he Prince and Princess
of Wales was made on the 21st of June, 1870. By a singular coincidence
this day was the anniversary of that on which the charter of the College
had been first signed, on the 21st of June, 1607. The Prince of Wales
distributed the prizes, after the pupils had delivered speeches, and
gone through the exercises usual in public school examinations and
anniversaries. The recitations were brought to a close with singing the
National Anthem.

At the luncheon which followed, the Rev. W. Rogers presided, and
proposed the health of the Royal visitors.

His Royal Highness, who was loudly cheered on rising to reply, said:--

"My Lords, Ladies, and Gentlemen,--I feel deeply the kind way in
which you have received this toast, and I can assure you that it
is with great pleasure we have to-day made so interesting a
visit to a place which, for all of us, possesses an historical
interest. It is hardly necessary for me to refer to the early
history of the College. You all know that it was founded in the
time of Queen Elizabeth, although the charter was actually
signed by James I., and that Edward Alleyne was an eminent
actor, and that he also held, I believe, the post of
bear-keeper--I hope not bear-leader--to Queen Elizabeth. What we
witness to-day is a gratifying result of that foundation.
Everybody who has had the opportunity of seeing this splendid
building must have derived gratification from the spectacle, and
also from the proofs which have been furnished that education is
by no means neglected. These proofs we have listened to in the
English and French languages, and also in the ancient Greek, and
we have done so with very great pleasure, in spite of the great
heat which it was necessary for that purpose to encounter.

"I will not detain you with further remarks. But before I sit
down let me wish thorough success and happiness to this College,
and let us hope that the success which has attended the last ten
years especially of its existence will continue and increase,
and that year by year it will advance in standing and position
and in the number of the scholars within its walls. I have now
the pleasure of proposing a toast which I am sure you will all
drink with enthusiasm--'The Health of the Master of Dulwich
College, Dr. Carver.' From the cordial way in which his name is
cheered by the boy