Royal Maternity Charity.-...
MR.ALi-ATE'RNITY CITIARITY.-A~t ~SPJECTAL Vice-P'atrons, Their Royal Hibnsa Ite DuAJE fSTYSE andI Prine LEP0L~f SAIXF.C0BURG, President, His Graee the Duike of"WELLINGTON, .GCU&. The ~~~VICE.PRESIDRNTS. The Mot Noble the arquIs of Jeremiah Harman, 1t Aliglesea, K.G. G.C.B. MthwXod,eqAi... The Right Rion. th_-Earl ofDrt Mtthomav Wlond, ellqn,. M.P. mouth 'rWillam AStelso, eq. aL.P. The Rigbt [ion. Lord Bexley I Sir Charles Plowver. bart. Aid. John Rlckb'irs,4sq. IJohn Atkbris, e3q. Aid. Rihadon florradlie, esq. George Blridges.oesq. Aid. IN.P. ani enrY Ruecker, esq. IJohn Blad es. call. Thomias Greenilway, esq. Treasu rer. Dr. Johin Sims, F.Its. C2onsulting Physician. Dr. 3. Rambotha, Dlr: ) D. 'Da1~vis,, Physician Men-Midiwives. Dr. B. R. Dennisou, ~ The proceedhigs of the Corn oittell and aubleqment quarterly Gene 3ral Mteeting respectinga new designation for the Charity, hiaving beeni reported by THOM,AS GREENAWAY, Esq. Treasurer, in the Chair, The following resoluitioris were usnaninmously adopted: The Lyong-inn Charity for Deliv-ering PoorlMarried Wo-men at thteir 0os's trabitation, Iiistitnted l757, which for a series of years has beeni honioured with the special protection and mutnificent suipport of His MINost Gracious Majesty, beinig Incontestably the parent hlistitO- tion that has had for Its ol~jeet the suc-couir, at their owrn dweliings, o-f indigenit fenmaie in the houir of nlture's so-rrow,- having for mnany years instplast relieved betw-ecu 5,O ad,000 ITf;Gpoor married womeni aunnually. Resoly"d, I.- In order to distinguish the above miost excelient raiid unrivalled chiarity front others of poater-l,, date tind less extensive Pivser to do good, that It shall. In futuire, and( Is, accordiouply hereby ordered to he nc.m . Tite RoYal Maternity Ch-arity for Delivering Poor Mlarried moen at their owni Habitations," inistituted In the year I767. Riesolved, 2. That thetalcove. change of tit'le lie niotified ill jutr Morningumndtwo eveiling, daily papers. THIOMAS GREF.,NAWAkY, Chiairniaii. The thanks ol the numierous and respectable mieetinig were unanii- snously voted to Thomas Gireeuawauy, ei. for his able and genitle- mahnly coinduct In thle chair, as well afohis unremitting~ attenltionl as Treasut-er to the InteresRts of the Institution. The ANiVElSA lv DINER o theW. S. HALL, Secretary. HRThe Wqilltae pSast tINeN'Londonhe IOYAI M,,ATXPiRNiTV onR Y;vIthea6hInst. qattb odnTavern, llishopsgate-street, onMonday, e'2t nsh half-pst4 for 6 ociuck. WVILLIAMl &STELL, Esq. HPL. vice pre4idenit, Ill the Chair, STEWVA RDS. William Ast?1l ,sq. HI.P. N\.l'. C. vv. P,ansbotham, e-sq. Robert BIhl 'Jme loay eq I L E. Shuttlivworth, eq.-4 -oh-1ulloes, esi qV P. NV. A. So,uth. es,i. ,NrS,. Ti. Cha:nsdler' itowland Steptienson, esq. JOhn Nixon, esq. CGeorge Tuirner, esq., oClilectioni ttuild the tables after dilinier.Piet,1 s. each, to 'he had of the Stewards~, Treasurer, an ooitee also of the Se"ere- tao' at he lilc ,,ftheCharty, 7, ittlIt(ihtrlder-strect, Doe- 'tors.eomnons: nd attae Br ofthe IEavern k~ PESONS MPRIONED or SALL DEBTS,-Crayen-street, At an ANNUL CIENERA COURT hed thlis day, PRESEN-r The Right lon. Lor,dDEDR ttNSTaNVILIE, !Viee-President, ThIin.PlIli.rP PSEYt, Vlice-l1resident, Jhn(aniden Nelid. es,q,. Tr;asurer, Ath. ailo, s.1 R.Cha. wrd Piou, esq. Arlobnde. s csai iiiI Cahel, edaP. te.W. Withrop asa. ilaif,rd. esq. Williougllby Monntagua, csq. John Iloticler, esq. 