Star.
London, England, 1828-07-21 00:00:00

Tl.ree Years ending sth January..
MCI= Or WOOLLIN , ...1
GOODS. 1819. 1822. 1825. 1828.
—....--......—.... ---.—. --
Ocala •.. Pie 1,38? 996 201 1,171,470 1,075,249
Napped Coatings 262,133 189,616 173,352 136.812
Kerseymeres 281,028 241,912 298,381 334,415
Babes 169,220 118,532 131,5171 131,294
Stuffs 2,202,727, 2,562,427 3,465,351! 3,516,442
Flannel ........Yard 10,936,720 9,632,664'11,833,621 7.804,526
Blankets
6,918,434 4,476,7181 6,016,289 5,114,190
Carpets ..... Do 2,581,794 1,880,6351 2,474,145 2,953,799
Woollens mixed I
with Cottons Do 2,439,422 1,590,046 3,431,964 3,170,989
Hosiery Dozen 477,997 264,871 341,647 310,879
Wool. and Worst. t
Yarn
25,074 31,522 406,256
Sundries „Value AT 399,580 160,348 122,477 120,440
Tat. declared Value I
27----,276,162 7,—.....--64133,577178,042,67
2 16,318,019

FINAL REGULATION orWATERMEN'S FARES.

By virtue of the new Act for the regulation of fares
on the River Thames, the Watermen's Company have established
a set of ordinances and bye-laws which are calculated to remedy the
so well-founded complaints; and the system has just been sanc-
tioned and approved by the Judges, and the Members of the Privy
Council. We understand that the present Lord Mayor, and several
of the Waterinen's Company, have been for the last 20 years endea-
vouring to bring several of the changes now to take place into
operation. It will be seen at once, from a cursory view of some
of the most important alterations, that the public are greatly in-
debted to the persevering exertions of those Gentlemen, and will no
longer be subject to such fraud and abuse as they have been ac-
customed to, without retribution. It is necessary to state, that the
vratermen of any character are perfectly well satisfied with the plans,
which will be in full play in a few days.
Above bridge (that is above London Bridge) the regulations are
to be these—a passenger is to be charged 3d from bridge to bridge.
There are to be ten fares from London Bridge to Chelsea Bridge,
at 3d. each (each distance about half a mile); and from Chelsea
Bridge to Teddington half-mile posts have been driven down. to
mark the distances at the like charge. Front Teddington to Wind.
sot farm to be paid on the like principle.
Below bridge, the distance from London Bridge to Greenwich,
which is about five miles, is to be divided into ten fares, each to be
charged at 3d. From Greenwich to Woolwich, a space of nearly
equal distance, in consequence of the winding course of the river,
half-mile posts have been driven, the fare for each ball mile to be
6d. The increased price has been put on as the Committee calcu-
lated that each boat must, on account of the heavy swells in that
open part of the Thames, have the labour of two men. With re-
gard to the conveyance of the public from the steam boats to the
shore, the Committee provided against the hazard which exists, and
the gloss impositions practised, most effectually. One passenger
taking a boat, to convey himself alone from a steam packet, to
be charged 4d. If there are more than one in the boat, each
passenger to be charged 3d. and each is entitled to take with him,
without a tharge, the weight of half a hundred of luggage. A
passenger may insist upon going in a boat from the steam vessel
by himself. No more than one boat to be allowed on each side of
the steam vessel at a time. Rules are laid down for the strict ob-
servance of this plan, and inspectors are appointed to see it carried
vigorously into effect. Any boat going along side the steam vessel
out of order, is to be fined in the penalty of 34 Any Waterman
who abuses a passenger, is to be fined 51. Any Waterman refusing
to take a passenger where he pleases, is to be fined bi.
The waternsen's boats are to be licensed by the Company to take
a certain number of passengers, in accordance with the size of the
boat, and it that number is exceeded, the penalty for each passenger
over and above is Si. Sack Waterman is to carry a table of fares
in his pocket, and if be refuse to produce it to a passenger, be for.
felts St. The passenger is on no accoupt to consider himself obliged
• to pay soy demand, without the production of such table of fares.
The number of passengers each beat is licensed to carry, is to be
marked on the back-board of the boat, in letters not less than two
inches in length.—The City Members have been indefatigable in
their endeavours to establish those very necessary changes.

The House of Lords and House of Commons sat
each for a short time on Saturday, to forward several
Bills through their respective stages. There still re-
mains for this day the third reading of the Sugar Bill
in the Commons, after which the House will adjourn
over to Friday.

Saturday evening a fine child, apparently not ex-
ceeding in age three or four months, was left, wrapped
up in an old Bath cloak, by some inhuman and unna-
tural wretch, by the side of a door in Clare-passage,
Clare-market. Two women who were passing at the
time conveyed the child to the workhouse in Portugal.
street, where it remains under the care of the inmates.
Saturday, at one o'clock, an accident of a most serious
nature occurred in the Waterloo-road, nearly opposite
Ann-street. A Gentleman was proceeding over Waterloo
Bridge upon a spirited horse, the animal suddenly took
fright at a report caused by the firing the Park guns, in
honour of the anniversary of his Majesty's coronation;
it bolted with great fury along the Bridge, and when
near Ann-street, knocked down a labourer, and nearly
killed him.

Mr. Green, the aeronaut, ascended in his balloon
from Manchester on Thursday, accompanied by a Mr.
Strapps, of that town. After having been in the air
about an hour and a quarter, Mr. Green, while throw-
ing out the grapnel, was tossed out of the car, but still
kept a hold of its edge, and remained suspended for
tome time. Vt bile endeavouring to get again into the car,
a sudden jerk, caused by the breaking of the grapnel
iron from its bold, precipitated him to the ground with
great force. The balloon, thus lightened, ascended
with Mr. Strapps, who, however, succeeded in bringing
it and himself safely to the ground, about half a mile
from where Mr. Green had fallen. Mr. Green short!
came up, and the two aeronauts immediately returned
with their machine to Manchester, where Mr. Green
now lies seriowly indisposed.
A number of workmen have been for some time past
employed in pulling down the extensive premises of
Messrs. Freak aid Creed, sugar bakers, in &shop's-
court, Old Bailey, for the purpose of their being rebuilt.
On Friday morning the workmen were in the act of
',removing the main girders, instead of sawing them off,
which connect the premises with the house No. 14, in
Green Arbour-square, when the men observed the
house mentioned to be in a ti.ttering state, and imme-
diately discontinued their operations. The several in..
mates who were in the houses Nos. IS and 14, Green
Arbour-square (some of whom were in their beds, and
others at breakfast), feeling the shock, became alarmed,
and had just sufficient time to escape from their apart-
menu, before both houses fell to the ground with a
tremendous crash into Bishop's-court, pulling with them
the western side of the house No. 12, memorable as the
house in which Oliver Goldsmith lived, but at the time
of the accident occupied by Mr. Hawkins, copperplate
printer. The greatest consternation prevailed in the
neighbourhood, as it was at first imagined that several
persons had been buried in the ruins, but happily every
one escaped. The houses were occupied by seven dif-
ferent families, and the number of inmates amounted
to $l, principally hard working, industrious men, the
whole 01 whose property is buried in the ruins. The
different families were all accommodated the following
night with beds at St. Sepulchre's workhouse. It is a
most fortunate circumstance that the accident did not
occur in the night, as no doubt every inmate would have
lost their lives. Green Arbour-square is a place of great
antiquity, and was formerly a Bislrop's Palace.