The Sun.
London, England, 1827-04-20 00:00:00

HULL SHIP OWNERS' SOCIETY.

(From the Hull Packet of Tuesday.)
On Thursday the general meeting of this Society
was held at the Mansion House, " to receive the
Reports of the Deputation appointed to procure re-
lief to the Shipping Interest."

W.JARRATT, Esq., Mayor, was called to the Chair.
The Resolution of the Committee at a Special
Meeting, recommending the appointment of Dele-
gates, and also that of the General Meeting for the
adoption of that measure, were read by Mr. Holder-
ness, the Secretary ; the latter nominating J. K.
Watson, C. Bolton, and E. Gibson, Eggs., as De-
legates from this port.

J. K. WATSON, Esq. (Chairman of the Delegates
in London, and of the Society in this town), said
that, in conformity with the Resolutions they had
just heard read, his colleagues and himself repaired
to London, to join the deputies from the various
outports, for the purpose of drawing the attention
of his Majesty's Government to the situation of the
British shipping interest. They were very cordially
received on their arrival, by the members of the
London Society, the Chairman of which called a
general Meeting, to devise some mode of co-opera-
tion to carry the great object they had in view into
effect. At this special Meeting a Committee was
appointed, and five gentlemen named, to co-operate
with the Deputies from Hull, Liverpool, Newcastle,
South Shields, Whitehaven, Maryport, Sunderland,
Whitby, Workington,Yarmouth, Scarborough,Leith,
Glasgow, Poole, &c., in all thirty-one deputies, in-
clusive of the London ones, composing a very formi-
dable body of ship-owners—a body combining in it-
self all the information necessary to enable them to
prosecute with vigour the object they had in hand.
It would be admitted that much previous arrange-
ment was necessary to shape their case, and organise
their plans so as to lay the whole before the Mem-
bers of the Houses of Lords and Commons,
and explain their situation with effect. They
received the most hearty co-operation from the
deputies of the out-ports, and they employed
a considerable portion of their time in calling
upon Members of both Houses, and explaining
to them their situation, and the objects they had in
view. He ought to state that they had been ably
assisted by their Worthy Representative, Mr. Sykes.
The deputies stated that they wished only to have
their situation investigated—whether the depression
arose from the state of trade, over-trading, or from
the operation of laws which they considered unwise;
and that could not be ascertained but by the Com-
mittee of the House of Commons. They had no
political object in view; they stood as Ship-owners
in deep depression and distress ; and, without con-
necting themselves with either one party or another,
were only anxious to have their case inquired into
The protracted illness of Mr. Huskisson induced
them to desire an interview with the Vice-Presi-
dent of the Board of Trade, and they accordingly
applied to Mr. Sykes, who procured an interview
with, and attended them to, that gentleman. On
that occasion they determined not to name any
specific mode of relief, but limited themselves to the
ground upon which they wished alone to stand—
inquiry. They stated they were not actuated by
any hostile views to Government, nor did they seek
relief by desiring the infraction of treaties with
foreign States. Mr. Grant very politely promised,
that what had been said should be communicated ver- ,