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provement rate. A proporticn of the cost of some of the
public works above enumerated was contributed by
individuals; and in two instances, viz., that of the sewers
at Canterbury-road and at St. Ann's-road, Notting-
hill, the work was performed by private parties,
partly in consideration of money payments by the
Commission. The works thus executed have afforded
the means of direct drainage to many thousands of
houses, and for the extensive disuse of cesspools. The
number of houses which drained into the old and new
sewers under your charge, between the Ist January and
31st December, was 4,926. In 361 of these cases the
drainage was enforced under the nuisance clauses of the
Sewers Act, and in 58 cases the necessary works were
executed by the Commission in default after notice.
The whole of these house drains were constructed in
accordance with your regulations and under the super-
vision of your officers. Towards the conclusion of the
year two very important by-laws, relating to house
drainage, were made by the Court, and brought into
operation, for the purpose of subjecting the drainage of
new buildings in the metropolis and the sur-
rounding districts to your control, and putting
an end to the manifold nuisances which have
arisen in consequence of the want of adequate mesas
of insuring such control. Under these by-laws the no-
tic, a received by the district surveyors, under the Metro-
politan Buildings Act, are transmitted weekly to your
principal office; the parties giving such notices are
required to furnish plans and particulars of the
proposed mode of drainage; these are examined,
the localities inspected, and the drainage in question
approved, modified, or prohibited. The great
benefits calculated to arise from the operation
of these regulations fully compensate the largely-in-
creased duties of superintendence attending them. The
working of them has so far been most satisfactory, and
the district surveyors under the Building Act have af-
forded ready assistance in giving effect to them. As
already remarked, you early applied yourselves to the
task of determining upon the principles as
well as working out the details of a system
of sewage for the metropolis; and with a view to the
peculiar exigencies of the districts on the south side
of the Thames, you eventually determined upon pro-
ceeding with that part of the system first. The engie
neer having been instructed to prepare a scheme for
your consideration, his report was submitted to the
Court on the 9th of August, and approved by a Special
Court on the 13th of August, 1830. The plan thus ap-
proved consisted of a system of sewers between a point
near the top of Woolwich Reach and Vauxhall, the
main line and branches comprising upwards of thirteen
miles of sewers; the estimated cost of the work being
241,2971.
The plan for the northern side of the river, though not
formally announced until the 31st January in the present
year, may be properly included among the labours of
the past year. Its details have been so recently before
the Court, that it will be unnecessary for me to enter into
them at any length. I would merely observe that the
drainage of the metropolis on both sides of the river
contemplates the same objects, and is to be ef-
fected by means similar in their character, their objects
being to relieve the river Thames from Galleon's Reach
upwards from sewage; to carry the sewers, as much as
possible, along public streets and places; to make them
of dimensions, and at gradients insuring an unintermit-
tent flow, and preventing the penning up of seawage ;
to secure good house drainage, and self-cleansing street
drainage; to dispense, as far as possible, with periodical
flushing; to obtain the largest practicable amount of
effective drainage without artificial means; to resort to
steam power only when indispensable; and to provide
means for the eventual abolition of all open sewers,
ditches, and cesspools. The works you have executed,
as well as those you have ordered and projected, have
been laid out with a view to the same object. The plan
of the southern drainage having received the sanction of
the Court, the nature of the ground having been tested
by borings, and the detailed plans, sections, drawings,
and specifications prepared, advertisements for tenders
for a portion of this work were inserted on the 22d of
November, and the tenders opened on the 3d of Decem-
ber. This contract comprised that part of the main
line situated between a point in the Old Kent-road,
eastward of the Surrey Canal, and a point in the Clap-
ham-road near St. Mark's Church,Kennington, including
a length of 11,260 feet, and a further length of 300 feet
to pass under the Surrey Canal. A tender for the com-
pletion of this work for the sum of 17,5001. was condi-
tionally approved by you. The necessary preliminaries
were also actively prosecuted ; for two other
contracts, comprising further portions of the
surface drainage, that is to say, the first for
building 10,360 feet and 1,660 feet of sewers,
to ex'end from the east bank of the river Ravensbourne
to the Surrey Canal-bridge, and the other for building
11,068 feet of sewer from between Evelyn-street, Dept-
ford, and the Spa-road, Bermondsey. Tenders for the
execution of these works on the scale of the former, at
the sum of 33,1381., and of the latter at the suns of
16,8421, were also conditionally approved by you shortly
afterwards.
The works under these contracts would already have
been commenced, and have been in active progress, but
for circumstances which lam about to state. The Me-
trepolitan Sewers Act contains provisions of a similar
character with those in the land drainage and other Acts
authorising the Commissioners acting under it to execute
works of permanent benefit, and spread the burden of
their cost over a term of years. By this means works
of a durable character, operating for the benefit of future
owners and occupiers of property, may be estimated at a
small annual charge during a period of years. For in-
stance, the 241,2971., the estimated cost of the Surrey
end Kent works, might be paid off in 30 years by means
of an annual rate of twopence in the pound on the
1 rental of the property benefited by the works. Propos-
iog to avail yourselves of these provisions in the case of
those and other works, you advertised for tenders for
loans, and applied to the Exchequer Loan Commission-
ers and to several of the leading insurances for advances
on the security of the raten The Exchequer Lean
Commissioners, it seems, had not then funds at their
disposal. Some of the offices in the first in-
stance expressed their 'willingness to make the ad-
vances required at 4 and 41 per cent. ; but after con-
eidetanle time spent in negotiation, declined to lend
the money, on the ground of the alleged insufficiency of
the security provided by the Act. Their objections
principally resolved themselves into a supposed insecurity
to the lender by reason of the limited amount of rates you
could raise, and the alleged absence of limit to your borro w-
ing powers, and of the temporary character of the Sewers
Acts. In other instances offers were made to advance
money, but at a rate of interest you did not consider your-
selves justified in paying. These negotiations were com-
menced in the middle of August, and not terminated till
the latter part of December. They consumed much valu-
able time and occasioned considerable trouble, and their
abortive issue prevented the execution of many useful
and important works, and retarded the progress of
others. Amongst the more extensive works ordered
in the last and commenced in the present year,
and still in progress, are considerable lengths of
brick or pipe sewer in Gloucester-place, Kentish
Town; Upper-street, Islington; Mill-row, nagger-
atone; Gee-street, Goswell-street; Noble and Charles-
street, St. • Dike's; and Goldsmith's-row, "Jagger-
stone; Wellington-eteeet, Goswell-street; and Lower-
street, Islington. Besides the three contracts for works
on the south side of the river already referred to, extensive
works of drainage for numerous otherlocalities were pre-
pared and ordered to be executed, but have net yet been
commenced. They consist of lines of sewers, the aggre-
gate estimated coat of which is upwards of 30,0001.
Amongst them are works for arching over, straightening,
and improving the Hackney-brook, between a point below
Stamford-bridge, Stoke Newington, and Lorraine-place,
Holloway, for a distance of three miles, in connexion with
contemplated improvements in the lower part of the Hack-
ney-brook; a system of tubular drainage for Dacre-street
and other places in the parish of Lee; also considerable
lengths of brick sewer at Haverstock-hiil, Brook-street,
Ratcliffe; Balls-pond-road, Kingsland, Tothill-street, and
other streets in Westminster. and numerous streets and
places in the parish of St. James's. Some of the last-
mentioned works are proposed to be charged to special
rates. In ono instance objections have been made
to that Ist-Ao of assessment, and those objections
are still uuder consideration. They also comprehend
about five miles of sewers between Deptford-creek
and BelLgreen, with branches for diverting
the house drainage of Sydenham, Lewisham,
Lee, and a part of Greenwich, from the Ravensbourne
and its feeders. A portion of the work will be executed
for the special benefit of the Kent Waterworks Com-
pany, who have already paid into court the amount of
their contribution to the cost of them. You have al-
ready accepted a tender for the execution of the first
part of the work extending from North Pole-
lane, near the river Ravensbourne, to a point
near Lewisham Turnpike-gate, consisting of
6,800 feet of sewer, which work is proposed to
be put in hand forthwith. The execution of some of
the works just enumerated has been prevented by the
same causes which have impeded the carrying out of the
Surrey and Kent drainage, and the progress of the more
extensive among them will depend upon the practicabi-
lity of giving effect to your original intentions with
respect to them, viz., that having borrowed the
Sme oc
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o f
ratestnr tahnedi r 1n n k
imakingarrangements
execution,on
the
for repaying it in a period of years. With reference
to the surveys in progress under the Commission, I beg
to state that tho Ordnance survey comprises 859 sheets
of double-elephant paper. on a scale of five feet to a mile,
and includes an area of 200 square miles, extending
from Kingston on the west to Woolwich on the east, and
from Tooting and Norwood on the south to Hornsey and
Tottenham on the north. It is proposed to engrave 400
of the sheets, Of these 366 are already engraved, pub-
lished, and sold to the public at a very low price, and
the engraving of the remaining 35 sheeets is in progress.
The work is nearly completed, and the amount of ex-
penditure incurred by the Ordnance Department in re-
spect of it, up to the 31st Dec., 1850, was 23,6301. 75.
11d. With reference to the subterranean survey, up to
the 31st Dec., 1850, there had been surveyed 690 miles
of sewer!, of which 216 were surveyed during the past
year. The survey has been made in plans in longitudinal
and in transverse sections. The level; of the inverts are
given and worked out to the Ordnance datum plane. The
state of repair of tho sewers and their condition as to
deposit and other particulars are recorded. The above
690 miles comprise nearly all the open and covered
sewers of the metropolis, within a radius cf four miles
from St. Paul's, and the parties engaged on it are now
occupied with thele_vels. of the open sewers in the suburbs.
The open parts of the Effra and the Ravensbourne
have already been completed as far as Lower Norwood,
Sydenhace, and Southwark. About four-sevenths of the
above number of sewers have been laid dor in plane,
and their levels calculated. About one-fourth n
of fl tnhee,
longitudinal, main sewers have been laid down in
about one-third of the entire
number in transverse
sections.

