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tividej for the purpose of yinlictee might be said to her. But the result that ciety must prove, that stic m and unanimity. Should Which pays 12,000,0001. an o, has not got the means of • mendicity in the streets ? iltaneous operation only re -1 success would be certain. :ould not be reached by a teady and regular steps it .ace. The aim to view was 'Avoured ; for the wretched into the streets as a mendi cordition of a free man, and of pity, protection, and the je s:wald be taken into the treated with humanity and the objects of the present bus slightly alluded to them,' second the Motion of Thanks ling to comment on the ob !akt:r, set out with the gross- He much feared that the would be frustrated. We lendicants alluded to did not (K) !—(Loud cries of No ; 'so r gross mistake, or a wilful tined, that he had said only 'men were to be found as When 12,000,000/. were an- Rates, he was afraid the So ices he cordially coincided, Gentleman who had lately written a Book 20 years ago, 100 persons ruse every morn :hunt knowing how they were r. He therefore did not think ustitied in issuing such a Re ants were to be relieved every what must the number be •rso , :s exclainaed, " The author egars !")--He had no wish to eject in view : he only hoped, 1' made to Parliament some )e done, or else there would object would succeed. But had been voted for the King :c of putting down the Slave uch a sum had been voted to he poor starving subjects that streets--(Loud cries of " No proceeded to speak of sailors its house in a state of starva ;ed at Plymouth, till he was general clamour of the corn : for approving of the Report cd. rising to read the names a/ td been solicted to accept the s, alluded to his having been Imittee of the House of Com ibject. Great pains had been ; and on looking at the Re tad observed, that Mr. Monck vreme suffering amongst the He was Induced to con= bid for the Legislature to in evil, but it was likely to be efforts of this Society. It was :the minds of the Overseers of get hardened from the gross le continually before them ; y their examinations, would be .-ere real objects of charity, and ng the streets cleared. By giv stoney, he was sure the num streets would be soon dimi i with recommending that a relative to beggars should be of the Committee of the House ted, as it would induce many it assistance to this Society. the Report against the °intr. n Speaker, and denied that the ion to make use of any harsh ose who might come before 'ac person could not have been Report was read, or he could ;mod it. It was only intended vidual, in order that the good liscriminated from the impos w•ho had settlements in their re- The laws prevented any inch int ; and he presumed, if many it must be from ignorance. The anxious not to hurt the feel- I who came before them : they nizance of what belonged to a ter into all the ramifications of The Committee had confined would continue to devote them, —the removal of beggars from Li they attempted to grapple with five hundred thousand pounds :lent to effect their purpose.— ified in knowing that the Right 11d, in his place, shortly propose dba a thousand-fold more gene the efforts of this Society could every thing might be expected, ..ord Sidmouth and the Chanel . had promised to give every aid they could afford according to reat earnest in refutation oithe /.:icty could do nothing without ernment—for Government had ✓ assistance, and they were also irable co-operation of his Royal rf York. lie did not think Men-' ely suppressed ; but was it to be , nld, that the Society would have ry step that was taken was a he humanity. It was only required 4 come forward, and contribute their active exertions. Ile con the Vote of Thanks to the Vice- 1 the Thanks of the Meeting to exottions in the cause; and that :ed to accept the office of visitor maLing that motion, he did it with the sable feelings with whirl, he would have done it to Howard tbr his investigation of pt-isons, or to Granville Sharpe and Mr. ClarksMi, who had so strenuously exerted themselves for the abolition of the Slave Trade. . Mr. CANIPBLLL seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. Mr. MARTIN, in returning thanks, was firmly con vinced, that if Mendicity could not be entirely era dicated, it might be almost completely. Much of the evil arose from the imperfect administration of the Poor Laws, as they now stood. He had no opi nion of gratuitous service. There must be something to interest an Overseer, when he had business of his own to mind. He concluded with assuring the Meet ing, that all applicants would meet with the ten derest consideration. It was not intended to press heavily on the bruised reed. Mr. JOHN SMITH