The Sun.
London, England, 1825-02-17 00:00:00

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fields, to the Sessions House, Clerkenwell-green, whence the
principal line could be continued to Exmouth-street, where it
would form a junction with the excellent road which was
already made, and which led directly to White Conduit_
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house, Barnsbury Park, and Highgate. The worthy Alder-
man then presented the petition, and the petitioners appeared
at the bar.
The petition set forth the great improvement which such a
measure would prove to the City of London if it were carried
into execution. To carry the design into effect a Company had
been formed, with a capital of 800,0001., the interest of which
they expected would be paid by the new houses which it was
intended should be built. There object was to apply to Parlia-
ment to enable the proprietors to purchase the greater part of
the land and premises between Holborn-bridge and Coppice-
row, and the Eastern side of Ely-place and Kirby-street, the
Western side of Cow-lane, Cow-cross, and Red Lion-street,
Clerkenwell, comprising altogether an area of thirty acres. This
plot is much intersected by small streets, lanes, and alleys,
had several large spaces lying waste, and the buildings princi-
pally consisted of old dilapidated houses and wooden sheds, used
as slaughter-houses, stables, &c. The purchase money to ob-
tain this large site would be small. It was proposed to form on
the ruins of this now wretched spot, Woad open streets, in the
front of which elegant buildings were to be erected for the re-1
sidences of merchants, and establishments for carrying on re-
spectable trades. The width of the proposed line of road waa

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to be as great as that of Fleet-market. The petitioners praythat the Corporation would, for the sake of
public improve"
ment, render them every assistance.
Mr. Dixon begged to ask the petitioners one It
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was stated in the petition that the site intended to be elear,"„ea
was occupied by great numbers of poor people. Now he wisrh
to know whether the petitioners had considered where all (
poor unhappy wretches were to go to ?
Mr. HARMER, the attorney, who was at the bar with the
petitioners, replied, that according to the present plan, ther„t
were to be a number of small streets leading from the grey
main road, and those streets might perhaps in a great melts'''`
be occupied by the inhabitants of the present site.
Alderman WArritmAx, in support of the petition, beggej,
to call the very particular attention of the Court to its pray.
as of the very highest importance. The City was, he sal;
evidently behind-hand, when they considered the
improvements that were going on elsewhere.—(Hear hear
This was, in fact, a plan to which he had devoted more.
than twenty years attention. lie had gone over the ivn°
of the site himself, and examined it with the surverrs4
and he was of opinion, that if the project could be carried itl
execution, it would be one of the most magnificent and ben;d
ficial for the City that had ever been achieved. He detaihe.
the effort he had made to get the measure forward.
was glad Mr. Dixon had questioned the petitioners, ble;
cause, although he was of opinion that those who !gong
forward plans of this nature were not bound to find residenekee
for those who were removed from a site of ground to ma
way for an improvement—(Hear, hear! from Mr. Dixon)---Yet
it was clear that this plan had an advantage over all other isn,ioe
the present occupants would not be entirely driven away. It
important that the Court should be well aware that on the Pre,
sent site were carried on the most noisome and offensive trade!,'
such, for instance, as gut-cleaners, slaughtermen, horse-boge'
hartshorn-makers, and others, which occasioned great filth ,A,
afforded materials for putridity and disease. It would hir,...de
increase the salubrity of that part of the City to form a 1014
opening on this site, and the advantage afforded to trade vivo
be incalculable.—(Hear, hear !)—They had only to eonsitani
that from Aldersgate-street to Gray's Inn-lane there was n°`
avenue into the City; and that from the districts mentionenl
the petition a line of communication was highly necessarY•......
He alluded to the various Joint Stock Companies that we;r,
formed by gamblers for unsubstantial projects abroad ; but •d
the present want of employment for our surplus capital, liehlic
think it could not be directed more beneficially for the pu
as well as for the individual, than in the execution of such wes'z t'
as the present.—(Hear, hear !)—He concluded by moving t'i
the petition be referred to the Improvement Committee. a
Mr. Alderman Wool) said, he had long had a plan °co
similar description in contemplation. He was, he said, a
of opinion that money could not be more advantageously
ployed than in the execution of such a plan, and he believe(
would produce more than any of the Mexican mines.—(Thee';
hear!)—But he contended that it would be quite useless to
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fer the petition te a committee. In the present state of %
city. funds the Corporation could afford no assistance to such
project. The Chamberlain was overdrawn by 70001. it ;tor
quite absurd to talk of the Company applying to ParliamelL,'ll;
enable them to purchase the present sites, for they Mlin,A,
equally well purchase them without an application to pair'o,"
ment. In fact the Court could neither grant the money them'
selves, nor could the people of London be taxed for the PurTale
of carrying on the improvements. The Court could not ma', rd.
with the county of Middlesex, and it would be extremely bid,
to tax the citizens to go as far as Cow-cross. The Court coolie
in his candid opinion, do nothing with the petition, ankle,
therefore moved as an amendment that it should lie on the tau,t,
Mr. Deputy Daly opposed the petition, on the grOund
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the city funds were not in such a condition as would ens be
them to make a grant of money, and that a rate could not "
levied for carying on this measure.
Mr. Deputy I( own' said that the petitioners did not see
raise a rate, neither did they want any grant of the Corporatc7o
money. It was considered that the project would produce gro
profit to those who undertook it, and they only asked for
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concurrence and assistance of the Corporation as far as the ist
was carrying on works of its own.
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Mr. GALLOWAY supported the petition. The plian Was 013
which was, he believed, worthy of the greatest improvements
the Metropolis.
Mr. Alderman WAtTnar,tx replied at great
speech of Mr. Alderman Wood, which he eiratacticeritterthtsi I° the
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consistent and absurd. He contended that now, when "10
trade of the City was carried to the West end of the town
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consequence of the improvements going on. there, the citizel ,74
were bound to make the most gigantic efforts to-keep pace il
them.
The petition was then referred to the eotrznitteeforturY're°
ments.

