Star.
London, England, 1831-08-02 00:00:00

BLACKFAIARS MUDGE.

If the gazers frot; thb bridge WT; 7;++:lt so ~civet as those
frog► Waterloo Bridge, at all events they were more mime.
rows. Early, very curly in the +rot:deg. every inch of ba-
lustrctle on eitl+e,. side of the bri,lga, W. 14 taken possession
of some " tenant a will," aial 1011;4 ireitoc the R0.,a1
party en+balked, not oily was all ordinary stun 'd++g upon
the bridge engro••ed, hut even the outer perarr, rime.
oliatelc ovethang;ng the river, was to a censiderabb extent
covered with sitters, to w;lom oar poets description of those
who gather " Samphire—threa+.tul nule," might almost be
said to apply. But u the hour +or the precession threw nearer,
not merely the pavement and balustrades, but even the very
carriage road was chocked tip with carts, carriages, and gigs
the interstices (lest any possibb space should be lost) bein;;
dovetailed with pedestr+cns, thcmgh what their chance of
seeing might be still remains to us a mystery, unless all

and each of the aforesaid trusted to " their Wad's eye,"
rather than to the outward visual organ which usually passes
under that name.

VIEW rims( as. PAUL'S.
•In our account of the view from Temple Gardens we
have observed, that it probably afforded the most agree-
able level prospect of the scene ; but beyond doubt, even
that, delightful as it was, will not bear comparison with
the immense amphitbeatrical display which rewarded
those who, in defiance of August heat, toiled up the
almost endless steps that lead to the summit of the city
Cathedral. One of the chief excellencies of the view from
the Stone or Iron Gallery was that it took in, as it were,
both sides of the picture. On one side of the circle was to
Se seen all the gaiety, bustle, and brilliancy that so exciting
a ceremony presented, while, by traversing to the other, the
whole stir and movement of the panorama were quitted, and
in its place appeared the empty streets of a nearly deserted
city, while beyond spread far and wide the verdant country,
that, for any signs of animation it presented, might have
been supposed to be the Champaign of Crusoe's Island.
rather wan the Aube.; of the greatest metropolis iu the
world.

