The Express.
London, England, 1860-03-03 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN BOARD or WOl.lB.

The weekly meeting of the board was held yester-
day, at Guildhall.
Tenders were received foe works for southern maid] sewer
as follows, the engirt:ter', upset price being 291,0001. :
W. Moron, 302,8901. • W. Webster. 300,00 W. • W. Dethick.
330,0001. ; W. Hill. 328,00 W.; W. Damn, 305,5001. ; Faller
Coker, 301.5821. ; G. Think 373,0001.; Newton and Flet-
cher, 316,0691. 19e. 85.; T. Hussey, 331,0001. The board
also received tenders for pumping anginas at Deptford-creek.
as follows, the engineer's pries being 22,0001. Walton
and Co., 34,8501.• Slaughter and Co., 22,3001.; Williams
and Co., 47,0601. ; Hovey and Co., 47,0001. ; sandy, Vivian
end Co., 67,0001.; Samuelson and Co., 30 6561. ; Hodwell
and Co., 44.3601.; Hick and Co., 29,9461.; R. and W. Haw-
thorn, 29,801. Kr. Wehster's Mader was accepted for the
southern outfall, and Slaughter and Co.'s tender, for
pumping engines. The cash statement showed that the board
had in hand the nun of 375,2701. 12s. sd. Payments to the
amount of 3,9021. la. Id. were ordered to be made.
INCLOST/11 OP ILLXPSTEAD HEATH.
Mr.' Hiram-cc mooed, pursuant to notice, " That the
bawd present a petition against the bill now before parliament
to amend the Settled Estates Act.

Xt. Ls Sartori seconded: and after some discussion, the
emotion sou etaried by 18 to 5.

DISCIVALI/ICATION OF 111131BERS.
Mr. Limit, pursuant to notice, asked Mr. Woolrye.h the
following question :—Vibether, snylmembsr of the board
In any manner be concerned or interested in any contract for
supplying materials such as tricks, drain-pipes, lime, timbere
deals, cr other articles used in work executed for the Metro-
politan Board of Works, would come under the operation of
the 64th section of the Local Management Act and be subject
to its penal consequences.
Mr. WOOLRYCH replied that in his opinion it would sot.
Tho saute question had arisen under the Municpsl Corpora-
tion Act, and had been solved by the judges in theme° way.
After the transaction of some routine Wainer, tho board
adjourned.

WAR-ornat, Fen. 29.—Tho Queen bee been
graciously pleased to give orders for the appointment of
James de Vienne Drummond Hay, Esq., British Vies-
Consul at Tatum,' to be an ordinary member of the Civil
Division of the Third Class, or Companions, of the Most
liononrable Order of the Beth.—Gazette.
THE BALLOT. MR. EDWARD CRAMMED'S
MOTION.—Tbs postponement of this important motion until
Thursday, March 8, gives the friends of the ballot in the
provinces en opportunity of writing to their local members to
attend and support the motion, of which it is hoped many
will avail themselves.
Tug BALLOT MEETING AT NORTHAMPTON.—A
crowded publi?. meeting was held in the Guildhall, North.
amptoo, on Thursday evening last. The Mayer, Edmund
F. Law, Esq., prodded. The principal speaker was Mr.
Whitehurst (from the Ballot Society), who explained the
system of the ballot used in Australia, and laid before the
meeting • body of evidence in favour of the measure. Other
addresses were delivered by W. Shoosmith, Eq., W.
Dentin, Esq., J. Vernon, Req., and other gentlemen. After
a slight, but wholly ineffectual attempt at opposition, peti-
tions to both houses praying for the ballot oh 'he Australian
system were adopted by an overwhelming majority.
THE CORPORATION REFORM BILL.—The Court
of Common Council met again yesterday under the presi-
dency of the Lord Mayor, specially to consider the clauses of
the government Bin for the better Regulation of the Corpo-
ration of the City of London, which were left undlecuseed by
the court held on Monday last. There was a good deal of
discussion, commencing with thine 18, and various amend.
manta were decided to be advisable; but there wee nothing
in the proceedings which called for particular reference, more
especially es the amendments adopted must be accepted by
the government and sanctioned by parliament before they
can be of any real value.
Tag PATRIOTIC FUND.—A return wee issued
yesterday showing, in • tabular form, the name of every
child who has at any time been maintained at the charge of
the Royal Commissioners of the Patriotic Fund in any
asylum, school, or other institution, or in any family, or
wader the care of any person other than its mother ; the ace
of such child ; the date at which it was so placed ; and (in
the case of any child which has at different times been in more
than one such institution)particulars of its removal from one
to the other. The return also shows the name of the father of
such child; kis rank In the service, his regiment, ship, Bro.,
as the case may be; the time and place of his death ; and
states whether the mother is dead; and if not, her name and
present reeldenee.
CRYSTAL PALACE. ONE SHILLING DAT.
, Pitney, MAZCZ I—Admission" on payment, 464; ditto
I by maim ticket', :N.—Total visitors, 753.

