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London, England, 1824-07-06 00:00:00

.COE ASSURANCE OFFICE,
liarter. in the Reign of King George the
First.

JUNE, 11.134.
smuts' Premiums fall due on the
are hereby informed. that Receipts are
at the Company's Offices, over the Royal
'all-mall, as well as by their respective Agents
and the Parties assured are requested to
their Policies on or before the 9th of
ual Fifteen Days allowed for Payment,
Policy, will then expire.
\ HURL FEN:S..IIU, Jun. Secretary.
daily at the said Offices, for the Assu.
Merchandises, and Ships, in Harbour,
, from loss or damage by Fire; and also
ranting Annuities on Lives.
ill be issued free of Expense to the As.
Premium &mottoes to 6s. or upwards.

, CLARKSON, FOR 0031 BAY.
articling to avail themselves of this
iformed that the CUMBRIAN, now on
idently expected to Sail fot Bombay by

apply to
3QC H A R, CRAWFORD, and W.
71, Old Brood-street.

FOR LEITH.
and EDINBURGH SHIPPING
PAN Y'S new Smack,
tBERT BRUCE,
vi Anderson, Commander,
:, the 11th hist— at One o'Cloek,
view tie accommodations of this flat vet.

t=tr, f-

.ct who have proved their Debts tinder
t, awarded and honed forth against
!I,lalfikOTßOE COCK, of the City of Can-
Kent, Wine and Spirit Merchants and
meet the Assignees of the said Bank-
. the 12th dayof July instant, at Twelve
antely, at the Office of Messrs. Brundrett,
Solicitors, 13, Peek's-buildings, in the Inner
• to, or dissent frogn, the Assignees re-
of the said Bang rupts' Estate. certain
incurred by them pyritous to the issuing
'ominission, and also certain costs, chatges,%nd ex-
subtequent to the issn ing forth of the said
in payments or allowances already made
the said 'Bankrupts and also to assent
,wing to Valentine blornt, Esq. one of the
Bankrupts, certain costs, charges, and es-
, previous to the issuing forth of the said
; certain monies from the said Bankrupts,
distributed as part of their estate, and on

DRETT, SPINKS, and REDDISH.
/Minium, Temple.

;ANAL. THOM THE E.NOLISH
BRISTOL CHANNEL.
respectable MEETING of LAND
tCIIANTS, BANKERS, and others,
1824, at the London Tavern, Bishops.-

—BRIDGE, Bart., M.P. in the Chair.
Iv, That it is the opinion of this Meeting.
English and Bristol Channels, by means of
'essential advantage to the Commercial In-
, and at the same time promises an ample
tpense of its exeeution.
• Company he for the present limited to
be divided into nhares of One Hundred

_ nos• entered into, and that Books be af-
Banking-house of blesses. Bosanquet and Co.
' purpose of receiving future Subscriptions,
One Pound be paid upon each Share at the

Book be beaded es follows, viz. :—" We,

o subscribed, authorise the application of
subscribed by us in defraying the Expenses al-
- in the Surveys, Plans, Engineer-
ware Cha ...maw hi' preparing t•P Orrly
et to make a Ship Canal from the English to
' the future Expenses to be incurred in such
, and that in case we shall decline to take
our respective names, the Residue of the
shall be forfeited to the Company."
Thousand Shares shall be subscribed ibv,
red to survey and report his opinion upon
probable Expense of a Ship Canal from the
Channel at Seaton Bay. capable of navigating
of 120 tons and 200 tons burthen, regis-

t.ethbridge, Bart., M.P., Sir Christopher
Captain Dastard, 51. P., Charles K. K. Tynte,
sal Lewis, Fog., M.P., John Bent, Esq.,
Dean of York, David Pollock, Esq., Rev.
- damning, Esq., Richard Pemberton, Esq.,
Robert Colmar, Esq.,John Lee H anning, Esq.,
John Burridge, Esq.,3lr. George Brown, and
be a Committee, with power to add to their
tbscribers of Five Shares and upwards, for the
Expenses already incurred, and to be
stending the Survey and defraying the Ex.
3lontes subscribed, and that three be a

