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gemination of anti-Christian error within the Church was
not regarded as a thing of no immediate concern to our-
selves, because it did not originate in our own diocese.
A wider notoriety has how been attained by the indi-
vidual champion of "Catholicism" than was ever pos-
sessed by hi 4 less prominent fellow-labourers. Are we
now to be silent, or satisfied? Yours respectfully,
ANGLICAN US.
West Derby, 14th Feb., 1846.

FALLING OF THE WAREHOUSE IN MOOR

STREET.
♦DJOURNED INQUEST.

The inquisition commenced on the 9th instant, ton ch-
ing the death of Peter Larcey, and adjourned for further
evidence as to the state and strength of the building
before it fell, and the manner in which it was loaded,
wat; resumed yesterday forenoon, before the borough
Coroner and a special jury. It will be remembered that
in the evidence before given, it appeared that Mr.
Holmes and Mr. Stewart stated that they could not, in
the then state of the ruins, assign a cause for the falling
of the building.
Mr. Lowndes, solicitor, appeared for Messrs. Steele
and nd Mr. North for Mr. John Tipping.
Mr. Co.,gamuel Holme being recalled, said that Mr. Stew-
art and he bad further inspected the warehouse on • Sa-
turday lasr, but, from the quantity of rubbish and pro-
duce still on the spot, they could not see the foundation.
One of the arches appeared to have given way, but whe-
ther it was by the falling of the produce or accessory of
the accident, it was impossible to say. A week or ten
ten days would elapse before the rubbish would be
cleared away. There was " the custom of the port" for
loading warehouses. Wheat was in general stowed 13
bricks high, and from that to 17. Thirteen bricks high
would be about 3 feet 7 inches. A warehouse of 42
feet broad, and double propped, would carry a much
greater weight than a single propped one of 3G feet broad.
A warehouse 42 feet wide and double propped, and a good
building, would, he considered, bear a weight of 14 cwt.
to the square yard on each floor, but one of the other
description would not, he thought, bear more than 12
cwt. This was assuming that the timber was good.
By Mr. North.—The custom of the trade has often ex-
ceeded the quantity stated, and accidents, by breakage of
beams and joists, were of common occurrence. Timber,
from long use and exposure, became deteriorated, without
exhibiting any symptoms externally unless it became
rotten.

By Mr. Lowndes.—lle was not awsr; that three of the
rooms were propped by iron, but it would not affect the
opinion .be had given, it the whole warehouse were so
propped, unless there were pins from the cap of cne
column to the base of the other, because the shrinking in
old warehouses was not from the props, but from the beams
'tieing horizontal. The discharging weight of all the floors
being brought down upon the bottom beams. I have ex-
amined some of the beams, and found the ends of a few of
them in a very decayed state. These beams had fallen,
but from what part of the warehouse he did not know.
The decayed ends of the beams had rested in the walls,
and might, or might not, be visible externally. A prac-
tised builder might have detected it, but not a warehouse-
man. The beams, where broken in the middle, appeared
to be fair timber, but aged. It was such as was commonly
used when the warehouse was built. They were 13 inches
square ; now they are of the average of 14 inches. The
beams were of Baltic timber.
By a Jurytnan.—At tine time the warehouse was built
he would consider it a well built one. A flue in the wall
of a warehouse weakened it, because the hood timber did
not go through, being cut off. It was so in this case. It
would not weaken the wall if the bond timber were con-
nected by iron going through the flue. There was none
in this case. In the roof there was a superabundance of
timber, more than he should now use.
Robert Ogden, warehouseman (for the last three years)
to Messrs. Priestley, Griffith, and Co., pho were tenants
of the warehouse up to 31st December last, said Mr. Tip-
ping was the owner. His employers bad had it for several
years. During the time he was with them, they had in
the vaults of the cellar, olive oil and logwood ; in the bot-
tom room, No. 1, West India sugars and cotton ; in No,
2, flour and cotton ; in Nos. 3,4, and 5, cotton and coffee,
and so far as he recollected, the same in No. 6 ; in No. 7,
shelac and lac dies, indigo, Indian rubber, coffee, and oc-
casionally cotton. During the time stated iron doors and
windows were put in. He had been in the habit of stow-
ing goods in warehouses for twenty years. He was not
aware that in this case he had ever put a greater weight
upon one floor than another. He considered the lower
part of a warehouse stronger than the upper. The lower
rooms would bear a greater weight than the upper ones.
All their goods were cleared out when they gave up pos-
session, except 877 bales of cotton and 72 barrels of ash* s
in the cellar. The bu kof the cotton was in No. 2. He
went through the warehouse a day or two .before leaving
it, and saw nothing the matter with it. He had been in it
since. Room No. 1 was nearly filled with flour in barrels,
belonging to Mr. Steele; No. 2 contained the cotton
spoken of belonging to Messrs. Salisbury, Turner, and
Co. The flour was packed close up to the ceiling. As a
warehouseman Le would not. have liked to put such a
quantity in. About a fortnight before the accident, wit-
ness told Mr. Tipping's warehouseman that he thought
the produce put in was too heavy. About a week pre-
vious he told John Evans, Mr. Dean's man, that 'be
feared the warehouse was too heavily laden.

