Star. — London, England, 1816-08-09 00:00:00

I T . a- • I' HAME IS HAME FdR A' THAT. Is there a wicked spendthrift here, • Would cheat the folks and e that ; He swears that England is ten dear, And goes to Ghent and a' that. For a' that, and a' that, ' His knavi,h tricks and a' that, Enough remain to keep the name Of honest men, for a' that! Is there a flaunting leering wife, WWI wrong her spouse, and a' that; To France she wits to end the strife, And cuckold him and a' that. For a' that; and a' that, Her wanton smiles and a' that; The girls that stay shall bear away Fair beauty's paint for a' that. u No stone that rolls," the wise man sald s " Shall gather moss," and a' tbat And they who seek the Sun for shade% Shall come back fools and a' thus Far a' that, and a' that, Their manners, French and a' that; The poor man mourns, the patriot scorns, Such want o' sense and a' that! Tlaf SNADOW (ass Mk :fait) el Beam itid July, 1916. POLICE. MANSION HOUSE. •••••I'lllZ CONSPIRATORS.YeSter. day the last examination of these persons took place. The two Barrys were admitted as evidence. Mr. Hobler read the whole of the evidence, after which Brock and Pc/ham were committed to take their trial for ailing and abetting in coining. - The crowds about the Mansion House were incalculable, and the prisoners were not sent till a late hour to prison, in consequence of the apprehended fury of the mob. Bow-mterr.—Two boys were brought from the Lyceum Theatre, charged with attempting to rob several Gentlemen, in the avenues leading to the Theatre, in the Strand. They were both proved, by the constable attending the Theatre, to have been in company together, and one of them had his hand in a Gentleman's pocket. They were both identified as notorious thieves.—They were committed for further examination. The robbery stated yesterday by two pretended plumbers at a Gentleman": house, No. 56, Spring gardensi early on Wednesday morning, turns out to be of a more serious nature than at first apprehended. The public at large ought to give particular instruc tions to their servants to be on their guard against men coming into houses under pretence of being plumbers to examine the pipes, stc. this system of depredation having been carried on with great suc cess in different parts of London for some months past. The following is a description of their persons. One was habited like a plumber, with a light jacket and a white apron on, rather stout, about five feet two inches high, and 22 years of age ; the other ap peared to be about the same age, very thin, and wore a loose h, riven great coat, five feet six or seven inches in height. One of th:m had a black eye. Quer N SQL A RE.—Yesterday loin Green, a chimney. sweerei, was br.ught before T. B. PLErrow,Esq. tb Sitting Magistiate, or. a ctruge of highway rob bery. Eliza Russell, an unfortunate female, stated, that between two and three o'clock in the morning the prisoner came up to her at Ciraring.Cross, and instantly snatched her pocket from her side, contain. ing 25. 6il. She screamed out murder, and watch, and he was secured by the watchman and taken to the watch-house. Henry Davies, watchman near Mr. Drummond the banker's house, said, on his ap proach to the prisoner, who attempted to run away, he saw him throw away the pocket now produced. John Newman, constable of the night of St. Martin's watch house, on examining the pocket when brought to the watch-house *found it contained the money desciibed by the prosecutrix.—Fully committed. MA RLBOROUGH• STREET.BriIiaI AMA --Yester- day Mr.' Simeon Aldan, of the Edgware-road, was brought up in the custody of Plank, the officer, for committing a most unmanly assault on Miss Agnes Clarke.—The prosecutrit, who is of a respectable family at Manchester, stated, that she had been ac quainted with the prisoner's family about three yens. A few days back she was at his house, and hearing some altercation between him and another person, she went to the door, which he shut in her face, but after wards came out and struck her violently, pinioned her hands behind her back;and in that manner beat her for several minutes with his fist. Her screams bt ought Several persons to the street door ; but he saying she was bis wife, no person interfered until he chose to let her ge.—The Magistrate ordered him to find respon-, sible bail for answering the charge at the Sessions. John Barter and Joke Greta, were charged with stealing a great quantity of poultry; the property of Louis Duval, Esq. of Ealing.