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L 1 (1 1 " : 0 11- 2 4 • . INi , r4 1 , : -. :. l j • 61 -7 -- t-7-4....e, t ...._ . 2e... / 9 7 id e :l : 4 ‘44•4-• d i "..---, _, e t ).-- '4•.- ,- A. , - . ... - .. • ~: . .? ::::* 4 1•P : 4 ,v a- _: , \ k - bit , 1 . ........ b ~.., •:-. •"' •.1 I ... 1: ... lt 1 1i: ...... 11 . ' ILI_ l a b. . ..,'‘. . '.. 11.4,1 ....' 4 ,:', ; . ••.• . 1 ' ....: • • .:* . • , .... • . . 070 . 44 1 TA ,: ( 1: • .? , .' ' - NUMBER 5817. THEATRE-ROYAL, DRURY-LANK. TO -MORROW, SATURDAY, July 28, his illajeety'a *TVSOh will perform the Play of - - A NEW WAY TO PAY OLD DEBTS. Lord Lovell, Mr. Thowipaou ; Sir Giles Overreach. Mr. Kean; Wellborn, Mr. lilluaorll • Allrrorth, Mr. Hansard; ifrildri, Mr. room; Justice Greedy, Mr. W. H. Williams; Marra. Mr. Gatti.. Lady Allworih, Mrs. Holed; Mar garet, Mien Smithaou ; Froth, Mrs. Marione. Fo conclude with the fesourilehlusiesl Extravaganza, called GIOVANNI IN LONDON. Dna Giovanni, Madame Vesiris; Leporello, Mr. K•lght ; Mr. Florratine Viiiickin, Mr. Barnard. Mr,. Leporello, Mrs Orger ; Mira Conslautia Quixotic, Miss Cabin ; Squall ing Fin, Ira. Bland. The Doors will be opened at Half-past Sis o'Cloek, and the Performances nonsasesiee at Seven. R.mes. 79. ; Second Price. 3s. 13‘1.—Pit, 3s. 6.1.; Second Pm,. SM.—Gallery, h.; Second Price, Is.—Upper Gal lery, N. ; Second Price, Id. OS Monday, the Tragedy of Meg Rickard tie Third s Dube of Gloater. Mr. Sean. Comedies mill be pcmtbseed Pith the realest ePtes dowels a few days. THIIA flit-ROYAL, COVENT-GA RDPIN. ITIHIS EVENING. FRIDAY, July 47, will be acted Bluskepeares Historical Play of KING HENRY THE FOURTH, PART THE SECOND. Si NR Henry, Mr. Maeready; Prince of Wales, Mr. C. iertai/e4 Prince John, Mr. Abbott; Chief Jostier„ Mr. Eger 'ton; Westmoreland. Mr. Corinne; Sir Joke Falstaff, Mr. Falntint ; Shallow, Mr. W. Ferree ; Silence, Mr. &wry; ris• tot. Mr Blanchard. Mi.. Quickly, Mrs. Davenport. In which will be introduced fuer additional Scrum, dia. she GRA N D CORONATION. beam I. The Platform kadieg to the Abbey —Scree 11. Wistwiamer Abhry.—.Scene 111. The Cloisters of the Abbey. —Acme IV. The grand Banquet. prepared in Westminster Which it decorated with the different Arms a Emilatid. After which the Musical Farce of THE POOR SOLDIER. Patrick, Mime Beaumout ; Father Lake, Mr. Connor; Capt. Fitaroy, Mr. Curer; Dermot, Mr. Pyee; Derby, Mr. .I.imum; Bagatelle, Mr. Farley. Norsk Miss Love; Kath lame, Mrs. Limos. To-morrow, King Heavy IV. Part 11. with the Corals siuw—asid John of Paris. taw -Tit R AMR- ItOY AL, HAY.MARYIYT. BY PARTICULAR DESIRE. 'THIS EVENING, FRIDAY, July 27, will be acted the Ceased, of RULE A WIFE AND HAVE A WIFE. The Duke of Medium, Mr. Faulkarr• Jose, Mr. Baker; Copper Captain, Mr. Decamp; Alonao, Mr. Payne; Leon. Mr. Conway; Cacaos°, Mr. Younger. Ilargarittm, Slims Boyce; Isabel, Mrs. Kendall; Altea, Mien Snob; Safi foot*, 51 fa. Johnson. After which the Burlesque Eatevesismesu of BON BASTES FURIOSO. Artaxontinnus, Mr. J. Russell; Faebus, Mr. Payne; Ge. acre: Boinbasirs, Mr. Tay'mire. Diatafbeta, Mn. Jose,. To eonelnde with she Farce of THE VILLAGE LAN, Eit. Isstire Mitsimus, Mr. Coates • Seoul, Mr. Decamp; Snarl, M. Williams; Charles, Mr. CA:tresey; Streerfaer, Mr. Tay. kora. bloc Seoul, Mrs. Kesdall ; kale, Slim Smith. Places for the Boxes to be takes of Mr. Maeriegham, at the Theatre. 11. D.—Private Doses may be bad nightly, by application at the Box-u See. To-morrow, Exchange no Robbery... The Agreeable Syr yories.