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REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS APPOINTED TO INQUIRE INTO THE STATE OF SUPPLY OF WATER TO THE METROPOLIS. After some preliminary observations, the Com missioners in substance say— The s u p p ly o f t hi s , t h e mos t ex t ens i ve portion o f the Metropolis, is dependent upon five Companies, the New River, the East London, the West Middle sex, the Chelsea, and the Grand Junction Com- Th e New River derives its supplies from a spring at. Chadvrell, between Hertford and Ware, about 21 miles nort h o f L on d on , and from an aria f the river leo, the source of which is near the Chadwell 'Pring, in the proportion of about two-thirds from the former, and one-third from the latter. These u nited waters arc conducted by an artificial channel 1 4 , te arly forty miles in length, to four reservoirs, called '"e New River Head, at Clerkenwell. Since, n°Weyer, the abandonment of the London Bridge, and of the York Buildings' Water-Works, the New - "Aver Company have found it advisable to erect an engine at Broken Wharf, Thames -street, by which eY are enabled occasionally to supply parts of their district with Thames water, when from acci dental causes, the flow of the New River is impeded. Company number of tenants supplied by the New River Lompany is been 66,000 and 67,000, and the quan tity of water which is daily supplied exceeds 4 3,000,000 of gallons. The East London Water-Works are situated at Old Ford, on the river Lea. This company has roar reservoirs; the number of tenants supplied irnounts to about 42,000, and the daily consumption ( °f water to nearly 6,000,000 of gallons. , The West Middlesex Water-Works are upon the banks of the Thames, at the upper end of Hammer 11,,,,rnith, and draw water exclusively from the river.— They have two reservoirs, one at Kensington, and nue at Little Primrose Hill; they serve about 15,000 tenants. The average daily consumption of water is 2,250,000 gallons. The Chelsea Water-Works are upon the banks of the River, about a quarter of a mile cast of Chel sea Hospital and their supplies are derived entirely from the Thames. They have two reservoirs, one ~„1 " Hyde Park, and one in the Green Park, close to . rieeadilly. They supply about 12,400 houses; the "rage oaily supply being about 1,760,000 gallons. The Works of the Grand Junction Company are a l so at Chelsea, iminediatelyadjacent to the Hospital. 'hey derive their Supply from the river; they fill three reservoirs situated at Paddington, and from t hese their district is served. The number of their tenants does not appear to exceed 7,700; but their d aily consumption of water is about 2e800,000 Mons.. It appears from this statement that the portion of t he town upon the north side of the river Thames, I ncluding the cities of London and Westminster, is ' ll Pplied daily with a quantity of water amounting t ° nearly 26,000,000 of gallons, and that the total "umber of houses and buildings receiving this supply 41nounts to about 144,000. The average consump tion in each house, supplied by the Grand Junction ` - ' o lnpans7, amounts to about 363 gallons daily. The 4 rer age of the whole daily consumption of each 11 .4ise is about 180 gallons. Of this water, more t han one half of which is derived from the Thames, lali ge portion is delivered at very considerable ele vations above the level of the river, constituting that is called high service; for which purpose fifteen tearn-engines are employed, exerting a power of s hout 105 horses. It is obvious from the above statement, that the tiontity of water supplied in London and West ,linster is abundant; and in our examinations of in dividuals touching the quality of the water, we have in no instance met with complaints of deficiency '" quantity. The supply of water to these parts of the Metro- POlis, situated upon the south side of the river, in cluding the Borough, is dependent upon three esta blishments—the Lambeth, the South London, and .Southwark Water Works. The first of these is upon the banks of the Thames, b etween Westminster and Waterloo Bridges, draw ing'its supplies from the river to the works. They ba te no reservoir. They supply about 16,000 t enants who consume 1,244,000 gallons daily. The Vauxhall, or South London - Water-Works, are situated in Kennington-lane, and have also an Nine on the River, at the foot of Vauxhall Bridge. They su p p ly Th ames wa t er exc l us i ve ly, an d h ave i eservoirs for the service of their upper engine. The f Lutnber of their tenants is about 10,000, and the "dily consumption of water about 1,000,000 gallons. The Southwark Water-Works are upon the bank jf the river, between Southwark and London •and derive their water from the river. kbout 7,000 tenants are supplied by this establish "tent, with about 720,000 gallons of water daily. Each of these establishments has two engines, the 44gregate power of the six may be estimated at about 5 horses. There appear to be no just complaints respecting t he . quantity of water furnished by any of these Corn , nes except in cases of fire, when theie has °cm ''onally been a serious deficiency. We have in quired into the causes of this, and are induced to re fer it to the want of proper reservoirs for pre serving a head of water upon the mains when the -" 'nos are not working. the total amount of the quantity of water re- Mitiired for the daily supply of the inhabitants of the etropolis, and for the use of the various manufac tories, appears to be about 29,000,000 of gallons. t „. Assuming the supplies directly to be derived from NI river, it is obvious that the state of the weather materially affect the purity of the water, which • sometimes comparatively clear, and at others more ; )I. less turbid. In the latter state, when thrown nto eisterns,and other receptacles of houses, it is tn anifestly unfit for immediate use ; but after being ,i lowed to rest, it forms a certain quantity of depo sit,, and thus may become sufficiently clear for ordi '7Y. purposes. This deposit, however, is the source of several evils ; it renders the cisterns foul, and his off into those pipes which issue from or near ti lelottotn of the reservoirs. Of this deposit lhe ,mo e r r e ' l tless is almost always collected, especially where the service is direct from the river; and although tome of the Companies have reservoirs of such mg 4ititde.as to enable them to serve water already par u ti k 41 purified by deposition, the system is still very t4 Perfe c t, and the water is frequently supplied in a turbid state. t Same of the Companies have attempted to get it t'er the difficulty by suffering the water to remain t rest for a sufficient time to become dear. But ten when most perfectly performed, the insects t : t itained in the water, so far from being got rid of, ; 041 e, perhaps, even more numerous. NIVe ha ve t a ken i n to consider a tion various plans for % t i t ling the river water through beds of sand and I* Materials. li i mu s t, h o wever, be recollected, that insects and l ii tiended impurities only are separated by filtration. i tt ie. eau be shown that water taken from the parts of river whence the Companies draw their supplies, ini. o ntaminated by substances dissolved, or che ib Nly combined, the most perfect system of filter tean only effect a partial purification. h rom the commencement of our inquiries we have e tto an d - -,„, ea considerable attention upon this subject, . 