The Express.
London, England, 1859-06-14 00:00:00

DRINKING FOUNTAINS IN TEA METROPOLIS.

A meeting was held last evening in the vestry-
room of St. Martin's, in-the-Fields, to hear as addrem in
support of the Metropolitan Free Drinking Association for
the establishment of fountains of pure water for the gra-
tnitsos of the people la the most crowded streets
of London. In the absence of the Rev. W. C. Humphrey,
the vicar, who bed been announced as intending to
but who was prevented by ill-health from &Alai so, taldet
wee taken by oro of the churcheranleas, Mr. Pettey. He
elated that this good object bad already been taken up by the
psroolaial authorities, end the marry had resolved that a
public drinking fountain should be erected in Trafalgar-
square, In other puts of the perish several mites were to be
selected for the Dame purpese, and the vestry had also me-
morialised her Majesty's government in favour of the erec-
tion of drinking fountains in the public parka. Alley some
further observations, he introduced Mr. John Parker, •
working men residing and employed in the perbh,
who had undertaken to addrites his fellow-work-
men upon this occasion. Mr. Parker spoke at
some length, explaining that Lord Carlisle's gingersnap, at
the Bt. Martin's Hell meeting the other day, had inducedhim
to try whet could he done amongst his nagohoors and com-
rades at • factory in Long-ame, to promote this movement,
by which the working clams would receive thegreatest bene-
fit._ He had reined shoat 121., sod the clergy of the with
bad kindly promised their .id to form a "St. Mastin'sde-
, the-Fields Auxiliary" to the Metropolitan Ostentation. Mr.
Patter gave • statistical account of the program of the public
foutrain system, and the estimated num bens of water- &taken
who availed thee:wolves of inch secommodation at Liverpool,
Hull, Aberdeen, St. Minim, awl other large towns, duly
mentioning the liberality of Mr. Melly, by whom some forty
of these fountain' have been pronded ; es well es
,Ahat of Mr. Samuel Gurney, who hes given 5001.
' to the London Ameeiatioe. seed het erected the fret cublic
fountain near St. SepulthresChurch. Mr. Parker thee invited
eight working men of this parish to join with h,rneell, wider
the triperinteudmee of the vicar and the Rev. Mr. D'Oyley,
in canvaesisg for subscriptions dosing the mxt three months.
He had prepared • little handbill for distribution, shoving
the sanitary and social advantages of so abundant sates to
pure altered soft water, and the Nimbi*, which frequently
rouble from the lack of it, not only by the temptation, In
thirty moments, to drink excessively of litho:testing liquors,
but by the deleterious effect of some of the bed water of Lon-
don wells, which ere motaminated by the leaksge mad foul
gams of adjacent graveyards sod sewers. The Rev. Mr.
D'Oyley moved a vote of thanks to Mr. Parker for his ex.
airtime, and expremed his oordial approval of the plan for
00-operating with the Metropolitan Association.

TIM FIRE IN LIME-BTILEET, ClTY.—Yesterday
afternoon Mr. Sejeant Payne held an inquest on the body
of William Beaming, who was horsed to death at the fire
which took place at Meows. Hubbell's premises, Lime-
street, City, ea the morning of Friday, the 20th of Mey,
and whose MY.. trees found on Saturday het. Several
witnesses having been examined, the jury returned the fol-
lowing special verdict The ja7 are of opinion the remains
viewed by theta are those of William Relining, a man 4rol.
ployed by Mears. Ilubbock, and that he nine to his death
accidentally through a Era which occurred on their premises
ae FrMa May 20, 1569, and they Deg to reiterate the *-
MOB of the tomer jury se to the daogsrps seceseledon of
ocesbeetible NOW' os the isesoisee."