The Express.
London, England, 1850-03-15 00:00:00

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LONDON (W ATFORD) SPRING WATER
COMPANY.-OPPOSITION TO THE SCHEME.

Yesterday a meeting of landowners, millowners,
householders, and others oppos d to the nisi me of attempt-
ieg to supply London wit r. water by stoking wells in the
neighbourhood of Watford tork place at the YAW' Arms
Hotel, Watford. The Eul of Essex presided. There were
ahem, sixty gentlemen preen?, and amongst them were the
Earl of Vern!un, Om Hon. and Rev. Wm. Copal, B.r Adol-
phus Dalrymple, But., W. Smart, Esq , J. Dirk moon,
.41 , Mr. Powell (apse foe the Bad etareadae), Rev.
Jams Clatterbnek N. Reber% Req., H. H. Harebell,
Esq. Mr Wildest Smith. hlr. Janes Smith, R v
W. .M. Brabuon, EF. Whlttingetall. , Jonathan
Kier, En , Wilaam 04)4. Esq., Rev. W. Falconer, Rey.
T. Redeem, Thomas Fellows, Esq., Ohc.
The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, ta:d that
they wen net amembled os this ocessica fur the purpose of
disearnier the merit. of the alum. in question, or to ewer
lain whether the project was likely to be a rail speculation
to those who had nedertaken it, or whether there was any
nobability of being t ble to the inhabitants of
London ; bat simply to express their belief that it was to the
interest of those wenn' whose property was situated in the
neighbdurhood of Wettord to oppose the coot. mplated
*shame. He should not have made this obeenatiou h.d not
a report gone abr ad that this was to be an op m meeting,
and that people would be at liberty to • 'press their
opinions, whether favourable to the undertaking or artier-
wise. He did not wish to pat down discussion, but as this
meeting had been convened nominally for the Petrol
of gap-seeing their dissent to the project of the Wattord
Water Company, he thought that It th.re were a, y persma
present who were favourable to the scheme it would be
advisable for there to take a more fittirg opportut of
declaring their opinions. For his own part, he e insi,tered
the scheme so illusory and so unlikely to be brought is bees,
that this meeting would not have been necessary had not
certain statements been published in the county papers an.
nottneing that the inhabitants of Watford and the neig k-
b nincod were generally favourable to the stheme. That
t wee were many persons indiflt rust to the pr y-et there
could be no doubt, but for the life of him he could not on-
Hierstand bow anybody could be in favour of it.
He had no personal interest in the matter, but he
looked upon the whole scheme as tutomad, and In order t,
early it out blends would be made apes property in the
neighbourbrod which as far from being beneficial *tall be
extremely injur;oss in its resells. He thought it should be
mentioned as an important fact against the promoters of the
scheme, that they did not offer any dispensation to these
whose grounds they propued to ester, either present or
prospective, Under all these cireumatenees he ( the Chair-
man) would am every exertion in his power to maintain the
river Coln* as it now wee, and with that view he opposedthe scheme is question. /Hear, hoar.)
The Esti of VERULAM proposed the first resolution,
which was as follows:

That la the optake of Ibis meeting the statements rut forth by
the proprietors of the Looks (Watford; Syrian Water Comps. y, that
they can draw from the Valley of Coins eight ?altos@ of gallons of
water per dims without materially exhausting the water of the Ayer
Itself, are entirely fallacious, and at variance with ascertained facts.
In proposing this resolutten his lordship took occasion to
refer to certain statements which had been made re.pectiag
his. Ameapt other tillage it tad been sated that
he (Lord Verialam) opposed the Watford scheme because he
was the propriet.,r of a number of king's Shares in the New
River Company. Now the fact was that be h.ld one Kb lies
Share and the sixth of an Adventurer's Share in the
New River Company, and he came forward on
the present occasion as a gentleman residing
this minty, who believed that his property woul.t
be materially damaged by this company. If there
was a superanundance of water in the neighbourhood of
Watford, let the inhabitants, alter supplying the smiths with
what they required fa their own ntheasittem, permit the
everplus to be conveys.' to London; but It was absurd to
suppose that the spies* of Watford vroull be capable et y;eld-
lair the quantity of water Osamu described by the company.
The recilut on was seconded by lir. Baaruzun, and was
carried ur animously.
The following reso:utions were also carried :
That such an abstraction of water from this di.ti in se is than pro.
w entail tennis inconvenience to its inhabit Ants, and fetal
Colnill
all owners of land and mills within its limita.
That this misting pledges itself to gin the proposed Spnng Wan
Conway its most strenuous opposition, and to co-o2erste with the
Uxbridge committee far that purpose.

