Star. — London, England, 1818-12-18 00:00:00

:N TIBEATItE. IVordTor the Ladies, was s Theatre. The piece is e ingenious Mr. Knony, veral Dramas which are the Public. We subjoin a and a sketch of the plot : Mr. W. F•EW. Mr. Assort. Mr. Maci■ADT. - Dlr. C. Kraus. Mr. YOUNG. - Mr. Comma. - Mr. Lwow. - Mr. Joan. Mr. Faust. - Mr. Citarmas. . Mils BAUNTOIL Mn. FAOCIT. lift "'ATM urns upon the distress of Young d the displeasure of an uncle on disinherited, and hides (him his e. Ills slater, who shares his g Dorrington, his swum friend, great sacrifices, and who has possession, as he believes of a , the Winterlands depend on his arrying Clara, and relieving her becomes mysterious and equi the situations arise from Win act, the disappointed passion of of her feelings, which she incurs led pride of her brother. CU se bearer of an offer of marriage art, who had suffered overtures ty, and which his father holds flow up ; an explanation ensaes when he declares himself disap , and urges the suit of Youag Winterland from despair and however, in spite of his better is Adamant, a gay woman of sn, but flighty mariners, which these parties are finally removed hustings, the uncle of Winter in unknown stranger, who bad e coast of Cornwall, on his Wen s to a Mr. Silvertongue, a more y a cowardly caution to avert the gton, calls on him to explain his s which prove Dorrington him , in the last hours allowed him to rever, at Old Bowerscoures, tho ussesaion of the property enable and to confirm his engagements art is thus released of his obi*: ecome reconciled to !din Ada. lof his heart. Mr. Lamm is.• nine amusing situations arise ife, from a hasty and erroneoni id being afterwards employed by match with her for the old gen• woi to him, under the name of tisfactory explanation, by which impertinent gallantries of Mx. t.ndency to create the jealous form also a considerable share Y. of -which the Author has be readily perceived that it mpounded of tragic as well serious part of the writing Or abridgement. Some of those given to Mrs. FAUCIT, are even scenes which may r to the performance. The of them very sprightly.— ire in a sort of an uxorious r he said some droll things, c ludicrous situations. His Ags from sca sickness proV Yousa performed the.part aces himself wronged by his y soured in his temper: the ry consistently supported whimsical old man,•contri• ss of the Piece. 30NILS . per feat spirit. ABBOTT, MAC.' fia.i not much opportunity but they exerted themselves so with success. Miss ncresting, and acted very ndividuals engaged in the :rationed with favour. The without opposition, but the e by the applause. The Pro , d by Mr. ABBOTT; and the ken by Messrs. FA BRION and s of Lord Odeby and cantors, ost fervent applause : ir leave—the gay old Beall fifty years ago, not less by him ador'd, ale again restor'd. your's? Where'er I turn, names I've yet to learn, is my situation, out for information. Cantu* Nara -no racket ! in the riding juket, supercilious grin, s, and propping up her Lts all spick and span? I young gentleman! nr I —Gentleman! absurd t thc meaning of the weed. look again, and see, nal a bit like me? d up, as if grown bandy? lernan h call'd de Dandy/ wesp— Canton ! why? - 'airman is quite go by. my style's then voted scurvy, ;tuners, all turn'd topsy-turvy I le represents the whole, with all my soul I a you, usurps your ways, ouge, your station, and your skirl try is on the shelf, ish'd all upon himself. er revolutions make, :n to bis wine and cake. .re cf his friends in marriage, d hand him to bla carriage ! ate, be quieti gentlemen can bear this riot? beades, is •ulgar grown : laugh but at his own ! ), here his smiles he grudges, in that modern larood—.the .Futlies I is, on de Opera bench, into la la French ! ore of Dandies there far me. 'Oa de grand menagerie. awn, say no more-- -sist smile is for Ifi word more—l 11.. d forgot, r.