The Sun.
London, England, 1866-05-26 00:00:00

Metropolitan Board of. Works.

The usual weekly meeting of the members of this
board was held yesterday at their offices, Spring-
gardens ; Sir John Thwaites in the chair.
The cash statement showed current accounts in
the Bank of London, £34,503 6s. Id. ; deposit
accounts, £130,037135. sd. ; total, £164,540195. 6d. ;
in the Bank of England, current accounts, £251,497
ss. 10d., making a total of £416,038 ss. 4d.
It was announced that Alderman David Henry
Stone had been elected as one of the representatives
of the city of London at this board, in the place of
Alderman Thos. Quested Finnis, resigned, and a
little later in the day Alderman Stone took his seat.

TENDERS FOR THE COUNTER'S CREEK SEWER.
Tenders were opened for deepening and recon-
structing the Counter's Creek sewer, from Royal-
crescent, Uxbridge-road, to Bramley-road. They
were as follows :—J. Wainwright, £22,947 ;
J. and
L. Williams, £19,000 ; J. Niblett,
.£19,500 ;0 J-
Thackeray, £15,350 ; Hill and Piddel, £2O,
and Edward Hurst, £18,700. They Were referreds
to the finance committee.
a motion, of
THE GREAT METROPOLIS GAS Q
Mr. NEWTON brought forward
the subject of
which he had given noticmo
in which,
'etropolis,
the supply of gas to thed
the necessity of an
LTESTION.
at great length, he
as he said the
Neveqre applying in the pre-
existing gas companies'nent for very extensive addi-
tional consideration of tuhrge
sent session of Parliament 'obtained, would aggravate the
question,
tional powers,
and
dtlhe ratepayers of the metropolis
nuisance of which
Thirteen existing gas com-
panies long complained.
had .
d immense profits, but still the price
,se
panics real
e consumers was very high, and the
quality was
of gas to the
not othe
best illuminating f
power.
These 13 gas companies had each its own set of
engineers, directors, clerks, auditors, accountants,
and other officers, and they absorbed a large amount
of the gross income, but if they were consolidated
into one body, either under the control of this board
or the Corporation of the City of London, the rate-
payers of the Metropolis might be supplied with gas
of a better quality and much cheaper to the con-
auners, as in the case of Manchester, where the gas

V.EIVSPAPER
14e, \-7
was supplied by the muni.;:- Atf !4
1,000 feet, and of amuch hig. • 'lir.... it. ;; a
than that supplied to Londo
that the board contemplated, o
sanction, any confiscation of the intliestsei th(bx-
Listing gas companies, but he believed the time was
come when the board, or some other body, should
take those companies under an equitable arrange-
ment. His object was to Obtain information, so
that when the time came for a bill to be framed,
that board would be in a position to give an opinion
as to what ought to be done. There was one great
object they ought to bear in mind, and that was the
necessity of removing theme works altogether away
from London, and that they should have one works
at Cross Ness, and one at Barking, which they
should erect on each side of the river to supply the
whole of the metropolis, and that they would be
able to purify the gas with lime, which at the pre-
sent time was prohibited in London. The sulphate
of iron was used, but it was not so efficient for the
purification of gas as lime, which could not be used,
and therefore it would be of great advantage to the
public if they could have the benefit of the lime pro-
cess. lie moved " That the report of the selection
committee of the House of Commons on the Gas
Metropolis Act, 1860, be referred to a special com-
mittee of this board for consideration and report,
and that the committee be authorised to confer with
vestries and district boards."
Mr. LEGG seconded the motion.
Mr. RICHARDSON believed that Mr. Newton had
made out a prima facie case for inquiry.
Mr. BROOKER, looked upon the motion as prema-
ture, and suggested that it should be deferred for
a fortnight.

Mr. MILLER, M.P., said he thought the right
way of beginning would be for the board to address
a letter to the Home Secretary to inquire whether
it was the intention of the Home Office to act upon
the recommendation of the committee. If the Home
Office replied in the affirmative then they would no
doubt work with the boazd, and it would be time; enough to go into the minutia proposed by Mr.
Newton.
Mr. COLLINSON and Mr. TAYLOR supported the
motion ; but the latter gentleman thought, instead
of the board addressing a letter to the secretary,
that Mr. Miller should put the question in his place
in the House of Commons, to which Mr. Miller
readily assented.
Mr. ROCHE briefly supported the motion, and the
question was put and agreed to.
draft bill for the exten-
ThE
The Solicitor
OpFr eTs
exnEt
ecdoaA L AND WINE DUES.
simiopnroovfetmheenctoraaltaes.
and wine dues, loans, and special
The routine business was then proceeded with
and the board adjourned.

