The Sun.
London, England, 1852-09-10 00:00:00

TT-1E SUN,

the flames roiled forth like streams of liquid fire, throw-
ing up a glare of light which illuminated not merely the
eastern portion of London, bat the reflection could be
seen as far off as Gravesend. Fortunatcly the mains of
the East Loudon Company yielded an abundant supply
of water, from which the firemen set their engines to
work under the direction of Messrs. Fogo, Connorton,
end Overton, but in spite of which the work of destruc-
tivsness continued, and eventually the roof and floors of
the large house fell, and consequently the costly stock
in trade fell along with them. The loss, it is expected,
will exceed 20,000/4 and unfortunately the firm was
insured for only 6,000/. The origin of the misfortune is
enveloped in obscurity.

THE VAST SCALE °four RAILWAY SYSTEM.
Apart from its higher developments, a very few gross
facts will show the position of the railway system in our
country. It appears that up to the end of 1850 railway
companies had raised a sum equal to 240 f millions
sterling, and retained powers to raise a further sum of
122:• millions. In Jane, 1851, the number of persons
employed on railways open for traffic was 63,500, and
on those in course of construction 43,000. In the United
Kingdom, 85i millions of persons travelled by railways
in 1851, and paid eight millions sterling for doing so;
while, for the transport of goods, seven other millions
were paid, according to the official report of Captain
Simmons, recently published. Look, too, at the Railway
Clearing House, which may be described as representing
all the railways in account with any individual line,
and which has become a matter of enormous magnitude,
with a business of the most elaborate character.
About fifty companies are associated in this system, of
which the public know nothing, though they owe to it
facilities of the greatest value and importance. The in-
creasing amount and difficulty of the business transacted
here, in settling the proportions to be paid and received
by different lines in respect of the travellers and goods
passing over more than one, will ultimately lead to amal-
gamation in one shape or other, even if other circum-
stances did not tend the same way. The public will
have to protect themselves when this approaches. The
companies, if they are wise, will make the present des-
potism so light that it may not be felt. Should they
pursue an opposite policy, we may prognosticate, with-
out fear of failure, the ultimate assumption of all the
lines by the State.---Builder.

CRICKET.
ELEVEN OF ENGLAND V. TWENTY-TWO OF BRADFORD
AND DISTRICT.—This match was brought to a conclu-
sion at Bradford on Wednesday, when, to the astonish-
ment of not a few, it was found that the Eleven were
vanquished in one innings by 50 runs, the score pre-
senting the following appearance: —Bradford, first
innings, 180. The Eleven, first innings, 79; second
ditto, 60.
THE UNITED ELEVEN OF ENGLAND V. FIFTEEN OF
SHEFFIELD.—This match was resumed at Sheffield on
Wednesday, and upon being brought to its termination
gave the subjoined result, by which it will be seen the
"United Eleven" won by eight wickets. Sheffield, first
innings, 110; second ditto, 37. United Eleven, first
innings, 104; second ditto, 46. The United Eleven won
by eight wickets.

