The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-08-29 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PRESS.

Si have not read the statement in an even;ng paper
which called forth from Mr. Alexander Galloway the
letter he addressed to you yesterday, respecting the steam-
vessels, assumed (as he properly expresses himself) to be
intended for the service of the Greeks; but as Mr. Gal-
loway's letter would lead to the conclusion that what had
appeared in your own and other journals was for the most
part unfounded in fact, I avail myself of your columns to
put a few questions to that gentleman.
You, Mr. Editor, have stated that Mr. Galloway con-
tracted to finish the machinery for all the vessels by De-
cember last. I would, in the first place, therefore, ask Mr.
Galloway if this be not strictly true ?
Was not the contract made by him with Messrs. li icartlo ?
Ilave not complaints been repeatedly made to Mr. Gal-
loway on account of his not fulfilling that contract?
Did not Mr. Galloway, from week to week during the
months of January and February last, promise that three of
the vessels should be finished within ten days or a fortnight,
and the others in a few weeks afterwards?

Did not Mr. Galloway c'intinually refer to his own good
character and his ardent love of liberty as reasons why
those who complained of the delay might rest satisfied that
he was exerting himself to the utmost to complete the ma-
chinery?
Did not the Greek Deputies, in the month of March last,
tell Mr. Galloway that the cause of Greece might be ruined
by his delay; and did they not urge him to provide men to
be employed both night and day?
Did not Mr. Galloway say that, by employing additional
hands to work during the night, he could undertake to
finish three of the vessels within three weeks, but that, if
he did so, he should be put to an extra expense of 2001. or
2501. ? and did not the Greek Deputies engage to pay him
3501. out of their own pockets to defray this extra charge,
if he would complete the machinery by the time he him-
self then fixed ?

Has not AIL Galloway since that time answered every
application by renewing his assurances that the works would
be finished within a week? _ _

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Did not Mr. Galloway engage that the Perseverance
should be ready by August, 1823 ; and was it finished be-
fore the month of May this year?
Did not the boiler in another vessel burst ; and has not
the machinery its the third been found very defective?
When are the three other vessels likely to be finished?
Has Mr. Galloway kept even two men employed on either
of these vessels for the last six months?

Ilas not Mr Galloway received from Messrs. Ricardo
the full amount of Ins contract?

Mr. Galloway's answers to these queries will be more sa-
tisfactory to those who have at heart the success of the
Greeks than a reference to his public life, however uni-
form its tenor. Mr. Galloway's consistency and integrity
are not points upon which the British public can be mate-
rially interested. The whole case resolves itself into the
delay in the structure of the steam machinery, and a ge-
neral reference to individual character is no answer to
questions connected purely with matter of fact.
A LOOKER-ON.

IMPORTANT TO CALICO-PAINTERS:On Thursday
last, a Sheriff's Inquisition was held at the Albion Hotel,
Eccles, Esq. Assessor, to determine the right to a lot
of calico seized by the Excise, under an extent. The cir-
cumstances are as follow :—An extent for excise duty
had been issued against Joseph Taylor (late Taylor, IVor-
lidge, and Co.), of Agecroft, calico-printer. On the pre-
mises was a lot of 513 pieces calicoes, which had been given
out to Mr. Taylor, to be printred, by Messrs. S. Fletcher,
Boyd, and Wood. These calicoes had been seized by the
Excise, and the inquisition was held to determine wbether,
under the circumstances, the Crown had any right to ap-
propriate them in satisfaction of duties owing by Mr. Ta-
ylor. After some witnesses had been examined as to the
facts, Mr. Parke, for Messrs. Fletcher and Co. produced
the Act of Parliament under which the extent was issued,
and contended that goods intrusted by other parties to Mr.
Taylor, to be printed, could not be seized for his duties,
inasmuch as he was not a maker or manufacturer, to whom
alone the Act appeared to refer, but only a printer for
hire. On further examination, however, it appeared that
Mr. Taylor had, during the last nine months, printed
goods on his own account, and, at the time of the issuing
of the extent, had a considerable quantity en band. On
these grounds, the Counsel for the Crown, Mr. Carr, con-
tended that lie came within the meaning of the Act. Mr.
Parke, however, would not give up his point, and it was
finally arranged between them that the Jury should find 'A
special verdict for the Crown, and leave the point of la.w
for the decision of the Court of Exchequer. The Jury ac-
cordingly found a verdict, specially, after deciding some
minor points, as to the balance of the current acf.ounts
between the parties.—Manehester Guardian.
Lately, as some persons were hathing at Port 'rowan,
Cornwall, a young man, named Phillips, whr,, with a
party, was in a boat off the place, repeatedly 'presented a
gun which he had at the bathers, who, suppe•Ang that he
did so merely in sport, and without any inte,tion of tiring,
took no notice of him. Ilowever, it appear, that, after two
inefi'eetual atteinies, he succeeded in fire,,g, and lodged a
number of shots in various parts of the bodies of Mr.
Pearce, of the United Hills Mines, t iel MT. VOUlln Penrose,
of 11.-druth, who were near each o:fier in the water when
Phillips fired at them. The sLets have been extracted,
an,' no serious consequences nre, apprehended; but warrants
I have been Lssued fur the a
Pr.chension of Phillips, who has
ab:conded.

