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I do most earnestly wish that some one or more of his life, be the warm supporter of every Institution
the geitiernen who favour us with their comp:ley tliiss which had that end in view ; and I,e trusted the time
nay, whether Protestant or Catholic, would, some was not far distant when such charities ;re the pie-
morning, without the slightest previous notice, visit sent would not stand in need of the casual assietitece
the Institution, and ask of any of these little :girls,: which was derived from such public Meetings, but
lanyteestions that can be reasonably asked or chit- would, by the increased liberality of the Public, have
drew en their years, on the history, the morality, or funds to maintain themselves rermanently—(Great
the religion of the Gospel. I am most confident they eirp/ause.)
would see with great pleasure, but not without ad- I The subscriptions were then ccrleete3, and it was
miration, how much good instruction is given to I announced that they amounted to £e6t3.
these destitute, but worthy children—(applause). I The ROYAL CHAIRMAN cen:watulated the friends
' also wish you to see them at their meals. Pleased 6f the Institutions on rhis increase of their funds, and
and edified you would be to witness the real feeling las he understood that a very liberal oortien of the
of religion, with which they bless Gov for what amount collected was subscribed by the Ladies in
they are to receive, and afterwards thank him for his the Galery, he begged to propose their healths with
bounty. Every one who knows the slender means I three times three.—This was drank with applause.
Iby which this charity subsists, must be both pleased The healths of Lord Clifford and the 'ice Prcsi-
and surprised that any food is afforded to them ; but dents were then proposed and dr ink with applause:
every one who sees it, and those who partake of it, Lord CLIFFORD returned thanks, as did also Mr.
must wish it was a little more. When it is on the CHARLES Itureee, for a similar honour which was
table, it is most cleanly and whasome, but much done to him.
of it,is produced from broken victuals which ser- At a little after ten, the ROYAL CHAIRMAN again
yarns have left, and which the young Lady who addressed the lerfeeting, and, assuring them ot his
supports the Institution (she is the daughter of one sincere wish for the prosperity of their Institutions,
of our most ancient Baronets, and mild and gentle and for the success of education all over the world,
as the manna which fell from Ileaven) has often her- he retired, amidst loud cheers, accompanied by the
self descended into kitchens to obtain—has often Stewards.
herself, with the leave of the master aid the mistress** Mr. TROY was then called to the Chair, and the
received from their servants with her Own hands ; Meeting coutinued in great harmony to a late hour.
and has often herself, with some cf her little flock,
carried to Somers Town to her hungry care. Such,
Gentlemen, is woman! Guarded, wherever she goes
by meek honour, by female delicacy, and more than
man, when suffering humatety seeks for extraordi-
nary aid —(Loud applause.) About one hundred girls
are thus cloathed, fed, boarded, and taught—about
the same number of poor destitute boys •receive jai
struction at a dray school, patronised by another
charitable Lady, whose name is also written in the
HEAVENS; they too stand before you, and it is in-
tended that the school, at which they are thus in-
structed, should partake of the collection solicited
this day. Let me, Gentlemen, now mention to you,
in a few words, how these poor children are in-
structed. The necessity of submission, of obedience.
of a punctual and cheerful discharge of service, is
incessantly inculcated upon them. They arc taught
to be satisfied with the lot, in which it has pleased
PROVIDENCE to place them; and, in all they do, to
look for their model, to Him, who, while he was
the adoration of angels, and equal in all things to
his DIVINE FATHER, was pleased to pass for the son
of a carpenter, and to work for thirty years with his
sacred hands, at the trade of his reputed lathere.e.
