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London, England, 1824-12-10 00:00:00

AMERICAN PAPERS.

The Canada and fiereul• Packets arrived at?'.. x+ol
ml Welltiem:ay, from New Turk, which place thet teNgst
the lath of Novemlter, up to wlaclt Jate• we have trt,,mtl
tiles of American Papers. The following are extract 4-
From the lialtimore redtrel Gaze
itAt.Tl3l..iir, Nor. V.
firrourrn VicrosT ovait TITE ROYALISTS IN I'ENC-
II would appear from accounts coming from re want- tutattor*.:t
all nearly alike in tl•e detail, that *general battle had i.etualla
fought iu I'etti, the issue of which was decidedly, favoural•tr to •L
l'atrinot. In adilitisii to w: at we published yewiertli.v anUTur.:: y
ten this SUllitT3, we have hren favoured with the t;l:loar.r. 7 3
3143. 330111 the Editor of the New not. Gozette t—Forover 1/C0 U: 3
....sled a loos of COM killed on the aide of Bolivar: the toLor7c
i..clutles the wounded in thi* number, wh:cli is tume
though we now. still consider even this too great a pnvx...
leas lot so small an army, and it the victorious one.

rto4ll the New Fork llazeitt
We hare mused at letter front l'orto Cabcilo, da•ed tile li;:hcf
last month it Ictitter) Irani which we extract the tollosorg pu►
graph We yesterday received news from Pru.
Cantanie have wet. and hail a general action in which the In
was killed. and his army routed. Itolirar had 1.1.01.0 men, and
1/.000 in killed and wounded. 110 has puestissian of Lisa ad
Cillur, and drives all before him."

It will be recollected that our last official news limo rent. etr
actvunts of a ricital victory gained by the l'atrintv ioer
earahy. on the 7th of August, and al,ottated that Ite sr it irnr,tvi
immediately to purses the Royalists' infantry ; we 1 are. ilwrchtn•
little, doubt. but the above inforntation is prrfeeth oirtm
the cause of the l'atrints in Peru may, coirtquentl). ix nraid rnl
as completely triumphant. We may also add. lb.( "I" NI.
feet tly acquainted with the writer of the above leer-. fdifie
him incapable of dissertibta•ing any intelligeni.e. of 0e.e.1c...
achy of which he was not fully satisfied.

11,From the Xer York :fib...Hive I
iI'AR AT 13TATI111A1,1.
We have convened with a go-dentin whs. left Tratll' `l'•
ternhcr 7, who comsborarra the intelligence rsensvt :rot
York. relative to a civil war in Grenada. red the re,:'("'
Guarithala. Ile awe, that a tisasaacre of the al i•r! 13.1 takr
place at !won. untourting to one hundred and tern eser. v'r'"'•
:Jl children ; and that the COIIIITUtIIC3IiOII WICT:te.

and 1 toxin°, was nit off: The cruise of tir.lueor7 or•
motions VMS supposed to arise from the ambition 01
Creoles, who were desirous to eru.h the liounnuert. a
place every indit.i.lual on an equidity as tasks to pr0.,,,--;
an it.discrimit.ate plunder of ell priTertv of the wt:i:ot oek rt•-ef.
hunt New York ras at St. Joh,, s; cargo gue:e up t:ie
tears w.reentatained for its safety.
!From the N,:v Fork .4,hyrc:cct.l
CXTRACT OF • I FTTErI nt:ceirrn AT CALF'," DATTI.;ff
F CALLA'', JULY
" We mime to anchor here two days ago, I ot lu•ir 1""
.'1."!.11
the blocksdins Aotoulron *newer Melton. It i< r 71•1-0 "‘
. . . . . .

to he air:vethen., in sight of a ■:aping
; but a Change h datic t h..ctut!, %bid, a :hi

.
to mine to ant wry, or at I. a%! Fool Our Cotrgo to Lima. • •
niarth have hitt kg. tromp in the city.. and tor l'a,riom art
big on it by latid—whibit a atri,t ho

(711ise at all •Itt,r Lording plat t... 11. t. mind her; t!le Yr
frigate 1 tnited I 'slitioll.lort, iiull, rod the sel,

pha. at n:u•Mir nhott.t flair moles from 0.1,. Ca•dr ot ( al

I'.•nmo.l4:fr hal tioul,t, ilia! in I. ie..- 11-.7, • goo.-1

be for wir esreo. Bread is wry scarce, suit 1 h.r, to g
dollars un bu cur any flour.—

