The Sun.
London, England, 1851-09-06 00:00:00

METUOPOLITAN COMMISSION

OF SE‘VERS.
A moLthiy Court of Sewers was held yesterday at
the office, Grer SA° (pare ;Ea ward Laws;
in the chuir.

A report on the state of the collictions for the past
montia wesprelented.

On tae regist<•r of appiicatiora and memorials Lting
presented, _

Tne CUAILMAN said that one of the complaints that
had been made contained allegations of a very im-
portant nature, as affecting the health of the inhabi-
tants of Greenwich. The memorialists stated that
they were occupiers of property of the rateable value
of 10,0001., at Hyde-vale, Greenwich, which was
totally without drainage, causing great injury to the
health of the inhabitants, and rendering the place al-

most untenantable. Now this memorial was signed
by a large number of people of a highly-respectable
character, and from his own knowledge he could state
that this was a case of a very pressing nature.
The funds of the Greenwich district, notwithstand-
ing the works that were ordered last week, were
still sufficient to enable them to do the works re-
quired for the remedy of this nuisance. He, there-
fore, suggested that the surveyor should make a de-
tailed report, with plan and estimates, for leying down
a line of sewer in Hyde-vale, which would form the
principal line between Blackheath and the foot of the
hill near to the Greenwich Railway.
Captain DAWSON said that last week he observed
that a large cesspool was being constructed about half-
way up the bill at Hyde-vale, for the purpose of ar-
resting the sewage at that point—a course that was
extremely objectionable—instead of a proper drain
being formed by which it might be carried entirely
away.
The surveyor was then ordered to prepare plans
and estimates for the execution of the necessary works
as soon us possible.
A memorial was presented from the inhabitants of
Qaalit3 -court, Chancery-lane, requesting certain
sewerage works ; but it was considered that, as there
was no public thoroughfare, the question arose whe-
ther the inhabitants should not bear the entire expense.
It had, however, been considered that as it might be
made useful for the drainage near the courts of law,
if the inhabitants would raise half the amount, the
Commissioners would then consider whether they
would advance the other half out of the rates of the
district.

A communication from the parish of Richmond
was received, inquiring the exact amount required
for the further works to complete the drainage of
that district•; and if the parish should immediately
raise the lunch-, and lend the same to the Commis-
sioners, whether the Commissioners would exercise
their powers for the repayment of the amount.
The CHAIRMAN said he saw no objection to the

adoption of such a course, and it would form a useful
precedent for other places where works were ur-
gently required. As to the amount of the cost of the
remainder of the works, inquiry had been made, and
the engineer would soon have his report ready, and a
communication would be made to the parish that the
necessary steps would be taken.
A question was submitted to the Court from the
board of guararirtns of the Wandsworth union, to as-
certain how far they were excluded from interfering
with certain nuisances in that parish, from "the opera-
tion of the sth clause of the Nuisances Removal Act,
and the clerk to the board was instructed to ask the
Comnthsioners to advise them upon this subject. The
Commissioners had returned an answer that the
proper course would he to proceed before the Court of
Sewers, who had full power to deal with the matter
under the 49th section of the Metropolitan Sewers
Act, but were of opinion that they were not barred
from proceeding under the s:h section of the Nui-
sances Removal Act.

With respect to certain premises nt Islington, al-
luded to in the Itegistrar-Greneral's return of last
week, in which it was stated that the smells from the
drains were almost overpowering, and pernicious to
the inmates,

The CHAIRMAN said that the locality had since
been inspected by their officers, and that the owner of
two of the houses in the street in question had since
then consented to have a proper drainage of them
into the public sewer. He might also observe that
ail the reports of the Registrar-General would be
brought under the notice of the Court, and reports on
tbcm received from their offices every week.
On the construction of 1,150 feet of sewer, 3 feet 9
by 2 feet 8, iu Tabernacle-walk, being proposed,
A memorial from the ratepayers of that locality
was read, stating that the health of the inhabitants,
and particularly of children, was much injured from
the existence of nuisances, and that the place was en-
tirely without drainage.
'Plans and specifications were ordered to be pre-
pared, and advertisements for tender for the execution
of the work to be issued.

