The Sun.
London, England, 1862-05-24 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE.

THE EMBANKMENT OF THE THAMES.
The committee re-assembled yesterday morning, and
evidence in opposition to the bill-was resumed. The Right
Hon. W. Cowper in the chair.
Mr. Pennethorne was recalled, and ho stated, in answer
to Mr. Hope Scott, Q.C., that the line of street he pro-
posed at Whitehall was fully before the Royal Commis-
sioners of 1861. His road would take down Fife House,
the Exchequer Office, and Gwydyer House, but in a few
years a large amount of Crown property would become
vacant, As to obtaining the land by the Metropolitan
Board of Works from the Crown, that must be a matter of
negotiation ; but whether the Crown was prepared to
waive its rights, and give up the ground to the Metropoli-
tan L'oard of Works for this street, he was not prepared to
say. If the roadway were carried in front of the Duke of
Buccleuch's property, it would seriously interfere with
many of the present enjoyments, and he would be entitled
to very heavy damages, not by a civil action, but as com-
pensation under the Lands Clauses Consolidation Act. He
believed if the deviation of road he had pointed out were
agreed to, that there was not the slightest doubt the Com-
missioners of Land Revenues would sanction it. '.
Mr. Pollard-Urquhart—You say, if this embankment is
formed, that the gardens of the Duke of Buccleuch would
be less enjoyable than they aro at present, and that he
would be entitled to heavy damages. No doubt you know
the gardens of the Tuileries in Paris ?
Mr. PennethOrne—Yes ; I have seen them. They are
public gardens.
Mr. P. Urquhart—Well, that being so, do you think
that if there was a mud-bank down the middle of them it
would be an improvement to them ? (A laugh.)
Mr. Pennethorne—l hardly understand the question ;
but if you mean that if a mud-bank were passed down the
middle of them it would be an improvement to then', I pre-
sume not.
Examination continued—lf the Crown lessees " the
banks of the river were to be allowed to derive the advan-
tages from the enclosed land, he had no doubt they would
that the public were
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had superintendence of the Crown property about White-
hall, That property is leased to different parties, and
amongst them the Duke of Buccleuch. In 1842, there
was a Royal Commission, presided over by the Earl of
Lincoln, to consider the question of an embankment, and
they reported in favour of an embankment from Hunger-
ford-market to Blackfriars-bridge. He had seen the
present plan, and believed that an embankment in front
of the Crown property at Whitehall would be a serious
injury to the Crown lessees. The Duke of Buccleuch had
just built his new house on Crown property. In Juno
last a meeting of the Crown lessees was held, end a plan
like that produced by Mr. Pennethorne was submitted to
them, which would prevent the embankment passing in
front of the property of the Crown lessees. It was the
duty of the Crown to protect the interests of its lessees.
The public convenience would be better served by making
the road proposed by Mr. Pennethorne, and widening
Parliament-street and King-street,l than by a roadway
from Westminster-bridge on an embankment. lie should
be prepared to recommend the Crown to pay the cost of
the embankment in front of this property, on condition of
the lessees paying an increased rent for the additional
ground that would be obtained by it. The Crown is
also
recommend of the foreshore of the Thames.
recommend the Government to defray the Se would aSO
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bankment in front of the Board of
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greatly increase the value of the house. . 5'
nater-bridge he
whole of the embankment from Wes trot
made totwithou any
east end of Whitehall-gardens
could the damage done to the
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the cost to the public. In hiscosta:fit
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oillaCrown property by carrying a a very heavy one
be such as to resolve itself
pensation. He should be prepared
ed by Mr. Pennethorne,
sanction the roadway propos
would be avoided.
thus the compensation to the Crown
• n he said he was
In cross -examinatio ,prepared to state,
Crown, that they would
on the part of the `. defray the cost
banlanent in front of the Crown
opinionint°acito
a the cm Property. He
• A the subject to the
had mentioned Chancellor of
the Ex-
chequer, and he had not disgented from it, nor had he
assented to it. There had been no communication
between
the Office of Woods, &C., and the Crown lessees since the
introduction of the bill. lie was
prepared to recommend
the Crown to make the embankment,
should be excluded from 4. hei and that the public
The nuke of Buccleuch had
a lease granted until 1954, an
+i until then the public must
be excluded, as they had hitherto been. When he spoke of
the Crown
in Crown Protecting the interests of its lessees, he alluded
to the duty of the Crown its character of landlord, and.
not
.from any other consideration.
After some further evidence to the same effect the CM'
mittee adjourned.

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