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close the doors -directly it beginsto get warm, but
the thermometer will stand at 90 and 92. I see
the men of the 64th and 84th, and, in' fait, all regi-
ments just arrived, are clothed- in the tunic, the
same as they. wear at'home. Fancy what the heat
must be, fancy the discomfort ; and then the cloak
and 60 rounds of ammunition ! I cannot hell:Neel-
ing• for them. The men suffered frightfully out in
the Crimea.from the weight put on tbeirbacks, but
what must it he in a much hotter, and more trying
climate in every way It is such absurd folly,
dressing a man here as be would be at home, when
the very sight of a cloth coat gives an unplrasant-
sensation. .I would let them wear the tunic in th-
cold weather, but to put a man in one in June in
India is cruet, and not only cruel, but bad -policy
fur the men must suffer from it, and the first duty
of a General is to bring his men fresh into the battle
field ; and how can a man be fresh after a march
of even 10 miles with such oppressive clothing
and such a thing as that shako is to wear of a hot
day ? I would give a man a white srnockfrock to
wear in cantonments, where he might get it washed,
but in the field he should have a coloured one, so as
not to require a clean one daily. In the small river
steamers the men are being sent up country in (hacked
like sardines( they still stick to the to n lc. I suppose it
is in orders from the- Horse Guards. I told you
in my last of two men being struck down from the
sun, proceeding up in the bullock carts. Since
then I hava- heard that others have suffered fright-
fully,..
and at •
of so mach

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for tickets by the Great Northern route.
SEYMOUR CLARKE, General Manager.
King's Cross Station, July 31, 1857.

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THE INDI AN MUTINIES.

LATEST FROM DELHI.

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_ iN .EWSI)APER,
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reception and applicat;
times to the land, and
,noval of the liquid, or
river at some unobject
,luire I
.for irrigation ; t,
addition to the arrangements for irriga.ti,,n, other
ontfall sewer?, almost. as extensive and c-Istly as
would be required without irrigation ; and that a
means of placing .the sewage in the river in_ an
unobjectionable place - would, under all circum-
stances be required during rain. That, looking to
the charac'er of the districts near the metropolis,
it would be extremely diflicuit to find large -nnd
detached areas where it would be pus3,ble, by
agreement with individuals, t-) guarantes the con-
stant reception of even a sm tll quantity of the
London sewage. while wo think it may be a ques-
tion whether irrigation on a large scale might not
ocoasion dancer to the health of the inhat itants of
such districts by the pollution of the air of the die-
trict as well as of its springs and streams.
" 6. That, under these circumstances, and hav-
ing regard to the inexpediency of making the Ties-
don of the effectual drainage of ,he metro rolis de-
pendent on cornmerc:al consideration.), the only
praetjealile mode of disposing of the sew ,ga of the
metropolis is to provide for its rapid removal from
inhabited "districts, and for its collection in main
outfall-channe's, where pi ivate enterprise, under
proper csn!rol, may bs at liberty t ) u-ilize it ; but
that, when not required for purposes of uti
These channels should provide for its flow in the
[nest expeditious manner into the sea.

" 1, That the sewage to be removed being very
large in amount, it is not desirable, for this and for
other reasons stated in the report, that it should be
conveyed from both sides of the river to one out-
fall.
" 2. That the proposed outfall at 13* in Erith
Reach is objectionable, became it would not effec-
tually prevent the sewage from returning within
the limits of the metropolitan boundary ; because
it would have a deleterious effect on the health of
'id probably be pre-

the north &de is a
house and Thames
the best outfall on
vek, in the Lower
ill.e.mewage of a
!pted a little above
grtest—thdee---viz.; -flar-e- feet 'ablve
Trinity high-water mark, al the level from which
the sewage should gravitat3 at the River Lea on
the north side and the Liver Ravenshourne on
the south side ; that the sewage should flow thence
into main outfall channels ' • and that in the ma'n
outfall channels use should be made of tidal water
near the metropolis to assist the flow and to effect
at the same time the dilution of the sewage.
"5. That the area from which the sewage
would be so intercepted and removed, without
having recourse to artificial means in the metro-
politan districts, is about 81 square miles ; and
the area from which the sewage would be liftA is
nearly 38 square miles.
"6. That with reference to the other districts
for which these sewers would provide, the popula-
tion is very large ; but that the actual amount of
sewage which would be intercepted and removed
without ar ificial means cannot be accurately de-
fined without further levels.

"7. That the cost of the main outfall sewers will
be 3,144,3001.. and the cost of the internal system
of intercepting sewers in the metropolitan district
will be 2,292,9651., and the total cost 5,437,2651.
That if the outfall channeli were not carried be-
yond B* in Erith Reach the expense would be re-
duced by a sum of 1,719,3001.
"8. That, taking into consideration the magni-
tude of construction, and having a due regard to
economy, the works should occupy at least five
years in construction.
"9. That all the towns and villages in the line
of the main outfall sewers should discharge their
sewage into these channels inste,a,l of allowing it to
pass through the marsh drains into the river.
" 10. That these districts round the metropolis
which make use of the main outfall channels should
contribute towards the cost of constructing and
maintaining these channels in proportion to the
number of inhabitants which the districts respec-
tively beai to the whole population benefited, and
in proportion to the length of channel made use of
by the districts respectively.
_ .

