The Sun.
London, England, 1818-06-30 00:00:00

SPIfALFIELTW- NATION-AL -SCHOOL.

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The crowded p,,pulation of Spitalfields was yes.
terday assembled to witness a ceremony as striklng
in its details and the 'winner in which it was con-
ducted, as it was imp'ortant in its nature to their
future happiness and improvement ; we mean the
ceremony of laying the first -stone of a 5(1,01 for
the education of 1,20 children, by his Royal
1-lighoess the Duke of YottK, assisted by the Bi-
sir'', of London and other diVingniShedversoils.
'rhe Duchess of York and several females of rank
were atm° present on the orcasiOn. The Duke of
atii,ed at the around intended for the
purpose, situate •in Q,taker-street, soon after
three o'clock, wile,. the ceremony, which lasted
tOolft au hour, took place with the forms usual on
such occasions. The Rector of the parish, the Rev.
West Wheidale, ad,.ressed company present,
and after -I:4e sione was lowered into its place,
-fferyd up a play, r suitable to the oecaision. TI. e
Rev. L r>t Ansvach (Sccutlai returned thanks
10 his Royai dighness, who replied in a few ,
words, expiesNing the high scin,e he entertained
of the importance of the estahlishment, and Abe
whole coin hided with the heuedietioo of the Bi-
shop of London. We have never seen so many
rus,dis assenio eel itt bo 510,11 a space; not only
the scitiLidings within the area of the intended
building, and the surrounding windows and
streets, weie Cina,led withspectatots, hot he
houses were literallyclenuded of their tiling, and
human heads were seen to eery direction I.l,,ject-
ing from the interstices. flue utmost order ai:d de-
Conlin prvailed throughout, and when Sir C.
Flower, at the conclusion of the scene, proposed
a cheer of three•times.three for their Royal High.
nesses, he was answered by a shout that ttiade the
welkin ring, and could Only have proceeded lima
hearts that felt, and were gratefull for, the benefits
conferred on them. The company afterwaids
adjourned to the London 'Tavern in Bishopsgate-
stveet, where a dinner was prepared, at which Inc
Duke of York piesided. Besides his Royal High-
ness, there were present, the Bi,hop of London,
Earl Liverpool, the Members f r Middlesex, and a
respectable body of mercntrnts and manufacturers.
iVhen the cloth was remover!, the Lord Mayor,
in proposing the health of the Duke of York,
look occasion to comment on the 'audible zeal
with %%filch his !loyal Highness had ever given his
support to similar institutions. The Duke of
York,- in reply, said, that no disposition of his
time could possibly be more grateful to his feel-
ing, and awarded his highest praise to the meet-
ing for their labours in the general cause of
hu-
man nature. His speech was short, but very im-
pressivc : !.e returned thanks also, on the health
of his Duchess being given.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL, for himself and the rest
of the Vice-patrons, returned thanks for a similar
honour. He expressed his regret at his unavoid-
able absence from the ceremony of the morning ;
he placed, in a very forcible light, the exempfary
patience with which the extensive and populous
district of Spit alfields had conducted itself during
a late period of extreme snifering and privations;
he duv, it on the importance of edocatiou to them,
and to all others unable, from click circumstances,
to Huai(' a siwilai blessing, which, his Louiship
was never so needful as at the pie Sent mo-
ment, when attempts appeared to tie making in all
quarters to demoralize the h +bits, and mislead the
understandings of the people.
The Bishop of Loudon, the I,lrd Mayor, Mr.
Mellish, and several other Clentiemeo, also ad-
dressed the Meeting. Atter dinner, a liberal sub*
scliption was entered into, and the utmost burl
mony and conviviality prevailed.

WEYMOUTH, JUNE '."9, 10 A. M.—Notice has
been just given by Rok'iitt WisToN, Mayor,
that the Contest 13 at an end. 'floo, alter a
‘veek's noble s!rogg!e, Ibe Johnstone U(1 Town
Laerests have triumphed the election of Messrs.
WALLACE, URE, BUXTON, and WILLIAMS, WhO
his morning be chaired in the usual nhinner.
Nothing can exceed the general exultation at this
moment manifested by the inhabitants, in universal
acclamations of union and independence.

The following is a Copy of the Letter of Sir
FRANCIS BURDRTT, written to Mr. HUNT, in
an-
swer to his application to the Baronet to attend
him, to present the first Spa-fields Petition to the
PRINCE REGRNT

" Brighton, Nor. 19, ISI
"Sitt,-1 have nut received any authentic account of the
Petition yo-i mention, I therefore can come to no determina-
tion respecting it. But this I ant determihed, not to he wade
a cat's-paw of, and not to insult the PRINCE 11.:::(4N7.
" I remain, Sir, your most obedient humble servant, ,
To li. Hair, Esq. FRANCIS BURDETT."

Lard COCHRANE'S destination is getter div
nn-
derstood to be South America, but it is said be
cannot get
.a register for his steam vessel.

MELANcIiOLY DEATH.—On Thursday r144-ht,
about ten o'clock (dialog an electioneering out-
rage in York), Mr. Matthew Kirk, a young man
in Mr Sharply's employ, was crossing Coney-
street, between the Mack Swan and New-street,
when a stone, weighting 34-lhs. which had been
' thrown with great violence, sit tick him on the head,
which caused his death in the course of the'.night.
'An atrocious hand bill attempted to fix the re-
spon•ibility of this unfortunate event on Mr. Scott.
Some Other ruffian sent an anonymous. letter to
Sir M. M. Sykes, threatening .him with murder,
un:e,s he immediately relinquished his election,
and retired from York,—Sir M. M. Sykes's Com-
mittee have utrvred a reward of a hominid guineas
for the discovery of the writer.—(York Chronicle.)
LOTTERY ELECTION.—On Friday last the STATS
LOTTERY finished, when (as usual) DISH Was at
the head of the Poll, haVing shared and sold, not
only the largest Prize, but other Capitals, greater
"timber and amount than any other Office.

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On Sunday se'unight, the following melancholy
accident happened near Alloa :—A boy went
into Gartmorindam, and sticking in the mud,was
discOvered by his sister, who went in to his
assistance, but she was nnfortun ttrly unable to
extricate either the boy or herself. A young
man, passing at the time rescued the boy; but
was himself unfortunately drowned in attempting
in vain to rescue the girl.