Star.
London, England, 1820-05-29 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OP THE STAR.

have heard, with the deepest interest, the
very noble and praise-worthy exertions that have
been made in London to promote the moral and re-
ligious welfare of British seamen. The establish-
ment on the Thames of a Floating Chapel, off the
London Docks, and the formation of " the Bethel
Seamen's Union, for British and Foreign Seamen,"
are plans so excellent as to command the esteem and
admiration of every sailor's friend. It was essential
to this grand and holy cause that a Sailor's Magasiae
should be launched, on the most liberal principles,
unfettered by party spirit, and become the common
medium of benevolent marine plans and of valuable

instruction; and, combining interesting with useful
intelligence, be esteemed by the sailor, and coveted
by the landsman. Thus far the progress of benevo-
lent and religious efforts for our brave mariners are
gratifying and satisfactory. lam aware that we are
indebted to the Dissenters for these seasonable and
judicious arrangements. I am no stranger to the
very candid and liberal spirit by which all, those pro-
ceedings have been animate& The Port of London
Society has occasionally had the Church Formularies
on board their Chapel, and Clergymen have been
cheerfully invited to conduct the Service; but eccle-
siastical obstructions, save in one or two instances,
have prevented this. The Floating Chapel is, there-
fore,
conducted by. Dissenters, notwithstanding the
most generous and honourable principles of the Port
of London Society. I venture not one word of ob-
jection to this; but, on the contrary, would heartily
pray for their success, applaud their exertions, and
contribute to their objects. My design in this Paper
is, to inquire--Have Churchmen no obligation to do
good among British seamen also? Are there .no
means by which they can manifest their regard, and
their gratitude, and their-concern, for the moral and
religious interests of our Sons of the Ocean ? Surely the
subject must instantly strike every one, as immensely
important to the honour and the interest of the Episco-
pal Establishment. I feel on thii occasion as an Of-
ficer of his Majesty's Navy, awl I am anxious to
awaken public attention to one of the noblest efforts'
of British philanthropy. Do we value the Constitu-
tion of Church and State, and all the exalted privi-
leges of this favoured Empire ? By whifm, osier
DIVINE Paovioesica, have these been secured to us
within the last thirty years? To the army of Great
Britain, every :need of praise is due; but did not
sailors conduct that army across the boisterous ocean?
and often cover their landing, and continually attend
on it with provisions, ammunition, &c.? Were nut
our shipping considered the last refuge, and the'
grand auxiliary to transport our army from country
to country? By whom were foreign ports block-
aded,
hostile convoys intercepted, and combined Beets
conquered ? Who circumnavigated the globe, and
swept the ocean of foreign cruisers, and so reduced the
[ navy of Denmark, Holland, France, and Spain, 'that
they continue still the wrecks of what they once
were ? Who hurled the vengeance of Europe on the
guilty desperate pirates of Algiers, gave liberty to the
dying captive, and freedom to the Christian slave?'
Let the victories of Cape La Hogue, Cansperdown,
St. Virtcent, Aboukir Bay, Copenhagen, Trafalgar,
and Algiers, reply to these queries. Not that we at-
tribute such events to human wisdom and power: no, i
GoD forbid; but we cannot forget that seamen were
appointed by the Acitionat GOVERNOR of the Um-
VERSE to accomplish these great and memorable
events; or, as Lord Nntsow expressed it, 41 ArAtionTy
GoD has blessed he Majesty's arms." I will not stay
to inquire, what has England done to reward her
brave defenders ? or I might point to Greenwich
Hospital, to the Distressed Seamen's Society, &c.—
But what were the expressions of a Nation's grief,
when the corpse of Nrtsow was borne through the
streets of the Metropolis, attended by all the pagean-

