The Express.
London, England, 1856-12-23 00:00:00

(Stamped ld. Additional.) [TWOPENCE.

Clanow, Andertos, Obbard, Walter, lAwloy, Graham,
Donut& Butler, Ear, Beamalli, Bedlord, Wooltertos,
Oolanll, sad Willlssas.
A poll woo domande:l os What of NOM lad Mr.
Lsagimgc

LANGBOUBN.

The wardnifte was held, as awl, at the ward Khoo'
nem, Limmetroft ; W. Cabin, Esq., M.P., alderman of the
.
ward presiding.
J. Bywuda osa• leeward as a new candidate.
Mr. G. Brooke asked a gess** of the aldermen nlatift
to onfteditare of upwards of 1,0001. for opposing the
processil ft/potence reform °canary to the resolution of
the Henimen Connell,
Mt. ~ldrmaa Cubits, la repiy, condemned the Govern-
ment Osatralbing Bill, sad saki that the mossy exceeded
la emit the mean was, is his opinion, will spent,
aad be Waft leek is what had been done with gnat sans-
holism He should be happy to lead his aid to say internal
Werra, bet the proper& meanie was tree of spoliation.
Eftatually the sane he Comma Coundbeee were put
to the show of band% Ana there apposred—Pm Derma
Haw's, 27; Saell/tm IS; Howard, 24•, Shaw' 24; Beebe,
flit lolsly,
21.
hi ; WeMme,lll ; Under ilftrid Crosby. d 0;
Sysoft,
A poll was demanded ft behalf of Mr. Symonds, which
was appointed to take piece this day.

LIME STREET.

MI warder*, —iris—lea Tall; ward sebool•roonts,
Mitmetreet ; the Right Hoe. the Lord Moyer pneeting
for Mr. Lidera= Farebrother.

--TicioTd;;presst-it;tiie;la tits ward MOP then mai-
measly re-slietsd, vis.:—/Issars. Denial Soak (deputy),
Timms' Bridge, Simpson, now Sisoads, sad William
mom
&

PORTSOKEN.

The Wardmote was held is the vestry-room, Fountain-
eosin, Miami's. Bit Francis Graham Moon, Bart., Alder-
man of the Ward, presiding.
The members of the previous year were severally put, and
Mr. Chambers, a new candidate, was proposed, who gained
a slight niefority by the show of bends, leaving Mr. Davis in
the minority. This gentleman was reluctant to demand a
poll, but this was dose by his friends, and ultimately Mr.
Chambers withdrew at the saggeetion of the Alderman, and
seasseuently the old iambus were re-elected, comprising
Mr. ChriMie (deputy), Mr. Annb, Mr. Thompson, Mr.
Itiquaad, Kr. Hayward, Mr. Davis, Mr. Vssables, sad
Ms. Vile.

THE METROPOLITAN BOARD OF
WORKS AND SIR B. HALL.
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Yesterday, at 1 o'clock, a deputation, consisting of
Mr. J. Thraites, chairman of the Metropolitan Board of
Works; Mr. E. H. Woolrych, the clerk; and Mr. Haul-
pHs, the engineer, waited upon Sir Benjamin Hal, her
Majesty's Chief Commissioner of Wt. rks and Poblte Build-
legs, at the odic*, to probate the smisseed plan 'Brood to by
the Metropolitan Board of Works, for sta.' mail bitoreePtioll
&Mhos* of the metropolis. . .

_ .
"Ir. TiterAmu ►aving formally prdmmted the plan
marked Be,s that meested to by the board,
.. . ..

