The Sun.
London, England, 1852-08-19 00:00:00

THE SUN,

THE WEATHER.—Som OFFICE, AUGUST 19.
THERMOMETER, DT TEE SHADE.
71—highest since noon yesterday.
55—lowest this morning and during the night.
67—this day, at noon.
BAROMZTER, 29 99.
Win N.N.E.—light airs and dull, hazy weather.

LONDON,

London-bridge was the first great cause of the lead-
ing City improvements. The building of King Wil-
a and the
to
the
bridge,sweeping away of the old and
was a great approachltilaarmr-treoswet
improve-
ment. Another was the making of a fine
approach to the Bank from Islington—
the building of such an open and clear
thoroughfare as Moorgate-street was a public benefit,
and merits the public gratitude. Earlier in date was
the removal of Fleet-market (a collection of unwhole-
some nuisances) and the making of Farringdon-
street, with an intended line of buildings, in a wide
street, stretching up as far as Clerkenwell, and clear-
ing away many notorious haunts of vice and perpetual
seats of infectious diseases. When Lad-lane was in
hand, it was hoped that a wide street would have
been opened from the Bank to the New Post-office,
relieving Cheapside of some of its heaviest traffic-
There was great mismanagement, for in-
stead of the wide and open thoroughfare,
we obtained the narrow and winding pas-
sage called Gresham -street, which is little better
than what Lad-lane was—narrow, straggling, and
inconvenient. New Oxford-street, cutting off the
narrow and corkscrew route of High-street, Holborn,
although not a City improvement (we owe it to the
Woods and Forests), must be mentioned here as one
of the greatest improvements by which the City has
benefited. It opened a facile communication from
the West-end to the City, and has much accommo-
dated the public.
The line from Fraringdon-street to Clerkenwell,
too long delayed, appears to be near commencement
at last. There have been difficulties arising out of
the complexity of interests, as represented by the
City on one hand and the Clerkenwell Improvements
Commissioners on the other. These are arranged now,
and further stelae towards the prosecution of the
plan will be taken next month. The required
notices as to the purchase of property have been
given, and after the assessment of value no time will
be further lost in cerrying out a line which will
make a direct communication between the north and
south of the metropolis—from Clerkenwell (with
Pentonville and Islington) direct over the leading
thoroughfares beyond Blackfriarsabridge.
Another new street, now in course of being made,
is that which will extend from Eastcheap, in a
straight line, to the south side of St. Paul's. This
street, to be thirty feet wide in the roadway, and ten
in each of the side-paths, has considerably advanced,
and will have a double terminus westward—one end-
ing by St. Paul's, the other passing to Earl-
street, close to Blackfriars-bridge. Eventually
Ludgate-hill, St. Paul's Churchyard, Cheapside, and
the Poultry, will be relieved, by this route, of the
heavier traffic from the west of the City. The funds
are supplied by the Corporation, but we dare say
that the increased value of rents along the new street
will eventually more than repay the cost of these im-
provements, great as it is. We have glanced at what
13 being done, as it i 3 only fair to mention municipal
consideration for public convenience, whenever it is
exhibited. It proves, in fact, that the Corporation is
desirous of doing some good with its immense re.,
venue, and enable a man to say of London that (on
it) he may travel from Dan to Beersheba, and may
say "all is not barren." This is rather negative
praise, but we shall be delighted to increase it, if
the Corporation will allow us, by deserving more.
In connexion with this subject arises another consi-
deration—where ere the working classes, unhoused
by these improvements in street-extension, to find
future habitations ? The opening of New Oxford-
street broke up the classic regions of "The Rookery"
in St. Giles's, and (to say nothing of the narrow and
populous lanes which will be swept away by the new
City route) the whole line from Farringdon-street
to Clerkenwell, is crowded with the very poorest of
the labouring classes. What shall become
,of these
tribes ? It behoves the public to look at this ques-
tion in time. For every one model lodging-house
already erected (and admirable places they are,
clean, cheap, and convenient,) twenty are required.
In ,fact, a street of such habitations would find full
end mach coveted occupation, and might be erected
on the new line to Clerkenwell. It is pleasant to
Know that, even as en investment of capital, such
a street would yield a vcry liberal return fur ex-
penditure.

