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London, England, 1835-06-02 00:00:00

LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING. JUNE 2, 1835.

TURNPIKE TRUSTS.

The Committee on the " Surrey and Sussex Roads Bill "
having met, pursuant to adjournment, the Chairman stated
that since the last meeting he had seen Mr. Fox Maule on
the subject of the intentions of Government with respect to
turnpike trusts generally, when he was informed that Mr.
Maule had prepared a Bill fur the extinction of turnpikes
throughout England and Wales, which he would introduce on
the Ist of July, when the Bill would be printed, and Members
could consult their constituents before they were called on to
vote on the subject.
Mr. GREENING (in the absence of Mr. Thessiger) then
proceeded to state the case of the promoters of the Bill, when
he was stopped by
Mr. L. COLBORNE, who inquired if he was aware what op-
position was intended to the Bill ?
Mr. GREENING said that he believed all opposition, except
that of the parish of Christ Church, originated in a mistaken
notion, and would probably be withdrawn.
Mr. HAWES and Mr. HARVEY said that they should oppose
the Bill in all its stages ; it was merely throwing an addi-
tional burthen on their constituents.

Mr. LAURIE said that in order to prevent any such mistake
as had been alluded to, he would put in a special clause,
exempting his clients from any additional charge, and if the
promoters of the Bill would consent to this, he should with-
draw from any further opposition.
After considerable discussion,

Mr. HARVEY moved that " the Government having inti.
mated through Mr. Fox Maule that it is contemplated to in.:
troduce a measure regulating turnpike trusts throughout Eng-
land and Wales, this Committee recommend the promoters of
this Bill to postpone any proceedings thereon until such mea-
sure shall have been laid before Parliament."
This resolution having been carried unanimously, the Bill is
virtually put an end to for this session.
Adjourned sine die.

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COURT CIRCULAR.

The King and Queen, attended by. Lady Clinton, Vis-
countess Falkland, and Sir Andrew Barnard,. left Windsor
Castle, at a quarter past eleven o'clock yesterday morning, for
the Palace at Kew. Their Majesties arrived at Kew shortly
before one o'clock. .

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The Landgravine of Hesse Homburg, and the Princess
Augusta, attended by Baroness Styne, Lady Louisa Corn-
wallis, and Sir Benjamin Stephenson, left town in two carriages
and four, at half-past eleven o'clock -yesterday morning, and
joined their Majesties at Kew.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, accompanied by
Prince George, and Princess Augusta of Cambridge, left town
at half-past one o'clock yesterday afternoon for the Palace at
Kew, to meet their Majesties and the Royal Family.
The Landgravine of Hesse Homburg, and the Princess
Augusta, lunched with their Majesties, and in the course of
the afternoon left the Palace and returned to town.
The Duke, Duchess, Prince George, and the Princess
Augusta of Cambridge, remained at Kew and dined with the
King and Queen. The Duke of Cumberland joined their
Majesties and the Royal party at dinner.
Their Majesties were expected to leave the Palace at Kew
at half-past nine o'clock last night, on their return to Windsor
Castle.
A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at the
Foreign-office. It was attended by Viscount Melbourne,
the Marquis of Lansdowne, Lords John Russell, Glenelg,
Auckland, and Holland, Mr. Spring Rice, Sir John Hobhouse,
Viscount Howick, and Mr. Poulett Thompson. The Council
sat near two hours.
Earl Fitzwilliam, Lord Morpeth, and a Deputation had an
interview yesterday with Lord Glenelg at the Colonial-office.
Mr. Walker and a Deputation had conferences yesterday
with Viscount Melbourne, Lord Glenelg, and Mr. Spring
Rice.

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The Greek Minister transacted business yesterday at the
Foreign-office.
The Mysore Prince Ichangeer Shah (son of Tippo Sultan)
had an interview with Lord Glenelg, at the Colonial-office.
The Earl of Gosford visited Lord Glenelg yesterday.

