§ CAPTAIN ARCHDALLasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, Whether there is no power to order the removal of the drinking trough 648 lately erected opposite Hamilton Place, which, in its present position, caused great obstruction, to some place, such as what was formerly called Apsley Stables, where the road was fifteen feet wider; and, whether the right hon. Gentleman would give orders to the police effectually to prevent any stoppage of the traffic in consequence of the drinking trough?
MR. BRUCE, in reply, said, he had no power over these roads. The power lay with the Vestry. It was by their authority that the trough had been placed in its present position, and by their authority it could be removed. Obstruction of the high road was a legal offence, and the Vestry, if there was any obstruction in this case, would be liable to prosecution for causing it by anyone who felt aggrieved. So far as the action of the police was concerned, he would take care that they should do what they could to diminish any obstruction caused by the use of the trough.