Star.
London, England, 1828-01-26 00:00:00

CLARENCE BRIDGE.

Yesterday a Vestry Meeting of the inhabitants of the
palish of Lambeth was held at the new Vestry Hall, in
Church•str •et, for the purpose of considering how the

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interests of the parish will be affected by Affitding of
relusing their culiective sanction to the intended Lam•

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heth Bridge, from Church-street to the Horseferry-rued,
We%tmin.ter. At ten o'clockWlLLtAtu SIMPSON, Esq.

the Churchw4acien, took the Chair.
M r.fLis R wooD commenced the business of the Meeting
by stating, that, in his opinion, the riectinn of the pto-
posed Btitige, which was intended to he called tl,e
Itord Clarence 13ridge,"'wnuld prove vfcnnsidetable
hentfit to the inhabttants of the ancient- Pat ish of Lam-

beth,..s it must ,end to increase their trade, It was in-
tended to cr. ss the River fnm Lirnhe.h Stairs to the
Horseferry-rnad,Westminster. If a bridge was wanted at
Ali hetwent V timbal' and Westminster, it w as unneccs-

sary to e that that was the most eligible situation for
it, the wisarm t.f our forefathers having cointed it. out
as a most convenient place for building a Bridge, it
tidying been for ages u,ed by them a., a common ferry.
Moiern improvements 1 al rendered it still more so, the
various new roads that had been made in the Perish all

centered near the proposed site of the intended
Bridge, and which, if erected, would be a consider.
able saving of distance in travelling towards the Wes
tern road. The project of erecting a Bridge across
the Thames from Lambeth &tail s bad since been
revived from time to time, and plans and prospectuses
wet e from time to time submitted to the notice of the
public; but when the question was last agitated, in
consequence of the numerous bubble sch• mes that were
then afloat, it was throght better to abandon it for a
time, to prevent a project of such real utility from
be ng confounded with such plausible and delusive
schemes. A mot esfavourable opportunity had now pre-
en ed itself for submitting the proposed plan to the
no ire of the publ.e, and the only object in convening
he present Vestry was to ascertain the opinion of
the t habitints of Lambeth upon-the question. If the
intended new 1.-;-.idge lave erected, there could be no
don t that the prryerty of the houses and land in the
vie nit,' would be consithrably enhanced in value. In
his opinion, such a Bridge as tt e one proposed ought
to have been.built Yeats ago; but now the present den-
sity of the population in the neighbout hood of Lambeth
tendered it absolutely necessary to facilitate the means
of communication between that and the opposite s de of
the river. According to an estimate that had 'been
made, 13,0001. would be sufficient to compensate the
persons whose premises must necessarily be removed,
and to defray the expenses of making the approaches to
the bridge, and 120,0001. would cover the whole expense.
Mr. COLLINS.—May I ask the worthy Gentleman if
it is part of the proposed plan to pull down Westminster
Bridge ?—(Loud laughter.)
Mr. HARWOOD.—Certainly not. He hoped that
Bridge would stand for ages. Af er some further ob-
servations, Mr. H. moved 'the following resolution :
" !trusteed—That, is the opinion of the Vestry, the erection of
the intended Bridge across the Thames, from the Palace, at Lam-
beth, to the Horse Ferry, at Westminster, sttiU-be highly beneficial
:o this Parish."

Mr. FILACHE seconded the motion.
On the question being puts
Captain TUCK said, that as an individual. he ap-
proved of the proposed plan, lout objected to the parish
being called upon to do so.
Mr. HAROJOOD, in explanation, said, it was not his
wish to bind the palish as to any future proceedings—.
all he wanted was to ascertain the opinion of the inha-
bitants upon the subject.
Mr. DYmEs said, that in reference to the erection of
a Bridge improving the neighbourhood, he would ()Olt
refer them to V-uxhall Bridge, the land in the neigh-
bourhood of which bas been to let ever since it bad been
built.

Mr.Coixtus said, that in his opinion the whole -cot
cern, to use A vulgar phrase, was all my eye and
deny Martin''—(Laughter).
Mr. LETT, the Magistra e, approved of the Resolu-
tion, to which he thought there was no reasonable
ground of objection.
Mr. WILLIAMS opposed it, and moved an Amend-
ment to it, which was, alter some discussion, put and
negatived.
After a very long and stormy debate, the origin
Resolution, with a trifling alteration; was put and
carried by a very considerable inajottty.
Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, and the
Meeting separated.

