The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-06-16 00:00:00

EXAMINATION AND DELIVERY OF PRIZES
TO THE PUPILS IN THE LIVERPOOL COL-
LEGIATE INSTITUTION.

• The first half-yearly examination of the pupils in the several
schools in the Liverpool Collegiate Institution, took place
on Tuesday last, with the most satisfactory results ; and on
.'Wednesday the scholars who had most distinguished them-
selves were presented with prizes in the presence of the Rev.
the Principal, the Mayor of Liverpool, Mr. Rector Brooks,
Mr. Rector Campbell, the Rev. Dr. Tattersall, the Rev. F.
Barker, and a brilliant assembly of the principal inhabitants
of the town and neighbourhood. The capacious lecture•
room of the Institution was, indeed, quite filled. The front
of the raised dais was appropriated to the boys Who were to
be the recipients of prizes ; and to the right the remaining
pupils were placed. Their appearance was deeply interest-

A few minutes past eleven o'clock the chair was taken by
the Rev. Rector Brooks, and all the pupils sang the chant
Venice, exultemus Domino, in which they were joined by the
auditory. After this,
The Rev. CHAIRMAN delivered the following address :
Boys : Before 1 proceed to the business of the day, I must be
allowed to express my regret at the absence of our respected
Diocesan, the Lord Bishop of the Diocese, to whom it would
have fallen, in his office of visitor to these schools, to pre-
sent the prizes which are this day to be given to those pupils
who have distinguished themselves by their proficiency in
their studies during the last half-year. In his absence it has
fallen to my duty to supply his place. Ido so with great
regret, because, I cannot but feel that had he been here him-
self, not only from the situation which he holds in the diocese,
but also from the general respect and esteem in which he is
held, he would have performed it much more efficiently than
lam able. It is a sou?ce of great satisfaction to the Com-
mittee to be informed by the Principal and the other masters
who superintend your education, that they are satisfied with
your general conduct during the last half-year—that you
have conducted yourselves, generally speaking. with great
propriety, and that you have paid attention to those studies
which are so essential to your future progress in life. You
are now upon the point of leaving the school for a short time,
to take your first vacation, and the ceremony of this day
naturally takes place at this period. With regard to the
prizes themselves, I find that we are indebted to several gen-
tlemen, who have been great contributors to this Institution,
for having supplied us with the means of presenting to those
who are most worthy, a handsome testimony of theirs and
the masters' approbation. The first I see upon the list, is
the name of Lord Francis Egerton, (hear, hear,) who has
contributed a prize of ten guineas, to be given iu books to
the boy who has most distinguished himself by his proficiency
in the Upper School. (Hear, hear, hear.) In the second
school—or Middle School—l find that Mr. Potter, a mer-
chant of this town, who is entitled by his subscription to a
scholarship, instead of presenting it to one of his own con-
nections, or friends, has, very kindly, thought proper to pre-'
sent it to the master, to he given to the boy most deservitig,
of it in the Middle School. (Hear, hear, hear.) That is an
annual scholarship, which entitles him to, a free admission

