The Express.
London, England, 1860-03-29 00:00:00

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SCHOOL.

A meeting of the friends and subscribers of this
school was held last evening in the large schoolroom,
Vietoria-street,lborn-hill, when the com-
mittee awarded prizes to 160 of their scholars who had
kept their situations, with good characters, for twelve
mouths and upwards, ending Chrbtmeas, 1859. The chair
was taken by the Right Hon. the Earl of Sitarreneusr.
Altar the proceedings had been opened with prayer,
Mr. Saiust, Tawitl.L, the hon. mastery, read the rePutt,
which stated that hitherto a lad for continuous service and
good conduct in his situation and at school for 12 months
had received a prise of 10a, and a card testillestory of good
character ; for the same or a pester amount of industry for
the next year, 55., as an additional prize ; after which,
however praiseworthy his conduct, no further prize wee
awarded. The committee, however, now suggested this
change :—That the scholar should receive, for retaining
place or places continuously for 12 months, ss. and a card ;
for 24 =Mks, 7s. ed. and • card ; and for 36 months and
upwards, 10• and a card. This year 185 boys and gifts
had become candidates for prices, but it was found upon
close examination that 19 of this number had not in all a-
-1 specta complied with the rules, ad their claim, had not
' been submitted to the union. Of the 164 prix papers rub-
mitted to the union, 110 were for bon, and 54 for
firiarecaved"pristehse. Ogrthosaer whoonreeceihusdnd
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orphans 63 fatherless, 17 motherless. The fathers of four
bad deserted their families, the mothers also in three hi-
etanoes. The father of one was in a madhouse. The trades,
crafts, and callings in which they were engaged were 39.
The boys were employed by makers of guns, canes, cabi-
nets, matches, Idaokiiag, black lead, ahem, clothes, cards,
'mkt, ink, watches, emery cloth, fishing marls, geld lace,
violin strings, paper-stainers, bookbinders, type-founder,
Ivory-turners, engravers, engineers, jewellers, smiths,
printers, bricklayers, horsehair.pieken ; by a grocer, doctor,
and oil shop, as errand boys, and one as a page. The girls
were out as domestic servants, artificial flower
Preach polishing, and at feather warehouses. Of makers,
who took the prises 135 had used the penny bank, and
there were now of them 85 depositors. 137 slept at their
homes, end 23 at lodgings. Of the boys 61 could read,
smite, addp6r well, 29 a little, and 16 not at aR. 96 of
the girls read well, 18 a little, and 10 not at all.
Mr. MU:PEON then addresses! the children as to the yell.
&us and mond muse of conduct, and the habits of dill.
pace, cleanliness, and frugality, they should adopt and
pursue, if they would be happy and respected in life.
The Rev. lb. ANDERSON addressed them on personal
godliness, and the Rev. Mr. FLuweenTLE on self-respect
and honesty.
The prizes were then delivered by the noble chairman,
who spoke a few words of encouragement to the children,
and the proceedings were shortly after brought to a dose.

THE EARL OT LONOTORD—We regret to have to
announce the death of the Earl of Longford, which took
place on Tueeday night after • long illacea. He was Earl of
the county of Longford, and Baron of Longford in the
peerage of Ireland, and Heron Silchester of Silcherter, South-
ampton, in the peerage of the United Bieleloot- He was
born on the 30th of October, 1817, and succeeded to the
title on the 24th of May, 1835. He will himself be suc-
ceeded by his brother, the Hon. Colonel William Lyra
Pakenham, C.B.
THE Mentorotrrair Gee BILL—The bill for
better regulating the supply of gas to the metropolis has
been printed. It contains fifty sections, end wee prepared
and brought in by Sir John Shelley, Mr. John Locke, and
Byng. Several companies have agreed, as far as pos-
sible' for each one to confine its supply toe separate dis-
trict, in order to economise capital and avoid the too fre-
quent opening of the public streets ; sad it is areteseery that
such districting should receive the auction of perliimient,
and it is declared to bs expedient that provision be made for
the due regulation of all eampsawie aid preemie 'applying
gas within the metropolis with respect to matters in which
mummers of gee ace interested. After • variety of general
directions, the bill proposes to mast that ps campmates
should provide pipes mid supply gas aid swims at prescribed
nuts, and, if necessary, security ts to lie gives to the com-
panies. In one any differesoes as to the security, the
, matter is to be settled' by pave rassistratea. Service
pipes are to be fall charged with pa. A pressure of sot
Des than tea-tent or one inch head of water, is to
be mairileiassi at Maws ea the service pipes of the
pis oompsaies within the premien of the consumer. The
" mute" am regabited by priose—for • two-light meter
IL Id. • year is te he sired, sad 4a. for a thres-light
wrist, sad so at.

In a day or two the telegraph wires will be ex-
tended to Ventnor, et the book of the Isle of Wight. Lon-
doe wfII then be in telegraphic coinmanication with Cowes,
Ityde, Newport, Vintner, and (Morse, t►e chief towns
and Queen's residence in the isle of Wight. The telegraph
already extends to Hurst, opposite Yarmouth, the extreme
south-western end of the island.