Star.
London, England, 1821-10-03 00:00:00

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER. 3, 1821.

THE REV. WILLIAM HETHERINGTON'S CHARITY
TO THE BLIND.
CISSIWAS HOSPITAL, OCTOBIS 2, 1821.
WHEREAS the above-named Gentleman, in his
lifetime, enabled the Governoss of this Hospital to pay
Annuities of Ten Pounds to each of Fifty Blind Persons, in the
hope that his example woeM be follonked by other benevolent
characters.

The Governors give this public notice, that from the very mu-
nificent additions made to Mr. Hetherington's original fund,
more than five hundred Blind Perelman in the receipt of these
Annuities.
A Committee will sit In the Countintrouse of the said Hos-
pital some time in the month of November next, to fill.up such
vacancies as may then have occurred since the Election in No-
vember law.

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Petitions are to be had at the Counting-house aforesaid, from
the 7th day of October to the 5d day of November, annually,
between the hours of Ten and Four (Holidays excepted), for
Any lilind Persons duly qualified, ions the personal application
of aFi iesisl.• The leAding qualifications are hereunder stated,
and unleu the parties can respectively prove themselves to be
strictly within the same, applications on their behalf will be
entirely fruitless, viz.
_

Birth, in that part of the United Kingdom called England,
exclusive of Wales and the Town of Berwick-upon-Tweed.
Age, Fifty Years and upwards.
Total Blindness for the space of the lag three years.
Residence, the last three years at least, In their present place
of abode, or parish.
• Income (if any), to be under the yearly value of Twenty
Pounds.

Those who have ever begged, received alms, or are deemed
objects for parish relief, are excluded from the benefit of thtst
Charities, the Donors having expressly declared the same for
such only as have been respectably brought up, and who want
some addition to what they possess, to make life more comfort-
able under their midurtune of blindness.

THOMAS WILBY, Clerk.
• From the great extent of this Charity, it is found imprac-
ticable. to attend to letters.

FWM LAST NIGHT'S GAZEITE.

BANKRUPT&
Ralph Whitehead, late of Witknell, Lancashit; corn-mer-
chant, to surrender October 29, at five, 30, at eleven, and
November 13, at twelve, at the Sun Inn, Prenun. Actor-
nies, Mr. Greenhaigh, Manchester; or Mess I. Hall and
Willett, Great Janus-street, Bedford-row.
Henry Mercer, Liverpool, merchant, October 29, 30, and
November 13, at one, at the George Inn, Dale-street, Liver-
pool. Attornies, Mr. Lodge, Liverpol ; or Mr. Battye,'
Chancery.lane.
Thomas Ward, Seamer, Yorkshire, maltster, October 9, 10,
and November 13, at eleven, at the Ben Inn, Searbornegh.
Attornas, Mr. Thornton, Scarborough; or Mr. Lever, Gray's
Inn, London.
DIVIDENDS to be made at GUILDHALL.

Nov. 3, M. Cohen, Devonshire-street, Queen-square ex-
change-broker, at eleven. Oct. 27, W. Williams and A. Whyte,
New Bond-street, hatters, at ten. Nov. 17, B. Troughtou,
sea. and J. Troughton, Wood-street, silkmen, at eleven.
Di% 'MENDS to be made in the COUNTRY.
Oct. 9.9, T. Cave, Hiedley, Lancashire, dealer, at twelve,
at the Eagle and Child Inn, Wigan. Nov. St, J. Blae'tett, New-
castle-upon-Tyne,_ innkeeper, at eleven, at the George Inn,
Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Oct. 27, Te Garbutt, Manchester,
woullen-cord-manufacturer, at three, at the White Bear Inn
Manchester.