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London, England, 1862-06-18 00:00:00

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THE EMBANKMENT OF TH:
The committee re-assembled yesterday 31:'
The Right Hon. W. Cowper in the chair.
The case of Mr. Drummond, banker, owner d
the Adelphi-terrace, was considered at the sitting
of the committee.
The Common Sergeant (T. Chambers, Esq.) ad.
dressed the committee on behalf of Mr. Drummond,
banker, of Charing-cross, and owne* of the Adelphi
terrace, and said that the promoters of the bill
sought to interfere with the existing property,
as it came within the limits of deviation, although
not forming a part of the line of embienkment as
shown upon the plan. Now, he had to state, on
the part of Mr. Drummond, that if the promoters
would confine themselves to the small corner of the
piece of land for the formation of the new street, he
would not ask_ for any cempensation, and he trusted
the promoters would not uscothe powers of the act
of Parliament for the purpose o'f coercing the
of Adelphi-terrace when it was Hoe alEcek-eary. They
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for the purpose of making better provision. for them-
selves. If they w whole
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of the Adelvhi•
terrace property, he had to ask them that they shall
buy it subject to the same restrictions under which.
Mr; Drummond held it, which was that no building
higher than 20 feet should be erected in front of it.
If they bought the property subject to tile restric..
tions it was now held under, then Mr. Drummond
would be content to buy it back f:om the promoters
of the bill subject- to the provisionti of the Lamy&
Clauses Consolidation Act. The land of the Adelphi, •
terrace had been obtained under certain legislative
restrictions as to the height of buildings, and the
value of the property in the Adelphi-terrace de-
pended upon the continuance of those restrictions.
By adopting this couro the estate would be protected
and the object of the bill would be accomplished. s.
The road would be made and Mr. Drummond's in-
terests would be uniqiured.
Mr. Driver, land surveyor, wag Palled and gave
evidence in support of the statement (if the leaxneeft
counsel.
Mr. Welsby, on the part of the promoters of the
bill, said they would consent to the introduction of
a clause to prevent any contravention of the old
Adelphi Act.
It was arranged that a clause to meet that vieNV
should be prepared,- and be brought egi on a future,
day.
On the part of the Charing-cross Railway a clause
was proposed which required that in the event of
any public landing piers or stairs being substituted
for the present Adelphi pier, within 250 yitide on.
either side of it, the board should, if requited
by the Charing-cross Railway Company,. purchase
the steam-boat pier at Hungerford-market, and pay -
the railway company, on receiving the transfer of it,
the sum of £55,000, free from incumbrances, as the
purchase-money thereof. In the event of such pur.
chase, all the w'harfages, tolls, and dues leviable at
the steamboat pier and belonging to the Charing-
cross Railway Company should become vested in,
the board, who might hold, demand, nanage, work,
call, use, and regulate the premises so transferred.
Mr. HOPE SCOTT opposed these clauses - upon.
which the room was ordered to be cleared. On
' the
re-admission of the public,
The CHAIRMAN said the committee had rejectek .
the clauses proposed. . • . .
Mr. PRICE, who :appeared for the owners Of'
wharves in the precincts of Whitefriars and Bride-,
well, proposed a clause by which they shall be en-
titled to hpe, and the board from time to time ilialV -
make to them, full compensation for all damage- or -
injury from time to time sustained by those owners,'
lessees, occupiers,, and othekseirtks t respectively, - - =
iby reason Of the -exercise ,a any of the" powers of.
this set or of any statutory, -Rowers. of.-.ther
'botird With 'respect ' 'to any Main sewer tci
be-constructed within or under the intended em-
bankment, or any works connected therewith ; and
the amount of compensation shall be ascertained and
determined in manner provided by the Lands Clauses
Consolidation Act, 1845, for determining questions;
of compensation with regard to lands purchased or
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mining_the amount of compensation, and to enforc-
ing the payment or other satisfaction thereof. -
Several witnesses were: examined in support of
this clause, who contended that their property
would be seriously injured by the proposed em-
bankment.
The CHAIRMAN having consulted the committee,
said they were not prepared to adopt this clause, as
it was a question entirely of compensation, which
could be dealt with by another tribunal.
The clause was then rejected ; and after one or
two unopposed ones had been agreed to, the com-
mittee adjourned.