Star.
London, England, 1818-01-31 00:00:00

DISPOSAL OF DISTRESSED SE.

Yesterday a very numerous Meeting oft).,
men who have been actively engaged i 1 ci.
relief to the distressed Seamen, with whil..ll
tropolis was a few days ago crowded,
the King's Head, in the Poultry, for the pi
discussing the question of the ultimate di
those claimants upon the public bounty, an,
berating upon other matter connected with
of the Commiuee.

The LORD MAvoa, on taking the Chair.
ling the asatement of the advantages whin
ready resulted from the plans adopted by
mittee, declared that his most sanguine ex)
had been exceeded, and that he and his bra
gistrates felt, in the circumstance of the gn
tity of disagreeable daily employment that
since its commencement taken off their Ilan
utmost confidence of success. He rejoiced
this opportunity of declaring what he knew
go forth to the Public, to whom the intelli
due, that the Committee had the highest clai
their gratitude, and that within a ve:7
numbers of the afflicting objects in the
London would be disposed of beyond the p:
of a relapse into that unhappy condi:ica.
Captain FRANKLAND, previously to rite COI
ment of the discussion upon the specific obji
meeting, mentioned that some se;uren, who
Lions of lU. and 161. a year, were found to
the streets ; those certainly were not eatith
tieipate in that which was intended for the
the distre.sed ; on the contra 7, they merite,
ment, which he trusted the Lcrd Mayor w
rived to inflict.

The Lonn M.tvoß repeated the assar.tn•
made before of a determination to render
sistance in his power, by the apprehension
mendicants, and the disposal of them acc,
Law.

Captain FRANELAXD Said, it was suppost4
that the cause of his complaint originate 2::.
of vigilance upon the part of the Police ().7
perhaps in the want of integrity manic.
bribes to permit the soliciting of charity.
The Lotto MAYOR said, he had suyectt
understanding of that kind existed betwee
the police officers and the begging seamen.
told the former that he would instantly sir
person guilty of such base condu,a and
the Committee that nothing s:,ould chant
tention.—The object of the Meeting NV:ls the
forward.

Mr. LYALL objected to the principle up
applicatioLs were rna‘k to the Conimitz:c !
ply of men, upon the ground that an op
was thus given to substitute seamen who
gars, and had ro c!-Arat.ttrs, in the room
whose conduct was irreproachable. This
dently the case, if it appeared that there
dundancy of seamen. 'l lure was, becides,
very important objection, namely, that of 0,.11,..1
the candidates fur employmcnt pass thiougil
rism and mendacity before they were
an eccasion for industry. This systeln
the :,Erect of cramteracting the object of the h..... •;7
which was n‘w in progress, and
established for the investigation of the charactcsl
f,r it ri..eoied no argur.w::: ;•, p:
th.;' pkactics, of givinz empl, nicht te

