The Sun.
London, England, 1848-01-24 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 24,

SANITARY REFORM.

REPORT OP THE STATE OF THE METROPOLIS MADE BY
THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE METROPOLITAN POLICE

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

rORTSMOV SUNDAY. —The Leander, 52-gun
frigate, just finished building in this dockyard, on
the design of Mr. Blake, late Master Shipwright here,
is ready for floating out of the dock in which she has
been constructed, and we wish we might have added
fitted for speedy commission. That so noble a spe-
cimen of naval achitecture should be intended for a
long durance among the " ordinary " is much to be
deplored, but we trust this notice of her may lead to
her merits being tested by a trial before she is con-
demned to so obscure a position. The Leander was
laid down on the 7th of June, 1845, and whilst other
builders have got their ships'off the stocks and into com-
mission away from the prying eye of observing rivals at
home, the designer of the Leander has had to be con-
tent with a gang only now and then being put upon his
vessel. At length, however, the noble work is com-
plete, but, unlike the work of his more fortunate
competitors, she is to be thrust out of sight and kept
out of commission, lest her performances throw into
the shade the vaunted excellencies of contemporary
builders.

The following are her principal dimensions :
Ft. in.
Length on the water line
Length of keel for tonnage
Breadth to outside of the wale 5O 6
Breadth for tonnage
Breadth moulded

Depth in hold l5 1
Height between decks (main)
Burden in tons, 1,968.

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The following are the principal dimensions of the
Argus, Furious, and Resolute paddle-wheel steam-
sloops, ordered to be built in this dockyard, on the
design of the master shipwright, Mr. Fincham :
Furious &
Argus. Resolute.

Ft. in. Ft. in.
Length between the perpendiculars 190 0 ... 206 0
Length of keel for tonnage
Breadth, extreme
Breadth, moulded
Breadth for tonnage
Depth of hold
Tons. Tons.
Burden
Horse. Horse.
Power (paddle-wheel)
A first class steam-vessel is also about to be built
on the design of the Committee of Reference on
Shipbuilding.;
Captain Horatio T. Austin, C. 8., the talented and
experienced auxiliary to the steam department at
Woolwich, is appointed to the Blenheim steam guard-
ship at this port. It is presumed Captain Austin will
have the superintendence of all the steamers afloat
attached to this establishment.

It h reported that a squadron of armed steam-
vessels, of various classes, in number twelve, are
ordered to be added to the six steam-frigates already.
in ordinary at this port, and to be kept ready for im-
mediate service.

The Meander, 44, Captain the Hon. H. Keppel, is
hourly expected at Spithead from Chatham. Besides
Mr. Brooke, the Raja of Sarawak and suite, Mr. W.
Napier, Lieutenant-Governor of Labuan, takes pas-
sage in her. Captain Keppel expects to sail on or
about the Ist proximo.
The Amphitrite, 26, Captain T. R. Eden, sailed from
Sierra Leone on a cruise, prior to the Bth of Decem-
ber, on which day the l'hilomel, 6, Commander W.
C. Wood, sent in for adjudication another prize, a
Brazilian schooner, fitted for the slave traffic. On
the same day her last prize, the Atrevida, was con-
demned in court, but the Spanish authorities had
entered a protest against the condemnation.
Wind, N.E., moderate breezes, and hazy weather
—5 P.M.

The following are the promotions and appointments
of:the past week :

PROMOTIONS.

Lieutenants—Peter Frederick Shortland (1842),
and Reginald John James Macdonald, to the rank of
Commander.

Clerk—Frederick Cleat-43, late Secretary to the late
Rear-Admiral Sir Thomas Ussher, to the rank of
Paymaster_and Purser.

APPOINTMBINTS.

Captains—Wallace Houston, to study at the Steam
Factory, Woolwich; Horatio T. Austin, C. 8., to the
Blenheim steam-guardship.
Commanders—James Aylmer Paynter, to the Star;
Sidney Grenfell, to the Blenheim; Henry Master-
man Marshall, to the out-pension of Greenwich
Hospital ; E. P. Charlewood, to the Coast Guard at
Deal.

