The Sun.
London, England, 1847-08-20 00:00:00

REFIEWII OF THE WORK.

LAPAIERT ON SELF-PRESIERVATION.—KENT ♦ND RICIIARDS.—This
work possesses advantages over every other other of the kind sub-
mitted to public notice. The author Is a medical man of some con-
siderable talent, who has devoted many years to the study of his
profession, and as a guarantee of his pretensions has published his
qualifications and diplomas in the work, and several testimonials of
his abilities from physicians and surgeons of great eminence, which
is a most important consideration to those wile, from the peculiar
nature of their infirmities, are obliged to seek medical assistance
from strangers. The subject is treated altogether in an excellent
manner, and by its perusal the unfortunate victim of vicious habits
and excessive dissipation, will be enabled to account for peculiar
disabilities, and to discover the means of alleviating their sufferings
n an easy and effectual manner.—United Service Gazette.
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EYEBROWS, MOUSTACHIOS, and WHIS-
KEIN produced in a few weeks, and Baldness removed andprevented toy the use of GRIMSTONE'S AROMATIC REGENE-
RATOR, an essential spirit, drawn from aromatic herbs and flowers,
a few drops of which cure headache in a few minutes ; it is also a
most delightful, fragrant toilet perfume. Sold only in triangular
bottles, protected by the Government stamp, at 4s. ; double the size,
7s. ; and double this size, lls. each ; enclosed in a Pamphlet, con-
taining testimonials of undoubted authority, entitled" Three Minutes'
Advice on the Growth and Preservation of the Human Hair, &cc."
By post, 4s. Gd., 7s. 8d„ and 125., for money orders only.
Sold wholesale only at Grimstone's Iferbary, Highgate, near
London ; and by Messrs. Barclay and Son, Farringdon-street ; Sanger,
Oxford-street; Messrs. Butler and Co.,Cheapside • Fisher and Toiler,
Conduit-street ; Mr. Johnston, medicine warehouse, GS, Cornhill •
and by all chemists, Perfumers, and others For Edinburgh, J. and
It. Raines, Leith-walk ; for Manchester, oresehe and Son, Adver
tiser-office.

TO THE LADIES.
This lady had the following letter inserted in the "Times" news-
paper on Aug. 7, 1846. Reader, remember, this letter was put into
the paper by the lady herself, as a testimony to me.
" Mrs. Weekley, of No. 3. Swan-street, Berough, takes this oppor-
tunity of publicly thanking Mr. W. Grinastone, of the Herbary, High-
gate for the efficacy of his Aromatic Regenerator, in having com-
pletely restored the hair on her head, after using it about four months,
and the whole of her hair is much stronger and mere luxuriant than
I ever was before the baldness appeared.
" Mrs. Wee ley inserts this testimony to the virtues of Mr. G.'s
Regenator, feeling assured that many ladies would gladly purchase
an I Is. bottle if they were as certain of its virtues as she is, from ex-
perience, not only in the restoration and production of hair in abund-
ance, but as a cure of nervous headache; as a toilet perflime itis far
beyond any to her taste. She will feel a pleasure in answering any
lady of respectability to the abovefact--3, Swan-street, Borough."
In cases of the hair becoming thin, weak, or turning grey, ate w
drops on the crown of the head occasionally, every week, will pre-
vent the hair from coming away with the comb, make it strong, and
arevent it turning grey, rendering the hair luxuriant and curly. A
few drops on your hairbrush before brushing the hair, will give the
hair brilliancy, causing it to
use this delightful product of the
vest aronia te l i
rs with confidence ; its refreshing
fimcouawryle.
Thes most
edi e
)(lour removes headache and makes it a most necessary companion
heaetrebsladaineds
o the toilet. In cases of nevous headache, pour ten or twelve drops
n the crown of the head ; if v ry bad, repeat it every quarter of an
our. In most cases relief is certain in ten minutes. It produces
air oil children's heads in a few appplications. If used on infante'
cads, it has such a peculiar cooling influence on the brain as to pre-
vent convulsions, as well as promoting the growth of hair.—see
pamphlet of testimonials.
