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London, England, 1857-03-18 00:00:00

IMPORTANT BYE-LAW.

After a discussion spreading over three sittings,
the bye-laws in reference to the width of streets,
drc., brought up by Major Lyon, of St. George's,
' Hanover-square, were thus modified :
"1. Six wedcs, at the least, beibro any new
street shall be laid out, written notice shall be
given to the Metropoli►an Board of Work., at
their office, 1, Greek-street, -Soho, iu the county
of Middlesex, by the person or persons intending
to lay out such new street, stating the proposed
level and width thereof, and accompanied by a
plan of the ground, showing the local situation of
the same.

"2. Forty feet, at the least, shall be the width
of every new street intended for carriage traffic; 20
feet, at the least, shall be the width of every new
street intended only for foot traffic ; provided that
the said width, respectively, shall be construed to
mean the width of the carriage and footway only,
exclusive of any gardens, fore courts, open areas,
or other spaces in front of the houses or buildings
erected or intended to be erected in any street.
"3. Every new street shall, unless the Metropo-
litan Board of Works otherwise consent in writing,
have at least two entrances of the full width of
such street, and shall be open from the ground up-
ward.

" 4.lThe measurement of the width of every street
shall be taken at a right angle to the course thereof,
half on either side, from the centre or crown of the
roadway to the external wall or front of the intended
houses or buildings on each side thereof ; but
where fora mutts or other spaces are intended to
be left in front of the houses or buildings, then' the
width of the street, as already defined, shall be
measured from the centre line up to the fence,
railing, or boundary dividing or intended to divide
hitch fore courts, gardens, or spaces from the pub-
lic way.
4‘ 5. That the carriage-way of every new street
must curve or fall from the centre or crown thereof
at the rate of three-eighths of an inch at the least
for every foot of breadth.
"6. In every r.ew street the nurb to each foot-
path must not ba less than four nor more than eight
inches in height above the channel of the roadway,
except in the case of crossings paved or formed for
the use of foot passengers, and the slope of every
footpath towards the curb must be half an inch to
every foot of width if the footpath be unpaved, cr
not less than a quarter of an inch to every foot of
width if the footpath be paved.
"7. In this bye-law the word street' shall be
interpreted to apply to and include any highway
(except the carriage way of any turnpike road), and
any road, public bridge, lane, footway, sqvare,
court, alley or passage, whether a thoroughfare or
not, and a part of any such highway, road, bridge,
lane, footway, square, court, alley or passage.
"£3. In case of any breach of the regulations con-
tained in this bye-law, the offender shall be liable
for each offence to a penalty of 40s. ; and in case
of a continuing offence, to a further penalty of 20s.
for each day after notice thereof from the Metropo-
litan Board of Works."

Mr. HAWKES protested against the penal clause,
which he considered as oppressive and unconstitu-
tional, the only redeeming feature in the clause
being that the local authorities would have to de-
cide upon the breaches of these bye-laws.
Mr. BEAVAN inquired if the board could proceed
finally to confirm these laws as a whole, before they
had been submitted to the Secretary of State. •

The P nEs-i-nErrr----ieplied in the negative.
DISTRICT SURVEYORS' FEES.

A report was submitted by the Superintending
Architect which stated that the number of new
buildings in 1856 in respect to which fees had been
received was 3,445, and the amount received 4,9361.;
the number of additions, alterations, and other
works in 1856 in respect of which 5,7521. had been
received was 4,975 ; and there had been also re-
ceived as fees in arrear in respect of 6,234 buildings,
bc., 9,815/., making the total number of works in
respect of which fees bad been paid, 14,654. The
report likewise stated that the incomes of the dis-
trict surveyors in respect of fees varied from 2001.
to 1,3001., but that the expenses of these officers
were considerable, and that the fees were often to
a great extent in arrear, and had been 25 per cent.
less on the whole amount during 1856 under the
new act than under the previous building act.
The remaining business having been disposed of,
the board adjourned.

