Star.
London, England, 1824-10-15 00:00:00

DUBLIN, OCTOBER 12.
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We were on Sunday and yesterday morning visited
by one of the most terrific storms we remember for a
considerable time. The Post Office packet, which sailed
on Sunday morning at eight o'clock, was forced back
to Howth. The Liverpool and other packets at Kings-
town forbore putting to sea as intended.
At about five on Sunday evening the gale abated a
little: it still blew from the N. E. and was severely felt
on this coast. The sloop Sally, bound to Dublin, with
a cargo of herring•, was overtaken by the storm to the
eastward of Howth, and totally wrecked there, at sis in
the evening: the crew were saved by the Howth har-
bour boatmen, u Eder the vigilant inspection of Mr.
Browne, the harbour-master.
At the old harbour of Kingstown great damage
was sustained, where the. Dwarf Revenue Cutter was
totally wrecked yesterday morning ; all the vessels
in the harbour were damaged, two lust top-masts,
and one was driven against the south end of the
wall ; the force of the storm was such that it upset
four or five heavy iron rail-road carriages, and blew to
atoms several handsome pleasure boats; one man,
named Corcoran, was blown from the deck of the Free-
love trader into the harbour and perished ; another man
was descried in the last struggles, faintly essa)ing to
cling to existence by the flail tenure of a. spar; he
shortly after disappeared.

17TE AMY.

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Tiivnday .I,l44.4pearies Magda' of the 61st, under
die command of UMSIOIII-011•Iitl BAntow, arrived at the New
Bursas, in Limerick. from Cork; and on Friday morning the
39th, under lAtiltr.ooloael LIWORIAT, proceeded for Buttevant,
where theentire Regiment is to be stationed.
irk 59th party, at Rathkeale, is replaced at Askeaton by a de-
tachment of the ellet, under the command of Lieut. Gtoarge..
Monday se'nnight the Ist division of the 29th, under Colonel Sir
Joan Bornai, left Treks for Kinsale • and on Friday the last di-
vivirie, under Major !twos; proceeded for Bandon.
friday, the 26th Regiment arrived at Tralee.
Thursday se'nnight, one hundred and ten men of the lat Royal
Veteran Battalion, under the command of Captain ilzavnana, ar-
rived in Limerick from Galway, on a route to replace the 29th at
Bantry, Widdy Island, and Bear Island; the head-quarters of the
tit Veteran Battalion remain at Galway.
A battalion of the Veterans is to be sent to Gibraltar, and another
to Canada.
The 25th and 42d are the next In.Treland for foreign service.
Captain PRIRSTLY, of the 25th Regiment, has arrived at Six
Dille Bridge, to replace Captain Hotta', of the same Regiment,
who is ordered with his company to bead-quarters at Ennis.
Wednesday se'nuight a division of the lit Veteran Battalion ar-
rived at Ennis from Galway, and next morning marched for Cork.
Another division was expected at Eouis on Thursday.
The 65th Regiment is arrived at Belfast, from Edinburgh.
Saturday se'nnight the 34th Regiment made an excellent inspec-
tion before Major-General Eciaaren, at Enniskilkn. Two com-
panies of the Regtonarched thence on Monday ss'anight, for Cavan.

GENERAL ORDER.
House GUAIIDS, OC/. 12, 1824.
The Commander-In-Chief is pleased to appprove of General Of-
ficers commanding Districts in Great Britain granting Leave of
Absence to Officers, and Furloughs to Non-commissioned and Sul.
civrs, under the following limitations and restrictions, viz.
1. The Leaves of Absence, granted under this under to Officers,
may commence as soon as the half-yearly inspections shall have been
made :—The furloughs granted to non-commissioned officers and
soldiers may commence from the 26th of the present month.
V.. These indulgencies are to terminate on the 10th of March next.
when, in conformity to his Majesty's regulations, all officers and
torn are to be present with their respective Regiments.
3. One Field Officer, one half of the Captains, and one half of the
Subaltern Officers, are always to be present with their Regiments.
4. Nci Officer (except in the performance of duty, or .for the pur-
pose of joining his Regiment) is to quit the United Kingdom, with-
out having fir,t received his Majesty's special permission.
5. The Officers employed on the Recruiting Service, or upon the
Staff of the Army, are not to be included in the number hereby
hard for the constant duty of the Regiment or Battalion.
6. 'The applications for leave for the Regimental Paymasters, and
Medical Officers, are to continue to be made in the mode prescribed
in page 72 and 7; of the General Regulations of the Army.
7. In case of short leaves of absence being requested by Adjutants,
Bidlng•Masters, Quarter-Masters, or Veterinary Surgeons of Mil-
sisnts,.it will be necessary that a special report should be made as
tothe Made in which their duties are to be performed in their absence.
8. The proportion of non-commissioned officers, trumpeters,
drummers, and private men, to whom furloughs may be granted, is
rat to exceed ten per troop or company.
When Regiments or Battalions are not stationed in Garrisor s or
in Military Districts, the Officers commanding are at liberty to use
their discretion In granting the indulgence of leave of absenc. ,
under the foregoing restrictions, to the Officers and men under
their command. _ _

This Order does not apply to the Officers and men doing duty at
the depots of regiments on foreign service.
By command of his Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief,
HENRY TOR RR NS, Adj u t-nt- G mend.