shall be complete. and Mr. Telford's Re.
Imittee now appointed do call a General
Subscribers, in order that the Sum may be con.
--11 General Meeting may dam adopt such ulte.
,en appear proper.
remain open till the 30th Day of Joie

this day be inserted in such Newspapas
the Committee shall think fit.
LIS B. LETWIRIDGE, Chairman.
iy. That the thanks of this :getting be given
'bridge, for his able and impartial conduct in

the COMMITTEE, held at the Crown
Saturday, the 12th ultimo, the following
be published :
to submit, for the information of the public,
laded upon the best data which they have
the most authentic sources of informs-
shibiting the probable returns to the Pro..
Mon of the Canal, and which will clearly
ample remuneration cannot fail to result
capital in the undertaking. The length
,‘ to the plan laid down by the late Mr.
and it is not probable that any variation of
see of the survey about to be made by Mr.
material alteration in that rcl,pect. Taking
imate as • basis, and adverting to the dif-
ihe proposal to substitute • Canal for Ships
tons, as formerly suggested, the expense
Canal is estimated at about 1,200,0001.
Atich the Committee believe to be not only
meet all exigencies, but to be made upon a
charges of wear and tear, repairs, management,
then the Canal shall be complete, are taken at
anneal., making an annual expenditure of

information, collected at various times, and
id particularly when a Bitat Canal was in
1t122, the Committee are of opinion that this
than provided for by the tonnage upon lime,
, bricks, tiles, and general merchandise, for
will be carried on by means of the ('anal
being thus provided for, there will remain
tbecritters, the amount founded upon the

to the House of Commons in the present
on of Sir Thomas B. Lethbridge, it appears
inage which passed round the Land's-end in
of which it further appears, that had the
tons would almost of necessity have passed
probably great pan of the residue from
other causes.

infommtion collected in the southern part
that there was a consumption of coals in
400,600 tons per annum, which has since
but of which the Comn.ittee are ratialied
4y 600,000 tons will pass the Canal; besides
- 4 tonnage upon copper, iron, and sundries not otherwise
included, may be taken on • moderate scale at 100,000 tons.
Yrom those sources a tonnage of 1,174,000 tone would use the
Canal, which, at Id. per ton per mile upon the average, would
Produce an annual revenue of 201,950 f. applicable to a dividend
among the Proprietors, and amounting to above ItW. per cent.
The charge of Id. per mile would fall so far abort of the ex-
penditure necessary in navigating round the Land's-end, as to
mike it a matter of certainty that the Canal would be preferred.
lo these remarks the Committee contemplate that the cuur.try is
in a ',tate of joeace. hut it is obvious that should war at any time
take place, the tae upon the Canal would he increased in a very
considerable degree.
PA prospeeto ,s and further particulars , may be had at the
inkand the several Share and Canal Broker.' Offices in the
C" of Mews. KM and Lukin, solicitors, 6, Cri's lon-square ;
and of Mr. Mike, solicitor, Cbtird,.Sximceset.

