The Express.
London, England, 1856-09-23 00:00:00

cluusrs HOSPITAL ORATIONS.

The assail orations were delivered in the peat
hall of Christ's Hospital yesterday (for St Mattbew'a
day) before the Lord Mayor, and the usual dignitaries
who mamba so like moistens. Even as a mere
speetscha the sight Islamist emitagh. A foreigner
with a* beewilige el the langusee.crel no oesspre.
hoodoo c/ ~:tailitedwatfikertmesaies. would Mill be
meek war Men it the various details et the
armee. the gistarespie 'racial:age of the emspany
noise the magnificent roof of the peed hall, the
strange halifeadal appearance of the City dip:Ma-
risa, and the revere:too paid to the said dignitaries
by :base :sag strangely clad orators elevated on the
edam dak. Youth and age, the present and the
pest. are mingled together in a mode which cannot
fait to strike the eye of the person most ignorant of
the tree messing of all that take. place. To those
who brie' with them Rinds capable of an historical
approWtinst the spestasle, it has upsets of peso.
liar slisilleassa Ups arrive early in the hall, yon
will Iselt first at the realise way in whioh architeo-
tare sad painting seeable* to tell you, you are sit-
ting within the walls of an inedtaties whisk took
root under the Toiler% tied IBA's:dada, more than
ever under oar puma Sovereign. Teo will not be
allowed to indulge beg is yew eseings. Soddenly
1 yea wi,l be interrupted by so impanel Madras of
youths, dad In sedges asslsse, who swarm
like bele up the soothes mate Ala mak hen the
dose of the hen needy to the ousf.at the anuses sad.
There they it the present yeatbfal restpisets of
Kis, P.dwardlVL'alnesty, in amber not ash less
than a thousand. The Militate hearted of these yang
spirits occupy the highest seats, and as we descend
we find the rows ample& by their seniors, until we
some to the floor where those sit who are upon the
slight ecatioe which severe youth from manhood.
Amidst them all, bet high up, is plated the organ.
symbolical of the music, the inspiration, and the
, sanctity, imperfect as it is, of youth. Leave this
portion of the hall, and come new upon
the floor. The side beaches are fast Al&g
with the Mends of the young peplis. As
you advance up the hall you are aware that you are
coming in contact with dignities. "Reserved mate
for the clergy, City officers, and distinguished persons
are indicated, and when yon arrive at the extremity
pm find yourself in remain of the throne prepared
for the " Princops principam," the chief of dignitaries.
the Log of the City, the grandee whose permission
to eater the City must be asked by the Quese homed
when she wishes to pass the City gates—the lord
Mayor. The young orators successively amount
the crimson dais in the entre of the hall, end deliver
speeches of their own composition id Greek, Latin,
Voloah, and English. We may remark that Christ's
Church School is peculiarly distinguished for the we
with which the elocutional abilities of the papile are
trained. Saving a certain tendency to falai du ay
of action, nothing can be hotter than the meaner
in which the speeches are recited. The following
was disorder of the speeches yesterday :3

Lads Meeds• Ibe &weft it tbi Meepitsbh—
WM= Showboat* Festre. !bird Omaha Odsibemealest
iledeilek MSC Merwelcm Primus MO, who Is pre-
Ilt. Jelaw's Wiese, Camloridire.
Orstioe, ea the sum solfwe —Miss* Nowiege,
Pint Orreies (Clerical Med 1211/5s Zieberge Meaal-
liet who is prorated's( W islBNwa Mese, Cam-
bridge.
Greek Oration, es tke sues mlijost..Mairk Sitatt,a.
Peer* Gneiss, wko is promediag to Pembroke Carp,
Yermek Ore**, ea the same eabjeet.—Thesse Carrel
Pena. Seem& Oreeles (Mathematical Medallist, 11168),
who weesedlog to Meerlake Hall, Oxford.
Leda Weds% wemistem Is.. the " Bride et Lbydes."—
Willies Wake inert, Frith Gneiss.
Latin Remade.% " Cherweeses Twirlers." Rielterla•
prise emmesitirm—lmest Nestege, Pint Gneiss.
Cheek lambi's% liwwWilea hem " Hasty VllL"—Wil-
tine Hears Si. Lemma liii., Math Gneiss.
Leda 1k I.us, emeslielea ea "TM Moreviaa Nes%
Iltara."--11010 Obseelek. Oresiew.
otel& Pees, w Italy. —lrma Yoshio, Pint
Os

—.—. .
The meditate of Follett, Foster, and Montagu
were breibla and elegant. The oimpositioaa were
monde, and displayed a coital amptalatiate with
the several languages is which tiny won mitten.
The hall wan ea soul, crowded.

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