The Sun.
London, England, 1830-10-02 00:00:00

BLACKFRIARS-BRIDGE.

Mr. Huwr waited yesterday Nion the Lord Miger
rAireilitt4neitaotaletA4teliiisettring
disgraceful state of Blaclifriarfrbridge. He said tlie+
gentlemen who exeVel4riltutirii'rity there were, it was 'l
true, constathly mending it, but they contrived to
patch it with soft gravel, and the . heavy waggons
sunk deep and made' ruts, which were fall of mud
in wet weather, and of filthy dust in dry.
The LORD nvott. said hi perfectly agreed with
Mr. Hunt in the opinion that the state of the bridge
was a disgrace to the authorities who superintended
or managed it. He believed that the General Per-
pose Committee were the responsible parties, and
the members of that Committee should certainly be
apprised of the complaint, to the justice of which
the public would bear testimony.
Mr. HUNT slated that the old pavement of Flee--
xi:tett and Newgate-street, substituted by the new,
would have answered the purpose of paving Black-
friart-bridge in an admirable manner. That pave-
ment was of granite stone, but was not now to be
found, except on the premises of some of the won.
thies of the Court of Common Council.--(A laugh.)
—He knew for certain that the tan-yard of Mr.
Tickner, the Common Councilman, in the borough,
was paved with the granite stone which had been
taken from Fleet-street.

The LORD MAYOR asked how it was possible that
Mr. Hunt could distingui.h between the granite
stone of Fleet-street and any other granite stone?
Mr. HUNT admitted that there was some difficulty
but he happened to have his information from the
ravior, who assisted in removing the atone to Mr.
rickner's yard. Ho did not say that Mr. Tiekner
had been guilty of any dishonest act in appropriating
the old pavement, but the thing had an odd appear-
ance.

The LORD MAYOR said the stone alluded to bed,
he believed, been sold us refuse, and was not, consi-
dered applicable for the purposes for which it had
been tried. It was the practice to convert articles
which were set dawn as of no utility to the Corpo-
ration into money, anti to put that money down to
the account of the city; but it was absurd to pre.
itime that, in the disposal of it, a Common-Coun. •
damn would be allowed to make a better bargain
than any other person. •
Mr. HUNT—Mr. Ticknet's yard is certainly paved
with. the granite of Fleet-steet, and we are not pos.
leased of the means of knowing on what terms. I
dare say honestly enough.
The Loao MAYOR said, he could not but believe
that there were circumstances connected with the
matter over which neither be nor Mr. limit could
exercise any controul. Some years ago, when a
contract was entered into to keep the bridge in re-
pair, there was no ground:4A complaint, but of late
the bridge was in a most disgraceful state. Why
the Committee were now so sluggish he could not
at all guess. •
Mr. HUNT said, it was a common current opinion
that the bridge would be thrown down us soon as it
should be thought fit to open London.bridge. Ile
wished to be informed whom he should summon be-
fore his Lordship on a subject of so Orwell import-
ance to the public—whether he should AllEaffloll the
General Purpose Committee, or Mr. Montague, the
clerk of the works? To have it remedied he was
determined, to prevent necks from being broken and
other irreparable injuries from being inflicted. Lest
year he had complained of the same terrible nuisance,
and the newspapers bad noticed the complaint. 'flie
consequence war, that the Authorities had done
Komething in shovelling up for a few dap, but they
fell back soon into their customary sluggishness.
The necessity was now daily and hourly increasing,
arid he hoped that some decisive conduct would be
at once adopted.
The Lotto MAYOTt said he thought Mr. hunt, if
be summoned anybody, ought to summon Mr. Mon-
tague, and his Lordship poaitively declared that he
would do all in his power on the part of the public.
Mr. limo. then adverted to a report in the
Morning Herald of the Sheriffs' dinner on Thurs-
day, the “Ottof September. bat report he con-
',littered contained alibel upon his. Lordship, who sat
on the occasion at the head of the table, inasmuch
as it stated that pheasants formed part of the se-
eond course. It might appear to some very ialala.•
torial whether pheasants were etiteit before or after
the Ist of October, but certainly if any poor man
killed a pheasant before that day, he would he sub-
ject to a severe penalty under the Game Laws,
it could not be supposed that the Lord Mayor would
sanction the violation of the Act. The Morning
Herald must therefore have made an underhanded
attack upon his Lordship, for which there was no
foundation.

