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, PROTVST . liomNsr.THE PROcEHDINGs OF WEDNESDAY`. • TO THE Titr. itAVOR• My LORD—I take the liberty of transmitting your Lordship, "as Chairinan of the . Public Meking Of Merchants, Bankers . , and Traders, held yesterday in the Mansion-house, my res pectful,PrbteSt against certain of the Proceedings Nl : hich:then and there took place, and it will be for the Pliblic to judge how far - those proceedings can be taken to have been regular, and. whether the Itelutions and Petition to the Honourable the House of Commons can, under such cireum stzwes," be considered as having received, as thry%purport to have done, the sanction of the majority *Of the very numerous and highly re.sped table persons who were assembled upon that oc casion, 1- remain, my Lord, Your Lordship's most obedient Servant, London, ?sth Jan. - 1321. JOHN HALL. PIIOTEST of the untie' sigr 'cl JOHN HALL, •of Loodor, gainst certain Proceedings which took place at a Public 'Neeting of the Alerchatits, Bankers, and Traders, held in Alie Egyptian Hall at the Mansion .House, in the City of 'London, on Wednesday, the 24th day of Jranuary, 1821 ; at •ty inch,the Hight lion. the Lord Mayor piesided. • " I confirm the verbal Protest which I made upon the Z' l ;ngs to the Lord•Mayur, as Chairman, against putting any 9lntions tot he decision of the Meeting in its then disturbed i'd clamorous state ; my reasons for such protest being as fol -p"s:—That the d ec l are d o bj e ct o /the Meeting was to consider, s ~lr;c and deliberate—that no fly consideration, discussion, 4, 0 7 . ' 1 " Cation on any one Itesulut ton had taken place, or could 1, , ,,, 11 1)4c ' 1, OD at:coma of the clamour- anel disturbance in the 1 ' tr ft rlliam hat the motion firit to he disposed of was that made Qurtis, of whose speech in support thereof no Ball5:1)e-"ce had been distinctly heard by , any person in the I .- - R eh i ., : `'ecoUtit of the said clamour and disturbance s —snd th e " the rro iriet of the earliest request which IccS airt o I I the Lord Mayor to dissolve the Meeting, un vi'„joill?Kollunity should be afro' ded for the expression of •• protest ag ainst the..mode in which the said motion s Cu rtis - was put by the Lord 'Mayor ; fur these that his iLordship adopted the terms whirls, as I am „ 1- ,'eo, are itsual in the House of Commons, viz.— h e ri, / ,'" the 745e..b1if)21 be now ; whereas I humbly appre- Ic c Ns 'uch terms ate not usually employed' in great Pub , seetisp , s Out of " 1 / 1 1 hi, Parliament ; t hat helm e potting t . sourdship.was • repeatedly appiisest that was in- Li, a i a _ , wored by Mr. upon toe' Rest, es I liul the Sl ith, 'he was tiler •f d -sited by myself and others, to 4 tlan_in the . f t ol l l ' O e svin ' g terms : Lis t oe lie:obi:tun be not now pot t hat I then urged to t i rdillo.l that the nature and pus port of the motion, if 5 ,,,, tt . } 1 thy former of th ose two mo d es, wou ld certainly be u".. • J ,''" .r hended by the m a j or i ty o f t h e .- persons presen t, that his rdshiP hating, nevertheless, put the motion in the midst of eo , fusion, wit bout a n y e splassati.io on Isis own part, or statement to the Meeting sit the mode in which he had tt vet nested to put it, the majority undoubtedly considered r. be that for which it was•reatly jute tided, namely, a nega- V " e 'snort Mr. Smith's Res o luti on , an d under this delusion, se e occasioned by his Lordship's mode- o f proceeding, they itdopted a motion which has since be e n made use of t o sane ' tl?e, eery Resolution it was intended to oppose. b „", Plotest against the 2,1, 3d, 4th, sth, fit li, 7th, lith and .l e 4 a-e s"htlitms, and against the Petition purporting to have e" adopted in virtue of the 6th Resolution, nut one of the swa,oid ReSolutions, nor the said pet it ion having been, as I b e liev e, • " d °r "coaded - , much less considered, deliberates! upon, or (11 'rd I nul "nfirni'd iii this belief . by the striking - cir i,tioinstanye that the course usually adopted in the case of 11, 13 , 1 1 1 7 ee,tings of so much importance, 'of vouching some es-haus-name as Mover and Seesinder of each Resolution i' e t he adverti sements of the saine has in the present instance i . " "Patted from, no r h ive I seen i n an y r e p o rt of the I tl ecedings, a ' M over or Seco/islet mentioned to any Itesolts i:.'" e xcept the fi rst ; and I `lserefore protest that the said ~,,solutions and Pet ition . not haing been moved and seconded sir not to have been put to the Meeting, and were and and void. • I protest that ntither the Pesolutions, as ad in the - Public Pap ers o f t hi s d a y, no r_the P e tition euntiP'4 for signature at the 'latision Houk, ought to be /14, ike ' e ,ed as agreed to by ti e Nleeting of Merchants, eiptess, 4 nd Traders of Lond oi , w hi c h t o ok place- in the that ti ih because emisciestiously and firmly believe "t 4, w e rer siols composing the nujority of the said Meet , an d Panditi are against the 'adoption of tile said Resofu eton. Los, don, 20th Jan. 1321." "JOHN HAW,. SHIP NEWS. J AN „ . 25.. rived t Q Arhe Amity, Campbell, from I;' cc, in 70 days; and his Al...jetty's ship Forte from the : lwaul, for Leith; they remain vith .his Majesty's ships 11,; n and 131 isk. Came down from the River and sailed Simmons, for Havre. f- R' ''''''unrs JAN. 25.