The Express.
London, England, 1864-12-23 00:00:00

COJIMSSCIAL TRAVALLSILT SCHOOLS.

Yesterday evening theannivereary dinner of the
Commercial Travellers Schools was held at the London
laves. His Royal Highness the Duke Of CAMBRIDGE (who
eras attended by Colonel Tyrwhitt) was in the chair, sod
arse supported by the Lard Mayor, Alderniee and Sheriff
Dskin, Alderman sad Sheriff Bosley, Alderman Gibbose,
the Common &dean; George Moors, Treasurer,
George Stockdale, Esq., W. Veining Esq., .B. Walker,
EN.. Wm. Graham, Esq.. Francis Eynon, Esq., George
Hewitt, Esq.. Charles Woollotoo, Esq., W. W. Davies. Esq.,
ithhinson Ridley, Esq., P. O'Hara Brady, Esq., J. Hughes,
Esq., Watford Grsotorez, Esq., J. L. Boothby, Esq.. J.
Adam Esq., W. Holt, Esq., W. Tokens, Esq., W. Tarn,
EN.. John Angell, Esq., Thomas Walker, Eel, and about
150 of the fnends and supporters of the institution.

On proposing the usual loyal and patriotic tants, when
lie came to that of " The Prince of Weirs and the rest of
the Royal Family," his royal highness adverted to the cir-
cumstance of the Prince of Welt, having become the espe-
cial patios of the institution, iu succession to the late
Prince Consort, who took a particular and personal iuterest '
in the thecae and well-being of the schools. In commeed.
log the army, navy, and volonters to the good wishes of the
assembly, lila royal highness pointed out that this couffirS,
as a commercial nation, wee intimately concerned in the
sch;ect of this toast, because the army, navy, and volun-
teers were especially necessary to the safe perform-
ance of the great transactions of trade and com-
merce, nor were the strength and power of those forces
the less uecesury in times of peace • for this country held
the happy position which it occupied because it had a good
and efficient army and navy ; and though it might be
desirable to get rid of • certain amount of taxatioe yet
for commercial and sot for military reasons it was list to
leave well abet,. (Hear, hear.)
Cantata GREATORZX, of the Volunteers, acknowledged
the tout on the part of the commercial body of Loudon.
lie natured to say that no redaction of the army and navy
was desired by the mercantile oommuoity.
The Cuatiawi proposed " The Health of the Lord
Mayor and Sheriffs or Loedos," and expressed his acknow-
ledge:wets to the Lord Mayor for having ceded to him the
privilege of occupying the chair at all meetiogs in the
City of London, and appearing in • subordinate capacity to
give his countenance and aid to this charity.
The LORD lIATOII and Mr. Alderman and Sheriff DAIEI3
severally returned thanks.
The children of the schools were at this period of the
proceedings introduced into the room, and remained while
The CHM &MAN proposed the West of the evening, " Pre-
/parity to the Commercial Travellers' Schools."
The L 031) SLITOR proposed the health of the Chairman,
who, in responding, said that he was happy to aid in pro-
moting the interests of • society which was invaluable as
connected immediately with • body of men essential to the
advance of a commercial country. (Haar, hear.)
His ROYAL Hinimas then proposed "The President,
Vice• Presidents. Treasurer, and Trustees."
Mr. C. Moors, the treasurer, who was received with
much applause, expressed his gratitude to his royal highness
for having allowed him (Mr. Mooreg call on him without
any previous introduction to ask him to take the chair on
this occasion, to which his royal Labia." bad at mos coo-
•eutd—(clteen)—cheerfully and heartily, and the way in
which the duties of the chair had been discharged
showed that a happy choice had been made. (Hear,
hear.) Nicethen
years ago be (Mr. Moore) had begun
to organise the Commercial Travellers' School, esti
though there had been many difficulties to enema-
ter, yet • magnificent building had been erected,
twenty-five &cresol laud had bee, acquired, and there was
to mortgage upon the estate. (Hear, hear.) Since he Let
addressed au assembly like the present many of its sup-
rters had pawed away, but in more than one instance they
hat left legacies—one of 750/.—te the foods of the school.
As one gib° had himself known thedifficidnee and vicissitudes
of a commercial traveller's life, he sympathised deeply with
the objects of this school, which effectually interposed be.
tween the perils to which the children of that body were
exposed. The present position of the inattution wee com-
mercially soood. There were now 17n children in the
schools, but four boys and two girls were about to leave,
which would reduce the number to 172. With
this number it was obvious that there must be
• considerable amount of money necessary to meet the
expenditure. It should be remembered that the children
were,. little above the ordinary icniatee of London asylums,
and were fitted for a little higher walk to life. He asked
those present if they were not struck by the sight of the
children and interested by their appearance ; sod he would
ask where would they all have been if it had not
been for this school? (Hear, hear.) Many of them
would hove been in the workhouses or reformatories,
whereas Ly the instruction which was given to them
th, y were capable of being placed in first-ate situations—
(hear, bear)—many of them were in large warehouses in
London, red others in retail shops, and indeed the demand
for the supply of boys from the school was larger than could
be 'net. There was • difficulty with regard to placing out
the girls, but some of them obtained situations an
governesses, sad others had been placed no retail shops, sod
all had done well. Four of the girls who bad been
educated in the school had sent ten guineas
each as subscriptions to the fends. (Loud cheers.) lode. ,
pendently of all the good which had been tone to the chil-
dren themselves. great good had been indirectly done by
this institution to commercial travellen generally, who had
as • class greatly improved, and who as a rule, unless they
were *ober, active, and industrious. could not hope to keep
their situations long. The school had taken a great kohl
of the commercial mind, and it received much support from
the commercial world. His Royal Hightails bail,
however, overstated the number of commercial
travellers who were subscribers to its lands,
for aide about an eighth of the whole were wise
though and generous enough to inibecrilie a guinea a year
towards its support. Its best supporters were those who
Lao no eh, Idren --(hear, beer)—aid it was principally the
chains of those who had given it no support that reaped
the benefits of the institution. Nevertheless the sin
of the fathers were nut visited upon the children,
and as long as there were adequate fuoda all
children of the body for whose benefit the
school was intended could be accepted. The receipts of the
put year had been 6,8561., and great "access had attended
tee scheme of • simultaneous subscription amongst cone
traysTlers and their friends on a particular day, the
result bele; • large increase in the subscriptions. As the
oubacrloikius increased so would the sphere of usefulness of
the school be enlarged, and he could cooly say for himself
that be would Winn devote his best eoergiea to the pro-
motion of its interests. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. T. CRAIICEILS, the Common tierjeaot of the City of
Loudon. pmposed "The Board of Management," which
was acknowledged by Mr. Alderman Gibbous.
The health of the other officers was also given ; the toast
of "Toe (*.mimeo-141 Travellers" was proposed by Mr.
Sala, and that of "The Prise " was responded to by Mr.
Moe. Walker.