By Mr. North.—He meant by what he said to Evans
that the warehouse was sufficiently heavily laden without
loading No. 2. Evans told him he had let No. 2to Mr.
Slattery, for grain and flour. Witness might have had
flour casks five or six high in a bottom room in a good
warehouse, and on one occasion he had packed three top
rooms of another warehouse five casks high, or perhaps
six. That warehouse fell down. He had seen flour in a
lower room six high, and in upper rooms five high, inter-
mixed with other produce. Ile had clone so himself. In
this case (with reference to No. 2) he th,,ught the ware-
house was top-heavy. He only heard what was in the
upper-rooms; he did not see them.
By Mr. Lowndes.—What be had saiXof over-loading
referred to the warehouse generally. We stowed barrels
of sugar upon hogsheads which would extend about half
or three parts of the warehouse floor. The area formed
by a hogshead would be about 3 feet 6 inches by 4 feet.
The weight of a hogshead was from 15 to 17 cwt., some-
times as high as 19 cwt. The weight of a barrel is about
2 cwt. (outside weight). Sugar was the heaviest in his
time. In his judgment the flour in No. 1 was heavier
on the square yard than hogsheads of sugar and barrels
as stated by him. There was not a loose prop or beam
to his knowledge in the warehouse when they left it. He
considered it was a good warehouse when his employers
left it, and he had never heard any complaints about the
props while he was there. There was a flue in the east
and west walls of the warehouse, but no appearance of
anv fire-place inside being used.
By Mr. North.—He might have packed two barrels
high upon hogsheads, but in that case they would not
cover the whole of the floor. This was only done where
sugars had to be taken out, and was only temporary.
Henry Davies, a porter, in the employ of Baring
Brothers, said Mr. Deane occupied Nc. 1, which was
loaded with flour belonging to Mr. Steel. There were
2437 barrels in. They were placed one on the top of the
other, five high in most cases, and some six high. The
whole floor, to the extent of five feet high, was covered,
with the exception of the necessary gnngways. The height
of the room was about 74 feet. In some places there
would be about a foot space between the upper cask and
the ceiling. It was American flour, in the usual barrels.
The weight of each would be about 196 lb., including the
weight of the barrel. He could not speak to the exact
pressure upon a square yard.
By \lr. North.—Five or six .barrels btg!i was not, in
his judgment, too heavy. There were very few six high.
He had seen flour stowed es high as eight barrels, and
never saw it stowed less than five Nven the room admit•
ted it. _ _ .