FATAL EFFECTS OF POACHING.—An inquest was
held on Monday, by gt. M. Wilson, Esq., coroner, on the
body of Thomas Bungay, of Plaitford. It appeared that the
deceased, who was aged 20, went out with a lad three years
younger than himself, named John Moore,
n each ar
af m
tered
noon.
with
a gun, for the purposes of poaching, on Sunday
Having found a covey of partridges in a field in the occupa-
tion of Farmer Noble, they marked down a single bird in a
hedgerow, and both fired on the bird's rising, John Moore
lodging the contents of his gun in his companion's left side.
Bungay called out, " John, what did you shoot at me for ?"
and upon Moore's replying, " I don't know that I did,"
Bungay answered, " Yes, you did though," and after walking
two or three yards fell down and expired in a few minutes.
From the position of the wound it seemed probable that the
charge had lodged in his heart. Verdict, " Homicide by
misadventure."—Shetborne Journal.
BniGwroN.—Our roadstead on Sunday exhibited
a lively and picturesque scene. The Rolla gun-brig, and the
Fernande, a beautiful yacht, belonging to Major Martyn,
being anchored off the town, nearly all the boats on the
beach, especially the row-boats, the sea being almost as
placid as a lake, were engaged by parties anxious to visit
her. From the shore the small boats near the brig looked
like a swarm of bees around a hive. So many boats being
engaged was attributable to the influx of excursionists. On
Tuesday another yacht, the Violet, belonging to Sir Henry
Blake arrived in our roads. She is a smaller craft than
Major Martyn's. The brig and yachts sailed westward yes-
terday morning. It is in contemplation to get lup a Regatta
Club in this town • and to invite the members of the West-
minster Regatta Club to join them in the formation of October
matches, to take place off Brighton. The first meeting is to
be held at the Royal Sovereign this evening. Brighton
Gazes of yesterday.
THE WEATHER AT GLASGOW.—The weather during
the last three days has been warm, drying, and sultry, and
all that could be wished for the completion of harvest
operations. An immense quantity of victual has been cut
over the entire country, and a short continuance of the
present splendid weather will enable the husbandman to
make it secure.— Glasgow Chronicle.
TERMINATION OF THE BUILDERS' STRIKE.—Yes-
terday the whole of the men, about 150 in number, who
were lately out upon strike, returned to their work—their
employers, the Messrs. Smith and Pearse, of the Camden
Town-road, having, at a meeting of the workmen, on Tues-
day, given their consent to the four o'clock movement.
Yesterday the men held a meeting at Mr. Cheef 's, the Rail-
way Tavern, Maiden-lane, King's-cross, at which it was
stated that numerous other parties were prepared and in-
tended to follow their example, if their employers refused to
comply with their demands; viz., the concession of the four
o'clock movement. A placard was also read, from which it
appeared that the whole of the carpenters lately in the em-
ploy of the Messrs. Edwards, of the Lower-road, Islington,
in consequence of their being debarred from leaving off their
employ at four o'clock on Saturdays, had refused to work;
and it concluded by calling upon their fellow workmen to
support them while out of employ. It was stated that
nearly the whole of the large master builders of the metro-
polis and suburbs complied with the request of their work
people when it was first mentioned to them. The customary
vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the proceedings.
THE LATE MR. ALLEN, THE ARTIST. We are
glad to hear that the City of London School has given fifty
guineas to the widow and family (eight children) of their
late professor of drawing, Mr. J. W. Allen, the well-known
landscape painter, whose sadden death on the 29th ult. left
them in such a state that it was found necessary to make an
appeal to his friends and the admirers of art. The head-
master, the Rev. Dr. Mortimer, has also given ten guineas,
and the other masters have made this sum up to thirty
guineas. As 1,0001. would permanently benefit the widow
and family of this gifted and truly English artist, a great
effort is being made to raise this sum ; and we heartily wish
well to this proper testimonial to the artist and the man.

