The Sun. — London, England, 1857-11-06 00:00:00

MARKET MONEY AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLooic. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed flatly, and values of all descriptions still decline. The sales were estimated at from 1,200 to 2,000 bales. The railway share market presented more firmness, but prices were unaltered. The suspension of Messrs. W. Orr and Co.. in the South American trade has also been announced at Liverpool. It is now ascertained that the shareholders in the Hull Flax and Cotton Mills Company, at pre sent in liquidation, will not only lose all their Capital, but will be called upon for an additional subscription of 17/. 10s. on the 501. shares, and of 151. on the 251. shares. In the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets this week f ur th er evidence has been afforded of the injurious effects of th e i ncrease d m i n i mum rate of discount, and the consequent curtailment of busi- ness. The home and export demand is much reduced, and sales of most articles cannot be effected even at the present low prices. In su gar the transactions during the last day or two have been quite of a retail character, and importers are not inclined to press sales. Coffee is also very dull, and tea, though steady, attracts few. pur chasers. Other articles are likewise in very limited request, and their quotations are mostly nominal. Tallow is cheaper, P.Y.C. being 535. per cwt. on the spot. The publio sales of Foreign and Colonial "Wool commence on the 12th instant, and up to the sth the quantity arrived was as under : Bales. Sydney Victoria Tasmania. Adelaide 1,525 New Zealand., 1,529 17,964 Cape of Good Hope East India China Total 40,244 Total.. 3,941 282 4,223 Later advices have been received from America by the steamer Vanderbelt, which are certainly nob o f a (inscription to encourage the hope of a speedy amelioration. The prospect of our American homes becoir ae more' and more unsatisfactory, but as they cann o t now hope to obtain remittances, their ability to weather the storm will gradually be de toortstrated. That several houses will yet be em barrassed there can be no doubt, but in the space of a few weeks the effects of the Transatlantic °ries on credit will have been chiefly, if not entirely, 48 (bertainable. Although the exchange on London ?MI not improved, the shipments of specie from this aids are likely to continue on a moderate kale. It is rumoured that the Bank of France have ral leriiheir rate to 8i per cent., but this revires confirmation. Si ace the commencement of business the Funds have dropped k per cent., and the market is now exceedingly depressed. Sales have been made to &considerable extent, and the general uncertainty regarding the Money Market, together with an im pression that the Bank Returns to be issued to nigbit will prove unfavourable, have weighed upon the market. Consols for money and Tuesday have been 871 88 (buyers), and they are now 881 f. For December 8 they are 884 The New 3 per Cents. are 87k 1 ; the Reduced, 861 88i Exchequer Bills have sunk to 255. and 18s. dis count. The Bonds are 97 to 971, and India Bonds 40s. discount. The measure effected by the Bank yesterday has almost ceased to occupy attention, which is now directed, as far as possible, to the considera tion of what is likely to be the next movement. An additional issue of paper it is thought will have to take place, and there is consequently some probability of the suggestions perseveringly advo cated in the leading columns of The Sun for so 141113(Y years b e i ng a t l ength adopted. The present iPte m is found inadequate, and many of those who have hitherto supported the Bank Act are now ready to admit that an alteration is impera timly necessary. The late measure will no doubt seriously depress business, already so much cir cumscribed, and it may also precipitate mauy fail ures among the commercial community. It be haves the Government, therefore, to render any w het* in its power without ithe dealings unnecessarydelay. have Foreign Stocks are flat, sad 6 per Cents. were sot been numerous. 6 and the 4 per Cents. have been dealt in a 861 they are now 8 t 96 1,:81, ; Spanish Threes are 401; the ditto De ferred, 251 3 ; and Mexican, 181. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 5 6' • Mexi can, 18 1 ; Peruvian 41 per Cents., 75 77 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 51 53 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 42i 481 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 104 106 ; ditto 4i per Cents., 96 98 ; Spanish 5 per Cents., 40± k ; ditto New Deferred, 25 251. Messrs. D. Bell, Son and Co., give the following as the prices of American securities : GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Redeemable. Per Cent. United States 6 per Cents. 1867-1868... 105 United States 6 per Cent. Bonds 1868... 105 STAIR SECURITIES. Alabama 5 per Cent — ----------- ... 78 Maryland 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds)... ... 89 90 Massachusetts 5 per Cent. (Sterl. Bonds). ... 26 94 Mississippi 6 per Cent. Pl. Bk. Bonds lB4l-1871... 40 42 Mississippi 5 per Cent. Union Bk Bonds ... 20 2 t Pennsylvania 5 per Cont. Stock Pennsylvania 5 per Cent. Bonds .. .1877... 74 76 Tennessee 6 per Cent. Bonds ••• - Virginia 6 per Cent. Bonds 1886... 76 80 Virginia 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) 1888... 80 LOANS OF Boston 4i per Cent. Bonds 1883... 88 90 {ontreal 6 per Cent. Bonds 1856-1865... New Orleans 6 per Cent. Stock 1883... RAILROAD BONDS. Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Ist Mortgage, not Convertible 1875... 73 75 Illinois Central 6 per Cent 1875... 73 77 Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Freeland Bonds 1860...78 82 Pinois Central (Shares), $3O paid..... lll 10 d Michigan Central Bp. C en t., Convert 1860... 76 78 1869 76 78 Do. do. d o . . New York Central 7p. Cent., Convert 1864... 87 89 New York Central 6 per Cent., not Convertibl e 1883... 76 78 New York and. Erie 7 per Cent. 3d Mort gage 1883... 63 65 , N. York and E r i e 7p. Cent. Convertible 1862... ) 40 N. York and Erie 7 per Cent. Sinking Fund 1875... 38 40 Panama 7 per Cent., lst Mortgage Pennsylvania Central 6p. Cent..lst M0rt.1880... 80 85 The Railway Share market this morning has ex hibited increased heaviness, and the downward movement in prices has continued, the decline being about 1 per cent, in most of the leading lines. 'Eastern Counties, North-Western, Midland, North- Eastern (Leeds), and South-Eastern declined 10s. ; Great Western and Lancashire and Yorkshire, 155.; and Caledonian, East Lancashire, Brighton, Man chester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, and North-Eastern (Berwick), 1/. The Foreign and Colonial lines have also sympathised with the general decline in values. Paris and Lyons receded ss. to 10s. ; Pernambuco about N. Great Western of Canada declined 10s., Grand Trunk of Canada fully 21., and Geelong and Melbourne N. 40iMining Shares are flat. Wheal Mary Ann realise , and 'United Mexican 3i. oint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares •are at steady quotations. London and County im proved about 55., and London and Westminster declined se. Canada Land Shares advaned 21., and Royal Mail Steam 1/. BRITISH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES—THIS DAY. (Irani the Official List.) sess do t.. 8 Per Cent. Reduced Annuities 87 6 Ju 4- tn 71 6i 7i :i per Vent. Consols Annwties 874 8i 8 i New 3 per Cent. Annuities B7iiiiii Lon Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860 1 15-16 fa Ida Bonds, X.lOOO t; ot Pols for Account Exalleguer Bills, 24d. 2 21000 m ) Small .... . 25 13 25N Fxchequer 1:: ...... . ... 25 18 25 d ohde, Ditto, 1 359 . 1 858 , 3 i per Cont 9Bi ......... •••• ....... PRICES OF FORE 7 'MN FUNDS—THIS DAY. Guatemala Bolds, 5 Mexican 3 per Cent. .... cent Ditto Account ... .. .. .. . - - Ep,mish buds, 3 per ce.n..t.. Ditto New Deferred, 3 per z en 4O/ Ditto Account .... ...... • t. - 4 Spanish Committee Cert. of; . C ... ....... i" fi , - * 25 A i i lurkie,h Bonus, fi pa Cent ...... 1). " --n * ' 4 Ditto Account ..................... . Ditt o Guaranteed, 4 per Cont. Ditto Account Dividends on the shove payabl e in i.ond . n. N 4 French Rentes, 4 , pyr Ditto 3 per Cent Belgian 24 per Cent., cx. 25 francs ........ Do. 4. per Cent.. ex. 25 francs... THREE O'CLoci f. Couple, money Dila* ilocouut (Novorabor 10) BB t'6f. 250, ex 20i. 2j..: LAW INTELLIGENCE.