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London, England, 1818-08-05 00:00:00

tory manner towards those who, with more cnl

views, supported what were called the
Schools, in which instruction was given only to c.
dren educated in the principles of the Church
England. This was still doing good, though 03
less general scale. Though he had not been a'na
pirleimsenat
s; ahnedwhaes hdaed,itrsonuaisgthhtatthsLDaththmides
of the importance of the present occasion, he was
e
of fa pleyn tt owbi et
h
be made acquainted with the able manneranßiberal
principles on which education wss conducted is this
country. They had taken great pains in inspecting
another school that morning, and as much time had
already been spent, he hoped that the business us
which they had met would be dispatched as speeLit
as possible.
Mr. Wfuts then made a report on the state of the
school. He mentioned the number of boys educated
and remaining, as already stated by the Chairman.
In the course of last year 508 boys had been ailed:•
ted, of whom '252 had already completed their in.
struction in the school. During the same yea.: 5C4
boys had been withdrawn from the school. During
that period 345 had been taught to write, and i 59
had been instructed in the principles of aritheacir.
It had been fully proved by experience, that the
great number of bcys composing the pupils of tli:c
school could, by the machinery which had beta i-
troduced, be easily instructed by one master. This
proved the &reat utility of the system, a leading pen•
ciple of which was perfect tolerance. No cailirut
%ere excluded on account of the religious ofkiors
of tht.ir parents. They all, however, attended pints
of worship, some the Church of Er.g,lsnd setae the
Chapels of Dissenters. About 29 regularly attc:ded
the Sunday Schools established in the neighlstsu•
hood. There were also some Catholic children; bt
the charity of the Institution was r.ot confined an
to Christians, for there were atr.ong the scholars 0-
veral Jews. With regard to the state of the Sods
Funds, he had to observe, that C7C.O of their debt re
maimed unpaid; but relying on the active peaciple
of British cnarity, the Committee is:ne nothing :ha
circumstance which should induce them to desp,:rox
in any way to relax in their efforts to do good.
The Rev: Dr. LINDSAY said, that capenence had
demonstrated the utility of this Inrtittition, match
,merited the sopert and encimrir,eircr.t of persons
of all ranks and opinioas. With this conviction, it
was his intention to move that the Clergymen and
Churchwardens of the District in which the School
is established be chosen Mensbers of the Commitat
of Management for the ensuing year. As the tim e
of the 'loyal Persons who had honoured them seta
their presence, he understood was limited, it would
ill become him to trespass on it. Ile could net beip
observing, however, that they had met to celebrate
the anniversary of an institution, which, nest to
Christianity, was of the greatest value, and the tss:::
important object on which human support could Cr
bestowed. Theirs was no system of exclusion,
to all was readily offered that light which led fro=
vice and ignorance to knowledge and virtue. N
he considered who tie illustrious Prince 'was oho
that day presided over them, and who, as if he,
thought he could never do enough in the cause
r.
, charity, had brought with him a Pcincess anima:cc:
by similar feelings, to co-operate with him is the
great work of benevolence, he could not bus aagar
the most advantageous results •to the Institar.en,
They were also honoured with the presence of diao.le:
branch of the Royal Family, a Prince who had been
united to a Princess, on whom the hopes ef 'e
people had been placed, and whose virtues had c"••
drsred her to the country beyond any thing he cev..C.
ekpress.—{Prince Leorc4 and the 151::h254 of ;sat

