The Sun.
London, England, 1820-06-02 00:00:00

NATIONAL SCHOOLS.

Vesfetday tie Anniversary Meeting of the Na-
tioiatl Schools' Society took pkiee at the Central
EstAhlishtnent 111 BAldwin"s-gardeits, Which was
1111(11CroitsIv attended ny the Olgt)itariei of the
Church, Noblemen, Genilemen, &c.
Ills Grace the Archbishop of CANTE Rati
tollovtred I))' a number of Bishops and Noblemen,
I).etor IVAI.NtsLEY, and other dignified Clergy,
&c. entered the great Sehnol.rooni soon after
one when his Grace the Archbishop of
Canterunry tetoit the Clair as President of the
Society.

The Rev. nt. IVALMSLEY, the indefatigable
and gratuitous secretary, proceeded to read the
report Of the icr,ite of the Society, and pro-
ceedings at' the Committee of the past year. In
the course of the last year there had been esta-
blished in England 147 schools. A consoler-
able degree of praise tt• et 3 given to Mr. Johnson,
the master of the general central school, under
whose care there are about 502 boys and 230
they had !hen twice exanti.ed before
the Archbishop and other distinguished per-
sonages, and had given them general satisfaction.
During the last year the number of children had
increased 20,000, and the whole number receiviog
instruction in England amounted to 270,000.
Since the last year the number of schools had in-
creased from 1,467 to 1,614. The/system had been
established successfully in Nova Scotia and various
other foreign parts. A negro had been admitted
and sent out as a teacher, who had succeeded ex-
tremely well. The Repot t alluded to the ex-
traordinary munificence of Air. Watson, the Trea-
surer of the Society, who had. purchased the
Chapel in Ely-place, and had made it a present to
the Society for the children of the National
Schools to attend Divine Service there, and bad
assigned it over to the Archbishop of Canterbury,
as the Trustee of the I!tstit ution.

The Rev. Dr. BELL, to whom the Society
o►ved its Origin, had presented the Society with
a Co:►ttnnuion Service of Plate for the Chapel in
Ely-place.
The system had been generally introduced in
the army, under the patronage of the Duke of
York and also in the Navy, under the patronage
of several disti,,guished Officers in Portsmouth
duck-yard, and the Commissioners. Thirty-two
grants of money bad been made, amounting
to 3,2021..t0 various parishes in and about the
metropolis, particularly to Newiogton-butts,
Bethnal-green, and St. Paul's, Deptford. In the
latter place instructions Lad been given to chil-
dren in evenings, whose ocenpalions would not
allow them to attend in the day time, and also on
Sundays.—The Committee bad been restrained
from doing more in assisting schools with money
from the scantiness of their foods however, it ac-
knowledged a liberal legacy, and several donations.
The Report concluded with a recommendation to
support the system, to counteract designing
Deists and infidels, and that it was the cause of
God and Religion.

The Archbishop of Canterbury rose, and en-
larged very forcibly tipoo the general statement,of
the Report, spoke in high praise of the Commit-
tee, at.d the diligence. with which they had exe-
cuted the trust reposed in them.
Lord KetoroN moved thanks to Dr. Bell, for
his present of the Communton Service at Plate
for Ely Chapel, which be had received from his
bcholats at Madras. Atter which tie Meeting
bruke up.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

ASCOT•HEATH RACES.

TtwasnitY.—The KING again honoured the course with
his presence, and the company were as au:nerous as on the
fist day.

Sweepstakes of 10gs each ; colts Bst. ;lb. and fillies Bst. 21b.
Th. New Mile.

Duke of York's Dominic Sampson - 0 1
Duke of Rutland', c. by Haphazard, out of Elizabeth 0 2
5 to 2 ou the Duke of Rutland; afteethc dead heat 5 to 4

on him.

The Windsor Forest Stakes was walked over for by the Duke
of York's Punt
The Gold Cup value 100 gs. A Subscription of flogs each,
five Subscribers. Two miles and a half.

Mr Fraser's Cloimpignon, 4 yrs old, Sst . '211). - - 1
Duke of York's Banker, 4 yrs old, Sst. 21b. - - 2
Mr West's Alpha, 4 yrs old; Bst. 21b.
'Phis was the gKeatest sport in; race here. 7t04 on Banker;
any odds agst Alpha. Buckle rode the winner.
Plate of 501. for all ages. One mile and a half.
Mr Turner's Coral - - - 4 4 1 1
Mr Sadler's Defiance - - - 2 1 3 2
Duke of Rutlarol's b. c. by Waxy - 1 2 dr
Mr Stephenson's Merryataker - - 3 3 2 dr
... . . ...

S to .4
on the Duke Of Rutland, and 2 tot after the heat.
Defiance the favourite after the svcund heat; and after the
thud heat,- 2 to I on Coral.

THE KING•S CHAMPION.

lit digging the grave for the late Champion
Dymoke, in Scrivelsby church, a coffin was found,
which, breaking to pieces on digging close to it,
was found to contain a. human skull, with a quan.
lily of clay which hart been formed into the shape
of u body. As the coffin contained nu 011.er
bones than the skull, and the soil in which it was
buried is gravel, there is reason to suppose that
the body, alter the head was severed oft, had been
sold by the undertaker to the surgeons. Theie
was no iuiscrip ion to discover to whom it be-
longed.

