The Sun.
London, England, 1817-01-31 00:00:00

rtrxuGr, FOR Tun DtSTITUTE,

The Tenth Anniversary of this most valuable
insil!ntion. was yesterday held at tile City ut
London Tavern.
As soon as a sufficient number ni Ladies and
Gentlemen bad assembled,

Mr. Sheriff 131tvoGLS WAS unatiiiaottsly calk()
:o the Chair.

The Worthy Sheriff then opened the business
of the day, by Calling on their Secretary, the
Rev. Mr. Crosby, to read the Annual Report to
the Weting.
The Rev. Secretary_proeceded to fulfil' this

duty. We were gtaii6tl to observe from the
Report, the most numerous and interesting
practical examples of the benefits conferred
upon Society by the Refuge for the Desti-
tute. Some of the cases which it disclosed,

of females in particular, who had been taken.
from the cells of convicted otfenders. in the
prisons of 'the Metropolis, and utter proba-
tionary residence in this Institution, restored,
some to their friends, others to reputable eMplicy-
incurs, in each.of which stations the most ample
and satisfactory testimonials Were afterwards re.
ceived,of their integrity and conduct,.were in the
highest degree affecting. Numbers who were

tempted by the pressure of poverty to commit-
crime were also sent to different parts of the king-
dom to their friends, utter experience had been
had'rof their moral reformation. auring the last
year it appeared that 57, females had been admit-
ted, 14 of tlicm recommended from the different
Cimrts of Justice; four admitted after acquittal ;
15 recommended by the Magistrates ; and the re-
mainder admitte'd through a variety of channels.
Sixty-two lied been discharged and provided
(or its various' ways during the sante year.—
We were sorry to find that the Funds of the
Institution appeared inadequate to meet the press-
ing and well-authenticated demands of persons
worthy of receiving its bounty, for, during the
last year, the applications of 91 destitute women
were rejected through insufficiency ofJneins for
ttheir reception. During the ten years of the
istence of this Institution, 713, applications front
females appeared tp have been rejected, and 236
from men.

Thu TREASURER read the Financial Report of
the Institution. 'From this it appeared, tliat the
Funds of the Society amounted.iti the last year to
5,2821. I3s. and its expenditure to f 1,6331. 10s.
leaving a deficit in the annual account of between
3 and 4001, After these 'Reports had been read,'
.The CHAIRMAN enforced the claitus'of this, ex-
cellent Institution to public support. There was
no class in society, from the highest to the lowest,
which was not interested in its prosperity.. The
City Magistrates were at present occtipied with
two important things , one of them was the clas.
sification of offenders within lite prisonLof the
metropolis—the Other was theirltreatment, with
a view to. arresting the career of vice, on a plan
similar to .that of the Refuge for the Destitute,—
lie concluded by warmly recommending the In.
stittnion to the care and support of the Meeting
and their connections.

Tito Ittw. Mr.' Dc impressed tipor•
:he Meeting the trne.ehristian duties they wouli
►erfnr►u by secu►►ding the views of the liisti.

BOIANCIAJ 4T followed ht the some .strain,
as oid

Mr. Licks, who observed, that in this happy
country the claims of misery Were every where
attended to. :There were asylums to cure the sick,
to, elqthe the naked,'and the benefits of education
were ever y where diffused throughout society.--
But this Institution was alone its eha.
meter, for its object was the prevention of crime;
and the restoration to society of the being who
had momentarily incurred its resentment.
Mr. JACKS then moved the Thanks of the Insti-
tution' to the. Reverend Gentlemen who had
preached at their several Churches in behalf of its
funds, opd pronounced a warm culogium on the
Sermon preached in the Paribb Church of St. Mar-
tin In the Fields, on Sunday last, by the vet)! Re-
verend the Dean of Canterbury.
`The Rev. Mr, IitiNDEitISK, in submitlin the
motion entrnsted to him, bore testimony to the
moral and religious improvement which was apria.
rent within the wails of the Refuge for the Desti.
tote,. and the sensations of gratitude which its
inmates' manifested :towards'tbeir humane bene-
factors.
The ettAittMAN then appealed to the Meeting,
to encourage contributioni in lOC of their funds.
After the.TheasuaLa had read, the list of,sub.!
scriptions,
_ _ ,

life Rev. Mr. Ceosay moved the thanks of
the Meeting to their Worthy ,Chairnoln, upon
whose character he pron,Juneed au animated pane-
gyric.
Mr. Sherill 131tYiyces returned thanks for the
honour conferred upon him.
Mr. 130BANUURT could not allow the Meeting
'to separate without submitting a motion of thanks
to the Gentlemen who conducted the Institution;
one of.whotn, returned thanks, and promised a
continuance of their support.
The Aleeting the separated.

