The Sun.
London, England, 1847-09-21 00:00:00

south for the ice, landed upon an and all has,
egging. Two o'clo,-; ,e men returnsl&,-
iaving got ten dozen eggs, the ice opened, proceeded
south, the two boats in company. Four o'clock,
'aided on an island and got six dozen eggs. I pro-
ceeded south, the Alfred s boat in company. At noon
the weather cleared up, and I saw six boats running
south, the master of the Alfred having a Dane for a
pilot. Six o'clock, landed at Uppernavick, worn out
with fatigue. Ten o'clock, three more of the boats
arrived ; we were all treated very kindly. 11th,
three boats of the Alfred and one of our boats left for
Lively, and three left for Lively the next day; we
suffered a great deal from wet and cold that day.
July 17th, landed at Lively after a passage of five
days, and what we suffered tongue cannot tell; only
those that have endured it can form an idea. I ar-
rived here on the 24th, after a very bad passage. I
am now on board the Danish brig Peru, and shall
sail for Denmark on the 20th of August. I am in
the cabin and treated very kindly. Robert Wilson
is the only Englishman with me ; there are fifteen of
our men on board altogether, and seven of the Alfred's;
the rest of ours are at Uppernavick, 300 miles north
of this. I am afraid they will not all get home this
year; there are sixty men altogether, and the captain
of the vessel says he can only take thirty."

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.
PARTIAL OPENING OF THE EDINBURGH
ASD NORTHERN RAILWAY.
The ceremony of opening the Edinburgh and
Northern Railway to within a few miles of both its
termini, at Dundee and Perth, took pace en Friday.
This line connects Edinburgh with Dundee on the
one hand, and with Perth on the oiler, by a short
route through a populous and thriving country. The
company having purchased the Granton and I3urntis-
land ferry, and amalgamated with the Edinburgh and
Granton company, passengers will be booked to and
from Edinburgh; but the southern terminus of the
line, properly speaking, is at Burntisland. From
Burntisland the line proceeds by Kinghorn, Kirk.
caldy, Dysart, and Markinch, to Kettle ; about a
mile beyond which place it divides, one branch going
by Newburgh to Perth, and the other by Cupar to
Dundee. The distance by the line from Burntisland
to Ferry-Port-on-Craig (the ferry across the Tay to
Dundee) is about thirty-seven miles, and to Perth
about the same. In both cases the distance is less,
or at least not more, than by the turnpike road—a
result which has been attained without works of any-
think like a stupendous character, and without resort-
ing to inclines of more than ordinary steepness and
frequency. The portion of the line opened extends
to Cupar on the Dundee branch, and to Lindores
(parish of Abdie) on the Perth, leaving about eleven
miles of the Dundee route and thirteen of the Perth
to be performed in the meantime by coaches. The
Dundee line is expected to be completed in Decem.
ber ; the Perth line a month or two later.

The directors had invited to the ceremony a large
party of friends, including the magistrates of Edin-
burgh and the other towns connected N ith the line.
It was arranged that trains should start at twelve
o'clock for Cupar from Burntisland, to which place,
before the appointed hour, a very large company had
been brought by the boats from Edinburgh and trains
from Cupar arid Lindores. At about twenty minutes
past twelve, the first train, consisting of twenty car-
riages, moved off; and another train, of about the
same dimensions, followed at a short interval. From
Burntisland to lnveriel, near Kirkcaldy, the line
keeps the seashore, affording the passengers a mag-
nificent view of the Firth and the Lothians. From
Burntisland to Kinghorn there is a rise of 1 in 200.
Immediately to the Rest of the latter place occurs
the heaviest work on the line—a tunnel 240 yards
long, cut through hard whinstone. At Kinghorn, the
trains stopped to take in water, none being procurable
at the Burnt island terminus—a deficency likely to
be felt as an inconvenience. Almost every place
throughout this populous district commanding a view
of the line was decorated with flags, avid occupied by
groups of people, who saluted the trains as they
passed with cheers. The trains (the engines of the
first of which was driven by Mr. Grainger, the engi-
neer of :the line), moved, at a slow pace, partly, we
presume, from the gret weight, and partly from
motives of prudence connected with the multitudes of
spectators whom it was impossible in every case to
keep at a safe distance. From this cause the first train
took nearly twenty-five minutes to reach Kirkcaldy,
and nearly an hour more to reach Cupar; but of
coursolthis furnishes no criterion for judging of the
rate of travelling on the line under ordinary circum-
stances.

