The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-29 00:00:00

GREAT CITY IMPROVEMENTS.

The following report, which was presented at the
of
Court of Common Council by Mr. Harrison, the Chairtivof
the Finance Committee, is considered as a strong to
proof lay the citizens that the Corporation are deternunneu the
do all in their power to promote public improvements i Eck
City. The report was agreed to unanimously, and Sent
to ihe Committee t be carried into execution. Conv
To the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, ;toil
mons of the City of London, in Common
assembled. that
"We, whose names are hereunto subscribed do certify oth
the Court having agreed to our recommendation on thee sub*
ult., contained in a report then presented by us upon tiflfectiog
ject of applying a sum of 20,0001. annually towards e an
public purposes and improvements within the CitY'_ the
the Chamberlain having prepared and laid before trbable
usual quarterly statements of the actual and Pr 'h fot
receipt and expenditure and surplus of the CitY c_4'o46,
the past and the current quarters ending sth of Jan, this
and the said statements showing an actual balance a; Joa,
time of 13,5001., and a probable surplus by the sth elco tho
next of 19,4791., we thought proper to direct at 00,, bi
application of the sum of 13,5001. above referred to,
ordering the Chamberlain to place the sums to the Of the
of the fund created by the resolution of the Court 4 tho
25th ult., the same to be considered as an accoun.,; car
sum of 20,000/., payable to that fund in respect of t,"b"e
rent year, ending on the 25th September, 1846, aet
~` „toll
posal of the Court, or such Committee as may be into-ceedo
to expend or apply the same; that we therefore
suggestion
to consider whether it was desirable to make any sugbfo the
of a financial character to the Court, previous!): 400
expiration of the time within which notices should r.es-toni
in case of application to Parliament in the ensuing ration
and it occurring to your Committee /that the C°r_ratoael
have been for some time past in a position to borrotwhe roc
at 31 per cent. per annum, and contemplating rate agte
bility of such a state of things lasting, or at aq.cfering
recurring, our attention was directed, while cons',„eidatfi,
subject generally, to the moneys charged by arlig".°o
the Bridge-house estates,for the purposes of rebuildiew !,111,s
bridge and repairing Blackfriars-bridge ; and ,l'heivilber'
attended by Mr. Scott, principal clerk to the lifts stif,Vatt
he informed us that the original charge upon;,attte`-' eati
rents of such estates was the sum of 431,0001., e"' they r
of the consolidated fund, in various sums, duringe aole'the
1826 to 1830 inclusive, and in respect of which ; that fir
ment were paid at the rate of 4/. per cent. int,Tl by rersura
said surplus rents had been subsequently Cl3r' farther was
ment, with the sanction of the Court, Oh:.
"Ullichtbera
towards the repair of Blackftiars-bridge,P3„ra of w icll,h the
raised at 4/., and part at 43 per cent, 3"' ther W"—
now remains unpaid 73,100/., making, toge
charge above-mentioned, a total of 504,100/. won be 0_1;
" That your Committee, considering that !L'_ trote_o
viously of great advantage to the Corporatioi.ilterest,
to the said estate, to effect the reduction ef,oratioe vt."o
so large a sum of money, and as the 01 r
a position
such reduction would be placed in for OLD!,
effect further charges upon those estateeesni..ig It to vvv
public objects, if thought desirable, and de u
to suggesteiBlLrt
within our province, as a Finance Commeiottne
control
of the Court
plans by which the funds underdtobreim t
proved, beg lea" .„
ought to be in any y
meeting of Par:
give the necessary notices previously may be obtained under th°
recommend that itw asltoeuTcln be 3reeferrteod
tthoe
liament, in order thatt powers
for reducing the interest upon,
sanction of Govern a committee
estates, so that the tit"
-ted shoulti the value of money,at any
paying off, time saidmmecOonuer Courts
s msoaychbaergeetpinowthereedßrtiodegfreec-htottlbi
reduction sugge. ,
r
render such a stepac
"Edwardtica
Harrison. Wm. Lister.
R. N. Pend, Jas. Anderton•
Thos. Challis. Samuel Wit°
Thomas Watkins. Thos. HO.
',Vm. Hunter. Thos. Lott.
_S. Poland. J. C. Prier. ,t
James Lake. Thomas Tagg'

