The Sun.
London, England, 1860-11-17 00:00:00

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THAMES EMBANKMENT AND
RAILWAYS.
(For making Embankments, Road and Railways on the ➢Lid-
dlesex side of the River Thames, between the cities of
London and Westminster ; with powers to the ➢letropo-
litan Board of Works and certain railway companies to
contribute to the undertakings, and to alter and amend
the Vic oria Station and Pimlico Railway Act, 1858, and
the Acts of certain other railway companies, and for other
purposes.)

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, THAT APPLI-
CATION IS INTENDED to be made to PARLIA-
MENT, in the ensiling session, for an Act to incorporate a
Company for making and maintaining the following works
or acme of them (that is to say) :
First. An embankment along the Middlesex side of the
river Thames, which said embankment will commence
at or near certain stairs called Queenhithe Stairs, in
the parish of Saint Michael, Queenhithe, in the city of
London, and from thence run in a westerly direction along
and in front of the north bank of the said river, and termi-
nate on the river bank at or near 'Westminster-bridge, in
the parish of Saint Margaret, Westminster.
Second. A railway to be constructed chiefly upon or
within the said embankment, commencing at or near the
aforesaid stairs, and terminating at a point upon or within
the said embankment opposite and adjoining the east end
of Manchester-buildings, in the said parish of Saint Mar-
garet, Westminster.
Third. A public carriage road and footways, chiefly on
the said embankment, commencing at or near Chatham-
place, and the north-west side of Blackfriars-bridge, in the
parish or precincts of Bridewell, in the said city of London,
and terminating at or near Whitehall-place aforesaid.
Fourth. A railway, commencing by a junction with the
aforesaid intended railway at its last-named terminus, and
terminating at a point in the parish of Saint George, Han-
over .square.
Fifth. A pond or reservoir, with ingress and egress for
the tidal waters adjoining the said river Thames, in the
parish of All Saints, Fulham, at a point about eleven chains
south from the entrance to the Kensington canal, with
sluices, culverts, spoil-banks, and other works in connec-
tion therewith, which said embankmaskr
pond or reservoir, and other works or some of them, will
pass, or be from, in, through, or into the following parishes
or extra-parochial places, or some of them (that is to say) :
Saint Michael, Queenhithe; Saint Mary,,Somerset ; Saint
Peter, Paul's Wharf; Saint Benet, Paul's Wharf; Saint
Andrew by the Wardrobe ; Saint Anne, Blackfriars ; Bride-
well, Saint Bride, Whitefriars ; Inner Temple, Middle
Temple; Saint Clemeots; Saint Mary le. Strand ; Savoy ;
Saint Clement Danes; Saint Martin•in.the-Fields ; Saint
Margaret, Westminster; Saint John-the-Evangelist,Vest-
minster ; Saint George, Hanover-square; and All Saints,
Fulham ; all in the cities and liberties of 'London and 'West-
minster, and county of Middlesex, or some of them. And
power will also be taken compulsorily or by agreement to
alter the present position, struoture; or levels of the several
piers or landing-places, and the approaches thereto, in or
near the line and direction, and between the termini of the
said embankments, railways, roads, and works, or some of
them, or to take down and remove the same, and to erect
others in their stead, with new accesses and approaches
thereto.

Also to lay down in the bed and on the banks of the said
river such dams, piles, piers, jetties, platforms, and other
works, and to dredge, deepen, and cleanse the bed and banks
of the said river, and remove therefrom gravel, mud,
cilt, and other materials, such as may be necessary or con-
venient for the said undertakings.
And powers will also be taken to stop up, alter, or divert,
temporarily or permanently, such public roads, piers,
stairs, causeways, wharves, footpaths, cuts, channels,
sewers, pipes, drains, or conduits, as may be necessary for
the construction of the before mentioned works.
And by the said intended Act the following powers, or
some of them, will be conferred on the said Company ;
To purchase compulsorily or by agreement, lands, houses,
and hereditaments for the said embankments, railways,
roads, stations, and works, and to vary or extinguish any
rights or privileges connected with the same, or any
other rights or privileges which may in any way interfere
with the construction and use of the before-mentioned
works. To levy tolls, rates, and duties for the use of the
said works, and to grant exemptions from the same. To
raise capital and to borrow money for the purposes of the
said undertaking. To authorise lateral deviations in the
construction of the said embankments, railways, roads, or
other works respectively, to the extent or within such limits
as may be laid down on the plans hereinafter mentioned.
To enable, if necessary, the following railway companies or
some of them, to subscribe to the said undertaking, and to
enter into contracts with the said intended Company for
the maintenance, use, and working of the intended rail-
ways and works or some of them, namely, the London and
North-Western, the Great Western, the London and South-
Western, the London, Brighton, and South Coast, and
the East Kent, and, so far as may be necessary for such
purpose, to amend and enlarge the several local-and personal
Acts relating to the said Companies respectively, or such
of them as may be necessary. To enable the Metropo-
litan Board of Works to contribute to the capital of the
said Company, out of monies to be raised on the security of
the rates levied by them or otherwise, or to guarantee pay-
ment of interest on the capital of the said Company, or on
some portion thereof, and, so far as may be necessary, to
alter and amend the " Metropolitan Local Management
Act, 1855," and the " Metropolitan Local Management Act
Amendment, 1858." To alter, amend, and enlarge the said
" Victoria Station and Pimlico Railway Act, 1858," so far
as may be necessary for enabling the said intended Com-
pany and the said Victoria Station and Pimlico Railway
Company to convey goods and merchandise over the lines
of the said last mentioned company. And with the said
Act will he incorporated " The Companies Clauses Consoli-
dation Act, 1845," " The Railways Clauses Consolidation
Act, 1845," and " The Lands Clauses Consolidation Act,
1845," or such parts thereof as may be necessary. And
notice is hereby further given, that duplicate plans and
sections, describing the lines and levels of the said embank-
ment, railways, roads, pond or reservoir, and other works,
together with books of reference to such plans, and a pub..
lished map showing the general line and direction of the
said railways and works, and a copy of this notice as pub-
lished in the " London Gazette," will, on or before the 30th
day of November instant, be deposited with the Clerk of
the Peace for the county of Middlesex, at his office, at the
Sessions House, Clerkenwell, in the said county, and at the
office of the Clerk of the Peace for the city of London, at
the Sessions House in the Old Bailey, and at the office of
the Clerk of the Peace for the city and liberty of Westmin-
ster, at the Sessions House in Westminster and Clerkenwell
aforesaid; and on or before the said 30th day of November,
a copy of so much of the said plans, sections, and books of
reference as relates to each of the said parishes from,
through, or into which the said works are to be made and
maintained, or in which any lands or houses intended to be
taken are situate, and a copy of the said " Gazette" notice,
will be deposited, at their respective places of abode, with
the clerks of such of the said parishes as are within the city
of London ; and at their respective offices with the Clerks
of the Vestries of the said parie.hes of Saint Martin's •in-the-
Fields, and of Saint George, Hanover-square, and with the
respective Clerks of the district Boards of each of the re-
mainder of the said parishes ; and, in the case of any extra •
parochialplace, with the Parish Clerk of some parish imme-
diately adjoining thereto, at his place of abode.
And on or before the 22d day of December next copies of
the Act to be applied for as aforesaid will be deposited in
the Private Bill Office of the House of Commons.
Dated the 16th day of November, 1860.