The Sun.
London, England, 1835-04-09 00:00:00

tomary toasts, " The King," " The Queen.," The Princess
Victoria, and the rest of the Royal family."
These toasts having been drunk with the greatest enthusiasm,
The CHAIRMAN, in an able speech, next proposed " Pros-
perity to the Orphan Working School." His Lordship said,
they were all well acquainted with the benefit this Charity
conferred on society. It had now been established three quar-
ters of a century, during which time the inestimable blessings
of education had been conferred upon more than 900 children,
of whom many now occupied situations of the greatest re-
spectability in this immense metropolis. An institution pos-
sessing such claims upon public support, required no
eulogy from him; it was open to all classes of the com-
munity without distinction of religious faith, and this was
one of its highest titles to public patronage. He did not say
this in disparagement of other religious institutions; every com-
munity had, of course, the right to dispose of their money as
they pleased; but what he particularly praised this Institution
for, was its tolerance. It was most unjust and absurd to levy
money from the people at large to educate the children of only
one particular or predominant sect.--( Cheers.) It was a
crying injustice to wring money from the whole people, to
build churches for one persuasion alone. His Lordship con-
cluded a very able speech upon religious toleration, by saying,
that this society being the only one conducted upon such
ignciples, merited the highest degree of praise and encou-
liTement.
Dr. SMITH proposed " The health of the Rev. Mr. Davis,"
with thanks to him for the very eloquent and able sermon
which he had preached in the morning in aid of the funds of
the Institution.

Mr. DAVIS returned thanks in a neat speech.
Mr. HANKEY proposed " The memory of Ebenezer Mait-
land, Esq.," late treasurer of the Charity.
Mr. WAYMOUTH next rose. They had met that day as the
friends of education, to depopulate, by their philanthropic
endeavours, the workhouse and the gaol. If there were any
individual who had consecrated the entire energies of a gigantic
mind to forward this great cause, it was the Noble Lord who
had done them the high honour to preside that day in the
Chair. That Noble Lord had been the uncompromising ad-
vocate of universal education throughout the land; he had
been the constant patron of literary institutions and Mechanics'
Institutes. Net only in this cause did his Lordship merit
their sincerest gratitude—they all knew the energy with
which he had supported the repeal of the Test and Corpora-
tion Acts—they all knew his endeavours in the cause of Negro
Emancipation, when one of a small phalanx that uniformly
advocated the cause of civil and religious liberty. Mr. Way-
mouth concluded by proposing " The health of the Right
Hon. Lord Brougham, and the cause of universal education."

—(lmmense cheering. )
Lord BROUGHAM returned thanks. He might have ex-
pected some applause from fellow-labourers in the great cause
to which he had devoted his life; but the very cordial and
flattering manner in which his health had been drunk, quite
overpowered his warmest expectations. After some general
observations upon the progress of education, his Lordship said
that no plan in which he had ever been engaged, had caused
him so much mortification as the failure (he might call it) of
the University of London. There were several most eminent
professors in every department of literature and science em-
ployed at the University ; but the truth was, that the people
of London were so aristocratically inclined, that they would
rather starve themselves to pay 2501. to send their sons to Ox-
ford or Cambridge, where they might associate with the sons
of Lords and Bishops, than pay 101. per annum to the Uni-
versity of London, where they might receive an education
quite as complete and extensive. It would be very well if
they would be persuaded to put the 2001. in their pockets, and
!end five sons to be educated in London for the remainder.—
(Grcat cheering.) His Lordship concluded by proposing
"the health of William Smith, Esq., late M. P. for Norwich,
the friend of civil and religious liberty."
Mr. SMITH returned thanks.

His LORDSHIP afterwards proposed " the healths of Mr.
Clay, M.P., and Mr. Baines, M. P.," who severally returned
thanks for the honour conferred upon them.
The Secretary afterwards read the amount of subscriptions
received in support of the Charity; and the meeting did not
separate until a late hour: