The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-03-19 00:00:00

SUB-WA COMPANY.

The adjourned fleeting fur establishing a Sub-way Company
was held oesterclay at the City of horalon Tavern. A more nu-
merous assembly of gentlemen were in attendance than on the for-
mer occasion.

It will be remembered that the object of this proposed Company
is to cat:y into effect a plan invented by 31r. IVilliams, of Corn.
hiU, for supplying the public with water and gas by means of sub.
ways. Copies of the prospectus of the Company and of official do.
contents relctive to the money expended for disturbing the pavement
of the streets of homlon, were distributed id die mom, and drawings
of the sub-ways were lying on the table.

At One o'Cluck Mr. W1.1.1.1A313 wax called to the Chair.

The CuAt MA yr, on opening the business of the day, tub:feted
to the objection that he was not sufficiently a man of science, but,
in fact. a tradesman, and therefore obviously incompetent to the
invention of a plan pregnant with such important benefits to the
public. The greatest improvements in the City of London
had proceeded from persons in his station of life. Sir Hugh
Middleton, the piojector of the New River, was originally
goldsmith;a the person who had introduced gas 'into this me.
tropolis was Mr. Windsor, also a tradesman ; and it rasa trades-
man who, in 17.12, had suggtsted the pavement of the footpaths
in the streets. The l'hairnuin then proceeded at some length to
explain his project, and vindicate its per. ticotility, 'utility, and
necessity.

Mr. RROCRIIURPT, the Secretary, then read the Report of the
Committee anpointed at n former Meeting. The Report strongly
recotutnendettthe plan, which would, in their opinion, redound as
much to the honour f its mojector and supporters, as it would
contribute to the comfort and convenience of the titizena of
London.

Some discusalon then ensued, after width a series of resolu-
tions, approving of the plan, end recommending an immediate
subscsiption for Me formation of the Company, was passed una-
nimously (Mr which see Advertisement).

COIOXFIOS INQUEST•—YAR3iO4:III, MARCH 15.—en
Wednesday last an inquest was taken at the Dog and Duck public-
house, an the Quay. before Paigrave, Esei. one of the Urn_
urrs of this borough, on the body of Francis Allier, master of •
Dutch lugger, called the Den SMIMIIIIICT, of Ostend, which was
brought in here the previoas day, by the Eagle revenue cruiser,
I.ieut. Vitiate. Ic appealed by the evidence, that the Sassanaer
sailed from Ostend In (he afternoon of Saturday last, bound to
Burnham, in Essex, with oysters, and about eleven o'clock at
night, being to the southward of the I ialloper Light, she fell in
with the Eagle revenue cruiser, which fired a musket to brirg her
to, but this not being complied with, a second was tired, when she
was hailed by the Eagle to lower her foresail, which -r.zing done,
both vestein then fell on board each other, the lugger receivincase
siderable injury in consequence front the Eagle. In the confug sion,
the men belonging to the lugger jumped on board the Eagle, con-
ceiving their vessel to be in a sinkirg state, in doing which the de-
ceased. by the rolling of the sea, was *libell between the two ves-
sels, which caused death almost immediately. The crew of the
lugger consisted of die deceased, his three sons, a nephew, and
another maw. The whole affair underwent a very strict Investiga-
[ion, and the Jury returned the verdict—,,freidcrital Death.