The Sun. — 1821-03-29 (London, England)

PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.  • ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY. • 'the Forty-seventh Anniversary of the above most excellent Society, was held yesterday evening, at the City of London Tavern. At six o'clock, his Grace the Duke of NORTHUMBERLAND, President of the Society, took the Chair, supported by a long list of diitinguished personages. The Great RoOm was crowded with company, and a.coninuidious temporary gallery was erected at the end of the Chair,beauty,romp facing the which was filled with Ladies of rank, and fashion. After the cloth waS removed, " Non Nobia Domine," was sung in good style by Messrs. Broadhurst, Taylor, and other professional Gentlemen. " The King," was the toast, and drank with rapturous applause.  Song--" God save the King.". ." The Duke of York, and the rest of the Royal Family." " The Navy and Army."—Rule Britannia. " Prosperity to the Royal Humane Society:'' Theindividuals saved from a premature death Were then paraded round the room, the military band playing slow music. The scene was interesting and affecting. BENJAMIN HAwEs, Esq., one of the Treasurers, then addressed the Society. He proceeded to detail the origin, rise, and progress of the society, and concluded a most eloquent speeds, by exhorting the Meeting, and particularly the Ladies, to support the society. The worthy Gentleman was frequently interrupted by the cheers of the company. • By the Report, it appears, that the eases which have come under the consideration of the Society during the past year amount to 150, of which number 131 were successful, and 19 unsuccessful. Among the 131 were 16 attempted suicides, and among the 19 were two unhappy individuals who fell victims to their desperate resolutions against themselves. The number of successful cases added to that of former years, amounted to 5,020; and the number of claimants rewarded, furtheradditi to the total of former years, amounts to 20,320. The income froni 1820 to 1821, amounted to 2,0981., and the expenditure was rather over that sum, Sir CHARLES PRICE, in a most eloquent speech, which our limits preclude us from giving, proposed the health of their Noble Chairman, his Grace the Duke of Northumberland.-(Loud cheers.). His Grace, in returning thanks,-begged leave to return his warmest acknowledgments for the peculiar warmth with sitich his health had been received. He hoped every person prziez)t was actuated by the same spirit as he was, fol. he considered di:, Royal Ilu-mine Society to be One. of the best Institutions now existing.—(Repeated eheers.)—After the very able manner in which they had been addressed by the Treasurer, he shouki not expatiate upon the utility or objects of the Society, but con, • eluded by drinking all their good healths.—(Cheers.) 'The Memory of Dr. Ilawes and Dr. Cogan, (the fotind,:•ta of the Society), was then drank in Solemn silence. The Noble CHAIRMAN, in appropriate speeches, then presented the Honorary Medallions voted by the general Court, to following Gentlemen, for their extraordinary skill arid herOic exertions in saving from death their fellow_creatures Capt. Marryat, R.N., Mr. Joseph Mann, Mr. John Gray; .Tohn Stirling, Captain Earl, Mr. C. J. Laisne, Mr. W. W. Co; and Mr. W. A. Parker.  CHARLES BARCLAY Esq. in an able speech, proposed the health of the Vice-President, who returned thanks. The Secretary then read a long list of subscriptions. • The Duke of NORTHUMBERLAND then proposed the health of the Ladies, which was drank with rapturous applause. " Here's a Health to all good Lasses," followed.—The Ladies., whose presence contributed largely to the pleasures of the elle:l-ing, then retired amid the acclamations of the company, the band playing " Fly not yet." Shortly afterwards the Noble Chairman left the Chair, but the company did not separate till a late hour. •  SOCIETY for PROPAGATING CHRISTIAN KNOW LEDGE in the HIGHLANDS of