—Arrived the Mary, Donaldson, abort.Li ,:„ 411In cii, JAN. 25.--A rr i re d t h e L or d D uncan acket "' Cuxhav p it en • and Castlereagh, do., flour Holland—each vAt: 4 11 q JAN. 23.—Sailed the Diana packet for Lisbon e Islands and Camden, do., for the Brazils—each with Intrinsic, Foster, for Jamaica ; and Marshall Blucher 14 1 ') for St. Michael's. Put back the Enterprise, Husker] 4 4" d un• l 'tr, ll 4' : E s , JAN. 23.—Twenty h ogs h ea d s o f c l aret were l an d e d "5 r trorninb, which were picked up between this and "'end j and it is Aupposert a vessel has been lost near I, nu ll Ito Some of the h ogs h ea d s are mar k e d ' I •L, v . • 111 ( 1 11,7 Il uslNEss.—Yesterda.y a Court of Corn- s s4l,oknell was held at Guildhall, which wa .° t 11 4 1 3 7 attended. It being the second Court 40 mas's-day the Court, pursuant to their t. l ' I kc (1-4 g Orders proceeded to the Election l o Tle The isonsideration Report r d e a-, ( C ' .; Orphans' Duties was postpone I I I : th e );•pences Committee made a Report m_ p" r j allc of the Arbitration upon the Reme , - ' 4 tt e ta Nils and recommending a Piece of SrPre sented ' to each of the Arbitrators, I‘,l -44 : 1 1_ 11 , 14- ; c°111 Plim en t fol. their valuable services,. t a v f 4 ,' e h r some remarks from Mr. S. 1312.0_i Mr. Slade, Mr. James, and c ili oi lr - Illitte:carks was un animously agreed to.--The Itith ars es G eneral Purposes presented a Report, the - ; est iniate for Repairing Blackfriars Bridge, i-i'Pence of 48,0001. and recommending an - Lter e ,ll` ° ° to Parliament upon the subject, which, ourt-scussion, was ordered to be printed. The th e ' c°4 sidered a Report from that Committee, b IP re sent mod e of compelling Persons to e d -, tiLt ' erf ree of the City, which was agreed to, an tetrledrillittee, instructed to bring in a Bill for thJ i c ,% . the . present evils ; it was also referred Fan, alinatee as to how far the Wholesale Pre, t ,, r t :ire liable to be compelled to become 4 tv ai " ; tqe City. —Mr. Peacock, after some ob t'Os) submitted a motion for providing seats 11 11;i le and Reporters below' the bar, s f was lost on a division, the numbers being (41 4 1:) " , and 3 3 against it.—The Lord Mayor's Ed 41 was dir ec t e d to pr i nt his Sermon, 'preach- Ivc l . Pk , ugh Sunday. —One thousand po un d s j 4 -„ wer vote.d toward* th e w id en i ng and improving S b• et. names-str ee t, a t t h e end of Queen q WEST INDIA DOCK COMPANY; Yesterday•a Meeting of the Merchants and Ship . o*ners interested in the West India trade, was held •at the City of London 'l'avern, in con= seqUenee aids Majesty's Ministers having taken into their consideration the renewal of - the Charter• of the West India Dock Company, and to consider of such. measures as might he neces , ; sary to avert- a- proceeding so injurious to the commercial interests of the Port of London, and to secure the advantages to the public which they were entitled to expect at the expiration of the existing Charters of the several Dock Com panies; and for the attainment of the benefits arising from free competition. At an early hour the. room was filled with (,;(:ntle-menof great re pu,te in the City, and at one o'clock, on -the mo tion of T. WILSON, Esq .; M. P. J. MARRYATT, Esq. was unanimously called to the Chair. Nit. AIARRYA:I7 then addresled the Mretin,?, liming had the honour of being called upon to preside over so re'- spectable a meetinC -as the piesent, it was proper for him to state the circumstances under.sshich they had .that day as sembled. Early in December last, Mr. Buckle, Chairman of the Commercial Society, attended • by 1 deputation of that body, waited upon the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in con-. seriucnee of their having heard that au application had been made Iry the West India I) uck Company for the renewal of 'heir Charter. The Right Hon. Gentleman observed, that he had not then heard of any declaration of merchants or ship owners upon the subject. Mr, Buckle suggested that a public meeting might be easily convened. The Right Hon. Gentle man replied that a public meeting was unnecessary, but •the opinions of a. select body of the leading commercialgraimen of the City would be highly,deairable. A provisional meeting was accordingly called,, at. which several Resolutions were agreed to, and transmitted ,to him. The Bight Hon. Gent. acknowledged the receipt, and informed tile - Chairman- that he had transmitted them to.the Board of Trade. No answer having been received from the lioard, a carninunicatiun was made to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, that unless some assmance was receivedfrom his Majesty's Ministers that. the Charter would nut he renewed, the Ge,itlenren who had waited upon him felt themselres - . bound .in bonone to I call a public . Meeting of the Merchants and Ship- 1 owners, and to obtain their opinion uo she subject.