EDUCTION IN THE NAVY ESTIMATES FOR THE NEXT
FINANCIAL YEAR.—We have already prepared our
readers to expect some reduction in the Navy Estimates
for the ensuing financial year 1851-52. We are now
enabled to state that the amount of money required to be
voted for the naval service, including the expenses of
the contract mail-packet service, 700,0001., and the
expense of the Admiralty packet service, 82,0001.,
will be about 5,700,000/., or about 400,0001. less
than that voted for the current year; and compared with
last year, it will show a reduction of one million. We
believe, as we have before stated, that there will bo uo
reduction in the number of men; but the iron steamers
having been paid for, no money will be required for iron
ship building, and there will be a considerable reduction
in the estimates for machinery and stores, and the
amount required -for dockyards and establishments at
home and abroad will also be reduced.
We regret to hear that Major-General Lord Fred°.
derick Fitzclarence, commanding the South-Western
District, has had a relapse, and is compelled to prolong
his stay at Malvern. His Lordship had intended to
return to his command early in the next week.
THE TROOPS IN THE COLONIES.—The Regiments
stationed in the Australial colonies and New Zealand
are to be reduced to six Service Companies each, and
to have a Four Company Depot for duty at home; it is
expected that the greater number of the men, instead
of returning to Eagland, will be induced to become
settlers.

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coon an examination of the nature and situation of
the works constructed by the commission, it will be
found that they include portions of the main drainage
of London; the formation of effective sewerage for new
districts, and works fur the relief of poor and depressed
neighbourhoods; fur providing for the drainage of
confined courts and alleys; and for closing up and de-
stroying open sewers and ditches; and that they have
been widely diffused over the entire area under your
charge.
Among the most important works executed by the
commission during the year, is the principal part of the
Victoria-street sewer, extending from Scotland-yard
through Parliament-square and Victoria-street to
Shaftesbury-terrace, Pimlico. This length of sewer
constitutes a portico of the main low level intercept-
ing line, described in the Engineer's Report of the
Stet of January of the preeent year, and is intended
to be continued eastward along the bank of the
Thames to Blackfriara. bridge, a-id thence by the course
specified in that report to the pumping station onthe bank
of he River Lea, end to be extended westward through
Eaton-square, and along the Kine's-road, Chelsea, with
a branch along is'lillbank-street, for the interception of
the King's Scholars•pend sewer, and the intermediate
. outlets into the Thema& Localities, amongst others, in
which brick sewers were constructed, arelligh-street,C ana-
den-town; Foley-street, Marylehone; Pratt-street, Cam-
den-town; Hatton-wail and Hatton-garden; Harwood-
steeet, Hampstead-road; Portpool-lane, Gray's Inn-road;
Old Paradise-rote, Islington; Penton-street, Pentonvillei
Popham-street, Islington; Wileser's-gardens, Hoxton
Old Town; Ashley-crescent, and Ashley-terrace, Shore-
ditch; D )wn street, Piccadilly; Groavener-place, Pim-
lico; Bell-lane, Spitalfields; New-road, St. George's-in-
the-East; East India Dock-road; Cold Herhoar-lane,
Poplar; Blackwell and Brunswick-streets, Poplar; Sr.
Anne's-road, Notting-hill, in the line of the Counter's
Creek; at Kilburn, in the line of the Ranclagh; Canter-
bury-road, Kensington; Edward-square, Kensington;
Porchester-mews and Janes-street, Paddington; near
the Clapham-road; in the line of the Falcon Brook ;
at Kirk-dale and Bell-green, Sydenham; Tithe-hill,
Brixton ; and the Loughborough-road, Brixton. Pipe
sewers have also been laid down at many of the forego-
ing places.
I will not trouble the court by specifying the nume-
rous localities in which pipe sewers have been constructed,
but will merely call attention to some of the more
considerable of this class of works. Works are in
progress at Richmond for the execution of 17,225 feet
of pipe sewer, forming part of a complete system of tubu-
lar drainage for that place, so laid out as to be capable of
adjustment with a main line of intercepting sewer for
the area westward of the Surrey and Kent district. A
part of this contract was performed in the year 1850.
Similar works have been executed for the relief of
Weeks of houses and numerous streets, courts, and
alleys on the south side of the river, wholl—
destitute ..,. hitherto . e
a loati:feodrainge. Amongst these may be mentioned
137 a quarterPerfiling an area of about half a mile long
a mile wide, situate between Long-
leae, Bermendse
esting of numerous streets
the Kent-street-road, and con-
foulizntreets and courts, traversed by
open ditches,
nearly
.the same extent
situate between Vauxha°lTereoefthe vicinity of Lambeth
focronsisting
Palace. A similar district, of a long tract
skirting the river Thames
-street, and New-
4ocrsiderable distance,
lying between Idorgan's-lane,
about'
street, near St. Savieer's-dock, Rod contain cg
twenty different streCts and places.
eblc)....itreet, Ber-
rke of a like
character were also performed in IN
ndhani-road -'
. • mondseyeand several of the adjoining etreets, and in
Nclion-Street, near the Wy
,Camberwell,
and several cf the adjacent streets.
The, length of open seers and ditches closeel
furup :n the
Surrey end Kent district alone exceeded o miles
T he.isbove totals contain only the length of sewers eel,:
struieed within the year 1850; but in some instencee the
weeks of which they form part have been continued since
the-commencer:Ant of the present year.
Works are also in progress for the relief of Jacob's
Island, Bermondsey, directed to the object of diverting
fromthe drains, surrounding tba. locality of the house
'draini4i.e.ili.St .now flows into them: at- the palace, Ken-
KEWSPAPE /4:l3ing,ton, fur which an outlet sewer was constructed within
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.and for the drainage of Church-lane
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Giles's, which would have been
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re e<e----;:./e e:iefne - eti: .-01 the above amount of 79,770/. 13s. 81, the charge
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....7,.....e'1,: „lir w,o_rk4) it i'.._PtrioPos.ed that 71,3621. 14s. 7d. should be
lei:, •'/' rap:4 out of the district rate, 7,934/. be assessed. by
vi ly of ;pedal tate, and 4731. 13s, Id. by TrilY of im' A
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THE TIILLOCHS AGAlN.—Captain Tulloch, Staff
Officer of Pensioners for Edinburgh, but who for some
time past has been employed on special service at Til-
bury Fort, is to be appointed Military Superintendent
of Pensioners in Canada; and it is expected that he will
be promoted to a majority.
TROOPS Foa EMBARK:MON.—The ships Athenian
and E award have been engaged to embark the 3rd Buffs
at Cork for Malta. Her Majesty's steam-ship Birken-
head will convey the 55th Regiment to Gibraltar about the
end of February; the 68th Light Infantry is to embark
at Cork for Malta the end of February in the Resistance,
troop ship ; her Majesty's steam ship Vulcan is to con-
vey the 74th Highlanders from Cork to Gibraltar the
end of the month ; and the 92d Highlanders will em-
bark about the end of February in her Majesty's ship
Apollo at Cork for Corfu.

