The Express.
London, England, 1849-08-25 00:00:00

THE WATER MONOPOLY.

MEETING AT KENSINGTON.
Pursuant to the requisition of several inhabiter*
and ratepayers of this perish, e vestry meeting was yesterday
held at the church for the purpose of considering the supply
of water to the parish, and of supporting measures to ha
brought forward in the ensuing session lee remedying die
evils complained of
The meeting was numerously attended, sod the objects of
the requisitionists having been stated by Mr. FLITCNBIL, he
moved as a first :isolation :
" That the water at present sate lied to the parish of Ken-
sington is insufficient for health and cleanliness, costly in
price, and russatiefsetory in quality ; that the system of in-
tennittent supply is objectionable ; and that these inconve-
admen press upon all, bat particularly upon the poorer
*sees; and, isumuch as the matter has been repeatedly
the subject of puliamentary inquiry and report, but no
measures have hitherto been brought forward to remedy the
evils complained of, it is expedient that steps be taken to
elfect their removal."
The fooled= then went on to state the vestry's approval
of the plan of the Henley and London Waterworks for the
apply of the metropolis, and their determination to support
it in parliament. The first part of the resolution was unani-
seouly adopted, and the present grievances powerfully
dwelt upon by many of the paris‘ioners present, but it was
thought advisable to appoint a committee of inquiry before
the vestry pledged themselves to support the Henley plan,
and a committee of inhabitants was immediately nominated.
By the explanations given at the meetir g, it seems that by
the Henley and London Waterworks plea, a bill for which
many of our readers will recollect was brought into parliament
last session, and thro on out on the second reading, the pro-
moters propose to put the whole metropolis under one supply,
which they purpose bringing from the Thames at Husky
Reach, to the extent of one hundred millions of gallons daily ;
and that such supply and the whole of the powers necessary
to work out the details of the plus shall helmeted in a pt.blic
cornetist:on, to be composed of parties locally interested, and
in which the ratepayers and costumers are to be represented.
It also appeared that they calculated on the compensation of
the present water companies, and even with that additional
outlay, that their water would be supplied at about one halt
the prosenteltarge. Specimens of the Henley water, and of
the water from the Artesian well at Trafalgar•equare, were
produced to the vestry; sad, in the opinions of these who
tasted them, their respective purity and qualities were pro-
nounced to be nearly alike.

TILE ROYAL NORTSERN AGRICULTURAL
SHOW AT ABERDEEN.
This show came off cm Thursday, on Aberdeen
Links, where a large space had been enclosed for the purpose.
The 'Dui,. were not so numerous as on for-ncr occasions,
bat tie show of cattle was good, the horses particularly so.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert was expected to have
visited the exhibition, but, to the disaytpoiutment of all, he has
not done so. It is generally remark, d hero that the societ
t; served right for iM forwardness in announcing that his
royal highness wee expected to be present, while he bad
never riven them any rectum for supposing that he would
!Ara Aberdeen mired at the show-yard shortly before oar
o'clock, and iaspreted the stock, with which he appals'
grub pleased. The exhibition of agricultural wire and Ma
work by D. Long and Co., and of farming implements by
Mr. Co:aikido, of Beverly, were much admired. A dinner
was held in the Royal Hotel in the evening, Lord Aberdeen
residing. The only part of the evening's proceed•
togs po'ssess'ed of public interest is the reply of Lord
Aberdeen on his health being proposed. He said.
" I have always been ready to accord to others that which I
claim for myself—the credit of good intensious. A public
man must be content to be judged by the yublic, but perhaps
it is scarcely penal, that full justice shteuld be done
except by posterity. (Applause.) At all events, • man
whose conscience is void of offence, can afford to watt for the
time, whether long or short, when justice will be granted.
(Loud applause.) But, gentlemen, it is not as a minister
that I &tiro to be judged by the society—it is rather as a
landlord and as a neighbour. In that capaci..y I have now
lir.d is this country for nearly half a century, and if I could
flatter myself that the kind a:petitions of the noble baronet
IBir James Carnegie) were not undeserved, I can assure you
should far prefer them to any political commendation
whatever."
The company broke up before 10 o'clock, after a hilarious
meeting.

itelli- I °'