'Robt. PiE'Oi~ilfiO CCilfn Maekenzlc, e'lq. N' mro. cm j Mr. Nih-oils Reported, rhat the number o1 Debtors discharged and relleved 1rom the undermezationed Prisons within the last year were 9158, of who)m 119 had wvives,, with I 621 children:; the avera.ge expelise of whoseliierttston (incl,dn ever incidenital expeniditure relative to this Charilyl appeared toh 81 s. 3d. ieah. Aylesbury - P Gav ied j-iNottingham - 2 litecoil - - IFIlaverfordwcst l o Northampton - Beatimaris - - 2 1orsham5-- 6Oxford - Bury - - - 2 Hexham - ;3Portsntouth - 2 Tlcdford - - 21-ereford - . 2PlYnlotlith - 2 Bodmin - -13 ertlord - I Prestun - Batli - -ii Hll - I Preqsteign Borough Comnpter 711 Halifax - I Readritg Caermarthen - 21 I lchestre - -Ii IRutheii Cernai-ron - SIsil iSre 39 Carlisle -II King's Renchi 121 Sheflieid 2 Cardiff - - 7Leicel,ter - - 20 omuthanilpton I Chj.'.lmsford - SI Lincolti - - 2TtIlI Otldhath tlelds IEhLncaster . - I 'ewkesbury I f)urharn - - 1; Loatwil tI I Worcester Dorehester - . . Mnmoutth - 22 Winchester Dlolgelly - 4 Maidstoeti if; clnt Derby - - 2NMontgomery - S WieecpeI 0- Dever - . 2 NlOrpi'th . - I Whiteerosestreet I211 Exeter - 23 M:ic,le,field II York Fleet - -1016 Marshalsea 161 I Yarmouth2 Flint - - 3 Norwiceh - - i Fishertoni Anger I Newport . -13 Greenwvich - 3 Newcastle - - 4 Sixty-nine Prisonts. Benefactions since tho last Ileport, viz. Johr, Camden Neild, s(il. Evsn Lair, esq. -a ? Treatsurer-- ?21 0 0A. Bakley,esq. prt Cocki 44 WilimBrewiter, es. dl1)0 and Co. - 1 6 ( Dowager Lady lier- ,lohin Drummond. esg. a . borthe, ptr Mesrs. llenrvDrucmzomid e,q. a .5 ii Ho,are - - -90i 00Mrs. 'A. Mfarriott, per - James haialc.rd, e51q. 2 iloares - - 200 yezrs' beniefactIon 4 4 tMrs. Sophia ShieppIard,0 Nl-nta 'rown, esq. ann. 2 20 Per ditto - - 10I0 Mls r,w - -aE110Mr.S . Lawrenee, 1I, 3rn Bouher, esq. a2 2o I Per ditto . - C Commissioner Creykeaa2 2 0rIeter Ileatley. eq. per '.Tr-. Creyke - aI 101 r-sud Ci, -0 a o22 Edward starkie, eq. a 22 0Rt S.Tigile,e:,,1.perHani Johnf Cr owder, esq. per mersley. andi Cii.- 10 0 0 Szecretarv - - aI101 urgcoi: Prancic Foster, WillIamn H-lydon, esq.a,e,,q. per ditto - 5 a per ditto - a 110 5NII,,u:vmou~, per (lictto 1 0 TLady Willoughbyv - a 33(II G. C. per Secretary -6 6 0 HIs M. Spencetr Staa- B. L. letter loxI- hoe - .a 10O is. F-i. "est . Io br.Alacy - m( I V .per Harmlier,I,ys 0II) David fliliourton. esq.a 5 0 C. D. per Ai.to - 2 i00 G-eorgev-N,Ilner,esq. -a 3E) 0 Fouund ii Ethe letter bi .2 II esqiL. - -a 2 If.1 Mrs. Zb,ptnlan a2 2II?11 1 Dbl,hargeii and relieved from various prissos I10$ debtors for lie Olu'r of 239512. 2& d. Considered thi Case.s of 42 iictltiollers: aplproved 2,referl`ed I petitioni, rejectedl 1I, and co;nsidered Itnadmifssble 10. Beneractions are received by JohliCamden Neild, es,q. the Treasurer, Cheyne-walk, Chelsea; ale, by Mhessrms. Herries", Farquhar, anld Co. St. James's-street; Messrs. Ilnare. Fleet-street; Nlessr5. Whttisinoere an, Co. Lonmbard-street; He-rs. CoIs,Cock,. Ridge.enld Co. Cliaring- cross: MTessrs. Dorrien anid C,,. Finch-lane. Cornlilil -Messrs,. Ham,, merslcy, Pall-nmali; Mlessrs. Vere, Ward, and Co. 7 7, Lomibard.street. and