1 1 6 Tally ho, 



hear tliat the school was recovering from the effects 

 of the dissensions whicli led some little while back to 

 a considerable diminution in the number of the 

 scholars,, the total at present reaching nearly to the 

 full complement of five hundred pupils. 



In the centre of the town a large building is in the 

 course of construction as a middle-class school, the 

 establishment of which is looked for with considerable 

 anxiety by the people of Rugby, as being likely to 

 affect the interests of the town to a great extent, as, 

 in the event of the terms and arrangements for the 

 education of middle-class boys being liberal and satis- 

 factory, it must necessarily advance their interests and 

 increase the value of property. At present there are 

 not a few excellent houses empty, suitable for resi- 

 dents of the middle class of society, who will not be 

 slow to avail themselves of an opportunity of placing 

 their sons at a school situated in so healthy and desi- 

 rable a locality, when the arrangements are made 

 known, especially with the prestige that attaches to 

 the names of those educated at the celebrated Rugby 

 Schools. For my part, I should give the preference 

 to them over all similar establishments I have seen, 

 approving thoroughly of the manly style and gentle- 

 manly appearance and behaviour of the "young 

 Rugs," of whom I formed a very favourable opinion 

 during my visit, being received by them in a very 

 courteous and pleasant manner, and having all the 

 particulars explained of their arrangements and places 

 of amusement in a genial and agreeable fashion. And 

 ray admiration was still further increased on attend^ 

 ing their annual steeplechases, which took place 

 during my visit to Rugby, on which occasion many 



