The Sun.
London, England, 1827-09-10 00:00:00

NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE.

AT a GENERAL MEETING of the In-
habitants of the town of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
and it 6 neighbourhood, held in the Guildhall, on the Bth
Pe ptember, 1827,

The Right Worshipful the MAYOR of Newcastle in

the Chair ;

Resolved, on the motion of Sir Matthew White Ridley,
Bart., seconded by Robert Bell, Esq. ; that this Meeting
regards, with pride and satisfaction, the approaching visit of
his Grace the Duke of Wellington, as affording to the in--
habitants of this town and neighbourhood an opportunity
of demonstrating their admiration of his great achievements,
and their grateful remembrance of the services he has ren-
dered to his country.

On the motion of Thomas Smith, Esq., seconded by
Lieutenant-General Terrott ; that it is fit that nothing be
wanting on this occasion to evince these feelings, and that
his Grace's reception here should be distinguished by such
marks of honour and respect as are due to the Great Com-
mander, to whom Europe and his country are so deeply in-
debted.

Oa the motion of Dixon Dixon, Esc., seconded by
Alfred Hall, Esq. ; that a Committee be appointed, con-
sisting of the High Sheriff of Northumberland, the Sheriff
of Newcastle, Isaac Cookson, jun., Esq., Robert Bell, Esq.,
Thomas Smith, jun., • Esq., Job James Bulman, Esq.,
Thomas Loggan, Esq., and Joseph Lamb, Esq., for carry-
ing these Resolutions into effect, and that they confer with
the Right Worshiped the Mayor, and adept, in conjunc-
tion with him, such measures as they shall deem expedient.
ARCHIBALD REED, Mayor.

The Mayor having left the Chair, the thanks of the
Meeting were unanimously voted to him for his readiness
in calling the Meeting and his conduct in the Chair.

AA DOYLE (Widow of the late Mr.
• JOHN DOYLE, of 4, Chandos-street, Covent-
garden,) begs leave to return her sincere Thanks to the
Public and numerous Friends of her late Husband, for the
support they honoured him with for more than 26 years,
and to inform them the husiness'is carried on as usual upoit
the premises.
M. D. takes this opportunity respectfully to solicit a
continuance of their favours, and to invite attention to the
extensive Stock of CHINA, GLASS, &c. which is now
being offered at greatly reduced prices.
N.B. Country and Shipping Orders carefully packed.

911 CLARK'S GENERAL OUTFIT-
-a. • TING WAREHOUSE, for the EAST and
WEST INDIES and SOUTH AMERICA, EXETER
'CHANGE, STRAND.
Officers, Cadets, and Writers going to India, and Gen-
tlemen proceeding to South America, or any other part
•f the Globe, will find in this Establishment the whole
of their Military Appointments, Swords, Chacos, Sashes,
Belts, Ristols, &c. together with a large and well•manu-
factured stack of Sea Cots, Couches, and Bedding ; Cabin
Wask.hand Tables, Chairs, and Lamps ; Sea Chests,
Mule and Bullock Trunks, and every ether deseription
of Travelling Equipage.
AN ASSORTMENT OF CANTF.F.I4S, ready fitted
with the necessary requisites for India and other tropical
climates; likewise a great variety of Silver and Plated
Articles, Knives and Forks, suitable for families going
abroad ; Military and Hindostannee Books, Map', &e.
A FASHIONABLE STOCK of Carriage, Curricle,
Tandem, Phaeton, Stanhope and Chaise HARNESS, with
every description of Saddlery, &c. &c., for home use, East
and West Indies, and South America, which merit inspec-
tion from their excellent quality, first style of workman-
ship, and moderate prices.
All the Articles in this Establishment are warranted,
and the excellent plan of fifty years standing is still strictly
adhered to, of asking one Ready Money Price, but from
which no abatement is made.