observed, that there was a large body of men who considered beggary their trade, and earned their bread by degradation. He moved that Mr. W. Williams should be thanked for his ser , vices as Treasurer, and should be requested to con tinue the same, which was seconded by Mr. Martin. Mr. WILLI A NIS, in returning thanks, expressed his hopes that the Society, under proper regulations, would be of as great public utility as any established ire this kingdom, and produce the greatest benefit to our fellow-creatures. That was not the place to dis cuss the cause of the distress, but only to agree to unanimity in the object of relieving it. He agreed that forty-nine out of every fifty beggars in the streets were unworthy of consideration, and instanced Edin burgh, where no mendicants were to be found but aged persons, or widows with several children. He advised against giving alms in the streets, and recom mended the purchase of tickets from the Institution. On this point he particularly wished it should bs un derstood by the public, that if . one beggar in the metro polis obtained fifty tickets in a day, he would be enti titled to no more relifffrom the Society than if he pro duced only one ticket ; because their object was not to afford relief in proportion to the number of tickets produced, but to ascertain the situation and worthi ness of the individual, by inquiring into his case, and providing for him till they had ascertained it.—(This explanatton seemed to throw an entire new light on the object of the Institution, and it was hailed with un bounded applause.)—The beggars who supported themselves by alms given in the streets could not re ceive less than 100,0001. a year, supposing there were 20,000 of them.—(Mr. Hunt exclaimed there sere more.)—There might be many more ; but if the public would lay out this sum in the purchase of tickets, the Society would have ample funds for the purpose of re lieving mendicity, till it could be completely removed. He should feel the greatest satisfaction in being useful to such an Institution to the latest hour of his life. A Board of Management was then appointed, and a set of Auditors; and after the Thanks were given to the Chairman for his services, the Meeting broke up. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. BONE HUNDRED CAPITALS.- Three Prizes of Thirty Thousand Pounds.—Twelre Pipes of Port.—Lottery drams Nest Wednesday. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1818. THE FUNDS. TRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE 0 CLOCK : Reduced 80i—Cons. 79H—Cons. for Feb. 79,4 4 per Cent. 991 —Navy Annuities 106.1/ Bk. Lg. Anns. 201 15-16—India Bonds 96 pr. Exchequer Bills 16 23 pr. By the advises received from Bombay, we learn, that the Asia, Captain GREIG, had arrived there, having touched on her way at Johanna Bay, in the Mosambique Channel, from whence she brought a copy of a certificate left with the SULTAN, by Cap tain BRASH, of the Admiral Gambier, which had been wrecked there last June. The document is as follows: " JOH•NNA BAY, A1...:125T 6, 1817. " To all whom it may concern, " These are to certify, that the free trader, Admiral Gambier, sailed from Portsmouth on the 15th March, 1817, and arrived at Madeira on the 26th of the same month, and having put letters on shore, sailed on the same day for Ceylon ; passed the Cape of Good Hope on the 24th of May ; fell in with the ship Bridget, of Liverpool, bound to Bombay ; kept company toge ther till near the entrance of the Mosambique Charnel, when, owing to bad weather, we parted on the night of the 7th of June, 1817. At 12. 25. A. M. the ship struck on the reefs of Juan de Nova, and although every exertion was made to save the ship and cargo, it proved ineffectual, ar.d w•e were obliged to abandon her, and take to the boats, viz. pinnace, jolly-boat, and gig ; the crew and passengers. consisting of 40 in number, embarked in them, and proceeded to this island, where we ar rived on the 27th June, 1817. On our landing, we were re ceived with open arms by the King, Sultan Allowie, and family. AU the inhabitants of the town, on hearing our case, caused re freshments of every kind to be brought to us, provided houses, Ste. and hauled up our boats, to secure them from the weather; since which myself and others, and passengers, have daily eater at the King's table,• and likewise provisions of every kin'd have been sent to us ; the King and inhabitants of the island vying with each other who should shew us ni st attentior., though they could but little afford it. lam prru.d to say, no country in the world exceeds the hospitality of this island, and I am convinced, at any time, should the like unfortunate accident oc cur to any other ship, they will meet with the same