The Sun.
London, England, 1823-05-10 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.

Yesterday a Special Court was held for the
purpose of receiving the final Report of the Bridge-house Com-
mittee relative to London Bridge. The Court was crowdedbeknv
the bar to excess, the subject having excited very great intereSt
in the City.

Mr. WELSH gave notice that at the next Court he should
move a vote ofcensure on Mr. Alderman Magnay, for the un-
gentlemanlike language used by him relative to the coo-
duct of that Court, m not granting him a vote of thanks for his
conduct during his Mayoralty.
After some conversation it was ordered that the notice should
not be entered on the Journals.

Robert Sutton, Rut was, on petition, discharged, from SW.
ing the Office of Sheriff on paying the usual fees.
The Chamberlain was ordered to subscribe the sum of one
hundred guineas as the gift of the Court in aid of the funds of
the City of London School of Instruction and Industry.
A Report from the Coal and Corn Committee was agreed
to—recommending the grant of 1001. to be made to the Com-
mittee of the inhabitants of London and its vicinity in aid of
the expences in endeavouring to obtain the repeal of the Duties
upon Coals brought Coastwise. ,
The LORD Ills.vort declared a vacancy in the office of
Beadle of the Coal Market, by the death of Mr. John Frier,
and the next Court was appointed to fill up the same.
Thomas Greenaway, Esq., Deputy, was appointed Governor
of St. Thomas's Hospital, in the room of Mr. Samuel Nash,
deceased.

LONDON BRIDGE.

Mr. JONES brought up the Report of the Bridge House
Committe, which detailed the progress of the Bill for a New
Bridge, now in the Committee of the House of Commons. That
Committee hadnegatived the clause allowing the City to build
banks for the protection of the property Westward of the present
bridge, in case of an overflow on its removal ; but they agreed
to a clause indemnifying the City for any damage it might sus-
tain from such a cause, and also indemnifying it in the event
of the bridge remaining unfinished. The Committee had
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regulated that 12,0001. per annum should be set aside from the
this 12,0001. (if any) to operate as a sort of Sinking Fund, to
•
discharge the debts contracted upon the Bridge-house Funi
for the new undertaking. The Committee bad also nePthr
the clause for raising the money for the undertaking upon we
credit of the port duties on coals and wine. The Bridge-house
Committee had obtained a Conference with Lord Liverrxd and
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on the subject of the as'iit.
ance which Government might give ; and were informed that
Government was willing to advance money at four per cent.
interest, and also to remit the duties on the stone that might
he requisite for building the brigde. The Committee had.
tomthodeineepporeri tien:Lbut,upon Infuanndags,ement, and for
goods passing under the bridge, and by.a tonnage on all vessels
suggested that the expellees might he raised by athteolslutato,tf
tioentnenoitfngthroilre:
practicability of this scheme, they had been induced to aban-
donto
.3p-
point Commissioners to aid the Corporation in the distribud
Governmentexa:llinbiandg
that it would tend to facilitate the advances of money by ;
vernment if this arrangement were consented to. At"
12,0001. a year had been provided for the management, 6,e''
3' ; and the Committee suggested to the Court,o
the sum which the Committee calculated might be raised fin
the Bridge-house Funds was 600,000/. ; but they recommended
the Court to be careful in providing against all the consequence
that might be apprehended from the measure.
Mr. JONES stated, that Mr. Rennie had offered to bn,fii,dslol
new bridge for 400,000/., and was ready to give secthl in
the amount of 100,0001.; that it should not exceed the juof
proposed. There would, therefore, if his plan were accepteu2
which he (Mr. Jones) had very little doubt,
at the command of the Corporation ; and Mr. Montagool
Clerk of the City Works, had reported that 300,0001. siftwasrllo3t
ficient to defray the expences of the approaches in the
ample and magnificent manner.
immediate
Mr. HURCOMB wished the Court to come to an
'—
decision as to what they would do on the question.
unication
Mr. Alderman ATKINS proposed a cordial °Lamming, el
between the Bridge House Committee and the Com
the House of Commons on the subject. bedecild on
Mr. OLDHAM said, the matter ottlit not.,
...a.
without the most mature deliberation. he Court .
ei7e ris •
• ; that au th v
resolved that a new bridge was not necessary . nt of the
complained of might be remedied by an enb.tregetz_e
with
be 200,0001., I,e_f!
waterways at an eipence of 59,0001., whilst t."1,000,0U. He
the approaches, could not be built for leas than d
meanrinted and
moved that the whole of the documents alt I
sent round to each Member, ,
consideration of the Report motion, uu•d that one point
Mr. Ilicx seconded the motion, and said
en the naviga-
tion
had been forgotten—_the expence of keeping open
during the building of the bridge.
nrted theei 1 a the
Mr. Alderman WOOD strenuously supp-- • ous for •
be fal '
ei:iodposencede as to th
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new bridge. To widen the archways would .
r_
...„,bes.
the old piers might be feund incapable of bearing 111.8e_rni"`ment
After some further discussion, the motion for ita3ou
was carried by a majority of 23.
and that mrrthwed. time the

COAL-MARKET, MAT 9.
Ships at Market. Ships sold Price.
17i Newaistle -10 i 3:is 3d to 41s 9d
6 Sunderland - - 5 - 35$ Oii to 43 pd
U Scotch Coal - 0 Od to t)(1
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