Mendicity Society.
Veslter&iy thle- sixthi anniver.4ar m-ecein,- Of the Soiciety for th -nPPrOeenion off iiienidicitv took place inl F~reemlasons' Hall. Ti3 aleetit ig was but thinly attended. A.- apaloy wvas ma'de by letter fromi Sir Herbert Taylr fot abene f i Royal Highnes tile Duike of York, who inenedt linea taen te cair, but wasprevented x'rons fulfilling liis inrentiot by particular busines3tof at pblic nature. At a quat'rter past one o'cock the chair was taken bv Mr.JOIsN \iTx-r.~en, ho poioizec tir his irsability to do'jusil o h station which he was unt psrdl aie,tlil.lI cc ountedft ithe thrinness of the meeting, by remrarking, that many, lirerhiape saw tro necessity of attending this -dat', alter having been' present ait tile recent meeting wtvicirl weas called lbar a sqpeciatl purp lose. Letters of 5Ipoiogy f'or their absenice were readi from the Dik-e of Redford, tile Mlarqu;is of Angleeca. and] III" jEarls of liardariekc and Dartmouth, Lords Gaige and Ohnir~hffl,andi several other prersonages, who esnreesser an interest in the success of tile tnstittrron. I Ir. BoDs,e th Ilen readl Ite s;xrlt annual repo to of the proceedingse of the society, which gave a favoulrable picture of the edficiency o4 shle systemn ndoprtid by the inenirution. pointed our the imrsolicy and iniefficienicy of arving- street altlt, and turged tIle ptomnotiott of thie far hurte plans of' ettprorting a soieters lvhitei established a scrutinyv it.- to thre situtationr of' eli atpiicartte, anti relievedtht who weree tiunai draseving of temrporary s-die". The ;errelit of tthii societyv as ani -asiaL-rnt to) tlte poli(ce in ext'n esidsirine tht' pw-actries of f'rardrlent tuetidiranta seas drveir upon, andth feio lig ttsificatian A-as givenl of, rte applicarlrs iluritty the last i 'rear 'Cotaf tsoitsber of car-i- re;irisrred, t!trougltourt the ylear, I ,-43. (f wttielh rhere appear ed to bit,,ny- to parishres in) London.. I fl7 Ditto in theiotto)ntry . . . ' 60 P'enn"':5 win, did not know rewtere they we-re bo,rn. and without S;tUcOtlertIs, 32- 608 Trish, 434;Soe oll ' U 0 ith. 47 t Freneit, 7 ; Gler- minen, 6; Ii'rovert-ttss 4'Rir,siants, 2 ; Irali 1-a,s. 10 ; Prsrsarans, 2Swde, 5 Daries, 4:- Easptian, Pocrttrgueec. 2;1 bpantar2!s, 2; Maltese. ii: :ursyaind jerse , , 2 Cibrrdtar, 5;Afficans, 1ii; Asia-tics, 13' Auter.c%c.s 26 ; WVesr lirdiastr, AiLLLcGlDCAtSFe OFDts-FRttS5e Age and ii jnii~ 102 'ickneas and accidLrars. 233 ; Inca of "rustcartds or Partners, i.ecrtirn rc imprisoonment, 144 ; fuelzegners rrarrtiiur means of re'turn-rt'-' 2; wantt Ofcluothes, 70 s leant if' tool-s rand tertrrensenra or rIork-, 27 : failure Of' business 42;- soaspensiois ofl pay ant prize-money, 16; uizitipwrerk. S, niumiber of' eases in whirls Ote carters of dilstress were arsntrertt, 6;71 ; nuotbefr of eas,es in whlichi viant of emnplovyment, reril or pretended. s-as the alleged excu,e for beceinre. 1122-Urorai: l,4p3 Referred to 1,andort owrisites, antid obtainied relief byv tire inteirfer. eIree of' tile ciety-, 107; relievedl anti scrr to atnturry narisre,h 103 ; passed tto Scotland ant! frelantd, 49: Provided witi dnothingatI soaks, 150 ; clotltei and. sent to sea, 2;; Fortntd witlt suilicnt~ IOssrp- Port, 2t ; asce-rtained to ire imipostoirs. 