THE NATIONAL REGISTER. the East Indies, where he remained in captivity three years be fore he was bronght to England One of hii companions was a Fr,:in'h merchant, and taken three s ears ago, as a passenger, on board his o•. , :nves..el. The other is a mithhipman, and was made a prisoner of w alhtnt twelve mouths since. . . A prisoner these few days appeared. at Staford county !. briuging his own commitment." The constable, he said, " was. busy in his harvest,". and could not come with him. It was tot till he hail given his word and " honour" that he was the, person named in the commitment, that he was admitted. On We&tesdav last, Thomas Morgan, late Master of his Ma jeaty-'s ship Tyrian, was •brought up to the Town Hail, Ports mouth, on a charge of having stabbed Mr. Charles Stewart, Tailor, of Corsham. It appeared in evidence, that as Mr. Moran an&. Lady were returning trom Petersfield, they stopped at the etrirklayer's Arms, Corsham. when Mr. Stewart asked Morgan to permit him to blow a. horn, which was pending at the latter's side; upon which Morena exclaimed—" You d—d rascal, how corbl you think of asking a Gentleman of my cloth such a question ?" Steward begged pardon, and said lie meant no harm ; Nlnrgan contioaed—" You are d--d impertinent fei low—if von do not take care, I will have you on board the Royal Billy before to-morrow night." Stewart replied, he was not afraid of that. Morgan then went into the public-house, and in a short time after, apparently in a vehement rage. came out, mil, jumping into the gig, he took up one• of the cushions, and threw it down with vbibmce ; he then took up the other, and from under it a dirk, which he instantly drew, exclaiming— " Now. von d—d rascal : immediately ran towards Stewart, (who had been standing quietly near the horses), who, perceiv ing he was pursued Morgan, ran up and down the street, until he ftll,dowil upon his hands and knees, when Morgan came up with laim, and, with his extended arm, apparently with all the force be was master of, gave Stewart a violent stab with his .dirk on the right side of his hack, exclaiming at the same time, " you d--d rascal." Stewart gave a laud scream, and with a violent effort recovered hts legs, and ran towards his own house, l‘lorgan again following him with his drawn dagger. Stewart, however, ran into the glue Anchor to avoid Morgan, who was only a few . yards behind him. Morgan did not follow him into the house, but repaired to the Bricklayer's Arms, where he Was immediately taken into custody. John Fosset, of South Botley, Wilts, a very dissolute cha racter, was taken before some Magistrates, for profaning the Sabbath-day on Sunday so'nnight, and he underwent a few hours Imprisonment. In order to he revenged on the parish clergy man, he committed depredations on several head of cattle; and whilst destroying pheasants in the clerg:,anan's pheasantrv, the gun burst, by which his head and arm were so shattered, that he died on Sarday last. BULLOCK U. BROTIIET,.—On Wednesday last, at North Shields, a blillock broke loose from some butchers, and ran through the street in a furious manner, hat his progress %,,:ts length stopped by his taking down the dole-in.the-Wall (tow!, which was searcely wide enough to allow him a free paisage. To the astonishment of the spectators, when he came to the door of the Hole-hi-the-Wall, which was opeaed by a sudden twist of his body, he entered the house and walked Majestically up stairs into the kitchen, where the scene of confusion that en sued is indiseribable ; the ballock was heard bellowing, the women screaming, and :he furniture breaking in pieces; in the midst of which confusion, the floor yieNed to the ponderous weight of the animal, who, however, disengaged himself liy despevate plunge, and, breaking down a partition, entered the grand chamber of the Ladv Abbess, where he laid al so some valuable furniture under his feet, and then 61114 his head through the window, whence he loudly Bellowed defiance to his pursuers. 71e w:s at last secured, and is perhaps the first male visitor that ever got out of that stew without having his pockets lightened. Next Month.--Swift and Co. Joint Contractors with Go vernment for the present State Lottery, respectfully inform the Public, that Tickets and Shares are on Sale, hi great v;!riety, at their °friers, No. It, t'onitrv, No. 11, Charing Cross, and No. 31, Itl,,,ate High -street. The tirl::•ine of this Lottery is entirely new, and has hitherto received the most unqualified approbation; there :ire only 3000 Numbers in the Lottery, nrul the w hole will he Drawn in One Day (the 20th of Next Month) .when the I:Hawing C.ipitAl Prizes itie:l be distributed am ing the fortunat.! Pureba-ers, viz. 4 of •20,0:;01. 