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"2.' Au iumenso saving will be effee J.1',,0t0---tilo'iiermi i,•::.77:;-, r i
.444 orate reservoirs, and, I. believe, a c,, sii,lst.able ar.gie '__.'.--;!--.,f,'
in thOditninished quantity of excavatiopp . •, )i- tige.;-- _ ,;:.,:,,./
Assuming that the supplies from thesi's -riliti p-ttlt—;:,...
materially alter, no necessity can exist for storag rN4II-. ;,:--
voles. A covered reservoir for two days' supply might ' I 7
be provided at Wimbledorecomnaon to nieet any extra-
ordinary emergency; otherwise, a main with a simple
waste-pipe into the Thames would suffice.
" Too much importance cannot be attached to a con-
stant flow of pure, cool, and soft water, brought direct
without detention from the Ilindhead to the, attic of the
highest house in London. How gratc_fal will be the
daily un of cool soft water only 24 hours from a natu-
ral reservoir in the depth of the earth!
" I consider I have realised, in a remarkable manner
the board's enunciation— ,
‘ the nearer the source the
purer the supply.' The wholf, vrlue or ti-,. fvherne an-
pears to me to depend on the accurate .f,llowing up c,f
this principle.

" ()a CQLideratinn of the therr, is
only one nriq-c pain: I shi.ll h touch
namely, the great gni Iy. boo-6.s of
land drain ag•e, not only to tlo rloi!, tql: to tle
tents of the tEstrict. Froth .4:-pth in the
year of 22.65 inches (allowivg seven to ho üb“srbed),
there remains nearly 15 inch, or 1.529 t,nn, f wa•er
on every acre, imp& ding cultivation b d!ratai.hing the
temperature of the soil, by no; allowing a proper circu-
lati3u of air in it, and by causing a perpetual evapora-
tion, not only injurious to. health in itself, but exces-
sively waste:ul cf the belt of the atmosphe:c, a loss
which in our damp climate is a very serious considera-
tion indeed, and it is only when the whole country shr.ll
have been perfec!ly drained that this stigma of unne-
cessary Ad dengerou3 damp will be effeced from our
registers of temperature.
" Again, experience has satisfactorily shown (vide the
report on the water supply) that the low temperature of
undrained land is the chief cause of scanty and poor
crops, and inferior growth of timber. In an economical
point of view it is most necessary, then, to remove this
noxious agency. _

" Having given the results of my observations in de-
tail, it. may be now proper that I should state my opi-
nion of their variance as compared with the conclusions
enumerated in the report, which difference I attribute
to the limited investigation of the subject.
" Generally, in all points as applied to the quality of
water, its advantages in economy, its beneficial influence
on health, &c., my experience not only distinctly con-
firms the views of the board, tut has elicited further
illustrations, iu respect to which I hope shortly to have
the honour of addressing them. This information I have
collected from persons of all classes, medical men, manu-
facturers, farmers, tradesmen, peasants, &c., all of
whom, in their different spheres, have given me valuable
evidence on the subject in question.
" The results of my experience are as follows:
" I. With respect to the quantity and quality of water
to be derived from the gathering grounds, in whatever
method of collection.—

" The report gives 28,000 000 of and under three de-
grees of hardness.
" My results give 40,000,000 of and under one de-
gree. and 10,000,000 of and under two degrees of
hardness.

'• This improved quality is gained by my development
of the principle of taking the water from its source
(that is, where it issues from pure sands), sad leading
it away before it can be affected by contact with soils.
I beg to express my conviction that the purity will
depend entirely on the careful execution of the work; it
would give, to recapitulate its qualities, 40,000,000 of
water—
" Of primitive purity;
"Perfect as to aeration;
" Of a grateful temperature, about 50 degrees;,
"Brilliant in colour;
" Soft almost as distilled water,
" And almost free from all mineral, animal, and vege-
table impregnation, sufficing for the supply, at the esti-
mate of 75 gallons per house, of 523,126 houses.
The 10,000,000 of and under 2 degrees of hardness
are derivable from sources rising i❑ sands not quite pure.
11. By the direct means of collection from springs,
instead of the extensive system of land drainage origi-
nally contemplated, very considerable saving of expense
would he effected.

