The Press.
London, England, 1857-10-17 00:00:00

AMERICA.

EseooL, Friday Morning.
The screw steamship City qi Baltimore has
arrived, with advices from New York to the Ist of
Octobt.r.

The California mail steamer was overdue at New
York.

A despatch from Philadelphia says :
The Pennsylvania bank refuses for the present to come
into an arrangement with other banks, fearing that her
largest depositors will remove their balances to other banks.
Arrangements are making to place her on a firm basis.
The other banks are at variance, refusing to receive
certified checks of each other.

It was in contemplation at Philadelphia, on the
part of the banks or their friends, to ask from the
Legislature at the extra session authority to issue
one-dollar bills.

Crart 4110 rfas4ion.

METROPOLITAN DRAINAGE QUESTIDN.
A MEETING of the Board of Works was held on
Wednesday to consider the communication received
from the First Commissioner of Works, in relation to
the main drainage of the metropolis. Mr. Thwaites
presided.
The engineer of the board, in reply to Mr. Wright,
made a statement to the effect that if the plan pro-
posed by Sir B. Hall's referees were adopted the
sewage at certain periods would be deposited one
mile and a half within the metropolitan area.
Mr. CARPMAEL proposed that the report of the
board submitted to the Commissioners of her
Majesty's Works and Buildings; also the report of
Messrs. Galton, Simpson, and Blackwell (to whom
the report of the board was referred by Sir B. Hall),
be referred to two eminent engineers and the engineer
of the board, to report thereon at their earliest con-
venience. _ _

Major LYON seconded the motion.
' Mr. WRIGHT moved, and Mr. TURNER seconded, by
way of amendment—That this board could not adopt
the plan recommended by Sir B. Hall.
In the course of the discussion which ensued,
Mr. LOWMAN TAYLOR, in supporting the resolution
of Mr. Carpmael, complained of the overbearing con-
duct of Sir B. Hall, and denominated that right hon.
gentleman " a second Nana Sahib." He considered
that Sir B. Hall was in a dilemma, and they should
keep him there.
Mr. D'IFFANGER Was sure that if they waited on
Sir B. Hall, he would treat them with the courtesy
which always distinguished his actions.
Mr. LOWMAN TAYLOR : Quite the contrary.
On a division there appeared—For the amendment,
20; against it, 8; majority for the amendment, 12.
The amendment having been put as an original
resolution,
Mr. LESLIE proposed, by way of an amendment,
that a premium should be offered by the board of
5001., open to the public, for the best plan for
separating the rain water from the sewage.
The CHAIRMAN decided that the amendment was
not in order ; and Mr. Wright's proposition was put,
and carried by a majority of 18 to 9.
Oa the motion of Alderman CURITT, a resolution
was passed, that the open sewers proposed by the
plan of the referees are altogether inadmissible, and
that the board would not be justified in carrying out
a plan of which open s'twers form a part, but that the
other points of the difference appear to be fair sub-
jects for discussion.
A committee was appointed to draw up a com-
munication to Sir B. Hall based upon the preceding
resolutions preparatory to a conference to be re-
quested with him on the subject.
Mr. LOWMAN TAYLOR hoped that if the board placed
itself in the ignominious position of going to " that
man," they would be made to go upon their knees
before him.
Mr. BRISTOW said the committee would have
nothing to do with Sir B. Hall; they would merely
have to draw up a communication for transmission
to him.
After about five hours' discussion the board
adjourned.