The Express.
London, England, 1864-12-21 00:00:00

MERCHANT TAYLORS' SCHOOL.

Yesterday being speech day at 31erchaut Taylors',
the old-fashioned but by no means uncomfortable school-
room, in Laurence l'ountney-lane, was crowded with mem.
bers of the ancient guild, and the friends of the 2.:,0 boys
who were so soon to be dismissed icr their Christmas holi-
days. The hesd,maater, the Rev. Dr. Hersey, presided over
the intellectual revels, and the master If the worshipful
company and several of its members were also present.
The programme of the Christmas recitations at Merchant
nylon' travels over the whole range of ancient and modern
dramatic literature. The Greek of Aristophanes, th
Latin of,Terence, the French of Desforgei, and the sparkling
English of Sheridan, all had their place in .sterday'a
arrangements, and all were most creditably and ably inter-
preted by the young gentlemen, or as Dr. Hassey heartily
calls them, "The boys," to whom bad been entrusted the
arduous and honourable task of representing the school on
the occasion of this atonal solemnity. The following were
the subjects and order of the speech :
Estimate of the character of Scipio (!'worn:, B. 8.
Brown.

Beene from the lEutunre* , Wish-Thanes' neon the Tanner •
T.mhurpe The ,auusge.neller, A. J. no inbouru . I:tutus, 11. W.
Turner.

Scene from the •• Mount)" (Terence, Mond°, G. ,huttock:
Gets, U. M. It. Pope; Drnitpho, C. T. Cruttsell . W.
Turner; &Vellum. If. A. itedpath Crtto, A. J. nwinl.ourn.

Saws de ..11 Scrum OA VACBERGI nun- IlesforgeS).
D'Anliles, IL S. Brswn Madame L.tras, O. Shattuck . M.
d'Ohban, 11. W. Turner . D'Orbe. C. T. Crutwell o T.defrenier.
11 M. IL Pope; P&Wonale. J. Sharpe; JoeAplaue. H. A. Bed-
path; Isidore, A. J. hi% innourn.
Scene from the "Catnc" (•heridan). Dangle. C. ,haitoek
Putt. R. E. Brown : Sneer, U. Al. AL rope; Sir Christopher Hat-
ton: H. W. Turner: sir r Rale4b, V. T. Crintw. II ; Eta
of Leicester. 11. A. Redpatu the Dowentor of 1 uhury frott,
A. J. Swint:kin= : the Master of the hone, J. Sharpe.

In all cases the reciter, entered very heartily into the
spirit of their parts, were creditably perfect in their study,
and if a little more gesticulation had been permitted,
would no doubt have retired from the echool•rooui with
the reputation of • very promising company of actors.
They laboured under great difficulty from the circumscribed
extent of their stage, which was in fact no more than a
Darrow passage up the entre of the room ; but we were
glad to hear that a more appropriate locality is amoept
plans for the repairs and extension of the school which are
now under the consideration of the master and wardens. it
is expected that in the comae of next year the =hod .
which now receives 250 scholars, will be haze enough
to accommodate double that Dumber, and what is perhaps
of not leu importance will be devoted (in the new section)
to modern education, including all the learning required by
commerce, and • competent knowledge of the more impor-
tant modern languages. When the speeches had terminated
the headmaster made a few observations touching the steady
program of the school in public estimation, and the success
of its past scholars, both at Oxford and Cambridge, after
which he called out the mimes of the leading prizebulders
at the recent examinations, and finished by announcing a
holiday of four weeks' durance, • piece of declamation
which excited quite as much catheines snnmgst the
younger portion of the company as any of the purview
'mocha.*

WEST LONDON INDVITRIAL EXHIlifTD,N..—Last
evening a crowded meeting of the inhabitsots of Pad-
diogton was held at the vary Hall, Peddiegton.grests,
in furtherance of the movement for the above exiubitioo.
The 1t.,. Canon Boyd occupied the chair, and was sup-
portal by Lord Robert Mordant*, M.P., Mr. Powell, M.P.,
Mr. W. Murray, M.P., Sir F. elantitord, and a Lao mambas
of the parochial clergy and induontial inhabitauta. The
chairman, in opening the bovine:, of the eveniug, expressed
his eotiri:sympathy with the object of the meeting. He
thought it was a movement especially deinanditz the co-
operation of the clergy, inasmuch RS it was ore tendieg to
draw closer the bonds of sympathy amongst all classes of
society, and seconcile, many opposing interests. The Rev. E.
Wilmot, deputed by the central committee, explained
the progress already made. The medial ilitficulty
experienced was m finding a suitable place in which
to hold the exhibition, which it Irma intended to take place
early in the ensuing year, The amount already subscribed
to the guarantee fund of 1,000/. was 1001. Lord H. Mon-
tagu, M.P., moved a resolution eponym( of the proposed
exhibition, and pledgiug the support of the iutia!qtants of
Paddington to the movement. The noble lord ile.,:ared hie
belief that there was a large amount of inventive talent
lying dormant amongst working men which would be
brought out by these industrial exhibitions. 11% Morley
seconded the resolution, which was carried. Mr. Powell,
M.P., moved the appointment of a district committee for
Pad/lint= to cooperate with thccentrat committee, which
wee seconded by Mr. 11,rrell, and agreed to. The commit-
tee was then appointed ; and several other gentlemen
having addressed the meeting, the proceedings concluded
with a vote of thanks to the chairmaus.

