The Sun.
London, England, 1818-06-12 00:00:00

ST. PATRICK'S CHARITY SCHOOLS.

Yesterday the Anniversary Meeting of the, St,
Patrick's Charity Schools, for the Education of
Catholic Female Orphans,. took place at Free-
masons' Tavern-, his Royal Highness the Duke,of
Syssii.x in the Chair, supported by his Excellency
the Spanish Ambassador ; his Grace the Duke
of Norfolk ; Lords At-owlet, Dormer, and Chi-
fOrd ; Sir Henry Charles Englefiehl.; Sir John
Throckmorton ; General Sir John Doyle, and se-
veral other distinguished personages.
• At six o'clock the company, which was nume
roils,' and of the first respectability, sat down to
a sumptuous dinner. After the cloth was re-
moved, Non Nobis Doinine was song,mith fine ef-
fect by several professiOnal gentlethen, who fa-
vOnred.the Meeting with their preserico.
. The usual health, of the King, Queen, Prince
Regent; and the rest of . the Royal Fatnily„ were
given froin the Chair,, and received with the cus-
tomary demonstrations of respeCt and attachment.
' The 110YAL CHAIRMAN then addressed the Meet-
ing, and proposed the health ,of his Royal High-
„tress the 'Doke of Kent, observing, at the same
that:4lad his illustrious relative been in this
country tAir, e present. moment, he:would have
preeided 7)the Chair of the ::leeting. Circtirn-
stan.ces
,hoWever,-called him away: What
these cirnstantes n ere, the Meeting 'might
have 011.411dy anticipated ;, but they would be no
longer in doubt when he '(the Royal Chairman)
informed the Meeting, that on this day he had had
the pleas,;re of receiving a letter from nn
illus-
triotrLoty,evltosubscribed. herself "The Duchess
f Kent.!..--71-lis Royal Highoess then proceeded to
state, that, as a new mattied couple., the healths
of. his Royal ftelatives ought to be drank tage7'
tiler. lie ‘v?uld, therefOre, prOpo,e the health of
his Royal Highness the 'Duke of Kent, and pro 3 li
-
perity to the. Doke and Duchess of `Kent.—(Loud li
and confirmed plaudits.)
-Song—" Here's a health to all good lasies."
•• The Rovat. CHAIRMAN then pointed out to the
Meetiog the high honour that had been conferred
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on this Charity, by the pres'ettee.of so many (Ili-
tinguisherl personages. He particularly alluded
'to the public character on his right hand, the
Duke of-San at lots, the AmbassadOr of the King
of Spain. In return for the honour of the Am-
bassador's visit, he would beg leave to propose
his health. It was, impossible to go ?through '
this complincent CO MI the Sovereigns of Europe,
intr.his Excellency would of course reel; that the
compliment paid. 10' kiln on the present nvcasion;
was on .the pound of. his public character, as a
•representative of his Sovereign and country,
and for 'the honotir he had conferred upon the
nretin by his presence:

His Excellency the Duke of SAN CARLOs rose
and returned thanks, with great feeling and
energy, in the language of his country.
The Rev. Dr. COLLINS, by command of his Ex.-
cellency., interpreted to the .Meeting the speech of
'the Duke of• San Carlos, a►nd regretted his inabi-
iity to do juslitce to his Excellency's sentiments,

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•which terre's'i ;tilniir•ab.ly delivered, in .a language
remarkable for its peculiar encigy and comptes-
sion,of thought. The av. Uietor then sated to
the Meeting, that his Excellency the Spanish Am-
bassador had declared his cordial approbation of
the object, and utility of this Institution, and
avowal his intention,
_when recalled to his native
Country, of iostitufing there a similar estithlish-
meot,-in adctitbrs to the other benevolent lounda-
,tions for the education ot the poor.
The ROYAL. CHAIRMAN their proposed the
"Health of his Grace the Duke of Norfolk," on
whOse benevolent principles and Peelings: in tbe
cause:of charity he pronounced just and appro.:
.pt late cologium. Ills Royal Higlin'tss observed,
that though this was an oecasiOn, nhich banished
from the mind all pnlitical allusions (for the in-
trriduction:a politics was ever the bane of cha-
rity), yet he could not 'refrain from here acknow-
ledging to the illustrious Drike the service con-
ferred by a predecessor of his upon his (.he Royal
Chairman's) illustrious grambwher.,. Ass the
grandson of that illustrious personage, he now
returned thanks to the Noble Doke for the service
-his ancestor had conferred, on the occasion to
which he alluded.

