The Sun.
London, England, 1855-05-10 00:00:00

po]itan drivers that you may tell when you leave
a ward under the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan

Road Commission, superintended by the late Sir

CHARLES APADAm, and get, upon a road under

parish or vestry paving board by the jolting yo.

Has consolidation, at all events to star

with, under that we-working commission, been

;hought of ?

The mortal remains of the Countess Rossi (Mdme.
Sontag) arrived at Dresden on the 29th ult., whence
they are to be conveyed into Lusatia, to be deposited in
the convent of Marienstern.
PERU.—From Peru we learn that the steamer Rimac
had been wrecked, and nearly 100 persons on board
perished.
A TROPHY FOR THE QUEEN. —A Russian eagle, a
trophy captured near Balaklava, brought to England by
her Majesty's ship Vengeance, has been sent by Captain
Lord E. Russell to London, as a present to her Majesty.
—Plymouth Mail.
The celebrated horse, Wild Irish Girl, the property of
William Quinn, Esq., of Loloher, Ireland, has been
lately sold to the Marquis of Waterford for 200 guineas.
Her performances at the April meeting on the short grass
prove her to be a "good un."
The Czar has just conferred new orders and insignia,
enriched with diamonds, upon Prince Gortschakoff 111.
(not the commander-in-chief) and General Khruleff for
their services in the Crimea.
A government school of art has just been established
at Southampton. Its establishment was originated and
chiefly supported by a lady of the neighbourhood. Mans
of the pupils are sappers and miners belonging to the
Ordnance survey department in the above-nientionec
town.

The Countess Flahault and Its, who proceeded with
with Count Walewski en route to'Paris, were detained
at Folkestone by the tempestuous weather. The countess
and party proceeded to Dover on Tuesday, and crossed
over to Calais at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, iu the mail
steam-packet Empress, with Capt. Srnithett.
THE NAVAL CLUB OF 1765 —Last evening, the
members of this club celebrated the anniversary of
Duncan's victory at Camperdown (1797), by a ban-
quet at the Thatched-house Tavern. Capt. Chappell,
P.N., occupied the chair. About 30 officers sat down.
The members will have another banquet on the occasion
of the anniversary of the Queen's birthday (May,l9).
The lister-Zeitung gives the following detail re,pect-
ing the English army before Sebastopol :—The Light
Division, Lieut.-General Sir G. Brown, numbers 3,800 :
First Division, Sir C. Campbell, 3,500 ; Second Divi-
sion, Major-General Pennefather, 3,600 ; Third Divi-
sion, Lieut.-General Sir P. England, 3,500 ; Fourth
Division, Sir J. C inibpell, 3.500. To these must be
added the Naval Brigade, 1,000 ; 600 marines, and 600
cavalry. This number will si,on he increased to 25,000.
HOUSE DEAlNAGF.—Yesterday Lnrd Ebrington's bill
was printed, to empower the Commissioners of Sewers
to expend on house drainage a certain sum out of the
moneys borrowed by them on the security of the rates,
and also to give to the Ganrnissioners certain other
powers I'm- the same purpose. The sum is not to exem?
25,0001., and the approaching hot weather is urged as a
reason why the powers of the 49th section of the Metro-
politan Sewers Act should be forthwith actively exer-
cised for house drainage.
NEW BILL ON' INFANTS' MARRlAGES.—Yesterday a
Lill in the llornm of C.minons was printed, to enable
infaws, with the approbation of the Court of Chancery,
to make binding settl,ments of their real and persona!
estate on marriage. The bill has been prepared- by Mr.
.Malins and Mr. Whiteside, th,.. barristers.
ASSAULTS ON 'WOKEN AND CHlLDREN.—Yesterday
a return to Parliament was issued, showing the number
of men charged at or summoned to the different police-
offic3s in Dublin during the past year for assaults en
women and aildren. The number is 1,222 ; of which
15 were sent for trial, 344 were summarily convicted,
and 863 discharged.
THE NEW BEER BILL.—The petition from the in-
habitants of this town, praying for a repeal of the New
Beer Bill, containing upwards of 25,000 signatures, has
been forwarded to T. E. Headl :m, Esq., M.P., for pre-
sentation to the House of Commons. —Newcastle Guar-
dian.

