The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-03-03 00:00:00

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OF DISTR SEAMEN.
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The Committee lave great pleasure in eaneifli
Malting to subscribers slid the public. 0114 ilia*
their list Reportyinciendidetee for relief (es far es re.
latest to proper oWects) hove been reduced to a very
small number. Tlie following statement will be
found to express, ins smell compels, the progress
of their operation s:—
Received Want the several Airs 1,04

Shipped sad otherwise disposed of •••. 682
Deed
Seat ots shore for miseoodeet
Or board time 98th February, 1818.. • tiri
.•••—•• 1,484
Who may be thus clamed--
Able and ordinary wanes
Healthy, but unfit for service.... 1
Mee wishing to be sent to their parishes 9O
Nina 9O
Ftweigoera desirous of resuming I. their ts
spective couatries .. • • 48
Ditto, not desirous of Warming . 15
Blacks
Sic* lBl

They have great utisfaction in being able to
state, that the arrangements in favour of patients
on board their hospital ship are not surpassed by
any institution of a similar nature on shore, and
that a decrease of 42 has been effected in the num-
ber sick since last Report; indeed, they feel that
it would be an act of injustice to the gentlemen
nitrated with the charge of their establishment.
generally sparking, not to mention, that the inter-
nal state of every vessel is such, in point of clean-
liness and comfort, as reflects the highest credit ou
their exertions.
Two clergymen have been engaged to perform
Divine Service and execute other religious duties
on board the several ships, and have undertaken to
pay particular attention to the sick.
It is with great reluctance that the Committee
feel themselves obliged to state, that certain priPhes
have islet.' advantage of the liberality of fl& con-
tributors. and applications have Wen made by per-
sons having regular parochial seMements..which
they have been induced to leave fur the purpose of
soliciting aid from this subscription.
In consequence of such stlempts at imposition,
they have coosidered it their duty to publish, fur
the satisfaction of the public, that a former resolu-
tion, which confined the application for relief to be
made within a limited period, will be scrupulously
adhered to, and that hereafter no snore applicauts,
of any description whatever, will be received.
On the subject of dispaal, the Committee
would beg leave to state, for the information of the
public, that seamen, capohle of employment as"
such, are in active demand, and that they
.are
warranted to hope that their establishment 'will.
shortly he cleared of them. That foreigners and
men of colour, deafirougeof bring forwarded to their
respective countries, or his Majesty's Colonies, have
beet, distributed in charge to gentlemen, whose
c 000000 echoing with such situations will enable thesis
to furnish and facilitate the necessary convey-
ances; and that they have requested prribissiola to
communicate, bideputetion, with the. Right Hu.
Pourable the Lord Mayor and Court of Aldermen,
upon the subject of parish caws, and th. 'secretary
forma and means of conveyance.
The Committee, in conclusion, are happy in
being able to acquaint the public, that in conse-
quence of the daily decrease in number., a reduc-
tion of their establishment will take place on Mon-
day, the nth March, by the return to his Majesty's
Genre 1111 l tent of one of the receiving ships.
J. E. Coarma,
I 1 o. 127, Poultry. Honorary Secretary.

A ease of extremely deep 'misery occunehl near Kissers.
h gh last week, which evinces, is a striking manlier, the
distress of the times. As sonic wiliness were returning from
Harrogate, ou Tuesday evening, they discovered • man ex-
tended on the ground, apparently dead. Assistance was
immediately procured, and the hapless stranger was removed
to the George bin, where, through flee huinaue elocution of
Dr. Murray and Messrs. Simpson, the vital spark was pre.
served, though not without severe cohering to this unknown
unfortunate He was well dressed, had the appearmice ufa dis-
tressed gentleniati, and on theism searched, his whole property,
except the clothes which covered bias, was tumid to consist
of part of et turnip sad a few horse heater, together wills a*
empty viol, which had contained Ittatfanaus. Oa this sin-
gular case being known, the poor man was immediately
visited by some Gentlemen of the town, slt, in the accents
of friendship and delicacy, solicited him to state the cause
of his distress. His answer was, that be had formerly been a
farmer in North Britain, and had failed ; in consequence of
which, be had made au attempt to support his family as a
manufacturer of table-linen, ►ut had been piirsucil by min.
fortune even is this second engagement. Struck with the
situation, nut so macho( himself as of a wife and four in-
fant children, he went to London in search of employment.
There his wishes were again fulled ; for h.s money bring sotto
expended, be sold his extra clothes to defray his expenses to
Will. Thence lie travelled, without food, to York, and in-
tended to proceed to Leeds, but mistook the road, and gut
to K muesbrough. When a little out of the latter tempi to
use Ibis own words, " being ashamed to beg, auil unable to
bear up any longer," he resolved on the rash act of
He tut a quantity of lassl•nam, and had calmly laid him-
self down to die, when he was thus rescued from the grave.
On his revevery, he was perfectly collected, and was very
grateful for the kiiidness he had received from the medical
gentlemen, and thankful for the kind interposit orals all-
wise Providence, by which he hail been so miraculously pre.
served. ' He now expressed • fervent wish once more to join
his family ; in consequence of which a subscription was set
un foot, and, by the humane exertions id M►. John Foster
and Mr. Mahatma, of that town (to the honour of Kneen-
braises be it reco►ded), in the course of a few hours above
tees guineas were collected, to help this miserable stranger to
his home. His name is concealed fur obvious reasons.

Fridry the Sessions et the Old Bailey ended,
when sentence of death was intsaird on the follow-
Wig persona :--
Robert Clayton, for steins, pools in a dwelling-homer;
Charles Barkley Pringle, for a like offence; Robert Bishop,
fur liiiiise-breaking; klichaelSeefe, Inc burglary; William
Dickens, for a similar offence; Jaime Ram, for *realm' in •
dwelling-house; John Ward morel Harriet Skelton, for forgers;
George Mathews and Thema% Cope, fur steal iug iu • dwelling-
Mouse; Joins Dugherty, for burglary; Morris Reedy slid
James Gossip, fur stealing pods to a direlling.bnuse; sold
John klatiliens, fur sharp steslisg.—Serra were ordered 111
be transported fur life; thirty-five for seven years.--Sercn
were ordered to he imprisoned in Ike Holum of Correction
for Loden; Thirty-fusr in the House of Correctioe at
Clerlunwell; sod omen in Newest', for various periods.
Two to be publicly and four privately c hopped. Three were
fined Is. each, sod discharged ; twelve judgments were re.
spited ;.and kieren were flowcharted by proclamation.
Stillman iriljoursitd w the Ist April utxt.