The Sun.
London, England, 1853-07-14 00:00:00

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Coniols for Opening 19th July,.

.°I3ILLS OF THE SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION.

b Last evening the jubilee of this institution was cele-
y;-'ted by a public meeting, at Exeter-hall, Strand, Mr.
11. Gurney, founder and president of the union, in
przo'chair, supported by Mr. James Nisbet, Mr. Thomas
th 131, Pson, who had assisted him in the work of forming
the 41,ititution, and many other gentlemen interested in
The proceedings
of the undertaking.
~; proceedings having been opened with prayer,
The CHAIRMAN remarked upon the success which had
att ended the operations of the society since its com-
mencement. Fifty years ago there were but 21,0Q0
racii,,,)lars in all the Sunday schools, whereas the number
be4cl now increased to upwards of 140,000. There could
11.0 doubt that great and important benefits had arisen
fr
,°ra. the proceedings of the union, and he trusted that
"; 3 friends and promoters would continue in the goOd
'Work they had hitherto so successfully carried on.
The SECRETARY then read the report, which gave a
general view of the objects and progress of the union,
,and stated that it had been proposed to erect a suitable
building on freehold land for the purposes of the society
at a cost of 10,0001., less than that sum not being suffi-
cient to effect the object in view. During the past few
years 'the union had aided in the erection of new school-
rooms by granting 7,0001. for that purpose in varidus
Parts of the country. The union had opened the schools
to infants, and bad delivered the younger scholars from
the drudgery formerly attendant upon the A B C
''nd elementary classes. It had also assisted in pro-
curing a cheap Bible for Sunday scholars, and had
established the principle of a uniform Scripture lesson
in Sunday schools. The scholars were largely in-
debted to the union for their lending libraries, the num-
ber of libraries granted up to the 31st March, 1853,
being
2,750, the value of which, at the publication price,
was 16,7621., but for which the schools only paid the
sum of 5,5871. Juvenile periodical literature originated
with the Sunday-school Union. They had provided a
library of reference and circulation, comprising about
3,000 volumes, to which the members of the union
bad access at a nominal subscription of ls per annum
The total amount of grants made out of the. funds of the.
union from the year 1831 to 1853 for benevolent pur-
poses, was 28,704/. 2s. 7d., and of this sum 7118/. ls. 7d.
had been received by tle
The report concluded by expressing of the' metropolis.
jubilee of the Sunday-school Union Sing
would be the starting
a hope that the
point of a new career of usefulness.
prodoomsed6 and the
The Rev. G. SMITH, of Poplar,
Rev. SAMUEL WARD, a negro minister
of
graalta.ada, se-
4ad
attendeditude to
conded the first resolution, expressive
commencement.
Providence for the great blessings whichnun
the proceedings of the society since its co
The resolution was adopted, and was succeeded by
several others, having for their object the support and
encouragement of the Sunday-school Union.
The meeting then separated.

CHILD FOUND DEAD.—On Sunday last, the 10th inst.,
a female child was found in a brown hat box, sewed in
an old muslin pocket handkerchief, with the name of
"Ann Marshall, 2.12," written in ink,
in a pond on the
farm belonging to Mr. Geo. Weldon, near Stockton-on-
Tees. An inquest was held at the Grey Horse Inn, on
Monday, before the district coroner, J. Settle, Esq.,
when a wilful murder against some person or persons
unknown was returned.
ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY.—The ball-yearly general
court of the members of this society was held yesterday
at their office in Trafalgar-square. Mr. B. Hawes pre-
sided. The minutes of the proceedings of the committee
for the last six months, which were read by the secretary
Stated that during that period in fifty cases which had
come under their notice, 53 persons had been rescued
from drowning, of whom 49 had been successfully treated.
Out of 142,000 bathers in the Serpentine during the
season, there had been 17 accidents, in 16 of them the
parties had been successfully treated, and in the other
the person was drowned when discovered. Eight at-
tempts at suicide had been frustrated. The society's
medal was awarded in the following cases :—To Mr.
William Bencraft for saving the life of James Higson in
the harbour of Singapore ; to John Jordan, for saving
the life of Lieutenant Carpenter, R.A., in the St. Law-
rence, Montreal ; to Captain H. Grierson, 15th Regi-
ment, for saving a boy named Kelly, at Mulhngar ; to
James F. Miller, engineer, on board the Princess Alice
steamer,, for saving a foreign lady in Dover harbour ; to
Lieutenant R. W. Davies, 2d West India Regiment, for
saving a private in the same regiment at Port Antonio,
in Jamaica ; to G. Monro and Donald Ross' for saving
(at great risk to themselves) two youths in Scotland ; to
Aquilla. Handscombe, for saving a boy at Red Hill,
Reigate ; to Mr. W. H. Jones, for saving a boy in the
Regent's Canal ; and to the Rev. J. H. Kinnear, who,
at the peril of his own life, had, at a difficult and dan-
gerous part of the river Lea, rescued a boy from drown-
ing. The business concluded with the usual vote of
thanks to the ehgrulau,