—sod.A Roland far an Oliver. A new Comedy, in three acty is is rehearsal, and will be prodneed is the course of neat watt. , - 7HEATRE-ROYAL, ENGLISH OPERA-HOUSE, STRAND. ?WS EY ENISG. FRIDAY. July e 7, will be performed t►e Comic Operetta, called BELLES WITHOUT BEAUX ; Or, THE LADIES AMONG THEMSELVES. Mra. Daaltingtors, Miss Kelly; Virginia, Mins Carr; Eliza, Ni., Nubians, ; Mrs. Oreendragon, Ms... Grove; Mrs. Mode. Mrs , . W. Bentsen ; Mrs. Easy, Mrs. Bryce; Priaeilla, Miss 1. Stevenson. ♦fter which (17th time) a new Petite Piece, i■ two acts, called LOVE'S DREAM. Federici' Easy, Mr. Wrench; Simon, Mr. Harley; Henry 'Mortise, Mr. Pcsraiss ; Mr. Donner, Mr. Rowliotbans ; lAwyer, Mr. Morley. Cecilia Dormer, Miss Kelly; Marla, MPS. Wyss,. conclude with (11th time) a new Farce, in two acts, as breed ss it is lung, roiled TWO PENCE! Orphiss Bitarniould, Mr. Harley; Mr Bangsy. Mr. Mie- ton; Rtnlerirk Happingiun, Mr. Wrench; Tummy Pasts, Mr. Wilkinson. Ariarlue, Miss I. Sievenso• ; Cecilia, Mita turnout ; Clutilda Bluessuuld, Mrs. Grose. To-morrow, Bachelors' Wires—Love's Dream—and Two Pence. • On Mbiolay next gilt be produced a Musical Drama, in three acts. caltrd The Witch of Drrseleugh. TO BE DRAWN TO.MORKOW, ripolllK INS'S PICTU R E LOTTERY. The PuArliver all Red Ticket and a Black Ticket are awe to gain a Prise. Tickets 31. 3a. each. are on Sale at Nog. Icj and lA, New Baud-steed; Nu. 90, Ckcapaule, and at all the Lottery Office.. SCHEDULE OF THE PRIZES. 1 FIIt 4 IT GRAND PRIZE, vallsolat r ow) SEIUND GRAND PRIZE 1 THIRD GRAN D PRIZE 039 10 40 CeiPrr At. Pant:Atka' 5111 14 0 4-868 • 150 Ditto 1.000 Ditto 40 Ditto _ 14:0 9stio 7. :199 9no . :IV) 1.1,410 1 1 09 1 !lulu 41M10 0,,,,, 4,4u6 t)(itu I GRAND CAPITA!. PRIZF . . 185 0 I LAST (:RANIi CAPITAL. PRIZE.... 3,000 0 14.550 Ptizev. Greed Total 1152,215 12 •.• The superior merit of the PICTURES and GRAND WORKS, which farm these PRIZES, is universally acknow bilged. The official upiuino of the late venerable President p.inetpal Miimhers of the Royal Academy was iu the r•iiry lilhest terms of praise. BVIJANIN Warr, gay', "t h ey are correct and bean. 1 . 1 . 1 . and well tw honoured and admired by s ubsequent aces." '.r'l itelatas LAVI Welt " has no difficulty in saying, that 'bey ate beautiful specimens." Sir liViLutaat Ba►ouY stay% " !brae cannot be two opinions or their merits; they are err most eliquisitely finished and unique." Mr. WARD ".i. tlis re can be but one opismin as respects their ext. s" Mr. SHIRR has crest pleasure in athletic his tea that of the President of the Royal Acailensy, in whose high eutrmeudatio■ be entirely emirates." MC. ilium,' says, the mode its which they are completed, as Vendome. is new and iingeniowe, sod the result far exceeds any coloured imitations that omenr produced in Europe." MOST respectfully submitted to the Public the extremely severe case of Mr THOMAS CHAP MAN, late of Southwark.—Nearly thirty years ago be diacessered sail invented the waits of tasking the Far of the South Sea Seal-skias available to our massafactisrers. Pre vious to this impurtaut discovery, the velteible Far now obtained from the seal by his inecatioo, was made no use of other than fur manure for the land. The Fur Seal-skins were of so little value, all scarcely to be worth the freight of the ship. They were chiefly sold to the tanners, at from roar-peace to two shillings each ; they have sine* been %old r.t 21. said upwards per skin, and their Far at eighty DWI. bugs per pola' weight. Immense quantities of Seal Far are yearly manufactured and worked up into hate, shawls, and cloth of great vitae. Numerous and various articles of ornamental and comfortable clothing are also manufactured from it ; and it is calculated, that from fifty is. one hundred thousand Frr Scal.skias have, on average, been annually imported and worked op since the time their Fur wa• by Mr.Cliarnan first made available. Nut having the means in his poster, when lie made this important discovery, of securing it to himself, nag the cause of Isis failure aril present distress. The public bath already benefited by it to a great amount. The friends of the above meritorious but truly onfor- Innate individual, hese deemed it advisable to solicit a PUBLIC sußscturrios. in the hope of raising a fund that may, in some degree, alleviate hi, sufferings. Through severe illness and unavoidable misfortiosis, he hail, for same year• bent utterly without the means of being able to carry on the busiest-is he invented, established, and brought tato general a.m.