The Sun.
London, England, 1849-10-17 00:00:00

CITY DUES.

Mr. Willa presented a petition from oyster breeders
and growers and proprietors of oyster fisheries, to be
relieved from the dues for metage, Stc., of oysters.
The petitioners appeared at the bar, and were ques-
tioned by several of the members, and they stated
that they considered themselves deserving of ralief
from the metage dues, inasmuch as those oyster pro-
prietors who sent oysters by rail were subject to no
duty whatever. Upon being asked whether they had
not already resisted the payment of metage dues,
they admitted that such was certainly the case, where-
upon they were advised to withdraw their petition, to
pay the metage dues from the continuance of which
they had petitioned to be relieved, and to send in a
fresh petition to the Court.

Mr:Alderman COPELAND said, that in his mayoralty
he had been obliged to act vigorously in consequence
of the resistance of fruit owners and butter owners
to the dues which he, as a member of the corporation,
felt bound to support, and the consequence was that
the opposition completely dropped.
Mr. Wiau approved of the recommendation, and
advised the petitioners to come forward when they
shall have complied with the existing regulations.

THE NEW STREET FROM CINNON-STREET TO ST. PAUL S.
Mr. T. 11. HALL called tho attention of the Court
to the report of the improvement committee relative
to the new street, which it was now evident to the
public would be proceeded with until it terminated
in a manner favourable to abundant traffic. It was
necessary to prepare the Parliamentary notices as
soon as possible, as well as to prevent the erection of
buildings which had already began to grow in the
very line which had been selected.
The following report was then read :
" We, whose names are hereunder subscribed, your
conamittee for improvements within this City, to whom,
on the 29th day of July, 1847, it was referred to carry
into execution the Act of Parliament of the 10th and
11th years of her present Majesty's reign, intituleti, ' An
/tot for widening and improving Cannon-street, and for
making a now street from the west-end of Cannon-street
to Queen-street,' do certify that we have made consider-
able progress in carrying the same into execution, all
the premises required for that part thereof, commencing
at the western side of Turnwtaeel-lane to Queen-street
having been purchased and taken down under our direc•
Lions, and we have recently directed notices to be served
upon the parties interested of our intention to purchase
the property in continuance of the said improvement
between Turnwheel-lane and Lawrence Pountnoy-hill.
That we have since taken into consideration the desir-
ableness of further continuing the line of improvement,
by extending it, from Queen-street to St. Paul's-
churchyard, as agreed to by this Hun. Court on the 22d
day of October, 1846; and being of opiaion that the
present is a suitable time for that purpose, as well as for
effecting some further improvements in Threadneedle-
, street and Maiden-lane, now Gresham-street west, we
recommend this Hon. Court to direct the rememkancer
to give the proper notices, agreeably to the standing
orders of Parliament, for an Act in the next session
authorising such extended improvements; and also to
direct the City's architect, forthwith to take steps for
preparing the proper schedule of the property which
will be required for these purposes, he taking to his
assistance such aid as, with the concurrence of our chair•
man, may be found requisite, to enable him to complete
the same within the time required by the regulations of
Parliament.
" All which we submit tio the ju lgment of this Hon.
Court.

" Dated this IGth day of October, 1849.
" T. H. HALL. " JouN BRITTEN.
" T. T. HOLT. " BENJAMIN BOWER.
" THoS. CORNET. " S. S. EDKINS.
" G. AITcHIsoN. " WILLIAM CHRISTIE.
" JOHN DITTON. " RICHARD TAILOR.
" J. HARTLEY. " EDWARD HARRISON.
" EDIT. HICKSON. " JEREMIAH EVANS."
" TIIOS. WATKINS.