Ly Mr. Lowndes.—Witness was Mr. Dean's servant.
He had not weighed many barrels of flour in his time,
and spoke of their weight from his own experience. lie
was not sure that the barrel was included in the 196 lb.
He had seen barrels of flour picked eight high in Barton-
street and Dundee-street, in the lower room of a ware-
house. He took the weight from the mark on the head
of the barrel.
John Evans, being recalled, said Mr. Dean occupied
rooms 1,3, 4 for his own purposes. He charged parties
putting goods in by the quantity, and was responsible to
them for it. Witness had the superintendence of the
stowage. of the different goods in these rooms. • He had
to see that the rooms were not overloaded. The ware-
house fell on the 31st January. On the forenoon of that
day there were in Room No. 1, 2,437 barrels of American
flour. It was stowed as usual from one end of the room
to the other, five barrels h;gh. This covered the whole
space of the floor with the exception of room for the ne-
cessary gangways. He had been in the habit of stowing
flour for nine years bark. He considered this a moder-
ate quantity for that room. A barrel of American flour
weighed 1961 b nett, and the cask weighed 161 b more.
The room within the walla contained 369 or 310 square
yards. This would be equal to a pressure of between 12
and 13 cwt.—more than 12, but not 13 cwt. Room 3
contained 2,322 barrels of flour. There was nothing else
in the room. The pressure would not, on the squate
yard, be more than 11 cwt. In room No. 4 there were
2,383 barrels of flour, and nothing else ; 1,633 belonging
to Mr. Steele, and the remainder to Messrs. Sandars and
Claxton.
By, Mr. North.—Witness superintended the stowage.
He never knew a warehouseman who objected. to stowing
flour five barrels high. They seldom objected to six high
if the room would admit them. Five or six high was the
usual and proper way. Had known them eight high, and
often seven.
By, Mr. Lowndes.—The receiving, the storing, arid
the coopering were all done by Mr. Steele. In case
of removal of any barrels, it would have to be done
by Mr. Steele. Witness directed the height which
the !Nitre's had to be stowed. In Nos. 3 and 4 they were
stowed five and six high, when it would admit of it. He
could: not speak as to what was in the other rooms. (Here
witness detailed a conversation he had bad wills Ogden
relatiVe to the overloading, in which witness said he did
not agree with him.) The following day the room which
contained the cotton was let for corn. He would not
hesitate to put a ton weight on the square yard in the
lower. room of a good warehouse, and in room No. 2 very
little less. He would decrease as he went upwards to 14
or 15 cwt. He would have put that weight in the ware-
house in question from the outside appearance of it.
The investigation was here further adjourned until
Monday the 9th of March, in order that further evidence
might be obtained after the foundation walls are cleared
of Use produce and rubbish.
Before the close of the proceedings, Mr. Holme re-
turned into court, and said that, lest he might be mis-
understood as to what be had said relative to the custom
Ostowing wheat from 13 to 17 bricks high, he wished it
to be added (which he bad forgotten to do) that in his
opinion a height of wheat of 17 bricks ins warehouse-
room was too much—more, he thought, than the timber
could safely bear.

INDIA AND, CHINA.
THE OVERLAND MAIL.

(From yesterday's Times.)

Our extraordinary express from Marseilles, in anticipa-
tion of the Boinbay mail of the 17th of January, brings
some of the important details of the three actions which
took place on the 18th, the 21st, and 22d of December,
of which we published a description via Trieste, on ate
sth inst., by the last mail.
The conflicts took place at Moodkee and Ferozeshuhur,
about twenty miles from Ferozepore. The official se-
counts have not yet been published.
The Sikhs having passed the Sut'ej in great numbers
on the 12th, 13th, and 14th of December, proceeded to
attack the post of Ferozepore, which was held by Sir
John Littler with about 7,000 men. After some feints,
the Sikh army finding the Governor-General and the
Commander-in-Chief were hastening to support the Fe-
rozepore division at the rate of thirty miles per d:iy,
moved off to intercept them.
In the evening of the 18th the Governor-General, with
the British army, after a long march, had reached Mood-
kee and encamped, when the Sikh army, 30,000 strong,
came hurrying forward and attacked. A short but severe
conflict ensued ; the Sikhs retired, leaving their guns to
the British. Amongst the killed was General Sir John
M'Caskill. Sir Robert Sale was wounded, and died, sub-
sequently.

