§ MR. MELLORasked the First Commissioner of Works, Whether the ori- 557 ginal plans for the new Law Courts did not show a communication between the Temple and the Courts by means of a subway; whether his attention has been called to the great difficulty of crossing Fleet Street, owing to the amount of traffic opposite to the Temple; and, whether he is disposed to afford facilities to enable such a communication to be made?
§ MR. SHAW LEFEVRE, in reply, said, the proposal referred to was not entertained by the Government of the day. He had no doubt it would be exceedingly convenient to the Temple that there should be a subway, and he would be prepared to entertain any proposal of the kind if made by responsible bodies, such as the Inns of Court. He could not hold out any hope that the Government would incur the expense of such a work.