The Sun.
London, England, 1862-01-11 00:00:00

CANADA.

A letter from Toronto, dated Dec. 26, says :
His Excellency Lord Monek has, by virtue of the
power vested in him by the provincial law, issued
an order calling out a large portion of the militia.
The whole of Canada is divided into military dis-
tricts, each district being subdivided into battalions.
We have colonels commanding districts, and lieu-
tenant-colonels commanding the battalions. These
gentlemen, as a general rule, know nothing of mili-
tary matters, but the organisation will prove useful
to a certain extent. The order requires each lieu-
tenant-colonel commanding a battalion to call out
a flank company of 75 men. Volunteers are first
asked for. If the companies are all filled about
33,000 men will be raised. At present they
are merely required to notify their readiness to
serve. They may not be actually "called out" at
all. But if the necessity does arise they will be
marched off to the rendezvous appointed by the
Commander-in-Chief (the Governor• General), and
there re-organised and re-officered. It is easy to
see that many of the titular colonels and majors
who were " honoured" With commissions when

there was no prospect of war will be dispensed with,
and that some jealousy and discontent will ensue.
But Lord Monck owes it to his Sovereign, and to
the people both of England and Canada, that not
even an ensign shall be appointed who is not quali-
fied to discharge the duties required of him. Upon
the way in which a militia is officered their value
depends. If wb are to be supplied with a lot of
swaggerers like those who flourish in the American
army, wo may as well give up the contest at once.
This wo confidently hope will not be the case, and
I am sure that in any measures Lord Monck may
take to secure the efficiency of the militia he will
be fully supported by public opinion. As the order
of which I speak was issued but a few days ago, and
as it has not reached the country districts, sufficient
time has not elapsed practically to judge of the re-
sponse it will meet with. But in every town and
village throughout the province volunteer companies
are in process of formation. The greatest enthu-
siasm is manifested ; in fact, Canada is " spirtling
for a fight." All our public buildings are occupied
day and night in drilling. Men of all classes aro
ready to shoulder the rifle and risk their lives in de-
fence of the country. Everything is so far in embryo,
but we shall soon emerge into a more fully deve-
loped state. A meeting of mechanics was held the
other evening in this city, and such was the ardour
manifested that I am assured in a week from this
date a battalion of 600 men will have volunteered.
A similar spirit is manifested in the Lower Province.
For the details of the movement I must leave you
to consult the Canadian papers, but you may rest
assured that, unless the advices from Washington
become especially pacific, in a fortnight from this
date nine-tenths of the unmarried men of the cities,
villages, and towns, and s. large share of the mar-
ried men capable of bearing arms, will have volun-
tcerd in the active militia force. By so doing they
render themselves liable to five years' service, while
the regular militia are only subject to 12 months.
But the volunteers of the active force nominate their
own officers, such nominations being subject to the
approval or disapproval of the Commander-in-Chief.
In an order issued by the Deputy-Adjutant-General
yesterday, the officers commanding battalions of the
regular militia were requested to place their com-
panies under the control of men who had been in the
regular army,when their services could be obtained.
So far as possible the request will be complied with;
but though there are many gentlemen in Canada
belonging to the class in question, their numbers
are far from sufficient to officer the whole
of the militia. This being the case, any ex-officers
in England competent to take the command of raw
levies may be sure of getting commissions here, if
not in the regular militia, certainly in the volunteer
force. Though there is more of the Yankee about
Canadians than about Englishmen, they are by no
means oblivious to the lesson taught at Bull Run,
and thus desire, above all things, to secure good
and efficient officers.

Allow me a few remarks upon the temper of the
French Canadian population of the Lower Province.
If England were to go to war with France I would
be sorry to answer for the loyalty of many. But
war with America is a different matter. The Lower
Canadians have long seen their nationality, or, as
they more correctly express it, " their language,
their religion, and their laws," threatened by the
rapidly-increasing numbers of Anglo-Saxons in the
Upper Province, and they resist any and every
effort to Anglicise them, with a determination ex-
ceedingly detrimental to the cause of progress. They
know this, however, that if Canada should be lost
by Britain and gained by the United States, they,
the French Canadians, would be completely
swamped. " Notre langue, notre religion, et nos
leis," would soon disappear. This consideration
makes the habitants as loyal subjects of the throne,
in a contest with the States, as she has anywhere in
the world. The enthusiasm manifested is very great,
and from all parts of the Lower Province comes news
of the formation of volunteer companies, and offers
of whole regiments from influential men.

