The Sun.
London, England, 1865-07-29 00:00:00

NUISANCES AT WOOLWICH ROYAL ARSENAL.

The following letter was received from the Marquis of
Hartington, Under-Secretary for War, with reference to
nuisances at the Royal Arsenal at Woolwich :

" War-offtco, July 21, 1865.

" Sir,—l am directed by the Secretary of State for War
to acquaint you, for the information of the Metropolitan
Board of Works, that representations have been received
from the officers of the departments in the Royal Arsenal,
Woolwich, complaining of the nuisance arising from certain
premises on the banks of the Thames below Woolwich, in
which some offensive manufactories are carried on. A large
factory situate near to the mouth of Barking Creek, on its
eastern bank, has been most particularly mentioned, and
Lord do Grey has been assured that with a certain wind the
stench from these premises is almost unbearable in all parts
of the Royal Arsenal. His lordship hopes the Metropolitan
Board of Works may be able to take some steps to abate so
great a nuisance.
" I am also desired to direct your attention to the fact
that the sewage of the district of Plumstead is allowed to
diffuse itself throughout the open ditches on Plumstead-
marshes, situated near the eastern boundary of the Royal
Arsenal, although 'to do so it actually crosses over the
main outlet sewer of the Metropolitan General Drainage.
This also becomes an intolerable nuisance to the workmen
and others employed in the Royal Arsenal, and the medical
officer of this department in the Royal Arsenal having re-
presented that the offensive odours aro injurious to health,
the subject deserves the immediate attention of the Metro-
politan Board of Works. A communication upon this latter
subject has been addressed to the Local Board of Health.—
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,

HARTINGTON.
" The Chairman of the Metropolitan Board •
of Works, Spring-gardens."
Upon this letter the chief engineer made the following
report :
" Engineer's Department, Spring-gardens, July 25, 1865.
t, The manufactory more particularly referred.to in this

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letter is that of Mr. Laweg, near to the tribpth of Barking,
Creek, and on its eastern bank. Its principal M4nufafture
is super-phosphate of lime, and the nuisances arising-gom
it and the other manufactories in its neighbourhood on both
sides of the river were fully reported upon jointly by Dr.
Letheby and myself to tl.te board, who, on the 19th of May
last, referred the matter to the Main Drainage Committee,
to consider what steps it might be advisable to take in the
matte; and that committee, upon such reference, have
directed their solicitor to obtain the opinion of Mr. Giffard,
Q.C., as to the best means to be taken for abating the nui-
sance. As that abatement is what the Secretary of State for
War asks of this board, I recommend that this portion of
hisletter be referred to the committee in connexion with the
former reference.

" With respect to the complaint of the sewage of the
Plumstead district being allowed to disperse itself through
the open marshes, although to do so it has to cross the
Southern Outfall sewer, the Marquis of Ilartington states
that a communication has also been addressed to the Local
Board on this subject, but as the attention of this board is
also asked to the matter, I recommend that a copy of so
much of the letter as relates to this complaint ba sent to the
Plumstead District Board.

"J. W. BAZALGETTE, Engineer."
This report was received, and on the motion of Mr.
Phillips, the report of Dr. Lethebyantl Mr. Bazalgette was
ordered to be transmitted to the Marquis of llartington.
The other business was disposed of, and the board ad-
joUrned.

AMERICA.

(REUTER'S EXPRESS.)
(Per China.)

NEW July 18
The Provisional State GovernmYoßK,ents continue•
to
be administered without any serious difficulty, and
generally receive from the inhabitants all necessary
co-operation. In Tennessee, however, the great
antipathy to the new law disfranchising all guilty
of treason, at State elections, has developed a for-
midable sentinientaif dislike

—45 a.
who openly and warmly declares himself in favour
of "punishing treason for ever." It is understood
that even the strictly loyal men of Tennessee con-
Bider Parson Brownlow rather too much opposed to
conciliation to insure the peace and prosperity of
the State, and it is reported that the Washington
authorities have suggested to him the adoption of a
less severe policy. It is asserted by some journals
that the Governor encourages the ill treatment of
Confederates returning to East Tennessee. It is
feared that civil law and order will be more slowly
developed in Tennessee than in the other recently
insurgent States. The newspapers in that State
apprehend serious riots at the approaching elections,
and it is considered not improbable that a strong
military force throughout the western and central
portions of the State may be requisite to preserve
order for some time.

President Johnson has fully recovered his health,
and is said to be vigorously attending to the duties
of his office. He has granted a large number of
pardons recently, none of them, however, to persons
of special importance. Governor Perrey, of South
Carolina, has arrived in Washington, with Senator
Orr and other prominent citizens of that State, and
will, it is understood, urge upon the President the
pardon of a large number of prominent South Caro-
linians.

