The Sun.
London, England, 1830-05-06 00:00:00

SOUTHWARK-BRIDGE COMPANY.

The Annual Meeting of the Shareholders in the
Southwark-bridge was held'yesterday at the London
Tavern, for the purpose of receiving the accounts
for the past year, Sir C. PRICE in the Chair.
The SECRETARY read the Report, which stated
that the receipts of tolls last year were 6,859/.l7s.Sd.
being less then the previous year by 391. Bs., which
was attributed to the severity of the last winter.
Notwithstanding this falling off, however, the Di-
rectors had been enabled, by economy, to increase
the dividend to 3i per cent. The report also stated
that several propositions had been made to the Com-
pany to form a landing-place, by which passengers
could go on board and alight from steam-boats. As,
however, such landing-place must either be sus-
pended from one of the arches, or formed in one of
the piers, the subject had been submitted to Mr.
John Rennie, professionally, for his opinion, there
being no doubt that the adoption of some such plan,
would occasion an additional source of revenue.

From the balance-sheet it appeared that there
was a balance in hand of 234/. Bs. 9d. The largest
amount of tolls received in one month was in May,
when they were 6461.
A PROPRIETOR thought that in these times of
cheapness the tolls should be reduced. Every thing
now talked of was cheapness, and he would refer
to the measures of Government in support of the
position, that, by reducing the prices of things, in-
creased consumption and use of them would be
produced. He felt assured that if the toll on the
foot-passengers was reduced to one halfpenny the
revenue would be increased. He moved a resolu-
tion to this effect, to take place on the 24th of June.
Mr, ALLNU'IT, a Director, said the subject had
been frequently discussed in Committee, but it was
an important experiment to try, as they could not,
after reducing the toll, again raise it.
Mr. WILLIAMS was convinced, that if carriages
and horses were allowed to go over for nothing they
would not accept the privilege, owing to the bad
state of the approaches on the City side.
Several other Proprietors addressed the meeting
for and against the reduction of toll; and it was
argued that when new London Bridge was opened
they must reduce the tolls. Ultimately the motion
was withdrawn, and another one submitted, leaving
the subject to be rally discussed by a special meet-
ing. This motion was lost by a very small majority.
The meeting soon afterwards adjourned.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS-(LAST NIGHT).
MALT DUTIES.

On the motion of the Earl of MALMESBURY,
a return was ordered of the number of bushels of
malt on which duty was charged during the last year.
PREVENTIVE SERVICE.

Earl STANHOPE having on a former occasion
moved for an account of the expence of the Pre-
ventive Service since its first introduction, now
moved that the return be made forthwith.
Lord MELVILLE suggested the impossibility of
the order being complied with, from the extent of
time it embraced.

Earl STANHOPE said he merely wished to
have an account of the expellee of preventing smug-
gling, since the commencement of the free-trade
system, and he had no objection to an alteration of
the terms of the order.

The return, as amended, was then ordered
,to be
made forthwith.

WELSH JUDICATURE.
The Marquis of ANGLESEA presented two
petitions from the inhabitants of the county of
Anglesea, against any alteration in the Welsh Judi-
cature.