The Express.
London, England, 1846-12-04 00:00:00

dierisiaa, as likely.to lead to delay a
newpene. Ha aboiblu
kko to hear smnetlung from the engi on the subject.
Mr, Idlesee stated that there would be no engineering
qty in making the proposed tunnel, which would he
oty feet below tee surface, and would wouldg a bed
a/0,d,, day. The actual extra cent be 12,0001.,
hdecedit must be taken for 60001., wli:ett the orginally pro:
weed connecting sewer would hare cost. This estimate did
ttt include the parliamentary expenaec.
A fissanuotmett (Mr. Buchanan, we believe) asked that
meet o(Mr. Smith, of Heaustown, be read,
W•
The Secretary read Mr. Smith's report, a Inch recommended
tot the society should rather get to work with their present
than Meat the risk and delay attendant on another
moon
to parliament. .
t. Fethen, one of the directors, explained that the
dodoes had intended originally to go direct to Hounslow,
piat were defeated by the opposition of the inhabitants of the
latermediate districts. They then sought to go along the
A
oo side, and
do so, proarlded they had the piameutary comalso the mittee gave them per:
aim to vi consent uf the
planavigatin Committee. TMs was refused, and the
dity left was that which was now before the share-
bagels, He trusted that a slight difficulty world not deter
from carrying out a project which a distinguished earl-
dom:jet had said, "Would confer wealth on the nation
in amount than the interest of the national debt."
rf rc In
re
Mr. Cox begged to remind the shareholders that one
mem advantage of the tunnel would be, that it would bring
adip piece of delivery within a quarter of a mile of a large
number of market gardens, and would intercept in its course
"me water enough to supply the surrounding country.
It would also remove the objection which had been raised
molest the erection of powerful engines in the heart of the
city, es if they required any it would be a very small one.
VA peculiar feature of this company was, that it proposed to
,apply manure to the farmers and gardeners in its liquid
Age, while at present they only obtained it in its solid form.
This e a: founded on the principle announced by Liebig and
adopted by all the agricultural eh:mists, that it was only in
its liquid state that manure had any fertilising power. Ile
ottopeny did for the farmer at once that which at
rata he was obliged to wait for until a shower
Mein d:ssolved his manure, and thus enabl'l the earth to
awl/ it. It was the liquid manure which contained the
hailing ammonnia as was well understood in Switzerland
gad the north of Italy, where it was preserved in tanks and
tithed in wooden vessels, on the backs of women, and
thrown upon the fields. Surely, thou, if it paid iu those
countries to have the sewage water transported to the fields
by human labour, it would pay here to have it done by
mac hinery, where the products of the *oil were a) valuable
sad where, moreover, a large profit wps realised by the trans:
rota pure water for the supply of the metropolis. He
trusted that the shareholders WOUli acquiesce in the proposed
dine. The report was unanimously adopted, and the
meeting adjourned.

WATERLOO-BRIDGE COMPANY.—The half-yearly
general assembly of this company was held yesterday at the
Crown and Anchor Tavern. Mr Beadnell having been
called to the chair, the report of the committee was read and
unanimously agreed to. It contained the following " The
tolls received for the half-vear ending 23d of last August,
amounted to 7,643!. 2s. 1.0 d., those for the corresponding
period of the pr.:violas year to 7,3481. 4s. 10d., showing an
incense in the half-year of 2941. 18a. The tolls received for
horses sal carriages since August last to the 241 inst. amount
to 4,806/. 9.. Id., heirs; 3,2761. 9s. 6d. more than the corre-
sponding period of the previous year. The great increase in
the horse gate receipts arises principally from the stoppage of
the carriage traffic of Westminster-bridge since last August;
but previous to that there was a steady and progressive in-
crease in the carriage trathe, realising the anticipations of
your committee that the reduced toll would ultimately prove
advantageous to the company. Previously to the reduction,
the carriage toll was only a little more than one-fifth of the
foot toll, but is now more than ha/f :he amount of that toll.
At the last general assembly your committee reported that
elterpsying the current charges and expenses, and making a
divides of 3s. in the pound in February last, there remained
a balance of 746/. 19.. 7d.; and they have now to report that
atter appropriating 256/. lbs. 9d. of that reserve to pay the
interest of the cninpany's bonds, and for the dividend of
31.2 d. in the pound on the several annuities in August last,
there remained a balance or 4911. 2s. 101., as will appear by
;hetet/art of the auditors."
