The Express.
London, England, 1859-06-04 00:00:00

NITIOPOLJTAN 301Z0 OF WORKS.

Yesterday the weekly meeting of the Metropolitan
Board of Woeks was held at Guildhall ; Mr. J. Tu WAII
in tits chafe.

The insicial statement pave the following cash Waimea •
—Carrel:it Lemmata In the hands of tee atom?, 81,1131.
11s. 9d.; cheque., not preeented, 21,7551. 3e. 5d.L• set
ba'anree, 62,3481. Be. 4d.; deposit amounts, 225,000/. Total,
347,3841. Be. 4d. Government seettrlties, 24,1001.; New
Three 4er Cent. Annuities, 15,881/. 16..

TER STATE OT THE NITTA THANITA.

The following esposi was ressated on the etas of the
River Thames :

" Eines College, Jane 2, 1359.
"To the Chairman of the Metiopolitan Boer of Works.
Sir,—ln accorlance with the repent contained in the
minutes of the board of the 27th of May, that I wool make
a relics of observations durieg the months of Jur, July,
August, and September, upon the temperature end state of
the water of the Thames and the Docks, and would report
thereon to the hoard at weekly or shorter intervals, I com-
menced on the 31st of May a perigee( observations and expe-
riments upon the water of the river. The temperature Witte
Thames observed in the raid stream off BJmrreet-house was
found to begs follows :—May 31,2.30 p.m. (just high water),
62.5 ; June 1, 9 cm. (nest low wit•er), 64.5; L4O p.m.
(just before high water), 63. June 2, 10 a to. (err low
water), 61.5 ; 3 p.m. (near high water), 63. The tempera-
ture at the present is therefore /emirate, and ropier falls of
rain during the last few days, amounting in the nurse of
last night to as much in 0.31, have 48 yet prevented any-
thing like an offensive atiVe of the mad-banks at low water.
I yesterday oieiteil the Dock., in order to inspect the con-
dition of ti.e water, and to obtain satopke from the principal
basins. There was nothing obrionaly calling for remark;
the water appeared much in the 11.018 condition as that in the
river, but I am at present examining its competition, and
aka report the regalia of my arlyer hersafter.—l have the
honour to remain, yours, Si., "W. ALLEY MILLER."
The report was rewired and adopted.

SOUTHERN MAIN URAI;AO2 OUTTALL.

Mr. BRISTOW moved that the repot of the engineer of the
30th of September, 1858, reelatmeedine the construction of
the outhli of the sorthern droieage at Crossness Point, be
approved, and that be Le directed to prelate forthwith the
net emery specifications and drawings for carrying out the
works between Deptford-creek and Cronus. Point.
The motion was carried.
THE PROTOSILD WIDENISIO OF lIROZ•LANI, FLIRT-STREET.
. .

A report wee brought up from the Worts and Oines;Oi
Parr ONB Committee eating that the widening of Shoe-lens
in tho manner propped forma the commenoement of a more
ex teneive improvement, the completion of which would na
attended with a considerable outlay, and that it is not, in the
°platen of the committee, of sufficient importance or a me•
tropolitth improvement to justify the board, haring regard
to the large demands open their funds, to contribute to the
coat of it.
The report was adopted.

THE BISHOP OF LONDON ON NATIONAL
SCHOOLS.

Yesterday, the annual meeting of the friends and
out scribers to the Trinity, St. Al -try lebone Natiul:l4l and Infant
&hoots took piece at the instaution, Buckiaghtin-street,
Mary Icleme-rood, to receive the report of the examiners, as to
the progress of the school., sad for the distribution of prize.,
to the nictitation. pupils.
The Bishop of Lei' DONpreeided, and was supported by
the rector of Trinity, the Rev. Thomas Manner, M.A., the
Ray. J. Pocock, the Rev. William Cidl, and a large number
of the Indies of the coogregstion and Lottuential gentry of
the district.