—Two - of the prosecu tor's servants said, that about three o'clock last Mon day morning, they were awoke by the barking of the house dog ; they got up; but not seeing any person, they went to bed again ; in the morning most of the poultry were missing, and inquiry was made at Brent ford market, bet without effect ; but they were in formed the prisoners were stopped in Oxford-street by the watchman, with i great quantity of poultry, which proved to' be the same that were stolen from their master's house.—Robert Copeland, watchman in the parish of Mary-la-Bonne, having suspected the prisoners, he insisted on looking at what they had got, and, on seeing the fowls, was convinced they were never killed for market, and stopped the , prisoners.— , They were folly committed for trial. We-are informed by Drs. COOPER ) MUNROIL D and DUNCAN, Physicians to the 'Medical Board at Char ktte House, Blackfriars Road, that upwards of 4000 patients . are cured annually of prevailing disorders, that hundreds were in a most distressing state owing to quacking themselves, and by consulting men ignorant of an important branch of the profession. Eruptions on the head, face, and body, ulcerated throat, swelling in the neck, nodes on the shin-bones, pains in the head and limbs, frequently taken for rheumatism, swelled antes and nervous debility. are the consequences of improper treatment.—Messrs. COOPILK, MUNIIOE, and Co. are consulted from eight in the rnarningluntil nine at night, or by letter, coo . tamping a fee, and the poor have advice on Tuesday; Thursday, and Sundays, till twelve o'clocke—A side door and private rooms for females. . - - -.c 'EDUCATION OF TfiE LOWER ORDERS OF TEE METROPOLIS. • • MINUTES OF EVIDENCE TAKEN aEPORE A COM MITTEE OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. (Continued from onr Paper of July 23.) Dr. Titot.t.ore, the head master of Christ Church, here joinea in the evidence. The boys were taught to the utmost extent that they were taught in any other great school, reading, spelling, writing, arith metic, all classical learning, and Hebrew ; part .in mathematics, part in drawing—there were seven Scholarships at Cambridge and one at Oxford-,-at Cambridge they were ig6o a year in value, and at PeMbroke they bad an additional exhibition from the College, making about £9O for four yekrs, and £5O for the last three years, besides which the expenses of degrees were paid. The Oxford exhibitions were 8170. They paid all fees of entrance, £2O towards furnisbing their rooms, £lO for books, and £lO for clothes, in all leso for outfit. The whole of the boys proceed as far in the Classics as their talents or age will allow them. In the upper Grammar School, which was his department, he had 060; the second master had about 150 ; but upwards.of 500 would be instructed in Latin, Om and as far as they could say, they did % not think that they could go farther, and even with some of them it was quite the utmost. About eight or ten boys, in general, went through a classical course completely, to fill up the University . exhibitions as they became vacant. About '2OO at' the Hertford Seminary were taught in the'Classics, there being there 416 when full; and they were drafted in general at the'age of 12 to Londpn..About 60 boys generally attained the last stage of what might be called the ordinary cl a ssical education. The scholars were selected by the head master for exhibi tion, according to their talent and behaviour ; and in making this selection, bo' person interfered with the choice of the head master. He made the choice directly withcut any consultation with the Governors, at the time when the boys would otherwise be dis charged. In the event of more than one being equally qualioed in point of talent, it would be given to the boy of the best behaviour, or if the'talent and behaviour were both equal, it would be regulated by age. One exhibition went every year to Cambridge, And one every seventh year to Oxford, forming eight in seven years altogether. There bad been no in stances of vacancies by death in those exhibitions, except one, during the last forty years. In the com petitions for the exhibitions, applications were fre quently made by the relations of the boy; but cer tainly the decision was always with himself. The Goiernors never had interfered since his being there. In London there were four classical masters, two writing masters, and two ushers, a mathematical, drawing, and singing master. At Hertford, a clas sical master, writing master, two ushers, and two mistresses to the girls' school.