ANGLO-MEXICAN MINING COMPANY.

A Meeting of the Proprietors of the above Company was held yes-
terday at the City of London Tavern. fur the purpose of taking into
consideration the state of its tains.
Soon after one o'clock the Directors entered the room, and DAVID
BA c r.A r. Esq. took the Chair.
The CitAiu MAN addressed the Meeting, saying that the Direc-
tors felt obliged to acknowledge that they appeared before the Pro-
prietors under eircunistancesinot quite so satisfactory as upon former
occasions, but they felt it their duty, notwithstanding, to invite them
to that Sleeting, in order to lay before them a statement of the real
condition of their affairs, respecting which he was aware that great
uneasiness existed.
The affairs of the Company in Mexico were in a most prosper.
nun situation, being in a state of progressive improvement towards
the completion of the objects of the Company. With respect to
matters in this country, he regretted that they did not bear the same
prosperous complexion, owing to causes with which they were all
perfectly familiar. The extraordinary convulsions which had taken
place in this country had led to financial d.fficulties. which it was
impassible to foresee or anticipate ; difficulties in which, however,
there was nothing to be alarmed' at, as by a little united exertion
they.might be easily overcome. He would detain them by no further
observations, but proceed at once to rend to them the Report which
had been prepared for their consideration.
The ('ttArnse.ar then read the Report, of which the following
is a brief abstract :
" The Directors were aware of the unfavourable rumours
current in regard to the affairs of the Company in Mexico. lint
considered them true only in one respect, viz., that the number of
ties undertaken had been too great for the capital of the Company.
The capital had been laid out, not in purchases, hut in loans made
on the security of the mines, and on condition of participating in
the 'snail during a certain number of years. At several of the
smeller mines the working had been suspended ; but from
the well-known value of the five great m'nei, on which the priori.
pal outlay had been made, it was apparent ,hat the advances of the
Company rested •on a secure foundation ; and as to the time of
repaying these loans, it was stipulated in most of the come acts
that such should take place before making any dividend of profit to
the mine-owners."
The Report next adverted to the mode of working the mines, and
to complaints, that the improved system practised in England had
not been introduced. The propriety of the English system was
acknowledged, but it wan urged that time would be required to
accustom to it the inhabitants of a country. so backward in many
respects as Mexico. Withreference to the mine of Valenciana, the
greet.st by far of the undertakings of the Company, the Report
stated thepress of the draining, the recent reduction of the
weekly ex iture, and the prospect of the increase of produce,
now that, y getting lower into the mine, access had been obtained
to the more productive workings.
The CHAIRMAN said, that there were two objects fir the con-
sideration of the Meeting; one was to suggest a proper plan for
raising 160,000 L, which was supposed to be sufficient to accomplish
the object of the Company ; and which, amongst 600 or 700
persons, be believed there would be little difficulty in procuring.
The other object was, to come to some decision with respect to the
forfeited shares, amounting to 2,813 in number.
A GENTLEMAN said that his shares had become liable to for-
feiture in consequence of Indisposition, which rendered him utiable
to pay up the calls. He was, however, then ready, if permitted, to
pay up all the calls in which he was in arnar.
The CHAIRMAN said, that there were two vacancies in the
Direction ; and although by the Deed of Settlement the Directors
were themselves empowered to fill such vacancies, yet they felt no
disposition to exercise that power, and would gladly receive any
gentleman at the nomination of the Proprietors. (Cheers.)
Mr. SCHNEIDER said that he considered the affairs of the Coin-
Piny as by Directors
no means desperate, although he thought the Directo
bad erred in judgment In the mode in which they had hitherto ma-
-1 staged the affairs of the Company. A great outlay of capital had
been made, and perhaps they had gone beyond the bounds of pru-
dence in the engagements they had entered into. They had, how-
ever, bought experience dearly, and now he had no doubt but with
a reduced expenditure they would he enabled eventually to suc-
ceed. The main cause of their present embarrassment was owing
to the Directors having abandoned the true principle of reciprocity,
by making calls upon the Proprietors, while numerous defalcations
existed upon the previous calls. This showed a lax administration
upon the part of the Directors, for they preferred resorting to ex-
pedients rather than make fresh calls upon the Proprietors, until at
length their difficulties became so pressing that they felt themselves
under the necessity of calling that Meeting, and making that appli-
cation to the Proprietors which a sound discretion should have
warned them to do at an earlier period. He would move that all
the shares liable to forfeiture, up to the twelfth call, be declared
forfeited ; and in doing so he was prepared to meet the argument
that the measure might be hard towards the defaulters, by saying
that they ought to reflect upon the extent to which they might have
injured the property of others by their defalcation (Cheers.) He
would, however' propose also as a boon, that ail defaulters up to
the twelfth call be admitted on paying up the demands upon them
prior to the 4th of September. This he should do because he
thought it possible that some of those parties might have held back
from not having heard a candid atatement from the Directors of the
affairs of the Company—a statement which they had certainly a
right to expect.
Mr. Non eta said he agreed with almost all that had fallen from
Mr. Sel•neider, with the exception of nrocecdirg against the de-
faulters to the extent of forfeiture. When it was considered that
upwards o`o e-tourth of the capital of the concern was thus c mien-
gered, he thought the better way would be to form a Committee
to meet the Directors, and to confer with them ttpon the question of
the forfeited shares, and also upon the best method of raising the
150.000/. required to carry on the concerns of the Company.
Mr. SCHNEIDER saitl, the 'wants of the Company would not
afford time for the operation of a Committee.
31r. NORRIS said that he should add to his motion that the
Sleeting should adjourn till Friday, in order to obtain the Report
of the Committee.
A PROPRIETOR said that some allowances ought to be made
for those who, under more favourable auspices, had been induced
to enter more largely into it than their circumstances could well
afford.
Sir. WILSON thought Sir. Norris's proposition very good, as far
as respected the conference with the Proprietors for the purpose of
raising the money. But with respect to the forfeited shares, all the
holders had received three notices, so that on this point a confer-
ence was unnecessary, and they had only to declare them for-
feited, in confotmity with the Deed of Settlement. Friday he
also thought a bail day for the meeting, it being post-day.
Another Gentleman then moved an amendment—That the time
be enlarged to the 14th instead of the 4th of September ; to which
Ste. Schneider assented ; and the amendment was consequently
embodied in the original Resolution.
Mr. WARD said that he liked Mr. Norris's suggestion better
than any he had yet heard, and should therefore give it his support.
Mr. Nortats's amendment was then put from the Chair, and
lost by a considerable majority.
The original Resolution was then put and carried, with the al-
teration Irons the 4th to the 14th of September.
A PROPRIETOR proposed that no sharzs forfeited hereafter
should be allowed the same indulgence, which was agreed to.
Another PROPRIETOR proposed that all defaulters allowed to
pay up upon their forfeited shares should be compelled to pay .5
per cent. interest on their calls from the day on which they became
due. This, however, was negatived by a great majority.
Mr. Noon's then moved for a Committee of nine persons, with
power to add to their number, in order to confer with the Directors
upon the most advisable method of raising the money requisite to
carry into effect the objects of the Company, and to report to the
body at large-the result of their inquiry.
This Resolution being unanimously agreed to, an adjournment
was also agreed to until Tuesday next. when the Proprietors
are to meet in the same room to receive the Report.
Thanks were then voted to the Chairman for his conduct in the
Chair, and the meeting was adjourned accordingly.

