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EVEN JAM in ON. the mode in which the coroner summoned a jury. He would nct say that the preie:lt mods had lea to im proper praelLe:, hut it might do se. Colonel SIBTHORP agreed with his Hon. Fr'eld who had just sat down, that some alteration sliould take place in the summoning of coroners' juric7. He thought, also, t.tat the courts should Le (Ten to the public. . . _ After a few observations from Mr. PAKINGTON in reply, leave was given to bring in the Bill. Mr. J. STEUART obtained leave to bring in a Bill for rendering a re-lease as etr.ietual for the convey a:tee of freehold estates as a lease and re lease by the same parties. On the motion of Mr. HODGES, the Cons'.abu!ary Bill was read a second time. On Lord SEYMOUR moving the second read ing of Lord Keane's Annuity Bill, Mr. HUME said, that everything which had cmte to his knowledge in relation to this Bill, had confirmed him in the opinion that it ought not to pass, that the reward was altogether dis proportioned to the services that had been performed by the Noble Lord, and that, if they passed the mea sure, they could be setting up u hail principle and ;feting with gross injustice towards those whose services had been touch more valuable ; ho should, therefore, continue his opposition to the Bill. He wished to ask the Noble Lord whether he would lay upon the table of the House the statement of the services of Lord Keane, pursuant to the recommendation of the Com missioners, that no pension should be grat , 2l except for good services. Lord SEYMOUR thought there would be no ob jection to do so, but could not give any precise answer until the Right Hon. Gentleman the Secretary-at-War was present. The Bill was then rend a second time, and ordered to be committed on Friday week. An Hox. MEMBER moved for returns of the numbe r of letters passing through the General Post, and the number of money orders granted. Mr. HUME complained that small parcels coming from abroad, by private hands, were obliged to Le passed through the Generai Post office ; and although they might cont tin only books or pamphlet:, or books of trifling value, they were charged the full foreign postage. Lord SEYAIOUR said, he would direct inquiries to be made into the subject. The returns were then ordered. Adjourned at Eight o'Clock. PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. COMMITTEES ON PETITIONS FOR PRIVATE BILLS FOR THIS DAY. 1. Meerbrook Sough Drainage, &c. ". Wigan Small Debts. 3. British Commercial Insurance Company. 4. St. Ives Fishery. 5. Wells (Somerset) Market. 6. Dalton Pier. 7. Burwell Fen Drainage and I , 7avigation. 8. Cheveley Inclosure. 9. Leverington, &c. Inclosure. NOTICES GIVE: AT THE PRIVATE BILL OFFICE. TrwrtsDAY, FEB. 18. I. Medina Navigation, —Committee on Petition, March 2. 2. Isle of Wight Highways,—Committee on Petition, March 9.. 5. Bradford Road,—Committee on Petition, March 1. 4. York and London Assurance Company,-2d Reading, Feb. 9.2. 5. Southorpe Inclosure,—Second Reading, Feb. 22. 6. Collyweston Inclosure,—Second Reading, Feb. 22. 7. South Western Railway,—Secend Reading, Feb. 22. 8. Chard Canal,—Committee on Petition, March 1. 0. Stafford and Rugby Railway,—Committee on Petition, March 1, 10. Eastern Counties Railway,—Second Reading, Feb. 22. I), Manchester and Salford Waterworks,-2d Reading, Feb. 12 •2 . 12. Wiml)orne and Piddletown Road,-2d Reading, Feb. 22. 13, Liverpool Gas,—Second Reading, Feb. 22. BIRMINGHAM POLICE, FEB. 15. (Before THOMAS BRILBY and THOMAS BOLTON, Esqrs.) ALLEGRO MILITARY FREAKS At THE THEATRE.—The Public Office was crowded this morning by gentlemen connected with the Theatre, and other parties Interested in the investigation, in the expectation of hearing a charge brought against a Military Officer, now resident in our Barracks, and who, it was said, had been implicated in a late disgraceful outrage at the Theatre Royal. Mr. George Edmonds appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. John Smith, solicitor, on the part of the defendant. [A man named Thomas Jackson was on Thursday last convicted of throwing flour from the gallery of the theatre into the pit, and in default of bail was committed to prison. Mr. Edmonds said he had to apply to the Court in a case of some importance. It was a complaint preferred by the Manager of the Theatre Royal against a gentleman named Craven, who he was given to understand was not in attendance to meet the charge, which he (Mr. E.) was prepared to prefer against him. After a lengthened conversation as to the necessity of the defendant appearing in person, the following evidence was given : Mr. C. Cheshire—l keep the Garrick's Head, Lower Temple-street, and a deal of the company from the Theatre vi.it my house. I saw Captain Craven in my house on Wednesday night last, but 1 cannot charge any memory exactly as to the time when I first saw him. I recollect having occasion to send a caution to the Manager of the Theatre to the effect that something would, in all probability, happen to disturb the audience that night. I could not tell the cause of the annoyance a hich I had reason to apprehend. I had not, nor ever had any corn municati m with Mr. Craven on the subject. I don't know the person by name who gave me the informatior, although I have occasionally met him in the street. The information was given to me at the bar. Captain Craven, Captain Milbank, and other strange gentlemen, were in the house at the time. I do:not know Captain Quarrell. Mr. Craven was in the house betbre I sent the message to the theatre. It was not sent before the performance com menced. I can't tell the exact time. I believe I did tell Mr. Simpson that I was listening at a window when I heard something was to occur. There was a party in the back parlour, and one of them came out and said there was going to be a bit of a lark at the theatre. I sent word to the Manager to tend to Mr. Burgess, the Commissioner of Police, and get a strong body of men ; and for this I little expected to be insulters and abused, as I was afterwards. Mr. Simpson, the Manager of the Theatre, stated that, in consequence of a message he received, he went to the hoes() of Mr. Cheshire about half-past ten o'clock on Wed neaday night. Noteieg at that time had hapl eeed. When he got the. e he saw Mr. Cheshire, who follow el him into a back parlour. He asked Mr. Cheshi e the name of the parties from whom be had received the information, and Mr. C. refused to give them. He went back to the theta e, and, after the flour wee thrown into the pit, he again ieturned to Mr. Cheshire's, and there saw Mr. Cra ven and ano , her person in the hack pet lour. Thoaaaa Evans deposed that he was in the gallery of the theatre on the Wednesday night. He kaew Jackson, who had been committed to Warwick geol. A man named Gallett was on the opposite side to Jackson ; and the word • Now I ' bong g yen by the former, three large paper bags of floer, or w ether, were thrown by them into the pit. The greatest uproar immediately prevailed throughout the house, end s,vetei personsappeared to make a hasty retreat. Henry Parker de,ose Itl on Wednesday night last lie sat near the centre of the pit in the theatre. He saw Mr. Craver, and two others, apparently military officers, on the right side of the lower circle of boxes. This situation commanded a view of the places from which the bags of flour were afterwards thrown. He saw them sit down. Mr. Craven kept looking up t a the gallery, as if looking out for sort e one in that watt of the house. He placed himself at length in an aegulsr position on the beeen. Soon after, three paper bogy' full of flour weie thrown into the pit. A quantity of it fell upon himself, his wife, and three :mend , . His wife had a die a, crape shawl, veil, and bonnet, tet.lly spoiled, as it was found impossible to get the flour not of thorn. The greatest c Allusion ensued ; and many pe ti.v, fearing something terious was about to occu r, ran out of the helve. Mr. Simpson—The greatest possible consternation pre- Tailed. as many persons imagined the ceiling of the house wee giving way. John Barker deposed that he was at the theatre on the eigat in question. When the flour was throw n into the pi', he saw a g..eat quantity of persons rush out of the house. He saw Mr. Craven on his way from the lower to the upper bore •, immediately after the occurrence took .place, and heard him exclaim to a companion, " What a spree we've got." Mr. Snai.n—And any person who had witnessed it *fight have innocently said the same thing. John Cooper, a carman, being sworn, stated that about II o'clock on Wednesday night, Mr. Craven ordered him tip take him to Thomas-scree . He got out, and went in to iket Bull and Beggar.—(Laughter.) Not returnirgso soon as he expected, witness drove the car up to the public-house door. He there saw in the house Mr. Craven, two ether officers, and Jackson and Genoa, the parties charged with throwing tl.e flocs. Gallett asked Lim if he Lad get anything to drink, and eitness having replied in the negative, he said he would go and get some front the offi cers. Jackson and Gallett talked freely to Mr. Craven and the officers. They were in the ki.cl en. Captain Quarrell was one of the I art-. Same women were in the company and Mr. Craven asked, " Have those alas get anything to drink ?"