The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-05-19 00:00:00

CITY OF LONDON INFANT SCHOOLS.

Yesterday the firm Anniversary Festival of the above Institution
WAS held at the Albion Tavern, Aidersgateatreet
The Right Hon. the Loan MAYOR, in the Chair.
The object of the institution is to provide infant schools for the
reception of the children of the poor, from two to mix years of age,
and to provide for their care during that portion of the day when,
by the necessary avocations of the parents, they an unavoidably
separated from each other--to form the children to habits of obr-
dier.ce, good order, and attention, and to give them such elemen.
tary instruction as may prepare them for entering with advantage
into those schools where they may acquire useful knowledge, and
be taught the great truths and duties of religion.
After the cloth was removed, " Non Nobia Domine" was delight.
fully sung by Messrs. Broadhurst, Fyne Collyer, and E. Chapman.
The King, the Duke of York, the Duke of Clarence, and the
rest of the Royal Family, were then severally drank with en-
thusiasm ; after which
The hoar) AiAYOR rose, for the purpose of proposing as a
toast—" Success to the City of London School Society. He
congratulated every gentleman present at the int anniversary
festival of an Institution which promised such singular ad-
vantages to all classes of the community. He said to alleluias,
because lie was certain that in the comfort of the lower classes
of society was chiefly concentrated the happiness of the higher.
He feared that it might be considered presumptuous for him to
address them, while persons so much more competent were present;
but as a Magistrate he felt bound to give his opinion that the great
prevalence of crime was owing to the want of early education. It
was not the wish of the Society that the children should be taken
from beneath the authority of their parents,—but parents them-
selves were tomeunics so vicious, that it would not be proper to
trust the education of their children entirely to them. (Cheers.)
His Lordship then proposed success to the institutions which was
enthusiastically drank with three times three.
Song, Mr. Broadharst--" John Anderson, my jo, John."
The Bishop of Cllcsrra then ton to propose a toast, which he
was sure would be received with the cordiality which the merits of
the persons whose names he was about to mention were caleslated
to excite. He meant the Patrons of the Institution, the Right
Hon. the Lord Mayor. the Right Hon. the Earl of Liverpool. and
the Right Hon. and Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of London. He
felt gratified at being enabled to couple such names with theit in.
fent Institution as those of the Bishop of the Diocese, the
first Magistrate of the City, and the first Miaister of the
Empire. He felt the more gratified, because he knew that
the public bowed to such authorities as the beacons and lights
of society. He was aware of the importance of their sanction,
because the public gave them credit for having weighed the merits
of any institution to which they attired their names before doing
so, lest their, example might lead others into error. The Right
Rev. Prelate then enlarged upon the utility of the Institution, and
sat down amidst genet al applause.
In the course of the evening donations and subscriptions to a con-
siderable amount were announced, and the conviviality of the party
was kept up to a late hour.
Amongst the persons present on the occasion were the Bishop of
London and Bishop of Cheater, Sir William Blizard, Alderman
Thompson, M.P. and Alderman Brown.