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, Will i 1 - is.:l - kI 0 ir jB , , t ) C ha f, , , , -- - -2-- % : 4; 1 . .$ L 4. -- -_,- E,, , . c>s,wiag- x .* 4- .~ ~. 7 , 05 , 0 k SUN. . , T , , ~t 1 - .)i; - -k-v. 1 . 7,0 7"-:',-KiT. NUMBER 9874- THURSDAY, 'APRIL 15, 1824. PRICI SVENPENCk. ST. CATHARINE'S DOCK. BRITISH INSTITUTION. PALL-MALI.. CLOSE OF THE PRESENT EXHIBITION. THE GALLERY for the EXHIBITION• and SALE of the WORKS of BRITISH ARTISTS IS OPEN DAILY, from Ten in the Morning until Five in t be Evening, and will he CLOSED on SATURDAY, the 24th instant. By Order; JOHN YOUNG, Keeper. Admission Is.—Catalogue Is. The Gallery will be re-opened early, in May with an Exhi bition of the Works of Ancient Masters. TO GAS LIGHT CONTRACTORS. THE COMMISSIONERS of WIDE of CORK are y to receive PROPO SALS for STREETS LIGHTING that City read with COAL or OIL GAS for 14 or 21 years. Proposals are to be lodged at the Office of the Commissioners, South Mall, Cork, on or before the Ist of July next, after - which day none will be received.—April 6, 1824. STEAM NAVIGATION TO INDIA. PARTHER ACCOUNT of the PROCEEDINGS o f the COMMITTEE appointed to carry into effect the RESO LUTIONS passed at a PUBLIC MEETING, held at the TO'VN HALL, CALCUTTA, on the Oth Norember, 1823. * AT a MEETING of the COMMITTEE, on MONDAY, the 10th November, 1 ik23, PRESENT. • Mr. HARRINGTON, Chairman. Mr. Larkins Mr. Muston Mr. Mackenzie . Dr. Hare Mr. Pattie Mr. Grant Mr. Lushington Mr. Mackillop Mr. Shakespear Mr. Clark Captain Bruce Mr. Hunter Lieut Johnston, R.N. Mr. Hobbouse Captain Forbes Mr. Gordon Captain Jackson Mr. Blaney. The Committee having taken into consideration the rules and restrictions which appear to be advisable, for regulating the grant of the Premium or Bonus, referred to in the Reso_ lotio n , P a ssed at th e Publi c Meeting h e ld on the sth instant, z. "That it is desirable to encourage the establishment of a communication between England and India, by Steam Navi gation, by the offer of a Premium or Bonus, to those who may first establish it on a permanent footing"—and keeping in view the object of the intended premium, with the expediency of rendering the conditions of it at once simple and specific ; agree to adopt the following Rules, subject, of course, to the approval and confirmation of the General Meeting appointed to be holden on the 17th day of December next. First. —That the proposed Bonus, or Premium, be offered for the Establishment of a communication between England and Bengal by Steam Packets navigating by either of the two Routes, of the Red Sea, or the Cape of Good Hope. Second. —That the amount received, under a subscription to be opened for this purpose, (deducting therefro m auy dis bursements authorised by a General Meeting, or Committee, of the subscrib e rs) be assi g ned as a P re mi um to any I ndi viduals, or Company, being British subjects, who may first establish a communication by Steam Vessels between England and Ben gal, by either of the routes above-mentioned, before the expira tion of the year 1826. Third.—That the communication, required for the Premium above stated, shall be considered to have been established on the completion of two voyages from England to Bengal, and two voyages from Bengal to England, by the vessel to Eng laty4 by the vessel or vessels of any individuals, or company, being British subjects, within a period not exceeding an a ve_ rag e of seventy days for each of the four voyages ; provided further, that such vessel, or vessels, be not. of a less burthen than three hundred tons. Fourth.—Thatif the full premium be not earned by any in dividuals, or company, under the foregoing rules, by the com pletion of two voyages out and two home, as required, within the limited period ; but one voyage from Engl and to Bengal, and one from Bengal to England, shall havebeen performed, in conformity with the.preceding rules, before the expiration of the year 1826; a moiety of the stated premium shall be as signed to the individuals, or company, being British subjects, by whose vessel, or vessels, such two voyages, out and home, shall have been so performed. Fifth.