The Sun.
London, England, 1852-07-16 00:00:00

I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
C. J. BRYDGES.

York road, 16th July, 1852.

rTO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
carezdß powerful manner in which you have advo-
heT qhueestion of railway superannuation will secure
you rho gratitudreat haundreds who have wasted years in
the service of
re; and those who, like my-
to prevent the pussiliirt'"Pantihceeiratnisaaklainrigesperoovloiswioans,
however trifling, tor the foYtutof
self, can look back on tvvelve years' service will feel more
than doubly grateful.
As regards the vexed question of returning ni
wialiveb been
in case of death, one important point seems to CYn3en ts
overlooked, it is that only haft the pay2r,,,,s
turned, the half paid by the proprietors of each Companye
the case if a clerk withdraws from the society..

If my ideas are correct, and the point fairly con-
sidered, I cannot see how in common justice it can be
decided against us.
As regards the proposition of insuring that sum, it
does no: appear to have been considered that the low
rate of railway salaries will not admit of so many draw-
backs, as few can know the percentage to be deducted
for losses, bad money, &e., &c.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,

SPES.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
LIVERPOOL JULY MEETING.—THURSDAY.
Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas; three yrs old, Tat 71b;
four, 9st ; five, 9st 61b ; six and aged, 9st 91b. Two miles.
Mr. Henry's ch Butterfly, 3 yrs (W. Sharpe 1
Mr. Osbaldeston's Mountain Deer, 4 yrs
Mr. Phillips's Le Juif, 4 yrs (Marlow 3
Even on Butterfly, and 6to 4 agst Mountain Deer. Won
by half a length_ Le Juif beaten off.
The Foal Stakes of 100 sow. each, h ft, for three yrs old;
colts, Bst 61b ; fillies, Bst 3lb ; 31bs allowed, &c. Once
round and a distance. (4 Subs.)
Mr. Payne's br C. Wingenund walked over. Sir R. Pigot's
Filius withdrew his stake.
The Produce Match of 200 sous. each; colts, Bst 71b; fillies,
Bst 41b; one to the post. T.Y.C.
Lord Derby's br c Umbriel .......... (A. Day) 1
Lord Glasgow's Miss Sarah f
6t05 on Umbriel. Won by a neck.
The Liverpool Cup of 20b sow. in specie, aided to a handi-
cap Sweepstakes of 25 sour. each, 15 ft., AA 5 only if
dec,ared; the winner to pay 30 sous. to the judge' and 15
towards the expenses, and the second to receive 50 sous.
out of the stakes. (10% Subs., 44 of whom declared.)
Mr. G. White's Colsterdale, 4 yrs, Est 61b (Carroll) 1
Mr. Palmer's Goldfinder, 4 yrs, 7st 71b (Charlton) 2
Lord Eglinton's Lucio, 3 yrs, Est 31b (Wells) 3
Lord Clifden's Poodle, 3 yrs, sst 181 b (Sharrard) 0
Mr. Palmer's Doubt, 6 yrs, 7at 71b (Knott) 0
Lord Glasgow's cby Ithuriel sst 71b (car. sst 111 b (Smith) 0
Betting-6 to 4 agst Poodle, 3to 1 agst Colsterdale (tak.),
3to 1 agst Goldfinder, and 6to 1 agst Ludo. The race was
between the first two from the distance and was won with
difficulty by half a length; the rest tailed off. Run in 3
min. ;33 secs.
Cossack was scratched at twelve, and Herbert at two
o'clock.

The Derby Plandicap of 10 sovs. each, and 80 sovs. added
by the Earl of Derby. One mile.
Lord E yrs, Bst 31b
..(Marlow) Ilinton's b h Elthiron, 6 (22 Subs.)
Mr. Payne's cb c Faux .pas, 4 yrs, 7st 61b ...... (Flatrnan) 2
Mr. llargreave's bl h Osbaldeston, Bst 61b ...(W. Sharpe) 3
Mr. Flintuff's br c The Reaper, 4 yrs, Est 101 b (Wells) 4
Lord Derby's ch f Iris, 4 yrs, 8:d .................... (Holmes) 5
Betting-6 to 4 agst Eltbiron, sto 2 agst Faux-pas, 4to
1 agst Iris, 5 to I aget Osbaldeston.
Won by a length, Osbaldeston a bad third.
The Selling Sweepstakes of 5 rovs• each did not fill.
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) ,
LATEST BETTING ON THURSDAY NIGHT.
GOODWOOD STAKES.
12 to 1 agst Chief Justice 1,000 to 60 agst Termagant
12 to 1 agst Bushranger I,ooa to 60 agst Cariboo
1 agst The Brahmin
13 to 1 agst 'Weatherga e 18 to 1 agst Champion
14 to 1 agst Iloulakin g 20 to
14 to 1 agst Don Pedro
GOODWOOD CM.
2 to 1 agst Stilton.
LIVERPOOL ST. T.--
rags
Even on Alfred the Great—taken
for tures yrs olds, 7st
DA:ra.ged, 9st 91b.
IPSWCllCavaerßlioAticseEhst.s_arriveßsd•
Her Majesty's Plate of 100
71b ; four, 9st ; live, 9st 61h ; 513, and
Two miles.
Mr. Stephenson's Waverley, 3 yr 5.............................. 1
Mr. Brown's Dangerous, 3 yrs ................................. 2
Mr. Grim prey's Pine Apple, 3 yrs .............................. 3
guineas,Tuo .
Sir. Rogers's Pancake, 3 yrs ........ ...... .................. 4
Mr. Firman's CEdipus, 6 yr 5........,........... ... ..... dis.
The County Members' Plate of 50/., added to a Sweepstakes
.....
of 3 sovs. each, the second to save his stake. Heats. '
Two miles.
1001.) ......... Mr. Tabberrer's Liberty, 3 yrs, ( . ...... .. 1 1
Mr. G. Drew's Odiliam, 4 yrs, OWL) .. 2 2
Mr. J. Warrener's Coleus, 4 yrs, (160/ )... . ....... ............ 4 3
Mr. Reed's Victress, 5 yrs, (1000 ••• 5 4
Mr. Sare's Miss Sarah, 3 yrs (1000 ----- ................ 3 dr
Mr. St. Quintin's Lady Love, 3 ••• 6 dr
yrs (1001.)
The Ipswich Stakes of 3 sovs. each, and 30 added; second to
save his stake. Heats, two miles.
Mr. Sare's Fidgety Girl, 3 yrs (600
Mr. Cook's Queen Gulneyer, 3 yrs (401.) 3 2
........
Mr. Smith's Valentine, 5 yrs (40/0 ..............
.., ..... 2 3
Serene
5v
s wereos. and a
distanced.
puse added, for horses
ThelaHrPuerdluesand
Stakes of
belonging to officers of the 4th Light Dragoons;
each. Heats, one mile and a half. llst 71b
Mr. Hunt's Signal...... .......... ............ (3
Mr. Adlington's Welcome .. .......... wner) 2 1 1
Captain Portal's Paddy ......... .................. 1 2 2
........_.................2:,................... 3 3dr

