The Sun.
London, England, 1852-07-15 00:00:00

OXFORDSHIRE.
OXFORD, 10.45 A.M.

WHITBY.
CLOSE Or THE POLL.

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HADDINGTON BURGHS.
CLOSE OF THE POLL.
Sir H. Davie
Mr. Swinton
LIMERICK (CITY) 10 A.M.
Potter
Russell ...
O'Brien ...
M'Donnell
CARLOW (BOROUGH)-1.30 P.N.
Sadleir 112

Irowno

269
204
203
46

••• ••• •••
NEW ROSS.
Duffy returned.
CARLOW.
Sadlier returned.
DUNDALK.
Bowyer returned.
CAMBRIDGESHIRE.
York, Manners, and Ball returned.
EDINBURGLISHIRE.
Hope returned.
DURHAM (SOUTH).
Vane and Ferrer returned.
LEICESTERSHIRE (SOUTH).
Halford and Packe returned.
YORKSHIRE (EAST).
Hotham and Dancombe returned.

COURT CoisRBCORUNLE,WR:
Her Majesty, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, their
Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Rent, the Princess
Royal, and Princess Helena, attended by the ladies and
Dritspia.
gentlemen in waiting, embarked at Oabome Pier in the
Royal yacht Fairy, yesterday afternoon at six o'clock,
for a cruise, and returned at a quarter after seven.
The Princess of Salerno, and the Duke and Duchess
d'Aumale, are expected to arrive to-day on a visit to the
Queen.

The Marquis of Blandford had an interview with Mr
Secretary Walpole yesterday, at the Home-office.
Viscount Stratford de Radcliffe had an interview with
the Earl of Derby yesterday, at his official residence in
Downing-street.
Mrs. Abbot Lawrence, wife of the Amerioan Minister,
and Miss Lawrence, have left their residence in Picca-
dilly for Paris, for a few days.
Earl Fortescue had an interview yesterday with
Mr. Secretary Walpole. Mr. Newdegate had also 611
interview with the Right Hon. Gentleman at the Ilon
office.

Dispatches for the Governor of the Cape of
--7- Good
/lope, and also for the Governor of the Mauritius, were
sent off last evening from the Colonial-office.

- -
ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.
Mr. Mitchell has brought his season to an end, his
excellent French company having performed yesterday
evening for the last time. It was, indeed, time le close
an entertainment. especially addressed to the more
filled, and the
..
fashionable classes, by the larger portion of whom the
comic
neverthe.
town is now deserted. The house last night,
expected.
less, was much better than might have been
W been
eLr
ae
aspect. but
The ~ grand tier" had not its usual brilliant
the other parts of the theatre were well
performances of the evening went off with great spirit
usual.
new,
and applause. There was of course nothmg
The pieces were La Nuit aux Souffiwhe
who have
.econ.d
act of Le Gamin de Paris, Levassor
hissemaevnseed:
scene Les Tribulations dun Chorige,
the admirable
Sceur de Jocrisse. In these pieces
comedians Levassor and Lafont,
Parts, was
leperform. ance
the
.stars of this theatre for a considerable
as richly humourous and as warmly received
Especial notice is due to M. Leon, whose
of Bona's celebrated part in the Gamin de
e.
worthy of that actor himself. Levassor wasn. loudly
cored in his comic scene, but he excused biefself, saying
(doubtless with perfect truth) that he was quite unable
to go through it again. Mr. Mitchell,
new and
prosecute his
as lessee of St.
James's Theatre, has for many years shown himself
most judicious and spirited manager, but
ha.d.a constant
has excelled himself, for we have not 0019 this season he
spirit and equal
succession of the finest performers the Parisian boards
can produce, but we have had, in the masterpieces of the
German stage, an entertainment equally
inte-
resting. We trust that Mr. Mitchell will
undertaking next season with unabated
MOM.

---
That when cigars
Aof
PASSENGERS' BAGGAGE.—The 800,. Customs
have issued the following new regulations relative to the
admission of small quantities of cigars brought to this coun.
imported in baggagre,
ptryeariinogbatghgeatgeeigoefrspaerrteiensofrworregaboreonatidyfor private use, it an-
quantities
unaccompanied by the owner, viz. :—"
the whole
are
ivnietdheupusounal manner
sengers arriving from the continent, or other short
accompanied by the proprietors Sibs. be allowed to pas.
voyages,
and 711)8. to passengers from the East or West Indies, or
other distant voyages, without fine or special application
being made to the Board in each case, provided they shall
exceeda l:, p e a r
thoseto be us
tnectoendr
amp epdl i
esettoiroens,:itustt
h e should
madet h
toe
the
Board
for their directions as to the amount of fine to be levied;
that when the cigars are not accompanied by the proprietor
quouyanptiotrytioonn oefptphheoevtotyonaget,oa
the
ee
and when a passenger proceeds overland from India, an„,sra.
PanYing his baggage and effects as far as Malta, & u
e., and
then forwards the same to this country in another vessel, the
Board will decide as to the remission of the fine or otherwise,
according to the circumstances of each case." These re u.
lations are to be made general, and acted upon at all the
ports in the United Kingdom for the future.
Bboeardl°
CRICRRT.—EttGLAND V. SURREY.—This mach "MSS
brought to a close at Lord's last evening, hi favour of Surrey
:
by two wickets. Score —England-Ist innings, 218; 2nd
innings, 101. aurrey—ist inniDgel 196, 2nd inniugs 14
' ,

