Star.
London, England, 1821-04-18 00:00:00

AT a MEETING nt the DEPUTATIONS of the
several TURNPJKR TRUSTS round the METRO-
POLIS, held at the (.own and Anchor Tavern, In the Strand,
ea Visnesener, the Ilth day of April, 1821, to take into ton-
attention the" Metropolis Turnpike Road 11111,"

JAMES RICE WILLIAMS, Esq. is the Chair.

Present, Deputations from the following Trusts, namely,
Kilburn Trust, I Uxbridge Trust,
Mary-la-Ronne Trust, Kensington Trust,
Old-street Trust, Harrow Trust,
Highgate and Hampstead Brentford Trust,
'Trust, Islewotth Trust,
Starr and Sussex Trust, Stamturd-Hill Trost,
New Cross Trust, I City-road Trust.
Surry New Road Trust,

The following Resolutions of the 26th March last were read:
ilmomo---That the Meeting havilig maturely considered the
Metropolis Read Rill." arc unanimously of opinion, that the
Preamble is not founded in fact.

That the prevent system of local Trusts is, both in principle
and practice, better calculated for the maintenance of good
Ruada than extensive Districts, which the state of most of the
Roads round the Metropolis at this time incontestably proves.
That the principle and provisions of the said BM are insulting
"M the understandings and degrading to the feelings of respectable
bodies of men, who give their time and sertice gratuitously,
who, from their local residence, are most interested in the state
of the Roads, and, from their knowledge and experience, fully
competent to their management.

That though the Bill permits a few individual Trustees to be
chosen, yet, in effect, they will be mere cyphers, under the
sontroul of General Trustees and the Surveyer•General, who
will have the entire superintendence and management, with un-
limited power to appoint Sub-Surveyors, Inspectors, and other'
Officers, to purchase Materials, to make Csontraets, &e.
Tat It appears to this Meeting, that the evident tendency of
the BIS is, to erase unnecessary Offices with Salaries and Al-
imentos, which will cause much additional expense, and entail
heavy burdens on the adjoining Parishes and en the Public.
That in the opinion of this Meeting, it is only necessary to
red the Bill to perceive that it will be weak and inefficient for
4 useful purposes.
That it substitutes a lash and hazardous experiment for a sys-
tem sanctioned by long experience, and that there is reason to
her,
Roads. lusted of improving, it may ultimately be injurious to
the
That the Meeting feel it a duty which they owe to themselves
and to the Public, to make use of all lawful means to oppose the
rid Bill, and do recommend it to general consideration, that,
'loald this Bill be passed lots a Law, it may, perhaps, be fol-
lowed by similar Bills throughout the Kingdom.
It Was then Resolved—That the said Aesolutions be reprinted.
And it was further Resolved—That this Meeting, observing
tbc" Metropolis Turnpike Road Dill" to have been read a se-
cond time in the neUtt of Commons, and referred to a Com.
"lee, it be recommended to the several Trusts, not to relax in
their exertious in opposing the said Bill. And,
That Ads Meeting, disclaiming all private views, and actuated
by motives of general good, feel it their indispensable
'et!. to call the attention of all the Turnpike Trusts in the
41tSdoilk, et the adjoining Parishes, and of the Public at large,
40 the principle and provi.iors of the said Bill, convinced from
Itsuatr, and tendency, and mode of operation, that at would
Pose ratrentely injusieue,--Signed by Order of the Meeting,
J. R. W1L1.1.1. MS, Chairman.
71* Chairman having left the Chair, tie Thanks of the Meet-
of watt etuanlmossaly voted to him for his able and judicious
egeleu4tt the Cilia. JOHN BI( KNEW',
Clerk to-the said Deputation*.