Si I. In the less quantity of pipage rcquired, and, con-
sequently, of labour expended.
"2. On the item of the large extent of storage re-
anvoirs, originally required to provide for summer
months, periods of drought, and which, by my plan,
would be necessary.
" 3. On the reduced claims for compensation, especially
as no breadth of land would be required to be taken up.
In fact, after collection, on descending into the lower
levels, the mains would lead along and just outside the
lines of railway. A mere underground right of w ay—
a pipe-laying easement—would be required.
" A resume of the abeve then gives, in favour of the
plan proposed,—
" I. Greater certainty t f supply.
" 11. Superior quality.
" 111. Greater abundance.
"IV. Greater speed of execution of work and appli-
cati.n for service.
" V. Greater economy.
" Should the future exigencies el the metropolis r quire
an increased supply, it may still he derived not only
from land drainage of rain-fall on the pure sands be-
neath the kvel of the sources now proposed, but also to a
great extent abova them.
" In conclusion, I would remark that it might be con-
sidered desirable to allow the tcwns of Guildford, Rich-
mond, and the tliMreet villages on the line of
water supply to L'indcn, to nartakt. of the advantages
proposed for that city. The first of these suffers severely
from hard and expensive water. Of course they would
have t) pay their proportion t f the rate to be levied to
meet the expense of the works, which I hope shortly to
be able to show will not, for an increased, continuous,
pure supply of soft water, at high pressure, exceed a
fraction of the sum now levied by the water ccmpanies
for an impure, hard, and defective one.
" I have the honour to ho, say Lords and Gentlemen,
" Yours obediently,
WILLIAII NAPIER.
" The General Board of Health,
G wydyr-house, W hiteh all ."

COURT CIRCULAR.
WINDSOR, Nov. 11.
Her Majesty, with his Royal Highness the Prince
of Wales, drove out this morning in a pony phaeton
in 'Windsor Park. Colonel Buckley, Equerry in
Waiting, attended on horseback.
The younger members of the Royal Family took
their accustomed walking and pony exercises.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert went out
shooting this morning, attended by Colonel the. Hon.
Charles Grey, Major-General Bowles, and Lieut.-
Colonel the Hon. A. Gordon.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester,
attended by her Lady in Waiting, and the Gentleman
in Waiting on her/Royal Highness (Lieut.-Colonel
the llon. A. Liddell), is expected to arrive at the
Castle to-day, on a visit to the Queen.
The Lord Chancellor and Lady Truro are also ex-
pected to arrive this evening on a visit to her Ma-
jests and the Prince.

The Royal dinner party at the Castle this evening
will include her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent,
her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, the
Lard Chancellor and Lady Truro, Lady Augusts
Bruce, the Lady in Waiting of the Duchess of Glou.
tester, Baroness de Spetb, and Lieut.-Colonel the Hon.
A Liddell.

The Queen will hold a Privy Council to:morrow
(Wednesday), at Windsor Castle.
A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon
at the Foreign-office. The Ministers present were—
Lord John Russell, the Lord Chancellor, the
Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of Minto, Sir
George Grey, Viscount Palmerston, Earl Grey,
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Francis Baring,
Sir John Hobhouse, the Earl of Carlisle, the Right
Hon. H. Labouchere, the Marquis of Clanricarde,
and the Right lion. Fox Maule.
The Council sat three hours and a-half.

The Lord Chancellor left town after the Cabinet
Council for Windsor Castle, on a visit to her Majesty.
A deputation of the Committee of the Inventors'
Patent Reform League had an interview with Sir
George Grey yesterday, at the Home-office. The
deputation consisted of Mr. F. W. Campin, Mr. V.
Price, Mr. G. Shepherd, Mr. Waller, Mr. Townley,
Mr. Mahin, and Mr. Ellis.

The Master-General of the Ordnance had an inter-
view with Lord John Russell yesterday, at his official
residence in Downing. street.
Dispatches from the Governors of the West India
Colonies, and also from the Governors of the North
American provinces, were received yesterday at the
Colonial-office.

The Observer, price sixpence, of Nov. 10, con-
tains Lord Mayor's Procession by land and water ; also the
Banquet at Guildhall, Speeches, Bill of Fare, &c., 5 cols.
National Resistance to Papal Aggression, as shown in Lord
John Russell's Letter —Public Meetings—Dr. Cmming's
Lecture—Bishop of Bath and Wells' Address—Bishop of
Exeter's Reply—Celebration of Gunpowder Plot Discovery—
Incidents, Anecdotes, &c.—Further Examination for the
Strand Robbery—Holford Burglary—The Frimley Murder
—Discharge of Mr. Sirrell, the refiner—Original Articles
on the state of Germany, and rumoured hostilities—The
Pope's Bull—New Play of the " Templar," at Princess's
Theatre.—Parochial and Vestry Meetings of St. James's—
Pancras Paving Board—Marylebone Vestry and Address t 3
the Queen—lslington Retbitu Association, &c. A Monday
afternoon edition of the Observer, containing the markets
and the latest intelligence, is regularly published et four
o'clock.

The Manchesttr Guardian states that on Friday
night an ironmonger's shop in that town had a most remark-
able escape from destruction by an explosion of fireworks.
A large pyrotechnic, called a " wheel," about two feet in
diameter, lied become ignite], and bad burnt entirely away.
It had been placed upright between two shelves, and its,
position was such that it could not turn round; which was,
most fortunate, for it was surrounded by a large collection
of rockets and other fireworks, and had close to it, in a
drawer, 60lbs. of gunpowder ! All the parts of the wheel
successively exploded, sending forth a profusion of sparks,
but the whole died out without setting fire to any of the
dangerous combustibles lying around.
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lights have
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The Cheviots and other high grounds in the north
and northwest have this week been capped with snow.
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district,several
naingdtit.s the sharp
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been visible.

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