SPORTING NOTES.
No, CCLXVI.
THE FIELD FOR TO-MORROW'S RACES AT

LIVERPOOL, &c.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SlR,—The tollowieg ere expected to be the starters for
to morrow's races.
Great Lancashire Produce Stakes—Sister to Moan-
t4in Deer, Hobby-horse (allovved 31bs), Estrella, Auld
A.,:quaintance, Fair Star filly, and perhaps one of Mr.
Johnstone's and Mr. Hesseltine's. The SISTER TO
MOUNTAIN DEER, HOBBY-HORSE, and AULD Ac-
4trAINTANcE will of course be first, second, and third.
The Liverpool St. I.:ger—Alfred the Great, Grcyleg,
Caracara, Plot, and perhaps Betbgelert, and Claver-
' house; the latter, however, being very dubious. THE
GREAT ALFRED Of course is the winner.
The Knowsley Dinner Stakes—SACKBUT, 1; GREY.
LEG, 2,
The Triennia Produce Match of 200 sows. each, Lord
Derby win.
The starters for the Bentinck Testimonial Handicap
are doubtful,
The races to-day—at least one or tnc—are run so
late that the first and second editions of The Sun.'will
appear before the result is known, c,,ns• quently is may
be as well to state that the field for tho Derby Handicap
will consist of Elthiron
(Marlow), Iris (Butler), The
Reaper, and Osbaldiston. Those with the jockeys'
names eppended will be first and second.
Wirgenund walks over for the Foal Stakes.
The Liverpool Cup will be contested by Clincher,
Cossack, Goldfinder, Doubt, Herbert, Colsterdale,
am,
Poodl
Sir, e, Ban :lee, Gipsy colt, Lucio, and TermAge.nt.—l
&c.,
July 15.

THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF.

RACESWENES
Croxteth Stakes
o and a quarter.
added; One
tnif u sovs. each, 10 ft, with 3
Mr. Saxon na Conrnere, --,
Mr. Osbaldesten's Mount: Deer, (Wells) 1
.Betting-3 to len Mountain Die;,
yrs (Hiatt) 2
cleverly by a neck. Run in 2m-
-13.2ne mile.
eer, who was beaten
Handicap Plate of 7,1* 28 sees-
Mr. Hargraves o.,blldestop, 7st
Mr. E. Parr's Sanita, 3
.yr;,, 63t 81b
...(W. Sharpe) 1
'Mr. Jones's Wee Wee, 3 yrs, 5,
••• ...(Carrell) 3
t 6lb ......... (Met!) 2
.. .... (Charlton) 0
7st ...(Cowap) 0
Mr. Stick's Tancred, 4 yrs, 7st 61.br5.., .
(E. ii(linott) 0
Mr. Martin's Shilnialier West, 5
Mr. Pugh's Miniature f, 4yryst:B6,
37tsj2i:
Mr. Pedley's Paquette, 4
o(srlless)t e nO,
Mr. Henderson 's Crabbs, aged, 6st 51b .. arrison) 0
Betting-3 to 1 agst Paquetta, 4to 1 a.g..s.t.
and sto 1 each apt snored and Sanita.Shilmalier
West cut out the work to the last turn, where t
taken up by Sanita, who was challenged inside the was".
tance by Osbaldeston, end beaten, after a good race, by
a length; Wee wee a bad third. Run in 1 min. 50 secs.
The Mersey Stakes of 25 sous. each, with 50 added, for
two years old; the second to receive 50 sovs, out of
the stakes. T.Y-C-
Mr. Osbaldeaton's Sister to Mountain Deer ...(Hiatt) 1
Mr. Merry's Charming Woman . --(Marlow) 2
General Anson's Nerva. _ (Charlton) 3

Lord Glasgow's Conspiracy f (Flatman) 4
Mr. Worthington's Jaquenetta (Osborne) 5
Betting-7 to 4on Sister to Mountain Deer, who won
lengths, a neck between the second
in a canter by two
and third. Run in 55 secs.
The Lancashire Oaks_ of 10 cove. each, h ft, with 100

added. Once round.

Mr. Henry's Buttetflf, Bst 10lb (Marlow) 1
Lord Westminster's Plot, Bst 41b (Flatman) 2
Captain Cookson's na May-blossom (Simpson) 3
Betting-6 to 5
onßutterfly, and sto 4 agat Plot. A
fine race, won by snack; May-blossom beaten off. Only
three ran. Run-in 2 min. 34 secs.
There was no race for the Produce, and the Scramble
Handicap did not fill.
LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE.
THE CUP.

