The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-11-30 00:00:00

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CASES OF ARBITRARY .
Case I. Mr. Tahoe of Lietanalet teens a.
by the % eat-ban Witte. Company, at the
but on the purchase of these works by the
pant;stheforai e annual charge to L6l.
fill
- The Ease • on Compana seat toe
" mbdertde' crease ofadyame in thei
.4 F.:1A.1,00 it
.illhuer works.-The (
,spectfully:iutiim the several. team' *of
'consequ-nee of the large sums which Was
ant, and the great expenditure now oalticg place in the ells-
atrattion of an additional Engler, Mains, and other important
-Worley, a moderate advance wilt necessarily be Made in the
Water Rates from and after Christmas next. to be payahle•at
Midsummer, 1818.-Bs order of the Court of Directors,
‘• T. N. PICKER M(; Chief Clerk and See.
O."'IFTININEIrorWatee-it'orks Office, 'Dec: I. T 817."
The follow ing cases w ill illustrate the nature of 0 mooleeate
advance.-2. ''the supply to Bethnal-erect, workhouse' Mr.
tOrimfoid states, wet charged 6'l. per annum, is now raised tit
1111.--•3 Mears. Kirkes, the deers. in §pital-fields, have bees
raised from 201. to 501. per annum.
k 4. Mat. Wireton, Esq. stated. he was ehargetfor hisdwelli-g-
-loose, at first acts. then raised to 30s. and now he is coarged4Us.
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per annum ; that prior to the Shad*rleWater-works being pur
chased by the East London Company. he paid for Ail r 00000 u
houses Ss. per annum. But the last charge now mate lowbrow%
airtime rooms and a wash-house. is las. per aunurn, and then
served but twice a week. The amount he paid fur small Wows
. was 301. Ts. hut the charge is now raised to iii. !he On a p peal-
' ing against these advances, he was asked, •• If he knew they
mold cut all the water of if ems thought proper !!!"
A friend of Mr. Warton, residing at VI, Sesiite.row. Mile-
end, old Town. agreed to take the wa.er ie. ISs. per annum,
' but he is now raised to 11. 18s. though only two perams reside
iu the house.
. 5. Mr. 1 homes Nathan, of the Royal Du-e, Cowmen-1A-
I road. complain. of the Last London Company rasing his Wa-
ter-rate from OE 10s. to 101. per mignon. W hew be appealed
apinst the rise at the Company's Office, he was nottrused the
- increase was moderate, stud that 151. per auttsun would Out
' have been too much."
6. Mr. Philip Davis, of the Rainbow. Queen•street.' Rat.
dire, s tiled, amt toe several years the East Condom Company
charged him but 11. lass per annum for his toss II and One' other 1
house adjoining. But although his ow a house Is now 'applied
stlone. his waierscherge is raised to 31. I. per annum,
7 Mr. Burrows, of the Doludee Aims, Bethnal green, has bees
raised from 245. to 411. per annum. '
•8. Mrs. Elizabeth Robertson, of No. 41, Gloucester-street.
Aid pay 16a. per annum, but is now raised to 11. ni. per annum. i
Complains the'water is of a very b•id quality., Oa appealing
she was informed, •• She bad paid too tittle before."
9. Mr. 'Amnia. of 72, Mount-street, Bet:ALAI-greet, has been '
rai:cd from IPs. to •20s. per annum.
' 10 Mr. W. itatasdon, Gloucester stree, Commercial-road,
to merly had his stable containing .25 horses supplied at 71. is.
per ann. m ; his stock is now reduced .o eight horses, and he is
now charged 81. Bs. per annum.
11. Mr. James Green, of Colchester /WM. Whitechapel, has
paid fur his property in that neighbourhood WI. 6s. per annum,
all alter his houses have been toll or empty i bat the Company
has now raked the charge to 511. 4s. per annum, and the supply.
has not been more than a sixes part of a fair qui iiii ity of water.
1-2 and 13. Mrs. Hall and roolr. Thomas Hyde, I Mb of Mount-
at rert, Bei i.uttletreen. have beets lately raised from His. to 4205.
per minuet ; and equally complies of a very insufficient supply.
14. Mr. R. Ride', oftiobraltar- • alk, warformerly cbargedol.
for 13 h•lttses, us how raised to ,l.
13. Mr. E. Ili,' er ha, 14 houses in Engle-place, and the Coto-
patty has e raised his o :der charge 50 per cent.
16. Mr. Richard Price. of Su mama-place, Curtain-read,
has been raised t 2l 941. to 51. Ss. per annum. for four small
houses, it job a wurk-swop behind, which the New River Com-
pany estimate as seven houses 11
'Io the alcove 1t canoe. lite I:committee could have added tips
wards of 100 others, Where sass moderate advauce is at a similar
rate; ha. priucipally upon the smaller deo:Orme of houses.
A PPENDIX, No. 5.
J. B. Sharpe elates that genrially where the East London
Company, on Noow Misere L Onlintoy i pipes come in competi-
tion with the Thoaoes or usher Water Companies, there the
charge is mud- :ate acid no increase has been made fur many
years. Tiles in St. Beleu's-place. Bishopsgale-ureet. these
loge haot,es pay geuerally but vl. per amnion. lu Loug.alley,
Moor-fields, where the Thames Water Company comes In cotn•
petition witb the New River Company, the charge has bees
raised to the poorer houses hat Is. durwg these last ea years.
APPENDIX, No. 6.
The London Dock and Condor, Floor Companies are tinder
this baill:Ary rege'at ion, and therefore it miaow be otiiected that
this proposed plan is iiew or Notre sive.
:A PPLN DIX, No. 7.
