The Express. — London, England, 1853-10-21 00:00:00

a nanny rousd it; we stood fur them, but when the teats wire Fulling in thee •preared to regret th e ir temerity, for doves came the seal skin and away they fin ; shortly gaining euurel. , they returned, and, as we approached, wren: zed thcromonea in liue upon the beach, sad c ommenced eiteoding their arms above the head me: cal o f f • 10144), which being autism. red from the rilleCrly avanr , d them of our amicable intentiohe teen landing they eviLce a a most manly confidence., ruo bmg nos, and einbraeing most vigorously; these Were very*leanly, sa , that th. operation was not so unpleasant us e• ir ull.erni . i hese 'eft!. Through the interpreter, Mr. lgiciteching, we learned that these people had never before ave &European. or hod t the small, et article of European m o huheeture about them (I.icotenatet tullen'a boats they observed last year, but they were soma dietacce off, and con sopently had no coniai.noLti .10 They live during the summer mouth.; up it ti.cm de...Ante Wand., and in the wine r retire a short elletatem GA the mainland to their scann er resideueme. Their women and tents were upon mother 'slated. They were:. Rue active set of young men, o veract height about five feat six inches,. T Atte barter their skim!, Mc., with a triLo further west, who, in their c a m, do the some w ith o.lu:sunlit they reach the Russian pet opus C To them I intrusted a despatch foe their I adshiae, which they promised most faithfully should be forwanled to the Colsiala. I made them a few presents, 61.0 I float's ensign, is ameneuicr !non of the firm. man gator wheat ft i has ever Rotted in these sterile regions. lee umegodiceme eat the gilt nay could not for some time comprehend, and we ro ..-th to touch it, but at length the inter{ nate mole them understand it was sent them by a great chief, mil in return they were to be very kind to all white men they tact, and stow it to them ; all this they roans it; the chief then sclird it in his UM and ran woos the island to hie canoe, followed by the remainder of hie tri.,e, cud no doubt hurried with the joyful tidings to the women. We find a w. set which prevents our saltine hut slight progrc:s, the wind hanging so much to the eastward. Os the morning of the 12th four beldam came alongside, containing the whole eocarr.snt vets of the teihe we met last D ght, and also some tl w. 1.. I seen two days previous, fr 'es which it 'potent' .10 y mipratory ; they brought off a supply of fish and smile verison hut the letter wails such a state of pulreltielion we could not touch it; we IMOlt of the m.o to come on board, aed, although well aware of their kase...h Fortuities, sad, consequently, a shorn look out oas kp• cp theta, they most adroitly managed to slip bob ha,.Jles of our winch and a mull ice n ne.or into their Haider, warn th! "air sex became the re nen ats ; it was by Ili • rscatest accident that the t eft was e e sco serod, by the etas of ore handle protruding from beneath the ample proportions of the lady —who, when heicp time, immeellatrry returned the articles, and in formed upon her husband. For this immorality the whole boat was eaempted hum receiving any present. Working to the eastward observed a few deer upon one of the low islands, but was prevented sendiro any boat as a south-ease Current was setting us in to shoal water very fast, so that all the boats were toluene' to tow until eight p.m., when • fight air ram is to toe westward it six fathoms; the loose kW AA a rapid motion, end the larger floe pieces, aa they puled, appeared to create a current white frequently turned the vessel rnmld. t ly round against helm and sails, the power of a two knot breeze being insufficient to counteract it. On the morn.ng of the 13th we were en veloped is a dense fox, :am rag exceedingly heavy ana close radon: ice, through which we attem,itied to work, and found, that endeavouring to avoid once piece, we ran upon another, striking oecaeson.liy with gnat force, which deter mined me to secure to a floe until it clemet. In this we fortanstely suen rded, petting me that was grounded is *ens fathoms. It was a heavy piece, but not so much so es army th.t were about us. I took its height above the watt: in seem places, which gave an average of ll feet 11 inches.; a peek, thiefiy composed of such, would be too powerful a Ire for ode , ship lohg to contend against. At 8 am. of the 14th, it having cleared a little, slipped from the flit, and commenced working to the eastward among muses el ice. At 10.30 a.m. observed a shoal just in time toavoid it; it was completely hidden frem view off deck, not being as high as ice, having a quantity of driftwood upon it, milieu is in great abundance along the whole coast. At 3.30 pm. our course was imer 3 d he another uf these low islands, which had the ice restiig unon its northern extreme, while the southern point was fienaed by &shoat, which connected it with the island seen is the morning. We were thus per fectly hemmed in. The boats were sent to sound, when Mr. Colin represented a passage practicable in 3 fathoms. In tunning through we unfortemitely hit upon a spot with only 2' fathoms, which had escaped observation ; we had consequently to lighten the vessel considerably before she got Mt which, however, was accomplished without any damage (the bottom being sanely) by 11 p.m , having been on shore rive hours. I regret to add, that 11 casks of salt meat, which were placed in the first whaleboat, were lost by her upsetting, being compelled to place the provi sions in the whalers, the cutters Laving the bower anchors in them. This was a serious Ives; indeed, an irreparable calamity. As soon as we were off it was my busicess to return by the way we came in, but found that the ice had set upon the shoal we bad first observed and cut off our retreat, under which dr. umstanaes I was obliged to anchor and wait a change of wind. Upon the 16th the wind came slightly from the westward, which set the ice in motion off the north point of the island. At 9 am. weighed and towed to the euge of the ice, which presented a barrier of about 600 yards in width between us and the open water we wished to get into. We commenced warping at 2 p.m., and so heavy was the ice that it was not until 8 p.m. that we mold get through, it fell calm, so guide fast to the We for the night. Neat morning, the 17th, a very thick fog, with light north-east wind, at 4 a.m. commenced kedg ing to the eastward, but at 7 a.m. gave it up; the wind freshened, and unable to see log. At 2 p.m. it cleared; we slipped from the ice, and plied to the north-east, amid heavy streams and large fine pieces, vessels striking vio lently, but unavoidably against them. 18.—To-day, from the masthead, obeerved the tint lane of open water in the pack, extending east and west several miles, hut very nar row. Is the evening a fresh breeze from the north-west, and almost shouleaneously a slight pitching motion was observed, which is considered an Infallible symptom of open water being near. It was so foggy that nothing could been seen; but notwithstanding 1 shaped a course north-north-west for Banks Land, thinking that we had Pounded the peck, having emoted it between 400 and 500 miles, we continued the greatest part of the night to run without much obstruction, but upon the fol lowing morning, the 19th, our progress was checked by ending that we had run into a diep hight, which compelled us to work back again to the sout h-east. 20.—Before getting clear of this pack, into which we had penetrated a ecasiderable distance, being decoyed by a few lanes of open water, we were compelled to run 70 miles south, which placed us in lat. 69.50 north, lon. 130.60 west. It is seldom that observations can be obtained, this being only the sixth set since! the Sth of the month, the fog end aid being more continuous then I ever remember to have me 4 elsewhere. August 21.