I3oxttm.--•A battle was fought opposite IVool-
with on Tuesday, between a promising young
Jew anti a butcher from tVhittellapel-market,
The combatants were lemoved` by Ntagisterial
interference (rota the neighbourhood of Ilford. It
.was good fought battle between men of light
weight. It lasted tY9 minutes. It was brought
to a wrangle, as the Jew was said to have fallen
181thaat a blow

EPICUIIEAu liontiEßY.—in (the night of last
Monday week the shop windows of gr. Booker,
pastry-cook, in the Commercial-road, Was broken
into, and a. very fine ham, eight German satksages,
li,‘eral mince pies—in fact, every .thing which
Caine within the reach of their rapacious grasp—
was carried off. It was very lucky, for Mr. B.
that they did not enter the. shop, as there were
several bottles of raspberry, elder, and gooseberry
wine; very handy, and nearly adjoining the ar-
ticles takenilway.
On the 18th instant John Gibson and ‘Vrn. Burn,
two respectable men belonging to South Shields,
were unfortunately drowned in the river Tyne,
in consequence of the sinking of a coal boat. The
body of John Cibsop was fOlind- oh the same day;
hr hes left a widow and a numerous family.

LEE I)S DECLARATIO?(T.

" Leeds, Janottry 20, 1817.

- -
"We, the midersigned MAGismAry.s, and other
INHABIT ANTS of the Town and Neighbourhood
of Leeds, feel ourselves called upon, by the cir-
cumstances of the tittles, to declare our firm at-
tachment to that most excellent Constitution by
which it is our happiness to be governed, and to
which.we owe the egicil protectiou of our rights,
and thoselhigh priOleges, which, a BOtons, we
enjoy.

."
We behold, with detestation, wicked attempts
to produce disaffection to the established form of
Government, by exciting popular liSsemblies, pro.
!noting political clubs, and thus setting the igno-
rant and uninformed in judgtnentover their rulers.
Men of abandoned character, and desperate for-
tune, taking advantage of our commercial difli-
titbits, and the unfavourahleness of the seasons,
sow discontent -among the labouring; classes of the
community—vilify the high. Authorities of the
State—dare to use openly language of intimida-
tion, 'and to disparage the very charity, 'soli-
!rurally extended to the porir, during this period
of unavoidaole pressure. Time difficulties under
Which we labour are attributed, by them, to the
corruption and mismanagement of Ministers ; and
general suffrage and annual Pailiaments (evils
depiecated by the judicious of all parties) are
held out as the only curt ectives ; yet.these would,
in truth, •lcad to the subversion of the Conskiiito.
Con, and to that disturbed 4itroe of public
which has produced time most calamitous effects in
a neighbouring nation.

" \Ve couteutpluie with pextilior horror the or-
ganize(' system c cowl rived
fur the turf itt.:raliee of theii desiii,tis, by the. .Atett-
sive circulation of ioflamioutory.tracts anti pumpll7
lets : of these some are blasphemous ~pail ()dies ou
the .venerated forms Of wir holy relig).oll, anti
which tend to root out of- the minds o 1 tile tin.
wary all fear at God, houour,of the ly.iue, am).
revel cuee' of. the Laws.

" Against these wicked conspiracies, we con-
shier it the duty of ALL his •1i 164:sty's 141.1110
subjects to unite, and to' quell the
,spiiit e,t re-
bellion, by opposing to it We Gnu and
Front of loyalty., •
" We therefore "severally pledge our best exer
lions, in our respective stations'', aid according to
the 'utmost of our power, fOr: the .untinten ince of
general tranquillity and *ood order, and for the
tleence. Of Our KING lid CoNSTITIVTII.M, against
,all their enemies or opposers whatsoever; and we
earnestly invite all the friends of good
.govern,
inept to unite with us in this loyal anti social
league.

