The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-10-19 00:00:00

Ttitt, STATES''(

lIVCREAS6 zit Tar WATER RAM.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE STATESMAS.
5114-1 am induced to althea yno on a subject
which concerns the Public vet'y materially-1 mean
the conduct of certain Water Companies, in levying
en additional Rate fer:tite supply of Water. The
Directors of the Chelsea Water Works hue Inti-
mated, by a circular to their tenants, that they are
`I compelled to make a general increase of their
Rates." The addition which they make is 18s.
more than before.

This letter, which I enclose, will perhaps form the
hest apology for troubling yea with a few remarks
epon the subject of it; ind being a onnfter of general
•
concerti to a large portion of the Inkabitants of the
Metropalit, spay. induce you to give publicity to
them. The grounds upon tettich the. Directors of the
Chelsea Water Company make the 'octets* of Kate
are stated to be—first• 66 because they have served'
tkeir tenets for a long time et'an insuacient Rate;'
Ifiefsecend, " that they are compelled by a late Act
•ai‘Parlisusent to put down iroo pipes instead of
wood ;" seri lestty, " thy are sore it is not stereo.
soriable," because " the supply of water is a great
cotivenience." Upon the first It is only necessary
Jo remark, that 'waiver. insofficipit to meet their
elthes,, it enables them to divide 10 per 'cent. In I
is neat place, though the Act compels them' trt pet
dews, iron pipes, it. never could be in the contem-
plation of•the Legislature to give the Company sees
a..prttrat• for adding 60 per cent. upon the rainy's,'
their tenants permanently; for thoplin for porpgise
•
, fur which that Rate is iorreased is terpernry (the
putting down-of iron), the Rase is to per.man:.eli
and ottet is still worse, the Act 'manilla alloWs ten
Seers to put them down; and no doubt the Leg. ;sta.
tyre contemplated the *spruce to some moo.ore w tun,
,they snorted so long a pe i..rl for the pu.pose of
.patting them doe n. Now, Sir, not one inch 'is yet
put down. nor is it very likely it will he, as long as
they con make use of our money and delay it ; and
here is the great itij 466 o—we must continue to ad-
vance this money for seven or eight year. before they
pot them down, and in case of any default of pay.
moot, the great convenience of which. they boast is
unielentiogly tat oil
Lastly, the great convenience, and no doubt it
is .one, bat it appears it is a convenience they
expect to he paid for, as the Public will find
in the end, for the increasing Rste will teach
i.h.tse oho have to pop it to think it a great In-
conrenience...—.No one can complain of a res.
gettable tax for it (if I may be alltined the ex-
pression), berattee we certainly hare a great comfort
for that tax, and can controul the article we receive
i. return. Yoe are, however, rte doubt aware, that
five are certain reservoirs in the city of Westminster
1,11040 Ise contribute larger pprtions of taxes than
ever we receive either comfort ;or convenience fur,
end whose opetstion is to deprive us of both ; intleed
I have horn of one in the neighbourhood of White-
wttplrims *listed many years, that bias beithotr
so contaidinuied, sod its Water so impure, as Weeny
to corrupt all Oho drink them!
14estly harid4hio wet tithe Directors of the Chel.
sea Malt Company, as a caution to avoid rendering
thentielees Is odious to their tenants, as the conduc-
tors of the reservoir to which I nitride, are to the
People at large. Let them consider the pressure of the
nixes upon the community already, and not epee.
vase by addiug to them, because the Legislature com-
pels them to do that, which must ultimately prove
a benefit to, themselves.
I am, Sir, your obedient Servant,
P.

Westmintter, Oct. 19,1818.
P. S. Since writing the above I find there is t*
be
a meeting of the Inhabitant Hotisohnidors who are at.
fected by the increased Rate, on Tuesday neat, which
will, I hope, provoke a more satisfactory 'splay'•
tiou than I have yet seen.

The Waterloo, of 144 eons, was launcher; on Fil-
day at PottSTOpth. VA qt Crowd, attended : the
number cannot he estimated at less than 20.000 per.
sole.„ Tt • harbour was covered osith N..blemert and
Gentlemen's pleasure-hosts of all descr;plions. A
great number of Ladies and Gentlemen were launched
in her. At shoot twenty minutes past twelve, Lord
II °WARD of Effingham, accompanied by N. Ditmist4,
Esq , master-shipwright, christened the ship by
breaking a bottle of wine against her bows in the
usual form ; his Lordship remarking, that es her
*head (which is a fine fuli.length figure of the Duke
of Wellington) reptesented the Duke of Wellington,
so he named the ship the Waterloo. She certainly is
one of the fittest ships of her doss ,in the navy ; it
built on the new principle, with diagonal riders and
truss frame : her gun and upper deck* are laid dio.
-gonally. A ship, to be celled the Princess Char-
lotte, of 100 guns, is ordered to he immediately
Wit on the same slip.--(Portsmouth Paper.) .
DARDtfral..-64 Timothy Thimble" strongly re-
commends his brother-66 Knights of the Sheers" not
to credit .stay " Eiquisite" for a greater som than
'five shillings, without doe security. The Dandies,
he asserts, notwithstanding all their effeminac66.y, be.
ing perfectly able and always willing to play Tile
DOW anYoff* the' ailors."
Coto -Elena not, Oct 19.—Wheat trade eireediotly dull
at a redaetims of 4.. on the wit?! ii f this der week.—Rorlei 9..
dearer.—Oats at a decline of 2s. on 1a.4 Monday'. prices —ln
Beans, Pea!, and other articles no alieritioo.
wheat (itoglhb) 65 fli % Grey Peas. ' 66 Id
New ditto
Otto (koreigu) .... ID 86 Old do. ...: ..... .... .... ..... 1
Rye . . I' ..... ... .... 62 65 Tick do. ........ .... 66 72
Barley'.._ 46 68 1 atts .. .$6 40
New ••... .. '. .... ..:-.--- -.... Flee d 0.... •
Malt .,.......— .80 86 Poland 46.... ~...• 34 te
White Peat ftd 69 , Feed do.
New ditto.... • ...... Fine Flour 65 :0
Data Boilers .... 72 76 Seconds.... .
4881ThIPINU) MARK'ET, Oer. 19.
To sink the Offel, Per stone of Bibs.
lett .... 4.. 0.1. to fa: 4d. I Head ot Cattle Ma day.
tattoo . 4s. 01. to 6.. 44. Hearn* ... •
Veal ... 4t 08. so 6 foot. Shen and Lambs .. 1e,940
Pork - 4.. 04. t. 6s 6.1. Calves .•••••••••100
.......... 344
HAY-MAN K ET.
nay .. .. 61. Ik. wt. to IL Si. WI
Clover ... M. Cts. Od. to 91. 9s. $6.
Straw .... V. 10s. od, to 31. tit. el.