Thus they are educated for hard workiag and un-
looked on, but decent, virtuous, and contented in-
dustry ; to toil, to be trusty, to be obedient, and to
he cheerful. There is not, perhaps, a Charity School
in England, where more is learned, or more or har-
der work is done, than is learned and done by those little
girls ; but the look which is given them is always so
kind, the word addressed to them is always so of
the command is always so considerate,
and the bit and the bridle which restrain and guid.i
them are always so regularly and steadily, but so
gently managed, that though they are under the
very strictest government, and the learning of their
tasks and the performance of their work, are most
rigidly required, they are ever cheerful and cone
tented —(aerplause.) When the night comes, every
girl feels she has spent a happy day, wishes for ano-
ther and another of the same kind ; but at the same
time considers, with regret, a possible breaking up
of the Institution—for, lientlemen, want has some-
times knocked at the door, and threttened wish a
kind cf horror the total annihilationrof this most
valuable asylum. Gentlemen, they now appear be-
fore you, and thus address you through the All
you,' they say, on whom PROVIDENCE has bestowed
the good things of this life, long, very long may you
enjoy them I But be not angry if we entreat you to
think a little upon us. Such as we are, we now
humbly stand before you. You see us comfortable!
You see us happy ; but if you withhold your kind-
ness to us, our comfort and our happiness will be at
an end—want and wretchedness will advance to Ake
us, and the enemy of Goo-and man will endeavour
to make us his prey. Poor, lowly, and destitute as
we are, still we are the images cf Goo. By Him,
whose images we are ; by Him, our ALMIGHLT
THER, who is in Ileaven, we entreat you to look
upon us with compassion, and furnish our Benefic-
tress, (Goo eternelly bless her) with the mess of
continuing her kindness to us, and extending it to
other children—(Loud applause.) We are now no-
thing ! We are less than nothing ; hut, when the
last day shalt come, and in your flesh you shall see
Goo, we too shall be there.—eve will accompany you
to the dreadful Tribunal—we will stretch out our
arms to Him, who is to judge you—we will cry
aloud, 0 Goo! be merciful to these our benefac-
tors. When we were hungry, they gave us to eat;
when we were thirsty, they gave us to drink ; when we
were cold and shivering they gave us raiment. If we
learned thy holy law, and blessed thy holy name, it
was owing to them. Now, therefore, 0 good and
merciful COD, we implore the performance -of the
promise which you made or. earth ; be thou merciful
to our benefactors, as they were kind, in thy name
terms:—(Loud applause.)—Such, Gentlemen, will be
the language ot the children on that important day.
Not all the harps of all the Angels will then, to
poor, trembling man, afford so sweet a sound, as
the voice of a single child that pleads in his favour.
Receive them, therefore, into your arms. The food,
the raiment, the instruction which they want, Gen
has put into your hands: you must not, cannot, will
not withhold it from thee—(l'4e conclusion 11' errs
Address Iva:followed with lowland cantinaed applause.) I
The children having then left the room in the same
order in which they entered,
Lord Ctireento rose and proposed the health ofd
the Royal President, upon whose great zeal and uace.-ei-
ing exertions in the cause of charity he passed a very
animated and eloquent panegyric.
This was received with loud acclamations, arel I
'drank with three times three.
His ROYAL HIGHNESS returned thanks for
lusanner in which his Noble Friend had mentioned
'his name, and for the cordial manner in which it had
been received. He assured the Meeting, that, con- i
vinced as he was that the greatest blessing which
could come upon a nation would be that of having
.the benefits of religious education generally en-fused'
Ames ail classes, be should, to the latest pmied of '

3laxstos House.—Yesterday an Irish. la'aourer,
named Steuitiey, was brought up, charged upon the
following evidence : Mr. Huhn, landlord of the
Horns public house, Upper Thames-street, deposed,
that two of his children went on Tuesday afternoon
Ito play at Allhalows-stairs, near which the prisoner
was working in a barge. They had been•there but a
few moments when ha•sndifenly hurled a large stick,
sharpened at the end, towards them. The point of
the stick struck the youngest child (about three years
cld) in the neck, just under the ear, and perforated a
considerable depth. The child fell senseless, and
was conveyed home in that state. Tile prisoner had
frequented the Horns occasionally, and a few days
ago the witness bad been compelled to force hint out
of the bons, for riotous conduct. A certificate frcrii
the surgeon attending the child stated, that it was
in a state of immir.ent danger. Had the stick pene-
trated only the thickness of a batik-note deeper, in-
stant death must have ensued. The prisoner said he
did not intend to hit the child. He wasremauded until
the fate of the child could be ascertained. •

Abraham Jacobs, an extensive dealer, residing in
Petticoat-lane, was charged as follows :—ln the night
of the 14th of April last, the premites of Mr. Young,
paper manufacturer, in Carter-lane, Tooley-street,
were broken into, and paper to a large amount taken
away. Since that period the officers had been ac-
tively engaged in endeavoui ing tc trace the property,
and a few days since a part of it to tie value of about
£9O, was found at the house of a respectable ti ados-
man in Aldgate, who said he purchased it of the pri-
soner. The latter being applied to, cold give uo sa-
tisfactory account of the possession, and was there-
fore taken into custody. He was fully committed
for trial at the ensuing Sm-rey Assizes. Bail t -my
amount was tendered, but refused.

