The Sun.
London, England, 1832-03-30 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER SESSIONS-(THIS DAY,

THE GOVERNORS OF ST. GEORGE'S HOSPITAL, APPEL-
LANTS, AGAINST A CONVICTION UNDER THE BUILDING

ACT.

This case lasted all the forenoon. It was an flpp,3'
against a conviction by the Magistrates of M orP.orough
street Office, at the instance of Mr. Foxhall, district sur-
veyor of the parishes of St. George's, Hanover-square, for
erecting a proj-ction beyond the general line of houses.
Mr. ALLEY and Mr. 13,,DK1N appeared in support of
the conviction, and Mr. CLARKSON for the appellants.

An immense number of witnesses were rxamined on
each side. From the evidence for the appellant it ap•
Neared, that when it was in contemplation to pull down the
of t hospital of St. George's, at Hyd, Park-corner, a
plan was formed for building a new one which took
in two houses and gardens in Hyde P irk-place b.-
inging to the hospital. At that time •the line of houses
was very irregular, and in order not to bring the building
out too ar, the line was taken as from a certai, numb,'
of the homes then stand•ng. Latterly the Gov.-rnors com •
menced building the last portion of the hospiteil, which
would adjoin the house of Colonel Campbell, anti beyond
which it would abut 14 feet, although it would still t-e
within the freehold ground of the hospital. It was swot n
also that ti is was no projection beyond the line of houses
as they were existing when the plans (or the hospital wet,-
drawn out, but that in consequence of the Owners of Flom-
of the hou•es having pulled them down and rebuilt them
further back, they had themselves destroyed the line.

The witnesses for the respondent swore that the proj,,e-
tion was an encroachment beyond the line of houses at the

present time.

Mans- of the witne-sea on both sides, when pressed as
to what portion of the line of houses, declared that from
the uneven wanner in which they were built, they could
scarcely define hat th, Act of Parliament m--ant by a
" general line."
Mr CLARKSON submitted twoqu,stions for the opinion ro
the Court. The Act ot Parliament stated that no b iw-
wii.dow, or ether projection, should he built with or
aided to any building next to any public street, square.
curt, or way, so as to extend hey,nd the eeneral line of
tie fronts of the houses in such public street, square
curt, or way." Now two questions must he decided, first.
whether the projection was next any public street, square,
court or way, which he surd:noted it was not, inasmuch a•
there was still a considerahle space in front of the projec
thin that b,lon7ed to the Ho-piral ; and secondly (it ihe
Court w re of opioion his first objection was eroundiess),
whether the projection was bey-nd the general lire
of houses. He contended, as regarded the lat er
tion—tirst, that as the ground was t e freehold property
of the ho-pital. they had a right to build upon it,
and second, that according to the evidence of his
wi,nesses, the building did not project b. yond the line or
houses as they were when the plans for erecting the hospi-
tal were made, but that the owners of the hoes-s bad
themselves altered the line by throw,ng th- houses hack.
He liegg..of to rewind the Court that this case was a vet-)
important one, for, if the Gout derided against him, it
would seriously ,ff,ct one of the most valuab.e institutions
this country had to !,oast of.
Mr. ALLEY submitted that the conviction must stand.
The hospital, as had b• en already built, had projected
coasiderably farther than it ought to have been, but of
what had been done the respondents mode no complaint;
they now only wished thar the building should not encroach
so closely to private houses as to prevent the Irce circula-
tion of light and air, which was so Unportant
to the heal h of the inhabitants of the metrop his,
and which, indeed, it was the avowed object of the
Boil ling Act to see should not be obstructed. The ques-
tion was said to lie a very serious one to the hospital, hut
it was also most important to the pr.prietors of the ad-
jacent houses, whose property amounting to 40,0001.
would be very seriously depreciated if the pro-
jection were allowed to he wholly carried into ef-
fect—for it had not yet been effected, only a
portion of a wall having been raised with a view
of trying the right of the Governors of the hospital.
The CHAIRMAN (F. CONS; Esq.) stated, that from
the want of precise evidence as to the general lines, and
the confusion in his mind arising from the difference in the
plan of the buildings en' mitred to the Court by each
party, he was unable to form such a judgment as he should
like to have been able to form.

The opinions of the Court were tak.n seriatim, when
it was determined by the votes of four Magistrates to two
to affirm the conviction.

THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE

We have large arrivals of all descriptions of Grain this
week, and a good return of Flour. The Wheat trade sikee
Monday has been dull for all sorts except superfine, for which
there was a steady demand at the prices last quoted. Barley,
Beans, and Pease unvaried. Oats that are in good condition
support their terms, other sorts are sold for less money.
Flour as our last.

ARRIVALS.
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