Star. — London, England, 1826-12-21 00:00:00

THE KING, Worm', Dcc. 20.—Monday his MAJESTY Was en gaged throughout the day in transacting public busi ness at the Royal Lodge, and on the following day he wo k a short airing in the Great Park. This afternoon the gists will pay a visit to the Castle to decide finally u pon the fitting up of those apartments which are in a saficient state of forwardness. The Ladies' Drawing room in the South-west Tower is temporarily adapted as visiting apartment; the ceiling is from an entirely new *sign, and is uncommonly rich and effective. A great vaiiety of patterns for papering the principal chambers will be exhibited for the sanction of his MAJESTY, after Alicia the internal decoration will proceed with great vapidity. The late damp weather has operated rather taufavourably to out-of-door proceedings, but all those departments of the business that are transacted in the temporary workshops have proceeded with unabated activity. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. FAIHIONABLZ ARRIVALS. The Earl of Albemarle, from a tour; Lord Palmerston, at his house in Stanhope-street, from Mr. Hope's seat, Deepdene, Surrey ; Bentsen Willoughby de &shy, at her house, Whitehall, from °wheelbase ; Mr. and Lady Caroline Capek at the Duke of St. Albans, in St. James's-square, from Admiral Capers seat, Pinkney Hal, Norfolk ; Mr. and Mr.. Homsden, from their seat in Shrop shire, John Waddington, Esq. from Hats, and Thomas Page,Req. (rum Surrey, at Fenton 's Hotel, St. James's-street; the Rev. Dr. Mrs. and the Misses Keats, from Eton, and H. Phisnbtree, Esq. from Kent. at the St. George's Hotel, Albemarle-street; Mr. and Mrs. Young, from Windsor, at Jordan's Hotel, St. James's-street ; General Sir H. Vivian, from his seat, Beecewood, Colonel Sir James Hope, Batt. from a tour, G. Champion, Esq. from Black water, and the Rev. C. Eyre, from Worksopp, Nouinghanuhire, at the Royal Hotel, St. James's-street. DEPARTURE& The Doke of St. Albans, for the Hon. G. Berkeley's seat in Berks ; Colonel Aiteblasn, on a tour, and H. Parker. Esq. for his seat in Berk., from Fenton's Hotel, lt. James's-street ; Sir Francis Vincent, for Pads; the Rev. George and Mrs. Waddington and family for their seat, Brandon, Suffolk, from the St. George's Hotel, Albemarle-street; Sir John Shelley, Bart. for his seat in Sussex; General. Mrs. and Miss Harcourt. for the Continent, S. Peach, Esq. and family, for their seat in Gloucestershire, Colonel Peach, for ditto, and A. Upton, Esq. on a tour, from the Burlington Hotel, Old Burlington and Cokoatrects ; Charles Fox, Esq. for Ireland, from the Royal Hotel, St. James's-street. Lurd Lynedoeli ha left his seat, Cosirore Priory, for General Trevor's seat in Susses. THE CANADA COMPANY. ..use.— Yesterday a Court of Proprietors of this Company was held at the City of London Tavern, for the purpose ' of considering the propriety of confirming the resolu tions of a former Court. Mr. BOSANQUKT I the Governor, took the chair, and the majority of the Governors attended. The report re presented the concerns of the company to be g in as pros perous a state as could be expected at the present time, and recommended the confirmation of the proceedings of the former Court. These were strongly opposed. It may be recollected that this company was formed for the sale and coloniza tion of the Crown Lands in Canada. A prospectus was issued, upon a promise made by Government of Crown Lands, on certain conditions, and 10,000 shares were litaken in the company, the capital of which was to con sist of 1,000,0001. When a charter of incorporation was applied for, it was found by Government that it would be impracticable to make the grant of lands first pro !! wised, and a new bargain was offered. The directors took the opinion of the shareholders upon the subject, and at a general meeting the sew offer for other lands, on new conditions, was accepted, and a charter wal obtained. The holders of upwards of 1008 sharer', however, dissented from the new agreement. The opi nions of Mr. Shadwell and Mr. Scarlett were taken, as to whether they could be compelled to accept the char ter? and the Learned Counsel replied in the negative; but they stated that the directors were empowered to return the money advanced, deducting the bona fide expenses incurred in the proceedings of the company up • to the period of the dissent. The directors then, on the 12th of July last, came to the general meeting, and it was resolved, in conformity with the opinions expressed by Counsel, to pay off the dissentients at the rate of 10/. per share. This was the principal resolution the present meeting was called upon to confirm. I Mr. AND6RTON, as an amendment to the resolution for confirming the proceedings of the last Court, moved some resolutions, in effete doing