DREADFUL ACCHJENT. A f MANCHESTER.

MANCHESTER, OCTOBER 14.
A most shocking event has occurred here this morning,
which. will cause much grief to many families in hum-
bielife. Amongst-the immense number of cotton fac-
tories erected this 3 ear in the town, okne has been built
near Oldfield-road, in Salford, we believe by J. Bate-
man, Esq. It was made fire-proof. No timber was used
in it. The principal supports were of cast iron. The
floors consisted of iron beams, over which were thrown
arches • f brick-work, which were covered with flags.
The building is about seven stories high. It has been
a short time since completed and filled with machinery,
and let to various tenants, one of whom is Mr. Gough,
well known to many mechanics as an inventor of a
steam-carriage. Several hundred persons were em-
ployed in the mill. About nine o'clock this morning
the iron beam which supported the floor of the fifth
story suddenly broke in two. Instantly one half of the
heavy floor gave way, and in a few seconds a chasm
was made within the building from the fifth story to
the cellars. Every floor was broken through, and
machinery, iron, bricks, and flags, all went in one
congregated mass. The unfortunate human beings who
were at work under the part of the building where this
event occurred, were many of them buried in the ruins,
and instantly plunged into eternity. Those in the
other part of the mill appear to have escaped without
any material injury, though many in their fright jumped
Out of the windows. The state of alarm and confusion
while the event occurred was dreadful. Mothers and
wives were seen running about in every direction,
anxious to know the fate of their relatives, and many of
them were hours before they could obtain information,
and then probably they ascertained that they were lost
for ever. On account of the threatening appearance
of the outer wall, a short time elapsed before the work-
men could venture to remove the ruins. They soon,
however, proceeded to work with considerable con&
dence, and by their exertions a number of bodies have
been dug out of the ruins. It is yet difficult to ascer-
tain the precise state of the killed and wounded. Se-
venteen dead bodies are now lying at an outhouse near
the mill. Two more have been known to be taken home
by their relatives, and yet it is currently reported that
two other persons who were known to be in the factory
are missing, making in the whole twenty-one killed.—
About thirteen or fourteen are badly wounded. Several
were got out of the ruins, after being there some time,
without material injury. The individuals killed were
principally females.
The Boroughreeve and constables of Salford, with a
number of police officers, immediately repaired to the
place of this dreadful accident, but the immense con-
course of people which gathered from all parts rendered
it impossible for the Civil Power to keep the ground and
premises clear for the labourers employed in removing
the ruins. A dismounted detachment of the Scotch
Greys was accordingly. .sent for from the Hulme Bar-
racks, who rendered great assistance to the Civil Power.

The Br.ossost sloop of war was removed from the
dock-yard at Deptford on the Bth instant, having under.
gone a partial repair, and been doubled at the bends to
strengthen her to resist the ice in the North Seas. She
has been coppered under the superintendence of Sir
MAMMY DAVY, and protectors placed on each side
for experiment, to ascertain how far it will prevent the
decomposition of the copper in salt water, the edges of
each sheet of copper having previously been rubbed
bright with sand paper. The Btossoss will proceed to
Woolwich to be commissioned.
Mao SADLUR, SEN.—One of the most recent acts of
benevolence of his MAJESTY is an order that Mr. Sadler,
the veteran aeronaut, should be enrolled among the
brethren of the Charter-house, which secures to that en-
terprising man a comfortable asylum for the remainder
of his days.

OPENING OF THE TOMES AND MEDWAY

CANAL.

Yesterday, the ceremony of opening this great un-
dertaking, which cannot but afford unspeakable facili-
ties to commerce, took place. About one hundred Pro-
prietors, &c. proceeded in barges from Gravesend, alotig
the line of the Canal to Rochester, with bands of

colours fl) ing, &c. About 25 years ago, a project was
set on foot for cutting a Canal to unite the Thames and
Medway; and as there was at that time, owing to the
war, a very considerable ttaffic between London and

the King's Arsenal at Chatham, it was eagerly engaged
in. Messrs. Dodd, sen. and Walker, with other Engi-
neers, proposed plans for carrying it into execution.
That suggested by Mr. Walker was, we believe, at
length adopted, and partly acted on. By this it was
proposed to cut a Canal perfectly straight, beginning
in the Thames, about a mile and a half below Graves-

end, and entering in the Medway, ht the village of
Flindsbuty, about half a mile below Rochester•bridge.
For about four miles and a half from Gravesend, the

land h a level marsh, and for a short half mile from
the Medway there is a sii:.ilar kind of flat soft soil ;
but then a ridge of chalk-hills interposes, which extends
so far down, that it was not possible to carry the Canal
round them, and they are of such a considerable

