The Express.
London, England, 1862-05-24 00:00:00

[Stamped, Id. Additional.]

THE METROPOLITAN TOLL OATES-DEPUTA-
TION TO THE HOME SZORITART.

A deputation of delegates from several of the
districts, accompactied by Lord Reny and Mr.
=hiltlmaiblieoyrerseterday afternoon waited upon the
Right Hon. Sir 0 , her Majesty's priongol Sem-
tary of State for the Home Department to call his attention to
the vexation and iajnatioe created by the existence of toll-
gates in the very heart of the metropolis. There were she
present Mr. J. E. Bradfield, the hon. see. of the M
Toll Reform Aasociatioo ; Mr. Matthew Fonteri4=
stead ; Mr. Thomas Slater, K • ; Mr. John Qualm,
lead, Camden Town ; Mr. J. W. Turner, Kensington ,• Mr.
W. James, Pimboo ; Dr. Sogdian, chairman of the Bark-
ing-road committee ; Mr. Logg, chairman of the Bermood-
off committee ; Mr. Black, chairman of the Surrey-side
(Wadsworth) committee; Mr. Geo. Harding, chairman of
the Onalsenrell cummittee. _ . .

Lod 111017 T, in atWAwing the deputation, said that
°wag to the different pans which the matter which the
dasielatios had to urge had mimed in the course of time,
he woo sot now quite no familiar with the question as he
had bees when he bad the honour of being on of the par
Harasaftryripmmalitives of the COILOty of Middlesex. The 1
serleorees a I whirl they emplained was on which was '
wen karma, and had been loos agitated. Even so far back
as MS do ezhilesse of tollgates in the neighbourhood of
W sistrepolie wsis hit to be a gnat hardship, and a royal
remain, el which Lord Lossrisle was the present chair-
Mi, 11:10. 1 appointed to take steps to remedy it, but they
that their sdforts is that dinettes were
= /wad
by the parochial balmlike, and so things
had gm cm from bad to worse. Owing to
the rapid norm et adding' is all parts of the
asleep& tauspik•-pies whirl' had bees at that tleas
r were sow is the vee7 heart of the toms. It ma
sem iissailiad lisle then boo abolished, hat as tha
r hidlestroiriell• impious-et Omar Issiallill
roadthiroosh awl*, atossta, they haslorhsrever it was
far thew to do so, pat aqi hem at the spasigie !sic
sash elk alrible ; there were seier is the asahispella olio
piss sad hie *ea whoa the cormluisa was amide&
Owelosaquiseoe of the araatioa of than bars el So
AY elpialls was to fate IME 01
.to such an M
I Min that to tray the ialialitisate of use mill
trargay for the reelateosooe ot a road which lay Mils
pariah.
Ws G. GIST inquired in what mama the perishes led
elisakad the views of the royal eammisaims.
• Lord Baum replied that ia 1830, whoa the easatiedoem
ineseeted a bill to do away with • pie to the asiststroas-
hod of 131. Chlote-poinail, sad another gets is the eerie ad
BS. Labs% the vestry of that parish interfered to provost the
oast of the nisiatenazios of the road being amt upon the pa-
rishioners, singing that there was sot on of them who pos-
sessed a morose or say other whirls-.chat awe
air G. C. Lewis, whoa Hose Beatelary, eseparoirs=
to atoll& moral other gates, but had not, owing to similar
peraddal oppcsitiou, proceeded with it.
sir G. Gan was not aware that Sir G. C. Lawrie had
prepared any such measure, but knew that he had boss is
reneepoodssee with the Metropolitan Road Oemsoiniesem
as the goistal question.
Ms J. E. BIUDMILD explained that Sir G. C. Lewis was.
whew is ogre, to have received the preeast deputation to
analitis their views in rearm* to • bill whisk he had at
that line esoiempleied istradasirsi into the Some a
Osualoas, but had postponed rennin them until he had
soundied with this easFaimioaers. la 1806, whoa the
... . .

