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cured at private' expense, costing at natal Of NVIA
had l'‘eCkitlA new works out of the district
nit's to the extent of I It!.s.lfl/. '1 he total east 14 the wholc
of the works t xecuttal and supwrintenaletl by that commis-
stop was, thereft try, •_:a..'l7lF. Put the ‘t k thaw by the
eommissioners did not cud them All that he had cllll-
- won' works only: lint they hod also executed
large repairs. HIM Mkt coverts)
mud 114.110rIllt.ti tether ilieideutul 0114'111lhoos, i
ditiouul Ohji.eth OWN had expended a further sum el' :il'. MU.
There was one other nipic oat w Inch. perhaps, Solite °hater% ti•
nods might lie tAlteettal from hint : Le alluded to what was
called " the main drainage of I. Ion." 'Phut was a great
object. b• which the commissioners had directed their
serious attention from the first institution of the co 's
abut ill IhiS lit was one wine), rhos were very deli lolls
or carrying into effect. Most persons were aware that a
great 'lumber of plauts.—upwitivls of 100, he believed—
were sent in three pox ago by 411th:rent intlit aim& upon
OW ill\ itlittoll ut the eouuuisaiouens. Tito mose milelreti
to a vollllllittet. of that body, and maturely etimatleriall by
:them, and the result of their iinestigution was, that the
late Mr. Frank 1" aster, the engineer of that commission,
lout together a seht•lllt• for the intercept' of the sewage
of 10.11111111, V. bleb wits—h' thought he might siqit without
fear of et alti-aalietitin—by far the hest selsenie which haul
yet iippeart4 on the subject llowever, Wald funds, and
want of funds only, had prevented the con 111 l is4ittnerti up to
the present time from carrying this scheme into effect ; and
wen• they supplied mot with the neeessio) 'moo they would
I qatla.mtlur to execute the pit deo. Hut Varliansent hwl not
thtmglat it right to 'other upon 111(111 the lieet.hatill'y WHIM'S
for raising the funds which wituld enable diem ao do ;
and in the meantime the works of urgvut necessity which
were &lily called fat' in the tueUulsdts chlwril the 'Mill-
-6.11 of the eon 111 l issisawrs. The finals at their disptosal
wen. spate unequal even to pnivWl. for the ordinary works
of drainage ; but this fact ought to lie well borne lit mina,
Rua there ought to he uu !nista., Made oliont it by tune
that s'ou'rs work which was carried ilito tired the
•S•i11111.11: was 110‘iseti with reference to Ilki• nitiiwte
realisation of the great scheme of interception to alkali lie
had alluded, Sgl aIN ICI fall in un.l thoilwil with it when it
wits euwpletrd. The %%MIS trey WIT.* carrying on would
tints Is• of very great importantw, would ii tidy
form main lortinelies of that great scheme, w 'dist at the
same time they would $4.111. As bald !WHITS I..)ll)ll.iblijitagt,
Of the particullatr districts thnaigh which they poised.
'flat funds at the disposal of the 1.41111111i5t0t1111.114 at
present woe the ran,: 111 be levied 1111011!t the ensuing
year, and also the allln.xllit which might IN' raised by way tif
lover.. The act of last S's/4illl would out enable akin to
1111111' 1.1111118 than '21111,111111/., Mid it Null.) tlisTetio*s.
heeoille their shay so consider cry' easefully how they could
expend the routes tleev did ikossi.ss to the greatest
advantage, especial) seeing that the action& now being
made ups an them vial farexesaaled the work %%Melt tae y 'amid
aeistmplisle even will' the et 11111 l Hind of this Mo-
dern refinement required the conanutstit oda greator litltii-
ber of smell' than were formerly called for, and the puldie
had not yet thoroughly learnt that these 'stollen' luxuries
must lie paid bur by those who enjoyed them.