tistn ter Was inconsistent With that of reqeiring
1,-.-:table reference.
• ,-cneral sentiment WaS against the observa-
:,;')jr. Lvall.
.I:cRETAItr observed, that there did not ap-
t.° hiin to be ground either for suspecting the
ray el those poor fellows, or for giving them
`,,aye of beggars. The Committee had done no-
'lE to confirm that imputation, which had, he
been erroneously applied. Their wants
\ied, it was pretty generally known, from un-
:able circumstances. They were not vagrants ;
L.iiimnittee were called upon to prevent them
„,`••rini; made so, and it was a tact that they were
rnea of good character. The present pro-
c: was certainly a pleasing one, for it presented
•iii•.u:s of restoring those who were qualified to
t,•ile former comfort and independence of their
aitioa. Ile did not think there was a redundancy
se.inga ; but if there were, it would be unjust that
upon whose interests the Committee was ens-
rdsla-1,1 suffer for the general body—(applause).
;the statement laid before the Meeting compre-
oij die following important facts :
are amv in the River six ships for the use
healthy seamen and one hospital ship. They
• capable of receiving 1400 men.
One thousand and forty-one have been already
o7i board.
One hundred and ninety-seven of those have been
deifectually, some in merchants' service and
.eia in the nary.
ligtle are in attendance upon the sick, a physi-
si, a surgeon, and two assistant-surgeons, paid by'
t'unmittee.
(ile physician, Dr. Rankin, of the East India Com-
, .4service, attends gratuitously.
ere are nyisv on board 859, all of whom, with
m:t p`.:on of about ten, have been serving in the
yr. The men, certainly tit for service, do not
.i.:nt to less than 500.
finir deaths have taken place since the ships
7° fitted out for the reception of the men.
120 have been cured of the itch. Those
Therm-3 for relief whom it was impossible to ac-
[7i:initiate at the commencement and during the
influx of seamen in the ships, the work-
and other places, were supplied with three-
e each, ;n,d a fourth of a quartet n loaf every day.
ft,Lis have been given for several days past to
oilicer of the Abundance receivi:g-ship to take
seamen who apply on board for examination.
llere is a regulation which was a..forte very Ku-
when the plan was proposed, that no person
l; had an infectious disease should be admitted
the poor fellows, whose poverty subjected
on to trials enough. The conduct adopted by the
,rn-.inee, upon finding that there were grounds
; :iiTrehensions of this kind, is to give au adequate
i.sKion to the diseased, and exclude him from all
liroiurse with those who would in all probability
7neat sufferers by the communication.
hn the account laid before the Committee, foreign
;:i.un were not forgotten. It was, stated that there
.:e 551 foreigners, besides those of colour, who
lianted to 48 ; and there was an unanimous de-
af.6in di it those who could not be provided with
~ps, arid who were not very acceptable in their
•lirrilintties as claimant& upon public support, in
~eluence of having fought for England, should
:onside:el in the light of Englishmen.
Taereapi,earei in a Sunday Paper a letter, in
~ich the conduct of the Committee was attacked.
_at leter was noticed upon this occasion, and de-
:zed to be a most gross falsehood. It related to
eapplication of a black man for relief, which it
sated WAS denied, and contained some comments
n the cruelty stated as having accompanied that
Them appeared a very general feeling of
1-,nation amongst the Committee against the au-
cr theanis-statement. • •
katxver attacks they might be subject to from
.7apprehension on the parts of others, or error upon
irs, they congratulated themselves upon the un-
table fact that they were instrumental to the re-
c: many poor fellows, who were now almost
•eri over the winter, and would have opportunities
~on of serving themselves.
After all necessary investigation, those who were
able to re-enter the service should be sent home,
he event of the refusal of Government to take
tera under its immediate protection. The opinion
raany was, that all of those who are able to en-
in active service will he disposed of in six weeks.
Mr. LvAi.:. repeated his objection to the plan, and
,-*«d whether those seamen were provident or careful?
(..aptain FRANZLAND admitted that sailors were in
•e eagle of Lsing their money on coming into port.
rey thought nothing of it, and it was of very little
sequence to them formerly, for as soon as it was
they went on board again. The case was dif-
aat now—their money probably went the same
but there did not exist the same opportunities
7i2placing it by a return to labour.
The Loan MAYOR begged that no distinctions
rzid be drawn between tlioae who were in service and
who were not. It could answer no good purpose.
Lyai,ts..nd he was not thinking of distinctions.
rerely mi_ant that those mein should not be em-
.:••••;•d to the prejudice of others.
Tanks having been voted to the Lord Mayor, the
separated.
..,...penecs attending the plan amount to up-
at 800!. a week.

M 1-.'end of Mr. ROSE, on hearing that the
(:f the office of Treasurer of the Navy had
" 3(X)01. a-year, exclaimed, " What a
leihrx ROSE has been, to die just before the
hluctioa Gt !:Es successor's salary 1'
INaesday Mr. RoetNsoN was first announced as a
tiff Mi.,ister at the public offices, by orders being
summoning, a Cabinet Cour.cil for the fol.-
'1.111'; day, and orders were given to summon Mr..
rtost;...oN, aad the Right lion. Gentleman attended
• Cabinet Council holden on Wednesday at two
clock at the Foreign Office.
Forxottso.--Yesterday evening, about six 3',•lock,
Erie male infant was found on the thre,hold of a
house in York-street, Portman-square,
to be left there by a man who was seen
'';‘; 121-2 cpposite site r.,f the street until the
Was tccci7ed into the Gentleman's house, where
7,tip.•riencetl the most prompt and humane atten-
-but has since been traruferred to the Parish