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London, England, 1844-02-10 00:00:00

relief of their distressed brethren 'and their widows in sick- I from justice. By the kind and considerate leniency of the though short, merits regard, not merely for
Horse Guards, he was enabled to hojd her Majesty's com- ' the sentiments it expressed, but also fur the
news and old age, and also of affording some assistance to
mission while he was alternately
their fatherless children and orphans. The plan was carriedgeocrous spirit in which it was conceived. Ills i
into effect on the Bth of February in the tollpwing year, 1794, Timing- with their administration—a six months' leave of Lo
evading the laws and co-
absence from his regiment being granted to him, that he rdship abstained from embarrassing the Govern- i
meat by voting for Lord Ashley's motion—and
on which day the first number of the -110,-,!ity Act:l;l.63er wad.
showed - - '
might have tilu,_ to determine what tourse he should adopt; • thus •
published, and, during the fifty year.:
:whether to take lii, trial for the murder of which ho himselfsuperior to the narrow and illiberal
away, upwards of 13,600 Licensed Victit'U'ittlileL'r'sreha''il'eccenpraoslsleed
stood accused. by_ the finding of the coroner's inquest, . spirit which actuated his opponents when a similar
question arose respecting the Affghan expedition ; but
their names as members, and, by their unanimity and per-
.
and subs.liquently of the
severance, have raised the Society to its present pre-eminent
situation. grand jury ; or whether, de-
r,efu.sed.to
,admit that the annexation of Sinde could
De justified by the plea set up, that its former rulers
" To exhibit in a few words a general estimate of the ex- ! dining the ordeal ui a trial, he should dispose of his
tensive benefits diffused by the Society of Licensed Vic- property, and retire to a distance, where the laws of his
Walters, it will be sufficient to Aate that, from its estabiis- country could not reach him. The conduct of the were despotic, and that liberty and civilisation would
Horse Guards in this matter we consider as an obstruc- be improved by the inhabitants being brought under
fmorenethatoriCtalbirliestgariloslVa,rteheassuasowd,islt,rit Led from its funds
0 tion of the criminal jurisprudence of the country— a British supremacy.
tioSnT lastA N D
nightA RwDa.s—h Ti
highl=y
y debate
interesting,
From the Permanent Fund £122,314 16 - virtual sanction 40 military men to do that for which
From the Subscription Fund 106,175 5 7
they have too often shown an inclination—a refusal to
iinmtperoesssitbmleustto
naebtsetrvacaptertattei.n ainiefosrml
din. Ashley's mo-
From the Charity Box
, submit to the constituted civil authorities, from andw h
ieh
hth totallyef
idea that the army ought not to be subject to their con-
trol, but be wholly responsible to its peculiar tribunals. pen i speec of
S the triflF ..
_ _

Grand Total _ _ _

~.£232,66018 9

The Report was. received with loud cheers.
The CHAIRMAN in the course of his speech said—That the
profits of the Morning Advertiser, since I have had the ho-
nour of being Governor—nine months of that time having
been audited—compared with the corresponding nine months
last year, show an increase to the amount of near 600/.
The SECRETARY then read the list of subscriptions, which,
. he said, exceeded 3,000/. for the past year.
The CHAIRMAN then proposed, " The Lord Mayor, the
Sheriffs, and the Corporation of the City of London."—(Loud
cheers.)
Mr. D. WIRE said his friend Mr. 'Low, the only other
member of the Corporation present, had requested him to
return thanks for the honour conferred upon the Lord Mayor,
Sheriffs, and Corporation. He did so with the •utmost plea-
sure, for it was 'impossible for any person to be present on
this most interesting occasion without being deeply inte-
rested in the progress and present state of this Institution.—
(Hear, hear.) This day they met to celebrate its anniver-
sary—it had passed over the first fifty years of its existence,
and gathered strength with its age, and diffused great and
varied blessings amongst society at large.—(Loud cheer-
ing.) Other institutions, although dignified by age and
venerable for their antiquity, failed to show such claims
as that whose • jubilee they were now celebrating. Its
beginning was amongst the humble and the despised—those
who formerly had been dragged at the car of aristocracy, or
trampled under foot by the despot. But its founders were
actuated by true benevolence, sustained by charity, and
blessed by Heaven—hence their exertions were energetic,
continuous, and sanctified by Heaven. He could picture to
himself the long train of the recipients of their bounty, as they
passed in review before them-411e aged, the decrepid, the
Homeless wanderer—they had been taken from misery—from
want—from the curse of forced provision and the horrors of a
workhouse—and placed in the house where comfort, peace,
and plenty reigned. The young had been rescued from igno-
rance—from vice—from criminality—and trained up to be-
come virtuous members of society, and in their turn benefac-
tors to mankind.—(Cheer .) how many desolate homes had
been cheered and made happy—how many orphans' tears had
been dried—and how many widows hearts had been made
to sing for joy !—(Raptures of applause.) When they
thought of these things and remembered the good they had
effected, their hearts ought to be glad, and they should lift
up their souls in praise to Him who gave them all, and
above and beyond other things, hearts to feel and to provide
for the wants of others.—(Cheers.) Nor must he forget one
of the chief instruments in their bounty—the Morning Ad-
vertiser—(Cheers)—a journal distinguished by its indeend-
ence—its literary merits—its advocacy of liberal principles,
and its untiring and unceasing warfare against everything
which is opposed to just and equal rights—to true prin-
ciple—to the rights of the poor—and the claims of the rich.
—(Cheers.) The profits of that journal had been devoted to
charity, and its influence was always exercised in defence of
that which was true, honest, just, and right. It knew
no party but the people, and no object but the diffussion of
those prsnciples which bound man to man, nation to nation,
and the whole world in one brotherly union of happiness,
virtue, and religion.—(Hear, hear.) The lion. Gentleman
concluded an eloquent- speech by saying, that lie could not
tbrget that while other meetings celebrated the progress of
conquerors and devastating armies, this Society originated-
in peace—had been supported in changeful and eventful
times by determined energy, and all its steps had been
marked only by happiness and order.—(Hear and cheers.)
Long might it flourish in undiminished vigour, and when his
head was laid low in the dust, he hoped to be remembered

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