The Express.
London, England, 1849-09-14 00:00:00

SEVERN NAVIGATION.

The annul postal meeting of the Severn Commis-
sioners washlA at Warman Go Monday, air J. Poona
mu, Bart., 31. P., la the Mar ; sod among these present
were Lord riethanoa, R. Xmas, J. W. Lea, J. X. Gulch,
W. Dowdeswell, Rogers, B. Webb, Walker, *ratios, Fall-
B.,Trolt 84E, Pries, Ilye,tt,Bliatrrimewk-
iaad Batter,
sad kr. Waters, the clerk ache commission, red Mr. B.L.
Williams, the engineer, Re.
The Cl.aas amonneed the 'intim of 8. Tombe,Thq., aa
commissiener, in the place of the late G. Allies, Esq , and
also that R. Speiser, Bit • had felt it hie duty to resign his
dim as comiasie on behalf of the Birmingham and War-
iest': Canal Compay, and that no enooessie bad yet been
appiated.
Tho report of the comuktee oppolated at the special p-
moral sseetlig, to apply_ to perilement fee farther powers, was
next reed. It remolded the defeat of the bill in the lad ass-
don, bat 'assumed with sitishodes that the result of the
debate no that ousasiss was, that the Room of Commons had
remota the asetpdea of the Elevens as a measure of
Wilma i ireom mid that the result of the survey mow
raft Misr the heasem of the Admiralty would doubt-
kw anabh hale losiallap to determine on the mode of isa-
promeamt best mlipmfee this river, so as ultimately to lead
to a mm/Ids Imprommeat other whole of the navigation of
tisismir Sews. The report of the committee of works
and Immo milled attention to the inadequacy of the revenue,
sad to the hot that the ram of 3,8241.45. ld., interest on
seeetgegos sad liablairm was now in armor. The tolls in
the past pm bed palsied leo by 8681.18 a. 2d. than in the
prostauser, midst the stmotittre attributed to the late
emd to the defective state of the nevi-
(idea below aglirsila tater.
Them reports sad also that of the tremors having been
' resolved and
lii. Pmest;illimil of Glonsestasklre) a
mentos he Ito wpm of usemesiallehig ths as
to the aserly eeniket eat the Senn homestead as a
emboli web, at the public ozpease, or otherwise to "mist
the oammtismare in taking farther measures to template it

Mr. Lia- weeded the main, and took the opportunity
of esplainiag, with regard to that part of the Admiralty
surveyors' report which atedhated to the Staffordshire and
other easel eampaaiss the edgineffen of Me Severn under-
tails& that it wee satirely as Met, and that the sure ors
might to bate maile brew inquiries. The Staff
Conal Cceepany were applied to in the Int inesancee, wed in
viacieation of that empty he should state that they bad
never weight due slighted advents's to themselves to waft-
gimes of their reeptmeibilities under the oommknisei.
Lent RATEIRATON folly concurred in Mr. Pries's proposal,
although it wee but very recently that he (Lard Netherton)
W been bret to see the wswasity of pawing their
Wimp_ Se OW* a farther toll for thetpurpese ef paying
their abb. He now saw that it would be a peat error to
pat en any degree of toll unless they weld at the mate time
offer a eterrespendiag aviator, S. *Oft& Ai the matter
wee also before Use Ad net to assnent to delay wetikl
now have the Oast of~p chug their future chances of
NOM His leeilidp exposed a strieghope that the Coss.
admits would new banes Melted, as having bat one
tweet, id that the Gliesesseer gentlemen would be coat&
MIMS ; essasiol by wag a liblsey of the 031111016111
Nthe Stilisnlidoe Caul Company with dee Commission, to
show how usilmmied were the observations of the Admiralty
surveyors as alheiled to by Mr. Lea.
Hr. Brim and Mr. Wiztains objected to the wording
of Mr. Priee's moieties@ as tending to bind them in Sometime
the present mode of works recommended by the &Wiwi
to be carried out. After a Tuba alteration had been agreed
to, and the resolution *opted, a committee woe appointed—
eoseisting of Lord orsee Si, J. Palebegtea, Yews.
Payne, Lee, Walker, Bump, Darrow, sad Price.
• elommittao to pretest the laterals ef the navigatiou;and
to be empowered to take seek proesediess he that purpose se
they might consider pryer, wee sent rappelated, es usual.
A vote of thanks to the chairman having been Gorged to,
the business terminated.— Worcestershire Minnick.