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

THE DECLIVITY OF HOLBOEN-lIILL.

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 indicted upon them other pecuniary in-
juries.

Mr. T. EL 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, Ilolborn-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 have been suffered long to exist.
Mr. R. TAyLoa, said that Sir Pater 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.—(Rear, hear.) While these officials were
engaged in their "scandalous jobs" in the House of
Common., 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 DOWGATE-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 Dowgate-hill to St. Paul's Churchyard should
be called Cannon-street West.
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 ono 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-
gency by procuring a large sack, shoved Bob into it feet
in
foremost, tied it comfortably round his neck, seated him
the van, and in that state delivered him to the custody of
Mr. West, the worthy governor of Shenton gaol. As we are
not in the confidence of that
es 01
gentleman,.._ we cannot state
h
what Bob's attire will be when 13charged.—Somerset
County Gazette.
CHANGES OF CAVALRY QUARTERS.—The
16th
(Queen's) Lancers will march from Hounslow on Saturday
next for Manchester, to relieve the 3d (Prince of Wales's)
Dragoon Guards, and the latter will march to Birmingham
to relieve the 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards. The 4th
Royal Irish Dragoon (3ua-ds will proceed, rid Liverpool, to
relieve the 6th (Enniskillen) Dragoons, at Dundalk. These
changes, which were contemplated, but not carried out owing
to the opening of the Crystal ralace, will now be all Com-
, pitted ty the middle of July.

When made up in 1 From what
PLACES. General Post-office port dis- When
London. j patched. due.
• -
America (by Brit. pkt,)3TJune 20 .. ...Livemoo 1.• 12
i JunO
America (by U.S. pkt.) NI.
.. Liverpool • (July 2
America (by U.S. pkt.) M July 2 .. ..•Southatamt. 'June 16
Africa (West coast) Nll4th of the month ;Plymouth July 3
Alexandria* .• Nol9th & 30th of mo.jDover .. June 111
Belgium .. • • •• N Daily .. .. Dover .. Daily
Brazil .. 11,9 th of the month Southampt. July 12
Buenos Ayres • • .. M 9th of the month jSouthampt. July 12
California(via Chaves) M 2d & 17th of month Southampt. June 20
Cape of Good Hope N 14th of month jPiymouth•. Ju y 3
Constantinople* .... 31'1711117th 27th of mo Dover .. June 20
Central America .. 31.2 d & 17th of mon. Southampt. June 20
Channel Isles • • .. N Mon., Wed., &Fri. Southampt. Ta. Th.Sa
Chill M 17th of the month ,Southampt. June 20
France M& N Twice daily .. .. Dover .. Twicedaily
Greece* •• N 7th 17th 27th of mo Dover .. June 20
Flamburgh NJTuesday & Friday London .. 'Tues. Sat.
Holland 31JWednes. & Satur. London .. Men.Tha
Honduras ..• . N 17th of the month:Southampt. June 20
Ireland .. & N Twice daily .. ..11Iolyhead Twieedaily
India via Southamp.) AI 20th of the month Southampt. Arrived
India (via Marseilles) N 7 th& 24th of month Dover . • July 1
Mediterranean (via I
Southampton) •• 51 20th of the month iSouthampt. Arrival
Mediterranean (via
Marseilles) N 7th& 24 th ofmonth Dover .. (July
Mexico 31 2d of the month.. 'Southampt. July 5
Madeira • • •. .. 31 9th of the month Southampt.lJuly 12
17th 1904 27th
Malta* ** IC 117:30th month } Dover IJune 20
Naples* N sth 15th 25th of mo Dover .. June 22
Papal States* .. N sth 15th25th ofmolDover .. IJune 22
Peninsular.. . • .. M,7th 17th 27th of mo Southampt. ,June 26
Peru .• •• .. 31 17th of the month Southampt. j June 20
Tuscany's NFsth 15th 25th ofmo Dover •• j June 22
West Indies .• 31 17th of the month Southampt. June 20
West Indies (except I
Havana & Nassau) 31 2d of the month •• Southampt. ,July 5
_ +l,nra marked (*) are COTlVevai

