The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-05-15 00:00:00

a-nri you will find yol:r 1)r :soul. sufferings
than compensated by Sour future enjoyments.
These sn'."2-i f- :ire the result of E ,':fy of
water—to ti,c7, you owe all ti
afflict you—all your miseri-,,, you_' clise-ses, and
your premature death only with
patience, the copiousbleedings and fleecings, the
remedies which are of primaryirnporta.nce in your
case; and, permit us to prescribe for you, accord-
ing to our. .necessities, and all will be well with
you. The fleecing and the phlebothomy has
been performed over and over again, until scarcely
a single drop of blood remains in the victiths
veins. Yet there has been no cesation of the
water fevers Patience, the poor ratepayers have
displayed to its fullest extent. But the time has
come when its continuance would be ,a positive
crime. The Pike faction asserted that they
could provide an effectual remedy at a cost 'of
400,0001. Already, three times 400,0001: has
been expended, and yet they cry out, have
"patience," the remedy is not complete.

Their water was to have been flowing through
the streets of Liverpool at the rate of sixteen
million gallons per day, five years ago, yet even
now there is only a driblet of some two or three
millions. To this they say, "have patis-mce,"
it may come sometime. The quality of the water
was to excel every other which had ever been
furnished to the inhabitants. It was described
as pellucid as the clearst chrystal ; sparkling"and
brilliant; soft as distilled water; grateful to the
palate ; wholesome to the human system; admir-
ably suited for all the uses of an urban popula-
tion; in short, just the water the inhabitants of
Liverpool stood in .need of. Well, the water has
been supplied in the quantity stated above for
the last 'foni'moiaths;',, It has been diluted with
thrice its volume of.well Water, and what, in that
condition, is its in-esent'state ? Every water
Consumer knows that its. colour is offensive' to
the eye ; that its taste is vapid, and often
disgusting; that it is la.rgely, impregnated with
decomposed animaLvegetable, and other poisonous.
Matter ; that:it is' unsuited- for dietetic purposes
of all kindS; even for brewing ; that it is hardly,
fit .for the use ,of baths or washhouses; that', in
short, diluted although it be, it', is utterly
worthless for all domestic purposeS.: But 'the
Pikeists cry out, "have patience"-=give it a fair
trial, it has: cost yOU so and so ; do not cast the
stuff contemptuously aside; in time. you may
get used to it being poisonous, as the eels do to
skinning. But the Pikeists may presume too
much, if they have not already done so, on the
forbearance Of the people of Liverpool. Let
them bear in mind it is the last feather that
breaks the camel's' back ; and they may find that
the long-suffering Pike Slaves, when once
thoroUghly aroused, will, perhaps, more rudely
than desirable, snap asunder the chains which
their oppressors have so long kept securely
rivetted about their necks. We ask the Water
Committee, for what reason do they still persist
in forcing their filthy bog-wash down the throats
of the Liverpool public ? The summer is now.
upon us, and the diluted filth of Rivington ought
not to be tolerated in Liverpool a single day
longer.

The lying excuse, that the wells are not
adequate to supply the town, must not be
permitted to serve their purpose any longer, are
recently proved, from the figures of their own
Engineer, that the combined yield of the wells
is within a fraction of eight millions of gallons
per diem, or equal to twenty gallons per head
per day to the whole of the population. How is
this water disposed of, we should like to know ?
It may be wasted and fraudulently applied, as
was the case years ago, and in no other way can
it be accounted for. Assuredly it is not
honestly used by the waterconsumers—that is cer-
tain. We contend fearlessly that the present well
supply is ample for all the requirements of the
present population, if only honestly supplied.
Then why not furnish it, in the mean time, pure
and uncontamina.testAq
In due course measures can be adopted to
make the Pike water available for such purposes
as it is suited for, and in this respect it may
afford great relief to the wells ; but until such
time as that can be done, we protest, in the name
of the people of Liverpool, against the continua-
tion of the mixed supply, on any pretext, more
especially on a pretext which all know to be
untrue. If the Ratepayers are true to themselves
they will not sit patiently any longer waiting for
decisions of the Council, which may be adverse
or otherwise, according to the merest accident or
collusion of parties. NO, let us take warning by
the past, and be up and doing, bearing in mind
that " Providence helps those who help them-
selves" Let them commune with each other in
private—let them meet in public, and let them
make their recreant rulers understand that if
they have succeeded by false pretences in
fleecing them out of a million and a half of
sterling coin, that they shall not permit them •
longer to force disgusting filth upon them, to
the deterioration of their comforts, the injury of
their healths, and the risk of their lives.

The number of pounds of tea entered for consumption at
Belfast, for the week ending May 9, was 28,4581113.,
against 22,6811b5. the previous week, making a total of
885,7311b5. since Ist January last, against 644,9951b5.
same period last )ear.—Mereantile Journal.
An on dit of tLe quid nuncs of the day is that the lady
of a gentleman learned in the law, and recently, if not at
present, connected with your Queen's College, has came in
for an unexpected hgacy of £50,000. It is to be loped
that the party most interested may not have to repeat,
with many others, " that they are afraid the story is too
03,d to be true."—Dublin Correspcndent of the Cork
Reporter.
FIRE —Yesterday morning, about three o'clock, the inha-
bitants and neighbourhood of Everton-road were greatly
alarmed by the sudden outbreak of a firs in a number of
dwelling houses at present erecting, and nearly completed,
in tha; vicinity. It would appear that no fire whatever
had been in use on the property since the previous evening,
and,therefore,how the flames originated is at present only a
matter of crnjecture. Certain it is, that a great deal of
damage has been done, and property destroyed ; one of
the houses being nearly complete, and the entire inside
has been burnt out, including the roof. The property
belongs to Mr T. Hindle, and the amount of damage done
is estimated at about 300. We understand that no
insurance had been effected upon the buildings. Mr.
Hewitt, together with engine, &c , from Temple-court, was
quickly at the scene of destruction, and to the efficient
working of his men may be attributed the rescue of the
remaining portions.