NEW ACCOUTREMENTS.—We understand that the 7th
Fusiliers, recently moved into Portsmouth, look exceed-
ingly well in the improved accoutrements, which will no
doubt become general in the service.
EMBARKATION OF TROOPB.—The Service Companies
of the 41st Regiment, udder the command of Lieutenant-
Colonel Carpenter, embarked at Queenstown for Corfu
on Tuesday, the 11th of February, in her Majesty's ship
Hercules, which sailed the same day for her destination.
CAVALRY FOR INDIA.—It is rumoured that the 6th
Dragoon Guards will embark for India in the spring of
the year 1853, to relieve the 3d Light Dragoons.
Captain Yates of the Britannia, 120, ordinary guard-
ship at Portsmouth, has served the usual term of three
years; but we believe the gallant officer, if he lives, will
remain another year. We regret to state, however, that
he is very seriously ill.
LIEUTENANT HOSEEN, OF THE GREAT BRITAIN
STEAMER.—The command of the Banshee, late Holy-
head steam-packet, but now fitted for the packet service
between Malta and Marseilles, has been conferred on
Lieutenant James IloAcen (1828), the well-known com-
mander of the Great Western steamer, then the unfor-
tunate screw-ship Great Britain, and subsequently Har-
bour Master at Labuan.

FLLG-LIEUTENANT TO SIR GEORGE SEYZOUR,-Sir
George Seymour has at length decided upon taking
Lieutenant G. E. K. Gore as his flag-lieutenant. This
officer is now serving in the same capacity with Com-
modore Eden; but as the West Indies presents a better
field for promotion, he has again joined his old admiral.

GERMANY.
The Kolner Zeitung has advises from Milan, con-
taining some details of the army of observation which
Austria is concentrating on the frontiers of Piedmont.
Of this army there are 40,000 men and 60 pieces of
artillery in and around Pavia ; 15,000 men and 30
cannon are at Alagenta ; '20,000 men and 80 cannon
are at Milan ; and 10,000 men, with a corresponding
artillery force, are at Como.
The Diet of the kingdom of Hanover was opened
on the 12th inst.
The 'coiner Zeitnng states from Cassel, that the
Electoral War-office, acting on the instigation of
'ount Leiningen, has deired the Hessian officers to
furnish a declaration, and to sign an undertaking,
by which they bind themselves to unconditional
obedience, and to a recognition of the Elector's de-
crees of September last. This measure has excited
the greatest indignation at Cassel, especially as it
was thought that the officers would yield to this re-
newed attack upon their firmness and endurance.
The Cassel official Gazette states that the meeting
of the Assembly of Estates will not take place.

PETERHEAD WHALE FISFIERY.--011 Thursdiy,
the 30th of January, the Resolution, and on Tuesday, the
4th inst., the Fairy, sailed for Greenland, being the earliest
railings on record of vessels for the whale and seal fishing.
By the Ist of March fifteen vessels belonging to Peterhead
will be steering their way northward to the frozen regions,
making an aggregate tonnage of upwards pf 5,000, and •A
capit4 Qf 100,0001.—Aaffient aglitter..

The reduced Ordnance flap, on a scale of one foot to
four sheets. It is nodg rage, will be comprised in forty-

