The National Register.
London, England, 1818-01-11 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER

PUBLIC ..11EETING FOU THE RELIEF OF

DISTRESSED SEAMEN.

A General Meeting was held on Monday at the City of
London Tavern, of Merchants, Ship-owners, and others. fiir
the purpose of taking into consideration the best means of af-
fording relief to unemployed and distressed seamen, sad to
aid in the enforcement of the laws against impostors assuming
the appearance of seamen for the parpose of begging. The
unfavourable state of the weather, and the shortness of the
notice, were probably the causes of the meeting not being
so numerously attended as had beets expected. At two
o'clock, however, about two hundred persons bad assembled,
and Mr. Wilberforce was called to the chair. The honourable
gentleman, after expressing his regret that some other person
of mercantile eminence, and more conversant than himself
with habits of business, had not been elected, stated the pur-
pose for which the meeting was convened, and the conviction
he entertained that no objects could appear more worthy of
their bounty than those who on so many trying occasions, and
in so many hard fought battles, had contributed to the de-
fence and glory of the country.
Mr. Martin moved tke first resolution, which was merely
declaratory, and to the following efiect—that the streets of
the metropolis bad been lately, and especially within the last
few weeks, crowded with persoos in the character of destitute
stamen.

Mr. Dornford suggested the impropriety of adopting any
definitive plan of proceeding, without co-operating with the
corporation of Loudon, w ho would speedily take up the sub-
ject.
Mr. Rowcroft and Mr. Freud recommended that the at-
tention of the present meeting should be exclusively directed
to the distressed seamen.

Mr. Stephens informed the meeting that the Lords of the
Admiraltj had expressed their readiness to co-operate to the
tit tof their power in furthering the views of the meeting.
Sir James Shaw observed, that in conjunction with the
late Lord Mayor and his brother magistrates, he had had se-
veral conferences with Ministers some mouths since, in re-
lation to this interesting subject. What had occurred to them
was, that a vessel should be stationed in the river, within the
jurisdiction of the city, be provided with proper officers and
a purser, and that the magistrates of the county of Middle-
sex should be called upon to lake up all vagrant seamen,
and send them on board this ship, where their situation and
character might be examined. The Admiralty did accord-
ingly supply a vesselond a great deal of advantage accrued ;
many were sent to their proper homes and parishes, and peat
exertions were made by correspondence with different ant.
bassadurs and consuls to procure a passage for foreign seamen
to their respective countries. The same System had been
very successfully acted upon by the East India Company.—
A Government vessel was now iii the Thames although he
was not certain whether it was fit to be applied to a similar
purpose ; but from the manner in which he and his brother
Magistrates had been received by his Majesty's Ministers,
he felt a confidence that it was nut necessary to subscribe a
blink:Aliening, for that the Government had as much disposi_
Lion and ability to discharge the duty now, as at the former
pet iod to which he had just alluded.
Captain Franklin had been fur a considerable time at sea
in the Company's service, and lie could assure the meeting
that no Captain wonld take seamen who were not well clothed.
They were partial to clean young men. He knew Captain
Jamieson, who lately sailed, to offer to receive poor seamen,
such as excited the present meeting, provided they were well
clothed, but otherwise he could give them no employment.—
He should, therefore, be most happy to gise his mite on the
present occasion, in order to clothe them and to render them
fit applicants for work. [Hear, hear, hear.] Besides, many
of the objects of the proposed relief were too old to be em-
ployed. They were fund of clean young man. Many of those
objects were 35 and 40 years old, who had been turned adrift
on the world without any provision or any chance of employ-
meut. [Applause.] Lieutenant Gordon (the secretary) had
(mind 1M men in one place, pretending to be seamen. They
were in the greatest distress: All these proved to be really
seamen. There could be no imposition on this point. The
character of a seaman was so marked and peculiar that it
could be distinctly ascertained wherever it appeared. He
had on another occasion found 50 objects of the pity of ail
who saw them. They were, in fact, great nuisances. All
these were seamen, some of them petty officers, and many had
served 21 years. He mentioned to one who had been a petty
officer, that the chances were a thousand to one that lie was
not a sailor. Headwater! it, but he proved by the completest
evidence that he had been what lie represented himself ; yet
being ragged, lie was refused employment wherever he ap.
plied. If those unfortunate persons were well clothed they
could get employment. There were places where they got
slicker for a eight fur 2d. Those who could afford it paid
this for it, others were seen lying lit the fields. Two or three
had previously died for want, and last Friday night one was
thrown out upon the street from a place where lie had paid
all he had, and soon afterwards died; [Hear, hear, hear];
another was starved to death five weeks since ; another but
three weeks ago. When these men came on shore, they were
as ignorant as children; all they lied was SOL of wages or !
motley given them whcu paid oft, and they were at once seized
by sharks, who deprived them of the whole, and turned them
out naked on the streets next morning. [Hear, hear, hear.]
They had no opportunity of doing well ; they were made
destitute before they reflected on their situation. [Applause.]
By the inferoal agency of which lie had before spat ii, they
were at once stripped of their little money, nod of their ap-
pearance that was necessary for getting employment. [Great
applause.]
Mr. Stephens contended, in reply to what had fallen from
Sir James Shaw, that there were so many difficulties in mak-
ing the intentions of Ministers available for the present par_
pose that many of the objects of their charity would die, but
ter the immediate relief which a subscription would enable
them to give.