As mentioned in my last letter, a battery is in
course of erection, and will command the entrance
to the bay of this city. The other day a couple
of recruits, who a week or two ago had enlisted in
the 100th Regiment, deserted. They procured a
small fishing boat belonging to a coloured man, and
actually attempted to cross Lake Ontario—a dis-
tance of 45 miles at least—to the American shore.
But before they had got far out the African sus-
pected their intentions, and, procuring aid, he
started in pursuit, and came within hail when
about ten miles from land. The deserters refused
to "heave to," but the negro fired at them from a
fowling piece loaded with buck shot, wounding
both severely. Their capture was then effected, and
they were brought back to the barracks. Upon the
person of one of the men was found a sketch of the
new works just erected. He is said to be an Ameri-
can, and it is rumoured he enlisted for the purpose
of being the better able to act the spy. So far
as our "fortifications" are concerned there is no-

thing to hide. The men of the 30th have thrown
up one battery with embrasures for eight guns. It
is simply a plain bank of earth running parallel to
the bay. A little further to the east, in such a
position that its guns would act upon a vessel en-
deavouring to enfilade the main battery, is an earth-
work for two 68-pounders. I understand it is the
intention of the military authorities to erect a fort
at the mouth of the Humber, a little river west of
Toronto two and a half miles. The fort will com-
mand one of the two roads, which an enemy ad-
vancing from the west upon Toronto would be
compelled to take.

Tho news of the death of Prince Albert is very
deeply felt by the people. There are none who do
not express heartfelt sympathy with her Majesty
in this affliction, coming so close as it does upon the
decease of her mother. All look with great anxiety
to the next mail, which will bring intelligence of
the way in which sho bears her affliction.

THE CANADIAN REINFORCEMENTS.
THE ARRIVAL OUT.
(From the Quebec Chronicle of December 27.)]
The Persia, which passed Father Point a few
minutes after noon yesterday, soon reached Bic,
anchored about a mile and a half from the shore,
and commenced landing about 600 men in her own
boats.
They were nearly all landed by the evening,
without any casualty, the weather being mild and
calm, and the harbour perfectly clear.
They will start for Riviere du Loup to day, at
about noon, in caricoles procured from the people in
the vicinity.; The road, 36 miles long, is good,
and the country well settled all the way. We
understand that if the weather continues fine the
Persia will proceed at once to Riviere du Loup, for
the purpose of landing stores, and the remainder of
her men, said to be in all 2,000.
There is not much ice in the channel, and the
military men who went down thither to superintend
the debarkation say it could have been effected to-
day without difficulty. Our information is to the
effect that the steamer would not be able to lie along-
side the wharf there for more than four or five
hours at high water, and that boats or schooners
cannot make their way to the wharf from her side
if she should anchor in the river.
If the weather should not be fine the Persia will
remain at Bic, where there is shelter under the
island from all winds, and excellent anchorage, and
the 20 canoes with 100 men who were sent down to
Riviere du Loup two days ago will proceed at once
to assist in getting the stores on land.
The Australasian, it will be seen, is safe at
Halifax.
Of the Melbourne we have heard nothing yet.
She is fully due.
The Governor-General and Col. Paynter were in
the telegraph office here all yesterday afternoon en-
gaged in correspondence. The line was kept open
all last night.
The lighthouses in the river have all been relit
for some days past, owing to the prudent fore-
thought of the Governmsnt.

SURRENDER OF MESSRS. SLIDELL

AND MASON.

OPINIONS OF THE FRENCH PRESS.

