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Marylebone was held at the Court-h. , : :• - --;.. -.? :y.-.-' ~;"4"
which the members for the borough, '. - ,p‘..•-. ' *lO "
and Sir B. Hall, were present. Mr. Br .7, :"Vier." , ..!,',,,,`
4 6 . . sailed to the chair, _e ~ 'l' 1.1"...—*: ' '''S"
The CHAIRMAN said, he was requested behir lifiljamilse - •
Hall to, observe that he was desirous of making
ment to the vestry which was of very
great importanoe.da ' i' '-
Sir B. HALL said, it was true that he had a communica-1. '.
tion to make to the vestry, from the Secretary of State for '
the Home Department, which he hada° doubt they would
conceive, as he did himself, to be one of the very greatest
importance, not only to Marylebone, but to every district
of the metropolis. (Hear.) The subject to which his com-
munication referred was the introduction of -the represen-
tative principle into the Metropolitan Commission of
Sewers. • (Hear, hear.) He knew that was. a subject upon
which there was but one general opinion, not only in Mary.
lebone, but in all other parts of the metropolis. It had beeh
the intention of the Home Secretary to introduce another
continuance bill of the present Sewert Commission for a
year, pending the proceedings likely to arise from the City
Corporation Commission Inquiry, which it was expected
would propose some general scheme of legislation for the
management of the metropolis, note) with regard to the
sewers, but all other matters. But for' his; it might.have
occurred that they might not have a measure for the ma-
nagement of the sewage of the metroPolis,upou the repre-
sentative principle as its basis for some years te.corne.
The Royal commission to inquire into the management of
the corporation of London 'had reported, al:id , t , tbat
report it was proposed to found a measure. w ‘,.
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in all probability, be prepared and introdilo V**, ~___,l''arl-
iament before next Easter, and which, V 114. um'"_ ,-,
upon that spirit of legislation which they werpie.waptall.
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been so frequently urged upon the Government, and
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Palmerston in particular, by his noble col s. ~ - -
self. The vestry might probably be aware " , " ''':,.
that Lord Palmerston had desired to hay* ~.niells
of the whole of the Parliamentary repinieln: ta res -of
the metropolis as to the basis of his ecdthiniiiiii bill
for the Metropolis Sewers Commission forA nitaitnr
nine or twelve months, until the general legislation for
the management of the metropolis should :be carried out.
In accordance with the invitation, the whole of the inetive.
politan members waited upon Lord Palmerston on the pre-
vious day and offered their suggestions. Their interview
with Lord Palmerston lasted nearly an hour and a-half,
and at its conclusion Lord Palmerston said that, although
his intention was simply to bring in a nontinuenee bill Ibit
maintaining the Metropolis Sewers Commission, as at pre-
mtsiementteroacposonvilixsotiutotludtbeeedn,acobe fomlrptattede ens
nogthe.r twelvemonth, or until such
yraletlegishe filtithave measure
preamfor the- :
tations which had been made to him by the metropolitan
members, on behalf of their constituents, were so strong
and so just that he could not allow even this continuance
bill for nine or twelve months to be carried without the
infusion of the representative principle into the Metropo-
litan Sewers Commission. (Cheers.) Thus a great and im-
portant point had been gained. (Hear, hear.) It was then
agreed that the second reading of the continuance bill
should be unopposed, and that clauses for the infusion of
the representative principle into the commission should
be introduced in committee. (Hear.) Among the clauses
Which would be introduced into this new bill, until
the general principle of legislation was introduced, and
even, no doubt, in that, was tbat separate accounts should
be kept of the sewage of the metropolis and its expendi-
ture for the north and the south side of the Thames, and
that the expense of repairing and constructing new sewers,
&c., should be charged on the north and south sides of the
Thames separately. The main trunk sewers, which had
been projected under the sanction of Sir R. Stephenson,
Sir W. Cubitt, 'and other engineers, were to be carried
(Mt. These reports and plans were now out, and he (Sir
B. Hall) having himself minutely examined them, had
nO hesitation in saying, that he believed the plans sug-
gested were most practicable and excellent, and a sum of
3p0,0001. was proposed to be raised for the construction of
these great main outlets to the sewage of the metropolis.
As regarded the communications with these outlets, and
the sectional drainage and sewage, of the --reetropelia;'
that was. a matter which was - to, holeft4l, tiro tfutoke-
ebmmission, and he hoped, ana had no doubt, it
would be carried out in a most efficient and bene-
ficial manner for the whole metropolis. Then, as
to the constitution of the commission, Lord Palmer-
ston said ho felt it was only right to give way to
the representations which had been made to him in the in-
troduction of the representative element. (Hear.) Now,
what was his lordship's proposal ? It was this, that the
temporary commission should consist of 13 members, the
present paid chairman to retain his seat. That the Govern-
ment should appoint six members of the commission, and
that the metropolitan members should appoint one gentle-
man from each of the localities they represent. He thought
the vestry would agree with him that this was more than
they could have expected in a mere continuance bill. It
was certainly a stop in that direction which had never been
taken by any Secretary of State before, and showed the
%oral and enlightened views of the noble viscount at the
resent moment at the head of the Home Department.
ear, hear.) Now, his (Sir Benjamin Hall's) noble
:lend and colleague, Lord Dudley Stuart, and ;himself
ere desirous of being relieved from the actual respon-
bility of appointing themselves the gentlemen who
ould represent the borough of Marylebone in the Sewers
rommission, and, therefore, what they proposeil. irk*
his —that the parishes of Marylebone, St. Pancrae, and
?addington should appoint a deputation of equal number :,
o meet together on Thursday or Friday next in that Court-
ouse, and select the gentleman whom they wished the
ra-ough members to nominate as the representative for
11(3 borough of Marylebone in the Sewers Commission.