—Have succeeded in getting olisis into clear water. At 1p m. made the Pelly Islands. MT the mouth of the Mackenzie ; the coast is, however, so eiceesicoly shoal that 1 find it impossible to mash the main land, which I was very anxious to meow pli.h, but at the distance of 40 miles fns ft wen obliged to tack in 3I fathoms. We passed dne Ws of its tide, must distinctly marked, sheet 10 min thither north, the water being the collet Of Um Timm al Will. with, slightly brackish, and Ito Inusperstere II threw the sea, four hours previously, being IS degrees. From what I have observed of the Pack, I lesgegeminced that any attensp to reach Banks Land threw. It would oaly terminate lA Were, and the coaseqatat km of valuable time, but bp working between its edge and the shore, have confidence lei asking a good advance this esseffinj it is, therefore, my Is. tuition to pursue the latter mask and in eo doing, do nate from my engine' purse e i g i =g into the ice, as mentioned is my letter t• emir dated the 19ilt of July. Aug 22.—Fog daring the while of the night very dense, but having much open water spas the eastern shore from the Mackenzie towards Cape Bathurst, had no difficulty in working ekes is, in soundings from four to eight fathoms, which latter was the extent that the ice per itted us off shore. At noes a slight clear discovered to us • cluster of Wands, which, by a very indifferent observation (let. 69.34 N., long. 135.9 W.), point them out as those of P,lly. • __ Aug. 23.—A fins clear day, the temperature Thing to 49 at awe. Made the northern extreme of Richard Island fres the mast bead, and iiy a good observation established our positiun let. 69 N., lung. 133 48 W., the waist towards the shore being perfectly clear of ice, which agree* With the seetnint gives by sir John Richardson. that the wives observe one ice fee two moons, bat these never quit the land any dilemma, tar were they to extend their ea- COrs4ooll 10 Who further north than our position they would had the path solid and impenetrati.e. Thu, how *ter, gives ample epees for navigation, the soundings being ono exceedingly regular that, dating the most foggy weather, we can stand in shore with the most perfect (*.tidier* fathoms. A whale was seen to-day, 'sting only the thi rd dace rmandieg Foist Barrow, although upon the day we ware off that point seven were counted. Aug. 24.—Observed huts and natives off Point Warren. I hastily clw this communication, in the bops Of its teaching their Lordship. this year, through Fort Good Rope, as 1 imagine these people cummuotcate with the Mackenzie. I have writti ato the company'. officer at the • s post, to request bin exertion. in sanding it forward. In conclusion, it gives me much pleasure to state that the whole of the crew are in excellent health and spirits. The swan appears exceedingly favourable, the tempe rature Wog mild and the water perfectly free from ice along the shore as far as we can see. It was my inten tion to have touched at Cape Bathurst, with the chases of bogie, able to forward this despatch, which will now not be stemmata, but shall make the most of the remainder of the season by getting to the northward in pursuance of then lordships' directions. I have the honour to be, sir, Your meat obedient humble fervent, ROBERT M•CLURE, Commander. Her Majesty's Discovery Ship Inmetigator,off Caps Bathurst, Polar Sea; lat. 70 deg. 23m. N., km. 127 deg. 87 m. W. August 30, 1860. Having closed my despatch of the 24th, with an intima tion that it would be left 'star Point Warren with the natives observed from the ship, in accordance with that in tention I proceeded to the shore. Why it was not so left 'hall, is continuation of my narrative, relate. From the contiguity of this tribe to the Mackenzie I was naturally led to imagine that their trade was with the Hudson's Bay Company. Brest, tkerefise, was my surprise, upon ap proaching the beach, to find, instead of being greeted with the usual friendly signs, that two savages, with gesticula tions the most menacing, bavicg bonded bows with arrows on their strings, and one with a large knife, which he brass -B.shed most aignificantly, wired us off. Taking no had of these hostile Wit palled in,. they.retreateA, yellinit furiously ; upon our reaching the full Of the booth we made the same signs of friendship which we had used with the Ecquimaux further west, but without effect until joined by the interpreter, who was in full native costume. This gave them confidence, and upon his explaining uur friendly intentions they approached, but when within about thirty yards, remarking some muskets which the boat's SIM had, their fury revived. To pacify them they were MI upon the ground, where they became the object Ka eastious examination. Still umathfied, they beck- mud to take them to the boat. Seeing that nothing short oftkis would allow of any communication, I sent them away, when they approached, and permitted us to examine their hows and arrows. Mr. Id ierriching informed me that we had been observed at 5 o'clock in the morning. The whole tribe hill taken to their bidders ' with their most valuable skin., and lett the settlement, with the exception of the chief and his son, who remained to defend their property, u it would have been undignified to have retired when danger was apprehended. A sick son and his mother. seeing our friendly disposition, soon joined us. Dr. Armstrong examined the poor lad's foot; it was in a frightful state of mortification. The chief stared that they were at war with the neighbouring tribes, and had oceas.onsl skirmishes with the Indians; that they had no anninuniestion with any person belonging to the Grcat River (Muktuzie), or had they seen :my white people before ; but, when the sea freezes (the lettere:id of next mouth), the whole tribe proceed west and trade with the Esquimasx, which we had met near Jones's Weed. The into rpreter to d him that he had fouled a brother in the chief of one of those tribes, where °sine - -- was Ottauwaa ; the uld chief clapped hip hen& and sa.d he knew him well ;that he was the great chief he trailed with, and their reason for going such • distance, in preference to the Mackenzie, was that the white ni-n had given the Indiana very bad water. which killed many, and made others foolish (drunk), and that they would not have iiny such water. I. ran this it evidently appears that the com pany lose annually many valuable skins, which find their way to the Colville instead of the M-eltensie. ' Observing an old flat brass button suspended from the ear of the drier, be said it was taken from a white man who' had been killed by one of his tribe, who went away in his kyack when the vessel sips seen. The white was .selonged to a party which bed landed at Point Warren, and there built a house. Nobjdy knew how they came, as f!ey bad •n boat ; but that they went inland ; the man killed had strayed from the party, and Diet he and his son buried him upon a bill at a little distance. The only answer we could obtain as to the probable time when this transaction took place was, " That it might be lest year, or when I was a child." To have examined the grave I was very 'mann', but was pre vented by the state of the weather, becoming foggy with fresh breeze, which compelled our immediate return to the ship, so making them • few presents we parted on very amicable terms. This intelligence appeared of so im portant a nature, with respect to the white men on the ' ' point, that I determined to remain until it became suffi ciently clear to lead and examine the house which might pos sibly contain some indication of the missing expedition—this detained me 18 hoer", but to have left with • doubt would have been a subject of perpetual regret. At 2 a.m., on the following morning, the 2,ith, we reached the point ; the weather being tolerably clear, the interpreter, Dr. Arm strong, and myself, went on 'bore iu eager expectation of discovering some clue that would lead to • knowledge of the parties; but in this we were miserably disappointed ; two huts, indeed, were there to excite hopes, but open approach ing them found the wood work to be perfectly :ones and f a very old date, without any description of mark to yield the slightest information. The general appearance of the country about the point was low and marshy, covered with grans, moss, and flowers, the breeding place of the eider duck, and every species of wild fowl. We also re marked the footmarks of the fox and reindeer. So fertile a landscape I could not anticipate upon the shores of the Polar Sea. The interpreter, from his knowledge of the customs of the Esquimau', is of opinion that the story of the white mania traditionary—probably some of the early discoverers had been engaged in some affray with the au- Cratere of the present chief, and one of them had been killed. The present generation inherit the honour, and so identify themselves with their forefathers, speaking of the transaction in the first person as if they them• selves were the actors; which is very likely from the vague definition of the time—..it might be last year, or when 1 was a child "—so the history of the white man will still continue a mystery. We also heard that last year two boats came from the west ward and landed at Point Warren and then returned, I can not imagine what boats those could be, miles' they were those of Lieutenant Pullen, who, in thick weather, might have missed the Mackenzie, and, by lights obtained at the Point, discover his error. They had not seen any this year. Aug. 2G —N.E. winds and snow, occasionally clearing, so that the land could be discmrered, which presented the same low line, with a few conical hills a short distance inland. We saw a few old tents, but not a native. Two whalia passed us close to the vessel, one very large, although only in six fathoms of water. Aug. 27.