The Sun.
London, England, 1855-11-28 00:00:00

CITY SEWERS COMMISSION.

Yesterday a Court wag held for the despatch of the
ordinary business of the Commission. The attendance
was necessarily small, in consequence of several of the
members being absent upon the entertainment commit-
tee, connected with the visit of his Majesty the King of
Sardinia.

The minutes of the preceding meeting having been
read by the junior clerk, Mr. 11. Blake, jun., several
applications were made, and the parties instructed ac•
cordingly.

DUST PrinTIIICED BY THE CITY TRAFFIC.
Mr. ABRAHAM then gave notice of the following mo-
tion, which will be discussed at an early Court, viz.:—
"That the clouds of dust constantly being produced
by the traffic in the unwatered streets in hot and dry
weather, soil and damage the houses, furniture, and
goods of the ratepayers of the City of London ; and that
this Court do make the necessary arrangements for
watering the streets generally in the City, in the year
ensuing, as provided for by the City of London Sewers
Act, 1848.' "

The notice of motion was agreed to.
The clause referred to by Mr. Abraham in the above
notice is the 147th of the Sewers Act, 1843, and is as
follows :

" And be it enacted that the commissioners shall have
full power and authority to cause the streets to be
watered as often as they shall think fit, and also
to cause any welisto be dug, and sunk in such places as
they shall think proper, and also to erect and fix any
pumps in any public places for the effectual supply of
water to the inhabitants of the City."
By clause 55 of the same act it is enacted " That
every present and future water company, having any
mains or pipes within the City, shall, if they shall be re-
quired by the commis,ioners so to do, furnish to the
commissioners a sufficient supply of water for the pur-
pose of water-lug the streets, and for cleansing, flush-
ing, &e."

The reports of the several inspectors of pavements and
nuisances having been examined and agreed to,
Reddin, the dust contractor, was fined in a large sum
for the non-removal of dust from Christ's Hospital, and
some other places, after which the commissioners ad-
journed for a fortnight, in consccpence of the visit of
he King of Sardinia to the City on Tuesday next, their
customary day of meeting.
Adjourned.