Alllettera addressed to W.tlUBla Orlvastone Ilethary, Iligh ate.

ASCENT OF MR. GALES BALLOON SINCE ITS RE-
CENT RECOVERY. —The announcement that Mr. Gale
would make another aerial trip with the identical balloon
drat escaped a few we. ks since at Glasgow, and do_
scended at Brandon, in Northumberland, drew together,
on Tuesday atternoon, a large assemblage of spectators
at the Rosherville Gardens, near Gravesend, where the
truant machine proudly lifted its vast proportions with
all the brightness and grandeur that characterised its
first exhibition. The visitors, who were happily
grouped in large and small parties on the green lawn,
bolt cliff, warlike tower, and other picturesque places
of resort and promenade, watched with no small atten-
tion the process of inflation, which, owing to some acci-
dental obstruction in the gas-pipe, did not proceed so
rapidly as was necessary for the carrying out of Mr.
Gale's varied evolutions in mid air. The difficulty,
however, was, in a measure, met by the aeronaut's de-
termination to use only a single car, which was accord-
ingly adjusted for the purpose of ascertaining the as-
cending power of the balloon, which was little more than
half full of gas. Fortunately it was found sufficiently
light to lift with Mr. Gale, Mr. Henry Coxwell, of
aeronautic celebrity, together with some firewoticsAind
a fair share of ballast. At about six o'clock the Prince
of Wales was liberated, and ruse majestically over- the
gardens, when the aeronauts bowed their acknow-
ledgments to several rounds of hearty cheers. At an
altitude of about half a mile a grand salute was fired in
honour of the Duchess of Kent's birthday, the smoke
and reports of which created wonderment and admira-
tion. The balloon then entered a cloud, but soon re-
turned within view of the spectators, and hovered for at
least twenty minutes over Gravesend. After remaining
up for half an hour the balloon descended safely at
White Hill, near Cobham Park, and on the return of
Mr. Gale and Mr. Coxwell, the spectators, both out-
side and inside the gardens,_ expressed their commenda-
tion at so unusual a spectacle.
SIEGE OPERATIONS AT CHATHAM DEFORM GEN.
SIR HARRY SMITH.—On Wednesday a greed display
of siege operations took place before General Sir Harry
Smith. A large number of the officers of the garrison
were present, including the Commandant-Colonel James
Simpson. The' operations were under the direction of
Colonel Sir Fred. Smith. The operations commenced
era
by an assault on Prince Henry's Bastion, the East India
Company's men, with the Royal Artillery and line, being
the defenders of the works assaulted under command of
Royale,
fi
eSappers,E . Theand next
Minersoperation ti incharge of Captain
Captain Robertson. The attackers consisted of the
construc-
tion of a pontoon bridge, which was ably and quickly
formed under the direction of Captain Fenwick, R.E.,
and Sir Harry Smith, with several officers and ladies,
n wasthe
m
walked on it -for some time. Some field pieces with a
number of artillery-men were also taken across the
bridge, which was remarkably steady. This was fol-
lowed by the destruction of a sunken battery of five
guns, by mines consisting two of 601bs. of powder each,
and one of 801bs., the firing being under the direction of
Lieweaant Wilkinson, and was done in the same man-
ner as would be adopted by the defenders of a place in
destroying the breaching batteries of the besiegers.
The explosions followed each other in succession, and
the effect was most magnificent, giving the greatest
satisfaction to all present Sir Harry Smith particularly
expressed delight at the operation. The last operation
was that of breaching a stockade of great strength. A
party of men, with large sap rollers, advanced to the
stockade with a charge of powder, which they deposited
by means of a hand-truck against the building, when
the first charge of 601 b. of gunpowder, pressed down
with bags of sand, was fired, the effect of which was the
destruction of several pieces of timber. At the other
end of the stockade is charge of 100 lb. was placed, with-
out being pressed with bags of sand, which, by Bick-
ford's fusee, was timed for a minute or two, when an
explosion took place, effectively clearing an opening, by
blowing down and breaking ono or two of the balks of
timber, dislodging others, and scattering large splinters
of wood in all directions. The operations being con-
cluded, General Sir Harry Smith paid a high compli-
ment to Colonel Sir Frederick Smith, and the engineer
officers and men under his command. He had been
highly pleased with the operations of the day. The
Gallant General on riding off the ground, attended by
his brother, Major Thomas Smith, was loudly cheered
by the assembled troops. During the afternoon Sir Harry
recognised several of his old campaigners, the wounded
soldiers of the Sutlej, and entered familiarly into con-
versation with them. In the evening General Sir Harry
Smith dined with the commandant of the garrison,
Colonel Simpson, at his residence at the Government-
house. Sir H. Smith intends leaving Chatham to-morrow.
