The Sun.
London, England, 1852-06-04 00:00:00

LADIES' DiIESbES.
HEI MAJESTY.

Train of blue bilk, brocoded in silver, of English
manufacture,, trimmed with silver blonde and white tulle;
pet,iecat of unite satin, covered with white tulle, and
trimmed v, ith bows of white satin ribbon, and blue and
silver ribbons. Held-dress, diamonds and feathers.
DUCHESS OF NCRTHUItHriRLAND.--TrOin of rich
white damask, trimmed with !Linton lace aed bouquets
, of apple blossom; petticoat, tulle over white glace silk
trimmed with a wreath of apple blossom. Head-dress,
feathers, Honiton lace lappets, tiara of diamonds; orna-
ments, diamonds cad emeralds.
DUCHESS OF NORFOLK.—Esneraid green Gothic moire
train, lined with peach glace, and trimmed with guipure
lace; peach Gothic moire petticoat flounced with Irish
guipure lace. Head-dress, feathers and lace lappets;
ornaments, emeralds and diamonds.
IJADY JOLLIFE.—White Gothic moire train, lined
whitewi glace and trimmed with point lace and black and
ribbon; white crape petticoat over glace, with
flounce of
unce of laoe, and trimmed with black and white ribbon.
monds. teas, feathers and lace lappets; ornaments, dia-
LADY GLADSTO NE'
•TlBlack Gothic moire, lined with
glace and trimmed
tulle lappets, jet ornaments
*
bt
tebutues.lele.; black tulle petticoats over
glace, trimmed withi ribbon..' Head-dress, feathers and
, ornamented ith of
rich
LADY CAMOYS.--Trai
pettriLche and ribbon; corsage
trimmed with blonde; pink and white damask
tique. ornamented with ribbaot of rich white moire an-
lappets and feathers; ornaments°4t
Ilotsr. MRS. JOCELINE PERCY' n
diem ridbbeorne.ere
with blonde; maize
train, lined with- glace and trimmed Gothic moire
petticoat, trimmed with blonde and satin
ornaments.
Head-
dress, feathers and blond© lappets; HoN. MRS. HENRY BAILLIE. GraleonG
train, lined with white glace and trimymedothwich moire
lace; grey crape petticoat, over glace
trimmedt point
gauze ribbon and cerise and pink roses. Head-dress,
feathers and lace lappets; ornaments, diamonds.
HON. Mrs. NORTON.—Fawn silk train brocaded in
colours, lined and turned hack, with dark blue glace,
and trimmed with tulle and plaitings of satin ribbon;
blue tulle petticoat over glace, with fall trimming of
tulle, and tunic trimmed with plaitings of satin ribbon.
Head-dress, feathers and lace lappets; sapphire orna,-
meats.

MRS. JOHN ABEL Smrrix.—Corn-flower blue reps
with train, lined with glace, and trimmed with guipure
lace of grey Gothic moire; petticoat trimmed with gui-
pure lace, and bouquets of corn flowers and paquerettes.
Etead-dress, feathers and lace lappets; ornaments, dia-
monds.