The King of Prussia has conferred the Order of the
Red Eagle, of the third class, upon Dr. Barth, the
African traveller.
RUSSIAN PRIZES.—The Ferrnann, Nyberg ; the Char-
lotte, Petersen ; and the Aotiv, Petersen ; all from
Wisby, with grain cargoes, have arrived here prizes to
the British fleet.
CIVILISATION requires that the lives and treasures of
the nations should not be spent in vain. Such a war as
that now waged can only be undertaken once in a cen-
tury, and it must therefore be continued until the results
aro such that the necessity for another war shall be next
to impossible. The right is on the side of the Western
Powers, and in the opinion of the nations of Europe
they are fully justified in taking advantage of it.—
Frankfort Poet Gazette.
THE FRENCH " LONDON OMNIBUS COMPANY."—It
appears that the proposed new Parisian Omnibus Com-
pany, formed for the purpose of working the London
roads, is not, as was supposed, defunct, as the prospec-
tuses are to be issued during the current week. It is
calculated that the whole of the work may be done with
600 vehicles. For 51. the company propose to take a
person from any part of London to any other part.
Fourpence will be the first fare, and an extra penny for
the " Correspondence," that is, the transfer from one
omnibus to another in the event of a passenger wishing
to proceed further than the first vehicle runs.
THE Hume TESTIMONIAL—At a meeting held yester-
day afternoon at Radley's Hotel, under the presidency
of Mr. Roebuok, a resolution was agreed to requesting
the executive committee to put themselves in communi•
cation with the various mechanics' institutes of the king-
dom, with a view to the organisation of local committees
in connexion with the above memorial. A subscription
was entered into and arrangements made for holding a
large meeting in the Marylebone Court-house, over
which Sir B. Hall has promised to preside.
THE ATTACK ON THE REDAN.—In the address made
by Captain Townehend at the dinner given to the ex-
mayor of Tamworth, the gallant captain, alluding to the
attack on the Redan, said :—" Contrary to the account
given by the correspondent of the Times, General Wind-
ham wont to General Codrington for the express pur-
posemight be sent of requesting that not another man
to the Redars, as such was the destructive fire of the
enemy that it was impossible for a man to live there.
The account given by the Times' correspondent had not
been contradicted, but he (Captain Townshen.d) had ac-
cidental facilities for knowing the truth of his own state-
ment, and could produce alnindant evidence of its accu-
racy."
RUSSIAN PROHIBITION OF GRAIN EXPORTS. The
Petersburg Journal of Commerce announces "the prohi-
bition of the export of grain across the entire European
frontier of the empire of Russia, as well as of the king-
dom of Poland, with the exception of wheat, which is
still allowed to be exported from the kingdom of Po-
land." This is a correction of previous semi-official an-
nouncements. Sweden is reported to be on the point of
adopting a similar step, and a proposition to the same
effect is about to be brought forward in Belgium.
Prussia has prohibited the distillation of spirits from
grain.
The Pays' alluding to the extraordinary assertion of
the London Press of last Sunday that the Emperor Na-
poleon has lately transmitted to the English Cabinet
propositions of peace made by Russia, which appear to
him acceptable, says :--" It must not be forgotten that
the Press is the organ of Mr, Disraeli, the partisan, the
most absolute, of peace-at-any-price, and that this journal
takes every opportunity of compromising Lord Palmer-
ston's Ministry, by representing it as determined syste-
matically to repudiate any and every pacific arrange-
ment. We are bound to add that no fact has come to
our knowledge of a nature to give the slightest :proba-
bility to the statement of the Press.
THE FRIEND OF THE CLERGY.—This excellent insti-
tution, which was established for the purpose of grant-
ing pensions to the widows and daughters of clergymen
of the established church, held a meeting yesterday of
its friends and supporters, at the London Tavern, for
the purpose of electing four in addition to those already
upon the funds. R. Baxter, Esq., presided ; and in
opening the business of the day expatiated at some length
upon the necessity of such an institution as evidenced
by the large number of unsuccessful candidates at each
election, and further pointed out the great advantages
which had already resulted ; concluding by expressing a
hope that such accession might be made to the funds as
would enable the committee to admit all the candidates.
from a very long list of candidates four were elected,
and after the declaration of the result of the ballot, the
thanks of the meeting were unanimously accorded to the
chairman, as also to the Rev. J. E. Cox and the other
scrutineers, when the proceedings closed.
WORCESTER AND HEREFORD RAILWAY.—A meeting of
ehe inhabitants of Malvern and the neighbourhood, was
held on Monday, in opposition to the proposed aban-
donment by the Worcester and Hereford Company of
that portion of the line between Malvern and Hereford.
It appeared that, owing to want of funds, the company
were about to apply to Parliament for permission to con-
struct the line between Worcester and Malvern only.
The meeting was numerously and influentially attended,
and resolutions were adopted pledging those present to
oppose the contemplated application of the company, and
every other which failed to connect Malvern with Here-
ford and the mineral district of South Wales,
MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LINCOLNSHIRE RAIL-
WAY.—The working expenses and other outgoings of
this company's railways (exclusive of the Manchester
South Junction and Altrincham, stated below) have
amounted in the fortnight ending Nov. 18, to 9,2611.
12s. 4]. making, with the 85,514/. 1,4. 2d. already stated,
a total Of 94,7751. 13s. 6d. for the first 10 fortnights of
the half-year or at the rate of 52.25 per cent. on the
railway traffic for the same period. Th© proportion of
the South Junction, &c., receipts accruing to this com-
pany for the fortnight ending Nov. 18 amounts to 7071.
ifs. 7d., making, with the 7,5991. 16s. 2d. previously
stated, a total for the first 10 fortnights of 8,3071. 7e. 9d.;
while the expenses being 3581. 2s. 10]. for this, and
3,323/. Bs. s]. for the 9 previous fortnights, amount to
3,681/. 11s. 3d., or at the rate of 44.31 per cent.
THE VICTORIA AND COMMERCIAL DOCKS.—The fol-
lowing letter relating to the relative capacities of the
Victoria and Commercial Docks, has becn addressed to
the Times :—" Sir,—l observe in your City Article this
day a notice of the opening of the Victoria Docks by the
admission of a ship of 2,000 tons, and it is stated to be
said that the size and draught of this vessel would have
prevented her admittance into any other dock in Lon-
don. May I ask the favour of your correcting this
statement, as at the new entrance to the Commercial
Docks there is a depth of 27 feet of water over the till
of the lock at high water, and the new dock is of the
same depth throughout, so that the largest vessels are
readily admitted without breaking bulk.—l am, &c.,
Slanimis, jun.. Secretary."