Star.
London, England, 1825-04-14 00:00:00

ruE THAMES TUNNEL.

Tuesday, the 12th instant, the Directors visited the
works previous to the' General Assembly of the Pro-
prietors. gince the laying of the foundation-stone, net
the 2d of March. on the solid timber curb, intended as'
the basis of a brick cylindrical tower, to form an en-
traice-shaft, that curb has.been sunk about ten feet, by
the weight of a temporary dry back cylindrical wall,
which was done to ascertain the effect, and for the pur-
pose of better initiating the workmen in the operation,
which will now soon be completed. This succeeded iu
use fullest manner. The dry wall was then taken to
pieces, pnd the effective and permanent cylindrical
wall, in Roman cement, of three feet thick, and forty
feet high, of the most compact workmanship, was then
built, and is.noti surmounted by another timber curb,
And the whole is screwed, by the ties, into the firmest
solidity. It weighs about 1,000 tons. This is to be
immediatelz crowned by a steam engine, placed on the
massive timbers already laid for its reception. In a
few days this large tower will be begun to be sunk en-
tire, and with the nicest care, until it shall reach the
blue clay at about SO to 35 feet deep, where tht iron
shodding of the lower curb will.firmly reit. The further
operations will then loner tit shaft to about 60 feet ;
and, when there, the horizontal tunnel will commence
under the River. The Directors had reason to elpiess
their entire satisfaction with all which had been done
under the care of their engineer, Mr. Brunel, whose
caution, and skilful manner of proceeding, received
their marked approbation.
The General Assembly was held at the City of
London Tavern, where William Sm.th, Esq. M.P. was
called to the Chair. The Assembly was numerous and
Wetly respectable. The Chairman opened the business
with a somewhat detailed account of the proceedings
of the Directors, during which he assured the Pro-
prietors that not one circumstance had occurred to
shake, in the smallest degree, their confidence in the
ultimate success of the undertaking, nor of the great
accommodation which will be thereby afforded, nor of
the avidity with which a large population will avail
themselves of this new means of commercial transfer
between the shores of the Thames, nor of the result
being to the benefit of the shareholders. The foim4l
Report of the Directors, read by Mr; Charles Bader,
the Clerk of the Company, amply confirmed the open-
ing of the Chairman ; and the Assembly separated
with thanks to the Chairman, and with manifest satis-
faction on the promising aspect of the undertaking.

Since the melancholy accident of Captain PITCHER,
the LORD MAYOR has received a memorial signed by
nearly 100 Gentlemen, requesting that prompt measures
may be taken by the Conservator of the River to restrict
the speed of these vessels.
Thursday, at Dover, as a man in the employ of Du
Bois SMITH, EA. at the South Foreland Lights, was
taking out dung in a cart with a horse, the horse backed
' the cart so near the cliff, that the man had but just time
to leap from the cart- and save himself. The horse was
dashed to pieces, falling from a hright of three hun-
dred feet and-upwards.
At the Old Bailey Sessions, yesterday morning. Robert
Purdy and Robert Pause were
_pied for stealing Malts.
weight of iron, the property of their employers, Messrs.
Rayner and Ashwell. Pearse was found gully, but
Purdy was acquitted. The prisoners were again ar-
raigned. for stealing some stove prates : the case failed
as to Purdy, and the indictment against Pearse was fore-
gone, owing to his previous conviction.
Yesterday two felons, named Wilson and Mahoney,
escaped from the Borough Compter, by gettilg on the
,pop of the privy, from which they reached the Outer
wall, and let themselves, down into the street. They
.irere
speedily missed, and. Wilson was retaken by John-
son, the turnkey, in a court in Tooley-street;. but Ma-
honey, aided by a purl of Irishmen, who ill-treated
Johnsott, has for the present evaded a recapture. ••
When the present King of Naples was in his infancy,
his parents were much alarmed lest be should catch the
small-pots. An English Gentleman conversing with
the Neapolitan Nobleman w)o bad the care of the young
Prince. recommended inoculation. " Oh, Sir," 'aid the
,Nobleman, " we cannot venture, in this climate, on a
measure which you may safely -adopt in Engine.-
" But inoculation," said the other, " is practised even in
Jamaica." " That may be." replied the Nobleman,.