320:, refacsed parochial relief' wlette provi!ed`. 27; ttsi e toitsp;ar 41;s cu red of disorders, 32: taken. chtrrce of by wIter srirtiac.12 refu sed to return to titeir tiatire eonttsrie'i, 32;d. rioti etitit a', ordered. 549-total. 1,43.q:, nf,thlesr. 430 wvere inii wra hrio irtntediariy:1 abeconded en hrin brie hrrtrt to) worlk. Tlre,ree;r5rt r-sid by notifevitry that at no0 fortner period e'as rIte society so lortriishig. The 115.1 C'. .Srtonr propo~sed the I1st resolution tor rrotfirmnnyn the rr-port. and referre-d to relsat hie 'lescribed as belnz the 35o50CC orln plete r,efe ratios oftire s:is-st arers,erts swhirit h.ltd ite,onertrh respectine: tile irrstittt Cr-. lie rtro:rglv appealed to the rs-e,tirsg to parsuetictei rrc i e interest whicrh fltr-y Ihad i:ttei evitredilin Ithe ltai of tire inert- tri-in, and enfarcnd rithe policy and necessity Iof, giving it getircal Mi.lAtSoN"cx-nu, n srrontli.ng t1its tiotin, 'declared Iris cordial conruiererrce itt the object of' this stlier.v f-ronti a coiiic- ti-si rrf it.s Vallire ; ant!l Lauteterlrt at tack whisir hrssd been mait(e un- ott it it, 'lre Tbe i?rjournsal, wlitiris hail beer, at tire last special toteet. lot' so trilrssploanrly retirrrl. It'tire anoilyirsrot writer wlso lirad titade she attack mCcTe pre sent. e 1,5101in roie fs)rrteard neildrdefrotd it. or rac. knowICledee Iris error, irhiclh in chtarit lire wassiN fain hiope was uinin- itintisnal: bur if othterwi5r. his object was itefeated : for lise (3Ir. Mflhrataln) ltcrlini il-, I--idl a letter fr~ont ljrrd t arringroti, enclosing a suIbscription of 201.. wvlicir titat no'ble lord saidl lire uave,t express iriseei of ithe vatue of ntlis society, rvrer tdbet olteyai en tirllr'lt'dle tnalierteii in a taert of tlr ie pulir press. Tire alir foe, prinrilni, tile r Poet -va-a, unarrr-nsouisv carried. Ii rd C A ft Ot tetnoirred tit lthatks of tireso I t o iei i N ritt'rt.trs' )r-sr:. his: Ilia-al Rtjhni:ss the Irirke at York, 'chose eo- Terar err as well as tls?; of the outler nreri,bcrms of the loravl lFa- rl 1. Ytt V. kit srre:rdirg thisnsiotiion. roagrartrlated the so- crew 'tno-ri rthl'rtccessfuil issue Of tire late attack, winch ha(ileld to soil, a trs.r ilthant r ecftatsrirrs T'C i'S-ii re:ht;ot Is sariCarrer! ittati tttotsiv . .I 1 t 'Vt LLWi Vet x,i~ VBProposed a resolution of titarthes to r.CDike or NorrltitrberlandI one of'rIte prinicipal officers oft rite soity ni t dtelred Jist cordial concurrence in the opinion o,f thie great lsrre.t s ronfeLrie I be tIn irieti utioti itpott tire putbic. lie also stros'e l - itCuO tie worientv of rlreir recolrotilent,iirt3rr tlheir sevr.a ti t trces i- oer classes rirlo iwere chiaritable or- cr-rling to the-ir incatre, to take rthe societs ' tickets, wvhich entitled tire aoiufitnt tri- stortr reltief'aslireshrostid ir foumiri to dese,rve, lIfeeCu- locdtire 11bs .3 I Fa..rtly, and Pat t ahitisS sleet'tv, flor t'Ire eO- rlial and .t ..ifirelt-, 'irprllrt