—Light northerly winds and thick tog. It was my intention to have sent a boat alongshore that she might bare examined it thoroughly, as the water to the eastward of Cape Brown permits us standing within two miles of the Boast, and have taken her on board in the evening; but, under the circumstances of thick weather, I could not ven ture to do so, fearful of being detained by missing her. Aug. 28.—Light winds from N.E., with a mild, cloudy day. At nooe, Cape Dalhoueie, S .W. 12 miles, several masses of drift ice, some of the pieces very heavy, which, however, is Dot any obstruction to our progress, as the space of open water is ample for selling. We have found, during the last four days, a current varying from 11 to 16 mile. daily setting to the southward. Ws have had no oppor tunity of shooting; the greatest part of the birds had taken their southern flight before our arrival ; the few Rocks that we have seen were very shy, and unapproach able. Aug. 29.—Very dense fog, with light wind from N.E., which cleared at noon sufficiently to obtain a meridian alti tude;and found that we had been set since yesterday, south 12 miles, Cape Dalhousie distant S.W. (true), 3 miles ; the fog enveloped us again while standing off shore, when we ran into a narrow channel, having but 3} fathoms on either side which compelled us to bear up west. This carried us into deep water in about Id minutes. In the course of the afternoon we fell in with very heavy drift ice, composed of large fide piece*, occasionally becoming entangled iu conse quence of the thick fog, although there was much open water among it. Aug. 30.—Wind from the northward, with deer weather; observing a mark on the beach, upon the island off Mait land Point, in Liverpool-bay, sent Mr. Sainsbury (mate), to examine it, and to leave a notice of our passing. Upon his »tarn he reported that an Paiquimaux encampment had recently broken up, the traces of their tents and footmarks being quite distioct. We observed from the ship several reindeer, which were not seen by the party on shore. In standing along the coast, observing natives, I ran in to for ward this despatch, trusting it mop reach the Hudson's Bay Company this year, which is probable, if they aro not as great a set of savage as we met near Point Warren. I hope to round Cape Bathurst to-morrow. This will, therefore, he the last communication which it will, in all probability, be . . in my power to make to their lordship,. The temperature has hitherto been exceedingly mild, thermometer very sel dom being below 32, and from the present favourable ap pearance, both of the weather and state of the ice, 1 bays very strong hopes of getting well to the northward ere the navigation ceases, which will be about the latter end of nest month, aco ording t E•quinfaux report. 1 have the honour to be, air, Your most obedient humble servant, ROBIIII )I'CLVu, Commander. Hu MAJESTY'S Porritarr.—The loyal Anglo- Cuirass' having determined that their Court-house .hall be enriched with a portrait of their Sovereign, • fine copy has been taken of the celebrated Winterbelter at Windsor Castle, and it is to be sent out to Ceylon forthwith. In order that nothing may be wanting to its completeness, Mr. Lecand, of Tottenham-court-road, has prepared an ela borate and gorgeous frame, 13 feet by 9 feet, in which the picture is to be set on its arrival in the colony. Although i the design of this frame would hardly satisfy the require meats of Marlborough lions*, being somewhat rococo in syle, still it has a very grand and imposing effect, and will no doubt astonish the natives os its arrival in our distant colony. The sides are supported by slender palms, at the foot of each of which a colossal elephant indicates the tropi• cal locality. Outside these is a rich and bold foliage scroll, ia Louis Quin's style, which, although partly broken in the centre by a rather anomalous cornucopia, waves gracefully towards the top, in the centre of which the royal arms are duly blazoned. The whole is of wood, and as • piece of workmanship is, both as to carving and gilding, quite up to the character of this old-established house. NEW CHURCHES IN NISRTLEBONE. Arrange ments are in progress for the immediate erection of two new churches in the parish of St. llarylebone. One will be in Nutford place, Edgware-roed, the site for which is now being cleared The foundation stone will be laid forthwith, and the church will Le dedicated to Bt. Luke the Evangelist. The other church will be situate in Orchard street, Portman-square, now comprised within the rectory district, but at least a mile and a half from the parish church, and comprising an enormous population. A site for this church has been given by Lord Portman. Bede ethnical districts frill be assigned to both the new churches, hut their precise boundaries have not yet been accurately defined. DEATH UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF CIII.OROFORM. —A ease in which the administration of chloroform proved fatal occurred yesterday at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, to a female patient, named Caroline Murden, aged 20. The young woman had been fur some weeks an inmate of the hospital, and it being deemed necessary to have recourse to the use of the " actual cautery," it was determined, with the consent of the patient, to apply it yesterday under the influence of chloroform. The chlorek tin was administered in the usual way by Dr. Black, on whom the duty devolves at this hospital, but ecarcely had the operation comas, need when it was perceived that the pulse began to waver ' and other serious symptoms to show themselves. Stimu lants were immediately given, and the usual means resorted to, in order to keep up artificial respiration by tracheotomy, which operation Mr. Paget performed. This was kept up for nearly half an hour, unfortunately without success. As a last resource galvanism was tried, but this had no effect beyond producing the usual involuntary movements of the muscles. It is understood that this is the first instance of chloroform having proved fatal at St. Bartholomew's Hos pita!, although since its introduction it has been used in several hundreds of operations weekly._ . - ACCIDENT TO SIR ROBERT PEEL'S STATUE.— During its transportation to' Mancbe•tr►, the statue of Sir lt7bert Pal had an arm broken off.—North British Mai!. Irbe Court. WINDSOR, OCT. 20. The following had the honour of dining with her Majesty yesterday :—The Duchess of Kent, the Earl of Aberdeen, the Earl of elsrmulon, and the Lady in Writing to the Duchess of Kent. The Band of the let Life Guards attended in the Castle daring dinner, and played the following compositions : Gnarl March u 4 the let Life Munk._ the Uuc!eee.l Kest. Overture... Kim ........ Walser, "Die ert varrielen. Bilge. Weed Pet.pourii. .