The Express.
London, England, 1849-12-18 00:00:00

"row &cession took place es to the mode of appointing
in which Mr. limber, Mr. Simpson, Mr.
Carralho, Mr. Adams, and other bondholders
pew* '
pot
NISPRIETOR asked whet would be done with any
it.wood five per runt. ?
r (one of the committee) said that it would be
as for the b indholdvre to leave this in the lased* of
sktoe•
(*salves and directors ; inroad of dividing it pro rots,
as
geoid prefer to imps' raw shares to 'ivy off the principal
lAs Weds. if the surplus would ensure a lager Inteesst on
oell shots
reed to the meeting.
De Med wee
Do igen of the committee adopted, awd *vote of
Aoki wee pweed to them.
A cassias' of hondhelden and simple weaved creditors
A dias sppoinh ted te act with the directors in carrying out
ossisca of te ri.peet.
After avow of thighs to the chairman, the malting ed.
Pgra.d.
LONDON MUNICIPAL REFORM.

last evening a publics meeting of the ward of Far-
a...ha wee held at the New Coert, Old Bailey, to take into
il''-staes the question of ausicipal :Mona Alderman
Er hilts Dvxs, Bart, M.P., peecded ; and on the plat-
a.. welt Aid. roan Sir Jobs 11... y, Alderman Sir Deorge
circa, A.dermatt Sidney, M.P., the Common Serjeant,
Of, C 00111101011.7 Dittoes. Mr. Smith,edford, Mr.
sldlard, Me. J. Toulmin and a large
sor of sooners of the Common Council.
JAMES DUKE briefly explained the ejects for
'list the inevtiag had bean onewhed.
gr. FULLING entered at some length into an sapod-
illad the laws Ts entities the slain of the City of London
opferg partiselarly to those which he contended pr. seed
sigh megrim apse the eicsens of London, and moved the
Weft moieties
..The the emporation of the City of Landes smileless's.
owls, to law and arrent right, all the commosalty of
M Mid City who bale bees ocimpiers within the said City
tribe space of a year and a day
s, and it la
th. t duty ol au
ite isid of to take pa in all tha relates to the
mlbre of the Mt City ; awl to discharge avively, of sari
olue themselves, Car functions which belong to them es
arstaws of that corporation. That visions acts of puha.
mot Wise interfered with the discharo of al of the
miffs sad dutiss of the members of the corporatist o' Ler
miss, it is annuity to take prompt steps to procure the
ado ?era of all such mu
topes iament &ad especially et
s Ortela met of parliame din the Ilth year of the
tea/ M Own* I.: and or all acts fonadod tapas, or bevies
BeWoos to, that see'
ACLAIID, mondial/ the regulation, isniarkWl
gas the vita Oro. L. and the act passed Ism s. asiou had la,
prima whittler sighs of the Whales by needlessly melliiMag
*w the keel isaielatersi.
ater some emauka from Mr. Dopey Barirosts, the
innintien was pet to the UMW lag sad marled.
SMI 11 said that the mat rerolution was to the
glewlea Aim :
Thm, erJer to uailentaed, and s Bectusily to dia.
Loo-
k11:ohlig e ward of P othe rgeiroemtritliout,
btsatu Wadlllo'll at least owe ia every mor.th, sandy,
the tenth dav of each month (*rime the same skill be
aggasy, sail then on C:e Monday following) at G fie Lek in
aftsrsoos, to coesider such stemma as shall seem best
Mkedaled N maintain the integrity and welfare of the
won of Loadoe, and the Farrel interests of the
taloa ; and to advise with their representatives is the
Cart of Common C manta on such sea- ten as shad be
leseght before that court. Acd the word chit is 'meshy
istreceml and r. quired henseforth to issue regular nodose
emerdiaely, without any further authority in that behalf."
That cisme ice 'moue of great iniportsnee, and would
sole mach mach dic assign ; and ha thereto,. begged to mf,ve the
eliouroads: of the meeting until Friday next, it being,
adanaeod that the business should sot eons on until after
dis dredge meal spa St. Thomases Day.
Kr. PULLING @waded the resolution, although Me wee
wit Om sare be *lvied h• able to agree with Mr. Smith
era **legality of the course recommended in the rose-
ACIAND and several other gentlemen thought it
meld be miadvisoble to bring on the business on the day of
iteesnrearl eleeSon, and they therefore sugresc d that the
mee:ing should take plans on Wednesday instead
t
This suggestion was agreed to, and a hearty vote o
*mks having been accorded to Alderman Sir James Duke
Mr his courtesy a presiding, the mean; separated.
At the a. joarind mating it lbe proposed to form a
wil
committee to carry out the ioregoing meolutions.

METROPOLITAN WATER SUPPLY.

An adjourned meeting of the Association for pro-
viding an improved supply of water for the metropolis was
held lad evening at Lawoon's Rooms, 3, Gower-Enet North,
the object being to consider certain resolutions which had
previously been speed to at a meeting of the pariah of St.
George the Martyr, Southwark, held in the vestry.room on
the Ilth D.-camber last. The resolutions have sLready been
advertised is the morning papers.
On the motion of Mr. COLLIMION, Mr. BRALT, church-
warden of St. Puerto. took the chair, and in opening
the proceeding% said that he Mk it tor granted
*at the gentlemen present, the represestatives of
the metropolitan parishes, were all aware of the
ebjects tor which they were called together, having seen
them fully stated in the resolutions of St. George's, which
bad been generally advertised. The object was
to procure • supply of water for the metro-
politan parishes of better quality, at a cheaper rate, and
nom constant in sappy than they enj•yeA at present
(lies!, how.) He was not prepared to say what St. Pancras
would do, but there would be • vertry meeting on Wednes•
day next, when the question would receive full considera-
tion. As this nes a retesting for business purposes, he should
sot father detain them than by calling on Mr. Day, vestry
dole of St. George's, Southwark, te read the resolutions,
which had been eyeld to at his own parish meeting.
Mr. DAT proceeded to read the resolutions. He kad
net circulate enclosing their purport to the officers of the vs-
rims parishes in the metropolis, and Dais the
answers
from nearly all, expressing acquiemooe is the project of the
monthlies.
Mr MOSLEY, vestry clerk of St. Paul's, Covent-garden,
and chairman ol the Strand naion, moved &resolution pledging
the meeting to the adoption of those which had been passed
in S istkwark.
Mr. E. COLLINSON seconded the resolution, which was
pet and carried unanimoudy.
Mr. FRAZER moved • monition affirming the neces-
sity of early vestry meetings, for the purpose of impressing
as the metropolitan representatives the duty of urging the
Water question on the attention of parliament. Although
individually he had not much reason to complain, being sup-
plied by the New River Company, yet still he felt it his
duty as &citizen, sad mach more as a medical men, to use
Ms best exertions to procure his lea favoured tellow-citisees
a cheap sad plentiful supply of pure water.
Mr. CBALLICE (Bermondsey) seconded the resolution,
vial was sgmd to.
Mr. Ras
(Chairman of the Board of Guardians,
Mikes) moved a resolution appointing a &pontoon from
this meeting to wait on the various metropolitan vestries.
Mr. YIELDER (Churehwarden, St. Luke's, Chelsea) pr-
eceded the resolution, which, atter a few observations from
Mr. Cateasom (Ckrkenwell), was neasiteously agreed to.
Thanks were thee voted to the chairman, and the pro-
reedier terminated.

PARLIAMENTARY
AND FINANCIAL REFORM.