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Madras School, New Brunswick.

EXTRACT FROM THE FOURTH REPORT OF
THE STATE OF THE INCORPORATED
MADRAS SCHOOL, IN NEW-BRUNSWICK.

To the particulars already stated in former Reports respecting the introduction and adoption of the Madras System of Education in this province, and the incorporation of an institution for its diffusion and support, your Committee have but little to add on this occasion.

In making the present Report it shall be their object and endeavour to give as concise and correct an account as possible of the state of the Madras Schools, of the proceedings of the institution, and the progress the system has made in the province during the past year.

From the quiet and steady progress by which the National System of Education is advancing, little variety of matter is af forded your Committee, beyond what is contained in the ordinary returns of the different schools. This gradual advanceinent in the establishment of Madras Schools in the province is considered by your Committee as a favourable omen,affords a fair prospect and pledge for their permanency, and proof of their usefulness. The most sanguine and steady supporters of the institution looked not for immediate Every thing new must or rapid success. undergo a strict scrutiny, and requires time to shew itself: prejudice must be overcome; and the value of this system of edu cation cannot be properly estimated or At so early sufficiently proved at once. a period of the history of our institution, it cannot be expected that many proofs can be adduced of the benefit of National Schools. But the time to which the Board looks forward is that in which the children who are now receiving their education, shall, at some future day, be sustaining their parts in the active scenes of life when they shall themselves become parents and masters of families, and their children are enjoying the benefits of the same instruction:-then will be seen the benefits of a religious education-then will be proved the great usefulness of our insti

tution.

The state of the Central School in St. John is the first object which claims the attention of your Committee. The continued indisposition of Mr. Bragg compelled him, during the last year, to resign into the hands of the Governor and Trustees the charge of the school. It was of importance that a successor to Mr. Bragg should be found with as little delay as pos sible; consequently, the late LieutenantGovernor, who, at the instance of the Board, engaged to supply the vacancy, appointed Mr. Anthony R. Truro, as Master

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of the Central School; and, on a represen-
tation to the Society for Propagating the
Gospel in Foreign Parts, that Board have
Truro as Mr. Bragg enjoyed. The ope-
agreed to allow the same salary to Mr.
rations of the school were not in the least
degree retarded by the change, Mr. Bragg
having consented to remain till Mr. Truro
could enter upon the regular discharge of the
duties of his office. Your Committee have the
children in the Central School has increased
pleasure to announce that the number of
now in a flourishing state. It is not to be
during the last year, and that the school is
denied, however, that it has undergone
considerable fluctuation, but there is now
no foundation for dismay or despair. If it
ber of children as this growing city might
contain not within its walls as great a num-
be expected to furnish, this much can be
said of it-that its character for discipline,
order and regularity, is becoming more ge-
Committee humbly conceive that such a
nerally known and admitted: and your
thing can be, to gain it reputation, and ex-
character is as much calculated as any
tend its usefulness. In confirmation of this
whole number of boys on the books is only
they would here remark, that while the
147, the average daily attendance is about
140. The school has at all times been open
to the inspection of visitors. The children
have been publicly examined before the
Governor and Trustees, who expressed their
unreserved approbation of the order of the
school, and the improvement of the scho-
lars. Several masters have been instructed
in the Central Schcol to convey the system
into other schools in the Province.

The Committee have to express their re-
gret that, since the resignation of Mrs.
Bragg, who was under the necessity of
leaving the place to accompany her hus-
mistress to their satisfaction, to undertake
band, they have not been able to engage a
the charge of the Madras School for Fe-
male Children. They are not, however,
without hope that one suitably qualified and
recommended may yet be found. Since the
the late Lieutenant-Governor, the African
lamented death of Major-General Smyth,
School, so called, which owes its origin to
his Excellency's munificence, has lost its
means of support. It is most desirable
that this establishment, which has proved
itself to be so useful and so necessary,
should be continued, and that measures
should be adopted, with a view to effect, if
in the college at Fredericton, continues to
possible, this object. The Madras School,
be conducted in the ablest manner by Mr.
Holbrook. The school is highly respecta-
ble, and, like the Central one in St. John,
is made eligible for the children of the higher

classes of the community. Mr. Holbrook is a man of ability, and excellent character. The accounts given of this school, both in the returns from Fredericton, and from other quarters, are of a nature to reflect on him the greatest credit.-By permission of the Madras Board, Mr. Holbrook is allowed to qualify masters to undertake schools in the upper districts of the St. John River.

The Secretary of the Madras Board has been favoured with long and interesting details by Mr. Dibblee, of the various schools in his widely-extended district, and it would appear that the National System of Education is successfully diffused and ably supported by his zeal and unremitted exertions.-At St. Andrews, Mr. Alley has been fortunate in engaging a new Master and Mistress for the National School in that place, who were instructed in the Central

School at Halifax; and, it is reported of them, are well qualified for the discharge of the duties of their situation. Since this change, Mr. Alley reports that the school has risen greatly in estimation, in the confidence of the people, and in the numbers of the children.-By the returns of the different schools in the country, the committee notice that the numbers continue much the same as in the last report, Several new schools have been established during the last year, as will be seen by the annexed schedule. One or two have been discontinued. There are at this time two young men in the Central School receiving instruction, to conduct schools on the system at Carleton aud St. George's.