Duriag the evening the heed of the school performed • se.
lection of music, the children givion with great correctuess •
pert note ; aml Mr. Reginald Jothtt, one of the old
scholar., contributed • soug. The vocalists oh.. were en-
raged for the °maim were Miss Eliza Hughes, Min
Whytort, sod Mr. G. Carter, under the directhei of Mr.
Henry Ruckland. Mr. Harter was the toot-muter. The
subscriptions collected exceeded 1,2t0e.

Tea 31Eascr Pturrs.—Complaints were made
yooterdev, at the Mersey Docks sod Barbour Board, that
master* of ships are in the habit of carryicg the pilots bo-
ycott the logs! limits, to the great iticeavenience and cost of
the pilotage authorities ; and a strong Gebel( was expressed
in fev.ur of the memtroduction into parli.truent of the
elem..' thrown out of the 101 l of last sessiou, tensing times

Itimovat or bumf POOL—Last evening, at a
rueetiot of the ti reeo filch board of guardians, Mr. B. Car-
ter, chairman. the proceediep which had been taken at the
Thames Police-mart came under consideration. Mr. Bs.
Weirton. solicitor to the Cork union authorities, was in
attendance, and drew attention to another pie an addition
to th■t of the woman Heaven and her child, reported in
our ye•terdav'a impressiou—vin, that of a pauper named
Mary Moriarty and her four children, the eldest of whom',
was @linen years, and the youngest eight weeks old. le
this Case it appeared that an order had been obtained at
the Woolwich Polies-thud for the removal of herself and
family to Cork, and that, in company of a man also
miler orders of removal, they were taken in a wen•r-
man's boat and shipped on board the ateamer as it
was passing down the river. They bad no other,
accommodation than remaking( on deck during the whole
voyage, the only shelter from rain being the gangway, over
which the captain walked. On arriving at Cork the mate
of the steamer banded her a paper, telling her that she Lad
better apply to the police to provide her with a night's
lodging, and that she was to take the paper (the order for,
bet removal) to the workhouse authorities. It wee stated to
be the opium. of the Cork onion authorities that, in each
peeper removal oath from England to Ireland, a sum of
31. 15s. was allowed to the officer, but this wee shown not to
be the ethos, so 31f. l'atte, who had been examined before Mr.
Paget, had expended and charged 14 7..61 in the removal of
Bannon and child, although usable to give this information
to the magistrate without consulting Lie books. The whole of
the relieving othreis were then questioned as to the practice
adopted in the shipping of Irish paupers, aid f corn their
etatements it appeared that the captain s of steamers
refused to receive the paupers as cabin psasengers, hut
that there was waist is termed a " barrack room," and that
W the shelter sad protection that could to given was
afforded upon payment of something beyood that paid for
deck, aid lass than that charged for calie passengers. As
regarded the 'hippie( of the woman Moriarty end her four
children oo board the steamer while paring down the river,
it Wes stated that at arose from the asaistant relieving officer
at Woolwich eot having time to reach London before the
steamer's departure. The Chairman then explained that in
all future eSlel of removal they would be carried out by a
properly appointed officer, and the case■ were referred to
the solicitor and clerk to the board to prepare a report to be
forwarded to the Poor-law commosaioners.
vertisetuent. I—HoLt.wwav's
Debility.—Yo part of the human machine requires more watch-
ing than toe nervous system—upon or hang health and life Itself.
These pills are the beet regulators cod strengtheners of the
nerves, and the safest general purifier% Notioes. headache.
giddiness, numbness, sod mental anathy yield t. them. They
despatch in a summary manlier those distressing dyspeptic
symptoms, sloe:nine palm, fullness at the pit of the stomach,
andounual distessioon, and overcome h,tll cupric toes 'mettle
and confined towels—the commouly accompanying argon of de-
tective or deranged nervous power. Holloway's rills are parti-
cularly recntarnended to per of studious and .edeatary As-
lant, oh , gradual:y tint Into a nervosa sod debilitated state
gala,. mum restorative such a. his piU be occasionally taken.