4 1 , live endeavoured to obtain accurate information fectin g it. order to ensure the subjecting of all these 4 . ow ; • 416 specimens to the most careful and rigid ex for t i l 'tton, upon one uniform system, WC put them, gel at purpose, into the hands of Dr. Bostock, a eat,, l e s n 'au eminently qualified for the task by his eq, e .ive kn ow l e dge of chemistry, and his practical T h en ce in this department of analysis. „;;.: gen era l conclusion he deduces from the whole Th a , ll °I examinations is, " that the water of the it stat e !, When free from extraneous substances, is in Mod, r 7 of considerable purity, containing only a kind I Ve quantity o f saline contents, and those of a do mest :t eh cannot b e su pposed t o ren d er it un fit f or 4 8 it e Purposes, or injurious to the health. But ' a pproaches the Metropolis it becomes loaded with a quantity of filth, which renders it disgusting to the senses, and improper to be employed in the preparation of food. The greatest part of this ad ditional matter appears to be only mechanically suspended in it, and separates by mere rest. It requires, however, a considerable length of time to allow of the complete separation; while, on account of its peculiar texture, and comminuted state, it is disposed to be again diffused through the water by a slight degree of agitation, while the gradual accu mulation of this matter in the reservoirs must ob viously increase the unpleasant odour and flavour of the water, and promote its tendency to the putrid state. It would appear, however, that a very con siderable part, if not the whole, of this extraneous matter may be removed by filtration through sand, and still more effectually by a mixture of sand and charcoal." The examination of the tvater taken from the Lon don Dock 6howed that it did not contain the smallest appreciable quantity of copper. The quantity of water within certain limits, in cluded in what may be called the London District, has suffered a gradual deterioration within the last ten or twelve years. We found this opinion upon the well ascertained fact of the disappearance of fish from those parts of the river, to such an extent as to have led to the almost entire destruction of the fisherman's trade between Putney Bridge and Greenwich. The causes of these effects are, perhaps, princi pally to be traced to the increase of certain man u factoric3, amongst which those of coal gas polluting the river by their refuse, and the constant passage of steam-boats, by which the mud is stirred up. —Where refuse animal and vegetable matter of various deScriptions used to be collected, and from time to time removed for the purposes of manure, it is now indiscriminately washed into the sewers, and conveyed into the Thames. The posi tion of the suction pipes of the engines belonging to some of the Companies in regard to the mouths of sewers, the quantity of dead animals thrown into the river in and about Landon, its contamination by the offal of slaughter-houses, and a variety of other causes, affect the fitness of the water, though in a less general degree. It is obvious that water receiving so large a pro portion of foreign matters as we know find their way into the Thames, and so far impure as to de stroy fish, cannot, even when clarified by filtration, be pronounced entirely free from the suspicion of general insalubrity. In reference also to *this question, we apprehend that there are no grounds for assuming the probability of any improvement in the state of the water drawn from the London Dis trict of the river. EPITAPH ON A TALKATIVE OLD MAID. —" Here lieth the body of M. B. spinster, aged 43, who, on the 10th day of August, 1746, became silent. TILE LOVA T PEERAGE.—The following paragraph is making the round of the papers :—" A New York Paper sit} s, We mentioned the fact a short time since, that two clergymen had sailed from this port for Great Britain, to claim titles and estates in lordships supposed to be vacant. One of them was the Rev. A. G. FRASER, formerly pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Westfield, Massachusetts. The New Brunswick Times has received intelligence that he is about to succeed to the title of Lord LOVAT in Scotland, with an annuity of 20,0001. sterling.' " Brother JONATHAN is here rather sanguine. The reverend gentleman alluded to, who is a Presbyterian clergyman, was in Inverness a few weeks since, making inquiries on the subject. He states himself to be the great grandson of a younger - brother of the famous SIMoN Lord LOVAT ; but from what we hear, the reverend claimant will have some difficulty in establishing his propinquity. H e i s now pro secuting the inquiry in Holland, where his great grandfather was married In consequence of a deed of entail executed by the late Gelleral,SlSlON FRASER of Lovat, the reverend . gentleman is completely shut out from all succession to pro perty of every 'kind, even if he should succeed in establish ing his claim to the Peerage.—lnverness Courier. MARGARET NICLIOLSON.—Yesterday mom ing died, in Bethtem Hospital, the celebrated Margaret Nicholson, who attempted the life of his late MAJESTY.— She bai been confined in the above Establishment 42 years, and during the whole of that period has been insane. She always appeared much pleased whenever any of the Royal Family visited the Institution, and on the occasion of the death of the late Kiwo, requested to be allowed to wear black ribbon. Her age is supposed to have been nearly 100 years. A few days since, the workmeta employed by Messrs. Sins, of Kingsholm, near Gloucester, in opening a fresh pit of gravel there, discovered, at about five feet below the surface of the earth, the tooth of an elephant, partly fossilized, but still retaining a considerable portion of the enamel. It measures 19 inches in circumference, wei g hs bibs. and is in a perfect state of preservation. The tooth is flat, and ribbed transversely on its surface. This curious relic of an antediluvian world is in the possession of BENJ. BONIER, Esq. of Gloucester. About SO years ago, a fossil crocodile was discovered in the adjoining gravel pit, which was lately in the possession of Mr. HAWKER, of Woodchester, in this county.