The Sun. — London, England, 1856-04-04 00:00:00

0N E it i s te ,••• 7.3 T A itti COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLoox. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed ' 161 7 steadily, and prices of the low descriptions of American were id., and middling and better quali ties id per lb. dearer than on the same day last Week. All other kinds were unchanged. The Bales were 10,000 bales (1,000 for export and 3 ,000 on speculation), comprising 310 Pernam and Maranham, at 6jd. to 7d. ; 150 Bahia, at 64d. to 9 4 1 , 4 . ; 500 Egyptian, at 7d. to Bd. ; 700 Surat, at to 41d. ; and 250 Sea Islands, at 104 d. to 2s. p er lb. The Railway Share Market was ac tive, and the transactions were extensive, at a slight decline from Wednesday's rates. The Colonial p r oduce markets, during the week, h ave been very firm, but no increase of business has take n place. For sugar, however, there has been a good inquiry at an advance of 6d. to Is. per cent, for some descriptions. Coffee has been la rather better demand, but no alteration in prices a " occurred. In rice there have been very few dealings, and prices have tended downwards. D `" 1131 has been firm. Spices have not attracted much attention ; and saltpetre is dull. Tea has rul ed inactive, and common eongou is 81d. to 9d. Per lb. Tallow has been without any change of leVertance. Trade accounts from Havre state that business is brisk, with- the exception of the Cotton Market, wh ich is dull, with a fall of about lfr. per 50 kilos. In American flour and wheat there was a clearing Out o f accumulated stocks which reduced the prices considerably. Of the former, 11,452 barrels were sold at 33 frg. 500. per barrel, and of the latter 1,932 sacks W ere sold a t an average o f 56frs. 50c. per 200 kilos. Tapioca was in demand at 88f. the 50 kilos. for good Whi te qualities ; coffee, 64f. for St. Domingo ; sugar, 62f. per 50 kilos. ; and Buenos Ayres wool , uro ught 2f. 25 c . p e r kilo. The receipts at the Cus roll, during the last month were 3,898,723 f. against • t ° 1 393 ,8291. i n M arc h, 1855, showing an increase of u° 5 ,894f. on imports, and 13,238 f. on exports Year. 6 ,915 f. in the corresponding period of last T he Vienna Bourse and the principal German b this opened dull and heavy at the beginning of Month ; and it would appear that the signing of the Treaty of Peace had a contrary effect °II the financial world of Central Europe com ',4l.ecl With that of the West. At Vienna the ''''tletria n 5 per Cent. Metall i cs are f ee bl e a t 86i, Railway Stocks have fallen sff., and Shares of the new 11 3 7 Pothek Bank sift. Money, however, is flo re abundant, and the premium upon the pre "'Ma metals is down to 2±. Exchange on London la U ow 10-3, and on Paris 1191. At Berlin there " animation on the Bourse, and the Prussian pa lin ds are without variation at 80& for the 31 per velars. There h as b een very li tt l e var i a ti on i n th e mar ket for Public S ecur ities, and there is still an ab tetle° of activity. Consols for Money have been 92 1 to 931 . For Account they opened at 93 i, but h ave Sin ce b een d one a t 92i to 93. The Scrip is 1 P re in• Bank Stock, for Account, is 2174 to 218. Ex —.4 4, equer Bills, June, rule heavy at 2a. discount, and the Bonds are 98k -I. Foreign Securities are also dull, but some of the potations have improved. Turkish 6 per Cents. h ave risen to 1011 and 1021, and the 4 per Cents. are 102 to 1021 for account. Russian 4& per Cents. are flat at 95. Sardinian are 95& to 96. Mexican "lteek is per cent. higher, viz., 21i to 22k. Peru- I lan 4k per Cents. have been 79. Brazilian Fives 100, and Ditto New, 1843, 97k. Dutch 4 per Cents. are 94.. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 61 71 ; Mexi -2,1e, 21i ; Peruvian, 78 80 ; ditto 3 per !Cents., 64 56 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 48 50 ; Russian tper Cents., 104 6 ; ditto 4i per Cents., 93 95 ; jaeish 3 per Cents., 45& 6I ; ditto Deferred, 24i ; ditto Certificates, 5 6 ; ditto Passive, 71 i• The English Railway Shares are generally rather firmer than a t th e c l ose o f b us i ness y es t er day. herde; Lancashire and Yorkshire, Midland and Sc o tti s h Central are at a slight advance. In t he ForeignForeignMarket Northern of France and Sam bre and Meuse have improved. The latter are 1/. 1.0 s• higher. . 0.. s 4 1 ;": tiki ng Shares are rather flat, and Mining Pharos are inactive. Australian Agricultural are iO , B : l guer, and Van Diemen's Land have improved 1311,ITISTI FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES . (Prom the O f List.) snoop. done.. ° rer o e . - - ' 34 3 i lutnt. Stock tt Console Annuities ,'“, for Account . 931 2i 3 k e ' 3 hsol g e • Account tz e i, ' l l 3 2 equer Sclip ' c hequer tla ß lAe March. June. I( , ' - ' :2 • k 6,0... .. lp2 2 d ............. ...........< 41 p , ''rnali .. . 4 1 p 2 d par bitt o B o ; ... ... j . g' ii per Cent.. . 081 i itto, 155 P... ... ! 2 P ... . ..... ....-...... - 98 p h x'k*l P i RICES OF FOREIG-.11 EUNDS THIS DAY. ti ~ ha Bonds. 5 pe r CEO.' `" lOO 99 4 .x d yltNew." 974 / keno @ 60 b., AYrea Bends, 6 per Cent. t utah Bonds 3 per Cent., 1825 844 x d 'Nite r B orc i Ditto p ' 5 ( . 1 0 rwrisional Land Warrant L r etada NT 5[ , t i e - ‘Gvir Active, 1! per Cent. ..., Account -,,,,., Cult ?""te 214 24 11, ~t,ltt.to 3 e37.tvian Bota,i s 41, per Cent Dittot Account . per Cent Aceount o 5 " 481°41 P d 5 Cent., 18 " St — 105 'on s, per --, lia l)i . tt o 44 per Cent. tt)(l,l,n,ia.n 1 3011,-Is, 5 per Cent. . ......... 054951 6 54 6 E .,„ t.,te Account v 4l 1 101..1, 3 9 . Gent— -4lhtto 4 6 ' ',,' I x ' r 41 at. ..ccoun,, I,,:.,lorntnittee Cert. of Coup. nDt fun. 5 p c - EL Ditto li , nds n sr cent — - Accout c P ' i i i 13 .,,itt 0 1014 Ditto i I Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. 101 2 1 itto Account b. , Oh on the above ..yable in London. eh ExchNu e, 24 r Cent., 1t Gull_ Dittol = per Lit. C Pe ertilJates THREE O'CLOCK. DittConsols, money .. 93 o Account LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) a.SONDON, April 4.—Wind this day at noon, S. to 1 ,_": • ; moderate pleasant breeze and fine weather. Arri v ed B MOUTH, April 3.—Wind S.S.W., blowing hard— FLAI.S. Brimswich, from Devonport. jo.,,LTMouria April 3.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Johanna from R tt lam, for Batavia, leaky. o ti LUoUTiI, April 3.—Wind S.S.W, strong breezes, rain.—Arrived— Algaa, from Guayaquil, leaky ; j'irit o f the Times, Pernambuco ; Haite, Jacmel. Off the 'tt--Tropic, for Antigua. 47 °. ALWA.v, Ap r il 2.—Th e Elizabeth Buckham, of White ,lsll, from Cardenas to Liverpool, grounded on a sandy ci e ; °ll3, amidst rock ' s and shoals in Ballyconrolly bay; akYed. (PER ELECTRIC' TFLEGRAPH. I Arri SOUTHAMPTON, Friday Morning. and ,-,.ved—Fanny, Nimrod, Friends, Iris, Rose, Alarm, ilortiarriett, from Newport ; Argyll Cs.), Carentan ; Bos- N ; 11 ' (B.) and Sampson, Liverpool ; South-Western (s.), rt, ll and General Don, Jersey ; Gipsy , Llanelly. I3a ley 14euB S elle, for Abetons, Pet, Griffin, and nderland ; C rd omet, Lond een ; Poul on ; Atlas, Shields. LIVERPOOL, Friday Morning. 'Wi nd 4.-rti ved—Alohymist, from Manila ; Franz, Alexandria QUEENSTOWN, April 2. s 4i.a • • --4--- Quickstep, for Bremen. DusLm April 3 W ind 4tri "cl—Magdalene Ferdinand, from Bordeaux. ( 8 T SUBMARINE AN/3 BRITISR TELEGRAPTI.I Viri r j GRAVESEND, Friday, 10.54 a.m. W , tide two hours' flood ; fine. C e VAved, ' April 3 —Gleaner, from St. Michael's; Abeona, bil ; 14 Superior, Alexandria ; Fair City, Mogador ; 1- Gnernse • Free Trader, Penang ; Providence, St. v ed, April 4.