The Sun.
London, England, 1853-07-21 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL T.RAYELLERS' NEW SCHOOLS.

The first stone of the edifice intended for schools for
the orphan and necessitous children of commercial tra-
vellers was laid yesterday with the accustomed forms.
The estate purchased for the schools is at Pinner, near
the Pinner station, and the site seems well selected as
regards salubrity and the beauty of the locality. At
about three o'clock the procession entered the tent
where the stone was placed, the band of the Coldstream
Guards, uder the direction of Mr. Godfrey, playing an
inspiriting air. Mr. George Moore, the secretary, came
forward, and, having stated that Prince Albert was pre-
vented by indisposition from performing the ceremony,
as it had been the wish and intention of his Royal High-
ness, said he had to request that Mr. Masterman, the
representative of the banking and commercial interests
of London, would undertake the task. The stone was
then adjusted, the current coins of the realm were
placed in it, Mr. Masterman put in the mortar with
the silver trowel which had been presented to him, and
the stone was lowered amid the cheers of the com-
pany. Mr. Masterman made a brief address. He said
he was not well versed in masonry, but he would do his
part to the best of his ability. He knew that Prince
Albert would have been present if it had been in his
power, for he heard his Royal Highness express his con-
' sent to come. Every one knew that whenever there
was an opportunity to do good for the country Prince
Albert was always ready. (Cheers.) The weather that
day was so auspicious that he thought a favourable
augury might be drawn for the success of the institu-
tion,, and he trusted that a long period would elapse be-
r fore the coins which had that day been deposited should
be disturbed. (Cheers.) Dr. Vaughan, the head-mas-
ter of Harrow School, then offered up a prayer ; a
hymn, written for the occasion, was sung by the chil-
dren, which was followed by "God Save the Queen."
Hearty cheers were given for her Majesty and Prince
Albert, and for the prosperity of the institution. The
company were then invited to partake of a cold colla-
tion. It was supplied by Mr. Holt (Radley's Hotel,
Illackfilars), and was most abundant and excellent in
every respect. After the toasts of " The Queen,"
"Prince Albert," and " The Royal Family" had been
proposed and acknowledged with cheers and cordiality,
Dr. Vaughan, in a very tasteful and feeling speech,
proposed the "Health of the Chairman" (Mr. Master-
man). The chairman acknowledged the compliment
in appropriate terms. The chairman, in pro-
posing " Prosperity to the Commercial Travellers'
Schools," appealed in forcible terms for assist-
ance to the institution, touched upon the ad-
vantages to be derived from the spread of education,
and spoke of the commercial travellers as a most intelli-
gent and respectable class. The body consisted, he said,
of 30,000, and he could not say how ninny children. (A
laugh.) Mr. Cuffley acknowledged the toast... This
gentleman and his family, it appears, are warm friends
to the institution. The chairman next proposed "The
health of Mr. G. Moore, the treasurer. Mr. Moore
acknowledged the compliment in appropriate terms.
He expressed a hope that the new schools would be
opened in 12 months, when the lease of the school at
Wanstead would expire. He expressed the gratification
he felt at the educational progress of the children, and
particularly as regarded their advance in Scriptural
knowledge. He then gave a satisfactory account of the
subscription of the day.
.After some other toasts in con-
nection with the institution, the company left the tent,
every one present being much gratified with the proceed-
ings. One novelty—a beautiful day—added considerably
to the pleasure and interest of the occasion. The archi-
-1 tects of the proposed building are Messrs. Lane and
Ordish. It will no doubt be worthy of their reputation
and of the purpose for which it is to be erected. The
i
institution, tisto be hoped, will be well supported. A
I "nation of shopkeepers" must feel an interest in rend. er-
I ing assistance to the children of commercial travellers.

tions of the troops. The fresh company of engineers
will be employed in throwing pontoon bridges over the
ACCURACY IN PRINTING.--It appears by calculation Thames at Chertsey, every arrangement baying been
made by the printer of Stevens's edition of Shakspeare, now completed with the holders of land on each side of
that every octavo page of that work, text and notes, the river with respect to the temporary
occupation of
contains 2,680 distinct piecef of metal, which amount to the ground required for the operations.
42,880, the misplacing of one of which would inevitably The effect of the last two days of fine weather has
cause a blunder. With this curious fact before us, the been most remarkable, and the ground, which but a few
accurate state of our printing in general is to be admired, days since was in some
places an impassable swamp, is
and errata ought more freely to be pardoned than the now comparatively dry, and as favourable for the move-
fastidious minuteness of the insect eye of certain critics meats of the troops as at almost any previous period of
has allowed, the encampment.