The National Register.
London, England, 1821-06-11 00:00:00

Pairs 94a.

I by law, or not adthoriied in any manner herein after
mentioned, and every Society, of which the names of
the members. or of any of them, shall be kept onset
from the Society at barge. et while Eel Issoway Om-
mince, so chosen or appointed, that the members con-
stituting the same shall not he known to the Society as
large to be members of such Committee, or select body.
or which shall have an President, Treasurer, Secretary.
Officer, Delegate, or other so chosen or appointed, that
the election or appointment of such persons to such
offices shall not be known to the Society at large, or of
which the names of all the Members of all the Com-
mitters or Select Bodies, shall not be entered in a book
or books to be open to the inspection of all the Meru,.
bets of such Society, and every Society which shall be
composed of different divisions or branches, or of differ-
ent parts acting in any manner separately, or distinct
from each other, or of which any part shall have a dis-
tinct President, Secretary, Treasury, Delegate, or other
Officer elected or appointed b.: such other part, to act as
an officer for such other part, shall be deemed and taken
to be unlawful combinations and confederacies; and
every person or persons, who from and after the passing
of this Act, shall afterwards act as member thereof, and
every person, who from and after the passing of this Act
shall directly or indirectly maintain correspondence or
intercourse with any such Society, or with any division.
branch, Committee, or other select body, President, age.
or who shall, by contribntion of mommy or otherwise aid
or abet or support such Society, shalflie deemed guilty of
all unlawful combin ition and coafederacy." The Act
further goes on to authorise the Magistrate to proceed in
a summary manner against, each Member, and upon
proof on oath, to convict him or her in the penalty of
Yo I. and in default of payment to three months impri-
sonment in the common seal or house of correction.
The Learned Counsel submitted that the Association in
question was directly in the face of this statute, anti
indeed against the common law. He could offer much
more, but he treated that what he had already stated
would be fully sufficient for their present purpose
The Lord Mayor put it, whether the Act cited was
not of a temporary nature against particular Societies
existing at the time of its enactment.
Mr. Thackray submitted, that it was not by any
means of a temporary nature, and that the words of the
Act particularly directed it against such Associations as
that cotnplained of, which, he contended, under the
mask and appearance of a Constitutional Society, was
more dangerous to the will-being, and more likely
eventually to •overturn the Coustitution and the esta-
blished Government, than any whose avowed objects
were directly hostile to the Government. The excep-
tions of the Act, in favour of such Societies as were con-
fined to " religious and charitable purposes only," con-
firmed the obvious construction which he contended
for.
The Lord Mayor said he should consult the legal au-
thorities before lie decided upon any measures which
might affect the liberty of individuals.
The parties then left the office, on the understand-
ing that they ale to receive au answer on a future day.

ANNIVERSARY OF ST. LUKE'S SCHOOL.

On Wednesday the Anniversary Dinner of the Patrons of this
excelleut Charity, was held in the City of London Tavern. We
were gratified to perceive, from the number and respectability of
those who sat down to the dinner, that the Institution has not
lost ground since last year. We saw amongst the company the
majority of the principal inhabitants of the palish.
T. DAVIS, Esq. was unanimously called to the Chair.
After the cloth was drawn, the first toast drank was
The King," with three times three.
Tile Cluiirman said, he did not know whether it was the plea-
sure of the company to drink the usual time after that which
they had just given, but for himself be should drink the health of
the Queen. Vpon this hint the coinirtny•to a man rose, and
drank the health of her Majesty in hie most enthusiastic and
unanimous manner.

Toast—" The Duke of York and the Army."
Toast—" The Rev. Mr. Lovell, and the Parish of Luke's."
The Rev. Dr. Rica:. r• lc Curate, in the absence of Mr. Lovell.
returned thanks in his behalf, in an elegant speech.
Toast—" The health of Mr. Benjamin Trail, and the other
Clergymen who have advocated the cause of the charity."
Air. 'Fatal t. returned thanks. and took the opportunity to make
a powerful appeal to the Meeting in favour of the Charity, which
was received with ninth applause.
The Chairman proposed the toast of " Success to the parochial
school of St. Luke's, and gave an account of the of the
charity during the last year, and in a speech '
exhorted the meeting to increased exertions in
The children, amounting to too boys and
in procession ound the room, and after.ards .
expressive of then. gratitude to their benefactors.
the appearance and discipline of the children
do great honotir to the managers of the schools.
The health of the stewards was drank in
tare manner, when Mr. F. Clark returned
in a speech whicli was highly applauded.
The health of the Chairman he.me drimk,
he expressed his readiness to dt Vole tag bent e
during the next year. and indeed as long
available. After a Jibe-al subsciiptior. haat
meeting con±iued together until a late hotel
with certainty that the gratification derived v
occasion.

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