The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-12-17 00:00:00

ROYAL INSTITUTION SCHOOLS.

The half yearly distribution of prizes among the pupils i
of the Royal Institution schools, Colq iitt street, previous
to breaking up for the Christmas holidays, took place at
eleven o'clock yesterday, in the lecture hall of the institute.
In the absence of Sir John Salusbury, president, the chair
was occupied by Elias Arnaud, Esq, vice-president. The
hall was densely crowded by the parents and friends of the
pupils, and among the clergymen and gentlemen present
were—The Lord Bishop of Chester. Dr, Anderson, bishop
of Prince Rupert's Island, F. Shand, Esq, Mayor, Rev. Dr.
M'Neile, Rev. Dr. Raffles, Rev. W. Knox, Birkenhead, ,
Rev. C. H. Barton, Rev. Mr. Denny, Rev. Mr. Carpenter,
Rey. Mr. Warr, Mr. S. Holme, Mr, T. W. Ratbbone, Mr.
J. A. Tinne, Mr. C. Bushell, Mr. R. Duckworth, &e.
The Chairman said it was with great concern he had
to announce that they should be deprived of the presence
of their excellent chairman, Sir John Salusbury, who
was unfortunately called to London on business of great
importance. He the more regretted this because the
loss of such a chairman at any time was irreparable, and
especially so as they were again honoured with the pre-
sence of their excellent diocesan— (applause) —who had
with much inconvenience to himself, and great sacrifice
of time and trouble, once more afforded them his most
valuable co-operation, and, therefore, they were most
anxious that they should have a full attendance to receive
him. For himself, he might say that their last annual
meeting of pupils, in that hall, made a great impression
upon him; for he felt more delight than he could express
to hear them deliver themselves in Greek, Latin, German,
French, English, and other languages with such fluency ;
ant: he trusted in what they were about to bear there
would be no retrogression. He never passed through
the spacious halls and courts of Oxford but an anxious
desire crossed his mind that our Liverpool youths should
distinguish themselves there, as well as at the sister
university of Cambridge ; and lie was glad to hear, on his
last visit to Oxford; that, besides the usual exhibitions,
more scholarships were about to be added for the
encouragement of youths. But also to young gentlemen
intended for commercial pursuits he would still more
urge the value of diligence and perseverance in study
and even in the course of practical life, he would recom-
mend to them strongly the advantage of being well
grounded in the French and German languages ; for
even in matterts of recreation and foreign travel, it
doubled the enjoyment of a continental tour—such ae
he had just been having in visiting Nismes and ranging
under the mountains of Mount Blanc—to find they
could do without an interpreter, and be able to be
independent of them : so that whether they met the
natives of the mountains or the towns, they could make
themselves perfectly well understood. Therefore, let
him recommend to all not to omit the present oppor-
tunity, or they would see cause to regret it in after life.
The Right Rev. Prelate said he had very great pleasure
in coming there that day again, and should always feel
pleasure as long as their master and the president of the
institution did him the honour to invite him. (Applause).
Mr. Arnaud, who said a few kind words of we'come of him
at the beginning, spoke as if it might be some inconvenience
and some sacrifice of time for him to come there ; and he
thought he even kindly said something as if he were doing
honour to the school in coming. All that he had said
in the kindness of his heart. Ile could not take those
compliments to himself ; but he wished to say to them
there was one person present there that day who did
great honour to the school by coming amongst them, and
who he was sure, could not come without a considerable
sacrifice of convenience and valuable time. He spoke
of the Mayor of Liverpool. (Applause). He hoped
it would ever be considered in Liverpool—whatever
the meeting be that brings friends together—that there
could not be a greater honour done to it than by the
chief magistrate of the place appearing to give his
countenance, more especially so long as that honour of the
chief magistracy continues to be held by men like the pre-
sent Mayor of Liverpool, and like the gentlemen who had
preceded him ever since he knew this place ; and whatever
honour the inhabitants may have done in choosing him to
that post, they had certainly, themselves, as Mayors of
Liverpool, reflected honour back upon the persons by whom
they were chosen. He had always loved to come there,
when his engagements permitted him, OR these occasions ;
but he felt a particular desire to come in the present in-
stance, because during the past half year he knew their
excellent master bad been, by an unhappy accident, dis-
abled, and prevented taking that personal and active part
in the management of the school which it was the delight
of his heart to give. He was sure that must have been a
great disappointment and great trial to his own feelings.
