The Express.
London, England, 1856-12-06 00:00:00

DRAINERS' SUPPER.

Mr. Stott, estate and land agent, of Charing-moss,
baying lately employed in the drainage of several estates
in the neighbourhood of,Crawley, Sussex, a large number of
men, gave 160 of them a supper on Saturday evening lest,
ectbree different houses, 86 of them being presided over by
himself at the T 'a Inn, Steplefield, near Cuckfield.
The estates drained by Mr. Scott in that immolate neigh-
bourhood are those of D. Drakefcrd, Esq., G. Harrington,
Esq., Captain Caselet, and C. Taylor, Esq. He has princi-
pally employed local labourers in carrying out his works.
In the evening Mr. Scot? took the chair, and in his
address said—As they had finished their work, he wished to
address • few words to them before they parted. He said
he had bad 100 Sussex labourers employed under him, and
highly complimented them for their readiness and skill
ezereieed is the performance of the work. He depended
much on the accuracy of his pipelayers, and was pleased to
say Onions of the men to employed wag • foetal man (Brie.
tow), • trustworthy band, and one be could depend on. He
was eoutrinced that deep draining we. 'he this!, • fact that
could be seen by the most casual observer who visited those
estates where it had been done.
A LABOWillit—We bays mu enough, air, to know that
deep drainage is the beat.
Mr. SCOTT—I thank you for that observation, and I
thank you ad for the way in which you have done you
work. He wished the labouring men to think ache thought,
sad to set strictly up to his instructions, and then
they could go on together in nerdy. He thought he could
depend on those he now addressed to carry out his work to
the letter, for be believed they understood it ; and if they
chowto Ilow him, he would endeavour to find them con-
stant employment. For five montl's in the year their chute
of getting work was uncertain; but 11 they came to him
they should not want for work, and they knew they could
earn good wages. (Cries of °We know that," We will
came," and cheers) He bad drained 100 scree for Mr.
Taylor, at Ifield, in 16 deg, and many of them were at work
than; and he was much pleased to tell them the observe-
Hose made by a lady : Mee. Taylor seed—" There labourers
of yours act like gentleman. 1 have watched them from my
windows, early and late, and haat not wen en impropee
action or heard an improper word ; not a man behind his
time ; they come orderly end leave orderly ; and there is no
going to the public-house at sight." This was much tO
their credit, and he was highly gratified to hear ie.
The health of Hr. Swett was proposed, and drunk with
Mine times three, some excellent remarks being made by •
Mower.
After doing honour to the health of We. Gard, the
laadledy, sad family, the party broke up in good time and
is good order.

Messrs. E. B. Denison and W. Taylor send an s
count to the LIMN of a visit to St. Paul's Cathedral with
the object of seeing the bell and the clock. The result of
the visit is a strong desire on their put to give Deities to all
whom it may concern, that so lung as the exhibition re-
mains in its present state " they had better cave their eight•
ponces and tbeii legs, and shy downstairs." Sic Christo-
pher Wren's large wooden motel of the far grander St.
Paul's Cathedral which he wiihed to build, as her did wider
streets after the fire, was " thrown in fur them one, !" The/
think the dean and chapfar might spend a few pounds he
preventing it from falling to pieces, " as it will very soon, if
it Is not repaired."
THE Rev. Dit. LIVINGSTONE.—Thie distinguished
African traveller may now be mowed daily. A letter we
received by Mrs. Livingstone on Tueiday last, at Fiends',
where she had been stayiog some time, from her bustxad,
dated on hoard the steamer at Sore. and he expected to
mash Eogland about the 4th lest. Shy immediately let off
for Soathampton to receive him, having been separated
from him fur more than four years. The adventareM
missionary will be heartily welcomed both by the Londe.
Missionary Sosiety, which sent him ou', and by the Go-
graphioel and other scientific societies.—Leeds Alercuri..
OMNIBUS Tzmaarn.—The patent ineentiOil
adopted by the London General Omnibus Company for thee
600 carriages!, is now boiog attached by the patentee sr
quickly as the telegraph apparatus can to manufactured.
and in future moseegers will be able ti tail the conclude'
without the animate of incesectly trenblieg strangers Or
poll at or poke him in the ribs, as htramiture. Such, boy-
ever, la the novelty of this contrivance tbet 99 oat of 100
passaasers: (writes the mansger) do not know hoe to err
it until insteected by the conductors. The conductor's baz
steel (or boll whistle signal) is effected, not by belIPll3
Mitts, tint merely by quick compreesien of say oat of.tba
man elastic air vessels filed or pendent from the member
roof. The apparently slight pressure (between thumb Mid
low) Umlaut ly applies a power of 41b. to the plinet
workbag tit the mioiatue bell•cylioder plead at the cer
I destot's end of the tab, fixed along the omnibus not.