The laird Mayor thought that the appointment of the Com-
, :Mitre would be productive of an essential benefit, by dis-
tinguishing between impostors and real objects of charity.—
Captain Camp Mil had promised employinent to those that
should be well cloth d. He clothed many. They were all
sailors, and tlicY %sere employed. [Applause.]
Lord Cochrane stated, that he approved of the object of
this meeting [Great applairol: lie therefore came forward to
contribute his nu te fitiiiii( applause]; he approved of the
object, because he thought the proposed relief' practicable.
For the whole kingdom, it was impossible to contribute ally
adequate relief. Two y ears ago a large amount was youth
butcd--large as to the sum, though email as to the individual
contributions. What was now the result? Why did distress
still continue so general and so pressing as to call for such a
stiei.:Cmg as the presrut ? It was the duty, the imperious duty

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of Goverment, US reeve those wretched sailors. %had been
triumphantly asked, "Where the money was to collie from i"
lie could tell without difficulty—from droks of Admiralty.—
[Great applause.] Thera was a letter from the Secretary of
the Admiralty; what did it amount to? Was that the way in
which men who had bled for their country, and who had pre.
served all of liberty that now remained [hear, hear], ought Is
be treated? Many of them bad gone to Antel iea and gave
their services to the Americans, who were now become the
carriers of Europe. [Some rolls of question]. lie would not
be called to order ; he haul a right to say this, and I.e weold
declare the truth, although it might be tmpleasant to those
whose misconduct had occasioned all the evil he complained
of. [Hear, bear, hear]. It ►eas a grievance that men who had
served almost long enough to entitle them to peosioos, and
were willing to be longer employed, had been discharged
without a pension, and without the power of completing his
time. His blood ran cold at the recollection of the intrepid
and daring enterprises of those men who are now abandoned.
[Hear, bear.] He was most deeply affected fur those on whom
the liberties of Britain did depend, and must still depend, if
all the Towers of Europe conspired against them. Why were
not soldier* in the same distress i They saw none of them on
the streets. There was none there to answer any such ques-
tions. It was the duty of our of the Lords of the Admiralty
to attend fur the relief of the nultappy tars who had so bras ely
fought fur them. [Here his Lordship was afti cted almost to
tears]. Why was there no junior Lord, no Deputy, or De•
puty's Deputy? He would give 1,0001. due to him fur prize-
money [great applanse]. if Government paid it to him. No ef-
fermi relief could be afforded without the assistance of Go.
vernment. The taxes had so fettered commerce, that there
was not the demand for sailors that should otherwise have
employed them all. The timber, the cordage [question, ques-
tion] were taxed. [Some hisses.] He meant merely to say, that
means of employment were suppressed by taxation. lie had
now only to give the little he mild afford [five guineas.) The
noble Lord was loudly checked as he sat down.
After some further observations by different gentlemen, Mr.
Roweroft moved for opening a subscription ; whick on being
put, was carried unanimously. Mr. Roweroft stated a fact
which be thought it tight the meeting slioalii be informed of„
namely, that there are already 39,090 seamen on the books of
Greenwich Hospital.
A motion was made for adding Lord Cochrane's name to the
Committee, which was agreed to.
Thank* were, then voted to Mr. Wilberforce for his conduct
in the chair, and the meeting broke op.

