The National Register.
London, England, 1821-05-13 00:00:00

PORT OP LO.VDON SOCIETY.

The Anniversary Alerting of the port of London
for the promotion of religion Ullllollg Sejillen, W.ka held
tot Monday at the Coy of Lonomi Taverii. About lot)
persons, principally females, were present.
Lord GAMBIER took the Chair, and opened the bu-
siness of the day in a congratulatory speech.
The report of the last year's proceedings began by ail.
venting to the numerous and important religious meetings
which were held duping the prose it maids, which to
the Church had become of late years an interesting our,
and pregnant with events, compared with which, to the
great
religious community, the revolutions of empires,
the councils of kincs, and the debates of senates were
trifling and unimportant.
The report went on to state, that the generosity of
corporate bodies, as well as individuals, had not decreased
during the last year. In October last an intimation
was given to the Society by his Excellency Hiroo de
Ju<t, tile Ambassador Irons the King of Saxony, Mat he
lad a communication to nuke to the S.,ciety. Accord.
itittly his Excellency was received with proper respect on
board the lluating citapel by the calm ince, when having
seen the accommodations for worship, which &forded
hint the greatest satisfaction, he presented a letter, ex.
press,ve of his King's high interest in the welfare of
seamen, and containing grateful acknowledgments for
the services rendered by this country to Germany, when
desolated by war, and that the seal manifested in the
alleviation of the distresses of Saxony were still fresh in
hn recollect II is excellency presented, by order of
his Alajesty, a doom ion of one histrited Saxon thrillers
(the Saxon dialler is teirty shilhogs), front the Burgo-
master and Alagisnates of Leipzig. Within the 'last
year sitecteisful exertions haul been made in different
parts of the canary to forward the objects of the society,
and amongst others, Liverpool, Hull, Bristol, and Leitlt
might be distinguished. Siiue ar exertions had been
in Ming in North America, that had been crowned with
great success, am: places for worship h id already been
opened at New N'ork, Ptitladrlphia, Charlesant, and
tSoston. The report gave a flattering account of the
etLcis which the promotion of religion had had in many
tistances on the crews of vessels in the Port of London,
and the pro!ress _hat religion was making amongst them.
It instinced that in the salsa bound to David's Straits
and other loaners divine service was regularly performed.
Tile report was received throughout wilts applause,
and agreed to utianimouslv.
The Rev. ROWLAND HILL combated the opinion
which he 5311$ had gate abroad, that the proclotion
of religion amongst Se4lllCll would tend to diminish
their courage, and asked whether seamen would be less
brave %vlicii they were to consider every bullet as a wel-
come summons to take him from a trough-soiree scoria
to one ut happiness. Ile represented with much force
the claims which stamen hail upon the country, that
their moral and religious welfare should be attended to,
and the effects which might be expected when every
seamen should become, as it were, a missionary.
A series of resolutions were then entered into, after
many very effective sreches hail been made. Thanks
were voted to tile and the meeting separated,
after a liberal collection had been made.

Sir Francis Burdett left his apartments in the
King's Bench at an early hour on Monday morning,
and arrived at his own house to breakfast, in a pri-
vate carriage, attended by a single friend. The
worthy baronet, we are happy to learn, has expe-
rienced no injury to his health from his confinement.
A considerable falling ofi. in the revenue the pre-
sent quarter, ending the sth of July next, compared
with the corresponding quarter of last year, is anti-
cipated.
A considerable quantity of specie has been ex-
changed for Bank-notes, since the Bank resumed
cash paymeats. The demand fur sovereigns on the
that emission will of course be to a large amount, as
several of the country banks have received a supply,
b,sides that which the London bankers have obtain.
ed for their other connections. The anxiety to pro-
cure sovereigns will, however, it is supposed, dimi-
nish daily, though maay of them will disappear,
from being contined to the coffers of the hoarders,
and also in consequence of those persons who visit
the continent, taking with them as much of the gold
coin of the realm as the lin permits. The resump-
tion of cash payments has had a sensible effect on
the money market. Exchequer bills are at par, and
five per cent. can be had fur money. So filr from
there being a scarcity of money stock, us stated in
some of the papers, it could have been had on Thur.
day iu abundance; and those wha are the most con-
versant in these matters do not speculate on a rise of
the funds.

Mr. Kean had his farewell benefit at the New
York theatre on the 6th ult. on which occasion he
played Jaffser, for the first time. This concluded
his engagement and last appearance in that city.
He was announced to perform the character of the
Duke of Gloucester, in the tragedy of Rickard the
Third, at the Philadelphia theatre, on the 9th. I
A considerable quantity of bonded corn was
shipped for Naples in the course of last month from
Liverpool.

A party of convicts were sent off from New;.,,ate
on NVednesday morning early, in the usual caravan,
fin. Portsmouth, under the necessary escort. When
changing horses at Cobhan one of the thieves con-
trived to purl:,in the great coat o one of the i)ost•
boys, who followed and succeeded in recovering his
property.

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