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London, England, 1849-08-22 00:00:00

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:In answer to; the charge, prigtner,sa4 he was $
friend of Mr. Simmons, Ske landlord, of-the how; and
'lF'ealled to see him ote-th'e night in stftigtiont! • lie •
the complainant and his friend, sitting in-the
parlour drinking brandy.and Water, they were quite
drunk, and called for th,e licor, five:- lasses'. at a
time. He denied the charge; and Aci,--0114 Ait he
was innocent Tone'of'the proAecu:or's, lerittridvaattally
wanted him to let him go, as he could: not~gritiitte
the chargei—the--polieetnan-heard that. -
-Coombs, 94 L,J;said he heard a nian-_wishrthe-pro-
secutor to let hini'gdPas he had lo ,t :hodoofija "It
would he a great troubl . for him to atielAil itke.
police court ; the parts never said be, vilIT ttlitlFM*4::
Mr. SECKER said it Was a pase he 0900 Certainty
send to the sessions, but-as other evidence was neces•
nary he should remand him'' fora week:-

METROPOLITAN , COMMISSION„
,
' - .o.F. SEWERS. - -.
In pursuance of a requisition dated the 16th inst.,
signed by Mr. Leslie, the flop, Frederick Byng, and
Mr. 'Bidwell, a special meeting of the Commissioners
,-
of Metropolitan 'Sewers was Orbited to he lieldyes-
, ,
lerday, at ten o'clock in the orenoOn. The objects
of the meeting were thee' stated in the requisition :
"For the . purposes of ascertaining, from docunientitry
and other evidence, whether there be any truth in the
statements made by Mr. Chadwick, at the Public Court
of 'Sewers, on" the 2d instant, against the Undelisigned
commissioners for obstructing and uaisrepreseitting,-, the
;very large economy ' -resulting from they. present system
of ' contract ' 'for removilig by flushing of the' soil from'
thO sewers et a cost of ' 6cid.per..enbicyartle _for removal
of soil under the old Westminsterl Commiasion, the cost
,was :7d. per cubic yard; and ,the-Undereigpediwere.
approving. members. of sttCh . expendittkejn gleir gpjiiisi Is ,
sion,. thud exhibiting" au allegeit;llargetLeCOuozuy 1;:i;x
I,favour of the present system of 657.6 d. per cubic' yard, be..
i-ing'a difference of 1,800. per cent .l-, .: ,
1 "To ase..ertain the exact amount in,thensfinds;ofsounds
I, of the money of the ratepayers. already expended in the
i fluihing2depaittheit, 'entirely omitted' byldiTthat4iiek,
in his statecuent'df i the very rarge 'ebehlb'mY I`6etlie-pre-
sent system of flushing thetewers.hy."contractiLnuel•to
ascertain what in reality such 'contract! is. .
"To ascertain -frOm-Abe account IfT 0001-
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1 Survuor-Lo-vick-(to whom,-_ on-tbeieVemmendition-er
' The Committee of Works,' the flushing 4epartment
14s been for many months exclusively entrusted)
whether, during the 31 weeks of the present year to the
f•niet July, the ' yards lineal' of sthiveriiflushedoutitahe
I Sirrey and Kent aititticp do not make a total of'gfj
; miles, at a cost to. the rate:payers of 'la Gs'. 444;per
mile, independently-or the distVidt 'portions of the'irely-
large omissions of-expenditure-by Mr. Chadwick in his
statements on the 2d inst.
"To ascertain if, beyond these omissions by Mr.
'Chadwick, and beyond the 10/. Cs. 4d. pr mile shown in
the account book of assistani=stirveyor LOvick, the rate-
Taxers of the Surrey and Kent district's have not been
charged in the account of the contractor with the court
1 far those districti„'Mr. Dethiek, other large items of
I expanse connected with ' flushing,' among`,' which- are
2,00 loads of soil carted away, at .2s. fist. per load for
cartage only.
" "To ascertain the nun_aber__of tim the
_slime leogth_
'of Hewer 'has been flushed out in,,the 31 weeks, each-time
of such flushing costing the rate-payers onthe genet al
-,eiverage at the rate of 101.:6x. 4a, per m#e,;l —:
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To ascertain if any of the sea ers in May district aro
flushed out three times a week.

" To investigate the ' special contracts' at per ' yard
lineal' entered into by Assistanf,-.Nrvey6r Lovick and
the labourers, and toascertain if any of the sewers under
such arrangements hate-had 'the 'ta3il washed into the
1 adjoining sewers at an eipeiase to the rate payers Equal
to 3s. per cubic yard. ...
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"And to take-such immediate steps. as the result of
the evidence to be submitted at such special:Court may
'fender necessary fcr the honour, Character, and Useful-
ness of the Metropolitan Commil•sion of Sewers, and the
;best interests of the Metropolitan rate-payers, confided
to the guirdianship'of the commission:" •
At the titnt appointed;:two of the requiittionists.
Mr. Leslie and Mr. Bidwell, with Mr'. Hume, MP:,
and Sir John.l3urgoyne, assembled.in the court•rootn.
Mr. Byng, it:was stated; was absent from town. in
.an adjoining room there was Mr. Chadwieli Mr.
Johnson, Mr. Banfield, Dr. South Wood • Smith,' Mr
'Hawes, Mr. Hodgson, Mt. Bain,' and Sir Henry' ee
la Beche; none of whom appeared disposed , to, enter
the
-court room, until a quorum,' which -is -six, had
been formed., Ehe Sewers• Act of last session says
th.lai if a quorum be not formed at the -expiration of
'lzine hour from the appointed time- of- meeting -the
court shall be adjourned. - Accordingly, at eleven
o'clock, Mr. Woolryche, the secretary, appeared at
the door, and, after stating .the names, of the gentle-
men who had attended imtheir places, announced that
in consequence.-ni,there nit-being alinorum,tlae ikrLaft-
ceedings stood idjOuiiiiiale—Wednesday next.

