Star.
London, England, 1827-02-08 00:00:00

SEAMEN'S HOSPITAL

Yesterday the Anniveriat; Meeting of the Friends
and Subscribers to this excellent Charity, was held at
the Society's Chamberi in Bishopsgate-street, for the
purpose of receiving the Report, and auditing the
Accounts for the past year.
Os the modes of WILLIAM Afassiws, Esq.
n, &bop of ciamess consented to sake the Chair. -
Tin Report was then read by the sectleurr. It stated the num-
.ben relieved each year since the establishment of the Society to be'
Wow : In 11141, 413; In ism 7*; M 1845, 9111; in 1914,
too; in 1815,1,481 ; and in the last year, 1,954--besides 412
who bad received medical assistance us outistkins.
Of the number admitted on board the Hospital Ship, the Grant.
.pis, during the last year;l9o hive died, 140 remained under care;
j bad been 'spelled, and the remainder bad been discharged either
atwuy cured, or coesvalmaot.
Of the number discharged, 41 had bee, completely clothed by
the society, and 115 bad been supplied with shoes and stockings.
They consisted of seamen belonging to all nations
sad climes ; no recommendatory letter was required ; it
was sufficient that they presented themselves alongside
the ship, and that their appearance indicated disease.
From the Report, it appeared that there had been ad-
mitted. during the past year, natives of China. of the
South Sea Islands, of America, both North and South, of
Attica, and of every European State. The great majority,
however, were of course natives of this country.
The Report, in conclusion, stated the reiret of the,
Committee is being compelled to annoc that the,
•espenses of the last year had exceeded their receipts by
upwards of 6001; and earnestly implored the public to
come forward to their assistance, and thus prevent the
extinction of this most useful Charity.

Oa the intim of Mr. Urquhart. k was resolved. rim tin re-
port be approved, and primal miss of k distributed anwei Ike
wbscribert.

WILLIAM MARXISM, Esq. M.P. after enlarging on
the necessity and utility of this Institution, moved the
following Resolution;
That it "peen to this Meeting, from the accounts on distal%
• that the Mg mete are set sellciest to keep the Hospital spies
mother pear; but whilst the Moeda( regr.-t that so ilitashisomone
of sec► vital lawman* to that bulwark of the kingdom, the British
)lavy, and to ks eseremolle intermit also, should, for a moment, be
-deprived of the fostering hood of the benevolent, they entertain a
-ecatbdeat baps, that ss the merits elk become known, a generous
park eriU sot hold bath their support:
The Eli. Captain WALDIONAVI seconded this mo.
lion. He observed, that he should consider himself un-
swarthy the character of a British Officer, if he wet, not
anxtous fur the interests and comforts at our seamen.
lie had possessed many opportunities of observing their
habit., and he found them, almost to a mao, averse to
-entering an hospital on shore, and hence if this Charity
were abandoned, there would remain no asylum to which,
in the event of sickness, they would choose to apply.
Besides, our metropolitan hospitals were Ina& quite to
• their reception, as the aggregate number of beds
a hich the whole of them were capable of making up,
did not exceed 4,200; and this in a city the popula•
tion of which was a million and a quarter. In
Milan, on the contrary, with a population of only
100000, the public hospitals made up no less than
• 4,000 beds, and in Paris,*here the population, although
,great, was considerably under that of London, there
were no less than public hospitals. He mentioned
'these facts to chew the absolute necessity for the con-
tinuance of this Charity.
Thanks were thee voted to the Purees, Presidents, Tresses,
and other Mears of this Institution; sod so the Patron, Is, his
services oe the present occasion.
Tne Bi.hop of CIIISTZR returned thanks. He con-
sidered the being elected Chairman of a Charitable
Meeting to be one of the highest honours that could
be paid to any man, and particularly to a Minisme
of Religion. The Seamen's Hospital was an Instituties
deserving of every support, and be felt convinced that
it only required to be generally known to obtain that.
support. The claim of our sailors upon the gratitude
of the country was an indefeasible one, as it was to,
them under Poovsuamca that we owed our prosperity.
He was sure that the feelings of the British nation
would respond to the calls of this Charity. Foe his pert
he was so convinced of its utility and excellence, that
he pledged himself to be most sealons in promoting its
interests.--The Meeting then separated.

