The Sun.
London, England, 1863-09-04 00:00:00

The Paris and Dieppe Canal.

The Moniteur de l' Oise states that all the surveys
and soundings for this undertaking have been com-
pleted, and that the important questions of feeding
the canal has been solved. The line proposed by
M. Sabattie stops at Gennevilliers, near Courbevoie,
in the department of the Seine, where, according to
the project, the great mercantile port of Paris is to
be established. From Gennevilliers it takes the
direction of Ile Adam, skirting the foot of St. Gra-
tien, and, reaching Beaumont, cuts the Oise at
Tiverny, passes under Mont Ataire, in the valley of
Therein, and, following the right side of that val-
ley, arrives at Beauvais, where a large basin is to
be formed. From Beauvais it enters the valley of
the Avelon, by which it enters Gournay ; it then
follows the valley of the Bray until it arrives oppo-
site the mineral springs of Forges. There it turns
to the right into the small valley which receives the
waters of those springs, and finds a passage through
the not very elevated tableland which blocks up
that valley after the rivulet has found an issue below
the old Abbey of Beaubec. It then meets the
Bethune near St. Saire, and successively arrives at
Neufchatel, Arquis, and Dieppe. At the latter place
it sweeps away the fetid slaughter-house, the
demolition of which has already been ordered by
the city ; it skirts the parsonage and Infant
School of Le Pollet, suppresses the old houses
of the Rue de la Lombarderie, cuts off a small
corner from the cliffs, and penetrates into the port.
Hence it is seen that the point of division of the
canal is the plateau lying between Forges and the
Abbey of Beaubec. Here, it appears, the ground is
80 metres (240 feet) above the level of Paris; in-
stead of tunnelling the plateau, a system of locks is
proposed, which are to be fed by hydraulic machines';
but from what source or reservoir these are to re-
ceive their supply has not yet been decided on. The
State, it appears, has not been applied to for any
subvention or guarantee of interest to the company
which undertakes the work.

THE DISCOVERY OF DEAD BODIES IN WHITE•
CHAPEL CHURCH.—The singular discovery of dead
bodies in Whitechapel Church has created, as might be
supposed, singular excitement in the neighbourhood. Last
evening Mr. Churchwarden Lankester directed that a tho-
rough search should be made on the roof of the church, and
J Dseph Cooper and Joseph Tomlinson, who had made on last
Saturday week the first discovery, while engaged in fixing
patent ventilators in the roof, accordingly made a careful exa_
urination of the whole. The result of this search, which was
concluded at 8 o'clock last night, was that in all 11 coffins,
three of which contained bodies of children were brought to
light. Eight of the coffins were broken, and were in pieces,
apparently from violer ce ; three were in good condition, and
one had written on it, in blacklead pencil, " Mrs. Foster,
No. 35, Bedford••street." Two of the bodies are supposed
to have been still born. • It is not apparent how the third
child came by its death. In addition to these remains about
seven skulls of children were found, and they were stained
with blood. There were some bones and dust, and the
remains of clothing. A cap was on the head of one of the
bodies, and napkins were also lying amongst the remains.
The sexton (Mr. Wilkinson) states it as his opinion that
the bodies prove, by the manner in which they moulder into
dust when touched, that they must have been deposited on
the roof 40 or 50 years ago. Other persons, however, are
of Opinion that at least one of the bodies was only dead 12
months. Dr. Blackman, who will have the examination of
the bodies, is at present in the country, and therefore a
scientific opinion is yet to be had. The police are engaged
in making a most searching investigation, with a view to
ascertain, first, who placed the remains in the roof of the
churn ; and next, whether there is any reason to believe
that the children had come by theirdeatha through foul play.