Star.
London, England, 1824-04-01 00:00:00

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Obsetaecl.lbat the tputacent ekatn_ a ple, h only of the
Royal Family, but of Most of the Illdstflittis and Noble
Families of this country-, in protnotiog'th*prStority of
w_orks of charity, was. proverbially conspiclidus; but
in no instance wis -this feeling inore.apparent than, in
the conhet IA their Illtistrious Patron, the Ddke of
Northnmbcriand, who, although absent fiom indisposi.'
tion, had seat a deputy (which could not bat be mitt-
factory to, all their feelings) in the form of a Hundred
Pound Note—(Loud applause): The-worthy Gentleman
then gave
" His Grace the Duke of Northumberland," three times three.

Mr. BARCLAY ptoposed " The Health of the Chairman."—
( Applause). •
The Ctiatastaw returned thanks in an appropriate speech, and
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observed that his services were always at the Society's command. !
Saveral liberal contributions were then announced by thi% Tts-as
surer, Including 9.5 guineas from Sir ft. Farquhar; Mr. Alderman
Crowder, 20 guineas ; and a variety of other subscriptions of sa.as
guineas, fide guineas ; and Lesser sums.
CHAIRNIAN gate " The Bishop of Litchfield and Coventry,
with thanks for his Sermon in support of the objects of the Society.*
Applause).
The next toast given by the CHAIRMAN was—" The health of
Mr. Wilkinson, and success to the Royal National Institution for '
'the pre'ervation of life from shipwreck."—(Applause).
Mr. Wit.xis:s4o expressed his acknowledgments, and assured the
Assembly of the cordial co-operation of the Institution in question
with the benevolent objects of the present Society—(Cheers). He
had only to hope for a reciprocity of f-eling in promoting their mu-
tual views.—Glee—•' When Cie stormy winds do blow."
During the evening honorary Medals were delivered to the lot-
lowinF Gentlernen :
Mr. Geo. Williamson, of Tooley-street, Southwark, for the re.
suscitatioh of John Summers, who Isla fallen into the Thames.
Mr. Charles Ventris Field, of Itotherhithe, for the resuscitation
of a Tautly.
Mr. J. llirtwhistle, of I.lmelrouse, for rescuing, at the hazard of
his life, Mr. William Hawkins.
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Mr. William Frederick Roome, of Margaret-street, Ilaxliney,
fur resuscitating William' Keeling.
The Simiuti has advertised a Prize Medal, value fifty guineas,
for " The best Essay or Discovery on the Prevention of Shipwreck,
and the Preservation of Shipwrecked Mariners."
The evening was enlivenwl with soma excellent music, and the
company, which amounted to between two and three hundred, did
not separate until a late hour.

WESTMINSiER SESSIONS-(THIS DAY.)
These Sessions commenced before FRAMS C,onse, Esq. and a

Bench of Magistrates.
RIVAL REPORCERS.-lIORSR-WHIPPINO.
This was an indictment preferred by the plaintiff, a potion naited
Rourke, a Reporter to the Newspapers, against Mr. Rdw. Edmonds,
also a Reporter, for an assault committed by him ou the former, by
horse-whipping him in the Strand.
Mr. Att.ar said that his client did not deny the assault, but he
had very great provocation, which, however, could not be set up as
a defence tor his conduct, and be was willing to allow a verdict of

guilty to be recorded against him.
Mr. Aboxeutts, on the part of the plaintiff said, that it appeared
they had drawn their pens against each other, and some very Incor-
rect statements having been made, the defendant improperly took
the law into his own hands, and committed the assault in Question;
all that was required was that >lr. Edmonds would enter into per-
sonal recogniaances to keep the peace towards plaintiff fur the future.
The required recogniz.ances having been entered into, the de-
fendant was discharged.
The Journal des Debtas publu.fies a letter from Brest,
dated March 44, which declares, that all the reports of expeditions
Ott jug out in the French Harbours " to sail to Havannah and front
thence to the Amerisan Continentrwhich had lately been circulated,
were without any foundation.