—( Loud laughter.) Wit :ens knows Purcell, the constable of the thea!re. He saw him come in and Ily hold of Jackson. Mr. Edmonds —What then became of Mr. Craven and the two other officers? Witness—They ran and hid them selves in tee pantr y .—( Loud laeghter.) Mr. Edmonds—Did you afterwards see the nose of either of them ? Witness—Some minutes after Captain Quarrell put his head out, and inqu;red if the constable was gone ?—Con tinued laught r.) Witness afterwards drove Captain Craven and his companions is the barracks. Captain Q's rte II asked far his servant. Mr. Smith—Captain Quarrell was the orderly officer on duty that ni,.,lit.—( Laught r ) John Purcell, constable to the theatre, deposed that he knew Car taro Craven from his going backwards and for wardi'to the theatre. In consequence of information lie received, he went on the Wednesday evening to the Bull and Beggar, and apprehended Jackson and Gallett for throwing the flour. He saw a car at the door, but he did not see Mr. Craven cr any other military officers in the house. The Bull and Biggar is a common resort for dis orderly characters.—(Laughter.) Mr. Edmonds now submitted that he had made out a sullicicat case to justify the Magistrates in calling upon Captain Craven by warrant to appear before them. Mr. BEILISY—We do not think the evidence sufficiently strong to warrant our further interfering in the matter, I and therefore dismiss the charge. —l3irminyhant Advertiser. _ . _t is said that Arr. Barry is to receive the sum of 26,0001. from the Lords of the Treasury fcr de igning, superintending, and completing the Lew Houses of Pa- SOUTHAMPTON DOCK COMPANY Yesterday a Halilyearly General Meeting of the Shareholders of the above Company, was hell in their rooms, Bishopsgatc-street. JosETH LIGGINS, IJsq., took the Chair at ire o'clocl,7. The SECRETARY having read the advertiscment call ing the Meeting, The CHAIRMAN suggested to the Proprietors that as the Minutes of the last Meeting were rather lengthy, possibly they would be content to take them as read ; and be content with the Resolutions, founded upon the proceedings, being read, The suggestion was unaLimously adopt, !d and acted upon. The SECRETARY then read the Report, which was as !ollows REPORT. The Report which the Directors have the pleasure to lay before the Proprietors at their half-yearly general meet. ing Kill, on the present occasion, be necessarily a brief, though they trust not an In intc:esting, one. With the exception of the greatly-advanced state of the works, ample details of ‘A Ilia will he found in the annexed Report from the engineer, the circumstances of the pre sent half-yearly meeting are very nearly an echo of the last. Not one of the favourable anticipations then indulged in has proved unfounded. As was predicted in the Report submitted to the Pro prietors in August last, the recent decision of the Treasury with respect to Dartmouth merely selects that port for the embarkation of the mail-bar, instead of Falmouth as at present ; but it does not in the smallest degree interfere with the adoption of Southampton by the Mail Packet Companies as their port of outfit and their home station. One of these groat Companies, the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, has already esta blishei itself at Southampton : its vessels in the Penin sular contract depart thence and return thither weekly ; and the Company's steam ship, the Great Liverpool, em ployed under their Indian contract, as regularly trades be tween Southampton and Alexandria. The Royal Mail Stem Packet Company, contractors for the mail service between Great Britain and the West India Colonies, the Gulf of Mexico, and Coast of South America, and between those places and North America, arc confidently expected to do the same. It may he suf ficient to state, that your Directors, and the Directors of that important Company, are at this moment negotiating terms. The considerations arising out of these prospects of an immediate and extensive trade, not originally contem plated, have induced your Directors, in the exercise of those enlarged views which the magnitude and ultimate success of the undertaking demand from them, to review the whole of their plans and preparations, so as to allow, not only without loss, if taken in time, but with positive advantage, of the adoption of any improvements which may be found practicable, either in the design or construc tion of the two Docks which are to put the success of the Company to the test. The prospects of coming trade which are opening to the Company on every side have prompted them seriously to consider whether the extent of the accommodation with which it was proposed to commence could reason ably be considered commensurate with the trade to be expected; if not, it became obvious that to provide an increased' accommodation would bo much more econo mically as well as prudently done in the original construc tion, than by subsequent alteration. The Directors satisfied themselves that such increased accommodation was necessary, and would be speedily found indispensable for the extent and the security of the Company's trade, and they at once resolved on enlarging the estimate, as regards the Tidal Dock, in order to ac complish the extension so required. The original specification and estimate of 119,0001 , for the construction of this Dock, contemplated for its eastern side a sloping embankment only, instead of a Quay-wall available for Dock purposes. It was conceived that in the first instance the accommodation offered by the re maining sides of the Dock would be sufficient for its early wants, and thus a considerable outlay be deferred. The Quay-wall, however, which it was always intended should form the eastern side of the Dock at some future period, the Directors have now found it expedient to make part of its primary construction ; and it is proceedingly accord ingly. This improvement, however, of the substitution of a stone Quay-wall for earthern sloping embankment on the whole of the north-eastern and south-eastern sides of the Tidal Dock, adds but 16,200/., or less than one-seventh, to the original estimate, whilst it enables the Company to receive and profit by upwards of one-fourth more trade. Another improvement, which will be found true economy in the end, is, that instead of Timber Quays for the Dock entrance, as at first estimated, those quays will, in com mon with the rest of the eastern side, be now of stone. The addition on this item is 6,4601. ; and the almost unin terrupted working in and out of first-class steam-ships to which these Quays will shortly be exposed, renders such an improvement in their construction indispensable. With even these two additions, the Tidal Dock w: still be by far the cheapest Dock in the kingdom, whilst its attractiveness will be unsurpassed. The Directors would now advert to a point in con nexion with the outlay of the capital of the Company, which seems to have been in some quarters misconceived, In the Report for August, 1839, it was stated that " the Company will be enabled to open their first Dock when a sum not exceeding 251. per share has been paid up ;"_and again, in the Report for February, 1840, that 201. per share would do it. The first of those calculations, 25/. per share, gives, on the Company's capital, 175,0001. The second, 20/. per share, in addition to the 81. previously paid, even upon the number of shares then actually paid on, viz. 5,450, gives 152,600/. ; while the estimate for the Tidal Dock, and the dredging of the lichen river together, was but 129,000/. With reference to the dredging of the lichen, that work has been contract d for, and is now proceeding in the hands of a responsible contractor with duo activity. If a larger proportion than 28/. per share in the whole be called ur, as will be the case, during the present year, it is not because thet amount proves insufficient for the first Dock, but because the Directors see abundant proof that it will be for she best interests of the Company to make all possible progress with the second or Close Dock also, cal cud .ted as it will be for the reception of that description of trade which will yield to the Proprletors the largest return. With the same object, and if possible to relieve the Pro prietors from the burthen of furnishing the entire share_ capital as rapidly as the Act allows, the Directors centem plate the alternative of raising that portion of capital which the Act empowers them to take up at interest—namely 150,0001.