treatment. " The King, Sultan Allowie, has a great desire for all ships passing to call here, as he is at all tint's very glad of intelligence, as also to see European subjects. Small arms, &c. are always an acceptable present, being much wanted for the protection of the island against the Madagascar people, who are constantly coming over and destroying their plantations, and taking away the inha bitants, thereby reducing them to the greatest want and misery. The French ship Titus having arrived in the Bay, on her way to Chandernagore and Bengal, Captain Beek has kindly received us on board, and being about to sail, I cannot leave this island with out once more expressing the sincere gratitude, esteem and frier.. - 1- ship I entertain for the King, Sultan Allowie, his family, and all ens hospitable island; and u the only remuneration I coLli give in return, I have presented the King, Sultan Allowie, with the jolly-boat of the late ship Admiral Gambier. I trust and hope any person who may deign to read this, will not only see, but feel the obligation we have been under to these inhabitants, and thereby return them by any small presents and supplies they can spare. " SOUL= MAW. Johanna Bs!, July 6, 1817." The Marquis of HASTINGS had arrived at Allaha bad on the Ist of September. The expected proceed ings on the North Western Frontier were likely to be of considerable interest. The Madras troops were on their march to the Nerbudda, and a large force of' infantry and cavalry was to take up a position to the Is:ortliwaid of that &tit. Sit T. tits Lo t, Was pis pected to proceed direct for Ellichpore. The troops of the third division of the Field Army had received orders.from Sir D. OcityzaLem. to hold themselves completely equipped for moving by the 13th of Sep- , tember. The Pindarree forte of Scixot Ali *as esti mated at 70,000 men but that of MEe.a KHAN at only a few hundred followers on whom he can de pend. A considerable drought had prevailed in the Upper Provinces, and it was feared that the crops in general, but particularly that of indigo, would greatly suffer.—The seeds of popular disaffection are now said to be widely scattered over the Colonies of his NETHERLAND MAJESTY In the Eastern seas; and the introduction of a paper currency, unsupported by credit and confidence, appears to be one of the prin cipal causes of discontent. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. FALMOUTH, FEBRUARY 23. Wind W. fresh gales with rain.—No arrivals. The only vessel which has sustained injury in the gale of yesterday besides the Ocean, was the brig John and Thomas, ESTELSON, from Trieste ; lost her mainmast. PLYMOUTH, FEBRUARY 24. Wind S.W.—Last night the brigEndeavour,K RAFT, parted one of her cables and cut the other in Ha rnoaze, and drifted across the Spanish brig Vincinta, and carried away her foremast and bowsprit, and their she got on shore at the back of St. Nicholas Island, where, it is thought she will, this next tide, go to pieces ; very little of her cargo has been got out. PORTSMOUTH, FEBRUARY 25. Wind W.S.W.—No arrivals or sailings this day. It has blown a heavy gale at W.S.W. all day, and still continues. The outward-bound ships put in here appear to ride well. A brig came in here last night during the gale, and anchored at Spithead, but it has been impossible to communicate with her. COWES, FEBRUARY 25. Wind W.—Arrived the Christina, WA ttls, of Swe den, from Malaga, laden with wine, &c. very leaky; she is under quarantine. DEAL, FEBRUARY 25. Wind S.W. blows strong.—Arrived and sailed for the River, the Hebe, CARDEN, from WatertOrd ; and Thetis, YARROW. from Marseilles. Came down from the River, the Kingston, LEISHMAN, for Martinique; Hippolyta, HILL, tor Bengal ; Juno, BISHOP, for the Cape of Good Hope ; Thomas, BELL, for St. Vin cent's ; Harriet, BKILLEN, for Madeira and Barba does ; Traveller, LLOYD, and the TObagO,WESTMOR LAND, for Demerara ; Hero, JAMES, for Mediterra nean ; and Hartley, —, from Shields for Grenada. Put back the Mary, NEWPORT, for Dublin, with loss of anchor and cable ; also the Dutch ship Zeelust, FREDRIKS, from Amsterdam with troops for Batavia, with loss of foremast, bowsprit, maintop-mast. sails, Sc. having been run foul of by another ship off Beachy Head.—Five o'clock, more moderate.—The ships appear to ride well. MARGATE, FEBRUARY 25. The brig Richar,l, MARSHALL, of and from Rams gate for Loadon, was brought in here yesterday, after having been on shore, and received much da mage. A schooner reported to be the Luna, of Yar mouth, has lost both anchors and cables, and bow sprit, and is now off this port, and expects to get in next tide. PENZANCE, FEBRUARY 23, We had the wind here yesterday at East, and it came round to the S.S.W. and W. with heavy rain. About four o'clock it began to blow a gale froni the N. to N.N.E.