Asylum For Female Orphans...
Thisleng-established and excellent institution hdd its anniversary on VWednesday last, whena most impressive sermon was preached at the chapel; after vhich a very numerous company adjournea to the City of Loodon Tavem, where they partook of a dinner, WVm. WVILAINAIS, Esq., 1I.P., the Treasurer, in the chair. " The King," I The Duke of York," and the other loyal teasts haling been drunk withloud cheers, the Chairman proposed" Pros- perty to the Asylum ;" describing it as the best institution in the metropolis, established for the recegtion of the most interesting ob. jectas of charity-infant female orp ans, with no parent to protect them, and no known parish to give them relief: shielding them in their tender years, preparing them by moral and religious instruc- tion for their entrance into Irte, educating them in aU the domestic Idutes, and providing them with respectable situations; and thus in their unprotected state withdrawing them from the snares of the world, and enabling themu to avoid the contagion of vice. llr. WILLIANS then proposed the "H fealth of their illhstrious president, the Duke of Cambridge;" and expressed in warm lan. guage7 the gratitude which the charity owed hum for his unremitting attention to itsinterests; vrhich the comoany acknowledged withthe lo04dest demonstrations of affection and respect. The CrrAffltFs's health was then proposed by hMr. Mllarryatt, (the King's couasel), who congratulated theinstitution on having so active and benevolent an individual as their Treasurer. The other toasts teat were drank we hayc not space tp particula, rize; but we cannottefruin from stating, that the stewards were par- ticularly active in tli discharge of their duty; and by their exer- tions, obtained a subscription amoanting to nearly 9001., which we Iwere very glad to see; as a "Statement nd Appeal," which was Icirculated, mentioned a serious callupontbhe funds of this most ex- cleot chanity, by a necessarY paymnent of a very large sum to the city of LJondon, for the grouttd they occupY. ASYLUM FOR FEMALE ORPHArS.