The National Register.
London, England, 1821-03-11 00:00:00

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SUNDAY, MARCH 11, 4821.

account of a severe indisposition under which he was
then labouring. It was highly gratifying to him even
to be thouollt worthy of hieing presented to the notice of
a Ward so respectable as that, as it candidate for so high
and serious an office. It wasgratifying also to him that
no spirit of party rancour had as yet been displayed in
ties contest, a spirit so odious to him, , that however
he might be visited with it, he shook! never he incsoked
to return it. Whatever tinAlit be the result of this con-
test, nothing should induce him to act otherwise than
as a fair, open, and liberal Englishman, as a gentleman
would du.—Hear, hear.-1f lie had any talents, they
were at their best service, and he offered himself on the
principles of liberality, of freedom, and the principles of
the British CULIbIIIUDOO. •greet charge against him
was his being what they chose to call an alien in the
Ward. But in Fairiugdon Ward they found no incon-
venience from their Alderman, Sir C. Price, living in
Bedford-square; hut if a residence among them was im-
portant, he would put it to them whether a gentleman
who resided 10 iikiles nut of town seas much worse off
than one who slept live miles out of town, and was in
town during nip whole of the day, at no greater distance
from one extremity of the ward to another. Ile was
bran in the very street lie was then speaking in, and he
pleaged himself as a MID of hOUOLif, that if lie were
elected, he Would either b...coitie a resident among! his
constittients, or resign his gown, which he would never
retain but with the goodwill of the majority of the M-
I
habitants, for he despised the 111311 who would retain a
place tinder ram r clic 1111 l stances. He had been brought
Up in the love of freedom, which would never diminish
with hint; but it did not follow on that account that he
should not respect the existing atithoritics.- It would be
his greatest boast hereafter, if lie gained the office, that
lie had more hearts with him thug, than he hail when
lie was chosen.
The LORD MAYOR then put the candidates in nomi-
nation, wheal the choice of the Ward was declared to
have Illicit on Mr. Sneritt Williams by a considerable
majority. A poll was demanded for both parties witicn
Weill on but slowly, as nearly tit. whole of the afternoon
was taken up by lung arguments: betrk, ii the counsel
the admissibility of vines. At lulu o'clock the poll
closed, ;mil the numbers were. deefired a, tuilowb :
For Mr. Sheila Williams 23---,For Mi. CV-in:lllu—
' Nlajorhy
At tile close of the second day's poll the numb, rs
were—For Mr. Shetill. Williams 56—Mr. Garrat 48
lajority 8
At the close of the, poll on Saturtlai ;he numbers we:e,
for Mr. Garteu 87—Mr. Sheriff Williams
Majority b.

110.171NG ROSPIT.II, FOR SICK 4 DIS.4841:1)
SiidAfF.X.
_ _

Out Timis :lay a Chat fa; &letting was held at the City
of London Tavern, Bishopsaatessiteer, for the repose
of establi)hing a Permanent Floating Hospital run the
River thanies, fur the reception of sick and diseased
seamen. (conformable to the recommendation of the
Committee who were appointed in the )car 1818, fur
the eche' of Distressed Seamen.) .
tits Royal Highness Prince Leopold was to have
taken the Chair, but in consequence of the recent
afiLetitot of their Royal Highnesses the Duke and
Duchess of Clereoce, on account of the eleinit•e of their
infant, Princess Elizabeth, was preteoteel attending.
jn the absetsee of has Royal Ifigheitus, the Lord
of Chester took the Cliair, in the Tien:pee of as no-
;
111C10116. and 46 respeceable an assetindegeof persons as
'we have witnessed fur a length of time. %%great Amber
of elegant females formed part of the company.
The Bishop of Chester opened the proceedings in an
able and lummous speech, which he regretted the ab..
settee of his Royal Highness the Prince Leupcld, under
the peculiar vircuinatairecs which &tamer: hitu from
the 4.ldeeting. He explained the &Oct which the hu-
met/ had in view.
S. Cocks, k q. the Secretary to the Lutitution, shim
read the Report, front wiliest it apileared that to toe
year (gig, the Couhuittee of the Sovietr for the relict
of distressed Seamsi Seamen. to oonsequece tat the exhausted
state of their Rinds, determined upon rc•ittodelllog their
Society. and thouglst proper to discontinue the adults
Sion of stamen on board the receiving ship, in order to
oring the eshitalishutetit to a close. Toe total ailltilnit
of the funds, at that period, was 10,1ial. gs. lid. of
which there remains in • the hand, of the Titionter
6141.3 a. 14. The Whole number of svaineo who have
lieen objects of the Charity, is n pi, the greater part
whom have been provided with emotes and scot to their
own country and hotoes, of whiten 103; nere suck.
wounded. (ge. In the years iB, in; and Al, 1985
Were adttittletl ii,lo the Itospf al, i(i3l were cured, 140
incurable or fin other travois, 2V were sent to hospitals
fir dispensaries, and g 9 dial. Tile original object of the
illslitttlioll was the :oho( of those bousetess and distressed
seamen. who, in the wittier 01 17 and 18, were its great
nunitnis in and about the metrupolit• This purpose
h.nng noels accomplished. and the eXtelloolt of the
trade with the North American Colunt..% haunt since
bests suCh as to ;Word full employine:., for ehle-ho,littl
s‘44lcila the . 6uocAy mu last tioilttsti

