4 MARCH 1854, Page 13

An important deputation is to wait on Sir James q

ond4y, on an important subject—the copal:option of a liathoue,pfhrefoge at the mouth of the Tyne.. There is no suchlarbour from Hatlkte,Leith. That Part of our coast ia mainly ircm-bound- with end's, 'and in many, places rendered additionally dangerous by intricate shoals. A.que.rter of the an- nual wrecks on the coast of the United Kingdom ,happet there ; and it has been calculated that a single gale will sacrifice n'efnarter of a million of property which might be saved if a practicable harbour offered itself. The Tyne, in the very centre of that tract of coast, has every requisite, if it were aided by proper works. All agree in that conclusion—other towns in the North besides those on the Tyne, and the commercial bodies. A plan had been designed by Mr. Walker, originally employed as Ad- miralty Inspeetor ; and that plan has been adopted by the Admiralty. The only thing for which the works wait is the money. The Tyne Com- missioners, representing the three towns, have authority to raise 200,000/. by local taxation, which would give a yearly sum sufficient to effect the Works in many years ; with a much larger SliM yearly sacrificed for want of the harbour. The object of the deputation, which represents the Tyne towns and commerce, into obtain the money at once ; and Government is to be asked, through the First Lord of the Admiralty, to meet them half- way, by laying down half the money wanted ; the men of the Tyne will then come forward with the other half. The claim is well supported by facts, which show that the subject, far from being one of purely local interest, concerns British commerce generally, to say nothing of that of other countries passing Northward.