Star.
London, England, 1817-04-26 00:00:00

TO THE RIGHT HON. THE LORD MAYOR.

MV LOI D --Weil knowing your readiness to. promote, every
thing tor the good of the Public, I beg leave to call your atten-
tion to the subject of Steam BOWS. *I he public mind kis such
a state of agitation, dace the explosion of the boiler on board the
Steam Packet cm the 4th instaut, by which so many liVel have
bieu lost, and from which It ia generally understood that all
scant engines are alike dangerous; but this, my Lord, I .assure
you is not the Pig 3 I lament to see this beautiful, and meet ase-
fel of aU Machismo (the Steam Engine, on which greatly depende
the prosperity ut this country) converted into an instrusueut of
human destruction, under the appellation.of High-prep:are Stain
Engines; the mess to wioicb the accident occurred at Norwich,
was. I assure your Lees Nap, of this descrlptiou ; and to render
those engines at alt effective, they must have the steam unlisted
until it is at least ten thnee the scresgth that le required in the
COVMIIOII way ; and some persons are not saddled with ten times,
but raise it to twouty, and even thirty times the strength. It is,
there-lore, from this unmense pressure of Seam, and the extra
degree tot beat k utundly possesses i• whereby the vessels that
cassia it are weakened, with perhaps an error is constriction,
that the danger la derived, and is the cause of explosion. Al-
though Mgh-pressure seems have bees mod is semetemsitur
situations es laud, it behoves every friend to humanity to pre-
vent them from being used on board of boats, until some hake
art lined for their use. It la now generally ttuderstood that Par-
liament are about to interfere in this busbies, but as k may be a
coeuiderable time before any !hills can be fated for the use of
illgh-pressure Batiste in this way, I beg leave to sanest to your
Lordship. that I believe It is iu your powers from your official si-
tuation], to restore conAdence to all the Stearn Beats plying tae
Rover Thames, by issuing au order that aU Steam Boats having
High-pressure Engines en board, bill be prohibited from plying
in that River and that no whir will be allowed to be navigated
within your lerisdoctleo, but that having condensing stems un
board, and working with km pressure steam, that ie to say, not
szceeding six pounds for each square luck in the surface of the
' : within those lielits will be lottod the most effective use
of the steam ; and Awn this last deseripdon of engine. I assure
your Lurdthip there iso sooners danger than from a common tea•
kettle, which every dustiostic knows the use ef.—l sus, with doe '
respect, my Lord, your Lordship's obedient, Womble servant
Jonayssin Dickson, Steers knees Maker,
April se, 1817. HoUand-street„Blackfriars-road.

A new version of the plan for assassinatiag the
Crown Prince of SWIDEN is contained in the Brussels
papers, which, it well-founded, would throw an air of
something like ridicule upon the ahole story. We i
are there informed, that the rulinour arose from the
zealous vigilance of a loyal but unlearned FreiteJ%
cook ; who, having acquired but a few Swedish
phrases,' fancied he heard some great men oak of
" poisoning„ two Princes, when the words, spangly
signified '• marryins" thcm. The conk, fancying it
was all the same thing, tan away with his discovery
to the Govcrusucnt.

SPORTING INTELLIGEATB.

NEWMARKET PHUT SPRING MEETING. 1317•
FRIDAY, APRIL 25.

Mr.Vansittart's chesnut colt The Provost, by Raton, beat the
Duke of Graftnn's bay colt, by Eaton, eel. 51b. estb.
1000.—Lven belting on The Provost.
Sersepstakes of I.augs. each, h. ft. col e, nst.Slh. 11.11esdIst. 21b.
Duke of Uraffon's colt Waterloo, by W..ltro - - •
Lord Ruus's fIY f Wuchery, olster.to sorcery . - 2

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7 to 4 on Watt:.lon.
Sweepstakes of I Ogs, each, colts, Ost. 7!b. fillies, llst; 41b. T.Y.O
Mr. N. Itnyce's fl•ly, by Canopus - . I
Mr. Goddard's cbesnut colt The Cryer - • . 3
Mr. Cossanes citesout ally, by Waxy . . 3
Duke of Graftan's bay colt, by Eaton - - 4
Lord Su,fflettl's chesnur filly, by Scud or gortner 5
Even on Mr. llnyce's MI).
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Subscription Handicap Plate, of ttstl. for tlir-olds aid upward•.
Dolte of Rutland's bay filly Rhoda, S•yr.-olds 7st. blb.
Duke of Grafton's bay Oily ketunier, • yrs old, Bst. tolb. 2
Mr. Thornhtll's cheseut cult Anticipation, 4 yes-old, let. 10Ib.
Lord Stawell's Mush, 2-yea old, 7st. Ob.
Seven started-- Übe ludre placed bin two.
4to I apt Minuet-4 to I apt Anticipation-2 to I apt nntabs