—0 rs coesiderable portion of it, by loan, during the present year ; and the sense of the Proprietors will be taken thereon at the present Meeting, by a resolution which will be submitted, empowering the Directors so to take up money, if they shall deem it advisable. The Directors desire to touch as lightly as possible on a subject which they hope now belongs only to the past; they congratulate the Meeteig that 1 tigation with their felloe-shsreholiers for payment of calls has ceased. The f Hewing is the Eneincer's Repoit : " Beaufort-buildings, London, Feb. 15, 1841. " To the Directors of the Southampton Docks. " Gerolsnien,—ln my half-yearly Report to you of last August, I described :he progress of the works then in hend for completing the entrance and southern side of the Tidal Dock next summer, or Ills whole of the Tidal Dock at the rod of this year. " Thsse works since last August have been carried on very losourably. It alp aced to me, as they proceeded, decidecly the preferable plan to complete the whole of this Dock wider one operation. I therefore recommended this to you, and have carried on my works accordingly; in the pre g. ess of %thick my first object was (having al ready enclosed from the Tideway the ground of the Close Dock) to encl;se also the whole of the ground for the Tidal Dock. " The mode of effecting the enclosure of the Close Dock ground was wholly by embankments; viz., by per manent embankments on its west srn and southern sides (ulternately to become a part of the Dock Quays), and a temporary embankment on the eastern side. The enclosing of the ground of the Tidal Dock was also by permanent embankments on its northern side, by embaiikaielit and coffer-damming on its southern side, and on its eastern side by coffer-damming alone. The soil of these umbankmeet; to be obtained from the exca tier) for the Close Dock. " The litter enclosure was proceeding very substan tially, when, on the 13th of last November, its prcgress was arrested for a short time by the occurrence of a severe storm from the southward, visiting the English Channel and Southampton, and occasioning a most extra ordinary rise of tide, the he:ght of which exceeded, by six inches, the previous and well-remembered storm of November, 1824. The damage thus occasioned to the Dock works was much less than might have been expected ; it consisted chit fly of a breach in the temporary embankment on the eastern side of Cm Close Dock, by which the site of the latter Dock Was again laid open to the tideway, and the supply of sad fro m t h at source fur embanking the' sides of the Tidal Dock cut cff. The injury otherwise sustained by the works was inconsiderable, the coffer-dams and piling remaining firm, and the outer emankments of both Docks being cely partially f etted by the heavy seas that rolled over there. The contractor's materials and machi nery were well secured, and very little loss was conse quently sustained by them. Under the foregoing circumstances the question arose, whether to repair this breech in the temporary embank ment on the eastern side of the Close Dock, which was destined to be altogether taken away when the enclosure of tire Tidal Dock should be finished, or whether I should at once remove the remainder of this temporary embank ment, and use its soil in the work of enclosing the Tidal Deck ; bet I felt no hesitation in adopting the latter course, and in proceeding, with the aid of coffer-darn mirg, to enclose the whole of the Tidal Dock ; and I have now the satisfact;on tr state, thi.t the entire enclosure of it was completed on the 28th January last, which being done, embraced at the same time the final enclosure of the ground for the Close Dcck. The effects of the storm were therefore, I repeat, of very trifling inconvenience and less; and although so large a number cf men were exposed to its violence, the whole of them escaped unhurt. It remains for me now to carry out the work of execu ting the Tidal Dick, the excavation of which is already in progress. Materials of stone, bricks, lime, and timber, are provided and agreed far to a great extent for the con struction of the Quay-walls. Five steam-engines and other mechanical means, as well as extensive horse-power, are also being established for carrying out this work, and it is my confident hope and expectation that by September next the Dock will be excavated, the entrance walls, as also the Quay-walls of the south-eastern, southern, and south-western aides will be completed, and the remainder of the Quay-wall; built from their foundations up to neap tide low water mark ; or (which I should much prefer) tLe whole of the Dock may be completed by the end of the present year. The Dredging of the River Itchea is in full opera tion, and is proceeding very satisfactorily. Upwards of 600 mon arc ttow employed on the works ; but this numter will be more than doubled as the spring season advances. " I remain, Gentlemen, " Your obedient and faithful servant, " FRANCIS GILES . . Much error havirg prevailci with the public in refe rcne.! to the depth of water at Southampton, t're Directors felt it their duty to open a correspondence on the subject, of which they subjoin copies ; this correspondence they caused to be published, and they trust it will have effec tually set the question at rest. In accordance with a provision of the Company's Act, four of your Directors now go out of office. The four io retiring are Mr. Liggins, Mr. Cruikshank, Mr. Burt, and Mr. Hill. They arc eligible, and offer themselves, I.r re. election. On behalf of the Directors, JOSEPH LIGGINS, Chairman. Southampton Dock Office, London, Feb. 18, 1841. The Secretary also read the following : ABSTRACT OF RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS, From the commencement of the undertaking to 31st December, 1840. xEcErpTs, Shares. Per Share. Deposits on 6,610, at 21. 10s. £16,525 0 0 ht Call on 6,181, at 21. lOs 2d Call on 5,635, at 31 16,905 0 0 3d Call on 5,543, at 5/. 4ch Call on 5,302, at 5/. sth Call on 4,431, at Si, Interest on Calls in arrear Interest and Profit on Exchequer BUN 384 19 2 Interest from Bankers 2 Produce of Sale of Fixtures and Fittings of the " Royal Gloucester Baths," at Southampton Fees 226 11 0 26 18 0 £126,552 12 4 PAYMENTS. Law and Engineering Charges, Parlia mentary and other expenses incident to the establishment of the Company £5,900 19 5 The Corporation of Sonthampton for the Dock Land (208 Acres) 5,000 0 0 Fur the Interest of several persons in cer tain Oyster Coves situate on the Dock Land For the Leasehold interest of the late Wm Lintott in the Dock Land The Lessees of the " Royal Gloucester Baths," for their Leasehold Interest (in full) ... Purchase of Stone in the Osborne Quarry, and of Soil and Timber at Woolston Cliff, as materials for constructing the Works 2,371 5 0 Directions, from 19th May, 1836, to 31st December, 1840. Engineering Works of Survey, Boring, and other preli minary operations The Contractors on account of work done and materials supplied Office Expenses, salaries of Secretary and Clerks, Postage, Advertising, Agency, and Miscellaneous disbursements Law Charges Travelling Expenses Stationery and Printing Vote of General Meeting in aid of reli 100 0 0 400 0 0 gious instruction to the Dock labourers 50 0 0 South Hants Infirmary; first instalment of a Life Subscription Half-yearly Interest on Capital Assignees of Messrs. Wright and Co., ba lance of deposit accuunt Invested in Exchequer Bills 3,000/.—cost £3,034 10 0 Balances and Securities in hand ... £12,186 12 3 Less Accounts outstanding and checks uncleared to this day ... 2,393 13 8 9,792 18 113,725 3 9 12,827 8 7 X 126,552 12 4 The CHAlRMAN—Gentlemen, the question I have now the honour to submit for your consideration is, that the Report which you have now heard read be re ceived and adopted, and that it be printed and circu lated amongst the Shareholders. But before I put that question to the vote, I must state that it is my anxious desire, and that of all my colleagues, that every Pro prietor should have an opportunity of asking any ques tion that may in his judgment elicit any further infor mation respecting the very interesting matter contained in the Report ; and I will take this opportunity of stating, both for myself and my colleagues, that it is with the utmost pleasure we meet you at all times, and that pleasure is heightened the nearer we advance to the completion of our vast undertaking —the more we approximate to the happy season, when it will be in our power to make you some return for the capital you have expended. It will be in the recollection of many Pro prietors present, that at a previous meeting a Pro prietor stated that he had been down to Southampton, but he could see nothing partaking of the form or shape of a dock. I do not know whether that Hon. Pro prietor is now present, or whether he has been down lately or not, but I can affirm that now it will be no longer a matter of surprise that nothing has been done, but that it will be a matter of much surprise to all that so much has been done in the time which has expired. I am happy to have it in my power i.o congratulate you upon the firmness and stability which attaches to your works so far as they have gone. Most of the gen tlemen present will remember that in November last they were submitted to the most severe test that could have entered into the contemplation of any human being. In that month one of the most severe gales which has visited our coasts for many years assailed our works, and I feel perfectly justified in asserting that such was the effect produced by the fury of the elements— such the appalling scene that nature then exhibited, that it was enough to have appalled even the stoutest heart ; however, Gentlemen, the result showed that our works were as firm as a rock, and bid defiance to the war of the elements.