. ,
WM. FREW. Mayor.
"JOHN BECKETT
"JOHN I3LAYDS 4'
is WM. HEY.
W. YORK
" BENJ. Gorr .
JOHN BROOKE
1, TIIONIAS IKIN •
"3011 N WILSON, Jun.
4, THOMAS 'PENNANT,
CII,AULES BROWN
,s lIKNILY HALL
"JoHN HILL

t

Above 500 most respectable n
pentled to this Loyal Declaration o

ernes Were ap-
u Saturday.

OLD BAILEY, mu V, AN 30.

The Sessions having ended, the RSCORDER
passed sentence on the prisoners convicted during
the Sessions., • '

DEATH.—.T. Cashman, Harriet Sleigh, and F.
Phillips, for stealing goods in dwelling-houses;
J. Jones, for "a hignway robbery ; P. Johnson,
for returning from transportation ; A/ aroJohnson,
T. Sinis, J. Stafford,- 1% Goodall, W. Todd, S.
BOwen, and J. Lawronce, for...burglaries ; J.
Cochrane, J. Dawson, C. I-bights", A. Barton,
J. Frampton, J. Freeman; and .1. Irvine, for high-
Why robberies ; Elicit, for stealing in a 'dwel-
ling-house, and afterward* breaking the said
J
house to • get out of the same ; and J. Hatton,
for stealing Bandanas from the Duke of Welling,
ton last Indianan.

When Cashman was asked by the Clerk of 'the
Arraigns what he had to say why..sentenea of
death should not be passed on him, according to
law, he put in the following statement
:" MY LORD,--.-1 hope you will excuse a poor
friendless sailor for occupying your time.. :.had
died fighting '.the battles of my eoatury,l,should
have gloried in it ; but I confess, that it grieves
me to think of; stiffering like a robber, when I can
'call Clod to witness that 1. have passed days' toge-
'ther without even a morsel of bread rather than
violate the laws. I have served my King for
many years, and often fought for my.country. 1
have received nine: wounds- in the service, and
'never before have_beem charged with any offence.
I have been at sea all my lite, and-my father was
killed on 'board the Diana—fiigate. 'I tame to
London, My Lord, to endeaVour to recover my
pay and
..prize money ; but 4einglinsaccessful, 1
:was reduced to the greatest distress.; and being
.poor and penuless,- I have not been able to bring
forward witnesses to prove my innOterice, hot. even
to. ecquaint my brave officets, or lam sure they
would all have come fofward in my behalf. , The
Gentlenteti who have 'sWOrn'against Me must have
'raistooklne fortortte ether persOn (there being
trtatay sailors ita the mob) ; but I freely totilva
theta, anci I hope God will also forgive them, tot.
I solemnly declare thet; I committed no act of vio.
eni.e' whatever."

Sitnntonds and Mathews, for stealing- goads in
Air, itea's shop during the riots, were saenteliced
to seven years' transportation. A great number
of other offenders received sentences of dilly' (
'degrees of punishment.

. A most daring and inhuman robbery was com-
mitted on Monday night last, about half a tulle
from the I'm est-lane turnpike leading to Newited,
EViCX, Mr.•H. Ingersoll returning home to Got-
well.-street road, on horseback, soon after dusk, was
suet by four fellows armed, who stopped his litirse,
presented a pistol at him, and rifled his pockets
of -about 15/, They then cut the reins and girth
of the saddle, and turned the horse into a field...—.
They were about to leave, when one of them
struck Mr. Ingersoll with a bludgeon, and tie re-
mained senseless a long time. The vlllaim were
dressed two in light frocks and two lu bluejackets.

CORONER'S INQUEST.

