The Sun.
London, England, 1824-09-07 00:00:00

PREVENTION OF CRIME,
AND PROTECTION TO THE INDIGENT.

A Public Meeting was this day held at the
London Tavern, Ludgate-hill, for the purpose of
forming a Society to administer Temporary Pe-
cuniary Relief, &c., to those unfortunate Persons
who may be charged with Felonies and Misde-
meanors, alleged to have been committed within
the City of London and County of Middlesex,
and whose Bills of Indictment are afterwards
ignored by the Grand Jurors.—Sir PETER LAURIE,
&c. in the Chair.
The objects which this Society will have in
view is, to admiunister pecuniary or such other
assistance, as circumstances may require, to en-
able disengaged prisoners to proceed to their
homes, and follow their lawful avocations, or
otherwise provide them with situations in life,
suited to their capacities and characters, in order
that, by not being thrown on the world, they
may be prevented from a recurrence of offence.
By twelve o'clock a considerable number of
Gentlemen of rank were in attendance, in ad.
dition to which we were gratified with the pre-
sence of a number of Ladies, who kindly came
forward in aid of so laudable and humane an
Institution. It is also worthy of notice, that
Mr. CLARK, proprietor of the Tavern, gave the
use of the room gratuitously on this occasion.
The Worthy Knight having taken the Chair,
briefly set forth the many advantages society
Would derive from the formation of a society like
the one intended.
Several Gentlemen addressed the Meeting, in
the course of which a number of communications
were read from different Societies and persons.
The resolutions having been read and agreed to,
a Committee was formed to carry them into ef-
fect, and subscription
n liberalcommenced by
thore present. It was also resolved that the pro-
ceedings of the day should he inserted in the
(1.419 Morning and Evening Papers, and that the
A.ssociation should be called " The Society for
the Prevention of Crime and Protection of the
t
—44;l' and that the Committee should report
to a General Meeting to be called for the pur-
pose.

pit' WOLCOT.—The British Press of this day
814,93-" Who can find cause of congratulation in
the Who
and poverty of PETER PINDAII ?" The
"Jritish Press is mistaken ; Dr. WOLCOT had for
"early thirty years enjoyed an annuity of 250/. from
the Booksellers for the copy-right of his former
besides dish, patrimonial inheritance, which lie had
posed of many years before his death. Ile
was never extravagant, and he left a considerable
sum in the Public Funds, which he' bequeathed
*
legacies, with a large portion to his chief Exe-
cutor, and many valuable Pictures. With respect
to his " senility," though he had reached his 82d
year, he retained his faculties till the very day
before he died, and the very l words e uttered
manifested that he had recovered them behfore their
Anal extinction. lie was a man of extraordinary
Powers and great attainments, and it is not
.too
'll'4°4 to say, that in powerful genius, original
nimour, satirical force, knowledge of mankind,
andi scientific attainment., this country can pro.-
(luce few Poets who can be placed in competi-
tion
With him. It is, however, to be regretted
t.bat his Muse too often took an erroneous direc-
tion, Particularly in reference to our late revered
and amiable Sovereign.

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0 Yesterday, between three and four o'clock,.
-le non. GEORGE CANNING rode down Consti-
tation Bill, on horseback, on his way to the Fo-
Greign Office. We never saw the Right Hon.
entleman in better apparent health, and we are
e the satement will diffuse the most general
tr
-atlsfaction. Mr. CANNING is expected to arrive
ie bublin in a few days.
The late Mr. MONTEFIORE is said to have left
atpw
uarcs of 500)(3°W. But though active in the
Ali
tfrilioment of wealth, he was always liberal 111
Sndning it. No person could be more pleasing
manners, more humane, charitable, and ge-
nerous. Tin
-- was brother-in-law of Mr. Rona-
"Io, and their family connexion was consoli-
4atd and endeared by friendship. No man was
friend more deservedly regretted by numerous
than the departed gentleman.
at n° 4Xtraordinary improvement has taken place
couytecetkos
„ Ayres in the value of the six per cent.
quence of the
stook circulating there, in conse-
co • • from this country,
nunumcations
respect.
b c , Ing the high state of credit enjoyed here
the South American Governments, and the
prospect, since realized, of raising money on
„elnally favourable terms for Buenos Ayres.—
illis security rose from 50 to 8 per cent.; and
a, Still greater advance occurred in the shares of
the new bank, which from par rose to a premium
of 70 per cent.
t. BERLIN, AUG. 28.—The King ieturned yes-
.etday evening from Doberan. The Crown Prince is gone to
4\onigsberg.
~. 114NovErt, AUG.2B.—Their Royal Highnesses
fore butte and Duchess of Cambridge arrived here the day be.
bce4tterday from Dobpran. They returned by way of 11-
1%,„,,/14 Hamburgh, and are now at Mont Brillant. Count
irtz Will return to London at the end of next month.
with inNSWIGIC, AUG. 26.—Our Duke is at Naples
the p,'..18 brother. After his visit to his venerable grandmothe!,
partiv",srgravine of Baden, he passed through Switzerland,
he st•,;',,,"„°foot, and not without danger, over Mount Simplon ,
A. r,..eu some time at Milan and Rome.
ii
cotif!etter from Frankfort says, c 4 The rumour
tenedt.lentlY revived, that a Discount Bank will speedily be
a out ,111 that city, with a capital of 15 millions of florms—
m:irtritllion sterling."
;t,'" Urto'vErrt, the French Consul-General. in
finet+. Nis made a present to the Museum at Lyons of eight
cienls/I,Aings, in exr.llent preservation, representing the an-
tr;:tog of burial in Egypt.
ram." severe stormy weather that raged in so,
Atit(Jarts in the middle, of July, it appears extended to the
21st orl_as accounts thence state, that from the 19th to tlu.
arid h,._,Oat month they experienced the most tempestuous
arnonZll,caneous weather, which had been very destructive
Tr me %hipping.
said la temporary iron fence railing, which was
~.' to be au incroachment on the public right of
;4tlithrough the Green Park (and respecting
ti,t.eustrious
i„ le" sinister motives were imputed to a certain
Personage, as if desirous to engross
the SP.,"!) has been removed. It now presents
wail ativantages of verdure which the iuclosure
swa_internled to produce, instead of the former
41Py State of the place.