—That the amount subscribed for the purposes above stated (with an exception to authorised disburse ments, _as provided for in the second Rule,) be lodged, as received, or as soon afterwards as may be convenient, in the hands of the Government Agents ; to be invested in Public Securities of the Remittable Loan ; the accruing inte rest upon which, until the Principal be called for, to be invested in the same manner ; and the aggregate to be assigna ble as above, in whole, or in part, to the peesons who may be entitled to the full Premium, or a moiety of it. Sixth. —That all claims to the Premium receivable under the foregoing Rules, or to any part thereof, be finally deter inined by a Committee of Managers, to be elected at the General Meeting of subscribers, to be held on the 17th De cember next ; and in the event of any part of the amount sub scribed remaining unappropriated in the hands of the Go vernment Agents, a t t h e ex p ira ti o n of th e y ear 1826, an d o f no persons being entitled to receive the same, that the ba lance so remaining be returned to the subscribers, or their re p r esentatives, in proportion to their respective subscriptions ; Miles& otherwise disposed of by the unanimous vote of a Ge neral Meeting of Subscribers. The Committee having thus performed such part of the duty entrusted to them by the Public Meeting of the sth instant, as required them to .consider and prepare the rules and restric tions .rider whi c h the propose(' premium should begranted proceed to carrry into effect the further object of their appoint- Inent, viz. " to obtain subscriptions" ; and with that view, pas.% the following Resolutions : lat.—That a subscription be opened for the purposes stated in the Resolution passed at the public Meeting held on the sth instant, and , in the rules above specified for carrying the same into effect, or such as m a y b e fi na ll y a d o pted at the ge neral Meetin g of subscribers to be held on the 17th December next ; and that the Bank of Bengal, and the several Agency Houses in Calcutta, be requested to open Subscription Books, as well as to recover any Subscriptions that may be tendered to them respectively ; the .amount to be hereafter paid into the hands of the Government Agents. 2d.—That the principal Civil and Military Officers, at the several stations in the interior of the Country subject to this Presidency, be also invited by the Chairman to open Books of subscription • and to remit any sums that may be received by them, with alist of the subscribers, to the Bank o f B enga l ; or to any of th e C a l cu t ta H ouses of Agency. 3d.—That for the purpose of communicating the proceedings of the public Meeting held on the sth inst. and those of the Committee of the , present date, to the Civil and Military Offi cers who may be addressed by the Chairman, in pursuance of the above Resolution, as well as for the distribution of copies of thou proceedings by the Members of the Committee, five hundred copies be printed, with any additional number that the Chairman may find requisite. 4th.—Th a t t h e B ank of Bengal be authorized and requested to answer any Draft from the Chairman for expenses incurred in the execution of these Resolutions. sth.—That copies of the proceedings of the public Meeting held at the Town- Hall on the sth inst., and of the proceedings of the Committee on the present date, be submitted by the Chairman, for the information of the Right Honourable the Governor-General in Council, and that he be solicited to in struct the Post Master General to pass, free of postage, any letters on the subject of those Proceedings, which may he so certified by the Superscription of the Chairman. 6th.--That the Right Honourable the Governor-General in Council be at the same time re s p ect f u ll y requeste d , i n t h e name of the Committee, to confer the patronage of Government upon the plan adopted for encouraging the Establishment of a com munication between England and India by Steam Navigation ; and to favour it with such pecuniary support, as his Lordship in Council may deem , proper, on consideration of the public benefits, in addition to those of a private nature, which may be reasenably expected from its success. • (Signed) J. H. lIARINGTON, Chairman... • See Tut Sur; of Monday last. if RISH RELIEF COMMITTEE.