Several of the Paris journals express their satis-
faction at the settlement of the Trent difficulty, and
congratulate the United States on having acted
with so much moderation and self-command. The
feeling of our contemporaries inclines more towards
America than England in the matter, and some of
those journals even go the length of imputing to
the British Cabinet a desire to fasten a quarrel on
America on any pretext, however futile. Such a
supposition we conceive to be completely unfounded
—first, because England has enough to do at home
with her manufactures and commercial undertak-

ings to render a war anything but popular ; and
next, because the American nation is not one that
any Power whatever would choose to encounter in

the field unless urged to such a course by some
strong necessity. We subjoin a few extracts from

the articles of which wo speak, commencing with
one from the Debuts—

" The outburst of joy which has taken place in
London on the receipt of the news, and the testi-
mony of which is brought us by the English
journals, shows to what a degree England dreaded
war,' after having adopted, perhaps too precipi-
tately, the very system of conduct calculated to
render it inevitable. England not only uses the
language of satisfied national pride, but breathes
freely like a man who finds a heavy weight re-
moved from his breast. The Post affects a little
coldness and diplomatic haughtiness. We hope,'
it says, that this tardy reparation has been ac-
companied by the apologies demanded ;' but the
Times, that echo of public opinion, treats the ques-
tion of excuses as one of little value ; and, being
content to see the nightmare of a maritime war
dispelled, is disposed to pass over them."
The Temps expresses itself in these terms :
" Honour to the Government of the United
States, as well as to public opinion in America!
To admit the necessities of a situation, and to con-
form to it with a manly resignation, is a proof of
wisdom which is not yet very common among
nations and Governments. The American Go-
vernment, in releasing the prisoners, has doubtless
done nothing more than apply the doctrines which
it has constantly professed, and, at the same time,

it wards off a great danger. To do so has not the
less required great strength of mind, great mode.
ration, and great command over itself. We have
faith in that strength, in that moderation and in
that self self-command. If, moreover, President
Lincoln wishes to crown his work, and restore to
the incident of the Trent its true and general sigmi-
fication, he has only to solemnly consider the re-
monstrance of England as an abandonment of the
old maritime policy of England. Tho satisfaction of
the moment is for England; the real triumph is in
every way for the United States, and for the cause
of the freedom of the seas. This precedent is des-
tined to be deeply engraved in the memory of nations.
It has been said that England and the English
Government hold in reserve other motives and other
pretexts for war. That may be possible, but she can
now be defied to make use of them, as public opinion
would forbid it. Already divided, before the victory
which the Cabinet of Washington has just gained,
over itself, public feeling will become unanimous.
If we are not mistaken, a great change in favour of
the United States is about to take place, not only
in England, but in every country. This incident
waeperhaps necessary to make the Old World feel
by what bonds the United States were connected
with it. The South had considered the capture of
its plenipotentiaries as equivalent to a victory; it
will not be mistaken in regarding their release as
an omen of its defeat."

The Opinion Nationale employs the following lan-
guage :

" The affair is now settled, and we may henceforth
sleep in peace. John Bull and Brother Jonathan are
at last reconciled, and wo might perhaps give way
to enthusiasm on the subject, if the insidious
question ; ' is the reconciliation sincere P' did not
suddenly present itself to our mind. We should
hesitate to answer in the affirmative. The Fede-
ral Cabinet has made a concession for which it
must have felt great repugnance; but it saw all
the danger of plunging into a war with Eng-
land under present circumstances. It has there-
fore swallowed the affront, but feels it too
keenly to pardon England' for inflicting it. The
fire smoulders; some day or other, we shall see
the flames burst forth. But is England, which
has obtained so great a triumph for her self-love,
satisfied with it, after all ? The fact is open to
doubt. The British Cabinet is suspected, not with-
out some plausible grounds, of wishing to force a
war upon the United States, and the language of
the principal English journals would almost Induce

us to suppose that the liberation of Messrs. Mason
and Slidell has in reality caused disappointment
rather than pleasure.
The following is from the &ccle "The despatches which announce the favourable
solution of the conflict between England and the
United States have produced general satisfaction
in Paris. The prospect of a war which would ne-
cessarily lead to the most serious complications,
would fill with mourning all those who, like us,
would wish to see all nations proceed regularly and
unshackled towards liberty and prosperity. In ac-
cepting the consequences of the act of Captain
Wilkes, the Washington Cabinet would have com-
promised the future of the two hemispheres and the
cause of the American Union. To yield under such
circumstances is, on its part, a proof of strength
rather than of weakness. It renders homage to
the principles which it has itself defended for so
many years, and yields to the wishes expressed
so unanimously by the European Government. All
had adopted the arguments so clearly developed by
M. Thouvenel ; all condemned the conduct of the
Commandant of the San Jacinto as contrary to the
law of nations, but what is remarkable is that no
Power, in presenting considerations on an isolated
fact, called in question the good faith, 0,
and the patriotism of the Government of the
American Republic. It has rallied round it sym-
pathies which*ere about departing ; and Messrs.
Mason and Slidell set at liberty by its orders, may,
without danger to it, resume their voyage :to
Europe."

