ft,..is the LO.VDO.V GAZETTE, Tuesday, Jan. 6, All! GITTHELMSTONE. DEC. 30. The Prince of %Vales has been pleased to appoint Cr William aiglawn, Bart. to he Auditor of the Duchy of Cornwall, and Se ertuoy and Keeper of hie Royal Ilighne,s's Privy Seal and Council am!, in the room o:* the Right Hon. Sir Benjamin Bloomfield, I. C. B. resigned. BANKRUPTS. Amtarit. Charles-street, City-road, corn-dealer, Jan. 10, 17, Feb. 17, at Guildhall. Att. Mr. Hull. Chiswell-street. SI ARLEY W. Gutter-lane, Chcapside, silk manufacturer, Jan. 10, 17, Feb. 17. at Guildhall. Au. Mr. James. Bucklenbury. Wutotrr P. Kennington-lane, ale-brewer, Jan. 10, 24, Feb. 17, at Guildhall. Att. Mr. Come. Austin-friars. mot Roynt .1. Ilalifax, merchant, Jan. 14, 15, at Wakefield. Feb. 17. at Ibt"ifiot. Att. Mr. Becket, Noble-street, Foster.lane. M.sTTWENs W. tsk, Monmouth, money-scrivener, Jan. 28, 29. Feb. 17, at Monmouth. Atts. Price and Co. Lincoln's Inn. i.e.'. I. Nantwich, Cheshire, corn-dealer, Jan. 19, 20, Feb. 17, at Stafford. Atts. Collins and Co. Stafford. rt iiircr I. Stafford. alehouse-keeper, Jan. 19, 20, Feb. 17, at `Stafford. Atts, Collins and Co. Stafford. S r ANSVIELT) J. Stockport, butcher, Jan. 15, 21, Feb. 17, at Stock port. An. Mr. Parker, Norfolk•street, Strand. 11AI:1.W. Bristol, merchant, Jan. 27, 28, Feb. 17, at Bristol. Atts. Rourdillon and Co. Bread-street. tiaItRISON .1. Manchester. gun-maker, Jam 17, 19, Feb. 17, at Alanchester. Atts. Cunlitle Co. Manchester. DIVIDENDS. S. and R. Boardman. Liverpool. merchants. Jan. 30. Iteptonstaw. Tadcaster, fork. grocer. Jan. 2R. H. Walmesley. and M. andJ. W. 'Furrier, Basinghall-strect, iner- Jan. W. Crowther, Jun. and C. Tapp, Charles-street, Middlesex - hospital, caw' tmakera..laW. 't 7. F.. Hud. son Gamlmr, merchant, Jan. 27. B. Hayfield, Mark-lane, spirit-merchant, Jan 27. H. Evans, CM:aril:lc, silk-mercer, Jan. 27. B. Bentity, White flume-yard, Drury lane, woollen-draper, Jan. 31. J. Smith, Great Marlow, Buckhingharn, stone-mason. Jan. 3t. J. Sharples, and W. 1/eulbr, Liverpool, merchants, Jan. 28. .1. elievney. Oxford-street, linendraper, ./an. 31. T. Light°ller, Haliw•ell. Lancashire, deader in calicoes, Feb. 10. J. Ayling, Chertser, saddler, Feb. 3. W. Spear, Upper Thames—street, stationer, Jan. 27. Bramley, New Cite-chambers, insurance broker, Jan. 27. J. S. l'awke, and W . . IVa:son, Isminonger-lane, warehousemen, Jan. 31. U. S. Shaw, Rochdale. Lancashire, woollen manufacturer, Feb. 14. 1). I),x g, York, lookingglassmianufacturer, Feb. 2. .1. Smiz'h, Thir.k. York, grocer, Jim. 29. W. Barnes, bavin-men•haut, Jan. 27. Ilablington, Cheshire, tanner, Feb. 2. W. 11. Dowse, 'Fooley.street, tallow-ehandler, Jan. 27. 11. Henry, Liverpol, tailor, Jan. 27. J. lladtOrd, Manchester, dyer, Jan. 50. 111. llumble, I .iverpool. merchant, Jan. 2a. S. Holland ;bud 'l'. S. Williams, Liverpool, merchants, Jan. S. E. Pay, Amershain. Buckingham, hay-dealer, Jan. 27. C W. Aflam, Beading„ barge-builder.—J. K night, Gough-square, fancy feather, mantitlictorer.—F. Sawyer, ('lopfon, Suffolk, hay johher.—J. I hrward, Chitwell-street. Eady, Wool with, horse flintler.—J. and I. Brandon, Church.street, Spitaltields, merchant.--. 1. Toinparin, Atlierstone. NVarteirkshire, linendraper, —G. Booth', Bishop-Weannouth,l)ttrhain, ship-owner.—T. Leach. Salisbury, wine and spiritileafer.—JAtoberts, NVood.street, Spi- Lalticlds, silk-manutketurer.--.1. Gibbons, Clieltenhant, ironmonger. —J. Jollic, Carlisle, book-printer.—J . Robson, Little Britain, stable k code-. MELANCHOLY CAT A‘TROPII E.--On Thursday week, a soiling match was tilted to take place between a boat belong ing to a gentleman of Plymouth, and another to one of Stone hilise, NlsiCh were to start from Barupool, and after passing ' , omi t the Eilystone, to return to Breakwater. The boats started with a moderate breeze from the eastward,and pro ceeded to within two miles of the desired spot, when the swim' became much stronger with *heavy sea, they then under a press of sail, each endeavouring to the utmost to surpass th e other, when the Stonehonse boat, which was only a short distance from her competitor, disappeared in a moment, the sea at this tune running tremendously high, with Lieutenant J. W. Dyer, of the Royal Navy, Mr. Webster Harrison, and James Turnbull and Richard Seymour, watermen. The persons on board the other boat immediately, on losing sight of them, shortened sail, and endeavoured to make for the spot where they seemed to have disappeared, with the hope of saving them ; but after looking around in every direction for a considerable time, without success, and to their imminent danger, they bore away for Lone where they safely arrived. The bodies have not yet been found. THUNDER STORM.