The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-11-16 00:00:00

SHERBORNE.

ASSOCZA TED INSTITUTSI-EXAMINATIOY

Of CANDIDATES,

It will be remembered that fir, Maoready gave Reed-
Ingo at several institutions In Donee and Somerset last
year, in ald of the fund* for promoting the above object.
'lke pecuniary result of those Readings proved very suo.
oessful, and enabled the Inaitutes at which they were
given, to establish clauses for instructing their junior
members in the elementary branches of education, as
well as to provide a prise fund for distribution
in money and books amongst the suoossalul
and deserving competitors,
On Thursday last the competitors forth. prises offered
to the members of the eduoational classes of Literary
Institutions in Dorset and Somerset, connected with the
above institutes, were examined at the Literary Insti-
tution, by the Rev. James Booth, LL.D. F.R.S.,
misted by the Rev, Montague Hawtrey, of Rimpton ;
the Rev, James Penny, of Blanford ; Mr. Kidd, of the
Sherhorne Commercial School, Iso. Delegates front
*soh of the Institutions also assembled to conilder the
best means to be adopted to render the association per-
manent, and the aooession of the Right Hon. the Earl
of Shaftesbury, 1111 president, with the promised support
of Mir Wm. Medlyooti and R. Gordon, Esq., in our own
Immediate neighbourhood, which will doubtless be fol-
lowed by that of numerous others of the nobility of the
two counties, kayo no doubt but that this important
educational institute, so auspiciously and generously
commenced by oir highly-esteenied townsman, W.
C. Meoready, Esq., will be efficiently supported
and carried on. The candidates were enter-
tained at the Angel Hotel, at 12 o'clock,
and Dr. Booth and the examiners, with the delegates
and friends, to the number of SS, sat down to • colletion
provided by Mr. Sharp, confectioner, at the evening
Sollool.rootn, at it o'clock, both it the invitation and
expense of Mr. Maaready. In aooordanoe with public
announcement a meeting was held in the leoture•room
of the institution in the evening, at seven o'clock, for
the purpose of presenting the prises to the suesessful
candidates, when • large company assembled, filling the
lecture room, library, ball, and reading room. Upwards
of 40 vols, of valuable and handamnely bound boob
were plated on the table on the platform, and shortly
after the time statod the Rev. W. H. Turner, the Rev.
M. Hawttly, end J. G. Avery, Esq., followed by Dr.
Booth, president of the meeting, Mr. Turner, the newly
-
elected mayor of Yeovil, the Rev. J. F. Thomas,
vicar of Yeovil, the Rev. J. Penney, the Rev.—Clapin,
E. Swahili Esq., the Rev. E. 14. Henning, Mesars.
Dingley, Ensor, icc., took their places on the platform,
The Ray Dr. Booth, having read • letter from Mr.
Miscrerdy )whose absence was occasioned by the
death of Miss Macready), explanatory of the rise and
progress of the movement, and addressed the unsuc-
cessful candidates with • view to stimulate them to
continued and fresh exertion, proceeded to deliver the
prises to those who had the good fortune to roooeed,
the lions' share of which fell to the lot of the Blandford
oandidstes, while the Sherborne boys carried off three
prises, end those of Yeovil and Crewkerne two each.
The Doctor then delivered • most excellent address on
the subject of intellootnal improvement as affecting the
lower classes, and offered some practical suggestion in
referenoe to the conducting of examination in sconce-
ten with institutions of the character of the one now
established. Several resolutions were then proposed
and seconded, and addresses delivered by the gentlemen
present. The following is • list of the prises

iIIIST

()mutating of icheque for £8 S.. and a sot of Books value

For History and Geography—to Ittladle Kant, builder, Bland-
ford, aged 29 years.
For Geography and Fmnob—to Thomm Baker, °hamlet,
Blandiford, aged 16 Year..
For Drawing and French—to William Burt, clerk in • mar-
oflios,
For exaelionos in Dictation and Grammar—to Charlie. James
Blaine, °lark to J. Y. Be!moth, E.q. solicitor, !harborage,
wattle years, &mamba of the Itherborne Literary Inatitution.
For smearing in Euclid and Geometry—to Jam.. Payne,
attorney'. dark, Blandford, aged II year..
For Arlthmetio—to F. W. Reacud, ironmonpr's apprentice,
yeoell, aged le yams.

_
SSOOND MASS
()omitting of a (Ihnque.for
_ IL6d., and m sot of Books

v&lu. 41 lii. Cd.

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Fr Arithmetic—to J. Baker Green, builder's apprentice
aged 14 peers.
For ekoellenoe In Hand•writlng—to George Heetyard, cur.
vapor's student, Blandford, aged 17 years.
For General Answering In all the ;millets—to James lidwin,
Hun ford, plumber's apprentice, Orewkerne, aged 10 yews.
For General Answering, Punctually, end Dill4etice—to F.
W. Perry, srehltwe's pupil to Nevem. Hewitt ea PooklIng•
ton, glierborne, ',god le 3 ears.
For Gemmel Answering—to George Quid, watchmaker's ev
prelate*, Crewkerne, e4ed 11 years.
For General Answerlng-1g Fredittiok Hillery, eon of Mr.
R. Hillery, amfectione r, Shelton», eyed le rum.

CHARMOTJTE.
SOUTH APRIOAX MUIIIIOIIII.-.-On Bunday after.
noon, 7th Met, isermon in aid of the above missions.
Wil prosohed in the parish church by the Rigbt
Rev, the Lord Bishop of Cape Town, from HOW
huh v, 14, after which tUre wit a oollootioo.
which amounted to upwards of £9,

(L...d Now oefoldowa in 14 Pim Pp.)