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[June I, 
INCIDENTS, MARRIAGES anp DEATHS 1n anp near LONDON. 
With Biographical Memoirs of diftinguifhed Charafers recently deceafed. 
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Y the annual report of the Society for the 
difcharge and relief of perfons imprifoned, 
for fmall debts, it appears that 794 prifoners 
have by their means been reftored to liberty 
during the laft year. 
On the 24th of April the anniverfary fef- 
tival of the Royal Humane Society was cele- 
brated at the London Tavern. Lord Hen- 
niker, the vice-prefident, was in the chair. 
Dr. Hawes congratulated the meeting on the 
pro{perous progrefs of the Inftitution. He 
was witnefs to the fowing the firft feeds of 
the Society, of their generation and matu- 
rity; dnd from their fingular and unprece- 
dented liberality, he had the happinefs to 
ftate, that, up to the prefent day, not lefs 
than 2,869 perfons of both fexes had been 
relieved and preferved from untimely deaths, 
by the humane exertions of this Inttitution. 
The proceffion was preceded by one of the 
City Martials; and 18 women and children, 
and 38 men and boys who had been prefery- 
ed at various times by the means recom- 
mended and provided by the Society, walked 
il folemn order twice round the room. 
Lord Henniker moved, that the thanks of 
the Inftitution be given to the Bithop of 
_ Bniftol, for an excellent difcourfe preached 
for the Society, and that his Lordthip be re- 
queited to print the Sermon, which was car- 
ried with great applaufe. Dr. Hawes, again 
- ddrefling the Society, obferved, that it was 
the duty of the Inftitntion to take particular 
- notice of thofe perfons who had ,romoted 
the chief object of the Society in the pre- 
fervation of the lives of their fellow citi- 
zens; he therefore confidered: that the una- 
nimous and, general thanks of the Society, 
which was formed for public and private 
happinets, were juftly due to Mrs. Newhy, 
of the London Lying-in Hofpital, from 
whofe pertonal: and indefatigable exertions 
no lefs than one hundred ftill-born children 
had been brought to life, and arrived at ma- 
turity ; he therefore propofed that the warm- 
eft thanks of the Society thould be voted to 
her ;, which was agreed to with enthufiafm. 
He then read the abftraét of the fubferip- 
tions of the evening, from which it appeared 
that a fum of 460]. had been colleéted. 
At a very numerous and refpeétable meet- 
ing, heid at the London Tavern, May 23, 
Sir Francis’ Baring, M.P. in the chair, the 
foilowing refolutions, were unanimouily 
adopted.—That it is expedient to-efablith 
an mftitution, on a liberal and extenfive 
fcale, in fome central fituation in the city of 
London; the. obje& of which fhall be to 
provide a library to contain works of in- 
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trinfic value; fectures for the diffufion of 
ufeful knowledge; reading rooms for the 
daily papers, periodical publications, inte- 
refting pampliets, and foreign journals.— 
That this inftitution fhall confit of a limited 
number of proprietors, and of life and an- 
nual fub{cribers.—That the intereft of the 
proprietors fhall be equal, permanent, 
transierable, and hereditary, and fhall ex- 
tend to the abfolute property of the whole 
eftabliiment; they fhall be entitled to 
fuch extraordinary privileges as may be 
confiftent with general convenience, and 
upon them fhall devolve the exelufive right 
to the management of the inftitution.— 
That the life and annual fubteribers thall 
have the fame ufe otf, and accefs to, the 
Inftitution as the proprietors.—That the qua- 
lification of a proprietor be fixed for the 
prefent at feventy-five guineas..—That the 
fubfeription for life be for the prefent tyven- 
ty-five guineas.x—That ladies fhall be re- 
ceived as fubferjbers to the lectures, under 
fuch regulations and upon fuch terms asmay 
hereafter be determined.—That as foon as 
one hundred perfons have declared their 
intention to become proprietors, a general 
meeting of all fuch_perfons fhall be con- 
vened, who fhall proceed, as they fee occa- 
fion to carry the plan into effect, to appoint 
a Committee to draw up regulations for the 
Inftitution, and to fubmit the fame to the 
approba.ion of a general meeting of the 
proprietors.—That this Infiitution be dene- 
minated the London Inftitution for the Ad- 
vaacement of Literature, and the Diffulion 
of Ufetul Knowledge. 
MARRIED. 
At Hackney, the Rev. J. W. Pawfey, 
'M. A. of Coltithall, Norfolk, to Mifs Reed, 
of Silfoe, Bedfordthire. 
At Walthamftow, S. Turner, efq. junior, 
of Devonfhire-ftreet Portland-place, to Mifs 
Slater, eldeft daughter of the late G. Slater, 
efq. of Knot’s Green, Effex. 
At Hanwell, T. Hume, efg. M. D. of 
Grofvenor-ftreet, to Mifs Caroline Glaffe, 
elde& daughter of the Rev. G. H, Glaffe, 
chaplain to the Duke of Cambridge. . 
At Mary-le-bone, the Rev. C. Dimock 
rector of Great Mongeham, Kent, to Mifs E. 
Honeywood, of Sibton. 
The Rev. John Locke, reétor of Lee, in 
the fame county, to Mifs Thompfon, eldeft 
daughter of John Thompfons, efq. of Waver- 
‘ ley-abbey, Surry. 
At St. James’s, the Rev. C. Moffop, reGtor 
of Hothfield, Kent, to Mifs M. Aynfcombe, 
of Mortlake, 
+ J. Barlows 
