The Sun.
London, England, 1828-11-18 00:00:00

SPANISH AND ITALIAN REFUGEES.

A meeting was htld yesterday, evening at the
London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street; to. ,e (Insider of
.the best means of affording relief to the suffering
Refugees, of Spain and Italy who are at present in
this country. Several persons, not of the Corpora-
tion, also attended.
Shortly before seven o'cloA, on the motion of
Mr. GALLOWAI',Mr.,Williain Stevens,, of the ward
of BishOpsgate4ithOut, eras called .tti the Chair. . `
Mr:' STE``ENS said as he eras called .uptin unex-
pectedly -to preside at the Meeting, and as he was
!iaequainted with the measures intended to be pro-
posed, he hoped that those Gentlemen who were
instrumental in getting up the meeting would afford
him the inforthation necessary to enable him to fill
the situation with prcipilety. .

Mr. GALLOWAV said he was one Cf a sinall .body
of persons who assembled at this house on -Friday
evening, to taVe into consideration the best Means
of aiding in the removal of the sufferings of the
Spanish and Italian Refugees now in exile in this
country. It wad considered that the beat thing that
could be done would be tO call a Meeting for the
purpose of aiding those unfortUnate persons. 116
was glad that the Meeting was not confined solely
to. the members of the Corporation of London, and
he hoped that the friends of humanity would feel
the necessity of acting promptly upon this trying
and important occasion. He should state the reason
why the 'appeal had been- made to the Common
Council. He conceived he had a'elaim on the Com-
mon Council, and they would pardon his seeming
presumption when he said so. He would not allow
that opportunity to pass without expressing the
great obligations they were under to the Press. The
Chronicle, the Advertiser, and the Morning Herald,
received the advertisement calling the Meeting
without any charge. He was satisfied that this
Meeting would not be looked upon as representing
the British public, but it would have the effect of
calling the public to the consideration of the question.
He should state to the Meeting what, in his opinion,
ought to be done by the Corporation of London.
The Members of the Common Council present
should sign a requisition to the Lord Mayor, re-
questing him to call a Meeting of the Common
Council without delay, for the purpose of taking-
into consideration the propriety of voting a sum of
money for the relief of the refugees. There were,
he was happy to say, many friends of humanity in
the Common Council, and they would gladly sup•
port such a proposition. It struck him also that the
Corporation. ought also to petition Parliament,
praying that some provision might be made for the
relief of those unfortunate individuals. Ile should
conclude his observations by submitting to the
Meeting the following resolutions for their con-
sideration :

" Resolved,—That this Meeting deeply deplores
the severe privations and sufferings which the un-
fortunate Spanish and Italian Refugees have long
endured; and have heard with unfeigned grief their
present alarming and wretched condition, occasioned
by the entire exhaustion of the precarious funds that
have hitherto been generously subscribed for their
support ; under these distressing circumstances this
Meeting feels it an imperative duty immediately to
contribute to relieve their present wants, and to call
on the friends of humanity throughout Great Di,
tam to aid thesepersecuted but excellent persons.-
" That a Requisition be prepared and' signed by
this Meeting, calling on the Right Hon. the Lord
Mayor to convene aineeting of the Common Coun-
cil on an early day, to consider the propriety of vot-
ing a stun of money, in aid of these Refugees, from
the funds of the Corporation, adequate to the high
character of that body for humanity and liberality;
and also to petition Parliament, when it assembles,
to make a suitable provision for the decent and per-
manent support of these exiles, so long as they may
reside in this country, by which the true dignity and
honour of the British nation will be upheld and
maintained.

"That this Meeting earnestly recommends to every
class of the British people to promptly contribute, to
the utmost of their power, in aid of these victims of
arbitrary Governments."
Mr. GIBBON MERLE had on a former occasion
taken an active part in favour of those unhappy
exiles. It would scarcely be necessary for him to
impress upon them the necessity of relieving those
brave Spaniards who would rather starve in England
than lire upon sufferance in Spain.
Mr. BOWRING bore testimony to the merits of the
distinguished exiles whose situation they were de-
sirous of improving. He knew many of them. Me
should propose, by way of amendment, two resolu-
tions, which he considered better suited to the pre-
sent situation of these unfortunate individuals. He
then read his amen irnent.

" Resolved—That the situation of the Spanish
and Italian Refugees in this country appears to be
of the most urgent and pressing distress, and that
their merits and sufferings entitle them to the most
cordial sympathy, and to the most actively benevo-
lent exertions on the part of the British public ; and
that a subscription be immediately entered into for
their relief.

" Resolved—That, in order to give prompt effi-
ek'ney to such exertions, the Right lion. the Lord
Mayor be respectfully requested to call a Public
Meeting at the earliest convenient, period."
Mr. PELLETT seconded the amendment.

After some discussion, Mr. GALLOWAY consented
to withdraw his resolutions, intimating that he
should call upon the Corporation for a vote of 2,000/.
in aid of these funds.
Mr. BOWRING'S resolutions were then carried.

_Mr. FRESHFUiLD said it was the intention of Mr.
Alderman Wood to have attended, but. he was
obliged to leave town in the afternoon for Glouces-
ter, In consequence of the sudden illness of his lady.
He had received letters from Mr. Peel, and- other dis-
tinguished individuals, and he had also received
both Royal and munificent donations.

At the suggestion of Mr. Bleaden, a subscription
was entered into in the room, which, in a few
minutes, amounted to 1731. 13s.