FREE HOSPITAL, GREVILLE-

STREET.

The Seventh Anniversary Dinner of this Institution took
place yesterday evening at the Albion Tavern, Aldersgate-
street, and was attended by about 120 gentlemen. In the ab-
sence of the Lord Mayor, who was to have presided, and who
was prevented by other circumstances from attending,
PASCOE ST. LEGER GRENFELL, Esq., took the Chair.
When the cloth had been removed, and Non Nobis Dominc
sung by Messrs. Broadhurst, Hawkins, Fitzwilliam, and
Bellamy, the professional gentlemen present, the CHAIRMAN
gave, with the usual honours,—
" The King."—Air, " God save the King."
The CHAIRMAN, in proposing the next toast, observed that
the females of Great Britain were always foremost in pro-
moting charity, and none of them had been more conspi-
cuous in this respect than the illustrious female whose health
he was about to propose—
" The Queen."—( Great cheering.)
The CHAIRMAN had now a not less pleasing task, in pro-
posing the health of one to whom they all looked forward
with promise, in anticipation of her filling that throne which
females had before filled so illustriously and so usefully
to the empire.—( Great cheering.) He gave this toast
with the more pleasure, not alone from the public testimony
due on these occasions to the influential members of the Royal
Family, but also from the circumstance of a letter having been
just placed in his hands, announcing that Her Royal High-
ness the Duchess of Kent and the Princess Victoria had
kindly consented to become patrons of this Society.—
( Cheers.) Much might be augured of good from this cir-
cumstance, when they found their future sovereign taking those
steps which were most likely to promote the comfort and
happiness of her subjects.---( Cheers. )
" Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, the Princess
Victoria, and the other noble patronesses of the Society."—
( Great applause.)
" The Army and Nary."
The CHAIRMAN-Gentleman, I now come to a toast which
I offer to you with perfect confidence, and to which I am
sure you will cheerfully respond. It is the occasion which
has brought you all together, and which I regret for your
sakes has made me your unworthy Chairman.—(" No, no.")
I need not say that I am about to call your attention to
that excellent charity which although young in years, is gain-
ing vigour and strength in its progress, and which I hope will
fully realize the expectations which its most sanguine advocates
have formed respecting it. Gentlemen, we live in a land
in which one of the greatest boasts, and one of the highest
sources of pride is, the universal feeling of charity which per-
vades it. We cannot walk through almost any of our street.
in which some of those most useful institutions do not stare
us in the face, on the right hand and on the left. We cannot
unfortunately avoid seeing the miserable objects whom po-
verty, shame, and degradation, bring before us; but we can
hardly see one of those ,without having at hand some benevo-
lent institution for their relief. We have charities for all sorts
and conditions of the people, but none which more entirely
calls for sympathy and support than that which opens its
doors wide to all the most needy and wretched of the human
race.—( Great applause.) Gentlemen, I love this charity be-
cause I feel as a Christian—which is the first principle we
should have in view—that this institution is based upon the
purest Christian principles. Yes, Gentlemen, the principle
upon which it acts is that great one delivered to us by our Di-
vine Master, " Knock, and it shall be opened to you • seek,
and you shall find ; ask, and you shall receive."—( Applause.)
And this, I truly believe, is the fundamental principle of the
Free Hospital.—( Much cheering.) I know, gentlemen,
that in many instances charities are liable to abuse, and that
many appeal and are partakers of their benefits who have Ile
right to them ; but still for an occasional slight abuse we should
not, in any way, detract from their obvious usefulness.
I believe that if we could make the poor support themselves
independently of publid charities, we could not do them a
greater good. But we cannot shut our eyes to the fact,
that in this great metropolis there are hundreds of thou-
sands of wretched objects, who get up in the morning with-
out knowing where they can lay their heads at night, and
who go fasting to bed without knowing where they will
