Star.
London, England, 1818-02-26 00:00:00

MISC-ELLANEOUS.

Sir J. NEWPORT gave notice, that on Tuesday he would
move for a Committee to examine the Reports on the Courts of
Justice in Ireland.

Mr. M'DONALD asked if the Report of the Secret Com-
mittee would be brought op this day?
Mr. BATHURST said, a point had been started towards
the close of the day, which had prevented the Committee from
coming to a conclusion. The Report would not be brought up
this day, but would probably be presented at the neat sitting of
the House.

The second reading of the Coroaers' Bill having been moved,
a discussion took place, in which Mr. Dicamtbox, Mr. Craw's,
Mr. SHAW Leravac, and Mr. MaLusa, partkipatd.
Mr. MOORE moved that the Bill be read a second time on
that day six months.

Gent:rat THORNTON supported the Amendment.
The House then divided--. For the Motion, 13—For the
Amendment, 30—Majority against the second reading, 17.
The Report of the Commissioners for Repairing the I ligh-
land Roads and
be printed. Bridges in Scotland, was brought up and matt-
ed to
Dr. PHILLIMORE postponed his notice respecting Slave
Skim till Tuesday nem
&vivant ONSLOW gave notice, that he would move, on
the oth of April, for leave to bring in a Bill to Repeal the
I.Toarky ,Ltwa—Adjoursted.

SoCIETY POE no! SVPPRESSA
ALLIvDICITY.

Yesterday a Public Meeting was held a•
and Anchor Tavern, pursuant to adveni,
take into consideration the Report of the
of this philanthropic Society. The atten
far more numerous than on she former me,
many Ladies made part of the company.
At one o'clock the chair was taken by
ors Bovine, who stated, that the honor')
Chairman at such a Meeting was what he 1
expected, as he had come there merely
information.

The Report of the Committee was then
enumerated several sub-committees and d
into which the Committee had divided
and stated that they had invited the cier
rechial officers engaged in the execution ul
laws throughout the metropolis, to a conii
result of which had been most satisfactor)
culated to ensure the necessary co-operatic
the course of their investigation, the Coini
had their attention attracted by an Act
meet passed in the year 1662, which appear,
been called for under circumstances peculi
lar to the present, and from which they the
per to submit an extract of the preamble•
provisions of that act were for constitutinl
tions or workhouses in London and Westin,
parishes and districts throughout the lingo
large powers for the apprehension of vagr
employed them in workhouses to be bui;
levying rates for the expenses of building
nagement—that that act had nerer been a(
except in London ; but that they thought ,
notice it, as it might hereafter become use
they had benefited largely from the result
Matthew Martin's experience, who had dee,
tigattd the subject ; that they had classed
on which they expected themselves likcl
with general concurrence, under several
principal of which were :
That there should be a Central Superintending 0
urination. with Local Committees for subsequent is
That they should have accurate accounts of exitti;
Institutions, and immediate communication with P.
That Tickets should be issued for dinribution
gars, containing a reference to the Wire, where ear
, be considered :

That such Sturdy Beggars as would not be examir
filmed begging, should be dealt with according to Li

The Report earnestly recommended the
of Local Committees, in the Districts into
had divided the Metropolis and its envirun
eluded with stating that the project of
had received the approbation of Lord SID.
CHANCRLLOR of the Exciinuont, the Duu
and many other distinguished characters,
they had engaged a central Office at N.
Lion-square, where all friends to the thy
were solicited henceforth to offer their as,,
make their communications. The Commr
declared their decided conviction of the ,
lity of annihilating street begging, if cord,
ted by the public.
The Rev. Dr. RANDOLPH, Rector of
Covent-garden, said, he had a motion pc
hands, which he had no doubt would be
to the Meeting. It was, that the Ripon
as the opinion of this Meeting. He was
such a Meeting, but he would be infinite
were the various Parishes of the Metro*
forward and support the exertions of the
To prevent the evils of Mendicity was a
ordinary labour. Were the system of T.
adopted instead of Money, it would lead
to the disclosure of impostors. While mis
rity administered to the wants of the idle at
it was in vain to hope the penal laws of tl
could have effect. It was proper, the:
some measures should be adopted to brit
punishment who thus wantonly insulted
and human laws.

