The Sun.
London, England, 1864-06-15 00:00:00

New Street in Southwark,

Yesterday anew and Commodious thoroughfare, intended
as a continuation eastward into the populous districts of
Bermondsey and Rotherhithe of the main street recently
opened between the borough of Southwark and the western
parts of the metropolis by way of Stamford street, was dedi-
cated to the public use in presence of Mr Thwaites, the
chairman of the Metropolitan Board of Works, the members
of the Local Board for the district of St. Olave, and many
other of the principal inhabitants. The new street, which
connects Bermondsey and old St. Thomas's street, is about
1,050 ft long and 40ft wide, and has been made by the London
and Brighton Railway Company, at a cost of about £7,000
exclusive of allowances for compensation, at the instanea
and under the supervision of the Local Board of Works.
This great local improvement, for such it is beyond all ques-
tion, is said to be mainly duo to the Board of Works for St.
Olave. A year or two ago when the London and Brighton
Railway Company were applying to Parliament
for powers
to enlarge their station at London-bridge and to improve its
approaches by buying up much of the surrounding property,
the Local Board succeeded in procuring the introduction of
clauses into the company's bill which they have since made
subservient to the public convenience by inducing the rail-
way
in
purposes greatly
authorities to construct the new thoroughfare, con-
sideration of their having for their own
altered the configuration of the district. This the company
have done
to be more too, wholly at their own expense, but they hope
than recouped in time by rents to be derived
from letting the arches of their viaduct which skirts one
side of the street. The street runs through a populous
district, intersected until now by a number of little narrow
and tortuous alleys, for which is substituted, but it is
said to have displaced the dwellings of about 200 of the
to the localitykncl by classes,
whither, but probably, as they are bound
sesti,es who have in consequence gone no one
of interest, to herd in neighbourhoods
already densely crowded. At the opening ceremony yester-
day Mr Thwaites, the chairman of the Metropolitan Board
took occasion to dilate on the gt eat nublic works in E
con-
nexion with the Thames nihankiii.:•.nt on which the Board
are now engaged, and which, he said, when completed, in
conjunction with the new street from the Mansion-house to
Blackfriars-bridge, would afford a commodious thorough-
fare, 100 ft in width for the greater part, from the heart of
the city to the Houses of Parliament, in place of Cheapside,
Ludgate-hill, Fleet-street, and the Strand. He mentioned,
utunty throughout the metropolis, that I,y an arrangenint
too, as a gratilyir g circumstance to the tax-peeing emu -
which the Metropolitan Beard is now making with the
Chaecellor of the Exchequer, instead of the Board raising
money to carry out its gigantic enterprises at the rate of 41
per cent., it will obtain it from the Government at 3f per
cent.—an
en anoperation,
er a ton' ll
of L
said,
which alone will effact a
saving to theratepayers 8,6 0 0 a year, over a period
of 18i years.

THE NEW POLICE CAP.—Yesterday, on the occa-
sion of her Majesty's drawing-room, a number of the men
belonging to the A divieion wore the new cap on duty. It
is to be introduced to the three first divisions, and next 5 ear
to be generally adopted by the force.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
Tuts DAY.—Moraing, 911. 55m.—Afternoon, 10h. 30m.
ro-moanow.-Morning, IGh. 58m.—Afternoon, 11h. 30m.