The Express.
London, England, 1863-09-29 00:00:00

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THE THANES EMMANKHENT AND THE NEW
• . BAMIXAM.

Although the event was little noticed, appearing
rely in • few Rase at small print is most of the merspapera,
Friday was a gnat day for the metropolis of Englasd. Oa
it was the first contract roads for the embankment of the '
Thames. Thin first step is to cost only half • million—apart
from the comperwatioaa demanded—bat it will be followed
by three or loaf others, which will swell the whole sum
to tee times that amount. The feeder socepted by
the Metropolitan Board of Works on Friday was for the
first portion of the soothers or Middlesex embankmeat.
This pieties azteeds, we believe. frees Weettulaster.bridge
to that of Waterloo, revering all the low and fiat buds
which extends from Somerset-house to Richmond-tenses.
Here we may hope to see the contractors busily at work
emu before Christina.. Two years, sr two mid • half, we
believe, me allowed for the compation of this °maraca
Next, we apprised, we shall bear of • plea sad 'pomace-
Mee, with • view to • eoatnict for the sewed porteso ex.
Mediae from Waterloo to Blackfriars-bridge. This, we
belie is • lees formidable work than the first, and may
ybe completed in less time sod for less mosey. We
it may be possible to make this
treat tame the operdur of the mew year.
The third stop is • larger sod more costly work.
Tie embankromit is to terminals at Blackflies in a sew
awl speaker street exteediog from that bridge to the Royal
&change. Thus, • merchant 'maims the Royal Etchnoge
sod Mapping into • light caloireyanee will he able to reach
Westminster Hall is less thee • quarter of aa Mut. But sorb
a street a. this, conies through loins of the most valuable
the City, will certainly set be made for so
rtliimat of
• million stentieg. The work, however. dose
Doe end been Parliasseat has maistiseed, we believe,
• esethera entbeekroent. from Wentetierder•bridge to Faux-
' ball. Probably this will sot be the ally work of the kind
fen the Barmy side et the river, but so mooh as this we
is sow is p is the dim of the engineer of
rilltried politee Hard. These are great works. They
will elect an immense cheese is the aeries' of the metro-
poki. mid sot in its Upset ways Combined with the maim
dmiaage they will assuredly teed to make Loudon fur more
healthy, and will reader free communication from use
part to to soother far more easy. Boehm men-
tioned thin =Wet we will add that before Christ-
mas the sew street from Blaokfrittil-bridge to the Dour
sad Briglece railways will be paved and opened, and
we take for granted that some omnibus proprietors will be
preyered at sees to plops on it • regular hoe of those vehi•
eke, nuke every tee minutes, and Um cos morel pas.
sewn Rem the west to the rest with a rapidity hitherto
miknown- Mesawbile it is announced that the Cherie.-
cram railway will be prepared for °peeing by the Ist of
November. This will be a third way of commoniedko
from west toast,so that the throned avenues of the Stroud.
Fleehenseat, I.eigatwlll, and Cheapeide, will soon be *dee
teal* releved.—Aforreinp Aimee/sr.

WARRANTED EIGIITYRN CARAT/I.—At the last
Watford Comity Court (Hertfordshire), Mr. Codd, a sue.
Mos, at litickmormorth, aced • Prussian Jew monied
Braun, to recover 171. for aa alleged breach of ;srrsoty,
I. ths sale of • gold watch sod chain. Enna, as the
ether hand, had entered • crow entice for 8/. Si., the primed
• mood chain. The tisasactise bad taken place in 1880,
when, Bram represented the watch to be worth 241., and
the fintchain to be 18 carats doe. Mr. Codd gave eighteen
germs for the two ; but the Muer, not being • satisfactory
ow Braun hod gives him mother chain. Mr. Codd after-
wards found that the first wee mil' 15 mats, and that the '
watch was comparatively worthless. As, therefore, dale°.
last would sot take them heck, be parted with them for I
51. Braun in defeat* denied that be had warranted the
gold to he 18 ousts fine. He also maid he had bought the
watch of • poen! oflker at Hounslow. After hearing •
good del of evident* on both sides, the Jon assessed the
damages at 141., sad also found for Mr. Cold in the cross
adios. Mr. Codd offered to give up the wood chain whoa
the money wee paid.
Tug Tnits's SIMPRUIL—The Progris of Lyons
',Uwe the followiag amodoes of the late Eugene Hala-
lerois's father, who was miaister of foreign mistime nadir
Min directory :—" Aa savoy of the Sublime Porte, oe the
point of returniagto Cosetaatinophs, was taking leave of the
minister, when • letter was delivered to the latter. M. Do-
i lacroix broke the mei and read the orateets. It was his
dismissal from office. ' I am rejoiced,' said be, re-
laming his conversations with the aniberador, 'that you
bays come today,for to-nionow I should cot have had the
honour of manes you. I ass dismissed.' • Allah!' ex-
claimed lb. Turk, who, amide( his arms over his breast,
and taking leave with • sorrowful air, quitted the
room. About so hour after, H. Dermot' left hie
carpet, sad on crossing on satemom was surprised
to me Um envoy quietly seated fa the eastern
fashion and appearing to be is • reverts. Going up to
him the mishit" said, • Have you forgotten to
ametion scaosthing to me that yea are wee?
: • No, but I ern waiting' For whet. may I ask?
• For sbe end; solemnly replied the Twit. Santee his OP.
toward Heaves. • What end ? The arrival of the bow
string with which you ace to be sessoleil. I wish to knew
how • WseMnt Vier ma die !' M. Dsliserein laughed, and
se heartily that the Turk lost all hops of 'iterate( the
&reale war mooring. He 1••• age 411.2.0.41 swim
•At CosiMmdiariple, whoa • %dr eimerni,4, he le
always erseetsd, w thee he may wet illmigo He Sato
manta. It is se excellent pmcaetine, and I acrd won to
ate theta is ad adopted in Frame."' •