The Sun.
London, England, 1836-05-17 00:00:00

COAL MONOPOLY.

A meeting was held yesterday at the Briti•A Coffl"
house, to consider the question of the combinae.on of c°3
owners in the north of England.
Mr. HUME, M.P., having been called to the chair, 531 d
he had had resolutions placed in his i;and purporting T.
be resolutions of coal-owners, passed. on the 9d of API.'
From these it appeared that the 'zoal-owners were deter:f
mined to oppose the South Durham Railway, which, I
completed, would render coal cheaper, and the consumP;
tion greater. No man for the last twenty-five years llau
been a more strenuous advocate for free trade and fair CO
petition than he had been. The counties of Middlesex an
Surrey were the most affected by this monopoly. as they
consumption was infinitely greater than that of other coup'
ties. Judging from a retrospective glance of the coal trade'
when a similar combination existed, when it ceased to el"
ist, and when it was revived, he should say that it made .3
difference to the public of 3s. 6d. or 4s. a ton ; or 11
ole
the course of the year a net loss of half a million.
would now recommend those gentlemen who had to address
the meeting, to state merely facts as briefly as possible.
Mr. DEv.cAn moved the first resolution, and obsfo"
that he was not surprised at the combination of coal-0,6'00!
but he was surprised that the Member for South Finrha'l
who had said that he would never allow his private•lateres;
to interfere with his duty to the public, should be at the
head of such combination.

The resolution having been seconded,
Mr. GULLY, M.P., was against his will one of those 01,
nopolists of which the meeting complained. For years
coal'
had been trying to break up this monopoly, and as a
owner he simply rose to disclaim }Jeing connected with t"'
monopoly.
A GENTLEMAN said it would be better were gentione:
to look a little at home before they ventured to attack
distant body. He read a passage from a Newcastle paper'
which stated that the injury she public suffered in regl!r"l to
of
the supply of coals, did not result from any combination,
owncirs, but from the imposition practised by the Loua°,
dealers.
Mr. H. L. BULWER, M.P., deyrecated the combinatiVe'
and could not regard it as otherwise than detrimental to the
public interests.

The resolution was then put from the Chair and car'
The other resolutions were then put and carried.
After a desultory conversation,
Mr. PARER moved a vote of thanks to Mr. Gully, '`d
tho other Members of Parliament who had favour" e
Meeting with their presence.
The motion being carried the Meeting broke up.

------- The Ordinary of Newgate, in his evidence gi"I1 to
tug
the Gaol Inspectors, states that "he has always found tut°
where a man has had a religious education he has 1)ce" able
relight it, however it may have been extinguished, arid to
~e
it forth, however he may have been begrimed with cAme.
The following is an extract of a letter from Sydney'
s
New South Wales, dated November 22, 1835 :—" Thiug:'ealf
entirvoot
very bad at present in Sydney, our crops have been
burnt up for want of rain. Wheat has entirely failed %‘ to
I think will be rather late before it comes down, 1,7,03•
their not being able to get the cattle &win to draw 'rev
There will be a plentiful supply of veal, I think, and it 'shoe
petted will fetch good prices. A great quantity of sheeP ana.
died in consequence of the gripe. All descriptions of loth-
factures are very low ; with some things, such as glass,,ettect
enware, hardware, &c., the market is completely Vilarri-
Rum and porter are now mere drugs, but before the late.eeti
vals were very high. Sydney is becoming moret nlig,'„oor
daily; we have houses and shops here that would do "e"ing
to Piccadilly and Regent-street, and improvements sr° Voing
on daily; one of our principal streets, George-street, is go ya..
to be lighted with gas. We now have six steam boa" to
rious parts. In fact, it is London in miniature. The icit
intemperance is dreadful here, but with all this against 13,- ,
l,
is one of the most thriving colonies in the world. The ic
vernment at home allow the Americans to trade here, whu
does no good to a new edlony, who take away all the in"
which makes money so scarce here."

