The Express.
London, England, 1848-10-11 00:00:00

two minion to be returned to the Court of Common
Ccua dl, se presided by the mobilise of that court." The
resolutics was agreed to.
SUPPLY OF WAVER TO LONDON.—The following
lesa see Gemini from a letter, addresstd to Lord Morpeth,
by Sir. Louie Tabberner, "on the pest, the present, sad the
*hal& Mere supply of water to London, and sanitary
theZawhich hajusi made Its appearance. So far back as
of Hoary 111. the corporation of London eon-
' 110111111 embalts at Tyburn, to supply the inhabitants
of the city with water, end foreign merchants were
to perehese the privilege of busing their goods by obliged
80 marks yearly and 1001. in reedy money, townie the im-
provement of thus coadults. The Old London-bridge wet/T-
-unics were established la 1581, the first works of the kind in
Lesiva. In 1594 some weeks were erected et Broken-whirl,
fa Thimesitreet, white were removed in 1756. About 1606
the serporation of London took powers by an of parliament
IN condoning what is celled the New River. end made
over their powers, by act of common council, to Sir Hugh
Hyddelten, who undertook to footplate the work at his own
0,11. The seams of the supply of water were the springs of
Atswell and Chadwell, in Herts. In 1619. Jame I. Moe.
ousted Myddelton and others as the New River Company.
The eat of this circuitous conduit of nearly forty miles was
about 500.000 L. and the capital was divided into seventy-two
shares In 1660 the Bbadwell Waterworks were com-
mend ; they are now the penperty of the Bast London
Waterworks Company. In 1691 the York Buildings Water-
works was established, to serve the Strand with water, and
in 1818 they gave up the district to the New River Com-
pany. Ihe Chelsea works were established in 1723 ; the
West Ham in 1747. now belonging to the Best London
Company; the Old Borough in 1750, which were Collloli-
dated in 1822 with the Old London-bridge works, stein the
name of the Southwark 'Waterworks ; and in 1785 the South
Lambeth were °parented. These were the only works in
existence up to 1805, linos which the following have been
established, vie.: the South London. the West Middlesex,
in 1806, the Rost London in 1807, the Grand Junction in
1810, the Old Hampstead Works, and the Kent Waterworks,
upon the Ravensbzurne, near Deptford. Mr. Tabberner
suggests that tha water supplied by the services of the pre-
sent companies should be used for unitary purposes only,
and should be paid for by a " sanitary water-rate" upon
every dwelling and building. according to the number of
rooms contained in ouch, or on the assessed rental. He pro.
press that every house and building should be compelled to
entails water-closets and forcing-sinks, capable of receiving
a sufficient flash of water to carry the refuse of every plan
directly awe/ into the sewer; and that the deadly pollutions
tram the gasworks, distilleres, and the various manufac-
tories on the hanks of the Thames, should be turned into the
sewers instead of into the river.' His plan for the future
supply of water is to ban artesian wells so sufficient number
throughout London, to be supplied by boring into the chalk
formation below the sand-bed under the plastic or London
clay, which would, acceding to him, give en unfailing sup-
ply of water. He proposes 85 such wells north of the
Thames, end 15 south, the etiolated cost of which is stated
at 1,757,2591. He would purchase the existing water com-
panies' plant at ten yews' purchase, for 1,98.5,2591. 10s.
the expense to be met by a loan of four millions, which
would leave a balance of about 250,0001., for the erection of
bathe and wash houses for the poor.
JUVENILE OFFENDERS IN MIDDLESEX.—It will
be essollected chat at the last meeting of Middlesex masts-
MAN a motion relative to the provision of Homes of In-
dio/in for the reformation of juvenile criminals wan bray*
SWIMS by Mr. Armstrong. In the course of the elbern.
isms he suede in support of his motion the hon.
relined le a return which bad been furnished to
Liege. WA, the governor of the Huse of Dainties, Es.
to lbe history of twelve depraved boys—the number of
ties they had been convicted, and the cost the
esneity had been put to in the ',wino prosecutions. The
Ilellewng is an abstract of that extraordinary document
Jetta William, alias Mallows, olio* Berry alias Kelly, alias
Dexter, aged 18, was examined, committed, or convicted on
nine separate charges of felony, in addition to which he had
been repeatedly summarily convicted. He had the appear-
ing* eta very hardened boy, and was conneetal with the
went thieves about Shoreditek. He had a father and a
mother ; unlit raid and Writ* is en imperfect manner. The
east to the county by the promentions of this boy was
331.65. ltd.—Thome Demean, alias Richard Hill, aged 16,
six times committed, and sentenced to transportation for
seven years. That sentence was commuted to imposer mint
in the Ha us of Correction. Hs could not read, ke lived en-
tirely on the streets. His father deserted him, and he never
knew his mother. This boy cost the county 111.4e.—John
Comm, 16. This boy had parents, and was well educated.
