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

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AtIZETINGOi THE Lied - •
Yesterday a nuitabet of Liseryttien, styling Oho.
'elves " The Loyal Rai Independent Livery of Lon 4
dna," dined at the Loudon Tavern, filshopsgate.
street. About 300 persons were present. Roberti
IVittlaras, Bog. M.P. filled the Chair, and was sup-
ported by Sir W. Curtis, Mr. Alderman Atkins, Sir •
Claudius Stephen Mater, Mr. Alderman Birch, end
other Aldesasen.

The cloth having bthon removed, this health of the
King wail drank with enthusiastic applause. It being
the Birtbiduy of his Majesty, the company seem,'
ed peculiarly anxious to testify their respect, and
for some initiates an incessant 'roar of applause ins
continued. •
After the otheroussial toasts, the Chairman pro:
posed that of " 'the Constitution, and may it last
for esee;" observing, at the mime time, that he be-
lieved those who were present were actually its firm-
est supporters. The next toast drank was," The
Houses of Parliament ; and may the 11-epresentatirrs
of the People discharge their duty as well in the nest
es in the last Parliament."
The health of-Sir W. Curtis, Mr. Matrons Shaw,
and Mr. Alderoltn Atkins, having beesidraithar'
Sir W. Cttftilisaid, that he telt considerable pride
ltrhattini the hon Our. of sleeting so large a body of
respectable Liveryman, and lobo.rwpd that there could
net have been appointed a more sppsop, is te day for
the expression of gratitude and totally towards the
Sovereign of this Island. With respect to himself.
he had for the last six Parliaments served his fellow.
citizens in Parliament to the best of his abilities, and
if the opportanity were afforded would still continue
to do so. lie mach lamented that one of his col-

leagoes (Sir James Shaw) was not present on this oc-
casion, to return thanks in person for the honour
which bad beets done him. He could not help• say-
ing, that that Gentleman bed conducted himself with
'great candour and liberality towards his Constituent',
and he would venture to add, without four of contra.
diction, that a more lustiest, upright, and cntssciess.
tious man than that lion Baronet never had existed.
When he saw the advertisement of Sir James Shaw
in the Poblic Prints, he could not help feeling con.
siderable pain and regret that the Citizens of London
were about to lose so able and set honest a Represses'.
retire. He had always found the Parliament true to
itself, and always watchful over the interests and
welfare of the People ; perfection, indeed, was not
to he found, but he had no difficulty in saying, that
there was as little imperfection in the House of Com.
monies in any corporate body in the abut, world. j
With regard to the Citizens of Londnn, he should
always maintain their true rights slid• privileges in
Parliament. If the Citizens of London should do
him the honour to return him again to Parliament,
he could assure them his eseriissiis in their favour
should not be relased, and he would faithfully and
fearlessly do his dory.
Mr. Alderman Musts, after having expressed Mu
ihabiiity to address the company at ens length,• on
account of the wore illeiens lie at present Tattesiresi
under, observed that he was much giatilied `by toe
manner in which his health had been drank ; end he
was induced to think that his conduct in Parliamietit
had met wish their approbation. Ile had never lost
sight of the interests and welfare of his (0.3*-riti.
Sena; and he could honestly say, that lie had dis.
charged his duties in Parliament to the best of his
abilities.

Mr. Ststrsow then proposed that the health of Sir
James Shaw should be drank separately in honour
to that individual; and in doing so, he observed that
that Hon. .ftepresentative of the City of London
had manfully come forward, and Ina declared his
determination to resign his seat in Parliament. Sir
James Shan had always been attached to the King
and the Constitution. and had always discharged his
defy most conscientiously in Parliament, and he
(Mr. Simpson) recommended that Sir Jrnies Shaw
should, without 'spew*, be spit. elected in the en-
suing Parliament a Representative for the City. He
was fully convinced, that if Sir James were to offer
himself he would hare ample support from the Livery
of London.
Mr. Dt tow concurred in the propriety of the toed,
ana it was drank with three times th.ee.
