The Sun.
London, England, 1849-10-23 00:00:00

LIADILIT=.

Capital f. 67,900,000 00
Ditto of the Branch Banks ... 23,350,000 00
Reserve fund ... ... 10,000,000 00
Ditto of the branch banks ... 2,980,750 00
Reserve. immobiliere ... 4,000,000 00
Notes to bearer, in circulation ... 378,414,800 00
Ditto of the branch banks .., 60,442,925 00
Ditto to order (post-bills) 719,007 90
Account-current with Treasury creditor 50,461,624 32
Various accounts current ... 81,049,907 53
Ditto in branches ... ... 27,573,341 00
Bills payable at sight ... ... 8,178,500 00
Ditto at branches 1,849,482 00
Bills of the branch banks payable by
the Bank ... ... 6,334,174 78
Ditto of the Bank payable by branches . 3,428,049 00
Dividaacis payable ••• • ••• 389,749 25
Liquidation of the Algiers Bank ... 160,982 99
Discounts, interest, and expenseu ... 2,944,462 20
Ditto branch banks 1,360,269 00
Re-discounts of the last six months ... 143,693 49
Ditto in branch banks .. ... 321,562 00
Miscellaneous ••• 11•• 011.• ••• 461,922 53

L 732,465,202 99
Certified by the Governor of Mae Bank of France,
D'ARGOUT.
_

The above account shows tbllt the cash in hand in
Paris has increased by 3,750,000 f.,, whilst it has decreased
in the branch banks by 4,000,000 f. Tho commercial
bills discounted have increased by 1,750,000 f. The
bank-notes in circulation have inc Teased by 1,000,0001.
The balance to the credit of the Treasury has decreased
by 3,500 0001., whilst the sundry ,credits have increased
by 500,0001.

ROYAL NAVAL CLUB or 17645.—The members of
the Royal Naval Club of 1765 :gave their concluding
banquet for the present season last evening, at the Piazza
Hotel, Covent-garden, Admiral the Earl of Egmont,
who served in the Orion, as midst;hipman, at the battle
of Trafalgar, presided, and was supported by several
naval officers. The Royal Naval Club of 1765 was esta-
blished in that year, for the purpose of affording relief
to the widows and orphans of naval officers, and since
its establishment has expended in that benevolent object
upwards of 6,8001. Amongst Efts most disiinguished
members have been his late Majesty King William IV.,
who joined it in 1786, the immortal Nelson, Admiral
Duncan, Lord Collingwood, &e. Amongst the officers
who attended the banquet last night were—Admiral Sir
Edward Chotham Strode, K.C.8., K.C.H., Admiral
Sykes, Captain Pridham, Captain Bague, Captain 11.
Sweeney, Captain Wynn, Captain R. Douglas, Captain
J. Gordon, Captain Robinson, Captain Marshall, Captain
C. Jay, Admiral Ross, C. 8., Captilin Branford, Captain
Brain, Captain Rich, Captain Currie, Captain T. Dick-
enson, Captain C. Greene, &e. We understand fi)r the
future the meetings of this Club will bo held at !the
Thatched House Tavern. _ _

THE QUEEN'S COLLEGE, COBS..—The president and
council have purchased for the museum of the college
the great botanical and pharmaceutical collection which
had been formed by the late Anthony Todd Thompson,
Professor of the London University. We understand
that they are in treaty for some ether collections in the
physiological and pathological departments to complete
the medical faculty.—Cork Comstitution.
A Leeds policeman in disglaise has had his pocket
picked of a parcel containing handcuffs.-110 Ad-
Mason _

