The Sun.
London, England, 1825-02-21 00:00:00

GERMAN PAPERS.

AUGSBUBG, FEB. 11.—We are assured that Prince Metter-
nich will not leave Vienna beforc his departure for Italy.
Since the beginning of the present month, frequent meetings
of the Ambassadors of the Great Powers have taken place at
his Excellency's. These meetings are thought to have reference
to the policy lately adopted by the Cabinet of St. James, re-
garding the Republics of South America. Immediately after
the conclusion of one of these, couriers extraordinary were dis-
patched to Paris, Berlin, and St. Petersburgh.
sir H. Wellesley, the English Ambassador, was not present
at any of these meetings.

RAILWAYS.

FOR THE SUN.

trust that your valuable columns will
not be unworthily occupied by a short exposé of the new project
fora Rail-road from Birmingham to Liverpool.

A few iron masters met last summer at 't7olverhampton, and
arranged the outline, and on 3d Sept. published a prospectus
under the sanction of a Committee, in which it is stated that
" the country through which the line is intended to pass, had
been examined throughout by an eminent engineer, and was
found to present extraordinary facilities, not only as regards the
levels, but the distance; that the estimated expence of forming
the main line, including the locomotive power, -amounted to
330,0001.; that the expences of the branch lines to Dudleyland
Stourridge, to the Irn ad Coal orks in Sroshire, the
Stafforbdshire Potteries,o andn Chester,W had not beenhp estimated,
but Would he much less in amount than that of the main line;
that the Company proposed to set apart for this purpose
2,800/., and to cover other contingencies,• an additional
',OOO/. rnaking a capital of 600,000/., divided into 120,000
of 501. each ; that the propelling power intended to be
PlPloed, was that of locomotive and stationar steam engines,
means of which the Company would he abley to transport the
heaviest goods with certainty and security by day and night,
St all times of the year, in periods of frost or of drought, at the
rate of at least eight miles an hour."
Nor, Sir, let me prove the fallacy of the statements thus
held out. In November the plans were deposited with the
clerks of the peace, and from them it appeared that the branches
to Shropshire, to Dudley, and to Stourbridge, were not in-
cluded—the engineer's assertion as to the extraordinary facili-
ties of levels afforded by the country through which the lines
Passed, was found to be wholly delusive, inasmuch as out of
the whole length of 111 miles there would be only two miles
of level work (the remainder being a continued alternative of
embankment and cutting.) The line was also found to pass
through parks, avenues, woods, and grounds, occupied by
noblemen and gentlemen, and within short distances of their
residences, consequently it will not create any surprise that a
determined resistance has been organized by the landowners, to
the extent of 90 miles and upwards, out of the whole length of
1 miles and that the original premium of 8/. per share has
fallen to 07
iv„?l,.n Friday last, the estimate of the probable extience of this
was officially deposited at the House of Commons by
which it appears that the sum of 887,369/. is required, without
the engines and waggons to carry the trade !
will not at present venture to comment on the motives
which might have operated to produce the assertions in the
prospectus, or to induce the offers of shares to Members of
Parliament, by letters expressly circulated. But I trust that
the Legislature will narrowly investigate the case now before
it. And I am, Sir, yours, &c. S.

An article from Marseilles, in the Allgemeine
ettung of the 14th instant, received this morn-
ing, says that IBRAHIM PACIIA has, since his ar-
rival at Suda, received considerable reinforce-
ments and supplies of stores from the Asiatic
Coast. and from Egypt, and that his meditated at-
tack on the Morea is not yet abandoned. We
regret to observe, by this article, that there are
several French and other European Officers in
his service employed in training his troops, and
by whose counsels his operations are guided. A
strong division of the Greek fleet, under the cele-
brated MtAtmis, has sailed from Hydra, to
watch the proceedings of the Egyptian fleet at
Such.

Letters have been received from Maranham,
dated the sth ult. Lord COCHRANE, who with his squadron
had been stationed for some weeks preceding in that port, had
restored, by one decisive act, the tranquillity of the town and
Province. Finding that BRUCE, the Governor of Maranham,
who was well known to be disaffected to the Government, con-
tinued to embroil the province by his ambiguous conduct, his
Lordship, without waiting for instructions from Rio, of his au-
thority had' him apprehended and sent a prisoner to the capital,
to be disposed of at the EMPEROR'S pleasure, and had ap-
Pointed his chief secretary President pro teniporc, until fresh
urgers could be received. This bold step had completely annhi-
'ated the hopes of the Republican party in 31aranham, which
"w ed, indeed, its chief support to the countenance and protection
,
the Governor, who was supposed to have carried on a secret
correspondence with CARVAHLo, the Governor of Pernambuco,
during the resistance made in that province to the EMPEROR'S
ceauthority, and had CARVALHO'S plans been brought to a suc-
lssful issue, the general design was intended to have been for-
owed up by similar scenes in 31aranham. It seems probable,
„deed, that, but for the timely interference of IJord Coc It-
"lcE, a contest must have arisen in the province, attended
with much bloodshed, confusion, and total interruption to com-
mercial transactions. It was perfectly tranquil at the date of
the present advices.
ItAlLWAYs.—Whether this country is to be
oyerrun with that intolerable nuisance, the Loco-
Motive
It • Engine, will now soon be decided. Several
ail-road Bills are, we observe, already brought
Into the House of Commons, and the Legislature
IS
Called upon to sanction those projects, and the
use of this power ; but those who are interested
°PPosing them, which is the whole of the po-
Pulation of the districts through which it is pro-
Posed that they should pass, will, it is thought, be
aroused to a sense of what they are likely to
suffer, and will act accordingly. A powerful
°Pposition has, we understand, already appeared
against some of these Bills from the Land-owners
In the different Lines.
On the 11th instant, at seven o'clock, died
Ts Highness FREDERICK IV., Duke of Gotha.
By his death the male line of the branch de-
secoding from Duke ERNEST the Pious which
has reigned nearly 200 years, is extinct, and the
dominions of the House fall to the collateral
branches in Hildburghausen, Coburg, and Me-
Idogen, who have accordingly published a pro-
clamation to that effect.
The celebrated JOSEPII LANCASTER is at Ca-
roanccassengaged in teaching his system of education ; hut from
his publications, it would appear that he meets with
ooer ° f
success. He complains of want of room, want of friends,
and want of scholars, having only 50 instead of 500, which he
expected.-44inerican Paper.)

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