The follow ing a'e some of the pieces ohm, exchanges of
pipes have been made according to the stipulaowo, iu the Deed
of Comhinatiou belts ern :Ise Companies. .
St. Mary, Wog out St. bioolph, Aldgate; BWlropsgatt: Wrth-
in t Bishoorseate Without,- St. lathes, tad-street; St. Leonard,
Shoreditch wart tit) ; Stoke Newingotte ; Tottenham; Delsorm
Kiugslaud ; aliacklets ea ; and Holloway.
A PPla • 1)IX, ~0.8.
Mr. J B. Sharpe states. that the New flint Company. im•
medoately upon taking posse ion of tne prim-allele:wing to the
East Comma Cot:top:my in (noon, raised the charges generally
2j per cent.. and all 'nelson:. s where muy abatement was made
in ate price at which they were served before tb.• East Loudon
company was estimikhed, the charge aus raised to the old op-
pressive and esurnititiot amount. such is the system adopted
toirouehott t the whole ra..eru district.
A PPEN DIX. No. 10.
Nearly the w hole of the evidence collected by the Committee
demonstrate the fact of the higher charges being made upon the
lower laird houses. In Bedford-row. Holborn, o onsuting of
first rate houses, Wiesen no competition existed in that part. the
charge fur water has not been raised for a great number of
years. Thu. clearly proving that tie Water Cousaames have
acted upon an arbitrary and partial system, resulting no doubt
train the rear of toppoeit ion.
A PPENDIX,No.IIand 12.
Case I. Mr. Mail) Howlett, No. 28, Brook-street, Ratcliffe.
contracted st ith the East London Company for the supply of
three fourth-rate houses at I's- per ann ttttt rech,although he wits
originally supplied by the Shadwell Waser-works at 12s. per
animus each, but now, in violation of the etstoritet, the Com-
pany has raised them to 245. per annum each. Mr. Howlett
complains of the very insufficient supply. being rarely more
than once a week. and then but very scantily. Mr. Howlett is
certain that at the fire which occurred at Cock-hill, there was
no water to be obtained for au hour and a half, and that in con-
sequence ten houses were burnt and nearly destroyed.
V. Mr. Thomas Andrews, No. 71, Shadwell, High-street,
stated, that he paid 11. is. per annum for the supply of water
to his hootse, but that he Is now ehttreed 21. as. His house was
burnt down in the year Ibl4 : the conflagration was extensive,
wad the destruction of property enormous; no less than ii houses
destroyed, and no water could be obtained I! 1 Mr. Andrews
limber salted, that th.s want of water is eases of fire has ever
becu esperienced throughout his district.
3. Mr. Ashton, of Williams-street, stated. that at the fire
a hick took place about three weeks since in Ratcliffe-highway.
opposite to Old Gravel-lane, and which ultimately terminated
in die destruction of two buuses, and the melancholy loss of two
lives, no water could be tobtaiued during three quarters of un
hour; and that during that time, the turn-lock was walking
carelessly op and down refusing every felicitation to turn on the
water!! At length, after a lapse of malty an hour, he turned it
in, :and there was scarcely enough in the amiss to cause it to run
down the channel !!!
4. Mr. Harris, of the Curtain-mad, Sboreditch, stated, that
a tire cook place at a house opposite to his own residence, and
that no water whatever could he obtained from either of the
Company's pipes, there being no tire-plugs at all in that neigh-
bourhood. Tice fire, however, was ultimately got under by
the tneansof a common pimp which fortunately for the whole
tocighbourhood had been erected near the premises. 1 o addition
to these cases matey more might have been sithltd, had tbe•Cosne
wittee lad store time to
P push
PENDIX , their euqul3iriel Nether. •, .
A.
'Cases proving a breach of Colltrilet by the Company-between
them and certain Mine iduals. -Mr. Reynolds. of Welliagtooe
street, Whiteciaspe.aciad, with four others, entered into a writ-
ten agreement with the East London Company to serve n cer-
tain number of houses, which they were about to build, for
seven year- certaiu at Bs. per house. This agreement remained
in the possess' or the Company. At the expiration of four
years, the Company violated their own written agreement, and
raised the price 4s. per house. sad attested apioi pigment. To
this case unity be added the before recital case uet Mr: Philip
Howlett. and a vast number ef others, authenticated before the
Committee.
APPENDIX, 14.
A Gentleman, whose noose at bis express desire is now with-
held front the Public.' but who is ready to prove this stmement
berme a Committee of the House of Commons if it should be
fouoat receive:try, states, in the most unqualified terms, that one
of the CtAleetuas of the East London Company, with whom lie
is nei.nately acquainted, acknowledged he had adiseretionary
power to> ewe the price, or recommend weal additional charge
should:be made, on any of the houses within the district of his
collection. This fact in a great degree 'accounts for the sin
gularly partial and very capricious system in the lute inerease
of eSitogin by 'the East Loodon Cesapany. And the evidence
of Mr. John Seare, re 12, Market.ureet, Clerkeitwell, proves
to the Committee:ahe New Myer Company mean to Aviv( a
regular system of exorbitant charges. Osie of the Collectors to