• Les martyrs" DoesettL quadrille. Sophirli, from the owe eLry Lathrtine Gene. . _ Grl.p . Lewin,. Iler hlsjesty's Private Bvad afterwards attended, and per formed the following MIOCti011: Overturf, ''llaaeolanchl“ Introduction. "Unite" Aub, r. Tersettu, '• Ln eillAnella mita " Firm*, i tot At ) "uhrron" The Earl of Clvrendon arrived yesterilly, and left the Castle this lorenGon for London. The Earl cf Abirdeen has also kit for London. The Queen walk* d in the slopes this morning. Prince Albert, attended by Colonel the lien. Charlet Grey and Lieutenant-Colonel the lion. R. Doyle, went out shooting this forenoon. The Duchess and Princess Mary of Cambridge and the II ereilitary Grand Duke amilDuehem of Mc ckleuburg Strelita visited her Majesty today. The Queen will hold a Privy Council on Monday nett, the 21th Met., at Winti4Of Castle. Sir Edmund Lpens had an interview with the Earl of Aberdeen yesterday, at his official residence in Downing street. Sir J. Emerson Tennant left town on Weelnesdil for the continent. The Esrls of Aberseen and Clireadon returned to town yesterday morning from Windsor Castle. THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING. OCTOBER 21, 1853. METROPOLITAN COMMISSIONERS OF SEWERS. - A special meeting of the Metropolitan Commis sioners of St wers was held yesterday at their office, Greek. street, Sobo, to receive reports from their engineer, J. W. liazalgette, Eiq , and their consulting engineers, Sir W. Cubitt and Robert Stephenson, Esq., on the high level line, fur the interception of the drainage north of the Themes, and on the intercepting lines south of thiariver. The commissioners present were Richard Jebb, chairman; Lataence Redhead, Esq., G. Spencer Smith, Esq., and Colonel Dawson. The CHAIIMAN stated that the principal business of the day was the hinging before the board the reports cf the engineer and the consulting engineers which had been re ceived by two committees of the commissioners, and adopted by them, and which would be now submitted to the board for adoption. The reports of the engineer was ss follows: NORTH SIDE OF THE THAMES. " ItACKN111131;00iT OR, NOIITHIIIIX --- 11101C Lsyaa INTERCIPTINO SEWIIIL—Tbe "Hackney Brook; or, Northern High Level laterceptiog Sewer" is one of those urgent works, for the immediate execution of which you have recently applied to parliament for powers to borrow money ; nor can the importance of this sewer, in consider ing the drainage of the metropolis, be over-estimated. It will divert the whole of the sewage and flood waters of 14 square miles of the upper districts, from the low districts, and from the River Thames; thereby reducing the sixes and cost of construc tion of the sewers in the low districts, and prevention the destruction of property by floods as at present. Fur in fitsnve, the Fleet Sewer is now overcharged by the amount of drainage falling into it; it is uncovered for a great part of its length, through w dense popu lation; and, in other places, it has fallen in, and has been temporarily repaired but the commissioners have _ _ . , ever been able to apply an effectual remedy to it, on ac enint of its present defective route, and the enormous cost of rebuilding so large a sewer in a more direct line through a crowded population; and as it has always been intended ultimately to divert its contents from the Thames, such a work could only have been of a temporary character ; whereas now, by the diversion of the upland drainage these difficulties will all be removed, and it and many similar sewers reduced to economical and permanent works. The amount of drainage received by this upper line will govern the sizes of the lower lines of intercepting gowns ; and as parliament has now sanctioned the construction of a tunnel railway along the New-road, which will intercept our present main lines of sewers, and necessitate the immediate construction of an intercepting sewer along its route, this upper line is rendered the more immediately imperative. Tuis upper sewer will be in itself a complete and perfect work, asd independent of any other intercepting sewer : it will afford an advantageous means of flushing and cleansing the sewers in ail the low districts above which it pares, and thus improve their drainage; end it will relieve the neighboathoods of Stoke Newtonian, Kiogsland, Claptage and Hackney, from the nuisance of an offensive open sewn known as the "Hackney Brook," and the latter places from frequent inundations. The route of this work, which I have now to submit for your consideration, commutes' with a sewer 46 in diameter, by a junction with the 4 feet circular sower, now constructing by Meters. Rigby as the outfall for the Hampstead drainage, in tloo line of the open Fleet Sewer; its inclination being lin 72. It passes along Gordon House-lane ' crosses the Highgate-road at an inclination of 1 in 134, and intercepts the second brooch of the Fleet sewer, being at this point 6 feat 9 inches in diameter. It then passes across the fields into the Tulnel Park-road, turns down the Helloway-road to its junction with the Tullington-road ; at this point its size is bureased to 10 G in diameter, and it islet(' at such a level, as to enable it to receive • branch from the Edgware road and Regent's-park, diverting the waters of the upper por tion of the Rattelegh and Kings' Scholars' Pond Sewers, and again int, rcepting the Fleet Sewer at Kentish Town. From the Holloway-road, it passes under the Great Nor thern Railway, and New River Cat, biking nearly the same direction as the present open Hackney Brook sewer, far which it will set as a substitute, and falling at =inclination of 1 in 476 to the High-street, Stoke Newington, near to Abney Park Cemetery, where its sue is increased to 11.6 in diameter. It then passes along the Rectory and Amherst roads, to Church-street, Hackney ; and from this point it is increased to 12.6 in diameter, and its inclination is lin 1,320. Thence it crones under the East and Woe India Dock Railway, along Albion-road, West street, and through the Victoria-park, and under Sir George Duckett's Canal, up to which point it is kept up to such • level, that it may be carried over or under the River Lea Navigation, or the sewage may be diverted from the point at Sir George Duckett's Canal down below the Lea Navigation, at Fong Mida, retaining the present as a flood outlet; or the:point se lected would afford an advantageous position fur the erase Bea of sewage manure worlu. With all these alternating held .n view, it is proposed for the present to terminate this work with two parallel culverts, each 7 feet G inches in height, by 8 feet in width, discharging into the River Lea at the present Hackney brook out-fall. This sewer is kept at such a level (for the purpose of being carried over or under the River Lea, and discharg- Inuit high water by gravitation), that a portion of the drainage of the Hackney marshes cannot be tamed into it; thin must either drain into the Lea, as proposed by Mr. Forster, or eventually be carried into the low level sewer, to be r aised by pumping. It is further proposed to fix tide gates at the mouth of the present Hackney mash open sewer, to prevent the ingress of the tide, and by this means, and the di ion of the upland sewage from it, to prevent the floods to which the Hackney marshes are now sub *ted The estimated cost of the whole of this work, from Kilburn and Hampstead to the River Lea, and a branch to Four Mills, will be about 271,290 L, and the probable met of that part of it which it is now proposed to execute, will be about 181,290 i. I submit herewith a section of the proposed sewer, • map slorw.ng its direction. by the red line marked upon it, and the branch from the Renelagh Sewer, and the alternative outlets proposed to be added to it hereafter by dotted lines; the areas which would drain into this sewer being coloured yellow upon the map, and amounting to about 8,913 acres, or 14 square miles.—J. W. BAZALOITTE. BOOTH SIDE OF THE THAMES. SURD= AND KENT DUAlNAol.