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what lias since been adopted. He proposed to 

 have a drain 30 feet wide between the Thames 

 and the honses on its bank ; to intercept the 

 sewage, and convey it to a few miles from 

 London, where it might be prepared as manure 

 and sold; also to replace the present shabby 

 waterside premises by handsome buildings, 

 with a broad road in front, having a stone 

 wall to keep out the river, and with space also 

 for a railway, if desired ; in short, as may be 

 seen from the accompanying plan, a foresha- 

 dowing of the Thames embankment and rail- 

 way at present in progress. 



When, some years since, it was proposed 

 to make a sunken road through Hyde Park, 

 Mr. Smith sent a suggestion to Lord Carlisle, 

 the Chief Commissioner of Woods and Forests, 

 on the subject. His proposal was, that the 

 earth excavated should be deposited in the 

 Serpentine by means of a movable tramway, 

 and be spread over the bottom ; thus reducing 

 the depth of water to four and a half feet, and 



