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A solemn Te Deum begun by the archbishop kneeling before 

 the High Altar, and chaunted by the whole choir, going in processi- 

 on round the Church, closed the ceremonial ; and the metropo- 

 litan, after returning thanks to God for his mercy in bringing 

 the Synod to a happy termination, and to the clergy and people 

 for their attendance, dismissed them with his blessing. 



V. — On the stat§ of Education of the Natives in Southern In- 

 dia by A. D. Campbell, Esq. M. C. S. 

 (Extracted from Appendix to report from Select Committee on 

 the affairs of the East India Company .) 



The population of this district* is specified in the enclosed state- 

 ment at 927,857, or little less than a million of souls. The num- 

 ber of schools is only 533, containing no more than 6,641 scholars, 

 or about 12 to each school, and not seven individuals in a thousand 

 of the entire population. 



The Hindoo scholars are in number 6,398, the Mussulman scho- 

 lars only 243, and the whole of these are males, with the exception 

 of only 60 girls who are all Hindoos exclusively. 



The English language is taught in one school only.; the Tamul 

 in four; the Persian in 21 ; the Mahratta in 23 ; the Teloogoo in 

 226, and the Carnataca in 235. Besides these there are 23 places 

 of instruction attended by Brahmins exclusively, in which some of 

 the Hindoo sciences, such as theology, astronomy, logic and law^ 

 are still imperfectly taught in the Sanscrit language. 



In these places of Sanscrit instruction in the Hindoo sciences, at- 

 tended by youths, and often by persons far advanced in life, educa- 

 tion is conducted on a plan entirely, different from that pursued in 

 the schools, in which children are taught reading, writing and arith- 

 metic only, in the several vernacular dialects of the country. I shall 

 endeavour to give a brief outline of the latter, as to them the gene- 

 ral population of the country is confined ; and as that population 

 consists chiefly of Hindoos, I shall not dwell upon the few xMussul- 

 man schools in which Persian is taught. 



The education of the Hindoo youth generally commences when 

 they are 6ve years old ; on reaching this age, the master and scho- 

 lars of the school to which the boy is to be sent, are invited to the 

 house of his parents ; the whole are seated in a circle round an 



* Bellary. 