From returns made to the Secretary of the central Board, the state of the Madras schools in New Brunswick is as follows

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Though the Institution is yet burthened with some debts, there are no difficulties of any magnitude in this respect, that can in the least degree impede its operations. Liberal endowments have been made at different times to the Madras Corporation by his late Excellency Major-General Smyth, some of which already yield profit, and the others, in the course of time, will become valuable.

The Provincial Legislature were pleased to grant, at their last session, the sum of 500l. to the corporation, for the use of the Madras schools in the Province.- All the necessary elementary school books, slates, &c. are gratuitously supplied by the Madras Institution to the different schools, on proper application to the Secretary; and your Committee would hereby recom. mend that strict attention be paid to a regulation made at this Board, at their late annual meeting, respecting the nature of the requisition for such books, and the conditions of issuing them.

On the 6th of August, the annual meeting of the children took place in Trinity Church, in this city. An appropriate and excellent sermon was preached on the occasion by the Rev. J. Somerville, M.A. President of the College at Fredericton; after which a collection was made for the benefit of the African School, amounting to 241. 10s. 8d.

St. John, New Brunswick,
August 13, 1823.

BRIDGEND SAVINGS BANK. IN our last Number we inserted an account of the flourishing state of the Bridgend National School. As a valuable comment on that account, the following statement of the Savings Bank of the same place, will, we doubt not, be read with much pleasure. It points out, in the progressive increase of the number of depositors, as well as of the whole sums deposited, the tendency of the National System of Education to diffuse real comfort, by improving the domestic habits of the people, and indeed, illustrates generally, the practical good which the Church Societies are effecting.

At the Annual General Meeting of the Bridgend Savings Bank, held at Bridgend, October 1, 1824,

The Right Hon. Sir JOHN NICHOLE, in the Chair,

REMEMBRANCER, No. 72,

The Actuary and Treasurer's Accounts were audited and allowed, and the following Resolutions were unanimously agreed

to:

1. That the year's accounts having been made up to the 20th ultimo, it appears by the Reports of the Auditors, that the ba lance in the Actuary's hand amounted to 197. 15s. 6d.

2. That the balance in the Treasurer's hand, at Messrs. Hoare, amounted to 2431. Is. Otd.

3. That the Society is possessed of Receipts from the National Debt Office, amounting to (15,0187. 78. Id.) fifteen thonsand and eighteen pounds seven shillings and a penny, and the interest due thereon (2231. 158.) two hundred and twenty three pounds fifteen shillings, the whole balance making together (15,504l. 18s. 7d.) fifteen thousand five hundred and four pounds eighteen shillings and seven pence.

4. That the sums due to Depositors, with the interest thereon, to the said 20th ultimo amounted to (15,1227. 17s. 3d.) fifteen thousand one hundred and twenty-two pounds seventeen shillings and three pence.

5. That the funds of the Society, after deducting the demands upon it, left a balance in its favour of (3821. 1s. 4d.) three hundred and eighty-two pounds one shilling and four pence.

6. That the incidental expences of this year amounted to nine pounds three shillings and four pence halfpenny, and the Actuary's salary and gratuity thirty pounds and five shillings, making together (391, 8s. 4}d.) thirty-nine pounds eight shillings and four pence halfpenny.

7. That the Abstract of the several accounts of the Actuary, the Treasurer, the Profit and Loss Account, and the present State of the Fund, be approved and entered in the Manager's Minute Book, for the inspection of any Depositors who may desire

to see the same.

9. That the seventh year of the Bridgend Savings Bank being now completed, the

President and Vice President be authorized to publish in the Cambrian, such of the Resolutions of this day as may be necessary for the purpose of making known the progress and present state of this institution.

13. That in case of any transfer under the Supplemental Rule No. 1 being desired, such transfer may be made immediately, or on any Saturday, without waiting the expiration of the month's notice, provided the original depositor, and the person to whom the deposit is to be transferred, shall both attend, and the original depositor is known, or can be identified satisfactorily, to the Manager in attendance.

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14. That the 17th of the original Rules be altogether rescinded, and the subject matter thereof be provided for by a new regulation, in conformity with the Act (5 Geo. 4. cap. 62, sect. 11) which has rendered the execution of the said original Rule impracticable.

Bridgend Savings Bank, and to render them conformable to the said Act, and Notice has been published in the Cambrian Newspaper, in the month of August last, that on this day, being the Annual General Meeting, the said Rules would be revised and altered:

Whereas an Act has been lately passed (5 Geo. 4, cap. 62) entitled "an Act to amend the several Acts for the encouragement of Banks for Savings in England and Ireland," and whereas it is expedient to make certain alterations in the Rules of the GENERAL STATEMENT OF THE PUNDS The Trustees of the Savings Bank established at Bridgend, £. s. d.

It is hereby resolved

[Here follow the new Regulations, which, as soon as filed with the Clerk of the Peace, and transmitted to the National Debt Office, will be printed, and copies delivered to the Depositors.]