Mr. HIBBERT, in support of the resolution, said he
thought the government ought to have a hotter autherity
»an that of Mr. Steptitam (whose opinion had been relied
upon by the company), before they gave their sanction to so
monstrous a scheme. There was no doubt that L•ndon wts
in want of • latter supply of water than it at resmt re-
cured, but they bad heart enough to day to c-,nvine• them
that the attempt of Ibis company to carry out the object
desittd would be attended with serous consequences to the
inhabitants of Watford and its neighb)urhood. The scheme,
moreover, was one which could never be brought into prac-
tical operation, and he, for one, would use every endeavour
in his power » oppoa- the undertaking,' when it should come
before pullament. (Rear, hoar.)
A vote of thanks having been pared to the chairman, the
meeting separated.

THE INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION OF 1851.-
OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED PRIZES.

Yesterday a meeting was held in the Town-hall at
Birmingham, the Mayor (W. Lucy, E q.), In the chair, for
the purpose of adopting measures in aid of the national
exhibition to take place in next year. The wetting waa
attended by the heads of mast of the leading manufacturing
and m rchants' houses.

The MAYOR said that he had had a most satisfactory
Interview with the committee In London; that they ex.
pressed a desire to meet, as far se was practicable, the views
Id manufacturing communities, bat tispeciillv that of
Bit-
mingham, where en exhibition had so recently been held
'which had been the admiration of the kingdom. He hod (be
said) 'spewed an opinion ad to the plan et
I awarding large money priz s—such es 5,0001., and
eves of I,oool.—believing, as he did, that the stamp
of pre-eWnenee from pers-.no to est • proper value on the
moat skilful prod• rionr, would In all cats he considered a
el dent reward by the producer. This view had received
attention from the committee, and it appeared to him that
some concurrent espreosion of opinion on the part of the
eolntry would remit in an alteration of the present plan.
His worship concluded by moving • resolution to the effect,
"that it is the opinion of the meeting that the propoel to
establish a great exhibition of works of industry of all ne.-
doer, as made by Prince Albert, wee entitled to the cord al
so operation of all climes in this town and neighbourhoed, as
tending grerly to the encouragement of manu'aetum, and
the advancement of science, arts, and agriculture."
The HIGH BAILIFF seeond.d the resolution, and it use
carried unanimously.
The MAYOR moved another resolution to the effect that
it wee not desirable to award " large" money prizes to suc-
cessful competitors, the meeting being of opinion that
honorary disinction and commercial reputation are the most
sure and honourable award, and will prove tr.e more gene-
rally wisfactory to the manufacturers of this district.
The resolution was seconded by Mr. WEBTLEY RICH-
ARDS (rmumaker), but it led to emsiderable discussion,
the meeting heing manifestly against any prizes whatever
beteg awarded.
Mr. F. OSLRR (glass manufacturer) expressed an opinion
that the power of awarding prize. might be exceedingly mil-
cliievoss, whilst, on the other hand, if it were placed on a
proper beaks, it might do a 'rat deal of good.
Mr. Alderman VAN WART (Am. riean mernent) was
of opinion that money prism were undesirable, and he moved
an amendment to the effect that the word large" semuld
be omitted from the resolution set forth above ; and after
some further discuesion it was carried in its am-feted form.

A resolution wa4 paned in favour of • subscript on Laing
met an foot to ail ;he funds for carrying oat the rxhibitnen,
but reserving powers to the committee, in the event of
" large more, primes beinir given," to award as much of the
subscription raised to the object so the local committee
noised advissble.
Mr. T. C. SALT nemptuaker) was of opiailn the' the
nation might to pr 'side the tunes, and the slinis•i,n made
fn. to the public ; but this was answered by Mr. Fred.
Dee that this woubt he a boon to L widon sod it, pour at the
sipease of the country.
Tics remaining resAutior s, ert.fch were of a formai cha-
racter, were passed witb..ut ebeerviLion, awl a comiantte
was app,latod to carry out the °like' of the meeting.

LOAN To Till Pops.—A correspondent 'gates that
the tweed Rothschild declines signitut the papers necterary
tor UR completion of the loan to the Pepsi puvrrament unld
certain political concessions are made to our br.thren re-
siding at Rome. If the above be founded in trn.lt we shall
indeed be rejoiced. It will be on ad•litlur al teed. nee of that
inmost*. mural leftism:4 which will, we trust, ere long
sake nosey the supporter of liberal opinions, instead of
being, as it Asa too g 11y been rotas, the abettor of
oppression and tyrssay.—Jetoish CAroniek.