Ntr B. Bath. said he would explain the coarse he should
adopt. Lie said—l hatted to nominate throe gentlemen,
via., two civil caginess and one military engineer, selected
from the mist ezpstienced men I can find, to whom
I shall send the plans, with such instruction' as I
shall now inform you of. In sending the pleas, I
shall draw their particular attention to the set
18th and 19th Victoria, chat.. 20. act .1 533 and 128.
sad I propose to Mind theta copies of the several reports of
year engineer which have been laid before and discussed by
your board. Then I OW tend to them the test lettere of
Captain Borstal in reference to the flow of the tide is the
river, u the contents of those lettere may be mortal in the
iavestigation of this matter. la the reports presented to the
Metropolitan Board of Works, and also in the statements
made to me, which were reported in the daily newspaper,
of the 21st of November, there appeared to be a great die.
crepancy as to the amount of sewage to be discharged, and
I shall draw their attention to this point, at At size of the
drains must greatly depend on the amount awing, that% ll
flow down into the river. Then I shall tell them that
they are not to confine themselves to the tonstelsratioo of
the plane submitted by the metropolitan board, and it they
can devise any other scheme better calculated to carry out
the object in view and that might appear desirathe to teeme
that they should set it forth in their report, sallied I may
lay it before your board for your oonsidsration. This cau-
tion is rendered necessary in consequence of the amiss we
have resolved to penes in raising the mousy to carry true
the work, as government cannot grant any money until it
has received the metros of the legislature, which will desire
that the plan should be examined in the way I have
sketched out. The plan for the outfall, as set teeth in
Captain Borstal's letter, would take the sewage to about
the fifteea-mile point ; bat at the same time I am
aware that the inhabitants of towns below that
pdat wish the outfsll to be removed to a greater
astute from the metropolis, if fund, can be provided. I
shall desire the *teams to report whether It is inhabit
that there should be a more distant discharge to meet the
requirement., and the beet means for securing that object.
I shall also get from them an account of the cost, from the
esteasion at Be, of the works which would be for the benefit
of the districts through which they would pass. It would
be desirable to date this, so that each district may eoutri.
bate to the works having relation to the benefits derivable
from the seismic.. Of course, it Is not my Intention to
impose on the metropolis a larger amount of taxation than
for the withal at Be ; and so long as the metropolis tom-
' plies with the requirements of the act, to that extent only
should it be taxed ; unlearn in some g I taxation, when
the inhabitants of the metropolis would come in with
the root of the kingdom. If ',simony living on the
beaks of the Thames required the main sewer to
be carried further, then the engineers would consider
the whole reject. I shall tell due= that a great
number of plans have been seat in upon this subject,
and I shall refer all persons having plans to them, and I feed
Neared that they will give those pleas all the attention they
require. I am anxious that they shall give the question of
the °Wall their first consideration, and report at the earliest
period consistent with the important character of the work,
from which so much is required. That ia the nature of the
instructions I intend to give ; and if you have anything to
saydpea them I am ready to hear it.
Mr. THWA,ITZS—I am exceedingly glad that you have
taken the same view as the bond, that if the drainage is
extended beyond the point B with the star, that it shall
not be at the expense of the London ratepayer. If the
plans now submitted are not satisfsc.ory, the board has no
other idea than to consider the merits of other plans. la
works of this magnitude, where tae many interests are
touched upon, It is the wish of the board to have the best
plan. The board have considered this plan, and they be-
lieve it to be the best; bat still they are open
to any other improvement that can be adopted. When
the parties named by the First Commissioner are appointed
I hope that out engineer will have an opportunity of giving
any explanation required from him, se he may give them
materiels for their consideration.

eir B. H•u.-4 soon as I have agreed as to the limbs-
tiou of the referees, es I may cab them, I shall send a
ismer to your engineer, (ailing upon him to give them ell
the explanation required. lem sore that you will instruct
him—es I am sure from whet! know of him that he will be
reedy—to give them all the informetion they may require.
Mr. Tww•vren—We shall be most happy to give every
laformetios, both in respect to documents end ell plans is
tie otdee.

Sir B. lion.—l bops that now we shall briar this matter
to a satisfactory coitelusloo.
Thu deputation then retired.