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London, England, 1824-06-19 00:00:00

FICTUALLING-OFFICE, June 5, 18Y4.

THE COMMISSIONERS for VICTUAL-
LING His MAJESTY'S NAVY, 4-c. do hereby
gisse Notice, that they will be ready to receive Tenders in
writing (sealed up), and addressed to them, on Friday, the
9th July next, from such Persons as may be willing to con-
tract for CONSTRUCTING a RESERVOIR, to contain Wa-
ter, at a place called Bewis's Field, near Plymouth; and
for Providing and Laying a Line of CAST IRON PIPES
from theLce to the Naval Hospital at Stonehouse, and on to
Cresaill Point ; agreeably to Plans, Spec cations, and Form
4' Tender, to be seen at this Office, and at the Office of
Cnn'nissioner Crtyke, at Plymouth Hospital.

No regard will be had to any Tender that is not made
agreeable to the prescribed Form, nor will any Tender be re.
ceival for performing,- part of the Work only, but a Price
nwsi be inserted against every article.
Rerh Tender mast be delivered to the 'Board before One
o'Clech on the said Friday, the Oth instant, and the Per-
son who makes the Tender,: or some Person on his behalf;
net attend to answer when called

Each Tender must be accompanied by a Letter, signed by
Imo responsible Persons, engaging to become bound with
the .Party tendering, in the Penal 511213 of 2,5001. for the
shoe performance of the Contract.
_ _ _

Ir_ILLER CLIFTON.

PROPOSED SHIP CANAL from the ENGLISH to the
BRISTOL CHANNEL

AT a Numerous and Respectable MEETING
of LANDOWNERS, MERCHANTS, BANKERS,
and Others, held the 9th Day of June, 1824, at the LONDON
TAVERN, Bishopsgate.Street, Sir THOMAS B. LETH.
BRIDGE, Bart., M.P., in the Chair,
Resolved unanimously, That it is the opinion of this Meet-.
lag that a Junction of the English and Bristol Channels, by
means of a Ship Canal, will be of essential Advantage to the
Commercial Interests of the Country, and, at the same time,
promises an ample Remuneration for the Expence of its
execution.
That the Capital of the Company be for the present limited
to One Million, and the same be divided into Shares of 1001.
each.
That a Subscription be now entered into, and the Books,
be afterwards left at the Banking-House of Messrs, Bosanquet
and Company, Lombard-street, for theturpose of receiving
future Subscriptions, and that a Deposit of 1/. be paid upon
each Share at the time of subscribing.
What the Subscription-Book be headed as follows, viz.:--
" We whose Names are hereunto subscribed, authorize the ap-
plication of the several Sums subscribed by us, in defraying.
the Expences already incurred, and to be incurred, in the Sur-
veys, Plans, Engineering Estimates, and other Charges nece.s-
oozy for preparing to apply to Parliament for an Act for mak-
ing a Ship Canal from the English to the Bristol Channel, and
the further Expences to be incurred in such application to Par-
liament ; and that in case we shall decline to take the Shares
set opposite to our respective Names, the residue of the Deposit
DOW paid by us shall be forfeited to the Company."
That whenever One Thousand Shares shall be subscribed
tor, Mr. Telford be employed to Survey and Report his Opi-
hien upon the best Line and probable Expence of a Ship-Canal
from the Bristol to the English Channel at Seaton Bay, capable
of navigating Vessels of all descriptions, of 120 tons and of 200
tons burthen, Register measurement.

