The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-15 00:00:00

HOLBORN-HILL ACCLIVITY.

Mr. R. TAYLOR presented a petition from Mr. Thomas
Taylor, architect and surveyor, praying that, until it
should be decided whether a viaduct should or should
not be erected, to remedy, the acclivity at Holborn-hill,
the space should not be built upon. Mr. R. ' Taylor
hoped there would be no objection to the application,
•particularly as the petitioner's plan was considered to be
the best that had been suggested for overcoming the
difficulties of Holborn-hill. He moved that the petition
be referred to the London Bridge Committee.
Mr. R. L. JONES said, if the Court referred the peti-
tion to the Committee, the consequence would be that a
stop would be put to the disposal of the ground, which
they were daily letting. It would hold out an idea to
the inhabitants, and the public, that a viaduct was
about to be built.—(Hear, hear.) Now he was ready to
admit that it would be most desirable to have a viaduct,
although he by no means admitted that Mr. Taylor's
was the project most worthy of adoption. However, it
was quite certain that the City had no funds to carry
out that object. There was, at present, no likelihood
of accomplishing any improvement of the kind ; and as
the reception of the petition would have the effect of
checking the present labours in the vicinity, the only
prudent way of treating the petition would be to let it
lie on the table.

Mr. W. LAWRENCE said Mr. Taylor's" project WAS
certainly the best, but there was no chance of carrying
it into execution.

Mr. GRESHAM wished to be informed whether there
was a prospect that anything at all would be done to
remedy the acclivity at Holborn-hill?
Mr. HEPPEL begged to be informed whether it was
supposed, if all the improvements already proposed by
the Chairman of the London-bridge Committee were
carried into execution, there would remain any balance
with which to accomplish other improvements? •
Mr. Jones shook his head, and laughed.
Mr. GODSON said it must be most cheering to the in-
habitants of Farringdon-street to know that there was
no chance of the formation of an improvement, which
they considered to be of more importance than any that
had yet been effected. He hoped the petition would be
sent to a Committee for consideration.
The petition was then ordered to lie on the table.
Mr. ICING presented a petition from the Fishmongers'
Company and Messrs. Jones, for a reference to the
Bridge House Estates' Committee, to consider the pro-
priety of allowing a communication from their wharf to
the stairs of London-bridge. He also presented a peti-
tion from several merchants and bankers for the same
object.

The prayer, of the petitioners: was refused, but the
Committee were directed to check all encroachments on
the stairs on the north-west end of London-bridge.
A report was brought up, recommending a police-rate
for the year. It was agreed to, and the rate was or-
dered to be made in the usual form.---Adjourned.

BRIBERY B,Y LORD DTJEGATINON'S AGMETS, AT
DIIRHAM.-Our readers are already aware, that, subsequent
to the election of Lord Dungannon for the city of Durham,
in April last, after the time for petitioning against his re-
turn would have expired, according to the old law, his Lord-
ship's agents, Mr. George Wilkinson and Mr. John Ward,
solicitors, of Durham, paid head-money, on the Bth May, to
a great number of the freemen who had voted fir his Lord-
ship. On this being discovered, a petition was presented,
under Lord John Russell's Act (which declares head-money
paid after an election to be bribery), and Lord Dungannon
was unseated on the 14th July. At the recent Durham As-
sizes, being the earliest at which the indictments could be
prepared, arid the evidence collected, separate Bills for bri •
bery against Mr. Ward and Mr. Wilkinson were preferred
before the grand jury, who found these bills on Wednesday
last. We understand that each indictment contains alle-
gations of three seperate acts. The defendants immediately
surrendered, and gave bail to take their trial at the next
Durham (summer) Assizes. M_ Guardian.
We are happy in being able to state upon authority
that there is no foundation for the rumours that have been
lately circulated of the intended resignation of the Lord
Chancellor, and of the appointment of the Lord Chancellor
of Ireland as his Lordship's successer.—Timett.