The Express.
London, England, 1868-12-24 00:00:00

COZHNRCIAL TRAVELLERS SCHOOLS.

The anniversary dinner of this etc:client inetito-
tion was heist last night at the London Tavern. when
about 120 gentlemen deed together, snider the preeideri y
of Mr. B. N. Fowara, M.P.. who was support tip by th •
Sherfs of London and Middles. a. Among the compiuy
foment were Meters. G. faxkdule, J. Angell, J. L
toothby, 0. Rudolph, J. D. Cater, W. W. Davies, T. 11.
Devonshire, R. ryer, J. L. Evine, I). It II treed, U.
Hewitt, J. I. Hughes, R. MeMorland, S. H. MOUIIVAiII.
&c. Ever since its eptablishmeut this may be mid to be
cue of the meet favoured charitable instituuous connected
with the metropolis, and it has always consistently ful-
filled the desii.o with which it was estubished —namely.
the clothing. maintenance, end education of the destitute
r 'Them of deceased, and the children of necessitois com-
mercial navel:ere. Anyone who lea visited the echo As at
I'innermust have been struck with their admirable manage-
ment, and. if they Lon geed to inquire into the curocu-
km, with the excellence of the education afforded. Tne
schools as enlarged
.are capable of accommodating 30.)
children, who n main in the institution till they are 15
years of age. The education is conducted by a bead
seater and head mistrera, assisted by properly-ladilel
teaehers in every branch of study. The boys are Might
reading, writing, arithmetic. algebra, and Euclid ; geo-
graphy, map drawing, and prftiting ; grammar, Feglish
composition, Latin, and French ; English histwy class
sit ging and instrumental music. The girl- are instructed
in the same subject, so far as they are applicable to
female education. with the addition of needlework and
some demesne duties. The boys have a capital military
band, which seethes instruction from a professional
Land-matter once a week. They are also regularly
drilled. Care ismpecially taken that the children shall be
well grounded iu religious knowledge and instruted in
the Scriptures.
The usual loyal and patriotic tomb having been given,
ihe CHAIRMAN proposed • ' The Health of the Loot
Mayor and Cori oration of London." which was receive'
with such cheering. and responded to by
Mr. Alderman and Sheriff COTTON, who, in returning
thanks, said that it always afforded the Lord Mayor. the
Court of Aldermen, and the Corporation the greeted
pleasure to rapport what might be termed national chari-
ties. They fully recognised the important services which
commercial travellers rendeted to the cause of commerce
generally, and thought the least that they could do was to
support such a noble inittution as the p-ment, the inn-
pretence of which could not be over estimated
The CHAIRMAN. in proposing ••Tlie Health of the Sheriffs
of London and Middlteies, ' expressosd a hope that it would
not be long before they saw one of them in a still hig'ser
osition—that of the Lord Mayor of Lender'. He atm
highly eulogised Mr. Sheriff Mutton, whose nano, he
coupled with the toast.
Mr. Sheriff Ilersoo, in renaming thanks, said that no
duties the 'Atria had to perform were more plersaarable
or mere leered than those they undertook in the cause of
clarity. This institution tills al a met enviable pnsitivt
among the metropolitan charities, for they bud the largest
amount of subscriptions of any, and they were living
within their intone. (Cheers.) That was a ',mud posi-
tion to have attained in so short a period. (Rear. hear.)
The management of the schools. both in regard to the cost
of maintenance of the children mill in the results obtaiird,
de-erveil the bighet praise; and he armored the large and
intelligent body of commercial travellers that not only did
the sheriffs of London and Middlesex cordially sympathise
with them in their exertions, but it affonlel them the
greatest pleasure to be present on this interesting anni-
versary. (Cheers.)
The Cesar:mug next proposed the toast of the evening.
" Prosperity to the Commercial Travellers' Schools,"
which was received with much cheering. He observed
that the success which had attended the institution was
one proof of its utility. Establiahed 23 years ago at
Waastead, it was removed in 1853 to Pinner ; and an
inspection of the institution yesterday convinced him that
it was most admirably adapted for the purposes of a
great public institution. This was in fact not a charity in
the ordinary sense of the term, or at all events it was one
of a very, superior description. Thechildren taught were
those of persons filling a most respectable position in life,
and therefore they ought not to be treatesl as the
were
recipients of elemioeynary aid. At t there were
129 boys and 68 girls the school, mold a total of 197,
which would be increased shortly after Christmas to 214.
It was a noble and Christian object to educate
to large a number of children ; at the mon
time he reminded the company that, in consequence of
the completion of the two wings which had recently been
added to the building, they were now enabled to acorn.
, mac/date 300, and he trusted that the efforts of subecribom
and their friends would very shortly enable the com-
mittee to provide for the other 86. The names of their
president, scud of their respected treasurer, Mr. George
Moore (a name never mentioned among them
without honour), would be a guarantee that the
education given would ho on a sound religious
.baas. (Cheers.) He would not advocate the cause of
any charity which did not net on such a basis.
To give the people education without religion was to give
thins a RI eat power for evil, and he defied them to educate
children properly unless they taught theta the principles
of holy rebgem, which would be a guide to them in life
and a comfort in death. (Cheers.) He alluded wth
gratititatiou to the fact, that the youths turned out at the
wheels had conducted themselves in the most satiafactory
manner, and laid that the best teat of the feelings with
which they regarded the school was the fad, that twenty-
ax of them were annual subscribers to, and seventeen life
governors of, the institution. (Cheery.) Re was alai
glad to observe that many youths educated at the school
LLaadd distimmithed themselves lu the Oxford local oeami-
natiems. Meer, hear.)
A list of donations, &0,. amounting to upwards of
1,1006, was then reed, se the health of the chawrium and
other toasts.having been drunk, the proceediags were
Won& f 0 • close.

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