Star.
London, England, 1821-05-08 00:00:00

FEMALE PENITENTIARY SOCIETY.

Yesterday, a Meeting of this laudable Society was
held at Stationers' Hall; Mr. HANKEY, the Banker,
was called to the Chair. Ile stated the object of the
Meeting, which was one of great benevolence and
utility, to rescue those unhappy females who had
fallen from the ways of virtue, and were hastening
to destruction, from their dreadful situation. The
Secretary read a .Report from the Committee of the
Society, which stated, that they had great reason to
hope, that their efforts to restore helpless females,
who were in imminent danger of irretrievable destruc-
tion, had in many cases been effectual, and repre-
sented the necessity of supporting the Society by an
increase of subscription, as the funds had fallen £2OO
short of the expenses of the last year. The Report
was approved and received, and several Resolutions,
returning thanks to the Committee, the Physicians,
and Surgeons of the Institution, and recommending
it to the public patronage, were carried unanimously.

MEETING OF THE PORT OF LONDON.

Yesterday the Anniversary Meeting of the Port of
London Society for the promotion of Religion among
Seamen-, was held at the City of London Tavern.
About 1,000 persons, principally females, were pre-
sent. Lord GAbIBIER took the Chair, and opened
the business of the day in a congratulatory speech.
The Report of the last year's proceedings stated, that
within the last year successful exertions had been'
made in different parts of the country to forward the
objects of the Society, and, amongst others, Liver-
pool, Ilull, Bristol, and Leith might be distinguished.
Similar exertions had been making in North Ame-
rica, that had been crowned with great success, and
places for worship had already. been opened at New
York, Philadelphia, Charleston, and Boston. The
Report gave a flattering account of the effects which
the promotion of religion had in many instances had
on the crews of ♦essels in the port of London, and
the progress that religion was making amongst them.
It instanced, that in the shi, s bound to Davis Straits
and other quarters, Divine Service was performed
regularly.

The bust of the celebrated Jolts Kriox, which is
commonly pointed out to strangers, built into the
wall of a house at the head of the Netherbow, Edin-
burgh, ;n .which he once resided, has recently been
ornamented with the appendage of a neat pulpit,
furnished with a desk and the figure of a precentor,,
tinder which two tablets record the dates of the birth
and decease of the great Scotch Reformer. Wednes-
day being the anniversary of his birth-day, the pul-
pit wa.; fancifully decorated with flowers, flags, &c.
which attracted general notice.
A King's Messenger was dispatched to Portsmouth,
last week, for the purpose of conducting GENTILINI,
formerly valet to BONAPARTE, and Madame JULIE,
jentine dc chambre to Madame Beantsan, to Cux-
.. haven. After eleven weeks' passage at sea, these un-
fortunate persons, with an infant child, were detaiqed
at Spithead for three weeks, without either being per
witted to land or see any person from-the shore, ex-
cept an agent from Government.
Ma. HUNT.-.We learn that the fine of L'2oo which
is-a! imposed upon Mr. HUNT, for selling breakfast
powdef, has been remitted by the Exchequer, at the
instance of Sir Rosetta. WILSON, who most hand-
somely interfered, without any solicitation from, or
communication with, Mr. HUNT. Sir ROBERT also
brought the matter before the House of Commons,
unsolicited by Mr. HUNT, who has, in a letter to a
friend in London, expressed himself highly pleased
and gratified at this unlooked fop kind interference
on the part of Sir Itozzai.