ASSESSED TAX El. 0
A requisition to the Lord Mayor, praying him to call a ,0.4
to consider a petition for the repeal of the Assessed Taxes, '
then read. i
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Mr. FAVELL. said., that from the manner in which the regale
sition lute, been argued by persons who did not usually atlYoaa
the system which he always supported, he anticipated a
and o°o.
union in favour of the motion which he had to lay before the
He then adverted to the nature of the Assessed Taxes, n;e
vexatioEs and oppressive manner in which they bore upon
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lower classes of the community, and said that he was nos
who would object to any liberal measures with respect to trat„re
but it was evident that no could be repealed to. the 11;;h
efExtual benefit of the people than the Assessed Taxes.
people at large would derive comparatively no benefit whate.be
from the repeal of duties on silks and articles of luxury, but `ric
repeal of the taxes which they daily and hourly felt at WoTe
upon them would be a blessing immediate and extensive. la
was worthy of consideration that the repeal of these taxes g
benefit architecture, and do away, the necessity of reducing 0
number of windows, and sacrificing health and comfort by
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exclusion of air and light. The repeal of the Window
would increase the consumption of glass, which paid a bete..
duty, and therefore the revenue would by no means be so
verely injured by the repeal as was apprehended. The 5.-3%
charges which were made in the collection of this grievous tits
were a continued and fertile source of contention. In fati
disadvantages were so well understood and so universally
ed
that to dilate upon them would be superfluous. He conclnt,g
by moving a Resolution expressive of the opinion of the CI,
that the report of the prosperous state of the country by i
Majesty's Government excited a reasonable expectation that:
reduction would take place in these taxes, which weihed 01°,
heavily upon the community at large, and that the Court we' ,h6
of opinion.that no taxes could be so beneficially repealed as
Assessed Taxes,
Mr. Deputy ROUTH seconded the motion, and urged, that
as the Chancellor of the Exchequer had not yet brought no
his plans for the next year, this was the particular tiroc,„,i
presenting a petition for the repeal of severe and odious tyr,
posts, which had been properly designated taxes on light, l'of
and health. He recited at great length particular instances
grievous oppression which had occurred in the collection of _he
taxes.
Mr. JAM'S concurred in the measure. He congratulanteg
the Court on the general prosperity of trade in the City, .I‘-t,
the flourishing state of the country at large, which he attrib,n,.
ed to the wise measures of the present Ministers in freell4:
trade from its trammels. He was convinced from the opera
tion of these taxes upon the trading community that their r' •
moral would be most beneficial.
Mr. DIXON also supported the petition.
Mr. Alderman WArrusiasr said, the vexatious operation of
those taxes in the collection of them afforded sufficient groan'.
for going to Parliament for the removal of the taxes.
The Resolutions were carried unanimously.
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Mr. FAVELL then moved that a petition to the same ea
be adopted.
This was also carried; and after some formal business .he
Court adjourned.

RECORDER'S REPORT.—The Recorder of Lon'
don yesterday made his Report to the King in Council of t.„"
following prisoners under sentence of Death in Novi'ae;
namely—Robert Ball, aged 26, for arson; Ann Margauro
Wright, alias Ann Long, 20, William Martin, 21, 4cu'ri
Laughton, 25, Elizabeth Daly, 24, Mary Connor, .13, 110;4
Smith, 17 Ann Maloney, 17, James Leeds, 19, Char',l,.
Wood, 20, and Benjamin Wilson, 51, for stealing in a dwe'
ing-house to 40s. and upwards; Cornelius Wood, 20, for rape'
Levy Abrahams, 25, Patrick Crawley, 17, Samuel Hunt,
George Fielder, 20, Joseph Wilson, 25, James Stephens, I':
William Snook, 19, and Henry Durham, 19, for burglarY„;
James Lennard, 33, for uttering counterfeit coin, he having;
before been convicted of the like offence; Henry Pitham, :a'
for sheep-stealing; Edward Harris, 37, and James Dewell,l,„'*
for highway robbery. His Majesty was graciously pleased,„.`-'
respite during his Royal pleasure all the above, exceptuTi
Edward Harris, Cornelius Wood, and Henry Durham, upon
whom the law is left to take its course, and they are order'''.
for execution on Tuesday next.

MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE.—On Tuesday morning, r
fishing-boat belonging to the Newton, when returning to Az,
harbour, was overtaken by a very heavy sea in pulling over tu
bar, and carried along with great rapidity until the wave broke'
when she broached to and was instantly upset. The o's;
consisting of four menwas unfortunately drowned. When t
accident occurred, the 'boat was within 50 yards of the new dike;
on which stood several spectators of the painful event, withollt
being able to render any assistance. The sufferers' names are
Alexander Wilson, who has left a wife and eight children •
Robert Cuthbert, his son-in-law, who has left a wife and nine
children ; Arthur Cuthbert, his brother, who has left a w"-
and nine children ; and William Cuthbert, son of Robert.