The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-03-01 00:00:00

INUNDATION IN HANOIER.

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Yesterday a most numerous and respectable Meeting was eon"
'cried. at the New City of London Tavern, to take into considers-
don the best means of affording relief to the numerous sufferers
by the recent destructive inundation in his Majesty's Hanoverian
Dominions, and the Duchies of Holstein and Oldenburg.
His Royal Highness the 1/trxe of Yoax took the Chair, at •
little before two o'clock, and the requisition for the Meeting having
been read—
The Rev. Dr. Ku PER, one of the Secretaries, laid before the
Meeting the relations of the calamity, as it has already appeared
before the public in the daily prints. (See British Press of Thurs-
day last.) lie also produced numerous private letters, detailing
instances of individual heroism sod benevolence, and concluded
by hoping the assembly would remember the security which they
then.selves enjoyed, and would, in gratitude to Providence for
having protected them from such calamities, come forward to relieve
the sufferers.
The Lord Bishop of Lorrnow moved the first Resolution.—[For
the Resolutions. see Advertisement.)
lie so fully concurred with the Resolution, and the Rev. Dr.
Kuper had co well related the calamitous state of the country, that
he would merely observe, that the Hanoverians had peculiar claims
on this country, float their long connection with us, and that they
had suffered many devastations from our enemies in consequence of
that connection. One of the greatest blessings which this country
enjoyed, was that of being, by its present prosperity, enabled to
extend the hand of charity to their suffenng brethren, and he
thought the mere facts before the meeting would induce them to
begin a subscription worthy of Englishmen.
His Excellency Count 111 XST ER seconded the Resolution. The
calamity was greater than in ordinary circumstances. Hanover
being an agrictiltural country, and the grain not haring been sold,
it had been stored up, and had in consequence been all lost.
T. WI nsow, Esq. M.P. for London. proposed the second Reso-
lution. He felt gratified and proud upon 'nosing this Resolution, and
b to state, that it was not for a few individuals relief was in-
tended, d
etei, but for all, es far as it would go. The lion. Gentleman
observed, that it would Le at least ten years before the 4(.4 could
be brought into cultivation, if it was ever recovered.
Mr. Alderman liainues seconded the Resolution, and said,
that he had no doubt die subscription would extend all over the
British empire.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Von. here stated, that on ac-
count of indispensable business he could not prolong his stay.
Mr. Alderman liainnts then took the Chair.

Mr. Alderman THOMPSON moved the third Resolution, and
said that it bad been truly observed that Hanover bad peculiar
clahns on England, for they most remember that the ancestor of
his present Most Gracious Majesty came from that country, and
that it was under the various Sovereigns of the House of Brunswick
that England had risen to such a state of prosperity, as to be able
with Pan to extend relief to the sufferings of the wretched.
Mr. AI Aar tx seconded the ReFolution in an appropriate fweech.
Alr. HALL proposed the 4th Resolution in a short speech, ob-
serving, that from the number of the sufferers, the prewmt calamity
was particularly distressing.
It was supported by the Rev. Dr. STErxxnerr in an eloquent
speech, which we regret our limits will not P-111,0 t Us :0 ere.
The thanks of the Meeting were moral to his Royal Highness
fur his condescension, and the Meetis separated at three o'clock.
The subscriptions announced Insounted to upwards of 2,0001.
Among them was a purse eantatnang nearly Its'!., cul:ectcd by
the personal exertions of Leer Royal Highness the Duchess of Cil-
fente.

TO THE EDITOR OF TIIE BRITISH PRESS.
Sll—llavieg read in your paper of to-day a letter signed by S.
Philips, stating that the dinner of the East London Catholic Insti-
tution, et which 3!r. O'Connell is to preside, is of a political
nature, and having been the individual aho first suggested an in.
vitation to 31r. O'Connell, I beg leave most respectfully to put the
matter in its true light, through the medium of your Paper. When
it was first announced that Mr. O'Connell was coming over to
London, it was d2termined, at a meeting of the Committee of the
East London Catholic Institution, that Sir. O'Connell should be
Invited to preside,considering him as a most talented individual, and
as one highly interested in the welfare and education of the rising
generation. It is well known, that the dinner for the Benevolent So-
ciety of St. Patrick is patronised by Noblemen and Gentlemen of
all patties, who, having Cie good of their country at bean, al-
though differing in their sentiments on political questions, are
deeply and powerfully concerned in the education of the poor.
This Society was the model the Committee placed before them in
their arrangements and management for their fortlicomi-ig dinner ;
but the last, and mos: forcible arguments that can be adduced to
prove that the management of the dinner is totally divested of all
political bias, arc the advertisements in your Paper and the Morn.
tag Chronick of yesterday, and which place the matter beyond a
doubt. In these advertisements the Committee make use of Mr.
Campbell's forcible language, in a late letter which he addressed
to 111 r. Brougham, than which nothing could be more expressive,
nor more applicable to the views of the Committee when they in-
vited that excellent character, Mr. O'Connell, to take the Chair
at their dinner. The passage to which I allude is as fo.lows :—" In
their design to benefit the funds of this Institution, the Committee
trust they shall meet with encouragement and patronage from men
of every variety of opinion—it is no matter of party polities, or
Church and State disputation—it is a point of union for all the
friends of liberal views in the education of the rising generation."
One word to Mr. Philips, and I conclude; it happened that
Mr. Philips was the Chairman of the Committee the night it was
proposed that Mr. O'Connell should be invited to take the Chair,
and which vote passed unanimously, as may be seen by the Com-
mittee's minute book. Trusting to your kindness for the insertion
of this justification, 1 beg leave to remain,
Your obedient humble Servant,
24, W'ellelose-square, JOSEPH DEMPSY.
Feb. 26, 1823.