The Sun.
London, England, 1841-12-23 00:00:00

THE DELAY IN MAKING NECESSARY IMPROVEMENTS

Mr. LOTT brought under the notice of the wardmote
the state of Watling-street, a great portion of which
was situated in their locality. This great and import-
ant thoroughfare, amidst all the improvements of the
City of London, had been wholly neglected. He stated
to the meeting, that, notwithstanding the want of uni-
formity and regularity of design in the original building
of the metropolis, and in the reconstruction, after the
Fire, of that part of it more immediately within the
City walls, yet two streets appeared always to have in-
tersected it, like main arteries, from east to 'west `(with
some deviations) in parallel lines. The more northern
of those intersections enters the metropolis from the
Oxford-road, at Tyburn—pursuing its way through
Oxford-street, which it was intended to continue by a
new line into Holborn, instead of by the present devia-
tion of Broad-street. The proposed viaduct or terrace
on the left of Holborn-hill, which would form a great im-
provement there, destroying Saffron-hill, Field-lane, and
other objectionable neighbourhoods—would continue the
line to Newgate• street. A considerable portion of
that was already widened ; and when the whole
improvement here was complete, it would be a spacious
street. This intersection was then continued through
Cheapside, Cornhill, Aldgate, and Whitechapel, finally
quitting the metropolis at Mile-end, the high-road to
Chelmsford, Colchester, Norwich, &c. When all the
projected improvements here were complete, this inter-
section would be a perfect and noble line of communica-
tion. The more southern of these intersections enters
the metropolis at Hyde Park-corner, and, wending its
way through the noble street Piccadilly, in a direct and
unbroken course, was checked by the narrow avenues
into Leicester-square, from whence a line might easily
bo formed into the Strand, but to which the spacious
thoroughfare of the Haymarket already forms an excel-s
lent communication. The judicious improvements in
the Strand, by the removal of Exeter 'Change and other
obstructions, and in Fleet-street, by the setting back
St. Dunstan's Church, renders this, with the wide street
of Ludgate, a spacious and convenient thoroughfare
round St. Paul's Churchyard, until you arrive at Wat-
ling-street, where the hand of improvement has suddenly
stopped in its career. Although this important
southern intersection continued its course through
Watling-street, Cannon-street, Eastcheap, and Tower-
street, as a transit to these important pub-,
lie commercial buildings, the Tower, the Docks, the
Trinity-house, the Mint, &c. &c., the transit was so
narrow that this important thoroughfare was choaked
up with vehicles of all descriptions; inconvenience, delay,
and constant accident to life and limb, were the inevita-
ble consequence of a roadway of insufficient width for the
immense traffic upon it. The attention of the Corpora-
tion had, however, been directed, under the advice of Mr.
Jones, the indefatigable Chairman of the London-bridge
Committee, to widening a few of the back streets be-
tween the Bank and the Post-office, viz. , Cateaton-
street, Lad-lane. &c.

Mr. LOTT stated the unimportance of such alterations,
in comparison with the great improvement he had
pointed out, must be apparent to all. Those streets led
to no place of importance, while the other was a main
line of communication from one end of the metropolis to
the other. Mr. Jones having got a deputation appointei
to obtain an interview with the Government as to further
alterations in Queen-street and other places, and not
having named Watling-street, it became necessary now
to draw attention to these matters, or the improvement
would never be accomplished.
Mr. JACKSON bore testimony to the great necessity
which existed for the improvement suggested, and moved
the following resolution:—" That this wardmote is of
opinion that Watling-street:is one of the most important
thoroughfares for traffic within this City, and requires to
be widened, not only to prevent the dangerous accidents to
life and limb, which are of constant occurrence, but to
afford a proper and adequate thoroughfare for such
traffic. That this ward Mote regrets this obvious improve.
ment has beenhitherto neglected by the Corporation, while
others of minor importance have been, at a great outlay,
accomplished. This wardmote, therefore, instructs its
representatiVes to Make strenuous efforts to accomplish
this great improvement. - -rs
Mr. BUTLER. seconded it, and stated that having been
happily instrumental in saving the life of a gentleman in
Watling-street a few days since, he bore ample :estimony
to the necessity for an alteration.
The motion was carried unanimously.
Mr. TAmon-hoped their Members would attend to sup-
, port the measure in the Court.

