Star.
London, England, 1829-11-06 00:00:00

NEW LONDON BRIDGE COMPENSATION

Yesterday a Court of Comlensation Wilb again held
at the Town Hall, Southwark, !adore Sir J. Shaw, Mega,. Al3tr.
men J. J. Smith, Ansley, and Waidsman, and Mr. Serjeant Araion,
to consider the claims of Mr. William Sentence, grocer, t:99 autt
zoo, High-street, of both of which he held a lea.e, 411 ;winds. un•
expired with a renewal tor fourteen years; together with a ware•
house and premises in the rear, held for a term of one yelr ;rd a
half—his claims were, _

For the goodwill
• Fixtures l9s.
Lease, expenses of removal, Ice 14
Mr. Dratmex (with whom was Mr. 801.1.35 U) opened
on the part at the City, and argued that the claimant's title to cow
pensation for the good-will was very slight, inasmuch as an opr..r-
tunity had presented itself since the passing of the Act for ji.r.
chasing other premises in the immediate neighbourhood, put ur by
public auction. The renewal of the lease was also since the passing
of the Act, and with the full knowledge of the premises, bring re-
quired for the projected improvements.
Mr. Drew, grocer of twelve years' standing—His is • ss has
been principally in the family trade ; 141 per cent. was the ge net al
avenge profit.
Mr. Guider, grocer, of Aldgate, stared the profits on the retail
trade at from 15 to 16 per cent. country trade 5 per cent. un fruits
10 per cent.—These were the only witnesses.
Mr. Baoecuaat then addressed the Jury, and contended th.t the
claimant could have no knowledge of his premises being requite.%
unless indeed he bad consulted some city conjuror; the plait for tbt
approaches (produced) not existing at the time the lease was re•
✓eseed, and, to this hour, had never been lodged with the Cierk so
the Peace for public inspection ; and the opportunity for removing
was not a very tempting one, the premises being sold by the
Sheriff for the benefit of the creditors of the last occupant, who
died insolvent, carrying on the saute business as his client.
Mr. John Richter called—He is a public accountant ; has been
so for many years ; be examined the books of Mr. &tat lic., and
by them and correspondent vouchers it appeared, that for the three
years commencing the Ist of July, 1825, and ending the 7.oth of
June, 1828, the returns for the wholesale trade were £2l 913 ;
retail £24,184 ; leaving a gross profit on the three years on the
purchases made during that period, ou the wholesale trade. 12.190 ;
retail £4,836; together, 7,0x6; from which £1,516 were to be
deducted for expenses.
Mr. Husby, grocer, Goswellonreet ; Mr. Charles Arnold. grocer,
of Lincoln ; and several others, estimated the profits of the trade
considerably higher than the first witnesses.
Mr. Denman having replied, the Jury. after a short consudation
returned—for the goodwill, £1,050; lease, £100; fixtures, Stc.
,6195; together, £1,348.
On Wednesday a compensation easel was beard, in which John
Wright, the occupier of the Three Crowns public-house, High
street, Borough, claimed the sum of £2,553 7s. as a compensation
for the lease, good-will, and fixtures, and the other losses he was
about to sustain by the rebuilding of the New Bridge. Mr. Brougham
appeared as the advocate of his claims. Mr. Common Sergeant,
Mr. Holland, and Mr. Mirehouse, on the behalf of the Corpora-
tion of London. resisted this claim ; and after eight hours' discus-
sion, the Jury returned a verdict of Is. for the lease, and
£6u3 14s. 6d. for the goodwill, &c.

HIGH PRICE or Puov istoss.—A Correspontleatr
asks why beef is 9id, mutton 13d, butter 16d, cheese Is. a pound,
and bread five and twenty per cert. dearer in some shops arm
others, when ii is quite notorious that neither the farmer, the
grazier, nor the dairyman, are getting prices which can in any way
justify the continuance of such charge to the consumers.
On Friday and Saturday last, Sir John Maxwell, of
Pollok, had a field of nine acres of Swedish turnip hued and se-
cured into two pits, in escellent condition. The crop was allowed
by judges to average forty tons per acre, Some of the turnip. are
of uncommon size. Sit of them weighed 584 lb. the largest 1.4211
lb. The whole, when weighed, were free from soil, and closely
topped.
The wheat average continues to o.eciine. I.e aggre-
gate for the sis weeks, as shown by the returns yesterday morning,
being Slls. Sd. In consequence of this, the duty cm the admissi
of Foreign wheat has again advanced, being is. per quarter above
that in the report of last week. The duty is now at 26.. Bd. per
quarter. The duty on Foreign peas it it. 6.1 per quarter less thin
at the last return, the present rat+ being 12.. rid per quarter Otter
grain remains as before.