_
Lieutenants—Charles Dyke, to the Crocodile, as
Flag Lieutenant to Rear-Admiral the Hon. Donald
171.. Mackay ; Richard H. Risk, to command the
Lucifer; W. S. Miller, to the Wellesley; A. D.
Jolly and A. D. W. Fletcher, to the Queen ;
W. A. R. Lee, to the Asia; W. H. Gennys, to the
St. Vincent ; Charles Vesey, to the Wellesley ; John
A. Pritchard, to command the Vulcan, revenue
steamer; W. H. Hood, to the Ocean; J. Herbert, to
study at the Steam Factory, Woolwich ; IL T.
Vernon, to the Star; H. A. Clavering, to the Spartan;
C. G. Fegen, to the Wellesley.
Masters—W. Martin, to the Confiance ; W. Tozer,
to ihe:Diligence.
Chaplain—Rev. Fortescue Wells, to the Inconstant.
Deputy Inspector of Hospitals—Dr. J. W. John-
ston; to the Wellesley.
Surgeons—J. W. S. Duff, to the Ocean ; William
M'Cree, to the Vindictive; Dr. John Smith, to be
Superintendent to the Elizabeth and Henry convict
ship; H. H. Turnbull, to the Havannah; Robert
Hayward, to the Alert.
Second Masters—Charles Bawden, to the Wel-
lesley ; 11. J. Josephson, to the Lucifer ; Henry
Boxer (acting), to the Avon; R. T. Walker, acting-
master, to the Star.
Assistant Surgeons—W. E. O'Brien, to the Lucifer,
Dr. James Falls, Henry William Cock, and James
Lilburne, to the Wellesley ; J. Monteith, to the
Ocean ; J. P. Lawrance, to the Ganges ; R. P. Chap-
man, to the Torch ; Joseph Henderson, to Hasler
Hospital ; D.W. Stephens (additional), to the Victory;
W. E. M'Clure, to the Havannah ; Robert J. Squire,
to the Penelope.
Mate—Webb E. Stone, to the Stromboli.
Clerks—Charles C. Ick, in charge, to the Lucifer ;
J. 11. Jackson, to the Wellesley ; George B. Eales,
in charge, to the Bonetta ; Thomas Millory, to the
Victory ; T. D. Conconi, to the Perseus ; George
Shambler, acting paymaster and purser, to the Star.
Midshipmen—Reginald York, G. G. Lennox, W.
C. P. Wilson, and F. N. Primrose, to the Wellesley;
W. W. Spar.k, to the Victory ; C. Grant, to the
Ocean ; li,. P. Gresham, to the Firefly ; J. C. Pur-
vis, to the Asij.
Naval Cadets—E. D. Panter and J. C. Wells, to
the Wellesley ; G. W. P. Wright, to the Hydra ;
W. J. 0. Mose ey, to the Havannah ; J. 0. Hopkins,
to the Terrible.

Master's Assistants—D. Swanson, to the Strom-
boli; J. B. Cheate and R. H. Rusden, to the Wel-
lesley; Charles P. Nicull, to the Trincomalee;
Thomas C. Jonves, to the Sealark; Francis Nixon, to
the He.vannah ; W. C. Ware, to the Poictiers.
Coast Guard—Appointments—Lieutenant John
Robinett Baker,, to command the Crouch River sta-
tion; Lieutenant E. Voules, from the Pagham sta-
tion, to the revemue cruiser Camelion.

PLTMOUTH, JAN. 22.—Her Majesty's frigate In-
constant, 36, Captain Shepherd, sailed on Thursday
for Valparaiso.

Her Majesty's ship Albion, 90, Capt. Freemantle,
will be paid off to-day.
Her Majesty's sloop Plover, Captain Moore, proved
leaky after being undocked on Thursday, and was
docked again yesterday. She is to be stripped, fully
examined, and re-coppered.
The Thunderer was put of No. 4 dock on Friday,
and the Agincourt is to be placed therein to-day.
The brig Conrad, Captain Harms, of and for Ham-
burgh, passed up channel yesterday morning, with
coffee, from Rio Janeiro, left November 4. In 15
south latitude, spoke the bark Inchinaman, from
Newcastle, with coal, for Calcutta.
The American ship Bengal, Captain Cook, for
London, from New Orleans 13th of December, put
in wind-bound. At the time of her departure there
were between 280 and SOO merchant vessels loading
at New Orleans, and 80 or 40 waiting charters. The
fleet included shipping of all nations, principally
American, and about four or five British. Cotton,
sc. to Bc. per lb. ; tobacco, Bc. to 12c. per lb.
Freights—Cotton.., 7-16ths of a penny; tobacco, 40s.