The Senior Lieutenant and Mate of each ship en•
gaged at Navarin are, or will be, promoted to their next rank.
Captain Joitx WILK** is appointed to the Tribune frigate at Chat-
ham, fitting for foreign service.
The following effiche was, a short time since, seat to
a certain Library, to be placed among the usual notices t--
'" Wants a situation, as Governess, a young lady who spars the
French language, and has no objection to go a Brood."
CAPE Coarr, Nov. 10.—The Ashantee Cabboceeos.
Pynins, and messengers, have been hire some time,
and peace is concluded with the Engl.sh. The palaces
existing between the Fantees, Dinekars. &c. and the fox-
suer nation, is to be arranged by the

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.1 BtaiMITOW CltUl •
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assembled at the Cep:shire
Pilafs, to inquirei iespecta'sle- Jury
Cheese pertilk/ tr:•tise,ri ut'clte;l
the Late melancholy fir? at Air. Clic'', by w!li'ch no less
the circurniarties 'will h le Ito '
rhin,seven have been saci diced. the bodie, which
have as yet rutin,' at Close of Sd ..1.1 C,tte!
daughter of the landlord, aged 17; Cathei toe Madden,
a servant, aged 21.; William, the pot boy, aged 15 ;
William Argent, cellarman to Nlr. Coates, of White.
chapel; and George Goady, a journeyman corkeutter.
On these the inquest sat last bight.
Mr. John Cane etamined..Was proprietor of the
French Horn. On Thursday morning, at half-past 12
all the company had left the house; wai:bd ailtiarter or
an hour, and then went to see if all the candles were out,
and examined the'parlour, tap room, and kitchen files.
There were but a few cinders in'each, and they lay
the bottom of the grate, and could not have caused the
fire; and 'I was satisfied that all was safe. I slept in
the two pair stairs front room ; no person lodged below
me. • William Argent went to his room a little after
eleven o'clock ;he and h-is two brothers, and my son,
slept in one room; and the other persons missing wet
my daughter and servant girl; my daughter slept in a
small room off our larger one; the servant dladde
was in a small apartment, and I think she went io bid
before eleven o'clock. Goady WAS in the house; and is
missing; he slept in a three pai; front; he a en! u,
stairs at a cum ter pa t tr. else. The pot.bil is also lost;
his Chi istia.i name ua; .rn, but I do not know his
surnam . I was disturb d about half past two by his
Cane, who said she perceived .a suffocating smell, ant:
.hat there must be fi.e smiles% here ; we both immi
ately jumped out of bed, and she put on a coat of mint,
and said, For Goo's sake, make haste—there is
rite ;" and she raised as .much nuise as she could.—
She ran into the kitchen, and time screamed aloud. I

went to the window aid cal:ed out " Fire!" so did my
~happy daughter. The set rant girl came up and asked
what they were to do? I desired them to folio A my wile,
and .I shouted " Watch, match! bring the ladders." M)
A ile desired me to save the cash box, 'and this delayed
rue. I think my d iti.w.ter and the servant-gill fe;l
Jown, As they w. to found in a• situation that leads me