—reject it not. r pow r, as 1 ws.it remains, your ; murmurs in your own good CAW 30r4, for my ockt, vi 4b appliust • scotrikii HOSPID.Ati Yesterday the Anniversary of this Noble Ina*lea tion was celebrated at the London Tavern, the Loan MATOR in the Chair. The company was such more numerous than has been witnessed for several years, —At seven o'clock the company sat down to a sum,)- tuous dinner. After the cloth was removed, No t Nobi; Dentine was sung with fine effect, by Messrs. .' PYRE, T. COOll4 TAYLOR, BROADHURST, and Smartt. —The usual toasts of the Royal Family were then' drank from the Chair. The health of his Majesty was drank in profound silence. The CHAIRMAN then proposed—" The Memory of our departed, amiable, excellent, and domestic Queen," which was received with proper respect. " The Health of the Duke of York and the Army of England," followed with three times three. The CHAIRMAN then rose to propose the health of the Parainerrr of the INsTrrorioN. He took an able review of its rise and progress, and the happy pros perity which had marked its career for nearly 150 years. It was originally planned, and subsequently conducted, to give assistance to meritorious and in-. digent Scotch men, seho were, from the nature of their situation, excluded from parochial relief in this coun try. The origin of the Poor Laws was long known as a matter of history. These laws sprung from the most humane principle; ,but it was to be feared that in their result they Lazed real industry for worthiest objects, and had the effect of alienating from incitua; trious and proper habits people of the working , classes, whOwithout such legislative provisions woad, have more strongly relied on their own industry for their support, and felt a zeal to keep their families free from casual bounty. The worthy- Chairman then reviewed the merits of this Institution. and declared, from his own experience, the benefits which fr6m time to time have resulted from it. He said that in the last year it afforded assistance (and to many of thein in the shape of annual pension) to no less 'a number than 3,338 individuals, and this great relief was effected at an expense of little more than £2600..- The simple fact of such rasults was quite enough so spew the great utility of an Institution like the pre sent. and he earnestly hoped the company would maintain it by tl e ample bounty of their patronage. Mr. AULD, the Secretary to the Institution, after reading two letters from the Dukes of CLARINCS and MONTROSE. excusing their attendance. from unavoid able'necessity, then read the following Report : " When his Grace—to whose munificent bounty tints continued at every festival, both Of St. An drew's Day and Spring Meeting, the Scottish Corpo ration is so mush indebted—was first elected Presi dent (then Marquis of Graham) in 1782, a situation which he filled for 28 years with a degree of atten tian to its management and interest, almost unexam• pled, the Institution had been in a very languishing state. The whole capital stock amounted only to £650 of Old South Sea Annuities, besides• the free hold premises in Crane-court, then recently pur chased from the produce of the sale of tbenld build ings in Water-lane, Blackfriars, for 1,000 guineas. In the same year, Mr. Dobie, whose unwearied seal . and active services, for a period of thirty-four years, were devoted to promote the consequence aird.wel fare of the Charity, was elected Secretary /shout that time alse, the late Rev. Dr. Hunter began to turn his strong anit.ameNaMic-raißikilaga-calsidira'; Ltion of the affairs of the Hospital ; and the late Ge neral Melville gave the aid of his powerful influence, 'and benevolent and liberal exertion to revive the So., ciety. Many other Gentlemen of eminence and ta lent joined ia the undertaking. Previous to that time the system of the Charity differed from what it is at present. None were admitted to participate of its bounty but such as had become what was termed Members, and who contributed quarterly to the fue_ds of the Corporation ; thus partaking of the nature of .a Benevolent Society. - In 1782, a year emarkable in th history of the Scottish Hospital, as from that period its present prosperity and extended scale of usefulness may be dated, that system was changed—the ad. mission of Contributing Members, as they were de nominated, was discontinued, and the Corporation assumed a more liberal and extensive sphere of ac tion for the exercise of its benevolence—becoming what it has ever since continued, and now is, a Cha. '{stable Institution