The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-26 00:00:00

TRAVERS TESTIMONIAL.

We stated a few weeks ago the proceedings at the
flail of Commerce, at a meeting of merchants, bankers,
and trailers, assembled for the purpose of doing honour
to the memory of the late John Travers, Esq., the
qualities of whose heart and intellect had gained for
him the warmest affection and highest respect of all
wh3 knew him.

It was upon that occasion referred to a Committee
to consider of and report to a future meeting the best
and most lasting mode of testifying the sense enter-
tained by all of his worth, so that posterity, by con-
templating his many public and private virtues, may
be led to imitate his example.
Subsequently a meeting took place, Sir George
Larpent, Bart., in the chair, when it was resolved
unanimously that the most suitable and most lasting
testimonial to perpetuate the name and worth of Mr.
Travers would be to found a scholarship in connexion
with the City of London School, to be given to
the boy whose merits and character, upon a strict exa-
mination, should be deemel the most worthy, and
that such boy should be called the Travers' scholar,
and proceed either to the University College, or
King's College, London, as the parent or guardian of
such boy might determine.
A great number of the highest names in the City
appear in the subscription-list, as might ba expected
from the exalted merit of the individual whose virtues
it is intended to commemorate.

The list is open at the following establishments :
Messrs. Grote, Prescott and Co., Threadneedle- street;
the London Joint-stock Bank, Princes-street; Com-
mercial Bank, London ; Messrs. Robarts and Co.;
and Messrs. Denison and Co., Lombard-street; also
by D. W. Wire, Esq., Hon. Sec., St. Swithin's- lane.

GRAND FETE AND FANCY FAIR.

It is expected, should the weather prove propi-
tious, that the fancy fair, to be held on Monday and
Tuesday at the Surrey Zoological Gardens, for the
benefit of the Licensed Victuallers' School, will be
the most brilliant and numerously-attended fete that
has ever taken place in those beautiful grounds. The
attractions provided by the managing Committee for
tht entertainment of their visitors are so varied, that
we must direct the attention of our readers for the
enumeration of them to the advertisement, which will
be found in another part of our paper. We cannot,
however, omit noticing the principal feature of the
fete—namely, the fancy fair, to which the wives,
daughters, and female relatives of the members of the
institution have contributed a great variety of ele-
gant and costly articles. The Morning Advertiser
informs us that the family of Mr. Wicker, the Go
vernor, have sent in, amongst other things, two large
models of a boy and girl of the school, by Mrs. Eady ;
a figure of Flora, by Miss Wicker; two pair of ele-
gant toilette bottles, by Mrs. Mitcheson. A splendid
collection of articles has been contributed by the
daughter of Mr. Oliver, of the Duke of Clarence,
near the Surrey Gardens, consisting of reticules,
caps, cases, &c., and an exquisitely-wrought model
of " The old woman who lived in a shoe." Amongst
the miscellaneous offerings are some handsome watch-
pockets, from Mr. Green, of Bow; several tasteful
and ornamental articles from Mrs. R. B. Hughes, of
the Princess of Wales, Queen's Elms, Chelsea ; toge-
ther with a large and diversified collection of draw-
ings, vases, music,' ornamental pens, pen-wipers, ap-
pendages for the work-table, perfumed sachets—in
short, an infinity of those graceful works with which
female ingenuity loves to promote the causes of
charity.