The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-03 00:00:00

WEAR VALLEY RAILWAY.

At a special meeting, held on Wednesday, at Darling.
ton, a Bill was agreed to for the purchase of the Bishop
Auckland and Weardale, the Weardale Extension, and
the Wear and Derwent Railways, and also of the Shildon
Tunnel.

OPENING OF THE HYTHE BRANCH OF THE
COLCHESTER, STOUR VALLEY, AND SUD-
BURY RAILWAY
(From the Chelmsford Chronicle.)
This day (Thursday) the branch from the Eastern
Union Railway to the Hythe, a distance of nearly two
miles, was opened for traffic. Between nine and ten
o'clock a powerful engine arrived at the Hythe from the
Colchester station, to take back ten carriages, laden
with 200 quarters of malt, belonging to Mr. J. Garrad,
at New Quay, destined for Messrs. llanbury and Co.'s
brewery in London; besides a considerable quantity of
grain, and about 30 tons of coke. Several open car•
riages were attached to the engine, which, on the return
to the Colchester station, were filled with a number of
the directors, the engineer, P. Bruff, Esq., and friends,
who, from the steadiness with which the train travelled,
greatly enjoyed the short trip, and declared the line to
be in an excellent state.
A great many persons had congregated at the Hythe,
to witness the arrival of the engine and departure of the
train, who a 5 it started greeted it with many cheers. On
arriving at the Colchester station, the passengers alighted,
and partook of refreshments by way of a dejeuner. W.
W. Hawkins, Esq., vice-chairman of the Stour Valley
Ormpany, proposed, in a bumper," Success to the Hythe
Branch, just opened;" and in conjunction with the toast,
proposed " The health of Mr. BrufF, their engineer," to
whose energies and skill they were indebted for the
Hythe branch, which they had opened that day, and
which promised to be a great benefit to the town and
port of Colchester.—(Cheering.) Mr. 11. hero left the
room.

Mr. BnIJFF returned thanks, and rogrotted that Mr.
Hawkins had left the room, as he was confident that but
few present were aware of that gentleman's exertions in
the promotion of the Colchester and Stour Valley Rail-

way, not from any interested motives on his own pet,
but from a conviction of the benefits the town at lege
would derive from it. And his (Mr. Bruff's) anxios4
wish was that the railway would realise all the benefit+
that its projectors anticipated. Indeed he had no fear of
it. He would therefore propose that they should drink
" The Health of Mr. Hawkins," in a bumper, and with
due honours.

Mr. JOHN MANN, jun., one of the directors, 0110
speak to the truth of Mr. Bruff's statement, relative t°
the exertions of Mr. W. W. Hawkins, in the cause _,
the railway ; and he was sure that no man was m.)e.
desirous for the welfare of the town at large than
Hawkins was ; and they owed a debt of gratitude 03„,
that gentleman they could never repay.—(Hear, hear.)
But he, (Mr. Mann) was confident, that if the railwq
just opened and the other parts not yet completed ghoul",
prove a benefit to the town, Mr. Hawkins would fee'
amply rewarded for all his valuable exertions in
matter.—(Hear, hear.)
The toast was drunk with three times three, arid severol
additional cheers.

Mr. BRUFY then gave " Prosperity to th.e Eastern
Union and Eastern Counties Railway Companies." f
Mr. WATSON, station-master, gave " The Health
the Directors of the Stour Valley Railway Compaq;
and wished them every success."—(Drunk with ger
enthusiasm.)
Mr. J. GARRAD returned thanks as one of the direr
tors, stating that it would afford him great pleasure t°
communicate to his brother directors that their heap
had been drunk in so enthusiastic a manner, and OP,
the line from the Hythe had been so successfully carpe"
out, and which reflected so much credit upon the
engineer, Mr. Bruit, and the contractors under him;
he was sure it must be equally gratifying to those gen:
tlemen to find that their exertions had been crown°
with success.—(Cheers.) He felt, therefore, that 10
should be committing an act of injustice to Mr. Jacks,*
one of the contractors present, if he did not propose
health, as his exertions had done him the greatest credil'
Mr.BRUFF observed that it must behighly satisfactori
to them all to find the work completed in so short
time, although the contractors bad so long and severe
winter to contend with.

Mr. JACKSON returned thanks, and felt extrema/
gratified that his exertions had given satisfaction, so"
sincerely hoped that the line would prove a benefit
the Hythe and town at large.
Mr. BRuFF proposed The health of Mr. Watson, the
station-master, also the newly appointed superintendeui
of the Stour Valley line to the Hythe."
Mr. WATSON briefly returned thanks, assuring' till
meeting that no exertion on his part should be spare,ut
in conjunction with his other duties, to render the Cu'•
chester and Stour Valley Railway (Indent.
The company then separated.