[ADVERTISEMENT.]--A DANGEROUS CASE OF ERY-
SIPELAS, ATTENDED WITH SWELLING AND INFLAMMA-
TION, CURED BY HOLLOWAYS OINTMENT AND PILLS.—
Extracr, of a letter, dated East Keel, Spilsby Lincoln-
shire, Oct. 8, 1845:—. I beg to announce to you a most
wonderful cure wrought upon myself by your ointment
and pills. I had a very severe attack of erysipelas in
my right foot and ankle, with swelling and inflammation
was unable to move without
to an alarming extent. I
the assistance of crutches. I consulted an eminent
physician to no purpose; however, in_ less than two weeks,
by the use of your ointment and pills, I was cured, to
the surprise of all who knew me.
(Signed) JOSEPH
GILDON (a fariner)."—Sold by all medicine vendors;
and at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand,
London.
-BEN TWO BOYS V . ,-1
FATAL F 4-
HT DEVI'
IG
information was received by Mr. Baker, the coroner,
that a fight had taken place on Wednesday between two
and nine years, which, unfortunately,
had aged eight
had terminated in the death of one of them. The boys
were named John Harris and Egleton, and some trifling
quarrel led to blows, and eventually a regular stand-up
fight took place. Two men, happening
to pass at the
fight,
time, encouraged the boys to which they did for
when Egleton was beaten.
half an hour, He was taken
house where he had some porter and rum,
and a public- into
a state of
and shortly after fellstupor, and died in
the course of the night.
FATAL STEAM-BOATACCIDENT.......,Mr.
W. Payne
held an inquest yesterday at the Glazier's Arms, Water-
lane, Blackfriars, on the body of William March, aged
nineteen, who lost his life by falling from the Ant
steamer. The deceased was an apprentice to Mr. Howse,
haireiresser, and on Saturday last fell from the side of
the Ant steamer, plying between Hungerford and
London-bridge. Ho was not found until noon on Wed-
nesday, floating
• ' 1
n the river off Blackfriars'-bridge
steam-boat pier. The jury returned a verdict of acci-
dental death.
LIGHTNING. --- CAUTION. —On Monday evening
Islington was visited by a storm, with thunder, when
Mr. Spencer T. Hall, who sat reading, on a chair, the
seating of which was bound with a thick brass wire, was
ceue,ht, by the lightning. Fortunately, however,
it did
no harm beyond giving him a slight shock, and scorch-
ing that portion of his thigh in proximity to the metal.
This should be le warning to those in the habit of sitting
on chairs or sofas thus constructed whilst lightning is so
prevalent and active.

The CHAIRMAN, in addressing the proprietors, said,
under the pecuniary pressure that had recently prevailed
in the money market, the distress caused by dearth,
almost amounting to famine, and the difficulties that had
attended not only upon railways, but on almost every
other commercial enterprise in the country, gave him
cause, he thought, to congratulate the proprietors on the
result of their working during the last six months.
There was nothing, he thought, so sensitive in seasons
of national distress and of financial fluctuation, there
was no surer barometer of commercial activity or of
commercial stagnation than a railway; and he, there-
fore, thought that their receipts were, under the circum-
stances, extremely satisfactory.—(Cheers.) The length
of line that had been opened during the last six months
was exactly the same as that which had been opened
during the corresponding period of 1846, and the
number of passengers of all classes had during that
period remained very much the same; their goods traffic
had considerably increased.—(Cheers.) The general re-
ceipts of their revenue had advanced; not indeed in a
very great degree, but to the extent of about 10,0001.,
demonstrating that, independently of the extraneous
sources of property to which they might look when other
lines were completed, that the traffic on that portion of
their line which was already opened was still far from
developed, and that under ordinary circumstances of
national prosperity they might safely and fairly look
still further for a considerable increase.—(Cheers.)