5 to 2 agat Poodle--t
Ott 9
16 to to 1 1
agst Cossack
7 to 1 agst Lneio
7 to 1 agst Goldfinder
-- a
8 to 1 agst Colsterdale pet Herbert
GOODWOOD STAKES.
14 to 1 agst Don Pedro, 1,000 to 60 agst Weathergage.
Poodle has arrived.
The races commence this day (Thursday), at a quarter
past two. The Cup is fixed for four o'clock.
(By ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
LATEST BETTING ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
THE CUP.
3 to 1 agst Poodle 20 to 1 agst Banshee—t
sto 1 aget Goldfinder—t 20 to 1 agst Cossack
sto 1 aget Colsterdale sto 2 agst Poodle and
Bto 1 agst Lucio I Termagant--t
12 to 1 agst Herbert—t i
GOODWOOD STAKES.
13 to 1 agst Weathergage—taken
16 to 1 agst Bushranger—taken to 150/,
20 to 1 agst Termagant—taken.
GOODWOOD CUP.
3 to 1 agst Stilton—taken to 4001.
300 even on Stilton, Kingston and Little Harry agst
the field taken.

ILSLEY RACES.—WEDNESDAY.
The Ridgeway Stakes of 3 soya. each, and 25 added; for
three yrs old, Est 10lb; four, Bst; five, Bst 81b; six and
aged, 9st; mares and geldings allowed 31b; winner to
be sold for 1001., &c. Heats, one mile and a half. (4
Subs.)
Mr. Laud's Magician, aged
Mr. Southby's Appleton, 3 yrs 2 2
Mr. Edwards's bm by Orlando, out of Clarissa's d 3 dr
Mr.' Joyce's Bermuda, 3 yrs 4 dr
The Maley Stakes of 10 sous. each, Is ft, and 40 added;
for two yrs old, 7st; three, 9st; fillies and geldings al.
lowed 31b; winners once, 51b; twice, 71b extra. About
three-quarters of a mile. (7 Sabs.)
Mr. Gulliver's Chilton, 2 yrs
Lord John Scott's Pug Orrock, 2 yrs 2
Mr. Southby's Pride, 2 yrs 3
Won cleverly.
The; Berkshire Stakes of 10 sous. each, h ft, and three
ofily if declared, with 50 added. One mile and a half.
(18 Subs, 6 of whom declared.)
Mr. Etwall's Bushranger, 5 yrs, Bst
Mr. Smith's c f The Perrot, 3 yrs, 6st 81b
Lord John Scott's Rilmeney, 4 yrs, Bst 21b bolted
Mr.raddell's Little George, 5 yrs, 7st 10Ib ......... 0
Sir W. Booth's Azael, 3 yrs, 7st 21b 0
Mr. Winch's Proudfoot, 3 yrs, Est 101 b 0
Won easy.
Sweepstakes of 5 Boys. each, and 25 added, three yrs old,
9st 51b; four, lOst 71b; five Ilat 21b; six and aged,
1 Ist 61b. One mile and a'half. Gentlemen riders.
(3 Subs.)
Mr. Elwes's Vesta, aged ..................... 1 1
Mr. Land's Greek, 3 yrs
Mr. C. Lindow's Scapulary, 4 yes
Won in a canter by twent y lengths.
The Blewbury Stakes ef 3 sovs, each, and 20 added,
for 3 yrs and upwards optional selling weights, Ste.;
heats, one mile and a distance (4 Subs.), were won by
Mr. Laud's Thrush, 2 yrs (501.), beating Gala, 4 yrs
(301), and two others.

, 1852.
Nominations for the Brighton Stakes, weights to be de-
clared next Monday.
Follow-me-Lad, 4 yrs—Athena Pallas, 3 yrs—Cook-
crow, 4 yrs—Dec an Darras, aged—Barcelona, 4 yrs—
Surprise, 3 yrs—Ethelwolf, 3 yrs—Ballet Girl 5 yrs—
Azael, 3 yrs—Kick-up-the-Dust, 4 yrs—Tested, 4 yrs—
Hugo, 3 yrs—Hesse Homburg, 4 yrs—Phlegra, 4 yrs—
Phlegethon, 4 yrs—Captain Flash, 3 yrs—Stamford, 4
yrs—Musician, 5 yrs—Houlakin, 3 yrs—Hernandez, 4
yrs--Maria, 3 yrs—Weathergage, 3 yrs—Termagant, 3
yrs—Gladiole, 5 yrs—Hampton, 3 yrs—Edward of York,
4 yra—Grey Tommy, 3 yrs—Snarry, 3 yrs—Blood
Royal, 3 yrs—Sharavogne, 3 yrs—Pitsford, 5 yrs—
lanthe, 4 yrs—Sir R. Trenchard, 4 yrs—Lithograph,
3 yrs—The Brahmin, 3 yrs—Caloric, 3 yrs—Waterfall,
4 yrs—Butterfly, 3 yrs—Spark 3 yrs—Free Trader, 3
yra—Cornelius, 4 yrs—Clincher, 5 yrs—Harpsichord, 4
yrs—Proudfoot, 3 yrs—Benita, 3 yrs—Montague, 6 yra
—lscbia, 4 yrs, Don Pedro, 4 yrs—Redmond (Manion,
3 yrs.
NEWMARKET JULY MEETING, 1853.
TUESDAY.
Nominations for the July Stakes.
Raby—c by Cotherstone, out of The Abbess—f by
Cotherstone, out of Gossamer—f by lon, out of Retro-
spect.--Student—c by Slane, out of Alarm's dam—As-
tolfo-c-Brigliadora—f by Don John, out of Ma Mie—c
Camden—f by Caesar, out of Guaracha—c by Nutwith,
out of Glenara—c by Lanercost, out of Camera Obscure
—f by Nutwith, out of Marmora—Quince—Crosslanes
—Mountain Buck—c by Touchstone, out of Breastgirth
—Maresfield—Brother to Mountain Deer—Glengowrie
—o by Orlando, out of Distaffina—c by John o'Gaunt,
out o 1 Glacis—Baalbec—Marsyas—f:by Touchstone, out
of Alice Hawthorn—f by Bay Celia—f Calliope—
Brother to Singapore—c by:Melbourne, out of Myrrba.