A ballot took place en 'WednerAlav at I.llvul's for 0'
election of rive new members of the I Ononitte.; o: the. '"
lablitthment, in the room of live others who go out hr
Con, when the following tzumu town were elt ete.i. e..
Nlr. Pratt, jun.. Mr. Wiliam %V.:tit:eon:.
Mr. John Hoek, Mr. James Litdsav, jun., a: d
Itobeit Dewar.
An Englishman of the name of n•ore. 41 re-:”
who was thing at the I lune! st. l'har, llottlevatul '"
oiere. was t yes.terular in his room. A:
the dal' before, he had ru. gnu sUul the pericr of the li•
turchaso him a pasty. saving that be Wall 1111:'..7
awoke the confectioner for the purpose of procurinc it. 11l
he haul eaten it he locked himself in his room.
Inner olwervitt, tl:at lie never mule bit appear:me. t.:
tOto'e of the next dad', thom•lit of apprising CI: C•"
erie..-Ary of l'elic... but he consi,lerol that it ut,o::,
M. Nloore's humour to remain locked up in his tear. ':"
der :nil acquainting the Police till ve,terulay.
was broken open. and Mr. .doote Ohs
011 t dead. at a little aistan ` from the remainder of
lle had been sutioctuted by the quantity Of Charm II
104 to 1 apt Memnon NO to 1 apt Androgens
12 to 41g.t 114 irCiAnd :40 to I agar I'vmhrline lie bad placed iu his stove. Ile hail 1.-kml the l'r'."Eut
1.. to 1 apt Itnliroorlet linto to 15 ag•ht btottring up all the crevires in hi • room. thrimigh.*:::,
23 to I apt !11stolle,r. colt (taken) Any WI the smoke might escape. A letter video,
.1 to 1 asst J11...3 WO to 10 agst Rufus Matto) J. at !'s-;s was found cu his tabie.

There was very little hefting to-day, and the odds remain nearly
as On NOVILIV• lite Duke et York's l'hant 1111 l colt. am! !twn,
were bruut,•ht up fur the St. 11,r4cr, at the othla

II to I apt Muleteer (taken) to I art Ad,;Juice.
it! to 1 apt haus 2t: to I sgst rinses
I:1 to I agat &t 1:1 to I apt Lecricy
15 to I apt Itolrto 25 to I sg‘t !ham
The other llories as on 3luni:ay.
cm's.
1 I IA to 1 Agit Watts
14 to 1 ai;st Atuta

11 to 2 age Aline
13 to I apt Sorcery

IT. LECEI.

LIMO, AND
ETY.
FOREIUN SEAMEN'S FRIEND
SOCI

A Mmting of the British antirweign Seamen's Friend Society
" held yesterday evening, at the City of Lon'lnn Tavern. Bishops.
.mte.areet, for the purpn.e of rii,ing a fond for the temporary re.
itefof
the Widow, and Ot..)ans of the Seamen who have perished
by gupWreCk by the late gales. The Meeting Was numerously and
„rashly attended ; but by far the greater portion of the auditors
woe of that sex whose sympathies a'l.• most easily excited.
At half.past six o'clock, Captain So O. keins, Batt. R.N.
vie called to the I !hair.
The Citnia ion said, that on an occasion of so much importance
wto numerous a portion of our fellow colintryntin soil fellow sub
,a.,s, he felt convinced that it would not require many words from
till to netnews upon the minds of thine who heard hi ,n, the times.
,ity of prompt and energetic exertions. Ile need not comment on
pourlyhherality, its effects had been felt throughout every portion
~f tn, taohr, and by every clans of people—by the Russians, the
wean,. and the Spanish in nom. If they were entitled to it,
isd tied eehid he should say they were not, how much more so
ere those who were so ininienhately connected with us. There
wee Many reasons why, of all classes of our countrymen, a
preference 'Medd be given to our seamen. Their Inilowlentie in a
I,,,iitirel point of view. had long been acknowledged and felt, in
neisopienee of the innate, eitwition nf our counte). which was en.
oiled caieffy by them to maintain her high rank anteing nations.
I: we go bark onto history, and trace the nit and fall of many ma.
rjnae posers, we %hook' find that they only preserved their conic.
~atone while they preserved their seamen; std if thus natitin
~,ould ever share their fate, as it dmihtlens one day would, ills like
&Weirs/ion must apply to her. Till then. it was bee duty to re.
tone the rank she now held, and to remeniber toe means hy Which
she must remorse it. Being an island, the jir.f defence of Eng.
said must be her seamen, and seamen mien he her List defence ;
yhen they fall, the country will fall with 'him. In another point
~. view, their importance was manifest. England. as a tom.
renal country, owes to them many of her comforts, and al-
Nut all 1-er 'Diaries. Ile would now say a few woods as to the
'Outset( seamen. All who henrd him were aware that they had
is many enjoyments; and that when they returned troni a voyage
rey were very seldom provident. This had its effects on their
onilies--their wives, and children were generally sufferer' by their
improvidence, and nmsequently became ninny deplorably needy
on other', when death deprived them of their support. Under
tor circumstances the public were now called upon to create& fared
ia the benevolent purpose of siding those families. He hoped it
weld never be considt red that such an institution was calculated
n diminish the exertion* of seamen Ina time of danger. town the
crowitnemess that their sires and children would be preserved
*al went. Such an idea carried with it its own contradiction fur
lananesemstion was the first law of nature. lof all kinds of death
oat by shipwreck presented the grratem horrors. Ile had been
hioneti frequently on the verge of it, and could speak of its ter.
sine nature from experience. The soldier's dying on the field of
battle wan a mere bagatelle, when conicavel with the sailor's perish-
ing amid the stonii. 'lite one had the consolation of falling gin.
mealy in the rause of his emintry, the other had often to gaze upon
de death that sus making tame aeproarhes. One of sine poets
iud (incited a shipwreck in hrilliatt hut faithful language, and
1.4 (the Chairman) htiped he Plifilliti not be trespassing on the time
.t thr meeting by reading the passage :
e Then ton: from ilea to sky the wild farewell ;
Then shriek'd the timid and stood still the brave ;
And some leett'il overlsinnl with dying yell,
As tinter to anticipate their grave ;
And the sea yawn'd beneath her like a hell.
And down she suek'd with her the whirling wave,
Like one who grapples with his enemy,
And strive.; to etrangle lam 'whim he die.
At first one universal shriek there rtish'd
bowler than the loud or:an ; like a crash
01 echoing thmsder, and then all was hush'd,
Save the wild wind, and the remorseless dash
Of billow, ; bat at intervals there gueli'd,
Accontionied with a convulsive splash,
A solitary shriek, the bubbling cry
Of some strong swimmer in his agony."
ream description, he would assure the assembly, although a
retie a; e, was nut exaggerated. If possible it wan increased in
th: mitt!. The public had now an opportunity of giving to the
odor. in his dying moments, the COTIVIaIIaIIePS that his wife and
si children would not be lift unprovided for. The British sea-
men tad a 'strong claim, and no British subject should turn a deaf
at to it; but every one ghoul.' give according lo his means. In
sedition to the motives, of which he (the Chairman) had spoken,
tl•er vu another to which he would allude. in this country, more
ell in any other. Christianity and morality had their due weight.
el all classes of the community must be influenced by the elLets
4 that pure religion which teaches that a first duty is to visit the
triton and the fatherless in their affliction. Ile was most anxious
snow his fair auditors in the cause. For never did women ap.
ye so lovely as when their eyes were diffused with the tears of
nobility, and their hands were stretched out to relieve their suf.
r.log fellow-beings.
Tee Snmetary, the Rev. Mr. &tows, then read an address,
vidi detailed at some length, the objnets of the Institution, and
t. 'Tensity for its /formation. 1
Tee Her. li,. Saturn,
it innate from the public papers, detailing accinints and dilate
n dutiug the recent stoma i iu.d the nwiancholy effects they
_I iii in verinus parts of England.
'lVillec. Mr. DIANE. of Cambridge, Mae to more the follmv.
%ay ions. sax-
.:—'• That the very melancholy accounts of ship.
arks is the lay tremendous gales render it esecntially necessary
itst a Saie:y rhauld he established is this great commercial rne.
spills. to allatd vompt temporary aid to the families of such
mimes as have perished at sea or on the coast." The new.
faettenise said that he felt a peculiar degree of timidity in being
de ere to nose a renolntion. more especially as he Infect in an
eland titanic, and could nut by eupposed to be very intimate
eth the wingers of the sea. But as a.friend to humanity, as a

