The Sun.
London, England, 1838-04-05 00:00:00

ST. ANNE'S SOCIETY SCHOOLS.

The Anniversary Dinner of the above Charity took place
yesterday evening, at the Old London Tavern, Bishopsgate-
j
street.

At six o'clock about 200 gentlemen sat down to a sumptuous
repast, served up in Bleaden's usual excellent style.
The Chair was taken by the Most Noble the Marquis of
CONYNGHAM ; and among the company we observed the Right
Rev, the Bishop of Cliizhester, the Hon. William Ashley,
Sir George Carroll ( Sheriff of London), Joseph Brotherton,
Esq., M.P., the Rev. John Hewlett, B. D., Sir John Philli-
part, Captain Locke, &c.
There were a great number of ladies present, most of whom
were liberal contributors to the Charity, who were accomo-
dated with seats at the upper end of the room.
After the cloth had been removed,

The Noble CHAIRMAN gave The Queen, the Patroness
of the Society." Drank, with three times three, and great
enthusiasm.

Air—" God save the Queen."

The CHAIRMAN then gave " The Dowager Queen Adelaide,"
who, among her numerous acts of charity, had never forgotten
to be liberal to the St. Anne's Society Schools.—( Much
cheering. )
Glee—" Health to Queen Adelaide."
The next toast was " The Duke of Sussex and the other
branches of the Royal Family."—Three times three.
Glee—" Hail, Star of Brunswick."

" The Army and the Navy."--" Rule Britannia."
The children, male and female, to the number of 233, were
here marched into the room. Their neat, orderly, and.healthy
appearance excited universal approbation.
The following address was then delivered by T. R. Sirctt,
one of the children, about 12 years of age :
Joy to my friends ! for all are friends I see;
Friends, who will give attention e'en to me.
Fearful it were to my unpractised tongue
To speak so large a company among ;
But that I know and feel with pride and joy
They'll listen kindly to a " St. Anne's boy :"
Benign to all, they will not me condemn :
Child of their bounty—reared and taught by them.
Small as the acorn in its shell appears,
It holds the embryo tree of future years :
A century still but added vigour sees :
It stands the goodliest of the forest trees—
Warm'd by the sunshine, by the breezes fann'd—
The emblem and the bulwark of our land.
And so your Charity, begun and planned
By some warm heah, and some judicious hand,
More than an age has stood the test of time ;
Its progress gradual, and its aim sublime—
To rear our youth, to guard religion's cause,
The Throne to honour, and respect the laws.
E'en Royal minds your generous cares have shared,
They, in benevolence once fondly paired,
Our early friend, our lately widowed Queen,
And he, who now has left this worldly scene,
Gone from his consort's arid his people's love;
Gone to receive a better crown above!
Yet, while we mourn our sovereign, patron, friend,
E'en with our grief may high rejoicing blend :
The King of England never dies : the throne
Our constitution will not vacant own ;
Still in Victoria all our ties recur;
Our sovereign, patron, friend, survive in her.
And Pie, who, when on earth He came to give
His spotless life to death, that we might live,
Deigned e'en on babes His loving eyes to bend,
And bade them come to him—the Children's Friend :
Will He not smile approving to behold
The flock of lambs thus gathered to His fold ?
Will He not deign with favour to approve
The Lab'rers in the harvest of His love?
Yes ; for His gracious words we know to be,
" To them ye did it—it was done to me."
After an impressive address to the children from the Bishop
of Chichester,

The CHAIRMAN gave " Prosperity to the St. Ann s Society
Schools." They saw before them nearly 250 children, who
were fed and clothed by the bounty of the supporters of the
Institution, and he trusted that the moral and religious educa-
tion they received would fit them for any station in life to which
they might hereafter be called.—( Cheers. )
The toast was drunk with much applause.
Sir G. CAItROL proposed the health of their Noble Chair-
man, who had conferred so much honour upon himself by the
able and efficient manner in which he had advocated the inte•
rests of the charity.
The toast vies drunk with much cheering, and the Noble
Chairman returned thanks in appropriate terms.
The SECRETARY then proceeded to read a list of subscrip.
tions and donations to the charity, which included 10 guineas
from her M ijesty the Queen, 10 guineas front the Queen
Dowager, 10 guineas from the Chairman, 5 guineas each from
the Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord Denbigh, the Bishop of
Chichester, and Lord R. Grosvenor, 10 guineas each from
Lord Stanley, Lord Dudley Stewart, Sir G. Carroll, Sir
Moses Montefiore, Mr. Wilbraham, &c. &c., and 200 guineas
from three auxiliary Societies, amounting in the whole to
about 1,5001.
The announcement of the several subscriptions was re-
ceived with great cheering.
The CHAIRMAN having proposed " the St. Anne's Auxi-
liary Society," which had contributed 50 guineas to the
Charity,
Mr. STEA ENS, ' of Bread-street-hill, who had been educated
at the School, returned thanks. He pointed out, at some
the advantages he had derived in his progress through
length,
life from the excellent education he had received at the
School. He trusted he should we so admirable an Institution
prosper as it deserved; and he hoped next year he should
have to present the Society with /.00 instead of 50 guineas.
Sir George Carroll," " The Ladies," " The Officers of
the Society," " The Stewards," a-id several other toasts were
afterwards drank, and the evening- was passed in the utmost
conviviality and harmony.
The band of the Scots Fusileer Guards was in attendance ;
and there was some excellent singing by Messrs. Jolley, Haw-
kins, Atkins, and Fitz william, the professional gentlemen pre-
sent on the occasion.