by Mlr. Grassweli, the Secrerary, 7, Craveni-street, Strand, where theb,,ok-s may he.seen by those wvhoare intiuLod tllsupp,,rttClilseh,.rity aLnd where tue society mieet oi tile first Wednes,day in ev-ervy m"i,th TREORS ,f the HECH-ANit's MtAGAZINE. de-sii'us if ev-inc- ing their g-ratitxde (or tl,eextensIve sujpp,rt wvsichi thk pulblicationl haLs received from the aseclianics of thie firitish ernpile, and fironi the frienids of knowvledge generally, alid of conttributing 'still further ni) promnott amocng theiworking classes a 'Plric of oblserv:itio,z and inn. provenient, otfex- f,,r te presenit year the f.I~Ilwulng Prize..,for compe- titionl -i' be awarded l,v the folllilwitigeiitl enceii wh, have ituider- takenito investigatethie cla.imisof the clIinpetitors.-.Dr fRltkheck-,Pr-- sidenit of the London Meecianics' lostittiteon, Presidenti of thle Meteor- ological Society, ,c.: Dr. Olilithus Gr.gory, Profcss-,ir ,,f Mthematics in the Royal Nilitary Acadeniy, W,iolwvlch. one ut the Sqecretftries tto the AStr-,,iImlcailSi,elety, &e. Joliti Mc'1ilingron, e.4q. professor of Mechanics In Cue Royal Institution.Ve-eiditof, the Lonldon Mechanic's Iinstitution, onie ,f thte Secretaries1 tilhe Astronomical Society, &e.. i-N 11.-To the jouirnevinanior apprentice, in ea,h of thte foillow-ing classes (if tradesineci, who shall have ivlenited ,ur disco,vered the izii...t uisefuil improvement in the atrt which lie practises,, alm honorarv rmedal. lion, with 101. in lmilziy:-Carpenters and ioiners~ nlilwurights, eiI- gineers (generallyl, shipwrigh.a, n,aclincaiers and wheel'wright5, watch makers, Nweavers. Vii-Iothe j,murlicyoan or, apprewie ce eabilietluaker who shall produce the best sPeeiluen fcl,ifnabret wrirk etntirely mlade by himlself, an honorary medaillion. rvitli ?i. fn mooney' For true second best spe- cimen, l.ditto, Ran honorsary med allionm.witi, 21. Itl money. IX.-To thic jouruicymn inir al'l'reutiee turnier, whol s hall prodduce thie best suiecinen of turnery In 'rood is-ori-, brass, or aly other mnetal, entirely l,ln owrn NsvrkoZiasiip. an ionlIrary imedaillion, swith, l. i Inmoney. For tte seconidIbest ditto, an honiorary me,dallioti, and 21. innmoney. X.-To the'iirnuryninaior tapprentice ci tier, siio shall Produce thic best specimien oflcultleryF entirely hilsow,, l %orkrnai,.hip, an ihnnorary mnedalliin,t,amid 1. int muone. For tilesecond 1est ditto, anlhi,ll,rarv medallion, and 21.1In momney._ XI.-To the write'r of till' best essaty, being a jwnlnalr tice, on the puropert ices of the le-ver. Iwhetlier stralig, a rppren, benrt, an ho-norary imedallion, and 1o,011'sto h auo t.uiua,o XI.--r0 rueiwriterocf thie bestCessay, beis-utji- If6.ligula, (It, prenitice, onI the Proiperties 01 the %vileed and axle, aSld their enlpl,y- ment In marhinery-, whether thrioughi the intervenition 6f banlds , r of teeth arid plnionili. lli onoririiy medaliioi, asiitIbooks to the svalueo(f 61. ICloiditi,ons :-The comipedtitlr,, mst lIe Rtlit'll Subj,~ct Every imtirsvernent for which any o-f the fIrst 7-tlrlacashiall be laiji,'I,nl havec beets actulally' put In practice, and iet I'ee8u ad,i muste er tified ov one or molre imasters il til r trade Which it Ocerns Every competitor for thtese prizesilmust give the fuillest de.struiprtnisi i power of his Particular