The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-06-06 00:00:00

TILE STATEMIA N:

BRITISH A D FOREIGN SCHOOL SOCIETY.

Yesterday a number of the Subscribers to this So.'
ciely, which is perhaps better known to our readers •
as the Lencasterian System of Education, met at the
Freemasons' l'lvern. to celebrate the Anniversary of
that Noble Institution. Lord Dancer i, who was
',advertised as Chairman, having been prevented by in-
ldisposition from Attending, the Duke of KENT was
unanimously called to the Chair.
" The king and the Prince Relent, the liberal
•benefactors of the Society," having been drank with
appropriate demonstrations of severence and attach-
ment, the Chairman entered into an historical state-
merit of the origin and progress of the Society. Ilk
Royal Ilightiess said, that Joseph Lancaster, whose
services were duly estimated by every fiiend to this
Institution, commenced his labours ill 1795, and in
1804 obtained the patronage of those distinguished
and meritorious individuals the Duke of Bedford and
Lord Somerville. In 1807, however, Mr. Lancas-
ter's System was found to languish, but it was sus-
tained and invigorated by the exertion of a Committee
of Gentlemen. who formed at present its principal
supporters: lit 1810, he (the Chairman) himself be-
came, as far as lie was competent, an active friend of
this liberal establishment ; and in 1811, its interests
was found to suffer so botch through the indiscreet
conduct of Joseph Lancaster, that it was found ne-
cessary to place it under other management. He
was ns unwilling as any man to say n word that could
be supposed to disturb tee feelings or to depre-
ciate the character of Joseph Lancaster, but it
was doe to truth to state, that it became problemati-
cal in the miuds of those best disposed towards that
whether the Institution could succeed, if
left to his guidance. The most reflecting indeed,
had reaarnt to apprehend that it must sink, if not
conducted upon a i'ifferent plan. Hence the change
which load taken place, and which had been found
peculiarly advantageous. Among the consequences
of this establishment, he was glad to notice one of
great importaece, timely, that of the National .
stitution, with regard In which he trusted that Meet-
ing was inc-ipahle of feeling any mean jealousy, al-
though that Institution started as a rival. For as it
wits the objet of that Meeting to promote general
instructioto it could not possibly view with an eye of i
jealousy any other establishineet calculated to answer
that cud. Such au establishment must, indeed, be
I rather regarded as an auxiliary, than envied as n come
petitur• It could not, however, be forgotten that
the &Oct:4 of the National Institution were con-
fiqed, while those of the Society which he had tho
honour to Z:tltireSS LAW'S no liberality en-
tire atol utejualitied was its basis. This liberality
was indeed so extensive, that its effects were already
felt i r every quarter of the world. For a school
emahatiii.g from this Society was estnrilisheil not
onl3 at the Cape of Good. Hope, but at an
but:dyed miles distance ft om Cape Town lint-
teartot children were instructing under it auspices.
—Nay, several Africans were at present training
in this country for the purpose of propagating
the elementary principles of education.---In
France, also, an Institution had been establised
upon the system of that Society, and when tranquil-
ley should be restored to that country, he lirped
that %%loiterer Government might prevail, the Inte-
rest of that excellent Institution would be promoted.
For lie fa Hy believed that nothing would operate
more effectually than ePe dissemination of learning to
apply a radical cure to those principles which !lad so
long disturbed Fiance, and so severely desolated the
world. Cut to revert to the immediate interests of
t:,;, testi! lake, it was found expedient in 1814, to
alter its derominatinn, and to withdraw it from the
conduct of Joseph Lancaster, for whom he felt every
possible respect and regard ; but yet he was among
those who thought that the object of the Society
shoel.l vot be lost through any reverence for its
founder—that the child should not he sacrificed from
a regard to its parent, who would still, should he
alter his habits, be received as a welcome adjutant
•by the Society. The affairs of the Society were, iii
fact, in such a disordered state under the direction
of Joseph Lancaster, that it could not have gone on ;
iris Majesty's ship Mutacca, of 35 gnns, arrived off its debt had become conoderable, and it was evidently
Falmouth on Saturday mornitig: she left Voidras Ist
necessary to provide a fund of I() 0001. in order to in-
of January; Point tie Galls 10th, with the Company's sure its success. For this purpose he was happy to
ships Europe. Snrrey, Astell, Lord Keith, and state that through the exertion of individuals no
Alexander, and rie IT/iv:dhow transport, and -.rrived ' '
in Table 13a% eoth of Maser, e;„ ;ailed from the cape i-ss than 3,7001. hail already been collected. But
yet how immaterial was that collection to the sum of
7th of A;,rim, olth the Cumbel land, of 71 eunS, and
to0e:o01. possessed by ties National Institution, whose
the follow it: !hips. •i7.:—
only (ject was the instruction of one sect of Chris-
Eur.,ne, eurre.. K,
Indus. Too.. or..eieeee, earee. tta, r, lore . rte. tines ; for this Institution refused instruction to any
dark, Fort (' •rpt...l!, r,zat•riim. but those ere" yrould subscribe to the creed of that
sect.
chartutte. .r . LOI.I Nel-
son, Led flys%orf-rd, •c, •, Civo I t.-, He was liitnolf a member of the Established
Minorco and Maine Church, cordially embracing its tenets, but still as a
separated on the Ott, ; Irrirra al St. Helena the 20t4, friend to universal toleration, %shirk lie felt to be
and sailed for England he 231. Tire Grampus ineo sauctiorcil and enfoiceil by those tenets, he had no
of war, with 10 sail of Chinamen, Iteitation iii preferring a system which off-red iii-
eliphieocne. Nen*: 11111.140. Orley lluntlev, Ne•ailee, struelion to al!, to that which would grant it only
Dor,,ts!oire, We'd...A V. Thom", Greilw it Lady
.to particular class.--[ Loud applanses.l—lf a Ca.
titetylite, told can tv.i.
were waiting at St. liclerra the arrival of the Cant. tholie or .toy other dissenter who valued his religion,
Berland and lien cnnvey. The r.l),Vr. Chlirt ships were told that Isis child could only obtrtio instruction
sailed from Canton nt)nat 01" `:-IFt of January ; the upon the condition of abandoitieg that religion, he
secrind fleet was expecool to follow in a few days. declared that he should like the parent who rejected
The Bengal was I”.!rnt nt 13611 t de Grille the the ;tropositieti.—[Werin applanses.]--If the Na-
m, of January' : Capreitt Nrwche, of the ettee- vocal InsOtution envitel that Society, he should only
antler, lost his life on the occasion. Th...! 11:milia.ry say, that tae pitied the members of it ; but on his
got aground in the Str;Cts of Sunda on the 1i.P.11 of own part and that of the Society which he had the
February-, and after wards proceeded to Bombay to honour to address, he felt confident that no unwor-
tereir. , thy sentinieitt existed against that establishment. The
A r ,SSPI is arriVer! it Falmouth, which left Balti- Royal Duke concluded with proposing " The res.
more on the '29th of Ap il. At that period, the perity of tile British and Foreign School Society, and
!
American Government li,f! just leai by a French may that pi esperity he as extensive as the liberality
vessel from Roceellet of the arrival of LEON of the principie upon which it is founded."
at Paris, and the departure of Louts 1V 111. for This toast was drank with acclamation.
Flafiders. 111 r. C. BA IZCLAY proposed the health of the Deice
The western end of Cornhill never leAeil so gay of Kent, stating, that he, as a .Member of the Esta-
as at present. The whole of the Lottery Oiiices ate blislied Church, was anxious for the success of the
newly painted and orni-mented, aud no ten/olio of Nationel I:;eitution, ys hich, [weever, he regarded as
fortune ever shone more 111.1 lit. e the child of this esialdishment, to which, front its
think the Proprietois might have chose', a more pro- comprehensive character, the first consideration was
per time foi this operation. Tlip smell of paint . is, eminently due.
at no time, n,revelae,anti, particularly at this warm The Duke of Kea r, after returning thanks is a
season, we should km-12We it must be tather au an- truest impressive pr4yosed, "Ile Earl of
noyance to the ',timorous adventurers, who are in- Darnley, stud better health to him."
duced, by the splendid scheme of the New Lottery, crank, ',pun the proposition of Sir Richard Jackson, [poll the health of the Duke. of Sussex being
to visit them—hot, '4O SUppoSe, they disregard tee c
Fail, and think unit' of the GI LoiNG Ills 110):11 Iliel.tiess rose amidst universal ap.
.
Mr. KimaLe is so much recovered that nothing re- plause, amid pF•faced his thanks with nn appropriate
Mains of his late veal' severe illness but the weakness compliment to his Royal Brother, the Duke of bent,
who had tt:euuoubly eserted himself in the promotion
And languor that must naturally result from it,