EXTRAORDINARY OCCURRENCE.—On Saturday Ist
an extraordinary case happened at Coekburnspath.
poor Irish family, seven in number, lodged in the Ti;
lage on the night of Friday, and left next morning:sis!,
seven o'clock, when it appears they put one of theo
number, a boy about eleven years of age, into a dry
about a quarter of a mile from the village, placed a 1.1
stone, nearly one hundred weight, over the drain.,
went away. Not long after, the person who repairs Se;
roads observed the stone over the drain replaced, and.;
his astonishment he found the boy under it, quite Ps.
sensible. He immediately got him conveyed to
lodging-house, where he was recognised. Means We'
employed to restore life, but they proved in vain.
other members of the family have been apprehend...
and the case is undergoing a strict investigation by sw
authorities.—Scotsman.
THE EGG TRADE.—A dealer in this town (Wic,ig
a potentate in the egg trade, sent by steamer to Lo
last week, 'three thousand dozen eggs, equal in moll
value, at the price in Edinburgh, to about 1001. 11.,
week the same individual sent nearly an equal quantaV36
besides the shipments, less or more, of nearly a CIO"'
other persons engaged in the trade in town and countri.
This shows the advantages of steam communication."'
John o' Groat Journal.
COMMENCEMENT OF THE JEWISH PASSOVE,-
Yesterday the Jewish Feast of the Passover, held in colols
moration of the delivery of the Jews from the EgyPtmi
bondage, commenced. It will continue four weeks, dtl,rLi
which time the Jews will only eat unleavened bread ;
also abstain from all fermented liquors.
One day last week, the railway train runnit,s
from Courtrai to Ghent narrowly escaped a ser;.ous
dent. Some wretches had laid several block!, of
across the rails ; but the engine-driver saw them in LP'
to stop the train, and have these obstacles removed. les
GLASGOW STOCK EXCHANGE, APRIL "—The $6
this day were—Caledonian, 261. 16s.—Ditto, New, 475.
6cl:‘
Caledonian and Dumbartonshire, 42s.—Dundee and &La
ern Junction, 47s.—Dunblane, Donne, and Callender, 29e-u ii,
--East Lothian Central, 595. 6d.—Edinburgh and Glaseu,
Halves, 194—Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton,Quarterki;,
6d.—Edinburgh and Perth (New Co.), 565. 6d.—Dl
Halves, 19s. 6d.—Glasgow General Terminus, 13L—Ghleg.,
Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 37%—Ditto, Halves, No. 2, 71188
Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 5/. 16s.—Glasgow,
cock, and Ardrossan, 51. 135.—Glasgow Harbour Miners
37s.—Kilmarnock and Ayr Direct, 38s. 6d.—Manchester
Southampton, 28s.—North British, Thirds, 705.....5c0tr:.
Grand Junction, 25s.—Stirling and—Dunfermline, 81s• 6e'
York and North Midland, Preference, 1114.
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE STOCK EXCHANGE, AT
I.—The sales this day were—Newcastle and Carlisle, IOP
,4di
Newcastle and Berwick, New, 8 p.—Ditto, North Shi
Purchase, 7% p.—North British, 334 p.—Ditto, Quert,*
134 p.—North Staffordshire, 2/. 18s. 9d.

BIRTHS.
ISO
At Sudbury Priory, Harrow-on-the-Hill, on the 2d -
Mrs. Webster, of a daughter. r
On the 20th of February, at Madras, the lady of eaaiA
n—or"
A. Underwood, Superintending Engineer, Presidency
sion, of a son.

On the 19th ult., at Stockholm, the wife of George
Gordon, Esq., younger, of Ellon, Secretary to her MVO*/
Legation at the Court of Sweden, of a son.
On the 30th ult., at Queen's-terrace, Woolwich-Ong/A
the Hon. Mrs. Montague Stopford, of a daughter.
On the 30th ult., Mrs. Alfred Mortimer, of Cant erbuir
villas, Kilburn-road, of a daughter. :0131/
On the 30th ult., at Hanwell, the wife of the Rev.
May, of a son.
On the 30th ult. at Birkenhead, the lady of S. E. CSSer
son, Esq., M D., ult.,
son.
On the 31st ult., at St. Mary's Parsonage, Vincent-eel
Westminster, the lady of the Rev. A. Borradaile, of 11 '-
and heir.
401
On the 31st ult., at Walthamstow, Essex, Mrs. Ed- '
Lloyd, of a daughter.

MARRIED. 3/r.
On the 27th ult., at the American Embassy, at Paris,
George S. Appleton, of Philadelphia, to Caroline, 4'
daughter of G. Orgood, Esq., of Liverpool.

DIED.

In Calcutta, on the 15th of February, a few days sobsetu-
quent to his arrival in that presidency from England, 11;if
ship Earl of Ilardwicke, Charles Henry Welsh, aged. 18,1/ tit
surviving son of Thomas Welsh, Esq., late Attorney.GeVe
of the colony of Van Diemen's Land.
On the 30th ult., at Richmond, the lady Harriet
• Ashbllrild
ham, aged 88. ,e$
On the 221 ult., at Ansford House, Somersetshire, Fran
Emma Valentina Evans Gordon, widow of the late Colon
George Evans.
stet
On the 28th ult., in Christopher-street, Finsburv. s(1,1-
Mr. George Gibson, aged 64.
On the 28th ult., at Dursley, Charlotte, relict of the late g'
Adamson, aged 78.