In order to give an idea how carefully each point of sight
was made available, it may here be mentioned that both the
stone and iron galleries of the Cathedral were crowded with
visitors, who atter stretching their legs in attaining so great
a height, (lid their best to stretch their sight down again, so
as to obtain a notion (as far as possible) of what to them
must have appeared some tiny procession of the Emperor of
Lilliput proceeding to take possession of the vanquished
city of MetUera. 'Chi-, however, is a general remark, from
which we beg to except our woriby citizen, whom we ob.
served dragging not only himself, hut a monstrous teleocope
up the staircase of the burbling ; he travelled upwards with
that slowness which the size of his machine well accounted
for—now a step and now a groan—and could we hare been
sure tho, he was a married man, We !•1111111(1 have been rather
inclined to surmise that he had borrowed Dr. Herchers star.
gazing instrument, for the purpose of smuggling therein his
wi.e and family to ii graeuitems polisiou, whence they might
:aks: their shore jet the general Pigl`t.
SOUTHWARK BRIDGE.
The multitude of coaches from the south and south.
er.swin suburbs of the Metropolis, as well as the districts of
the country exterior to them, which woolly terminate .their
jot:racy' in eiraceeliumh.strect, passing over London Bridge,
ocre yesterday compelled " to wend their weary way"
Ter Southwark Bridge; and prodigious beyond all csicu-
letios must hare been the receipt.' as well from those
vehicles as form tie scores of eitousords of pedestrians
aeul equestrians who ,'awed over, and from the scarcely
Las oecneroul crowd witicis standing, kneclino, sitting and
pendant. cov.red every Melt to' its standing,
Isullostrade.
la every respect ocininnis eho stationed themselves here
tn: at be co:lora:red econved the most ativan.
news rooitioo. Tiere ....„ ihe whole, eiola galleries
eicctcd on 3,6 0. whack were for the use of the
Directors of , yProp.i,lol6 and their frierds—
for 9,tll'e,a the ntooerate price of 7s. a-head.
The view here odithieo, uoseards and downwards, included
every objet of due ruterest, excepting two, namely,
Somerset Douro and soc Temple Gardens. 'fo lose these
was certainly ,o hive lost no inconsiderable portion of the
vr 'fors objects of at'rreelon, bit shore was no single spot
to tinier' so melt was exposed. tool from which so little
V•ab eIh•CSAICII j she nooodfictitee of the scene front that
pat. o: observation has been, we are persuaded, not
unly never %mix:seed, but never crullied in Londoo. 'I he
vast it.SCILL:II.I?,C of 'minima colours glowing in the sunshive
—the myriads of joyous countenances crowding over milts
of land mot ooecr—towores and 'steamers front the banks to
:he limit cf Jam reserved passage, f cloh ed to their utmost
bor.:n, not adore with the ordinary rotaries of pleasure,
but With iht,t1...31166 who. to judoc from their buffer e
bile i y, scented von to have enjoyed a holiday for a twelve-
mood' before—wind° warehouecs, galleries, housetops,
chimp eys' charclustee plesi, aft: even
'•London's column, pointing to the irides.'
could boast its occupants, who. high noel low, rich end poor,
youtot ;rod old, wing, tory, and liheral, were ass. mbicti with
uaitcu eytupathies to greet she must popular of Monarchs,
and celebrate conualedon of one or the greatest under-
takings wi lob adorns a land eminently rich in public works.
'flare was 'so part of the river In which the excellence of the
previous 4161.134311 CM" was not abundantly apparent, but to
our ryes i, appeared conspieuoasly so the nearer we ap. ,
proacircd London Bridge, nor were the precautions on land
loss worthy of praise. At every approach to the river a posse
of coostulalcs was sta.ioned, who perfonned the duties 0110t.e.1
lot.e.1 to them ius3. elliciently. 'inc number ot' persons who
heti so judiciously chosen Southwark liiitb;e as their station.
was cooskicrably greater than t:107,e accommodated nn any of t
the others I for arty one side or Waterloo Bridge was &lied ;
wit) there were no gal:erica erected, or vehicles stationed on
Blackfriare. Tuere was ano.hcr circonstance which ten-
dared die iron tibiae a most position—namely, that
Lit was Ltz•vli hidden from observation,

NEW Lt•Nuos-suLva4
As has Lein already state.), smuts f.w thscorntions wire
nei.ssary to he added to this Winos: mai structure;
but, e.cr.; the spectator not previousiy uppri‘cd of the &sign,
he world pri.befuly, Euless a connehoter, be uncow-cions of
its bask; t:.:lieitint iikany thing that w,nt to e; nstitote the
ounylet.: i.eation of an accomplished at iist and inginecr.—
are, pethaps, but few so much alive to the meths of
its chaste: maul g...teeful biautl.s., its nobleness and Anvil-
', chy, as to lie.t.t their cyan offeri.eil by the circumstance
as' there pbctd on the bridge anythhig whieh—
iv a view in;oyed by. nia.,y for the lint tinie—en.,•ld
e.rt z.teneloo flout that ttriiruicti enatemplation which
v. .i.sa ant:. err demand Tae dome-like pavilions, and
1. r lute of., wnings, rivre one third part of its
1. ;sit, sieil the mai'iin2ry requisite lot their it pport, did
f, r time, though reay haid,o.or 2.,:d suitable in shim-
pnivc a blemish tt, a bolltlint thct crnnot fad to he
Cele ..thiticaion of posicricy. But no scrulne chisen coals:
re; t .utli an IIC01.41:VAIlliali.(1« Tile covered way ens
.1.. t d to lierward *hc great.st objact of metroprili.i.ll C%i•t•
Clice, end to oilind a su,s.rb eptci....cn of than bo•pitatitl
wh.resiiili the " good City of London" is nieustotind to
ez.trtain the tiisaarchis lingLiiid, whom ilizy sem dis-
posed to regard 60.t.ovhat in tue light cf national curd mayor.
happily we r.to cc: atilt! span to criticise die s.rneture as a
work Of any to WalpOse ttfiertioes oo his national intpt•rutuce,
to moralise on the even a of whleh its priiiicessots.,•o to speak,
woe the seece, or to anticipate the. oceurrenecs e hieh, in a
roma.: future?, may take plat: on Nix Loodon Bridge or its
vicinity. We base only to deal with the grcai business of
the mann:able first if Ac.gust, whin it ixletbitid a secant u.
splindour whidt trill prolu,k,ly not be (quailed in the re.,
ruaininf; file time of those engaged in the angte: car-
tr.cry. The eraft along the River, in the whole extent,
from 11'.1:crloo Brit:tic to a lung distance below the Tower,
were almust amidst a preittisino of the 1'.1.4s et all
nations; but tlie lltidt,e it-tit was as liirgtly d, cot alctl it:
this way as o.tiogli it wire a sailing vessel, built to hear
" the battle anti the Ltitze," isistcatl of a series ui 6:00C
AtC:!CS e...xted to heir .he hurtlen of teams and
tic; ~ons—
still, thorgit sc...iely .ipptorciate, the elket was spltudid ;
and after Ea::
.; us it., it Itlaje.tie.i, when the Royal
stain:aid tuat.ti .a ine: win the seine was as brihia t. attl
at the saute iniee teuc• as et'Ll' OPercil uP0:: qe".
of mu ade.uuug nation. .TE„aranCt nescil:ca
Royal act reset rat i1,0n., as wall r.ll the long lust tti
awning peJeid to wive. to ii o.da sac wit:. the
engraving* and t •ci .• 6 ...Nth, in antisapatiro, trc hart
already given to I-4:

OLD LON IM)N 111111)61.; AN!) P/IkTS AVIA( ENT.
.I:Ve r:,14601i bince Old I.ordon i it
Wag" CZ" t as uu J.1.4t13, ev.ning, though exr.einl)
who :wended i.s lart aunts bad little reirambhilic.: to
perfortuing a :at. iu a uyin, nave, or assisting in futi.v.:,
ri.es, fin no:i.tog cooki stirre bilaritp.;s than tae aarni of
all woo itatl u..sentbletl .9 vi...vr the prtpurcirets for hit al.:-
poaching cere.99.1.1. 1 .44: IIVIIIPi4OIIOOiII for or, bnr.;iu:•
were a. rim, Claw considerably advanced, at.d there: sate
tho,e, it rata, triton oi.ac.ory noire' were surscio.,l7
acetic to enjoy on one bei.lge the odour of those viasidat witicii
were spread on the either ii.r the entertainment of Royal.
But I.iletiter the tem-talon Were real or imaginary is a
Point, to leave to ha diseu,,eti by :Ise sages of the City at the
net: Liendly meeting between the Lord slayer nod the
Notices were on &today posted op n the (thy
and the Bottulga, isia..iie approaches to Old Lott o Bridge
would, by outer of .he Loth bleyot, be close from ten
o e.ock M the looming ou bloaelay till twelve at niitht. As
a isioluogidare it certainly was closed ; never iieless a eon.
4id.ailole number of' p.tcoos on fo.n, on horseback, and la,
catria6es, ob.umed acct* to it in the course of the day, bv
wits► a.: t nority does nut appear ; bu: judging from lie general
imoptiety mid fairness of the arrange:oohs there
cc uo reallon to uresunie but that all was right there as well
as Lvo.), whcre el,e. From this bridge the view down the liver
wo,thl have b.to considered a very gay and lively spectacle,
di:cora:AA as was ev:ry vessel in the river, further than the
eye could reach, with the flags of the many nations to whose
ports the wide commerce of England spreads its beneficent
influence. Titis, like the opposite extremity of the grand
scene, presented at an early hour innumerable boats, bur.
riedly conveying to different points of observation the earnest,

