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London, England, 1823-01-24 00:00:00

. EARTHQUAKES IN SYRIA.
AT a MEETING of the COMMITTEE, held
the City of London Tavern, on the Stab of January, 18ft
EDWARD LEE, Esq. In the Chair:
illealeed--That J. T. Dausvz, Esq. be Treasurer; that N.
Rovosantri, Esq be added to the Committee.
The Compittec..haint-facwarded a Second sum of £tooo,
*rates die medium of the British Consul-General at Constan-
titlg.
niMILLARSMIBOL.EatthquaIies In Syria, in which more
:ertses-gogioo-peroutirfonnd instant death, and nearly an equal
number were grievously wounded, and by which tens of thou-
ands were deprived of habitation, food, clothing, and other
.' !=rof life ; and who are iven from even the neigh-
bf their cities and towns by the contamination of the
alit from the putrefaction of the crushed bodies of their friends
aid relatives ; and their eltreme destitution, having no other
. re-sante than the assistance which benevolence may afford—
lipsing been again considered, the Committee are induced to
reneworith.great earnestness, the solicitations for the aid of a
- Generous Public to alleviate the Jamey pressure of this terrific

calamity.
.mount el Subscriptions already advertised £1823 13s.
4ld. Garratt £lO 10 Webster and Sharp £1 2
% .13,H, 2 0 Jacob Wakefield, Esq. 20 0
BAtish Traveller Even- A. Curling. Esq. 5 0
Ins Paper 5 5 Mrs. H. Pettey 5 0
Mrs.Fish,Russell.square 2 2 SirW. Geary, Bart. 10 10
J. Xt. H. 2 2 Anthony Waugh, Esq. 5 0
Thos. Roberts, Esq. 10 10 J. Lee, LL.D. 5 5
Cen, Helsh, and,Co. 10 10 Rev. George F. Bates,
Gee. Bacchus, Esq. 5 5 West blalling
Sir C. S. Hunter, Bart. 5 0 Mrs. Elisabeth Lloyd,
Miss Hunter • 1 0 Msismore
8.8. 1 1 Wm. Hall, Esq.
K. L 6 0 J. Mangles, EN.
ThotnasWarre, Esq.
Ramsgate 5 5
James Hogg, Esq. 5 5
Martha Meyers 2 0
W. Townsend, Esq. 5 0
Mrs. Barnard 5 0
Dr. Willie 10 0
J. It. 1 0
Samuel Chilners, Esq. s 0
T. G. Bramston, Esq. 5 0
Mrs. S. Hamilton 5
Messrs. Mahon and Co. 5 5
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itigirt Hon. J. Trevor 10 10
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A. A. Calvert, Esq, 1 1
Rev. Christ. Anstley 1 1
Colonel Leake 5 0
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Mrs. Smallbono 3 1
Rev. Harry Powell 1 0
Kempson, Yates, and Cu. 2 0
Thomas Lewis, Esq. 1 I
S. D. - - 20. 0
J. Clements, Esq. 3 3
Rev. J. C. Clements Y .2
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W. Cardale, Esq. 5 5
Rev. H. Cleaver 5 5
Dr. Thomas flume 1 0
John Allen 2 0
Z. Macauley, F.sq 5 0
M. Montefiore, lEsq. 5 0
I by all the Bankers in Town and
re; at Lloyd's and John's Coffee.
odon Tavern.
MINGTON, Jon. See :stagy.

