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London, England, 1816-07-15 00:00:00

SIDMOTJTH, DEVON.
Beautiful MARINE VILLA, with 'OFFICES,
PLEASURE GROUNDS in the mast complete order,
And MEADOW LAND.
By Mr. ROBINS,
At Garraway's Coffee-House, 'Change-alley, Cornhill, London,
On Tnuasoar, July 18, at Twelve o'Clock,
AFREEHOLD ESTATE, comprising an ele-
gant Marine Residence, the Vroperty of a Gentleman,
erected on an elegant and unique Elevation, In the Cottage style,
with Thatched Roof, encompassed on two sides with an elegant
Rustic Viranda situate on a beautiful Eminence within a (Mort
distance of Sicirnouth. which Is remarkable for the salubrity and
mildress of the Air, commanding extensive Prospects of the beau-
tifully divers:led surrounding Country, and boundless Views of
the Ocean, planned for the accommudation of a Family of the Grit
Distinction, excellent Domestic °Mee., With Servants' Apart-
ments over; roomy Yards, Srahllng, Coach-Houses, other Out-
buildings, at. Orchards and Meadow Land, containing in all near
FOURTEEN ACRES, forming a most enchanting and unrivalled
situation as a Marine Residence for a Nobleman, Officers of the
Navy, or for a Family of Distiortion.
To be viewed by Tickets: Particulars may be bad at the Lon-
don Inn, Sidmouth ; London Inn and Hotel, Exeter; Fountain,
Plymouth-Dock; Hotels, Plymouth and Weymouth ; Fountain
and George Inns, Portsmouth; Whittrliart and Antelope, Sa-
lisbury ; White I.ion; Bath; Bush, Bristol; John Maley, Esq.
Exeter, of whom Tickets for viewing may be had; Messrs. Flood
and Mules, Honiton; of G. Law, Esq. Solicitor, Lincoln's Inn;
and of Mr. Robins, Warwick-Street, Goldetsectare, London
where a Plan of the Estate and Elevation of the House may be
seen; and Tickets for viewing map be Lad of Mr. Osborne, So-
licitor, Slamouth, likewise.

A MOST DESIRABLE COMPACT FARM, of Arable, Pas-
ture, and Wood Land, all FREEHOLD, Laud-tax redeemed,
and possession at Michaelmas next. at CORRINOHAM, in
the County of ESSEX—By WM. JACKSON,
On TUSIDAY, July SO. at the White Hart Inn, Romford,at
Twelve o'Clock at Noon,
ALL that Valuable FREEHOLD ESTATE,
called BRICK-HOUSE FARM, eligibly situate in the
Parish of Corringham, Essex, now in the occupation of Mr. Ed-
mum/ Pearl, who will give possession at Michaelmas nest; and
comprises- a substantial bricked FUN! House two Bares, Rabies,
Clow-house, and oiler out-buildings, conveniently placed foe the
land, w kith is divided into prop isselmoree by good living fences,
and contains by admeasamment SUA..SR. SP. of good mend
Corn, Pasture, and Wood Land, about 40 acres of which are of
the latter description, in seven Inchoate% beautlitaly belting
round several of the Aids. The whole Istate lies within a ring
fence, the land is in a fair stake of cultivation, and surrottnded by
good roads.

This Farm affords a good opportunity for a Gentleman to In-
vest property as an amictikurist; is also a floe Estate for preserving
game and facilitating the pleasures of sporting-•end there is a
pack of •eapital fa thoms& kept I. the neighbourhoods the airm-
en camomelds most beautiful views of hill and dale, the river
Thantee‘inf, oa tbo_ opposite shore, the moray of Kent. • k is
within three miles or•three good wharfs, where corn may be
shipped, and matinee and chalk landed; is seven miles from the
rnarketmum of Billericay, IS from Chelmsford, IS from Rom-
ford, and 28 from London—is moderately assessed in the poor's
rain, and the Land-tan is relessood.—Half of the purchase-
mooey may remain ea mor if repired.
Further Pardcuhro and Adisio ist Sale may be had to due
time at the Black Boy, Chelmsford 1 When Hart, Bamford ; at
the Auction Mart, near the sok, faildireg and of the Asa
inner, Colchester, where a Plan of the Beton may be aces ; a
Pim of it will also be ethihitedat the Auction Mart, London.
& The Tams will lbw the prookoo.

EDUCATION OF THE LOWER ORDERS OF
THE METROPOLIS.