v. irirh ireci uiifortnly gave to rite titan- table iritttr,iions of rItiero coitry. G-eneral llnosr:,; t:seoirte morion, wziicltiseas carriedl unani. titously. A i.Wtmt,.e adldreesedl theire mteeimrg upon tIre proprziety of adopt- sntr sotrie plan wlichits hra irsf inVierw foe the morie general cnijdrts - ietser of tile poor, pat5ictiurlarly tIre lrish. Tire Ctiitr o.sr replied, that the rIr'is,liravingl no iegrd settle- piens iter-, Nwere aI-w;rs particularly atreriried to wlien tIteyca-nre strsabWly TootsF. treopasesd tire resolution of thansnLto Mr. Wosl. VIiDini:rms, tire 'Treaurrr rrof, tire S rcietv, upon sehoit he pronOUanCCd a seaerm a ;:neryrie_ f:ir IrIsa zral, intell1igence, aitil uifrnitrtesativitveini ire :-a . O%ratltinriiirtt . SI1r. CRA-riO e'ot secr dtdrlet'the nmori.srs artd also spoke Itight1%o tire rirors Ctvtet'sof It1eir liniour-able tieastrer. SIritb rcf'erenrce soli ihstife at tas-k,a hi lit tsr- r,or ~1co;lnirrte a reitta it. ite It-s Ithimeytri savtirhia r ithadl ltrhetreet Ci l in'rtctsSitg liiritlv tilie ciii- see!p ion sri tthe V sftt,W lrret slrrspo- e otttrtesr, rite en5etl ic drr- s:tised tl ris thetrlbiic oftilhe ariark tsr it liclr lie.tlitluded. Sir. Xl. Wat. W I. las I re,i,reeorir t1 fiainik,. Sr. Sin I.t Iti St .s if i'r n-aiidisr tlr1C va:ritas objects reltiel riri seic'tadit t riW. aoItln.tvtr-rvcd sun;riak-s to SIr. Watfortd, 5I'dw lits5i. IttiInercie frontirtire trlhee er' HInIrarytrrae tirittlic o tire Siciete, h as-init!rr i-r('ed r jirit a pibritsrec fics-al TSit SlatIt it - slichr iiii3 ISottiadsrit i hif ceririmIfrr tie'ttr -le t h efii)Cre. .ifr. .s a ,tis-rr.iiie si;' iotirsti, ls'ci Ire isissirottgest senseC ot'rieyd,~ or hiVi.ri'ui,i. art rererred, to the rcrrtrtrrf Use ioits itit tee e f 0rI ilirsic of Corrni;ir,, %r in d els-s i, wasr I a"tatrrri that lrc,re seere br -ilv tcat its rite Irretlopoltai- Ii I be ggar!s. ie w tii -l reelii nir s ss roli to ali r I '1wr re'rper:ii ccrorurtea. Sointt T'it~r r mire wred-re r`rarteihedatr'..InisIt andc ire rlty. -A biinrr niti-nsr lvit it ri oz uirSrIt rt err 3!5rs.. a la rv r arseisr I)Il ic. r week. Titere CIrce 2-tlstd.oirs ilr WiteruSt .t rnl attn Slirrer iittc, reere Ltiilrtr,eer nit cafruIt lii,2ri to 2 i 6d ' l-r lay ertclr. Twvinssnever zrow oirirr or hintcer. A Ilirtile toe ant.Otti eorened re, pirtslay. In St. C i re's,:. 30a,O ru or' 410 srerr -eafsablsleor rirnirtg t1ltcir ]is it)g. 'Tite Cr10 ot rei tcr rt-orted. rthat Erunuclineorivetienc.e arose fos Irests 'Vtnt.m tint rotirt vir v) twist,er iadIteoccedti rig5-Notitec Crlrcitrg the hares. otier fl'ito iirti r.T::erssinit tee. riritler tire et crrnig ircpre- donsif riftLI difiCl1tuis rratr e fIictlal lc.tiislat ice oraslee Irebi r"ut cars rreS-todtrl u clirovthis' erounrsi: ocererafly feromsrt'ireevil, of *iCit(dicity1 sOcr ie til retra r-trak :r- - i is rlesers-ing irffer isiderxLstroi OtilrrrrtrsortetrtintiiarriiIe ri lnl ise r Itscl tak t ttlcaau,'IIrCS t il a;itiiae berre'er mipItrorutf te ntrsl cl.rmosrous I)lieea: ari th,st~sl ae rtsil ri-to sntt'uflerirg, arinsring 1eotir ir orsrre rrtrirlrer. Titey (rite cetrs[lristiec) srlggrete lt -n XIz.I 'ss'ttrtrst tre tni'tlrirss at ntiver oiatrtiissisrttrr. clverks. &* wlin itptete ,udcs 7ftU.o lUtf.ter ainiirr,(ft i)eria_.I Ito r'rs'ecsai (r t 5r wistsrr -trite frorri privasrc iituiin.Y' Sir. 