Grist Britain. and as_a !Ifiniater of the Church of

theta he Mt it his Limy to come forward on the present occ.ioty.
of [try ens was actionitard. through Inc medium ut• the public
Irv,. with the dreadful erects el the late sumps, and it bad
yr sit in perative duty. on the part of the puNic, to
d c:5,40r to aileviate the distresses they had caused. It was
ra- it triad roll of Religion that was obeyed when the AL•cting
etyri loth to beta the wounds of the Addicted, whose hearts
to eon trokrn bit sorrows that were too painful to describe.
ost ire sae thatbdisc many present who had been ileprivid of
a won-tend of ti, it youth. some protector of their persons, some
rasEtc of their happiness; to such he would appeal, and of
ire eth '„te would ask. coohl there he conceived a stale of more
c's to distress than when death had taken not only the friend who
Irl I dean than lit• itself. but the being wbo is looked up to foe
re. rnetictence ? lie would daect the imaginations of his auditors
td th totage where *attic lone widow resides; he would enter her
red • tut, n with them. anti behold her silting by her fire.side. her
or. •Autir,oping. the tears falling fast at the melancholy recollection
.me to more behold the partner of her heart, who was wont
a.•':;s the seat beside her; while her infant children were
• smiling unconsciously at the agony of the mother's
To relitTe such an ehjett (and there were many such)
••• • ee.jert fee which the meeting was celled; and be hoped
Itcuitution would receive the sanction and support of all
ti'• Nod hint.
c"

11. Jnret: .ctonaed the Resolution. !lc observed. that as
rtre miny present who were much better able to plead the
Ls there were several Resolutions to move, he would not
•;`,•.m the time of the Meeting.
1 • tett Iten.lutinn was then put, and passed unanimnusly.
t. 5 t.t.s. R.N.. then tweed the second Resolution.
a Maritime variety, as a distinct brunch of the Midst'
irtin Seamen's Friend Svciety,' be now established. accord-
•t fall" irk general Plan ; sod that the Atlifreas now nail
rr,,t s. cirrulautd with this Plan, under the management
Ihrertent who shall be chosen this evening "
C 1:1{.11. Pit.% NOF THE St.t lETY.
lattitemitt shall be Thu blispwrecked and
i'modr turd."
! e: of it shall be, first, to plot prompt temporary
plow*. and twinning, gust fathers, soil mothers, who
!.5 for so 'molt upon such mks.* as have perished by
ether iliss.ter at MCA in the late gales; secondly. to
• cite segisitorer relief to toe dependent (mollies of such
u.ive been kited, ur who have died on shore (the ;110.
••,*:,..eiety not allowing any aid in such a tase, unless
• ittet is Ott. sets ire of the ship). Thirdly. to give also,
a‘.,tance to tie• distressed family of u sick sailor, whets
tci tetven:s him front g.iing to sea, fr tor a while working
re.:-..t :as Wails. Fourthly, to immune some trifling aid to
c'ttd trtss. tor a tew slays, Ihe obtains a ship,
any err rontetorlisial and provided for by the
tatitu: ion, fur the yreserratimt of life from ship-

