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London, England, 1825-03-28 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIuENCE.

FALMOUTH, Alwacu 26.—Wind variable.— Arrived the Charlotte
Wylie, from St. Domingo, in 47 days; Friendship, SMITH,
from Terceira; Busy, Paxvour, from St. Michael's; Mexican,
Amiss, from the Ilavannah ; and Bucephalus, SMITH, from
Gibraltar. Sailed the Duke of Marlborough packet, for Lisbon ;
F.mulous ditto, for the Leeward Islands; Success, Russm.x. for St.
John's (N. 8.) and Fortitude, —, for Lisbon.
SCILLY, MARCH 22.—Arrived off here the ship Potton, from
Sierra Leone to Portsmouth—sailed 30th January; reports the

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Ileward,--, to have arrived, and that the Catherine Green
transport was on shore on the Seerds Bank, and not likely to be
Ea off. Also put in here the Manly, Orme, from Trieste; and
Bevel, Aunt, from North America.
PLYMOUTH, MARCY 26.—Wind E.—Arrived the Express, HA..
Nwroai
c from Charente. Off the port, the Pioneer, Slum from
Charleston, in 33 days; Howard, M'Cuany, from New Turk, in
33 days, for Bremen • Hudson, CHAMPLIN, from do. for London ;
and Leader, from Trieste. Sailed the Alonzo PAWNS,
for London • Ibis. Sum and Nymph, Toe, to the eastward.i
One ConLoander-in-Chief (Admiral Sir Janes SAUNAS* has
returned From his leave of absence, and reboisted kis Sag on board
the Ilarranpuis.
His Majesty's ship Tents, Captain Sir J. Pincussoaa, sailed on
Thursday for Lisbon, with dispatches. She is ordered to join the
WILLOOLRY on the special service on which she is employed.
The VMHLAYT cutter. Lieutenant Cox:moan, has come into har-
bour to be paid of
The Gamier, 18, Captain Basics, sailed on Tuesday, for the Me-
diterranean.

The ship Lady Nugent, Corn, is expected in a few days, to em-
bark goods and pauengers foe Madras and Calcutta.
Poarsmoons, Mame VS.—While the Duman) was at Havannah,
the Pyramus wiled from thence, about the end of January, for Vera
Cruz and England. The Hanemann sailed about the same time
for the Mississippi. The box, Ammons, and Rastacianz schooner,
under orders of the DARTMOUTH, looking after Pirates, were in and
out of the Havannak fr:quertll•. The Gzaczan cutter, Lieutenant
Calmar, had arrived at Havannak ou her way home, was to remain
there A few days.
The Hope, for Madras and Bengal, sailed yesterday ; and the
John, for the same destination, this morning, having embarked
passengers here.

Arronrnmarn.—Lieutenant C. Nash, is appointed to the Thetis ;
Lieutenant A. C. Duncan Harrier; Mr. A. Gammen, surgeon;
Genes; Mr. C. Kelly, Surgeon, Harrier; Mr. S. Mackey, Assist-
ant-engem; Hyperios ; Mr. John Pir Arthur, (b) Purser, to the
Usages; Mr. John Warden, Parser, Windsor Castle; Mr. Tacker,
acting Purser of the Rattlesnake, to be Purser of the Britomart,
via Maher, deceased ; Mr. Hinshelwood, Purser of the Beaver, to
the Rattlesnake, vice Tucker ; Mr. Brack, Clerk to Sir L. Halsted,
to be Purser of the Beaver, vice Hinshelwood.
Masco 11.-:-Sailed the John, Porrtzwinz, for Ms.
drat and Bengal; Britsosia,Kairr, for Dant:lc; and the Margiana
(mss tamp of war), for London.
fit, MASCO 27.—Wind N.E—Passed through yesterday from
the Rim, with a fresh breeze from R.N.B. the London, SMITH,
for (Wise; Emerald, Gas?, and Christopher, Kamm% for
lbllramkbi; Ipswich, DAVISON, for America; Roseville, Scocr.
and Magnet, TAYLOR, for Tenerife; CecWa, Moos, for Meant ;
Britannia, GARTH, for Cadiz; Tula, Warm, for Gibraltar; Lady
Hamilton, atavar, for Sewfmandiand; and Lord Melville,
Comma, for Trinidad.
Unarms, We
26.—Wind R. to N. light airs—Arrived
the Hushisson, Worm (tom Demerara—sailed 14th Februsry
Francis, Alum, and Marmion, Goomvut from Charleston ; Tus-
carora, Satan, from Philadelphia—sailed 25th ult. 'Petra Nova,
from Sicily; Nottingham. Comas, from Alexandria; Sir
William Wallace, TILLS?, and James and Henry Cunningham,
STANTON, from St. John's (N. IL)
EAST INDIA SHIPPING.

