The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-02-04 00:00:00

WATER MONOPOLY.

Yesterday a moat numerous and respectable Meeting
of the Inhabitant Householders of St. ilary-lobeee pep
rich took place at the Workhouse, in Northumberland.
street, New-road, to take into further consideration the
conduct of the Combined Water Companies, and to adopt
the bait end most effectual means to mist their illegal
increased rate. J. T. Hors, Esq. Upper Seymour-street,
is the Ch Air.

The LLAIRMAN baring briefly stated the purpose for
which they met, he observed that the holiness was ori-
ginally take. up by the geodesists composing the
I estry, who considered it their duty to watch the in-
terest of the parish ; that their object was to bring the
Combination Companies to an amicable adjustment ;
that a letter had been received by them from the Di-
rectors of the West Middlesex and (trend Joactioo Com-
pawl's, accusing them of acting improperly, and out al-
lowing them a lair profit upon their capital. The letter
was here, put in and read.
Mr. Wise) (an inhabitant of St. James's parish,)
then addressed the meeting, and sewed into a long de-
tail of the state of the differeat Water Ceaspaairs in
1810, when, although the west-end of the _
_L,satropolis
at that tine, was well lupplied with wa lip.alse-Wif-
River Company, the West ad to Fulls
oust for leasea.eireonie TO aeopedeas with theta, sad
peadeed to 'supply the ia/sabitasta. itsesephew, and.
at a chsiver rose i bet aso eammirttities=ihrool-
keg, and their pipes laid dual, i
ra_Va cent. more than the 'dm .y, irba:,
'la mad applltatiia to SW -br power
zifiggis
to e•act the money they bad Lori traidatragasitly a.
laying down stone pipes, he. bat beiq petittiiwil
.penal by the spirited inhabitants they were foiled.—
The total sum collected by the Committee is about
2311. Is. 9d., cuutributed cluelly by housekeepers wheue.l
specuniary cirenenstancee were 'nib thee tie! eleld awl
conveniently afford a larger sebseriptioa this lia. to'l
2s. &1., and who had for the most part already been in-
timidated into submission to the exaetieue of the other
Companies. It was to be lamented that snore Urntle-
men of rank and consideration is the parish had not be-
come members of their body. The sole object of the As-
aociation had been set before the public in a Mornin;
Paper, by Sir H. Englefseld.
Mr. Hester, M. P. said, not one share is the West
Middlesex or (rand Junction cost originally more this
25/. or 31W., which are now HMI., and their stuck W-
I
I creased to about 40.0001. or 50,01 MM.; 17.01101. of that
now comes out of the parish of Mary-le-bone. He did
not know why they should conic upon the parish to ise...!
denenify them fur any extraordinary =prams they might
think proper to go to, and afterwards exact iniquitously 1
and improperly. .
A Director of the Gram! Junctiess pothered a hook,
containing minutes of evidence takes before the House
of Commutes, tending to show that Mary-le-bone was
badly supplied with water before they came to it, and
that, en consequence, they were invited ; but the Meet-
iag refused the reading of it.
A Collector to the Company entered into a long via-
' elication of their conduct, and alluded to the insinuations
thrown out with regard to thedeficicocy of water in ease
of fire.

Several other Gentlemen spoke of the ~mantis in-
crease of the rates, and maintained the West Middlesex
and Grand Junction Companies charges! 25 per cent.
more than the highest ever before charged. In souse
inatenees it had been raised from fil. a year to 231.
Resolutions were then passes!, approving of the insti-
tution of the Auti-Munupoly Water Company, recom-
mending it to the countenance and support of the pa-
rishioners
Tlimsk% were then voted to the Gentlemen forming
the C ttcr, whose nausea had been read out; to-th*
Gentlemen of the Vestry, who had taken la active poet '
in the case; and likewise to the Chalmin, who Will
uninitiated member of the Committee.

The Chainuan was bucreetled b 1 Mr. HULlie, M. P.._
who,iirged the nrcessitT of follows elk op the sabserip-
Linn, howervr it might be, even Troia &I. upwarils,
as a !wog pull awl a strung pull was very aecessaiy to
promote the (74115 e.
.m.••••••=mmals
The following curious and accurate calculations
were produced by Mr. Jacks, in the comae of
speech in the Common Council on Wedneedayl
Pu evLaTlox-1760.
Great Britain

Colonic' .

. . . 12;x0;ouu

(Omit Ireland.)
Total