The Express.
London, England, 1853-09-28 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN COMMISSION OF SEWERS.

Yesterday a special Court of &wen wu held at
the Court-house in Greek-street. The eornmiraioners pre-
sent were Colonel 'ebb, Sir J. Burgoyne, sad Mr. G. S.
South.

The SICRITAIT read the stakeout of amounts, from
which it appeared that the bakaoe ia the heads of the
treasurer on tha nth inst. was 77,71181. The cheques
drawn bat awl goespated ansoanted to 7691., leaving en
available Wham @MOM The cheque to be drawn at
ithe preseatooadamakledeo.l4,9sBl.

Several applications were made to the court with newt
to the axiom's of Abusive mammas, in reference to
which orders were made for immediate remoni.

Col. JIBS, the chairman, said that the commiagesers
felt that in the present crisis all the powers of the act of
parliament should be strictly enforced. Sines the court
last met the cholera brake out in Newcastle with the meet
fearful virulence, and it seamed that the capital was not
exempt from it. Under these circumstances, the commis-
sioacrs were determined to act with all the promptitude
and energy allowed by the act of parliament. At the same
time the public mast not expect that the com-
missioners, with their limited means, could work
muscles ; and they expected that the public
would co-operate with them in their exertion..
The public 'sheared under a mistake as to the power and
resources of the commissioners. It never was intended by
the law that the commissioners should complete the dnin-
.

ego of every street, and it was of importanie that the pub-
lic should not run away with that impreadon. The amount
of rate was not sufficient, and was n intended to be
sufficient to lay down sewers for every street. The law
required the owners to pay the expenses of all sewers
which were for their own exclusive benefit, and also to
Mar a high proportion of the expense of the sewers whisk
RAI in front of the houses. The commissioners had enough
to do in providing outlets, large sewers to the main drains,
and in repairing and constructing drains. Another matter
which it was of importance that the public should be mad*
aware of was, that anonymous complaints were constantly
sent to the office. The commissioners felt obliged to all
persons who came forward to aid them in putting in force
the powers of the act, but he had observed, of late espe-
cially, that a great many anonymous representations had
been made to the office, complaining of the condition of
particular houses, and it was expected by those who made
these anonymous representations that the commissioners
would act upon them. It was true they could act in
these cases, but where the complaint was not backed
by the name and residence of the party mak-
ing it, the commissioners were obliged to adopt a
different and more difficult mode of procedure than that
which they would adopt if they had the name and resi-
dua of the complainant. It would therefore be a great
oienenienoe to the camminginen, if in all cues of corn
plaints of nuisance the parties gave their names and resi-
dences, so u to enable the commissioners to apply the pro-
per remedy with the greater facility.
Mr. A. linwLirr, a gentleman, the state of whose pre-
mises had been the subject of investigation, said that unless
power were given to the police, or some other authority, to
compel the poorer classes to be more cleanly, nothing
effectual could be done.