1821. 



The Road System round London. 



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many distinct Road Trusts in the en- 

 virons of the melropolis ; which, in 

 alphabetical order, are nsiially deno- 

 minated as follows : viz. The Bethnal 

 Green Trusty Brentford and Islewortk, 

 City Road, Hacknei/., Harrow, High- 

 gate and Hainpstead, Kensington, Kil- 

 hourn and Edgeicare, Marijlebone, New 

 ■Cross, Old Street, Stamford Hill, Sur- 

 rey and Sussex, Snrrei/ New Roads, 

 Vxbridge, and White Chapel and Essex 

 Trusts, 



The roads in these sixteen triists, are 

 by tliis bill proposed to be classed 

 into three divisions, one on the south 

 and two on the north sides of the River 

 Thames, whicli, beginning westward 

 Jn each, are proposed to be as follows : 

 viz. 



The South Division of tJir London 

 District of Roads, to consist of 



1st. The Surrey New Roadsj which at 

 present are managed under the powers and 

 directions of six several acts of parliament, 

 (four of them obtained by the Waterloo 

 Bridge Company,) the first of these acts, 

 (which have all been temporary, and in no 

 tase exceeding' terms of 21 j-ears,) being 

 the 26 Geo. 3d, c. 13,* and the last or cur- 

 rent acts for these roads being the 47 Geo. 

 3d, c. 115, and the 58 Geo. 3d, c. 28. 



2d. The Surrey and Sussex Roads, the 

 first of whose two acts mentioned, is the 42 

 Geo. 3d, c. 76, and the last, the 58 Geo. 3d, 

 c. 76. and 



.'id. The New Cross Roadt, the first of 

 whose two acts is the 42 Geo. 3d, c. 63, and 

 the last, the 49 Geo. 3d, c. 128. 



The North- West Division of the 

 London District of Roads, to consist 

 of, 



Ist. The Brentford and Inleu-orth Roads 

 now under four acts of parliament, the first 

 being the 7 Geo. 3d, c. 88, and the last or 

 current act, the 43 Geo. 3d, c. 16. 



2d. The Kensington Roads, under two 

 Jurts, the first being the 35 Geo. 3d, c. 142, 

 and the last, the 51 Geo. 3d, c. 13. 



3d. The Uxbridye Roads, under six 

 acts, the first being the 1 Geo. 1st, c. 25, 

 and the last, the 42 Geo. .3d, c. 77. 



4th. The Marylebone Roads, under five 

 acts, the first being the 7 Geo. 1st, c, 26, 

 and the last, the 48 Geo. 3d, c. 100. 



5th. The Harrow Roads, under four 

 acts, the first being the 41 Geo. 3d, c. 129, 

 and the last, the .5it Geo. 3d, c. 102. and 



6th. The Kilburn and Edf/eware Roads, 

 under five acts, the first l)eing the 10 Anne, 

 c. — , and the last, the 39 Geo. 3d, c. 13. 



The North-East Division of the Lon- 

 don District of Roads, to cons ist of, 



• Chap. 13 is mentioned in words in 

 p.l9ofthebill,butchap. 131 is the marginal 

 reference in p. 1. 

 Monthly Mag. No. 35.3. 



1st. The Hlghc/ate and Hampstead 

 Roads, under three acts, the first being 

 the 29 Geo. 2d, c. — , and the last or cur- 

 rent act, the 41 Geo.3d, C.40. 



2d. The City Road, under three acts, 

 the first the 1 Geo. 3d, c. 26, and the last, 

 the 43 Geo. 3d, c. 68. 



3d. Old Stiect Road, under five acts, 

 the first the 26 Geo. 2d, c. 87, and the last, 

 the 52 Geo. 3d, c. 8. 



4th. Stamford-hill Road, one act only 

 beingrecited, viz. the 55 Geo. 3d, c.59. 



5th. Hackney Roads, under five acts, 

 the first, the 11 Geo. 2d, c. 29, and the 

 last, the 54 Geo. 3d, c. 233. 



6th. Bethnal Green Roads, under four 

 acts, the first the 29 Geo. 2d, c. 4 1, and the 

 last, the 45 Geo. 3d, c. 6. and 



7th. Whitechapcl aitd Essex Roads, un- 

 der two acts, the 25 Geo. 3cl, c. 124, and 

 the last, the 43 Geo. 3d, c. 66. 



AVhence it appears, that tlie powers, 

 authorities, and directions for managinjr 

 the roads iu the immediate vicinity of 

 Loudon, are at present scattered, in 

 part at least, throtigh no less than 59 

 acts'of parliament ! the sixteen renewals 

 of which iu every 21 years at the most, 

 but more probably at hitervals of 

 twelve or fifteen years on the average, 

 appears to be thought too good n thing 

 in the estimation of the parties with 

 whom this bill originiates, for them to 

 have proposed the least alteration or 

 simplification in this respect; on the 

 contrary we find that this immense and 

 heterogeneous mass of legislative acts, 

 with the present one in addition, in 

 three portions, viz. 11 acts for the south 

 division. 27 acts for the north-west 

 division, and 24 acts for the north-east 

 division, inclusive of the new act, are 

 to be handed over to three new sets of 

 trustees for the divisions ; who are 

 proposed to be chosen by, and out of 

 such of the present trustees in these 

 divisions, who ^re. freeholders, in either 

 Surrey, Sussex, or Kent, for the south 

 division ; either in Middlesex or Hert- 

 fordshire, for the north-west division ; 

 and in either Middlesex or Essex for 

 the north-east division. 



It seems to have been calculated upon 

 by the experienced jobbers in patronage 

 concerned in preparing the bill, that 

 this mode of selecting the proposed di- 

 vision ti'ustees, would have prof)itiated 

 and brought over all the most influen- 

 tial or leading men amongst (he pie- 

 sent sets of trustees; but in this ex- 

 pectation they appear to have somewhat 

 tailed, except pcrhajts with the trust 

 last mentioned in our alphabetical list, 

 i>iiM?e, it appears, that deputies from 

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