for the relief of Poor Persons, Na tives of Scotland, who, not having acquired a paro chial Settlement in this Country, are frequently from unavoidable causes and misfortunes reduced to want and misery. Afterwards that bye-law was framed, to the operation and future effect of which the Duke of Montrose allu.ies, in the letter which I have had the honour of reading to you, whereby it was provi ded, th it the one-hall' of all donations of ten guineas, and the whole of those of twenty pounds and up warals, should be funded—thereby creating a capital for present exigencies and for future prospects As the Society became known, under the patronage of rank, opulence, and wealth, its annual income increased, bat the demands and claims of the poor also increased:l In 'the year 1784, the average number of monthly cases which came before the Committee of Relief was about 10, having been 119 in all during that year. Ten years afterwards, the monthly average it about 66, being 790 in the year; in 1804, it was IS3 monthly : or 1598 in the year; in 1814, 203, or 2433 for the year ; and in the year past, at St. Andrew's-day, the monthly average has been 279, or 3346 the year. -- : -Yet this increasing demand has generally. (with the exception of two years, 1815 and 1816, when the amount of donations and subscriptions did not toge ther equal that distributed in relief,) been attended, by the blessing of PROVIDENCE, with a correspondent bounty and liberality on the part of its supporters. On that bounty and liberality the Committee of Relief and Management must still rely and depend for the annual supplies necessary to continue and carry on the work of mercy ; the funds of the Corpo ration, although very different from what they were in 1782, being, nevertheess, still little more than adequate to the expenses necessarily incurred annu ally in conducting the Establishment. and these are as economically administered, as the relief to the poor, the Committee flatter themselves, will be found -o be faithfully distributed. " During the late severe pressure of the times, numbers from Scotland were led to come to this me tropolis, in the vain hope of finding that employment , which they could not obtain at home, and thereby added greatly to the Multitude in a like miserable si tuation already in this city. Many of these ruler anate objests were very youaiaa-many of them fe- . teat* inte, seeiss•no pitiorsea of bettering thein- poration of London We e ever ready to proninte fit; salve% die Committee pro Sided with passages back objects of philanthropic estsblishrnents.fike the pre- Id their own country, and hope that thereby they sent, and he ne. cr could feel more sincere pleasnri have been the means of !ring several from be- than when h' hid the o portunity of assisting in the coming a prey to viceanr e e s r e n r ptation, ton frequently ! promotion of such laudable views. the consequence. ' oath and inexperience—of idle- I The healths of the late President situ Vice-Presi nen. and nee a treat city. The effects ; dent were drank.—Song, !! Auld Lang S,ytee." of these disastrous seasons are still felt by the Hoe': The CAA taaraz then said, that he haa ,0 propose pital, many, who then lost employment, never hay- the memory of W. Kinloch. Esq. an eniinent and dish ng regained it; and many having beam* imbecile tinguished merchant, who, to a plain;ie.s of exterior d infirm from the privations they then suffered. and simplicity of manners, united that integrity and —ln the last three years, no fewer than -1,058 per- firmness of mind which made him appreciate the sods, men, women, and children, have been sent to chivalrous reeling and daring enterprise or his coon- Scotland, and their passages paid by this Corpora- trymen. For them he had bequeathed a property to don; a fact which shews the great benefit arising console them in their hours of solitude, after they had from this Institution to the general community of suffered in their country', service. this metropolis ; and here the Committee beg leave This toast was thank wi.h three times three, amid to express their utmost gratitude to their fellow- great applause. citizens of the English Nation for the liberal assist- The CHAIIMAN