Prince Stahremberg, who was Austrian Ambassa-
dor in England in 1805, will fill the important post
Intendant-General and Minister, in the army of
general Baron Frimont, and will immediately re-
poir to his post. By the last accounts the head-
quarters of this army were at Turin. General Ba-
ron Frimont will command the centre; Field-hlar-
shal Lieutenant Itadivojewich the left wing on the
side of Nice ; and General Count Bubna, thdright
on the side of Chamberry. The Archduke John
will soon join this army, to which our Court directs
its chief attention.
Baussms, MAY 31.—During the time that Prince
Blucher passed with the Duke of Wellington, it is
presumed that all the military measures still remain-
ing to be regulated were finally arranged between
those great Commanders, upon whom all eyes are
now turned. The Prussian army will be reviewed in
a few days in the plains of Fleurus.

The Allied armies continue to concentrate them-
selves on the frontiers. The English and Ihnoverialls
have left Ghent to advance to Courtrai', Merlin, and
the environs. The ether corps, wi.tich ere reviewed
at Grammeot, are also in motiwi. The Ilrun.;iiick
corps, which is still in the tici,;llbourbood of this
city, is to be reviewed before it marches to the f on-
tiers. In short, all is preparing for the openi.rg of
the campaign. The newly.arrived English ars form.
ing here into brigades. 4he Scotch troops have a re-
markably fine appearance.

It FPcms, by what we loarn, teat the arrival of
Bonaparte is not considered in the French army on
our ft (millers as being near at !rind; it is rather sup-
posPd that he mill not come eNcept 4 Oa 1:1st ex-
tremity.

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The Extraordiivtry Gazette pnblished last night,
which we give, detail?. the progress of the war which
has wreated from MURAT his kingdom. It appears
by the French Papers above quoted, that be arrived
at Paris on Friday last, and thus the expectations so
confidently entertained at the time the dispatches in
the Geeetic were written, that he would be made
prisoner and sent captive to Vienna, are disappointed.
Though Ancona, Gaeta, and Pescara were still in
possession of Watt's troops, and though we know;
that Ancona cou:d hold cut long enough to tire all
the force sent against it, we hove be.
Hering, that Naples and the a Loie of the Neapnlit4n
territory is by this time in the possession of the Al-
lies ; and that if it be considered for the interest
of Austria, the first blessing that they will
think of conferring upon he Neapolitans, will
be the King of SICILY; but we are not yet wit.out
our suspicions of the policy of the court of Austria.
If she shall side with France, it will be the same
thinc to the other Allies whether Italy be in her
hands, Or those of MORAY.