The Sun.
London, England, 1817-03-18 00:00:00

TOBY, THE SAPIENT PICT,

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(The greatest Curiosity of the present Day.) ,

This most.extraordinary Creature will sell and
read ; cast accounts.; -play at. cards spell any
pc
rson what o'clock it is to a Only, by their
own_ watch ; also tell the age of ani/ one in coin-,
pany ; and, what is snore astonishing, he will
discover a person's thoughts thing: never
heard, of beforee particularly
.so singularan
animal as that of , the Swine race. The perform,
ances of this truly surprising Creature must be
seen,to be believed. lie is now exhibiting every
day, at the Royal Promenade Rooms, Spring
Gardens, where he may be seen precisely at the
hours of 1,3,- and 4, and again in the evening,
at 7,8, and. 9 o'clock...--Admittance

.. NAVAL CHARITABLE SOCIETY.

Mr.Eorroftft has long been a received RRiORI,
that the hearts of Englishmen are as open as the
day to. :charity, And the late God-like charity
showered down and still showering down upon the
distresseilin every corner of the kingdom, fully
evinces the Hearenly'gift.
But how comes it then, might irbe, said,- that
this divine effulgence,- if
~I may so venture to call
it, has left in utter darkness .that excellent dia.;
pity, " TkIE NAVAL 'CHARITABLE Soctarv.r To
this it will probably be answered, " But who Can
afford to relieve all the charitable applications
which have so long beset us-On- every side ? Must,
we not make a choice ? Ought we not to give a
preference to the most urgent cases ? and sorely
among the foremost of these stand the wretched
labourers and mechanics that are literally starving
for want of that employment which they are eiery.,
where seeking in vain." That such distressing
objects present themselves incessantly to our view,
is n (set nbt• to be denied; and that such a sight
is piercing to the heart is equally undeniable. But
this admitted, have the poor hidden sufFerersiow
pining in misery, a less claim urn) our feelino
because they remain unseen ? flow much modest
wont), how many mighty souls, at this Iltoment
lie concealed in many a noisome solitary nook,
sink ing .beneath the weight of penury, and, per;
haps, sickness ? But this misery, great as it is,
ends not here ;—still—worse remains—tor to this
must be added, the incessant struggles against the
agonizing recollections at the. brightest and most
enviable days—days when their deeds. of glory
were applauded to the very skies—deeds now,
alas, as much forgotten as the mighty victores
which their skill and valour obtained, and which,
wider Providence, saved this glorious country
from annihilation.

01 that I possessed that magic polver which
could instantaneously bring back to your remem-
brances those' indiscribable tumultuous feelings
which we all experienced at the glad tidings
out matchless naval victories, and which nit
ly bade England sleep in security—The navies of
France and Spain Leung no more !

Where, then, could have been found the cold,
hearted being who would not with eagerness, in
theiirst impulse of his joy and 'gratitude, have
thnrst his untold purse into tto bo%oni of the in.
digent itafering sea officer, or forced i4s acceptance
upon the equally distressed naval widow or orphan ?
And shall wea• became we can now sleep in secu-
rity, forget the means.by which
,we acquired these
choicest of Ilebven's blessing—our liberties and
lives, 3 It is not, however, the hero himself who
nOw you., but it is his-wretched widow—
his triendless, unhappy orphans,, who call upon
you for succour ; for as to the husband, the fa-
ther, the son, the brother, their last best blood
was poured out upon the streaming deck_of vic-
tory —whilst.

" All faint, to Etearen be tbtows his daing eyes,
" Ann, 0, protect my wife and child ! beetles."

Shall we then, my noble canotrymen, he deaf
to such an appeal ? Let our hearts answer the
question—,and let 08 not forget the widow's mite ;
for, if it he generously bestfteed,. it will be grate-
fully received, and the. gift, however small, will be
registered io [leaven. And may I not here be
allowed to address a few words to a body of
men. whom 1 have ever loved, respected, find
revered? I mean this defenders of the woonEN
WALLS of OLD ENGLAND MONUMENT or
NELsoN's GLORY, I 'do 4 oof wish* to wound
your generous feelings, believe me ; and yet I
am sensible that thp que,tiati 1' am about to put
to you will strike to the heart: but, too many.
Let me then ask,—for ask I must,—how comes it
that whilst I scrutinize the list of the. Members of
the Naval Charitable Society, I find so many
gallant and distinguished muses wanting The
fact is but too certain, however inexplicable it
may appear. With the_ generality; 1 w old,' fain
persuade. myself that this proceeds from want of
thought : and yet in such a InoMent. of -misery as
the present,—at a moment when our eyes and
eats arc assailed on every side with heart-
rending objects, how is it possible that the gene-
rous noble-minded rulers of the main can
,forget
the wretched vestiges of their brethren in glory I
Shall their disconsolato widows, shall their poor
friendless orphans, perish for want of being re-
membered ? Forbid it Pity ! forbid it Justice !
forbid it Heaven ! But who has not erred I Lose
not -a usuinent then, follow tire impulses of your
honest hearts ; efface ,quickly.this only Um in
your escutcheon. Itt ason shall approve---nay,
the very angels in Heaven shall rejoice—whilst
the sad wreck of your onc‘boasted loved brethren
In arms shall bless you in their daily prayers, and
the hearts of their wretched wives, and daughters
of sorrow " shall sing, for joy.'•
1 am, Sir, vour most obliged servant,
A WELLAYISHER. TO TUE NAVY.