CALEDONIAN ASYLUM.—The general half-yearly
tout of the subscribers to this institution was held at noon,
jenenla3, at the Scottish Hospital, Crane-court, Fleet-
greet, fur the transaction oi the ordinary business, and the
diction of twelve children, 6 boys and 6 girls, as inmates of
he asylum. Mr. J. A. Simpson, the treasurer, presided.—
Burnie, the secretary, read the minutes of the monthly
miffs of directors, which were severally confirmed.—At the
mart of directora held previous to the general meeting, a
tee:slut/on had been agreed to, expressing the deep concern
4the tlirectors at the lamented death of the late I'. M.
Stewart, Esq., M.P., the treasurer of the nstitution, and
tiering their condolences to Lady Shaw Siewart. It had
ale been resolved that, at the next election in June, 1847,
II boys and 6 girls should be admitted. There were at
gennt 80 boys and 34 girls in the institution ; 12 were now
ale admitted, and 1G wore in June; in the interval 7
would po out, leaving then 90 boys and 45 girls in the asy-
in. fhe number of candidates at present was 44,-32
boys and 12 girls; only 6 of each sex were to be elected ; and
a the ground of the number of boys who must be rejected,
Ives thought better to take a larger number at the next
election.—Mr. Niebett moved the confirmation of this re-
solution, which was seconded by Mr. Lindsay, and unani-
mously agreed to, Capt. Lamont expressing a hope that
the directors would continue to augment the number of
children, not doubting that the subscriptions would propor-
tionably increasse. —•the Chairman said the only other
business to come before th meeting was, to authorise
the directors to sell another 1,0001. of stock, if they
should find it necessary. Mr. Charles Sutherland
expreseed a fear that the directors were going on
too fast. Ile woo anxious that they should keep 20,0001.
stack as a nucleus.—The Chairman said there was above
nueot. yet. —Some discussion ensued, in the course of which •
one gentleman said it was the duty of the directors to dis-
burse the sums which had been placed at their disposal for
this charitable purpose, and leave it to those who came after
them to provide for the support of the institution.--Ulti-
tely the requisite power was given to the directors.—Mr.
edges moved :
That the votes recorded at this election be carried forward, for the
wit of the unsucees.4lll candidates, to the next election in June,
at all future elections of candidates.
r. Nesbit seconded the resolution.—Mr. Lindsay eme-
nded that such a regulation would operate unfavourably
(swards the great body of the candidates. lie moved, as an
endment, that the consideration of the subject should be
deferred till the next quarterly court in March, which, after
a short discussion, was carried.—Thanks being voted to the
Chairman, the meeting proceeded to the election of inmates.
The poll closed at three o'clock, the following being the
nicceseful candidates:—T. Mitchell, 1,789; R. Hutchinson,
1,673; A. Fell, 1,406; J. Chambers, 1,157 ; R. Alexander,
1,062; I. Gunn, 1,032.—Mary Aen Cooper, 1,227 ; Mary
Charlotte Clark, 899 ; Eliza Prentice, 699 ; Lucy 'lsabella
**Leed, 333; Margaret 51•Kenzie, 312; Rosins thither
Mary Ann Robertson, 234. The two last, hee-
-1 number of votes, were both declared elected,
makes one more than the number.
D HILL AT TIIE POST-OFFICE.—OOlOftel
.sties will be confined to the superintendence of
connected with the secretary's office, the inquiries
the ma thy-order office, the missing-letter
"e accountant and receiver-general's, with
Mr. Hill will have the control of the
itive departments—the inland-office, the
e. the newspaper-office, and the London
, which departments the introduction of
-afferent systems of assorting, district offices,
often% deliveries of letters, will principally
whole of the provincial distribution of letters
within the scope of Mr. Hill's government."—
tdrertiser.
PorrtscEß.—A sketch of the life of
died officer having been published in the Dot-
ty Magazine, he has addressed the following
that publication, which appears in the number
at month
she sketch of my life which you have published in your
October, there is one point regarding whicbecaush I mustnow beg
good as to insert a brief correction, e, se it
!gilt conveys reflection which would be totally undeserved,
!am equally certain, has never occurred to you. 1 allude
'e. which you speak of my leaving the two ill-fated
,aans, in the' Travellers' Bungalow, at Wa gam, arid
acmes the country to Poonsh. Now, bad 1 done so,
vctunstancee whatever, and those /OOT young men
erect as they did, I should not only have never
but I conceive that I might hare been justly
eeling and selfish conduct, especially were it taken
that they were entire strangers to that part of the
theother hand I was intimately acquainted with the
Mee*. The facts were briefly theee :—I quitted Penwell,
Bombay Harbour, at midnight on the 3rd November,
-sea placed at different distances on the road), and
-tans near the t pot Bhore Gbaut, about half w
live and four the next morning, but witlf hout
or ascertaining who they were, it being then dark.
;Wood, after sunrise, my horsekeeper informed me
Itahratia horse were all over the country; that during
( night he twice had to lead the horse he was in charge
!tillage, and secrete him in a hollow, and that it 1/.13 re.
