The Express.
London, England, 1859-07-08 00:00:00

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ARMY ORGANISATION COMMITTEE.

On the motion of Colonel NORTH, that the name of Colonel
Lindsey be Wed to t►e conmitke,
Mr. 6. liii6BERT consented that the name be albeit-
tided for that of Lead Hotham, who wee unable to serve.
MRTROPOLIB CARRIAGE WAYA.
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Mr. Cow—Bßß eared lac lease to Bring aitilto restrict
the erection of permanent structures in the carriage wage of
the metropolis. We had (be said) for some time been under
the apprehensim of • French deirent on our coasts,
bat the fact was that a French descent had really taken pleas
in the great thoroughfares of the metropolis, a French coin-
' pony hsvtngtaken possession of them, and having commenced
setting up various objectionable erections, in the most oon-
spicuous place% They bad already commenced operations at
Hyde-park Corner, where they bed broken up the pavement
and proceeded to set up • grosteque and tawdry strut tore. '
something between an Alhambra clock and a Chine.'
under the name of an advertising column. A pretence off
usefulness was advanced in favour of these °beta= ions,
on the grounds of the information which was thus afforded,
such as the time Ex Crememe, the names of the vestry
Eva who had consented to the erection, and the time when
Dr. Ed y was to be found at borne—(a laugh)—bat he did
not think even this information important enough to justify
a positive nuisance, the more especially Si these columns
were calculated to attract foot passengers at points which
were most d.ingeroue for themselves end meat inconvenient
for the circulation. The vestries had, he believed, grand
a concession in favour of thew centrals', but he thought they
had in doMe go completely mistaken the scope of their powers
or duties. They never wera intended to be looked up to
es the guardians of the public taste, although they
had lull powers to take are of the pavements. It was further
urged in favour of these columns that they superseded the
greater nuimnoe of advertising vans; bat advertising vane
might be got rid of by indictment if the autistic°, were
peeved and it was a bad method to get rod of one nuisance
by setting up another. But as indictment would end in a
penalty, and • penalty might nut abate the nuisance, as hap•
pened in New York fn the cum of the celebrated Mr. Bar-
num, who at one time paid four dollars • day for a fortnight
for the privilege of persevering in a proved nuisance.
As the most efficient way of meeting all owes of thie des-
cription in future, he (Mr. Cowper) proposed that a veto
should be given to the Chief Commissioner of Works upon
the proposed construction of any edifice in the Leolon high-
ways. (Move, move.) He feared that if something of the
kind were net done we might gradually find objectionable
edifices rising up in all the meet frequented thoroughfae• of
the metropolis. The hon. member concluded by moving for
leave to bring in the bill.
The house divided
Foe the bill
Against it 46-119
COURT OF CHANCERY.
On the motion of Mr. MURRAY, returns were ordered
from the Accountant-General of the Court of Chancey of
the amount of imams cash in court on the let of October in
the years 1851 to 1859 respectively, and on which interest is
not payable to the suitors, dro. li
ADULTERATION OF FOOD, &c., PREVENTION