— The Right Honourable Gentleman, in reply, promised that on the return of the President of the Board of Trade, a conference should he appointed. It was considered advisable to postpone a public meeting' until that conference was over, as being more tespecttnl to his Majesty's Ministers, and if, the hope that a- public meeting would not be necessary. When the Deputation were admitted to that conference, the w ight of the arguments advanced against the renewal of !h.! Charter was readily acknowledged ; but file 'Majesty's alinisters would not hold thethselve's 'pledged, and the De. potation .departed with an assurance that the . ..pinions of the Commercial interests or the City of London would have the highest consideration. It was under those circumstances that the present meeting lead been called. The subject they • had to discuss was of much more importance than might at first view be imagined; for although the West India Dock Com pany alone were speeificallybroughtar , their notice, it was cer tain that if their Charter were renewed the renewal of thoseof the other Dock Companies would follow as a matter of course. The question at iss'ta was, whether a system, - of mono poly should still be supported, or whether a fair competk tion should he introduced. It was by no means intended to depreciate the utility of the Dock establishments in affording protection to private property and aiding the'collection of the revenue, nor would ha deny that those - establishments were entitled to a just and reasonable compensation for the capital so employed ; but their true interest would be found in a moderate scale of charges, and by that course they might ren der the port of London what Mr. Pitt "so emphatically ex pressed it would be—the great emporium of the con - truer ce of the world. A -different system- would defeat that end and render a competition .with foreign markets impracticable. -During the war; when England was by necessity the mat ket of Europe, the charges were not of a serious nature, but since Cue. return of peace they had been felt with the greatest severity, and threatened to divert the commerce hitherto en joyed by this country. An other channels and to ports where the charges were upon a more moderate scale. In• advert ing to theovarions branches of trade, he must admit that his objection did not apply to that of the colunies,•because by the enactments of the Legislature, all colonial ‘ produce was. directed to be brought to this country; but that was lilt the case with many others, and. in those branches commerce had '-nraterially declined. The most sanguine expectations bad been entertained from the emancipation of the Spanish Co lonies; yet so long since as 1809 .Cuba Lad admitted to her port the flags of all nations, and enjoyed the trade that fur considerable time had been vested in-the port of. Loudon. It might he said that there were other reasons besides the high rate of charges tbst tended to dintruish the commerce of this country, and the principal was the want of facility in our warehousing system. .But referring more particularly to the rates of charges, he would state an instance which came with his own experience. In the year 1810 he imported 8,200 chests of Havannah sugar; after the confiscation - in the Baltic, the state of commerce compelled him to-keep them until the end of Intl and beginning of 1813. The charges made for warehousing, rent, &c. by the %Vest India Dock Company, from that time amounted to between 14 and 15001 . The demand at any of the free Ports on the Ciintinent, in the Haase towns, or on the coast of Flanders, for the same quan tity, and the sante time,would nut hare exceeded 3501. and even -in this country, had he been permitted to select warehouses iu which to have deptisited those goods, the charges would not have exceeded 4001. With such enormous bort hens could it he wondered at that the commerce of the country declined ? An opening had been made with the Brazils, but every op portunity afforded to the enterprise of the British merchant was counteracted by theenorimots weight of charges to which they were compelled to submit. The pernicitms effects of the system might be seen on reference to the trade of the East India Company : in 1818 its tonnage was 182,000, in 1819, it had decreased to 64,000, in 1820 to .13,500. They all knew that the East India Dock Company charged a tonnage of twelve shillings. He verily believed that in consequence of - that charge, foreign bhips.etuployrd by British capital, served • at the present moment to increase the prosi erity of foreign states. America bad lung made this country the depot for her commerce, but now the imports from that coun try were trifling, beyond what was required for home con sumption. In proof of the influence which the charges of the Port of London had mpou commerce—he knew a gentleman engaged in the fruit trade from the Mediter ranean, who entered his ships at the port of Southampton, and forwarded the cargoes to London by coasters ; anti found it more to his advantage to pay the charges for freight, than submit to the imposition of the Dock Companies. It might perhaps be contewded, that a transition (ruin war to peace had caused t h e diminution of the trade. That he would admit to a certain extent ; but, with moderate charges, the Port of Lou- don might still be the empuridm of trade. Ile insular situation protected it front foreign invasio❑ ; the system of Government prevented the apprehension of domestic rapacity ; its central situation rendered it eligible to form the umarhet of Europe; the temperature of its climate - removed the danger of a blockade from the severity of the seasons; while the honour and integrity of a British Merchant, be was bold to say, was a strong inducement to foreigners to