The Express.
London, England, 1866-08-27 00:00:00

Dr. Lethehy, the medical officer of
the city of London, has just presented to Owe
a report on the quality of the water from the
surface wells of the City, being a statement d
result, of his analyses during the last five yew&
are 35 pumps in the City, from which the !eV
draw water for drinking, and the quaenty
and organic matter in the gallon ranges from let
to 129.73, that of the New River during lad vat
but 17'16 grains, and of the East Leedom OIL
six of the City well yield water with lens
of solid matter in the gallon, and them am bee°
others with less than 70 grains. Ten of ihm se
taro from 70 to 80 grains per galkm.
Pw
from 80 to 90 grains, two from 90 to IM
and there are five wells in the City, """
in Aldgate High-street ; Dunningb-dlal,
gate ; Leadenhall-market ; Milton-street, CleflZl
St. Nicholas Glave-churchyard, the water
tains from 100 to 130 grains of solid matter in the
In most cases the constituents are rems
of the source and nature of the pollutiol%
the public meat markets, for example, as Owl
gate, Aldgate, and Leadenball, are charged
peculiar filth of those localities; indeed the
niched by the well in Leadenhaldinarket metals
s e!
ern.
40 grains of common salt per gallon, beMdas
quantity of nitre and organic matter, all of web":
rived from the stinking porosity which rum 8014
hides exposed for sale, and salted upon the
The wells of the City churchyards are also stiller/
with saltpetre and ammonia, the former to the dr!'
from 20 to nearly 30 grains in the gallon, and dodge!,
is the final product of the decay of the sedan
buried in the neighbouring graveyard& Otbefe.lr„,
public wells show the presence of the more a ka
products of substances which have escaped from seLe:
drains and sewers, and all nearly are jj
so lareelijoir
nate,' with compounds which have pereetated
foul soil of the City that they are ant' tat
end de*
mastic nee. Where the soil is well proterw •
is away from any especial source of polled" mt b
ease with the two pumps at Guildhall, the emect
moderately tainted with impurities, but eves tbel:(0
dangerous to use the water for drinking. 11°4-1•
waters are bright and sparkling, and hoe a er.,,
agreeable taste ; but these are dangerous heel=
being derived from organic decay. im
yards of the City there are the
thousands undergoing decay, and in tit.
metropolis, in a space of not more then
there were buried not long since as many tat
in the year. In a generation of 30 years that
as 19 million of decomposing bodies in tbe serf by
London, .m 1 through this the water perked WO
way into the pores stratum which su4eles, day
wells of the metropolis. At best the _t:roi
ruption is but imperfect, for although._
_.;gl
ammonia and saltpetre tells us of an 07:47arbra.gsg
decay, yet it also indicates the more than
which accompanies it. All these dri
es
lone npm as the conclusion that water too the
Ajils
wells of the metropolis, contaminated es thettn;#
refuse of drains and the soakings from Velv.""
d esial
for public use, and that no natural
sea render it safe. Therefore, 0417114r21;50
ylotde City pampa, nor by any of the pan,' "`
be wed fee domestic purPcoo4 •

ROYAL HORTICULTURIL 61421.1..
(THIS DAP)
The 26th of August falling 0, sundae
den" of the Royal Horticultural Soaks,fly
ton, were opened this morning, free to tie
.I,_
mend of her Majesty, in eoromernoraties i.!/
del of his late Royal Rieman tit.
founder. The present la the third oacit,„;,."'"`"ti
the public have been grataitouslyadratttr",,lll
ful gardens, and there could be no pwqu
general appreciation of this boon._ Apeeithao to '
fact that 170,000 persona availed
and 130,000 last year. Before the %Veil
morning many had already arrived at the
ewes--
and from that time the several approach to,
presented a contisuons stress op Thom. nem.
issued for the ocossion is similar to tho
several military and other bands hasp -""""r•
Novices, and the whole of the attncticss
with the pounds having been made
weather must have added considerably to
of those present.
METROPOLITAN AND PROVINCIAL g,
TRIAL EXHIBITION.