away with the pro ceedings of the former Court. The principal resolution declared that, the dissentient holders of 1095 shares, •1 having offered them at par, they should be purchased at par by the company, on the holders making a transfer. A long debate ensued upon this amendment, and upon a vote of thanks, which was withdrawn. The amendment was supported by Mr. Thomas Wilson, Mr. Carruthers, Mr. Bowling, and several other Gentlemen. It was opposed by Mr.W.Williams, Mr. Easthope, Mr. Freshfield, the Solicitor, and other Gentlemen, Directors, who entered at length into the detailEnf the proceedings of the company. On the question being put, the original motion for confirming the proceedings of the former Court was carried by a considerable ma jority. On the issue of the amendment, we believe it was understood, depended the validity of a number of bargains entered into at the commencement of the company. The Bishop of CARLISLE has issued a recent injunc tion to his Clergy, commanding them to adhere very strictly in the solemnization of marriages to their re spective Chapelries : as regards this parish of St. Bees, it had been customary for the parish Ministers and the Clergy of Whitehaven to solemnize marriages indiscri minately through the whole parish. But, according to his Lordship's interpretation of thelast Marriage Act, confirmed by the opiniun of Dr. Lushington on the case, the Clergy of Whitehaven are to confine themselves to the Township of Whitehaven, properly so called, as distinct from Preston quarter, and the Minister of St. Bees is not to marry those resident in Whitehaven. The Minister of Hensingham i s t o act i n a s i m il ar manner i n hi s township. The parties residing in that township, not being per mitted to be married at the Parish Church; but only at their own Chapel. Similarly circumstanced are Ennerdale, Netherwasdale, Wasdale, Esdale, and Lovreswater, where one of the party reside in Chnpelry, and the other in another. As re gards banns they must be published in both, and may be married in either. The same is the case with respect to multiage by licence. In tho se towns hips of the parish to which to Chapels are attached, the parties must be married% the Parish Church ; but, as is the ease with Chapehlts,if one of the parties resides in one of those townships to Which a Chapel is attached, they must be published in both, and may be married by banns or licence in either. The Clergy, we understand, ate bound to the performance of this act, under a 1 penalty of fourteen years' transportation.—Ctottb. Am) THE ARMY. A DetachMent of the 6th Dragoon Guards, from Bitrithighsta, arrived at Nottingham on Wednesday, to replace theieth Hussars. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Rumours, Dec. 19.—Wind B.—Arrived the Duke of Kent packet, from Lisbon, in nine days. Sailed the Swift, Prue, for St. Michael's. Duo, Dec. 20.—Wind S.S.W.—Remain the Mangles. Cass, from London to India. GILAVISESD, Drc. 20.—Arrived the Union, DWI, from St. Petersburgh ; Roby, COMM, frem Lisbon ; Sn ap, Wirsou, from Halifax; Industry, Baum, from Seville; and Demo, Wurnse, from Honduras. Sailed the Patience, Kres, for the Cape ; and Fortitude, Bimini), for Barbadoes. . EAST INDIA HOUSE. Yesterday a Quarterly General Court of the Proprie tors was held in Leadenhall-street, for the purpose of declaring a Dividend on the Capital of the Company. The CHAIRMAN (Sir G. A. Roativsou) informed the Court, that the Annual Accounts relative to the Stock in China had been made up, and might be inspected at the proper office. The CHAIRMAN also stated, that the expenditure of the Volunteer Corps belonging to the Company had amounted in the last year to 4,8041. 15s. ld. and that the expense for theensuing year was estimated at 3,9001. Mr. Hem wished to know how the 4,000 and odd pounds had been expended ? The Csmaamsx—ln pay, clothes, equipments, use. The CHAIRMAN then declared a Dividend, in ac cordance with a Resolution of the Court of Directors, of 5 per cent. from the Capital of the Company, from sth of Juae, 1826, to sth January, 1827. After a long discussion, the Reholotions were negatived. Mr. Mums moved for various Returns connected with the Me dical Establishment of India, and also Papers relative to the quali fication of Interpreters. Mr. Hums moved for all Papers relative to the trans actions which occurred at Barrackpore, connected with the mutiny at that place. He entered into a long his tory of the mutiny, and gave it as his opinion, that Sir Edward Paget had acted in a highly improper manner in the affair. The Hon. Gentleman said, if the papers were not produced, he should lay before the next Gene ' ral Court a statement of the facts as he had heard them ' from private channels. After a long debate, the production of the Papers were negatived by a