The Sun.
London, England, 1856-12-03 00:00:00

a grand effort of engineering skill in the country,
the result of which would have been all that could
be wished had not the levels been so taken that
one of the sewers discharged itself the wrong way !

A perusal of the report of yesterday's meet-
ing of the Board of Works must, we think,
and we say it in good faith, convince reasonable
men that the only satisfactory solution of the

great drainage question is the carrying out of the
sewage to Sea Reach. What with obscuration
rendered more obscure, red tape and the want of
all ground of reasonable confidence either in the
plan B as amended, or plan B as not amended,
save by the engineer, in any way answering the
purpose, we don't see how any other result can be
arrived at. It is the only outlet to all appear-
ance from an everlasting muddle, and the only

way to escape an unfathomable deep of expendi.

How are we to set about the summarisation of
the calculations contained in the report, by '
means of which Mr. BAZALORTTE would commit
the Board to his opinion ! It is a waste of time, for
we have no faith in them, finding no solid ground
whereon to rest the sole of our foot. Suffice
it to give the result in brief. In the first place,
while apparently assenting to the proposed exten-
sion of the point of outfall to the vicinity of
Erith, he is of opinion the money the extension
would cost would be unnecessarily expended ;
and in the second place, that the reservoirs, as
originally planned, are capacious enough for the
purpose, and, if not, may be enlarged at any
future time by the constructron of a second basin,
which is much the better plan of enlargement.

In arriving at this conclusion as to the capacity
of the reservoirs, he is careful to tell us he has
not overlooked the fact, that on twenty-eight
days in the year, when the weather is pluviose,
the reservoirs may be expected to overflow into
the Thames—of course during forbidden hours !
The more the construction of these reservoirs
is considered, the more must the folly of a half-
way outfall become apparent. At the very best
the reservoirs would be a nuisance to the neigh-
bourhood, and a cause of needless expenditure ;
while as part of a scheme for polluting the
Thames, and spreading pestilential odours over
the luckless population up as well as down
the river, they are execrable. In HEAVEN'S
name, my Lord PALMERSTON, step in and get
us poor be-boarded, and about to be be-devilled,
people out of the mess in which we are being
involved deeper and deeper. We see no other
help for us—and remember it is placed beyond
the possibility of doubt that every thinking being
in the metropolis is of opinion that Sea Reach is
the proper outfall for the sewage, and that Go-
vernment should lbe the main contributor to
carrying the [required tunnel beyond its threat-
ened destination. All that is asked of you is to
be good natured and do what it is your duty to
do ; and that you may satisfy yourself on this
head, we advise you to consult your able subor-
dinate, Sir BENJAMIN HALL, who is one of the
few persons who thoroughly comprehend the en-
tire affair. It is not much in our way to address
Premier, but as you are a located citizen and the
QUEEN'S Minister combined, the temptations are
as irresistible as we trust will be our appeal.

THE MEDITERRANEAN MAILS.

SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY MORNING,

By the Peninsular and Oriental Company's
steam ship Euxine we have dates from Gibraltar,
25th ; Cadiz 26th ; Lisbon, 29th ; Oporto and
Vigo, 30th ult. The Euxine brings 28 passengers,
specie value 13,7001. and on freight 1,382 boxes
oranges, and a large cargo of almonds, chestnuts,
lemons, &c.
At Lisbon exchange on London was quoted 531 ;
bills scarce, and money remaining over.
A Royal decree has appealed in Lisbon, counter-
signed by the Minister of Finance, authorising the
negotiation of a loan to be made through the Bank
of Parttigal upon the deposit of bonds for public
works.

The American schooner Marie Jewett arrived at
Gibraltar ou the 23d ult., reporting the foundering
of the American ship Lady Franklin on the 30th
October. The Lady Franklin was bound to Trieste,
with sugar, from Matanzas.
At Gibraltar exchange on London at 90 days'
date was quoted 49 15-I.6ths ; Spanish pillared,
dollars, 91 per cent. prem.

BLUCHER AND WELLINGTON.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR,— A paragraph appeared in your impression of yes-
terday relating a very amusing anecdote of the Duke of
Wellington and myself. I do not know who invented
the story ; but I trust, sir, that your sense of justice
will allow me, for the sake of honour, by giving insertion
in your next publication to this letter, to denounce the
same as pure fiction.
I remain, sir, your most obedient servant,
CARL VON BLUCHER, Lieut.
39, Finsbury-square, 2d Dec., 1856.

