Star.
London, England, 1803-01-17 00:00:00

LONbON CANAL.

Of Oils great Undertaking, which is to lain the
Paddington Canal with the New Ddcks, the opi-
nions are far from unanimous. To the Canal origi-
'pally intended it was fuggefted that a Itail-road
ought to be fubflituted, as a more eafy, cheap, and
expeditious mode of forming the communication.
We believe, indeed, that great as the trade may
be on the Carrel, the clear receipts will fcarcely
be equal to a fair intereft on the prodigious eon,
not of the work, but of the ground to be purchafed
for that purpore, in fuels a Inflation. The track
is extremely well adapted to a Rail-road.
While the Subfcribers imagined that the latter
would take place, they have been (truck with
amaxemeat at the refolutions, which have been
made, to make not only a Rail-road, but a Canal
alf o! lfthis extravagant plan is followed, we are
warranted to fay, that a great part of the pro-
moters of the undertaking will withdraw their
fubfcriptions.
We fay nothing on the impnlicy of making a
Canal to pats through London, on principles of
attention to the fahtbrity of the air. We leave
this to the decifion of the Chemitt and die Medical
Philoropher.

A numerous alTemblage of perfons of every de-
faiption was attraaed to the Parks yellerilay.—
The candidates for fame in !lathing were many; but
we have witnelTed more (kill and grace. A reel
was given on the Serpentine by three Gentlemen
with great nicety, and Come few rates were rllll.
! which difplayed more exertion than talks. The
banks of the river were crowded with beautiful
women, who admired the agile movements of their
friends. The moil ridiculous exhibition we law,
was a perfon dreffed in a bear's (kin, who with
gaits attached to his hands, difplayed a degree
of elegance in the art that was not furpalred by
any, and that none would attempt to imitate.—
This curious exhibitor was Paid to be a German
Count, but we underfland that he is the fon of a
terpeltable furrier.
Among the moil dextrous jlaitere were Colonel
AR re sr eo a o,Captain Hams t row, of the Dragoons,
Aarnue Urroti, and Hamar Cautrietn, of the
Guards.
The dory of a child having been murdered in
Sloane-freet, and for which a woman has been in
tent* (erne weeks, turns out to be a mere fabri-
cation of the young girl, her daughter, who had
been aftUated by a principle of revenge, for hay.
be. been beaten by her parent.
This morning at ten minutes pan eight o'clock,
was executed, before the Debtor's door, Nen:Tate.
George Egger, for the murder of his wife and child,
r 1,, throwing them into the Paddingt.•n Canal.—
1 On Saturday he cnnfeded that he was guilty of
the crime ; and fence that day was unable to
converts with any perfon previous to his execution.
Summer DeATHS.— Mr. T/1014•3 for many
years the Senior Officer of the Court Of Requefis,
In spathwark, on his return from the Court on
rricfry evening, fell down in the Borough, and
expired inftanify. He was a man far advanced in
We. On the fame day, Mr. Totter, who had
beeni,n attending at
n toemSee Ittonms
thence,iotife, in
wasHtaoife.
r
with a £t in Iting•illeet, Snow's.fields, and al.
though every means were ufcd to recover him, he
expired in lets than half an hour.
After the verdia was given in the cafe of the
Officers accufed of murder at Aberdeen, Lord
Cita to (Prefident of the Court) obferved. that the
Jury had returned a very accurate and didind
verdid, making a proper difcrimination between
the prifoners, agreeable to the evidence, and Inch
werdia the Court had reafon to cape& from Gen-
tlemen of their ability and knowledge. His Lord.
Chip hoped :hat thu unfortunate circumllances
which, it appeared by this trial, had happened,
would be a proper warning to the Magiltrates of
Aberdeen, and to all other Maillrates, to flop all
riots and tumults at their firs beginning. Re-
joicings on the Birth day of our gracious Sore.
reign were extremely proper, and it was natural
that the minds of the people (hould become ele•
vated on loch an nccafion,but when they proceeded
to riot and tumult. they ought to be ii.Rantly
checked by the Magiilrates, fo as to prevent all
danger, IsiMh to cool awl military inhabitants.
The Prifoners were then affoilxied, and difiniffed
from the Bar.
Mr. Moir ITT R &hard the Court in a fpeech
of confiderable length, anJ of moth ingenuity, the
purport of which was, that as the prifoners had
been tried at the enhance of a private profecutor,
they (bould be entitled to their Eapences. He
grounded his plea on a Scotch At of Parliament,
which lays, if a private perfon Mall profeente. and ,
Mall not make out his charge, it &all be ACCOUnt C d ,
calumnious, and he Ihall pay the eapences of the
Defenders. In this cafe the prifoners had bcen put
to very great espencer, and having been acquitted.
he claimed their Expences.
Mr. Wm. Rae replied, that far reafans unknown
to him, but certainly very proper once, the Public 1
Profeentor had declined profecuting in this cafe;
but it would be very hard indeed. if a poor man
had io:t his only fon by murder, lie litawid have no
opportunity of bringing the perking fuppofed to
have committed that crime to trial, witiniut being
fubrtded to expellee in cafe of their acquittal.—
This was adding injury to injury; and the AO of
the prefent motion being agreed to by the Court,
would be, to doom the unfortunate father, Daniel
Iti,fs, to perpetual imprifonrnent.
The Hon. litlfity Bastian replied to Mr. Rae,
and was anfwered by Mr. Joint Cl.lllll, for the
prolecution, in (porches of fume length.
The Con rt confielering the queftion as important,
ordered both parties to give in informations on the
point on or before the toth of March.
Three other indiaments were then called apish
the fame perfons. The diets againd Lieot.-CAI.
*Kenzie and Capt. lil,Donogli io each of them
defertedimpkiter—Enfign Lanigan was ontlawed. ,
The diet againft the Scrjeants was continued till
the lath of March. it being the intention of the
profs-01ton to bring them to trial on another of tbe
mdiamenm.