---(This Day.) COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Sittings in Banco, bef , ,re Lord Campbell, Justices Coleridge, Wigbtman, and Erie.) MARTIN V. HODOISON. Mr. Edwin James, Q.C., moved for a rule to show cause wby the verdict should not be set aside, and a new trial granted, on the ground of the verdict being against evidence. The learned counsel said the acticn was tried at York before Mr. Baron Watson, when a verdict was returned for the defendant. It appeared that the de fendant was an elector of Beverley, and the plaintiff a member of the English and Irish bar. At the last election the defendant espoused the cause of Mr. Glover, who was returned, and the defend ant, who went down specially, addressed tho electors in opposition to him. Mr. Glover was returned, but ultimately unseated mainly through the information possessed by Mr. Martin relative to him. In the course of a speech made by Mr. Hodgson after the election, he attaeked Mr. Martin and amongst other tbings said, that the plaintiff was a mate of a forbidding countenance, that he bore the stamp of a felon on his face, and that he deserved to be sent beyond the seas. After a short discussion between the Benoh and the learned counsel the rule was refused. _ The Court was occupied the remainder of the day hearing cases in the special paper set down for argu ment. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. (Sittings in Banco, before the Lord Chief Baron, Barons Martin, Watson, and Channel) Cant. CON.—FISHEE V. WEBB. Mr. Skinner, Q.C., moved for a rule to show cause why a new trial should not be had on the ground that evidence was read which was isadmiseible, and also the ►erdict found for the defendant was against evidence. The case was tried before Mr. Baron Martin at the last aisizes at Staff)rd. The plaintiff was a locksmith, and the defendant the owner of a small house at Wolver• hampton. Before the marriage of the plaintiff with his wife whom it was alleged the act of adultery was com mitted with the defendant, she had, while a superinten dent of a school, had been delivered of an illegitimate child, and, subsequently to her marriage, evidence was given on the part of the defendant of repeated acts of adultery by Mr. Webb, and after the alleged adultery with the defendant, and that in fact she was a most abandoned woman, going about the streets of Wolver hampton, where she resided, is men's clothes, and one particilar act of adultery was with a per son named Bainbridge, an attorney's clerk. The learned counsel now read an affidavit of Bainbridge, who was in fact the clerk to the plaintiff's attorney, denying in the most positive terms the alleged adultery between himself and Mrs. Webb, and stating that the evidence of two witnesses, named Swinborn and Rogers was wholly untrue, and that he intended tcrindict them for perjury. In addition to that, the learned counsel contended that the evidence of the subsequent act of adultery to that for which the action was brought was inadmissible, Rule refused. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (This Day.) WESTMINSTER. VIOLENT ASSAULT ON A WOMAN BY HEE HUSBAND. — This day a man named Hancock, living in George street, Chelsea, was charged before Mr. Arnold with the following most violent assault upon Caroline Hancock his wife. It appeared from the evidence that the previous night, between 11 and 12 o'clock, the prisoner returned home, being in a state of intoxication. He remained a short time and went out again. He returned about one o'clock, when he found his wife in bed. Some altercation took place, in the course of which the prisoner took up a poker, with which he aimed a blow at her. She got out of bed, when, in order to defend herself from his attack upon her, she raised her hand to defend herself, which was severely cut by the poker. She rushed into the street, where she was protected by some passengers, and he was taken into custody. Mr. Arnold (to the Complainant)—Has he ever as saulted you before! Complainant—Yes, sir. About 2 years ago, after which I separated from him, he was brought to this court. He is only violent when he is intoxicated. Police-constable B 63 stated that he was on duty in George-street, and heard the cries of "Police and mur der." He found the complainant there. She had a poker in her hand, and some men were protecting her from the prisoner, who was standing by. Her hand was bleeding very much. Complainant took witness into her room and showed him a large qtantity of blood which was *a the floor. The prisoner said it was only when he WAS drunk that he assaulted his wife. Prisoner was sent for two months, and held to bail in two sureties of 101. to keep the peace for 6 months. OVTRAGZOITS AND AGGRAVATED ASSAULTS NT Two PRIVATES OP TEM 2D LIFE GUARDS.-Dunoan Fraser and Edmund Chinnock, privates of the 2d Life Guards, were charged with a most outrageous assault on Mr. G. Mouchet, artist and teacher of languages, residing at No. 4, Church-row, Battersea. The complainant stated that about twelve o'clock at night he was walking along by the dead wall attached to Chelsea Hospital, when he saw the prioners coming towards him. On meeting him he was suddenly struck by Chinnock with his fist upon the right side of his head, and was knocked down. Complainant thought a robbery was intended, and called out " police." As this occurred a female came up behind him, when she was struck by the other prisoner, and forced against a shop wi❑dow. When he (complaisant) got up, he ob served that the female was bleeding from a cut on her face. She screamed out " murder, police." Complain ant was a second time knocked down by Fraser, who made use of dreadful language. The prisoners, after that, ran away, but some policemen came up, when they were taken to the station-house. The female corroborated the statement of the cozn plainant, and added that she was kicked by one of the prisoner,. Mr. Arnold stated that he should send the case to the sessions. The prisoners were then remanded. THAMES. PRESERTATION OF LIFE F-ROM SHIP- WRECK. Smith and Elder. Although these volumes chronicle the chief events in the career of a governess, they do not partake of the usual nature of such a work. Many eloquent writers have descanted upon this theme, they have described the dark days and the sleepless nights, they have painted the various trials to which the unhappy race has been subjected, whose object it is to impa r t i ns t ruction to you th. In this story there is an ex ce pti on t o th e ru le, for the existence of Honor H a i g , a t Ri vers t on , was perfectly free and entirely exempt from the thousand minor an noyances which seem to environ the path of a governess. Perhaps some critical readers will aver that such a state of things is not a likely one, bat if others have overshadowed the portraiture, it is allowable for an author for once to paint it in some what too glowing colours. Miss Haig did not find roses without thorns, even in her beautiful retreat, fur many troubles awaited her. There is something about her character, which insensibly interests and attracts, something that throws into the shade the meritricious ornamen t s o f Helen's style, and the assumed dignity but affected demeanour of Sydney. These young daughters of the house were entirely eclipsed by the gover ness o f their little sister; they are not prominently brought forward in the tale, each has a singular story, whiob, when told, she disappears from our notice. The drama of Helen's life was enactd soon after Miss Haig took up her abode in the family of the Wynters, as the owners of Riverston were named. We meet with a strikiug instance of the misery occasioned by flightiness of conduct in the episode of Mr. Beresford's ill-omened attach ment to Miss Wynter. In vain did the sensible Honor interpose between the disputants ; one was deficient in strength of character, and the other in principle. The result was a premature and violent dea;th for the injured, and for the injurer a long life of remorse and regret. The romance of Sydney's life was more prolonged and complicated in its details, and it involved some others more or less connected in the story. The relatien of Mrs. Hammond's trials is one of a mournful and touch ing kind ; her tale is told in a simple manner, and the mode of her introduction to Riveraton, and the confusion that subsequently k nsued from her pre sence there, are skilfully contrived, so as to add excitement and convey spirit to the work. Sons will, no doubt, be pleased with Mr. Kingsley, who is original in some parts of his character , and whose eccentricities are revealed to us in a vigor ous man ner. His latent kindness of heart is also made manifest through the veil of assumed sternness and indifference. It is not an