The Sun.
London, England, 1829-12-19 00:00:00

NEW LONDON BRIDGE APPROACHES

(in Thursday a Special Session was held at the
Town Hall, before Mr. Serjeant Arabin and a Spe-
cial Jury, to determine the compensation which
should be given to several claimants in consequence
of their loss of premises, taken down to form the
approaches to the New Bridge.
The first claim investigated was that of Mr.
Div/h.:54m0, for his freehold interest in Nos. 9 and
14, High-street, and 11, White Horse-court.
The Jury gave a verdict, assessing the compensa-
tion at 5,500/., the sum offered by the Committee.
The next claim was that of Mr. 1 ipping for the
loss of the business which he carried on as a cheese-
monger, at No. 14. He claimed for his business
three years' purchase. During the three years,
which ended on the 31st of July, 1829, the goods
purchased at his shop, he said, were to the value of
64,2921. 17s. 4d., producing a gross profit of 10
per cent., or a total net profit of 4,9291. ss. Sid.,
being an annual profit of 1,6431. Is. 104 d. The
lease he charged at 5001., and the total of his final
claim, including loss of furniture, by removal, &c.,
was 5,9451. 11s. Eitd. This claim had been _some-
what reduced, and
Mr. DENMAN was stating the case for the Cor-
poration, and was mentioning that some facts had
come to their knowledge, from which it would ap-
pear that Mr. Tipping had the good fortune to be
ill possession of another house in the Borough,
which was ready for the reception of his customers,
when the Lesraed Gentleman was interrupted by
one of the claimant's party. After a few moments
the Learned Gentleman expressed his pleasure at
rei;eving the Jury from further trouble, as a verdict
would be taken, by consent, which verdict was for
the total sum of 1,800/., being for the good-will
1,3191.; fuse 3901.; fixtures 961. 94.
In the beginning of last month it was observed
(we were informed, to account for the mysterious
stoppage of the cause), that a shop at the left-hand
side of the High-street, at the corner of the passage
/eading to the Three Tuns tavern, was fitted up
with the greatest secrecy. Then,
workmen em-
ployed were remarkably taciturn, and would answer
am questions; the windows were lime-washed, so
that no passengers could see what was going for-
who! within. The work was carried on at night as
wail as by day. At length persons who watched
the premises observed butter firkins carried in,
together with packages which contained something
like hams. Kinsey, the officer, who watched the pre-
mises, at length saw a scale and beams carried in,
with the initials "W. T." marked upon them. A
person was seen to go from this shop (No. ES) to
Tippin's. By judicious pumping it was ascer-
tained from two witnesses who were subpcetiaed,
that this shop was for Mr. Tipping, who, it was
rumnured, intended to sell the good-will of, his
businesss to Mr. Woods, a eheesemonger, in Kings-
land-road. It was believed that the intimation of
the unexpected line of defence produced an immes
diate acceptance of the sum which the Committee
hAd determined to give as compensation.
The other claim heard was that of Mr. Pocock,
the shoemaker, who carried on the trade of a shoe.
maker at No. 290, 111gb-street, who claimed
2,0331. 3s. 6d. He refused to refer the case to ar-
bitration, and the Committee therefore only made
him a nominal offer, to bring the case before a Jury.
Mr. PLATT now, on behalf of the claimant, called
witnesses, who deposed to e profits being about
the amount represented; an thd
the Learned Counsel,
in a very able speech, did all that Counsel could do
for the case.
The Jury returned a verdict, assessing the
comiensation due to the claimant at 257/.

We tu:derstand that the receipts of Covent-
Gartieu Theatre, on Friday night, amounted to 6901.,
which was probably 5001. more than there would have
been in the Theatre on an ordinary stock night. This is
a conclusive proof of the attraction of Miss KENIBLE ; and
as the receipts after Christmas are always greater than be-
fore it, the success of the concern few the present season
may be considered certain. The proprietors would now
do well to take the affair out of Chancery, and come to
mime friendly arratigenuent. Mr. KgmßLx, we are glad tp
find, waiving all personal considerations, is ready and
anxious to fall into a plan of this sort, Why do not the
others show equal good sense and good feeling ?
'Fitz MINE.—By the fall of a large quantity
of earth yesterday, another piece of the mine discovered
last year, in excavating at the Castle-bill, was laid open.
It is 4 feet high by 3 feet_ wide, and can be penetrated
for 12 or 14 yards. The sides bear evident marks of
having been smoothed with great care, and the obstruction
is reused by the falling of a quantity of earth. From the di-
it appears that this mine either does or was intended
)o ter iaLiaate under the balf-moon battery.—Scotsman.