A person has been in training ever since the
death of George the Third to act as King's
Champion at the approaching C►►ronation, the
health of the late Champion rendering it necessary
to perform the service. by deputy. If the present
possessor of Scrieelsby were disposed to appear on
that occasion in person, there would not be time
for him to inure himself to bear the weight and
cold of the armour, both of which ate extreme.
A person training begins by wearing one piece fur
three or four hours a•dayr; when he can bear that
be puts on two ; and so on till be can wear the
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HOUSE OF' LORDS, THUHStIAY,

• CALF:Da:ILAN cANAL.
Mr. EnivAllps broo;:.iit ~p ire 1711 i Repoft Of
the Commissioners of the Calcildniatt Canal:

DUTY ON WOOL.

The Duke of NORTHUMBEqLAND presented a
Petition trorn the Merchatits auti trdders of New-
castie-upon.Tyne. against any alteration in the
existing on on the tab:e.
COMMERCIAL ANO AdfticuucußAL nisTatc:Ts.

Littl KRNYON pirsented a Petition Iron) the
rnerehairs anti tilAtintacttirtrg of Great and Little
Bolton, in Llueashire, praying for fi revision of
the existing laves relative to trade; hut on a prin-
ciple Of common protection to tile commercial and
agrictilrural interests; which iiught never to be
separately Considered.—;-Laid on the table.
The Earl of ALingdon took the oaths and hit
seat.

COUNTY COURTS FOR THE RECOVERY OF SMALL

DEBTS.

Lot(' REDESDALB titiVrteti to 9 measure he had
brought forward some years since, for establish-
ing Courts in the different counties for the reco-
very of small debts, but upon which no progress
was made, and observed, Ora! his opinion was still
in favour of passing some Act of that description,
which should be applicable to the whole king•
dom. His former projected measure had in view
the establishing of new Courts in the respective
Counties. with a Barrister of a certain standing
at the Bar-appointed as the Judge of each. But
as such an arrangament would render the COOD-
liableto considerable expence, he had endea-
voured to achieve the same object by means of
refoirniug the County Courts, somewhat upon
the principle of that of Middlesex, only that
in the latter no sum could be recovered above
40s. ; and it was liable to great objection that the
Clerk of the Court, who was to be a Barrister of
six years standing, appointed by the Sheriff, with
the approbation of the Lord Chancellor or the
two Chief Justices, was in point of fact, not the
Judge, bat only the Assessor to the suitdrs, of
whom the Jury consisted, and who were in reali-
ty the Judges. He proposed, that in each county
the Sheriff should appoint a Barrister of at least
three years' standing, to be the Judge of the
Colony Court, who should not necessarily be,
hut who might be, the Clerk of the Court : the
Judge to state the law to the Jury, consisting of
tour persons, who should give their verdict ; the
persons liable to serve on such Juries to consist
of freeholders of 51. per annum, copyholders of
101. per annum, freeholderi and copyhold,:rs of
101. per annum, or leaseholders of 501. per an-
num); and the jurisdiction of the Court to
extend to sums not exc-eding 101. He also
proposed to give power to the Justices of the
Peace, in each county, to regulate the sittings of
the Court, in such districts or divisions of the
county as should be found expedient, and that the
proceedings or the Court in each case should be
as few and as simple as possible. He had no ex-
pectation, however, of any such measure being
passed doting the present Session, his only object
was to have the Bill printed, and for it to lie over
for consideration, in the hope that some persons
might take up the subject, and that a measure
might be ultimately carried into effect, calculated
'to effect the object in view. His Lordship con-
cluded by presenting a Bill for the better Regula-
tion of the County ;sorts in England and Wales,
which was teed a first time, and ordered to be
printed.

Adjourned till to-morrow (this thy.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

ft Was ordered, on the tnor ion of Mr. C. HAR-
VEY, that Henry Swann, Esq. be brouOit lu
custody of the Marshal of the King's Bench, on
Tuesday, the 13th inst. it the said Henry %.ratin
should desire to lie so brought up.

• ,PAISLEY PETITION.
Mr. MAXWELL presented a Petition from the Nreelmni„
employed in the Cotton Manufactures at Paisley, stating.,
that in consequence of the decline of that branch of industry,
they were reduced to the deepest-distress and misery, wanting
even the indispensable necessaries of life. Many were out of
employment, and those who were employed were obliged
to work for wages so low as to he inadequate to the support
of their families. In present*. this Petition, the Hon. Mem-
ber was understood to recommend (fur the noise and agitation
prevailing in the House immediately after the termination of
the ballots rendered every thing inaudible) that his Ma.
jesty's Government should encourage emigration in a more
effectual wanner than they had yet done. This was a course
which he trusted the prudence and wisdom of the House would
point out as likely to prove most beneficial to the country.
As matters now stood, no man could invest his capital in ma-
'nufact ures, lest his preMises should be set on fire by incen-
diaries. The Petitioners requested a loan, which :night be
repaid out of a County rate,- to afford them facilities for etniS
gration. He called upon the House to consider whether
taking aismait proportion of the general money of the coun-
try might not be prudent as a matter of precaution, and pro-
per in a Christian land to prevent crime's. Minty individuals
had lived last year on their stock and credit, but all their
means of existence were now exhausted. He concluded by
impressing upon the "House the necessity of adopting every
practicable mode of relieving the distresses of the people.
The Petition wits then laid fin the table, and ordered to lie
printed.
Mr. HUTCHiNSO.N moved for a Copy of the Instructions
transmitted to the Auditor-General in the Peninsula, in the.
years 1812 and 1811.—Ordercd.
Mr. HUTCHINSON then presented a Petition front certain
persons holding offices in the Court of Chancery in Ireland;
praying that the tees of that Court might not be abolished;
or, that if they were, some remuneration should be given.—
Read, and laid on the table.