The Sun.
London, England, 1841-07-26 00:00:00

MARYLEBONE VESTRY

On Saturday, at a special general meeting of the
3larylebone vestry, Mr. Gomm in the chair, the ad-
journed debate on the final Report of the Oxford-greet
experimentalpaving Committee, and the resolution inm-ed
by Mr. Freeman in opposition to it, was resunied. The
report asserted that some of the' blocks of wood- laid
down by the Metropolitan Wood _Paving Company, bad
either wholly or partially failed, and, that the. Company
having refused to allow the expriment to be tested for
a period of another 12 months, the Committee could not
approve of the specimen.. The resolution condemned the
premature decision the Committee had conic tcc.declaied
such a course not only unjust to the • 'experiment, but to.
the rate-payers of Oxford-street, and moved for a Com-
mittee of the whole Vestry to investigate the matter, and
report thereon.
Mr. BIERS supported the adoption of the Report. He
was convinced that vegetable matter of any description
would never answer as a road paving, let alone the slip-
pery nature of wood, which was -so dangerous and
liable to cause accidents. As far as its durability
was concerned, he was convinced that it would."
not last six years, and all the expense would. then
have to be incurred again. It wa's said the cost would
not be more than 12,000/. ; now he would show that
it would cost upwards of 21,0001. There were 33,000
superficial yards in Oxford-street, which, at 13s. per
yard, what the Company required, would amount to
21,450/. Ho had not the slightest wish to deprive the
Company of payment - for what they had done, but he
considered there had not been a sufficient test of the raa-
terial to justify the Vestry in adopting it at once.
Mr. GIBSON contended that the main facts had been
studiously avoided by all the opponents of the wood
paving. Mr. Biers, in his calculations, had ! forgotten
that there were upwards of 4,000 yards already done in
Oxford-street. He would contend that the cost would
not exceed 12,5001. ; and whilst the annual cost of
cleansing and keeping Oxford-street in repair, for the
last six years, had been 5,6001., if the wood were laid
down, the cost, as proposed -by-the Company, would be
only 3,1;"0/., and thus it would effect an annual saving of
2,430/, to the parish. Of the durability of the material
there could be no doubt whatever, and therefore be culled
upon the true friends of economy to support it.
Mr. COCHRANE really considered the Committee had
rather been led away by their own prejudices than by
taking a dispassionate view of the subject. One complaint
against the wood was, that it would not bear so much
pressure as granite ; but gentlemen forgot that it had
elastic properties which granite had not, and was there-
fore much better able to resist concussions. It ought to
be the duty of the vestry to look at this important ques-
tion dispassionately. The inhabitants of Oxford-street
contributed largely to the rates, and they were entitled
to consideration.
Mr. SODEN condemned the course the Committee had
pursued in charging the wood paving-with causing acci-
dents, without bringing forward any data, such as coro-
ner's inquests and such like, to bear their assertion out.
Mr. THOMAS thought the wood paving the most beauti-
ful he had ever witnessed, and desired to see it carried
out throughout London ; but still he thought the Com-
mittee could come to no other decision than they had
done.

Messrs. GRANGE, STONES, and others having addressed
the meeting—
Mr. FREEMAN, in reply, showed that as a proof other
parishes considered wood paving rio failure, the entire
of Holborn, St. Paul's Church-yard, and most of the lead-
ing thoroughfares, were about being laid with the mate-
rial. He objected to the Report, as it did not contain
facts ; it stated that the experiments had been repaired,
whereas no repairs whatever had taken place.
After nearly four hours' discussion, the question was
put, when there appeared, for the Report of the Com-
mittee, 31 ; for Mr. Freeman's motion, 21 ; majority for
the former 10.

Mr. Joseph's motion, that the entire street be paved
forthwith with wood, stands for next Saturday. The Ves-
try then separated.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
(LLOYD'S.)

LONDON. JULY 24.—Wind this day at noon N. to N. E.

