The Sun.
London, England, 1848-06-17 00:00:00

EMIGRANT SHIPS.

The Consul of the United States has transmitted to
Lloyd's a copy of an Act of Congress, dated the 17th of
May, regarding the ventilation and provisioning of
emigrant ships. The first section of this Act maks it
incumbent on all vessels carrying fifty passengers

or under, in the between-decks,' to haws a
house constructed on the combings of the hatchway.

with two doors, so that one may at all times be open for
the purpose of ventilation. Where more than fifty
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to admit fresh air. Cooking apparatus must also be
furnished on deck. The section relating to provisions
we publish entire:—
"All persons employed as aforesaid shall have on
board, for the use of such passengers, at the time of
leaving the last port whence such vessel shall sail, well
secured under deck, for each passenger, at least 151 b.
of good navy bread, 101 b. of rice, 101 b, of oatmeal,
101 b. of wheat flour, 101 b. of peas and beans, 351 b.
of potatoes, one pint of vinegar, 60 gallons of fresh
water, 101 b. of salted pork free of bone, all to be of
good quality, and a sufficient supply of fuel for cooking;
but at places where either rice, oatmeal, wheat flour, or
peas and beans cannot be procured, of good quality and
on reasonable terms, the quantity of either or any of the
other last named articles may be increased and substituted
therefor; and in case potatoes cannot be procured on
reasonable terms, 11b. of either of the said articles may
be substituted in lieu of 51b. of potatoes; and the cap-
tains of such vessels shall deliver to each passenger at
least one• tenth part of the aforesaid provisions weekly,
commencing on the day of sailing; and daily. at
least three quarts of water and sufficient fuel
for cooking, and if the passengers on board
of any such vessel, in which the provisions, fuel, and
water herein required, shall not have been provided
as aforesaid, shall at any time be put on short al-
lowance during any voyage, the master or owner of
any such vessels shall pay to each and every passen-
ger, who shall have been put on short allowance, the
sum of 3 dolls. for each and every day they may have been
on such short allowance, to be recovered in the circuit
or district court of the United States; provided, never-
theless, and nothing herein contained shall prevent any
passenger, with the consent of the captain, from fur-
nishing for himself the articles of food herein speci-
fied, and if put on board in good order it shall fully
satisfy the provisions of this Act as far as regards food;
and provided further, that any passenger may also,
with the consent of the captain, furnish for himself
an equivalent for the articles of food required in other
and different articles; and if without waste or neglect on
the part of the passenger, or inevitable accident, they
prove insufficient, and the captain shall furnish comfort-
able food to such passengers during the residue of the
voyage, this in regard to food shall also be a compliance
with the terms of the Act."
The captains of all emigrant ships are empowered to
enforce strict discipline on board their vessels, and also
to see that cleanliness is preserved. Where the provi-
sions of the Act are not complied with the captain or
owner of such vessel shall forfeit 200 dolls. to the United
States. Where the between-decks is of less height than
six feet, each passenger shall be accommodated with 16
superficial feet on deck; if less than 5 feet, 22 feet on
deck. If more passengers are carried than is allowed by
this section the captain shall be held guilty of a :misde-
meanour. The Act comes into operation,. as is )gards
European vessels, 60 days after the date of its approval.

nTHE
..-RDNLNCE SURVEY OF THE METROPO
The area intended to be comprised in the metropolitan
survey is something above 200 square miles, or nearly
130,000 acres• and the map is to be constructed on the
very large scale (for a district of such an extent') of 60
inches to a mile, or one inch to 88 feet, whict, when
completed, will occupy about 900 sheets three feet by
two feet, or about 5,400 square feet of paper or copper.
The London survey will bo connected by its tri:t tngula-
don with the general survey of the country, and in its
levelling with the one uniform datum plane to which
the altitudes of the Ordnance six-inch maps are rt .ferred.
By this means, when the map is complete, the relative
level of any two points within the eight mile re dius of
the metropolitan survey, or of any part of Lond< in, and
any part of the north of England, may be set n at a
glance by those who require and know how to b )ok for
the information.— The Builder.
SUPPLY OF STORES TO SHIPPING.—A yes gel has
arrived from Rotterdam with a cargo, comprising ; every
variety of provision and other requirements in the i shape
of tackle, spare spars, &c., for the supply of a vessel
about to proceed on a long voyage, which are ex pressly
imported from Holland for the purpose of suppl ying
Dutch East Indianian at present loading in the d ock for
that quarter of the globe with her complete coma dement
of stores of every description, and arrangement 3 have
been made for the direct and immediate tranship! vent of
the entire cargo from one vessel to the other for t he pur-
pose stated. We believe that the complete suer .1Y of a
large ship of this character, and the build of a foreign
country, with all the requirements for her o utward
voyage from the foreign state to which she belt cgs, is
very unusal and remarkable. No previous inst ance of
the kind has come under our notice, although n( ) mate-
rial or actual objection to it can be made in a leg) lor re-
venue point of view,