The Sun.
London, England, 1823-10-22 00:00:00

NAVIGATION OF THE CLYDE.

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A great, deal has recently, been saidt in the
Journals of the neighbouring city, regarding the improvement
of the river i navigation; and the . facility which has, an muse,
enence, been given to the passage, up the Clyde, of vessels
from foreign ports, of eimaideratile . burden. - .But In
as fer
as the experiment has been,tried of navi tin
gag the Clyde to
the Broonrielaw with ships- of considerable tonnage, it has in
almost every instance been unsuecesefol, and has subjected the
vessels which have made the attempt to serious and expensive
damage. . .• • . •.•,, ,„ ~ , • ,
' 'We cannot, at this moment, take upon ourselves to say how
the many vessels in past and present year, ha
and some,ve made the voyh.,
age across the Atlantic to the ftroornielaw, wide
from their tonnage, were calculated' to' excite the boast of the-
improvement in the river navigation.. There might be half a
dozen or more;* but certainly none of therm have repeated the
etperiment ; and if we may judge by the follow hering
els were
facui, are ~
not likely to do holm a hurry. Whether vese
successful we do not recollect:—some of them, we think„iere
net ; but the examples now adduced sufficiently prove that, if
ifthey were they had•reason to congtiltulate themselves on their
,lucky escape. , .
•I'. In the• spring of last year, the American brig 'Morning
Star, Captain Steeen„.procced4 to faggot!, with, a, cargo of
produce from 'the UnitettStates; And took in afterwards at the
Bioomidaw, part cargo tlif,Nats ,Ybrk. •., Its coming ,down,tbe
river she took the ground and stranded, end on arrival here she
was obliged to unkind and go into dock, !.frho repair* coat Up::
wards of 3001. besides the loss .arising from a month's de-
tention.
, 12. The American brig Ane, from New York, with a cargo
for Glasgoiv, In prdeeeditig 'up the river took the ground and
tioined, so rluch thatthe vessel made watef, And iifekte/li NM
hied lo take out. the goods and proceed with them to the
Broondelaw. The Injury this vessel received was 'ea great, drat
shippers declined shipping .b her, and passengen‘, that had
engage& to go in her,, Went 13r inether ship, from are'sitipre:
hens
that the Ann was not
,scitewurthy, after the ittitit.y..sho
~ , . .
had received. • ' ''
3. The brig gent, Stirling,Atily 4 few weeks ago, eoremene.
ed,losiding at the BMomielaw for Ilia Janeiro, took on board
tilos only a arnall'OrderlPf.iirr cargo,..-and, in the way Aleera
to MIS port to complete her loading, she AtMek the. groend, car-
Thom's./ hermider; illiUrta her coppere sond' wits tobligtel wi
dock for examination and rePatre WI lo.get a
golipto the dry
lietrAradder.—•,Thi &MAP illiagethei tt'forti gultinta, . be.
sides nearly a wetk'a additional detention.--( Greenock Ad.
vertigo.)

7'o 'the 'MAGISTRATES of the NORTH Ittntstri- of
YOll- KVA iiiß ' assembled in their SF.IONS at
ISTOhTIf Att.EltT'ON", Octaker 14, 1823.
44 I, 3IARYIN STAPYT.TON, one of his Majesty's Justices
qf the Peace for the said K ding, halting diit'covered an abuse in
the House of Correqtion at
.Nordialicrton, narpely, that pri..
boners ciiintitifted pr trial are compelled to work on the Tread-
Mill, and Omit such punishment has been -inflicted on untried
prisoners during the last week, in contempt or misapprebetiiiion
of the Act of Parliament for regulation of Prisons, the 4th of
George IV., cap: 64., which was to take effect on the Ist tt.ty
of Septic caber last, and ,which. expressly orders the employnieut
of such untriedprisoners, with their own consent oply, do here-
by report this compulsory employment and puinShment as il.
,legal;. awl, acconlingto•the 17th section of the aforesaid Act,
I demand that this Ouse be taken intp immediate oensiderar
Eton, and rectified.. ' MARTIN STATIMTON."
On Tuesday the 13th of October, at the Ses-
sions at Northallerton, Mr. STAPY t.T 9 having
I
the preceding daf,'in the P
rivateroom, failed n
his endeavours to obtAtEntarriniattiate discussion
on the subject of contitioing..to-put untried pri-
loners to the' Tretid•;Mill, delivered in open
Court the foregoing presentment. It was refused
to be read, but was deposited with the Clerk of
the Peace. Mr. STAPYLTO' informed the pri•
soners in the House of Correction, with due cau.

lion, that no untried prisoners could 'be legally
put to the, Tread-Mill ; and in the subsequent
discussions with his brother Magistrates, express-,
ed leis determination to move the Court of King's
Bench for a criminal information.