Tuesday a second Meetiug was held at the Crown and An-
chor tavern, Strand, to consider of the most advisable steps
to be pursued, for the immediate relief of the destitnte,
and the ultimate suppression of mendicity in the metropolis.
Mr.'Willianis, being called to the chair, observed, that
though placed in that situation by the kindness of the meet-
ing, tie much regretted that some person of more conse-
quence than himself had not been chosen to preside on such
en occasion ; for he regarded the objects which had induced
them to assemble, as the must important that could engage
the attention of the friends of humanity and their country.
He should not attempt to describe the measures which might
be calcnlated to accomplish the great ohjects the meeting had
in view. This was nut the time for details ; but the Com.
mittee, the appointment of which it was intended to propose,
would be able to enter into the most minute considerations
and would soon come forward with a well digested plan.
For the present, it was sufficient to state, that the objects fee
which the meeting had been called, were the relief of imme.
diate and pressing distress, and the enforcement of the laws
of the country with regard to mendicity. The Duke of
Northumberland, lie had hoped, would have been present at
this meeting ; but lie was sorry to state, that a letter had been
received from his Grace, stating, that in consequence of a loss
in his family, he could not attend. He had reason to hope,
however, that another occasion would arise in which his
Grace might have an opportunity of appearing in that room,
in support of the benevolent purposes of the meeting. He
trusted that the gentlemen who might be disposed to speak on
the business submitted to the consideration of the meeting,
would avoid, as mach as possible, all extraneous matter;
that they would confine themselves strictly to the distress
of the metropolis, and the means of affording direct and
immediate relief; above all, lie hoped they would avoid any
thing like political discussion, for certainly nothing could
be more injurious to the humane object they all had in
view than any attempt to mix politics with charity.
Mr. Martin in rising to move the first resolution, knew
that it would not be necessary for him to take up much of
the time of the meeting. That to relieve the distress of our
fellow creatures was the duty of every member of society
was a truth which he did not need to urge to those who
had there assembled. It did not require great talents or
eloquence to induce a British pnblic to listen to the voice
of humanity, lie had often made successful appeals in
favour of distress, for he had labonted in this cense for
many years. But, notwithstanding all that bad hitherto
been done, the state of mendicity in the metropolis had
alarmingly increased. Thousands of poor creatures were
now suffering the deepest distress, and, so far from its
ing true that they lived luxuriously, the fact was, the majority
of these miserable beings, died prematurely, for want of the
common comforts of life. In this statement he was sup.
ported by the opinion of a gentleman of great experience
among the poor in the populous parish of St. Martin in the
fields. A committee would be proposed, for the better
effecting the objects of the meeting. 'flue labour of one di-
vision of the committee %mild be well employed in sending
these paupers to their respective parishes. With regard to
those oho have no parishes, they amorally divided them-
selves into Irish, Scotch, and foreign paupers. The Irish paupers
were very numerous. A subscription, he thought, might be made
among their countrymen, for the purpose of defraying the expense
of returning them to their country. From their numbers they made
a very heavy pressure on some parishes, particularly that ot' Sr.
Giles Of Scotch paupers there were but dew ; the people of that
country heing sober and industrious, were seldom met with as nien-
(Scants, and the Scotch society would willingly assist the committee
in finding the means of conveying such as were found in a state of
necessity, to Scotland. There remained, then, only to be provided
for by the committee such of the foreigners as might have no claim
on any other source for relief. Of them is considerable number were
seamen, awl the committee would be assisted in its labours respecting
them by the society established at the city of London tavetn. Ile
was convinced that the fullest co-operation might he relied on as
soon as the plans of the usturnittce were fully digested and promul-
gated ; and to convince the meeting of the assistance which might be
tell:mono:1, he
of
which eerd fhere to a list
was
an
activethe subscribers
member, a
containing charitable se fioi
Persons of the highest rank. But though they might rely upon the
fullest support and co-operation when the organization of the core •
ruittee should be complete, yet it was absolutely necessary that an
immediatesubscription should be entered into; and objectionable
as giving alma in the stre‘t was in the opinion of many, he could riot

JAN. 11.

