The Sun.
London, England, 1853-08-03 00:00:00

NEW PALACE AT WESTMINSTER.

A statement of "the names of all persons to whom
monies were due in respect of works and furniture at the
Palace on the 31st March, 1853, and whose accounts
were then depending with the architect ;" also, "the
amounts due or estimated to be due to them," viz.:—
John Jay, 5,6161. lls. 10d. ; salaries to clerks of
works, &c., 2601. 7s. ; Thomas Grissell, 51,312/.
19s. 9d. ; salary (Mr. Pugin), 701. 10s. 11d. ; Gil-
low and Co., 11,800/. ; Grace and Son, 4,9501.,
Thomas Edge, 266/. ' • William Marr, 33/. • W.
Jeakes, 2,7001. ; Jabez James, 1,5001. ; Upton and Co.,
69/. ; Faraday and Son, 1181. ; Jordan and Co., 116/. ;
Wheatcroft and Son, 141/. ; Gough and Co., 232/. ;
Waterlow and Sons, 20/. ; Easton and Amos, 150/. ;
Huxley and Co., 121. ; Minto and Co., 4001. ; Hardman
and Co., 2,500/. ; Miller and "Field, 30/. ; Foord and
Sons, 900/. ; Deville and Co., 3,0001.-86,197/. 9s. 6d.
Estimated cost of all works to be executed, furniture to
be supplied; and contingent services for the year ending
31st March, 1854, 76,5151. Total, 162,712/. 9s. 6d.
The Estimate for the year ending March 31, 1854, is :
For carcase works in Old and New Palace Yard,
fronts, &c., 77,000/. ; structural arrangements for warm-
ing and ventilating, 4,500/. ; ordinary finishings of
Speaker's and Serjeant's houses, and of attic storey of
committee-rooms, 9,500/. ; fittings, fixtures, and furni-
ture for committee-rooms, offices, and private residences
12,0001. ; on further account of miscellaneous current
charges for salaries for clerks of works, office expenses,
and architect's superintendence, 7,0001. Total, 110,7001.
The following is a statement of votes taken from ses-
sion 1835 to session 1853, both inclusive, for works
under the direction of Sir Charles Barry connected with
the rebuilding of the houses :—Session 1835, 14,0001. ;
1836, nil • 1837, 86,000/. ; 1838, 100,0001. ; 1839,
50,0001.;1840, 30,0001.;1841, 50,000/.; 1842, 105,000/.;
1843, 140,001/.; 1844, 60,000/. ; 1845, 85,0001. ; 1846,
70,0001. ; 1847, 150,0001. ; 1848, 119,0001. ; 1849,
100,0901. ; 1850, 148,3801. ; 1851, 110,0001. ; 1852,
93,9001. ; 1853, 110,700/. Total votes, 1,622,2701.
Deduct amount expended in obtaining ground in Abing-
don-street, 82,382/. lls. 4d. ; leaves a total of 1,539,8871.
Bs. Bd.

METROPOLITAN SEWERS COMMISSION.—Yesterday, a
special court was held at the chief office in Greek-street,
Soho-square the commissioners in attendance being the
chairman, Lieut.-Colonel Dawson, George Baker, Esq.,
and George S. Smith Esq. The business transacted was
merely of a formal character, with the exception of an
appeal from the Rev. G. Baker, vicar of Fulham, who
objected to pay sewers rate in respect of tithe commuta-
tion rent charge, upon the grounds that this, in the hands
of a spiritual person, was not liable to assessment in re-
spect of sewers, inasmuch as, even if it were considered
property that might be subject to the rate (which he con-
tended it was not), it was not of that description which
could be benefited by the operations of the commis-
sioners. Mr. Turner (barrister) argued the case at con-
siderable length. Judgment deferred.
CHINA.--Yesterday a return was printed of property
captured or detained by the combined forces in China
from the 25th of August, 1841, showing the actual
amount of money in British sterling received, and in
what manner disposed of, with the amount paid as batta,
or on any other account, to the naval and military forces
employed during the service. The total amount received
by the East India Company, at 2s. the sicca rupee, was
103,6971. 18s. The total amount disbursed by the East
India Company was 441,5571.
PlLOTAGE.—According to a Parliamentary paper
printed on Tuesday, the income of the pilots' fund of
Deptford Strond in 1852 was 5,3811. Bs. Bid., and the
expenditure 5,3921. 11s;100. The total surplus to the
31st of December last was 7841. 4s. 31d.
ACCELERATION OF THE NORTHERN MAILS.—An accele-
ration has just been made in the night mails to and
from the north, by which the interval for replying to
letters will be increased at Manchester and Liverpool
by about half an hour; at Carlisle by two hours and a
quarter ; and at Edinburgh, Glasgow,
Perth, and
Abadan, by four hours, .