The CHAISMAN quitted the Chair about 10 o'clock,
and Mr. Alderman Birch filled it in his absence.
Mr. Dttow, after several attempts to obtain silence
at length succeeded, and made a long speech to the
company, concluding with the recommendation, that
Hasty honest, upright, and conscientious person should
offer himself as a Candidate at the ensuing election, in
the room of Sir J. Shaw, he should not be reftiffed by
the Livery. Notwithstanding repeated cries, of
name him, name him," Mr. Dison refused, oh.
serving that it would be indecorous in him, at prgsetit,
to name any Candidate.

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Sir GZORdit COLLIER is appointed
,tittottesnriore nn
the African station, in the MOT 111 Sir JUMP Yzo,
and to the command of the Tartar, knew 50-gaa drip
at Chatham.
A Circular fetter has been tram/sifted from the
Secretary of State's Office to the Magistrates of the
different Police Offices, taking notice of Ike 'mber
of persons still infesting the streets of the metropolis'
li the garb of seamen, who obtain a subsioenee by
soliciting the charity of passengers; and direct*
tlsal the Police Officers should take every. person of
that description into custody, in order that they may
be taken before the Magistrates, and properly dis-
posed of.
vr LITERATI:Mt.—We are requested to state, dolt
the following interesting Works have been recently
published by Mr. Courtras, Conduit.street, viz. :-
1. Memoirs of Jahn Evelyn, by kimself—t florae, Wal
.po:e's Correspondence with Geom. hilautague, E'q.-3
s Life, by hiottelf, Octavo Auth. alit Memoir;
of Lerieo Bonaparte-.. 3. Letters of it Protivian Trieseller, by
John &swam Esq.-8 nitro i and Ma qu ie re's Narrative nfa
Residence In Algiers-A. Act-mutt of the French lispeditinn to
Senegal. as Shipwreck of the Medusa—S. Madame fie Somers
Life of her rather-9. ('apt. Cialowstin's Narrative of hi. Cap-
tivity in. Japan-10. (l.mot Swathes 'gravels in 1141v-11.
Third Edition of Lady Mown': France-12. Woman, n Poem.
E. S. Bonet', Memuires et Correlionditnee do
Madame d'Epiony— Z 4104. by Madame de Geniis. •
Letters from Gibraltar state, that an -Algerine
squadron had passed the Strait., and one brig had
gone in pursuit of them. Ass Algerine sloop of war
and an armed aaocuer were blockading the port of
Gibraltar.

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SCIIOO L
Yesterday one of the most intereating Meetings
we have seen for a considerable period, took place
in the lawn of Wahl/tory Tavern, near• Islington. It
was the ant commensoration of the British end Fe.
reign School Society, on the birth-day-WI his 'Rektor
So early as twelve o'clock, crowds of Ladies and r-
tlemen of the first consideration, formed themaell
la lines on the groebd. Snase fair ladies' were
tonate enotagh-to get from the heat of the son
the cover of marquee., while others were obliged
risk the chequered ornament of a few freckles,
posed to the heat on the platform erected in the
its of the ground.
At one o'clock his Royal Richness the Duke
;:losses appeared, *stymied by Mr. Bennett,
Mr. Alderman Wood, M. P. and several other
103410,61,rd characters. They were lousily thee'.
Its they passed atone the ground, and the children
educated' on the plan of the British. end Fi
School System, its number nearly 4000, were dra
in regular order to receive their distinguished Patri
Ilia Royal Highness, in opening the bassinets
the day, begged to call the attetstiou of the am,
'assemblage or Ladies sad gentlemen mow.
examination of the children of Doti semi, who
educating on the Quivers., plan of the British
Foreign School Society.