but gay and pleasure-seeking multitude, who crowded up.
wards from these eastern parts of the Metropolis which are
considered the very antipodes of that quarter whence Majesty
and its splendid cortege was approaching. It was, therefore,
no matter of surprise that a portion of the lieges, so seldom
gladdened by the smiles of royalty, should now hasten to its
presence with unusual eagemess. On the Southwark side there
was only one barrier to the old Bridge, but those on the City
side were very numerous. In Tuames-sueet, there was one
near the corner of Pudding-lane, opposing the advance of
all unprivileged persons. At the eastern entrance of Mo-
nument-yard similar precautions were taken ; likewise in
Gracechurch-street, as high as Talbot.court ; again west-
wards in Thames-street, near the corner of Clentenes-lane.
The Bast India House corps of yeomanry kept the ground
on the City side, and the Surrq yeomanry performed a
like duty on the Southwark. The whole of this district
was crowded almost to suffocation with multitudes who,
because persons of a higher station had resolved on a
holiday, adopted the same resolution, determined on get-
ting as near as possible to the spot where great events
were going forward, and there fill those places so jocosely
called wine-vaults, end become

"O'er all the ills of life victorious,"
we presume in toasting good health and long life to King
William IV. Whatever the parties we allude to might have
been enabled to hear in the tremendous and incessant din of
bells called joyful. and in the continued firing of cannon,
they certainly saw no.hing of the grand ceremmtial, but they
at least were enabled to tell that they had seen those who
witnessed the whole. In the vicinity of the bridge, especi-
ally below it, along tke banks of the river, the scene.--ertli-
wally one of busy commercial activity—psesented 'spectacle
Yesterday bearing some resemblance to a fair, several
of the amusements proper to such places being
pressed into the service on this memorable °co-
sh n. Its approaching the close to this portion of
our account, we may observe that the very full particulars
publised in anticipation, the minute description already given
of all the arrangements, and the perfect accordance
of the general results with eat previous expectations, leave
hireinlins place Mile add. A notice has been issued that
carriages cannot pass over the bridge for a few days, but that
foot-passengers will be allowed to view the whole of the pa-
'llion' and tents, with all their splendid fittings up. The
prices of seats were various, but the greater part let for about
ten shillings, those ih the galleries on Southwark-brie.ge
brought only seven. We understand that several shops in
the City and the Borough were closed yesterday, at one
o'clock, for the purpose of enabling those employed in them
to witness the grand ceremoniaL An Evening Paper of yes.
terday states, that " As the time drew near for the com-
mencement of the ceremony, the value of the tickets of ad-
mission to the bridge increased in a proportionate ratio to the
general enxiety of the public to witness it. We have heard
of no less a sum titan fifty pounds having been offered for a
single ticket of admission to the fele chanaparc upon the
bridge. Yesterday we saw offered, for two tickets, sixty
pounds ! and refused! !"

Shortly after 4 o'Clock, the loud and general cheering
from the river gate signal of their Majesties' approach.
Evzryboity rushed to the side of the bridge. A royal salute
was tired from the brig stationed off Southwark-bridge, the
shouts from the reeple on the river increased, the bells of
the churches struck up a merry peal, and in a fete minutes
the foremost of the royal barges were discovered making their
way through the centre arch of Southwark bridge.
It is impossible to give any notion by description of the
enthusiastic cheering which accompanied their Majesties
from Southwark-bridge to the landing-place at London
Bridge.
The stairs on the London side of the bridge had been co-
vered with crimson cloth, and at the bottom 'of these stairs
their Majesties were received with all the formalities
are '• ;mote end provided" upon the occasion of royal visits to
the city. The King was handed out of his barge by Mr.
Rout!t, who gave his Majesty his ann. Alr. Jones, too, as
chairman do.: New Lam item.bridge Committee, was present
to receive liar Majesty on her landing. Upon steppieg ashore,
the King caressed those gentlemen in the following sonde—
" Alr.Jena and Mr. Routh, I am very glad to see you on
London-I ridge. It is crtainly a most beautiful edifice, and
the spectacle is the grandest and the most delightful in every
respect that I ever had the pleasure to witness." Ilia Majesty
then paused to survey the scene around li:OL At this moment
the air was rum with the most deafening cheers from all sides,
and the King, taking off his hat, acknowledged this hearty
greeting of his subjects by repeated bows.
Their Majesties proceeded to the top of the stairs without
resting, although ram had been placed on ,he landing-places
for the use of their Majesties in case they should feel them-
selves fatigued with the long ascent. His Majesty walked
up Oa tremendous Hight of steps without the tlightest op-
/Laraine of fatigue. Upon reaching the top of the stair;
the sword and Itaradef the city were tendered to his Majesty
by the Lord Mayor. His Majesty was graciously pleased to
return them to the Lord Mayor, end to signify his wish
that they should 'CRAM to his Lertships hands. The
-c1 our of the committee them presented his Majesty
whit a gold medal, commemoratit•c of the opening of the
brii';;;;, hating on one side au impression of the King's
he.:.:, at 1, ..,1 the reveree, a wsll.executtd view of the new
bridge, a i.h the dates of tine present ceremony, and of the
Crst, scale.

