THE LONDON BAKERS.-A depu...
The Times, 1824-10-27T00:00:00

TniE LONDoN BArEaS.-A deputation from the bakers of London waited upon the Lord -Mayor to express to hlim the thanks of the body at large for the ahle, manly, and liberal declaration of his sentiments respecting the proposed establishment of a breadi company. They i'elt it unicc'ssary to take any public notice of the calumnies that had been made the foundation of s&ch a speculation, relying, aftwr the exposition which his Lordship had given, that the good sense and justice of the public would refuse any counte- nance to so (dangerous a monopoly.The Lord Mayorretplied, that he felt highly gratified when his conduct had mnet with the approbation of any part of his fellow-citizens ; but the observations he had mnade did not apply rnerely to their tra(le, but they were the decilled convictions of his mind as to the principles of trade in general. No doubt theie were abuses and irproper practices in all trades. He should say, let the law reach them, and let them be met with fair anrd open competition: he should everobject toaspersions upon a whole'body ; and the first attempting to destroy their reputtation, in order afterwards to remove from them the means of supporting themselves and families. BAr.Loox AsCEST.-Extract of a private letter, dated Portsea, Oct. 25 :_"1 Alr. Green havings announce(d his intention of aseending fromn the fortitications of this place on Satnrdlay, thc I t;h inst., wvisd ant weather pernitting, there was a great assemblage of persons collected to gratify their curiosity, but, notwithstanding every preparation was made, the Pomnmittec were of opinion that it would be highly dangcrous to make the attenmpt, owing tO the continuance or the then high wvind, and particularly its bwmv- ing from the northward,whizh nust have waitedi the balloon over ---. .... -5 ", '- --- ribK a i Trwi ilre or tre aeronaut. Thc po ulace behaved with beconing moderation on the occasion, and nothing like that riotous disposition with which similar disa-r. pointments have been attended in other places was shuwn here. AIr. Green, anxisus that tihe public shouid not be disappointed ag.ain, matde known his intention ot'making tire attempt tills day . two o'clock, when, the weather beirrz good, and the wind blowing from the south-west, on the third gUtI being fired, a large concotirse of persons had the gratification of' vitnessing the ascent of the bal- hion, in a verv gradstal and majestic style. to the height of about halfa mile, whren it conrinusil to sail in a N.E. direction, and w.,s t sight for 2ri minutes, at which timc it disappeared in a distant Icloud, liaving passed ovcer Langstone-i3rboar and Hiavant, towamis Midhtrrst. illr. Ureen was accompansied in hit,, aerial excursiori b; a genitleman wiose rnamc we could not learn. but wiho we u.ucr- stand is an oflicer of' thie engineers. WVe titst that thiS atter1pt. commencing under such fiasourable auspices, wvill not iiav, so ia- mentable a termination as has lately attended shimiltz effbrts. The fiiends o tue trAvellers are anxiously waiting to hcar of their same iandinig on terra -2r"sr'." GaRm..'rIT MrArTAiRY ROAD.-VIEIwNA, October 12.-At the beginninig of October tie great lilitary road was oiersed wiichl leads firom Bornmio, in tire V:ilteline, passes over the ridce of the Iiraglio and the Stilferjack, andi then dercends listo the Tyrol, to join tire Inspruck road, in the plains of l'radt. It is the highest road in Europe, for the sumimitof the Stilferiock, over whicir it pu_scs, is 8,4t)0 f'eet above the level of t!re sea. tn tire inhospitable Alntiic regiors, where nature opposed, at everv step, the eflbrts ot' rrt, gc- niUs has triumphed, with hapiry boldness, overI every diflienity. The traveller isastonished when liesees liow, sometimes by tile erection of bridtges, or by galleries hewn in the rocks,orbuiltofstrne, Elremost frightful precipices are surniourted, and obstacles of everv kind over- conie. It does hunour to the Governmort. that, by tie. erection of very solid covered passages of stone, it htis provided a new retreat froim the dairger of avalanehes along tihe whole road. In ont part tirose galleries are carried to the lengiti ot 800 yards. Care has been hiuimainely taken to provide shelter for travellers, who, when stir- prised by sudden storms of snow, or high