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FRESCATI'S; or, SCENES in PARIS. 3 vols. FUSELI'S SIX NEW LECTURES on PAINTING, delivered at the Royal Academy. Printed uniformly with the First Series. Price 21s.

EDINBURGH ACADEMY, Incorporated by Royal Charter, 5th Geo. IV. RECTOR-The Rev. JOHN WILLIAMS, A.M. of Baliol College, Oxford, and Vicar of Lampeter, Cardiganshire.

THE DIRECTORS hereby give Notice, that the SCHOOL will be Re-Opened at the conclusion of the Holidays, on Friday, 1st October next.

CLASSICAL MASTERS.
First, or Junior Class, Mr Third Class, Mr Carmichael
Mitchell
Fourth, Mr Ferguson.

Second, Mr Cumming

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Fifth Class, Mr Mitchell, Assistant.
Sixth, Mr Cumming. Assistant.
Seventh, Mr Carmichael, Assistant.

History and English Literature, Mr Dyer, Master.
Arithmetic and Mathematics, Mr Gloag, Master.
French, Monsr. Buquet, Master.

Writing, Mr Hamilton, Master.

The names of the Boys who have not hitherto attended any of the Classes of the Academy, must be entered with the Secretary, No. 4, Charlotte Square, before the 1st October, that the applications of new entrants may be decided on, without the risk of any Boys being admitted beyond the number limited for each Class.

Some of the Masters receive Boarders into their Houses, taking the entire charge of their time, and assisting them in the preparation of their studies, as at Westminster and Eton, and there are several highly respectable Boarding Houses in the neighbourhood, of which a Register is kept at the Janitor's Lodge, at the Academy. Information on this subject may be obtained by application (if by letter, post-paid) to Mr MILNE, Clerk to the Directors, at the Academy.

JOHN RUSSELL, Secretary.

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