Effesb el Oommiss_ spinted a sleet conunitio• to inquire
tligaradieett lard-Lenedals, the chairmen of the metro
10•111111111d00, who was eziusined as •
odowinaged it Vat it grievance that tams shoaldwitir a
mired meeleepentee Made eater* free to those raddinO
eel Oin Oct pies, whereas the entire cost of their =db.
Wiwi* we thrown alio, these maident is the salmi"
hoped the piss, no that the suburban districts we towel
for Ow maintenance of the urban roads. Still, ..
had lam shwa done to remedy the grievance.lg
ocwilthilis• hod, IS vta trued off its
led use ablitensol ii a stated ncy, for it
item enters NO preseetskto parliament that when.; tbe
, MAY he glee year amoeba to only 67,0001., the esol
it Ow roe* WI boa 77,0001. ; whereto Is
M• irthaw we•stiitggareis is the diarists in
-•llleleiri seilleiset 'mew see eds *par the rime
but she te peg ell ars of their &AL Bbs new tor
the champ wee thek these who were acquainted
with the PerarePhT the dente could, notwithstanding
the large neisthor id sidoilters, sande the toll. Par n0m...,,i
all trasisemed setneale feibiedignsodentltown diset
contact t
toll
ii= C:rlipike teed shirr not pay ass Illf pt.
toll. AOde.
to trust at the Now- liartineeers"kmarg ewes&
mid not bar* hese renewed, all the Raft betwassi High-
Illlryi Planoirax, and tie City amid TON by that thorough-
' nod so serapethe laßagton pie. To show the a-
d the present system he would mention that whereas
the toll-pte on the Fulham-road was epee Stainiage,-hetede
the trust commenced at William.street Knights and
Ow consequent* wee that the inhabitants ol Maws sod
Brampton had the free used the road, whereas Owes
Bring beyond Stanley-bridge bad to pay for the oat of the
nod. Again the Benidurtina trust command at the
Marble-arch, and the tollvate wee et Nottiog-hill. That
arrangement left the road free le the wealthy inhabitants
of Tyburnia. and threw a heavy am opal the inhabitants
of fthapberd's.busit and Brentford.
Sir Ci. GMT inquired what were the aped& steps which
the deputation wished her Majesty's goverment to adopt.
Mr. J. E. BRADFIILD replied that they desired to hare
all the gates within the metropolitan boroughs and for half-a-
-m& beyond their limit abolished, as stated in their
inemserial ; and specified the pta which such a mamma
would do away with. They were Isesincton. Nod*.
kill, High-street, Camden Toni, Chalk Furst /Coati&
Tows, rust, Islington, Einpland, Oaaxbridepe-heoth.
and City-road.
Sir G. OBIT then bawl it Sir dereeeekel ,Shed eh He
memorial.

Mr. J. E. BRADFIELD replied in the affirmative, and also
upon the ler.gth of time the commisaion lead been without
doing anything to remedy the evil.
Sir G. GRIT said be had had en incidental mover.
ration with Sir Wm. Jolting, one of the oonsmintioners, oa
the subject, and understood from him. but not officially,
that they wen now about to move in the matter. He
should, however, seek another interview with that gentle-
man, and imeertais the precise step they contemplated.
Mr. J. E. BRADFIELD had heard from private sources
that the oomminsioners had prepared a bill. but unless her
-.I them -

Majesty's government Karma oo twelve years might
elapse before they got It enacted.
Bir G. Garr—You would of course be better pleased it
it were dose in six menthe _

it;vingthanked the right boa. baronet
for hie oourteriy, them withdrew.

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THE PRINCE OF WALES.—THE HERM
OOVINA.
OONSTANTIROPLB, MAY 23.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales will
leave for Athens on Monday next.
Despatches received here confirm the news al
the re-capture of Nicksic.h by Dervisch Pacha The
Montenegrins have made three assaults on Zubzi,
but were each time repulsed by the Turks.