Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-01-19 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL INSTITUTE.

The annual meeting of the members of the Liverpool
Institute waS held in the leeture-hall of the Institution,
Mount-street, last evening. The chair Was occuPied.by
Mr.
.R. ItOnald;.aud, upon the platform, were—
MessrS. Holt,, C.hesney,' Johnson, .llcywortli, Samuel,
Shiminin, Bateman, Cranbrook, IlUsson, and
,
Cariss "(secretary) .
-The CHAIRMAN, having attributed the want of attend-,
ance to the extremely unfavourable state of the weather,
said that. Mr. William.BrOwn had expressed his regret
that 'circumstances would prevent his presence at the.
meeting: Alluding to what had beendone during the,
past. year, he expressed his thanks for the courtesy of his
feilow-direetors, and'eommented upon the 'pOsition.of the
Queen's College," and its connection with the University
of LOndon, as shown in the report. He spoke warmly
of Mr, Holt's efforts'on behalf of the. Girls' School, and,
of the success which had attended that branch of the,
institution; and, conchided with a feeling tribute ,of
respect for his former esteemed colleague and friend, the
late James Ryley, Esq. He then called upon Mr. Cariss,
the secretary, to read the following
• • REPORT. .

The past year has -been one of great prosperity both financially
and in the edacational operations of the institute.

. .
The total income amounted to £ 71S 4s. 2d., being £233 3s. ld.
in excess of the-income of •-353, and more than £l,OOO over
that of 1847. -; • •
• 'The number of persons 'connected with the' institute at the
close of the year, as members; 'subscribers, and pupils, was
2740, being an increase of 250 on last year.
The state of the funinee.ghas enabled your directors to
expend a much larger amount than usual on improvements of
the building for the comfort of the pupils, as well; as in grevrtly
extending, and inereasing- the efficiency of the educational
departnients.
Exclusive of the income and expenditure of the girls' school
(which are reported elsewhere), the receipts amounted to
£4,723 6s. 3d., and the payments to £4,57315Ad. The balance
due to the treasurer on DeCember 31 was £l6 4s. 7d. ;- a year
afo-it'ainolinted. t0•E165 9s. 7d.
Seventy -four members: were added to. the roll during the
(year, and.6l.f,eased,to subscribe.
THE EVENING SCHOOL.

Your directors have introduced important changes in this
departinent. A progre§sive course of instruction is now pro-
vided in, the ordinary branches of English education, extending
over five years. In the evening classes of the Queen's College
a further course. of study may .be entered upon and followed
for four years, so that a nine years' regular and progressive
course of evening class instruction now exists in the 'rnstitu-
tion, extending from the rudiments of reading, writing, t.nd
arithmetic, up to the attainments which are required of can-
'diddles for theS:A. degree of the University of London. The
junior or first section classes of the evening school are suited
for boys and men in humble it-sitions of life, who have scarcely
received any scholastic. instruction. In the senior elapses of
the. Second section the teaching is suPplemental to that which
ordinarily prevails in day schools. The evening classes of the
College inel-,de the-subjects of the matriculation and B.A.
examinations of the Univvr-itynf London, so that persons who
during the day. are occupied with professional or biiSiness
engagements can therein qualify for obtaini.sg the -degrees, in
arts of this university.

Th.!! scheme embraces almost every class of business require-
ments, as well as a complete course of mental training; and
.the arrangements are such that whatever tie attainments of a
Pupil on entering maybe, he is able to join classes allowing of
Lamellate progress.
The new arrangeinents came into operation in'Oetober, and
were inaugurated by a public. meeting in •the lecture hall. On
this occasion addresses were delivered by W. Brown, Esq.,
GeorgelVfelly, Esq.', T. M. Mackay, Esq., 'Revs. H. S. Brown,
`H. Griffiths, P. Trains, W. Harens, W. C. Stallybrass, T.
Danson; Esq., and George Macdonald, Esq. ;' and your direc-
tors desire to record their gratitude for the Naluable assistance
which these gentlemen.thus rendered, and which contributed
greatly to the auspicious opening of the classes.
Thus far the success of the movement has been most grati-
fying. • •
.. At the. end of the year the total number of perssns.receiving
evening class instruction in the institution was 657, The
aggregate number of names on the-elass rolls was 1,046.
To encourage the pupils to follow prescribed courses of study
your directors have Adopted a scheme of prizes au& examina-
tions which they are,hopeful will,be productive of much good
both to the pupils and the institution. •
The prizes consist of exhibitions to the' Queen's College,
books and certificates, and admissions to certain classes at half
the usual fees. •