This is the anniversary of Mary Queen of Scots being
.asiesile4,ls47.
Tao Reports of the Lisbon War Office, as regard the
member of men employed on the several occasions to
which they refer. are extremely defective. It seems that
Generals Villa Rot., Ateredo, and Claudino formed
their junction at Mangualde, and that at two in the
morning of the 7th, the Marquis de Chaves left
Villa Chain the direction of Aguiar da Beira, leaving
200 cavalry behind him to observe his opponents. The
Constitutionalists pursued on the same day, and their
force consisted of four battalions of Chasseurs, four regi-
ments of Cavalry, eight of Infantry, the Academical
Corps, formed out of the Coimbra Students, and 500
Artillery, with 21 field-pieces; total about 6500 men.
The rebels belonging to the corps of Chaves alone, were
upwards of 10,000, of whom 2500 were regular troops,
and the rest militia and guerillas.
A letter was yesterday received from a Portugui se
Gentleman of considerable distinction, which states, that
the reason why the party of the rebels had increased so
very rapidly, was the conviction prevailing in the minds
of many persons that the British would not agree to
send troops to protect the new Constitution& and the!
persons who wet e of this opinion argued from the experi-
ence of 1823, when the same compliance with existing
tr.aoes was solieited and refused. It was this centric.
Lion which induced Cnuot de Sloane*, Baron Molelos,
and several oth, rte, sons of distinction, to join the Sil-
. veira party. 11 this is ihe case, it stews that the sending
of a British force to P,rtugal has bees attended with
VW must I oval taut conseqeences.

ARIGNA IRON AND COAL.

IMPANY.

A Special General Meeting of Proprkton vru held
yesterday, at the King% Head Tavern in the Poultry,
to receive the Report Of the Committee appointed at
the last half• yearly Meeting, to investigate the affairs of
the Company—Mr. Wm. Mumma, one of the Direc-
tors, in the Chair. _ _

The Sauarraau opened the business of the day. and
proceeded to read the Report of the Censmittee, which
was dated January 5, 1827. The document was very
Voluminous, and occupied the attention of the Meeting
for a considerable time.

The Report baying been read at length, the CHAIR.
MAN said that the Proprietors might put any question
respecting any pan of the Report, which it might have
been considered to require explanation. He had no ,
doubt but the most satisfactory answers could be given
by the Chairman and the other Members of the Com-
mittee who were present. He recommended Gentlemen to
abstain from all vituperative language, and to avoid.
irrelevant matter, and not to introduce topics which
were then under consideratina in another quarter, par-
.' snarly in the absence of ,those Gentlemen who were
more immediately concerned in that affrir—ifieer).
Mr. DUMAN wished to know if it had not been the
practice to allot a number of Shares to one scrip, which
were afterwards subdivided and signed for by other
'persons. He believed it was a practice quite general
in the Company.
Mr. Hoes& said these shun were not considered fraodulent by
the Company. and any discussion about them now wooid be mono.
pessary and foreign to the objects et that Meeting.
Mr. Llenauar Wined that he had a right to discus the queition.
M. W. Cutlet, and several other &mikado's. called Mr.
Denman to order, and contended that he was wandering from the
merits of the question before the Meeting.
Mr. Damian appeared impatient, and persisted Is addressing
the Chair. He trained the right of lowing heard, as be had first the
eye of the Chairman.
Several Shareholders called on the Chairman to proem, order,
who at last interposed. and requested Mr. Denman to confine him-
self to the subject matter of the report.
Mr. Donlan having acceded to the request of the Meeting,
Mr. Twtoo's report of the state of the Company's
Mines in Ireland, was nest read. It was dated 27th of
July, 1826. and stated that under good management.
and with strict attention to the mines, on a system which
he pointed nut at great length, the afFiirs of the Corn•
featly would prosper. and the proprietors would obtain
a fair remuneration on the capital expended by them.
Ta maintain this position the report -went into several
elaborate calculations, and detailed the cost of working
the different mines.

Mr. Hmtrom moved that the two reports be printed,
and copies furnished t, each of the shareholders, to give
them an opportunity of examisting their merits before the
next half-yearly Meeting, which was to be held shordy,
when be intended to wove that the Report should'
be received.
Mr. W. Cu ass wended the Sales. aed hoped the cap et At
cm each sh.re. would nut be pressed by the Directors vatic tee days
after the first adveni,entent.

It was uederstooattlat this request would be sanded to.
nooks were voted to the Committee soil Chaining, and the
Meeting aiinoreed.