" but we cannot take such liberties here as you do in
England and Jamaica, and such cold countries." ;
IS TZPJECTION3.—These which have been called
Mime agenda, and supposed to be destitute of meaning,
may often be traced to significant words. Few esehr
mutations are at first bearing less Intelligible than those.
tied by huntsmen, Tally ho ! and Haloo I But the for.
met of these is clearly traced in a late Essay on Gram-
mar to the French, ate tea! if To cover r and the
latter has been conjectured to originate in the cry
still used by Wolf-hturten in Frame, an loop / “To
the wolf I" •
A son of Mr. Ausrow, a farmer at Southwell, sizas
drowned on Tuesday, in Chelsea Race, by pulling him-
self out of a Watt, in towing a match against tune to
Chiewick. ,
)Brunei bearawanca—Qaandey et copperas" sold at Reel*
Aril 7, On toes. Awn* robdual lek Qinaticy sties
',pm, I'M ;soh 17 OWL Asasentet ask 414111$ lis. Mew
41117 Is. No sae imp week. Moo boodrislood tom-
copilot ere went add at Bersans, Mani eb.

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, tbe 104101E0e Dairiessre was bombe to this ogee*
papa
and striet-buspers, to whims she kad Oda glean
ft gorge Ili* landlkdy of a gin.shop ; but
hue Ladyshif was not in a Atli:ate to be put*oes beedefeoce, and
alliwohre the heeling if the Oars* was pieselietted Win the red.
deem aid io thiliamdme lowLediship waeameloned to the watch•
'ebe preumt measles, when Kr. Haim had taken his mat in
the evening, it was announced to kW that Lady Barrymore war
then " tolerably sober ; and he directed. her to be brought in.
It appeared, by the /Odeon against her, the Like bad that
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goof lets a gin shop at the comer of Ilekr-asept. Bt. liar
;A and demanded to be Wand, supplied with &pint Arabs;
to which tromand the landlady densorred--skirbel elopiabsei that
her Ladphip had already taken as much ail& minessisetly
carry; and thereepee bar Ladyship was exceedieg wadi, did-tried
to tear up the gio.ponip from the muster, and poked the laiidbely
with her owirpots. • '
The Meesetramt told bee Ladyship ite was sorry she would not
leave. off these strange fancies; for he was really afraid she would
mate time or other do that which would bring down a very amigos

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aishment upon her.
" Mr. Halle,you are a Gentleman, and if I have offended yoa,
ask your pardon," reified her Ladyship; "but I hope you will not
listen to what such a woman as this says against ?
" Indeed, but I must listen to het," said his Worship; " and you
must find sureties for your keeping the peace towards her."
" rhea Ihr—se her ru smash her to k-11 I" screamed the " wo-
man of
pleasure ;" at the same time making a desperate attempt
to ldap'over the bar, at the shrinking landlady ; but the gaolers were
prepared for suck a movement, sad grasping her Ladyship round
her arms, they bare her back to Wessell with a quickness and dex-
terity only to be accounted for by the practice she has given them.
MARLBOROUQH-STRBET.
Thaws £iu, a footman in the semi& of Sir Philip Dwain,
Bart. was bronght to this office, before Mr. Conant, the Sitting
filagimiate. from St. George's watch-house, charged with creating
a riot at the house of Count St. Antonio, in lianover-square, the
night before, and with assaulting a watchman.
Monday night, there was a rout at the Count &. Antonio's
house, and the servants attending their masters, Stc. commenced
their usual Mihaly conduct. liallatd and Schofield, two officers
of this establishment, were in attendance; and in their efforts to
keep order, assisted by the waicknien in the street, were severely
assaulted sad otherwise maltreated.
