13 DECEMBER 1856, Page 15

Belfast, 10th December 1856. Sna-In any plan of dealing with

the whole drainage of the Metropolis in one mass, it is necessary to bring the drainage of the South side of the Thames across the river. This must be done either above or below the river -in other words, either by a bridge or by a tunnel. To bring it across one of the bridges, would entail the large and permanent expense of a steam- lift. But what objection could there be to pipe it through the now useless Thames Tunnel ?