—The Committee appointed o n the 7 th of May, 18'2, to ralsV IL and conduct a Subscription for the Relief of the severe Distress for Food in the Southern and Western Provinces of Ire land, have submitted to the Public a detailed Report of their Proceedings to the 30th of August last. In consequence of a portion of the large Contributions from the East Indies having been recently transmitted, the Committee have not been enabled to close their Accounts at an earlier period than the p r esent ; but the important object of their trust hav ing been, by the blessing of Divine Providence, successfully accomplished, they deem it to be their duty to make a final appro priation of the Funds, and to terminate the business of the Committee. In taking their leave of the Public, who have Contributed to this noble an d effective exertion of National Benevolence, the Committee feel cordial satisfaction in stating; that not only has the main purpose of the Subsc r iption been fulfilled, bet that they have been enabled to devote considerable Funds to encourage and to extend the permanent Industry of the Irish People, and thus to assist in preventing the recurrence of any similar Calamity. This appropriation is strictly confined to Loans, on the principle of Reproduction, whi c h has been found, in every instance , to meet the wants and to improve the habits of the Poor. It is just to state, that in applying this portion of the Public Bounty to a deserving an d grateful Peasantry, they have been materially assisted by two Societies in London, to whom large Grants have been entrusted tions, and of their zealous en de a vours to raise, through the medium of th e ir own Industr y, the condition of that distressed part of the Community. , in aid of their Personal Contribu . The course of proceeding adopted by these Societies has already succeeded to a degree whi c h f u ll y en titles them to the confi_ denie reposed in their future exertions • and it is hoped that this disposition of the Su r pl us Funds will meet w i t h t h e approba tion of the Liberal Subscrib ers b o th i n England and in India. ' Having appropriated a considerable sum to the encouragement of the Linen and 'Woollen Manufactures' and confided the same to the care of Local Trustees in Ireland, to he applied in the way o f Loan, tne Committe e considered it advisable to appoint a Board of Directors in London (a), for the purpose of superintending the Atirni nistration of these Funds. It was also deemed expedient to make a Permanent Provision for this object, with a view to keep their Irish Friends, which has hitherto been productive of the happiest effects, in remo vi ng National Prejudices, and i n cement ing the Bond of Union between the two Countries. alive that kindly intercourse w ith The Committee beg leave to annex the Resolutions connected with their final arrangements, and to submit an abstract of the' total Reeeipts and. Disbursements, from the commencement to the close of this Subscription. Old Broad-street, April 10, 1824. JOHN SMITH, Chairman. RESOLUTIONS.—ManoIt .30, 1624. It appearing to this Committee eventually necessary to provide for a constant and Careful inspection of the funds already appropriated, Resolved, That the sum of 6,0001. be placed at the disposal of the Board of ➢irectors, for the purpose of-providing for the incidental expences connected with their duty, and specially directing their attention to the ne c e ss ity of sending over an agent or agents from this country to assist the local trustees in carrying into effect our plans for the promotion of industry in Ireland, with power to dispose, at their discretion, of any surplus which may remain, in furthering the objects of this Committee. 