improvement, lind itsiladvainahis with a des,criptive drawin,ig )ritodel .Atl.amodes-anragescinens ;p51n duiced izn completitiiifonr :uraly ,ftile prize, modrelsby c omensd, pro,s- lectioi, fr,in then, as Cliejudges may think prolper, shall lie precsut~ed to he usetim of the Loiidon Mechanimi,' tilattlutionn and renllllll tile property of that siociety. Suich as are (lilt 5 prese,ted tlo bertnc to the parties. Competito~rs t,, transmnit tlieir spcclfcietio; rtuni essays, models, or specimens, wvithti seirtnae 1 dr~'dsi,5 and Poistage paid). on or bef,,re the 24e.Deiie, e crig thus-" Ti, the Editors of the MfechanisMaaiecrei Mer. KziiKht amid Laeey, Paterhnoser-rou- onom"Pi5Cl.Io.I !s nowy ready. price a. h,b-irds, coi,rainiu ii1ry10 egaymis it is also pliblis,he'Jin parts. price Is. each, n i wekyOibers, price Ad. eacli. K nighit and L.aeev,_ptmllllIer,itenst;.o. LACL.OGS.-G. A. SEARES uiieplieusv amid. 5lce"4iI toMr Suttoni) is indueed. frotio the admiraitioii the above articles av mt With. amongs4t hist private eioiilexioii, to mak-e-them morc i.enerllyk,wni convsinced thiat uipon tImspectio,n dcey s1':1 be found t,posss adecided superiority over every other clog, being free t1mtm the incov ec of sprhign anid traps, adhiering perfectlv to amid at t le sametm o subject to soil tile io,t delicate satin shoe. G. A. Sear'e-,ctneo manmufretinre the Patent Wuiterproof Clothi Boots, 11h1iClKo tels 1.5 years have giveni so lruch satisfactionm, uawell mis es-cryotratil of ladies' bo,,ts and sh,ies, which he conitldently recommelida for beauty aiid tdurability. In canse(tlience of the dissolutiono partnier- ship the stock of retuoriied shoes, &e. wvill be sold at very reduced PrJess..-32, lenrIetta a-.treet,CCv n'eitgardc:i. A'F A O auwi SONT,S Iron antil VIrcFne,Io Hrle CJ Vcrandam, Balconiy, Gallery, Sylgh,Sarseangnrl Ornamental Wroughit amid Cast ifronadVi Wrs8.Robr. bill, opposite St. Andrewv's church,.oii h oilt n ety to inspect thieir superior seiesSdlreSoko -roerl edes In IRtON alid WIRE OR,fri edaeem d. rerI executed withi punctualityadespth Vaiyofvtemtsfs and dleh covers, whichecld ie nalinet,ndreoget usIe in time Eaist anid West Indies. Wrwr o adr,diis grannarlj5,pheasantries, aviaries, libraisadsoeos Idse wire coffee mnanarme's., s'ugar strahiers;fn woe"Iecot.fl h WN'est Indies: is rve wire blinds,; hc u durabilt ada pearanmee xu alle_xUothirs. N. B3. BasW F IreGuard G pil caLble to al graties. pishic a letionis olictedto te iportac fthe use'of this -of ccescanbe endeed cus nats an rier shurstemost dilfictilt yIIf~pro~h :harhusceated, anchor. gesr and sfande,s, .rteee aamorteepemise, and Ini a very short p'Oerio XIsd oftie, rrast aordshelters to every species of shipping In o vrioent gale adcret. atiursnay heObtailned by Personal omseinte1aplcatIon POst paid,t the Patet, r.I'IT Nw road, Rtegent's.park, St. Narylh'eon Ageentee rilt WHITE,-Nlewsr. ;udPimlic,,; Mfessrs.T. and W. Bruron, atent hain able ra,rr Comnierc!aI.rp d, Liisre- hous; M. Btte, brker Bak 5ffehouse; Mr. Pea .ic ,smth, Regimreteet c,rnr o Rnoserstret gets orthe countryn... lofidness mertchientpe, oil ethars. bur. Tok, Rbno,adD in csanntty of 10 gfaliotisl ; second spermn 3s.; aer OW,n(R11anlc ls. ld, The best old white leadi that is sodat eceln lam Oil- 46id. lees in foIl cwts. t.