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THE DAILY EVENING TELKGHAVH PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, I860.
ROWINM MATCHES IN EN.MNO.
Referring to the recent mr.teh between
Jlarvnrd find Oxford, the London Ai'iawn ,i
gives the following into renting sketuh of the
riw and progress of the rt of icAving in Eng
land: Teorile who dnle rowing nmUhes from the
recdUM which Lmly Wortley Montagu is sup
losed to have brought into Kngl.md, id the
Just century, forget DoggH t nnd Lis badge, and
the water contests of t he previous century.
Q'be fact is, thnt the origin of the sport defies
being fixed by the chronologcrs. It was always a
moble fixxrt. Tlio jonri Caradocs and Cuno
belines, doubtless, pulled many a merry
match in their wicker corneles covered with
leather, and Hritoiis on the banks laughed till
iheir eyes smarted with the wond they rubbed
into them, as either of the cor.u-les toppled
over and defied its struggling master to get it
right and to jump into it again.
As for regattas, the first in England was
not that of 177.";, the talking about which in
duced ladies to do away with the fashion
of vapors, and of weeping, hitherto
ninth in vogue; and the getting-un of
which actually made the men for awhile
forget the American war. Tho first re
gatta on record, but not so in fact, was
that pplendid show upon tho river Deo, when
King Edgar, himself at the helm, was rowed
by the most remarkable "Eight"' of that day,
fight captivo kings, from his palace at Vest
Chester right np to the church of kt. John.
'Ibis was looked upon as a royal frolic, to
which all tho rank, fashion, and commonalty
of the surrounding districts thronged down to
the river or upon it, to witness a sort of
match p.gninst time, the royal oarsmen being
bound to land their still more royal freight at
Ht. John's, before the bell struck its last
utroke for wiiss. When they pulled galley
and king back again, river nnd banks were
probably more crowded than before.
If a king of France was not half a king of
France if ho could not rido, so a Saxon noble
man was not half a noblemen if he could not
handle an oar with skill and dexterity. He,
of course, could ride ns well ns row. Both
achievements belonged to the heroic race.
The stout champions in romance ore as skil
ful as Hiawatha himself upon the water. Arms
they have that never weary; and the seething
world of waters greets the passage of the
hero. And speaking of heroes reminds ns of
one of that family, but of the historical pe
riod, who occasionally enlivened the monks of
Ely by a boating gala. The monks sang well,
tind Canute loved good fellows with voices
lo match. Tho King would jump per
il ops of such an imposing character as
Canute we should say step into his barge
mid be rowed to the convent, where his spirit
was soothed by the hymns and his heart
moved by tho songs chanted by his ecdesi
afctical friends. Now, these men lived among
snch waters that it was impossible not to be
lieve that they were good men with oars and
sculls. Why should not the monks have
pulled against each other in .single matches '(
There was a tradition that one of them had a
match with Satan, but that the faster the
devil pulled the farther he dropped behind.
'0, si sic semper !"' said or thought tho win
ner of tho match, as ho jumped ashore and
entered the chapel. lie probably had no idea
of making a pun when ho finished his thanks
giving to the Virgin for saving him, with an
'Ora pro nobis!" and Lung up one of his
sculls as a votive offering.
Excursionists to France who, in the great
lioliday seasons, witness the jousts upon the
rivers, will certainly not forget the water
tournaments. Two champions, in the oppo
site bows of two boats, press against each
other with lances broad and fiat at the ends.
"With these each tries to unship the other, and
it ithe duty of tho oarsmen so to ply their
croft as to aid their champion in Lis object,
and not to bring him to grief by toppling
him over instead of his adversary. Thou
sands of people, ten days ago, were gazing
and shouting, and o'c-ing and nora-dc-dieu-ing
and mitte-tonnerre-mu, as they
watched these jousts on the Seine. . The
loudest exultation was elicited whenever a
champion flopped, head, back, and heels at
once, into the waters, to reappear humiliated,
but blowing like a grampus. Well, save for a
timerence in me costume, these were exactly
like the matches that took place on our rivers
in the Norman time, Quite as much depended
on the rowers as on the tilters. These were,
no doubt, for the most part, Saxons; but the
FitzsometLings, the Front-de-Bueuf s, the For
tenbras, and the De Bois Gnilberts looked on,
and betted deeply, or they were not true
Normans. And you may fancy, if you will,
how the Adelinas and Eleanoras Lad their
little wagers with young gentlemen who were
Jbut pages yesterday, and who Lad to pay to
the ladies their Lalf dozen of "nmlilers,"
which were as much like gloves as a sock for
iLe hand can be, with one department for the
special convenience of the thumb. The fun
of these matches was increased by the fact
lhat they were not over, like our rowing
matches, in a few minutes. They lasted with
the day. The pluck of the antagonists was of
Ihe old Koman quality; and the old llomans,
We know, never consented to treat of peace
After a defeat.
