Star.
London, England, 1829-02-05 00:00:00

SEAMEN'S HOSPITAL SOCIETY.

The Annual Meeting of this Society took place yes-
terday. at theit rooms, Bishopsgate-street.
The Lord Bishop et Lames took the Chair.
TM Secretary, Mr. Balmer read the Report.
In Moving the Several Resolutions Lord RADSTOCIL.
Captain Yoursb, and other Gentlemen, bore testimony
to the benefits which many destitute seamen had det iced
from the exertions of the Society.
Ittanktliming been voted to the Chairman,
His LnitDSHIP expressed the-gators pleasure he felt
is presiding at their annual meeting. atsl:tsits readiness
to attend at any future pesiod when his pence might
fie of any importance. He could net argue from the
smallness of the meeting that the charity was declining.
as it appeared from the report that t' eir funds were
salter more flourishing than at the preceding me ting.
There was but one point omitted in the report to which
be was desirous of calling their attention. He meant
the religious instruction which the Society afforded t.)
the seamen under the direction of the Rev. M. Jones, of
Deptford, a very' enlightened and exemplary Clergy-
man. He was glad to hear that another Society was
about to be established solely for this laudable i urpose.
He was sus, both Societies would afford mutual assist-
ance to each other.

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ELECTION OF AN • ALDER M AN.

1 LAST DAY.

Yesterday the friends of the two candidates put each
other to the test in good earnest. The S boolhouse was
more crowded during the whole day that it was even
oa the first day ; thb whole 4 City of London. in fact,
seemed ru.ttilte an inter in the mot. Both Mr. She.
sit Copeleinsl and Mr. Dove huLtoodoted themselves
extremely popular in. the Ward. as the zeal of their
partisans sufficiently tratifird. The former, however,
bad advantaie of which the latter did not avail him-
self. Mr. Dove lost several vqtes in consequeiceof the
superior means of information possessed by the Sheriff,
and was un.ble to imbuep, in consequence of the ab-
sence if rho. emeans.

. A voter for Mr. Dove was objected to because he had
it t paid Vie rates, in conformity with the Act of Par-
liament. The answer to this was, that although he paid
rio rates, he bad compromised with his landlord for a
certain yearly sure, to be free from the rates. The vote
was considered good.
The most tremendous shouting accompanied the an-
nouncement of each vote, and several placards, reflect-
ing upon Mr. Dove, were handed about the room.
At tour o'clock the LORD Mayon ordered the books
to be closed, and soon afterwards stated the result to be—
For Sheriff Copeland . . 290
bk. Dow* . . . 130
it/sjorttyis favour ot the Sheriff . —SO
It had bees) previously agreed to between the parties
that this meeting should not be final, but that if it should
be thought necessary to institute a scrutiny, the candi.
date requiring it might signify his intention on Friday,
to %sir& day the Wardmote should be adjourned.
Sheriff CoPILAND addressed the Wardmote. He
saluted the assembled multitude as their Alderman,
and he took to himself great pride in having been able,
notwithstanding the great exertions of his opponent, to
stand so high above that Gentleman.on the poll. He
accomplished this, although be came at the eleventh
hour, and although Mr. Dove had been upwards of three
years at work to gain the suffrages of the Ward. He
deeply felt the force of so great an obligation, and
pledged himself to act v. ith hiss utmost ability for the
• benelli of the Ward—(Loud
Mrs Dues eaidrhs thoisght the wrathy Sheriff rather
premature in dubbing himself *Alderman. It might
happen that qp Friday next a scrutiny would be re-
quired, whicl might make an awful change in his for-
tunes. At the commencement of the polling, he (Mr.
Dove) had received, at any rate three hundred and
•minety-five promises—(Cry of " Where are they now 7')
-lie would tell tt e person who questioned him where
they were. Many of them bad been sent out of the
way until the close of the election—(Cries of " No, no,"
.and applause). The most poWerful machinery had boss
eased against him; but although his adversary had
• wally the whole corporation in his favour, the whole
amount of the superiority did not exceed 50. Surely this
was no great triumph. The most virulent attacks bad
been made upon him (Mr. Dove) in the progress of the
election. Insinuations had been cast upon his birth,
parentage, education, and respectability. As for ed.-
cation, some estimate might be formed of the worthy
Sheriff's qualifications in that way from the fact, that
even the few words which issued from his lips were first
committed to paper—(Hisses and cheers); and aster the
otb-r requisites, he threw down the gauntlet most
YesterJay the worthy Gentleman required robe
prompted by the two Under Sheriffs, who supplied him
with a few words—(Hisses). He (Mr. Dove) had had
. to encounter a vast de.l. The Committee of his opponent
bad combined in calumniating him everywhere, for the
purpose of prejudicing his friends; and, by this conduct,
ior..reed a striking contrast to the uniform conduct of
the opposing Committee, who had never uttered or
penned a word to the prejudice of the worthy Sheriff—
(Approbation and hisses).
The Loan MAYI a hoped that all unpleasant feeling
would cease. He much disapproved of the circulation
ot h ,nobills against any particular candidate; but he
had observed uo impropriety at conduct in the para.-
sans of either candidate—(Cheers) •
The.W.rdmete was lien adjourned.

