The Express.
London, England, 1864-11-18 00:00:00

THE SEWAGE IN THE

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Mfr. avALGrrrE Inougbt up a report from himself rela-
tive to the polluted state of the river in consequence of the
discharge of the sewage into the river. He said that a
report bad gone afloat through the newspapers that an
epidemic had arisen in Wooleic h in consequence of the: tr. it via
that had arisen from the discharge of the sewage into the
river. He bad made inquiry, sod found that the drainageof the
high level sewer was discharged into the ricer at two hours
after high-water and was therefore carried away and did
not return. The low level discharged itself into the river at
low water, and was consequently forced back by
the tide. In about two months the pumping
station would be completed, and then the whole
of it would be discharged into the rive: at
the tarn of the tide and carried away. At the same time it
was not the sewage that had canoed any disease at Wool-
vetch, for the epidemic alleged extended to Charlton. Upon
inquiry be found that the cause of the three deaths in •
family at that place had been scarlet fever, and the father
was now ill from the same disease.

The report was received, and ordered to be entered on the
nunutea.

VIOLENT GALE.-(THIS DAY.)

A strong gale from the W. S. W., occaaionally
shifting to the W.N.W., burst over the metropolis
between 11 and 12 o'clock last night, and increased in
violence over the flood tide. Between 2 and 3 o'clock
this morning the gale was at its height, and raged
furiously, causing considerable damage to house pro.
perty in the suburbs and in exposed situations.
Severol houses in Spital fields, Bethnal-green, and
in the north-eastern district generally, were par.
tially unroofed, the streets acd roads being strewed
witl broken tiles, slates, bricks, and chimney pots. In the
parks healthy boughs were snapped off large trees, and
several young trees were laid prostrate. The upper reaches of
the river were orercrowed with shipping,and vessels dropping
down the river were driven athwart hawse of tiers that I.y
in the fairwaychannel, damaging collisions ensued, involving
• great destruction of property in damaged bulls and
boats, spars, rigging, and sails, which bad to be cut away to
disengage the vesvels. A lushest foundered *non after day-
light, and the crew were saved with great difficulty. The
river steamboats could scarcely make headway against the
g►le and tide, and large steam-vessels brought up in the
lower reaches in preference to running the risk of rousing
through the upper and lower pools.

Mr. Win. Cox, M. P., will address his constitu-
ents et the Agricultural Hall, Islington, on Tuesday next,
the 22nd inst..

EW COLONIAL BISHOPR IC. •.—lt has been re-
solved, with the consent of the Secretary of State for the
Colonies, to erect a new bishopric in Australia, the seat of
which shall be at the Scotch settlement at Otago.
THE LATE COLONEL DAwalNs.—We hare tt, re-
cord the death of Colonel Henry Dawkins, late of the Cold-
stream Guards, who died on Sunday last at his family seat,
Over Norton, Oxfordshire.
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FATAL ..CCIDENT TO A COCNTT MAGIMLATE.—..
A gloom has been cast over the county of Dorset by the
melancholy death of Mr. John Tatchell Bulleo, an active
county magistrate. Last Tuesday Mr. Tatchell Bullen was
rabbit shooting near Bridport, and when In the act of loading
his gun one of the barrels. from some uosscertained cause,
exploded, and the contents balging in the unfortunate gen-
tleman's chin resulted in his almost instantaneous death.
Mr. Been wee ►ighly respected.