lit The mails to those c
French packet Ile Marsei

I2d of the month ..
ountries thus marl

!Southampt. !July 5
ied (*) are conveyed by

RAILWAY
ISTOL SHREJUNE MARKETS,
A , l9.
STOCK EXCITANGL—The share market continues ex-
tremely dull, and no business of importance was transacted.
LIVERPOOL, JUNE 19.
STOCK EXCHANOK.—The share market still continues re-
markably flat, with little business doing. The transactions
reported were—Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, 3 die.—
Lancashire and Yorkshire, inlAt —London and North-West-
ern, New Quarters, 3 p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin-
colnshire, 251%—Midland, 481/s —Ditto, Halves, 1851 dis.—
South-Eastern and Dover, 2274—York and North Mid-
land, 20—Ditto, Preference 11/s dis.
MANCHESTER, JUNE 19.
STOCK EXCHANGK.—The share market was very.
day, day, and the prices of yesterday are scarcely' m
12%
The transactions were as follow :—Great Northern (B)123
Lancashire and Yorkshire, North
Western, 122%—Ditto, New Quarters, 3.
d Dover, 24.
52)4 7-16Londonandp.
Staffordshire, 8% 8% n. d.—South-Eastern an

SOCIETY FOR THE PHOrAGATION OF TUE tiOSPEL.—
Wednesday the 150th anniversary festival of this society
was celebrated in St. Paul's Cathedral. At three o'clock
the clergy, in their robes, assembled in the nave of the ca-
thedral, where they received the Archbishop of Canter-
bury, the president of the society, and a procession was
formed, which included in its ranks the Bishops of London,
St. Asaph, and Winchester, Dean ?Oilman, Archdeacon Hale,
the Rev. Canon Dale, the Master of the Temple, Dr. Jell;
the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs, and several aldermen. The
choirs of her Majesty's Chapel Royal, St. Paul's, Westminster
Abbey, and St. George's Chapel, Windsor, assisted. The
pieces selected for the occasion were " Cantate Domine"
(Hayes), " Deus Miseratur" (Hayes), anthem (Farrnt ).
and two anthems by Handel. The sermon was preachedrotae 2dbY
the Bishop of St. Acaph, who took his text
chapter of Daniel, 35th verse. At the close of the h
service,
e congregation,.the Arch-
which was attended by a very larg
bishop of Canterbury and the other Church dignitaries left
the cathedral in procession, and a collection was made at
the doors.
The accounts from New York by the Baltic state
that some more small failures had occurred in consequence of
losses on cotton; but they had had no effect in weakenn3g
the getteAd COUndeUte,