winds, might be in dan- ger of losing their way, or beinsg buricel in the snow. Six very spa- cloUS inns, built on the highest parts of the road, aford the wanderer at all tines asecure retreat; where persons, appointed bv tire (ro- vernment, will affordi him every kind of assistance and refreshment. On the road near theStilfcrjock,wihere nature appears in all herterrihic siUbliility, the attention of the traveller is attracted by the sources of' the Adda, which rusbes from a rock at a very great heiglit, and by the celebrated summit of the Oltler, covered wlith cternal snow,which rises far above tire clouds. The numerous beautiful waterfalls, the diversified prospects, arc asinteresting as the singular tbrms of the rocks, and the imnmense glaciers wehich hang over tir vallies beneatir. The ascent and deacent of the road are almost alwavs easy; tire rail- ing on the side is erected oni the wbole road, and the magnificence of the work is the more calculated to excite astonishment, wuieir it is recollected that it was first begun in the summer of 182l. and that it these rude and elevated regions the work could be carried on only for a few months in the year-Auwtr iart Observer. SPECIosENS OFs LEGAL L?eaLS.-If a mani says of a Counsellor of law " thon art a daffadowni-dilly," air action lies. So adjudged in Scaccario, and agreed por totan; criarn..-I Viru. Ab. 445. Ile hath no more law than M1r. C.'s bull ;" these wortis be- ing spoken of ar attorney, the Court incliied th;at they wereactiona. ble, nnd that the plaintiff slioulti have jurizment, though it was ob- jected that the plaintiffhad aot declared that C. had a bull.-Siderfin, 327, pl. 8. Pasch. 19. Car. II. Baker v. iMerfue. The Chief justice was of opinion that if' C., had no bul) the scrmndal was the greater. And it was pronrounrced per cisrianr in the same case, that to sav of a lawyer that " ire has n) more law Lhan a goose," has been ad- judged actionable.-Sid. 127, pl. 8. There is a qirssre added, as to the saying, " Ie hath no more law than the man in the moon" (ib. 2 Kib.209); the law, doubtless, contemplating the possibility of there being a mian in the moon, and of his being a good lawyer. Yesterday morning, the body of the person who took a boat at Blackfriars.bridge on Saturday last, and threw himself into the river, was found a. short way below the place where he jumped in. The body was dtiscevered by the accidental contact of a wherry with it. It was very little altered from having lain in the water. The deceased held a lucrative and responsible situation in one of the Gas Compauies. On Sunday evening,.onre of the outside passenigers fell off fire Banbury mail near Sturdy's Castle, and was so much hurt that he died in a very short time afterwards. It had rained verav hard all tre afternoan, and it is supposed he stood up for the purpose of put- ting his great ceat round him, and overbalanced himself.-Glocestcr Herald. On Monday night, the 25th instant, the house of John Wilson, Esq.,in Mabledon.place, Burton-crescent, was broken open and entered, but the villains succeeded in possessing themselves of a very tdfling booty, the plate, which would appear to have been their prinIpal object, having fortunately been deposited in one%of the bed.rooms occupied by the family. The entry was made by the window of tlie back klitChqn, though that window was fenced by strong iron bars extending from the top to the bottom; as, ho*ever, they were not fastened intd the stone or brick-work, but merely at- tached to the lower part of the window-frame by screws, one of them was removed easily and without noise by the use of a screw. driver, and art opening thas made to the window. The locks of the drawers of a sideboard in the'front dining-room, and of two closets in thelbackldining-room, were forced open, but theonly goods atpre- sent missing are some- small silver articles of not more than 40s. value in the whole, a great-coat, and about 4s. 6d. in money beloig. ing to one of the servant8, and left by her in the kitchen. The rob- bers appeared to have been appreliensive of interruption, as they did not enter the drawing.rootns. They were lighted in their nefarious 'OFrations by a wax canttle,the cirnppings from which were visible in the dining.room. This tbey most nhave brought with them, there not being an article of this kind in the house.