The Sun.
London, England, 1836-01-09 00:00:00

HOLBORN HILL.

(From the ..drelateetural Magazine for January, conducted
by J. C. Loudon.)
Various plans have, within the last thirty years, been
proposed for getting rid of the steepness of this hill. Tile
best of all these plans, in our opinion,is one by which it is
proposed to raise the
,street at the northern extremity of
Farringdon-street about 10 ft., and lower the highest part
of Holborn-101 3 ft. or 4 ft., forming an irregular slope
between the two points. The houses and the footpaths on
each side might easily be adjusted to this change. At the
bottom of Holborn-hill, the first floors would be turned into
tshops, and in the highest part of Holborn the shops, instead
of. being on a level with the foot pavement, would be two
steps higher ; or there might be two steps from the foot
pavement to the street paVement ; or both, if necessary.
• This is a crude outline of a plan which, we are of opinion,
• is decidedly the best ; but we may be quite wrong, and, at
all events, it is our duty to lay before our readers anything
new Which 'occurs' on the subject. The last plan, then, is
designed by J. Burnard and Stephen Geary, architects.
It proposes to cut into the • houses on the north side of
-BolbOrii, from Batton-pardon to Snow-hill, and on the
spaoe so obtained Co erect a level street on a basis of shops
and entresoles. A neat lithographic engraving is given of
these shops, and of the new range of houses which it is pro-
posed to erect, beyond them, on the space cut out as before
mentioned. The worst part of the plan is, that it leates
the steepness of Holborn-hill just where it was, as does
every other plan but that which we have mentioned above.
We cannot wish it success, because we do not consider it a
ratheal improvement ; however well it may look on paper,
and in the prospectus, in which it is proposed to raise a
capital of 350,0001., to carry it into execution: We do not
Consider this a radical improvement, because it does not
extend to all ; for, by leaving the hill, and the shops on
each side of it; there would be nearly as great a temptation
tcrgo up and-. down the hill as there is at present. No
plan; therefore, 'Which proposes to have shops on the hill
with its present slope, is, in Our opinion, worth listening to,

We learn from 13nrckhardt, that among the Arabs a
man has an exclusive right to the hand of his cousin ; he is
not obliged to marry her, but she cannot, without his con-
sent, --become the wife- of any other person. Flu usually
says, ." She was my slipper, I cast her off." In this they
seem to follow the ancient custom of the Jests ; 'for it is to
be observed that Boaz, before be took Ruth to wife, applied
to one who was snore nearly related to her than himself; to
know whether he would make use of his right of redemp-
tion, and did not marry her till this Man had afforded it.—
Scriptural Elucidations.

THE CITY OF SOLITUDE.—The people of
Broeck (in Holland) are not only unsocial among them-
selves, but avoid all intercourse with strangers ; they scarcely
ever see one another, except at the kirk, nor do they gene-
rate their species rapidly. The men seldom marry before
forty, or about the time the father leaves the house, to the
son, and lays low in the kirkyard. The women wed not
until their bloom bath fled ; but it is not their fault, but
that of the ice-hearted swain. They seldom move further
froth their hotises than in the evening or morning to look
at their flower gardens, and on the Sunday to kirk. When
a man and woman marry, they and their parents become
as much strangers to eo.c.il other as if they were not allied
by blood.' The men sit within &ors eternally smoking ;
the women invariably, with hot peat cinders is a 'pan un-
derneath their
petticoats,-sit
' knitting or sewing, which, and
playing a few tunes on the piano, form their whole accom-
plishments. A sentence in the' day is scarcely interchanged
between them and their husbands. The • dread of increas-
ing the population beyond their present numbers and
diminishing the wealth, is, it is said, the motive that re.
tards marriages in this passion!ess, chaste, and Malthusian
village,

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HAY MARKETS.,(4tn
,`Dail of 36 Trusses.)
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CUMBER ND.
£2 15 to ..t3 5
Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay . '''''"
00 0 0
New Meadow Hay
3 10 3 15
Useful Old Ditto
Fine Upland Meadow and ttye.grass Ilay
Clover Hay
Oat Straw ..til Bto .E 1 10 i Wheat Straw 1 12 1 11

SM I T 1-1 1,1 ELD.
Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay R 3 0 to £3 5
Now Meadow Hay 0 0 0 0
Usefid Old Ditto 3 10 3 15
Fine Upland Meadow and Rye grass Hay 4 0 4 5
Clover Hay (extra fine £5 0. Generally ~ ..... 4 0 5 0
Oat Straw 11 8 to X 1 101 Wheat Straw 1 12 1 14

HUN GERFORD.
Coarse Meadow Hay .£3 0 to _£3 5
New Meadow Hay
Useful Old Ditto •
3 10 3 15

Fine Upland Meadow and Ilye.grasi Hay
clover Hay 4 5 5 5
Oat Straw • £1 Gto£l ti 1 Wheat Straw

THE FUNDS-(THIS DAY).

CITY. TWELVE O'CLOCK.

Our only arrival this morning is a French mail. Ship let-
ters from Calcutta of the sth September, and Cape of Good
Hope, are also received.
A letter from Laguira of the 12,th November, says:—" We
have now hopes that the disturbances which caused the stag-
nation in business will soon be settled, as General Minagos
has surrendered himself, his life being guaranteed as well as
his property and military rank. Negociations are also going
to be entered into with the rebels at Porto Cabello, who also
may obtain an amnesty.