Star.
London, England, 1807-12-21 00:00:00

THE SHERIFFS' FUND

For the temporary Relief of the diftreffed Familia and Depen•
(tants of Perfons in qa,,finemest-t
For a temporary Fro 'son for Perfohs who, on being difehatged
from Confinement, have no means of prefent Subfiftenee—.
For the Purchafe of fueh Tools, Implements, and Materials, og
may conduce to habits of Induftry in Debtors and CtiminAla—
And for the pecuniary Al,l of other Ohjedts in Diftrefs, who
come under the official Covizance of the Sheriffs of Leaden
and Middlefvx.

THE Sheriffs of this pnonlons City and County,
in the execution of their Office, are neeefarily brought into
contact with cafes of accumulated mifcry an.l dlltrefs ; Natant,
are at prefent unprovided with any effedual means of alkvjayon
or relief. To eitablifh a p-rmanent Fund for this purpok, the
prefent Sheriffs appeal to the beuevoler•c.e of their Fellow
and of the Public at large, pledging themfelves to render, front
time to time, fuch Public Reports of the difpollston of the Mendel
entrufted to their care as DWI at once prove the nett/Sty of the
exiftence of fuch a Fund, and abuniantly repay to all feeling
minds the amount of ther donations.

Subleriptioes and communications are received by the prefers*
Sheriffs,(.. SMIIH. Efq o.2een-ftreet, Cheaplide, and R. Pa text es.
Efq. Bridge•Breet : who will take charge of the diftribution of the
Fund, make quarterly reports to the Public and the Subfcrilaers ;
and, with a view to give permanence to the plan, will continue a
joint controul and attention to it for fuck time as may be found
neceffary after they are out of office. The Lord Mayor aid tb.
two 4heriffs for the time being will be I'lllll4os for the feeltrity
and fuccethvc transfer of the Fund
Suhfcriptions are alfct received by the Under Slietilk J. F. yap.
dercon3, Efq. Bunt lane, Cannon-Brett. and John Leigh, Efq.
Crefccet-place, Bridge-Brea ; by the Kecpers of Newrgate. the
Giltfpur Brett and Poultry Compton, and Ludguts I and by alt
the Bankers in London.
SUBSCRIPTIONS.
The Lord Mayor to 10 o I Produce of the Nees
The Lady Mayonfa 2 2 0 Boxes at the Comp.
htifi Anllty w z o ten and Ludgitc—..
Mr Sheriff Smith to to o Eirft Week oto 84
Mn Smith 2 S 0 Ditto—Second Week 017 1
Mr Sheriff Phillips to to o The Under Sheriff.,
Mrs Phillips 1 s 0 Marrs Vandercom
A Nobleman so 0 o and Leigh to so
TP. to 0 0 Meth, Orme, Gough

R. Taylor and Co ss ol Square _
zo zo o
Thorrithwaite & Cos a o Mr James Adlard,
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A Wine Broker to to o Dtike•ilreet s a o
Alderman BB Mat- f loiters Kcy• Dalton,

Om Bloxham 3 3 o I and Co
Sir John Carr a a o Mr Griffiths, Horn S S 0
Mils Wedgwood to 0 o Tavern 2 2 0
SH. a o o An Mittman 0 7 o
A. Stephens, Efg. Sir James Brankomh
Chclfea s s 0 (Iste Sheriff) 2 1 0
A French Emigrant o 7 o Lady Branfcomb a 1 o
Produce of the Polre S G r fartinsz, Sfq 3 2 0
Boxes qfp Newsate Philip Blake, Big a 3 0
—Firft Week ais 6 James Duff, Efq. of
Ditto—Second Week it 5 3 o 'Alban 1 1 0
Dino—Third %yet 15 a 7 o Mr Benjamin Cooper r a o

Ditto—Fourth Week t O 6 IMr M. Ward

I S 0

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N. D. The Committee of City and Bridge Houfe Bastes have
placed adl. at the difpofal of the Sheriffs towards the punka& of
Clotho; and the Prifoners have for fame time been indebted for
very acceptable fupplies of Fragments of Provifions from Mefrs.
Birch and Co; the London Tavern; the City of London Tavern;
the New London Tavern : and the London Coffee Houfe.
The Sums already colledod have hat partly diallers:4 in the
purchafe of Potatoes, which have been dlitributed to thole Par,*
nets who hare families with no mean but the Paws Allowance
of to Ounces of Bread per Bay, aid In Coifs, which have been
diltributed In Owen quantities to the fires in the poen*
Small Sums have alto been given to faced destitute %foes on
their leaving the Prifon, and Sena, Allowalces have bees made
ja, the !wok Wives aad Children dietetics is conacidigent.—
In a few cafes *finance has been gime to make up the
neceffsry to compound salons fdr debt; and hi Zra.rue
Forbes were lately liberated for rusts ad who otheriviii intik
bat been detained for as indefinite perio 1.