then proposed the health of the ance they are ever ready to render ; the Committee Treasurer, Sir Thomas hell, whose heavy purse and feel gratified to see the names of English Gentlemen willing heart were always at the service of the Scot regularly in the list of Stewards : and cannot suffi tilt Corporation. He hoped that the Meeting would ctently appreciate the great kindness of the Chief send their worthy Treasurer home with such a purse Magistrate of this City, in condescending to take the as he would like to carry, even if he happened to re- Chair upon this occasion. —(Great epplisoue.) quire some of the company to assist him in securing 0 The sum distributed in relief to the poor for the its safe conveyance. The Corporation wanted a ;past year, inclu ing passages, is 15491. 1 . 2% 4d.— heavy purse, and the Meeting were certainly ready And the General Court, trusting to experience a con- to give it. . tinuance of wonted liberality, did, at St Andrew's Sir THOMAS Beta:, in returning thanks, said that Irby last, order that the sum appropriated for relief, the Scottish Corporation were enabled to confer the Tor the ensuing year, shall DO increased to 1,8001. benefits for which they had' become so conspicuous, •i I beg leave to add to these desultory outlines, by having the great advantage of persons who per that to every Governor, and to every Gentleman, formed the - distrilittuve duties of the Society in ho. who may become so, the Books and Accounts of the notary offices, and without any reward, save the Corporation are open for inspection at every Court ; consciousness of having performed an hones duty. and' the Secretary will be happy, at all times, to give (Apploissee.).--These persons went into the apart everyinformation in his power.—A circumstance of meats of the sick and the indigent, and ascertained, general iiiterest remains to be shortly observed : from their own actual inspection, who were really 4 , The High Court of Chancery has lately, by its the proper objects. Such conduct was above all decretal order, pronounced the Scottish Hospital to praise. For himself he had only to say, that he be the Charitable Institution intended and meant by should continue,, as long as he was honoured with the late William Kinlech, Esq. in his Will, by which their confidence, to perform, to the best of his abi a trust is vested in this Corporation for specific pur- lines, the duties of his office.—(App/aure.) posts. A considerable addition to the gratuitous The healths of' the Committee were then given trouble of the Governors is thereby created—but it with great applause. is in doing good, and therefore will be cheerfully Mr. LAURI& returned thanks in the name of the pinformed by the Committee for the management of Committee, who felt the approbation of their Fellow dent Fund, among whom are Noblemen and Gentle- Members of the Institution to be the best reward men of the highest rank and distinction. they could obtain for the laborious services they .had 44 But the Committee, while they are sensible that had to perform during their year of duty. Alluding such a trust, from the popular nature ofit, and from to Mr. Kinloch's bequest, he remarked on the pleasure its magnitude, must add to the importance and use- they would now have in wafting to the out-pensioners fulness of the Corporation, are desirous most earnestly in the Highlands, the funds which were destined for to impress upon the minds of every gentleman pre- their relief. The Highlander would bless the hand sent, of all the friends and Governors of the Insutu- that gave him this bounty, and would, while taking Lion, and of the public, that this munificent and re- his glass of whi.key to the health of his benefactor, splendent act of charity does not increase the fend K Shoulder his crutch, end shew how &Ids were won!" of the Scottish Hospital, nor does it go to the benefit Such a sight must be a great national incitement to of those who are the legitimate objects of the bounty patiotic and benevolent acts. It might in fact furnish of the Corporation. It is a totally distinct fund, an admirable subject to the pencil of one of their nod applicable to a totally distinct purpose. The Stewards—the distinguished WiLa ia—an artist whose Kinloch Bequest is, by -the express conditions of namestood on record as that of the most eminent indi tbe testator, applicable only to the relief of soldiers victual of his time and country for the portraiture of , and sailors, natives of Scotland, whc; have lost their simple, tender, and homely sentiment.