The Express.
London, England, 1850-06-22 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN OOMMISSIONERS OF
SEWERS.

Yesterday stealer a general wart of mamba.
deasiewas \dila Greek street, Soho; Tiseriestilirusasox
is the *heir. Premise : Sir J. Barseyse,Caresia Ariteh.
Camila Dews*, Sir U. Ds is Beebe, Yr. Pete, M.P., .
11:rinieks, Mr. &wen sad Mr. Laren

DIAIII.IIOI OP MI wuTIOPOLtI.
Upon the leaks dire lesehhig leaders air weeks Is OW
tiwastio• of the Wieledretreet sewer,
Mr. PITO rose wed mid that a questioa was pat to lila
the ether ~deg fa the Hones of Oommens by the km.
camber he Wawa:Mee in reineses to the state of the
bedew helm the ammission. The forme el the hones
him dram Oleg say emplenetioa at the time. bet
rirraissztens Mae se ma OM musks. It was desirable
that meg isfermaties &MU be Moneyed to the public' as
to the Weiser of the eqmeikelemen. The first podia to
which he should advert was the slate of the sublimable*
tialgaims
survey--aa wt
week, which was men assamary
to the reg eat of the plan ke the of
the eastrem- 0110 mile' el sewers herd hems
su=sa. and lowille4 sad only 100 mem
The. Maumee map was preggesting. The
met importaat edema Were the eeleaninka -was the
pleas for the gmesel V. e/ the melempells. With
reforms* to the southern the plea bed-haim I.
settled, and wee, le fast, lie loaf of the eagineer. is
order that estimates akin be made Ira the 'Mike's el the
meet. Is takiag up the southern &hist dab the erect
bed.bisea guided by • Wise that it leas the meet asessid-
tout of the whole elistriek and by a alike le give It et*
relief. The plans it, the Weettahmese diskist .em k a
forward stale, end is Asset • week from that time they
...abi betritill"gatel..**"*llla
diseekt. be in eland tea
days, to eater upon the eassiiimellem risme plea--and they
amid he aided in their dellberatisas by the City Commie.
Gnaws of Sewn. The public weald be glad to lean that
the coamiesiesten were determined to carry out one great
principle in all their work., vie , the prerventim of the pol-
lution of the Thames, by availing the discharge of sewers
into it when practicable. By the plea for the southern dis-
trict, the discharge of my sewer into the Thum would be
prevented along the river line from Hatteras* to Deptford.
At Deptford, or just below it, the sewage would be dis
charged at each • state of the tide, as weld prevent
its return near the metropolis end the outlet
would be carried much further down the river when the
commissioners were put is possession of the neeesaaty funds.
With reference to theWestatiester sad the northern districts,
the note great principle would be earried out. As to the
anthers t'en, no detailed plea had yet been entered
into; but the drainage of Westagaster would be smut-
plialed by oresplemly natural drainage as far as Perry's
Wharf, sad no ineonveaisace would be caused to the public
beyond the temporary erection of an engine to enable theta
to persecute their works. The aid of machinery would not
be required in the drainage of Westminster, and *sly at one
spot in the drainage of the southern district,. The northern
districts would most probably require some seehankal aid,
although the sommissiontre would sever use it when say
natural drainage could be obtained. He begged to move the
reception of the tender of Messrs. Humphreys and Think
for 7,700 f.
Vier-sat HBRINOTON said that although the detailed
pleas for the northern districts were not yet decided upon,
the sammission had laid down a mineral principle Ur its
guidons,. The expenditure for the general &gorge plan
would at first appear very large, but the payment would be
spread over a series of years, at a rate duvets or eight per
mt per anuses on the original amount. The most rigid
temerity would be observed. Work done cheaply and un-
substantially was always the dearest in the end.
Ater a short convert atien , the tender of Meters. Humphreys
sad Think was agreed to, and the court adjoured.

LAW INTELLIGENCE
THIS DAY.
EXCHEQUER CHAMBER.
CROWN CAM RESERVED.