-ken fromn the sodon lins8exed il ithpree 2s. id.; turps Ss5. ; strongest dryIngedn) boIled' of (heaoet old;I swot ol 3.6d; aid eat' fot boledoil 3s. 3d.',;,droppings of ssvfet il l. d.;aci nets'fOO 55 Per gal:on. Superior body var- nigh 4s. per pinte; carriage, black japan, giid size, wvainscot, and mna. hogany 2a Gd. ; sgiri t 4s, ; and mastic 45. 6d.:; these varniOies wsar- sa-ated to be of else beat quality miade. Whiting (ite tot gliders) 2d. per dozen: potty 21d.; spruce nefire Iguod) lIad.; and oopperasmI Id. per lb. PItch lOs. pQr cwt.; colours ot all descriptions for uutdloor w'ork, &c. at equally low p,rices, and paek6d with caire for the country and cxport-,sion. Best salad oil add. per pint and flask ; essence of an- chovles'(the best zmade) 14d. per bottle, 12s. per dozen, (ull olla 2s. per bottle: anchovies Is-cry best) R s. Gd. per lb.;- beet,candle so Gat3d 51111beetmouls wit waxdwhes7e6 per dozen; bes,t mttled eind yellw sops 6s. ad fis. pr ewI bet WVindsor 14d. pmero lb. J. j, sMiTei, bing aare f thehazad ofgivinig rerdjt, offers to a dis- equllylos- ries orcas otm im t.l,colour, and Italian tradesi at y,itlUesrecommended by each Our. emmase. N. B Timesg~moCticCh1rstopltal BlueCoa . e in the window,, 3,t nWIncln1- innA-j Carfulpaites rcomendd o fmilespamntnme theirown house3. L2 OST, yesterdy (Friday). aftenioohi, ib4it-4 o'elock, in i81vikauw5tretpoutwv+art a 9LD5WAtCH,-I narlied onA the Wafee-!.+Th6osioegood ?.l-akerb niarne "John Wieland. WalX Wlrth." \Yhoever livllrlnzit to Mr. Hosegood, surgeon; 108. Black.' Inialr.street.Sojthwairlis salI he handsomely rewarded.-April 17,l824 -;TcNDON ORPIHAN ASYLUM.-Ata MEET1NQ U14 of the BOARD of MANAGERS, 1lIdbh4thofJtarchb_-o82i sPeclu1y-sunsinoned- toconside'r wvhat measulrcs shou3dbt ad6ptedgor meetir-the Claimis of the Charity in Its presenit situatiojbe fotl6wJr ipg resoliut?oloasacre adopted:- Resolved unanimously, Tnat thli!;oard ptlfdeeply pcneitrted vitil a sense of. thte benevolence and liietalltyalready fulnrifestei by the i3ritish pubtie. tots-ards the. in;stitution eotf3tiltt&l to thelr:cars;1 ae It has grestlveceeded Ujeir expectation.- uit enabled them to afford extended Xllef to the fatherless and *idaow without tlhe fear bf em: bar ra s e en t.: lleso lved unanilmously, lh3t. notwithstaudirig this generosity to- ards the charity, Its circurostanecs at tlie present moment are tho,se *peculiar emergeney, as, in ddition to the entreRt expenses of a ItTo vlg es tablshment, the board are charged with the erection of a pernanent resideniee lor thejsnuseholds that this, reSidence, as It i to contain a tanmily of 350 persons,anid must necesarily he so executed as to be a wvorthy and lasting monufient of British phianthropy, cannot be completed in all Its dittfig.s and fumiture without a very large expendituse, and that It appears, on examination of the a- eounlits, that several thousand pounds are absohately req-uired before an object ev-ery way so desirable can be reallzed. tesolved unanimnously, That this board, therefore, cannot allowr thefliscives to proceed t< the finishing of their desifiln utitil a large proportion of this sum shall be raised but.that srhile they come to this resolution, to save alikc themselves ani their constituenits from the perplexi ty and disgr ace of debt, they ssure