The Sun.
London, England, 1838-03-30 00:00:00

SHAFTESBURY.

The evidence to prove the charge of treating against Capt. Mathews,
which has been protracted to such a length, was this morning brought
to a conclusion.

Mr. COLBURN applied to the Committee to have the account books of
Mr. Edwards, the landlord of the inn at which Captain Mathews stayed
during the election, put in evidence, Mr. Edwards having evaded the
Speaker's summons; and it being alleged that those books would have
shown treAing on the part of the Gallant Captain, at this inn alone, to
the amount of nearly 300/.

The Committee after deliberating with closed doors decided that the
books could not be received.

Mr. COLBURN then proceeded in a speech of great ability and consi
derable length to sum up the evidence.
(The conclusion will be given in our Second Edition.)

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.)

DEAL, MARCH 9.9 . —wind N.E., a light breeze.--Came down from
the River, and sailed the Great Britain Swinburn, for Montreal; Fox.
hound, Betts, for Malta ; sir William Bensley, Gubb, for Quebec ; Ed-
win, Vere, for Constantinople ; and Lewis (steamer), Roberts, for Cork
and New York. Arrived and proceeded for the River the William Fos-
ter, Young, from Nassau ; and Dido, Berdosli,. from Jersey.
PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 29.—Wind S.S.E., very light airs and fine.
PLYMOUTH, MARCH 28.—Arrived off port the Rose, Richards, from
St- Michael's, in twelve days ; sailed the Amelia Thompson, Tomlinson,
for Sydney, New South Wales ; and her Majesty's ship Lightning, tor
the Westward.

FALMOUTH, MARCO :28.—Wind E., moderate breezes.—Arrived the
Vibelia, Pentreath, from Messina, for St. Petersbugh, sailed Feb. 18.
Arrived otf port ft)? Protector, from the Mauritius, for London, sailed
Dec. IS, Cape of Good Hope, Jan. 20. Sailed Zwantina, Schuring, for,
Kautz; St. Nicholas, Sedonius, for St. Petersburg. Vessels spoken
with.—On March 2.2, in lat. 41. 35 North, lon. 11. Sloop Falmouth
Packet, from Lisbon, by the Vibelia; Rover of Exeter, March 9.6, in
lat 49, North, lon. 8. 15. West; and George IV. of Guernsey, March
18, in lat. 43. 31 North, lon. 25. 30. West. by the Protector. The
brig, James Hunt, M`Donald master, which arrived on the 20th inst.
from St. Domingo, dismantled, &c., has commenced discharging
her c.:170.
LIVERPOOL, MAtICH 29 —Wind N.N.W., light very thick weather.—
Arrived the Birmingham (steamer), from Dublin.
WATERFORD, Maacu 27.—Arrived Kilkenny (steamer), London.

Hum., Mattel' 29.—Arrived the Severn (steamer), from Hambro'.
CARDIFF, Maacts 29.—The Rosa, of Ilfracombe, is stranded on
Braksen Point. A smack has been off Barry in a crippled state, and,
since, a register has been picked up in a tin case, with Rapid 49 tuns,
T. Huxtable. A good deal of wreck has also come on shore.

The Harmony, Dunn, bound to Alexandria, has put back to Shields
Much strained and leaky, having been on shore.
The Janus, Longridge, from Sunderland to Charente, was run foul of
and sunk off Beachy Head, 19th inst., crew saved.
The Waterloo Packet Seaman, from Bristol to Cardiff and Hambro•,
grounded in the Avon 25th inst., and capsized.

The Charles, Jones, nom Cardiff to Bristol, sunk in the Avon
9.Bth inst.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.

CITY (THIS DAY}, TIVELYE O'CLOCK.
We have received Cape of Good Hope papers to the 18th January,
from which we extract the following :
" Road across the Cape Flats and Downs.—To the proposal made to
Government by the Agricultural Society, and the shareholders in the
projected high-road across the Cape Flats, the following is an extract of
the answer received :
" Colonial Office, Cape Town, Dec. 23.—Gentlemen, I am directed
to acquaint you, that his Excellency the Governor has had under con.
sideration the proposal submitted to him by you, forming a deputation
from the Cape Agricultural Society, as well as in behalf of the share..
holders in the projected high-road across the Cape Flats and Downs,
His Excelleney conceives that he would not be justified in appropriating
any portion of the Crown lands as a security for the completion of a very
expensive work proposed to be undertaken by a private Company—still
less as a guarantee to any extent of the shareholders' expected return for
the money subscribed for their shares; but least of all, can he entertain the
project of undertaking the proposed work as a Government measure, to
be executed by means of a Government Loan, bearing high interest. His
Excellency will have much pleasure in submitting to her Majetty's Go.
vernment any proposal, accompanied by the necessary detailed :nforma-
tion, which the Shareholders may be pleased to put into his hands for
that purpose."
From the above it appears that could six per cent. per annum on the
sum required for forming the road in question be secured, no difficulty
would be experienced in raising the money, even if the sum should
amount to fifty thousand pounds.
In the Report made by the Chairman and Directors at the first ge-
neral meeting of the Cape of Good Hope Bank, the following is stated:—
" The success of the Bank has exceeded their expeciations
during the short period that has elapsed since its formation
on the Ist of August last, and the Company may now be considered so
firmly established, as to afford a safe and beneficial investment to its
Shareholders, and the most perfect security to the public at large. The
balance sheet, which was produced, and made up to the 31st of Decem.
ber, shows for the five months a profit of 2,2281. Ss. 6d., which will ad-
mit of the sum of 1,550/., being carried to the account of the surplus
fund, or reserving the balance to be distributed to the Proprietors, if re-
quired, as a dividend equivalent to interest at the rate of six per cent.
The Directors report that 1,300 shares have been taken, forming a paid_
up capital of 43,333/ 18s. ; of these Shares 230 were disposed of at the
premium of 51, per share.