THE GREAT SOUTHERN AND
WESTERN RAILWAY.
DUBLIN, SATURDAY.—Thursday last will be looked
upon as one of the memorable days in the annals of
Irish railways, from the fact of the opening of this
gigantic and useful enterprise having been effected
upon that day. A period of five years has but elapsed
since the Act of Parliament authorising the construc-
tion of the line received the Royal assent; and, thanks
to the energy and ability of the engineer, the con-
tractor, and the directors, it is now completed to
within a distance of about three-quarters of a mile
from the final terminus on the quay at Cork, the
latter part being a tunnel of the heaviest character
from the nature of the material of which the hill to
be tunnelled is composed.
His Excellency the Lord-Lieutenant, accompanied
by the Earl of Belfast, his Private Secretary, Corry
Connellan, Esq., his Aides-de-Camp, non. Mr.
Ponsonby, &c., left the terminus at King's-bridge at
half-past nine in a special train. Amongst the com-
pany were the Lord Mayor, the Duke of Leinster, the
Lord Chancellor, Lord Monteagle, Lord Hawarden,
Sir W. Somerville, Sir J. Macneil, Sir P.Crampton, Sir
D. M'Gregor, Sir R. Kane, Sir M.Barrington,Sir T. N.
Redington, Col;Browne, Col. Carruthers, Messrs. E.
Macdonnell, chairman of the company ; Hutton,
Haughton, George Roe • directors ; James Magee,
James Pim, Thomas Hutton, E. Grogan, M.P.;
F. T. Porter, E. Redmond, Arthur Cane, Dr. Tole-
kin, Francis Codd, G. W. Hemans, W. Taylor, B.E.
Ball, John M'Donnell, Governor of the Bank of
Ireland ; R. S. Guinness, C. Bianconi, S. Woods,
architect of the Great Southern and Western Rail-
way ; J. W. Murland, and several others connected
with the mercantile interests of the city.
The train went on at a reasonable rate of going till
they arrived at the Red Bog, four or five miles be-
yond Ballybrophy, where it may be in the recollection
of our readers that nearly half a mile of the road was
regularly swallowed .up—utterly disappeared a year
and a half ago. Here his Excellency and the party
stopped to examine the manner which the ingenious
add skilful engineer of the company, Sir John
Macneil, took to remedy this terrible puzzle. It was
impossible to pile it; the contractors threw in lots of
material, but they all disappeared ; Sir John then
purchased a larch wood which grew near, severed the
branches of the larch trees and placed them horizon-
tally below, in such a quantity that he made a
wooden raft of three-fifths of a mile, on which the
railway has passed over now every day for the last
twelve months. The company were greatly struck
with the undulating motion of the carriages as they
drove backward and forward over this part by the
desire of Sir John Macneil. From this the train
proceeded on by the junction, Charleville, Buttevant,
to Mallow, and stopped to give the company time to
visit the gorgeous viaduct completed over the Black-
water. It consists of ten arches, each forty feet is
diameter and eighty feet high. The lightness, the
of this work excited the admire-
grace, and the beauty
tion of the whole company.
When the train entered the station-house at Mallow
it was received with a loud cheer by a large crowd of
people, including a number of the navvies. A party
of military of the 47th, and a body of police in full
dress, were drawn up on the platform, to give his
Excellency the salute of honour. Many gentlemen
from the neighbourhood of Mallow, including Sir W.
R. Becher, Mr. Newman, Mr. Croker, Rev. Justin
M'Carthy, P.l'., Rev. Mr. Greene, P.P., and a number
of others, were amongst those who awaited the arrival
of the train from Dublin. Amongst the gentle-
men from Coi k were Lord Viscount Mount-
morris, Dean of Cloyne, and the Venerable
Archdeacon Kyle, vicar-general of the diocese.
Dr. Wilson would have been present, but for illness;
and Dr. Delany was absent in consequence of
duties connected with his episcopal functions. We
must not forget to mention that Mr. Berwick, the
assistant-barrister for the East Riding of Cork; Thos.
Ronayne Sarsfield, high-sheriff; Sir William Lyons,
mayor of Cork ; and F. B Beamish, one of the most
active of the original projectors of the line, came in
the Cork train to receive the Dublin party.
All the carriages having been attached, the train
was again set in motion, but not at great speed, as the
line was to be inspected in detail by Lord Clarendon,
the chairman, and Sir John Macneil, acting as
ciceroni. On coming to the Mallow viaduct,
that crosses the Blackwater, the train was stopped,
and almost the whole party got out of the carriages,
with the intention of viewing the works from the level
of the river. This viaduct is 70 feet in height, and
consists of ten arches, 60 feet high, and of 45 feet span.
Viewed from below the effect is peculiarly fine, the
noble arches forming magnificent frames for as sweet
pictures as could be seen, and having all the rich tone
of colouring belonging to this season, in wood, stream,
sky,
.and background. The prevailing character of
this, as of all the structures on the line, is an appear-
ance of graceful lightness; and yet no works can be
more massive or substantial, the foundations being
deeply sunk, the material being of the very best stone
which the country affords, and the workmanship such
as could not be excelled.
The Ballygibbon embankment was next admired.
This is a stupendous mound of earthwork, 110 feet
in height, and finished off with all the precision of a
flower bed in a gentleman's garden. A piper was
here stationed on a table, working away at his
cherished instrument. A flag of the most hospitable
and friendly character was also one of the features of
this spot; for on it was inscribed a welcome to Lord
Clarendon, a welcome to the directors, a welcome to
Sir John lacneil, and a welcome to her Most Gracious
Majesty, with a " God bless her" into the bargain.
The Monard Viaduct was next inspected, the party
going down as before. This is not only a magnificent
structure, but its construction has been positively
miraculous. It consists of seven arches 90 feet high
and 45 feet span. The arching was not commenced
until the 30th of August of this year, and it was
completed on the 30th of September ! We happened
to stand near Lord Clarendon as Sir John Macneil
informed his Excellency of this surprising fact ; and
we heard him remark, " It is one of the most magnifi-
cent works I ever saw—and completed in two months?
impossible !" But Lord Clarendon may now learn
that there is no such word as "impossible" in the
vocabulary of Mr. Dargan, the Napoleon of viaducts,
cuttings, tunnels, and embankments.
The train passed slowly through the Rathpeacon
cutting—a gigantic work—a cutting through solid
stone, of 64 feet in depth, and a mile and a quarter in
length.
The next and last stoppage was at Kilnap, to in-
spect its beautiful viaduct, the grandest and most
striking of all the works on the line, and enclosing
within its arches as exquisite bits of living landscape
as it is possible to see. This majestic structure is 95
feet in height, and consists of eight arches of 45 feet
in span, the first stone of which was laid in November,
1843. The effect produced by the ensemble—the
gigantic nature of the structure, the train slowly
passing along its light and graceful line, the variety
and beauty of the scenery, the many hundreds of all
classes who came from the city to witness the arrival,
and the deep interest attaching to so grand an under-
taking—was indeed most striking and impressive.
The foundations of some of the pillars supporting this
mighty fabric are sunk 21 feet below the surface of
the seeming base. After viewing the viaduct for
some time the party resumed their seats, and the
trait' being set in motion, it reached the station at
Blackpool.
On the arrival of the train at Blackpool there was a
vast multitude of persons of all classes assembled,
who cheered enthusiastically. A • salute was fired
from a howitzer and three field-pieces of artillery
placed for the occasion. General Turner, in command
of the district, with a guard of honour of the 41st
ltegirnent, band and colours, were in waiting to
receive his Excellency with a salute, the band playing
" God save the Queen," and the Viceregal party pro-
ceeded without much delay to the Imperial Hotel,
where suitable apartments were provided.
THE BANQUET.
A magnificent banquet was given in the evening at
the Imperial Hotel, when the party was increased by
numbers of the nobility and gentry of the south. The
chair was occupied by Edward Macdonnell, Esq.,
chairman of the Great Southern and Western Rail-
way, the completion of which mighty work the dis-
tinguished company had assembled to commemorate.
'File great room of the Imperial was fitted up with
much splendour, and the fine band of the 41st Regi-
ment occupied the gallery.
The style in which dinner was served reflected the
greatest credit on the house.
His Excellency the
.Lord-Lieutenant occupied the
post of honour to the right of the chairman, the Duke
of Leinster to the left, and on either side were the
Earl of Bandon, Lord Hawarden, the Lord Chan-
cellor, Lord Monteagle, the Hon. and Rev. the Dean
of Cloyne, Sir P. Crampton, Bart , Sir W. Somerville,
Sir T. N. Redington, Lord Dunkellin, A.D.C. ;
Major Henry F. Kil-
worth,Ponsonby, Lord Belfast, the Right Hon. the Lord
Mayor of Dublin, Admiral Sir M. Dixon, C. Con-
nellan, Esq., Sir Robert Kane, Sir M. Barrington,
Bart., Sir W. Lyons, Mayor of Cork, Colonel Sir
D. M'Gregor, Sir W. W. Becher, Sir John Macneil,
Sir Thomas Deane, Colonel Beresford, Colonel Browne
Colonel Portlock, Colonel Spink, Robert Borrower,
George Roe, E. B. Roche, M.P., Dr. Power, M.P.,
Edward Grogan, M.P., High Sheriff Sarsfield, Mr.
Fagan, M.P., Colonel Chatterton, Colonel Pedder,

