The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-06-06 00:00:00

GRAND grscrtmo CANAL.

On Tuesday. the Proprietors of Shares in that
great national concern, The Grand Junetion Canal,
'held their Annual Meeting at the Crown and An-
chor Tavern, in the Strand. About twelve o'clock.
Praed, Esq. was called to the Chair, and
the business commenced by one of the Solicitors
stating to the Nleeting, that the Committee had
lately called in the professional assistance of Mr.
'Phonies Telford, an eminent engineer, employed
by Government on the Caledonian Canal and other
works, and who lad particularly inspefted the
whole hue of the Canal, and the several works and
improvements now carrying on upon it. He pro-
ceeded to lead Mr. Telford's very long and particu-
lar report on the present state of the Canal, and on
the several things intended or recommended to he
done for better su,ply ng souse parts thereof with
weer, and fir its general improvement and ulti-
men complerioa. It has been estimated, that the
nee es tern sining to do will cost upwards of 47,0011.
Sartre of those, which Mr. Telford particularised.
s.c small reservoirs for rain and good waters near
the Braunstun Summit t a strain engine near the North
end of the Braunston Tunnel, for lifting the water
again t" the summit. after it has descended with
the trade throrn,.,h several locks; this engine was
stated to be in hand, and in considerable forward-
ness. Arother swam engine is recommended at the
four lock. below Iwo Waters, in Hertfordshire.
In several places. side-ponds, similar, we believe,
to those which we had lately 0CC1,61311 to mention as
tried at a lock near Great Berkhanistead, were re-
commended, for reserving pot of the water in dry
season', or any extraordinary increase of trade pass-
ing the locks.
Respeeting the famous embankment and ague-
daft arches at Wnlverton, Mr. Telford, in his
report, remarked, that as he found that work to be
under able and respeftable contraft ors, who stood
engaged to complete and maintain the same for
twelve months after the opening thereof (which
may be expeeted in two months), and who had ex-
pressed their determination to leave it in a complete
trate, he should forbear any particular remarks.
A minute and particular survey has been made of
the levels, and other circionstances of the land,
a enve and near the Braunston summit of the Ca-
nal; and Mr. Telford named one of the Company's
esgiaeers. whom he recommended to make a like
seseev of the Chalk-hills, neat the other summit of
Treng, in order that all the resources of springs,
ant surface water for the supply and ase of the
greatly-increasing trade to be expelted upon the
carnal, may be known and ready for future use.
The Solicetor proceeded to state to the meeting
the rapid increase in the revenues of the Company,
since the opening of the whole line, by the comple-
tion of the tunnel at Blisworth, and mentioned the
five last monthly returns of tonnage to be as follows :
title Jannar,, L. 731
February
March
April feeee
May .
The peoprianns were then congratulated on the
great advantages to be expeeled by them, as well as
the public, in the more general introduction of Staf-
fordshire or Paddirgton coals (so called from being
now brought on the Canal to that place) ; and, in
order to sheer the great comparative value of these
teals over the Sea orThames coals, with which Lon-
don has been hitherto supplied, a part of Mr. Sadler's
evidence, lately given before Parliament. and in
which he was corroborated by other evidence, was
rend by the Solicitor. Mr. Sadler states, two tons,
by weight, of Paddington coals. to be equal to two
chaldrons, by measure, of River coals ; and that
the present cost of them areas three to four. That
for evaporating, or boiling away water, one-third
less in weight of Staffordshire coals will do the same
as a given weight of River coals will do.
'Phe more immediate business of the day, in elect-
ing the Committee for the ensuing year, was then
entered upon ; and we are happy to observe, though
the attendance was very full of those Gentlemen
who haee happened hitherto, on many occasions, to
disapprove the conduft of the Committees and
Agents in managing the affairs of the Company, yet
a degree of unanimity prevailed, highly auipicious
to the (mute prosperity of this great concern. Two
Gentlemen on the last Committee (Freematitle and
Fell), from having changed their places of resi-
dence, and their consequent non-attendance on the
meetings for business, were considered by all par-
ties as proper to he displaced ; and, on compar-
ing the two lists of persons who were pint in no-
mination for the future Committee, there were
bin three names which differed ; after a des-
cira.ion of some linnet:), but condritled with a de-
gree of temper and moderation creditable to both
parties, a ballot was proceeded to, the result of
which was, that Mears. Bradshaw and Cobb were
elefted, in lieu of the two Gentlemen above men-
tioned; and all the others of the last Committee
were re-elated, by a majority of more than 700
shares, including proxies.
The tedious process of receiving an many votes
was necessarily interrupted by dinner. to which
about eighty Gentlemen sat down at six o'clock.
As soon as the cloth was withdrawn, " The King,
"
" The Chei, man" (\lr. Praed), and " The Marquis
if Buckingham." were given a; toasts, and very
shortly after the business of the ballot was resumed,
and at length terminated as above.
The measures of late pursued by the Committee
sprat' to have been more generally approved by
the body of proprietors, and a motion of thanks to
gigthem for their conduft in the affairs of the Com-
pany during the last year was passed almost unani-
mously. A yore of thanks to William Praed, F.sq.
for his impartial conduft in the Chair, passed una-
nitiously s and about half-past nine o'clock the
Meeting broke up.

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• In the event of the late Sir WILL I A bi Pe Lieu a•s
having left nn will, the principal part of his Shrop-
shire estates, to tie amount of above 30,0001. per
an.outn, will fall to the Fail of DA RLINQTOIII, the
rest of tlst 11-ail, and his own unentailed property of
course, devolve on bis only daughter the Countess
of Savo. He is succeeded in his title, and in all
hob. :sailed property, consisting of his Scotch and
L• Welt lodia estates, of about 10,0001. per antrum, by
- his nephew. Captain Jost Kir os e, of the Coldstream
Guanlc, sus at the late Governor Jua:,srosta,