Under all these circumstances the directors felt that they
were perfectly justified in declaring a dividend at the
rate of eight per cent. per annum.—(Cheers.) The
Chairman then alluded at some length to the result of
their Parliamentary proceedings in the last session.
They had most unexpectedly lost their Windsor line,
while that line had been obtained by a company who had
no legitimate claim to its possession. The South-
Western, however, could only carry their line to Black-
pots, so that they were in reality almost as far from
Windsor as the Great Western were at Slough. In ad-
dition to this, there was a strong and general feeling
that great injustice had been done to the Great Western
in the matter, and from what had since passed, they
(the Great Western) did not entertain a doubt but
that they would eventually carry their line to Wind or.
As a set-off to this loss, they had obtained the West
London Extension to the City. The South-Western
had carried their Exeter and Yeovil line through the
Commons, but the Great Western, as they had done
in a previous case, might beat them still in
the Lords. They (the Great Western) more-
over, by their line from Elungerford to Westbury, and
Castlecary to Taunton, had what was almost tanta-
mount to a competing line to this, and with the powers
of the broad gauge, would be able to demonstrate that
they were infinitely superior in speed, safety, and every
other attribute.—(Cheers.) On the Ist of September
:hey would bring fresh improvements into play. They
proposed to accelerate the speed of their ordinary trains,
and by an alteration in their arrangements they hoped
to be able to diminish the time in which more particu-
larly third-class passengers would be conveyed between
the termini. He believed that the more the South-
Western made aggressions to the west, the more they
would be inflicting injury Ott themselves. The South-
Western had hitherto acted on the offensive. It was
now the turn of the Great Western, if they pleased
to retaliate, and they might, if they saw fit, proceed
from Basingstoke to Southampton and Portsmouth,
the inhabitants of both which latter places were
eagerly looking for it, to shorten their cornmunica-
tien with the south and north of England. Not a
single instance could be found of an aggression of
the Great Western on the South-Western, though so
great a clamour was raised as to the aggressive policy
of the Great Western. Mr. Hudson, the other day, had
cast a stone of this kind from his sling, as though to
warn the Great Western on the subject, but through all
the wide extent of Mr. Hudson's dominions, he was at
a loss to know one instance in which the Great Western
had even touched or approached his sovereignty.—
(Laughter.) How different, however, was it with Mr.
Hudson, who, at the instigation of the London and
North-Western and others, promoted several Bills that
were direct aggressors on the Great Western district,
besides buying up the Birmingham, and Gloucester, and
Bristol lines at the very moment that the Great Western
were negotiating for them. If Mr. Hudson meant what
he said as the vthicle of a threat, the Great Western
were well'ablellirtreat it with indifference r if, on the'
other hancl,lttiz.eant it in a spirit of peace, they were
as perfectly rea to responi to it.--(Chaers.o He con-
gratulated them on obtaiSing the Cheltenham and
Oxford line, notwithstanding Mr. Glyn had congra-
tulated his constituents on having lost it, for it
was most important to the Great Western in-
terests as connecting them more intimately with the
south of Wales and the south of Ireland. In
other respects they had succeeded in keeping what
must become the broad gauge district intact. He re-
gretted he could not report any amicable adjustment of
the Birmingham and Oxford; the only case, he believed,
in which they could be charged with having adopted an
their
ethe r case
north until
they
both
bta hgy
theebs as
Midlandidvebel einneunceasingly
th andeattackedn tLh iosn d London was
nin and Birmingham.
They had agreed, as a last resort, to submit the matter
to an amicable suit in Chancery; but although the de-
putations of both companies agreed to this, the solicitor
for the dissentient shareholders in the Birmingham and
Oxford and the solicitor of the London and North-
Western totally disagreed to it, and the matter was
abruptly broken off. They were further asked to sur-
render the right to appoint four directors to the dissen-
tient shareholders, but of course they could not consent.