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ulbseriptiors and donations be at al times solicited in
.11 ! I.:t vin the recsirrenee of tremendous storms
th^ temporary &viand* upon this (*horny,
• , !wary elfotui shelf be publicly made to meet such

p-• .h.. 11 iw roc•lnrted and rec slated by the tomal
: en, all udrvr r ..li.nisnageil benevolent tartitut.twis.
.6 01 the tlir:ctiou ►lwll vales every year, and six

rend-ring 'moor:not services to the fund shall be
b..s,,rars the
rig ft tkinutiim of ten riineas shall be Life
duly held, at which the Institution
tachtal t r..Apen of its pincetdingli, and a dear
‘: its illlaL4, a.uditvd by three or Inure respectable

7.1:!4 ins!itntion shell extend to every part Of
k, as Ijr os triatirces will admit* and It shall
" I"" :• wiry to eßtabliA similar Institutions in erns,
`• tint this *, hem.. of littmibity may 1r fairly tlivititti,
tuvit by buybanded asutuclt larisible fur tie

and
wt
heil
ifY.I

ye yr this lortitott in is j. ore humanity, it
".•ti:•.*t from all ilifferencer 01 npinion, or pro-
' .! .! it 4. on on to I er so hret 41111
.‘IPI:4 Nia•leg.irs of this I ostittoti:in,
tooii 114,S Of the Swiety. The rands
Ili di, Met an.l t.iliarate trout any other In.
.i.Jar..im. i I .Ipliroliefiti.in.

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r:. .1 tints? 4

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r:mi.! that ;:" slid not roar any inatitutioi
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( of: whirl, were more certain td ii,g
• I!"" ii•c Ore which tiler were vow met to lay the
' u:. ilc !et somat'ii-t!,. for al l:',4l'.ll,o"l"er'

fir he himself le. .1 heat a %Milne, and he had been ()fan a witness
of scenes of ;he nett distretsieg nature.
Rev. Casa. HYATT etrontled the I.:solution ; he knew and ad-
mitted the claims of British seamen to the sympathy nts their fellow.
countrymen. Their everlasting welfare is an object that comes
home to the bosom of every man. It ass net, perhaps. strictly
correct to compliment any one when charity was the chief object ;
but he could not avoid testifying bit admiration of the rhaneier
and conduct of the Honourable Gentleman and brave Officer who
tilled the Chair. Had it not been for gentlemen in his sta-
tion of life, so great an impulse could not have been given
to the exertions of the public in causes like the present ; but
he. and many like him, knew the nature of British sea-
men, and devoted themselves to promote their temporal and
eternal welfare. It was a manifest truth, that there were no
class of persons who turned their attention to any trade, who were
less able to make a provision for their wives and children than
sailors were. Almost all mechanics had the power of raising them.
selves and of increasing their income, hut our seamen had scarcely
any opportunities of doing F 4). When they were about to leave their
country their farewell wan generally given and receive) as one that
would probably be the last. Stith what feehngs then did a
I British seaman leave his wife and his children ; anti what
painful feelings must his be who knows that it' he die that
wife and thecae children must be the inmates of a parish work-
house—a resource which multi be always dreaded by all who
were above the dregs of wricti . He would call upon his audi-
tors to conceive the situation of a seaman in a storm ; if not
his firse, his second thnught was given to his wife and children,
when he prospect of death war near. What must be his agonies
when lie know. that, with the hos of a friend and a protector, they
will loss their only means of support . • that every thing connected
with their present state will be lost with the father and the husband ?
It was in the power of the British people to take fawn his dying
moments this hitter sting. aid to inform him that there are friends
In hit country who will not sutler his widow and his children to
wart.

The Secretary then read a list of the ()Meets and Directors of
the Society for the veer ensuing.
The Rev. Mr. klonte K rote to move their appointment. The
Rev. Gentleman said there mild be trot one sentiment in reference
to an Institution of this nature. When he considered the many
onitorta which were brought to our country by our seamen, the
Itotartls they experience, and the dangers they so nobly brave. he
felt that too much mold not be done for them, or for the comfort
and relief of their widows and fatherless children, when the death
of their protector% had left them too. It was an easy thing for
people to talk of the esertions of others, but they shoold endeavour
to bring to view the real dangers to which such persona were ex.
posed. When the wind was heard to blow there were many to ex-
claim, " How pitiable is the c.oolditiosi of thine who are exposed to
it ;" but it was nothing to coy it merely, and to neglect the loud
call to exertion in their behalf. Actions speak louder than words,
' and those who only say, he ye warmed—he ye cloathed--be ye
filled"--disgrace themselves if they dm not contribute to clothe. t•t
warm, and to till. Ile hoped that those who were now present
would depart with the determination to promote the interests of
the Institution, and would also consider that every year and every
month would present some new claimant, upon their benevolence.
It would be strange, indeed, if in this country, where humanity
was advocated, and not only advocated but supported and main-
tained. so strong a claim as that of our own seamen were twat.
tended to.
M. Vow TitmoW, from Denmark, lately in the Danish army.
seconded the reaniutwo. The Gentleman spoke with so much old.
tidence. and 110 low a tone, that we were unable to understand hoot.

