The Press. — London, England, 1858-07-03 00:00:00

dredging, as the bed of the river was composed of gravel, and that is moved by the current of the river. When the old London.bridge was removed, a great change took place, for both Bled:friars and West minster bridges were affected by it, and recently the Vanxhalbbridge piers had to be encased with stone work. He thought the question as to whether these slopes would retain the mud at the inclination pro. posed must greatly depend upon the locality, as the mud remains on a slope at Blackwell with an incli nation of lin 5. Taking the upper part of the Thames generally, he did not think that a slope of lin 12 would prevent the deposit of mud. If all the outlets of the sewers were taken down to low water mark it would be beneficial to a certain extent, and the noxious gases would be arrested, but no other adventaire would arise from it. He agreed with Mr. Bazalgette that the sewage lodging on the mud banks is the rause of great evil. Mr. Ilouret,r.: You say that the gravel in the river is liberated by the current or stream of the river; is not the motion a slow motion, and, if it is so, would not the gravel he carried down the river? He did not think Mr. Gurney's plan a feasible plan at all. He would not recommend adopting a pert of the scheme. Be had no scheme of his own, nor had he given an opinion upon any other scheme. If these channels were made and were silted, the expense of dredging them would depend entirely anon the time they took to fill up. It' they required dredging once it month, of course the expense would he very great ; but he would undertake to say they would fill up. A general slope of lin 12 would not answer : he had alluded to Blackwell. where the mud accumulated on a slope of lin 6. Was not aware that great damage had been done to harbours and other places by embankments of rivers. Gravel had a constant tendency to travel towards the centre of the river. He approved slopes, if made of a sutfb cient incline, but (lid not think that the mud could he washed off with an incline of I in 12. Also tip proved the plan of sending the contents of the sewers by means of closed channels into the river at low water mark, for the same reason as be approved of removing mud from the banks. The cutting of a channel on each side of the river had never been heard of before, and would never be heard of again. Any rational man would carry a channel to the centre, and not en each Ride of the river. Mr. JAMES LAwEs thought that the deposits on the mud banks of the Thames were the great cause if the nuisance. Ile agreed with Mr. Gurney that, whatever distance they carried the sewage down the river, it would come back again. If Mr. Gurney's plan would get rid of the mud banks and a great deal of the sewage which is floating about the river it would be a great improvement ; but he could not say that his process would do that. The CHAIRMAN : If the sewage were discharged at Barking-creek, do you think that it would return to London ? Mr. LAWES : I think it would. A considerable part of it would return. The CHAIRMAN : Would it return in such a form as to he injurious to the inhabitants of London? Mr. LAWER : I think it would. It sewage deodori zation works were to be established at Barking. creek, I do not think the value of the manure would be found. By Sir B. HALL: I am not able to say from actual experiments what part of the sewage will return to the metropolis. I have made no experiments of that kind. Sir B. HALL: Can you give any idea of the effect of the limo which is now thrown on to the mud banks ? Mr. LAWES : It will arrest the nuisance to a certain extent, hut I think it will have a prejudicial effect on the navigation of the river, as for every ton of lime thrown in you get four tons of deposit, and if you throw in NO tons a week that may prove a very serious matter. All the Sedimentary matter goes down to the bottom by the action of the lime, and if the practice of throwing lime into the river went on long enough the navigation would be choked up. Sir B. HALL: Suppose a large quantity of lime to he thrown into a sewer where the current was slow, what would be the resnd ? Mr. LAWES : It would choke up the sewer. There WRS no doubt that the lime would cause a large amount of deposit. By Lord PALMERSTON : Suppo , .ing all the sewage of the metropolis to be discharged into the stream of the river, and retained there for some little time before it was carried down the river, BEd there was a certain am nut of temperature, it would emit noxious and disagreeable gases ? Mr. LAWES : The tiver would be dangerous when the temileiature was from 68 deg. to 70 deg. The temperature of the atmosphere would then be about I ' 2o deg. 