Star.
London, England, 1826-04-14 00:00:00

ALMACK'S GRAND BALL,

sat week.

Wednesday evening, was splendid, considering the departure of
so great a number of the gay and fashionable en attend, dudes the
week, the Craven Meeting at Newmarket. TIM muster exceeded
300, comprising. among others, the aiming :
Duke of Buccleuch—Dadiese d lilseareee.
MARQUlSSl—Liondoodetry, Doom.
• Maacissoneemps—Wnwhester, UAW, lowiarstarry, In* of
Londonderry.
Sawn—Westmoreland, WkMowMN" Butwood,Aberdeen,
Grey, Roselyn, Clonmel.
Commems—Warerick, Mulgrave, Jake Aberdeen, Morley,
Wicklow, Mansfield, Clenniel.
Loans— Morpetb, Burgbersh,. Stensmat.-11=NOwydyr,
Wm. Graham, Frederick Beauderk, Mar" smitagge,
Elphinstone, fcc. Az.
Prince Pomona°, the h Ambassador, trans-
acted business yesterday at the Secretary of State's Oaks for
Foreign Affairs, in Downing-street.
Yesterday morning, about a quarter before twelve
o'clock, the CIIIANSILLLOZ of the Sammainia, Sir CaAILLES Lain,
and Mr. Ammon% left thornlike., of ale Osmium, at White.'
hall, in the carriage of this lamer, la/ the =arcs Lodge, Windsor
Park, to attend the Ent&
Yesterday morning Prince Lammp left his residence
in Pall Mall for his seat at Claremont.
On Wednesday, A Ballot was taken at the East India
House for the Election of Six Directors. At six o'clock the glasses
were closed and delivered to the Scrudneek who reported, at
half past sir o'clock yesterday morning, the numbers to be as
follows, vie.—
James Paulson, Esq. . 1736, H. St. Geo. Tucker, Esq. 1075
John Lock, Esq. . 1646 names It. Came, IN. 1054
Jinn., &slim 11. q. . . 1441 Charles blackinnon, Ent 697
Charles Mills, sq. . . 1579 Sir William Young, Sam -6111
John Bebb, g. . . 1506
Whereupon JAMBS AMMO, JOSS Lone, Jamas Stuaas,
Camel= Mstra, Jona Bose, and Hama: Se• Gummi Toms,
Esquires, were declared duly •electets.
Yesterday, a Court et Dilectois Wail field at the East
India House, ',teethe Si: New Elitemors took dank Oadlsiand'
their Seats. it Genoa 'AilliWitiesila ROOM1111104;i9OnK west
elected Chairman, and the Hon. Oren Lumeyx,paputp
linen, for the year sassing.

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ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY'.
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Yesterday the fifty•second anniversary of this eked-
teat Institution was celebrated at the City of London
Tavern, when upwards of 900' Gentlemen sat down to
an excellent dinner. His Grace the Doke of Northern-
berland. the President and munificent friend of the
Society, was in the Chair, and was supported by Mr.
Justice Gaselee, Sir Abraham Hume, J. H. Gurney,
Esq. King's Counsel, David Pollock, Esq., kc. &c.
Without making any invidious comparison of the
benevolent Institutions abounding in the Metropolis, of
whose inhabitants it has truly been said--

For their &mai
Thera was no winter in't ; an autumn 'two
That grew the more by reaping—
we believe no person will deny that the Royal Hu-
mane Society presents extraordinafT claims to na-
tional support, since it, under the blessing of DIVINZ
PROVIDIINCZ, is the means of restoring life to the dead.
Since the formation of this Society. a period scarcely
exceeJiag half a century, it bas been the direct means
of rescuing seven thousand fellow creatures from a
premature death, and nearly twenty-four thousand in-
dividuals have been rewarded for risking their lives for
others. this anitant of good thus conferred on
the public is a small portion of the services rendered
to humanity by this Society; by the diEftision, in all
countries, of the best means of restoting suspended
animation, and by stimulating the formation of similar
establishments, it has been the happy instrument of
saving thousands, of whom the Society can have no
record ; indeed, this Institution is, in its labours, cast-
ing bread upon the "waters, which will be seen many
days hence."
The dinner yesterday was, as already stated, nume-
rously attended, and after the cloth had been removed,
the grace 4, Benedictus aft Deus," &c. was sung by
Messrs. Broadhurst, Taylor, Atkins, Pyne, Hawes, Coll-
yer, Evans, and Masters bailey and Nichols.
The Isloble CHAIRMAN then gave, as the first toast,
" His Most Gracious Majesty the King, Lour Patron,"
which was drank with enthusiasm with four times four,
and followed by the National Anthem.
Mr. Faosr, the Secretary, read a letter from Sir
Herbert Taylor, by command- of the Duke of York,
stating that his Royal Highness would accept the office
of Vice Patron.