The Duke 4.f Mason) intends greatly curtailing
liverstablishment of gamekeepers after the present season.
Last neck, Joists (Inoue, Esq. of Bond.sneet, with
his unweaned liberality, gave to the poor of Penn, Duels, kis
active village, a fine fat beast, upwards of one hundred smog. and
one hundred and sizty ginner's loaves—an esanspk worthy of
Imitative during this inclement season.
A sheadful accident occurred on Tuesday last. The
alarm of fire was communicated to every part of Bee-
tles int the above night about ten o'clock. The Me took
place in a cottage occupied by Mrs. Hog4ett, in the
Bridge-street.; the family had retired to test; the candle
being placeden a boa by the side of the bed, the hang-
ings caught ire, and the room was instantly in flamer.
Assistance was soon at hand, and they succeeded in
Netting the peer somata and children from the !muse.
Tare cone (Mrs. Hoggett having been confined only
ulne days), after being most dreadfully scorched, wa:,
writh considtrable difficulty, saved from immediate
death; but alter suffering the most excruciating agony
op to 'thursday, sire expired. One of the children (a
fine girl. three years old) also died on the same day;
Ind it this time the mother remains ins very precarion,
situ& ion. It is truly appalling to hear of the number
of accidents which have happened in the last week, in
the above town and neighbourhood. A fine child be
longing to a man named Yeast', in the Bridge-street. oa
Thursday morning, was buret so dreadfully by the
poker falling from the fire on it, in the absence of the
mother, that it lingered till Saturday in the greatest
agony, when it expired. It is a melancholy fact, that
the majority of these alarming accidents occur either
camlessness or during the absence of the parentsl—
efoik &raid.

GLASGOW. FEBRUARY S.

Lord Douglas hae•ordered hi• amend &anima ett
coals to the poor of the parish of Danes.. More than
120 cart loads bate been distributed among an equal
number of indigent families. The tenantry, mach to
their honour, drove them, free of expense, with an ala.
city which indicated their gratification in co-operating
with the beneficence of their noble landlord.

Saturday night, about half-past eleven o'clock, a fire
broke out in a Starching-house in Carrick ►treet, Brown-
field; and at half-past three on Sunday morning, another
brolutput in a dwelling house in Warwick-street, An-
derston, both of which were happily got under without
doing any material damage. Sunday night, about eight
o'clock, a third fire broke out in a toy-shop at the bead
of the Gallowgate, lately possessed by Messrs. Mitchell
and Son, which at first had rather an alarming appear-
' ince, but by the speedy arrival of Mr. Davidson with
the engines, it was soon extinguished. The supply of
watxr was plentiful. Tue most of the articles in the
shop were destroyed.