The Sun.
London, England, 1815-02-22 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

Several Petitions were presented, praying for
the non-renewal of the Property Tax and oilers
from the occupieis of land in different districts of
the United Kingdom in favour of some alteration
in the Corn Laws.
STATE OF THE STREETS IN THE METROPOLIS.

Air. M. A. TAYLOR•FOSC to call the attention of
the House to a public grievance, which, in his
opinion,. required both immediate remedy and fu-
ture precaution. The only question, he appre--
'mended, would Was to the nature of that remedy;
for the evil of which he -complained was -indisput-
able and universally , felt, yet without the inter-
ference of Parliament would probably remain un-
redressed. He wished to submit to the House the
necessity there existed of preserving the pave-
ments of the metropolis in such a state as should
not endanger the safety of his Majesty's subjects.
,The law guaranteed every man's title to the terra
firma, •ancl on him who obstructed ,or undermined
it imposed the obligation of fully and completely
repairiug the- miSchief he had occasioned. The
streets 'of Paris were not subject to this in-
convenience ; and those of Edinburgh, and from
that to Leith, were equally safe and beautiful,
forming an inclined plane, and enabling'Car-
riages.. to proceed with equal convenience and
velocity. What he now proposed .was, io bring in a
hill enabling the .CR“vn to appoint a Bii•ard of
Commissioners, and to rlivicle the metropolis into
four or tire districts. These Commissioners were
to act gratuitously, and to be composed of geu-
tlemen resident iii the • particular diStrict over
which they presided,- and to possess, as a qualifi-
cation, 3001. a year, or 10,000/, in money. He
should also introduce a compulsory clause on the
Water Companies, restraining them from taking
up any pavement at their own pleasure, or from
laying down any other than iron. pipes. in future,
.as well as to,limit their right of breaking up a
street to It particular period of the year. It was
obvious that it .was an evil chiefly experienced iu
the winter season. The Inspector must be armed
with the power of levying tines,,either on the
parish, or time authors of the mischief, and iu
proportion to the extent of the evil, subject tO
the'revision of the Cominissioners. Ike should
also propose that-these provisions might equally
extend to the Gas Light Companies, anitthe
missioners of Sewers, and that they should all he
interdicted from laying down wooden pipes iu
timture. The fact was, the pavements, after being
so opened, were not laid down again sometimes
for months, and without some.quick and comptil-
sory measure, he was convinced the evil' would
continue to exist.

Air. CALVERT enquired whether it was the lion.
Members intention to :include the Bormigh of
t.,outhw ark in the provisions of his- Bill.
-*gr. TAYLoa replied, that ia a Bill of this na-
tare; it was impossible to except any particular
District ; but if Sburliwark required :90 inspec-
-tioU,_ it would become liable to no expellee. The
expellee already borne by the metropolis was im-
mense, not less than 150,000/. per annum, while
that of his al would be no more than 2,3001.
Leave was then given to prepare and bring in
the Bill.