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per cent., and yet Jeff the public reason to complain of
them. He contended that if the law gave them the right
to possess themselves of the company, they should do it
without any scruple whatever. In Manchester and other
places they had an example of the advantages accruing
from having the supply of gas and water in the hands of
the authorities ; the rates were lower for those articles,
besides which there was a profit almost sufficient, when
applied to public purposes, to exonerate the community
from every other charge. They ought not to sit with
their arms folded, and let those people poke the eyes out
of the community ; but the Council, when they had the
opportunity, ought to use their endeavours for having
both water and gas supplied in the cheapest and most ad-
vantageous manner to the community at large.
Mr. KAYE observed, that as he was a member of the
Highway Board, and they were applying for an act to sup-
ply the town with water, he might, by being one of three
members appointed, be placed in rather an anomalous
position, and what be was doing with cue hand, he might
beknockin down with the other.

having the water laid-on.. Maine ivas not armed with
any power to direct the water to be laid on. Maine came
over on Christmas evening and told me of the accident.
I certainly intended to make a personal examination of
the tank before 1 ordered the water to be put on.
The other witnesses were David Maine, who denied
that he had ever authorised the tank to be filled, and Mr.
John Grantham, the engineer, who gave general evidence
as to the construction of the tank and the cause of the
bursting. The Coroner summed up at considerable
length ; and at twenty minutes past ten o'clock at night
the jury, which consisted of fifteen respectable house-
holders, were locked up.

After an absence from court for an hour and a quarter,
they returned a verdict of " accidental death," being
unanimously of opinion that the tank had burst from un-
foreseen causes.

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MINISTRY

Mr. tiliNBY thought the Water Company on showing The Standard of Friday published the following official
the books had only done what they had a right to do. As list of the administration.
to what they were now doing in seeking fresh powers and . Sir Robert Peel, First Lord of the Treasury.
privileges, it was because they were in danger of losing Sir J. R. G. Graham; Secretary of State for the Home
in consequence of the management during former years. Department.
No doubt they were anxious to do it, but they should not Lord Lyndhurst, Lord C.
have done all those things when the public did not make Duke of Buccleuch, Lord President o,
them, and there were no complaints. Duke of Wellington, Commander in Chief.
Mr. MANN thought they ought not to throw so much Earl of Aberdeen, Secretary for Foreign Affair.blame on the Water Company, inasmuch as they bad the Earl of Haddington, Lord Privy Seal.
power of electing three members, who could have inter- Earl of Ripon, President of the Board of Control.
fered ; but it appeared the parties were doing all those Right Hon. H. Goulburn, Chancellor of the Exchequer.
things, and nothing was done to prevent it. Lord Granville Somerset, Chancellor of the Duchy of
iMr. G. H. LAWREECE.—And if they had not invited Lancaster.

ncellor

the Council