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THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 
[Dec. 24, 
called the Mint, in the parish o . George’s, 
Southwark, met for the purpose of rec ine atts report 
as to estimates and the best means to be adopted in 
carrying out, forthwith, a objects specified in the Ac 
The naar of the Commissioners already appointed wer 
in at The pa iM yor, and Mr. ae Har 
ris, the aeisber for Newcastle, were present, qualified 
as Commissioners. The Ja Id 
r pity ke shou 
is = 
a every assistance in his power in carryin it 
t the beneficial effects Passer would Pusha from 
the pees of the Bill. report, which was very 
aving five ead ao considered, the commis- 
of St. vit , the first stone o as 
laid by Sir Robert Inglis in November las s pevtioy 
- on Monday by the hop of London, who preached 
large congregat ion on the occasion. Th reh is 
built i in the cingue cen . style, and is said to be the only 
cimen of it in England. It contains accommodation 
for 1,200 persons. The € par ish ona. regal 130,000, 
with ehureh accom = tion for only 16,000. kh cost in 
curre Ae erection is between 6, ‘0000. d 7, 0002., 
ich the Cenaulaie of the Metropolis Churches 
1,500/., and the Duke of Bed- 
Secaids * 
Fund ive. subscribed 
ford 300/. 
Metropolitan Burial Grounds.—On Wed y, a nu- 
merous —— of the committee of Diieedines; appointed | a 
to effect m for a successful opposition to the Health 
ures 
of Towns Bill, was held at the Congregation vector ag in 
M ds, to re 
t M 
us consideration of the Gov ent, 
receivin cette the 
tee ordered a copy of the report td vash to the 
of burying-grounds and other pratind in- 
ween 
» Bankruptey.—An p30 was 
— ‘auee sings to the Commissione Court 
tey, to grant a eg to Mr. ‘John Wright, 
igh ava een put upo: 
‘hon, and oe the sae originally stated to be ‘ goo 
under the aie mn o 
dou . , the solicitor of Mr. Wright, 
admitted that there had been t irregularity in his con- 
duct, and ontyery in extenuation, that a he had 
sacrificed the e had also sacrificed a 
pt bad. case to bring it ie the ipo of = 
and this seemed to bea a strong cas on which ¢ 
t be under - ex post fa 0 
ere are such things” he said, ‘in his balance 
sheet, that 1 I should neglect my duty if T passed them over. 
I shall adjourn the case case fora month, but before doing so 
I shall state neipal objections to it. In 1837 there 
a defici 50,000/., of which 45,000/. was draw 
out by Mr. John Wright, while it also appears t 
of n 
, ohn al- 
though his share inthe bank only amounted to about 20,0007. 
he 2 ont Ii Of this the 
had d out belonge 
individuals, « and the e proce eds applied to Mr. Wright’s 
s, without his following the legitima busi 
The value ce shares was continually 
actuating, his f them was v= shteabeg 
made by the m pe of his cretion For ait this no jus 
tification c ould be offered, and, according to the obligations 
imposed upon aay the act of Parliament, Yeannt 
such matters over, although in doing so I a 
some degree against my feelings. is my situation, h 
ever, I must lay all consideration of my feelings aside, and 
perform -. =e lied vs the public.” The case was therefore 
adjourned fo nth.. 
The Art- ‘Unions of the Metropolis. — 
of a banker. 
On Saturday 
bison a meeting of artists, resident in the Metropolis, 
cong ane 
t the Freemasons’ Tavern, the object of whi ch 
radict “ee assertion put forth by a new society, 
rt-Union sea ae ~~ it had recei om 
ii ort ead pez fo MP, ‘wa great 
| Nova Se: 
of t 
m was crowded. A 1 mage contradicting the 
Fahey and 
ed by 
Fe arge pon ¢ 
price expressly to 
tion in the Regent’s-circus to the memory 
Reformers of 179 A memorial was presented pray- 
ing that the — d be open to com 
shou 
he admission of the m 
a large majo nny. t was then beaileed with seven 
eight ery that the design for a ied we pillar, 
about 4 eight, with a cap of a Roman pilaster 
surmou mated by an urn, be adopte ; and 
com mmittee was appointed te assist Mr. Hume in pola 
the motion for 
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nesday evening, a meeting 
w Association 
as heldat the Mary 
ceiablitebs filled, there not being less 
ch as taken by Mr. Hen 
s 
® 
ia 
1,852 who slept mite in a bed ; 3, 
six, seven, and eight in a bed ; have there are sig having 
beds. th ori very infe- 
no art a great maj a 
rior, made up of straw, shavings, &c. ; ¥ 
bed-cloth Great numbers have no a of linen, and 
man ave no linen. at or nsi- 
dered it absolutely ne ry-that the “ etropalis pal ol 
second the efforts of the people sega ape u- 
facturing districts in P os an end te ge 
r. M. Gi speech shane Geaaths move 
bson, M. 
