The Express.
London, England, 1858-04-17 00:00:00

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on amend of other so-mien improvements which had
rawly been made under the authority of the Board of
Works ; he referred mpeciay to the iron bridge which bed
been constructed across the water la St. James's-park. Two
years ago the opposition to the scheme of constructing that
bridge was defeated in consequence of a speech made in his
mud taking manner by the noble lord the member for
Tiverton. The present Chancellorol the Exchequer opposed
the vote which was asked for, stating that he the
asot of constructing the bridge wend be to tern
one ornamental lake into two very illy ponds. 1:
opposition
ton thsaidthatthet,viern, hi the
opinnoion, the eon lord gfrirt-
ttedasite would be a very gnat improvement.
that everybody knew that the line which
• flexible body suspended between two fixed points described I
was vary much admired as the catenarian curve, or line of
beauty. (Laughter.) And from this he prooseded to draw
the conclusion that a suspension bridge in St. James's-park
must be an exceedingly handsome structure. (Hem, hear.)
Nov his noble friend had, no doubt, seen the bridge which
was the result of his speech ; for it was in reality to that
speech that the public were indebted for it and he should like
to know whether he was satisfied with the specimen of the
catenatian curve there exhibited. (Laughter.) lie (Lord
Etcho) had no hesitation in saying that his right
hon. friend the late Chief Commissioner of Works
might enjoy the satisfactka of having originated what was,
according to the general opinion, the ugliest bridge ever
erected. (Laughter.) There was nothing equal to it in
ugliness, unless it were • bridge recently built by the Aus-
trians over the Grand Canal at Venice, respecting which the
ishabitants of that city took care to inform strangers that the
architect was an Englishman. (Laughter.) He thought it
=dedeeirable that the mum of the architect should be rr'gp
on tie bap In SR Jansee'ellemit, testament***
fact that it was constructed daring the eddeship of his right
hon. friend. (Laughter.) He had referred to that subject
to show how careful they ought to be in glowing the Board
of Works to commence alterations in the public parks.
He admitted that the bridge in St. James's-park
was a convenient one—(hear, hear)--but in such
matters convenience was not the only thing to be considered.
Now, with regard to the alterations contemplated in the
Green-park, he would observe that persons who lived in the
immediate neighbourhood of that park were horrified one
morning at finding two large circles marked out, one towards
the water, and the other nearer to the Palace. At first he
thought it might be intended to erect a building there for the
ccmvenienceof the pudic—(langhter)—but such a supposition
was too monstrous to be long entertained. He now presumed
that the design was to erect two shrubberies or clumps of
trees. Now, nothing could be worse In point of taste than
the erection of shrubberies in Loam. (Hear, hear.) The
reason why Berkeley-square was now so superior in ap-
pearance to most other squares was that the shrubberies had
been cleared away. His right honourable friend op-
posite (Sir Benjamin Hall) had he thought rather •
tendency to the erection of shrubberies. (Laughter.)
On principle, therefore, he thought that the attempt to intro-
duce shrubberies in London should not be persevered in. He
hoped that his noble friend at the head of the department
would act upon the view which he had endeavoured to en-
force, and which he belkeed was shared by most of the
dwellers in the metropolis. He spologierd for troubling the
house on the subject. The excuse was the interest which he
took, and which ha believed was shared by most members of
that house, in the paervatioa of whatever beauty the metro-
polia retained. (Hear, hear.) He begged to ask his noble
friend whether be proposed to make any alterations with re-
spect to the Green-park P
Lord J. MANNERS said that when the present govern-
ment came into aloe they were somewhat surprised at the
small number of legacies which the late government had be-
queathed to them. That surprise did not, however, extend
to the department of the hon. baronet opposite (Sir B. Hall),
whose activity and energy were manifest in the state of affairs
in which his office was lett. (Hear, hear.) But with re.
gird to the staking, out to which his noble friend had
alluded, he ought at ones to say the hon. baronet was no
party to them. He (Lord J. Manners) had directed those
stakes to be set up In the position in which the noble lord
had described them, in order that he might see, and the
public might likewise see and judge, what would
the effect of • shrubbery in the locality in
question. lie (Lord J. Manners) had taken an early oppor-
tunity since the stakes were put up of inspecting the piece,
and he had no hesitation in saying that upon inspection he
came to the same view u that which had been expressed by
his noble friend. (Hear, hear.) He would not follow his
noble friend through his other statements, but would content
himself with assuring him that he had no intention to place
any shrubbery in the Green-park. (Hear.) With respect to
the question of the hon. member for Finsbury, be might state
to the hon. member that the department in which he was placed
was at the control of the Board of Works. He had, however,
on seeing the hon. member's notice, communicated with the
chairman of that board on the subject of the Finsbury-park,
and had received an answer from the chairman. That letter
stated that it was not the practice of the board to take any
steps in incurring responsibility until they had put them-
selves in a position to obtain the necessary funds. At pre-
sent the board were just obtaining the necessary sum for
carrying out certain roads in Finsbury, and when the busi-
ness in connexion with that sum was concluded, the question
of Finsbury-park would then be taken in hand.

