New London Bridge.
The Times, 1824-03-06T00:00:00

On Thursday a dinner was givers to his Mlajesty's Ministers by the Committee of the Corporation, at thie Albion Tavcrn, Alders. gare-street, in celeiaration of thc commencement of the New Brid-ge; the LORD MAYOR in the chair. 'e observed amongst the company. Lord Liverpool, Lord Lowther, Sir George Cockburn, Sir George Clerk, H. Sunmner, Esq., MVl. P. C. Calvert, Esq., :VI, P., W. *Vill[iams, 13sq. Al P,., T. lllilson, Eso., al. P. C. H. Cheere, Esq., aL. P., 1lylton, Jolliffe, Esq., a1. P. ; ir Hunmphrey Davy, President of the Royal Society, and six Miem. bers of the Council George Tritton, Esq., John Tritton, Esq., John Rennie, Esq.. George Rennie, Esq., tlhe Enginecrs * IV. J. Joiliftc, Esq., and E. Banks, Esq., the Contractors; and Ib of the Aldermen. The 5ecretarv for Foreign Affairs, the Secretary for the Home Department, and the Chancellor of the Excheauer, sent apologies, in consequence of business in the House of Cornmons. After " the King," " the Duke of York, and th.e rest of the Royal Family," were drank with the most unbounded testimonies of ap- plaruse. the LoRD-MAYOR rose to propose the health of the Earl of Liverpool. His lordshlip observed, that the commiittee, as was well known, who were intrusted with the management of the proposed new bridze,were subjectte the control of the Lords of the I reasury. Should there be any impropriety in the conduct of that committee lie shouldl not be sorry to see the control to which he could not help adverting exercised. He, lhowever, felt persuaded, from the character which the committee possessed, and which they must see the necessity of maintaining, that no such emergency would occur. The committec had, on this occasion, been honoured by the pre- sence of Lord Liverpool, tbe First Lord of the Treasury, whose health lie should now propose; &nd although in exercising the rights of an Engiislhman he (the Lord-AMayor) might often have ex- presed ,Pinaons at variance with those which were known to o 4 by the noble lord, he was not the less disposed to give his lordship credit for iust and honourable motives, nor was lie the lets gratified at witnessing the present mark of respect and atteetion which his lordsihip had shown to the Corporation of London. They might both be taking different roads to reacl the 6ame point-but they aitned at the ,anie point_ the honour and prosperity of the cauintry. (Cheers.) The toast was drunk with the greatest applause. Lord LIV,ERPiOOi in returning thanks md, he should be ashamed if he hiad at an tiine felt any thing like personal hostility towards one with whomn he differe(I in political sentiments. He was always ready to give to his opponents in politics full credit for the sincerity of their motives, ntid lie was convinced that a corresponding feeling was exercised towards h3im. No one more fully recognized the right of the people to express their opinions on all public measures than he did, and it would he inconsistent with the avowed recognition of such rielt, to entertain any personal animnosity or disesteem. He congratulated the company upon the completion of the contract, and upon the prospect of effectually removing one of the greatest obqtrlctiona to the navigation of the Thames_-an obstruction which might be considered a disgrace and abomination to this :reat metropolis. (Great applause.) Lord Liverpool concluded, bv proposing, in handsome terms, time health of the Lord Mlator otthe City of London, the Chairnman of the Committee, and other memberF. The Loin ) MAYOL returned thanks. He said 13c had been con. lined for several weeks while the question was agitated in the Court of Common Council, but lie begged to be uniderstood as having con- sidered the measure imperiously called for. Ilis Lord'ship then gave the bealth of the Bishop of l,ondon. The Bishop of LoSeDDON regretted that, in consequence of ill health, he had not liad the opportunity of iuorc frequently seeing the Corporation. Tiie LOuD DMAYOrn next gave rIte heith of Lord Lowther, in do- ing which he alluded to tie political hostility that existed between them in Parliament, but declared that it uever wandered beyond the door of the House of Commons. Lord LuowiliiER returned thanks in appropriate terms. The LORD MLAYOR then cbserved, that the committee lhad found it necessary to apply to the Royal Society for advice in the course of the proceedings relative to the building of the Bridge, antI the zc_ ception they had met witn from that enlightened body was of the warmest kind, and the assistance the most beneficial. His Lordship then gave " Sir IHumphry Davy, the President of the Royal Society." Sir H. DAVY, In returning thanlks, reminded tile Corporation that the Royal Sociaty originated from one of their institutions- the Greshan Committee. It was in the city that Sir Christopher Wren undertook, with the assistance of the Corporation, thegreat work of St. Paul's-that building which, though completed under the direction of one man, was considered to be almost equial to that edifice which was the produce of the united talent of the whole of Burope. It was in the city that great architect proiected the iun- provement of the streets after the fire of London. ife was happy that there was now an opportunity of a renewal of connexion be. tween the CorpoTation acid the Royal Society, and said, that works of the description to which this meeting referred were cal- culated to make men love their country. Pericles had, by monuments of such a nature, made Athens the centre and attraction in the then civilized world, having expended 4,000 talents in the erection of buildings which lived to thio presentday, and contributed to pre- serve the ancient spirit of the inhabitants. Augustus, too, was aware of this way of adding to the natural love of couiltry. It was said of him, that he found Rome bricks. and left it mnarile. Fven now, in ruins. it was the wonder of the world. He expressed a hope that this would be the commencement of a series of monuments that would endure longer than those either of Rome or Athens, and perpetuate the public spiritof Englishmen and.their high aminence in the arts. (Cheering.) The health of Mr. Jos2as (chairmiian of the committee), Messrs. RExNwyZ, JOLLIFFE, atnd BANES, were then drank, and the company sat to a late hour. The dinner and wvines were excellent, and admitted to be so by those who are well known to be tbe bczt judges in the city. 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