Upon the motion " that the petition be agreed to,''
Mr. NORRIS said, the question involved the reputa-
tion of the City as to the carrying out of its projected
improvements, and it also involved a vast expense.
They should look to the probability of completing so
great a plan. The public were tired of such improve-
ments as they were of late accustomed to. Ile doubted
the propriety of going on with the new street, and was
desirous of a postponement until all the necessary
information could be supplied. He did not like the
suddenness with which reports of such importance
were got up, and he instanced Gresham-street as a
proof of the careless and injudicious manner in which
the funds of the corporation were expended under the
head of iniprovonients. In fact, he was of opinion

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Mr. ANDENTON seconded the motion for postpone-
ment, for he wished to know,. amongst other things, the
amount of money already expedded in the project, and the
amount which was intended to be borrowed. He did
not like the way in whic:4 the corporation of London
acted with respect to its improvements. Why had -
they not, as Manche ter had, a comprehensive Act,
empowering them to make all necessary improve-
ments, instead of being obliged to go to Parliament,
at a tremendmis expense, to accomplish every little
object of the_ "kind.
Mr. Deputy HARRISON said, when he was given to'
understand that it was agreed to form the whole line
of street from Cannon street to St. Paul's, he con;
si.dered that such an improvement would be necessary,
hut he never supposed that it would be of the least
utility to extend the work no further than Queen-
street. He contended, in answor to an of
made by Mr. Norris, that the success of a new line
never could be ascertained until it was concluded
He did not wish to see the property of the corpon •
tion sacrificed; and how caul.' the committee sell disk
property on eligible terms without carrying out the
object in a proper manner ?—(lV4r.) They must be
candid with the public and proceed earnestly in the
wurk, and as soon as the improvements should be
completed, the result would, he had no doubt, be satis-
factory. The line of improvement had already been
agreed to, and all the committee now required was
the power to carry those improvements to some useful
end. As for the observation that the public were tired
of improvements, such might be the caso elsewhere,
but certainly such was not the feeling in the city of
London.—( Hear.)
Mr. Low thought it would be advisable to finish
the improvements in the east before the Court went to
the west.

Mr. EDKINS Mild, if the present opportunity were
lost it would be diffas.ult to receeu► it.

The report was then agreed to, and it was referred
to the Coal, Corn, and Finance Committee to consider
as to the best means of raising a fund for carrying
into effect the improvements contemplated. •
Upon the motion of Mr. HALL, a report relative to
Holborn-hill was ordered to be printed.

SUPPLY OF WATER TO THE METROPOLIS.
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Mr. WHITE moved—
! " That it be referred to a committee to inquire into
the present supply of water in the metropolis, and to
ascertain the best means of obtaining an adequate pro-
vision of that indispensable requisite, with power to
consult scientific and other persons who may be qualified
to give advice and information upon the subject, and to
report thereon to the Court."
Mr. WIRE seconded the motion.
Mr. R. TAYLOR opposed it. If they agreed to refer
the subject to a committee, it would look as if they
ere holding out a hope of the exercise of a power
which they did not possess.—(Hear, hear.) The
subject was a metropolitan one, and he was astonished
that the Government did not bring forward some
measure for the general supply. of so necessary an
article. He believed the City was better supplied
than any other part of the metropolis.
Mr. It. L. JONES said the question had been fre-
quently before the Court since 1822, and it had
grown too large for the corporation to cope with, with
any chance of a good result. To co- operate with the
Government in the endeavour to obtain a copious supply
should be their object. As for the idea of obtaining
more information upon the subject, there were in-
numerable works which contained the moat accurate

details and statistics, to which they could, if necessary,
refer.

Mr. Low proposed an amendment, limiting the
inquiry as to the supply of water to the city of
London, and altering some of the words of the original
motion.

The amendment was carried, and the question was
referred to the City Lands Committee.
Adjourned.

COURT CIRCULAR.
WINDSOR, TUESDAY.
The Queen and Prince Albert took their accus-
tomed early morning walk.
The Royal Family walked and rode this morning
in the Slopes and Eastern Terrace.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert went out shoot•
ing this forenoon. His Royal Highness was attended
by Lord Camoys, Major-General 133wles, and Lieut.-
Colcnel F. H. Seymour.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, at-
tended by her Lady in Waiting and the Baroness de
Speth, arrived at Frogmore House this afternoon from
town.

Colonel the Honourable A. N. Hood arrived at the
Castle to-day, and has relieved Sir Edward Bu-
waiter i❑ his duties as Groom in 'Waiting to the
Queen.