'hicksF ,.II;] ir' oa riE:Sr fisd tatiersi ri,,tie tnitsess, and attritally ilors rtse ol to'k tb r r,nu ;&dOi. : so iirivtre roetre tteriewipapcrrrttai 'c-- r1i rvtrs1%;1 rrsrartlrsia agreed trI. f)rrtIre. irno6r.t i,fr.-A. tirrtrr1sttti., secorirlictr y tire lRev. B. ittr0 ' , frti. rree 5Cr to `le. ante re SIA '1artri Is. lts Sr. - PrO' re sT,S seers t-tIreN c''rt MSr.5 ~IAITISst a0l iM. Trtsrarr eitr.d.lercetttrnctIiir hanks. liv X F,tt etIRes trrree itt tire tlhatks ofr tire irserirrig Is> Liesri rs'I t * ,trel"kisr-li fre ii iAeftsge f tre hines or trr.rtirarfrr eere- Iss s-0 (-- Iret lie ! re-.;titL-srzii Ia ciirninrreIII rthtrtoIline dtrtnctg tire iteerlst Id f hreittr cai!led r- Ithe rrterriktr1", 'orighrtto ire nISe-iCri ririf.nuiitqSret''(rrlrr) ; for it irstd it srgreaitI -. Larer pit'rlowrrr tlrria-rt i tcite ret-s brisr'inigilrlisitcittitsz: otrridicrn Si rI ll tt elas- ] irsirdeS is -as osepldocrirle riss',irrryev o tire itt1i vidarri. asa vti1l a- i e err. '[its-non-lie a-ter-wrxi kaor-tv tire trts'e.fr tiCtswI caIns il!eel, iwtisld it.- errlrrhe l 'iemlt hb- tire Public. .Xs to tit atr-rlr iotitini it ich t ltcadtttl tr trerhrsse-airvote ortf iarrlse to Sir.Bolriin,_h-lrr ets irtiroresl (tar itis itthirtrmitve t-cvr.sigltt ucceent- ciist-rrr lt 1tr1i erritii,iie risenepwslssnirer), thtatr No,mre cr'eitpiorss It: 1 ireclltaI i 'rIscter A a rrt ofissati gentiesrias'scotrdtie-. Sir. Bidtriikt, lirrrr rve. Irt~tsrfeel thatirrlie lBtotrd ef illaristgctrterit, cosrt,sser of tiets of r stnt t sor Ucr-~y-,ansoul towere aet-.t,tedIr r r bs prioriptres. reer-e r31irel v sreit h-i tiscesdrstirrtra s tees re. lrt:hd been t dci, altir tlruntlr..lly cqirttriItetil ( 11 etir. I str.) Ptha rwas sirtelye Cno'.eit tsr iretsnspastai ocasion- ( leiar, Irrr. SicPrOSI P t-NAtL, irSsertondirsirtrise nrtivtron, bare testimony to tIre rinrtretittirtlse r-ertirrrts rrhsXr. Miedkist, irdttl siantntthe tarri's of'tire ilsiturthitirorr ,ritinn r Ws o ellCalesullkredl fraafford re-I ef to rlrose teirt wrc,-re -ru la rb;ete. trnrItto rdetc -r urd panlislirmtpfostors. Ile relatte-It ptsr"t-dila tar elasO reefcc tit01C Ill11 botsseSx, rirnrwas sure tiatanthe se-re tire ociety lrerarne litre's t, tire tiiore generally wouild it receive tCse prrbisc suproot. The ftti tst stri , ill ptrtting forrh the :ioe of thl:rks to ;ir. Bod- sin frrin tic crliir, reccIarced his cornlial s-se .C 'I le talerlt, and ser- vices ot' the aonorarv seCeCrtaIv. A Strbscribcr (whi liiil niiot gisV his trafrtc) said tlrat lie tid not ad- thress the tmretirg tor the pumrirse of' irpreling the urorion before themim, or in arts deg4rce Canvassing the opiniens witi whlich it liati heea prcarrcad. But there was orne circuisistaice sviesicii itail called torth obscrvrtiorr, and on witir lIre wsas desirous f havitrg some explana- tion. Ile ithoaghse it was very desirab'e