—There was also at each place a 'matron and a steward ; six beadles in London, and two at Hertford; thirteen nurses in London, and nine at Hertford, besides physician and surgeon attached to the establishment; a resident apothecary in London—the apothecary at Hertford was not resident; four clerks, a surveyor, and archi tect; laud surveyor and solicitor. They also electerland paid three street-keepers, who acted naar titc l ir:Jers of the Lord Mayor, as constables to clear the streat• and keep the peace. The head master's salary was se24o 16s. Bd. and 50 guineas for a Sunday evening' lecture, with a house rent and free from taxes, but no coal, candle, or any further perquisites. All the officers have houses, and rent and taxes paid, but no perquisites besides their salary, except medical at tendance and medicines. The school houis were as follows :—from the Ist of March to the last of Oc- tober, they begin school at seven, and continue till eight; then they have an hour's play ; then from nine to twelve ; then they have two hours for their dinner; and from two to five; seven hours in the whole. In the winter, from the lit of November-to the last day of February, they begin school at eight or nine ; then they have their hour's play; and from ten to twelve; in the afternoon from two to four, excepting the . whole of Saturday afternoons and Thursdays after three, throughout the year. The salary of the second master was 4`205; the third master 4180 ; and the salary of the master at Heft- ford was 4203. The treasurer had no salary; but' he had a house and medical attendance if he wanted it, and the use of the balances which happened to be in his hand. The annual amount of the salaries, in cluding the wages to all servants, was , 45,244 in London, and £1,746 in Hertford—in all 46,990. — There were pensions to retired officers and widows to the amount of 41,054, included in the 46,990. The expense of clothing, salaries, and other charges of each child, was 432 Ils. but including building and every thing, it would amount to 487 Bs. Bd. The expenses for provisions, apparel, medicine, nurses, 'wages and stationery, for 1815, came to 421 Si. 3d. per child, being in the whole, 422,.547. Dr. )3ell's plan was pursued with the younger boys at Hert ford. One hundred and thirty boys had been voted for admission to be presented this year on Governor's , presentations, besides six girls, whu were admitted by lots being drawn for them, independent of pre sentations from gifts. They were obligated, out of estates given, to receive many children. They ge. nerally discharged about 170 or 180 boys in a year,• ihcluding all the ways of dismissal; 200 have been known to be discharged at a time when there were more children than at present. To supply the va cancies it was agreed that the Governors should pre sent 130 boy, and - six girls each of the last two years; the nurrilser was regulated by the finances. The re. maining vacancies *ere filled up by gifts. There were 90 children constantly maintained from different gifts in the Hospital. • The wills were V4l-1001; many left- it to the Go vernors to' present in the usual way; some particular Benefactors stated that they should be of particular ages; but there were very few exceptions to the general regulations of the house. There were a ter. lain number of children presented every year, sons of Lieutenants in . the Navy, under the will of Mr. Travers, not included in the ISO above specified ; 50 of these Lieutenants' sons were always maintained. The Governors of the Hospital were, the Mayor and Commonalty, and Citizens, of the City of London, as represented by the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and twelve of the C 4113111011 Councilmen chosen by the rest of the Common Councilmen out of their own body ; and Nikkmen and Gentlemen of all ranks, elso became benefactors tea certain amount, were Go vernors; besides the Corporation of the City of London. FOur‘bundred pounds entitled a Benefactor to be a GOvernor, lifter passing It ballot as to Character. No Benefaaion Governor had ever been rejected by the Court of Governors or the Committee of Almoners, for the last 41 years. There had been made of Be- Oefaction Governors within the last ten years 105, who had given vit99,330. Twenty Governors were to be named in two years by the Governors in rota tion : if there were twenty Governors made from benefactions, there were no nominations except in.the die of Is new Alderman