EXTRAORDINARY;A4sD9NMINTS6I:ERIOUS
of Mr.'Hinton, the White Horse, at Petters
Yesterday an Inquisition was-taken at rbe,b4:!
South Minima, Middlesex, before TuothiS
thirteen months,
NG, Esq. upon the bodies of Maria 111004 -
Years., the daughters •of Mr. Robert Mir ,
Potter's liar, whose, deaths were °WO:
poison being administered to them•
and Elisabeth Mardle, or;
Arr. A. Cottrill, surgeon at Nation/so
sworn, said, that on Sunday last he wo!
to attend the deceased ; when he arrive4,l4
the youngest child quite dead, and the e' '
NEI
sensible, svith symptoms of having take,lll;
He looked at the pupil of the eye, aros'ci.
she was dying ;'she was shortly after sell'
convulsions, and expired.. He opene‘lci
bodies for the inspection of the Jury, aa;
give an opinion of the cause of their sleort4:o„
found the stomachs of both inflamed, the)r.
est more than the eldest. He found no cr,,ii
sublimate in the stomachs, which intlueea.;
think that they had not taken arsenic, butrd
emetic. He could not positively say wint,tl IA
kind of stuff which had caused their deirritil
died in convulsions, width were prodaeekto
poisonous ingredient being administered
I)r°
Mr. William Booth, surgeoo, Poircrs-:
that he had seen the bodies of the dec's' ji
he perfectly coincided with the evidoce °,,
Cottrill. - . , ,iit
A,l". Mary Guthrie heinr, sworn, shut!;',{!!
tenni),
About
8 wed; ago She. went to Mr. !reedit
some, flour; her child was ill' ft rthat riare'iol
slits. was informed ofv)
the chili!reolo
lit:r teeth. illr. Martge advised her t°gAl
'child sonic Magnesia ; site told her she 11
lc
our
byt
her, and she would give her some; 1.
Of u'paper whielt she reached oBoBthe 0
piece. She said that she had not opert`,Ul,lb
since she purchased it at the slop of
47,iii,
mid o-
that she gave twpence for it• , ulo,e'l
on paying her one penny for half of it ; i 011
.4 home, and gave it to her child, whiclod
months. old, by a spoonful at a time, 13'
it all; and it never produced illieg"t'li
Mrs. Mardie, the mother of Ihe tleeett'elii
sw.orn, said, that a silent time ago, 1/4 1,,
pti
1 .-ag ill in his tioweli, she purchaied "vi°lo
worth of magnesia,' at the shop of ti..; A
surgeon ; her husband never took any of
a week ago the last witness came to her `goi
she let her have half of the tnagnesi3 t.,°„'si'
Child. She purchased it as pure triatt'tilat
had not had any poisonous ingredicts),,o
house, to her knowledge; for years' ,11,11/
afternoon the deceased were rather unw-oler
only recovered a few days from the l'hy4yo
she gave them one spoonful anti a 104
magnesia which sitehad left of the 'about
worth purchased at Arrjtoothie. I" r",(111
minutes Afterwards they were•triken vieh'iehl
husband was cross With her for giving tern ti.
the Magnesia, and she in a passion afro
pso
mainder into the 'fire., It was- in togil
white one and a blue one; and 'im wir
ttiavettea:4:t‘etriliir)atititititeinnyho,atolivifnienagtoly) could ototili:utsgi dbreaavoiesf,g)
niotot'ul:t4dttls,4°
austkiend rAnitri.P.°l36ll7o:ll:
ceased were both .444,..4,), hi...., o•eloo'ifill,1
'34;0
ihodivtri:nfsgtvihteehi:Judarte'Lllysnte:rinelledinsi:teeffreectit "by
M'r.
471..
.fisi
certain that it was pure magnesis 04"-,11, t 4
ocnbairrastgelirini; leihlseitaohlAavid:istca.hkt
witatarel'ilesi co
w:lasies ; replied,
sitllopt. i-iditiogli
i
ThenCluoicrliotraieyt's.stearityl,wtahsata‘iittacwitines,ioo7iiii
of
cording to the evidence, the same kin
vhich.liad caused the deaths of the d'!`
,1
:n 'adnainistered to another child 01
(amity, who was still younger ril'inhe',
aildislfitaelocltto,orilyietjititliaretili
e,ott,
jh
iet:riyecl,
ji atitlit:y s::
1)::a. al
/story; he thought it a singularcao-t
viderice of the medical it:en, it ‘v'ts 0
ed natural deaths, butt.lsivaetrtehoeecciali'lid:nelcide
ig something. improper : for .his pot 1!
now what verdict to-determine opc",;.,
return such e verdict as wcihiu ""