Ms EXCELLENCY arose amidst the most entha-
siastic acclamation, and observed that it was with no
ordinary feelings of gratification he had heard his
name associated with the welfare of Ireland, and
had witnessed the manner in which that toast had been
received by such an assemblage. The chairman had
connected his name with a subject which had long
and anxiously occupied his thoughts, and which,
no matter whether he should be in a public or
private station, should still engage his unremitting
solicitude.— (Hear, hear.) It was with such
feelings as these that he had accepted
with alacrity the invitation of the chairman and
board of directors to witness the opening of their
railway, because he considered that undertaking as
one of paramount importance in relation to the future
prosperity of this country.—(Hear.) They had all
that day had an opportunity of witnessing the splen-
dour of the works—the magnificent viaducts—the
noble arches—the cuttings and embankments, all
finished in the most complete and permanent manner,
and, when the immense labour was considered, in an
amazing short space of time. What an amount of
benefit must not this work have conferred upon the
districts through which it passed. Their chairman,
he observed, had alluded in grateful terms to the loan
sanctioned by the Government to promote the com-
pletion of this railway ; and it was his belief, but
for that well-timed loan, that they could net now
reach Cork by railway.—(Hear, hear.) If they
looked back to the period when his Noble Friend
at the head of the Government, with prudent
foresight, consented to advance that money, they
would find that it was in time of such pe•
cuciary difficulty that companies even of the
highest standing were unable to procure advances
upon almost any terms. No doubt some mconveni-