discourage it, for charity must aot be entirely 'Obeid until hive,.
4iiration took place, however prompt dot invesitagatia• .s be.
He was well convinced that there were heredredi it is thus,
who, if not relieved to day, would die to narrow. He had, there-
fore, the cause of these wretched beinos to pked, end be was cure he
should not be suffered to plead in vain.
Mr. Hume, though not eat otigiaidly concerned in bringing
about this meeting, had (in consequence of his application to the
gentlemen who suggested it, to know what measures were to be
brought forward) been asked to propose the resolution he was now
about to move. With regard to plans, it was not resonable to
expect on such a subject as this, any thing like agreement ; and in
tins case he had found as many plans as individuals. All, however,
concurred in the conviction that the evil was great and general.
Every friend of humanity endeavours to give partial relief within the
circle to which his exertions must be confined; bat general relief
must be the object of the cotnmitte. After arguing the necessity of
some permanent establishment, he concluded by moving, that a so-
ciety he formed, to be called the Society for the Suppression of Men-
dieity.
The Rev. Mr. Ruige, as Minister of a very populous parish, con-
sidered it his duty to sectmd the measure. The motion was carried
unanimously.
Mr. Tooke rose next, to move the appointment of a committee.
He observed, that when the committees should he established, the
proper course would be to supply gentlemen with tickets, to be
given to mendicants. Instead of bestowing their charity in money,
which was too frequently spent idly and profligately, they would
give to the beggar who solicited relief tele of those tickets, referring
him to a place where his case would be investigated. lle then mov-
ed the appointment of a committee.
Mr. I, reese seconded the resolution, and obserml that it was ne-
cessary to urge gentlemen to contribute their aid, as their presence
there sufficiently declared their intentions. That min-mildly eonsti-
tuted a great CVil was manifest. Time only question was, how this
evil could he remedied. Ile who amid answer this question might
feel peculiar satisfaction from the remembrance of st on his dying
day.
A gntleman moved emit Mr. W. Williams be appointed trea.
au% r. _

Mr. Frend, in seconding this motion, said that this was a political
question, and a political quesdon of the very highest importance. It
went to the root of all society. Society, according to the Scriptures.
was connected together as one body, when one member was afflicted
tall the m embers suffered with it. Society was a pyramid, whose basis
was the lower classes. If the basis should be diminished, the whole
fabric would tumble down. This was only the beginning of the
measure, if wisely conducted, it might be attended with the most be-
neficial effects.

A gentleman moved that Mr. W. 11. Bodkin be appointed se-
cretary.
Mr. Harrison denied that their intention was political. They had
no intention of interferimf in any way with civil government. He
was anxious that this should be distinctly understood, and pub
Wiled. He saw there gentlemen who could state it better than he, and
lay it immediately before the public. By doing so, they would
essentially serve society. lie, for one, did think that mendieity
conld be put down altogether. He concluded by moving thanks to
Mr. Ottey, fur the gratuitous use of the room It might, indeed,
Le said, calms, fur the committee room was also given gratuitously.
Mr.Rowtroft said, they could now separate with as much satisfac-
tion as the occasion allowed. The beginning was the most difficult
thing. That. difficulty was now removed. It remained that every
one should contribute for the object in view. Their husine,F was
not to deal out pathetic phrases, but to tell simply what were their
hopes, and what should be their endeavours. He moved thanks to
the chairman.
Mr. Home in seconding this motion, mentioned, that he had for-
merly omitted, but what was very important. that at Bath they were
before bens on this subject. 'Plane mendieity was in a great mea-
sure suppressed. The example was cheering and encouraging.
The chairman said. he had been unwilling to take the chair, not
because hewa,unwiliingto coomerate ime he efesigd of tl
but because he wished a gentl:man of greater name and superior
talents is preside in a business of such importance. By the next
time they met he felt assured that they should have not only a gentle-
man f r,.ek and talents to preside, but that they could select one
frork .rho should apply for the chair which he now occupied.
The m..ting then broke up.