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METROPOLITAN COMMISSION provement rate. A proporticn of the cost of some of the being engraved, and forty out of the forty-four sheets
ePRICES OF SHARES 1 Wheal
OF SEWERS.-ANNUAT.4 REPORT, public works above enumerated was contributed by will be probably completed by the end of this month.
IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM- I W"flu'''da,
-4,3,- individuals; and in two instances, viz., that of the sewers The detailed survey for objects of house drainage
PANIES' STOCK, tom, end;
TO THE HONOURABLE THE alEaT,,oponaTAN at Canterbury-road and at Sc. Ann's-road, Notting- has been completed to the extent of 7i square miles. At Lae
COMMISSIONERS OF SEWERS. hill, the work was performed by private parties, The high value of these surveys has been strikingly ma- From the Official List. were saint
My Lord and Gentlemen,-I have now the honour, partly in consideration of money payments by the nifestect in the preparation of she scheme of drainage of wiaßneenED EVERY TUESDAY AND FIAIDAY EVENING. East W
in accordance with your instructions, to submit to you Commission. The works thus executed have afforded the metropolis, and has not only been experienced by the LONDON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14. well, on VI
my report upon the works and general proceedings of the means of direct drainage to many thousands of commission and its officers but been recognized by ese ores.
the Metropolitan S3lVOr3 Commission during the past houses, and for the extensive disuse of cesspools. The others who have had occasion to avail themselves of their 70E4.3.'-13T0.13= Et.llTl'7l.S. Business;
year; and before entering into the various details con- number of houses which drained into the old and new results.
former big
Dividend Amount
netted with those subjects, I would beg briefly to sewers under your charge, between the Ist January and The receipts of the year amounted to 91,0701. 6s. I Id., same of Company, per of pals. Price and the sir
advert to the duties which engaged your attention in the 31st December, was 4,926. In 361 of these cases the that is 77,7481. 6s. 6d. from rates, and 13,3224 es. ed. Annual. share. progress e
interval between the opening of the Commission under drainage was enforced under the nuisance clauses of the from contributions. In this account is included a cum ''''"'""............"...- ---,.------
A fact of fi
which you act, on the 17th October, 1849, and the cons- Sewers Act, and in es cases the necessary works were of 2,8361. 6s. for cleansing 2,717 private cesspools. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Australasia • • ..•• •• • • 41. per cent. 140 0 0 40 0 0 3214 (about 35
mencement of the year 1850. Your active local juris- executed by the Commission in default after notice. The remainder consists of proportions of the cost of BritshNorth American 51, per cent. 50 0050 0 0 4.2,,,, iserpendicu
diction extended over districts in and around the metro- The whole of these house drains were constructed in sewers, frontage charges, and the cost of private drain Ceylon •• •• •• •• •• •• •• - 25 0025 o 0 -
The pay.
ccomnsereiai of London 61 per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 - ans.-thus
mouths, laid into sewers by the contractors.
polls, comprising an area of upwards of 112 square accordance with your regulations and under the super- mouths,
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miles, and within those limits you were not vision of your officers. Towards the conclusion of the merits in the year were 95,554/. 105. lld.; the total Gloacesteraltire ...... ts/peer cocennt.. - - 'There li
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charge for the year, 125,918/. 53. 10d. Of this the lonian .............. 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 25 o o _
only charged with the entire control and manage- year two very important by-laws, relating to house
sum due to management is 23,4651. 18s. 7d., which renidonnaaunid4ount7 ..t 61. per cent. ;inn 0 0 20 0 0 -
issttoractka.s..r
6611 .. perper ccenentt..'
.5,00
00
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ment of the sewers, river walls, and other mat- drainage, were made by the Court, and brought into
amount must be considered in connexion with the public London• Joint-
tens within the cognizance of the former Sewers Corn- operation, for the purpose of subjecting the drainage of
7% o' East W
Missions, under general and local statutes; but ycu had new buildings in the metropolis and the sur- works executed, the very extensive works ready to Provincialof Ireland•• 81. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 -
perppcerr
cent. too
1051000
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21520
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to seercise various new powers under the Metropolitan rounding districts to your control, and putting he carried out, and the large amount of private work Ditto, New.........
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6581/.; At Tretl
Sewers Act, for the purpose of securing effective house an end to the manifold nuisances which have set out and superintended. The amount of assets on the
31st of December, 1850, was 82,636/. 9s. 4d., and the Ditto, New ••••• •• 51. p cent. 20 0 o 310 0 o - duce to be
drainage and abating nuisances; many of these powers, , arisen in consequence of the want of adequate means
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liabilities, 161.262/. 193. BJ. ; the difference being South Australia ...... 61 per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 - Wednesda'
importantly affecting private rights and interests, in- of insuring such control. Under these by-laws the no-
volvinw nice legal considerations, and requiring to be tires received by the district surveyors, under the Metro- 78,626/. 10s. -Id.; but this item of 161,262/. 19s. Bd. it Union :t Australia-. 61. per cent. 75 0 0 2.5 0 0 - They h,'
must be borne in mind, is made up of 61,142/. ls. 10d., anion,: 0s i .0•11.e•e• i; ..
..
: ..
..
tin force under formalities of a novel end intricate politnn Buildings Act, are transmitted weekly to your
6611.. pie; c'cent.nt. 50 -0
0 1.02 100 00
1 -- ten, and ea
PI •
the residue of the old debt of the Surrey and Kent sops- union et Madrid .....
character. Important changes had Iseea effected in the principal office; the parties giving such notices are- 40 00400 0 ( - Alt-y-C
mode of raising funds for your operations; some of the required to furnish plans and particulars of the rate commission, incurred previous to November, 1847. week; the
proposed mode of drainage; these are examined, It also includes 23630/. 7s. lld., due to the = /t
Board of Ord- sr.an-cm CODSPILIITXES•
old means of enforcing contributions to the cost of
west still g
works having bees taken away, and new modes of as- the localities inspected, and the drainage in question mince for the sewers of London; a sum of 40,000/. Dividend Amount At E,ga
borrowed in August, 1849, on the security of the Fut- Name of company. per of Paid.
s.ssnaent and apportionment introduced. Before de- approved, modified, or prohibited. The great I Price is yielding
' - new measures you had to investigate the benefits calculated to arise from the operation ham and Hammersmith rate; a sum of 8751., part of the Axnum. Share.
ming .
official and administrative arrangements introduced by of these
regulations
fully compensate the largely -in- cost of the Bayswater sewer, built pursuant to the Act 4 X is. d. X s. 5. there are rl
the preceding commission; to examine into the organi- creased duties of superintendence attending them. The and .5 Will. IV., C. 96; and it includes the amount of the
1 -
Albion .. .. .. .. -•• •• 2/. 10s. 500 00150 0 0 86
Ditto Marine.- •• •• 6/.per cent. 100 00' 5 0 0 IT4 At Broni
cash debit of the overdrawn districts. Rates on the in- Alliance Brit. and For. 7114 s 6d &bs 100 0 0 11 0 0
zetion of the engiaeering staff; to ascertain the extent working of them has so far been most satisfactory, and d
h d
and nature of the works already ordered; to inquire the district surveyors under the Building Act have af- debted districts are in course of preparation for reins- Atlas .. ..
an t e ei
At Cvva
into the state of the ordnance and subterranean surveys, forded ready assistance in giving effect to them. As bursing the districts in credit, and discharging the Argus Life ...... ••• I.per cent. 100 0 0 16 0 0 - fm., and th
liabilities incurred on account of works therein. ceireiriticsit:meeedm.B;mGereentali.f.e t
p7rsc.t6.&l*bs. 15000 00 eo
150 00 00 270%
which had originated with the commission of 1848, and already remarked, you early applied yourselves to the
4/. 100 0010 0 0 86 At Bwlc
been zealously and ably prosecuted by that of 1849; and task of determining upon the principles as A very small annual rate on the metropolitan districts County .............. .on per fm.
would defray the cost of the Ordnance survey in a term Crown .........• -•• 145.
to satisfy yourselves how far these,. as well as the results well as working out the details of a system 50 0 0 50 0 15 on well wit
of other important investigations, were matured for the of sewage for the metropolis; and with a view to the of years. Eagle ..
purposes of the main work to which your labours were peculiar exigencies of the districts on the south side The rates made during the existence of the commis- European Life ••• • ••
General .. .- - 105. 20 0 0 All paid. 11 worth of or
to be directed and your operations to tend-namely, the of the Thames, you eventually determined upon pro- sion have been at 6d. in the pound, with one exception, -
Gl3be • ........ • • •••••••• 61.pe-r cent. Stock. 50 0 6%
- 135% In Lamb
preparation of a plan for the effectual drainage of the ceeding with that part of the system first. The engie viz., in the case of the Surrey and Kent, made in Nov., Guardian •••••• •• •• • • 51. 100 0045 0 0 56 announced;
metropolis. You had te inquire into the entire financial neer having been instructed to prepare a scheme for 1849, which was at Bd. It has already been stated that
i hs. 1000 0 0 10 0 0 is%
Imperialai Fire ..... •• • 121. per cent 500 0 0 50 0 0 2341
InnidPeemnnityLtr-li;;•••• •••• 11.31:sengine-steal
20
100 0 4714 champion, 11
arrangement of the commission; to examine the ma- your consideration, his report was submitted to the the amount of rate collected in the past year was
shiner y for checking ►the receipt and expenditure of the Court on the 9th of August, and approved by a Special 77,7481. 6s. 6d. A comparison between the amount of Law Fire .. .. .. .. - - - too 0 02.% been °pule,
numerous districts, levels, and divisions under your Court on the 13th of August, 1830. The plan thus ap- rates collected during two years ending the 31st Debem- Law Life........., .. 11. 16s. 100 00i10 0 0 46
50 0 0 20 0 4% Ore.
charge ; and for ensuring the due collection and bring- proved consisted of a system of sewers between a point ber, 1847, chiefly under the former separate commissions, fleet
Licensed
dvtletnuealraLife -
500 100 - A divide]
-
lag to account of the rates, contributions, and other near the top of Woolwich Reach and Vauxhall, the and during the two years ending the 31st December, London Fire ........
IpOes.i.
ct.
5205
00 00 122 100
00 172%
above 30
nLetw
105. 25 0 0 12 10 0 len Friendship,
moneys due to the commission, and examining the sur- main line and branches comprising upwards of thirteen 1850, shows that the sum collected during the former
maiaedri.nien.v.lid*
London Ship -........
8,..G..e.n..L.if.e
415%,s.iper share too 0 0 15 0 0 -
veyors' and contractors' accounts; the system under which miles of sewers; the estimated cost of the work being
ing the latter, the amount collected in the years 1846 Nationalitan Fund.. bl.p.er cent. 20 0 0 210 0 27
period exceeded by 18,512/. 18s. Bd, that collected dur-17,enn:
such arrangements were conducted being of comparatively 241,2971.
and in 1847 having been 151,524/. Bs. 2d., and in 1849 National recent introduction, and framed with a view to the
Life. ..
The plan for the northern side of the river, though not
stringent requirements of the Metropolitan Sewers Act, and 1850, 133,011/. 9s. 6d. Palladium Life..
61. per cent 6 5 0 0 1-0 0 20155.500 2901. 14s. I
showed-C
formally announced until the 31st January in the present
Phceuix .
You had to prepare the accounts of the commission of
year, may be properly included among the labours of The multifarious duties which devolved upon you •Professional Life ....7 31.P.'11.
kl".-
the year 1849, for the first public audit under the
the past year. Its details have been so recently before were not performed without large demands upon your Provident Life ••••• • •• 11. ss. & bs. 100 00!10 0 0 30 1,2711. 2e. 4
statute re:'erred to, and the documents directed to be
the Court, that it will be unnecessar for me to enter into time. In the year 1850 there were 27 days on which Rock Life.. .. .. •• -•• ss. 5000 10 0 6% bills, 4201.
courts were held, the total number of courts having Royal Exchange fin p.a. & ba. Stock. - 215
been 32. General committees were held 77 days during Dia& Life . 11. 65.. add balance
presented to Parliament, and circulated among the me-
them at any length. I would merelyy observe that the Sun Fire..., ••- •• •,• 6/. 103 tropolita,n parishes subsequent to such audit. Further,- - , 200
_ -
drainage of the metropolis on both sides of the river48 deed, 5/. pe
the year. To these must be added committees for the United Kingdom
you had to examine a large body of plans and comma- contemplates the same objects, and is to be ef-
investigation of accounts and consideration of claims,
nications relative to the drainage of London, sent in to fected by means similar in their character, their objects
and numerous special references to one or more commis- Universal Life lO% ct. & bs. 100 0 0f 10 0 0 -
Victoria Life .. • - 1 412 6 6 producing 1
this office in the time of the previous commission. being to relieve the river Thames from Ga'lleon's Reach
Your investigations rwulted in various useful modifies- sioners on legal, financial, engineering, and other mat-
rally iippai
upwards from sewage; to carry the sewers, as much as side,
' In the 90 fn
lions in the several departments. A diligent examine- • • ters. You also received numerous deputations and de- -