er;ce might have been felt by the Chancellor of the
Exchequer from a loan at such a time ; and they were
bound to feel grateful for the consideration and fore-
sight of his Noble Friend in providing assistance at such
a crisis, to enable the company to facilitate their
works, to give extensive employment when the neces-
sities of the labouring classes so much required it, and
thus to hasten the completion of a great line of rail-
way which must prove of incalculable service in pro-
viding for the fanner a ready market for the sale of
his produce.—(Hear, hear.) Allusion had been made
by the chairman to his (the Lord Lieutenant's)
previous visits to this railway, and that to Dundrum
especially he well recollected, because he had there
availed himself of the opportunity of speaking upon a
subject which still filled his mind—he meant the vast
importance of railways in taording facilities for ex-
tending improved modes of husbandry—in opening
the best and readiest markets for the sale of agricul-
tural produce. They could not over-estimate the
advantages to the farmer which must be conferred by
this railway, connecting Dublin, Limerick, and Cork,
and the intermediate districts, in one chain of
communication.—(Hear, hear.) It was to such fa-
cilities and advantages the farmers should now look
in sustaining themselves against the severe competi-
tion they had to undergo, which could only be ade•
quately met by persevering energy, and by taking
advantage of all available means to increase produce
by the adoption of the best system of cultivation.—
(Hear, hear.) Considerations like these had influ-
enced his Noble Friend at the head of the Government
when he had determined to aid this company by an
advance of money. The manner in which the affairs
of this company had been conducted was most cre-
ditable to the gentlemen entrusted with its manage-
ment, and a more honourable and high• minded body
of men did not exist than the chairman and board of
directors. Possibly they might not be satisfied with
the present proceeds of the line; bnt he could not
help remarking, it was the general impression
that railway property had now reached the lowest
point of depression ; but when this railway, at a
period of unexampled depression, yielded such a
traffic as that now in progress, what extent of
increase might they not expect in better times, when
the country assumed its normal condition, and its
vast resources should be amply developed by the
efforts of agricultural improvement now becoming so
general, facilitated
_ll5 they would be by the comple-

