The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-29 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
(YESTERDAY.)
MANSION-HOUSE.

ZDillitaes Laidler, the seaman who appeared before
Sir John Pirie, on Saturday, to complain against the
supercargo of the ship John Campbell, for bloody and
desperate proceedings on the coast of Africa, appeared
before the Lord Mayor, according to his Lordship's
appointment. Sir John Pirie sat with the Lord
Mayor on this occasion.
The LORD MAYOR stated that the owner of the
John, Campbell, which had not yet arrived, had re-
mitted to town an account of the depositions of Mr.
Burnley relative-to the extraordinary transactions on
board that vessel, received in this country six weeks
ago. From that account, it appeared that a mutiny
had taken place; that several of the crew, of whom
Laidler was one, objected to Mr. Burnley as captain,
although the appointnient was made by the owner,
upon the death of Captain Robert Nelson ; and that,
so menacing and insubordinate was the conduct of the
mutineers, that he was obliged to apply to King
Eyamba for assistance, to protect his own life and the
property of his employers. From the details of the
statement, which showed that Mr. Burnley had acted
with becoming zeal, spirit, and discretion, it appeared
that several of the crew had evinced the bloodthirsti-
ness which had been ascribed, with so much emphasis,
to that individual, and had manifested a determination
to destroy him.
Laidler-- All that appeared in my statement was
true. We were in a dreadful condition. Wm. Burn-
ley cut short our allowance, and reduced us to great
misery, and he came down with the natives in three
canoes upon us, and committed dreadful slaughter
and bloodshed.
The LORD MAYOR—You knew he was your cap-
tain, by the appointment of the owner, upon the death
o' dept. Nelson. What right had you to dispute his
authority ? Laidler—Mr. Bell was the first mate,
and by right he ought to have been captain; but Mr.
Burnley thought to carry favour with the owner by
diminishing our allowance; and it was quite impos-
sible that we could work without being half fed. At
the very time that we were kept in that condition he
was sending off buckets of beef and quantities of bread
ashore to King Eyamba. The attack upon us was
dreadful. I was covered with blood.
The LORD MAYOR—Why, it appears from the
depositions that you poured hot water and fired upon
those who went to you on Mr. Burnley's account, t
induce you to act subordinately, and that you had
written outside the bulwarks, " Blood for blood !"
And after all you said the only objection you had for
not returning to your duty was, that you would not
obey Mr. Burnley as master, but would have Mr.
Bell. You persevered in this desperate course, not-
withstanding the advice of the captains of the several
vessels on the station.
Laidler admitted that the crew knew of the ap-
pointment of Mr. Burnley to the command of the
vessel, but said they would not have him, as he had
cruelly shortened their allowance. He said the de-
positions were false in stating that any hostle measures
were taken by the crew until they were fired upon
and attacked in the most murderous way by the na-
tives in their canoes. He denied that the crew had
mutinied—they had only defended.
The LORD MAYOR—It is quite evident that there
was a most dangerous mutiny on board. Here is the
representation upon which King Eyamba acted in
granting assistance to Wm. Burnley :
" Sire,—ln consequence of the mutinous state of
the crew of the ship John Campbell, J. Henry
Burnley, master of the said ship John Campbell, peti-
tion your protection and assistance by going on board
for the purpose o" quelling that mutiny. Should you
fail by fair means in your attempt, I request you to
adopt any measures you most approve of to secure the
mutineers, for the safety of the ship and cargo. lam
under the necessity of resorting to these measures in
consequence of the repeated threats to me, and I know-
ing them to be well armed. " H. BURN LEY.
" To King Eyamba." •
The following representation, it appears, accom-
panied that :
" Sire,—We the undersigned, serving on board the
said ship John Campbell, and finding her in a highly
mutinous state, quite concur in the necessity of the
above request of Captain Burnley to you, as being
the only means of protecting the ship and property,
and beg you will immediately resort to any measure
in your power to quiet the disturbance, as we have
used our endeavours, and find them utterly useless.
Signed by the English captains in the river.
" To Eyamba."
What have you to say to these statements ?
Laidler repeated that all the crew had done was in
defence; that they had a right to object to any man
being captain but the first mate, and that the suffer-
ings they underwent were most unmerited in every
respect.