—John Bull ( 3 ), from Hamburg ; fii„„ -- " of the North, Few Chow-Foo ; Bosphorus, Cleo -1,1,4°6; Rono r , Mauritius ; Gezina, Groningen; Lord 4eiordel, P enang ; Oli vo i a , New Orleans ; Princess Louise, A l i3°4 13,1 Y ; Sumter, - Charleston ; Avalanche, Colombo ; laulet, St. Michael's J. Russell (s), for Dunkirk. DEAL, Friday, 10.40 a.m. , W., light. t a —ne n" , td—Stagheund, from London, for Lisbon; Gi- Pas Baibadoesn. t. Mori i-o, from Calcutta ; Prince Rupert, C ent a ; Tropic, Barbadoes ; Peace, Syria ; E. Norris, eh ; Emigrant, Iquique ; Woodbine, Mauritius ; Noi r I "enger, Callaritius— o allerefor , GLondon.renada ; Aerolite, China ; itchcraft, M au c,l(iiight, fr om C a l cut t a, s li ppe d f rom an anchor and clain i j gli f l t . horns, to clear from collision with a large ship, last u s T he billy b oy repor t e d on th e S an d s y es t e rday is called i." Pear -not, Capt. Dish, from Folkestone to Middlesbro'; ~!t i Pposed to h ave go t o ff l as t n i g ht, as s h e i s not now to be "'III. One lad has landed at Deal. ~~>.~;, (Tills DAY.) RAILWAYS. Shr. Clashlg Prices this day rG• C' w} i 0 all 131 a I 29t_ RAILWAYS. A.rabg.l.totlig. Bos , ,nd Basta. Junct.. & Bally - lieu, ,Birming. Wolve rh Stour Valley eihd. LancsL. Cheshire Junct.„,.. & Birk. £5O and £25 Cans Do., Z 20.............• alyth & 'ryno origins £25 (issd. at £4r Bristol and Exeter... Ca1ed0nian.......... Caren. and Cardigan Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon.. Cork, Black, & Paw Cornwall Do. A Do. B Criel Junction..... Dliblin&BelfastJune. Dun. P. & Aber. Jnc. East Anglian Eastern Counties I 'last. nnion, A Sti, Ds., B. Stool Do., New East Kent Mast Lancashire Edinburgh& Glasgo w Edinb. and Peebles Edin.Prth & Druid , worth & Clyde Jun • Furness Do. Extension. Glasgow & S. West Great N. of Scotlnd. Great Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Sth. &West.arc. ' Great Western . 90. Stour, Val. Rail Gna. Stk Irish South-Eastern. Lancaster & Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds Lit:mash. andYorksT . Do., Wet. Riding 'ln Liv.Crsby.&South; t London & Blackwall Loud. Bright & S.Cst. fond. and N. Westo Do. Fifths Do.101.811.,M&B...0 Do. Eighths,. London andS. Weatn Do., £S( L Do., £4O Lndndrry&Colcrain Lndndrrr. & Ennis Xanch.Shef. & Linclo Do., Man. & Lin. Un ffetropolitan Midland To. Birmng. &Derb: Nlidld. G. West. (Ire Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd Newry & Enniskill,4), Newry Warrenpoin' and Rostrevor Norfolk Northn.Connties Tin . North British s . szth Devon Rail. & Dock Stock Do., A Stock T ~ B Stock ... Do.; 4 B Guarantea N. Eastern—Berwic. Do. do. Extension Do.do.G.N.E.Pnroh Do. Leeds Do. York North London N.&S.Wstrn.,Ham• - stead, and City Jo North Staffordshir- North Western...... & S. Westrn. June Nuneaton, Hindi , . and Leicester.. Os, Wore.. & Wolv l'crtsmouth Scottish Central Scottish Midland Ahropshire Uni )U South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. Yrksh. 4 Riv. Dtn Do.. qtaines, Wc k &Wok Stockton & Dark Stoaten 4 Hurtlep Taff Vale Do. Pref., No. I._ 19 ,, Lmes Hay. D.& R Ulverstone & Lana Vale (,) Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenn , wmterfordelLimer e 6 West Cornwall..... 'West End of London and Crystal Palace Do. A .. Do. B West London. iWimbledn &Croydon FOR RION. Antwerp4tßott rd m Do. 5 p. c. Oblgs. con. in Sh. at par till '64 Ardennes an E+:a►stn.June Fiezi ors to GraiBBvSßA Bombay,Baroda, an Central India,Scri! D 0........ . .. Demerara .... lint& 11 Eastern of France no. Now .............. Ilast Indian, g. 5 p. DO. R. tension D 0.4 p.c.13nd5.,' 57 no. do. do.. •c 9, dr.. Gee ong, k Melbow ne guar. 5 per c nt. . Do., Lon. allot., do.' Gd. ilk of Cana( ta,A Do. Do. Cert. of Deben con. into Stk. till 'i3 Do. Comp. 6 p. e., do Gt. Ceutral of Fran flt. Indian Poninsnl"• Great Luxembour , Constituted Share.l Do. Obligations._ Do. re-is. forftd. Sb. Gt.Viestern of Canae a Charmi Do. Now Do. Bds., payable's7, l with option till '55.. Do. do., '62, p. '56 . Do. do., '76, p. '60...1 do., '73, without option Hamilton & Toronto Do. 6 per cent. Lake Const. & Baal• Lierre and Turnhout Lucca i Pist. 5 p. c.p Lyons and Genova Lyons it Moditorran Wadrap, guar. 4 4 p.c Do. New 0., sp. c Do. 4i p. c. Exton Maria Antonia Do. do. Now Nsmurdr Liege (witl interest) Do. (ex interest) Northern of France. Do.2Ol.Shs Do. 404 3 p. c Bap (fmy. B. dr Ams. Shs. NormegianTrunkPre Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds Paris and Orleans Rome and Frascati Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. Obligations Sambre and lAenso... Do. 5i p. cent. Pref. Scinde, guar. 5 p. c. Do - Southern of Fmnoe St. Andrew's and' Quebec (A) , Nest Flanders Do g per c. Pref W. di N. W. of Pram, West. of Switzerland Wiesbaden Zealand Business done this day. 271 28 41 - 41 8i - 9 18 - 19 16 - 17 12i -- 1:34 90 - 92 61k - 61,1 16 - 17 ••• "". ... 18 19 101 10a 35 -.... 40 25 30 76 - 78 61 - 63 29 31 85 - 90 6; - 7 94 95 79 -• 81 123 125 105 1 07 641 65/ 70 - 75 6 - 7p 6 7 871 P 884 • .. • • 7f - 7f 102 104 1911 -102 i Par 4 p par - 4 p, - 95 96 281 - 29, id 741 75 44 46 ... ••• "". •. 19 - 15 52 - 54 3i - Su 34 ... 35 ••• '...." 78. j - 79.} si . - 3i- 3a 15t 564 574 88 -90 6 3 - 51 6 - G. 10 - 10 28 - 29 1 - 1(5 73 - 75 46 13 ;4 72i - 73 69 71 4 - 2 - '5 37 .. ... 20 - 21 4i - 5 61 - 7i - . ... • ••• ... St - 9 par 2 p 44 5 r 2t 2/ 1 - 1 • *• 39t 40k 12 -14 22i - 23 22 - 223 ••• -- ... 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Now National of Ireland New South Wales , Oriental Bank of Corporation Ottoman Bank Royal British t4nrith Australia Union af Australia, 4Do.Ni- I Union of London Western Bk of Lon 5 50 1111 all 97 - 99 1$ 11 64 - 66 1} - 64 -• 66 • • ... 16 -- lq 16 - 174! 3 -- 2 (11 .•• ... ••• par --2 p .• 3 - - ... .... ••• •••• r• 39 - '~ 43 - 44 1 - 21-1) 70 - 72 7i 8 i 2 12 all all 16 144 is 8 3t. 100 3 10 all lls all 3t. 100 ;t ,1.00 !O 16 .0 5i 24 it 100 i 0 all 10 all 25 All 25 all St. 100 112 s 523 10 1 it. 100 St. 100 tr all '0 83 1) all gt. I too t. 100 b. 100 8 all 8 all It. ton ;5 211 4) ea ffio 100 .0 la !O 17 o al' 0 all .it. 110 10 8 It. 1.00 t. LOO gt. 1) 0 st. 100 .0 15 !F I s', (1. )1 it. IVi ,0 all ! all .0 all 25 I 1 :0 l sll LO a [0 40 K 1 10 .8 1 4 i .8 all .7 411 all 16 ?.0 nil 30 22t 2 ,o) .00 9) 14 !C) &11 ?,6 14 4 1 oat !,0 all 5 all !O 10 a , all fl all 9,0 all 16 all 20 all 10 all 20 all 40 all It) all 10 6 ;0 all :11 all THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 4, 1e56, METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS. (This Day.) that with a bottom velocity of 16 inches per second only (or 0.9 miles per hour), heavy pieces of briek, stone, &e., will be removed, and that with a velocity of 21i inches (or 1.24 miles per hour), even iron borings and heavy slag will be removed. The above minimum velocity will there fore be sufficient.' Mr. Beardmore, in his work on Hy draulics, states (p. 8) that A velocity of 150 feet per minute (or 1 miles per hour), will generally prevent de posit in pipes and sewers.' Mr. John Phillips states (see first report of Slnitary Commission, 1847, p. 1 77), From observation and experiment, I find that it requires a constant velocity of current to be running through the sewers, equal to about 2 feet per second, or 1 miles per hour, to prevent the soil from depositing within them.' "Professor Robinson, in his ' Theory of Rivers,' states, at page 465, that " we learn from observation that a ve locity of three inches per second at the bottom will just begin to work upon fine clay for pottery, and, however firm and compact it may be, it will turn it up. . . . A velocity of six inches will lift fine sand ; eight inches will lift sand as coarse as linseed; 12 inches will sweep along fine gravel ; 24 inches will roll along rounded pebbles an inch in diameter, and it requires three feet per second at the bottom to sweep along shivery angular stones of the size of an egg.' The weekly meeting of this board was held this after- noon at the Council