The Sun.
London, England, 1867-09-24 00:00:00

HER, MAJESTY.

BALMORAL, Sept, 22•
The Queen went out yesterday morning, accom-
panied by Princess Louise, and in the afternoon
drove out with Princess Christian, Princess Louise;
and Prince Leopold.

BOUNDARIES COJIHISSION.

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HACKNEY.—Yesterday Major-Gen. Bainbrigge,
of the Royal Engineers, and Mr. Nassau J. Senior,
barrister-at-law, assistant comrAssioners, attended
at the 'Town Hall, Hackney, to receive evidence as
to the proposed boundaries of that borough. The
parish of Hackney was represented by Mr. It. Ellis,
vestry clerk; Mr. Lovegrove, surveyor to the parish ;
Mr. Sincock, churchwarden; Messrs. Webb, Offlow,
and Rumble, overseers ; and Mr. T. N. Kebble,
guardian ; and amongst others present were Dr.
Tripe, Mr. Black, &c. 111 answer to the commis-
sioners, Mr. Ellis said he found that as a rule it was
objectionable for the boundary lines to run along
the middle of the road, and that a boundary includ-
ing both sides of the road in the same borough
would be preferable. A continuance of the present
boundary line along Bailey-lane to the river Lea on
thenorth-east of the borough would be an advantage.
Mr. Lovegrove agreed with Mr. Ellis, and Dr. Tripe
added that there were several houses in different
parts of the borough rated in two parishes on account
of the boundary lines passing diagonally through
them. Mr. Ellis here explained that in such cases
the authorities of the two parishes made a tem'
porary arrangement, that in whatever parish
the front door was situated in that parish the
house was rated, but still the boundary stood
the same. Mr. Black, electioneering agent, said
that after the experience of thirteen elections
he preferred a boundary line in the middle
of the road for electoral purposes, and the boun-
daries to go along the streets, instead of cutting
diagonally across them. It was most desirable that
the boundaries of boroughs should as far as possible
be conterminous with those of the parishes ; and of
the two inconveniences, viz., the cutting diagonally
through the streets and the mixing of parishes, the
latter was the smaller. He then mentioned that
there were some houses in Hackney part of which
were rated for Hackney and part for Islington;
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also in Hackney-wick there were houses partly n
Bow and partly in Hackney. The remedy for this
would simply be to run the boundary line so as to
include in one parish and borough the whole of such
houses. He objected very decidedly against rail'
ways being used for boundaries on account of their
cutting through the streets to such an extent that
20 houses in a street might be in one borough, while
60 more in the same street be in another, thereby
causing great inconvenience and confusion. Mr.
Lovegrove thought that railways, being more per-
manent than canals, made a very good boundary,
and considered that the Great Eastern Railway
would be a very desirable boundary for the south
of Hackney. Every one agreed that the present
southern boundary of the borough being very uneven
it would be advisable to straighten it on the give
and take principle with the Tower Hamlets borough,
which lay on the south of Hackney. The proceed-
ings, which were chiefly technical, occupied about
three hours.

lIULL.—An inquiry was opened at Hull on Satur-
day by the commissioners for the East Riding. 10
this case it is proposed to include several townships
within the borough, and evidence was taken on the
proposals, especially as regards Cottingham. The
proceedings were adjourned.
BOLTON.— On Friday Lieutenant Hozier andlllr.
F. W. Gibbs, C. 8., barrister, attended at the
borough court, Bolton, to hear any suggestion that
might be made relative to the extension of the par'
liamentary boundaries of the borough. At the re-
quest of the commissioners the town clerk described
a two mile radius boundary which had been pre-
pared, which would be added to the whole of seven
townships and portions of five others. Nearly all
these townships were at present supplied with water
by the corporation and with gas by the Bolton GO
Company. He held that many of these places were
at present enjoying the advantages of the borough
and ought to be included, both for parliamentary
and municipal purposes ; but the corporation had
been unable to agree upon what limit to adopt as °
boundary. Memorials were presented from the
Helliwell and Axtley Bridge local board, from Lord
Bradford (who owns nearly the whole of Great
Lever, proposed to be included), Mr. Charles Tor
pest, and other landed proprietors in the neighbour"
hood, against being included in the borough. Sinii-
lar memorials were also numerously signed by the
inhabitants of the districts concerned, all of whom
prayed for continued exclusion, lest they became in-
corporated for municipal purposes. The commis"
missioners adjourned to inspect the boundaries.
LEEDS.—Ou Saturday the commissioners coal'
menced their inquiry at Leeds. It was intimated
that no desire existed to extend the boundaries of
this borough. Mr. George, the chairman of the
Parliamentary committee of the town council, made
a statement giving various statistics of the borough,
and showing, among other facts, that the area of
the borough was, with the exception of that of
Sheffield, the largest in the kingdom.
BURY ST. EDMUND'S. —Mr. Hugh Orvie, barrister,
and Capt. Brackenbury, R.A., assistant commis-
sioners to inquire into the boundaries of Parliad
mentary boroughs, under the provisions of the
Representation of the People Act, attended at Bury
St. Edmund's on Saturday, to ascertain whether it
was desirable to make any alteration in the existing
boundaries of that borough. They were met by the
Mayor, the town clerk, and several of the principal
inhabitants of the town, and there was a complete
unanimity of opinion that not only was no alte-
ration in the present boundary desirable, but it
was in point of fact impossible, as the borough NOS
surrounded by cultivated land in every direction,
and there was no collection of houses within three
quarters of a mile of the boundary, and even that
was a mere agricultural village of inconsiderable
extent. Neither did any community of interest
exist between the inhabitants of the borough and
those of the immediate neighbourhood. The com-
missioners thanked the gentlemen present for their
attendance, and the meeting broke up.
CAMBRIDGE.—Captain E. R. James, and Mr. It.
Palmer, the commissioners appointed for Cambridge,
attended at the Guildhall on Saturday, for the pa"
pose of defining what should be the future bowl'
daries of the borough. The only matter for dis-
cussion was the question whether a part of the
parish of Chesterton, a village adjoiningCambridgef
and cnmmonly called New Chesterton, should be
included within the new borough boundary. IS"
memorial was presented by the inhabitants of NeW
Chesterton, praying that they might be included
within the boundary of the borough for franchise
purposes. The memorialists contended that as they
were principally artisans employed in the town (),
Cambridge, and their dwellings being separated
from the town by the River Cam only, they were
so connected with the borough as to be entitled to
be included in the borough franchise. This vial
was further supported by Mr. Coetherell and others.
Mr. T. H. Naylor presented a memorial from the
inhabitants of Old Chesterton, contending that tbq
also were connected with the borough, and that, 11
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any, the whole of the parish ought to be included'
Mr. Rowe, the town surveyor, said he was prepay"
ing plans, and very shortly there would be continir
ous houses from Cambridge to Chesterton. Ile
thought the parish could not well be separated'
The commissioners proceeded to view the parish
before forwarding their recommendation to the
authorities above. This concluded the business.

DEATH OF MR. WICKHAM, ➢I.P. FOR BRADFORD'
—A vacancy has occurred in the representation of Bradfora
in Parliament by the death of Mr. Henry Wickham, wilic°
took place yesterday afternoon at his residence, Clarendo°-
p'ace, Leamington. Mr. Wickham was a Liberal Censer'
native, and was first returned to Parliament for Bradford i°
1852, but previously unsuccessfully contested the borough
in 1847,