Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-07-08

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BosroN, June 20, 1858.
Mr.. EDIIoR II looked in Saturday last, ON
my way uptown, upon the exhibition Of those pupils
of the Englishllgh School in exercises of dcclama-
ton, who were competitors for the " Lawrence
prizes" eight of which annually distributed to
the pupils Of this School The efforts of these boys
were highly credtabc to the schools and teachers.
Much encouragement is given to the scholars in our
public schools by the distribution of prizes furnished
by private munifccncc, and by public festivals at
the expense of the City.
The :. Lawrence llgh-Sclool Fund.- is n donation
by Hon. Abbott Lawrence in 1sll, of two thousand
dollars, the interest of which is paid to the sub
committee of the English Iligh-School, to be dis
trbucd i'll prizes for the best performance in the
various branches of literature and science.
The same gentleman has also made donation Of
like sum to the Public latn-School, the interest
to be distributed in prizes " for the general cncour-
agcmcnt of the scholars"
! Benjamin Franklin, left legacy in 1890, of one
thousand dollars the interest of which has been APP
propratcd to the purchase of silver medals for dis
tribution among the most deserving boys in the
writing and granmcr departments, of all the schools
in the City.
! There are other " Funds" for educational pur-
poses, not the least important of tho number is the
Smith Fund.-" legacy by Abirl Smith, Ed, to
the Selcctmcn Of Boston, Of about six thousand
dollars, (prcscnt vauc) for the free instruction OF
colorcd children in reading, writing and arithmetic
a school for colorcd children is established bear.
ing his name.
Much of the excellence Of our public schools, i,
the result Of the spirit of emulation induced by tn,
desire Of the pupils to be Medal Scholars.''
How the rich man better appropriate few
hundreds from h- abundance than By melting tn,
youth of his nc,hborhood. to gcncrou, competition
in acquiring knowledge ! Such - donation i, an en-
during monument which will outliyc all the piles o
marble or granite. 1t is mark upon the age whci
time cannot c'facr.
, Our State Convention for the " Revision Of thu
Constitution, is still in session. That excellent in
.truncnt which our fathers adopted in prayer an,
hope in 17s0 and winch cool judgement al patriot
love after experiment Of forty years. perfected,
now the prey Of revolutionary politicians. 1t
fcrccly assaulted and ably defended, hut fear
= must b" dismcmbrrcd and destroyed. " God say
II the Commonwealth Of Massachusetts," has muc
Significance nov, and the prayer should be dc,outl
- uttered.
Your Northern Railroads attracting much at
tcntion at the present writing 1t Is stid TIA
" Mr.. W. Il. Lee. Gentleman wholly qualified for I'll
! position, will assume the Presidency of the oslcn'
- hurgh, rs well II, the Vermont Central, and Hutau
and Burlington Railroads. MIR. Chandler, of tn
l. ordcnsbursh. ha- resigned Thc work upon til
= "Malonc Machine Shop,," has been abandoned.
-, consequence of that the " Malone Sand stone Con
pany' stock declines in prices.
of course, your readers know that nearly a
= northern New York, is underlined with sand ston
Is but they do not know that a number of persons
h Boston, purchased quarry at Malone, erected
>. corporation with capital Of four hundred tousa,
IS dollars, in forty thousand shares of ten dollars eac
l., The Directors allowed their friend, to take at r
doiars per share.
1t sells at dollar and quarter fhar
which ia doubtless much above its real value. :
" operation of this Kind may be, in money shawn
y" parInncc, legitimate, but is it honest , hundreds
persons have hccn caught in thi, snare. and cor
70 plants loud long and deep" against the 60
10 tors up of this "iIvcnon.' Eminent legal gcntl
u, men have been consultcd, an invr4tiration
. threatened and expose If IN" whole AFFAIR pr
: missed. If this is done, some rich Development
~ will he made, and the outside public will undrrstaI
y how the market price Of works of impr"vcmc
rs which have intrinsic value may b. doprcciatcd al
Y. bubble inflated to gull the crcduous.
if We are this week, to have for orr amuscmcr
re Franconi's lIPpodromo. The performer. ,a
to be French, but suspect the only foreign clcmc
in the company il Fren 6r5n'y.
, Nou will have noticed t." docraso Of Rev. y
Sharp, No man could die who more general