The prisoner Ross was very active as an offender, and committed
an assault upon the watchmen, who endeaeonted to secure bins end
take him to. he watch.house, which, however, was at length se-
coniplished.—The Magistrate ordered him to find bait for the as-
sault; and in default, he was for the tinie locked up.
MARY LA-BONNE.
MesesJacobCebert,aJrer dothansan, appeared to prefer a charge
of highway robbery against some persons not present. He stated,
that on Monday evening be was accosted by a well-dreesed man in
Holborn, who desired him to call the next evening at Gloucester-
House, liayswater, where he lived, as he had a large quantity of
clothes to dispose of. The complainant went accordingly, bat could
find no such house, and en returning home, was attacked in Bishop's-
walk by three men, who robbed him of five sovereigns, beat him
dreadfully, and threw him into a ditch.
Mr. Itawuesox, on hearing the complainant's story, directed
that a reward of twenty guineas should be offered for the apprehen-
sion of the robbers.

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WORSHIP.STRILET.
S. W. Tuck, late bailiff to Sir W. Curds, was broutlit up fee
re-examination, charged with embesztensest but a &else arising
whether the charge could be made out, Si; William wished the
prisoner to have the benefit thereof ; and he was discharged on
his own recognisance to appear at the Sessions if called for.
UNION-HALL
Yesterday, a young man, named Sedeamt. seventeen years of age,
was charged by his wife, to whom he had keen mulled about six
wedge, with having threatened to shoot her. The complainant Stated,
that a week after she had been married to the defendant, he de.
sorted her. On Monday evening she beard be was in a coffee.bouse
la the Westininster.road, and went to him. Be attempted to Mil
eit...ibe caught him by the coat to detain Mtn, and be pulled out a
double barrelled pistol, and swore be would skeet her. The de.
hadaut said be bad met the woman at one of the Minor Theatres,
and married her without the knowledge of his friends; in a few
days after, be discovered tbafske was a common prostitute, and left
her. The pistol with which he threatened to shoot her was pro-
duced, to skew that it was unserviceable. The Magistrate dis-
missed the complaint.
To-day Venus exhibited her greatest brightness, and
during this month may often be seen in the day time.
Letters just received from Egypt state, - that the
Pacha has directed his, attention to. the cultivation. of
the sugar cane, as well is the growth of cotton.
We regret to state that RICHARD IsbLasson %mei
Esq. Vice-Admiral of the White, was thrown froietb
gig, at a short distancefrom his house, near Batumi?*
on Sunday last, and killed.
EXECUTION...- Wm. Alford, the unfortunate youth
convicted at the last Launceston Assizes, for setting fist,
to a rick of corn, near St. Austel, was executed at
Bodmin, pursuant to his sentence, on Thursday last.
He was only in his 21st year.
On the 2d instant, Mrs. FANNY MOSELT, of Fort
Covington, New York, was shot dead, while asleep in
bed, by a young man whom she refined to marry,.-.
nee York Advertiser, Mardi 12.
SUDDEN DEATH.—As Mr. LA NCkLEY was taking his
tea on Tuesday evening with his family, in apparent
good health, he suddenly fell back in his chair, and ex-
pned instantly. The deceased had been for many years
head porter to the Middle Temple.
The state of trade in Nottingham was never so flou-
rishing as at present. The town has had an increase of
not less than ten thousand. inhabitants within the last
year; and the earnings of tht,operative classes are so
considerable that many get from 30s. to 21. per week..
AtLeice,ter the weavers areearninefrOM2l.toaweekly
Mr. B. of Bath, a most-remarkably large, corpolent,
and powerful man, wanting to get to towns tried for a
place in the mail a short timehefore it set oft Being
told that it was full, he still determined to get admis-
sion, and opening the Soar, which no one near him ven-
tured to oppose, he got in. When the other passenger
came, the ostleureporteetthat there was a gentlemiu9La
the coach; he was requested to come out, but hatiQ
drawn up the blind he remained quiet, Hearing, how-
ever, a consultation on the twins tilakinghint alight,
and a proposal to "pull him out," be let down the blind,
and laying his enormous hand on the edge of the donee.
he asked, " Who would dare to pull ham outr drew
up the blind again, and waiting some time fell asleep.