—(Hear, hear.) Many unfounded ru mours of destruction went abroad respecting our works, and I am happy to ease the mind of any gentleman who may not have seen our denial of the facts ; and I cannot permit myself to pass from this part of the subject with out declaring my opinion, and speaking in the presence of my colleagues, theirs also, of the skill displayed by our engineer in the making of his plans, and the ability with which he has carried those plans into effect. Ido not hesitate for one moment in saying that the result of the trial to which his works have been put has shown that he is fully entitled to the respect and confidence of the Compen.—(Cheers.) It is also very gratifying to find that after such a severe test as our works have un dergone, that the contractors under him have performed their duty most faithfully and honestly, and that in place of having to lament the destruction of any portion of our works, we have the gratifying fact to announce that no thing has been done that will lead to any amount of expense that can possibly be ascertained—indeed, I have no hesitation in saying that our works are now in a better position than if the storm had not raged and expended its force against them. So far from being prejudicial to us we base rather de rived some advantage from it ; we hare derived from it some practical information which we can apply in our future proceedings, and I will take upon myself to say that the works are now in a better state than if' that event had never occurred. You are quite aware that reports hate been drawn up from time to time by your engineer, and that these reports have been approved and confirmed by the reports of other eminent engi neers. I reed only mention the names of Cubitt and Mylne. These reports, however, he might have looked upon with suspicion, emanating as they did from your Directors. But, gentlemen, fortunately for us another Company has been established since we came into the field, and they being likely . to use our Docks were natu turally and properly very anxious t 9 have our st:lte ments and the reports of our engineers confirmed by one selected by themselves. They appointej an engi neer, and required him t o ma k e a s pecial R e p or t upon the eligibility of our Docks for the purpcses of the Company which he represented. I regret much that I am not permitted to lay that Report before you, because I am perfectly sure that if I had that permission, it would have fully confirmed and esta blished the reports made by your own engineer, and have increased your confidence in him. No doubt can be entertained for one moment of the independence and honesty of the gentleman to whom I allude. I have only to mention the name of Srneaton to set that ques tion at rest. Although I cannot officially submit that Report for your inspection, I may take upon myself to say that it fully and in every part confirms the Report of your own engineer, and he says that our Docks will de o ifil.te,tehGres Mail l o e y ym a o l eun7 Packet kaet ,uuppoocnno my myself no(Ls state be the be.t situation in England for the home station b u s u t t S t l t e rt ' w r i e l t t a h l that Mr. Sme iton has so reported to the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company. You are all aware that we have been for a long time negotiating with that Com pany, and I certainly did expect to have been abl to congratulate you upon its conclusion. [Tire Secretary put a document into the Chairman's hand.] Gen tlemen, here is a communication put into my hands this moment from that Company. I have not yet read it, as it has arrived since the commence ment of the proceedings. You therefore get the infor mation it contains as early as your Directors. (Ile then read the note, which was from the Secretary of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, and sayinz, that that Company had selected Southampton as their home station. This announcement was received Ivith cheers.) I beg to congratulate you, Gentlemen, upon this most gratifying result of our labours. Allow me, for a moment, now to allude to that statement in the Report, which relates to the increase in the expendi ture upon the Tidal Dock, above 119,0001. In the discharge of those duties, which you have delegated to us and in the exercise of our discretion, and acting for the best interests of all concerned, we felt ourselves obliged to deviate from our first plans. You are aware that the 119,000/, was the estimate lo the TTII4: SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, IS4I. Dock, leaving two sides sloping down, end of course would not have been of any use for dock purposes. NOW, when we found that the Rcyal Mail Steam Packet Company were about to make our docka their home station, we knew that we would require much more dock-room than we before calculated. Again, suppoe lug we had the sloping banks, end the steam-pickets were lying along the south quay, when the tide went out ; they would fall, and one end of them would rest upon the embankment ; probably she might receive no hurt from that, but when the tide rose again, probably the vessel might not rise along with it, and become a complete wreck ; it is better to avoid such a risk or any chance of prejudicing the interests of that Company ; therefore, we found it ne cessary, and thought it much the better plan, at once to make quay walls in place of embankments. We did this the more readily because we not only expected the Royal Mail Company to come to us, but it came to our knowledge that another Company was about to be formed to trade to India, and one to America, who would;probably use our Docks ; it became ❑ecessary that we should provide proper accommodation for them. The increased expenditure upon this head, we calculate at 16,200/. We felt compelled also to take away the piling at the entrance to the Dock, and face it substan tially with stone ; that will cause another increased out lay of 6,4601. You will recollect, Gentlemen, that when we submitted our estimates to you, we contemplated that these same objects should be carried into execution at some future period. We therefore, tinder all the circumstances, thought it best fur the interests of the Proprietors to have the works done now. One of our reasons too, was founded upon economy, for that which we can now do at a cost of 22,0001., would cost us at least from 30,000/. to 40,0001. It is almost un necessary for me to add, that my confidence in the en tire success of our undertaking has never once been shaken ; and I may say, that my colleagues are unani mous in opinion that we will accomplish all which we have ever promised, and that our undertaking will not only prove of essential advantage to the interests of humanity, which we have all along contemplated, but it will be found that our Company will be the most pros perous and profitable one in the kingdom.—(Cheers.) Mr. HEATIIFIELD wished to ask whether the Chairman intended to make any distinct proposition re specting that part of the Report which alluded to the taking up money upon loan. The CHAIRMAN—In reply to the question, I have to state that it is our intention to submit a proposition for the purpose, and to ask for the necessary powers for raising money upon loan. In answer to Mr. HEATIIFIELD, The ENGINEER said they were now working dry. There was no water in the Docks, and the excavations and building of the walls were being worked dry. He was now engaged in laying the foundation all round the Docks, so that all should go on simultaneously. With good weather they would have the Docks ready for shipping in seven or eight months. Mr. HEATIIFIELD—Then, Sir, with respect to shed ding. I wish to know what is the intention of the Directors with respect to the sheds and warehouses. The CIIAIRNIAN--I feel gratified at being asked that question. Gentlemen are perfectly aware that the esti mates are only applicable to the construction of the Docks. Of course every one must be aware that the Docks will not be productive without proper ware housing. In the first place we can only have sheds, but they will be such sheds as will afford sufficient secu rity to the officers of her Majesty's revenue. It is well known at head-quarters that Southampton would soon become a most important port. It was only a day or two ago I was in conversation with the Surveyor- General of the Customs, and he said he was well aware that they would soon have to increase their force at that port. When the proper time arrives, I have no doubt we will be able to run up proper warehouses in a very short time. Mr. HEATIIFIELD was only anxious that the summer should not be lost, and autumn come and find them unprepared for the goods which must un doubtedly flow into them for warehouse room. He would not mention any names, but he knew one Dock Company who had only 27 acres, which last year divided amongst them 100,000/. of nett profit. The quantity of land which they held would be of immense advan tage to them. He would advise them to have a slope to go under warehouses, which would prove a source of saving in labour to an immense amount. If they were once in a condition to accommodate the merchants of this country and the world, their troubles would be at an end, for money would then flow into them as fast as they could spend it upon their other works. Their land was of much importance. Those present were aware that there was a clause in the Act of Parliament which provided that unless they inclosed it wholly within a certain number of years, it reverted back to the Corpo ration. Now, he thought it was not too much to say that every acre was worth at least 5,000/.