The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-02-06 00:00:00

REFUGH FUR DESTITUPP.

Yesterday evening the A • eroiry of this lieu-
dable owl celebrated at the City of
London Tavern. iliSllollSWllle.Strtlet. when pearly
Iwo Mond red Nolil-1111.11 and Gentlemen, biriuls
nod patron. to the Institut' iiii , rat down to a must
111.11111 pit entertainment,
His Royal Highness the Doke of TOR IC in the Chair,
supported no Ins right Intuit by the itiOlt-
Lord Viscount Sol 01, and on his left by the
End of Illoutititorns; we ul.o observed among the
comuntly--
11re Lord Bishop of London, Lord F,arilley. Lord Kenyon,
Lord Carrilignon FAwnril Prothenic, c..q MT. Alderman
Birch, Rnthsrhild, EN. !Liam.' Joseph., DI Samuel
Botinniort, lis.l. and several oilier hankers and merchants.
The object of this Institution Is in provide a
pl.ace of refuge and reformution for persons who
have been discharged front printout or the hulks,
unfortunate and deserted finales, and others who.
though willing to work. are unahlr f loss of
character to earn 1111 honest livelihood. IVithiti this
Asylum they are withdrawn from the paths or vice,
temptation. and necessity; they are tatted to re-
nounce their former habits or life, to poirsue in-
dustrious employments, to form resolutions or
penitence and reformation, and to retains to society
with renewed Iteurts and amended live*.

After the cloth was removed, Nun ',obis notnine
wish sung in rxcellent style by Mrs-rs. Tay-
lor, Bryant, Trrrail, Barclay, Evair,, Clai kr,
Lerte, Ike. After the usual toasts of the i• King"—
Queeta"—" Prihce Regent," &c. each of
which was followed by au appropriate Ore or son::
by the vocall pc rforniers, awl some sprightly mu-ic
by the Duke of Gloucester's Bawl, aisich were
stationed in the Music Gallery, the DtiLe of York,
Lord Sidinouth, and Mr. Busanquet, made vrry
able and appropriate speeches, which, from the want
of room, we are sorry we e t insert, bat were
such as might he expected from the nature of the
Institution.

......
The tome of the Society (from the Report) vote
most grotif)hig. The euirseriptimi‘, we ore hapPy
to oitsiOurice, exceeded 1,000/. Amorig the doom.
lions we stotkell-l-
A Blaine 1101 et isbertylo lie meniloormi 1-1180 0 0
Leek, Eq.
The Doke of Voile
'The Eurl of llridgeoreirr 2O 0 0
• Lool Shimonth • 251 0 0
Time How. tyilli■m GLIM
Kr Ahlermsti Birch lO lil 0
The Doke ol York kit the Chair meow, 15,11.-
past trim o'clocii, sold the company eojo3ed the frii-
tirity to Y late hour.

Lenly CASTLEREAGH opened lwr e !emit residence
in St. James's-Nu:ire, on Weeltieseloy evening.
to the faahiunable world, with a rout, which Wrls.
attended by nearly 400 distinguished personages,
ilMilllg Wilt/11l were—
Prince lEaleihsay, Duke and Duchess Sao Carlos. the
Russia,. Amhossailor and his Lady, she Freud, Ambassador
and his Lady, Coma and Couittros srOssnoad, Count Mun-
►ter, the Asahassador from the King of the Netherlands,
Damn W. Fogel, the Prussian Aniltaapadoe. Marquis and
Mareb:osess of Worcester, Marquis Camden, the Ladies
Pratt, Earl and cuioutess Cowper, Lord and Lady Mor-
peth, the 11arrhimiess of Salisbury, Lord sod Lady Oa-
Balaton, Re.
The Paris Papers otioomice the arrival of Baron
Muffling in that city. The Menu is very appro-
priately accompanied by Culotte! Tippet, as his
Aide-de-Cutup.
The Dowager Countess of PEMBROKE arrived
yesterday at her house in Cavendish-.lucre, rruin
a lour.

Sir GEORGE and Lady HENEAGR OSOORNE and
Nosily are arrived it their house its Charlesk.street.
Berkeley-square, for the animist, from their scat.
Chicksand Priory, Bedfordshire.

Sir Wlll. And iLss,ly CONYNCIIAM and family ar-
rived yesterday at the St. James.* Hotel. Jenny's-
btreet, from a tour.

Mr. and Mrs. A. Saatiroan arrived yesterday at
Cook's Hotel, Albeniatle.street, (*row their seat in

Kent.

Sir GEORGE WAIMENDER. Bart. entertained a
large party at dinner yesterday, at his residence at
the Admiralty. In the evening her Ladyship had
au elegant assembly.
CONSPIRACY.-70 the learned in, and oat, al the
Law.—Pirticulora of Cases of this kind are en-
treated inuurdistely (as they will he useless after
the 14th inst.) to be addressed to 6. P." at iheCom-
pensatioti Offices, No. 14, Adam-buret, Adelphi.
who not haying at Law Library, entreats that the
Cues addressed to hint may be explicit.

Thursday se'imight the Marquis of Dowasistea's
annual ploughing match took 'deice at Mr. CRICK..
AID'S held, near Hillsborough, when nineteen stout
lads, tenants of his Lordship, fortitude(' fur the
prises. The Marquis of Donit‘ii., J. IVATSON•
Esq., snit Aiming FOliags. Esq. were sppoiuted
judges of the day. The work was executed to the
satisfsction of every person present. After the
ploughing snatch, a st respectable company
dined at the Corporation Arms. The Marquis of
DOWNSHIKE presided. In like course of the evens
. lingo the Marquis of Dowasnine took occasion to
point out the (advantages of parochial associations
lor the improvetueut of agriculture, and the pro-
priety of establishing schools fur the education of
the pour.