improbable conclusion that we arrive at when we meet with the engage ment of this singular individual to the heroine. Honor Haig was herself peculiar, and there was something attractive to her in the incomprehensible nature she met with in another. Those who desire a well-written narrative, with some exciting inci• dents and well-drawn characters, will be delighted with the perusal of Riverston. Yesterday a meeting of Royal National Life- Boat Institution was held at its house, John-street, Adelphi. Thomas Chapman, Esq., V.P., F.R.S., in the chair. We also observed present Captain M'Hardy, R.N., Captain W. E. H. Hall, R.N., C. 8., General Blanshard, C. 8., Sir T. Herbert, K. C. 8., Admiral Bullock, Alexander Boetefeur, Esq., Captain Perrott, Montague Gore, Esq., Captain Washington, R N., George Lyall, Esq., and Rev. C. B. Gribble. Mr. LEWIS, the secretary, having read the minutes of the previous meeting. A reward of Ti. 10s., was voted to the crews of two boats for their prompt and laudable services in rescuing the crew, consisting of six men of the schooner Ocean, of Llanelly, which, during a heavy gale of wind, was wrecked off Newhaven ox the Bth ult. The vessel was seen to bear up for the harbour, but from the shallowness of the water, she struck on the bar. The two boats were then immediately launcher?, and proceeded to the rescue of the ship's crew, whom they safely brought onshore. The New haven life-boat was undergoing some alterations at the time. A reward of 91. 10a. was also voted to the crew of the Lowestoft life-boat, for putting off in her with the view of rendering assistance to the schooner Elizabeth, of Porttuadoc, which during a fresh gale was recently drivan on shore on the Holm Saud. The crew, consisting of six hands, were, however, rescued by the Pakefield Life-Boat, which has received salvage for its services. Both boats are in connexion with the National Life-Boat In stitution, and are constantly rescuing the lives of poor fellows wrecked on the dangerous Newcome and Holm Sands. A reward of 201. was likewise Toted to the crew of a Pakefield yawl, in acknowledgment of their praiseworthy and intrepid services, in rescuing the crew, consisting of nine men, of the brig Spray, of Whitstable, which was observed in an unn3anage able state in the Stamford passage on the 7th ult. The vessel had lost her rudder, and was rapidly sinking. Her craw jumped into the yawl, and thus had their lives saved. A reward of 121. was also voted to the crew of the life-boat of the institution stationed at Lyme Regis, for putting off in the night during an awful gale on the 7th ult., with the view of rendering as sistance to any shipwrecked crews. The Lyme har bour at the time was absolutely buried by the sea going over the piers ; and the run into it was tre mendous. Three vessels broke from their moorings, and two drifted on the beach opposite the town, and one sank in the hasbour. They were followed by two other vessels, one of which went to pieces almost immediately. Fortunately, the crews of all the wrecks had taken refuge on board the Re venue cruiser and other vessels. What these brave life-boat men undergo is often terrible—raging storms, fearful darkness, crashing thunder, destruc tive lightning, howling winds, wet, cold, fatigue —all have to be borne, and all are borne in a brave spirit. The life-boat is indeed the symbol of heroism, anti is connected with many daring and courageous men. "Ye gentlemen of England who sit at home at ease," think of these men, and see whether you cannot help in providing such men with efficient life-boats on many an ex posed point of our coast. A reward of 21. 10s. was likewise granted to five men of Schull, on the coast of Cork, for putting off in a boat at night to the rescue of four poor men who had been capsised from their boat during a gale of wind. _ LITERATURE. .Rivirston. By _Georgiana _M. Craik. 3 volt A reward of 5/. was also voted to the boat's crew, for putting off and rescuing the crew, consisting of four men, of the schooner Argo, of Great Yar mouth. The vessel's boat was bserved drifting towards the Barber Sand, when her crew were for tunately taken out of her. A reward of 71. was likewise given to the crew of the Margate lugger Lively, in testimony of their noble conduct in rescuing, at the risk of their lives, three out of six of the crow of the San Roque, of Villagarcia, which, during cloudy weather, was lost on the Long Sand, on the 24th ult. Having observed the mast-heads of a vessel sunk in the sand, and on nearing it, seeing some men in the rigging, the crew of the Lively lugger, with the courage that has ever distinguished the boatmen on the Kentish coast, launched their little boat and dashed at the peril of their lives to rescue the drowning men. After great difficulty, and occupying an hour and a half in the work, the three poor fellows were drawn by means of lines on board the skiff. Six of their comrades had miserably perished before suc cour could reach them. The institution decided to station life-boats and transporting carriages at Brighton, Hastings, and transport near Belfast. About 3001. were paid for life boat houses and sundry charges on various life-boats ; and 1,0001. from the small funded capital of the institution, was ordered to be disposed of, to pay for various new life-boats, recently sent to the coast. It was reported that, from official returns made to the Board of Trade, during the terrific gales at the beginning and end of last month, fifty-three vessels wore wrecked on our coasts ; and that 39 poor creatures met with a watery grav e on those disast rous occas i ons; many of them might have been saved it was said, had e ffi cient life-boats been in the vicinity. It was also reported that the institution had no life -boats at Caistor, Winterton, and Mundesley, on the Norfolk coast, where great loss of life from shipwreck took place recently. The society, however, have promptly offered to station some of its best life-boats at some of these places. A sincere vote of condolence was passed to the family of the late Mr. Francis Wilson, who was a committee its of f ti tle s H institution, is fat h e r, and o a e liberal l m a e te m biu memb e r of contributor to Wilson, was the founder of the society. The proceedings then closed. liousard Plunkett: or, Adrift in Life. A novel. By R. Cornwallis, author of " Yarra Yarra." 2 vols. Whittakar. The author of this work has certainly great skill in constructing a story and arranging its compo nent parts. The characters are numerous, and, for the most part, aptly sketched ; but it is to be regretted that he should not have been more cau tious in the introduction of some passages met with. They are more akin to the Met - Attire of foreign na tions, than appropriate in au English work of fic tion. The most striking of the scenes, the most vigorous of the descriptions, and the most interest ing of the characters, are not those involved or in cluded iu the sad mysteries and sombre shadows of suspicion ; hence, it is to be hoped that in an other production, we may meet with the author's talent divested of such drawbacks. Some of the events, relating to the young outcast, who walks the wilderness of the world atone, are exceedingly well described. We have life in its varying phases pictured before us in many a diverse land. The story commences and concludes at home, but in its course it wanders far and wide, from " the bright and rolling waters of the gorgeous Mississippi, to the lofty banks of the Yana Yarra." MARKET NEWS.—(This Dap.) CORN EXCHANGE. The present week's arrivals of English wheat up to our market, coastwise and by land carriage, has been very moderate, and the show of samples here to-day was limited. In the demand, however, we have no improvement to notice, but there are no sellers on lower terms. The imports of foreign wheat are only 7,130 quarters, yet the trade ruled heavy at almostinominal quotations. Barley was very dull, at barely Monday's decline in ♦alue. Thero was very little business passing in tho malt trade on former terms. We were heavily supplied with oats. Good dry samples sold at previous rates ; but damp parcels were the turn lower. Beans, peas, and flour were dull, at Monday's currency, ••••••..,........, Oats. 1 Flour. 