The Sun.
London, England, 1808-09-23 00:00:00

BANK GEIVER/IL COURT.

A General Court of the Proprietors was yesterday
held at the Bank. The GOVERNOR read a recom-
mendation of the Court of Directors, that the half-
year's dividend should be live per cent. the same as
for the last half-year. On pitting the question,
Mr. RANFLE JACKSON begged leave to ask if the
affairs of the Bank had been as prazyerous during the
last years as they had been during the three pre-
cecfifiig years ?

TIIC GOVERN-OE answered, that he had the satis-
faaon to
that they had been equally prosper-
the M
time,
he said, it was necessary to
observe, that the lowering the charge of managing
the public debt began InOvato operaa:bpon the afilurs
of the Company, which,- with an increased expence
respeaing stamps, were tie Only drawbacks which
he knew of, from the statement he had made.
Mr. JAcKseN said, that under any circumstances
of deterioration in their affairs, it would always af-
ford some satisfaaion to the Proprietors to learn from
their Managers the causes of such - deterioration, as
it was but natural and just that they should feel great
uneasiness at 'the lowering of their dividend. The ,
amount of the alteration with respe& to the manage-;
meat of the public debt, he said, was known ; and
that respec-ting the stamps, he presumed, might
easily be ascertained. The Proprietors would, of
course, be enabled to compare such amounts with
the defalcation to which he alluded; but it not being
his intention to go into the subjea on that day, he
would only further observe, that in ordinary trans-
aaions, it was presumed that the thing purchased
was worth the price paid; according to which
rule, their t' engacement . with Government, if
such as it had been formerly stated to them,
should rather have produced, by this time, an
additional income,, than as he, the 116nourable '
Governor, seemed to consider it, a dead loss. He
said, that before he sat down, he wished to ask
another question, namely, whether any valid alte-
ration of law had taken place since the Charter of
William and Mary, which repealed the SeEtion of
that Charter which he was about to read. Mr. J.
observed, that the Charter in question, after setting
out the oaths to be taken by the Governor, De-
puty Governor, and Direaors, had, with great wis-
dom and foresight, enjoined an oath to be taken by
• the Proprietors, previously to their voting upon any
question at any General Court. [Mr. _l_ thin rpnct
as follows :—" Provided also, and we do by these
presents, &c. ordain and appoint that all and every
the other Members of the said Corporation, having
each five hundred pounds or more interest or share
in the capital stock of the said Corporation, before he
or they severally shall be capable to give any vote
in any General Court, shall take, &c. (reciting the
oath of supremacy. and allegiance) ; and also the
oath, in the words, or to the etTe.Et following, that is
to tray :—` I, A. B. do swear that I will be faithful
to the Governor and Company of the Bank of
England, whereof I am a Member; and in all Ge.-
neral Courts, when and. so often as I shall be pre-
sent, will, according to the best of my skill and un-
derstanding, give my advice, council, and assistance
for the support and good government of the said
Corporation—So help me God."]
The GOVERNOR replied, that he knew of no alter-
ation in the Charter, or repeal of the obligation to
take the oath recited.

Mr. THORNTON here observed, that by the 24th
Geo. U. that oath was dispensed .with, unless re-
quired to be taken by nine Proprietors, who are
themselves qualified to vote.
Mr. JACKSON said, he would refer to the M,
but he understood it as reserving to any nine Pro-
prietors the security of a solemn oath, upon im-
portant questions.
After some business of form, the Court ad-
journed.

