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Voyage of the Xovara. 



earthen jars, pots, and other utensils from ancient Indian 

 graves. To the historical student the portraits of the whole 

 of the Viceroys and Governors of Peru, which are suspended 

 on the walls of the first apartment in chronological order, will 

 prove extremely interesting. The finest head of the series, 

 the one which most clearly tells of manly vigour, acuteness, 

 and energy, is that of Francisco Pizarro, the natural son of a 

 Spanish nobleman, who tended swine in his boyhood, and 

 ended his life as Viceroy of Peru, having been slain by an 

 assassin in the 64tli year of his age. 



Of the educational institutions, the only one deserving 

 special remark is the '^ Escuela Normal Central " (Central 

 Normal School), established by Government, at an expense of 

 160,000 dollars (£33,600), and opened in 1859. Its object is 

 to provide suitable school instruction for industrious children 

 of poor or aged parents ; but hitherto the prefects of the pro- 

 vinces have, by protection, presented almost exclusively chil- 

 dren of persons of means and position, and sent them on to 

 the capital. Owing to the great want of good schools hitherto, 

 it happens that every one crowds towards this new institute, 

 which seems to promise to its pupils a more complete educa- 

 tion and better training than any other. The number for 

 which it was destined was 40 boarders and 200 day-scholars, 

 the former of whom are well taken care of 



The system of education pursued is the Lancasterian, and 

 is carried out by five professors. The estimated annual ex- 

 penditure is about 20,000 dollars. One of the directors, Mr. 