.16, _
4ay at a MioisteriaLCpuncil, which lasted until five
o'clock.
The Members of the Thoreau of Longitude, intro-
duced to the King by M. Laine, the Minister
_of the.
Interior, had the honour of • preseniii.g to his Ma-
jesty the annuity of 1819, atid the table of time for
IE2I.
The Academy of Sciences, in its sitting of Tues.
day, appointed three foreign correspondents: Mr.
B:isbane, in Sc,.fland, for the division of astronomy,
in place of M. Ferer, deceased ; Mr. Smith, for the.
division of botany, in place of M. Swartz, deceased;
and M. Kunth, for the same division, in place of the
Baron Picot Lape) rouse, likewise deceased.
Seven female-, convicted for the greater part of
dntnestic robberies, weir esposed yesterday on the
pillory in the Place de Justice. They exhibited •
degree of effrontery that disgusted the spectators.
It k said that the Government of Buenos Apes
heti di missed all foreign Officers, as well. English as
French, sho were in its service.
The projected eachanges of territories between
Prussia and the Netherlands, are said to have been
abandoned.
Complaints were very generally 'made at Aix-la.
Chapelle of the conduct of the Belgian Officers of
Customs during the Congress. The wines sent from
Bourdeaux for the household of the Emperor of
Russia were seized on the frontiers of Belgium, on.
der pretence of a defect in some insignificant forma-
lity. The bales of French merchandise sent under
address to the Duke of Wellington and Lord Castle-
reagh were searched, and arrived in a very defective
state. The Prussian Government had issued orders
to the Prussian Officers of Customs cot to open any
bales addressed to the personages assembled in Con-
gress. •
His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester Ileft
Strasburgh on the 20th for Stutgsrd.
French Funds.—Five per Cent. Consols,ll9f.;
Bank Actions, 1545 f.