L;

rtlier investigation of the case. tpn
Verdiet—L" Died in conseqaence of
illinistefing a powder of a Pois 9;
\kb she supposed wits Magnesia.

cbwnoehreiic!7:.gbattol
ctilllteiseetitittlieentclee,atthisieorsainblee:iieereoe,c, ,
• administered to aunt her chile j
!civil
a ii i,
t
quantity, who was still younger' thanbe rel ;
,r
had not injured, the child at all. 'O4
,
mystery; he thought it a sinialar coec to 6
that e
l'he Poi email of the Jury said, ots
I .
evidence of the medical men, it wttl lo
hi JO, b .'
satisfactory to the Jury that the c-1 no •
tiltineodwnatilral deaths, but were OCCA'i',-Ite 4/' i
ing something. improper' for .his PlilIlile''''
what verdict to-deterihine o ,air
tt.ourtrierettetririnvseisietihgaajoeirldoifettitielsc‘ayscieh! trot
adiVnietriiisliteetr.iing"
41?ipedowindceornsoefTai!epeoeis°0,001 a 1
n ,
„ ..
which she supposed was Magnesitt•
BIRT '. ,of
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,w,
ots
At Cluva„ Scotland, Lady Niven Lumsden* - vo, :
of
On 'Wednesday, in Broil is the wifo ,=
ipto , el' ' "
fl'a.loduatiutattreere.t, Dublin, the Laor .i;
Mits„Bac. Oxon, Fork-{lace,
re,
Yesterijay; iu York-place, Portutan4qa- '..,
Joseph Hume, Esq. of a daughter:
• • MARRIED. gin fi'..'
. .
lne'l '-
On the With inst. at Clifton, Lieut.-Col°°l tof 4 . r --'
rick Mullet, of theist or Royal Scuts alli vri,itt • %
Igosan second clongliLor of the hit. Ph'ilie 0
EB.(lo.n.toiew,pitnrholliteirt.uifittlo4elic)ictyy,ouf
Llift,riod,utob.g ii57,t,,,,ii°4,111e
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'`tf that rice, to Mary, eltfest daught "' oil, ~..
Smith, ,sii. of Sherrington, Burks. oilolli :. t
On ,Wesloesday,
.Captain Ord, of the ' hli I
Miss Blagrave. ' ;_ I d trfij
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On the 23d inst. at Donagutddi,- Ire-an 'OOll
Lighton, of Doughuitire, Donegal to 1.1"/'
3 0110
of Dr.Pemb
tiny, orton, of London. A Attila
Same at Musselburgti, Scotian., - Foe,' At
land Sinclair, of the Rural ArtillerYs to (0,1,'
daoligulittrier
2ufl,Cttpattn:ltDAabviedrdletvanni:ny, it•l'"/401.3" 0 '''
t'aptaill .
oboilf0; I
giros/tit, to Eliza, third daughter 0011r* j t
s
j esty's Caftums. ' , ' - 1
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On the 20th inst. at CbeytrelVv}...l:l.k' Cliejtsterr;tinillii°::4lj .1
Anthntty Grli, Esq. late of the Cloisters, ' 1,,00,,;.,
Sorrel' ~f ~
On the 2,ttli, at Woodcote Park; —, cot -- Ali";
Esq. formerly of his Majesty's bath Rego° jamei
On the 16th iust. at .Edin6urgh, l''lr. sslitir -'
ehant, Lue'e, enhoot hi. - e,116n3 't
1
°H Oe 17th, in the 70th year of his ni hip,,...:
Cominissary Clerk, Glasgow. - ~ !gulp. te,r9,: :i
On the t9tb, at Forfar, Scotland, tor' toll/ fr:
,i 4, 1
Bruce, Minister .of that Parish, in I.l' r 0,-
~
and with of his Ministry, Mel° ' ~".',,
At Perth, on the Slit tilt. Mr. Robert ,orl. ;
""tficiated in the Stamp Oili about silty )____;_,s.„, ~,, ,
Co . . 1, t'