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be" in having received at fuch a time, and through fo pure and interesting a channel, those documents, which carry the evidence of the Madras Syftem to the utmost pitch, to which the primary experiment made by me can be carried: and when I beheld, with inexpreffible delight, fo many of my pupils and friends filling the very stations in life for which by their education I had deftined them, and making for themselves and for me the due returns to the government under which they enjoy such obvious advantages, for the protection and favour uniformly fhewn to my labours and to their welfare through every stage of the progrefs of my experiment.

In a word, it is then as the accomplishment of my views in your education, and in confequence of that parental folicitude which I have for your welfare, that I am delighted with the reports of your fuccefs in life, and still more of the principles to which you juftly attribute that fuccefs; and which, if you continue to act upon them, whether you fucceed or not in this life, will prove an inheritance beyond all value in regard to the whole extent of your existence.

But these are only the firft fruits of the

tree planted at Egmore which I have lived to tafte; and with the higher relish, that I look on them as the earnest of those further fruits in this country, and over the world, which I fhall not live to gather; that I regard you as the happy inftruments, under a good Providence, of leading, by the example you hold up, thousands who fhall come after you, to the benefits which you have fo happily improved. I have, therefore, availed myself of the instructive and eloquent leffons which you, my pupils and friends, have compofed for me, and of the irresistible facts with which you have furnished me and by applying them, as in this letter, and as you will fee in the accompanying publications, to the very purposes for which they are fitted, and which I confidently infer will prove moft grateful to you, I have fought to pay an early tribute to the memory and re cognition of your "first act on arriving at the years of difcretion."

Thus it is that my own pupils have taught, and enabled me to give new ftrength to the pofition for which I have long and strenuously contended, and for which I fhall not cease to contend but with my last breath. "That there is only wanting the authority of an

eftablished system, on the principle of tuition by the scholars themselves, to produce by an education adapted to the condition of the youths in this country, and to the exigencies of the state, effects analogous to these already produced in India, by an education adapted to the condition of the youths there, and to the exigencies of that government, and to form here, as there, of those who might otherwise be loft to themselves and to fociety-good men, good fubjects, good Chrif tians."

I need not say that I include all my pupils in this communication as well those who, by their absence from the prefidency, could not give their fignature to your letter as those who did. I am perfectly satisfied that all, who were placed under my tuition, have but one opinion of my motives, of my attention to their true and best interest, and that these attentions were directed, to obtain for them the best chance of fuccefs, and the only fource of real felicity in this life, as well as to give them the fure profpect of eternal happiness in that which is to come.

Finally, my dear pupils, accept my heartfelt acknowledgments for your communica

tions, fo well timed, fo wifely contrived, and fo happily executed. Receive my parental bleffing, and believe me, with cordial affection, your well-wisher and friend,

A. BELL.

EXTRACTS OF LETTERS.
From WM. SMITH to Dr. BELL.

Reverend Sir,

(See page 167.)

Devanelli Fort, 8th April, 1794. 1, 1794.

I TAKE the liberty to inform you that we arrived here the 28th ultimo, without any particular occurrence in the way. The day after our arrival we made our first visit to the Sultaun, and he entertained us at his court for upwards of three hours.

On the 1st instant Captain Doveton fent me an order to open the boxes, and lay out the machines, to fhew them to the Sultaun. Accordingly on the 3d I was fent for, and I exhibited the following experiments, viz. head and wig, dancing images, electric stool, cotton fired, fmall receiver and ftand, hemifpheres, Archimedes's fcrew, fyphon, Tanta

lus's cup, water-pump, condenfing engine, &c. Captain Doveton was present, and explained, as I went on, to the Sultaun, who was giving an inftance of his being acquainted with fotne of thefe experiments. He has fhewn us a condenfing engine made by himfelf, which spouted water higher than ours. He defired me to teach two men, his aruzbegs.

On the 7th I was again fent for, and the following were exhibited: tumbler and balls, fealing-wax, twelve men fhocked, among whom were feveral khans and vackeelselectric ftool: a man of eminent rank ftood, and the Sultaun applied his hand about the man to receive fhocks. Inflammable air fired; at which he was astonished at first, and afterwards greatly pleased. Bladder burft; after which he applied his hand upon the receiver; bladder and weight. Pneumatic bell; microscope; mechanical powers. At his own request the following were exhibited: fyphon, Archimedes's fcrew, water-pump, Tantalus's cup, and condenfing engine. Captain Doveton was not prefent. The Sultaun walked round the inftruments, and handled feveral apparatufes. He defired me more than once

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