The next toasts were, " The Duke of York," " The
Royal Family," and " The Army and Navy," which
were drank with the usual honours and followed by ap.
plait airs.
After this a procession of persons, who had been saved
from destruction by the exertions of the Royal Humane
Society, came into the room, preceded by the Stewards
and Ofkers. They amounted to about 94 in all, bearing
the usual inscription of " We praise GOD and thank you.'
—The procession had an evident effect on the assembly.
The Noble Outman sow proposed the tout of-0 Prosperity
to the Royal Humane Society, which was warmly drank *ith
three times three.
Mr. for

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Justice fikaarmart now rase . the
proposing the isealtb of their Noble President.
knew, he oblietived, the obligations the Society •
under to bins, and it was unnecessary to say more, b.
cause he knew his Graces utter dislike to everything like
personal encomium. He should, however, now propose
01 The health of the Duke et Northumberland, our President."
which was drank with.three diets three.
The CHAIM/LS-4 rise, Gentlemen, under very con-
siderable feelings of emotion, which have been excited
at the generous tone in which the Learned Judge pro-
posed my health, and the flattering manner in which
r•u received that sentiment. I assure you with per-
fect sincerity, that no person can feel more interested
din I have felt, and still continue to feel, for the pros-
inky of this Institution ; and in endeavouring to serve
which, I have experienced that cordiality of co-operation
from all its branches which I hall never forget.—
Gentlemen, while thanking you for your kind attend-,
awe on this as on former occasions, I beg leave to
drink all your health&
lung, by Mr. C. Taylor- —so A begging we will go."
BiIIJAMIN Hawes, Esq. the Treasurer, spoke in high
terms of their illustrious President, who had never been
abient from the Society but when the duties of his I
country required it, or when, as on a recent occasion,
he represented the Majesty of England with a splendour
worthy of his country. With respect to the Society, he
need only to remind them of Nelson's motto—o Eng-
land expects every man to do his duty." He, himself,
now despaited of doing justice to the cause by his elo-
quence, but he wished to impress two or three considera-
tions on the minds of gentlemen present. One ob-
ject of the Society was to reward those publicans'
though, from the restricted nature of their resources,
the rewards were rather small, who opened their doors
for the-reception of a comparatively lifeless corpse; it
was another great object of the Society to present, rather
as a memorial than a reward, medallions to gentlemen
who had exerted themselves to save the lives of their
fellow-creatures. Those medallions had gone to every
quarter of the world, had been prised from a Cook
down to a M'Gregor, as offerings made on the altar of
humanity. The Society had besides, made it a duty to
give rewardi to thousands in humble situations of life,
who bad rushed forward to save the lives of their
fellow creatures at the risk of their own. It was,
however, for the Sotiety to say whether they would
extend or contract the sphere of their exertions, or
whether, ithe might so speak, they would continue to
raise the dead to'life, or leave them to perish at once.
Ever since his late venerated Majesty had given, from
his own gracious feelings, the necessary ground for the
Receiving House in Hyde Park, and the Committee of
the Society had the management of it, very few lives
were lost, whereas the average of misery in preceding
years was terrific. He considered this society as one of
the best insurance offices for lives, and entreated the
company to hasten to enter their premiums ; it was the
noblest Joint Stock Company in the world, for which
they would not only have interest here, but hereafter.
Was it not recorded that the late Emperor Alexander
thought that the happiest day in his lite when he was
enabled to preserve a peasant from drowning ? If that
II Emperor thought so, were not they pursuing the same
God-like part? though he was unable to impress the
minds of Gentlemen with these salutary trittbs, scot from.
want of inclissatioa, bus ability.. He -begged them toJ
tuber, that if the advocate was weak, still the cause

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4. LallAsa. 'att4 &sake to I. tic Isis *sodium taassesst°
was eardiaNy drank with throe times three!