t lemselves, that it is onl y nleedfuti to mltsil a fair sard extended represenitaltion lof the case, t-, r,,eure the support they require at the present crisis. luesolved urlanunously, That as the objet of thischarity is, ex- elusively, the fatherless childa without distinctIon or locality. it Claims are enilnently pui), zc anzd unebjeeclonable; thut. as the eases preseniting theminelves are mostly silch as have beezi respect- al ly eolnnected it claims tihe regard of the worthy and opulent: th.it as, during the short history of the charity, there have come on its Iists 38 eases eonneeted witdthe shippIngl Interests, and 2e ease' of clerk.Ohips *onnected with the uublic offees anid counting-houses, it has pecoliar clainis on thie inereijants and shipowners of this nimtro- Polls and that as no less than 30 eases have ariscen In connexion with tile Covernment, it may well hope for the sanction and aid of tlose wvho are great by pover or liunour. and are the hereditry or elective governors *of the empire. Resolved unnnimously, That these resolutions be inserted in such papers as may seem proper to the Secretaries, anid that they be othier. ise emp.loyd as may seen miost likely to assist the Board in sur- mountinlg the diffliculties of thieir Eresent situation. *YILLIAM HgYGATE, M. P. Treasurer. The London Orphan Asylun) was founded In 1813; it is meant to chtlie. hoard, and educate destitute orpliais, particularly those who are respectahly descended; thie child whielc is a proper object of pa- rochiaf eharity is iot eligible to reliefr it receives lts objects writhout regard to local .ir .ther distinctlonR; there is nio charity exactly ,f jt:s character; It is emillnetly nleeded: in so short a tinc .5O3 children have Oine in its lists; 226 have been) received, anid 168 are ;llowpa;takingofitsberiefits. Forupwardsof5 years ithasappeared to tie 3est friends .f tlhe -iiarity indispensable thlt a building sh.,;ild 'eerected siwtable ti, Its purpose; by great exertions Od.)lli)L. were raised, and it was thieni thougtit that a commencement oight be made. A;; estate of8acres wras purchased at C(lptll,, inr the parish of llack. rcy. oni such advantnageous terms. that e oard are likely) to retain ; one half *i it at a very trif iilg charge. tIhe first stone was laid on the Gth of NMy 18523, by hisRoyal Highness the Duke of York; the luildingis noir covered in, and goinig forward to conipletion ; the present conitract a;owounta to 16.0001.; the Board have tis provide for a consideiable deficiency to nmeet the claims on this cojitract* In ad. ditioll to this they have to meet the expenise of fittlig anid furnishing s.i irgea dwvelling, anid providiiig substantial fencing and drainage for the whole estatc:;It is iiipossible, therefi,re. that their propobed w rks can be finished uinless they shall le able to raise several thou- s:,nd pounds above wliat they at p resent possess; they however coni- tildenitly rely on an extenision ofl hat liberality which has hitherto so rAell aippIreciited theclaimsn,and sutstaIned the initerests, ofthe charity. J.NC. AEDY, }Secretarles. N. S. Conitributlonis will hC most tihanktfully received and acksnow- ledged at Messrs. Pares ald tleygate's, BrIdge-street; Messrs. iLatchard and Son's, Piccadilly ; and at the oflice, 10, St. Mary-axe.