visit our shores. As to colonial trade, he believed that if all the produce of time islands dependent on Spain, Portugal, and America, were brought to this. country, it would find a better price than it did when sold in various parts of the Continent. lie knew of no port where an assorted cargo could be disposed of to advan tage except the port of London. Property was often sacrificed on the Continent in the absence of capital, which was never wanting. in England. Moderate charges, therefore, were alone necessary to render London, in the language of Mr. Pitt, the emporium of the world. The port of London had suffered materially from the competition of the out ports, and West India planters had often remarked that the prices at the outposts were nearly as good as in Lip:Am—that the charges were lower, and that there they mast send their pro duce. The difference, therefore, of the charges of the Dock Company and at the outports operated as a premium upon the trade of the one and a drawback upon that of the other. Justice to the Dock 'Compri:dee them selv'•s required that the Charter should not be con tinued. One of those establishments bail fixed itself in the centre of trade, while the other had selected a spot :it three miles distance. Thu London Dock Company had completed its warehouses, &c. for 3,-230,0001. The West In dia Dock Company had not expended more thin► 1.250,0001. The latter had paid for land in the Isle of Dogs at the same rate per acre as the former had given for a square yard. They bad seen that the smaller capital had produced a larger an nual income thaln the greater. If, therefore, the Charter of the West India Dock Company should be renewed, the other would with reason petition fur a compensation. It might not perhaps be known to all of them, that when the West inilia Docks were first established, a compensation had been made to the props ietors of the quays front the Consolidated Fund, itid that a tax heel' been imposed of 7d. per ton on all ships entering ur leaving the port of London ; and that impost had peen paid tor the last eighteen years.' 'l . tiineet the cumpen sation that must be granted- to the .Lonelon Dock Corn• party, he sitaposed some additional tax of that kind would be 'enforted, or'that the money would ble.Atorted from thetas by scime particular advantages that would be g rant- Vd'on the.reneival of the - Mailer. It '‘vas 'not of high charges ,alone ash haillo complain.. The del:ty was equallyittioust- 7 - Added to that; property was often pit into iniprtiper sitda tioni Thus in the %Veit India DoekiStigars intended for borne consotitption . were wareboused at a distance of sheets Miles" from the ropolis, while wines and hrandies intended fur exportation were Compulsorily pliet4l iii the Lindtin - DtiCkS. It this Monopoly did not exist. CS'ery than might select the Warehouse most tonvenient for himself. ''He-then coMplaioed that under thti present systeni vessels had been frequently so detained as to bite the advantage of a seasrin," and in one. in stance, an' Ponerican weasel, hound crimp Boston to London, and thence to St. Petersliurgh to return to 13(iston, •hael been detairied in Londrin sir lorig as tti render the voyage to St. , Peters'.itirgh impracticable, with a loss to the owners erf 15,0001. The London Dock Company verified the proverb, that mtindpolY an unnatural mother,, that desttoyed her own children. Finding that their exorbitant charges had e,.Oyarrassed their fipances,, they began to, consider the best mode of retrieving them. They reduced them front Ss. 6d. to lad.—they entered freely into competition with the legalised quays, and toiekly found their Docks filled .with ships,aud their warehouses With merchandise. In a few months an . increased diiidend Of out: percent. Was announced, and attlie last meeting the Chairman stated, that he expected a still further increase of one pit' cent. upon the dividends. He scarcely knew what argument's "Could be opposer) to the ob jects of the meeting. It -might he said that the 'Dock Com amties had afforded protection to. private property. To this he would reply that they had been amply repaid for the accolumodation: The classification of goods was Irulbacti cahlc sugars were received in all- the Ducks. as was coffee Ii! cerise. He spoke ut the examination of one of the Direc tors of the East India - Dock Company, Who declared, that not less than 12s. tonnage could be taken, while a superintendant of the London Dockcompany had engaged to render the tame service for 3s. ad. He - ridiculed the idea of enacting rates of charges for twenty-one , years in prospective, it being impossible to foresee what events might arise. 