possible, along public streets and places; to make them
Lion of the accounts of the commissions was made by voted much time to hearing and disposing of summonses 1 Dividend Amount
of dimensions, and at gradients an unintermit- Name of Company. per of the auditor, who expressed himself in terms of strong • . insuring on various matters within your cognizance. I might add
The that
flow, and preventing the penning up of seawage• a considerable increase of labour and expense was .---1 Annum. Blare. Paid. Price.
copper.
commendation of tlfeir clearness and accuracy.
to secure good house drainage, and self-cleansing street' , - - At the W
whole of the drainage plans I have adverted to wereunavoidably caused by the preparation of returns ordered £ S. d. X 5. d,
drainage; dispense, far " ' to as as possible, with periodical East London...". -••' 11 per cent 100 0 0 157 accounts sh,
carefully examined and the results of such examine-by Parliament relating to various matters having their GrandJ i•*-
flushin •to obtain the largestpracticable amount ofKnot en --• • , 41. per cut. 50 o o - 79 Smelting C
Con embodied in the report which was eventually n .g' drainage
artificial origin in the time of previous Sewers Commissions. Kent........ •• .• •• •• ! 41. per cut. 100 0 0 50 1,757/ 135.;
effective without means; to resort to -
presented to the court. But the main subject to From the foregoing outline, it has been seen that in a Lambeth ...... ••• • • • 6/, per cat. 100 0 0 - 97 at 191. Bs. 6
steam power only when indispensable; and to provide Now Rivr Lndn Erdge 41• Os 57%
- - 88 tons 9 c
which your inquiries were directed was the drainage of
means for the eventual abolition of all open sewers, little more than a twelvemonth you have matured a cons- Vauxha11'............ * *
51. per cut. 1001 0 0 - 97
London; and although the full development of the sys-
ditches, and cesspools. The works you have executed, prehensive plan for the drainage of the metropolitan West Middlesex •. • 61.03. pr elate - - me% ditto Tama
tern did not take place till some time afterwards, its main as well as those you have ordered andrejected pj, have districts, founded on an accurate examination of the
818/. 183. 2c
feanures were determined
tacoon at a,
your
early
been laid out with a view to the same b'e t The
mo o,c . . plan levels and natural features of such districts; that you DOCKS.
Oct., and N
riod to enable the grea lk of your works to behave nearly completed one of the main lines of sewers
13° of the southern d • h •
drainage having received the sanction of Divielend Amount merchanls' tested by reference to it. Accordingly, the course you forming part of that plan • that you have made all the Name oe Company. of
the Court, the nature of theround havi been tested per Paid. Price, Bs. 7d.;
pursued was, except in a few instances of immediate rig • requisite preparations fur large contracts for the execu- Annum. Share.
by •anddetailed •
borings, the plans, sections, drawings • 900/. 4s.
and urgent requirement, only to execute works whet® it' lion of further portions, and for carrying out extensive ---
--
and specifications prepared, advertisements for tenders
4 a. d. X s. it. share, lea
bad been previously ascertained that the outlay in re-works in connexion with them throughout the metro-
for aportion of this work were insertedonthe22d of - 84 report state
spect of them would be incurred for the permanent November , and the tenders opened on the 3d of Decem- polls and the surrounding districts; and lastly, that you East and West India.. 6/. pr cent.en Stock. - 142 Pollard's ste benefit of the localities to be affected by them, and have excavated and superintended upwards of 34 miles East Country -
her. This contract corn • dthat '
prise part of the main • • London .... ........ - for six weea
Wet they were compatible with the general system of brick and pipe sewers during the year. Ise pr cent. Stock. - 111%
line situated between a point in tho Old Kent-road, Ditto Bonds•• •• •• • i 41, per sent. - - - In the 60, tl
of drainage eventually to be carried out. The off ct I have the honour to be, my Lord, and Gentlemen, gt. Katharine -- •• •,13% per cent. Stock, Canal,and point
eastwardof the Surrey a in the Clap- - 72% wince undo
-
of such a mode of proceeding has been that, while ham-road near St. Mark's Church Kennin ton including Your most obedient servant, Ditto 80nd5.......
Southampton •%1. pr cent. - - - south, 6/. pc
in the space of little more than twelve months you , g , g E. H. WOOLRYCIi, Sec. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 .
a length of 11,260 feet, and a further length of 300 feet
have matured a general system of drainage for the •
to pass under the Surrey Canal. A tender for the corn- 31313IDGES At Wheal
Titan districts, vois have been enabled during
metropo
nletion of this work for the sum of 17 500/ was condi- _____ __ __ ___
the year 3 IS-0 to execute and superintend the consider- •• , • THE-ARMY AND NAVY.- Dividend Amount on Tuesday,
tonally approved by yen. The necessary preliminaries Name of Company, per of Paid. Price presented, sl
able sewerage works which lam about to specify. The
were also
actively prosecuted • for two other (From the United Service Gazette, ) Annum. Share.
amount for which the commission became liable in re-VACANT COMMANDS-IN-CHIEF IN 1851. ------ -- - :teel meted
contracts comprising•' •
further portions of the
spect of public works completed, partly executed, orThe following Commanders-in-Chief will have cones Charin cr ss 4. a. d. X. a. d. 1.5371. 17s.
surface 'drainage that is to ea , the first for _
- - 15 9261. 2s. 2d
contracted for within the year, was 79,770/, 13s. 8:1.
building 10,360 'feet and 1,660 yfeet of s plated their allotted periods of service during the pre- southwrg.k °............ - 100 0 0 -
3% Trelawny, c
The cost of the public works of construction actually .
---4
from the bank • - ... ovvers, sent year,-
Ditto Nw of 7% p.c. 355. per cent. 50 0 016
to er.en, eastof the river Ravensbourne -
executed by the commission during the year was ,MEDITERRANEAN-Admiral Sir William Parker, Waterloo ............ - 100 0 0 - 314 share (1,30(
to the Surrey Canal-bridge and the other for b 'ld• Ditto Old Ann. of 81. I/. 45. Od. - 60 0 0 25 Mr. West's
rll/, 11 '")(3 For this sum there were constructed
69,0 --•- • 11,
fee; of
between he
al ing Bart.,
068 feet of sewer from between Evelyn-street Dept- G.C.8., Commander-in-Chief in the Mediterra- Ditto Nw ditto of 71. 11. Is. Od. 40 00 - month a nes
30,404 feet-5 miles, 4,004 of trick sewers, and 83,087 nean, appointed February, 1845, having now served a Vauxhall .... ••• Ay, In I7OTo 3 - 18
ford, and the Spa-road, Bermondsey. :fenders'
y. for the
ceptcd.
feet-16 miles, 607 feet of pipe sewers, together, 115,491d0ub1e term. It is reported that the Government have
execution of these works on the scale of the former,latter at
'it
the sum of determined on continuing Sir William in command of
was 26;5251.23. 2d., and of the pipe sewers 11,914/.this station until the Portsmouth command is vacant. . , nesday last,
16,8491, were al * • •
so couditionall an roved bou short! 2 ' Names et i Dividend' Jenuary 24
lls. 7d. In the works of construction are included 46 Y.P YYY WEST INDIES-Vice-Admiral the Earl of Dundou ld Names of , ~.• Divilend price. u per
afterwards. a , Companies.
.t per
C.DlPaniu• .4.1 Annum. Price. 72/. 13s. 7d.;
side entrances, 304 air shafts, 565 gullies, 1,137 drain G.C.8., term of service expired Jan. 12, 1848, to be re- se Amain. se 1
The works under these con
wouths, and 501 pipes, at a total cost of 6.203/. 10s, ed, tracts would already have lieved next month by Vice-Admiral Sir George Seymour, .....-...-... -...:: _______ _
________ _______, account, 55/.
The cost of repairs during the year was 4,550/. 13s. 7d.; been commenced, and have been in active progress, but G.C.H., appointed last month. X £ \ , 579/. 10s. 9d
4.slitrit Oldh 97 7/, 113
...lei.Macclesfie ioo 21.105. 50 311. ls.
Rad under this head are comprised the expenses of re- for circumstances which lam about to state. The Me- Commodore Thomas Bennett, second in command, ' ap- Barnsley- .• 160 121. 180 Neatk • • 100 161. 340 8371. ss. lld
instating, lowering, and otherwise altzring sewers, the trepolitan Sewers Act contains provisions of a similar pointed Feb. 7, 1848. iarknk&Abrg 150 51, 85 Oxford.. •• .•• • leo 201. 161
repair of sluices, and of repairing and raising the river character with those in the land drainage and other Acts DEVONPORT-Admiral Sir William Hall Cage, G.C.H , Birmingham 401 41. 86 Peak Forest. 78 31. 183. 70 . before the m
wall of the Thames for a distance of upwards of two authorising the Commissioners acting under it to execute appointed April 17,1848, to be succeeded, says re ore by
~ • ' Coventry.... 1001 25/. 200 Regent's ...• 33 11. 3s. 18% would !sold
Y .•• • • 100, 61. 63 Rochdale.... 85 I 41. 42 to ores sold i
o .
miles, between a point in Greenwich Marshes known as wcrks of permanent benefit, and spread the burden of Admiral Sir J. A. Ommanney, K.C.B. Ellsmre&Chs 133 355. 26x Somrset Coal 150 7/.los. -
cost over a term ofyears. B ' '
the Horseshoe, and Lombard's-wall. The incidental 'their ) this means works NORE -Vice-Admiral the Hon. George Elliot, C.B. GrandJunctn 100 4/. pr. ct. 63 Do.Lk Fd St ,12'G. p. e. - of 1,209/. in
of a durable
that the 70 1
charges were, 2,29 a/. Os. 5d.; and the cost of repairing ' character, operating for the benefit of future appointed May 9, 1848. Do., 6 pr. Ct. 7% - 814 Stffrti &Wore 1 140 281. 405
and gr _welling incidental to jobbing works, 4971. 115.6 J. owners and occupiers of property, may be estimated at a SoUTII-EAST CoAsT OF AMERICA.-Rear-Admiral Bar- grand Surrey 100 2/. Os. 33,4 Shrewsbury.. '
125, - - to 7 cwts. pe
',rand Union 100 I/ 10, 21 Stourb^,cl e ' 201. 290
The expense of works inclueltd under the heal small annual charge during a period of years. For in- rington Reynolds, C. 13., appointed to the Cape Station, Konnt& Ave 39 43*. 04... 4 *-Severs'a. g - and 145 the 60 soot
"cle•lrsi,g," was 17,5111. 4s. 70. Ia this is contained stance, the 241,2971., the estimated cost of the Surrey Aug. 1848. Lancaster . 100 41. 32 Wyonail. S 26, 21.03. 24 . Church-lane
and Kent works, might bepaid off in 30years by Leeas&Ltyrp 100 241. 400 Warwick& 1
the charge for emp*.ying private c-sspools by
Thomas Leicester ...• 100 51. 66 lairraing. j 100, 41. 46 .
means of th,) pump an l' hose ; the remelt +ler of
an annual rate of twopence in the pound on the Capel, K.C.8., appoin'ed Sept. 13, 1848. I
Leic3tr &Nth, 83 41. ; 44% warwiex& in the rains
' 'of the cos of 11,..vling, and cleansing
C 013318.23 I rental of the property benefited by the works. Propos- Loughboregh 142 701. , 510 Napton..ll'oo 31. Ai than last.
:i e,:,_
e..,d
also
ref carts The ii•g to avail yourselves of these provisions in the case of F REDUCTION IN THE NAVY IisTIMATES Ifort THE NEXT Monmoutbsh'loo 81. i - At the See
by certeng 171(.. 1...,47,, ...
INANCIAL YEAR.-We have already prepared our w yerrnstrn,nl 7B 31. 40,
those and other works you adve-tised for t e ltlntgemryslijloo - 1- o` surveys durirg the year amounted , „ - . end„rs far e I I eei i a day, the arc;
payment; 01 respect .
reeuers to expect some reduction in the Navy Estimates efennetwere 100 - - Wilts & isrksi - Ils. 6% in hand
loans, and applied to the Exchequer Loan Commission- , an,
to 5 333/. 180. 6i. The total chars., fur surveys, includ-
for the ensuing financial
year 1851-52. We are now
ors andseveral
,leading
to of the lnsurances Or f .• advancesl,34l/. ss. Id
GAS-LIMIT ANT) CORE COMEPiIIariES.
' to, Ordnence survey, 17.7601. ss. 111. Besides the
lng .-enabled to state that the amount f
.o money required to be -
ti • works e-'ensiv3 works wore executed during the
pu-,, .L. ...• on the security et the rate:. The Exchequer Loan
voted for '
the naval service includin the e - of ----
Dividend Amount
same yef.lr on the ,
~,
t a•-•,,lication and at ne cost of private Commissioners, it eeems, had not then funds at their ' g xPen'eg Name of favourable, t
Company, per of Paid. Price,
the c '
contract mail-packet service, 700,000/ and the parties. - 'These were construct d under the permission disposal. Some of the offices in the first in-Annum. Share. state towards
expense of the Admirals acket service
and according to the realations el- - the commie-ion, and stance expressed their 'willingness to make the ad- will y p , 82,000/., -- - The Tyws.
involved the cost of surveys and superintendence. The vances required at 4 and 41 per cent. ; but after con- wi be about 5,700,0001., or about 400,0004 less .
Z. s. d. :.0.. s. d. passtd on Ts
private works thus construct:A during the year tom- ricleie)le time spent in negotiation, declined to lend than that voted for the current year; and compared,with 11
British
stho .1:1:o.; in•e• Provincial.... .... : • ' 40 0 0 18 0 0 13
• 11. 81, 20 0 0 20 0 0 16% Dec.,last account,
i d 28 430 fest of brick sewer, 37,879 feet of pipe the money, on the ground of the alleged insufficiency of last ear it will show a reduntio •
, en of one million. We Brizhton ••••..•• •• .. an 20 0 0 _ v 3,594/.
prised
belie -
the/. 60 309 feet-12 miles 2.949 feet, and the security provided by the Act. Their objections e, as we have before stated, that there will be uo City of London .. •• • • 6/. 100 0 0 ISO 0 0 - sixth instalm
sewer--t,g,e ' ... , ,
reduction in the number of • but the
4,928 drains. The approximate value or these private principally resolved themselves into a supposed insecurity h • men, - By copper 01
works was 46,186/. 19s. 7d. Thus the total number of to the lender by reason of the limited a‘nount of rates you 3 having beenpaid for, no money will
h• s ' -
50 0 0 50 0 0 70,4 from Nance]
brick and nips sewers constructed or superintended by could raise, and the alleged absence of limit to your borro w- .IL building, and there will be a considerable reduction Independent ....... • • 61. 40 0040 0 0 46 176/. 12,. 3
the commission clueing the past year was 31 miles 2,280 ing pewers, end of the temporary character of the Sewers in the estimates for machinery and stores, and the London• • ..........., - 50 0050 0 0 - ..8,552/. 2s.
Acts. In other instances offers were made amount required -for dockyards and establishments at. - ,An A A r.n n A . =, .
feet. to elven,. .

