The Sun.
London, England, 1841-01-14 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, WEDNRSDAY...—HiS Royal Highness
Prince Albert, and his Royal Highness Prince George
of Cambridge, went to Swinley this morning on a shoot-
ing excursion, attended by Lord Alfred Paget, Colonel
Bouverie, and Mr. G. E. Anson.
Sir James Clark left the Castle this morning.
Her Majesty and the Duchess of Kent have not
left the Castle to-day, but are both in perfect health, as
is the Princess Royal.
His Highness Prince Este -hazy, and Viscount Dun-
cannon, are expected to arrive at the Castle this even-
lag, on a v.sit to the Queen.
Mr. and the Hon. Mrs. G. E. Anson will have the
honour of dining with the Royal party at the Castle
this evening.

The Duke of Cambridge went yesterday 1:.0 Kensing-
ton Palace to visit the Duke of Sussex. iiis Royal
Highness also visited the Duchess of Gloucester at
Pluucester House.
Prince W. Quantamissah and Prince J. Ansab, ac-
concwimied by the Rev. T. Pync, had an interview with
Lord Abu Russell yesterday at the Colonial-office.
The A/i,„.-quis of ute and the Earl of Galloway had
interviews vri,th the Marquis of Normanby yesterday at
the Home-offie.'•

Bishop Griffiths' bad an interview yesterday with Lord
John Russell at the Colonial-e. Tee. Captain Robert
K. litwson, Royal En,,:ineers. Archcleac.-in Hale, Cap-
tain Woollcombe, R.A., t,..nd Mr. Cucard, bad also in-
terviews with his Lordship at the Cofontßl-office yes-
terday.
Lord and Lady Henry Kerr, Lord and L•idy M.
Hill, Lady and the I\lisses Fitzwygram, have orrived
at Torquay from the Hill, the seat of Mr. and' .Lady
FranceB Ley. Sir Lawrence, Lady, and Miss ..‘lcalk,
have arrived at Torquay from Haldon House.

SUPPLY OF WATER.-LONDON
AND WESTMINSTER WATER COMPANY.

TO THE _EDITOR OF TIIE SUN.
Sin—So long as the projectors of the scheme of sup-
plying the metropolis with water from wells near Watford,
and the supporters of that rei,las,
ure, limited think observe-
tions to matter of general import, the IPrectors of the
West Middlesex Water Company ri.d not thi.ak it incum-
bent on them to notice their proceedia-,gs, they .•elied with
perfect confidence on the refutation se.hieh the various
charges made against the Companies, have rece ',red in
the Committees of both Houses of Parlikenent„
those charges have been fully investigated.
Adverting, however, to the unfounded and 4elus:vc-
s'atements revived and put forth in the new prospective
of the proposed Company, and to the published speeches,
resolutions, and petitions of the different parties who sup-
port the scheme, the Directors, so far as these statcmoies
apply to the West Middlesex Company, now feel them-
selves callei upon to contradict tl.ern in the most unquali-
tied terms ; and they also feel assured, float if the evidence:
contained in the Parliamentary documems' ssferred to had
been fully and fairly quoted, or was more „etserally known
by the public, the projectors of new Coate, onies would
find few supporters in the district of the West Miltd?ti:ex
Company.
After the evidence given by Mr. Phillips* to the \'';'orn-
rnittee of the House of Lords appointed last Sessicer of
Parliament to inquire into this matter, no doubt can clist
as to the purity and salubrity of the water at present still-
plied. lie fully corrobprated the evidence and confirmed)
the analysis made by Dr. Bostock in 1828, and again inn
1831, at the instance of the late Mr. T. I crd, by showing
that the water obverted from the Colne and the springs
near Bushey was less pu-e than the water now supplied
by the Company ; and as regards the quantity, it his
been so often made apparent, that the present supply is
most abundant, and that the Company has ample power
to increase the quantity to any extent that can possibly-
be required for many years to come, no question was
raised on that subject.
The other points, namely, monopoly and price, were,
minutely investigated nearly twenty years ago by a Select
Committee of the House of Commons, since whicir very
great improvements in the works hare bean lit
order to render the water bright and pure et all seasoas,
which desirable object the Company have completely ac-
cntnptr
; and although these improvements have been
attended with very a large outlay of capital, yet rig in-
crease whatever in the rates ha=_ be-en made.
By order of the Board of Direeteri,
M. K. KNIGHT, Secretwry:
011ico of West Middlesex Water Works,

Jan. 8 1811.

* Vide Minutes of Evidence and Report of the Lord6' Com-
mittee an " the Supply of Water to the Aletro,oli,."—;iestove,
1640.

MK RICH4RD PHILLIPS, pp. 91,92,93 :-

Faline
Conte:vs.

Analysis of Thames water Quantity.
taken at Barnes, West, 1 Gallon,
Middlesex Works weight 101bs. 13 600 grains.
Water at 13u5hey same. 21 8-10 galas-