2 ' - April 3, 1824. Resolved, That the Board of Directors be empowered to add to the number of Trustees in the ten counties of Ireland, or to fill up vacancies, as they may find it expedient. That the sum of 6,000/. be appropriated for the establishment of two Schools of Industry, one in each of the provinces of Munster and Connaught, with a view to the introduction of an improved system in the culture of flax. That the following Gentlemen be a Committee for carrying this Resolution into effect : The Right lion. the Earl of Clarendon I Richard Wellesley, Esq. 51.1'. James Browne, Esq. M.P. I John Smith, Esq. M.P. I Thomas Spring Rice, Esq. M.P. 'John Cator, Esq. That the sum of 4,500!. be granted to the British and Irish Ladies' Society (instituted untler the patronage of their Royal Highnesses the Princess Augusta an d the Duchess of Gloucester) for Improving the Condition and Prortioting the Industry and Welfare of the Female Peasantry of Ireland, to be at the disposal of that Society, subject to the regulations published on the 13th of January last, according to which the funds are to be administered on the reproductive principle of charitable loans. That there be granted the sum of 40001. to the Society (under the patronage of his Royal Highness the Duke of York) for Improving the Condition of the Irish Peasantry, together with any remaining balance that is not appropriated, with a special recommendation, on the part of the Committee, of the applications for the School of Industry at Ennis, and of the Agricultural School at Bannow. ' The following Resolution was moved by the Right Honourable William Vesey Fitzgerald, M.P. ; and seconded by Richard Wellesley, Esq. M.P.:— That John Smith, Esq. M.P. be requested to accept the cordial and unanimous thanks of this Committee, for the unwearied devotion of his time and talents to the relief of Irish distress, for the constant urbanity of his manner, as their Chairman, and for the earnest solicitude which he has at all times shown far the advancement of the best interests of the Irish people. It was moved by Richard Wellesley, Esq. M.P. ; and seconded by Thomas Spring Rice, Esq. M.P.— That Robert Paunceft,te, Esq. is entitled to the unanimous thanks of this. Committee for the attention, zeal, and abiliv with which he has uniformly discharged the duties of Secretary, and promoted the objects of the Committee during the whole course of their proceedings (a) BOARD OF DIRECTORS. John Smith, Esq. M.P. Thomas Wilson, Esq. M.P. I John Cator, Esq. The Right Hon. the Earl of Clarendon John Wells, Esq. M.P. William Bell, Esq. The Right Hon. Charles Grant, M.P. Samuel Bonnquet, Esq. Edward Stewart, Jun. Esq. ABSTRACT of RECEIPTS, DISBURSEMENTS, and APPROPRIATIONS for the RELIEF of DISTRESS in the SOUTHERN and WESTERN PROVINCES of IRELAND. RECEI P TS. Amount ofSundry Subscriptions:received from the 7th May,1822, to the 10,th April, 1024 inclusive Ditto of Subscriptions received from• Calcutta - - - Ditto, ditto Madras - - - Pitto ditto Bombay - Ditto ditto St: Helens - - 1:272,794 10 7 - X 19,50313 0 - 9,678 2 4 - 7,059 15 1 280 8 1 _ 36,581 18 6 642 3 2 • - - - 1,M2 13 4 Amount of Sundry Subscriptions for Clothing - Profit on Exchequer Bills - - DISBURSEMENTS and APPROPRIATIONS. Amount of Sundry Remittances to Ireland, in Cash - - - - _ Ditto, for Provisions sent to Ireland, (including Potatoes, Meal, Rice, and Biscuit) - - Sundry Grants for Clothing - - - - - - - - To the Society for Improving the Condition of the Irish Peasantry - - - - To the British and Irish Ladies Society for Improving the Condition and Promoting the Industry and Welfare of the Female Irish Peasantry - - - . - - - - For the Encouragement of the Fisheries - - - - - •- - In aid of the. Funds of the Dublin Mansionhouse Committee - - - - ' For Employing the Female Peasantry of Ireland in the Straw Plait Manufacture - - In aid of the Fund for Promoting the Sale of Irish Manufactures - - - To Trustees in Ireland, for the Encouragement of the Linen and Woollen Manufactures Ditto, for the Encouragement of an improved System in the Culture of Flax, according to th e method practised in the Netherlands - - - - _ - - _ To the Board of Directors for Superintendin g the Administration of the Funds for the En couragement of Industry - - - _ _ - - _ To a Committee for the Lstablishment.of Two Schools of Industry ; one in each of the Pro_ winces of Munster and Connaught - - - - - - - - Charge