Ile would venture to say that, whatever he might have
snffered from the effects of that accident, tbc one thing
which had worried him most was, that he was not at his
post and as active in the school as before. It must have
been a great disappointment to him, and must have been
some di advantage to the school unavoidably; but he was
very wiling to think not a very great disadvantage, for this
reason, that he knew be had able masters to assist him.
(Loud applause from the pupils.) He was glad to hear they
all felt the truth of what be was saying there. He was
quite sure they had all done not only their best, but more
than ever before, if their best, and to supply the temporary
absence of the master, had worked double tides rather than
any slackness or inferiority should be experienced.
(Applause.) He said this with the more confidence and
pleasure on another account, because their master was a
generous hearted man, and on every occasion when be
had come there he bad always said, before he (the
Bishop) entered the room, some little word to
bespeak consideration for his assistant masters in
the school, who had contributed to its success--(loud
applause)—and a desire was expressed that they should have
a due share of praise and credit in whatever honours and
distinitions the boys had won. Now they were glad to see
him out Again, and trusted he would soon be relieved of the
effects of his accident, and be able to stand upon his feet,
touch everything with his own hand, overlook everything
with his own eye. and direct everything with his own voice ;
and he might add to that his wish that his youthful friends
might excuse if they did not fiud him so active as here_
tofore in any of their boyish sports. Perhaps he might
think wisely now, and others would agree, that he might
be a cheerful spectator of their amusements, and yet
abstain from joining in them. When we got a little older,
our ailments and bruises did not heal quite so rapidly
as in youth. (Load applause from the boys) Mr. Dawson
Turner ought to make his bow to them ter that, as it
was a compliment to him and not to the speaker. He
was very glad—before he gave the prizes, for he would
not occupy their time with long speeches—he was very
glad to see the names of former scholars of the school,
who had done honour to it by distinctions in the uni-
versities. The first name was Byrth, who had obtained
the Divinity Prize at Oxford ; and lie was told it not
only was an honour in carrying off the prize in what was
always a difficult competition, bat he was told the exer-
cise was one of superior merit, and considered far above
the average. He was glad to hear that compliment paid
by those competent to judge. He had not bad the ad-
vantage of reading it; but the master had promised to
send him the book, that was the essay, and when it
came, for many reasons, he should have great pleasure in
reading it; and he was sure whatever gratification young
Mr Byrth might have had in carrying off that prize, the
greatest gratification to him would be to gladden the heart
of his mother, living at New Brighton, respected by all who
knew her, and by every one who knew her highly respected
husband. IN ell, then, he saw the name of Mr: Rees.
He recollected very well the last time he was there, and
the time before for anything he knew ; bat once or twice he
had occasion to speak of the distinctions which he had
gained in the university of Cambridge in an examination
for a degree in the first class of mathematical honours, very
high up in it. He was also in the first class of classical
honours ; and now he saw he had gained another distinction,
a first class•honorary distinction among the theological can-
didates at Cambridge. He had therefore carried off the first
class honours in every branch of study, mathematics. classics,
and theology-s-oestainly last. but the greatest of all. He
seemed also to have gained a Hulsean prize essay—that was a
diviuity prize essay. All these were gratifying proofs that
the scholars in this school were trained as well as they
could be in any school to engage in the competition of either
university, whether at Oxford or Cambridge. This was a
proof ; a person engaging in competition in every line, and
successful in every line of study. He did not say that
because a boy was at a particular school he was necessarily
fit for this competition. Something depended on natural
gifts of genius ; a great deal depended upon those natural
gifts with which it had pleased Providence they should be
born into the world ; but those gifts would not do without
a good training and education at the school. Therefore,
when a young man carried off all those prizes at the univer-
sities, it was a proof in itself that not only be had those
natural gifts of talent, but had had the advantage of
being in a good school, and being well prepared, and
able to match boys trained in any school, and under
any system. For this reason he gave credit to the
system, zeal, and diligence of the masters of this
school ; for he looked upon this as a proof that what
they turned out was as good work as any school in the
kingdom. Then Mr. Glen had also taken first class
mathematical honours'at Cambridge, and Mr. Pope had
carried off prizes ate Trinity College, Dublin, a sister
university which they were always glad to welcome, a
kind of addition to the English universities, and which
had turned out many distinguished persons, He had
carried off the prize for Latin verse and Italian. Now,
no doubt the competition there was what it was in the
English universities—a very ardent thing, Having said

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this much, he must now see if he could not distribute
the lon list of
The followingr g re-citations were then delivered by thef
undermentioned
nadniurtrl,eeinntcioe.
n ed pupils. end elicited the hearty applause 0
Thoas, 1
Bushell, Ismene, i Retribution. Talfourd.