Chambers, Guildhall; Mr. Thwaites, in the chair. DRAINAGE OF THE DISTRICTS SOUTH OF THE THAMES. The principal subject brought before the board was the report of the engineer, Mr. Bazelgette, relating to the drainage of the districts south of the Thames, which was read and afterwards ordered to be printed for the information of the Loard, and its consideration was ac cordingly adjourned. The following is the elaborate report of the engineer en ttis important subject : " Greek-street, Soho, 3d April, 1856. " Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen—ln carrying out the foregoing instructions, my attention has been directed first to that portion of the metropolis which lies upon the south side of the river, where improved drainage is most ur gently required. The Board will probably remember that in 1.53, pursuant to directions by the then Metropolitan Commissioners of Sewers, designs for intercepting sewers on the south side of the river were prepared by me. The plan now submitted for your coasileration will be found to resemble, in its main features, the former scheme ; it therefore becomes necessary to recapitulate several of the leading considerations referred to in my report of 1853, and in the joint report by Mr. Haywood and myself upon the northern drainage in 1854, whilst I have at the same time endeavoured to take advantage of all the information gained in the subsequent preparation of the northern drainage scheme, and to profit by the experience of the last three years. The modifications now introduced will, I trust, be regarded by you as improvements. " In 1849 the Commissioners of Sewers publicly invited plans and suggestions for the main drainage of the metro polis, and their invitation was warmly responded to by many who were interested in the subject. 116 plans were sent in; all of which I, in conjunction with Mr. Cresy, examined and classified, and they were reported on by a committee of the Commissioners of Sewers, consisting of Sir J. F. Burgoyne, Captain Vetch, Jas. M. Bendel, Esq., Captain H. D. Harness, and Robert Stephenson, Fsq., whose report was printed and laid before Parliament. •ther plan sand suggestions subsequently received' were considered and printed by the Commissioners of Sewers. " Mr. Stephenson and Mr. Hawkesley consider a velocity of two miles per hour ample where there is a continual stream, and these opinions are further• confirmed by the experience of Mr. Haywood and myself. With reference to the fall requisite to produce this velocity, the calculations universally adopted by hydrau lic experimenters and engineers, and upon which my esti mates are based, show that in a sewer 9ft. Gin. in dia meter with a fall of 2 feet per mile, the mean velocity would bo about 2 miles per , hour when running three quarters full, or 1 . 88 miles per hour when running half full, and about 1 2-3 d miles per hour when running one third fall. " But the velocity of a stream is governed by the di mensions of its channel, as well as by its rate of fall. Thus, in a sewer 10 feet in diameter with a fall of 2 feet per mile, there will be the same mean velocity of stream when running half full, as in a sewer 2 feet in diameter with a fall of 10 feet per mile. " Where ecoeomy of fall is required, it is desireable, so far as other considerations will permit, to graduate the declivity of the sewers so as to produce an uniform rate of flow in them, and thus to avoid a waste of fall in one portion of the design, and an insufficient velocity in an other. " When the proper velocity and the practicable limits which can be assigned to the fall are ascertained, it is easy to determine the size of the sewer requisite to carry off a constant and defined quantity of sewage in a given time. "On the other hand, when in dealing with drainage ()Wiens, we have to provide for rains variable in amount and duration, and where absorption, evaporation, and the time occupied by the waters in flowing from the points on which they fall, over various surfaces and levels to the point of discharge have to be taken into account, the question is more com plicated, and it is under such conditions that we are in dobted to Mr. Hawkesley's formula, with respect to which ➢sir. Stephenson and Sir William Cubitt in their report of the 11th December, 1854, stated that, 'No part of engi neering science has been more industriously investigated than the laws that govern the flow of water in pipes and open channels ; and it is probably not too much to say, that the formula which represent these laws rank amongst the most truthful that the professional man possesses. They - have been the subject of laborious experimental in vestigation of the most elaborate character, and their re sults have been tested by the practical under every variety of conditions, without their truth being impugned in the slightest degree. The principles upon which they are founded have been sanctioned and adopted by Prong, Eytelivein, Du Beat, and others; and it is to them that we are indebted, in a great measure, for the simple practi cal form which they present. Our own engineers have modified them to suit particular circumstances, and given them more extensive usefulness. Mr. Ilawkesley, amongst others, has especially contributed to render the principles which they embrace applicable to almost every variety of condition which the complete drainage of large towns in volves, and we shall have occasion, almost immediately, to adduce some instances within the metropolis, where the facts confirm theoretical deductions in a very remarkable manner, and lead irresistibly to the conclusion that they may be implicitly depended on.' "The sizes of the sewers required at the various points of interception are given in the tables and sections ap pended to this report. A circular form has been adopted in this preliminary design, in order to facilitate the pre paration of the estimates, and calculations of discharging power ; but it is proposed to execute them of a slightly eliptical form, which is preferable in pGint of strength, and the alteration will have no appreciable effect upon the estimates or design. " Having thus briefly touched upon several of the more leading general principles which govern the design, we now procesd to the consideration of the works proposed. " The late Commission expressed their unwillingness to receive further plans and suggestions, and about 27 were sent in and are now before this Board. They have been arranged and classified, and a summary of them is ap pended to this report (see Appendix A), whilst it is diffi cult to select any one of them as deserving your exclusive at tention, many of them boar marks of great thought and labour, and I acknowledge with pleasure that most of them contain some useful information or hint. "Almost every suggestion which can be made upon the subject has been now so often repeated in some shape or other, that it would be difficult to determine who were the first authors of the various schemes and theories pro pounded. Having had the advantage of access to all, I cannot pretend to much originality, my endeavour has been practically to apply suggestions, originating in a large measure with others, to the peculiar wants and features of the different districts, with which my position has made me famigar. "Before entering into the details of the plan of drainage now proposed, it may be well briefly to consider what are the natural features and requirements of the district to be dealt with, and what the objects sought to be gained. " Half of the southern area extends along the south bank of the Thames, and the surface of the ground is generally below high water in the river, varying from its level, to six feet below it. " This tract is by nature a marsh, which has been re claimed from the river by artificial embankments, and is now closely built