The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-08-02 00:00:00

OPENING OF THE REGENTS CANAL.

This event, so interesting to the lovers of the usefel
arts, and so important to the commerce of the metro-
polis, took place yesterday, in a style of magnificence
that has scarcely ever been 'witnessed before on a simi-
lar occasion. To all who havebeen I. the habit of vi-
siting the environs northward of London, the progress
of this great work, which has been carried on for the
last seven years, must be well known. It passes by the
Regent's Park in the line from Paddington to the river
Themes, near Linie-houst , andsrom itsconsmencenient be
termination at Limehouse, it extends nearly 9
and within that space are comprised I 3 locks-ll
37 bridges. At all those places where habitation are
likely to increase, there are large bosons branching
from the line of this noble aqueduct, capable of cow
taking numerous vessels laden with goods, and on tit*
basks of which bosuns, warehouses are to be constructed
as depositaries for the same. Souse of these
appear like small lakes occupying several severs
ground, and at that at Limehouse, ships of NM toes can
load and discharge with safety and convenience. lint
the most surprising part of the work is, that whith is
called the tunnel, and which presents a singelar 4,1111.•
pie of Ilritith industry and enterprise. The
passing under the Ilauistead-road, on the other 1
Camden Town, and the other road at the entrance hail
Kentish Town, proceeds to within half a mile of Pe*
tonville. beyond which it could go Ito further, were it
not for the tumid, that has been formed with immense
labour add r‘iiettee. About a quarter of a mile west-,
ward of White Conduit house, this astonishing work!
was begun. It is nothing less than a complete esteem;
Lion, carried along in a horixontal direction, under the
hill near White Conduit House, continued under the
high street of Islington, under the New River at Cole-
brook How, and opening a short distance eastward of
Islington, near the City Road. In this sebtemneona
passage, the canal proceeds without a gate:oe towing
path, through a distance of three quarter* 44 ride. 1
All the way It is strongly lined and arched with ' ;
tieirt:
The boats which pass through "oust be I
pants. Some distance from the opening of tti • i ;
there are two well-constructed double locks, frouserhiek
the main line of the canal goes on towards Houton i
but at the same spot there branches off a wide beam
about half a mile in length, which crosses the City I
Road, near the orphans' school, under a large bridge
with iron arches, and passes a considerable way, and •
with great width, throng's that place callea holler's!
liarden tlround, where several large warehouses have
already been formed for the reception of goods. The
line of the canal, after passing the other side of Hex-
ton, crosses Mile End Roof, the Consmereial Hord,
and communicates with the River Thames, a short dis-
tance to the westward of Limebouse.
About ten o'clock in the morning, the Rt. ifen. the
Lord Mayor of London, the Earl of alaceledeld,thiserisil
Fitzgerald, the lion. Mr. Eardley, Colonel Oriole/atm.,
Colonel Ilosanquet, together with several hundred to-1
spectable gentleness of the City of London, proceeded
in their carriages to that part of the Canal which is pear
Kentish Town, and went on board the vessels that had
been previously seat thither for the purpose. These
consisted of beautiful state barges and smaller beets, I
upwards of twenty in number, sad all filled with geoltirl
company of both sexes. They were all decorated wilts
flags, and each barge bad a band of music. They set
out in a grand beautiful procession, in the presence sad
amidst the shouts of an imagine 'multitude. Theypesned
through the dirk subterrasemss tunnel: the locks on
the other side were opened successively, and in a mem-
plete style to let them pass; and in this master they i
floated along with their banners flying and mask pill-
ing, in the presence of many thousands wise crowded ~
the banks during the whole of the way, until ta t est- bl,
tered the river Thames about one or two o'clock.
that they proceeded up the river to Louden :
where they landed.
The gay aquatic assemblage had not I
along the canal, when there was exidbited'anotber
• maul - 'it eoaceive to be el

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laden with various kinds of oserclMadisooltiolir
Ilanchester, and other, laden with coals. Ow*
barges were nrarly filled with esospaoy. The. 111
them were towed into the great !satin at the
with a kind of triumphant velocity very rarely witbaSsoll
wag mu& The slay was remarkably See mil trite
whole einetaele appeared to give general "
the eonailtess multitudes who hybrid it.
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41d, the Lord Mayor, with the tiontleasen above=
sad *beet eighty ether respectable
ell to the City of Loudon Taveta, and calobrease Ibp-
sali.picious ceremony of the day by a samptsossa.lbers
which was expressly provided for the storasifilk
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year Constant Reader, J. P.
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" Bre yo esaithata, let cotheienee be year galee.—
with not, deespllen will the world beguile ;
'Ds easy, mange vterree to deride. •
But innoceace &Woe not la the toil.
By over-rated seal in dwell*/ fie,
Yoe let the nesa,—wive would lb. au-tura stores
Who rousing all the bay tribes within,
Was sten to torten by the angry swarm !
' Reaveine well your lives, end If no stela
Voer repetition sally, take the field.
rb. plea of imam." shell the light maintain,
Aid 'ramose mans be the victors' shield ;
Rae If puvcbue. stern Talmo should whisper low—
firmeafter pee events,—or present guile
ladleneat mason awn a scourge bestow,
Arid breed-eyed wen sea mock ye with a mile.