Carpenter, Death of Turnus. Virgil.
Dover, Song of the Bell. Schiller.
Pick, York,
Pemberton, Richard 11, ? Shakespe: re.
Beckett, Northumberland,
H. Duguid, Aumerle, /
W.F. Duguid Ode from the Spanish.
Carpenter, Achiles,
Mill, • Nestor, Pope.
Oldheld, Agamemnon,
Bushell, Michel Lambert,' .
Blocklebank, Jeanne, I
Dover, 10 Paysan, Lelloi denome DesnoYer*
Lidderdale, 2° Paysan, I
Carpenter, Frantz, J
W.F.Duguid, The Ocean. Byron.
Dover, Socrates' Defence. plate.
Bushell, The Diver—translated from. Schiller.
Divinity Essay. PRIZES. Historical Est*
I Class 1 1 Dover. Dover.
J 2 Mill.
II Class Warr. Bushell,
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Classics.
I Clam 11. 111. IV. V. Q'
Lent
Dover, Cunningham, Nugent, Nunn, Lidderdale,
Mathematics TA MO
1 Dover, T, Pick, W.Carpenter, Maples, Greethani,
2 Duguid.
French. 'saY
Langtry, Maclver, Nugent, T. Casson, Lidderdale, Ale.
German.
ll. Carpenter, Maclver, Lidderdale, .T. Hall, Fenton.
_History and Divinity.
1 Dover,. Cunningham.' S 1 D. Lewis E. Jones.
2 Langtry. 2 R. Kerr.
Improvement in Writing.
Troughton. Greig. PhiPr•
DRAWING.
Pencil and Sepia. Ornamental Drawing. L'ingint
Brocklebank. Robinson. rhos'
,Perspective and Good Conduct, Improrso
T. Casson.
lobo
The Prizes for History and Drawing are the gift of Str
Sainsbury, Kt., President.
Tho prizes having been distributed,
tbs
The Lord Bishop of Chester proposed the thanks
U"f'
assembly to the Mayor.
The motion was carried ;;;' acclamation. noledi,
The Mayor, in brief and suit;;:ble terms, two- tor
the compliment, and then proposed a rte f thank!'
Lord Bishop. (Cheers) 2 odd
The Chairman seconded the motion, which ~
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by acclamation. D
His Lordship, in responding, took the 014)0r-La -
.00°
testifying to the efficiency of the Royal Instauttoo odds
within which he said as excellent and superior an earu atoll
could be obtained as at Eton or Harrow. Bat Wed
schoo s it had this advantage, that while the peP.iisAthe,
the best tuition, they still continued to live 19. us' OA
parental roof, subject to the supervision of ettlededisi
loving parents. Nothing mild supply a parents 00t
it should therefore be a happiness to this cornnlant",Pcosi°
while their children could have the best education. theilrobir
also enjoy the daily care and love of a mother; li° 4r. tO
then paid a high compliment to the Rev. Dawson Tar;;;lter!
master of the schools, the Rev, A. Glen, the ono" ,toe°
and also the other gentlemen engaged in the inotit'°"of tbs
compliment which was endorsed by the acclamation
audience.
The Rev. Mr.. Turner expressed his sense of the MI Ise
which had been paid them, and concluded by
a merry Christmas and happy holidays. hthneptbil‘
y
The school then broke up, the bo s cheering with
peculiar to their age and the occasion. 111 of
Before concluding, we must mention that the ar° joie'
the pupils were exhibited in the committee room of Woo 01
tut on, and were the subject of encomium from the cresc idhoolo
o
visitors who inspected them. This department dr of the
is under the superintendence of Mr. W. L. Keri'dea
master; and the specimens exhibited, which inciegrosge.'
perspective, pen and ink drawings, &c., bore the sad t°
testimony to the efficiency of Mr. Kerry as a Seacb,e 1
of bl°
the care which he bestows in developing in the reows bov°
pupils a taste for this delightful art. Of their 421 isch
never seen better drawings exhibited in . any school °
occasions.