LAunsiv-sritarr.---Yesterday John Watson, a
young gan, whose address and appearance bespoke
that of Mpectability, was brought up for final exa-
mination, charged, in several instances, with being a
common utterer of forged 'ldes, and defrauding the
Governor and Company of the Bank of t ngland.--
Mr. Samuel Henry Lean, watch -maker, of 17, Old-
street, St. Luke's, being sworn, said, that on tLe even-
ing of the 24th of _April the prioner came into his
shop, dressed in quite a different stye to that in
which he appeared before the Magistrate, and bar-
gained for a silver watch worth four guineas, and of-
fered £3. 10s. for it, which being lei used, he left the
shop; bat shortly after returned and tendered 1.3 lfis.
for the watch, which was received, and he went
away. Soon after, it was ascertained that the three
notes were all counterfeit. Information-was instantly
forwarded to the Police, with a description of the pri-
soner's person, and he was taken into custody, at which
time a person in a dress similar to that which the
prisoner wore on purcha,siay the watch was with him,
but he escaped. r;laseautor identified the prisoner.
Several other witnesses, under similar circumstances,
identified him. The Solicitor of the Bank attended
in support of the prosecution; and also Mr. Christ-
mas, the inspector, on cash, proved the whole of the'
news produced to be forgeries. The prisoner pro-
tested that he was innocent, and exclaimed—" My
life has been sworn away !"—He was fully committed,
THAMES Poaice.--Yesterdiy Charles Williams,
dealer in marine stores, and who, it was stated, had
hitherto borne a respectable character, residing in'
King-street, ltotherhitite., was charged with having
received S cwt. of rope ship tackling, the property of
joint Walker' a pilot, knowing the same to have been
stolen. The facts, as they appeared in evidence, are
as follows :—On- the 2d inst. Mr. Walker left the
rope in the hold of a cutter, with the hatches down
and properly secured. On the 4th he found the.
hatches forced open, and the property stolen ; he gave
information at this Office, and subsequently ascer-
tained that a quantity of rope answering the descrip-
tion
was in the possession of Mr. Williams, whose
, premises he caused to be searched, and there found
it, besides a quantity of other rope of which he could
give no account. On Monday last the case came on',
,to be heard, and Mr. Williams came forward volun-
tarily ; but the Magistrate, on hearing the case, coin-
mitted him till now, when he seas finally brow;ht up.
Mr. ALLE? and Mr. Paws attended to defend him,
and strongly contended that the property came ho-
nestly into his possession ; that he had purchased it
of a man, whom however they were unable to bring
forward ; but they had a bill of parcels and a re-
ceipt for £3O. 19s. Id. which he was paid for the
:::p:.!.—The Magistrate said he would give the defen-
dant an opportunity of of clearing up the imputation
against him at the Sessions ; hut he would requ;re
' him to find two sureties in £lOO each, and himself in
a;;,200, to answer to the charge.—A second charge
was preferred against him, under the Buinboat At,
!for having at the same time in his posiession a guar.,
i city of rope of which he could not give a satisfactory
I account.
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