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shire side of the river, bordering= the Bristol Channel, whereby the
value of the land would be greatly increased, an additional impulse
given to its improvement and cultivation, and important advantages af-
forded in the supply of agricultural produce to the inhabitants of Brie.
tol and Clifton.
Similar facilities will also be communicated to the country in the line of I
the Ashton turnpike road, by moans of a brands road from the bridge,
premed to be formed into such Turnpike Road, near the bottom of
Itowoham
"These arc t•cmc of the immediate benefits which will result from
the undertaking ; but there arc others, in prospect. upon which the city
might minden:. at no distant period, and the accomplishment of which
this work would have a natural tendency to accelerate.
Among these may be enumerated, the construction of a pier at
Portisheatl, for the establishment of a mull steam-packet station with
the south of Ireland ; also an important alteration in the comrounica.
thin with Bridgwater, and the rest of England, by an extension of the
Ashton line of road from West Town, through Yount, into the turn-
pike-road at East Brent, rhout four miles beyond Cross, whereby the
sent hilly and difficult course over Bedminster and Broaufield
Downs will be avoided. and nearly a level line of road obtained in its
room, whilst the upon the whole would be shortened.
In connection with this latter alteration, an improved Communi-
cation between the Northern and Western Roads might be effected, on
the Gloucestershire side of the river, by means of n &anal, which the
Bristol Turnpike Commis:44)nm are empowered to make fibre Due.
ham Down, into the Glouce‘ter Road, at Horfield.
6, But in addition to all these considerations, it is obvious, that ano-
ther very important source of benefit to the neighbourhood and to the
Undertaking, would be derived from the continual influx of Visitets,
which a Structure of such unrivalled grandeur, magnificence, and
beauty, could not fail to attract."

PANORAMA OF THE BRITISH
EMPIRE.
SHEFFIELDITETMY, APRIL 30.
An Abstract of Expenditure on Account of York Castle, from Leut
Asrizcs, 1830, to Lent Assizes, 1831 s—
thinler
Under Gaoler
First Turnkey
Second Turnkey
Third Turnkey ..
Porter •••
Matron ... •
Night Watchman
Day Watchman
Chaplin
Chapel Clcrk
Surgeon ..
Clerk of Gaol Sessions

Gaoler, for incidental expenses ...
Weekly allowance to the adminal prisoners
Clothing, 6w. for ditto ...

Bread
Coals ..
Bricklayer
Plumbs and Glazier
Joiner ...
Whitesmith
Stonemason
Water Rent ..
Lamps Li:;liting
Printing and Advertising
Stationer ..
Sundry contingent expenses

... 000
100
.. 90
00
... 00
70
ao
46
.. 46
100
. . 20
300
... 80
38
... 107
122
... 519
108
... 118
110
... 68
34
... 15
40
... 69
68
.. 33
133