Sir J. PIRIE—Do you deny that Mr. Sharp, the
owner, authorised Mr. Burnley to take the command
of the vessel after the captain's death ? Laidler—
No ; that's quite correct.
Sir JouN Pmin—Then why did you dare say that
you would have another person to take the command?
Laidler—Why did Burnley dare to reduce our al-
lowance of bread and meat ? It was better to be here
in the worst prison, than to be there working under
an African sun under a short allowance. There

was no end to the buckets of beef and bread he sent
ashore, while we were left in a shocking state. It's
false to say we mutinied.
The LORD MAYOR—Why, you admit that you
were guilty of mutiny by stating that you disobeyed
Captain Burnley when you were bound to obey. It
is quite plain to me that you were one of the principal
leaders in the mutiny, and take care that you are not
called upon to answer to the charge of the person
whom you have come here to calumniate. After all
the captains of the English vessels in the river had
in vain tried to bring you to a proper sense of your
duty, the man who ought to have authority over you
was obliged, as a last resource, to apply to the King.
lie had nu alternative.
Laidler—l have not stated a word that's false. I
say, that after being slaughtered and wounded, we
were dragged out of the ship and confined in huts,
and two of the crew were killed with poisoned water.
The LORD MAYOR—You were not fired upon until
you fired and killed two of King Eyamba's men, and
I judge froM the depositions that you were treated
youwhich you
all
ahcatdedn oi
ncl
theai osmm.
the probability is that Mr. Sharp
will look after you and make you responsible.
is t
Laidler no doubt at all that I
shall take care to look after him and
Theret
des-
perateherewith forbearance
manner, andt o
make him responsible. Depend upon it I shall not
be quiet till I have justice done to me. I say we
were all treated in the most savage manner. My chest
was broken open.
The LORD MAYOR—In the chest of most of the
crew were found property belonging to others. You
have assailed the. characters of others. and depend
upon it you will be made to feel that there has not
been the least excuse for the course you have been
pursuing.
Laidler then left the justice-room, declaring that he
would try elsewhere for satisfaction.
The manner of the seaman was brutal and menacing
in the extreme,. presenting an extraordinary contrast
to the gentle and pathetic description of his suffer-
ings and feelings on the occasion of his first applica-
tion to Sir John Pirie.

Sir JOHN PIRIE most unequivocally expressed his
opinion as to the mutinous conduct of the crew, and
hoped the statements which had gone abroad had done
no injury to the character of Mr. Burnley.
GUILDHALL.
Frances Farrell and Richard Rowland were pwlaici
ielde
in
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et haep,,abbakr,,,,,t haenfoa t tt44o nfoarnic he
ra rgwei
tohf
rboebini.fing" dhriumnk and in-
that state.
The' worthy Rowland stated that he was a tailor, and
had been holding " Saint Monday" so religiously, that
he had got drunk in consequence. While in that state
he was put into a cub, and the female, with whom he
had been drinking, there robbed him of from Bs. to 10s.
The constable said that the female was searched at
the station-house, and 7s. 6d. found upon her.
The latter prisoner was discharged,- and then put into
the witness-box, but he could give no evidence, as the
preceding evening was a blank in his memory.
Alderman BROWN said that, under the ejrumstances,
he could do nothing to the female, and'slie—iiras, there-
fore, discharged.
QUEEN-SQUARE.
George ThomaS Young, a young man of very dejected
appearance, was placed at the bar before Mr. Burrell,
charged with breaking open a safe in the area of No. 26,
Cadogan-street, ChelSea, and stealing therefrom a piece
of beef, weighing 21bs., and a proportionate quantity of
bacon.
Policeman Henry m
Hill, No. 176 B, deposed that whilst
he was on duty thismorning about five o'clock, in
Cadogan-street, he noticed that the safe in the area of
but he
26he had beets
lybteveenn forcedtual open. On looking down he per-
ceived the prisoner crouching down in the coal-hole.
He called out to him, and he tried to make his escape,
which was taken from foundtthaektsilafeintwoaseustidY.
inTthhee cmoeaal-t
cellar.
The prisoner, in extenuation, said he was very hungry
'Walter,
at
pth
ee
tetrinlme, and he wanted something to eat.
charged before Mr.o
He was committed for trial.
public-houses on the south side of the river.
INC7elt°tilVrig-hilainA,LwLi.th robbing several
a well-dressed young man, was
Mr. Carter, landlord of the King's Head, in the
Borough, stated that on Sunday night the prisoner en-
gaged a bed at his hOuse. That he remained in the house
until between four and five o'clock the next day,' at a hich
time the chambermaid, having occasion to go up stairs,
found the prisoner on his knees in one of the bedrooms.
This circumstance excited her suspicion. and on en ering
'she found that her box had been broken open, arid that
a sovereign, some silver, and various other artielf•s had
been taken: The prisoner was given into custody On the
spot, and the wholo of the articles were found in his pos-
session.

