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London, England, 1811-05-24 00:00:00

On the Motion of his Royal Highness the Duke of Kent, and
seconded by his Royal Highness the Duke of Sasser,
Resolved unanimously, That from a consideration of the salu-
tary effects of Knowledge upon the human mind, the habits of
tinier which education :rears", and the personal acquaintance
with the Holy Scriptures which it produces ; this Meeting sn:i-
efiliktes from the general tilteation of the Poor, the happiest
results to society, hy the (lit:dilution of crimes. and in the pre 111
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Metion of the usefillnets of the great lirsay of the people.
On the Motion of his Royal Highness the Duke of Kent, se-
eonded by his-Royal Highness the Drake of Sussex,
Resolved, That the System of 'Education ineentird by Mr. In.
*ph Lareaster, enables Otte Master to teach roading, writlne, and
etitlitnetic to any nutrber of childten by the agency of his ache-
/aro alone; at die learn time fiat the most perfect crate of ritei-
i pline it preserved; to which must be addeii, the redutnion of the
Lptice of instruction, according to the number educated, let.
7s. and even Ss. ed. per annum for each child, rendering it in ti'e
whole, en invention worthy. of the most distinguiduldApprehe-
tion and universal adoption.
On the.Vlntion of the Marquis of Lansdowne, and seconded
by Wm. Adam, Esq. M. P.
Resolved, That it is with the mostlively rrisfactintishleMeet-
ing contemplates the sanction and suppett which the Lanmsterian
System for the Education of the Peek, has received from their
Majesties, and every branch of the Royal Family ; and his Royal
Itgliness the Duke of Kent is most respectfully sacked to re-
present to the whole of the Royal Family. the high sense which
this Meeting entertains of a patronage no less important to the
prosperity of the undertaking, than indieative of the affection of
the House of ileuesseick, for the truest interests of the people
On the Motion of the Marquis of LansdowLe, and seconded
by told Keith,
Resohed, That Mr. Adam be requested by this Meettng,
humbly and respectfully to express to his Royal Highness the

Prince Regent the sense which they entertain of the gracious
communication his Royal Highness has been pleased to make to
them, and their gratitude for his continued court:rum:we and sup•
port to the Lancastv-inn System of Ed Ic.uiut:.
On the Motion of the Marqui► of Lansdowne, seconded by
Lord Keith,
Resolved, That the respectful Thanks of this Meeting bl pre-
sented to his Royal Highness the I)uke of Kern, whose friend-
ship to soldiers children has been she4n in that princely liberal:ty
with which his Royal Highness has established a school in the
Royals, as Colonel of that Regiment, and sot in example which,
it is hoped, will be universally followed by Military Commanders,
and thereby promote the welfare, and do honour to the character

of the British Army.
That the Thanks 464 Meeting lie presented to Lieutenant-
Colonel M'Leod and • the Offieers of the 4-11 battalion of the
Royals, fee the zeal and benevolence with which they have su-
perintended a Royal Lancasterian School In that Regiment.
That Id: Royai Highness the Duke of Kent he respectfully re-
quested to communicate the same. On the Motion of the Duke
of Kent, and seconded ti the Duke of Sussex,
Resolved, That the re-pre.ful Thanks of this Meeting he pre-
sented to his Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester fur the zeal
he has manifested in promoting the Lancasterian system of edu-
cation, and particularly for having placed a number of the youth
of his regiment under this excellent mode of Instruction.
On the Motion of the Duke of Kent, seconded by the Duke
,pf Sussex'
Resolved, That the disinterestedness of Mr. Lancaster, in In-
venting and carrying intwelfect the Royal Lancastrrian System
of Education, merits the approbation and soppoft of the Empire,
and that the thanks of this Meeting be presented to him for the
same.
On the Motion of his Royal Highness the Duke of Kent, se-
conded by his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex,
Resolved, That by a Report presented to this Meeting, it ap-
pears that, during the last four years Mr. Lancaster has take,'
numerous journies to diffuse a knowledge of liii plan in the coun-
try—that hr has, at considerablepersonal expense, travelled near
700. miles, lectured 140 times to different audiences, consiuing
of near 50,000 persons, in which he has given such an bnpetus
to public benevolence, that more than 25,000 children have been
provided with instruction, and many thousand pounds have been
raised for building and fitting up school rooms and supporting
schools, for all which benefielal exertions he ought to be consi•
tiered a public benefactor, and Is intitled to the thanks and sup-
port of the Nation in general.
On the Motion of Wm. Smith, Pui. M.P.
Resolved, That the thanks of this Meeting are hereby given to
the Mayors, Magistrates, Clergy, and Gentry of those Cities and
Towns in England and Scotland, who have contributed to the ex-
tens;on of the Royal British System of Education, by granting to
Mr. Lancaster the use of their Town Guild, or ounty Halls, for
the purpose-of detailing the particulars of his plan, and that the
Magistrates of Stirling be particularly distinguished, who permit-
ted their Guildhall to be used as a temporary School-room for the