WEDNESDAY.
Mr, Payne's c by Orlando, out of pigtail!), agst Lord
Ribbledale's c Marsyas, Bst 71b each; new T.Y.C.;
200 h ft.

THURSDAY.
Nominations for the Chesterfield Stakes.
Cby Cotherstone, out of The Abbess—f by Cother- '
stone, out of Gossamer—f by lon, out of Retrospect—
f by Cotherstone, out of Sister to Ainderly—
§tudent—
f by Epirus, out of the Flapper—ch c by Napier, out of
Glenhawk's dam—Brigliadora—f by John o'Gaunt, out
of Ma Mie—Bird's Nest—The General---f by Venison,
out of Cestus—f by Cotherstone, out of Dirce—c by
Robert de Gorham, out of Soldiers Joy—c by Nutworth
out of Glenara—f by Nutwith, out of Marmora—f by
Scutari, out of Amaryllis—Quince—b c Mortimer—
Mountain Hawk—Mantilla—c by Touchstone, out of
Event—c by Lanercost, out of Lobelia—Brother to
Mountain Deer—Glengowrie—c by Orlando, out of
Distaffina—c Stephen—f by Sycophant, darn by Maley
Moloch—The Caliph--Brother to Singapore—f by
Alarm, out of Miss Slane—Money Moses—Bethia—
Ludwig—c by Touchstone, out of Cuckoo—nd Oliver
—f by Touchstone, out of Alice Hawthorn—f by Pan-
taloon, out of Kate—Bay Celia—Sister to Aphrodite.

BELFAST, TUESDAY MORNING, THREE O'CLOCK.''
Our reporter has just received intelligence at the police-office
that three persons have been shot in Cullentree-road—twa,
men and a young woman. The men are both named IVlliewnenre
and the young woman is named M‘Laughlin.
standing, it is alleged, at their own doors about They
standing, o'clockmixed
this morning, when they were shot, without being
parties who
hey
up with any riot or quarrel at the time.
fired the shots have not been arrested, nor, inidlfead, are their
a ball in the
names known. The young woman receive
back part of the neck, and Dr. Wheeler, who was called on
to attend her, succeeded in extracting it. She is lying at her
f the men received a
own house, in Cullentree-road. On
ball in the leg, and the part where the other man was hit we
have of wounds, we under-
stand, have not been able to learn.
Aand, are of a dangerous description. Wet forbear from ex.-.
pressing any opinion upon this udnfronlrotudlloaubet,oienctuorritentchet,a asa
full investigation will be institute ,
day
at the police-office.—Be ifercu j.

EVENING, JULY 15,

1852

Reiterating my thanks for the interest you have
shown in the matter, and assuring you that the removal
of the above inconsistency will gladden the hearts of
hundreds of railway officials, I am, Sir, yours, &c.,
CLERICUS.

