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was originally the intention of the Writer to confine his account of the several Establishments, which this Work professes to describe, to those in Calcutta, or in its immediate vicinity; but in tracing the varied and extensive course which the stream of education has lately taken, it has become indispensible to the completeness of the narrative, to deviate from that first purpose, and to point out an humble, though important source, at a short distance from the Capital, whence may be expected to flow the most essential benefits to the cause of moral improvement throughout India.