The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-05-31 00:00:00

it 4.4 miter'? it Was not loiti nee meal *Licit Was Wails
lag in the sweetry, bat the mese existed in the common po-
verty and degrade' ion talkie people. To such. height hild the
distresses of thermometry orient in the ebuatteeof Mayo aid
Kerry, that after having bad recessive to the weeds sad bay of
their fields, they had been compelled to resuet to the growling
crop of potatoes, imended for the use of the coming year.
Surely under circumstances of this wet, it was hbt proper for
that room to bold back, to withdraw its aid in a case Gratis
inconceivable distress, after the liberal supplies it had
granted no other occwirmes, where the claim (be might be
permitted to sey) had bees at least not sbperior to that
which was now made upon their generosity. The iumaees
*lnch had been cited by the Chairman testily bad very little
to do with the present wistter, and if they were )el more air-
vent, could it he expected that precetteets for such a vote as
I hie now proposed were to be foetid' Wee misery of this kind
• 'hie, of such frequent ecturresiee? It ass alligator that
the meeting were to be told, that the funds of Lloyd's had
always herw voted to purposes in some way or other cove
netted with the lattice's of commerce_—(liear, hear)
Surely that large mid liberal vote which the subwribers had
agreed to, nod which noise of them had supported more
warmly slam he (M.. Dewar) had done—the vote to those
useriloriout and gallant non who fought at Waterlee-swas
ant of such a description. Nobody, sorely, would my that
that vole had been beadle's' to oar commerce ; in that house,
at feast (Lloyd's Coffee-house), every thing had goatee most
unfortunately ever since. Nor let it be fiermaten, that
of those who were now 'foreleg ie a sister kingdom, ie the
midst of plenty, marry, very sooty, had carried the lag tof
England ism all parts of the world ; and, Settling by the
side of our own wee, had dyed the soil with their blood, and
purchased glory at the price of hunottrable wrientio-s(Hear,
hear )—Why 'list horse, after furnishiag a direatiee of
1,0001 in aid of the suffering Russians, after the lova.
shoe of their country by Napoleon, should sow bold back,
he (Mr. Dewar) really could set comprehend. Besides, at
that time, we were not even opus terms with Hessia—
n*
peace had been treated for; and she had, bet • short
period before, confiscated 'several valuable British ships, to
the ruin of many of our wide. writero—(Hear, bear.)-oWere
the iseetiog, when our fellow subjects were bowed down by
safeties, to be required to pause for waist of a wucesient ?
He contended that it was atm that they ought to some for-
ward; mid if they did, there was sot somber Chamber of
Commerce iu the ',Medea% which would not Melee to fol-
k. their example. Humble ledividnal as be was himself,
sod posorsiing but little properly, eft as minimises had
he ever felt more eager to cuutribute his stibeeriptise titan
epee this welsh's. Re hail twice or three time. applied
at the bar, to know if any book were opeetel foe the relief of
the Irish; and bailing that that was sot the ease, be hod car-
ried his humble aid elsewhere Them could be so doubt,
that if this house subscribed, the Lloyd's at Liverpool, sad
all other similar iosiitutions, would follow. The saw be
should potpie as the subscription of this feed would be
5001.—(Hear.)—The amanitas had truly said that was• very
steal sum; and when to this, he (Mr. Dewar) added that it
was for the relief of a very large patios of the population of
Ireland, he trusted eeetlemen would support his propositioe.
He should coorlude the little which he felt it eetemary to
say (and he 'sweated that such a mew bail sot touod an
abler advocate), by moving a revolution—
' " That the sum of 5001. be greeted oat of the fonds of
this house is aid of the sehneriptioe for the relief of the
distressed Irish."—(Hear, hear )
LEWIS HU RNAN D, Esq. secoaded the resolution. He
thought it bad bees very properly observed by the geutlema•
who preceded him, that the house had stibscribed out of its
funds on many occasions where the claim ape their liberality
had been much weaker. He felt it snoweeseary to detail' the
meeting 'my further, because lie was sure that the subject It.
self would plead better with those who beard bins than any
advocate MOM POSPihly hope to O.
Mr. MAHRYATT, the Chairman, thought it accessary to
observe, that upon the oceasioes 'Mooed to, the votes bad
proceeded on the grouted that the objects were seek se were
coireeeted with the best interests of eonsumerre. The war
Nuelf had hero undertaker by tic enemy for the destruction
of ewe commerce.