Mr. T. COOPER, master of Cas•le-street, Leicester:
fields School, which is in connection with the National
Society, inthe same manner as theWhitechapel School,
stated that this School was established in September,
1814, by the Parishes of St. Martin's in,the Fields and
St. Paul's, Covent Garden. The rooms would contain
500 children—about 200 boys and 140 girls attended.
The subscriptions he conceived to be between 8300
and 8400 a year, besides occasional collections atthe
Church. The rent of the School was about NM a
year. The joint salary of himself and daughter, who
kept the girls' school, 5150, with house rent, coals
and candles. The principal school besides in. tbe
parish (St. Martin's) was the Parochial' School,
where 80 boys and 40 girls were educated. He
should conceive that the poor in St. Martin's and
Covent Garden parishes had, generally speaking, thei
opportunities of obtaining education.
Mr. J. WILMOT, moister of the Westminster Na-
tional Free School at the back of Gceat George-street,
stated that this school was formerly carried on in Or-
chard-street. In 1812 it was reformed on Dr. Bell's
plan. It is capable of educating 1000 children ; 310
boys and 272 girls actually attended. It is connected
with the National Society in the same wayas the schools
mentioned by the two last witnesses. The income for
the year ending April, 1816, was £1,131, arising from
subscriptions,donations, and collections. The expenses
were 81,113, including £539 on acenant of the new
building. His salary was 4100, the school-mistress
470, the Chaplain's £2l, the needle woman's about
£l6. He did not believe there were many uneducated
children in the neighbourhood, as they might receive
instruction either at his school, or the 1-lorseferry-road
school, besides the Foundation schools. He could not
give any reason why the school was not full, there
had been a decrease of 45 boys, and 51 girls, during
the year. He believed there were many Catholics
and Dissenters in the neighbourhood, but they were
seldom heard of as such.

Mr. T. Bioos,iecreiary to the West London Lan-
casterian Association, stated, that a survey of. the Co-
vent-garden division was undertaken. The district
which formed the object of the Association was divided
into 12 divisions, bounded by the River, and extend.
ing as far as the Vauxhall Bridge, by Grosvenlr-
'place and Park-place, and the Edgware-road, by the
New-road, to the North, and Gray's Inn lane. The
-Covent-garden division was subdivided into 11 sec-
tions, of which eight were partly examined. The wit-
ness delivered in as abstract of the returns, by which it
appeared that the number of educated children, w.ts,
2042, of uneducated children, 2748, in 1850 house..
Supposing the three unexamined sections averaged
with the others in the whole division, which contained
about 3000 houses, there would be about 3318 ednca.
ted, and 4485 uneducated children. If these numbers
were multiplied by 12, so as to form an approximation
to the number of educated and uneducated children
within the range of the West London Associatio3,

