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London, England, 1853-05-04 00:00:00

af to the fact that the crowded state of the streets
a serious obstruction to business, and increased the
of cempetition•with-other townfrosepsigially-sincer
trade had introduced, unrestricted, the products of the'.
Sole world to our markets. , .;. •
Sir J. DUKE, M.P., stated that he had been called upon
• side overlarge and- influential meetings of his zone .
,itu is in reference to the object of the deputation.; and .
4e was witness to the unanimous and most cordial appro-
bation w --whichthe project was hailed and supported..
the w of which he was the alderman, the site of the
proposed prevenient and ,terminus Was included, and he
could hear unequivocal
.-test*ony to the fact that the ex-
ecution of the plarrwes most anxiously desired by all the
inhabitants of the ' dietriet, whose unanimity of opinion
Upon the subject a(feided•the hest proof. that in their judg-
ment the admirable•arrangements made for passengers and .
vehicles, to and,fretn the intended station, would form no
impediment-to the free passage of the streets. •
Mr. J. MASTERMAN, 31.1"., as member for London, was.
inn situation.to correborate, fully the statements of his
Colleague as to t 4 3, general wish of the constituency for the
accempliahment of the objects sought" by this. deputation. .
There teuld be no doubt of the eitete of public epinion on
the subject, or of-the advantage which would accrue to the
City from its being -supported bythe Government. •
Mr. W. WILLIAMS, ,M.P., could assure hielordship that
the objects I>f this: deputation were not merely. local. As
representing a boi•ough on the south side of-the river, he.
{Could attest ithe: interest with which the. inhabitants of
borough looked to the . -progress of this-movement-as
n oral 1 y .caleulated-to-promote the comfort of the poorer
classes,
.-aed.to ufferd, facilities for trade. ' Hemisht•add.
}that, as having been himself long and extensively engaged
i.ubnsiness in tine city of ,London, ho Leonid Vouch from
personal experience for the accuracy of much of the detail
lof ditUculties-which ,had- been .laid" before, his lordship by •
the ,eenimercial gentlemen who.hati preceded- him.
Mt...081u M.P„ -else represented a consti- -
tueney, oil the south -side.of the river, and could speak from -•
eofeewlmt intimate „knowledge ,)f the subject. He had •
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'attended several of Mr. Charles Pearson's expositions, and
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having Also carefully examined the documents- and .plans,
lie was prepared W.:say that the execution of the works
!would diminish the present crowding of -the streets pro-
tnete-eanitary improvements; and would :be received' as a
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its. most important featureS the means it would afford to
artisans, mechanics, clerks, and porters to enjoy the privi-
lege of passing their nights with their families in conve-
rient And- healthful habitations away from the scenes of
their daily toil: A cheep railroad accommodation to the
heart of the Metropolis would enable. the Corporation and
the Goyernment.to proceed with this great street improve.
ment without adding to the overcrowding of tho dwellings
'of the poor, by destroying, as had been the case, thousands
of houses, and driving their inhabitants to take refuge in
the wretched habitations that remained.'
:Mr. DuNcomßE,, ALP-, bore-testimony t.U. the deep in-
'terest the borough ho represented took in the success of the
measure. The evils which had been so faithfully depicted
by preceding speakers were necessarily on tho increase, and
as upWards of one thensand houses were in progress of re-
moval .in Fleet Valley, it became necessary that no time
should be lost,in securing to the public tlae benfits of the
project.
Mr. BAn,IIER (Barber, Mead, and Howse), said that Lon-
doe,though• the greatest commerciel city in the world, was
',destitute •of conveniences which were enjoyed in other
Birmingham a,nd. ether large manufacturing towns,
had rail Way stations in the centre of-their business. The
itaeomplisliment of the preeent measure would place Lon-
don upon a level in this particular with other towns. .
11.4Lysaia the object of the. deputation was not to
ask money from the- Government, but to urge them to
carry out the principle of the commissioners' report. The
railway proprietors must look after their railwaythem-
selves, but the report required the Government to watch
ever the public interests, and- the duty therefore- rested
with the public authorities to support ft- project which
would effect .such a great• public improvement. .
Mr. BUCKMATER, late chairman of the West London
Board of Guardians, said that the clergy and parochial offs
eers were all favourable to the plan on account of the im-
portant benefits it would confer on the poor.
The Rev. Mr: JACKSON, being the incumbent of the
parish of St. Sepulchre, would be glad to see the project
adopted on sanitary grounds alone, for he had nothing to
do with its commercial features. - Ho felt sure it would be
the means of improving the wretched dwellings in which
the poor were compelled to live ; it
,would give facilities
for obtaining better habitations five or six miles from town,
where their families might reside in comfort and health.
Mr. HOWELL (of the firm of Ellis and Everington) de-
sired to impress upon his lordship the importance of giving
immediate attention to the subject, for all the causes of
complaint were growing causes, and 20 years hence the
evils would be very much. worse, There was now an op-
portunity of grappling with. the difficulty at a compara-
tively small outlay by reason of the great extent of ground
already laid open, which, if built upon, would not again
be rendered available, except at an enormous cost. If
the budget passed, the omnibuses and cabs would be so
cheaply.kept, .that the City would be deluged with them
to a still .more inconvenient degree, unless better means
of conveyance were afforded by substituting cheap, prac-
tical, and expeditious railway trains.
Mr. WALKER (of the firm of I. and C. Boyd and Co.)
entirely cone-fund with preceding speakers as to the great
benefit this measure would confer upon both the whole-
sale and retail traders of the City, by diminishing the
crowding of the streets, mid facilitating the means of
transit for both passengers and goods. But he desired to
direct the attention of Government to the important bene-
fit the country would derive from the improved postal
arrangements which-a -central terminus, in direct eommu- •
nication with the Post-office, would afford:
Mr. SIMON, the officer of health to the. city of London,
said that great improvements --had been made in the.sani-
tary condition of the city by improved drainage and water
supply, but he felt conyinced that by cheapening railway
'conveyance for the labouring classes between the outskirts
and the centre of the metropolis, more would be done to
effectuate the wise and benevolent designs of the Govern-
ment and Other public authorities in improving the moral
and sanitary condition of the poor than by any other mea-
sure that could be devised.- -The district which it was pro-
lased to clear was the worst in London, and very many of
•
thehouses to be removed were unfit for human habitation.
'LordPALMERSTON said that, prompted as well by personal
fooling as by a sense of official duty, he should be happy to
do all in his power to promote any measure having for its
object so many advantages as had been suggested to him by
the respectable and influential gentlemen who had addressed
him. Every person who had occasion to go into the City
knew that it required almost as much time to pass through
ono- mile of its crowded streets as to travel thirty miles
by rail. It had been truly said, that the overcrowding of
the streets was daily increasing, and he might add that it
was fortunate that it was so ; for the causes of that incon-
venience must be looked for in the increasing trade of the
City, the enlargement of the metropolis, and the growing
prosperity of the country. In a measure like that under
consideration there might be parties who opposed it. He
was not aware of any ; but reservingto himself a discretion
to consider any fair objection that might be brought for-
ward, he ave the matter his most willing consideration; and,
as far as he was at present informed, it was deserving the
support of Government. The details, of course, fell
within- other departments. The railway portion of the
measure would: devolve.upoathe Board of Trade for con-
sideration,. and the proposed street improvements would
be inquired into by the Officuof Works ; but he regarded
the prqoct as a whole to be: highly deserving all the sup.-
port . that the Government . and Parliament could fairly
give it. . .