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771 E DREADFUL 1,1111.:,

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• Yesterday the inqtiest. VaS held beforiC.B.o:aGn
rieDGSON, Esti: one of the Coroners for tiv.i .CaPiy
of Middlesex, at the Dolphin, in Hyde-.street;
Bloomsbury, on the body of Mr. Thomas Harris; itao,
of that street, optician, who also died in consequence
of the iniury he had received during the time of the
dreadful tire at Covent-garden Theatre.
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Mr. Henry Sass W‘ii the first witness. Beiw tt
Member of the Royal Nna h Britons Volunteers, and,
the deceased a Member of the Bloomsbury and inns
of Court Association, they both went to the Theatre
upon the first alarm, in order to render any assistance
that was in their power during the time of the dreack
ful conflagration which took place onTuesday mon,
ing. He had known the deceased for several years ;.
he was about twenty-eight years,' and had a wife and,
three children. The witness and the deceased oid •
duty nearly about the same spot, on the inside of
the entrance gates to the Theatre, in the Piazzd.----
About seven o'clock they were employed in clearing
the way for the firemen to work theill engines, Se-r
veral persons laald, most inconsiderately, pressed
inside of the gates ; the witness .and-the deceased
succeeded in pressing all the,people back, except-
ing two men, •,of decent appearpce, who posi-
tively refused to fall back. The witness finding that
all exertions towards reniovingifliFse persons with-
out having recourse to violence, werennav;iiling, and •
being satisfied that they did not hiaterially incom-
mode the firemen. in their operatignsi then, -most
providentially, went about two-feet nigher the door.
He had scarcely reached that. short . distance from
his former situation, when the ceiling and wall gave
way. The witness
.was for soweeminutqs ;Winded
with the dust arising from ..the.,ruh.bish that fell
down about thes-engine, and,buried—both it and
every man around it in reins,,.,.The
.41,1.triess,waiked
out, and in the course of a few "mipOtes recover-
ed his sight, ° tilfhoUgh he—Was' dery clo,e to
the spot at which the fatal • accident took =place,.
he did not receive the slightest bodily hurt, He then
saw a young mati whom he iCir..!W;' Mr. Turner, the
son of a master 'butcher, in Leigh-street, Red-lion-
square. He was severely burnt, and. is tio\V very '
ill. He then saw the deceased, • who • was, by that
time extricated from the ruins; • he was most dread-
fully burnt. The witness went la, a coach along
with Mr. T. and the deceased to their respective
houses. The latter, notwithstanding the ntqaost as-
siduity and skill of his surgeorVihigered"Onid four
o'clock the same evening, 'when he CkPired.•
The Coroner observed, 'that at the Melte tithe that
he and every honest Man must la tent ,the loss of
such a respeCtable neighbour, accthathappeang too
at a time when ;he• was engaged7,in-a most highly
praise-worthy act of chat ity towards his..neigilbour,
as all mankind are properly So,tertnedie.atokhe same
.time telt it to be incumbent on hit ta.s.tate, that the
a6tual duty of the Court and Jury was confined to
the question of by what.meahs 'the'tfe6eare d came by
his death. The cause was obvioUsly accidental in his
opinion ; if the Jury drew the Otte ebnClus!on from
'the fats before them, they would dechteiti by their
verdict; it not, they would express.- Whatever else
might be in their judgment' most correctly applicanle
to the case.—The Jury immediately gave in their
verdict.--Accidental Death. •

4t six o'clock yesterday ,afternoon two other In-
quests were held before the same Coroner, at Mid.
dlesex Hospital, on the bodies of B.ichard Bird, a
coachmaker, about 40 years old, in the employ of
Mr. Hoiditch, of Long Acre, and Jonas Phi!kills, a
coalhcaver, about 20. years of age, Who died in that
Hospital on Wednesday evening. Mary_Bryar, a
nurse, and the House Surgeon, stated, that the de-
ceased were both brought into the Hospital, from
the fire in Covent-garden, at the same time. Their
limbs and bodies were in the most shocking state.;
their skin crumbled off with the touch, like paper
that had been steeped in water; and the poor Men
languished in the most agonizing torture, the coach-
maker until five, and- the coal-heaver until eleven
that evening, at which hours they successively ex-
pired.—Verdid—Accidental Death.

