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THE Chester Courant
emir at present subject to the r_ - - ----;
In spite of the Improvement Act and the police
DEMONSTRATIONS have been taking place among the
tenantry of A. H. Davenport, Esq , of Capesthorne
on the occasion of that gentleman attaining his majority.
CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic for the
week ended June 12, 1853 :—Railway : Passengers, parcels,
&C., £2,787 Bs. 9d. • goods, £1,166 4s. 7d. Steamboats :
£406 ls. 9d. Total, £4,359 15s. ld. Increase as cora-
Paredyrithtlle corresponding week last year, £1.,136105.5d.
THE BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONERS, at their first meet-
lug on Tuesday night, re-elected Mr. J. H. Green chair-
run, without opposition. The various committees were
also appointed. To-night a special meeting will be held
for the purpose of laying the new rates.
THE CRICKETERS of the Birkenhead Park School Club,
who are very high in popular favour in consequence of
their recent successes, were conquered in a match on the
evenings of Tuesday and Wednesday, with the Birkenhead ictoria Club. The total innings for the Victoria was
132 ; for the Birkenhead Park School, 29.
NORTH WALES AND CHESTER CIRCLIT.---MODIIO-
tHeryshire—Saturday, July 16, at Newtown ; Merioneth-
shire—Wednesday, July 20, at Dolgelly ; Carnarronshire
'-Monday, July 25, at Carnarvon • Anglesey—Wednes-
day, July 27, at Beaumaris ; Denbighshire—Saturday,
July 30, at Ruthin; Flintsbire—Wednesday, Aug. 3, at
Mold ; Cheshire—Saturday, Aug. 6, at the Castle of Ches-
ter—The same day, at the Guildhall of the City of Chester
EXAMINATION

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g nuisances,

AT SEACOMBE-HOUSE
SCHOOL.

meThe annual examination of the pupils of this establish-
nt, of which the Rev. Dr. Poggi is Principal, took place
n Thursday and Friday last ; and, on the evening of the
latter day, the prizes were presented by the Rev. E. Ro-
berts, incumbent of St. Paul's, Seacombe, to the success-
ful competitors, in the presence of a very numerous and
influential audience. The reverend gentleman, after
taking the chair, opened the business of the meeting with
prayer, after which he called upon the examiner Mr. G.
P. Clarke, M.A., of St. John's College, Cambridge, to
state to the meeting the result of the examination.
Mr. CLARKE gave a brief statement of the proficiency
of the pupils in the several subjects of study, and pro-
flounced a most favourable opinion on the accuracy and
extent of the knowledge displayed by many of them. He
remarked that the two whole days occupied by the
exami-
nation, although too short a time for reviewing l
l
fily so
disc Man ovy seubjects, had given him sufficient opportunityfor
cases ring general ability among the boys, and, in , very great powers joined to industry and attention.many
lie therefore entertained good hopes that there would be
not a few who would, by
their future career, reflect the
highest credit on Dr. Poggi and the school to which they
belonged.
An English essay on " The Life and writings of Shak-
saeare" was then read by A. Laurie ; after this followed
English, Latin, Greek, and French recitations, which
were delivered with considerable taste and feeling.
When the prizes had been distributed, a vote of thanks
to the chairman, moved by Dr. Poggi, and seconded by
J. S. Godfrey, Esq., was carried unanimously. Dr. Poggi
then proposed and B. Galan, Esq., seconded a vote of
thanks to Mr. Clarke. After the pupils bad sung a piece,
eomposed by Mr. Sheppard, of Egremont, for the occasion,
the comp-any separated.
Very good specimens of landscape-drawing in oil and
water-colours, and of mapping and mechanical drawing,
were exhibited on the walls of the school-room. The
writing and bookkeeping books, which were open for
inspection, displayed a neat and beautiful style of pen-
manship.
The following are the names of the boys who bad prizes
awaraded for good conduct and proficiency :
Captin's Prize : Charles Alexand . Ist e/assicai: C. Alex-
ander. 2d Latin :William Eshelb Y. 3d Ditto : John Darling-
ton. 4th Ditto: Frederick Thoma YSm'tl Radcliffe, and Henry
Hyde Carr, equal. 1 .e"
' 8. ''ass, English history : Charles Alex-
,_nder. 2d Ditto : Joseph Hall. ilst Class, English Grammar
Alex-
John Kenyon. 2d Ditto : E. C. Corbett. lst Class, French :
Henrylf Thorpe. 2d Ditto: Thomas Alibut. Prize for Geome-
lry L 9 eorge Pollexien.
and
Class, Geography: M. Ashbridge.
g Ditto Henry Carr and C. E. Corbett, equal. Ist Class,
lirtz r,h,ematicat , C. Alexander. 2d Class. Greek: E. Thomas.
3, Class, Arithmetic: M. Ashbridge. itto : Thos. Allbut.
a Ditto: Eugene Pollexfen. &wed History: M. Ashbridge
gllnd Albert Smith, equal. 2d Class, Algebra: F. Aslibridge.
r.C/nisiet,eDiariaziornqrptirligze.: John Radcliffe. 2d Ditto :C. George Pollexfen. 2d Ditto : Henry
Web-
Thorpe:,, 3d Ditto : Smith Radcliffe. 2d Class, Euclid:
.Fr.ank.
jf,;ll°TlThe. Prize for Mapping: Joseph Yates. Oil Painting.
;41 cellars. Good Conduct : Alfred Catterall. Preparatory
4'ePartmen Good
Prize: John Ridgway. 2d Prize, William
Davies. '
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COLLEGI . -