About one in the morning be awoke, and going to call
out to know whereabouts he was on his journey, he
perceived what was the fact, that to end the altercation
with himr:the.horses had been put to Mother coach, and
that he had spent the night at the inn door in Bath,
where he had taken possession of the cpriage.
Tuesday a Meeting was held in thi'Veetry-room of
Spitalfields Parish, far the purpose of petitioning Par-
liament against the Catholic Bill now in proven
through the House of COMMODE. Mr. BARTHOLOMEW
mowed, of That a Petition be presented to the House of
Consmonsagainst any further concessions to the Cathay
lics, as, while it is an acknowledged fact that their
tenets remain unchanged, it wpuld be dangerous to eel
prik them to any share In the Representation, and mad,
Winately• is the place of fregdoMs• produce slaver
'pad 'all the horrors of the Inquisition." The Resolution,
and o Petition founded tlioreonswete carried ley a great
majority.

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sovereign and seven shillings, on the 11th January, the
pro of Francis Ashtowis, 33, Brook-street, Holborn.
ThPereriurf immediately_ found hith diidty, and .the
Court sentenced him mho transported:for seem yours.
iIINTIISOIIB. •
Barnard Leiptnan, who was en Tuesday convicted of
selling sovereigns, knowiagthem tole counterfeit, was
this morning sentenced to be publicly. whipped, and
imprisoned in the Howe of Correction for the term of
two years, and to be kept to hard lab-,nr.
Ph2Leneridge, Henry Winer, Henry Barton. and
;481Vard, also convicted on Tntsday of selling
counterfeit coin• were then sentenced to be twice- pub+
licly whipped, and imprisoned two years in the Houio
'of Correction, and kept to bard labour.
Isaac Solanteist alias Mortise, a lad about sixteen,
similarly Convicted, was sentenced, considering that
from his youth be had . been entrapped by the above
prisoners, to be whipped once, and one year 'e imprisons
ment in the same prison.
At half-past two, the following prisoneremes placed
at the bar, to receive sentence of death t
Henry Goff, burglary; Henry Williams, stealing in a
bourse; William Probertshorae stealing; John Thompson;
evibbery; Wm. Sergeant, horse stealing; John Cobbett, bateliftg•
Swishes Medvrinteri burglary.; Frederick Morgan, sausibtik a
dweViseg house; Elisabeth Dope, stealing in a dwelling Alm;
As;
August, stabbing with intent to do bodily barn a
David Dunn, burglary r; Jenks Goff, burglary ; Edward llC:rad:g
burglary; Henry Brown, stealing in a dwelling house; and Jobs
Bowers, stealing in a dwelling house.
When the Officer of the Court put the usual question
to William Probert, why kidgment should not be passed
on him ? the prisoner read the following address from a
paper which he held in his hand:
Mv Loan—ln soliciting leave to obtrude myself on the nodes of
your Lordship for a few minutes, it is not my iteration to occupy
your valuable time by any interruption with respect to my past iffe,
but to urge something on my own behalf, which may, perhaps, be
of some service to me hereafter, when my unfortunate case UMW
undergo consideration in a higher quarter. Should I be oat of
order, your Lordship will have the goodness to signify the same,
sold I shall think it my duty immediately to desist. 1, like all
others similarly situated with myself, naturally look to my Gracious
Sovereign foe some mitigation of that awful sentence which your
Lordship is. about to pronounce en me. lam confident that the
public prejudice. which for some length of time has operated power.
fully against me, may still continue, but will nut have any weight
with his Majesty's Council, or render me an unworthy member of
the Royal mercy. It is therefore I humbly implore permissiort,
before I shall be removed from this Mar, once more to offer a &s-
-kean appeal to all who shall hear me, and to my country, that in
this instance of the crime of which I have lately been convicted,'[
did not act from any other motive than that of the most heart-rend'
ing distress, which had put it out of my power to obtain a morsel
of bread foe the subsistence of myself and family. Whatever my
Anal fate may be, I wish not to sink into my grave with the curses
of my countrymen on my head. I can truly declare, that the fatal
event which was the principal cause of my subsequent miseries and
degradation, was in no shape contrived or executed with my con.