wIien anv individual seas for hiis scrvices tsioogirt descrving ot' a large sum of money by tire Board of .ianageusent, that the sense of the subscribcrs slbotrlsl be taken beforc tIre itonrcy was pail out of their hands; he knew sach a practice prevailed in othier inst itiltions, antI he sas nio rea.sot wthy it sho;tld norathbsist in t!ii. I-le hoped this observation si-ould tsot be un'dierstcod as conveying an'y imputation in tl:e presesit instance, either tIposl thic hoard or the iridividual ; all he dcsired n-as, some rcasot whlty, in this society, the satire course wai not followed as in othiers, oftAkirte tihe gencral seilse of rite subscribers before ary large surts of nootey were vntetl fo. individual services. Ile itrelv tltrenc out tliie s a' suggestion, it coriseqstence of the late unfortunate transtection. The CilAInRAs said that tbe society felt obliged to the gentIc- man fbr hIis observation ansd suggestion (hear); and lie costld a:ssure hb that it never hrad been the practice in this society to vore a large sun to aity iittlividudl. But the gentlenian wvoull see the diferencea between a vole of money in a general senbe, and a vote for a paymeent in tIle shape of salarv. It was deerned rigl it by the Board of' Mhanagensen to appoint an acting manager, and to pay him at a salary of 8001. a-year. Whtle site experiment of his oiEce was made, it coniplenely succeeded,- andi Er. Bcdhmn received, whiile acsing in that capacity for one year and eighti months, 6001. It wsas, therc- fore, in his case, a mere salary, regulated upon seeing tthe trouble and efficecy of time office. The business being subsequently put in a01to-tinerfor, i was done by another upon a stipulated salary of 1QO. -Ear The Hon. C. 9pporti reicarked, that the salary had recived the sanction of the's bscribers at the next annuAl meeting, after it wgas agreed upon by the Board of Management; for the transaction forot_. ed a part of thl annual report ad optedge eneral h reeting. The prca(. r.. fessed nim se) athIsled with these expla- nations. Mr. BASIL lU10x'TAGU, in further explanation of a question puit With~~~~~~~~~~~~~. sos muc bi detaisoinaued, propriety, observed,. that what was alluded to had been dithgrminpt0d,je-ith n unfortunate transaction ;" Onc sharinte, withmavoh es,fj. the evil of' having onlv a Lart of thm truth toi host who did -ot thoink tfat thte ttanairerc in artingre war(l to the service in the in- stance alloi bedeemci toomuc fo toh ao liberali ttfor he thought they liad paid too little aher Han too It was diswvereed :iln t 3he course of the bsibero t society, that a stationary act- ingo.ianager; wlio auid atther dy to day, and tlrough the wttole 6 each dau , wa aolu ear for t lte goodr of the in- stitution. Acti url,h an tje beilg declared acthi ally necessary, was t unreasonable that tperson perborming t the duties should be re aurded accordring to hiis sevices? The offie had been undertakese as tn experimnOa, aid without any stipulation, by Alr. Bodkin, a gentIefial1t every way adapted for the pterformiance of thieservice re.. quired, bf his assidtity, andr