—Advanced age, and the great affliction occasioned by a severe rheumatic complaint, which often confine, him fur two or three mouths at a time, is the cause of so mach weakness, that he is rendered almost unfit and unable to pursue any bushier% that will provide the means of exi,tenee. Thus be, who, by an ingenious and skilful discovery, IMtb beest the cause of giving daily bread to thong mils, who are employed in au entire new ninnufietisre in various branches, winch alan ocessioas nano-roue shipping and seamen to be employed—whir traverse the most remote parts of the South Sea. in search of Fur Seals, discuvering many new and valuable 'slaw's, is himself, at an advanced age, destitute of support. Subscriptions will be thankfully received at Messrs. Der ries. Froirhar, and Co. Hauliers, Si James's street; and at Messrs. Snow and Paul, Banker. ' 217, Strand. The Hon. mid Right Rev. Lord Bishop of ()whim The Right Hun Fresk rick Robiusun, President of the Board of Trade The Right Hon. the Earl sit Pembroke b b 0 (1 FAA of Mansfield • .. 0 0 lord Dartmouth 6 0 0 Juba Julia, dotterel , Esq. 1 0 0 * Henry Philip Hope, Esq. 0 0 0 LONDON, FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1821. COMMON G'UUNCIL. Yesterday s Court of Common Council was held at Guildhall to consider the Report of the Select Committee of the House of Commons upon the. state of Loudon Bridge, sod for the dispatch of other Lubin's*. M►. OLDHAM oddreese II the Court, and in confor. mity with the practice of threorporaiton to address the throne on the occasion of a Coronation, moved • Resolution for the appointment of a Committee, to consist of all the Aldermen and a Commoner from each Wind, to inquire what course it was usual to pursue on such au occasion ; an 1 to con sider of the best mode for the Corporatiou.to adopt of congtatulating his Majesty on his Coronation. Mr. F►vtet.t. seconded the Albanian. He had always professed the warmest attachment to the House of Bron.wick, and he hoped that the course pursued by the Corporatioti on this occasion would put an end to that petty feeling *lnch had led to a marked distinction in the treatment of persons by hie Majesty's Ministers acc.rding to their political opinion as individuals. Mr. C. SMITH •lilted the Hon. Member to sus pend his motion, as the Court was but thinly at tended at that time. Mr. OLDHAM said, it was not at all necessary, as his motion was merely for a Committee. After a few words lions Mr. S. DIXON and Mr. OLDHAM, the meoion was aggeed to stud a Com mittee appointed. VAUXHALL. T HIS EVENING, FRIDAY, July e 7, there will be a GRAND GALA. A brilliant Display of FIRE WORKS, by Signor Madras% Particularly a grand impupiag Scene of The ERUPTION of MOUNT VESUVIUS, And the Ray of Naples The Military, Caledonian, and Pandean Rana will perform between the Acta. Admierion, Jr. 64.—The doors open at Seem; the Com rent to begin at Eight. Second Act of the Casten at EM... o'Cleck prerliely. WEST'S NEW wild EXTENSIVE GAL LERY, Nu. 14, N. wisawatreel,lurd-alreet, IS NOW OPEN, containing NINETY.THREE PICTOREA painted by the lair 11;ENJANIIN WEST, Esq. President of the Ru)al Academy, including Specimens of his earliest awl latest Prodweaions—.un view ever) day ftura Tra till Sir. Adasittaace Owe Shinithe. Catalogue One Milian. Annual Admissive Tickets One Guinea each. CHARLES SMART, Ilaeretser. Nn. 14, iditwasah-dtwtel, thawed-street. LADY MORGAN'S NEW WORK. This day is pithlisked, in two rola {to. containing nearly IWO closely printed pages, price SI. 13s. W. hoards, ITALY.--BY LADY MORGAN. " Lady Morgan 's View of Italy emnbittes the high tune of philosophy with the most gay and familiar descriptions of she life and wanner of the very noised societies to which she bad access ; mid her opportiouities were highly favour able to the task she had in view. Hrr narrative almonds with striking anecdotes, trails of character. iscidinits, fetes, •otl farces, which will highly interest Hie prblic."