The Sun.
London, England, 1862-06-10 00:00:00

MEXICO.

The Mexican news published in the American
journals is so conflicting that its accuracy may be
doubted.

The Havannah correspondent of the .New York
Ti»les reports that the French had entered Puebla,
and were going on to the city of Mexico.
The Havannah correspondent of the Associated
Press states that the French had not arrived at
Puebla, and that a battle would be fought this side
of this place.

THE FOUNTAINS IN TRAFALGAR-SQUA.RE.

For some time past workmen have been employed in car-
rying out the designs of Messrs. Easton and Amos, for
giving something of an ornamental character to the foun-
tains in Trafalgar-square, and making them in some respect
worthy of the finest site in Europe, which has been so long
the laughingstock of every person of taste. The plan which
has now been carried out is almost identical with that ori-
ginally suggested in 1843, but which, upon the advice of
the la.° Sir Charles Barry, was not accepted, on the ground
that the simplest possible arrangement, such as that which
was realised in the dumb waiters, would be better adapted
for the purpose than a variety of jets of water. The sugs
gestion of, this eminent architect was acted upon, and a suns
was expended upon the carving and polishing of the granite
basins far greater than would have sufficed for some ap-
proach to a p'easing distribution of jets of water. Mr.
Cowper stated a few days since in the House of Commons
that the alterations would, when completed, astonish the
world by the splendid effects which they would produce. It
is not necessary perhaps to go so far as this in our admira-
tion of the new fountains, but as we were present yesterday
at a private display of the whole series, we have no hesita-
tion in saying that a very great improvement has been effected
upon the familiar squirt and dumb waiters. The water is
supplied to the fountains from the waterworks in Orange-
street, which were constructed by Messrs. Easton and
Amos in 1844, and is pumped up into a tank about 40ft
above the pavement of the square, from whence it flows to
the two fountains, and the waste or overflow is conveyed
back to a catch well, sunk underneath the engine. It is
then pumped, by means of an Appold centrifugal pump,
Into the tank, and thus passes over and over again. In its
passage it is made use of to supply the condenser of the
I large 60-horse pumping-engine, so that not only does the
water for supplying the fountains cost nothing, but it is
actually made the means of economising fuel, by enabling
the adoption of a condensing instead of a high-pressure
engine, for the purpose of pumping the water from the ar-
tesian wells for the supply of the different public offices.
The quantity of water which was used in the fountains
before the present alteration was from 400 to 500 gallons
per minute ; the Appold Pump is arranged to lift
from 1,200 to 1,400 gallons per minute, thus affording
sufficient for the increased number of jets. The wells from
which the supply of water is in the first instance derived are
two in number ; one, at the back of the National Gallery, is
300 ft in depth; and the second, in the enclosure imme-
diately in front of the National Gallery, is 383 ft in depth.
A tunnel about Eft in diameter, and 400 ft long, connects
the two wells. The water, although obtained from an
artesian well, does, does not rise to the surface, and an
engine of about 60-horse power is required to raise the
water front about 90ft below the surface. The steam-en-
gine has two cylinders, the larger being 35in in diameter.
with a length of stroke of Gft ; and the 'smaller one, 22in
in diameter, with a length of of stroke of 4ft. It works one
double-acting pewlp 131 in in diameter, with a length of
stroke of 3ft, for the supply to the fountains, and two 18-
inch pumps, with a length of stroke of 201 in, for raising
water from the springs into the tanks above the building. At
an average speed of 16 strokes per minute the fountain
pump throws about 660 gals., and the Awo spring pumps
together 600 gals. per minute. In 1852 the tank tower was
raised 20ft, for the purpose of giving a better supply, at high
service, to the upper tanks, in the river front of the Houses
of Parliament. The pumping of GOO gals. per minute,
equal to 432,000 gals. in 12 hours, lowers the wateisbetween
20 and 24ft ; it then remains stationary as long as the en-
gine is kept working. The height to which the water will
stand when ate state of rest varies in wet and dry seasons;
but the head does not appear to be gradually lowering.
The cost of the works as campleted in 1844 was £8,392, the
annual orkin,g expense is £492, but the water supplied to
the various public offices, at the rates previously paid,
amounts to £904 a year. The Houses of Parliament, the
Admiralty, the offices in Downing •street, and 28 public
offices in all are supplied from this source. Up to the pre-
sent time the fountains in Trafalgar-square have con-
sisted only of a single jet falling over from an upper and
lower basin. This will still remain, as the centre figure
of the basins, but at each of the semicircular bays there
is now a group of jets, consisting of a centre and 16
surrounding it. The jet of water from the centre rises about
sft, and those in the outside 4ft. There are, therefore, in
the first instance, 68 jets, throwing 300 gals. per minute,
rising from the surface of the basin. The ground plan of
the basins is a square, the sides of which are about 68ft
long, and semicircular bays project from each of these sides.
In the latter, as we have stated, are the circular groups of
jets. An outline of an octagon is formed within the square,
and at each of the angles is a jet which throws the water
inwards to a height of 20ft, and into the upper basin of the
central fountain. These 8 jets throw 200 gals. per minute,
and their curve is about 30ft in length. There are, again,
two inferior squares surrounding the central group, and
from each of these angles a jet is thrown outwards, crossing
those from the octagon, rising to the height of 25ft, and
curving about 17ft. These throw altogether 200 gals. per
minute. Beyond the sides of these smaller squares are 8
feather jets, which throw up 200 gals. per minute, each of
the groups of jets forming a display resembling the Princo
of Wales' feathers. The whole of these may be played at
once or together, in not less than 25 different continuations
or changes. When all are at full work; and the day is calm,
the effect is decidedly pleasing, and is an immense advance
upon the dismal failure with which the public have so long
been familiar. The hoarding which has for some time past
concealed the progress of the works will be removed in two
or three days, and on Wednesday or Thursday the new
fountains will be permanently at work.—Observer.

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lightened, and run -up James River for the protec-
tion of Richmond. When the Merrimac had been
lightened, so as to render her unfit for action, the
pilots declared their inability to carry her with a
draught of 18 feet above Jamestown flats, up to
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