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INTELLIGEACE.

Majesty's ship Pharos BAUM from Gibraltar 31 inst. with
several vessels under convoy for Attain.
ships at Spithead--Jasper and Terror. In Harbour—Victory,
Queen t'harlotte, Bulwark, M'elleitley, Albion, Jupiter, Sema-
rang. Medina, t:yrene, Arrow, Quail, Viper, and Linnet.
Lieutenant li. t'rosbie is appointed to command the Hawke, and
Lieutenant J. Gill the Vrodeleur.

SHIPPIA7; INTE 6LIGENCE.
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CUSTOM-HOUSE, Aram 26.
ve2; ENTERrn IN waaws.
Jaffa, Waters (Bentley, broker), from Charente.
General Murray, Clark ( Bentley), Item dim.
Luna, Bishop (AdamL, from Lisbon.
Jane, Silvers (Burnett), from ditto.
Rising Sun, Build (Footner), from St. Michael's.
Swift, .krtis (Kola.), front ditto.
Per.elope. Clarke (Jackson), from Trieste.
IVatehful„ Warren (Burnett), from St. Michael's.
Marshal Blucher, Pound (Symonds), from Rottordam.
Claremont; (louden ( I lawkin). from Jamaica.
Industry, Merriam (Johnson), from Lisbon.
MarFuret, Law t Douglass), from St. Vincent's.
Jennota, Watt Mewl), from Batavia.
llarrier, Brown (('astas deick), from Hamburgb.
Verchildreen, Visser (Jutting), from Brussels.

FROM LLOYD'S LIST.

FALMOUTH, APRIL 24.—.Irrived the Camden packet, from
America—sailed ?rims New York the 24th March, and Halifax the
4th inst. Sailed the '3lagnet packet, for Lisbon.
PLYMOUTH, APRIL 24.-1 t blew a gale last night at S.W.
when the Two Brothers, Lawson, from Fur, was nearly Mutt 08
shore, but was extricated by assistance from the shore. A number
of retectls have passed up Channel these twolast days.
PORTSMOUTH. A out I. 2:i.—Arrived the Barnet, Curtis, from
Sierra Leone. Sailed the riton Castle, tin India; and Brilliant,
Hunter, for London. Put back, the Prince of Orange transport,
for I 'ork.

PLAT., APRIL 25.—Carne down from the River yesterday and
sailed. the following vessels, vix:—the Honourable Company's
chip Princess Amelia, for China ; Latona, for the Pacific ; Lady
Mack worth, Trent, Stanton, Cane Grove, Leander, Harrison,
Herald, Doris, Surrey transport, Marquis of Iluntly, and Geer-
giana.—Arrived and 'Ailed for the firer, the Liebe, Triste, from
Para; Hope, Clifton, from ('odic; Naiad, liempseed, from Men.
sina ; Arethum, Anderson, from Jamaica; Isabella,—, from
Cadiz; Preceptor, Milne, Item Tenerifli • Minerva, Wilkins,
from 3larseillre ; Venue. Lrown, tram Leghorn; Phylarra, Hill,
from Cadiz ; Brothers. Itichsrds, front ditto ; Lavinia, Monis,
from Faro ; Juliano, Miller, from ditto; and Albion, Jacks, from
Sierra Leone.

lin AV sr ND. Apr 25.—A rrired the Partsea, Worthington,
from India ; Swift, Art, front St. Michael's ; Industrie, Perrian,
from Lisbon ; John, Waters, from Charente • Friendibury,
Walker. from Gibraltar ; Jane, Silvers, from Lisbon ; Claremont,
Grander, from Jamaica; and Jeminia, Watt, from Slocum...—
Sailed the Graril, Ferrer ; am! Martinis of Mindy. Fnuter, foe
Chinn ; Lavinia. Sum for • . Flora, Rayne, for Richebalto ;
A riadtte, Pitt, for Maples; liretulalhane, Bauchi, for Jamaica;
Mary, NVat.on. for the Cape of Good Hope ; Lynx. Ilion, foe La
tinccra % and Alcsantler„ Harrison, for Jamaica.