SUSPENSION 112‘..ILWAY Ton STREETS.—The insuf-
ficiency of the thorosugfares of New York, for the increas-
ing traffic, isleading our transatlantic brethren to consider
the possibility of introducing railways through them.
A Ilan for such a pu tv)ose, by Mr. Dewitt of Albany, is
thus described in the. (New York) Literary World:—
" On a foundation, at .the edge of the side walk, and at
25 feet from each other, are placed large iron columns,
about 16 inches in di eareter, and 16 feet high from the
pavement. These co Ituans are designed to be fluted,
with decorated capita'is, and to serve, wherever needed,
as gas lamp columns in place of present gas posts. On
the top of these coluaxns, and extending between them, is
placed a light iron ai:c h, three feet in depth, of well tried
strength; and on the top of this lies the iron rail, a
single one: Thi9,' sa id a gentleman who showed us the
model, is the whol.s of the permanent structure, and will
present a continuo as and unbroken facade, from Bowl-
ing green to Unin rt-square, ou both sides of the street,
of ornamental arukiitectural style, light and airy in its
appearance, whos a lowest line of obstruction at cross-
streets will be lfi-i feet high, the whole structure being
less than 20 feet in height.' The two-wheeled cars,
themselves, form the longitudinal section of an omnibus;
for the
passengeran re to sit only on their inner side next
to the column." The perpendicularity and steadiness
of the car are
Pr."_,see eyed by apparatus. The floor of the
car being 8 or
"3 feet from the pavement, access to it is
arranged by lig
ht iron stair-stations. The motive power
with it is prop Deed to adopt is not described, but is to
do its work wi' thout the annoyance of fire, smoke, sparks,
or steam.---P ,e Builder.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
Co !--7::T 0 r "."‘:' !: 2`.'C Jan. 22.
(Sittings in Banco.)

THE QUEEN V. THE SOUTH-WESTEP.N RAILNYIY.,--THE

LAMBETH STARCH MANUFACTORY.

This case has been some time before the Court,
and involves a question of considerable importance to
those possessing premises, a portion of which only
may be required by a railway company. In order to
enable the South-Western Company to carry the
extension of their line from Nine-elms to London-
bridge, a portion of the well- known starch manufac-
tory of Messrs. Coward, Chancellor, and Midge,
situated in Princess and Fore-streets, Lambeth, was
required. These gentlemen declared that if a portion
of their premises only were taken that their manufac-
tory would become utterly valueless, and contended
that the company, under these circumstances, ought
to take the whole of them. The company refused to
do so, on the ground that there were no words in their
Act to justify such an inference.
A short time ago, Mr. Martin obtained a rule
calling upon the South-Western Company to show
cause why they should not take the whole of the
property in question. A mandamus was issued, and
in the return the company demurred to its construc-
tion. On Wednesday he addressed the Court in sup-
pert of the mandamus.
Mr. HILL to-day, on behalf of the company, en-
tered at great length into the whole of the question.
He contended that to meet the wishes of the prose-
cutors a new Act would be necessary, as there was
not a single word in the Act as it stood to justify the
assumption that when the company required only
portion of certain premises, and to pay a fair amount
of remuneration to the proprietors, that they were
to take and pay for the whole. If it was held
that they were to take all premises when they
only required a portion, they might be called upon to
purchase 1,000, or 10,000 acres when they only re-
quired one. If a farm-house only were required
for the purposes of a railway, with what pretence
could it be set up that the whole farm should also
be taken ? It appeared to him, therefore, that the
return which was demurred to was decisive in favour
of the company : it stated that the premises in ques-
tion consisted of a dwelling and counting-house,
stables, coach-house, two large gardens, a green-
house, piggeries, and slaughter-house, a large build-
ing in which the manufacture of starch had
been carried on, an engine-room, and ware-
houses, all of which, except the manufactory,
had not been used for a considerable time,
and the manufactory itself had not been used
since the 24th of May last, and the whole premises
were in fact in a deplorable state of dilapidation.
The wording of the mandamus, which called mere
edifices a " manufactory," was consequently bad,
and could not be maintained. He, therefore, called
upon the Court to decide in favour of the demurrer,
and to discharge the mandamus.
Mr. MARTIN followed in support of the mandamus
as it stood, and contended that all the buildings and
out-houses, in general parlance, came under the defi-
nition of a " manufactory."
Lord DINMAN—What does a greenhouse come
under the definition of?