majority of 26 to 6. The Court shortly afterwards adjourned. Accounts from the frontiers of Russia state, that RISSAUPIeanz, who had returned from St. Petersburgb, was expected to arrive soon at Constanrioople, where he would, in concert with the English Ambassador, arrange with the Divan the affairs of Greece ; and it is assumed that the basis will be on the Convention agreed on the 4th of April last, between the Duke of Wat- LINGTOS and Count NUSILKODR: but should the Porte resist it, an ultimatum of all the great Powers will be immediately presented to the Porte. The report of press-warrants having been issued, , though unfounded, has had the effect of clearing the streets of a number of sturdy and youthful vagrants, who have disappeared in consequence of the rumour. In the Arches' Court, Doctors Commons, yesterday, the arguments in the case of " Westmeath v. West meath, for divorce, the facts of which have been so often before the public, were concluded; and the Prin cipal, Sir J. Nicholl, deterred judgment till next Term. Poor BARNARD, whose decay of mind had rendered him useless to the Theatre, and had gradually sunk him to a state of the most abject penury, has been, under the advice of Dr. Haslam, and a committee of his bro ther actorsaonsigned to a private asylum for lunatic:, at Holton, where he will hive every attention which his unfortunate situation demands. The committee have , agreed that he shall have a weekly inspecting visit from each of his old colleague:. LAW COURT OF XING'S BENCH, Dsc. 20. MOLE!! 0/ o EVIIIIIJIee..*AII3IIIIIIINCI v. LitLII. Mr; BROUGHAM said, this action was brought by the plaintiff, a linendraper at Charing-crou, to recover 111. Ss. for goods furnished to Mrs. Leslie, the wife of the defendant, who is an engraver. The witnesses proved that the goods, consisting of linen, bombazeeni and flannel, were supplied in August and October, last year, at which time Mrs. Leslie was living from her husband, in the house of a Mrs. Wharton. Mr. Leslie, the de fendant, kept it respectable house in Ozendon.street. Mr. &sum as Counsel for the defendant, said, hi s L earne d Friend bad made sat no ease to entitle the plaintiff to recover. The Loan Caw Juries said, if a wife was living from her bus. band,it was necomary to show she bad been separated under cir cumstances which justified a person in giving her credit. Mr. Bnounaime—The presumption is, that she was supplied with smosearlos suitable to her condition. The Loan Cum Justsca—That presumption cannot be raised bete. Ups supply goods to a woman Using with her husband, it is presumed that necessaries are supplied under his sanction and authority. Mr. BROUGHAM called up again the witness Wharton, who stated that Mrs. Leslie left her house to go and live with her husband, but the witness never had seen her living in the house of her husband. The Loan Cates Justice was still of opinion the plaintiff could not recover. On the evidence she ap peared to be a person living from her husband and against his consent, and therefore the plaintiff could not recover. Husbands might be ruined if the plaintiff in such a case could succeed. The plaintiff was nonsulted: 'WISH R stancsman. • Mr. Calm stated this to be an action brought by the plaintiff against the defendant, for the recovery of the amount of a bill of exchange for 321. The circum stances of the case are simply these. The plaintiff is a tradesman residing in the London Road, and the de fendant the well-known pantaloon at Drury-lane and other theatres. It appears that a friendship subsisted between Mr. Marsh and the defendant. It happened that the defendant's benefit at the Coburg Theatre was appointed to take place in the latter part of the month ofJan. 1825, and he wishing to give it every publicity in his power, applied to Messrs. Robins and Redford, the printers, in the Loudon Road, to print him a quantity of play bills. They, however, refused to execute this order, unless be (Blanchard) gave them security to the amount. Under these exigencies he applied to plaintiff to accom nsodate him. with the loan of his acceptance for the amount, which being acceded, the defendant lodged it in the hands of Messrs. Robins and Redford, who being satisfied with the responsibility of the acceptor, printed the bills as required. The bill, on becoming due, was dishonoured, and the holders proceeded against the plaintiff in the present action, for the recovery of the amount, which, after some difficulty, they succeeded in obtaining. Mr. Marsh upon this brought the present action against 'Mr, Blanchard, to recover the sum of money he bad eipended on his (Mr. L's) account. The Learned Coutuel understood' that the defence to be set up was, that the defendant had taken the benefit of the Insolvent Debtors' Act ; bat this would be of no avail, inasmuch as