§ MR. FRESHFIELDasked the Chairman of the Metropolitan Board of Works, Whether his attention has been directed to the danger and inconvenience resulting in the case of fire from the want of hydrants in the thoroughfares of the Metropolis?
SIR JAMES HOGG, in reply, said, the attention of the Metropolitan Board had been directed to the question of providing hydrants for assisting in the extinction of fires in the metropolis. This matter was one which required very careful consideration, and it was now being investigated by one of the Board's Committees.