Nearly 4,000 boys anti girls, all neatly. clad,
vatscusi its classes in the most oetterly manner.
was a most gratifying spectacle to see so large r
ber of the children of the poor so full of beak
intelligence. They went through all their
exercises its the Testament, and displayed their ,
ciency in writing and arithmetic, on the slice)
plan of this School System, with a rapidity as-
rectness which astonished all present. The chit
of the Jewish persuasion gave their answers
brew. After this iateresting and satisfactot
mination concluded—

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His ROyal Highness the Duke of Sussex
addressed the Meeting, and said, that as these
dress were to be regaled with a dinsier on the;
the company would, he hoped, see the necessit
contributing their mite to the espence.—(llear'
Mr. BeeenT then rose to call the attentive
the Meeting to a Resolution which had been
put into his hand—it was one in which
ervierinced all present would most cordially
The Resolution contained an espression of le
to that Illustrious Personage, who was better
as the Father of his People, and the early'
chisel Petri) of this most valuableelystem of
Linn.--(Great applause.)—lt would be (*mei
heseid, dist in the infancy of Mr. Lancaster's
it was beset with appalling difficulties; they
a nature, that. had it not been fur the
energy ef character, and protection of our
tiovereigo. on man could have foreseen the ri
The Meeting had this day an opportunity of tie
fruit of th, it labours, from inculcating in the
mind the great tenon of religious and moral
The lion.. Gentleman. condoned by reading
Resolutinn,which,“ well es the foil wing, sere
unanimously.
Mr. Alderman WOOD, M.P. in seconding
Resolution, congratulated the Meeting on h
fying spectacle they had this day witnessed.
worthy Alderman then 'meted into a detailed
of the several Schools of which these boys cow&
and who belonged t• every class of religious
sion. Ile particularly assured the Meeting,
pealed, in confirmation of the fact, to the ,
religious pastors present, that these childret
-classed according to their religions, for a reguli
uninterrupted attendance to their respective'
duties. Nothing was, therefore, more Iota!
of foundation, than any notion that the
pry and essential attention to religion was ca.
performed in these establishments.—(Applause.
They had no desire to draw from the bosom
Established Church any of its children ;
:were earnest in tinfoil ing the attendance of
Aducated under their care to their religious duties.
ever these happened to be. In fact, the.o
Clergymen regularly looked after that pa,
business. This day was, at the suggestion
Royal President, npp ropr ia tptl to the present
moraliuu, and in honour of his Ni rjesty's
the children were to he regaled with good old
fare—roast beef and plum-puildiog—(Applause
end a handsome contribution to defray this
was espected from the Meeting. Several
inen and Ladies were to he stationed at the
who would take charge of these contributi
(Applause.) .
The Rev. J. Towsnen, in moving the scents
solution, enlarged on the advnntages of ed
aiid alluded to the wieldier gratitude he owed
who benevolessly,coultibutod to it, from the
stance of his *aging heen himself revved in
institution .of Chaim's Hospital.—(4pfause.
Rev. Gentleman, in just and appropriate terr
plimenteil the Royal Duke (Sussex) no the I
ample he uniformly set as a patron of this s;
(Applause.)
The Kew. Mr. HARRIDAN (a Roman
Clergyman) .More his testinvoity to the disim
benevolence which marked the NU periostendsoce,
of these schools with winch he was more immedi
acquainted, and declared the cordial co-or
which Raglan Catholics were willing to give,
alacrity with which they were ready to send
children to such a school as that he knew, w'
could depend on the undisturbed errjoyeriem
particular faith.--(Applause.)—lt was only
attempts were made to tamper with this,
were under the necessity of withholding the
ration which otherwise they were willing to
(dpplayse.)
Mr. JOIIEPII Comm (a Jewish merchant)
ted the disinterested manner in which the chit,
the Jews were treated at the school alluded
assured the !Meeting that the members of his
sine would be always ready with their mit,
port this and every other system of educatiot.
was founded on so benevolent a ptan.—(Applause.
