The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-04-17 00:00:00

Ilary.le hone Trust,
Old-Orert Trust,
Highgate and Hampstead
True.

K. oaugton T. est,
Harrow Treat,
Brea t ford Trust,
lateworth Trust,

Stamford Hill 'trust,
City Rood Trust.

Sauey and Sussex Trust,
New Cron Trust,
Surrey New Road Trust,
The following Resolutions of the 26th Day of March
last, were read

Resolved—That the Meeting having maturely considered
the " Metropolis Road Bill," are unanimously of opinion,
that the preamble is taut fomented in fact.
That the present @eaten' of local Trusts iv, both in prin-
ciple and practice, better calculated for the maintenance of
Rood Roads lbws exteusive Diatritts, which the state of
most of the Roads round she Metropolis at this time incubi.
teetably proves.
That the principle and provisions of the said Hill are in-
*tilting to the understandiags and deer:idiot to the feelings
of respectable bodies of m•n, who give their time amid Ser.
vice gratoituously, who, from their local modem e, are most
interested iii the state of the Roads, and, Gum their know.
ledge and experience, fully competent lit their matiagement.
Tied though the Rill permits a few individual Trustees
to be chosen, yet, in effect, they will be mire ciphers,
under the tundra of General Ti::stees anal Ilse Surveyor.
General, who will base the entire 11111.14111m0 lenre and ina-
nagewielit, with unlimited power to aptaminl Sob Surveying,
Inspector*, and oilier Officers, to purchase Materials, to
pirate Contract., fie.
That it appears to this Meetieg, dist the evident ten.
stoney of the Bill is, to rrr.tr umseceflory Offices milli
Sauk% sod Allowances, which will cause Melds expeg,,e,
seal entail briny bum dims on the ailjoiuttic Panahrs and uu
taw Politic.
That in the opinion of this Sleeting, it is only necessary
:to lewd the 8.11 to perceive that it will be weak and in.
eaticiesit fir all 'info, purposes.
'that it substitute's a rash and hazardous condiment for

a SiStela "nel i0"4",1 hytmei xperience,sml • it • lirre rsavun
in fear. Mot all of improving, it m 17 ultinirtrly ire injurious
.10 Mr Basil,.

That the Meeting fed it a dory Which they owe to them-
., It e 4 moil to the stake ti.e. Of all Inn Ail meats. to

witpuse theism! Bi;l, and do recommend it I. cetieral eon-
moderation, should thi• Bill be ',nitwit into a Law,
it may, perhaps, be followed by similar Bills thronbout the
Kingdom.
It was then liroolired...Tlat the said ResAutions be re-
prirtid ; and
Is was further Reaolvi d—That Otis Meeting observing
the M Metropolis 'ruts:pike Hoed Hilt" lib hare been read
second tinge its the House of Common*, and refined lu a
Committee, it he recommended to the s I Trial* nut
to relay in their exertions in upirositi,; the said Bill; mad
That this Meeting (Wel:liming all pi ivate views,
wit; -totalled eulely by motives of general c I, feel it their
duty to call the attention of all the Tarn pike
Trikit• in the Kingdom, of the ailjniuilic Parishes. and of
the Pubhr nt large, to the Principle and PritYl4l ~,, s of the
said ft 11, ionvinced, frum its roture and teutleitcy, and
allude uf operation, that it would prove extremely iojunll tit.
hi,;ised by Order or the Sllertisig,
J. It. WI ULU% MS, Chairman.
Tl,e Chairman having left the Chair, the °looks of the
ileetnig were unanimously voted to him fir his able and
Judicibusconduct to the Chair.

AMIN BICKNELL,
Clerk of the raid DevitoCons.

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