The Sun.
London, England, 1856-04-14 00:00:00

THE EMBANKMENT OF THE THAMES.

Mr. WILKINSON, in moving that the scheme for this
purpose be referred to the Committee of Works, ob.
served that, in doing so, he did not identify himself
with the project, although he considered it as one which
meritedinvestigation. _
some objections having been raised on the score of
order,
The PRESIDENT observed that he conceived the board
ought not, by too strict an adherence to technicalities,
to offer any obstruction to public business. (Hear, hear.,
HALL thought that committees °ogle,- ug!t.tcoc
eicuinbered with schemes without the board
sidering whether these were feasible or not. He was
quite sure that the board could -not continue to send
every unimportant matter before a committee.
Mr. CRELLIN did not think it a'lvi-able for the board
to examine plans previous to referring them to the Com-
mittee of Works. Plans could not cone before the
board unless some member was found to present them,
and doubtless he would not move fur its being sent to a
,ornmittee without having in some measure satisfied him-
self as to the propriety and feasibility of the scheme.
Mr. SAVAGE observed, in regard to the objections
raised on the matter of order, that he was aware of no
rule which w..uld be contravened by agreeing to the mo-
tion of Mr. Wilkins( n.

Upon a division, the memorial was ordered to be re-
ferred to the committee of works. The document is
worded as follows : " That your memorialists are promo-
ters of an undertaking called the Thames Embankment
and Railway,' the objects of which areas follow :—First,
The formation of an embankment and works, including
certain floating and tidal docks on the north side of the
river Thames, between Southwark and Westminster
bridges ; secondly, the construction of a public road and
footways, to be carried on a viaduct along that portion
of the embankment between Whitehall-place, near Char-
ing-cross, and Chatham place, Blackfriars, having also
communications with certain streets leading out of the
Strand ; thirdly, the laying down of a railway within the
line of embankment, from Queenhithe, near Southwark-
bridge, to Manchester-buildings, adjoining Westminster.
bridge, with an extension line to the Grey Coat Ekspital
near the new Victoria-street, to join the Westminster
Terminus Railway. That your memorialists have at the'
present tune a bill before Parliament for the above pur-
poses, which, if authorised, will enable them to ccnfer on
the public the following advantages :—First, an improve-
ment of the river Thames; socorid, great sanitary benefits;
third, a much-required new road between Charing-
cross and the City ; fourth, an expeditious, cheap,
and in all weathers certain mode of intercominu-
ideation by rail between the heart of London and the
West-end ; fifth, extensive relief to the present thorough-
fares by the conveyance direct from the numerous
wharves to the various railways round London of an
enormous amount of heavy goods at present carted
through the streets of the metropolis. That your memo-
riali!tts are prepared to show that all the foregoing ad-
vantages can be secured to the public by the carrying
out of their plan without the infliction of injury on, or
inconvenience to, any interests or individuals, and at a
cost which beings the whole undertaking within a very
moderate compass. That the plans have been submitted
in detail to the various public departments interested in
the questions at issue, but the promoters have in fact
(and on this important point they submit they stand in a
singular and distinct position from the promoters of any
other metropolitan undertaking), been referred to your
hon. board, as the only competent authority to investi-
gate Red pronounce an opinion upon the question as a
whole, and on the benefits or otherwise to be derived by
the public from the concession of the powers sought to
be ottained. That your memorialists estertain a strong
conviction that the undertaking will be commercially
valuable and seif-supporting, and can be carried into
exeeution without any expenditure of public funds. That
tue ohject of your memorialists is to elicit, after such an
examination of the scheme as your hon. board may deem
proper, a general expression of your opinion in favour
thereof, which will enable the promoters to obtain the
permits. ion of the public departments for the submission
of their plans to a -Parliamentary committed, and thus
secure to them the opportunity of substantiating in de-
tail the correctness of their views, and, as a consequence,
the attainment of the powers they seek. Signed ta
balf of the promoters.---Edward Loder, 43, Cambridge
terrace, Hyde-1 ark."