—.Morning Cbro•ic:e. Printed fur Henry Cr,!barn and Co. Conduit amyl; Bell sad Bradfate, Edinburgh ; and John Cumming, Dahlia. GREAT NORFOLK ESTATE AND MANORS, WITH A NOBLE MANSION, TO BE SOI.D BY AUCTION, By Mr. WAKEFIELD, At Garraway's Cokee-hottae, 'Chasage-Alley, Combat, ow FRIDAY, the 10th of August, at Twelve o'Clock. Lot I. MANORS, or reputed MA NORS, or BUCK ESN M SIBTON, is C►outon, and THETFORD-CUM-HA I.WICK, exteisdiug ever a large trail of country, together with a noble Mansion called BUCKENHAM-HOUSE, situated is ao anemia Park of Ooe Thousand Two Hundred and Fifty Acres, together with soodry Farms, consisting of Eight Thoissassil Nine Hundred Aires, tendering this Lot TEN THOU SAND ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY ACRES OF LAND; about eighty miles from Loudon, and eight from the &Hough. Assize, and Market Town of Thetford, i■ the Counties of Nut folk awl Suffolk. This Lot forms one of the Ilnist Sporting Properties is England. The Park is Seely ornamented by old Timber, and large @beets of Water, supplied by Stream's which run fur many miles through the Pilate. A Na. vigable Canal also runs from Tberford to Lynn, and a Chalybeate Spring has bees lately discovered at Thetford, where a Pump-room is erected; and them le great proba bility of vast value befog added to the properly adjoining the Town, from this circumstance, at on very slialant period. Lot 2. Tive A DIfOWSON to the ALTERNATE PRE. SENTATION to the UNITED RECTORY of LANG FOR TRCU7I7.tO nu RGH. Lot 3. A FARM, is the Parish of Aabill„ near Walton, Three Hundred and Seventy Ades; in the occupation of Roger Jarry, at a Rest of 4501. Lot 4. A FARM, in the Parish of Asbilh Two Hundred sod Thirty-Eight Acres; in the occupation of JUDI* Toler, let ott Lease fur 3501. per Annum. Lut 5. A FARM, in the Parishes of Asbill sad Hough. ton, let on Lease, with Lut 6, to Robert Miller sad Sop, being Four Hmisdred and Sixty-oue Acres, at 7951. per autism. Lot 6. THREE CLOSES of LAND, Thirty-eight Acres, compitsed in the Lease with Lot b. Lot 7. The SIANORS of UPHALL, COLLARDS, and GEARNES, iu Ashal, with its laitit-routs. Fines. Richt., sad Appurt.oarte.s; rendering the Owner NAPICRER at the KING's CORONATION. To be viewed by Tickrl. only, which wiay be had of Mr. Wakefield, Pall-mall ; and of Messrs. Few, Ashmore, and Hamilton, Solicitors, Covent grades; and Particulars had of them, mid of Mr. Edward Foivell, Thetford; of Messrs. Forster and Uothanke. Sulucitoro, Norwich ; of John Bright. weo, E.q Banker, Yarmouth; of Timothy Hiplines, Esq. Solicitor, Busy Si Edmund's; of John Foreman, Esq. So licitor, Harlow ; of Thos. Hall. Solicitor, Sadiron We. sire; of Mr. Wakefield. Brook-sliest, Ipswich; of Thomas Gepp, E.g. Solicitor, or Messrs. Mcrgy and Chalk, Chelma. feria; .t the Rutland Arms, Newmarket ; arid at Garraways,, N EWGAT E MARKET. A Petition was presented room certain inhabi tent* of the vicinity of Newgate Market, complain ing of the inconvenience of the vegetable market, and praying that tome alteration might be made, fur the pureuse of better providing fur the same. Mr. h. Dixon asked, whether the !tenons vend ing vegetables at Newgste Market had been con sulted, and had given their consent to the Petition? One of the Petitioners at the bar answered that those persons had nut been consulted, nor had they given their consent, A Member, whose name we could nut learn, moved that the Petition be referred to a Com mittee. Mr. T. N. WILLIAMS seconded the motion. Mr. Deputy CitOWDICIL dist the object of the Petiiimirni could not be tfleeted without sub jecting the other inhabitants to a nuisance. Seve ral of the persona who hod signed the Petition had not done so of their own notion, but from the soli citation of others. Mr. RVICOMI36 concurred in what had fallen from his Hun. Friend. Mr. S. DIXON ssid, any increase of the business of the market, in au narrow a part as Warwick-lime, "would render it wholly