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activity on the melancholy occa- 
sion; but the public will learn, 
with deep regret, that it was be- 
yond the power of human labour 
to save the interior of so fine 
and ornamental an edifice from 
almost total destruction. The 
beautiful and admirably-toned or- 
gan, the gift of the late Dean 
Harman, and which, 35 years 
ago, cost 1,200 guineas, was en- 
tirely consumed ; and it is to be 
feared, that some of the most an- 
cient church-music in Ireland has 
also perished. The books of the 
library were carried into the house 
of the rev. Dean Lee, but the fire 
did not extend to the library, or 
to any part of the spire. The 
amount of the damage is probably 
not less than ten or twelve thou- 
sand pounds, The fire broke out 
in several parts of the church, 
and we know not at present whe- 
ther it was produced by the melt- 
ing of lead on the roof. 
28.—Anexpress yesterdaycame 
from Newcastle, dated Wednesday 
morning, 12 o’clock; the purport 
of which is as follows :— 
‘‘ The business with the re- 
fractory seamen is finally settled; 
and the Tyne free from all in- 
cumbrance. The seamen are 
flocking to man the vessels with 
the utmost haste.” 
Yesterday morning the follow- 
ing intelligence was received from 
Sunderland :-— 
Sunderland, Exchange, 
Oct. 20. 
At a meeting of the ship-own- 
ers of this port, held this evening, 
Rowland Webster, esq, in the 
chair, 
It was resolved, that the fol- 
lowing scale for manning the 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 1815. 
ships of this port be agreed to, 
and offered to the seamen, with 
the wages of 4/. 10s. per voyage, 
until the 25th day of March next. 
Ships of6 Keels. | 4Men2 Boys. 
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dictewevel Zece eee Bon Ae. tee 
ccarscecel Deve ace QeeseeeSe ovve 
Apprentices of twenty years of 
age, having been one year at sea, 
to be considered as men, and those 
of seventeen years of age, having 
been two years at sea, to be con- 
sidered also as men. Other ap- 
prentices under the age of seven- 
teen years, having been three 
years at sea, two of them to be 
reckoned as one man. 
It was also resolved—That the 
rev. William Nesfield be request- 
ed to offer the above terms to the 
seamen, and that this meeting do 
adjourn until to-morrow morning 
at ten o’clock. 
That the thanks of this meet- 
ing be given to the rev. William 
Nesfield, for his offer of service 
_and laudable exertions to procure 
reconciliation between the ship- 
owners and seamen. 
At an adjourned meeting of the 
ship-owners of the port of Sun- 
derland, held at the Exchange- 
rooms, on Saturday the 2Ist of 
October, 1815. 
Therev. Wm. Nesfield has com- 
municated the following as the 
result of his interview with the 
seamen :— 