over, and thickly inhabited, forming a large and important portion of the metropolis. Many of the houses have basements and cellars below the surface, and the sewers which are beneath them are necessarily so low that they can only discharge their contents into the river for about four hours each tile. The sewers being closed at their outlets for the remaining eight hours, be come reservoirs of stagnant sewage for 16 hours in every day, and unavoidably accumulate deposit. To maintain a continual and unintermitting flow in the sewers of this low district and to drain the cellars and subsoil effectually so as to make them dry and healthy, demands the aid of pumping. The effect of which has been described by Sir Wm. Cnbitt and Mr. Stephenson in their report of the 17th Oct., 1853, as being tantamount to raising the level of the district _0 feet, producing iu its sewers a continu ous and free discharge, and entirely overcoming the natu ral disadvantages of its situation. " The remaining portion of the South Metropolitan area is at preseut thinly covered with buildings, which are, howevbr, rapidly increasing as the suburbs of the Metisa polls extend. The surface of the ground rises gradu ally from the level of the low district to an extreme ele vation of about 350 feet, and the rain waters which fall upon the high district descend with great rapidity into the sewers of the low district, which being tide-locked, as already described, and of insufficient capacity to store a large and sudden influx of storm waters, during high water in the river, become overcharged, and in such cases the sewage floods and destroys muc valualil,3 property. The suddenness and destructiveness of these inundations increases in proportion to the progress of building and drainage in the upper district. To remedy the evil arising from this cause, it is proposed to intercept the waters of the upper district, so as to prevent their descending into the low district, by forming a highlevel or, catehwater sewer, with a free outlet and a constant discharge by gravita tion. The risk and expense attending the process of pump ing a large body of water pouring down suddenly at irregular intervals, where any interruptions in the process would be productive of great inconvenience and loss, ren ders it, in my opinion, expedient to get rid of all the up land waters in the manner proposed, by a high level or catchwater sewer, instead of allowing them to add to the difficulties, sufficiently formidable in themselves, arising from the waters falling upon the low district. "In the plan now proposed, the objects sought to be attained are twofold and distinct,-Ist, to provide im proved outfalls for the drainage of the entire area, and 2d, by a system of interception to relieve the Thames from the pollution to which it is now subjecteo. Some of the sewers proposed are designed to serve the double purpose of drain ing and interception, whilst others are simply " Intercept ing Sewers," and do not, of themselves, drain the district through which they pass, but merely supply artificial channels by which the sewage is diverted from the drain age sewers, and carried away to a new and less objection able point of discharge into the river. " With regard to the point of discharge, I cannot do better than quote from the report of Mr. Stephenson and Sir William Cubitt, dated the 11th December, 1831, wherein they give the following brief summary of a series of experiments made by the late Mr. Frank Forster upon the anhject. " On the 15th of July, 1851, a float was put into the centre of the river, opposite Barking Creek, two hours after high water. This time was chosen because it was found that sewage discharged into the river two hours before high water, arrived at about the same point above Barking Cresk that sewage discharged two hours after high water did by the next flood tide. At low water it reached 11i miles below that point, and returned with the next flood tide to one mile above it, having gone 12i miles that flood, it being then the period of spring tides. " As the neaps came on the float continued to work lower down each succeeding high water, and by the 24th of July it was 13 miles below Barking Creek at high water, having gone down the river 14 miles during the falling off of spring tides to neap tides. As the flood again became stronger, it worked up the river each succeeding tide until the 29th of July, when it again became within five miles below Barking Creek at high water, having worked up the river 9 miles from high water neap tides to high water spring tides, the excess of the ebbs over the floods being only 5 miles in 14 days. " Another experiment was tried at the same place on the 6th of August, 1851, it being then lowest neaps, and the float being put down two hours after high water. It worked up each succeeding high water till top springs on the 12th of August, when it reached 6} miles above Bark ing Creek at high water. The float then again worked down the river till the 20th of August, being neaps when at high water, it reached 9i miles below Barking Creek, being a distance of 16 miles, during the falling off of spring tides to neap tides. The excess of the ebbs overthe floods would, in this case, have been about 7 miles in 14 days. The wind and other causes would vary the result ; but it may be roughly assumed that a substance in suspension works up the river about one mile a day each high water as the springs strengthen, and down the 'river two miles a day as they fall off. " The main object was, of course, to determine how near to London the sewage could be discharged into the river at or near high water, without finding its way back again to the inhabited parts of the town. The experiments proved that it was essential to go as far as Barking Creek, and also as regards the level of discharge, they demon strated that it should take place at or near high water as practicable.' " Now, although it is• desirable to fix the place of dis charge as far below the metropolis as possible, it will be found that a practical limit to it is imposed by the neces sity of maintaining sufficient fall in the sewers to keep them clean, and at the same time of preserving as a safety valve a discharge into the river at low water by gravitation, in case of accident to the pumps, as well as during exces sive floods. It must be borne in mind 'that the delivery of the sewage at high water into the river at any point, is equivalent to its discharge at low water at a point 12 miles lower down the liver ; therefore the construction of 12 miles of sewer is saved by discharging the sewage at high instead of at low water.' "The position selected is Plumstead-marshes, and the period of discharging the sewage into the river would be from two to four hours nearest to high water. " The amount of sewage proposed to be intercepted from the more closely inhabited districts has been estimated ; upon data, which makes provision for the increase of future generations. "Thus, where the population, as at present existing, exceeds 30,000 to the square mile, the actual numbers are estimated for ; and where it is less allowance has been made for that number, in order to provide for future in crease. The supply of water per head has been reckoned at five cubic feet per diem, being on a more liberal scale than now actually obtained ; and of this quantity it is contemplated that one-half will pass away during six hours of the day. " For reasons more fully set forth in former repent, it is proposed, in the urban districts, to intercept a quarter of an inch of rain in 24 hours, which is at the rate of about 100th part of an inch per hour ; any excess beyond that amount, falling on occasions of heavy storms, being discharged into the river by the drainage sewers. " With a view to economy by the reduction of the sizes of the sewers, as far as practicable, it is now proposed to continue the drainage of all those portions of the suburbs which are not likely to be built upon for many years to come, into their natural valley outfalls ; and where build ing has already commenced, and is likely to be extended, to provide for an increase of population varying from 10,000 to 20,000 to the square mile instead of 30,00 Tt is further proposed, from the more thinly-peopled suburbs, to carry off by the intercepting sewers only one-half of the quantity of rain water for which provision is made in the more crowded districts. " The different areas drained, and the quaiitities pro posed to be intercepted, are stated in detail in a table ap pended to this report. (See appendix B.) " The sizes of sewers, their inclinations, and their dis charging powers, under various conditions, are important considerations in forming a drainage scheme. 