—About a fortnight ago the neighboni ',hood of stepaside, within 6 miles of Dublin, was visited by a thunder-storm. The electric fluid struck the house of Christopher Burne, on the lands of Ballyinaduff, knocked down the chimney and that part of the wall on which it stood, and shivered to atoms a settle-bed in which two children lay, both of whom were severely stunned. One of them conti nued, in consequence. still deaf ; the hair of her head, and of hs r e)ebrows and eyelids, was much singed: on her head, sleek, and body, was several marks, as it the skin had been torn by a hot sharp instrument. The skin of the back of her neck and of the adjoining part of the back appeared as if singed. The other child was for some time that, and had seine marks of burning. In an adjoining cabin, three colas, the your man's whole stock, were found dead. When the spot was visited, their bides had been taken oft, and their carcases dismembered, .;o that nothing satisfactory could be seen as to the peculiar effects of the deadly element on the animal body. The blood is said to have been in a fluid state ; the bodies emitted as exceedingly putrid °dear, although it was only the second day after the accident. In one of them, where time short ribs join the spine, a apace appeared as if a severe bruise had been Inflicted, and the blood vessels and adjoining soft parts had been charred. The annuals were found all their knees; the cabin which they were in sus. tabled no injury. Mune says, that While the mischief was going on, tie saw three. tire-bails roll on the floor of his house, and, when they became extinct, a snlplairo4l3 smell was per_ ceptible. VIGILANCE of WATCHNIEV.--Friday night a fellow WM stopped by the watchmen with 5011). of pork, which they eted he had stolen. 'fifty took him to Norton Falgate Watch-huo.c, wlicie the constable of the night, perceiving Lim very cult', permitted hula to sit by the tire, leaving two watchmen to guard kiwi. The watchmen both fell asleep, and the protonic r finding a pair of handcuffs iu the place, he handcuffed the to both together, and escaped, taking n tat hint their cutiams, mud a 450 the link. THE NATIONAL REGISTER PUBLIC ..11EETING FOU THE RELIEF OF DISTRESSED SEAMEN. A General Meeting was held on Monday at the City of London Tavern, of Merchants, Ship-owners, and others. fiir the purpose of taking into consideration the best means of af fording relief to unemployed and distressed seamen, sad to aid in the enforcement of the laws against impostors assuming the appearance of seamen for the parpose of begging. The unfavourable state of the weather, and the shortness of the notice, were probably the causes of the meeting not being so numerously attended as had beets expected. At two o'clock, however, about two hundred persons bad assembled, and Mr. Wilberforce was called to the chair. The honourable gentleman, after expressing his regret that some other person of mercantile eminence, and more conversant than himself with habits of business, had not been elected, stated the pur pose for which the meeting was convened, and the conviction he entertained that no objects could appear more worthy of their bounty than those who on so many trying occasions, and in so many hard fought battles, had contributed to the de fence and glory of the country. Mr. Martin moved tke first resolution, which was merely declaratory, and to the following efiect—that the streets of the metropolis bad been lately, and especially within the last few weeks, crowded with persoos in the character of destitute stamen. Mr. Dornford suggested the impropriety of adopting any definitive plan of proceeding, without co-operating with the corporation of Loudon, w ho would speedily take up the sub ject. Mr. Rowcroft and Mr. Freud recommended that the at tention of the present meeting should be exclusively directed to the distressed seamen. Mr. Stephens informed the meeting that the Lords of the Admiraltj had expressed their readiness to co-operate to the tit tof their power in furthering the views of the meeting. Sir