FIRE AT THE EXHIBITION OF ANT qerday morn-
ing, between three and four o'clock, a fire broke oat 10t
the new building erected for the Exhibition of Arts
qtline
Kensington Gore. The flames were first observed in
the'
furnace room, containing the apparatus for we:rtnl
School of Design. The paks.tge leading to the school,
were with its roof, was also on fire, and the flarase.sa, ~_hmen..,
mak-
ing rapid advances to other parts of thetheeyt '''''
were soon
but the troops having been called out
arrested. Mr. Braidwood, in his
damage done, states that the furnace room
destroyed ;
out ; flooring, partition, and roof
Design
g oisrtboufrntehde
and contents of the School of
daraaged by heat and smoke. °lsetirari°o°rfulep Arts much

LoicnoS.—Mr. Alderman Rose has yielded to
tke petitions of his friendi, and come forward as a
candidate for the representation of the City. There
are now, therefore, six candidates in the field.
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a this borough is SOUTHWARK. —Mr. Sergeant Ballantine will
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contest this borough against Mr. Apsley Pellatt.
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tain to be severe; neither of the present members
is
o disposed
thes trupvgol.
lel, and Mr.
R
BRIDPORT. E. T. Smith, who some days
since issued an address to the electors, has deter-
mined not to proceed further with the contest.
WORCESTER.—The requisition which was in
eo y
course of signature last Saturday
favourAlderman
Morton Peto is withdrawn.
arrived from London yesterday afternoon, and
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attends a public meeting of the electors to-day to
explain his principles.
BRADFORD. —General Thompson arrived in this
town from London at 11.30 p.m. on Monday. He
was received with triumph. The station was
crowded with spectators, who burst forth in enthu-
siastic cheering the moment he alighted from the
carriage. He was conveyed to Alderman Mitchell's
residence, and all along the route the cheering was
continued. The probability is that the General
and Mr. Wickham will be returned for t' ,is borough
without a contest General Thompson addressed
his committee yesterday, and will address a public
meeting probably this day. The following is Gene-
ral Thompson's address :—" Gentlemen, I come to
refresh the acquaintance we have long had. I be-
gan in the time of struggle for a great principle, to
the value of which every portion of your town
bears witness. To detain you with sentiments
which have long been common to us would be waste
of time. To a few points it may be well to advert.
Of war, as of surgery, the less we want the better ;
but what we have should be good. To reduce ware
and fightings to a minimum is the great practical
problem for wise men in the present day. Con-
cerning intervention, the same. We want inter-
vention for good, and not intervention for evil.
Is not your police maintained on the same princi-
ple 1 Nations will at some time unite for a police,
which shall do on a great scale what the other does.
Though not so fast as we could wish, reform and
improvement are making head in all directions.
We have had time to take lessons in the methods
of assisting."
YORKSHIRE (WEST RIDING. )—The following is
Mr. Cobden's farewell address :
"To THE ELECTORS OF THE WEST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE.
" Gentlemen,—Although at the last election I made
an unequivocal declaration of my intention to withdraw
from the representation of the West Riding at the close
of the Free trade contest—a determination which I have
since repeatedly communicated to the chairman of my
committee—yet I should be wanting in courtesy to you,
and fail to do justice to my own feelings, if I allowed our
political connection to be brought to a silent close.
" Elected your representative in Parliament, without
solicitation or expectation, when 1,00 miles distant from
England, I dissolved very roluctaatly my connection
with the borough of Stockport, to enable ycli to give an
emphatic expression of attachment to the cause of com-
mercial freedom. From the mothtmt, however, vrhen
the Free-trade policy was no longer opposed by any po•
litical party in the country I felt that every motive which
led to my having become the representative of your most
important electoral district has wholly oeased ; for to ocd
who, like myselctakesan active interest in theleading pub-
Pc questions of the day it offers no advantage to be elected
for the largest of our constituencies. On the emtrath
it involves the additional labour of !null bcal and Pri-
vate business, and a great increase of 0-7respondence--
that terrible tax on the time of public men. Nor does
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derive no force from the weight of the body whom be
represents. Lord John Russell would be equally our
first debater, whether he sat fer London or Tavistock,
It is true that a very difft-rent rule applies to the votes
of the mernb,.rs for large constituencies, for they serve to
indicate the policy which, sooner or later, the Govern-
ment must pursue. But, as, with the exception of Free-
trade, my honourable colleague and myself are generally
opposed on the great questions of the cay, I am deprived
of the satisfaction of feeling that my vote bas any weight,
in'the decisions of the Legislature.

