CHURCH OF ENGLAND.

Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1823, 18 December 1875, Page 2

CHURCH OF ENGLAND.

The annual distribution of prizes in connection with the Church of England Grammar School took place yesterday, and was presided over by tbe Bishop of Auckland until he was compelled to retire to keep other engagements, when the Yen. Archdeacon Maunsell took the chair. The prize list was as follows :— '

Fot.y Pcripturkb—Bishop's prize, first class, X T wim am6 ; "Sunday Magazine" second class, H James.

I'iuHT Division—Dr Goldsbro's classics and and general excellence, T M Barstow : Mr R B Lwk's mathematics and general excellence, H 8 Ludbook ; Rev J Bates's, Ergllsh and general excellence, X H Williams; " Corals and Coral Islands" (Dana),science and general excellence, T M Barstow ; " Light '" (Tindall) dlllgenco and proJicss. 8 Ludbrook ; " Tbe Insect" (Michelet), diilgcnce and progress, Edward Moiton.

Drawing— Mr Hoyte's, "Great Masters" TM Barjtow.

[Second Division —"Sna'n anditsPeonle,'' clas«ics a*d best answclnp. H .lames; "Insect World." ) mathematics. X Beale ; " Rare.'' English, P Bntler; " Mex'eo" (Present!) history W Phlllipson ; "f elf Help" (Smiles), diligence and progress, P Dufaur

Tmim D'vision—lllshnst marks, " Beeton's Heroes " Ac. Herbert M»unscll; second prize, "Great Battles," Robert Matinsell: third prize, "Great Dutch admirals," O Kirn- ling; fourth prize, "Grimm's Home Stories.'' E Adnim

Extra P- iz«:h.—" Out of'doors''(Wood), Harry Smith : " Tre-passers" (Wood), William Hall.

After the distribution the following programme was gone through most successfully, the native youth Pomare acquitting himself in a manner that elicited warm enthusiasm from the Bishop :—

Feading, Downfall of Poland. H. Pounds ; reading. Boadicea, II James; recitation, Destruction of Pennacherib's Army, K. Kemp'hornn : roitf'ng. Graves of a Household, B. Brissenden; reading, Slave's Dreera, A. Rackstraw ; recitation, Hohcnlinden, W. Mcfndoe ; reading. Ruined Cottage. P. Fairburn ; reading, a Perilons Adventure, W. Moss; rficitatlon. Psalm of L*fe. G. Kissling; reading. Ginevra. E. Adams ; readlntr, Well of St. Koyne, H. Maunsell; recitation, Soldier's Dream, F. Beeiham ; reailng. Loss of the Birkenhead, Pilkineton ; rending, Bh!p on Fire, N. Pomare ; recitation, Mary, Queen of Scots.