Star.
London, England, 1826-02-02 00:00:00

SEAMEN'S HOSPITAL SOCIETY.

Yesterday a Meeting of the subscribers and friends'
to this excellent Institution was held at the Society's
Rooms in Bishopsgate.street, !A BIICRLIYe Esq.V. P.
in the Chair, for the purpose of receiving the Fifth
Annual Report of the Committee.
Mr. HAMLET, the Secretary, read the Report, which
stated, that the Committee hid the painful duty of re-
porting, that the number of seamen received into the
Hospital in the year 1825, having been much greater
than in any former year, and the prices of provisions
having increased, they found it expedient, from the de-
clining state of their funds, to depart from their rule of
receiving on board the Grampus, without hesitation,
every seaman requiring medical or :surgical aid who
solicited admission. The rule, which under existing
circumstances, they had deemed it expedient to adopt
was, to consider as landsmen, and accordingly to refuse
admission to such seamen as had been on shore the six
months preceding their application. Notwithstanding
this limitation, the number of patients received on board
in the past year was 1.481. The expenses bad accord-
ingly increased to 3,7511. Os. 2d. while the annual sub-
scriptions amount to only 1,1301.
The CHAIRMAN said, he regretted that the present
state of the funds of the Society obliged the Committee
to abridge the good they had done during the present
year; but he hoped the Gentlemen present would en-
deavour.by exeations among their friends, to increase the
number of subscribers.

The Report was then received, and ordfred to be printed.
Thanks were voted to his Majesty for his annual subscription of
100 guineas, to Lord Melville, Captain Bowles, R.N. and the Offi-
cers of the Society, when the Meeting separated.

The 14 Goy Fawkes" searches into the cellars and
about the several rooms, &c. of the Houses of Lsrds
and Commons, took piece at twelve o'clock this day,
in the presence of Lord GWYDYR, the Lord Great
Chamberlain, Sir T. Trawnirr, the Usher of the Black
d, a party of the Yeomen of the Guard, &c. The
particular cellar that went by the name of " Guy
Fawkes' cellar," being the one in which that conspirator
was discovered, no longer exists, being demolished in
making way for the new buildings, Committee rooms,
Library, kc. recently erected for the House of Lords.
THE MENAI BRIDGE.—The Menai Suspension Bridge
was opened to the public on Monday, the 30th of
January, by the London and Holyhead Mail passing
along it at two o'clock in the morning. The horses
trotted along it in their regular pace. Although a heavy
gale was blowing at the time, there was no per-
ceptible difference in the moti not the coach, whether
on the suspended road-way, or on the masonry arches.
About nine o'clock, Sir HENRY PARNELL and Mr. Tat,
roan crossed over the bridge, in the travelling carriage
'of' the latter, and during the whole day visitors firm
all parts of Cana:von:hire and Anglesea, passed over
in their carriages, besi. es numerous foot passengers.
In the evening the workmen were regaled with a sub-
stantial dinner and übundanee of num dir. The incon-
venient ferry across the rapid Menai Estu pry is thus, at
last, annihilated, and another important facility given
Ito the intercourse between ill: two kingdoms.