WATER SUPPLY.
(From the Times.)
The inhabitants of the metropolis should take care at
his conjuncture of their fortunes that they are not di-
vested by any artifice or ingenuity from the true and
commendable object of their agitation. They desire to
he supplied with good fresh water in abundance, but it is
neither the goodness nor the freshness of the article
which should form the only ground of their demands.
No doubt it is of vast economical and sanitary importance
that water should possess a proper degree of softness as
well as a high degree of purity, nor can there be the
slightest reason why these conditions should not be ob-
served to the utmost in the establishment of any future
service. But such are not the paramount considerations.
The one great point of all is cheapness. What we de-
sire to see abolished is not so much the reservoir or the
cistern as the tax which turns a necessary of decent life
into a luxury accessible to few. There can be no
question that the water supplied by the com-
panies is bad water; but, of the two alterna-
tives, it would be better to have an effective and
abundant service of this water, such as it is, than
a service with the Government standard of purity at the
Government scale of prices. Those who could afford to
pay their 31. or 41. per annum might, perhaps, get a
better return for their money than at present; but what
is to become of those who have no such money to spare?
The water service of the metropolis should be as nearly
gratuitous as possible. We believe that within the pe-
riod of a single generation it might bo made absolutely
so; but, at any rate, the charge should be so impercep-
tible as not to stand in the way of even the poorest. At
present, three times as much money as would provide a
good supply is levied to return a large interest on a fie.
titious capital, and this enormous overcharge effectually
precludes the free and salutary use of water. Engineers
concur in stating that a good metropolitan water service
could be executed for about 100,0001. a year, whereas
the gross amount of water rates actually now levied is
425,0001., so that where we pay 1/. for the real cost of
the article we pay 31. ss. for the indemnities and profits
of the trader.
Here is the gist of the whole case, and we particularly
call attention to it because it has been found convenient
to overlay it with discussions of much loss importance.
What the Government Bill does for the difficulty may
be at once understood from the simple fact that it leaves
the rates, and therefore the profits, just where they
stood before. We pay 425,0001, a-year now, and we
shall pay 425,000/. a-year, if not more, when Sir George
Grey's measure may have become law. Neither is the
case practically affected by the limitation of profits to 5
per cent., so long as this per-centage is computable on a
fictitious capital. If the water companies will reduce
their stock to the 2,043,753/. of capital originally sub-
scribed, and will accept a maximum of 5 per cent. in-
terest upon this in compensation of their services, their
proposals might deserve attention. But their
mode of reckoning augments this sum by up-
wards of 2,300,000/. of capital fictitiously or un-
fairly accrued, so that the total amount carrying in.
terest exceeds 4,500,0001. ; and it is in this way that
the ratepayers are made to suffer. Five per cent.
may not be en extravagant rate to charge upon money
invested in this species of undertaking, but What we de-
mand is, that the stock thus capitalized should represent
bona fide investments for the public service, and net the
Tellies, extravagances, and corruptions of misgoverned
companies. If an outlay o 4 2,000;0001. can supply this
metropolis with water, why should we be condemned to
buy water in perpetuity at a price returning 5 per cent.
on nearly 5,000,0001.?
These considerations show at once the comparative ir-
relevancy of Sir George Grey's discussions about the
Bagshot sands, and of the company's expostulations
respecting the purity of their reservoirs. The other day
we published a long advertisement from a company, ap-
pealing to metropolitan water drinkers in most ingenious
and attractive phrase. Accoraiug to the secretary's
exposition it was possible to have water too puce;
in fact, it was the excessive purity of the water
acting upon the uncongenial surface of the pipes
which endangered the lives of the illustrious
exiles at Claremont. It appears that water.
to be serviceable, should not be absolutely clear, but of
"opalescent" tint; that there is "nothing unwhole-
some" in the admixture of " face sand, chalk, oxide of
iron, and vegetable matter," and that the presence more-
over, of " a tew living infusoria" in no degree detracts
from the quality of the beverage. Into these agreeable
disquisitions we decline at present to enter; neither can
we institute any decisive comparison between " filtered
Southwark" or "boiled West Middlesex." What we
desire to be understood is our demand for a water service
at the fair cost of the supply. If, as engineers concur in
asserting, such service can be established for 2,000,0004
or thereabouts, it is plain that 100,0001. per annum, or a
yearly payment of some 6s. Bd. per house, will return a
good interest on the outlay; and when comptipies parade
their testimonials and their capabilities it is only requiste
to ask them whetheT they will furnish our dwellings with
constant service at 'an average rate of three-halfpence a
week.

The advocates of the companies are forward in de-
claring for themselves and their clients their r.epudiation
of the Government Bill. In so far as their zemonstrancen
may show that no single person approves si Sir George
Grey's measure, the Hon. Secretary is welcome to the
evidence. In point of fact, as we need hardly say, their
interests have been preferred to all others, and Sir Wm.
Clay is eminently prudent in his resolution to sit still,
and take without effort what Government is so abun-
dantly disposed to give. But, as concerns the main
point at issue, it signifies absolutely nothing at all
whether the companies are assenting or dissenting,
whether they " oppose the Bill by counsel," or swallow
it with speechless satisfaction. The only interests to be
considered in coming to a decision are those of the
public at large. The cheapest service of the best
water is what we are entitled to, and less than this
we decline to take. It after these arrangements have
been made it can be shown that the incorporated
companies have been wrongfully damaged, their
claims to compensation may be entertained accordingly.
They deserve justice but not favour. If their agency
can be judiciously employed in carrying out the designs
ultimately approved, it will of course be desirable to re•
tain it; but it is of the utmost importance that no recog-
nition should be given to claims of "proprietorship" in
a service like this. So gross have been the errors of
Government throughout these transactions that, as was
observed the other day at the Southwark meeting, Sir
George Grey's Bill actually proposes to create rights of
this obnoxious description. At present there is no kind
of reason why a " Metropolitan Water Company" should
not be started with a capital of 2,000,0001. to do all that
is desired. The companies could offer no reasonable
opposition, nor could they compete with its operations
except on ruinous terms. This last resource against
their extortion we do still possess, and it is of this that
Sir George proposes to deprive us. Whether his Bill
will improve the water supply or not it is difficult to
foretel, but it will infallibly charge the metropolitan
community with the duty of fi❑ding .5 per cent. interest
on five millions of money for ever, although less than
halt that auto would purchase the service required.