His Royal Ilighnen the Duke of Sussex,
turning thanks, congratulated the Meeting
glorious spectacle they bad now before them
most interstiug occasion. The speech put
mouth of the. King by the celebrated Est
hcm, seated that his Majesty " gloried iu
Englishat born."—(Applaese.)—Why hard

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IEI F. gloried 2 betatlie he was the Kim of i tree nation= • - ,
• free because it could boast of that unfettered edute• .
egging, ilon which enabled the Peeplitnatielciee the liberty , • i
L piece and faculty of their tessoitistlitieeert: Villie that owl;
an, It mained, the People werefrei;end whoever attempted -,
ad Fe. to pot it down or nit cumstribe it; was in earthy to the
'skimp liberty of his teentry.—(Appttrese.)—The greet iello „ ,
d Gem. Soo to inculcate among youth, as hit lion. friend had
martvea said, was, " Fear God, and homier the King;"and Id
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etc for. leave every man to settle his twin form of religion ,
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• under according to-his own conscience, end rearlontlible for •
nod is it only to his Clwatot.—(Gfesil Mania.)--If the
es, es. good King, whose plittnnage to this system bed sd , i I
he cen. justly been praised, could this day test the Spectacle 1
with which Providence indulged them, he *mild feet 4'
)uke of it to be the molt glorious in his long rind happy reign; 1 i ,
M. P. —(Great apptattee.l—Allasinn bad been Made to ,
ter die. the ',pence attending the children's Rimier.: This
cheered was the they end plate 16r feltivity, , particularly us .
:hildren they were so near the srene of John Gilpin's froliess :.
Foreign (Loud loughter.)-114. Royal Highness cohcluded
rawn up by thasikirig the assembly foi the bonnet they had
'mitres. done bitn.--qiipplaere.)• - (,
iiitess of " The boys and girls
,no* sit 'Acme Ns sollatanlial i
mmense English dinner, end It was pleasing td see the apps: • .
t .te ate
,tisha.aud bosom. theidisphsyed en the occoalod. 1
" *O4O ,At freeeteclock his Royal highness the Duke of
ifill and Su.sez end the friends of the Institutidn sat down Id .b..,,' •
an esrelleut dinner, provided fur them in the Taverns
ad, ad-
Ills Royal Highness was supported an the right hf
nor. It Sir John Jackson, Bart. and do the left by Mr. Alder.;
man Wood, M.P.
t a num.
alth awl
After the cloth was removed, Ms [Loyal digitisers '
• several
it profi• in proposing the health of the King, pointed her rd • .i '
the Meeting that this was the 81st year of his Ms. 1 s..
mcellent
jesty's age. ilia Royal I-holiness then took a rapid
flri cur-
view of the Kines patronage to this Society, and ' ' ‘'
titlf pointed out the great advantages which resulted (con, ' , 4
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Ile- this mature step on the pert of the Sovereign. lie
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iry eta- also expressed the pleasure he felt at being surrounds
t briefly ed by persons of every religions persuasion. Ina coils
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eve chit,. test it was true, but one %herr the object was the dif. • . .
rud. fusion of universal benevolence iu it'marilier most •
gon•
ps,ity
of
iliralatt;f:);l to the objects of their patrtitruge.wq.4p. i
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ear!)
,otion of In proposing the healths bf the other browthet of
teen just the Royal Family, his Royal Highnese pronounced w
Ihe was just tribute on-the moral soda religious character of .:
f,
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the Queen, and adverted to the continuance of Pia . '
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grstitude
Majesty's subscription of 1001. per anneal by the
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Prince Regent to ibis Society. .)
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The evening was spent with the uttnott harmony--t
,aeidde.l
)f educa. and a considerable subscription was entered into to
timbered, I •
promote the objects of this valuable ',titan:
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's system
f were of As his Royal Highness the Duke of Sow* was .
vulva" driving in a landau arid four horses, accompanied by
, beloved Mr. Bennett, to attend this Meeting, just as be had
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sesalt.,,„., passed through Islington, at, oue o'clock, and white , •
siting the the landau was turning into a narrow pert of the .
he young road, a child was at the moment darting across, arid
dui)._ fell between the wheelsof the coach. The drivers
the first pow op et• the instant, and the child was thrown, '1;
re carried by a graze of one-of the fore wheels ander the body
of the landau ; tint the stoppins *de so sudden, that
I the first the bind.* limits rested almost at the moment, and
the grail. the child lay jest under the body of the carriage.--6 • t
ed. The The alarm being given by the postillions, a pear
al account woman, accidentally passing at the instant, ran and .
