BRENTFORD-BRIDGE.-This br...
The Times, 1824-09-07T00:00:00

BEtYNTFORD-BRIDGE.-T his bridge is a verv ancient- structure, for the maintenance of wvhich a ponra,re was granted by Edward I., in tthe 3car 1280, and afterwards contirnued by E4- ward i1I. and Richard I1 for litnited periods. Though one of the greatest thoroughfares in the kingdon, its awkwaid situation and unskilfui construction have long bcen the reprorLte of the Magistracv of Middlesex. At leneth these evils are likely to be reiimedied bi the erection ol a new bridge at the expense of the county. The firs~t atone was lai(d on Friday last. With the usual ceremony, bv Colonel .James Clitherow, whose ancestors for 150 years past have resided at Biston-house. in the vicinity of Brentford. The band of music beloneing to the 7th Hussars preceded the processiontir e beadies and high cotustables led the way, followred by the ciereymetn of the adjoining parishes. Colonel Cliriterow followed, supported by la. zistrates of the county, the churciwardens of Brentford, Ealing, and isleworth. and a large number of respectable irthabitants of the several distncts, with the petty constables to presetve order and re- tularity. After lepiositing a few c4ins, the first stone wat laid in !rC uSrd rinatiner. anti a suitable address delivered to a numerous assemblaze of both sexes, who attended tcn witnes t.te ceremony. and fornmedI a ver, interesting spectacle. Tire national anthem of' 'r God save the 1King" haviner been played iry tire band, the proces- ,ion returned in the samc order to tire Three Pigeons-inn, where a large party sat down to an elegant dinner and after many appro. propridie toasts and songs, the company separated at a late hour, highly gratifiexl with tIre proceedinas of the lav. The bridge is to be ot one arch the materials of the best granite, and the stvle of !ie whole simpie rind substantial. Ttic situauion, both as respects the current of the river and the direction of the road. is very judi- cious: but the approach at tire eastern extremity is touch obstructed trv thrCe or four mean houses on the north siole. which, bv initercept. ing the view, anti inpeding the free atzess, materially injure tire beauty and titility of the bTidee. These houses. it is to be hoped, will be speedily renmoved, and thus render the new bridge a credit to tie magistrates anti the trustees of' the road, and an imaportant ad. :anargc to tbe neighbourhood and to the publie-Etrenine paper. MIATCHR AT ChEss.-le have not yet hcard any of the best informed chesa-players speak with any certainty as to the pro- bable rssue of either of' the _ames in progress. All that we can _athe:r on tice suojiact- -, that toe Rdi,bo'.r5 ;.tC tF hC .o-t;on i, rather more brig6it than it was a nrionthl or two since. It is, art hitherto appears, a most eqiual match, and one of the gunies is very iikely to be drawn, so that the martch may not be concluded for a ln-g period of timne to comc.-Edirrbifrrgh Tndepcadewrt. Ii ,W TO CATCH AND HOW TO CURma A COLD).-At this timneof the Year coldsare easily caught, a:d difficult to cure. Tire following will be found effectual :_Aftcr a quick walk in the even. ing, sit in tire draught to cool; the consequence will be a severe coldl attended with cugh; the next (lay hoars eness short breath, and 0U0cr exocetoration. In the evening, at seven, go to a well-fre_ quettetl tavern. trnd drink thlrce or fotur glasses o strong punch, or stiff renr anti water; stay till IL. walk homne cosev, and go to bed: you necd notaet up the next day, but send foir the apothecarv, the tbilowing day for the physician, and the Ltiird day your friends will send fo>r the undert.ker. You will never feel the effr.cts of an auturrr nal cold afterwards.-EcruomtiTt. An unpleasant occurrence has taken place at Kilkee, in which two professitmal gentlemen of this city wereconrcerned. One ;f them. i1 r. D.. proposed the health of Lerd G-.t which wras ac- cordin.gly Irantk. without observation, bv the cotr.panvy. When it caimc to the other gen. ieman, Mr. O'B., to give the individuil of his choice he nentioned blr. O'C-nrt-11. which was refused by Vr. D. fhis produced an altercation, in whicir strong lanzuage was, we understand, used ont bothi sides. Next morning Mr. D. sent his frietrd (a Mr. L.) withi a tiostile tnessa,ge to his opponent, who candidly acknowledged thiat. not considering his antagonist a gen- tlernan, ie would nit: meet him. The consequence of this language was, we understand. a horsr-wlhipping on one side, and a flogging with a stouit oak stick on the other. Some of the parties havc been since bound over to keep the peace.