The Sun.
London, England, 1842-03-01 00:00:00

THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO PORTS-
MOUTH.
(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)
PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 27, 1842.—The town is beginning
to fill fast with distinguished people, waiting the arrival
of the Queen and Court to-morrow ; a salute from the
garrison about three o'clock, announced the arrival of
the Admiralty Board, consisting of the Earl of Had-
dington, Vice-Admiral Sir George Cockburn, Vice-
Admiral Sir William Grey, and the principal Secretary,
the Hon. Sydney Herbert. The Board has taken up its
quarters at the George Inn, and to-day entertained a
small party of naval officers to dinner. The Duke of
Wellington comes in by the last railroad train from Ba-
singstoke, near which town his Grace's seat of Strath-
fieldsaye is situated ; he will spend the evening with his
brother-in-law, the Hon. Sir Hercules Pakenham, our
Lieutenant-Governor ; the Duke, as a Field-Marshal,
being entitled to the compliment, will be saluted by
the garrison to-morrow morning. A splendid Guard
of Honour is selected to receive her Majesty on her alight-
from her carriage in the Dockyard, consisting of the
grenadier companies of the 32d, 34th, and 73d Regi-
ments, and a company of Royal Marines, under the
command of the senior Major of the Garrison, Major
Van der Meulon, of the 73d Regiment. The ropemakers
last evening successfully put in their claim to the ancient
privilege of receiving the Sovereign at the boundaries of
the borough, and of escorting her to her residence within
the town. In 1794, when George the Third visited the
Fleet at Spithead, after the battle of the Ist of June, the
ropemakers and riggers then took the horses from the
King's carriage, three miles out of the town, and drew
him into the Dock-yard. In 1814, when the Prince
Regent entertained the Allied Sovereigns at Ports-
mouth, these workmen walked in procession before and
at the sides of the carriage : what their gallantry may
lead them to do to-morrow for a Lady-Queen, remains
to be seen. The garrison gates will be closed and
locked ; and at the foot of the glacis the Lieutenant-
Governor will deliver to her Majesty the keys of the
fortress, and wait her instructions to open the entrance,
a duty which the Town Major will have to perform.
The Admiralty flag wilt- be hoisted to-morrow on board
the Alfred, at Spithead. The Dock-yard is closed to-
morrow to all civilians, and no officers will be allowed
admittance unless in uniform; this is done that her Ma-
jesty may not be inconvenienced by a crowd. Several
vans arrived this morning by the rail from Windsor,
with necessaries for the Queen and her suite. It is ex-
pected that Commodore J. B. Purvis will be knighted
f)r steering the Queen, also Major Van der Meulon, com-
manding the guard of honour, and Captain G. T. Rich,
commanding the Queen, should her Majesty visit that
ship ; and Colonel G. Jones, commanding this division
of marines. Several promotions will also take place,
such as the officers of the Black Eagle and Royal George
yachts, the Admiralty flag-ship, and the Commanders
and First Lieutenants, and senior Masters of the other
flag ships. Her Majesty is expected to reach the Dock-
yard at one o'clock ; and it will depend on the state of
the weather whether she will go afloat then, or on the
following day. A general illumination will take place
to-morrow night, and as the railway has brought us
several itinerant lamplighters, with their stocks in trade
of lamps and devices, we expect a brilliant show ; the
St. Vincent and Victory, first rates, will be illuminated
about nine in the evening with Captain Stevens's new
blue and red and green light, also showers of rockets
will be thrown by those ships, the splendour of which
will be viewed by her Majesty and Prince Albert
from the top of Sir Edward Codrington's house, where
the Queen will entertain a select party.

LONDON GRAND JUNCTION
RAIL WAY.
A General Meeting of the Shareholders in this Company was
held yesterday, at 6, Basinghall-strtet, for the purpose of sub-
mitting to the Shareholders the Directors' report, and a state-
ment of the accounts. Mr. Fist! took the chair.
The SECRETARY then read the report, which merely stated
that three Directors went out of office by rotation, but
were eligible for re-election, and that the accounts were,
cash paid, 64/. 45.; cash in hand, 3,9251. 10s. 7d ; together
with various amounts for interests, &c., leaving a balance in the
hands of the Company of 4,0071. 7s. 11d.
The CHAIRMAN said they would perceive that in the Report
they had been as brief as possible, inasmuch as they had nethir,g
to say. They were determined to use economy in every thing,
and at the next meeting he expected to have to submit further
reductions in the expenditure, as the rent would be reduced,
together with the Secretary's salary.
The SECRETARY, in answer to the question, said, that 1,510
shares had been forfeited, and that there were 7,600 bona fide
shares on which the calls had been paid up. The original
number of registered shares was 9,360.
A PROPRIETOR inquired if there were any new features in
the Company.
The CHAIRMAN said, they had talked about new features so
long that they did not wish anything more on the subject.
A SHAREHOLDER said he understood that the Birmingham
Railway Company were about to remodel their station.
The CHAIRMAN said he supposed that remodelling was
meant taking in the other side of the yard. It had been re-
ported that the Northern and Eastern Railway Company were
coming near to Kings Cross, and that it was their intention of
going to the North of England without taking
the Birmingham line. They (the London Grand Junction
Railway Company) had been invited to join this scheme, but
they were averse to go into new expenses.
The CHAIRMAN, in answer to a question frown a Share-
holder, said they were getting 5 per cent. for their deposits in
a Joint-stock Bank. He then moved that the Report theis read be received and adopted, which was carried.
The CHAIRMAN then moved that certain shares, declared
forfeited at the last meeting, be confirmed, which was carried.
The then Directors were then re-elected, and thanks having
been voted to the Chairman, the meeting separated having sat
twenty minutes.