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.ime much Movecih—The conauct avid
df That Prince had given patron them a throne sl
,11 , bosom. Under such p
it confidently look forward to the tri-
,seledge over ignorance, of morality Over
been said that the etforts of the Society I
grant, because, in spite of ail they had 1
till existed mach delinquency. But was 1
?feted that they should have in a few{
ed vicious habits of long standing? Ma
its work slowly, but every child with-
e Society from idleness and ignorance,
made in the progress of social improve-
as he was, he still hoped to live to wit-
reform, and that confidence was a mo.
abated perseverance. He was happy to
rous an assemlelage of Ladies and Gen-
tle hoped it was not mere curiosity which
m there. That they should all desire w
strious persons who had honoured them
presence, was natural ; but he was confi-
se collection would skew, that while they
ed themselves, they would not forget the
I the Society. He concluded with the
Led in the commencement of his speech,
carried unanimously,
,Irraan Wools observed, that it had been
sake the boys, who received the medals,
verses from the Bible, but at that late
'ommittee were of opinion that the reading
lispensed with.
ceof KttT thought, that as the Meeting
rs depend on the judgment of the Com-
ic distribution of the prizes, there appeared
or making those boys read to whom it was
ermined to give the prizes.
swing boys then received medals from his
(mess for their progress in reading, viz.
Ling, Henry Falconer, Henry Jones, John
William King, James Bonnar. The pe-
ti boys had respectively attended the
1 the religious opinions of their parents
1. It appeared that most of them had
ed a few months, and that the three or
n the list were Members of the Church

eived medals for pro7ess in writing, viz.
k, Win. Frank, Wm. Rolland, and Wm.
id two for arithmetic, viz. George Bland
Watkins.

wine moved a Resolution, expressive of
de of the Society to the Duke of Kent,
tinned patronage.
AL HIGHNESS, in returning thanks, stated
probation of the Meeting would be with
ice for fresh efforts in favour of the Society.
erman WOOD alluded to the pledge which
rank given for the establishment of a fe-
A. Notwithstanding the debt which from
lent of the Secretary it appeared the So-
nwed, he had no doubt but that the great
s tending instruction to the other sex would
)lisped. He had written on the subject to
Iv, had formerly given £5OO to the Institu-
he expected in a day or two a favourable
oiat her. There were some buildings ad-
+e boys school, which could easily be pro-
id a place fur the instruction of females
sly be fitted up at a verysmail expense.
pa:Tared a list of Ladies, from whom a
'at would be formed, and he was happy to
tbe bad authority to place the Duchess of
t the bead of that list. Her Royal Highness
aciously consented to become the Patroness of
itution, and they might, therefore, confidently
ae success. He had besides on the list the
offiedford, Lady Darnley, the Marchioness
nshiae, Lady Elizabeth Whitbread, and va-
ier Ladies of distinction. He concluded by
ig the appointment of a. Committee of Ladies.
lee. Roam CROSBYN moved the Thanks of
ting to the Duchess of Kent, for her conde-
in becoming Patroness of the Female School.
)uke of Kam. rose and said, he hoped the
would permit him to return thanks for the
. as she was not yet perfectly conversant with
:lish language, and if she were, her feelings
of permit her to express what she wished on
ant occasion. He could assure them that she
arm interest in the success of the institution,
egged leave to state that she wished to offer
)Cession her first subscription to any English
which would be £5O to this institution.

:EL), in a short speech, pronounced an elo•
ilogium on the Duke and Duchess of Kent,
he institution, which he said was the only
tionai School.

:OBERT WILSON, (the new :AL P. for South-
Qs happy to have the opportunity of express-
admiration of the principles on which the
ion was founded. Here Charity was clothed
sire robe, unstained by any illiberal distinc-
tnd extended her bounty to all who required
without asking what might be their religious
While instruction improved the morals of the
, and withdrew them from vicious habits, the
edge it Spread was the bestsecurity for the
cl oijoyment of 'Constitutional Liberty. Those
Icocraged this Institution would have the sa-
on of mowing that they were giving the means
!ling men how to pay that homage which was
the ALUICHTV—that obedience which they
o the Sovereign and the law—and of rightly
that freedom which was the birth-right of
Such was the happy consequences of
lust m of knowledge in this country, but the
cai rely ditiztent in despotic Governments :
the educated man became unhappy and dis-
d, but in England no such danger was to be
cnded—ln making these observations, how-
e felt that it was proper to render to some des-
c).vertigns that justice which was their due,
Inch he was in particular bound to pay to the
,ct o; Russia. That Sovereign, following the
e:ample he had seen in this country, had en-
ured to diffuse through his extensive dominions
7,owiedge which could alone serve to prepare
),;ectsfc,r a higher state of civilization. When
.tue,of the present institution was considered,
r.ttcn ought not the country to feel itself in-
-1:o an honourable Member of the House of
'toes, who has done so much to rescue from
corription the excellent institutions which
Litevors had f.,unded for the education of tha
Ucte te>t that Honourable Member within
t.O Vrvald say tnorr on this subject. At pre-,