Mr. E. B. ROCHE responded.
"In proposing " The Railway Directors," the
CHAIRMAN said, I am happy to say the railway inte-
rests are strongly represented here, having present on
this occasion, directors from the Dublin and Kings-
town, Drogheda Railway, Midland Great
Western Railway, the Belfast Junction, the
Limerick and Waterford Railway, Irish South-
Eastern and Killarney Junctions. I shall couple
with this toast the , " Health of George Roe," zv
chairman of the Dublin and Kingstown Line, which
is the parent line of the country, and which has given
such good example to us all in the admirable manner
in which that company is conducted. The chairman
is one of our most estimable fellow-citizens, and one
who not only gives extensive employment by his own
private enterprise, but supports, by his property and
his exertions, every undertaking which he considers
for the good of the country.
Mr. ROE briefly returned thanks. He was, he
said, chairman of the first railway company esta-
blished in Ireland—the smallest line, certainly, but
which had not the example of such noble enterprise ;
and he was happy to say that that company had done
pretty well.—(Bear.) But, in speaking of that com•
pany he felt bound to say, that this country was
indebted to his friend, Mr. James Pim, for the intro-
duction of railways, and to his practical knowledge,
foresight, and perseverieg energy, for the manner in
which the public attention had been ultimately directed
to the subject.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. Pin-1 might in
fact be termed the parent of Irish railway enterprise,
from wnich this country must, at no distant day, de-
rive most inestimable advantages.—(Hear.)
The CHAIRMAN next gave the health of Sir John
Macneill. Ile said—l shall call you only to look
back on the stupendous works you have this day
seen—all planned and devised by him, and carried
on under his superintendence. You must also bear
in mind that your line differs in construction—that is,
in the rails and sleepers, and general method of laying
—and has been tested, and proved in every way su-
perior to any other plan as yet devised.
Sir JonN MACNEILL returned thanks.
The CHAIRMAN—The next toast is " The health of
Dargan." I give him to you as the great
contractor, and truly he may be called so. If he had
never constructed any works but those from Thurles
to Cork, he would have his fame. But north, south,
east, and west, his great works are to be seen; and
with every company he has had to contract with, he
has given entire satisfaction,' by his honourable,
straightforward mode of carrying out his engage-
ments. He has another claim on us as Irishmen,
because he has for ever removed the slur from the
Irish character--that the Irish in their own country
will not work, but are idle and lazy. He has proved
that if you treat them fairly and pay them honestly,
there is no work that cannot be done by them. Ile
can tell you that the enormous viaducts, cuttings,
and embankments You have this day seen, are all the
work of Irishmen, nay, of men from the very counties
in which the works are executed.

Mr. DARGAN briefly responded.
The CHAIRMAN next gave " The Right Honourable
he Secretaries for Ireland."

Sir WILLIAM SOMERVILLE returned thanks.
" Lord Monteagle, and our friends in the House of
Lords."

Lord MONTEAGLE delivered a long speech. After
which the company broke up, much gratified with the
proceedings of the day.

