The Express.
London, England, 1860-05-31 00:00:00

SOCIETY OF FRIENDS OP PORZIGNEES 111

DISTRESS.

The fifty-fourth anniversary of tho setablialment
of this unique and most valuable institution was celebrated
yesterday evening by a dinner at the London Tavern. Lord
tauterog presided, and amongst the compuy were seve-
ral distingiushed foreigners resident in London. The
visitors included Count Platen, Swedish Minister, Mr. J. Le.
bendier°, Baron Dwain M. de la Rive, Swiss envoy, 2d. J.
Goirehen, Rev. Dr. Capella, itc. About 150 gentlemen sat
down to dinner. The usual preliminary touts having been
given with great felicity by the noble president, and duly
acknowledged, has lordship proceeded to advocate the muse
of the society. The institution, he said, had existed for
half a century, and had relieved upwards of 100,000 foreign-
ers. A peat number of foreigners resorted to this country,
and when through illness or casualty they were unable to
labour, it was only to societies like this they could look for
relief. If we looked into our arts and manufactures
throughout their whole range, we /should find that there
was not one of them in which we were not indebted to
foreigners for some valuable improvement.. It was
therefore our duty to see that those foreigners to whom we
owed so much should not be left helpless when, through
illness or old age, they could no longer help us by their
ingenuity. Another claim which this societ v had on the
elsaritahk was, that all its funds were so judiciously dim-
pleased. They were absorbed by pensions, which he was
li sorry to say were not numerous, end by occasional relief
yen foreigners at their homes. With regard to the
1 he believed that increased means could be usefully
disposed of ; but at the wine time he was glad to know
that the institution was must liberally endowed. He
trusted that the liberal donation of 500 d. which had been
made this veer would successfully inaugurate the fund of
which it was intended to be the foundation. Subsequently to
the address of the chairman a list of subscriptions was
read by the Secretary, which, with the collection at the
table, made the financial results of the year amount to
2,060/. The musical arrangements, which were under the
direction of M. Jules Benedict, were of unique excellence.
The singing of a German lied and serenade by MM.. Jenny
Meyer, in particular, elicited enthusiastio applause. lir.
Hine was the toastmaster.

ROYAL COLLEGE OE 80RODONL—The following
gentlemen, having undergone the necessary examinations
for the diploma, were admitted members of the college at a
meeting of the Count of Rrandners on the 30th out., me :
Messrs. William Roberta, Lingards, Yorkshire ; Samuel
Thompson, Knottiegley, Yorkshire' ; Richard Norris, Bir-
mingham ; Thomas Burnet Temple, Edinburgh ; Thomas
Beane Joon, Trefriw, North Wales ; Christopher filen-
ame Noble Dunn, Auckland, New Zealand; William
Walls, Hindliranmsbire ; Walter Watkins, Brecon,
801dil Wake ; George Charles Walker, Kirkdale, Liver
pool; Charles William Bailie*, Bradford.on-Avon, Wilt-
shire; James Usher Huxley, Haststreet, Blooniab ;
Albert William Wallis, Orsett, Essex ; H
Lmfleid, Suffolk ; Anthony Cornish Tucke7,7Tilesepeneh,
Devon ; Simon Nimes@ Maekertich, (Wroth' ; Alexander
Long, Liverpool ; Robert Wilson Moore, Clifton-on-Time,
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