The Sun.
London, England, 1817-08-06 00:00:00

eßritOlis-titTlent, titho are scperannnaten RIM
it,to decay, to whom pensions are granted in pro-
portioo to their services. Provision is made for
the pilots by the late act (which controlled and
regulated their demand) by the creation of a fund
fur th,, miintenance of themselves, their wives,
widows tld children (under sze) extending to
tho‘e itt t to out ports as well as in London, who
bare t;, •. per month, their wives or widows th,
same, and children 2s. per mouth. There have
been of late yea's also, twenty almshouses erected
and ettahli,hed for those who are superannuated,
and whose good conduct in their office as pilots,
entitled them to the consideratioo of the court.

'lite appointments to these houses are under
tits individual patronage; although to the other
hoes -s depropriated to decayed masters of ships,
every eider (neither in rotation presents an object ;
artd the parties (being eligible under the rules)
appear at the Board, and pass in review before
thr Brethren, ptevious to their being admitted.
The pilots' allowance in the house is the same
as to decayed toasters.
,There are alscowenty houses built conformably
to toe will of a Mrs. Grigg, placed tinder the
truanagenteut anti direction of the Corporation,
by a decree of the Court of Chancery ; the al-
iottztoces in which ate. inferior, and the objects
nqr csactle the same as those before named
are presented to by the Elder Brethern al.o
in rotation, as they become vacant, in a manner
to txtencl the benefit thereof as far as possible
conaistenfly' with the will of the testatrix.
Among the poor infirm pet sons that inhabit the
Corporation's almshouses, many are helpless a
EiViit to be left to,theinstives ; in such cases of
extreme infirmity an allowance is not only made
for teurs'es, but they have an additional allowance
of 5.. p, r teeek ; but this can only he given Urn'
the express.recommendat ion of the brethern who
ray and inspect ibe ahns•people.
. Jo the dis+ribution-olobis extensive charity,'as
much ebre and precatoian has been taken to geard
against nrisappeopr.iation of the thuds as possible,
which is followed tip by every regulation that can
pren-note the benefit of the pensioners.
The brethern trust it will appear that the dis-
tribution of these funds has been, anti is, per-
fectiy di-interested on their part. The criterion
ix, the petitions being proper objects of the
charity ; acid' due care has been taken to ascer-
tain they Wye been such.
'I ire brethern have great trouble in conducting
this part of their duty, which is often a very pain-
IA one, and open to invidious remark and ohs,r-
sotioo ; and nothing but the gratification of dis-
pensing such benefits to the worthiest objects
could indoee them to presevete in it
Ail which is huhibly submitted to the Honour-
able House, whose good opinion they are very
desirous of meriting.
it they had iteany instance misconducted them-
selves, the charter might have been resorted to ;
which, while rut the one hand it affords them
ample protection, provides at the sane time, a
somutary remedy to parties complainiog, -by ap-
pheation to the Privy Council, The Corporatiou
unit, however, they have preserved invariably
the character for integrity, as well as useful exer-
tii.o when called tor, which has been handed to
them by their predecessors.

JAMES COURT, Sec.

Trinity-H.use, London,
19th June. ISt:.

RIME'S for the Admission of Objects to the Monthly Pension
List of the Corporatiou of frihity-House of Deptford-
Strand.
Ist. That none he eligible bat poor decayed merchant
seamen, awl their widows, an indigent circumstances, whit are
it:cep:Vale of la;eair, and whose relations are either not dis
posed, or hare not the means, to prote;e wholly for then. :
1104,6 wno have no annual income, derived front any source
whatever, ti. the attuning- : toasters and their widows of 301. a
ywer ;--,eates sod their widows cif 201. a year ;—ol her seamen
and 'widows of 151. a year ; they producing certificates of
their •a,e. , &e. as under-mentioned.
fltat such seamen he eligible at fifty years of age, and
not :wrier that age; unless in cases when they have lost a
Utah, or received any wound or hurt, or are afflicted with
blindness, or any particular infirmity.
i.t.at tire wives of such seamen be eligible to be put on
with tteir basbands at 45 years of age, and not under.
4th. TEA/ widows he eligible at 45 years of age ; hut not
under hat age, uuless they have children under twelve.
. 3. Thst widows haring eltildien be eligible.
With one child, at 43 years of age, and upwards;
With two children, at 39 years of age, and upwards ;
With three children, at any age.
Such children being under twelve years of ege.
6th. That the objects do produce a petition (according to
the priated farm) setting forth their age, habitation, pre-
sent occupation (if any) and the circuntstances of their
tattidy, &c.
?tin That th .y produce a certificate of their age, and of the
ages (gall,. children under which they claim ; and widows, a
certificate of their marriage, and wives the same, before they
be put on with their husbands.
kith. That they produce a certificate, signed by the owner or
piaster, or mate of the ship in which they served in their
highest station at sea, (or .otherwise authenticated as per
fermi of their having. actually served in such station, with
the naute of the vessel, on what voyage, and at what time.
.Arid widows the saute fur their deceased husbands service.
9th. That they also produce a certificate, signed by two re-
spectable persons (at least) of which one to be the Minister
or Churchwarden of the parish wherein they reside, and the
other a younger brother, or other maritime person, Well
/mown as such to the elder brother presenting the petition,
as to the truth of what is therein stated, as per form annexed
to tile petition.
10th. That such as receive any pension or allowance what-
ever from any other public charity or company, do produce a
certificate under the hand of the secretary, or other proper
officer of such institution, as to the amount of the pension or
allowance so received by them.
t It h. That in future no person ia any parish workhouse, or
it. any way wholly provided for by their parish, be eligible to
receive the charity of this Corporation.
[Eiere follow the Forms of the Petition, &c. to this Cot-
poratiorni

It is said that an attempt to raise coal, tinder
the patronage of the EMPEROR, is about to take
place in Russia. The spot fixed upon for this
pin-pose is in the vicinity of Tula, the ca-
pital of the Government of that name; dis-
titnt from Moscow 115 miles, and situate on
the river Upha, in long. 37.24. East, and lat.
54 10. North. All the measures were concvrted
io Loudon with his Excellency Count LIEVEN,
Russian Ambassador and Mr. LONGMIRE, of
Whitehaven (the Director and Actuary in this
impnrtant concern), with an assistant draftsman,
p'lid four pitmen belonging to Whitehaven, and
;,-,o borers, previously engaged at Newcastle,
s .ikd from thavesend for' St. Petersburg!), the
btt,;itioing of last month; all their viluipments for
tie %ovige are on the most liberal scale. We un-
etrstand they arc to whiter at Moscow, excepting
few occ2sional visits to Tula, as the stason may
;Ind to commence operations as early utter
will permit.