The 19th and 20th were spent by both armies in bury-
ing their dead and in procuring reinforcements. '
Sir John Littler, at the head of 5000 men, joined the
British on the 21st, about sixteen miles from the camp.
The British army then formed itself into four divisiot.s,
the right under the command of Sir Hugh Glugh, the
centre commanded by Major-Genera' w R. Gilbert, the
left by Sir J. Littler, and the rear by I ferry Smith.
The Sikhs were commanded by Tej Singh. and hadjoinn-d
intrenchments in a junge country, which t end tied the
march of infantry exceedingly difficult. The Sikhs have
long been remarkable for their artillery ; were pro-
vided with heavy guns, which did great ex, cution. Sir
J. Littler failed in his attack on their position. General
Gilbert was successful. The first position of the enemy
was taken the darkness of the night prevented the con-
tinuance of the conflict. The British trooos bivouacked
on the ground. The Sikhs found out where the Com-
mander-in-Chief and the Governor-General had taken
their station, and they opened a heavy fire on it. The
British troops rose up and drove them off.
On the morning of the 22d the fight was renewed, and
General Gilbert stormed several parts of the enemy's
position, although every effort had been made during the
night to strengthen it. Thirty large guns were taken.
The British soldiers afterwards began to collect their
wounded, and to bury the dead ; when large bodies of
cavalry and of the camel corps, with swivels, attacked
them. The British artillery and cavalry had retired
towards Ferezepore, but the infantry drove the enemy
back three several times at the point of the bayonet.
The attack of the 22d appears to have been carried on
by General Gilbert and by the Governor-General, who
headed the centre. The Sikhs, from their acquaintance
with the country, possessed great advantages, of which
they profited to the utmost. They worked mines before
their intrenchments, and in their front position, which
they blew up on the approach of the British, and de-
stroyed hundreds.
The action of the 21st and 22d is called the battle of
Ferozeshuhur, and is looked upon as one of the severest
ever fought in India. The British troops have earned the
highest praise for their bulldog valour; b.it some igno.
ranee of the country or of the mode of fighting adopted
by the enemy has been alluded to as having produced an
unnecessary loss of some of the bravest men of the army.

THE CONFLICTS.
(From a Correspondent of the Times.)
The Governor-General's proclamation, sent you by the
express on the 23d ult., would prepare you for the com-
mencement of hostilities with the bikini, but no one anti-
cipated that the short time which has intervened would
have been fraught with such momentous results as have
take nplace..