the numbers would be, educated children, . 39,816;
uneducated children, 53,580. The diviion partly
examined was bounded by the River,Northumberland- •
street, St. Martin's-lane, St. Andrew's-street, Seven
Dials, Broad ;street, St. Giles's, Drury-lane, and
Strand-lane. The witness examined the worst section
of the division with Mr. E. Wakefield (in that section
in 230 houses were found 150 childrep educated, and'
679 uneducated 1) They proceeded from house to
boast,' and in many instances from room to room.—
The inhabitants were in an extreme degree of wretch,
edness and filth ; many women whose husbands had
(zone as soldiers, subsisted by making soldier's clothes.
After being employed a whole day in making a coat
they got sd. for it. All were exceedingly anxious V)
have their children instructed. He referred, as the
worst part, to Short's-gardens. and the courts and
alleys aijoining, and the courts united with Broad.
street. St. Giles's, particularly one filled with Irish,
packed together in a miserable state, and the extremest
filth. The examiners Were almost afraid toe tter some
of the apartments, but they'received the greatest civi-
lity and kindness. The amount of subscription from
the decent inhabitants was 6s. generally in sums
of ss. The children in this miserable place were in
such a state, that they could not have attended any
school without being thoroughly cleaned ; many were
nearly without covering, and mostly without shoes:
The West London Association had not been able,
by reason of the smallness of its funds, to erect any '
schools. The only one which they had at present was
one in Horseferry-road, Westminster, calculated for
500 boys, and attended actually by 300. The annual
expense he conceived to be 4250, including repairs.
The master had £lOO a-year, which was made up to
£125 by a half-yearly gratuity. As to the reason why
the school, which would hold 500, was only attended
by 300, he believed it was, that the parentsvent their
children to work, or were not able to clothe them: the
school was, it was also to be remarked, trot free, each
chili paying Id. a.week, which all parents were not
able to give. The Association had received in sub.
sctiptions, &c. since May last ye.ir, £3n, and had
expended nearly that sum; it had besides, tel,ooo
3 per cents. To shew the readititi,s c: the lower or,
ders to assi-.1: the Society, t':e mcntior,ed, that
between May, 1814 and Augost, 18!5; the jourroy.
men tailors had subscribed £C9. The ft,:lowing was
the proport7.m of the.children of different sects 'ed.
nutted to the Horseterry road Shoo::--Established
Church, 195 ; Scotch Church, 5 ; Methodists, 21 ;
Catholics, 7 ; Jews, 2.
Mr. M. G. MAttsAULT, Master cf the Wee Coat
School, Westminster, stated tiift it was iounti.ed in the
I year 1668, and wassapported y voitntary con-
tributions ; the yearly expenses were about silso, anti
the income about as much. The et:lt bli ihnwot clothed
and educated 52 boys and $4 girls. They were Admit-
ted at seven years of age, and remained till I+, when a
premium was civen.with them. The b;!ildinfr war,!.iell
on a lease of 21 years frorn the Dent am! Chapter;
a ',round rent of 3s. 6d. was paid. Ti:e lease was re.
newable. The school was first founded on a charter
by 'rhos. Green, the owner of the Stag 13rewhonsej,
which the witness conceived would prevent the Go- •
vernors from altering the rules so as reily to educate
and not clothe the children. The founder only en-
dowed the school with a small vim, 4100 or 4130
a-year. The master's salary wits £GU a year, the mis.
tress's re2s. There was another chnity cont.ected
with the school, call.-.cl the Grand lihaibar, wi:::h
consisted of 1.5 b•iys, ..Y! ~s were not clothed, but
merely taught : the parti,!ol its of this Nit:dation had
beets lost. Its ity:csaie c of voluntary subscrip.
tions; £2O was allowed to the master for teaching
these boys, and providing them with books. The
children were taught reading, writing, and the fatir
first rules of aritlinfrtic.

Mr..l. LACASTE:II, n, ister of the Grcy Co it School,
Westminster, stated that it was loui!deil io i 707, by
Queen Anne ; this establishment edttcated, lodged,
and boarded 60 boys and 30 Orli. 1.110 boys had a
mathematical education, and those who were inclined
to go to sea were taught the principles of navigation.
The witness's salary, as master, was £5O. his wife as
matron, £2O, with lodgings and board, Bcc. There
was almathematical teacher at £45, an assistant at £3O
with board and lodging ; five women servants. The
children were presented by the Governors in rotation.
The witness delivered in a copy of the charter, which
recited that in 1698 a charity school was erected in the
parish of St. Margaret, for the education of poor chi).
dren in the principles of the Christian religion, and
the catechism and discipline of the church of England,
and for teaching to write and cast accounts, and
binding them (Mimi fit) to honest trades and employ.
tents; and that the trustees, designing to enlarge
the said charity, did, in 1701, tuke into their care
several other poor boys and girls, and provide them
with clothing, meat, drink, lodging', and other neces.
saries in a large house, known by the !Lime of the
Grey Coat Hospital, appointed to them by the vestry
of the said parish, rent free, and th:tt the charge of
the undertaking being upwards of £5OO per annum,
was made up by voluntary subscriptions and bone.
volence. It then incorporated the existing subscri.
bers and benefactors, and their successors, to be
elected by the majority of the survivors, under
the name of the Governors of the Grey Coat
Hospital in Tothill.fields, of the royal foundation of
Queen Anne, enabled them them to purchase lands
in perpetuity, not exceeding £2OOO per annum he.
y'ond reprizes ; and laid down rules for the choice of
the President and other officers.

The Charter w►s dated April 19, in the sth year
of Anne (17(4). It contaiued no restriction as to the
number of children, or the manner in which they
should be educated. The income of the establish.
nun! wts £1,300 a year ground rents; dividends on
stock 5€467. 16s. ; grants from the Exchequer £2O;
annual subscriptions 4110; making in all £1,93*.
16s. per annum. The yearly expenses were between
£l,90() and 42,000. Great alteratiins had been
made in 1313, in the regulation of the Establ'shment.
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