The Sun.
London, England, 1834-10-18 00:00:00

Compared with the first three quarters of 1832, the pro-
duct of 1834 presents an increase of 14,565,000 f.

DAVIS' STRAITS AND GREENLAND
WHALE FISHERY.

The Ulverton, Stratton, arri
with 21 fish, 185 tuns of oil, biH
Oil.
Fish. Tuns.

ived at Peterhead, 13th instant,
ings the following report :
I Oil.
Fish. Tuns,

HULL.

KIRKALDY.

Alfred, Brass
Andrew Marvel,Wright 10 100, Chieftain, Todd 25 179
Brunswick, Blithe
45 7100;iiEraarildP,
sertcoyd,arJtames 29 180
Cambrian, Dring..7 70
Comet, Martin.
Dordon,Wiets 12 100 LEITH.
Duncombe, Scittin 6 70, Clarendon, Lyall 11 90
Ellison, Bennet
Everthorpe, Johnson
Eve, Wilson .
Harmony, Thompson... 9 80'Wm. and Ann, Liston 8 100
Isabella, Humphrey ....13 DUNDEE.
Jane, Aladdison
Lee, Lee 18 120 Alexander, Johnson ... 8 115
Sisters, Dannat lB 100'Dorothy, Davidson 16 143
Swan, Dring l7 120:Horn, Stevenson
Truelove, Manger 9 90 Princess Charlotte,
Venerable, M'Kenzie 11 130; Adamson 29 190
Volunteer, Parish
William Lee, Parker l4 140; MONTROSE.
William Torr, Dannat 10 65 Eliza Swan, Mills 12 100
Zephyr, Ash l5 160 Monarch, Fenton
LONDON. ABERDEEN.
Margaret, Turpin
Regalia, Phillips 7 --;Middleton, Kerr 11 120
WUITBY. (Neptune, Bruce 11 100
Phoenix, Mills 8 10; St. Andrews, Reid 14 100
NEWCASTLE. 1 PETERHEAD.
Greville Bay, Taylor... 1 15:Gleaner' Anderson 8 80
Lady Jane, Hemming... 5 45,Hanniba1, Birnie
Lord Gambia, Warham 11 130 Joseph Green, Fahun 15 150
BURNTISLA ND. !Perseverance, Ogston 18 145
Majestic, Smith 4 45,Resolution, Hogg ... .. 45
Undaunted, Watson l9 90!Traveller, Simpson -.11 100

CORPORATE COMMISSION•—TIIe Clothworkers'
Company was the one summoned to attend yesterday. Mr.
Crump, the Clerk, appeared, and stated that the Company
did not object to an investigation into their affairs, but their
books not being prepared for such an ordeal, they desired fur-
ther time might be accorded them. The 13th of November
was accordingly fixed for the investigation.

Bow BRIDGE.—This ancient fabric is said to be
the oldest arched stone bridge in England and to have, from
its figure, given the name to the parish of Bow. Bow-bridge
is upon the river Lea, only two miles from London, in the
line of the great Essex road, and connects the counties of Mid-
dlesex and Essex. Matilda, Queen of Henry the First, on
attempting to cross the river on horseback at the Ford, still
called Old Ford, a little way north of the bridge, having
nearly been carried down the river by a flood, vowed to exert
her influence to have a bridge built. The work was intrusted
to the Abbots of West Ham, and lands were assigned to them
for building and maintaining the bridge, and raising causeways
or fords across the low ground at the place now called Strat-
ford, originally Strait (narrow) Ford. The old bridge, which
is of three arches, has the appearance of having been widened
more than once, but, being still narrow and dangerous, is to
be taken down, and a wider and more convenient bridge, of one
arch, is to be substituted. In a printed report by Messrs.
Walker and Burges, the engineers for the demolition and re-
building, the date of the old bridge is stated as being between
1100 and 1119, and old London-bridge to have been begun in
1176. Bow-bridge was, no doubt, built by the monks, the
only engineers in olden time.