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

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LONDON DOCKS.
MIRE DIRFCTORS of the LONDON DOCK'
CONPAN It" do hereby give N..tice, That thew •w4ll
flat he any amine* eerie nt the Dna on Wedstidav
aest, the lidneeentber, that !being the clay **pointed for the
mow! of her lammed Majesty Qtteru ahrloite.
GEO. ROBINSON, Secretary.
bodletplet-iisse, Nev. 90, 1818.

CONETITUTION saEwmay, BELL LANE.
URSUANT.to en Order of the High Conet of
Chanerry, made in a cause where, BENJAMIN
AIRS anti A noth-r. an behalf of theatielves. and all other the.
triprietatre a. tI Share-holder. of and in a certain Brewery.
*ailed THE. CONSTITUTION ALE AND TABLE BEER
REIVERY; :ire'Plaii.sitr...ind Sir WILLIAM RA WLI NS,
itt;gio, and Others. are I) fentia44 3 an persons elaimioa to be
estitleft t-i ..ny Stmt." in the void Brewery. er the Proreed.
illowent AND 4'l(t) HAVE NOT YET SUBSTANTIATED
VII EIR t LAMS, ore to come in and !sake wet their rrbpecr
*far Clainit. before William Covrtertay, Rol. one of the Ma,—
Sera 'b rid Court, at his Citaniber4. in Stasthsamitowbuiltt.
Ina% eh eatery lane, Loudon, on or before the 90th day of Jae
snare, BD& oe in dettank thereof they *III be peremptorily
sit clodird the hew* af the said Order.
.1. HINDMAN,
Solicitor for the Company.

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Water.worki. His estimate of the espene e twin.)
eery fnr their establishment, was a no not ra mod..
ing 60,0001. Thet the Bills obtained b) this Com.
pony, were upon the welt ascertained groan& of hi.
competenry on the part of the N.. River Compelsy
to soppl) the district ; and that in his evaders-co be.
fore a Committee of theltte of Cnbtmons; be gars
in an accurate survey of the works of lite Nisi
River Con„any, and proved they had not a sollican
quantity of water to satisfy the demand. Ili
quence of this inability to se: ply—the high prices
charged—their arbitrary and Vesitioos eondecr—i.
-and the daily supply being reduced tis freer, and theri.
to three days in the week. its. Legislotere granted
the Charter to the East London CoMpsey ; and it
that time it never was expected the Companies sreelii
coalesce) or that the Public should not built+. bee
neat of a fair competition.
The East London Company, for theAns4taie4
speculating, doubted the estimate. end paittsit •
dividends upon their shires. out of their eepitet; itot'
tabled a premium upon each 1001. thereof 13
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which means teeny made immense sums of moneys
and some now hold several shares, the actual profit.'
of their speculation. The Company, by a mitgeld:
ed influence, nett proceeded) at an ezpeoceof tee
thousand pounds, to erect a mound of eseb, 84 feet
en height, and a pewit fill steam engine fur chi pare
poie of raising the water over this mound, when the
general service of eater required only 45 feet. 111111
level of altitude in the town not exceeding that
height above the walks. Proceeding in this Meaner
(and as if fur the purpose of exposing their prof•ootr
ignorance of the principles of science), they arso
now uselessly erecting another powerful engine, ant
laying down an enormous maie, at the estimated el.
permit of 50,0001. for the purpose of hotting the wow'
in a large body to the town.
66 Now it most be evident this plan is dlassetrie
cally opposed to all the well-known principles seit
science, since a small engine in the town by creating
a vacuum would bring the water with less than *ill
the power now employed ; the pressure of the stmotte
phere in this case assisting and not opposing the die
recline of the water. The East London Compeer'
expended a sum of 32,0001. in the purchase of tliek
West Ham Wster.works, by entire mismanae•mont,
alien they might have purchased them for 15,0001 e
In the purchase of the Sharlseell Witer.works, they'
were equally prodigal, and lavished away • large
sum of money. In their estahtishonent for managing
the Works and collection, thrr are most 'lnnen..
gently eepending upwards of 60001. INr •otteet,
whets the whole might he eniidecied f•tr Tess Masa
one half the *mime. Mr. D idd further stare% es
his decided opinion, Burt this speculating system at
first pursued—the sebsequent mismanagement—the,
profound ignorance of the principle upon which their
Works are conducted—the estrevagout waste tif meat'
nay—and the appropriation of their income to esteedi
their Works and capital --a-constitute the orthelpot
causes of their recent exorbitant sod unjustifiable.
charges upon the Public."
Your Committee cannot doubt, from the above
professional evidence, the eombination of the two
Companies was the result of (big eatnthsely defective
!system, so ably exposed. The Appendix of evidences
will show the unjustifiable and very partial systene
lately acted upon in the increase of Water charges;
so much so, that it appears to your Committee, thole
Companies have laid on the heavier charges, where
they expected no opposition would arise; end when,
the inhabitants ere of a higher order) or where their
pipes are brought into competition with other CM"
ponies, the charges, if increased at all, base been be.
insensible degrees and extremely moderate.--(Vide
App. No. 10.)
Your Committee now proceed to inveatigste the
third head of their subject—the monopoly established
by the combination.
In the opinion of your Committee, monopoly is
the exclusive privilege of any person, or set of per.
sons, to possess or sell any particular commodity.—
Now, by the combination of the two Companies,
their extensive wool's, and their riches, a monopoly
is in effect established in this district in the supply of
water. It is deemed unnecessary to enter iuto the
dangerous nature and effects of a monopoly, so well
understood as this important branch ef political eco.
nomy is et the present day. But your Committee
consider it necessary to show some of its results its
the present case.
The first result of this monopoly is, that comp,•
titiorn, which the Legislature intended on granting
' the Charter to the East London Company, and th-re.
by to regulate the price of water, is effectually de.
strayed, and no longer exists.
The second result is., the better supply of teeter,
which the Charters provided for, cannot be obtained
throughout the specified districts; since the major
part of these' are still supplied by the New Hover •
Company. And those districts now under the entire
controul of the East (Amnion Company, are served
but three or four days in the week, and for the most
part very scantily supplied.
The third result is, that though in name there ats
two Companies, yet in effect the Public liege but one
source to apply to for water; and, therefore, meat
take it at any price, however exorbitant the charge
may he; or, however bad the quality, and scanty
the supply.
The fourth result is, a perfect Indifference on the
part of the Companies, whether the Public are sup.
plied or not. And the conaequent danger to which
the lives and properties of she inhabitants within the
distral are conarantly eaposed.
Your Committee beg to refer to some melancholy
cam.. it, the Apipmdix, ilium, sting she slarndnit evils
resulting from thi% lood,fferenCel in which it will be
Seen the ravages of fire were extensive, and oily in
true opium eltimately Islamised by a common poop.

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