The grand army of the Sikhs, consisting of 80.000
men, and about 140 guns, has been put hors de combat, with
immense slaughter, end beaten across the Sutlej, leaving
behind them all their guns, camp equipage, stores, &c.
They acknowledge the lose of 9,000 men killed, and fr.-m
20,000 to 30,000 wounded. Would that ',could add our
loss was but small. The official returns have not yet
been received, but I have drawn up as correct a list as it
is possible to prepare from a great many different accounts,
which you will receive with this, showing the frightful
amount of fifty-seven officers killed and me.unded ; and
the loss in rank and file is estimated at 4,000. The
whole of the operations leading to the decisive feat of
the enemy are as yet but imperfectly known. The
following detail however may be considered pretty cor-
rect :—lt was formerly stated that the Governor-Ge-
neral, accompanied by the -Commander-in-Chief, with a
numerous body of staff, was pushing on for Ferorepore.
On the 18th of December they arrived st a village called
Moodkee, about 22 miles from Ferczepore, and were en-
camped,when about four o'clock p.m. the alarm was given
that a large body of the enemy was marching to attack
them, and scarcely had our troops got under arms, when
the Sikh forces, consistingof 20,000 horse, 7,000 foot, and
3,000 artillery, were upon them, and commenced a heavy
fire from about 25 guns. Here occurred the immense
loss which the Governor-General's staff suffered, and on
this occasion fell the survivor of a hundred battles—
Sir R. Sale. Here also fell Sir John M'Caskill, Cap-
tains Munro and Berries, of the Governor-General's
staff—Major Grant, Deputy Adjutant-Genet-el, Capt. Hil-
lier,Aide-de-Camp, and man jother officers bei -g wounded.
The enemy was, however, routed, with great slaughter,
and with the loss of 17 of his 25 guns. During the 19th
and 20th the forces baited at Moodkee; and on the 21st
advanced about ten miles to the attack of the intrenched
camp of the Sikhs. at a place called Feroz-Shuhur, about
half way between Moodkee and Ferczepore. Previous to
this attack the Commander-in-Chief's force was rein-
forced by General Littler, with 5,000 men, from Feroze-
pore, and it would seem had been joined by a portion of
the Loodheana force. The entire force at Ferczepore,
Urnballah, and Loodheana, amounted to 8 troops of
Horse Artillery, 5 companies of Foot Artillery, 1 regi-
ment of Dragoons, 2 of Native Cavalry, Governor-Gene-
ral's Body Guard, 2 regiments of Irregular Cavalry, 7 re-
gidents of European, and 16 regiments of Native In-
fantry, or say, in round numbers, that they con-
sisted of 48 Horse Artillery guns ; Foot Artillery, un-
known ; Cavalry, 3,500 ' • European Infantry, 6,000 ;
Native Infantry, 12,000 ; total, 21.500 of all arms.
But a portion of the above must have been left at
Loodiana, at Ferczepore, and even at Umballah ;• and it
is not improbable to suppose that the actual force en-
gaged with the Sikhs on the 21st and 22nd did not exceed
19,000 men. In addition to these may be added the Ist
Furopean and 29th Foot, perhaps 1500. strong, which
would increase our force.to near 21,000 men. The force
of the enemy is variously stated at from 60,000 to 80,000
men, and from 100 to 140 guns; but V- e Governor-
General's announcement to the Vice-President in Coun-
cil states the number of troops at 60,000, and of guns• in
the intrenched camp, at 70 pieces, many of them of large
calibre' and much longer then is usual in our armaments.
As at Maharajpore, the principal loss in our army was
caused by the overwhelming superiority of the enemy's
guns to ours, and the difficulty
.of our gallant fellows
getting at them with the bayonet ; for the Sikhs had
taken up a very strong position, and fortified it in a mas-
terly manner.

