The Sun.
London, England, 1846-01-19 00:00:00

LANCASTER AND CARLISLE

RAILWAY.

Of the 6,000,000 cubic yards of earthwork, nearly
5,000,000 are completed, and the remaining quantity
is divided into such numerous portions that at no one
point is there any difficulty with average weather.
With regard to the masonry, it is equally forward.
Of the ordinary bridges five-sixths are nearly com-
pleted, and the following is the state of the larger
bridges and viaducts :—The Lune viaducts--three
arches of 120 feet span—although only commenced
after the passing of the amended Act in July last, is
well advanced ; the abutments and land arches (eight of
38 feet span) are up to the springing, and the river-
piers are in hand, notwithstanding the floods. The
Docker Garths viaduct—six arches of 50 feet span,
and 75 feet high—is complete up to the spring-
ing, and the arches are commenced. The Borrow
Beck viaduct—three arches of 45 feet span, and 60
feet high—is completed, except the parapets. The
Lowther viaduct—six arches of 60 feet span, and
100 feet high, is finished. The bridge over the
Eamont—four arches of 50 feet span, and 70 feet
high—is finished, except the spandrills and parapets.
Nearly 30 miles of permanent way are laid. The
number of men now employed is 5,997. The num-
ber of horses now employed is 681, and two loco-
motives are at work on the line. Nearly the whole
of the rails and chairs for the permanent way are
now delivered on the line. Designs have been iur-
nished for the whole of the stations, and several are
in progress. The engines and carriages for the ser-
vice of this Company are constructing in the esta-
blishment of the Grand Junction Railway at Crewe.
At a meeting of the proprietors, at Liverpool, on
Wednesday last, the Chairman (E. W. Hassell, Esq.)
said, he might venture to say, with the knowledge he had
himself of the state of the work, that unless we should
have a very wet spring, there was every reason to
believe that the railway would be opened about the
beginning or middle of July ; and, if so, no railway
of equal length, seventy Tril,?:7 loug, would have ever
been completed in so short a time.
From the statement of accounts it appeared that

the total to the 31st of December, amounted to
811,1301., and the expenditure to 663,6371., leaving a
balance of 147,4931.

HAMBURGH MAIL.

HAMBURGH, JAN. 10. The Countess of Lonsdale
steamer came yesterday, by way of precaution, no higher
than Glackstadt. The London mail of yesterday was
sent by hence to Cuxhaven. The ice is pretty open, and
as the wind is favourable, the ships will probably come
up to the city to-day ; the passage to and from Ham-
burgh for the steamers and post-boats is again open.
HAMBURH, JAN. 12. —The ice still holds together be-
tween Blansuse and Luke, and ships cannot come up to
the city unless the wind is favourable.
CUXHAVEN, JAN. 11.—The Sir Edward Banks put to
sea this forenoon at 10 o'clock with the mails; the wind
in the afternoon, N.W., fresh breeze. This is a most fa-
vourable wind for coming up the river.
HANOVER, JAN. B.—The Crown Prince is perfectly
recovered, and has gone out in his carriage.
In consequence of the very unfavourable weather in
the last week of the last year, the King suffered much
from rheumatism, which especially affected hislearing,
and on that account he did not leave his room, but had
every evening a company of ladies. His Majesty de-
clined the fatiguing ceremonies of the beginning of the
year, and is now perfectly recovered,but has not yet ap-
peared again in public. According to later accounts his
Majesty's indisposition is again worse. The Hereditary
Prince, as those who have occasion to see him affirm (for
he goes out every morning
j in a carriage), looks ex-
tremely well, to the great joy of his parents and his
grandfather.