THE fiIL'ERN.
A de rros ,wee presented to the Queen yesterday
from Sunderland, to which her Majesty returned Mr
following most gracious Answer:—
" I am greatir oblige.' to the loyal inhabitants it
tionderlead and its vicinity,..for their cordial esigrata-
lations upon my accession to the high dignity of Queen
Gensort of those realms; and for the generous seal
which they *apron is favour of my lawful rights, and
any. personal happiness.
s A foul conspiracy against my honour and my life
bps been prosecuted for many •ars ; and seems at pre-
pat to be reaching the very climax of inignity. Origi-
eating in this country, it long endeavoured to effect its
by all the fraud and talsehood it could procure
Cirrtee and when that failed, it determined to overwhelm
toe with infamy by briugiog a mass of perjury from the
Continent.
" Every persea who can reflect upon the eons.•
qnenees if passing events, or who can read the danger
of the future is the dark aspect of the present, must be
continced that the public welfare is, at this moment.
intimately identified with the preservatios of my right,
end Invades is the Royal Consort of his ilajesty. th-
ereat tyranny visually begins with individual oppressions
If the highest subject in the realm can be deprived of
her rank and title—caw be divorced, dethroned, awl
debased, by an set of arbitrary power, in the form of
a Itifl of Pains and Penalties, the Constitutional liberty
of the kingdom ts ill be shaken to Its very base. The
rights of the satiou will be only a scattered wreck, and
tins once free people like the meanest of slaves, must
ssbMit to the lash of an insolent domination."
We are inforited that her DIAJEP fi* has signified
her intentiott of )esiding in the immediate vicinity of
the House of Lords, pending the proceedings against
her and that a bonse in that neighbourhood is to
be got ready for her reception forthwith.
ROUSE OF LORDS.

bell& will be obtained. The position of what are
called the " cress benches," which heretofore ranged
pasellel with the bar, will be altered: they are to ran
la in' with the side benches, should it be deemed re-
qeite to retain any of them, beyond what are required
foi‘the Judges and Clerks of the House near the table.
That galleries, it is expected, may be
el s than was at first made more rep-
calculated ; awl this would at-
-441 the opportunity to dispense with some of the
*sehes near the Bar, which it is feared would inter-
n* the view from those who may sit on the woolsacks,
e Royal Dukes, the Lord Chancellor, &c.
No instructions have been given to make any other
peculiar accommodation for persons not Members of
the Nonce of Peers; and there is no truth in the
7itteosent that the seat of Sir T. Tr whitt has been
ec ted to be allotted to any other person than the
rater of the Black Rod.

SPARRING.

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had a benefit at the Royal Tennis Court. in
11111=41seet, yesterday, which was very well at-
owed. 'The sparring was very fine. Among the sets-
* the felbolo/ were the best :
TITIMIIIt mid CRAWLST.—Thio was a very excellent
W:rt, both in science and bitting, to the advantage of
iseg
, without any disparagement to the milling qua-
of Crawley, who behaved well.
illeittpataild EALOS made too scientific a set-to, he-
:rat:of held their persons in too much regard. Like
's hitting at Norwich, there was much clattering,
Ipt no elects produced.
to
The host ost-to was between Cooper. the grpsey, who
West Coslistry Dick, and a youth manta Hawkins.
It Seas *Youth the lOW, day's play. Both men are hon-
ed hems, and they turned loose at each other like
real gym. ones. Although the gypsey, from length and
weight. bad the best of Hawkins shewed some ad-
missible listle traits, and the court was in uproar
• and Harmer finished the day's play in a good
1044.
We dibretaed that the PelaceDsties. and indeed
110 whale readmit of duty about the Capital, are in
lOW is his take, by tombs, from the Royals down-
dards, if at best id "sized duty with the Uttar&
The asonabbie of troops its the vicinity of the 11.-
tenpins, rigividati to the Queues trial, fer such is
het ' ' pliltillithill

iiir-1- --.Em.-- •
Riming removed the Peers' seats, the workmen yes-
et of
tarsi,/ 'sussing began to take up the floors on either
it" ifitte OPfbe-illbilww, ea 9111614004.• amass of tke_.ionap
ether datlfles for the pillars' to support the two galleries.
thee. I Three floors, on being restored, will be more gradually
man elevetesl, so that the back benches may hare the fullest
and possible view' of the witnesses below the bar, and of
the' whole Howse. ay this elevation an additional