The Sun.
London, England, 1829-04-25 00:00:00

ENLARGING SMITHFIELD MARKET.

Yesterday evening, at five o'clock, a public meet-
ing was held at Furnival's-inn CoTeediouse, Holbcirn,
for the purpose of adopting measures for opposing
the Bill now pending in Parliament to enlarge the
marker, on the ground of the exorbitancy of the
proposed new tolls on cattle and sheep. Mr. Hebb,
a salesman, took the chair. Various persons con-
nected 11 ith the grazing interest addressed the meet-
ing, all of whom highly disapproved of the proposed
plan of increasing the market to the extent of only
three roods, at the expellee of 150,0001., for which
the Corporation of London proposed to raise the
tolls on beasts 400 per cent. and on sheep 600 per
cent, above what the present tolls were, which tolls
would fall upon the public generally, as the con-
sumers. A statement was read to the meeting, taken
from the evidence laid before the Committee of the
House of Commons, from which it appeared that
the following is the amount of tolls received by the
City of London, and the additional tolls which the
corporation will receive if the proposed Bill be carried
into effect :
Profits of the market, after deducting 3,1481. 9s. 0d•X2,106 13 3
for expense of collecting, &c
Old toll on beasts 5BO 14 0
Additional toll (by the proposed Bill)... 3,89'2 15 0
4,473 9 0

Old toll on sheep
Additional t01l
--.- 3,012 7 8
Additional toll on sundries
Diminution of expenses and profits on increased ties
and fixed pens

£11,122 9 11
Interest on 90,0001., the proposed outlay, at 4.,per ct. 3,600 0 0

Net profits of the market .£7,522 9 n
It was stated that the Corporation claimed the tolls
of the market by prescriptive right and charter,
which vested the West Smithfield, and the inner and
outer moor, in that body, but that instead of appro-
priating the whole of those spots for the public bene-
fit, the Corporation had built on a great part of it,
and received enormous profits from such buildings,
which profits, as ‘ve;l as the proceeds of the tolls, the
meeting contended ought to go towards enlarging
Smithfield market without burdening the public with
extra tolls for that purpose.
A Mr. BAILEY addressed the meeting, and laid
before them a plan for improving the market, which
he some years ago proposed to the Corporation, but
it was rejected.
Mr. SCALES, the butcher, and various other gentle-
men, delivered their sentiments, but the meeting
ended by adopting a petition to the House of Com-
mons, praying to be heard by counsel against the
Bill now pending in Parliament.

THE SLANDER ON LADY AGNES BYNG.-
We understand that this atrocious and unmanly calumny
has been traced to its source, and tbr.t the individual con-
cerned in originating the falsehood has been served with a
writ from the King's Bench. The matter will come befoie
the Court on the first sitting day of the ensuing Term.—
Dublin Morning Post.
THE FETE AT DEVONSIIIRE HOUSE.-It
is the intention of his Grace to give peculiar eclat to the
Ball to be held on the first of May, and therefore the
model will be taken from the magnificent spectacle which
so completely eclipsed that given by the French Ambassa-
dor at Moscow, by the liberal and distinguished represen-
tative of the Court of Great Britain.

Lord and Lady WILLOUGHBY left London
on Saturday last for Grimsthorpe, their seat in this county,
where they will remain for a fortnight, to give final in-
structions for the extensive improvements which his Lord-
ship has been for some time contemplating, and which are
on such a scale of grandeur as will render this already
splendid mansion one of the finest seats in this district of
England.—Lincoln Mercury.
The works at the proposed Tunbridge and
Penshurst Canal are now in full. operation. We under-
stand it is the intention of the company to excavate the
iron ore with which the neighbourhood of Penshurst
abounds, and transport it to London by steam vessels. It
may not generally be known that the extensive iron railing
which surrounds St. Paul's Cathedral, was all made from
ore dug up in the neighbourhood of Lamberhurst, many
years ago.—Kent Herold.

FROM THE GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT.

Crown-office, April 24, 1829.
MEMBER. RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT PAR•

LIAMENT.

Borough of Colchester.—Richard Sinderson, of Upper
Harley-street, in the cf•unty of Middlesex, Esq. in the
room of Sir George Henry Smyth, who has accepted the
Chiltern Hundreds.

Whitehall, April 24.
The King has been pleased to constitute and appoint
the Right Hon. James Ochoncar Lord Forbes to be his
Majesty's High Commissioner to the General Assembly of
the Church of Scotland.

Whitehall, April 24.
The King has been pleased to present the Rev. Alex-
ander Mackenzie to the church at Strontian, in the pe-
rished of Kilchoan, island of Finnan, in the presbytery
of Mull and shire of Argyll.
The King has also been pleased to present the Rev.
Duncan Campbell to the church at Aucharaele, in the
parishes of Kilchoan, island of Finnan, in the presbytery
of Mull and shire of Argyll.
The King has also been pleased to present the Rev.
John Nieolson to the church at Stenscholl, in the parish
of Kilmuir, and in the presbytery and isle of Skye.
The King has also been pleased to present the Reverend
David Mackenzie to the church at Keanlochbervie, in the
parish of Ederachilles, in the presbytery of Tongue and
shire of Sutherland.

The King has also been pleased to present the Reverend
Donald Gordon to the church at Stoer, or Rhuistore, in
the parish of Assiut, in the presbytery of Dornoch and
Shire of Sutherland.

The King has been pleased,to present the Rev. Finlay
Cook to the church at Cross, in the parish of Barvas, in
the Presbytery and island of Lewis and shire of Ross.

The King has also been pleased to present 'the Rev.
Robert Finlayson to the church at Knock, in the district
of Eye, in the presbytery and island of Lewis and shire
of Ross.

The King has also been pleased to present the Rev.
Wm. Macqueen to the church at Trurni,garry, in the
parish of North Uist, in the presbytery of Uist and shire
of Inverness.

War Office, April 23.

2d Regiment of Life Guards--Major William Cowper
Coles, from the half-pay, to be Major, vice Hugh William
Barton, who exchanges, receiving the difference. March 21.
1 S 2 9.

Royal Regiment of Horse Guards.

To be Captains by purchase.--Lieut. George Stavely
Mill, vice Lord Wm. Lennox, who retires. March 25.
Lieutenant Thomas Pigott, vice Doyne, who retires.
March 26.