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London, England, 1864-09-22 00:00:00

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Christ's Hospital—Oration Day.

Yesterday being the feast of St Matthew, the senior
scholars of Christ's Hospital, according to annual custom,
delivered the orations and recitations of the year befcra
the Lord Mayor, Mr Sheriff Nissen, several members of
the Town Council, and a large number of the friends of
the students.

The civic party first attended service at Christ Church
Newgate-street, where a sermon was preached by the Rev,
Dr. W. Haig Brown, of Pembroke College, Cambridge,
who has recently been appointed head master of Charter-
house School.

The Lord Mayor and party then proceeded to the great
hall of the hospital, where they took their seats on a
raised platform at the western epd. For the orators a
dais was erected in the centre of the hall, and the galleries
wore occupied by the junior boys. The Rev. Dr Jacob,
the head-master, and the other masters of the school were
present around the dais.
Mr William Farrer, 3d Grecian, Thompson mathema-
tical medallist and Montefiore priz3man, 1864, scholar of
Pembroke College, Oxford, delivered the prologue in Latin.
Ile asked a fair hearing for his fellow students, and ex-
pressed a hope that, amidst the many disturbing cares of
the present day, the audience might be able to give a few
minutes to the youthful exertions of those who would ad-
dress them—

" Favete—Adeste xquis manibus, et res plaudit°
Mauibus bouignis et juvenits lugiat pudur."
Mr Arthur Buvill, 4th Grecian, next delivered the Greek
oration on the benefits of the Royal hospitals.

Mr Lewis Lu Hardy Sharkey, let Grecian, Thompson
classical medallist, 1852, Richards m dalli t, 1562 and 1861
scholar of Corpus Christi College, ()ford, delivered the
English oration.
The Latin oration was delivered by Mr A. R. Dawson,
6 h Grecian, scholar of Magdalene College, Cambridge.
Mr Robert Harry Hughes, sth Grecian, scholar a Jesus
College, Cainbridg.., delivered the French oration.
Tno following recitations were then delivered :—Greek
lambics—Translation from " Hamlet," Mr D. Leo Scot,
9th Grecian. Latin Elegiacs—Translation of "The Poor
Man's Deathbed," Mr Richard Lee, 10d1 Grecian. Greek
Sdpphics, translation from " The Isles of Greece," Mr J.
E. Parnell, 7th Grecian. Latin Hexameter, " Baltenatutu
Piscatio," Richards Prize Composition, Mr L, L. Sharkey,
Ist Grecian. Greek Hexameter, Translation from " Para-
dise Lost," Mr J. E. fiewson, Bth Grecian. Latin Alcuic.9,
"The Rocky Islet," Mr A. E. Hodgson, 11th Grecian.
English Poem, " Westminster Abbey," Mr Sharkey, Ist
Grecian.

A collection was then made on behalf of the young men
proceeding to Oxford and Cambridge, and the proceedings
terminated with the National Anthem.

The delivery of the orations and recitations was very good,
and the various orations were justly applauded by those
critical scholars who could appreciate the difficulties of the
task which the young Grecians had to overcome. The fairer
portion of the audience also heartily joined in the manifes-
tations of applause, though probably from more tender feel-
ings. The orations were well committed to memory, and
were spoken in a fluent and clear style ; but making this
remark, we only say what is the ordinary case at the annual
exercitations of the alumni of this excellent school.