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"The high level sewer is designed to act in the double capacity of a drainage and an intercepting sewer; it will ultimately divert the sewage and a portion of the rainfall duo to 14 square miles 518 acres of the upper district from the low district, conveying them away by gravitation to the level of low water in Plumstead Marshes ; the storm waters alone being suffered to descend into Deptford Creek. Its route varies Cut little from that of the high level sower designed in 1853. It commences at Clapham-common, at such a level, and with such a capacity as will, enable it at some future time to be extended to Tooting"and to Batter sea-rise. Passing along the High-street, and through Stockwell-green, it intercepts the Edra Sewer at the junc tion of the Brixton and Loughborough-roads, and con tinues through fields and garden ground, and along Cold harbour lane to High-street, Camberwell, where it intercepts the Earl Sewer. Thence its course is along Love-walk and fields to the Victoria-road, Peckham. At this poiut it receives the EtTra branch, and thence con tinues eastward, through private ground between the New Cross-road and Nuuhead Cemetery, intercepting the Peck ham, and Peckham-rye branches of the Earl sewer in its route ; and passing underneath. the Brighton and North Kent Railways at New Cross stations. Thence it proceeds under the Ravensbourne and along the Greenwich-road into the Woolwich extension line near to Deptford Pump ing station. . _ It discharges its storm waters, during heavy rains, by an overflow into Deptford Creek ; the effect of which will be on such occasions to flush away the mud and refuse now collected in the creek, and to deepen and improve its channel. " From Deptford Creek the united streams of the high and low level sewers flow through the extension sewer, by gravitation along the Trafalgar-road, and the Green wich and Woolwich lower road to Woolwich. Thence under Albion-road, George-street, Church-street, the cl•urchyard and private property to Powis-strest, across Beresford-square, and along the Plainstead-road ; round the south-east corner of the Royal Arsenal, and in a direct line across Plumstead-m•trshes to a point opposite to Barking Creek, its level there being that of low water at spring tidos. The total length of this line of sewer from Clapham to its outfall will be about 11 miles 4,170 feet. " HIGH LEVEL BRANCH. " This branch commences by a junction with the Effra open sewer at Croxted-lane, near Dulwich, and joins the main level in the Lyndhurst-road, Peckham, being about two miles 565 feet in length. It affords a deep outfall for Dulwich, which is now badly drained and subjected to floods, and it saves the covering of a considerable portion of the Effra sewer, which takes a more circuitous and less advantageous route. " THE LOW LEVEL SEWER. " By the low level sewer provision is made for the inter ception of the sewage from a district which may eventually be extended over 22 square miles. This sewer commences at the High-street, Putney, passes along Wandsworth lane, through Wandsworth, and under the Wandle, into the York-road, through Battersea-fields, along Priory road, Lansdowne-road, the Clapham-road, and Holland street to the Brixton-road, intercepting in its mine all the mein sewers near the river Thames, and being provided with penstocks and storm overflows, by means of which the currents in these sewers will be placed under command. At the junction of the Brixton and Vassall reads the Effra will be again intercepted, and its present defective condition in this locality remedied. The lower portion of the Effra will then be reconstructed of a much smaller size than at present, with a fall from the river to the low level sewer, to which it will act as a storm overflow. "At the junction of the Camberwell and Albany roads the Earl sewer will be intercepted. From thence the main line proceeds along the north side of, and under the Grand Surrey Canal, to the Old Kent-road, where the Peckham branch of the Earl sewer is intercepted. Thence the low level sewer proceeds in a direct line across the fields and market gardens, under the Brighton and North Kent Rail ways, to the junction of Giffen-street with High-street, Deptford. Hero it receives the north branch, and is pro , vided with an overflow into the liver at low water. It then proceeds between the gas and vitriol works, near the Greenwich Railway, under Deptford Creek, to the pump ing station on the banks of the Creek. The total length of this line, from Putney to Deptford, is about 9 miles 2,550 feet. " LOW LEVEL OR BERAIONDSEY BRANCH. "This branch commences at St. James's Church, Rother hithe, at which point it forms a connection with, and sup plies an outfall to, the Battle-bridge; the Earl, the Great Saint John, and the Duffield Sewers, and thus completes the interception of the sewage from the low district. It passes through private ground into and along the Dept ford Lower Road, under the Grand Surrey Canal, along Evelyn street and High-street, Deptford, where it dis charges into the main sewer. " DEPTFORD PUMPING STATION. " The pesition selected for the pumping station is a piece of waste land on the east bank of Deptford Creek, south of the Greenwich Railway, and neat the Gas and Vitriol Works, at which point the sewage from the low level sewer is raised to the high level. "The invert of the low level sewer will here be about 20i feet below that of the high level and the extension sewers, and about 30i feet below Trinity high water mark. Pumps and engines equal to 520 nominal horse power will be required, and it is proposed to provide duplicate•engines in cases of accident and repairs. There will be no reser voirs, and the engines and pumps will be covered so that the sewage will not be exposed, and no inconveniences will arise therefrom. " RESERVOIR AND ENGINES AT PLUMSTEAD MARSHES. " In order, finally, to discharge the sewage into the centre and bottom of the river within from two to four hours unrest to high water only, it is proposed to construct upon the banks of the river a covered reservoir capable of con taing 4,000,000 cubic feet of sewage, to be raised into it from the main outfall sewer. The land required for the reservoir, engine -houses, pumps, &c., would be about 15 acres. The lift being about 21 feet, 657 nominal horse power will be required to raise the sewage, arid it is pro posed here to provide duplicate engines as at Deptford Creek. " =GINN POWZI. " The total amount of engine power to bo provided will be about 2,354 nominal horse-power, and the annual cost of pumping will probably amount to 12,0001. on the aver age, or about one-third more than the p r esent cost of cleansing the tide locked district sewers. " The effect produced by the Deptford Pumping Station upon these sewers, would be so beneficial as largely to re duce the present annual cost of cleansing them, and thus to diminish this increased annual expenditure. "The estimated cost of the works herein recommended will be as follows : " ESTIMATE. High level sewer, from Clapham to Deptford, and Branch £199,226 Extension from Deptford to Plumstead Low Level Sewer from Putney to Deptford, and Branch ........................... .................... 