The Sun.
London, England, 1862-10-27 00:00:00

bankment G ''ornmission have divided this district into three
sections; the first extending from Deptford to Westmins-
ter-bridge ;
`he second from Westminster. bridge to
Vauxhall-bridg, s; and the third from 'Vauxhall-bridge to
Battersea-park. With reference to the first section, the
commission have regarded the existing thoroughfares,
w street now being formed by you, suffi-
cient coupledfo
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odation of the traffic; and they believe
''age, and consider that no public ne-
te that
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cessity exists for an em bankment for this section. They,
however, admit that sue, h an embankment would improve
Ithe navigation of the rive Tr, increase the wharfage accom-
modation, and ensure uni furmity of design, and that every
.4„-ility should be afforded to the wharfowners and occupiers.
to emable them to do this a cork, should they desire it. With
respOctto their 2d and ; 3d sections, they recommend the
formati• of an embanked roadway from Westminster-
bridge to 211
Battersea-park, albout 4ft. 6in. above Trinity high.
water mark, end 70ft. wide, and two miles in length. To be;
on an ornameeNtal viaduct opposite the Houses of Parlia-
went to Bishop'. -walk, the; a on a solid embankment, with.
the exception of a further length of arching from the Lon-
don Gas Works to i 'we wins. They further recommend
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the dredging of this po.tion of the bottom of the river to a
d estimate these works, with
level sft. below low water,. an
conv.. ,nient subdivision of this
the requisite approaches, at £1,,100,000. I submit for your
consideration, that a more
district will be to regard the disc. ante from Deptford to
London-bridge as the first seotion, from London-bridge to
Westminster-bridge as the second' sectit2n, and from West-
minster-bridge to Battersea-park 5,..s the third section. The
first section, then, according to this subdivision, has not
been referred to me by you, and in deed does not require
your immediate consideration, inasin.uch as no works are at
present contemplated for this section on' the north side which
would affect the south. With respect t o the second section
—viz., from London to Westminster bri'dges—l am unable
to concur in the views arrived at by the R. oyal Commission,
excepting so far as regards there being no necessity for the
formation of a roadway along the fore-shorn of the river.
Indeed, the commissioners, in admitting that an embank-
ment would improve the navigation of the river and ensure
uniformity of design, have themselves made out• a case of
public necessity for such an embankment ; which, however,
they do not admit. But there are other and 5t,,11 more
cogent reasons why such an embankment should he, and
must eventually be constructed. It has been stated in
evidence before the commissioners that the existing em-
bankments are defective, and that the low lying
districts behind them are consequently flooded at high
tides; and my own personal observation confirms the se
statements. The foundations of many- of these embankments&
are very shallow and defective, some of them not being more
than three feet in depth ; so that when the embankment on
the north side is completed, and the mind banks and shoals
in the river dredged away, and the strength of the tideway
brought over nearer to the south side, the safety of these
wharves will be endangered; and they will assuredly, if
they are not attended to, be undermined and come down.
For these reasons, I am of opinion that this section of the
south side of the river must be embanked to an uniform line ;
and it cannot be left to the option of the different owners and
occupiers of the property to deal with this embankment in
detached sections as they think best. I recommend that
powers should be given to this board to construct such an
mbankment, the cost of which I have estimated at about
£250,000, and that the property reclaimed should be given
to th'e adjoining owners, and the board should have power
to charge such property with a portion of the cost of the
formatiLin of the embankment, proportionate to the value
and
m xs
t of the property so reclaimed and added to their
re
In this way the property reclaimed would pay
the owners tt.
,r the cost of reclaiming it, and the board
premises. extent
would receive back the greater portion of the outlay; so
that the public Would thus derive a great public improve-
went at a very small cost. As to the particular mode a
raising the money, and adjusting its repayment by the,
owners of the property improved the members of the board,
should they adopt this View, are mo re competent to judge
than myself. The commdsoloners have recommenced works
for the improvement of sesatiOn No. 3, the main features of
which this board would dowbtless desire to see carried out,
and the details connected with which will probably be
carefully reconsidered before c.ommittees of the houses of
parliament during the coming session. I have the
honour, &c.

(Signed) "J. W. BAZALGETTE, Engineer."
This report was received, and ordered to be considered on
a future day. _

The rest of the business having been disposed of, the
board adjourned.

COUNTRY MARK. 2AS.

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NORWICH-SATuRDAT.

Wheat was in fair supply to-day, and the prices of this
day se'nnight advanced is per quarter on all descriptions.
There was a good quantity of barley, but the high prices
asked by farmers checked business ; the sales made, how-
ever, were effected at an advance of is per qr for malting
and distilling Eats. In oats, beans, and peas not mucht
doing. Flour in favour of the seller.
White wheat. 4zis to 51- Red wheat 42s to 50s
Malting barley ...34s to 37e 1 Chevalier barley 33s to 35s
Distilling d 0..... 28s to 308 1 Oats..
Flour, 30s 6d to —a Od per sack from the miller.