The Sun.
London, England, 1851-10-04 00:00:00

barracks throughout Ireland, by order of the Honour-
able Board of Ordnance.

DIET or THE SOLDIER.-It has been suggested to
regulate the supply of food to the troops on one system
throughout the United Kingdom, and as that of re-
gimental contract appears to be the most approved,
the Committee on Army and Ordnance Expenditure
has recommended its adoption.
Woo'Amu GAIIIIISON.—The death of Colonel
Brandreth, Royal Artillery, will cause a vacancy in
the appointment of Deputy Assistant Quartermaster-
General, by the promotion of Captain Tylden to the
rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. _ _

ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT.—Lientenant R. J.
Phillips, k barrack-master of Dundalk, has received
one month's leave of absence. H. H. Farquharson,
Esq., barrack-master of Portobello, Beggar's Bush
Barracks, and Pigeon-house Fort, Dublin, has re-
ceived leave of absence to proceed to London, from
3st October.
COMMISSARIAT DEPARTMENT.—It appears that 12
commissariat chests, with its concomitant staff of
officers, are stationed in Canada, and it is considered
that there is no necessity for so large a number, and
a reduction to some extent should take place.
NAVAL ASSISTANT SURGEONS.—Mr. Phillips, an
assistant surgeon, who has recently entered the Navy,
and has been appointed to her Majesty's ship Impreg-
nable, has resigned his commission.
CAPTAIN POLLEN'S ARCTIC BOAT EXPEDITION.—
Commander Pullen, who ord charge of the Boat Ex-
pedition on the shores of North America in searching
for Sir John Franklin, arrived at the Admiralty
yesterday, having come home in the Hudson Bay
Company's ship Prince of \Vales, and landed at Deal
yester.day morning. It is a singular coincidence that
Dr. Sir John Richardson returned from the North
Americsn expedition within a day or two of Sir John
Ross's return from Leopold Island.
CHATHAM GARRISON.—The Commandant, Colonel
Simpson, having returned from special duty at
Weedon, resumed the command of the garrison on
the lit October. The thanks of the inhabitants, ad-
jacent to the recent fire in Gibraltar-place, have been
conveyed to the troops in garrison, for their exertions
on that occasion. Gas has been laid on to the splen-
did mess-room of the Royal Engineers in Brompton
Barracks.
STAFF.—Major-General P. Bainbrigge, C. 8., has
left Belfast on a tour of inspection, and arrived at
Rathmullen Fort on the Ist October; Col. Hamilton,
Ka, Inspecting Field Officer at Newry, is in com-
mand of the district. Colonel Robert C. Mansel,
K.H., Deputy Quartermaster-General to the Forces
serving in Ireland, has returned to Dublin from leave
of absence in England. Colonel William Cochrane,
Deputy Adjutant-General, has returned to the Royal
Hospital, Kilmainham, from leave ,of absence in
Scotland.

METROPOLITAN SEWERS COMMISSION
Yesterday a court was held at the Sessions-house,
New ingtoa-cause way—present, the chairman (Nlr.
Lewes), Sir John Burgoyne, Mr. Hawes, and Cap-
tain Dawson. The accountant reported that the
available balance amounted to 6,3761., and necessary
payments to the extent of 964/. received the sanction
of the court. Some applications of no general inte-
rest were then disposed of.
THE ESSEX STREET SEWER.
The CHAIRMAN said it would be recollected that a
short time ago the consideration of the Essex•street
outlet had been entered upon, and some discussion
having taken place, the matter had been referred
back to the engineer to prepare a detailed plan and
estimate. It was then suggested that the work should
not be merely of a temporary character. Keeping
that suggestion in view, the engineer had prepared
the following report In obedience to the instruc-
tions of a former Court I have examined the outlet of
the Essex-street sewer again, with a view of covering
it over to low-water mark. And having taken into
consideration the suggestion of the Commissioners,
that this might be a permanent work, I have to re-
commend that 300 feet in length of cast-iron pipes,
three feet in diameter, be laid down under
the surface of the river bed to low water mark,
and that a flap should be hung upon the present out-
let to keep the effluvia from issuing from the mouth
of the present sewer to the inconvenience of the
public, and fur the discharge of extraordinary storm
waters. The estimate for the work will be 5681.
The difference between this proposition and that sub-
mitted in my last report, is in the material—that
being a wooden trunk, this being an iron pipe. At
about one-third the length of this pipe it will ulti-
mately be connected with the main low level sewer,
and the remainder of its length will then serve as an
overflow in cases of very heavy rains, so that the
whole of this work will be of a permanent character,
and afford general benefit, and should be paid for out
of the district rates. And as the discharge at low-
water mark will be into the channel of the river, the
nuisance to the public frequenting the steam-boat
pier, arising from the stench, will be as far as practi-
cable removed. The river being permitted to rise
every tide up the pipes into the sewer will leave the
sewer, after this work is finished, in the same condi-
tion as at present, and there will be therefore no fear
of the sewer being overcharged with back water or
the tide."
Captain Dewsoer thought the present position far
more desirable than the previous one, but he was of
opinion that the inhabitants should contribute some-
thing towards the work.
The CHAIRMAN considered that the work would
prove beneficial to the public in general, and would,
therefore, recommend that the expense be defrayed
out of the district rates.
Captain DAWSON would not press his objection, con-
ceiving the work one likely to prove most acceptable
to a large class of persons.
The work was then ordered to be executed, as
were also the undermentioned :—The construction
of 1,640 feet of sewer in Phillimore-place, Ken-
sington, 952/. ; the construction of 3,278 feet of
pipe sewer in London-street and Hyde-vale, Green-
wich, 840/. ; laying down 990 feet of pipe sewer in
line of open sewer at the rear of Clarendon-place,
Camberwell,llsl.
Other minor works were then agreed to, and after
disposing of the cases of several defaulting ratepayers,
he Court adjourned.

SEABORNE MAILS.
[N signifies that the mails are sent front the General Post-ofila
by the night—and M by the morning—dispatch.]