The Sun.
London, England, 1827-06-29 00:00:00

GRAND WESTERN CANAL.

The Annual Meeting of the Proprietors of this
Company was held yesterday at the City of Lon-
don Tavern, Samuel Woods, Esq. in the Chair.
The Minutes of the former meeting, the Report of
the Committee, and a letter from Mr. Samuel Wool-
mer, of Exeter, were read.
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The Report stated, that there had recently been
held a General Meeting of the Country Proprietors
in Exeter, and that they were very anxious for the
completion of the work, especially as a Canal from
Bridgewater to Taunton was completed, and going
on prosperously, as well as a Canal for ships from
the sea to Exeter, which would greatly facilitate the

Company's finances would not admit of their pro-
ceeding with the work, but that they had reason to
believe, that a junction might be formed with the
Ship Canal Company, who were contemplating the
execution of their work on a limited scale, and by a
less expensive line. The Report then recommended
the Annual Meeting to give a public expression of
their wish to co-operate with that Company in any
advantageous plan for promoting. their common end;
that is, of opening a communication between the
Bristol and the English Channels.

A desultory. conversation arose upon the Report,
between the Proprietors, in which Mr. Woods, Mr.
Bayley, Mr. Sutton, Mr. Cookson, and Mr. Drew,
the Bank Director, took part.
Mr. BAYLEY stated, that the concern at present
bore a very hopeless aspect. The money was spent,
but the Canal was not completed at either extremity.
It would be a great satisfaction to him, and all the
Proprietors, if any gentlemen would come forward
and take up the work, so as to secure its completion.
The CHAIRMAN said, that he had reason to believe
the Ship,Canal Company would be willing to nego-
tiate with the Proprietors, so as to effect the object
of a Ship Canal between the Channels) upon a
smaller scale than that originally designed ; and he
strongly recommended to the Proprietors to come to a
resolution which should open the way to negotiations.

Mr. SUTTON and Mr. DREW concurred in this
view, and the following Resolution was put, and
carried unanimously—
" That this Meeting, having been informed that the
English and Bristol Ship Canal Company have it in con-
templation to reduce the scale of that work, and to adopt
a different line of communication with the southern coast;
that if the Ship Canal Company, or any set of gentlemen
impressed with the utility and advantages of completing the
line of Canal from Taunton to Londwell Mill, in confor-
mity to the Act of Parliament, are willing to raise funds
sufficient for that purpose, without making any call on the
Proprietors of this Company, the latter will afford every
facility to the execution of the same, and will pledge itself
to secure to such new subscribers all the profits or benefits
accruing from the tonnage, or otherwise, arising from
that part of the Canal which shall be so executed."

Mr. CHARLES DEANE, a gentleman from Exeter,
stated, that he attended the meeting of the Proprie-
tors recently held there, and it was the universal
opinion of the landed proprietors that ajunction be-
tween all the parties interested might be easily
formed, and the Canal executed to the great advan-
tage both of the subscribers and the public. He
observed that, at present, coals were brought from
Taunton, by land carriage, at an enormous price, and
that near Exeter iron mines had been discovered,
which rendered it extremely important that coals
for smelting should be 'furnished at the cheapest
rate. He stated that the proposition for completing
a communication between the Channels, in some
way or. other, was most earnestly desired in the
west of England, and that every landed proprietor
Lt the meeting was favourable to the proposed .unc-
tical of interests,-7Thp letter . received from Mr.
Wooirder to the same effect.
The Chairman was then directed to advertise the
Resolutions in the London and Country p
and to send copy thereof to Messrs. King and
P
Lukin, the clerks of the Ship Canal Company.
Mr. DREW, the Bank Director, PT()&iced a letter
from the country. The Hon. Gentleman spoke in
a low tone of voice, but we understood him to say,
that he was desirous of joining with the Ship Canal
Company, in order to effect their common object in
the best and most practicable manner.
Mr. Joseph Cookson (of Bristol) was then ap-
pointed a member of the Committee, in the room
of Mr. Thomas, deCeased.
The accounts of the Company were read, from
which it appeared, that the available assets of the
Company were about '1,5004 more than the de-
mands upon them.

GRAND
MASQUERADE.--A Masquerade
was held last night, at the Argyll Rooms, which
bad nothing but its superior stupidity to distin-
guish it from other fooleries 9f the same nature.

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

FRENCH PAPERS.
(From the Journal des Debats. )

" We yesterday announced that the Papal Nuncio
appointed to the Court of Spain, had returned to
Bayonne without going further than Irun. The
Memorial Bordelais of the 22d states, that it is by
an order of the Spanish Government he has been
prevented from going to Madrid, and obliged to
return to France. It is presumed that this order
has been issued on account of the confirmation of the
American Bishops by the Pope.

" CADIZ, JUNE B.—The Custom-house brigan-
tines, Don Carlos, Don Francisco, and the Felix,
have taken and brought in here the English ships
Oporto packet, Captain Bolasco, bound for Amster-
dam ; the Invincible, Captain Romero, bound for
Bayonne ; and the Cachirato, Captain —, the
destination of which is .not known. These three
vessels sailed from Gibraltar with tobacco, cigars,
&c. The first did not surrender until after an action
of four hours, in which five men were killed."
(From the Constitutionnel.)

" After forty years of revolutions, all have learned
that opinions as well as conscience should be re-
spected and inviolable; that there is always danger,
and never profit, in attempting to subject them to
violence. If Ministers really wish the welfare of the
country, and, consequently, the integrity of the
Charter, which is its only guarantee, they -will take
care to abstain from such a course. By repressing
opinion instead of watching over its expression, since
they have the right so to do, they would incur the
risk of being precipitated into a labyrinth, which
would every moment present inconvenience and
daily danger. They would become the guarantees
of all the facts, of all the phrases printed in the
journals, since they would possess the monopoly of
all thoughts, of all words, which might be imprudent
or fatal on the part of the Government, while no
consequence attaches to them on the part of citizens.
Ministers would thus be rendered responsible for
expressions and acts with which they have no con-
cern, and no Government could support the burden
of such responsibility."
(From the Etoile, dated Wednesday, June 27.)
" CORFU, JUNE 2.—lbrahim has sent the gar-
rison of Castel Tornese to Patras, where land has
been given them to cultivate, as has already been
done to the other Greeks taken in Elis. Ibrahim
has retained Michael Sessini, the commander of the
fort, as well as the other captains, and has left them
their arms. He has had the fort razed, and has set
out for Patras, whence, it is thought, he will proceed
to Corinth, all along the coast of the Gulf of Le-
panto. On the other side of the Gulf 3,000 Alba-
' nians had marched, by way of Salona, towards
Athens.

" On the 22d of May the Perseverance steam-
boat was seen from the fortress of Zante steering
towards the Gulf of Patras. At five in the after-
noon, the Hellas frigate was seen following the
course of the Perseverance. The two vessels then
steered towards Clarenza, and at half-past eight in
the evening a cannonade was heard, and by the light
which it afforded, it was perceived that the Greek
frigate was engaged with two Egyptian corvettes
that were at anchor in the port of Tigani, near Cla-
renza. The firing continued till 10 at night.
" The next morning the cannonade recommenced,
and a boat from Clarenza brought word that there
were in the port of Tigani, besides the two Egyptian
corvettes, a brig and two transports, which had
Greek prisoners on board. Lord Cochrane had
hoisted Turkish colours to approach those vessels.
At two o'clock, the Greek frigate was seen with
the aid of telescopes, steering along the Scrophes
(small islands at the entrance of the Gulf of Pa-
tras), towing a vessel which appeared to be a bri,
gantine.
in a
four daia
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