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London, England, 1825-04-15 00:00:00

BLACAFRIARS BRIDGE.

Mr. Cltunitat begged to again draw the attention of the Court
to the still dangerous condition of Blackfriars Bridge. In its pre.
sent altered state, it most decidedly was not impoutble for any in..
dividual walking along, without being either intoxicated or not
attending to where he was going, to meet with an accident, as was
instanced only a few days since. As he saw the Chairman of the
Committee of General Purposes in his seat that day, he hoped that
Gentleman would be able to mdsfy the Court of the intention of
that Committee to render, as far as was in their power, the passage
for foot passengers safe-
The CHAIRMAN' said, Mr. WAdam was now in town, and
Select Committee was appointed in consequence, for Tuesday next,
to take his opinion as to the be.t plan of making the improvement.
The Court might rest assured that it was the anxious desire of the
Committee to make the footway completely safe. (Hear, hear.)
A petition from the daughter of a man who met with an accident
at Bllckfrises-bridge, was referred to the General Purposes
Committee, with power to suss they may see fit.
A petitior from the indigent Blind School, requesting to pur.
chase the freehold of the ground occupied by their Institution, MI
prevented, and referred to the Bridge House Committee.
The Coal and Corn Committee were directed to consider and
watch the progress of the Isle of Dogs Collier Dock Bill, and to
rt.
The
Court agreed to petition Parliament on thq subject of the
Bill now pending for supplying the City and the counties of Mid-
dlesex and Essex with water.
The Coal and Corn Committee delivered in a report on the peti-
tion of the Fellowship Porters, complaining of an interruption to
their right of landing malt, and for the Court to take measures for
the protection of such right, in which they recommended the
prayer of the peritim not to he complied with, and expreseed their
regret that the Court had not acted on a former recommendation
from the Committee to establish a fixed table of rates for the por-
ters. The report was agreed to, and the Committee instructed to
consider of and prepare a table of rates for the further considera-
tion of the Court.
Messrs. J. Bleasen, Gibbs, Deshous, and /lath's), were
elected Coal Meters in trust for the City, and Mr. Figgins a Corn
Meter In trust for a period of four years each.

THE GRESHAM COMMITTEE.
The Report of the Committee upon the state of its fonds was
brought up, and
Mr. FAvsu. begged to say a few words. It appeared, he said,
from the history Of King Charles, whose statue stood in a con-
sp,cuous part of the city of London, that that Sovereign was a
trailer. He was surprised, then, that the statue of such a King,
should be undergoing repair and embellishment, while that of
George 111., which was also in the city, WAS neglected.
Mr. ()Lona% said, the Court would agree that they should be
informed of the appointments and salaries made and disbursed
under Sir Thomas lireshina's will, and of the advent:4es derivable
from such appointments and salaries. Toe Court were quite in
ignorance of the actual state of the ease; but he found that the
sill au'horised the appointment of lecturers upon astronomy,
geometry, end music, to each of whom a salary of lOW. *lea
was to be given. Measures ought, he thought, to be taken to
render those situations, which he believed to be at present sine.
cures. available. For the purpose of gaining the necessary in-
format:on, he should submit a motion to obtain the particulars re-
veering the lecturers, &c. ; and be trusted that the members of
the Court would be able to show to their successors what the Ore-
she I: will and the Gresham Committee meant. The subject was
at preseat buried in the greatest obscurity.
Mi. Dix ea made some observations, which we could not dim.
thinly bear, on the subject of erecting A statue to George IV. in
the same building.
Mr. lave Lt. believed it was not customary to erect the statue
of a Sovereign in the city until that Sovereign should honour the
city with his company at dinner st Guildhall. (A laugh.)
Upon the motion of Mr. OLDHAM, it was then resolved that 14
Members of the Court should be added to the Graham Committee,
fir the purpose of acquiring Use nemssary t• fotinatioo.
The Court then aujoarned.

THE CHETTLE ESTATE, DORSETSHIRE.
By Mr. WILLOCK,
At Ouraway's Coffee-house, Change-alley, Comblll, oa WED-
NIsSDA Y. the 4th of May, at It, in One Lot,
ALarge and Valuable FREEHOLD ESTATE, com-
prising the whole Parish of CHETTLE, moat delightfully
situate within a ring fence, nearly adjoining to the great Western
Road between Salisbury and Blandford, iu the County of Dorset,
consisting of the capital and spacious Mansion called
CHETTLE HOUSE,
with offices, lawns, plantations, kitchen garden, and hothouse, a
convenient farm-house, capital barns, stables, cow-house, dove-
house, cart and waggon-houses, Re., a handsome dwelling-house,
and sundry cottages in good repair, and several inclosures of rich
and fertile arable, meadow, pasture, and wood land, in hand, to-
gether with an excellent farm-house, all requisite farm buildings.
and sundry cottage., on leases fur lives, the whole containing up-
wards of
ELEVEN HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN ACRES,
with the Manor of Chettle, abounding with game, and the Pare.
tual Advowson of the Rectory of the Puisb.
Chettle is sixteen miles from Salisbury, six from Blandfrird, nine
from Sliaksbury, sesenteen from the port of Pool, thirty from
Weymouth, and ninety-eight miles from London.
To be viewed by applying to Mr. Elias Lane, the bailiff on the
premises, of whom printed particulars and plans of the Cstste may
be had, three weeks preceding the Sale; they may also the, he had
at the Antelope, at Salisbury ; Crown, at Blandford ; King's
Arms, at I>orchester ; Russel's Hotel, at Weymouth; Artelnpe,
at Pool ; GrosvencrArms, at Shsftsbuiy; of % Uroolll,Laq.
No. 34, Russell-square ; of William Toole, Esq. No. 3, Heil-
horn-court, Gray's Inn ; of Messrs. Dcwbery and Haslewood,
Solicitors, No. 48, Conuit-street ; of hilt• MitYhPle• Solicitor.
No. IV, Cbaneery-lane ; at thirraware; and of Mr. %%lock,
No, 25, Geklea-mpuue, London.