All pupi s who may attend the evening school from now to
June will be admissible .to.the first prize competition, which
will take place next midsummer.
~ An outline of the scheme is appended to this report.
SOCIETY. OF ARTS EXAMINATIONS.
_ _

' At the Society of Arts examinations held last May, eight
candidates from this institution gained .13 certificates, accord-
ing to the fallowing statement :—James Abbot, third class in
geometry and mensuration; Thomas. Wiltshire Brooke, third
class in arithmetic ; Samuel Cross, third class in arithmetic ;
Rowland, Evans, second class in geometry' and mensUra don,
and third plass in algebra and chemistry ; Robert Gordon,
second class in geometry and mensuration, and third class in
algebra ; Williain Robert Jackson, third class in arithmetic ;
John Laurie, second class in chemistry, and third 'class in
algebra, geometry, and mensuration; Richard Daniel Petter-
son, third class in arithmetic. ,
SCHOOL OF ART.

Through the agency of this department upwards of 1,713
persons have been taught drawing fn Liverpool during the past
year. Of these 274. were 'students of.the central school, which
includes the ladies' morning classes for drawing and painting,
and the evening classes for drawing, painting, and modelling.
The following prizes and honours have been awarded to the
school during the year, viz., 2 national medallions, 23 local
medals, 1 prize studentship, 61 second grade prizes, 42 first
grade prizes,• 27 first grade "pass?' honours, making a total of
149; together with the following costly works, .which have
been presented to the school in consequence of two of its stu-
dents having gained national medallions :.—Penigini's Fresco,
" The Martyrdom of St. Stephen ;" J. B. Waring's Examples
of Stained GlasS' Fresco Ornament, and Wood Inlay, compris-
ing 41 plates ; Lewis Gruner's Specimens of Ornamental Art,
80 plates ; and Robinson's Treasury of Ornamental Art. The
illustrations of these works, together with those of Owen
Jones's Grammar of Ornament, which was presented to the
school by Government at a former examination, have been
framed and suspended as studies in the sculpture gallery.
Thirteen of the works which gained local medals at the last
examination were selected by the inspector f)1- the next national
competition.
Arrangements have been made for opening a new class for
ladies, for the study of landscape. ..
The eyenlitg class for mode...ling now meets in a separate
room, and enjoys the valtiable assistance of Me: Goodall, who
kindly offered-his serviceso gratuitously in conducting this. class
in conjunction with the art master, Mr. Finnic.
In compliance with the -Wish of the department of science
and art, your. directors are preparing, and have nearly coOs-
pleted, for exhibition in the sculpture 'gallery, a series. of
examples illustrating each stage in the department's scheme
'of instruction in art.
THE COMMERCIAL SCHOOL.
Your directors have the pleasure of reporting a considerable
increase in the number of pupils in this school. At the close
of theyear there were 598 in attendance, being an increase of 38'
upon the number in December, 1858, and iii in excess of the
number at the same period of 1857. •
Your directors have established two exhibitions to the high
-school, to be c aupeted for annually in the first class of the
commercial school by pupils who have attended. the School'
during the two preceding years.. The prize confers the privi-
lege of attending the high school on payment of the commer-
cial school fee. The first competition took, place last midsum-
mer. The examination was concluded by means-of papers as
well as orally, and embraced the' following subjects, namely,
reading, spelling from dictation, English grammar, history of
England, geography, arithmetic, Algebra, geometry, chemistry,
the elements of mechanics, and malting.
Professors Griffiths, Cranbrook, and Elliott, and Mr. 3. T.
Dansou, kindly officiated as adjudicators, and' unanimously
awarded the first and second places to Richard John. Lloyd and
David Thomas Roberts, both of whom alsodistinguished them-
selves very highly in the local examhiations• of the, University
of Oxford held last July.
• • . THE HIGH SCHOOL. •