160 1 1,550 4,210 1 —_ _ I 35,050" 1130 ticks. CONFESSION OF MURDER AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. —A young woman, who gave the name of Emma Middleton, which is believed to be a fictitious one, was brought up en remand, charged on her own oonfeesion, with the wilful murder of a newly-burn child, at Brighton, seven months ago. There is considerable mystery hanging about this case. The pris oner has been in custody three weeks, and at the time she confessed that she had assisted is strangling a child to which her fellow•servant gave birth she was the inmate of an asylum for fallen women in Mount-terrace, IThitechapel. Inspector Griffin, of the K division, after reading the prisoners confession at length, said that lee had frequently communicated 'with the superintendent of police at Brighton, who in formed him that every posssible inquiry had been made, and no confirmation of the prisoner's story could be ascertained, nor was it proven that any cook in a gentleman's family had absconded suddenly, as described by the prisoner. He had obtained possession of an original I etter, written by the prisoner, from which it appeared that her real name was Aana Brown. It was probable, as suggested by Mr. Selfe, that the pri soner had adopted the name of Emma Middleton, in consequence of reading a novel of that name. The prisoner had attempted suicide in prison, and be was afraid her mind was affected—one of her brothers bad died in the Crimea, and another was murdered by the sepoys in India. Mr. Yardley—Then she is very much to be pitied. Insvlctor Griffin said the prisoner had written a lett'ar to a friend since she bad been in prison, and it ' wan in his possession. She there stated that she was not in custody for any theft but for something very appalling. req M ue r. st Y ed ar i d ai ty t s o ai r d em t a li n at d li t i h s e co p ll r e is a o g n u e e r , when he (Mr. Selfe) would preside, and he wo?ldcomp until Mr S s o a t ' bad da l y y with the request by again remanding the prisoner t 1 Wednesday, at which time he hoped the inspector iwouldshe complete his inquiries. He asked the prisoner f had anything to say. lThe pris o n er i n a very petulant manner turne d round, th e d oc k, an d exc l a i me d, " I have said too muc h already. I have nothing at all to say." Mr. Yardley gave directions to Roche, the gaoler, to look after the prisoner very carefully. The liquidators of the Hull Flax and Cotton Mill whichr_cim:Loh: C°rn PanY, which failed in September, have made a call of 25/. per share en the shares, in addition to the 1001. has already been paid in full. On the 501. shares 0n1y.40/. bad been paid, and the holders of these are pay 121. 10s., and an additional Si. On the 25/ areal only ball has been paid, and the call on them is 121. 10A. and an additional 21. 10s. The authorised capital of the company Was 375,0001., the proportion paid up at the time of the stoppage being 244,567 k 10s. The number of shareholders is 140, and the further claim upon them, in addition to the loss of all their capital, must involve much misery. THE " CLUB SCIENTIFIQUZ " AT PARIS.—MEETING OF INVENTORS.— be opened in Paris nMonday,ew c l ub—the th e l6 s t h e i e N n No Scientific c m c b l e u r b , ...._w iol of which the basis was laid down at the monthly dinner held by the scientific editors of all the Paris journals. These editors will form the centre of the new club ; to which, however, will be soon added the most distin guished savants of Paris. By a novel arrangement, which may be considered as the most fortuitous part of the scheme, there will be held a meeting every Monday evenimr., where inventors will be at liberty to develops h which their to those prejudic es an d t h a t red-tapism hie their ideas. Then,by th e i ni ti a ti ve a id of the preses,raendiviilni 2 + ,111 rule our :.v..adetuieß and learned societies, . u b he leas apprehenaion for useful and itnporL e a e nt l being neglected and d es pi se d. If these w k had been held before, surely Fulton c ould not carried his invention to the United States, neither would t. ; t t v ne n et t i i nl: a Frederic Sauvage and Cort have died insane orea broken.—Communiatta by Dr. LadkU. hharve THE :SIJN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 6, 1851 the Legislature necessary for the metropolis. That declaration on the part of the First Commissioner, if carried out, would relieve the Board from many difficulties in regard to the outfall. The Board was quite willing that the outfall should be extended to Sea Reach. He was prepared to admit that the point fixed upon by the Board was not so good as that indicated by the referees. He considered that their reasons were sufficient and. conclusive. The Board was quite willing, therefore, to extend the outfall to Sea Reach, provided that the ratepayers of the metropolis should not be required to pay the expenses of that extension, but that those expenses should be provided for out of the national fund, as suggested by the First Commissioner at the con ference on the 20th of November last year. Sir B. HALL—I did not say the expenses should be defrayed out of the national fund. Mr. THWAITES—WeII, lam careless to the fend out of which the money oomes, so that the ratepayers are not burdened with the charge. Sir B. HALL—I never said anything as to the manner in which the money was to be raised, either directly or indirectly. Mr. THWAITES—I understood that the addi tional expense should be provided for out of the national resources. _ _ _ . for that purpose. He quite agreed with the Board that there should be no open sewers. Mr. TIIWAITES—What do you mean? Sir B. HALL said he thought it extremely de sirable that all channels for the sewers should be covered. Then, with regard to the outfalls, he was quite ready to admit that if the outfalls wore made according to plan IP, it would meet the immediate requirements of the metropolis ; but what would be the coesequ-nce if he were to sanction that plan f His impression was tint if they were to stop at B* they would immediately be proceeded against, and be compelled to abandon that withal, and he did not think the Board would suhjeot itself to such risks. The more the question was gone into the more did it become the feeling of the public that the point of discharge should be much lower down the river than at B*, and he thought the point selected by the referees was the best point of discharge that could be determined upon. Then, with respect to the funds necessary for meeting the extra expense that would be incurred by carrying g a Tlis p vidvele: : lrv a wiate t kla e r; dit he esn t s l act i tn a hvwac t :tdatti hvio the hpif7e h :Giritw a nfn. ( n t, r ene ti s lta a , the point of discharge down to Se% Reach, he re s ly r. n d e n o pt n e, farthing ir e rt w iaiia o nm r t e d o de w n " s a tu r t we d o h s n G u t a h l o d i ho il le a ma d t id tert not ur nagree upon with a q M ae s ton of finance. This was a great work entrusted to the Metropolitan Board—a work that would last for ages and generations to come, and ought to be carried out in the best, the most geuerons, and the most liberal spirit. No doubt every consideration , ought to be given as to effecting the work w ith a pr Ter economy, but at the same time, he would repeat, the views of the Legislature ought to be carried out in a liberal spirit, and so vast a work ought to be accomplished without too minute a re gird for erpeuse. It was said that the metropolis was placed in a different position from that of other towns, and Liverpool had been referred to ; but Li verpool was an exceptional case. It had old charters of iiicorporatiou under which the borough had the power of taxing the whole world. The shipping dues were very great and were extended over the shipping of all countries. The proceeds of those duls and other powers possessed by the corpo ration were so great that they were able to effect large improvements in the town of Liverpool. But that was not the case with other towns. Man chester was also cited. That city had but recently received municipal powers, and yet no town in England had improved so rapidly as Manchester. The only source of revenue, however, which Manchester possessed was a Gas Company, the proceeds of which were not very large. But supposing they were it oaly proved that the inhabitants were taxed by means of pay ing for gas that which they would otherwise have to pay iu the shape of a rate. Many improvements had been effo3ted in Manchester out of funds paid by the people of that town ' • he thought, therefore, that the metropolis was placed on precisely the same footing as Manchester. Mr. TIIWAITES said London had been for many years neglected, there being no governing power whose duty it was to carry out improvements ; a large amount, of arrears had therefore accumulated, a 11.1 tile Board bad now to grapple with the burden by means of an increased direct taxation, instead of by a slower and indirect mode of taxation. Sir B. HALL said the metropolis was preciselynn the sates footing as Manchester was when that city first received municipal power. In neither case were there any funds whatever to draw upon except the rates. Sir B. HALL.