The Sun.
London, England, 1846-04-24 00:00:00

SU N 7 APRIL 24, 1846.

MANCHESTER, HUDDERSFIELD,
AND GREAT GRIMSBY RAILWAY.
A meeting of this company was held at Doncaster, on the
22d April, the Mayor of Doncaster in the chair.
The original estimate was one million, in 20/. shares, but
only 24,520 shares were taken up. Several branches were
then lopped off, and the estimate reduced to 702,000/. in
35,000 shares, but those taken up. only produced 51,4921, and
more than this was required for the standing orders.
The directors, nothing daunted by the signs of the times,
or the 10,480 shares not taken up, leaving a deficiency of
capital of 209,600/., persisted in going to Parliament, and
borrowed money to make up the standing orders and ray
current expenses, and exhibited to Parliament a subscription-
deed, purporting that the entire cost of the undertaking was
provided for.
The report stated that the following expenses were in-
curred, viz.:—
Mr. Billington, surveyor and engineer
Law Expenses. ,
Mr. Floyd, solicitor
................. £4900
Mr. Capes, local agent
..... 982
Mr. Owston, ditto
Mr. Sheardown, ditto ... B5O
Mr. Mehce, ditto
Mr. Dransfield, ditto
Parliamentary Agent
150
Mr. Floyd's Town Agent

Printing, advertising, &c.
Traffic-taker
Mr. Dixon, surveyor
Miscellaneous expenses (supposed)

6,712
1,100

507
113
5,868

21,000
or 17s. 2d. per share, and the Bill only passed the standing
orders!!

In order to meet the increased cost of making the line, the
engineer proposed to lay down a single line only from Don-
caster to Brigg.
In answer to questions asked by W. W. BArrYE, Esq., of
Huddersfield, whether all those whose names were on the
subscription deed had paid their deposits? it was stated that
they had not, and that it was the every• day practice to ask
gentlemen who had confidence to give their names to a sub-
scription-deed without having taken up a single share!
Mr. HEAPS, of Huddersfield, in a very clever manner, ex-
plained the present position of the railway world.
Jpior SUTCLIFFE, F.sq., of Huddersfield, who had resigned
the chair three months ago, because the directors refused to
call a meeting of the shareholders, after commenting on
the golden harvest the professional men had reaped, moved,
" That the railway should be wound up under the provisions
of Sir R. Peel's Bill," which was seconded by the Rev. R.
WEITELOCK, of Saddlehurat, when there appeared—
For winding-up
Against it 1,070

Majority for winding-up ...... 10,425
N.B. Three of the executive committee and eighty of the
provisional. and great numbers of the shareholders, have not
paid their deposits.

Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Dumbarton, 19s. 6d.—Edinburgh and
Northern, 91s.—Edinburgh and Peebles, 25s.—Forth and Clyde
Junction, 325. 6d.—Glasgow General Terminus, 91.—Glasgow and
Belfast Union, 33s.—Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 355. 6(1. —Glas-
gow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 27s.—Inverness and Elgin, 20s.—
Kilmarnock and Ayr Direct, 37s.—Lauark and Lothians, 418.—Les..
mahagow, 41s.—London, Bristol, and South Wales, 21s.—Perth and
Inverness, 29s.—Scottish Central, l3s4—Ditto, New, 454—Scottish
Southern, 355. 6d.—Scottish Central and Caledonian Junction, 2.55,
6d.—Stirling and Dunfermline, 325. 6d.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE EXPERIMENTAL SQUADRONS.
PORTSMOUTH, THIIRSDAY.—The St. Vincent, 120, Captain
Sir Richard Grant, having transferred the flag of Admiral
Sir Charles Ogle, Bart., the Commander-in-Chief, to the Ex-
cellent, gunnery ship, last evening at sunset, went out of
harbour this morning, under canvass, to join the experi-
mental squadron at Spithead.
The Trafalgar, ISO, Captain Nott, arrived at Spithead this
morning '
, from Sheerness, to join the squadron.
The Queen 110, Captain Sir Henry Leeke, arrived last
night from Devonport.
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with
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last evening, from Devonport, to join the squadron for the
summtion of three sailing vessels and three steamers.
The members of the squadron already assembled at this
port are the following:—