e SOUTH WALES RAILWAY.
OPENING OF THE BRIDGE ACROSS THE WYE.
The private
ofoening of the Wye-bridge, the span of
pension princi le"ich,
the main archconstructed on the tubular sus-
Brunel, Captain Simmonds
those present we observed Mr.
afternoon. Iwo is 300 feet, took place yesterday
Captain Claxton, R.N.,m°Ldes (the Government Inspector),
Wals
Rair. G. Saunders (the secre-
gireeeteorn, Mr. Grissell,
tart' of the South
Brunel's manager) Mr. Pauwlal,Y9.4lre.rE Lewis,
ie, Bennet
ae d (
MM rr ..
Potter (directors of the oom
cili:he Great
resident engineer), Mr. R. P. !Ayr!' Mr- G. Owen (the
Mr. M. Lane (the resident en
Western Railway), Mr. Edwards, Mr.
Sayer, Mr. Manley (the locomotive superintendentbenMr.
the South Wales Railway), Mr. P. Clarke (the superin-
tendent of
of the line), Mr. Snead, banker, of Cbeptow
&c. There was present a large eumber of ladies resi-
dent iu the neighbourhood of Chepstow.
The bridge merits an extended notice, from the no-
velty of its construction, the difficulties with which the
engineer has had to contend during the progress of the
works, the cost at which it will be completed, and the
almost perfect rigidity of the structure, as evidenced
yesterday, under a very heavy weight.
The engineer, in throwing a bridge across the Wye,
had these difficulties to overcome. The stream is ex-
tremely rapid—the tide extraordinary (rising, as it does,
44 feet)—the bed of the river covering the solid rock
some 40 or 50 feet, and the elevation at which it was
necessary to carry the railway being 50 feet above high-
water mark. To meet these difficulties Mr. Brunel de-
the main span of his bridge over upon
termined to carry
cast-iron cylindrical tubes, and to derive the chief sup-
port of the roadway laid upon them from a boiler-plate
tube fixed high above it, and having diagonal chains
fixed to horizontal girders, across the bottom of which
the permanent way of the line should be fixed.
The bridge—which we had the pleasure of crossing
with the testing train yesterday—may be very shortly
described. The width of the Wye at this point is about
600 feet. The bridge consists of four arches, and it is
the one on the Gloucester side, of 309 feet span to
which the tubular suspension principle has been applied.
The sides of the roadway are formed of two vertical
girders, 8 feet in depth. They partake of the cellular
principle, but the cells are triangular, and afford a power-
ful resistance to compression from the peculiar form of
their construction, and the bottom of the roadway is
formed of a web of wrought iron to resist extension.
The two aide girders are connected together by cross
girders, upon which the timber flooring is laid. Upon
the flooring the ordinary ballast of the Great Western
Railway is deposited. These girders rest upon the cast
iron cylindrical pillars to which we have already alluded,
and such is the nature of the bed of the river, that the
pillars had, on the average, to be sunk 48 feet before the
solid rock could be reached. Upon the solid rock all of
these pillars rest. As an instance of the labour imposed
upon the engineer in this portion of the work, we may
mention that in sinking the pillars, such an influx of fresh
water was met with, that an engine of 30 horse-power
was constantly required to got rid of it. The tubes are
fifty feet out of water at high-water mark. In a line
with and at an elevation of fifty feet above the roadway
is the cylindrical tube or standard. The end on the
Gloucester side of the river rests upon a stone arch, and
the other end upon iron work running up from the cylin-
drical pillars. The tube is nine feet in diameter, and
has a curve or camber of two feet see inches in the centre.
From this tube the main chains by which the roadway is
fr about et
principally supported run diagonallyand from o either en
fed to
a point fifty feet from the centre,
wedges_y driving
under
of the roadway the main chains run horizontally. The
adjustment of the road-girders is effected by screws act-
ing upon the suspending chains, and by
two vertical trusses about 103 feet spare. .fi
in these wedges, which move upon rollers, the suspend-
ing or supporting tube is made to keep its original curve
or camber, and this, with the assistance of. the_e screw,
d
will give at all times the proper rigidity to De roadway.
Of y
weight we shall presently give a satisfactory_ pt 3 .
Of the practical rigidity of the bridge under aahewaT
a ceaple of trucks—
A few minutes before two o'clock, everythi g having
been stated to be complete for testing the istrerigth of the
enumerated above—
bridge, an engine and tender, and
upon
nattiohne
and the other most of the
one containing a brass band,
gentlemen whose names w® have,
started from the temporary staton a epstow, and
cuttinPgeerbeseinseeewnemrteohveued upon
proceeded through the deep
and the bridge. Several thousand
heights of the cutting, and as the
the bridge they sent forth a hearty cheer, which was met
by a louder cheer from the workmen and a large con-
course of persons assembled on the other side of the
NVye. This was but a preliminary trip—the weight
that bad gone over the bridge was not more than about
seventy tons. The real and practical test followed.
Two engines, with their tenders, were attached to ten
trucks loaded with 100 tons of iron rail and stone,
the whole weighing upwards of 200 tons, and the
steam having been put on, the train crossed the bridge i
at the rate of about ten miles per hour. Mr. Brunel
taken across
and Captain Simmonds were in the centre of
the main span, and upon of the vertical girders, for
the purpose of observing to what extent the train would
affect the rigidity of the structure. Trehseidleonatdewneginheaevre,
tmentioned—viz.,main
ef
tupwardsheb roidfg2eooe
etvoenrsa, l was
times, and the
greatest deflection was barely seven-sirteenths of an inch,
time would be about-
It was calculated by Mr. Owen, the
seover a bridge of that
that the greatest moveable weight that could possibly
produced by forming a
ebeeebtreoeugphetrofnoetthreeeb, reidrg3eoaot
tootle
span. That load could only be
train of locomotive engines. It
portion of the bridge was tested was stated that this
was erected in its present position, the ground before it
nearly 1,000 tons, and that the deflection
by loading it with
occa-
sion did not exceed one inch and a half.
fon on that
the tube is 220 tons, and of thechains,aThe weight of
tons, together 340 tons, plates, &c., 120
0r720 tons for the two lines of
way over a span of 300 feet. The ironwork of the other
portion of the bridge weighed
the total weight of
iron
' about 700 tons, making
used in this bridge, 600 feet in
length, for a double line of railway, about 1,400 tone.
We may congratulate the shareholders of this fine
line uponSo long
the realisation of the great project.
as the break in the line existed at Chepstow the mer-
chandise traffic would necessarily be limited, but a grant
increase may now be counted upon, since coalsca n
and
other from the Welsh coal basin to London
e while
other places at a very inconsiderable e
eveyeding , with
the large quantities which will be
"ratify in-
other heavy merchandise, will produce a g
crease. • for traffic, it is stated,
The bridge will be fully open for
hi there is some uncer-
on Monday next, though abort
specter is expe ted
c to-
tainty. The Government i _ time
the for conveying,
morrow, and after his decision
bridge will be fined. -a
cross the xed.
passengers and traf___9o--,____

