Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-08-09
Fon rHE R,c,,Noxn >y,

plicr of "Wednesday, from the New York Minorn.
pnrporting t. give an account OF the ouantitv nj
water brought into the cities of Paris Inn!,,n
Rome and Constan,iuope. am persuaded thai tbr
writer was mistaken IN his statement respec,ip,
Paris, London and Ramc IL would be d,fIcul, 70
ascertain the precise quantity of water supplied in
London except from the principal works from New
River. As for Constantnople, | am unacq tainted
with the history of its waterwoIks. The supply of
water brought into Paris by the Canal dc IOurco ia
cIuai 10 $4,000 cubic inches, each inch discharges
- hogshcads IN "a hours This is the average Qua -
tity, say sixteen millions six hundred and tLrtv-tw
Thousand gallons per day from this source. There
are also three aqueducts Bcllevill and ST. Geryais
"n tue north OF the River Seine, and that VI Arcuiel
formerly Oh Roman construction on the south of
that river There were three hydraulic enrmes
which raised water from the river that afforded nm
uncertain supply" The canal extends from the mill
Moriel, "a French leagues from the city, say los
EnSiish miles. The waters of this canal are when
extended to the cnvroEs of the city divided into five
manifestations, and with the three aqucduc,s supplv
~ public fountains besides royal palaces s. gardens
Thleh abound IN that city As we have no cxuc,
datum OF the quantity which the aqucduc;s supply,
We well suppose three million of gallons or for
round numbers, say twenty million in twenty four
hours. The population OF domicated nhabiants in
,hat Guy IN The year 1917 was 7l3,7G5 10 This may
oe ADDED Tor increase and trancIeut persons SO 235
making $4,000 inhabitants; which affords twenty
I'VE gallons oil water per day 10 each inhabtaut in
Guiding the roya! places and gardens and the five
Soa'toi,s' W"'ch may Oe estimated at deduction Of
I'VE gahons per head each day. that the l27 public
fountains aud what Is led by pines into privute and
oher buildings is equal TO twenty gallons per dav 10
each iihabltant IN that city. About the time MEN
oeu oy 'hS writer the supply Of water to the city
% iloEls, was according TO The henic writer,
oil That dav, SIX thousand nine hundred and forty fou,
CUBIC inches which flowed with q vclocjtv 10 grs
twenty-five hogshcadS 10 each cubic inch in twenty
lou. hcuis, which makes the quantity pin, ,,illio,
sA huufcd ana twenty our Thousand three hundred
ana eghty'ioar gallons p"r day. AS to the punuIa
ion the most accurate account perhaps tha; can bo
drdwn Is from the Mathematician Amnonicus. who
describes the city to be- nearly circular and lyant
one miles round It. The celebrated architect VIZ.
truTIouS, who lived about this time, informs L. ha,
such was the crowded population Of the CITY that
Uoth Augustus and Nero were constrained from Tho
many accidents which occurred, to limit the height
OF private buildings to 20 fcci that there were AZ 5o
private MANSIONS III the city Ii is but reasonable TO
beheve that there were average fifty inhp bt.n;s
l" each when we arc told by some writer's a,
me population OF the city was upwar ds of four mi.
hons That the population was ct least two millions
cannot be doubled this would give to ca cl iuhabant
Tour gallons and three quarts per day including public
baths aud fountains Modern Rome accordlDr to n
tccen account, enjoys one thousand gallons per day.
eqna4 To l5 gallons to each Inhabitant al the popu
!atlon mentioned by this writer. The quantity of
water brought into the city of London from New
River Is 900 gallons per day. There are also
i've hyotauiic WORKS, whose supply is altogether un.
certain, rs those at London Bridge are out of use at
present, since The bridge is under copstruc,isn
ana all subject to get out OF order so as TO operatc
gct IL Is air calculation TO add five IN lions of raj
IONS Hai:ihg together IN round numbers eighteen
millions OF gallons per day, and according 10 recent
census there are ,055 ne inhabitants in the civ
traction more than seventeen gallons to each inhabi-
tant. The comparative quantity used in tho ROYAL
aaces and gardens Is SIN all IN comparison to Paris
OF l'ome Not having correct information whereon
10 rely, can say nothing OF Constantlnupe am
persuaded that the Editor of the Minerva by q more
minute examination will find that he has been mIsta-
heh ia us calculations as they respect Paris Rome
M bpn
improvements made in the method of watering CT
ties The city of Paris extended her communicated
N ore than one hundred. and that Of London nearly
thirty miles, rather than depend on hydraulic engines
for supply Ancient Rome did the same a. vast
more expense, not knowing that water BY being con-
lined would rise to The level Of the fountain
a CITIZEN OF RICHMOND.
nese enS,ncs 0'ins so often of repair May and
september So two DEGREES issued ordering the
ouLcq 70 Oe brought for supply Of water work is now
The city Of Edinburgh ha, exceeded all f,,c
N me construction of her present works and viii be
found worthy Of imitation ' ~ " ''
1t is stated that in Great Britain & Ireland there are
IN connection with the Sunday School Union, 9,8o5
schools, WHAT teachers, ana I,Ol9,576 scholars he
ing an increase last year OF SCI schools and 40 900
scholars.
MIR. and Mrs. S!olnan late of the NorwicL Gamma
ny, have returned from America after rcrv succcss
Ini trip They have travelled about 80 600 miles and
we understand, realized nearly as many dollars
Bury (Eng.) Post.
he London Weekly Despatch Of June 90, saws
. Madame Eestris takes her departure for America
IN august IN expectation of rcapng golden harves,
oy the exercise Of her fascinating talents in that coun
Try. Her appearance among the Yankees will doubt.
less create grcat sensation"
The last Cincinnati American states that there arc
al least fire Hundred buildings in progress there, al
the present time.
PROJECT Is now aoot IN the village Of Pawtucket
H. Tor the formation Of n Company Of one hundred
able mechanics end labourcrs, cngratc to illinois
me disputed IcrrhrV We learn from other
sources as well as from some of the Maine newspa-
peTs, Tint Gen. Web5er who was appointed by Inc
marsh OF Name IT, assist in taking the censII, of
that SKATE has been compelled, after partially concuI
inG ni' duy TO dcslst from lis further performance
IN tina, part Of the Territory to which the Eri.
tish have set up their claim The au horjties Of