The Express.
London, England, 1856-11-15 00:00:00

TEE METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS AND

SIR BENJAMIN BALL.

Yeaterday. the ordinary weekly meeting of the
Metropolitan Board of Works was held in the Court of
Qmen's Bench, Guildhall, and it was very numerously
attended. Mr. I THWAITU IS the char.
_

Os the notice in the wads paper being read :—" To
meatier communication from the First Commissioner of her
Majesty's Work., dta, relative to the plea of the main
drainage of the metropolis, submitted to him on Wednes-
day last, h 7 a deputation from this board,"
Mr. Csitriram, rose, sad said ha wished to make a few
remarks urn this matter, bat In doing so he did net in-
tend to sly one word as to the advantage of one mode Of
intercepting drainage, or the ditadvantago of another ; bat
loog before they had come to the resolution on the
plan which had bees serried, he bad been mat anxious
upon this question, mad thought it would be
desirable, that a deputation should wait upon the first eons-
misalioner, and that vest before the original plan was mot
book to this board. He had subsequently tried to bring
forward the use optima as en amendment, bat wad pre-
vented by the forms of the beard from taklag that mars*.
He now thought It would be desirable to meet fir Benjamin
sad to confer with him on the whole of the plan.
At pretest he hoped that members would restrain their
feelings sad make no observations on the plans, bat confer
with the stainer, is the hope that something good might
be arrived at. He moved the following resolution, " That
the tint commissioner of Her Majesty's Works end Orates
having suggested the propriety of a eminence between him,
self and a deputation of this beard, the ehainnan and the
following members of the board, amompanied by the chief
engineer and clerk, be a damnation to soarer with the chief
commissioner on the various plans of intercepting sewer-
Mr. Diann seconded the motion.
After a long dominion.
TOO CHAIRMAN put the motion, when there appeared—
For trio motion

Agaioat it l-37
Mr. CAIINWILL ebon moved that the deputation do eon.
slat of twelve members end the chairman, and that they be
as follow :—Mr Deputy Harriman, Mr. Nicholay, Mr.
Couture, Mr. Howe, 111 ape Lyon, Ca:Aida Baraett, Mr.
Bristow, Mr. Seeley, Mr. Wright, Mr. Tamer, Div Few,
and Mr. Cs:pawl.
Mr. ISmow seconded the motion.
Amendments, were euteeqsently moved to redoes the
number of the deputation to sin, and that the whole board
should be at liberty to attend, bet both ameadsoato won
▪ Ultimately, Mums. Harrigan, Wright, Bristow, Toner,
Curliest, Nieholay,' Coulson, Howe &sky, Few, Captain
Barnett, and Mejor Lyon were declaredi to be thaw to fora
the deputation.

- TIM NNW MIR IN SOCITIMAII.
The followlei letter was received from the Pint Comb-
slower of Woods tad Works is retinae@ 10 the new street
is &eta wark :

" am directed by the Pint Commissioner of her
Majesty's Works, an, to return to you herewith, approved
by him, the plan submitted to him oa the 10th lost. by a
depatation from the Metropolitan Board of Works for •
sew Use of stint between High-street, flosthwerk, sad
fitauford-street, Bleckfriavoroad, sad to request that
you will be so good a to stove the board to
famish the First Commissioner with • ropy of
tat plan, to be retained la the dike. The Pint
Cammbeloser, however, feels it to he his duty to
mate that he has remind some deputatims sad ems several
venoms oa this &jest; and that although they imposed
various views se to the Hoe of street sad some of the fea•
turn of the when*, they almost all agreed that it would be
very desirable to TISIO.• the block of baUdiegs situated
between High-strut sad Comtsretreet. The First Cost•
miesimer pentad oat that them bnidiap were ensured for
insertion no the sohedab, sad that the Metropolitan Board
would therefore have fell power se reader the isaprovemeat
still more *templets if they aboreld Sad it maseary or gape-
Meat to do se.—l an, sir, year obediest servant,
SI Aire= Anent, Secretary."
It wee agreed tbat the plea should be forwarded as re-
quested.___

Th. r0i1;;;i7Z;;;.;.;•13. pd.
It Menem to the whose for (amiss the main drainage
t) the Garage Ostia

" New Loweet.gt, Nov. 8, 1866.
"My deer Sir,—l wrote to you some time pinto on Mr.
ld'elean's pies, and me strongly an I impressed that it is
the right thing to do, that with the hope that the Chief
Comaslesioaer, yourself, and your colleogses, will yet
eau; it, I Levi, with my Mends, directed Mr. Day, of 43,
Parliameatostreet, to give the petition:eatery notices, a that,
arm should approve, we may be In time for the neat
elides. I should be prepared to swats it for a Seed sem,
sad if you will pe7 4 per mat. apes It, and lit no have
the manure from the &swags, I will guaraetee its
Ming serried eat. I believe that you will fled it
the best plan, is every point of view, and loam the
purification of the Thum net a matter of doubt, bat of
conalety.—l am. sty dear sir, Maly and faithfully yours.
" Nov. 8,1868." " S. MORTON Faro.
This letter was ordered to be acknowledged.
La theentraey occurred La Mr. D'lffaager's observation
es
reportedna Thursday last. Its aid, to Dumber lest
M bad alumna to wait ea Southwerk-bridge tea minutes,
sad dating that time only two persons passed over. It was
hi. epialtro that sot oily Southwark, but every other bridge
ever the Thames ought to be toll free.

