The Sun.
London, England, 1850-12-25 00:00:00

PROPOSED PARK FOR FINSBURY.

A deputation, consisting of L ad Robert Grosvenor,
M.P., Sir James Duke, Bart., M.P., Mr. Wakley,
M.P.X, Woodward, Esq., F.R S, a county magis-
trate, W. Tyler, Esq.' J. Parsons, Esq., Rev. A.
Clissold, A.M., Mr. Churchwarden Terplee, and
Messrs. Taylor, Wade, Barnet, and T. H. thykett,
the returning officer of the borough, waited upon
Lord John Russell, yesterday, at his official residence
in Downing-street, to present a memorial agreed to
at a meeting of nearly 3,000 inhabitants of Finsbury,
on the subject of the new park so much desired in
that borough. The deputation was introduced by
Mr. Wakley.
Mr. WOODWARD urged the necessity of procuring
an open space in the northern district of London for
the healthful recreation and exercise of the vast mul-
titudes it contained. He also impressed upon his
Lordship that, as a sanitary measure, the proposed
park had the strongest claims upon the favourable
consideration of the Government.

Lord ROBERT GROSVENOR observed that he had pre-
sided at the meeting from which the memorial had
emanated, from a strong conviction, not merely that a
park north of London was necessary, but also because
he thought it but just that the same provision should
be made out of the public resources for Finsbury as
had been made fur the metropolitan inhabitants south
and east of the Thames. His Lordship added that
the site of the proposed park was equi-distant from
Regent's and Victoria Parks, and would, if adopted,
complete the circle of parks around London.
Mr. LLOYD then explained to the Premier, at the
request of Lord Grosvenor, the plan and situation of
the proposed park.
Three plans were alluded to—viz., one containing
an area of 540 acres, which it was estimated would
cost 300,0001.; 480 acres at a cost of 200,0001.; and
380 acres for 180,0001.
Sir J. DUKE urged that it was of great importance
to the city of London, that the present unoccupied
space mentioned in the memorial should be kept open.
All other spots which years ago had supplied an in-
draught to the metropolis had been built upon. Sir
James concluded by expressing bis hearty support of
the project.
Lord J. RUSSELL manifested some surprise that
the city of London had not interfered and prevented
so many open spaces as had been alluded to by Mr.
Lloyd, from being covered with buildings.
Mr. PARSONS said that Lord Seymour and Sir G.
Grey had both admitted the importance of the object,
but had suggested difficulties, on the ground of ex-
pense, and it was for that reason the deputation had
sought his Lordship's assistance and support.
Mr. WAKLEY considered the present application
had strong claims upon the favourable consideration
of the Government. Unless the ground were secured
pow. all hopo obtaining a park for the north of
London would b., bout wnnla
the accumulation of buildings upon it, that it could
be had only upon terms infinitely higher than those
for which it might now be obtained. He mentioned as an
instance the northern end of Chancery-lane. A few
years ago that part of the lane might have been
widened at an expense of about 7001. A new house
was now being built there, and if the widening ever
took place it would be at the expense of as many
thousands.

Mr. BOYKETT and other members of the deputation
having severally addressed his Lordship,
The NOBLE LORD remarked that it appeared to him
the proposed park was desirable, and he would confer
with Sir George Grey and Lord Seymour on the
subject.
The deputation having thanked his Lordship with-
drew.

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CHOLERA IN JAMAlCA.—Memorials to the Lords of
the Admiralty and Earl Grey, requesting them to send out
medical men and medicines to Jamaica,:are now lying for
signature at the Stock Exchange, Corn Exchange, Colonial
Rooms, North and South American Coffee-house, Baltic
Coffee-house, Jerusalem Coffee-house, and Jamaica Coffee-
house.

DEATH OF A MOTHER AND HER INFANT THROUGH
BunNING.—A lamentable accident occurred in Slack-lane,
Hanley, on Saturday night, which resulted in the death of
Ann Parker, the wife of a potter, and his infant child.
Parker and his wife, who were regarded as steady decent
people, returned home about ten o'clock from market, and
some time afterwards Parker, who is out of health, lay down
on the sofa and went to sleep, his wife sitting before the
fire, nursing the child. Between twelve and one o'clock the
man was awoke by the screams of his wife, when to bis
consternation he saw both her and the child enveloped in
flames, which he eventually succeeded in extinguishing, but
not without seriously injuring his own hands. The mother
and child were dreadfully burnt, the poor infant surviving
only a few hours, and its unfortunate mother dying on Tues-
day morning. It seems that the mother, while getting the
infant to sleep, herself fell into a doze, when a piece of blaz-
ing coal rolled off the fire, and communicated with her dress.
Staffordshire Advertiser.
ROCHDALE.—ONE HUNDRED YEARS AND MORE.
—An old man, named John Dixon, alias Scotch John, who
was born in January, 1738, being now nearly 113 years of
age, a farmer, resident at Knowl-hill, Spotland- further-side,
about five miles from Rochdale, on the Haslingden-road, sent
word to the Rochdale Board o 4 Guardians on Friday last, that
his wife, who has had a child within the last few months,
abused him very much, and he wished to be removed to the
workhouse. He had kept the farm above fifty years, and he
had seven cows, but during the last six months he had been
confined to his bed; he had neither been washed nor shaved
for above half a year, and his wife_ exhibited him at two-
pence for each person. The relieving officer was directed to
go for the aged man and place him in the workhouse, and
accordingly he has since been removed to Spotland workhouse.
—Manchester Guardian.

FATAL RAILWAY A CCIDENT.—LEEDS, TUESDAY.—
A very lamentable accident, attended with the loss of three
lives, occurred on the Leeds and Selby Railway last night.
The place where the fatal occurrence happened was not far
from the Milford junction, where the Leeds and Selby
line joins the York and North Midland line. It appears
that a heavily-laden luggage train had proceeded from
Leeds, and that on arriving at a rather steep ascent on the
line called the Milford Bank, the engine was found incapa-
ble of dragging it up, or the speed at which it would be able
to accomplish the ascent was so slow that those in charge
of the train deemed it advisable to divide it into two parts.
With the former hall they proceeded beyond the summit of
the bank, intending to return with the engine for the portion
left behind. That portion, however, by its own momentum,
or from some other cause, was set in motion, and went back
with increasing velocity down the incline, where it came into
collision with another luggage train, that was also proceeding
from Leeds on the same line of rails. The collision was so
violent that the engine and tender were smashed to pieces,
and the enginemain the st, ker, and another man (employed
as a pointsman) were all killed, or received such injuries as
caused their dzath the same evening. The Leeds and Selby.
Railway belongs to the York and North Midland Railway
Company, who have of late used it. much more than formerly,
both for goods and passenger traffic. Two of the unfortunate
men who l at their lives, it not the whole three, were mar-
ried, and have left widows and children.

A WELSH PEDIGREE.—It is a curious and almost
an unparalleled circumstance, that from authentic records, it
appears that a family in Carmarthenshire can trace a lineal
descent, in the male line, to the present time, from Cadivor,
Lord of Castle Howell (who married Catherine, the daugh-
ter of Lord Rhys, Prince of South Wales), and that Cadi-
vor was a male descendant of Roderick the Great, King of
all Wales, who died tA.n. 877. The Lord Rhys, who died
A.D. 1196, granted to :his son-in-law, Cadiv.,r, for taking
Cardigan about the year 1166, by escalade, for ars
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a Castle,
spearshead embrued between three scaling m
ladders
argent, on a Chief plies, a castle- triple towered of the second.
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