SWINDLING AT SOUTIIAMI7OII.—AbOnt a fort-
nieht ago a Fritsch gentlemen and lady, with a child and •
female servant, came to Southampton from Jersey. They
put up at Goodrietts lintel, and lived in flees rate style.
The gentleman was short of money, on account of his lea
gage nut arriving in due course. He hired pleasure Sys and
hackney hones. Both the gentleman and lady were much
admired for the style with which they took equestrian exer-
cise. They ordered a splendid riding-habit of Mr. Pin-
horn, one of the principal tailors in the town, besides otter
fashionable garments. Atter remaining several days in
Southampton, they took a cab to Bishopetoke station on the
London and South. Western Railway, and the Renames
having un'ortnnately left his purse at Southampton, orderer)
his servant to return there and desire the landlord to pay
the cabman. He then with his lady and child started
for London When the servant returned to the hotel
tledlord demu-d to ger tee the cab, because the gen-
:7a rr
had forgotten to pay Isis bill. feieeelee 46 ear, he
had alto forgotten to pay his tailor, and for the dye sad
hacks; and, moreover, it was goon found out that the mph ifilid
new riding-babit, worth Si., had been pawned fer a mikes.
The landlord telegraphed to London to take him into ens-
tody, but he did not arrive at the Waterloo station, for the
simple reason that he had made a mistake, and got cut of
the train with hie lady at Kingston. From a letter written
in French in the possession of the servant, it was evident that
he expected letters, directed to initials, at St. Martin's-le-
Grand, whereupon Mr. tinhorn proceeded next day with
the Southampton inspector of police to Lons'on. and spoke t-,
Peak., the Peat-Mike constable, who fon..d that the parties
.:ad been to the office for letters, and were expected again in
the coo's* of the day. The Southampton Ira lesman and
inspector therefor* stationed themselves behind a pillar in
the lobby of the Vest office, and stead there for fix mortal
hours, biding their time, and wet 'bins for the via insists'.
At length the lady and gentleman appeared, were given into
custody, and, after expressieg the utmost indignities,
were conveyed to Bow.street, and from thence to Southarap
ten reel, for swindling. They were tele, n before the focal'
mapistrates, and stated that they were acquainted with'
some distiopuithed English families, and related to noble
French families ; that they fully expected remittances from
France. and fully intended to pay what they owed; that
they pasted the riding-habit to ruse fends so go to Leedom
to receive some money. They were remanded bark to
prism, to wait the arrival of the remittances. The gentle-
man cannot speak English; the lady speaks it fluently.
They call themselves Count and Countess De Berryer.
Their manners and address are highly polished. They have
written several letters to distinguished persons, both in
England and France, while in prism, requesting funds.
Their child was detained in London in pledge for a debt rati
31. they had contracted at their lodgings.
Wr.SLEYAN METHODISM.—EXTItAORDINARY SCENE.
—The Wesleyane of Nottingham have been thrown into •
state extraordinary excitement by the late proceedings is
Coe:meter. Mr. Dunn wcs highly popular here, and his
cause seem, to have been espoused by a vast majority of the
congrenation over which he preside d. On Sunday even
week, Messes. Cudworth and Marsden appeared in the pulpit
at Broad street, as a deputation from the Conference, to glee
their explanation of the business. The former, it appears, had
preached mornieg and evenieg at Mails: place, where he
.announced just before his sermon at the latter settle', his
intention of preaching only for a short time, as he had to go
to Bread-street, to addreasthe people. He was accompanied
thither by hundreds of the cougregation. He was very
quietly listened to wl.ile is ofLred • few pre itninary remarks
eu the occasion of their meeting, and the very interesting
Conference which had been held—the friendly disposition
and harmony existing emonpt the ministers—whick, how-
ever. had been disturbed by a few restless individuels, with
whom the Conference had found it nommen to deal in a very
disagreeable manner. He alluded to the expulsion of' one
man, whose name he had to inquire of Mr. 3dersien, hetieg,
as he said in an offensive tone, (written it—he meant Mr.
Everett ; and then he spoke of Hews. Dann and atiftl:h,
as " two other men." lle characterised the course adopted
by Conference towards them as the most kind, fortelnieg,
and merciful, and the five hundred and seventy ininietere
as being deeply grieved and afflicted with the opposition
,
nbatiaaey, and even stupidity of Messrs. Dunn aad
Griffith, who blindly rejected all offers of conciliation and
mercy, and left the Conference no alternative but to expel
them. Much uneasiness berth to manifest itself throughout
the congregation, and voices were very speedily heard," Are
the Fly sheets true ?" " Let us hear both sides ; you have
only told us one." Ur. Richard. °wisere then rose, end
qoested Mr. Cudworth to tell the congregation, with re-
' epee* to their late superintendent, n What evil he had done
what sin he had committed ; whet scriptural rules he had
brollies 1" Being informed rather cavalierly by Mr. Cue-
ithrth that that was not the place to ask ritvations, many
others began to demand what evil he had done ?—klr.
Cudworth, perceiving the storm threatened to be one of
an overwhelming chars.cter, hastily said, " Let us ray,"p"
and intmedistely began a concluding prayer. tia
not at all quell the uproar, and it is said that the dezu-
tation would in all probability have been hooted from
the pulpit. A very unexpected ally, however, came to the
aid of the discomfited preachers The organist putting on
all the atope of his large and powerful instrunsint (pedals in-
' eluded), Introduced a new feat ore into the discussion. Ts e
powerful voice of this new mediator drowned both the prayer
and the cries of disapprobation. The meeting outwitted in
Us teen, and declining to be thus reduced in spite of them-
' Mbe to harmony, now rose en cacao., and left the preacher
midi the ordanit to conelude their due t at their leisure.
limited. o parrsons lizgered loan in the streets to discus'
the events of the evening, and their disapprobation of the Con.
irises was loudly and bitterly egmeseed. On Monday, Mr.
Rithard Gasifier* proceeded to Manehestee sa • deputation
irem the sympathisers ; and on the next evening • lathe
Westing was held in Mr. Green's timber warehouse, Hoek-
kFa Mercer in the their. litsolutinne were passed, in
width the meeting pledged themselves to the pecuniary sure
pat of the expelled ministers. On Thursday a meeting was
beta at the Mechanics' Institution. Ors Sunday morning
and evening Mr. Dunn preached at Hockley meeting for the
benefit of the trust fund, for which 201. (an unusually large
amount) was collected. In the afternoon he preached at the
idichanice Institution ; and on Monday again at Hockley.
The eeegregations were crowded to overflowing.—Notting-
Ass Jeanssi.