"In fulfilling my intention of, restoring into your
hand the trust with which you honoured me,
it only remains for me to tender you my
congratulations on the results of the struggle which first
made me acquainted with the population of the West
Riding. It is little more than 15 years since, upon the
defeat of your justly popular candidate by the Protec-
tionist party, the Free Traders rallied for the recovery
of the riding. In this short interval of time we have
witnessed the reversal of that verdict, not only in your
district but throughout the whole empire, and we have
had the unprecedented good fortune of winning even
opponents to our principhs, and seeing every trace of
resentment, or sense of wrong, or suffering obliterated
from their memory ; thus substituting for the selfish
pleasure of a party triumph the purer satisfaction of
having effected an act of univer-al beneficence. It wi;l
ever be a source of grateful happiness to me that my
name was permitted to be associated with your great
constituency in the achievement of so good a work.
And I have the honour to remain, your obedient, bumble
servant,

"RICHARD COBDEN.

"38, Grosvenor-street, London,
March 10, 1857."
MANCHESTER. —At a numerous meeting of
Messrs. Gib: on and Bright's committee, held yes-
terday, Mr. G. Wilson presiding, Mr. S. P. Robin-
son, the secretary, announced that the subjoined
address to the electors of Manchester had just been
received from Mr. Bright :
" Gentlemen,—lntelligence hating reached me here
that a dissolution of Parliament is immediately expected
in consequence of the decision of the House of Commons
with regard to the events which have recently taken
place at Canton, it is my duty at once to address you,
that I may not leave you in any doubt as to the course
I eta prepared to take at the coming election for your
city.

" I have been absent from England just four month.,
and during that time have experienced a sensible and
steady improvement in my health, so much so that I
may now, with much confidence, expect in the course of
the present year to be able to resume my usual occupa-
tions. I am, therefore, disposed again to accept the
honour and the responsibility of acting as one of your
representaiiver, should yuu be willing again to place
confidence in me.
"It is not needful that I should say a word on the
many political topics which I have so often discussed
with you and among you. On those points which have
recently arisen, however, I wish to be clearly under-
stood. I entirely approve of the resolution moved by
Mr. Cobden, and seconded by Mr. Gibson, on the sub-
ject of the melancholy events at Canton.
"I am bound, too, to condemn the policy of the Go-
vernment in making war with Persia without consult-
ing Parliament, and without ever informing the repre-
sertatives of the people of the course they were about to
take, or of the objects for which they were entering into
war. If we permit a Ministry to declare war without
the knowledge and consent of Parliament, we at once
reduce ourselves in our foreign policy to the condition
of those nations of the continent of Europe which have
no Parliaments, and which do not pretend to possess a
free constitution. I feel confident that every elector of
Manchester, of every party, will unite to make a stand
against a course so unconstitutional and so degrading to
the nation.
• " I cannot approve of the proposition of the Chancel-
lor of the Exchequer to raise the duties on tea and
sugar. I should much prefer to deal rather with the
extravagance of the estimates than to impose taxes,
especially ou arti(•lea of almost universal consnmpt on,
which interfere with commerce and lessen the demand
for labour. I need hardly say that I have no sympathy
with the Prime Minister in his hostility to Parliamen-
tary reform, and in his refusal to extend the franchise to
101. householders and occupiers in the counties.
"It is a matter of deep regret with me that I am un-
able to take part in person m the coming election. I
must trust., as I do most fully, to the kindness and for-
bearance of my friends. If I have in some things failed
to act up to their expectations, I beg them to believe
tbat I have differed from them with reluctance and with
pain. I cannot say much of what I have done, but I
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Hon. Robert Lowe, and Sir John Potter,
speak confidently of success. The requisition has

VERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

OXFORD Marion 17.
In the Convocation to be Leiden on Thursday next
the 19th inst., at 10 o'clock, it will be proposed to grant
from the University Cheet a MU of money not exceed,
jag 201. for the purpose of aiding the building a school
for the parish of Wheatley.

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