A BOARDING-SCHOOL INTERIOR'
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A few days ago, at the Wandsworth Police Court, S°lrfist
Myers, a thin, wretchedly attired middle aged weltanisrs;
was described as a schoolmistress, residing at No. 2uargee,
1 orough terrace, B:idge road West, Battersea. was c—r
with wilfully neglecting a child named Maria Bailee
11 years, who had been entrusted to her care, when' tbs
life had been placed in imminent danger. Booking% to
V division, deposed that on Thursday night he wet, the
house in the Bridge road West, Battersea, occupied Llidratt
prisoner, and in the front parlour he ;mind two tglail
lying apparently in a dying state. There was ne 501
or anything of that kind, but there was some filthy 7 oaf
and something in the shape of a bed or mattress• tot
had on an old nightgown each, but he could not tell in the
description they were from the colour of thew• mole'
back room, on the same floor, he found two 7/ thi
daughters of the prisoner. There was no furniture
ons 4
room but an old mattress in the corner, upon white.
them was lying, and she had a large dog in her I—odfofti'
then went up stairs, and in one of the rooms he °clitoris
little children and a young woman, all crouched
front of the grate, in which there was no fir&
~hel etc
sitting upon an old mattress, which was the 0011 °
the room. The elder female, who said she was 25 of 008
age, begged of him to take her away. The motber oeted
of the children in the front parlour, who it vialeaa)d
world die in a few hours, was in the' house, lit.l2`cei -
c
hild had been most shamefully neglected, and she 'tad tb-
prisoner into custody. Several witnesses corrobore
evidence. Three of the children were here iely.e,
the court, and their appearance excited the WI °AS
commiseration of every person. They. were rar;Crnd
their clothes ragged, no coverings to then. head' ; 001;
hair dishevelltd above their heads. The 37°9°D and
who said she was 2.5, was also brought into court:, Hose
presented a most dejected appearance ; her 01007 aiew.,,
dir y and ragged. The prisoner said all the childre't bespo,
have been sent home on Thursday night if it had not td
Int
for Mrs. Bailey's commotion. The home.theyhiloeso.„,l
Battersea was not furnished, and she believed thl -dad
the children was caused through it. She had at—t„
Bailey's child, which was taken ill on the sth 47,100v-0
sent tour or five letters to Mrs. Bailey, but shec9u.,loBo°,,
her out until a few days back. Through the,....tieo wito
had not had time to put up the bedsteads, w" eat
lying in the rooms. The children had Pl9lll tood bit
drink, and were only neglected while the et,herease o°.tibee
been ill. Mr. Dayman thought the particoleri tb0;;,0
his notice bad not been proved, for it aPPearAe-bs4g.
had attended to the child while it was ill, t tbesillser
it the nourishment ordered by the doctor ; tbs
time, there appeared to be gross neglect tosvash.,d- .00l"-be
children in not keeping them clean. The case :far ef
more nor less than another Dotheboys'
could make out. A person takes a house ",;0 sou-
' $o
nished, receives mils by advertisement, andt"-aaot? etve
decamps. What is the inference from such
Co betoo
Dayman said he should discharge the prisoner (Too 110,0
recogni'ances to appear on Monday. The
the
then liberated, after giving the addresses of :t soLeae•
respective parents. The three children ih co. Worth
the young woman were then removed to the e were
and two other children at the prisoner's °us-
directed to be removed to the same place.
natOt
• des it nch
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LA TRAVIATA.— On T Theatre - vreD-
uesday, at the , ,be ,- iio
their Majesties the Emperor and Empress of , inoti3o ,
attended to witness the performance of Mdlle..riecs°pressibner
the above opera. His Majesty was profuse 111 of t
of admiration and the Empress- by. the tributeinsi We
tears evinced her sympathy Litharttihete.woeTshaefeerti will
one and wain eh
acting
plated. again either three or four times nest wekii3rotille,fi
. PASSING FORGED BANK NOTES.—"The village ° oaro -.