(3. un ALT A it, API: li. 3.—Thr Ilranstens, 3lunloch, which err.
rived hue youcolay Irwin Trinidad, was boarded by a piratical
nehooaer on the II th Feb. off Porto Rico, and plundered of part of
her cargo, provisions, lie.

Off Doser yesterday, the John, Lovell, from Jamaica
The Prince Regent, from Port.au-Prinos to bonds., Itaa put
into ('ape II ayttan to repair, having run foul of a vessel.
The Scotia, Lennox. torn the ('ate of Goixl, Hope, was on shore
at :stilly 2.1 d iust. but expected to be got off.
The f'ecilia. Liberal, trout Havainuth to Bordeaux, was wrecked
rear Rochelle Ittili inst. and seven of the crew drowned.

Ofil'ortrnrouth yesterday, the Adventure, Wallace, from Ja-
maica.

I'hc I.llr and Kitty of Liverpool, Scott, front Seville, was
abandoned 12th inst. in lat. AL long. 11. haying seven feet water
in her hold.

The Frinsbury and Fanny transports, which have been detained
nt Sind:end, owing to the atomg easterly winds, WIC! Our lost re-
port, sailed on Thursday for the River.
The Comet, AVilkinsun. from 1...ta10n to Leith, with goods ; and
AVilliarn and Henry. from Iltimburgh to London, were driven on
shore ye,tertlay, scar Yarmouth, the fomter full of water—cargoes
dischargMg crew saved. . . .

The prevalence of eaaterly windy has prevented
the arrival oi many ships that are expected at Portsmouth, from
abroad ; and the change that has now taken place will moat probe-
bly bring into port numerous merchantmen who have been wind-
bound in the chops of the Channel.

Silt ROBERT SEI'PlN(:$' PRINCIPLE OF SHIP
RI A !MING.

T r: ATLAS. CLIETO N.l-140111 --------- to newspaper (Bro. I
gal flurharif)ttl 15th Deem:her, received by way of Alsdras : I
" We are happy to learn that l'aptain Clifton has been successful
in extricating the sltip tins tsnm her perilous situation in Hog,
River Creek, and that a pilot was despatched on Saturday for the
purpose of bringing her op to Calcutta. From what we have heard j
respecting the situation of the Atlas, she must be a remarkably j
strong ship, as she was resting on the bank by her head and stern,
across the chr.nnel, so that all between was quite insupportable.
Part of the deck had been cut away for the purpose oftaking out
her cargo, so that no support was derived from the deck, notwith.
standing which not a single plank had started.
N.U. This vessel was built upon Sir Robert Seppinge principle
of diagonal faattoings.

FURTHER REPORT e the COM3fISSIONERS Jbr
INQUIRING CONCERNING CHARITIES.
It is gratifying to find, on going through this further
Report, which embraces such a variety of charities, that
they have been administered with an attention not only to
the fulfilment of the will of the reepective founders, but to
equitabie dispensation of the different gifts which is greatly
praiseworthy, and indeed somewhat remarkable, consider-
ing the vast variety of hands through which, in a long
course of time, they must necessarily have passed.
The innustry of the Commissioners in pursuing this in-
quiry is highly creditable. The two following are the only
charities which occur to us ap requiring additional pub-
licity :
WARD OF BREAD STREET.
CAUPENTETL.I4 •

