The Sun.
London, England, 1856-03-08 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—.(YES;TERDAY.)
The SPEAKER took the chair at the usual hour.
A number of petitions were presented against the
opening of the Crystal Palace on Sundays.
Sir DE L. EVANS gave notice that he intended to
postpone the motion that he had given notice of with
respect to the refusal by the Government of the offers of
respectable parties in Canada to raise troops for se:-
ice in the Crimea.
THE ROAD THROUGH ST. JAMES'S-PARK.
Sir B. HALL brought ep the report of the select com-
mittee upon the subject of the road through St. James's-
park of which the following is a copy :
" Tour committee have considered the best means of
communication between those parts of the metropolis
which lie north of St. James's-park and those parts
which lie south and south-west thereof, and are of
opinion that on the whole the best means of communi-
cation may be found through the area of St. James's-
park, though your committee suggest that to any consi-
derable increase of traffic in the royal parks there are
grave objections. Your committee have to report that
they have considered the two plans referred to them by
an order of the house of the 13th of February last.
Plan No. 1, is a road commencing in Pall-mall at the
present entrance to Marlborough-house, passing through
the building now used as a German chapel, and running
along the centre of the paved way leading to the Mall,
between the gardens of St. James's-palace and Marl-
borough-house. It crosses the Mall upon a level until
it reaches a point about fifty yards within the railing.
Thence the ground falls eight feet to the water's edge,
and the road is carried on a rise of 1 foot in 50 feet,
which gives a headroom of 1i feet 9 inohes over the
walk now existing near the water, thus allowing access
from one side of the roadway to the other. The
road is carried over a bridge, and is continued on
the south side of the water, much. in the same man-
ner as on the north side, terminating in the Bird-
cage-walk, immediately opposite to Queen's-square.
Plan No. 2 is a line carried through Cleveland
row, by widening it on the north side, so that the
road may be taken nearly on the north side of Pall-mall.
It passes in front of Bridgewater-house, and thence into
the Green-park. It thence makes a curve to the north-
west angle of the Mall, and passing in front of Bucking-
ham-palace, takes its course to Buckingham-gate, near
the Duchy of Cornwall-office. Your committee have
also considered the expediency of opening a road from
Waterloo-place at a point marked Fin the plan, pro-
ceeding southwards to the Mall at a point marked G,
near the base of the steps of the mound on which the
Duke of York's column stands, and thence again south-
wards to another point, marked /I, near Storey's-gate.
They have further considered another plan of an open-
ing from the point marked G to another point marked
K, which is the site of the Globe Insurance office in
Charing-cross. Although Plan No. 1 would undoubtedly
offer much facility of communication between those
parts of the metropolis which lie north and south of St.
James's-park, your committee are of opinion that it
would not be desirable to intersect the ornamental gar-
dens of the enclosure by that plan. (Cheers.) With
regard to Plan No. 2, your committee are informed by
the evidence that the expense of making such a line
would be very great, the proximate estimate being no
less than 163,250/' and they are also of opinion that the
Green Park would be much damaged if a road was made
through it, as that road must necessarily be railed in on
each side. (Hear, hear.) Your committee, therefore,
venture to recommend that it would be desirable, in
order to effect a communication between Pall-mall and
Pimlico, to make so much of the road which is proposed
in Plan No. 1 as lies between the entrance to Marl-
borough-house and the Mall ; that the line should be
continued along the road now used on the north side of
the Mall, to a point marked E at the western end of that
road, and thence to Buckingham-gate. This line is
coloured black upon the plan. The road thus opened
for the use of the public might be enclosed in the same
manner as the drives in Hyde Park are now fenced. The
probable cost of the opening from Pall.mall, and the
necessary works including the taking down and rebuild-
ing the Garman chapel, exclusive of purchase of site for
the new chapel, would be about 25,000,', ; but the actual
cost must depend upon the some which may be awarded
to the Commissioners of Land Revenue, the trustees of
the property on which Marlborough-house stands, and
the lessee of the house No. 66, Pall-mall. Your com-
mittee would also recommend that a footbridge be thrown
over the water in the inclosure, so as to form a commu-
nication from one side to the other. With regard to a
roa I from Waterloo-place to Storey's-gate, your com-
mittee are of opinion that a line of communication should
be made, and that, the Duke of York's column should
be removed. (near, hear.) The cost of this line, in-
cluding the removal and rebuilding of the column, will
be abont 30,000/. As regards an opening from the Park
to Charing-cross, your committee are not prepared to
recommend that such an opening be made at present,
but they are of opinion that an opening for carriages
should he made from Trafalgar-square to the Park."
VICE-PRESIDENT OF EDUCATION.
In reply to Mr. HADFIELD,
Sir G. GREY said it was not his intention to take
the second reading of this bill till Monday next. If
not on that evening, certainly on a night previous to
the Easter recess.
METROPOLITAN LOCAL MANAGEMENT ACT.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE then rose to call the attention
of the house to an act of Parliament, entitled, "An Act
for the Local Management of the Metropolis ;" but he
contended that the object of the bill was directly con-
trary to its title. The lion, gentleman was proceeding
to make some remarks on the bill, when he was called
o order by
The SPEAKER, who said that in order to discuss the
merits of the bill, the order of the day should first be
read.

[Mr. PULICIN, the Deputy Usher of the Black Rod,
appeared at the table of tile house, and summoned the
Speaker and the members present to appear in the House
of Lords to hear the Royal assent given by commission
to various bilis.]
Mr. DUNCOMBE, in continuation, said that he 'pro-
posed to refer to the law of the land and the eon-
dnct of her Majesty's Ministers thereon. He directed
the attention of the house to the preamble and
several clauses of the Act of last session, whereby pro-
♦ision had been tnadii that the act should not refer to
Church property or poor rates. It appeared now, by
the amendment bill, that the former bill bad been brought
forward and passed under false pretences, and the hon.
baronet had acted in such a manner that his bungling
legislation was called " Benjamin's Mese." ( Laughter.)
He urged upon the right hon. baronet to refer the bill
n the orders of the day to a select committee, and not
bring it on that night probably between 12 and 1
o'clock.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that the Govern_
went only wished to relieve the parishes from expensive
litigation in consequence of great difficulties arising on
the construction of the clause of the act relative to the

new or old vestries having the power of making the
rates. If the question wa4 not set at rest by the enact-

went of the bill, the various poor-rates might be dis-
puted, and an immense amount of litigation would result
from it. If the parishes had no wish that this bill
should he passed, the Government would not pass it.
THE BURIAL PLACES 0 F THE ENGLISH IN
THE CRIMEA.
Sir J. FERGUSSON called the attention of her Ma-
esty's Government to the necessity of taking steps for
obtaining a pledge from the Russian Government to
secure that the graves of the British officers and sol-
diers in the Crimea should be respected, in the event of
the positions at present occupied by the allied armies
being evacuated.
Lord PALMERSTON said that the subject
would not escape the attention of Ithe Govern-
ment during the present negotiations. He thought
no difficulty would be offered to it by the Rus-
sian Government, and which would be in accordance
with the practice of civilised nations. Russia had shown
no want of consideration for the living at Kars, and be
had no fears but that she would respect the graves of
he dead in the Crimea.

UNION OF THE UNIVERSITIES OF ABER-
DEEN.
Mr. LAYARD asked the Lord Adrccate bother it