Subsequently water-paceants were common
enough on the Thames, but we hear nothing"
iiHi can ue lairry caueu "races except it be
a sort of matches between wickedly-inclined
people and their pursuers. In the Flantage
net time all boats, at night, were brought over
from the Southwark side to the Tower side,
where they were moored. On the Southwark
Shore, however, were places of dissipation, on
the rents of which the Bishops of Winchester
nourished. Thither the wickedly-inclined
(they could not get passage by tho bridge)
were expressly forbidden to go after dark.
But wickedness is a power which will have its
way; and, after dark, a boat would be un
moored, and with its saucy freight shoot out
into the stream; but into the obscurity would
perhaps shoot another boat, in apparent pur
suit, but whether it held Master Constable
and his men, or wenches and apprentices
would have taken all tho lanterns in the Tower
to throw light upon. There was hard pulling
over, and "Winchester (loose" brought back.
It would seem as if the old tilting from
fcoats kept in fashion for awhile, then died
out, and was revived. When Queen Eliza
beth was at Sandwich the authorities were as
much puzzled how to amuse her as a late peer
WftS with respect to entertaining her present
junjesiy, jut wuusu uoiigm, nowever, he en
gaged the nigger singers of the day. Sand
wich was growing a dull place, but there hap
pened to be some Walloons there, who were
5 peat adepts at tilting and in manoeuvring
uoats for or against the tilters. This sport
was not known to the Queen, but she was
especially interested in it; and boat-tilting, so
to call it, came again into fashion. Stow,
who died in 1005, says: "I have seen in the
summer season, upon the river Thames, some
rowed in wherries, with staves in their hands,
flat at the fore-end, running one against
another, and for the most part one or both
r f ttfni were overthrown and well ducked."
3"ti is precisely wbfit tovk j'lacg oa tic
i Siir.c f.r.d cn other rivers of France, Inst
! The Londoners ii4 Elizabeth's father s time
: Lad, however, netn better infttio sport af
loitled tht-m by foioigners than that which
i the Queen witnessed at Sandwich by tho Wal
loons. In ir2rthe Thames and its banks
j wer in a state of great excitement at a race
between a French vessel and a Dutch. The
matter was serious; the former had been pur
I sued into .the river by the Hollander, and
! they were firing at each other the whole
' way. They never stopped till London
j Bridge brought thorn to a stand
still. Countless Leads looked down upon them
from the houses and from the footway on tho
bridge, and plumed and half-armed men
gBzed eagerly at them from the Tower.
While the competitors kept up their popping
at each other (for it was little more), and
spectators animatedly discussed which would
prove the victor, Walsingham, the Lieutenant
of the Tower a most unexpected umpire
rowed up to them in his well-equipped barge,
and took possession of both. The London
apprentices drank Eastchoap dry, to show
their ecstatic approval.
Taylor, the Water-Poet, is constantly quoted
ns having stated that in his time there were
"40,0(10 watermen plying at various points
on the river between Windsor and London,"
and thnt one-half of those were engaged in
summer time in ferrying playgoers over from
Blackfriars to tho Globo Theatre on Bank
Hide. This number must Lave, at least, one
zero too mniiy. On the other Land, it may
include every man who took nn oar for pas
time or profit. In tho first James' time
there wns such a universal launch of young
amateurs from London and surrounding
places on to the river, that a law was passed
to prevent inexperienced rowers perilling
other people's lives by carrying passengers
without license which was only given to tho
duly trained.
Still, youth would get afloat. Tho London
apprentices, pulled in sport against the water
men, and "matches" grew out of that rivalry.