'The principles of maximum and minimum were now explod ed, arid every thing ought to be lett to- find' its own level. Independently 'of the dividends of the. West India Dock Gunpany, they had an accoinulating food of 500,0001. This balance seal not known until' the recent discussion on site renewal of their charter. They ware returned to make an annual return to Parliament of their receipts and disburse ments, but he had not been ahle . to discover any notice of this sum. He was fearful that the Chancellor of the Exchequer calculated Upon a portion of it for the renewal of the charter. He had heard, however, that the Chairman of the West In dia. Committee had declared, that upon these terms be would oppose it. Without some such concession its renewal certain ly would not he granted ; for in answer to a question put by him doting the last Session, the Chancellor of the Ex chequer had declared, that he saw no objection to the ,public's participating in the profits of the Company. If competi tion hr the Warehousing system was introduced, the com merce of the country would revive : and if his Ma jetty's Ministers viewed it in its proper light, he had no doubt hut that they would apply their attention to it as a matter ,of interest. During the year 1820, the imports as compared with 1819, had fallen off 10,000,0001, r • the exports during the same period had decreased, 6,000,0001. Now, of these stints, no less than 9,000,0001. may he said to be lost to the country. It was admitted that the manufactured article bore a propor tion of about seven or- eight to one to the raw material ; that the money expended »1 manufactures furnished pro vision for those employed in manual labour, repairs, &c.; and as it had been ascertained that one-fourth of every man's income found its way, in the shape of taxes, into the Exchequer, it was clear that the revenue was thereby de&ient at least 2,000,0001. a suns far beyond any thing that the Dock Company could pay for the- renewal of their Charters. indeed, it reminded him of Esau, who sold his birthright for a mess of pottage. Monopolies 'at all times had been described as nuisances; they had been so ►ecogniscd by many statutes, and Queen Elizabeth, in reply to an . Address from the Commons, had described them as harpies and -bo►se-leeches that produced the greatest cala mities in the State. He Avould not longer detain them, but should conclude by hopieg that if his Majesty's Mini sters persisted in the continuance of these Charters, that they would, as in times past, be checked and controlled by the public spirit of the House of Commons; for, not withstanding: all That had brett said against that assembly, be believed, that upon a proper statement of grievances, they were disposed and would attold protection to the oppress ed. He held it) his hand a series of Resolutions, which had been previously submitted to the Sub-Cormnittee, and a pe tition framed thereon, to be presented to the House of Com • mons, would, if the Resolutions should be carried, be ready for-signature after the meeting was concluded, and prevent the necessity of those who were present attending on a future day. The Hon. Gentleman sat down amidst the cheers of the meeting. Ttiostas'WlLsoN, Esq. M. It. moved the first ReSolution. He bad only one observation to make; it was, that their Hon. Chairman had mis-stated the fact, when he said that no return had been made by the West India Dock Company of the 500,0001. balance in their hands; it was stated in a man ner not easily to be understood, under the head of balance applicable to out. standing deMands. Mr. fIocKGE secoOdeal the first Resolution. He congratu lated the Meeting, that the question had not been taken up as relating to the West India Dock exclusively. Some time since a reduction was directed to be made•of 25 per cent. on the charges of that Company; and, notwithstanding _that, during the last four years they had never had less balance than 400,0001., excepting the last year, when it was some thing under that sum. Exclusive of that balance during the last four years, there were charges for purchase of lands-and repairs, 3.32,0001. Taking 30,0001. per annum as a fair average expenditure fur the four years fur repairs, then the Company had during that period increased their capital 900,0001. All they asked fur was, protection of property at the most moderate charges. Mr. SMITH deprecated the system, and spoke of-the incon venience and expense of being obliged to sold goods into the Docks for shipping, when the vessel might take them in at a more convenient spot, and save much time and expense. The charges alone were often notte.than the merchant's profit, besides the delay. Mr. Fun B rs MITCHELL moved the second Resolution, which was seconded by Me; RUCKER. Mr. Ricumuns proposed the third Resolution. He hoped their zeal would not evaporate with the present meeting, but that the petition would be supported by their friends in Par liament. Mr. HALL, on seconding the third Resolution, said that in • • • Holland he could warehouse goods, for 501. which would_ be charged 260 guineas by the West India Dock Company. lie attributed a considerable diminution of trade to the effect produced by the Corn Bill. Its answer - to a question by Mr. Alderman ATKINS, Mr. Ham, said, that in tiolland the Government had only one art of warehouses, but that the merchants hail facilities of fered them; that there was nu charge made at the Govern ment depeit, excepting for the snpport of the officer who pro tected the property, and that charge was borne equally by the Government and the Merchants. Mr. Alderman Bainc es would support the interests of the port of Londoo; he yet hoped that arrangements might be with the Dock Companies.