The Sun.
London, England, 1862-07-04 00:00:00

ME SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 4, 1862.

the interception and carrying off of the sewage from
the existing sewers, as much as possible on the prin.
ciple of gravitation. LI the execution of such a plan
one great difficulty to be overcome was the varying
quantities of water to be carried off. The actual
sewage amounted to about 12 millions of cubit feet
per day of 24 hours ; but it varied in quantity, the
flow being the greatest at midday and the least at
midnight. The intercepting system on the north side
was divided into the north high-level sewer flowing
rapidly from Hampstead to Bow. The middle-level
sewer commenced at Kensal-green, and flowed
through Oxford-street and the City, and united with
the high-level at the penstock chamber at Bow.
From thence they proceeded to Abbey Mills, in the I
Marshes, where they would be joined by the low-
level sewer. The low-lever sewer was intended
to pass as near as possible to the margin of the
river from Chelsea to Abbey Mills, where a pump-
ing lift of 37 feet would be constructed ; from hence
it was intended that the streams of the three sewers
should flow by gravitation at high water at Bark-
ing Creek. Here an underground reservoir would
be constructed 13 acres in extent, so that the sewage
might then be discharged into the Thames during
the two first hours of the ebb tide only. Thus the
sewage would be driven by 100 times the volume of
water with which it was now diluted, and would
be conveyed by the time of low water following to
the distance of 26 miles below London-bridge. The
south side was similar to the north, but the levels
being generally lower, more pumping was required.
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where it would be pumped at the higher level, and

the united streams would flow in one channel 10
feet 6 inches in diameter to Crossness Point in Erith
Marshes. There was a reservoir and pumping
station, the contract for which would be let to-day
(Friday) by the Board of Works. The high-level
sewer on the north side of the Thames was completed
already, and sewage from Hampstead through it
was discharged into the River Lea through the

" storm overflow." The middle-level sewer was
about half completed, and the northern outfall was

in the same state of forwardness. The low-level
sewer was not yet commenced. On the south side
the south outfall was completed. The south high-

level was drawing towards completion, and the south
low-level was not yet commenced. The Deptford
pumping-station was about three-fourths completed,
and the engines were being now fixed. The esti-
mated cost of these works was £3,000,000, and the
contracts let, or in hand, were about £2,000,000,
of which £1,500,000 wore complete. In these
works they would consume 800,000 cubic yards of
concrete, 4,000,000 cubic yards of earthwork, and
300,000,000 of bricks.
The company proceeded from the House of Com-
mons by steamboat to Blackwall, where a special
train was in waiting to receive them, and they in-
spected the 'junction of the high and. middle level
sewers at Bow, and inspected the various works
there and at Barking, where a very elegant luncheon
was provided at which some complimentary toasts
were given. After this the steamer conveyed the,
company to Greenwich, who descended into the
south outfall sewer, about 20 feet below the surface';
and they walked through about a quarter of a mile
of the sewer, which was beautifully lighted up, and
an opportunity was afforded to every one to drink
champagne in a sewer, for the only time, in all
human probability, in their lives. The length of
the works is seven miles. The work is a marvellous
and astonishing one, and one which we are assured
will endure for ever. The contractors are : For the
north outfall sewer, Mr. Furness; for the south
outfall sewer, Mr. Webster; for the middle level,
Messrs. Brassey ; for the pumping station Mr. Aird.
Messrs. Cooper, Grant, and Lovick respectively are
the assistant engineers for the north outfall, the
south outfall, and the middle-level north.
The rain did not cease for five minutes during the
day, but this misery was greatly compensated by
the princely hospitality which was shown to the
guests, and the good humour and bonhommie which
distinguished the company.

convenience in a manner which would reflect credit
on them. The designs sent into the committee were
all by men of such undoubted eminence that it had
been truly said the court could scarcely err by select-
ing any one of them. With regard to the question
of cost he was enabled to state, on the authority of
the Chamberlain, that the council need have no
hesitation in adopting any design for a bridge, the,
estimated cost of which was not more than £300,000
and that they might even go further to the extent
of an additional sum of £50,000 or £70,000.
Mr. Hartridge caused some laughter by asking if
the council, supposing they adopted any one of the
five designs, would be bound to build a bridge ?
Mr. Vallance replied he had thought the court
had decided that question 18 months ago, and that
he would be a bold man who would say the corpo-
ration should continue to patch up the present
ricketty structure.

The court having agreed to the report,
Mr. Deputy Harrison moved that they proceed
by show of hands to reduce the five designs to two,
and then elect one of the two for adoption.
Upon that a long discussion ensued on the com-
parative merits of the five designs, having regard to
the questions of headway and navigable waterway,
cost, materials of construction, the gradients of the
proposed bridge and its approaches, breadth of road,
the span and character of arches, foundations, and
time and mode of construction. The design of Mr.
Brunlees' was advocated for adoption chiefly by N r.
Alderman Rose and Mr. Hadley ; that of Mr.
Cubitt by Mr. Kearns, Mr. Deputy Elliott, and Mr.
Alderman James Lawrence ; and that of Mr. Page
by Mr. Rowe principally.
Mr. Alderman Philips said the five designs were
all so admirable that the Court might safely put
the names of the engineers into a hat and draw one
at hap-hazard, and adopt his plan.
Mr. Deputy Fry, Mr. Lawley, Mr. Bengough,
Mr. H. Lowman Taylor, Mr. Barnes, Mr. R. N.
Philipps, and Mr. \Vaterlow also took part in the
discussion.
Each of the designs was then submitted alpha-
betically to a show of hands until the number was
reduced to two. The result was first to eliminate
that of Mr. Mylne, then that of Mr. Fowler, and
thirdly, that of Mr. Page, leaving those of Mr.
Brunlees and Mr. Cubitt from which to choose.
Eventually the Court, on a show of hands,
adopted that of Mr. Cubitt by a large majority.
A division was called for but foregone, the ma-
jority being so decisive.
Then, on the motion of Mr. John Young, jun.,
it was referred back to the bridge-house commit-
tee to take all the necessary steps with the least
possible delay for erecting the proposed bridge after
Mr. Cubitt's design.

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taken improper ;:oerties with witness. Had never
said he had.
Mr. Sergeant Ballantine--Do you really mean to
say you never accused him of duling so '
Witness (with great hesitation)-- No.
You did accuse him ?—Yes. -v ?--No,
Then it was a falsehood you told just nod
it was not.

The Judge—What did he do to you? ‘i at
Witness—He has kissed me. He never did
except in Mrs. Grey's presence. Cannot tell hov►
often he did it.
Mr. Sergeant Ballantine—Did he ever take any
further liberties with you ?—No.
Have you not sat on his lap ?—Yes, but that was
also in Mrs. Grey's presence. (A laugh.)
Mr. Sergeant Ballantine—Was it ? Perhaps you
sat on one knee and Mrs. Grey on the other ?
Witness—Yes. (Laughter.) I went with Mrs.
Grey to Smith's about the riding lessons. She in-
troduced me to him as a young lady friend of hers.
I have ridden out with them myself.
The case against Mr. Winteringham was proved
by a laundress at St. Clement's-inn, where the re-
spondents cohabited for some months.
The learned counsel having addressed the court,
and C. Cresswell having summed up,
The jury found all the issues for the husband,
with a farthing, damages against each eo-respon-
dent.