The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-06-22 00:00:00

SHIPBUILDING IN LIVERPOOL.

C H OF A STEAMER, YESTERDAY.
§bgrtitir before high water yesterday, a magnificent
Oteam_.., 1)144 for the Bridgewater Trustees, and named
the ivas
Mr. W. C. Ilillear'Thed from the shipbuilding yard of
a beautiful vessel 'of 'literl'oTteth-dock. The Helen is
class, 110. feet in length, with
twenty feet breadth of beam, and is of 270 tons builders'
measurement. Her engines will
be supplied by the
eminent firm of Messrs. Fawcett,
Preston, and Co., of
this town. The Helen is intended to ply between
coadtt-dpek and Runcorn, and although she will take
a few passengers, she is intended principally by the
trust for the conveyance of timber up the river. There
was a numerous and fashionable assemblage to witness
the most
the lath, whiph took place at half-past twelve o'clock,
Mrs. Faraday Smith,
hortrhotioup being conferred, in
graceftil and ladf-like manner, 14
of lgaiehester, v.rife Of the 'general mei-lager of the trust.
in the
..LIV the launch the favared visilosts'wo had been
invlte4 par** of an eiCellept dijeunir, wb-i4l had
been laid out in the mould room. Mr. F. Smith,
most- complimentary manner, proposed the health of
Messrs. Miller and Son, the builders, and expressed
his confidence that the new steamer would give
every satisfaction, and more than answer expecta-
tions. 31r. Miller, in becoming terms, responded,
and hoped that his vessels would always sus-
tain the character which they had hitherto borne. He
gave as a toast the engineers for the vessel, Messrs
. Fawcett, Preston, and Co., a compliment to which Mr.
Mann responded. " The Press," " The Ladies," and
other toasts were given, and the company then broke up.
On Wednesday last a dredge boat had been launched
from Mr. Miller's yard, for the Bridgewater Trustees ;
and we understand that the two gun-boats which Mr.
Miller is constructing for the Government, and which
are to be named respectively the Heron and the Dottrell;
Will be ready for launching in about tea days.

THEATRE -ROYAL.
MR. AND MRS. C. MATTHEWS.

Mr. C. Matthews appeared last night in "The Critic,",
and afterwards he and his lady in " Paul Pry." We
think Mr. Matthews' Paul Pry decidedly his best effort.
We never saw a cleverer or more gentlemanly piece of
acting.
To-night is for their benefit. "The School for
Scandal" and "Aggravating Sam" are the pieces.

ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.

MISS WYNDHAM AND MR. C. YOUNG.

Miss Wyndham takes her benefit to-night. The
pieces announced are " First Affections," " The King's
Gardener," " The Household Fairy," and " Dido."

ANNIVERSARY OF THE NATIONAL
SCHOOLS.

Yesterday the anniversary of the Liverpool National
Schools was held. In the morning rain was threatened;
therefore there was a smaller attendance of school
children than was expected. Notwithstanding all this
unfavourable state of things, some thousands of scholars,
accompanied by their teachers, arrived at the Blue-coat
Hospital shortly after nine o'clock, where, after the
Blue-coat boys and girls had been regaled with buns,
&c.—a treat which all the other schoolchildren enjoyed
at their own head-quarters--the whole body formed into
a procession and marched, with banners and flags
flying, towards the Town-hail, and then paraded
the principal streets. Shortly before eleven they re-
turned to St. Peter's Church, from whence they pro-
ceeded to their respective schools, and all were dismissed,
with the exception of five seniors of each school, and
the Blue-coat Hospital children and the orphan boys
and girls who attended Divine service at the church,
where they were arranged into an orchestra, ou a plat-
form erected behind the pulpit. The singing was con-
ducted by Mr. Stott, organist of St. Jude's Church. An
impressive sermon was delivered by the Rev. William
Pollock,- M.A., vicar of Bowden. He referred, at
some length, to the power of the National Church,
remarking that more than three-fifths of the whole
population of the kingdom were educated at the
National Schools, and pointed to the necessity
of winning the parent to their side, otherwise
he saw little hope of any further reform in the national
scheme; for now, in many instances, parents untaught
what the experienced teachers of the church had, at
great labour, taught to the children. Another great
impediment to education was the practice of sending
children at very early ages to work, to the factories and
elsewhere : and for this great defect he saw no remedy
save that of compelling masters to stop the demand, for
the love of lucre and profit would always make the
parents withdraw their children from the schools, and
draft them off to the works. After briefly referring to
the necessity of introducing more religious instruction
into schools generally, he concluded with a very touch-
ing appeal for greater support on behalf of the Blue-
coat Hospital and the Orphan Asylums. Service ended
with singing the hymn commencing with " Lord of
Heaven, and earth, and ocean."