The LOAD MAYOa. said, he abstained from eating
the pheasants, precisely for the patriotic cause as,
signed, because to shoot them so early was unlawful.
Mr. HUNT said, that the rich, on occasions of ibis
hind, showed an example to the poor, which they
punished the poor far daring to follow. The Duke
of Richmond had, some time ago, given en enter-
tainment at Staines, on ti 2d of September, at
which pheasants abounded, and who could say tha•
his Grace would remit the penalty, if a pour man
was brought before him for shooting them ? He
trusted that the Lord Mayor would be merciful to
any unfortunate poacher who might be brought be-
fore him.

The LORD Mav9R. hoped there would he no oc-
casion to put his feelings on the subject to the teat.
Ile should not wish to be called upon to decide.—
" But," said his Lordship, " the offender in this
ease is Mr, Charles Bleaden, of the London Tavern,
end I have no objection to your summoning that
gentleman, to show c4llBO why he served up those
dercacies against the Act Parliament,"—( Laughter.)
It is understood that Mr. Hunt will summon the
worthy host of the Louden Tavern, if he can pro-
cure evidence, but it is said that Mr. Bleaden bought
the pheasants as cormorant%

CAPTURE'OI;I-iiiii-BURGLAR.

(Abridged from the Chebneford Chronicle.)
The most effectual means were set on foot to re-
cover the prisoner, and he was on Tuesday morning
taken at Chipping-hill, by Mr. Bretnall, constable
of Witham, whose spirited conduct cannot be too
highly appreciated by the public. Wo feel that to
do Mr. 'lrenell justice we cannot better effect that
object then by giving the particulars of the captuie
of this man as related by Mr. Bretnall, in a letter
to Mr. Cawkwell:—

f, Witham, Sept. 20, 1830,
MAU Slit,--On Friday, Sept. 24, heing, at
Chelmsford Minket, I learnt that Joseph Rust,
desperate character, had escaped from your gaol, and
I was by Mr. Smith shown where and how he bud
broken out of the prison, with other information us"
to person, dress, habits, associates, &c. and knowing
that he had a sister married to a man named hoot,
Cole, who was then living at Chipping-lull, In
Witham, 1 thought it very tkel y that sit some time
about midnight he might fly to her, for shelter.
accordingly watched the house, and on Monday
night, rapt twelve o'clock, I saw a light in Cole
house, which just ',before had been in dark-
ness ; shortly after I saw Jacob Cole come
out; in about half an hour he returned
With awns beer; I then walked Very softly to the
hontte,end could distinctly hear Rust relating the man-
ner of .his escape from gaol; his sister, Mrs. Cole,
was Weepieg and chiding him for his wicked and
violent conduct. I also heard Rust tiny Out much
to my r:ornfort) that he would nor be taken by any
one or two men living. This latiguage,' however,
did not deter roe from making the attempt; with
rey assistant, I immediately rushed into the house,
showed him My staff of Ace, and with a loaded
iinard in each hand told him li was my prisener
that he hail wept& horn Chelmsford
hiving nearly murdered the %vett:tinily, 'gait."'
at the rienie, thee that' if be moved 'ha oruor rinf
ulm
would biovi out his brains. On heating' this Irt resolution forsook him, and he unlinitteti to b;'
handcuffed; I then searched his person, and in his
oeket found a piece of iron about a raot.

a small crow.* It being about one o'clock in '
morning when I had thus secured Rust, with Only
one assistant, I did not consider him sufficiently uv-
!rived of the power of resistance to induce me to
'remove him to my own house; I therefore Avery.
imprudently, as I afterwprds considered it) tient my
tofilatant for fetters. flip had not left me more than'
five minutes, when Bast rose from his chair, find
said he wanted to go mit t I told him he should not.
I then heard him whisper to his brother-in-law, Jacob
Cole, to open the door. Cole replied, "If I do,
Brettiall will shoot me." Rust becoming more re-
solute in his desire to go out, I cocked both my
pistols, and presenting them at his head, repeated
my threat that if he did not sit down quietly I
would blow out his brains. His sister and brother
now became much alarmed, and by their entreaties
and my firm declarations, he was induced to yield.
in a few minutes my assistant came with the fetters,
and I made my prisoner more secure. I then re-
moved him to my own house, where I kept him
until I was prepared to convey him to gaol. I con-
sider it but justice to say that Jacob Cole and his
wife (Rust's own sister) are both of them very
honest and industrious poor people; they acted
throughout this trying case very properly, and I am
induced to think that notwithstanding the tics of
kindred, Cole would not have secreted Rust, or
aided him in eluding justice, beyond the satisfying
his hunger. _ _ _

" I am, dear Sir, &e. &c.

" ROBERT BRETNALL."

This preyed to be one of the hooks by which the
cave-trough in the yard next Rust's cell was supported,
and by the assistance of which be removed the bricks, and
broke out of prison. Rust has expressed his regret that
he took such violent means to effect his escape. The
watchman is fast recovering.

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