The Sun.
London, England, 1858-07-01 00:00:00

Erith and Woolwich, the river will be practically
innocuous all the way down to Sea Reach, whereas
if the point of outfall is at Sea Reach a pestilential
atmosphere would be the result at that point from
the rapid putrescence which the salt water would
certainly engender.
These views have been endorsed by the most
eminent engineers of the day, and the Metropolitan
Board of Works have adopted them in principle,
upon the recommendation of Messrs. Stephenson,
Cnbitt (Sir William), Hawksley, Bidder, Bazalgette,
Haywood, Foster, (Cc. Let the question be turned
as it will, practically an interception system
of conduits, discharged only during ebb tide at
some point between Woolwich and Erith, will
effect all the sanitary improvements which are so
much wanted, and the want of which is so much
felt at present.
The embankment of the Thames between Lon-
don-bridge and Lamb3th can alone remove the
mud bankswhich conduce so much to the putrescent
state of the river in London. At these extreme
points the Thames is about 700 feet wide ; at Hun-
gerford-bridge it is 1,400 feet wide : by erecting
quays so as to give an uniform breadth of 700 feet,
from 200 to 30d feet on each side will be reclaimed
from the river bed ; the space between the quay
walls must be deepened so as to have a minimum
depth of 5 feet at lowest spring tides, and thus pre-
vent any portion of the river bed ever being laid
dry. At the back of the quays tidal basins, with
numerous entrances, will plate ti.e pre whatfin-
gers in a far more advantageous position than they
are at present. Their craft will always be afloat,
their wharvei always accessible, and they can build
warehouses down to the water's edge, without in-
curring the enormous expense for foundations,
which the sloping, shifting banks now render neces-
sary. Upon the quays new roads can be made,
with additional wharves and building ground. Tee
roads alone, as communications between the east
and west end of London, would cost 3,000,000/. in
any other locality, and the new property created,
taken at a most moderate valuation, will produce
1,000,0001.
The whole cost of the combined interceoon
and embankment project will be less than
4,000,0001.. of which 1,000,0001. can be realised
by new building ground, so that the charge upon
rates, whether metropolitan or imperial, would be
3,000,0001. We assert upon the best authority—
that of contractors as wall as engineers—that for
this suna the whole question of the main drainage of
London and the embankment of the Thames can
be satisfactorily solved in three years, and the ex-
penditure of 10,000,0001. would not - practically
effect mure. We most earnestly call Lord Derby's
attention-to this statement; it will be brought be-
fore him in a more detailed form by others, and if
tbebroad fact is proved to his satisfaction, we trust
he will not hesitate to close the bargain and ac-
quaint Parliament of his having done so, and we
feel no doubt that Parliament will willingly relieve
the metropolis of a portion of the expense, the
members having experienced that the question has
an imperial as well as metropolitan bearing.

TESTIMONIAL TO MEN. MAVERVAN
LATE M.P. FOR LONDON.

On the retirement of Mr. John Masterman from
the representation of the City of London a com-
mittee was formed for the purpose of raising funds
in order to acknowledge the eminent services he
had rendered to the City of London (luring the
period he had the honour of representing the me-
tropolis in the Commons House of Parliament, and
also to testify in some slight degree the respect en-
tertained for him personally by his fellow-citizens.
The sum of 1,5001. was raised for that purpose,
and the money, under the direction of the com-
mittee, has been applied in the following manner :
—A comparatively small sum has been expended
in the purchase of a magnificent candelabrum, manu-
factured by Messrs. Storr and Mortimer, of Bond-
street, and the balance in hand to the foundation
of a scholarship in the City of London School, to
be called " The Masterman Scholarship."
A meeting was held yesterday at the London
Tavern, for the purpose of presenting Mr. Master-
man with the testimonial to him.
There were prereot, amongst others, Mr. Thomas
Baring, M.P., Mr. Crawfo;d, M.P., Mr. Lewis
L-yd, Mr. John Harvey Astell, Mr. Matthew
Clark, Mr. Char!es Mills, Mr. John Gurney Fry,
Mr. Borramey Dobree (deputy governor of the
Bank of England, Mr. John Gurney Hoare, Mr.
John Bonus, Mr. Charles Reynolds, and Mr.