ROYAL MAIL COACH-OFFICE, LAD-LANE.
THE following ROYAL MAILS depart
from the above Office every Evening at half•past
Seven (Sundays excepted at Seven) :
BATH and EXETER, through Devizes, Taunton, and
CoHampton.
BIRMINGHAM and KIDDERMINSTER, through
Stoney Stratford and Coventry.
BRISTOL, through Marllytrough and Chippenham.
CARLISLE and EDINBURGH, through Chorley and
GarsatcK.
EXETER, through Salisbury, Blandford, and Dor-
chester.
FALMOUTH and PLYMOUTH ROYAL MAIL.
HOLYIIgAtn, through Wolverbamp;Nn, Shrewshu-::,
and Bangor.
LIVERPOOL, through Neweaatle and Congleton.
MANCHESTER, through Derby and Macclesfield.
MILFORD HAVEN, through Carmarthen and Haver-
ford-west.

NORWICH MAIL, via Colchester and Ipswich.
The following POST COACHES start regularly at the
time specified:—
MORNING POST COACHES.
Weymouth, through Blandford and Dorchester at five.
Norwich, through Bury and Scolc, at Half-past Six.
Nottingham and Derby, through Leicester, at Half-past
Six.
Windsor and Eton, at Seven.
Birmingham, Coventry, and Holyhead, a Quarter before
Eight...
Liverpool, through Birmingham, a Quarter before Eight.
Canterbury and Dover, at Eight and Ten.
Southampton, through Winchester, a Quarter before
Exeter, Falmouth, and Plymouth, a Quarter before Seven.
Brighton, at half-past Nine.
AFTERNOON POST COACHES.
Cambridge,_ hrough Ware and Buntingford, at Half-
past Two.
Canterbury and Dover, at Half-past Two.
Carlisle and Edinburgh, through Garstang, a Quarter
before Fire.
Derby, through Northampton and Leicester, a Quarter
before Five.
Edinburgh and Glasgow, through Kendal and Dumfries,
a Quarter before Five.
Manchester, through Derbr and Buxton, a Quarter be-
fore Five.
Nottingham, through Loughborough, a Quarter before
Five.
Bristol and Bath, through Chi ppenh am, at Half-past Four.
Milford Maven and Tenby, through Swansea, at Hay_
past Four.
Taunton, through Cross and Bridgewater, at Half-past
Four.

Windsor and Eton, at Two.
Liverpool, through Coleehill and Lichfield, at Three.
Norwich, through Colehester and Ipswich, at Half-past
Five.
Derby, through Leicester and Northampton, a Quarter
before Six.
Edinburgh and Glasgow, through Carlisle, a Quarter
before Six.
Manchester, through Leek and Macclesfield, at Six and
Seven.
Nottingham, through Leicester, at Six and Seven.
Birmingham and Coventry, through Stony Stratford, a
Quarter before Six.
Holyhead and Shrewsbury, a Quarter before Six.
Manchester, through Leek and Masclesfiald, a Quintet
before Seven.
Canterbury and Dover, at Seven.

N.B. POST COACHES to every City and Manufac-
turing Town in the lUngdom. Bath and Bristol New
Caravan every Afternoon, at a Quarter before Six.
W. WATERHOUSE and SON, Proprietors.
a- The Proprietor. of the above Carriages will not be
accountable for any Parcel or Package whatever, nor for
any Passenger's Luggage above the value of Five Pounds,
nate,. the same be entered and paid for accordingly at the
time of the deliver!
of any such Parcel, Package, er Pas-
tenger,. Luggage, to them or their Agent..

THE GRAVEL AND STONE, LUMBAGO, &e.
HICKMAN'S PILLS are allowed to be
the most successful Preparation for effectually re-
moving, and preventing the future recurrence of those
Disorders which arise from an imperfect action of the
Urinary Organs, as Gravel and Stone, Lumbago, pains
in the Back and Loins, &c. Composed of the most inno-
cent ingredients, this truly invaluable Medicine relieves the
suffering patient from the excruciating tortures of those
diseases without any violence br injury to the constitution,
and requires no confinement or restraint of diet during its
use. It is one of the oldest Public Medicines extant ; and
its Peculiar virtues and efficacy have uniformly maintained
the highest reputation.
Sold in Boxes, at 2s. 9d. and Ile. by Messrs. Butler,
Chemists, Cheapside, corner of St. Paul's, London ; 54,
Sackville-street, Dublin ; and 73, Princes-street, T'din-
burgh ; Savory and Co., 136, New Bond-street, and 220,
Regent-street ; and by the principle Medicine Venders in
the Kingdom. Of whom may be had, BUTLER'S
C4JEPUT OPODELDOC, strongly `
recommended in
CHRONIC RHEUMATISM, SPASMODIC AFFEC-
'SIGNS, PALSY, STIFFNESS, and ENLARGE-
7IENT of the JOINTS, SPRAINS, MISES, &c.
Bottles, *t 2e. 9d.

