The Sun.
London, England, 1831-06-21 00:00:00

Tim EAST INDIA COMPANY'S SILK SALE.

—Yesterday the periodical sale of Bengal silks, by the
East India Company, commenced at the East India-house,
and was very
fully attended. Of Company's goods there
were declared for sale 2,500 bales, and of privileged silks
1,700 bales of China, and 100 hales of Bengal. Before
the sale commenced several bales of China raw silk were
withdrawn. The Company's Banleah's were first put up,
and so inactive was the demand for this description of silk,
that nearly the whole of it was scratched, there l:eing no
buyers above the taxed price. A few la's were sold at
13 I d per lb. The quality was generally bad, as were
the Commereolly's, the principal portion of which were
also refused. Sales were made from sd. to 7d. per lb.
above the taxed price, which established a decline of from
Is. to Cs. per lh. on the rates obtained at the last sale.
The principal portion of the Isla'das were also refund.
Out of the Company's declaration 1,427 bales passed the
sale yesterday. Some of the Santipares realized prices
near those given at last sale. The sale is expected to close
in a much shorter time than usual. The trade is very
dull. The attendance yesterday from the country was
pretty numerous.
LONDON BRIDGE.—The new bridge is fast
approaching to completion. The Committee have det....r-
mined to widen the approach from the monument front
forty-five to fifty-five feet. Some strong objections have
been made to the steps at the side-entrance from Thames-
street, Instead of a spacious place of admission, the steps
are so constaueted as to render it exceedingly confined,
and, it is apprehernle.i, to subject it to all manner of nui-
sances. With the exception this defect, every thing
;Sa has been done appears to base be:;n dictated by a
very *Timed taste, and the numerous foreigners who have
seen it speak of it 39 a first-rate work of art. The gra•
nite stone, of which tile ;rester part is made, is from De-
-1 vonshire, Aberdeen, and Penry.i, in Cornwall, and the
greatest possible care has been taken in• selecting the
stone. It is iaeli.eved that the old Spiritual Court at-
tached to St. Saviose'e Church in the Borengh will be
t then down. The Bishop of WsNfAjESTBR. has been in-
formed of the necessity of removing that crumbling piece
of antiquity. The great stones for each landing are about
to be deposited. They weigh each between 23 and Cl,
tons. Every thing veil!. be in readiness, it is expeetcd, by
the first of August, when the bridge will certainly be
opsreed with great magnificence. 'irgmediately after
the opening of the bridge, the contractors will b?gin
to take down tii,:-. old bridge, and it is supposed that
in less than twelve months not a vestige of it will be seen.
it will he recollected that some time ego two of the larger
arches of old London-bridge were widened, ky breakinz
the two neighbouring arches into them. The effect of
this was remarkable. The current was so great through
the enlarged arches that the water under that on the City
side has•ame fourteen feet deeper in a very shoet time than
it had been. i4orne apprehensions were entertained reds-
\tive to the abutments, when the immense power of the
current was so unequivocally exhibited ; but the com-
mittee immediately set all fears to rest, by throwing round
the abutments an enormous mass of stones, which they

trait ai. 7.he Isle of Dogs. About seventy years ago, when
one of the arcii,,a was widened, in order to favour the
ntvigation of the Thames, similar means were resorted to,
and the stones to which the old ciiy gr.tes were attached
were dropped down, to prevent the bridge frol,. tumbling
in. It is 17elieved that several houses in the line of ap-
proach to the new London-bridge, but not included in
the list of those in the compensation list, must come down.
The committees are, it appears, doing all they can to
iimt, the expenses as much as possible, but consistently
prosperity of individuals.
~,.ientirms feeling fur the
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