-Linicriek Obecr.cr. At the Glasgow Theatre, oti Monday niahv last, Miss Edmistoru dropped down in a fit, just as Mr. Sinclair was about to commence Ol/ ! Lady, nejc, reill I py ove fdlse to ttee, iu,consequence of winch the air was not sung. but At 3s IVdll substi:u`ted for it at a later period of the evening. M iss Eddmiston's re-apltearance elicited a burst of appla7use front t*ie audicntce, who had prtviously iaasi- t'ested considerable sympathiy. A young gentletnan, of the name of Smnithson, was di-owned ott Sundaev orning, immediately below the Red-house, Flrttersea. He had hired a boat at Vauxhall, and was bathing in ithe nsil;Nle of the river, when lie sudtlerlv disappeared, and irever rose again. it seems tiiat he wr.s an expert swivrancr, and it is conrjectured that thc cramnp had seized hini. A scrious accident happenctl yesterday afternoon to a fine little boy, about five years of age. the son of Mr. Buck, Pul- tenes-terrace, lslington: he was looking out of a window on tire .ccond floor, and overbalancing himself fell into the strcet. A tree, on which he fell, in some measure checled the violence of his de- scent, but ve are sorry to sitv the injuries he receired were so severe, that-little hope is entertained of his recovery. He was conveyed to St. Bartholomew's Hospital. An unpleasant accident occurred in North-street, Brighton, on Thursday. A lively pony, in a 4-wheeled open car- riage., in whicih were a iady, two chiildrenr, and a male servant, ran ofF. The servant jrumped out, and falllng, a whiel of a carriage went over him. The lady, drawing her children close to her, kept her seat; the carriage. at the erd of Bond-street, got jammed in be- tween a waggon and cart, when the trio were released from their ciangerotrs situation without thc slightest injury haring been sus- tained by eitirer. The servant'3 hurts were not scrious. As the people were leaving church on Sunday, the in- habitants of Chancery-lane were alarmed lay a hearvy crash, oca siones by the falling of one of the houses adjoining to where tl>as-te diqastrous fire took place. The house was uninhabited, owing"rD ita dangerous situation. The adjoining houses are in a similar state. On the 20th ult. Mrs. Elizabeth Dell, of Ooggeshall, Essex, and her sister Mtiartha Gillett, from Somerstesbire, both of tbe Society of Friends. in pursuing a religious tour, met with a se- rtious accident, which had nearly proved tatal to the latter, when ahout two miles front Newbury, to which they were comting froin Marlborough. A scud of rain came on, when Mrs. Gillctt, tn open. ing her umbrella. alarmiiedl the horse, which became unmanageable, wtd set off at full speed; this so alarmed I rs. Gilleit that uhe fell in , fit from the chaise, and received so much injury tilat her life was despaired of; but weare happy to say she wa so far recovered as to proceed on herjourney on the 27th. MIrs. Dell conmposed herselffor a considerable distance, although she had lost the reins, till the iorme was stopped, and escaped unhurt. Mrs. Gillett was taiken to one of tirc lodges of tihe Margravine of Anspach. vho, on hearing of the ae- cidtent, imniediately repaired to the spot, and administered such medicine and comfort as her mansion afforded. DARINGo RoBBERY AND AT1TsIMPT AT MUtDER.-Satur- day night last, between 11 and 12 o'clock, as 3ir. Linlsay, of Thames-strect, was retrrrning to isis residence across Peckham-rye, after having spent the evening with somue friends at the Whtte llorse Taverr, Cambcrwell, he was accosted by fiour ruflianly-lookk ing fellows, oite of whlom said, - Where are you going? Ir. Lindsay did not immediately answer the inquiry, otn wiiech two of them seized him by the arms,while thp others commencel rifting his pockets, and swore to murder him if be made an alarm. Air. Lindsay, who is an aged but iesolute man, made a violent resist_ ance, and caught hold of one of the thieves by tne neckcloth, during which time tires' beat and kicked him until he was nerrrly in a state of i4sensibility, in which condition they draggedhim to an adjacent pond and threw hrtn in, where hetremained forra oDnsiderable time, being, fom: iris we ak statec, unable tO exitricaate himself from his perilnus situation, until two gentlemen, who ntcppened to be passing by, as sisted I out, and curriedt him to a neighbouring tavern, wbere every attertion vwas paid him; and on recovering a little, he was con. veyed home in avery injured condition. iIis fraes and ead wtere so dreadfully bpaten that his features emuld no. be distinguished, and his body was covered with violeiit bruises, in consequence Of tire brutal treatmenit of the ruffians, wInoonly robbed Itr. Ltndsay of some loose silver in his waistcoat pocket, as lie kept a tight grasp otj his other'property in one of his bands during the scuffle. Satwirday.a retail brewver, in the parish of Weston, lsear Bath, was fined 501., for allowing ale to be drunk on bis prermses_