The Sun.
London, England, 1844-09-28 00:00:00

Dablin
ranted by the Earl of Cardigan during
aresiclettee hrTe has been taken by the Marquis of
tlfor d, who intends to reside for some time in the
metropliS.
Cartwright,Esq., her Majesty's Consul at Constan-
ePle, has reef a highly flattering dispatch. from his
wis,ertiraent, in reply to his request to he permitted to
kti draw from the cares of public life. After enume-
to .14. g. his various and valuable services, he is requested
whwithheld his application for three months longer,
°4lle will be entitled to the full retiring pay.

COI:RT CIRCULAR.
eq the Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge
st.r'e Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburgh
%triitz, accompanied by the Princess Mary, arrived
Ira "V at seven o'clock on Thursday evening, having
Oiled frem Badminton by the Great Western
4.111.,
brii 3". esterday afternoon the Duchess of Cam-
the Hereditary and the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Meck-
klirgh Strelitz arrived in town from Kew.
r• A. Gordon, Surveyor-General of Hong-Kong,
toaa interview with Lord Stanley yesterday, at the
%iVal-office. Mr. R. Burgess, late legal adviser to
'aPerintendent of Hong-Kong, had also an inter-
-1%.1 with his Lordship at the Colonial-office yesterday.
41,i•• Dowell O'Reilly, Attorney-General for Ja-
Pt, had an interview yesterday with Lord Stanley.
0„ , Earl of Haddington has left his residence in
Airniralty for his seat, Tynningham House,
rtton
tth". Xorton, e
from Newfoundland, and Bishop Grif-
thec s' had interviews yesterday ‘with Lord Stanley, at
°lonial-offic.

