Star.
London, England, 1824-04-22 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

It is understood that the 34th or Cumberland) Regiment Of
Foot, will shortly be ordered from 'Portsmouth to Ireland.
I'he right wing of the 72d (or the Duke of Albany's Own High-
landers) has arrived on board the Indian Trader transport at Ply-
mouth, from Jersey.
A division of the 3d Royal Veteran Battalion has arrived on board
the Zephyr transport at Jersey, from Curk.
Commissions in the Regiment of Bedfordshire Yeomanry Cavalry,
signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the .County of Bedford.
Lieutmant - Coventry to be Captain ; Cornets William lid.
lersdon Colonhoun, and Samuel Yate Bunyan to be Lieutenants ;
John Green, William Ilanham, and Ezra Eagles, jun. Gents. to
, be Corneti.

SUSPENSION 131tIlYiE OVER TILE TII tuEs.

Yesterday a Genetal Meeting of those interested in
the project for erecting an iron bridge on i!.e ,itspen.
sion principle, over the 'names, WAS held at t. c City of
London Tavern.

Lori' Mofttey was called to the Chair. He beggel
leave to state to the Meeting that he took Vie CLair
solely at the request of some individuals whom he highly
esteemed; that he had nothing to do with the plan
self; that he knew nothing of the localities ; and all he
had to say about it was, that he had seen the ;:141,,
which, from the science displayed, and the TT:liter it
came from, appeared to be worthy attention. Ile had
a bridge on' this particular principle building on his
own estate.

The Secretary of a Committee appointed by tlio,;: in.
terested in the plan, read the minutes of a Meeting which
was stated to have been held at the George and Vulture
Tavern, on the 15th instant. The minutes stated that
the project had been there fully canvas,ed, and that
after examining Captain Brown and Mr. Walker on
details, the whole appeared highly satisfactory. It was
resolved to submit the plan to a Gene' al Meeting of the
Subscribers, and to open books immedia.ely for sub-
scriptions. The minutes read were formally confirmed
and approved.
Mr. CHISIIOt,M, the Solicitor and Secretary to the
plan, stated the progress that had been made with the
Bill in the House of Commons on the subject. It was
necessary before further progress could he made, that
four-fifths of the subscription money should be obtained.
A motion was put, that the Report of the Committee
just stated should be received as highly satisfactory to
the Meeting.
Mr. SMITH, the Common Councilman, begged. he-
foie any further proceedings were taken, that the a lia!ti
of the Meeting should be put in possession of the pria-
cipal features of the plan, which few who were in the
roam had an opportunity of making themselves ili'.-
quainted with.
The Secretary then read very extensive and minntt!
details, from which it appeared that the expt.me of put-
chasing property and indemnifying tha nerd of land
necessary for the approaches to the Bridge was 30,000.'.
The estimated expense of completing the Midge
392,0002. It was estimated that there would be our,•
fifth of the traffic over the intended in ido that time is
at present over London Li idge, and that the gies
amount of revenue produced would he 43,00)1. out of
which sum 2,280/. would be requisite for tie expense-.:
and that the net proceeds would be 40,720( per atintie.
There were to be three spans of 600 feet each, and t'w.i
side spans of 200 feet each. The total extent of tite
suspended bridge would be 2,100 feet, including the
towers. The whole with the approaches would he
3,300 feet, or little more than half a mile. The height
of the bridge above high water mark would be 70 fee,
and 75 feet in the centre. This height iy(;uici allow sltip,
of 200 tons to pass without striking their coplanar:
masts, and ships of 300 or 400 tons to pass with tnaie--
top-gallant masts down. With respect to the durahilit7
of the bridge, it was considered, with the exception ::!*
the timber, an imperishable structure. The probabk
time of its completion would be about eighteeh nionthS
after the date of the contract.

A rather animated discussion followed ; after which
the Report of the Committee was carried by a largfi
majority.
Dr. STYLES moved a Resolution, declaring that in the
opinion of the Meeting the project was likely to be
highly profitable to the subscribers. This Resolution was
carried ; also another for entering into subscriptions..
Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, and the
Meeting separated.

