'The London County Counc' ico of river steamers was inaugurate wd by the Prince of Wales on Saturday, when his Royal Highness travelled from Westminster Pier to Greenwich by boat, with the whole fleet following him, and returned to town by tramway, one of the Council's cars being assigned to the ud his entourage. Unfortunately awas a fatal accident on Sunday—the first day, of the regular sorvico—but although the boats were regularly besieged by immense crowds anxious to travel on the new borts, the accident seems to have been due to the vi own folly rather than to any mismanagement on the part of the County Council's officers, All this week the boats have done a roaring trade; but it is too soon will prove it will prove to of the wrong. fulness of municipal trading. River steamers have not been a success in the past, but these are certainly better than any we have had before, and although there are many quicker ways of getting between east and west in London than by steamer, there are certainly not many pleasanter ways.
30th June.
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