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London, England, 1856-11-21 00:00:00

was meant—the town or the village. A simple

examination of the map referred to at the Con-
ferences, and on which only the Bolgrad insisted
on by England was marked, must prove decisive
611 the point. Russia cannot be permitted to
profit by her own fraud. Her representatives

were well aware of the intended deception.

They chuckled in their sleeves in the
vain hope of cheating those with whom
they were negotiating. But before any

tribunal in the world they must be held bound

by their own acts, and their own admissions.
When they indicated a place within their own

dominions, and agreed that their frontier should

be rectified in reference thereto, they were for

ever stopped from disputing the accuracy of the
map produced by themselves, or asserting that a
different point was meant, of which the assembled
representatives could have no possible knowledge.
Wore it even otherwise the very spirit of the
contract would prove fatal to their present claim.
The end and object of the contract was to exclude
Russia from any control over the navigation of

the Danube. With that view she was contented
to surrender all her possessions abutting on the
river. But if the construction now insisted on by
the Government of St. Petersburg could be
sustained it would altogether ignore the
principle laid down by the Allied Powers,
and assented to by the Russian Plenipotentiaries
during the debate.
Besides, should we consent to a reference, the
issue would be decided by a packed jury, and the
decision would be a foregone one. CountWnLEwsnr,
the President of the Conference, is a Russo-Pole,
who would not seriously oppose the Muscovite
influence. By setting himself against England,
on the point of a renewal of the Conferences, he
has displayed the animus by which he is actuated.
We might feel certain that his vote would be
given in favour of the CZ &R. Nur could any
rational doubt be entertained as to the side which
would receive the support of Prussia. Here,
then, would at once be given three votes out of
seven ; and, considering the position occupied by
Sardinia, in reference both to France and Aus-
tria, it can scarcely be supposed that she would
array herself on the side of England in opposition
to so powerful a neighbour as France. Her
sympathies are all engaged, and naturally so, in
the Italian question. Sbe must be opposed to
. Austria, and anything that could conciliate
France, and even Russia, could not be neglected
by her.

Here, then, would be the absolute majority
required by Russia, and England would be left
in the lurch. The association with Austria
would scarcely be less injurious than the sever.
ante from France. We should have to purchase
her, and at a very high price, by the abandon-
ment of cherished principles. ?Po want no
addition to German influence. It has already
operated very injuriously for British interests,
and GOD forbid that it should receive any further
extension, which must be the case if we are
brought into close conxection with Austria. For
every reason, then, we object to any renewal of
the conferences—at all events until Russia has
performed her undertakings. We regret to be
obliged to differ from France, but in this case
there is no alternative ; and we only repeat the
language of her own writers, in professing the
greatest desire to remain the allies, although we
never shall consent to become the tools, of
France.

The deputation from the Metropolitan Board
must have been thoroughly convinced during their
interview, yesterday, with the Chief Commissioner
of Works, that he is neither the tyrant nor the
insidious betrayer of maiden Boards some of their
silly colleagues delighted to paint him. One might
interpret Mr. TIWATTES' speech in the capacity of
DIANA, or the representative virgin, as follows :

" Young I am, and sore afraid ;
Would you hurt a harmless maid—
Lead an innocent astray ?
Tempt me not, kind sir, I pray."
In which case we should have Sir BENJAMIN, like
a chivalrous gentleman, scattering to the winds
the imputation, and adding by way of further
consolation—

" Your heart's your own, your will is free,
And so shall be your voice ;
No mortal man shall wed with thee
'Till first he's made thy choice,"

In a word, the deputation, ably represented by
the Chairman of the Board, confronted Sir BEN-
JAMIN in a sensible and conciliatory manner, and,
as a matter of course, he dissipated all the fears
entertained of him, and proved to demonstration
the kindly and honourable nature of his intentions.
The result is, the drainage question is in a fair
way for speedy settlement, and far on to three
millions of British citizens have abundant cause
to rejoice. Pity the Beard so unwarrantably made
Sir BENJAMIN a " bogie," instead of meeting him
in this spirit before !
As the matter now stands, all that the Metro-
politan Board have now to do is to take into
consideration the amendments of their plan,
which Sir B. HALL has so obligingly laid before
them as necessary for it to meet what he con-
ceives to be the requirements of the Act. These
involve but a small increase of expenditure, and
are likely, to meet with approval. They consist
of e. conditional enlargement of the northern re-
hervoir, and the discharge of the southern sewage
one mile by land (nearly two by the river), and
the northern five-eighths of a mile lower down
the Thames. To speak more explicitly, the point
of outfall suggested as being the nearest permis-
sible for the southern drainage is situate at the
upper part of Erith Reach, 15 miles from Lon-
don-bridge, seven-eighths of a mile from Erith
Church, and a quarter of a mile below Jenning-
tree point, nearly opposite Raiuham Creek, to
which creek it is further recommended the
sewage, i.e., the north side of the Thames shall be
carried on five-eighths of a mile further than in-
dicated in plan B. The calculation of the Go-
vernment engineer is that, with the best arrange-
ments under the amended plan, the upper part of
the southern sewage would, at springs, be at
Barking Creek, and at neaps off the Magazine in
the lower part of Barking Reach. Thus it will
be seen how little exigent Sir B. HALL is in his
requirements, since he is prepared to agree to a
plan which cannot be said to insure the non-
return of the sewage within the eastern limits of
the metropolis at spring tides. We are but too
happy at the prospect of a plan of sewerage being
shortly agreed to by unanimous consent to offer
remarks calculated in any, degree to delay so
desirable a consummation.. All we will add,
therefore, is the expression of a hope that the
amendments will be agreed to by the Metropolitan
Board, and that the 'population in and below
Woolwich will besiege, Government incessantly
until the means to earl :y the sewage to Sea Reach
are concede`'.. Until this is done one-third at
i least of the great wort: will remain undone.