At Thornton or Orr Water, the Dunfermline branch
joins the main line. This line strikes westward up
the Valley of the Orr, by Auchtexd 'wan to the po-
pulous coal district of Lochgelli,apd t :Mice by Cross-
gates to Dunfermline. It is expected to be opened
the length of Lochgelly in December; but the portion
between that place and Dunfermline will not be
finished fur six or seven months.

At New Inn, about tw o miles from Markinch, we
r7ach the summit level of the line„ which is 300 feet
above the level of the sea—that is, 70 feet luw< r than
the summit level of the North British at Grant's
house. The summit level is reached by a rise front
Coalton of Balgonie of 1 in 110 ; but for a short dis-
tance immediately to the north of the summit there is
a gradient of 1 in 95, which is the steepest on the
line. It is at this portion of the line also that the
deepest cutting occurs, several hundred yards being
cut at one place through rock, and further on through
loose sand, to the depth of 45 or 50 feet. At a place
called Loch Muir, close to the New Inn station, con-
siderable difficulties were encountered from the swampy
nature of the ground, and the line crosses the morass
on piles driven forty feet below the surface. From
the summit the line proceeds northward, at a decline
of 1 in 100, to Kettle. In traversing this portion
of the line a new country opens up. Suddenly
the passenger comes in view of nearly the whole
Vale of Eden or Howe of Fife, stretching from St.
Andrew's Bay to the borders of Kinross-shire, a length
of 25 miles, and in shape a straight unbroken level,
lying between two ranges of hills, and thickly studded
with farmhouses and villages, and with " seats" em-
bosomed in wood. Among the villages sighted at
this point are Falkland, with its old royal palace ;
Auchtermuchty, Strathmiglo, Fruchie, Dunshelt,
Springfield, Letham, Kettle, Pitlessie, in all of which
the sound of the shuttle never fails. Almost closing
up the vista to the east are the spires of Cupar, the
county town. No railway in Scotland presents to
the passenger so fine a prospect as is here enjoyed
during half an hour's travelling above and through
this far-spreading and smiling strath.
At a place called Ladybank, about a mile beyond
the Kettle station, the line divides. The Perth line
proceeds across the Howe to Collessie, rising one in
400, and thence, crossing the hills by a narrow pass,
to Woodmill, by a rise of one in 120. It then pro-
ceeds at a level along the banks of the beautiful Loch
of Lindores to Abdie (about two miles from New-
burgh), where the finished portion of the works ter-
minates. The Dundee line proceeds on a level to
Springfield, and on a fall of one in 100 for the re-
maining two miles to Cupar.
At Cupar, the principal portions of the ceremony
took place. The whole population of the town and
neighbourhood " turned out" in holiday attire, and
welcomed the trains with repeated rounds of cheering.
But a welcome had been prepared more substantial
than the breath of popular applause. A spacious pa-
vilion had been prepared by the directors, in which
was waiting a sumptuous collation, with an unlimited
allowance of champagne. At four the company
broke up, returning southwards in two trains, one
calling at all the stations, and the other proceeding
without stoppage to Burntisland. From the begin-
' ning to end not the slightest accident marred the
festivities of the day.—Scotsman.
laisn MIDLAND GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.--
The works of the Midland Great Western Railway are
progressing most satisfactorily in this neighbourhood.
The arch over the Ballinderry road was closed in on
Monday last, and in a few days the foundation will
be laid for that to be erected at the rear of the gaol.
For strength and durability of work, and neatness of
execution, the masonry of this portion of the line
connot be exceeded.--Westmeath Guardian.

SCOTCH CHURCH, RIVER-TERRACE.—SOMe of the
congregation of this church having telt that the ejection
of a successor to their late lamented minister, the Rev.
Josias Wilson, was not carried with an impartial spirit
or fairness, determined on separating themselves from
the church, of which many of them have been its staunch
supporters and members since its establishment; and,
having applied to the Presbytery to be acknowledged a
new and distinct congregation, met last Sunday tor the
first time in Baker's Sale Rooms, High-street, Islington,
which have been fitted up in a commodious and com-
fortable manner. The rooms were filled by a numerous
and respectable audience. The Rev. Mr. Alexanadedrl of
Duntocher, near Glasgow, preached
whol excellent
ent
undertaken n
i
prsive sermon. The gentler.en
tote the representatives of t yet small &ck are such
as will discharge their duties creditably,. as the zeal and.
perseverance in their labours will testify. Mr. Alexander
will be succeeded by another eminent clergyman from
Scotland.
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The directors of the Margate Pier and Harbour
Company met on Monday last, and gave audience to
Mr. Moore, as engineer of the proposed harbour of re-
fuge. Mr. Moore not being fully prepared, the further
consideration of the question WAS adjourned for a few
days.—Cankrbury, Journal,