The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-06-19 00:00:00

NATIONAL SCHOOLS ANNIVERSARY.

Yesterday, the various national schools celebrated their
anniversary. The weather was exceedingly propitious, and
21,048 children, educated in the several schools in connec-
tion with the Church of England, perambulated the princi-
pal streets of the town; and, for one day, enjoyed them -
selvos ,to their hearts' content. The children assembled_ at
their several school-rooms about eight (Ickek in the

morning, and, in some instances, were regaled with buns
and cakes ; they then proceeded in procession to the B
Coat Hospital, where, at about balf-past nine o'clock,
above number were congregated

together.

school being headed by

a banner, on which

was inscribed the name of the

a text

from Scripture, and some suitable religious advice. Shortly
after, the children proceeded in procession through Church-
alley, Church-street, Lord-stree

th John-street,

Dale-street, to the Exchange, round Nelson's monument,
returning by Castle-street, Lord-street, to the chu eh, when
they returned to their respective schools. The schools
marched in the following order :

Blue Coat Hospital. St. Philip's School.
Male and Female Orphan St nary's, Kirkdale, do.

Asylum.
Moorfields' School.

Christ Church do.
All Saint' do.

St. Matthiab' do

Mariners' Church, do.
St. Bartholomew's do.

Hunter-street do

St. James' do.
Welsh Charity do.
St. Michael's, Toxteth, do.
Everton and Ktrkdale do.
Mill-lane do.

St. Clement's, Windsor, do.
St Simon's do.
St. Barnabas' do.
St. Silas' do.
St. Martin's•in-the-Fields do.

St. Mark's do.
St. Andrew's do.

St. Thomas', Toxteth,,do
St. John's do.

St. Paul's do. St. Thomas', Park-lane, do.
St. Matthew's, Scotland-rd do St. Matthew's, Toxteth, do.
St. Saviour's do. St. Paul's, Prince's-park, do.
Edge-hill do. Vauxhall do
St. Jude's do

Christ Church, Great Homer-
St. Augustine's do. street, do.
St. John Baptist's do. St. Stephen the Martyr's do.
Church of Engl and North do. St. Peter's, Everton, do.
Church of England South do. St. Chrysostom's do.
St Bride's do. Liverpool Workhouse do.
s do. West Derby Workhouse, do.
Liverpool Industrial do.
iren passed through the several streets their
were occasionally raised in singing " the
National Anth

little voic

" Rule Britannia," and other_loyal and
popular pieces, much to the gratification of the public and
their parents, many of whom accompanied them in the

Below we give a detailed statement of the number
of pupils educated at each of the schools, and by a com-
parison with the statistics of last year, it would appear that
these schools have increased their usefulness by educating
1,297 children more than at that period. Notwithstanding
that there was such an immense gathering, and that they
proceeded through the principal streets, not the slightest
accident occurred, which may chiefly be attributed_ to the
exertions of Mr. Superintendent Rimmer, Inspectors
Chew, Campbell, S;ibbold, and Gardner. and the police

under their command.
The following is the tabular statement referred to :

1 Addi-
Dally. tional on
Sunday

SCHOOLS.

4 • " •
el 172

2 i 4.1 1001

76 150 ..
120 123
110 90
155 100 ..
1331 143 17 2
220 lit, ..
56 45 65 501
97 140 20 ic
170 .►►6 30, 49
170 188 45; 5►
125 130 40; 30

1801 423
105 305

135 453
1W : 4: 0
44 26:1
150 517
186 151
160 613

88 t.4:i
!8.

16 17G
170 180
147 179
360 23
160 ISt

191 655

1021 SS
1001 7

1,81 15
1351 11

.. 1 120
ibol 13u1

11061 8t I

1401 15€