The Sun.
London, England, 1849-01-09 00:00:00

PLOUGH MONDAY.

Yesterday being Plough Monday, a petty sessions
was held in the Guildhall by the Lord Mayor and
Aldermen, for the purposes of receiving the returns
and presentments of the several wards.

The inquest of St. Bride's complained to the Court
that the City Gas Company had appropriated to their
own use, without the consent of the parish or the City
authorities, a piece of ground in Hancock-yard near
their works, and requested that the Court would take
care that justice should be done.

The LORD MAYOR informed the inquest that they
might rely upon the performance of the duties of the
Court of Aldermen upon the occasion.
It may be as well to inform the inhabitants of the
parish, that the Gas ,Company received the sanction
of the Corporation in the matter, upon undertaking to
improve Whitefriars Dock.
The inquest of St. Dunstan's complained that 45
persons who had refused to take up their freedom for
the last five years remained in statu quo.
The LORD Meron, assured the foreman that the
question was an extremely difficult one, and was now
under the consideration of the Court of Aldermen.
Mr. GODSON, the foreman of the inquest for Al-
dersgate ward, complained of a most intolerable
nuisance which proceeded from a whalebone manu-
factory in the ward. The nuisance was not visible,
but closely imbedded in the heart of the ward; but
the effect upon the organs of smelling was altoge-
ther beyond description. Added to that, he stated
that some disorderly houses of the worst kind were
in a state of constant offence, and Aldergate-build-
ings needed the operation of draining, so that it
would be difficult to find in the City of London a
neighbourhood in which sanitary regulations were
more necessary.

Alderman CHALLIS expressed surprise that the
Alderman of the ward had not represented the mat-
tersof complaint in the Court of Aldermen.

Mr. GoDioN, who is one of the deputies of the
ward, said that Sir Peter Laurie, of whose activity
all the inhabitants were perfectly aware, had com-
plained of the nuisance, by which the inhabitants
were almost poisoned; but, somehow or other, the
evil remained uncorrected.

The LORD MAYOR assured the deputy that the
Court of Alderman would take up the subject with
all possible expedition.
The inquest of the ward of Aldgate complained
that a great number of the persons resident in the
ward had refused to take up their freedoms, and that
several influential inhabitants set the example. The
foreman considered that it was derogatory to the
character of the gentlemen of the inquest to be
presenting year after year statements of such a de-
scription without being able to produce any effect
upon the authorities of the corporation, and hoped
that some course would be adopted by which so
disagreeable a duty might in future be dispensed
with.

The inquests of most of the other wards made
presentments, complaining of the obligation upon them
to return the names of non-freemen, as no attention
whatever was paid to the information they had
communicated.
The LORD MAYOR repeated that the subject oc-
cupied the most serious attention of the Court of
Aldermen, and was surrounded with difficulties.
The FOREMAN of the inquest of the ward of
Parringdon Within expostulated with the Lord Mayor
upon being obliged to appear before him in a gown,
and submitted that there was no occasion for Isuch
ceremony.
The Lou MAYOR—I put on my full dress gown
to receive you, and I think you may return the com-
pliment once a year without considering it a hard-
thip.— (Laughter.)
Adjourned.

SALE OF TUE STOWE Lll2EARY.—Yesterday the
sale of the Stowe Library, the property of his Grace
the Duke of Buckingham, was commenced by Messrs.
Sotheby and W ilkinson, the auctioneers of Wellington-
street, Strand. The sale of this portion, consisting of
the printed books, will last 24 days. From the well-
known character of the collection, the sale excited a
considerable degree of interest, but the purchasers were
chiefly confined to the booksellers of the metropolis.
The prices realised were remarkable, although none of
the books forming this day's sale were what are deno.
rai
nated " rare." The following were those deservingonly
notice :—"Anderson's Genealogical fli
otfosAry.h
vately printed
Yvery, Luvel, Perceval, and Gournay, kr__
Piltitural History
in 1742, sold fur 111. 155.; "Aubrey (JO " large paper,
z.oofrtebse libeotiliexat
L; Acker-
rroclo7sim. soBf.
and Antiquities of the Counties of g
d SuZic'ademie Royale
jr
establishment i,
des Sciences," the proceeding f
Acker-
man's Works, consisting
00..
for 1
li. ;
~ A London
&c., largo paper, 9.v015. le Isles
h shout the Report about
1666 to 1790, in 154 volsi,;:sso!,diufioc
the Truth of the Flgol slier _
_a_
m jestie's
the Revenge,
one printed in 1591, sold forthe 4 guineas ;
" Lord Anson b )45 . World in 1740-44,"
,r a presentation copy f Lord
large PaP" •
ille sold for 41, Bs.
, from Anson to
George GrensvTra'ets; " Archaeologic, or
Miscellaneous
by th" Society,, of Antiquaries, in 33 v 1 sold for
Ist. Os. ; Aristophanis Com cl. o s.,
first edition, printed at the Aid" m ire Novena, Grmcis,"
2/. 12s. ; " Ashinole's Institutionme press in 1497, sold for
Cere-
monies of the Must Noble of the Laws and
Order of the Garter,"—this,
the rarest book in the
plates by Lollar' day's sale, containing some fine
and printed in
1672, sold for 10
guineas ; "Art .de Verifier ••
tori " les Dates des .Faits His-
ques, a fine copy on large sold for 8 guineas;
paper,
Captain Baillie's works, consisting of a series of 113
fine prints, &c., after the old masters, some printed on
satin, in colours, &c.—a copy selected for Miss Boydell,
the daughter of the eminent publisher, sold for 7 guineas.
The other lots were interesting, and the prices they
obtained were very good.
DEATH OF COLONEL CLEATELAND.—OOIOIIOI R. F.
Cleaveland, of the Royal. Horse Artillery, an old and dis-
tinguished officer, expired at his residence, on Wool-
wich common, on Sunday evening. The deceased, who
was G 2 years of age, was out on Friday with the field
batteries, going towards Blackheath for exercise, when
Captain Wright, the adjutant of the batteries, noticed
that his countenance suddenly indicated an alarming
change. Ile rode up to him and inquired whether Major
Griffin should take the command of the batteries, but
the deceased made no answer, having been seized with a
fit of paralysis. He was taken home, but remained
speechless till Sunday evening, when he expired. By
the death of Colonel Cleaveland the following officers
will be promoted:—Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet-
Colonel W. Wylde, C. 13., to the rank of colonel; Major
Burke Cuppage, to the rank of lieutenant-colonel; Se-
cond Captain Thomas de Warton, to the rank of cap-
' tain ; and Lieutenant J. L. Elgeo, to the rank of captain.
[ The office of brigade major to the corps is vacant by the
promotion of Major Cuppage, and a vacancy occurs for
1
L a coloneley in the Royal Horse Artillery.

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TIIE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE. JANUARY 9.
TIIERNOMETER, Lowest, 37; Highest, 40; Noon, 44.
BAROMETER, 29.6.
WIND W. fine weather.