Mr.COLQUHOLIN (the Magistrate of Queer
seconded the motion. He lamented the
had so long disgraced and harassed the
by means of the idle and dissipated du:
cants who had pestered the streets; and hi
hoped, from the high patronage which
Society had been honoured with, that their
through the blessing of GOD, would be s!
abolishing this nuisance, as thereby much
be produced to the public.
The Report was then agreed to.
A Stranger, from the middle of the ro
proved of some parts of the Report, as it
no notice of that unfortunate class of bel
in his opinion, formed the greater part cl!
dicants. He meant journeymen mechanic!
forced to beg, or starve, for want of work.
up a series of Resolutions to be incorporx
deport. •

- The Ctt.tIRMMAN informed him that tlu.
would meet every consideration from the
but that the question now was, that the
port be approved of. • _ _ _

The quest ion was then put, and carried us
• Mr. R. TWINING pmposed the Thanks e
ing to his Grace the Duke of Northurni
his 'condescending to accept the office et'
the Society. Ile passed many well-mer:eL
on the splendid liberality of the Percy
added that the feeling of the present I-a
Noble House, at the death of his father,
prevented him from attending the Meetin
Mr. ROWCROFT, on rising to second t.
declared that he felt too weak in body a
do justice to his feelings ; but being one c
mittee, he ought not to pass over the schic
they had now met. Their object was to

means and induce such measures as m
mendicity by affording temporary relief. a
the end of their labours would he the rem
stain and reproach from the three parts
dom altogether. We had all witnessed
been done in the City with regard to the
Seamen, and had seen how easily a ditlieu'
to be insurmountable, had been overcome
not only been relieved, but removed (rem
and all who could be called seamen who wi
this distress, did. not amount to more th,
This shewed how much greater the cv
roality tban in imagination. Of these 1..10
had been employed, and 6(X) more would
and very soon, out of the whole. not
would be left unprori Jed for, or would
trouble to the Committee.

tividej for the purpose of
yinlictee might be said to
her. But the result that
ciety must prove, that stic-
m and unanimity. Should
Which pays 12,000,0001. an-
o, has not got the means of
• mendicity in the streets ?
iltaneous operation only re-
-1 success would be certain.
:ould not be reached by a
teady and regular steps it
.ace. The aim to view was
'Avoured ; for the wretched
into the streets as a mendi-
cordition of a free man, and
of pity, protection, and the
je s:wald be taken into the
treated with humanity and
the objects of the present
bus slightly alluded to them,'
second the Motion of Thanks

ling to comment on the ob-
!akt:r, set out with the gross-
He much feared that the
would be frustrated. We
lendicants alluded to did not
(K) !—(Loud cries of No ; 'so
r gross mistake, or a wilful

tined, that he had said only
'men were to be found as

When 12,000,000/. were an-
Rates, he was afraid the So-
ices he cordially coincided,
Gentleman who had lately
written a Book 20 years ago,
100 persons ruse every morn-
:hunt knowing how they were
r. He therefore did not think
ustitied in issuing such a Re-
ants were to be relieved every

what must the number be
•rso,:s exclainaed, " The author
egars !")--He had no wish to
eject in view : he only hoped,
1' made to Parliament some-
)e done, or else there would
object would succeed. But
had been voted for the King
:c of putting down the Slave
uch a sum had been voted to
he poor starving subjects that
streets--(Loud cries of " No
proceeded to speak of sailors
its house in a state of starva-
;ed at Plymouth, till he was
general clamour of the corn-
: for approving of the Report
cd.

rising to read the names a/
td been solicted to accept the
s, alluded to his having been
Imittee of the House of Com-
ibject. Great pains had been
; and on looking at the Re-
tad observed, that Mr. Monck
vreme suffering amongst the
He was Induced to con=
bid for the Legislature to in-
evil, but it was likely to be
efforts of this Society. It was
:the minds of the Overseers of
get hardened from the gross
le continually before them ;
y their examinations, would be
.-ere real objects of charity, and
ng the streets cleared. By giv-
stoney, he was sure the num-
streets would be soon dimi-
i with recommending that a
relative to beggars should be
of the Committee of the House
ted, as it would induce many
it assistance to this Society.