On the construction of 1,000 feet of sewer, 3
feet 9 by 2 feet 3; 1,600 feet of sewer, 3 feet by 2
feet ; 700 feet of 2 feet barrel ; 700 feet of 18-inch;
500 feet of 15-inch, and 500 feet of 12-inch cir-
cular sewer in Rotherhithe-street end Lower Queen-
street, at en expense of 1,4501., being proposed,
it was stated that this work was one of a verypressing
nature, and was in the most necessitous part of the
Surrey and Kent district. It was near to some offen-
sive ditches. In Silver-street adjacent, in one small
row of houses, during the time of the cholera in 1849,
no fewer than 50 deaths occurred in that very spot.
The proposed works would relieve the whole of
Rotherhithe, where in many cases the sewage was
now on a level, thick and stagnant, reaching to the
flag-pavement, by which only it was covered. By the
works proposed they should secure an inclination of
11 feet 6 inches in a mile. The whole district had
paid sewer rates for many years.
The plans were referred to Sir John Burgoyne,
R.E., and Captain Dawson, R.E., to report upon them
to the next court, as was also the following proposi-
tion for the drainage of a portion of Highgate and
Kentish-town:-700 feet of sewer, 4 feet by 2 feet
6, and 1,430 feet of sewer, 3 feet 9 by 2 feet 3, in
Kentish Town-road, between the Junction-road
and Gordon House-lane, at an estimated cost of
1,591/. 6s. 2d.
The following new works were then ordered at the
amounts respectively stated :-
920 feet of sewer in Cross-street, Islington, at an
estimated cost of 5521.; 1,060 feet of sewer in Hal-
ton-street, Islington, 6301. lls. ; 275 feet of sewer in
Little Cross-street, Islington, 1791. 10s. ; 620 feet of
sewers in King-street, Soho, 1981.; 225 feet of 12-
inch pipe sewer in Wyldie-passage, Drury-lane, 62/. ;
190 feet of pipe sewer in Eliza-place, Clerkenwell,
361. 125.; 275 feet of pipe sewer in Crown-court, and
Lichfield-street, Soho, 751. 155.; 344 feet of sewer in
Park-place, South Hackney, 147/. ; 240 feet of sewer
in William-street, Caledonian-road, 119/. 24. 250
feet of pipe sewer in ilighgate-rise, 411.35. ; 30 feet of
sewer in Seymout•street, Easton-square, 351.
After some prcsuatments of nuisances had been re-
ceived, and orders made upon them, the Court ad-
journed.

THE FAMILY OPPOSED TONE fI'SPAPERS.
The man that don't take his county paper was
in town yesterday. He brought the whole of his family
in a two•herse waggon. lie still believed that General
Taylor was President, and wanted to know it the " Karns-
ehatkians" had tak,:n Cuba. and, it so, where they had
taken it. He had sold his corn for twenty-five cents—the
price being thirty-one—but upon going to depcsit the
money they told him it was mostly cohno rfsir,
The only hard money he had was some tbree-cent
pieces, :old those SOlllO shaper had "run cn him"
for half-dimes ! His old lady smoked a "cob pine,"
and would not believe that any thing else could be used.
One of the boss went to a blacksmith's shop to be mea-
sured for a pt.ir of shoes, and another mistook
the market-house for a church. After hanging
his hat on a meat hook, be piously took a seat on a
butcher's stall, and listened to an auctioneer, whom he
took to be the preacher. Ho left " before rneetiC was
Out," and had no great opinion of the " formica."
One of the girls took a lot of seed onions to the Post-
office to trade them for a letter. She had a baby,
wh:eh she carried in a " sugar-trough," Worleing ttt
firma to rock it on Ito side-walk. whcli it cried,
she
stuffed it, mouth with an old stocking, cad
sung " Barbara Allen." The oldest bay ha-ciwz:::,
two g"
coon skins," Rnd was on a " bust:, het
sold
en last
seen ho had called for a glass of " Body zud
and stood soaking gingerbread and •
liters. The shepkecper, mistakine r"kl7..g wry
had given him b, mixture of ,al-13„4 is meaning,
and it tasted strongly of sow-, L","1 trod w•;,,ter,
tell of soda and water, and
friend turn du " "Y
In
he was b,11:: 4:
L''''d heard
fair trial, puke or no puke." Segue B. to give it a
drink,e his bock and quietly
in and coiled for lemonade wi,i, - "tfrvrl fellow" came
u4oncdosuerve"rsucic'iPleied's' into his
the old gentleman and tried it,' where-
to get him to " subscribe.,"
to "internal improt ernents," atn°d illl'e. We npproached
but he would not listen
and wexaticm." None lie was opposed
i his
nothin' but vanity
Lt wicked inwenticn and thought "larniewas
went a studying e•
but one boy, an(-1 h, ~ of is family ever learned to read,
. _cached school awhile, and then
- tiwlrnt3o_Boston Commonwealth.

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SIMI:\ STEIL GENERAL DISPENSANY.—A Tecial
general meeting of the governors and subscribers was held
ye.;ter,iny at the Dispensary house, Gerard-street, Soho, for
the purpose: of receiving the report of the comnlitrte,. ai,,De
for traw.acting the usual business of the charity; Di
r.
pa
.ie , .
Veear.in the chair. The progress of the chatr.itnytsis stated to
J highly satisfactory, the number
during the past -
quarter amounting
to 1,984 vein g rather
above the average. The financial
ittee make an earnest sp-
are not so cheering, and the cornstep
prospects of the institution
forward and lend them
peal to the benevolent public to
achhaerliptyil.lg band to themenable):ri n tgo ctahrery
past
the
w eoebkj e c tsse
vofertahl
Tua haveCITOLEItA
occurred in the town, but medical
treatment having
cases of cholera been in the majority of instances obtained
e
jr, of them has terminated fatally. The
in time, onlycaseisth aiNtrcf tSitvr(ernaCta.:l Shenam ewdaSselalriess't awthtttockreedsibilyed thine
disease on 1 rith
.v, and expired on Monday morning.
.
• the latter part of her illness the Was attended by
DPfarut.s,lfiit'sc-h3e.allr,cl'' one esof the union medical men. Cates of
diarrhcea have been again very numerous-. Nottingham
Journal.