Star.
London, England, 1824-06-10 00:00:00

INLAND NAVIGATION.

Yesterday a Meeting was held at the London Tavern,
to take into consideration a plan for making a Canal
between the English and the British' Channel, in order
to avoid the dangerous navigation round the Land's
End, especially in winter.
Sir T. LETnsatoott took the Chair, and sheaved that
the measure would be a great national benefit.
Mr. POLLOCK explained the great advantages that
would be derived by the subscribers.
A Gentleman asked the amount of the proposed toll
on the canal ?—Mr. Pot..Loox said, one penny per mile,
per ton, which would be three shillings per ton for the
whole distance. He added that the average loss of lives
in going round the Land's End, was estimated at 80
per annum ; and in the last three years there had been
a loss of property to above 300,0001.
Sir T. LETHBRIDGE said, that the loss of lives was
estimated at '2OO per annum.
The Resolutions for entering on the undertaking, were
all agreed to unanimously, and the Meeting dispersed.

A letter from Buenos Ayres of the 12th of March
states, that an American vessel had arrived there in 56
days from Gibraltar, having on board two Portuguese
Officers, bearing duplicates of dispatches transmitted
by a Portuguese ship from Lisbon. These dispatches
aie siid to have been addressed to the Commander of
the Portuguese troops ;11 Monte Video, desiring him to
remain in that place until further orders should arrive
from Pottngal. By a crmvention with General Lecor,
' the Braziian CommAnder, the place had however been
surrendered to the troops; and the Portuguese
troops, which under that cnnvention had ernba:
the Gth of March, had already proceeded down the

liver as far as Maldonado, whither the dispatches Weic
sent, but with what result did not transpire. Whatever
may have been the ultimate views of those who trans-
mitted the order from Portrigal to dehy tl.e departurc
of the troops from Monte Video, it is evident that the
measure now ceases to be of any political importance,
as mine enlightened views are well knoxii, since it
was issued, to have found their way into the Portu-
guese Cabinet.
ELOPEMENT EXTaAORDIVARY.—The nrcsinWreandl
Gazelle says—" Wednesday last a spi ightly youngster of '
75 eloped from the sweet and peaceful vale of Grasmt re
with a blooming aaci blushing maid of 25. So anxious
was the ardent lover for the success of his hymeneal
expedition, that in spite of rheumatism s catarrh, and
all the other ills %%Inch fle,h is heir to,' he actually
walked to Ambleside (no little feat for a bridegroom 01
his years), and ordered a chaise to be ready when called
for. He then returned to his fair intended rib, who
kindly accompanied him back on his legs of love to
Arnbleside, where a friend was prevaileci on to accom-
pany the loving fugitives to the matrimonial anvil at
Gretna Green. A chaise and four having been obtained,
the joyous trio set off' for Scotland as fast as the wheels
of love could carry them, amid the congratulations of
some hundreds of admiring spectators. The course
of true love never did run smooth ; but their's has been
more than usually rough. Perhaps few people have
encountered mole disappointments than these two have
in their endeavours to be made one. The banns of mar-
riage were forbidden on the econd publication, by the
trustee; of the young man's property. - Then every
obstacle was thrown in the way of the lovers' happiness
which the glorious uncertainty of the law could invent.
The banns were again publa,hed, but no Clergyman
could be found to tie the knot ; and the happy consum-
mation was delayed from day to day, till the patience
of the Grasmere Szreplion was completely exhausted
and he resolved upon the pet ilous expedient of a journey
to Gretna Green. At Annan, however, we believe the
happy couple were joined in one, till death them shall
part ; and they have returned to their friends, safe
cheerful, and married."
'filE LATE WM. LARGSLEY, BEAR WARD.—This un-

fortuoate individual, who was so dreadfully mangled
by his own bear, had been carried to the -Infirmary,
Sheffield, and expired on Tuesday last. The follow-
ing is an account of the evidence taken on view of the
body : George Elam, of Sheffield, sworn.—l know the
deceased ; I have known him upwards of five years.. I
was with him on Thursday last. The deceased was a
bear ward. About ten o'clock in the evening on that
day, I accompanied the deceased to his house, in the
Park. We took his bear out of a stable into a field, to
let him roll and clean himself. We had not been in the
field more than ten minutes, when the bear attacked

the keeper. Deceased did not beat or abuse the bear
in my presence. The bear was loosely muzzled : his
mouth was three pints extended. The deceased had
neither a dog nor weapon. After the bear had rolled
himself on the grass, and rayed fir some time, de-
ceased began to play with him. The bear laid his head
on deceased's thigh, and appeared in good temper, and
perfectly quiet. Deceased got up, and cracked his fin-
gers at the bear, and he followed him, and appeared
very tiiendly with him. The bear attempted to run
away, and the deceased followed him, and laid hold of
the rope, which was fastened to the noose, and tried to
stop him. The bear struck the deceased over the hand
with his left paw, and, finding himself fastened, he
reared up, and got both his feet round deceased's body,
pressed him. down, and laid himself upon him. I
was not more than three yards from them at the time.
The bear laid hold of decease left arm with his teeth,
and appeared to he tearing him in pieces. I attempted
every means in my power to get the bear off the man,
but I was not able to do so, for, the moment I at-
tempted, the bear endeavoured to get hold of me. I
went for assistance, an brought a dog belonging to
the deceased. I was not more than ten minutes absent,

and on my return I found the deceased in the same si-
tuation in which 1 left him. The dog, on hearing his
master's voice, ran to him, and the bear then left de-
ceased. His right arm was very much lacerated; the
;eft side and thigh were also very much bruised. The
bear was shot on the same night. The deceased was
taken to the Infirmary, in a deplorable state, where he
languished until Tuesday last, and expired. Verdict—
" Died in con,elnence of the lacerations, bruises, and
v,i)imds, received front the bear."
An inquisition was yesterday evening taken at the
Queen's Head, St. Martin's-le-Grand, on the body of
' Thomas Reardon, who it appeared was on Monday em-
ployed in digging the foundation of the New Post
Office. At watering time, having no money to spend, he
laid himself down in the excavation made, where he had
not lain long before the bank of earth under which he
was lying fell upon and buried him. Several of his fel-
low-lAbourers, who witnessed the accident, immediately
commenced digging for the body, which when found
was quite dead.—Verdict Accidental Death."