James Shaw observed, that in conjunction with the late Lord Mayor and his brother magistrates, he had had se veral conferences with Ministers some mouths since, in re lation to this interesting subject. What had occurred to them was, that a vessel should be stationed in the river, within the jurisdiction of the city, be provided with proper officers and a purser, and that the magistrates of the county of Middle sex should be called upon to lake up all vagrant seamen, and send them on board this ship, where their situation and character might be examined. The Admiralty did accord- ingly supply a vesselond a great deal of advantage accrued ; many were sent to their proper homes and parishes, and peat exertions were made by correspondence with different ant. bassadurs and consuls to procure a passage for foreign seamen to their respective countries. The same System had been very successfully acted upon by the East India Company.— A Government vessel was now iii the Thames although he was not certain whether it was fit to be applied to a similar purpose ; but from the manner in which he and his brother Magistrates had been received by his Majesty's Ministers, he felt a confidence that it was nut necessary to subscribe a blink:Aliening, for that the Government had as much disposi_ Lion and ability to discharge the duty now, as at the former pet iod to which he had just alluded. Captain Franklin had been fur a considerable time at sea in the Company's service, and lie could assure the meeting that no Captain wonld take seamen who were not well clothed. They were partial to clean young men. He knew Captain Jamieson, who lately sailed, to offer to receive poor seamen, such as excited the present meeting, provided they were well clothed, but otherwise he could give them no employment.— He should, therefore, be most happy to gise his mite on the present occasion, in order to clothe them and to render them fit applicants for work. [Hear, hear, hear.] Besides, many of the objects of the proposed relief were too old to be em ployed. They were fund of clean young man. Many of those objects were 35 and 40 years old, who had been turned adrift on the world without any provision or any chance of employ meut. [Applause.] Lieutenant Gordon (the secretary) had (mind 1M men in one place, pretending to be seamen. They were in the greatest distress: All these proved to be really seamen. There could be no imposition on this point. The character of a seaman was so marked and peculiar that it could be distinctly ascertained wherever it appeared. He had on another occasion found 50 objects of the pity of ail who saw them. They were, in fact, great nuisances. All these were seamen, some of them petty officers, and many had served 21 years. He mentioned to one who had been a petty officer, that the chances were a thousand to one that lie was not a sailor. Headwater! it, but he proved by the completest evidence that he had been what lie represented himself ; yet being ragged, lie was refused employment wherever he ap. plied. If those unfortunate persons were well clothed they could get employment. There were places where they got slicker for a eight fur 2d. Those who could afford it paid this for it, others were seen lying lit the fields. Two or three had previously died for want, and last Friday night one was thrown out upon the street from a place where lie had paid all he had, and soon afterwards died; [Hear, hear, hear]; another was starved to death five weeks since ; another but three weeks ago. When these men came on shore, they were as ignorant as children; all they lied was SOL of wages or ! motley given them whcu paid oft, and they were at once seized by sharks, who deprived them of the whole, and turned them out naked on the streets next morning. [Hear, hear, hear.] They had no opportunity of doing well ; they were made destitute before they reflected on their situation. [Applause.] By the inferoal agency of which lie had before spat ii, they were at once stripped of their little money, nod of their ap pearance that was necessary for getting employment. [Great applause.] Mr. Stephens contended, in reply to what had fallen from Sir James Shaw, that there were so many difficulties in mak ing the intentions of Ministers available for the present par_ pose that many of the objects of their charity would die, but ter the immediate relief which a subscription would enable them to give. The laird Mayor thought that the appointment of the Com , :Mitre would be productive of an essential benefit, by dis tinguishing between impostors and real objects of charity.