Donsisted, took
the child up in her arms. It seemed sleet foot
is perm'. or five years of age, and was naterallg•greatly
and ap. alarmed, with its left arm bleeding. Hie Royal
different Highness and Mr. Bennett instautly jumped oat i ('
ire° were of the landau, and begged to be concluded with
gular and the child to the nearest medical assistance. •A Gee.
e spiritual tleman passing at the time felt the arm of the child,
A ,
,dy desti., and assured his Royal Highness that there was sia
the neces. fracture. The Duke sod Mr. Bennett accompa• • ,
carelessly tried the woman whet carried the child to the next
lauseo— surgeon's residencet but be was from home, end in
iom of the '. opal'' to an eager enquiry of whether he could not
but they be sent for, it was said neither the hermiou woe his
r children partner were shortly expected. The Duke and Mr.
eil.l'hreant;
, Bennett then went to the nest apothecary's shop, ,
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and after an rumination of the child by theGrentle.
t Iwe
trt of the man, had the satisfaction of knowing that the injury
in of their -was a mere contusion iu the fleshy part of the left
it cowrie-
arm, osiazcompasiied by any fracture. The woman,
hirth.,d,ry who happened to be accidentally passing, and who
iddar.ungge)li_sh . carried the child in her arms alter the accident, re.
iceired a BHA-note for her trouble ; the mother of
is eape„ce the Clai:l was immediately sent for,•and the Royal
il Gentle. Duke Slid not quit the place until she mime, and the
the gates, necessary diregtions were given for thoeitimate care . ..*
milog,s,_ of the child.
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noble el- Allen. Georre Finley, K. .* Neville, it. • •1 • .
system.-- Arbuthnot, Rt. Hoe. Farquhar. Jessis . terring. !W.?.
• C. Fittliarrisis Lett- •Pmtherne. F.d.
Aritarieht, R. Tarbes, C. . Rotios.sn,,Rt.fluti. . -•• '. 't
Catholic Hank". ti. 'Gifford, Sir Ra. ' F.
tinterested U mite.. fl. e 04)10. 0. • • NNW, Sir W.
lice of one hammy, Kt. gm& °cotton, Sir W.D. nay fr, Belk
13iannig, 1.0,1 d Gonslburn H. ,litinith4
Imediclely 1 Bradaaw, R. 11. Goan. A. Sheph.f4, Sirt.
Campbell, 0.91.4 H
.operatieh I et.tverr,Joim Gurney.
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H. Tomhoe, W. G.
H. - Thurman, Avowal
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lead their * owning, peoue Utah, Sir .1.-Ft. Yamitrart, Rt. Hon. • r
there they Firrleieg7.4ll,4Votitc. Lilvtivi, Rt. HI. C. vN.
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fly where Cnortenoyy 'L.P. Marryat, il.o. • Worrebrier, Sir G.
(Avis, Hart M•NstrAhroii, J. Wilbraham. E. B. r
that they 5;th,h„,,,„,,a, Sir C. Mirhell. Goo. s Yarmouth, Earl o( *.
le co-ape- Ea„,,J. Milford, Win, , • .
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IsiLirett of Kw .re.,., Sir T. Limo ~,,,,, Jahn G. ...01. Win.
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lo.frwrr,•(:.s. Pol,ner. Cul.
Its petaaa- Burdett. sir F. Mieitimaid.J !Come). sir ft.
to to sup. Glosimbeii wt..; W. riar ka..tar4, SitJ. Sie,lev, Sir Jahn
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ivlause.) v . lizroy, I.A. J. ht ~t amt. John •
az, in re.
Tzwats—Hon. H. G. it,0....1 and 3 .he 3. Lockhart.
sit on the •
mon this The accounts f•orn Petershoreh, in the Fiench Pa.
Litiolo the persspeak of a number of trementlaua storms which • ;
I of Chat- have done great damage in Russia, and of a frequent' •r '
being en alternation of beat, and frost, end snow, very uctu•
had he so sue iu that &vire, .
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