THE GREAT EXHIBITION.
Yesterday was the warmest and finest day that had
shone on London for some weeks, and the visitors to the
Crystal Palace eagerly availed themselves of it. Within
two hours after the opening about 36,000 had entered,
a .d in two hours more the numb.e.r. .
.had.............. :0: upwards
ar d s
(4'52 000. The numbers for the different tours were as
follows:—
From 10 to 11 o'clock 17.131
From 11 to 12
From 12 to 1
From 1 to 2
From 2 to 3
From 3 to 4
From 4 to 5
From 5 to 6 ............................. .... 709

Total to 6 o'clock ...............
........ 63 709
Tbo amount taken during the day was... '
For season tickets ...............
At the doors XII 11
..... 2 984 12 0

Total receipts ....... . ...... _2,996 3 o
Her Majesty and Prince Albert, with the Princess
Royal, visited the building about half-past
accompanied by the King of the Belgians, his twnodsehis,
the Duke of Brabant and Count of Flanders, at
were
daughter, the Princess Charlotte. The royal party
ynine o'clock,as
attended by the usual suite, and were received_e ydid
not
Colo-
nel Reid on the part of the Executive. They
into the foreign
du more on this occasion than walk up and dyown the
central avenues of the naves, and ascendof the Exhibition,
gallery, to obtain a g
litijesty'd illustrious visitors.
nave,
and on their return
which appeared extre-Meenleyratol vi_iTnebwteerersotyasnldpagrtryatwifyalkheear
from the foreign to the Englishte
back of Spain. About this
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Soon afterwards, walking along the
to the edge of
visitors pour in.
descended by the west staircase, and
north gallery,
they
ysual exit door at the back of Holland.
departed by the
ofu Buckingham and Chandos, the Earl
The Duchesssof
aLtoerbdioEbensnsisolnfoLreo,nnzpe tri4a.ewsseroef
Clare, Lord Fitzwilliam, Lord Dun-
the Exhibition in the course of the day.
present at
' lock Professor Tennent lectured on gems;
At ten 0 c
Sutherland,ab onyd n eC, oLuonrtde Countess
ids t
theow e 1111,
no o'clock Dr. Lemercier lectured,
at °- by Dr. Auzoux's elastic models, on the
lions afforded ,
circulation of the blood; and at two o'clock .
Professor
with the illustra-
tions
lectured on machinery for lace and stockings,
rendering this difficult subject, by the aid of models and
diagrams, alike interesting and intelligible.
The heat during the afternoon was considerable, and
in the transept excessive; but there are always many
parts of the building perfectly cool and pleasant. B efore
three o'clock nearly 6,000 visitors bad departed

THE ENGLISH IN AMEEICA.—A new work of
interest has been announced, which coming from the pen of
one of our most popular writers, can scarcely fail of attract-
ing a large share of public attention. The title, " The
English in America," will prepare the reader for a work of
unusual importance, and the name of the writer, Chief
Justice Haliburton, better known as the author of " Sam
gives promise of a fiend of useful and entertaining in-
formation.
MEXICAN COkIrANT.—The annual meeting of this
company (adjourned from the Ist May last) was held on
Wednesday last; Mr. J. 0. Hanson in the chair. The re-
port, which was read by the secretary, stated that the call of
five shillings per share, agreed to at a recent special meet-
ing, had been made, and that sixty-four proprietors, holding
2,975 shares, had paid 743/. 15a., leaving 2,0r5 shares, held
by fifty-eight proprietors, on which the call had not been
paid. It remained with the proprietors to deal with these
shares as they should think fit. From the last letter re-
ceived from Mr. Fenochio, the company's agent at the mines
in Oaxaca, dated 25th February, it appeared that the lose on
the past year, including 5001. reserved for the expenses in
London, amounted to 10,886 dollars, or 2,17, 1. The report
was adopted unanimously. A vote of th ta.ihs to the choit.
man and threcters con‘ludecltho Roceedh3gs.