The Sun.
London, England, 1852-06-17 00:00:00

THE . LONDON;

I Lord EBRINGTON objecting to the Bill, and the
manner in which it hid been conducted through the
Select Committee. The public had cot been represented
before it, although he, on behalf of an association coe-
taining a number of distinguished sanitary reformers,
had applied to he heard for the public. He
therefore did not attach much weight to that
Committee. The Bill which they had pro-
duced was certainly not worthy of the trouble which
had been bestowed. In many respects it was a retro-
grade step from the Bill of that year, bad as that was.
It made no provision for the cognate subject of drainage,
without which no system of water supply could be
efficient. He also complained that there was no pro-
vision for centralizing the different water com-
panies. The quality of the water proposed
to be supplied was most inferior, .:, and it bad
been proved to have a peculiar odour, and to be
most deleterious to the public health. It was calculated
that the laundresses' bills of the metropolis came to:about '
5,000,000/. or 6,000,0001., and it was well known that
the water from the Thames, from its superior hardness,
cost the metropolis, in various ways, 1,000,000 more
than the water from the Surrey Hills would do. Ho
thought that it would be better to postpone this Bill for
another year.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE said it used to be said that it
was the old companies who were the stumbling blocks
in the way of reform in this particular, but now it ap-
peared that there were sprung up sanitary associa-
tions, who were greater nuisances still.—(Laughter.)
They had heard of certain persons in Tooley-street
declaring themselves to be the people of England, and
now they had sanitary associations assuming to them-
selves the health of the people of England.—(Hear.)
Who formed this sanitary association? He could not
Red them out. He himself had received a pamphlet
from it, and he found on comparison that the Hon. Mem-
ber for Penryn's (Mr. Mowatt) speech was nothing else
than this pamphlet.—(A laugh.) The Noble Lord who
had just sat down complained that the water taken from
the Thames had a feculent odour. Was anything else to be
expected when the Noble Lord, when Commissioner
of Sewers, had, as was proved from calculations,
poured into it 2,000,000 cubic feet of sewage matter,
equal to an area of thirty-six acres, and six feet in
depth?—(Great laughter.) Yet the Noble Lord and
those acting with him were now delaying measures
which were to remove those great evils.—(Hear, hear.)
The Government deserved great praise for their con-
duct with regard to the sanitary measures now before
the House, and ho was sure that the public would not
grudge the House two or three weeks more existence if
they set fairly and honestly to work on these Bills.
He hoped the House would go into Committee without
further delay, and set about satisfying the country that
it was resolved to do its duty with regard to this impor-
tant subject.
Mr. J. WILLIAMS complained that the Committee
from which this Bill had proceeded had not contained
one single Member who could be said to be the repre-
sentative of the metropolitan interest. He should op-
pose going into Committee, because he did not think the
Bill a fair one.
Sir B. HALL considered that the chief recommenda-
tion of the Committee was its entirely impartial construc-
tion, and the complete absence of any element which
could assume the appearance of interested motives. He
was surprised that the Hon. Member for Lambeth should
attempt to obstruct the progress of this Bill; because, if
he remembered aright, the animalscontained in the water
supplied to his constituents were larger and fatter than
any others. He believed that the Honourable Mem-
ber bad himself exhibited a large drawing of them
before the Committee, and speaking of the
animals painted on the stained glass windows of the
House, had expressed his belief that the designs were
taken from the animals which his constituents ate and
drank daily. He should certainly support the Bill.
After a few words from Mr. GEACH, who supported
the Bill,
The amendment was withdrawn, and the House went
into Committee on the Bill.
Mr. MO WATT proposed in clause 1 that the date
1853 should be substituted for 1857.
Lord SEYMOUR hoped that the Committee would
not alter the original wording of the clause.
After some further conversation, in which Messrs.
Denison, T. Duccombe, and Lord John Manners took
part, it was agreed that the date 1855 should be substi-
tuted for 1857.
The House then resumed.
ROYAL COMMISSION.
The Usher of the Black Rod appeared at the table to
summon the House to attend at the bar of the House of
Peers, to hear the Royal Assent given by Commission
to several public and private Bills (for which see
Lords' report). On the return of the SPEAKER he an-
nounced the names of the Bills.
The other twelve o'clock orders were then disposed of,
and the House rose at Four o'clock.

The House resumed at Six o'clock.
Mr. Alderman THOMPSON presented a petition
from the West Indies, complaining of the distressed
state of her sugar manufactures.
Mr. P. MILES presented a similar petition.
Sir J. PAKINGTON also presented similar petitions
from Jamaica and St. Lucia.

Mr. HUME presented a petition from the linen-
wearers of Montrose, complaining of their distressed
state; also from the shipping owners of Montrose,
praying for the repeal of the passing toll at Ramsgate
!Labour.

scale of weights is Lord Glasgow's Caracara, who
in this instance, I expect, will be very forward in the
rac,a—one of the fist three—receiving, as be does, 18Ihs
of Stilton, and 16lbs of Bird-on-the-Wing. Tne race,
in fact, so far as I can discover at the present time, lies
between Caracirs, Bird-on-the Wing, and Stilton; arid
if I took any fir choice it would be Lord Glasgow's colt.
Oa Thursday for the Gateshead or Lottery Stakes,
over the two mile course, they will scarcely, I should say,
pull out the Derby winner ; but leave the race to Gossa-
MER, Augur also being among the absentees.
The Gold Cup Stakes, of 10 Bova each, over the two
mile course, will probably be contested by Azeth, Nancy,
and perhaps Stilton. Should Mr. Martinson's mare run,
I expect she will be the winner ; in her absence I see
nothing to deprive Azeth of the laurels of victory.
The Members' Plate Handicap, Grand Stand, Convi-
vial, and Amateur Welter Stakes, and Corporation
Plate, I shall defer commenting upon until next week.
The betting on the events next week are somewhat
brisk, notwithstanding the attractions of Hampton
meeting. The following are the latest quotations:—
North Derby-2 to 1 agst Gossamer, 2 to 1 agst
Stilton, 4 to 1 agst the Marinella colt. Second
Triennial-2 to 1 on Azeth. Tyro Stakes=3 to 1
each agst the Queen and Lambton, 4 to 1 each
agst Nestor and the Charming Woman. Third Trien-
nial-2 to 1 agst Songstress, 3 to 1 agst Claverhouse,
4 to 1 agst Evadne. Northumberland Plate-2 to 1
agst Stilton (offered), 6 to 1 agst Bird-on-the-Wing, 8
to 1 each agst St. Michael, the Proctor, Phantom,
and Caracara, 12 to 1 agst Colsterdale. Lottery
Stakes—Even on Daniel O'Rourke, 3 to 1 agst
Gossmer. Gold Cup Stakes— Even on Nancy,
2to 1 agat Songstress. Stockbridge Second Triennial-
-6 to 4 agat Lamartine, 4 to 1 agst Payment, 6 to 1 agst
Harpsichord. Third Triennial-3 to 1 agst Chief Baron
Nicholson, 4 to 1 agst Longbow, 9 to 2 agst Joe Miller,
6 to 1 each agat Harbinger and Kingston. Fourth
Triennial-2 to 1 agst Cneas. Mottisfort Stakes-2 to
1 agst Vaultress, 3 to 1 agst Cneas, 5 to 1 agst Ched-
dar.—l am, Sir, &c.,
June 17, 1852. THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF.

HAMPTON RACES.
BY EXPRESS.-(THIS DAY.)

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