—Pursuant to your in structions of the 20th ult., I have, in consultation with Sir William Cubitt, prepared a design for a high level or catch water sewer, which, is conjunction with the low level sewer (the plans for which have already been laid before you), will complete the main features of a design for the effectual drainage of the metropolitan districts on the south side of the Thames, and the diversion of the sewage to a lower point in that river; whence it will admit of still lurther removal from the metropolis, u soon as the com missioners shall be enabled to carry out the necessary works. In preparing this design, it has been sought, as far as practicable, to comply with the resolutions of the nrinmissioners in 'KO, communicated to their engineer, Ids late Mr. Forster, on the subject of the main drainage ; and ill describing tip proposed scheme, it will be reseenary, tint, to call your Farticular attention to the na tural features of the district to be drained, which is repre sented by the lc-wino:is respectively coloured green, pink, and blue upon the accompanying map, and which covers an area of aboat 24 square miles. The urban districts and more closely populated suburbs are bounded on the north by the River Thames, on the east by the River Ravens bourne, and on the west by the River Wandle ; the southern boundary being a summit, or water-shed level, about Mitcham, Streatham, Norwood, and Sydenlinm. The River Thames now receives the drainage of this district from the llcatliwall, the Effra, the Battle-bridge, the Great St. John's, the Duffield, the Earl, and several minor sowers, along its course, for a length of eleven miles be tween the outlets of the rivers Wandle and Ravens bourne. It is not proposed to intercept the rainfall upon the lands adjoining these two last mentioned rivers: they will continue to receive it as heretofore. But it is pro posed to divert from thou hads, as far as practicable, the drainage of such roads and buildings as may be built upon them. The northern half of the entire area, corn pricing the districts coloured pink and blue upon the map, is mostly urban ; and its general surface varies from the level of Trinity high water to 6 feet below it. This tract has, doubtless, at one period been a marsh covered by the waters of tho Thames, although many of the houses upon it have now basements and cellars below the ground. The southern half, coloured green upon the map, is suburban, and its surface falls rapidly towards its northern or lower margin, from en elevatton of 350 feet higher; so that during Leavy rains the floods from the whole of this upper district descend with peat rapidity into the sewers of the two lower districts; and the mouth6 i of those sewers being closed by the waters in the Thames, for about eight hours each tide, the sewers t emselves moreover being insufficient to stop 00 storm waters, the result is, that during that period the lower districts are . flouded. It will be evident that it is impossible to maintain 1 • coutinual and unintermittiog flow in the sewen et the two lower districts, or to drain the cellars and subsoil, slid make them dry and healthy, without the aid of pumping. The first object, therefore, has been, so to intercept the waters from the suburban, or high district, as to carry off the largest passible amount by gravitation ; and having thus rehired the low districts from periodical inundations, whereby their size is reduced to a manage- ' able limit, to grid with them as hereinafter describea. The high level intercepting sewer commences at the north , west corner of Clapham-common, being of the ordinary form (3 man. 9 sec. yt , 2 rein. 6 arc.), and falling at the rate I of 1 in 341 to its juuction with its northern branch, at the point marked B on the accompanying map; its route to this I point being through Clapham, Park-road, Acre-lane, and Cold Harbour-lane,where it iatercepts the Litre Sewer near the Brixton-road ; its size increasing in proportion to the amount of drainage to be received by it, up to 9 feet 6 inches in diameter at the point B, where it receives the drainage from 2,20 t) acres. From this point the main line falls at the rate of 1 in 1,760, or 3 feet per mile, to its outlet. And from the junction with toe northern branch, to the juncion with the southern branch, viz.. betwecu B and D, it is 12 fact in diameter, and drains 3,5. , 0 acres; its direction being through Cold Ilarbourolane, Love-walk, and fields to the point, D, in the Lyndhurst-road, where it rev:lees the southern branch. From this point to the outlet, it is increased to two parallel culverts, each 11 feet in dimmer, passing mainly through fields and garden ground, and un der the Brighton taut North K•nt Railways, near N. se eress Stations, to the mouth of the Ravenshourne, at Dept tord-creek, iLl'O which it will discharge the drainage from 7,850 acres by gravitation, it high water of tau highest tides. The northern branch commences with a fewer 4 fret in diameter by a junction with an existins sewer , ' in Rectory-grove, Clapham • and it falls at an iuelination ' of 1 in 175, through lArkball-lane, to Unioncoad. Here it increases to 6 feet in dianirtar, and f a lls to its junction with the oasis line at the point B, in I Cold Harbour-lane, at the rase of 1 in 1,472. again I intercepting the Ehrra Sewer at a lower point in the Brie ten-road, and dthinicg t 3.50 acres through a 7-feet-sewer. The southern branch, or Ethos diversion, commences by • junction with the lies sewer at Crorted•lane, near Dul wich. It fails, at an inclination of from lin 273 to lin 100, in a direet line, to its junction with the main sewer at the point D, in the Lyndhurst-road; being 9 feet in dia meter, and receiving the drainage from 3,100 aczes. These branches ass imporeaut parts of the high level sewer, and without them it will not answer. In particular tie southern branch will save the covering of au equal length (about 2 miles) of the present open Fifes sewer, the waters of which, instead of descending by a circuitous route, and with a flat gradient, into the lower dirricts, will ho diverted at a high level to a point nearer the outfall; and thus the rise and cost of the upper portion of the main line will be reduced to one half of what would otherwise be required, whilst a deep outran for a new district now subjected to floods, namely, Dulwich, will be provided. Taking the more comprehen sive view of the drainage of the whole area, it is proposed io extend and slightly aster the design fir the low level sewer laid before the committee,on 20th ult., so as to include the drainage of 11 attracts and Battersea-fields. The present scheme commences with a circular sewer, 5 feet in diameter, at the level of the bed of the Facciabrook, Battersea. It passes along Battersea-road, under the South Western Rail way, along Priory-road, Lansdowne-road, and the Clapham road, to St. Mark's Church, Kennington-common; up to which point its inelinahon will be 1 in 1,760, or 3 fret per mile, and its sere will then have beau increased to 8 feet in diameter. From this point it proceeds in the direction of Mr. Footer's line by the side of the Surrey Canal, to Old Kent-road, et an inclination of 1 in 2,112, or 2 feet 6 inches per mile; being at this point 9 feet in diameter. It then proceeds Moog the Old Kent-road, in Culd Blow-lane, where it I Mr. Ferster's lice, taking it direct course across the fields and market gardens, under the Brightou and the North Kent Railways, along New Ditiglaastreet, and Griffin-street, to high-street, Deptford; its inclination for this length being 2 feet per mile, or 1 in 2,640, and its size 10 feet in diameter. Up to this point it receives the drainage from 4,450 ecru, coloured pink upon the map. At High-street, Deptford, its size is increased to 12 feet in diameter, being intended, eventually, to receive here an important branch sewer from the Lower Deptford road, which will divert from the Thames the drainage of about 3,300 acres, coloured blue wren the map. The main line then passes between the Gas and the Vitriol Works, near the Greenwich Railway, and under Deptford creek, to a vacant piece of ground, well adapted for a pumping station, or for sewage manure works, or for con tinuing the line at some future time further eutward. The lift from the bottom of the sewer to Trinity high-water mark, would here be 30 feet; and from 1,500 to 2,000 horse power would have to be provided at the pumping station. The length. of the proposed sewers would be as follows: MO Level Sewer. Miles. Feels. M. F. Main Line G 2 North Branch South Branch Total Low Level. Main Line 7 4 North Branch Total 9 7 Grand Total 2O 2 The sections of these sewers are of a favourable cha teau : their inverts generally average from 20 to 30 feet , below the surface; and a very small portion of the work , will have to be tunnelled. Careful attention has been paid , to the character of the surface under which the sewers are , to be constructed; ornate property and houses have , been avoided as much as possible; but, owing to the streets bring irregularly laid out, it has not been practicable , to effect this altogether, and in such cues the compara tive value of the property has been duly considered. It will be observed that, to says the permanent cost of pumping, the gradients of the low level sewer have been , reduced ; but the increase in the size of a sewer , compensates for a loss of