The Royal dinner party this evening will include
her Royal Highness the Duchess of Rent, Lady Anna
Maria Dawson (in Waiting on her Royal Highness),
and Baroness de Speth.
'The Queen's private band will attend after dinner.
Her Mtjesty s private band was in attendance in
the Castle on Monday evening, and performed the
following pieces :
Overture, Le Vul d'Andorre
Prelude..
Morceau Ensemble, Le
Prec he ........ ..... }Le Proph&te...Meyerbeer.
Pastorale
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Trio
Romance

.. .. Beethoven.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended
by Lady Anna Maria Dawson and Baroness de Speth,
left her residence, Clarence House, St. James's, at
eleven o'clock yesterday morning, for Froginore
House.

Iler Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester re-
ceived their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess
of Cambridge at dinner on Monday, at her residence
in Richmond Park.

The Earl of Carlisle has returned to town from
Ampthill-park, Bedfordshire.
Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening, front
the Colonial-office, for the Governors of the West
India colonies.

HEALTH of LONDON during the WEEK.
(From the return of the Registrar-General )
In the week ending last Saturday, the total
number of deaths registered was 1,075 ; the weekly
average derived from deaths in the autumnal quarter
(which commences with the present month) of five
previous years is 1,162 ; the weekly return, there•
fore, now exhibits a decrease on the average, after a
period of more than three months, during which it
has shown a considerable, and in eleven consecutive
weeks an enormous excess above the usual rate of
mot tality. The decrease is observed in the west,
north, and central divisions ; the mortality in the east
and south, where the deaths from cholera are still the
most numerous, is about the average. The deaths
from cholera in the last week were 110 ; in five
previous weeks they were 2,026 (the highest number
which, exclusive of those from diarrhoea, the epi-
demic attained), 1,682, 839, 434, 288. In last week
the deaths from diarrhoea and dysentery (the mor-
tality of which is more steadily maintained) were
105, almost as numerous as deaths from cholera, and
considerably more than usual at this advanced season
of the year. The aggregate deaths from these three
kindred diseases were therefore 215 ; while the
weekly average is only 35. During last week the
daily number of deaths from cholera averaged 16 ;
on Wednesday there were only 11. In the districts
of St. James (Westminster), Islington, St. Giles
(Holborn), Camberwell, and Rotherhithe, no deaths
from cholera were registered during the week. in
Kensington there were 6 ; in Hackney, 5 ; in
Bethnal-green, 7 ; in Shoreditch, 12 ; in Poplar, 5 ;
in St. Saviour, 6 ; in Bermondsey, 6 ; in St. George
(Southwark), Lambeth, Wandsworth, 7 each; and in
Greenwich, 8. In all other districts the mortality
from the epidemic did not range higher than four
deaths. All other epidemics are at present under the
average ; smallpox and measles remarkably low ; but
scarlatina becomes more fatal, the deaths having risen
from 39 in the previous week to 56 in the last (the
average being 64). Typhus was fatal in 47 cases.
The mean height of the barometer in the week was
29.540 in. ; the mean temperature was 46 deg. 7
min., which is 4 deg. 7 min. less than the average of
the same week in seven years ; it also shows a decrease
on the mean of the previous week of 5.

THE GREAT SOUTHERN AND WESTERN RAILWAY.
—lt is positively arranged that the ceremony of opening
the above railway to this city will take place on Thurs-
day next. A special train will proceed from the Black-
pool station to Mallow, at half-past twelve o'cloek on
that day, to receive the Lord-Lieutenant and the direc-
tors, when all parties will return to Cork. In the even-
ing a dinner will be given at the Imperial Hotel, at
which his Excellency has expressed his intention of
being present. In whatever point of view we contem-
plate an event that will inaugurate the approach to our
city of the great agency of modern civilization, it must
be regarded with feelings of the highest satisfaction.
‘Vhether we consider the benefit that will flow from the
undertaking, in pouring a tide of traffic through the
country, or the proud testimony which it bears to the
capacity of Irishmen for the most arduous enterprises of
human skill, it equally inspires exultation. ISo under-
taking of equal vastness was ever carried out with s
more faithful adherence to engagements, developed in a
greater degree the highest qualities that deserve sad
insure prosperity, or has been conducted to a more suc-
cessful and glorious issue. In the abundant realization
of the promise with which the work was commenced,
and in the repute of integrity, economy, and ability
which has attended them to its consummation, the di-
rectors have just cause for the strongest and worthiest
sentiments of pride and congratulation that men can
entertain.—Cork Examiner.