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That,
SirT.B.Lethbridge,Bart.M.P. William Henning Esq
SirChristopherCole,Bart.M.P. Richard Pemberton, Esq.:
Captain Bastard, M.P. Samuel Bosanquet, Esq.
Chas. K.K.Tynte, Esq., M.P. Robert Colmer, Esq.
Wyndham Lewis, Esq., M.P. John Lee Hanning, Esq.
John Bent, Esq., M.P. George Elwall, Esq.
TheVeryßev.theDean of York John Burridge, Esq.
David Pollock, Esq. George Browne, Esq.
Rev. Dr. Palmer George Redman, Esq.
be a Committee, with power to add to their numbers, from Sub-
scriptions of five Shares and upwards, for the purpose of dis-
tharging expences already incurred, and to be incurred, and of
superintending the survey', and defraying the expences thereof,
out of the monies subscribed, and that three be a quorum.
That when the Survey shall be complete, and Mr. Telford's
Report delivered, the Committee, now appointed, do call a
General Meeting of the Subscribers, in order that the same may
be considered ; and that such General Meeting may then adopt
such ulterior measures as may then appear proper.
That the Books do remain open till the 30th day of June
instan t.
That the Resolutions of this day be inserted in such News-
papers, in town and country, as the Committee shall think fit.
THOMAS B. LETHBRIDGE, Chairnan.
Resolved unanimously, That the thanks of this Meeting be
given to Sir Thomas B. Lethbridge, for his able and impartial
conduct in the Chair.

AA a Meeting of the Committee, held at the Crown and Anchor
Tavern on Saturday, the 12th June instant, the following
Statement was agreed to be published :
The Committee beg to submit for the information of the
Public a short Statement, founded upon the best data which
they have been able to collect from the most authentic sources
of Information, for the purpose of exhibiting the probable re.
turns to the Proprietors upon the execution of the Canal, and
which will clearly demonstrate that a most ample remunera-
tion cannot fail to result to those who embark their capital in
the undertaking. The length of the Canal, according to the
Plan laid down by the late Mr. Rennie, was 41 miles, and it
to not probable that any variation of the line, in consequence
of the Survey about to be made by Mr. Telford, can make a
Material alteration in that respect. Taking also Mr. Rennie's
estimate as a basis, and adverting to the difference of prices,
and to the proposal to substitute a Canal for Ships of 200 tons,
instead of 120 tons, as formerly suggested, the expence of the
'execution of the Canal is estimated at about 1,200,0001., upon
a calculation which the Committee believe to be not only fully
adequate 'meet all exigencies, but to be made upon a liberal
scale; the charges of Wear and Tear, Repairs, Management,
and other incidents, when the Canal shall be complete, are
taken at 1,0001. per mile per annum, making an annual expen-
diture of about 42,0001.
From local and other information collected at various times
and at several periods, and particularly when a Boat Canal was
in agitation in the year 1822, the Committee are of opinion
that this amount would be more than provided for by the Ton-
nage upon Lime, Lime-stone, Culm, Stone, Bricks, Tiles, and
general Alerchandize for the internal trade which will be car-
tied on by means of the Canal. The annual expenditure being
thus provided for, there will remain for the benefit of the Sub-
scribers the amount founded upon the following estimate :
From Returns made to the House of Commons in the present
Session, upon the motion of Sir T. B. Lethbridge, it appears
that the amount of Tonnage which passed round the Land's
End in 1822 was 1,030,430 tons, of which it further appears,
that had the Canal existed, 654,000 tons would almost of neces-
sity have passed through the Canal, and probably great part of
the residue from interesti convenience, or other causes.
From local and other information collected in the Southern
Parts of England, it appears that there was a consumption of
,Coals in 1811, amounting to 1,400,000 tons per annum, which
has since considerably increased, but of which the Committee
are satisfied with assuming that only 500,000 tons will pass the
Canal. Besides these, the tonnage upon Copper, Iron, and
sundries, not otherwise included, may be taken on a moderate
kale at 100,000 tons.
From these sources a tonnage of 1,154,000 tons would use
the Canal, which, at Id. per ton per mile, upon the average,
'would produce an Annual Revenue of 201,0501. applicable to
Dividend among the Proprietors, and amounting to above 18/
Pet' cent.
The charge of one penny per tons per mile would fall so far
short of the expenditure necessary in navigating round the
Land's End, as to make it a matter of certainty that the Canal
Would be preferred.
In these remarks the Committee contemplate that the Country
in a state of peace; but it is obvious, that should war at any
time take place, the traffic upon the Canal would be increased
in a very considerable degree.