Theoffice at the Bank for receiving assents to the re-
duction of 4 per cent to s per cent stock. was crowded yesterslay
by persons attending for that purpose- The amount of assents is
now onderstood to be nearly X 30,000,000. Monday is the last day
they can be received.
-Yesterday it Ballot was taken at the East India House
for the determination of the following question, viz.
" That application he made to Parliament, in the present Ses-
sion, for the Repeal of the 46th Clause of the Act of the 534.1 of
George 111. cap. 155, by which the Court of Directors is pred-
bited from sending to India, in the _capacity or a Writer, any /ya-
wn who shall not have resided during four Terms at the Itailey-
bury College ?" ' -
-At six o'clock the glasses were closed, and delivered
to the Scrutineers, who reported the numbers to be, viz.
For the Question - - - - 272
' Against the Question - - - 400
. Majority against the Question —l2B
A General Meeting of the Subscribers to Lloyd's was
held 3esterday, to receive the regular half-yearly Re-
port. After the usual routine, a vote of £2OO to the
Society for the Preservation of Lives in cases of Ship-
wreck along the Coast, was proposed and cat tied'. Se-
veral sums of £2O and £25 were then voted to the boat-
men of Deal add other ports, for services rendered to
merchant vessels in disttess, &c.
'Letters from Paris quote a curious declaration of the
King of SPAIN, in relation to the Constitutional Loins,
who is reported to have said, on being pressed to recog-
nise ahem, even at some fractional part of their nominal
value, that he would .1' prefer eating black bread, to
'acknowledging those securities to be worth a single ma-
ravedi." His obstinate resolution on this point is sup-
'posed to have been well understood by the Spanish
Ambassador in Paris, previous to the departure of
'those persons who repaired to Madrid to become Com-
petitors for the new contract, as he is said to have re-
marked to some of those who consulted him on the sub-
ject, that all proposals of that nature were wholly use-
less. It is a curious fact, that one set of contractors
had determined on presenting tenders for a loan to the
Spanish Government it 7!, provided that the Constitu-
tional bonds were made receivable at 15 per cent. only.
The rejection of this e..4er pooves that the annulling
those securities is made a point of honour, and not of
financial economy, .by the. Spanish Court, since they
can scarcely hope, ID the present state of tote country, to
contract for a loan so high ai 60 per cent. -which, ac-
-cording to the above plan, lemajti be the amount to be
paid them in money. It seems that the negociations at
'Madrid have raised the hopes of the noted M.G dean A RD
and his adherents, who ate now endeavouring -to force
what are termed the '.4 Royal Bonds" into circulatieri,
for which he possesses powers to the extent of 16 mil-
lions of dollars, in the expectation that these,anust:..be
~made receivable Par beynnd their present value in !any
L'ilew,contraCt that may be entered into. From these '
respective causes the state of Silatrish finance becomes
' every day snore desperate, and the petiod appears not
be fir distant when the dependents of the Spanish
Court, jf not the Monarch himself, may he reduced to
the meagre diet to which he has devoted himself, rather
than perform an act of public justice.
A very novel and humorous Wotk has just made irs
appearance, under the title of the English spy.; embellished wi.N
suitable characteristic Plates, slietched from the Life, by the cele-
brated CRUHChIiaNg. It comprises variety of Scenes and Permits,
characteristic., satirical, and humorous, illustrative of the present
age, and contains Anecdotes and Notices of 'Royal, Noble, and
Diqinguisheti Living Charattera, eombitia with the Itialinent, the
Eccentric, and the Notorious ; and embeaciog the peculiar Liegu A
Localisms, and Customs of Eton, Oxford, Cambridge, Cheltenh.:ra,
Bath. Ilrightotl.and London, in the higher and more polished Scenes
of Life. Of the diversified nature'of its contents some idea wit( be
formed from the following enumeration of the l'iltes in the Itv.o
Parts already published t—l. The Green RtgAll
.of the Opera Nouse
bnivieaten;:g6iSceatinnesLztansd.eAritthze.
—ll'2;llsEottriliiartalezeiAil-noornseiliCg 011111e:7e: roll{ 8011-3.
Oxford—e•
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niaos doiug.Penance-6. The Daffy Club. Besides numerous Cuts
and Vilsmtirs. The Plates all lull of character, and altouodi..g
with well-known Portraits, hit off to the Life. The Work aliogo_
gether Original, and very aplendidly eprOpacil.---Fublisbed Isy Sher-
wood and Co. raterutister-row.