—I wish you distinctly to under stand that I never had a glimmer of such an idea in my imagination, or that I said anything that could possibsy lead any person to such a conclusion. I never in the slightest degree, directly or in directly, indicated that the Government would advance a penny, or that Parliament would sanc tion any advance. •Mr. THWAITES said it was not at all necessary for his purpose to dispute the question. The cost for extendirigt'ueoutfall from. B* to Sea Reach was esti mated at 1,500,0001. It would hardly be just to impose a tax upon the ratepayers of the metro polis to pay that additional charge. The referees had considered what districts ought to be taxed in aid of the ratepayers of the metropolis, and from the data given by these gentlemen he found that the districts, including persons residing 10 miles from the sewers, would have to contribute 3 per cent. of 150,0001. towards the additioual outlay of 1,500,0001. Would so insignificant a contribution be an equivalent for the extension of the ontfall ? He thought the referees would on reflection agree with him that it would be better for the Board at once to present those districts with the 150,0001., and permit them to carry out a sealed sewer of their own, instead of accepting so inadequate a contribu tion. After all, the whole matter turned entirely upon a question of finance. It had been asked, why were the metropolitan representatives so tenacious on the matter of taxation as not to be prepared to take the sewage down to a point of outfall which it was desirable should be adopted 1 It must be remembered that when the Board of Works was formed, the funds for carrying out the drainage of the metropolis were exhausted, and Parliament had come to a decision that no further grants should be made for Parliamentary improvements, but that the metropolis must take care of itself. The Board was called into existence to face an immense debt which was left to them as a legacy by their prede cessors. As a municipal body they were denied every power which a merely provincial corporation possessed for the improvement of their town. Li verpool was a case quite analogous to that of the metropolis. The corporation of Liverpool had con structed magnificent docks and had made other im provements, not by posFeesiug the power of direct taxation, but by an indirect mode of taxation — namely, by the levying of dues upon the :shipping passing and entering that port, and by other means. But in London there were no such resources. Al though they had omnibuses and cabs tearing up their streets any tax imposed upon those ve hicles found its way into the public exchequer, and not into the hands of the Metropolitan Board of Works. If there were coal dues, they were absorbed by carrying out improvements in an area consisting of one sqiiere mile, and were not extended to improvements in an area of 117 square miles. Many other towns and cities had the me ins of tax ing themselves or possessed property from which they derived a revenue applicable to local improve ments. The members of the Metropelitan Board of Works not having these means were not disposed to plunge altogether into any expensive undertakings unless they saw that a valuable consideration would be derived from them for the ratepayers of the me tropolis. He repeated, therefore, that if Sir B. Hall was of opinion that the outfalls should not be' at 13*, but should be extended to Sea Reach, the Board were ready to carry out that plan provided the funds were forthcoming. But from what source they were to come he would leave it for the right hon. baronet to explain. The Board had a right to ask that they might be suppliel with the means fur carrying out these improvements. They were unable to make bricks without straw. It was idle for the public or for Sir B. Hall to expect the Board to carry out these works while funds were withheld from them. For the considerations he had thus laid before him he hoped the right hon. gentleman would not require an extension of the area laid do wn by Parliament, and would not sanction any scheme which did not confine itself to the metropolitan area. In reference to open channels he ventured to say that Sir B. Hall would scarcely endorse the con struction of works which upon the very face of them it must be obvious would be most injurious to the public health ; and, lastly, as to the extension of the outfalls, that was a question he left wish con fidence in the hands of Sir Benjamin ; and begged in conclusion to say that every member of the Metropolitan Board felt an anxiety for the speedy settlement of this important question ; and he hoped that by means of this conference it would be so relieved from the difficulties with which it had hitherto been beset, and would be brought into such a shape by the friendly con ference of the engineers, as to determine what the area should be, and whether the points of discharge should be at B* or Sea Reach. These were engineer ing points on which he had no doubt the referees and the engineer of the Board would come to a satis factory conclusion. We come to you (said Mr. Thwaites) in the best spirit, and we feel the utmost confidence that you are disposed to meet us in the same spirit, and that you are as anxious as we are to bring this most important matter to a close ; and I trust that means will be placed at our disposal by which we may be enabled to carry out this gigantic work to a satisfactory conclusion. Sir B. HALL—I quite agree with you that it would be desirable that this matter, which has been under consideration for so long a period of time, should be settled and brought to a close as soon as possible. But after the obser rations you have made it may be convenient that I should state what has taken place. On the 23d Dec. I received your plan, and on the 31st of that month, notwithstanding the holydays, I placed the plan in the hands of the re ferees. On the 31st July they made their report, a copy of which I transmitted . to you on the same day. Therefore, as far es this department is con cerned, not one day has been lost in the considera tion of this important matter. I hope and believe that the conference this day will lead to a satisfac tory conclusion. I will now refer to the three objec tions to the plan of the referees to which you have called my attention. You say that the metrop 'lite!' area comprises 117 square miles ; but that the re ferees; with a view to the main drainage, have com prised within their area not less' than 354 square miles ; and you say that this involves an increased size of sewers three or four times greater thee is necessary if the main drainage be confined to the metropolitan area. My object when I proposed the Act of Parliament was the purification of the river Thames by cleansing it from all the impuri ties that may from any source run into the river within the metropolitan area, and I con sider that it is your duty to carry out that provision of the Act. I don't wish you to do n.tere. But then you may say that the referees have included a larger number of square miles in their plan than is proposed by yours. So they have, and why ? The reason is that a great deal of drainage comes down front far-off districts into the Thames, which is within your area. Now, I think it is the duty of your Board to intercept all impu riti a that flow into the Thames within the area of the district under your control and supervision. But as this may be A matter for the referees to consider, I think you would do wells appoint one or two members of your Board, h confer with the referees. your engineer, to you rro.qTullirv: A u ? tEos—intlefrelp t understand nag y e o c u om c o in rr g e f c_ r t o ly, m Sir B. 11 e ALL —This that places beyond the metropoalitvaenrydisimtrii)cotr.tant point, is and I should be !torrY , it. Take, for instance, any . any misunderstanding should arise respectink, th at falls into the Thames conceive that if stream, call it stream A within the metropolitan area,, , I :_aitt which renders , there is any impurity in that sot the Thames pestilential within the ;metropolitan area, such impurities ought to be intereep i . 4- . 