British officer had been speared (which proved quite
' before, close to toe city of Poonah. I had neither
:gage of ot any kind with me, and did not think of halting
tat Wargaon. I, therefore, hastily scribbled a note with
. the back of a letter, warning the travellers I had yawed,
.11 ahem, of the daneerous position of affairs, and advising
luck toward. Bombay. This note I left in the hands of the
employed to take care of the Travellers' Bungalow,
ey steed—long celebrated throughout the Deckan by
licoot —and galloped across the country, pursued (as
ad; by some !Havana horsemen, but whom my gal-
outstripped. I got to the residency, at Poonah (after
ste hours at Dapoorie, where the t'alebwa's regular
'd by British officers, was stationed), late In the
of November ; the battle of Kirkee was fought the
but neither the names nor fate of the poor Vaughan"'
emend days. Had my local knowledge not enabled
I should doubtless have ebared the latter with
rot act on my advice, It Is now fruitless to
aeir cattle and servants, and they themselves,
evening all night, and they were seized, as you
conclude, I may ob.
hernieganatd ldritinheo".he Before
ajj Eldred P was
;2'. sad not younger brother. —I remain, sir, your r ent
• ;ser Pcrrrisma.-67, Eaton-place, London, November 2."
FIRE broke out last night a little before nine
at 41, Duke-street, Grosvenorsquare. Notwith-
` the exertions of the firemen, and a plentiful supply
was not extinguished till 11 o'clock. The fire ale-
premises belonging to Mr. Pierman, in which it
ed, end the cabinet-makers' shops of Mr. P. Bo-
g
&Tulles'. Neither of these gentlemen is insured.
a. 'cuitY was experienced in extricating Viscount Can-
t th'::""hwe'ev, which were in a stable under the shops,
were got out safely.SONK.—Heteen seven and eight o'clock
plash ,tfley evening the crew of the schooner ynx, lying
What, were suddenly alarmed by 4 rush of water

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11.1Aod, 334 ; Margaret
eded land, 234: Mary Ann Rot
sap- Me an equal number of vi
nlit/ although this makes one n
nt tO ROWLAND HILL AT
blaberle's duties will be CI
3 ten e dudes connected with
tde up-stairs, the mom
department, and the /moo
t dead-letter office. Mt
eget, h,:is of the executive de
eque: etter-carriers' office, the
if iftrict Post-office, which
!age •- mil offices, different sy
d more frequent delis
the eet. The whole of th
.
A di ' also fall within the a
ensnig Advertiser.
fititts SIR HENRY POTTI!
• distinguished officer I
r the University Magazine
xl also ' .ent to that political
ea, the present month :
With '.l,—ln the sketch of m
for October, there h
•tobe ro good as to inure
n• the it might conreya tett
which, 1 ant equally cert
by the that pan,ige in which Dm
paths. thsrs. Vaughan:, in the
IS re' - afore across the coy
of in 0 any cireunritancet a
;01 of . . suffered an th
.tea myself, but I col
.rotated h•r unfeeling am
, considerdion that they
•try,whilot on theother t
E'pie and localities,. Therm
the hail of Bombay Ilarb
so d . ,haring known placed
the two Vaughans Del
lay. 4 Potash, between three at
The ogle them, or aseertai
•
Stas teaching Werguoti, after
i:om
eel ths.,.. Patrols of Mahn hors
ialt night he twin
nee u.' frank the village, and en
,e We' ad that a British officer
peer/. < the day before, clone to
rs' what ••• nor baggage of any kis
trusted ' %moment at Wargaon.
A4ll, on the back of a let'
. APPI°- ~ '2 ~. al other., of the do
t' to Ito hack toward,. lim
dlich is who was employed to
had el" led me trusty steed —1(
ad bete tame of Bandicoot—and
iltemotln found, ho some
avrnellt-
i . .
~_Arab easily outstripped.
Iniaril uoir tufted some hours at
main* I , , roramanded by Bs
,gatiaed • of the 4th of North]
, '
been 't thrnirfr• but neither I
object, , luntot hr so vend da
tunnel p
to bare the road, I thou
near the rtt
ti ht Slay they did ro
re . Probably their
Stanley tdirued from trarellin
this Pio be, shen sitting at 11
xi pri , that the heroic and d
bun lit
ittthew, and not young's
/e soothe
ft, lima Porrim,ra
A FIRE broke out
rate the
instill"' cloth, at 41, Duke-st
rout
be 'ding the exertions o
was em- water, it was not esti
te tunnel 4.4 the premises bel
apply, ix' merited, and the c
!
ehann j dif ficult.ng. ts adoini.
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