Murder of a Woman and Suicide of the

Murderer,

(From the Liverpool Mercury.)
Last evening, about half-past nine o'clock, a
dreadful murder was perpetrated at the Old Swan,
• near this town, by a:young man, who immediately
afterwards committed suicide.
The facts of this shocking case, as they were
gathered from the hurried statement of a domestic
servant in the employ of the murdered woman,
I are as follows :—About a month or five weeks
ago, Anne Traine, a young woman about 25
years of age, possessing considerable personal
attractions, the wife of a purser, went to live at a
house, No. 14, Wood-grove, Edge-lane, Old Swan,
near Liverpool. She brought a servant named
Margaret Golding with her, and her cousin, a man
named John Thomas Moss, who at the time was
following no employment. About a fortnight ago
the husband of the woman returned from a two
months' voyage, and on hearing that his wife's
cousin was lodging in his house he expressed his
disapprobation, and requested him to leave. He did
so, but did not discontinue visiting his cousin. On
Tuesday morning the husband left Liverpool on
board the steamship Delamere for a short voyage,
but before leaving he told his wife that he did not
approve of the house in which they were then living,
and requested her to leave as soon as possible, and
go to a house in the neighbourhood of New Brigh-
ton. His wife assented to this proposition. nabsa
anu uuppeu uigat. remamect were a
following day and night, and yesterday morning
Mrs. Traine commenced packing up her boxes, and
he assisted her. He appeared considerably excited
during the early part of the day, and once sharpened
a large carving knife, and passing his hand over his
throat, remarked that he wished to leave this world,
and he could soon do it by cutting the jugular vein.
Mrs. Traine and the servant, however, took the
knife from him, and he became quiet, and assisted
his cousin in packing her boxes. They had tea
together about 5.30 o'clock p.m., and he then ap-
peared quite calm and collected. After tea, he
accompanied Mrs. Traine to one of the upper rooms,
and they recommenced their work. After they had
been upstairs for some time Mrs. Trains called
the servant, who went to them. The man Moss,
who then had hold of Mrs. Traine by the wrists,
and was looking into her face, said, " Will you
give it to me ?" and Mrs. Traine replied " No,"
and told the servant that he wanted her mother's
ring, which she wore on the same finger as her
wedding-ring. Moss then said, " Well, never
mind," and, putting his arm round his cousin's
neck, he attempted to kiss her, but she resisted, and
he desisted. Mrs. Traine then asked the woman
Golding to get her a dress from one of the other
rooms, and she left, her mistress then being kneeling
on the floor tying a box, and the man Moss sitting
on a box at the other end of the room behind her.
The woman had scarcely reached the room when
she heard Mrs.Traine calling out, " Oh, Margaret !"
She rushed back to the room, and saw Moss strike
three blows at the head of his cousin with a hatchet,
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lying on the floor. The head presented a frightful
spectacle, being completely battered in as far as the
nose. The hatchet lay close to the body covered
with blood, and a portion of the brains were scat-
tered about the room. The police weref called
and they commenced to search for
blood. Moss had committed suicide. by
knife which lay on the
jugular vein with a large
excitementm b l e d
found his body lying in the scullery wcoeusltst.teirnigngthiyne
floor by his side.
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in front of the house.
The large considerable
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taken possession of by the
The premises were
ent
polices
• under the direction of Mx. Superintendent
Martin.
neighbourhood,occurre n created
and a

(indigestion), Constipa-
tion,
are only aggravated and
—Con ypslpalesttssihealth-restoring ,
tiofnA,DdvEebililiTtlys,O3olLlMption, and all nervous, bilious, stomach
svaenryds of oases
iecvba lbeandt a
been Ar acboinc a.
accelerated by drugs of every description, rpooromve7inbytsthinoue
on, but perfectly cur-
ableugh, asthma, also diarrhoea,
sldered hopeless, such as—es.
obrryhopidus,Balrriyyer's
Food,
I,ivaes
haemorrhoids,
biliousness, fevers, sore throats,, flatulency, nervousness,
influenza, noises in the h diphtheria, catarrhs, colds,
eruptions head and ears, rheumatism, gout, im-
purities,hysteria,neuralgia,•
nese, acidity, palpitation, trritability,sleepless-
dropsy, cramps,spasms, hcariburn, headache, debility,
a and sickness, even in preg-
nancy or at sea, sinkin,, fits, bronchitis, scrofula, tightness of
the Chest, pains in the' s'
pit of the stomach and between the
shoulders, &c. We quote a few :—Cure No. 46,276. MrJames
Roberts,
timber
merchant, of Frimley, Surrey, of 30 years'
diseased lungs, spitting of blood, liver derangement, and par-
tial deainess.—Cure No. 47,121. Miss Elizabeth Jacobs, of ex-
treme nervousness, indigestion, gatherings; low spirits, and
nervous fancies.—Cure No. 1,771. Lord Stuart de Decies, lord
lieut. of Waterford, of many years' dyspepsia.—No. 49,832.
Fifty years' indescribable agony from dyspepsia, nervousness,
asthma, cough, constipation, flatulency, spasms, sickness, and
vomiting—Maria Job, —Cure No. 54,816. The Rev, James
T. Campbell, Fakenham, Norfolk, of indigestion and torpid-
ity of the liver, which had resisted all medical treatment.—
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408.—Barry Du Barry and Co., No. 77, Regent-street, London;
also Phillips, tea &tilers, 8, King William-street ; likewise
at 6!, Gracechurch-street ; 4, Cheapside ; 49, Bishopsgate-
street Within ; 63, 150, and 298, Oxford-street ; 8.30, Strand;
54, Upper Baker-street; 103, Tottenham-court-road; 0(3,
Upper-street, Islington, N.; Harvey, Notting-hill; Close
Brothers, 65, High-street ; and Stubbs, Queen's-terrace, St.
L'John's-wood, London; and all respectable grocers and die-
tnists.7_Beiyat 6 of spurious imitatiQui."

