The National Register.
London, England, 1808-10-09 00:00:00

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that a species of sorcery bad been practised upon our Commaud-
ers. It had never entered into their sapient heads, that there
Were 8 or 10,000 of our own subjects languishing at this moment
in prisons in ['ranee, most of them seized in violation of the
laws of hr•spitality, and of every principle of good faith, la
time of peace, while not more than 4200 or 300 of them were in
a situation to supply themselves ss ith the comforts of life. Ile
alluded to different inquiries ss hid' had. taken place in our mill-
tasy and naval hi•tor3 , and particularly noticed the inquiry into
thecmolu et of Admiral Calder, about three years ago. It was
worth) f notice, that that Officer was severely reprimanded,
though he had gained a victory. Ile (Mr. Quin) hoped there
was not to be ono law for our Navy and another for our Army.
lie was convinced it needed not to be so—our Army and Navy
were composed of the s.tme spirited materials. The Convention,
he declared to he a foul and abominable act of High Treason
against the King and Parliament, and the Country, for which
nothing but a full, fair, and ample inquiry could satisfy the
public luMmir and feeling. lie trusted, therefore, that on such
an occasion, there should be nuthinti but unanimity heard in that
Court, as no sentiment but one prevailed on the subject through-
out the country.
Alderman Smith perfectly concurrud in the motion.
Mr. .1. Dixon admitted that inquiry was necessary. Ile
would agree to the motion if it was worded merely to that end,
but e u ould condemn no men, without hearing the reasons by
which they were actuated.
Alderman Price perfectly agreed to the motion.
.Arerman Birch cave his fullest assent to the motion, and as
an Eng:, tonal), bearing the honour of his Maje Sty's Commission
as a Volunteer (Ulcer, and feeling for the honour of the British
.Army, he felt the full necessity of inquiry, and saw nothing. an
the wording (011ie motion at all exceptionable.
Alderman Comhe not only felt the necessity for inquiry, and
the discovery of the authors of this disgrace, but thought, that
sihere guilt was proved, vengeance should follow.
Alderman Curtis concurred in both points; but objected solely
to ;be premature and unneCessary measure of an Address to ad-
vise his Majesty to that inquiry, for which no man iu the king-
dom. was more anxious than the Sovereign himself.
Mr. Sbide thought the Address necessary, as it would chew
his Majesty that the sense of his People was in support of the
inquiry he had so muthat heart. It was a represeuiatitio, as it
were, from the Grand Jura of the Nation, to the Midesty of the
Country, that a great injury had been done, and that inquiry
and punishment sould attach upon the delinquents • and he
hoped the Vote of this day would be an example for every
Corporation in the Country.
After a few words froM Mr. Waitheimu, the question was put,
and carried unanimously, and a Committee appointed to prepare
the Address.

Being returned. the Address was read and agreed to. and the
Sheriffs. attended by the. flemeinbraneer, were requested to wait
4ifion his Majesty, to know his Royal Placsare when the Curt
way attend to pre-:lit the same.

Tuesday the Lord Mayor ordered the price of Bread to bil re►
duce.; to 14d. the quartera loaf of wheaten, and household 1246.

LAST INDIA AFFAIRS.

Wednesday a Court of Directors was held at the East India
Tiou,e, when thc following Cuptaius were sworn into the mil-
1-amid of their re,pertive ships, silz. •
Capt. Wedileclitird. Ciounerlaiui ; ;Ind Capt. Kirkpatrick,
Henry
Capt. l'telbank, —St. Helena, lencoolen, and China.
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rapt. S4inton,. Carnatie ;—Madeira, Madras, and Bengal.
The fulloring (Mtn ard-hotind Kist I!,(qa ships arrived at Si-
siOn's.BaV '(Cape of flood pope),the Slbt.tif Nlay last, snider
convoy of his Majesty's ship 'Lion agii,oiiled from thence the
16th of June, Viz.--,Colvutta, Exeter, Ceres,
Preston. Dursets:iire, Otrittlylajre-Isieltion. and Canton.
The l'hcenix (infl
,Waliiier Castle, from) St. Helena, arrived at
Simun's Bay the 31. st of May ; the former sailed with the Vet,
under convoy of the Lion, and the latter proceeded MI her voyage
to ltenroolen the 941 of June.
"The David Seidl aml Alnwiek Castle parted from the fleet,
under the Lion, on tSe 21th of March, in latitude 25. 59. N.
longitude 20. 4 I. W.
On the.29th of June the Mary Ann British lugger spoke the
extra ships. Alexander and Northumberiand uutward-buuad, in
latitude. 23. S. longitude 32. 55. W.

