The Sun.
London, England, 1830-06-11 00:00:00

Mr. ArtNotti's petition on the subject of the
late English Opeta,housei which was presented
few nights since to the house of Commons, and
which will be found in another column, does great
credit to that Gentleman's public spirit, and at
the same time enables us once again to remind
Ministers of the fine opportunity that now exists
for forming a new spacious street from Waterloo-
bridge to the northern parts of the metropolis.—
A year or two since, perhaps more, when the
subject was under discussion among them, the
great obstacle to the undertaking was, we un-
derstand, the difficulty of arranging matters
with the proprietor of the English Opera-
house. That difficulty is now done away
with, and can consequently afford no further
pretext for delaying the great work in question.

In addition to this, Mr. ARNOLD observes that
" his ground-landlord, the Most Noble the
Marquis of ExETER had offered every facility
towards the accomplishment of the new improve-
ments, having actually commenced a negotiation
with his MAJESTY'S Government, by offering
terms which the petitioner is informed were held
to be unexceptionable by them ;" moreover, that
" the petitioner had been further informed that
his Grace the Duke of BEDFORD had most

liberally offered to give up, not only his pre-
sent ground-rents, but also his reversionary
interest in all such property belonging to his
Grace as it would be necessary to pull down
for the purposes of the suggested improve-
ments !" Such being the case—the two chief
obstacles that have hitherto frustrated the good
intentions of Government being removed, what
possible pretext remains for delaying any longer
to put them into execution ? The improvement
in question will be one of the most useful, as
well as ornamental, of any that have been yet
made in the metropolis. At present the com-
munication between Waterloobridge and the
British Museum—where the new street might
terminate—is filthy and incommodious to a
degree, and on rainy days—such, for instance,
as yesterday—is, owing to narrow, crowded
pavements, difficult crossings, and a va-
riety of other local annoyances, almost in-
accessible—at least to females. As an ornament
to the metropolis, nothing could possibly exceed
in grandeur of effect an open, spacious street,
one extremity -of which should terminate sith
that noble architectural object, Waterloo-bridge,
and the other with the British Museum, afford-
ing in its course a fine view of the two national
theatres, both of which are at present lost in the
rubbish of brick and mortar that surrounds
them. We hope Government will no longer delay
the accomplishment of this useful and ornamental
project. It will render them infinitely more
popular with the public generally—though a few
interested individuals may endeavour to raise ob-
jections—than the erection of new churches

in parishes where there are too many already ;
or even of Royal Palaces which, when all is
done, can never be made to look otherwise than
grotesque and anomalous. Government have
already done much towards the improvement of
London-bridge and its approaches, why not let
the same measure of justice be awarded to Wa-
terloo-bridge and the Strand, at that particular
part of it where the thoroughfare is so constantly
crowded and general ?
We repeat our hope that Government will
take the thing properly in hand ; without them
nothing can be done, for the comparative failure
of the 'Waterloo-bridge speculation cannot fail
to discourage all who might feel inclined to
come forward and speculate in the same neigh-
bourhood.

TRINITY COLLEGE.—Messrs. NORTH and
LYFROy were actively engaged yesterday in canvassing the
new scholars for their votes at the approaching election.—
Freeman's Journal.
LITERARY NOVELTIES.--Messrs. COL-
BURN and BENTLEY have just published the following :
I. The Denounced ; by the Author of " Tales by the
O'Hara Family," " The Nowlans," " The Croppy," &c. ;
three volts.-2. The Undying One, and other Poems ; by
the Hun. Airs. NORTON, authoress of " The Sorrows of
Rosalie ;" one vol. Svo.-3. Tales of a Tar; by one of
the Authors of " The Naval Sketch-Book ;" one vol.-4.
The English at Huine; by the Author of "The English
in Italy ;" three vole.-5. The Official Kaleiadar for
MO.—And 6. Personal Memoirs, or, Reminiscences at
Home and abroad during the last Half Century ; by Pnycz
LOCKHART GORDON, Esq., two vole. Bvo.
The will of Sir ROBERT PEEL was proved
on Tuesday. After entailing Drayton Park, and hie other
large estates in Stafford and 'Warwickshire, it proceeds to
recite sums to the amount of more than 240,000/. pre-
viously advanced to or settled upon his several children
(independent of 9,0001. per alumna secared to his eldest
'ton), and then bcqueaths about 600,0001. more, making
the portions of his five younger sons, WILLIAM YATES,
EDatuND, the Rev. JOHN, JONATHAN, and LAURENCE
PEEL, 106,000/. each, and those of his three daughters,
Mrs. DAtvsoN, Mrs. GOcKBURN, and the lion. Airs.
EDEN, 53,0001. each: He leaves to a chapel erected by
Lim at Ktzeley, in Staffordshire, 1,0001. (afterwards re-
voked because he had endowed it with lands), and 6,000/.
to a school established by him in the same vil'age ; to the
Infirmary and Lunatic Hospital in Manchester, and the
Lying-in-Hospital, Salford, :1,0001. each. The will is
dated 27th July, 1820. By a codicil of llth Feb. 1825,
the portions of his younger Nuns are increased to 135,0001.
each ; and of the residue, which will probably come very
near, if it does not eves exceed, half a million, four-ninth,
awrheagtisi'sentectohntifieulplyrecsealniedtßaronet, and one-ninth a piece to
each of his five younger sons. The personalty is sworn at
" upper value," which means that
it exceeds 900,0001 , and is the only instance, we believe,
of such an occurrence since the scale of dirties was extended
to th4t sum. The probate stamp:is :5,0001„ and thr
legacy duty will probably be ten thousand more. , Sir Ito
BERT PEEL was the third, but eldest surviving son of
ROBERT PEEL, a wealthy merchant at Ardwiek, in Lan-
cashire, who died in 1795, and one of seven brothers. His
tour younger brothers were all engaged in trade; thr
youngest, JOSEPH, was settled in London, and died about
ten years since.