The National Register.
London, England, 1818-03-22 00:00:00

BRITISH MERCHANT SEAMEN.

A numerals anti respectable meeting was on Wednesday
held at the City of I ontion Tavern, for the purpose of raising
an establishment for the extension of religions instruction,
and affording the means of sacred worship, to seamen in the
port of London.

Mr. B. Sit w, lt.P. who was called to the chair, stated the
objects of the meeting. Britain, he raid, was renowned for
Ler great institutions and her charities ; tint nothing seemed
more indispensable than to distribute among her best pro-
tectors, se.unen, the bread of eternal life.

Mr. U. H. MARTIN said, it was proposed to fit not a large
vessel(to be called " The English Ark,-) capable of contain-
ing 7 or tsoo persons, who might assemble to bear pleaching
and prayer. This vessel was to be kept afloat upon the
ver : so that she might be removed for congregational purpo-
ses ; and there was no distinction of religious opinion to be
inaiutained—all were to act according to conscience, and tree
blue was to be the cosign of the ship. (applause.)
Towards the close of the proceedings, Mr. Martin announ-
ced, that a gentleman of the Jewish persuasion, parsing
through the house to a (limier in aid of au institution for per-
sons of his own profession at which a. Prince of the Blood
Royal was to preside. had liberally subscribed to the impo-
ses of the prescnt meeting. With such a fact before them,
what was the duty of Christians? This circumstance elicited
great applause.

. •
Atter passing some appropriate rrsolutions, the meeting
adjourned.

MYSTERIOUS CASE OF NIUROER ! On Wednrstlov
se'onight the body of a young woman, apparently about ':8
years of age, was discos-seed fleeting 1111 the tivtrlledway,
at East Banning. It was te111.1.11 out of the water a shocking
spectacle, and deposited it, 411 1/1111110115e on the premises of M r',
Goldiseg. On the followilig iloy an inquest was held at the
Bull inn, betiire dames ()now ay, E.q. Coroner, when the
body was inspected by the jury, and exainnied by Mr. Cote.
man, !urgent'', who ol.1: all clearly nf opinion that the th censi,
snore),Pli teli
e l
.1, iI.
,11,,.1:.,:b„
:I.:.
IC, t 11:,
rrue
sli)liefi.
rii tI I y nitirderi4. It Uali supposed flint she
had been in the w.c.ersleitrly a tertniehr ; she on, completely
dl essed. except that, from the t•tfect of the water, part of her
clothes had twcoint rrAtin and wasted away. 'lite deceit•! d
had no pockets on, nor 1,11.. thing about her to denote who
she was, Or Ilion sslicore ..he came. Under these circum-
stances the Cormier Atlve,4,tl 411 adjoutinment ante propeced-
ings hold r4ot nylon and in" the mean time to give public at •
Saturday, at -t o'clock. the Connie
tic
osi;Prolaigt iii‘t.icileAe"ti.orrrtslslatrhiltsstilltlei firitierrithl:
verdict of-." Wilful murder against
r's inquest again met, but
I,.jortitis4unk flown."
tin firther material nomination transpired. The roiry with-
Upon the right temple
was a woad severe wound, apparently inflicted by a hammer,
or suait• hlutit instrument ; nod upon the head being opened,
a great dual of extr•avasated blood surrounded the wound:
Ott e were also Other bruises on various parts of the hody.---
Maidstone Gazette.

Frupz 11w LONDON GAZ ETTE, Saturday, March2l.

BANKRUPTCIES SUPS surf,: RSEDED.
SCOTT R. Liverpx.l, merchant.
CARTER R. Woodgock, Oxford, ironmonger.