tent be should only add, diet id long as 6 might
share a seat in the Hodge of Co coons, that Gentle—
man might always rely•os Ms nimble assistance in
su benevolent a cause. He coul i aot sit down with-
out expressing his gratification a eeing their illus-
trious Chairman presiJing on this •icc.tsion. He was
himself neither a courtier nor a flatterer. He has!

been breJ in camps, and was now the Representative
of freemen, ia a free country. The language of adu-
lation was unknown to hire—he felt that it would

disgrace the giver and the receiver—(applause.) The
nation had already been long in possession of the
active virtues of the Royal Chairman; as a patron
he had been benevolent to them—as a soldier he had

faithfully served his country—as a senator he had
uniformly supported the true interests of the Crown,
and the best liberties of the people—(applause.) His
Royal• Highness had identified himself with this In-
stitution in the hour of its weakness, and he now
_ .

came to congratulate them upon the day of its
strength. He had brought with him a great acces-
sion of strength to their benevolent cause ; he had
brought his consort, to the reputation of whose ami-
able qualities they were no strangers, and which she
might at a future day be called upon to exercise on
the Throne of these Realms—(Great applaure.) There
was another person of her Illustrious House present,
of whom, were he to consult his own feelings, it
would perhaps be better to say nothing. All he
should, however, say was, that it was on the field of
battle he had first witnessed with admiration, in
common with the whole combined army, the he-
roism of that Prince—(Grent arplause.) His domes-
tic virtues the people of England had since seen ex-
ercised in the soft endearments of private life. By
them he had endeared himself to the nation, and
gained the universal affection and esteem of that peo-
ple who had, in poignant anguish, lamented his mis-
fortune, and deeply participated in his loss and his
calamity—(Great applauie.) This was a subject on
which he cuuld not trust his feelings; he would,
therefore, no longer touch upon it. The Honourable
Gentleman concluded by paying a just tribute to
Mr. Alderman Wood, who was the principal sußject
of the Resolution he held in his hand.