209,000 Reservoir and Land for Pumping Stations ......... 103140 Engin e-housbs, Engines, Pumps, &c ............... ... 161,780 Total " Having given the design now submitted to you my best consideration, I present this report under a deep sense of the gigantic magnitude and importance of the subject, and fully impressed with a knowledge of the fact, that there is • room for great variety of opinion upon many of the points inVolved in it. I cannot, however, but express my full confidence -in the soundness of theJeading prin ciples which govern the design, confirmed as they are by the experience of other engineers, - ai well as my own; al though it is possible that some of the details may be ad vantageously modified durin,g the progress of the works. " The execution of the design is not free from engineer ing difficulties in several points, but difficulties of a similar nature have-already been successfullyovercome in this me tropolis, and this will probably be considered a sufficient guarantee that none will now occur which cannot as rea dily be:surmounted.—l have the honour to remain, son tlemen, "Yen. obedient servant. "(Signed) J. W. BAZALGETTE • g‘ Engineer." Naval and Military Intelligence. 41. Rear-Admiral the Hon. Sir Richard Saunders Dundas, K.C.8., Commander-ire Chief of the ea-Baltic fleet, re turned to Spithead yesterday and rehoisted his flag on board the Duke of Wellington. Strong southeasterly gales blew all day yesterday, accompanied by rain and fog, which for the moat part obscured the view of the roadstead from the shore-; the ships struck their t vgal lantimasts and made snug below. The fleet was aug mented yesterday by the arrival from Davenport of the Brunswick ? SO, Captain Yelverton, C. 8., which fired a salute for the port admiral on anchor ing at the Mother bank. It is reported that her`Majesty will proceed from London. to Portsmouth on the morning of the 16th ta re view the fleet, and return to town the same evening. It is also rumoured that the Plenipotentiaries now at Paris will visit England and be pi esent at the review. It is supposed that the members of both Houses of Par liament will also be present, and that the naval troop steam frigates now in harbour will be devoted to their service. There were 111 sail of the fleet to be reviewed already assembled yesterday, and the South-Western and Brighton and South Coast Railway Companies are making preparations with the view of conveying as much additional traffic to the scene of interest as can be accomplished with safety to the public. The .naval re view of 1814 in the presence of the allied, Sovereigns, after the peace of that day, was a mere yachting display compared with the spectacle now contemplated. Her Majesty's yacht Osborne, it is believed, will be specially commissioned for the service of the Plenipotentiaries on the occasion. The following steam transports, having been refitted, are at Liverpool waiting for orders to proceed to the Black Sea, for the purpose of bringing- home British troops :--Bahiana (16) ; Emperor (107); Kangaroo (29); Khersonese (10) ; Alps (82) ; and Andes (10Q). Some naval volunteers were forwarded from Liverpool to London on Wednesday night. The Tortoise Admiralty lighter arrived in the Mersey on Wednesday with naval stores, consigned to Captain Bevis, R.N., the Admiralty agent at Liverpool. Her Majesty's steamer Geyser sailed from Liverpool for Portsmouth on Wednesday, with the new gun•boats Raven and Redbreast.. She is expected to return in a few days for more gun-boats. Her Majesty's gun-boats Pert and Onyx, of 212 tons each, were launched from Measrs. Young, Son,. -aid Magnay's Limehouse dockyard yesterday, and were im mediately taken in tow by the steam-tug Monkey, and proceeded to Woolwich to be fitted. Tha ceremony of hristening was performed by two French ladies, the Misses Bello°, of St. Germain's. The hired steam-transport Victoria (No. 72) Captain Thornhill, with 200 officers and men of the Land .Trans port Corps, sailed from Plymouth on Wednesday forlhe Crimea. The repairs and improvements of her Majesty's screw despatch vessel Intrepid, Conamander Wood, are com pleted. She was yesterday morning undocked, and is to resume her voyage to-day from Woolwich. . Admiral Bowles paid a.visit of inspection to' the vari ous departments of WoOlsvich dockyard yesterdaY. Master Commander Allen, of the Sprightly, has been ordered to transfer his crew to her, Majesty's paddle- Wheel steamier' Princess :Vice, at WoolWicb, for the pur pose.olconveying her clown to_Portsmouttifor the forth coming review. The Princess Alice has been nearly rebuilt. Her Majesty's iron paddle-wheel steamer Antelope, Lieut. Charles H. Young commanding, arrived at Wool wich yesterday morning, last, from Portsmouth,, and is to be hauled into basin to be dismantled. Her 14injesty'a paddle-Wheel steamer Otter arrived yesterday morning at Woolwich from Sheerness, and Having discharged her cargo, which cansisted of Admi ralty gear for the dockyard, she returned at noon to Sheerness. On Tuesday the new Port• Admira l, Sir Henry D. Ohads, K.C.8., Rear-Admiral of the White, hoisted his flag on board her Majesty's ship Conway, at Queens town. , 611 i x d 153 16 161 16i 184 18 6 10i I i 294 30 64 1 3W 17 881 8 1 8 1 11 102 11 29 Si 748 8 53i 13444 / 4 5 4/ 79i iii 9 151 16 561 7 1 101 l 73 2i 4 i 211 23 2i i 221 i 251 i I I 24 x d 14i 15 15 9 4 i i i i 9i 97; 82 ti 161 17 21 301 11 1 2 30.1 7 431 i 61 i 7i 7 7o 74 8 271 MA.Rata NEWs3.. , (This Day.) CORN EXCHANGE. • , Very moderate supplies of English wheat-2;050 quer ters—have arrived coastwise this week. Fresh up to-day the receipts by land carriage were small, and the show of samples of both red and white was limited. For most kinds we had a steady demand, and, in souse instances, prices were the turn higher than on Monday. • ' Foreign wheat, the supply of which was by no means extensive, was steady, but the business doing in it W . 3.13 very moderate, at Monday's quotations. There was a firm demand for barley, and the quotations had anuPWard tendency. Malt was firm, but not' dearer. Qats sold slowly at late rates, but beans, peas, and flour commanded very full prices. ARRIVALS VMS 1171111 R. Wheat. I Barley. I malt. 2,050 ' 990 3,1560 1,910 Oath. nonr. 510 English .. Irish .... roreign 4,650 6860 1, 1 brls • METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. . Although the supply of beasts on sale in to clay's market was but moderate the demand for all breeds ruled heavy, at barely Monday's quotations. The she w of sheep was limited, yet the mutton trade was very dull, and prices gave way 21. per Sibs. The top figure for the best old Downs, in the wool, was ss. 2d. per Bibs. Lambs were in middling supply and heavy request, at barely late rates. From the Isle of Wight 140 head came fresh to hand. We had a very inactive demand for calves and pigs, at Monday's currency. Mulch cows sold slowly at from 131. to 191:each, includ ing their small calf. Per 81bs to sink the offals. s. d. s. d.I q. d., g n• Inferior Beasts.... 3 2to 3 6,PrimeSonthdown 410 5 2 Second quality.... 3 8 4 O i Large crso. calves 4 2 5 4 Prime large oxen 4 2 4 4 J''rinic small do 5 6 510 Prime Scots, &e. 4 6 4 S Large hogs Inferior Sheep ...3 4 3 6*na.ll porkers 4 6 4 8 S'ocond quality ...3 8 4 2 ( Suckling calves 22 0 29. Prime crse.-wlled.4 4 4 8 Quarter old pigs 21 0 27 Lamb, 6s o,f to 7s 03. I FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts .. ••• • .. .. ...... .. 