BANKRUPTS.

now x IT. Rtaltlinqtcn. Nettingham.butcher, March ze , 23,4 i, at
Atts. Hurd and Co. Temple.
2%.7.Nri r tl tt. Cot):!on. I .anewoer. woreholt3cman. April 3,6, May 2, at

. • . .
ManzheAct. Ails. Milne and Cu Temple.
Al. I. A Drayton, Statlin 1, dealer, March 15,31, I‘lay 2, at Std..
ford. Am. Ant .te and Co. Temple.
At:1,11..411 I. Devoßlisc,quare, looker, March 31, April 7. May
nt G A ttj. seat and Son, St. Mildredsscourt,
Poultry.
• Ilocat,. W. Wooly:1.1i, victualler. March 24, April 4. May 2, at.
titiildlti:ll. Mt. air. Paull-An, Dean-street, Southwark.
•Jo si• Plt .1. ltad-litfe 11 slopseller, March 31, April 7, May
:.! eudditoll. Att. Mr Poole, Adam's-court, Old Broad-street.
L...:.1. Fin:.l..nrv-stpuire„ merchant, March 28. April 7, May 2,
I Atts. Tomlinson and Co. Copthall-curt.
EARL J. Winchester, druggi,t, March 26, 27, May 2, at Winches-
ter. Att. Mr. ftnly..l..Nwx-cuurt, Temple.
Cow; J. 1.i....erp001, merchant, April 13, 14, May 2, at Liverpool.
Apt Clirke.and Co. Clianeery-tune.
(it RR 4 G. lat.. of F.e.aninom, potter, March 27, 28, Slay 2, at Win—
ch.ist,,r. Art. Mr. Guile, Gray's Inn.
::411i late f •Tynytoelo. Mertnneth, farmer, April 3, 14, May 2,
at I dyerpool. Atm Illitekstock ar.l Cm Temple.
Por..r ca J. Vringunt. Somerset, nurseryman, April 9, 10, May 2,
at 11.111. .Arts. Dyne and Sun; Until:Ws Inn-Gelds,
Lox o J. Manchester, tonacconEt, April 16, 21, May 2. at Man-
chat sr. ,Atta Harvey. and C.e. 'St.-Helen's-place, • klishopsgate-
-s:reet.
r ft. late of Liverpool, Ir. crchant, March 28; April 7. May 2,
Lt Guildhall. Mts. Crowder and Co. Frederick's-place, Old

Jot ry.
• Z'ATIERSON S Great Sutton-street, Clerkentrell, woollen-factor,
March Bn, April 7, May 2, at Guildhall. Atts. Noy and Co. Bell-
Ceurt, Mincitg-lane.
CATO ir•Steyning. • Sussex, wine-merchant, March 28, April -11,
May 2, at Guildhall. ' Att. Mr. Lewis. Crutehadfriars.
DIVIDENDS.
G. Sitar, Holborn, mercer.-
W. Coulson, lielstone. Cornwal. mercer, April2s.
r. D. V. T,yck, A. J. G. Lauren, and W. A. D.C.- Vink, 3linorios,
imAchant, March 17.
J. E..ttherstonhaugh, -St.Nary at• Hill, Thames-are
May 2.
C. Morgan, Gicanorgals, ironmonger, May 2.
H. Smith, Ilichmor.d. plumber, April2E.
• J. l'arsons, liar,. ich, toNr.g smack owner, April 11.
'l'. Bennett, late 0; Deddingron,Oxford, victualler, April 13.
J. Fardon, New Wooistoel,Dxford, watchmaker, April 13.
J. Carter, jun. Liverpool, merchant, April 6.
Brodie and T. Patterron, I,h erpool?liostarapent-April 15 .
AV. Foster, Leicester, grocer, April 17.
J. t:arner, Chester, money-scrivener, April 16.
S. P. Seatger, Maidstone, dealer, April 7.
F. 11a11,‘!. Cs!ly, and F. Atkitvion, Sutton in Ashneld, Nottingham,
etarch-makers, April 10.
J. Woodward, AlVinbury, Bucks, fishmonger, April 20
J Latham. Birmingham. brot and shoe maker, April 14.
S. !loiter, Leicester, tallow-eliandler, April 17.
W. Elgar, Maidstone, groevr,
T. Jones. Abergavenny, tanner. April 17.
J. Beale. Newport, Monmouth. innhokler. April 1 7.
S. and it. Boardman, 1 ariTivad, merchanta. April 13.
B. Annett, Northumberland, banker, April 21.

coal•factor,

cErsTivicATiN—fr ran. 11.
T. Griffin, Pedlar's Acre, Lembeth,t-,bcr mer-hant—J. Elliott,
tatret coal factor and broker—!.t Temkins, Plymouth. draper
—l'. stinton. Bristol, victualler—W. P. -Roc ke.t. late of Wakefield.
Yard:, linen draper—W. Stdgwiek, Liverpool, Lancaster, merchant.

PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS

FOR THE EN,VING
TIIENTRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN.
.:1.0-Nflyrow—ltob Roy Nize.regor—The Pantomime.
Roy-7"ne Pantomime.
NV Ant .itlisy—R,As Roy—New Pantomime.
".r.nirsday—Rob r.oy- -Ross'an Thumb.
Friday—Fazio—Tbe Mani-at. Carabas or Puss in Boots.

THE NATIONAL REGISTER

LONDON :

SUNDAY, MARCH CZ, HIS.

THE news this week, b.)th foreign and domestic has
• been interesting. -.One of the most important articles
• of foreign intelligence is the abolition of the Slave
Trade by the French -Government conformably to the
Treaty. It is extremely gratifying to witness the pro-
, rress.shat is making in this desirable object, and as the
variou.; powers of Europe arc lending their assistance
towards a total abolition, by their public. acts, we trust
they will adopt the most effectual measures for the
- repression of private rapacity and clandestine traffic.
It appears that -negoeiations are carrying on with
the King of the Netherlands.upon the same subject.
The Committee of the Chamber of Deputies appointed
to examine the Project of the Concordat, is mid to
have completed its labours, and authorised M. Riviere

to report the result.
Charles John, the new King of Sweden, has been
.Carmallsr acknowledged by Louis XVIII. and his Minis-
. ter teceived at Court.

It will be seen by our Parliamentary Report, that
the Chancellor of the Exchequer's proposition respecting
the building of New Churches has been sanctioned by
the I louse of Commons, and a million voted for the
.Impose • The necessity of the measure has long been
,vious to .every one, and the valuable illustrations
%Aida the suhject has received from the Rev. Mr.
Yates's Book, place it in tl.c most striking light possible.
We ly4licvo. few :arsons were aware of the amazing

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deficiency of aecomodation that exists, but onceiappriscd
of The fact, they will (with a glance also at concomi-
tant circumstances) cease to wonder at the immense
increase of Dissenters, and we will venture to hint to
those whom it may concern, that. it is not roof,: and
walls that alone are wanting.

Parliament adjourned on Thursday until the 2d of
April, and it appears that there is no probability of a
dissolution at present, Ministers having come to a
determination to postpone it until after the harvest.—
it would certainly be attended with many inconve-
niences•werc it to take place just now, though we shall
be very glad when the Country is relieved from the
ferment and confusion which always attends a General
Election. •

In the course of the debate on Wedneiday a most
gratifying piece of intelligence was communicated to
the house by Lord Castlereagh. His Lordship stated
that the King of the Netherlands had acceded to the
principle of the treaties with Spain and Portugal, by
-which a reciprocal right of search is. established within
certain limits,• for the purpose of effectually putting a
stop to that detestable traffic in human beings, called
the Slave Trade.

The Bank Directors have given notiec.. that they are
ready to issue .to the Bankers in' London, 20,0 0 0 1 in
Silver Coin of the realm, provided application be made
before the sth of July next. Some of our contempora-
ries have expressed a hope that this is the prelude to the
resumption of Cash payments, in which hope we cor-
dially join, as we think it is highly important, for va-
rious reasons, that no time shoule be lost in effecting
this desirable object.

J. H. Leigh, Esq. nephew of the late Duke of Chan-
dos, and High Steward of Winchester, is elected M. P.
for that City, vice Meylcr, on an union with the Mild-
may interest; Mr. Baring has withdraw n.
The following changes in the naval commands are
stated as being about to commence:—Portsmouth, Ad-
miral Sir G. Campbell, vice Admiral Sir E. Thornbo-
rough ; Sheerness, Admiral Sir J. Core, eke Admiral
Sir C. Rowley; Cork, Admiral Sir J. Rowley, vice
Admiral Sir Benjamin Hallowell; Malta, Admiral Sir
G. Moore, vice Admiral Sir C. Penrose.