ATE INSTITUTION, ABBOT rs
GRANGE, NEAR CHESTER.

ants excellent institutio __.
n, which was lately
from Tarvin Hall to Abbott's Grange, near Chesterremoved, was
on Thursday last, the 16th instant, the theatre of a rich
intellectual banquet ; the midsummer examination of Dr.
triadley's pupils having on that day taken place in the
lecture-room at the Grange. The esteemed principal of
this justly-celebrated institution has made great altera-
tions and improvements in Abbott's Grange. Some still
remain to be made, and, when completed, nothing will
be wanting to make it one of the most comfortable and
elegant establishments in the country. Its position is
very advantageous ; the playgrounds and fields adjacent
are large, the air is pure, and the situation very healthy.
There cannot be any place more fit for the establishment
of a school than Abbott's Grange ; and, when we consider
that Dr. Brindley is its proprietor, there is, we may add,
no public school that can boast of equal advanta_ges_._. _ ,
The examiners were the Rev. G. R. M"crelnedlihMe Rev.a
one of her Majesty's Inspectors of Schools ,
of _
t. S. Parkinson, M.A., Fellow and Tutorrwing St. John's
gentlemen,
College, Cambridge • assisted by the folio
Bond Sprague,
fornaerly pupils of the school :—Thomas
John's
Smith'shns Prizeman ; and the Rev.
Wrangler, and First
B A Fellow of University Col-
lege, Oxford.