That question, therefore, remained as it was. In Oc-
tober the directors would take an opportunity of laying
before the proprietors their prospects for the next ses-
sion. They would be as few as possible, and those that
had been already passed would not be carried on with
precipitation. What capital they required to complete
their lines in progress they proposed raising by loan,
on the security of the parent undertaking; and there
could be no doubt of their obtaining the money at
5 per cent. His colleagues and himself were still ear-
nest, as they always had been, for peace, not only with
the Birmingham and Oxford, but all others; and when
the disputed question of the Birmingham and Oxtord
was settled by some competent authority, he saw no in-
surmountable obstacle to the consummation of such a
peace. If they came to some amicable and reasonable
arrangement, if they pursued their projects prudently
and progressively, there was ample room for all of them,
and the resources of the extended, and still extend-
ing traffic of the country, were sufficient to maintain un-
impaired, not only with advantage to themselves, but the
greatest advantage to the public, the prosperity of the
irrespective undertakings.—(Loud applause.)
Mr. C. A. SAUNDERS, the secretary, read the report,
which stated—

" That the passenger traffic had continued numerically
about the same as in the corresponding period of 1846,
although the income had diminished to the extent of
4,1001.; while the merchandise business, on the other
hand, had, upon a similar comparison, increased both in
tonnage and in receipts, liz :
Tons conveyed. Amount.
To the 30th June, 1846 ... 145,131 ... .£97,837
1847 ... 196.138 ... 111,970

Increase ... 51,007 ... £14,133
The length of line worked by this company had been
precisely the same during both periods, The expendi
Lure had unavoidably increased, principally owing to two
causes—it having been found necessary to provide a con
siderable quantity of new ballast for the lines, which had
led to an augmentation of the charge for maintenance of
way ; and, secondly, the goods traffic had necessarily oc-
casioned an increase of establishment in clerks and
porters, besidos other expenses incidental as well to the
management as to the conveyance of 51,000 additional
tons over the line. The general revenue account had
been credited with a sum of 30,0001., being about a
moiety of the premiums which have been realised by the
sale of some shares belonging to this company; the
difference being reserved for future appropriation ac-
cording to circumstances. The balance now disposable
by the proprietors was 255,3431. 17s. 7d., from which
the directors recommend a dividend of four per cent. to
be declared for the half-year, amounting to 230,0461',
leaving a balance of 25,2977. 17s. 7d. to be carried to
the credit of the next account. The directors referred
with pleasure to the improving receipts' of this
company during the few weeks since June, as indicative
of a progressive increase of business, such as had been
heretofore experienced, almost without exception, upon
every main line of railway throughout England. They
confidently believe that any suspension of such natural
increase has been temporary, and may be justly ascribed
totahree in
statteheofernapffsainr;
1846. Although the Parliamen-
tary upon the disastrous
tan
tary proceedings during the last session have not been
in all respects as satisfactory to the interests of thecom-
pany as could have been desired, much had nevertheless
been accomplished in the protection of their rights, and
considerable advantages had been obtainedßa. in securlway.Tinhg
valuable traffic to the Great Western et
South-Western Company had obtained an
extension
their Richmond Railway to Staines and. Windsor, and
for a time defeated the projects of this company,. for
fill %,y' a yh in
similar extensions to the same towns from the Great
succeeded
the c company
West London line across the river
extension of the
Thames to Vauxhall, whence the traffic will find access
the
an other
Act hand,ffor
carrying
obtaining' O n
accommodation shall render it desirable to apply to Par-
liament for that object. Nor can it be doubted that a
to the City by some arrangements as soon as the public
short branch of two miles
d, granteinfor tto Wheindconvenience of thsor will, when ape
traffic passing to and from the Great Western Railway at
plied for again, be
Slough. The naeasur,.... submitted. to Parliament for direct
iines to Exeter were still left to be finally disposed of in
the next session. The Committee of the House of Com.