The Castor, Bunker, from 'Timor, has arrived at Plymouth. SIM
wiled from St. Helena the 22d January.—The ►
WeMolten. House,
from Japan, has arrived off Scilly. She sailed front St. Nebo& on
the 19th January.
Animal. AT rim CATS. —The Promise, Glasgow, from Landau,
the Ilth January, with coals for the steam packet—The Medway,
Wight, and the Jupiter, Park, were to sail from the Cape for Lou.
don on the 11th January.
Sinn rroxex wiru..—The Indienne, Guillemotte, front Hants to
the Manritiu4, the 7th Feb. in lat. 2. south, loos. 29. east.

hitisroL AV') kN2LIBII tittNNELS

sEi CAN4L.

A numerous Meeting of the Suilsirlbers to this bn-
dertaking was held at the London Coffee-house, Lud-
gate-hill, on Saturday. Lord Rolle was in the Chair,
supported by Sir T. Lethbridge, Ram M.P. Mr. Basing,
M.P. for Taunton, &c. &c.

Mr. D. PeLLOCE read the Report of the proceedings
of the Committee of Management since the last Gene-
ral Meeting. The Report observes, that it has been
publicly stAtel in the House of Commons, that out of
upwards of 900 owners and occupiers of land on the
line, there are riot more than fifty dissentients to the
proposed Canal ; and that no stronger opinion in favour
of the measure could be desired than that furnished by'
Ithe proceedings of the Public Meetings recently held at
IChard, Colyton, and Taunton. The Committee then
notices the arrangements made with the Bridgewater
and Taunton Canal ; and states, that the town of
Bridgewater appears anxious to obtain a deviation, to a
certain extent, from the present proposed line of Canal,
at that part which is near the town ; in consequeHce
of which the necessary measures have been taken for
ascertaining the desirgbil:ty of the proposed deviation.
The Report thus concludes—

" Your Committee, in conducting a work of such magnitude
and importance, have deemed it right to lay the Reports and details
before his Majesty's Ministers, in order that the greatest publicity
might be given to their operations, a►d that those who are most
interested in the management of public affairs might have the
fullest information upon the subject. Your Committee have had
interviews, in consequence, with the First Lord of the Treasury,
the First Lord of the Admiralty, the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
and the President of the Hoard of Trade, all of whom expressed
themselves satisfied that this undertaking was obviously one of
very great public importance, and was pregnant with great com-
mercial advantages."

Resolutions, adopting the Report, and approving of the proceed-
ings of the Committee, were then passed.

' Sir T. LSTIIIIRIDOR addressed the Meeting in favour
of the measut e. lie observed, that although the Canal
would pass through seventy-five large fields, which
were the property of his brother-in•law, who was one
of the opponents of the undertak ng, yet so firmly and
decidedly was he convinced of the great public benefit
which would result from the measure—of its vast im-
portance to the commercial interests of the Empire, that
no Ovate feeling should deter him from giving his
most cordial support to the Bill now before Parliament.
Mr. BARING was anxious for the success of the Ship
Canal, considering, as he did, that it was a measure of
high national importance. On these grounds it should
cet tainly have his decided support, although he was not
of opinion that the undertaking would yield the Sub-
scribers that large interest for their capital which had
been calculated on by many well-informed persons.

The Committee of Management reported that a
pamphlet, impugning some of the calculations of Mr.
Telford and Captain Nicholls, had been published by
Mr. Broadmead, of Langport ; to which Captain Ni-
ch.ills had prepared a decisil►e answer, confirmatory of
the former Report.
Mr. INGLIs and Mr. Bunalsoz expressed themselves'
averse from the proposed Cati\tl, and considered that
for all the purposes of commerce rail-roads would be
far more desirable.

Mr. JEFFERIES and Mr. FORTUNE also opposed the
measure, but the strongest feeling in its favour was ma-
nifested by the Meeting generally, and it was resolved
that the Report of Capt. Nicholls should be printed and
circulated under the direction of the Committee.
Thanks were voted to Lord Rowt for his conduct in the Clair;
his Lordship returned thanks, and the Meeting broke up.

EXPLOSION OF GAS.