The Sun.
London, England, 1850-01-31 00:00:00

REFUGE FOR THE DESTITUTE,

Tne annual general court of the governors of this
deserving charity was held on Tuesday at the London
Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, John Gurney Hoare,
Esq., in the chair. The report for the year 1849
reminded the governors of their resolution, taken on
the 31st of January last, to abandon the male de-
partment of the institution, in consequence of the
withdrawal of Government support, and stated that
on the 14th of February following, and before that
resolution could be carried into effect, the cholera broke
out in the house, seizing a large number of the in-
mates, and finally destroying thirteen of them and
two matrons. Mr. Edw. Forster, F.R.S ,the treasurer,
in consequence of his exertions among the patients,
was infected with the disease, and carried off after a
very short illness. To prevent farther casualties, the
inmates were dispersed, some to their friends, others
to the colonies, and the rest to a temporary institu-
tion at Walworth. After the announcement made by
the Government last year, the committee of the insti-
tution had laid a statement of cases, showing the good
resulting to the discharged convicts who had been
received into the refuge, before Sir George Grey,
and the result bad been a promise to include a
vote of 1,0001. to the institution in the Perlia-
mentary estimates for 1850. The premises in the
Hackney-road and Hoxton had been abandoned
for freehold premises at Dalton, where, after aban-
doning the male part of the establishment, as far as
was compatible with previous engagements, they had
already provided accommodation for 40 inmates, and
hoped to increase it for 50 more, with conveniences
for carrying on the washing and dressing of linen,
besides sewing by means of the female inmates. At
the beginning of last year, there were 78 young men,
of whom, in the course of the year, 15 bad been sent
to Australia, 25 apprenticed, 29 sent to their friends,
and 4 to sea, 3 absconded, 1 sent to his parish, and 1
placed out. In addition to the 84 young women in
the house on the Ist of January, 1849, 51 had been
received on their discharge from various metropolitan
and provincial prisons and bridewells. Of these inmates,
34 had been sent to service, 35 to their friends, 1 had
died, 13 died of cholera, 6 were unwilling to return,
2 absconded, and 2 were dismissed, making alto-
gether 95, so leaving in the house 40 female
inmates. Considering the great and happy success
which had attended their labours, the committee
hoped to see the institution more than ever encou-
raged, both by the Government and the public.
They strongly recommended the formation of a sepa-
rate fund fur the purposes of emigration. According
to the statement of accounts laid befure the meeting,
the receipts for the year were—from donations and
subscriptions, 288/ ; dividends on stock, 3501.; Go-
vernment grant, 2,0001.; rents, and work sold, &c.,
1,5761.; stock sold out, 5,465/ ; and balance in the
hands of the treasurer, 778/.; making a total of
10,461/. The expenditure included 936/. for provi-
sions ; 2431. clothing ; emigration, &c , 6071. ; cho-
lera, 1861. ; trade account, 1,031/. ; D aston pro-
perty, 3,2001.; new building=, 887/.; leaving a ba-
lance of 1,0611. in favour of the institution. The
report was adopted, and after the other ordinary bu-
siness the meeting concluded with a vote of thanks
to the chairman.

A CLERGYMAN REFUSING TO OFFICIATE AT THE
BUIIIAL OF A WESLEYAN.--The wife Of M
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distinctly refused to have the bell tolled on the
itneermrt% tof Mrs. Murnford. Archdeacon Thorp, the
rector,
occasion of her death, or to r. ad the funeral service at
her interment. Ile would allow the corpse to be placed
in the vault, but would not read the service of the Church
of England, and intimated that of course none other
could be used. The ground cf his refutal he stated to
be, that the deceased, not being a member of his church
in H., had no right to the religious service of his church
in death. The day of the funeral having arrived, it was
finally resolved to inter the body of the deceased in a
piece of ground to be henceforth used as a place of burial
for memb,,rs of the Wesleyan Society and congregation.
I —Cheltenham Journal.

Mr. W rm.), ALP., called upon the meeting to re-
fuse to :anction any scheme 01 water supply, unless,
that scheme gave the power ( f local and varoclii.al
control over Vie expenditure and management of the
distribution of the water.—(Loud cheers.)
Mr. KENSETT denounced the proposition of the
Hon. Member fur 13odminas chimes ical, and said he
wanted to see a sort of universal suffrage with regard
to water, by the ratepayers taking the shares them-
selves.—(oh, oh, and great uproar.)
Mr. AMBROSE MOORP, one of the directors of the
compay, rose to reply to the observation of Mr.
Wyld. lie candidly admitted that the company did
not intend to admit the principal of parochial repre-
sentation at their board , and in arr,wer to a question,
put by a ratepayer_ as to the price to be charged for
the water, he referred to the Bill, which showed that,
whilst a house rated at 201. per year ws to pay 20s.
per year,
,or
.5 per cent.; the house rated above 1001.
per year was only to pay 2f per cent.
_ This declaration was the signal for the most des-
perate uproar and groaning on the part of the meeting.
Mr.W. WILLIAMS denounced the Bill, which would
tax the poor man 5 per cent.. while it let the rich man
off for 2.k per cent. upon his water.—(Loud cheers.)
Mr. MOORS again attempted to address the meetteg,
but they would not,he-ar:a.ahigre word.
Mr. PATEN, the, projector of the company, then
came forward, and. said he-bad been all hii life strag-
gling to get .the people- of London pure water and
cheap water.— (Oh, oh.) He Was convinced that by
his plan Marylebone alone could be supplied at 1/.
per house, or save 40,000/. per year. He did not
draw this Bill, and he litterly.and entirely repudiated
it, and called on the meeting to do the same.
After great confusion,
The CHAIRMAN himself moved a resolution—" That
ten gentlemen be appointed -as a committee by the
meeting to meet the directora of the company, and
insist upon a proper adjustment of the scale of charges
in the Bill, and that they adjourn to receive a report
of that committee."—(Cheers.)
Tnis was ultimately assented to, and the following
gentlemen were appointed as such committee, viz ,
Mr. W. Williams, Mr. Wyld, M.P., Mr. Plowden,
M.P.-; Mr. Nicholay, Mr. Kensett, Mr. Chapman,
Mr. Soden, Mr. Glasier, Mr. Joseph, and Mr. Peter
Laurie. _
The meeting then separated.