands•the Holy
Bible, which wili'makethem wise unto salra!ioo,
and enable them to read it, in comparison with
which, all °thet gifts are as mere (lust in the ba-
lance. As there toe other Gentlemen who mean
to addiess you, I shall not trespass on your time
any longer, than by imploring the blessing of pro-
vidence on your deliberations this night,—thank-
ing you for the attention with which you have
been pleased to bear me, and recommending it to
you to bear in mind that most excellent precept
of scripture, " be not weary of well doing,''' for
you will receive your reward " if you faint not."
I now beg-leave to move, 'that
" It appearing by Ctilitnat.iotb that there .are in
ibis city upwards of a thousand adult individuals
who are incapable of reading, nod are conse-
quently destitute of the happy privilege of search-
ing for themselves the, Holy .Seriptures—a
ptiri-
lege, which as l'rotestants we plaCe its the very
first rank, and a piactice, which as Christians we
feel it.our bounden duty to encourage—a. Society
be forteed for this city -and neighbourhood, foi
the important purpose of teachi'tg AdUlt Persons
to read, to be called The General Adult. School
Society for Chester and its neighbourhood, and
that a subscription for, defraying.the expences of
the Society he immediately entered into."
The above motion Was unanimously carried, as
well as other Resoltstions relative thereto, and a
Cointniiiee of twenty-four respectable Gentlemeu
of Chester was appointed to carry the sable into
effect.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF KlNG's BENCH, APRIL :5.

AP.TICLES OF THE PEACE.

A Lady, named, Cot i, of. M ile= End, on a former
day exhibited
...arJ,icles of the peace 'against her
husband, •in which she charged hint With. violet)!
ill-treatment.. Mr. Cori this (lay appealed in
Court to answer to mite articles, when the Court
ordered hint to enter into recognizanees to keen,
the peace towards all 'his Majesty's subjects, but
particularly toWards his wi‘e, 'for one year, hint-
self in 2001. and two sureties in 1001. each. Mr.
'Cori did so, and was discharged. •