The Statesman.
London, England, 1814-03-28 00:00:00

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rtable institution scidem occurred in which that
Royal Doke was not ennspicuous.
'rids proposjiion was received with great applause,
:Int not put, owing,. we suppose, to the Royal Doke
havieg then left the Chair.
Mr. WiLocarosics: was sure that what distress he
futon the present occasion, and-it was impossible
foe him to conceal from them that he felt a consi-
derable degree of distress, did not arise from his not
participating fully in the sentiments expressed by the-
-ISToble Earl's sentiments sojust that they found an echo
in every breast, nor from any wish in him to delay the
expression of this common feeling of thanks which
was way to burst from the assembly; but from the
consciousness of his inadequacy to do justice to the
nish expressed by some friends beside him, that he
Would second the motion of the Noble Earl. In
ti nth, it was not his wish to remain silent when an
opportunity was proposed to do that to which he
was strongly led by the best feelings of the heart.—
Ile felt, however, that he would be abusing their
patience if he delayed for a single moment the ex-
pression of their thanks. They were now called
loy.ther on,4reat occasion for the display of na-
tional genet-thy and benevolence; and on occasions
of such a natio they were always accustomed to see
his Royal Highness take the lead.—ppplause.)—
Wben by the Vaiitiness of Providence they .ss ere
spared the sufferings and calamities which had fallen
to the lot of other nations, it was highly gratifying
to see wfrat they witnessed that day, whatever was
highest in rank and dignity came forward to.contri-
bute their countenance and aid in the relief and alle-
eititien of 41istress.—Vpplastre.1—They lived in a
country which was in the enjoyment of many and
• high distinctions, distinctions which none knew bet-
ter or felt more strongly than himself, for few men
hod been more favoured by Providence than himself;
but he had never felt more highly what it was to be
Vallishinati than that day, when •he saw tne
• Militaries of the Church setting a bright example of
..christian virtue., Kr relieving the necessities of the
aesthete, and softening; it they could not cure, the
distresses of the sick. While he had satisfied himself
• by yieldllift to Ills own wishes, and those of his
friends, ae nit i convinced that he had never done
such feeble justice to his feelings, as then, when he
eloishibuted hie feeble exertions in seconding the
*notion. •

After the speech .of the Mover and Seconder, the
subscrifeions which in the mean time had been re-
ceired, were reed over (see Advertisement), and the
question for thanks Was now put.
Mr. Scrtwxat, a German Clergyman, rose to ex-
rims his most 'hearty thanks to his Royal Highness
the Duke of York, and the Dignitaries et the Church,
for what they had done for his country. Hn felt a
difficulty in expressing the gratitude of .saffering
'Germany for this relief ; her the dilly "wad. "Of so
• plefisitig a OntUre, that if *as enough to inSpire any
man with confidence. He begged leave to say, that
the Germans were really in want of assistance, and
• that they deieeried it. He wished some mote able
man than himself• would give an adequate sketch of
the sufferings of his countrymen. Hundreds. of rd.
loges had been destroyed, and thousands:of Gee.
• mans driven (rim* their homes. Their attochment to
thee country, and to English Princes. • was well
otowly. Unfelt :happy and proud as a German, as
Re should feel happy and proud in being an English-.man. Asa Hanoverian, he might say; AO tip no.
.lion, except the English, had better notions of
virtue, morality,• and religion, than the Germans,—
He concluded with praising the exertions of. the Com.
rnittee.
Mr-. Matutr, the Secretary, rose to express short-
ly what bad been done by the Committee. The rule
and scale of their gift had alone been the scale of•miT
sery. Since the 27th of January, 52,0001. had been
received, and there was 4 or 50001. more, of which
they knew; and he was convinced that this Was net
the half of what the subscriptions would yet be. He
felt proud to belong to a nation which, after 20
years' war, could Latin hid-means to relieve other
countries. He had on other-occasions seen most of
those now near him ready to send abroad the word
of God without comment ; and now they were ready
to send out the best comment on it—that of practical
humanity [applause). He concluded with; proposing
the thanks of the Meeting to his Royal Highness the
riince Regent, for his liberal donation of 5001.
The motion was seconded, and the thanks were
unanimously voted.
General TARLSTON wished to address a few sen-
tences to the assembly. • In one of the.lest speeches
be had made in Parliament, he had spoken against
the Germans, but he lie/ came forward to do jus.
tice to them. He had not calumniated them, be-
cause he spoke what were his sincere sentiments at
the time. He had said •two years.ago that the Ger-
mans were over-run, because they were debased;
and he now confessed that greater virtue, patriotism,
and valour, bad never been displayed on the face of
the earth 'than lately by alt the inhabitants of Get-
many. The General, after praising General Blucher
and the Ladies of Berlin, was proceeding by way of
compliment,' it is supposed, to the Ladies present,
to mention the saying of an Orator, respecting the
• power of the King, Wine, and Women, when the
hisses of the assembly induced him to close his speech
rather abruptly.
The 'Thanks' of the Meeting were then voted to
his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, after which
the Meeting broke top.

The Sirius, another of the enemy's frigates, has
been captured by the ;Niger and Tagus, titi San
'Antonio, one of the cape de Verde Islands: This
snakes six captured out of the ten which ventured to
A Mail arrived on Saturday from the Leeward
Island;. The letters from Harbadoes state, that on
the 9th ult. the Queen man of war smiled from Car-
lisle Bay for the coast of Surinam, in quest of tkq
Constitution American frigate. Admiral DuRUANI
bad arrived at Ilarbadoes, with the two French fri-
wiles captured by him on his voyage. They. were
t)r,t fl commissioned; the one to be called the Barbet.
dors, the other, the Palma.. The Leriathois mew of
r, with a large deet.from Cork,hisd also arrived in.
We.it halos. The Columbine, sloop of. war or-
lived pc Barbachies on the 11th ult. having the pteced.
6 - trigtit, to indward of the island, been, ceased' by
...euerny's frigate.