No. 10,919.

The late Hon. William Philips, of Boston,
report says, left property to the amount of two
millions of dollars—a sum sufficient to purchase
all the estates, real and personal, of half a dozen
of our country towns. He gave/ it is said, about
one million and a half to his children and grand
children, and the remainder to various individual
societies.—American Angus.

INDIAN MODE OF FISIIING.—The Bay of
Manta, in South America, has probably its
name from the great quantity of mantas in those
parts, the Indians being chiefly employed in
taking those fish, which they salt and carry to
the inland provinces. The Europeans cannot
help admiring their dexterity in this kind of
fishery, which they carry on in the following
manner :—They throw into the water a log of
wood, such as they use in making a balza, being
about five or six yards in length, and near a foot
in diameter. This log will be sufficient to sup-
port the weight intended, which consists of a
net lying across one end of it, and the Indian
standing in an erect position on the other. On
this tottering vessel, assisted by only a single
oar, he puts off to sea, about tile distance of
half a league, where he shoots his net. Another
Indian follows him on a similar log, takes hold
of the rope fastened to one end of the pet, by
which means the whole is expanded, and both
the Indians move towards the land, where their
partners wait to draw the net on shore. In this
occupation the dexterity and agility of the
Indians, in maintaining an equilibrium on round
logs of wood, is truly amazing : for the conti-
nual agitation of the sea renders it absolutely
necessary
positionssaryforthem to be continually changing
t
with their bodes ; and what: still heightens the
i and making different motions
difficulty is, that the Indian is at the same time
obliged to mind both his oar and his net, in
drawing it towards the land. They do indeed
sometimes, though very seldom, slip off their
logs ; but being excellent swimmers, they re-
cover their bark, and in an instant place them-
selves in their former situation.

STEAM NAVIGATION-VOYAGE TO

INDIA.

We talce pleasure in recording facts connected
with this illeresting art, and therefore again call at-
tention to the steam-vessel plying between Dublin
and Bordeaux, for the purpose of marking the capa-
bilities of this species of navigation. We find from
the Liverpoo! papers, that she has made three trips,
and in each has accomplished the voyage from the
one town to the other in 65 or 70 hours. As the
distance is ful:y 700 miles, this exhibits a rate of
sailing day and night of no less than ten or eleven
miles in an hou,•! The vessel waits seven days at
Bordeaux to allow the passengers time to visit the
Pyrenees if they choose. They generally bring
fresh grapes and other fruits home with them ; and
they might in fact almost rival the feat of the cele-
brated men of 'Lurid], who went from that town to
Strashurgh on foot in a day, and ate in the latter
city, pies still warm, which had been baked in their
houses in the mornii,3.. Apropos of pleasure voyages.
We wonder some of the enterprising navigators of
the Clyde never think asending one of their numer-
ous steam-boats to nu-ke a pleasure trip from Leith
to Christiania, Gottte:l4urgh, and Copenhagen. The
voyage is about as short as that from Dublin and
Bordeaux, and the scenery at these foreign town,
especially the first, is extremely intet-;sting.
But the subject merits notice in a tuore extensive
point of view; and the following short calculation
will shew the marvellous change which would be
made in the commercial intercourse between nations,
if this velocity could be permanently commanded.
Taking Portsmouth as the point of departure, the
voyage to the principal portr in the South of Europe
and in Asia, would be accomplished in the following
times--

From Portsmouth to Lisbon 4 days.
• Gibraltar
Leghorn
Morita
Constantinople l3
Alexandria

