The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-26 00:00:00

enjoyment of liberty, it is their duty especially
promote the liberties of this country. (Cheers.) I
trust, therefore, that in all future changes that may
take place, as well as in previous changes, while we
extend the bounds of religious liberty, and I trust it
will be done soon—while we extend to the Jeer that
liberty which has been given to the Protestant Dis-
senter and the Roman Catholic—while we extend
and fortify our institutions, that it will be done
with the common consent of all classes in this
country and that thus this country may continue
to flourish ; that we shall not see, as some envious
persons have presumed to conjecture—that we shall
uotsee our power in any part of the globe diminish.
I am convinced that it would be a great curse and
injury to mankind if the power of England were to
be in any way crippled. I trust that we may con-
tinue to grow greater and greater, and that we shall
use that power for the benefit of all mankind.
(Cheers.) I hope gentlemen, that I may allude in a
few words to a subject which has greatly occupied
the public mind. I trust no onewill believe that we
are about to suffer a diminution of our territory in
the East. I believe, on the contrary, that if oar ex
ertions are well directed, we shall find that that
empire will be established with greater solidity
than it has ever been before. I knowvery well that
some of the Sheffield blades—(laughter)—and tho: o
blades cut sharp—will be employed in the service
of their country, and like every Yorkshiretnan, and
like every manof this country, I have nodoubt that
th' y will do their duty. We shall know in futureto
whom we c;:n trusF, and we shall know in whose
hands we ought to place arms again. We shall be
then enlightened by experience, and I hive that
faith in the courage of this country, and that faith
in its justice and humanity, that I feel sure that
while it has strength to gain the victory it will have
moderation to make a good use of that victory.
(Cheers.) There are other questions which will re-
quire the most careful deliberation and the appli-
cation of the greatest wisdom on the part of Parlia-
ment. Upon those questions, of course, I shall not
touch at present; butwe all agree—we in this room,
we in all parts of the country agree, that when an
effort is to be made we must not shrink from it.
We must be prepared to meet it, and then this na-
tion will come triumphant out of the struggle. (His
lordship resumed his seat amid loud applause.)
A call was made for "three cheers for Lord John
Russell." This was heartily responded to, and the
meeting then broke up.

THE MAIN DRAINAGE OF THE
METROPOLIS.

Yesterday a meeting of the Metropolitan Botrd
of Works was held in the Council Chamber, Guild-
hall—Mr. J. Thwaites iu the chair.

The following document was presented to the
Board from the First Commissioner of Works, &c. :
" Office of Works, &c.,

.
" Sir,—On the 22d Dec. last the chairman of your
board presented to the first Commissioner of her Ma-
jesty's Words, &c., a plan, marked B, for the main
drainage of the metropolis. This plan was forwarded on
the 31st of that month to Capt. D. Gallon, R. E., and
Messrs. Simpson and Blackwell, civil engineers, who
ware appointed to consider and report upon the plans
of the main drainage of the metropolis in conformity
with instructions sent to you. (The letter here set forth
the instructions given to the referees.)
" Al copy of these instructions was sent upon the same
day for the information of your board.
" On the 31st of July last the First Commissioner re-
ceived a report from the engineers to whom the instruc
tions were given, and a copy of that report was for.
warded to your board on that day. The appondix an
plan referred to in that report were not then ready, but
they were received here yesterday evening, and I am
directed by the first Commissioner to forward them to
you to be submitted to the Metropolitan Board of
Works.

" In sending in a complete form the report of Captain
Douglas Galton , and MesPrs. Simpson and
with the appendix and plans, I ain requested by the
First Commis liner to request the insideration of your
board to the propositions thus laid before them, which
having been maturely considered and recommended by
such eminent engineers as the gentlen en to whom this
impottant question has been referred, must be well
worthy of attention.
"I am also directed to inform you that the First
Commissioner does not approve of the plan B.—l am,
sir, your obedient servant, " GEORGE RUSSELL,
" Assistant &crew:.
"To the Chairman of the Metropolitan Board of
Woe ka."

It was moved and seconded that a copy of the
sport of Captain Galton and others, together wit'i
the appendices and plans,' be sent to each member.
The motion was nuanirnouily carried.
Mr. H. L. TAYLOR compl tined that the letter
from the Fi, st Commiisioner of Works, which hid
been received ou Thursday afternoon, ha 1 n.t
been male known to the members.

After a shoat dizcuis'ou, it Was agreol that e
plans and appen,lices should be taken int) eon-
tdderation on a future (lay.
The re3t of tLe business was entirely of a roifit.e
a,t actor.

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