Politi •s is a science which no one believes those
who differ with hint to understand.—Eliza Goa s
Jow•xal.

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TILEATRE ROYAL HAYII-'"u","
lotr. R. "Webster. ,Aele Leesee and Manat:er. Old Brotnuton
Mr. MACREADY will make his fifth appea:ance in London since
his return from America, and commence his flrs.
the stage at the
series of his Fe-
well Performances previous to his retirement *en:
end of June next,

THIS EVENING, •
When will be performed MACBETH. Macbeth, Mr. 2,:4Creadf
Mac tuff, Mr. Stuart ; Lady Macbeth, Mrs. Warner.
After which, THE SWISS COTTAGE.
To conclude with the Farce of LEND ME FIVE SHILLINGS. ,
Due notice will be given of the appearance of Mr. and Mrs. KEA.1..4
The Box-office is under the direction of Mr.

THEATRE ROYAL. ADELPHI.
Under the direction of Madame Celeste.
THIS EVENING.
Will be performed THE MYSTERIOUS STRINGER. The
MVsteriou Strmcr, Madame Celeste.
To be followed g
lowed by a new slippery sketch called MRS. S UNBURY'S
SPOONS. Mr. Highbury Barnes, Mr. P. Bedford ; Bob Twisnks,
Mr. Wright ; Job Smith, Mr. 0. Smith; Mrs. Bunbury,
Mr. F.
Matthews; Mrs. Hischbury Barnes, Miss Brooks.
After which a new Farce, entitled A BIRD OF PASSAGE. Mr.
Carry Chick. Mr. Wright; Mr. Chaunt Ginger, Mr. Paul BedforMrsd
Mr. Charles Pusher, Mr. Boyce; Ernest Hopeful, Mr. Worrell; .
Waters Rummer. Mrs. Frank Matthews.
To conclude with THE TURNPIKE-GATE.

11.01rAL LYCEUM THEATRE.
Under the Management of Madame Vestris.
Sole Leggee. Mr. Charles Mathews.
THIS EVENING,
Will be performed a new comic drama, called A. LADY IN DIF-
FICULTIES;
To be followed by THE FOLLIES OF A NIGHT.
To con lade with USED UP, in which Mrs. Hamby will appear.
Dress Boxes, ss. ; Upper Boxes, 42. ; Pit, 25. Iliallery, is. tio
Sal any nest of the house.
All applications for Private Boxes must be made to Mr. Alleroft, 15,
New Bond-street.

PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
Mr. J. M. Maddox. Sole !Awe and Manager.
THIS EVENING.
Will be performed the celebrated Opera of DON GIOVANNI.
After which, a new Extravaganza, entitled TIM FIRST
NIGHT.
To conclude with a new farce called TILE MAJOR'S DAITCMTER

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.
Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty.
U ader the Pitronage of her Majesty the Queen, his Royal Highness
Prince Albert, Scc.
Triumphant success of the new Equestrian Spectacle of the Prophet,
which has been nightly received with enthusiasm, and pron unced
by the public press to be the mast go:-geous hippo-dramatic piece
ever produced at tUhe Amphitheatre.
nparalleled Equestrian Feats.
THIS EVENING,
Will be performed Fitzball's grand Equestrian Spectacle, entitled
TIIE PROPHET, in which Mr. W. West will appear.
To be followed by an Inimitable display of SCENES IN THE
C RUE. by the first Equestrian talent of the day.
To ennclude with the favourite Farce of THE WEAVER OF
LYON S.

Box-office open from Eleven till roar.
Stage Manager, Mr. W. West.

lIIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
Tars DAY —llllrning, 23 min. after 2 I ETBlllllg, 40 min. after 2
To-Vfosnovt—varning, 56 min. after 2 I Evening, 13 min. after 3

THE WEATHER.—Bun Ovum OCT. 17.
THERMOMETER, Lowest, 42; Highest, 49; Noon. 59.
BAROMETER, 29.93.
WIND S.W.—very mild fine weather; rain in the night.

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