EXTRA OR 'UNARY PItESBNCE OF Nit 11113.—The Composer
of the cek orated Strasthpey, called John Roy Stewart's Reel,
had been Quarter Master In the Scots Greys, and was sent
with a party to apprehend Mr. Munroe, of Novar, suspected
of secretly favouring the rebellion of 1145. Mrs. Munroe,
like Madame Layalette, determined to hazard all to save the
life of her husband. Thoagh pregnant and momentarily ex-
pecting to he confined,she intreated permission to accompany
him to prison , and in the middle of a lune moor suddenly
exclaimed that she t have some of her own sex to attend
her. She painted in different directions, and Stewart, at her
request, dispatched all his troupers, while he himself kept
close to Munroe, witlaaloaded pistol in his baud. Mrs. Mun-
roe, who rode on a pillion behind her hushaiel, soon cried out
that she and her child should perish, unless she were assisted
to dismount.—Stewart replaced his pistol in the holster,
alighted, and helped the Lady to descend ; but she clasped
him so firmly in her arms, as to allow her husband to ride off
to a place of safety. Stewart having no witnesses to prove
his itemcenee, was afraid t o join his regiment, apprehensive
that his obnoxio-s name might tend to a more rigorous pu•
nishinent that' he deserved. Ile therefore went over to the
rebel party, held a Colonel's commission at the battle of Cul.
loden, and after the defeat of the Pretender, was concealed
several months in the North. For some time, while hid in a
cavern, his son brought hint victuals very early in the morn-
ing, or late in the night; and as the path to his retreat was
intricate, Ise generally met the child to receive his provisions.
The Royalists bad information that Stewart, the deserter and
rebel, was in that neighbourhood, and his desperate courage
' pointed out the necessity of sending a considerable force
against him and his firmly attached protectors. His sea was
overtaken by a large party of military, within a few yards of
the spot where Stewart generally met hint. One of the articles
Le carried was a pitcher oi' milk. With ready presence of
mind he feigned idiocy, and offered his milk to the drummer,
if he would let him know the use of that odd looking round
thing he had strapped at his back. The boy's broken Eng-
lish and strange gestures oaracted the hotter of an Officer,
who, after a short converstaion, ordered the drummer to beat
This was all yonng Stewart desired; and it had the wished
for effect, of miming his father to keep close to his asylum.
Devotion TO CLERICAL DUI lES. —We know the following
affecting gatemen, to be correct:—Lt a parish in the imme-
diate vicinity of Dublin, the Catholic curate was called on to
administer the lust solemn rites of religion to a family in the
last stage of typos fever. On entering the hovel, he found
them hi number six or seven persons, male and female, lying
on a truss of straw scattered on the moist and muddy floor.—
The agonies of death were coining last upon them. Ilic
confes•ions of each of them were to be heard. Lest one
should os et r the confession of the other, he stretched hi n.
self 611 Ale straw, while the wretched stutterer breathed his
or her trawg ssions into his ear. Thus inhaling the poison
of their respiration, and separatieg them hem each oilier
successively, at the tisk of his own life, he completed hie
t„creel fill:clic:4s.— Dublin Ercitiog Post.

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

FINE ARTS.

CASTS FROM THE ELGIN MARBLES.

"A set of casts from the Elgin marbles are to be immediately
prepared for the Imperial Academy of Arts at Petersburgle,
under the direction and superintendence or Mr. Haydon, to
whom M. M. Olenin, the President, has written in the most
flattering terms fur that purpose. M. M. Olenin has also, as
a mark of Isis estimation for Mr. Haydoefs talents, presented
hint, for his own private study, with some casts le um the
Imperial collection or a bust of Achilles, a beautiful statue
of Venus, and one of Silenets, which was considered as the
finest things in the collection of the Emperor. M. 31. Olenin
concludes his letter, honourable to Mr. Hay don, by unplug
that the correspondence thus begun will not end, and that
" Mr. Haydon will continue it for the benefit of the arts in
Russia." It is remarkable, that while Mr. Ha) don is held
in such just estimation on the continent, he seems to be sys•
tematicalli neglected by the kiyal Academy of England,
though that institution was created for the express purpose
of fostering and rewarding native talent."-7-4 haft.

The writer of the above, whot.Ter he is, could have been
at no loss to discover the cause of the systenutlic neglect of
Mr. Haydon by the Royal Academy, had he attended to the
course which that gentleman has pnrsue'l for a considerable
time past. We believe the Royal Academy of London is
not less alive to the merit of Mr. Haydon, as an artist, than
the Academy of St. Petersburgh ; but to admit him a member
of their body, while he is in the constant habit of aystem.di•
catty abusing them, would be art act of magnanimity which
we might admire ; bat hardly can expect. Indeed, we be-
lieve Mr. Haydon himself is not ambitions of obtaining aca-
demic honours ; he stands iu direct hostility to the plan of
the Royal Academy. in defence of what some consider a
rival institution; though every sincere lover of art must re-
gret that this supposed rivalship should have been either
wholly created or materially eurreased by the mistaken zeal
of Mr. Haydon.aud a few of his friends, who think that by
villifying the Academy they will add to the consequence of the
Institution.

