The Sun.
London, England, 1857-07-23 00:00:00

LICENSED VICTUALLERS' SCHOOL.

The 51st anniversary festival of this excellent
charity, established for the maintenance and edu-
cation of the children of deceased or indigent mem-
bers of the trade, was held yesterday at Highbury
Barn Tavern, Islington. The chair was taken by
Mr. Hod worth Barclay, and about 1,200 persons
sat down to an excellent repast, served under the
shelter of a monster tent. The usual loyal toasts
having been disposed of, the chairman, in proposing
—" Prosperity to the Licensed Victuallers' School,"
dwelt at EOM length upon the admirable character
of the institution they were assembled to promote.
He was happy to say that the revenue of the school
had been augmented by an annual grant of 1,0001.
from the profits of the Morning Advertiser, and
that the ground on which the school was built was
in process of enfranchisement, so that in a short
time the subscribers would be enabled to say that
they had. their own school on their own ground.
(Applause.) The number of children at present in
the institution was 134—viz., 77 boys and 57 girls.
The expenses were about 3,0001. a-year. Of that
sum 1,000/. was derived from the journal °stab.-
killed in connection with the Licensed Victuallers'
Association, 2001. was realised by the annual ball,
and 1301. from dividends on stock—making 1,3301.
The difference between that sum and the expendi-
ture, amounting to 1,6701., was made up by_ the
subscriptions of members of trade. The enfarn-
chisement of the ground upon which the school
was built would reduce the funded property to
e
eereefeohreeuiltdbr used in order to keep
up the' revenue. became necessary that 2 in-
creased,32l/. , ande exertions
The children of the school having
been intro luced, Mr. Smalley, the secretary, read a
long list of subscrptions, and. announced amid loud
cheers that the chairman and the members of the
ex
eminent f: rm to which he belonged bad presented
donations to the amount of 341/. to the charity,
and 941. towards the enfranchisement fund. Seve-
ral other donations were announced in the course
of the evening, and at the close the subscription
list amounted to nearly 1,700/., of which 1,400/. was
for the school, and 3001. for the enfranchisement.
The musical arrangemen.ts were, under the superin-
tendence of Mr. George Gene.

THE " LION HUNTER" AT THE POLICE COURT.
Mr. Gordon Cumming, who is at present exhibiting his
trophies in the Clayton-hall, in Liverpool, was charged
before the borough magistrates yesterday with assaulting
several persons on the 14th inst. while in the Grand
Junction Hotel in Lime-street. The chief complainants
were two persons named Griffith and Ellis, who stated
that on the evening in question they were sitting in the
coffee-room of the hotel, where Mr. Gordon Cumming
was taking his supper with two friends, with whom he
was di&cussing the qualifications of the United States'
steam frigate Niagara. The complainants, having been
on board, were interested in the conversation, and joined
Mr. Cumming at his table, when that gentleman (so
they said), without any provocation, attacked them in
a violent manner, Griffith being severely cut about
the face, while Ellis was also much injured. The bar-
maid and barman came in, they stated, for some heavy
blows. according to Mr. Cummings' version, and that
of Lis friends, Griffith provoked the assault, by firm
making insulting remarks about the English flag, and,
when they were resented, challenged Mr. Cumming to
fight, saying that it they would get upon the floor "he
would take the bounce out of all three of them." In
commonpoliteness, Mr. Cumming said, be accepted the
halves,
he
invitation, and as he did not do those kind of things by
gave the man a sound thrashing for his isa
pertinence. The rn.igistrate considered that the corn
plainauts bad drawn the chastisement on themeeites,
and dismissed the summons.