— Captain Camp Mil had promised employinent to those that should be well cloth d. He clothed many. They were all sailors, and tlicY %sere employed. [Applause.] Lord Cochrane stated, that he approved of the object of this meeting [Great applairol : lie therefore came forward to contribute his nu te fitiiiii( applause]; he approved of the object, because he thought the proposed relief' practicable. For the whole kingdom, it was impossible to contribute ally adequate relief. Two y ears ago a large amount was youth butcd--large as to the sum, though email as to the individual contributions. What was now the result? Why did distress still continue so general and so pressing as to call for such a stiei.:Cmg as the presrut ? It was the duty, the imperious duty N. 11. 1 of Goverment, US reeve those wretched sailors. %had been triumphantly asked, "Where the money was to collie from i" lie could tell without difficulty—from droks of Admiralty.— [Great applause.] Thera was a letter from the Secretary of the Admiralty; what did it amount to? Was that the way in which men who had bled for their country, and who had pre. served all of liberty that now remained [hear, hear], ought Is be treated? Many of them bad gone to Antel iea and gave their services to the Americans, who were now become the carriers of Europe. [Some rolls of question]. lie would not be called to order ; he haul a right to say this, and I.e weold declare the truth, although it might be tmpleasant to those whose misconduct had occasioned all the evil he complained of. [Hear, bear, hear]. It ►eas a grievance that men who had served almost long enough to entitle them to peosioos, and were willing to be longer employed, had been discharged without a pension, and without the power of completing his time. His blood ran cold at the recollection of the intrepid and daring enterprises of those men who are now abandoned. [Hear, bear.] He was most deeply affected fur those on whom the liberties of Britain did depend, and must still depend, if all the Towers of Europe conspired against them. Why were not soldier* in the same distress i They saw none of them on the streets. There was none there to answer any such ques tions. It was the duty of our of the Lords of the Admiralty to attend fur the relief of the nultappy tars who had so bras ely fought fur them. [Here his Lordship was afti cted almost to tears]. Why was there no junior Lord, no Deputy, or De• puty's Deputy? He would give 1,0001. due to him fur prize money [great applanse]. if Government paid it to him. No ef fermi relief could be afforded without the assistance of Go. vernment. The taxes had so fettered commerce, that there was not the demand for sailors that should otherwise have employed them all. The timber, the cordage [question, ques tion] were taxed. [Some hisses.] He meant merely to say, that means of employment were suppressed by taxation. lie had now only to give the little he mild afford [five guineas.) The noble Lord was loudly checked as he sat down. After some further observations by different gentlemen, Mr. Roweroft moved for opening a subscription ; whick on being put, was carried unanimously. Mr. Roweroft stated a fact which be thought it tight the meeting slioalii be informed of„ namely, that there are already 39,090 seamen on the books of Greenwich Hospital. A motion was made for adding Lord Cochrane's name to the Committee, which was agreed to. Thank* were , then voted to Mr. Wilberforce for his conduct in the chair, and the meeting broke op. Tuesday a second Meetiug was held at the Crown and An chor tavern, Strand, to consider of the most advisable steps to be pursued, for the immediate relief of the destitnte, and the ultimate suppression of mendicity in the metropolis. Mr.'Willianis, being called to the chair, observed, that though placed in that situation by the kindness of the meet ing, tie much regretted that some person of more conse quence than himself had not been chosen to preside on such en occasion ; for he regarded the objects which had induced them to assemble, as the must important that could engage the attention of the friends of humanity and their country. He should not attempt to describe