The secretary was then directed to prepare 1111 ad-
vertisement with the 'now of obtaining a loan upon
the security of the rates. District rates were also or
derud of fourpence in theipound Moll. the Western
and the Eastern divisions ; and of threepence in the
pound upon the Poplar and Illackwall district,
tirtuanwich, Ravensbourne, Hackney Brook, Spital•
fields, Lower Wapping, and llolhorn.

Amorm. oT Eminityrios ulfected this year by
the (loverinnent eommismionem has been very heavy,
and it is anticipated that it will continue so through-
out the remainder of the year. Tin means placed
at their disposal for this purpose are considerable,
told enable them to send out iihout four vessels
monthly to the Australian colonies. The labour
market there, it is therefore to he hoped, will IN,
shortly sufficiently supplied ; but there is'teo much
reason to apprehend that, fur the next year or two,
the agricultural interest of Australia will experience
some difficulty in finding an adequate supply, more
particularly us, by the rapidly-inereasing IN
consumption of produce will be greatly extended, and
therefore require an addition of labour. ply the late
accounts it does nut, however, appear that they have
suffered so much as was anticipated film' the want
of farm servants; but their requirements would soon
become serious were emigration of labourers to
cease, or even to diminish. From the anemia of
Australian wool sold at the late public sales, it. e.p
pears that the last clip has been pretty well got, in;
but, from the fact, of a greater portion than fistful
being in the "grease," it is evident bow much the
farmers have felt the want of a better supplied
labour market.
Tan DEATits ItEotsrEarn IN LONDON during the
week ending Saturday numbered 1,929, whilst the
average of the corresponding weeks for the last ten
years, not including the cholera in IMI9, was 950.
The mortality, however, little exceeds the average
rail it in the same proportion as the increase of po-
pulation. Cholera was fatal to sixteen persons;
diarrhoea to 152, showing a tendency to increase. The
deaths from typhus, which in the ',receding week
ware 27, rose to 45 ; scllrlatina has inereaged from
1m in the previous week to nearly double that num-
ber—namely, 3'2 deaths in the last week.
WEDNESDAY next, the 11th lust., will he the first
atuaiverthary of the death of the Duke of Walingtion.

Ml ETINti OF THE ItItITISH AS,SQUATIoN
ENT OF SCIENCE.
twenty third annual meeting uf this associa
limo commenced at Hull, on Wednesday, with a
*itring sir the generalrunnnilt r'in the library of the
Hull Infirmary Colonel Sabine, the president of the
8551 Willa he chair.
I'lpOrt id lift. parliaimentary 1.0111111111.10 e wall
read. It alluded to the steps which had boen taken
to procure 0 lethlelloll ill the no IN 4,f 15,,,t0ge
present Mit ill e, pies of %,,rk., I
.:11n1et1 .11 Own.
spontlents in foreign ptuis. These could only now
be sent at the hitllle late 118 lottono, and Uri ettill
11111.100 was 1111ktillItt lit have this remedied. I ionl
Calming had announced thus 110 was in treaty with
foreign Otwernments fur the trinismission of works
generally, but he thought it would hi oftolototio to
make speeial regulations for scientifie works. The
report then detailed what had been done in the
matter of Littittottault M entry's m1)410116 fur
graphical observations, and recommended that nu
exertions should IS. spared to imbue toot eentoong
with the IttNeShity of it realletitlit MO 00 ordination of
the 01/t4elAittiolo4 ittitinh naval officers.
The committee then proemsltsl to the oleetioto of
the various 'officers neoessar) to conduct the lousiness
of the sealants, alter which the ettfamiueta of allow
immolation wiv, stmettlfixt.
Mr. Alitoass read the general treasurer's account,
from the Ist 111 Sept., id lielfte.t, filig of Sept.,
at 111111. Ifeceipts—To balance Itrought on
front the pervious meow*. 24 I. Its. 1141. ; lire cow
po,otiooh at Ileltiwt muotiog. tow.; ditto, during the
IP4I. ; 111111111 subscriptions at ((elfast, Is:U. ;
ditto. during the year, fist ls. ; associate tinkets at
Belfast meeting, Ma; holies, ditto, ditto, 2924 ;
composition for future pulolieations, W.; dividends
uu h1,414.k (OM.
