The restoration of the ea...
The Times, 1824-10-26T00:00:00

1'he rcstoratiotl of the east enl of St. Saviour's c6nirch, Souitilwark, has been iust completed. and forms a splendidl ornament in thie access to the new Londloir-briflge on the Boroujgh side. ('or,. siderable part ofthe old buildings beiween the chireli anid the rir-r are now ahout to be removed for an abuonent (ii the new bridge, and to widen the fulure ctreet to which thci bidzr wil-1 Join itlf. and the ancient anti maenijficeni; rifice vill be fuiiy exhibited to the view of the public. WVhilst a visiter is on the spot his sntiquarimn researchi will be much gratified nn entermrn the buildine ad joinine the east end of the ehoir.stfill retainaing thie nanueof" theSptrit-ial Court," wherc inultitttles of Protestanits, in tile UIv. of '' bloodv Mars-. re. ceived 8entenee of condemnation to the flamiles. lhe light Gotihic pillars iupportinr the roof o! this building will no' fail tl be of mir- ed, and in the saine spot is the cleg:nt nionumeni nf li,. Iauncelot Andlrews, Bishop of Winchester, withi his recumberit figurc in ponsti. Saalibvs. In one ot the side aiiles of the nave will be seen the mo- nunment of Gower, the poet. The tower of this chturch, as well as the ei.t end. has beet restored unider tite direction t i zlr. Georgre G3wilt, and is an able snecimen of sirrple anld elegant, y,t nwtrsive Gothic architecture. Thc monasteP -nd Bishop's palarce near the church are quite in ruinit In tie latter, when inhabited hv Bishop Gardiner, the fucy and cruelty of Papal judgmeent raged to their greatest heights. A man, born at Bourg (Ain). was condeinileh. when twenty years old, to the gallies lor 101 years. The term of hic sen. tence having expiretd this convict returned to hit; naive town a tea' days ago at the, age of 121iyears. Upon his arrival there hi' lid not recognize Bourg until hc behell the fine (Gothic cfierich of Bron,. t 0hortdlistance fromIl the town, which lie reccl1ected perecettiv. As it will be rendily supposed. lie found nIeither relatives nor friends. Ais inhabitant. of Corfut, who recently retitisuel to that island after an absence of thirty.Cight years, foundl his wife in good health, but the witdow of thiree husbandc v hom she had sucressivelI married. Tlits man was a mariner, who hail lori- resided at Sptits- bergen, where lie emlployed himself in the whale fishery. His whole fortuneconsistsin eightthousund wlhalrs' teeth,lrhich hehol-s tosell. lVe are sorry to state that there is not the sjightcst ap- pearance at present of a reconciliation between the master spilners anid their worknmen. Since the strike there have been three different meetings held between a part of the maslers anA the committee of operatives; but they have becin nholly uuable to agree upon terms. -f,bssm-fe (C?irieeicle. Wo7rkinen have cinnmcncced pulling dowin six or ci-lht houises at the corncr of St. Jatnes's-strect and Piccadilly, tipon the site of wlhich is to be built a more magnificent hotel thirt has es-er yet been seen in the nmetrnotilis. A tniw Pi)IsON.-AL the Westminster General Quarter Sessions, telhich termiiiated on Saturday last, it appears tiuring their sittings a constiltation was helil amiong several of the magistrates in the private room, wbhen they came to tile detertmination ol having a new and more spacious prison built, in lieu ot the preseilt phlce of confinemnent called Tothill-fields Bridesrcll. SHOCKING AcciiNi-.-Saturdlav forenionon, a horse aiti chaise had been incautiously left fbr a few tnlirutes slanding in the road near the Angel.inn, Islington, whilst the owner went a short distance: the horse taking fright at something, ran off' at fill speed salong the New-road towards the Reserveir, keeping the foot. way pavetneilt in his coarse he rani over anid upset several fruit- stalls, scattering the contents about the road, whilst the proprictors had scarcelv timie to saive themselves by jumipiig out of tile wasv ; a poor blinds;nan, well kitown in the neigibiourhonud, n-Iho was walking along, led by hiis faithftul dog, not knowing which side to turn, was rmn furiously against by tie asimal, and dashed wish violence against the ground; the horse and chaise passetd over him, and killed him on the sfpot. The enraged dog seized the horse by the nose, and fbrcibly held him till sonme persons cauie aind secured him. Tile body of the poor blind man] was carried to the Cooiers Arms public-house, where it lies fir a Coroners' ticluest.-.