1,071 : Beasts ... Sheep ..... , , ........ .. .. 6,250 Sheep .. ••.•••..•• • • • • .. • • Calves .. .•.. • • .... ...• .. 11) Calves... ... • • ...... • • --- ........ 240 Pigs.- - TOTAL SUPPLY. Pigs .... Pigs.....•"' • • • ••• LEADENTIALL. Lactive, as follows : az° carcase. NENVGATE AND The trade generally was in Per Sibs by s. d. s. d. a. d. s. Reef, interior 3 0 3 2 Muttsn, Inferior 3 0 3 2 Do., middling 3 4 3 6 Do., middling 3 4 310 Do. prime large.. 3 8 I 0 Do., prime 4 0 1 4 , do. 5ma11....4 24 4 Veal .......... 4O 5 2 PJrk, large 30 3 8 Pork, small 310 4 8 Lamb, 5s 4d to Cs 4d. BOROUGH HOP. There is only a moderate demand for hops generally. Fine qualities, however, support late rates without diffi culty. The show of most kinds is extensive. This week's imports are 68 bales from Harburg, 68 from Rotterdam, and 12 from Antwerp. Mid and East Kent pockets, 3/ Os to 61 lOs per cwt; Weald of gents, 310 s to 5/ Os. ; 6ussom, 21 16s to 4l 103. COLONIAL. TEA.—The market has been very quiet, but towards the latter part of the week a better demand has been experi enced. Common Congon, sid to 9d per lb. SUGAR—The business in this article has been very active, and prices have advanced fully 7d to is per cwt. on all de scriptions of both colonial and foreign ; but later in the weak less activity was displayed, although prices were fully maintained. Mauritius low to fine yellow, 40s Gd to 43s 6d ; mid to fine brown, 37s to 40s ; grainy, 43s to 46s ; Barbadoes low grey to fine grocery, 38s Gd to 41s 6d ; De merara low to line yellow, 41s to 44e Gd; brown, 401 ; Havannah brown, 39s Gd to 403 6d ; yellow, 41s to 45s ' ; florette, 48s to 49 5; M adras native, brown, awl yellow, 318 to 3 7s 6 d ; Brazil dam p , 41s to 44s 6d ; yellow 39s to 40s 6d ; Javas grey and white 42s to 450 ; yellow 403 6d to 41s ; low to fine 41s Gd to 445. Brown Peuang 25s 40 per cwt. The refined market has been active and prices are fully 18 higher, brown lump 528 6d, English crushed 33s Gd, French loaves 33s per cwt. COFFEE —There has been a steady market and Plantation and Native Ceylon much inquired for at rather high rates. Native low to fine are 51s to 53s per cwt. Afocha is in de mand at full rates. At the Dutch sale held yesterday at Rotterdam high rates were obtained. COCOA. —There is not much business doing, and prices aro without alteration. RlCE.—There has been a moderate demand, but prices generally have receded 2s to 3s per cwt on the late rates, Bengal mid to good mid 108 Gd to lls, good 12s 9d, good bold white 15s, yellow 12s to 13s per cwt. Rug.—This article is in demand, and rates rule very firm, there are very fe w sellers at the market. Demerara 2s 3d to 2s 4 d , Pe nan g 2s 2d p er p ro of gallon. SProze have been rather cheaper, although the demand has been good. Pepper, fair clean to greyish, 5d per lb • d am aged, 4id to sd. African podsl3ds s 6 to 14s per cwt Mace rules stoady; mid to good and Cayenne 3 d per lb. pale 2s to 2 s 2 d per lb. Nutmegs---Batavia good mid 2s 7d, Singapore good seconds 2e 5d per lb. 4d, Penang and brown SALTPETRE.—The market has been rather easier. Ben gal fine, 2lbs refraction, 37s 6d. British refined, 38s to 38s per cwt. COCHINEAL Is rather dearer. Teneriffe silvers 3s 10d to 3s 11d, blacks 3s lld to 4s 4d, Honduras silvers 3s 7d to 3s 10d per lb. TALL , W—The market is quiet. P.Y.C. on the spot 473, last three months 47s 3d to 47s 6d per cwt. An influential committee, composed partly of nava and military officers, partly of clergymen and has been formed with the view of raiiing funds for the erectio❑ of a church in Constantinople, ai a monument to the memory of those who fell in the late war, and of gratitude to God for the restoration of peace. A public meeting will shortly be held for the promotion of this object, under the presidency of his Royal Highness 010 Duke of Cambridge. The Society for the Propagation of the Gospel has received upwards of 1,000/. in aid o this object. Intelligence has been received that the Thames sailed from Geelong on the :25th January with 41,788 ounces of gold, valued at 167,1521. The Anglesey and the Red Jacket had also left Melbourne with considerable amounts. COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. Yesterday, a Court of the members of the Corporation "in common council assembled," was held at thei r Chamber in the Guildhall„ for the_ despatch of pnblie business. The Right Hon. the -Lord Mayor took the chair at twelve o'clock at noon precisely. Mr. WoODTHORPE read the minutes of last sneef• ing, _which were-allawed to have been correctly tran• scribed on the journals of the Court. REFORM OF THE CORPORATION. The REMEMBRANCER.--I have, my Lord Mayer, to report to this Hono ura bl e Court, that Sir George drey has brought into the House of . Commons a bill for the reform of the Corporation of the City of London, which has been read a first time. (Hear, hear.) Immediately after this announcement had been made; Mr. JOLT WOOD, the Chairman of the Consolidatc4 Committee, and Mr. WILLIAM Jorms, the Chairman of the Conference Committee, rose. simultaneously to ad dress the Court. Mr. Wood struggled manfully to ob tain a hearing, standing upon his. right of precedence as the Chairman -- of a committee to whom the question had for 'many tears been referred ;. while Mr. Jones likewise maintained his ground in consequence. of his having charge of a report relative to the bill for the reform of the corporation, notice of which appeared upon the paper of business. In the midst of loud cries of "John Wood" and " Jones," and much clamour, the LORD MAirou said, " The bekl, way of disposing of the ,difficulty will be to put the question as to which-of the gentlemen should be first heard." This was done, when it was decided by a large majority. that Mr. Wood,should be heard fast. Mr. Woos then said—My lord and gentlemea, if ever there was a time when it was necessary that the memo- bars of this court should be cool and collected this is the time. (Hear, hear.) I can assure the court that it is not my intention upon this occasion to make any state ments in opposition to the reception of the report of the Conference Committee, with the charge of which my friend Mr. Jones is entrusted ; indeed I do not know what that report contains, tho'igh I have had a good deal to do with the subject matter of which I may sup pose it to treat. lam anxious, my lord, to say a few words to the court, so as to suggest to the members of the corporation what I would propose tor them- to do at the present crisis— Mr. JONES—My lord, I wish to draw the attention of the court to•—(Cries of "Order, order.") At this juncture a member moved that " strangers should withdraw." This was followed by continued shouts of "No, no." _ Deputy HOLT—Perhaps, my lord, it might be eon. ven'ent to ascertain the opinion of the court upon that propcsition. ( N ..) _ _ • Mr. ANDERTON—If the court COMM to a decision to exclude strangers, I shall move at once that the court be adjourned altogether. (Hear.) Mr. Jones still remaining standing, the calls upon Mr. Wood to proceed became general. Order having been at length restored, Mr. WOOD said—My lord and gentlemen, I have again to say that' it is necessary, absolutely necessary, that w• should calmly and dispassionately consider the matter be foreus. Wecannotdiscues the proposals of reform intro duced by the Government into the bill to which the Ite membrancer has called the attenVon of the Court; indeed, up to this time; we have not obtained a copy of this bill ; still, I have no doubt yon have seen the report in the public papers of the speech of Sir G. Grey ) which, no doubt, is a correct epitome of the measure as pro posed by the Government. (Hear.) The question i my mind is, the best way of dealing with the subject 'when it shall come fully before us, whether it should be discussed in