The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-06-20 00:00:00

MIDDLE SCHOOL PRIZES.

SrsciAL PRlZES.—Divinity Medals : Brough and Pendle-
bury. Nomination to Upper School: Arthur, transferred kr
Archer. Historical and Geographical Medal: M`Connan..
Certificates : Tinley and Buckley.—Mathematical and Arith-
metical Medal: Winsor.—Certificates: Nicholson, C. Oakden.
E. Lobley, Turner, F. Gatliff, and Prescott.—French..Medal
Archer. Certificates : Southward, Coltart, Garrett.. and R_
Dixon.—Drawing Medal : Bocquet. Certificates: Bbustead,
Oakden, and E. Shaw.—Penmanship Medal: Castellanos..
Certificates: Atkins, Kitchen, Evans, E. Syers, Worthington,
Oakden, E. SION' and Brandreth,
CLASS PR z ES.—First Class, Potter. Scholarship. Archer
transferred to Parkin. Certificate: Bingham.—Second easy
Prize: Gibson. Certificate: J. R. Lewis.—Third Class,Prize:
E. Oakden. Certificate: E. F. Dickens.—Fourth Class Prize:
S. Gath. Certificate Clare. -Fifth Class Prize: Brock-
Certificate : Dixon.—Sixth Class Prize T. H. Maddock..
Certificate : Gatliff.—Seventh Class Prize T. L. Jones...
Certificate: Kitchen.—Eighth Class Prize: R. Poole.. Certi-
ficate: R. ArGowen.—Ninth Class Prize: E. Syers. Certifi-
cate: G. Barry.-Ist M'Neile Scholarship: Winsor. Certifi-
cate: Rogerson.-2nd M`Neile Scholarship: Carter.. Head
Master's Prize for Book-keeping: Parr. Certificate: South-
ward.—Natural Philosophy Prize : Bingham. —Bir. J. H
Cox's Prizes : Mason and Atkin. Certificates : Brocicand T-
Wilson.—French Masteris Prizes: Castellanos and J. Garratt-

LOWER SCHOOL PRIZES.

SPECIAL PRlZES.—Divinity Prize: W. F. Sirdefield. Cer
tificate : R. H. Walters.—Nomination to Middle School: J•
Parkinson.—Historical and Geographical Prize: R. Brown-
Certificate: A. Rowbotham.—ist M'Neile Scholarship: .1.
Parkinson. Certificate : J. Gillison.-2nd M`Neile Scholar-
ship: H. Dickinson. Certificate: J. Nicholson.—Arithmeti-
cal Medal J. Parkinson. Certificates: First Class, J. Hicks
Second Class, J. Roberts : Third Class, A. Westmore.—
Writing Medal : H. Dickinson. Certificates : Bellis, Sutton,
Shaw, and Ellis.

CLASS PRIZES.—First Class: tat Molyneux Scholarship : J.
Nicholson. 2nd Molyneux Scholarship: H. Hickinson.
Certificate: Malcolm. Second Class Prize of Books :
Parslow. Certificate: J. Bishop. Third Class Prize: W.
Halsall. Certificate : A. Westmore. Fourth Class Prize:
W. B. Lawton. Certificate: T. Beesley. Fifth Class Prize:
H. Jones. Certificate: C. Wilton. Sixth Class Prize: W.
Nicholson. Certificate: H. Honeyburne. Seventh Class
Prize: E. R. Blease. Certificate : S. Hallam. Eighth, Class
Prize: G. H. Wilton. Certificate: J. Shaw. NinthiClass.
Prize: J. Bateson. Certificate: J. Christie. TenthtClasa-
Certificate: J. Jones.

EXTRA SPECIAL PRIZES.—Head Master's Prize: J. Lee.
Certificate: T. K. Bellis.—French Master's Prize: First..
Sirdefield, transferred to Paton :.Second, Richards. Certifi-
cates: First, Malcolm and Ward: second, Alderson and
Wardill.—Mathematical Master's Prize: J. Owens.—Divinity•
Prize, given by the Head Master: R. W. Walters. Latin_
Certificate : Ward.—Drawing Certificates : First Clam, J..
Lee : Second Class, T. Alderstone : Third Class, J. Newton.
—Writing Certificates : Second Class, J. Sheriff; Thirct:Class,
J. Newton; Fourth Class, Stafford and Matthews : Fifth Class,
J. Smith ; Sixth Class, H. Skelhorn: Seventh Class, J. Mor—
rison : Eighth Class, E. Mitchell : •Ninth Class, J. Christie
Good conduct and general improvement : Fletcher, Sirde—
field, and Royle.
EVENING SCHOOL:'