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try of state. to St. Paul's Cath:dral? Surely, erel
Church of Keglaod.caonee forget her debt of grati-
tude to our brave tars; mad though many of her na-
val heroes, as GAMBIER, Easy:writ, and a thousand,
others, are now comparatively laid up in ordii!arY,
yet they have, by the blessing of GOD, been the grand
instruments of procuring that peace which now scat-
ters our seamen through the mercantile trade of this
kingdom. Our late venerable Sovereign, of glorious
memory, delighted to mix with seamen, at V% ey-
mouth ; and our present honoured King, during the
last summer, displayed peculiar attention to their
profession, at one of our great naval arsenals. Have
these remarks any weight with my Reader? Does
he feel convinced that exertions to promote morality
and religion among seamen are due from Church
of England men as well as Dissenters? Does he
recollect that NELSON was the son of a Clergyman
in the Establishment ? Then I feel confident he will
go with me a step further, and inquire, what shall
the Church do for her worthy seamen ? Who does not
anticipate the answer the times in which we live would
seem to dictate, viz. Let a Church Ship be immedi-
ately established off the Tower of London, for Divine
Worship, and such plans adopted, in connexion
with this Episcopal Ark, as shall be worthy of the
wealth and influence of the Church of Great Britain
and Ireland. My plan is not new. My canon mem-
bers of the Church to do good among seamen is al-
ready anticipated; look, for instance, at the many
highly respectable and wealthy members of the Re-
ligious Tract Society. In those several departments
of Christian zeal, the retpected names of a Maims,
a PAKENTIAII, a FABIAN, a GORDON, an EISTOUTTE.
and a GAMESTER, combine to prove how much British
Officers feel the importance of improving the morals
and advancing the piety of the men who have la-
boured and conquered under their command in the
British Navy.
So long since as February 8, 1817, at a Public Meet-
ing helttat the City of London Tavern, to obtain a
ship for a Floating Chapel, R. /1. MARTEN, Esq. the
respectable Treasurer of the Port of London Society,
observed; that s' suggestions had bean conveyed to
some of the Members of Government, that a frigate,
fitted as a Church Ship, could not but be beneficial
to those sailors who would prefer the Worship ac-
cording to the ritual of the Church of England, and
would certainly be consistent with the recent recom-
mendation from the Throne to provide more Churches
to meet the wants of a greatly increased population."
Such conduct from this Gentleman does equal ho-
nour to the wisdom of his head and the piety of his
heart. Do not all these things intimate the path of
duty a kind and gracious GOD (the author of every
good and perfest gift) is making for additional ex-
ertions among seamen? rwould then urge it with
all the energy of which I am capable—let us have a
Church Ship for Churchmen who belong to the sea.
The Reports of the Merchant Seamen's Bible So-
eiety assure us, that several Captains read payers on
board their ships at sea on the Sabbath Day. Doubt-
kss, such persons would be glad of the service being
carried on in a ship off the Tower, congenial-with
their views. Nor is the plan suggested so novel as
some might imagine. The Marine Society has a ship
at Deptford, onboard of which, I believe, the Church
Service is regularly conducted ; and I know that the
Destitute Seamen's Satiety has an Hospital-ship off
Greenwich, in whfch the sick sailors found in the
streets of London are collected every Sabbath Day
by a worthy Clergyman, who performs the Church
Service, and preaches to them under the direction of
that Institution ; and on the 18th of January, 1818, a
Clergyman of the Established Church, the Rev. Mr.
RITDOE, of Limehouse, greatly to his honour, and to
the honour of the Benevolent Committee for the Re-
lief of Distressed Seamen, preached to hundreds of
sailors, who had found an asylum from wretchedness
in the streets of the Metropolis, on board the ships
Abundance, Plover, and Perseus, liberally granted
by Government for Aheir refuge till they could find
employment in the Merchant service. Their conduct
was very decorous, and it was evident that they paid
great attention. Thus an example has been set,
which, it is hoped, will have most important conse-
quences. Enough is said to prole the propriety and
importance of this Establishrnerit. I have only a re-
mark or two more to advance : I would choose the
Thames, because, by the peace, Naval- and Merchant,
seamen are so amalgamated, that they form now,
generally speaking, but one body, and are to be
found chiefly on the Thames. Some have computed
7000 seamen as generally lying on that river, from
London Bridge to Blackwall, and the number that
attend the Floating Chapel to be about 700. If, then,
a Church Ship were moored off the Tower, it would
be sufficiently distant from the Floating Chapel, and
in the centre of a vast body of seamen on both banks
of the river ; regular Service could be carried on in
this ship on the Sabbath-day and in the week ; and
as an Episcopal Ark, she might become at sort of De-
pot, to which Members of the Society for Promoting
Christian Knowledge, the Prayer-book and Homily
Society, and she several Bible Societies, might trans-
fer such Bibles, Tracts, Prayer-books, and Homilies,
for distribution among Captains, Sailors, and Cabin-
boys, as they thought proper. .1 hasten to close this
very long letter, usging, by every consideration of time
or eternity, that Churchmen will promptly and zeal-
ously enter on this scheme of benevolence for my.
poor fellow-seamen. A BRITISH OFFICER.

Yesterda.y, Divine Service was performed at the
King's Palac, in Pall-mall, by the Rev. F.W. BLOM•
BERG and the Rev. Dr. STANIER CLARKE.

• Yesterday the KING, the Duke of Yong, the Duke
and Duchess of CLARENCE, the Princess AUGUSTA,
and the Duchess of KENT attended Divine Service
at the Chapel Royal. The. Sermon was preached by
the Rev. Dr. Buarom. The Communion Service was
read by the Sub-Dean. The Anthem was sung by
Master MARSKALL, and another of the young Gen-
tlemen of the Chapel.
Prince LIOPOLD attended Divine Service yester-
day, at Whitehall Chapel.

Sionstman blAasmona.—When the Rev. John Clark, late
Master of the Chirter-house fn Hull, was Curate of St. Trinity
there, four couple were married by him at the same time, and
the following odd circumstances, attended each, via.—With re-
gard to the first couple, the bridegroom had forgot to bring a
ring, in consequence of which he was obliged to botrow one;
the bride of the seconilhad lost that finger upon w.biolt the ring
is commonly put ; a man. violently shaking the iron gates lead-
ing into the choir, said•aloud, that the third bride had already
a husband; and with regard to the fonrth, ont of the bride-
maids implored the parson to be quick, as tht bride was in
labour !

