The Sun.
London, England, 1821-09-25 00:00:00

That the Court having in the }•ear 1818 resolved to en-
"urage Dr. JOHN. BORTFIWICK GILCHRIST, in his
LECTURES in the HINDOSTANEE LANGUAGE,- by
• granting to }lima for the term of Three 'Years, a Salary of
2001• per annum ; and the Court having,, on the 20th ult.
come to a Resolution to continue thk. Salary for the further
term of Three Years., and 'to- grant to Dr. Gilchrist for that
'period-an allowance' Of 1,601. per annum, to enable him to
provide a suitable LectUre Room, the said Resolution" will.
•he.suUrilitted to the Proprietors for their, approbation, in
cootor;uity to the Bye Law, cap. 6, sect. 17, at time Quarter-
Ge!ierar Court, appointed to be held on the 2Gth Instant,
which is hereby made Special for that purpose.
' The said Resolution is open at this House, for the Ipspec-
. of the Proprietors.

JOSEPH DART,- SGcret3ry.

OLsEtr,,
TIONS on the EST'ABLISHMEN'r.of STEAM-
B"A'rs between BRIGHTON and DIEPPE.
RP
numerous advantages which have ap.
Peared wherei•er-Stearn-Boats have been established,
:• " :leittl'e great importance which they are to the public, .give
etle
it:tyjortheyare e
f.success, when mployed at any port
Where a •
•
passage-b Oats oecoasting-vessels are required.
Since steam-vessels have traversed stormy seas, during all
i
whlter, between Glasgow. and Btlfast,..Holyhead, Liver-
101'
at: Dublin, and from America to St. Petershurgb, the
which existed against them has completely sunk
never to rise
again."
It must appear evident, that to en-
re a journey and-passage 'from• London to Paris, by the-
In'e(eitre‘i route, and in tKe shortestlime, will hold out. that
t.Yeement which travellers are always seeking, and which
t"2 will avail themselves of. •
•flir,the present moment, the average time occupied in mak-
',„'alais from London; via Dover, in a sailing packet; is
..„,lot (A/o's
: and a night, or 36 hours.. It must be recollected.
ceCtires is the favourite pasiage, on account of the greater
ain,t there is on the sea, an on un other, for it is 20
'yes anther from London and 90 from 'Paris (in- all 110),
1 t •
in journey and. passage vin Dieppe.
r
•
pra the year 1817, 74,550 persons passed from F.nglaod to
There has been no official account kept' since that
who f_ n for is there an account of the number personstilose
'vita_ co le into England ; but Computing it at less than
oswent to France, there will be 140,000 going to and re-
thronni,g ill the year. The passage into France from Brighton,
w 41:0 much frequented, is still -(from the uncertainty of
•I•e"4tether) liabJe to so much loss of time, that none. hut tie-
k-1: tr,,' who are moving for pleasure only. ever think of
it their route to the Continent and butfew of those
o se to take the risk nf all the miserable shifts which they
t
ces3a-rily must make in a sailing packet crowded with pas-
-Benig.!".s. and neither room nor convenience.
.the establishing Stearn-boats between Brighton and Dieppe,
soreTrney and passage from London thither might he M.
nea • In if 3 hours. The traveller would then be 110 miles
rer Paris -than by
any other route, and might then reach
34 French metropolis 1 s ten or twelve hours. This is the
e,l*}“taia which would make Brighton the principal port for
and:4"ton; it wonld benefit as much as Dover has done;
a totco,• it possesses •many more attractions to the
ener.
tb"- Patronage of the Freticli C;or'ermitent would wholly be
tt the efitablishipent, Therhave heel] for rears anx-
Brighter 3 respectable and. speedy
betransit by Dieppe via
onisiLtllLndein; and there.cart no doubt but it will be
'beci,frie • t;,ii.v ottr own Government, immediately its merits
.seatitlgli;'uelit.- Effectual means would be taken to prevent
There are now five steam-boats constantly plying, between
nd klargat, which carte down on an average 4,000
Ithiee are n
ttrewngaremaer: Per week, who Stake the voyage for the enjoyment
Vaeutsion, the time being certain; and perhaps
~fo. : 50 out of the 4,000 who would ever have thought
tei-Marg,ate, were it not for this mode of conveyance.
titert, hair „inch novelty attracts, it is fair to suppose that.
sands would Visit Brighton, to be landed in France. where
iti,_,ltir,ht remain twenty-four hours, and be back in London
Iree days to a certainty.
rione following.estimate is made of -the expense of fitting
liieworki.ng one boat by steam between this place and
eel it it is intelided to start with two, and let it be observ-
st4lge n.umber of passengers calculated on is only 180 in the
Iner,'arril that the average is 2,800 per week, with all of
";411, time is- an object. •
resat Packet, properly adapted for the Brighton and
PPe station will require to be from 140 to 180 tons-bur-
liteifii:t.ed up 'in a complete manner with all requisites,l an t
a with twis engines of 40 horse power each, wtl cos
All.. ‘• sterling.tji!igig• thi:ressel to make three trips to
xri'lte and hack, per week, and on an average
btri:..3o Vasselfgers over, and the same nom-
-7QO h; 180 passengers a week i• 1 month,
and for six months 430 passengers, at
Nril; Gd• ............................... '.. . 06,804 0 0
twi.c!;..ti.lesix winter and spring months, say
the 4 W
months
eek; witis 26 -passengers over and
e 4
Q.,P2n per'
number bdck, isBo passengers. a •
.er month, n in six ,
at or 1
'‘•A
3,024 0 0
• • ,••, ......