—(No, no V. tit MBIA moved the fourth Resolution, remark ing, that when their worthy Chairman had spoken' of the 10,000,0001. diminution in the imposts, and 6,000,000 in the exports, it ought nut to be forgotten that although the no urinal amount was diminished, that the quantity of meridian disc imported or exported was' not -deficient to that extent, because the prices of many articles were. much lower now than at the period at which the comparison was made. He depre cated the system of monopoly, and contended that its perni cious effects were felt by the most trifling rt taller. Mr. FRAMPTON seconded this Resolution. Sir C. P itta; moved the fifth Resolution. He wished it to be well understood, that when the advantage enjoyed by the uutports was alluded to, it was tsgt contemplated to mike en croachments n ts their trade ; all they wanted was, to be en abled to enter the house and foreign market with the prospect of meeting successfully competition. He contended that the 'West India Duels Company had violated the principles of their Charter, by which they were restricted from dividing more than 10 per cent.; but by increasing their buildings, they had obtained ass accession of capital, whereas they vi'ere bound to have reduced their charges , instead. Mr. Hottavn (of the house of Baring, Brothers, and Co.) moved the 6th Resolution: which was SeConded .hy Mr. LAR VENT (one of the firm_ of Sir Was. Paxton, Cockercll, and Co.) Mr. BENJAMIN SHAW moved that a copy of the foregoing Resolutions should be sent to the First Lord of the Treasury. and the President of the Board of 'frade, and that a Petition funneled thereon should be preseisted to the House of Com mons by their Honourable Chairman. Mr: BENSON seconded the motion. Mr. HAW Es deprecated the mismanagement and impositions that were practised by the various Companies, and the absolute impossibility fur a man to control his own property, if it once passed the gates of tlse docks. tie concluded by moving the appointment of a Committee to carry the purposes of the Meting into effect. Mr. Ma artN seconded the motion. As the Resolutions were severally put, the Chairman de clared them to be carried unanimously. The CUAIRMAN reminded the Meeting, that as expellees svere tirtayoid,stile,arl as it would be unjust to cast the whole tsnrthen-upon those• Gentlemen vslin•had been attive,in the kiiiness, he suggested the iirolirlety of, each coutiiiinting insniid, Which would answer the trurpoie. - The iirupoSition wits unatiiinousTy agreed tu, THONiAS W 1 !AOKI EM I . M.P. said, before the ine c tinz was disiolved he wished in- justification to that although he abstained front entering into a chnsideraiihn Of the question, when be first had the honour to. address them, he did sci be cause he - I bought the merits of each, Resolution would be better explained .by the Gentlemen who movefl them. No man•felt more warmly than himself, no One - . Was inure alive to every thing that Concerned the interest., t ndof the Port, of Loon, either its foreign dr internal trade; no one ‘iF; more ready to gite his support either as an individual oc as their Representative in Parliament. He concluded by moving the thanks of the Meeting, not upon all ordinary, lint extra ordinary occasion, to their Hon. Chairman, for the talent and 'zeal he had manifested in conducting the business of thb day. The CHAIRMAN returned thanks; their kindness was unde served; he said they were ail labourers in the same vineyard: they were all interested in the proper diicharge of their duly. all interestitd iii its success: The Petition to he presented to the House of Commons, in case of the Reiolut-iohs to be sent to the Lords - of the Treashry, and the President of the Board Of Trade, not. having the effect of obtaining an assurance from' his Majesty's Ministers, that the Charters svould not be removed, was then brought in and signed by the Gentlemen Present. The Meeting Was dissolved at Half-past Four. UNIVERSIT I INTELLIGENCE. CIAITIRTDGE, JAN. 25.—Saturday last,, being! Bachelors of Arts' Commencement, .the following 1,51 Gentlemen were admitted to that degree • [No[e.—Tile names are arranged alphabetically.] KINGS'S CoLLEur..—Mr. Holt • TRINI-WY CowinE.--L•Nlessrs. Arnoici,Athinson, Barker, Barna' Barnes, Clavering, Cornwall, . 1 rJavies; Duncan, Earles, Graves, Kenna Key, Kin: dersley, Knyfton, Leech, Lucas, Macauicy, Nlackie, Monti, Moore, 01livant, Peile, Pestle, Pratt, Prender- gast ; Presgrave, Probv, Rawlinsou, Rjdstlate, Smith's, Steverion," Talbot, Thompsoo; kins on• ST. JoIIN'S COLLEGO.—NIcssrs. Abbs, Ainger, Rai-fleet, Brice, Brown, T. Brown, Carr, Chapman, Coperoao, Cnbitt, Denham, .Estridge, Goldney, James, Linton, Lombi;nl, , ,Magenis, Mandell, Matchett, Nlelvill, Newby, Pierce, Praetl,.Rose, Rose, sen. Seeker, Sidney, Simpson, Spencer, Steers, Swiuhurne, Tykeine, Walt ft all, Williams . , -Wilson, Wintle, Wiseman ST. PETER'S COLLEGE.—Messrs. Barker, sen , Barroik, Coles, Coombe, Faulkner, Millbury, Perkins, Va'eliell, Veasey, Wrey, Yaldwyn CLARE FlALL.—Messrs. Booth, Cherry, Fawcett, Jack son, Oldacres, !lame, Power Pr.mrtuotie HALL.—Messrs. Allen, Arthur, Dobson, Fau- quier, Murray, Trollope, Willi*tns • 7 CAIUS Cpt.LEGK.—Messrs. Arundel, Engle heart, Studd TRINITY Hai.t.—Messrs. Barlow, Townsend 131eNE'r Cot.t.e.os.—Alessrs.l3eeror, Blake, Creed, Holmes, Hubbard, Plater QuEem's CO Ll.EGE.—Niessrs. Birds, Fen tiell, Gaberi, Hub bersty, Wood 5 CATHARINE HALL.—Messrs. Addison, Ellis, Fisher, Rus- sell JEsI. COLLEGE.—Messrs. Bewicke, Clarke, Comber, Ed wards, Green,'Jollye, Nloorsom, Perry, Raynes, Wedge- . wood, Whiteley CHRIST COLLEGE.