A specimen copy of each book and map, upon their lordship's schedules, costs in the whole, somewhat more than £40. Their lordships would not be at liberty to make such a grant to Dr. Ryerson out of the education funds. Their lordships do not keep any depot of the books named in their schedules. They are ordered twice in every month according to the demand, by their agents from the several publishers. The specimens therefore which Dr. Ryerson requires may be included in one of the orders from Canada. Some time must necessarily elapse before my lords can give a specific answer. P.S.-I beg to request your attention to the last paragraph of the enclosed copy of the circular to the publishers. B. HAWES, Esquire, M.P., (Signed,) R. R. W. L. Colonial Office. No. 8. Circular Letter from the Secretary of the Privy Council Committee on Education, to the Publishers of Works sanctioned by the Committee on Education (enclosed in the foregoing.) COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL ON EDUCATION. PRIVY COUNCIL OFFICE, DOWNING STREET, December 1850. GENTLEMEN, I beg leave to request your attention to the following extract from a letter addressed by the Superintendent of Educatiou in the Province of Upper Canada, to the Right Honorable the Secretary of State for the Colonies, and strongly recommended by his Lordship to the favourable attention of the Education Committee of the Privy Council. I am directed by their Lordships to enquire whether you are willing to supply the Canadian Schools upon the same terms as those under inspection in England and Wales, with such of your publications as are named in their Lordship's schedules. In case (as their Lordships hope) you should consent to this proposal, I am to state, that the works needed for the Canadian schools will be included in their Lordship's usual orders. I am to request the favour of an answer from one fortnight from this date. My Lords would require a specific assurance from the Colonial Government that the works thus obtained should be supplied to the Canadian schools at a price not exceeding that paid by their Lordships to the Publishers in this country. No. 9. Extracts from the Circular of the Secretary of the Privy Council Committee on Education, to the Managers of Public Schools in England and Wales, explanatory of the principles upon which books, maps, and publications can be furnished. The reports of Her Majesty's Inspectors have shown that, while by the aid of religious associations, the managers of elementary schools have generally been enabled to procure a sufficient supply of Bibles, religious formularies, and books of religious instructions, other lesson books, text-books and maps, have often been either wanting or very scantily furnished; and this evil has been increasingly felt since the standard of instruction has been raised by the operation of the minutes of council of August and December, 1816. The Committee of Council on Educatlon have therefore acceded to an almost universal sense of the importance of introducing a better supply of such lesson books, text-books, and maps, in addition to the books of religious instruction, and have determined to make grants for this purpose. I am to afford you, as manager of your school, an opportunity of obtaining the books. and maps, enumerated in the accompanying schedules, at the reduced prices therein specified, and with the aid of a pecuniary grant from their Lordships. Two schedules have been prepared, one containing books suitable to scholars; the other containing books more suitable to the teachers and pupil teachers. These books have been selected because they are extensively used in schools nnder inspection, and the schedules will, from time to time, be varied by the exclusion of those books which may fall into disuse, or by the addition of others which may come into general use. My Lords are not responsible for the character of these books, otherwise than for the fidelity with which they have chosen those which have received the most extensive sanction from public opinion. The publishers of the books and maps, now included in the schedules, have allowed a discount which averages 43 per cent., to those schools which purchase them through the medium of this committee; and towards the purchase at the reduced prices their Lordships make two classes of grants. The first grant to any school is called a supply grant, and is made at a rate not exceeding 8d. a scholar, in a school having no pupil teacher; and 10d. a scholar in a school having a pupil teacher; provided that not less than 16d. a scholar in the former case, and 20d. in the latter, be subscribed on the part of the school to meet such grant. The managers may apply for a grant for less than the average number of scholars. An order to obtain, at the reduced prices, books and maps costing not less than three pounds, may be applied for once in each year; but a pecuniary grant towards the purchase cannot be made oftener than once in three years. After the lapse of three years from the first grant, the managers may obtain a renewal grant, which will not exceed the rate of 4d. instead of 8d., and 6d. instead of 10d., to meet local contributions of not less than 18d. in the former case, and 24d. in the latter case. The committee will, however, at any time, entertain applications for grants, in consideration of an increase amounting to 25 per cent. in the number of scholars. FRONT VIEW OF THE NORMAL AND MODEL SCHOOLS AND EDUCATION OFFICES FOR UPPER CANADA. THE OFFICES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION ARE ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE MAIN BUILDING, Appendix F. NORMAL and Model Schools for Upper Canada. No. 1. Proceedings at the Ceremony of opening the new Buildings of the Normal and Model Schools and Educational Department. The ceremony of publicly opening the New Normal and Model Schools for Upper Canada, took place on Wednesday evening, the 24th November, 1852, amidst the greatest interest and enthusiasm. The beautiful and ample theatre was filled by a large assemblage. The admission was by ticket, to prevent confusion, and a necessary consequence, the greatest order and regularity prevailed. During the day the buildings were visited by hundreds of persons, some from the lively interest they took in seeing the structure so nearly completed, others with a view to obtain tickets for the evening ceremony. Num bers were disappointed in not obtaining tickets, as the demand was much larger than the accommodation could supply. upon In connection with a detailed account of the proceedings at the opening, we present Perspective Views of this beautiful pile of buildings. They are an ornament to the city of Toronto, and will doubtless prove a blessing to the Province at large. They have been erected the improved plan, and at the same time in the most economical manner.The entire cost, including the purchase of seven and a half acres of land in the heart of the city, is about £25,000. The land itself is worth upwards of £1000 per acre. The site is the centre of an open square, bounded on the east by Church Street, and on the south by Goold Street, on the west by Victoria Street, and on the north by Gerrard Street, and is a few rods east of Yonge Street, and about three quarters of a mile from the Bay. The elevated position of the buildings commands a fine view of the City, Bay, Island, and Lake; and, altogether, we do not believe a better or more convenient site could possibly have been selected. The first engraving represents the appearance of the Normal and Model Schools, as seen from Church Street, in a north-westerly direction. The Main Building faces Goold Street to the south. It has a frontage of 184 feet 4 inches and is 85 feet 4 inches deep. The design of the building has been rather for utility than effect, still a fitness of decoration has been observed, in good keeping with the object of the erection. The front is in the Roman Doric order of Palladian character, having for its centre four pilasters of the full height of the building, with pediment surrounded by an open Doric cupola, 95 feet in height. The Offices of the Department are on the ground floor of the main structure.— The Theatre or Examination Hall is also on the ground floor, and is surrounded by a gallery, and lighted from the roof. It will accommodate between 600 and 700 persons.— A room on the east side of the building is appropriated for the use of the male students, and the west for females; and except when in the presence of the masters, they are entirely separated. The number and size of the rooms on the ground floor is as follows: |