RAILWAY ACCIDENT.
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sac lefther s
oßurnley,of
t the
D RE
excursion
sAoDooFoUfithtroaitne
~y 13•—Yesterday
BURNLEY, J''-- morning several
townc an d friends
o f
York, of
lwmGi
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esgersdt
e:e. oidrawLf
ig:
tyovh:trthchpoeoenol
tdvi
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days
yusa
ii,nesudygt
arosni tpohmme
to ree places. Methodists
~ children, conveying
"-
the various Sunday schools
The Goole train,
~ consisted of about
2eodoisptsersons, and reached
Burnley, on its return, about 11.30 P m., every one de-
Fired for the most fearful thesea,and quite unpre-
i n
this
neighbourhood.railway accident
The at•rlicinh
had
s
ever occurred
when it was
arrived within a kw hundred yards of the station,
wpohseedh
oi ,
ottnenbrought to a stand for the purpose LI
detiachinsigi
igthes (according to the usual prac.-
tice), and
runningthe train on to the main line,
passenger
and,
btzaeffficp; ob3ueta
beforea t t this ist
he e stationngi
engines
sr
could
do ordinary
psi?.
train, from its weight, wa:3 again in mo-
tion,the ore the pointsman could attend to his duty,
had passed on, down the incline, to the time
platform, which is adopted only for a" a-b
5h0rt....1 piiiirsis,.„,er.
dashedtri train entered
tae and
dt
terminates in a strong stonweailm:paelltt.wuso,Tanhfde
the station with considerable
the buffers protecting the
being raised complete►y
pieces by the concussion.
most lamentable, and The see
screams of rootlets for their child oanlmeonsdt, and almost° shivered to
the carriages
bangle which ensued was
es description, the
on being mingled with

23, contused
pal::
the suf..
RAIL WAY SUPS R ANN IUATION. ! the cries and groans of. the wounded. The news of the
• TO. THE EDITOR OF THE SUZY, i calamity soon spread through the town, and the con-
ElR,—Aity scheme having for its object the future I fusion was increased by the hundreds of people whce
welfare of a large, ji,t(-,lligent, end heavily-tasked class I crowded into the station. Mr. SuperintendentCarawell,
of man, is sure ;o met with the approbation a the j with a party of the county constebulary, was' woe Pt.
public, and eneeuregeeient irom that great moral reflex i the spot, and resorted to active rraeaeuree far the elan-
of the puelie mind sand opinion—the Press. cation of the injured, four of whom were found to be
It is under this 00/vietien , that I request. the favour quite deal, anct some 20 er 30 seriously injured.
of : your ',ward ag a few renarka upon the important- A special engine was dispatched to Manchester imme-
subject of ',Railway Saperaoueetion," relative to ;be diately after the aceident for Mr. Hall. the passenger
recent publicetion of a pamphlet on which a leader np- tiperinteadect, who arrived at three o'clock this morn-
peered in your impression of the sth inst., and I hope lag. After a careful investigation of the circumatences,
ample ground fur my trespassing upboynycymnainr
)70oulurroand_s
calltre.nildeadll
to
os othfoopisenciiodne,ntthwatouhladdntohtehpattsocbseuernrepar.op&,rhlys
will be found in the interest evinced
vocacy of the .scheme and in the truth contained in the. Pointaman (John Parker) is in custody, and an inquest.
old homely proverb, that it No one knows where the
c‘Toirirlebeet laielldistoonf tthheebkoidiliedes
stnod-mino
jrurroewd„
asWwee shuaevjeotelbeeene
shoe pinches but he who wears ie"
_ab.iWl: tiollielitee'tpe—ncer, sawyer, 49, broken rib and bruises;
This scheme, if carried into effcct, will be unrivalled
gee:az:el:leo, hrigShettezaermer,blr3o,kb6rnu,iasenddarrigmh.t
lJeagmeoesntSupseednc;eltr,a726y,
in magnitude and too wide extent of its operations. It
is excellent in all points' but one, and the exception is of
so great importance as appareutly to neutralise all pro- bruised itiee and other bruises; Thomas Hargraves, 48,
bruised foot; Sarah Ann Dyson 13, posed
cages.advant It is to this objectionable exception
13. severely bruised in
that I wish w.. attention, it having been generally Ann ll agravet'. 14, much bruiSed; Isabella Dyson, 12,
pronounced .to be unsouud and inequitable by these .
bruised; Martha Taylor, 27, shoulder bruised; Ka-
li, contasioed• Ann Hardy, 47, belt
who are shortie (to carry. out the figure of the proverb) various parts of too body; Ellen Taylor, 60, severely to wear the shoe. It runs thus:—" No return irom the
fund to.be made in the use
of a clerk dying before he Prot Nowell,
and knee bruised;
bruised. we un-
ties teen superannuated." shoulder bruised, and arm and head severely cut, thighs.
bruised; Thomas Hartley, elbow
As, however, the whole amount of a clerk's subscrip-
Hannth
Lions are to be returned in case of resignation, and these Charlotte
are full twenty-fide resignations to one death, it is difli- Holden,42, bruised; Margaret Holden, 13, bruised head;
Hargreaves,
cult to conceive why such a clause sheet(' exist, espe- anti several others whose names we have not been ebb
cially upon the plea that is advanced for it, "that the able to ascertain are severely cut and
funds would suffer by any return being made in the case dorstand thee. every attention is being
of a death." ferers by the convene.
The problem that twenty-five cases of resignation
would not affect the fund, but that one case of death
would, surely requires solving.
The death of a clerk, being a married man, would
Juts be a double calamity to his family; his death being
I attended by the loss of the many yeas! deductions
from his selery.
In the case of two men who have ,subscribed to the
. ' fund for twenty years, supposingone to die and the
other to resign, the subecteptionteof the • - former are for
felted whilst those of the latter are returned. It will
be readily seen that there is no analogy
.betweenthese
cases and those of common annuities, and therefore no
ground for thus laying a fine upon death.
The alteration or modification, therefore, of this
clause will afford unbounded satisfaction. Its retention
must produce the opposite effect. I trust that it only
required attention to be drawn to the matter to perked
the scheme.