HON. FLORA MA.CDONALD.—Mantean of rich black
gros d'Affrique; berthe of jet and lacc; petticoat of black
glace, with three tulle skirts, trimmed with lace and
ruches of satin ribbon; the tunic elegantly looped with
bows of satin ribbon, and jet ornaments.
Ulm BURDETT COUTTS.—Costume de tour, composed
of a train of white and gold brocade, trimmed with gold
and white ribbons and bouquets a variegated leaves and
gold flowers • corsage to correspond, with rich gold lace
and stomacher of diamonds; skirts of green crape over
green satin, trimmed with flounces and trimmings of
gold, chatelaine and bouquet of variegated leaves and
gold cowers, with agraffe of diamonds. Coiffure of os-
trich feathers, gold blonde lappets, and diamonds.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.
SHREWSBURY AND BIRMINGHAM.
A special meeting of this company was held at Shrews
bury yesterday to sanction or otherwise a Bill for the
amalgamation and consolidation of the Shrewsbury and.
Birmingham and Chester and Shrewsbury and Great
Western Railways, and on other matters; the Hon. R.
11. Clive in the chair.
Mr. ROY read the heads of the Bill for the amalgama-
tion of the Shrewsbury with the Great Western and
Shrewsbury and Chester Railways.
The CHAIRMAN then moved that the Bill be approved.
Mr. Iliei, seconded the motion.
Mr. NORRIS suggested that the directors be em-
powered to agree to any alterations which might be pro-
posed during the progress of the Bill through the
House of Lords; and he moved an amendment to that
effect.
Mr. liziox seconded the amendment.
Mr. GEACH, M.P., said the shareholders never had
had fair play at the hands of the directors, who used
the machinery under their control to serve their own
ends. Nothing had over been done more calculated to
&Image railway property than their conduct. He de-
nounced the competition with the London and North-
Western Company as the most injurious course which
the Shrewsbury Company could take. Is was not an
unnatural apprehension for the proprietors to entertain,
that when a settlement of the disputes between the great
companies should take place the Shrewsbury Company
migat be left unprotected; but he had made it his
business to inquire into the matter, and was at liberty to
state, that when such a settlement should take place the
basis would be on the part of the London and North-
Western to give the Shrewsbury proprietors the option
of a 4 per cent. guarantee. Railway shareholders were
unquestionably greatly indebted to Lord Wharncliffe
for throwing a shield of protection over their pro-
perty; and be (Mr. Gen's) contended that the very
best thing they could do that day would be to do nothing
at all.
Mr. Seen' then proceeded to condemn an amalgama.
tion with the Great Western Company, and said there
was no necessity for it at this time. He would not con-
sent to an amalgamation with any company which Would
not give him four per cent. for his money.
A long discussion ensued, in which Messrs. Knox,
Boyle, and Cheshire took part, as to the merits and the
demerits of the agreement with the North-Western Cote.
pang;
and ultimately a vote was taken upon the amend-
meat by a show of hands. The amendment wag carried
by a great majority. •
ansdcrUutrin. Reeor-ys, on
Mr. HODosoN then demanded a poll.
were shareholders,
appointed
An angry discussion followed, and ultimately Me
the part otnofth; epdairrteoCftOtrhse,
The state of the poll at its conclusion last •
for tha amendment or amalgamation of .b night was,
with the Great Western and Shrews') this
company
Companies:—Persona Ipresent, 141.
Shrews' and Chester
proxies, 1,230; votes, 10,855; total I 'Cites, 1,33 k;
amend-
ment, 12,194. Against the am votes for the
votes, 747; proxies, 631;
votes, persons, 36;
against the amendment, 7,019. es, 6,272; total votes
the amendment, 5,175. The, majority in favour of
that 571 votes had been scrutineers also found
above in favour of the received in addition. to the
belonging to the companyamendment in respect of shares
directors as trustees standing in the names of three
little more than throe-fifthsfor the company. There was thus
tion Bill; the amendment in favour of the Amalgama-
tion
fear-fifths not was therefore considered lost,
ing being obtained.
The other Bills requir-
compliance with
same fate. N-- the Wh lieforder shared the
arnc e

STOCK:
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—l4 vy AY SHARE MARKETS.
---v-cELANGE. LIVERPOOL, JUICE 3,
The share market opened better thin
12)Inling, but afterwards declined. and closed heavily. The
uanui,t,ransuctions reported were—Blackburn (late 8.,
,C.,
" y• ), Preference 6 per cent., 21—Caledonian, Londonl9ll3
and North-Western, 122N3—st, Helen's (Railway
and Cana.),
Preference, guaranteed 5 per cent. and div., 171.
MANCHESTER, JuNz S.
SrocK E mi. business to-day WAS very limited.
T xcaaavaE.--....e
he only transactions reported were—Eastern Counties,
9
1-16—Manchester Sheffield, aux! Lincolnshire, Preference,
131,4—Midland, 6a—South-Eastern and Dover, 20%—North
Staffordshire, 6dis,--West Riding, 4% dis.

