The Sun.
London, England, 1838-01-15 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULA.R.

The Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Augusta of
Cambridge attended Divine Service yesterday morning, in
Grosvenor Chapel, South Audley-street.
The Duchess of Cambridge, Prince George, and the
Princess Augusta of Cambridge, attended by Miss Kerr,
Baron Kneseback, and Colonel Cornwall, honoured the Opera
Butra at the Lyceum, on Saturday evening, with their presence.
A Cabinet Council was held at half-past two o'clock on
Saturday afternoon, at the Foreign-office. It was attended by
Viscount Melbourne, the Lord Chancellor, Viscount Dun-
canon, Lord John Russell, Viscount Palmerston, Lord
Glenelg, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Earl of Minto,
Lord Holland, Mr. Poulett Thomson, and Viscount Howick.
The Council sat till six o'clock.
Viscounts Melbourne and Palmerston arrived in town from
Windsor Castle, shortly before the meeting of the Council.
Mr. John Wood, Chairman of Stamps, had an interview
!fith the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Saturday, in Down-
mg-street.
Despatches were sent off on Saturday evening from the
Colonial-office, for the Governor of Gibraltar.
At the Chapel Royal, St. James's, yesterday, the sermon
Was preached by Archdeacon Hamilton.

NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE, SATURDAY.

(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)
A public meeting of the merchants, ship-owners, and coal_
owners was held this day, in the Long Room of the Turk's
Head Inn,. the Mayor of Newcastle in the Chair, for the pur-
pose of taking into consideration the absolute necessity there
Is for additional facilities in the shipment of coals from the
river Tyne, in consequence of the vastly increasing quantity
of that mineral brought to that river by the several railways in
the county of Durham. Mr. Ingham, M. P. for South
Shields, delivered an excellent address on the occasion, in
which he pointed out the great advnntages that must accrue to
the shipping interest, as
well as the coal-owners of this dis-
trict, if docks were formed in the Tyne for the shipment of
Coals. A Prospectus, ably drawn up, was exhibited to the
fleeting, pointing out the Eastern end of Jarrow Slake as
desirdesirPresenting by nature the finest site that can be conceived or
ed. A dock, containing an area of 20 acres, may be
ed
there, on ground at present entirely unproductive ; a
depth of water, exceeding 18 feet at low water, may be ob-
tained and preserved, at its entrance ; there will be a ready
access to it from all the railways formed and forming, and the
i‘ture of the ground around is peculiarly favourable for the
a!andage of waggons, and other operations attendant on the
3114)11-lent of coals.
The sum of 200,0001. may he assumed, as the utmost ex-
tent of capital that will be required for the execution of the
whole of the works, with the approaches and shipping places,
including the purchase of the land, which capital it is pro-
Posed to raise in 4,000 shares, of 501. each, under the autho-
ry of an Act of Parliament, limiting the liability of each
shareholder to the amount of his share.
An assurance that the cost of the works will not exceed the
estimaie is afforded to the public, by the offer of an opulent
ftake
irm, conversant in public works of a similar nature, to under-
and guarantee the performance of the work for the
amount of the estimate.
The following is a very moderate estimate of the revenue
which may be fairly calculated upon, which will give a return
exceeding 101. per cent, on the capital proposed to be in-
vested :
MTATEMENT OF REVENUE AND ANNUAL CHARGES.
bock dues, &c., on the shipment of one million £ s. d.
tons of coals, at 6d.
Profit from delivery of 50,000 tons of ballast 22,500 0 0
Receipts from vessels lying up in winter 4OO 0 0
Rental of berths for the shipment and delivery
of merchandise, timber, &c 2,750 0 0

30,750 0 0
Annual expenses

Clear annuaa,oo 0 0
After several gentlemen hagdin spoken in favour of 0
the mea-
-6 it was unanimously resolved to raise the necessary sum,
7,8 above stated ; and that a Company, to be designated Tut,
:1414 poet( COMPANT, should be formed forthwith, for the
Purpose of giving additional facilities in the shipment of coals
brlethe river Tyne. Mr. William Brandling is understood to
the projector of this very promising undertaking.