The Sun.
London, England, 1825-11-04 00:00:00

FOR THE SUN.

MR. EDITOII—A very SERIOUS ACCIDENT Was
likely to have happened here this afternoon, the
particulars of which I beg to state.—Rear Ad-
miral Sir CHARLES PAGET Wil3 getting under
weigh in the Emerald yacht, blowing hard from
the westward, about:half flood tide, endeavour-
ing to keep the Gosport shore outward, to wea-
ther the small vessels inside the Victory, 3Vhen,
by a sudden jerk of the Emerald's main boom,
Sir CHARLEs ►.as thrown upon the Ice gunwhale,
and from thence overboard. The Admiral was
soon rescued from the waves by Capt. INGLIS'S
boat, and taken to the Victor:, where every at-
tention was shewn him by the Commanding
Officer, Lieutenant KENTISH, and the medical
department of the ship. Admiral Sir GEoRGE
MA wrIN, Captain INGLIS, with other Officers of
the fleet, went on board the Vietou soon after
this accident occurred, and Sir CHARLES PAG ET
was taken on shore to the Admiralty house in a
cot, we hope not suffering from the effects of
swallowing salt water.. We are sorry to state
that in the confusion attending this &laming ac-
cident the Emerald ran foul of the Vittoria fri-
gate yacht, belonging to Captain INGrAs, and
literally tore her in ribbands.

GUARDIAN SOCIETY,
FOR THE PRESERVATION OF PUBLIC MORALS,

The Anniversary Meeting of this Society was
held at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, yesterday•
The Right Honourable the Loup M,tYo►t, President of the
Society, took the Chair at two o'clock, when the business of the
day was commenced by his Lordship's rising and addressing
the Meeting in the following words :

Ladies and Gentlemen—l am called upon by virtue of being
President of this Society for this year, to address you on the
merits of this praiseworthy Institution. 1 regret that this office
has not devolved upon a person more competent to expatiate
upon the benefits resulting from a Society of this nature. This
Institution has been in the habit of holding its meetings in the
Egyptian Hall, but owing to that building being at present un-
der repair, this room was chosen by the Committee. It signifies
but little where we meet—whether in the Mansion House of this
City, or even in the open air, so that the suns ines upon us, if
we take into consideration the purpose fir wiNch this Meeting
is convened, viz. the rescuing from destruction a certain class
of unfortunate females. The main object of this Institution has
been misunderstood—it has been said that this Society was
formed for the prevention of crime ; happy, indeed, would it
be could it chain the human heart, prone as it naturally is to ,•
crime, but its intention is to reform that class of unfortunate fe-
males before they sink deeper into the abyss of infamy, which
ultimately ends in their ruin. I ask, if any of you have
as a brother, father, or mother, or in any degree of relation.
ship, been witness to a deviation from the path of virtue, has
not the consequence been, that the feeling of atExtion has been
changed into disgust and hatred towards the unfortunate object
of wily artifice. Many of these misguided victims have been
driven by shame to commit the dreadful act of suicide. I ant
convinced that there are many Institutions that may be equal
to, hut cannot surpass ours. The expenditure of this Estab-
lishment, I am sorry to say, exceeds the income, and many ob-
jects of compassion have been refused admittance on account
of the limited funds. Only to-day, as a magistrate, I was ap-
plied to by an interesting girl, about nineteen years of age, who
had been seduced from her friends, who were most respectable,
in Wellingborough, by an abandoned female who had since
disappeared, and left her in the most abject distress. I would
willingly have sent her to this Institution, as I consider her a
fit object, but owing to the reduced state of its finance, I was
unable to do so. To give you an example of the good effects
! of this Institution upon the morals of its inmates, 1 shall only
mention, that since last year reports have been received of
females who have left the Asylum, and been in service for the
following periods :—Two for six years ; three for five; five for
four ; five for three ; seven for two ; ten for one ; and are still
conducting themselves well, either in service, or with their re-
spective friends. This is a most gratifying account : persons
in the situation in which they were (for no secret was made of
their past conduct), must have been most narrowly watched, and
yet they have been able to retain their situations. I have said
more at this meeting than I have ever said at any meeting at
which I have had the honour to preside this year, because they
have been in a prosperous condition, and therefore required
little to be said, but I feel myself called upon in this case to
solicit the assistance of the humane towards the support of this
valuable Instit . ion. 1 have to relate a generous and disin.
terested action of Mr. Fry, the Treasurer, who has advanced
4001. to relieve the wants of the Society. After apologizing
for thus trespassing on the time of the assembly, his Lordship
sat down amidst the applause of the company.
The Reverend Dr. WEnsTEn, the Secretary, then read the
last year's Report, in which several affecting cases were men.
tioned of those unfortunate females who had been relieved by
this Society. It stated also that since the last Report 196 fe-
males had been provided for or sent home to their friends, and
that freim the commencement of the Institution in 1812, to
July 13, 1825, 927 women had been received, of whom
Had been placed in service - 235
Restored to their friends - 240
Sent to their respective parishes 345
Discharged or withdrawn 43
Had died 9
And were now under the care of the Institution 55

