The Sun.
London, England, 1855-01-11 00:00:00

ESTIMATED COST OF THE WORKS.

Northern high level line, 66,6321. ; middle level gra-
vitating line and branches (including land and relief for
the Fleet and Ranelagh) 220,104/. ; main low level line
(including ditto) 167,8501. ; extension of gravitating
lines of Barking-creek, &c., 167,5001. ; pumping-engines,
engine-house, pumps, &c., 68,0001. ; total, 690,0861. ;
estimated cost of sewers required to bring Acton, Hod-
desden-green, &0., waters of Bayswater, 62,995/. ; grand
total, 753,6811.

The report istsigned " John Roe," and thus proposes
to effect a saving of 502,000/. per annum over the engi-
neer's plans.
Mr. Bazalgette reports upon Mr. Roe's scheme, which
he states to be " unfit to accomplish that which is pro-
posed," inasmuch as it is alleged
,that the data from
which that gentleman has worked is incorrect and t<he
estimates imperfect. The proposed sewage lines Mr.
Bazalgette describes as being " complicated and circui-
tous ; ' the curves are said to be of "short radii, re-
tarding the flow of the sewage," and "calculated to
create deposit in the sewers ;" such curves, it being
further said, having been " carefully avoided by the en-,
gineers to the commission " in -their plan " " as being
serious objections to their efficiency."
ABSTRACT OF THE JOINT REPORT OF sin W. CIIBITT
'AND MR, R. STEPHENSON ON MR. ROE'S SCHEME.
The report of Messrs. Cubitt and Stephenson in ex•
tent) occupieN 20 pages of closely-written manuscript.
It will be here suffieient, however, to state that both
gentlemen are opposed to Mr. Roe's scbeme, and that
the* distinctly approve of the intercepting system with
the following pfoo6o I—They say—
"In giving our recommendation in favour of an inter-
cepting system, we must be distinctly understood as coup-
ling with the approval of tho system the condition that the
lines of lewers which have to perform tho duties now so
imperfectly performed by the Thames must not be stinted
in their dimensions with the view of saving money for the
moment, as we are thoroughly convinced that if, with
this view, they are reduced in dimensions below those
suggested by your engineers, and approved of by us in
our former reports, nothing but disappointment awaits
you and the public. We have, we trust, put the
question before you (the commissioners) in such a manner
that you may term a correct judgment of the cense-
uences -that must inevitably follow the adoption of
ijj.ocopetent to deal with the ordinarily co.

FARRINGDON-WITHOUT WARD.—A meeting of the in-
habitants, convened by the alderman of the ward, was
held at the Sessions-house, Old Bailey, yesterday, to
take into consideration the report of the Consolidated
Committee to the Court of Common Council, on the re-
commendations contained in the report of the commis-
signers appointed to inquire into the state of-the Corpo-
ration of London. Alderman Sir James Duke took the
chair at the time specified, 2 o'clock, but besides some
seven or eight common councillors who accompanied'
him when he came into the court there were not
more than a dozen persons present. After waiting
for half-an-hour, Sir James Duke said, in consequence
of the meeting being so thinly attended, he should
adjourn the meeting. Some conversation ensued, in the
course of which Mr. Herapath observed that as the re-
port of the Committee of the Court of Common Council
had been circulated among the inhabitants, and as they
were not present to oppose it, it was to be inferred that
they approved of it. Mr. Smith said the report in ques-
tion had not even been received by the Common Coun-
cil, and be attended for the purpose of supporting ano-
ther report which was ieceived and adopted by the Com-
Council on the 24th of February. The Alderman
said any resolution that meeting might come to, there
being so few persons present, would have little weight,
and he therefore felt it his duty to adjourn the meeting,
and he would convene another when he thought that
circumstances required that he should do so. Tne meet-
ing then adjourned accordingly.
LANGBOURN WARD.—In compliance with a requisi-
tion presented to him, Mr. Alderman Cubitt convened
a meeting of this ward to be held at Crarraway's Codee-
house yesterday. At the hour appointed there were
not more than twenty persons present, including the
alderman, deputy, and majority of the common council-
men of the ward. Mr. Alderman Cubitt, in taking the
&lair, said that he had convened the meeting in consp-
cpience of a requisition presented to him, but as there
were so few present he thought it would be well to con-
sider whether they would be acting wisely in then dis-
cussing so important a question as the reform of their
corporation. Mr. Med win considered that from the thin-
ness of the meeting they might take it for granted that
the ward was satisfied to leave the discussion of the
question in the hands of the Common Council. As there
was not a fair representation of the ward present he
thought they ought to adjourn. Mr. Smith moved that
" the meeting be adjourned until after the printing of
the parliamentary bill for the reform of the corporation
of the City of London." The resolution was seconded
by Mr. Finlay, and, after a short conversation, carried
unanimously. Thanks were then voted to the chairman,
and the meeting separated.