The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-02-19 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PRESS.

Sin—As the eithtens of London are at this moment &axial*
witching the proceedings of the Corporation with regard to the
new bridge prtmited to be substituted for the present Landes
bridge, I wish to call their attention. and that of the public, to the
other no less important improvements, suggested in a Letter ad-
dressed to the Merchants, Rankers. apd Citizens of London, by
Mr. John 'trilliums : and I do not think I can do it so eft/Nally,
as by giefng the substance of that gerdernan's plan in his own
words.

" Find, then, I propose that from the Southwark bridge toll-
gate on the city side. a Hit arch be thrown over Thames-street,
high enough to admit of any loadtd waggont passing beneath,
which would make the road level from the toll-gate to Uloak-hoie,
get rid of a narrow steep hill, and prevent the constant difficulty of
passing the carts, &c. In cro,ing Thames-street.
" east side of Queen-strcet should be widened up to Wit-
ling-street, dle north slue of Watling-ittreel. from Queen-street to
Paul's, taken down, and from the Mansion-house to Queen-alseet,
a line hold crescent should be formed ; to effect which improve-
ments, the purthasc of the hillowing houses would be required :
" 13 how*, on the emit side of Qiteen-street
" 44 ditto, and one smell church, on the north side of Wading.
street
" 32 ditto, to form crescent from Queen-neon to Mansion-house.
" —sq houses and 1 church.

" NOW,lunders;and the city will have to take down more than
130 honses, leaving the expcnae of the bridge itself totally out of
the neat ion ; and when accomplished, it Will only obtain one in.-
pro% ed thoroughfare instead of five.

" These changes made. Prince's-strcet should then be widened,
and carried in a straight l'nr to Moorgste, so that from Finsbury-
square a noble view would he presented of the Alansion-house and
Crescent, to Watling-street, meal by this means that most important
and much desired object would be acquired--namely, a double
north atol south communication. —the one from Queen-street, along
the Cement, to Mourgaite • and the other from Queen-streets along
Watling-street, and by the New Post-otfice, to Aldenigate-stren
whilst this l rescent and iniprovement in the width of Watling-
street would he most convenient for persons and caniages passing
from Comhill to Temple-bar. and the mouth-west cu of the town
thereby hoeing Chearside almost exclusively for the population
going to the north-west end of London."
/I the first pan of the project I will only say, that until sane such plan is adopted, we shall never enjoy the full advantages of
that elegant and useful outlet into Surrey : but the necessity of
some other opening between the west end of the town and the east-
ern part of the city, than that through Chcarside, which at present
is the only means of communication, must be apparent to every
person who frequents the metropolis. The stoppages occasioned by
the immense numbers of carts and which now are com-
pelled to make their slow progress throug this crust ded thorough-
fare, would necessarily be obviated by the proposed opening; and
thus at once secure the coniftirt and convenjuict of the concourse
of persons whose avocations draw them daily to this scene of bustle
and confusiUn. A CITIZEN.