The Sun.
London, England, 1818-08-27 00:00:00

NEW ROAD.

' We are flinch pleased at learning that the sug-
gestion of a new and improved road from the
eight mile stone on Roborough Down to Tavis-
tock, is taken up with a degree of spirit which is
likely to ensure its being carried into effect.-
1:Ite proposed line of road was last week minutely
iu,:vvered by a most respeetab!e assemblage of the
neighbouring Gentlemen, and a Committee of the
Trustees of the Turn;rike, when the survey, of Mr.
Lakemau was nnanimously approved, and it was
agreed to recommend its adoption, provided the
Lund of the trust, ith the aid of voluntary sub-
scription, should be found adequate to defray the
estimated expellees. Feeling as we do, in a na-
tional point of view, the importance of a sate and
speedy conveyance from one park of the kingd,,,,»
to another, we cannot but he highly gratified at
the noble and liberal example which has been set

by his GrMce the Duke of Aeulford, by offering; a

(lunation of one thousand pounds, toivards thk de-
sirable undert ; and it has been signified,
through Mr. Wilson, to he his Grace's intention

the valtp.ble land belonging to him, over
vt-hich the intended road is to be made. We also
learn with much satisfaction, that a few public
spirited individuals, who met on this occasion,
subset ib,d the sun) of eight hundred pounds by
,vRy of loan, free of interest, besides donations
and liberal offers of advances upon the security of
the toils, which we are happy to find are not like-
ly to be increased by the intended improvement.
The many seeu and dangerous hills between

these towns and Tavistoek, are too well known to
ruAluite any par I ell Id r description trot': us. It
the object of the proposed lime of wad had
merely embraced the idea of lessening the tre-
mendous hill near Horrabridge, we should
have deemed the plan wed worthy tl►e atten-

live consideration of the trustees of that turn-
pike ; but when it is demonstrated that by wind-
ing round, instead of mounting over the summit
of this terrific I►ill, the ascent and descent may be
accomplished by an easy inclined plane of less
than one toot in thirty, and the line of road ex-
tended in like manner to Tavistock, it is too ob-
vious to require further explanation ; that less
power will do the same quantity of work, and that
there will not only be a considerable saving in la-
bour horses, but that the distance from place to
place will be performed in less time,it most be very
de..irable„that every facility should be given to the
intercourse between the populous towns of Ply-
mouth, Dock, and the interior of this extensive
county, the key to which is the markets of Tavis--
tuck , which by an improved road will'open a re-
ciprocal trade, and by an exchange of produce
for merchaAdise, prove advantageous to the
iuha-
bitants ot the neighbouring districts. We there-
fore earnestly hope, that t;o private feeling, or
pecuniary consideration, will stand in the way ot
an improvement so evi&ntly beneficial to the
mum unit y. —(Plymott th Telegraph.)

It is in agitation to establish a grain market at
Ayr, and a meet►ng is called to take the subject
into consideration. Among the arguments in fa-
vour of a market at Ayr, the following are stated:
The circumstance that the produce of grain in
that county exceeds t he consumpt ion ; that the ti me
of a seller would he saved by the establishment
of a market ; and that the situation of Ayr is fa-
vourable, being a sea-port. It is matter of asto-
nishment that there is no grain market in Glas-
gow.

The ()lion beds this year are sp short of their
ordinary produce, owing to the great devastations
wade by the sings in the spring, that this root ac-
tually sells in sonic places at front a guinea to 265.
the bushel.

So scarce are French beans, in consequence of
the lung contin►►ation of the dry weather, iat
ones sold yesterday, Covent• Garden
Market, at ball-a•crows'n the quartet) measure.