From Alexandria to Suez,
across the desert, two
days ; and froth Suez
to Bombay, 14 days,—

making the voyage fron,
Portsmouth to Bombay
_ _ _

The use of steam would thus have the astonishing
effect of bringing each of these places within one-
fourth part (commercially speaking) of its present
distance from England. The voyage from Ports-
Mouth to Constantinople or Alexandria would be
nearly as short as that between London and Leith
was a few years ago. It might even happen, that ifone
man started for Indiaby the new route, and another by
the old, the former might be at the end of his jour-
ney before the latter, if the wind was westerly,
had cleared the chops of the Channel ; and in ordi-
nary eases the one could go to India, remain two
months there transacting business, and return home
to England, before the other had completed his
voyage out -Considering the magnitude and value
of our Indian empire, it is singular that no attempt
is made to establish a communication with it by steam
through the channel we have mentioned. Admit-
ting that 1000 persons pass by sea between India
and England in a year, and that they pay 1001. each,
we have thus 100,0001. per annum expended in pas-
sage money. Now as there are few to whom con-
finement in a ship is a luxury, we take it for granted
that these persons would pay 'as much for a passage
in one nionth, as for a passage in four. Here then is.
one hundred thousandpounds which= Indian Steam
Navigation Company might immediately pocket,
and this is certainly but a part of the pecuniary be-
nefit they would reap. Experience shews, that
whatever adds to the facility of travelling increases
the number of travellers, and generally in a still
higher ratio. Since steam navigation was introduced
in 1811, the circulation of human beings round the
coasts of Britain has increased ten-fold. Does any
body doubt that there would be a similar increase in
the number of passengers to and from India, were
the voyage shortened from four months to one ?
Then 10,0001. might certainly be got from Govern-
ment and the East India Company, for the convey-
ance of dispatches ; at least the accommodation to
these parties would unquestionably be worth twenty
times the sum. His tanned and turbanned Excel-
lency too, the Pacha of Egypt, would, we presume,
be liberal, either in money or privileges, to a Company,
that enabled him to get those models of our newest
steam-engines, powder mills, and spinning jennies,
within one month, for which his impatient spirit
must now wait three or four. It is true, the ex-
pence and trouble attending the execution of the
scheme would be great ; but this very circumstance
would secure the undertakers a monopoly for many
years, and whatever the difficulties be, enormous re-
turns are certain. The intercourse between England
and India—the trade in passengers, if we may call
it so, already exists, and there is a moral certainty
that it only awaits the application of the new and
wonderous power of steam, and the adoption of the
shorter route we have mentioned, to shoot up to a
magnitude of which the most sanguine scarcely
dream at present. It is possible that the East India
Company, from its jealousy of the private traders,
may be unfriendly to the scheme. This is a point
of which we cannot judge; but they have no power
either to prevent its execution, or to deprive those
who engage in it of the enormous gains it would
bring them. The re-opening of the ancient canal
of the Ptolemies, which is said to be projected by
the Pacha of Egypt, would further the scheme, but
is not indispensable to its success.—Scotsman.

THE JAGUAR.—The jaguars are solitary ani-
mals, or are met with only in pairs ; they inhabit
thick forests, especially in the neighbourhood of
great rivers ; and if they be driven by their wants
to seek for sustenance in the cultivated country,
they generally do so by night. It is said they
will stand in the water, out of the stream, and
drop their saliva, which floating on the surface,
draws the fish after it within their reach, when
they with the paw, and throw them
on will attack cows, and 1
shoresei z
bullsef
of
effoion ou
dr
even
years hold, but horses seem to
be their favourite prey. They destroy the larger
animals by leaping on their back ; and placing
one paw on the head, and another on the muzzle,
they contrive to break the neck of their victim in
a moment. Having thus deprived it of• life, they
will drag the carcass, by means of their teeth, a
very considerable distance, to their retreat, from
which their great strength may, in some measure,
be estimated. The traveller who is unfortunate
enough to meet this formidable beast, especially
if it be after sun-set, has but little time fin. con-
sideration. Should it be urged to attack by the
cravings of appetite, it is not any noise, or a fire-
brand, than will save him. Scarcely any thing
but the celerity of a musket-ball will anticipate
its murderous purpose. The aim must be quick
and steady ; and life or death depends on the re-
sult. Generally speaking, particularly during
day, the jaguar will not attack a man ; but if it
b
be pressed by hunger, or have
previously tasted
human flesh, its appetite will overcomezara itsin frs;
and during the residence of D'A
Para-
guay, no les than six men were destroyed by this
formidable beast, two of whom were at the time
before a large fire.