Public Schools
The Fairlight National Schools. The children of these schools, together with the master (Mr. E. Pinson) and some others persons, the number being about 60, were treated to a good supper on the 14th of April by Mr. Lucas Shadwell. The Rev. H. Stent and Mr. Jas. Rock were present. On the following evening Mr. Rock was also present at a treat to the boys of the St. Mary's Evening School
The Halton Schools (Sunday and Week-day) had their annual treat on August 13th. The number of children was 200.
For the Croft Sunday School £5 was collected on the 27th of September, after the Sunday service.
At the St. Mary's Evening School, on the 9th of March, a juvenile Soirée was held; when the boys, according to annual custom partook of tea, and were exercised in their reading, singing and other acquirements.
The St. Mary's Evening School resumed its operations in the usual room at the back of Stone street, and Mr. Rock, the treasurer received for its use the sum of £5 from a friend, as a thank-offering for the unexpected first dividend of 10s in the pound from the estate of the Old Bank.
The St. Mary's Schools (Sunday and Week-day) were benefitted by about £64 on the 18th of April, after sermons in the Pelham Crescent Chapel by the Revs. J. Vores and C. D. Bell.
The St. Clement's & All Saints' Schools had sermons preached for them on the 25th of April by the Hon. and Rev. S. Waldegrave (afterwards Bishop of Carlisle), Rev. H. S. Foyster, Rev. T. Nightingale and Re. Mr. Trotter. The total of the offertories was about £20. Sermons were also preached on behalf of the same schools on the 8th of November, when the appeals were more successful, the sum reached being £44. The children numbered 200 boys, 158 girls and 176 infants.
The Halton Schools were benefitted in like manner to the extent of £18, which was regarded as a fairly good sum for that district.
Mechanic's Institution
"American Poets" was the title of a lecture given in the rooms of the Institution on Feb. 16th, by Mr. Arthur Ransom.
Shingle Movement formed the topic of a lecture delivered in the same rooms on March 16th, by Mr. Major Vidler of Pevensey, late of Hastings. The lecture which treated also of groynes was very interesting.
Finances at a Low Ebb During the summer, the Institution was in an unsatisfactory condition, the cost of lectures and hire of lecture room in the winter session having crippled its resources. The Rev. J. H. Fisk kindly gave £5 to help it out of difficulties, and a fête was -