The Resolution westerns' unanimously.
The Ker. Mr. Ilnow x moved the next resolution—" That Eng-
land being a commercial country. is especially called upon to che-
rish a love for the sea, and to encourage and assist those persons to
whom she is indebted for so much of her glory and greatness." The
Rev. One. said, that amid the sorrowful feelings produced by the
melancholy Report that had been read of the shipwrecks which had
recently taken place, there was one feeling of happiness. and he
kit it when he glanced round on those who could sympathise with
eh: unfortunate, and were ready to relieve them. lie would ap.
peal with confidence to those who had at any dine lost friends, or
larmliers. or fathers, or husbands, and he would ask them to re-
number their feelings of anguish, and then to imagine what thew
must suffer who now Inst thaw beloved beings, when no eye coold
igAze *won them, and no hand could be extended to their re-
lief. I fur holy religion calls upon us to relieve their sufferings,
and not to forsake the widow and the (ethnics' in their deep dis.
tress. It had been often said of British salient, that they were
brave, end could make their way through any danger. but they
most always remember that those who were left behind theta if
they perish, will be left to Litter distress. Shall Britons then
turn their attention to all parts of the world—to spend the
warmth of their beneficence to distant llreenland—to give their
charity like a river to einench the burning thirst of Africa—to
give life to the deluded dentine of India—and allow the widows
and the orphan of their own sailors to plead to their hearts in vain?
NI., no. this ceuld never be the ease. Ile hoped especially that the
ladies who were present would take up the catise.surd detennine en
the thnnation of a ladies' Society : that they would go to the doors
of all they knew in behalf of the widow and the orphan, and they
would not came empty sway. The blessing of those who are ready
to perish would then be upon them. Ile had been a sailor himself,
althocieh he had changed the character, and he would say. that to
seamen a deep debt was clue. We owe them toe all these luxuries
which are the pied ire of a foreign .11,n-we owe them much for
thelpriviler-s, both political and religious, which we continue to
erjnv--and we owe them much in pnweective, if a future war
'bent I arise. Those seamen had been looking round foe a refuge
b• the day of danger, and lutvirg beard of the philanthropy of the
Chrietian world, they had turned their attention there. Should
their r xpeetatiens and their hopes he dashed to the earth ? lie
biTed. and he am sure, th; t such would not be the case.
I 'aptain 'Pupae ram!, a nierchrnt seaman, Ilteellded the Resolu-
tion. He detailed the dangers he had witness:3i anti shared in
eating a long son-taring lif-t; and called upon the meeting to use
every exertion to atone to many sufferers for the loss of almost every
thing tint renderd life valuable.
The Rev. 51r. Sworn, of Penzance, then moved the following
resolution le-eying to other Institutions the permanent sup-
port of bereaved sailors' families, it is an object worthy of general
attention and iimistar.ce, that the itr.maliate temporary aid of a
Society in Loudon. should unite with such local assntilwr as may
be panted to inert the exigence of a wretched family, and direct
to wine efficient steps for titture comfort and support." The lie,.
fltmtletnrn delivered a long, eloquent, and effector; speech, but
w- regret that the lateness of the hour prevents our reporting it
fully. lie said that it gave him great happiness to see in the chair
a gentleman who had so lug been the seaman's friend. how
jorous amid be the the feeling of our Ilritish seamen, when they
!ward that their old Captein had •• spun a lung yarn." as
they call a long speech, in behalf of the widows and orphans
they would leave behind them when they were dead. He
(the Rev. ;Mr. Smith) 1.3 d had many opportunities of knowing
what the danger" of the sea really were, and bad himself received
many a slap on the cheek front ".I)avy Jones," when the rocks
were armlet" hint. and he was in momentary dread of perishing in
the greet deep. In the neighbourhood of his residence scenes were
perpetually occurring of the most afflicting nature, and thence con.
tinually the most distressing calls for charity, which cauld not
always be proem-41. Ile knew not when to rend or what to do
wi it the moments applicants. IVOI might the sailors say to those
who ielnOnistered spiritual helo—•• N by do you attend to our
souls and newt et our ?" There is one ease which is not
prnvi.led against 17 any of our charitable institutions. It is the
ease, of an old father who has a son at sea, and through whose ex-
ereiens he rents a ntenthly note from the ship-owner; or,
of a 6h-eyelid mother, whose only suyiewt is her beloved eon.
Nonce ive an old and Ir`1114,11( pair, deprived at once of their hope
and their means of existence ; fur, to the honor of the British
seaman Ise it spoken, there is no one more ready than him to
share rash aged pareets the rewards of his hard and dangerous
liewur. How great a matter for rejoicing was it that there was now
a Pnwiwc, of sewp rt for such old and broken-hearted being% as
those he had described ; and bow petal, would it encourage our
se dun, a ben they knew that a society was forming in l.andnn to
administer to the distresses of those they might leave behind
them. They would he elate with the noblest spirit, with rootage
and with Intii,ude. when they looked to the white cliffs of Albion,
, and redid:sus:—

