The Express.
London, England, 1862-02-22 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY

ioe sews from** practice of placing, at that early
d thie Mire the bills of private members upon
Jr as grenineet tights.
CUMIN& regarded the present as essentially a
MUM semben. session. He did not know bow the em-
ail veno M be get through, unless they permitted the hon.
siamilmir (Meashil to bring io his little Improvements,
ball= AO were evidentlly intent upon what
woo GAM ipso their oars. (Laughter.) They all
lihnilmarines would be op ea the let of June—
(ll 111 is hon. member postponed his bill for
sullies mak be would have no chance of carrying it
threggli..fire peement intended to do nothing, and they
were meting ormy wisely, fur they could do nothing.
(Laughter.) liiietesse circtunetauose he appealed to the
hos. rib* tor North Warwickshire to let them have the
qfit
Ws genies.
reform thaqthey might gay they had done so
m
genies. (Laughter.)
Moe the. mat into committee.
Mr. NZWDMOATE hoped that the next stage would be
taken um a Wednesday.
The &me having been weed to.
Mr. HADFIELD Azad Wednesday next for the third
reading of the 111
KENSINGTON-GORE AND BAYSWATER-ROAD.
The boos* having resolved itself into a committee,
Mr. COW PER moved for leave to bring in a bill to amend
is London Oval and Wino Duties CooUnuance Act, 1861,
and to authorise the formation of • road between Kenning-
tea-gore and Bayswater, and to apply the proceeds of the
Metropolis Improvement Fund Account towards defraying
the cost of the construction of such road. He explained that
the road proposed to be constructed with • view to improve
the approach to the Exhibition would eke the place of the
pathway across Kessingtoes-gardens from Manchester-gate
to Rotten-row, and it was proposed, in order that no incon-
venience or annoyance should arise from the carrying out
of the plan, that the road shoukl be a subway, with avenues
upon each side for foot passengers. The parishes which
would be benefitted by the new road had no power to tax
themselves to met the exposes of its comdruction. The
Commissioners for the Exhibition had no power to appro-
priate the funds in their hands for the purpose, and the
Metropolitan Board of Works', after considering the ques-
tion, determined that they would not recommend • rate for
the purpose. The surplus funds from the London coal and
wine duties were, however, available, and the amount,
34,4941., amply sufficient. These funds were intended by
the act of last year to be transferred to the Thames em-
bankment sod metropolitan funds account, but owing to,
some defect in that bill, or some arrangement of the.
Bank of England, the money had
over, and it was, therefore, still standing in the
name of the Commissioners of Works and Public Buildings.
He now, therefore, proposed to introduce a bill simply to
give power to the Commissioners of Works to sell their
stock, and hand it over to the Metropolitan Board of Works
for the construction of these works. He thought the m
could not be better employed than in making this
(Hem, beer.) It woald, to all intents and purposes, be •
public highway, and would be eeparatal from the park and
gardens by a Amos.
Sir M. PETO pledged his practical experience that the
marks in question could not be executed in time for the
opening of the Exhibition. He suggested that they should
ea
the existing road across the park, making a slight junc-
tion at the back of the powder magazine.
Lord FERMOY concurred in the remarks of the hen.
member who bad jest sat down. He thought the proposed
mark reed through Keneingtomgardene would be a regular
leap for maidservants' and children—(a laugh) —and
would be an injury to the gardens themselves. He trusted
W sight hoe. gentleman would re-consider his plans.
Its J. SHELLEY also objected to the proposed scheme.
Ms iiisiOt that for this year, for the purposes of the &-
Mint Ibsy should allow the traffic to go over the TM
were the roads were formed. They would then get over
the anealty at once. He thought that the scheme of the
right bon. gentleman was one of the wildest schemes that
ever was formed. This was • national work, and ought to
he paid for oat of the consolidated fend. (" Oh.") He
quite agreed with the bon. gentleman, but he hoped the
hon. gentleman who felt so much for the consolidated fund
would permit him (Sir J. V. Shelley) to feel for the pockets
of his constituents.
Mr. Alderman SALOMONS said his constituent, paid
largely to the income tax, and they lived • long way from
this proposed road, and he was sore they would all bear
with astonishment that the most wealthy district of London
should be the district selected as the one on which thin fund
should be expended. He was sure it would tend to make
the government exceedingly unpopular.
Lord PALMERSTON said there were two thee which
almost every( body admitted. One was that a
bettor MOM to the Exhibition, which was to be open at
the Wooing of May. should be made, and that • perine-
um& esnratunkation should be made between the town on
the north and the town oa the south of the park. His
eft bon, friend proposed to bring in a bill for this purpose.
MM. friend (Sir IL Pete) said It could not be done
within the time. Well, that was a gnosis between the
Metropolitan Board of Works and the contractor. If there
was • contractor who wee willing to complete the work by
the Ist of May, or the let of June, which would probably be
little time enough, they all knew that work could be sa-
eemplished in • much less time than those who were not
aecustaned to works of this hied might expect. However,
the question was that leave be given to bring in this bill,
sad he hoped that the house would agree to t. The matter
was of importance, and ought to be dimmed in a fuller
bootee. He trusted the house would give leave to bring in
the bill, reserving the tuture discussion It was said, " Why
not take advantage of the present roads." Bet the present
reads did not exist.—(laughter)—because what was
wanted was a communication from north to south.
He trusted that bin right hon. friend would be permitted
to bring in the bill, when it could be subsequently dis-
cussed is ita details.
Mr. OSBORNE would prefer taking the consolidated fund
rather than the parochial view of this question. They had
heard the boo. member for Finsbury, who bad made the
Baladav•-road, and knew something about earthworks, tell
that skeleton of a house that the estimate was ridiculous.
Wby the road was to be two miles lour.
Mr. COW PER —Three quarters of a mile.
Mr. OSBORNE—The right hon. member undertook to
make the mad for 30,0(01., and in two months ; but would be
bind himself to these terms? Besides, what necessity was
there for this road! They had not any extra road for the
last Exhibition, but the right hon. gentleman said that the
one new propresd would be a sheet cut from Anatrale
(Laughter.) He (Mr. Osborne) could not explain the into-
rest which the right hoe. gentleman took in that distant
colony, but his cry was, " What will the Australians sa
if this road is not leader (Laughter.) He betietad
the right bon. gentleman knew it would sot be made in
the time or for the money, and therefore the best way
would' be for the house to reject this vest goveruniest
earthwork, which he supposed was to be the great thing of
the maim. He called upon that attenuated house, if they
bad any spirit, to throw out the billet once, and let the.
have a temporary road for the exhibition.
The committee divided—
For the resolution l7
Against l2-6
The above .umbers not being sufficient to constitute a
house, the house resumed, and was counted, when, forty
members not being present.
The house adjourned at 20 minutes past 12 o'clock.