SLOANE...STREET.
(The Division near Cadogan-terrace.)
ELEGANT SMALL HOUSE,
In perfect order; held for 62 years at a low Ground Rent, with
immediate possession, and the option of taking the nearly new
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE at a fair valuation.

By Mr. RAINY,
At the Auction Mart, on FRIDAY, April 29, at 12,
ASMALL elegantly-fitted LEASEHOLD HOUSE,
comprising two rooms on each floor, the drawing-rooms
communicating by folding doors; situate No. 1.•:, Sloane-street, a
few doors from Cadogan-terrace.
To be viewed till the Sale. Printed Particulars may be had 11
days preceding, on the Premises; of Messrs. Poole, Greenfield, and
Gamlen. Solicitors, Gray's Inn-square ; at the Auction Mart ; and
of Mr. Rainy, 8, Berkeley-square.

PORTLA ND-PLACE,
The Canter of Pak-crescent.
SPACIOUS LEASEHOLD RESIDENCE,
Held for about Eighty years at a moderate Rent.
By Mr. RAINY,
At the Auction Mart, on FRIDAY, April 29, at 12, with imme-
diate Possession,
A SPACIOUS MANSION, erected within a few years,
11l in the most substantial manner, and adapted for a family of
distinction, comprising suits of well-proportioned apartments on
the ground and principal stories, numerous bedchambers and
ogees, very desirably situate on the east side of Portland-place, the
corner of Park-crescent.
To be viewed till the Sale ; and Printed Particulars had on the
Premises 14 days preceding; also at the Mart; and of Mr. Rainy,
0, Berkeley-square.

CH ISW lUK-511DD LESEX,
Near the Duke of Devonshire's and the River Thames.
VALUABLE PLOT OF FREEHOLD GROUND,
For Building upon ; containing Brick Earth.
By Mr. RAINY,
At the Mart, on FRIDAY, April 29, at 12, with immediate pos.

session,
AVERY valuable PARCEL of FREEHOLD LAND
of about Two Acres, containing Brick Earth, and walled on
three side., most desirably situate for building upon, having a
frontafke of 426 feet to Burlington.lane, Chiswick, a short distance
front the Puke of Devonshire's Villa and the River Thames, and
only four miles from Hyde Park-corner.
To be viewed on application to Mr. Adamson, bri:klayer, Chis-
wick, and printed Particulars had of him 14 days preceding the
Sale; also at the Pack Horse, Tumham-green ; the King's Arms,
Hammersmith • Coffee-house, Kensington; at the Auction Matt;
sad of Mr. Rally, B, Berkeley-square.

NEW ROAD, REGENT'S PARK, NEAR ST. MARY-
LA-BONNE CHURCH AND DEVONSHIRE-PLACE.
CAPITAL DETACHED RESIDENCE,
With Pleasure-ground, Conservatory, Stabling, and Offices,
Leasehold for a Tenn of Fifty Years, at a (hound-rent of only
181. per Annum, formerly in the occupation of and the Pniperty
of his Grace the late Duke of Hamilton.
By Mr. RAINY.
At the Auction Mart, on Friday, April 29, at 12. with immediate
possession, unless previously disposed of bv Private Contract,
iSpacious, elegant, detached LEASEHOLD RESI-
DENCE, cheerfully situate in the New-road, Regent's I
Park, nearly opposite to Devonshire-place, comprising breakfast-
room opening to a conservatory, library, dressing-room, spacious
eating-room, billiard-mom, two drawing-rooms, nine bed-chum.
hers, convenient offices, coach-house, stabling, and pleasure-
ground walled round. The Premises are particularly eligible for
a merchant or banker ; or the site of ground is convertible to great
advantage foe building upon, having a considerable frontage to the
New Road.
To be viewed till the Sale, and printed Particulars had on the
Premises; at the Auction Mart; and of Mr. Rainy, B, Berkeley.
square.

WARWICKSHIRE, NEAR TO TAM WORTH, CO-
VENTY, AND BIRMINGHAM.
HIGHLY ELIGIBLE FREEHOLD ESTATE FOR
INVESTMENT.
By Mr. RAINY,
At the Auction Mart, on FRIDAY, April 29, at 12, in 6 Lots,
AParticularly desirable and compact FREEHOLD
ESTATE, tithe-free, and In a ring.fence, called Drakenage
Fanp, situate at Kingsbury, on the turnpike road from Tamworth
to Coventry, six miles from the former, thirteen from the letter,
twelve from Birmingham, and five from Coleshill, and about two
miles from the Birmingham and Tamworth Canal, comprising an
excellent farm-house and out-buildinga, and about 145 acres,
chiefly remarkably rich meadow and pasture land, for many years
and at prereut in the occupation of Mr. Charles IValker, as tenant
from tear to year.
Alpo about FIVE ACRES of rich MEADOW and Right of
Coitmon, in Lower Whitacre.
To be viewed by permission of the Tenant, and printed Parti-
culars had of him fourteen days preceding the Sale; also at the
Castle, Tamworth; Swan, Coleshill; Hen and Chickens. and
Royal Hotel, Birmingham ; King's Arms, Coventry ; Red Lion,
Atherstone ; of Messrs. Farrera, Atkinson, and Parkinson, Lin-
coln's ; at the Auction Mart; and of 111 r. Rainy, 0,
Berkeley-square.