for Rooms at the, City of London Tavern - - - - - - Expences of Agents sent to Ireland - - - - - - - Advertisements - - - - - - - - - Printing and Stationery - - , - - - - - - Rent of Offices, Furniture, &c. in Old Broad-street - - - - - . Discount on Bills from India, at 3 per cent. - - - - - - - Postages - - - - - - - - - - Charges of Management - - - - - - - - Miscellaneous Disbursements - - - - - - • - - I Balance transferred to the Society for Improving the Condition of the Irish eas a ntry, pursuant to the Resolution of the Committee of the 31.1 of. April £311,081 154,485 0 0 40,401 14 10 12,303 5 4 12,300 0 0 11,300 0 0 7,000 0 0 5,000 0 0 2,000 0 0 ' 100 0 0 40,000 0 0 1,000 0 0 6,000 0 0 6,000 0 0 246 15 0 1,435 3 11 4,421 1 6 1,133 5 11 232 4 11 247 9 3 111 7 5 3,073 19' 9 322 8 11 1,967 8 10 JOHN SMITH, Chairman. ROBERT PAUNCEFOTE, Secretary. TIMBER AND BARK.—WINDSOR FOREST, BERKS. By Order of the Right Hon. CHARLES , ARBUTHNOT, DACRES ADAMS, and HENRY DAWKINS, Esqrs. Commissioners of his Majesty!* Wood*, Forests, and Land Revenues, TO BE soLp STANDING, BY PUBLIC AUCTION, By Mr. TEIONIAS LUFF, at the GREEN MAN and SQUIB BELL, Winkfield Plain, at Eleven o'Ctock, on TuEs-. DAY, the 20th of April., 1824, in Small Lots, for the convenience of Purchasers, ABOUT SIX. H UNDRED and. SEV ENT Y EIGHT SUPERIOR OAK TIMBER. TREES, in Cranbourne Walk, and TWENTY-THREE - DITTO, at Swinley, in the said Forest. May be viewed any Day previous to the Sale, by applying to Joseph Smith, of Sawyer's Lodge, and Edward Wimble, near the Crispin Public House, Winkfield, who are appoint. ed to skew the same, and of whom Catalogues, with Condi- tion of Sale, may ne had ; as also of Mr. Maslin, Deputy Surveyor of the Forest, near Bracknell ; and of Mr. Luff, the Auctioneer,Sunuing-hill ; at the Inns in the neighbourhood; and at the place of Sale. CVARIES WRIGHT, WINE *MER CHANT to the ROYAL FAMILY, next to the KING'S, and opposite to the HAYMARKET THEATRE, OPERA COLONNADE, HAYMARKET, LONDON, has now on SALE the finest OLD PORT, 344. per dozen • superior. Y SHERR, 365. per doz en ; an d CAPE . DIAI;EIRA, 16s: per dozen. Two dozen of each of the above Wines wilt be well' packed in an excellent Sherry hogshead, bottlestincluded, by a remittance of 10/. ; or half that. quantity in hamper,. for 5/.. MADEIRA, VIDONIA, CARCA VELLA', LISBON; MOUNTAIN, &c. 425. per d ozen . Just landed (G. PRIS), CHAMPAGNE, vintagel.olB, fi rst quality, warranted, 4/. 4s. per dozen ; MARASCHINO, 16s. 6d. per flask.—Just imported, FLORENCE ()IL, c a s em l of thirty flasks ' 2/. 2s. or ls. 6d. per flask . .- 01 d. COGNAC' BRANDY; 235, Gd. per gallon ; RUAI, 16e. 6d. CHARLES WRIGHT has contracted with (1.. PIUS, Grower of . Champagne, of Avize, near Epernay, France, for the whole growth of his Wines, now landing . ex:Charrning Molly ; some of the esteemed Vintage ; lB.l6, in high fine inant-1 ling condition ; at 114 s. per dozen., .price and. quality unequalled in - England ; Claret, St. Julien et la.: Rose, 635: per dozen ; Hernaitages.B4B. ; Burgundy Clos , Vougeot, first (peaty. 1058. ; Barsac, Sauterne, and Grave ; 635. per dozen; and all other. Wines, Ac. in proportion.. Letters, inelosing,Remittances, post paid (no unpaid letters , will be received), will 'be immediately attended to'. X 311,081 TilE PALLADIUM LIFE AND FIRE AS SURANCE SOCIETY. Capital X 2 , 000,0043 sterling. DIRECTORS. Sir EDWARD HYDE EAST, 13art F. R. S. M. P. Chairman. Colonel JOHN' BAILLIE, M. P. Deputy Chairman. W. R. Keith Douglas, Esq. M.P. Neil Benj. Edmonstone, Esq. Joseph Esdaile, John Williamson Fulton, Esq; Thos. Houldsworth,Esq.M:P. Capt. H. Kaiser, F.R.S. Chas. Elton Prescott, Esq. Peter Reierson, - .Esq. Alex. Robertson, Esq. M.P. Samuel Skinner, r, sq. Col. Mark Wilks Sir Wm. Young: Bart. Josias Du Pre Alexandre, Esq. M.P John L. Anderdon, Esq. Oeorge Arbuthnot, Esq. John Bent, Esq. M.P. Samuel Bosanquet, Esq. Henry Browne, Esq. P.R.S. Sir W. Champion De Cres. pigpy, Bart. M.P. Si r. Wm. Congreve, Baronett, M.P. Col. T. H. H. Davies, Esq. NV. Bodycott Davies, Esq. AUDITORS. David Barclay, Esq. Frederick Manning, Esq. Henry Dance, Esq. BANlCERS—Messrs.Bosanquet