The Express.
London, England, 1846-10-13 00:00:00

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LATINO THE. FOUNDATION STONE OF AN INDUSTRIAL
SCHOOL AT Ltmiss.—Yesterday, the ceremony of laying tho
foundation stone of a moral anti industrial training school for
the pauper children of the township of Leeds, was performed
by John Metcalfe, Esq., the Chairman of the Board of
Guardians, in the presence of a numerous ass. niblage of spec-
tators, amongst whom were the Mayor of Leeds, the Vicar of
Leeds, W. Beckett, RN., M-l'. for Leeds, several of the
justices, aldermen, and town-councillors of the borough, the
guardians and overseers, and other public funet:onaries of
the borough, and a nuiaerons body of the clergy, ; these
several official persona having walked to the around, preceded
by the juvenile inmates of the workhouse, and such of the
adult inmates as thought proper to attend. Atter some ap •
propriatc prayers, a very handsome silver trowel was pre-
sented to John Metcalfe, Esq., the Chairman of the Board
of Guardians, with which he spread the mortar to receive
the chief corner-stone. The trowel hail been purchased
by subscription amongst the guardians, not May
to CollllilefllutEte. the commencement of the building of which
he was one of the projectors, but also to murk their high
sense of his valuable services in various public Aires, rape-
ciaih us their chairman. The stone having been
.lowered
into its appointed place, the chairman struck it with a mallet
three times. saying,"Thusthus—thus---I lay the founda-
tion stone of a Mural and Industrial Training School for the
Pauper Children of the township of Leeds; and may
Almighty God, the great Architect of the universe, give his
Divine blessing to the undertaking, and grant that it may bo
productive of much benefit to the pour destitute children for
whoa., reception the institution is intended." The chairman
then delivered u ',nimble address tu the macnil,led spectators,
is the course of which he expressed the satisGetion be felt at
having been enabled to take part in the commencement of a
work which he trusted would be the means, under the bless-
ing of Divine l'rovidenee, of effectieg an csteusite and last-
ing improvement in the condition of the unfortunate children
who might hereafter becomc chargeable to tha pariah. The
Right Worshipful the Mayor also siEressed the aes.einhlage,
enlarging upon the advantages of education to all ranks of
the peo•de, and epreally to those iu the humbler walks of
life, anti expressed, a fervent hope that the institution
which they had that day commenced would realise the
most sanguine expectations of its promoters. Wtn. Beckett,
Esq M.l'., next offered a few obaervations, in the course of
which he proposed a vote of thanks to the guardians for
having originated this institution. This was ratified by
three cheers In in the assemblage. The National Anthem
was sung by the workhouse children, the whole company
joining, and the Reverend the Vicar of Leeds having pro-
nouneed the benediction, the proceedings terminated. The
pruposed institution is to be erected on a piece of land, six
acres in extent, which has been purchased by the guardians,
under the sanction of the l'oor-law Commissioner,, in one of
the finest and must eligible situations that could be found,
on the easternmost side of the township. The estimated
cost will be about 12,0001.; and it is intended to provide ac-
commodation for about 490 pupils. The building will be
construete.l in the Elixabt.than style of archinwture, under
the direction of Mew's. Perkin am! 'deckhouse, architects.
It will be warmed and ventilated according tu a plan devised
by Mews. U. and J. Haden, engineers, et Trowbridge,
Wilts. The front elevation will be throe stories high, and
ninety two yards long. The purpose of the institution will
ha best explained by the following extract fr an the instrue-
ti ass issued by the gutadisas to the architects who coin-
p.ted for the erection :
ie. the object ofa mural and industrial training school la to repo-
rate an mewh us possible the children w ho may be admitted within its
wa‘le free, all association with pauperism, it is desirable that the de-
signs to he furnished should, tootle in their external appearance and
intent& economy, be, as far as Is extnatiatent with the limited amount
to be expended, calculated to banish from the minds olds. inmates all
Idea that the institution partakes, In any degree, of the character era
woe:house."