into the Middle School ; that will become vacant each year,
and is to be held for one year, so that the boy who has been
the successful candidate upon this occasion does not neces-
sarily retain it unless he shews equal zeal and industry in his
pursuit of knowledge. (Hear, hear.) In the Lower School
we have two scholarships given by Mr. Edmund Molyneux,
another merchant in the town of Liverpool, who by his
subscription is entitled to four scholarships in the Lower
School, and he has given the whole, the whole four,—two
only coming into play at this time, but it will be so arranged
that one of his scholarships shall fall vacant every year. In
addition to these there have been some prizes given in
divinity by the Principal, and one in mathematics by the
Rev. Dr. Booth ; there are some others also given by some
of the other masters, and the remainder by the Institution.
(Hear, hear.) I shall now proceed to the delivery of these
'prizes; 'and I shall request the Principal to present to me
the first boy he has to put forward.
The Rev. W. J. CONYBEARE. Principal of the Institution,
then introduced Master Adam S. Farrer, (son of the Rev.
Mr. Farrer, Wesleyan Minister, and Superintendent of the
Liverpool North Circuit,) mentioning to the Chairman that
this youth had eminently distinguished himself.
The CHAIRMAN then addressed Mr. Ferrer thus.
I have the pleasure of presenting to you the prize of ten guineas
which Lord Francis Egerton has given to the best boy in the
Upper School,—to be presented in books. I have also the
gratification to present to you another set of hooks, as the
prize in Divinity ; and I find by the record which the Prin-
cipal has put into my hands you are also entitled to a prize in
History. When I say entitled, I mean so far as your merits
go.; but in consequence of the rule of the Institution which
will not allow any one boy taking more than two prizes, that
one will go to the boy who has been second. This, however.
does not detract from your merit. I have great pleasure and
satisfaction in holding you up as an example to the rest of the
school for their imitation. It is a matter which must be very
satisfactory to your friends, and to yourself also, that upon
the first occasion you have been contesting you should have
carried away no less than three prizes. ( Hear, hear.) I un-
derstand it is your intention to pursue your studies, after you
leave school, in the University of Oxford. You will there
enter upon a wider field of competition ; there it will require
all the energies of which you are master to keep up the cha-
racter which you have obtained here ; and I would dismiss
you with this single observation, that you must recollect that
you have not only your own character to maintain in the
University, but as one of the most likely, and as one of the
first boys that leaves this Institution and goes there, you will
have the character of the Institution itself in your hands,
(Great applause.)

—Farrer,

Mr. PU'rrer tht'.n retired amidst loud -4eers, in which all
his fellow-scholars heartily joined.
The PRINCIPAL then introduced Andrew Wilson to the
Chairman.

The CHAIRMAN, addressing this young gentleman, said :
Wilson, you, too, I find, have by your diligence obtained
two prizes in your class. You have obtained the first prize
in the second class,—the first of the school prizes, and you
have also obtained the mathematical prize. It must be very
gratifying to you, and to those connected with you, to find
that your course has begun so favourably. I have great plea-
sure in presenting these prizes to you, and I hope they will
be a stimulus to your future exertions. (Loud cheers.)
The PRINCIPAL next introduced three boys, named
Gouthwaite, Smith, and Tatham, of the third, fourth, and
fifth classes.

The CHAIRMAN addressing the youths said, Gouthwaite,
of the third, Smith, of the fourth, and Tatham, of the fifth
class—l have to congratulate you also upon your having
obtained in your respective classes the first prize in history.
You arc among the junior part of the school, and you cannot
be expected to have done as much as those who have larger
experience and more mature age. It must, however, be
very gratifying to you to have succeeded in the competition
in each of your own classes; but you must remember that to
keep your place will require the exertion of all your industry
and of all your energy. You will have others to contend with
who will tread upon your heels ; and it is for yuu to keep
that place in the race which you have established for your-
selves at the commencement. I have great pleasure in pre-
senting to each of you the books which are the prize for your
industry, and for the distinction you have secured to your-
selves. (Cheers.)
. _

The PRINCIPAL, then said the next Pilpils who had dis-
tinguished themselves were in the Middle School; and the
first prize had been awarded to James Seddon, who was
twelve and a half years of age. (Applause.)
The CHAIRMAN, in addressing the young gentleman,
said—James Seddon, to you also I am not to present a book,
but a certificate granted to you by the Institution upon your
obtaining the scholarship which has been founded by Mr.
Potter. This is a distinction which does you very great
credit. I understand that half the school are older than your-
self; it must be, therefore, by superior diligence and atten-
tion to your studies that you have obtained this distinction.
I hope you will value it as you ought ; and I hope also you
will take care it is not wrested out of your hands so long as
you have the power of presenting yourself for it. I hope you
will not slacken in your exertions, but that, having obtained
it upon the first occasion, will be such a stimulus as shall in-
duce you to take care you will keep it now you have got it.
(Loud cheers.) . _

The PRINCIPAL then introduced Webster, of the third
class.