being made in the two years ; for every Alderman at the first biennial no mination, after he came into his office of Alderman, was allowed the exclusive right of naming a Gover nor, which Governor was to be a Benefactor of £2OO, althotigh the number should be full of twenty nomi nated by the other Governors or Benefactors. The Governors held five appointed Courts, and as many other Courts as the business required ; all the Go vernors were summoned and might attend. Each bad a vote, and fifteen was a quorum. A President, 'elected by the body of the Crovernors, was at the head of the charity, who was always an Aldenian, and elected for life. The Governon presented to the chanty as fellows :—the Lord Mayor two, • one 'being extra, as Lord Mayor ; the President two, and one as Alderman, the other twenty-four Aldermen, each one annually, provided any children were ad mitted. The Treasurer, who was also a Governor, was complimented with two presentations, and one F in his turn .as Governor; the ordinary Governors filled up the remaining number in rotation, beginning each year where the last presentation ceased. The following Regulations were specially revised and settled at a Court, 28th April, 1809, for the admission of children into Christ's Hospital :- 1. That every Governor may present the child of a parsot Set free of the City of London, nor a Clergyman of the Church of d, either on his so first,' , seeond evpr ,or third presentation, t IM i as think pr oper , 2. That no children be admitted but such as shall be between the age of seven and ten years; which is to be proved by such certificates, affidavits and -courers as are now, or shall be here after required by the order of the General Coat. " S. That a child whose parent or parents has or have two other children under the age of fourteen to maintain, may be admitted by s presentation • although such child has one brother or sister, and no more, already oa the charge of the Hospital. ' 4. That no child shall be admitted who is a foundling, or maintained at the parish charge. 5. That no children of livery servants, except freemen of the 01 of London, or children who have any adequate means of being educated or maintained, or who are lame, crooked, or de formed, so as not to be able to take care of themselves, or have say infectious distemper, as leprosy, scald head, itch, scab, evil or rupture, or distemper which shall be judged incurable, shall be taken into this hospital, on any *count or by any presents. don whatever; and if any such shall happen to be admitted, and afterwards found disqualified in some or one of these instances, they shall be immediately sent home to their parents, or to the parishes from whence they came. & That none be admitted without a due certificate from the Minister, Churchwarden, and three of the principal inhabitants of the parish, from whence such children come, certifying the age of the said children, and that they have ntsadequate means of being educated and maintained; the said Minister, Church• wardens, and inhabitants engaging to discharge the Hospital of them be fore or after the age of fifteen years, if the Governors shall so require. If the father is Minister of the Parish, the cenificare to be signed by the officiating Minister of a !Nth bouriisg Parish. 7. To pritrad children being admitted contrary to the above oohs, they snail lie presented to a General Court, who will ea& atone into the truth of the certificates, vouelsees, and teedennelleb required, touching their age, birth, orphanage, or other qsalill cations, or refer the same to the Committee of Almoners, strictly to esamine whether the allegations contained In each separate Petition and presentation are true and conformable to the right of the presentee and the above regulations; and all such as shall be found otherwise, shall be rejected. • Those regulations had been strictly adhered to ever since the 28th of April, 1809, with only one excep tion, relating to age, which arose upon the doubtful construction of a will, under which the boy was pre sented. Before 1809, the examination did not go so strictly into the capability of the parents to maintain the boys ; but since 1809, the examinations had been very rigorous into the question of the capability.