.....
England, with all thy faults„l love the stilL"
for there is the dwelling of the benevolent, the homeof the lea.
men's friends. Let such • Society be once established—let the
world see that England rq.:ards the temporal as well as the cirri al
wettare of her sailors, and it will have such an effect upon all other
maritime states, that England would TOM than ever establish her
character for generosity and for nobility of mind ; and the seamen
she would prishice would he the noblest fellows the world had ever
seen. lle, for his own part, should rejoice while he lived, that he
had been a British sailor, and he hoped that he had a sailor's heart.
The sole and pure objet of ail cannected with the !society wit.—
humanity; and there were to sectarian feeliogs amongst them.
Ile klt coalition there was not a Journal in the metropolis, that
was conducted on fair and liberal principles. that would not come
forwa-d and sar, „let us advocate this cause." If the I. hainuan,
a it all who were on the platform, and all who then heard him,
retired front it, he would still say, commit it to the care of the
:omen's of London, and it must be crowned with victory ; if they
plead it, as I.e was sure they would, he might almost say their
cause was omnipotent. lie would now leave it with confidence in
the bards of his countrymen. if he stood before the King of
regbeil, he would say to the son of that 3ionarch who loved the
deck of a British mais.of war—your Majesty has not in your do.
mioiens a warmer or MOT! yellow friend than the British sailor.
Let I • be but told that hie King commands him, arid lie would
brave every dangt-r, while all that he expected in return was. that
his widow and htschildren should be rand for when he was dead.
.Mr. 'fut.!. stranded the Itesolutinn. Ile felt assured that the
('iv of London would pot be appealed to in vain ; and if the press
supported the cause with the ardour it had already dune it must
sot cord.
Ilmobition passed unanimously.

"ti r. r•A N I/Ytl then 1111111(31—,

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" That the mot cordial thanks of this meeting be given to
Captain Sir tleorge Mount Keith, Ilen., R.N., for hi■ kindnms
in taking the chair this evening, and fee his able conduct on so in-
terning an nectedoo."
Th Resoltit inn was seconded by Mr. PHILA.! rv.
. . .

Tilt' CUM it MA N. in returning thanks, ()towered, that the very
latent as of the hour was a proof of the impressim that had beta
mole on the ineetirg. honed the eloquent appeals u( so many
woohl have tit •iv torelici it of

The neereim then gave moth?. that the COMlTllltet would it
far a fortnight every day, from ten till four. at the City of London
Tayi.rn. to rarive application% and mibieriptions.
A t ten o'clock the meeting vparatal.
I,ll'y uncle! t'.a• a •ittn: mat eelhieted in the room

THE BRITISH PRESS'.

INDIGENT BLIND SCHOOL.

A stated periodical 3tecting of the Committee to this most ex-
cellent Institution was held yesterday, pursuant to public adver-
tisement, at the London Cokee.house, loadgate.sirect, for the
purpose of inspecting the Treasurer's accounts. and arranging other
business connected with the school, preparatory to the election of
objects recommended for admission. This was necessarily a p-i-
-sate assembly, but, after the business of the committee was disposed
of. a General Meeting of Members took place.
SAIIII• FL llos•wuu ET. Esq. Treasurer. was called to the chair.
and briefly explained the objects which claimed the attention of the
Meeting. Previous to entering into any discussion on those topics,
it was desirable that the friends to the school, who were not on the
committee, should be made acquainted with what had been doing
by them for the past year. of which the best evidence that could be
given was contained in the minutes.
Mr. C. Donn, the Secretary, then read some considerable ex.
tracts, relating to the transactions of the school, the progress of in-
struction, both intellectual and mechanical ; the state of its fends ;
all of which were received with evident satisfaction. One circum-
stance of peculiar interest was noticed in those minutes, namely,
the accomplishment of an object which has long been held as a de-
sideratum with the friends of the establishment.—the preparing of
the blind for the exercise of musical talent, many instances of
which occur, in an extraordinary degree, amongst that afflicted
class, both male and female. Asa further encouragement to exec.
titan in this branch of Kirtier, so peculiarly adapted to the blind,
and with the view of forming a correct taste, fire of the pupils
have been permitted to attend at St. Paul's, where it will be nattily
admitted the performances of church niusie have attained the acme
of perticvon ; competent masters in attendance at the school have
enabled those pupils to acnimplish, to a great extent, what they
have thus acquired ; and SO faithful in general is the memory of a
blind student, or rather, so true is the mar. that not a semi.time is
found wam e.g. On this subjt cr. the following letter from Mr. T.
Attwowl, Director of the music at St. Paul's, will furnish the
' best evidence of their capacity and general improvement. It is
addressed to the Her. Thomas Hughes, ILI/. one of the Vice-
I Presidents : .