—Messrs.Barker,.Cantis, Clieslyn; Den ton; Edwards, Heywood, Jardine, Johnson, Selby 9 'MAGDALENE COLLEGE.—Messrs. husband, Johnston, La- • VIC EMMANUEL COLLEGE.—Messrs. Andrews, HOSIC, Mantel, Wilson SIDNEY SUSSEX COLLEGE —Messrs. Atkinson, Sewell The following Gentlemen obtained Academi cal Honours on the above occasion : Wit kNGLERS. Atkinson, Trin. Melvill, Joh. /lawlinson, ' Trio. Cantis, Chr. Carr, . Joh. 011 i vant, Trin. Tylvcot v, Joh, Spencer, Joh Mandell, ' oh. Power, Clare. 9 ENI 0 It Ps. Pratt, Blake, James, Fawcett, ' Barlow, Kindersley, Beevor, . Praed; Andrews, 'I rin. Be.ne't. Joh. Clare. Tr. H. ' Trin. Bencl, Job. Emm. Ds. Fennell, Qn. Talbot Tri n . Green, Jes. Iractlret, Job. I, Rose, J ob. f *". Perry, Monk, Hu bersty, Key, Holton, , PTIM ES. Ds. Fanquit r, Wil•on, , Cherry, Veasey, • Jullye, Fisher, Graves, Chapman, Jes: T 1 in. Qci. 'll in. Jusio . Bene'l. Fe tub. Clare. Pet. Jea. Cat h. 'Frio. Joh. PTIMES. Ds. Atkinson; Arnold, 'Tin. I)obcon, Pr ni b. Ken noway, - Tri n. Newby, Job. If usband, Mag. Ds. Seeker,. Joh. Wilson, Ent m. Ba! her, Chr. Creed, • • • Benet, Si uipson, Jol. Trollope, Pem. Baflshawt , Trin. On WedoesSay last, liviac Templer, Esq. of Quern's Cul• legs, was admitted Master of Acts. The sohjeet of the . Seatoniao prize poem for the preien' year is- 6 . The Old Age of St. John the Evangelist." PREFERRED —The Rev. Hugh Pearson, M.A. of St. John's College, ,Oxford, to be domestic chaplain. to his Majesty at Brighton.—The Rev. W. Rockland, B.D. Professor of Mineralogy, Oxford, to the Rectory of Trusham. Devon. and the Rev. Thomas Hobbs, M. A. to the Rectory of Templeton, Devito, void by the death of the Rev. C. Rockland patron' Sir W. Pool, Bait. ST. GEORGE'S HANOVER-SQUARE. A Meeting of some Inhabitants of the above Parish, took place yeste►day, in a dirty room in the Haunch of Venison-yard, .Lover Brook-street, fur the purpose of voting a congratulatory Address to her Majesty. Mr. HOIMOUSE was in the Chair, supported by PETER Moults. _ _ _ Not above 100 persons were present, and those for the most part of the lowest description. Mr.Holehouse himself seemed ashamed of his company, and exhibin:d much less energy than he usually displays on such occasions. Mr.PETeca Moons, as usual, enumerated the obligations which the public were under for the zeal and ability which he had displayed in their cause. No other Speakers of note presented thunselves, and such was the (hi - lido - ice that prevailed, that souse tinte elapsed be fore any householder was leanly enough to appear in answer to the call of Mr. Hob house, who stated that - it was necessary that the Resolutions should. be proposed and seconded le" , householders. . . . ••.1.4.. , ,••••• • •• • •.,,• The difficulty was at length removed, and certain Resole lions, together with an Address to her Majesty, were [Mall utously adopted.—(A'ew Times.) , SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, BETTING- ROOM, JAN. 23, 1821. DEtt LIY. 13 to 1 act Jock lIS to 1 M.,rd 24 to 1 agst .PiktitSol. 15 to 2 agst Reginald I I to t agst Charm 13 to 1 asst Gustavus 0A KS. 510 I agst My Lady I 9to I Agst Emily 8 to I agst Springe, Sister to I 10 to I agst Zeal Steeltrajs I II to I agst Bourerie. RIDDLL 3 10 l agkt Prudence. 4 to 1 agst &lima WO 'Ulf. I sto 1 agst Vlore\ S to 1 agst Mr. Batson. After the Opera last night, Mrs. Stop°Ns, who sat with Lady 11A[ cou wr and a large party, in the orchestra box at Drury-lane Theatre, was introduced by Mr. ELLISTON into the Green room. She expressed herself delighted with Miss %YU:SOWS unusually fine voice, -and said to the fair debutante, that she had never seen so much science combined . with such extraordinary fine acting. Mr. CALcuAvrr, the Hon. GLORG r E LAMB, with several Members' of the House of Commons, were enabled to pay their tribute of applause to this distinguished young lady. Mrs. SIDDONS was recognized during the. performance, and was loudly cheered by the audience. • iii'aGAlkii: . . th 6 Mor7iing, Post.i 1 .5 4.111:4, JAN. 5.% xBll. renowned ijrsoriag - e 144 ceased to grace Paris with his presence, azul th.-; mililary.foplings„whdie ninSlaChlos were eclips,:Li by Iris beard, whiskers; and favourites, have ro:. ,s-tirried all their confidence anti fierceness. There haS been nnich . canflision and contradiction in the jotirnals here with respect to the LauSe, and time . of liis departure. Certainly no direct order was given for him to leate the Capital, forlthOngli his lodging*weie frequently beset' by Considera . - ,ble fnimberS, WhoM curiosity dre►v together, tO see the Grand Master Of the Circler of St: Caro hide, yetini pUblic inconvenience had . Occasibn to justify the Police - adoPtingThe measure: residence on the BouleVards had, lion ever, come to "notorious as to compel . him to take' shelter, with his suite, in'Rue Michalicre, where, he remained for the last thi'ee weeks'. On TIM r's. day Morning a Courier, in the QUeeti'S livery; arrived with a parcel, Officially sealed, for BE- GAME, and in the evening he scat ,dtit,on his return, it is said, to his Gladleau, lu barona, in' italy. His company, while here, chiefly consisted of Italian and, French Officers, en rcti'aitc; N ' ;'ho had . been attached to the service of BUONAI'AitT or of the different branches of the Imperial family, and More'particularly that of