Star.
London, England, 1830-08-23 00:00:00

YORK, August 21.

Never, we believe, has it before been the painful duty of a pubhe
journalist to narrate so afflicting an event connected with this city, .ts
one which occurred in the afternoon of Thursday lut—one by which
seven individuals, in the bloom of health, and in the height of enjoy-
ment, were in a moment numbered with the dead, by the upsetting of a
pleasure-boat in the river Ouse, near the Marquee. The names and
ages of the sufferers belonging to Mr. Rigg's family, are as follow :
Ana Guthrie Rigg, the eldest daughter, in her 20th year.
Thomas Gorwood Rigg, the eldest eon, aged 18 years.
John it igg, the second son. aged 16 yang.
Eliza Rigg, the second daughter, in her 16th year.
James Smith Rigg, aged 7 years.
Charles Rigg, aged 6 years.
The other unfortunate sufferer, Miss Grace Robinson, of Ayton, near
Scarborough, who was on a visit at Mr. Rigg's, was about 18, and cou-
sin to Mr. Robinson, of the firm of Simpson and Robinson, tea-dealers,
of this city.

The following particulars have been communicated tour; and their
recital may perhaps add to the melancholy interest of this alKeting event.
Mrs. Rigg has had 14 children, six of whom did in their infancy, and,
we believe, three of them were interred within a very short time of each
other. Two girls arc now theonly survivors of this numerous family.
The grandfather of the sufferers has at t-lined the advanced age of 34. at.,l
is very ill, from the effects of a paralytic seizure with which he was at-
tacked a short time ago. The dreadful news, through prudential motive',
was not communicated to him until the following day. Mrs. R.'s Nall',
front her attentions to Mr. Rigg, sen. hu been much impaired, and it
was consequently found necessary to prevent her seeing her decease.'
family till after they were laid out, which, by great exertion, was accem,_
plislied by three o clock yesterday morning. Then followed a PC(l,l'
which no writer can fully describe. Miss Robinson was a young lady
of very amiable disposition, and of considerable acquirements and ex-
pectations.

The two elder sons of Mr. Rigg had only returned on Tuesday from
an tight weeks' journey, which they had gone in constquence of their
grandfather's illness ; and it was their intention to have set out again un
business yesterday morning. They availed themselves of the interval
of relaxation to enjoy this social and domestic excursion of pleasure,
which, alas ! has proved so fatal, and still more forcibly impvessev
upon the tutnscience the mysterious and ell-disposing power of that
PROVIDENCE,

which shapes our tads,
Rough-beer them how we will.

Mr. Ellison, the Coroner, was on the spot very soon after the acci-
dent occurred, and caused a Jury to be summontd tiom Holdgate,
Acorn!), and Pm-at:ton, who assembled at Mr. Benson's, the Bisch
Swat., in Acomb, shortly after eight, and having proceeded to the bat'''.
and inspected the bodies, tl.ey returned to the inn, and the inquest was
adjourned to Friday morning.

We are glad to learn that the result of our election e LI
not exclude Dr. Lusitington from the ensuing Parliament: he will -;t
fora borough, the property of au influential Whig Nobleman. Te.,
great Council of the Nation should not be deprived of the commandinr
talents of a man qualified like the learned Civilian.—Berkshire Caron:
I M !to% E); E N rs.—The intended new street from Wa-
teflon-bridge to Charles.street, Covtnt-garden, and from thence to
Pluuttree-street, Bloomsbury, is, at length, decided upon, and will be
commecced Mimed:act ly, the warrant for that purpose having been is.
sued to the Commissioners of %Yoe& and Forests on Thursday last.-
The houses of Ilc/i.e.:4. IVebbtr, wine-merchants, Davis, hatter, and
lleadcn, booksel:er, in York-s.reet, facing Charles-stteet, will come
down, whilst those of Messrs. Kesteven, clothiers, and Black at.d
Young, booksellers, will, with the necessary alterations, form the cor-
ners of the new street. The upper end of the east side of Bow-street,
facing Covent-garden Theatre, will be formed into a handsome crescent,
for which deigns have been submitted and approved, and by these
mews the width of the opening into Long-sera will be increased, which
has long been desirable. Immediately facing a new street will be erected
by the Alcmene Company from Long-acre to Plumtrce.street, of which
Houlditeh's, the coat maker, will form the corner. One sideof Plum.
tree-street is to be taken down to increase its width; and the London
University, It Is said, will forego, for public convenience, its right of
private way; and thus what has so lung been considered a desideratum
by many Persons will be aceomplishtd—a spacious and convenient tho-
roughfare from the Great Northern Road to Waterloo-bridge.

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