Mr. NIATTHEWS, the Englishinan who was taken pri-
soner with the unfortunate ItrEco, and conveyed to
Madrid, has arrived in town. Mr. MATTHEWS was re-
leased from prison on the 3d instant, and quitted Ma-
drid on the 7th, with an English courier. During the
interval of his release and departure, he was unable to
go out of his lodgings, Sir W. A'Courer having pledged .
his word that he should not appear in public ; but we
understand that he was visited by neatly all the prin-
cipal *parish Constitutionalists in Madrid, who ex-
pressed a lively satisfaction.at his release.
DUEL PREVENTED.—Yesterday morning, about six
o'clock, a duel was to have been fought in the fields
leading to Chalk Farm, by two most respectable mer-
chants in the City, in consequence of a dispute the day
before on some point connected with the New Docks at
St. Katharine's, but was fortunately prevented. The se-
conds had just measured the ground, and delivered the
pistols to the two disputants, when some Gentlemen,
friends of one of the antagonists, appeared on the groun.:,
and by their intervention the dispute was amicably ad-
justed. It appears that one of the parties, in order to
relieve the suspense of his friends ini case of a fatal re-
sult, left a note on his dressing-table in the morning
previous to his departure, which was found almost im-
mediately after he had left the house, when a council
was summoned, the result of whose deliberations war
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the fortunate prevention of hostilities.
The Fourth Livraison of Napoleon's Historical Me-
moirs, in One Volume, Octavo, will appear in a few days. Amongst
its leading Contents will be found :—A ccount of the Hostilities against
Rome, in February, 1797, and the Treaty of Tolentino, concluded
with the Pope.—Sketch of the History of Corsica, from the Earliest
Times to the Evacuation of that Island by the English in 1796; in-
cluding Particulars relating to King Theodore, Pascal, Paoli, &.c.—
Campaign of the Army of Italy, in 1797. Battle of the Tagliantento.
Retreat of the Archduke Charles. Flight of the Imperial Family
from Vienna. Passage of the Julian Alps by the French. Signa-
ture of the Preliininaties of Leoben.—State of Venice in the heo-
- of 1797. Insurrections and Massacres prompted by the Senate.
March of the French on Venice, and Revolution of that Republic.—
, Negotiations with Genoa, Sardinia' Rome, and Naples in 1797.
Of the Cispadan, Transpadan, and Cisalpine Republics.—Counter-
revolutionary Conspiracy, headed by Pichegru, detected by Nap,''
loon. Conduct of Moreau. Triumph of the Directory on the 18th
of Fruc;:lor. Deportation of the Royalists and Clic:ly Party.—lie"
gotiations and Peace of Campo Formio:— Napoleon's Return to
Paris his Public Reception and Popularity ; his Conduct respect'
ing the An iiversary of the Death of Louis XVI.-13ernadotte
suited by the Populace at Vienna.—Assassination of Duphot
Rome. Litentions a the Directory and Advice of Napoleoss•-•
Proposed Expedition to Egypt.—ltemarks on the Military Oper
dolls of Beaulieu, Wurniser, Alvinzi, the Archduke Charles, 41
Napoleon, in 179 ti and 1797.—With an Appendix of impolivt:4
highly cueous ill Isttative Ductunenu. . .

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W REPORT.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, APRIL 21.
HODGSON V. THENTIMIAN.

Mr. SCARLET? said this was an action by Messrs.
Hodgson and Company, to recover damages against
the defendant for fraudulently using their mark on beer
casks sent to India. This conduct was, no doubt, very
fraudulent; but the defendant, at a late hour, had ac-
knowledged that he had done wrong, and consented to
submit to a verdict. Under these circumstances, the
plaintiffs did not wish to press for heavy damages, but
had agreed to take a verdict for 40s. to which the
COMmos-SERJEANT,who was not present,was instructed
to consent.—Verdict for the plaintiffs—Damages 495.