The barmaid of the Hero of Waterloo was next exa-
mined, and she stated that on Sunday night the prisoner ,
engaged a bed at the house, and when he went away the
next day, it was discovered that he bad entered her bed- I

room, brpke-open her drawers and her box, and plun-
dered them of money, together with several articles :of
ji,wellery, some of which were found in his possession
when he was taken into custcdy at the K-ng's Head. A
skeleton key vvas also found on him which fitt,d the
lock of the bar-maid's door.
The prisoner said tl,it his friends were respectable, in
Ireland ; that he had received a sum of money from
them to proceed to America ; but, instead of doing so
he came to London, spent all his cash, and was reduced
to poverty. He added that he had nothing to say in i
answer to the charge.
Mr. COTTINGIUM said that a great number of public
houses had been robbed by a well-dressed man ; that he
intended to com,):it the prisoner for trial, on the two ,
charges preferred against him ; but that he should re-
mand him till Saturday, to give other parties robbed an
opportunity of attending.
BOW-STREET.
_ _ _

Tuesday Francis Hallett was charged with having
taken indecent liberties with Mrs. Elizabeth Butter,
at a late hour on Monday night, and with violently
assaulting Thomas Humphries, who now lies in a
dangerous state at the Charing-cross Hospital. The
prisoner was represented by his attorney as a person
holding a responsible situation under Government.
Elizabeth Butter, ot. 179, Drury-lane, a married
woman advanced in pregnancy, stated that she was at
the corner of St. Martio's-line, Castle-street, shortly
after twelve on Monday night, in the company of her
husband, who had stopped to speak with some friends.
With the view of resting herself, she sat down upon
a large stone on the footway, which was undergoing
repair, and while in that position the prisoner and
another man came up to her, when the former assaulted
her in the indecent manner charged. Her husband
approached him and said, " She's my wife," and re-
monstrated with him. An altercation ensued, and,.
during the scuffle, the prisoner raised his stick and
levelled a severe blow at the head of Humphries, who
was knocked down upon the pavement, bleeding pro-
fusely and insensible. Humphries had interfered as
the friend of witness's husband.
Joseph White, of 16, West-street, Soho, one of the
party in conversation with Butter, corroborated this
evidence.
Samuel Pope, a plasterer, of Exeter, the companion
of the prisoner on the night in question, denied that
any indecency was committed by his friend, and said
that the blow given by him was necessary for self-
defence, as the whole party were attacking him.
William Crick, a by-passer, connected with neither
party, also stated his opinion that the prisoner was
justified in his attack upon Humphries.
The certificate of the house-surgeon, to the effect
that Humphries was in a dangerous state, having been
put in, the case was remanded for a week.
air. TWYFORD, after much consideration, acceded
to the earnest application of the prisoner's attorney to
take bail for his appearance—himself in 2001., and two
sureties in 1001. each.
MAR YLE BONE.
Tuesday John Sprole, who, about twelve months
ago was butler in the service of Mr. W. A. M. Mac-
kinnon, M.P., No. 4, Hyde Park place, was placed at
the bar before Mr. Rawl;oson for re-examination,
charged with having stolen a silver table spoon and a
silver dessert fork, the property of the gentleman
above named.
It appeared from the evidence that upon several
occasions articles of. plate had been stolen from the
premises, and it had been strongly suspected that
the prisoner was the thief. On Saturday last he (pri•
soner) called at the house, when he asked to be
allowed to speak to the housekeeper, and he was de-
sired to go into the kitchen. He went down stairs,
and was soon afterwards observed to come out of the
butler's pantry. 'lhe spoon and fork were almost
immediately missed, and, on the prisoner being
stopped by the butler, the said articles were found in
his possession. Police-constable Bewley, 153 D, who
was called in, took him into custody, and he then
said that he intended to pledge the plate, and redeem
it as soon as possible.
The prisoner, who had now nothing to say, was
fully committed to Newgate for trial.
Tuesday Mrs. Anne Watson, a very respectably-
attired woman, about thirty years of age, carrying in
her arms a fine infant, and who at the station-house
said that she resided in Rupert street, Haymarket,
was brought up in custody, and placed at the bar, be-
fore Mr. Rawlinson, chargechwith having stolen silk
of the value of 151., the property of Mr. Rowland
Hooper, in an extensive way of business, at 52, Ox-
ford- street.
The husband of the accused was present.
William Duggen, assistant to Mr. Hooper, deposed,
that on the previous evening, between seven and eight
o'clock, the prisoner entered the shop and looked at
some calicoes, a quantity of which she purchased;
and, while the woman who had served her was hand-
