Star.
London, England, 1802-03-18 00:00:00

PLYMOUTH, MARCH t 6.

BEVEVOL.S SOCIE72. of ST. PrITRIC K.

Yeflerday, being St. Patrick's Day, the Benevo-
lent Society of St. Patrick held their
anniverfary
meetin :it the London Tavern. the nature of
g this In flit talon were not already univerfally known,
we fhould be happy to expatiate upon it. It is
certainly highly honourable to the Irilll nation.
and calculated to lot oduce the moil beneficial el.
feels. The meeting on this occafton was very
crowded, and not lefs refpeetable than numerous.
His Royal Highnefs the Earl of Dublin (Duke of
KE/m) was in the Chair, fupported by the Earl
of MOIRA and the Marquis of HFADFORO. He
concluded himfelf in a manner the moft affable
and dignified, and gave the highell fatisfaetion to
all prefent. Upwards of 400 fat down to dinner.
After the cloth had been removed,and feveral loyal
and conflitutional toalts drank with great applanfe,
the children were introduced and walked through
the room in proceflion. At their head was a very
fine young man of about :8, who had been edu.
Bated at the expence of the Society, and who is
now eftablifhed in bufinefs. He refpeetfully bowed
to the company as he walked along, and feemed
animated with the warmeft fentiments of gratitude.
The pleafure felt by the fpeftators in thus witneff-
ing the fruits of their benevolence was exquifite.
But for their exertions this prontifing youth to a
moral certainty would have been brought up in ig-
norance, indigence, and vice. We cannot refrain
from complimenting the managersupon thehealthy
appearance of the children. They were all as flout
and ruddy as if living among the bogs of Ireland;
whereas it is well known that children in thefe cir-
cumftances are generally pale, weakly, and dif-
eared. When the proccflion had doled, the flew.
ards made their rounds and met with their ufoal
ficcefs. From a flatermnt made loon after by the
Secretary it appears that the funds are in the moft
floutifliing condition. Since the 16th of March
the contributions amount to 2,6331. A confider-
able part of this fum was fubfiribed for the pur-
pole of erecting an extenfive building where the
children may be lodged and educated. Under this
head his Royal Highnefs the PRINCE of WALES'S
name appeared for ro3l. the Duke of Kervr's for
1051. Lord MOIRA'S for sal. los. the bill: Chan-
cellor's for 301. &c.
During the murk of the evening feveral excel-
lent fpecchea were delivered, which we regret
much our limits will not allow us to enter into fo
fully as we.could
On the Duke of Kurt's health being drank, as
Prefident, his Royal Highnefs, after returning his
thanks for the compliment they paid him, Paid,
that he begged leave to embrace that opportunity
to exprefs how gratifying it was to his feelings to
reflea, that he had been fpontaneoufly nominated
Patron of that Society, as he flattered himfelf
that it implied a conviction, on their part, of
the cordial regard and attachment he enter-
tained for Ireland, which he all'red them he
fhould ever feel the greateft pride to profefs and
prove. When he confidered this inflitution as
limply an affociation for exercifing a molt elfin-
tial duty of humanity, that of charity, it could
not but reflect honour on all who were enrolled in
it ; but when he adverted to the numberlcfs
individuals drawn by the public fervice of their
country to a diflance from their own homes,
who, from the ordinary occurrences of life, were
liable to be left in this capital, without the means
of returning to Ireland, or any profpcet of fup-
port, and that fuch perfons were relieved and che-
rifhed by the benevolence of this fociety, to the
utmoft extent of its means—When he relleetcd on
this, he indeed felt an increafed pride in having
the honour of being placed at the head of it ; for
what could be more noble or gratifying to the
heart than to bellow comfort and fupport on thefe,
whole difireffes were incurred in the fervice of
their country, and in defence of our general in-
terefts ? His Royal Highnefs then proceeded in a
(train of eloquence and feeling, and which feemed
to make the deepeft impreffion on the company,
to remark on the many benefits arifing from fuch
a fociety; and concluded by obferving, that whilft
fuch laudable objects were dreamt under the au-
fpices of the inititution (and he trulled they
never would be loft fight of), they might always
command his utmoft exertions in aid of their be-
nevolent endeavours. This fpeech, which was de•
livered with uncommon elegance and dignity, Ras
received with the warmelt and loude:t applaufe,
which was repeatedly renewed and continued for
a long time after his Royal Highnefs fat down.
Lord MOIRA fpoke thrice, and each of his three
fpeeches was received with the melt unbounded
enthrifiafm. He is, indeed, wonderfully popular
with his countrymen, but certainly not more in
than he deferves. As he is the parent to whom
the Society owes its being and prefervation, he ex-
plained what Reps had been taken fence the haft
meeting, and what the Managers had now in con.
templatioa. His loft fpeech turncd upon the ad-
vantages of keeping up, under certain qualifica-
tions, national diftmaions, and was at once elo-
quent and philofophical. To thew that he meant
nothing illiberal, he drew one of his illuftrations
from the grand achievements of the 42d in Egypt,
and aficed whether the Invincible Standard would
ever have been taken, if every man in the regiment
had not at the moment confidered that he was a
Highlander ? He reprobated the idea ofextinguiffi-
ing feelings wifely implanted in the human bofom
by the great AUTHOR of our BEING, and (hewed
how much better our efforts would be directed in
turning them to their proper ends.
There was rather a fcarcity of fingers, but
DIGNUM, who was prefent, is in himfelf a heft.—
The Duke of York's band played in full uniform.
The Duke of KENT, being obliged to attend the
KING, went away at an early hour, but his place
was molt ably fupplied, and the evening pallid
away with the greatell poffible harmony and con-
viviality.
The Duke of Cam's's:Km is nominated Prefi-
dent for the enfuing year.

