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present nccasion. lie could assure tine large and
respectable. Meeting. dist no issii mi. more folly
sensible than himself of the importance of this
Institution--of its importance Dot only W. origi-
nating from the most benevolent and cheritelile
design, but as producing (as it has produced) Ow
mod beneficial mid salutary results. It was fintilated,
above all, on the a-mildest and wisest principle of

preferring the prevention of crime to it. punishment.
If he had not been here oil former occasions, the
loss was certainly hie, and be was most happy to hi.
present for the first time, to see the great beneficial.
effects of this Institution rapidly inereasitsg. sod IC,
see it flourishing as it deserved. ti-tisible of its,
importance. awl of the good that must be derived'
from it, he could only assure the Meeting. that hit
lionsble efforts should never he watititig to give
effect to the benefits of this valuable Institution....
(('reat applause.)
The health of Lord SIDMOUTII was then pro-
posed, and received with great applause.
The Noble Lord said, that he felt grateful far the
compliment which had been paid to him. and most
happy at geeing the growing prosperity of this lir.
stitution. It was improving in the general estima-
tioit of society. It was founded on the wisest prin-
ciples of benevolence—it was etleoinistered in the
true spirit of its foundation—owl the success which
attended its progress was cominete.urate with its
real and intrinsic value,— (Great applause.)—lt was
an establishment of the greatest public importance,
and one which was entitled to the support of
every good nail in the kingdom, who felt as a good
mini ought iii the cause of humanity, and who re-
garded the best interests of his c ry. He re-
peated Its thanks for the honour that hail been
done him.—(npplanse.)
Mr. l'itoTitemoe., M.l'. rose to propose the
health of the Lord Mayor and Curporatant of
I. lon. When lie last appeased at the miniver-
sary of this Institution, he haul heeu rebuked, in
lint a very courteous nisimer, by one of the public
Papers, for proposing the health of the Noble Lord
who spoke last. Ile bad been accused, iii doing so,
of entertaining a wish to court ministerial favour.
lialifFerent to these ungrounded insinuation', he
would repeat now what be had situ then—that the
Noble Lord teas entitled to the thanks of hill coun-
try, for his patronage to this ustittition.—(dp-
pfiruse./-41e did not enter this room to thick on
petty views, one would he expose himself to the
charge of a lamentable allot of re. hug, by obtrud-
ing hits political sentiments, whitever tiny may lir,
upon a Meeting consecrated to charity.--(4p-
plovee.)—He concluded by ploposing the health of
the Lard Mayor and Corporation of London.
Sir CitAill.Le FLoWIIII, on the hart of the Lord
Mayor and Corporation, returned thank. for the
humour which had been done them.
The Rev. Mr. CROSBY then rose, and entered
into an interesting detail of the history of this In-
stitution. The following were, lie said, its 111111141
average of mimes ;—
Tiara. Mules. Fronts,.
pang 1 ....

1807 .... 13 .... Ab
16011 .... 11 . ..116

1809 8 .... 68
1810 .... 1 .... 34

.... 40

1812 :.:: 7....45

Years. Nato,. Females.
1813 .... 5 .... 42
1814 .... 62
1815 38 57
1816 .... 67 .... 80
1817 .... 49 .... b 2
1818 .... 86 .... 83

294 746

Total of admissions intro the Establiihment .... 1,040
Add to these, persons of both sexes, some frum the
hulks, some from prison, and miters, reektood
. . .

. .
. .
among tire eases of pretest ti ~,,, w►o hire heels pro-
witted for, without admission iuto the Raise, at a
considerable trouble and expense
Add ogain, those who bate been rereats from the
pails of crime, ke. by the Temporary Establish-
meta ~
--.--

The total 'soothers are 1.440

Of the above 1,040 persons admitted, upwards of 400, if
the law bad takes' its COIMit, ILIUM, is all probability, have
been ininspurted.
There have been discharged Cum the Rance 671 per.
was, of wham /SO tsisy be said to have left the Estahlish-
taeut riforwied—.and 600 to bare per vered is their good
reiaolui iuus.

It war worthy of resnark, that not one of those who had
received his illsjesty's gracious !bastion, except one, had re-
lapsed.
The Reverrod Gentleman expatiated in glow.
ing language upon the value of this lostlhttionr rid
was throughout received with great applause.
The Mira i- CHAIRMAN then proposed the liralilt
of the Gentlemen of the Jewish Persuasion who
were present at this maitiiversary.—(Great applumse.)

&Ir. ISAAC L. Gotusnin TOPC to seturn thanks,.
lie expressed no the hilnilf of himself and the
Gentlemen of his own persuasion who were now
pretest, their warmest and most heartfelt gratitude.
to this Institution for the oppuitunity it afforded
to society at large fur carr)ing on the most ex.
temise benefits in the most extensive manner,.
without interposing any barrier of particular tenets
to individual exertions in the common came.
In its results it was a fine proof that charity
was nut the exclusive attribute of any inirticu-
far class, but that the dimity of the helot
aas to be found iiihereid among good men of every
perousision.—(/kar.)—This was the wise wuy of
promoting a purpose of general benevolence, call-
log in the aid of all men. hut leaving to each the
exercise of his own faith, according to the dic.
tates of Ilia own conscieace.—(Lour/ apphisrse.)—
'• F.tulharked in this great cause, we Chi isliasib
sensibly fall into mutual attachments, and promote
the greet work of universal charity." lie could as-
sure the Meetilig„ that iu ou bentiniesits did the
Jewish Gentlemen present mitre cordially concur
with the brat friends of this Institution, than is
wishing it prosperity ap.
pluuse.)
Mr. F. OSIMANNEV proposed the health of the
Vice-Presidents.
Lind Santemrrit returned thanks oo the part of
the V we- l'residefite.

