The Sun.
London, England, 1821-02-28 00:00:00

TURNPIKE ROADS.

Mr. D. GILBERT moved for leave to bring in
a Bill for the purpose of consolidating the Trusts
of the Turnpike Roads in the neighbourhood of
the metropolis. He described these roads to be
in a state that very much required attention. He
cast no blame whatever on the Trusteesl but he
conceived, and the Committee on this matter
agreed with him in thinking, that the Trusts•
ought to be consolidated as much as possible,as the
Trustees at present Isere too numerous. Hislplan
was to divide London into three districts, and-to
consolidate the difrerent Trusts within each district

into one. One of the greatest advantages he ex-
pected from this measure would be, that thet re,
pair of the roads would be carried on on aiarger
scale than could be done- by small bodies of men.

It was well knoWn -that much better 'materials
Could-'now- -be had. for the repair of roadS. than
'had ever been laid Vpeit to the public' before
but in .order fo .obtain those materials, 4. .would
he requisite .that the Truste,t;'s should have a
'greater cornmand 'nf-eapital than the present
mall and.-dispersed :bodies. of. Trustees ,could be
expeCted to have 'power over. 'These materials;
in the long run, would be found to be more per-
manent and more cheapahan the, materials; which
at present were useth He disclahned the inten-
tion which was imputed to the Committee OF Fdachtg-.7
all the roads,in England, partictilarly those rottlid.
London, under the contratil of Government,-
Such an alteration the .Committee Were convinced-
would be most prejudicial.—(llear; hear !)--and
he could assure the house that no such. intentkii
ever was or could be contemplated by them.
BitsG seconded the motion.

Mr. CURWEN expressed his jealousy of,'any
measure 101;01 should- take the management of
the roads out of those who had local knowledge,
but he should not object to the bringieg in•the
Bill. The roads about London were not- uni-
formly bad, the Uxbridge road, for instatKe, was
a very good one.
Sir JOSEPH YORKr. wished to know whether
this Bill would affect the roads of 'the Waterloo
I3ridge Company ?

Mr. D. ,GILBERT said, all roads managed by
Joint Stock Companies were excepted. •
Mr. CALCRAFT said, after the partinacions man-
ner-in which tire-Bill of -last year, which was
now entirely abandoned,.had- been defended, he
had some beBifa.tiOn id•lt once approving a the
present_ Bill. t.IIe was.however; that; it-

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should be brought idrthat the House 'Might exa.
mine it.. _
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Sir M. W..--ftinLEr spoke 'ef— the4iPence at-
4.etida nt on Tie `Acts of :Parliani‘ant fOr the Re-
n'
wal of .TrtiSts' as a gre'at obstdple to the im.:
:praVerrieat of roailii. lie wished tojthow whether
an p.,ii,"efiel'ai,.meatire on -that stibiectwas in con-
tettiplatiOn_?-: : - ~
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' Mr. iiiii.VE+ mentioned the excellence of the
toads to Rerikrord and its branches. A.. and 'hoped
it Wolin!' tie except ed fireiti any. g'eneral ineasure.
Leave was given'. .. ,
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Mr. M. Frrro.kitAt. he. had to move for
-various--AcrOunts of the .Trade, .I(eVenife; Debt;
and Expenditure of Ireland, at different periods;
ten
.years. distant from each other. It was itot
his intention, in the absence of theChanci,4lor of
the Exchequer,- to make aily ObservatiMis that
would ..require . reply. The par-tic:Oar motions
out of- which these; Observations WoCtld arise; lie
should defer till another 'day: „NO one.who Had
paid attention to. the;concerifs•of Ireland Woilld
deny that
-the.,actual physical condition Of, the
Trish_ people requireddeep.consideration.. Early
in the next Session he :should Submit a mOtidn to
the House on the Subject, and.the"paers Which he
'should move for now aiidlieraher,.were intended
to _she w thetrdth."Of his "stateMents... He roved
tor the amount of the'(. rOss-and- Net Revenue-of
Ireland; in 1790,'1800_, 'lBlO, pittl 1820 ; also for
the same years' Accounts df- the Amount of the
-Funded Debt-. and' Interest-of:Shipping cleared
outwards,: aild tin tiitecljt; arils of.the Imports
,and Exports, and of -the Shipping built and re-
gistered. :• . ,

- After afew words from Mr. LITSIIiNGTON, the
Motion wasagreed to.
Mr. M; PlTzGrAt.,tui gave notice of further
motions on the sthne subject for.Thdr§day.