The Express.
London, England, 1860-06-02 00:00:00

I

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

ROUES OF OOMMONFL—FarDAT, Juin' 1.
The sruzza took the chair at 4 o'clock.

PRIVATE BUSINESS,
The Bolton and St. Kakis Road Bill was mid a third
time.

PUBLIC BUSINESS.
ST. JAMBS'S PARK.
Mr. RINNAMD wished to ask the First Commission.?
of Works whether the reeminnendation of the committee
which reported in 1856 in favour of opening a carriage way
from St. James's Park to Trafalgar-square would be carried
out ; and, if not, what were the reasons for such decision on
the part of the Board of Works? Thia improvement might
he made at very little exrpense by the removal of one honk,
which list only • lease of 11 years to run. It would lo of
the greatest pomible advantage to the public.
Mr. GRIFFITH said he should &liplike to know why the
park opening at Storey's-gate was shut at ten o'clock at night.
He thought that the walk by the Duke of York's Column
and Storey's-gate was a legitimate way of amens to the
HMSO of Commons after dinner, and he should like to
know what was the object in shutting it.
Sir J. SHELLEY and that the improvement to which the
hon. member for Perth referred could be carried out at a
t,=; expeuse, and he trusted that his right hen. friend
be able to give a satisfactory answer on the subject.
Lord HOTHAM said he had had the honour of being a
member of the committee that reported ou this question,
and he considered it right to say that, as the right hon.
gentleman was no doubt aware, the recommendations of
that committee were only carried by the casting vote of the
chairman. He would further eay that it hail been pressed
on their attention that the public had great interest in this
communication being made.
Mr. OOWPER agreed with the noble dun! that it was
quite true the final recommendation of the committee had
been only carried by the casting vote of the chuirnim ;
but the committee were agreed that there ought
to be at some future time a communication be-
tweets St. James s.park and Charing-cross. The com-
mittee considered that the proposed alteration for
going directly to Charing-cross would coat 100,000 L.
The committee did not go much into details as to the cost
of the plan, and the recommendation only went to general
considerations affecting the convenience of the public at
large. Therefin, his answer would be that the reason why
the recommendations of the committee had not been tar-
. ried into effect was that the question of expense had not
been considered by the committee. The question could
not ho considered as one for the improvement of
the park, though it might be for the ad-
vantage of metropolitan communication. The ex-
pense invulvet would not be small, because though
some of the property belonged to tha moire, it would also
have to be -purchased of the crown revenues'. He was not
aware there was any proposal on the subject from the
Metropolitan Board of Works for improving this metro-
politan communication. As to the question how far the
thing might be desirable, that was a point upon which it
was not necessary to enter at present. As to the quest:on
respecting Storey's-gate and other gates, it was necessary
that they should be closed at a fixed hour, and he saw no
sawn for departing from that practice.