The Express.
London, England, 1859-08-06 00:00:00

ML7IOFOLITAN BOARD or WOW—The weekly
satiag of the Metropolitan Board of Works ems hcll yaw
today et Gt ildball; 3. Thweite• Ewq.. in the chair. A
repo., was brought up from ths doin Drainage Committee,
rimoromemliog that immedistrly upon the expiration of the
moires ...toed, formal application be made to tim t3ecretery
of State for the Home Departo•ent fir his consent that the
board shoo' i take, compuloonly, the torts required for the
purpose of the eosin ar.ioeite works south of the Themes.
After a short discussion the recommendation was agreed to.
The committee she recommended the employment of four
addltiocal draughtemeu in the engineer's department, but
the consideration of this subject ems adjourosd. The crib
statement showed a Lamm of 37,1161. 7e. lid. in the hands
tdr the trseaurer.

LIVERPOOL DOCK AND HOLYHEAD TELEGRAPHS.
—The contemplated lose of telegraph tdoog the quays of the
Liverpool Doclts having Lora completed, the saMpec of the
waking of them came before the Mersey Harbour end
Docks board at their meeting yesterday. Tee Marisa Com-
mittee, who lave charge of tie matter, reoenuseaded that
sivertisments be lagged inviting tenders for the working
elf the lbw, subject to ths following minditic.nv —I, that
a priority he peen at all hours to niersagee on the busi-
Mae of the board; 2, that the station. alone the line
he prepwly wastataieed by the tenants; 3, that say ad-
ditional mations which way be found neceseary shall be
providel by the beard on such terms as may be 'pried
epos ; dist the Whig bean casual tenancy, subject to ela
mamthe metes at any hose. The line in coarse of conalroa
doe biters Liverpool sod Holyhead was reported es pm-
gee se,* regiffiy, sad it was antlcipakel that by Monday
neat It would be epee for menage, between the latter passe
and the crest Ofwtottaad, so that the semaphore totems
flame two pasts weld thee be diecostissect. The hoard
postponed the rousidervion of the cooditiose previously
vainismod till neat week.

FOREIGN GRAIN IMPORTED IRTO HULL.—)hiring
the I.at fortnight the fullornag duty No been psidi na pals
end Liar loomed Into Hall —lOOl. 10s. ea 2,010 qrs. of
wheat, 1241. l 9► an 9,612 qrs. of barley. 971. Ils. oa 1,449
gm. of oats. 411. 7.. ea 8/7 qrs. of rye, 661. Ids. on LIS qrs.
of Want, 19/. 9s. oft all qrs. of lets, 1!. 6.. co 26 qrs. of
fedora corn, sail 19111. 14..92. cis 10,490 cwt. of wbsoo and
Total, 72111. 16s. Sid.

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Tat FILIXCII CAMP AT ST. MAt'll.—'nte &ed.
gives the Sol/owls/ sketch of the situation of lb. troop. now
eacanthed st St. Mese • Back is the energy of the Preach
shierecter, rd each the vigour of constitution of the soldier*,
that the amalgemstioe a 'lardy complete between those
who arrived three days ago sad those who came yretaday.
Whilet tate War, miil mound with dust sod perspiration
hastened to pitch their teats 4r peek in them that repose
of wile% Aar Alba is need, the former quite recovered,
woe lbeaimbies up their anus, beating their clothes, and
se= their mewelecides, while at the same time they st-
k, Ib maw, saw on in the open air in front of
their Mat leery ea* has recovered that gaiety
which ebansebwiess the French. • All this is
the Vela of a night pared on a good bed,'
said a grearadier of the tiaard to e Visitor, Watmg at the
IMO UM to that on which he had slept. It we* parely sad
steeply oceacceed of mass beadles of hay which bad been
dried by the can on the glade of Viennese'. •It is a long
time,' be sided, • niece we bed each a bed, or were able to
sloop so quletly. la Italy, eerier to the storms sad 'be rice
revaim, we had more frequently to lib down In water, rad
thee. before we had well settled unreel... theta, were obliged
Is stem up and morns our march. While speaking thus,
dos posoftiff took from his knave& mem meddles, thread,
and a thimble. sad, mitring down. proceeded gravely to re-
pt* a brim mat In hie red trousers with a rime of white
sloth eat from the jacket of en Austrian soldier. The se.
amated ter UN pptchwo.k of diftisest outages which wee
Wide es the ualbetho of many of the Fos& solilm"