The Express.
London, England, 1849-08-06 00:00:00

LONDON UNIVERSITY COLLEGE.

The amontool dostribstios of pas a to tho Junior school of
ittkoollego to•k Mem on Bio woolum hot to the laetrile of
the butt idiom. Mr. Jar its TALMVII) rreel.itd, and the el
paned preemies of the loanrd kedge a masted emery tarots
'Menelaus of ladies sod gar lemon, consiedag prim:l44l7 co
lAr immediate momaione and friends of the pupil., to wit.
nosa the taterreting etrimmay. Dr. Key, tho bead-muter,
sad tho majority of the other professors sad neaten, were is
attendonte
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- Mr. Jetties TALFOURDosa taking the chair, opened the I,
Was by stating that it wae to him a most grstefu
17•941;eabis the medium of diepenziag to the Toone getttlemsa
of that school the prizes they hal seined dozier tee pest
year. The heed master would sow have the 'madams to
annuam the names of the prize men in thiourea,* branch's
of study to him, is emit, that he might have the gratification
of parentally pr. seating to teem the reward@ they had so well
deserved, and of formieg an estimate of their worth.
Theprizernee were then severally called up, according to
the order of their merit, and were presented amid the loud
cheese of their fellow-pugs, with the prizes allotted to
them, the learned judge addressing each, as he handed to
feint the prize, with some congratulatory and encouraging
remark. Thither of the prism i• as rola es :
Upper Fifth Cleve: First prise, Henry Manaing.—Fifth
Greek Clam: First refie Anklet` amain, ; Peered prize,
Ebeeezer Ch.rles.—Upper Greek Clem : First pets-, Thome
Austin; amend pries. Augustus Prevce.—Lowey F 'huh
Greek Clam: Firm pr:se, Henry Alder.—Sixth Lower Greek
Claes : First prize, John Martineau ; senoid. Lumley Eolith.
—Greek Es rrise, law, r cisi.ion : Prism, R. Roscoe and J
Herdsmen —Sixth Latin Clam: First prize. W. It ;
second, R. R ewe. Filth Loin : First prize. H. Manning.—
Lula Barrels., division E: First pris-, E. Kempen.—
Fi,th Latin Eis mime, divisio. a B sad C.: First prig Henry
Manning.—Fourth Lower Latin Clam: First prize: le iitc
Josephs; second, Oliver Anueley.—Toird Lower Latin
Clam: A. Briggs—Upper Third Latin Cies. : First pHs..
Thomas Hood ; second, Sidney Bell.—Third Latin : First
eriz• Edward Chevalier; wind, Demist Littler.—Upper
Second Lein Cam : First nree, R Lawreaee ; second,
Grosvenor Talbot.—Lower ileooad Latin Class: First prise,
H. Dutton; second prize, Heart' Goldsmith.—Upon First
C sus First prize, Henry Long; second, Percy Bellamy.
W. L. Bellamy entitled to honourable mention.—Upper
First Latin Cleo; First prize. B .njamin Hemplge ,• seised.
F. Maberly.—Lewes First Cisme: Prize. Charles
lames—
Upper Class of Lain Grammar: Price, Auptetins
one. Law., Cites ditto : Prize, W. Lurie. Sixth
C ass of French : Lumley Smith and John Vernal)*
.goal.—Upper Fourth (Elamite') : Prize, A. Brig...—
Fourth Clam: Prise, E. atone; second, 0. Aenesir y.—Fist
LOCO, Fourth French : Prize. Martin Lee, E Cnetrilier,
end Percy curt Lacer French Class : Prim,
Henry Buxton; Theodore Our ron, entitled to honourable
sunken—Lower Second French : Prize, J. Higgins.—
Hebrew prize; Cheri. Beropill —German : First prise, Nee
Key ; Second E. Levy.—Middle Germ.. Clue prize : I. A.
Joseph.—Lower G wean Class: Thos Austin. H. Blows.,
sad F. H. Lewis equal.—Geogrephy and History (in valises
elan. a) peg : It. Kirk, P. Whitehead, J. Martineau, O.
Wood, J. Cliff, Jaistaph bases, A. Briggs, and J. Kirke—
Natural Philosophy prig,. L Smith.—Upper Fifth Clese,
Natural Philomphy R. Kirk. G. Windup', and F. Chap.
lit.—Experimental Peiluophy (various Clues.); H. Browse
sad Jai. Kilt.—Chisnittry : Feet prize, R Kirk • Second,
E. Heywood.—Junior Class: First pr se, H. dibboos
Geometry prizes: C Smith amd E. Kespron.—Algebra:
George Grey end Ebenezer Charles —B ,ok keeping : M.
Lee and J. B Firedier.—Arithmetic : A. Hurries, and H.
Hatton ; Theodore Outrun, entitled to honourable mention.
Biiney Vyse and Sidney Bell.—Draeing : J.
Troop and E. C Balton.
Prizes were also awarded for fencing and gymnastke
Mr. Justice TALFOURD then observed that he found
himself no exception to that general We that there wee no
good without some alloy, fur atter having had the aratificar
tion of presenting so many symbols of merit, bringing mi h
them Vessure to so mauy young hearts, and happiness to
the friend, and relations be whom they were surround, d, he
was now tilled upon to pay the penally, by 'taking a few
remarks (or which he felt him•elf very ina'equete) on the
wile which had been passing before them (Applause.)
Ike great—the inc.nceivsbly great advantages which
belonged to a public school, as affording opportu•
nitirs of emulation and competition, were enjoyed by the
youths who were edatired in that establishment, at the
earns time that they here not deprive dof a father's unoeu
irig vigilance, and a mother's tender solicitude. Of all
earthly blessings, he thought the lest the most valuable to the
youthful mead, for he entirely concurred with Coleridge, in
the sentiment that—

A nether is a metbuetnt,
The hugest thing in Ii I (Applause).
It bad been some time supposed that there was danger
in presenting to the young mind excitement like that
which the offering of prizes oecasi-ined, and that the
fear of physical pain was • safer incentive to industry
and application than that nobler stimulus of smut&
tion, because the latter might give ri.e to feelings of
envy in the minds of the sesuceessful. The proceedings of
that day bad ;givers a praetical reheadon to that opinion.
The loomed jady mmeladed by coogratuleting the
pupils on their vacation, and exhorting them not to en-
' cumber themselves with the sorrows of life are they
began, but to allow youth to be that happy alternation of
he action of the mind and the Mks of the body and the
heart. (Applause )
Sir 1 L. GOLD3IIIIDT moved • rote of thinks to the
leans-dyadic", wheels was carried with acclamation ; and it
baviag Seen acknowledged, and an anaonncemett br the
head master that the 'urine would terminwe on Tuesday,
the 25th of September, the proceedings terminated.