he (the Learned Counsel) should prove that his client had paid the principal part of the money sir question subsequently to the defendant's having been discharged under the Insolvent Act. The Learned Counsel was aware that the defendant was a prodigy of dexterity, but be hoped he would not succeed in shifting aside the verdict, which be (Mr. C.) believes his client was entitled to. Witnesses were then called to prove the statement contained In the Learned Counsel's opening speech. Mr. PL AT/ for the defendant, said, that the Gentle men of the Jury were called upon by his Learned Friend, Mr. Chitty, to perform a task peculiarly un gracious at this season of the year. For if they returned a verdict for the plaintiff, they would disappoint the long and dearly cherished hopes of the boarding school mas ters and misses of seeing their favourite friend Blanchard as pantaloon, and of course draw down upon their heads their maledictions, for depriving them of their accus tomed treat—the Christmas Pantomime. 'The .Losas Cams hum here suggested that, even in case a ver dict should be pissed against the defendant, yeKit would not preclude him from performing daring the holidays. Mr. PLArr, in resuming, said that he believed the "doings' of the merry clown and slippered pantaloon, Tenerally emended to a period much later than Hilary erm commenced, and consequently the major part of the . juvenile holiday makers would be defrauded of the ir Christmas treat. But he (Mr. Platt) felt convinced that he should save them the unplea sant task, by proving that plaintiff and Mr. B. bad lived on terms of the strictest friendship with each other, and that Blanchard had been in the con stant habit of assisting the plaintiff with loans of money, the only security for which was the "1.0. U's" of the Plaintiff, written on slips of unstamped open He should, moreover, prove that at the present moment, the plaintiff was indebted to the defendant in a larger sum, for money lent, and tickets to benefits, kc. than the bill in question, and consequently the plaintiff had nu just grounds of action. Proof was then adduced to corroborate the above statement. The Loan Cute► Jaws then summed up at considerable length. The Jury, after a few ashmtes consultatien, returned a verdict for the defendant. (By this verdict Blanchard will be able to reserve his place in the Pantomime at Drury.) row: STOCK COM ANDOTIMIS V. PSHMG. This was an action for the amounts claimeti for the insertion of advertisements for the Norfolk, Suffolk, and Rues Rail Road, 491. 9s. 7d. and for the Cornwall and Devon Mining C.inapany, 571.45. Bd. amounting in the whole to 1061. 14s. Sd. Witnesses were called, who proved the insertion of the adver tisements, and delivery of bills to the several companies. No defence was offered, and a verdict was returned to the full amount claimed, 1061.145. 3d. _ _ _ There was another aedon of the same nature, brought by the sue minors of Mr. Newton. liir. Sergeant V.totuute declined putting the plaintiffs to the same proofs, By these decisions It appears that the Directors of Joint Stock Companies are personally liable. In the course of .the investigation by the _Comm ittee of the Foreign Stock Exchange into the transactions by the broker who put an end to his existence on Saturday last, some very extraordinary disclosures have come to light. it is said, that two Ladies of property, residing in the neighbourhood of Grosvenor-square, had intrusted him with securities and foreign stock, of various descrip. Lions. to the amount of nearly 30,000/. in value, over which they gave him the entire control to sell and re purchase as he thought proper. The whole of them, it appears, have been lost, the only property remaining to thcLadies in question being a sum of 4001. in Reduced Three pes Cents. which he purchased in their nalre, as a pretended profit on "their account." A. Clergyman, .t is said, has lost all the little property he possessed by a bigailar confidence. WINTER ASSIZES. KINGSTO% Dumas* 20. Late lasievening, the Grand Jury, sifter having been occupied ieveral hours in hearing the evidence against the two individuals in custody for the above murder. came into Court, and returned a Bill " Not Found " against Mary Ayres and William Page. • Henry Hunter and John Bidwell were severally in• dicted for feloniously stealing a quantity of poultry from the premises of Mrs. Joyner, landlady of the Cricketers, at Addington, o n t h e 11th November-last. William James Joyner resides at Addington, in this county, with his mother, Sarah Joyner. who keeps the Cricketers, at Addington. On the night of. the 10th of November last, or early on the following morning, a number of fowls and ducks were stolen from the out house. Witness saw them safe on the evening of the 10th of November—on the llth of the