ing in to the cashier the particulars of the sale, wit-
ness, whose attention had been directed towards her
(prisoner), saw her take from the counter five silk
dresses (lengths not made up) and place them under
her cloak; he went up to her and questioned her re-
specting what she had done, when she dropped four
of the said dresses on. the floor; the fifth he took
from her.
Hardiman, 76 C, • stated that he was called upon to
take into custody the prisoner, who denied knowing
anything whatever about tie silk.
Another shopman of Mr. Hooper's was examined,
and his evidence was confirmatory of that given by
the first witness.
The prisoner, who has upon a farmer occasion been
convicted of shoplifting, was committed for trial.
William Taylor, a lad about fifteen years of age, was
charge d by his mother and sister with having obtained
money and cl9thes from the latter, and from another
sister, on pretence that he was sent by his mother.
It appeared from the statement of his mother that he
was contirma!ly in the habit of pilfering articles from her
dwelling and selling them. • • -
Mr. IttwuNsoN asked Mrs. Taylor if she intended to
prosecute her own child ? . Mrs. Taylor answered in the
affirmative, as she did not know what to do with him.
He was remanded for a week.
John Gray was charged with stealing five sacks of
coals from his employer, Mr. Hicks, a solicitor and coal
merchant, in Keltish-town. It appeared that the pri •
soner, who had been in the service of Mr. Hicks for
eight years, was directed to convey six loads of coals of
eight sacks each from -Mr.'Wood's wharf, at Kentish-
town, to the premises of Mr. Hicks. On every journey.
except the first, he " dropped " a sack of coals at his
own residence. He did not deny taking the coals, but
said he intended to pay for them. He was remanded for
a week to give the prosecutor, who is in the country,
and who was represented by his son, time to attend.
WORSHIP-STREET.
Tuesday a good-looking young woman, about 28
years of age, named Maria Clifford, was placed at
the bar before Mr. Bingham, charged at the instance
of the Rev. Mr. King, Rector of St. George's-in-the-
East, one of the Directors, and Mr. Thomas Natt,
Secretary to the Guardian Society for the Preserva-
tion of the Public Morals, an institution at the north
side of Bethnal-green, and of which her Royal High-
ness the Duchess of Kent is the patroness, with at-
tempting to induce two of its female inmates to enter
upon a course of prostitution at .a well-known house
of that description at the West-end.
Mr. Natt said that the Institution, of which he was
one of the Secretaries, and which was supported by a
great number of the nobility and persons of distinc-
tion, had been founded for the very beneficial pur-
pose of providing a temporary asylum, with suitable
employment, in the shape of needlework and
washing, and repairing articles of apparel, for
young women, who have deviated from the paths
of virtue, and who have either been removed from
the public streets by the operation of the laws,
or have been awakened by their consciences to a
sense of their danger and guilt ; and he need not
point out to the Magistrate how essential it was to
make a severe example of any person whom they de-
tected in making immoral overtures to any of the
inmates, or propositions, the tendency of which was
to seduce them back to a life of prostitution. There
were now upwards of thirty inmates in the Guardian
Society's establishment, of whoa, the prisoner, and
two very pretty young women, 17 years of age, of
the names of Huff and Fowler, formed three, and the
cause of his charging the prisoner was this :—lt was
considered beneficial and advisable by the Ladies'
Committee, as tending to break the monotony of the
asylum life, that the young women should have
occasional opportunities of visiting their friends and
relatives, and all the inmates were perfectly happy
with their situation, and contented with these holi-
days, with the exception of the two young women
Buff and Fowler, who, horn being two of the hap-
piest and best conducted, had, since the prisoner's
admission to the institution, become discontented and
directly the reverse. This conduct had, at last, be-
come so reanifest and annoying that the matrons and
managers were satisfied there must be some improper
cause for it, and one of the servants, who had the
care of the. sleeping apartments, was directed to find
it out, if possible. On
.the preceding evening,
when the girls were about to retire to rest, this
woman,' as they took off their clothes, made a point of
examining them, and on scrutinizing the stays of
Fowler and Huff, she fancied she felt something like
a letter sewn in between the stays and the busk of
each of them. She was, consequently, induced to rip
their stays open, and upon so doing found her suspi-
cions verified by discovering two letters, one in each
stay, in the handwriting of the prisoner; strongly re-
commending the young women for a life of prostitu-
tion, to the hag lialy of a well-known house of a cer-
tain descripiton, in the neighbourhood of Manchester-

