The Sun.
London, England, 1841-12-31 00:00:00

rti E SUN, LONDON, FJUDA

PAVING OF OXFORD STREET.
A meeting of the most respectable inhabitants of Ox-
ford-street took place last night at Clark's auction-rooms,
Holles-street, for the purpose of taking such steps as
might be deemed necessary to defeat the proposition
which had been brought forward in. the Vestry of St.
Marylebone to postpone the further use of Wood Paving
in Oxford-street for three years, although the test ori-
ginally assigned by the Vestry was for a period of one
year only, and which had elapsed upwards of six months.
Mr. UNDERWOOD, in taking the chair, was sorry that
the inhabitants of Oxford-street had again occasion to
meet on such a subject ; but they had been so ill-
treated by the Vestry of Marylebone as to render it
absolutely necessary that something definitive should
be done, ; and what was intended to be proposed
for the adoption of the meeting was resolutions
to the effect of urging upon the Vestry the necessity
of establishing wholly the wood pavement in Oxford-
street. All present were doubtless aware that Mr.
Cochrane had, at the last meeting of the Vestry, made a
proposition to that effect, which had been met by an
amendment, on the part of Mr. Byles, to postpone
the further consideration of the pavement of Oxford-
street with wood for three years. He believed that
all present were of one opinion as to the benefit of
such a measure, and the only question for their considera-
tion, was as to the best means of obtaining the desired
end. He had only to call upon the gentlemen entrusted
with the different resolutions to propose them, and the
meeting would have to decide whether they would adopt
them or not.

Mr. NICHOLAY then rose to propose the first resolu-
tion (for which see Advertisement). It had been proved
that the wood pavement was the most serviceable that
could be adopted, and such being the case he could see
no earthly ground why its consideration should be post-
poned for 3 years. If such a proposition were acceded what
would be the result ? Why the whole question might
be postponed for seven years.—(Cheers.) It had been
demonstrated to the Vestry that the wood pavement
would not cause so much inconvenience as the present
disgraceful one, and yet they seemed determined not to
adopt it.
An INHABITANT of Oxford-street said that it was
most monstrous that the inhabitants of Oxford-street
should be called upon to pay such enormous rates, and
yet that the street should be kept in its present dis-
graceful state. It had been clearly shown that the
wood pavement had answered, and he could not, for
the life of him conceive, such being the case, why the
vestry of Marylebone should be allowed to interfere
with other parishes.—(Cheers.) He thought the inha-
bitants of Oxford-street ought to bestir themselves in

the matter far more than they had done.
Mr. TAVERNER seconded the resolution, which was
carried unanimously.
Mr, BELL proposed the second Resolution.—(See Ad-
vertisement.)
Mr. MILLS seconded it.

The resolution was carried unanimously.
After a few observations from Lord NUGENT, in which
he stated that he felt convinced, as a member of the
Vestry of Marylebone, that the members of that Vestry,
as a body, were not inimical to the interests of the inha-
bitants of Oxford-street,
The Third Resolution (see Advertisement), which was
proposed by Mr. INcE, and seconded by Mr. HARBOT-
TELL, was carried unanimously, after a short discussion.
Mr. GREEN, in moving the fourth Resolution (see Ad-
vertisement), observed, that he thought the Vestry of
Marylebone were the most unaccountable set of beings
that he had ever heard of, read of, or had to do with.—
(Laughter.) He could only compare them with a feather
thrown into the air, no one could tellwhich way they would
go.—(Laughter.) He thought they ought to hay,: a long
pull, a strong pull, and a pull altogether—(Cheers)—
and then if the Vestry would not do what they wanted,
they must take the matter in their own hands.—
(Cheers.) The conduct that had been pursued towards
them by the Vestry was really too bad—it was unpar •
donable.—(Cheers.)
Mr. EDWARDS seconded the resolution. _ _ _

Lord NUGENT was, as he always had been, for the
adoption of the wood pavement, as it would be a saving
of 40 per cent. to the parish.
Mr. JOSEPH thought that the roads of the parish of
Marylebone ought to be placed under a Board of Com-
missioners, and not under a fluctuating Board like the
Vestry. He believed that the time was not far distant
when wood paving would be triumphant, not only
over the whole metropolis but the whole of England.
Mr. COCHRANE had thought it his duty to move in the
Vestry that the whole of Oxford-street should be
paved with wood, and he had done so for two reasons;
first, for the interest of the inhabitants of Oxford-street;
and, secondly, for the credit of the Vestry to which
he belonged.—(Cheers.) He was astonished that the
whole parish did not rise as one man in mutiny against
the disgusting proceedings of the Vestry. He would ad-
vise them to agitate until they compelled the Vestry to
do them justice.
The resolution was then put by the Chairman, and
declared by him to be carried unanimously.
The other resolutions were then put and carried, and
the meeting separated.