mons decided to give this company a direct line as far as
Castle Carey, and also to give to the Bristol and
Exeter Company a broad gauge continuation from
Castle Carey to join their line between Bridge-
water and Taunton the whole scheme forming

one direct railway
and Exeter. The samoefColm72n4iittmeegii
the South-Western or narrow
Sbranchal is huersy) ,
raenj
ed c t
iEn
gx e
tt
lei re
c(awa int t
eh oru tphpgercoofnttheriplated
com-
pany, in which state the Bills remain suspended s
fur-
ther consideration in another Parliament. The forlwny
ra
from Oxford to Cheltenham, promoted by a
companyl in
connexion with the Great Western, had been preferred
to the opposing scheme of the London and North-
Western Company, between Marsworth and Chelten-
ham, which was rejected. In no case had success at-
tended any of those various projects in direct opposition
to this company, which were attempted during the last
session by the Midland, or the London and North-
Western Companies, and which it had been thought ex-
raerotusejeoec beti
rt stlilan eele.
san ;
ba:
otwu Londonren eof
ex-
pedient to resist in their progress through Parliament,
as injurious to the interests of the Great Western Com-
pany. The power to purchase the Birmingham, Wol-
verhampton, and Dudley Railway, and the confirmation
of the agreement for that purchase, as well as of those of
the Uxbridge and Wycombe lines had been obtained, with
authority to make the Henley and Radatoke branches.
The directors had given their best consideration to the
steps which might be most advantageously taken in the
way of augmenting their capital, by a nAWreation of
shares, or of otherwise providing the funds necessary
for the subscriptions authorised to other railway
companies, and also towards the construction of new
lines, or works, sanctioned by Parliament. The sub-
scriptions to other companies hitherto paid up; had been
advanced out of the general funds of the company,
without any specific employment of the powers granted-
by those several Acts, which in each case enable
the company either to create new shares of their own,
or to raise the money by guarantee out of the corporate
funds, or annual revenues of the Great Western Com-
pany, to persons who may advance the amount of such
subscriptions. A resolution was to be proposed to the
general meeting, for the purpose of sanctioning the issue
of such guaranteed securities as may enable the direc-
tors to obtain the requisite funds for the subscriptions in
question, without resorting at present to any creation of
new shares. The circumstances of the country and the
convenience of the proprietors seem concurrently to re-
quire that, during the present pressure of the money
market, as little outlay as possible should be incurred,
and that the construction of new works should be re-
tarded and spread over a longer time rather than be ac-
celerated. It is intended to work the Great Western
trains over the new line into Cheltenham in the course
of next month, the rails for the broad gauge being al-
ready laid between Gloucester and Cheltenham, and the
station at the latter place nearly completed. The ap-
proaching completion of the South Devon Railway to
Plymouth would, it was predicted, open an entirely
fresh source of traffic to the line, and add importantly
to the income, by bringing that harbour and arsenal
within an uninterrupted railway communication with the
metropolis. It was proposed for the future to keep the
whole locomotive stock (the cost of which at present
amounts to 755,8961. 17s. 4d.), as a separate item in the
capital account, showing the total sum expended from
time to time, as plant for all the lines worked by the
company, distinguished from the cost of the construction
of the railway."
Mr. BRUNEL, in reply to the Rev. Mr. Nicholson, said
that the line to Newbury would be opened in the course
of the year.
A PROPRIETOR called attention to the large propor-
tion of revenue absorbed in legal expenses, and hoped the
directors would do all in their power to reduce them.
Mr. VOUZLET complimented the directors on the
course they had pursued in connexion with the Bir-
mingham and Oxford question. It would be unworthy
on their part, having the right on their side, to succumb.
Mr. LAWRENCE IIEYWORTH, of Liverpool, congratu-
lated the meeting on the satisfactoriness of the financial
statement. He deprecated the present contest in regard
to the Birmingham and Oxford, and warned all the nar-
row gauge lines of this—that, as the Great Western had
the most powerful means for conveying the traffic of the
country, it must of necessity prevail. The country de-
manded, and the country would have it.—(Cheers.)
They might as well attempt to stop the tide as to arrest
the improving progress of the broad gauge.
After some explanations from Mr. Crossthwaite, one
of the auditors, with reference to the account's, the re-
port was adopted, and a vote of thanks igijking been
passed to the chairman and directors by aTlamation,
the meeting dispersed. %Sib