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The bent toast was The Memory of the bo *whlth
Vent drank fit respeetfhl silence, and followed by the u»'Dead
111areh in Saul."
Glee—" Peaty to the Seale."
The Noble Chairman now began to present the 'Medals which
had been ;toted by the Society as honorary rewards for the gra-
tuitons benevolence which had been exerted by part velar indl-
Viduals, in piwiterving the lives of their fellow-creatures at different
times, accompanying the presentation of each by a suitable allusion
to the peculiar circumstances which caused them to be tlinforred.
The Medals were presented to Mr. George Martell, surgeon. of
Portsmouth, Captain Robert Patten, II N. hlr. Adolphus Bill,
Mr. Adam Hogg, Lieut. Archibald hincl:lr, R.N. Colonel Fenton,
Major Mac Gregor Captain Cobb, of the late Honourable Bolt
India Company a ship Kent, Captain Bibby, of the Caroline, Mr.
Matthew Wallen, Mate of the Caroline, and Wm. Ctacroft; Fag. a
Gentkrosan who, though advanced iii years, at the risk of his owo
life, rescued several persons front drowning in the Canal in 3.
James's Park, during the severe frost in January last. These Gets
demon seretally returned thanki.
Adam Hogg, a country youth 16 years of age, who,
with great beroisth and self-derotlon. rescued two children from
drowsing at Aylesbury, on being presented with the Medal, ad.
deemed the illustrious Chairman with that simplicity which is, tree
oloce. '4 My Lord Duke," said the ruth,*" I that& yothand
thaiourable Gentlemen. for what you have given Me; and all I
can say is, that if it ever falls to my lot to see a fellostmerratore in
danger, try to save him at ;he hassrd of my own Me."
COI. t~ tacos, who was on hoard the Kent Bast Indiantad, re'
turned thanks in a neat and modest address.
Major M•Gattooa, who hid also been on board the Kent; In
addressing the Chair, said he was unworthy to be assodateilWith
the two friends who stood by him, " for." said he, it era*. to
the extraordinary skill. fortitude, and presence of mind" of is
brave fellow (Laying his band on the shoulder of Capt. Cobb), Ittd
to the calm resolutioo of Colonel rearots. that t an indebted Tot
my life, and my family for a husband anal a father. Never On I
forget the precision with which Col. Foam' gave his orders on that
appalling occasion, on which, though he had everything dear
to a map at stake, be displayed as much coolness and self-possession
as on an ordinary parade. My sole merit is in havieig imitated the
oakber-like example set me, and I wish the medal presented t 6 me
to he considered as -ahogethor a compliment to the junior Officers
of the 31st Regiment, Whose conduct, in the wreck of the Soot:
bad enabled theii Commander to make a report without fear of
shame."
Capt. Coss returned thanks with honest and sailor-like tnodMtys
The Noble CMAIMILM bow proposed the " Health of Captain
Omit," and wished him happiness, when the latter returned his
thanks the the flattering manner in which his health had bees
drank ; and be protested that he took no credit to himself toe the
manner la which the Cambrian had picked up persons Wont the
wreck of the Kent. -
, Song by Broadhurst—', My Ain Fireside."
The first Report of Legacies and Contributions was now read.
Toast—" Vice-Presidents," with three times three; which
followed by a Duet between young Masters Bailey and N 1 lis
an excellent style. . a
The next toast was to the " Clergy who have beneatti diljnibsxis
;" when the Rev. Isaac Jackman was invited tivirstarn
thanks, but dedined it.
After the next toast, which was " The Lord Mayor anditheym.
reties of the Clty of ioduts," the Duke of Northuntberlatailtft
ibo MOM, soon after which it was announced that he- had marls
lotted a benefaction of 1001. to the Society.
Here bay= Poszoce, Rsq. was called to the Chalr,to whi a lee
said be had been most unexpectedly and most unworthily ,as
I must be seen, after the distinguished manner In which It been
filled. But the Noble Duke, who preceded him, had it gone
through-the entire range of toasts, which it was Custotnmilit pleat
situation to do •he had therefore to hope,that the Gent -o‘pre-
seat would assi:t him in getting throtigh the remand* at dittoes.
Song by Charles Taylor, " Suit at Law." - -
The Deputy Catatawanutow proposed the " Heeitholderltts.
surer of the Society:: which was drank-with throe shwa alfaele
BwAsain Maws*, Esq. returned thanks, and begged tee hale the
honour of drinking the health of the company.
Caleb.—ss Mr. *akar," &c. • . •
After the nntainadon titbit Stewards !lea, for thoetnatellpfaar,
this aaniverarny was terminated is the trac_apiritAbtnellakoßgtsod
cordiality.—'l he aillection, inclodingialiloo fro the cbairminpras
a veryllbetal one. •
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