The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-09-16 00:00:00

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peerless parts which make the patriot, and render you,
sir, as one fit and destined to rank amongst the deliverers
of nations: May our whole hope and partial prophecy
be realised. May the evening of your life be smoothed
and solaced by the operation of that beneficence which
will be the result of your country's liberation from the
detrimental dominion of those sectaries, both political
and theological, that have flourished for so long a period,
and that to the material injury of your country's people.—
Regard us, dear sir, to be your friends and admirers,
THE CHARTISTS Off' LONDON AND ITS
SUBURBS.
Mr. Nash seconded the motion, which was carried by
acclamation.

The Chairman having formally presented the address
in the name of the meeting, _ _ _

Mr. Frost, who on rising was received with loud cheers,
made a speech in reply, which was well received by his

audience

Mr. HP nretta then proposed, and a working man, who
was announced as a " Lancashire Lad," seconded a reso-
lution in favour of the People's Charter, which having
been unanimously agreed to, the meeting separated, after
giving three cheers for Mr. Frost, and " three more " for
the " People's Charter."

INDIAN RIVER NAVIGATION
LCODIMUNICATED

Remarks on 64 Navigation of the Godavery by Steam,

COLONEL GRIMES. London : Allen & Co., 1856,

Why should the resources of India be opened'up ? But
the undertaking is one that will confer vast benefits upon
England and India, and because it will pay. Several
years since ➢lr. Bourne pointed out the advantages and
the profits which would ensue from the accomplishment
of the navigation of the Indian rivers ; but though every
one acquiesced in the imputed advantages, few appear to
have been convinced of the profits. The experiment,
however, has now been made, and the result greatly
exceeds Mr. Bourne's predictions. The last dividend of the
Ganges Steam Company was 48 per cent. as will be seen by
a reference to the Indian papers ; and the latest returns
of profit of a Navigation Company on the Godavery
were at the rate of 55 per cent. So important, indeed,
does the undertaking now appear, and so much has it
Kceeded the capabilities of local enterprise, that some of
oprietors of these undertakings have applied to Mr.
nise an English Company for the purpose
of carrying the navigation out in an effectual manner,
and which, with the advantage of adequate capital,

Bourne to or

„n science to aid in the solution
of the problem in the most effectual and profitable man-
ner. It

would enlist Europe

is a fair presumption, we think, that

if, with

inadequate arrangements, an undertaking has returned 50
Per cent., the return will not be worse with better means
and superior arrangements, seeing that the field is so

e that it cannot well be overdone

Colonel G

points out the necessity of efficient steam navig

ation being

established in the Godavery, but, in the case of all the

great rivers in India, the same necess

Sts; nor

s necessity be in the least degree lessened by the con

n of railways, for railways cannot carry
through long distan

th sufficient

to make its conveyance possible; and it mus
be carried by water, or

With these remarks we present to o
from Colonel Grimes' very sensible

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vations

'a.ctieal obser

Kamptee is a large military cantonment situated on the
right bank of the river Kanhan, within nine miles of the
city of Nagpore. From the protection afforded by the
presence of the troops and other causes, the Sudder or
Great Bazaar, formed originally for the supply of the
soldiery, has grown into a considerable town ; is the
place of residence of several wealthy native merchants,
and at present probably is of equal importance as a place
of trade with Nagpore itself. The main road to the
Saugur and Nerbudda territories and onwards to Mirza-
pore on the Ganges, from the southward, passes through
both Nagpore and Kamptee, and is the route of
extensive traffic ; as is also that to the westward, pro-
ceeding to Bombay. Nagpore is situated in the great
cotton field of the peninsula of India; and should the pro-
posed navigation be extended to Kamptee, would become
the centre of a vast traffic. The surrounding country in
every direction is at present t extensively cultivated,
while the soil is capable of almost unlimited produc-
tion. Cotton, hemp, wheat, oil seeds of different kinds,
and various other valuable products, merely require a
cheap means of transport to ensure their cultivation to
an immense extent. The Kanhan, on the bank of which
Kamptee is situated, is, during the rainy season (from
July to October inclusive), a considerable river, in width,
at that part, of from two to three hundred yards, and
with a depth of water, during the freshes, of from ten to
thirty feet. Even during the driest months of the year
it has a good stream, and is only fordable at certain
parts ; some of which, however, are very shallow,
but might, I conceive, with little difficulty and
moderate expense, be rendered and maintained
sufficiently deep to admit of the passage of boats of from
a foot to eighteen inches' draft of water throughout_the
entire year. The bed is generally composed of sand
and loose gravel ; and the banks on either side are
admirably adapted for the formation of wharfs or quays.
There is but little question that steam must be the most
effectual, as well as the speediest and most profitable
agent, by which the navigation may be effected. Laden
boats might pass down the river without the assistance of
steam, but they would be subject to many more risks and
delays than with the aid of that power. Upwards, lam
of opinion, they could not go the whole distance loaded
without excessive labour and loss of time which would in
a great degree defeat the object sought to be obtained.
As to the description of boats best calculated for the pur-
pose I do not consider myself competent to form an
opinion. As far as my judgment goes, lam inclined to
those proposed by Mr. John Bourne (which, however, I
know only by description) from their exceedingly small
draft of water, combined with capacity of stowage ; a
most important consideration, if it should be found
advisable to continue the communication throughout the
entire year, and which must ultimately, I conceive, be the
case.

It is unncecessary to extend the extract, but we com-
mend the important subject of River Navigation in India to
the attention of our readers. Few undertakings are more
important in a national point of view- few undertakings
are so profitable—and few are :so safe: For eves if we
suppose such a declension in the traffic in any one locality
as to make steam navigation unnecessary at that point,
the steam vessels can be shifted to some other river where
a traffic may have shot up. So long as India exists, the
navigation of her rivers will be a profitable undertaking.
The field is too large to be filled too full. The growth of
produce will increase with the facilities afforded for its
conveyance; and the undertaking, now having passed
beyond the experimental stage. must, to ensure an ade-
quate efficacy and success, be taken up by an English
company, that will both be able to collect the necessary,
capital, and to turn to the best account the splendid field
presented for their exertion.

ROYAL AMUSEMENTS..—Prince Adalbert of
3 young bride, the Infanta Amalia, sister
of Spain, arrived at Bayonne on Thursday .
_re received with the same honours as were paia
French princes. At half-past four, a carriage of the Em-
peror's came to fetch the Prince and Princess, and con-
veyed them to the villa, where they had the honour of
being received by their Majesties. At six o'clock the
noble visitors returned to the hotel, escorted by a de-
tachment of the Cent Gardes, and gave a dinner of 25
covers. Prince Adalbert gave as a toast the health of the
Emperor and Empress. Other toasts—to the " King of
Bavaria and their Royal Highness,,s,” " The Queen
Isabella," and "To the union of France, Spain, and
Bavaria," followed All the French who wore present
were delighted to hear Prince Adalbert speak of the Em-
peror Napoleon—" Of that great man," he said, whose
reign secured the happiness of France, and who merits
and obtains the gratitude of the whole of Europe ; whose
tranquility has been consolidated by the manner in which
he has conducted and brought to a conclusion the war in
the East." On the following morning all the civil and
military authorities of Ba
youne were received byLtheir
royal highnesses.

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