THE COURT.—We understand that her Majesty
Minister
and the Prince Consort were expected to attendofft,h, e annual
sterin-
Highland Braemar gathering, which "came
day. The Earl of Malmesbury, who is the
attendance on the Queen, will be succeeded to-morrow,is expected, by the Noble Premier. The Viscountess Cit
is
who has arrived at Fort William, Inverness, will
into waiting on the Queen on the 27th instant. A detach-
ment of the 42d Highlanders, commanded by Captain Camp-
bell, is stationed at Balloter as a guard of honour during he
Majesty's s • tay The infant Prince Arthur and the Princess
Louisa remain at Osborne until the return of their illustrious
parents, in charge of Lady Caroline Barrington.
THE SOUTH WALES RAILWAY.—The day
fixed
for the opening of this railway is Friday, the 17th instant,
and not Thursday, the 16th, as has been stated by mis-
take in several journals. The directors will arrive at
Swansea, on the 15th. Great preparations are being made
for the occasion.
A great scarcity of silver continues to be felt in
most parts of the country, and in consequence of the sums
taken by emigrants the demands on the part of some of the
banks in the north have been larger than could be met by
the supplies from the Mint.
ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY.—The monthly meeting
of this society was held at their rooms, 17, Old Bond-street,
on the sth instant, J. 0. Westwood, Esq., F.L.S., president,
in the chair. The ordinary donations of books, &c., were
announced, and thanks ordered to be given to the respective
donors. The specimens exhibited on this occasion were so
varied and numerous that we can find space only to mention
the most remarkable of them. Mr. F. Bond showed a box
of Coleoptera, from the Mandarra River, New South Wales,
400 miles north of Sydney, containining various new forms
including a curious cylindrical-shaped Scarites. Mr. S.
Stevens exhibited some fine specimens of the sexes of Celli-
thee Sapphire, which had been bred by Mr. 11. W. Bates
in the Brazils. The larva and pupa of this insect had also
arrived in this country. Mr. Curtis called the attention of
the members to a specimen of Sphinx Antonio, which had
been bred in the gardens of the llorticultural Society at
Chiswick from a box of plants from the Pitchlake, Trinidad,
and remarked upon the caution with which we shoulind lthook
upon all extraordinary insects which have appeared is
country at various times, as doubtless many such, like the
present, are only imported species, and alluded specially t
those which have been taken at lighthouses. Mr. Edwin
Shepherd exhibited a very fine specimen of Chile cicatricel-
lus, new to the British lists, taken last month on the cliff
near Dover, along with two new species of jortrices, from
the same locality.
ROYAL ORTHOTXDIC HOSPITAL, BLOOMSBURY-,
sQuaax.—Yesterday afternoon a meeting of the committeeas
of this charity was held in Bloomsbury-square. It w
stated by the chairman that in consequence of the number
of severe cases on the books, waiting their turn of admission for
indoor treatment, a special appeal had been issued in behalf of
the building fund with the view of extending the accommo-
dation of the hospital. There were no less than 300 cases
too severe in their nature to admit of out-door treatment,
and as the majority were growing more difficult, if not dan-
gerous, by delay, the committee were anxious to provide for
their accommodation as soon as the funds would allow them
to increase the number of beds. Her Majesty and Prince
Albert had graciously and liberally aided the intended en-
largement; and a hope was expressed that the committee
would shortly be enabled to carry out the design. The total
number of patients cured of club-foot, deformed spine, and
other contractions, since the foundation of the Royal Ortho-
apdic Hospital, it appears, exceeds 13,000, and there is now
a constant attendance of 700hu pandtients, the average daily
number being upwards of one red.
A FATAL DRAUGHT.—On the morning of Sun-
day last the wife of Mr. William Tudhope, merchant, Coat-
bridge, had occasion to use vitriol for purposes connected
h sehold affairs but by some incaution or neglect
with her ou
hich contained' the burning liquid happened
the cup w f her child, a sprihtl b
to fall within thee each o
eived caughtg holy d of little
th oy
of
three years of ag who unperc e cup,
and was instantly seized with
the
swallowed its contents,
the effect of which on the
most excruciatin, internal pains, . .
n criesand
minds of those who witnessed the agonisi g
aidthroes
of the child will not soon be forgotten. Medical was
- effort made to relieve
speedily in attendance, and ever).
d existence was only that
the little sufferer, but prolonge
ultimate recovery, for
of misery without the prospect of
..._
Glas ow eons t-r
the little boy expired the following day. g 1.
tutional.
BANK OF N.--011 Wednesday a special
-
court of proprietors wasGLAND
held at the Bank of England, for the
election of a director in the room of Sir John Henry Pelly,
Bart., deceased. The chair was taken by Thomson Ilankey,
jun., Esq., when the scrutineers were appointed, and made
their report unanimously• favour of John Oliver Han-
in
son, Esq., who ~.. i, The court then
Adjourned. was elected aCCOllail3b J•