Sir F. W. Bruce had an interview with the Pre-
sident this afternoon.

It is reported that the President has substituted
the Dry Tortugas for the Albany Penitentiary as
the place of imprisonment of Dr. Mudd, O'Laugh-
lin, Arnold, and Spangler, and that they have de-
parted for their destination.
Nothing definite is known concerning Jeffersoh,
Davis in his imprisonment, or in relation to his trial
for treason. He is still confined in Fortress Monroe,
and as no one is allowed to visit him, and the autho-
rities furnish no information on the subject, no par-
ticulars of his incarceration are published. It is
generally understood that the Administration has
not yet determined upon what course to pursue in
relation to him. The Philadelphia Inquirer, how-
ever, asserts upon what it calls good authority that
Mr. Davis will be soon tried by court-martial, and
that the charges against him will embrace complicity
in the assassination of President Lincoln.

Senator It. M. T. hunter, of Virginia, has been
released from military custody on parole.
The bodies of Mrs. Surratt, Payne, Harold, and
Atzerott are still held by the military authorities.
Mrs. Shrratt's friends have earnestly pe't'itioned the
President to order her remains to be given up. An
extensive feeling of sympathy for her is said to pre-
vail in and around Washington.
Weichtnan, the principal witness against her,
denies the charges made against him by John P.
Brophy, and declares that Mrs. Surratt was at least
certainly guilty of connection with the plot to
abduct Mr. Lincoln, and for that reason alone
deserved death.

Ex (Confederate) Governor James E. Brown, of
Georgia, has issued an address to the people of that
State, advising them to submit gracefully to the
emancipation of their slaves, Etnd to take the oath
of allegiance so as to qualify themselves as voters,
and to earnestly join in any measures calculated to
restore and maintain civil government in their
commonwealth.

Latest Texas advices state the Mexican Imperial
commander at Matamoras, General Mejia, had de-
livered to the United States authorities the artillery
and other property which the Confederates sold to
the Imperialists after the surrender of General
Kirby Smith, all of which by the terms of the sur-
render had become the property of the United
States. The two divisions of cavalry under Generals
Custer and Merritt were marching through the
State. Stringent orders had been issued to the
troops to prevent straggling and plundering, and
no negroes are to be permitted to leave the planta-
tions to follow the columns.

In the States of Texas and Louisiana the crops
are said to promise an abundant yield, but great
difficulty in procuring adequate labour in harvest
time is apprehended. The military orders prohi-
biting the negroes from flocking into the towns or
living in idleness were, however, being rigidly en-
forced, and were having a salutary effect.
It is at last officially announced that the Spanish
authorities have decided to deliver the ram Stone-
wall, now lying in the harbour of Havana, to the
United States. The correspondence upon the sub-
ject between Senor Tassara, the Spanish Minister
at Washington, and Secretary Seward has been
published. Senor Tassara states that the Captain-
General of Cuba has received orders from Madrid
to deliver the Stonewall to any person whom the
United States Government may designate to re-
ceive her, the surrender being absolutely uncon-
ditional, although the vessel was responsible to the
Cuban authorities for some $16,000 advanced to
the commander, Captain Page. The Spanish Go-
vernment does not concede the right of the United
States to demand the vessel, but omits discussing the
point to avoid any ill-feeling. Mr. Seward, in re-
ply, acknowledges the international good will of the
act, states that measures will be at once taken to
receive the Stonewall, and also to reimburse Spain
for all expenses necessarily incurred in becoming
possessed of the vessel by the Captain-General of
Cuba.

General Joseph Hooker, on the 15th inst., as-
sumed command of the department of the East,
embracing the New England States, New York, and
New Jersey. General Dix, on leaving the command,
issued an order thanking the civil authorities of all
the States of the department for their generous co-
operation with him in all cases of emergency.

A letter from St. Petersbug states that, in con-
sequence of the scarcity in Finland, the Governor of
Uleaborg has received orders to sell and advance as
loans to the inhabitants 6,500 tons of rye lying in
the Government granaries, the price per ton being
fixed at 7 roubles (each 4r.) when sold, and 7i
roubles when lent.

M. May, the editor of the Schleswig-Holstein Ga-
zette, who has been lately arrested by the military
authorities at Kiel, is one of the firmest adversaries of
the pretensions of Prussia, a devoted supporter of the auto-
nomy of his country and of the rights of the 'Prince of
Augustenburg. It appears that, at the fete given by the
Bremen riflemen, ho denounced, in very strong language
the policy of Prussia, and the manoeuvres of Count de
Bismark. Such is Ate cause of his incarceration. As the
Duchies are not subject to martial law, and as the civil
tribunals are alone competent to order such arrests, it
remains to be seen how Austria and the civil Government
of the Duchies will look on this act of the Prussian mili-
tary authorities..