The National Register. — London, England, 1808-11-06 00:00:00

le- d r )j. )1 % lg. as eh rg. eh en In IS, en Lit/ r. i,t hi lip ut ve is at di I:S Rl St S. r'e r- -110 Cr It! Id at to a- ill 4 1 to i s 4, NOV. 1 harsday, there was 4 .court for the purpose of disposing of the business, the ptincipal of which was Mr. Waithman's mu don for the ingdiry into the abuses of Christ's Hospital. Pre• viuus to entering on the motion, the resolutions Oltsstid at alite vious Court upon the subject of his Majesty's Answer to the Address of this Court were tead- Mr. Dixon took occasion to observe, that for a nutrber ur `'o ., past, during which wars were carried on, miscarrjages of course hAti occurred, and must actin., • let what Administration would be in power; the resolutions. therefore. were such as did not meet his approbation ; and it would seem from the tenor of them, that the flentlemen thought this Courucompetent to dire( + hi , Majesty what Ministers he shoold appoint. Ile therefore gave moire of a motion, that on a f sure day he should mrvu that his !Majesty should nut presume to call to his Councils on set of men, or appoint any commander iu chief, o ithout haviro: lirst consulted Cie Court of Common Council for that purpose. Mr. Quill observed, that if Mr. D. was in earnest, he should follow up the motion by another, and would move, that Mr. S. lti NOTI be appointed first Lord of the Treasury. 11.. Alderman Coombe considered Mr. D.'s motion as an silk in the . Court ; he, however, could hardly think him serioe-. Mr. tioodbehere thought the term 44 miscarriages," would '.otter suit an assembly of Obi wnmen. Mr. Waithman with some warmth observed, that Mr. D. bad tioulted the Court. lle was not quite certain whether a vote of etpu6ion would lie, but this he knew that Mr. D. had shew himself an uuyiorthy Member :tad deserved expulsion, awl he (Mr. W.) should not be wanting in bringing it forward. Mr. Dixon did not press his no: ice, which was of course intend ed as a mere sarcasm on the late iuteanperale proceedings Of the Common Council. . A long conversation arose respecting a motion of Mr. Alder man Coombe's fot granting a sion of RM. towards the main tenance of a Public School in Derry. The ;rant was objected to on the ground that the funds of the Corporation would not allow it. It was at length agreei to. The Speakers for it were Messrs. Aldermen Wood, C. Smith, Slade, etc. and against it, Messrs. Watchman, &c. CHRIS'S '8 HOSPITAL. Waithman then brought forward his motion for an inquiry into certain abuses in this public charity. The 'foundation of this ototiou arose out of some statements in the public prints. so fang hack as December, last year, which charged the Hey. Mr. Warren ; Vicar of Edmonton, a man in possession of MO/. per annum, with getting hi' son into that charity, to the prejudice of needy and poor persons who have not the means eat educating their children, and against the expre , s directions an] object of the charity. On this motion a debate of some length arose, in which Mr. Dixon, Mr. Dornford,• Mr. Griffiths, Nr. Quin, Mr. Jacks, Mr. Kemble, Mr. Thorpe, Mr. Box, Mr. Bell, &c. took a part. It was contended by those objecting to the motion, that this Court had not the power of interfering with the concerns of the llospital, having relinquished that power by the :Ict of 1782 ; that the facts of the case, as stated by Mr. W. were derived merely from Newspaper authority, and might not be correct. On the other hand, it was contended, that the facts were tree; that neither the Rev. Gentleman nor his friends had denied the statements, and that consequently the child was not a proper object. Waithman consented to word his motion in such a man ner as to he arceptuttle to those who objected, and it was then agreed to. APPOINTMENTS EXTRAORDINARY. Fir Francis Eurdett to be tect-nurse and midwife to Mr. Horne Tooke. The Mzraoness of H--- to be neceslary woman to It. 11. the P. of W. vice Mrs. F.