14 ' Mr. Tnwitaus—Then all contributory therea treaLl' is to the Thames must be intercepted, for scarcely any stream which, strictly speaking, can be said to be free from impurity. B cases you would have no tidal streamat u a t ll i , n an ni d a t n h y e navigation of the river would be destroyed, as it would be left without water, What the Board are required to do i s t o removo any impurities that are created within the metropolitan in tercept any nuisances within that boundary, atare and a. Alter this point had been fully dimmed, Sir B. HALL obeerved that it was more a manor for the consideration of the engineers than for him to enter upon, and repeated that his intention and the intention of the Legislature was, that the Thames should be cleansed from all impurities that flowed into it within the metropolitan area, and it wog be the duty gi Ow DOl4 tig PROtdcl. P44_00.1_,_ ___ __ _ _ ______ ~.., ............ Mr. TnwArrES—But we have to provide for 6 very large amuunt of Government property which does not pay one shilling in rates. Sir B. HALL—There you aro mistaken. It is tree that public offices do not pay directly in the shape of rates ; but if the Crown does not pay rates, it pays by way of contribution under protest a sum equal to the rates, with the exception of the Reyal palaces and the Houses of Parliament. ;f tee euestiou is to be viewed as one of finance, lon must not only teke into consideration the amount to be expended, but you must also eon ii:d r the utuount upon which the aesessment is to be made, and then you will arrive at the main fact, viz., the amount in the pound sterling which is to be paid by the ratepayers. Toe rateable value of the metropolis was at the present time, in round nutubere, 12,000,0001. sterling. There was every leaven to believe, looking at the past and what would certainly happen, that the area would in crease, and the amount of prepay over which the Board would have the power of levying rates would consequently eleo inate-ially increase. But, taking the vales et 12,000,0001. ; and assuming that the Board were required to expend 5,000,0001. sterling the questionevas what would be the amount thrown u ; - ,on the ratepayer for carrying out those peat works woich Parliament had delegated to the Board. Supposing the Board had no means of getting the money except uoil tile security of the ates ; supposing that no guarantee should be given by tee Government or Parliament to enable the Beard to raise the money, the probability was hat they would not be able to obtain it at less than 5 per cent. interest. Now, if the Board tt r ke ai :. es ho se 5,0 s ot atle levied 01., dp,oeotroete the payable et.amitouwn i o n 50 tuido y fr e 2 i r , BoB w 3 i la t . h r ap i en t re annum. That sum distributed over 12,000,0001. sterling would not require a rate of sfrd , it being sd. and one farthing and 9 . loihe. If the money were obtained at 4i per cent. it would require a rate to be levied amounting to 253,0101. w hi c h would make the rate less than 54d. ; and if the money were bad at 4 per cent. the annual sum required would be 232,7511., making the rate 4id. in the pound. Therefore, although this was a very greet work, and woul I require a large sum to carry it out, yet it would cost the ratepayers, on the most unfavourable calculations, not more that ie . ,d. in the pound. He would ask was that such an enormous charge that they ought to be de terred from proceeding with the work on the best end most comprehensive manner. Mr. THWAITES said the amount certainly did not sound very large, but it must be borne is mind that this was in reference to one work only, and would form only one par: of their expenditure. There were the expenses of the district boards and of the local drainages to be added, and he was quite sure he was addressing gentlemen sufficiently ac quainted with the monetary world to know that it would be au impossibility for the Board to go into the money-market and raise 5,000,0001. of money without the aii of the Government. Sir B. HALL—That is another question. lam not speaking of the mode iu which the money should be raised ; I am only speaking of the amount of the money required for carrying out this great work ; and the next question is, whether you will refuse to carry the outfall down to Sea Reach for the sake of saving a rate of lid. in the pound (for that is the difference in cost between extending the out fall to Sea Reich, which every one admits to be the best point for discharge), and stopping at B*, near Erith Church, with all the risks and contingencies, and certain opposition, which will attend any attempt to form the outfall at this point ? Mr. THWAITBS—Lm I to understand that in your opinion the outfall ought to be at Sea Reach S'r B. HALL—Yes. Mr. TINVAITES said it was impossible to doubt that Sea Reach was the beat outfall, but then it was said the metropolis ought to be charged with it, while the Board was thoroughly convinced that it was not. Was it the opinion of Sir Benjamin that Parliament would not contribute towards the expense/ Sir B. HILL—Yes. Mr. THWAITES— , Then there is an end ; and we are to expend 1,500,000/. more money than is re quired by the wants of the metropolis. Sir B. HALL said, in answer to a question, that he was not prepared to tray whether the Govern ment would afford its aid by way of guarantee to the Board in raising money on more easy terms than it otherwise could do. It was a matter which rested entirely with the Chancellor of the Exche quer. If the Metropolitan Board thought proper to wait upon that gentleman he (Sir B. Hall) would be happy to attend any meeting and hear what the galnaad believedt h a that he hadit would had Chancellor of the Exchequer might say' on the sub jfeeeretnce. He He hoped ope very d beneficial results. The question was what course they were now to pursue. The re ferees had 86 sub mitted to him a plan. Ho was not wedded to that plan. If he could be shown that there were falla cies in it, or any errors, referees themselves would • immediately correct them. The Duly object they had in view was to devise a filial and pomprehensive scheme suitable to th e Purpose, and then to carry it out. Tho b est course, therefore, would be for the Metropolitan Board ti appoint two members of their Board assisting themselves with their own engineer to meet the referees , and he was quit e sure they would enter into the whole m atter in a good i I s irit and would be able to arrive at some.cone u- I ij- '• h might be satisfactory to all parties. , c sion wit. Mr. THwzrEs assen te d , withdrew., at* - to that prop osal. After thanking the Right lion. baronet, the de putationera co nference which lasted more than two hours. Oof the wor kmen whe fell the ruing of the Entre. potente A n twerp was retoued alive at about und-da y on i .,,„d a y, after being buried for four days 1 He was fag. formed by p. a nke and beams, tened u p in a sort of cavit y and he e xisted .n rice 8.-0,1 ,;agar, of which fortunately a quantity wa s near b:ro. He had rec e i ve d no injury, bit was much affected in mind by long-continued emotion. It was reported that groans had been heard from amidst the ruins, from which it would appear that another MI ill lig box* Om 11 LLOYD'S SIIIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, Nov. 6.—Wind this day at noon, N.W.; light, hazy weather. Wind N.W.—Salled — United PLYMOUTH, Nov. 5 . States frigate, far New York. LEITH, Nov. 4.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Johanna, from Quebec. Wind S.S.W.—Arrived—Tenns, SHIELDS, Nov. 4. from Miramiohi. SOUTHAMPTON, Nov. s.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Sul. tana (s), from Alexandria. COWES, Nov. s.—Wind E.—Sailed—Morage, for S t. Michael's. GLOUCESTER, Nov. s.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Louise, from Quebec. CARDIF!, Nov. 4.—Wind E.N.S.—Arrived—G. F. Pattern, from Miramichi. SWANSEA, Nov. 5. Wind —E.S.E. —SailedFredea, for Madras ; Charles Lambert, Coquimbo ; Ann Morice; St. Michael's. QuEENsvowN, Nov. 4.—Wind N.E., s trong.—Arrived —Gideon, from New York. Sailed—Nathaiie, for Guate mala. E.ur HARTLEPOOL, Nov. 4.—Wind S. -Sailed—Phasni=, for Rio Janeiro. PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 6.—Wind E.—Sailed —Serpent , for St. Michaeri. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) Wind W.N.W. ; hazy.SOUTHAJEPTOM, Friday, 10 son. Arrived—Wonder, (e.), from Weymouth ; Ondine, (s.), London ; Sultan, (84, Alexandria ; Atalanta, (e.), Jersey ; Lo Cog, Cherbourg. Sailed—Ondine, (s.), for Dublin. LITEEPOOL, Friday Morning. . . Wind W. Smiled—Adroit, for Nantes; Peerless, Calcutta; Cor• nubia, Rouen; Actif, Port an Prinoe. QUEENSTOWN, Nov. 4. Arrived—Gideon, from New York; Anna 0., Alex. andria. Put back--Hyacinth had Amanda Louise, from Liver pool. HOLYHEAD, Nor. 5. Wind E. Put in—Madeira Packet, from Liverpool, for St. Michael's. (BY SIIBMAIIINB AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) DRAL, Thursday, 9 a.m. _. .. . . Wind S., light. Passed—Holywood, from Shields, for Havre; Maria Frederick°, London, Madras. Sailed in tow--Christiana, for London. Sailed—Ariens, for Ceylon; Emma, from Hobart Torn. NETHERLANDS LAND ENCLOSURE COMPANY.