He was " Initiated " by the low boys in Spitalfields, six
time committed to prison for felony. Coat to the
county, 281. 2s. 6d.—Edward Lee, 14, five committals in
addition to summary convictions. This boy was deserted,
with a younger :'rother, by his father. He could not nod
or write. Cost 151. 12s.—Thomas Miller, alias Blridge,
egad 8, was tried with another boy (Rowley), and each
was sentenced to be transported for seven years, in order that
they might be sent to Parkhunt. The sentence in fedi
case was commuted, and Miller suffered throe months' hard
labour. Two days after he was discharged he broke into a
silversmith's shop and stole a silver cast of a bear, and
that he was 'gain transported. Convicted four times, at a
out of 231. sa.—W. Williams, alias Poole, 14. Six times
committed; twice for robbing his father. Coot 141.—W.
Baton, 13. Four convictions. 101. 124.64.—Henry Row-
ley, the boy above alluded to. Four convictions. Had a
brother transported. Parents treated him kindly. Cat 191.15 s
—Beanie Burns, alias Stevens, alias Gough, was repeatedly
committed for felonies, acquitted on a charge of stealing
71. 14s. from the person, sentenced to six months' hard la-
bour for stealing some pairs of tremors, 14 days for stealing
a coral tinkling from a child, acquitted on a charge of steel-
ing cigars, and after other convictions was at last transported
tor stealing 21 yards of pQrinted cotton. Was a very bold
and hardened boy, and frequently broke the prison rules.
Cost 124 11.—John BryantaaGf aaaa Harrison,wis four times com-
mitted, at a eon of 191. 151.--C/serge Thorn alias Shippey,
was committed five times, at a cost ef 181.134.—JamesSe&on
alias Roberts, nine eoinaittals, cost 291.2 a 11d. This boy
lived by dishonesty, and was well known at both
Houses of Correction.—Total cost, 2321. 18e. 10d., or
191. lis. Id. for each boy. The following is a return of
boys committed in one year from September, 1846, to Sept.,
1847, to Weetimbuter House of Correction. Under 10 years of
age, 831 1 and
452 ; 1 under 6
and . 12, 1
1706 ; 12 end under 14, 271 ; 14
and dies/6, 406: total, 1,267. Of these
could vesd and write imperfectly, 430 ; read only, len ; red
eadatrerfectly, 206; neither, 477. Transported, 38; im-
with hard labour, 413 ; acquitted at the bar and
lipsted, 72; committed to Newgate, 107; committed
le boa labour 1-y magistrates, 637. The offences are thus
&WIN : house-breaking, 11; entering dwelling-house
le steel, 14; stealing in dwelling-house, 825; stealing from
the perm. 158 ; attempting ditto, robbing employers and'
prente, 139; uttering counterfeit coin, 12; fraud, 13;
mldeotealing, 2 ; wilful damage, 2 ; idle and disorderly,
16; viols and assaulte, 13 ; administering poison, 1 ; acts of
inisesney, 6: total, 1,287, being an increase of 195 over the
last year and 494 over the year before.
THE SAILOR lERONE—The packet-ship Now
World, Captain Knight, arrived at New York on the
22nd ult. It will be recollected that this packet-ship was
the means of saving seversl of the passengers of the Ocean
Monarch. The sailor Jerome, who is attached to the New
World, was to receive the freedom of the city of New York,
in a gold box, for his bravery and humanity on the occasion
of the burning of the Ocean Monarch. Jennie has worked
along shore and sailed out of New York for the last seven
yeas. He method within the last two years, and has now
OW child. He is poor, and has nothing to depend upon but
his hard-earned wages as foremast hand when on the deep.
TOTAL DESTRUCTION OF HOLLAND'S FLOUR MILLS.
Between four and five o'clock this morning the above mills,
situate at Stanley-bridge, adjoining Fulham, were totally
destroyed by fire. When the fire-engines reached the scene
of devastation, the entire pile was one mass of flames. Un-
fortunately there was but a short supply of water, and that
was at a distance of from 150 to 200 yards from the mills,
which rendered it newsboy for one engine to play into
another to enable them to be brought into action. The ex-
ertions of the firemen and the inhabitants were, however,
unavailing, as the whole range was reduced to one mess of
ruins. As only a portion of the building is insured, the leis,
upon the lowest calculation, is estimated at 5,0001. No in-
formation as to the cause of the fire has been obtained.

STATE OF THE WIND AND WEATHER.
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