The Express.
London, England, 1856-11-07 00:00:00

MAIN DRAINAGE OP THE METROPOLIS.

DEPUTATION PROM BRITS.
Yesterday a deputation, consisting of Sir Calling
ILardloy, Ban., Captain Wheatley (lord of the maaory,
Mears. Reashaw and Beadle (eharehwardons), Captain
Morrell, MN., Mr. John Shaw, Mr. B. W. Ayrn, Dr.
Oates, Mr. Patin, and Mr. C. A. Smith, waited upon the
Right Hes. Sir B. Hall, Ban, at the Office of Works, to
wisest a isessorial dried by the owners of rroperty and
iakabitants of Erin and its nanny prsyng the right hos.
baronet sot to approve of no plan fir making the cotton of
the metropolitan main dealings at Erin.
Sir CULLING EARDLIT. is presenting the memorial,
spoke in the evils likely to molt, in a unitary and peen-
nary pent of view, If the proposed outran of the Dzados
nays wort permitted at the plass contemplated. A mats-
meat made by Mr. Bossiest', and whist' appeared la the
papers of that day, that the point of °Wall for the sewage
proposed was 21 miles front the metropolitan bouadary, won
sot the fast. Than mast be some mistake spin that point,
as it was only seveanigkibe of a min distant from the
sistrepolitaa boundary.
Sir B. Mill, having mossand the nap, found Sir Calling
Eardley's statement to In anon He observed that he
bad only bad this visas foe the main usage of the motto-
peas put into his Lads w the previous day, and *onions
had sot yet had tints to Sally go Sato thentbjoet—nor would
L be able to do es neaten days, as his time would be ma-
, pled Witi certain plat the Metropolitan Board had brought
him at a nes hoar reapestiag metropolitan improvements.
Aswan as he had got ever them, he would torn his attea
tioa tone plea for the metropolitan lineage, aid would for-
' ward Ms daisies to the Moir-polite& Board of Works, in
horn is the loam of neat week.
ho deputation thanked Sir B. Hall sad retired, having
*pia arpd him to reject tie plus of ottani into the Thames.

A STOIIY or Sr. MARTIN.—The motors of chil-
dren display tag lights I. ems paste of Franco on the nights
of the 10th sad 11th November, ea the creation of the fete
St. Martin, is thus szplained by the Autorve of Daskirk
"St. Yards, like • good sad worthy bishop sa he was.
was to preach at Daakirk whoa it was only a poor Asher-
ssaa's hamlet ea the downs. Atter having delivered • very
Wag maim, the pions islet felt the want of some repose,
sad he went to sleep, like Jacob, with his head resliniag
es • stows. lite ass, for Bt. Menlo wee the pm-
seam of one of those neefal anieseb, lilt en appetite for a
few thistles, and svaadersd sway is search of tom, for at
that period. as at peewee, thistles sbouaded on amain
pests of the dowse. Bt. Martin, as awaking, culled h
ass. which did sot obey the sail as usual, end I. was obliged
S. have recourse to ate sompiaisesse of the &bemire, who
west with Unions sad hone in musk of the
eased. It woe feud, sad Bt. Menlo is gret=ll-
- cad blessed thong. It is is restonbranse of this
mat that oa t►e nights of the 10th and llto November
lights sad leaterws aro coated about Use memo."
SALM OF Plll INIIVIANCIS SlUl33.—Yeatorday,
at dissuades mart, Yr. Mush offered to public auction
two shorn la the County Fire °Mos, IW. per share paid—
sold at lOU. per Aare; 130 shares is the Equitable Fire
011101, d. per sham psid--sold We st from 11. 34. to
IL 10s. per shim