aureate. or knowledge. I possess no more than an after-knowledge
of the deed. My great distress and povetty at this time can be well
known, for although I was assisted by Counsel on my trial, the:fee
was kindly sent me, and the Gentleman who prepared my case and
assisted In my defence, 1 could not recompenbe with one sixpence.
This distress and poverty was brought on me by being almost an
outcast from society. No friends—no employment, nor any could
I procure—witb a wife and two children, who looked up to me for
supput.—My Lord, when it is considered-that no violence was
ere, and the mare the property of a relation, I thought I sheikd not
have been pursued with suck severity. Tkese circumstances, kern
your Lordship's great humanity, will nut be forgotten when my
unfortunate case shall be presented to his Most Gracious Majesty.
Having said thus much, It will now become a duty required of me,
to prepare myself by prayer, by patience, and by resignation, that
whether I or whether I die, I may be an stijtee of oterq,eo
my Goa, and of some commiseration to my fellow men. thwart*,
implore your Lerdship's.pardon, and only pray that my wretched
We may be spared on such conditions as my Must Gracious Bores
reign mat be pleased to extend.
In conclusion, he begged to express his sincere thanks
to Mr. Wontner, for hie humane attention to hint whilst
in his custody, andalso to the other officers of the prison.
His LOItDMIIP said, that the matter contained in the
Address was Tether a subject for the consideration of
his Majesty in Council than any argument against the
legality of theconvittion, or the sentence of death that
was to follow it; so far it was of no avail. What its
ultimate success would be, he of course could not: say,
as it was sot for him to anticipate what might ire demo
mined on at a future stage. His bird:Mil then, after a
very impressive address, poised :entente of death on the
several prisoners. His 145rdship; in pass;fig sentence,
did not make the slightest elltiston to the particular
crime of any of the prisoners.
Prober% was dressed in a black coat and waistcoat.
Whilst in Court he appeared quite collected; perhaps
his rammer bordered on indifference. His address was
delivered in a clear and distinct voice. When hecedre
to that part of it in which allusion is made to • the poi
verty of his wife and children, he became evidently
affected, and then only it was that be exhibited the
slightest emotion.—The following prisoners were nett
sentenced t .
14.17 Are Moo, Jane Mlketald, Eels *kirk, JamesLei/kb
Ma *ask and Joseph Thome, to be transported for life; /115.
Shard Orusa and Thaw Met._ whet tautened .far 14rInisa
James Wilson, Joseph Drury, Joke Admits, Wen. Mliestat, .y
'Vent, James Irving, Louisa Hill, Mary Watson, Anne lititewaier
emerge Harris. William Richards, Wes. Brown, John M'Donald,
amp Timovasan, band Iffilney, Joseph Walken, Thomas Pm:
broke, John Stinks, Joins ',Moms, Wm. Abrahams. Charles Col.
lieeillerd, Catherine Sallbrin,Bliz. Webster, Benjamin Camp, finsesial
Tenser. Denial Thomas ProMion, Jahn Crease, Barnirrei rker, rimer
Hart, James Jackson,; teeth Sadler, Henry G. G SON
=Mary Winn, David Jones, Mary Edwards, Jose*
, Isaac Stowe, Wm. Thomas, Juries George, Wm. 801111.
b, joaepb Werth's, John Holm; Wm. Moffat. wad kyb.
Laird Mods*, Maori hest, John Pstanere, trip
team, to be ;comported for arena Tom • -,....t,1
Nine were sentenced to imprisonment in the Housesof
ties, and to ,be kept at hard labour for one year; ene,ll4
one, nine months; 18, a months • four, four monde% Ott
duet months.
Several othmsweri satiated to minor p_vaidassotv. .
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