The Sun.
London, England, 1864-12-13 00:00:00

Founder's Day at the Charter souse.

Last evening:the old Carthusians, according to ireuir
marktl custom, celebrated their "Founder's Day witb 4e
annual service in the college chapel, the annual oration 10
praise of their pious and worthy founder, Thomas Sutton,
and the annual dinner in the old hall, to which about nioel
of the former scholars, either on the foundation or boarder°
sat down.
Divine service commenced at 4 p.m., and the prayers hal:
ing been read by the reader, the Rev. Mr Halcomb, "'-
sermon was preached by his Grace the Archbishop of Cell;
terbury, who took his text from Proverbs six. 2.
the soul be without learning, it is not good," on which
re
an admirable sermon on the great value of early r 8;
ligious training, in the course of which he alluded in 131°8
,
touching and graceful terms to Leech and ThackeraY,
men who illustrated most forcibly the vanity of all br
tu°
interests, and acted therein as pioneers at least of reel

ligion.
The company having repaired to the library Old jpr
governors' room, the oration was delivered by the se%
"gown-boy" or oolleger on the foundation, Mr oellllo
Stanley Davies, who is about to proceed, wo believe'
Christ's College, Cambridge, with an open scholarship'
addition to the usual exhibition. He delivered his ePee:ocl
in graceful and flowing Ciceronian Latin, with a verY g f
delivery and in the best of taste. The oration, like an othe
the
"Carmen Sceculare, " glanced in rapid succession over
chief events of interest in the school, such as the access the
of a new head-master, the election of Dr Elwyn ot
school at York, and the various successes obtained dilri
ing the past year by Carthusians at Oxford and ~riiii;
bridge, and dwelt in most touching terms on the Elea
of three eminent Carthusians during the last 12 month°o
of whom were present at the last Founders' DEO
elf tha
a physician of eminence at the West-end, and hitus no
son of a former physician at the college ; and—need we a
the other two names P—William Makepeace Thacker's,' t
John Leech. It concluded by an allusion to the contry
a'
presented by England, at peace and contented, With "Sla
rioa, znlestino belle lacerata et clirepta. ~ sad
At 6 o'clock dinner was served in the great hsA'
grace having been said by the orator, the company sa ea
to a sumptuous repast. Among those present we euew,,-174.
his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Earl of )
housie, G.C.8., the Ven. Archdeacon Hale (in the cbair
rti
Mr J. R. Kenyon, Q.C., Mr H. Rodwell, Q.O
Chester, Col. Wilkinson, Rev. J. Evans, Rev. Pr
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T. Collins, Esq., M.P., Rev. L. D. Darner, &a. Tile "
loyal toasts having been disposed of, Lord Dalhousie r
posed the ancient and customary toast of " Floreat pet,
num Carthusiana Domus," which was drunk with tlinro.
times three. The other toasts, which followed in rsPid /30/
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cession, were the Prince and Princess of Wales (Whe.,,ree.-0,
mince was the Orator of the evening), The Arnlo.„'"„•:
and Volunteers, the Governors, the Masten of the
tal, the Masters of the School, &cc, and the compsol se'rcls
rated at a late hour. Tho collection for the Orator, tolls ly
hie university expenses, amounted, we understand, to 13138 r
£l2O,