The Sun.
London, England, 1860-02-24 00:00:00

pipes, as easily as pure water, is to every house in
London. Our readers will not wish us to attempt
to prove the possibility of doing this. That is
amply done in the pamphlet and its appendix,
Indeed, a moment's reflection will show every one
that the cost is easily ascertainable. It is well
known how much water is supplied daily by the
companies to the metropolis ; the average rain-fall
is also well known, and even the storm-falls, which
Mr. MEclli desires to save. The cost of elevating
this quantity of fluid to any required height can
be calculated to a nicety ; and little more
difficult is it to calculate the cost of the requisite
tubing, and reservoirs, and so forth. The whole of
this affair is obviously a very simple problem for

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.

ATEST

The negotiations with regard to this theatre
having been completed, the house will be opened
this season for Italian opera, under the management
of Mr. T. Smith, of Drury-lane.

an engineer.
But as to the paying part of the business—would
it be remunerative to a public company ? We have
no manner of doubt that a company could finish all
the requisite works, could pay the metropolis hand-
somely for leave to appropriate the sewage, and
could then make a good profit out of the concern !
Credal Tudaus Apella, non ego, and sundry hints
about " horse-marines," we shall probably hear
from different quarters, according to the taste
of the laughers. We beg to refer them all, however,
to Mr. MECM'S pamphlet, to Mr. MECIIi'S farm,
to Mr. MECIII himself, if they please, whose cour-
tesy never fails; or, if they like an aristocratic
referee better, we beg to refer them to the Earl of
ESSEX. They surely will not laugh at a lord. In
the appendix we have a long, but interesting,
because a matter of fact communication from his
Lordship. lie has an estate near the little
town of Watford; he brings its sewage on
his land ; and what will the reader sup-
pose he is paid for taking it clear of
the town ? Why, lie pays the town £5O
a year for it, and proves too that he has made a
capital bargain ! At the same rate the metropolis
would receive nearer forty than thirty thousand
pounds per annum for allowing a company to do
that, perfectly, which we are now attempting to do
imperfectly at the cost of millions !
The sewage we thus waste must be at least
equal to the manure derived from 20 millions of
sheep, and what would any farmer think of
making arrangements by which the manure
from that number of animals should be carefully
washed away into our rivers ? Perhaps, too, it is
forgotten that the washings by rain from the
streets, the flowings from the stables, the contents
of wash tubs and basons, the residue of numerous
manufactures, all go into the sewage, and
greatly enhance its value. Indeed, for thirty miles
round what we are about to waste in such costly
style, might, with profit instead of cost to us, fer-
tilise our most barren heaths and fields. Not less
than 500,000 acres, on the rotation system, or on the
system of forcing vast root and green crops, about
80,000 might be brought under the influence of
London sewage. Mr. MECHI'S pamphlet ought to
be in the hands of every farmer and every land-
holder within 30 miles of London, and we hope it
will attract the attention of those able and willing
to take active measures to give effect to his
recommendations. Our Sanitary schemers have
had their day ; they have forced us to sweeten our
towns at the cost of poisoning our streams ; it is
now the turn of our Agricultural Reformers to do
their part ;—to deliver us from sanitary poisonings
fertilising our fields.

viz.:-

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 24, 160,

NEWS.

The following telegrams have been received at
Mr. Reuter's office :

VIENNA, FRIDAY.

The answer of the Austrian Cabinet to the Eng-
lish proposal, which has been remitted by Prince
Metternich to M. Thouvenel, bears date the 17th
February. The message -of Count de Rechberg
commences by expressing the high estimation
attached by the Government of his Apostolic
Majesty to the communication from France. The
Austrian Minister is happy to discover in these
friendly steps an evident desire to maintain a cor-
dial understanding between the two courts.

Passing to the examination'of the four points pro-
posed by England, Count de Rechberg points out,
under the question of intervention, two essential
things-Ist, the principle of the right of interven-
tion ; and, 2d, the opportunity for its application.
Without prejudging the principle in any way, the
Austrian Cabinet recognises that in the present
circumstances there is no opportunity either
for Austria or France to interfere in Cen-
tral Italy. The second point, as Count
Rechberg observes, now applies to France
alone, Austria having withdrawn her troops from
all parts of Italy not under her domination. Re-
ferring to the 3d point, which regards the interior
organisation of Venetia, Count Rechberg declares

that although this question must remain quite
extraneous to the negotiations between the Powers,
the Emperor of Austria loyally maintains all the
promises of Villafranca as regards Venetia. If
these promises have not yet been realised the fault
can only be attributed to the intrigues and con-
tinual provocations of the Italian revolutionary
party, which no longer conceals its intention of
turning these concessions against Austria herself
in order to deprive her of Venetia.

As regards the fourth point, Count Itcchberg
considers it useless, at the present moment, to en-
gage in a discussion of the principle of the proposed
combination for the settlement of the affairs of
Italy.
Austria confines herself to the expression of
her own conviction that the re-establishment
of the former dynasties, and the realisation of the
project of an Italian confederacy would much better
guarantee the future of the Peninsula.
She will leave it to time and the course of events
to confirm the justice of her judgment.

VIENNA, THURSDAY.

The Austrian Gazette announces that the reply
of the Austrian Cabinet to the French note had left
within the last few days for Paris.

A conspiracy against Prince Daniel has been
discovered in Montenegro, the principal partici-
pators in which have received sentence of death.

MADRID, FEB. 22.

The Correspondencia Autografa states, in a cor-
respondence from Tetuan dated the 16th inst., that
Marshall O'Donnell has transmitted to the Moors
the following bases for the conclusion of peace,

" The possession of all the territory conquered,
including Tetuan.
" An indemnity of 200,000,000 reals.
"An engagement to respect the Catholic religion
and grant commercial stipulations favourable to
Spain.

A truce, terminating on the 23d, is granted for a
reply, but it is doubted that the Moors will accept
these terms.

CONSTANTINOPLE (via TRIESTE) FEB. 18.
The exchange on London has fallen from 160 to
113 piastres per £1 sterling.
The typhus fever raging among the fugitive Cir-
cassians is carrying off about 100 persons daily.

RIMINI, FEB. 23

After a stay of two days at Ravenna, the Gover-
nor Farini arrived here yesterday evening, and
was received with immense enthusiasm by the in-
habitants.

The following telegram has been received at Mr
Reuter's office from the Peninsular and Orient&
Steam Navigation Company :