PRICE Oid•

months, confined itself to the relief of such as were
labouring under disease of a temporary nature ; and
his Nlajesty'sGovernment have, with a view of enabling ,
the Society to contione such relief, presented them with
a commodious two-decked vessel, called the Grampus,
well adapted for the purpose of an hospital ship. y6O
seamen have been admitted. and 874 were discharged
perfectly cured, and have been enabled to resume their
callings, in consequence of the Medical aid and com-
forts afforded by the Society. Thirty have died, and 65
have been sent to their homes, or otherwise provided for.
Another melancholy fact was mentioned, that there are
annually, in the port of London, Irons 700 to 800 sick
and diseased seameo, destitute of ine&cal or surgical aid;
but through the means of the society (the report men-
Mint d) could be restored at the annual expence of 30001.
\l r. Wilberinrce, in proposing rue first resolution ;or
the establishment of a permanent hospital on the River
Thames, for diseased seamen, expressed much pleasure
in the performance of the duty which had devolved upon
hint to lend his feeble aid in promotion of the object the
Society had in view. When he considered the number
of distressed seamen who were repotted to have obtained
relief from the Society, he found some difficulty iti
bringing himself to lacheve in the correcuiess of the
report, the means of the society were an exceedingly
circumscribed. The diffidence of .a sailor, akd which
was peculiar to his profession, prevented him, when on
shore, making-that application which might be necessary
fur the relief of his wants ; and he therefore rentaine I
without that aid he Was entitled to, and which a grateful
country would never refuse. The loons of most nisi!.
tutions are so tedious in their process of granting relief,
that sailors'above all others were the least likely to profit
by them, 'and if they entered au hospital, the least likely
to derive benefit hoot their admission into it—such was
the inherent modesty of their character. The right boo.
gent. proceeded in the same strain at considerable length,
and was loudly applauded. He concluded with moving
the first resolution, which was carried unanimously.
The second resolution was proposed by T. Wilson,
Lsq. M. P. who said that, from au early acquaintance
with the habits of sailors, and a knowledge of their cha-
ricter, .here were no men, in his opinion, more worthy
of support, a sailor generally thought less of himself
than lie did of any body else, and there was about him
hatiirJl Iceliwg, which caused hue to he asisaused to
solicit a favour. The resolution was agreed to.
Alter SOllle observations from 'l. Murray, Esq. M. P.
and other gentlemen,
Tae Chairman rose, and expressed great satisfaction
in c tttttttt unicating that his Majesty had graciously con-
descended to become the patron of the Society; and he
fit utuch pleasure in adding. that his Nlajrsty 'had lent.
501. awl read become an annual wbscrilx:r to Wolf.
attiltttll t,
. . . . . .

Load Darnley moved as t resolution, that the thanks
of the meeting should be gi% en to his NlAje4ty, which,
wa► seconded by Cart. W.,liliwave.
A considerable collection was made, the thanks of
the nteetitig voted to tile Chairman, &c. att.l tha business
terminated.

Letters from -Proicitce, received on Tu.:idly,
state, that considerable di,satisfaction had already
manifested itself among the Austrian troops. A
panic was prevalent, that they were going4tpon a
war of assassination, into a country famous for the
opportunities it gave to ambuscade, and for all the
secret modes of murder. Inured as they are to
Implicit obedience, and acting in general like auto-
matons, they are extremely superstitious ; aoed the
alarm of the stiletto and of poison, though dreadful
to think of and totally unfounded, may become so
general, us to make their commanders hesitate as to
,
their aavalice. _ _ _

A letter from St. Thomas's, dated January 18,
says,--'" Until the beginning of the present month
there has been touch activity in our markets, caused
by the shipments me.litated for Terra Firma, which
was vonsidered u favourable (nova far trade in ge.
neral, but vontrary to expectations. the movements
were then suspended. Accenting to the best ac-
counts front the Main, we learn that the arrival of
the Spanish squadron of three tri,ates, v,ith some
smaller vessels of war, having the Commissioners
from the Cortes on board, has destroyed the confi-
deuee of the two parties to so great a degree. as to
render tloubtful the continuance of armiAlec,
and the opinion here that it will he broken be.
taro the expiration of the tern. This opinion has
been strengthened by the verbal report of the Cap-
tain of a vesnl which arrived yesterday Irma Porto
Cabellt;, with a cargo ut' mules, who says that all
parties the Spaniards, the creole'', and the patriots
are in a state of disunion, and regard each other
with extreme jealousy."
A revolution bus been effected wt Teneriffi,
.aa.ilae to that which has Lady taken pla,.e in I/br-
it...4'i and Madeira.