ESSAYS AND BEEWA§-.

At the opening of the Arches Court yesterday morning,
before Dr. Lushington, the case of the " Office of the Judge
Promoted by the Bishop of Salisbury v. Williams (clerk)"
was proceeded with.

Dr. Phillimore resumed his arguments in support of the
articles of indictment, contending that the doctrine of in-
spiration in the Church of England was one that excluded
altogether the view of inspiration which placed it upon
human reason, and that inspiration, when applied to the
Holy Scriptures and the prophets, meant an action of the
Holy Ghost upon the mind different and distinct not only
in degree, as his learned friend who spoke last on the other
side contended, but in kind from the ordinary use of the
word.

Mr. Stephen—I said it was of the same kind, but for dif-
ferent objects and different in degree.
Dr. Phillimore—Substantially I think that comes to the
same thing, for we say that it is an entirely different kind
of inspiration. In support of his contention on this point
the learned counsel quoted the words, " AccorcUng to the
mind of the Holy Ghost expressed in the Scriptures" from
the preface to the homilies and canons, and held that to
make good their argument the counsel for Dr. Williams
would have to show that it was the mind of the Holy
Ghost, expressed in the same way, which appeared in the
works of Shakespeare and Milton. In further confirmation
that his view of inspiration was the doctrine of the church,
Dr. Phillimore read extracts from the homilies, which also
bore upon the question of the predictive element of the pro-
phecies, and especially of the 53d chapter of Isaiah, which
was denied by Dr. Williams to have any reference to the
coming of the Saviour. He had been surprised to hear
Hooker quoted to the effect that reason in men's minds was
an inspiration in the same sense as the inspiration of the Holy
Scriptures, and that reason must be applied to the understand-
ing of the Scriptures, for the whole tenor of the Ecclesiastical
Polity went to show that the insufficiency of the light of
nature for the understanding of God's truth was fully and
perfectly supplied by the Scriptures, and one passage in that
book contained these words, which he thought singularly
applicable to this case, " The mixture of those things in
speech which by nature arc divided is the mother of all
error." But he had in the same way been pressed into the
service to support the opinion of Dr. Rowland Williams

