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London, England, 1854-05-25 00:00:00

stores, and be duly exported or shipped as stores
under and according to the law s and regulations
of the Customs in such respect, oc -er and above the
allowance aforesaid, and 'in lieu of tb s drawback granted
and payable under the thirteenth motion of the Act
11 and 12 Vic. c. 122, for every gall of such spirits ac-
tisally exported or shipped as story 36 as aforesaid a draw-
back of Bd. .
The resolutions were agreed to z in d. the house resumed.
The other orders were then disc ?closed of, and the house
adjourned shortly before six o'cl( ,ck.

METROPOLITAN COMMIZ ;SION OF SEWERS.

A special Court was held on Tuesday at the office in
Greek-street. Present—Mr. P. Jebb (in the chair),
Mr. Spencer Smith, Sir Chaetes Yellows, Lieutenant-
Colonel Dawson, R.E., Mr. Gteorge Baker, and Mr. T.
F. Gibson.
Mr. Woolrych, the secretary, reported the available
balance in hand to be 31,5271. 12s. ,?ed.

THE GOVERNMENT AND THE COMMOSSION OF SEWERS.

Lieutenant-Colonel DAWSON rose and said—l wish,
Sir, to inquire whether you have received any commu-
nication from the Home office in reply to the application
which, at the desire of the Court, you were requested to
make at the last court ?

The CHAIRMAN.—In answer to the question of the
gallant colonel, I have to state, in consequence of the
wish of the last Court, I wrong to the Secretary of
State the letter which is now be ibre the Court, dated
the 17th inst., to which I receiv, !.d a reply on the 20th.
I will now call upon the secret ary to read those docu-
ments.
Mr. Woolrych then read as follows --
"No. 1, Greek-streefi, Soho, May 17, 1851.
"My Lord,—At the request of my colleagues of the
Sewers Commission, I have the honour to call your Lord-
ship's attention to the presrint 'position of the commission
with reference to the greater part of the loan of 200,0001.
effected under the powe.ra of the Sewers Act of the last
session.

" Your lordship w;:.11 doubtless recollect that of the
above-mentioned sum, the commissioners determined to set
apart 150,000/. tow•Ards the commencement of those por-
tions of the main eArainage works which are most urgently
needed—namely, the Hackney Brook, or northern high
level sewer, and, {he main sewers on the south of the Thames
the estimates for which amount to 1,050,000/., but that
they didn'ot feel warranted in entering upon those works
until thriy had the written sanction of the Government,
whose slid in Parliament is requisite for obtaining the
funds necessary to complete the works.
" The commissioners now feel that they are placed in a
position of much difficulty as to the proper application of
this sum of 150,0001. On the one hand, in the absence of
the necessary sanction, they are precluded from using the
money for the commencement of the main works ; on the
other hand, as long as there is any probability of that
sanction being obtained they consider that the money can-
not properly be applied to any other object, as that would
he at variance with the assurances from time to time given
to your lordship, and also disappoint the expectations held
out to those more immediately interested in the early exe-
cution of the main works. In the meantime the season
most favourable for entering into contracts and for proceed-
ing with drainage operations, is rapidly passing away.
" The commissioners would therefore beg respectfully to
represent to your lordship the importance of your favour-
{ ng them with your decision with reference to the main
works, in order that, if your lordship should think it right
to give the requisite sanction, the works may be at once
commenced, or else, if your lordship is not prepared to give
that sanction and would be kind enough to communicate
with the commissioners to that effect, the money may be
devoted to other works now much needed, and the imme-
diate execution of which would alleviate a great amount of
present evil.
" I beg to acid, that it will depend upon your lordship's
decision whether the commissioners will feel justified in
incurring the expense and responsibility of prosecuting in
the present session a bill which has been read a secon i
time, and now awaits the investigation of a committee,
the object of which bill is to enable the commissioners to
take land near Deptford Creek, indispensably necessary
for the commencement of the southern works. In order
that this bill should pass in the present session, it is re-
quisite that the next step should be taken without any
delay.—l have the honour to be, my lord, your lord-
ship's most obedient servant, RICHARD JEBB.
The Right Hon. Viscount Paltnerston."