TLo Templars appeared upon the stream, and
apprentices and watermen soon learned that
gentlemen were as expert at tho oar as auy
member of the craft. Then forth went upon
the river tho lively Westminster lads, not at
nil "sicklied o'er with tho pale cast of
thought," but fresh ns youth, good health,
and good humor could make them. Out of
these elements sprang still greater rivalry
than of yore. Not only rowing matches but
rowing promenade, so to call them, made tho
river gay and noisy. Thoro used to be as
much license on those occasions, and long
after, when boat met boat, as there ever was
at a French Carnival. It grew nt last to be
as unpleasant for a modest lady to trust her
self in n pleasure-boat as it was to go to the
play. License on the stage was about as un
bridled ns license on the river.
Of that olden time, one fragment alono
survives in Doggett's Coat and Badge, or
rather in the money given in lieu of a costume
which is now rarely to be seen.
Dates will show how erroneous the idea is
that we can owe regattas still less, rowing
matches to the supposed excitement caused
by Lady Wortley Montagu's account of the
regatta at Venice, which she tconld write to
her husband, and which he spread abroad.
Doggett's Coot and Lttdye were first rowed
forinl71(i. Lndy Wortley Montagu's letter
on regattas was written in 1710. It could
hardly have produced the effect described, or
the sentiment about the thing grew very
slowly into action, as the first regatta in Eng
land did not take place till 177". Long ago
as thnt seems, there are a few still living who,
nny one of whom, as a bnby, may huve been
held at the Duchess of Portland's garret-window
by Mrs. Boscawen, and have een that
new spectacle.
Dublin had not the sense to see the quality
of Dogget ns an actor. CiLber has photo
graphed him for posterity in his "Apology,"
and Congreve wrote parts for him. Doggett
did not establish his still celebrated anniver
sary match to win the patronage of the Hano
verian King; for the actor who came to us
in William's time, 1!1, retired from the
stage before Queen Anne died, namely, in
171:5. Three years later, when George the
First was on the throne, Doggett founded
his especial match. It was rowed on the first
of August, the day of the Hanoverian succes
sion. The prize was an orange-colorad coat
(of the old waterman-fireman cut, an old
Elizabethan shape), with a badge on the
right sleeve, carrying a figure of Liberty
(some say, or the White Horse of Hanover,
which was a later device). The Drnry Lane
bill (the house was then at the end of its
summer season) had an announcement of the
prize being given, in honor of the King's
"happy accession," "to be rowed for by six
watermen that are out of their time within
the year past. They are to row from Lon
don Bridge to Chelsea. It will be rowed an
nually, on the same day, forever. They are
to start exactly at 4 o'clock." They did start
at tho time when the tide was strongest
against them, one of the requirements
of the match, and one which continues to try
the strength and muscular endurance of jolly
young watermen. Doggett left wherewith to
carry on the match "forever," which may be
a rather long period. It was originally rowed
from the Swan at London Bridge to the
Swan nt Chelsea. These Swans and four in
tervening Straiis Lave disappeared, and the
match is now rowed under certain modifica
tions. The prize or prizes are in money, and
are given to the winners, with some ceremony,
at Fishmongers' Hall. Iii 1774, Dibdin pro
duced at the llaymarket his ballad opera, Ihe
Waterman; or, Tlie t- of Aujut; Bannister
playing "Tom Bug; "and the coat and badge
were won without any reference to Doggett,
who was the original donor.
Between the establishing of the match and
the introduction of tho regatta in 1775, Lady
Wortley Montagu had written the descriptive
letter which is so often referred to. But her
Venetian regatta on the Adriatic wave had
not its fellow on our Thames. Chariots of the
Night, drawn by sea horses, changing to
Chariots of Aurora, with sumptuously dressed
gondoliers undergoing changes as marvellous
galleys representing kingdoms, with richly
attired provinces aboard singing exquisite
music a floating palace of the Liberal Arts,
with half Olympus on deck these, with
gliding Cars of Flora, of Victory,
of the personified Adriatic, Chariots of
Venus, of the Loves of the Graces, of Diana
anu inaymion, ol Peace, of Neptune, all
heightened by symbols, or poso plaxtique
figures and graceful pantomime, moved across
uB uis, nirnu an indescribable pomp, to
the gorgeous stage where the prizes were de
livered. I his might agree with the sun that
blazed above all; Xut the like was not even
attem pted on the Thames.