the knpvledge he lid acquired of their :mbjecs. He ( . r. mAl nragd ) was one of' tose vho thought a lcarge Sult Ottghit to ha've beeni paid for suchi senvices. During eight days of' last 6ept.rnaber, he had delayed going into the COUn- tyto attnd t their institution, andl he solemnily declared, that i0r. t-Wenty tunes the sun,x mTentionied hie would not hai'e done the samne duti'. The ailpersions uponi Mr. Bodkin were thtereforec-ntirely untfOutidtd. It had been said, that Mr. Bodkiti Otignr itttohv acted as honorary sec-etary, while hie rec-eived a 'tiend frorn the SNociety- but hebLarybe ad received was for his sertices while ae-ting-manager* They dicd not blindly appoint an acting manatsgcr...he~y tzied the experitnent-ie succeedled, and the individual who had dloneie t specifir btisiness without htpulation, was afterwards paidI (inadequatehy he thlought) tbr his l5?,ours. Let theml not Co3nfoutit the two offrwes-the one w-as hoooiary the other f'or tite tim sti pendiary. S uppose that lie (Mr. ni'dnegu) or his friea-d Mr. Tooe uthe srficitor1 hadl been for a given time acting in one Capacity grattlitoushli for thie societv and were after-wards called upor iti abandon thieir own bu~siness, atid give ups the whole of their profess~ionial tints to tlhe busitiess oF the institutine would there be any thiing incons,istenit in thecir receiving setme rec.ompense for their iutidividedi labouzs, withl their previous appropriation of' only a part of' their timie iri the oaniter he hiail mentionied ? (Hear.) teinatlot, wra carried unaniniously. faered and) z, in retuirning thanks, observed, that to say lie felt presiunof eha hefel iiou l11be to convey but a vecry imiperfect ex- flontepreseint occasion ; for, wvhatev-er gra.. titrto sc rbute w-as necessarily calculated to afford at any ii',lii.tb-ousl,i'ronirecentcircu,iiistnce ,iprthirnisiucte diinacatisfacticon (hear.) T'o these circumnstances it wvas not ti~ m--o.itiore p-arttcularly, to aliudc, as, they would prs-'aibly Ce the subject ot' inv-.liteation elsewhnere, lie nevertheless trusqtedl ttat alter the result ot tuie late special mieeting, andi Ctie manner it, 'rhicii hiis conduct had beeni t.ookea of on the present occasion, it vouldi ot be deeticiiL too mu~ft for hini to say, ttliat he httd done ttothtittg' of' whtichi a tian of the strict-cst integri-ty and nicest senie of hioltour oughtI to be ashamed. (hfear, litear.) If such were thteir opttion. atidt that of the subscriber~ at i.irge, he couldI have no hieal. taltirti in utdrait or another Year tile ofFice whlichthet1y had again called upon itini to nil . To protmote Cite interests of this in- ettitution, lie should be ever ready to efiboildIiis humible assistance, s,Ild Ilie trustedI the anticipiation of the board would in the end be ve- riticd-th,aelthe aniiittdversiots which liadt beeti cast uapon theiti woutid l:c fouttd rather to advance thian itipede the great obiects ot' thleinstitution. (Hlear.) V'otes of efanka were then ,,)iss-cd to the Board of Managenisent zind tite C-tuitnan, tmnd the tiieteing. broke usiptit 4 o'Clock. I1FEvmDICITY soCIErT.