(CLASSICAL PRIZE.—J. Callister.
After the presentation of the Ma'cello scholarship.
The Rev. Dr. M'NErLs exhorted the pupils to attend to.
their health, not to sit up late at nights studying, but-tor
rise as early as they liked in a morning; and thertexhortat
the boys who had not got prizes to continue their indnstrir
and attention, although disappointed in their competition
with high talent. There was, he said, a difference between_
real erudition and being "crammed' for an examination,
and he who obtained the prize, after all, might not have
so much erudition as they who did not. In conclusion,
he said, "And one word more. I think it in keeping-ant
place, in these active and stirring times, when a minister
of the crown, in an auspicious moment in the parliamen-
tary history of the noble lord, when the safety of the
country appeared prominent in his mind, and the interests
of party subordinate, told us, in a moment of candour, that
there existed throughout the world, especially throughout
the continent of Europe, a wide-spread conspiracy against
the religion of Great Britain. Now, Mr. Archdeacon (said
the speaker, pointing to the boys), here are some of the
defenders of the religion of Great Britain ! If we are
training defenders of our precious citadel, they ought to
be acquainted with the existence of a conspiracy, supposing
such a conspiracy to exist, and it does. There is a con-
spiracy against the precious religion of England, a• wide-
spread conspiracy ; and I would advise you, my young
friends, in your hours of divinity or in the moments of
desultory enjoyment and entertainment for yourselves, to
begin early and put yourselves in the possession of this
controversy, and where it lies. Do you know that boys
in Romanist schools are taught to be controversialists
against our religion ? They are not so modest as us.not
so squeamish ; they don't carry their charity so far
as to say nothing about us • they teach their boys_ to
undermine, by plausible objections, the religion of Ehg-
land ; and you should be taught how to defend it. With,
the Book of Scripture in the one hand, and Book of Com-
mon Prayer in the other, yon will be able to defend the
Reformation; for, if it is worthy of dying to obtain,. it is
worthy of living to defend.
Mr. ADAM HODGSON moved a vote of thanks to the
chairman, which was seconded by Mr. CHARLES I:max,
and carried by vociferous applause.
The proceedings concluded by the National Anthem,
after which the company adjourned to the class-roomsup-
stairs, to examine the various specimens of caligraphy and
drawing, the work of the pupils, which adorned the walls:
The boys broke up tumultuously, full of hilarious antici-

potion of the pleasures of their midsummer holiday_

HORTICULTURE.

STOVE, CONSEILVA.TOBT, &c.--Copious watering will btr
needed to the plants in this department, and for orchids
especially shading will be required; the blocks on which
these beautiful plants are growing will require frequent
syringing. In the vinery the disease has re-appeared, and
seems to bane every effort to eradicate it. A Fresicht.
' gentleman has stated that the salts of iron in solution arc
effective cures, especially the sulphate of iron in the pro..
portion of one ounce to the gallon of water. The experi—
ment is worth trying, especially upon plants much affected'.

KITCHEN GARDEN. Take advantage of showery
weather to plant out the various plants of the cabbage
tribe, including the Brussels sprouts, brocoli, cauliflower,
&c. Get out the late crop of celery, and continue .to pro—
vide a supply of lettuce and other small salading.

BY DIRECTION of the Primate to the Dean of Limerick-
all the pews in the cathedral of that city are now open. tap
the public.

Sln CnIBLEs NAPIND.—In reference to the gallica
commander of the Baltic fleet, the Presse has exhume&
the following anecdotes from an old letter:—=' He is
certainly quite a character, and one or two anecdotexl
have heard concerning him may amuse you. I before
mentioned the little attention be bestows on dress; it 'ir
said that, when standing for the borough of Portsmouth,
one of his opponents styled him ' the gallant and ragged
candidate; he felt this aspersion on his apparel so in?ell
that the next day, at a meeting, he actually aPPenit'%f
pair of clean and whole inexpressibles ; but then? 'e
tYcb'it
the thing was such that he could not hell alludingmieeog. by
i himself, and he opened his address to have, there-
' Gentlemen, my opponents call me f clean and new
fore, as you perceive, put ",,,„3,prailrioove this subject to
breeches, thae they may no """--i his country residence,
harp on.' nightly depredations
t°3 bed
made of the following curious
near Portsmouth, to
on his poultry Yar", and
those who took such liberties wit
expedient to intimida e
H killed a pig, and at night, after
his ducks and gete'ed to bed, he took the blood in a basin,
everybody lied fref,e7ross the yard and on the pailings which,
d sPrinkle"--of it • then returning to the house,
anthe boundry ,
frequenotlyeda
by
formed
and undressing' lie
gave
the alarm that he heard sonaebodly
about the premises, and seizing a pistol, ran out, and after
'llinshtoohat
syecouretb,yan—d
was
heoenleealet fly,
- 'de of the fence, immediately roared out. on the other aide .
a circuit, returned unperceived.
the inmates of which were by this time
to the house—all
figigeopeutrse'Sitiolivloorwlas
procured, the track of blood.
°was follow to the extremity of the yard, and all were
mnostitielitmstoilvye,;aini:dlan, tatkerningwas
astonished at the quantity the thief must have lost in cross-
ing the pailings over which he escaped, at least mortally
wounded. The story of course got wind, and so far pro-
clued the desired effect, that since the admiral's poultxy
have never been disturbed by their former. nightly visitors.
You may rely on this being a trued, raft 4,4ril big*
relat, it himulf ki A erg 1010." all L Elt, II , ~ :: -__•