The Sun.
London, England, 1837-03-10 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

WESTRiNSTER-BRIDGE, DEPTFORD, &ND
GREENWICH RAILWAY.
SlR.,—Haring by accident heard that a petition has, with-
out previous notice, been this night presented to the House of
Commons, charging this Company with having procured ficti-
tious signatures to the Parliamentary.contract, and with having
paid certain parties for signing the deed, I feel it due to the
Company to give, on their part, the earliest and most unqua-
lified contradiction to this allegation, and to state that the Di-
rectors have neither directly nor indirectly authorised, sanc-
tioned, or been cognizant of any such proceeding. Relying on
your sense of justice for the insertion of this letter, I remain,
Sir, your obedient servant,
9th March, 1837. J. H. POWELL, Secretary.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.)

Drat., March 9.--Wind W.—Arrived the Asia, Moss,
from Bombay ; Eliza, Deily, from Dublin ; Aby, Atkinson,
from Limerick ; and Delta, —, from Teneriffe. Sailed
the Fanny, Cousens, for Jamaica.
FALMOUTH, March B.—Wind variable; light breezes.—Ar-
rived the Lord Melville packet, from the West Indies, sailed
from Jamaica 30th January, and St. Thomas's Bth February.
Off port, the Falmouth Packet, —, from Lisbon; and
Unanimity, —, from Charente.
MARGATE, March 9.--Arrived the Sprightly, --, f
St. Michael's ; and Nelson Wood, Robinson, from Singaporomre.
GLOSTER 9.—Arrived the True Blue, Goldsworthy, from
Nantes.

PENFANCE, MARCH 7.—Arrived the Ocean, Nutting, from
River Gambia.
BRISTOL, MARCH S.—Arrived the Marniion, Germaine,
from Nantes; and Amelia, 13elplane, from Nantes. The
Salterby Rock arrived here from London, picked up a boat
off Padstow, with " Orlando, Thomas Blair," painted on stern.
LIVERPOOL, MARCH 7.—Arrived the Eroe, Marengo, from
Malta; and Lisbon, Eron, from Gibraltar. Off port the So-
phia• _____, from Valparaiso; Luca, —, from Manilla; and
Havannah packet, from Havannah.
BELFAST, MARCH 7.—Arrived the Commodore, --, from
London.
KINGSTON, JAMAICA, JAN. 30.—His Majesty's ships Mada-
gascar and Wasp sailed hence 12th inst., to blockade the port
of Cartliagena ; and since the following vessels have sailed,
to extend the blockade to all the ports of New Grenada :
Hia Majesty's ships Forth, Racehorse, Nimrod, Champion,
and Wanderer.

The St. Vincent, from Cuba to Bordeaux, was lost at
St. Nicholas, 4th January—part of her cargo saved.
MILFORD.--.The sloop Flying Fish, has brought in this day a
cask of bread picked up in St. Bride's Bay, marked thus—
" No. 196 superfine," on one head, and on the other " N. B.
stores." This will be the last day of salving these tides.
ST. VINCENT, JAN. s.—On the 31st ult., in lat. 14. long.
66, about 30 miles to windward of Barbadoes, the Gem was
boarded by a schooner under Portuguese colours, supposed a
slaver. Six hands came on board in a boat, under charge of
an offloer, and searched the vessel. Part of the cargo was,
by their direction, hoisted on deck ; they took away a tierce
of beef, a barrel of pork, a barrel of flour, all the potatoes
on board, and sundry small stores, for which they offered and
paid 49 francs. The Agenora, from Jamaica to Norfolk, was
wrecked off the Caymanes Bay. Crew saved.