The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-19 00:00:00

PAIRS.

Earl Malmesbary Lord Wrottesley
Lord Willoughby d'Eresby Earl of Leicester
Earl of Tankerville Marquis of Conyngham
Earl of Charleville Earl of Granville
Earl of Orkney Earl Fitzhardinge
Lord De Lisle Lord Crewe
Earl of Ord rd Earl of Sefton
Duke of Richmond Earl of Yarborough
Earl of Winch!lsea Earl Dade
Lord Templemore Marquis of Lansdowne
Viscount Lake Bishop of Durham
Marquis of Max Bishop of Lincoln
Earl of 31unster Viscount Clifden
Lord Wynford Lord Denman
Lord Heytesbury Lord Howard de Walden
Earl of Somers Bishop of Hereford
Earl Digby Lord Kinnaird
Earl Stradbrooke Viscount Melbourne
Viscount Canterbury Lord Beauvale
Duke of Manchester Lord Colborne
Earl of Sheffield Lord Glenelg
Marquis of Exeter Lord Lilford

Earl Dclawarr Marquis of Northampton
Viscount Strangford Earl Waldegravo
Earl of Eldon Lord Sudeley
Lord Ashburton Earl of Rosebery
Marquis of Ailesbury . Bishop of Salisbury
Duke of Montrose Earl of Ripon
Marquis of Winchester Marquis Camden
Earl of Kinnoul Earl Morley
Earl Leven Earl Spencer
Viscount Beresford Earl of Effingham
Lord Saltoun Lord:Vivian
Earl of Lonsdale Lord Hathcrton

Viscount Sydney
Lord Wa!singham

Marquis of Westminster
Lord Wharneliffe

DR. REID.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Ventilation Office, House of Commons,
May 18, 1847.
_ _

SIR,—An extract from the Observer having been
copied into your paper, according to which an impres-
sion is conveyed that I stated recently, at a lecture given
by me at Willis's Rooms, that I was to commence an
action against her Majesty's Ministry, allow me to state
that I never used such words, nor any expressions that
could be construed into such a meaning - what I did say
was, that Dr. Faraday having attributed to Mr. Barry
the invention of plans which it is considered he never
would have adverted to in the terms he used had he
previously heard my side of the question as well as Mr.
Barry's, I deemed it my duty to the cause I have ad-
vocated at the Houses of Parliament to reply to Dr.
Faraday, particularly from the nature of the communi-
cations at present in progress between her Majesty's
Government and myself. As to the nature of these, not
one word was said, though I certainly stated the great
injustice done to me by three referees, viz. :—Mr. Philip
Hardwicke, Mr. George Stephenson, and Professor
Thomas Graham, whom I challenge to meet me before
any proper tribunal, to show cause why they retain a
document which, when produced, will show that I was
deprived of the ventilation of the House of Peers in
consequence of an address to the Crown, moved on the
consideration of a report which was founded on evidence
not consistent with the facts of the case.

I am, Sir, your very obedient servant,
D. B. REID.

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the annual sale by auction of the metropolis
of _
SALE OF TEE METROPOLIS RoADs.
rs Turnpike
ZdYs,
Earl of
Roads, at their office, No. 2, Whitehall-place, the
of
the Thames, took place before the Commissioners
to be let
lessees, from all parts of the country. They were
Lonsdale in the chair, when there was a full attendance
from the let of July next, for the term of one year, subject
in advance of the rent of each
• paid to such conditions as the Commissioners produced at the
meeting, one month being pal
lot, as a deposit. The following are the prices which the
several lots fetched :—The Tyburn and Uxbridge-roads, put
up at 8,510/., were sold for 8,550/. ; the Kilburn and Edg •
ware-roads, offered at 3,263/. 17s. 6d., bought for 3,273/.
17s. 6d. ; the Highgate and Hampstead-roads knocked down
for 17,5401., the sum asked was 17,5304 and one bar to be
taken off; the City-road, the price demanded 3,0504 disposed
of for 3,060/. • the Hackney and Lea-bridge-roads purchased
for 5,7204 and 5,710/. was the sum named by the Commis-
sioners. The following were among the lots, but there was
no offer for them :-.-The Kensington, Brentford, and lsleworth
roads, 16,170/., being the Commissioners' price ; the Stam-
ford-hill, upper and lower division, the Green Lanes and
Seven Sisters- roads the sum proposed for them being 10,2001.;
and the Harrow-roads, the tolls of which the Noble Chairman
said, in consequence of certain circumstances which had
come under the notice of the Connnissioner& would be re-
duced one-half, and which were valued at 1,110/. The lots
were bought by Mr. Levy, and there was competition but for
one of them.
ACCOUCHEMENT OF THE MARCHIONESS OF WOR.
cEsTER.—We have great pleasure in announcing the safe ac-
couchement of the Marchioness of Worcester. Her Ladyship
gave birth to a son at twenty minutes to one o'clock this
morning; and we are happy in being enabled to add that
both mother and infant are going on most favourably.
THE ARCHDUKE CONSTANTINE OF RUSSIA.—The
arrival of his Imperial Highness the Archduke Constantine
of Russia, who was expected to reach this country to-morrow,
yesterday, his Imperial Highness was at Hanover,
is delayed for a few days. At the date of the last advicea
whence
he intended to proceed to the Hague in a few days,
and thence by way of Rotterdam to London.
received
PREFERMENT.—We are requested to state that the
Rev. W. D. West, 8.A., of St. John's College, Oxford, and
curate of Presteign, has been appointed to the Head Master-
ship of the Church of England School at Hackney.