The Sun.
London, England, 1830-06-10 00:00:00

NEW LONDON BRIDGE APPROACHES.

THE LORD MAYOR, ALDERMEN, AND COMMONS, AND
JOHN JACKSON BIRD.
This was a question for ascertaining the true value
of the freehold estate and interest claimed by John
Jackson Bird, of and in a house and premises, No.
39, Crooked-lane, known by the sign of the Cock
and Bottle public-house, required by the Committee
appointed to carry into execution the Act 10
Geo. IV., for improving the approaches to London-
bridge.
On the 17th of May due notice was served upon
Mr. Bird, that the premises were required for the
purposes of the Act.
On Thursday the 20th of October, 1829, the
claim of Mr. Jackson Bird, for his freehold interest
in the Cock and Bottle public-house, and another
house, No. 1.5, in the same lane, was given in, and
he agreed with the Committee upon the terms of
purchase. It became necessary, however, in conse-
quence of the repot t of Mr. Hookey, the agent for
the Committee, that the title to the house No. 39
was defective, to submit the case to a Jury, in or-
der that the amount should be paid into the Bank of
England, and the Committee force a title according
to the Act of Parliament.
The verdict was for 1,9001., the sum agreed upon
for the Cock and Bottle public-house.
THE LORD MAYOR AND RICHARD HARTWELL, AND
ELIZABETH HIS WIFE, IN HER OWN RIGHT.
James Bennett, deceased, was the freeholder of
the house and premises, No. 20, Crooked-lane, who
mortgaged them to John Read, for securing pay-
ment of 700/. Mrs. Hartwell is sister of the de-
ceased, who died intestate, but the estate is claimed
by James Bennett, of No. 15, Aldersgate-build-
ings. A doubt, however, has been raised as to the
legal claim of Mr. Bennett. The mortgagee, in
possession, Mr. Read, has been in receipt of the
rents and profits since 1810, by the reception of
which the original mortgage debt has been reduced
to about 4001.
The claimants agreed to accept of the offer of
1,0001. made by the Committee; but Mr. Hockey
having reported that the title was defective, the
case came before a Jury, to give the necessary au-
thority. The verdict was for 1,0004 as per agreement.
In these two cases, were it not for the defects in
the titles, the claims would have been arranged with-
out any expense. The sums which the Corpora-
' , tion would have lost by conceding the demands of
the great majority of claimants, without going to a
Jury, would have been enormous.

THE NEW JUDGE.—It is understood that
Mr. LESLIE FOSTER Will take his seat on the Exchequer
Bench, the first sitting day of 'Term (Friday, the 11th
inst.) If his commission has not yet arrived, it is hourly
expected. His robes are finished.—Dublin Morning
Register.
There is at Belvoir Castle a chair elegantly

carved, the wood of which was brought from the plains of
Waterloo. The following is the inscription at the back :
" This chair is formed out of a tree which in fame must
be considered as surpassing every tree of the forest,"being
that which stood behind the farm of La Ilaye Saiute, close
to which the Duke of WELLINGTON frequently took his
station during the battle of Waterloo. The tree was pur-
chased by GEORGE CIiILIDERS, Esq., who kindly gave the
Duke and Duchess of RuTLAND sufficient wood from it to
form this chair."

THE IIEALTII.

(front the Court Circular.)

His MAJESTY received visits yesterday from their Royal

Highnesses the Dukes of CL ARENCE and CUMBERLAND,
who arrived at the Palace soon after twelve o'clock,
within a few minutes of each other ; the former from
Bushy Park, amid the latter from Kew. The Duke of
WELLINGTON arrived a!mut the same time as the Royal
Dukes from London; his Grace had an audience *of the
KING. The Duke of WELLINGTON left a little after three
o'clock, on his return to town. At half-past four o'clock
the Duke of CLARENCE took his leave, and returned to
his residence in Bushy Park.
The Bulletin of yesterday morning was in these terms:—
" Windsor Castle, June 9.
" The KING continued less embarrassed in his respira-
tion al! yesterday, and has slept at intervals in the niglit.
(Signed) " HENRY HALFORD.

-
" MATTHEW J. TIERNEY."
Both the Physicians remained in attendance yesterday
on the KING.

At the King's Palace, St. James's, Lord CLINTON
(Lord), and Sir WILLIAM HOUSETON (Groom), were in
waiting.
Among those who came personally to learn the state of
his MAJESTY were, the Archbishop of CANTERBURY, the
KING'S ADVOCATE, and the RECORDER of LONDON.
Ambassadors and Ministers.—Austrian, French, Spanish,
American, Vrussian, Sardinian, Netherlands, Mexican.
Charges D'Affaires.—Swedish, Neapolitan.
Dukes.—Leeds, Norfolk, Gordon, St.'Alhans.
Duchesses.—Dowager Richmond, Gordon, St. Albans.
Marquis.—Lothian.
Marchioness.—Lothian.
Earls.—Delawarr, Belfast, Fitzwilliam, Warwick, Aberga-
venny.
Countesses.—Belfast, Jersey, Munster, Warwick, Dowager
Guilford.
Viscounts.—Combermere, Lake.