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Edward H. Green, Esq.
Rusfiford Lodge ,go 0
The Worshipful Com-
pany of Cooks
W. Cooper, Esq.
Willfain Horton, Esq.
Cualport
J. I. Z,
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Arthur Lewis, Esq..
W. Harrytnan, Esq.
T. Wilson, Esq. Wap-
ping
Richard Phillips, Esq.
Red Lion-square 10 0
IL C. , • . 2 2
Charles Keep. Esq. 1 1
D. S. S. from Stor.z 20 0
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G. P. - 1 0
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P. 11. P. 5 0
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Mr. Sang. West 5 cs
T. M. S. 1 0
R. Plumptte Giyn 5
'Mr. M. Harrison 1 1 .
Thomas Brooke, Esq. 2 0
.I.ihn Back, ' 10 0
Richard Jellicoe, E-q. S 0
James Ti Lard, Esq. '2O 0
J. ik A. Powles & Co. 10 0
Hon. Captain Charles Ir
Irby; lt. N. 5 0
Capt. J. Mangles, R.N. 5 0
E. Prior, Esq. 5 0
Subscriptions will be received
Country ; at the Stock Exchang
houses; and at the City of Low
JOHN WAR

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YORK REFORM MEETING.

A Meeting to consider of petitioning Parliament
for a Reform in the House of Commons was held on
Wednesday, for the county of York, in the Caale-
yard. From the inclemency of the weather,. it wa.
supposed by some that there would be but a thin at-
. tendance. It was, in consequence, suggested that it
might be advisable to hold the Meeting in- the-County
Ilan. At eleven o'clock, the attendance was far from
numerous ; but after the hour had struck it rapidly
increased, and the idea of adjourniag to- the Hall
was necessarily abandoned. The High Sheriff, with
the Under Sheriff, were on the hustings by eleven,
and a few minutes afterwards Lord MILTON, Mr, S.
VORTLEY, Sir C. WORTLEY, the LORD MAYOR of
Yoitx, Mr. SPENCER, Mr. W. FAWKEs, Mr, PEN-
r FrureN, Mr. J. W. CLOUGH, Mr. RANISDEN, and
• many other Gentlemen, accustomed to interest them-
selves in the affairs of the county, appeared.
At a quarter past eleven, the UNDER SHERIFF
-opened the business by readin:.. the Requisition, -
The limn SHERIFF said, he ha] considered it. his
duty 19 give them the earliest opportunity of. eitru.
1
cising their undoubted right of discussing the strbj'eCt
-of the Reytisition. He strongly exhorted them to
act with fairness and moderation, .and to give to
every one who might add! esi them an impartial heitr.
ing. Taking this course, They would do honour to
themselves, and give additional force to the pro-
ceedings of the day. . .
. Mr.-W. FAWKES then addressed the Meeting on
the importance of the object which they had in view
'on the present occasion. t was one which lifted them
'above all narrow views, private prejudices, and party
feelings. He praised the zeal which they manifested
in thus coming forward, notwithstanding the incle-
mency of the weather, to contribute all in their power,
towards saving a sinking nation from the destruction 1
;with which it was threatened from perseverance in a
fatal and ruinous system. They were there seriously
to denounce principles which had enabled a set of
men, under a name which had hardly been known
till the commencement of the last century, to manage
• the affairs of the country as they pleased, almost
without any conttoul, for nearly half a century. The
consequence of which was, the nation had been loaded
with a debt, the amount of which would be incredi-
ble it it were not proveable. The system they had
established had occasioned a general spread of vena-
lity. It had led to the maintenance of a standing
army (which our ancestors always considered to be
unnecessary and dangerous) in a time of profound
• peace; and, in a word, it had produced a state of
things which must tinge every true Englishman's
cheek with the blush of slfame, when he reflected
that this, the country of Elizabeth and William, was
in the slightest degree connected with those who had
dared to say that the descendants of the men who
fought at Marathon, and who had so heroically de-
fended their Therrnopyle, were rebels, because they
had risen against the infamous system of oppression
• imposed upon them by the insolence of Mussulmen.
The system acted on had enabled a body of placemen
to wallow in wealth; while thousands of their coon-
• upon were steeped in poverty up to their very lips.
• .The effects of it were further seen in the oppressive
• fearrictiont 7which had been laid on the Press, and
. i ia., • pings which had taken place against
•• . Ale - -Of liberty in Westminster Hall. By the
ter
sin 4 "ghts Englishmen were entitled to be repre-
sow in a free Eirliament ; but the privilege which