The Sun.
London, England, 1861-09-07 00:00:00

BETTING AT MANCHESTER.-FRIDAY.

There was a small commission executed upon Artless at
5 to 1 for the Leamington Stakes, but that price was freely
offered on the field afterwards. This was the only thing we
saw booked for this event.—Fo the St. Leger there was
but little doing, and everything in 'the front rank seemed
out of favour; 7 to 4 was offered against Kettledrum, and
10 to 1 was laid against Lady Ripon, and taken about Janus;
ultimately 9to 1 was the highest offer agains Lady Ripon
and Kildonan, and 10 to 1 was offered agst Janus. Brown
Stout was backed to win some money at 25 to 1, and wa
supported as low as 20 to 1, but at the close 20 to 1 was
freely offered. 100 d to 10 was offered against any of Mr.
Merry's lot.

LEAMINGTON STAKES.
sto 1 agst Artless (taken and offered)
6to 1 bar one

ST. LEGER.
7to 4 agst Kettledrum (offered)
2to 1 agst L idy Ripon (offered, take 10 to 1)
9to 1 agst Kildonan (offered)
10 to 1 agst Janus (taken and offered)
12 to 1 agat Aurelian (taken)
20 to 1 agst Brown Stout (taken and offered)
30 to 1 agst The Sage (offered)
33 to 1 agst Imaus (taken and offered)
40 to 1 agst Pagoda (offered)
40 to 1 agat Bombardier (offered)

METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS.

The report of this body has been issued and is of consi-
derable length. As the subjects on which it toucues are

of peculiar interest to our metropolitan readers, we give the

document in its eniirety, dividing it, however, into two
portions, the first of which we publish to-day.

MAIN DRAINAGE OF THE METROPOLIS.
Amongst the more iil.portant of the works to which the
board have devoted much tune and consideration are those

connected with the main drainage of tir metropolis. The
several works of the main drainage which were in course of

execution at, the date of the last report were—on the
northern side of the Thames, the northern high level sewer,
the Acton branch of the western sewers, and the middle

level sewer; and on the 80, tlj Ode: of the Thames, the
southern high 100* savier.. - • southern low
level sewer, andl'idie' Bout • -'' • • Wer. The board
have now to report the completion of three of these works,

viz., the northern—high level sewer, the Acton branch of
the western drainage, and the portion of the southern low
level sewer. It will be remembered that the northern high
►evel sewer commences at Mansfi.,ld. road, near the foot of

Hampstead-hill, and extends to a point near the River
Lea, at 011 Ford. The length of sewer in connection
with this work is about eight miles; the size at Mansfield-
road. is 4ft. in liameter, and at the outlet portion, gift. by
12ft., the fall varying from 1 in 71 to lin 1320. In conr ectit in
with these e orks was the formation of the double storm

avlet channel, and part of the northern initial' sewer

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from the River Lea to the divergence of the high and
middle level sewers at Hackney, and the double overflow
chamber for relieving the high and middle level sewers when
overcharged. The completion of these works has accom-
plished two objects—it has afforded the means of diverting
the waters descending from the high grounds of Hampstead
and Highgate, from the Fleet and other sewers, and which,
discharging through the low lying districts into the Thames,
have caused so much nuisance and damage to property by

frequent floodings, and, whilst efecting a general improve.
meat in the local drainage throughout its entire length, it
has also enabled the board to fill up the op'en Hackney
brook, for so many years a cause of much complaint from
the inhabitants of the localities through which it passed,
and a con. inual expense in keeping up the campshedding
and clearing the water course. The contract for these works
also included the formation of the retaining wall along the
western hank of the River Lea. In the execution of the
wot k in connexion with this wall and the outlet portion of
the high level sewer, many local difficulties had to be over.
come ; the substratum, composed of peat saturated with
wat-?r, was entirely removed, and a solid concrete foundation
formed, and the works being in close contiguity to the river
Lea, and below the bed of chat river, cofferdams were con-
structed, and powerful steam .engines erected, to enable the
contractor to execute successfully these important works.
In order to carry on the work it became necessary to divert
temporarily the New River, near Ilighbury Vale. This
was effected by means of iron pipes. At Old Ford, the
sewer was carried under the North London Railway,
and at the Holloway road, under the Great Northern
.ilway embankment ; and in both cases, from the careful
measures adopted, no stoppa of the traffic took place,
although it may be said to be almost continuous and ex-
ceedingly heavy. Another portion of the work calling for
special mention is that part executed under the high lands
lying between Tufnell-park and the Highgate-road, extend-
ing for a length of about half a mile. This portion is of an
average depth of 40 feet below the surface, and was tun-
nelled. The engineer's estimate for the works was £179,086 ;
the contract was taken at 152,430. The second work for
main drainage completed since the date of the last report.
is the Acton branch of the western sewers. This sewer is
about 7,350 feet in length, and the sizes, 4ft. by 2ft. Bin., and
Bft. 9in. by 2ft. 6in., the average depth being about 15 feet
from the surface of the ground, and the fall 4 feet per mile.
It extends from Notting-dale, westward, along the Uxbridge-
road to Acton-bottom, passing through the low and fiat
grounds of that locality. It was designed principally with
the view of intercepting the sewage from the eastern branch
of the main Stamford-brook sewer, and from the area north-
, ward to its point of outfall in the main Counter's-creek
sewer. The varying character of the soils, the largequan
tides of water and quicksands,
entailed
a very considerable
amount of extra appliances and speczal precaution. Through-
out
the whole period of the execution of the works,for
amountof steampower was constantly in requisition, the
.
great volumes of water
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works progressed. In
addition to difficulties of this character, which interfered
with and materially affected the prosecution of the works,
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bad weather in 1860 often set in, and at some periods, the
waters from the higher lands came into the trenches and
the completed portions of the works in such large quantities
as to create considerable delay in their progress. The engi-
neer's estimate for the works was £8,500, the contract was
£8,850; and the work was executed for £9,820 lls. 91d.
The work of main drainage remaining to be mentioned as
completed during the past year is that portion of the low
level sewer, south of the Thames, passing through the
Surrey Gas Consumers' premises at Deptford. • This work
comprised the construction of about 132 feet of double
sewer, 7 feet internal diameter. It was commenced in
consequence of the company being about to erect a gas
bolder, of large dimensions, over the line of sewers, the
foundations for which would have been close upon the
crown of the arch. Extraordinary difficulties were encoun-
tered in executing the work, from an enormous quantity of
water which was unexpectedly met with. A fault occurs in
the chalk at this point, and there is a depth of about 100 ft.
of sand and gravel resting upon the chalk. Pumping en-
gines had to be erected of sufficient power to throw off a
volume of water equal to 8,000 gallons per minute, being