SIR MORTON l'eTO M.P., ON THE SEWAGE
QcganoN.—At the dinner in connexion with the I:eot and
Maidstone Was Show the other day, Sir Mortou Pete, in
replying to one of the toasts, said at was remarkable that
the question of the utilisation of the sewage of roan. and
cities should remain until the present time before any
movement was made to obtain powers to carry out the
work. Ha believed the question would greatly o.teupy the
attention of parliament during the neat swami,. There
were also other questions connected with the rubject that
affected the welfare of the British farmer. In a distant
country—China—which was even now scarcely opened up
to us, agriculture was so much appreciated that the Em-
peror went in state ones a year to plough three fur-
rows. The Leir•appirent to the throne had to plough
See furrows, the Prints Minister nine furrows, and the
magistrates more in proportion for the beeetit of agriculture,
which was a source of great wealth to that region. What
we were going to apply to parliament fur now had been
in practice in China for a long time. There was not aO-
ho 10 China—there was ri.tt a house in it where the
sewage was not carefully preserved and utilised. There
was not a bailer's shop in the whole emuire where the
'calends and the cuttings of hair were not woefully pre-
served and otitis d. He need not, therefore, nay to
them that it was a subject wortty of considerativo. Not
long ago he walked with a friend into a I, 'audit/
Lothian district, where the farm-honey looked clean
and nice, and upwind just such places iu 'Ilk:. a min
might a ish to retire and end Ma .lays iu peace. Ibe farm
buildings wan well built, and our farm was eitnalvd on the
side of a hill ; but the manure ati (Net vthizg Irma it was
taken and thrown into a pond below, where it wa. allowed
to waste. Now, what would a Malawi': visiting this country
any to that! He would nay truly "these men are the out-
side barbarians." It was to that poiut he wished to draw
their attention. There was another subject to refer to re-
specting sewage. He was sure medical men would beer
him out when Le said it vdtarvtl The
gentlemen knew when they beard of levels break-
ing out at iltifeteut places that often it was from the
want of good draiu.ige. It wi I one of the laws of
Provide's* that that which the oath required, if allowed
to remain unused, was ityrriona to the health of man.
And so it wee with regard to aelbboilt cottages ; but be
would not enter upon that question at the pros-rat tuna.
He trusted great improvement- would be bronclit ebont ie
that respect. There was another matter which had struck
him as worthy of atteutkiu, and that wee with regard to
draft horses. In IWe au earwrinteet wee tried milli five
horse carts and telubonie cites, and the result was ulti.
mately decided in favour of the tive•hone carte, with 20
per cent. in their (Remy. The attention of him-elf and
his partner had been drawn to the question of dram horses
in the south of Fiance, where he thought they had a bet-
ter idea of the adjustment MA balmcing .1110.4 even
more so than in the north of F.oglacd, where they were be-
fore the south in that respect. That visa a point well
worthy their attention.

SUICIDE BY A ClllLD.—Yesterday, the body of a
child, 13 years old, named Richard Faulkner. son of permits
residing at Lewisham, was found in the river Haven:doom*.
in that pariah. It appears that no Sdurday moraine lad
the deceased. having had some words of disagreement with
his sister, left home, saying he should not return a„,ain„ but
that " his body would be found in the pond." No notice of
this threat was taken at the time, but as he did not return
during the day the mother consulted the police, who area.
Ltd a description of him in the usual manner. Nothing,
however, was heard fof him. Yesterday morning, a young
man en • along the riverside. eaw a hoy's jacket lying
there, mid ma t river being drargetl the lifeWs body of the
deceased was found. leaving no &mid that on leaving home
he deliberately earned out his threatened intention of
drowsing himself.

ISTEGRETTI and ZAMBRA'S One Guinea and
Two Guinea VIKLD GLIM= and TILWICOPILI are war-
ranted as untivadle4 for power and Laney. and 4!a. In
case oonsplete.-1. Batton-garden. KC. be, Cornhlll. KC.; ltt.
Iteseut.etreet. W.; LS& Pleat-street; and Crystal Palace.

JOHN BROODEN.

ORIGINAL GOLD CHAIN MANUFACTORY,
16, IZENRIETTAATILEET. COVENT-GARDEN.

JOHN BROODER'S GOLD CHAINS.

JOHN BROGDEN'S GOLD GUARD CHAINS.

JOHN BROG DEN'S G OLD ALBERT CHAINS.

JOHN BROGDEN'S GOLD BROOCH CHAINS.

MR. M ILES'S (the ORIGINATOR'S)
worta.tueed lac TROUSERS can only be bad at
3, RR. roK.,TREET. HANOVER-SQUARE,
bare " comps ti Owl le fairly distanced by Miles.'
ALFRED WEBS MILEi. INTABLIBHRD 1811.

WINTER OVERCOATS. Gentlemen are
turned to inspect the NEW GOODS at
111111LTOS and ILDIFION'S,
failors and Overcoadmakers,
105, STRAND (opposite Eceter-hall).

REMEMBER! we wait Supper for you after
the Covent Garden Opera. at EVANS . Fall not.

zhe erpreots.