ENGLISH STATE LOTTlRY.Flfteeilth Day.--
12,931, &ft drawn, a Prize of 181. and entitled
to to,oool.—No. 43,917, a NEC of Soot.—Nos.
29,197, 50463, Prizes of root each.

Came in Cawfand bay the Chip EITERIMFNT
of L'ondon, Captain PaLMER, from Bengal, laden
with rice, for London : the failed from St. He-
lena on the 13th of January lag; her difpatchcs
were landed and forwarded this morning ; the
PROVIDENCI Revenue lugger, Captain WORSELL,
from Scilly, leaky ; and the CANADA, of 74 guns,
Captain YORKE, from Torbay.—Sailed on a cruize
the CA MISR lAN, of 44 guns, Capt.TowßY ; NYMPH,
of 38, CaptainDouozas ; SUM SAN TF, of
Captain WITTMAN ; HUNTER, of 18, Captain
Jot; is; and the SYLPH, of 18, Captain GOATE.—
Came in from the eaftward the Cut t.nt RS, of 16,
Captain CaewrottD.

SOCIE72. of ST. PrITRICK. II !MUT ICifL INTELLIGENC?.
being St. Patrick's Day, doe Benevo- TtIAILS THIS DAY.—WIND W. S. W.
of St. Patrick held their anniverfary "UV" D".
le London Tavern. If the nature of I Dublin, 0
nn were not already univerfally known, 2 Wd.
2 H !nibuitcr!orrgn 0
,
to happy to expatiate upon it. It is o Dutch. o
;hly honourable to the Irilh nation.
ed to lot oduce the moil beneficial ef- PLYMOUTH, MARCH s 6.
meeting on this occafion was very Came in Cawfand bay the Chip EITERIMFNT
id not lefs refpeetable than numerous. of Uondon, Captain Pardea, from Bengal, laden
lighnefs the Earl of Dublin (Duke of •t. .
rteo_ T A . n„ r u.

2ZA UTICA I. IN'IsELLIGENCE.

Ise CONTINUATION F!O`1 THE PltF.o EDI!, G PACE.

HULL, MARCH tc.

The follow isg fhips for the Greerland and
()Avis's Strei:zhts Whale Fineries, have cleared at
this pert lowe our lath viz.—For Greenland—
The Minerva, Nl.Bittut ; Fanny, J ssi SON ; Sym-
metry, Rost ; Ellifon, ; Egginton, STO-
; GREENSI4OI ; ilnlly, SADLER ;
joIHI. MITCHINSON ; Nlancheher, MA rsot ; and
the Elitabcth,Tarit Eltp—FOT Davis's Streights—
'l Ile Nottli Biiton, CREIGHTON ; Holdernels,
P.. GF ; Brothels, LIPIONDS '111,411:lip MAR SI4A LL ;
0.1kh,11, COLLEY ; Lynx, PAL:kir*. ; Cam, JAME-
SCH ; Gardner and jOtepll, ALLEN ; Munificence,
Bee rt KIN sor ; and the Adventure, Woons.—Four.
te, other, in addition to the above, are expeaed
alai to fail Lion. hence for the fame Fineries in the
coolie of the prefent week ; being, trgether with
the Thinconibe, Etysisom, which failed on the 26th
of Febtuary, for the Seal Finery, thirty-fix fail,
and the largell number ever font from this port.
The following we underhand is the number of
reftels intended for the fineries from the places
under-nientioned: viz. From London, 19; Shields,
t-:; Whitby, 7; Liverpool, 6 ; Lynn, 2 ; and to
from the different norts in Scotland.
The Laurel, FIRADLY ; SUTHER-
LAND; .1•": TAYLOR ; Equity, WELSH; Hope,
WILLIAIC sox ; and Jenny, LECK, have failed from
Scarborongli for the Baltic.
The Tiorst t. cutter, Lieutenant DAWSON, ar-
rived here on Saturday laR from a cruize.
The lit eekrick, AuLFiii, is loft in Robin Hood's
Key ; c'ew ;;ived, except a boy, who died through
the feverity of the weather.
The Difratch, of Aberdeen, coal laden, was
a few days age run on fliore by the crew at Red-
car, on the Yorkthire coati ; the velfel being fo
leaky as to defy all the efforts of the people to
keep her above water.
Außivro—At Oporte—On the, 6th instant. the Costae
lfselto.t, Harper, of anti from thii port.
At Bremen—The Francis, Ireland, Bremen Packet, Wife,
from this port ; and Serpford„ Models, from. Baltimore.
At HamburA—The Salerno, &holes; and Gcrtnan Paeltet,
Field, both from this port.
At Gravtfr nd Ihe Eratiniburgh, Shepherd, from Elfinrur.
. At Deal—The Pearl, Denton, from this port. on her pal:Cage
to >maul.