Hear, hear.) They had had a deputation from the parish
c‘f St. Pancras with them that morning, and they had
ommunicated the same information and given the same
idyke which he (Sir B. Hall) was now giving to that !nis-
ry,.and he should take care to make a similar communica-
ionto the authorities of Paddington. In the event of
he gentlemen, when they assembled, being unable to come
!o an agreement as to the gentlemen they would like to
elect to represent the borough in the Sewers Commission,
hen lie (Sir 13. Hall) would suggest that three gentlemen
hould be selected, one from each parish, if they thought
)roper, and then he and his noble colleague would, after
the most minute care and deliberation, select one from the
knee names returned to them to be the representative of
he borough in the Sewers Commission. They would, how.
wer, much rather that they were relieved from the re-
ponsibility of making such a selection, if the deputations
;ould agree upon the gentleman they would like to select
lietnselves. He would also suggest to them, in making
,heir selection, that they should not appoint anybody who
lad been a Commissioner of Sewers, who was connected
with the building trade, or had any connexion with any
trade whatever likely to be mixed up with the sewage of
the metropolis. He had no doubt whatever but that they
;would select some gentlemen of high standing and cha-
racter, who would do justice to the representative principle
liwhich they had so long contended for, and which he had
ino doubt would prove highly beneficial to the public. He
thought a great point had been gained, and that this infu-
rion of the representative principle into the Sewers Com-
mission would boa stepping-stone to maintain, if not extend,
ithat local self-government they prized so much.
Mr. N. LAURIE wished to ask the hon. baronet how he
proposed that the votes should be taken when the depute-
itions met ? He thought it ought to be confined to one
;vote to each deputation, because, if each deputation had
;more than one vote, that parish which happened to have
the preponderance of members present would be sure to
'secure the election of the gentleman they desired to repre-
I sent the borough.
1 Sir B. HALL said that was a matter of detail for the gen-
t tlemen themselves when they met as deputations from the
respective parishes.
I Mr. BINGLEY thought the suggestion of the hon. bart.,
i that each parish should select one gentleman, and that then
!the borough members shOuld make the actual selection
from the three so nominated, an excellent one.
Mr. FILMER moved that a committee of five gentlemen
be appointed by the vestry to meet a similar number of
gentlemen ou the subject.
Mr. TODD seconded the resolution, and it was carried
dtanimously. ' -

THE CIVIL SERVICE.—Audit Office.—Mr. H. T. D.
Bathurst, senior examiner of the first class, has been ap-
pointed an inspector, vice Thomas Drake Finch. There
his a vacancy of assistant examiner, caused by death
OofffieTel:lTMaiere i
Thomas
Drake
a ake
vacancyncl' in inspector. Edinburgh, for an extra clerk, vice Binny, resigned Poste
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801. per annum. Mr. Arthur john Vinall h beeu
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Money General
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James William Bungay and Mr. F. Henry Parker
have been appointed clerks in the inland department.
Mr. Francis Stayner has been appointed officer in charge
of mails between New York and Montreal, vice Lindsay,
deceased. Mr. William Campbell has been appointed
postmaster at Drogheda,bgseonuoan
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from the third to the second class of landing-waiters at
Liverpool. Mr. Pennington has been promoted from
the fourth to the third class of landing-waiters at Liver-
pool.-- Civil Service Gazette.
THE ACCUSER AND ACCUSED.—A pretty young woman
was on Saturday tried by the Tribunal of Correctional
Police for having stolen a gold watch and chain from a
man named Weber. After the evidence had been given
the accused said—"l did not mean to steal the articles ;
my object in taking them was to force Weber to fulfil a
promise he had made to me. About a month ago, gentle-
men, I arrived in Paris, but in a few days found znysalf
without work. Despairing of being able to live honestly.
I thought of returning to my family. I then happened
to meet Weber, and I told him the situation I will in. He promised that if I would go and live e-
him for a few days he would take from the Mont-
Piet6 for me about 100 f. worth of things which I
had been obliged to pawn. I went with him to
his lodgings and days. remained there fifteen
turned Then
me
I reminded him of his promise, but be
out cf doors, saying, "Money
I have none to
means for procur-
give you, but you cam ?!r1 y
left.find A
day or two after
ing as much as you want .
taken, and then I took
he came to the lodgings I had
I had '
andchain.But I swearno inten-
the watch
."What !" cried the Presi-
dent to the complainant, su eient
itu-
podanec to cumpiriu cf the girl after the manner in
which you treated her !' " I," said Weber, " met
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her i the street, but I had no relations with her
me. Besides
which she robbed
on the day on, what
she has said is not the fact." " What not true!" exclaim-
ed the girl in great agitation. She attempted to say
more, but fell back fainting and had to be conveyed
from the court. The President said to Weber, " When
a man meets a woman hi the street and makes such pro-
mises as you made t her, he ought not to bring fOrward
a complaint like d
this o
." "The intention to steal," said
the public prosecutor, " does not seem to be sUffieiently
established. Besides, this complaint is,Qf a kind which
justice ought not to encourage." "Assuredly," said
the President, and he immediately declared the girl ac-
quitted, and ordered her to be discharged.

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