What was there achieved, however, in 1775,
drew such crowds down to the river as pro
bably had never been drawn there before.
The Duke of Gloucester with his "bubble,"
and the Duke of Cumberland with his
"gabble," were conspicuous spectators in
their respective boats close to Westminster
Bridge. Thence, in three divisions abreast,
actfti xcd, white, w4 Um cvlors with.
liveried watermen, the procession in boats
moved on Midsummer Eve, between
fl nnd o'clock, to Ilanelngh. Each division
was led by a grand marshal in a twelve-oared
barge. The river, on each side of the divi
sion, was lined by barges, more or loss de
corated, for admission to which half-a-guinea
was taken; while from a penny to half a crown
was exacted forpermission even tostandon the
banks on sites whence the show could be
seen, and the standcrs thereon might hear
the concerts and the cannon, both of which
made desperate noise upon the perplexed
waters. Walpole himself was angry abut a
matter which he felt to be fine, but which he
failed to fee perfectly, and therefore
abused. "You was much in the right
indeed, Madam," he wrote nt 11 o'clock
that summer night to Lndy Ossory, "not to
come to town for the foolish regatta, as I did,
and of which I have seen no more than I do
now. I went at (! o'clock to Richmond House,
and it was beautiful to see the Thames covered
with boats, barges, and streamers, and every
window and house-top loaded with spectators.
I suppose so many will not meet again till the
Day of Judgment, which was not to-day. In
the middle of tho river was a street of lighters
nnd barges covered with pent-houses like a
carpenter's yard, which totally prevented nil
the other millions seeing anything. The
rowers passed through this street, so that wo
never behold them nt nil. It rained once or
twice, and cleared the gardens and shores;
and now all the compnny is stewing in Itano
lngh. A great deal of the show was spoilt by
everybody being in black." Let us intercalate
here that other accounts say that "the ladies
were dressed in w hite, the gentlemen in un
dress frocks of nil colours;'' but Walpole's
"everybody" meant the "quality," ns Chester
field would Lavo called them; and so everybody
"beiiifj in black it looked liko a general
mourning for Amphitrito rather than for tho
Queen of Denmark. The Corps Diplomatique
was in the Lord Mayor's barge. There are
such tides of people in the streets that I could
scarce pnss home. . I feel as glad to be re
turned ns I did from tho Coronation."
Whilo Walpole wns writing in Arlington
street, n quarter of n million of people were
circulating about the streets. Various
matches had been rowed off Millbank, and the
Temple of Neptune at Kanelngh was crowded
with revellers. Dancing and supper followed,
Long after the day had broken, daring per
sons full of wine, nnd damsels full of pretty
terror, went home by water. Tipsy rowers
conveyed n tipsy freight; boats fouled each
other, crushed in each other, one or two went
down; and of the revellers who had gone
joyously to ltanelngh the night before, seven
lay that morning dead at tho bottom of the
river.
Just fifty-one years ago, after much tempta
tion and desire nnd doubting ambition, the
best rowers of Westminster School had the
happy audacity to challenge the Templar stu
dents. Immense interest was excited by this
match, in which the Westminsters won no
inglorious victory over the Templars. A
few years later it was thought that a trial
of endurance was as worthy of thews nnd
sinews as that of speed. Then came one
of the most remarkablo feats of rowing on
the Thames which was achieved about forty
years ngo. It was very much thought of at
tho time, nnd is talked of along-shore by
old watermen still. It consisted in a boat's
crew of gentlemen rowing from Oxford to
London in one day. Considering tho dis
tance, trebled perhaps by the winding of the
river, nnd that the tide was strong against
them during a part of the day, and that little
rest was taken, the feat was a rare one. Tho
crew landed at Old Hnngerford Stairs much
exhausted. Some of them had to be carried
ashore. The slightest young fellow of the
party, Captain Douglas, is now the sole sur
vivor, we believe, of that crew. He is the
present Lord Penrhyn. Since that time,
Captain Nisbet performed tho some feat, with
sculls.