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assistant to Mr. Eskell, snrgeon-dente
ist, of 8, Gros-
venor-street, W.) may be consulted on all cases of Dental de-
fect or deficiency. He has made arrangements for the use of
Mr. Eskell's Patents, by which means exquisitely enamelled
ARTIFICIAL TEETH
of the utmost durability are constructed (in a few hours when
necessary), and are worn upon tender gums or roots ofe
or by nervous persons for any length of time, without pain,
unpleasantness, or discomfort. The invention applied to
teeth of ordinary or inferior construction.
PAINFUL TEETH OR DISEASED STUMPS
EXTRACTED WITHOUT PAIN.
No chloroform ! and perfectly safe.
OSTEO-PLASTIC ENAMEL,
the exact colour of the natural teeth need in all cases ot
stopping. Discoloured teeth restored,, loose teeth fastened,
and all operations on the most approved principles.
Terms strictly moderate. Consultations free.
291, REGENT-.4TREET (3 doors from the Polytechnic).

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.-
Sole Lessee and Mansg,er, 31r. Buckstone.
TRIO EVENING, THE BALANCE OF COMFORT:
Mr. Howe, Mr. Eogers. 3lr. Braid, 51.-. Weathersby, AC. ;
Mesdames Cavendish. AYH'lit, Lovell,
Afterwh T it E FAVOURITE OF FORTUNE : 3lessrs.
Sothern, Buckstone, Chippendale. Rogers, Ic.; Mesdames
Chippendale, Saville, Moore, Fitzwilliam, 11111, Lindley, Are.
Concluding with '1111,3 WOLF AND TILE LAMB.
Messrs. Chippendale, Farren, Gordon, &c:. ; Mesdames Hill,
Wright, Lovell, ac.
Commence at Seven.

OYAL LYCEUM TETEATRE.—
B) Under the sole Management of Mr. Fechter.
THIS EVICNING, SIMPSON AND CO. Mr. Emery;
Miss Elsvrorthy.
Atter which, THE CORSICAN BROTHERS. Mr.
Fechter ; Messrs. Jordan, Amery, Vezin, Widdicomb, Fitz •
patrie, liorsman, kvans, Moreland, Ate. : Miss I,avoiu, Sirs.
Tern an, Mrs. Horsman, Miss Hatch, Miss Duverney, and
Miss Henrade.
Box Office open daily from Eleven till Five.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
Sole Lessee and Manager. Mr. Geo. Vining.
THIS EVENING, A LUCKY HIT. Messrs. J. G. Shore,
H. Mellon. and Miss K. Rodgers.
After which, at Eight. HENRY VIII. Cardinal Wolsey,
Mr. Charles Kean ; Queen Katherine, Mrs. Charles Kean.

NEW THEATRE-ROYAL ADELPHI
Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster.
THIS EVENING. at 7 precisely (19th time), anew Online-
Comedy in Four Acts, entitled THE FAS r FAMILY:
Messrs. J. L. Toole, Paul Bedford, R Phillips, Ashley
Eburne ; Mrs. Alired Mellon (Miss Woolgar), Miss 11. Simms'
Miss Furtado, Miss Smith (h Pr 19th appearance), Miss Sea.:
man, Miss Godsall, and Mrs. IL Lewis.
To conclude with CRYING JENNY AND LAUGHING
JOHNNY. Messr,s. J. L. Toole, W. 11. Eburne ;
Mellon and Miss } urtado.

ROYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborough.
THIS EVENING, at Seven o'clock, A LEXINA ; or, True
unto Death. Messrs. Parcelle, Thorne, Price ; Misses Swan-
borough and Simpson.
After which will be produced a grand Easter Burlesque,
PARIS ; or, Vire Le mpiere : Messrs. Stoyle, 1 horne, James
Mesdames A. Swanborough, Raynham, Simpson, Johnstone,
Ranee, and Holt.
To conclude with JA K'S DELIGIIr.

SADLER'S WELLS THEATRE.-
Under the Management of Mr. W. 11. C. Nation.
THIS EVENING, and during the Week, Watts Phillips'
powerful Drama of THE POOR STROLLfiRS.
Concluding with 48th night of IXION. Misses L.
e
more, Hudspeth, F. Gwynne, Harland, Tracey
Ms. B
more and Baraby.

Commence at Seven.
Acting Manager, Mr. NYE CHART.

"V MOSES 8c SON, CORNER OF MINORIES
AND .
kj•

E M
ROSES & SOF
N H,
ART NEWSTREET. OXFORD ST,
CORNER O•

-v MOSES & SON, CORNER OF TOTTEN.
.t:J. HAM COURT ROAD AND EUSTON ROAD.

154 MINORIES, Is THE DEPARTMENT
for MECHANICS' AND SAILORS' Clothing, OUT-
FITS, AND WATERPROOF Clothing,
At E. MOSES & SON'S.

1
AIINORIES, IS THE DEPARTMENT
atz for SHIRTS, HOSIERY, DRAPERY, PORTMANTEAUS,
RAILWAY RUGS, PERFUMERY, and FANCY GOODS,
At E. MOSES & SON'S.

MINORIES, Is THE DEPARTMENT
1
1,1 for LADIES', GENTLEMEN'S, and CHILDREN'S
BOOTS and SHOES and LEGGINGS.
At E. MOSES & SON'S.

157 AlD:oms, IS THE DEPARTMENT
for LADIES' MANTLES AND UNDERCLOTHING,
and CHILDREN'S DRESSES,
At E. MOSES & SON'S.

czq ALDGATE, is THE DEPARTMENT
f--71 for HATS and CAPS,
At E. MOSES & SON'S.

84, ALDGATE, Is TILE DEPARTMENT for LADIES' RIDING HABITS, LIVERIES, and other
CLOTHING MADE TO ORDER,
At E. MOSES & SON'S.

Q 1; ALDGATE, is THE DEPARTMENT
for the celebrated " INDISPENSABLE " SUIT,
At E. MOSES 6c SON'S.

Qg ALDGATE; IS THE DEPARTMENT
Q 7 ALDGATE, IS THE
DEPARTMENT,
At E. MOSES & SON'S.

88 ALDGATE, IS THE EXPORT DE-
PART3IENT,
At E. MOSES & SON'S.

ALDGATE, IS THE DEPARTMENT
for JUVENILE CLOTHING of every description,
At E. MOSES & SON'S.

,!-Ag NEW OXFORD-STREET, IS THE
trvv, DEPARTMENT for SHIRTS, HOSIERY, PORT-
MANTEAUS, RAILWAY RUGS, PERFUMERY, and
FANCY GOODS,
At E. MOSES & SON'S.

OXFORDrniENTfor
50 7 NDEEIYARSTREET,O-eOA s D"..sßinEd
FROCK COATS, and READY MADE CLOTHING
of every description,
At E. MOSES Sz SON'S.

508 NEW OXFORD STREET, IS THE
DEPARTMENT for MECHANICS' CLOTHING
and OUTFITS,
At E. MOSES & SON'S.

1 HART STREET, IS THE DEPART.
MENT for Jtri-ENnE CLOTHING of every description
At E. MOSES & SON'S.

2 HART STREET, IS THE DEPART•
MENT for HATS and CAPS,
At E. MOSES & SON'S.

HART STREET, IS THE DEPART-
MENT for LADIES' RIDING HABITS, LIVERIES, and
other CLOTHING MADE TO ORDER,
At E. MOSES Sc SON'S.

TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD,
137, Is .übivided into Departments for HATS and
CAPS, BOOTS and SHOES, and SHIRTS, HOSIERY,
PORTMANTEAITS, and RAILWAY RUGS,
At E. MOSES & SON'S.

138 . -- - I 1
,-,ENA-M COURT ROAD,
is Subdivided into Departments for OUTFITS,
'Amciumics' CLoTuria, OVERCOATS, DRESS and
FROCK COATS, and RE.th-T MADE CLOTHING of
every description,
At E. MOSES de SON'S.

283 EUSTON
IS SUBDIVIDED
into Departments for JUVENILE CLOTHING
LADIES RIDING HABITS, LIVERIES and other'
CLOTHING MADE TO ORDER,

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