The birthday of the young Duke of Parma was cele-
brated at the capital of his States on the 29th ult. A
solemn service was performed on the occasion in the
cathedral in the presence of the Duchess Regent, the
Ducal family, the Ministers, and the members of the
Diplomatic Body. In the evening the Duchess and her
son showed themselves t the people on the balcony of
the palace, and were received with enthusia.qm.
DESTRUCTION OF A FLOUR MILL AT DEPTFORD.—
Yesterday afternoon, shortly before four o'clock, a fire,
attended with a considerable destruction of property,
broke out in the extensive premises belonging to Mr.
Featherey, termed the Black Horse Flour Mill, situate
at Black Horse Bridge, Deptford.. The fire commenced
from some unexplained cause in the mill, and owing to
the inflammable nature of the contents the flames spread
with more than usual rapidity, seizing upon the whole
of the valuable stock in trade, and fairly enveloping the
entire building. The total loss at the lowest computa-
tion will exceed 1,0001., and unfortunately the sufferer
was not insured for a single penny. The building
be-
longed to Mr. Little, of New-cross, and at present it is
unknown whether it was insured or not.
SOCIETY OF FRIENDS OF FOREIGNERS IN DISTRESS.--
Last night the 49th anniversary dinner of this charity
was held at the London Tavern. In the absence of Earl
Granville, who was prevented by his late accident from
presiding, the chair was taken by John Labouchere,
money Esq.
,tshuebsTerreibaesyweras 1,4901.
HOSPITAL the Society. The amount of
HOSPITAL FOR CONSUMPTION AND DISEASES OF THE
CHEST.—The anniversary dinner in aid of the above
charity took place yesterday, at Willis's Rooms, St.
James's-street. In the absence of the Duke of Rich-
mond. who had promised to preside, but who WPS pre-
vented by indisposition, the chair was taken by Lord
Ravens worth, supported by about 100 gen Aernen, friends
of the charity. A collection was made, which resulted
in an addition to the funds of the hospital of aboutl,sool.
The affray between the military and militia in Cork
was renewed on Monday night, and several of the riot-
ers suffered considerably. They were, however, finally
secured by the piekets, :,nd placed under restraint.
FLAGS OF TRUCE AT SEBASTOPOL. —General Pelissier
has is,ued the following general order relative to flags'
of truce :—" The General-in-Chief has decided that the
communications with the enemy should hereafter take
place'by sea, and that the flags of truce should meet in
boats, off the harbour. Consequently, the general com-
manding the first corps expressly recommends to the
general, major, and superior officers in the trenches, not
to admit any Russian flag of truce, either on the right
or centre of the attack of the first corps, or near the
cemetery, where it was hither'o usual to exchange mes-
sages and communications. Every infraction of the pre-
sent order will be severely punished. (Signed) PE-
LISSIER, the General Commanding the First Corps.—
Before Sebastopol, April 20."

A line of electric telegraph is abciut to be established
from Wenenborg, province of Scania, in Sweden, to the
frontier of Norway. It is to run along the western coast
of Sweden.

To promote discussion on the Bill for the local
administration of the Aletropolis—of which the
all-absorbing administration of the War and of
our general taxation may make us lose sight—
and to give a fair hearing to opposing views on
the subject, we insert an able and important
letter from Lord EBRINGTON, which is in circula-
tion amongst some of the leaders of his constitu-
ency upon Sir BENJAMIN HALL'S Bill. Un-
doubtedly we cannot afford to have large mistakes
and maladministration of increased local burthens,
as well as maladministration at the same time of
the increased general taxation of the country.
It is estimated that the expense of the staffs of
the thirty-six new local boards which Sit
BENJAMIN HALL proposes to create in the
metropolis, cannot be less than one hun-
dred thousand pounds ? Will not fewer suf-
fice ? One staff ought to be made cheaper and
stronger than seven, and Lord EBRINGTON states
that " the staff expenses in 1846, under the sever
sewer commissions into which the metropolis was
then divided, were more than 20 per cent. on the
works executed. The staff expenses in 1854,
under the consolidated commission, were only 11
per cent., and that included systematic mapping
and the, under-ground surveying items, quite un-
known in the olden times." Having gained so
much by consolidation has a case been made out,
so far as sewerage and drainage works are con-
cerned, for going back and creating 36 new sur-
veyorships, and as many sub-surveyorships and
clerks ? The most important drainage works, the
house drainage, are under the jurisdiction of the
Metropolitan building surveyors, whose emoluments
are some twenty thousand pounds per annum; indi
vidual surveyors, who are private practising archi-
tects, getting upwards of one thousand pounds per
annum each for the performance of duties which
three or four persons giving their whole tithe to
the service could perform much more satisfac-
torily than a dozen private practitioners. Sir
BENJAMIN HALL alleges, and probably truly, that
they have not performed the most important por.
tions of their duties. Well, should not they be
made to perform them, or the emoluments b(
transferred with the duties to the thirty-six nett
surveyors ? Why is the Metropolis to be burthened
with both sets of offices ? It is stated by Metro