upon the subject of prophecy, but a reference to the "Ana-
logy," under the head " Credibility of Revelation liable to
Objections," would show that Butler admitted a primary
and secondary meaning to the prophecies, whereas the alle-
gation against Dr. Williams was that in no part of his
essay was there an acknowledgment of the spiritual part of
the prophecies—the view of the essayist being that the pro-
phet was the historian of contemporary events, and in no
sense a foreteller. Dr. Phillimore read several passages
from Butler's " Analogy," all of which he considered mili-
tated entirely against the notion that there was no authority
in Butler for the opinions of Dr. Williams. Butler distinctly
admitted that the inspiration of the Holy Scriptures was
different not only in degree but in kind from reason, and that
to deny the inspiration of the particular Book of Daniel
referred to in the essay Nrould be to deny the authority of
the Saviour, and to put in jeopardy the whole system of
Christianity. The learned counsel thought it also material
to give a summary from Leland of the writings of English
deists of the last century—Collins, Wolaten, Tindal, Chubb, '
and others—whose method was shown to be neither more
nor less than a close anticipation of Baron Bunsen and his
reviewers. Coming, then, to the authorities cited on the
other side, he denied that any of them could really be re-
garded as favourable to Dr. Williams ; and he must say that
he had heard with the utmost surprise the great name of
Bishop Pearson included amongst the number. It was clear
from the whole context that Dr. Williams had used the
word " Messianic " as equivalent to " predictive of our
Lord ;" and it was therefore quite astounding to be told
that Bishop Pearson only allowed one text in the Prophets
to be "Messianic." In point of fact the bishop's work abso-
lutely abounded in passages which assumed texts in the Old
Testament to be predictions of our Lord ; but it appeared
that he had chanced, in commenting on the word "Christ"
in the Creed to say that the word "Messiah"—its Hebrew
equivalent—was only once directly and solely applicable to
our Lord, namely, that where it spoke of Messiah as being
" cut off." Unless Dr. Williams was prepared to say that
li he admitted the Hebrew prophets to be full of passages pre-
dictive of our Lord, it was a mere quibble to speak of Bishop
Pearson as on his side. Then his learned friend had quoted
Bishop Lowth; but the result of that learned and distin-
guished man's criticisms had been greatly to strengthen the
predictive element of the sacred writers. For example, in-
stead of our translation of Isaiah liii. 9, "And he made his
grave with the wicked and with the rich in his death," he read,
" And his grave was appointed with the wicked, but with
the rich was his tomb ;" which exactly corresponded with
tho evangelical narrative of the death and burial of our
blessed Lord. There was obviously all the difference in
the world between a criticism like Bishop Lowth's, the
object of which was to restore and bring out the full mean-
ing of thesacred text, and a destructive criticism like Baron
Bunsen's and Dr, Williams's, which put an end to pro-
phecy altogether. It was really too absurd to quote the one
as any authority for the other, or to say the labours of
Bishop Lowth proved the Church of England [had left
the inspiration of Holy Scriptures an open question.
So likewise Bishop Marsh had been quoted for the other
side; but in reality there was no stronger possible opponent
of the school of interpretation patronised by 1)r. Williams.
The bishop had, in fact, stated in express terms that " the
prophecies relating to the Messiah were of such importance
that they affected the very truth of our religion." He did
not care what Bishop Marsh might have said in any par-

titular passage, for every one must be construed with re-
ference to the context—to the entire scope, that was, and
design of the author. And this answer applied to all the
other authorities which had been quoted, even to Baxter
himself, who in 1665 [had actually published a confession
of his faith in which he said, "I do believe the holy
canonical Scriptures, and all things therein contained, to
be infallibly true, as being the Word of God." After that
Baxter, he supposed, would have been very much aston-
ished if he had been told he would come to be cited in an
ecclesiastical court as an authority for the non-inspiration
of the canonical books. Yesterday he (the learned
civilian) had exposed the unfairness with which Dr.
Williams had dealt with Bishop Chandler; now he had a
similar complaint to make of his treatment of Paley. On
page 66 he remarked, " Bishop Chandler is said to have
thought twelve passages in the Old Testament directly
Messianic; others restricted this character to five. Paley
ventures to quote only one:' Yesterday he showed that
Bishop Chandler had selected twelve passagesmerely because an examination of the whole number would have occu-
pied him too long, and now he had to state what it was that
Paley really had said. His words were, " There are (Vier
proofs in the Old Testament which deserve great regard,
but I will content myself with stating the above [namely,
because I think it is the clearest and strongest
of them all." As for Baron Bunsen's notion that there
were two or three Isaiahs and Jeremiahs, it was very
characteristic of the man. Some day somebody might say
there were two or three Baron Bunsens—one a very sen-
sible person, who used the prayers which it was said he
used, and another, who wrote all kinds of extravagant
follies about the Old Testament. (A laugh.) The learned
counsel then went through the other passages which had
been extracted from Dr. Williams's review for censure, and
contended that the court was bound to accept the allega-
tions containing them. He was still speaking when
The court adjourned.