• Total - 927
But such were the existing necessities of the Asylum, that it
was resolved by the Committee to reduce the number of female
penitents from 50 to 30. It was also resolved to appeal to the
public through the medium of the daily press, and he was happy
to add, that appeal had been answeted in a manner highly
gratifying to the Society. The amount of subscriptions re-
ceived since last advertisement was 7W. lls. -
The Rev. H. G. WATKINS, Rector of St. Swithin's, said
that he was so little accustomed to public speaking that he felt
very diffident in addressing the fleeting, but upon a subject
of this importance, viz. the preservation of the public morals,
he was sure that it needed but little apology. He thought that
this Asylum embodied the Gospel, and that it also wore the
diadem of that Holy Writ—Forgivenness of Sinners.
Sir F. OMMANN EY spoke to the sante effect, and concluded
by saying that great praise was due to the Magistrates for the
support they had given to the Society, and especi;dly the Gen-
tleman who had presided this year.
The Rev. Dr. Fila, Chaplain to the Duke of Sussex, said
that as a sincere well-wisher to the Society he would add a few
words. While there were so many public institutions in Lon-
don for the preservation of life, this Society, instituted for the
preservation of public morals, ought not to be allowed to fall
to the ground for want of that support, which would reflect
credit upon those who came forward to that effect. If a prece-
dent were wanted, he said, to countenance the founding such
an Institution, he would adduce the Magdalen, the Lock, and
the Foundling, Hospitals; and though it afforded him great
pleasure to contemplate the benefits resulting from this Insti-
tution, yet he had equal regret in seeing its decline. He could
not finish without thanking the Public Press, for the spirited
manner in which it had taken up the matter. The Institution
had derived considerable support from its eurtions.
HEN ItYJE REMY, Esq., and the hey. GEo. TOWNSITEND,
spoke at some length in a general manner as to the grad effects
or this Institution, and the regret they felt at the decline of it.
Dr. BIM. LOB LOTSK r, Professor of Theology at Gottingen,
spoke in a most feeling manner of the good effects likely to
result to this country from an institution of this kind. lie
stated that he had heard in his country that the English faith
was a dead faith, but that he should refute that calumny, be-
cause he had seen sufficient in this country to see that the Eng-
lish had feeling hearts and a living faith. The Doctor apolo-
gized to the meeting for taking up their valuable time, and
troubling them with such a metamorphosis of the English lan-
guage (he spoke with a very strong German accent), but his
feelings prompted hint to express himself in some way or other.
Mr. FRY proposed a vote of thanks to the Lord Mayor for
his obliging conduct in t',le Chair, and for that kind and zealous
attention with which he had invariably promoted the interests
of this Institution.

The LORD MAYOR returned thanks for the honour they
had done him, and which was undeserved, as he had done
nothing but• what every man that had any humanity would do.
Several votes of thanks were passed—to his Royal flightless
the Duke of Sussex (the Patron), her Grace the Duchess of
Wellington, to the Committees of Ladies and Gentlemen, and
to Mr. Bleaden, the landlord of the London Tavern, who had
handsomely allowed the meeting the use of the room. The
Meeting, which was of the most respectable kind, and com-
posed of a great number of Ladies, then broke up.