get the next bone or crust, to relieve what may be called
their famine.—( Hear.) I saw at Wapping an Asylum for
Poor Sailors, where hundreds of those who have faithfully
and gallantly done their duty to their country congregate
of a night, with hardly a rag to cover them, and who,
perhaps, have not had a morsel of food for many hours.
Such being the distress among all classes, I say that, al-
though you do wisely to narrow the bounds of charity
within the means of its supporters, yet that it is most
Christian-like to open and extend it as far as in our power
to those who are perishing for want of its succour.—
( Cheers.) This is the widely-diffused philanthropic prin-
ciple on which our Hospital is based—now, truly, a Free
Hospital—for his Majesty has signified his pleasure that its
title may be that of a Free Hospital in the widest sense of the
term. Few of you can forget the impression which was pro-
duced upon the public mind three years ago, when that awful
scourge, the cholera, after having devastated the East and the
West, visited us. Dial our Institution then shut its doors ?
No.—( Cheers. ) Did it create fresh regulations for the pur-
pose of keeping away infection ? No. Did it turn away the
poor convulsed wretch in the agonies of that fearful disease,
when brought to its doors? No.—(Great cheering.) I be-
lieve it alone of all the great institutions of the metropolis—
not that I mean to derogate in any way from their importance
or utility—but this alone of all the public hospitals received or
administered relief to those suffering under the visitation of
malignant cholera.—( Great applause.) lam sure 1 need not
add another word, and I now call upon you as Christians, as
Englishmen, as citizens of this great metropolis, which is truly
the seat of charity, to drink—" Prosperity to the Free Hos-
pital of Greville-street."—( Great cheering. )
The Hon. Secretary, JAMES SHARPE, Esq., here read the
Report of the Institution for the last year, from which we
make the following extracts :
" During the prevalence of Malignant Cholera in the Metropo-
lis, in the years 1832 and 1833, and 1834, the doors of this Hos-
pital were thrown open for the indiscriminate reception of patients
labouring under that appalling disorder ; and upwards of seven
hundred persons obtained an Asylum in the Hospital, which they
could not otherwise have done from the large establishments in this
city for the relief of the sick. The provision made for the recep-
tion and due care of these unfortunate sufferers, caused a consider-
able increase of expenditure, and has left the Institution in debt ;
an appeal to the liberality of a benevolent public is the only re-
source they have to liquidate the outstanding claims, and also to
continue the benefits of the FREE HOSPITAL.
" In the first year, nine hundred and twenty-six persons only
applied for relief. From that time there has been a steady annual
increase of applicants ; but the past year affords the gratifying and
consolatory assurance, that through the benevolence of the subse-i-
-hers, relief has been afforded to upwards of seven thousand of poor
and afflicted persons."
The CHAIRMAN, in proposing the next toast, observed
upon the advantages which charitable institutions derived from
the patronage of men of rank and high station. He could not
help adverting to the late President, the Duke of Gloucester,
than whom few in his exalted station were more distinguished
in the practice of all the virtues and charities of social life.—
( Hear.) But although they had lost him they had in his
stead a young nobleman, teeming with high promise to his
country, who had given not only the sanction of his name, but
a splendid donation of 501. to the charity.—( Great cheering.)
Last year when he ( Mr. P. Grenfell) had the honour of pro.
posing that young Nobleman's health, he had made an obser-
vation which he was not now ashamed to repeat, namely, "that
as au Englishman he felt proud of the English aristocracy."--
( Hear. 1 He believed that they had as few of the vices and
more of the virtues attendant upon high rank, and considering
the temptations by which they were surrounded, than any cls,s
of the community, He felt great gratification therefore in
proposing to them the health of " His Grace the Duke of Bue-
cleugh and Queensberry, and the other Noble Vice-Presi-
dents."
Mr. WHYTE begged to propose a toast, which, he was
I satisfied, would meet with a most cordial reception. Ile