itnpasaahle t Mr. Sheriff WAITIINAN thought the state of the markets required the particular attention of the Court. He should be sorry to incommode the neighbours in any way, but he was of opinion that if a larger space were allowed for Newgate Market it would promote competition, and improve the city revenues. It was his intention to bring for ward a motion to remove the Fleet Prison, and establish an open market in its place. A similar design had been entertained fifty years ago. The 'motion was then agreed to. LONDON BRIDGE. The Report of the Co. eeeee itter of the (louse of Commons on the state of London Bridge having been rend— Mr. OLDHAM said, it had become • part of his duty to bring before the Court a question, he would venture to say, of greater importance, as respected the local interests and the revenues of the City of London, than any which had been brought before it within his memory. It had been his misfortune to wade through two volumes or evidence taken before the Committee of the House of Commons on the subject, and lie lamented to say, that in or der to make the question intelligible to the Court, it would be necessary for him to occupy a much larger portion of their time than he was in the habit of doing. The subject of London Bridge had been repeatedly before the Court, upon peti tions from the coal and corri.merchanta on the river, setting forth the losses of property and other inconveniences, which were occasioned to them by the structure of the bridge. The Committee of the Bridge House Fatale►, upon inquiry, found that much of the inconveilience stated in the petitions did exist; but so much difficulty lay iii the way of its removal, that the sithjtct had at length hers' brooglit before l'arliutnent, and a Committee of the Hoti•e of Commons had been. appointed, Irian which proceeded the Report which had been read. In consequence of the appoint ment of that Committee, the Court had referred to Mr. Rennie, and several other professional gentle. men, to Inquire whether, in point of expense awl stability, the plan of alteration of the present bridge, recommended by Mr. Dance, would be more expedient than building a new briil l .7e. Those gentlemen presented • Report on the Itith March. 1831, in which they stated, that although the al teration which hail been suggested might he car ried into effect, yet, in their opinion, it would be better to build a slew bridge. Now he (Mr. 0.) complained of the conduct of these gentlemen, Fur whereas limy were required to state, whether the building of a new, bridge were preferable, both as to the cousideration of the expense and stability ; they gave the qiirstiou of sta bility the go by, and founded their recom mendation on no pothetical opinion as to the security of the foutidations -of the present bridge. Upon the evidence and report of those Gentlemen the Committee of the House of Coin mons reported as their opinion, that the only effectual way of remedying the inconvenience, and removing the ttbetttsettosts to the navigation of tha flirty, was by the total removal of the present bridge, with the water-works and starlings. and the W 3114111 ., of anew bridge or only five arches. Now from that opinion, with all proper deference to the Committee, be (Mr. Oldham) begged leave to di,- rent. It would dl become hint to make ally re-. marks upon the construction of a Committee a-the House of Commons. He had often expressed his opitoon of Parliamentary Reform, and at present he was disposed to beconie a Radical Re former, butt he would commence by refornt-• log the Radicals themselves. Those persons who generally let themselves up as the friends of the people, had in this instance send most strangely in recommending a useasare which would isievitably go to impose an additional tax on some portion or other of the public, whether it was on the City or on the passengers over the bridge, and that without the smallest necessity. The Hon. Gentleman then proceeded to comment on the etia deuce before