The National Register.
London, England, 1812-05-10 00:00:00

TIIE NATIONAL REGISTER.

ASYLUM FOR THE DEAF AND DUMB.

On Wednesday last, His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester, the
illustrious Patron of this institution, with that politeness and punctuality
for which he is so justly distinguished, took the chair precisely at 5 o'clock,
at the Anniversary Festival, held at the City of London Tavern. A
numerous and most respectable comny of Noblemen and Gentlemen
had assembled to meet His Royal Highness; the large bail-room was
insufficient to contain them, and covers were laid for many in an adjoin-
ing.room, where Colonel Gaitskell presided.
he dinner, wines. &c. did much credit to the Stewards and to the
Tavern, but there is something so gratifying to the benevolent heart in
the nature and success of this Establishment that all minor considera-

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tions are swept away in what may be termed the tide of the enthusi-
asm of benevolence, which never fails to flow on these occasions.
When the cloth was removed and the usual loyal and constitutional
toasts had been given from the chair, H. Sunnier, Esq. M. P. for Surry,
one of the Stewards, in a neat and energetic speech, proposed the health
of His Royal Highness, the Patron, which was received with bursts of
affectionate applause. His Royal Highness in returning thanks to the
company, with great feeling and perspicuity, expatiated on the purposes
for which they had assembled—no less than to be ears to the DEA', and
tongues to the DUMB ! for, said he, in furnishing the means of instruct-
ing them in the use of speech and knowledge of language, you become
so in effect. You are instrumental in rescuing no inconsiderable num-
ber of the human race, from a condition the most deplorable it can well
exist in—you give utterance to the dumb tongue, let light into the dark
mind—usefully employ the idle hands—relieve distressed families, and
the social body from the burthen of useless, and bless them with use.- -
ful, members—you elevate lie objects of your bounty into new beings—
you exalt them into Christians and fill them with hopes and anticipations
of a blessed Immortality ! His Royal Highness then by presenting a liberal
donation from himself and another from Her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Brunswick, set an example which was so well followed by
the Noblemen and Gentlemen present, that between eleven and twelve
hundred pounds were received in the course of the evening, including.
43 odd, collected after an excellent sermon, by the Bishop of Chester,
at St. Margarets, Westminster, on Sunday last. We particularly heard
the names of the Right Hon. Lords Dtindas, Gambier, and Eardly,
among the list of contributors, and these Noblemen, with others, volun-
teered their services as Siewat ds for the next meeting. Some of the
children as usual attended, and by their appearance, recitation, and
other specimens of their improvement, afforded the aaost exquisite satis-
faction to their benefactors.

Sir Edward Ktiatchbull, M. P. on h:•half of his brother Stewards and
himself, returned thanks to the company when their health was drunk,
.tlct shortly after, it being a late how, His Royal Highness left the
chair and the company began to separate, after one of the most harmo-
nious, convivial, and benevolent meetings we ever witnessed.

THE LOYAL AND INDEPENDENT
LIVERY OF LONDON,
Will DINE at the LONDON I'AVERN, Bishepsgate-street, ost
FRIDAY, the 22d of May, 1812, with the Liverymen of London who
signed the Declaration in May, 1310, and the Address to the Prince
Regent,—to celebrate the Virtues, lamenting the continued Indisposition
of our aged and much-venerated Sovereign,—to acknowledge the wise
and dignified Conduct of our Prince Regent,—the Wisdom of our Lee
gislature,—the Excellence of our Laws,—the Purity and Independence
of our Judges,—to exult in the Success of his Majesty's Arms. both by
Sea and Land, more especially at the glorious Captures of Ciudad Roe
drigo and Iladajoz,—to wish the entire Deliverance of our Allies in the
Peninsula from the Tyranny of France,—and to enjoy, as Free-born
Britons ever will, the high and exalted Honour -which their beloved
Country possesses, in being the acknowledged Champion of the Liber-
ties and Indeperdence of Europe.
CHRISTOPHER SMITH, Esq. Alderman, in the Chair.
sr: weens.
Sir Wm. Curtis, Bart. Ald. M. P. Sir Charles Flower, Bart. Ald.
Sir Charles Price, Cart. Aid. M. P. Sir William Leighton, Krt. Aid.
Sir James Shaw, Bart. Ald. M. P. John Atkins, Esq.. Alderman.
Messrs. Nathaniel Atcheson Messrs. Henry Newton
W. J. Arnold Henry Pounsett
Thomas Abbot ts -Thomas Poynder, jun.
Anthony Brown Satnuel•Poynder
John H. Burchall William Poynder
Thomas Brides Phen6
S.C. Brandram Archdale Palmer
John N. Boydell William Pickering
John Butts Frederick Perkins
Thomas Dallimore James Palmer
John Pyster Francis Rivington, juo.
John Dixon James Row
Edmund Darhy Richard Rothwell
William Foy, jun. William Row, jun.
James Graham Robert Smith
Richard Gardiner Christopher Saville
John Garrett Francis Tunstall
Keiry Heylyn Limes Upton
Oliver Hatch William Wicking'
Roger Hunt A. D. Welch
Ralph R. Hindmarsk John Wild. jun.
Robert Haswell Thomas Wetherall
Thomas Jameson William Woodward
Edmund Larken Luke W. Walford
Charles Miller William Winrnill
Joseph Maddox William Wix
William Murrell William H. White.
Edward Newcomb Charles Wright
The Doors will he opened at Four o'Clock.—Djuner on TibPe a.
pr,,,cisely.
Ticket; ONE GUINEA each, to be i..t:l of the Sti,vr'nts 2ro Sec•e-r
61, leech lane, May 6, RICHARD CLARKE

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