The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-05-06 00:00:00

COMMTTLE FOR THE
RELIEF OF DESTITUTE SEAMEN.

27. Poo!try, May 4, MS.
The Committee for she Relief et .Dist ante seamen beK Wore
to submit to the Public the atider.mentioird, NV a Report of the
numbers and claw.ifirat ion of the Seamen now on hoard the two
remaining ships of their Establishment t and while they stOold
congeatillate gmbseritiers upon the comparatively trilling ex-
pence ;it %Thiel 1314 men Live been provided for. sir). take the
opportunity so acquaint them; that a Special Meeting of thl'
Committee will be held lo a few days, tts deliberate upon toe
moaner its %hick the remaining sum of )1. cm, be emplojed
with the greatest advantage is the accomplishment of objects
consistent with the intention of the Charity.
Total 'mustier admitted on board the Establishes/et .. a 1530
Shipped and otberwise provided for t 1324
Dead
Sent on chore for misconduct
At present on boa:d • 414

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Who may be lbw clamed :
Able and Ordinary Seamen . .....')
Men wishing to he sent In their parishea....... 14
infirm ....
fnreigners w ishing to return lO
' * Ditto. rot wishing to rettlrii
blacks 12
Sick and convalescent hl

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The Sub• Committee of.rioance report, that the total amount
subscliplions up to this day's date 14 16.0681.; of this sum,
6:565t. has been npplied to the ftwepopev of the Chatity, !tail*
a balance of 950(h. at tie despomt .1 the CO•sqlitlee-
J. E. GUItDON, Hon. Secretary.

SCANDALOUS GOkDUGT T 9 INFLUE
VOTERS IN ELECTIONS.

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Mr. Thomas Fereoson, wise Is now in Neergoitl
for hi! COOdliet in the County of Lanark, is tilt the
only rtsolt who, in Scotland, has most improperly in-
terfered in Elections. A most finfllftt instance is re-
corded in the Scotsman Newspaper of Saturday
last. A Banker, of the name of Sir John Bay, has
%slitters letters tree 1 of the Town Councillo,s
of the Boron/It of Peeblet, two of which hare been
published, addressed to Mr. William Nluithead and
Mr. James Brown. In one of these letters from this
Worthy Scotch Baronet to Mr. Meirhead, the fol-
lowing sentence occurs !--44 To prevent all mistakes
or misrepresentatinsa, I beg leave openly to solicit
your vote for Sir John Bechannam Riddell, which L
shall consider as a vote conferred spun myself ; and
I candidly declare to you, that I shall consider every
one who rates against hint as my personal enemy;
sod if I feel myself obliged to renounce all coil.
nection with that Borough, which Ito truly Inve, and
its 101111)4"ms. I shall consider that man as Me
occasion of it."
The aniwer of Mr. Mai:heed to this threatening
epistle is spirited and proper. We shall give it
entire:—
Peebl s. 27th April, 1818.
Hokora co Sin .—litere was no riot or disorder here till prat
letter came. threatening to that me. nod other Metnners of
Council, your persoeal ~sties. if we did Dot support Sir
John Riddell. It is tree, the towo's•fulk hare bees angry since
that, o cause we were hot in be allowed to *ow arcordin* to
our j..dgmeut, wlrlch our t:ouncillor's oath binds its to do and
they base been sometimes ratb,.r n ,isy lately. Surely my wise
can be an reisoo tor you I. renounce all connection whit this
Bar" which you MI truly I 're; but, at any rate, I oust
vole ateetdirig to my jadgaserit.
1 ,lia. lemovred Sit. your most oliestieat sal hatable servant,
To SirJuho Hay, Bart. (Signed) Yfe 11.Ltit. tdUllt BEAD.

Die letter addressed to Mr. Brown is to the isms
effect, and Mr. Brown's answer was equally spirited,
and independent. If the Electors in popular 80.
rough's would imitate the honest example of Messrs.
Muirhead and Brown, ite should soon see the Cot..
roptionists treated as they deserve, and the anew oi
Commons would suede another aspect. If the
cities and towns that sent up Perilions for Before,.
would but Illtt up to their professions, there w 41814
soon be a phallus% of independent men in the I[,u e,
that noMwisters Stith all his inffuencecosillstoa.ol4.