The Express.
London, England, 1858-12-01 00:00:00

LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 1, 1858.

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ma Commissioners et Sawn met yesterday at
thaMall; Mr. Direly Citizens plums.
starraay RATS Or CITT:IISTZAORDIWART

NRINZALITY.
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begisis. sad eatirieodit at plasm esiekfas sraikay
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rattier for the week salititeila easerasity hase esotrant of
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year $, mid 111 ,deal 7$ pm mat. above
the omega kr periods of that
this—le bat, C , a yowl, death-rate of
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of this year wailer of theft fa a week
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whisk la $3 per mt. *op Ihs offlowir kr the mom The
roam of mortality Ms bra clady 171:41Feed aid
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variability of the Musperatore. last whets the
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lidr. Dnw, tie sided eissdionlid the albetyzniinnhn-
Lion, which had been be Wm Ityy Spar :
" losakatiNalskar, 18411.
"My Lord end Gentlemem.—lssa eonjanotkes
with others, of erecting tee pubis flennteins
eligible sites of the metropolis. No eitnetlesi grim a wee
eligible we for this purpose than the open ties
the Royal lincearage, contiguous to the statue ofote nstef
Wellington, which la, I believe, under the j E
your committee. A fountain occupying such a pukka
ought of course to be of en ornamental name ; end ft is
therefore prepared drat to submit the imelot Its your sp.
prove', The annual cost of the supply of enter metal be
very small (*). The public went and utility else& Ms-
taus to almost all classes, bat espeoially to the of this
metropolis, is deeply felt ; indeed the snob
fountains in grid beaus it kW demashileill In
that as many uses poem la way le ems& ter Meow
cutler, hours drank at sash of Ave foentehte emelel by Mr.
blelby in Liverpool. Theism eseeparatively very ifewpnblie
pumps in the metropolis, and mart althea*, it is asowtelnedhy
chemical analysis, yield very impure water ; so much
so that many have been closed, and it Is expected that an
louver* of the remainder will be so. It her also been
ascertained, chemically, that next to the deep wells (which
are very few) the best drinking water la the oompsn 's water
altered. It is therefore proposed that each fountain should
have a filter under ground. The fountain will be so con-
strueted as to prevent ite use fee any Surpass. except load
drinking. Hoping that the committee will take the subject
imam their favourable consideration, I am, &a.
Einteusi, OVRNEY.
To the Chairman and Members of the
Gresham Committee."

Mr. Ross, in moving that the letter be referred to the
General Purposes Committee, said—l thtak it very deefrable
that we should have public faineants not only at the Royal
Enthrone, but in other parts of the city. The well water le
altogether suet for human consumption. Our medical dew
of health will tell you, I believe, that there is soutedy a well
in the city that is not impure. In emcee &Mit particu-
larly the water is disturbed, and becomes padded, Impure;
and I have known diseases mocitioally attributable to the
well water consumed by the inhabitants. If we had 411110
fountains established, which would not be costly, I think the
public would be lossedted very much by Wing enabled to
drink pure and wheinom• water.
Mr. SAUSDIU assondal she =tiro.

Mr. Assess—l dr net aganhea the ootarnailaa sea
hare the alighted °hyoids to nimble this artier. The
pablic for yean bare hit Yr pest besavoliam date hit-
ifg use or scrim name se thry taw* bed. UM (sly
this IN asemkike, should affordenry Iraq for
aterilse Ma pews. *set iato effect. I eteil dilators
=that indwell amp the air at eam Malmilet re-
it M a Mr. latithim sampalal that
the rograt to the giatiansa ehiliad takes it
tap to M It wee pendble that they
ere aft ad that the pub) serialred.
Atter seam dlenestes,
Mr. Mom .hard-bb moths, to the elfin that the mash
non &apron their thanks to Mr. Gamey for the llterel offer
lit Ina road% whisk they sago; the fountain to be friend
under the tegettmeelseet of Or seghteer, sad that it n-
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fiend So tbs—ViamiNue le aseikler lid ;sport ars Agit&
Was for the hadidwa.

Yr. lotTNothought that an arrangement might be made
with the water companies for the supply of weter to the
fountains at a very small oost.
The motion was them agreed to, and the court sdJonrned.

(4) The stream of water neemary iiir such a
need not raosed what would flow from ea orifice the =sot
an inch in diameter.