— There had been presentations which the Court and Committee had refused ; they looked at an income not exceeding 0300 a year as the largest, ur.less there happened to be a very large family. No general rule was adopted, but every case was examined upon its own merits. There were very many instances ot chil dren being admitted whose parents were totally des. acute, but that was not the case with the majority of children admitted. It appeared that on the 17th February, 1809, there were upon the charge of the Hospital, children 1065, sixty-five of whom weregirls. That of the 1000 boys-g -ut were admitted on gifts frees companies, parishes, du. 498 sons of freemen. 299 sous of non-freemen. 102 sons of clergymen, who had, exclusive of the boys in the Hospital, ther children . 578 Thathe patents of 871 boys had, exclusive of those in the Hospital, other children - 3606 And that 27 boys had neither brother nor sister. That out of 979 boys, there were as under : Orphans - • ST Sons of widows - -150 i • 360 Motherless ''. , A boys 93.$ Of the above eamtloar 4•0 were at Hertford. There Were no means of ascertaining the income of the party but from their own declaration. The Lresentation was filled up by a Clerk, and it was away& reported to the Court or Committee, and the statement read. When the parents were admitted at the Committee, such questions were put as the Com mittee might think necessary—it there was , nothing particular in the presentation, no question was asked ; but the statement of income was made in the pre. sentation, with their number of children, particulars and ages of the rest of their family, and read in their presence. No instance since 1809 wa+ known of a child being admitted whose parents were able to maintain and educate it, as far as the statement in the presentation went—it wis taken on the credit of the party. There were many instances of chil dren being removed by their parents of their own act, when they found themplves equal to 'upon their family. It had never come to their knowledge that, notwithstanding the certificates, children were ad misted whose parents could otherwise have main tained and educated them ; they knew no instances of their having been deceived ; but they could not take upon them to say that the parents might in all sues have been in the circumstances represented. TM. Hospital Committee 'met the emend Wednesday in every maitth for the 'dairies of 'Wres t and door if requited. (Te ceetimml) CURIOUS MANUSCRIPTS. letters of State, Si r C u t reym containing matter Upwards of SOO original m anuscr i pt Joins, the first Duke of MA RLE3ROUGH , ch i efly dressed ; to in th d e t w he a n sy Se e e f reu th very considerable interest, were sold by public Ruck.. 'a' few days since. These letters, together with three notes of her Majesty Queen ANNE 10 her favourite Secretary, were sold for 570 guineas. Most of the Duke of MARLEIOROUGHS letters were written during his brilliant career on the Continent, iR the beginning of the last century; and contain, besides military details, some curious diplomatic particulats. Some few of the letters were written, it would appear, in pan by his Grace's confidential Secretary, at times probably when the nature of his high official duties 1 afforded him not much personal leisure ; bat even those instances they are all concluded by a line or two in his own hand, and finally signed by him se lf . The I I Duke, in one of his letters, states, that he was in the 1 bands of the enemy five hours, but that he was prowl. dentially taken for General CHURCHILL, and that he .escaped, without the enemy being aware of the p r i ze they had within their power The superscription or address of Queen & N e s notes is in a form which prevails to a considerable extent at the present day ; the word For is used is the following manner : For Sir CSAILIS HADOIII, &c. The notes themselves do honour to the head and heart of the Queen. Two of them are upon theme. lancholy subject'of the execution of a capital convict of the name of Jeffries. They are dated tueidayane Wednesday. The first encloses to the minister 4 yeti. tion which her Majesty had received in favour of the culprit; upon which she says to her Ministe r , i t ' appears be has a wife and six children; and coll een properly be shewu) "t a k e care that chides, be a case o f compassion" (that is, a case h w i h s e i r i e fe nt m erc ay y be saved. `he other note, of the following day, states, that she has " hem so prated by the woman" (the wife of Jeffries, no doubt) ; and positively commands a res. pite of the execution, to afford time for a full inquiry into the circumstances of the case. The third communication from her itijesty is of an-open letter, which she had written to Lord Peter. borrow, and