e" occurred at the
situated
ANOTHER FATAL COL ACCIDENT.—BRISTOL,—BRISTOL,
results,
at Kings-
JUNE 3.—Yesterday another colliery accident, which we
regreteolli e
r yt oksnaoywnis
ttehnedse dt a withry aifiatpalit,
wood, about six miles distant from this city. This is the
same pit where, it will be remembered, a dreadful accident,
attended with a large sacrifice of human life, happened
somewhere about nine months ago. From the inquiries
we have made it appears that the present unhappy accident
took place while one of " the carts," or buckets, in which
the miners
• are in the habit of being lowered down to and
ascending from their work, was being " lifted." A man
named Bryant was being raised up the shaft, when from
some neglect owing to the' bonnet' or shield not having
been fixed, as.is the rule when men are coming up or going
down, after he had ascended only a few feet from the bottom
of the shaft a large piece of stone fell from above, and in its
descent struck him with great force, killing him on the
spot. The" bonnet" is a circular umbrella-shaped shield
made of iron, and, being placed over the heads of the men, is
expressly designed to protect them from such casualties as
this. Stones, earth, &c., are continually falling from the
sides and framework of the pit, and the precaution of using
the " bonnet" ought never to be neglected. The deceased
was 54 years of age, and has left behind him a numerous
family; most of them, however, are grown up. Informa-
tion
vi
has been forwarded to the coroner of the lower di
of the county of Gloucester, in whose district the pit division
situ-
ated, and no doubt ho will institute a rigid inquiry into the
matter.

ACCIDENT TO COLONEL WOOD.---On Monday,
at
the inspection of Household Cavalry. which took place at
Wormwood-scrubs, in presence
.of Prince Albert and the
Dukes cf Wellington and Cambridge, the horse of Colonel
Thomas Wood, son of the ex-Member for Middlesex, reared
and threw its rider, afterwards falling upon him. Colonel
Wood was taken up insensible. When the accident became
known to the distlng,uished personages on the field, the Duke
immediately terminated the inspection, and ordered the regi-
ments home. Prince Albert having more particularly in-
formed himself of the state of the sufferer, gave orders that
his carriage might be placed at the disposal of the surgeon in
attendants for the conveyance of the patient to his home,
and himself returned to town on horseback. Upon being
placed in the carriage, Colonel Wood recoarered his conscious-
nesz, arid complained of pains in his head. He is still sutler
ing severely from the injury
id not Bail received, but it is hoped his life

Mrs. William Speke, on her marriage, by the Mar-
chioness of Ely.
Miss Stapleton, by the Countess of Rodeo.
Tho Hon. Miss Agnes Stonor, by her mother,-Lady
Camoys.
Miss Louisa Style, by Lady Morgan.
Mrs. Edward Theckwell, on her marriage, by the Dow-
!Ter Lady Talbot de Malahide.
Mrs. Thistlethweyte, by her mother, the Hon. Lady
Pakenham.
Miss Fraser Tytler, by the Duchess of -Atholl.,
Mrs. Patriek Fraser Tytler, by the Duchess of Atholl.
Hen. Mrs. Vereker, by her mother, Viscountess Gage.
Mrs. Charles Whatman née Baroness Harriet de Raigers-
fold, by Mrs. Whatman
Lady William Wynne, on her marriage, by the Countess
of Powis.
Mrs. Hamilton Yemen, on her marriage, by Lady
Sophia Towers.
Miss Haworth, by Mrs. William Chicheley Plowden.
Miss Emily O'Conor, by Mrs. Balkeley.
The Field Officer in Waiting had an audience of the
Queen.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert returned to Bucking-
ham Palace after the Drawing-room.