The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-02-02 00:00:00

Unsettled Tradesmen's Dills, to 31st December .

Remains only 1,662 11 hi
The experience or tire yetis having demonstrated the great uti-
lity of the Seamen's Ilospital to the valuable but improvident and
helpless beings for whose relief it has been established, the Com-
mittee, much as their fears have been excited, still indulge the hope
that the Charity will mtet with that liberal support from a benevo-
lent public which is indispensable to its continuance, and which,
therefore, they most earnestly solicit.
A STATEMENT
Of the number of Men received into the Seamen's Hospital from its
first formation in March, 1821. to the Ist February, 1826.
From March, 1821, From 23 Total since
to the Feb. 1825. to thz mu-
tat Feb. 1825, Feb. 1. 1826, menccment.
Number received 3369 1431 4859
Under cure and cnnvales.
cent, lot Feb. 1825. 1111
•

Total
Of wl.ich
Cured and discharged. at
therequest of the potties 1418
Do. do. having obtained
ships . . 1356
Dn. do. ships found them
by the Society - 238
Do. do. conveyed to their
homes . 30
Not deserving certificates
of good conduct - 36
Expelled, atter being
cured, ter misconduct 23
Died 161

1399

32M
Under cure and convalescent 118

Total . 3369
Completely clothed, after
being cured ' - - 85
Supplied with shoes and
stockings only . 327

A STATEMENT

146:1
136

15:M

Of the number of Patients received on board the Seamen's Hospital
Ship, Grampus, from the 24th of October, 1821, to the lst Feb.
1826, showing the different Nations to which day belong, and
the :Service in which they have been Employed.
No. I Chinese
2732 Born at Sea
6M Greeks
521

Englishmen
Scotchnien

frishinen

Frenchmen
flertnans
Russians
Prussians
Dutchmen

3
13
- 3

Danes and Norwegians - 98
Swedes 105
Italians
Portuguese
Spaniards
East Indians

Total number received on
board the l;ramou, - 4670

111 WHAT SERVICE EH-
rECIELLE

We,.t Indiana -
British Americans

United States

Majesty's Nsvy . 304
llotiourable East India
Company's Servo:v 406
31erclialit Vessels of dif. _

South Americans .
Africans
Turks
New Zealanders -
New South Wales

. '26
. 13

- 192
54

17
27
7
. 3
1

feunt Nations

4479
Relieved at the l'Attabliith-
diem at t6tepney, previ-
viotT4 to-ttf
ready - 171

Total -

- 4830

South Sea blenders • 24 ,
The CHAIR3IAN said that, before he put the question as to the
approval of the Report, he could not help offering an observation
which occurred to his mind relative to a circumstance much to be
lamented. They had heard that the Committee had been compelled
to circumscribe the limits of the benefits they had hitherto been
enabled to confer, owing to a defalcation in the funds of the So-
ciety ; and yet, notwithstanding this limitation, a greater number,
by 200, of patients had been relieved than on any previous year.
This circumstance he wished to impress strongly upon their atten-
tion, and he hoped that those friends of the Sucie.y, whom he was
happy to see around him, and who had been present at its first
formation, would endeavour to adopt sonic measures to increase the
annual subscribers to the Institution. Ile particularly mentioned
annual subscribers, because be well knew that a small donation
annually would be cheerfully advanced where a request fur a larger
sum might not be so readily complied with. Ile trusted the Report
would meet with the approbation of the alectieg, for it was evident
that the concerns of the Society had been managed with strict eco-
nomy. They would perceive that the expenses, as compared with
former years, had been but triflingly increased, while a much
greater number of patients had received the benefits of the institu-
tion. This, of itself, was a sufficient proof that a praiseworthy
system of economy had been adopted, and that a debt of gratitude
was due to the Committee of Management, fur the manner in
which they had carried the benevoleut views of the Society into
execution.
The Report was then unanimously approved of, and ordered
to be printed nod circulated under the direction of the Committee
of Management.
Captain Itiotanne proposed that the thanks of the Meeting be
most respectfully offered to his Most Gracious Majesty, fur his con-
tinued patronage of the Institution.
Mr. Blows seconded the Resolution, which was carried sum
rote.
Mr. URQUHART, in rising to move the thanks of the meeting to
the President (the Right Ilion. Viscount Melville) for the great
interest manifested by him in the welfare of the society, sail that
he should have felt happy to offer them upon some other occasion.
In his opinion all of the societies relative to seamen were inade-
quate to the objects at which they sinned, and required undergoing
a total revision in Parliament before proper relief could be extended
to the seamen of the country. Seamen did not want charity. If
, they could get Parliament to consent to the appropriation of their
monthly sixpences to their relief, that alone would be sufficient.
As matters at present stood, the state of the seamen was getting
worse, and even masters of vessels were becoming paupers. Ile
thought that the merchants should pay more than they at present
do towards the support of the distressed seamen. Ile also wished
to observe, that as the benefits of the society were extended to every
foreigner, the Consuls of foreign nations residing in our seaports
should be called upon to contribute. The House of Commons
should be applied to, that a system might be adopted to man the
navy, and that the advantages of those institutions for the relief of
seamen might not, es at present, be indiscriminately extended.
The CHAIRMAN observed that as there were reporters at the
table, he begged to remind the worthy gentleman that his ob.
servationa might have a tendency towards injuring the funds of the
society.
I..TaduHanT.—Sir, the society must fail in its object—that
of getting money for the relief of seamen—and for the reasons I
have already stated. Lest, however, it shotild be supposed that I
would intentionally do an injury to th: society, being as I ant a
wenn friend to seamen, I will conclude with moving the Resolution I
I have already read.
This Itetolution was carried unanimously. as were also votes of
thanks to the Vice-Presidents and to the Chairman and Committee
of Management.
Captain RICITARDS, ite one of the Committee of Management,
returned thanks fur his colleagues and himself, and regretted that
he was then addressing so small a number of the friends of the so-
ciety. lie had anticipated a larger attendance, as upwards of five
hundred circulars had been issueis ; but yet he hoped that they had
with them the hearts of those who were perhaps compelled by cir-
cumstances to absent themselves, and that the thinness of the meet-
ing was owing to any thing rather than a coldness towards the wel-
fare of the institution. Ile was anxious that it should go forth to
the world, that one thousand four hundred seamen had been relieved,
half of whom would have perished had it not been fur the society.
Ile exceedingly regretted that Me humble exertions of the Com-
mittee had not been better supported by the friends of the society
out of donut • but still he was by no means fearful of its going to
decay, as his friend (Mr. Urquhart) had predicted.
Capt. Mem/cans, in moving the thanks of the Meeting to firs.
Mackinnon and Roberts, the visiting Physicians, for their humane
and gratuitous attention on board the Grampus, lard that their ser-
vices were hie beyond those which could Le purchased with money.
They took the pains to go to Greenwich, where seldom less than
front 120 to 150 poor creatures were indebted to them fur their pro•
fessional assistance. Such conduct could not fail to entitle them to
the warmest thanks of the Meeting.
This Resolution was carried, after which six gentlemen were no-
minated upon the Committee in the room of those who go out of
office by rotation.
Captain BuNDAS said that there was a subject to which he par-
ticularly wished to call the attention of the Mettiog. The !tics.