The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-07-09 00:00:00

To) Hrnrcr BANICI:, ESQ.

London, July 7, 1819.
Stet —I observe by the Parliameolary 11t ports in the pub-
lic papers, that oar Friday last you !brought Arrival d a reso-
!Wiwi iu time House of Commons, deelsrio4-
O lit, That whenever a gnat public omi k was to be can.
drela.k.-it, the Surveyorlinieral should invite a competition
of arelsilt cis to furnish designs and 111410.,,
" 2d, Tle.mt the work should he ummdertakee by Mislead,
wader stiVellislment, care lot llg takmm to have the
sup,' intimilenee of a comla•lent archittet to regulate the
various opera!
• 3.1, That a fixed and moderate eumpesisation 1t al-
lowed 10 am lo aimisitret for his superintendence, the usual
mode of a per cessta::e ill calculated to reduce a con-
trol over the expenditure."
Now, Sir, I hex leave to observe that I am convinced that
your motive for bringing forward these measures was per-
fectly honourable, and uttrn•fed for the mood of the ;mime ;
yet 00 turaturc, I am convinced, could have a worse feu-
dency, if carried into effect. In the first place, nu archi-
tect of reputation would submit to a foll2lWeli/illo, as it is
ceusidered ■ miegradalson of their character, sod colise-
qutittly the public can Wive( have but second-rate designs
for all their politic
'floe same objection also 'seems as to advertising the work-
mauship, because builders in a considerable litie of business
will out waste their time in making omit laborious estimates
to compete with adveuturers who will risk sty thing to ob-
tain the name of executing a great work. Beside, it is well
knowso, that iu most of those competitions there is some one
wbu bas the (misuse of some of the Coasruissiouera, and right

or wrong, gains a preference.
IVith respect to the iiiirtl proposal, of 6%iu; a moderate
ClPPlpellSal lull to the arelsits et in place or o per ceilings- ior
11w expenditure, the name objection should he, mask to the
universal practice in trade of employing a broker to buy and
sell goods, because his brokerage is regolated by the amoulit
or value the goods are hawed and sold al.

In very extensive naercauti.e trOllCatialMS, brokers some.
hues diminish their commis-ion, and air Wooly also, in ex-
tensive works, reduce thi it her 'enlace f *hat they ale
allowed in general ; but in this their case differs (iron a
broker's, lorcause the more extersive the building, the noire
extrusive is the employment of the architect, lout only in su-
mo intending the win k, but iu making out the working draw-
ings fur the execution, whereas the sale of a list of gouda is
but nee transaction, whether great or *mall.
It is sistiversally knowie sod admitted in the building lies-
gutless, that the architect considers himself devoted to the in-
terest of his employer, and us the settlement of prices with
the artificers, on far from taking his own interest into cosi-
si.lcration, the constant dispute and accusation i•, that lie is
too shict and severe its his allowauces of his price' to the
artificers; therefore ehangiug this established mode orduiux
business rail 110 no good, but may do mush harm.
In either public 'sr private works, by far the hest way is
to employ ais ■rcllitert of reputati 111 l to snake the design,
and take the superisitendeisce of the execution, sad ene•
ploying the first rale artificers to perform the work at fair
measure and value prices, tel then the employer is sure
of barium the wink done is his satisfaction, and nothing
extravagant paid for it; and another etresolial advantage is
gained by tb•s mode ur doling the basilicas, for if any UM.
I. riot alt. rat takes place in the use or fall of the price
of the building materials doting the execution of ■n extru-
sive work (which has been notoriously the case within these
few years) the architect can regulate the pricer; of the work
accurdisig to the tot4le of the market; sliil ihslo hulk Ilse
employer and builder sill have ju.ticr dome him, which
cannot take place .lieu the work is dose by contract.
I lens' this 'Weasel'', Sir, will appear satisfactory to
is, which ease 1 hope you will he SO liberal as move the
1114/1M of Commons to marled year motion QV this aul'jrci,
um Friday, July 2.
1 ans, Sir. pier most obedient Servant,
A NEAL LOVER OF ECONOMY.

POLICE.

MARI.DOR,

Patrick fireman's was re.exantistrd, charged with
front the house of Mr. White. ttl.r. in Itedforsl-,quare, a
quantity of hooks, the property of Juliet Drake, Ea+ of the
Accountant-Geiserars (Mice, fie.
The l'risuuer was fully committed fur trial.
UllllOll-11ALL
Ana George, a eyprian, was yesterday charged at a prin_
. eipal iu a pomp ut the flail sisterhood who assaulted awl
rubbed Lieuicaltat Lewis, of the merchant service, un
Wednesday night, at a house of ill-manse, iu Dover-strect,
fit. George's-fields. She ass committed.
lowa HALL.
RIGHTS OF THE BOROUGH MARK ET.
Yesterday a pour WA1111414, teamed Merry liseller, appeared
to an inftiontation al the suit of Mr. Tipper, Nu. Ibtl, Hee-
' swindsey-sureet, charging her silk having sold, within one
thousand yards of the Borough Market, a certain quantity
of fruit, to wit—" One half pound of cherries," the same
laritig its cootravatition of a certain Statute, anatle le protect
She fair trade,s of the said Market, by which she incurred a
pallidly of IN.
The witnesses is support of the /antimafia* proved,
that the place of sale was within the biotite specified, but
were nut able to inure that the crudity of cherries sold
aussiaoletl to half a posed, at stated to the leformaiieu.•
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The Pefeadaet was IIibCIISMtII.

At the Assizes fur the I,le of P.ly, held et Wis-
beds ou l'hurrdny Inht, Israel Garner, for barging,
sad James Colguek, fur highway robbery, at re
built (cumd guilty, at.d urr to be rxrculel at Wit.
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