the measures which might be calcnlated to accomplish the great ohjects the meeting had in view. This was nut the time for details ; but the Com. mittee, the appointment of which it was intended to propose, would be able to enter into the most minute considerations and would soon come forward with a well digested plan. For the present, it was sufficient to state, that the objects fee which the meeting had been called, were the relief of imme. diate and pressing distress, and the enforcement of the laws of the country with regard to mendicity. The Duke of Northumberland, lie had hoped, would have been present at this meeting ; but lie was sorry to state, that a letter had been received from his Grace, stating, that in consequence of a loss in his family, he could not attend. He had reason to hope, however, that another occasion would arise in which his Grace might have an opportunity of appearing in that room, in support of the benevolent purposes of the meeting. He trusted that the gentlemen who might be disposed to speak on the business submitted to the consideration of the meeting, would avoid, as mach as possible, all extraneous matter; that they would confine themselves strictly to the distress of the metropolis, and the means of affording direct and immediate relief; above all, lie hoped they would avoid any thing like political discussion, for certainly nothing could be more injurious to the humane object they all had in view than any attempt to mix politics with charity. Mr. Martin in rising to move the first resolution, knew that it would not be necessary for him to take up much of the time of the meeting. That to relieve the distress of our fellow creatures was the duty of every member of society was a truth which he did not need to urge to those who had there assembled. It did not require great talents or eloquence to induce a British pnblic to listen to the voice of humanity, lie had often made successful appeals in favour of distress, for he had labonted in this cense for many years. But, notwithstanding all that bad hitherto been done, the state of mendicity in the metropolis had alarmingly increased. Thousands of poor creatures were now suffering the deepest distress, and, so far from its ing true that they lived luxuriously, the fact was, the majority of these miserable beings, died prematurely, for want of the common comforts of life. In this statement he was sup. ported by the opinion of a gentleman of great experience among the poor in the populous parish of St. Martin in the fields. A committee would be proposed, for the better effecting the objects of the meeting. 'flue labour of one di vision of the committee %mild be well employed in sending these paupers to their respective parishes. With regard to those oho have no parishes, they amorally divided them selves into Irish, Scotch, and foreign paupers. The Irish paupers were very numerous. A subscription, he thought, might be made among their countrymen, for the purpose of defraying the expense of returning them to their country. From their numbers they made a very heavy pressure on some parishes, particularly that ot' Sr. Giles Of Scotch paupers there were but dew ; the people of that country heing sober and industrious, were seldom met with as nien (Scants, and the Scotch society would willingly assist the committee in finding the means of conveying such as were found in a state of necessity , to Scotland. There remained, then, only to be provided for by the committee such of the foreigners as might have no claim on any other source for relief. Of them is considerable number were seamen, awl the committee would be assisted in its labours respecting them by the society established at the city of London tavetn. Ile was convinced that the fullest co-operation might he relied on as soon as the plans of the usturnittce were fully digested and promul gated ; and to convince the meeting of the assistance which might be t ell:m on o:1, he of which eerd f he re to a list was an activethe su b scribers member, a containing charitable s e fi oi Persons of the highest rank. But though they might rely upon the fullest support and co-operation when the organization of the core • ruittee should be complete, yet it was absolutely necessary that an immediatesubscription should be entered into; and objectionable as giving alma in the stre‘t was in the opinion of many, he could riot