square, and of which it appeared that the prisoner her-
self had formerly been an inmate. The instant this
discovery was made one of the girls fell to the
ground in hystericA, and upon being recovered was
carried to bed; the other girl likewise became simi-
larly affected shortly afterw arils, and both of them,
at the moment ha was speaking, were then confined to

their beds, and had been ever sin?.e subject to a rapid
succession of hysterical fits, so that it was impossible to
produce them before the Magistrate with safety. One of
the young women, in the course of an interval between
these affections was gently questioned as to the author
of the letters, when ehe declared that the prisoner had

written them, and been for a long time past tamper-
ing with them, to induce them to go back to an ex-
istence of vice, and irnmising them, if they would
consent to go to the house to which she recommended
them, they would each receive three guineas per
week, be splendidly attired, wear gold watches and
chains and jewellery, and have every luxury "heart
could wish fur," and the prisoner's persuasions had
had such an effect upon them that they had deter-
mined upon embracing the first opportunity of leav-
ing the asylum and following her advice. The pri-
soner was then called in and luestioned, Si hen, so far
from contradicting what the young women had stated
she fully acknowledged it to be perfectly correct, and
attempted to justify her conduct, by saying that
she had advised the young women for their own ad-
vantage, as she had learned from them that before
they had sought refuge in the asylum they
had been in the habit of frequenting establish-
ments of an inferior descriptiOn, and she thought
it a pity such beautiful young women should be so.
sacrificed. Although so late at night witness deter-
mined to make inquiry about the house in question,
with a view to its suppression, and on going there
found it to he a house of a very respectable and
quiet appearance, and let at a rental, as he would
imagine, of at least 801. or 1001 per year. He
questioned the pf_liceman on the beat, and then went
to the station house and saw the inspector on duty,
who, upon mentioning to him his errand, sent for two
other constables, and they all expressed their convic-
tion that the house was one of the description stated,
although very well conducted, and no formal com-
plaint had been made to the police with regard to it.
On receiving this confirmation the managers of the
asylum had determined upon letting the prisoner re-
main in the institution that night, hut to give her into
custody the next morning, which had accordingly
been done.

