The Sun.
London, England, 1852-05-07 00:00:00

COMPETITION.

After all, it must be admitted that Competition bas
already done the civilized world great service, and ac-
complished more towards diffusing the benefits of in-
dustrial enterp►ise, than any single agency that could be
named. Competition has led to most of the splendid
mechanical inventions and improvements of the age.
It has stimulated the shipbuilder, the merchant, the
manufacturer, the machinist, the tradesman, the shop-
keeper. In all departments of productive industry it
has been the moving power. I: has developed the re-
sources of this and of other countries—the resources of
the soil, and the character and qualities of the men who
dwell upon it. It seems to be absolutely necessary for
the purpose of stimulating the growth and culture of
every individual. It is deeply rooted in man, larding
That
him ever to seek after and endeavour to realise
highest or
some-
thing better and higher than he has Set attained. Of
and
With
course, man is much more than a competing being.
sympathies
is only one of his characteristics, and not the
:ospnedratesith
drawhss unitehseimnsiohnilittiocs,
others in works for the common good.
tio noblest.ns, which lr
e
individualism, there may, and there o unfettered
bene-
ficent co-operation for the general happiness,u ought to be,
unite to labour, to produce, and to Men may
the fruits of corporate industry. share with each other
cumstances, there will be the But under any cir-
the opportunities for
instinct of Competition,
with necessary evil, there Competition, and, though mixed
results of willCompairila.—E be the ultimate beneficial
liza Cook's Journal.
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..oNsUMPTioN or CON.E ON RAILWAYS.—The in•
creased consumption of coke, and consequently of coal, from
which it is made, since the introduction of the railway sys-
tem, is truly remarkable, and still is not to be wondered at.
when we take into consideration the thousands of mileilve°Bl
iron way which girdle the land, the hundreds of locomotives
number
continually roaring and belching forth steam, and
of passengers and quantity of merchandise dailyth
circular
hundreds of miles to their destination. From
a tradee
in New-
recently received, we find that in one house ro
the trade
New-
castle. en-Tyne, that of Messrs. Straker and Love,
rs ;
their fort-
has more than doubled in the past three econveyed
dues, for carriage of
per annum, and they pay in railway
Their make of coke is
nightly pay-bills, wages, &c., amount to upwards of 40,000 L
coke, upwards of 60,000/. a year.
d they expect to raise
upwards of 200,000 tons per annum,
from their collieries this year about
peth and Bitch-
These coals are principally from the 11
district of Durham, are
burn Collieries, in the Auckland annum, and
tons of coals.
-d for railway purposes, free
known generally as a productive as coal, and the coke pro-
duced from it is highly appreciate
the boiler tubes remaining twin-
jclinker on the fire bars, and
from sulphur, and of high evaporative power, leaving no
1 ured.-11fining Journal.

PRESERVATION OF THE CRYPT OF GERRARD'S HALL.
—At the last meeting of the British Archologieal Associa-
tion, a communication was read from Mr. J. W. Butter-
worth, urging the society to transmit a remonstrance to the
City authorities against the demolition of the ancient and
beautiful crypt of Gerrard's Hall. The chairman, Mr. T. J.
Pettigrew, said that, ardent as was the desire manifested by
the members of the association on the subject, he feared the
preservation of the crypt was impossible ; the City architect;
and surveyor, had exerted ,all their skill, but Without
effect, to prevent its downfall. He understood that in conse-
quence of the site of the crypt being some feet aboven
level of the neighbouring ground, its re, mo..val......beneha_tratAnh.,de.
sary, in order to carry out the City alterations and im_le3n2w,on.
ments. Therefore, he entertained no hope that any 1, c
strance now would stay the hand of destruction.
Egan said that, in London, a city celebrated for a e .
tects and talented engineers, surely som
would be found capable of devising too, with inl-
of street might be deflected, and consonantly_ _• scientificauasrrp.cihriii
provement, from the route ori a n,_,AeewedherebAsy the line
ginallyulpl
the enlightened citizens of Lonoons p
wthat contemplated. He
d not suffer the per-
petration
tuf authorities t ion m' o u 1
cdo
übl
de
of an act so Vandalish
theraore hoped that Mr.bßu,titelf."...:thri
mtelfaCstter, they would find
adopted, being satisfied that.r
the
only
that were not insuperab' ie. After
etti-
tbhee induced
ilgiueertionis7dcuoini
estii.illti
es
an animatqls‘
White, Mr. !
ndcbei,ntileirrf.sptivegwelisucriyis,sliionnd,
Di in . which
Niv.lpi
seconded bv Mr. Lawrence.
grew, took part, it I,ssit.H,l3e-Np.v.r,Lonsied.:ily.plqr. Egan,
Gerrard's Hall."
council a the British Arc :c..) o,lca Association be requested
to take such steps as they may deem. d€6rable, for the pre-
servation .intact of the ancient crypt nt
The motion, having been rut by the Chairman, was carried
unanimously.

[ADVERTISEM
ENT.] —A Lieutenant of Dragoons
curd of Rheumatismi
by Holloway's Ointment and Pills.--
This officer, who is n the Dutch army, states that Holloway's
Pills and Ointment have cured him of rheumatism. which ap-
peared to be incurable, as neither sea bathing, vapour baths,
nor preparations vaunted as sure remedies, did him anY, god, the treatment of the doctor,
after several months trial,
was without success. At this jtncture he commenced ta.k!ng,
these pills, and rubbing the ointment into the complaining
parts twice a day, which effectually cured him in the course of
six weeks. The truth of this statement can be vouched for
by Mr. J. B. Stratman, of Bois-de-Dec.—Sold by all Drug-
gists,
London.
and at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Stcl,ll4