Viscountesses.—Corry, Combermere.
Lords.—Dunboyne, Kenyon, Teynham, Headley, Clarina, De
Dunstanville.
Ladies.—Mildmay, Dalrymple, E. Repton, S. Lennox, E. Palk,
Trigge, Teynham, Gordon, Gifford, Walpole, Acland, Grantham,
Ormsby, E. Manners, K. Manners, A. Manners, E. Drummond,
Dowager Suffield, North (2), Shelley, H. Bagot, Hippisley, Dc
Dunstanville, Bloomfield, Beauclerk (2).
Counts.—Woronzow, D'Aglie.
Judge.—Parke.
Honourables.—W. Scott, Miss Kenyon, Mrs. Cochrane.
Sirs.—A. Dalrymple, C. Hamilton, W. Cooper, A. Gardiner,
.1. Elley, C. Plower, W. Wynn, E. Stanley, T. Turton, T. Ac-
land, M. Borough, T. Ormsby, J. Shelley.
Rev. Doctor.—Warr.
Rev. Messieurs.—A. Sterky, J. 31'Evoy, F. Hamilton.
Major.—Hyde.
Messieurs.—Panther, Mitchel, Greenwood, Wentworth, Wal-
pole, Temple, T. Smirnove.
Mi,tresses.— Mitchel, Panther, J. Buller, Wentworth, Delap,
• Fane, Tindal, J. Gage.
Misses.—Bloomfield, G. Bloomfield, Midi-nay, Mitchel, Palk,
Gordon, Harvey, Gage, Hippisley.

Prince FREDERICK of PuussiA honoured the Au,trian
Ambassador with his company to dinner yesterday evening,
at Chandos House. The Prussian Minister, the new Rus-
sian Minister, and a select party were present, to meet his
Royal Highness.
The Duke of SUSSEX visited the Princess AUGUSTA
yesterday•

A conference was held yesterday at the Treasury, re-
specting the cultivation of tobacco in Ireland. There
were present—Lord F. L. GOWER, the CHANCELLOR of
the ExcHEQuER, Mr. FRANKLAND LEWIS, and Sir
HENRY PARNELL.

A very numerous Deputation of Master Manufacturers,
headed by Mr. LITTLETON, the Member for the county of
Staffird, bad a long interview with Mr. HERMES yester-
day, at the Office of the Board of Trade.
Sir EDWARD KNATCHBULL and a Deputation of the
Agriculturists of Kent had a conference with the CHAN-
CELLOR of the EXCIIEQUER yesterday, at the Treasury.

The Duke of WELLINGTON, after returning to town last
evening from attending his MAJESTY, joined the whole of
the Cabinet Ministers, who were assembled at the resi-
dence of Lord ELLENEOROUGII, in Grosvenor-place, his
Lordship giving a Cabinet dinner to his colleagues.

THE KING.

(From the Horning Herald.)

WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY EVENING.

Notwithstanding all the gloomy anticipations of the last
two days, the KING still lives, and, to the surprise of every-
body about him, he not only lives, but is actually much
better again !
The offic4tl Bulletin of the day has told us that " The
KING continued less embarrassed in his respiration all
yesterday, and slept at intervals during the night." But
private information says that the Kugel not only slept at
intervals, but that he passed a better night than he has
done for this week past ; and that he made a hearty break
fast this morning. In corroboration of this I may mention
the following little anecdote :—I was this morning standing
at the entrance of the choir, in St. George's chapel, imme-
diately before the commencement of the morning service,
when Colonel TrroaszTosr came in, according to his daily
custom, to attend that service ; and, laying his hand on the
arm of one of the lay Vicars, who greeted him as he was
passing into the choir, he said, emphatically, and with a
tear starting in his eye, " The KING is better—considerably
better !" I believe I told you that on the preceding morning
the KING, who is well known to have always entertained
a peculiar friendship and respect for Colonel THORNTON
—sent for him into his chamber, and bid him, as it was
then considered, a final farewell , and this may in some
degree account for the emotion with which the Colonel
communicated the fact that the KING was again " consi-
derably better."
Nevertheless, I am sorry to say that there is no hope
that this amendment will be permanent; it is considered
by those even who have the deepest interest in his MA-
JESTY'S recovery, as a mere postponement of that awful
moment which must shortly arrive. Indeed I have rea-
son to believe that it was brought about by an operation,
and the administration of medicines, which cannot be re-
peated without producing the very effect which in this in-
stance they have partially relieved. I know that shortly
after Mr. BRODIE arrived yesterday, a person of high
rank sent in a note to Sir HENRY HALFORD, soliciting a
moment's conference with him, and that Sir HENRY HAL-
FORD sent back a verbal answer, saying he was so parti-
cularly engaged in the KING'S chamber that he could not
leave it even for a moment. _ _ _

However this may be, messengers were despatched,
won after daylip,ht this morning, to the Duke of CLARENCE,
the Duke of CUMBERLAND, and the Duke of WELLING -
TON,—with an intimation that the KING was then in a
condition to see and converse with them, and wished to
see them immediately. They came accordingly—the
Duke of WELLINGTON at twelve o'clock, and the Royal
Dukes in half an hour after. The Duke of WELLINGTON
had an immediate audience of his MaJEsrv, which lasted
about three-quart,rs of an hour, and he shortly afterwards
left the Castle. The Dukes of CLARENCE and CUMEER-
LAND were then introduced to the Royal chamber ; from
which the Duke of CUMBERLAND did not retire until
after four o'clock ; and the Duke of CLARENCE still re-
mains (half. past five) in conference with his 11AJECTY.