the Report against the °intr.
n Speaker, and denied that the
ion to make use of any harsh
ose who might come before
'ac person could not have been
Report was read, or he could
;mod it. It was only intended
vidual, in order that the good
liscriminated from the impos-
w•ho had settlements in their re-
The laws prevented any inch-
int ; and he presumed, if many
it must be from ignorance. The
anxious not to hurt the feel-
I who came before them : they
nizance of what belonged to a
ter into all the ramifications of
The Committee had confined
would continue to devote them,
—the removal of beggars from
Li they attempted to grapple with
five hundred thousand pounds
:lent to effect their purpose.—
ified in knowing that the Right
11d, in his place, shortly propose
dba a thousand-fold more gene-
the efforts of this Society could
every thing might be expected,
..ord Sidmouth and the Chanel-
. had promised to give every aid
they could afford according to
reat earnest in refutation oithe
/.:icty could do nothing without
ernment—for Government had
✓ assistance, and they were also
irable co-operation of his Royal
rf York. lie did not think Men-'
ely suppressed ; but was it to be
,nld, that the Society would have
ry step that was taken was a he-
humanity. It was only required
4 come forward, and contribute
their active exertions. Ile con-
the Vote of Thanks to the Vice-

1 the Thanks of the Meeting to
exottions in the cause; and that
:ed to accept the office of visitor
maLing that motion, he did it

with the sable feelings with whirl, he would have
done it to Howard tbr his investigation of pt-isons,
or to Granville Sharpe and Mr. ClarksMi, who had
so strenuously exerted themselves for the abolition of
the Slave Trade. .

Mr. CANIPBLLL seconded the motion, which was
carried unanimously.
Mr. MARTIN, in returning thanks, was firmly con-
vinced, that if Mendicity could not be entirely era-
dicated, it might be almost completely. Much of
the evil arose from the imperfect administration of
the Poor Laws, as they now stood. He had no opi-
nion of gratuitous service. There must be something
to interest an Overseer, when he had business of his
own to mind. He concluded with assuring the Meet-
ing, that all applicants would meet with the ten-
derest consideration. It was not intended to press
heavily on the bruised reed.
Mr. JOHN SMITH observed, that there was a large
body of men who considered beggary their trade,
and earned their bread by degradation. He moved
that Mr. W. Williams should be thanked for his ser-
, vices as Treasurer, and should be requested to con-
tinue the same, which was seconded by Mr. Martin.
Mr. WILLI A NIS, in returning thanks, expressed his
hopes that the Society, under proper regulations,
would be of as great public utility as any established
ire this kingdom, and produce the greatest benefit to
our fellow-creatures. That was not the place to dis-
cuss the cause of the distress, but only to agree to
unanimity in the object of relieving it. He agreed
that forty-nine out of every fifty beggars in the streets
were unworthy of consideration, and instanced Edin-
burgh, where no mendicants were to be found but
aged persons, or widows with several children. He
advised against giving alms in the streets, and recom-
mended the purchase of tickets from the Institution.
On this point he particularly wished it should bs un-
derstood by the public, that if. one beggar in the metro-
polis obtained fifty tickets in a day, he would be enti-
titled to no more relifffrom the Society than if he pro-
duced only one ticket ; because their object was not to
afford relief in proportion to the number of tickets
produced, but to ascertain the situation and worthi-
ness of the individual, by inquiring into his case, and
providing for him till they had ascertained it.—(This
explanatton seemed to throw an entire new light on the
object of the Institution, and it was hailed with un-
bounded applause.)—The beggars who supported
themselves by alms given in the streets could not re-
ceive less than 100,0001. a year, supposing there were
20,000 of them.—(Mr. Hunt exclaimed there sere
more.)—There might be many more ; but if the public
would lay out this sum in the purchase of tickets, the
Society would have ample funds for the purpose of re-
lieving mendicity, till it could be completely removed.
He should feel the greatest satisfaction in being useful
to such an Institution to the latest hour of his life.
A Board of Management was then appointed, and
a set of Auditors; and after the Thanks were given
to the Chairman for his services, the Meeting broke up.

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

BONE HUNDRED CAPITALS.-
Three Prizes of Thirty Thousand Pounds.—Twelre
Pipes of Port.—Lottery drams Nest Wednesday.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1818.
THE FUNDS.

TRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE 0 CLOCK :
Reduced 80i—Cons. 79H—Cons. for Feb. 79,4
4 per Cent. 991—Navy Annuities 106.1/
Bk. Lg. Anns. 201 15-16—India Bonds 96 pr.
Exchequer Bills 16 23 pr.

By the advises received from Bombay, we learn,
that the Asia, Captain GREIG, had arrived there,
having touched on her way at Johanna Bay, in the
Mosambique Channel, from whence she brought a
copy of a certificate left with the SULTAN, by Cap-
tain BRASH, of the Admiral Gambier, which had been
wrecked there last June. The document is as follows:
" JOH•NNA BAY, A1...:125T 6, 1817.
" To all whom it may concern,

" These are to certify, that the free trader, Admiral Gambier,
sailed from Portsmouth on the 15th March, 1817, and arrived
at Madeira on the 26th of the same month, and having put
letters on shore, sailed on the same day for Ceylon ; passed the
Cape of Good Hope on the 24th of May ; fell in with the ship
Bridget, of Liverpool, bound to Bombay ; kept company toge-
ther till near the entrance of the Mosambique Charnel, when,
owing to bad weather, we parted on the night of the 7th of
June, 1817. At 12. 25. A. M. the ship struck on the reefs of
Juan de Nova, and although every exertion was made to save
the ship and cargo, it proved ineffectual, ar.d w•e were obliged
to abandon her, and take to the boats, viz. pinnace, jolly-boat,
and gig ; the crew and passengers. consisting of 40 in number,
embarked in them, and proceeded to this island, where we ar-
rived on the 27th June, 1817. On our landing, we were re-
ceived with open arms by the King, Sultan Allowie, and family.
AU the inhabitants of the town, on hearing our case, caused re-
freshments of every kind to be brought to us, provided houses,
Ste. and hauled up our boats, to secure them from the weather;
since which myself and others, and passengers, have daily eater
at the King's table,• and likewise provisions of every kin'd have
been sent to us ; the King and inhabitants of the island vying
with each other who should shew us ni st attentior., though

they could but little afford it. lam prru.d to say, no country
in the world exceeds the hospitality of this island, and I am
convinced, at any time, should the like unfortunate accident oc-
cur to any other ship, they will meet with the same treatment.
" The King, Sultan Allowie, has a great desire for all ships
passing to call here, as he is at all tint's very glad of intelligence,
as also to see European subjects. Small arms, &c. are always an
acceptable present, being much wanted for the protection of the
island against the Madagascar people, who are constantly coming
over and destroying their plantations, and taking away the inha-
bitants, thereby reducing them to the greatest want and misery.
The French ship Titus having arrived in the Bay, on her way to
Chandernagore and Bengal, Captain Beek has kindly received us
on board, and being about to sail, I cannot leave this island with-
out once more expressing the sincere gratitude, esteem and frier..-1-
ship I entertain for the King, Sultan Allowie, his family, and all
ens hospitable island; and u the only remuneration I coLli
give in return, I have presented the King, Sultan Allowie, with
the jolly-boat of the late ship Admiral Gambier. I trust and
hope any person who may deign to read this, will not only see, but
feel the obligation we have been under to these inhabitants, and
thereby return them by any small presents and supplies they can
spare. " SOUL= MAW.
Johanna Bs!, July 6, 1817."
The Marquis of HASTINGS had arrived at Allaha-
bad on the Ist of September. The expected proceed-
ings on the North Western Frontier were likely to be
of considerable interest. The Madras troops were on
their march to the Nerbudda, and a large force of'
infantry and cavalry was to take up a position to the

Is:ortliwaid of that &tit. Sit T. tits Lot, Was pis
pected to proceed direct for Ellichpore. The troops
of the third division of the Field Army had received
orders.from Sir D. OcityzaLem. to hold themselves
completely equipped for moving by the 13th of Sep-,
tember. The Pindarree forte of Scixot Ali *as esti-
mated at 70,000 men but that of MEe.a KHAN at
only a few hundred followers on whom he can de-
pend. A considerable drought had prevailed in the
Upper Provinces, and it was feared that the crops in
general, but particularly that of indigo, would greatly

suffer.—The seeds of popular disaffection are now
said to be widely scattered over the Colonies of his
NETHERLAND MAJESTY In the Eastern seas; and the
introduction of a paper currency, unsupported by
credit and confidence, appears to be one of the prin-
cipal causes of discontent.