—, superannualed. The Right 1100. Lord S—ekv—e to be professor of adul tery in the united kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland. hir A—r P—t to be deputy professor in England only. _ _ Mr. T. S n to be deputy profes4or in ,citland only. 'the deputy professor in Ireland is not yet nominated ; Mr. C—rr—n and sir John l'—rs arc both candidates. The Countess Dowager of B— to be dry-nurxe to Mr. Ell--.-st—on. Madame De C, 'to be eustos breviuni to the Duke of P•ftl-ad. aud ,Lurd S-m-rv-ile. THE NATIONAL REpISTEIL POPULAR PREACHERS. No. XIII. Turn'd the outside of his eyes W white, As men of inw•atit light are sioLt To turn their optics in upon'i.—D erten. The sacred Function, hi your hands, k made —Sad sacrilege !nu function, but—:a Trade ! ORANGE-STREET CIIAPF.L, AND 1T MINISTER 3. CONNECTED as it is with the nameof Augustus Toplady —a preacher whose ahlity and energy are out jet lorgut• ten--I never enter Orange-street Chapel without (01,4,11:- gig the past with the present, N% ithOUt those recollections of departed exceileuce which are not always favourable to succeeding taLynts. lam not now discussing the doctrines formerly promulgated in this place, by the eminent divine whose name I have just introduced ; hut, while 1 refrsiit from diverging into such an inquiry, it may nevertheless he permitted to me to give to his eloquence the encomium it deserved,--to commend his siucer►ty, and admire his zeal. His successors have been abundantly successful, With. out pretending to his purity of design; and without his command of intellect, this chapel, under. twit management 4 lOs been very considerably enlarged, the number of its frequenters has increased and seems increasing, aid its re. veaue, as may naturally be supposed, is in the most flou rishing condition. Many causes have concurred to produce Viese effects. Being a trading concern—for such this. Place of Worship literally is—it was the interest of pinux indivi duals, as will always be the case in similar circionstaaeos, lo consult, in every practicable way, the gratification of the religious community. Henee their chapel is splendidly fitted up ; hence, 'yodelled on the system cat Rowland }lib, their singing is uncommonly ineiodions and surprisingly magnificent; and hence pastors of every description, of all s:iris and from all quart , :rs, arc sedulously collected for the e itertainment of their hearers. From a Cartwright to Durant, from a Townsend to a Lindell, they, have sums : si rib rum , the changes of popular preacAin• As, there-. fore, its Managers pay (and, I believe. pay well) for every things—forholds, tor melody, and even - for miniaters r -Ais e. the tact. is so, Orange-street. Chapel seems fairly entitled to its present prosperity, and the proprietors of it to th;ir present. profits. It is as elegant, and (may I add Jan ex, hdirating sabbath lomw,e, where numbers of hoili .!•x..* doubtless enjoy, week after week, the most agee;aile re, ligious relaxation ! Mr. TOWNSEND, whose seniority in this chapel entitles him to precedence, is certainly one of its most respectable preachers. His vine°, however, is extremely inonotimous and his delivery is frequently rendered disagreeable by hem, which appears in him to be constitutional. lie is among those self-taught divinm which the cha peters FA' nerally admire. His prominent deficiency is want of ani mation. If be is rather interesting, he cannot be consider , ed as at nil energetic. Mr.. LINDELL does not preach here so frequently as Townsend ; best criticism must contmplate him ss tiemsntl, ins' to he distinguis!!ed. Ti:is gentleman•is unquestonsh.ly one of the mot vrir iu i vo::chers now in existence. Ilia tones, his cuiphas;s, his manner, his action, his langnage„ are . alike his own. Of him, indeed, it is emincutl} tme, that " done hut lkiavelf can he hiF parallel !" EVCII 11;i learll7ll`,:, for lesraell he really 4- . - 41 % .r --71 W Cowtss. y .> ~~ .\