and Co. Messrs. Coutts and Co. MATHEMATICAL INSPECTOR—Thos. Young, M.D. F.R:S• PAY SICLAN—Thos. Young, M.D. F.R•S. ASSISTANT PUYSICIAN—James Bartlet, M.D. STANDING COUNSEL—OIiver Anderson, ESg. Sunvsvon,—Samuel Beazley, Esq. RESIDENT SUPEUINTENDANT—WiIIiarn Andrews, Esq. The object of this Institution is to combine the advantages of those previously established, to. give the Assured that inflaence in the management of the• afitirs of the Society which their im portant interests demand, and to superadd-the paramount prin eiple of taking- science exclusively for its guide•in that part of its operations which KO peculiarly require The Insurances.of the. Society will be confined to those classes in both departments which the most careful investigation has demonstrated will.at once afford additional security and advan tage to the assured and increased profit to the PrOprietary. • The Society will grant Annuities, Endowment from Child ren, &c. and purchase Annuities, Reversions, and other Con tingent Interest's. • Instructions for Policies will be received at No. 10, Regent. street, and at Messrs. Rosanquet and Co.'s, until the offices' of the liociety, are ready for thtt reception of the Establishment. • Of the Six Docks in the Port of London-:-- Two (which have had a monopoly for twenty years) pay a dividend of above die per cent. One pay a dividend of 4/•i>er Cent. • One pays a dividend,of • 3 per Cent. To pay no dividend at al . TO THE LORI) CHANCELLOR. My LORD,—Your Lordship is the Guardian of the unprotected in this country ; and, thank God, they have a protector so perfectly alive to all their interests. There will, probably, soon be brought under your Lordship's notice, a question on which the welfare and happiness of thousands depend, and on which also depend millions of mon e y ; I a llude to the application to Parliament for a New Dock at St. Catharine's. What is the history of this New Dock ?—lt is• shortly this : seeing the numerous schemes Which private interest and the rage for speculation in this era, so fertile in bubbles, is daily producing, and the premium which these subscriptions usually hear, particu larly at their commencement, -enabling the pro jectors and subscribers to realize large sums by immediate sales, a few speculatiVe and interested individuals determined to get up a New Dock Scheme with a large capital, WhiCh, in the temper of the times, and under the influence of their names, they calculated would be quickly sub scribed for, and soon be at a premium. In all this they have calculated" rightly : and thus an additional field for speculation, or, more proper ly, gambling, has been created. The real ulti- Mate success and utility of the scheme was not an object of much consideration with most of the subscribers ; they could sell their shares at a premium, and slip their necks out of the collar at any time, putting money in their pockets. They never allowed themselves to doubt, that under the plausible tale they could hold out about fad ties in trade and free competition, the Parliament would grant the powers they asked for. The whole scheme of the Dock was arranged and Directors appointed. With the most perfect confidence, the Committee of Management take their Surveyor down to the ancient and pope. loos district of St. Catharine's, and taking their stand at the flue old Collegiate Church, which has endured the ravages of more than seven cen turies, regardless of its antiquity and beauty, and of the ashes and monuments of Nobility which it contains, and the reverence with which it was contemplated by the 'people, they doom to destruction, and drawing a line round a space of nearly thirty acres covered with houses, the whole are condemned: but those houses are tilled with people who have been borne there, and who have all those attachments to home which man kind in general possess, and seldom part with. A respectable old inhabitant tells them,—Gen tlemen, I was born here ; I succeeded my father in my business, which he derived from his ancest ors : if you destroy my property, and drive me from it, I and my family must be ruined, for no compensation can make up to us the loss of