military quartered there.
On the motion of Francis Horner, Esq. M.P.
Resolved, That the moral effects of the Royal British System
of Education are apparent, from the important fact, that of full
7000 children whe have been instructed at the Royal Free School,
Borough Road, no instance has been known of any one'of these
having been charged with any criminal offence iu any Court of
Justice.
On the motion of E. W Bootle, Esq. M. P.
Resolved, That the fact publicly stated by Mr. Lancaster,that
of the 7000 children educated at the Borough Road, by him, no'
one of tkem has been made a proselyte to his peculiar religious.
opinions, affords a gratifying proof that every religious denomina-
tion may cordially unite in the education of the poor, upon the
broad and liberal basis of this Institution.
On the motion of the Hon. James Abercrnmby, M.P.
Resolved, That the energies of the Royal British or Lancaste•
elan Syste.n, in developing the talents and eliciting the faculties
, of youth fur their own and their country's good, have been ne•
markahly displayed in several boys of not more than 13 or 14
years of age, having superintended the Borough Road and other
fishools, with as much facility as the Master himself.
On the motion of Henry Brougham, Esq. M.P.
Resolved, That in order to extend the benefits of the Royal
British System of Education to all parts of the Empire, and to
render it in the largest sense a national good, it is requisite that a
considerable number of youth of both sexes be trained in the.
practice of the Institution, for the purpose of undertaking the
charge of Schools.
On the motion of Henry Brougham, Esq. M.P.
Resolved, That as the Annual Subscriptions to the Institution
ere at present by no means adequate to &tray the charges of
Bpard, Lodging, and Clothing of a sufficient number of Youths
(eXpences which in the training of them to the period of their fit.
nets to take the charge of School', are unavoidable). the Friends
to this cause are solicited to become Annual Subscribers, of MM.
from One to Ten Guineas.
On the motion of his Royal Highness the Duke of Kent, and
.seconded by his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex,
Resolved, That fi um a Report presented to this Meeting, k
appears, that the Donations sad Subscriptions received by Mr.
Lancaster, prior to the year i Ms, had fallen short of the actual
charges for the erection of suitable Buildings, and the niainte-
nanee of intended School Masters, and that a considerable Debt
had been incurred, for which the Gentlemen since appointed
Mr. Lancaster's"l'rustees, actuated by an earnest desire to pre'-
vent the failnre of so important a work, and rel,:ing on the
future support of a liberal and beneficent Public, not only ren-
deted- themselves responsible, but took measues for enlarging
the operation of the system.
On the Motion of the Duke of Kent, and seconded by the
Duke of Sussex,
Resolved, That front a con►ideration of the great utility of the
abject, and the facility with which ti 0 benefits of the Inn notion
may be extended, not only to all parts of the British Empjre, but
tq the ts`...ole civilised world, the douttions of the Plibil‘: arc U).