—Bath Chronicle. THE LAST FUNCTIONARIES OF THE LAW. —The duties are at this moment performed by two men, FOXTON and CHESHIRE, neither of whom was ever con victed or even tried, and to each a salary of one guinea per week is granted, with permission to transfer his profes sional labours to any part of the country at times when they may not be required at home. The clothes of the deceased arc now upon no occasion handed over to the executioner. The moment the relatives apply for the body it is removed far them, dressed as before death, to the house of Mr. BARNARD, the undertaker, who resides imme diately opposite to Newgate, and consigns• it to its last resting place. Upon the execution of some persons lately, the Sheriff had some conversation as to the capability of the transverse beam to bear a number of persons, it being supposed that the next Recorder's Report would include several in the paragraph which shuts out the Royal mercy, and the two " Ketches" were asked their opinion; CHESHIRE said, " It will accommodate nine or ten, your Worship ;" but FOXTON, who has had more. experience, and knows every inch of the scaffold, after throwing kis eyes over it, shook his head, and said, " No, your Worship, I can't answer fur putting up more than eight comfortably." It has been erroneously supposed that the public executioners live in the prison. Into Newgate they are never permitted to go, except on the mornings when their dreadful work is to be done. They then proceed together to the scaffold, at the foot of which one of them receives the condemned, and conducts him to the other, wh o is prepared with the neck-rope and cap. They at tentively perform the task of tying and placing on the falls board,' and the moment the bolt is drawn, they approach the extremities, for the purpose of putting the criminals out of pain," by adding their weight to the pressure upon the throat of the expiring person. They arc em ployed also in privately and publicly flogging the prisoners, and it is wonderful with what impartiality they deal out their blows. They receive their salaries over the hatch from oue of the doorkeepers, not one of whom will have any other communication with them, and there is not a public house ghbouthood where they can expect to be served sivniththee a4t i hing. • STATE OE Ta ENGLISH IN INDIA.— Great state, of a certain kind, is still kept up, not only by th e Governor-General ( w h o has most of the usual appen dages of a sovereign , 'such "II ' as body-guards, gold-sticks, ,' spea r - men , peacocks plumes, state-carriages, state-barge, and e l ep h ants ), but by all the pri nc i pa l persons i n autho rity. You would laugh to see me carried by four men in and another milees earri a d b e f ore me, man with a huge a relay, two silver a palan queen, two more following as painted umbrella at my tilde: or tcy,ee Emma- returning i from a ~ a rty, w ith the aforesaid silver m aces, or some times four of them b e hind her carriage, a groom at each horse's bead, and four men running before with glees lan thorns. Yet our establishment is as modest and humble as the habits of the place will allow. after all, this state has no thing very darali ng i n i t; a crowd of half-naked followers is' no splendid show, and the horses, the equia pages, and the furniture of Calcutta, are all as far from magnificent as any that lam acquainted with. Our way of life. in other respects is sensible and suited to the climate. The general custom is to rise at six in the cold season, and at half-past four in the morning during the hot weather, and to take exercise on horseback till the sun is hot, then follow a cold bath, players, and breakfast. This last is a sort of public meal, when my clergy and ether friends drop in, after which I am generally engaged in business till two, when we either dine or eat our tiffin ; we then go out again at five or six, till darkness drives us home to dress for dinner, or pass a tranquil evening. Onr rooms are large and lofty, with very little furniture; the beds have no drapery but a inusquito net, and now the climate is so cool as even to require a blanket. —Bishop Iftber's Journal. CALL DONIAN IlAtt At ALMACIVg. The Annual Fancy Ball was held on Monday evening ; it was attended by nearly six hundred persons of conse quence, dressed in the costume of every nation ; it was splendid and effective. The grand Saloon and the tanglictting , hall below, were brilliantly illuminated with wax tapers; variegated flowers de corated the orchestra, and the temporary pillars; excellent bands of music were provided, and the refreshment tables abnndantly stored. Numerous detachments of the police attended to preserve order without, whilst all was harmony within. As early as half-past nine o'clock more than a hundred tickets were passed : at half-past ten the number exceeded three hundred ; and at this period the great folding doors were thrown open to receive their Royal Highnesses of CLA RENCE. The amiable Duchess (all condescension and good humour) accepted the apology for the absence of the Head of the Highland Clans, namely, the Duke of Aact LL. We never saw her Highness look better than in the Scot tish garb, viz. a bat and vest of plaid, a towering plume, and a dress of white, gold, and diamonds. But the greatest charm was the manner in which the habili ments were put on; fur a VANDYKE could not have per.. sonified the native character more completely. The Duke appeared in blue and gold, very rich, as Lord High Ad miral. On entering the Ball Room, the Band played " God save the King." The four Ladies in attendance also wore ornaments in compliment to our northern countrymen. Prince LEOPOLD arrived at eleven o'clock in a scarlet uni form, as Field Marshal, and quickly after came the Duice of CUMBERLAND, in the regimentals of his regiment. Dancing commenced with the air " Wallace Bled," at half-past ten o'clock ;at midnight the crowd was too dense fur moving on the " light fantastic toe." Quadrilles were afterwards attempted with the same success. ThtE rArtcr DRESSES. It is almost impossible to give even a faint idea of the splendour and variety in this species of spectacle. Every clime was ransacked for materials of richest fabric, which added to the most exquisite taste and fancy, and the labours of the toilette; need we add that all the wealth and grandeur of the world appeared to be therein combined. We will select a few as a specimen : The Duchess of MONTROSE, the leading Lady Patroness, in the full Highland costume, with diamonds decorating her sable