same month he saw the fowls and ducks at Croydon, dead, in the custody of a constable. Witness only saw a pair of fowls at Croydon out of ten, aad six ducks which were stolen on the night in question. John Collett resides at the Half Moon, Broad Green, near Croydon. On the morning of the 11th, he saw the prisoner Bidwell, at five o'clock rhe had a basket with hitn, but he did not see what it contained. Witness gave him leave to deposit the basket in the stable; he left the stable door open for the purpose required by Bidwell. At a little after, six o'clock, two p ersons came to t h e house to bait their horses, when the witness went into the stable, and paw the prisoner there, who said the basket contained 20 fowls, and that he (witness) might have one fur his own eating. Witness refused accepting any; and soon after, suspecting that they had been sto len, sent for a constable, who came and examined the basket, which contained 20 fowls and two ducks. The constable took the poultry away. William Tagg, headborough, confirmed the latter part of the evidence of the last witness, and added, that in consequence of information of the robbery, he apprehended the prisoners, Bidwell close by, and Thorn ton, Heath, and Hunter, at the Black Bull public-house, at Croydon: George Fhrton deposed, that he was a painter at ' Croydon. Knows both the prisoners; CAW them on the night of the 10th November last, about eleven o'clock, together, at the Black Bear, Croydon, drinking. On the following morning early he saw them together again, and shortly afterwards the prisoner Bidwell left Hunter, but soon returned. Bilby deposed, that the prisoner (Hunter) was ( given into his custody on the morning of the 11th of last month, and on searching him found a pocket-book and rule, which were covered with fowls' dung, quite damp; there was also some in his . hat, and a quantity of feathers in both of his pockets. Richard Coleman, a Bow -street Patrol, searched Hunter, by the direction of the Magistrate, while he (prisoner) was under examination, and found a few fea thers, which corresponded with those that rem a i ne d on the Sucks, and also others that corresponded with the foWls' feathers at the Half Moon. The prisoners, in their defence, declared theft innocence. The prisoner Bidwell said, that he never saw the fowls until taken into custody. The Learned JUDGE recapitulated the evidence, aad observed, there was no doubt that a robbery had been committed. It was for the Jury to decide, whether the evidence was sufficient as to the possession . of the fowls by the prisoner Bidwell, and the evidence as to both prisoners being is company of each other ? The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty against both prisoners." Sentence—as months hard labour at Balton. Thomas Ratcliff was indicted for feloniously stealing a quantity of flour, the property of his employer, Mr. John Platt Giles, on the 29th of November last. Mr. THESSIGER, for the prosecution, stated the case, and the Jury returned a verdict of Guilty against the prisoners. Sentence—Eight months at Brixton. James - Stacey, who was yesterday found Guilty of passing forged notes (reported in our Paper of yesterday), was sentenced to death. The Learned JuDGit, in pas■ sing sentence, observed, that he could hold out no pro spect of mercy being extended towards him, and there 4 fore recommended him toprepare for his melancholy fate. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. HUNTING. Lord Derby turns out a fine Deer at Hamsey Green, three miles from Croydon, to-morrow. GAME SHOOTING. Mr. Smith; a Gentleman of fortune, undertook to shoot against Mr. Wingfield, of Croydon, for 50 sous. aside. To shoot seven hours, with one brace of dogs, and each to be accompanied by 'his adversary's friend. The match was decided on Tuesday, as fol lows—Mr. Wingfield commenced operations in Surrey, and killed and bagged 16 brace of birds, 12 hares, and six brace of pheasants, making in the whole S 4, from half past eight till four. His adver sary shot in Berkshire, towards Reading, and he killed 17 hares, 20 brace of birds, and two brace of grouse, making 39. The match was conseqsently won by five head. PEDESTRIANISM. Mr. G. West, the pedestrian, undertook yesterday, for a stake of 100 sous . to go on foot from London to Slough and back, a dis tance of forty miles, in six hours. The start took place from the Park Gate at nine, and the first ten miles were done in one hour .and ten minutes, and he reached Slough in two hours and fifty minutes, full of speed and confidence. He returned at what he termed a leisure pace, and left one hour to do the last six miles in. He won his match easy, walking to his lodging's in Westminster within the given time.