The Sun.
London, England, 1832-04-06 00:00:00

COMMON COUNCIL.

A Court of Common Gained was held yesterday, t
pros ed with general business of the Corporation.
OPENING FROM FARRINGDON-STREET TO THE GREAT

NORTH ROAD.

Mr. Alderman Woon begged to submit a motion,
" That it be referred to a Committee to consider the best
plan to be adopted for opening a street at Holborn-bridge,
opposite to Farringdon.street, and to report the probable
expense of forming such a street to the extent of the city
boundaries, The plan was in his (Alderman Wood's)
judgment quite practicable ; and he bad ascertained teat
some proprietors ef large property in the line of the street
were quite willir g to dispose of their rights on terms
highly advantageous to the new undertaking. He thought
the Court, for many reasons, ought to embrace the oppor-
tunity of getting such an advantageous opening to the
North Road, and thus make the new street the principal
thoroughfare to ti e North. west part of the town.
Mr. SLADE stoke in favour of the motion, and con-
cluded by seconding it.
Mr. BLACSET thought the matter ought to be left to
the proprietors of the estates themselves, as it was an un
dertaking from which they must derive so much benefit.
The expense ought to come out of their pockets, and nut
from the City funds. If the Court did undertake the
business, they ought first to get an assurance fr tm the
Middlesex authorities that they would carry the street on,
or the project would be neutralized. When the subject
was proposed some years ago, he was favourable to it ;
but when he found the landlords and tenants were exerting
Themselves to get long leases, with a view of compensa-
tion, he became averse to it.
Mr. DAVIDSON called to the recollection of the Court
that the project of Farringdon-market had been treated as
easily as Mr. Alderman Wood appeared to treat the pre-
sent ; but that had proved a severe tax upon them ; and
care should be taken that a similar result did not occur in
this. He hoped, if it went to a Committee, that the
Committee would be first instructed to inquire if it were
advisable to commence such an undertaking.
Mr. RICHARD TAYLOR agreed with the last speaker.
There should be no pledge on the part of the Corporation
as to the undertaking ; for its being advisable or not must
entirely depend upon its relation to' the estimated expenses.
He was favourable to the improvement, for it included a
great number of important p aticulars. It would he an
improvement with respect to the approach to Farringdnn-
street, and yielding a level for carriages, which would thus
avoid Holborn-hill. The health of the metropolis would
he benefited by getting rid of Fleet-ditch ; the morals of
the metrop Its would also be improved by destroying that
deplorable neighbourhood—Saffron hill; and many objec-
tions to Smithfield would be overcome, because a street,
by which it could be avoided, would offer itself. He did
not think the Court should look to the county carryirnr on
the underniking, for it would insure the purpose required,
if they carried the new street as far as Cow-cross.
Mr. Hicks considered the improvement was more called
for than any other place he knew.
Mr. PEARSON said he had seen three plans for opening
and improving the wards of the city from the end of Farring-
don-street. The Committee, he considered, might be em-
powered to write to the large proprietors of premises, and
tell them they were ready to receive secret offers of their
property ; this would afford a basis for going to Parlia-
ment to pet an Act to compel others to part with their
property on fair terms; for it was very common to hear
tradesmen complaining and talking of retiring from busi-
ness, yet, as FOOD as a new road was projected, the very
reverse was the case.

The matter was then directed to be referred to a CND
mittee.

BOW-STREET.-(THIS DAY.)

James Murphy, a drunken Irishman, was brought be-
fore Mr. HALLS, charged with wilfully breaking a number
of casts in plaster of Paris of many celebrated characters.
Potowski, an Italian, was last evening passing along
Holborn with a board upon his head, on which were a
number of images, busts of Paganini, Fox, Pitt, Welling
ton, O'Connell, &c., and the defendant, who had
been indulging himself, ran purposely against him, and
by the concussion all his stock was knocked off his head,
the images broken, and their fragments strewed in all di-
rections. He called a policeman and gave the defendant
into custody, in order that he might be made to pay him
the amount of his loss.