X. s. d. Z. s. d.
British •••••• •• • • - - 11. 40 0 0 18 0 0 13
Ditto Provincial . Bs. 120 0 0 20 0 0 181
Brighton
Si. 20 0 0 -
City of London .. •• 6/. 1100 0 0 150 00 1 -
1
ContinentalConsOlidat. 925. 75 0 0 31 5 0 -
Equitable •••••• •• •• • 03. 150 0 0 50 0 0 -
Imperial . .............Si. i5O 0 0 50 0 0 70,4
Independent 6l. 40 0 0 40 0 0 46
London• • , _ 50 0 0 50 0 0 -
,50 0 0 50 0 0 -
Do., Parl. Preference Cl. !25 0 0 210 0 -
Phamia .••••- - •• • • 4%1. 150 0 0 49 0 0 28%
Ratcllff .. ••-..• • - .• 51. 'lOO 0 0 90 00 I -
United General ll. 50 0 0 50 0 0 15
Westminster Chartered 31, 50 0 0 - 46
Ditto, New ...- l2s. 50 0 0 10 0 0 9%
LIST or 3 C OTTISEI COMPANIES' PRICES
Dividend Amount
Name of Company, per of Paid. Price.
------Annum. Share.
1
--..- 1
X s. d. £ s. d
Bank of Scotland ..... 71. per cent. 1100 0 0 100 0 0 179
British Linen Company Si. per cent.lloo 0 0 100 0 0 200
Caledonian Bank
City of Glasgow Bank 61• per cent. jlO 0 0 10 0 0 11%
Clydesdale Bank -• •• •• 6% per cent. i2O 0 0 10 0 0 13!;,
Commercial Rank •• •• 71. per cent. 500 0 0 1100 0 0 173
Eastern Bank ••••• • •• ' 61. per cent. 25 uOl 10 0 91. 2s
EdinbAGlasgow Bank 61. per cent. 1 50 0 1 5 0 0 414
Emehangeßnk of Scot 1 41, per cent. ' ,100 0 0, 50 0 0 141
National Bank ••.•• • •• 10.4 per cent. 50 0 01 10 0 0 ,5
Norther Scotle.nd Bank 1 5/,percent. 20 0 0 1 2 10 0 21.125.
Royal Bank of Scotland 1 5/, per cent. 100 0 0 10u 0 0 130
Union Bank of Scotland i 8/. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 89
Western Bank •••• • • • • 171. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 70
Alliance Fire and Life 4%1.pr cent. 10 0 0 10 1) 0 20V,
British Guarantee
Caledonian Fire Incur lOl. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 93
City of Glasgow Life 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 31. 3e
Colonial Life ... - 50 0 0 1 0 0 11.155.
Edinburgh Life Incur, al, per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 • I 20%
Eng. & Scot. Law Life 51. per cent. 50 0 0 217 6 2%
Life Assoc. of Scatland 61. per c•nt. 10 0 0 1 0 0 21. Sc
National Fire and Life 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 245.6 d
North British Insor. •• 31. per cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 26
Scottish Union %Brace %1. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 28s 3d
Standard Life
United Dep. Aseurance 51. per cont. 10 0 0 1 0 0 17e 6d
MISCELLANEOUS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company, per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
------ - ---
s. . .
Assam Tea • ... • • .... - X. 20 odXs. d.
0 20 0 0 5
kuctirn Mart .• •••• .. 21. 5s 50 0 0 - 28
Australian Attriculturl 1/. 100 0 0 30 0 0 15
Australian Trust •• •. 6/. per cent. - 35 0 0 21
Anglo-Mexican Mint.. I. 100. 10 0 0 10 0 0 2014
Ditto, Half Shares.. - - 210 0 5%
British American Land - -- 28 10 0 -
Uppr Canada *Bond; 51. percent. - - -
Canada ....... ... Cl. per cent. 100 0 0 32 10 0 46%
Ditto ditto .... 6r. per cent. - - log
City Navigation Bonds 31 per cent. - - 96
Gen. Revers. & Invest, sp.c. & bs, 2/ 100 0 0 100 0 0 91%
Equitable Reversieary %p.c. &136. 5/ 100 0 0 100 0 0 109
Ditto New .... - 50 0 0 - 50%
Gen•SteamNavigaVion 11.81 15 0 0 14 0 0 28%
Hudson's Ba - Stock. - 204
Hungerford ......... ..........Si. ss. - 100 0 0 47
London Institution ... - - 78 15 0 7
New Zealand Company - 25 0 0 25 0 0 -
Ditto, New ........
- 25 0 0 12 10 0 -
Russell Institution.... - - 26 5 0 -
Peninslr&Orient•Stm. 8/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 69
Reversionary Int. Soc. 1341. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 9954
Royal Mall Steam.. - 41. p. share. 100 0 0 60 0 0 70
South Australian ..... 11. per share. 25 0 0 125 0 0 24
100 0 0; 29 0 0 -
Van Dieman's Land.. - ,