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LONDON, sArozzur, MARCH L

Tie frequent interrogations addressed in Paella-
west to MO 81CIZ7AIT Of STITi toff FURSION
AFTAIZO respecting the probabilities of an annexe-
thew of Savoy to Frans, most spring from the desire
to serenade precisely what have been the language sad
conduct of oar Government in a matter respecting
which it meld not remain silent or indifferent. The
mutat ceeempondeece of the Government with the
diplornaue servants of the Crown abroad no this ebb-
jive was laid before both Mimes of Parliament last
night. and the country will now be able to decide for
itself whether its character has not been worthily
=mutat nod. A single glance at the despatches shows
that they could not have been produced before.
The communications for which public intelligence will
inquire tirst are those which convey the wishes, the:
intentions, the promises of the French Government.
Now the latest in date of these is of the 18th of
February ; it was addressed by Lord COMA! to
Lord JOHN RCSSELL, and reports a conversation
with M. TeocessEL on the moronic' of the Eng-
bah FOILLIGN SLCILITART against the projects
avowed by France. "M. Tnouranat.," reports
Lord Cowter, "said that your lordship's reasoning,
though powerfal, could ►e answered ; but I cannot
•• say whether it is his Excellency's intention to
e. reply to the despatc.hes or not." The delay of ten
days, to give the French Government an °prints-
nity of reply, satisfies the requirements of ordinary
courtesy, and no more, and at the end of the term
the despatches are published.

The design of annexing Baroy to Fraoc•, freely
imputed before the conclusion of the war, was Once
more in men.. menthe after the signature of the pre-
hanowin of valance& ; and early in July Lord
Cowtar, informed by Captain /LUMP, ear Minister

at Berne, of the apprehensions prevailing in that r
*Pantry, gave the Goveeninent of .flarOiJnow 111. an
opportunity of stating its intention*. Count
WaLfweil then gave our Ambassador the positive
assurance that " there exists no understanding what
" ever between France and Sardinia on the subject;
but he did not deny that it had been discussed mare
than once, and that the EMPEROE had entertained
the idea that if Sardinia was to become a large
Italian kingdom, it was net unreasonable to expect
that she should make territorial conomaions else-
where. Lied Coy/UT said he trusted that the
EMPEROII4 for his own sake, and for the sake
of his reputation with Europe, would abandon
any such idea of territorial aggrandisement, if
be still harboured it ; and he reported the
esevereation to the Foreign-offioe. On the very day
of receiving this information Lord Joan Eutexu.
sent to Paris a despatch remonstrating in the most
frank and solemn although in the most friendly
manner with the French Government. He de-
clared that her MAJESTY'S Government had learned
with extreme concern that the question of annexing
Savoy to Franco had been in agitation. He said
that the Enreacia's declaration at Milan, that only
the enemies of Frame imputed to him the desire to
aggrandise the territory of the empire by war, had
given great satisfaction here, although in Germany
M was confidently said that the declaration would
Bet be maintained. " But," wrote Lord lonx Roo-
SELL, "if Savoy should be annexed to Franos, it
will generally be supposed that the left bank of
el the Rhine, and the ' natural limits,' will be the
mixt object ; and thus the EILPEROR will become an
object of suspicion to Europe, and kindle the hos-
" ditty of which his uncle was the victim." To
Octant PERSIONT, in London, our Government held the
same faithful language. The rank was that on the 9th
of lily Lord COWLEY wrote to the Foreign-of os:—
" Io the course of the interview which I had with
" Count Watewsxt this afternoon, his Excellency
"said that I might give your lordship the assurance
" that the Emperor had abandoned all idea of annex-
" ing Savoy to Erases." In acknowledging this
despatch Lord Joan Bctsr.rt instructed our Mi-
nister at Paris to state to Count WALEWSEI that
" her MAJEITY'S Government highly appreciate the
" spirit which has prompted his Isier..aut MAJESTY
" thus distinctly to disclaim a project which, while
"it would have contributed no real benefit to
" France, would have very materially affected the
" EMPEROR'S reputation in Europe; for the Powers
" of Europe not only attach considerable importance
to the maintenance of Savoy in its present tele-
" Lion towards Sardinia, but they would also have
" looked upon any attempt to sever that connexion
for the augmentation of the French territory as a
manifest contradiction of the disinterested policy
" which the DEPEILOI has declared induced him to
" engage in the present war." No Government
could have acted with more decision and promptitude,
or expressed its opinion with more emphasis and
clearness, than did that of England, as soon
as it had available knowledge of this ill-omened
French project, and it will be observed that the
of the French Minister were equally