The Sun.
London, England, 1868-04-22 00:00:00

REFORMATOI?Y AND REFUGE UNION.

Exeter Hall has been filled to overflowing upon the
occasion of this Union holding its anniversary. Every
inch of space on platform, galleries, and vestibules was
economised, and shortly after seven o'clock the doors of
the hall were closed, there being no room for numbers
attempting to gain admission. The Earl of Shaftesbury
presided, and amongst , those present were Sir T. F.
Buxton, M.P., Hon. A. Kinnaird, M.P., Sir Charles
Fox, Mr. G. Hanbury. Mr. Macgregor (Rob Roy), Rev.
J. B. Owen, Rev. Dr. Osborne, &c. The first part of the
evening was devoted to the musical efforts of 700 children,
who sang a number of pieces with great spirit, and elicited
two or three genuine encores. These children were con-
nected with the various refuges and homes of London, and
their clean and orderly appearance excited general admira-
tion. The shoeblack brigades were in their red uniform, as
were also some of the children from the Home for Little
Boys. The little girls from the various homes were
prettily dressed, and as their " books of the words" were
in covers of different colours, the platform presented
gay appearance. When several musical pieces had been
sung a public meeting was commenced by the audience
joining with the children in singing the Old Hundredth
Psalm. The Rev. J. B. Owen then offered prayer,
after which a brief report was presented of the objects
of the Reformatory Union and its present position.
The Union was formed in 1856 to assist the various
institutions established throughout the kingdom for
the benefit of juvenile delinquents, vagrant and
destitute children, and the outcast and homeless poor. In
1858 a female mission was established, which now employs
six missionaries, and has been the means of rescuing
upwards of 2,300 young women. There are 291 institu-
tions connected with the Union, and 22,564 inmates.
The Union has made grants to refuges, &C., amounting
to £13,160 ; grants for emigration, £2,167 ; grants
to penitentiaries, &c., £2,654. The income f
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The Earl of Shaftesbury, in a brief speech,
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had recently returned from Canada, described the modes
of work amongst the outcast and abandoned there and in
New York. The Rev. W. J. Van Meter, New York,
spoke of the success of efforts in America for the welfare
of the children of the poor. Mr. Macgregor and other
gentlemen delivered addresses, and the meeting closed
with the National Anthem.

A man named Patrick Foley has been brought
into Cork, charged with being concerned in numerous
Fenian depredations, amongst them the extensive robbery
of revolvers from the shop of Messrs. Allport, in the prin-
cipal street in that city, in the day time. This is deemed
au important anat.

/FE BOAT SERVICES.—During the Storms of
_MA the past year the National Lifeboat Institution con-
tributed to the saving of 1,086 lives from various ship-
wreks and 35 vessels from destruction. Th Institution
alsoc expended £31,845 in the same period on e its Lifeboat
Establishments, in addition to granting £3,189 for rewards.
The Committee of the institution earnestly appeal to the
public for assistance to enable them to meet the continued
beau demands on their 186 Lifeboat Establishments.
Contributions will be thankfully received by the London
and country bankers, and by the Secretary, Richard Lewis,
Bag., at the Institution, 14, John-street, Adelphi, London.

1:1 E R MAJESTY'S OPERA.
(THEATRE-ROYAL, DAURY-LANE).
Mdlle. CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG.
Grand Extra Night.
TO-MORROW (THURSDAY), April 23, Verdr Opera,
RIGOLETTO.
II Duca. Signor Fraschini; Rigoletto, Mr. Santley; Sparafucile,
Signor Foli; Monterone, Signor Casaboni ; Borsa, Signor Agretti
Maddalena, Madame Trehelli-Bettini ; Glovanna, Mdllc. Hersee ;
Li Contessa, Mdlle. Corsi; and Gilds, Mdlle. Clara Louise
Kellogg

Conductor—Signor A rditi.
Doors open at Eight o'clock; commence at half-past Eight.
Stalls, One Guinea; Xmphitheatre Stalls, 7s, and as.; Reserved
Box Seats, ICs. 6d: Gallery, 2s. 6d.
Boxes. stalls, and plans may be obtained at the Box-olflce of
Her Majesty's Opera (Theatre Royal, Drury-lane) ; and at the
now Box-office of Her Majesty's Theatre, under the Colonnade
(5e.1,3n1 door from Pall-mall), open daily.

rriHEATRE ROYAL, HA YMARKET.
Sole Lessee, Mr. Buckstone.
THIS EVENING. A CO-OPERATIVE MOVEMENT.
"'Mess'. 4 Compton and Kendal ; Mesdames Chippendale, Dalton,
Lewin.
T•) be followed by A HERO OF ROMANCE. Characters
by Messrs. Sothern, Backstone, Compton, Chippendale, Rogers,
Clark. &c.; Mesdames Robertson, Fitzwilliana, Chippendale,
Dalton, Laws, and Daubigny.
Concluding with INTRIGUE. Mr. Howe, Mr. Kendal, Mr.
Clark, and Miss Burke.

Commence at Seven,