The Express. — 1855-09-01 (London, England)

THE THAMES AND ITS LATE EXCESS OF POLLUTION.  Standing at Battersea, not far from the inconvenient wooden bridge, we note the river dyke running along the south bank, and on the north the rod, ly constrec:ed quay and other works. Some picturesque houses of about Charles ll.'s time stand pleasantly on the road; and bete we learn from an intelligent mss, who has for many years been engaged upon the Thames, that there has been no encroachment at this point during about 131) years, as the title-deeds of some adjoining property show. " These rains, air," says he, " have done • power of good to the river. I believe that • great deal of the damage to the Thames would be stopped if all the sewers were carried into the middle course in pipes. Some people have laid the late bad condition of the water to various causes ; some said it was cleansing the Brentford Canal, but that was not the thing that did it; they have been cleansing out the docks. Why do they do so in the hot summer weather instead of twister 1" This observer also told us that at the time the condition of the river was attributed to the Bri ntford Canal, the fish (t►e flounders, &G.) had actually left the eastern part and gone to the neighbourhood of the canal. "The fish turn their tails to any impurity. You cannot, sir, have better judges than the fish; and they came at the time of the disturbance in immense shoals from the neighbourhood of the docks. The fishermen tried here for some days after that, but without success. The fish are now coming back again, which is • good sign. I cannot say that I know of salmon having been caught hers, hut I believe that they still come. I have often seen porpoises off Battens': last whiter I shot two." Our informant continuer, " There was an open sewer close to here, which was not only foul itself, bat was also the means of laying a quantity of unwholesome deposit on the shore. This has Dern taken by pipes into the river, and we have not had so much to complain of since."— The Builder.  di le Car aani nd ;Raoul; rinobEt b P G ed hA hie ei ht,RofeAts et, e Artho Gni viUciSe TgL pg2hi.ot—no..T rthheth: tßehrlhivtdha servant oou Irr the eau,. dered man, presented himself at our out!), It towards Sak, pretendinghatriso t se zre tht idhyes that in legdawLms, aitnogef firstch.e erh,:a;Letde, ethrh,,atat4n.h.c. ießthhuld eduheineeeeer p gave rise to so much suspicion in the mind of Mentkli Paths, that the latter bed him placed in strict c.:nfinement. Oa the following day the news of the murder perpetrated near Sak found its way into this place, and after a strict ezunisation of the deserter it soon became clear that he was the murderer, his sole motive having been to spend some jovial days here in the garb of an officer, with the money of his victim. lie hu been delivered again to the Russians. CHANCERY Ituronms.—By an act passed in the late session infants can, on the sanction of the Court of Chancery, make valid settlement. of their real and personal estate in contemplation of marriage. The act is not to apply to any male infant under the age of 20 or to any female infant under the age of 17. The sanction taf the court is to be obtained by petition.  23: ex43regOl.  ereTtiatenemb tatendeell;;;:itier Itipme,7'l:4eatis remiss paper, must be at awe Otace, to, Bouverlwiyeee, by Two *Week a tb• Gay 01 plabboaticee.