The Sun.
London, England, 1837-02-09 00:00:00

and talents, he felt proud in being associated with their Society
,nd belonging to a country containing such a meritorious b.dy
of industrious and judicious philanthropists.—(Hear, hear, hear.)
In Prussia they had a national system of education. He
trusted they would soon have one in this country; ,but previously they
had the satisfaction of knowing, that there were so many Institutions
for educa!lon in the country, that, all might he instructed in their duty
to God, might learn to obey the laws, to 115.nour the King, to fulfil
their duties to their neighbours, and to benefit tfic-(hear,—
The report to which he had alluded, stated that their Socie(hear, hear.)
Society possessed
power. to efll_ct any object, having charily fur its basis. The gratifying
spectacle presented by the children that evening proved t:.le fact.—(hear,
hear.) Again he thanked them for the honour that had beeln done him.
and in the name of the other visitors, he begged to nturn til'anks for
them. They must all wish success to an Institution in which tbey all

now formed a fellowship; may it long continue, in the Closing :aVeAage
of a former report :

" Alasting monument of bounteous love, •
An evidence of blessings from above—
This happy land for centuries to adorn,
And hand your names to ages yet unborn!"

—(Long continued cheering.)
Mr. !Steen felt great diffidence in rising to address so numerous
and influential an assemblage of Lon.lon, citizens. If anytMrtg-
could increase that diffidence, it was in having to follow Clae
eloquent and patriotic Member for- the Monmouthshire Boroughs,
As an individual having had a long and tolerably extensive con-
nection with both the Irish and English press, he thanked the
company fur the too great honour they had paid him—in ac-
knowledging the compliment that had been bestowed upon his ex-
celltnt and absent friend Mr. Barret, by another friend, whose pre-
sence would not allow him to speak in terms commensurate with his
worth and ability. He had only to regret that the editor of the
" Dublin Pilot" was not there to speak for himself, when the company
would hear from the lips of one of the ablest and most honest cham-
pions of civil and religious liberty, how proud Irishmen are of the
good opinion and approbation of the c.ass of Englishmen he had
now the honour of addressing.—(lmmense cheering.) Mr. Birch
begged to assure the Governor and Company that Mr. Barret,
standing as he did at the head of file liberal press in Ireland,
wished moro. extensively to promote that kindly feeling between
Ireland and England which was so essential for the happiness of

the people of both countries, and which was best calculated to
ensure the stability of the British empire.—(Tremendous chisel's.) In
conclusion, Mr. B. expressed the gratitude which the liberal potty in
the sister country owed to the Morning Advertiser for its exertion: to
obtain " Justice for Ireland," by making the genuine Reformers of Eng.-
land, but especially those of this gre,t metropolis, better acquainted
with the wrongs and wants of Ireland.—(lmmense applause.)
Mr. Btx.Anex proposed the health of their distinguished Chairman.
--(hear, hear.) He was delighted to see amongst them Gentlemen
of ?tiler ranks in society, who might witne. s that they did not
spend their time and resources in sensual enjoyments—
who might see that the Licensed Victuallers had feelings
of benevolence and charity that would confer honour on any station.
Ile was delighted to welcome to this meeting gentlemen of talent
from the sister island, and the Hon. Gentleman who hoped to fill a place
hi the metropolitan representation with gratification to himself and use-
fulness to the State.—(hear, hear.) He hoped on many occasions they
would have men amongst them so highly endowed, and bid them cot.
dial welcome.—(hear.) He should not longer detain them from drink-
ing "The health of their excellent Governor, and cordial thanks for his
eminent services."—This toast was drunk with long-continucd applause.