COURT OF SEWERS.
special
meeting of the Court of Sewers for the
e,il,,,and Liberty of Westminster, and part of the ,
of Middlesex, was held yesterday at the office,
i,e'it-street, Soho-square, T. L. Donaldson, Esq., in
Chair.
tettt% reports of Messrs. Allason, Harrison, an and
,toti„ 'II, with the reports of the surveyors of the
istir;'4 having been read upon the subject of venti-
-0 shafts and air gratings, on which the three first
tent; men recommended that ventilating shafts, ac-
k,,ng to a form produced in Court, should be tried
exPerirnent along the cnetre of the roadway in
dilh;nl-street ; while the surveyors' proposed Picea-
ta,‘; °r the Strand in preference, as the sewer was
in the centre of the street, the estimated ex-
tle-: being for each shaft 12s. fid.—a trifling sum,
tla(Torts stated, if balanced with the immense ad-
-I),.'age derived from an improved atmosphere in the
kratione of the servants of that Court.
4,:11er some discussion, in which the Chairman,
fl,„,(Tslie, Mr. Allason, Mr. Willoughby, and other.
I'4,'lssioners took part, it was determined to try
tie ~7 of them in different parts of the district, to test
ihusefulness.
CHAIRMAN then said that the next subject for
clisideration were the forms and materials of
Ntt'rs; and the clerk would read to the Court that
tert°f Messrs. Allason, Harrison, and Cantwell's re-
bil%illeh bore upon them.
1\1:5 clerk read the report, as also that of Mr. John
4t'i.:
and the surveyors.
it t)ia Joins WHITE then• remarked at considerable
1/4.`i upon the surveyors' report, and contended
r,t,‘the Plans and sections exhibited by them to the
te,F Were his own, but greatly deteriorated. He had.
Itslll 411. Y examined their sections where differing
, °se he had laid upon the table, and he was
tativt'i opinion that the latter were, as regarded eco-
tr cost and durability of construction, sunerior
forms at present in use, or those advocated by
13ALDWIN was sorry that the Hon. Commis-
h';;.f. had remarked in such a strain upon the
sent in by their surveyors. He thought those
'111,;„rs ought to be perfectly independent in their
Ntt4s, at the same tune that they exhibited every
, towards Hon. Commissioners.
44Ick• qIIITE had thought that the report had at-
kistipl' his professional character, but having been now
4"1 that it was not so, he was perfectly satisfied.
"114wEiNs, the assistant-surveyor, having al-
m several portions of Mr. White's speech,
4 Out that that gentleman was labouring under,
It 4 11PPrehension with respect to Mr. Dowley s
4h15 (air. Hawkins's) views.
thatrttALDWlN thought that it would be better if
4 r,
e 1 'Joint would refer the reports they had heard
l'ka' and the several sections accompanying them, to
lFp °t more eminent architects or surveyors, when
ka, ourt, having the opinion of these professional
t° guide them, would the better be able to come
conclusion upon the subject.
tear CHAIRMAR recommended that some Hon.
t},,,tlaiolscs.ioner should lay a substantive motion upon
4,u' •
vt • WHITE moved that the form of sewer to be
i,t., twards used by that Court should be built after
prrns submitted by himself.
motion was seconded by Mr. BALDWIN.
KENDALL proposed, and Mr. GLITCH seconded
raikendment, that the forms submitted by the sur-
eis be those adopted.
thii,Lestaa was opposed to both. He did not
fornt ,tlltre was a very great difference between the
rl 40h jetP:Mmended by the surveyors and that of Mr.
the ; but he said again, he objected to both
' because he thought the top of the sewer was
Sta,,,e: rf' Where the bottom ought to he. He found, on
ktrit-tfaation, that the egg-shaped sewer was the best
pal r every purpose, and that its durability was
keej if not superior, to any other. It was singularly
4iou
e that that Court had maintained the
klth„,,a4 upright-sided sewer with great pertinacity,
kat-1A it Was generally admitted not to be nearly
Itil'c)r)g as the curved side. Now, one of his obiee-
kyll3t to the plan propounded by Messrs. Harrison,
'44ll,°,l\and Cantwell, was.that it was straight-sided.
been at the trouble to copy an opinion by the
kai rated Sir Jahn Rennie upon the proper form
Pristruction of a sewer, and he would read it to
4111tice°11rt• (The Hon. Commissioner then read the
Nht-n given by Sir John Rennie, that the sewer
t° be made like a canal tunnel, the bottom an
Netted arch, and the sides curved. He stated that
"t't hstone was the best material for its construction,
:44R-- its expense would exceed all reasonable bounds,
Well burned bricks, laid in mortar, would last
l 1 es, he had no hesitation in saying they should
,'1;t111-) Such was that most eminent mans opinion,
;,15s„e (Mr. Le lie) supposed that all the Commis-
Present had looked at it, for it had been in
fete ogee for forty years, although it had never been
'tea- .°Pon. He would now offer his opinion why he
let.-ght the plan adopted in the Holborn and Fins-
tq' 3itldistriet still better than that of Sir J. Rennie,
je others then before them. The cgg4orrn ap-
1114'1 to him like a wedge, which would slip, if he
a. 3" so, into the earth, thereby requiring less
and of course less expense than at present.
Nljee was another thing to which he would like to
,"eir attention, although perhaps at the expense
Waugh at himself. He thought that something in
Illsi°,lll of pitch would be a capital protection for
teat' inverts. He thought it could be done at little
Pose'da to
give great security. He was decidedly op-
-1,--hin stone, on account of the expense and price
'te'l,'°°r• There were many miles of Holborn and
kis:lrY done in this form, and evidence had been
before the house of Commons' Commission to
that it.was most durable in construction. He
th-e-e Led to put in the bricks in blocks; he would wish
teirerlit Put in, as in the tunnel, cemented in single
1%41,1' lie would not detain them longer, but he
th„, '4. strongly impress upon the Court, at this time,
at atalecessity of getting a permanent form of sewer
41t-,th,caP a rate at possible.—(Hear, hear.) He
,ktealtlt-wiedged that, the forms proposed now were a
,\';',MProvement upon that at present in use, but
ttelh%,,lled the Court to try the form adopted by the
, Wlll and Finsbury division.
ged 'Wnrre would mention one circumstance that
144-°Me under his own observation. He found that
14.4' of the stones of Old London-bridge were lee-
ze coated with pitch.
fid WinnouGunr said that while there existed so
otie,. opinions upon the proper forms of sewers, they
k;)i,',‘, before deciding, to be very sure that they had
read) proper form. There could be no one more
%tes;)" t° remedy any evil than he was, and if the evil
the neiversal, he would be most happy to receive
hle.aiversal remedy for it. But here a discussion
the 114 first origin in the failure of the sewerage in
ayik arrow-road, and some other places—an evil
ilblnlight be accounted for by the shifting of earth,
;tell a'f a dozen other causes. Engineers, practical
for ihWere not decided upon any one form of sewer,
to e form that might be perfectly applicable
*N./'e locality would be quite unsuited for another.
to (iu„ear, hear.) The present form in use had been
of very general application, and if peculiar cir-
tteas;'4nces, or a peculiar locality, called for another
4teeeettletion of sewer, he had no objection that such
ctan
,tthilerve -s
wereor ill
ec s
should be constructed under such circum-
oton
uelhllocality. There were other things;
to be considered in this matter.
Port:: had to consider what was of much higher im-
thou bee—a system of permanent sewerage. He
the
lg. ht that economy, within reasonable limits, was
if therY last consideration. But why, he would ask,
Pee,rie.P
ellr,esent form were bad, did their surveyors
3'ear;" tnem to remain so long in error ? Why were forty
owed to expire ere this improved system
•
broughtaj before their notice. They had miles on
es ne
ale,a," sewerage of a perpendicular form, and it had
setieuY lasted, and would, he felt sure, exist for
(lileils°f Years, and that was a fact of greater conse-
tetieaj and of greater weight than any mere thee-
equal, °Pinion—even of Sir John Rennie or any
that ,:f eminent man. Let them really he certain
the the form theyadopted would he better before
Y
dispensed with what they had found to be good.
n:,ll4.enr, hear.)
He thought that by acting on the
inter. the the moment, the Court was acting rashly and
and Hear, hear.) His own opinion was,
the 1' Was borne out many eminent men, that
Perpendicular• _
.ceideni, form of sewer was less liable to
likiesa.rld easier of construction, than the cir-