4 of 5,OfX/i. 4 of 2,u00• 1 . Bof 1,0(X)1. N. of SCO!. besides the inferior Prize, of 1001. 501. &c. as usual. • This Lottery also presents the oppor tunity never before litlered. to tliv Public, of gaiuiug C o ry. im mense SUMS Of 80,0001, 60,0teCtl, ur . 40,0:)01. by the purchase of Que Numbs uul v. I. . T. ♦ "~" -. ',~' Thursday there was a General Court of Proprietors, for the purpose ofdeclaring the. ividend for the last half year. The dividend proposed by the Court of Directors was 5 per cent. and a motion was made accordingly. An amendment was moved and seconded, that the divi dend should be incre.sed to 6 per cent, being at the rate of 12 per cent. per annum. Sir A. Pigott, Counsel to the Bank, resisted this motion as an improper interference with the discretion of the Di rectors. Although the strict words of the law were, that there should be every half year a division of the profits, vet the law had so fallen into disuse, that it had always hitherto been left to the jiidgment and discretion of the Directors, to consider what amount of dividend it was safe and prudent to recommend ; and there was no instance of the Court of Proprietors altering it. Mr. Handle Jackson, the seconder of the amendment, relied upon the well known prosperity of the afthirs of the Bank, and saw no reason why the same dividend of 12 per cent. which was made in the years 1804, 1805, and 1806, l k should not be made 'n the present year. He was convinced that the circumsta sof the Bank would aff o rd it ; a n d, therefore, he consi ed that according to the words of the Act, there shouh be a fair division of the profits among the Proprietors every half year. Mr. Winthorp said, that when the Li per cent. was given, it was by no means intended or considered as a permanent dividend, but as a temporary bonus of 5 per cent. added to the regular dividend of 7 per cent. lie considered that 'a regular dividend of 10 per cent. woekd be more for the ad vantage of the Proprietors than 12 per cent. given occa. sional4 by way of bonus. Sir A. Pigott moved the previous question, on the amendment, which after a long discussion, was finally car ried. The dividend was then declared at 5 per cent. for the half year. Mr. Jackson then moved, that there should be an addi tion of one per cent. to this dividend, in the way of bonus. This motion was resisted by Sir Arthur Pigott and other Gentlemen, on the g round that the same Court could not alter the dividend wich bad been declared. Mr. Jackson ccm►plained of the sort of management by which his motion was got rid of with the previous question►. by which the Court of Proprietors had been prevented from declaring their opinion in the usual way by ballot, whether the dividend ought not to be increased. After a very long conversation, the question of adjourn ment was put and carried. BANK OF ENGLAND. SEPT. 24. SEPT. 24, of Proprietors, for Or the last half year. of Directors was 5 rdin'rly. nded, that the divi- being at the rate of resisted this motion . lisereti on of the Di. I the law were, that ision of the profits, • that it had always Ltd discretion of the dividend it was safe was no instance of of the amendment, of the affairs of the e dividend of 12 per 304, 1805, and 1806, . He was convinced ould afford it ; and, to the•words of the be profits among the `TIE DUEL. [The following is circulated as an authentic account of he late affair of honour between Lord Castlereagh and Mr. Ca:ming] : " The language which gave rise to the quarrel, was utte:-ed, it is saki, in the presence of his Grace the Duke of Portland some time since ; and :n the clematis for explana tion, or satisfaction, it became necessary to make a re ference to his Grace for his recollection of the words. This could not be done till Wednesday, on which day, and the day preceding, the Earl of Yarmouth, who was second to Lord Castlereagh, was constantly with that noble Lord. On Wednesday ea ening Lord 'Yarmouth went from Lord Cast lereaglk's house, in St. James's-square, to Mr. Canninp, in Eruton-strect, where, understanding that Mr. Canning' was at his country residence, at Old Brompton (called Gloucester Lodge, from having been formerly the residence of the late Duchess of Gloucester), he left a letter to be conveyed to him without loss of time; and this letter is sapposen to have finally fixed the meeting, the preliminaries of which had been already arranged. In them Ailing of Thursday, about five o'clock, the Earl of Yarmouth ,drovo is his cuticle froin his house in ilail Mouu-street to Lord 'de •"4