Two inmates of the asylum, named Susannah
Matthews and Caroline Oade, the latter 20 years of
age, proved, the first, finding the notes in the young
women's stays, and the second, that they were in the
handwriting of the prisoner, who, the Rev. Mr. King
said, had been inmate also for about four months,
but would never again be permitted to enter its walls.
The letters were then put in and read, and were
exactly as follows, suppressing the number or the
house and name of its manager :
" Miss Clifford's compliments to Mrs. —, and if
she would be so polite as to speak to the bearer of
this, Miss C. would take it as a favour, as she (the
bearer) is quite ignorant of the life, and I think it
would be a pity that she should be lost. Therefore,
trusting you will do me the favour to take her into
your house.—l am yours affectionately,
" M. CLIFFORD.
" Airs. —, Manchester-square."

" Miss Clifford would also f;el obliged to Mrs. --
attending to this note, which is of the same nature as
the other. They (the bearers) are .both destitute of
homes, and deserve your earliest attention, as they
are both nice young women, and 'I am sure you will
like them.—Yours affectionately;
. *" M. CLIFFORD.
_ _

" Mrs. --, Alanchester-siltiare."
The prisoner, upon being asked if she wished to
o'er any observation, burst into a violent flood of
tears, and declined saying anything..
Mr. BINGHAM, after some consideration, said if the
prisoner had lived out of the asylum, and it could be
distinctly proved that she was acting under the orders
of the keeper or agent of a house of ill-fame, she
would be undoubtedly liable to be severely punished;
but as the evidence offered only went So far as to
prove that she was an inhabitant likewise of the
asylum, and therefore a companion of the other girls,
he could not see that there was any offence proved, of
which a magistrate, or the justices at quarter sessions,
could take cognizance. Although it was not clearly
shown that the prisoner was following the trade of a
procuress, her conduct was so base and demoralising,
that she ought not to be suffered to remain in the
establishment an hour longer, and he, therefore
trusted she would be instantly turned out of it ; and
with respect to the present charge, he reluctantly felt
compelled to discharge her from that also.

The prisoner was then discharged, and, covering her
face as much as possible, precipitately left the Court.

ENGLISH AND AMERICAN WORK-
MEN.

It is a strange thing, that, all over the world, in
America, and in Europe, there should exist such a
very unfavourable opinion of English labourers, and
that their undeniable skill and industry in their par-
ticular vocations should be unable to remove the uni-
versal impression of their immorality, lawlessness,
ignorance, and brutality. Even where it is found
necessary to employ them this is always done reluct-
antly and fearfully. I was in Austria shortly after
the English labourers had been dismissed from the
railroads making there, because their turbulence,
brutality, and drunkenness, occasioned all kinds of
riots and accidents. I went to Saxony, and found
that there, too, all the English labourers had been
turned away, because their conduct was found quite
insufferable. I went to Frankfort, and met a papier
macho manufacturer, who told me, with rueful
shakings of the head, that he was indeed compelled
to employ English labourers
.in some parts of his
business, because they understood their business so
well, and were so remarkably skilful in it, but that
he longed to get rid of them because they were the
most troublesome, ignorant, and unmanageable of his
workpeople. I went to Belgium, and read an inte-
resting report of an English Poor-law Commission,
in which the evidence of a great manufacturer, of
Philadelphia, concerning English labourers, was given
at full length. This gentleman testified that one-
fifth of the workpeople in the American factories
were foreigners, most of them Englishmen, whom,
however, the manufacturers employed very unwil-
lingly, on account of their being so " dissipated and
discontented." They were, besides, universally dis-
liked, because they were so given to drunkenness.
The American labourers are always found better
educated, more intelligent, and less given to sensual
indulgencies. No strikes or combinations of work-
men are ever known among the American labourers
as among the English, who are always combining to
force higher wages from their masters. Tre supe-
riority of the American labourers is chiefly attributed
to their superiority of education. The American
masters are always very particular in having the
children of their labourers sent regularly to school,—
Kohl's England and Wales.

