usually taught is avoided, by imparting the knowledge of 

 them through the medium of lectures, by which the atten- 

 tion of the Pupil is kept alive, and the Lecturer is enabled 

 to elucidate his subject more amply by dwelling on kindred 

 branches of knowledge. Although controversial history is 

 no less to be avoided than controversial religion, yet as in 

 no well regulated school the Pupil is left without instruction 

 in the duties and principles of the Christian religion, so the 

 Principal of this Establishment conceives it his duty not to 

 leave the youths entrusted to his care subject to become in 

 after life a prey to every wind of political doctrine, but so to ex- 

 pound in his historical lectures the nature and principles of 

 government and the duties and rights of subjects, that they 

 may be fortified against the reception of those extravagant 

 and erroneous notions of ancient liberty, which, by easy 

 transitions, lead to the Jacobinical Republicanism of modern 

 times. 



Desirous to render his system such as to facilitate to his 

 Pupils the attainment of academical honours or professional 

 distinction, the higher branches of Mathematics are taught 

 by an eminent Master on the plan pursued in the French 

 schools, which has been found highly conducive to rapidity 

 of acquirement ; and Weekly Lectures are given on Natm*al 

 Philosophy and Chemistry. 



But as, in order to produce all the benefit and happiness to 

 mankind of which they are susceptible, Science and Literature 

 shoidd be united to religion, and all our knowledge should 

 be made subservient to the glory of that Being in whom we 

 live and move, the most anxious care is employed by the 

 Principal to enforce, both by example and precept, the obli- 

 gations of morality and religion. Without pretending to be 

 a Seminary of Theology, it may be affirmed with truth, that 

 few institutions will be found to afibrd sounder instruction 