MINING INTELLIGENCE.
(From the Mining Journal.)
A lower range of prices exists this week, with scarcely
an exception, for dividend mines. We trace this result,
as before indicated, to this class of mines having been
unusually sought after at the commencement of a brisk
mmaarrkkeett,i9, therefore,bywhichth at the present time, quite in favourey were elevated beyond their natu-
ral or legitimate value as property for investment; the
of the buyer. In other mines a very preponderating
business continues to be transacted, with a discrimination
highly creditable to the majority of speculators; and in
some of the progressing concerns we have a considerable
rise in value to note, founded on actual discoveries of ore.
In the Metal Market, Copper is in good request.—ln
English Tin, the demand for refined exceeds the supply,
but bars and blocks are quiet; a good business has been
done in Foreign, at steady prices.—Tin-plates continue
to move off freely at full prices.—Lead is firm.
The Keswick Mines sold 3 tons of lead ore, at 101. 7s. Gd
and 12 tons at 101. 17s. 6d. per ton.
The sale of black tin from Wheal Vincent went off
well, and produced satisfactory prices : the amount
realised was 901. 14s. 2J., from which is to be deducted
the dues, 1-15th, 61. Os. 11d.
The biddings for the Newtonard's lead ore, about 100
tons, varied from 91. 12s. 6d. by Locke and Co., to that of
Joseph Walker, Parker, and Co., 111. 58. 6d.
There wore sold from Strontian mine, at Bagillt, 60
tons of silver.lead ore, at 111. 17s. per ton.
Tamar sold in London, 69 tons of silver-lead ore, at
18/. 15s. per ton.
East Wheal Rose sold 133 tons of silver.lead ore, at
from 141, Is. to 14/, 15s. per ton.
Herodsfoot sold, at Liskeard, 80 tons of silver-lead
ore, at 121. Se. 6d.