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May. T, ecidido, New 'Pontefract,
withost aniaasitilee from a sorgeon or
*Weis. wbp wee baptised bj Zdcr
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MARRIED.
Tbouiday, at Radipole Church, Edward
of Melksbam, Wilts, to Sarah, eldest dal,
tinsel Weston, Esq. of Weymouth, in the
The Rev. T. Austin, A. toJane Eli
the Rev. James Tate, M.A. Bla►ter of
Ilichinoud, Yorkshire.
The Rev. W. Woodall, Rector of Rranston
Leicestershire, to Miss Dowker, daughter
Dowker, Esq. of Salton, Yorkshire.
At Puddlestone, Herefordshire, the Rev.
ler, Vicar of Walkeringham, Notts. and
nity College, Cambridge, to Susanna,
Rev. John Wood Duppa, of Pdddlestone
May 45, at Dublin, the Rev. Charles
Cloutarf, to Margaret, daughter of the late
Blay 17, at Dublin, the Re.. George _
of Aghadoe, to Catherine Elizabeth, younrest
drew Sproule, Esq. Captaiu It. N'.
May 23, at IVuodnesborough, the Rev.
St. John's, Thanet, to Aun Maude, fourth
Boys, Ea+ of Each, Kent.

DIED.
May 23, at Boughton-Blean, aged IL
Ann, a woman in humble life, which had
activity : she retained her faculties till the
' • The Rev. Ralph Barnes, Archdeacon
of the Diocese, and Canon Residential-
The 14th inst. at her house in King-:
104, Mrs. Lany, relict of the Rev. Benjamin
Mulbarton, in Norfulk, who died in 1164.
A few days since, C. D. Richardson, son
ardson' R.N. of Neithrop, near Banbury.
Tisesday, George Vaux, Esq. of Austin-fr
Sap= to the Bairk of England, St. lAlitt:.4
aada, acid the Aldcesate General Dispeesary.

EAST INDIA BIRTHS, MA ft RIAG_
(Froth the Madras Conari. r of Lkeentb,i

MADRAS slaTiss.

On the 25th inst. the Lady of S. Nicholls,
On the 19th lust. the Lady of Frederick '
of the Civil Service, of a daughter.
On the 13th inst. the wife of Qtarter-'
the Horse Artillery, of a sun.
At Ulm, on the 7th instant, Mrs. Pt
MADRAS MAKILIAGEJ.
August 12, at Punganore, Emuny Chika
the H. E. Emudy Sather Royal Eshwaunt
of Punganore, to /doodah Autn ;11ie and Cha
daughters of his Highness Savoy liasond
August 23, Sada Seva Rogendra, eldest r
Rajah of Suonda, to Avagie Auniagie and
ters of the Rajah of Punganot.:.
On the 30th of August, Pathan China
the said Rajah of Pungauure, to Chaaah
the 'Rajah of Soonda.

)lAUKAI DCATEIS.
Nov. U, at Berhampoor, Captain Wm.
Batt. 4th Rest. N.L.
Nov. 28, at Yanam, Marie Therese Cal
of M. de Courson de la Vile-hello, Chief

Dec. 6, at Mhow, after a short but sevt
Kaye, of the Ist Kett. Native Cavalry,
mangled one of the Hesselabs of -Poonah

At quilon, on the 7th inst. glary Anne,
B. Blake, eed Rest. N. I. aged nineteen m
At Wllahjahbad, on the evening of the .
(lip, the eldest daughter of Captain Llewell,
teen years, five months, and eighteen dayr
At Seringapatani, on the 19th inst. Mrs.
of Lieut. Stewart, of the lit Batt. 18th
lIMPIGAL SHIMS.
On the sth inst. the Lady of Philip lrf
the Civil Service, of a von.
On the 28th ult. the Lady of Thomas Leartneuth,
On the sth init. the Lady of I. B. Inglis' .
On the 6th inst. the Lady of I. A. Davidson,
IIgNUAL 31.411111AUES.
On the 89th ult. Captain H. A. K Hervey,
Bombay N. I. and Barrack Master N. D. G.
youngest daughter of William B.vnfield,
On the 24th ult. Mr. John Cooper Owen,
to Mrs. Ann Denham.

UAW. IIZATIIII.
On the 2d Last. Muter Frederi& Richardson,
of Captain Richardson, of the firut of Bolton -
aged six days.
On the Lid Inst. Miss Mary Lane, aged
On the 25th ult. at the house of the II(
Naghteu, the infant sou of D.vid Hill, Eq.
Service, aged one year and two months.

On the id hist, at Berhampoor, in progress
preparatory to embarking for Europe, M.
C.B. aged 59.
Recently, at Almorai, on his way from
where he was proceeding on medical certihcaro
Colonel Daniel Lyons, cunruaudiug the district
SOMILIV 111111TH.
On Friday evening, the 10th inst. the
Humphreys, of the ship Bussorah Merchant,
SOMIAT DRAWN.
Oa Tuesday, the Ith inst. alter a few hours
Maria Jumeau, aged 42 years. f.•

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