Tho report of the examiners Ina of a very eatiatetory
nal ore,

A variety of selections in movie ►•ving been execntei, end
rvioorione given by the elder scholars is • most excelcat
meaner,

it;Hishop of Los nom said he was exceedingly gratified In
having the opportuniiy of witamaiag the proficiency of the
pupils an institution In every way worthy of the great and
wealthy pariah in which they wen easscobled. It was a part
and pared of our duty as (.Mrs's to see that the children
of the artisan widths more humble classes of society were
Veined up is • useful as well me in s good system of religious
sad moral education. There were, it was true, many who still
h-ld to the &nth:lusted notion that there was too much educa-
tion in the land, and that It was preposterous to
too highly educate the children of the working classes. With
them who held such opinions, he had no sympathy. It was
unwise, as was found too frequently the case with reefed to
the education of the middle and upper chaste, to instil kith
the Blinds of youth the light end more elegant elements of
oluestion, whilst the more solid and useful points of educa-
tes' sere forgotten. Much defended as to the character of
individuals in after life on the training they received as
children, sod there could be no doubt but that that eretern
would le found the most beneficial which, during the hours
of study, afforded something like a relaxation from the more
sec-re periions thereof. Such relaxation should be of an
el-orating amid humanising character; and therefore it was
that revel music, each as they had heard that day, with otter
points of secular instruction, combined with a monad religions
ml worst Instruction, met with Ilia approval. To reedsr the
ehildr.n of the working Glasss valuable members of society,
It was ti.ceesary that they should es veers good secular train-
lag, combined with sound solid religious instruction. He
was happy to find from the educational rttuvue that the
clergy of the church of England worked exceedingly herd in
this good cum, and he doubted nut that their donth so
would he productive of much benefit to society at large.
That e' hoot being under government supervision wan a gua-
rantee that it woe progreeatng rightly, and tha evidence th ry
had bed before them that day was a further proof of the great
usefulness of the Monthlies:.
The venous prises were then distributed.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT WEST HAM.—Yesterday
(Frids)) worming, shortly before two o'clock, • fire of an
alarming onture broke oat in the extessive range of pre-
sume, lel owing to and forming pert of the property bet
lootzing to the Patent Leather Cloth Company, situate in
Abbey-lens, West HOOT The discovery was made by the
ponce on duty. le the course of • few minutes Duras/mu
engines of the pariah and London Brigade were on the spot,
awl u geed supply of water woe procured. The fisou•s were
not e•tinguisbeil until the drying-room and ell they con-
talwd were destroyed and a portion of the roof burnt off.
The fire wee ceased by the overheating of solve pipes, which
caused POGO oily rage or cotton-waste to ignite. Unfortu-
netely the ems wee uninsured.
PROPOSED MILEORIAL TO SIR JOSHUA REYNOLDS
AT PLY trerors..—On Thursday afternoon a puldic westing
was held in the' Gwidbell, Plynipton, the Mayor (S. H.
Pods, Esq.) presiding, to &deft:owe upon the mums.s ne-
cessary tor the erecting in the town, tbo plelOO of his birth,
• meniorisl to Sir J. !Reynolds. The Mayor opened the
immune, end stated the object in view by GP promoters. He
ale° mot the incumbent of the district, the Bev. W. 3. Cop-
;net, had ettencd an opinion elat the beet memorial that be
could der,se wee to piece a praised window is the church.
Others thought that a tablet amid be erected over the
house tu which he was burn, and Mee over the gramwar-
mhool where be wee educated. And anther tempoaition wee
that an obelisk with a meditilion in the centre, tt gether with
an inaeriptom, should be set up in Beetow's field. sde.ining
the railway, am there it would be a cosepicous object t I red-
wny travelere and all who visited the town. The westing
was addremed by other gentlemen, the genusl opinion brine
in favour of the erection of en obelisk, end ultimately a coon-
' OM., was appointed for the purpose of further considering
I the matter, and their report will be admitted to a meeting
Ito be held shortly. We believe that • embecrlption list is
now upend.—ilynosith