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expedient for the interests a the city of London and the
public.. (Cheers.)
(Signed)
.. °"A. S. AYTON, Chairmu,n.
• It. JOHN ARMSTRONG.
THOMAS M. CHALLIS.,
A. ANGUS CROLL.
TaOS. DAgIN•
SAMUEL HAYNE.
W. F. A: DELANE.
Upon the motion of Mr. EL HALL, the chairman of the
improvement committee, the. report which was brought
up the last day, of meeting n ass read.
The CHAIRMAN of the irerproventent committee (Mr.
Hall), in moving the adoption of the report of the com-
mittee, said that he could plainly perceive, from the
state of public feeling upon the subject before . the
Court, that . nothing would be well done before the
whole of the matter as to the Fleet-valley question was
disposed of. He hoped, therefore, that they would agree
with the report, which step would tend to promote further
proceedings in that assembly. The report had been care-
fully
considered by the committee, for a long time they
had had the subject under consideration, and they were
convinced, from all they had selln of the matter, that it
would be impossible to carry deb all the views of the
projector without an immense amount of outlay, while
the proposed new street to Coppice-row might be ef-
fected with great benefit to the citizens, under the powers
of the new act of Parliament, with a much smaller ex-
penditure of capital.
The motion—" To agree with the committee in their
report," having been seconded,
Mr. DAKIN, in a speech of considerable power, sup-
ported the memorial. He instanced in the course of his
speech the many advantages • which the inhabitants of
the city or London would especially receive from the
establishment of a central. terminus in the locality
named, supporting his opinion . by letters he had received
from some of the most eminent persons.in the city, for
the insertion of which we regret we have not space. He
concluded his address amidst loud cheers, finishing with
the remark that the plan now proposed was only an instal-
ment of what was intended, it being the determination
of the promoters of the scheme to complete the whole of
the originar design whenever it might be the wish of the
corporation to have it carried out. He contended, also,
that it was not possible for the corporation to carry out
their project as to the new street to Coppice-row upon
the low level, and that if it were ever done, a much
larger sum than that named would be necessary.
Mr. ANDERTON supported the proposition for the in-
troduction of the railway into Victoria-street. He ad.
mitted that his opinions with regard to the railway ter-
mini into the City had undergone some change, but the
circumstances of the case in this instance were very dif-
ferent from the proposals some years ago, to bring the
Blackwall into Fenchnrch-street and the Minories. He
would therefore move that the report do lie on the table.
Mr. ROSE seconded the amendment. He thought the
scheme before them, which appeared in the memorial of
the directors of the City Railway Terminus Company, I
"in relation to the proposed opposition of the corpora-
tion to their bill," was one of the grandest he had ever
witnessed. He could introduce a variety of facts to
show the want of judgment on the part of the corpora-
tion on former occasions, and he thought that if they
opposed the present application, they would prove their
adhesion to antiquated prejudices to the injury of their
fellow-citizens. He agreed with Mr. Dakin, that it
I would be perfect folly for the committee to attempt to
form their extension of Victoria-street to Coppice-row
upon the low level. He gladly seconded the amend-
ment, because as they were entrusted with large funds,
on the part of the corporation, they ought to see them
expended for the good of the citizens at large.
Deputy BENNOCH warmly advocated the plan for a
central terminus. He showed from a reference to facts
the evils which had arisen from the neglect on the part
of corporate and other authorities in provincial towns and
cities, to the inhabitants at large, and to commerce in
particular. He instanced the fact that Manchester was
gaining largely in trade since a central terminus had been
established there—that in Nottingham, where the autho-
rities had resisted the introduction of the railway,
the population had decreased—while in conse-
quence of its having been adopted at Derby, the
numbers had increased to double the number. He also
named the important places—Leeds, Edinborough, New-
castle, and other influential cities and. boroughs, in order to
show the benefits which had arisen from such a medium of
communication, when placed either in the centre of a
locality, or the heart of a town or city. If Mr. Ander-
ton would permit him, he (Mr. Bennoch) would propose,
instead of his (Mr. Andertonfs) amendment, one which
he thought would be likely to reconcile all the conflict-
ing elements in the Court upon the subject. That
amendment was as follows :—" That the report of the
Improvement Committee be referred back to that Com-
mittee, with instructions to confer with Government on
the whole of the projected improvement in Holborn-
valley and Farringdon-street, in order to ascertain if
Government will co-operate with the Corporation in ac-
complishing the whole of the plan proposed, and that, in
the meantime, the progress of the bill nor before Par-
liament be suspended."
Mr. ANDERTON readily agreed to substitute Mr.
Bennoch's amendment for his own, and begged leave to
second it.
Mr. BL ARE supported the new amendment, as did also
' Mr. Alderman LAWRENCE, in a speech full of power, and
replete with interesting facts.
Mr. NORRIS, on the other side, denounced the whole
of the proposal of the City Railway Terminus scheme in
unmeasured terms, and at its close he was met with
.continued cheering.
At this stage of the debate,
Mr. CHARLES GILPIN rose and said—My Lord Mayor,
I am anxious of expressing my opinion upon the matter
before the court, but I rise for the purpose of proposing
that this debate be adjourned. (Cries of " No, no.")
My lord, I have two reasons for this course. In the
first place, I believe several parties are desirous of ex-
pressing their opinions upon the subject ; and in the
second I have a more serious reason—one of our body, I
hear, has suddenly died—l mean, Mr. Lart, one of the
members for. the Ward of Cripplegate Within. My lord,
I move the adjournment of the court.
Mr. DE JERSEY seconded the motion.
Carried unanimously, the numerous assembly depart-
ing from the busy scene in mournful silence.
The debate was adjourned to Thursday next.

JAMES BURCHELL.
THOS. LAWRENCE.
WM. TAYLER.

GEORGE VIRTUE.
WM. WHITE, jun.
JAS. WAGSTAFF."

NOSH COLLIER, Secretary.

45, Cheapside.

CITY RAILWAY TERMINUS.