As won as these formalities awe etortkud, and the whole
of the royal patty had imetubled iu the.pavtlion, their 3la-
jesties ploeseded to the end of the hritlge amidst that most
grateful music to monarchs' tars, the enthusiastic vlautlits
of a people. Tit.ir Zdsjet.ties %rem attentitd by their linyal
Highnesses .he lh ltrt ui Cumlscrland and Sashes. and by the
prir.eipal .t.atr herb of e.te ito:,•al Faadly. The oitters of the
Royal lionbehohl, Lently ru the ministers, end a vast num.
bet of the noyity.tmd o. met-ahem t.t the Rouse of COW
snot.s. empos.tti toe Noyal rivets. to*. Among these were
Sir Hon.'. anti bi laiy. right hon. baronet was
exiteme4 ill-r:co;y.d by saw of the company, woo gave a
tolerably .meliogil It expieraica ot titeir vpinioo of his late
eat 4.lCi by hisoilit him. In going t nand returning front the
Sorr.y 4.1.14 of the I. their iltujoutis fluor medals to
ftve C..C11

As Rion as aonounecd that their Mcjestics were
arprozeidag the Ine.;ge, Mr. Oren had ceased his isalluon
to b: ntl.d, and just as the 'loyal proems:Mu ha.i reaened
the Sot sq side of tie Midge Alr. Green. with a Mr. Claw.
shay no his comp:mien, male his ascent. Their Majes-
tics ever- qui:c close to the azohante when they asce.nceds
and uppemed to take wuen interest in this pint of the :nem
talon:eats t.iw *Lich their presence was cclebra:cti.
flit progress trom one chtl of the bridge to the
othet we.s, a suppose. oweldered ns the opening of the
Leritige. Ills 3lejos y slim% id himself num aide pe.lapet• on
• sice the losoge to the assembled muitietitles below,
• was ClfiekUtly ItILILII MILICL by t c appyannee eyOich
the river !resealed. A hearty bunt of eaeer• from the
river wekumed me Kin, as °ben as lie also4ed himself.
After toe cenclueion of Lis ceremony, .heir Majesties and
the toyed mine I.::unied to Mc Pavilion, where a
cold collation was 14: out. A similar repast was
served up to die goes:. at all the other tables. This ban.
qua: was toutiuctert upoo a lICAL 0f piolusen-ss that was re.
hnekable eveu in civic tea:te, as every body knows,
• r...torious, :Asa to a proverb. flat their magnificent display
of al: u cc of good 'longs. Thu wine, w hien was extremely
V leas 13.11Vgill 11111:e itee:y CV:O than We guests ; and
cateleta for .ire palm.: work at ntuniftst tinadvass:
'age v. Lei their invective l owers Mire t illy cord mu:creak to
won. upon, y.et Mr. I,..eim ehe luatlou Coffee-lithise, who
mtneroti this culla:tun, proved iiiamea ytstc..,lay t.) be as
araste of 11J tlll4Alaiy m=lp.
A: the ltoyal 1..i.1e use 11CO: •11:1.1
01•41.,. O. 1; 114111 Of the King sse.e .caret: tn. Du-
ehess oi tiluues...er, the Duke ue Sussex, the Duchess of
l'r.h.btidge. the Di.elits. of bus...-1t either, a: d frince
titorge o. Cumberland. (hi the left et Ha ilajes.y eat
the [Juke Duchess of Coni;:.ll.mi, :.uu I'Llice George
of t M:. Jonts ..as bellied toe
King's chu:r, sal Mr. th.ueli stood e. hind ti a: 41 the
Queeo. The retitaihtier os tae:lte 11l the FOIIIIOO were
bilLti with the ewe, di•th guelos, and the effect
of the se. i.e: was now mime:ell Mid *pleaded in the itigh.st
degree.
As soon as :in it Majesties hat! 4:er:chided their Tel
lute Loan :lLevon rose to drink his Majesty'. health.- -
•• /lee 314.411. Gracietee Majesty," .recd the Lord Slayer. • has
enntincet.dcd to yernAt the to propose a toast. I iii:.h.fute do
myetlf ittgli nonour to ptopose that se think his Must
Gracious lihjesty'a heal with fuur.tmies-four."
The companny robe, and after cheering in the must
thmiamic :harmer, sang the national :Juneau Goo save
the King."
Htb Nlajesty bowed to ail round, and appented tube thud%
pleastti.
Su L. S. Fluttvka :ben rose anti said, " I am honoured
with the permission of his Alajtety lit propose a toast. I
thereftne beg ail his good suojects here assembled to use and
to drink that " health, and every blessing may attend her
hlajes y the Queen."
The LORD .11.truit then preeented a gold cup of great
beauty to the King, who said, taking the etiv, c.a.not
but refer on tins occasion to the great work which ha. been
accomplished by the citizens of London, The city ui Len.