81170111 Low iATTIIIO3I. WI.
Bum Alamos. Ka. Janes Cocalums, Lim Wa. BARON
Purr.

TEll QVIIIIII V. WALTon WATTII.•JUDOMIINT.
This case was argued • fortnight ago. The facts mast be
ia the recollection of oar readers. It is only are-mary to
say that the points in dispirits were these: First, was the
taking a chattel in Malta to the owners, but which had
never actually been in their possession, • larceny ? is.
tondly, could an indictment lie against a servant of *com-
pany who was eh, a shareholder ? It was urged on be-
half of the prisoner, a clerk in the Olobe Assurance
Office. and lately law of the Olympic and Marylsbone
Theatres, that the taking of the chattel on which be was
.-oevir.f.vl by the jury, namely, a piece of paper, did not
amount to larceny, but embezzlens.nt ; that an indietment
could not lie against him for taking the property of the
company, seeing that, although he was a servant of the
company, he was also the proprietor of two shafts. It
was also urged by hie counsel that he was not the m-
asa% of the directors, es alleged in the Indictment, bat the
esivant of the company.
The Court now gave judgment. They were unanimi
of opinion that the counts of the indictineat which charged
the prisoner with stealing a piece of paper was fully sup-
ported
by the evidence. The directors of the company, it
was clear, had the power of appointment and dismissal of all
servants, and the prisoner was appointed by the directors to
take charge of certain books and &fitments. Toe pipers
placed in his custody were, therefore, in the possession of his
Baden. The Court felt no difficulty with resoret to the
point raised of the prisoner being a shareholder, as well as a
servant of the company. They were, therefore, unanimously
of opinion that the conviction was right.
The conviction was censequent'y confirmed.
The Court then adjourned till the second Saturday in
Itieltulenie term.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
THIS DAY.
BOW-STREET.

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ACCIDENTAL Itharu.-11. Eastman, the driver of one of
tle Hansom cabs, No. 94, was charged with causing the
death of a little girl named Julia Harrington, aged 4, the
daughter of a coatormonger, living at No. 10, Lucelles-court,
Bloomsbury.
The Rev. J. G. Whenbam deposed that, shortly before
6 o'clock yesterday afternoon, be was walking along Slidell.
street, St. ()ilea's, when he heard screams from some of the
pedestrians, and saw the deceased is the middle of the road,
and • gab, which was being driven by tee prisoner, pre-
ening toward., and a very short distance from, the child.
Witness at the same moment held up his hand to the pri-
soner and called out to him to stop, bat he appeared emu-
schen of the child being in the road, and also seemed not to
have beard the trite of the people. Immediately afierwarJe
the child was down, and the wheel passed ov.r its back.
The cabman even then appeared not to have known what
had transpired, and did not stop until several persons called
oat to hint. Witness apppoached the child, and blood was
lowing from the nostrils. '1 he deceased was eentived to
the Charing-cues Hospi•al, when it was found that life was
quite extinct.
Witness thought that no blame was attached to the
primmer.
W. Robinson end John Hatley, who were quite strangers
to the prisoner, proved that the occurrence was untvaidable.
The demand was running across the road, end was knocked
down by the spring of the cab, and not by the horse. The
prisoner was only driving about five miles an hour.
Tte constable who took the prisoner into custody said that
there were three gentlemen in the cab at the time, and they
all stated that they did not see the deceased, sad were not
aware of the °rearrange until informed of it by the crowd
that gathered round the cabman.
The prisoner said he was truly sorry (or what had occurred,
and he could assure his worship that he never saw the
deceareil, and that he was looking at the borse's bead at the
time of the accident, and must have seen the child if shelled
been in front of the animal.
Mr. Henry said the witnesses had all proved that the in-
currence was accidental. He should, therefore, discharge
the prisoner. He ordered the mother of the deceased to re-
ceive a sovereign from the poor.box, and also directed that
:Ir. Dicke, the relieving officer, should be communicated
with, a to furnishing the parents with prom meaos to bury
the enfortunate child.