PASSENGER TRAFFIC WITH
IREL AND: - •

LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY.--A document has been issued
by the Lords of the Privy Council, enforcing a'new
code of regulations in relation to the carriage of pas-
sengers between Ireland and the British shores. The
communication is dated from the Council ChaMber,
Whitehall, August 7, and contains the following
clauses :

1. The number of deck passengeis to be carried
by a paddle steamer, having no cargo on deck, shall
be one passenger to ,every ton of 'the builder's
tonnage..

" 2: The number to be carried by a paddle steamer,
having cargo on deck, but none of it stowed abaft the
paddle-shaft, shall be one passenger to every regis-
tered ton.

"3. The number to be carried when cargo (not
live animals or poultry) is stowed abaft the paddle-
shaft, shall be three passengers to every two square
yards of clear space abaft the paddle-shaft.
" 4. The number to be carried when live animals
or poultry are stowed abaft the paddle-shaft shall be
fixed with reference to the arrangement of the vessel
and cargo, so as to provide, as nearly as possible, two
square yards for every three passengers, in a part of
the vessel separate from the cattle and live stock.
" 5. Screw steamers, in which the deck passengers
are allowed to go below, and are accommodated with
space on the lower deck for one-half their numbers,
or on that on which the bulwarks are raised, and
a spar deck constructed so as to afford protection
to the passengers on deck, shall be licensed to carry
the same number of passengers in each case as paddle
steamers.

" 6. Screw steamers in which these provisions are
not made shall be licensed to carry only one passenger
to every four tons of the registered tonnage.,
"7. The prop cation of passengers to be carried in
the months of November, December, January, Feb-
ruary, and March shall be two-thirds the number al-
lowed in the other months."

Captain Denham has also addressed a memorandum
to the owners of steamers employed in the convey-
ance of passengers, recommending additional regula-
tions, as follows :

" Custom house, Liverpool, Aug. 10.
"I am commanded by the Lords of the Committee
of Privy Council for Trade to strongly impress upn
the owners of steam-vessels employed in the convey-
ance of passengers the propriety of making some
provision for the health and cleanliness of those on
board, by furnishing them with a sufficient supply Of,
tarpaulings to protect them from the Weathei, and
from the washing of the sea, and also by providing
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water-closets for their use.

"Although my Lords have not thought it neces-
sary to make these provisions compulsory, as tlif.y,
might do, by refusing certificates till they shoultiabe
complied with, they nevertheless attach great 'im-
portance to them, and will bear the subject in mind
with a view to future legislation, should they find, by
experience, that a neces*itv exists for more strinplit
provisions to compel the adoption of these reasonable
measures.

"H. M. DE HAM, Captain R.N.,
" Steam Navigation Inspector.
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TUE PIRATES OF BORNEO AND SIR JAMES
BROOKE.—Advises from Labuan to the 22d June tire of'
the most gloomy natuie, owing to the prevalence of
fever, which was general. In The list of persons attacked
and still suffering when the4Nernesia quitted the.6land,:
were the officials,' excep ing the Lieutenant-Governor,
the European non-official residents, and the natives_ em-
ployed in Government works or on the coal seam. Her
lajeSty's ship Royalist, acting as gua.rdship, ,had. sat,.
fered severely; the commander and three officers, and
on
twenty of the crew were On the feier list,' and one of the
j. crew had died of • the Labuan fever. The Governor,ie
Sir James Brooke, had returned from.. his visit to t
island of Zulu, where he had, succeeded ini .
This
'treaty of amity and commerce with ,the Siutan.
of piracy;'
treaty includes a provision for the suppression
bindsss himself
not ppre
and also a clause by which the ,
When the arrangement
sanction of Our Government-
sßrooke went from Zulu' to
was, conclUded Sir
to.cedo any island or. portion., f territorjt.without .the
the Spalluist settlement at Mindanao, and
forthwith issued
handed a copy
against it on the ground of previous sovereignty,
protest Zambtoann
to the Governor, who
lookd upon as a mere
step, however,
-e The Spaniards had a few da
matter of cour,
3 6 before
Zamboanga,
which was
attacked and burned a village on one of the islands near
Mindanao. At the date of these advices Si: James was
taking his departure in the Nemesis for Sarawak, in
order to commence operations against the Sakaran aid
SaLeEiuis
bzs
rDyGaTkos;
SPA, AUG. 20.—The town continues
to experience the benefits arisir g from a termination of
the London season, in the arrival of numerous families.
The
,forthcoming horticultural exhibition on Thursday
is to rival the fetes of Chiswick; and, i: liberal prizes,
universal competition, and princely gardens can corn-
wand success, the caterers of this entertainment are en-
titled to honourable and profitable precedence. A
glance at the arrivals of the past'week informs us that'
the following individuals are now sojouruiug here::—.: •
The Dean of Ewly, Baron Osselstein, General Sir r.
and Lady Riall, lion. Mr. and Lady Melville, Hon. Mrs.
Boswell, Lady John Scott, Hon. Mr. and Miss Kerr,
Admiral Sir C. Ekins and family; M4jor-General 'and
Mrs. Hunter B4ir, Colonel Leake, Colonel Milton, &e,. •
hus been chosen by
REPRESENTATIVE .PBERAGE!—George,Jphni
Danvers, Earl of LariCaborough,
majority of votes to' be' the 4-'eer to sit in the Hous'd
Lords of the-United Kingdom; In; the rown'tf Jolla' Fart
of Mayo, deceased.