Your directors have also to report an increase in.this school,
which at the close of the year eontained.l29 pupils
. The sum of £2OO, kindly offered by Junes Yate,lEsq., to be
competed for in this school, has been appropriate&to form two
exhibitions to the University of London, of the value. of £lOO
each. The first competition will take place next midsummer.
A statement of the conditions of tho:competitiomis .appended. •
An exhibition to the Queen's College, of the, •kalue of £2O,
has been contributed by the Principal:of the lligi, School.
OXFORD , LOCAL EXAXLNATEONS.

Thirteen of the. pupils of the high and ,;;;om.j,rcial schools
gained lionotirs as follows at the• local execubiation of the
University of Oxfordheld last .• • •
• • SENIOR, GartowArrEs.—Richard_ John 1,...k0yd obtained first
class in pure and applied mathematics,. natural philosophy,
and, chemistry"; second clasa- in, English .I.llstory, political
economy, English Law, an& physical and c inmercial geo..
graphy ; and received the Right Eon: W. E. Gladstone's prime.
of £lo:—David Thomas Roberts obtaitteellir st class in pure and
applied mathematics, natural philosopb y and chemiStry. ;
second class in English history, auai Tit,ysical, political, and
commercial geography ; auttthe pcize, value O.—Row-
land Evans took first class in pure andk applied mathematics;
third class in natural philosophy ; and the seventh
prize, value £l.—Edmund Brown Evri Art obtained third class
in English history, • porn mathematic s, physical and political
geography, and chemistry
Sgurtat ees,nino.tans,-..First, Di vision : William Hughes,
Mathematics, mechanics,, and cher nistry. This candidate re-
ceived the sixth .priqte, -value .---Second Division George
Atkinson, mathematies.and &rev ,istry ;• Robert George, mathe-
matics, mechanics, chemistry, and music ; James Matthias
mathematicsand the Istry. --Thirst Division ; George
Fewkes, mathematics anctelle•mistry ; Richard Hughes, iriathe-
f matics and chetnistay '• worm m Johnstone, latin and chemistry ;
William Overton, claprntty ; Frederick Smith, French.
•• ' • THR al_fiLS' SCHOOL.
This school soutinuos f To prevent the Oassrooms being
overcrowded, the mantle,: of admissions is limited to 300, and
this number-has been in attendance throughout the; year.
The receipts have amounted to £1994 17s. 11d.' • and the pay-
ments to 41878 12s, 7d. The balance in the hands of the
treasurer-on "Dec. 31- amounted to £823 18s. 10d.
The classes of the Ladies' College are still conducted accord-
ing to the arrangertlent, of laSt year. The vocal and instru-
menW Music. etas*? es meet at Blackburn House. The drawing
classes-in the scisl,pture gallery of the School of Art, and the
French,. German., and Italian classes in the classrooms of the
Queen's College

QUEEN'S COLLEGE.
When, the v2hanges in the evening school were under con-
sideration, it appeared expedient to your directors to modify
the arranger aents of the evening classes of the college, for the
purpose of enabling the senior pupils of the evening school to
pass therefrom, and enter on the studies comprised in the
college tourse. And to render the evening classes of the
College more generally accessible to teachers, clerlas, and
others, than the comparatively high fees which were formerly
charged admitted of, a lower scale of fees was adopted: These
mean ores have resulted in a great increase of students.
A ccording to the hope expressed in the last annuabreport,
Year directors receivel authority from the. University of
London to hold a provincial matriculation examination at the.
'college last July. Eleven, candidates were examined' nine of
whom passed, and thus became under-graduates of the uni-
t versity. The examination was eond,neted by Kr. fitclk, M.A.,