Samuel Brown, honorary secretary.
Mr. THOMAS BARING prefaced the presentation
by a few observations.
Mr. MASTERMAN, who was almost inaudible
from emotion, said they might suppose he
rose under feelings of no ordinary character after
the kind encomiums that had been passed upon
him, He had to return them his sincere ilhaeks
for the splendid ornament, the candelabra,
which had be-n presented to him on the part
of a numerous body of the electors of the City of
London. He wished he could feel deserving of
such kindness, but all he could boast of was hav-
ing, with an earnest desire and to the best of .his
ability, pursued a course that would be for the
benefit of his constituents. He could hardly re-
ceive such a token of regard without experiencing
feelings of the deepest emotion, but he must say
that they had never found him soliciting of his own
accord such a high position as he had occupied in
the representation of the City of I4ndon. Some
friends of his whom he saw present, although they
knew his inabil.ty, had prevailed upon him, through
the kindness he received on all hands, to stand for
the City of London ; and what was more unex-
pected, and therefore more gratifying, was, that
parties who could not iu the first instance give him
their support did so afterwards. (Hear, hear.) It
had ever been his desire to pursue such a course as
would improve the position of his constituents, but
he never expected to receive such a kind testi-
mrnial of their esteem and regard. After fifteen
years as one of the representatives of the great City
of London, he found the duties became rather irk-
Fome to hiin ; and in censultatiein with a few gentle• j
men, he asked whether it would be deemed an act
of ingratitude on his part to resign, and he was in-
formed it would not. He resigned with very great
regret, for there was sonaAhing, very gratifying to
ineividual feeling in posses-ing the contidenca of
such an important constituency ; and in particular,
at the very last election at which he stood, he re-
ceived a far larger support than on any previous
occasion. He, therefore, had no apprehension if
he had cello forward cf losing the position he had
occupied,. fur as far as a man can judge he w?.s sure
of success. It was, al lie had said, with deep re-
gret that he resigned his position, but he did not
feel himself capable of that constant work which
devolved upon him from his position. In clnclu-
sion, he expressed his earnest hope that health,
happiness, and prosperity would long continue to
his fellow-citizens. (Cheers.)
The proceedings then terminated.

SIR ARCHDALE WILSON, BART.—The Hon, S. H.e--
bert is unable to reside in the Highlands this season,
and has, in consequence, given up the shootings and
fishings of Cool to Mejor-Gen. Sir A. Wilson, Bait., the
hero of Delhi.—lneereess Courier.
HER MAJE3TY'S THEATRE—MORNING PERPORMANC Tl.
—The last of the morning repreesntations at her
Majesty's Theatre will be given on Monday next. On
a former occasion the opera was "Don Giovanni,"
which demands a greater combination of talent than
any other single work in the repertoire. The selection
for next Monday is made on the principle of affording
to occasional visitors an opportunity of hearing in one
entertainment almost all the artists of the estab'ishment.
"Lucretia Borgia" and "La &rya Padrona" will both
be given. In the former Titiens is perhaps greater than
in any other character, while Alboni, Gieglini, and
Belletti, have to sustain parts which might have been
written specially to bring out the excellencies of each.
The operetta which follows will afford to Madlle. Picco-
lomini an eqnally favourable vehicle for her peculiar
fascinations of voice and acting. Its success when first
performed at Mr. Benedict'a concert makes the promise
of a second representation especially welcome. It is this
thoughtful catering for the tastes of all which has made
these experiments of morning performances so gratifying
as they appear to be to those who have few opportuni-
ties of visiting the opera.
HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. —As the regular season
approaches its close, the accumulation of fresh novelties
and the repetitiuu of the choic:e t among the eperne which
have won the enthusiastic favour of the subecrihere,
premise to make the end exceed in brilliancy the com-
mencement and the meridian of a season which has been
marked throughout by extraordinary energy and success.
On Thursday, Miens, Alboni, and Giuglini appeared in
the " Trovatore," which, often as it has been played, was
never given with a cast so powerful as that of the pre-
sent year. Saturday is appropriated for the " Hugue-
note," which, it will be remembered, afforded to the new
soprano the first of her series of triumphs among us.
"Lucree:a Borgia," the greatest of Muffle. Titiens im-
personations, and one of Giuglini's triumphs, is reserved
for a morning performance on Monday, July 5, when it
will be followed by Paisiello's charming little operetta,
" La Serva Padrona," that gave so much (slat to Mr.
Benedict's concert, the charming Piccolomini support-
ing the principal part. On the Tuesday we are to have
another revival in the shape of 'Verdi's "Nino," which
has been selected for the first appearance of Madlle.
Spezia. Mozart's glorious " Don Giovanni," with Titiens
as Donna Anna, Piccolomini as the coquettish Zerlina,
Beueventano as the Don, and Giuglini, Vialetti, and
Ortolani in the other principal parts, is to be played
once more on Thursday, July 8, the last of the Extra
nights. Balfe's " Zingara' will be given on the Satur-
day following, with Piccolomini, Giuglini, Belletti, and
it is said Alboni in the part of the Gipsy Queen. On
all these occasions the ballet vell be graced by the great
representatives of two essentially different styes of
dancing—Madame Rosati and Madlle Poechin . These
arrangements will leave only two nights to complete the
anbecription hat.