E1E,i,;iu1;23.1-Wind N. W. -moderate.—Arrived the
Alfred, from Sydney, New South Wales; Carmine, Hawks,
Calcutta ; Thomas Coutts, Warner, . Bombay; Philadelphia,
lloney, New York ; Douglas, Douglas, Montreal ; Wanderer,
Smith. Hull, and sailed for Calcutta. Arrived from the river,
Mary, Nixon, for Port Philip; Emily, for Constantinople, and
sailed with the rest of the outward bound.
STANGATE CREEK, Jinx 23.—Arrived the Jane Maria,
Osborne, Ancona ; Parton, Marsala.
OFF MARGATE, JULY 23.—The Royal George, Richards,
from Sydney, New South Wales; Importa, Miramichi. The
Good Hope, frOm Quebec, was supplied with an anchor and
chain last night, and has proceeded for the river in tow of two
steam-tugs.
LivxarooL, JULY 23.—Wind N.W.—Arrived the Lord
Maidstone, Taylor, Sweden, Homan, Echo, Woods, Amazon,
Richardson, from New Orleans; Agnes, Lamont, Nassau ' -
Sorter Johnny, Little, Montreal ; Erin-go-bragh, Radford,
Coote, and Mary Bibby, Archibald, Quebec ; Cornish Di -
mond, Alexandria; Exile, Malta; Eglantine, Pillau. Sailed
the Clansman, for Bombay ; Constantine, Boston. Arrived off,
the Spencer, from Calcutta; Brilliant, Laguna ; John, Que-
bec: Rival, Maranham.
COWES, JULY 23.—Arrived the Trident, Yeartirairinint
Havannah. Sailed the Brankenmoor, for Port Philip. The
Washington, from Shields to Calcutta, has come in to repair.
YARMOUTH, JULY 23.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Pilot,
Robson, from Quebec. Sailed the Margaret, for Malta.
TORBAY, JULY 21.—Arrived the Vivacious, Shields, for

Algiers ; Burnhopeside, Blyth, Calcutta.
OFF THE WIGHT, JULY 23.—The Sir Edward Paget, from
Bom bay.
Wxylcsiror, JULY 23.—The Union, from Middlesborough
to London, has been assisted in here leaky, and with loss of
sails, &e., having been on the Gunfleet Sand.
PORTSMOUTH, JULY 23.—Wind W.—Arrived the Somer.
setshire (transport), from Quebec. Sailed the Childe Harold,
for Bombay.
OFF DARTMOUTH, JULY 21.—Arrived the Philadelphia,
Morgan, from New York—sailed 3d inst.
PLYMOUTH, JULY 23.—Wind N.W.—Arrived the Mes-
senger, Dobbs, from Smyrna ; Tweed, Trewethon, and William
Bromhesi, Lake, Quebec. Sailed the City'of London, for the
Cape of Good Hope. The Sales, from London to Cardiff, on
entering this port 21st inst., touched on the Dray Stone, and
has been put upon the beach to be examined.
FALMOUTH, JULY 22.—Wind N. W. to W. N W.—Arrived
the Sheldrake, packet, from the West Indies, sailed frOm Bar-
badoes 2d ult., St. Lucia and Martinique, 3d, Dominica and
Guadeloupe, 4th, Antigua and Montserrat, 6th, Nevis and St.
Kitts, 7th, Tortola, Bth, St. Thomas, 25th ; Havannah, Shields,
for Malta, with loss of.stern boat; Olive, Lundon, for Tralee,
leaky, and with sails split. Sailed the Montefiores, for Ceylon ;
Jim Crow, Cape of Good Hope ; Parga, Corfu ; Marquis of
Bute, Malta; President, Cape Hayti, sailed 22d ult., pro
Nora
ceeded for Antwerp ; Ann, Quebec ; Creina, Alexandria.
BRISTOL, JULY 23.—Arrived the Buoyant, from Newfound-
land. Sailed the Countess Mulgrase, for Quebec.
GLOUCESTER, JULY 23. Arrived the Nancy, Hutchison
from Dalhousie.
CA npirt, JULY 22.—Sailed the Laurence, for Malaga.
MILFORD, JULY 22.—Arrived the Morning Star, front
Richebucto ; Maria, Quebec ; Pembrokeshire, Luss, Leghorn.
KINGSTOWN, JULY 22.—Arrived Stanley, Pugh, Leghorn.
Orr CORK, JuLr 21.—Arrived the Sir Charles Napier,
from Miramichi, and sailed for Liverpool.
PETERHEAD, JULY 21.-... Arrived the Traveller, Simpson,
from Greenland.
SHIELDS, JULY 22.—Arrived the Bessy Dryden, from
Richebucto. Sailed the Verona, for Calcutta.
HARWICH, JULY 23.—A loaded brig, with loss of foremast,.
is riding off the Platter Sound with two smacks in attendance.