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS
THE GRZAT NORTHERN BYWAY.—(MiIes in work, 224)
—Return of Traffic for the Week ending July 4, 1852 :--
Passengers, parcels, carriages,
horses, dogs, and mails ... £5,854 210
Merchandise and minerals 5,224 1 6
Cattle 218 4 7

Corresponding week, 1851 (236 miles):--
L 9,494 9 1
Total ..
Passengers, parcels, &c. ... £11,296 811
3 721 11 7 Merchandise,. Cattle, &c.

Total ...
....£13,216 ft, 8
LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY. (260 Mil"
open.)—Traffic for`week ending July 11, £17,816 8 2
Corresponding week in last year (260
miles open)
....£17,398 5 1
CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAn.wAr.—Traffic for the
week ending July l I

RAILWAY.
Passengers, parcels, &c.
Goods ... ...
...

Total

Passengers

••• £3,038 10 4
... 729 3 1

..
... ••• £3,767 13 5
STEAM-BOATS.

TOTAL.
Passengers, parcels, &c.
Goods ... ... ...

... £370 16 5

...33,409 6 9
... 729 3 1

Total ... ... ... £4,138 9 10
Corresponding week last year ... 3,860 18 9
ScornsEt CENTRAL RAlLWAY.—Traffic for the Week
ending July 11, 1852 :
Passengers (12,295), parcels, horses,
and carriages ... ... ... £1,216 11 7
Goods, cattle, &c. ... ... ... 805 12 6

Total .. . 2,022 4 1
Corresponding week in last year... 1,900 19 5
Perth, July 14, 1852.
CORK AND BANDON RAILWAY.—(2O miles open)—Return
of Traffic for the week ending July 10, 1852 :
Passengers, parcels, &c. £163 16 4
Merchandise, cattle ,&c.... 32 16 6

open)
Merchandise, 10
CorrespondingTwotaeelk il;i851 (10 mres Passengers parcels, &c.
Merchandise, cattl "' 32 7 4
e, &c.... 0 0 3

Total

32 7 7

s and Ad-
y have
.for the
NAVAL NT
GErsNtpocl
DEVONPORT , JULY 12.—Lord Palm
miral Bowles have been on a visit to thei
last few days. This day (Monday) the
the dockyard in company with Commodore seeyToted
they visited the ships building, mast-house, &c., and th—ett.
embarked in the commodore's boat, and proceeded to
Beyham in company with Colonel Williams, the director
of works, where they minutely inspected the works, re-
maining a considerable time, after which they returned
to the dockyard.
Nothing in or out.
The Tyne steam-ship, Master Commander P. Wel-
lington, having landed her Brazilian mail at Plymouth,
sailed yesterday morning for the eastward.
The Basilisk, 4, paddle-wheel steam-ship, sailed last
evening for the eastward.

The—General Steam Shipping Company's vessel Har-
binger arrived this morning from the Thames. Her
crew will be inspected and mustered by Captain Lowe,
and she will sail on the 15th for the Cape of Good Hope
and India.

PORTSMOUTH, WRDNESDAY.—The Retribution steam-
frigate, Captain the Hon. J. R. Drummond, will sail on
Friday for Lisbon and Gibraltar with dispatches and
supernumeraries for Rear-Admiral Dandas.
The Sampson, 6, steam-trigate, Captain L. T. Jones,
has received her crew and hauled off to the stream to
re-adjust her compasses.

Her Majesty, Prince Albert, and the Royal Family
are frequently afloat in the royal steam-yact Fairy,
enjoying the cool evening breezes in the Solent. Last
evening the yacht steamed nearly up to Spithead, and
received a royal salute from the Retribution steam-
frigate, with yards manned, &c. The Fairy, with the
Royal party on board and standard flying, steamed
nearly up to Spithead on the previous evening, but no
honours were paid them by the Retribution on that
occasion.