fell; and the sewers will still maintain, through their whole length, a velocity of current varying from 11 to 2 miles per hour, with the ordinary flew of sewage, and during rains that velocity will be increased. In this sewer there will be a constant current of a large body of water, so that the average velocity will be sufficient to keep it clear ham ordinary deposit; but there will also be a good opportunity of Bushing it, together with the other 'sewers in this district, from the catchwater sewer mid the' Thames at high water. The minimum velocity of current in the high level sewer will be about 21 miles per hour ; whilst at the upper end it will be considerably more. The size of the MUM ACM propond are larger than any heretofore recommended to the commissioners; sod I would here beg leave to refer to that part of the tepors of Mr. Heywood and myself, on the Great London Drain age Scheme, wherein we argue,—" That the drainage of those portions of the Metropolis at present re quiring a deeper outfall, must not be made de pendent upon any scheme of interception, unless such scheme is adequate to carry off the Taiwan as well as the sewage from them. It therefore follows, that whatever scheme of interception is eventually adopted, if it be short of such capacity, the sewerage and drainage of the metro polio must be perfected and completed independently of t." If this reasoning be sound, it is manifestly more economical to construct one work which will answer eve , y purpose, than to complicate it by the exe cution of duplicate sewers, in order to gain the same object which may be obtained by ens; and it remains only to show that these sewers are sufficient to carry off the rainfall, as well a. the sewage, hem the districts for which they will he the outfall. An avenge of an annual rainfall amounting to 30 inches, added to the maximum daily haw of sewage, would give only 3,000 cubic feet per minute upon the upper district, and 4,000 cubic feet up the lower district, whilst extraordinary thundet-storms, amounting to one or two inches in an hour, are recorded ; these. however, generally occur during the hot seasons, when the ground absorbs and the air evaporates a large portion of the rain. Such storms are generally partial, covering but a small dis trict at one time, and are never of long duration, so that the whole of the waters that have fallen upon the district do not reach the outfall sewer until after the storm has abated ; and a small portion only of the sewer being pre-occupied at the commencement of the storm, the remaining portion for some time stores the flood waters. A heavy and uniform rain of long duration is probably the most severe ordeal to which sewers are subjected, when, the ground and the air having become charged to their full extent, absorption and evaporation abstract but little from the sewers ' and the feeder sewers, having alto become charged, would be delivering to their full extent. The largest quantity of rain which fell in London in oae day during the wet season of 15.52, measured 11 inches ; but storms atnount:ng to 21 in. in a day, sithough of rare occurrence, have been recorded, and these would deliver into the high level sewer 43,000 cubic feet per minute, whilst it is capable of discharging upwards of 46,000. The low level sewer will discharge 21,400 cubic feet per minute ; and it is here Pro posed that the existing main sewers in the low districts should set as reservoirs during such extraordinary storms. From their construction, and the remarkable flatness of their level, they are peculiarly adapted to this object ; and it is estimated that, oar these occasions, they would store the surplus flans without the rising of the latter to an inconvenient height, and would again deliver their con tents into the names at low water, or into the intercepting sewer, as it became free to receive them. Thus the provi sion of engine power for such rare occasions would be saved, and the existing sewers made available. At present it would s erhaps be premature to enter into the details of this scheme; but there arc two important points which will es quire your early attention, viz., the engines to be em ployed, and the m•nle of ventilation of the sewers. I would therefore suggest, that I should be authorised, at an early opportunity, to visit some of the beet and most efficient pumping and ventilating establishments, and report to you further on these subjects. The estimated cosi of this work will be as follows: High level sewer, main line, 195,800!.; north branch, 20,400!.; south branch, 42.0001.-268,0001. Low level sewer, main line, 140,0001.; north branch, 39,000/.; engines, pumps, &c , 100,0001.; land, buildings, 6,:e. required for the permanent establishment, 100,0001.-3; 9,0001, ; total, 637,0001.—J. W. t AZALGETTL.-6:11 Oct., IM3. The reports of Sir William euhitt and Mr. Robert Ste phenson, M.P., the consulting engine. re, were also r. ut. They cmcurred generally in the plans of Mr. Bocalgutte. 'l' he CHAIRMAN said that he only wished to observe that the reports contained very large estimates, and that the commissioners had not at present sufficient powers la raise the necessary funds. They had, however, ohtsined rcwers in the last session which enabled them to raise 200,000/. for draivage purposes, and they proposed, as soon u they had raised funds, to commerce one or both of the works men. tinned in the reports immediately. The system on which they would proceed would depend on several circumstance', such as the raising of the money, the season of the year, ACc., and they would not pledge themselves until after the meeting of another court as to the time at which the works would be commenced; but their wish and intention was to commence them forthwith, and proceed wit% them as far as their funds would alio •. lie wished to mention that the scheme of drainage on the south of the river world include the ci.strict whicn was bounded en the west by the Fa:can Brook, although it was not mentioned in the rerorts. Colonel Dawsort amid that he wished it to be understood that the reports were unanimously adopted by the com mittees. RoTHERIIITHE PARISI! AND THE COMMISSIONERS. The atAISMAX then proceeded to make some remarks on an advertisement which had appeared is the Tones newspaper, purporting to came from the Commissioners of Sewers of the parish of Rotherhithe, and cot:apt:hung of the " perilous state" of the pariah in regard to draining, &c. Ile also stated tbat on s'h October a letter was received at the office from the Commissioners of Pavement of the parish of Itatherhithe, signed by Mr. Hawks, making the same complaint., and which he would therefore not read, but concluding with a paragraph con•eining a threat " that if any fatal case of cholera occurred, the churchward ens would have it made the subject of invettigatian before the coroner." He did not know what was meant by that, or whether it was intended that a verdict of manslaughter would be given against the commissioners. Atter real sag a letter which had been sect to the parish authorities on the subject, and orating that it was no part of the duty of the Metropolitan Cummissioners to make sewers in any district the chairman proceeded to snake a financial statement with reference to the works dune for this parish, which was to ffi the e ct, that there were works now in hand for the I truth estimated at 6,900/, and as only 4,100:. had been collected iu the parish since the existence ol the pretest mimiseien the outlay would far exceed the rate. collected. The parish of Rutherhithe formed the twenty.siatk part of the Surrey and Kent district as regarded rateable value, ar.d he would state what Lad Gann spent on it by the commissioners since January, 1849. When the present commission was established, they found a malt balance of funds in band, and the share of it belonging to the parish of Rotherhithe was 161. Since then a sum of 6111. had been raised by loan, and three several dOtrict rates had been made in the four years and three quarters since 1849, making altogether le. sd. in the pound, of which Rotherbithe had contributed 4,1031., making, with the loan which had been raised, a total of 4,7141. The payments which bad been made on behalf of the parish in lour years, throwing over the other nine months, had been—repayment of loans and mort gages, 7931.;_ surveys, 2521.; management. 