The CHAIRMAN said he should be wanting in gratitude if he did not
attempt to express his sense of tne kind manner in which his name
had been brought forward by his friend Mr. Bleaden, who had so
highly honoured him.—(hear.) When he saw arcund him the
able Chairman and Directors of the Licensed Victuallers' Life
and Fire Insurance Company, he felt the great honour done
him, and also that it showed their desire to do everything in their
power for the benefit of the Institution.—(hear, hear.) When he also
saw so many of the Trustees and Governors who had laboured hard for
the prosperity of the Asylum, he was grateful for their attendance and
kind fueling. No institution could surpass the Licensed Victuallers'
Asylum, and though that and the incorporated Society had two 'Commit-
tees, they had the same cause at heart, an were animated by the same
feeling.—(hear, hear.)

The company did not separate until a late hour, but all were obviously
highly gratified by the proceedings of the "happy and glorious day."

On Sunday morning, as a man named Bell was
passing down a road which runs at the back of a portion of
New-square and Orchard-street, Cambridge, his attention was
directed to a noise resembling the faint cry of an infant, and a
policeman going by at the time they began to search, and dis-
covered a male child, perfectly naked, lying upon its back in
some thick mud. It was immediately conveyed to the station- ,
house, when it was evident that the little stranger had been
born but a few minutes. It was delivered to the care of Mrs.
Smith, the wife of one of the police sergeants, and a surgeon
was sent for, and, by prompt attention the life of the child was
preserved, and it is likely to do well. In the morning most
active and diligent inquiries were made by the police, and the
superintendent went twice to the house of krs. Mason, a bed-
maker at Caius College, who resides in Orchard-street, the
back of whose house ran up the lane where the child was found.
Mrs. Mason said she had a servant, but she was gone to Col-
lege to her work. After further inquiry, however, sufficient
was elicited to cause the girl's apprehension ;- and, having been
examined by Mr. Cribb, surgeon, she admitted that the child
was bees ; that she delivered herself about ten minutes before
the child was found, and, having done that, went down from
her own room into the yard and threw the infant over the wall,
which is between six and seven feet high. The female has
been committed to the town gaol for further examination.--
Cambridge Chronicle. _ _

Tuesday afternoon a very respectable meeting of the
manufacturers and other inhabitants of Glasgow was held in
the Town Hall, for the purpose of memorialising Government
in favour of a repeal of the duty on cotton wool imported into
the United Kingdom—Baillie Dunlop in the chair, in the ab-
sence of the Lord Provost. The meetiu was
rraddressed by
Kirkman Finlay, Esq., Alexander Graham, Esq., A. C.
Spiers, Esq., John Donnistoun, Esq., and other gentlemen,
and resolutions adopted condemnatory of the obnoxious tax on
cotton wool.—Scottish Guardian of Saturday.
We are indebted to a friend for the following:--
The fare of a cabriolet is fixed by law in Paris, so much for ar
course—that is, from the place of taking up to any, part of the
city, whether the distance be short or long, and the driver dare
not refuse, when called upon, to carry you. An American
lady, a Philadelphian, who was residing in the Rue de Rivoli,
and was desirous of going to the Garden of Plants, which was
at the other extremity of the city, called a cabriolet, and di-
rected the driver to convey her accordingly. The crafty
coachman instantly perceived:that it was a very long course,
and a had bargain. Contemplating an evasion of tile law which
he dared not openly violate, lie commenced—" Dees Madame
(whom I perceive is a stranger) know the way to the Garden
of Plants? lam afraid I can't find the way without some di-
rections. Perhaps Madame prefers calling another cab?"
Lady---" Do you know the way to the office of the Prefecture?"
" Oh yes,• Madame ; that is where we receive our licenses."
" Then drive me thither." " But what in the world does Ma-
dame want at the Prefecture ?" " I want to inquire how it
happens that one so ignorant of Paris as not to know where a
place so celebrated as the Garden of Plants is obtained license
to drive a cabriolet." " Sacre Anglais," muttered the driver
between his teeth. " You take me for an Anglais," rejoined
the lady, "hut you are much mistaken ; I am an American.
I, too, have been mistaken ; I took you for a Frenchman ; but
Frenchmen have politeness, and you are destitute of it." The
conversation ended—the tidy was driven to the Garden of
Plants, and the driver, as he helped her to descend from his
cabriolet, bowed to the ground.—Montreal Courier.