The Sun.
London, England, 1820-08-02 00:00:00

BENEVOLENT FAIR.

The Sale of Ladies' Work at Tianwell took
place on Saturday, under the most favourable,
auspices. lianweli, though not generally known,
is, perhaps, one of the prettiest• villages in theen-
virons of.the Metropolis. A booth, fifty feet in
length, was placed under a group of fine trees in
a'beautiful field near this was pitched a marquee
for refreshments, and a band was placed imme-
diately bphi4d the booth.—A large assemblage of
fashionable company collected about two o'clock.
The carriages were allowed to drive through the
fields, and set down in front of the booth, and a
great many seats were, arranged in the surround-
ing shade.—The produce of the day met all the.
wishes of the Ladies Patronesses, and gave ge-
neral satisfaction. Lady COPLEY (the Lady of
the Solicitor=General), gave a breakfast at Han-
well Park before the sale, and took- with her a
large party ;
,and at all the houses in the neigh-
bourhood entertainments were given to select
parties to celebrate the occaSion.

ARRIVALS.—The Earl and Countess of Hardwick- and ,Lady
Elizabeth Stewart, at his Lordship's house in St. James's-
'square, from Wimpole, Cambridgeshire Sir-Thomas and
Lady
,Preston,-at Jordan's Hotel, from- a tour; Captain
Garth, R.N. Mrs. Garth, and Family, at Blake's Hotel, from
a tour; thei Ron. Mr. Mead, at Fenton's Hotel, from a tour;
Lady Caroline (3oCks,.at her father's, the Earl'of Hardwick'S
house, in St. James's-square, from her seat, Rygate Priory.
DEPARTURES.—'The Duke and Duchess of Richmond, for
Brighton ; the Duchess of - Bedford, for Worthing ; Earl of
Thanet, from Fenton's Hotel, fur his seat, Hothfield Park,
`Kent ; Colonel Thomas, M. P. from ditto, for his seat
in
Stissen..4 Admiral Wells, from ditto, foi his seat in Sussex ;
Colonel Featherstone, from ditto, for his seat in Surrey; Joh!)
Wharton, Esq. M.P. for Yorkshire; Mr. Bethell, for his seat,
Merley House, Doisetshire; Mrs. and Miss Bethell, fur
'Tunbridge We .

LUCKY A DVEisiTURE.—An American Paper
contains the folloWing singular story :—A few
months ago, a farmer, living a few miles from
Eaton sent his daughter on horseback to that
town, to procure from the Bank smaller notes in
exchange for one of 100 dollars. When she arriv-:
ed there the Bank was shut,and she endeavoured
to effect her object by offering it at several stores
but could not get her note changed. Shehad notgone
far on her return, when a stranger rode -up to the
side of her horse, and accosted her with so much
politeness, that she had not the slightest suspicion
of any evil intention on his part. After a ride of
a mile or two, einployedin conversation,they came
to a -retired .part of the road, when the 'Gentle-.
man commanded her to give him the. bank
note. It was with some difficulty that she
could be made to believe him in earnest, as his
demeanour had been- so very friendly; 'but the
presentation of a pistol placed the matter beyond
a doubt, and she yielded to necessity. . Just as
she held the note to him .a sudden puff of wind
blew it into the"road, and carried it gently seve-
ral yards from them. The discourteous knight
alighted to overtake it, and the young lady
whipped her horse, to get' out of his power,
and the other horse, which had been left
standing 'by her side, started off with her. .His
owner fired his pistol, which only tended to in-
crease the speed of all parties, and the young lady
arrived safely at home -with the horse of the
robber, on which was a pair of saddle-bags
When these were opened, they were found to
contain,:besides a quantity of counterfeit bank-
notooso.o dollars in good money. .The horse
was agood one, and when saddled and bridled,
was NW:all as much as the hank,note that . was
- • stoleft.'.- .

01)gNiNci OP PtiE ItgatNit,g BANAL.

YeAtettlay being the`day appointed. -t-Or the
formal ovening of the new branch of the 4e=
gent's: Canal, the Managing Committee, with
the Chairman, Mr. MORGAn• the Head •Engi-
neer, Mr. N. 1,11, the Head Surveyor, together
-with the principal Proprieters, and a number of
other persons' of rank and respectability connett-
ed with the undertaking, assembled near Maiden-
lane, at about 11 o'clock, and took water at
that part of the Canal which is contiguous. The
Committee embarked on board one of the city

state barges, which had been borrowed I.:or the
occasion, .and•they were accompanied by several
other barges, having on board bands of music,
and. decorated with flags and streamers in profu-
sion. The day being fr.vourable, the, crowds

assembled to witness ,the ceremony were -im-

menses particularly at the grand:: basin in the
City-road. The pro Cession went under the great
tunnel through Islington, where the bands -of

,
music played several national airs, and the effect
produced by the reverberation of the sound. was

grand beyond description. The party then pro-
ceeded to the grand basin in the City-road , •where
a salute was tired, and they were hailed with
the loudest acclamations from the numerous

crowds stationed on the shore. After having gone
round the basin, the party proceeded down =the

Canal to Limehouse,and in their course met with
the same reception from the well-dressed per-
sons who lined the .sides of the Canal the whole

distance. At. Limehouse the party. stopped, and
partook of 'a magnificent dinner. Soon after the
opening procession had gone through the locks,
there was a great competition amongst •several
of the Paddington barges for the honour of being
the first to land produce on the wharf at the
grand basin. A desperate struggle ensued be-
tween two of them, •but, after a well-contested
race, the honour was won by a barge, the name
of which, we believe., was " The from
which was landed the first produce, and a cask
'of ale, which was immediately drank up on the
spot, by the. navigators, , with loud huzzas to the
prosperity of the undertaking. Numerous
barges, loaded with respectable passengers,
principally consisting of well-dressed females,
followed, accompanied by music, &c.• The boat-
men, in their Sunday clothes, were particularly
numerous, and formed a most picturesque assem-
blage in their blue, and white frocks, and their
hats decorated with ribands. In short, the spot,
from the' noise, bustle, and jollity, had every •
appearance of a fair until a late hour.
This Canal, which has been nearly seven 'years
incomplete, unites all the principal canals in the
kingdom with the river Thames. From its com-
mencement, to the termination at Limehouse, it
extends nearly 9 miles; and -within that space
are comprised 12 locks and 37 bridges.
construction of the former is on so excelleni a
principle, that only 3 minutes and a half Are
occupied in passing each of them. The work
was projected by J. Nash, Esq., the Royal ar•
-
chitect, under whose superintendence it has been
completed. The tunnel under• Islington-hill is
about three quarters of a mile in length, and
passes beneath the bed of the New River.