Mr. Alderman Worm returned thanks, and ex-
pressed the deep interest he had always felt in the
progress of this Institution.
Mr. WILKE then proposed a Resolution of Thanks
to his Royal Highness Prince Leopold of Saxe Co-
hourg, a name endeared to every British heart for
his manifold virtues. They had this day heard from
competent authority, of his military services—they
required no monitor to inform them of his domestic
virtues, which were universally known throughout
the Empire—(Great applause.)
His Royal highness Prince LEOPOLD came forward
under evident emotion, to return thanks. He said,,
that he could not express what he felt on this trying
and interesting occasion. Ile could never forget the
favours conferred upon him by the people of this,
country, or the sympathies they had manifested for
his situation. These would never cease to be imprin-
ted upon his memory. He now most cordially
thanked them for this fresh proof of their regard,
and assared them he would ever take a deep interest
in the benevolent object they were in the act of pro-
znoting.--EThis brief address. which was delivered
with a very perfect knowledge of the pronunciation
of our language, and in the mildest and most unas-
suming manner, received universal plaudits after its
conclusion.]
Mr. BROUGHAM now came forward, and was loudly
cheered. He commenced by congratulating the
Meeting on the valuable services of their Royal and
illustrious Patron. Before he proceeded further, he
could not help pausing to express the feelings of de-
light with which he beheld the spectacle of this day—
a spectacle unfolding the most exhilarating prospect
of the support of all that was good, aided by the most
illustrious personages of the land—(Applause.) The
people of England lived happily, in a country where
the Monarch on the Throne set the great example to
his family—that he deemed the diadem he wore, and
the great and enviable sway he held (great and en-
viable, because it was limited) of less substantial va-
lue than the constant participation with his people,
which the habits of his country allowed, in works
of charity and benevolence.—(Great applause.)—
The King of England preferred to rule over a free
than a great people, in the general acceptation of the
latter term ; he preferred being the first citizen of an
enlightened and virtuous community, rather than the
armed leader of millions of men aiming at the des-
truction of their fellow creatures—(Applause). The
bright example of the Monarch was felt and followed
by the members of his august family. Their example
had spread abroad—it was now enlightening the
dark and frozen regions of the North—so that the
Autocrat of All the Russias, though at the head of
millions of barbarians, disdained any longer to hold
such a sceptre, unless it could be wielded over them
in a more educated and civilized shape—(applause).
It was a no less gratifying. spectacle for the Meeting
to behold two great warriors, who had fought side
by side against the common enemy of all that know-
ledge which lcd to the arts of civilization and peace
—against him who was the patron of mere brute
force against the principles of national freedom—it
was no less gratifying, he said, to see two such sol-
diers meet for the first time since they had fought
together on the field of battle, to see them meet now
to co-operate in the promotion of that great work
what could be seared without drawing one drop of
blood or shedding one tear, and which would indelibly
conduce to the great benefit of mankind—(applauses).
The trophies they were here to gain in this good work
were the consciousness that by diffusing universally
the blessings of education, they were promoting the
cause of religious liberty, the corner stone of human
happiness.—( Applause.)—As to the inquiry into the
abuses in Public Charities, to which his Honourable
Friend had alluded, all he should say was, that when
the next Parliament saw the Report of the Committee
which was now preparing on that subject, they must,
unless warped by evil influence, see the imperative
necessity of carrying. the inquiry one step farther.—
What would the meeting say when they were inform-
ed that there were now in the country millions of Cha-
ritable Funds divertei from their proper sources—
millions intended for the poor, and from which they
had now and for ages past been robbed—(Bursts of
indiptation)—funds originally destined, an the true
spent of the Gospel, to feed the hungry, clothe the na-
ked, a:unseal the sick, but now plundered to swell the
means of the luxurif,,es and the xbradt).r?d revelling

of those who were already watiowtng in other Wealth.
The public would be shocked and disgusted at hear-
ing that thee were those who had plunged their un-
holy hands into the miserable pittances destined for
the poor, and who had not the plea of poverty to
cover the crime of their plunder—thousands a-year
were taken out of such funds by a single overgrown
grandee, and taken without remotse—(Cries a/shame!
ha me I) aye, there were Members and Mniisters of
the Established Church—he begged pardon for pol-
luting this name, by applying It to such characters,
he ought rather to call them hypocrites and recreant
violaters of its Christian ordinances—there were such

characters who were (if they valued their solemn ob-
ligation) bound to preach the Gospel to the poor, I
but yet who robbed the funds that were intended to
solace poverty and misery, to pamper their own in-
satiable appetites. He knew one instance of a great
estate, partly torn by violence and partly by fraud,
from purposes of charity, until at last it totally
sunk into the hands of a Borough jobber, to secure
corrupt influence in the exercise of his vocation.—
He stood pledged to prosecute the inquiry iato these
spoliations, and he would redeem his pledge in the
next Parliament, and if honestly supported, he
I pledged himself to rescue by main force these pollu-
ted funds from such profligate hands as had usurped
their application.—(Great applause.) In prosecuting
this inquiry, he looked up for assistance to a higher c
quarter than the House of Commons, he meant to
the Prince Regent, who ruled during the dispensation
which it pleased PROVIDENCE to inflict upon his re-
vered Parent, who had ever fondly cherished and
patronized the education of the poor. The Prince
Regent had, in his munificent patronage of Institu-
tions having the same object, unequivocally shewn
his desire to follow the gre it example of the revered
Monarch. He had steadily continued his support to
the British System, and also to the National one,
which some slight-sighted persons called its rival, but
which was, on the contrary, its sister and auxiliary—
(applause). lie relied therefore on these strong acts
of his Royal Highness, as a sure presage that m the
progress of the inquiry into the abuse of funds cha••
ritably destined for education, he (Mn. Brougham)
could rely on that august protection and assistance
'which it was in the power, and, he was sure, would
be in the inclination, of the Prince Regent to afford.
Mr. Brougham concluded, amid great applause, by
moving the Vote of Thanks to the Prince Regent and
' the other branches of the Royal Family for their mu-
nificent patronage of this and similar Institutions.