Mr. HA r.r..s asked the unfortunate Italian at what price
he valued his images? The Italian said, that the only
busts of any value were those of Paganini and O'Connell,
but for the others he had no great sale, but he con-
sidered ten shillings would lae an adtquite remuneration.
Mr HALLS consented that the defendant should with-
draw and settle the matter with the Italian, which having
been done, he was discharged.
Two young men of r,speetable appearance, one of them
clerk to Nlr. Williams, of Lneoln's-inn fields, were this
Morning charged by that gentleman with taking off stamps
from deeds that had been executed, and transferring them
to blank skins of parchment. One of the prisoners had
acknowledged the fart to Mr. Williams, but having re-
fused to repeat the confessiou before the Magistrate, i❑ the
absence of all evidence, the case was discharged. Mr.
Williams produced a deed from which the stamp had been
extracted, which led to the discovery.

THE FUNDS7(THIS DAY.)

CIT I', TWELVE O'CLOCK.

The only arrival this morning is a Lisbon mail, sailed
on the 28th March ; we do not hear it brings any news of
importance.

The American packet is also arrived; no letters or
papers have yet been received ; she sailed on the 16th.
Contrary to all expectation, the public have been most
agreeably surprised to find, that instead of the quarter's
revenue being greatly deficient, an increase has taken place
of upwards of two bonds ed thou,and pounds.
The estafette from Paris this morning brings accounts
very unfavourable in regard to the ravage of the cholera in
the above capital; also, that tl.e quarantine is taken off in
all ports of France; and that C,rlist riots have taken place
in all parts of France, Grenoble and Lyons excepted. It
also appears that the affairs of Ancona are in a train of
settlement.

Private letters from Rome state that at Fassembrone
the Pope's arms and the key of Sr. Peter were torn down
and dragged through the mud in the street. The Priests
were insulted, and the windows of the coaches of the Car-
dina's of Rehan and Frszoni were broken with stones.

Accounts from Eschen state that the Dutch troops
have approached the Belgian frontiers, and it was reported
that orders have been sent to the Dutch army to attack the
Belgians on the Ist April, at Bergen op-Zoom ; all the
carts have been put into requisitio❑ for the service of the
troops.

From Flinders they write that a grand movement has
taken place in the Flemish army.
Consols, which left off yesterday at 82H for the Ac-
count, opened at the same price, since which they have
improved to 84i, for next time, 84. No business of
consequence doing as yet.

HALF-PAST ONE.
It is a curious circurnstanc, that large quantities of dif-
ferent descriptions of Grain, which were warehoused here
since the beginning of last year, when fears of a bad har-
vest were entertains I, are finding now th,ir way hack to
the continent, particularly to France, and a hand-ome
profit hereby accrues to many of our merchants, who have
been holders of that commodity for the last 12 months.
The private letters front Lisbon this morning only men-
tion one circumstance of consequence,—that Baron Quin-
tella, one of the richest noblemen in Portugal, has been
deprived of his honours and titles by Don Miguel, having
refused to comply with the forced loan. All the prepara-
tions which were making to resist Don Pedro's expedition
are now accomplished, and nothing but the explosion now
remains to take place.
We have seer, letters from Madeira of the 3d ult. IDon
Pedro's expedition was daily expected there, and the Go-
vernor was making active preparations to receive it.
Consols have been during the whole of the
looming at
8311 for the Account, alternately buyers and sellers ; for
the next Account, 838.

' 7 _FIRER O' CL 0 CK.
Consols for Account 83k.

FOUR O'CLOCK CLOSING PRICES
Consuls
...... 83 i Danis!)
Dittofor Account 83i i Greek, 1825
Brazilian Bonds Mexican, 1825 3oi
Buenos A:,res... Peruvi.n
Chilian Ditto__ Russian 97-1
Columbian 1824 1 Spanish

The celebrated Brugtioli and her husband,
Signor Samengo, will make their first appearance in this
country to-morrow, at the Opera. This lady's style of dancing
has ever excited the warmest admiration at Vienna, Milan, and
Naples.

The banquets at Apsley House have been
colleagues in office,
select, his Grace's guests, including only his late
and a few Members of the Upper House
whose
etlpy verb select,
opinions assimilate with those of the Noble ex.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester, the
Marquises of Salisbury and Londonderry, Lord Strangford and
de Roos, and the Bishop of Rochester, are among the dls.
tinguished individuals who partook of the illustrious Duke's
hospitality. His Grace is now in reestablished health.