The Sun.
London, England, 1817-01-08 00:00:00

NAVAL *CgAIIiTAIILE SOCIUT'.

CYtt Mnnanyit Qiitirto•fly Meeting of the Mem'.
bet% rut the No y;11 Clotritithlt. Society teas 1,041 tit
the 'Tittoched I-loose *raven), ;it. Jtimett's•stteet,
wero ore.rltt--

Aduilrid !t•til,tttel.,in the Chair: Vice-Admiral Hun-
ter, Itt•m- A•letilr,tl .1.4,1;... • nnyni,
'kw eli ; 1'310101,4 Edge, Butter:kid,
turd ttl.ll.le*; ht mettle, Or. Ontr.ttu, Bev.
Wm. Junes, Jaime. it.tihie, Evi. •

Twroty•tier 4,14441 welt...presented for considera•
lino, 18.44 f wltillt were ridicved; vll4l seveti rejerted
as inHilmissitile, being from the illative* of Offi-
cers not tioltsri Hier% to the Soeiety.
This very lamlahle Charily, like till others, no-
rmally exrtietters the ,evert effects of the ex-
trtioultstPtry pressor(' of the preSeht lillf Arl
admirable nil institution, we are persuaded, will
tint be suffered by a great nit!itni sari ti grstelitl
people to fair coVrii bitit lempfarary decny.
principles nod objects of this truly benevolent
So( let• are best expl-kneel in the fo!lowieg Pre-
face to it 4' Aited ho '141,d which we have
gleat niew,nir in copyiog at the particular recluest
of zionte of the I tiding Members of it
'llls is tint an age in whisk any charitable in-
stifiglini, rail stand in need of general iiplottOg,y ;
never' Mess, ;midst the !nevelt in:: Immher cuts!.
idishments for benevolent iiiirpri.Vc, Wilk], the
humane chitracter of the iimes gives birth to, each
will tiaturidly be atAinafr.itt di‘phy its prefer:skint'.
With such distiognishing eircomoances in its fa-
vour, as may prevent its being lost in the crowd
of contending; pnijccts, And erect it on 3 basis of
tuitional est cent and permanent feeling.
With this view, the " Nuval Charitable So,
cloy," with the experience of another prosperous
yetir of brilefiCial exertion, again ativvuees its
Claims to the public attention.
That tlnc. who for their country's glory cheer.
fully expose their lives and limbs to constant peril,
tire well entitled to the public protection, is a pro-
position, to the troth of which the heart of evei y
Ittiton bears a cordial testimony ; 811(1 it is equally
true, that the natioit's care has in several noble
excited itself in providing in'
general way for the relief of this description of
brave sufferers. But who does lint know that every
day prodoces cages of particular distress and tni•
sell. Holmium that most deserving Class orpersolls,
the !Sea Officers, and their families, which cannot
obtitin a" timely and effectual relief from the no-
thinal purse, and whose habits and rank in society,
while they greatly add to the poigoaney of their
distress, ruerliisle them from 'many of those re-
tool res ss Itkb are within the reach of persons of a
lowet condition ?

necessary expences of a Natal Officer rarely
admit of his pro, iding for sudden contingencies
mut future want ; and alters the preastne of Ali in-
creasing family forces him upon sr system of 'self.
prChervitthm, tile stroke of tate often intercepts
ols of economy, littprovidence is the ge-
nerous trtor of those whove lives tore parsed in
hourly fropardy ; the 10'114'0111N temper, and his
'frequent and long lepArmions from tousle warty.
,are hitt too apt to hotly hitu into the itidiserttion
of marrying a iihout thus Naval Offi-
cers and their rstVilliel, mon:Often than any other
description 01 persons, are 11)10W11 back upon the
'ernwrittnit y without livelihood or resource, and
without any oilier biome ascribable to theta, than
the venial inAdvci fellows which spring from tem-
perament awl desultory habits.
To alleviate the. sufferings of persons whom an
lonuoural,le rervice iontreduced 10 and want
....In answer these urgent calls upon their coun•
try's` gratitude, the Society is endeavouring to es-
tablish an adetpotte fund, ,in foil confidence that
as there is tin object more 'Vol thy of public pa-
tronage on the ptinciple of compassion, so there
is none that better deserves' it on the grounds of
policy ; and it ii its peculiar felicity, that while
humanity pleads for it with tears Of blood, ilia
coldest maxims of self-love are equally on its side.,
every man in Itligl,tml who feels an anxiety for
Lis 'country's or his own preservation, is called
upon to promote this cstabliihmeot according to
ty ; hot the Officers of the Navy ore snore
immediately Concerned In its success. Virtuous
send brave seamen are all of one family-1010w-
ship in danger, and sympathy in sottering, diffnees,
oa should diffuse among tht•rn, a fraternal feel-
ing, which forbids a British sailer to see a bro-
ther in affliction, without an cart to relieve
Lint.

It remains only to say,-as a further reeommen-
dation of the Institution, that it pledges itself to
take the greatest care to exclude the undeserving
from all participation its benefit since to as-
sist such persons or their families, would be an
Ouse of the Charity, and lessen the means- of re-
lieving- meritorious sufferers and in this-view of
tlirs,Society, an advantage may be rxrected to re-
sult. limn Ira exertions of real collateral ingmrt-
*we -as.therchr encouragement will be held out,
to that good conduct and 'demeanor hi the ser-
vice, So essential in oat naval grandeur.
-As err, y institution of this kind derives some
credit frvin its antiquity, It may be of some int-
portance to inform the pablic, that as early us the
year 1739, a similar Society was set on foot, con-
sisting of persons of distinguished rank and cha-
racter in the Navy. This Society, after an inter-
val of suspension, was revived in 1791, with its
first 'title of the " Amicable Navy ti.aciet y
which title has heel., changed for that by which it
bow Aiiiitiounres, itself, as being more truly ex-
pressive of its benevolent plirposes.
It 11149 been judged proper:Jo pablish in.the
lowing 'loges the names of the OffiCers of the So-
elety, alid a list of the several Subscribers, 'who
are requested ,to consider this specification of their
respective donations', as intended by the Society,
as a public declaration of the gratitmle with whisk
is impressed by their liberality and encourage-
stmt.

'fly the high wind on the night of I:ist Saturday
setnitght, tr heeth tree, tupposed to be the oldeNt
find largest in the comity rat Sisslicx', but dolt bt fit!.
ly sititated ns to ownet.hiv, on adjoining lands,
ttear Arundel, belonging to the I)tike of NottvoLx
anti IV. LKEVIS3, Witilbit)Wtl up by the rt,nts,,
which, through age, ap;,ettred to be inn perishing
*tate. The toppings alone, it is said, tiiiiTro-
(l.lce more tb 20 toads of wood.