Mr. SIOISMITND BILLING, a Member of the French
Legion of Honour, came forward to second this
motion. He said, hat being called upon very unex-
pectedly by the worthy Secretaty to second this mo-
tion, lie begged leave to crave their excuse, while he
took this opportunity of expressing his sincere admi-
ration at the many instances of true philanthropy he
had witnessed during a short sojourn in this happy
and free country—( Applause ).—His prayer was, that
long may she enjoy the blessing of having in her
bosom such Princes as these Institutions had for Pa-
trons—Princes who were worthy to be proposed as
models of example to all those who by the Constitu-
tions of their respective countries were, or may be
placed, in the government of their fellow-creatures!
-4:-.(Aippfause).—His humble efforts should be devo-
ted in his own country, to which he was now on the
eve of returning, to the promotion of such Institu-
tions as this Meeting patronized, fur the ameliora-
tion of the moral and intellectual state of thz, children
of the poor, which can alone fit them for the pro-
per enjoyment of civil rights. He was also most
happy in communicating to this Meeting, that the
prejudices at first existing in parts of France against
the British System of Education, were fast dying
away, and it was gaining ground in every direction.
The ROYAL CHAIRMAN, in returning thanks, con-
curred in and corroborated the credit given by Mr.
Brougham to the Interest and exertions of his Royal
Highness the Prince Regent in the cause of general
education. He also concurred in the Honourable
Gentlenian's very proper and just descriptions of tin
National Schools as auxiliaries to the British and Fo-
reign School System. The Royal Chairman expres-
sed-, in decided terms, his cordial approbation of the
present Institution, and his conviction of its ultimate
success.
At half past four o'clock the Meeting separated.—
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of KENT, as she
withdrew through the crowd of Ladies and Gentle-
men of which the Meeting was composed, seemed
extremely pleased at the marked respect which was
paid her. She appeared highly gratified on ascend-
ing her carriage, at hearing the shouts of the school-
children, who were drawn up near the building.
Prince LEOPOLD drove off in his own chaise, ac•
companied by Sir ROBERT G.VRDINER. IliS Roy'
Highness seemed strongly and visibly affected who
allusion was made to his own conduct, and his cal;
mity ; he hung down his head, and repeatedly al
plied his handkerchief to his eyes. The Duchess
KENT seemed also at times much affected at obser-
ving her brother's agitation.
Dr. Settivaae, the active and intelligent Foreign
Secretary of the British and Foreign School Socict
attended behind the Duchess of KENT to explain
her Royal Highness the business of the day, in it
progress, and she appeared to be extremely anxious
to avail herself of this favourable opportunity to col-
lect every particular.
These Illustrious Personages gave practical proofs
(if any were wanted) of their desire to promote the
great work of general education.
His Royal Highness the Duke of KENT and Prince
LEOPOLD subscribed fifty guineas, and the Duchess
of KENT fifty guineas. Mr. J. Smrrir, M. P. contri-
buted twenty guineas. Several other liberal contri-
butions were given in.

Eight Preceptors have recently been admitted into
the Lamcasterian School established at Pau, who wil'
give instructions for the purpose of extending thl
new method. This primary Institution is active]
pursuing its labours. The number of scholars is
creases daily. Thirty-two assistants are completel'
masters of this plan of teaching.

Tuesday se'nnight, a boy about ten years of age,
son of Mr. Morrish, of Exeter, got out of his depth
whilst bathing in the river Exe, on the Noith side
called Sandy Point, and was drowned.
Yesterday seeveral men and boys were brought
Bow-street Office, and convicted in ;.he penalty of
for bathing in the Regent'. Cattil.