The arrangements for the *bon
which is about to be held at the Agesait„44t.
ton, are now fast approaching complatise. %ha.,
the building already presents 'gay and foals
being decorated with numerous humeri, ohadh
armorial devices, and tablets inscribed witk
the principal provincial tow= from which '
received. The exhibition—which is ups a kin
tansies scale than its successful predsorair pry
same building in the autumn of 1864-00„,„
et:
and interesting collection of articles from all posit
United Kingdom. It will be opus& to 14044
September 3, when the inaugural addrts h
vered by Mr. R. C. Hanbury, M.P. is
and an original composition, entitkd
Isbour," written by Mr. John Plummer, sal
music by Dr. Spark, organist of the Town Rs;
be sung by a choir of 1,000 voles, under the 44,
the Tonic-sol-fa Association, the solo pet kris
taken by Madame Louisa Vinning and lie. laij
cert, lecture, or some other appropriate Intatiks
will take place nearly every evening while
' remains open. The smaller hall will be dsvalsiis
end valuable collection of object. lent by the
of the South Kensington Museum, **Shy ekkuas
teresting and costly articles contributed byes 406,
W. E. Gladstone. There will aho be erred
objects of a miecellaneous nature from the wed arl
Africa, the property of a private gentleman, Aloha,
granted the loan of them and promised lo IN
to afford the visitors any information that males,
The charge for admission will be the mss ss4th
vious exhibitions held at Islington, viz., 6€l. Neat
and 2d. from 6 till 10 in the evening. On Kr*
admission will be 2d. all day. In connezies will
hibition, an Art and Industrial Union has bses
Shares at fxL each have been issued, with the oh sis
encouraging exhibitors by the sale of the artistes
The prizes will be drawn in the lecture ball sok:
of October, and the holders of prise tie** it
titled to select any unsold saleable article is
to the amount of the prize drawn.
THE CHOLERA.
As compared with Thursday the .
return for Friday shows a decrease of thus huts .
cholera, and en increase of 2 from diarrhea. lls
being :—Cholera, 35; diarrheas, 19 ; *swill typo
the following tdassified return.:
Cholera. Maki
West districts
North districts 2
Central districts ..... 1
East districts
South districts
Total in London
Three cases of cholera were reported at Ruthenia
Friday ; one in a low locality called Cabins ; task
Abercannaid, and a third at Dowlais.
The superintendent registrar of kifiserd Old To
states have the pleasure of reporting a Salm
decrease in the deaths from cholera and dismal
end Old Town. The number recorded wsebtyhssc
14th July have been as follows :-1,113,111,13, M..
and last week 20. If to these are added 20 ihsissi ,
London Hospital of parties removed tau •
mortality by cholerain seven weeks will have isms
503, or six per thousand of the populatios, selassr
83,000. 126 fathers of families have bees rtmscelas
awful visitation. The deaths from all sans lute
were in Mile-end 48, against 29 the corruptsErapt
of last year."
The " Second Report of the Sanitary Calabasas
suhigmbluypoebffreuttol
Epidemic of Cholera in the East End of Leda:*
lished in the Lancet, gives some particularise to Us re
received by the river Lea and it. tribtitaris shoe I
field, where the East London Water Comma like
supply. One of these is Cobbin's Brook, lank ma
the Lea at Waltham Abbey. It receives the ilreell
the idsenaisd
the above
ThjourneCalob,bisinn,
otacodr
age of lipping and Waltham Abbey in its mort_ske
Farr cep is Vs
Late. The Lea further receives the sewage el welch
report was stated to him, but poal.ngnpitosr.
cross, Cheshunt, Wonnley, Broxbourne, and Rouen
The sewage of Hertford is nominally deodorise' Lai
New River Company before entering the La, ,
rHertfordshire, besides the western borders of
_f,r.
inheiefs6sactinPassmquuichriinescot°7ithriewainrioulehrl iTseuoelm that Desk the Olt
the
oe
Eaathet
however, that this is no longer so marked as it en
commendable precautions have been takes to WS I,
of
subdue the disease. On the whole it has Lea
LudoThn water Geld fierrdni:terscaln" thletuld*l6; qui*"
In the provinces and in Ireland and Scatkallboll
although rumours and fears, as may be expected.," a'
rife, very few new outbreak' take place.
LONDON WATER.
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report on the quality of the water from the risr!
surface wells of the City, being a statemes
the city
Letheby,ofLondon thmhe
just presented
notedfficewr
toof
expfbral
result' of his analyses during the last five yesa.,..!!:
are 35 pumps in the City, from which the,llo,l,'
draw water for drinking, and the quaeloyArE
and orgonic matter in the gallon ranges from 1171
to 129/3 that of the New River during last scsalk