The health of the Duke of Norfolk was them
drank with loud applause, 411 d three times'three.
His Grace returned thank* for the high honour
conferred upon him, and pirticularly for the.clo-
(pent ma,nner in which his health -had been pro-
posed by the Royal Chairman. He as,s,iied the
Meeting of his cordial Wishes for the prosperity
of this most valuable Institution. -

The ROYAL CHAIRMAN, in proposing the healths
of the Presidents of the:lnstitution, and
success to their establishment, begged to combine
with this toast the health of their President the
Earl of ShreWsbury, Whose absence, he regretted on
the prez,ent'occasiOn. The Royal Chairman took
this opportunity of expatiating on the benevolent
objects of this Institution, and the important mu-
eAbenefits which resulted from its excellent plan.
It was for the support of
.catliolic.children, be-
cause the law only al!owed a Catholic teacher. to
instruct a`Catholie child.. His- Royal Highness
commented in eloquent, terms on theasyluat which
thisinStittitiOn''atfoideg to the cliildrert of the
lo,ver classes, and to the moral henatS which
were every day exemplified in the progress of :its
Operation. .

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The procession of the etildrcn educated by this
Charity were then introduced----they Consited. of
a considerable number of interesting boys and
girls, wliose appe9rance and manner bespoke the
advantage they derived from the benevnleuf 'pro-
tection of this valuable Institution. The chil-
dren who displayed great proficienry were invest-
ed by the ,Royal Chairman vvith honorary me-
dals, and admonished as to their future course
after receiving so high a compliment While
this interesting procession was taking place, the
Royal Chairman took occasion to advert again to
the value Of an Institution which afforded so many
practical examples _of its . eminent
.utility. lle
also stated 'his own long-Formed .opinion of the
benefits resulting front tmivvrial ettlication.

Mr.•Pmak 13 then addressed. the Meeting.; and
congratulated them on theauspicionsthcumstances
under which they were. assembled. A Royat
Duke honoured them with his presence, which
was never wanting where purposes of benevolence
called, They saw, the• Representative :of a fo-
reign Sovereigo sheddingthe lustre of his patron-
age on thcir.l9slitlOori--7andthey could not but
rejoice to hear of the nuptials of the Thustrions
individeal,.‘v.bose bounty had.ou former occasions
flowed so liberally to the charity which they assent-
14ed to support. It was scarcely necessary for hint
to enter into an account. of. the objects of the In -
stittition. If was to sicour, :or rather to save the
destitute children of Irish parents" resident in
the parish of St. :Giles's and .its vicinity—to
procure tut..then; the blesSingfof a good educa-
Aion,—to- train them up its habits of order and
obedience to the la Ws—and -nitimately. to render
useful Members of Society thoie. who, if aban-
doned to. khemselves in this scene of •corruption
and immoraiity,,would, in all probability,. become
its. bane. fetuale infants had peculiar claims
,on'the compassion of the humane., To. them the
Charity was an asylum front.the contagion,of vice
and the horrors of prostitution.. Tire. fonds were
not at present in a.very floorishing condition ; but
be had every reliant:t on the liberality of tliose
whotii' he addre'sed, to enable the Managers of
this .Chatity to pursue,-.at. least with unabated
efficacy, the noble ends they bad in view.
•,.
S:-veral appropriate songs were sung in the
Conrse of the C:l'ep kOg tj P!t ppetti s inadelo
behalf of the funds.of the Institution. Tke re-
sult, we were glad to fiid, was..most swisfactot
and tneire,thau-.500-guiness;
,were collected io the
room, The Royal Chairman, ,the Spanish Am-
bassador, and selre!.al other, ,distinguished peron-
ages, ni.unificiently contributed.

Miss O'Ne.u.L., sent a donation of 201.
Tl►e Nleet,ing continued until a late hour, in the
enjoyment of the iitniot. conviviality.