Star.
London, England, 1826-07-26 00:00:00

IMPROVEMENTS ROUND ST. PAUL'S.

Monday, a private meeting of Gentlemen look place
at the Mansion-house, for the purpose of considering
the propriety of adopting the plan submitted by Mr.
Elmes, for the imptovement of the neighbourhood of
St. Paul's, which was already discussed last year.
The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor was in the Chair, and amongst
the persons present were . Aldermen Wood and Thompson, Mr.
Slade, Mr. Blades, Mr. PeUatt, Ste. - - - -

After considerable discussion, it was agreed that Al-
derman Wood, and Mr. Hick, of Cheapside, who are
going to consult Lord Liverpool on the subject of the
Post-office or the Custom-house, in the course of the
week, should incidentally mention the subject of the im-
provement contemplated, with the view of obtaining the
sanction and the aid of Government. A Petition is also
to be drawn up, and presented to the Court of Common
Council upon the subject. The Meeting was founded
upon a letter from Mr. Arbuthnot, advising that the
name and powerful influence of the Lord Mayor, and
the great body of the Corporation, should be obtained
to the undertaking, and expressing a hope of a suc-
cessful result, under the administration of a Parlia-
mentary Commission.
The proposed improvements consist in removing to
a proper distance, and rebuilding to a regular plan, all
the houses round the present Church-yard, and con-
structing two or three useful and necessary streets.—
The leading feature in the new design is the building
of a semi-circus at the west-end of the edifice, divided
by a .lAndsome square, and a splendid new street at
right angles with the meridian of the Cathedral, ss hich
terminates nearly in the centre of Crescent-place,
Bridge-street. The semi-circus is then continued to
the eastward, on both sides of the Cathedral, where
' joining with St. Pant's School on the east, and to a
grand opening near the souh end of the new Post-
office, it for ms an amphitheatre of 'splendid shops and.
handsome. houses, which, it is. proposed to name the
Amphitheatre. of .St. Paul, near to the centre of thit
Amphitheatre, parallel to the meridian of the Cathedral.
and opposite to the transepts, are two other wide and
handsome- streets. 'That on the north crosses Pater-
noster-roir, and terininates in Newgate-street, and that
on the south a little below Thames-street, where it
is proposed to build a new market, as midway be.
tween Hungerfordmarket and Billingsgate.
This market will be appropriated to the sale of fish,
porltry,- fruit, vegetables, and other similar produce,
that are brought down the river from the neighbourhood
of Chelsea, Battersea, Fulham, Putney, 15r entford, and
Isleworth. Another street will be formed opposite the
Old Bailey, by widening the passage into IVater-lane,
and carrying it obliquely-into East-street. The import-
ance of this street, leading as it will from Blacktriars
Bridge to Smithfield Market, is calculated upon as very
great. Amongst the leading advantages of this im-
provement to the public, will be the widening of all the
approaches and avenues to and round the Cathedral,
making the north side passabl., as well as the south side,
for coaches, and facilitating the approaches to and from
the over I'u-t o.fice, by which means the Cathedral will
be then thrown open to a proper vista. At the same
time a due regard is to be paid both to profit and eco-
nomy, as the slew streets and amphitheatre will form
the handsomest and best. places for business in the City.

Yesterday morning 'the Lady of a Baronet, residing
in the original 'arms bt (iroseennt-square, eloked with
AltLamy Officer. The Lady i,as lett three cl.il,:ren.