height that it was not feasible, in the short distance of
three mites, to carry the Canal over them; the straight
Canal, thelefore, was to be catered under this ridge of
hills. The work was almost immediately begun, and
the part of it easy of execution, viz. cutting through
the marsh, on the Gravesend side, was speedily executed.
A huge basin was excavated close to the Thames ; locks
and gates were constructed, and considerable expense
incurred. Some very feeble attempts were made to
cut through the ridge of chalk•hills, but their money
failing, and the commerce between London and Chat-
ham decreasing, the project was abandoned. About
five years ago the shares were scarcely worth anything,
and it was then resolved to resume the work. After
some preparatory operations, the chief work of cutting
through the chalk-hills was vigorously begun, and is
n.Av in a great measure completed.
The whole length of the canal is seven miles, and of
this seven rather more than two and a quarter, or 4030
yards, are a tunnel cut through the solid rock. The
depth of the mass above it varies from 198 to 80 teet,
so that at an average it is 139 feet beneath the surtace
of the hills. It is, we believe, the longest tunnel which
has yet been cut in any part of the world. The cele-
brated one of the Trent and Mersey Canal, cut through
[at Hareiastle, as given in the recent wot k of M. Dupin,
is only 2,9:33 yards long, while the once celebrated
tunnel near the town of Beziers, on the Canal of Lan-
guedoc, is only 720 feet in length.
The breadth and height of this 'tunnel are still more
extraordinary than its length. The width of the chan.
nel is '22 feet fourinches, and the width of the towing-
path five feet—making the whole width of the arch
twenty-seven feet four inches. The depth of water is
eight feet—nine feet can be admitted—and from the
water to the apex of the arch, the height is 32 feet six
inches; making the whole distance between the apex of
the arch and the floor of the tunnel, 404eet six inches.
The tunnel at Harecastle is not more than three yards
wide and four yards high ; is destitute of a traering;
path, and. the vessels are pushed through it by tweseuen
lying on their backs, and shoving with their feet against
the roof of the tunnel. Of the whole 4,030 yards, up-
wards of 1,700 yards ate arched up with bricks, the re-
maiuder of the arch is formed in the solid chalk. The
greater part of the excavations was effected by blasting.
and the materials removed by. shafts, sunk for the pur-
pose. The expense has already amounted, it is saicf.its
upwards of 250,0001. The number of persons empi*yed
(mit for the last four years has been, on an • average,
250; and, we believe, as on all such works, a small cup,
nel of seven feet wide was, in the first instance, carried
right through.
From this statement of its dimensions, our Readers
will see that this is a stupendous undertaking ; and we
can say, the execution, both as to neatness and solidity,
is quite worthy of the vastness.. The tunnel is termi-,
nated at both ends by very handsome arches, .faced
.with brick and stone. The solid chalk is turned into al
well-formed arch throughout, and the brickwork is,
massive. The tracking path has been both carefully
and neatly cut.
Soon after one o'clock, the company assembled, con.
, .sisting of upwards of 100 of the Subscribers and their
friends, and embarked on board four commodious'
barges provided for that purpose, decorated With flags,
.Sic. and lying ready for their reception' in the Basin, at,
.the upper end of the Canal. In the first barge was
Richard Sutton Esq. Sir Chas. Flower, and several indi-
viduals of high respectability and rank in the County.
In the second, we observed the Rev. Mr. Owen, R.
Button, jun. Esq. Mr. Brunell, the celebrated engineer,
&c. Btc. A boat, containing a band of music, took the
lead. At half-past one o'clock, the boats entered the
Canal, when Sir Charles Flower immediately rose, and
gave ' Success to the Thames and Medway Canal:—
This sentiment was drank with enthusiasm, with three
times three, by the company ; the labourers and spec-
tators assembled on the shore joining.
The boats then proceeded down the Canal, towed by
the labourers, the band playing Ituk, Britannia,' and
other popular airs. At half past two, the barges came
in view of Higham Bridge, and the entrance to the
Tunnel. The scenery at this spot is most beautiful;
the sweep which the Canal takes here, and the view of
the surrounding hills, formed a scene romantic in the
extreme. Soon afterwards, the barges entered the.
mouth of the Tunnel, and here the worthy • Baronet,
timing his word of command most appropriately, and
with his well-known discretion, gave • The King, with
three times three; the command was instantly obeyed,
and the immense cavern reverberated with the sound
of the well-executed fire, directed by the experience of
'the Hon. Baronet, and the notes of the band playing
the National air of g God love the King.'
At'two o'clock, upwards of 100 Gentlemen sat down
to a sumptuous dinner, at the Crown Hotel, Rochester,
at which Richard Sutton, Esq. presided, suppoited on
the right by Sir George Hoste and on the left, by Sir
Charles Flower. On the cloth being removed, an ex-
cellent dessert, consisting of ices, pines, peaches, necta--
rines, &c. was placed on the table. Previous to which,)
however, Non Nobis was sung by Messrs. French, Hill,'
&c.—The usual toasts were given, and" the festivities
protracted to a late hour.

• A few days ago, at Wigton, in Galloway, a dog was
stung by an adder in the tongue." The reptile had not
missed its aim, for in the course of the same evening the
dog was a lifeless corpse. Prior to its death the dog's
tongue was much swollen, and represented the exact
qPpearance of an adder, being speckled all over.