The Sun.
London, England, 1827-05-05 00:00:00

DEAF AND DUMB ASYLUM.

The supporters and friends of this laudable institution
met yesterday, to celebrate their anniversary at the City of
London Tavern, when his Royal Highness the Duke of
Gloucester presided on the occasion.
After dinner, " Benedictus" was ably sung by Messrs.
Leate, C. Taylor, Goulden, and Masters Nicholls and
Reeve, when the usual healths were proposed and cordially
received.
After the health of his ROYAL HIGHNESS had been
drunk, he said, in returning thankL, that it was twenty
years since he had the satisfaction of laying down the first
stone of that iestitutiou. Then it contained fifty of their
afflicted fellow-creatures; now they had augmented their
number to 220. It was gratifying to observe the progress
the institution had made : during tht first five years, the
admissions amounted to 36, and they had, ever since, con-
tinued gradually to increase; so that, during the last five
years, no less than 255 had been admitted. Last year
there had been a falling off of six or seven hundred sub-
scribers, and this deserved their serious inquiry. The
Deaf and Dumb Asylum was not an ordinary charity;
there were charities for relieving the poor, but here all this
was not only done, but the dumb were taught to speak.
He had had a letter put into his hands, which he should
not take up their time in reading : it was a letter written
by a sister to a brother educated in the Asylum. The
feelings which it contained, and the language in which it
was written, spoke loudly in their favour, and of the com-
forts the children experienced.
The children were then introduced, with whom his
Royal Highness condescendingly and kindly conversed ;
and two of them recited some verses written for the occa-
sion. The public are not, perhaps, generally aware that
the objects of this institution are both deaf and dumb at
the time of their reception, and that they are, by a pecu-
liar method of education, taught to speak. As they can-
not hear themselves, they are consequently not able pro-
perly to modulate the voice, but their action was beauti-
fully appropriate, and their crude delivery spoke to the
heart more forcibly than the most harmonious oration that
ever the lips of eloquence pronounced.
Several able speeches were made in the course of the
evening. The Treasurer, speaking of the late Rev. John
Townsend, said, in him they had lost a most inestimable
friend and benefactor, one who through ale g period of
his life had conferred on that Institution the most essen-
tial benefit, and given it a inc.t bountiful support—and
announced a donation from his Royal Highness the Duke
of Gloucester of 20 Guineas, being his 21st donation ; her
Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, 20 Guineas;
Sir W►n. Ashburton, 20 Guineas; Lady Ashburton, 10
Guineas; C. N. Palmer, Esq., M.P., 10 Guineas; and
many other liberal donations.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING, 1827.

FRIDAY, XIAY 4.

The Newmarket Stakes of 50 sove. each, h. ft. colts,

Sst. 71b. fillies, Bst. 21b. D.M. the owner of the second
horse to receive 100 sovs. out of the Stakes.
Mr. Payne's ro. f. by Rainbow—Scheherazade 1
Sir J. Shelley's c. Maresfield, by Antar—Tawny 2
Mr. Wyndham's Gaberlunzie, brother to Elfrid
D. of Portland's c. by Tiresias--Oriana
D. of Grafton's br. c. Latimer, by
Merlin—Piquet 0
D. of Grafton's eh. c. Zoffani, brother to Zinc
c.
Lord Exeter's ch. Atticus, by COMM 0
_ _

Mr. Rush's b. c. by Merlin.:—liheda

Mr. H. Jones's b. L Pandarus

Duke of Rutland names c. Carthusian, by Comm .... 0

Fifteen paid.-10 to 1 eget Scheheraaade-5 to 1 aget
Maresfield-6 to 1 aget Gaberlunzie-8 to 1 agst Oriana_
11 to 8 agst Carthusian.
It was not till after several false starts that they were
got off, but when that was accomplished, Scheherazade
went off at a good bat. Maresfield and Carthusian being
close at her heels ; she soon shook them off, got the race
at her command, and won easy by three or four lengths ;
rode by Conolly. The event of this race is another proof
of the superiority of the mares.

Match--R. DI. 200, h. ft.
Lord Tavistock's b. c. Half-moon, Set. 21b. . I
Lord Exeter's ch. c. Atticus, by Comns, Bet. 71b.... 2

6 to 5 on Half Moon.
Match-100. First half of Ab.M.

Mr. Payne's Helenus, Sat. 71b.
Mr. Udny's Tarandus, Bst.