The Express.
London, England, 1860-06-16 00:00:00

UNIFORM VALUATION OF LANDS AND

TENEMENTS.

Mr. STANLEY ',ldled to ask the Secretary of State for
the Home Department whether, now that the Reform Bill
was withdrawn, it was his intention to bring in this session
his bill for the uniform valuation of lane and tenements in
England!
CORPORATION OF LONDON BILL.
Sir J. SHELLEY wished, before the right hon. gentleman
answered the previous question, to can Ws attention to the
Get that the London Corporation Bill was tiled for •
morning sitting on Tuesday next. There were three im-
portant committees which stood adjourned to that day, the
Theism Embankment, the Poor Removal, and the British
Museum, which would take away the metropolitan members,
who were principally interested in the Corporation Bill.
Sir G. C. LEWIS suggested that the oommittees named
might be further adjourned, but in any came the Corporation
Bill would not come on on Tuesday morning, as the Irish
Landlord and Tenant Bill would most probably occupy the
whole sitting. With respect to the uniform valuation, he
said he was quite ready to bring in the bill if the house
wished it, but in the state of the public business, he did
not think it had much chance of getting through.

THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT.
Colonel W. PATTEN asked the fret Commissioner of
Works what -rnusgamenta had bees made since the death
to cow the Houses of Parliament
bu=ruiri
of Sir C. Barry
and the adjacent ' ; and whether any plan
had been left by Sir C en for the completion
of the whole upon which it was intended to proceed.

THE CHAIIIB IN KENSINGTON-dAILDENS-
Mr. MART wished that the First Cossuaienioner would,
whilst on his leg inform him whether more leak round
the law tales in liengtarageleas sad the parks could
be placed there for the accommodation of the public ; also,
whether the large piece of ground lately used as a reservoir
for ace of the water companies, opposite Grosvenor-gate,
toddle thrown into the park for the use of the public;
and whether the uaslOtly iron railing round the statue of
Kln Charles 1., at rerg-eon, might not be advents-
igessaly renweed.
Kr. COW PER said that when the co retry was deprived
of the anion of Sir Charles Barry there were 'till some
works in promo with regard to the homes of parliament.
These works were of mall extent, but in selecting the
person who should act aa the architect be thought the right
coarse was to request Mr. Edward Barry, the son of Sir
Charles, to andertake the direction of them, as he knew his
father's plane and had shown his competence in the erec-
tion of the new Covent-garden Theatre rod the Floral Hall.
He proposed that the same remuneration should be
continued to Mr. Edward Barry as had been agreed upon
with Ste Charles, gamely, three per cent. on the whole
outlay of the work, with one per cent. additional on
measured work. With regard to the plans Sir Charlri
Barry peopoaed to adopt in order to inclose New
Pekin-yard aa a quotient's, those plans were
laid Ware the boss, In 1886.t he his ..wa °Bice
there were no further deka* Hula these contained in the par-
liamentary returns. Tbe. design consisted of three parts.
One - portico of the bundang was intended to weepy the
spare now occupied by the bosses in Bridratreet, at an
estimated sot er,ass. Another portico extended from
Bridge-street to the awns of kw, the estimated cost of
which was 80,0001. The third portage essesseed the space
now occupied by the courts cif kw, the wet of which was
witimated at 110,000/. Whim all the houses were pulled
down in Bridge-street tbe been would pobably come to
the conclusion that it would he deinkis to weepy shit
site with a Isubliag to give aseammodstien to the public
ofikaa, and it was also probable that when the courts of law
were removed arrangements would be made for a building on
their site. (Hear. hear.) With regard to the question of his
boa friend bellied him (Mr. Ewart), it was his de-