The Sun.
London, England, 1829-08-28 00:00:00

BRITISH SHIPPING.

From Parliamentary Return, No. 106, of the
Shipping employed in the Trade of the United
Kingdom, from 1814 to 1828.

INWARDS.

BRITISH. FOREIGN.
Ships. Tons. Ships. Tons.
1814 8,975 1,290,248; 5,286 599,257
1815 B,BBO 1,372,1081 5,314 746,915
1816 9,744 1,415,723 'll6 379,465
1817 11,255 1,625, 3,396 445,011
1818 13,000 1,886,394 6,238 762,457
1819 11,974 1,809,128 4,215 542,684
1520 11.285 1,668,060 1 3,472 447,611

1821 10,810 1,599,274
1822 11,087 1,664,186

3,261 396,256
3,389 46;151

1823 11,271 1,740,859
1824 11,733 1,797,320
1825 13,516 2,144,598
1826 ...... -12,173 1,950,630
1827 13,133 2,086,890
1828 13,436 2,091,357

4,069 582,996
5,653 '759,441
6,96 S 958,132
5,729 691,116
6,046 751,864
4,955 634,620

OUTWARDS.

BRITISH.

FOREIGN.
Ships. Tons.

Ships. Tons.'
1814 8,620 1,271,952
1815 8,892 1,398,688

4,622 602,941
4,701 751,377
2,579 399,160
2,905 440,622
5 399 734,649
3,1795 556,511
2,969 433,328
2,626 383,786
2,843 457,542
3,437 563,571
5,026 746,707
6,075 905,520
5,410 692,440
5,714 767,821
4,405 608,118

1816 9,044 1,340,277

1817 ..... 10,713 1,558,336
1818 11,445 1,715,488
1819 10,250 1,562,332
1820 10,102 1,549,508
1821 9,797 1,488,644

1822.. ...... 10,023 1,539,260

1823 9,666 1,546,976

1824 10,157 1,657,533
1825 10,848 1,793,994
1826 10,844 1,737,425
1827 11,481 1,887,682
1828 12,248 2,006,397

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PLYMOUTH, AUG. 27.—The Vigilant ketch,
Lieut. Loney, went out of harbour on Thursday,
and anchored at Drake's Island. She sailed on
Tuesday for Portsmouth.
The Leveret came into Hamoaze on Friday to re•
pair her defects.
The Bramble cutter sailed on Thursday for Fal-
mouth, whence it is probable she will take a mail to
Lisbon.

The Lord William Bentinek transport, Lieut.
Gregg, with Colonel Morshead and family, sailed
on Thursday for Malta.
The Shamrock revenue cruiser sailed on Monday
for the coast of Ireland.

His Majesty's ship Success arrived at Madras
28th March. The Royalist arrived at Rio de Ja-
neiro, froM Falmouth, 21st June, and was to sail to
Bahia, 7th July. The Tribune sailed from Rio for
River Plate 19th June. The Plover arrived at
Barbadoes from Falmouth sth July. The Druid
arrived at Jamaica from llavannah 14th June, and
sailed for Curacoa 22d June. The Ranger arrived
at Jamaica from Curacoa 19th June, and sailed for
Havarinah 24th June. The Dartmouth arrived at
Gibraltar from Malta 26th July. The Arachne
arrived at Jamaica from Crooked Island 20th June,
and sailed for Barbadoes 28th June. The Espeigle
arrived at La Guayra from Guadaloupe 19th June,
and sailed for Trinidad 20th ditto. The Icarus ar-
rived at Jamaica from Chagres July 1. The Victor
sailed from Jamaica for Curacoa June 20, and Harpy
for Chagres July 1. _ _

The Tanny,Maddick, of this port, sailed from
Gravesend for Seville 16th inst. The Enchantress
arrived at Liverpool from Marseilles 18th inst.• The
Halcyon, Bowdler, from this port, arrived at Lis-
bon, July 31. The Salamanca, Hicks, of this port,
arrived at Liverpool, from Riga, 21st inst. The
Dickins, Swan, arrived at Standgate Creek, from
Messina, 23d inst.

The Earl Moira, Perriam, of this port, on her
voyage from Guernsey, for London, sprung a leak
on Saturday night last. The Captain bore up for
the land, but finding the water gaining on her, the
crew took to the boat, and saw her go down in half
an hour after, about a mile east of the Eastbury
buoy, within the Owers Lights. The crew all
landed at Littlehampton on Sunday afternoon.

A gentleman who travelled through part of
Kent last week, informs us that in many places the floods
were out to a serious extent, the road and whole fields be-
ing under water. The same has been the case about Hen-
field and other parts of this county.—Brighton Gazette.

Saturday morning, between nine and ten
o'clock, a perfectly white swallow was seen flying in the
usual way (between the County Gaol and Mr. l'AvNE's
Quarry) over the water and marshes, accompanied by a
great number of common swallows. It continued that
way for a full hour, so that the observers had full oppor-
tunity of examining it minutely.—Cork Mer. Chron.