the Committee, from which he read sevesil ea4reettas sheering that the Petitioner. .It tbs. else, mod represented themselves as sustatatiug (vim the .detention of the craft fur sevens holm daily, ou account of the tide, • loss of several hundred point& a year, and that lives were occa sionally lust in the passage of the bridge ; and that the evidence adduced by the Bridge House Com mittee shelved that the lose of lives proceeded (tom the inexperience or neglect of the lightereueo ; and he contended that the weight of evidence wasagainst the Petitioners on this point. With respect to the remedy of the inconveniences complained of, be quoted several passages of the evidence, to shew that the witnesses themselves admitted that the alteration of the present bridge winch lied been suggested, namely, of enlarging the arches, would be perfectly satisfactory. The first question, therefore, for con sideration was, whether the foundatious of the bridge were in such a state as to support tiny addi tional weight which the proposed alterations might impose. On this point Mr. Rennie stated before the Committee, that of the practicability of the alteratioit, as far as the erection of the four new arches, he entertained no doubt, and that the ex pense, hi - chiding' temporary bridge, would beabout 94,000/. on the supposition that the foundations were - at present secure. With respect to their se curdy, that could only be effectually ascertained by wrens of cotter-.lams at an expense of 11,000/. or 114,0001. each ; that he certainly should not con sider any new work, or the old piers safe without examining them by means of the coffer-dam ; and that the expense of such a survey was not in cluded to his former estimate of 91,000/. The opinion of Mr. Rennie had been confirmed by Mr. Montague and the other City Surveyors. In order, however, to shear to the Court that there could be no doubt flirt the foundations were so secure that they would last fur ages, and that there was also as little doubt of the practicability of the 'lteration of the present bridge, he referred to the report of Mr. Dance on the elate of the bridge in 1799, coofiemed by Mrs Bowles, an engineer, who stated that the general maw and body of the work was in a state to last fur ages; to Mr. Chapman, who stated that as to the piles, he had no doubt of their lasting for ages to come, and bearing the additional weight, and that they would he less liable to injury after the altera tion, because the force and velocity of the water would be decreased; to Mr. R. Walker, the engi neer, who stated that in 1796 he had recommended the build,ti of ■ new bridge on the old piers and starlings, and that his opinion of their stability had been since confirmed ; that no coffer-dams would be necessary, for the piers had stood upwards of 600 years without any appearance of settling, and that he as. satisfied that new arches on the old pier., if the starlings were retained, might be made as secure as an entire new bridge. He also referred to the alririions of several other practical men, who all agreed that the alterations might be made with per feet security, and et an expense of less than 100,0001. It also appeared that when the bridge was so alter ed, the expense of keeping the starlings in repair, which was now 4,0001. would be reduced to 2,0001. aunually. What he should propose, therefore, would be this :—The water-works must at all events be removed ; after that was done, he would recontineud that one pier on each aide of the cen tral arch should be removed, fur the purpose of tttrniug a large arch in the place of two small ones; and if that were found to answer, then at a future period in remove another pier on each side for a similar purpose—thus proceeding by degrees as experience should prove the esfety and practice bird), of the plan. The question of the effect which would be produced on the waterway by either plan, was one of tremendous and vital im portance. lie referred to the evidence to