—not a gale, but a hurricane, and it came so suddenly, that several ships got a-di ift and received much damage ; among them are—the Al bion, and the Venus, bulwarks stove in ; William, upset her windlass ; Ann, stove her starboard bows in ; Valency, stern stove in ; Lord Howe, bowsprit and boom carried away : the Dolphin and Drake cutters rode out the gale. PADSTOW, FEBRUARY 0. The brig Le Prospere, of Brest, MARE ROSE, was brought into this harbour this morning, in great dis tress. The vessel is on shore, but expected to be got off. One of the pilots attending her was unfortu nately drowned. LIVERPOOL, FEBRUARY C 4. Put back the Spartan, of New York, which sailed 29th ultimo, for Savannah, with loss of mainmast. boats, and bulwark. The William, NEWTON, of this port, for Pernambuco, is at Beaumatis, with loss of anchor and cable, and main boom. GRAVESEND, FEBRUARY 25. No auivals.—Sailed the Camden, Johnson, for Batavia ; the Briton, Cram, for Jamaica ; :11inerva, Strachan, for Demerara ; Rover, Bowen, for Newfoundland; the Endeavour, Parry, fur Cork ; Flora, Pay, for Ilamhurgh ; and Duke of Wellington, Martin, for Ostend, CUSTOM-110USE, FEBRUARY 25. SHUN ENTERED ISW•RDS.—TheJupiter, front Bourdeaux ; the Four Brothers, from Waterford; Industry, from Cork ; Jane, from Ilaniburgh ; Anna Christina, from Christiana ; Curtails!, from Naples ; Maria, from St. Michael's ; Wyton, from Bom bay and Fort William. Ourwaaus--The Probit), for Lisbon ; Alligator, for Waterford ; Letitia Tennant, for Belfast ; Cam bier, for Buenos Ayres; Coede Hoop, for Antwerp; Demerara packet, for Demerara; Jane, for Elsineur and Petersburgh; the Earl of Clancarty, for Rotterdam ; London, for Mlsitieur and St. retersburgh; Wolfscove, for the ble of France ; Wakefield, fur Antwerp ; Cabalva, for India and China. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when the following Commanders took leave of the Court previous to departing fin- their re spective destinations, viz. Captain B. KAY, Mar chioness of Ely and Captain T.ll. HARRIS, Prince Regent, for Madras. Captain MAITLAND, of the BELLEROPHON, has written a letter to the publishers of the Edinburgh Annual Register, contradicting two circumstances re lative to BONAPARTE, when on board that vessel, viz. that BONAPARTE never conducted himself with arro gance while in the ship, nor did he ever threaten to commit suicide. The Northern Expedition, if unsuccessful, is ex pected to terminate about September, 1819 ; if it he successful, and that the navigators return by the In dian Seas, a reward of 20,0001. will be distributed amongst the crews. Notwithstanding this, and an al lowance of Si. per month, a difficulty is found in ob taining suitable hands for the voyage, and the vessels will complete their crews at the Orkneys, the great rendezvous of seamen for the Greenland service. Spare rudders, anchors, capltans, masts, spars, and boats, ate carried by the vessels; the owners find sails and other things, on the mine conditions as for transports. rat AAMV. We lately stated that the GBth and 74th Reginieriti Were ordered to North America, in addition to which we have to announce, that the 51st and 90th, both tight Infantry, are under orders for the same desti nation. All these troops are to embark about the 27th of March—the 68th and 74th at Cork. . Tuesday se'nnight the Integrity transport, %with troops, arrived at Cove from Deptford. Saturday a detachment of the 66th root ihirched from Chatham, to embark at Gravesend foe St. Helena. Part of the Regiment have replaced the 84th, at Timm. ajor .7111atos is Acting Paythaster of the 84th, Gamin, deceased. he late Colonel H AM ILTON, of Ilardowie, in &ii lingshire, and of Lenny, in Dumbartonshire, who died at Tours, as stated in a former paper, whither he went for the recovery of his health, was brother to the learned Dr. CLautilus BUCIIAYNAN, who wrote the History of the Mysore Country, and brother-in-law 'to Sir ROBERT CRAWFORD, Bart. His loss is most deeply and justly lamehted, not only by his nearest relations, but by a numerous acquaintance in the highest circles of life, who well knew how to appre ciate his goodness of heart and the many amiable qua lities of his mind. lie vi.is a most delightful com panion, being one of the best informed men of his time. MTSAIAMILTON, uho never left him an hour dining his protracted illness, is inconsolable, has had his body embalmed, and so soon as she is recovered from the severe shock of having snatched away from her one of the most indulgent of husbands, accom panies his sad remains fir interment 'at one of his seats in Scotland. Dying without issue, he is suc ceeded in his estates by his brother Dr. CLAUDIUS BUCIIANNA N. Yesterday, at five o'clock, her MAJESTY held a Court at ker Palace, accompanied by the Princesses AuousrA and ELIZABETH, attendeded by theQuiitN's Chamberlain, the Vice Chamberlain, the Master •of the Horse, the Countesses of ILCHBSTEK and MAC CUE/WIELD as the Ladies in Waiting.