THE CONSERVATIVE :LAND SocirrY.--:-A deputation
from the executive committee paid a second visit to
Yorkshire last week, to explain the objects of the society.
It consisted of the Rev. Dr. Worthington, R. N. Fowler,
Esq. (of the firm of Dimsdale and Ca Bankers), C. E.
Lewis, Esq., L. S. Gorman, Esq., andG. Morgan, Esq.
A public meeting was held at the de Gray Rooms, York,
on Wedneiday, when a very full explanation and satis-
factory account of the rapid progress of the society were
given by the various speakers. It was announced that
the deputation had viewed land in the neighbourhood of
YOrk that day, and they might eventually purchase it
for.the members. A meeting was held at the Odd-Fel-
lows Hall, Halifax on the following day, over which
George Haigh, Esq., of Halifax presided. Several
interesting speeches were delivered on the occasion. Mr.
R. N. Fowler, in the course of an able address in ex-
planation of the principles and plan of the society, said
it was not their intention to disguise the fact that this
was a Conservative Society, and that their object was to
further Conservative principles. If stronger efforts on
the part of the Conservatives were not made, ere long
all the county constituencies would be in the hands of
their opponents. Considered as a commercial scheme,
it. was based on the same principles as other societies
founded by their opponents. It afforded to every
man the means of obtaining a small portion of
land, without the great difficulties which had
hitherto attended the purchase of small allotments.
Hitherto an investment to the amount of 501. required.
as much legal acumen as one to the amount of 5,0001.
This had been a great impediment to the land being
divided into small portions amongst the working men of
this country. But it was very desirable that it should
be so divided, because the working man who invested
his savings in land felt an interest in the stability of his
country that nothing else would give. The ,sav-
ings, society
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b.
money at a few days' notice,e_
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place,merlentirely in the hands of
constitu-
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by any f, . g anything by
principal towns of
announced the committee were taking
ti society.
,eem es
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land • at Halifax.
Branches of the society, with influential local committee,
conventiontimewith the
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for -five years. The approbation
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are to,be exchanged a ratifications on either side
possible. within: four m.onthi, or sooner, if

LOLA 23.01iTE4
_DT TROUBLE.
Written in French in
„a..
The summary of news,
the New York Herald for Europe
of the 20th instant, contains a statement respecting Lola.
Mentes, of which the following is a translation •---" Lola
Montes, - having returned to New Orleans, has been
arrested at the instance of Mr. George R. Row e, employ 4
at the Theatre of Varieties. Mr. RoWe charges her with
having assailed him in the theatre, in company with Mr,
S. H. Henning. Mr. Rowe declares this upon oath ;
and.the affair was to have. been examined, on the 4th
instant. On her pait, Lola Montes has made an affidavit,
accusing Mr. Rowe of having, in January last, put his
hands upon her in a more than indelicate manner, and
to have accompanied these daring gestures with insulting
language." No mention .of this is made in any of the
English part of the Herald: • .
PRIZE ESSAY ON EUTLQTEA„N STANDING ARMAMENTS.-
The PeaCe Congress, Committee_ have just intimated
their intention to give'the sum of 2501. as a
prize to the
author of the hest Essay upon the European Standing
• Armaments ; and a second prize ofloo/. to the author
f of the gioo)nd best essay upon thelia.iiiopub:jec .
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