The Sun.
London, England, 1840-10-09 00:00:00

CHILDREN'S FRIEND SOCIETY.
A SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING of the SUB-
-SCRIBERS of-the above SOCIETY will be held at Exeter
Hall THIS DAY, to take into consideration the propriety of
DISCONTINUING the BENEVOLENT OPERATIONS
of the INSTITUTION..
The Chair will be taken by the Right Hon. Lord NUGENT,
At One o'Clock precisely.'
The Committee of Management feel reluctantly compelled to
bring the subject of the dissolution of the Society before the
Subscribers, as, unless further pecuniary aid and public support
be given, such a step is inevitable ; for, notwithstanding the
complete refutation of the unfounded charges against the So-
ciety, which was given at the last Annual Meeting, and which
remains in permanent record in the printed Reports of the offi-
cial inquiries instituted by the Government on the spot, the di-
minution in the annual funds and customary donations towards
the benevolent purposes of the Institution has become so great,
that the means of continuing the Society are wholly insufficient
for the calls upon it.
The Committee make this appeal with great regret, as,
while institutions abound for the Orphan and destitute Chil-
dren of the Soldier and the Sailor, and almost of every differ-
ent class of profession and trade throughout the kingdom, those
more especially calling for protection, because their destitu-
tion has been too often caused by the criminal neglect and
aets of their parents, and who are thus themselves too often
driven to vagrancy and crime, are left wholly without aid, ex-
cept through means such as the Children's Friend Society is
peculiarly fitted to afford.
The Committee trust all who are interested in alleviating the
distress, or diminishing the temptation to crime of society, will
attend; so that, if the dissolution of the Society should unhap-
pily be determined on by the Meeting, some chance may be
given for supplying other plans, so as to supply its place, for
the benefit of the unfortunate class whom it has hitherto been
able to relieve, and would, but for the reasons before alluded
to, have continued efficiently to support, and rescue from the
destruction which otherwise seems too sure to fall upon them.

TIDE VESTA PATENT STOVE.—After
the extraordinary excitement occasioned by our intro..
duction of the Chunk Patent Stove, and the unparalleled
patronage it has obtained, producing from upwards of 2,000
purchasers testimonials of its healthfulness, simplicity, eco-
nomy, safety, and cleanliness when used in the various Situa-
tions of drawing-rooms, bed-rooms, nurseries, entrance-halls,
offices, greenhouses, forcing houses, and forcing pits, some
specific reason will be expected from us for bringing before the
priblic the VESTA STOVE, for which a patent has been
granted. We beg therefore to say that the necessary removal
of the fire pail, which by many persons is yet considered to be
of great value, together with the absence of sufficient ornament
and variety of size that cannot be applied beyond a certain ex •
tent to the Chunk Stoves, was to some an objection. The
Vesta Stove possesses all the properties which rendered the chunk
so pre-eminently superior, and obviates every objection that we
have heard advanced against it. A tire in the Vesta Stove may
be lit in the apartment in which it is placed and the fire may be
fed without the fuel with which it is supplied being seen, avoid-
ing the slightest escape of noxious vapours or dust during either
of the operations. The fire can be kept burning the whole
season without any inconvenience from the formation of
clinkers, requiring attention only once in 24 hours. Not any of
the gases generated by combustion can escape into the apart-
ment, as they do from every stove having doors, however close
fitted those doors may be, and as there is not any fire or any
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pleasant smell and unhealthy effects produced by all stoves
which have heated substances in contact with the outer part of
the stove. As the Vesta is a Ventilating Stove none of the
gases are confined, and it is perfectly free from all liability to
explosions and those, frightful consequences that have so fre-
quently occurred in the use of others. Toe Vesta Stove will
be made in various materials from six-inch diameter (appli-
cable to travelling carriages) to a suitable size for churches.
A stove that will warm a room, 20 feet square, will not con-
sume more than 2d. worth of fuel per day.
A list of references with a number of testimonials will be
sent in answer to a post paid application. The originals may
be seen at our warehouses. 12, Wells-street, Oxford-street.