6191.; new sewers, 4371.; repairs, 290/. ; drawing, 1.o:;9i.; item. dentals, 6/. ; making a total of 3,4601., and le.v:ng • balance of 1,2741. out of the 4.7141. raised ; and they had now new works in hoed, estimated at 6,9004 They had therefore anticipated the rates fur that purpose, and so tar tram the parish basing cause to complain, he thought that it might be said that undue favour had been shown to it. Ile deprecated the notion that the commissioners were bound to consider the expense of sewerage by parishes alone ; their system was funneled oa the principle of dis tricts, altogether different from ecclesiastical divisions. He should abstain from using any strong linienage with regard to this matter after the statement lie had made, because lie thought that, considering the visitation of the cholera with which the metropolie was threatened. he thought it became the e umninioners to cultivates good un• derstanding with all local bathe% mid he invited the autho rities of Rotherhithe to come to them, sod see if they would not he ready to give them all the aid in their power. At the same time he wished it to be understood that they were not to be frightened or bullied into the discharge of their duty. lie added that the financial statement he had just mode was, or might have been, in the hands of the parish authorities, as ail tae accounts of the efinmis eioners were audited by so officer of the government, under the direction and authority of the Secretary of State and were duly published, and if they bad come tt. the uffice they would have received the fullest information on the subject. Colonel DasvioN then made some observations in defence of the coeumissionemand I. ated that much of the obloquy which had been cast upon them seu owing to want of icelwiedgt of their position; and that many persons who were most opposed to them, when they had come to an accurate un derstanding on that point, bad changed t►eir opinions, while the conduct of the board had gained them the contd deny , of the government and the House cf Common•, as es idenced by the increased powers which wcre given I to them in the last session. lie also referred to the pub lication of certain semi-official reports of the Board of Health with regard to the cholera, and expressed a hope that us they wrongly on I injuriously aff. cted the public mind, they would be discontinued; and unless they weir . , it would be the duty of the commissioners to bring the matter under the consideration of the government. The rest of the business transacted by the board was of a routine character. MEETING OF TIIE LIVERPOOL SHIP BUILDERS. The Shipbuilders' Association of this port met on Wednesday to consider some important matters connected with the trade, and particularly the questions of the em ployment of strangers a the yards and the docks, and tit.: rate of wages to be paid to the shipwrights themselves. The chair was occupied by Mr. JOHN WILSON GREEN. The CHAIRMAN, in opening the business, regretted that shipbuilders had been found to give the ie. demanded t.v the men, for he believed that 6'. or 7s. would have been accepted without murmuring. What the association had now to do was to bind its members in a foraf.dth:e man- ner together, and the course he would suggest wag this—to insist upon the proposition of strangers being employed in building-yurds; and that the association, as one man, support any master who might, in consequence, rere;ve annoyance from the club men. Eight shillings per thy was a vast increase, but they had better even have the wages at eight shillings, if flied, than have them ranging from nine ehtl:ingit to ten shillings and upwards. Mr. CLAYTON alluded to the fact, that on account of the high rate of wages demanded here, and the consequent ex psuse of ship-buildir.g, the pants had gone to Ipswich for a new boat. u it could be built for &001. less there than in Liverpool. Mr. JONZB—And about half the quantity of timber put into her. . . . Mr. HOYDEN mid the shipwrights were a body cf men who would take all the edit .ntage tht y could of the masters, and though they might pretend to hate no objection to the introduction of strangers into the town, they would not work with them. Now, he would propose to upset the club entirely. (Cheers.) IL would hold no communication with the men whatever, but just fix the rate of wages at eight shillings, seven , or 'ix shillings, or whatever it was thought the men deserved, and if they did not choose to accept it, let them keep away. Surely the builders could stand for a couple of mouths or so. In the meantime, let a deputation go rouud to England, Ireland, and Scotland to procure men, hun dreds of whom could be obtained; and let them take no notice of the Liverpool men, unless the latter chose to al.k for employment. There must, however, be a document, signed by all the muter shipwrights, binding tut maelves to c irry out this arrangement. Mr. Hoyden said he was sorry for the men themselves, as he believed there was a good deal of poverty amongst them, and very few were one farthing better, notwithstanding the advance in wages. As prices were aow, he himself would not contract to build a ■hip hem ; and he repeated that the masters would continue to he completely in the power of the men until the club was broken up. (Cheers.) The CIIAIUMAN—The club could be broken in three weeds. Mr. CATO moved a resolteicn to the effect that the A 560• dation sanction and protect builders in the emp:oyment of stranger• in their yards. Mr. ROVOLN moved an amendment, the effect of which was, that strangers be employed, not only in the bu,:disig yards, but in the town generally. Mr. OILAYSON thought they would be in a etrongcr nosiiion by expressing only an opinion as to the buillit.g yards. Some further discussion took place, after which ,the amendment was put, and carried by a very large majority, only three or four hands being held up for the motion. Mr. Cato then withdrew his motion, and the amendment was carried without opposition. The wages question then came on for discussion. Mr. itOYDEN was of up:nion that in the shrrt days .:x shillings was ample pay. His motion to that effect was not seconded. _ - _ . Mr. JONES proposed that 7e. be the rate (subject to tt e propositions referred to before) during the winter secsoc, to commence on Monday next. Mr. Pore seconded this proposition. The resolution fhr is. was then adopted unanimously. The following was the final resolution:—" That to . strengthen the resolutions passed this day, and for the better maintenance of one uniform and fixed rate of ship wriaiits' wages—namely, is. per day, and Is. per hour kr oveitiste, in extreme cats only, and when worked—the undersigned masters pledge themselves to carry out the above resolutions. But should any master, either by him self, through his firm, or his foreman, by bcunty or other wise, infringe these resolutions, his or their namts shall be exptsed in the public papers, and a fine of Sl. be paid for ev-ry such offence to the treasurer of the associatioc. - The signatures of the members present were appended to this statement, and this closed the proceedings.—Lireipc:l Times. A MAIL STEAMER IN DISTRESS. It was stated in the Express yesterday that the Channel Islands mail which ought to have reached the General Poi.t.calce on Tuesday morning was overdue. Both the Cnaunel Island mails ut Monday and Weansilay ar rived together at Southampton on Wednesday night in the Courier steamer, the ..teatiter Despatch which ought to have arrived at Southampton on Monday night haring broken down. The Atalanta was despitchca to Jewry end Ouere•ey on Wednesday night with the outward Char.nd I.lani mails. WATERFORD AND KILKENNY RAILWAY.—Return of :rain , : for the week endin,t Oct. 15, 1853 :-ISr/ 5. 7tl. mitre). Corrtvonding; week last year, 58/. 13s. lid. (IS THE CHOLER.I. (Free t ur Getwal Saari of 11wIth, Oct. 19.) THE ME I II01'(1.1S. Sr. G * A-IN•TIIE-EA, I.