Mr. Thomas Carpenter, by his will, dated the 29th April, 17:11,
and proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury the 23th May,
1732, gave to the trustees of the charities of Mr. John Lane, late
citizen and grocer, of London (for an account of which see below),
and to John I heilvie, one of the testator's executors, 1,01401. ster-
ling, to be paid within two years after Ilia decease, and to be by
them invested in the purchase of bank suck, in the names of the
major part of the trustees, upon trust, to receive the dividends and
profits thereof, and lend, grant, every WI. which should he raised
out of such dividends and profits of the 1,0001. to some Isom young
man, inhabiting within the ward of Bread-street, London, upon I
such security, and for such time, as the trustees or survivors of
them should think lit, provided no one man should have any sum
lot 301. of it above seven years, nor above 1001. in the whole, lent
Ito him ; and the testator directed, that on the death of any of the
trustees, the interest of the person dying should be transferred by
the survivors ter the use of themselves, and such other persona as
the said survivors should from time to time appoint; and mat the
trustees or the major part of them, should be inhabitants of the
ward of" Bread-street; and he further directed, that this charity
should be distinguiAhe‘l by the name of 31r. Thomas Carpenter's
charity to the ward of 'tread-street ; and that his trustees should
perform this trust at the Mlle time, and as often as they should
meet to perform the trusts in the will of the said John bane.
No accounts of this charity exist prior to 1772. In that year, it
appears that there was a sum of 9001. hank stock, standing in the
names of the then treasurer and another of the trustees, rendering
an additional dividend of 491. 111 a, and there were eight bonds then
outstanding for loans of ram. each.
The applications for these loans hate not been numerous, owing,
probably. in a great measure, to the Hmitation of the privilege to
the inhabitants of this single ward. From this circumstance, and
also from the bonit•es on hank stock, given at various periods, and
from the increased rate of Interest paid by the Bank, this fund has
accumulated to a very large amount. It now consists of 6,4371. les.
' bank stock, and 2,7001. nut on louts of 1001. to 27 persons, inha-
bitants of the ward of Bread-street. The stock stands in the names
of William Bedford, Esq. treasurer, Isaac Ilensl.:y, lleorge Bain-
bridge, and John Ansley, Esqrs. three of the trustees. The other
trustees, at present, are Sainuel Hayward, William 31athie, and
Thomas l'uleman, E,ryrs.
'l'he loans have, of late years, be'n always to the amount of
1001. each; they are granted, without interest, on ths joint and
several bonds of the borrower and three sufficient sure s s, and are
made payable three months after the date ; but it is understood, that
they are not to be called in in less than seven years, except in ease
of the death or failure of the principal or his sureties.
3lost of the trustees reside in the ward of Bread-street, and we
are assured that as much publicity as possible is given to the exist-
ence of this charity throughout the ward; indeed the number of
loans DOW outstanding sufficiently prove that it is well known.
The capacity of the fund, however, considerably exceeds the de-
mand upon it, and as things now stand, must continually become
mote and more disproportioned to its object. If the trustees had
the power of increasing the amount of the loans to more than 1001.
each, or to extend them beyond the local limits of the ward, it is
probable that they would easily find means of beneficially employ-
ing their whole fund, and it seems doitable that a competent
authority should be applied to, to furnish them with enlarged
powers.

GENERAL CHARITY.
LANE'S CHARITY.

Mr. John Lane, citi;enand grocer, by will, dated the Bth Sep-
tember, 1870, gave to seven trustees the sum of 501. per annum
out of his estate, for CO years next after his death, in trust, to pay
yearly, during the said 80 years, the following sums:—
As an apprentice-fee with a poor child of same poor £. a. d.
freeman of the City of London, and born within the
said city - . - - 6 0 0
- -
To a poor scholar at one of the universiticw. the son of
some other poor freeman, and born within the same
- -
city . . - 5 0 0
To some poor decayed freeman of the said city, aged 10
years or upwards . . - - 5 0 0
To some pour widow of a poor decayed freeman of the
said city, of the age of :14) or upwards - 5 0 0
To panne poor widow of a deceased minister, of the age
of 36 or upwards . _ . . 0 0 0
To a person :or summoning the trustees yearly - I it 0
To each of his trustees, seven in number, yearly 20s. - 7 0 0
And for an annual dinner for the trustees, and other ex-
penses - - . . . . 2 0 0

115 0 0

And he directed, that the residue of the 50L should be deposited
in the hands of one of the trustees, to be chosen by the rest of them,
there to remain till it should amount to SOL nom time to time; and
that every SOL which should be so raised should be successively
lent, grans, to sonic poor young man inhabiting within thestg:,
of Allhallows, Bread-street, or wlthirs the ward of Theta
n 7 on such security, and for such uts a. as his trustees should think
fit, provided no tile man should have any sum of 301. of it above
seven years, nor above ItIOL in the whole, lent unto him; and when
all the monies raised out of the surplusage of the Al. per annum
should amount to enough to pyrehose ibe inheritance of 501. per
annum, then he directed that at she* all be called in, and laid
out in the purchasing of MX. per *neon, in the names of his trus-
tees, upon such trusts, and to be so employed as the 501. per annum
so by the testator given as aforesaid, is by him declared and in-
telnded to be; and he directed, that on the death of any of the trus-
tees, the interest of him dying should be transferred, by the sur-
vivors, to such other person as the surviving trustees should from
time to lime appoint.