The CHAIRMAN said, Webster, you present your-
self to claim the meed of your exertions in receiving two
prizes, which I have great pleasure in presenting to you—
the one for your examination in the divinity department of
the schools, and the other for your general proficiency in the
3d class. Both these prizes have fallen to your share on the
present occasion. 1 hardly know in what way I can address
you differently .to the way in which I have addressed those
before you. You stand here, having gained a character which
I hope you will maintain so long as you remain in the school.
It is very gratifying to those who are connected with all the
boys who have received prizes to find they have commenced
their career well; and I hope and trust, though they cannot
perhaps always be expected to maintain the exact position
they have now gained, they will not, any of them, slacken
in those exertions which have placed them in the situation
which they now fill. (Cheers.)

The PRINCIPAL then called Hornby, of the fourth
class, whom be described as a very promising youth.
The CHAIRMAN said—You, Hornby, I understand,
have come up before your turn, in consequence of your hav-
ing succeeded not only in obtaining the prize for general pro-
ficiency in the 4th class, to which you belong, but you have
also obtained the first mathematical prize in the school,
which has been presented by Mr. Brown, the head master
of the mathematical school, for general competition. This
is very creditable to you—that you should have obtained
it ; it is creditable to you that several of you should have ob-
tained two prizes, because it really does show your general
attention to your studies—that they are not confined to one
particular branch, but that your general attention to study
is such that you will find in future life most necessary if you
wish to maintain the position you have arrived at here. It
is, I say, very creditable to you that, being a boy in the 4th
class, you should succeed in the general competition for the
first mathematical prize. Ido not know whether you are
intended for the University or not; but having gained now,
and obtained, the first mathematical prize, I would observe
that should it be your lot to go to the University of Cambridge,
you will find there a wide field for carrying on those studies
which you have commenced with so much credit here—that
you may look forward, should it be the case that your pro-
gress at the University be the same, to be ranked among those
distinguished characters who have earned to themselves so
much honour in the country. (Loud cheers.)
The PRINCIPAL next introduced Wilkes, of the second
class, the successful competitor for the historical prize.
The CHAIRMAN addressing Wilkes, said to him, I have
the pleasure to present to you two sets of books, the one for
the first prize in your class, and the other for the general
historical prize. Now, I would observe, that history is a
study which is very important for those boys whose desti-
nation in life may be generally supposed, from the station
they hold here—that is from the station in which they have
been placed here by their parents. I find you are from the
Middle School. In these times of general knowledge there
is hardly any branch of it which is more desirable for per-
sons in your class of life, than to obtain a thorough know-
ledge of history. It will give you a knowledge of men as
well as of facts; it will enable you to form accurate judg-
ments of passing events, to compare them with former times,
which is always a pleasing study, and may be made exceed-
ingly useful. I would advise you, therefore, to condom, the
pursuit of it, for it will be a source of great gratification to
yourself—not only as a means of obtaining knowledge but
also as an amusement. (Loud cheers.)
The PRINCIPAL then put forward five boys, named
Pearce, Overend, Florin, Thomas Gibson, Benson, and
Leather, whose progress ha briefly described.
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books—the volumes—that arc allotted to you for your pro-
gress in your different classes, and for having placed your-
selves at the head or then, in the examination. You, Pearce,
have not only done that, but I see you have also obtained
the first French prize. Now I understand that in the study
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career—that as you place yourselves now, so
expected from you ; you will be looked up to as an will be
example
to the rest, and if you wish to continue in that honourable
distinction you have already acquired for yourselvesyou must use your utmost exertions to retain it.
The PRINCIPAL, next put forward Roberts, the success-
ful competitor in the Lower School for the first Molyueux