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iJ 111 THS

On the 13th inst., in Hill-street:Viscountess Encombe, "
daughter.
On the 14th inst., in Old Bond-street. Mrs. John Mitchell, °l'''.
daughter, which survivor! its birth only few hours. solo.
On the 11th inst., at Walmer, Mrs. Gilbert .1. Karney, of a
On the 15th inst., Mrs. W. D. iturnabv, of a son. , 11.
On the 16th itst., in Welbeck-street, the lady of the Itc`'
Chaplin, of a son.
On the 14'.,n inst., at Kingston Grove, Oxfordshire, the lady d
Hugh Hatamersley, Esq., of a daughter. yowl°.
On the 15th inst„ at Broomfield House, the lady of "'
Esq., of twins.

MARIE D.not on I
On the 12th inst., at Godstone,R
John. Goose., Eq., r of jot
solicitor, 'to Sarah Jane, youngest daughter of the late Will
Stenning, Esq. pre,
On the 16th inst., at St. George's Church, Hanover-squmer
Captain Weekes, Queen's Royal Lancers, to Laura, second al
pper
of Lieutenarit-General Sir Henry John Cumming, of
Grosvenor-street. fNi 10.
On the stHenry,
h inst., at Liverpool, Michael HenrEsq., o.
Mornington-crescent, Regent's-park, and of Bread-street, Chti,arf
side, to Eliza, fourth daughter of the late Mr. Nathan Saltine , (1
Liverpool.
On the 16th inst., at St. George's Church, Liverpool, 117.1.1A5,2,f,
Alexander Low, Esq., of the Hon. Society of Lincoln's Inn, °'--
eldest daughter of J. And!ew, Esq. • . 0001er
On the 13th inst., at King's Langley, Herts, John A. Ur . •tio
Ezq., of King's Langley, to Marnaret, youngest daughter 01.
to the late
late T. Huntley, Esq., of Burford, Oxon, and twice
Squire, Esq., of the former place.

DIED.
On the 14th inst., at St.E Lscie.o.noafrt aged 85, 13arbrta:aa.nr:131„t0.-1
the late Robert •Dyrieley,
.e. 13th inst., in Baher-street, Bloomsbury-squl ,
tinoglniatmh
Wilkins, K. IL , LL.D., F. It. S., aged 85. •• '3,ra
On the Bth of January, at Cacutta Lieut.-Colonel ll•illi
Kennedy, of the Bengal Army.
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On the 9th inst., at Tours, aged 17, Mary Jane, second daugh-
ter of the late D. Curling, Es -of his Majesty's Customs. .3
Portman-square, S;r Charles
On the 13th inst ,at Aron?. ' C ercial-road, age.% f, 0
Captain G. Brown.. -terrace'
Commercial-road,
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(tri the 12t1. inst., Captain Arthur Annesly Cotton, of tri f
Hussars, aged 24, son of C. B. Cotton, Esq., of Kingsgat e, Isle °
Th
Onanet.
the 13th inst., at Cirencester, aged 53, 3lrs. E. P. Tut,,r,it„
widow of the Rev. Clement Tudway, formerly 0 f IVI-119' S°l-n-Esq-1
and late Vicar of Chiseldon, Wilts, Lira sister of T-
of
of Burderop Park, Wilts. de 71,
On the 11th inst., in Osna,borg-street, Regesres-park, aged
Robert Thorpe, Esq., LL,D.
On the 9th just,. 10 Hythe, aged 73, Jolla, -Innis. Esq Sarah
On the 11th iiikt 1.. , in Tavistock-place, Tavistock-sqtraren...fyve.
Elizabeth, Nsixtow of the late R, Fell, Esq., of Newcale"je-° Esq.
OA She 10th inst., at Wkwthing, Charles Beckfom's Long-t
01 '
~ Sir
On the 13th inst„i East Moulsey aged 98, T.iary, relic
ea
E. Nagle,
On the 13th inst., after giving birth to a thughter, Emr-il,:sagserts
22, the wile of T. H. Usborno, Esq., of Oidwell House, r.
and youngest daughter of T. S. Benson, Esq.

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