'I here would always be a great deal o f noxious exhalation during summer. To secure London from the inconvenience to which it is non subject, and to remove the sewage to the lower part of the river, and to prevent its coming hack within 11-4 limits of the metropolis, they must destroy that THE PRESS, JULY 3, 1858. pan of the sewacte which is held in suspension, as the matters held in suspension are the most dangerous. _ . By Sir J. SHELLEY : I think the smell from the Thames would he removed if they threw in lime enough ; but that would be at an enormous expense to the ratepayers. Ido not think that the spending of 1,5001. a week in lime would have the effect of raising its price in the market. The present nuisance may probably last as long as the warm weather lasts. At half-past four o'clock the committee adjourned election intelligente. 643 electors, he would not trouble them with further ob servations. Handsomely supported as he was, he felt that he was in a rightful position to represent them ; he was not an untried malt, and if he was again elected lie would faithfully and honestly do his duty by them all to the best of his ability. Major Coee, on rising, was received with loud cheers, but the clamour which afterwards arose coin pletely drowned his voice, and scarcely a word ha uttered was generally audible. The gallant officer .aid his first impulse was to refer to the cause which had brought them all together, and he could not pass over the name of one so lamented and beloved by all as Sir Edward Buxton. He need not say any more of Sir Edward than that he was known by his good deeds, and that his memory was respected. His opponent, Sir Henry Stracey, had observed that he (Major Coke) had no interest in the county, and that lie had no freehold in it ; but lie wished not only to represent agriculture, trade, and commerce, but the general interests of the county. He did not pat him self forward, but he was requested to stand, and it was for the electors to decide whether he was a fit and proper cantlidete. Sir Henry Stracey had also alluded to his being in the army, and had said that as they had one member in India already, and lie ( Major Coke) might be sent out, if elected they might possibly be worse off than before. But lie was not going to India. He was in the Guards, which did not leave England except on extraordi nary occasions, and had only been out of the country two years in the course of the last forty years. They all knew his politics. He was in favour of the aboli. Lion of church rates, and for a.gredual extension of the franchise, although he would not say to what extent Sir Henry Stracey had pledged himself to support Lord Derby's Government ; he had put him- self in Lord Derby's bands, and he must now vote for the admission of the Jews, although when he was last in Parliament he voted awaitet such a policy. Two other votes which Sir Henry Stracey had given might also be recalled—the Kars vote and the Turkish loan --ote—both of them tactions. If the course recommended by Sir Henry Stracey and the Opposition in the latter matter had been followed, the army would have been deprived of reinforce ments and necessaries, England would have become a laughing-stock to Europe, and a great injustice would have been done to that gallant body of men who had done so much for uit—in fact, our money would have been thrown away, and their blood uselessly spilt. He thanked the electors for the support which they had promised him. He came to Norfolk trusting in them, and he hoped that they would trust him. _ . The thug SHERIFF called for a show of hands, and the numbers seemed to be nearly balanced. After a brief consultation with the acting Under- Sheriff, he declared the result to be in favour of Sir Henry Stracey. This decision was received by the Conservatives with enthusiastic cheers. _ _ Mr. BULWER, on behalf of Major Coke, demanled a poll, which was fixed for Tuesday last. The following tables show the state of the poll i the various districts at four periAi of the day : MORNING STATEMENT. District. etricey. Norwich (10 Imo.) Yarmouth (9.45 o.m ) 157 Reephim ($45 am.) 10 North Wolohan) (8.45 eau.) 28 Long Strotion ((1 a.m.) Loddun (8 40 a m.) 8 Total 482 MIDDAY STATEMENT. Distrirt. Strnery. Norwich (noon) Yarmouth ( 11.45 a.m.) 405 Reepham (11)45 a.m.) North Walsham ( 10.15 a.m.) 17(1 Long Stratton (11 a.m.).... 336 Loddon ( II a.m.) Total 1,674 AFTERNOON STATEMENT. Colt• 271 174 18 :17 87 40 0'29 Coke. A 76 347 .. 16.5 .. 242 .. 36A .. 170 I,soB District. Strneey. Coke. Norwich (2 p.m Ynrinouth (1.45 p in.) Ileepliam (12.43 p.m.) North Wolohan( (12.45 p.m.) 383 .. 