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

Founder's Day at the Charter Souse•

Last evening:the old Carthusians, according to iron°.
morial custom, celebrated their "Founder's Day" With tir
annual service in the college chapel, the annual or the
praise of their pious and worthy founder,
and the annual dinner in the old hall, to which about nivel,'
of the former scholars, either on the foundation or boarder°
sat down.
Divine service commenced at 4 p.m., and the prayer: 118,1:
ing been read by the reader, the Rev. Mr Halcorab, t'w
sermon was preached by his Grace the Archbishop of 9411.;
terbury, who took his text from Proverbs via. 2.
the soul be without learning, it is not good," on which
based an admirable sermon on the great value of early (7.;
Thomas suttee,
ligious training, in the course of which he alluded 131",
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touching and graceful terms to Leech and Thacker* '
men who illustrated most forcibly the vanity of all it
interests, and acted therein as pioneers at least of real re'
ligion.
The company having repaired to the library and forgovernors' room, the oration was delivered by the sellia
"gown-boy" or colleger on the foundation, Mr Gler'to
Stanley Davies, who is about to proceed, we bslie"' iu
Christ's College, Cambridge, with an open scholarship,
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addition to the usual exhibition. He delivered his spec:
in graceful and flowing Ciceronian Latin, with a very g° r
delivery and in the best of taste. The oration, like sutt-
" Carmen Sevulare," glanced in rapid succession over
chief events of interest in the school, such as the aceeesi°
of a new head-master, the election of Dr Elwyn to the
school at York, and the various successes obtained dill.'
ing the past year by Carthusians at Oxford and Call,:
bridge, and dwelt in 'Last touching terms on the clest;
of three eminent Carthusians during the last 12 months, t".
OP;of whom were present at the last Founders' Day, Dr S
a physician of eminence at the West-end, and himself addtiAl
son of a former physician at the college ; and—need We a
the other two names F—William Makepeace Thacksral
John Leech. It concluded by an allusion to the contras''
presented by England, at peace and contented, with A
rioa, Intestino belle lacerata et direpta. ea
At 6 o'clock dinner was served in the great ha,-. 8.1
grace having been said by the orator, the company sat d° "Oct
to a sumptuous repast. Among those present we obser/i,
his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Earl of 1)! )
housio, G.C.8., the Ven. Archdeacon Hale (in the
Mr J. R. Kenyon, Q.C., Mr H. Rodwell, Q,C., Mr !Orr'
Chester, Col, Wilkinson, Rev. J. Evans, Rev, Dr Curre9,l
T. Collins, Esq., M.P., Rev. L. D. Darner, &o, The tit
loyal toasts having been disposed of, Lord Dalhotoie
posed the ancient and customary toast of 46 Floreat
num Carthusiana Domus," which was drunk with Ore
times three. The other toasts, which followed in rapid sa°'
cession, were the Prince and Princess of Wales (whose at
mince was the Orator of the evening), The Arn3Y••
and Volunteers, the Governors, the Masters of the Boar
tal, the Masters of the School, &c., and the company 13ecie
rated at a late hour. The collection for the Orator, toot 14
his university expenses, amounted, we understand, to Peg'
£l2O.