The Express.
London, England, 1855-08-09 00:00:00

(Stamped id. Additional.) [TWOPENCE.

MX ARCHEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OP GREAT

BRITAIN AND JABLAND.

SHREWSBURY, TUMIDLY.
Yesterday the annual meeting of the Archie°logical
Irritate earresseed in this town. A continuous heavy
rain tell divesibest the day, consequently the attendance of
t
:en was y
emsemel
he beimiles excursions to Hawkstone
Sold i ammo of the battle between Henry V. and
the Peruse), Balldwas sad Wealock Abbeys, Bromfield
Priory and Ludlow Castle, Heashmond Abbey, Chirk
Castle, and Valle Creels Abbey. An extensive sad in-
teresting museum is formed in the largo room of the
grammar school, which will be opened this morals;.
Yesterday evening the Measure/ emoting of the institute
was held in the Mono-hall, where a Imp number of visitors
win &rambled. At half-past eight o'aloek the Mayor, W.
Butler I.lold, Esq., accomposied by a amorous body of
the town council, entered the hall, sad his worship Misty
megratulated the members upon their visit to Shromkire.'
He thee Galled upon the town clerk, Mr. a. J. Peale, lie read
ea address, which had been agreed is by the commit to
Lord Talbot de Malabide, the pnaideat, and the other
members of the institute.
Lord TALBOT DB lIILLATUDI then delivered hi immoral
address. He spoke of the pest advantages resulting from
the study of archeology, with its kindred 'samosa of ethno-
graphy sod geology, urged his bearers to visit Paris, where/
a large aad valuable collection of works of methanol art was
exhibited at the Louvre and the Hotel Cluny, sad called
apes the government of this country to patronise the Sae
arts M a awn more worthy of the nation. He then ad-
verted to the light which tke labours of Dr. Guest had
throws upon the earlier history of this country, and upon
the chronicles of Geoffrey of Monmouth. Me claimed for
the Weida, near whom country he WY then @polkaing, great
antiquity as a nation ; and es must results had lowed from
the publication of Wm Wel.h taws of Howel Ilea, so he
anticipated would be the case from the publication et the
Brehm Laws of Ireland, now in preparation.
A vote of thanks, os tM ortresion of his address, woo
voted to the noble lord,,sod the meeting broke up.
Wednesday, Aug. 8.
Yesterday morning the weather seemed uspropitioas for
the OSCIIIIIiOa, which was proposed to be taken to Hawk-
steer, but it cleared up a little before mid-day, with ors-
sioual pelting storms. The attendance of visitors is sot
very great se yet.
The int sectional meeting was held yesterday morning
at tea o'clock, and was that of history. Over this Lord
Duageraoa presided, and introduced the subject in a brief
oddities.

The Rev. Dr. Kennedy, bead-muter of Shrewsbury
school, than read a paper, prepared by Mr. Salt, upon the
history of the Honor or ltiordsWp of Clan, Salop—a place
of considerable extent, the property of the Earl of Powis,
but formerly belonging to the Earls of Arundel.
The arishiteetuW section next held its meeting. presided
over by Sir Stephen Glynn., Bart., Lord Lieutenant of
Plintshirit. The Rev. J. L. Petit read a paper upon Buil-
dyne Abbey, which he illustrated by a number of beauti-
fully executed water-colour drawings of the more promi-
nent portions of the ruins, which are carefully preserved by
theirowner, Mr. Walter Moseley.
Shortly before one o'clock a considerable number of
archeologists and others started on an excursion to Rawh-
ides. the seat of Vicount Hill, calling on the way at the
interesting ruins of Moreton Corbel Castle. On arriving at
Rawhides', the excursionists partook of a sumptuous
luncheon, provided at the expense of the noble owner
of the grounds. Hers,within the park enclosure, are several
places of great interest to the antiquary, such as the re-
mains of the Red Castle, the Bury walls, do., but these were
prevented being properly inspected by the drenching
showers which fell at intervals.

The party returned about 8 o'clock, and subsequently
Mr. Humble read a paper on "The Heathen Graves of
Germany," to a considerable audience. It wu listened to
with marked attention.

This day the eacursions include Wroaster, the ancient
Uricoainto • Buildwas Abbey, Wenlock Abbey, Ito., with
sectional and general meeting'.

