The National Register.
London, England, 1823-02-17 00:00:00

PORT OF .

OD Thursday afternoon • highlj
bold in the King's Concert Room
purpose of promoting the interests o.
cimy for spreadivig religious knowledge among the Semmes.
Watermen, and Lightermen of the Port of London.
Mr. WILBERFORCE havieg been called to the Chair, staled
the objects of the Meeting.
The Rev. Mr. HOOPER reed the Society's Report, describ-
ing the purchase of a ship of war, and converting it Mtn
foaling chapel, and the other important measures adopted, sad
the esertions employed to dame a spirit of religion aid me-
rality among the seamen, ate• both M home and abroad.
The Earl of HOCKSAVAGII moved. a resolution, that the re •
poet be received and circulated.
Lard CALTHORPE bad great pleasure is mending the lOW.
iO6OS.

The meting was thee carried enaeimonair.
Sir C. tin atilt rose to move a rasolulani, that the hanks-
tins of morality end religion among Seamen, would be not only
useful to themselves, but advantageous to their country.
Mr. R. H. kl•ants read a letter from Captain Yonne, le-
specter of transports, at Deptford, in praise of the objects of
the Sittiety, sad declaring that; through itresertions, the eon;
duct and language of seamen and watennes oa the River bed-
improved is an amazing degree.
The Rev. R. irivt said, one of the greatest banana of bia-
life was toopen this Chapel. If was open to derivative of ell
denominations- but he was sorry that many were kept away by:
rulem which ha hoped lbe Dignitaries of. oar Church wield:
search for sad abolieb i for lite sooner they were annihilated,
he was sure, it would be the better. He expressed his este-
nishment at the avidity with which seamen reeeived
religiea-
instr.ction. He conektdeod by seconding the motion, whisk
was also carried nessimosly, u were the other. prepaid to
the meeting, which thee adjourned.
Abort seven o'clock on Monday morning, the inhabit=
ants of Great Queen-street, Westminster, were alarmed
by a fire which broke out in the house of Sir Charles
Flint, in the second floor. Several engines very sons
arrived, and the firemen exerted themselves so effectually.-
that It was put a stop to before it communicated to any
other apartment, except that in which it broke out.—
The cornices, laminae. Ike. were destroyed. The acci-
dent was ascribed to a servant maid 'lasing carelessly
placed a lighted candle under the window-curtain. •

ANIMAL SYMPATHY...4)h the Stay or iheltneat thihr;•
a Spaniel was observed, opposite to Thionville. Boating..
down the Moselle) on a small piece •of lice. It is not
known how the peer dog got into that situation ; but he
set up piteous ales. Hewing passed one of the doge-
belonging to the decoys on•the left of the Moselle, that •
intrepid animal dashed into the ever, soon reached the
unfortunate Spaniel, and seising-him by the neck, swans
on shore with bine amidst the .cclarnatiuns of the
spectators.
DallAoPoL Acetone? BY Sarow.—Oft Wednesilie••
sennight, a most melancholy circumstances took place •
at Troutsdale, in the parish of Brampton, about three
miles from Hickuese, in Yorkshire. The snow had ac-
cumulated on the side of the hill; •at the foot of which
was a cottage, occupied by a poor man of the name of ,
Brevender, Its wife, and three children; when, unez
pettedly, the whole mass of now fell down into the
valley, and with its weight crashed the cottage' and
bitried the hapless intnates amongst • the ruins. After-
about five hours of labour, they were dug out ; but the
King tif Terrors had•adtled to his innumerable conquests, -
and their spirit! had fled to happier habitations.
Mr. Russell, else actor, met with an accident a few -
days since, when playing-in•llaymend aid Agnes. at.
Brighton. The lady as Margserile, discharged a pith+
in the direction of Mt. Rouen (llagasead), which -con-
tainedin the powder a shot; it struck hint in the fore- -
head jail between-she eyes, °occasioned a considerable
filo-ion of-blood, and was violent in its eflect. By the
•thisely application of leeches, Mr. Russell at present ap..
peers not at all inconvenienced f he occurrence.—
On searching the caimister, in which the remainder of • •
the powder was kept, another shot was found.
FoactllLE A Rout:vow —On Sunday last. about mg-
o'clock p. m., as the %Vaterford and Limerick mail
co ch was proceeding between Tipperary anti Linteric.k,
it was stopped about-eight miles f he former place,
byes party of people front 20 to 30 in number, at veto or
eyht of whom were armed. When they stopped the-,
coach, Bottle. the guard, who teas in his place behind.
discharged a pistol at one of 'hems who was armed. soil
who held one of the wheel horses, by which he received
a wound in the neck or near the ear, as he fell against
the horse which he hid hold of, and the coachman saw-
the blood flow from the sound. Inimethattly on Bottle
discharging his pistol-, another of the party struck hint
with a stone_; as the coachman belie* and knoekinl
him down 44 the mail boot, no which he was standing
at. the time, and afterwards souse of the party dragged
SISIII•aCross the toad, and threw him against the ditch.--•
The anted/Ants then climbed the door of the coach, awl
forcibly took out a young woman, who was an inside
passenger. Twoof them took her eiva)tactoss the fields,-.
while the rest remained uis the rood, tumid the coachuuns
Doyle, came off the-hoz, and got Bottle into the coach,
into which he pin the arms. they then permitted the
coachman to drive off, and he met no further internsp.
tints until he reached Limerick. The yams woman, we
understand, was going to Limerick ter the purpose of-
being married.
A ccIDINT.-•-00 Tuesday last, a boat in which were
two y as men and a 'atty.-in crossing the Thames be,
low the Tower, ran foul of a large hawser, which they
did tint perceive, and not being able to 'nonage the how,
and the title ruiiiiing high, they were all procipOmed•
into the river. Two eeaterinen who.wimemed time acct.
dent pulled up to shear asaisiance, and with much die.
tufty succeedetidn sating the tensile and oils or the islets.
hut the other could not be found. It is said the party-
hte at Lintel:rinse, and that they were at a wedding tit
Southwark, where they spent the morning.
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By a retnru'of coals imported into the port of
London, and delivered in the veer 189.2, it applies:*
that the total quantity was 1,199,511 chaldrous.

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