We learn from Falmouth that there are three or four 1
more 10-gun brigs now getting ready for that station.
At the Edinburgh police-office, on Saturday, a most
woc-begone Wight, a son of Esculapius, whose head, from
the effects of shame, was all but sunk IttAwcen his slnydi-
ders, was brought up from the shadea beneath, and placed
at the bar. From the goggling of his eyes, they seemed to
be very much discomposed by tha sun's effulgence—and no
great wonder, for he had been several days it: durance upon
a charge of trespass of a most extraordinary nature. One
evening, about the beginning of th_a week, the lady of a
house in the New Town, when i..loout to retire to bed, and
in passing the kitchen door, r,:sserved the shadow of a man
reflected upon the floor, Csich excited in her some uneasy
suspicions; so, without saying a word, she locked the outer
door, and gave the key to her husband, who bad retired to
rest. In the warning she came to the kitchen to recon-
noitre, when slie observed a stout strapping wench sitting at
the fire, dres:,cd in a printed gown and apron, and a large
mutch which half concealed her comely face. The servant
maid ^assured her mistress that the stranger was a country
ecosin of hers, who had come to town the previous night,
and whom she could not but invite to take a share of her bed.
The mistress advanced to this interesting personage, and,
drawing aside the breast of her gown, observed a man's
coat of honest broad cloath beneath it ! The stranger se-s
no other than the prisoner. Instantly the alarm was given
to the husband, who, after locking the door outside, hur-
ried for some policemen. They soon arrived, and invited
the prisoner to accompany them to the watehlsouse. He
implored for mercy, and protested that he would rather be
stuffed like an alligator, and exhibited as such in a glass
bottle, than submit to such degradation. Ws prayers, how-
ever, were of no avail ; and after being strapped by the
wrist to one of the policemen, he was, marched off in his
female habiliments to the wateldsou,.e—a sad and striking
exasmile of the truth of the poet's remark, that " the
i course of true love never did run smooth." Ile had no-
, thing to say in defence of his conduct, which really, bad as
it was, was not worth snaking a fuss about ; and he was,
s therefore, ordained to find cautilan for his good behaviour
under the penalty of WI. —.Ft!i4Z4irgle treeklg Chrunick.