—The meeting of this company was held to-day. The chair man, Mr. Moron, stated that they had enclosed about 3,000 acres, and intended to enclose 1,000 more next year. If the whole contract with the Dutch govern ment could be enclosed on the terms proposed, he had no doubt but this would be a very profitable under taking. Owing to the late financial scheme failing it was now proposed to raise the obligations from 100,0001. to 200,0001., the same to rank before the shares. HOLYHEAD NEW MAIL SERTICE. — The new packets to be provided for the improved mail communication between Holyhead and Dublin are to be four in number, each being net less than 300 feet long, and of 1,700 tons measurement. The voyages will be four daily— viz., two from each port, and the average time between London and Kingston will be reduced to 11 hours. The City of Dublin Company will perform this new service, and the requisite capital is to be raised between them and the London and North-Western Railway Company. NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE MARINE ASSURANCE COMPANY. —The Master of the Rolle has appointed Mr. M'Creight as officiel manager to wind up this company, which was establighed a short time since at Newcastle, for marine insurance. DEPARTURE OP THE NIAGARA.—PLYMOUTH, THURS DAY.— The United States ship Niagara, Captain Hudson, left this morning for America. Her Majesty's ship Im pregnable dressed yards, and the hearty cheers of the men were returned by the Americanise METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS. CONFERENCE WITH SIR BENJAMIN HALL ON ME MAIN DRAINAGE OF THE METROPOLIS, The Metropolitan Board of Works originally submitted a plan called plan B to the First Com missioner of her Majesty's Works and Buildings for the main drainage of the metropolis. This plan was rejected, on the ground that it did not fulfil the requirements of the Act of Parliament. A second plan, called plan Blt, was then prepared, and laid before the Commissioner, by whom it was referred to Capt. D. Galton, R.E. Mr. Jas. Simp son, C.E., and M r . T. E. Blackwell, C.E., for con sideration. These gentlemen made their report on the 31st of July last, in which they recommended a system of drainage varying in many material re spects from that proposed by the Metropolitan Board of Works, and involving numerous modifi cations of that plan. The Metropolitan Board came to a resolution rejecting the plan of the Go vernment engineers, and on Friday l as t a dd resse d a letter to Sir B. Hall, in which they assigned their reasons for so doing, and at the same time requested an interview with him on the subject. A conference was accordingly held yesterday at the office of the Board of Works, Whitehall-place, be tween Sir B. Hall, the First Commissioner (wh o was assisted by Capt. D. Galion and Mr. Simpson), and Mr. Thwaites, the chairman of the Metropolitan i Board, accompanied by Mr. Woolrych, the clerk, and Mr. Bazalgette, the engineer of the board. Mr. THWAITES —This, Sir Benjamin, will be the third time I have had the honour of appearing be fore you on the all-important subject of the main drainage of the metropolis. It is now within a few days of a twelvemonth ago that I presented to you plan 8 5 . That plan has been referred by you to three gentlemen of the highest eminence and re spectability. The delay that has arisen out of that reference is a matter which the Metropolitan Board of Works deeply regret. lam not about to blame you for having so referred that plan ; probably it was the course which any person under similar cir cumstances would have adopted. Neither am I pre pared to blame the referees for the time taken by them for the consideration of this important sub ject. Indeed, they have acknowledged in their report that so vast has been the question that the time occupied by them (being somewhat about nine months) has been insufficient to enable them care fully to master all the details and difficulties of the matter. No doubt, the referees found that the more they investigated the subject the more it was beset with difficulties which did not appear on the sur face. Without making any further prefatory remarks I beg to express a hope that the result of the present conference will be to rescue the question from all engineering conflicts on the one hand, and from fierce personal and private jealousies on the other. I trust that we shall be able to bring to bear on the subject such an amount of common sense and prac tical knowledge as shall result in relieving the in habitants of London of those evils arising from an imperfect and an impure state of drainage from which they have been sufferinefor so many year s . Th e h on . gentleman the n proceeded- to call the attenion of Sir B. Hall to the reasons which had induced the Metropolitan Board to refuse the adoption of the plan proposed by the Government engineers. One very serious objection was the proposed increased area which the plan of these gentlemen compre hended. Upon that subject, probably, it was only necessary for him to refer to the fact that upon Sir Benjamin'sown motion Parliament had but recently fixed the extent or area to be dealt with bythe Board of Works, and there mi g ht p ro b a bl yat th is per i o d b e some difficulty in extending that area. But there were other objections to an extension of the area, to which he begged to call especial attention. The area under the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Board comprised 117 e square miles. The area which the Government referees proposed that the Board should have to deal would comprise 354 square miles ; the drainage of a large portion of the additional districts being simply that of the rainfalls, the ordinary ma nure of those di str i c t s being applied to agricultural purposes. But what would be the consequence to the ratepayers of thus increasing the area ? It would be necessary to increase the size of the sewers some three or four times in capacity ; while fur the greater portion of the year, owing to that increased size, the sewage would be running in mere driblets, the result of which would be a vast deposit, and an inefficiency in the general action of the sewer alt '- Ober opposed to those hydraulic principles which guided engineers in the construction of such works. The deposit in the sewers of London was a very im portant question. It involved an annual expense of 26,0001. to remove the deposit which remained stag nant in the present sewers. The object both of Par liament and of the Board must be so to coustructthe sewers as to insure a sufficient scouring power to re lieve the districts that were suffering from these de posits. If the extended area were adopted the tunnels would be so enlarged as greatly to increase the diffi culties which the Board would have to contend with in other respects. The sewers to be constructed would be of such an enormous size as to be almost impracticable in the streets of London. Another point adverted to by the Government engineers had engaged his attention. They stated that one cubic foot of sewage mixed with five times its bulk would become innoxious. They, indeed, laid this down as a principle—be might almost call it their formula, by which they regulated all their proceed ings, for he found that their main deductions were founded on that proportion. It was impossible, as no doubt the referees had themselves ascertained, to carry off the whole of the rain water during the entire year, and the plan of the Board made that admission; but with the view of preventing an over flow of water into the Thames for some ten days in the yearthesegeetlemen proosed additional sewers, or rather sewers of a n a dd tonal size, involving a frightful expense of money. And why should all this be It What would be the proportion of the sewage to the rain water when the channels were surcharged and the contents passed over into the Thames ? Taking every various condition of the sewage, he found that that which would pass over the tunnel into the Thames would be in the propor tion of 7i cubic feet of water to one of sewage. This was a larger dilution than that which the referees stated would be necessary in their own opinion to be obtained ; therefore one would logically arrive at the conclusion that to increase the