Mr. llobbtiottET proposed the health,' of the
Stebaiti., awl exprebsed !or oloolooss of the great
arivitotageb which from hohlic wet-nolo of
tlus tlebesailtoota its the 'mow of chanty.
The Meeting corstoutted to it owl! a Isle hour
in the tojoy omit of great coatemahly. The even.
log %VIM orcasiultally enlivened by bOIIIIC excellent
wimps and glees by Mr. Titylur, and several other
protebsquoal gottleuteu. Newly 31.10 bat down to

dessurr.

The PRINCE VT TUE PEACE, it iP Apia, poritotell
to quit Rome.. It is UNE yet known where lie %ill
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LONDON.

IVEDNESDAY. FIAIItUARY 17. ISI9.

The future regulation of the Windsor retalrlisli-
meta will romc rattler the consider:neon iif the
H•tuse of Commons on Monday neat, when
TIERNEY promises that he will take the sense of
the House upon the propbsed clause for et:intim;
totter Duke of YORK no additional turn of 10,000!.
a-year, to cover, as it said, the expenses of travel-
ling. Au opportunity will thus present itself to
the kepretentatives of the People for provitig the
sincerity of their promises in favour or general eco-
nomy. The pretence of increased travelling charges,
under which this large sum of public money is
granted to his Royal highness the Duke of YORK,
is to be coosidered of the same stamp as that
whereby it lady on her marriage obtains a certain
allowance of pin-moncy, whim no person can sup.
pose that her change of gontlttion in life would re.
quire an increased expenditure raider lh•rt beset
of her ortlitiary disloirsettiesits. lu like intoner,
who could believe that the necessity of travelling
the short di.tatice from London or Outlands to
Windsor, of certain stated occasions, rr•uld cause
an expenditure 111 the amount of 10,0001. a-year I
fact, the grout now proposed he the Ministers is
nothing more nor less than a compensation to the
Duke of YORK for the personal tremble he might
be obliged to undergo in undeitaking the custody
of his afflicted Parrot's person, It is, therefore, Oil
this fair view of the qtteatiali that the House of
Commons and the country will have to determine,
They will have to consider, whether the Illnstrious
Personage alluded to, shall receive from an overbur-
dened and harossed couot•y an enormous sum of
money us a sultry fur dioliarging the (fatties of filial
piety; cried whether it shall be laid down as a priii-
ciple, ta►nctioned by the highest example in the
country, that a price shall be set upon the la-
bours of it son watching the last hours of a father's
life, mider circumstances where every idea of self-
iiitermt ought to be forgotten. This proposition
on the part of the Monsters must be altogether
without the concurienee of the Duke of Yonx,
fur it is impossible to suppose that his Royal
Highness emild so fur forget what is due to him-
self, his father, tuirliirrir Sovereign, is to expect any
other reward for his sjessicre than what must ',rise
from the ratisfaction of having discharged a sacred
duty.
It must not, however, be supposed that the Le-
gislature, in placing the Duke of Vous in the
high and respoosible siiii,rnin of guardian of the
KING'S person, blitilrof his Royal flightiest with
merely troublesome awl ungrateful. The
office invest% the pieweesor with an increased im-
portance in the State, at.tl a very comoderable
share of elevated patronage, olach to a generous
timid must far outweigh pecu•.iary cupsid,r4rium
We hove ever evinced a aallt.guess that the several
members of the Royal Family should receive as
anyte provision as is croist.tesit with their own
dignity ■od the ti.aincial state of the country. If
the preset.t allowauces to the Duke of l'oatt be
thought insufficient to support his rank, ;et that
consideration be fairly anti honestly brought before
the Legislature, but let it nut be attempted by any
under-baud means to deceive Pallifittrill, that Un-
der a false pretence it might vote a stun of money,
which, under the real circumstances of the case, it
would lime:ileac to grant.

The proceedings at the hustings at Covent-
Garden yesterday, are fully reputed in our Paper
of this day. Mr. Mailuesc coo es at the head
of the pull, hut there It. liuthilig imposing in his
attitude. With all the allsaut•ges of a three
mouths' active canvass, and the extruordivary exer-
tions of his friend., iricluding those of Sir FaANcts
BURDITT, be has not Greta able to bring. in two
(1.35, more than four hundred and sixty-nine votes.
Notices had been also circulated on Monday night,
and reports industriously circulated, that Sir
FRANCIS BIJUDATT would come up yesterday to
the hustings at sire head of a powerful body of the
r Ireton of St. Jamas'. parish. The worthy Ba-
ronet certainly dirt (Ville, but he was thinly attend-
ed, and his reception cold and comfortless compared
with the enthusiasm which lie has experienced on
like *occasions. The change is to be attributed to his
desertion of Major CARTWRIGHT, the steady friend
of tirriversal Suffrage arid A al Parlianierits, and
adopts of Mr. Iluanuuse, whip curiferars that he
has torrmil r.O tarripe 01)111144i 111,1111 either of these
importaut 16.4,.111. '[lie erleinil ,111.jor, to use Mr.
lit NT's expression. is up io the mark upon both;
but Mr. HUBHUUSE fulls short. sod how far short he
moot say.

The following important communication roopact-
jog the plague at Algiers and Timis bait been
made by the Lords of Ins Mainly's Privy Comte
to the Connuirsitmess of Customs :
" Council Olin, Whitehall,
February 9, 1919.
Sta—The Lords of his Alejest)'. Most Honourable
Privy Ginned having had ander their coosideratiou a letter
from Mr. HAniiitisi, transmitting copy of 4 Miler from the
Govk lOW of Gartattar 10 his Mrjesty'r A otberuselor at leadirid,

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