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London, England, 1823-06-21 00:00:00

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LONDON BIUDGE PLAN.

The LORD MAYOR priiettted the Petition of -several At.
chitects, stating a viricty of olij.-ctions to the plan of the lat.
Mr. Rennie, for the ere:tion of a new Bridge near the preset
site of ,London Britlge, arid rr.ayirg that competition might k
invited in prparing designs afresh,
After a fe.w words from Sir Isaac Comm, Mr. NM 51004,
Sactsu, and :bit-. Cat.caarr, the Petition was read.

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1..;;e retii:olier.; f!ntal their opinion, that t.e Li,-.1:7n was to.
tar.y d-....foctiv.: in t'Ae 172 ht of a liiidge, and positively eisraztrj
to the science of .Ir,:'titecture.

i'dr. CA Leff AFT looked upcn the Petition a* alvyzetiii
utisrurtby cf notice, as a mere criticism from the pen of
p.iinted perstnn:
Mr. P. mooar. soprorted the suggegtions of the Tt.tilics..;
Petitinn was read and laid on the Gible.

ilir. CA LC RA FT presented a Petition from North !lee; pl.
lag a repeal of the (I!atirs on Su-'enrile Coal.—Laid on the Lae.
Mr. LA M fai; I's: presented the Petition of revers) Artists et
Architects, relative t a the plans which had been sobiaitted Was
Committee, relative to the proposed Bridge to br erected not
London Bridge; for his own part, though he presented the
tition, lie thought then; was no necessity for any Bridge hut tie
nl.l one.

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Sir J. G RI. II A 'kr defended the Bill for the erection of a
ren- Bridgle; ti.,: present was both unsafe and Wlratet ltotiih
srientlici A),-tropolis.
Alderman beltEveil the Petition hadtietsgristen
up merely a 1 i impede the progress of the Rill.
I%lr. NEWMAN was of opinion, that the Architects hew
been fairly heard on :heir pretemions, or their plans inipartity
examined.

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Mr. 11. SUM N ILIL defended the conduct of the Committee,
which he assured tilt: Howe had most impartially opened the
door to a fair companion in design.
After a few observations from Sir Isaac Ccomat and Sit W.
Da Cairmumor in favour of the conduct of the Committee, the
Petition was read and laid on the table. _ _

A similar Petition was presented by Mr. num.—Read, an 4
laid on the table. _ . .

For the Amendment
Against it -

111 a j or it y

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The Ifolyhead Harbour Bill went through a Committee,.
The report was ordered to he received on Monday.
Sir G. COCKBURN moved the Order of the Day fortis
tl.ird re.distg of the London Bridge Bill.
The LORD MAYOR proposed as an amendment, the it
should be read a third tinw that day three mouths. Re opposei
the Bill on the grounds, that the plan adopted would carry the
expense beyond the estimate contemplated by the Commas
Council, and that Government did not undertake to provide that
sum that may be necessary to complete the work at £4 permit.
Mr. Alderman THOMPSON supported the Amendment.
Ile thought the proposed plan would injure the navigation of
the Thames.
Mr. T. WILSON supported the Bill. He regretted, haws
ever, that some clause was not introduced to indemnify those
who might he injured by inundation, and that Governmeat did
not undertake to provide the recessary sum at £4 per cent.
After a few words from Mr. Alderman Sawn', the Boast
divided:

Majority - - --67
Mr. H. SUMNER proposed that s clause should be added,
mixing from the Corporation of London the power of appointing
the engineer without the approbation of the Lords of the'freasury.
The LORD MAYOR opposed the clause.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER suppsrted it.
on the ground that the Public contributed X 150,0,361 towards
the wo:lc. It was therefore right that they s:iould have a voix
in the appointment of the engineer.
3/r. DrxtrAtt and Mr. T. WzLson opposed the clause.
Sir I. COFFIN supported it.—The House thee divided :
FV:" the clause - - - - 78
Against it
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The Bill was then passed.
FOREIGN POLICY OF GREAT BRITAIN.
Mr. BROUG HAM seeing the Right Ilc7n. the Secretary for
Foreign Affairs in his place, wished to ask that Right Honour-
able Gentleman whmi.er there was any fotall....ion fur the re-
port stated in the foreign papers of the Ambassador from the
Allied Powers to the Court -of Stutgard having been mallet},
and whether that circumstance had occurred in consequence of
the refusal of the King of Wurtcmburg to suppress certain news-
papers, and other political tracts published in his dominions; cr
whether it arose out of the Protest of the King of Wurtembarg
to the invasion of Spain ?
Mr. CANNING said it was unusual to ask questions of kr
Majesty's Ministers respecting the proceediugs of forcigti
Powers ; so, far, however, he could inform the Hon. and Leather'
Member, that reports similar to those alluded to by the Boa.
Member had reached hiM, but no accounts had been received
from the British Minister to the Court of Stutgard.
Mr. BROUGHAM defended the right of that House to pet
to his Majesty's Ministers questions respecting Continental Al-
tair% in which this conntry was so much interested.
hfr. CANNING said, there was a great difference betweeli
transactions to which this country was a party, and transattiovo
in which we bad no interest or participation whatever; and of
the latter description were those referred to by the Hon. and
4.earned Gentlentan.
Mr. BROUGHAM entered his pretest against its being laid
down as a principle of British policy that England ought toad
aloof, and be a silent spectator of such atrocious and detestable
proceedings as those to which he alluded.
Mr. CANNING in answer to that would merely say, fiat the
Hbn. Member only assumed that those transactions were.of the
character imputed to theth by the Hon. Member.
JURIES (SCOTLAND)
.BILL.
Mr. KKN Ng DY moied. the Order of the Day for diesel:end
reading ofthe Scotch Juries' Bill. The grounds on which the inss-
sure was founded were, the great abuses which hail heretofore
existed respecting the Jury Courts in Scotland. The adoption:of
the law of last Session, from the privileges which it imparted to
prisoners and prosecutors, rendered such regulations as thrise
tie
• proposed essentially necessary.' The Hon. Member ceneladed Ivy
Moving that the Scotch Juries Bill be read a second rinse.
The LORD ADVOCATE argued that the BM was were*
Lary, inasmuch as the present system operated so Well dials
packed Jury was never heard of in Scotland. The Noble Sterf;
after conunemiog on the different parts of the Bill, CoP4OII
by moving, as an Amendment, that the Bill be reed a wcali
time that day six months.—The Amendment having hesalmili
Mr. J. I'. GRANT supported the original Motion.
Mr. PEEL objected to the second readin4 of the
Sir J. MACKINTOSH strenuously suliefteri the
Stranger were ordered to 1:4412e.,,e4177
For the second reading - •• .'" 1.1 • •
• Against it -. . - •40
Majority in frp4rty •f 41.10 •
1/611
The Bill was then read the sitpop4 dap aid 1 vt-
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committed on Monday =EL
THE LING'S LIBRARY.

The House then went into a Committee GE Soppy''
The CHANCELLOR of the KXCHEQUE*
the House was aware that, according to A !teflon of
the Committee on the King's Library, it was Vl-111
placed in die Brit6kbluseem ; but in the masa
state 9f She building,„.it.w°s impossible that it could
contain it. The idea of the Committee was, that the
bew building for the Library should form a part as,
a new plan, of a ltiluseum, which should consist sw*
the princiiipf of -Sound taste, without being °stens-
ttous. T swsr.he should pt apse its the preseetia,
stance woula be.E40,600. He rid not blew wheAri-
tharviould be sufEtietit. He 'therefore move° dier;
that surri,be grimed to.defray the ispense of a'-
building i 0 skcpstmiu the liSpil Library.
Mr. HOBIiOUSIa squid slakes° obi:sties ;00
vote on the score of economy, for the purpose of rc•

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