The Sun.
London, England, 1844-06-21 00:00:00

ST. PATRICK'S CHARITY.

The anniversary dinner of this Institution took place las'
evening. The object of the charity is to provide the advan
tages of education, and to impart the blessings of moral and
religious knowledge to the children of the poor Irish in the
metropolis. The schools, which are situated in Tudor-place,
in the neighbourhood of Tottenham-court-road, contain
about 120 girls and 300 boys, and are under the superintend-
ence of the clergymen of St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Cha-
pel, and a Committee of benevolent Catholic ladies.
Lord CAMOYS, who takes a deep interest in all matters of
this kind, presided, his Lordship having been called upon at
a very short notice to occupy a position which would have
been filled by Mr. O'Connell, but for that Hon. and Learned
Gentleman's incarceration. His Lordship was supported by
The O'Connor Don, M.P. ; Sir Thomas Esmond, M,P. ;
Thomas Barnwell, Esq. ' • W. A. Blount, Esq. ; George
Eyston, Esq. ; Richard Keely, Esq. ; the Very Rev. Dr.
Rolfe, the Rev. J. Lythgoe, the Rev. J. Moore, the Rev. J. B.
Hearne, &c. The gallery was also filled by ladies.
The cloth having been removed, and the usual loyal toasts
having been done honour to, the following toasts were draak ;
" The Right Rev. Dr. Griffiths and the Catholic Clergy of
the London Diocese," and " the Earl of Shrewsbury."
The CHAIRMAN then gave " Prosperity to St. Patrick's
Charity," and in doing so, said it was an Institution well de-
serving of the support of the Catholics of England. It con-
sisted of 120 girls and 300 boys, all of whom received the ad-
vantages of education, while they were at the same time in-
structed in the saving truths of Christianity. There was one
part of the report which afforded him much satisfaction, and
that was the fact of the children connected with the Charity,
sixty were clothed by their parents—a circumstance which
showed that these poor people were proud of being enabled to
relieve the Charity of this part of its expenditure ; and seeing
that this was the result of prudence and economy, the
example was well worthy of imitation.
The children of the schools were then introduced ; prayer-
books and medals were given to the most deserving of the
female children.
Mr. R. BARNWELL then delivered an appropriate address to
the children, in the course of which he descanted on the
merits of the Charity, and en the importance of giving to
constant and energetic support.—(Hear.)
Several other toasts were given and responded to, and the
meeting broke up.

LAYING the FOUNDATION STONE
OF THE NEW BUILDINGS AT ETON
COLLEGE.
ETON, THURSDAY EVENING.—This interesting ceremony,
which took place to-day, caused a large influx of distin-
guished personages, who continued to arrive at the College
from various parts f the kingdom from an Early hour in the
morning until past noon.
The buildings, which are to be in the Elizabethan style,
will be erected on the site of the wash-houses and stables of
the Provost and Fellows, and will be immediately contiguous
to the Provost's lodge. The front will be upwards of 120
feet in length. In addition to two extensive apartments to
be appropriated to the library of the school, and as examina-
tion-rooms for the Newcastle scholarship and the prize given
annually by his Royal Highness Prince Albert for proficiency
in modern languages ; there will be 26 rooms for the accom-
modation of that number of the boys on the foundat
large dormitory for 20 of the younger boys, a on ; a
supperiroom
for the sixth form, a suite of apartments for the two con-
doulecsteorsg,repartiviamtperoNm
apartments,.een
ceed 20,000/., nearly the whole of which sum has been sub-
scribed by old Etomans. ts and& additions into effect will ex-
arrived
expense of carrying
arrived
t twelve o'clock, in an open carriage and four, llis Royal Highness Prince Albert at the college
at half-pas
at-
tended by Lord George Lennox, Major-General Sir Edward
Bowater, and Mr. G. E. Anson ; and was received by the
Rev. Mr. Hodgson, the Provost, the Rev. Mr. Grover, the
Vice-Provosts and the Fellows of the College, and conducted
from the quadrangle to the Provost's lodge, where the pro-
cession was formed, to the chapel.
At the conclusion of the ceremony his Royal Highness
Prince Albert and the distinguished visitors proceeded to the
College-hall, where a magnificent banquet awaited them.
His Royal Highness took his departure for town shortly
before three o'clock.

We have this moment been favoured with a copy of
the lecture of Mr. Capps, recently delivered at the Bri-
tish Coffee-house, on the currency plans of Sir Robert
Peel, showing their tendency and probable effects—or
rather, it might be said, their errors and most danger-
ous tendency. We think Mr. Capps has rendered an
important service to truth on this most vital of all ques-
tions by so prompt a publication. lie has, indeed, done
his best to arrest the monster evil
, `Ye shall take more
paricular notice of this pamphlet.