—(A laugh.) It was so, as he could prove ; therefore, they ought to take means to obtain a revenue by getting warehouses ready along with the Docks, for the purpose of inclosing it in time. Mr. M'LAREN—I wish to inquire the means by which it is pi oposed to raise this addition. It would be satisfactory to me and the other Shareholders to know how much you propose to call for in the course of the present year. The CHAIRMAN—In reply to the question of the Hon. Proprietor, I answer, that it will be found un avoidable on the part of the Directors to make three more calls in the course of the present year, unless it should so happe❑ that in consequence of the power it is proposed to invest in them they should be able to borrow money, and in that case to defer some of the calls beyond the present year. We shall be glad to do so if we can ; but I can't pledge myself on the subject. What the Directors contemplate is what they informed the last meeting—four calls in the present year ; one has been made, and there are therefore three others to make. Mr. APLAREN—By reference to the Bth page of the Report of February, it will be seen that you pledged yourselves that a sum of 20/. would be sufficient to complete the present Dock.—(Cries of " No, no," and confusion, that prevented our hearing the next two or three sentences.) You have shown an addition of 22,000/. to the original contract, 78,0001. of which yon ;ay has been paid to the contractor. The CHAIRMAN—A portion of that was paid to the previous contact it for that part which he commence], forming the Weztern Dock, which is not now in pro gress. _ Mr. APLAREN—Is that 78,0001. all supposed to have been paid to complete the Dock ? The CHAIRMAN—No ; because a portion of that 78,000/. has been expended in pa•t formation of a nearer or Close Deck, which has been excavated, and for the purposeof forming an embankment around that Dock. Mr. MiLAREN—You hare shown a further sum of 16,200/. and 6,-100/. I apprehend that 101. per share would be sufficient to raise that sum. That would he in addition to what has been ahead> , raised. A DlREc•roi—l submit that unless the Gentleman's premises arc right his conclusions must be erroneous. The question is simply what proportion of the sum was applied to the respective Docks.—(Hear.) Mr. MtLattEN—l will give the Chairman the figures. The Report states that 78,0001. has been already paid to construct the Dock.—(Cries of " No, no.") Well, then, the object I have in view is to know how much will be called for in the course of the year to complete the works? The CHAIRMAN—I would suggest to the Proprietors that they must remember the propriety of being pre- pared for three calls of 5/. in the present 3car. I state this with the full probability of our being driven to the necessity of making these als. I hope, therefore, it will not be said that at any future meeting I attempted to deceive the Proprietors on this subject.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) Mr. 111'LaREN—It was clearly a misconception on the part of many. I did not expect to be called on for more than 20/. Now I find lam called ou for 20/. more. The CHAIRMAN—Yon have forgotten that when speaking of `2O/. per share, we were speaking of 7,000 shares in which we were disappointed.—(Cries of " Hear, hear," and " Question.") The CHAlRMAN—Gentlemen the question is " That the Report now read be received, and that it be printed and circulated among the Proprietors." The DEPUTY-CHAIRMAN seconded the resolution, which was then put and carried, with but one dissentient voice. A PROPRIETOR-4 am sure that every Proprietor who has listened to the Report, will be just.fied in con tinuing his confidence to the present Directors. Four of those gentlemen are this day going out of office, but are capable of being re-elected ; I, therefore, have great pieasure in moving the second resolution which is, " That Josiah Liggins, Patrick Cruikshank, James " Burt, and IVilli am Hill, E sq ., be and are hereby re elected Di rec t ors o f t h e C ompa ny. —(Hear, hear.) Tile resolution having been seconded, was put to the meeting, and the Deputy-Chairman announced that it was carried with but one dissentient voice. The CHAIRMAN—I trust the Meeting will pardon me for tr es p ass i ng f or one momen t on their attention, having caught the sound of" one dissentient voice"— (Hear, hear)—and, as I appre hend, that one is also the one who dissented to the Report being received, I trust I shall be excused if I state that I think it would much becom e t h at P ropr i etor if h e wo uld do us th e kindness t o state why' he dissents —why the Report should not b e receivcd, and why the present Chair man should not b e re-elected.—( ll" l . 9 hear.) I con fess it would be p a i n f u l to me to con ti n ue a Director of the Company if 1 did not en j oy t h e con fidence of every Proprietor. I would rather know, at all events, why he dissents to my re-election, and if he has any charge against rne. I challenge him to bring it forward, and allow me an opportunity of meeting it.—(Cheers.) Mr. HENRY MARTIN MADDEN (the dissentient) -- I have no objection to do as I am requested, and to state why I object to the Report being received, and to the re election of the Directors. I have no confidence in either the one or the other. I believe their conduct towards mysel' (though that is a personal matter) to have been most unhandsome, I was first, and much against my own ensnared into the mi. dcrtaki3g, and afterwards compelled by legal pro ceedings to continue a Shareholder. (Laugh ter.) I can never approve of dte proccediaF,s which have taken place, pattieultirly When I bear in mind the atrocious conduct towards me on the part of the 13oard of Directors, in coming to my residence at an early hour in the morning, putting me in custody— having sworn first of all that I wa, going to leave the country—and the n leafing me ; and when I offered a cheque for the amount, refusing to receive it. I have no doubt the Chairman might have prevented those pro ceedings. H e did not , an d t h ere f ore I h ave no confi dence in him. I wish to know bow many shares was hell by our late banker? The CHAIRMAN—I hope I shall be excused for mak ing one remark on the candour of the last speaker. He has no doubt the Chairman could have prevented all pro ceedings that were taken against him. I ask him if he does not know that the Chairman had nothing to do with entrapping him into this Company ? I knew him not until years after he became a Shareholder. Does lie, then, attribute it to me ? Mr. MADDEN—No, Ido not. The individual who entrapped me was unconnected with the Company —Cheers and laughter)—that is, he was not one of the Directors The CHAIRMAN—Is that a reason for want of con fidence in myself ? The friend who " entrapped" you into this Company, Sir, allow me to tell you, was your hest friend.---( Hear, hear, and laughter.) With regard to the question about Mr. Wright, I thirli he has 100 shales, and has paid on them 18/. pet she Mr. MADDEN—I wish to know whether we have a legal claim on his estate for the last calls The CHAIRMAN—For an answer to that question I must refer your to our solicitor. The SOLICITOR—We have the power of either proving our claim on the estate as a debt, or of for feiting the shares. Mr. MADDEN—That question leads to another. I think the Company should have the power of appoint ing their banker. 1 think the Directors should adopt a bank where there is no risk, or get a joint stock bank where there will be perfect security, and some small interest given for the deposits in their hands. Mr. HEATIIFIELD—Mr. Wright was not originally appointed our banker. Our original bankers were Messrs. Williams, Deacon, and Company. Mr. MADDEN—WiII they allow interest? Mr. HEATHFIELD—No ; but they are large Share holders in the Company, and hold their shares at the present moment. The CHAIRMAN—The object itiverted to by the Hon. Proprietor is obtained, the Directors having ap pointed the London and Westminster Joint Stock Company for their \Vest-end bankers, in the place of Messrs. Wright. Mr. INPLAREN—I wish to know how matters have been settled in the cese of Mr. Richards, which have contributed to so much litigation ? The CHAIRMAN—He has paid the calls in full, with the interest and costs. Mr. I\l'LeiteN—How much is remaining due upon the calls? The SOLICITOR—The number who have paid on the fourth call is 5,472. Deduct that number from 7,000, and you will have the amount. The number who have paid on the fifth call is 5,27'2, and on the sixth call 3,941. You are aware, probably, that the last call is only a month due. Mr. LUARD—It should not be inferred that the Company has lost a great sum by the bankruptcy of Messrs. Wright. The amount is but 126/, and of course that will not be all lost, The CHAIRMAN—I now beg leave to call the atten tion of the Proprietors to that division of the Report which refers to the propriety, in fact, to the necessity of borrowing money. The Report says, "If possible to relieve the Proprietors from the burthen of furnish ing the active share of capital as rapidly as the Act al lows, the Directors contemplate the alternative of rais ing that portion of capital which the Act empowers them to take up at interest—namely, 150,000!., or a considerable portion of it, by loan, during the present year ; and the sense of the Proprietors will be taken thereon at the present meeting, by a resolution which will be submitted, empowering the Directors so to take up money, if they shall deem it advisable." In con sequence of that passage in the Report, the resolution I have to submit is—" That the Directors be empowered to borrow at interest the sum of 150,000/., part of the capital provided by the Act. That is the resolution I have the honour to submit to you. The Directors take on themselves the responsi bility of suggesting this resolution consequent on the Report which the Engineer has made to them. Mr. MeLeaeer—ls that in addition to the calls ? The CHAIRMAN—It will be appropriated in addition to the calls. If we succeed in borrowing the amount, we may be able to defer the calls of which notice has been already given. But, I hope, as far as the heart of man can be animated by hope, that we shall want a great deal more—(Hear, hear)—because, the more money we expend upon the works, the more valuable they will be to the Proprietors.