Between two and three o'clock p.m. the attack began,
our infantry advancing by brigades in line from the right,
and when our artillery ceased firing our centre column •
forced their way into the enemy's position, carrying every
thing before them in most gallant style by the bayonet,
although hundreds of them were snowed down by every
discharge of the enemy's guns, which were splendidly
served. The British force was formed into four divisions,
the right having the Commander-in-Chief at its head;
the left, General Littler ; the centre, General Gilbert ;
and the reserve. General Smith. The Sikh army was
commanded by Rajah L-fll Singh and Sirdar Tej Singh,
who appear to have made a most noble stand against us.
The attack by our left division seems to have failed.; but
from the immense number of officers killed and wounded
in her Majesty's 62nd Foot, and 14.11'Native Infanfry,
which formed a part of General Littler's force, they must
have met with insurmountable obstacles. The centre,
undo: General Gilbert, was more successful, gallantly
penetrating into the centre of the enemy's position and
driving them from their guns, but by this time the night
had set in, further progress was stayed by the darkness,
and it was deemed ;advisable to withdraw our troops and I
retire for the night.
Although the enemy had been (liken with great
slaughter from the centre of their position they again
advanced, and resumed possession of their post on our
troops retiring, keeping up so murderous a fire during
the night from their cannons, that our men were obliged
to be at them again, and in the middle of the night drove
the Sikhs a second time from their guns, which lied' t e
tffect of keeping them quiet till about daybreak, when
General Gilbert led them against such portions of the in-
trenchments as had not been carried the pfevious evening,
and drove the enemy everywhere before him.
In the absence of official returns it is impossible to give
any correct account of the movements which' were made
by our army, and which led to our gaining so glorious a
victory; which, whether viewed with regard to the forces
engaged, or the momentous interests at stake, may be
fairly placed at the head of all the battles which have of
late years been fought by us in India. Up to the present
moment all is in the dark respecting the arrangements for
the fight ; and we know not what was done by the right of
our army, or whether the reserve was ultimately brought
into action ; but enough his transpired to convince any
man who has any knowledge of military movements, that
the most egregious want of skill and management of our
limited resources, in men and guns, has been evinced in
the manner in which our force was brought into action;
and there cannot be a doubt in the mind of any soldier
who understands his profession, that to the persevering
energy of those in partial command, to the gallant exam-
ple of our officers, and to the bravery of our troops alone,
are we indebted for so glorious a victory gained egainst
such fearful odds.

The best description of !the battle is perhaps contained
in the letter of a young friend, who had Only joined his
regiment for the first time (the 2d Native Grenadiers), on
the march from Acra. He says, " As for the manoeuvres
that were performed in the conduct of the battle, I know
nothing, and shall not, I dare say, till I see them detailed
in the newspapers; but, to my apprehension, it was all
confusion from beginning to end •' aid everything proves
that such was the case—for m Illy days officers and men`
suffered the gr eatest privations, having been without tents
on the 18th, 21st, 22d, and 23,1.
Among the killed was Dr. floffmeister, in medical at-
tendance upon Prince Waldemar of Prussia, who is said
to have been iu the midst of the battles of the 18th; 21st,
and 23d.' The Prince will be able to• tell his countrymen'
what gallant fellows our native soldiers are, under the
command of European officers, and how nobly they emu-

late their courage and energy.:lt is said the young Prince
narrowly escaped being killed.
Poor Major Broadfoot lost his life in attempting to leap
his horse over a ditch into the enemy's works ; the horse
fell. and while he was down the gallant major was speared
to death by three Sikhs, who rushed upon hint. Many of
our men were killed by the blowing up of gunpowder after
we had possession of the enemy's entrenchments. By
some accounts these explosions are attributed to accident,
but s friend in the army expressly states that they were
caused by the Sikhs, and were continued during the three
days he remained ; he adds, that some of the Sikhs who
set fire to the mines PTA ' ' aot
duly been caught but hanged. His letter is eated Feroze-
pore, the 25th of December, where it was supposed that
the force would remain some days before it crossed the
Sutlej. It is probable, however, that the halt at Feroze-
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Cohmel rrvine, of the Engineers, who had resigned the
service, is going to join the army. Many officers on staff
employment at the Presidency and elsewhere are ordered
up to the army by dak, at the public expense. Twenty-
four horses of artillery from Dumdum go up (two daily)
in that manner. The troops at Dinapere have been tam-
pered with. The Maboreedans were seduced ; a Hindoo
suiralar discovered the plot, and gave information to his
officers. The Gwalior state were the tempters.
THE FEMALE ORPHAN ASYLUM.

The Meth annual meeting of the above excellent and
truly philanthropic institution was held yesterday after-
noon, at the Institution, Myrtle. street. It was most re-
spectably, though not numerously, attended. In justice,
however, to the ladies it is right to observe, as indeed
tally be alwAys said where the interests of religion and be-
nevolence are concerned, that they formed the majority
of the meeting: _ _

Shortly aftWr half-past two o'clock, the chair was taken
by the Rev. NV. HI sketh, and the business commenced
by the reverend gentleman offering up some roost appro-
printe prayers.

