The Sun.
London, England, 1827-06-15 00:00:00

COVENT GARDEN MARKET.

One of the greatest improvements in the Metro-
polis which has yet been projected, has till now re-
mained unnoticed, though the plan is fully matured,
and the execution will probably be, not only com-
menced, but completed at no very distant day.
It is intended to rebuild the whole of Covent
Garden Market on one uniform and original plan.
We have seen a beautiful model of the proposed
erections, and as the subject is one of considerable
metropolitan interest, we shall endeavour to describe
it to our readers.

At the extremities of the East and West fronts, four
,ledges, being each one story high, and consisting of
two rooms, are to be erected. The two at the
eastern end, as also those of the western end, will
be connected by a terrace, sustained by (boric
columns formed of . granite. On the terraces, it is
proposed to expose fiowet'S foul fruits for sale, which
are to be displayed in sdh'order as will, it is pre-
iumed, render the place of their exhibition an attrac-
tive promenade.
The ground floors of the lodges will be made
coffee or liquor shops, •in lieu of those now existing
in the market.
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From the ends of each terrace, a conservatory,
running from east to west, will be established.—
These will he covered in with glass, warmed with
flues, and otherwise so disposed that the most deli-
cate plants may be preserved in them, at all seasons
of the year.
A middle building, extending from.terrace to ter-
race, will occupy the centre of this market. Under
this, cellars will be constructed, which may be let,
independently or in connection with the shops con-
tiguous. The whole of the upper part of this build-
ing, which rises in the model above the other erec-
tions, will be thrown into a hall, designed to be oc-
cupied with permanent standings along the sides,
for the sale of fruits, vegetables, &c.
Nearly opposite Great Russell-street, and in a
correspondent part of the western colonnade, there
will be a public staircase leading to the hall, and to
the terraces over the colonnades, from which there
will be entrain es to the conservatories.

Each of the terraces will be 145 feet in length by
28. By means of these and the ball, it is calculated
that an accession • of space, of 13,000 square feet,
will be gained. The roof of the hall will be slated;
the other buildings will be covered with zinc, with
the exception of the conservatory, which, as we
have already stated, will be glazed at the top. The
whole arrangement is such as to afford the commo-
dities brought to market greater protection against
the weather than can now be obtained, while as
much scope will be given for " casualty business"
as heretofore. _ _ _

The disposition of the plan is such as to be highly
favourable to ventilation. The colonnades beneath
the terraces will have every advantage of being in
the open air, while they will offer a refreshing shade
in the summer, and shelter from the rain in the in-
clement seasons of the year.
It is understood this great improvement will be
effected at the sole expence of his Grace the Duke
of Bedford. An Act of Parliament must first be
obtained, but as no opposition can be anticipated,
that circumstance will occasion little delay. The
pillars, and various other parts of the proposed
erections, can be prepared elsewhere, so that, when
once the building is commenced, it may be expected
to proceed with great rapidity. Mr. Fisher, his
Grace's Solicitor, is the author of the plan, which,
whether we consider it as one merely ornamental, or
look at it with a view to the more substantial merits
connected with giving increased facilities and su-
perior accommodation to the traders who resort to
the market, is a plan which reflects infinite credit on
the Inventor.

RACING EXTRAORDINARY.—At Grimsby
races, on Thursday last, three horses started to run for the
Members' Plate, and two of them fell into a sand pit !
Boston Gazette-

LIVERPOOL RACES.—An exceedingly hand-
some gold cup, value 100 guineas, to be run fur at the
Liverpool Races in July, has been made by Messrs. Barnard
and Co. of Lord-street. It is of beautiful Grecian form ;
the stem and lower part of the body ornamented with the
acanthus and water leaf, richly embossed ;• a wreath of
vine branches with clusters of grapes encircles the upper
part immediately below the curve of the lip; cornucopia
handles, springing from the swell of the cup rise to the
brim ; and between these on one side is a chased basso re-
lievo, representing three fine young unbroken racers, spott-
ing wild in a field : the action of the animals is graceful
and spirited, and their forms beautifully delineated. The
design of the cup is highly creditable to the taste of Messrs.
Barnard, and the workmanship cannot fail to do honour to
their manufacture.-. Liverpool Albion.