a large committee, or by a committee of the whole Court. (Hear.) It was but yesterday that I put in the hands of the Town Clerk a notice of motion to refer the consideration of the subject to the Consoli dated Committee. (No, 'no.) Why, gentlemen, that'is a large committee . ; it consists of between 50 and 64 members,' ac i d ha 3 upon it 14 aldermen, a commoner from each of the wards, the chairmen of the several committees and of the Commissioners of Sewers for the time-being. Since I gave the notice, however, I have seriously reflected upon the matter, and I have thought whether it would not be better to have the question dis cussed in a committee of the whole court. (Hear, hear, mid cries of". Tile whole court.") I think it will be a waste of time to refer it to the Consolidated Committee, especially as the time presses ; and I shall, therefore, take upon myself to move—and I hope some one will second rny motion--" That the question be referred to a committee of the whole court, to take such steps with reference tp the communication made ,by , the Remenv brancer as may be considered necessary." (Cheers.) Mr. JONES—I second the motion. (Applause.) I male an attempt to obtain a hearing, considering that if the repert . of the Conference Committee had been read it would have been a convenience to many of the mesnbe of the Court, Who do not belong to the committee, by their being put in possession of many of the facts of ease The committee had not decided anything ; they bad only made suggestions. I repeat that I have great pleasure in seconding the motion, and I hopo we shall, all of us, enter upon the consideration of the question with good feeling towards each other, and the Govern ment, and thus agree to give the whole subject our serious consideration. (Cheers.) The bill contains— (A. VoieeDon't go into the bill, we have not got it before us")—l will not then go into the bill ;I am not going to do so • but this I must say, from what I can see of it, it will require our serious attention, and I do hope that we shall not be carried away with the com plimentary manner in which the measure has been brought. before Parliament. With these remarks, my lord, I have great pleasure in seconding the motion. (Cheers.) The proposition was then put and carried. Alderman WIRE--I move, my Lord Mayor, that any five members of the Court be enabled to maths oom , mittee together'; and . I hope the bill will, be fully con sidered by every member of the Court. Mr. R. WidiAms seconded the motion, which was carried amidst much applause. PROPOSED ABOLITION OF THE OATH OF ABJURATION. Mr. ANDERTON then moved as follows :—" That a deputation of this Court be appointed to wait upon her .Majesty's Ministers, and solicit their support in obtain ing a repeal of the law requiring the oath of abjuration to be taken by persons appointed to public offices ; and that su2h deputation do consist of the Lord Mayor, two aldermen, and th ree commoners , t oge th er w ith the 6liriffs, and Mr. Remembrancer ; also, that a copy of the petition by this court to the Houses of Lords and Commons, to abolish the taking of the oath of abjuration be printed, and a copy sent by the Town Clerk to all the provincial corporations, requesting their support to the same." The motion was put and carried with acclamation. Mr. ANDERTON then moved that the deputation to her Majesty's Ministers consist of the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, Alderman Wire, Mr. Deputy Dakin, Mr. De puty Pewtress, Sir Chapman Marshall, and himself. Carried unanimously. TIIE METROPOLITAN CATTLE-MARKET. Mr. H. L. TANTA* then brought up two reports rela tive to the proceedfigs of the committee in respect to the New M e tropolitan Cattle Market, in Copenhagen fields. In support of the motion; Mr. Taylor said the proposition Which lie then brought before the Court was from the Markets Improvement Committee, relative to funds with regard to the new market at Copenhagen fields, and also for authority to raise 20,0001. to com plete the new market. Without asking the Court to hear the report read that day, or to consider it, he thought it would be more judicious on his part, as the organ of the committee, to ask the Court to have it printed. After a sitort discussion, The motion for the printing of the report was put, and carried unanimously. Mr. U. L. TAYLOR then brought up another report " relative to the revenue account of the Metropolitan Cattle Market ; for authority to pass bills, &c., and for transferring the management of the market to the Markets Committee," which he moved should be read. He stated that he bad no doubt but, when the Court heard the re port, they would be satisfied with the exertions of the committee. The report stated that the income of nd th t e h n e e c w om m m a i r t k te e e t had much increased since its opening, a considered that the time had arrived when it should be transferred to the Markets Committee, appointed for the special government of the several markets under the control of the corporation. It appeared that, after the payment of the e xpgrAecipctured for rates, gas, water, &c., wages, and inci d ent al charges, there was a balance of out S,OOO/., to be placed under the control of the Markets Committee as the Court might determine. The report recommended the immediate transfer of the mar ket for control to the other body, i tis the Markets Im• provement Committee bad done their duty as to its erection, and had nothing to do with the management of it. The consideration of the subject was adjourned. ELUCTION OF A JUDGE OF THE SHERIFFS' COURT. In consequence of the elevation of Mr. Russell Gur. ney t 9 the Common Sergeantship, vice Edward Bullock, Esq., resigned, a vacancy in the judgeship of the Sheriffs' Court has taken place. Yesterday was the day ap. pointed for the election, when Mr. Prendergast, Q.C. was the successful candidate. The proceedings then terminated.—Adjourned. ACTION AGAINST A RAILWAY COMPANY FOR DELAY. —ln the Manchester County Court on Tuesday an ace tion was brought by Mr. Gibbs against the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company to recover.dareage o for loss of time and expenses occurred through the aegll• gence of the defendants. Mr. Fernley, barrister law,-a s tated the case for the plaintiff. He said Mr. Pi was a metal dealer at Wolverhampton, and s ame time since, having occasion to go to Newcastle upon important busi. ness, he took a ticket at Manchester and , proceeded by Past 11. It a pp ea rs . the train which left Manchester at 15 morning, and which was advertised in the comp an y's bills to arrive at Newcastle at Wt.- ast there was no time lost when the trans reached Norman. ton, but between there and York there was considerable delay, and on getting to the latter place the plaintiff found that the Newcastle train had left half an hour, and he had to remain for the next, which was a slow train, and did not a rrive at Newcastle until half-past 4 in the afternoon, which WAS too late for the plaintiff to transact the business upon which be came, and he ciAimed 61. for the expenses of the journey and 4/. for loss of time . Mr. Cobbett, for the defendants, contended that the co mpany were not l iable, as it was not on their line the delay took p lace ; but his Hon our overruled the objec tion, on t he g rou nd that tie c om p an y g ranted a ticket through to Newcastle. Mr. Cobbett then a ddresse d the jury in mitigation of damages, and, his Honour having summed up, the jury retired, and i n about half an hour re turned with a verdict for the plaintiff for lel., the amount claimed.—ilcuichcaer Cluardi" ie• en ts, vg !ed 110 ale art 'tho go• the iota Llbi . ite' o in it aftY lost lase im• lay I at ncil hag of calf il al) 100 100 61s. all all 100 100 100 20 20 10( 25 25 , 5 1 14 . 86t 213 I 7 74 1 403 i ,~ I