METROPOLITAN COMMISSION OF SEWERS.
A special court of this commission was held on
Tuesday at the ofilee, Greek street, Soho, Mr. Jinn, chair-
man, presiding. There was a full attendance of. commis-
aienen. The financial report having been presented show-
ing an available balance of 16.6311. 19s. 6d., raised, by the
deposit account, 80,0001., to 96,6311. 19s. 6d., a deputation
from the vestry of Stoke Newington attended with refer-
ence ratite drainage of the new cattle market into the Hack-
ney-brook sewer. It appears that the parish officials hav-
ing ascertained that the sanitary condition of the district had
been seriously affected owing to the commissioners having
constructed a sewer by means of which the drainage of the
new cattle market, &c., had been thrown into the open
water-course of the Haekeey-brook, adopted legal Immures
against the acting °Mears of the commission tinder a clauses
in the Act 11 and 12 Viet., oh. 123, relating to epen wales-
enure's, and the matter is now pending in the Court of
Queen's Bench. Mr. Charles Gilpin introduced the depu-
tation, which consisted of 11 gentlemen from the vestry of
Stoke Newington, and called the attention of the court to •
certificate, Biped by all the resident medical practitioners,
to the effect that the conversion of the natural water-course

of the Hackney-book into en open sewer, had been very in-
jurious to the health of the inhabitants in its district, and
that the additional sewage from the cattle market, would
greatly increase previously existing evils. A long conver-
sation ensued as to the intentions of the commissioners, aid
as to the powers some time ago obtained from perlisment
for the borrowing of 300,0001., of which 110,0001. was to be
applied to the Hackney-brook sower.
Ultimately Mr. C. Gilpin said, the deputation were not
there to express an opinion as to the plus for intercept*
drainage which had been considered by the court, but he
believed the Hackney-brook district was • district of itself,
which might be dealt with without reference to the whole
scheme, and at comparatively little expense. It was furthar
remarked that the question between the parishioners and
the oommissionen was one of law—whether the commis-
sioners possessed the power of turning the sewage of the
cattle market into an open watercourse. There could be
no question as to its being a nuisance.
Bir J. SHRLLIT, on his own responsibility, was prepared
to admit that it wee • decided additional nuisance. The
question was, whether the commission, during the short
time it had yet to live (its functions ceasing under the new
Local Management Bill), could do anything towards miti-
gating such an evil. He should consider it his duty, at the
next cart, to call attention to the best means of diverting
the market sewerage from Hackney-brook.
The CHAIRMAN said that, as a portion of the duty of the
commission was to abate nuisances complained of, as far ea
their means would go, they would therefore, of course, see
what was to be done. He could not, however, admit that
the oommissionen had been guilty of any breach of the law,
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or that tiny had onomitted ioy tiaisasei.
The &potation then withdrew.

CRYSTAL PALACIL—SHILLING DAL— AUGUST B.
Miskolc's' as papaw, 7,855 ; ditto by moos taokoto.
874•—Tool. 8,529.

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ABOLITION OP MONEY PREPAYMENT ON INLAND
LIITTRBS.—GINSRAL POST OFFICE, hIrOVIIT, 1854.—0 n
and from the 14th instant the regulation which prohibits
runty prepayment on iolsnd letters will be esteaded to
the chief office, St. Martia's-loGrand, with the following
exception, vie., when the postage on the letters sent to be
posted at the chief office by one individual or firm shall col-
lectively amount to 11. and upwards, provided the letters
are posted between the hours of 10 a.m. end 6 p.m. With
this exception, all inland letters must either be prepaid by
stamps or be sent unpaid. These regulations do not affect
letters addressed to places abroad, which may still be per
paid by money or stamps, at the option of the sender.
The New York Daily Tunes states that an account
of the various steamboat disasters is the western waters of
the United Sates is about to be published in Cincinnati, and
that it will be shown that 100,000 lives have been lost in
them.
THE NEW ACT ON PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND
MOSZOKS.—THE CITT Or LONDON. —The new set for
further promoting the establishment of Free Public Libra-
ries and Museums in municipal towns, and for extending ft
to towns governed under local improvement sets and to
parishes, has been printed There is a new provision as to
the City of London. The Peblie Libraries Act of 1860 is
repealed and tinder this act the admission to the pahlic is to
be 0 free of all charge." Town Councils may adopt the act
if determined anon by the inhabitant.. and the exprroes to
be paid oat of the borough fund, so also may the board of
any district within the limits of an improvement act under
similar circumstances. Upon a requisition of at least ten
ratepayen • meeting of a parish may be called, and if two.
thirds of the ntepsyers then present shall determine, the
set shall come into operation in the parish, and the expenses
of the same to be paid out of the poor•rate. The vestries of
two neighbouring parishes may adopt the art. With regard
to the City of London, it is enacted that the Lord Mayor of
the City of London shall, on the request of the City in
Common Connell assembled, convene a public meeting in
order to determine whether the act shall be adopted, and if
at such meeting two.thirds of such persons then present
shall decide, the sot shall come into operation, and the
ezpeases to be paid out of the consolidated ra,e. In order
to prevent agitation, it is provided that if any meeting called
in say beeciagb, district, or parish shall determine .gains:
the adoption, no meeting tor a similar purpose be held
'ere the apses of one year at least from the time of holding
the previous meeting.
A Rusaus Orirnox.—Mr. Gladstone is a man of
salads/ sad jadameat, sad a trus Navel.

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