Star.
London, England, 1805-01-31 00:00:00

NEW LOYDCY LOCK COMPANY.

Yeflerilay afternoon, every preparation was made
by Mr. Rennie, the principal engineer and manager
of the Dock, preparatory to its being opened this
day, for the reception of thipping, when the buoys
in the Dock were all examined, and the flood gates
and hinges all eafed. At a late hour on Tuefday
the Engineer took advantage of the tide, and
a Itrong current ; and, aided by feveral hundred
workmen, removed the floating bridge from its Ra-
tion, which was placed -scroll the entrance of the
pock, below Hermitage Bridge, level with the Ri-
ver Thames. '"his bridge being, fince the com-
mencement of the Dock, ereded to prevent the wa-
ter coming in, in cafe of accident, by the breaking of
the banks, when towed from its mooring., was car-
tied by the thong current of the tide through the
fwivel iron bridge, through the double locks, and in-
to the right hand fide of the outer baton. In lets
than three quarters of an hour after the removal of
the buidge, the water milted into the Dock In rapidly,
it rote, in the outer baton, to the height of 19 feet, 3
inches ; and, in the inner bafon, to 18 feet.
The Swivel bridge was built upon a new conaruc-
lion, and is made of call iron, lot med to open in the
centre on fwivels ; it is 4o feet fpan, and is broad.
The road-way from the bridge to the entrance of the
outer balint is a hundred feet. The outer Won is
five acres, which leads to the inner Duck by two
locks, about fifty feet apart; and the Dock twenty
acres. North of the quay, are five very extenfive
warehoufes, with four quay entrances, and two fide
ditto to each. This range forms a complete pile, with
floor to each warehoufe. Of the five, only one is
finiflted. Though the doors of this warehoufe are
numbered, but not in a regular feries, the reafon
aftigned is, that each warehoufe is to hear a name,
and contain feparate limed articles. On the call and
fuuth•ealt quay, are two tobacco warehnufes, which
occupy the whole extent of the inner anti outer ba-
fun. The fprit:g•tide depth of the inner dock, when
full, will be twenty feet, and the outer baron twenty-
three. The whole of this immenfe work is furround•
ed with a circular road, and a wall thirty feet high ;
it will have four principal gates, but no warehoufe
or quay. On the well fide will be a communication
with a draw•btidge and four locks.

Bttween this immenfe Dock and the intended
Shadw•ell Dock, notwithdanding the Dock is finilhed,
there i, no pavement or road made round the edge
of the Dock.

Our Readers at Bath and Bring)) are refpetftilly
informed, that the difappointment they may have ex-
perienced in not receiving the :Irak of yefterday,
arofe merely from the following circumltanr:e and not
from any negleet on the part of Mr. LATHAM, or his
si :
YeflertLy evening, tiro lad employed to carry the
newfpapers to the Gloucelter Coffee-houfe, to be
thence forwarded by the mail to Bath and
Was thrown down by a fellow in Piccadilly and rob-
bed of his parcel, while an accomplice, under pretence
of alking him what was the matter, and of affording
him affiflance, endeavoured t prevent him from
giving the alarm. A journeyman carpenter, how.
ever, who happened to be paffing at the time, purfued
the villain and fecured him with the parcel in his pot-
CO in.
The Marfhal of the Court of Admiralty has, in
the name of his Majefly, taken pottellion of all Spa -
nifh veffels fent into the feveral ports by our cruizers,
as well as all fuch as were detained by the embargo,
thus taking them out of the charge of the captors or
their agents.
The Governor of the Havannali has prohibited the
exportation of horfes from Cuba after the zoth o
December.
Asstowartor.—A celebrated aftor at Paris
lately received the following dolix (tom a fine
woman :
" I have taken the grated box, No. ts, at the Theatre Fran-
cois, for the night after to-morrow. If you will do me the favour
to promife me " one herr, de wearier," & f feet," &C.
This note unfortunately fell into the bands of the
actor's wife, who fent back the following anfwet
Madame, my hufband is very much fatigued with playing
•me bent de mariegr.' You will fee, of mark, the ftrft reprefents-
tiol of rendez-van **serve; but he promifcs you Impart d'heeire de

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Wedncfday fe'nnight, a meeting took place about
nine o'clock, A. M. between Capt. S—, attended
by Capt. B—, and Capt. K—, by Lieut. D—
(Officers of the ad Well York Regiment of Militia),
in a field adjoining the Blue Houfes, near Sunder-
land Barracks. The parties exchanged fhots, with-
out elfeet, when the feconds interfered, and a recon-
ciliation took place. The meeting was in confequence
of rune warm language the night before.
The event of the death of his Grace the Archbi
flop of CAIITIIIIIVRY was obferved in the Metropo-
litan Church of Canteibury, on Sunday lafl, with
every due folemnity. 's'he Archepircopal Throne,
the Pulpit, the Communion Table, and the railing
of the Altar, were hung with black cloth, decorated
with efeutclreons bearing the Arms of the See, and
the Family, in two fhields, furmounted by his Grace's
Cr...,1 and the letter C. They will remain in this
Aare P r one month. After the Morning Service, the
vrsv lev. the Dean (Dr. Pawls) delivered a dir.
r. ron the occafion to a crowded congregation.
Lorin Vac NTI A.—We are happy in being able to
throw tome light up,.ai the fituatinn of this amiable
/:•arb.rnan whom public report Rated, fome time
'see, to hive been 101 l on his !mirage home from the
Cape of Good Hope. A letter from a Gentleman
relates as follows ;-4, In March, 1804, 1.0r.d VA-
'arta arrived from Seringapatam," at Cannanore.
The Marquis of WELL/SL!Y had ordered a Com-
pany's cruizcr to be got ready to carry him to the
Red Sea. His Lordfnip departed, and proceeded to
ittiorirah and Judda; but, owing to tome mifunder-
A inding, the Captain did not comply with the or-
d..rs he had received from the Marquis of Wszzts
cry, in confequence of which his Lordlhip was left
• one of the above places. where his Majeßy's fliip
Vox was at that tare lying in port. Having no
other alternative, I underllood from his Lordlhip
@hat he meant to return to Bombay again, to lay a
complaint before the Marquis Wrzcsszsv spina
:st Captain. His Lordilsip was in perfcfl health."