INSTITUTED ON THE FOURTH OF FEBRUARY, 1803.
“Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.”
LONDON:
PRINTED FOR THE SOCIETY,
BY A. MACINTOSH, 20, GREAT NEW STREET, FETTER LANE:
AND MAY BE HAD GRATIS OF THE HONORARY SECRETARY,
1, NEW BRIDGE STREET.
1837.
PATRON.
THE KING.
PRESIDENT.
The Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Winchester.
VICE-PRESIDENTS.
| His Grace the Duke of Bedford, | Earl Surrey, M.P., |
| His Grace the Duke of Sutherland, | Lord Auckland, |
| Marquis of Westminster, | Sir Thomas Baring, |
| Earl Morley, | Matthew Wood, Esq., M.P., |
| Earl Harrowby, | Frederick Webb, Esq. |
| Lord Willoughby de Eresby, Bart., |
TREASURER.
William Tooke, Esq., M.P., F.R.S.
COMMITTEE.
| Burgess, W. H., Esq. | Hudson, J. C., Esq., |
| Chippendale, John, Esq., | Labouchere, John, Esq., |
| Francis, Charles, Esq., | Richardson, T., Esq., |
| Gillett, Gabriel, Esq., | Smith, R., Esq., |
| Heisch, P. J., Esq., | Soper, James, Esq. |
HONORARY SECRETARY.
Robert Steven, Esq., 1, New Bridge-street.
COLLECTOR.
Mr. Henry Clemson, 7, Grange-road, Bermondsey.
Your Committee has great pleasure in announcing that thepresent year has been characterized by a degree of success morethan equal to the experience of any former years.
The number of subscribers has fallen off, but Providence stillcontinues to smile upon the efforts that are made, and the richestencouragement is afforded to those who feel for this branch ofthe miseries of human nature. Before the short detail of proceedingsi