Artificers of various descriptions are ordered by go-
vernment to be sent to Trincomalee from that depart.
ment in Chatham Dock yard ; none are taken but
volunteers, and the offers of service are innumerable.
Bootts.-..The Bill, brought into the House of Com-
mons, relative to the rights of Universities and of some
other public bodies to one copy, for each such •Body, of
all published works, proposes to enact, that for every
copy which shall be demanded, a certain part of the
retail price shall be raid.
Letters received from Port-au-Prince, dated the
26th of January, announce the protracted indisposi.
tion of the President Petion, whose fever continued
unabated up to that date.
The Duke of Sussex took the chair, at the City of
London Tavern, where the subscribers to the Jews'
Hospital had their anniversary dinner. His Royal
Highness was supported by Earl Pomfret, Lord Tor-
rington, the Earl of Portsmouth, Sir T. Bell, Sir W.
Miura, Sir It Wigram, Ashley Cooper, John in 3,
C. Richardson, John Dent, Henry Dickenson, James
Viguc, W. Holden, John Justin, Thomas King, and
John Reeves, Esqrs.
The Weymouth storeship, recently arrived at the
Motherbank from Malta, has been released from quaran-
tine, and sailed from Portsmouth for Deptford, to de-
liver the remains of antiquity found at Lebida, and
presented to the Prince Regent by the Dey of Tripoli.
A t the late fitting of the Institute and Royal
AcademY- of Science, the gold medal, founded by the
late M. Dc Lalonde, was awarded to Mr. Pond, Astro-
nomer Royal at Greenwich, for his researches relative
to the annual parallax ef the fixed stars.
For some weeks past the number of bank-notes in
circulation has been gradually diminishing. By the
account presented to the House of Commons, on the
motion of Mr. Tierney, it appears that the amount in
circulation on the

10th February Jut was .£28.945,580
17th ditto
24th 'ditto 28,216,600
51 'March 28,242,120

The following' is given as a cep or the letter which
the Prince liegent wrote tt the Duke of Wellington,
on the occusicn of the lute attack on his person :

Carhog-home, Feb. 14.
ts M DEAR FRIT:RD.—I cannot deny myself the pleasure of
writing you it t'w lines for the purpose of expressing to you both the
happiness which I feel at the news which has just reached MC of
your escape, Clanks to Divine Provideare. from a lis.se attempt
formcd agaMst ynti, and the sentiments of honor and imtgnation
with -which I was filled at the infamy and Lowness of such wt stro-
tiousatick. I can .only, in common .with the rest of ;he • nation,
offer optluusYsgivirg to the supreme goodness of Di'iiue P.ovidenee,
for having proteetvo a life a: important ti the great int, rests of .tr..r
own country, as for the preservation of the grncral tranquillity of
Europe. That you may long continue to enjoy a life so precious to us
all, is the Mat ardent Kish a )0w ilium and affectionate friend,
*6 Groituxs I'. B."

ILARC.II et

1.1.4Ydi OF ENGLAND.

A half yearly Genoral. Court of Proprietors of flank
Stock was held on Wednesday. for the purpose of decla.
ring a dividend, whewit was resolved—lhut a Divi.
(lend of Five per Cent. shonli be declared.
Mr. Shaw wished, befJre the adjournment of the
Court, to call the attention of the Court of Directors to
the necessity .of adopting measures to render more die.
cult the forging of Bank notes, which was now very
easily. effected. Hon. Proprietor l'oonceived, that
the attention of artists ought to he called to this sob.
ject, through the tucdium cf the public prints, or in
some other manner.

