The Sun.
London, England, 1842-01-22 00:00:00

.moNET—TIZA.DE—COMIYiERCE.

A large and important meeting of shipowners took
place at Newcastle on Tuesday last, to consider the pre
sent depressed state of the shipping interest, when it
was carried by •an amendment that " the meeting,
though great difference of opinion exists on the subject.,
are;convinced, after sixteen years' experience, that the dis-
tress of the shipping interest ',vas mainly occasioned by
the encouragement given to the foreign shipping and
seamen of the. north of Europe by the navigation laws,
and praying an alteration to be made by Parliament, to
recover the former protection."
At the half-yearly general meeting of the London
and Brighton Railway Company, held on Thursday at the
London Tavern, the late accident, on being alluded to
in the report, was solely attributed by Mr. Rastrick to
the unfortunate wetness of the weather, as the brickwork
was as sound as any in the kingdom. The total ex-
penses necessary to carry out the remainder of the line,
including accommodations at Shoreham harbour, would
be collectively 270,000 L The balance of cash in hand
was 8,222 L 14s. 7d., showing an increase over the pre-
vious half-year of 60,000/. A sum of 300,000 L was
finally empowered to be raised to carry out the works.
COMMERCIAL. REFORM.
The great Anti-Corn-law meeting at Gloucester, took
place in the Shire-hall of that city, on Thursday morn-
ing. All the principal merchants and manufacturers,
with between two and three thousand artisans, were pre-
present. The proposition or a petition to Parliament,
praying fur a total repeal of the Corn-laws, was carried
by a forest of :hands. " They needed not to go to see
the direful effects of those laws," said a speaker, " to a
great distance. Let them look at the port of Gloucester
and its solitary condition, with • scarcely a vessel floating
in its noble basin."•
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.
At a meeting of the Court of Common Council, held on
Thursday, the Report of the Navigation Committee upon
the survey of the River Thames was read before pre-
sentation. Acting upon the advice" of CoUnsel to pro-
mote the entire removal of the present obstructions in
the River, lines have been laid down along the shores by
Mr. Walker, the engineer, Captain Bullock, R.N., and
other eminent practical men, which shall be in future
the demarcations, beyond which no encroachment shall
be permitted, This Report has been ordered to be
printed, and with a strong recommendation laid before the
Lord Mayor and Council for adoption.
Mr. Cottingham has been engaged to restore Hereford
Care has been taken in the arrangements for building
Cathedral, and receives 20,000/. upon this account.
the Royal Exchange to make every part of the edifice
fire-proof.

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At a meeting held on Thursday worming at Oxford,
for the purpose of ascertaining the number of votes re-
spectively promised to the candidates,
.the majority for
Mr. Garbett was 298, upon which Mr. Williams withdrew.
Trdirhhaeec°l3Supeaker has just issued
address to the Archbishopon o}f'reidaanytertsut;
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his warrant for the elec-
tion of a member for the City of Dublin, in room of the
late Mr. West.' Both parties, therefore, are making
great.preparations for the contest, which commences e
Monday, and the pollin—
g will take place on the Aglow-
ing day.