Here the Hon. Gentleman was roterntpted Ay repealed
cries of "Ueestion! question !" and be euselnded ►y saying,
that he would, oishoot further preface, pot t►e goestiosi or
the proposed msolotioo.
This was door, and on a show of bands the reseleliss was
deviated to be negatived.

Mr. DEWAR inse notice that r beet world be spelled
fur; •ud ike meeting broke up.

NERTINGA OP CRROITURs AT MR COURT
OP commtssio.vEns or BANKRUPTS,
Tu.ssoltrow.
-wow- N. N.
J. Chilineta, isen. lase of High H•lbors, boistasalkee g I 1
C. W. Rudd, late of Worcester. mallow 3 11
G, Walter, liditigioa, draper
J. L Findley, filiouries„cloibes-salessame 3 10
J. Sharp, Honnilidliehosuctiooetr....
H. Ackland, Leadenbelbmarket, butcher
T. White, late of Regert•strees, wheteoneills lll
W. Fearmau, New o t, lamskaeller
J. Owen, LesdeahalLstrect, cabinei.maker 2 12
P. Williams, jai. Knightsbridge, draper 2 19
J. Bramwell, LA ademhali.street, hatter 2 is
F. W Ciiertlsorpe, Laugboors Chambers, timber-
merchant
.1. L.itter, Windwse' uilasao
J. Johnson, liiahopagate.street, eabitiet-maker 1 1
P. P. Good, Claptoa, mid Lloyd's, t calsrulter 0 11
DIVI DEN DS.

I. L. Pasteur, late of Stony Stratford, Rr"ce► IS
W. Metcalfe, Isle of Craultourmistreet, limes-draper ll
1.. 0. Edward., Altmann, master•sssriser H
W. P. Chubb, Aldgate, c►emist
B. Barli y, Menus, calico-printer
R. R. Ward, Battle-bridge, mustard mad blue ssaoslac
__

Imre
J. L Mudd, Hatton.gardeo,merchant
J. and G. Bell, Berwick-upon-Tweed, cooper
J. Matmair and 1. Atkinsus, Cursilaill, merchsola
M. Nathan sod A. Abrams, Old street, tallow
chandlers
C. Lackey, Ivry-lane, curaullettlier
C. I. Sputa, F. Mulling, G. Mulling, and 11. A. Spits ,
Lawrence Pountney.bure, me. chew ......... It
A. Reify, Pall.snaU,kwelltr
CERTIFICATES.
J. Whltbowee, of Brook-street, Halberd Ilai evonldl, oil.
rnaii.—S. Turner, of Shine, beiciret.—R. Gentry,
I.le 01Mo/rued...beet, Boind.street, Middlesex. and of Upper
Keitnimesou.green, Slurry, pieturtsdealer Mire the
rider, of Cirencester, Glouccsier, rustler.—John Rohm and
'rhomss Pape, of Leeds, nu It. naustard.ananufact steers —R.
Wills, of Brusdutreet, 13;ouniabury, Middlesex, tobacconist.
—T. Keane, of Itesman.row, Birmingham, builder.—G.
Phill•ps, of Manchester, plumber and glaxier.—C Bayley,
of Abingdon' Beats, bluest-draper.—C. Lloyd, of Thetford,
Norfolk, butikseller —M. H. mbrey, of Landwth-road, South.
nark, Surrey, victualler.—J. Itailstun, late of Ninth Skit Ids,
Northumberland, ship-owner.

The deputation from the London Missionary So-
ciety to the South Sea Irlaudo, with aidditimial
riousriera, scot out in the 'lowan in Ma) last, artivcd
iu safety at Otaheste on the 27411 uf September, ufirr
u fine voyage of four mouths and nine dila.
Alumiay, et three o'clock, a mail of the name of
of SIMPSON, It gerdeirer, comineueed vralkisig
iii 24 hours, on Ne.csstle race ground, en
;wanly the triune line as WILSON walked 90 miles
in the same time, on Easter Mond•y and Tuesday.
Sim !SUN appesrs to be upwards 4.f .ix feet high, is
• good-luokiiig man, thin, hut bony and ~t/..8,1p.
The rate of walking to uccomplirh his task is fuer
milts an hour, but he walked for the first two hours
usi on oversee one mile iu thiriceu minutes, which
will be issue miles in two hours. le•viug a miuute so
spare. The Kriteria oilisriun is in his favour. He
walk, steadily stud firmly, with a little limiting to
one site. His gait is isti!itary, sod as arc laid he
Ins been a soldier.

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