The Sun.
London, England, 1837-06-08 00:00:00

BRIGHTON RAILIi'AY.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.,
Sin—ls not the curse of over-legislation fully manifested.
by the vote on the Brighton Railway on the 30th of
May last ; or what sophistry can annihilate the fact, that be-
tween :.00,000/. and 230,0001. of private individuals' money
has been sunk in a contest, which, if Rcnnic's had been really
the most cestiy, Ivh_tiaer the Lest or not, had certainly not
been consliL:red the most costly to anythimr like the extent
of that sum ? And as but for this super-legislation, 50. per
cent. of the outlay would have been lane- ere this usefully
expended, and propartionably sooner have produced returns.
WThat an act of hardship must it not prove to the share' i
1 olders—this late instance of the exercise of party spirit n
a question that sh.la have been solely between the Com-
p ny and the rave Ing public ?
Under the specious and parental assumption of guarding
the public weal -are these iniquitous disinterestednesses
perpetrated. Of course the sue porters a the indirect
Brighton line people had no interests—no friends to be
best
served by opposition to the direct 13;-iebton line beyond the
mere Company's people (Stephenson's)—of course no Ilre-
judices or undue influences actuated the members of the
Government in departing from the ordinary course in vet-
ing at all. Your able critique on the subject on Tuesday
evening leaves me, however, no more to say, than that as
an enemy to such absolutism respecting the interests of a
Company of private individuals, I trust you will make.
further comment on this business, and if these batty re-
marks are at all to the point you will make use of thee:- _

I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
London, June 2. AN O'iiiSERVEIL
P.S. I think all the papers made a mistake about 0.13,'
• othion of the landholders being bbught off by Itennl
Cmnra iy at enormous sums (between Wandsvrorth and
Horsham), as those places are on Stephenson's line-"here-
fore quite wide of Rennie's.

TIIE CATCH CLUB..—The annual festival of thrs
Club, to which ladies are admitted, and which is familitalr,3
called the " ladies dineer" (being the only occasion on vv%!
they are present), will take place on Tuesday next at Willis„f
rooms. The Duke of Argyll, the Duke and Duchess
Beaufort, Earl and Countess of Wilton, and upwards of 30
persons of rank and fashion are expected to be present. Fr re
the number of distinguished vocalists (upwards of 40) Tibe.acii
in the habit of attending, the entertainment affords a on°
treat of an unique description.
ELOPEMENT.—On Monday night Mr. Georg:
Bradfield, of Vauxhall, having a cab in readiness in the Blec';
friars-road, eloped with the daughter of Mr. W. Dewel'4,
young lady of great personal charms. They galloped thrtgl.be
Vauxhall, crossed the river, and baffled all pursuit,
on Tuesday morning they were married at Westminster• le°.
brother and father of the lady traced her, but arrived too late
prevent the nuptial knot being tied.
Amidst the crash in the commercial world, we
cause for gratulation that at this eventful crisis Kilmarneeet
has entirely escaped, not a single failure having, occorr
here. —Kilnturnoc't Journal. and at 1",,u
The anniversary of the battle of Waterloo falling °l'
a Sunday this year, it will be held on Nlonday, the 19. h instl
on which day the Duke of Wellington will give his grail
ed
annual entertainment at Apsley-house. Mortality has thinnoi
the number of his Grace's guests ; but there are still felueicji
of his companions in arms left to enjoy his festivities, at "uo
his Sovereign has been always present. The preparations b,
the banquet have already commenced, by cleansing and Pe 1:1,51,1,
i the superb services of plate, the magnificent Achilles St" lay
&c. Nothing can be mo:c magnificent than the costly itisP„t.
of gold, silver, and china to be used at the enterte2iinnell
Respectable persons, who have interest, will be admitted
tickets to Apsley-house, the day previous to the d'mner, to le
the brilliant arrangements for the feast.
the
A serious fire broke out on Tuesday night at
ot)
extensive printing-ink manufactory of Messrs. G. K. Dl/-
anl Co., Hornsey-road. The premises are in a seclude
spot, with no fire-engine for a considerable distance areeno
but fortunately there had been a large,party at the well-10°,4,
adjacent tavern, many of whom had not retired, and nolf
dily turned out to assist. The fire commenced in the Wileo
and calcining house, which stood detached from the e' Le
works. The processes carried on in this department Rye
hazardous, and from the highly inflammable nal
of the ingredients the place was soon in a general blaze.. 0
mounted patrol had on the first alarm gone off for the
from Islington, and thence for the London fire-enginei• •ses
the meanwhile from a pond and cistern on the preini
buckets of water were constantly poured over the finefo,
The engines from Islington at last arrived, and were 0"
lowed by the Fire Establishment engines from Whiteere9.,
street and Farningdon street, with a body of twenty-one firb°
men. The damage was confined to the destruction of td.
boiling and calcining house. The property is not insure.,
The fire is supposed to have been caused byalie boiling °I
of a quantity of oil.
FIRE AT EAST A CTON.—Yesterdav aftenoon tire
village of East Acton was thrown into a state' of great ale
by the sudden bursting forth of a fire in the extensive ferel,,:
Thomas Young, Esq., situated in the centre of that o'l6 a
It broke out in an extremely large thatched barn, well stoaele
with beans, and was occasioned by the boiling over of k
the
filled with gas tar, with which it was intended to cover
outsides of the various buildings. The flames soon Weld:,
the sides of the barns, and communicated to the roof, andts
same time threatened destruction to the whole of the Tar-„'
the wind, being north easterly, blowing the barning
towards Mr. Young's dwelling-house, &e. Immediately e;
the alarm being given (the parish of Acton having no (Willi,
a large garden-engine belonging to a gentleman nained Wet,
was brought to the spot, and, being supplied with buck!
was quickly got into operation. Information of the fire hal
n forwarded to the police-station of the T division at Preibe
Green, Hammersmith, and to the engine-station in town,;o
Hammersmith engine reached the spot a few minutes hei°ol
six o'clock, and was within half an hour afterwards follow
the eneines from the Baker-street, Wells-street, 01;,,b„'''.
street, and Crowe-street staiians of the London Fire Esteby
mein ; but by the time the latter arrived, we are happy teilf..
t e flames, by the great exertions of the workmen and thel-,r
b .urers of the neighbourhood, were so far subdued as to ree"„"4
eleir assistance unnecessary. We understand that the arr'
o! the London engines was much delayed by the improper 1.-riA
duct of the toll collector at the Bayswater gate, who, on -*".O
approach of each engine closed the gate, and detained. Oleo
until they paid the toll, instead of allowing them. to P ;
through and pay on their return. We understand Mr. l'ela
is iasured for his farming building for 1,000/. in the Pilce-1
Fire-office.
Yesterday morning a fatal accident occurred 0:
young man named William Jupp, groom to Mn, Hastings 1;114
;eon, of Belgrave-road, Pimlico. The groom had, acce'r",it
to orders, gone out from the stables in the horse and gig, "„fis
had not proceeded far before the horse took fright, the ,Irtta•
was pitched out, and falling upon his bead, was instantly kill
A circutnstance occurred in this city (Witicheste6A
on Saturday lest, which caused a considerable sensation. .0
the death of a female servant on the above day the body 704
put into a workhouse coffin, and placed in the open air dolor
the only night which was suffered to intervene betwAe.,,er
death and burl ti, without the slightest covering whatever dal
it, and was allowed to remain there the whole of the Sun
until five o'clock in the afternoon. —Hants Advertiser. bp
FIS SLING EXTRAORDIN A RY.—A young mall Woe
was employed in angling in the Nith, at the head o:' 0
dock, Dumfries, on the 23rd ult., instead of draggingest
from their native clement, caught, with the fly-hook, sLe.
bats, all of which were taken alive.—Edinburgh WeeldYt