Mr. Thompson coincided in opinion with the hon.
proprietor, that something ought to lie done to prevent
the frequency of forgeries. Ile had drawn up his opi-
nion on this subject, which he should take the liberty
of reading. In this the Hon. Propeicter expressed his
conviction, that it was the duty of the 13. wk of Eng—
land to withdraw their one . and two pound notes from
circulation, and to substitute a metallic currency in lieu
thereof, as soon as possible, to do away the temptation
to forgery—and until they could effect this, that steps
sh/uld be taken to render forgeries more difficult.
The Chairman said; that, for fifteen or twenty years,
this su'aject had been under the consitleratiouWtheßauk,
it had occ?pied the attention of the Directors night
and.day, and-every thing that could be done to prevent
the -crime of forgery would be considered. lie could
not, however, admit that their notes were as easily for.
ged as had been stated. It would be a dangerous state-
ment. to go forth to the public. There was in fact,
much greater difficulty in counterfeiting them than
Gentlemen seemed to iinsgine. With respect to cal-
ling in their one and two pound notes, he must observe
that such a measure involved a question not.proper to
be entered into there.—Adjourned.

The Queen and the Princesses-Llizabcth and Au.
gusta are expected at the Queen's Palace, on. Friday
next. The cottage of her Royal Highness the Princess
Elizabeth, in Windsor Park, has been let, . and the
whole of the stock of choice wines disposed of.
Prince Leopold has removed from Came to Wey.
mouth, The health of hie, Serene Highness is much
improved.
Some alteration has been made as to the precise days
on which the Royal Marriages is contemplation will
take place. According to the latest arrangements, that
of the Princess Elizabeth will be solemnized on the Bth
of April; and that of the Duke of Cambridge on the
14,• who is expected to arrive in this couatry with his
bride, before the end of the same month. The resi-
dence of the Duke, in South Audley Street, is prepar-
ing for the reception of his Royal 1-Ugliness and his ii.
lustrious consort.

• Rumour says, that at the interview which the Duke
of Clarence had with Ministers on the subject of his
marriage with Miss Wykehain, they stated the object-
don that there was to the Royal Assent; but intimated,
that to an union with a Roy a 1 Princess of a Forci;,;
Protestant House, the assent of les Royal Highness the
Prince Regent in Count:it would be given. The Duke
of Clarence consented to this arrangement; and an of-
fer of an alliance with a youtl.fal Princess of Hesse has
been transmitted by a special Messenger.
Thursday evening the Prince of liesre Iferabourg,
accompanied by Baron O'Naghten, dined with the Duke
and Duchess of Cumberland, at their residence in St.
James Palace, where there was.a select party to meet
his Serene Highness. On Good Friday, his Serene
Highness, accompanied by Baron O'Naghtcn, went to
attend Divine Service at the Reformed Lutheran Ger-
man Chapel, in Martin's. lane, Cannon-street. After-
wards his Serene Highness rode out on horseback. His
Serene Highness received visits frcm the Duke of Cla-
rence, Earlßuthurst, the Earl of Lircrpool,Lord Mont-
fort, Lord St. Helens, 114ior Porten. &c,
The cause of her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales
against the Assignees of the Duke of Brunswick, in the
Court of Chancery, has exeited.rnuch curiosity. It is
said, that, in the month of May last, her. Royal High-
ness transmitted two lends, one in German, and one
in• French, 'to . Mr. Canning, with a request that he
would appli fer their liquidation, instead of addressing
them to her own regular Trustees. :V/hy she chose
Mr. Canning as her agent in this business may easily
be accounted for. There are circumstances attending
those bonds, which induced the Trustees to hesitate as
to their discharge. :The first. affidavit of Count Mun-
ster was thought insufficient to authorise the Lord
Chancellor to call for the prediction of the. documents.
A second affidavit has been now made, but which, from
delicacy, -was not rend in Court. - We understand,
however, it states the grounds of distrust upon which
the Earl of Liverpool and Count -Munster have resisted
the payment of the bonds.. The circumstances arc
strong ; • and which Count Munster would, not have
stated, but for the observation of the •Courti ;hat rea
sons rrarst...be-assigned.. for departing from ...the usual
practice.—Courier.
- Sir George Hope has returned to town fromflastings,
and will retire from the Admiralty. Board in about a
fortnight to Scotland.