" Norwood, Surrey, Nov. 5, 1824.
" Bien Sir—in conformity with your wish, 1 have this day had
the pleasure of hearing five of the musical pupils at the school tor
the Indigent Blind, and an, happy to say, Catherine Seaman and
Susan Eyre are competent to undertake the situation of organists
to any parish church or chapel.
1 should not, however, think it fair for them to be placed in
competition with these who possess tie blessing of sight ; but,
could they be appointed to any situation, I have no doubt but they
would do credit to their patrons.
" I remain, dear Sir, your's very sincerely,
• TIIO3IAS ATTWOOI)."

The Rev. Dr. flughes, in a letter to the Seeretaty enclosing the
*love, commented on the latter expression of 3lr. A ttwood, " that
it would be unfair to put them into competion with those who pos-
sess the blessing of night," and judiciously observed—" It implied
merely, that they could not he expected to effect the impossibility
of performing a piece at sight. or rather uttAtara 1, which an accorn-
plished organist might be called upon to do." Rut, from the letter
of Mr. Attwood, it is quite certain that the pupils have made suffi-
cient progress in the science of music to qualify them for very effi-
ciently perform!. g the duty of organists in any respectable chapel.
A country church, where, by the way, the tervire, as performed by
hat are (tilled sight-players, rank far below mediocrity.
I/r. ill.:0141.5 observed, that he wished most particularly to im-
press on the meeting the necessity of devising some means of pro.
tection tOr such candidates an were unsuccessful at former elections,
who, perhaps, were really more entitled to regard, on a principle of
common humanity, than those that had been elected, but whose
failure was to be attributed to the want of friends to push their
cause. The object which lie now had in view was supported at all
events by popular feeling, and was deserving of the support of
every benevolent mind ; a was to give to such of those tinsurceas-
ful candidates, whose claims Me admission were still deemed un-
objectionable, a distinct recommendation as fitting objects. It
might be said, that this measure would have the effect of damp.
. .
• die

blithe spirit of election. and would consequently diminish e.
profits which such elections generally predate. In reply to which,
he ethe Rev. (ieetleman) would say, that it could have no such
tendency. If it would hold buck the contributions of a few sup-
porters of one or two favoured Candidates, it would beget •
wider, a more general. and a more active public feeling, in be.
halt of the Selo of ; and in place of its funds having di inished,
they would. he had no doubt. experience a considerable augments.
Lion. If throe rejected Candidates possessed just claims, and that
they unhappily had not sufficient friends to sustain them at the
election, that was the very reason why the Institution was more
imperatively called upon to do something in their behalf. It was
his intention to have proposed two resolutions to that effect but as
they did out appear to meet the wish of some of his friends on
the Committee, he had been induced to abridge his first intention,
and propose merely. that the names of two of those unsuccessful
candidates, whose claims seemed most entitled to consideration, anti
who had stood four elections. should on the next occasion be soronoly
recommended fit admission.l n this measure he looked for the support
of many Gentlemen amend him, and, it' any testimony of its utility
were wanting, he should merely state that he had himself received
upwards of 400 applications on the subject, from smut whom he
did and many whom he did not know, amongst which he could
reckon (though probably their opinion on such sublevel were not
more valuable than those of others) the rases of 23 Noblemen of
the first rank. It was, therefore, tolerably clear that the feeling
was not merely his own, but that there was a strong public interest
excited in behalf of those inelividanls whiewere not so fortunate as
they should he, merely becomes they wanted active friends.
Mr. Donis. the Seereitery, contended that the introduction of
thosenames, if they were -eapeesed to pan as matter of course,
dam
would certainly the spirit of election, and lessen the funds ot
the School to a considerable extent, because the friends of any new
candidates, on discovering that those names were to be consietevcd
before those which they hail to put in. would naturally say. "Ifh,
there is no use to melee the attempt;" and so. keeping hack the
subscriptions which they bring on those occasions, would conse-
quently have the two-fold etrect described.
The Rev. Dr HUGHES replied. He said, that wan taking the
proposition on too narrow a principle. humanity was the primary
object with the founders of the Institution, and should still be the
acting principle.
Mr. 3111.1. E it supported the resolution, so far as two candidates
being recommended for admission, provided their claims should be
cot sider:ll still eligible.
The CliAlaMart. in putting the question, observed, that the
claims of the unsuecessful candidates were, as lie conceived, very
powerfully and very justly urged by the Rev. Mover. The
objection as to this species of nomination interfering with the funds
of the School, was certainly worthy of consideration, but taking the
motion on the broad principle of humanity. ft was certainly entitled
to support.
The Ws. ("maitre Wonsernavu concurred in the views of
the Chairman, and the Reverend Gentleman who brought forward
the titteetion.
FoeTri. Esq. followed on the mime side, and ob.
served, that it was highly desirable that mote specific protection
he devised for unsuccessful candidates—those who possessed most
friends were of course, under the present system, most likely to be
elected, and the very fact of the destitution of those who had no:
the same extensive patronage at command. shoal l be the most
powerful recommedation to their humar.e attention.
'l'. VV. 11111.1.111., Esq. observed, that if the Meeting knew the
opinion of the House l'tntimittee on the subject of individual claims.
great eliffizolty would seise in deciding thereon: they were so
various, and often so commanding. from peculiarity of eircum.
stances, that the Committee tilt reluctance in saying, they could
not be atteedul to on the instant of application, and trot a want
of friends to sustain those poor individuals at an election contest,
it was still more painful to think, that the hopes they had yen.
turd to cherish, should meet with disappointment.
JOllll SCOTT. Esq. was solvoesting the principle on a winch
more extended scale, when a call of question, question." pot an
end to an argument distinguished in the out-set by humanity and
good sense.
The C ttAlit max then put the original motion to the vote, which
was earned without a angle dirsentiett Voice.
Mr. SiOTT, then proposal an addition to the number of
pupils in the eatabliabment, in which proposition he was sanctioned
by a glance at the enlarged funds of the School, which 'mounted
to 30,0001. in stock securities, indepaident of its annual income,
which was .s,Mati.