REFORMATION OF JUVENILE OFFS ERS
a statement issued by the Philanthropic
atnth ropcND .e —From
lengthSocieetyn ictom
ap-
pears that the arrangements
plet‘d for the final removal of hate
the school b
from London to
the new institution at Red-bill.
.Sunday morning next,
with the sanction of the Bishop of Winchester, has been
appointed for the delivery of the anniversary and fare-
well sermon in aid of the society's funds, after 'which
the chapel will be converted into a district church. The
proceeds of the service of Sunday are to be especially
applied to the fitting and furnishing of the new chapel
erected at the Farm School, Red-hill, and it is to be
hoped that the efficient co-operation of the affluent will
enable the society to continue and increase these bene-
ficial works which have so long distinguished the opera-
tions of the " Philanthrophic ' in the southern suburbs
of the metropolis.
THE ST. BOSWELL RIOT.—We understand that
the Provost of Jedburgh has received a communication
from the Secretary of State its reference to the prisoners
Wilson and Brady, now under sentence of death for the
murder of William Lauder, at St. Boswell Fair, on the
18th of July last. Brady has been reprieved; but the
law is directed to take its course in regard to %Vilson,who
will, consequently, be executed at Jedburgh on Thurs-
day, the 251 h Lat.—Kelso Mail.

The Senior Proctor, Mr. May, of New College, has
given notice that he will receive the names of candi-
dates for examination this,term, either from themselves
or their tutors, on Thursday, the 25th instant, from
two o'clock to four; Yriday, the 26th, from one to
three. Each candidate must give in a list, signed
with his name, of the subjects and books in which he
offers himself to be examined, together with certifi-
cates of his having responded, and having sat in the
schools. N.B. The matriculation paper is also
required.

PURIFICATION of the RITER THAMES.
Yesterday Mr. Dover, of New-street, Spring gar•
dens, the projector of a scheme for deputrifying; the
sewage of London, in order to prevent the contami-
nation of the river by the sewers, and the consequent
evils to public health which flow from its pollution,
gave a further exhibition of his experiments for testing
the soundness of his views. The outlines of Mr.
Dover's plan have already appeared in this journal ;
but we may mention that it is proposed to construct
works at the exit of each sewer into the Thames to
intercept the sewage, and effect its deodorization ar.d
filtration, and after undergoing this two-fold process,
the water will be allowed freely to discharge itself
into the river. The sewage is to be pumped up by
steam-power into tanks or vats of one to three thou-
sand gallons each, and disinfected progressively whilst
filling. As soon as the tank is full, the contents
will be ready for.filtering by ascent, and then the resi-
duum is to be removed from the works in order to
be converted into an inodorous fertiliser termcd
" British guano," the value of which is estimated as
more than equivalent to the outlay upon the
it.
works,
machinery, and labour necessary for producing
The experiment on this occasion was made upon a
quantity of pestilential sewage taken in the presence
of some adjacent.
from sewer;
and e
the result oulttftwhe spectatorsashatthe fromwa ane forth m the
apparatus apparatus apparently effeetuallydeaptutirbifiuetale t
db,buto stillthe
retaining an acid taste and smell, attributable
disinfecting agent employed. In this state we were
assured that the effect of the water upon the human
frame would be rather medicinal than otherwise. It
is not quite so clear as the water supplied by the dif-
ferent metropolitan companies, but still it is fully
adapted to the grand and paramount purpose of keep-
ing the river free from its present deleterious impuri-
ties; and when mixed with the limpid stream flowing
down from the lock of Teddington in the proportion
which naturally flows from that source, it is con-
sidered that the innocuous acid taste and odour which
we mentioned above will be greatly diminished.
Upon the whole the experiment yesterday—which
was very simple and conducted with the most perfect
candour and openness—proved successful.

Tux NICARAGUA QUESTION.—We have intelligence
from Nicaragua to the 20th of August. The New York
company for the construction of the canal had obtained
an absolute and unconditional grant from the Nicaraguan
Government; and, until the completion of the canal,
were to have the exclusive right of navigation of the
San Juan River and the Lakes Nicaragua and Leon. It
is reported, that when the English Vice• Consul heard cf
this, he wrote to the Nicaraguan Government, complain-
ing of their having asserted that a revolution had been
stirred up by British agents, and treating it as a cause of
offence. The Government are said to have replied that
they would appeal to the United States Government for
protection.
IMPROVEMENT IN STEAMERS.—Mr. Humphries,
the chief engineer of her Majesty's dockyard, Woolwich,
has prepared a plan for fitting the centres of paddle-
wheels on the shaft, which will, doubtless, be applied I
the steamers now in course of itSiela