thew that the enlarging of the waterway would cause the tide to flow more evenly and smoothly, and would not obstruct the navigation of the river above the bridge; the total removal of the present bridge would, however, cause an elevation of the tide above bridge to such a degree as to overflow the books in many party, and cause inconceivable danger. The new bridge was proposed to he raised considerably higher than the present, by which means the accli vity would he much greater and much more incon venient. One Gentleman suggested that the rise instead ui true iii twenty-five should be one in forty ; which would render it necessary to take down one hundred and sixty houses at au expense of sor 600,000/. Mr. Rennie stated, that a rote of one in twenty-five would require the removal of six houses ; hut Mr. Montague, the City Surveyor, whru called upon for an estimate of the expense of such re moval, gave in a schedule of 43 honses which it would be necessary to pull down at an estimated expense of 150,000/. It was impossible for the Court to cal culate within one nr goo,ooof. what the expense of a new bridge would be. His own opinion was that they could trot in any manner get it out of !tend under 900,000/. or 1,000,0001.; but If what ap peared to be the proper rise (of one in forty) were adopted, it would cost them at least 1,500,0001. They had the best of evidence to thew that the expense would be enormous—at appeared too that the public generally were not complaining of the present bridge. Whence were the funds to be de rived for the erection of a stew one t On the bridge estates they would not be able to raise more -- Pima 70. than 200,600. anal where wm the rrat to conveYr•lkt, They could only raise it by a toll or 1i911 ; 00465t public, at the rate of about 30,000/. • 10#:-. and he could see on earthly reason alt preseat " they should be called on to levy any tat Eilthe public, Oleo they had the means iu their whoa Laude of effecting all that was requisite by assiAtr ration in th e o ld bridge. Ile really beiseveffißtat the public costa not have heard one-tentli,plirt..., the outcry which had been raised of the .ilh ryl Loudon Bridge, had it not been for the depteasid state of the fiumices of a neighbouring bridge cola- . patty. For at a alerting of the Proprietors of that bridge, on presenting the Report, the Clutiniaa had stated that a Report had ',era made by a CAN taittre of the House of CAlMlStriar VI, the slat/ Asf. .Joissiclort Bridge, recommending the errs:tam I na Ise* oh', which no doubt could be carried also street. That *oath, Kite rise to an increase of the arodece of the tolls of the Southweek Bridge, he congratulated the Proprietors un the prospect. which was thus held out to them. Ile coucluded, by sassing u series of Resolutions, expressive of the opinion of the Court, that upon full cousiderstieli of all the circumstances, it would be more rape dient to effect regain alterations and improvetanata7 is the existing bridge, than to erect a new one. Mr. HUILCONIBB seconded the Resolution. ' Mr. Alderman Woos defendedih - e ct;nduct and Report of the Committee of the House of Com. mous. The Hon. Member had relied mainly aria Chipman's evidence s as to the practicability of building a new bridge upon the old piers. Chap man said that it could be done, but it would * necessary in that cue to keep the old starlings ; be said it would be safe as long as the old startioge remained, but every waterman would tell thew,. that if the old starlings remained, the obstructiOn to the navigation of the river would not be at all removed, and every gentleman must know that such was the case. IVIIII respect to the op preaches to the bridge, he would say nothing; hi had nothing to do with them ; he stood there as trustee of certain estates, the fund. of which, in his opinion, could not be applied to the approaches, bait were only intended to apply to the bridge itself.