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His tonneau, said it-was to be regretted that the
effort to improve the moral condition of the lower classes
in society should t ave accomplished so little in behalf
of seamen, and this indifference had lately been much
felt by those who were anxious to promote their religi-
ous instruction, am rding to the established form. It
was palpable that generosity and heroism were sot ne-
cessarily associated wish the posses-ion of Christian vir-
tue. Seamen were habitually separated from the op-
portunities of improvement, which other men had; a
habit of indifference and moral insensibility was gene-
rated, which was not to be corrected by an influence
so distant and unconnected with their situation, as that
which is excited by the regular parochial Churches—,
(Applause). But if anything in addition to extreme
ignorance were wanting to repress an occasional inclina-
tion to frequent the ordinances of public worship in the
establishment, it would be the conviction that they did
not come within the scope of Church provisions.—
A sailor believed that he possessed no claim to accom-
modation in a Church. He was unwilling to expo.e
himself to the observation and fancied contempt of a
genteel congregation, and in fact, out of 10,000 seamen
en the Thames, there were seldom 200 in attendance
upon the national forms of worship. It thesefore be-
came necessary to accommodate the ordinances of pub-
lic worship to the condition, the habits, and even the
prejudices of the seamen—(Cheeis). For this purpose
flo.iting Chapels had been erected in several of the
principal poi ts, and it was a fact that there was greater
Facility in colectiog the sons of Neptune together in
religious exercises, thin any other class of the com-
unity —( Loud applause).
Lerd BEZLEY rose to propose the establishment of
the S )cie.y. He stated that Lord Melville, upon the
part of his Majesty's Government, had promised the
g:ant of as many vessels as might be
_required for the
principal ports of the empire, including the expense of
alteration and outfit necessary to accommodate them
to purposes of congregational worship. The salary
of Clergymen, approved by the Bishops, would also
be comprehended in those particular cases where the
want of means, or other circumstances of a local
nature might render it necessary that the Admi-
ralty should undertake the appointment. The Arch-
bishop of Dublin and the Bishop of Chester had most
particularly approved of the design, and several other
distinguished Prelates had favoured its application to
their respective Dioceses—(Cheers). Toe Chapels
would be granted by Government to Gentlemen or So.
eieties, appointed by particular ports to present the ap-
plication, and they would be severally placed under
the direction of a Local Committee, which was to
charge itself with the responsibility of the superintend-
ence, the provision of the Clergyman's salary, and
whatever might be essential to the promotion of the
general design—(Applause).—The Noble Lord con-
cluded by stating, that the care and instruction of
apprentices would be intimately connected with the
religious improvement of seamen. If a Chapel was
supplied to the latter, a School would be supplied to
the former.

Sheriff BROWN seconded the proposition, and said,
that he rejoiced that it was the determiration to give
instruction in the ptinciples of the Established Church,
but he would sooner see the thing entirely dropped than
have any other form of worship introduced.
Lord Caurnoamt and several others spoke in favour of the So-
ciety, arid the Resolution was agreed to unanimously.

kbirge subscription was raised in the room.

Ye terday morning, about nine o'clock, as a poor
woman, carrying breakfast to her husband, was cross-
ing the High-street, Borough, a little above the Town-
hall, a post-chaise at full speed drove against her, by
which she was thrown down, and fell under the wheel
of a waggon just passing at the time, by which she
was so dreadfully injured in the head. that she died
immediately on being conveyed to the Hospital.
EARTHQUAKE.—On the 6:11 instant (June), about
half-past ten o'clock at night, two distinct shocks of an
earthquake, following each other in quick succession,
were felt in the town of Augusta, Maine. They were
accompanied with considerable noise, and awakened
many persons from their sleep. At half-past twelve,
there was another shock, more severe than the first, and
many were the third time awakened by a shock a little
before daylight. Buildings were sensibly jarred, and
glasses jingled where they stood in contact. These
shocks were felt in Hollowell and in Watteville, where
the noise accompanying them is represented to have
been like that of numerous carriages on a rough road.
—New York Evening Post.
EARTHQUAKE AT Acotass.—On the second of this
month, a violent earthquake was felt at Algiers. There
were repeated shocks for several successive days. It
did no damage, but the inhabitants were so alarmed,
that many families fitd into the country, and took re-
fuge under tents. The effects were much more dread-
ful 10 leagues from Algiers. This same earthquake
has destroyed the town of Belida. It swallowed up
half the inhabitants : of 12,000, 6000 were buried under
the ruins. This is the third town in twenty years;
Colea and Mascara perished in the same manner.
The State of Ohio was visited by a severe tempest,
on the leth May. A whirlwind, which commenced
near the West line of Licking County, proceeded North-
east, with the sweep of a mile in width ; and on nearly
half a mile of its centre line left not a tree standing.
The little town of Burlington, ten miles north of
Granville, containing twenty dwellings, received the
whole fury of the tempest. Every dwelling was demo-
lished ; most of them being uplifted from the founda-
tion, some of tt-.ern in solid masses, and others in
pieces, and hurled in the air. Large trees were seen
as high in the air as the eye could reach, turning
round as in a vt rtex. Three persons were killed,
three others mortally wounded, and several were in-
jured less seriously. The cattle were nearly all killed.
Such are the particulars, as far as they have yet trans-
pired. The citizens of the nearest towns turned out to
relieve the distressed and houseless inhabitants ; and
the physicians were constant in their attendance on the
wounded. Other towns appear to have suffered ; but
nowhere else do we find any details which come into
comparison with the above.
At Pucklechurch, on Monday last, two brothers,
named Edmund and William Wilcox, were employed
in making a hay-mow fn. Mrs. Cook ; and whilst at
work had a violent quarrel and high words. Edmund
was advancing towards the other, when he struck or
pushed him off the rick, and he pitched on his head and
fractured his neck. He lived about twenty minutes
afterwards. William Wilcox has been committed to
Oloucester gaol by W. Joyner Ellis, Esq. on a charge
'of manslaughter.