IConstructor. Guns. Tons.
St. Vincent, Captain Sir R.
Grant .. • • . Sir Wm. Rule 120 2,612
Trafalgar, Captain J. X.
Nott • • • • • • Sir Wm. Rule 120 2,694
Queen, Captain Sir Henry
Leeke • • .. • • .. Sir W. Symonds 110 3,103
Rodney, Captain Edward
Collier • • • . • • .. Sir R. Seppings 97 2,625
Albion, Captain Nicholas
Loekyer • • • . iSir W. Symonds 90 3,099
Buperb,CaptainiA.L. Corry Sir W. Symonds 80 2,589
Horse
STELMEits. power.
Terrible, Captain Ramsay Mr. 0. Lang 20 1,847 800
Retribution, Captain Lush-
ington • • .. • • • • ;Sir W. Symonds 10 1,641 801
Cyclops, Captain Lapidge Sir W. Symonds 6 1,106 320
Scourge,CommanderCafiln Sir W. Symonds 2 1,124 420
Rattler, Commander Sm ith
(screw) .. Sir W. Symonds 5 888 200
Exhibiting a total
force of . . 655 23,328 2,540
To the above will be
added:—
Canopus (on her way from Captured from
Jamaica), Captain Fair- the French in
fax Moresby • • • • 1798. 84 2,357
Vanguard (on her way !tom
Cork), Captain Wiles • • Sir W. Symonds 80 2,589-
Raleigh (coming from
Chatham), Captain Sir
T. Herbert -• • • .• Mr. Fincham 50 1,935
STEAMERS.
Gladiator, Captain Robb.. Sir W. Symonds 10 1,190 430
Devastation, Commander
Crouch .. .. • . • . Sir W. Symonds 6 1,058 400
Grand total • • • • .. 885 32,457 3.370

32,457

A few days will complete this formidable squadron, cam-
posed of the finest ships and steam-vessels in the world, and
comprising 97 guns and 10,463 tons more burden than the
squadron of last year, and at a moderate computation 10,000
men.

This immense fleet will be under the command of two
Commodores—Sir Francis Collier, of Woolwich, the seniGr,
and Sir J. J. Gordon Bremer, the junior; the latter officer's'
services we gave in The Sun of the 20th inst., in anaouricing
his appointment ; we now give the services of Sir F. Collier,
as they stand recorded in Allen's new Navy List:_
" Sir F. A. Collier was Midshipman of the Vanguard at
the Nile, and of the Foudroyant at the capture of the Gene-
reux and Guillaume Tell, when he was wounded; of same
ship at the blockade and capture of Malta, 1800; and expe-
dition to Egypt, 1801. Lieutenant of the Ospr9y at the cap-
ture of St. Lucia, and served on shore with a division of sea-
men at the capture of Tobago. In charge of a prize to the
Osprey, with a crew of 15 men, captured a French privateer
of one gun and 45 men. Senior Lieutenant of the Osprey
in action with the 36-gun frigate-privateer Egypttenne, 1804.
Commander of the Star, and served on shore with the sea-
men at the capture of Martinique, and acting Captain of the
Circe at the previous destruction of the French corvette
Cygne and two 10-gun schooners under the batteries of Mar-
tinique, and in the presence of a large body of troops. Cap-
tain of the Liverpool, and in 1818 commanded the naval part
of an expedition against pirates in the Persian Gulf, where
204 piratical vessels and the forts which protected them were
destroyed. Gasetted 1804-8."
It is expected the two officers in command of the
squadron will hoist rear-admirals' flags before they put to
sea by a flag promotion. We hope such will be the cage.
It is also reported that the above officers will only have the
command of their respective squadrons until they meet Vice-
Admiral Parker, Commander-In-Chief in the Mediterranean,
under whose orders they will then place themselves, but
that Sir Francis Collier will proceed in a ship selected for the
purpose, when the cruise is over, to relieve Rear-Admiral
Sir Thomas Cochrane, and take the chief command on the
China and East India station.

Other vessels than those above enumerated are reported as
likely to join the squadron—the Contest, new twelve-gun
brig, by White, builder of the Daring ; the Recruit, iron
twelve-gun brig, building by Ditchburn and Mare; the Eu-
rydice,'26, just paid off at this port, built on the design of
Admiral Elliott; the Avenger, steam-frigate, of 1,444 tong,
and 650-horse power, by Symonds; and the Medea, steam-
sloop, of 835 tons, and 220-horse power, by Lang; but we do
not think they can be got ready, none of them being as yet
in commission; but should any of them hoist the pendant
speedily, it is probable they may be ordered to join the
squadron at sea.
Sir Francis Collier will hoist his pendant in the St. 'Vin-
cent, and Sir J. J. G. Bremer, we are informed, will hoist his
in the Queen, but, as we believe the steamers will constitute
Sir Gordon Bremer's squadron, we look upon his hoisting
his pendant in a lumbering three-decker as the height of ab-
surdity. _ _

Each ship will be victualled and stored as in the last cruise,
but the cruising grodnd is not of course yet known, nor is
any day fixed for the departure from Spithead, but they will
sail, we believe, in about a fortnight.
Portsmouth is rapidly filling with distinguished company.
The Duke of Cornwall, one of the five ships destined to
convey the Btb Regiment from this garrison to the East
Indies, was towed into the harbour yesterday, and placed
alongside the dockyard for survey; she is in most excellent
order. Another of these ships, the Mary, arrived at Spithead
this morning with the Trafalgar.
The Eurydice, 26, was undocked this morning.
The Superb, 80, Captain A, S. Corry, is to come into the
harbour and be docked, to have some addition made to her
false keel. This is to be done with as much dispatch as pos-
sible, so as net to delay the sailing of the squadron. She will
come in to-morrow.

