The Express.
London, England, 1861-10-31 00:00:00

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JUL HARI'S,' LNWIS, M.P., AND HIS

Yesterday afternoon Mr. Harvey Lewis, one of
the representatives is parliament for the borough of Mary-
phase, attended at St. Pancras Vestry-hall, for the purpose
of addressing the representative vestry of St. Pancras upon
the subject of proceediags in the late sermon and in prospect
in the melting amnion of the country's legislature.
Mr. S. R. fircek-ros, the senior churchwarden, presided t
and Major Wilkinson, member of the Metropolitan Board,
and a large number of the vestrymen, were pelmet.
Mr. HARVCT LCWIB, M.P., on presenting himself, was
very warmly received. He said he understood it to be the
practice in that borough for the members to attend the
representative bodies and give an account of what had
transpired during the previous session of parliament.
He (Mr. Lewis) bad attended there for that purpose
when parliament broke up ; but finding they had themselves '
adjourned for the holidays, he had sought on his return from '
the continent the earliest opportunity of mectiog them.
Returned. as he had been, to represent that borough in par-
liament in the midst of a session, it could not be supposed
that be could be so well couvereant with the wants and
requirements of the borough as he now was, but be had
been deeply indebted to his noble colleague, Lord Fermoy,
for the valuable assistance he had rendered him ; and he
considered it a matter of very great importance that where
there were two members they should pull well together.
(Hear, hem.) iie.tata Lewis) was suite aware thetehat,
body waa•tid plane for the dietthelon if treaties, end there-
fore he should confine his remarks to those matters of
pneral Waren which were of importance. In the first
place they had bad before parliament the Irremovable Poor
Bill,which would no doubt deeply affect them,as the period of
settlement bad been reduced. Although that immure might
affect the nionetary interests, if it had the effmtof alleviating
the distresem and sufferings of the poor, he felt sure they
would bottled that such an act had passed with very little
dissent. (Hear.) There had been one er two railway
anthers is parliament which had affected the interests of
that district. (Hear.) First, the underground railway,
upon whieh he (Mr. Lewis) and Lis noble colleague had re.
nivel deputations from the inhabitant*, setting forth the
grievous less they had sustained by the injury to their busi-
ness caused by the works of the railway. Their can was
manifest, and his colleague and himself succeeded in getting
a clause inserted in-their amended bill then before parlia-
ment, obtaining for them some compensation, although per.
haps not te the fill amount they were entitled to; and
there was also another complaint of the -slow man-
ner in which the works were proceeded with, and
he and his colleague succeeded in effecting a com-
promise d four . instead of six months to complete the
works, bell unfortunately them just arrangements were
defeated Is. the Lords. There was another bill, namely, the
Kdgware and Highgate Railway Bill, in which they intro-
duced claim giving rating and other powers to that parish,
which had been previouSly excluded, but in consequence of
engineering difficulties that bill did not pass. Another
point which bad been before parliament, and which ought
and would no doubt be speedily settled; was the vexed
question of railway rating, which had given rise to a vast
amountof litigation. Aoother question which had been much
agitated, and would no doubt again be so in the next session,
was that of the Thames Embankment. No one could for a
moment ditubt but that the enormous traffic of this metro-
, polls required relief, and whilst,he hoped that any scheme for
, Ma embankment of the,Theines would combine that object,
-he also trusted that it would be carried out in a substantial
and ornamental matinee. He could enure them that the
representation of that important constituency required
very strict attention and late hours in. the House of Cour ,
moos, and he could snare them that his noble colleague
himsed had not shrunk front fulfilling the duties they
widernken —(lien, .hear)—bUt they were fully repaid
the kind reception they met with at the heads of that:.
elestituenia, and in the rundstence Worded theta by pub&
laths I ilattliat he brae • sedwarieg He hoped that they
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the thanks of the bawd be given to the hou. member for
hi% attendance that day, and also for his general courtesy
and attention to the interests of that parish, the vestry
expressing its entire confidence in the manner in which he
and his colleague, Lord Fermoy, had executed the paths.
wintery trust confided to them.
Mr. DOUGLAS seconded the resolution, which was carried
area. cue.