At that period there had not yet gone quite
out an old river practice, when the proprie
tors of Vauxhall and of Astley's frequently
got up matehes on the river. These were
rowed for a prize wherry, which was delivered
to the winner in the gardens or on the stage
at the Amphitheatre. This ceremony drew
many of the crowd who had witnessed the
match; but if the race was honest, the trim
built wherry was a delusion. The winner
seemed to be publicly put in possession
of it, but he privately took a small
sum in its place, and the same wherry was
rowed for over and over again. It was, in
some sort, like the diamond snuff-boxes which
used to be presented by the sovereign to
every new ambassador to our court. There
was, in fact, only one. Rundoll & Bridge, the
royal goldsmiths, used, to receive the order to
send a box to the envoy, in the king's or
prince regent's name. They of course
obeyed; but they always bought the box back
from tho presentee, and then sent in their
little account for a new box to the official at
St. James', who received and paid it !
Till Thames regattas, and clubs, and uni
versity matches challenged public notice, few
contests on the river attracted such notice as
those between the Westminster boys and the
Etonians. The honors of victory seem to have
been impartially shed on both. The matches
were rowed on various parts of the river be
tween Windsor and London. Sometimes Eton
won by seven, at others Westminster by eight
beat's lengths. Much was said, in 1840, of
Westminster rawing five miles in eight-and-twenty
minutes, but as Eton was close in the
wake of the victors there was no humiliation
in tho defeat. In 143 Eton beat Westmin
ster by seven boat's lengths, but in the year
previous Westminster had gone ahejul of the
Etonians, on the same course, by ten lengths.
Thus swung the pendulum of triumph; so was
drawn the see-saw of victory.
An incident not wanting in dignity con
nects the old King William the Fourth with
these lusty young fellow Windsor was all
astir one May afternoon in 1H37, after the
famous race from Datchet Bridge to a turn
ing point a mile and a quarter down stream,
and back again through the bridge. It was
won by Westminster. Eton was eight lengths
astern. The lads were in the town, and the
sick old king sent down to invite
them to come up and see the castle,
lie appeared among his young visitors, had
much of Lis old cheery manner, and asked
questions and made answers in his natural
frank, hearty way. This must have been
nearly tho last of King William s graciously
pleasant acts, for in the following month,
half a dozen sailors turned his cofhn towards
the mouth of the vault in which he now sleeps
among his kinfolk.
This last incident, connected with aquatio
sports, of one of our kings, reminds ua of a
first incident of kindred quality, in the per
son of a ting to be, with which we may finish
our record. This incident connected with
rowing attaches itself to tho Prince of Wales.
We believe that his first appearance among
the general publio was at one of the groat
banquets given by the Fishmongers Com
pany, in their splendid Hall. When the com
prny entertained such a guest, it wns customary
to haye a military guarc, of fcouor for Lia duo
reception. On this occasion the Doggett prizes
were to be distributed, and a happy thought of
the stewards effected a change in the old pro
gramme. In place of the armed soldiery, they
collected all the winners of Doggett's Coat
Bnd Badge upon whom they could lav hands.
There were about a score of them, f various
ages, of course. They woro their quaint old
Orange coats, the skirts in full, close plaits,
and the bright badge glittering on the right
arm. Each man had been the best man on
the river once in his life at least; and they
formed a corps of aquatio champions. Thus,
the Prince, in place of finding ushers to the
feast in soldiers presenting muskets, was
escorted to the banquet by a score of water
heroes, who were clad in the livery of an old
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NO. 39 SOUTH THIRD STREET,
Members of the New York and Philadelphia Stock
and Gold Boards.
STOCKS, BONDS, Etc., bought and sold on com.
mission only at either city 1 205
LOOKING CLASSES, ETO.
ESTABLISHED 179 5.
A. S. ROBINSON,
FRENCH PLATE LOOKING-GLASSES,
ENGRAVINGS,
BEAUTIFUL CHROMOS,
PAINTINGS,
Manufacturer of all kinds of
LOOKING-GLASS,
PORTRAIT, AND PICTURE FRAMES.
NO. 910 CHESNUT STREET,
8 18 Fifth door above the Continental, Phlla.
. DRUGS, PAINTS, ETO.
JOBERT SHOEMAKER & CO.
N. Corner FOURTH and RACE Sts.
PHILADELPHIA.
WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS'
Importers and Manufacturers of
White lead and Colored Paints, Putty
Varnishes, Etc.
AGENTS FOR THE CELEBRATED
FRENCH ZINO PAINTS,
Dealers and consumers supplied at lowest pried
for cash. 12 ti
ROOFING.