thus, submits to the perusal of her Secre. tart'. There is nothing in the en►elope by which the nature of this letter can be inferred. Her Majesty uniformly subscribes her .elf, “ Tour very afictionett Freind " ANNE R." Wednesday the National Society for the Education of the Poor in the Principles of the Established Church held their Meeting at St. Martin's Vestry•to, m. The Archbishop Of CANTZRBURY in the Ch.iir. Eight fresh Schools were united to the Society, and sevtr.il grants of money, friam £2O to £2OO each, weremah towards the building or fitting•up of Scho u ol•rooms. A very interesting communication from Calcutta was read to the Committee, stating that 6 , Christian Ed.. cation, in common with other Christian collets, was beginning to engage the public mind in that vast diocese." PRICE OF S COO Bask Stock,2l9 stet el 9 S per Ct. Red. 6Stit 63 3 per Ct. Cons. 64{ 63 621 i 4 per Cent. 79 , 4 79 S per Cent. Navy 94i if Long Ann. 165-16 f :S YhoTERDA Y. flninions, India Stott India Bonds 8 9 pr. Exch. Bilk 5 8 6 pr. Consols for Ace. 651-4 631219 Lottery I ickets, Xis. 19s. • MARRIED. At Ratheore, County of Meath, Captain Alexander Andress, Rifle Brigade, to Margaret, daughter of the late J. /irk', E.-q. At Newry, Lieut. Beatty, 64th Regiment, to Miss Carson. 3171 y tg, at Burnside, the Rev. David Williamson, Alibisitr of the diispel at Ferry-rort•omCraig, to Miss Steel. August I. at Beith, Mr. Williant F.eming, writer, to Mi.s hlanaret Mentgoniery. 1))W. Elias, daughter of the Rcv. Charles Massy, of Dooms. July 27, at the Manse of Ardersier, ar Vic early age of 21, a sacrifice to extreme maternal solicitude, Elizabeth Winifred R. Campbell, wife of Mr. William Enka, bookseller, Inverness The utk of June last, at Cabrach, Mr. John Murray, Preacher of the Gospel, and Sch oolmaster there. July 24, very suddenly, the Rev. Alexander Duncan, 1) D. Rector of Walton, and Vicar of Bolam, in Northumberland IMPOItTAN'i ADVICE. N 0.13, Beraverie-street, Fleet-street, May i, lEeins * HEN Men of Edu , .ition and Professional skill use persevering endeavours to discover the most safe and ceetain method of treating a few prevailing Diseases, the maser NI result of their experience is the best proof of superiority. Fifteen years have we devoted our practice to the exclusive treatment of Three Disorders, and the complete success attend ing our plan, gives us additional ardour to oppose as much as possi ble the ravages of those comp:aints which are the most impel tart of an the infirmities to which the human ecmiomy is exposed. After au authorked introduction into every breech of Medical Science, we determined on commencing practice, to ram In dividuals from the ignorance of uneducated men, or the iiii o6 l eingerous precipirarcy of a general practitioner. The three disorders, to the cure of which we have directed our attention, comprise every species of Vener e al Infection, whether of recent or long dura tion • idly, all hinds of D e bility or Da. dewy, whether arising fro m the secret habits of schnol-boys, re the indolgencies of mature age, terminating in impotence, aid sometimes in consumption ; andlastly, that derangement ut the system in women, which is called Barrenness tor Sterility, is many cases origina ting in a similar error. Numerous diseases are the result of ignorance or haste in the treatment of a simple Gonorrhoea, ani it not uarequently hap. pens that the seeds of life are poisoned, front the inadvertence of an unguarded moment. By a superior method, such com plaints are easily cured; and even where others bare faded, we trust that we may oiler an eeect oaf restoration. _ _ The Diseases of the Urethra, as frequently connected with or arising from the above complaiuts, have not escaped ou► attention; by as Infallible and improved plan, we are rua bled to remove obstinate Meets and Strictures, whether re cent br of long duration, without resorting to the palelyl and dangerous use of the caustic boogie. Many itt•tattces can 1• adduced of very inveterate cues, of several years continuance, having yielded to our method in a few days, after the cure bad been attempted by other practitioners without effect. To be consulted daily by Patients of either sag, with secrecy, delicacy, end atteotios.—Letters frau the country, cootatnioi the particulars of the case, age, aid manner of living, hiclosing - a remittance, duly attended to, sod advice and Medicine tar. warded to say past of the Weirdoes. DOSS said Co. 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