The Sun. — 1820-04-27 (London, England)

ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY.  Yester.Orty the Humane Society (so well. known by that tame, that we, need not add it's purpose, Viz. to collect and circulate the most effectit,tl ate.: r hods tor recovering perion2 apparently drowned nr,dead)-,. dined together at the City ot -Loodon' 'rofetn., In' the absence of the Duke of NohTIIUMBEKLAND. J,OBN BLACKBURN, Et.ct. was in the Chnir:.--After dinner, in proposing the health thei•King .  0, The QU'Aratm.s.t.tsaid, that in drieliing.this toast with their accustomed reelings.ot loyalty, it might add to the satisfaction of the Society, if be mentioned, than on an-application having been grade to, his Majesty,-he bad consented to become the. Vatrori °loth, Society.: This- -circumstance might not he officially; notified to them, on account of the abstace of his Grace the.Dithe of Northumberland, to Whom the communication bad been made, who was unavoidably absent on account of the.iljness of his mother: • " " His 'Majesty!, health" was then drunk with applause. " The Royal Family" was given, but some of the company called for " the-Queen!' ' • The ..Ctratismst said, that .heatas' so old :a.solrlier' that he knew the .first duty was to follow orders; that he had given the, toast as it was proposed, because he understood the geperal.wish was that he should do sb. The toast as it was originally given was then thank. After the CHAIRMAN had read letters from some of the friends of theSociety,..who had been absent from unavoidably Circumstances (amen; others, theEarPof Stamford and Warrington, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord 1-letniker, who forwarded. liberal donations), " Success to the Society" was proposed, and drank with apPlanse, after a•soitable preface from Mr. Blailibtirti.. he interesting procession of several persons of all ages and. both sexes; who bad been saved front death by the application •, • of the means recommended by the Somety, then took place: Each of the individuals carried a bible given' by the Society, with an inscriptionfrom the donors; they amounted :in' all to about .40, and ,the greater number of them were .children, whose yobthful innocence exciteillhe most'powerful interest, and'the gratificatinir Of: beholding; their RenefactOri; `caused tears of sensibilitrto flow; lastly, Site procession was closed by men, whose looks. pourtrayed the-gratitude, they felt to those, to.whom they were so much and so lastingly indebted. ,A brilliant 'assemblage of Ladies had' been admitted into. a gallery constructed for the purpose to view this affecting spectacle... • • The SECRETARY afterwards gave a Report of the last year's proceedings of the Society, in which he stated that the tiuhther of-persons saved under theqvuspiceiolthe 'Society' (Since itstinstitti-tiott); from imminent danger, had been.2o,ooo;.of those resuscitated, the number was 4849. Itithe.last year, alone,- the - number resuscitated bad. been WO,' 'of whom thirtysfour, had ~been-persorts•who had attempted' suicide,— It was, 47kratifying .c.ircnmstance attending the exertions ,of the Society, that of the persons whom they hail 'saved fi,,orn' attempted suicide, no instairces' had Crime "to their knowledge of the attempt being •renewed. 'file Secretary mode ,an.cloquetwappeal to the feelings of the company, _supported liy many striking facts. rte mentioned that the Society had in progress a medallion, to be' bestoived on 'water:pen and other persons of the saute description, who might exert themselves ill saving lives. . The honorarv'medallions of .the Society were presepted to Messrs. liarret:t. Gilbatu, Robarts, Arthy, and Thmas. " .Very considerable: übscriptions were 'announced, and the festivity of the company was continued to a late hour.