Total £3572

The excitement occasioned in Sheffield by the news received from
London respecting the defeat of ministers, was ;'rester than we mould
have anticipated. No sooner was it known that General Oascoigne's
motion was retried in the house of Commons, than a meeting wee held
praying his Majesty to dissolve Parliament. This niectiug wok place
on Friday, and was noticed in our last. Lame, how.ser, measunat
could be taken to transmit the petition to his Majesty, the intelligence
of tee prorogation of Parliament reached ut,, when it was determihed to
thank the king for lli ready compliance with the wishes of his people. '
The ietelligtece of the prorogation of Parliament had scarcely spread
through the teen, on Saturday evening, when the b-lls of the Parbb
Church commenced ringing and the singing was continued to a late
hour, and was ueain T sumul during the whole of Monday.
On Monday, ut twelve o'clock, a public meeting was held In Passe
else-square, at which not lout than 10,000 persons were present; T. A.
Ward, Esq. In the Chair. Dr. Knight, and Messrs. J. S. Bratnhall,
Brantley, Palfreyman and Bailey took past in the proceeding, but as it
was a meeting fur business rather than a display of talent, we shall not
give the speeches. An address of thanks to the King was unanimonsely
adopted, and the assembkel throng afterwards paraded the town Is
lby a heed of music.
BULNING AIN EFFIGY.-.-ThOlUal riINOW was summoned by W.
Mason, for having, "on the 29th of arch„ by exhibiting and buns.
ing an efliey, broken the peace of our Sovereign." It appeared thetas
' the 29th ult. two women went before the Magistrates to have their qua&
rel settled, and as one " got off with paying," as she termed it, she
was determined that the other should be burnt in effigy. Accordin*,
an effigy was made ; and as the defendant lived directly opposite tom
house, it was hung from his chamber window. A concourse of people
assembled together in the evening, when Mason, the policeman, went
and remonstrated with him on the impropriety of having such an wade
bition, which created nothing but disturbance. The defendant, how-
ever, said he should do what he liked in his corn house, and In a 'hod
time after the effigy was burnt. As the defendant promised not to
engage in any more such exhibitions, he was discharged on the pay.
meat of costs.
EXECUTION AT FOR=...—The sentence of the law was carried iota
effect upon Charles Turner and James Twibell, two youths 19 years et
age, who were convicted at our late assizes of a highway robbery, at-
tended with personal violence on Jonathan Habershon, on the King's
high-way, between Sheffield and the Intake on the sth of October.
The casting shop and two rooms over it, on the premises of elem..
tl-arson and Bradbury, silver platers, in Mulberry-street, were endzdy
destroyed by &re, early on yesterday morning.
The total of the parochial expenditure for the last twelve months, ter
the township of Sheffield, is 17,0861. 16a. 4d.
Lead ore, during the last week, has, at Wirkewath and other plasm,
advanced 4e. lid, a load.
A large quantity of iron cannon, of from 28 to 36 pounds calibre,
remarkably fine in appearance, caet and bored by Messes. Walker% of
Rotherbam, were landed a few days ago, from one of the river sloops,
on one of the quays on the garrison side, Hull. They are to be
shipped for Belgium.
RRIED.—John Moser, Esq. of Hodroyd Hall, to Ann, relict o;
the late Mr. Willie:li Bradley, of &emit:v.—Mr. Mettliew Rhodes, to
Miss Marie Fletcher, ...coed daughter of time Rev. Fletcher, Vicar
Royston.—John Hall, Esq. of Ktveton Palk, w Judeth, second daugh-
ter or Wm. Hoyle, Req. ut Beeson Levee.
DIED.—Mr. Henry W. Ward, of the !inn of bleeete. David 11-art
and Son, 28.—Eleanor, the wife of Mr. James Rusher, of Leethe 60.
Jane, wife of 31r. John Potter, Treetop, 40. At Conielnougle Sarah,
relict of the late Thomas Robinson, Gent. 81.
FELIX FARLEY'S BRISTOL JOURNAL, APRIL 31.%
Se Peter's Hospital, for the Bristol poor, from Ludy-day, 1830 •0
1831 expended 30,9871.-17er food, 3,8141.; clothing, 1,2411.; meth-
-2e61. ; fin Jug, 4001.; ewes, 1241.; repairs, e.c. 1,1654; weekly
relics, 15.0143. ; 1,5051.; jemmies and vetnovels, 4351. ;
home 8871.; suedrice, 9001. ; law charge., 1,3361. (!) collecting,
8461. There were 86 bastardy cases, and the in and out poor averaged
weekly 1,473.
BaltoLOL AND CLIFTON &were—First MIT, Wednesday, April'
26.—Netwillstttneling the unpromising amino:wee of she weather, the
course seas v. ry numerously and fashionably attendee!. The very heavy
showers which fell at intervals drove the ladies fur shelter to their ear-
rt. got, and threw a (lamp to er the pleasures of the day, which would
otherwise have been without alloy. Spite of the weether, however, the
sport ran excellent.
SECOND DAY.—TIK: morning being unfavourable, and many ad.
miters of the turf engaeed in the esnvws for the election, the company,
although numerous, wee not so large tie on the preceding day. The
sport was on the whole very superior and highly interestitig to the spec-
tators, :apply r, paying theta for the Impleasanthwe of the weather. Too
much praise cannot be gisen to the Stewards :and the Clerk of the
Course for their exertions, the booths being better placed and tee creme
kept more orderly than in any preceding year. Sir L. Glynn, Dart.
and M. H. Cas,le, lesq. are nominated Ste wads for the taming year.
tfn Sunday.wcck, severe., troops of the 6th dregoun guards arrived In
ithis city, hem Bath, and immediately embanked in steam-vessels for
Dublin, where they arrived on the followine morning.
The sloop Liberty, Henry Williams, master, a regular Bristol and
51ilford anti Haverford were trader, Railed from Milford at ten o'clock
on Teur-day morning week, having on beard 700 bushels of barley,
450 buseels of oats, 28 casks aed 3 pots of butter, with 9 passengers
and their luggage, bound to Bristol, with a line northern breeze. At
half-past 12 ant noon, whilst peashig between the Crow Rock and Lin.
ney Head, at nearly low water, a dangerous passage, she struck on a
rock, called the Western Crow's Toe, and sunk in about half an hour.
The passengers and crew, 13 in number, got into the boat, and were
fortunately picked up by the Earl of Kingston, of Milford. Bristol
trader, Bennett, master, who was only within a short distance, sand saw
the accident, by whom the passengers experienced every kind treatment.
Oxman, Aram 21.—This day the following degrees were con-
ferred s
Masters of Arts—Hen. R. Beaumont, Christ Church, Grand Comp.
Rev. G. P. Swpford, late Fellow of All Souls Rev. T. Humphreys,
Jesus; Rev. R. F. Laurence, Student of Christ Church ; Rev. & R.
Cartwright, Christ Church; J. C. Hayward, and Rev. W. Young,
Oriel: and Rev. P. Turner, Pembroke.
Bachelors of Arts—S. Taylor, St. Mary Hall, Grand Comp. W. S.