Mfirat Nota week has passed, during his last visit to this place, without his receiving, by a Royal Con.rier or private messenger, k communication d - tlispatch from Brandenhtirgh House. It would; no doubt, have been _eilually painftil to her Ma jesty's 4:ktretne sensibility, and degrading to the : Baron's dignity,' td trust tender secrets, or important State PaperS, to the common mail. The only improvement, recently .remarked in BERGAMI'S parurc, was a pair of superb ear rings, with diamond pendants, which dropped gracefully on the cape of his coat. As it ha been ascertained that they are of EngliTh maims facture, they are considered to have been a Pre sent from his affectionate Mistress. Sincc the conclusion of the trial, there has ,been ample employment for 'the caricaturists, and their sketches have been,and continue to be,lnirchased with avidity, both by natives and foreigners.. Th e. delicacy of the Freud' Ladies is as little shocked at the representation, as that of the QutEs was at the reality of persons and things- now publicly exposed in a thousand places at Paris. Their great stirpri7,e is not ¶the matter of fact, but the sad indiscretion with which the matter Was ma- raged by St. Caroline: The subjects of these diversified. caricatures 'cannot, with any sense . of decency, be noticed. The Curiosity of the Parisians, on this wretched topic, seems inex, t.:guishable. A publication, entitled " 'Dee tort of the Queen of England," two volumes, 8 - vo. which appeared about ten days ago, has bad a Vast circulation. The author gives•some singular particulars of her 'MAJESTY'S early life, and no tices several of her pursuits and propensities while at the Court of Berlin. Some of these are evidently taken from the celebrated Mr RABEACS Letter•, written in that capital, in 1785. lle next enters into the principal points of the " delicate investi gation," and after giving the most material parts of the evidence on the late trial, .he concludes thus If there be not evidence quite enough to prove her manifest and downright gailt, there is unquestionably more than enough to convince every unprejudiced mind that she is not inuo- cent.' ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION ()1• COL MOWN'S.- The following is a copy of a letter, dictated by Colonel .Bnowsc, and addressed to a Friend in London. The letter is signed by the Colonel, and we are happy to 'observe it confirms thto hopes that were entertained of his recovery from the atrocious attack which was made upon hith : NI / LAN, JAN. 15.—Yop will hare bran% I am sure, with much concern, of ,the outrage which w • as offere,l Mt' at place on the night of the Bth inst., on my return homelro►n tlra Theatre. " ain happy to say, that, thanks to skilful surgical treat ment, and the unequalled kindness of ►ny friends, I am mak— ing rapid progress towards recovery, though not yet quit• strong enough to leave my bed. The wounds in my head, OC which three were tolerably deep, have suppurated well, and are now healing fast. A discharge began the day berire.yes terday from that in the breast, which has operated mn,t favourably, and has relieved me from a very troublesome' cough and most acute pain. I am much weakened, Inn m spirits are excellent, so that I hope in the course of 14 or 15 days to he able to begin, by easy stages. my journey to Ens- land. Dr. Ciceri is rconbtful on this point, but I trust much to a good constitution for strength•to perform it. • The Aolhoritie4 and Police here have used, and still'ely tinue every exertion to discover the perpetrators of this font and cowardly deed. and the examination of twelve or thir teen pet,ons has given traces which they confidently expect will lead to a discovery. For my own part, I think the itol! .chance is,• that by and by one of the assassins will impeach the other. "The indignation which has been excited in all classes this city, by this painful transaction, can be better imagined than desci ibed. " Yon are aware, that although I had my watch and. some money about uic, nv attempt was made to rob me." THE Aamy.—The following is the report of the intended reduction of the Army :—The whole of the Veteran Battalions ; in the three Regi-: ments of the Guards, - all men under 'rive'-feet eight high, in the three Battalions of the First ; those under five feet ten, in the Coldstreams ; and five feet nine in the Third Regiment. The Mancho.ter . MercurN says----: 44 We. nnaer stand that the. Earl of LIVERPOOL has stated, hi answer to the inquiry of the Manchester Chartr. ber of Commerce and Manufactures, as to the probable•security of British property in,Naples,- that he sees no reason why the state of, peace which at present subsists between this country and the kingdom of Naples should be interrupted : _and that instructions will, of course, he given to the British Agents and Authorities in thz:t•quar-• ter, to afford 'every practicable protection -to Bri tish 'property,, if circumstances should appear to require it." Mrs. CotirTs, last week, on the anniversary cf her Wedding-day, regaled with roast beef,•plumb puddina and a liberal quantity,, of ale, all the debtors and their families confined in the County Gaol of Stafford. Chian .AND- NEATE.—This match was off last i night, by Cribb receiving a forfeit of 101. which [ was to have been made 1001. on Wednesday evening.