On what property the annuity gives by Mr. Lane wu secured,
and how the fund was administered during the term of 60 years
originally granted. there are now no means of ascertaining, no as
counts or documents respecting the charity existing of a prior date
to 1746.

Bi an account of that year it appears, that there was then be-
longing to the charity I,OOOL Old South Sea Annuities- one sum of
111. lent on bond, and a balance of 130. Rs. Rd. in the hands of
the treaaurer; and that the several charitable payments directed by
r. Lane were then nutde.

After that period no bans appear to have been made nut of this
fund. liwieed, its application to this purpose his been superieded
by the charity of Mr. Thomas Carpenter to the ward of Bread.
streets before.mervioned.

In the year I‘./6, the then treasurer, Mr. John Rowe, died in-
debteato the charity in 4911. IN. Of this sum only 3801 Ills. Ilki.
was received from his representatives. A part of this was invested
in the purchase of a further sum of Old South Sea Annuities by
which, And by the investment of subsequent balances, the amount
of stock has been increased to JAW. producing an annual income
of 491. 1014 ; and there was in the treasurer's hands, at the annual
audit in January last; a.balance of 319. 141. htl.
The payments deemed by Mr. Lane's will have been constantly
made when applied' for. The annual sums of 31. each to a poor
frennin, a poor freeman's widow, and the widow of a minister, arc
paid to *sons answering those deacrip,ions, and who are ap-
pointed antially by the trustees, upon petition, It their meeting
in the aseinh of January.
Nu agtflicationa line been made for the apprentice fees, or for
the mitten's to poor scholars, since the year 1817. The existing
mamas in these branches of the charity arc reported at every
annum meeting, and an account is delivered to men trustee; but
we do not find that any other means ate adopted for making them
known.

Four houses in the spirit trade have lately failed.
A most beautiful plant, the mialetoe, may be propagated !
by simply taking one of the berries at Christmas, and
pressing it againsra tree, to which it will adhere by the
viscous juice, and become a plant. I
pro
The ships thwarted to . on another voyage of
Polar discovery, namely, the,n, my, the licela, and the
Griper, now lying oft' Dk-plll l
~ excite some curiosity.
During each day last week the vessels have been visited
by several persons; and the admission on board has not
been refused to any period of respectable demeanour.
A poor woman went recently, with tears in her eyes, to
the clergyman of a parish in Sussex, to complain of a man
who died of noel pox being buried near the body of her
husband!

DILCM NG.—On Saturday morning a young lad, in the
parish of Kilbirnie, was sent nut by his master to look after his
sheep. Not returning at the usual time, some alarm was felt, and
after having hem searched for all that day inetkctually, he was
fond on Sabbath in Kilbimie water, holding by a sheep. They
were both drowned.—Edinbergit rurcr.
NARROW EU:Ark.—On Wednesday last, as the Mo-
narch steam-packet was on her voyage from Boulogne to Dover,
the machidery of one of the engines gut out of Miff. The engi-
neer, alarmed by the impending danger, for an instant lost his pre-
sence of mind and ran on deck, but, recovering himself, rushed
back to his post. In the interim the pistons had forted up the deck,
and a similar action downwards being apprehended, the passengers
gave themselves up for lost. Some were busied in lowering the
boat in which to escape ; but fortunately the engineer reached the
engine in time to open the valve, and use the ether necessary means,
by which that destruction, which a moment before stared all in the
face, was averted. During the whole scene, although quite aware
of her situation, Mrs. henry Baring, who sat in her own carriage
on the deck, preserved a cattiness and fortitude that has been the
theme of admiration with her tellow-passengera ever since. The
packet, by the aid of its remaining engine, reached Dover at seven
o'clock.

[Advertir.cnient.]—Ecosomy.—Families who are de-
sirous of using the best articles that can possibly be ob-
tained, having tried most of the Establishments within the
metropolis, have found the best qualities at the China Ge-
nuine Tea Company, V 3, Pavement, Moortichis.