- A vote of thanks was carried to the Alderman (Thos.
Wood), which he acknowledged as being peculiarly
grateful to his feelings, in consequence of some false and
slanderous hand-bills, reflecting on his character having
been sent round the ward the day before.
The Wardmote was then dissolved.
ALDGATE WARD.
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The Wardmote, held on Tuesday, for the election of
Common Councilmen, and adjourned, was resumed at
twelve o'clock yesterday, when polling again commenced
At half-past one-o'clock, Mr. E. Robinson, one of the
new candidates, being the lowest on the list, resigned
the contest. The following gentlemen were then declared
elected :

Mr. W. Green (Deputy). Mr. W. Simpson.
M. J. Lake. Mr. R. B. Whiteside.
Mr. E. Fisher. Mr. T. F. Salter.
Mr. B. Massey. Mr. J. Jerram, new member
The several other officers of the Ward having been
elected, and the Inquest men sworn in, thanks were
voted to the Chairman (Mr. Alderman Humphery) and
the Wardmote was dissolved.
BREAD-STREET—CLOSE OF THE POLL.
Bridge (Deputy).
Maughan 45 *Poland
Davison
Kepling
* These last three are new candidates. The Ward
returns eight members.

A deputation from the London Mercantile
Committee on Postage waited, in the course of
last week, on the Postmaster-General, with the
view to urge upon his attention the great benefit
that would accrue, not only to the public but
also to the revenue, from the perfecting of Mr.
Rowland Hill's plan of penny postage. The
chief points brought before Lord Lowther's no-
tice were the necessity of increased facilities for
posting and delivering letters in the metropolis
and the suburbs, and the carrying out of like
measures in the chief provincial towns, besides
an extension of Post-office conveniences to coun-
try districts at present destitute of them. The
representations the deputation made were re-
ceived with all due courtesy, and were prpunised
full consideration by his Lordship, who assured
them that he was as willing as his predecessor to
carry out Mr. Hill's plan.

THE NON-] N TRUSION QUESTION.
The following statement appears in the Glasgow Argus.
We are not inclined to give much credit to it, as we can-
not imagine Sir Robert Peel and the Earl of Aberdeen
would sacrifice the religious and civil liberty of the
people of Scotland, to the selfish claims of the Non-In-
trusionist-clergy ! Better proof must be afforded
before we can believe them so pusillanimous as to desert
their own friends and the friends also of law and order,
and transfer the whole power of the Kirk into the hands
of 'men whose unprincipled conduct for the last six years
has brought her to the brink of ruin:—" If we are not
misinformed, we shall soon be enabled to lay before our
readers, in such a shape as to merit their attention,
some account of the results in which the negotiations
between the Non-Intrusion Committee of the General
Assembly and the Members of her Majesty's Go-
vernment' have terminated. We speak, at this moment,
on rumours that have just reached- ourselves, and have
come to us through channels on which we know
that we can place very great reliance. We
confess that we are astonished beyond measure at
the information which has been conveyed to us,
and which 'amounts to this, that a Bill is to be
brought into Parliament by her Majesty's Government
giving to the Church Courts in Scotland the full measure
of lithe Oeriarn arbitrium—in other words, placing the
settlement of ministers in vacant parishes in the hands of
the Church, non *tante the patron or the people Under
this Bill, the patron 'may contend that his presentee is
qualified,' and the people may say he is acceptable ;'
but if the Church Courts determine, without reason asked
or given, that he is 'unsuitable' for the'cure, the pre-
sentation,
,and what would .begenonsimated,the (2:111,' are
alike to beset aside r Such; is th,e. only meaning which
this proposed draft 'of virluch Nve have seen__ ap_
pears to us capable,;•of ,bearin*. 'lt purports to be a
modification of LorVVberdeen'S, and is, in fact, an edi-
tion of the Duke-Of Argyll's, giving more decidedly the
whole power in settling ministers to the Church Courts."
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THE LOVE or MONEY.--.That odious Mam-
mon-worship, whieh i$ one of the most distinguishing
features of our day, has at last attracted the attention
and engaged the pen of one of the most brilliant satirists
of the present tithe—Mrs. Gore ; and her new work,
" The Man of Fortune," is intended to strike at the root
of that besetting sin of the English character. Nothing
can offer a finer or a more varied scope for the talents of
this accomplished writer. The' love of money has ever
been a recognised passion of the human heart among
civilized nations, but it was never until now of so ab-
sorbing a nature as (like Aaron's rod?
.to..e*allow 411
he rest.