KEADY ROOFI
This Rooting is adapted to all buildings.
N G.
It can
nuyuvu
STEEP OR FLAT ROOF8
at one-half the expense of tin. It is readily put on oil
Khinple Roots without removing the abinKles, thus avoid
in the damaging of ceilings and furniture while under
suing repairs. (No cruvel used.)
PKKhEKVK YOUR TIN ROOFS WITH WELTON1
ELASTIC PAINT.
I am always prepared to Repair and Paint Roofs at short
notice. Also, FAINT FOR SALE by the barrel or gallon
the best and cheapest in the market.
W. A. WELTON,
JJ 17 Wo. 711 N. NINTH StreeaboveJUoutes
T0 OWNERS, ARCHITECTS, BUILDERS,
X AND ROOFFRR. Roofs! Yes. yes. Every size and
kind, old or now. At No. 643 N. THIRD. Street, the AM K.
KKJAN CONCRETE PAINT AND ROOF COMPANY
are selling their celebrated paint for TIN ROOFS, and
for preBt'iving all wood and metals. Also, their solid oois
lex roof covering, the best ever ottered to the publio, with
iruBhes, cans, buckets, etc., for the work. Anti vermin,
Fire, and Water-proof ; Light, Tight, Durable. No crack
ing, pealing, or shrinking. No paper, gravel, or heat, (lood
for ull climates. Directions given for work, or good work,
men supplied. Care, promptness, certainlyl One price!
Call! Fxamine! Judge!
Agents wanted for interior counties.
&tf JOSKPU LEEDS, Principal
PROPOSALS.
QFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF
THE SINKING FUND. i
TiiEAsrnr Dfpartment of Pennsylvania,)
IlAlUUSbUUO, August 2t, lboU i
Sealod bids will be received for the redemption of
ONE MILLION DOLLARS of the kian of the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania, due July 1,1070, until 13 o'clock M.,
October 1, 1869. Communications to be addressed to
R. W. MACKRY, Esq., State Treasurer, Harrtsburg,
Peunsylv a, and endorsed Bid for Redemption of State
L0ttD' V. JORDAN,
Secretary of State.
J. F. HARTRANFT,
Auditor-Clenoral.
R. W. MA0KK7,
State Treasurer.
Commissioners of tbs Sinking Fund.
N. B. No newspaper publishing the abovo without
authority will receive pay therefor. 6 33 Ira
fjORNY'S TASTE LESS
Fruit Preserving Powder,
Is warranted to keep Strawberries superior to any know
process, as well as other fruit, without being air-tigti
rriiie, W cent a package. Sold by Urn gi ocera.
ZANfc-f NOKNy c CO., Proprietors.
fa P JKwtt SECOND St. FUId
EDUOATIONAL.
No HlftLOCUhT Ktrt,
FDWARD CLAHKNOIt 8MITH, A. it.. Principal
Young mn prepared for ,, or hfoh h.
lege. C'trenlars .t No. toi C II KS NUT Street . '
-fli?',loii'.''Kin"Rol't'Ull)crliHh. llTSrr'
rPHK MI88K8 ROOFR8, NO. lOUPtv
dj UR$EtT r Tgg
rrilE PHILADELPHIA SCHOOL OF
J RHJN FOR WOMEN, NORTH WKST ii
ISS BURMIAM'8 SCHOOL FOR TOUj
jALNuts"" L Wgg
TT D GREGORY, A. M..WILL REOFEN K
iVJ'r.A8ICA'' A.NW KNdLISH 8CHOL,Ito.l
MARKET WtrBM.on MONDAYSmotJl gain!
