The Sun.
London, England, 1853-03-09 00:00:00

BATTERSEA PARK.

The following proposal from Mr. Thomas Cubitt, the
eminent builder, has just been made public in a ?arils,
mentary return :-
3, Lyall-street, Belgrave-square, Feb. 11.
Sir,—By the report in the Times paper of the 18th De-
cember last, Mr. Disraeli, then Chancellor of the Exche-
quer, made some very strong observations, in his speech on
the previous night, with regard to Battersea-park; and as
this park was suggested by me, I cannot help feeling much
hurt by the way in which he spoke of it. I have always
considered that that park was a proper subject for the
Government to take up, and had it been carried on with-
out so many years' delay and so much loss of time, I am
quite satisfied that it would have been a means of pecu-
niary profit, as well as of greet advantage to the metro-
polis.
Perhaps, however, this may not be the opinion of the
present Government, who may not think it a subject worth
prosecuting with the vigour that public works require to
make them successful • but whatever may be the inten-
tions of the Government, I fear there will be no person
who will, during so important a political juncture, think it
a matter worth his answering ; and so that part of Mr.
Disraeli's speech will be left to work upon the public mind.
I now beg to make the following proposition, which I
shall be glad to have accepted ; and it will, I think, show
that my confidence in the success of improving that part of
London is not altered.

I therefore propose that, if the Government is not satis-
fied with the scheme, I will take the whole of the land
that has been agreed to be purchased, whether it be paid
for or not paid for, off their hands, at the cost price, though
I do not know what the amount will be ; I will, also, if
they desire it, take the bridge at the cost price, with its
new approach, nor do I know what that may be ; the
country will only then have to lose the interest caused by
the delay, and the law and professional expenses ; but in
return, the public will get an immense improvement to
the district, which is likely soon to become a very im-
portant part of London.—l have, &c.
(Signed) THOMAS CUBITT.
The Right Hon. Sir William Molesworth,
Bart., M.P.

RETURN OF THE HON. COLONEL BOYLE FOR THE
BOROUGH OF FROME.—This gentleman, who was re-
turned for Frome at the last general election, and was
unseated on a petition by Mr. Hall Dare, as having held
an office of profit under the crown, the electors not being
aware of the fact at the time of election, was again re-
turned for this liberal borough on Monday without
opposition.
METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENTS. Yesterday was
printed a Parliamentary return, to the effect that the
incumbrances on the London-bridge approaches fund,
on account of the metropolitan improvements, were
753,0001., some of which was borrowed at 3i, 4, and
some at 5 per cent. The arrears of interest now due
amount to 296,302/. 7s. lid.
EXTRAORDINARY ROBBERY IN MANCHESTER.—At 20
minutes past one o'elock on Monday. Mr. Howard, the
keeper of a small jeweller's shop at the corner of Mar-
ket-street and Corporation-street, in Manchester, went
to his dinner, leaving his daughter Miss Fanny Howard
a girl about 18 years of age, in charge of the shop
during his absence. He had not been gone more than
five minutes, when a gentlemanly-looking fellow walked
in and asked the price of some article in the window.
Miss Howard told him, and he then asked her for one
of her father's address cards. She gave him one, and
on looking at it he discovered that it did not name the
street in which the shop was situate, and he requested
Miss Howard to put it upon the card. She retired
behind a counter, crossing the shop into a retired corner,
followed by the man, who impudently lifted up a portion
of the counter and went 4nd stood, looking over he
shoulder.. While he was doing so a second man entered
the shop, on which the first fellow put his arm room
Miss Howard's neck, and one hand upon her mouth,
and sa strangled and gagged her that she could not give
an alarm. The second man then stripped the window,
or nearly so, of its contents, consisting of a large quan-
tity of jewellery. Having effected this, the man hold-
ing Miss Howard threw her down, and left the shop
with his companion, who had the booty in his pockets.
They hailed a cab as soon as they got into the street,
and were soon on their way to London. They have
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given by several householders, that the drains were in
for the first time, to inquire into thehe
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most defective state, and emitted noxious and intoler-
able stenches, by which the health of their families had
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considerable annoyance to the neighbours, whilst the
river was also polluted by the drainage of the sewers
into it. The discharge had been so bad three times
during the last week that the men employed upon the
mills had been obliged to leave off work. The water
could not now be used for any purposes. Some of the
witnesses attributed the increase of effluvia to the system
of drainage brought into operation by the Board of
Health. On the other hand, Mr. Close, a plumber,
although he acknowledged the bad state of the drainage,
thought the present system of surface drainage had
nothing to do with the recent fevericases. He had been
in many houses both before and since the operations of
the Board of Health, and the increased sweetness was
manifest. The smells formerly were intolerable on one
side of High-street. There were a hundred offensive
odours for one now. The inquiry was adjourned.