—Betting 6 to 4 against time. TANDEM MATCH. Captain Simmonds, of Royston, undertook on Tuesday to drive a tandem, at a trot, eighteen miles in one hour, for one hundred sovereigns. It was done over a part of Epping Forest. The con. ditions were, if either horse broke into a gallop, they should be pulled up for thirty seconds, instead of turning. The horses went off sell together, and did the first two miles in eight minutes and a half, when the leader got upon the fret, and broke from the trot. The Captain was within time at ten miles, and was going on at a whining rate, when the leader galloped, and there was another pull up. The ground was never after recovered, and 'the horses were stopped at the sixteenth mile, ar six minutes were left to perform the remaining two miles in. The match was therefore lost. GALLOPING MATCH. A galloping match, for M. a-side, took place on Monday, near Brighton, twenty miles within the hour. This great feat was ac complished by two Gentlemen, ten miles cash. Rinds Francis, Rag. rode the drat ten, and Mr. Gangh, the second. This match was won with ease within the hour, having two minutes and silt. teen seconds to spare.—Betting was 6 to 4 on time. Betowrow, Dec. 19.—The remains of Lord KIN. .ratan were removed frog the residence in Regency-square, In a hearse, for Scotland, yesterday. The Hon. Douocas Konauce, his Lordship's brother, arrived on the preceding evening.; Lady IC.nolarao and the Duke of Lemma, we understand, folloired the mournful cavalcade this morning. The chance of the pending rupture has had a good effect on the Manchester and Glasgow markers: better prices are obtained, as well as a quicker demand. The Commercial Treaty between this country and Mexico was signed on Tuesday. M. Rocafnerte pro ceeds by the packet which sails to-morrow, for Mexico. I THE SHIPPING INTEREST. Colonel MAXWELL stated, that he had given notice. of a motion which he would now bring forward, relative to the manner in which the shipping engaged in the China trade were taken up. By the 58th Geo. 111. they were now obliged to take op ships for six voyages, and they were also to be of a certain tonnage. He would now endeavour to spew that this system was highly prejudicial to the shipping interest of this country. If ships of any size not under 590 tons were allowed to enter the China trade, it would be of the greatest ad vantage to the shipping interest of this country. From the strict manner in which the 58th of Gee. 111. as related to the China trade, was adhered to, not less thanl9-90ths of the ships in the port of London were prevented from entering into a competition. It was needless to argue up on the benefit that would be derived if a fair competition were allowed. As it now stood, only a select few were enabled to enjoy the trade to China. It was well known, that at the present moment a great number of excellently built merchantmen were rotting from the want of em ployment; and were this objectionable clause in the Act he bad mentioned repealed, activity would be seen in almost every part of the port of London. After taking a review of the Marine of Bombay, Stc. be gave it as his opinion, that his Majesty's Ministers would have no objection to repeal the objectionable clause, and stating, that by this means the Company would get rid of the appellation of being a monopolizing body, he concluded by moving Resolutions, to the effect that, in order to defray the expenses of the late war, it was ne cessary to economise ; that, in order to lessen the charge of freight, the Directors use their endeavours to get the repeal of the 58th of Geo. 111. in order that every British-built vessel, above 500 tons burthen, might become eligible to be taken up for the China trade, either for one or more voyages, &c. &c. The CHAIR4SAN said, he felt considerable difficulty in replying to the observations he had heard. These Resolutions were jumbled together with so much ex traneous matter, that be scarcely knew how to take them. No one, however, could hesitate on the necessity of pursuing a system of economy, and the first Rosolu tion was therefore unobjectionable. The manner in which that Resolution was to take effect he objected to. It was thought when the 58th Gee. 111. was passed, that a cheap rate of freight would be insured by en gaging vessels to go six voya;es, thus rendering it certain to the owners that their vessels would be en gaged for what might be considered the natural life of the vessel. He could not conceive that they should be enabled to obtain a cheaper rate of freight by hiring vessels for less than six voyage►, and should, therefore, not feel disposed to vote for the Resolutions of the Hon. Proprietor. After briefly alluding to the Marine of Bombay, and stating that improvements were about to take place in it, he concluded by observing, be thought it was unwise to agitate the question at the present moment.