MR. G. F. msifoP, TEACHER OF SINi
Ing and Piano, No. 83 B. NINETEENTH Ht. 8 2IJ
rrHF, MISSES GREGORY WILLREOPF
-I their SCHOOL FOR YOUNO LADIFH Nn w
I.OCFST Street, on MONDAY. Hepten.beVl A 3Q
M IS8 BONNET AND MISS DILLAYE WII
.rE,B bMT WARDING and DAY SCrKX
(twentintfij-ear),S.,pt. 16,at No. IB14 C1IKSNU T.Rtro
Particulars from Circulars. S ltfVw
-IIISS JENNIE T. rECK7TETCllER Q
" Pinno, will resume her duties September 6, at K
74i FLORIDA Street, between lOlevonth a.d Twelfi
'",t"-. t 912m
"IV EST PENN SQUARE SEMINARY Foi
Veiling Lsdim, Kn. R K. MFKHIUK Sireet (
Mrs. 51. b . trh,M I hi I he Fall Term . this School "
.' "vl",' A 'l' KsDAY, September 22. .Mjs A(4N
IK WIN, Principal. v 3 fmw
TISS CLEVELAND DES1RFS TOa
l'l nouneolhat he will onrn on MONDAY, SotitomhJ
aith, at No. 2LH Dl'. I.ANCkV Place, a H.-hool for the iedi
cation of a limited number of -Young ladies. i
J'irciilnts may lie had on application at No, 2IH
Fli" III 11 Street, between tho hours of f and X it 2if j
WEST CHESNUT STREET INSTITUTE
... T. iiROWN desires to announce thiitsW
will open on TUESDAY, September 21, af No. 4i.O CHK?
NL 1 Street, West Philadelphia, the bite ltcNidenco of tl
liev. J. 1. Rutler, D. D., a ehool for Young I ,idio Cil
culars maybe lind on application at the school, on am
after Wednesday, September 16. 9 11 j
QINGING ACA DEMY, Nl sT'J ARC 2
kj Street, Second Story Front. The nndorsig ned havini
secured tho above eentral locution, is engaged in fitting fl
up tor clans instruction in (be Rudiments ot Singing, Vi
ealiMtion, dec, nnd Madrigal Singing. Full particular
in a few days. Private Lebsous as usual. ;
a n TAVinw i
P112w No. 1S07 KIl.HI-KT N,,it i
No. 1207 FILIU-.KT Street.
CTE YENS DALE
3 INSTITUTE, SOUTH
ily Boarding School for HovCJ
a ainui, n. o. A family Hoarding
will commence on Septt nitiur tf, lfctiSl. Locution unsuf
pat-sed in everything deniiablo for a school. TbeinstruJ
" uuiuuku huu fiiKubicAi, cuiorucing a caret
preparation for college. Circulars sent on request.
n(o, J. II. WITU1NOTON. A. M., i'rincipnl,
8181m SOUTH AMJBOY, N. J.
U F U S AD
ELOCUTIONIST,
M
No. 11 GIRARD Street, between Eleventh an
Twelfth and Chesnut and Blarket. 87
MISS ELIZA W. SMITH, HAVING RE
moved from Nn. 1324 to No. 1213 SPRUCE 8treet.
will reopen her Hoarding and Day School tor Young La
dies on WEDNESDAY, Sept. 16. 8
Circulars may be obtained from Lee 4 Walker, James
W . tuecn & Co., and after August 25, j
AT THE SCHOOL. 7 27 3m j
TfEMALE COLLEGE, LORDENTOWN, N,
-A. J. This institution, so long and so favorably known
continues to furnish the best educational advantage
in connection with a pleasant Christian home. Cat
lugucs, wnn rerms, etc., lurnisuea on application. Uol
7ii7&n JOHN H. BRAKELEY, President.
HAMILTON INSTITUTE. DAY AN
Boarding School for young ladies, No. S?10 CHES
X'l'T1 tj. ... III KAuniT, 1.
"w auBui, nui r-uiua miouai, oeptemoer 0. foi
circulars, containing terms, etc, apply at the school, whic
3
3
is accessiuio 10 an pans 01 tne city Dy the horse cars.
i 9 8; P. A. CREGARJA. M., Principal
'piIE EDGE II ILL SCHOOL,
a Boarding and Day School for Boys, will begin its next
session in tne new Academy LSutldlng at
MERCHANT V1LLK, NEW JERSEY,
MONDAY, September 6, l&t.
Foi circulars apply to Rev. T. W. OATTEIX,
SJBU ' PrincipaL
T E (J T O R Y 8 C II O O L,
Rev. O. W. EVEREST, Hecter, aided by five resident
assistants. The school Ib closing its twenty-sixth year,
and refers to its old ouoils. found in all the nmlAi.
and every department of business. Thorough physical
education, includinor militnrv ririll Knai.. ..i ...:
ming in their season. Age of admission, from nine to
ffilirlliftn 'enema tl .J t .
The fall session begins September 1.
Rolerence Rt. Rev. J. Williams, V. D.