.0 suspect so. I remised to the window, and 1 got ou
and hung by t' e cil' ; I 'hen dropped on the sign board,
And from thence to the penthouse over the shop
front, and gained t!.e street. I was the last person that
escaped, and, when I gained the treet, I found all those
that had-been lucky enough to escape. There were two
more persons in the house, J. Williams, who dropped
out of the three pair of stairs window, and James
Ormsby, whose body has not yet been found. The in-
ternal part•oi thi house was lighted with gas; I did
not smell any escape of it. 1 think the fire commenced
at the bottom ; but how it originated I cannot tell. I
had not been in the cellar in the evening. I did not
•use wooden spittoons. The'fire did not commence at
the back of the house, for those that are alive escaped
backs% ards.
• Juror—Do you think the fire originated by accident
or intention? Witness—l have every reason to think
by accident.
Juror—When the alarM was given to your daughter.
did she stop to dress herself ? Witness—She put or.
her pelisse. la about six Minutes a watchman came
from Savage•gardens, and sprang his tattle.
Juror—Were there any ladders brought? Witness—
There were not. The lodgers had some friends from
over the water with them.
Juror—Was there any thing to prevent them (the
lodgers) ciming down and making their escape? Wit-
ness—N.me whatever.
Juror—Was there any door ?—None.
Henry Cane, son to the last witne.s, deposed as 101
lows :—I lived in the house, Slept on the same fluor as
my father, and was alarmed by his calling out. The
srhoke ascended the staircase; I made nv escap
through the window ; f could act descend the stairs foe
the flames; I cannot form any opinion Where tit: fire
commenced ; I heard the young man, whb gut out Lee
fore me, say, t: a: he attempted to cross the club room-
but found t ..e II lin so hot, th ri he was obliged to desist
I went to Mr. Wont's, the Parish Beadle, and knocked.
for nearly ten minutes before the door was'opened ; I.
then got the keys horn young Hunt to procure the lad-
ders; if 1 hsd got them in time, the lives- might have
been raved ; I asked for the key's to get the ladders.
' Coroner—Why do yuu think that if you had had the
Itey's of the ladders, that your sister's life would have
biett spared ? Witness=—Front the time that elapsed
alter 1 went tor the keys, 1 did Lot see either' my sister
or the girl: I saw a man clinging'to the a indow.cill.
Juror—Do.yeu think, if you harritot been detained
ten minute). the 1 yes 'of these unhappy people would
have been saved ? Witness—Certainly. The key of the
engine-house, instead of the ladders, was 'given to me.
Juror—Did the beadle soon accompany you? Wit.
ness—He did not, Sr. I told Mr. James Hunt that
the bailie a as o.: tire; he had time to put orl'his clothes;
I saw my sister at the window after I escaped. and told
her to wait.
George Argent—l Pm .cellarmut 'to Mr. Williams,
-in Savage-gardens, and lodged at Mr. Cane's; I went
to bed all: ell pa,t eleven o'clock ; I was alarmed by
Mr. Cane, and endeavoured to get down, but could not
from heat and smoke ; I got out at the back window
before any body, and Mr. Cane followed. Ore brOther,
oho slept with me, escaped; but my other brother could
not. and perished. • '
Mr. Thomas Hook, into whose house the survivors
were taken, and numbered watchmen, were examined.
Their testimony went to the tact, that Mete cell rinly
had been some delay in 'Hunt, the beadle, supplying
the ladders, and that a very reprehensible interval had
intervened between *his being applied to and affording
:assistance.
The Conoxea said, the question the Jury had to
determine was whether the deaths were accidental, or
caused by malice? Titey had nothing to do with the
conduct of the Ward Officers, the investigation of whi.:l,
properly belonged to their twin authorities, and would,
he doubted not, be inquired into.
The Jury, after a few.ministes'consilleration, returned
a Verdict of " Accidental Death."
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The British side of thes.nor th.east boundary question
amounts exactly to this. 'They acknowledge that the
line was to run 'north till it came to the highlands v hith
separate the waters which run into the St. Lawrence
from those which run'into the Atlantic; but they say•
this was stipulated in ignorance On both sides, for in
running north from said source, it never does nor ever
can come to such highlands or such division of waters.
• —Boston Palladium. '
Advice. tarns Alexandria have been received td the
19th ult. at which time the Pada continued to asinre
the Christian merchantwresiding in his Court, that both
their property and persons were safe. That he was
serious 1i these professions, his own conduct afforded
ampli proof ; fur at that date he was actively engaged'
in shipping. at Alexindria twenty-five carocsrof hts
own cotton to Frinco.•

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The expected alitrointiriettt Q thoi
01 city natr.inal Church futile vacant :•Ce. o‘f.K711A1;;;:m
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an event irt be, galled with the htit,he gra: ttionsbit
evei y Sincere fileddltri 4;4 ;•c Hop ol k.fi
may he taken, v e trust, as ad earneit of the filtute.pr
tectioo and care with which it may with via !eke,
101 l tinder the rule of the flew adminis.tratiotti_
present aspect both of the moral and pplitical world.
and; above all, the state of the religious world itself;
loudly calls forari .energy and direction of raelsorei
aid the selection of men in every department (the Al:
cleiitstical especially) who will support the truest intit:
rests of the country at once by the lustre of their talents
and soundness and purity of their pi inciples.
Such a man, no less distinguished by his intellectual
endowments, thin adorning his profession by his,pri
vate and personal worth is Dean Btrottowts, mit
vidual to whom every 9e is directed is the man above
all others fitted hr the vacaht prelacy, and even for thk
highest elevation in his Church, whenever iheday Met
arise for a successor to the primary itself.
It is gratifying, in times like tbes6i to think that
whatever influence, priiraie feeling, of political connee.-
tion m gist have given to other individuals whose IMP-
posed claims on the recent government -Way; have
named them as probable successors to the present va-
cancy, e PuaLic GOOD, as well as character and inte-
rest of the Church-itself have been, on this otcasior„
the sole and ruling consider ttions that have decided
this appointment. The princifil cMnretitor with:Dr.
BunitowEs, supposed from family connections amongit
some of the late Ministers to have been intended' frit' the:
vacancy, is Dean PONsONST, at present resident with
his family at Boulogne, whose nomirtation would have
vacated the rich and eligible deanery of St. Patrick's
Dublin.