The Apollo troop ship, Commander Radcliffe, is nearly
ready to go to sea again. She takes out supplies for the
squadron in the River Plate, and the remainder of the 45th
Regiment from Rio to the Cape.
The Childers, 16, Commander Pitman, is destined for ser-
vice on the Cape of Good Hope station, and not the West'
Indies, as expected.
The President, 50, Captain Stanley, flag of Rear-Admiral
Dacres, by the latest advices from the Cape, was to leave
Simons-bay for the Mozambique Channel in a few days after
the Winchester left, provided her interference was not re.
quired by renewed hostilities with the Caffres.

The Serpent, 16, Commander Nevill, maybe expected in
England daily with the last instalment of the Chinese in-
demnity money-2,000,000 dollars in qcee silver. She was
to sail from the Cape two days after the Winchester.
The Bramble schooner, tender to the Fly, Lieutenant-
Commander Yule, left Sydney for Moreton-bay on the 21st
of December.

Captain Sir Baldwin Wake Walker (1838) was officially
appointed to the command of the new 50-gun frigate Con-
stance, at Devonport, on Wednesday. We have before given
the services of this gallant young captain.
Lieutenant Thomas Spark (1812), who commanded the
Prometheus steam-vessel, and subsequently the Polyphemus
as a steam-packet, in the Mediterranean, which vessel he
paid off at Woolwich a 010.3 time since, has been promoted
to the rank of commander.
Commander H. Chad (1835), son of Captain °bads. C. 8.,
of the Excellent gunnery-ship, at Portsmouth, was
day last appointed to the command of the Stpc steam-sloop,en
on the coast of Africa, vice Hornby, invalided.
Commander Gower Lowe (4840) has been appointed to
command the Kingfisher, 12, sloop, on the coast of Africa,
vice Ilrown, resigned from ill-health.
The Trafalgar, 120, Captain J. B. Nott, has arri,ved at
se
paittin
ad
Spithead from the Nort of
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Sir B. Grant, sailed ou
yesterday morning in gallant style.

WINDOW DUTY.
Aceounts " of the total Number of Flouael charged with the
Window Duty in Great Britain, on the sth day of April,
1840, 1811, 1842, 184; and 1844 ; and the Nat Amount
of Window Meg rimmed on the sth day of April, 1840,
1841, 1{42, AK and 1844."

Years.

Number of
Windows

charged to
Window Duty.

Net amount
of Duty Received.

£ s. d.
1,545,106 5 11
1,830,457 16 11
1,726,278 3 9
1,699,809 2 11
1,743,401 3 2

THOS. LIGHTFOOT, A.
Accountant and Comptroller-General's-office, and C. G.
Stamps and Taxes, April 20, 1846.

COMMERCE.

Mr. Clayton, in his late speech in the Senate of the United
States, read the following comparison of the commerce of
countries, in proportion to their navies :

Conimer- Vessels
elal ton- of war, all N. of No. of
nage. classes. Guns. Men. Remarks.
England .. •• 2,420,759 671 16,242 40,000 98 steamers,
France .. • • 695,769 348 8,816 29,096 61 do.
Un. States •. 2,417,002 76 7,352 8724 5 do
Russia .... 239,000 126 10,394

Denmark

Sweden ....

18 steamers,
many con-
tracted for.
95,375 73 754 at least 67 gun-boats.
2 steamers.
113.118 397 1,407 at least /377 gun-
_ boats.
.
132 gun-wats.
3 steamers.

liollema .. .. 214,254 132 1,544
Turkey .... 31 1,902 --
Egypt • •• •• 20 1,460
England has 647 guns to each 100,000 tons of commerce.
France.... 1,030 do. do. 100,000 do.
Un. Stag, 100 do. do. 100,000 (to.
guatila •••• 3,467 do. do. 100,000 co.
Denmark 877 -do. do. 100,000 do.
Sweden .. 703 do. do. 100,000 do.
Holland .. 777 do. do. 100,000 do.

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