Hamden, July IS, lm 7 27 2m
JA FAYETTE COLLEGE.
Owing to the work of remodelling the main building,
the opening of the Fall Term is deferred to THURSDAY,
September 16, 1869. Examination for admission on tbs
preceding day at 8 o'clock A. M.
Classical Course, Technical Courses in Civil Engineer
ing, Chemistry, and Mining and Metallurgy, and a Post
Graduate Course. Requirements for admission may be
known by addressing President CATTELL. 8 28 3w
ACADEMY OF THE PROTESTANT EPI3
COPAL CHURON,
(FOUNDED A. D. 1788 )
n. W ,C.r- I-OCUST and JUNIPER Streets.
The Rev. JAMES W. ROBINS. A. M., Head Master.
With Ten Assistant Teaohcrs.
wiiKPrv fw".ml"7Ji the Price of 'I'uition will bo
NINEIY DOLLARS per annum, for all Classes: payable
half yearly in advance.
French, German, Drawing, and INatural Philosophy are
taught without extra charge.
By order of the Tn-Mees,
(jUOKGRW. HUNTER, Treasurer.
The Session will open on MONDAY, September 6. Ap
plications for admission 'may be made during the pro
ccaing week, between 10 and 13 o'clock in the morning.
... JAMES W. ROBINS,
8 1ft mwf w Head Master.
44TVE8T PENN SQUARE ACADEMY,"
T ' 8. W. corner ot MARKET Street and WEST
PENN SQUARE.
T. BRANTLY LANGTON having leased the upper part
the Third National Bank Building, will reopen b
School on MONDAY, tember 13.
The facilities of this building for school purposes wilt
be apparent upon inspection. The Gymnasium will be
nnder the immediat ervisi of Dr. Janson, and la
being abundantly supplied with apparatus for the practice
of either light or heavy gymnastics.
The course of instruction embraoes all that is needed
to tit boys for College, Polytechnic Schools, or Commercial
Life.
Circulars containing full Information respecting Primary
... ... v, ...... t l . 1 ... 1,,. "1 1
Art, etc., may be obtained by addressing the Principal as
aoove. ine rooms win ue open ior inspection alter
August 21. 9. HI
HP HE HILL"
X SELECT FAMILY BOARDING SCHOOL,
An English, Classical, Mathematical, Scieniitio
and Artistic Institution,
FOR YOUNG MEN AND BOYS!
At Pottatown, Montgomery County, Pa.
The First Term of the Nineteenth. Annual Session will
commence on WEDN ESDAY, the 8th day of September
next. Pupils received at any time. For Circulars addresa
REV. GEORGE F. MILLER, A. M.
Principal.
REFERENCES:
REV. DR8. Meigs, Scbaeffor, Afann, Kranth, Relss.
Muhlenberg, Stccver, flutter, Stork, Conrad, Bom
berger, Wylie, Sterret, Murphy, Cruikshanks, etc.
HONS. Judge tLudlow, " Leonard Myers, M. Russell
Thayer, Beuj. M. Boyer, Jacob S. Yoat, Hiester Olymer,
John Killinger, etc.
ESIJS. James E. Caldwell, James L. Olaghorn, O. 8.
Grove, T. C. Wood, Harvey Bancroft.TheodnreG. Bnggs,
C. F. Norton, L. L. Houpt, S. Gross Fry, Miller 4 Derr,
Charles Wauneiuacher, James, Kent, Suutee A Co.,
7 2t mwfJm
M K R R I C K & 8
"0 n a
BOUTI1WARK FOUNDRY,
No. 430 WASHINGTON AVENUE, Phlladelrri'a
WILLIAM WRIGHT'S PATENT VARIABLE.
CUT-OFF STEAM ENGINE,
Regulated by the Governor,
MERRICK'S SAFETY HOISTLNO HaCHLNE,
Patented June, isca
DAVJD JOY'S
- PATENT VALVELES8 STEAM HAMMER
D. M. WESTON'S
PATENT SELF-CENTRING, SELF-BALANCING
CKNTIUFLGAL fcLGAK-mtAINLNQ MAUUNii
RO EXTRACTOR.
For Cotton or Woollep Manufacturera T 10 mwt
i. vavticui kJkWcg. lU.Uai at atajuatifc.
Jons g. ccrx.