The Sun.
London, England, 1826-08-08 00:00:00

On' Wednesday last Deputations from the Ship
Owners of Newcastle and North and South Shields, waited %loa-
the Members for this town, Sir M. W. Ridley, Bart. and Cl4ll*
hart Ellison, Esq., and also the Members for the CintntY of DI"-
thumberland, the Hon. H. I'. Liddell. and Matthew
at the Trinity Houie, here, when they entered into a full Ml"'
lion of the distress which the' British Ship Owners At present
labour under, their property being reduced full one-thirdch th
value, and the remainder totally unproductive of profit, whiey"
attributed in a great meesure,to the alteration lately made in our ,
Navigation Laws, and treaties entered into with many of the Stavzs
of Northern Europe of reciprocity as regards shipping, which
leaves the British Ship Owner without the least protection what-
en
ever, to bear up against heavy taxation, high wages to his 'Jans,
and the high pritx of proviaions, compared with what the Foreign
Ship Owner has to pay. They further stated to the lion. Me to
m-
hers, their belief that if such measures were persevered in, rui
the British. Ship Owner would be the consequence, and in the old
the naval greatness of this country. The Members listened to the
deputation with great attention, and promised that any memorial
sent to Government or Parliament on the subject by the Ship
Owners, should meet from them every attention and support.,
The deputation seemed highly pleased with the attention paid to
tfiem by the lion. Members. and we are told are determined to
lay their grievances before Parliament tt.s soon as assembltsl,
Neweastle Chronicle.
The Port of Newcastle Association for the Preser
e
vation of Life from Shipwreck, held a General Meeting
of th
Subscribers, at the Trinity noun, on Tuesday last, the ist inst..
William Clark, Esq. in the Chair, when a report was read, stating
the progresa that has been made with the assistance of the Patent
(The Royal National) Institution, in placing the extent of
ate
coining within the operatien of the Port of Newcastle As
in a state to render every efficient assistance to vessels in &strew
This association, although in au infant state, has done much to
wards furnishing the coast, between Holy Island anti the Tyne,
with life-boats and Captain Manisy's apparatus--there being bob
any place of imminent danger to vessels between these two etc._
hut what is provided with one or other of these means dualset.'"
ins life. Rewards have been given to fifteen indiv who
have been instrumental in saving the lives of seventeen seamen and
two passengers, from vessels wrecked on this coast. The reports:.
in alluding to the state of the funds of the assisciatiou, grattfultY,:-
acknowledged the liberal support received from h
erbility clergy' ,
and gentry of the neighbourhood,' but lamented t great want of
annual subscriptions, for which the association could alone look'll
the public it large.--Netecastle Chronicle.
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town by their united efforts ; one of our best tragedies
was selected for the niht'S amusement. In the fourth
act of the' tragedy,i the-Duke, sitting' in judgment, 01
dered the culprt into coUrt, in these words
The
" Bring the vile offender straight before us."
and
messenger, who was a wag, stepped forward, 07ur
claimed in • the' superlative, " It's impossible, rone
Grace, to bring him straight before you, for be is
of the bandyeStlegged fellows you ever saw in all your
life ;" which occasioned such a universal roar, that s
considerable time elapsed before the comical tragfrlY
could be proceeded With.—.Aniericari Paper.