plume. The beautiful Countess of ROSERERRY and Lady Met viLux, similarly habited. The fascinating Duchess of LEINSTER, with her striking face and figure, in the same dress and the black plume. The Countess of CASSILLIS, ditto. Lady BAIRD, Lady KENNEDY ; Mrs. FRASER of Lovat ; Mrs. CAMPBELL, of Blythwood ; Mrs. RA3.4BAY, of Inverary ; and Mrs. DUFF. CHIEFTAINS. Sir WILLIAM CUMMING GORDON, Sir ARCHIBALD MURRAY, Sir DAVID BAIRD, General Dun', Colonel LINDSAY, Mr. CAMPBELL of Blythwood, Hon. Mr. FRASER, Lord NAPIER, Earl of ROSEBERRY, Marquis GRAHAM, General RAMSAY, Lord JAMES HAY, Colonel CAMPBELL, Mr. MACINTOSH, and the brave Commander of the 4!d Regiment. VISCOUDIPB9 KEITH, MISS ELPHINSTONE, Mrs. CAMP BELL of Ross. The Foreign Characters were even mere numerous than at the Festival last year. IN THE SPANISH COSTIIMP. The Duchess of ST. ALIAN'Sy in white satin. The hat of silk, edged with brilliants, and turned up in front to display a branch of laurel in diamonds : the centre formed of three rosettes of the purest water. Cluster ear-rings, necklace, armlet, cestus, and stomacher, of the same pre cious stones. The Duke of St. ALBAN's wore a very superb dress of white satin, exquisitely embroidered with gold, and having all things appertaining to the rank of a Grandee of the first class in the time of Philip IV. FURTHER CHARACTERS. Mrs. GORDON, as Mrs. Page, in the " Merry Wives of Windsor," wearing many jewels; Mrs. CAMPBELL, look ing beautifully in a diadem and dress of an Eastern Queen ; the Countess of VERULAM, a Spanish dress of muslin and gold Lady CATHARINE VERULAM, almost equally at tractive : Lady CAMPBELL, in white, pearls, and dia monds; Lady GBOILGIANA MITFORD, in a Grecian dress; Mrs. YARDE BULLER, a black gossamer dress over satin. the stomacher and sleeves superbly embroidered with gold, the petticoat elegantly trimmed to correspond; head-dress, a court plume and diamonds; Mr. HALIFAX, a Polander ; Mr. WILSON, a Greek; M. RICUDO wore a tissue dress, and was in other respects , the best representative of the Sultan Mahmoud we have ever seen : Sir Join; PECHELL also as a Turk ; Viscount and Viscountess D'AxsiiALD, in superb Spanish dresses ; Mrs. and Miss CAMPBELL look-1 divinely in the Grecian garb ; Mrs. and Miss FRASER the same; Mrs. GEORGE LANGTON and a Party, in very handsome Swiss dresses ; Mr. GEORGE MOORE as an Al gerine ; Lord ELPIIINSTONE the same, and both looking the character of those ferocious banditti well ; Mr. ADAM HAY as a Hunter of the Alps ; Lady TioLLorx and Miss TROLLOPE appeared to great advantage in their habits a la-Espagniola ; Mrs. SEYMOUR and Miss MONCE in Ve netian costume; Messrs. HALFORD, BLACKWELL, and JerniErr, an exact representation of the Banditti whe have lately infested the mountains of Italy; Mr. HARRY BAILLIE, a Turk ; Captain Werum.n, a Noble. Greek. FANCY DRESSES OF GOLD. Lady NIGHTINGALE, Lady MARY LONG, Lady CECILIA BUGGIN, Lady MARX SHEPHERD, Mrs. and Miss VAN SITTART, Lady TOWNSHEND, Lady ST. CLAIR, Ladies EMILY and CAROLINE GRAHAM, Lady Fo sass, Lady ISABELLA CAMPBELL, Lady LUCY VAUGHAN and Miss SHIPLEY, Honourable ANNE DUNDAS, Lady GLENLYON. The Countesses GOWER, KINNOULL, and WINCHILSEA, and Lady HAWKINS WHITSHED, wore the most beautiful dresses ever seen. Also were remarkably handsome :—The Marchioness of STAFFORD'S Spanish dress of satin and gold, with a hat of black velvet, plumes of feathers, and a profusion of dia monds; Lady Lucy Cuvz, and Lady ELEANOR Low- THER, appeared to much advantage ; and so did the Marchioness CORNWALLIS, and her very graceful daughter, Lady Sorma LExwox. Captain RoolE, as Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, in a dress of peculiar taste ; Captain HowLET, a Turk. IN REGIMENTALS. Sir COLIN CAMTBELL, Sir RUSH INNES, Earl of CLAN WILLIAM, Mr. YARDS BULLER, the uniform of South Devon Militia; Count nE. DIETRICHSTEIN, Lieui.-Colonel FERGUSSON, Lord GRANTLEY, Major VANDELEUR, Major BULKELEY, Mr. GEORGE DU PRE, Mr. CONWAY SHIP LEY, Sir JAMES Dammam, Sir JOHN MACLEAN, Ma jor R4RIIAM, Captain SHIPLEY, Sir WILLIAM RIDDELL. IN NAVAL UNIFORMS. Viscount INGESTRIE, Sir THOMAS COCHRANE, Captain DUFF, Sir E. NAGLE, Captain VASSAL, Sir WILLIAM BALL, Hon. Captain ANIOW, Sirl'uLTExEY BIALeoLIt. IN COURT DRESSES. Earl of WINCIIILSEA, Sir JAMES MACGREGOR, Sir WM. GRAHAM, Lord BAGOT. Several of the Heads of Clans were absent, and others were out of the Highland habit. Laurel leaves, the woodbine, and oak, were worn; golden wheat ears; and particularly branches of oats, em blematical of the food of the hardy Highlanders. A vast number of massive gold and silver ornaments formed the bordering of the dresses, and particularly those worn by Turkish Suvra was, of whom there were many, but we could not procure their names. As usual, there were many attempts to gain admittance in plain habits, but the Ladies were inexorable. The rooms were inconveniently hot, and the crowds after midnight put an end to the dancing. The Assembly broke up at four o'clock. DALT/11-I. A NE THEATRE.—SHAKSPEA RE S Comedy of the " Taming of the Shrew," was revived last night at this theatre, fur the first time, we believe, for fifty years. Miss AvTON performed the past of ththerine, with much spirit awl judgment. BaAIIAM was tame in Hortensio. The music was indifferently good, with a pleasant touch of drowsiness about it. TEST AND CORPORATION ACTS.---The Rev. ROWLAND HILL, in the course of his sermon on Sunday last, took occasion to allude to the repeal of this Act ; he compared the present day of toleration with the time of Many, when the fires were kindled in Smithfield, and, " blessed GOD that he had lived to see the repeal of this abominable Act, which required you to take an oath that you had received the Sacrament before you could hold any worldly office," and, in a most emphatic manner, ex claimed "and with the almost unanimous consent of the Bench of Bishops! Goo bless their Lordships, and may they have more and more grace given them, to enlarge their hearts still further, and may they be enabled to work out their own salvation with fear and trembling !" and, raising his voice still higher, continued—" bless the Old Gentle men ! I wish they ;nay preach themselves to death ! ! .—it is one of the most glorious deaths they can die, whilst engaged in the work of their Lord and Master." The writer was present, and heard the Rev. Row Lawn HILL last evening; he is between eighty and ninety, but has faculties as good 14'4 ever, and almost as vigorous in me mory. SMALL NOTE TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Mr. Editor, SUNDERLAND, MAY 10. I herewith transmit you the copy of a petition to the legislature, on a subject which titiqUeetionahly engages very great attention in the nortnetti counties of Englandi at present ; I mean the small note currency. Situated as this country is, I hesitate not to say, it will be a ruinous measure to prevent the issue of one pound notes, south of the Tweed, while the community on the northern side are permitted to retain that circUlation..