the plage resolution : .—# Phat all restrictions on the 
all its energies 
of this realm the right, 
ange their labour f brea 
ren addressed by Sir De Lacy Evans and other tle- 
men, an lutions e€ unanimousl 
i ew 
held for the pu of considering the arrears of call 
kin 
regulating the Company’ s capital, had been the forfeit of 
uld n 
26,0007. stock ; unt in arrear w a ot be 
recovered bela 6 SiS86L., and the paym made by the 
various holders 13,0722. The total at of the Coita- 
n A call, at the rate of 
et arezaateh 
the d 
establishment, the: “abilities of the Com 
b een 6,000/. and re In 
o 
@ 
eee in 
formed, n The sales 
of land, which had been effected up to the Ist es 
wie ted to 2,770 acres, at the rate of 5s 
wh 3. deposit was paid by the sett 
ser site had been set 
or a church, in connexion with which a¢ 
Church of Englan and had been 
otia. It was to be expected that when the terms 
Ashburton treaty came more fully into operation a 
increase in the sale of land would take place, 
abe ig. ee for ian naar be cetmaty The entire "@ 
ock of crops and of cattle on the company Abe mswerein 
a s ieaety and favourable conti n. ok tax of Id.peracre | 
had recently bee by the Legislature of Upper 7 
anada upon all uncultivated lands. sthen proposed ~ 
y Mr. Bru ee and reas that the oe of the 
directors be r are an ne gr dopted. To this an amend- 
nt was proposed by Hg is Ree but Se fell to the 
ground f1 o the effect that no 
Page bei in rutile aéarsod which could not be met by 
the company’s income he original motion was then | 
put and carried Soceoteret : 
Police.—For some time past the attention of the 4 
Bibel has bees directed to-a sh oe in Holywell- sre 4 
ept a man called Patterson, in which books 
prints calculated to bring religion into contempt 
een openly exposed for sale. Last week the question 
came ore the magistrate Bow-street, in conseque 
f Mr t Bruce, son of the Vice-Chancellor, having 
k i 
cial form, and thus enab (i g 
offence to the parties concerned e magi 
plauded Mr. Knight *s conduct, and, merely sen- 
enced him to pay st of the glass. On Tues 
Mr. en, the merchant, “of Dorset-place, appeared at — 
Bow-street, to answer the charge of tearing down and 
removing a writ paper from the same wi dow. 
Green stated that he had three times requested th 
in the shop to remove the used to do so, 
he had himself torn t was then 
into custody on the charge of theft. The magistrate said 
there was no culty whate t ture 
charge, for it was not at alllike a theft, the object of the 
ccused being e down the papers, 
bring the subject into a state of prosecution 
on had to complain of anything, he might, if he 
proper, bring an action for trespass ; but a 
that 
the shop ublic 
that Mr. Maule, the Selieto to the i 
eceived inaehe ation to proceed against — 
Treasurys has r 
the p ow engaged in making the necessary 
ra Aa is n 
wen dyten hat the meeting of Middlesex Mogi { 
of the Lunatic a 
tl 
s stem | 
the 
vel ata io: pehttinty 
the asylum opened was 12 per 
ams 
were one uniform system th 
— ——e generally in all tee asylums througha 
he kingdom. A Government measure was require ed 
uld see if they could 
sonia assure them, that many in the h 
were nero? sensible of t the weeay advantages of pub 
; y privately applied 