our trade and the good-will of our customers, driven to seek a habitation among strangers. My Lord, this is the language of thousands of these people, but they are laughed to scorn by these projectors, who, with unfeeling indifference, tell them of the powers of an Act . of Parliament. These poor people know and acknowled ge the powers of Parliament ; but they also know, that Parliament will listen to the humble supplica tions of the poorest of them ; and they likewise know, that they are under tire especial care of the Chaneellor, who will see that their habita tions, their ancient place of worship, their Church yard, and the graves of their fathers, shall not ail be swept away to satiate the pecuniary cupi dity of a junta of -spectilative capitalists. Nothing, I conceive, can authorise the destruc tion- of private property . and private rights, but the making out a clear case of their being wanted for the public-good. This in the present instance has not been done. The desire of gain by pri vate individuali is, I maintain, the main-spring of the undertaking. It does not proceed from pa triotic feelings, nor from a. wish to give accom modation to the shipping and trade of the Port of Lon there is already ample accommoda lion.ido ; challenge a proof of the contrary. I maintain that the numerous Docks already exist ing on both sides the water, and the numerous Private Wharfs, are much - more than equal to the accommodation of all the shipping.and trade of this Port ; for although there appears to be an increase of trade of the country at large, it does not follow that this is the case in the Port of London. The Dock rates have for some time past been • gradually getting- lower, and by the time the London - Dock charter ceases, which has less than two years to run, they will have expe rienced a • reduction' that will put this Port on a footing with any in the kingdom in respect to charges . of every description, and this before any New Dock can come into operation. I shall not attempt to conceal, however, that this reduction in the. rates has been, and will continue to be made at the•expence of the proprietors of the Oid Docks, whose loss will beenormOus ; . but to them it would be total ruin to have a NeW Dock brought into competition with them, the capital of which' (nearly a million) will - soon be swal.; lowed up, carrying that of the Old Docks along with it ; some have already ceased to make any dividend, and it is to be feared that others will follow:* It clay be said that people may be left at liberty to squander away their own money in these wild schemes if they please; this mighti per haps, be granted, if the original projectors *ere alone the sufferers, but they contrive to escape ; as they see the stortu before it edmes onz-:zWe see daily that innocent people are ruined, and women and children reduced 'to Want by takin4 shares in'tliese concerns ; if it is asked, why do they take such shares ? the answer is ready, they wished to better their income, and have been so".111-advised as to try to do so in this Way ; there it noting intprOper in thit Way ; there it nothing ithproper . hi the Or that merits so heavy a penalty, and it'surely is eitremely 'de sirable, and Well worthy your Lorilihip's at: en tion, to try to cite& the increase of such traps for the unwary confiding. But the contemplated.increase of such specu late Concerns is, at the present moment, beyond belief. The St. Cithatine's Pock, although of . k reat extent and full of mischief, is nothing to what is in contemplation—indeed, I may say; it is something beyond contemplation ; for will be believed there are no less than two large Docks, on the.sotith side of the river, so fir in progress that the ground is surveyed, the esti mate of expence made, and the whole nearly subscribed for. As to getting the authority of Parliament, that is not for a moment doubted, for they say, if the St. Catherine's Dock Bill passes, Parliament cannot refuse us. Thus we see one false step leads to others—it is a wise " beware of the beginnings of evil." maxim, The first Dock on the south side is .proposed to be at a place called St. Saviour's ; and is to em brace about 25 acres of a district.pretty much re. sembling that at St.Catherine's,and will beattend. ed with most of the evils of the other. No sooner was this arranged than an active surveyor, aid' a few enterprising individuals, planned and made arrangeMents for a second Dock at Bermondsey, in the immediate vicinity of the other. It is to consist of no less than thirty-five acres ; this too is subscribed for—such is the extent of this sort of mania, at the present moment, unexampled even in the times of the South-sea bubble.