—ln a close and un wholesome court, New -court, Bluegate-:ielda, two deaths have cceurreil, one in 14 and the other in 19 houses. Such wad the tihhv condition of till• court and so imminent spneared the danger to the inhabi tants in general, that the medical officer recommended their remora', if practicable until the place could be thoroughly cleansed. The Bowel of Guardians are stated to have as sembled with great promptitude, to consider how tar this recommendation could be carried into effect. By the removal of some of the married women and some children tram the workhouse to Plashal School, a ward was forthwith prepared on the women's side of the workhouse and another has been appropriaN.C, on the men's side for the re ception of the families tom the court until the houses hare been purified. Some individuals have avail e d themselves of this temporary place of refuge, and ac tive ineasuri of e:eansing are stated to have com menced in the court, particularly in the houses in which the fatal cases occurred. The authorities have also taken a house in Bath terrace for the reception of such cholera cases as can neither be sent to toe general hocpittela, aloe Le pro perly treated in the houses of the poor. From returns tranwitted to the General Board of health by the Nletropulitan Commissiouers of land prepared by the superintendents of the lf, K, L. M, N, F, T, V, and Thames divisions of poliee, it aniwars that there had occurred 6c,wcen th.: lath and 18th instant 22 cases of cholera, of which 12 have proved fatal. SEVENOAIii UNION (WESTERII.O.I).-1)02111.-• Oct. 18. Diarrhata, 1. Gtoyetscitt.—lleath—Oct. 18. Cholera, 1. . NEweasme.—Deatbs—Oct. 19. Chute:it, 2; diar rhcra, 1. The total number of deaths from cholera and diarrhoea in Newcastle during the present ontbrouk has been 1,517. In the same pt. riud (viz., the first 49 days) during the prevalence of epidemic cholera in 1831-2 the number ut deaths was 231. GATERUE %D.—lleatbs--Oct. Is. Cholera, 3. _ No deaths were registered in Gateeheed yesterday (19th lust.) from either cholera or diarthma. BEDLINGTON. It may be remeiufwrecitiaimneh alarm was created in this town on the re-appearance of cholera in the haunts in which it first broke out, and which it chiefly ravaged on its former visitation. The houses in Bedlington are described as excessively damp from the want of drainage; the ground adja cent to the houses as well as that of the roads and footways appears to be unusually moist, and the privies where they exist are in a me - vs! . abominable rendition. This town is in the Morpeth eNstrio, and the Public Health Act was upolLd to it the same time as to 3lorpeth. In ILrperit the provisions of the Act have been promptly and ably applied on the plan of carrying a cor. , ,tant supply of sett spring water into every c,ttage with out the intervention of reservoirs, tanks, or water butte, with their pollutions, and exnenscs of abAsh ing cesspools, and of substituting universal,y the cater closet apparatus, drained by self-cleansing tu bular pipes, conducted in Fell- c: oat. g sewers; but :lie members eletted w r:•p:escr.' lington would rot consent to the cenunetr,:lient of any works until they saw the effect of the new works at Morpeth. At last, however, they have decided on the adoption of similar works, Ina these cannot be begun until next spring, and of course their means of preparation egiins'. the impending danger cannot be expc;:ted to be so forward and efficient as at Morpeth. In the course of the examination of plans for com bined and permanent works for drainage, sewage, and water supply, Mr. Austin, the consulting engineer of the General Board of Health, has recently elsited the towns of Darlington, Hull, and Casticforl; and dining his inquiries inspected sime of the worst p!acei iu these towns. DARLINGTON. _ _ n this town active measures were found to have been adopted by the local board in eleawing away nuisances and in cleansing and lime•whiting ; partial works of public drainage have been carried one. The plans for complete works are in progress. Daring their execution, it is hoped that better arrangements will be made for the general supply of water in order that the middens and cesspools made may be permanently removed. In the racentime the town appears to have been placed in a conditicaa as satis factory as present circums ances will allow. The authorities experienced a difficulty in dealing with the nuisance of pigs kept in close parts of the town, and suggested that in any future amendment of the Act it should be made unlawful to keep pigs at ail within a prescribed distance daily dwelling-house. It has been already lowed that the local authori ties have decided on exercising the Fowere they possess under the orders of the General Board of Health for the banishment of pigs from the town. The deaths recorded from cholera and diarrhccx proved that the epickmtie influence has been actively 'present in l farliagton. but the energetic measures adopted have apparently kept the pestilence in chock. Ill'LL. It was gratifying to find that in this town also works of cleansing had been carried on with energy under the direction of the local board, and !L.A. tLe worst courts and streets were in as good a state as it seemed practicable to place them temporarily, pend ing the execution of the proposed rermanent works of improvement. Beneath a great portion of the town of Hull there extends a system of flat br.ck sewers, which under present arrangements constantly accumulate foul del osit. During the last twelve month the local board have turned 'heir attention to clearing out these receptacles of filth. Upwards of 10,000 cubic cards of foul matter are estimated to have been removed by hand labour and cartage from about ten miles of sewer. Of course until the structural defects are remedied by the new works. this deposit will still go on, but iu the mean time the local board have dcno a good work in removing this vast amount of poisonous matter from the midst of the population. Measures are in progress for ventilating these sewers wherever practicable, and for trapping the gullies. The kcal authorities both of Darlington and Hull appear to have availed themselves with vigilance and abiEty of the means in their power to meet the threatened attack. _ CASTLEFORD. The condition of the small town of Castleford was found in strong contrast to these larger places. The lose board, apparently satisfied that nothing could be done in the way of improvement until their pro posed plan of drainage had been carried out, imd taken no steps whatever under the regulations of the general board. Foul middens, dung heaps, and ~ . .1 rections of decomposing refuse, abounded in all pars of the town, and the liquid filth and house rvEse stagnated on the neglected surfaces of yards aul streets. At a meeting of the local board, this dangerous condition of the town having been strongly urged by Mr. Austin, inuu..diiite instructions were to their officers to take the earliest and fullest measures for the removal of all nuisances with proper prectat time, and for placing the town in as good a san.:ary state as circumstances would permit pending tiic cx ecution of the proposed works of improvement untlis the Public Health Act. . At the last vibi!ation of cholera Hull is rcpertcJ to have suffered the rare bevercly of any town ; ford was next on the list. . -- • - - •— GREAT FIRE AT SIIAD TUAIIES.—Last nigtt an alarming fire bre!i.: cut in the premises of Mr. John Dudin, granary keeper and wharfinger. The work people had left soon after six o'clock, and the place was then I eked up ; but the Etentian of the police being attracted by an unusual glare en the third floor they mat ter the firemen and the enaines. Before, however, they coded arrive the flames burs: through the windows, and iii a ve t short time they assumed au attitude that seemed to de:y all ordinary means of checking their progress. In this state of things the brigade sent (or the puwerful steam floating en gine i hut the fire continued to rage till near midnight, after which time it gradually yielded to the unceasing efforts which were employed. Tee damage will amount to several thousand poends, and one of the firemen WJX un fortunately sa injured that it was found necessary to .ionvey him to Guy's Hospital Several other.' had a danow • *cape. The cans ro; the accident is at present eardet.ose a. The premises were insured. DISTRESSING OCCITRENC Fa—Lest Fi May Cecilia-4, James Murdoch, son of the tenant of the farm of l'esttl:tb, in the parish of Airless, went out after nightfall ter the purpose of shootieg deer, an seat some of has father f. **e vents through the heals ti drive the . 12 n* fortunately, oue of tnerr, a boy of &hart ourteen !eats of age, approached him in the direction whence he ee?ei •eil the deer to come, when he tired and shot the h-y thr,yagla the beast.—Scotsmati.