don has been icnowned for is magnificent imrroventents, and
we are commemorating a most extraurdinan iii,fance of their
skill and talent. I shall propose the some • trtai whtore
this vast improvement sprung, a The trade and conioteree of
the city of London.' "
The King then drank of what is called tit,.. laving cup, of
which every other member of the Royal Family partook.
His Majesty next drank the health of the Lad Maya
and the Lady Mayoress, and
His Lorestiip, in a few words expie- .se of the tleeptst
gratitude, thanked his Majesty.
Soon after this. toast was drunk the hint; row, it he mg
near six o'clock, and, bowing to the company. hallow, .1 hi.
intention to bid farewell. The Chairtusn of the Cfiumi,re,
and Mr. Routh, and the whole of the Committee, foliose, 4
the King to the royal barge. His ~lajesty ligaito empressesl
his high satisfaction at the grand scene presented to his view.
and at the whole of the occurrences cf the day.
Thus TrinTiMicti one of the most gorgeous festivals th.it
has occurred ftir tome time past in the annals of the Triefirj.
polio, and if his Majesty were to gladden his gored cid& its by
hotoniting them with his presence to dint.,r io
their cup of joy would be full to the very brim. William the
Fourth, however, has given abundant testimony that he finds
pleasure it rite nopary ottis:object,. Th' circumstances of
the two Fist rt. C of which were mischievous and *cone
unfortunate, bad renlorei the people of ill'e emutry, until
the happy amts.:in of his present Majesty, unused to th •
sight of their trocarch. It is gratifying at once to the sub-
ject and to the Prince tb::t such a system has been hiskeit
in upon. A King who travels in a dose cerrk ge with :lie
lightning's speed, oni whose app:oach is unnouneed only
by half a doz.n Latteers, connot expect that his sal:jet:ea
will care any more about him personally that they do about
the Great Mogul, or that they will take any mote intenst in
his movements than they take in the progresses of the saute
potentate. 'tut a king who mixes with It:. people, aid
who participate: in intheir enjoyments, not only gratifies
them, but infer sot tle.int in !-is perscnal liappinots ; and
such a course, too, Mier::: to the Prince the pleasure of hear-
ing the frequent and hearty expression cf the people's loyety
front the people's ott n lips, wherein there is, at less., too
much of bluntness for flattery to Gad a place titer,.
At six o'clock their Majesties re-entbarked, amidst the
same loud cheering, firing of artillery, ringin.; ut bells, and
the other marks of resrect which had marked their progress
down. The procession Itad a more imposiog appmence on
its return, in cousequmee of its being joit.cd by several
of the city barges, ineludirg that of the /A:1 May .r.
The same excellent arrangements witch were ni-eretiel
in the early enter of the day. were followed up to t:,
tlisernbarkatinn at Sonterset stairs, in which not C
slightest disorder or confusion OCCUIrtI. Titeit 31s.
Reties, on larding, were loudly ewer, d r benne. Li
going alongside the platform, her 31ajesty. who :rant
the King's atm, turned word neutrally and bowed to the
surrounding multitudes. His Majesty remained uncover:al
the whole of the way along the pLtream. The sharing at
this time was ifonense. In a few nut:tents cfier their serf I
at Sonierset.hous.. the Royal ratty entered their card +pt.:.
and returned to the Palace esccrtuf it; the same sly :ft e;1
setting nut. Tint cheers as their Majesties pa:sc4l el. ng tine
Strand were loni and eontinu.i. The Duke of Uussex was
also loudly cheered on his way to and from Somerset-howe
The seemlier through..ut the day was most favor:able.
for part of the day the sun shove unit great Foster, lid%
there was a cool brecae which greatly moderated the a LT.
Towards evening it beeline agreeably cool, with so : •
slight rain, but this dill net :mounted till some ,
after the procession had returned to the
Considering the imtn,nse assembhtge on die ri.tt at ;
its banks, we are Int;Ty to say, that we heard at a, ,
dents, and only one of a fatal nature, that of el y.'itrg
who was pushed of: a wharf at lianksitia, and was Mason th
though only a very short time in ,he water. Thee on t,
were taken into custody charged with having p..:hte I; -
man in. No other serhuis aceitient occurred that we let •
;et heard of. Ssod after the moan of the processien, tt.
crowds on the several to ihges quietly separated, twat et
much gratified at the festivity of the day. At Du deck It, •
barriers on old 'Ando) bridge teem rercoved, ard it v • s
egain opened to the in