The Coroners for London and Middlesex have sat
on 17 bodies, killed at the late fire, viz. twelve at
Covent-Gardan, three at St. Bartholomew's Hospi-
tal, and two at the Middlesex Hospital. Two per-
sons are now in a dangerous state at St. Bartho-
lomew's, and one at the" Middlesex Hospital, amoUn f-
it% in all to twenty. Others have been carried io
their houses, tut it is not yet known exactly hoW
many lives have been lost.
Yesterday the firemen and others in Bow-Street
were employed during the day in pulling down the
tottering ruins of the 'theatre, which threatened de-
stru&ion to the passengers. A pondetpus pile of
brick work, and a lofty stack of chimnies, descended
about one o'clock with a tremendous crash. Two
of the Doric pillars which supported the portico were
thrown down by the failing ruins, but the rest sus-
tained the shock. The spectators kept at'a proper
distance, and it does not appear that any accident
occurred during this dangerous operation.
It is to be hnpori th:,t- the melancholy event of
Tuesday last will he a warning to those who have
the management of fire-engines, not to take them
into narrow passages. A greater length of hose will
always etre& the purpose full as well, and will be
exempt from the disasters which attended the engine
forced into the avenue to the Theatre leading from
the Piazza. The exertions of every body connected
with the Piazza Coffee House, deserve the highest
praise. Nothing could exceed their zeal' and assi-
duity, and perseverance, and it was almost entirely
from the pump belonging to that house that the en-
gines were supplied with water. The proprietors of
the Piazza Coffee House are entitled also to very
great praise for having opened a subscription for the
relief of the sufferers, as well as for giving free ac-
cess into all their rooms which afford a view of the
dreadful effeets of the fire, in hopes that the visitors
may be induced to patronize the subscription, and
thereby render curiosity subservient to benevolence.
The view from the back of the Piazza Corke House,
indeed, presents a tremendous scene of devastation,
and it is impossible to behold it without feeling an
awful impression of the uncertainty of human life,
and the transitory nature of worldly possessions.
At the distressing calamity of the falling in of the
engine at Covent-Garden Theatre,.a little boy, who
was near the spot, thought he heard the -groans oI
his Oiler among those of the unfortunate sufferers ;
and so extremely poignant and ungovernable were
the feelings of the pour child, that the people about
him were obliged to force him from the crowd.

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ENGLAND%t PRE-Ell:7l\TM. EIN ,11S

A iIIW sobia,hriMlSSED TO THE it !CHI- lION. LIEUT..

ClDititnt SIR A . WrLLESLKY, K. 3.

Unrivall'd o'er the i)oi dress wave
• Barri. NriiAp's Geiii6-reigns ; •
' Tl,e ridor, hardy, tree, and lrrave;
• Her glorious right maintains.
When Chiefs WWI skill anu valcArr
On the embattled plain,
tier
Soldiers :ill, undaunted bleed,
And VittiOry!s trophies gain.'
Citatu i manilla, then, distiriti your foes,
And scorn their vain alarms ;
Callia feel your vengeful blowi,
• And yield the palm in arms.
'Usurping France, in scornful torte,
Cries—" Britons, boast no more.
" Algiers and you the Sea may•owit—
' ' " Our Etnpire is the Shore.
" Imperial hosts the contest yield,-
" Through deathful scenes pursu'd
" The hlood-Stain'd Alps, and fena'itield,
Proclaim the world subdu'd.
C s. as—Britannia, then, Sec:

44 While vanquish'd States their fall deplore,
• is Our warlike• triumphs shine,
" And our avenging Eagles soar
• " O'er Ebro and the Rhine."-
- Ah Cease, ye slaves ! this braggart strain,
Let rage your-Tyrant sting;
•
Lo ! from her Throne indignant Spain
Ejeds his upstart King.
f ...• •
CHO ft U s*---Britannia, then,'"&c:-

Quebec's resplendent annals tell •
, How Gallic spirit tail'cl.
When noble. Ve oLv z victorious fell,
• . And Tow NSH ENA's arm prevail'd.
Maida's and Ee,y pt's brilliant day
Emblazon England's name;
- • Yet Fiance in arms assumes the sway,
Untended by truth or shame l
-.1: Cstoays-lßittannia, then, &c.

