The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-05-16 00:00:00

DEAF Alai

A ittahultatioa was held, yesterday)._ at the new
Asylum for the Deaf and Lamb, recently evta..
Wished in Donning-street. Few were admitted
except the inmates of the place ; butwe have been
farmired with a report of the proc4ding. The
meeting was called t 3 collect the opiMon of therm
unfortunate people tilMri the fast expatiate.* of
their new plan, as tried on Mr. BlltillAllea tee 1110;
tiou iu the House of Commons, respecting DirctOr
DUIGNNAN, on which occasion the :Viiiiisters sat
mem chance—and, as Mr. LOCRHA KT pathetically
deplored, " the debate turned all on one side."

A learne.l Irish Doctor intimated, by Signs and
tokens, that silence must of necessity be a trviiriite
in ti,Pricy Couusellor, and, therefore, it beestne
him to be mute, as one in a state of prolgitio.i for
that AOIOXI% Ile was not, however, friendly to
the general principle, as he considered siftnce a
Popish-Priest-like quality, and which reminded
him of the impious and treasonable i:octrine of
~Anion.

The Chew*ilor of the Cheques, lawyer-like,
quottisl Mr. PitKeseraiug bills, and the punish-
ment of the prime forge es are, so often noticed
in the old law books. The latter, lie admitted,
cut against standing male where a limn was charged
with hcinuab crime* mid offences, but that had
ceased to be the law (lithe land, and lied only been
in use iii l'opi.li times, which all legal subjects
tnii.t atlas. It %a:: very well known that there was
such a thing as in/Js money, and fee his own part
he had moved the mem, Cyder antl Perry Bill, with
the happiest sneers.. He Inv! refused 30001. to 3
tui:lious of Catholics, which was at lite rate of a
farthing a-p:eee, and it became hint surely to be
as sparing of word. as of money ; for when at the
bar, he had learned that they were convert:We ilito
rash other.

A taU spare figure presented itself, and con-
fessed, that Sir Joux NEW rout hml complained
of his running away, whenever he brought forward
any charge against his Lordship. Ile had lately
turned his mind to military affairs, and was
mow' resolved to cLaoge his tactics. Instead of
skewing bis rest he would in future slicw his
recs. though it should present only a blank
cartridge. Ile had read that the garrison of
• besieged town, having taken off their jark-hoots,
and planted them upon the malls; the eaetny,
mistaking these leathern cannon for vo many ph'cini
of real artillery, rinsed the siege, and fled in a panic.
fie WAS confident. therefore, that iLlte and his
fr'euds drew therm elies up in Lattlearray upon the
Treasury Mitch, and made a great niuny wry
faces, they should throw the Opposition rutiks int.
confusion.

A Mr. CCNNINII. the principal (Astor among
the deaf a.itl dumb, then arose, and expatiated at
large upon the efnquu•uirc of .Mince. lie quoted
the case of the famous picture, where the head of
the father, at the sacrifice of his child, is cutered
with his robe, the painter coneeiripg ti-at no ex-
pres,iou of countenance could so strong; y pourtray
the grief of the parent.

A stmogar observed, that the people of England
were. accustomed to hcar excellent speeches, sod to
receive much information from their predecessors
lathe Asylum. and that dumb show must prove
eery unsatisfactory.
To this it was answered, that when a man could
say nothing to the purpose, it was a proof of wisdom
to hold his tongue; t'oat my Lord Carttatia r;
Mr. Ps cunt, Lc. bad very expressiie
counta-
nanees ; and that the i*ople of England and the
();ipositioo might study LAVATC/el Physicie;uoiny,
if they wished to know the sentiments of Ministers.