-4'he Duke of Northumberland's late visit to the Chan-
nel Islands began with Guernsey, where he landed early
on the morning of Tuesday, the 6th inst., and remained
until late in the afternoon, when he crossed to Jersey,
and on the following day, after carefully inspecting the
works of the harbour of refuge forming in St. Cathe-
rine's-bay, St. Heliers, &c., started for Alderney. On
Thursday he examined the Admiralty Harbour works
in progress in Alderney, the quarries, the new church,
&c., in all which the Duchess appeared to take great
interest. The tides being at neap, neither Mr, Walker,
Mr. Burges, nor Mr. Cooper, the principal engineers,
met his Grace at either of the islands, but Mr. Neville,
at Jersey, and Mr. Rhodes, at Alderney, explained the
plans; and the Duke expressed his satisfaction with the
works and their progress. The shelter afforded by the
Alderney works is considerable; it has already been
found useful, and will, it is expected, be much more so
next winter.

APPOINTMENTS.
WOOLWICH, JULY 14.—Assistant-Engineers F. C. Al-
ton and James A. Limber,t to the Blenheim, 56, screw
steam guardship at Portsmouth.
Second Master Henry M'Ausland (1843), to the
Nautilus, 6, brig, tender to the Impregnable flag-ship at
Devonport. _

Boatswain Samuel Lock, to the Sampson steam-fri-
gate at Portsmouth,
Mr, Richardson, sen„ and Mr. Richardson, jun., both
justices of the peace for Merionethshire, arrived at
Woolwich in their life-boat, which was brought round
by them from Pembroke, coasting in her all day and
landing on shore at night, as there is no part for stow-
age or going below. The boat is made of galvanised
iron in the form of two canoes, lashed together with an
open space between, of about 4 feet in breadth, and the
cw
weighedt . lqr.ownisthhooruet hheerregteo_darlys,
boat weighs 54 cwt. and 3 qrs. with all her gear, and 48
was shown
R .R.N.
whenshe sihsecowasn .
in the presence of the
authorities and Captain Washington,
or to sail with two
fitted to be rowed by 12 oars, . , square
structed to carry a considerable neandmurbdemsror.noEf,sorplriefeersslo,noLastiamtnode:
sails, one mast being fore and another aft. att. Mr. Thomp-
son
u,:eb,oa inspectedt -builder,t
nßeo thme rehs
day, and Mr. Forrest iebring down a life-boat of his
hto test
her qualities at the
construction to Woolwic is
iri ie
.e 'R
i .
same time as the other.

SOCIETY OF FANCY CABINET MAKERS.
This society is formed upon principles widely different
other trade society in existence, being
fbasedrom that
upon fitcha:d strictdoes
e s
not
compel principleit l
leaves
voaef
sj
manustic
everye t
ombetweenwako
formasterget
ath
bas man.as
scale of piecework or that price for day work, labour
being the only commodity the working man has to
bring into tho market;
best price he possibly can for that labour, him
only protecting
only when his demands are just. By this means they
avoid coming into collision with their employers, and
steer clear of that system which has been the ruin of so
many societies, viz., striking for a certain scale of prices.
man isfrom w
out
of employment it allows him sufficient
rtloifs a
h m
keepenough
hi
hhat most Englishmen dread—the pa-
totempt him to remain one hour
out of work longer
a sum is allowed than he can possibly obtain it. In case
of fire
w4d
towardsle
ct
him;re piunrcohlads i nagg
eh his tools.gives
In sickness it does n
hthinlis satrang
e superannuation
eventful
history,n allowance,eg i t
and when death ends
saves him from a pau-
per's grave by givi •
ng his widow or nominee
a sum sufficient to lay him respectably in his
last resting place. The fourth -
anniversary festival was
celebrated by a dinner at the Highbury Barn Tavern,
Islington, yesterday afternoon, when a large party of
the members and their friends partook of an entertain-
ment which reflected much credit on Mr. Hinton, the
liberal proprietor of this delightful place. Mr. Henry
Watts, of Bunhill-row, Finsbury, presided as chairman,
and was well supported by several influential members
of the society. The cloth being withdrawn, the custo-
mary loyal toasts were given. The chairman, in a few
but appropriate words, proposed "Success to the So-
ciety of Fancy Cabinet Makers;" in doing so, he paid
a well deserved compliment to Mr. W. Scarrott, the
secretary, whose health in connexion with the
toast he wished the company to drink; this was
done with great enthusiasm, and Mr. Scarrott upon
rising to acknowledge the honour done him, was
received with rreat cheers in thecourse of his lengthened
observations relative to the rise, progress, and present
state of the society, hestated that he felt unable to express
his feelings for the kindness done him. Other toasts,
including the health of the chairman, followed, and
several songs were sung; after which the company ad-
journed to the beautital grounds, where a variety of
rustic games were gone into until the evening, when a
ball, under the eble.m‘anagement of Mr. Gonavilli, 31. C.,
was opened in the 1"g. room, graced by the assemblage
of a numerous Par.ty el ladies. Dancing commenced and
continued
[Mai a late hour, when the company
broke up
and returned to town, evidently having been highly en-
tertained with the day's
proceedings. The society holds
its meetings every Monday evening at the Blue Last,
Cooptol2-bt/V t :GOlWeil•Niii.