"11. That the pollution of streams by sewage
throughout the whole country is an evil which is
increasing with improved house-drainage, and that
it is very desirable that the attention of the Legis-
lature should be directed to the subject with a
view to devising means for remedying the evil.
" In conclusion,lwe would impress upon you our
decided conviction that if the Thames is to be com-
pletely purified no plan less comprehensive than
the one which we have suggested will effect this
' object. The estimated expense of this plan is con-
siderable, and some improvement upon the exist-
ing state of things might possibly be obtained for
a smaller outlay ; but a diminution in the dimen-
sions of the sewers does not proportionately di-
minish the cost of their construction ; and, more-
over, the increase of population which is so rapidly,
taking place in every direction round the metropo-
lis would necessitate the extensirm of any less com-
prehensive plan than the ono which we have sug-
gested at no very distant period.
" Having thus laid before you the facts which we
have obtained and our conclusions thereon, it only
remains for us to explain that, in consequence of
the very limited time which has been allotted to
us for inquiring into this extensive subject, the
difficulties of which have increased at every step,
we have been precluded from entering as fully as
we should have wished into many investigations
connected with it, and we trust that this will be
our excuse for the omissions which may be found
in our report. At the same time we beg to tsko
this opportunity of expressing our obligations to
those gentlemen who have largely afforded us the
assistance of their experience and knowledge ; and
we are especially to thank the Metropolitan Board
of Works, and their engineer, Mr. Bazalgette, for
their unvarying courtesy and for the great readiness
with which they have afforded us information.
" We have, aro.,
" DOUGLAS GALTON.
" JAMES SIMPSON.
" THOS. E. BLACKWELL.
"The Right Hon. Sir Benjamin Hall, M.P.,
First Commissioner of Her Majesty's
Works and Public Buildings."

DREADFUL COLLIERY EXPLOSION.-

NEARLY FORTY LIVES LOST.

ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, FRIDAY EVENING.

This colliery district bas been thrown into a state of
much excitement and alarm by an awful explosion at
the pit of Messrs Kenworthy an Brooks, in M )seley.
road, about half a mile from this town. The cata,trophe
took place shortly after one o'clock this afternoon. As
soon as the awful event was made known, ten brtve f(.l,
lows from a neighbouring colliery volunteered to go
down. They penetrated about 250 yards down the in-
cline when they had to retire. They only found five
bodiv, two of which, George and Robert Thomson,
father and son, have only as yet been identified. It is
computed that there were at least 40 in the pit, all of
whom have perished.

ASHTON, SUNDAY.

By four o'clock this afternoon 31 bodies had been re-
covered from the pit, and as eight persons are still miss-
ing, the estimated number of lives lost is now increased
to 39.
There are still 40 men constantly engaged iu explor-
ing the mine, and it is thought probable
he who
that thle
of the bodiel, may be recovered durin the nigt. The
greatest precautions are necess.iry to avoid the after-
damp, but there is otherwise not much obstruction.
It is now thought that the explosion took place almost
at the extremity of the workings.

REFUSAL OF THEPERSIAN GOVERNMENT TO EVACUATE
HERAT.—Vire have good reason to believe that intelli-
gence of our Indian troubles bad reached Herat and
Teheran, and has had the effect there that might be
expected. The Irian papers mention that information
had been received at Bushire that the Persiau Com-
mandant at Ilerkt has refused to evacuate that pace, or
acknowledge the treaty. It is said that a
inesser
has been despatched by Mr. Murray, and has reed
Trebtzond, who will convey to our Government a dis-
tinct intimation that the terms of the late treaty as
regards Herat have no chance of being fulfilled. The
affair may very well tide over for the present, but as
soon as the wretched mutineers are disposed of in India,
and sufficient force is collected in Peshawur, it would
be a wise step to advance at once from thence upon
Herat, and dispose of that place as may
be deemed
best. Such a measure would do more to restore our
prestige than hundreds of protocols and proclamations.
—Smith,, Elder, and Co.'s Homorard Mail
OATHS TAKEN BY M EMBERS.—Tbe following notice of
motion, given by Lord John Russell, will be taken into
consideration by the House of Commons the fir-t thing
this day, viz., That a select corntuittee be appointed to
la w to be taken by
consider whether the Act. , and 6 Will. IV., c. 62,
is
applicable to oaths app
members of this houeePamt the
ehed by
table, previously to their
taking their seats, and
i
be so applied, and to report their
manner the said act can
their observations thereupon
to the house :—That the committee do consist of the
following
twenty-five members : Viscount Palmerston,
SirGeoige Grey, Mr. Disraeli, Mr. Walpole, Sir John
Pakington, Lord John Russell, Sir James Graham, Mr.
Gladstone, Mr. Attorney General, Mr. Solicitor General,
Sir Frederick Thesiger. Sir Fitzroy Kelly, Lord Stanley,
Mr. foreman, Mr. Henley, Mr. Roebuck, Mr. Malinp,
Mr. Headlain, Mr. Attorney General for Ireland, the
Lord Advocate, Mr. Diliwyn, Mr. Napier, Lord Robert
Grosvenor, Mr. Whiteside, Mr. Cobbett, sad all gentle
meu of the long rob© members of this house.

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