The Sun.
London, England, 1826-03-24 00:00:00

PRICE SEVENVENCC

MIDDLESEX TtIINPIKF.I TRUSTS.'

Lord LOWTIILItis Bitf to-Consolidate the Turn•
pike Trusts in the neighbourhood of London,
consolidates fifteen tetists, beginning with these
of Kensington, Brentford, &c.,and•repeals fort. -
seven Acts of Parliament regarding those fifteen
trusts. The provisions of the General Turnpike
Act are to be extended to those trusts ; and the
whole of them ate to be under the management
of " Parliamentary Commissioners" and " Local
commissioners," to be named by the Act—these
Comniissioners severally to fill up racencies, as
they Occur In their Boards by deaths or other-
wise. No Meetings of the Commissioners. to
take place except the Parliamentary Com-
missioners be present ; and 4, no Justices of
the Peace," acting for the places in which
any of the 'Trusts may be situated, to he
eligible ft) act .as Commissionersotr exercise
,any
of the powers created by this Act. Officers, and
other persons employed by former Trosteesoo
be under the contraut of the Commissioners, to
accompany them, &c. The Bill then proceeds
to describe the rights and duties of the Commis-
sioners, vesting all property bribe roads, &c., in
them ;-10 enact that maps and plans of intended
improvements in the roads, by pulling down
houses and widening the roads, he deposited .
with the Clerk of this Peace for Middlesex, that
the.Conimissioners proceed with son improve-
ments, &r. It also provides, that " where any
pavements are liable to be repaired by ally parish,
such otitis!' omitting ta.repair then), the pavements
shall be amended by the Commissioneib' orders,
and 'the ex pence charged upon the parish."
it gives them like power as to lighting, reatering,,
and watching the roads, where parishes or dig:.
trims omit those duties ;—the watchmen to he
vested 'with the powers of constables, and the
Commissioners to have authority "to o,ive re-
ward: to such Wanchinenn for vigilance' or courage
displayed in the apprehension of offenders, or
otherwise in discharge of their duty, or who may
be disabled or w minded' in the exectition of their
duty." The Bill likewise gives ." the power ,to
renrovir Toll.gates, es heCominissione rs shall front
time to time direct;". and enacts that'" Lessees
of tolls shall be responsible for persons employed
by theist-;" that 44 the CommisSioners may t 4.40-
filmic Collectors whenever they shall think pro-
per ;" and that $‘ the Lessees aie not to appoint
Collectors who itsay have been removed by the
Comonissitmers." They also have the power
to 41 reduce, advance, and alter Tolls ;" .and
they are required to make annual reports, -to
Parliament,

CALCULATION or LONDON CONSUNIPTION,,--1I
is calculated that. there are upwards of 6090
acres of ground cultivated as gardens within 12
miles of the
,Metropolis, giving employment •10
30,000 persons in winter, and
.three times that
number, in summer. Numerous Calculations
have been made of the animal conutoption
of food in the Metropolis ; but this is not
ascertained. • The number of cattle
sold in snrithfield market in the year
.18,22,
were 140,885 beasts, 24,600 calves, 1,507,09 d
bilPep, and ?.0,09.0 pigs. This does not, however,
by, any means form the total consumed iii, LondOn,
as large quantities of meat in carcasses, particu.
lady pot k; are daily brought from the counties
round tl.e Metropolis. The total value of the cattle
sold in Smithfield is calculated at 8,500,0001.; and
it is snpposed that a million a year is expended in
fruits and vegetablei. The consumption of wheat.
amounts to a million of quarters annually ; of
4.sths are supposed to be made into bread, being a
consumption of 64 millions of quartertt loaves e very
year in the metropolis alone. Until within the
few years the price of bread was regulated by zi—
size,and it may afford some idea of the vast amount
of money paid for the staff' of life, when it is
stated diet all advance of one farthing on the;
qua rtern loaf formed an aggregate increase in ex.:
pence, for this article alone, of upwn rds of 13,0001.
per week. The annual consumption of butter iii
London amounts to about 11,000, and that of
owpse to 13,000 tons. The money paid -anitou
ally for milk.is supposed to amoutit to 1,250,000/.
The quantity of poultry annually consumed in
London is supposed to cost between 70 and
80,0001. That of game depends on the fruitfel.
ness of the season. There is nothing, however,
more surprising than the sale of rabbits. One
salesman 111 ,Leatlenliall-market, during a vimsi.
derable portion of the year, is said to sell 14,000
rabbits weekly. The way in which he disposes
of them is by employing between ISO and 'TOO
mill and women, who hawk them through :,the
streets. •

It is stated in a French Paper, that a duel has
taken place at Florence, between the celebriu4d
French poet De la Martine and a Neopol4an
exile, a brother or relation of General Pepe.---
The quarrel noose out of some reflections On tite
degeneracy of the Italians, which the poet puts
into the month of his hero, in his poem, entitled
" The last canto of Childe Harold." To these
reflections, the Neapolitan an,wered in a pain.
phlet, rontainin, expressions offensive to the feel..
ings of the poet.i The latter, therefore, demando
satisfaction, and a meeting was the consequence,
They fought with swords, de la Martine
only on the defensiyet and not ant sopting,to
attack his adversary. The poet was woundod.in
the arm, and the Combat was lei-initiated il.the
interference of the seconds. IA Martioe
v
diately published an e‘ planation the offensi e
verses, and has thus recovered the good graces of
the Italians iiy his courage, g"ef(*itil
end
his cundoar.