— Why, I ask, is a decided advantage to be given to Scotland SCotland is an integral part of Great Britain, and nothing mire. it would seem to amount to the utmost obliquity in reasoning, td say, that leo attention was dire to the Welfare of ten millions of Englishmen, than to two of Scotsmen. Though we " Southrons" cannot enlist the redoubtable author of " Waverley" in our cause, common sense, and what it; due to the commercial peace of the country, shoUld influence Ministers to act at leati with fairtiesi oti the Pre sent occasion. But that cannot be, if the Scotch mer chants and manufacturers are to escape that change in price by means of an unfettered circulation, which is sure to devolve upon us less-favoured Britons, who have to support an exclusive gold currency. His Majesty's Go vernment should look to this in time; for there certainly never was a greater anomaly in political economy than to have a gold currency in one part of the kingdom, and a paper currency in another. The highest praise is due to the He* Member for Northumberland, (Mr. Bell) for the truly luminous and masterly manner in which he delivered his sentiments in the House last Monday evening, on this very interesting question. He said—and be said truly, " that it was not in the coal trade alone that a paper circulation of a small denomination was necessary—the lead mines the iron works and glass works of Northumberland, (etiarn of Durham, it may be added,) could scarcely be carried on without it. Believing, as he did most sincerely, that the suppression of the one pound notes would cause serious difficulties to the commercial world—that it would paralyze the energies of the former and the merchant—that it would deprive them of the means of fair and honourable specula tion, he trusted his Majesty's Government would think it right to attend to the warning voice of practical and ex perienced men like the petitioners, (alluding to the petition from the Chamber of Commerce, Newcastle, deprecating the withdrawal of the one pound notes), and would be induced to forego a measure fraught with so much evil." If I have quoted somewhat freely from Mr. Bell's speech. I have done so because the Honourable Member has ac quitted himself in the most able and statesman-like man ner upon the occasion alluded to; and I would strongly recommend to his Majesty's Ministers, to re-consider matters before they make up their minds to confer a boon upon our Northern neighbours, which they seen► disposed to deny to the more important part of the empire. (COPY.) TO THE HON. THE COMMONS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND, IN PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLED, The Petition of the undersigned Merchants, Traders, and other Inhabitants of Sunderland, Bishopwearmeuth, and Monkwearmoutb, in the Ceunty of Durham, and their Vicinity, HUMBLY SHEWETH, That by an Act of Parliament passed in the Session of one thousand eight hundred and twenty-six, the period for the circulation of promissory Rotes, payable to bearer, under the value of five pounds, will expire on the fifth of April, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-nine. That a very large proportion of the circulating medium in these towns and neighbourhood consists of a currency of local one pound notes, which is attended with con siderable advantage to the public. That your Petitioners admit, that previous to a check being placed on country bankers by their being obliged to pay their notes on demand in metallic currency, a strong temptation was held out to an excess in the issue of paper of that description ; yet your Petitioners, in justice to the bankers of the northern counties, are bound to declare, that at no time has the issue of bank notes in this district exceeded what the nature of the trade rendered absolutely necessary. That your Petitioners having experienced the greatest facility in carrying on trade through the medium of one pound notes, feel themselves called on humbly to express to your Honourable House, their alarm at the consequences of their suppression, and to deplore any change in the cir culation; being fully impressed with the conviction, that without such assistance it would be extremely difficult, if not impossible, to effect the payment of wages, and other smaller interchanges of trade. That besides the inconveniences which must be felt by the retail traders from a suppression of the one pound notes, your Petitioners beg leave to point out the difficulties which would arise in the payment of wages to the seamen and keelmen, but more especially to the miners and others employed in the various extensive collieries and manufac tories on the river Wear, in which concerns the wages arc paid Weekly, or once a fortnight, in sums from one pound to two pounds, or thereabouts; and some individuals pay not less than from four thousand pounds to five thousand pounds in a fortnight. The consequence of which is, that a very considerable portion of the paper circulating in the district consists of local one pound notes. That the great distance of your petitioners from London renders the transmission of gold extremely inconvenient and expensive, besides being attended with considerable risk ; and your Petitioners humbly submit, that it would be a harsh and unmerited restriction upon their trade, to be deprived of the benefits of a local circulating medium, which affords them so great facilities of commerce, when in Scotland, only seventy miles distant, no such restriction exists. That so long as gold can be demanded for the paper currency, your Petitioners feel no apprehension from an over issue of one pound notes, being convinced that the circulation of small notes affords the greatest facility to commerce, and the suppression of them would cripple their trade, and be highly detrimental to their interest and that of the public. Your Petitioners therefore humbly pray, that your Honourable House will be pleased to take the premises into your serious consideration, and repeal the Act of Par liament which limits the circulation of notes under the value of five pounds to the fifth of April, 1829. And your Petitioners will ever pray. &c. The Duke and Duchess of CLARENCE gave an elegant supper on Tuesday night to the same Royal and distinguished party who accompanied their Royal High nesses in their visit to Astley's Amphitheatre, on their re turn from that theatre. There were also► present