The Sun.
London, England, 1869-10-13 00:00:00

SALFORD WORKING MEN'S COLLEGE.

The students of the Salford Working Men's College have
beell receiving their annual prizes from Mr. Chadwick,
the old and tried friend of their institution, who
was assisted by the Mayer cf Salford, and two
or three M.P's. Mr. Chadwick; in his address,
alluded to the rivalries of the different educa-
tional systems which prevailed in the district some years
years ago, until Mr. Brotherton propounded a plan by
which all the rival elements were united. Mr. Chadwick
observed that notwithstanding all the progress which had
been made, there were still no means of reaching
the children of the poorest labourers, but he believed the
time was approaching when the different parties would
each give up something to the conscience and conviction
of others, and a system of national education would
be established which would reach the very poorest.
Mr. Cowley and Mr. Charley, the two local members,
spoke warmly on behalf of the college which, it was stated,
had rondo satisfactory progress. During the •evenitg 204
prizes - ' certificates were distributed, including money
prizes to the value of Zl4. The number of rewards last
year was only 03.

SHIPPING DISASTERS: t

A telegram from Frederikshaven states that the barque
4Thieftsin, which left Newcastle a few days since for 'Cade-
xalla, sprang a leak, and subsequently stranded on the
Test side of the Scaly. The crew were all saved,
but the vesr.el is a tete.l wreck. The Maggie
Maxwell (brig) below-ring to Penzance, whence she
was bound from Ca:n iff, drifted cn to the rocks
east of St. Clement's Island, Pcn=nce, on Sunday
night, and it is believed will become a total wreck. The
barque Margaret, belonging to Londonderry, and bound
from Ballyshannon to North America, stuck on the rocks
near Ballyshannon, and is totally wrecked. It is reported
that two of her crew were drowned. A letter from No*
York states that the steamship Westphalia while Du her
voyage from Hamburg to the former place fell in (on the
29th ult.) with the brig A. L. Palmer, which was in a sink-
ing state, having lost her mast and sails. She was leaking
badly, and the crew were in a most deplorable condition,.
The brig subsequently foundered. The barque Anna ar.d
Allen, which sailed from Glasgow for Valparaiso towards
the latter end of August, has been lest on the Rio Grande
coast. A telegram frcm Revel states that the screw
steamer Derwent, which sailed last month from Cardiff to
Cronstadt, and was stranded at Oesel, is likely to become a
total wreck. A large portion,of her cargo has been saved.

COMPANIES IN CHANCERY.

THE PROGRESS ASSURANCE COMPANY.

Mr. Cotterell applied on Tuesday to the Chief Clerk
in Vico-Chancellor James's court, on an adjourned sum-
mons, for an order in the matter of the Progress Assu-
rance Company v. Edmunds. The application was to compel
the defendant to deliver up certain books and documents
including an agreement between the United Ports and the
Progress. Mr. Edmunds, as solicitor to the United
Ports, held the deeds of certain property which was an-
nounced for sale in Ireland, belonging to Mr. Mayhew, and
in which the Progress Company had an interest. These
deeds wero absolutely necessary in order to perfect the
winding up. Mr. Edmunds said he stood upon an agree-
ment between the two companies. Ho should have no
objection to allow an inspection, but ho certainly should
not deliver up the deeds. The Chief Clerk made no order.