Mr. COATES moved that a deputation should wait
upon the Lord Mayor;' and proposed the following
resolution :--

" Resolved—That the following gentlemen wait
upon his Lordship as a deputation for the above
purpose Apsley Pellett, B. H. Pigeon, W.
A. Peacock, Alex. Galloway, William Stevens,
Richard Taylor, Charles Bleaden."
Thanks were voted to Mr. Bleaden for the *se of
the room in the London Tavern gratis.
The CHAIRMAN read a letter from the proprietor
of the Athenaeum in Leicester-square, offering the
use of the establishment to the Committee.
Mr. BOWRING proposed a vote of thanks to the
Ladies' Committee, for their exertions in the cause
of humanity, in relieving the distresses of those
persons.
Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, and the
meeting adjourned.

The sum of three ihrthings was collected AL
Little Wilbraham Church, Cambridgeshire, on Sunday
se'nuight, after a sermon in aid of the fund for building
and repairing churches !

The whiskey market in this
city
is keeping
firm at the advanced rates. Common malt whidtey is
bringing from /b.. to 7t, 9d. a gallon, )1 over.proa; and
fine s(iiiitsatillnesrtis ,lllll.,i,alctovnlviilain
skeyinfroitii,lo6s.3,_
of the advance' in 6d. to 9s. a gallon.
The
the price of malting barley. The general price this week
of good barley is 36). a bell. On Wednesday, at the Ex-
change, a purchaser bought a quantity at that price, and
offered to take 400 bolls of the same sample, and pay cash.
The same quality of barley was selling two months ago at
from 27e. to 295. a boll. As it requires six bushels of
barley to produce Wgallons of spirits, the rite makes a
great difference in the prime cost. The common brewers
have made no difference in the price of their commodity,
bat are holding firm at 3s. a 'two gallon cask. From the
scarcity of milk, the trade generally improves at this sea-
son of the year ; but the increasing taste of the population
for cheap'whiskey, without the former accompaniment of
beer, has tended to reduce the consumption.— Ginsgow
Chronicle.

PASIIIONAILE INTELLIGEgGt

Atiurv.Nts-.

from oxford ; Sir Ed-
dlitti,rfaroYin4ll.indeiktts"; ,his Excelieney M. Zea
Lord Blessinton, at .Fenton's liotc..l, St.:74amts's..strcet, front
berpr, in Begent-street,
rnauriiistrt.Can4?inigt o:: Charles,
4
' BerntfitleTi, tlfc, Spahlzli Ambassador, and ~.rite, at Thoinas's
Hotel,'Bellele3:4rmare, froth TATik j. Gellerjr and Madame Sab-
lonkolt; .at. di...61, from. path ; 7.lalors. Grillitl:,, in Portugal.
street; from Do-.• : , It'J'a. c'ld ..Nlis's Stiittfield, in Park-street,
from Scarborou; i:aptain AlfreA., 1-W
-from Paris;- Mrs. and iiiiS3 Caa*, in nlookotreet, from Paris;
Captain and Mrs. Nicholson. in CliaPelAtref.i from- Dieppe;
Major and airs. Simpson, in Pall-mall, trtati Rozlestcr ; Mrs.
and Miss Clifton, in South A ndley-street, ft out fariS-; Mr.- and
Mrs. .Gardiner, in Conduit-street, from Ital, , .Ir. and . 3.135.
Denny, iii .Sonierset-str..?.et, fonii Paris ; Cakain Baynard, in
Albemarle-street, front Hounslow; Mr. and 3fiss. Polkington, at
Fenton"s -Hotel,' from Bucks; Mr. and Mrs. 'Flimnas Grieve, at
ditto, from Edintiutgli 1, Mt. and Mrs. Pergusson, at Thomas's
Hotel, front Herefordshire; Captain Fitzelarence, R.N. at the
Royal Hotel, St. Janieetifs-tt.-Z,Z,. frinu Rushy Park; Lord. and
fad . Petro,. at the Burlington Hotel, Old -Itarlinzton and Cork-
stieeisi from .Essex.
CHANGES.

The Marquis of Cli'olmor4eley, to his seat in Chtshire ; the
Duchess of Bedford, vesterite.y; at her seat, Woburn Ablwsy,
from Sootiand ;- the Duke of Manaerter; front Park-lane, to his
seat,Kimbolton Castle, Huntingdonshire ; the,puke of Rutland,
ficirrt &sckville-street, to his seat, Cheveley Cambridge-
shire; the Earl,of Besborough, at Brighton, from the Isle of
Wight; the Earl 3til Countess of Bradford, at their seat, Castle
Bromage, near Birmingitrlt, from Shropshire ; 'Patton Egerton,
Esq. from his father's house in St, James's-square, for Italy ;
Augustus Atkyns, Esq. from 'MUM: Hall, Burton-upon-Trent,
to• Viscount Hood's, Witley-Abbey, neat Coyentry ; Mr. and
MrS. Stevenson, from Fenton's Hotel, for Paris; J. Creighton,
Esq. from ditto, for: the North ; Mr. and Mrs. Sinclair, from
ditto, for the North ; Colonel and Mrs. Pemberton, groin
Thoirias4.: for Cambridge ; Mr. and Mrs. Begbie from
ditto, for Paris; David Lyon, Esq. from ditto, for Faris;
Colonel and Mrs. Vane, from Syrnmons's Hotel ,late Jordan's),
St. James's-street, Jo the Earl of Westmorland's, Apthorp,
Northamptonshire.