The Express.
London, England, 1849-08-30 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN COURT OF SEWERS.

Yesterday an adjourned special court of sewers was
held at the court-hones, Gres street, Soho, when the fol-
lowing commissioner.were pe.wnt : —The Rev. Mr. Stone
(In the chair), G. Leslie, J. Buller, C. W. Johnston, A.
Bane, Rev. John Murray, M A.; B. Chadwick, Theme
Hawse, J. BedwoU, J. Hume, M.P., Eq.
The ilicasuar having read the requisition ceiling the
former court,
Mr. BULLAR stated that he had received a 11101111211a6111-
dos from Sir J. Burgoyne, in which that gentleman Mated
that he thought it injuctkioas to mix up with the Mime et
the commission any penowil altercations which might have
arisen amongst the members; and as, in the requistion call-
ing the court, personal allusions of an unpleasant nature
were made to Mr. Chadwick, he (Sir John Barge's.) sug-
gested that the court should nor *suntan the subjen =s-
telae& in the requisition, but that a fresh court should be
ceded to hiqvini into the expense of flushing, without refer-
lines to individuals, and he therefore would propose a rose-
ludas to that effect.
Dir. LESLIE objected to the resolution, and stated, to my
the least of it, that it was not very good taste on the put of
Sir John Burgoyne, an abvnt member of the commiesim, to
dictate the Wane whim the members present should pantie.
The court had been summoned for a sped& purpose—that
purpose being to consider the expenses of removing the oak
by flashier, uader the new commission, as sourced with that
under the old Westminster commission, and he was prepared
at once to discuss the whole subject.
Mr. HUME observed that the court was called to take
into consideration the expenses of flushing ; but befall that
could be done, he thought that the returns of the e
which both of the cocoon sions cost ought to bin the
hands
of every member. They had not thee. returns and he
would, therefore, suggest that the returns be ordered, end
that the matter be discussed at a future meeting of the court.
After semi discussion the resolution was agreed to.
Mr. HUME then proposed a resolution, to the effect that
the slicers of the commission be requested to make a return
of the relative expenses of the two systems, to be forwarded
to etch member of the commision.
Mr. LESLIE said he had sufficient returns in his posses.
sioa to .noble him to proceed at once. Mr. Hume, Mr. Bcd-
well, Mr. Byng, and himself, represented property to the
amount of two millions and a quarter that was annually
rated, and it was their duty to protect the 'stamen. He
was reedy, and could prove, that the expenses under the
premise commission, as compared with that of the late. were
most einavereat ; that the secret committee had born, sad
were, spending the money of the ratepayen In a greedy ex-
travagant manner.
The Rev CHAIRMAN roes to order.
Mr. LESLIE said there wee no objection to hie being hit
hard, but when he attempted to return the blow he was
called to order. He would call the attention of the court to
the expenditure of 757 k on behalf of the Sewers Manure
Company, the return of which would only be 16a. (Cries of
" No, no.")
Here Mr. JOHNSON rose and maid such was not the fact.
Mr. HUME and other members suggested that the sub-
ject had better be dropped.
Mr. LESLIE was surprised that Mr. Johnson should
make such all 'martian. The money had been grossly tad
improperly elnended.
After a long'and angry discussion of a personal nature,
the resolution et Mr. Hama was adopted, sad the court
adjourned.