The Sun.
London, England, 1854-10-13 00:00:00

SIDE OF LONDON-BRIDGE.

Mr. BAILEY brought up the joint report of the Bridge-
house Estates and Thames Navigation Committees, to
wham the question of placing a floating pier at the lower
stairs on the south side of London-bridge had been re-
ferred, and moved that it be entered on the minutes of the
court.
Mr. MURRELL said' that, considering-the important na-
ture of the report, together with the fact of the small num-
ber of members present, he felt it his duty to move that it
be printed, and taken into consideration at the next court.
When the subject of the increasing traffic over the bli.ige
was considered, he thought that the court ought no to lose
any opportunity that presented itself of relieving it.
Mr. Ross seconded the amendment, being folly con-
vinced that every member should have a printed copy of
the report before coming to any decision upon this all-im-
portant subject.
Mr. DR JERSEY hoped that the court would not agree
to postpone the consideration of the matter. The steam-
boat companies had taken advantage of the silence of the
corporation with reference to the qualified consent that
had been given, and had acted in direct violation of the
printed laws, rules, and regulations of the corporation.
He did not think that so flagrant a case bad ever before
iseen brought under the cognisance of the court. The
steam-boat companies had not only driven piles into the
bed of the river, but had made a complete platform under
the arch, and had placed a ganeway extending from the
lowest stair to the dummy. They had, therefore, done
that which they had been refused permission to do when
the matter was under the consideration of the Navigation
Committee and the law officers of the corporation, and
they had acted in direct opposition to the opinion of those
who conceived that the floating pier would not be of any
public convenience. (Cries of oh ! oh !) A more flagrant
piece of impudence had never been perpetrated; and he
(Mr. De Jersey) therefore hoped, as the steam-boat com-
panies had taken the law into their own hands, that the
court would uphold their own independence and not be-
come parties to acts done not only without their sanction,
but in defiance of their positive orders. (Hear, hear.)
The LORD 3.14Y0R said it was his duty to inform the
court, that, as conservator of the Thames, he had from
time to time made inquiries on the subject to which the
discussion referred, and had that morning received a re-
port from the properly-appointed officers, stating that the
floating pieu caused no obstruction whatever in the
Thames. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. THORPE was of opinion that nothing could be more
reasonable than that the report should be printed and cir-
culated before its contents were discussed, especially u
the advice and even directions of the court were asked in
connection with it. (Hear, hear.) Parties who supposed
that the question could be got rid of in a hurry, and
without due deliberation and consideration, would find
themselves very greatly deceived, as a great many members
of the court were most anxious that the whole subject
should be fully discussed before any decision was come to.
(Hear, hear.)
On a show of hands being taken,
The LORD MAYOR announced that the amendment was
carried.
Mr. J. Low then said that, as the farther consideration
of this question was postponed till the next court, he would
not until then present a petition, with whisk he had been
entrusted from the free watermen of the river Thames,
against the proposed erection, in order that the two mat-
ters might be considered at the same time.
Deputy CHRISTIE presented a petition from the Commit.
tee of the St. Botolph, Aldgate, Infant and Sunday Schools,
for pecuniary aid.
Referred to the Coal, Corn, and Finance Committee, to
examine and report.
Deputy HOLT presented a petition from the Committee
of the Farringdon General Dispensary and Lying-in Cha-
rity, for a grant of money.
This petition was also referred to the Coal, Corn, and
Finance Committee.
The court then adjourned.

DEATH 07 DAVID ROBERTSON, ESQ., OF GLASGOW.—
The appearance in our obituary of the name of Mr.
David Robertson, bookseller to the Queen, will fill many
hearts with profound sorrow. Few of our fellow-citi-
zens were better known ; none were more respected and
beloved. He was the friend of Andrew Henderson,
Kennedy, Motherwell, Carrick, Alexander Rodger, and
numerous other kindred spirits. His love of Scottish
song was intense, while his exquisite sense of the ludi-
crous imparted a peculiar unction to his relish for wit
and humour. In "Whistle Binkie" and "The Laird o'
Logan" he gave full scope both to his taste fur lyrical
poesy and his lively appreciation of the facetious. The
publication of these works, particularly of the former,
supplemented as it was by an admirable collection of
" Nursery Songs," brought him into correspondence
with nearly all the minor poets of Scotland, over some
of whom he exercised an almost parental care. On
Thursday night Mr. Robertson went to bed in his usual
health ; shortly after midnight he was seized with the
terrible distemper which still appears to be lingering in
the midst of us ; and at half-past two o'clock on Friday
our friend had ceased to exist.—Glasgozo Herald.
"jHE LATE LIEUT. BELLOT.—Two of the eldest sisters
(who are •f age) of the above gallant officer, who
perished in the Arctic Seas, have just been married at
Paris. The public subscription in this country for a
testimonial to his memory amounted to upwards of
2,0001., and the committee, after setting apart 5001. for
the erection of a granite obelisk, on the whi.rf of the
Royal Hospital at Greenwich, divided the remainder of
the money equally among the fire sisters the gallant
deceased had left to lament his loss ; to provide the two
eldest with the means of support, whilst the subscrip-
tion was in progress, the committee paid certain sums
to them ad•interim.
GALLANT CONDUCT.— During the gale on Thursday
morning last, a labouring man, apparently somewhat
intoxicated, got into the Mersey, near Otterspool, to
bathe. The tide carried him out of his depth, and,
beginning to sink, his cries attracted the attention of
Mr Algernon Sidney Grenfel, a youth of 13 (son of
Vice-Admiral Grenfel, of St. Michael's Hamlet), who
was shooting seagulls near the spot. Without a mo-
ment's hesitation he threw down his gun, and, not wait-
ing to rid himself of his heavy coat and shot-belt, swam
out to the drowning man, seized him by the hair, and
succeeded, with difficulty, in bringing him to land, which
he reached completely exhausted by his gallant exploit.
STATISTICS OF CANADA.—It appears from the trade
and navigation returns of Canada for the year 1853, re-
cently submitted to the Canadian Parliament, that the
exports for the last year amounted to 23,801;303 dole,
and the imports to 31,931,430 dole. The exports to
Great Britain were 11,455,403 dois, and the imports
therefrom 13,489,121 dots ; exports to the United States
5,5 Nteist'h American colonies 1,380,465 dols ;
imports from ditto 11,782,147 dole.
Ellx,
:ports
5,4 t, ts
imports, 632,660 dole ; to British West Indies, 20,184
doh; ; from ditto, 3,479 dole ; to other countries,
209,791 dole ; from ditto, 1,074,029 dole. The increase
of the aggregate imports tpd exports mince the prectdins
yey was 57 per cent,