—(Gs eat ap digs, arms, eye-sight, or otherwise wounded in the plause).,-, ! -Such a Meeting as this was like the gather army or navy, in the service of their country—tenet , -mg of the Clans; it was the aggregate assemblage of if not all of which description of persons, hawing the representatives c 4 •good and liberal feeling ' pensions from Government, are set eirnsidered oh= Scotland, for_ the promotiokid; it great national par :_.... ..,‘ Alias soon the Scottish Hospital—besides, poetr4i2iolaiW4) _ ., ~,,... aar. AIACIIALVIITEN said; tyrant, as. Head of the• Clan of the Macnaughtens, he would increasehis do.. nation of. flee guineas to ten pounds, to shew his warm regard-for Scotland—a country for which he wittldhe ever ready to dr aw his .1:n0,1d-sword I . The ironing was spent in the utmost conviviality. Nearly V5OO was received for the current year's es.- pensei of .the Corporation. Messrs. T. COOKS, TAYLOR, BROADHURST, SMITS% ant Paszoin the course of the evening, added to the conviviality . of the Meetin by their vocal powers.— Coolie Mr. T. sang a mo ck Italian Song, with much ' effect ; and BROADHURST gave the old Scots air " John Anderson, any Joe !" in•exquisite style. The company separated at a very late hour, siftt the enjoyment of excellent fare, good society, and ti interchange of social and benevolent offices. Ntair, &aqui* of the bounrj of the Scottish Hospital, as designated by the original , Petition, Ivan which the first Charter was . granted, 153 years ago, are indigent, impotent, sickly persons, and orphans of labourers and artificers, of the Scottish Nation, inhabiting within the Cities of London and Ciesuninster, and the Liberties thereof.' And the re-incoiporating Charter of .his present Majesty, granted in 1776, • proceeds upon similar grounds of description, in the Petition for it." The CHAIRMAN thengave—“ Health and &KOSS in,theScordsh Corporation. —(Loud" applause.) •The health of the Duke of MONTROOR, the late President," was then drank with three times thiee ; and Mr. John *Gregor passed through the Hall with his Scotch Pipes, playing the Highland Laddie, which excited much enthusiasm. The CHAIRMAN passed the highest and most de served tribute of praise on the Noble Duke for his mu nificent patronage of this Institution. His Grace's mind, and heart, and purse, kept pace in enabling the Corporation to give effect to their benevolent views. Sir THOMAS WILL said, he would propose a toast with all his heart, which, he was sure, those who heard him would drink with all theirs, namely -4, The health of the LORD MAYOR, the ring of the City of London, who this day assisted them with his presence." This toast was received with great applause. 'The Loan' MAYOR, in returning thanks, said, that as .an• old member of this Corporation, he should not hive done his duty, if he had not come forward on the present occasion: he felt himself, therefore, as wlfolly unentitbed to any particular mark of their fa ✓ on the present occasion, .He hoped he should altsays deserve well of hi fellow-citiseas for an up. right and conscientious dikcharge of his duty but he, fait that he had a right to attribute the high compli- Witt he had.just received, not to any acts of his own, in:a point of view, but solely to the magis ' station which he happened to fill. • It was there ( most grateful to him to receive their applause, as be knew he awed it to their sense of the respect, which was due to the rank of Magisoseey—at rank which was always treated • with proper- respect by those who knew the influence it had uporf'eociety.