....
ALTERS.—A very great kW"
AMERICAN OCEAN STE
provernent has taken Theo recently in the speed of Ameri-
Hermann, Hum-
can Ocean Steamweinrser.raynkTonfgthhti 1i.,38h, Washington,
boldt, and Franklin are now making their Atlantic passages
in almost as short a time as Cunard's best steamers. The
Franklin has just run from New York to Cowes in about 1011
days. The Washington and Hermann were the first ocean
steamers the Americans built, and they were comparative
failures; the Humboldt and Franklin were the next steamers,
and they
xhibited a decided improvement. Then came
Collins'ss steamers, the Atlantic passages of which have been
extraordinarily rapid. The defect of the first American
and
ocean steamers was in their machinery; fractueres in
Americana
consequent breaking down, were frequent.
The
boy used to to laugh at the labour and expense bestowed
pions of
glish in giving a smoothness and polish to s? 0
ulthat rougher
steam-packet machinery, and they Imaginedurso They
and cheaper machinery would answer the_ PbiePupolish given
soon found out their mistake. the purpose
to machinery by the English manufacturer
testw in the mate-
of detecting by a microscope the slig
fractures and breaking down
remarkable
caakonslis it.ry eThlee t havea
rial previous to its use, and thnsTAhoemv
of machinery is avoided. The
lesson, and they are rapidly. first ocean steamers, and
amongst t the swiftest. As far as
thosealtere altered
see l
sm ancoh
concerned, the Yankees have a decided
The Washington, the first
advantage over the b
naval architecture is co
. This is evident to any ons
the former, is a fine model. ThZI
a vessel, also, to
ocean steamer built by of rigging
Blender rig of the American ocean steamers
Americans have betterE
the
eest India Mail pack
who
ourhe
and Southampton, and the heavy rig of
that touch at Co gitish.
-etc, The slowness
some of the attributable to
their being over-rigged.
asspseeeend,tthbwe:st‘
OWNS LINE or THE GREAT
°PEW is pertly T
—The portion of the Great Northern
Railu a
No fot.RhTeulyas;tesrexitoirgTAßTE.
from Peterborough to East Retford, was
opened for general traffic yesterday. Thare was no festive
demonstration either by the directors or the public. The
first train left Reford at 6 a.m.; and, notwithstanding the
early hour, many persons were
assembled to witness its de-
parture. The train reached Peterberongh in two hours and
oven minutes. "Another train was dispatched from Peter-
borough at 6 15 n, at , and arrived tit Retf.nd at 8 46, being
four minutes within its time. Owing to the bad understand-
ing which prevails between the Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincolnshire" and Great Northern Companies, the public are
compelled to make a circuit of nearly two miles in order to
otpheenrionhgtectfto them aboveLnna London
notr-
o
reach either station from the other, although the two are,
tonlyion about
of
the
Great 300 y Northernar ds '
Sheffield 16 miles, London to Wakefield 16 miles, London
to Leeds 22 miles, and London to York 30 miles.
a par t. e
dTu cheesr

_ .
SwCe°rTe T a
elected PaEtEßEdinburgh yesterday .
.--The following
r e pEr
eLs
el:act
ttiOvNe
Peers()
—The Marquis of Tweeddale; the Earl of Morton, the Earl
of Horne, the Earl of Strathmore, the Earl of Airlie, the Earl
of Leven, the Earl of Selkirk, the Earl of Orkney, Lord
Seadeld, Lord Saltoun, Lord Grey, Lord Sinclair, Lord El-
phiostone, Lord Blantyre, Lord Colville, and Lord Polwarth.