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DUBLIN, Ocr. 27.—The case of Thomas C
pul)1,1",l
Duffy, Esq., Magistrate of Henry-street Police•odice; evdr,
which was specially fixed for this day. (Monda):p,
about a quarter before six r.m. by his being adle„,j'e
had been tried at the last commission for the 0, 5 for '
and the jury did not then agree, although locked of
night.ek
CLOSE OF THE HARVEST.—Another
fine seasonable weather has enabled the fal111)-0.the t°
late districts of the north of England to other • ant,,
sidue of their crops of grain in tolerable conditi4side,r,:titie
prepare for the sowing of their winter seed. 'been
the protracted state of the harvest, there has, the
actual loss of either straw or grain. Some (I`l,Ae hoes
crops remain in the fields, but many of theren„,-1,-, sec,°,"
already secured, and that in fair condition. 'l7- Eng'd
crop of clover in Yorkshire, and in the north of 111;
generally, has been unproductive, ana
cases the cost of mowing and hart Ipre";,.,
been at least equal to the value of t"" are
The potatoes are now principallv thered,
train for being so, in this and iheganeighbouralFci
of Lancaster, and there are certainly more deca)irti ,°,
than usual in these counties; but if the other reqes,ll';
the country, and particularly if Ireland had beeil,ie„
fortunate, there would have been no potat°llloll,4'-er
turnips—particularly the Swedes and the yellow', will coy
have still a very flourishing appearance, gesermi s
tainly exceed an average crop. The hay Wye'sad this
good in quality, as well as abundant in quantityl4.s ja c
comprehensive prospect of the harvest of ,18„ncea
country, neither the farmers (considering the auv`-w'll
hs
of wheat) nor the consumers of farm produce iield',.l
nearly so great reason for complaint as was atPr„eteuiber.
the month of August and the latter part of
Leeds Mercury. it• „la
DINNER OF THE GRESHAM COMNIITTx." f ope", 01
'ALBION TAVETM.—Yesterday, after the ceremoeY eares7pi•
the Queen's statue in the itoyal Exchange, the 00110
Committee dined at the Albion, to commemorate„vg, the
versary of the opening of that magnificent hailcu+lsples,oo
superb service of gold plate made for Messrs. P`cher,,,ht
proprietors of the tavern, for her Majesty's table,. s loop*
ceremony took place last year, was on this occasienorl sva
into requisition, and the entertainment was of the
rate order. Mr. Richard Lambert Jones was in tbe,..kef,
the evening was passed with the utmost conviviao" twee'
a. be, oil.
FIRE AT CHELSEA.-011 Monday rnornina,,ocrm
one and two o'clock, the premises of Mr. Groves, b'wereheas
man, and cheesemonger, of Keppel-street, Chelse3'tbeir "heir
covered to be on fire. The family were asleep it!! Ad, t'Air
when alarmed, and they with some difficulty eu.„e-049
escape in their night-dresses. A mounted exl,l::orti°l)itit
patched to the engine station, and by the greanarsetdcs
the firemen they succeeded in extinguishing tu'i
damage
auntil
donethe
to etnhteirest
furnitureck
was destroyed,
premises. 811111"'vb$t
ner the fire originated is unknown.
4,g f Er~ b 1
[ADVERTISEMENT.]—A Dangerous °careLtea
pelas, attended with Swelling and Inflammatio jester "'"eg
‘,l 131
Holloway's Pills and Ointment.—Extract of a
East Keal, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, October 3, 1843Llit urea
to announce to you a most wonderful cure ivr°,7y
se
myself by your Ointment and Pills. I had `with sw,,eos
attack of erysipelas in my right foot and anc'e'T was 01'0
ing and inflammation to an alarming extent. noltohot
to move without the assistance of crutche,s. I leo to
eminent physician to no purpose. However, pill, 1 "vii
two weeks, by the use of your Ointment allcd,,n' Signed Jc!. „sof
cured, to the surprise of all who knew me• Pre'e-
Gildon, a farmer.—Sold by all druggists, and
to
Holloway's, 244, Strand, London.
11°11tf,
[ADVERTISEMENT.j —BOTANIC WATER pd,
GREASE. —When the hair is becoming thin, and, is the
the only effectual remedy, besides shaving the hear,.....,the pi,
of the two above-named articles, applied alternatelYitoula co
tanic water to cleanse the roots from scurf and as a r 040
and the bear's grease as a nourisher. If any furthe
was required of the virtues of bear's grease for renort7ty es °.
preserving the hair, Mr. Catlin's account of the Borth A 7
and the length of hair obtained by some of the 7_lol So:_;
Buis
aced the
rican Indians, would be a sufficient answer.
119, and 120, Bishopsgate-street, who first introcliii the Oils
of bear's grease in this country, and who fat and._'_r but 01,.
mals, recommend the public to purchase none °tot:honors
their names and address printed on the pot, or thelic a.,00
r
their obtaining a spurious article. All vegetable
the hair are worse than useless.
the l~
BIRTHS.
On the 17th inst., at the Government-buildings, re"." foto
'I of of James Jeffery, Esq., of a daughter.
On the 23d inst., at Westover, Isle of Wright, the
f the Ilay.
William a'Court Holmes MX of a son.
...toe, Oa
ThOanektehreay2,4othf
ainssotn.,.at Stockport, Cheshire, the wife o' et
On the 26th inst., at Montagu-street, Montagu---.ft
-
Francis Roose, Esq., of a son.
the Lady Augustos
On the 27th inst., in Clarges-street,
ortuSlit°ll'
Clarence, of a daughter.
On the 27th inst., dirs. T. R. Legg, Foaley-road,
of a daughter.
Gl3ll
H,
John
nn
pthoepell,thEsocif.tig,trlt
Elansgit,naeterN:iteAßßct. I
ociiiaED.ariCshsaurcßho.slia,°oniy—ciatigt`t
er
T. Cobham, Esq., of Ware, Hertfordshire. cat
On the 25th inst.. at Christ Church, Marylebone,
to Elizabeth Ann, daughter of the late Captain 11011"
Regiment.
DIED. nson• 3i,
On the 23d inst., at Lutwyche Hall, Salop,h ,of
On the 23d inst., Ann, widow of William illissett,
house, Hampstead, aged 71.
On the 24th inst., In Kentish-town, Thomas Orchard,
_d EA 84.
On the 24th inst., at Dulwich, Charles Druce, Esq., age
On the 24th inst., at London-wall, Mr. Nell, aged 7r8:,„,.d, vi
f
On the 26th inst., in Portman-square,
General Lord Strafford. G.C.B. ce, °
On the 2d ult., at Nussurabad, Bengal, dirs. Portly vs,
tam
John Fordyce
of the Bengal Artillery-.
of Upper-street,
On the 2., Mr. William Cayley, 11°'
'dished by_ MIIRDO YOUNfteuirojatv
Lady St aiw

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