THE COURT.—Her Majesty and his Royal Highness
Prince Albert, and the senior members of the royal
family, leave Windsor Castle to-morrow for Osborne,
Isle of Wight. The Queen will remain at her marine
palace a fortnight, returning to Windsor for Christmas.
The Duke of Somerset has disposed of his interest in
the mansion he occupied in Spring-gardens to the Lords
of the Admiralty, who propose ounverting it into an
office for the new Coast-guard Department about to be
organised.
The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland have
arrived at Alnwick Castle, Northumberland, from Stan-
wick-park, Yorkshire. His grace has recovered from his
recent severe attack of gout.
The Marquis of Lansdowne left Lansdowne House,
yesterday, from Bowood-park, Wits, where the noble
marquis will receive a distinguished circle of friends
during the approaching festive season.
The Marchioness of Blandford and her infant are both
going on very favourably.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Londonderry have
arrived at Mount Stewart, Ireland.
The Earl of Ellesmere, we are happy to learn is better.
His lordship passed a good night on Monday, and was
pronounced rather better yesterday. Dr. Bright is in
attendance on the noble earl.
The Earl and Countess Stanhope have arrived at Chs-
vening Park, near Sevenoaks, from visiting the Right
Hon. S. Herbert, M.P., and Mrs. Herbert, at Wilton
House, near Salisbury.
The Dowager Lady Foley and the Hon. Adelaide
Foley have arrived in town from Brighton, for the win-
ter. Lord and Lady Foley are passing the winter at his
lordship's newly purchased estate at Worksop, Notts.
Lord and Lady E. F. Howard, and their youthful
family, are at Glossop Hall, the noble lord's seat in
Derbyshire.
Lady John Somerset has arrived in Enfield Court,
Middlesex, on a visit to the Hon. A. Somerset.
Sir Charles and Lady Mary Wood have returned to
the right hon. baronet's official residence, at the Admi-
ralty, from visiting Sir William and the Hon. Lady Mid-
dleton at Shrubland Park, Suffolk.
MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.—The marriage of Captain
the Hon. Frederick Fitzclarence, brother of the Earl of
Munster, with the Hon. Adela Sidney, eldest daughter
of the late, and sister of the present, Lord De Lisle and
Dudley, was solemnised yesterday morning at Ali Saints'
Church, Knightsbridge, in the presence of a select circle
of the friends of both noble families.
At a meeting of the Trust and Loan Company of Upper
Canada, held yesterday, a dividend at the rate of 7 per
cent. was declared, and the report, an abstract of which
appeared in The San on Thursday, was unanimously
adopted.
SWYNFEN v. SWYNFEN.—This case, which was to try
the validity of the rights of counsel to compromise cases,
was resumed yesterday morning in the Court of Com-
mon Pleas. Mr. Justice Cresswell, at the conclusion of
the arguments, said that the court would take time to
consider the matter, and would deliver judgment on
the first day of next term.
THE AUSTRIAN LLOYD'S.—This company was estab•
lished by English capitalists in 1836, and was shortly-
afterwards made over to an association of Trieste capi-
talists with Herr Von Bruck at their head. Its capital
was originally one million florins, lts revenue in 1852
amounted to 3,624,15,1 florins, and its annual expendi•
tore to 361,156 florins. It possessed in the same year
47 steamboats, having 7,990 horse-power, and an aggre-
gate burthen of 23,665 tons. The total estimated value
of these vessels was 8,010,000 florins, and they pert ormed
1,465 voyages in the year, conveying 331088 passengers.
From the establishment of the company to 1854 the
total quantity of merchandise conveyed by its vessels
was 4,184,064 quintals, representing a value of
1,255,210,200 florins. They also carried luggage for
passengers to the value of 84,847,930 florins, and specie
to the amount of 461,103,767 florins. Between the
year 1842 and 1852, the company has divided among its
shareholders an amount of profits not less than 1,752,920
florins. The dividend for 1853 was 320,000 florins, and
885,068 florins were set aside for the reserve fund.