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The usual meeting of the Metro _
Works was held yesterday at .the offices in Spring-
gardens—Mr. J. Thwaites in the chair.
PROPOSITION TO DISPOSE OF THE SEWAGE OF THE
METROPOLIS. .
The Board proceeded to consider the report of
the Main Drainage Committee, stating " that the
committee entertain very favourably the proposition
for dealing with the sewage of the northern area of
the metropolis, contained in the communications
from the Hon. Win. Napier and Mr. Wm. Hope,
and recommend the Board to assent to the principle
of a concession of the sewage for a term of 50 years,
provided the requisite authority be granted by the
Legislature to the Board, and subject to the intro-
duction of all necessary clauses in the bill for the
protection of the Board and of the public interests
confided to them, and for insuring the fulfilment by
the company of the obligations undertaken by them."
Several communications were read strongly con-
demning the proposition of handing over to the
applicants the sewage of the metropolis, which
might impede the drainage, and was a valuable
commodity which ought to be applied in liquida-
tion of the rates of the metropolis.
Mr. WILKINSON, in moving the adoption of the
report, said a committee of 21 gentlemen had almost
unanimously recommended a concession of the
sewage of the metropolis to a private company, the
Board in no way being responsible for any of the
expenses that would be incurred in carrying on
these works. Their engineer had reported favour-
able on the plan as the only one that had been sub-
mitted which offered any prosPect of reasonable
return for the outlay, and at the same time would .
not be a nuisance to the metropolis. They had now
an opportunity of having a work done by a private
company, and at their own expense, which in a
few years might be required to be done by the
Metropolitan Board of Works, iroviding the new
outlets which would be Di • the discharge
of the sewage should not *.4p4cdnapttnied by'a
nuisance. He hoped the.Boatuld not tomtit
to any further delay; and as to 'the river schemes,
if they called before them the projectors of them,
they would be taking on themselves the functions
which properly belonged to the committee of the
House of Commons. On a comparison of the advan-
tages of the different schemes he believed these
men had presented the only practical plan which
admitted the irrigation of the land by liquid ma-
nure without creating a nuisance, and in granting
the concession to them they would be running no
risk whatever. He concluded by moving, "That this
board assents to the proposal of the Hon. W. Napier
and Mr. Hope, representing the Metropolitan Sew-
age and Essex Reclamation Company, in the terms
of the communication to the board, providing the
grant from the Crown and the requisite authority
of Parliament be obtained in the ensuing session,
and that the solicitor of the board do see that all
the necessary clauses are inserted in the bill to con-
vey the necessary authority of the board."
Mr. CARPMAEL seconded the resolution, and said
the persons making the proposition proposed to use
the sewage in the irrigation of the land, provided
the assent of Parliament and this board was previ-
ously obtained. They believed that the sewage of
the metropolis was a valuable property, and if they
succeeded they would pay them a percentage for it;
but if they failed this board would not be called upon
to pay a single farthing towards the construction of
the works. Therefore he did hope the board would
at once give the company this concession, and so
enable them to go to Parliament and ask for powers
to carry their scheme into effect.
Mr. DOULTON said his opinion on the general
question would be in accordance with the mover and
seconder of the resolution, but, at the same time, he
thought it would at present be impolitic on their
part to take the course now proposed which might
bear the appearance of favoritism. Other parties bad
applied to this board for similar powers to those
now sought to be given, and it was only on 16th
Nov. last that Mr. Pollard, the clerk of the board,
sent a letter to other parties requesting them to
be good enough to supply a map and sections, spew
ing the intended operations, the lave' of the sur-
face, and the lines, levels, and sizes of the intended
aqueducts, indicating the various kinds of surface
soil with which it is prepared to deal, and showing
in detail what mode of subsoil drainage it is in-
tended to adopt, with the size, depth, and incli-
nation of the several proposed lines of drainage,
together with the particulars of the pumping
power to be employed and the nature of the out-
fall ; also a statement of the manner in which it is
proposed to work the scheme, what kind of powers
will be taken for dealing with the land to be ope-
rated upon, how owners and occupiers are to be
treated with, what quantity of sewage will be taken
daily, over what area of land it will be distributed,
and many other particulars in reference thereto.
That letter was sent only two months age, and -all
he asked them to do was that, as persons were en-
gaged in preparing that information, they should
wait until that was laid before them, which they
themselves by their own officer had asked for. Ho
was not in favour of any particular scheme ; but he
was opposed to the board committing itself to any
particular plan until the fullest information as to
other plans was obtained. He moved as an amend-
ment that all the documents and report of the com-
mittee be printed and placed in the hands of mem-
bers, and that the subject be adjourned for a months