No. 6,736.
- ROYAL EXCHANI
ktabnalled by Royal Chat
ERSONS whose Ai
24th INSTANT an
w ready to be cid:vend at
and in Pall-mall,
et the seeend counties ; at
*poly for the Renewal of
fI:LY NEXT, as this usut
Beyond the Date of each Pol
SAM
' ••• Attendance is given
pm of Buildings, Goods, .
I Dock, or while building,
If the Assurance of and en
N.B.—Fire Policies will
Axed, where the Aecual PO
THE CUMBRIAN, (.
DASS E ERS inlet
opportunity, are infer
parnage home, is conlidi
tie middle 01 August.
'Fos Fralght Passage ap
BAZETT, tARI,
THE LONDON au
C0311',1
Mcß4Fil
M Will
Will SAIL on SUND
• The Public is invited to vim
a g.pliitetagarfpaseta:tsg
July 8, WM.
•
LE CREDITORS i
Coretenlision of Buil
HIAM COCK and
• terbury, in the County of
Copartnin„ are desired to rn
rapts' estate and effects, on
o'Clock at Noon, precisely
• Spinke and Reddish, Solicit
Temple, London, to assent
imbursing themselves out .1
costs, charges and expenses,
forth of the said Commission,
reuses, incurred by them sal
Commission ; and also cot exit
and to be made by them so tl
to, or dissent from, allowing
re Cfediten of the said Ban
• pease% incurred by hint pr
1- tOmmission, in obtaining a
• which monies have hem die
td other special affairs.
e; lIRUND
i.
5- PROPOSED SHIP CA
:e TO THE 131
ry A a numerous and ri
LI OWNERS, MERf
held the 9th day of June, 1
ht gate.strect,
hit THOMAS R. LETW
• Resolved unanimously,
dust a Junction of the Engl.
a Ship Canal, will be of eue
to tarns of the Country, am
remuneration for the expend
Bra That the Capital of the I
One Million, and the same I
Pounds each.
That a Subscription be 1
rs eisemOds left at the Rankin
We Laabsdialwet., for the pur
le. no 'tbstle= t
iof One
time of ai
if That the Sebsceiption Bar
whose names are hereunto
he the several Soros subscribr
e. Eft•
Lie •ng. Estimates, sod other C
he to Parliament for an Aet to
he I the Bristol Channel, and the
tat application to Parliament, s
the Shares set opposite to ou
.e ,Deposit now peed by us stud
That whenever One Th
er.; Ir. Telford be employed
VET e best Line and probab
ristol to the English Chant
11.4
uP Vessels of all dekrlptions,
nd to measurement.
at That Sir Thomas B. Let
Cole, But., M.P., Captaii
re Esq., 81. P., Wendhani
M.P., the Very Rev. the DI
ou Dr. Palmer, William Han
ere 13.
Baunquet, Esq., Robert
George Elwell, Esq., John
Mr. George Redman, be a
, numbers from Subscribers
tts : furpose of discharging E
▪ incurred, and of superinto
my t polies thereof out of the :
quorum.
That when the Survey du
rin
at-
•t t v
eetimg oirredthe, the Canoe
smbu Subscriber
' coed, and that such Gent
nrior measures as may then s
; That the Books do ma
tom Instant.
• • That the Resolutions of t
Ts-
In Town and Country as th
ThlOM
ed Resolved unanimously. '1
a 0 Sir Thomas B. Lethbrid,
the Chair.
are. At a MEETING of tl
bet nd Anchor Tavzrn, on Ss
of tatement was agreed to be
ew The Committee beg to sh
No snort statement, founder
able to collect from t
th▪ e
lion, for the purpose of exl
rm, store upon the executive
each Ottltrate that a mat a
er- to those who embark then
ing ef the Canal, according
to 'Rennie, was 41 miles, and
ten the line, in consequence 01
3: a Telford, can make a mate
hat also Mr. Rennie's unmet
old ference of prices, and to the
the of 200 tone, instead of 120
rho of the execution of the t.
few Upon a calculation which
tree fully adequate to meet
pelt •-• • liberal scale, the charges
tees 1 • .and other incidents, when
Inn d.ooof. per mile per ann
was &Shout 42,0001.
tees From local and other in
at several periods, and
Ac- agitation in the year 1822,
amount would be more tin
limestone culm, stone b
the internal trade which
ate- The annual expenditure b
'v.:- for the benefit of the Sul
ten, iolhowing estimate.
ma- Front returns made to
• Session, upon the motion
re', that the amount of tonnag
lien was 1,00,430 tons, t
3 Canal existed, 501,000 tot
ahl'through the Canal, and
I and interest, convenience, mot
meal From local and other it
of England, it appears tl
1011, amounting to 1,400
considerably increased, hi
tight wldn assuming that only
!hen the tonnage upon t
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