Sir B. BALL would my • few words with regard
to the bridge in Bt. Jamee's-part to Hi& the noble
lord had alluded. That bridge wee originally pro-
jected on account of the demand which for Dome time
had been made that there_ should be some means of

communicationscrod; St. James's-park. The question
was ultimately referred to a committee of that house, and to
that committee all the plans for carrying out the object of
those who desired a bridge were referred. Amongst them
was the plan of a carriage bridge, which was rejected. Ulti-
mately the plan of a foot bridge was accepted, and upon it
being determined that a bridge for foot passengers should be
built, he had placed the matter in the hands
of Mr. Rendel, one of our most eminent engineers.
It had, indeed, been said by some that no bridge
was required. In disproof of that assertion, be (Sir B. Hall)
hod, Acetly beim quitting cake, planed a person upon the
bridge, to mote how may maces crewed it in one day. The
day selected was in the winter—a shirt and cold day; sad
Wuduring the time that the park was open to the public no
than 37,307 persons passed over the bridge. (Hear,
hear.) With respect to the bridge itself, he was ready to
admit that it was not the bridge which any hum member
would put up in his own park—Omar) ;—but then it should
be monocled that the mermen' traffio which had to pass
over it rendered it impossible for the department over which
he had presided to sanction the erection of a mere light park
bridge. The matter, as he bad said, had been left to Mr.
Ronde], who had been requested to construct such • bridge
as the requirements of the locality demanded.
Mr. ELLICE quite concurred in what had fallen from the
noble lord as to the inexpediency of planting ahrubberim in
London. They obstructed the circulation of air, and ren-
dered places damp.
Sir H. VERNEY corroborated the statements of the last
with regard to the effect cf shrubberies in London.
speaker with where on one side there were shrubberies
and or. the other none, the effect might easily be observed.
Where there were no throbs the paths were dry, bat where
the shrubs commenced the contrary state of things existed.
THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA.

Mr. COLLlERridlcetuiier;tooliharilieEhancellor of
the Exchequer proposed to move resolutions on the subject
of the government of India on Monday week. It wu most
important that members should have an Importunity of con-
sidering these resolutions before the time for diem:using them
arrived. He wished therefore to ask the right hon. gentle-
man on what day the resolutions would be laid on the table
of the house f

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—The moo-
lotions will certainty be laid on the table on Monday next.
I hope that they will be in the handed somber@ on thatday.

mem to suppose great hands bad been committed, an map•
tion to the rule existed, and hi thought the Lord Advocate
should not wait until he was set in motion by au injured
party. If this could not be date, the law shoed be altered.
Mr. MONCREIFF said he was Jealous of prosecution/
which took their rise from a poplar impulse or clamour. IS
Mr. Brady had laid before the Lord Advocate the /sots upon.
which hie statement was founded; the matter would have
beat investigated. The Loed Advocate had sot msolyed not
to prospects the directors of this beak; he waited probably
to am how the responsibilities of the parties would be
worked out, as in the case of the Royal British sank.
Mr. T. O'Bstaet spoke in commendation of the course
taken by Mr. Brady, and Mr. BUCHANAN bore testimony to
bottom and integrity of the directors of the Weenies

Mr. ATHERTON °Marred that a misremseenteties
seemed to prevail as to the prosecution of ale director► el Os
British Bank ; four cut of six were not chewed with barber
abased their trust for their own personal benefit; they way
prosecuted for having made untrue statements to the publics
of the oondition of the bank. He hoped the Lord Advocate.
would reconsider whether he should not follow the example
set by the Attorney•Oemoral in that care.