Perhaps no circumstance inure strongly proves the interest
which all classes have taken in the fate of the lamented Prin-
ces Charlotte, than the almost incalculable number of prints
of her and her Consort, which have been sold within the last
two mood's. One Moist is stated to have sold no less than
fire thousurrt 'woods worth, of four plates only, their own pro-
perty, within that period. Amongst persons of a higher class
the desire to possess remembrances of her, has produced
numerous orders for paintings, to be copied from the most
approved likenesses. Mr. Dawe, alone, has received orders
for copies from the pictures which he did from the life, to the
amount often thousand pounds. We arc at a loss to say whe-
ther this is more creditable to the artist, or to the feelings of
his employers.

NEWFOUNDLAND.—Letters from St. John's of the 11th
Nov. contnin some interesting particulars. Numbers of
the lower classes who had anffered losses by the conflagration
had quitted the island and gone to Canada, to Novo Scotia,
to New Brunswick, or to the territories of the United States,
to procure employment. The Governor had wisely provided
occupation for the able-bodied men who remained on the
island, by employing them in telling timber, at the rate of
Is. titi. per day, for the res!onstruction of the buildings,
which it is highly probable will be speedily restored. By
the liberal coati-amities of the more wealthy, the necessities
of the destitute, aged, and the infirm remaining inhabitants,
have been generously relieved. Hopes were entertained
that the poor and labouring classes will he enabled to support
the inclemency of a Newfoundland winter, without being
exposed to those severe privations and distresses which
were expected as the sad consequences of the late awful ca.
lam ity.
Sunday the 4th inst. the remains of the late Mr. Robert
Palmer, of Drury-lane Theatre, were conveyed to the church-
yard of St. Martin-iwthe-Fields, where they were deposited
in a vault near thechurch. This last sad procession was at-
tended by the relatives of the deceased in two ninni fling
coaches. Five mourning coaches which followed were filled
by the principal of his late brother-performers.of Drury-lane.
The coffin, which, as well as all the necessary arrangements
for his funeral, had been executed according to his own par-
neuter directions, was of plain English Oak, polished, and
lined with lead, hat without any ornament w letterer, except
a breast plate containing Isis name and age. Mr. Painter was
in his 02d year.
Died on the 6th inst. in his apartments in St—lames'. Palace, Mr.
John Eldred, Page to his Majesty. He had had the situation during
the whole of his Majesty's reign, and was Page to George 11. On
July 25, INIB, he would have been 100 years old. He was much
respected and esteemed by all the attendants at Court; he was very
gallant and attentive to Iberian:des who wen admitted into the State-
room in St—James's Palace, over which he had the direction and
control on Court Days. Ile always possessed a great flow of spirits,
which continued with him till the last ; he had something to say to
every person ; generally alluding to his being a youth, and frequently
to the gootiadinner he was about to partake, orl had partaken of. At
other times. when he was inclined to pass jokes upon his eating and
drinking, it would be of a reverse description, by saying that he never
got a good dinner but in the sprat season—meaning as much as he
could eat, and then he got a feast, as his boaid wages was but seven
pence halfpenny a day. He ate and drank very heartily.—Nis favour-
ite beverage was porter, and lie would often drink as much as three
quarts a day—a quart with his dinner, end two quarts in the course
' ef tile afternoon and evening. When he drank spirits, it was British
gin, and occasionally he took gin mid water. He siroktsl tobacco
incessantly ; his favourits dinner was a rump• steak, of which he would
cat a pound ; and this course of life he continued till about a fortnight
past, since which he has been indisposed. His strength did not tail
hint till very lately. The last time, or the last but one, that the
Prince Regent went in state to the Chapel Royal, he carried one of
the heavy maces before die Prince Regent as a Deputy Serjeant at
Arms. His principal exercise during the last so years has been
walking from St..fames's Palace to the neighbourhood of Tothill-
fields, near Lady Dacres alms-houses, to receive the rent of sonic
small houses which he owned, weekly, and to purchase his own
food ; and he would walk through several markets, or go to a
number of hauliers' shops in the street till he could meet with a
rump of beef in a partiettlar state of cutting. to get a rump steak that
would please hint, and he would take that, or any thing else he pur-
chased, home for dinner, for his servant to cook. He was a widower;
his wife has been dead a number of years. Mr. Eldred was estremely
obliging and accomulatlatiag to every person who had the pleasure of
]jawing him.