—The Duke SAN CARLOS, the Spanish Ambassador, was introduced to the QUEEN by the Chamberlain, conducted by Ro am CHESTER, the Assistant Master of the Cere monies. His Excellency had an audience of her MA- Jcsrv, delivered his credentials, and was most gra ciously received.—Mr. RUSH, the American Minister, was introduced to her MAJESTY in a similar manner, as was Count LuDOFF, the Neapolitan Minister.—A short time after their Excellencies had been intro duced to her MAJESTY, the Duchess of SAN CARLO'c, the Lady of the Spanish Ambassador, arrived at the Palace, accompanied by Viscountess CAsTLEREAnet, who introduced her Grace to her MAJESTY ;—the PRINCE REGENT was present at the presentation of her Grace. His Royal Highness was dressed in a Field Marshal's uniform, and wore the Order of the Garter.—The Court broke up soon after six o'clock. • THE DUNE OF CLARENCF. AND MISSWYKEHAH.-• At present, the only formal progress we hear of to wards their marriage is, that the Duke of CLARENCE has given the legal notice of his intention to the Privy Council-Miss WygEttAm, the Lady in ques tion, is twenty-eight years of age, of a countenance prepossessing, though not highly distinguished for beauty, of a gOod fikure, and a most ingenuous dif position. She is in possession of between seventeen and eighteen thousand pounds a year, landed pro perty, with a very large sum of money, accumulated during her minority. The Drawing-room, which was held at Dublin- Castle, on T, ID day evening, was numerously and splendidly attended, it being known that the Coun tess TALBOT was, for the first time, to grace that As sembly. There were upwards of eight hundred per sons present, of the fint rank and character in Ire land. Nearly four hundred Ladies were presented. The carriages, until a late hour, formed continued lines through Dame -street, College Green, Westmor land -street, &c. &c. His EXCELLENCY, and the whole of the Vice-regal family have taken up their residence at the Castle. The Earl of CLARA has arrived at his seat at Mountshannon. The Earl of DARTMOUTH is arrived at his house in Berkeley-square front the Continent ; his brother, the Hon. Mr. LEGGR, arrived yesterday, from his seat in Staffordshire. It is mentioned in the Law Circles in Ireland that Judge DAY will retire alter the Circuits, to make room for Mr.Serjeant BURTON. The Oratorio, last night, at Drury-lane Theatre, attracted a very numerous audience, and gave ugi versa! satisfaction. There is a certain Lady, very intimate with some well-known Gentlemen not One Hundred miles from Cornhill, who expects to be addressed this year by a great number of suitors ; and what is very surprising, it is her intention to oblige very many of them with her favours. Not to give occasion for scandal, the Public are informed that this lady is Foritzne, who will shower her gifts in abundance on those who soli cit her favours in the present Lottery, through the medium of her old Favourites, MARTIN and Co. 8, Cornhill, and 120, Orford-street, who in the last and preceding Lotteries, sold the Grand Prize of 4.0,0t0)/. besides Prizes of 20,0001. 10,000/. 2,0001. &c. The Lottery begins Drawing next Wednesday. There are 3 Prizes of 30,000/. besides 97 other Capitals, with 12 Pipes of Port. The extraordinary preference, which the Public have given to WBBB'S Offices, 9, Cornhill, and 17, Ludgate -street, in the present Lottery, is easily ac counted for :—The Scheme contains THREE STER LING PRIZES of 30,0001. and CAPITALS of this de scription are seldom Sold any where elle? For in- I stance—the Lottery drawn in May, 1815, contained ONLY ONE Prize of 30,0001. and THAT WAS SOLD BY WEBB ! The next Lottery, drawn in August, cons tained ONLY ONE Prize of 30,0001. and THAT ALSO WAs SOLD BY WEnn ! The Lottery drawn in May. 1 1816, contained Two Prizes of 30,9001. and ONE f these WAS SOLD BY WEBB ! Thus it appears that, since May, 1815, there have been ONLY FOUR MONEY Prizes of 30,000/. and THREE OP THEM WERE SOLD BY WEBB ! Such plain and Sterling FAcrs as these, will no doubt have more Weight with the Public than any PuEr. A fire broke out on the morning of the 12th inst. at ( teat:- rouz, in France, in the spinning manufactory of M. Godard, rre 'Adult of the Tribunal in that town, which sonsuratd the whetle of the buildings. The loss is eatimatcd at .50, 0 00 :rovvils. t ;1 I , II , t I . g F / ' I , 1 , I i l / 4 II k 1 !' .; i 1 . 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