Mr. HOPB JOHNSTONE undated that this ease must be,
investigated ; the people of Scotland, he said, would not ►s•
satisfied without ll the circumstances connected
with the failure of this beak.
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ells somer-eS;rl;by Mr. COWAN upon the fictitious.
bill sperm,
Kr. DRUMMOND etigeteVeed that system r fraudu-
lent, end with repeat to the Western Bank, it anybody war
prosecuted, he would, he said, prosecute the Duke at Hard-
art Tr"he Duke at lard Dunravae, and rime, who
at tins Wham !Itilwriotion to this
'
Mr. ?INLAY and Sir T. R Courazoonn maw a ger
observations, and

Sir H. STEWART complased of ILr. Dismakints re-
flections upon the noblemen and gent enen present at the
meeting at Glasgow, who bad, he said, done no more than
their duty.
Mr. ASPINALL TURNER begged to thank the hon.
member for Leitrim for originating a debate of a most valu—
able character and which wee likely to have an effect on the
country ; and he believed that many of the observations
which had been made would be valuable in relation to com-
mercial communities such as he represented. They had all
suffered by the panic, and one of the difficulties was caused
by the withdraw- al of gold to Scotland to meet the circum-
stances which had arisen there. It was said that all the
notes and deposits of the banks would be paid ; but it ought
net to be forgotten how much of misery had been suffered
during theperiod of suspense, when it was not known whether
M. world
be paid or not. The banks in question
locked up money which had been collected
in small sums till It reached to millions in a hundred branch
banks, and it had been used in a way to interfere with
the legitimate trader, by lending hundreds of thousands to-
men of straw ; thus causing great lose to those who traded
on their own capital, by depredating their trade. He re-
joiced that It had been pressed on the Lad Advocate to make
some inquiry into this matter, and be (Mr. Turner), as a di-
rector and chairman of a joint-stock bank, wadi of opinion.
that all such concerns were liable to injury if they were
not conducted with the same care as the affairs of private.
bankers. He was of opinion that they were amenable to the
public, and ought to answer for their conduct. Whenever
anything of this kind happened he hoped that the directors
of joint-stock banks would be considered amenable to justice,
and that it would be administered to them. (Hear.)

THE NELSON MONUMENT.
Admiral WALCOTT rose to bring under the notice of the
house the present incomplete state of the Nelson monument
in Trafalgar-square, notwithstanding the numerous grants
cElittblic money voted from time to time. The hon. end
ant admiral having passed • meet glowing eulogitua on
rd Nelson, catered into a statement of the history of the
monument which had been commenced to his memory, point-
ing out that its condition 'had excited the sympathise of the
Emperor of Russia, who had sulacribed 6001. towards its
completion. He read extracts from appeals made in 1845
and 1846 by Mr. Wyse and ?dr. Collett to Sir Robert
Peel for grants towards the completion of the monument.
The monument wia erected in 1843, a private subscription
amounting to 20,0001. having been entered into. It was then
calculated that it would require 12,0001. to finish it, and of this
two grants had been made by the government of 8,0001. sad
2,0001., besides which there had been the subscription of
6001. by the Emperor of Ruse* but it still remained in its
disgraceful and unfinished condition. He appealed to the
government, and would impress on them the necessity of
completing the monument, and thus removing a wrong dons
to our inestimable Nelson, which was a disgrace and a
stigma to the country. (Hear, hear.)

