The Sun.
London, England, 1825-07-01 00:00:00

HIGIIBURY COLLEGE.

The foundation-stone of the new College to
educate young men for the Ministry among the Dissenters of
the Independent denomination was laid at Highbury‘park on
Tuesday last by 'Thomas . Wilson, Esq. the Treasurer of the
Society. •
The Academy had been situated at IfoxtOn since the year•
1721, under the name of•Hoxton Academy, anti was found ina-
dequate for the purpose, in regard to convenience, space occu-
pied, and salubrity, which has induced the benevolent indiv!.:,
dual who anperintended the business of the day to present'.
four acres of freehold ground to the Institution, the cost of
which amounted to 2,000 guineas, and will in future be desig-
nated Highbury College. The building is intended to corre-
spond with the times in regard to architecture, and in, a situa-
non for prospect, salubrity, anti comfort, adapted to the health
of the Students and the purposes of the College. •
After the usual ceremonies, depositing the coins of the realm,
and the plate, with the following inscription—
" This foundation stone of a building erected by voluntary con-,
tribution, for the purposes of an Academy, sometime at Iloxton,
namely for affordWg.gratuitous education, in sacred and useful
literature and science, to young men of piety and good talents,'
who desire to ,improve ,their 'qualifications for preaching the`
Gospel among. Christians of- the, Independent denominkiori,•
was laid 'hy Thomas Wilson, 'Esq., for more than 30 .years the
faithful Treasurer and liberal Benefactor, June 28, A. S. 1825%
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in. the prosperous reign of George:the Fourth."
The Itev„:.Cicorge Clayton, of. Walworth, delivered an lila I-
gural address, and the.,Rev. Joseph Pletcher, of Stepney, an
appropriate prayer., .The. Alinisters and,Gentlemen dined at
Canonbury House, Islington. After dinner a beautiful modef
of the intended ertitlee - was exhibited, and the Chairman, Thot
and Wilson, Esq. explained the various departments, x 1 the
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uses of them . ' • ' • • • •

The General Meeting was held at the same place, and ap.
propriate speeches were delivered by the Rev. George Burder,
Drs. Morrison and Stylee, the Rev. H. B. Jenla of Greenwich;
J. Morrison of Chelsea, J. Blackburn of Pentonville, Dr. Har.
ris, tie theological-tutor, the Bev. Rayson of 'Somers-town,
and J. Atkinson of Southampton. The suni of 30001. received
was reported at the' close; and the amount of 20,000/. is ex.
pected to be raised. 'by voluntary contribution, to defray the
erection of the building.

The Royal Society for the Improvement of
Prisons held a Meeting at Paris on Friday, in the apartments
of the DAUPIIiN, its President. The Prince opened the
Meeting by a short speech, in which he declared the solicitude
of the King for the amelioration of the situation of the prisoners.
The Minister of the Interior read a report of the recent la-
bours of the Society. Eighteen out of the 19 central prisons
have been improved, and the attention of the Society is directed
to the only remaining one. The Prefect of the Depart-
ment gave an account of the improvement of the Paris prisons,
and stated that seven or eight millions of francs are required to,
carry into execution the ameliorations proposed. Of this suns
five millions are already secured, and the rest, it is hoped, will
be obtained without difficulty. The Hon. Prefect added, that
he had been to England for the purpose of !slaking himself ac-
quainted with the prison system, and aihnitted that that country
had made much greater progress tban.France. The Prefect of
the Police, and several other members of the Society, addressed
the Meeting, which"afterwards broke up:
MORE HORSEWIIIPPINU„AT- CIIELTENIIAht.
On Tuesday last, Mr. judge, Pie Editor of The
Cheltenham Journal, was in the Theatre of that
town, and was called out to a Rerson; who, it
was said, was desirous. .of ,spt:iikiqg to him.
The moment he left the box he Was'assailed, by
Mr. GriffithS, theProptietorond:by:the Printer
of 7'he Cheltenham Chronicle, using a
horsewhip, and the other a- stick, With 'quite as
much vigour as had been displayed by Colonel
Berkeley.
.The effects of the diicipline were
soot) visible, and Mr. Judge had another. vein
opened on the occasion. The attack is attributed
to some paragraph in the Journal offensive to
Mr. Griffiths.and his squire; who thought they
could not act in•a more becoming manner, than
by following the example of their gallant neigh-
bour, the Colonel.----(Morning Paper).
SUICIDE.—About seven o'clock this-Morning a
young female in' the service of Mr. HUNTER,
chemist in Long-acre, committed suicide by tak-
ing arsenic. The girl, after swallowing the poison,
proceeded-very composedly to arrange the break-
fast things, and on the family coming down to
breakfast she told them she would not remain
with them much longer, for she-had taken poison.
Its effects Soon afterwards became apparent, and
the poor girl, after enduring the most excruciating
pains, died about ten-o'clock this morning. She
refused to divulge her motive for committing the
rash act, but it -is supposed to have originated in
some love affair.

OLD BAILEY—(T 1 1s DAY).

CHARGE OF lIICEIWAY ROBBERY.
Charles Carter was put to the bar on au indictment charging
him with assaulting. on the King's highway, Mrs Ann Rain
ford,-and taking from her person two notes 101. each, and other
property.
The prisoner called a witness, who swore that he was at his
house from half-past eight o'clock until half-past ten ; and the
robbery having been committed as early as a quarter-past nine,
the prisoner could not be the thief.—Verdict, Not Guilty.
CHARGE OF MURDER.
Patrick 11fahir stood indicted for killing and slaying Thomas
Daimon, one of the beadles of the Parish of St. James's. The
Medical Gentlemen, called in to attend on the deceased, gave it
as their opinion that death was occasioned by the diseased state
of the vessels leading to the heart, and a verdict of" Acquittal"
was immediately directed by the Juolges.

NEW COURT.
ROBBERY OF ST. Glr.us's WORKHOUSE.
James Mitchell, a ruffianly looking fellow, a pauper in St:
Giles's Workhouse, was found guilty of stealing a pair of sheets
and other articles belonging to the poor-house.
The prisoner has been twice sent on board the hulks, but
having served his time was again let loose on the public, and at
length was taken into the poor-house as a pauper, but had not
long been there before he committed the robbery of which he
was now convicted.
,The Judge Plr. ARARIN ) immediately passed sentence on
him of transportation beyond the seas for seven years.
The prisoner, on being taken from the bar, said, " Thank
ye, Sir, I'm inticlLobliged.to you."
A black rnan,:,natried Painter, was found guilty of stealing
peas in Covent-garden Market, and was sentenced to fourteen
days imprisonment, and to be publicly whipped for 100 yards
on a market-day.

3IIDDLE9I;X SESSIONS—Crins DAY.)
. COUNTERFEIT COIN.
James Welton, and Ann his wife, were convicted of uttering
two counterfeiclalf-crowns to 111 r. Burford, a publican, on
Saffron-bilk—Sentenced to six months imprisonment.
Mary Kelly was also convicted of uttering two bad shillings
to 31r. Wodehouse the landlord of the Ship, Hopkins.street,
Westminster. A third' shilling, which she had about her, she
contrived to swallow, on being taken into custody.—Sentenced
to six months hard labour.
Thomas Pet o, Wm. Pelo, and James Green were found
guilty of assaulting 'Thomas Alexander, a constable of West:.
minster, in the execution of his duty, in attempting to keep the
street clear.—They were seutenced respectively to four months
imprisonment.