So far back as 1825 instructions were given
to Mr. Telford to examine the country between
part of the county of Northampton and Lich-
field, " in order to ascertain what improvements
could be made in regard to shortening the dis-
tance and improving the inclinations, so as to
accelerate the communication between London
and Liverpool, and also accommodate the local
intercourse."

Pursuant to these instructions, accurate sur-
veys were taken under tbe:Alirection of Mr. Tel-
ford, whose first report on the subject is dated
June, 1826, and was ordered by the House of
Commons last session to be printed, with his
subsequent reports.
Mr. Telford commenced his survey at Wee-
don, and went on to Lichfield ; from Weedon
it appears that the present mail-road passes
through Daventry, Dunchurch, Coventry, Stone-
bridge, and Coleshill, to Lichfield, being a dis-
tance of 51 miles, 1,415 yards. Of the altera-
tions and improvements for shortening the dis-
tance between those two points, Mr. Telford
thus speaks in his report :
" From Weedon to Coventry, the general direc-
tion is unexceptionable; and since Braunstone-hill
has been improved, there is no serious obstacle in
the way ; and there is now a. prospect of a farther
important improvement at the town of Coventry, by
which the present narrow streets will be avoided ;
but from Coventry the present road bends greatly
to the westward to Stonebridge, and from thence
turns nearly at a right angle to Coleshill and Lich-
field; this not only lengthens the line, but between
Stonebridge and Lichfield passes over a succession
Avery steep hills, and is besides in many parts un-
necessarily crooked, so that any attempt at improv-
ing it would amount to making it an entirely new
road. 1 have therefore wholly abandoned it.
" 2. By the map it will be seen, that between
Coventry and Lichfield a very direct line of road
may be had, by passing by the villages of Shustoke,
Nether Whitacre, Kingsbury, and Hints; and al-
though the summit of the mass of high land at Cor-
ley-moor is elevated 245 feet above the level of
Friars-green, at Coventry, yet all the inclinations
may be rendered very easy, being only in two in-
stances for short distances, 1 in 27, 28; in every
other case they are as small as consistent with per-
fect road-making. The distance saved between Co-
ventry and Lichfield by the new line would be three
miles, 666 yards. The length of the new road to be
made would be 24 miles, 21 yards; and the esti-
mated expence is 50,6041. 15s. 4d.
" But as Coventry lies four miles west of a
straight line drawn between Weedon and Lichfield,
it became necessary to examine whether a still more
direct line might not be obtained by passing through
Rugby, Nuneaton, Atherstone, and Tam worth.—
A survey was accordingly made in this direc-
tion, and it is laid down in the map. The line
leaves Weedon at the junction of, the North-
ampton road; it passes for some distance along the
Watling-street road, and upon leaving it passes in
nearly a direct line by the village of Hillmorton to
the town of Rugby ; from this town it passes by the
villages of Newbold, Shilton, and Attleborougli to
Nuneaton ; from thence by the village of Mancetter,
and town of Atherstone, to Tamworth, and from
that place along the present road to Lichfield.
" This line is on the whole very direct, and the
inclinations may be made quite easy ; very con-
siderable portions of the present roads have been
adopted, which, although they must be wholly re-
made, yet in sundry instances would save purchas-
ing land and making fences. The distance between
Weedon and Lichfield by this line is 46 miles, 146
yards, being one mile, 603 yards less than by the
most improved Coventry line. The estimated ex-
pense is 76,522/.
" As the line is now laid down, it passes through
the town of Tamworth, which requires about 21
miles of new road south of that town, and also a
new bridge over the ri-zer Anker; but if the pre-
sent road was followed to the town of Fazeley,
and about one mile of new road made from that
place to the hill at Hopwas, the general line would
be shortened about two hundred yards ; advantage
would be taken of the new bridge which is about
to be constructed over the river Thame at Faze-
ley, and the expense of making one over the
Anker at Tamworth would be saved. The amount
of expenses would be about 4,255/. Bs. Bd., being
about 3,473/. 17s. 3d. less than that through Tam-
worth.

" 4. Although this last mentioned line is the most
direct, yet being most expensive, I was induced to
have a survey made from the town of Rugby to the
Holyhead road, at the village of Willoughby, and
by travelling upon that road through the town of
Daventry, to save eight miles and three-quarters of
road-making. The distance between Lichfield and
Weedon, by
this route, is 46 miles, 1,261 yards,

It appears that Mr. Telford gives the prefe-
rence to plan, No. 3, in the above table ; and we
concur with him in the opinion, that the adop-
tion of the improvements there suggested " would
be arriving as near perfection as prudence ad-
mits ;" for we hardly think it will be contended
by the most zealous friend of expeditious com-
munication, that a saving of four miles, or of
about half an hour in point of time in the jour-
nies between London and Liverpool, would be
worth an expenditure of 80,0001., which is nearly
the difference in the es timates of the plans
No. 3 and No. 4.
We cannot conclude our notice of these re-
ports without bestowing praise upon the well-
executed maps and sections by which they are
accompanied ; and whatever else may be the ef-
fect of his labours in this work, we fully concur
with Mr. Telford in thinking, that those " maps
and sections, the result of this extensive survey,
will at all times prove useful documents to the
Post-office."— Times.