-9,820 .0 .0
.'113.(1.11Z3_,' which are included fuel, wages, dd-
na.lugs packet office,' agents, boatmen, too-
end every othelincidental charge 3,640 0 0

st . -
. . ~
. ear ~ 3,188 0 3
4112 .
. •
. ...
wear, 10 per cent., on 7,000! 7OO 0 0
1.04,i
.---.
Lkg a nett income per annum on 7,000 of ,C3,48S 0 0
~..In the ,I, OR FIFTY PER CENT.
--"a_ 6our""°‘'e statetnertt, tio outgoing has been omitted, and
gages"l 11- Profit has been estimated, such as extra baggage,
on 1 rrses &c which is considerable, and must attend
eg.ntiet f14313-4"l,_iihtl; ; A boat might run four times per week
—.en la ti
-acK; buten
;his also has been reduced, to make the
trips
n''tri°ll Plain and reasonableallowing her onil.y.
will
then r'l,, ‘veek in the smuttier and one in the winter, s 1...
It is `4r more than 25 per cent.
Pitalviillt merely the income of a large interest, for, the ta-
'Will fol'eh will be employed, but the great advantages which.i
lett risnlQ,w, when Brighton becomes the resort of all tra%e -
alad li:rtng to the Continent, which should be. contemplated.;
drati'PPears strange it was never made a matter of
raise a
• are 10 Yen' times the amount, if wanted. When
the profits
Th Cl'ed at. theie needs no spur for the undertaking. , „,, e establish
--neeted
~ went of Steam Packets seems so intimately
an oPport es
,It!th another necessary improve.men ,
,-..r) Pier
t th • it gi‘•
on ea .
.Inity of recommending the erection of a Chain
It
tiewhtato Brown's plan, similar to the one nowcompletet a.
qualifier+ neat Edinburgh. They have received the unit.
gineers aPprobation of Mr. Rennie, and other eminent
reno,s
hate al' and are proof against any gale of wind.
The adv""
this improvement are incalculable, and the
aenotimmßoats alone could afford to pay 5 per cent. 'on the
unload the to erett One. It would permit vessels
who
to
are
~,artlae r cargoes without grounding; give all persor,oft
ty.'" " 1 to boat sailing, an opportunity to land and go .
at h'ijiaLl'ets, and vessels of all sorts, ;Wight come alongside
hle a 4°r low water, which would avoid the most Thsagz4,4l-
- • dangerous part now attending the going tto bir 1 a
tisito silt the Offing. It would be a most delightful walk for
Isle qr4.7.ind lead to the establishment of passage-boats to the
lvest 'gilt. Southampton, Lyrningtan, and the whole south-
. sjs°_aBt of gngland. •
lever"a;ctiNons to each undertaking will be 'received at the
.11)tIrst_eisslir:tils). ,and Brighton Gazette Office, Brighton ; and
• 'lnes. Lloyd an
'eni4ts way 11 e teen: . '
dCo I3ankers London, .wbere hill