The Express.
London, England, 1863-10-26 00:00:00

TEE MAIN DRAINAGE OP THE METROPOLIS

This gigantic undertaking is being pushed for-
ward with the greatest viper mid activity at both sides of
the Thames. At the meth side the ewer level is ed
to Barking Omsk, and the middle "Ml be finished commln the
cause of the peewit, or early in the next year. The lower
is only delayed until the embeelonent of the Thames enables
it to be constructed beseeth the sew roadway, so as to avoid
the demegemeist of the nano through the great thorough-
fare of the Strand and Plest-etreet, cad above all to avert
the possibility of res‘mpleim the foundation of Si. Paul's,
by excavations is the neighbourhood of Ludgate-hill, and
eoenrocting a large tunnel through Doctore-oommona, and
the upper part of Thames sheet. To avoid this risk meths
principal came why the Mikes:anent of the northern side
of the Themes, so long and se vainly urged oe aseconlve
governments and Chief Comoinsioners of Works, was at
last tastily adopted, and will, it is hoped, be accomplished
in the coarse of a few years. One whole year, too, had
already been lost by the negligence or "tepidity of those
who had the meosgemeot of the bill through parliament ;
hot all difficulties are now removed, cod the work will
immediately COMMOIICS. Teuders have been advertised
for by the Board of Works, which will be sent in early
in the ensuing month, and it is hoped that everything will
be ready to commence operations early in the coming
year. Most of our great contrast/in have already replied to
the public notice given by the hood, so that a Mee comps-
num le expected, but who the ancinedtd candidate may be
it is now, of course, impaled/As to say. In the meantime,
the works en the south side of the river are carried oe with
the greatest possible vigour and activity. The upper level,
oominserieg at the Plough Inn, (Upham, fuming down
Acre-lane, along the Brixton-road, through Peckham, and
on to Deptford, w entirely °Demisted, sad so far hes ammeed
the most sanguine expectatiom. The naidille level has been
just commenced. To carry out this part of the undertaking
a plot of ground at the west side of Kenniegton-oval is tem-
porarily engaged by the coetncton, when boated" el
workmen have beim employed during the last few weeks
erecting sheds, sinking a deep well, and mating up
a steam engine to pomp off water into the seighbourieg
river Bare, so as to enable the men to excavate sad
carry ou the works without interruption. They ham
gone below the surface at lad twenty feet, and, mesh
to the asuoyanoe of the inhabitants of this hitherto quiet
neighbourhood, have not only made the reed impas-
sable, but keep tip such a din from morning until night with
men and horses as to render it anything but comfortable.
From this main centre it is proposed to construct the sewers
of the level in two different and opposite directions -east
mil west. The eastern poetical will be carried in the direr...-
ties of Camberwell New-road, eked by Kenologram Church.
on to Camberwell-green, and to Peckham, where it will
meet, and be amalgamated with the high level, which goes
on to Deptford ; while the western will be worked cat to
Putaey, so as to take to all the immediate drains whisk rue
into the Thames in that direction. Commencing at
the Oval, it will go down Harlayford-street, in the
directim of Vauxhall-bridge, be carried on the Wands-
worth-road to Battersea, and almost run parallel with the
river until it reaches Putney, where it will receive what are
called "the entfalls" from Clapham, Wordsworth, Nor-
wood. Tooting, and places along that locality. This at least
constitutes the present play of draining the south aide of
the metropolis, which it is expected will be finished by the
middle of next year. The line from Palmy will join that
now in course of construction from the Oval to Peckham ; at
Peckham it will be amalgamated with the upper level, and
then carried doers to Deptford, where the whole sewers
will lie pumped through Greenwich and Woolwich to the
Plurastead Hashes, sad so on to the peat cattail sear
Erith. Whether an embankment of the southern side of
ths Thames shall take place or not us, yet a matter of no •
certainty ; but happily, whatever the comfort or persecal
convenience of the iohabitants may have to do with the
question, the southern main drainage is wholly independent
of it.— Oteerree.

SDISTICIOCS DA•TH OF • YOUNG WOMAN.—
Yesterday nursing a Mayne wee walk*/ on the banks of
Sir Georg* Duakett's easel, Old Ford-road, else he ob-
served the body al a yang worm, sparinaly shoat tadrn
years at age, fining ea the water. Tile brought
coo shore, and removed to the Crickets'Taws, sad setae-
quietly ermined by Mr. Davies, a surgeoe. The demised
' was dressed in a black shawl, a lilac dress, crape bonnet, sad
a pair of black leather boot. filbe bad aria pair of small gold
carriage. Round the wok was fined tied tightiy • moll
cord or thick twine. On the left side of the Inc. win the
mark of a severs wound. TIN eon was sloe injured, sad
the 'protean of the whole left aide of the hos seemed to
indicate that • severe blow bed ben dealt. The body has the
appearance of her Mg been levant days is the water. Is the
pocket of the cleansed was found a bottle ocatainieg white
liquid. A portion of • Label was also is the pone* IS
which was written, "The lotion to be applied frequently.
-Chemist. Brooketreet, Ratcliffe." No money was
found on the deceased, who has not bees identified.

Palsom Dim—The revised diet scale proposed
by the Middlesex magistrates for criminals wee submitted
to the Secretary of State for approval, end Sir George
Grey referred it to Mr. Perry, Inspector of Prisms for
Soothers District. Mr. Perry has reported on it. and hip
leave "to renal to the noissiey of Sir George Grey that
the dietary of • large ethos in the north of &slashes
lowered is September of 1.. t year, in sestdiscs with the
views of the visiting legion, sad that is the following
May it wee hosed secessery to return to a higher sods, is
aawgease of the sena of sickest end sodality which
attended the champ ; but the reduced dietary of that Shea
was considerably sore mitritious than that which the Mid-
dlesex sugiatratas NW 'propose to give to primroses ow
Geed on the sense tsrees.' Mr. Pliny pediets that if the
dietary sow proposed fee the eared else be sleds& the
large prises in which it 1. adopted will be the mese
of as eaprecedented amount of low fever. marry, end
ether disease arising from Iran dent entsiseet, with a
otesemosert isoreess el sertellty. Title report bee bra
!admitted le the segletesies fres tkleaseldes, rd by
Chest referred to a eremaittee.

The Armstrong guns, by constant improvement,
an mar perfeetkna The same le the care with Honiara Meg-
wale Washes, able& ere sow on perfected that &here with theta
la ell bet Impure Wk. They are the true remedy for grey hat.
sewelsia. sad awress lereache.—N.ll. Co are Wog
mikk-4.les, as. nesbehellidrest, Lasibea.—Wvertisimmilli