The Express.
London, England, 1855-06-20 00:00:00

ROYAL NAVAL SCBOOL, NEW CROSS.

The annual distribution of prizes to the more dis-
tinguished pupils of this school, took place yestaday, in
the presence of a large body of visitors, including a great
many gentlemen who had been themselves educated in the
establishment. Vice-Admiral Bowles presided, supported
by Admiral Murray, Colonel Pierce, R.M., Capt Mackin-
non, RN , Capt. Saunders, It N., and several other distin-
guished officers. The court, in the centre of the building,
was decorated with a trophy, over which waved the flags of
the allied powers. The same ensigns and a variety ci
bunting laurel wreaths and other insignia of warfare
and victory ornamented the large school-room in
which the ceremony took place. The proceedings
commenced by the Secretary, Mr. Barnes, reading the
reports of the examiners in ChiSiCl, mathernatim, and French,
which were highly satisfactory as to the attainments of the
pupils in those branches of education. Rev. Dr. Measly ex
amined in classics, Rev. T. W. Venter, M.A., in science,
and Prof. Wills in French.
The CHAIRMAN then said that nothing could be more SA-
tiefsetory to the governors of the school and to the parents
of the pupils than the reports which they had just heard
read. It was also gratifying to find that the establishment
was sow full. They had on their book. 220 pupils. He also
felt a pleasure instating that their funded property had been
increased, that they bad been enabled to make a large addition
to the playground, that great progress had been made in
forming a fund for the establishment of a scholarship at one
of the universities in connexion with the school, and that
these formerly educated in the school now appreciated the
advantages they had received in it. After alluding to the
amount of success which had been attained by former pupils,
do gallant chairman proceeded to present prises to the fol•
lowing young rmatlemen —First class: A gold medal to
Dawkins, who had obtained the first premium in classics,
third in mathematios, and first in French; the classical
silver medal to Cornwall ; the mathematical silver medal to
Tapes,. Second class : Classical prise to Brown ; mathe-
matical prise to Hope; French prize to Handel; pries in
history and geography to Roes. Third class : Classical
prise to Brooks; mathematical and French prise to Gamble,
who also obtained a premium in eludes.
In the second school, Parker, Clarke, Taylor, Tait,
Storer, Wynne, Blount, Potts, Capel, Williams, Love, Rich,
and Lawson, severally obtained prises.
I. the third school the prisemen were Folford, Simeon,
Baster, Sfilsond, Colwell, Maskelyne, end Townsend.
Nash and Dathee obtained prises for writing, and Daw-
kins, Stephens, Simeon, Farquharson, Home, and Robin-
son for drawing.
The Cockney medals, for industry and good conduct,
were awarded to Carrie, Wray, and Sterne. Turman
rained the the marine cadetship, Boxer the first and Powney
the smoad naval cadetship, and Champion the German
prise.
The CHAIRMAN, in presenting each prize, suitably com-
plimestad the young aspirants, and encouraged thous to

Perseverance.
A vote of thank' to the gallant admiral closed the pro-
ceedinp.

HEALTH OF LONDON.

In the week that ended on Saturday the deaths of
999 persons, vie , 529 melee and 470 females, were registered
in London. In the eorrespoLdine weeks of ten years,
1845.64, the average number was 915, and if for the purpose
of comparison this is reified in proportion to increase of
population, it becomes 1,006. The number of deaths re-
turned last week is therefore rather less than the estimated
number, a more favourable result that the bills of mortality
have for some time disclosed.
Last week the births of 718 !aye and 756 girls, in all
1,474 children, were registered in London. la the ten
corresponhing weeks of the years 1845 64 the average num-
ber wee 1,846.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height
of the barometer in the week was 29 819 in. 0a Sunday
and Monday it was above 30 in. The highest reading in the
week was 30.11 in , and occurred on the former day. The
mean temperature of the wish was 555 deg , which is
3 4 deg. below the average of the came week in 38 years.
The mean temperature fell on Saturday to 49.5 deg., which
ts about 10 deg. below the ge. The temperature rose'
to 72 5 deg. on Mi nthy, the highest in the week, end it was
asst the same point on Sunday and Wednesday. The lowest
temperature occurred on Smuttily, sod was 449 deg. The
mean dew point temperature was 48 9 deg.; and the differ- i
etas between this and the mean air temperature was,
6 6 deg. The temperature of the water of the Thames on
the lest five days was 6t 4 deg. The wind blew generally
from the soutli-west. Rain to the amount of 0.65 in. fell on
the last four days. Hail fell towards the end of the week.