the Earl and Countess of CASSIUS, Sir JoHN, Lady, and Miss GORE ; Mr. KENNEDY, &C. Prince GEORGE of Cumlaerland, attended by Sir GEORGE QUENTIN, visited the Cavalry Riding Establishment in St. John's-wood yesterday. Col. TAYLOR, the Commanding Officer, caused the troops to perform a variety of evolutions before the Prince. The students of the University of St. Andrews have presented the Rev. Dr. CHALMERS with a copy of WaLeoN's " Polyglott Bible," and CASTELL'S " Ileptaglott Lexicon," in testimony of their admiration of Dr. CHAL MERS'S talents, and cf their gratitude fur the zeal with which he has laboured to promote their improvement. It is understood that the Protestant Dissen ters intend to c ommemorate the su ccess f u l i ssue o f t h e i r late application to Parliament, by a Public Dinner on an ex tensive ofdse' scale, at which they h o p e t o b e f avoure d w i t h t h e companyheir Friends in both Hous es o f P ar li a m en t, through whose effective exertion s an d sup p or t thi s grea t national m accomplished. We have e nsure g has at been pleasure in quoting the following r e from the Times, with the sentiments of which we cordially agree. None is more deserving of that public support, which we trust he will receive, than Mr. ERERS:-..." We have heard, accidentally, of an int en d ed b ene fi t at t h e Ki ng ' s Theatre, o b e g i v en to Mr. Eax as, t h e l ate manager, Mr. EBERS t hav i ng ruined himself by the perilous enterprise of con ducting the Opera, deserves something more than mere ex pressions of regret for his losses. Pie took the Opera when nobody else would take it—when it was, in fact, shut np for want of a manager. Ile conducted it for seven yeas , and whatever imperfections may be charged on his management, the fault of illiberality cannot be imputed to hi m . For this he deserves well of the public—of the the lovers of the opera, for Opening the Theatre, when, had he had not done so, it might have remained shut until the lawyers had eaten the doors off the hinges—of the owners of the private boxes, then held on lease, whose property would otherwise have been not worth a farthing. A good deal has been from time to time said —more, indeed, than we believ e is at all well-founded—of the proneness of those who take pleasure in the arts to disregard the former ministrants to their tastes when no longer capable o f catering to them. The experiment of Mr. EBERS'S be nefit, if made, will at least afford an opportunity of re butting this common-place : we should, indeed, be sorry to find it also a truism. If this measure is to be proceeded i n , we say let it be done quickly, and do not let an osten sible benefit be made a merely nominal one by being post poned to the fag-end of the season. Do it while the town is full, and it may be done to purpose, or not at all." SPORTING INI`ELLIGENCt. YORK SPRING MEETING. TUESDAY, MAY 13.—The Shorts of 50 soya. h. ft. for 3-yr-old coltd, Sgt. 51b. ; and fillies, Bst. 21b.—Last mile.—Four subscribers. Colonel King's br. f. Bessy Bedlaui, b 7 Mr. Brnadbead's gr.. c. by Viscount e;/..e.... 2 Betting 1.-; ti~ I an Bessy: The Viscount colt, rode by Nelson, went off at the woad of command at strong run ning, with the filly close at his hat:metes; and so they con tinued to the rails, Tommy Lye having hard wok to keep Bessy behind ; here, however, he gave her a little latitude, and slit Went boldly ep to the horse, challenged, got the lead, mending and slatkeniug her pace ad libitum, so as just to keep enough front to yid, which she aid by half a length, without whip or spur being ttsed, leaving off as iresh e she began, and quite full of running. Lye was pulling bard at tier a, treat Ott of the distance, to keep her at moderate running, as she lit 4 to run in another race. Two Year Old Stakes of 30 sovs. eatii ; colts, Bst. 51b. and fillies; Bst., 21b. T.Y.C.-19 subs, Mr. Darnell's b. f. lly flack Spigot--Snowball ......... 1 br. c. Stotforth ..;;;;.;;,.. . .. .. .... 2 Sir E. Dodsworth's b. c. by St. Patrick ..... .• • • 3 Hon. E. Petre's b. c. Netherby . Mr. Wyvill's b. c. by Wanton—The Colonel's dam ••• 0 Lord Milton's b. c. Marcella 0 -- b. f. Doro—sister to Medoro ......... ..• 0 Mr. Crompton's b. c. by Waverley—Margaret Mr. Lumley's b. 1. Zingara, by Tramp 0 Only three placed. Betting-5 to 2 agst Netherby, 4to 1 agst Stotfortb, 6 to 1 agst the winner, 6 to 1 agst Sir E. Dodsworth's, and 5 to 1 agst Lord Milton's f. After many tedious false starts, not unusual to 2-yr , oldl, Stotforth came of in front, all the others close at his heels, with the exception of the winner, who, through restive ness, was behind them all, however she soon recovered her self, and got next to Stotforth, with Sir E. Dodsworth's and Netherby next to her, the others pretty well plated, to within 100 yards of the rails, where of them gave way altogether ; these four then made Alf teresting race, the filly getting a-head at the rams, thecolt watching her with the intention of taking up the running in case she failed, or the others endangered her lead; as it was clear he was held in, and could have won if required. The filly, however, won cleverly by three quarters of a length. Sir E. Dodsworth's and Netherby made a desperate but ineffec tual attempt to get up. The winner was rode by T. Shepherd, Stotforth by Templevnan, Sir E. Dodsworth's by Johnson, Netherby by Scott, Wanton c. by James Ro binson, Marcella by Lye, Dora by Edwards, Mr. Cromp ton's by Goodison, and Zingara by Nelson. Match fur 100 sovs. Two miles.—Mr. Davidson's b. g. Paul Pry, 5 yrs, 1 Ist. 61b. beat Mr. Athorp's g. Candidate, 6 yrs, 12st.-5 to 4 on Paul Pry, who won easy ; rode by Mr. Kent. The Filly Stakes, of 20 sovs. each, Sst. 31b. Mile and a half-9 subs. Colonel King's Bessy Bedlam Mr. Bower's b. dv Vane by Reveller Lady Lord Milton's ch. Slut, by Tramp 3 Lord Scarborough's b. by Reveller, Byram's dam 4tol on Bessy, and 10 to 1 against any other. Lady Vane led off at good sound running, Bessy behind, Slut third, and Lord Scarborough's last, and so they ran till near to the ropes. Bessy then challenged, and a sharp race ensued, but at the grand stand it was evident that she had this race as completely in hand as the first, and she won it easy by two or three lengths. Lord Scarborough's was beat early, and Lord Milton's when within the rails. We are quite satisfied that Bessy Bedlam was not any thing near the top of her speed in either of her races; in fact, she scarcely went faster than a good watering gallop. She was rode by Garbut, Lady Vane by Johnson, Slut by Lye, and Lord Scarborough's by Nelson. THE COCKING. Sir Bellingham Graham's cocks fought better to-day, and won four battles out of the seven. The play stands thus:-- Sir B. Graham (Phillips feeder) 6 mains 1 bye H. Wormald, Esq. (Nash) 8 mains 1 bye 2tol on Nash, and heavy betting. The pit was well attended.