— He felt the force of the compliment, becauiehe knew it carne from persons in that class of society whose opinions it was an object for every public man to , obtain. In his magisterial capacity, it should be his utmost effort to deserve their good opinion—he would always endeavour to do so by a faithful 4nd honest discharge of his duty. The Worthy Chairman con cluded by giving—t , The health of the Corporation of London." He observed, that he saw an eminent member of that body present (Mr. Alderman. Mar nay) who had taken in the promotion oithis Inititu don, as he had in all others which had enlarged be nevolence for their object, an active and efficient part. The toast was drank with three times three. Mr. Alderman MAtorimt then -rose and said, that as he had been so pointedly alluded to by the Chair man, he could not refrain from rising on the present occasion, to return thanks on the part of the Corpo ,rittion of London, for the compliment which had been jest paid to this siistiiigurledl3o6ly. The Cor- Among the many instances of the extraordinary temperature of the present season, may be mentioned, that from the garden of THOMAS NEWTON, Esq. of Clapham Common, peeit peas of full growth and flavour were gathered a day or two ago, and haulm-still remains in full bloom. The weather was yesterday so extremely cold, that the Canal in St. James's Park was covered with and some thoughtless boys . were tempted to arm themselves by sliding upon it. &tweets three 'four o'clock in the afternoon, a boy, who had ven tured some few yards from. the edge, on the north side of he Canal, near to the Pagoda bridge, having slipped down, five others threw themselves upon him 'and the ice being too thin to support them, they fell into the water; fortunately they were got with no other injury than a good ducking. Yesterday afternoon, as some boys were amus. themselves on the. ice, in the Canal in the Hegenc .Park, they discovered something under the ice, whi' they thought was - the carcase of a dog ; but on Zing in some sticks, they brought it to the surface the water, when it proved to be the body of an ay rently new-born male infant, completely naked : ef theboys carried it to.the Jew's Harp public-how kappeated quite perfect, with the exception of se *al bruises on the head. - Saturday week fourteen quarters of. meat the caresses. of two pigs were. publicly burnt, Liierpool Market-placer by order of the Chief Magistrate. Monday se'nnight several butchers were summoned before the MAYOR, for having exposed sale unwholesome meat. The charge was sausfact rily proved, and the parties were fined in the gated penalty of 545. and costs. . CORN-EXCHANGE, .NABS-I,ANE, DEC. Is. Our Market continues abundantly supplied all Grain,• havinghad large arrivals both of Engles and Foreign since. Monday, particularly of %heat, Barley, and Oats, which articles are full 2s. per quarter lower,-and prices almost nominal, for scarce any - could be elected this morning. White Peas are nearl. unsaleable. In other .articles there is no alteration. • • SMITHFIELD MARKET, DEC. i& . Beef 8d to 56 ad Vea1......... 6d to Ts Mutton .. —4l Gd to 66 Ed I Pwk .....:is roi to 4s Beast* 1540.—calees 180—Sheep and Lambs 5.160--Plis ' HAY AND ST R PER TOAD. Hay J36 Os op Ani es I Straw . On so 3 Os.to :Os 'Ronan . Os Otn no • 1 . I 1 I : • fit; ' '. . k re- r. tire , the est.; - • • ose . dist. rioi and ' the ' • k lin= y to had ' , 1 Mid Il ItH . the . . 7 '.. and !cot- rid i , tSe • ore. ,ring • ed a, . ' . 4 . . :i• .-, eady i ' . i that -'• r the ! sous, per- . 0 ! ; t a ho- , I e the duty. : ;part- Lined, . ": .' .. Bally , 1 , re all ., I at he • with * . 1 1 ii i ''... .. . . . s abi- given if the yellow !ward . y had 1 1 uding %Mite ioners _ id for hand . . ~. , airing :tor—. - I!" knt to arnisis their whole t indi. • ore of at op- } • kither- age a ing in • • lii il put- of the. .: I his do- !w his ich he 1.• k 1 riality. 1: r's es.- i Skill% ii , [ to the vers.— i muc h : air of ' 4l ' . , :, after . and tl:e rdinary k • k if Moiled Esq. of nth and and the ild, that . t . 1 1 with ice, . 0 s amuse • tree and , 1 lad yen- 1 , se north 1, , having on him, 1 they all • k got out amusing S : Regency . ~ e, which : on put- , srface of an appa- l .ed : one ic-house. I of seve- teat and iurnt, in le Chief iers were ;posed to atisfact - ! We miti- C. rs. i 1 lied with I English ' F %heat, ,1' T quarter any sales ire nearly [iteration. , • , to Ts skt • i , to 4s 54 -Pip IMO. • so a Os too Ys. • . • . ' .... ... - , • .:.