Star.
London, England, 1826-06-02 00:00:00

IMPERIAL FOREIGN WINE COMPANY.

At a meeting of the shareholders of this Company
on Wednesday, a Report was made to the following
effect :—According to the original Prospectus, the
Capital of 250,0001. *as to be raised in 5,000 shares of
501. each. Only 1,027 shares, however, were subscribed
to, and the whole amount of the deposits paid into the
hands of the Bankers, amounted to the sum of 2,0541.
Upon the strength of this the Directors took the pre-
mises formerly the Globe Tavern, in Fleet-street, at a
rental of 5001. a Managing Clerk, or Agent, was en-
gaged at a salary of 8001. and every thing being ripe'
for execution, it was announced to the public in the
following advertisement:—“ That the Company has
proceeded to lay in an extensive stock of the choicest
'Foreign Wines of every description, enumerating their
several names,.qualities, and other important particulars;
Witt) which the whole country was to be supplied at the
reduced prices affixed to each." When the necessary,
enquiries were made on the part of the shareholders, it
iirppeared that no stock of wine of any importance had
ever been laid in, and that the Company depended
upon its dciily supply to a few wine merchants in the
back ground. The Company owed about 5001. and to
mend the• matter, the party of whom the wine was
bought, now in the Dock, had a lien upon the same, to
the full amount or value, they never having been paid
for it. It being deemed necessary that the persons'
principally concerned should attend, the meeting was'
adjourned to the Sd of August.

ENGLIS/eOPRRA HOUSE.—Mt. MATHEWS was At
Mese last night for the last time.this season. He went
i,httaigh 'hit'part (which was the whole) with undimi-
rs;ibed spirit': and all who hestd him laughed heartily.
At -the end of the third portion Marssawa came for.
'sward, and very briefly returned thanks: the speech
would serve almost for the posy of a ring :
" Ladle& and Gentlemen—The same feeling must be expressed
In the same terms: that feeling I have often experienced—those
words I. have often employed. I will not now repeat the latter,
though I must always be Sensible of the former, My lasting
gratitude is due for all past and present favours. You may value
ftie, but I cannot value them too highly."
The curtain fell amid general and hearty applause... _ .

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WATERLOO BRIDGE COMPANY.—A Meeting of the
Ahareholders of this Company was held at the Crown
and Anchor Tavern, Strand, at one 4lock yesterday,
pursuant to Act of Parliament, to report the half-year's
accounts, and also to elect a Director, in the place of
RICHARD HOLT, Esq. deceased ; Sir JOSEPH YORK in
the Chair. Mr. WATTS, after passing a high eulogium
on his character, prop* ed Mr. JoHN PETER ROBIN.,
StlN, seconded by Mr. BRICKNALL, who was thereupon
elected without opposition. The half-year's accounts
were then read, when it appeared the tolls received the
last half-year amounted to 7,0301. being 1801. 12'. 7d.
more than that received any of the precediog half-years.
The Meeting was then adjourned till December next.
Tuesday, at Woolwich Warren, a field-piece, whilst
under proof, burst at the breech, and a fragment struck
the Alert pleasure boat, then lying at a considerable,
distance, and which had been hired by a Mr. Hollings.
worth on a party of pleasure. It went through the
tarpaulin, the hatchways, and the bedding in one of the
births, and knocked a hole in the side, which would have
immediately sunk her had there not been two boats on
the spot, which brought 'her ashore. There were five
Gentlemen on board 'at the time, who were landed by
Nelson, the Water Bailiff, unhurt.
The works at the new London Bridge are advancing
rapidly. Two of the piers are already above water, and
the abutment on the South side is nearly of the same
height—the workmanship is beautiful. The outside
stones are of Aberdeen granite, apparently about the
size of those in the piers of Waterloo Bridge. A great
many houses have been taken down on the South side
of the river, and two arches of the old bridge, opposite
to the first pier, are nearly demolished, for the purpose
of affording a free passage to boats and other snl4ll
craft, when the large middle arch of the old bridge
shall be blocked up by the works about to be erected
opposite to it. These two arches, which are to be
formed into one, are covered over with wood, and
paved like the test of the bridge. It is probable, if the
works go on as at present, that two of the arches
will be far advanced and the rest commenced by
Christmas. Instead of a beautiful balustrade, like that
of Waterloo Bridge, there Is to be a dead wall on each
side. Fishmonger's Hall, it is said, is tot to be taken
down, so that oo the North side the street must take an
awkward turn in order to avoid it: this will greatly
disfigure the appearance of the bridge. If this part of
the plan were altered, and a balustrade substituted fwr
the intended parapet wall, it would b; perhaps, with
the exception of Waterloo Bridge, one of the finest
bridges in the world.
Etna. ENG-usu.—Our fish bellman announced to.the
natives yesterday morning, that a large quantity of fine
fresh cod-fish hart just art ived, and were on sale at the
rich-market, consisting of brill and plaice I—Cumber-
Alciati Packet.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

A few packages of tobaccia, and some more cotton, have been
landed at Margate, from the wreck of the Bruce, on the Long Sint.
The Dido, WAccum, from Cette to Rotterdam, is on shore
near Gotta...

The Pdargara4 or Sunderland, got on the Goodwin Sanda yes-
terday, but ftoated or with the tide, and went to the westward.
FALMOUTH, Mar 31.-Wind variable, light airs.—Art&ed the
Proiriclence, Norm, from Carthagena—sailed the 26th April. Off
the port, the Constitution, WINSIERO, front Cette; and Maria,
Zvt.trita, from Surinam. Sailed the James, HANNIUOTON, for
Loudon.

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Poarsgourm, Suet I.—Wind N.—Arrived the Sovereign,
and Ron, Haan, from London. Sailed the Brothers,
Alumni, for Miramiehi ; and Ibis, SMITH, for Hull.
MAL Junt• N.E.—Arrived the Prince Coburg,
FAITH, ;ram Tobago; and Hero, Faniaseri from Calais; and re-
mains *ith the Brilliant, ---6, 'fbr St. Petersburgh, The rest
of the homeward bound have sailed for the River.

Livgarnot., Mar 3 I.—Virin- al S—Arrived the Shepherdess,
Run, and FJita Fr.amunt, from New Orleans; MaoClegfiel4,
BA RTON, from Hamburgh; Matilda, Coutoo, from Para; and the
Carolina, from Memel. Off the port, the lathecine,
Cameast.r., from Savannah..

CUSTCIM Julie 1.
SHIPS ENTRRID INWARDS—The Peter Proctor, from Dominica;
Westbrook, Richard Reynolds, and Jamaica, from Jamaica; Co-
lombia, from Oporto ; Fox, front Ostend ; Susan and Mary, and
Dispatch, from Lisbon • Redntan, from Sierra Leone; Sir William
Curtis, from Sr. Petersburgh; Klien, front Norden; Martinique
and Hampton, front Grenada; Francis Fretting, from Hanthorgh ;
()war, from Carthagena; Brechio Cattle, from Riga; Liberty,
from Waterford; and Guildford, from Calcutta.

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ENTERID Ouevre.mas—The Belfast, steamer, for Rotterdam; In-
tegrity, for &. Lucia ; and Doke of Kent, for Limo.