IMPROVEMENTS IN WESTMINSTER.—The Metropo-
itan Improvement Commissioners having decided on
opening a direct communication from the new Houses of
Parliament to the north-west district of London, various
plans and estimates were sent in, the majority of which
were rejected, in consideration of the large amount of
compensation which would be demanded by the owners
of household property in the respective localities. The
line has, at length, been definitively marked out, and a
contract concluded for two-thirds of the work. The
new street will commence at the western extremity of
the Houses of Parliament, running in an oblique line
from Abingdon-street to Eaton-square, from which
point there is already a corresponding continuation to
the Great Western road. By the fOrmation of this
street, two very desirable objects will be attained.
It will afford, a nearer and more convenient approach
to the Houses of Parliament, the Law Courts, and
the Government offices ; whilst the removal of the nu-
merous obscure streets, courts, and alleys, in that part
of Westminster, will serve to abate a nuisance which
has become so intolerable as to call for legislative repre-
hension. A great number of these dilapidated tene-
ments have for some years been inhabited by persons of
the very worst class ; the property belongs chiefly to the
Dean and Chapter, who are naturally anxious to break
up this "den of thieves," and as the existing leases are
nearly run out, the compensation demanded cannot be
considerable ; it is assumed, at least, that it will be no
impediment to the prosecution of a scheme which pro-
mises an ample return for the capital invested, and which
is still further commended by utility, convenience, and
decency. The new street is to be of the same width as ;
Regent-street, and will be of nearly equal length. Great
part of the line, which passes through Pimlico, fronting
Buckingham Palace stables, has been cleared already..
In those streets which intersect the line thrOugh the
other parts of Westminster, the workmen's operati,,ns
are delayed only until the present occupants are expelled.
Mr. Rigby Wason, late Member for Ipswich, has
contracted for two-thirds of the line, at a rate
much below the Government surveyor's estimate. Con-
nected with the above improvement another project has
been revived with some prospect of ultimate adoption—
namely, the erection of a bridge across the Thames,
from the Ilorseferry-road to Lambeth-stairs, at the foot
of Church-street, close to the Archiepiscopal Palace.
This scheme was mooted nearly twenty years back ; a
prospoctus was at that time issued, and a Bill brought
into Parliament with a view to the issue of shares for
Wilding a bridge by a joint-stock company. It met
with so I;ttie support that, die 3 was rejected, and the
project was consequently ahand, med. however, it seems
that it is now regarded with more favour ; the Arch-
bisho, of Canterbury and the Marquis of Westminster
having withdrawn their opposition, it is not improbable
that the sanction of Parliament would now be obtained
should the application be renewed ; more especially as
a bridge at the point indicated would form an -appro-
priate continuation of the new street, and facilitate com-
munication between the northern and southern districts
of the metropolis.
EXTRAORDINARY FEAT OF PEDESTRTANISM.—On
Tuesd ty a great nuutl er of persons assembled at the Rose-
mary Branch ground, at Peckham, to witness the per-
4.inance a match undertaken by Malik., (better known
under the cognomen 4,f the Warwickshire Antelope).
The match was to rim 10 miies a-orl pick up 100 stories,
placed on the ground at a yard apart, to be fetched se-
p:rmely and riepos;ted at one end, malting-in the whole
a distrince of 15 mile., 5 furlongs, and 200 yards, and
comple:e the inure within One lirmr and 40 initiates. The
stak,s were 301. In the betting the odds were on time.
The grnur.d being meainred, he commented his hercu-
lean tack by running the 10 miles, which he completed
in 59 minutes. Ile then went to work at the stones upon
the ground, and which he cleared in 38 minutes—thus
accomplishing the match in 97 minutes, and haring three
minutes W.spare.