The National Register.
London, England, 1809-09-24 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

the East Indies, where he remained in captivity three years be-
fore he was bronght to England One of hii companions was a
Fr,:in'h merchant, and taken three sears ago, as a passenger, on
board his o•.,:nves..el. The other is a mithhipman, and was made
a prisoner of w alhtnt twelve mouths since.

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A prisoner these few days appeared. at Staford county !.
briuging his own commitment." The constable, he
said, " was. busy in his harvest,". and could not come with him.
It was tot till he hail given his word and " honour" that he
was the, person named in the commitment, that he was admitted.
On We&tesdav last, Thomas Morgan, late Master of his Ma-
jeaty-'s ship Tyrian, was •brought up to the Town Hail, Ports-
mouth, on a charge of having stabbed Mr. Charles Stewart,
Tailor, of Corsham. It appeared in evidence, that as Mr.
Moran an&. Lady were returning trom Petersfield, they stopped
at the etrirklayer's Arms, Corsham. when Mr. Stewart asked
Morgan to permit him to blow a. horn, which was pending at
the latter's side; upon which Morena exclaimed—" You d—d
rascal, how corbl you think of asking a Gentleman of my cloth
such a question ?" Steward begged pardon, and said lie meant
no harm ; Nlnrgan contioaed—" You are d--d impertinent fei-
low—if von do not take care, I will have you on board the
Royal Billy before to-morrow night." Stewart replied, he was
not afraid of that. Morgan then went into the public-house,
and in a short time after, apparently in a vehement rage. came
out, mil, jumping into the gig, he took up one• of the cushions,
and threw it down with vbibmce ; he then took up the other,
and from under it a dirk, which he instantly drew, exclaiming—
" Now. von d—d rascal : immediately ran towards Stewart,
(who had been standing quietly near the horses), who, perceiv-
ing he was pursued Morgan, ran up and down the street,
until he ftll,dowil upon his hands and knees, when Morgan came
up with laim, and, with his extended arm, apparently with all
the force be was master of, gave Stewart a violent stab with his
.dirk on the right side of his hack, exclaiming at the same time,
" you d--d rascal." Stewart gave a laud scream, and with a
violent effort recovered hts legs, and ran towards his own house,
l‘lorgan again following him with his drawn dagger. Stewart,
however, ran into the glue Anchor to avoid Morgan, who was
only a few .yards behind him. Morgan did not follow him into
the house, but repaired to the Bricklayer's Arms, where he Was
immediately taken into custody.
John Fosset, of South Botley, Wilts, a very dissolute cha-
racter, was taken before some Magistrates, for profaning the
Sabbath-day on Sunday so'nnight, and he underwent a few hours
Imprisonment. In order to he revenged on the parish clergy-
man, he committed depredations on several head of cattle; and
whilst destroying pheasants in the clerg:,anan's pheasantrv, the
gun burst, by which his head and arm were so shattered, that he
died on Sarday last.

BULLOCK U. BROTIIET,.—On Wednesday last, at North
Shields, a blillock broke loose from some butchers, and ran
through the street in a furious manner, hat his progress %,,:ts
length stopped by his taking down the dole-in.the-Wall (tow!,
which was searcely wide enough to allow him a free paisage.
To the astonishment of the spectators, when he came to the
door of the Hole-hi-the-Wall, which was opeaed by a sudden
twist of his body, he entered the house and walked Majestically
up stairs into the kitchen, where the scene of confusion that en-
sued is indiseribable ; the ballock was heard bellowing, the
women screaming, and :he furniture breaking in pieces; in the
midst of which confusion, the floor yieNed to the ponderous
weight of the animal, who, however, disengaged himself liy
despevate plunge, and, breaking down a partition, entered the
grand chamber of the Ladv Abbess, where he laid also some
valuable furniture under his feet, and then 61114 his head
through the window, whence he loudly Bellowed defiance to his
pursuers. 71e w:s at last secured, and is perhaps the first male
visitor that ever got out of that stew without having his pockets
lightened.
Next Month.--Swift and Co. Joint Contractors with Go
vernment for the present State Lottery, respectfully inform the
Public, that Tickets and Shares are on Sale, hi great v;!riety,
at their °friers, No. It, t'onitrv, No. 11, Charing Cross, and
No. 31, Itl,,,ate High-street. The tirl::•ine of this Lottery is
entirely new, and has hitherto received the most unqualified
approbation; there :ire only 3000 Numbers in the Lottery, nrul
the w hole will he Drawn in One Day (the 20th of Next Month)
.when the I:Hawing C.ipitAl Prizes itie:l be distributed am ing
the fortunat.! Pureba-ers, viz. 4 of •20,0:;01. 4 of 5,OfX/i. 4 of
2,u00•1. Bof 1,0(X)1. N. of SCO!. besides the inferior Prize, of
1001. 501. &c. as usual. • This Lottery also presents the oppor-
tunity never before litlered. to tliv Public, of gaiuiug Cory. im-
mense SUMS Of 80,0001, 60,0teCtl, ur .40,0:)01. by the purchase of
Que Numbs uul v.

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Thursday there was a General Court of Proprietors, for
the purpose ofdeclaring the. ividend for the last half year.
The dividend proposed by the Court of Directors was 5
per cent. and a motion was made accordingly.
An amendment was moved and seconded, that the divi-
dend should be incre.sed to 6 per cent, being at the rate of
12 per cent. per annum.
Sir A. Pigott, Counsel to the Bank, resisted this motion
as an improper interference with the discretion of the Di-
rectors. Although the strict words of the law were, that
there should be every half year a division of the profits,
vet the law had so fallen into disuse, that it had always
hitherto been left to the jiidgment and discretion of the
Directors, to consider what amount of dividend it was safe
and prudent to recommend ; and there was no instance of
the Court of Proprietors altering it.
Mr. Handle Jackson, the seconder of the amendment,
relied upon the well known prosperity of the afthirs of the
Bank, and saw no reason why the same dividend of 12 per
cent. which was made in the years 1804, 1805, and 1806,
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should not be made 'n the present year. He was convinced
that the circumsta sof the Bank would afford it ; and,
therefore, he consi ed that according to the words of the
Act, there shouh be a fair division of the profits among the
Proprietors every half year.
Mr. Winthorp said, that when the Li per cent. was given,
it was by no means intended or considered as a permanent
dividend, but as a temporary bonus of 5 per cent. added to
the regular dividend of 7 per cent. lie considered that 'a
regular dividend of 10 per cent. woekd be more for the ad-
vantage of the Proprietors than 12 per cent. given occa.
sional4 by way of bonus.
Sir A. Pigott moved the previous question, on the
amendment, which after a long discussion, was finally car-
ried.

The dividend was then declared at 5 per cent. for the
half year.
Mr. Jackson then moved, that there should be an addi-
tion of one per cent. to this dividend, in the way of bonus.
This motion was resisted by Sir Arthur Pigott and other
Gentlemen, on the ground that the same Court could not
alter the dividend wich bad been declared.

Mr. Jackson ccm►plained of the sort of management by
which his motion was got rid of with the previous question►.
by which the Court of Proprietors had been prevented
from declaring their opinion in the usual way by ballot,
whether the dividend ought not to be increased.
After a very long conversation, the question of adjourn-
ment was put and carried.