The Sun.
London, England, 1849-04-25 00:00:00

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NEWMARKET RACE

(THIS DAY.)

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPIL)

Match—Maynooth beat Bedlam.
Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each. D.M.

Rochester
Testator

Sweepstakes of 50 sous. each. D.M.

Sobraon
Flambeau colt

Handicap of 20 soya. each. A.F.

Collingwood ...
Pell Mell ...

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f ACIAI
GENERAL PENSION SOCIETY.—The annual .e- 1
of this charity was 'held yesterday at the London Taver;;
when about 130 gentlemen sat down to an eXcellf.to
dinner. The Lord Mayor was expected to preside, wee
was prevented by illness, and in his absence Mr. Jlbe
Thompson, of Fenchurch-street, took the chair.
object of the charity is to afford a permanent relief 7„
means of monthly pensions to decayed artisans, flit
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chanics, manufacturers, and tradesmen, and to „,:,
destitute widows. In dispensing its benefits it makes. t.
distinction of religion or country. It has been is ell,O.
ence for thirty years, and has during that per/ouA ~;,.
lieved in their old age no less than 874 pensioners,
burring to them up to the audit of 1848 no less a °1)61
than 54,611/. The charity held no anniversary fest"th
last year, and the rest thus given to its supPorte-ta
coupled with the accession of a new secretary, seetes ea
have given it fresh vigour. The subscriptions anuourlcal
during the evening amounted to 1,0331. The nals`;,l,o
arrangements, which were very good, were under '„t.
direction of Mr. N. G. Sporle. Mr. Harker was Wl'

master.
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CITY COMMISSIONERS OF SEWERS.—Yester.i
meeting of the Commissioners took place in Guildbs r,
Mr. Deputy Peacock presidegg,, After a motion by 4'r,
Deputy Lake, who complained of the state of the le
riage way in Leadenhall-street, had been agreed to, the
surveyor put in the report on the practice of turning 6d
contents of cesspools into the sewers, which was rep
and ordered to be entered on the journals, and a zenth.,..i.
by Mr. Blake, on the same subject, was agreed to tielt-rt
mously. Mr. llaw, the chief clerk, then read the reP°:
as to the supply of water, which, after some observe;
tions from Mr. Deputy Stacy and Mr. Blake, was f' of
ordered to be entered on the journals. A number 10
tenders for the cleansing of the streets of the City o,ect
then received, and it was determined to refer the subjet4
to the General Purposes Committee. Mr. Depuile
Godson brought the subject of the whalebone boiling
Aldersgate-street before the meeting, which, after 6°Ta
discussion, was, on the motion of Mr. Harrison, orde`i,
to be referred to the Committee of Health. A comet Gag
cation from the secretary of the Great Central
Company was read, and ordered to be referred to
General Purposes Committee. Annexed to the lettites
bu
t
which a document, said to be of much importance, "-0
which was not read, and the Court adjourned with°-
deciding whether or not it should be published.
NEWFOUNDLAND AND COLONIAL SCHOOL SOCAA- 4
—The annual meeting of the friends of this society 61:f
held yesterday at Exeter Hall, and was presided of-d
by the Marquis of Cholmondeley (in the absence of
Bexley, whose advanced age prevented his attendlit,
The noble chairman, having pointed out the great dsiiro
incumbent on a country so favoured as ours to diffuse
blessings of religious education among our dependepeleoti:
called on the secretary to read the report. That doe;n
meat showed as increase in the number of children 'es
connexion with the schools of the society at St. Jettijal
over that of last year, the present number being 160 e 111„
the daily average attendance being 150. The subserj;
Lions raised in St. John's had also increased from 69beto
1847-8, to 781. in 1848-9. In other stations there had been
a falling off, owing to the decrease of means, espeei6i
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in Bona Vista and Harbour Grace, where two schen at
which had existed for nearly 25 years, had been close.
although 100 children were receiving instruction in WTI',
;
The Bishop of Newfoundland, in writing to the Mere
bishop of Canterbury, complained of the want of teset
there, and promised salaries of from 80/. to 1004 per rn-t;
num to those who were sent out. The home reee'rzt
of the society during the' year had decreased 9204, their
amount being 1,6541. They had received 1,4594 f41.°,11,
abroad. The expenditure was 3,3971., leaving ade re` of the society wa's 'e-e;
of 293 i. Unless the
stored, other schools must be closed, and the soeie"'„,
would cease. Anaueg those who addressed them eett
in support of the usual resolutions were the Ref.
Hewitt, the Rev. 11. Stowell, the Rev. J. N. G.
the 11ev. D. Wilson, and the Rev, C. B. Grtbble. "'e
proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the
Noble Chairman.

BIRTHS. 1r•
On the 20th inst., at Dublin, the lady of Captain J.
Smith, 4' th Regiment, of a son.
At Putney, on the 21st inst., the wife of A. F. Bainbridge'
Lsq., of a daughter.
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On the 2 ist inst., at Stamford-hill, Mrs. INT. Tucker,
daughter.

MARRIED. ' • st.,
At the Episcopal Chapel, Dingwall, on the 20th Incio
George W. H. Ross, Esq., of Cromarty, Lieutenant
Dungy
Highlanders, to Adelaide Lucy, third daughter of
Davidson, Esq., of Tulloch, Ross-shire.
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