Arisi

Mr. Alderman LAWRENCE seconded the amend-
ment, believing that they would be doing wrong by
precipitately agreeing to tile plan now before them.
Mr. FREEMAN supported the original motion, as
the company had come before the Board with all
calculations for carrying the works into effect, and
for a bona fide purpose. If the question was ad-
journed for a month the bill would be entirely
ignored for the present session.
Mr. NICIIOLAY believed the proposition of Mr.
Doulton was a most reasonable one, to give other
companies the power of sending in their plans, and
he hoped the board would not hesitate to grant the
delay of one month, to enable them to send in their
plans, and he should have been glad if the time had
been for a longer period than a month,
Mr. ROBINSON supported the amendment, believ-
ing that the irrigation of 20,000 acres of land with
sewage could not fail to create a nuisance; and he
hoped that they would confine themselves to so
much of the subject as referred to the metropolis,
with which alone they had to deal.
Mr. BmGoop said he did rot see what the board,
had to do with the scheme at all, for if they were
to assent to it it would at once be put prominently
forward that the Metropolitan Board of Works had
agreed to it, and persons might be induced to part
with their money in consequence. He therefore
urged the board to be very cautious in giving their
assent to any scheme, but let the whole of them go
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the sewage.
Mr. PECKETT supported the motion.
Mr. PHILLIPS said if the assent of the board was
obtained even then it would be required that the
company should make out their case before Parlia-
ment, or they would not get their Bill.
Mr. BENNETT said there was an opinion among
the public that this sewage was valuable, and, if
that was so, it was impossible that they could give
away what was the property of the ratepayers and
could be used for their advantage.
Mr. HUGHES gave it as his opinion that if ever
there was a scheme calculated to create a nuisance
more than another, this was one, as it was proposed
to spread over a sandy soil a thickness of sewago
which would pollute the air with malaria, and
would affect such towns as Maldon, and Chelms-
ford, Southend, Gravesend, Dartford, and many
other places until it finally reached the metropolis.
Sand could not imbibe ammonia, and indeed it «as
intended to form a soil on top of the sand of the
sewage of the metropolis, until it should reach a
depth of 10 inches, which must be most pernicious
gaetuthreera lnind the boun-
practicable.
to the surrounding neighbourhood.. As to the
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dary of the coast, and if submitted to Parliament
would be immediately rejected.
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amendment was
carried by 17 to 13.

D RURY-LANE THEATRE ROYAL.
Lessee, Mr. E. T. SMITH.

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.

GRAND MORNING PERFORMANCE of the PAN-
TOMIME every WEDNESDAY, at Two o'Clock.
THIS EVENING (11th January) her Majesty's Ser-
vants will perform the pov.lar Farce, by J. B. Buckstone,
Esq., entitled AN ALARMING SACRIFICE. Bob
Ticket, Mr. Atkins ; Pugwash, Mr. Barsby ; Mr. Skinner,
Mr. Hope ; Susan Sweet apple, Miss Keeley ; Miss Wadd,
Miss Stuart; Miss Ti bit, Miss Bland; Miss Gimp, Miss
Harfleur ; Deborab;Mrs. Dowton.
After which will be produced, with that attention to com-
pleterl•en in every department by which the Christmas
Annuals of this Theatre have been so pre-eminently dis-
tinguished, the New Grand Comic Pantomime, entitled
HARLEQUIN and the HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT;
or, Old Mother Hubbard and her IN onderful L)og.

"If a man do build a dwelling upon common land fr,m
sunset to sunrise, and enclose a piece of ground, wherein
there shall be a tree, a buist feeding, a fire kindled, a chim-
ney smoking, and provisions in the pot, such dwelling shall
be freely held by the builder, anything herein to the con-
trary nevertheless notwithstanding."—Old Forest Charter.
The Novel Effects and Splendid Scenery by
WILLIAM BEVERLEY.

