The Sun.
London, England, 1819-11-26 00:00:00

BETHEL SEAMAN'S UNION.

A Public Meeting was held on Wednesday at
Montpelier House,lValwor h, to form an Auxiliary
Letter (A) to the BETHEL SEAMAN'S UNION, Bri•
tish and Foreign.—A. ALLEN, Esq. Commander
in his Majesty's Navy, being called !o the Chair,
stated the desire of himself and his brother Officers
who surrounded hint, to promote the welfare of
Seamen, according to the liberal and extensive
plus of 'IV BETHEL SEAMAN'S UNION.
Mr. G. C. SMITH, of Penz,ioce, advocated the
cans' of the Seautati's
.Union, and related several
striking instances of essential benefit wising from
the Devotional Meetings of Sailors on hoard va-
rious ships on the liver Thames. He read a let-
ter handed tip to the platform. signed " A Friend
to Sailors," offering 20 guineas towards sup-
porting a Missionary, to be ',Wholly employed
among Ships and Seamen on the Thames, at such
times as public service is not held in the floating
Chapel, and who should also visit various ports
of the United Umpire.
Mr. T. PHILLIPS, Secretary of the Bethel
Union, produced the most impressive facts, from
his own knowledge., to prove the necessity and
importance of encreased exertions to promote
piety among Sailors.
Lieut. ARNOLD produced Other testimonies in
favour of the object.—Capt. ORTON, as au aged
seaman, urged attention to the religion of Sailors.
Lieut. J. G. NICHOLS, as Secretary to the Auxi-
liary now fOrmed, produced a most interesting
Address in the spirit of a NELSON, and the lan-
guage of a PAUL.

I.aient. W. NICHOLS spoke of battles and tem-
pests, where be knew religion to be essential.
Capt. LAMB, of the Royal Navy, and Treasurer
to the Auxiliary, moved :he Rules of the Society,
and avowed his cordial approhation.

The Rev. Mr. T. Brinwti and Mr. T. WIN-
NARD, SeCretAiiCS to the Bethel Union, deeply
interested. the meeting by their cogent and affect-
ing arguments, drawn Irons perional experience
in his Majesty's Navy for many years.—Captain
FABIAN advanced powerful reasoning, in fa-
vour of the Institution ; and Mr. SMITH summed
up the business, observing, that a Gentleman and
Lady had just presented a Bethel Flag (the Sail-
ors' signal for. prayer) to be hoisted in Mounts'
Bay a.nd the Scilly Islands.

%T. CLEMENT~ DANE, ST. MARY-LE-STRAND, AND

SAVOY BIBLE ASSOCIATION.

The Sixth Anniversary Meeting of the above
Association was held yesterday evening in the
Great Room of the Crown and Anchor Tavern,
tltrand, and was most numerously anti respectably
attended.

A talf past six o'clock, the Rev. WILLIAM
GURNEY, M. A. Rector of St. Clement's Dane,
took the Cbair, and having opened the business
of the Meeting in a brief but appropriate speech,
the Secretary proceeded to read the Report which
stated, that nearly 150 copies of the Bible and
Testament had been distributed during the last
year. Many families were still without them, but
would soon be supplied. Upwards of 1001,' had
been subscribed since the last Anniversary, more
than 901. of which had been expended in the dis-
tribution of the Holy Scriptures. The Report
then stated, that since the formation of the !hi, ish
and Foreign Bible Society (a space of 15 iears),
three million copies of the Bible and Testament
had been circulated, and that the Word of GOD
was at the present time printing in 118 different
languages and dialects. The Report concluded
by urging the necessity of great exertion, and
praying for liberal assistance.
Several Gentlemen addressed the Chair, and
after thanks were voted to Mr. and Mrs. GURNEY
for their exertion in behalf of the Association,
the Meeting, which was a most numerous and re-
spectable one, adjourned.—A liberal collection
was made at the doors.

On Saturday last, whilst hunting with the
Hampshire Hounds, the Duke Of WELLINGTON
was thrown from his horse in the act of taking a
fence, but be received uo injury whatever from