The QUEEN held a Council of her Ministers, at
Osborne House, yesterday, end the result was the an-
nouncement, in a supplement to the Lonion Gazette,
which appears in another part of our paper.
Th;s i 3 the reverse of satisfactory. The PRIME
MINISTZR promised, over and over again during the
last Session, that-the new Parliament should assemble
in the Autumn. He now prorogues it until the end
of October, without the notice that it will then meet
" for the dispatch of business." So, should Parlia-
liament meet at all this year, it will be so late, so
close to Christmas as to make it almost a pro forma
meeting. What is the natural inference to be drawn
by the public from this shuffling, but that the Go-
vernment, afraid to meet the Parliament, are willing
to put off the evil day ? No one expected that in the
short Session before Christmas Ministers would
apply themselves to the purposes of legislation—
but it was hoped and anticipat-d that they
would then be rcr.dy to make a full
declaration of principles, and to indicate the leading
features of the new measures, which, of course, they
must bring forward.,We did hope that this Ministry,
certainly not of the hackneyed and red-tap class,
would have had the boldness, if not the prudence, to
avoid the coups d' &at of its precursors during the
last thirty years—such as surprising the public by
sudden and unexpected propositions. Formerly the
practice was to announce a measure one session, and
legislate on it the next. The Duke, in 1829, took
the nation by surprise with the Catholic Relief
Bill, and from that time to the present
Speeches from the Throne have been framed
on the principle -of surprising the world. We
had hoped, we repeat, that Parliament, meeting in
October, would have had some account from-Ministers
of the plans they meant to adopt, the measures they
meant to propose. Instead of this—delay and evasion !
The usual farce of assembling the clerical Convo-
cations is also postponed. It is really full time either
wholly to abolish these Convocations, or to make
them more than a name. The latter might be done
by releasing the hierarchy from the trouble of sitting
in Parliament, and making then an Upper Chamber
of the Convocation, really doing something for Church
discipline and doctrine.

MINISTERIAL TRIBUTES TO LITERATURE•
Reference was made a few days back to the ru-
moured appointnaent of Mr. Warren, the celebrated
author of " Ten Thousand a Year," as the Hull
Recorder. Another distinguished novelist 'has since
then received a marked tribute to his popularity from
the hands of the Derby Government. It is with pecu-
liar pleasure we find occasion to spak thus in
in stating
announcing the nomination of Mr. G. P. R. James—
tbe most prolific of our lining writers of fiction—
s Consul at Norfolk, in the United States.
hand-book to"
We believe, moreover, that we are correct
that a son of Mr. Ford—a gentleman
acts that redectShPoani
well known and deservedly admired for his inimitable
acts that will not - a 5
dis-
tinguished by beenthe ihnelwik
me
imannerhietry, deiesd-
a diplomatic appointment. These are
a overlooked and forgotten by a
people who love as appreciate their national
literature.

Ledhas within the last few hours arrived
Cowley
where he purposes remaining for a brief
n
The absence from Paris of her Britannic
Majesty's Ambassador, and his presence at this mo-
ment in London, may naturally give rise to a variety
of conjectures.
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We
cludrrr sea SO
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thei l,
relict of
i! L . s the ei 1
2 which
4th instant at Leghorn.
THE WRECK OF THE DUCHESS OF KENT
the Right htto Hon, announce
STEAMER.
—Alter the lapse of six or seven weeks from the time of this
vessel being sunk, possession has at length been regained
of her. During the past week the recovery of the sunken
vessel was obliged to be reserved for more favourable tides;
and on Saturday last the renewed attempt to lift her was
frustrated by the breaking of the chain fastened to the main
shaft of the engine from the floating vessels above. This
Iccident having been repaired, another lift was made on
°nd,2l-, which failed, as was expected ; and again on
Tuesday, by which the decks of the sunken vessel were
brought above the level of the tide at low water. Another
lift Will still have to be b which she may be left on
dry ground made, y
~. on the receding of the tide, after which the sand,
which mis he
be cleared her to the depth of between five and six feet, will
out, and she will be made Water-tight and towed
up to the repairi
requisite repitimng deck for the purpose of undergoing the

'THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUS

OLYMPIC THEATRE.

119 pruning knife having been judiciously applied
to ''in Field of Terror, it now goes very smoothly
and teasingly, and has actually turned odt to be an
attrative hit. The house continues to be exceed-
inglywell attended, and Mr. Flexmore and Mdlle.
Auril are nightly called before the curtain. The
fantail° agility of the former as the mischievous imp
afforo vast delight to the spectators, and the exqui-
site dncing of the latter commands universal admi-
ration. In the comedietta Caught in his own Trap
Mr. !arren and Mrs. Alfred Phillips are seen to ad-
mirz)le advantage, but commend us above all to Mr.
Sheers, whose genuine unstrained humour is pecu-
liarl delicious. Many a more pretentious artist falls
far bbind him in true comic power. The present
entelainments at the Olympic are well deserving of
publ patronage. The seasonable hour at which the
perfornances terminate is a praiseworthy feature is
the ninagement.

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