The SICCRET•RY betted to CORM Mr. Scott M to the income ;
it aid not amount to 4.0001. _

Air. St:OTT soil. he took the amount from the printed state.
went% s here 111(.41We/wry receipts in donation.. subscriptions, &e.
amounted to 3,n.171. •'_s. Id. and upwards of 1,200/. ►aid tilt work
done in the SCIII6III. - . _

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Mr. POT NT la observed, that the work done in the school was
not at all prod:tenet.. but rather on the contrary ; hteause there
was gnat expense incuned by eniplosing ntastcra to teach the
pupils. and as those pupils were Wh.d thcre was skis much waste
of mortis! before they hail attained any thing like proliciency in
the several branches of trade to which they were pot..

ilr. SCOTT CollitiSed IliflOar in mir on that point,• but mill
conceited that the incotoe was vyry large when contoured with the
nuniber of pupils en the esuthlishmcnt, which, be believed, was
only ninety-two ; half tunics., the other hail females.
The lie,. (uraMl.Tn ‘VODYWORTII said I•e would cheerfully
advornte the print iple of extending the benefits of the Institution,
and would instantly second any resolution to that Mixt.

The CHM a MAN—IS the Loading capable of accommodating
more rood.
Mr. ‘VouilranTU—l bare impected it. and I think that
eight more might be acconiniodated, and taking the estimate of
tie cut taw each at WI. per livid. it would create an carer, in the
expenditure of only hilt!.. which was a trivial mm in comparison
to the gotsl that would be achieved by the extension of the School 7.
and the complaint mode in respect to unsuccessful candidates would
be in a great measure answered.
31r. 'TERRY, one of the visitors. said. that the ttentleman had
erns' in his calculation as to the power of scommioilation. The
building would at present Admit of only four more in the male
department; the female was 9uite full.
Mr. ;:coTT then said that it might be better merely to mote for
a lion:mince of five or seven gentlemen to whom the expediency of
enlarging the :umber of pupils should be referred, and that tb.y
@Mudd report thereon at the nest (leneral 3lecting.
This proposition was met with general approhstion, and tlie me.
Min heels!: been put from the ('hair. was carried unanimously.
Ref ore closing our notice of this day's proe,tedinge. it may not he
uninteo sting to State briefly the origin, deject. alai operation of
this nilioiratile Institution. It was established et St. George's,
iiiiirtey, in the vex- 17:19. ar.il since that period has in every
part ,T h,sin austral With COMpletl riming thit
perion! heiA : .sec re:urr...l at'e to

earn seconding to their acveral abilities. from 6a. to 11. Rm. pa week.
Since ISNNI. the number of the pupil+ has increased from 13 males to
44 malts, and 46 femal s. a-41 a manittanory bas been established,
where the articles made by the blitul,during the last year, wete sold
for 1.214/. 13s. ad. The articles rraluerd by female labour, con-
sist chiefly of fine ants' coarse thread, and a window sash line made
in a machine peculiarly adapted to the use of blind persons; those
hy that of the males, are 1.1,0 m bullpen, wicker baskets, cra-
tiles, he., rough and white rope meta, hearth and carriage rugs.
Knitting and plain week ve also performed by some of the female
pupils. It might be interned, perhaps, that the pupils (froni
their peculiarly afflicting infirmity) are often gloomy, peevish, and
discontented ; but the reverse 'stile fact, they are animated in their
amusements during the hours of recreation, and cheerfully atten-
tive to their work during those of cniplofthent.
It was stated, as a proof of the protection and countenance given
to a similar institution in Paris, that a mysl tithe was awarded by
the Academy of Science. for the production of an admirable speci-
men of an, executed by a pupil belonging to the Blind School in
that city, which is conducted on a principle somewhat in unison
(so far as circumstances permit) with the unrivalled stjitern adopted
by the Abbe fiord, hue the instruction of the deaf and dumb; with
this difference, that the blind are taught by tailing and lecture, the
deaf by vision alone.
After a vote of thanks to the Chairman, the meeting allspice&