size of these sewers for the purpose of preventing during a few days in the year this diluted sewage from flowing into the Thames was altogether unnecessary. The referees did not themselves propose the introduc tion of a large stream of water which would effectu ally carry off all the sewage throughout the whole year. They admitted that during certain days in the year some portion of the sewage must pass over into the Thames, and yet to effect so small an ob ject they proposed a plan that would involve a moat disproportionate expenditure. He would now call Sir B. Hall's attention to the proposition for the construction of open sewers. The Metropolitan Lo-' cal Management Act expressly provided that the Board should not oonstruct any works so as to be come a nuisance. It had hitherto been the policy of the Board and of all preceding commissions to abo lish all open sewers; but the referees appeared to be of opinion that by a mixture of five parts water and one part sewage the evil effects generated by the impure gases arising from open sewers would be destroyed, or, in other words that a constant flow would prevent those consequences which would arise from tt Mere stagnant pool. The time that would be occupied iu discharging the sewage at the outfall, and the time required by de composition of the sewage by the action of the at mosphere, were questions he would not enter upon . then, but he apprehended that Sir B. Hall 000 ! not fail to arrive at the same conclusion the Boars, itself had arrived at, that open sewers were entirely inadmissible, and that it was a proposition which could never be sanctioned. After some technical criticisms as to the practicability of cmstructing those elongated open sewers, and as to the admis sion of water into them fa. the purpose of carrying off the sewage, he stated that the Board were ap prehensive that to effect the object proposed by the referees the navigation of the river itself would be greatly prejudiced, and that in order to have a quantity of water equal to the ordinary flow of the channels it would require the construc tion of reservoirs that would occupy no less than 460 acres of land, an area equal to that of Hyde-park and Kensington-Gardens together. He need not say that any scheme requiring such a work in order to keep up the proposed discharging power was al together inadmissible. The mechanical power that would be required to lift thowater from the Thames into these channels would be attended with an an- Intel cost of 36,0001.—a most onerous burden on the ratepayers of London, and one which demanded the most serious consideration of the First Com missioner before giving his sanction to any such plan. The next point to which he begged to call attention was the proposed extension of the out fall. That had been already the subject of confe rence. On the 20th of Nov. last year, a deputation presented to Sir B. Hall the plan B with a star, and it was accompanied with a resolution passed by the board, declaring their readiness to carry out an extension of their own plan if the Government wished it to be done ,and were willing to assist in providing funds for that purpose. On that occasion a member of the deputation asked whether they were to understand that the plan indicated in Capt. Burstall's letter as to the points of outfall was satisfactory to the First Commissioner, when Sir Benjamin Hall said he did not think he should be justified in going beyond those points, because if he did ho should be asking them to expend mug kt: WPM Otial thall Ocondik4 07 _ AREIVAL3 T[ll3 WERE Wheat. Barley. English I 2,930 1,420 Irish. — Malt. 4SO Foreign 1 7,130 ;1 5,120 METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The supply of beasts in to-day's market was not to guy extensive. Nevertheless, the beef trade ruled heavy in the extreme, at a decline in the quotations realised on Monday of from 2d to 4d per Blbs. We were fairly sup plied with sheep. Primo Downs sold slowly, at barely stationary prices, and other breeds were very dull, at 2d per 81bs less money. The show of calves was moderate, yet the veal trade was heavy, at a fall in value of 2d per Blbs. In pigs and milch cows scarcely any business was doing. Per Bibs to sink the offals e. d. e. d.I e. d. S. d. Inferior Beaste....2 Bto 3 0 PrimeSouthdown 5 0 5 4 Second quality.... 3 2 it 6 lArgo cm. calves 310 4 4 Prime large oxen 3 8 4 o,Prime email do 4 4 4le Prime Soots, dm. 4 2 4 6 Large hogs Inferior Sheep ...3 0 3 4jSmall porkers 4 8 6 8 Second quality ...3 6 310 Suckling calvee 23 0 29 0 Prime cree.-wlled.4 0 4 10;;.2uarter old pig/422 0 29 0 TOTAL SUPPLY: I FORSION SUPPLY. Beasts .. ................ 950 Sheep and lambs, 4,500 Calves ..................... 379 Pigs ...................... .. 400 Beasts' 2OO Sheep and lambs Calves 260 Pigs NEW4ATE AND LEADENHALL. The trade gene a r . al d ly . W:s a.i heavy, at drooping prioes : Per Blba by the carcase, I. 4. s. 4 Beef, interior ..... 2 6 2 10 i Mutton, Inferior 2 13 3 2 Do., midciling ..... 0 a 4( Do., middling 3 4 4 0 Do. prime large.. 3 4310 ( Do., Prime - 4 2 4 8 Do., do. 5ma11...4 0 4 4 Veal.. Perk, large .. ..... .3 64 4 Pork, small 46 5 2 BOROUGH HOP. Since the declaration of the dolly there has been a slight improvement in the demand for prince new hops, at very full prices. Otherwise, thc trade ruled heavy. New mid and East - IT' —eut pockets, 31 12a to 6/ per c w t. ; 31125. Weald of sent ditto, to 41 4s ; Sussex ditto, 21 16 s to COLONIAL TEA.—The market is exceedingly quiet, and lower rates are currant for some qualities. The public. sales passed off very heavily. The attendance was very good, but there was little disposition shown to purchase, the great bulk of the q uantity offered being withdrawn. Common Cougou is quoted 12id 13id per lb. 6d to a SUGAIL—There is incre ase d d u ll ness, an d a lth oug h l arge q uantities were offered at publi c sa l e very f ew purc h ases wer e made, although rates are easier. In the refined e m arkets there was a flum urthe s 51s r decline in quotations. Brown and fine pieces COFFEB.—There was a very limited i nqu i ry; th e on ly transact i ons entered into b e th ig in plantation Ceylon, which sold at steady Wet. Costa Ri ca so l d for 624 to areo 535575p,e r w 62s 63 per cwt. lsu2sm6pdstßlON.—The market remains inacti ve , an d previsas rates were not supporAed. itum._Tk, i n quiry has been very li m it e d , and for most i qualities ,',„ d ec line of ld per gallon has t a k en p l ace. wctc p O , 1 SIV:pETRE.—A very moderate business has b een d one , and 'quotations are rather in favour of purchasers. Eng- UPI refined realised 54 3 per cwt. FRUUM----At public; sales nearly all the sound parcels of climate were bought in ; some few parcels were sold at fle. Turkey fi g s were flat, and 'Valenti' nigh* sold for 44s to 475, and a few very fine at 55s per cwt. TALLOW.—A rather active business wai transacted, but prices rece ded about i s p er cwt. P.T.O. is qu o t e d on th e year 52s 6d, and spot 535; all t he spring delivery 53s per cwt. A fair business Jo' GREEN FRuIT- - new crop of oranges from S pain and Oporto, some parcels of each, sold by an d Keeling Hunt at public taken freely by the trade . emons scarce, a few cases of Naples realised 355. More bus iness doing in Spanish nuts ; three cargoes have been sold ex-ship; the present p r i ces is . sale for buyers., MURDER OF A POLICEMAN AT STEVENAGE, HERTS. —This quiet little vi lege has been thrown into ex citement by the com mission of on e of the foulest mur ders recorded for a long time. A policeman, who has hhsi t only been in the n ei g hbourhood a f ew weeks, who was noted often stopped nig ht his roilapucepe and had, it appears, o rty, was miss e d on F rae forwlast.Hi with was seen going h is round s a b out f i ve o ' clock, i and was never seen after till Monday morning, when he was found in a pond about half a mile from the village with his throat cut so frightfully that his head was nearly severed front his bod y . I s rlar the pond was found some loose grain, and the ground bore evident Iliseoat was hacked a marks of a severe struggle having taken place, and at a u h rd s e to r l . en distance of above ninety yards were more loose corn and some blood, so that it appears acor n tried to apprehend ,and that one or great deal about the neck. The coroner has held an adjourned • • inquest on the body, and it till Monday Two brothers named Carpenter have been taken up, and moresome on there seems strong suspicion against them. The mur dered man was about twenty-five years of age, and came from st, Alban's. Por com mitted in o r t e l: e w m i t 4" - I l