The Sun.
London, England, 1830-04-12 00:00:00

arrangement with the palish, or the result would
probably be the loss of his situation. After some
delay, this advice was complied with.

ST. KATHARINE DOCK COMPANY'.

STEAM PACKET WHARF.

The great -risk and inconvenience which have
hitherto attended the mode of landing from, and est•
barking on board of steam-vessels in the port of
London, and the extortion and abuse to which pas-
sengers have too frequently been subject from the
misconduct of watermen and others, have long been
matter of most serious and well-founded complaint.
Thousands of persons who would have been de-
lighted to partake of the cheap and healthy mode
of recreation which steam-navigation affords, have
been prevented from availing themselves of it on ac-
count of the fear which is generally felt at being
exposed to the personal risk and inconvenience
alluded to, whilst no means existed along the banks
of the river Thames by which accommodation could
be afforded to steam-vessels so as to enable them to
proceed alongside and depart at all periods of the
tide ; besides which, all the wharfs in the vicinity
of the Tower and London-bridge are crowded with
merchant ships. Under these circumstances the St.
Katharine Dock Company have at a great expence
appropriated a spacious wharf, possessing about 170
feet river frontage, adjoining the dock entrance, to
the purposes of steam-vessels, and the wharf, with
the buildings, &c., will be completed in the course
of the present month. The anxiety, however, dis-
played by the public to avail themselves during the
holydays of the means which will be thus afforded
for the safe landing and embarkation, and at ,the
pressing entreaties of the steain-packet companies,
the Harlequin, belonging to the General Steam
Navigation Company, being one of their largest
vessels, was permitted to go alongside the wharf
yesterday morning, from whence she started at about
half an hour before low water, with about 400 per
sons, upon an excursion to the ?lore and back. The
tide being down, the passengers embarked from the
intermediate platform constructed in the front of.the
wharf, which platform is 160 feet in length and 14
feet wide, communicating with the wharf by two
handsome and commodious stairs, protected by iron
railings, and to which it is intended to fix four drop
stages (one of which was in use yesterday), which,
by means of machinery, communicate with the deck
of the vessel, according to the state of the tide
In the centre of the wharf a strong drop-bridge of
40 feet in length, and nine feet wide, has been
erected, the drop being suspended by chains and
iron plates, worked by machinery, by which, and
with the greatest facility, the bridge may be lowered
or raised to suit the deck of the vessel according to
the state of the tide. This bridge is intended to be
used principally for the landing or shipping of car-
riages, horses, eattle, &r., which may be done with-
out the use of cranes; and whenever the interme-
diate platform, from the state of the tide, cannot be
resorted to, the bridge, with the addition of accom-
modation ladders, will be employed for the eomre-
nieat landing or embarking of passengers. Tol
brick buildings are erecting at each end of the what's
which will afford separate places of deposit for, bag'
gage, &c. landed from steam-vessels arriving foreign,
as distinguished from baggage, &c., landed from
river or coasting boats; and convenient waiting
rooms, with offices, &c., will be prepared for the
use of passengers frequenting the vrharf, the plat-
forms of which will be well lighted with gas for tile
safety of passengers arriving after dark. It is under-
stood that, from the arrangements which have been
entered into between the St. Katharine Dock Com-
pany and the General Steam and Margate Packet
Companies, the public will be exempt from charge
upon embarking or landing, including one hundred
weight of baggage. The Steam-packet Companies
having also engaged that no addition is to be made
to their fares on that account.

COUNTRY CORN MARKETS.

DURING LAST WEEK.