—The attendance was numerous, the weather favourable, acid the sport good. There has not been any betting of consequence to-day on auy of the great stakes. BETTING IN ST. JAMES'S. Last night a great change took place in one of the Derby favourites— Sir 3. Shelley's Giraffe is gone altogether; he is lame, having strained himself in a gallop. Zoe has re covered on the odds, it being stated that she no longer coughs. The odds closed thus at midnight:— DERBY. 4 to 1 agst Hon. E. Petra's The Colonel to 1 agst Duke of Rutland's Cadland to I agst Lord Exeter's Zinganee (Folly colt) 10 to 1 agat Mr. Champion's Rough Robin 12 to 1 agst Mr. Houldsworth's Lambtonian 17 to 1 agat Lord Jersey's Lancastrian 17 to 1 agst Mr. Thornhill's Merchant 20 to 1 agat Mr. Payne's Johanna Southcote colt I ► ooo to 12 apt Mr. Nowell's Giraffe (Amy cult)—taken. OAKS. 7 to 2 apt Lord G. Cavendish's Ridicule filly (taken) 4 to 1 agst Mr. Rogers's Zne 5 to 1 agst Mr. Nowell's Rosalie 6 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Trampoline (taken) DONCASTER ST. LEGER. 3 to 1 agst Mr. Armitage 's Velocipede (taken) 6 to 1 agst Colonel King's Bossy Bedlam (takeu) 12 to 1 agst Hon. E. Petre's The Colonel. When he was told the King's Theatre had fallen into its present management, " I hope (said SAM ROGERS) it will be more lucky nuder La Port, tkan Drury was under my old friend Sherry."— The Aye. On the sth inst. there fell at Ugborough and Ivy-bridge, Devon, a shower of hail so heavy, that it lay nearly six inches in depth upon the grouud.—Bath (Aron. DEATH OF MR. PETER MOORE.—On the sth inst. died in France, at Abbeville, Mr. Perra Moonr, aged 76. He was, for twenty-five years, the Represen tative of Coventry, and during a much longer period he had taken an active part in the most important political transactions of the day. He was the son of a respectable Clergyman, and in early life he went out to India, in the service of the East India Company. He there made an ample fortune. His friends say that he might have made one much more considerable, had lie been as unscrupulous as to the means as are the great majority of those who go out in official capacities to our Colonies. Certain it is, that he objected to many of the transactions of WARREN HAS TINGS, during whose administration he resided in India, and that on his return he furnished to 13usixe and SHE RMAN important materials for their memorable attack upon that Governor. Ile became, from this circumstance, connected with the leading Members of the Whig Opposi_ tion, and he maintained a successful contest for Coventry. This contest cost him 25,0001., in securing the " freedom and independence" of that city. He was re-elected for subsequent Parliaments at comparatively little expence.— From the first to the last he was a. thorough Wbig, but during latter years he was chiefly distinguished as the most active promoter of various public works. The first of these was the erection of Drury-lane Theatre. He was made Chairman of the Committee for its management. The transactions of his administration in that capacity, the circumstances of his co-operation with SHERIDAN, and of the general line of theatrical politics, would of themselves fill a volume. The next undertaking which he promoted was the Highgate Tunnel. Ile was the most successful promoter of the Imperial Gas Light Company. He carried the Bills for their incorporation through Parliament, and was made their Deputy Chairman. In getting a Bill through the House, be was one of the most adroit and successful men ever known. Ile conducted the opposition made by the Im perial and other Coal Gas Companies against the promoters of an Oil Gas Company, and defeated them with a loss of about 30,000/. On his side only 15,0001. were lost. He lost the last Election for Coventry, in consequence of some local disputes. The majority of the Electors are silk weavers, and they Suspected that in a contest for high wages thtir two old Members (Messrs. 'Wooer and awe) had favoured the Master-weavers. The Corporation or Tory party took care to increase this suspicion ; and, by plying the Electors with gin and beer, carried the Election. This event weighed heavily on Mr. Moones mind. The , known aptitude of Mr. MoostE caused him to he co rn u i e n a onethe ofthe stability luo o st f courted during the years 1824 and 1825 by the n ew pwriassoin:adelitehefirsse: pepanics. He had by no means lent his indiscriminately, and his friends offer evidence of the thosesincerity x%h which his d d professions adopt. of As h belief eb a d been n ame CO them ied himself in writing the me conspicuous in other s C p o en m t p o ar u i t i s e i s , , ie b a e goat for the sins of a multitude of jobbers, and was assailed by legal process from all sides, that lie wee com pelled to fly to the Continent, for here there was no hope of his last days being re sidedo ir s t ) f e i p s o e w . times, but his mind was much harassed by his reverses and his anxieties respecting the affairs in which he had been engaged in England. He b a s left one son, who is . at present in India, and two daughters, one of whom is married, and both respectably provided for. n f e e and° NEW- LONDON BRIDGE. It etterday a nutnerous Meeting of the Inhabitartt of the Ward of Bridge was held at St. Magnus Church to take into considtration what measures might be most proper, in consequence of the plans now in agitation for the formation of the approaches to the New London Bridge. JOHN GARRATT, Esq., Alderman of the Ward, in the Chair. The Citatasease said, the London Bridge Com mittee had recently thought proper to take into con sideration certain plans laid before • 'theta' by the engineer, and had resolved to "lay them before the Lords of the Treasury, especially recommending one which made a new line of approach, with an arch over Thames-street, of 19 feet from the crown, and about four feet of surface above it. By this means, Thames-street and its immediate neighbourhood would be 23 feet below the level of the required ap proach. This being so great a deviation from the plan originally intended, it became a.question how far the interests of the inhabitants, and neighbour hood generally, might be affected by it; and, there fore, as their Chief Representative in the Corpora tion, he co-Isieered himself bound to communicate the fact for their co'neideration. The grounds upon which a new Bridge was moved, would be in their recollection. The Parliaments appointed a Com mittee to consider the expediene7 of enlarging the archer of the old, or of building a riew bridge. It appeared, upon the whole of the