The Sun.
London, England, 1851-06-20 00:00:00

PERSONAL APPLICATIONS.

Amongst a variety of personal applications for
leave to effect alterations, one of considerable import-
ance was made on the part of Messrs. Cook, Sons, and
Co., of St. Paul's Churchyard. These gentlemen ap-
plied for leave to connect their premises, situate in
Little Carter-lane, one side being the back-front of
their extensive warehouses in St. Paul's Churchyard,
with the south side of the line, by means of an
ornamental iron bridge. In order to carry out this
project, the firm proposed to make an important public
improvement by removing a considerable number of
old buildings (which at the present time are sup-
ported against each other by a number of unsightly
struts placed across the narrow lane), and by building
upon the site of the old houses several handsome mo-
dern structures on both sides of the way, thus widen-
ing the lane to a considerable extent along the entire
frontage of their property. It was alleged that the rates
upon the old buildings have for a length of time either
not been collected at all, or, if so, with considerable
difficulty. A paper was also put into court, signed
by the whole of the inhabitants of houses contiguous,
expressive of their approval of the proposed bridge,
and their satisfaction as to the general improvements
specified.

- After some little discussion it was unanimously
agreed, on the motion of Deputy Holt, seconded
by Mr. Millard, to refer the application to the Ge-
neral Purposes Committee for their consideration and
report.
STREET CLEANSING BY " STREET ORDERLIES."

Deputy HARRISON informed the court that he had
been deputed by certain inhabitants .of the ward of
Broad-street to lay before the Commissioners a memo-
rial agreed to at a recent wardmote held within the
precincts of that ward, in which the parties prayed
the court to " adopt measures as early as possible, in
order that the ward might be cleansed by means of
street orderlies." _

Deputy CORNET said that he also was entrusted
with a similar application from several of the rate-
payers residing in another part of the ward.
Deputy BRITTEN (Bassishaw ward) remarked that,
as a proof of the feeling of the " street-orderly"
system of cleansing in the ward he had the honour to
represent, he would inform the court that he held in
his hand a requisition for a public meeting to consi-
der the-subjeet forthwith.
Deptity HARRISON, after the memorial had been
read, moved that the memorial he had presented, and
that laid before the court by Deputy Corney, be re-
ferred to the General Purposes' Committee for their
consideration and report.
After some opposition the resolution was carried.
IMPROVEMENT IN HONEY-LANE, HOUNDSDITCH.

Mr. G. VILE applied, on the part of the inhabitants
of the above-named locality, for the insertion of cer-
tain posts at each end of Honey-lane, so that accidents
from trucks, and other conveyances, drawn through
that closely-confined thorougfare, might be prevented.
Ordered that the same be viewed, and reported upon
accordingly.
THE DECLIVITY OF HOLBORN-HILL.
A deputation of tradesmen from Holborn-hill ap-
plied to the Commissioners, requesting them to put a
stop to the present system of scattering sand upon
the hill, a practice which they alleged destroyed their
stock, and inflicted upon them other pecuniary in-
juries.
Mr. T. H. HALL remarked that he wished the citi-
zens of London, and the press especially, would, in-
stead of dealing in these little matters, boldly take
" the bull by the horns," and unite for the purpose of
doing away at once and for ever with that greatest of
all nuisances, Holborn-hill.
Mr. H. L. TAYLOR said a certain portion of the
press had grossly misrepresented the state of the case,
as it was connected with the Smithfield improvement.
Had the latter project been agreed to, the evils com-
plained of would not hare been suffered long to exist.
Mr. R. TAYLOR said that Sir Peter Laurie was
wrong in supposing the immediate inhabitants were
to blame in. this matter. The fact was that the Com-
missioners of Woods and Forests and the House of
Commons were the parties upon whom the blame
rested.—(Hear, hear.) While these officials were
engaged in their " scandalous jobs" in the House of
Commons, it was in vain for members of that court
to hope that the interests of the citizens of London
would be considered by the Government.
Eventually it was decided that the application
should be entered on the journals of the court.

STATUE OF THE LATE SIR ROBERT PEEL IN THE CITY.

Sir Peter Laurie, attended by Mr. B. T. Phillips
and Mr. Richard Williams, as a deputation from the
committee with reference to the Peel statue, then
appeared in court, for the purpose of explaining
to the commissioners that the committee had
named two places as eligible for the bronze statue
of the late illustrious senator, Sir R. Peel. One site
was the western end of Cheapside, and the other the
eastern end of the Royal Exchange. The deputation
wished to know whether there would be any objection
to their placing the statute upon the first-named site,
as that appeared to be the most eligible to the mem-
bers of the committee.

Further information as to the size of the statue at
the base and other technical details being required,
the matter was dropped until the necessary informa-
tion can be supplied to the Commissioners.
THE NEW STREET FROM DOWGATB-HILL TO ST. PAUL'S.
Upon the application of Mr. THOMAS H. HALL,
the chairman of the Improvement Committee of the
City of London, and on behalf of that Committee,
it was agreed that the line of widened street from
Eastcheap to Dowgate-hill should be still called
Cannon-street, and that that portion of the new street
from Erowgate-hill to St. Paul's Churchyard should
be called Cannon-street Wrest.
Shortly afterwords the Commissioners adjourned.

FROME.—NOVEL MODE OF CONVEYING A PRISONER
TO GAOL.— A few days ago, a worthless vagabond, known
by the nickname of " Shaftesbury Bob," was passing
through this town, driving his dog in a truck, at the same
time beating and otherwise ill-using the poor animal in a
most cruel manner, which induced some humane persons
to give him in charge of a constable, who took him before the
Frome magistrates ; and the case being heard, he was sen-
tenced to one month's imprisonment in Shepton gaol.
The fellow was then taken back for a short period to the
Guard House, while the constables procured a van for his
removal to the prison (a distance of 13 miles), but on
the return of the officers they found that their prisoner,
either from spite or some other motive, had torn every
article of his clothing into small pieces, and was in
a complete state of nudity. This placed the constables for
a few seconds in what is called " a fix," but with all due
regard to common decency they promptly met the emer-
gencyrt by procuring a large sack, shoved Bob into it feet
foremost, tied it comfortably round his neck, seated him in
the van, and in that state delivered him to the custody of
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CHANGES OF CAVALRY QUARTERS
--The 16th
(Queen's) Lancers will march from Hounslow on Saturday
next for Manchester, to relieve the 3d (Prince
Dragoon Guards, and the latter will march of Wales's)
to Birmingham
to relieve the 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon
Guards.
The 4th
Royal Irish Dragoon Guards will proceed, via Liverpool, to
Dragoons, relieve the 6th (Enniskillen) at Dundalk. These
, but not carried out owing changes, which were contemplated, •
ng
ito the opening of the Crystal Palace, will now be all com-
pleted by the middle of July.