The Rev. CHAIRMAN then observed that, in opening
the business of the tiny, it woulo not be necessary for him
to detain them long, indeed not longer. than was necessary
to congratu'ate them on the great prospetity which it had
pleased God to vouchsafe that institution—a degree of
success for which they had great cause to give their
thanks, as well as those whose hearts had been disposed
to support it. When, however, be spoke of the success&
the Institution, he did not mean merely to refer to the
satisfactory state of the balance-sheet which would be
presented to the meeting by their Treasurer, Mr. Banner,
by and bye, but to the good order of the children—their
spiritual advancement,—the increase in the number of in-
mates—and the satisfactory manner in which every thing
connected with the Institution was proceeding. (Hear.)
The number of children who had been admitted since the
opening of the Institution was 96; of that number two had
died, and twelve had been apprentked out ot the Institu: ion
and there now remained a. inma+ os eft ee it
might be said, were it, acica,z.nd weir
moral discipline and conduct were extremely good.
(Hear.) Some observations had been made with respect
to their kitchen expenditure; but he hoped it would
always remain on the footing it now stood, namely, that
the largest amount was for kitchen food and the smallest
for medical attendance. There was another satisfactory
topic, which, as the report contained no allusion to it, he
might be excused for naming, and that was the presenta-
tion of two portraits of Mrs. Aikin and Mr. Banner to
the institution—two of the most active supporters of it.
(Hear, hear). If the meed of praise to be accorded to
each were to be divided, it would be difficult to make the
selection, though he might observe, %%here two parties were
associated together in a good work, that the lady was
generally considered the better half, and he should cer-
tainly say in the present case that the lady was
one of the most enviable on the face of the earth, for
she had been the first person to originate the insti-
tution. and after laying the filet stone of the build-
ing, had gone a great way towards completing it..
There was, however, another class of benefactors to the
institution, of whom it might he said—if they did not
give their silver and their gold, they did what they
could. He alluded to those who instructed the chil-
dren. He (the chairman) had lately had an opportunity
of seeing a good deal of the conduct of those who had
the internal management of the institution, and he
thought the time h .d arrived when some record might be
placed upon the books setting forth the estimation in
which their services were held. If such a mark of
esteem were in the shape of pecuniary reward, it might
more properly be left to the ladies' committee ; but
what he proposed was— tl e thanks of the meeting to
the matron anJ teacher. If the ladies had no objection,
he should be very happy to originate such a resolution.
The rev. gentleman concluded by calling upon Mr. H.
Banner to read the report.

The Report stated that during the past year the build-
ing had been completely finished, by being painted both
inside and out, and by the grounds being laid with as-
phalte, the whole cost 'of the erection amounting to
£5,720 17s. 10d., and that there had been expended in
furniture £329 7s. 4d. Under the assiduous care of the
same matron and teacher, the children enjoyed good
health, and exhibited improvement; and up to the pre-
sent time ninety-six orphans had been admitted, of whom
fourteen had been placed out at sertice. Since the
establishment of the institution, the report stated the
gratifying fact, that there had been only two cases of
death. The present number in the institution is now 80,
with room and welcome for more, as the committee feel
confident so simple and unexceptionable art institution
could not fail of receiving the additional subscribers any
increase in the number of inmates wotili render indis-
pensable. The report, which was received with deserved
applause, concluded NI, kb an eloquent description of the
merits and usefulness of this admirable asylum, by weans
of which the destitute orphan was enabled to say, " When
I am bereft of father and mother, then the Lord will
take me up.
From the statement of the treasurer's accounts it ap-
peared that the total receipts for the past year amounted
to £1361 19s. 9d , including £2B received for work done
by the children, and tint the expenditure was £1055 14s.
5d., leaving a balance in favour of the institution of
£306 ss. 4d.
The Rev. Rector CAMPBELL then. rose to propose the
adoption of the report, and said he had t e greatest pos-
sible satisfaction, in doing so. because it had the greatest
possible recommendation, namely, that it was very short,
that it was very much to the purpose, end that it afforded
the most satisfactory grounds for congratulation to the
meeting, and the subscribers Generally. There was one

portion of it in particular, which was not only very satis-
factory, but also very uncommon, and to which he wished
to draw the attention of the meeting. It was in
reference to the building, and stated respecting it, that