Sr. ANDR E W .11 at the Publie:Offieesd

to tie Poli..
--t -- _ ~ ,rt on jittirdi) last,
we have deemed it expedient to renew the subject to.
day, and have given the Report of the Committee
and the Apitessdix_at full length._ The far-a di/cloud.
in this Report exhibit, in a mkt striking ti,,tl inCon•
testible point of view, the extent of the speealstlag
system, which her been carrying on b) thesersgem.
parties, and the dangerous -consequences which mar.
still further result to the Public, ottless some general
and powerful check he given to these combinatiotw. •
It must be evident that these Companies obtained theit.
Charters and the Acts of Parliament in shelf
•favour„ tor_ se
.ezpress purpose of prolitingt 40/
Public -with • better supply of water, and no
for that of authorising a gambling system of
-preying upon the public interest The.cppwer
.given to, and assumed by, these ConVeniet, of levy:
jog contribu' lions upon the Public, of distressiog for
the payment of them as frequently adopted, and of
arbitrarily cutting 00 the supply of water, is truly
alarming. Nothing in our opinion can iii tite Partial;
' and unjust as the present Acts under whlci these Cot'
patties exercise' their arbitrary powers; for Is defeCdive
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are they, that every stipulation alt the part of this Coro;,.
patties is optiinal, whilst on the part of the Public
they are compulsory. There is seinething peculiarly':
legal and unjustifiable in the manner in o hich the Waterer i
Companies levy their rates in many instances. What can I
be more absurd, for example, than that they should
have the power of levying a rate upon land without
the consent of Parliament ? that if a debt contracted
by an inhabitant should not be paid by him,
they should have the power of charging the same
open the landlord, and that they should take upon
them to cut off the stpply-etvratest from any parti.
colar premises, or have the option of providing or
not providing water, whatever may be the situation
of the houses or places from which the supply is cut
off—even though the most destructive fire 'nay be
raging et the:time. The important developments thus
mode, prove beyond dispute thettecessity of checking.
il%ele fiStft *lent comlllootionalrend great prait•A is
dot to she worthy CliAlataillt for his activity and
seal in exposing the evils of these dangerous mono-
polies, and of promoting the highly necessary object
of. protecting the Public from their iiiknisfol.Opetatioil. .
We rejoice that these subjects are now -likely to oil-.
dergo a Strict investigation, and we hope the at.' 4
teption of Parliament will he early directed towards,
them. It must now be evident, that, Joint Stock
Companies, whether legal or Wool, are
5e.a.,1?..b1e Irf
being. made Of source of great public-n*lOM, -evil
--,_e-ra-7.--eliiiriErAtilifilad be.

directed towards tbeal.'
The PRINCE REGENT is expected to dine et Fry*.
more on the day of the funeral of the late QUEEN,
where there wilt be a diluter provided for between 3a

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sad 40.
Tim day fitted for the arrival of the REGENT at the
'Pavilion, 1.114,11t0n, is Friday neat.
On Saturday, Earl MORTON, the fate QuEves
Chamberlain, arrived in town fro* Scotland, and
yesterday waited upon the PRINCE REGENT at Carl-
ton-house.

4'l;l'la laten e d voyage
The nautical instroments used by Captain Ross,
awgehittoehlls:iffi..snt'asir9B,asyn,
dmiralty-office. The Isabella and the Al..ssodee
dw"coenvoenyeWdelitot7hs;
re ordered to be paid off at Deptford. Captain
loss has brought home a dog and a hitch beionging
to the newly discovered inhabitants of the regioni he
visited. .
A letteg from Rimagate' dated November 27, Ur/
" Early this morning, the Unity, Recovery, Unit* •
tDuliioof Wellingta, Endeavour, end sevleral orbit'
.vessels came in, having on board 250 4 ihe.Rosal
Staff Cavalry, commanded .4.14: Geortga Scum',
a long train of Artillery Driver., waggons, and
horses, fifty gunners, and six p 'cps of cannon, all of
which hare been safely landed, and with the wits
lion of the Staff Cavalry, moved on to Canterbury.
We feel great pleasure in stating, that nut a Single
¶accident has occurred during the whole of the throne.
iberkations at this port."
General Orders bare been issued from the irro-;sa.—
Guards, prescribing the duties to he performed by
I i.e different detachments of troops, amounting to
1600 men, to he employer) on the occasion of tier
MAJE'•TY'S funeral. Major-Gen. Sir R. Boi.vow
.will take the command of ‘he wholwof the troops. Cat.
Sir J. ELLEY will commend the Household Brigade.
The Foot Guards will be controatided by Col. 1,0t4
F. Bevrilicx. A Crptain's fell.ttreat Guard frets
the Brigade of f...0.0t Guards, will mount at the Po-
lice at hew, at e(oten ka'cl.ick in the forenoon Of
Tuesday, as a Guard of Honour over the remains of
her NIAJESTY.
Five defaulters, in the whole, have been defier'',
at the Stock FAchange during the lost week ; hut the
major pact of them were pers.ips iu no vary high' de-
gree of credit,weither do their deficiencies amott4
to any conaiderAkit som. The scipciry of real earl
which has so long .prevailed, and has .assisted, per'
Imps, to suppoat the present priced ot:the Futijs, hie
been increased by the late deo end Iv Toree Per
Cent. Consorts, required for the • perpose of beiei
transferred hito the new 31 per Cent. Stitch cre'ild
in June. Friday was the last day for the operaiioo.
wit.'n, as we are informed, shout 11200,000 f. Thrte
per Cllnt. were so transferred. - •
Sit urday was the appointed liras for the four: a ie,
stalment of the Loan ; l'erf per cent. on Escaellot"
.1101.1 and three per cent. Consols were plid up. TWI
amount of each was by in means consider:43oi lA,
greater proportion having been paid in &MAIMS, -

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FRENCH PAPERS.
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