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 impress upon persons who intend becoming subscribers, the importance in physical, even more than in mental education, of regularity in the exercises, and of abiding strictly by the advice of the conductor of the institution. Irregular and fatiguing exercises injure instead of strengthening the constitution.

"For the visitors champagne luncheon was provided yesterday by Mr. Kelly, of the Argus Hotel, which seemed to have a kind of sympathetic effect in rousing the physical energies of the visitors, many of whom, after partaking of it, put themselves into all kinds of extraordinary positions, and performed feats of strength and tumbling which a couple of hours before they would have regarded as impossible. Amongst the visitors was Mr. R. H. Horne, who, though by no means a young man, went through some astonishing evolutions, which were loudly applauded by the spectators.

"In conclusion, we wish every success to the new institution, as we believe it calculated to effect a great deal of good; and we trust the object of the promoters will be fully appreciated by the public, and especially by parents and schoolmasters."

We close our work with an extract from the "Times," April 17, 1856, relative to the postal arrangements, which, according to the most approved plan, are now being carried out.