— Surely, my Lord, the evils of that grand financial delusion are not so entirely forgotten as to induce Government to shut their eyes to projects of a si milar tendency. Are they to give the sanction of their approbation to plans likely to bring ruin on thousands ? If such are to he the effects of our having a liberal Ministry, We shall not, by and bye, have cause to bless them. ♦Ye hear much of Foreign Despots, and of the little regard they shew to the happiness of their subjects. Let me ask what we should say if we hoard of a Foreign Sovereign driving suddenly from their homes thousands of people,—we should be struck with horror, and we should . thank God we did not live under such despotisth. But, my Lord, what name am I to give to the conduct of the British Parliament viho authorize a few cold calculating and covetous individuals to act in a way extfemely similar—turning thou sands of families adrift at a few weeks notice, and applying the Capital and energies of the Country in such a way- as not only is not called for, but even extremely destructive in a thousand different ways. We may be told that property is not taken without compensation in money being made ; in some cases the one may be an equiva lent for the other, but, gene . rally speaking, it is not so. I rpeat, my Lord; that nothing but the . making out a clear case of public benefit can au thorize the sacrifice of private property. This has not been done, nor can be ; but even if it could, the indecent and violent haste with. which this measure has been brought forward, cannot be got over. That a, measure, affecting most seriously upwards of six millions of Dock Property, affecting all the Private Wharfs, Suf.: ferance Wharfs, and Legal Quays ; destroying a Church and two burial grounds, and more than 1,100 houses and warehouses ; turning 10,00 U inhabitants out of their homes ; that a measure„ of this immense magnitude andimportance is Made public only in the month of February, instead of. the months of August or September previous" in contempt of, the standing orders of the house of ' Commons, hitherto always enforced in similar cases of new and opposed schernes, ought to be alone suff'ic'ient to stop it for the present session; Lord Thurlow said, 44 Forms are the fences of Justice," and I trust that your Lordship will see the weight of this objection, and will (if on thiS ground alone) refuse to it the sanctions of your great name. I have the honour to be, my Lord, Your Lordship's very humble Servant, 7th April, 1821. CORONER'S Esi . .—Yesterday an Inquest was held at the sign of the Grapes, in the rules of the King's Bench prison, before PETErt LT: PIPRE, Esq., of the Crown-office, on the body of Mr. John Mills Evans.--Mary Ann Case, widow, was first examined, who deposed that she had known the deceased about threenioUths, she hav ing washed foriiim during that period ; but that during the latter part of his illnesS, she acted hi the capacity of nurse, and that it appeared to her his mind was a ffected, which she attributed to his of Newingtori-butts, surgeon. The embarrassed circumstances. lie was attended ' then desired that the surgeon migl,q be; vho gave the following evidence :—That called in to attend the deceased on the e l l )ri I last, when he found him excessively ed with a disordered action of the liver, M 7dhs C etee o nt r bi r . wt o i 01f:tiro) debilitated with whiCh the bo‘itelS . seemedlosyrnpathize very . much. Remedies, to the best'of his (deponent's) judgment, ware had recourse 'to, but proved in effectual: The Jury returned by the visitation .off he ;. or lie eti kit ch 'a tis en 'he ni-