The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-05-02 00:00:00

ENGLISH AND BRISTOL CHANNELS SHIP
CANAL.

TO THE EDITOR OF TILE BRI'FISII PRESS.
Sin —An article has bean published, inter.ding to show that the
following letter of Messrs. Langur and Co., eminent merchants at
Delfost, does not prove Captain Nicholls's theory of a saving of
fourteen days on each voyage by this Canal, nor the other benefits
relied on by the promoters of the measure. Let the letter again
speak for itself:— " Belfast. Apia 9, 1823.
" reply to your request that we would state our opinion
as to the advantage to derived by this part of the country from
the proposed Canal from Stolford to Beer, which is to connect the
Bristol and English Channels, we beg to acquaint you, that we
consider no advantage can accrue from the projected scheme, either
in a saving of time, a reduction of freight, or a saving of lives, by
avoiding tae dangerous passage round the Land's End. As pro-
prietors of nine vessels trailing between this port anti London, we
End that, during the last four years, the passage to and from bon-
don, winter and summer, has been effected on an avorage in nine
days ; and we believe that the strong currents and other unfavour-
able circumstances of the Bristol eta:lnd—the delay of passing a
vessel of IS9 to 299 tons through a Canal of considerable length,
with many locks--together with the occasional impediments of
drought or frost, would cause more time to be occupied in that than
in the present psseage.
" As the passage through the Canal would most probably con-
sume more time, the freight would consequently be higher, inde-
pendent of the increase n.,cessary for defraying the raisers expenses
through the Canal, which would be very considerable.
" With regard to the saving of lives, we can only ray, that dur-
ing the last tour years in which these vessels have left London and
Belfast, once a week, we have not yet lost one, nor have any of
them been on shore on the coasts of Devon or Cornwall. so that no
lives have been lust by them there.
Were the Canal open at present, we would not send any of our
vessels through it, for the foregoing reasons.
• We are, Sir, your most obedient servants,
" OEo*OE LANGTitT and Co."
If any thing can add to the effect or this letter. it is this, viz that
the freight from Belfast to Bridgewater or Bristol is nearly as
much as to London. in consequence of the difficult navigation of
the Bristol Chan am, Sir, your obedient servant,
A .

HIS MAJESTY'S DRAWING ROOM.—N.
LEWIS., TAILOR, FANCY BALL DRESS MAKER,
and MILITARY OUTFITTING WAREHOUSE, to his
Royal Highness the Duke of YORK, 33 St. James's-street, begs
to inform the Nobility and Officers of his Majesty's Army and
Navy, that he has manufactured an extcorive Wardrobe of Court
Dresses, plain and embroidered, which may be either purchased on
reasonable terms, or let out on hire fur the above Drawing Room.
N. L. also begs to acquaint Officers of his Majesty's Navy and
Army, that he has an
.immense Stock of Uniforms, suitable for
General and Staff Officers; also fee Ofliecrs of the Cavalry and In-
fantry, which are warranted to be perfectly Regulation.
A Suit of Court Clothes or Uniforms made et one day's notice.

State and plain Livened made.
An early application is earnestly requested, to prevent disap-
pointment.
Commanding Officers, and Gentlemen of the different Yeomanry
Corps as well as the Militia Regiments, ate respectfully informed,
that they can be completely htted out with `nifomis, made lower
than at any other house In London, where patterns are kept ready,
of every descrimion.
N. Ltwis begs to inform the Officers of the different Regi-
ments, that In consequence of the great augmer.tations which have
lately taken place, they may be equipped with every article in the
above line, strictly Regulation.