evidence, that the expense of alterin g the Bridge was such, that the Committee resolved to recommend a new one. It was evident that they had kept in view the local interests of the present approaches, by the insertion of these words in the Report : " It appears to your Committee, considering the the local interests connected with t nr h teahse schedulepnssapproachesibl e to t o o t. present Bridges that a new Bridge should be erected on the present site, the same,"—(llear, hear)_b as the Act, certain property in Uppee and Lower Thames streets, as well as Fish-street-hill, was marked, which might.be affected in forming the approaches. Tine evidently showed, that the object in v;en• was to maintain the old line of road, by which the smallest. possible destruction of property would ensue. Re assured the meeting that, although a friend to im provemeat, yet he thought the local interests of the Ward of Bridge ought to be protected. Mr. LOCKE raid, that in October, 1827, four plans were submitted to the Bridge Committee, and after a long discussion, Mr. Rennie was directed to re consider them. An improved plan was produced in April, when it was resolved to consult the Com mittee of Taste upon the several plane submitted. The Chairman of the Committee produced a rough estimate, in which the amount of the expenses was estimated as follows :—Firet s or contract plan, 360,000/. ; second, 790,000/.; third, 600,000/, ; fourth (without any arch over Thames-street), 790,0001.; fifth (likewise without any arch) was 960,0001. There was also another plan, providing an arch, at 567,501. Mr. Montague, however (the City Surveyor), stater the first at 312,2001.; the second at 521,1301.; the third at 531,5001. The fourth and fifth (the plans without arches) lie esti mated at 549,140/. and 566,380/. The sixth was 372,0901. In coming forward to resist the proposed arch over Thames-street, he did so entirely from principle; and should have acted just the same if he had been resident out of the Ward. It was original amend dt ep ,t p eo e r c precedent originaletiedhi d t eer t sAot intooicgt upon , :hvweicra tact, that the ground could be let to Mcffr advantage n a d without the archway than with it, Mr. THORNHILL said the variety of intaests i r o.pf o eofac a rst d tsoih . etreedsi eos h trts e i w ent to London. destroy i;e i, part ro . affected by the projected approaches to the bridge, in of h called loudly for an adherence to the old line of sanc tions the e of any y s t u ti h n g a which lie could ui road.h e construed t u m n y plausible plans were before the Committee, for erecting over, or desolating the property in ques tion, but he hoped, for the honour of the coun t ew the try, that Parliament would never consent or sane isenvi e t ; valuable I r i l e l it i ago e i p r o o f p r er t y d sanc tion such an arch discovery of the London Bridge Committee. It was a most wanton violation of property, and, he was sure, every one would resist it,. The supporters of the arch said that they were net going to take any thing away from the inhabi tants of the Ward, and why, therefore, should they be called upon to pay ? Was it nothing to take away the trade and traffic by which .numerous families were supported ?—Was it justice to erect a new in tercourse to the destruction of the old one ? The meeting would recollect the many thousands that passed from London Bridge up Fish-street-hill, and need not be informed that these thousands mainly contributed to support the retail trade carried on in that part of the City. He was certain a petition to the Lords of the Treasury, or an appeal to the House of Commons, would compel art adherence to the original Bridge Act, or procure compensation iu full for the damage sustained. He would not de tain the IVieeting longer, bui, with its permission, read the various Resolutions which he had prepared for ad op whole tan of the Resolutions were cat: led una nimously. Mr. PEWTRESS, in seconding the second Resole , Lion, contended that the destruction of the retail tradt was a serious subject, and one which, more than any The other, demanded compensation. He was not per sonally affected by the proposed alteration; but he, in common with every other individual of honour and justice, would come forward and oppose every measure, having for its object the destruction of his neighbour's property. Mr. J. SAUNDERS hoped that the injurious pro gress of the proposed plan would be stopped. Mr. DUNN hoped the Legislation would act to all parties concerned with perfect equity and justice. Mr. DAVIDSON corroborated what had fallen from Mr. Thornhill, with respect to compensation awarded to certain parties for the loss of trade in erecting the West India Docks. The CHAIRMAN adduced a cats in point, where 2,0001. was awarded to the owner of a warehouse for the loss which accrued to him. Messrs.Garratt, Thornhill, Child, Pewtres, Lucky, Cartright, Wrench, E. Wrench, Dal',Vl'S, Davidson, and Sharpe were then appointed a Committee pur suant to the resolution. Mr. PEWTRESs moved the thanks of the Meetiii to Mr. Alderman Garratt, fo r the promptitude w ith which he took the Chair, an d the va luable services he had rendered them tha t da y . Mr. THORNHILL c ordiail y seconded th e mot i on . Mr. J. SAtisrams moved, the words " a 6 an a men d men t, th at highly honourable, up r i g h t , an d man l, conduct" be in serted in the Resolutio n p 1 • • -Op05111,,„ thanks to the Chair. Th e Resolution was carried by acclamation. Mr. Alderman GARRATT returned thanks. The Meeting, whi c h was extremely numerous, then separated, aft er vot i ng t h an k s to M r. L oc k e aridThornhill, for their valuable exertions. His .ATAJEsTY gave a grand dinner yesterday at his palace hi St. James's, to some members of the Royal Fa mily, and a distinguished party of Nobility and Gentry. Among th e company were the Duke of CustaERLAND, the Duke and Duchess Of GLOUCESTER, the Duke of WEL -I.lNwroN the Duke of DEVONSHIRE, the Duke of LEEDS, the Marquis and Marchioness and two Ladies Cu. NYNeHAM, Earl _DUDLEY, the Earl and C(' mutess SCARBOROUGH, the Earl and Countess of 1VAr..1% Lord ST. HELEN'S, Lady I. THTNNI: : Mr. and Mrs. A. out! of Naval Officers') STANHOPE, &c. In the evening, LIS MAJESTY his illustrious guests with a concert. The Duke of CLARENcE gave a grand dinner .t : o es it: tea s i r 3 , 4 d t n . ;: y iß m ' oE f n i . ), s i rnoeße E s ° L J D . Row e a r t °l l7is p r a e r s t i y de ( n c c h e iefl in y cth°elllP Admiralty. The party im' ; Admirals Sir E. NacLr. LEY, LAMBERT, Wrsl, fIALKETT, and LAWYORI); Captains VINCENT, PRES COTT, D. PRING, C. GOSLING, H. PATTON, J. D. BOs ,-ELL, M. H. DIXON, TOxER, Roctirowr, F. BRACE. G. DIGBY, SPENCER, OLIvEr., and SzYmorn.