Lewes 5
Newniki. Seeond Spring 6
Pi) mouth Spring 7
Liverp col ti (Ho) lake) 7
Shrewsbury 8
Edinburgh

Ascot
Bove:ley, Hull, &c 4
Llano ptou
;Vianchestrr ll
&bury ,„. 18

ill Alton l5
Newmark First Sprtug 21
A b rgav,bn
Chester

vewmarket
C4rliolo ....... 1
Uwe:liter
Worce,ter
Ripon
Brighton 6
Wolverhampton ..... I I

SEPTE'
Eccles
.... 1
Warwick ............... 2
Rif:Mitre .................. 8
Lichfield ............. 8
Yircr
We 3 mouth lO

Yo. k Spring
13 kt
Epsom
28
L.un zau

S. Lqnca=hire (Newton) is
t•torkbridge ....... 19
alchesrer 2O
Newcastle

LT.
Liv wroool
..... ...... 15
Nutt
(x oiiwoud
UST.
York
Eghttm 27
I) 4by

:MBEIt.
Doheister
Sand bach
80dt0rd..•... ...... 22 i.r 23
Eg3nton Park 23 or 24
Manchester Autumn 25
Newmarket P.O 3O

OCTOB
Monmouth
Richmond
Caester

NOVE
Worcester.....

;MILER.
...First week.

BETTING AT M ANCHESFER.—FRIDA Ir.
LIVERPOOL SPRING C CP.-5 t 1 east The Doubt (t),
11 to '2 apt Idle Boy (t), 6 to 1 agst Unity (t), 6 to 1
sgst Panope (t).
LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.-8 to 1 agst Vain Hope,
9 to 1 agst Abd-el-Kader, 10 to 1 agst Sir John (t
11 to 1), 12 to 1 agst Peter Simple (t freely), 20 to 1
sgst Half-and-ball (t), 20 to 1 agst Rescue (t freely),
25 to 1 agst Taftbuoter (t and afterwards offered).
CHESTER CUP. —lOO to 6 agst Rhesus (t), 20 to 1
agst Haricot (t 25 to 1), 20 to 1 agst The Italian (t 25
to 1). 27 to 1 agst Lady Evelyn (t). 33 to 1 agst Knight
of Avenel ON 30 to 1 agst Black Doctor, 30 to 1 agst
Montague, 33 to 1 agst Brother to Dough, 40 to 1 agst
Raby, 40 to 1 agst Prior of Lanercost, 40 to 1 agst
Russborough, 45 to 1 agst Nancy.
DERBY.—Several hundred even betwixt Grecian and
Prime Minister, the latter having the call.

DEATH OF MR. EDWARD MANNING, OF " BETTING
LIST" CELEBRITY —This unfortunate MB, who kept a
very large book, and laid against horses to a great ex-
tent for coming events, at the Crown Tavern,. Clifford's
Inn-passage, Fleet street, died suddenly on Friday morn-
ing. at three o'c! ck. He was taken seriously ill on
Friday week, and it is believed was consumptive. He
had
b eenaprinter on the Morning Herald, but his
health declining he became a bettillit man. This was
the person who laid 6,000/. to 1,000/. against Grecian;
the money for which bet was stalled, and now remains
in the Westminster Bank. This bet is off, a 4 a
matter of course, but sonv4 difficulty will arise in
ascertaining to whom tho 6 060/ belongs. H. has made
a will, and this point will have to be settled with his
executors. Another difficulty will arise with those who
haved stake-1 their money t.) receive certain amoums
on
the success of any horse or horses they way have hickfrd.
JTa this way wo hear Mr. Manning became poss-s.ed
of
'ry large sums. It is steved that chose who held tickets
on their produe.ion will receive th it money back, but
fraua the suddenness of the fatal occurrence no definite
aril:Alger:lent has yet been made, and a good deal of
agit, ttion prevails both in Ixmidon and the provinces, as
Mr. ,Manning was a constant advertiser, and had a highly
—Sporting Paper.
creclutable reputoti,in.