MONTIILY MILI7'4IiF OBITUARY. her
Lieutenant-General—Marriott, East India Company's
vice, Worcester.
•i
Major- Generals—Cockburn, Royal Artillery, Woolvfle
Yates, East India Company's Service, Newcastle.
-10;
Colonels—Lindsay, C. 8., late of the 78th Foot, CO
Cairness, K. 11., Port Stewart; Gore Langton, Oxford
litia.
Lieutenant-Colonels—Nunn, 80th Foot, Meerut;
Gipps, Royal Engineers, Canterbury; James Mitchell, vi•ral
late of the 92d Foot ; Wm. Webber, half-pay Royal l'°Ar•
Arillery, Cornwall; Walcott, late of the Royal Horse
tillery, Hampshire.
Majors—Weston, 14th Dragoons, Bombay; Sheppard,
pay Royal Marines, Stonehenge. G. DI
Captains-- Torrens, Royal Artillery, Portsmouth ;
no,
Macdonald, half-pay 52d Foot, Brixton ; Drury, ball;,r
Royal Marines; Mayer, half-pay 60th Foot; Shaul'', "lie
pay Unattached; Ludewig, half-pay 4th Line German
gion ; Baker, 23d Foot, Southampton.
Ars;
Lieutenants—Lord J. de Burgh Browne, 10th littsl
Waller, 15th llussars, Calcutta; Coates, G6th Foot, Demi,
ford ; Bass, half-pay 2d Provisional Battalion ; Sanlio.
half-pay 27th Foot ; Watson, half-pay 48th Foot, Le osi
burgh; D. Cameron, half-pay 89th Foot; Osborne, balifol
100th Foot ; Wood, half-pay Independents ; Jekyll, half alt
6th Foot; M'Dougall, half-pay Bth Foot; J. Browne, liot•
pay Bth Foot; Pritchard, late 3d Veteran Battalion;
chers,o 1.1 adl
eauyt
e2nda
su,s sca
or
rt.,l,
eet rsm,
oran
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Dragoon Guards, Edinburgh •, Fell, 69th Foot, Bury ; 43,
son, Royal Brigade, Milan ; Dawson, half-pay 91st Foot, vo
maica ; Edgar, half-pay 2d West India Regiment ;
Mackay, late 3d Veteran Battalion, Jersey.
Legion.nsign 4
s—Fetherstonc
Paymasters—Serjeant, half-pay 34th Foot, London; Gibb* half-pay 51st Foot.
Quartermasters--Crozier, 94th Foot; Buchanan, late
Veteran Battalion.
Medical Department—Martin, `surgeon, 55th Foot, Li°le;
rick ; Irwin, surgeon, 97th Foot, Malta ; Thornton, lialf-rtir
surgeon, 99th Foot, illingdon ; llutchinson, half-pay, is, r.
goon, Ist Foot ; P. Robertson, staff-assistant- surgeon,
badoes ; Gehse, half-pay Ist Hussar German Legion ;
hill, half-pay deputy-purveyor.

QUARTERLY NAVAL OBITUARY.
FLAG OFFICERS
Admirals—D'Arcy Preston, Sir Willoughby T. Like
K.C.B.

Vice-Admirals—Nicholas Tomlinson, William Young.
Rear-Admirals— Francis Beauman, Edward Elliott.
Captains—Nicholas Lockyer, Daniel Pring, Frederic
Wood, Juste P. Rocpel, John D. Boswall, Francis Fead. b
Commanders—Michael Stackpoole, Edward T. Cr°°,c,...:,
Coryndon Spettigue, George K. Ogivy, Wm. E. Curle2.r-r,
James A. Gordon, Graham E. W. Hamond, Wm. Lain,u,f."lo
Robert Balfour, William White, Duncan Menzies, Wri"'"
Samwell, Michael Wraford, Charles Jones, Hery Cary
Thomas Cull.
Lieutenants—John D. De VAT& Edward B. Davisonj'ai,
ward R. 0. Farquharson, Robert M.Kirdy, James Ginacri
et
Francis Woollams, Frederick N. De Roverea, Alex an
Webb, Andrew Iloseason, Thomas Heales, Christopher 0.
Watson, Edward M. Matthews, Lawrence . Halsted, Ge
K. E. Wright, William H. Walters.
Masters—John Airey, Richard Jenn, J,hn Cater.
ROYAL MARINES.

Captain—John Drury.
First Lieutenant—Henry P. Lewin.
Mate—William G. Crowder.

Second Master—William Squire.
Chaplain—Hoblyn Peter.
MEDICAL OFFICIBS.
Surgeons—John Gray (b), John G. Williams, Geo. Jobj.d'
stone, James Arnot, James Nutt, Richard B. Hinds, D 3-
Russell.
Assistant-Surgeons—Graham Acton, M.D., Walter ParsolA
Nicholas B. Alexander.
raymasters and Pursers—Nicholas P. Rothery,
oo
Ballinghall, Matthew Anderson, Philip C. Le Geyt, w
Gregory, John Orchard, John Blake, Christopher_`. Frator
ton, Charles 11. Elkens, John I'. P. Cole.

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