THE CITY OAS COMPANY.

Mem the Lord Mayor's election he has made some
efforts to offset as entegoinatiost of the City Company with
the Gnat Centnl. On Friday, at his lordship's request, be
was &Mauled at the Masalos-bow by the chairman and
deputy &miens, of the Great amend, and by Mr. T.
Tyrrell, representing the City Company. The City tiolieltor
was putout, and said that a plan bed been prepared by
himself sad Mr. Tyrrell, which bad hem favourably reariived
by the shaman and deputy charms et both companies,
sad 'meld be immediately laid before their Impactive
beards. There was, however, oae dint:sky, which related
to the prim of gee.
Mr. Ttainu, said the econspasy felt a strong centriotioe
that it was not remit& to masufargare gas of the Reality
sow in see and to ripply it to the osstomen at de. per Mon-
seed, aid at the some time pay a lair interest for tit- capital
embarked Is the undertaking. The City Company paid
nail $ per out. dividend, with ges at a selling prim of 44.
Hs did sot mean to isainuate that the Gres Central meted
is say way safairly is paying 8 par mat. to the share-
holders by supplying the same customers with the same
article at the same price, but while they admitted the Mot
that the Great Coated paid this dividend, the City COMM
patty could sot amount for It, and it had occurred to them
that some envision should be made Is the Amalgamation
Ad to immure an *deuce of pries If it should turn out that
the gas amid net soatiane to be sessafsetered spew the
terms at which the Great Central sow obtained It.

Mr. MAKIN (chairman of the Great Central) said that
parliament had fitted the pries of gel for the City at 45., at
their request, and apes the npressetatios of three witnesses
that it could be made to profit at le. 94., the difference be-
tween that sum sad 4.. Wog suflieient, with a gives spas-
My, to defray &tightrope affecting its thstributlos. sad yield
a profit of 10 per emit. to the shareholden. Be bed so
mama to doubt the madams of the ealenlatleas ea which
UN set bed been ebtaised. Ti. ilkimisative power of the
um was andoshmtily better than the act of puliamest
standard, and, el sae, the Great Central might lime a fair
claim for edvansed prim, bat while they mold continue to
crams the best ankle at the prises, cost pries, they were
saw Illiag to distorts Ore arrsepensat made with parliament.
If hereafter it should be proved, as had bees mewled, that
gal could not be made to profit at time eostrsot pries, the
compsay would have to m to millesimal to notify the
malt oldie misealsalaties.
The Loan MATOII SOMA how it was implied to deal
with the emits' et the two 00111P•111011?
TM Car Mut:limn replied that by the terse of
erns t prepared by himself and Mr. Tyrrell for the
eossiderstles of the directors, the uncent of share capital
mid deviator's of the amalgamated comma, to he gives to
the shareholders of the two sompeolim wee to be regulated
by the natal of e.oh, taking for the steedud the rectal sad
the mallet of the Great Central, the City Compsay beteg
set of their share or debenture capital to meet sew
Row•einemon, and remove their gas mansfeatory
est of the City. Tt at, as fm es he ma °caromed, woe the
grin. MOM Y pertmedag the amalgamation.
new" leek loam isteadiag to give Usseffs notices for
▪ M Meamillhe the *Viet

RAU.WAT

llf NORTH SHROP-

mum It waver tales bit It gout," says the old pro-
verb. The Greet Water. Railway Ceara, is» mostly
empletod a eagle If.. of nib tram tie original Shrews-
bury and Stralatkaa Ilse of railway to tie Itosworlis at
ibe Curt »A at Liiitaeor ; an ladepondent company Ina
ewe nearly isesplited to HOrsksy, bat • very siert dwtaaos
Goa the tans ; sod tie Lead» aid North Waters, a
Utopian MU» Railway and Casa Company. ars sew
buy win • plan—waiditet to tin IMAM of pailianSatt to
be 'bald sent aadeo—fa sabstflalog Ma fee the eld
Sitarist» Camel; tie kit.,. arrserairmise wig' the Ss
vers. Use »anal millet sad WWII,* skew of Myers hr
ass* ialind distrait, 'Moues • great lapolosarat la
their day spa tbe old pask•bene 'yam, le Mai taintor
sad daeteadly lac isoosonied wan anagit lota »aped-
dos wish =alarm railways.— We/oaks/owns CArertiete.
fizam.—The Routes deg at Belgrade was hoisted
by the Bemis* 11311•11 i pupa for &rata is the 19th tali.
sad mimed with a linkup of artillery.