The Sun.
London, England, 1828-07-21 00:00:00

FOOT RACE.

This morning a foot race took place on Waterloo Bridge
between Lord Grosvenor's footman and a person named
Jones, for 51. a side, a distance of one hundred and fifty
yards, the farmer giving three, which was ably won by
the footman.

FINAL REGULATION OF WATERMEN'S FARES.

The public will at length be protected effectually against
the overcharges of Watermen. By virtue of the new Act
for the Regulation of Fares on the River Thames, the
Watermen's Company have established a set of ordinances
and bye laws, which are calculated to remedy the so well-
founded complaints; and the system has just been sanc-
tioned and approved by the Judges and the Members of the
Privy Council.
Above Bridge (that is, above London Bridge), the re-
gulations are to be these :—A passenger is to be charged
threepence from bridge to bridge. There are to be ten
fares from London B:idge to Chelsea Bridge, at three-pence
each (each distance about half a mile), and from Chelsea
Bridge to Teddington half mile posts have been driven
down to mark the distances, at the like charge; from Ted-
dington to Windsor fares to be paid in the same proportion.
Below Bridge, the distance from London Bridge to
Greenwich, which is about five miles, to be divided into
ten fares, each to be charged at three-pence., From Green-
wich to Woolwich, a space of nearly equal distance, in
consequence of the winding course of the river, half-mile
posts have been driven, the fare for each half mile to be
six-pence. The increased price has been put on, as the
Committee calculated that each boat must, on account of
the heavy swells in that open part of the Thames, have
the labour of two men. With regard to the conveyance
of the public from the steam-boats to the shore, the Com-
mittee provided against the hazard which exists and the
gross impositions practised, most effectually. One passenger
taking a boat to convey himself alone from a stearn.vessel,
to be charged fourpence. If there are more than one in
tke boat, each passenger to be charged threepence, and
each is entitled to take with him, withouecharge, to the
weight of half a hundred of luggage. A passenger may
insist upon going in a boat from a steam-vessel by himself.
No more than one boat to be allowed on each side of the
steata-vessel at the time. Rules are laid down for the strict
observance of this plan, and inspectors are appointed to
see it carried rigorously into effect. Any boat going along-
side the steam vessel out of order, is to be fined in the
penalty of 51. Any waterman who abases a passenger is
to be fined 5/. Any waterman refusing to take a passenger
where he pleases, is to be fined 5/. The watermen's boats
are to be licensed by the Company to take a certain number
of passengers in accordance with the size of the boats, and
if that number is exceeded, the penalty for each passenger
over and above is 51. Each waterman is to carry a table
of fares in his pocket, and if be I,iftoie to produce it to a
passenger he forfeits Si. The passenger is on no account
to consider himself obliged to pay any demand without the
production of such table of fares. The number of pas,e°-
gers each boat is licensed to carry is to be marked on the
back board of the boat in letters not less than two inches
in length. The City Members have been indefatigable in
their endeavours to establish these very necessary changes'

Beck,dp,leaynd in
MURDER.—On the night of Saturday last,
DANIEL JAGGIER, an old soldier, who resides at Shelf,
near Bradford, and had been at Leeds to receive his pen-
sion, called at the Unicorn Inn, in Bradford, and remained
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there until eleven o'clock at night: he then set out on his
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way home—but home he never saw again. On Monday
quite contrary direction to that of his home. lie had four
sovereigns in his pocket when at Bradford, one of which
ha changed at the Unicorn, and when found he
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9s. 6d. and a few halfpence about him. Hi had only
His coat was
afterwards found about a mile from his bod •
sleeve torn off. Several marks of great violence with
one
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on his body, particularly a deep wound in his aide. The
appeared
Coroner's Inquest returned a verdict of ~ Wilfula Murder
against some person or persons unknown "
• ...Leeds Men..