--. The estimated expense of a new bridge, according to the opinion of Mr. Rennie and other scientifie men, with which he was disposed to concur, would riot exceed 430.0001. To meet winch they had' already in hand front the Bridge Estates 100,0001. Twelv e mo u ths, or yearly, would elapse before Bill could pan for building a new bridge, which would put them into possession of 45,0001. more, being a year's income of the estates; and twelve months after that would expire before • temporary ' bridge could be erected, to which they will re-. ceirre another year's income ; so that before the lint payment they would be Called On to melte, they would have 150,000/. in hand. The order of the payments he calculated at 50,0001. for IW4, and 100,0001. cacti for the years IBM 1827, and 1828 ; during ohich they would have received from the Bridge Estates 100,0001. in additioo to the 150,000/. iu hand. So that they would have to borrow a sum of only 200,000/. ; or even admitting that 300,0001. were borrowed on the Bridge estates, the revenues of these estates would pay off the debt in the course of thirty years. He would now come to the los proveioents and approaches. The petitioners core. planted of the obstruction to the navigation of the River at preaent s and wanted .remedy. Supposing the erection of a new bridge to be determined on as the most effectual remedy, they ottght at least to pay a part of the expense of that remedy. A toll of 2d. per too on all the barges that now go under the bridge, would yield 10,0001. a year. Upon a calculation that the necessary improvesuents would require a sum of 130,000/. it would take thirty years of such toll to pay off a boars to that amount. This was a contribution to which the petitioners could not fairly object, as they were the par ties who were to be benefited by the improvements ; and according to their own *hewing, the saving iu time, difference of mark, and the repair of their barges, would amply make it up to them. He had thus endeavoured as briefly as possible to bring be fore the Court his own view of the subject in figures. If he erred in his calculations, he erred with others whose judgment sod experience were :greeter than his own, lie acted, however, from a seine of duty, and a firm conviction that it would be more for the honour and credit of the City to adopt the recommendations of the Committee of the House of Commons to build a new bridge, than to , patch up the old one. Mr. FAests.-saitl, he was aware that strong pre. judices existed in the Corporatiou w fuser of the old bridge, and lie was not at all surprised at these prejudice:v. Until the last six mouths, he had him self been a zealous old bridge defender ; he had however within that time become a proselyte to the opinions of those who thought a new bridge pre. ferable s and lie felt all the warmth in support of his new persuasion which was generally a*crelied 4.• young converts. He ask.d, whether it was'bre...,. leg the City of London to allow snob a duns or h,r to the brat river so the country as delayed the tralrie on the river fur so many hours in the day. as this binges were compelled to wait before they cooled shoot the bridge. It was an evil which called for a remedy, and whatever the expense, a remedy ought to be provided. He concluded by stiovieg, as vs. amendment, a Resolutiou expressive of the meteors of the Court that it was expedient to concur is the Resolution of the Committee of the House of Colts. mons, to build a new bridge, with "as little eleva tion of the centre arch as possible. Mr. Seeps seconded the amendment. fit-en tered at cominkrohle length into the history or London Bridge. from 1120 to 1760, at winch pe riod the two arches iu the centre were turned into ooe. He dwelt upoli the sacrifice of lives rod pre aPendrtYcocleeansdineldiettiliba y t they ibe weer present form preservation of both. It was in the highest degree p o fo u r o m d t of o the consult br" i t g lir e. ditigracaul that the spirit of enterprise, uu 111111411' , from whet motive, should have led private intim.