-At one o'clock, a large company of ladies and gentle-
rnen from Chester and neighbourhood assembled in the
Lecture Room, after partaking of lunch. We observed
Present, Dr. Ll. Jones, the Rev. W. P. Hutton, Mrs. S.
J• Roberts and party, Rev. Mr. Hewson, Mrs. and Miss
Ayrton, Dr. Phillips Joties, George Harrison, Esq., H.
C„hurton, Esq., Mr. and the Misses Norris, John Hignett,
'sq., and party, the Rev. Wm. Bryans, of Tarvin, Rev. R.
RThomas, J. Weaver, Esq., and party, John Rogers, Esq.,
• Harrison, Esq., E. 0. Taylor, Esq., E. Gerrard,tEsq.,
ev. Mr. Haworth Colonel Hilton Ford, Captain Hervey, J
J• Dunstan, Esq., J. Price, Esq. and lady, Rev. J. Wil-
'lanes Gunton, Esq., Rev. R. Redhead, Incumbent of
._., pßiovcekt:Foeoriry, R. P. Thacker, Esq., and Mrs. Thacker, of
Rev. C. Jones, B. Derbyshire, Esq.. Rev. W.
Pavies, Rev. F. Bryans, Rev. C. W. Bagot, J. Simons,
-e'lcl , Rev. J. Dalton, Erasmus Robertson, Esq., Horatio
Lloyd, Esq., Rev. T. A. Morley, Rev. Lyon, of Pul-
ford, Mapar Sankey,
John Medd, Esq., of Stockport,
Rev. P. S. Dale, &c.
Before the joiceproceedings commenced, Dr. Brindley re-
to see
too many gentlemen present who had kindly
s
undertaken conduct the examination, and said that Mr.
Moreton would also have been with them, but that unfor-
tunately the Bishop of Oxford had appointed
the delivery of the
prizes in the theatre that day for
of St. Tho-
tnas's Hospital, London, where Mr. Moreton ranked
as chief prizeraan. The examination was then pro-
eeeded with, and occupied the time until four 'clock.
The several masters then read the reports o
of the
classes, naming the relative positions of the boys
and their orders of merit. The pupils afterwards as-
sem.bled on parade, and went through their drilling ex-
ercises under the guidance of Sergeant-Major Hackman.
At five o'clock a vocal and instrumental concert was given
by the pupils, Mr. 11. V. Lewis, of Liverpool, presiding at
the organ and piano, and Signor Sapio conducting. The
latter gentleman sang several songs, with his usual abilit -,
which were deservedly applauded. Dr. Brindles, arid
the Rev. Mr. Moncrieff addressed a few words to the
boys, who gave three cheers for the doctor, for the ex_
miner, for " going home, and then hastened from the
lecture-room. The tables and walls of the school-room
were covered with drawings. copy-books, erc., &c. The
names of E. Dickenson, W. Birtwhistle, R. Hardman,
Were conspicuous as the artists of the principal water-
ei °Lour drawings. D. Evans exhibited a pretty pen-and-
-4,1' Sketch ; heads in crayons by J. Derbyshire and R.
pen-and-
Griffith deserve notice. There was also a large number
,inechanical drawings by Rich, Royle, Stevens, W tn.
4thea, and
sunrtaorudi: ocllmany others, anatomical drawings, &c.
Dr. Brindleyloo lalies and gentlemen tdowonf tpora.
Brindley. inner provided by the hospitality
111
gape course te entlemen formerly
the course of the toasts which followed,
e e health of e g
Pdea_pi,ls of the school who had been with them during that
_lr
.a. Places
was
atsh they theY and who had done the school so much honour by
planapdil taken in the universities. Mr.
o tit hie,e ie e school from an early.period
of Cambridge er
handed'flviu Years of age, when he (Dr. Brindley)
lo the tender mercies of the University
man for
to the assembly a t was now his pleasure to present him
the
cutrrsesenior wrangler and first Smith's prize-
University College
mention Mr. metlll year • (Cheers). He had next to
Oxford, of equal , ,ofirst class medalist, a Fellow of
Sprague at Carnbridagel.net-e
di t• Ifaird• He occupied a position at
n with that obtained by Mr.
Mr. is
list, Clinical Clerk's prizea% a
St. Thomas' Hospital
man for Reports of Dis ssloreton was a scholar of
Air
medallist, Cheselden medal-
Prize
. Essay on Medical Science n, the President's prizeman,
In the tlaor4
eases of the Eye and for the
of Louden.
wile, e had obtained
Profession h frena:ToerzibildyonpthoraeucrPtsihcyaslipcaalaSoocriehtiys
than any man
use name had been upon the b k There was pre-
sent at
the s a° Mr. David L oo s.
br. enior sell l • Long' to whom had been awarded
id ;
and o arship in Corpus Christi College, Cam-
Unctions
Would t% fe he hoped that many boys now in the school
th ure years attain positions of no less high dis-
. Mr. sp, !li_i_ those he had named.
he owed ,f'!".it-E returned thanks for the honour, and said
he ese_ "1.1.1 ch to Dr. Brindley for his judicious care when
1,,..a tender his roof. (Cheers.)
with Dr.
P. G. MEDD also acknowledge
~..,._'; ur. Brindley's permission he would propose
iNoultehnewoolduld commend itself, he was certain, particularly
(Chers.) Pupils; it was the health of Mss. Brindley.
eueece, , They did not know how to admire or value
it "4Y the kindness and ability of Dr. Brindley ; but
theywould ill become them to forget the extreme care tha'
_h•
Va_cl ever met with from Mrs ' "-- (Cheers,'
... bitilerieey replied on bel-
a„,l-sr, SPRAGUE proposed " L
"'Tie access to the School at Abbe energy es
thanked the company, and saiu
er4_4l., as long as it pleased God to give him strength ale eehi`egies, he might be able to devote them to the object
h. ea has been his aim for many years. He eave the
',lithe of the masters.—The Rev. Trios. WADDI'NGII AM
4411. ii, lie. CROOK responded to this toast.
It the Rev. R. Redhead, the Rev. Mr. Moncrieff, and the
I er• S. Parkinson, added their testimony to Dr. Brind.
Ws zeal and worth, and to the success of his educationa
eendeavours. The speeches of these
Pressure upon our space.
va;:e of the most pleasing
L led by the excellent
twig,

1 the toast.
a toast

If of his lady

-continue

prosperity
(Cheers.)

s Grange.'

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1 consequence of ilie
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ad Mr.