Mr. MARTIN replied, that a greenhouse was a por-
tion of a dwelling-house, as in this case. If a com-
pany took a man's house, or his manufactory, and left
him his greenhouse, that would be utterly valueless
to him. Ia this case the taking of a portion of the
premises would render the remainder useless ; and
therefore the prosecutors were entitled, in his opinion,
to demand of the company to take the whole of the
property in question. The statutes framed by the
Legislature with respect to the subject, spoke of
these companies taking " manufactories and pre-
mises," meaning that all should be taken which was
incidental to the business or trade carried on.

Their LORDSHIPS deferred judgment.
The Court then rose.

ARCHED' COURT, Jan. 22.
(Before Sir H. J. Fun.)
GEMS V. GEILB.

Dr. ADDAMS resumed, and concluded his reply in
this extraordinary case to-day. He had pleaded the
facts, and given Mr. Geils an opportunity of answer-
ing them on oath, but it had been met by the
Learned Counsel opposed to him by interrogatories
addressed to the witnesses, without any counter plea,
so that Mrs. Geils was deprived of giving her
answers. It was to that he alluded when he said the
cause ought to have been conducted in the same
straightforward way that he carried on the cause of
Dysart v. Dysart. He adhered to his original state-
ment, that it was by a conspiracy that Mrs. Geils
was entrapped into this marriage. It had been said
that he had dragged Colonel Geils from his grave,
but he contended, that letters written by the gallant
officer, and which were documents in the cause,
justified all the remarks that he had made respect-
ing him. The Learned Advocate then adverted
again to the various acts of cruelty charged against
Mr. Geils, and argued that if there had been no con-
donation they were of a character that would have en-
titled Mrs. Geils to a separation. They had been
revived, however, by the subsequent acts of adultery.
There was no pretext for saying that Elizabeth
Campbell, who had given her deposition as a par-
ticeps criminis, was not sufficiently confirmed to en-
title Mrs. Geils to a sentence in her favour. The last
part of the case did not rest upon the testimony of
Mr. Hume alone. There was sufficient to substan-
tiate the charge without his evidence. But it had
been admitted that Mr. Hume was not guilty either
of perjury, or conspiracy; an admission, therefore,
to which he had deposed was evidence on which the
Court was bound to rely. Various reasons might be
assigned for Mr. Hume taking a glass of wine with
Mr. Geils when he went to make the charge, and for
shaking hands with him at parting. Ho went there
to endeavour to effect an arrangement, and it would
not have done for him to have shown an hostile atti-
tude. It was a mission of great delicacy, and might
have subjected him to a challenge. He (Dr.
Addams) did not doubt the bravery of Mr. Hume ;
but there was no reason why he should ex-
pose himself to so unpleasant an occurrence. The
Learned Counsel having prayed the Court to grant
Mrs. Geils a divorce, on the grounds of cruelty and
adultery, read, literatim et verbatim, the terms in
which Mr. Hume deposed that Mr. Geils had made
the admission of his criminality. The language was
of too gross a character to admit of publication. Dr.
Addams trusted that the Court would speedily de-
liver its sentence, in order that, if any one point were
decided adverse to Mr. Geils, the cave might be taken
to the Privy Council. The Court should remember,
that there was another authority—the bar of public
opinion. Dr. Addams sat down under evident feel-
ings of excitement.
Dr. Curteis (on the same side) rose, but
The Learned JUDGE most emphatically said he
would not hear a word more that day. The mode
in which the case had been argued was a disgrace to
public feeling, to the Court, and to the profession.
After which, rising, to be assisted out of court,
Dr. Addams, with great warmth, protested against
the remarks of the Judge. I treat them with con-
tempt and disgust.—(Great sensation in the court,
Dr. Addams retiring, much excited.)
The conclusion of the reply stands over.