The Express.
London, England, 1849-01-11 00:00:00

Earl Granville arrived in town on Tuesday night,
row Albaltem-park, Brideeserth

OPENING OF THE NEW COMMISSION OF
METROPOLITAN SEWERS.
The Queen's commission for carrying into effect the
New Hoop.Hien BUM, Act was opened yestardey, at the
liewerreflos, Greek-street, Soho-sqnare Among the now
Wedmore present were the Eel of Carlisle, Lord B ring-
toe, lilP , the Very Rey. Dr. Bockland, Dean of West-
minster, Dr. 8 .athwood Beath, J. Hume, Beq., Id P., and
Edwin Chadwick, Esq. The Goneetimiten keying been
formally opened,
The Earl of CLILISLI rose and spoke as follows have
mock eaddaction la opening the new Consolidated Metro=
litsn tkurisiminn of &were It has, indeed, bees a subject
of repot to me that, in consequence of legal and technical
histiraness, thee has not taken plies sooner. We soffit only
the more steadily to resolve, by increased diligence and ease
'ion, to make up Cr any time that has Mentably be, n lost.
It would be hardly becoming that, among oureelne we
should dwell nom the occapoeitios of the commission. I
think any one who attentively scrutinises it will
perceive that the selection has been guided by •
wish to comprise within a manageable number =noes
qualified by special experience, by hign acquirements, by
snemestal exertions in the general cause of sanitary reform,
and over whom unemployed time the government might be
puma= Olive some fair claim.. Hoeever the best ise
dication of the selection will consist in the character of the
services per armed in he work we urn out. let us reser=
bee that we enter upon our labours at no ordinary timexamise
I no common circumstances. If this metropolis has as yet bola
bet lightly vi Peed by the hateful cholera, we cannot he ears
I teat its destructive energies may not be now bound by the
strong =sin of winter,sad that in spring they may not awe=
upon as with an hundred-fold power. Much may be feared,
much may be 1. anted 'rum whet has taken place so near as
the villige of Tooting, and the ewe of our workhouses and
hospital cannot be too watchlully examined. Viewed
thus in eonnexion with the den& re of the time,
in connexion with the eulientened e lotions which are be
ing made in a variety of quarter, the business and alms of
the communion most sesame a different and a higher charac-
ter than belonged to any of its predecessors. You are aware
that the legislature has recently constituted • Board of
Heath, whose leboure the government contemplate with us.
ceasing anxiety, and I think it will be wise, berth in the
commission and in that board, to =atoll= an interchange
and reciprocity of assistance and services with each other.
For t tie reason, I look upon it a- very desirable, that at least
one of the superior officers should have a mutual communi-
cation with both bodies. Although the number of this com-
mission, as compared with former =life of the kind, is most
materially reduced, I thick it plain that much which re-
quires minute detail ar.d constant superintendence, can only be
efficiently performed' by committees and sub-committees, and
it will be one of the met 'modal foundations we can lay this
day for our future operations to effect some organiscion of
these esumittees. The very extent and variety of the as
quiremeats awl reputations • hied are comprised in the list
of the commission mum render icy/hake occasional disco-
paacy of views and conflict of opinions. let me earnestly,
most earnestly, enjoin upon all a spirit of candour and
modesty—of allowance and forbearance for each other—
(hear, hear)—of patient inquiry and searching after truth,
with a determination to and out the truth and nothing but
the truth. Let me recommend that we sbnuld combine a
strict attention to the pecuniary interests of those for whom
we aft, with a fair and liberal consideration for the officers,
and that, above all, we 'humid hear in mind toot where there
is so much matter controverted, unsettled, and still to be
isarned and emahli hed, our proceedings are bound to be
cautions, tents iv* gradual, taking noiltioe for granted,
end =min:, all se we go along (The noble lord resumed
bisfmat said loud cheers)
Os the re n ion of Mr SULLAP., the rates mode by the late
semmiseione were re enacted by this court.
Os the mutter& of Lord 811 MN °TOW it WY agreed 'hat the
ordinary courts aliculd be held on the lust Thursday in every
sseath.
The Earl of CABLISLI mid that before they met, it had
Mils reeommended that, in consequence of Mr. Stable's ed-
ema* age, he should not be continued in office as clerk to
the Mammon, but that his case should be referred to a
Mmlimitles for cousnitstion.—Agreed to —Other formal rou-
lade= IMO Agreed to in the reappointment of offieers.
It was reenmineaded that • book be kept at each office,
Ire the pimp as of all complaints being eatered in the same,
with a view to their being laid before the court, and such
assures taken as the use rtquired.—Mr. Huss hoped
dd. book would be open to the public generaVy, and would
net be confined to rate payers, to which the Earl of Carlisle
monied.
The General Purposes Committee was then appointed ;
sod it was ordered that notice be given to the Lord Mayer
that, es the ondmimion wee issued, the Corporation of Lon-
don should seed ti sir representative montban...,_Agtoon to ;
and the court adjourned.