"though possessing no—feature of outward grandeur or
ornamental pretension, there will he found few instances

of an Institution with the same extent of accommodation

and neatness of appearance, being erected at so moderate a
cost." (llear, hear.) He believed that to be perfectly
true, and a great deal more might be said, for he scarcely
knew a single instance of a large public building so excel-
lent in all its interior accommodation, and so highly
adapted to its purposes, having been erected, not
only without being saddled with a heavy debt, but
leaving, as Mr. Banner told them, a balance of up-
wards of X. 300 in the Treasurer's hands. This must be
satisfactory to the subscribers, and was certainly most
creditable to Mr. Banner, the, treasurer, who had had the
management of the financial part of the institution from
its commencement to the present time. With every dis-
position to give all the credit due to Mrs. Aikin, and no
one was more ready than he to do so, fcr the bright
thought which it had pleased. God to pat into
her head—a thought which must be satisfactory to
her in every condition of her being—with every
disposition to give her credit, though he did not use the
word in its modern acceptation, be should not be
doing justice to his own feelings, or to the treasurer, if
he did not also give him credit for the admirable manner
in which he bad brought his labours so far to such a
satisfactory terrn'nation. There were very few persons
who could have brought them to so satisfactory a con-
clusion, and therefore, he said, let evert• credit be given
to Mrs. Aikin, the originator, and Mr. Banner, the com-
pleter of the building. (Cheers)
Henry Winch, Esq.. seconded the motion, which was
unanimously adopted.
Mr. BANNER then moved a resolution, which bad for
its effect an alteration in the ages at which orphans should
be admitted into the institution. It proposed to extend
the t me, end in the course of some conversa'ion to which
it gave rise, it appears the building is constructed to ac-
commodate 150. At length it was agreed that the ages
at which orphans would be admitted should be from the
age of seven until they completed their tenth year.
The Rev. F. BARKER moved the thanks of the meeting
to the ladies and gentlemen who had acted as officers of
the institution during the past year.
Tl,e motion was seconded by J. EDWARDS, Esq., and
unanimously adopted.
Mr. WINCH said, there were a body of men to whom
the institution was very much indebted for the interest
they bad taken in its prosperity—he meant the clergy—
and therefore he had very great pleasure in proposing that
the thanks of the meeting be given to those clergymen
who had preached in its favour.
Mr. BROWN seconded the metion, and it was carried.
Mr. EDWARDS said he had very great pleasure in
moving that the thanks of the meeting be given to Mr.
Banner, the treasurer, and that he be requested to con-
tinue his services. At the same time he begged, on behalf
of the subscribers, to present to the Institution the por-
traits of Mrs. Aikin and Mr. Banner. (Applause.) ,
The Rev. Rector CAMPBELL bad very great pleasure
in secondi, g the motion of Mr. Edwards, and at the same
time he begged to move that the portraits be accepted,
with thanks to the donors. There could be only one feel-
ing with regard to them, namely, that they should be
received, both for their value as most excellent portraits
of the persons they represented, and also on account of
the intrinsic value of the paintings themselves. (Ap-
plause.)
Mr. BANNER returned thanks in feeling, terms, but
said that Mrs. Aikin 'had by far the heaviest claim on
their gratitude.
Mr. BANNER moved the appointment of officers, which
was seconded by Mrs. Aikin.
Thy CITAIRMAN moved a vote of thanks to the Matron
and teachers, which was seconded by Mrs. Winch.
Thanks having been voted to the Chairman, the meet-
ing separated.

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