The Sun.
London, England, 1860-04-12 00:00:00

THAMES.

TIIR POPLAR DISTRICT BOARD OF WORKS AND TITS
GREAT CENTRAL GAS COMPANY,--Robert Harris, the
manager of the Great Central Gas Works, on the east side
of Bow Common-lane, Bromley, St. Leonard, appeared be'
fore Mr. Selfe to answer a summons taken out by Mr. Ed'
ward Fulcher, inspector of nuisances and sanitary inspector
to the Board of Works for the Poplar district, under the
Metropolitan Local Management Act, for permitting the
existence of a nuisance.

Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, appeared for the prosecu•
tion. The nuisances on Bow Common, including the Gal
Works, have been frequently prosecuted by the Board of
Works, and considerable abatement of the compound of
villainous smells arising therefrom have been the result.
There is, however, still much to complain of, and mall
chemical manure and alum works are still carried on there,
and are highly detrimental to the health of the inhabitants.
The greatest nuisance in this now thickly-peopled locality
is undoubtedly the gas works, and there have been several
prosecutions of the company to which they belong, and
orders made by the magistrates of this Court. The law'
sance, as is alleged by Mr. Fulcher, and by Messrs. Ansett
and Elliton, the medical officers of the district, has been
revived, and is now far worse than ever.
The summons charged that upon the gas-works "there
is a large accumulation of refuse, lime-water, called Blue
Billy, giving off offensive effluvia, so as to be a nuisance
and injurious to the health of the inhabitants of the neigh'
bourhood, and that the coke upon the premises is sleeked
with foul water, also giving off offensive effluvia, so as to be
a like nuisance, and injurious to the health of the inhabi'
tants of the neighbourhood."

Mr. Harris said he only received the summons oa Tues•
day night, and had not had time to meet the complaint
He requested a postponement of 'the ease, and urged that
any material interference with the operations of the Gas
Company would be attended with serious consequences.
Mr. Young, on the part of the Board of 'Works, said it
would be unfair to resist the application for adjournment.
Mr. Ansell, as was understood, wished the magistrate to
visit the Gas Works before adjudicating upon the case.
Mr. Selfe—Why should I have all the nuisances oa Bow
Common thrust upon me ?
Mr. Young—You made an order on a former manager of
the Great Central Gas Works to abatethe nuisance now
complained of some time ago.
Mr. Selfo—l have visited the nuisances on Bow Cow"
mon once. You don't wish me to go again, I hope. One
visit to Bow Common is quite enough in a man's lifetinle.
After some discussion, the hearing of the case was post'
poned until Thursday next.

Count Jauceurt has left town for Paris.
The Right Hon. Sir W. G. and Lady Hayter are
expected in town in a few days from Brighton.
The railways seem to be making hay in golde*
splendour during these holiday times, and that ill
spite of the weather. The Brighton and South'
Eastern have done well, and the London and North"
Western has even done better, nearly £lO,OOO for
the week more than the corresponding one of last
year!
MONSTER PADDLE-WHEEL STEAMER.—MeSSTS•
Palmer Brothers, the celebrated shipbuilders at Jarrow'
upon• Tyne, have nearly completed a monster paddle-wheel,
steamer for the Royal Mail Steam Company, which is °I
such dimensions that when launched it will be the largest
vessel afloat, with the exception of the Great Eastern. 811.
is 370 feet in length, and has a depth of 32 feet front till
top spar deck. Her width is 40 feet beam, and 71 fee
over the paddles. She is provided with three oscillbesating
engines on the main shaft to drive the paddles, ide:
several auxiliary engines, giving an aggregate of SOO-hors_
power. She will stow 1,200 tons of coal, and is guaranteerde
ors
to run 20 miles an hour. Berths for 700 passenge:o_
provided, and her crew will number 100, so that prvi
is made for SOO souls on board. One of the principal por,
tions of the fabric is the saloon, which will be large eisioeug.o
to dine 250 persons, that being the number of bert/lea,
strutted in the after part of the vessel, where the
goon
israsoittua.ateite
slaihooenfaonred
iptasrfturnoftstihitongvessasreel
I inlaid with
description. The panels are of bird's-eye maple,
ms are si
stretches all round the saloon; two bath-rovcessel,
and the
at one extremity on either side of the vessel,
through glass
Hungarian walnut. A handsome range of mahoganyttnaabtlecds
saloon is beautifully lighted from thereof of
fs t
hoo fittedm o.
sfto for
costlye
partially stained. The entire cost of
tther
th whole of her
with e
wrought iron ; she -s. provided she will have
£lOO,OOO. The masts, of which
and at the time of her launch register.
machinery, board. She is of 4 000 tons t
less than 3,000 tons on
el is fixed 'for the 21st .
The launch of this noble vesso,
:he is to ply between
Galway and Pi ew York, A a this
eeesesreol eaarboe
of
dimensions, for the
tion of a sister vessel, of similar
construe
same company, to be called the Loixter,
the Connaught. Messrs. Palmer are also engageu