.%eikr 1. RIM MS. hod.; interest ou
cash 1:1'0111 Itellit.st, Si. Is 10d. ; from the sale tor
publications, i'epssrts, eatalogues situ's,
•6 IhAtt's Lines," ..,25)11. Us 1111.: total. ISL Is. lid.
I'lly Incubi—For moods) twits:nag, tokenising, binding,
expenses a Belfast meeting, petty disltunwitiestfi, lift'
treasurer, 2 I 11/. Ills. 10t1.; helmet. of accoluit fur
printing report of the 1 w elitietl I met .ting, I ;W. Its. tad;
printing report of the twenty linot 'muting,
122/. 2s. 941. ; engraving for the ntioort of the twenty.
second meeting, I 1. l2s. fill.; salaries, twelve
months, onoWattiuing the establishtutnit at.
Kew I Rosen atm), I 6rtl. ; tai account of grant for
researches on the Itritish A111'6.16111., Inf.; oxpotri-
meets on the iidliwnee of solar radiations, (Si.;
dredging ton the east coast of Scolituid, lids ;
ethnological inquiries, dal. ; balance at the bankers',
2'44/. 12s. Ad.; ditto in the founds of the general
L14404111.1' and local lrelistwers, 3/. Is. 041.: total,
1:1/. Is. lid.
The report having been received tual adopted, the
'steeling ottlittiinied until Mundt) itexl.
'lite evening meeting was held iu the grand
saltoon of the Meeltanies' Institute, Wlll.ll W. 11.
Esq., M.A., FA 1.5., vie/. president of the
Royal Society, and prosidwit of the Catuliridge
Philosophical Socitoto, road his address.

l';1411.1T AII.IJi'VrIoNN kolt iIoNNY for the de.
gulieti•ou or capture of pirates in ltimits" have in all
been node by the olllet.rs and cress of her likitisty'it
ships under the 11 tits). IV., e JO. This net, which
was repealed by one passed in the 13th and
her present 111alesty, alluwell :MN. for every piratical
Imrsi 'it taken or killed, Auld hl. fur every other on
hoard every viral,* vessel at the begiunisni the
engagement. These which iiiyill‘vd
the amount of were .41 paid.
Ni:W LAW ON BEek.:ll•T 5TA111..4 will take'
effect from and after the 111411 of next iletulier. Ihl
all receipts for tlie payment of ..f/. and upwards tlw
new ditty is one penny, 'mid may be denoted either by
it upon the paper wherein' any such
instrument is written, or by an adhesive stamp affixed
thereto ; and the commissionent of the inland re
venue fire to provide tam-tips of both descriptions fur
the purpose of denoting the duty. In any ease where
aul adherive stamp is used for the purpose on any
receipt or upon any draft or order respectively
clidxgealile with the duty of one penny, the person
by whom it is given shall, lieffire the imarament is
delivered out of his hand, ctistisly, or power, can
or obliterate the 41111Oli so used by writing thereon
his MUM!, or the initial letters of his ilium., so
and iii such a manner as to show dearly mid
distinctly that such slimly has beets made use elf,
find so that the same may not be again used ; and, if
any 14114•11 receipt, dc., is mot bond jitir cancelled, this
party giving the same is to forfeit Ili/. Any penman
getting off or removing, or getting the stamp and
affixing, or using to defraud her Majesty, is to lie
liable to a forfeiture of 214. Persons having receipt
stamps on hand are to Wallowed fiir the saute.
BY TUE PATENT I.vw passe"! last session-- copies of
provisional spccificatigms lodged are to b open to
public inspection, and certified copies MO to be evi-
dence in lisailanti and Ireland.