The Sun.
London, England, 1824-12-17 00:00:00

!PPANI,II AND ITALIAN

Mr. SAVAGE said, that having heard that numerous
appli-
cations had been made to the Lord Mayor for the relief of a
number of unfortunate Spa fish and Italian Refugees, who were
wandering about our
_streets in, a deplorable condition, . he
thought it his duty, although it was against the standing order
of the Co ter, to make a modal. urn the subject. lie was
prompted by the extreme urgency of the case. Ile had applied
to the Finance Committee with respect to the poor foreigners,
and,be understood there would be no objection from that guar.
tpr to.the application he now made, which was, that 60/. should
be forthwith paid, in aid of the subscription for the Spanish and
Italian Refugees.
Mr. annttAsr spoke to order, and said, that when the matter
came properly before the Court, it would act in this case as it
had done in every other of a similar nature, with humanity and
liberality.
The motion, for the present, went off' upon the point of
order.

A report was presented front the Coal and Corn Committee,
recommending the reduction of the rates of payment for the
labour of the fellowship porters in unloading corn ships. This
report was made in consequence of a petition to the Court, from
a number of corn-dealers, agriculturists, and others, connected
with the corn.trade, praying that the charges might be reduced,
and alleging that they were higher than the charges made in
the port of Liverpool for similar labour, and that they were
exceedingly burdensome and injurious to agriculture.
Alderman THostesox opposed the recommendation 'con-
tained in the report. The porterage of corn and other things
in the port of Log4pn had been, time out of mind, the right of
the freemen of London, appointed for that purpose according
to various Acts of Common Council, and called fellowship
porters. This body now amounted to no less than three thou-
sand in number, and the question was to them of vital int-
portance. He moved, as an amendment to the motion for
agreeing with the petition, that it should lie on the table, which
was carried by a great majority.
A report was brought up, recommending that the, canal
across the Isle of Dogs, belonging to the City, should he put
up for public sale, instead of being sold by private contract to
the Went India Dock Company, as recommended at a former
Court.

At a former Court a petition was presented lentil, number of
persons connected with the horse market at Smithfield, stating,
that in consequence of the late hour at which they were obliged
to hold it, they were often compelled to buy and sell their
horses in the dark, and praying, that to prevent the fraud which
was thereby practised, the market might in fteure he held on
11'ednesday mornings, as there wax at present no market
held on that day,
and no one would be inconvenienced by the
change-
Mr. itLACKETT now presented a petition, signed by one
hundred inhabitants of the market, opposing the petition, and
praying that if the Corporation interfered at all with respect to
the horse market, they would abolish it altogether, as the inha-
bitants considered it a great nuisance. If the horse market were
tiled to be held on Wednesdays, it would be productive of the
most serious inconvenience, and cause the market to be more
filthy than even it was now.

TIIP DEFICIENCY OP WATER AT THE LATE FIRES.
The Reportof the Bridge-House Committee was then brought
up.and read. It stated, that in consequence of the complaints
which . had been made, on the occasion of the late fires, of
the' inadequate supplies of water, it was referred to them to
examine .those allegations, and to inquire in what manner
the..contract , made by the Corporatioh with the New River
Company, for the supply of the city with water, had been
performed. The Committee had applied to the various Fire
Insurance Companies tit the subject, and had received consi-
derable information, and examined a large body of evidence.
The result of all these inquiries, confirmed by nn admission of
the New River Company itself, was, that there had been an oc-
.casional want of water. The Report then recited the amount'
of the ,140 y, supply ot water in the city (214,009 hogaheads) and
of opinion that the want
the, 4140 the principal pipes through it was conveyed.
'NNW, River Company had erected-a steam engine at Broken
Wiorf. fur the more complete supply of Nations party of the city.
the imperfect na-
t re of many ,local regulations, for which the New River Com-
pWlisteelheie'attintlenistetveeerwar ifreusnwanaiiinOTc7sltroned by
p ny was nor answerable, and that in tact they had duly per.
'll flied-their contract with the tat!. The want of water lately
1
should be marked by signs properly
eiperittneed was aid v attributable to the non-observence of the
sthaleustaitruyatrieognuolifitifiorneiuothe minding Act, which required that
placed. It also enacted Penalties fur the neglect of this and
other salutary regulations. The Report recommended 4h the
parish officers should be directed to enforce the regulatione of
that Act in every instance. There was also a great deficiency of
tine
-cocks,
b6e put down. they recommended that an additional number
iit down. Fire-cocks were much more convenient
'thip.n plugs; and they recommended the adoltion of the cocks in
preference to plugs, where it was practicable. The New River
• COmpany, although they had, properly, nothing to do with
the plugs, wore willing to assist the parish officers in putting
down additional plugs or cocks, wherever they were deemed
requisite. The water had often run to waste down the gratings
at the end of the streets, in consequence of the want of ma-
terials to stop them up readily. The Committee recommended
that tarpaulmg for the pUrpose should be kept at convenient
stations, together with keys of the fire-plugs. •
Mr. FAVELL stated, that the motion for inquiry had been
productive of information,
which he thought should. he circu-
lated as extensively as possible. He theref4e moved, That
the Report should be printed, and' a copy sent round to each
member of the Court. They Would theft have a better oppor-
tunity of considering it.
A MEm UER complained of the want of 'discipline amongst
the firemen. It would be a very 'salutary thing if they were
placed under the command of a proper officer. It frequently
happened that there was a supply only for one or two engines,
and that a dozen or more competed for it, and defeated each
other.
Mr. CnocaET contended that the Report should be itnme-
dlately adopted.
Alderman Warcitmast saw no reason •for delaying it, and
said the Committee were unanimous.
A warm debate took place on this point, when it was ulti-
mately carried that the. Report should be agreed to, and the •
recommendations therein contained carried into effect