Assisted by Messrs. C. Pitt, Craven, Brow, &c., &c.
Masks, Symbolic Devices, Personal Appointments, and
Designs for the Costumes, by the celebrated Dykwynkyn.
The Overture and Music composed and arranged by Mr.
J. H. TULLY. The Machinery by Mr. Tucker and As-
sistants. The Tricks, Properties, Changes, and Transtor-
mations, by Mr. Needham, assisted by Messrs Glindon, H.
Adams, H. Longhorn, &c. The Costumes by Miss Dickin-
son, Mr. Lauri, and Mr. Palmer. The Gas Appointments
by Mr. N inckley. The Choregraphic Arrangements by
Mr. Cormack. The Harlequinade and Comic Scenes by
Messrs. Cormaek and B. Jones. The Perfume of the
Flowers supplied by Rimmel's process.
The Grotesque Burlesque Opening invented and written
by E. L. BLANCHARD.
And the whole arranged and produced under the imme-
diate superintendence of Mr. ROBERT ROXBY.

Synopsis of Scenery, Incidents, and Characters,
OLD MOTHER HUBBARD'S COTTAGE,

With Rural Landscape, and Rookwood Manor Hall in the
Distance (Daylight).
" Old Mother Hubbard, she went to the cupboard. to get
her poor Dog a bone; when she got there,
the cupboard
was bare, and so the poor Dog had none."—Ancient Nur-
sery Legend.
Old Mother Hubbard, Mr. Atkins ; Her Dog, Signor
Lorenzo ; Jack (the " Man all tattered and torn "), Miss
F. Hunt ; the Squire, Mr. Tom Matthews ; Dame Wiggins
of Lee, Mr. Dixon ; Dame Trot, Mr. Barsby ; Her Won-
derful Cat, Master Waggles ; the Great Goose, Master
Sageaninguns ; Constables, Messrs. Grib and Grab; Parish
Beadle, Mr. Bumble; Villagers, Messrs. Yokel, Pumpkin,
Whackstraw, Chawbacoh, &c., &c. ; Rosetta (the " Maiden
all Forlorn"), Miss Stuart. How Mother Hubbard has a
certain " party" to tea and turn out, and of the remarkable
pranks played by her comical Dog—The Head, the Hat,
and the Hose—The Dog's Tale and Mrs. H.'s Narrative—
Arrival of the. Squire—Proclamation of Witch Burning—
Threatened incremation of Mother Hubbard on her own
hearth, and her Mystic Flight upon a Broomstick.
THE WITCHES' GLEN AND WATERFALL,
in the Valley of Perfumed Flowers, by Moonlight.
Will-o'-the-Wisp

Ignes Fatui—Mdlles. Sidney, Travers, Barnes, A. Barnes,
Livermore; Webb, Taylor, Braithwaite,Hamnn I ton, Stap-
ley, Harris, Candy, Copeland, Archer, Hawkins, Delaney,
Wilson, Williams, Robinson, Wood, Watson, and Hamel-
ton.

Grand Ballet, Chagne-a-Lanterne, by the Misses GUN-
NISS and the Ladies of the Corps de Ballet.

The Invocation! The Incantationlncantation!! and the Evapora-

tion 1 1 1

THE VILLAGE GREEN_AND ROADSIDE ALE-

HOUSE.

Old Grype (the Steward), Mr. Glindon ; Old Scratche
(his Clerk), Mr. Tanner ' • Tenantry, Messrs. Cringe,
Scrape, Shuffle, Cut, Packoff, Moonraker, and Runaway ;
Tailor, Mr. Snipshears Bootmaker, Mr. Tightfit ; Mum-
mies, Messrs. Grinner, Joker, Magger, Cracksides,
O'Reilly, M'Phun, &c. ; St. George, Mr. E. Roe ; the
Dragon, Mr. Scalyfellow ; Valentine, Mr. Febbyerry ;
Orson, Mr. Wildman; Still-Walker, r. Longlegs; Bear-
Warden, Mr. Smuggins ; the Bear, Mr. Huggins ; Land-
lord, Mr. Trebles ; Morris-Dancers, Messrs. Trip, Tap,
Flip, Flap, &c., &c. ; Jack Padding, Mr. Merryman.
How the Squire celebrates his birthday, and the Village
Revel that follows—Coming of Age in the Olden Time
How the Tenantry treated in one way and how Jack is
reated in another—the Dog's instinct and Mother Hub -
bard's reason.

CANTERBURY HALL.-VICTOR JULIEN
" THE FLYING MAN " Eyery Evening at half-pas
Nine o'clock.