VESSELS SPOKEN WITIL—John Pate, from Alexan-
dria to Liverpool, on the 15th inst., in lat. 42, ion. ;1,
by the Jane Maria, arrived in the Creek. 1104.1113,
Bombay to the Clyde, 16th, lat. 45, lon. 38 •, Catharine,
Mauritius to London, 18th, lat. 46, lon. 23, by the.Shei-
drake packet,arrived at Falmouth ; Julia, of Jersey, Lis-
bon to Trieste, 27th salt, lat. 37 N., lon. 2 E., by. the
Nora Creina arrived off Falmouth. Mary Eliia, Bristol
to Marseilles, 15th ult., lat. 37, lon. 3; Michael "Wart
Aberdeen to Cuba, 13th, lat. 43, lon. 13, by the r el 7.
brokeshire Lass arrived at Milford. Congreve, Liverpool
to Jamaica, lat. 46, lon. 16 • EElizalleXw"i, 28 fdys
of r:m
Dublin, 22d ult., lat. 12 N., ion• 27 ; AStockton,Stockton,aton, 12th,
from London, same day; -Stokely,
lat. 40, lon, 32 Superb, of Liverpool, out 13 days, 15th,
lat. 45, lon. 32 ; Donald, ;
rPn°!,
rbic e 16th, fat. 45,
ranns to Liverpool, 18th, lat.
47, lon. 21 ; frome Jamaica, •19th, by the
Tilarae4d in the Downs. Peter Proctor,
lon. 28 ; Spencer, for Newffroindli3aned, same day, lat. 46,
lon. 24 ; Vermont, New -r
Thomas Coutts, arrive Feb. 22,
40 S., lon. 60 E.
The Thomas Coutts, Warner, from BQM-
INDIA SHIPPING.
London to Larun_itesesz
Arrivals.--.
Wales,
1 lilt
March, Cape 16th May, St. Helena Ist June ;-•Sir
24th
from Bombay off Lymington
Campbell,
bay arrived in the Downs--salled 9th March. Cotombo
Edward PaP,•et,
from 21st
aErcahst,nCitiocrel:in
ch,
'owns—sailed from Sydney 10th April ; Royal
New Mar oSuLt hi
the June
George, Richards, from New South Wales, off Margate
—sailed from Sydney 21st March ; Caroline, Hawks,
from Bengal, in the 'Downs—sailed 25th February, St.
--sailed
Alfred,
Helena, 19th May ; Spencer, Corbett, from Bengal, off
Liverpool—sailed 3d March, St. Helena 30th May.
Arrivals at Sydney, New South Wales, previous to April
4.—The Mary, Taylor, from New Zealand ; ThOmas;
Crisp, from Launceston ; Argyle, from . Plymouth ;
Eliza, Stewart, from Portsmouth and the Cape; Caroline,
from Manilla; Adele, Marquard, from Calcutta ; Anne,
from Port Philip ; Avon, from the South Seas . ,Gurli,
from Stockholm ; Janet, 'from Port Philip ; instine,
from Bay of Islands ; Marchioness of Douro, from Lon-
don ; Australasian Packet, from Port Philip ; Kin-
near, from London ; Margaret, from Liverpool and the
Cape ; Susan, from Plymouth ; Cleopatra, from. New
Zealand ; Lorina, April 4, from Hobart Town ; Orwell,
from China and Manilla; Perseverance, from Launceston ;
Dorset, sth, from Adelaide ; Premier, from London ;
Porter, from Launceston ; Abbotsford, from London ;
Bassorah Merchant, from Plymouth and • Hobart
Town ; George, from Liverpool; Bristolian, from Bris-
tol and Malaga; York, from Port Philip; Rose (steamer),
6th, from Plymouth and Cape; Chilmack, from the Cape;
Harlequin, from Glasgow; Christina, from" London;
Renown, from Manilla; Tuscan, Batavia; Aleitle, from
Mauritius; Christina. from Port Philip; Water Lily, re-
turned to port; Marian Watson, from Hobart town;
Nero, from Hobart Town; William, from Launeeston.
Arrivals at Hobart Town, Van Diemen's
,Lana, pr-
vious to the 6th of March—The British Sovereign,
from Kingstown; Lady Raffles, from Plymouth; Mary
Ann, from Kingstown; Mayflower, from London; Glen-
malier, from Liverpool.
Departures from Sydney—The Palestine, Spartan, and
Louisa Campbell, in May, for London;
.Columbian,_ tn.
Valparaiso ; Hope, for Guam; Bet.Sey and Sarah, Anril
sth, for Java; Mary Redway, for Loudon; 'Tleig. Kink,
for China; Sir Charles Fortis, sth, for Guam; Itiehard
Webbe, for London; Barrette, jun., for China; Tam
o'Shanter, for Manilla. Fabian, - and William, Stoveld,
10th, for Loudoni Honduras, to sail 1544