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Tbe Streatham outward-bound .la 4 India ship arrived at Rio
Janeiro on the 17th of July last, having sprung her forenum so
badly, that it could not be fished at sea. Capt. pale hoped he
should be able to proceed to sea by the Zth of Jul). The
Streatham left his Majesty's ship Leopard, with the following
ships, on thelOth ofJ uly, siz.—Earl St. Vincent, Bengal, Jane
Duchess of Gordon, Ilarriet, and liuddart. The Lady Jane
Dundas parted company on the Ist of June, and the Indus ou
the 23d.

POPULAR PREACHERS.
No. IX.

There stands the Messenger of Truth ! there stands
T!►e Legate of the Skies !—His theme divine,
His office sacred, his credentials clear. —CON' PER.

REV. WILLIAM JAY,
OP 4ROYLIC CH4POL, 84TH.

IT is not among the least of those advantages possesseJ
by the various orders of dissenters over the established
church, that, by occasional interchange of ministerial ser-
vices, the., are enabled continually to attract and gratify
their folloWers. The religious world, as well as the pro-
fane, has its fashions. ft has its ministers of the day ; and
it has its race of sermon hunters, who, as in the apostolic
times, run with " itching ears" after every evangelical fa•
vourite. This disposition is
.judiciously to be consulted.
New preachers, and popular, do not spring up incessantly;
and it. therefore seems commendable to keep alive the
principle of curiosity, by bringing before the christian
public those ministers.who have already obtained general
approbation and established strong claims to distinction.
Most of the particulars which I am tnabled to relate
concerning Mr. JAY are collected from his " Memoirs of
the Life and Character of the late Rev. Cornelius Winter,"
recently published. Mr. Winter was his preceptor and
friend ; and Mr. Jay has- most honourably recorded the
character of one to whom, says he, " I owe all my re-
spectability in life, and all my opportunities of public use•
fulness."

;The Rev. William Jay was born at the village of Tisbury,
the son of reputable but unaffinent parents. Here he was
noticed by the late Rev. Mr. C. Winter, during his minis-
terial labours among the village's adjoining to Marlborough,
where he was then established over one of the protestant
meetings, and where he bad just formed a seinivary for
,the tuition of a very select number of youths. Early in
"17Sti, the subject of this paper experienced the felicity of
lling'reeetved into, and domesticated with, the family of
;ha reliered tutor: " Several mouths before," however,
writes lair. W. to his pupil Mr. Jay, 44 my eye was upon
you, nty dear friend, more immediately than upon :":y
other in the congregation, and my heart knit uuaccount-
ably to you. I was impressed with an idea that I should
one day have you under my roof." It was customary with
Mr. Winter to introduce his students soon into the work of
the ministry.o Satisfied of the tendency of the heart to-
wards piety, when discovered in early religious impressions,
he immediately advanced the formation of the mind, and
stimulated it to enter earnestly on the course which was
afterwards to be pursued. " There are few things," oh-
serves Mr. Jay, commenting on and approving this prac-
tice, " t!,at I can remember with so much melting pleasure,
my going with him—walking by the side of his little
,iorse, and now and then rid!ng—on a line summer's
m eycn-
g, into a neighbouring village, and returning the
same night,. or very early in the morning." 46 He engaged
his students to preach very early," du-in„ se excursions,
after they were with him. He heard their discourses and
prayers with the greatest tenderness, and beamed with
pleasare at e‘ery presage of improvement."
• I have not succeeded in exactly ascertaining the time
when Mr. Jay first ascended the pulpit. 44 Your way to
Tisbury," writes Mr. Winter, to him, 66 seems open. On
the first of October, if life and health- arc spared, you arc