The Sun.
London, England, 1852-10-22 00:00:00

ISLE OF WIGHT.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
A RAILWAY THROUGH THE ISLE OF WIGHT.—By
oohan advertisement in a London paper, we are brought to
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knowledge that a railway is contemplated, proposed,
r suggested, for the Isle of Wight, but not one person in
this town or neighbourhood knows anything further.
Perhaps this is thought to be quite as much as we ought
to know—that we have not any interests or feelings to
be consulted; or the advertisement may be only a feeler,
et may be put out only to annoy our old friend" Punch,"
who does not approve of our beautiful little:island's being
made 4 cross bnn of. It is said that it is to commence
B,,oniewhere in or near Cowes, and that it is to run by
Newport ('hat a bonefit it will be to the traders in our
Capital to see thousands of pleasure•seekers steamed by
them to the undercliff, without the annoyance of having
a call from any of them!) —to Niton, and that there is
to be a branch to Ryder—that is, if the cuttings through
the hills aro not fuund too expensive in that direction.
Cla. the Cowea line the land by the Medina is almost a
dead level ; but we fear that there is, even on this line,
not enough of traffic to pay. Certain it is that no
interest is taken in the matter here by anybody; no oce
seems anxious either to promote or oppose the project,
nor has even any stranger presented himself to advocate
the cause or explain the nature of the undertaking,
THE FLOATING BRIDGE FROM EAST TO WEST CoWEs.
—This undertaking has assumed a more tangible shape;
traffic-takers are employed, and they report the number
of persons that pass by the ferry•boat to excoed 1,400 per
day. A bridge has been always considered desirable ;
whether a floating one will prove the best, time alone
Can tell,

the foundation-stone of a new
NEW CHAPEL OF EASE
chapelAT oEfTeasoNe.,—toYbeesetereredtacyd
in the High. street of Eaton, was ladidcobs
the Prince Concert. The estimate
Myers is the con-
tractor arranged for the
cost of st
hßeo )c. ha ul rile hi gihsnbe es-s
tween 7,0,J0/. and 8,0001. and Mr. George
tractor for its erection. The ceremonialter.
Twelve o'clock wasf
oc-
Casjoo was of a very
time the Bishop o
the hoer fixed ; and shortly before that
by the
simple character.
Oxford (the Lord Bishop of the diocese), accompanied
College ; theHawtrev, and the ma
d having
Ite,v• Dr. Hodgson, provost of Eton, and the fellows
soctLtohle,
and the building committee,-arrived on the grouan,
walked to the site from the college. There was
lso attended.
ter of the students, the whole body turning ou , and a consi-
derable number of spectators from the town a full mus-
Ilis Royal Highness Prince Albert arrived puncctiuoalollnyelatstehye.
aPeointed time, attended by Colonel Phipps,. -
,11. our, and Major Biddulph. As soon as the Prince had taken
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nis station a brief divine service was proceeded with,
._ .
Which the'stone was laid. It was a square block of beautiful
Mason •
at, r), weighing about 10 cwt., was suspended by a set
in
°ng
it
tackle, from shears raised over the spot i
'"ie it was to be deposited. In the bed was placed the
r 144, al sealed bottle, containing specimens of the current
i'nlße and a schedule or notification of the masonic art.
r' '''''eeY, the architect, having presented a silver trowel and
Illnortar to his Royal Highnets, the stone was carefully
Lt?wered into its place, and underwent the usual munipula-
tr The lay clerks and cheisters of the College chapel
,:"
tangS the four last verses of the 122c1 Psalm, new version,
logsid, enediction having been pronounced, the proceed-
'iNUMEROUS BURGLARIBS —Yesterday information
~,li.orreceived that on Tuesdav last the house of Mr. John
enters
, at Peatradur, near Liangallew, Denbighshire, was
od and robbed of a 51. Commercial Bank of London
"vtel, between. 8/ and 10/. in gold and silver, a quantity of
tesrl, and other property. On Sunday also, the house
Sarah Baker, at Sneinton,
'hrokeB'.
1,,
~n into and plundered of plate marked " G. B„" various
ATSO; borfoo“ches, &e., including a Nottinghamshire, was
mourning ring, with the
T!'_'l Anne Holmes," cash, and other property. At
broke' , the ti arehouse of Messrs. Webster -nd So" Was
il,ll.':en into and robbed of about thirty pie sd f blac and
ootiefylotolifs:tbeA
robbers.reward of
0200/.2.11ng
abaeye ben iv)
effneeirneegd, of
o r the
t_u , pings-road, Brighton, about 37/. in
0'; wank post bills for 10/. and 15/ P ) bloe ahe order
,pt.,-- Ylal pole, Esq.,. a gold watch,"zitak.a g l stolen
il d e i from
,
. „ti).) th .
And
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