—(Cheers.) Mr. M‘LaneN—lt is evident that every farthing you borrow will push yourselves farther off from re ceiving any income —(Cries of " No, no,")—because, of course, you have to pay interest—(No, no, and some confusion.) How is it that we were not told this would be required before ? It is the same with every other Company. Our finances are exhausted, and then we are called on to borrow money which we must pay. We understood the works were to be completed in the portion which was stated, in the first instance, and that we were not to be called on for any more nsoney.—(No, no.) Mr. HEATIMELD—Having been an active party in obtaining the Act, I wish to state the views of the pro moters of the Act. They could carry out the works to the extent of 350,900/. paid capital, but tney had the means of employing half a million, and therefore it was provided that permission should be given to rase 150,000/. in addition. The proposition is to shield, support, defend, and relieve the Shareholders. A PROPRIETOR asked what was the amount received from subscribers ? Mr. HEATEIFIELD-126,000/. only, for which we have one Dock already completed, and another in ad vance. Deposits have been paid on 6,700 shares. A PROPRIETOR inquired what was the balance which the bona fide Shareholder would be called on for ? 'lire DEPUTY-CHAIRMAN—It would be impossible to make that calculation at the present stage of their pro ceedings. A PROPRIETOR wished to know whether they would get the works finished for 850,000/., or would require more calls ? The DEPUTE'-CHAIRMAN—The Report of the En gineer says the 350,000/. will be suflic'ent to answer all purposes. A PROPRIZTOR—IncIuding warehouses? A Diaecr,oit—Some warehouses. The DIiPIPTY-CHAIRMAN—This is the first objec tion I have ever beard to borrowing money under the Act of Parliictnent. Where the undertaking is based on sound principles, it is good policy to do so. The bondholders receiving only 5 per cent., the difference goes into the• pockets of the Proprietors, and hints have been thtrown out that there will be no great diffi culty with the Loan Commissioners when they have funds, which, however they have not at present. I have therefore great pleasure in seconding the resolution. A Paoreesawroa—lt is now admitted that these Docks cost. 500,000/. ; consequent'y, instead of 350,0004, you have incurred an expense of 500,000/. for a few Docksa and warehouses.—(Cries of " No, no.") The CHAIRMAN—AIIow me to give a comparison. The expenses of the St. Katherine's Dock Company, which posses ses down acres of water, amounted to 2,100,000/. That Company, with eleven acres of water, is in the receipt of a considerable income. Now surely we shall be :able to carry on the same amount of trade with fourteeei acres, and if we get. the same amount of business, we' shall of course be in the receipt of some thing like a e same amount of revenue. Now the Hon. Proprietor can compute what will be the retur n on the capi thl expended by comparison with the St. Katherine' s Dock. A PRoP RlETolt.—You don't take into consideration the great tirade of the port of London. The Cit AIRMAN—We don't require at Southampton the trade of the port of London ; but we shall go to that part. of it to which we can give the best accommo dation in the kingdom. Mr. MADDENLThere can be no doubt that the whole was contemplated to be done f0r 35 0,000/.—(Crics of "Hear, heir.") Mr HEATHFIELD—It is no such thing.—(Hear.) M_r. MADDEN-1 think it Very strange that the House of Commons should have sanctioned such me: ,sure. :Mr. HEATIIFIELD—It was most strongly opposed Loft ire a Committee of the House of Commons, and I beli eve is nct strictly in accordance with Parliamentary uses 7e. I verily believe, that unless a Learned Counsel, who,m I will not name, but whom I proposed to the Company, had been retained for us, that if he had heed. opposed to us, we should have been defaate.l ; but as it is, we have 208 acres of land. I believe n o body of m ,en has been so effectually served by their Direc tors as the body of the Shareholders of this Comp, ‘fly. —(1 - leer, hear, and cheers.) C rptain Wann—lt was one of the greatest acts ever done,. the getting the sanction of Parliament to th e Bill. W e should have had much greater difficulty, arm' have , done less, had he attempted to get half of it. The great, !st honour is due to the Directors, who would have all or none.—(Cheers.) This 76,. comprises the e: eabankm ents , an d payment for a large quantity of stone s ; and a large sum has been expended out of it in t . b c excavation of a second dock. This expense is not, therefore, to be attributed to one dock alone. Colonel ANDERSOfi—As an inhabitant of South amp ton, I can testify to the truth eft what Captain War el has stated. I know that a certain portion of I the e xcavation is got to the full depth necessary—that is, 24 feet below high water mark. A great portion has I gone form the embankment of the Tidal Dock, and a grea t portion towards the ralway. As to the sr aloe, which :Ar, licathfuld has put upon the land, state, that if I had been put. to treat with the Coravany on behalf of some other Company, I should have been :11(1 to have given five thousand pounds for an azre of that land.—( Hew., hear.) Mr. HE ATIIFIELD—WitiI regard to the land, there was so decided an opposition from interested motives, thLt, bat for the most detcrrraned perseverance, eye should never have obtained it. The most strenuous opposition was made to us at Southampton, but we got the Imd for the paltry sum of 25,000/. ; but another battle was then to be fought aganist the Trea sury. namely, whether the arrangement should be con firmed or not ; but I believe that in our first interview with Mr. Spring Rice, we had the satisfaction to hear from him that a minute was made, and so we got the best undertaking in the country.—(Cheers.) The resolution, that the Directors be empowered to borrow at interest the sum of 150,000/., part of the capital provided by the Act, was then put and carried unanimously. Mr. M‘LaREN—I wish to remark that this sum is not part of the shares, but in addition to the calls. The CHAIRMAN—Yes. The calls may not be wanted, but it is in addifon to them.—(Confusion.) My advice to the Proprietors, speaking, as I thought, in the Queen's English, was to be prepared to meet three calls in the present year, and 51. on each call ; I also stated that the 150,0001. must be taken in addition to the calls, but that if it were borrowed it might be in our power to postpone the calls until next year. Mr. HEATIIFIF.LD—I am sorry to trespass so fre quently on the attention of the meeting ; but Captain Ward has furnished me with a return of the custom duties paid at Southampton, which, with your permis sion, I will read. The amount in 1838 was 52,0001., in 1839 61,000/. and in 1840 77,000/., thus presenting an increase of 50 per cent. on the revenue.—(Cheers.) I am oae who look forward to the possibility of water communication between Southampton and the river Thames ; if a canal were made from Andover to Basing stoke, we would have a complete water communication. I do not propose to make that canal, but it is important to know that it may be the means of facile commu nication. A PROPRIETOR inquired how many of the 6,010 shares had been declared forfeited ? The CllatitataN—You will find it in the Report ; if you have not a copy of it, the Secretary will furnish you with one. A PROPRIETOR—I wish to know whether any pro ceedings will be taken to get in the fourth and fifth calls. The CHAIRMAN—The Directors will feel bound to take every means to obtain payment of those arrears ; and if they feel such to be their duty, they will submit to the Proprietors, at a future meeting, the propriety of declaring them to be forfeited. A PROPiIETOR—Have you not already stated that two Steam Packet Companies bring their packets iato your Docks? The CumamAN.