man in the betel
in Kent, has recently been visited by a
a gentleman's st rvant, who victimised two theofearl
keepers by passing off forged £3 notes' On .1" rids,,,rd of t':,l
last he called on Mr. Sutton,. respected 10"1°- sir '
Bell hotel and peeling house, the
ndeues„d th't a Psideece
post horses should be sent the, a t r lirning to the e.. he°
of Mr. Ogle. He was most next
should he there to the time, retresbe- in le
particular , d
morning
doiring the
and purchased some brand tendered a V riuteaed esgai-
ment, which Mr. Sutton ways'unable to charge, foogr`.a
with
he could pay the boy. The Swan %as tlienon Ptie
with
a visit, and in exchange for some spirits tb(,, of ti)ii
White
I a note, receiving the change, Mr. LoWiliaetsot FOCI,
Hart, was then called upon, and direct more liiilt—n
pair of posters to Sir Charles Farnabt, 00d ot. 'Of
. had, and the amount liquidated with another r
ule,plise 0
horses were accordingly sent, and, much to the s ill, Pi,
the postboys, no order had been sent by either fi act i,'' 0
arou ed suspicion, and upon presenting the rotes
IS. j. e
Bank of England they were found to be counterfelo,lo eid
matter has been placed in tb, hands of the poLiee'isfd 018
endeavouring to trace the culprit, who it is surr",,nfore
have made himself aciptainted with, the locality U
attempted to pass the notes.

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ANOTHER SERIOUS BURGLARY NEAR
SHEFFIELD.

vir night a barglary was committed in the
k age of Attercliffe, near Sheffield, at the residence of
opposite
Rodgers, grocer. The premises are situate
•
te the village church. The house is at the side.
Llua not behind the shop ; and behind the house and
uo.p. there is a large yard, leading into a ane: Aelmitatle,
witlle left of the back kitchen door there is a. !!
that "v which looks into the shop, through which all
leads Was going on could be easily seen. The door which
oh at
from the shop to the house is general y closed, and
eliaSi„,aturdaY night it was fastened by a strong guard
otr ". Mr. and Mrs. Rodgers are young people, without
.1113orikng, and without a servant. About half past nine
t
te‘,t e` on Saturday night there were a number o
After ":,e's in the shop, requiring the attention of both.
Itti"aving been in the shop about twenty minutes,
the "“)dgers returned to the house, and on looking at
brockill,.ating, and' on examining, .4itehen door, saw the chain unfastened and slightly
it to be
examining, discovered
All,,er• An alarm was given, and Mr. Rodger's brother,
The be near, and Mr. Edward Rhodes, grocer, entered.
theVedroorn was then searched. All the drawers except
cdo-utt") one had been opened and ransacked. Out
14 ne twelve silver spoons had been stolen ; but a watch
Piljt,?°ther drawer was overlooked. Flom under the
tiote-w of the bed a cash box was taken containing a £5
taketl44,e £l5 in silver. From under the mattress were
4100 three Packets of gold, two of them containingo
Therantea, and the other £2O ; making altogether £2.4
*ithVia one rather peculiar circumstance in connection
toknk. affair. About the same time the robbery was
heat °' Ted there was a disturbance in the street near the
Pees,,„,Xr• Roclger'a shop, and it is believed that the
he lalplicated in it were accomplices of the burglars.
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Were, their object would be to attract the. atten-
clj the
othroe persons in the shop until the accomplishment
k7uberY, and in this they no doubt succeeded, for
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and Mrs. Rodgers went to their shop door to
Per pere `nto the nature and cause of the noise. The
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.tfators of the disturbance are said to be gypsies,
Ae h„l,,theY were aiding in the robbery above described,
-re shortly to hear of their capture.

ANOrpu
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ER GREAT ROBBERY ON A RAILWAY

O itn
--
ilt? a,;°llda3l information was received at the various
gok esz7 and metropolitan police stations that a leather
ataining a vast number of gold watches had been
ipiktigrtlteiritneivthteheyColeraine and Londonderry Railway.
were all engraved with the makerh'es
440,k Motter, Geneva," and the following are the
tztttraited
op
' some, so that if they are offered for sale
Kingdom the guilty parties will stand a good
hbkeee ef being apprehended. Amongst the property
"0.119.ns a gold duplex, enamelled dial, No. 28,649 ;
"0. 2.
dito, gold dial; No. 27,716, gold . lever,
rspesi: repeater, enamelled dial ; six gold horizontal
told dl.lO enamelled dials; gold horizontal repeater,
Old hiaL ; 2,96 0 gold lever and gold dial ; 32 valuable
i,(lrizontals, with enamelled dials ; also 144 gold 244ntals, with gold dials, numbers varying from
;tete .1° 3,000 - ten silver horiz Antal watches (hunter.)
4.1418 -11() taken away, the same having enamelled
*411414111c1. twelve silver horizontals, with open...face
Je'l dials. A reward of £lOO is offered to any
t
ii-hwho shall give such information as shall lead o_
Ige ,PPrehensio of the guilty parties and recovery of
Pr°Pety. Q