The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1803-02-03 00:00:00

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SHIPPING INTEREST.

The Report made at Om. Ntteting of 311'p-owners
on ',Tuesday, last, at the London lovern
" That, since the last t;eneral Meeting, the Com-
mittee ha.! been anxiously engaged in obtaining do-
cuments to establish ate correctness of the state-
ments they had previously made respecting
sent state of the shipping interest of Great ritatn ;
and that it appeared by the documents recetved by
the Comtpitrze, that the opinion they hid 'formed
un that subject was completely confirmed.
" That the Committer, in cyder to obtain the most
4'nrreCt and certain information of the present state
Of the Shipping in the Port of London, had applied
to the several Ship Builders on the River Thames ;
:,sid it appeared by their letters annexed, That only
two ships had been built in the River Thames for
the Mercbant: Strus since the sth of October 1801,

namely, the Pacific, of 307 tots burthen, for the
South Sea trade, and another of 6QO tons, now
building on speculation - wed that it also appeared,
that no other ships had been contracted to be built
in the River Thames for the Ilferclantr Semler, since
the sth of October, 1801.
" That the Committee, with a view to ascertain
tae real earereciation in the value of Shipping since
the peace, had not only reviewed with great care
and attention the opinion of the several respectable
brokers who had been applied to on the subject, but
they had conversed with almost eviry person in
town who had been in any way concerned in the
sale of ships since that period ; and the Committee
are satisfied that their opinion on that subject also
stands confirmed on the most indubitable testimony.
Aad that the value of Shipping has decreased at
least one-third since the peace.
" That the Committee had likewise, after great
labour, made several comparative statements of tke
expellees incurred in the outfit of ships, between the
two years immediately succeeding the American
war, aad the last and present years, and it appeared
from documents of actual disbursemeets, that provi-
sions of all kinds had on an average advanced about
891. per cent. That mates ials and stores of all sorts
had advanced in like manner about 841. per cent.
And tllat'searnens wages had, on an average of the
different classes of seatlen' advanced about 441. per
cent. whilst the rate of freights had only, on ah ave-
rage, advanced about 231. per sett. And that the
Committee are convinced, whenever an investiga-
t'.in shall take place on this suhject, that these state-
numts will be found to be moderate and just. And
it alsa appeared that since the year 1783, there had
been an increase of the duties em the impoetatioti of
slava' stores of above .501. per cent.
a That the CoMmittee had also obtair.ed state-
ments of the arbsal expenditure and earnings of ships
in different trades ; and it was with great concern
the Committee had to reporethar at present ships in
general were navigated to litt:e or no prole, and
eneny cf them to actual less.
" That the Committee thought it neeessary to
intimate, that it appeared by the letters received by
the Secretary float several of the outports, that ship-
tuil,:ine at such ports was not in a more flourishing
state than in the port of London ; and that the own-
ers at the eut-ports were deeply impressed with the
same sentiments and opinions u ith the Committee, of
the present depr:ssedstate of the Shipping Famed
genera/.
e 11:e Committee also conceived it proper to en
pc., to the General Meeting, That Petitions had
been presented to the Honeurable the I-louse of
Commons, praying for the repeal of the Tonnage '
Duty from the fultenvieg ports ;
Teic Pod of Luro:on Pot of 'Myth asw! Rankly,
Arc/pool, 'Scarborough,
Niuttlerloutl, South Shit: dr,
Iturtirvon, inymr.oth,
Whitby, Ninth shicick.

"That in addition to these Petitions the Commit-
ee had received intOrmation, that a Petition for the
Repeal of the Tonnage Duty had been signed at
'Newcastle-upon-l'yne; end another at Wells, in
Nerldk, cit-thich has been delivered to their
respective Members of Parliament to present after
the reces ; and that the Ship-Owners at Lynn-Re-
gis, Poole, Hull, and several other places had re-
'guested their Members to support the application to
Yarliantent 'Gil- the Repeal of Tonnage Duty.
'Mit the Committee considered it to be their
duty thus publicly to declare, That their investiga-
tions had been conducted with-the greatest fairness,
candour, and 'anpartiality, and had not been, in any
,one instance whatever, influenced by private views
tr party feelings : that ilwy felt no 'hesitation in
siring with confidence, that the public will attri-
trite their conduct, on this occasion, to the sources
f.om Nchich it sprung.; and that such confidence
they had a light to entertain, as they were conscious
Ka* no other motives than a due sense of justice to
iAieii coluitry and to themselves ; a high sentiment
-of the national importance of the Shipping Interest
•of Great Britain, and the recollection that to it
-alone were owing the glory and greatness of the
:British Empire."

Wa-g CLuitir—Tuesday the Duke of Noarota
!presided at a m-eting of this Clnb, held at the Lon-
ha Tavern, when .Io3N WILKE., Esq. -M. P. for
11. ichester, Jot* COLTMAN RssuLLIGH, Esq. Wm.
I ) swsr., Esq. of Downe Hall, Lieutenant-Colonel
ARTHUR f ORRIS, MICHAEL SHEPLEY, Esq. BEND.
1•R AvLii, Esq. JoaN TRoTTER., Esq. Rev. JAMES
'WILLIS, 'WORST Gitir.rra, Esq. GEORGE SKIL-
: XL, Esq. JoilN THOMAS BARRER, Esq. and seve-
r: Il nth `r Gentlemen, wore admitted Members. Thg
illy was r.per.t with that high conviviality which the
Dek•: of NORtOLIC never fails to inspire ; and the
Lint meeting was axed for the Bth of March, when
the Doke of lik.proto -will be in the Chair.

Tie deCiii.e of the frost has brough a large sop-
ply of English Vklicit to market, and not being very
fell of buyers, thli article Teiter.lky fell 9s. and 4s.
15../. qUarter. We hr.-e an Immense quantity of Bar-
2ey arrivals, 'iali.9-, with Malt, sells cheaper.
.Tuesjay alt•nit...lop a fine young man, about 16
,pears ut age, was•drsemed in a cow-keeper's-pond.
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: %ft iad4,144 mak.: sliding there, whim the ice gave
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