Snlscriptions, in aid of the above laudable In.
stitutinn arc eccived by ttre following ailiiitra,
&c.

'Messrs.,Child and Co. Temple-bar; Drummond and
.Co.,
charing-crost ; .Marsh, Sibbahl, and Co., Berners.street ;
Godwin and Co., Portsmouth; Harris and Co., Plymouth ;
John Kent, Esq. Naval Hospital, Plymouth; anti by Mr.
C. M. Auhrcy„Secretary to the Society, of whom particulars
utay be known by letter, or otherwise, .and to whom all aP-
pliciitions to the Society must be addressed, at the Navy
Office.

N. D. The first-Monday in April being Easter Monday, the
Quarterly Meeti4 of the Naval Charitalett Society is ne-
cessarily poitponed till the Mond'isy following,

I.il'E r.

HOUSE Or LORDS, MOND.%Y, MAnCil 17.

CON? M tSSION.

The Royal Assent Was given, by Commission,
to the Treason Bill, the Soldiers' and Saito's` Se•
diction Bill, the King's E'►'oceedtngs Bill,
the Americ,in Pii.4en4ers Bill, the edrnatie Debt
8.11, Coffee Bill, and several private bills. Coin-
missioners,—.the LoaD CHANVELLou, Earl of
SHAFTESBURY, and. Lout ItRDESDALE. -

BAYLEY'S DIVORCE.
Witnesses were examined, by the direction of
the House, relative- io the plat, t% bed' er Mrs.
iittyley's pregnancy was visible at the tithe %viten
Colonel Bayley returned, with reference 'to the
question, whether there was any reason to eon_
elude that. there had-been a reutibsiou or condona-
tion of the offence.

The evidence was ordered to be ptinted, and
the consideration of the subject to be resigned oa
111onday_ next. , ,

SEDITIOIN MEETINGS.

The Sedition Meetings ,s brought up
from the Commons, and on the 'motion of Lord
Srovourn read ts first time, and ordered to be
printed.
Lord,SIDNIOUTH said, that as there was reason
to bctieve-tnat the prints „would be on lite tables
to-morrow, be'thought it migi.t beiitopuy iu that
case that the, bill should be read a second time
to-mort ow. 11, therefore, be heard on objection
from any quarter, be would move, that the Bill
be read a second time to-morrow

Lord HOLLAND observed, that this was a ,Billl
of very great importance, and that It ‘could
improper, :therefore, to hurry it...through the
House. Though the prints might be,on'the table
tomorrow,-yet the House ought to hare,,imv to
consider theth; and the chief object of having a
Bill printed ‘vas to afford an opportunity for that
consideration. He thought Thursday the carlie.:t
day that ought, to be appointed for the second
reading of the Bill.
.The Earl of LIVERPOOL said; that if it were
stated that Objections were to he mode to the
principle of the Bill, then it might be proper to
delay the second leading till Thursday, and nei-
ther he nor hiS Noble Ft iend would insist 'upon
an earlier day but if the 'objections
.were nut to
the principle, brit to certain of the provisions of
the Bit, then the proper time for discussion would
be that of the committal of the Bill ; and then the
nrinciple, it that should be thought right, might
he discussed afterwards..

• Earl GROSVENOR observed, that it might be a
question whether
,the rut astire ought not to be
~ivitled ; and it tv%s fitting, therefore, that it
,boulti be digcusscd Ott tie second reading: .

The Bill was then ordered for the second read-
ing on TiHKAAV, and the Lords to be.stimmoneit:
The Earl of DEBBY • presented a petit on frOm
someplace in Lancashire ; .the Duke ot stilnEft•
SET from the Wtth Agricultural Society: the Last
of LAUDEEPALE from Bandon ; Earl buosyr.tiolt
also presented a petition, but from the noise wit ti-
Out• the-bar, we could not distinctly hear the ob-
ject of any of them..--They were laid on the table.
The Duke of ATHOL gave notice of a motion
on Friday, tar act alteration in one of the standing
orders of the House respecting private Bias (as
we inidetstood•him)„ with reference to:Scothind.
The House was ordered to be summoned for
Friday.
The Indemnity Bill, and Silk Bounty Expor.
tation Bill, were read a second time.—Adjotirned.