—No, only one at present ; but we are looking forward to another. The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company have made arrangements with us for one year. A PROPRIETOR-With reference to the sheds, you state that it is your intention to construct them in a temporary manner. Would it not be a great saving to construct them as they are intended to remain ? The CHAIRMAN—I did not say they should be erected in a temporary manner. They will be erected most substantially, but only occupied temporarily until warehouses are completed. A PROPRIETOR—WouId it not be better to erect warehouses at once ? The CHAIRMAN—The Revenue would not be satis fied by our constructing bonded warehouses in an open dock. There would, not be that security for the . Rev enue which the Revenue always require. Mr. HEATIIFIELD—J thought we might build bonded warehouses anywhere. The CHAIRMAN—Yes, but then we must give special security. Mr. HEATHFIELD—And independently of that :here must be sheds. Mr. MADDEN—What portion of port dues are claimed for packets that come into the port of South ampton ? The CHAIRMAN—You will find in the Act of Par liament the mode in which these payments are made. I cannot exactly say what is the amount ; for suppose I were to say it was 1,000/. this year, I hope before long it would be 5,000/. a year. A DIRECTOR—They actually at this moment pay double dues for want of the accommodation which the Docks will afford. The CHAIRMAN—I hope Mr. Madden will leave the room satisfied that he has been " entrapped" into a pros perous undertaking.—( Hear, hear, and laughter.) Mr. MADDEN—It will be a long time before I shall think so, or forget the usage I have met with. Mr. DEYERE—I feel so much gratified at the expla nations that have been given that I cannot resist pro posing that the thanks of this Meeting be given to the Directors. lam sure if they have not given satisfaction to ono or two gentlemen they have given satisfaction to the great body of the Shareholders. I therefore beg leave to propose that the thanks of the Proprietors be given to the Directors for their services during the pre sent year.—(Cheers.) Several gentlemen rose simultaneously to second the resolution, which was carried unanimously and with ac clamation. The CHAlRMAN—Gentlemen, on behalf of myself and my colleagues I beg to offer you my unfeigned thanks for this renewed mark of your confidence. We have so endeavoured to shape our course as to be entitled to it, and lam glad to find we are not disappointed. I as sure you that if the course we have pursued has bcen such as to give you the satisfaction which you have ❑ow manifested, we pledge ourselves to continue that course, and to deserve your confidence still more.—(Cheers.) The Meeting then separated. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. (From the Brighton Guardian.) PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 17.—The brig Bittern, 16, is to be hauled into the basin for commission ; she is a new vessel, and was built at this port. Every dispatch is used i❑ forwarding the Warspite, and Vindictive,so-gun ships, for commission. The St. Vincent, 120, is also gradually getting ready for the pendant. 'l'ne corvette Satellite, 15, Commander Robbs, came into the harbour o❑ Monday afternoon, to be paid off, from the North American and West India station, having been upwards of four years and a half in commission. The vessel has suffered much from yellow fever, but is now quite healthy. The Ring dove, 16, may shortly be expected to follow from the sane quarter. She brings no newt. Vice-Admiral Harvey was left et Bermuda on the Bth of January, preparing to proceed in the flag-ship Winchester, 50, to visit the Islands within the limits of his command. The Curacoa, 24, was at Buenos Ayres on the 14th October, all well, preparing to go to Monte Video. Private letters report the health of her esteemed Cap tain (Jenkin Jones) to be completely re-established. The President, flag ship, was at Valparaiso, and would shortly leave the station, on the arrival of the new Admiral. The following new steam-ships are in a forward state for commission, viz., Polyphemus, Ardent, Styx, Grow ler, Driver, and Vixen. The Indus, 84, Captain Sir J. Stirling., and corvette Tweed, 20, Commander Douglas, will go out of the harbour next week. Both ships require men to corn. plete. The Asia, 8 , 1-, Captain Fisher, may be shortly ex pected at Spithead, to be paid off, and also the Belle rophon, 78, Captain Austen. The former will come into this harbour to be dismantleJ. The steamer Pluto, Lieut. Lunn, is at Plymouth, waiting the arrival of the steam squadron for the Ni ger, which she is to accompany. By a late order the title of Physician-General of the Navy has been abolished, and that of Inspector-Gene ral of Hospitals substituted. Sir William Burne., K.C.H., will therefore come under the latter denomi nation. The troop.ahip Sapphire, in command of Mr. Cole, master, sailed from Malta on the 23c1 January, to con vey the service companies of the .59'th Rilriment to Barbadoes. The transport, Abercrombie Robinson, was to follow in a few days for the same destination, with the depot of the 47th Regiment. AT SPITHEAD.—PeIican. IN HARBOUR.—Queen, Victory, Indus, Excellent, Royal George yacht, Tweed, Echo, Alban, Rapid, and tende.s. SERIOUS ACCIDENT UPON THE ARIIROATH kNo FORFA R I?. A 'MAY. —An accident, which might have been attended with fatal ecasequenee, happened upon this railway on Friday last. The up-train, which leases Arbroath at half-past eight o'clock, A. M. had just passed Clocksbriggs station, near to Forfar, when it came in collision with a ballast train coming down wards. There was a dense fog at the time, and the trains were not aware of .their proximity until it was too late to avoid a collision. The engilecrs of both trains were seriously hurt, and one of the' firemen bad his collar-bone broken. None of the ptticenger4 sut fers2d any injury, except Mr. Campbell, Governer of the Dundee Prisons, who sustained a fracture of the leg. Both the engines are damaged considera'aly. A judicial investigation into the matter is now going on before the proper authorities. The Chairman and Di rectors of the Company wore all on the spot a very short time after the accident occurred, and did every thing in their power, by providing medical assistance and otherwise, for the relief and comfort of the- sufferers. We are happy v-3 learn, that according to the surgeon's report, the cases of the two men most hurt are going on favourably.—Scotsman. THE COURTS OF EUR-OPE.— We are re quested to state that the new work, entitled " The Courts of Europe at the Close of the Last Century," by the late Henry Swinburne, Esq., author of " Travels in Spain, It a ly," &e., in 2 vols. Bvo., with portrait, is published this day by Mr. Colburn, of Great Marlborough-street, and may now be had of all Bookselgers. Mr. Colburn has also this day published Society in India," by an Indian Officer, in 2 vols. small Bvo., and. " The Moneyed Man, ..or the Lesson of a Life," a novel, by Horace Smith, Esq., author of 44 13rambletye How le," &c., 3 vols. post Svo. I?,V PNING EDITION SHIPPING- INTELLIGENCk:. (LLOYD'S.) NOTICE TO 'MARINERS. LIGHT AT CAPE GRISNEZ, TOAST OF FRAN The following CE. .... is a copy of a letter receive d at Lloyiro. " Office of Committee of Privy Council for Trade' Whitehall, Feb. 15. " Sir—l am directed by the Lords of the ComtvliOe'r Privy Council for Trade to inform you, letter of the 12th inst., addressed to Mr, Gr:rville , r, 9) ,, ec ce , ing the light at Cape Grisnez, on the coast of France, that their Lordships have transmitted the same to Palmerston, with a request that her Majesty's AiniAssal, at Paris may be instructed to apply to the French Gove. • in reply to r u t, ment for such an alteration of the light as may Pre y° recurrence of the mistakes to which your letter refers. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, "DENIS LE MARC H A NT " To William Dobson, Esq." WRECKERS ON FLORIDA RE EF 'lojd The following is a copy cf letter receive d at r from her Britannic Majesty's Vice-Consul at Ka/ dated the 12th of December, 1840: t " Sir—The British barque Aurora, of B elfast, Warren, mast:r, arrived here on the 28th ult. Her W l OO called on me for advice and assistance. From bi§relbi I found his vessel had passed over the Florida Re' which she had injured her rudder. A survey 0,1 wardens was cancel, which I attended. Th e y founa t hree re d ; of the composition pintles gone, and one iron one igiuthey but, from appearances above water, no other injury d pe sent down two divers under her bottom, who repa te i s io part of the bottom injured, except a small part of tb,, t o keel forward a little injured. They ordered the pit7o. be replaced, &c., which has been dent; and tb a, bay ported her fit to Troceed on her voyage. anchoTrwion w fo r u e r ck fa i t n b g on v i e s ss w el a s ter bo t a b r e d d ed the Aurora ay while die Reef. They informed Capt. Warren the] the ship to this port without taking out a part of ber ' O , a as she drew then 131 feet, as they had to Pass tb , r if ti i afeti channel on their way in which they could not wit" i i o ,o4 carry more than 12 fee'. On this the Captain abet them to take out 205 bales. On their arrival he r ad, proposed to settle the business by arbitration, whic', It vied Captain Warren to decline, and to Sal ibei me n l libel, and the Court of Admiralty ae would d e cree P s i - n fer " se O r n vi t7e n i h f e l a ie r e in e g s'n o r f Y t . he case the Court Was Ili ' j ' „ otiP fie!,. from . testimony, that a vessel of 14 fee t t i te n ft" 9 l ynhceouelrdenn situation as respects rudder, & c., had passed in in.AP channel ; and the taking out of t cotton was tb e desire d to deceive the Court and waster. He therefore o f 5 511 the libel to be dismissed, and libellanta to pal Cc ' s° „ and wharfage, &c., of the 205 bales of cotton• THE MARKETS. COUNTRY MARKETS. r oc I sear". Wheat. Barley. Oats. o' l Per Quarter. s. to s. S. t 8. s. to s. S . to O 44 Bath l6O 72 30 40 125 35 44 47 Blandford 56 et 29 33 25 27 S. _.. 