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OF THE BRIDGEND SAVINGS BANK.

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The Balance due on the 20th day of September, 1824, is composed as follows:

No. of

Class.

Depositors.

Total Amount of each Class

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Total amount of Balance on 20th September, 1824.....

ANNUAL PROGRESS.
Repaid to Remains due
Depositors. to Depositors.

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860 56 2275 12 7

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J. NICHOLL, President.
HENRY KNIGHT, Vice-President.

UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL INTELLIGENCE.

OXFORD.

Degrees conferred November 4.

BACHELORS IN CIVIL LAW. Heathcote, William, Esq. Fellow of All Souls, Grand Compounder. Perceval, IIon. Arthur Philip, Fellow of All Souls.

Taylor, Simon, Esq. Fellow of All Souls, Grand Compounder.

MASTERS OF ARTS.

Jenkins, Rev. Owen, Fellow of Jesus. Moor, Rev. J. F. Brasenose, Grand

Compounder.

Roberts, Rev. Alfred, Trinity.

Withby, Henry, Merton.

BACHELORS OF ARTS.

Currie, James, University.
Evans, William, Trinity.
Floyer, Charles, Trinity.

Kekewick, George Granville, Exeter.
Meredith, William George, Brasenose.
Morris, John Baden, University.
Trench, William, Christ Church.
November 11.

DOCTOR IN DIVINITY. Jennings, Rev. Philip, Worcester, Grand compounder.

MASTERS OF ARTS.
Duboulay, James Thomas, Exeter.
Haynes, Rev. David, St. John's, Grand
Compounder.

Hindes, Walter, St. Mary Hall.
Nelson, John, St. John's.

Prosser, Rev. Samuel, St. John's. Stephenson, John Wilkinson, Taberder of Queen's.

BACHELORS OF ARTS,

Aitchinson, David, Queen's.
Bayntun, Samuel Adlam, Pembroke.
Dynwik, William George, Exeter, Grand
Compounder.

Legge, Henry, Christ Church.
Minet, Charles William, University.
Puxley, John Lascellin, Brasenose.
Spence, Hugh Maltby, Lincoln.
Tuckfield, John Henry Hippisley, Oriel.
November 18.

BACHELOR AND DOCTOR IN DIVINITY. Spry, Rov. John Hume, Oriel.

MASTER OF ARTS.

Curzon, Hon. Alfred, Brasenose.
BACHELORS of Arts.

Adams, George, Queen's.

Arney, Frederick Edward, Queen's. Bowsher, George, St. Edmund Hall. Boraston, George Birch, Michell's Scholar, Queen's,

Cardwell, Henry Salusbury, Brasenose, Grand Compounder.

Douphrate, Jonathan, Magdalen Hall. Gegg, John Henry, St. Alban Hall, Hornby, Thomas, Ch. Ch.

Knox, Henry Carnegie, Magdalen Hall.
May, Edward, Ch. Cb.

Mellard, Rev. William, Magdalen Hall. -
Richards, Henry, Jesus.
Wise, Matthew, Ch. Ch.

November 25.

DOCTOR IN CIVIL LAW.

Hogarth, Rev. John Henry, Wadham, Grand Compounder.

MASTERS OF ARTS.

Proctor, Rev. Thomas, Michell's Fellow of Queen's.

Rouch, Rev. Frederick, St. John's.

BACHELORS OF ARTS.

Butler, William James, Demy of Magdalen.

England, William Henry, Pembroke. Grenfell, Algernon, Scholar of University.

Hoblyn, Richard, Scholar of Balliol.
Hopkinson, Charles, Queen's.
Legard, Thomas Digby, Magdalen.
Schomberg, Rev. Alexander William,
Magdalen.

On Thursday, October 27, a Convocation was holden, when James Adey Ogle, of Trinity college, D.M. was unanimously elected Professor of the Practice of Medicine, on the foundation of George Aldrich, D.M. in the room of Dr. Bourne, who had lately resigned that Professorship, and been elected Lord Litchfield's Clinical Professor in Medicine:

On Wednesday, Nov. 7, Simon Taylor, Student in Civil Law, who had lately resigned, was re-elected Fellow; and Richard Charles Hippesley Tuckfield, B.A. of Oriel college, was elected Fellow of All Soul's college.

On Thursday, Nov. 4, William Hill, Edward Blencowe, and John Griffiths, were admitted Scholars of Wadham college.

November 19.-Scrope Milner Colquitt, B.A. of Brasenose college, was elected Fellow of that Society.

November 24.-The Rev. John Henry Hogarth, B.C.L. of Emmanual college, was incorporated B.C.L. of Wadham college.

November 26.-John Allen Giles, of the County of Somerset and Diocese of Bath and Wells, was admitted Scholar of Corpus Christi college.

The Rev. William Lewis Davies, M.A. and Fellow of St. John's college, is appointed Second Master of Elizabeth college, Guernsey; M. de Joux, late of Geneva, Master of the Mathematical School; M. de des Lauriers, of the Uni. versity of Paris, Master of the French

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