Elf that the produce of a river invariably returned to th

Ether these were the terms finally agreed on we do not know; but we
perceive by public tenders that the streets can be paved in the best
possible manner
for 13s. or 12s. 6d. a yard; and kept in repair for 6d. a yard
additional. This is certainly
much cheaper than Macadam, and we should think more economical than
causeways. And, besides, it has the advantage--which one of the speakers

suggested to Sir Peter Laurie--"that in case of
an upset, it is far more satisfactory to contest the relative

hardness of heads with a block of wood than
a mass of granite." We can only add in conclusion, that
advertisements are published by the Commissioners of Sewers for
contracts to pave with wood Cheapside, and Bishopsgate Street, and Wh