W. WILLIAMS quite concurred with the honourable
and gallant admiral, and he had always thought that it
was a diagtace to the country that the monument
should remain in such a condition, being as it wu a memorial
of a man whetted rendered more ounces to his country than
say one that had ever lived, and that at a time of great diei-
why ; and this was allowed when we were spending thousands
upon things of no value. He wished, however, to cell the
attention of the Chancellor of the Exchequer to the system
which now prevailed of snowing motius to be made on
going into committee of supply. He did not wish to interfere
with the right of members to the enjoyment of • privilege
which was intended to enable them to bring forward motion.
connected with public grievances ; but he thought by a dif-
ferent arrangement on the days which were devoted to go-
vernment business this species of delay might be prevented,
and he would suggest to the Chancellor of the Excequer to
take the matter into consideration.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER "said that
with reference to the suggestion of the hon. member for
Lambeth, be was convinced that, on the whole, the best
coulee wee to treat to the good temper of the house for the
conduct of public business, and not to seek to influence it by
any change of the rules of the house. He would consider the
suggestion of the hon. gentleman, but he was under a strong
impression that it was only by the kind assistance of the
hones that those who were responsible for the conduct of
the public business could hope successfully to carry it on,
and he thought best to trust to that than to any artificial
rules. With regard to the observation of the
honourable and gallant admiral behind him, he
must say that he was not surprised that hie hon.
and gallant friend should have brought forward a
matter involving such public services, and which he, as a
member of the profession to which Nelson belonged, most
Gel more strongly than the majority of other persons. He
agreed with his hon. and gallant friend and the hon. member
for Lambeth, that as the name of Nelson was the glory of
this country, his monument was its shame. (Hear, hear.)
There was some difficulty in finding a remedy for all that
occurred in connexion with that unfortunate affair. He
(Mr. Disraeli) thought that it was a mistake that mo-
numents to worthies like Nelson should be undertaken
by private individuals. He did not know a cede in which
such an attempt had been successful. After private subscrip-
tions had been entered into there was sure to be an appal tor
public aid, and this was another ID/4=o of the defeats of
that double government which was now so naivessally con-
demned. No one could suppose that that, was a want of
feeling on the part of the nation towards a man like Nelson ;
but there was a want of taste and a want of habit in their
corning forward at the right time to recognise the merits of
that illustrious man. It had been remarked of Nelson that
be stood alone. The greatest names in every profession were
open to comparison. When you spoke of our great Wel-
lington you involved a comparison with our great Marlbo-
rough ; but when you CU= to Nelson he was found, to
have no rival or no parallel, and it might be
said of him as was said by the Cardinal de Reis of the Mar-
quis of Montrose—that he was the only hero of modern thaw
who reminded one of the heroes of Plutarch. Although the
finances at the command of the government were not too
flourishing, yet, after the observations and the appeal of his
hon. and gallant friend, he should be ashamed if he did not
take on himself the completion of • monument to the memory
of a man who added so much to the honour and glory of We
country. (Chews.)
SUPPLY.
The house then went into a committee of supply.
After a vote to pay off Exchequer Bills, the consideration
of the remaining navy estimates was resumed, when certain
votes were agreed to, after a long and rather sharp die-
melon.
General PEEL time, afters brief explanatory preface in
which ha acknowledged that the army estimates framed by
the late ap mesa combined the two objects of economy
and , moved that the sum of 2,464,0271. be granted
to complete the sum necessary to defray the charge for the
pay end allowances of the land forces.
This sad other votes; for the army estimate' were agreed to
after discussion:
The resoluticas were ordered to be reported.
The Less Eknisties pitl pared through committee.

The houiewljourned at a quarter pit twelve o'clock until
Wedgy.

PROSECUTIONS OP WRITERS AND

Pat: erratic—Have we not ourselves—every boy and man of
us--edther at Zion or Cambridge dismissed tyraunicide?
The truth is, the right to debate this question, Ilke many
soother, lies far beyond codes and courts of law, sad the
attempt torassente writers and platers on such a ground
can only b disaster and disgrace on the
What then f' re we to compromise ourselves with
ai
Not at all. We do not approve Socialism bat we allow Fours
rites works to appear. We object toicintiach hilmhi.
Mormon ne We deplore table-turning that
tarns so many yet we could not prosecute the Spi-
ritualist." Let those who are hurt eot. A remedy for every
wrong is at hand. If press Y free, the goats ere
If say one is menaced or defamed, let him ;
but ledhbn seek it in ble name, and let bear lb@
odium of Mots, should he tail to prove hie ems. Inland
kat so need ,Isst maw Orr 101101.78•1 nismaree—so cense to
throw km,fW ravekaradammvskisaa. One mem of
le aro vast, mid bas Ise much recomatum
to be disturbed by fresh& Let time prosecute
who *soy dm and prosseos.-ndtAasompr.