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PANORAMA 4W THE BRITISH
EMPIRF.
111IlMI11'CIMM JOUR3AL. July 30.

Tor: PI'ILIC Oretck.—On Monday last, owing to the
absence the Maeistrates, no business was transacted at
the Public-office The consequence of this interruption was,
many prisoners for trifling offences were detained in
t for four, five, and six days anti nights before their
e.i:es could he heard, or they discharged—justice was de-
-I.teed—nrison expenses augmented—the public subjected to
the ,neatest inconvenience—and the Magistrates in attend.
on Thursday, obliged to perform double duty. The
tact is. that at the present moment. we believe we have not
one Magistrate residing within the town. Mr. Lee. after
working almost single handed for some months past, has
very judiciously and properly sought retirement and recrea-
tion in the mountains of North Wales. Mr. Letlssm has
been for months with his family in the south of England ;
and Mr. Isaac Spoonrr is necessarily detained in London,
by business connected with the Free Grammar School Bill.
Here, then, is Birmingham, with a population of 145,000
inhabitants, destitute of any resident ma:;isterial authority ;
and the town, prolific as it is in erime•-with its police—left
to the mercy and kindness of gentlemen In the commission,
residing at a distance.
STAFFORDSIIIRIC AFSIZES.—The High Sheriff, Thomas
Fitzherbert, Esq. after giving a dinner to the magistrates
and county gentlemen en Thursday week, left Stafford about
six o'clock on that day, and, accompanied by his officers,
&c. proceeded to Moss Pit, to escort into town the Judges
of Assize, Mr. Justice Park and Mr. Justice Patteson.—
Their lordships arrived about seven o'clock, and immedi.
ately opened the commission.
At the above assizes, an action for a breach of promise of
marriage, was brought by a Mrs. Gallimore against a Mr.
Fisher. The circumstances of the ease will be gathered from
the following description of it given try Mr. Justice Park, in
Lis charge to the jury...-Bere, said his lordship, is an old
woman of 61, who bast; children, and 7 grand-children, who
seems to have been doting, for 8 or 0 years, on this old
gardener. who has made some loose ohs( rvations about giving
her 1:411. alear,-which there is not any proof he has got ;
still, if there was a proinise of marriage between these two
foolish people, there most be a verdict or the plaintiff, with
such damages as you (the Jury) should think proper. Ver-
dict for the plaintiff—Dam:4;es, Is. Mr. Campbell applied'
to the Learned Judge to grant a certificate to deprive Mrs.l
Gannon of her costs. Mr. Justice Park.—No, no.—l I
think he deserves to pay the costs.