SILVE R CANDLES'f.I(-;,teir
from Five Guineas to Six Guineas per pair. An elegant aw cc" 0'
sive var:ety of Silver Candlesticks of new and tasteful patterni-i tit/
rying from nine to ten inches in height, may be selected frl3.T,
above price, at T. COX SAVORY'S, Working Silver and
smith, 47, Cornhill, London. viste•
N.IL—A Pamphlet, with Drawings, Lists of Prices be
Plated Goods, Watches, Clocks, may be had gratis, or
forwarded in answer to a post-paid application.

MARRIED. b EA.'
On the Ist inst., at Madron, Cornwall, Cooper Ewban-' 00'
of Liverpool, to Louisa Caroline, second (laughter of the IlteCoo°
Sir George Cooper, Kilt., one of the Judges of the Sup
of Madras. if,. 101.
Oil the sth inst., at St. Peter's Church, Wisbeach, i"'' 10
Rileal, of Southwark, to Phoebe, only daughter of the late
Wm. Greer, of Walpole. a I pet;
On the sth inst., 'l'. M. Williams, Es of Penbedw ..2,2-I:,y, l'
bighshire, to Annabella, daughter and 'l;i-heiress of, the ""
of
Puleston, D. D., of Pickhill Hall, in the same county. i.,. icardi ,-
Oa the 241 inst., at Trinity Church, the Rev. Wra• 11, c'ilsol‘e/9
Great Witehingham Norfolk, to Isabella, daughter of 'a
•
Esq., of Portland-place.' a t; ro'
On the Ist inst., at the Hotel of the British Embasl 3,100
Alfred Hardwick, Esq., M.D., of Percy-street, to M,"—.Ctriin•
Tatchell, of the Rue Neuve des Mathurins, Chaussee d ""'
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DIED.
On the 6th inst., at lkini t • l‘Bsucen F L Jeffrey, sister
1 Oa,
late Duke Of Grafton, aged 87. a of th.
daught
On the 6th inst., in Stratford-place. Frances,
late Co!one.l G. Hotham, of York. ffed 69' t
9, r• stre"
On the 2d inst., at Jorse3 Francis Janvrin, Esq. a'• •
On the sth inst., aged 6.3;,Mr. Samuel Edwards, of Pole i
o
Piccadilly. • ,„, ri Esq't if
On the Ist inst., at Pershore, aged 75, John DaviO3°Jeorisin -
Cork-street, Burlington- ard 's
father of the late en"
ti
African traveller. g en
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On the the 6th inst., at the house of her son, in New-a ' A
svn°'
Kc: s agton, : r . 1 syrieF,
f that ° f the
At Irun of his wounds, received at the storming ° „lion ° 1
the 17th ult., Captain Fector Durie, of the 11
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Batt,. majestl
British Legion, sin c:t C. Durie, Esq., late his Britannte
Consul in Norway.

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London: Printed and Published by 511.JRDO ,
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the c°
of Middlesex.—Thursday, June 8, 1837. Stranu
112, Strand, at The Sun Office, No. 112,