4tll Long Stratton 11 p.m.) Loddon (1 p.m.) . . Total 2,31:2 CLOSE OF THE. District Strivey. Norwich Yarmouth Reepham 1.-aldon .. 2,620 North %ashen) 4li2 Long Stratton Coke. 772 398 351 272 522 520 Total 2,998 2,933 The Conservative report states the numbers thus : Stracey, 2,729 ; Cuke, 2,931. Majority for Coke . ...... EAST NORFOLK. TUE nomination of candidates for the seat for East Norfolk, rendered vacant by the lamented death• of Sir E. N. Buxton, took place on Monday last at the Shire hall, Norwich. The benches on the right and left of the High Sheriff were occupied by the leading siipporters of the candidates, Major the Hon. W. C. W. Coke and Sir Henry StracPy. The usual formalities having been observed (in dumb show), . . •, The Huitt SHERIFF besought an impartial hearing for both sides. This appeal way received with held cheers, and, vith the usual inconsistency which distinguishes excited crowds, was immediately disregarded. Mr. E. FELLOWES, M.P. for Huntingdonshire, in proposing Sir Henry Stracey, said it was now just three years since he had the honour of proposing Sir Henry Stracey as one of the representatives of East Norfolk, and his hon. friend was then returned without a dissentient voice. On the present occa• sion Sir Henry would be opposed ; but, although the opposition would be a strong one, and although the contest would be severe, he ( Mr. 'ellowes) looked forward with the utmost confidence to the result. Lieutenant-Colonel FITZROY seconded the nomina tion. Mr. W. E. L. BULWER, on rising to propose Major Coke, experienced the greatest difficulty in obtaining a hearing. The lion. gentleman was understood, amid the clamour, to congratulate the electors on having an opportunity of rallying round a member of the Coke family. and of supporting the principles which that family professed. Mr. H. R. UPCHER rose to second the nomination of Major Coke. He was in favour of the admission of Jews into Parliament. but he liked such a measure to come from those who advocated the change on principle, and not from those who were forced to make the concession. These, he believed, were also the feelings and opinions of Major Coke. Sir HENRY STRACEY, on presenting himself to address the electors, was received with loud cheers, but his flattering reception did not extend also to a courteous attention to his remarks, which were de livered amid continual interruptions ; in fact, at first he was wholly inaudible. He was going to speak of his opponent, and surely the noisy fellows who inter rupted him were not hired to abuse their own friends. If the hon. propose! of big gallant opponent had been the candidate he should have said that he had every right, pretension, and quality for such a posi• tion. Mr. Bulwer, to whom he referred, had all the attributes for a suitable candidate but one—he was not a supporter of the Queen's Government; but the present candidate, his hon. opponent Major Coke. had none of the ordinary qualifications for a candidate for a great agricultural county. He wished to do Major Coke every justice. He fully believed that he was a good officer, and he did not wish to say a word against him personally ; but as be might not have even a freehold in East Norfolk, and as an officer in the army was liable at any moment to be called to India, he could not possibly be a proper representative. Thi•y had now one member in India, and he (Sir H. Stracey) had very little doubt that that gentlemen had left his resignation behind him. If General Windham, to whom he refereed, bad left his resignation behind him, the party supporting his hon. opponent were not acting rightly in not putting it at once before the county. He would do General Windham the justice to say that lie believed the gallant general would not have accepted his trust without intending to fulfil it; and if his resignation was now in the hands of any one, the individnal was not acting honourably by the county in withholding it. The constituency was already deprived of one representative, and if Major Coke was elected, they would probably be deprived of the other. Supported as he was by the large landed proprietors of the division, he (Sir H. Stracey) felt that he was in a proper position to re present them. Major Coke might tell them that he had their interests at heart, that lie had agriculture at heart, and that he had trade and commerce at heart. Any borough member might say with pro priety that he fiail the interests of trade and com merce at heart, but the trade and commerce of the electors of East Norfolk were connected with the land, and they ought to select a gentleman who was connected with the laud. 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