The Express.
London, England, 1850-03-12 00:00:00

HAMBURG, March 8.

BORMINEALLM—Haub. Bergd., 92 Ulla ; Berlin Haub.,
sek Of money ;Talons Minden, 931 bias, 954 money;
burnt Wittebbarg, 69 bills, 614 money ; Frederiek
Ilem Nohern. 434 bills, 43 mosey ; Alton* Kiel, 924 bills;
Waldenburg, 33 bills• Olnelneidt, 29 tens; Copenhagen, 40 bills;
lamb. Bergd., Priority, Flee pm Cents., 100 Nils, 1045 money,
Berlin ilemb., Priority Font ...2 .1:la If per Cents., 100 i bills, 1004
matey ; Cologne Minden, Priority Four.and.a-Half per Cents.,
1004 money; ditto, ditto, Flee percent., 10 bills; Mecklenburg
ditto, FourAnd-a.lialf per Cent., 1004 bills, 1005 money.

METROPOLITAN ?AROCRIAL WATER SUPPLY ASSO-
ctATiox.—A meeting of the members of this samciation was
held yesterday at the London Tavern, Mr. Williams (late
M.P. for Coventry) in the chair. The secretary read the
report of the executive committee of the association, which
stated among a variety of details, that this association on mated In a meeting of the vestry of St. George's, Southwark,
and of other parishes, held In November, 1849. Great
activity had been used by the association to obtain the co-
°pinnace of parishes, and 65 parishes bad convened meetings
on the subject, 22 had not indicated any course of action,
and 51 had given notice of their intention to report on the
matter. The commissioners of the Board of Health
having intimated an opinion that the supply of
water should be under the management of the
Commissioners of Sewell and Sanitary Improvement,
it was satisfactory to find that Lord John Russell had pub-
licly dissented from any such principle of combination. The
committee then went on to say that Lord John Russell had
agreed to receive a deputation from the society on Thursday
sent, at which the attendance of parish officers was greatly
desired. The chairman then addressed the meeting, ex-
pressing his opinion that the supply of water
should be under district or parochial control. Mr.
Chillies followed on the same aide. Re said it was
a great anomaly that a population should be so
heavily taxed as they were far water so impure that
fish could not live is it.—Mr. W. J. Hall, in moving the
adoption of the report, said that the manufactures of London
were much prejudiced by the want of a suftleient supply of
water, and this operated to prevent the employment of
number of persons, especially is Bpitalfialds —) r. Heliw
seconded the motion.—Mr. Young (of Clerkenwell) and Mr.
Howe supported the motion.—ileveral other gentlemen
addressed the meeting, and the deputation to wait on Lord
John Russell was duly appointed. A petition to parliament
on the subject was also agreed to.

ST. TUOMAS'S HOSPITAL.—A special mooting of
the grand or house committee of the governors of St.
Thomas's Hospital was held on Tuesday Wt, to take into
consideration the most advisable Asps necessary to b. taken
is causquesos of the refusal of the Corporation of London
to affix the seal of the hovital, required by the governors to
be stilted, to .document. The corporation are, it appears,
the keepers of the seal which is the joint seal of the several
royal hospitals, and an, it is said, ordered by the act of
parliament to affix it without reading the document. The
act is a ministerial sot, and the seal is placed in the custody
of the eorporation, in order that an improper use might not
be made of it. At the last Court of Coalmen Council the
document to which the seal was to have been affixed was re.
(erred to the parliamentary oommittse ; and the hospital
governors, feeling that their privileges were compromised,
consulted some of the highest law authorities upon the sub-
jesiellan, who
eenoti have It
Ian"; saillegalid, pro. "Tunhceldpaargliamenaialt thtarey"croulaint.
woes requested the attendance of the solicitor to the
hospital: but the hospital committee desired him not to
present himself, or give any impianations, bat to attend the
nut Court of Aldermen Sr Common Council (either of
which can awake the power), to demand that the seal be
diked as • right, nadir protest, and then to proceed to
maintain the privileges of the corporation in a legal and
constitutional manner. The governors of the " royal hos-
pitals" are described se being greatly incensed at the idea
that any interference iambi be attempted as to the mode in
which tbsy think fit to otadost the Mils of the mot public
charitable tsads satrastod to their *wiping.