The Sun.
London, England, 1854-12-08 00:00:00

CONDITION OF BLACKFRIARS•BRIDCIY.

YeAerday, in the Cowl of Common Council, Mr. J.
Bailey, chairman of the Bridge-house Committee,
brought up a lengthy report upon this subject, from
which the following are extracts —" A report has been
presented to us by Messrs. Walker, Borges, and Cooper,
stating that no sinking or movement has taken place in
the defective pier, or in any other part of the bridge
for upwards of three years, and recommending that
the bridge should be repaired by placing wrougkt iron
ribs under the centre arch and the one adjoining, in the
manner shown in the plan accompanying their report."
Mr. J. BAILEY then moved "That the report be
agreed to."
Mr. H. L. TAYLOR moved as an amendment, " That
the report be referred back to the committee, with in-
structions to take the necessary steps for causing to be
taken down and rebuilt the defective pier, and such por-
tions of the two arches resting upon it as may be con-
sidered necessary,..

Mr. ROWLEY seconded the atnendtnent, which, after
some discussion, was carried by a large majority.
STEAM-BOIT PIER ON TIT SURREY SIDE OF LONDON-
BRIDGE.
Mr. J. BAILEY brought up the report of the joint com-
mittee of the Bridge-house Estates and Thames Naviga-
tion Committee, to whom the subject of the " dummy'
placed on the south-eastern side of London-bridge (and
which has led to serious altercation, to complaints before
magistrates, and to indictments at the Central Criminal
Court) was referred. After stating that the joint com•
raittee bed heard the statements of the various parties
interested in the matter, the report referred to a com-
munication from the Rernembrancer and the City Solici-
tor, to whose advice the committee had had recourse,
and who reported that they "could not advise the com-
mittee to give their sanction t-15 the proposed pier without
the assent of the owners of the adjoining property.
There were no negative words in the statute forbidding
any encroachment on the tidal way, as thero were in the
act for building Blackfriars-bridge ; but on an applica-
tion to the Court of Chancery by the Messrs. Fanning
(who objected to the pier, as an impediment to the free
navigation of the river) it 'night be open to that court
to consider whether one of the objects of Parliament in
of the new one, was not to secure to the public an un-
interruptedrberroidogyei. the old bridge, and presenting the specific plan
waterway through all the arches of the
The committee concluded their report by
stating that they deemed it expedient to mention their
proceedings to-the court, whomight
tions in the matter as appeared to them advisable.
An amendment to the following effect was moved by
." this joint
give such instruc
Mr. MURRELL .—T hat court do agree with the
committee of the Bridge-house Estates and Thames Navi-
g:a ' tion that in their opinion sufficient proof has not been
tiven of any detriment to the general navi,getion of
the river to afford reason for objection to the erec-
tion of the propoted landing pier (Plan No. 2 in the Re-
pwehritchofthtilei
joint
e Navigation Committee of February, 1851),
committee are satisfied would be of great
convenience and accommodation to the public, and :hat
the same be reported to the Court of Common Council,
provided the law officers of the corporation see no legal
objection thereto.
The court divided, whet there appeared for the
amendment, 24 ; against it, 31 ; majority against the
amendment, 9.
On the original motion being put,
Mr. Cox moved, and Mr. De JERSEY seconded, the
previous question.
The amendment was lost.
The original motion was then put and carried, aid the
court adjourned.

FALMOUTH, Thursday.—The Brisk, 14, screw, Com-
atandor Curtis, proceeded at ten a.m. for Rio Janeiro
and Ws Pacific.

APPRERENSIOI/ OF CAPTAIN PRAT, LATE op TILE
AUSTRALIAN SNIP GOLDEN ERA.--It will be remem-
bered that at the beginning of last moith the screw
steamer Lusitania brought intelligence that the ship
Golden Era, from Australia to this port, had put into
Pernambuco, damaged, and that the captain, Mr. Jas.
Simstall Peat, had been tried by court-martial, deposed
from his command, aid the vessel placed in charge of
one of the passengers, Captain 'White, who arrived here
with her about a fortnight since. Captain Peat was sent
home by the mail steamer, and has since been in prison
at Southampton on another charge. On arrival in this
town he was taken into custody, on a warrant from the
Rekid of Trade, and yesterday brought before Air.
Mansfield. Mr. Dodd, solicitor, appeared for the pri-
s,mer, and applied fur an adjeurument, as he was quite
unprepared with any evidence. Mr. Tindall, the local
solicitor to the Board of Trade, sail the charge was pre-
ferred against Captain Peat under the tith sec. of the
'ald chap. 13th and lltk Victoria, which constituted it
a misdemeanour on the part of any master, man, or ap-
prentice, who, by reason of neglect or drunkenness, did
any act which imperilled the ship or the lives •r limbs of
those ou board, and directed legal proceedings to be
taken against any person so offending. The Golden
Era, he said, had left Melbourne in July, under the
command of Captain Peat, who had been guilty of
various acts of drunkenness, imperilling the ship's
safety. Mr. Tindall was also desirous for an adjourn-
ment, and the case was accordingly reman led fora week,
Captain Peat being admitted to bail, himself in 700/.,
and two sureties of 350 e. each.