7- 0 n Bridport 68 ":, 44 L Chard 54 62 26 32 18 24 50 "' Gloucester !56 CS 24 38 20 '2.9 Exeter Guildford 68 71 32 37 32 38 3 '; V' 0 8 Newbury 20 66 26 35 18 33 , 0 50 Reading 52 72 27 37 22 30 Salisbury 52 64 :7 32 20 se 40 i 4A A ' 0 r , Sherborne 56 60 25 30 24 8 44 SheptonMallet 26 62 30 36 19 94 40 Uxbridge 37 43 23 24 ;4 - Warminster 144 62 29 44) 24 23 41 Winchester 60 64 . ° 5O eeovil 156 60 29 32 .24 26 1 ' LEEDS CORN MARKET.' .. 00 6 1 ' . . 1 Wheat, Norfolk and Suffolk, 6016. .......... . •• •• S!H ;.I }} York. and Lincoln. 60Ib. Winchester.., l 60 64 1 ecovil 15660 ; `..'fi 32 11l LEEDS CORN ei I. 0 -G, 4 Wheat, Norfolk and Suffolk, 601 b... ~. ....... 5ia.,0 i. A York. and Lincoln. 60Ib. Barley, Norfolk and Suffolk .................................. f i ,,,, ie•,, 3 Yorkshire and Lincolnshire ........................ !3,. to 46 ;: !, Grinding 0 _ Beans Oats, Potatoe ....................................................... 0 051. P`ol o ' —Waling, For. —d. to—d Eng. 11!...;.d• t '-‘ 96 I ~s ;. to 3 ' S helling DEVIZES CORN MARKET 5 , d' to 0 0 Per Sack. s. d. s. d. Per Qum 0 ., ter , 0 55 0 First Wheat 33 oto 35 0 Oats ................• , „ 0 Second :29 6 31 6 Beans (per sack), ..... 1 0 Third darley OO 40 0 Bread (pergallow MARKETS. g 0 MN. h 193 t o ! Barley, Mecklenburg 5l 05 - Magdebtirgh.. i y9 V) ,4 ------ Holstein ........ , 3 1 to !•,,i .--- Summer ......... • tl i to J i lt Oats, Eider ..•............ i x , to i'',3 -- Mecklenburg •' " 04 0 .0 -- H o l s t e in ......... ..10 a) - East Frieolatul... g o 10'0 Pease, Mecklen burg ." 0 ot s JO io ß eans ..... .... ............... its 0, Buck Wheat ............... o g t o , ti Rapeseed, Hanover l4l t' s s7S Malt ........................ T ares . ....................... CON, 74 t° o Maranham • ............... 54 0 Madras .................... !,', (9 Surats ................... .... 0 Domingo ...... ........ .... • .* EE, 44 1' 1 'Domingo ................ ... A La Guayra....... ......... 5 , i v Porto .Ric 0.... .......... 0.. 4 % Ilavannah .................. tol l hB% Discount.) .55 1 / 4 Bahia, White ...... .... •.... ~ , so Brown .. ... ............... 54 Pernambuco, Whits Ure a ) a wn, sto 6% in pelts HAMBUR GR. Wheat, Mines 315 to 342 -- Magdeburg 3lB to 334 Anhalt, white 321 to 344 -- red 313 to 312 Brunswick 415 to 342 Mecklenburg 282 to 312 -- Polish 306 to 348 - Holstein Rye, Mecklenburg 216 to 237 - Dantzic - Elbing and Ko nigsburg 225 to 246 - Upland -- Riga COTJ Carolina and Tennessee 7t to 9% Georgia. Ist sort 7 8 ' 2d 74 0 3d and 4th coF Mocha 13 to 133 y Batavia 541 Sumatra Rio 414: Bahia 4 % 5 % SUGAR.—(Wit: Havannah, White 6 to 9 ' Brown 5 6% Rio, White 514 6% Brown 4% Manilla. Bra, MYSTERIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE. James Kemp, of the ship Emulus, of Ipswi c "'ff tl i fdt° Liverpool, reports that, on th e 30th ult., whelih:loeg:ss't. of Wight, he picked up a cloth cap, evidentlY,4licl‘lisct. some officer or gentleman, with th e name be" $ .1 3 marked in four places. The cap is crushe d at L 001%0 and it would appear as if the w ear e r of it bad cove l e e' blow on the back of the head. Captain NO i h r e is L ' be his report by saying that " publicity to it may "ow" tory to the owner of the cap, or to his MOO' any, have been lost." it Iv BRUSSELS, FEB. Is.—Prince Esterh.3:d leo' trian Ambassador to the Court of London,>/ day afternoon, with a numerous suite. -,43 A TO SUPERIOR LONDON-MADE 1 ", —A. B. SAVORY and SONS, Watchmakers, to'itfer hill, London (opposite the Bank of England) , 6* nc lor °l oc ler lection a very large STOCK of Highly-iinished L• tire a jt o WATCHES, the whole of which being i siattsf a t - 0 alf . „ r their own inspection, on their own premises, tbey.„ c s foe sell at least 251. per cent. below th• usual trade Pr„ g iven rvtt it tide of the same quality. A pr in t e d warranty each Watch. AO . PRICES MOUNTED IN SILVER - 1 4 0 Fine Vertical Watches, jewelled, with ridub' e :P backed engine-turned cases, warranted ...•••••" Patent detached Lever Watches, capped, jowellei (1 1 , 6 four holes, maintaining power, with seconds O° 6 t :t it. and double-backed cases, le areanted • ...... e t . liv . Either of the above in silver hunting cases, I°B ' / chic' oh' A large variety of second-hand SilveriWaicheg•x3 . e been carefully examined, - and can be warranted eitgs, GOLD CASES, SIZE FOR LADi a g 6 Fine Vertical Watches, jewelled, in engine-turne l gold ease , , and gold dials, warranted .......... ~ 0 Fine Vertical Watch.2s, jewelled, with double-bacl'!,4 i" engine-turned gold cases and gold dials, warradtc"r Patent detached Lever Watches, jewelled in fo i l-1 , 4 holes with double-backed gold cases and gold ilia 5 1 4 I warranted... ................. .................. ......... GOLD CASES, SIZE FOR GENTL,. „( Patent detached Lever Watches, jewelled in 1 4 ° holes, seconds, and double-backed gold cases, wa r 14 ..... ••••• mused Paterft detached Lever Wat"iTie . ; .. ... ..capped,.. .. ... Nee lled a „17 six holes, seconds, double-backed gold case' 1 4 enamel dials, warranted ........................... . Patent detached Lever Watches, capped, jew elle s 0 ' I six holes, seconds, doubl e -ba c k e d gold cases ••• gold dials, warranted .......... . . ............... 0,1 huptiPij Either oi the Gentlemen' s W a t c li .... .... .ay be b ad in 11 ' e , cases, for 31. 3s. each e xtra• o b l a N.B. Second-h a nd W a t c h es pur chased i'" PATENT LEVER GOLD C..----iNrjk eke j I.° :selseigzeantgv-----". , re ‘4,0 c L a a s d e y s hard enamel oi l t , lh.d Gentlemen's size, with seconds. and small for ~ • „ 0 10 ' iht dials,ri r o tinoeGurirgut,eitnezene:LtsGuerua7cie,heel.asdesbhle-btaile rel,e4 a watch can be made) is now offered, to 0.- le This celebrated construction (tho most aecura ‘ „ w i e, menu, i. e., the detached escapement, jewelled ij : to 0 0 capped, hand to mark the seconds - , maintaining Po've* 13 tl ' i going while winding up, at the above price. , % chic A printed warranty is given, with fixed terns , e . , Watches will always receive auy attention req uire 04 cf° l T. COX SAVORY, ( 1 0 01 1 Watchmaker, Jeweller, &c., 47, Cornhill (Seve° Gracechurch-street), London. bone. N.B.—Secod-hand Watchespurchased i° e x r TABLE CANDLESTICKS, SO ° with the lateoa-rio., : to for durability, equal in appearance. Table ear' inches'- i io , inches high, 7s. per pair ; 9 inches high, 9s. ; i i ig ; 0 1. suPen °r q e stie V 'ij , per pair , ditto, with rich shell mountings,' 10c7-„,baseu:o,ls per pair; snuffer trays, with shell mountings al" thee, and tre, 4s. each. The particular metal of which be w hit great variety of otter articles are made, can " I Y t. . silver by reference to the stamp. Catalogues 10 .3 rgreel• RIPPON and BURTON, \Veils-street, Oafort .. , we o, . . .. . BIRTHS. c c.. On the 16th inst., at Oliver's Ho tel, 13riclge -ste 1. minster, Mrs. Mansfield, of a son. b I • ft. o Ja e° On the 11th inst., at Witham, Essex, the rife Co''' Pattisson, Esq., of a son. lad of • On the 15th inst., in Grosvenor - str eet, the Y teis, Esq., of a daughter. o f soll , „ 1% .,.eie On the 17th inst., at Lewes Mrs. Whitfeld. On the 17th inst., Mrs. J. Llarke., of the Cambe rwell . If. SO' gyda-park, On the 17th inst., in Dorchester-place, road, of a son. Pvnc, of a daughter. f. em o „s i t t the 16th 0 16 f t t h he in R s e t. v ,. a , t r M . C A ß on . t iitgotioort:e,nr,the Rec. W " U. 1.“ Iii: Rector of Abbot's Ripton„. Huntingdonshire,lirictok-ll'irialin'elejsroltiatilll': rine, youngest daughter of the late J. ifeathcote, 13s(13,erkeler Won Castle, Huntingdonshire, and Charle-street, square, London. D/ED. il , On the 16th inst., at 01(1 Ford, Middleses,fiktihr", bra'sl4r; Ryland, aged 45, very suddenly, of a disease 0 a n y ye leaving a widow and nine small children. Ile W i l' iTcer el f re Sub-Actuary gretted by all who knew him.' Ni riniit os9 On the . 16th ult., at Boston, United States, S. Esq., formerly of Finsbury-square, aged 81. ~tb, oil On the 12th inst., at ::4t. Andrew's, Fife, Eliza.' y ter of the late Dr. G. Hadow, of that University. „ v. 140 1 '4 On the 14th inst., at Hemingford, Hunts, the oeepw v Linton, D.P., Vicar of Dinton, Wilts, and formerly' r b e tht Magdalen College, Oxford. widow tohfethl,4:lhateincsta.p, taaitnEjlotsoenoTiliaLl,kielre,rielf. On the 15th inst. at Aldenham, Hats, S. L'' . _,. , r second son of Sidney 'Smith, Esq., of Norwood, St . a i r:2,, wit , ° On the 16th inst., in South Audley-street, Maria ' the Rev. W. Clive, Vicar of Welshpool. Herefordshire' ,Erl:ritoo, London: Printed and 1-3tibi—ished—fw MURD° No. 11'2, Strand, at The Sun Office, No. 1 12 ' 4 . 4' 1, the county of Middlesex. —Friday, Felguary 19, I Co Pt& 1)111 '. ! VON 1 110,, P. bts eet, A scci N A kt '',... 15 (Jr \ Ta t A i N \ A tE