Vimiera hearithe ViCtor's cry,
See rarkk .n,rapk expire,
: • While j T'S vaunted columns fly,
Thin'u by the fire. ;
let gallant W ro.r.sst.xy's name be ,sung
Whose sword declares their dootrt ; • •
His laurels on the Ganges sprung,
And on the Tagus bloom.
C tiog trs—Britannia, then, acct

ills Soldiers joyous shouts prolong,
And, with exulting voice,
Around their daring Chieftain throng,
And praise their Sovereign's chOiCe.
Vainglorious Fra:.ce.l no longer slight,
But strike to England's claim;
From Cressy's to Vimiera"s fight,‘ •
The first in Martial Fame.

C aunt us--.l3ritannia, then, disdain you': foes,
- And corri their vaiq alarms ;
Let Gallia lee! your vengeful blows,
And yield the alm in arms. '

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

CURRAGH.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBSR (5.

Xing's' Plate of jacgs. for three yr old colts, ESL fillies
fist. 111 b. one two-wile heat.
Colonel Lumw's Sharper -

Mr: W hale) 's Dick

Mr. Hawkes's Esther .. . . 3
Lord ticlrnont's Colt. -; , . - - 4
Mr. Caldwell's Hannah-pet . - - S ,
Mi. Dary's Adeon - . - - 6
Adeon the favourite at starting.

LONDONDERRY.

TUZSDAY, srPrlmaza 6.

There being no Subscribers to the Stakes of 5o Guineas,
intended for this day, the Stewards gave 2o Guineas to be
run tot by Horses, &c, the property .of Freeholders of the
'County., or of rebident 'Freemen of the City of Derry.
Two mile heats.

Mr. Stevention'tv b. g. Farmer r
Mr. Henderson b. c. Ginger 2 2

Two to one in favour of Ginger at starting. '

SAME DAY

A Handicap Plate of 25gs. for Horses, &c. the property of
Freeholders of the Counties of Derry, Donegal, Antrim,
or Tyrone. Two rude heats.
Mr. Spencer's g. m. Nancy Dawson
Ale. Seely's b. rn. - - • z z

Even betting. Nagicy Dawson won easy.
WEDNESpAIf, SEPT. 7.
bogs. for any Horse,. &c. carrying Jost. Four mile heats.
Mr.. [oyce's br. b. Abbot i
Mr. MlCaulcy's ch. Diamond • ' • • 2 2

SAME DAY.
Ladies' Handicap Plate.

Sir Geo. F. Hill's b. g. Brobow
-2 I r
Mr. Wreson's b. g. St. Patrick. - t 2 2
Lord Donegal's c. 71.-sutuvrara - 3 dr.

-'rricasiat.y, Sirs. S.
English°Wen's Hunter's Stakes of togs. h. f. to which the
. Steward added jogs. Three mile heats.
Vr. \Tem sb. c. Cornet - - 3 1 1
Mr. Rattersby's b. c. Trim I 2 2
Lord Donegal's b. g.. Choak-jade - 23 dr
FRIDAY, SEPT. a.
. Sixty Guineas. Three mile heats.

Mr. Joyce's br..,Obot
Mr. Secl)'s c. f. Dove - 2 2
Captain Hill's g. h. Recruit .
3 dis

SA TUADAY, SXPT. 10.
Derry Stakes, 'sgs. N. p.aud sogs. added by the Stewards, for
Irish bred Hunters,
,and rode by Gentlemen, last, 71b.
each. Four mile Iteits.
Sir Geo. F. Hill's b. g. tfenbow
I:. Mroeelyi, h. Favour;te . . . ..". .. ... . :.. 2.2
A well contested Match, and "atliudedttich satisfatijon- to
the Amateurs of the Turf, 13ehboW winning both heats by
' ouiy h 4.1 a neck. -
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SAME DAY.

Handicap, Fifty Guineas, tor•the beaten Horses of the week.
Iwo wile heats.

Mr. ‘Vatsou's b. g. St. Patrick t
Mr. M'Cauley't, c: h. Dianiond - - 2 dr.

SUDDEN DEATll.—Yesterday morning a Lady,
who lodged in a house in
.Castle-street, Air-street,
was met by a fell,,vr,lodger, who kindly asked her
low she utd but in,tead of being able to make a
reply, the bloodsusned from her womb and nos-
wis so violently, that she was a lifeless corpse be-
fot the surgeon, who was sent fur, could arrive. •