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WATERLOO BRIDGE.
, The Adjourned General Meeting of the Shareholders
and Proprietors of Waterloo-bridge was held yesterday,
at the Crown and Anchor Tavern; about half-past one
o'clock the Chair was taken by the Rev. Dr. Rush.
The minutes of the proceedings having been read,
Mr. POWELL read the Report of the Directors,
stating the various sums received in cash monthly from
February 1840, to February 1841, the average receipts
per day, and their increase or declension, and contrast-
ing them with the receipts in each month, from February,
1841, to 23d February, 1842.
It appeared then that the receipts for foot-toll from
23d Feb., 1840, to 23d August, 1840, which were at Id.
amounted to 5,340/. 2s. 10d., and from 24th August,
1840 to 23d Feb., 1841, they amounted to 4,855/. 7s. 4d.
making the total receipts for that year 10,195/. 10s. 2d.,
which at Id. each passenger, showed that 2,446,922
persons passed over the bridge in that year. Then
the receipts from the 23d of February; 1841, to 23d
Feb., 1842, which were at one halfpenny each passenger
amounted to 9,4441. 3s. 2d., which showed that the num-
ber of persons passing over the bridge during that year
was 4,533,218 ; being an increase, as contrasted with the
preceding year, of 2,086,296 persons.
The Directors, inasmuch as the declension in the re-
ceipts was every day decreasing, decided that the pre-
sent toll of one halfpenny should be continued, and
stated that they saw no necessity for resorting to the
original toll of one penny.
Mr. H. COPE, in movirg that the Directors' Re-
port be affirmed, said that the recommendation con-
tained in it with respect to continuing the present toll
had not been as yet sufficiently tested ; but at all events
the losses were not so great as to prevent the trial of
it for some time longer. If the Proprietors attempted
to return to the old toll of Id. the public would inveigh
against them more than ever, and particularly as there
was a new bridge being erected, instead of Waterloo-bridge
realizing a large sum by the penny toll, he thought its
receipts would be very considerably diminished if
it was adopted. The Report showed the great
increase of traffic, and he had great pleasure in
proposing its adoption, because he was convinced that

her Majesty's 59th regiment, and has a large family,
now plunged in the deepest affliction. Captain Jeffreys
is a gentlemanly and kind-hearted man, enjoying the es-
teem of a large circle of respectable friends, and Lieut.
Mattei is also much esteemed by all the officers of the
garrison, as well as his own countrymen."
Another account of the duel is thus given by a cor-
respondent at Malta :
" Lieut. Adams threw some plums at Mr. Levick's
daughters. Mr. Levick instantly struck him, which was
returned. In the evening Mr. Levick sent a challenge,
and next day they met, Mr. Levick accompanied* by
Lieut. Mattel, Lieut. Adams by Captabt.Tofferys. Lieut.
Adams was wounded, and the foltawing. day expired.
Captain Jefferys escaped to Sicily ; :Mr. Levick and his
second are both in gaol. They pf?iiitively denied all
knowledge of the duel ; but this day Dr. Cross, of the
88th, who attended at the duel, has turned kintr's evi-
dence, on promise of pardon. It is generally believed
that Lieut. Adams, from some moral feeling, would' not
fire at any person. At the &St fire, Mr. Levick's ball
passed close .to him ; Lieut. Adams pointed in the air
but his pistol missed fire. Here it ought to have ended,
unfortunately, they again loaded. Mr. Levick's ball
passed through his opponent's arm, and into his side,
lodging in his liver ; he fired wide. The funeral of
Lieut. Adams was attended by every person of respect-
ability."

SOUTH AMERICA.
FALMOUTH, FEB. 26.—The Tyrian packet arrived
here this morning with the Mexican mails, no passen-
gers, having on freight 170,000 dollars, of which 18,603
dollars are on account of the Mexican dividends. This
packet does not appear to bring anything politically new.
Her dates are Vera Cruz, the Bth of January, where she
left the British ship of war Tweed ; Tampico, 19th Ja-
nuary ; and .Havanna, 2d February. Exchange at
Vera Cruz on London, 60 days' sight, 47id, and on
Paris, same date, sf. se.
Don Calderon della Barca, late Spanish Minister in
Mexico, came passenger with his family from Vera Cruz
to the Havanna.
Th: ex-President, Bustamente, arrived at the Ha-
vanna, from Vera Cruz, in the Spanish brig of war,
Jason, on the Ist February ; and the steamer Tay, with
the January mails from England, arrived at the Havanna
at the same date, all well.