The Sun.
London, England, 1809-10-30 00:00:00

INTERAAL 1111Pli0k-.6,IIESTS.

A meeting of Gentlemen, interested in the tnidii
of Soul h Wales and Atm wouthz4bire, was held art
King's }lead, Newport;on,iBaturd,:y moght, when
the propmed tit \tension th,7 line of • the Icnn'et
and Avon Canal, twill near Bittt to Bris.tol,
proved, it appearing that .the tiwasure net d
colmnunicat too, by iniatal•:;.3ootion, between (ht.,
p.)rl?. or Bristol and Loi!don, in a coaunt r
.4,lvalilagi!,ow; to .tLt i tcrests or to cotwitry, by
tneitn. whyreof.!.nierchani.lie in iy be. eoriv*eved
throughout ill Vt'SStM, WidlOrlt unloading their ear-
go,". Tk•venty-ix thous:llld . pounls were *ramie-
diatelv
.sub•crii)ed,. and a cotinnif.,e wa-;,:lopoiwed
to promote anti car=ry into tilect the o!tit.,d ut- the;
meeting, in i:oninuttion with a Connu i:ce, to
.named at a generaltnevting of the subscriber:,
.tended to bz: holden at ;anti, in November. Ex.cl6-
sive >f the above sum, i89,00q1.-'were sub,crird
iti England, in.the course of about a week;
so im-
por►ant are the benefits which are exp',xted to re-
sult. ft om .the extension... • *

A s.!:,ente.is in agitation, and a meeting called at
Chard, to carry tuto etfeCt the e,tablisimient of a
Canal Orltail,r odd, by which a communcAtinn inn),
be opened between the British and Bristol Chan-
nels, f:ocn the riv,2r to St!z;ton. . The con-
veyance of coal and other merchandise, by the pre-
sent circuitous route of the Laud's-end, generally
takes three months, brit by this canal it Can be
effe6ted in three days. The tonnage of the line is
expeded to yield 16,0001. per annum, and upwards,
whilst the expence of the undertaking is estimrted
at 70,0001. the 4;i,tance being, only 2,5 miles. A
Aaving will be made to the consumers of coal, of at
least 20,0001. per annum.

. .
SUDDa DEATIL-011 Friday night .an elderly
man, named Elms, went into a public-house in
Great Surrey Road, and called for a glass.' of.gin.-=-•
He complained at the time he was almost dboal:ed
by the fig; and before be could swallow the liquor
fell down, and expired, By several. papers in his
pocket he was discovered to be a publican at Ken-
nington, DUEL his friends owned the body next morn. -

ing.

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ro:n. Lc):YDO2V GAZETTE, Oa. 2.8.

Admiralty..oo-ce, Oa. 25, 180'0.

-This day, ii► wirivance of the Kiog's pleasure, the
following Fia,;-o±-cer‘s of his Majesty's fleet were
promoted, viz.

Admii-als of the White—William Pcere Williams, Esq. Sit
.john
.Colpoys, K., B. to be Admirals of the Red. -
Admirals of the Blue—lsaac Prescott, Esq. ThomA Spry,
Esq. Sir. loll;► Ord.:, Bart. to'be Admirals of• the White.
Vice-Admirals cif. the Red—john-Thomas, Esq. lames
• BMW, Esq. Sir Er.isinus Gower, Kitt. lohn Holloway,
Eaq. George Wilson, Esq. to be Admirals of the Blue.
Vice-Admirals of the White-4-lenry Savage, Esq. Bartho,
lornew Samuel Rowley, ESq., Sir Richard We:keit:oh,
Bart. George Bowen, Esq. to be Vice-Admirals of the
Red.

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Vice7Admirals - Of,. the Blue Sampson Edwards, Esq.
Geotge Campbell, Esq. Henry Frankland,.Esq. Arthur
Phillips, Esq. Sir Wm. George Fairfax, Knt. to be Vice-
-4.,lmirals of the White.
Rear-Admirals of thc Red—john Child, Purvis, Esq. Theo'
philus juries, Esq. William Dotnett, Esq. Win. ‘Volse-
.-
ley, Esq. john Manley, Esq. George Murray, Esq. john
. - SuttOn, E,41. 'Robert Murray, Esq. Hon. Sir Alexander
Cochrane, K. B. .john Markham, Esq. to be Vice- Admi.
ratsat the -Blue. . .
Rear-Admirals of the White—john Wells, iEsq.'Richatd
George• Martin, Esq. Sir Alexander john Ball, llatt. Sir
Richdrd john Strachani Bart.' and K. 13. Sir William Sid-
Ley Smith, kot. Thomas Sotheby, Esq. Nathan Brun-
- • lon, Esq. William Hancock Kelly, Esq. john .Schiank,
Esq. Hon. Michael lle.Coutcy, to be Rear-Admirals of
the Red. ••

R ear-Admirals of the Blue —Davidge Gould, Es!. Sir Richard
Goodwin Keats, K. B. Robert Deveredx Fancourt, Esq.
Sir Edward butla, Bait. Hon. Robert Stopford, Mark
Robinson; Esq. Thomas Revell Shivers, -Esq. Charles
Cobb, Esq Francis Pickmore, Esq. john Stepens
Esq, john Dilkes, Esq. to be Rear-Admirals of the

The under-mentioned plains were also appoint-
ed Flag-Officers of his Majesty's fleet, viz.
Rowtcy Bolted,- Esq. William Luke, Esq. Isaac George
Noti,ey; l.sq. iolin Osborn, Esq. Edmund Crawley, Esq.
Charles Boyles, Esq. Sir Thomas Williams, Knt. Tho-
inas'Hamiltoil, Esq. Sir Thomas Boulder Thompson,
Bart. George Countess, Esq. to be Rear-Admirals of the
Llue. • -