MR. GOLDSMIDsaid, he wished to ask the First Commissioner of Works, What has become of the statue of Canning, which used to stand opposite to Palace Yard?
§ LORD JOHN MANNERSsaid, in reply, that, in consequence of the increased traffic in the immediate neighbourhood, it had been thought proper by his predecessor in office to give additional facilities for approaching the Houses of Parliament from Victoria Street. A plan was submitted to the House which adopted it, and the works had been proceeded with in consequence of that Vote. The works included the formation of a fresh road from Victoria Street, and an improved footpath which did not immediately join the roadway. At one end of the footpath it was proposed to place the statue of Mr. Canning, and at the other end the statue of Sir Robert Peel, executed by Baron Marochetti. The statue of Lord Palmerston would also be placed in the immediate neighbourhood of the Houses of Parliament, and in its new position the statue of Mr. Canning would, he believed, be placed to as much advantage as it ever had been.