BERGEDORF, JAN. 9.—The Berlin Hamburgh Railway
is to be completed by the end of September this year.
The contracts are all concluded for that line, and there
is no doubt that the railway will be ready, but it is not
probable that the termini will be completed.
BERLIN, JAN. 7.—Private accounts from Thorn give
some details of the secret association discovered there,
the treasonable object of which was an armed insurrec-
tion, and the surprise of the fortress of Thorn and
Grandenz. It seems that the conspiracy was discovered
through the investigation at Posen. Thorn is quite a
Polish town, the whole surrounding countries to Gran-
denz, above thirty-five miles distant, and as far down as
the Culon on the Vistula, and to the vicinity of Dantzic,
is inhabited by a people speaking Polish, and who are
*Very rigid, easily excitable Roman Catholics, over whom
the priests have unlimited influence. It is reported that
landowners, and even priests, have influenced the popu-
lation, and excited them to insurrection, and that above
100,000 dollars have been gradually distributed, which
were collected by a secret society. The insurrection
was to have broken out on the 31st December ; the first
arresetbok place on the 30th. It is said that not only
considerable depots of arms, but a complete pow-
der-mill, was discovered. Guns were placed in
the market-place of Thorn ; the garrison was
under arms, and the commandant declared the town
in a state of siege. It is not stated how far the in-
habitants of Thorn itself were implicated in tbese arrests.
It seems, however, that the country people and land-
owners were !chiefly concerned.
HANOVER, JAN. 9.—We are sorry to state his Ma-
jesty's indisposition, which our papers represented as
being relieved, is much worse; loss of appetite, frequent
vomiines, Sze, have reduced his Majesty to a state of
extreme vvs:l,kness. Yet he still attends to the affairs
of Government; ai:4 it is said that all the documents to be
laid before the State, ;yere signed by the King, the day
before yesterday, at the request of Baron Falcke.—
Hamburg Papers, Jan. 13.
WARSAW, JAN. B.—His Majesty the Emperor Nicholas
arrived here in perfect health, on the 4th, on his return
from Italy, and alighted at the Labrinski palace, where
he was received by the Prince Governoi, and many her
persons of distinction. The capital was splendidly illu-
minated on that and the following evenings during his
Majesty's stay, who sat out for St. Petersburgh this
morning.—Universal Prussian Gazette, Jan. 13.

CORKE'S PATENT FUEL.
So great is the demand for this article, that the pa-
tentee, finding it impossible to supply the public by
the ordinary methods of manufacture, has offered a
handsome premium to any person who shall invent
machinery which shall enable him to make it so
rapidly as to meet the demand. Dr. Ryan, of the
Royal Polytechnic Institution, Mr. Cooper, and Mr.
Amos, are the gentlemen appointed by the patentee
to award the premium, and Saturday was the day
appointed for them to give their decision. The fol.
lowing is the report which they presented to the
patentee :
" In respect of premiums offered for the best plan of
machinery for making the above fuel.

" Referees—Dr. Rian, Polytechnic ; W. H. Cooper,
1, Verulam-buildings, Gray's Inn ; C. E. Amos, Grove,
Southwark.

" We consider that none of the competitors have com-
plied with the terms of the advertisement.
" Theproposals which we have taken into consideration

are—

" First, Mr. Bursells—who offers only a specification
and some verbal observation.
" Second, Mr. Payne—an imperfect model as to-work-
manship, but the scheme apparent.
" Third, Mr. Wallis—four unfinished plans, but, with
his explanation, sufficient for us to judge of the propriety
or otherwise of the scheme.
"We, therefore, .recommend Mr. Corke to offer
each party the sum of five pounds, with power to him
t) retain any, or all, of the plans, specification, and
model for future consideration.
" And we further consider, that in consequence of the
said plans, specification, and model, not being in a per-
fect state, we cannot in justice award the premiums.
" W. H. COOPER.
• " C. E. AMOS.
"3, Trafalgar-square, Jan. 17, 1846."
In the evening Mr. Corke, the patentee, gave a
dinner to the arbitrators, and to several other gen-
tlemen who have taken an interest in the success of
the undertaking, at the Exeter Hall Tavern. About
thirty gentlemen sat down at six o'clock to a dinner
of the most recherche description, and which was
placed upon the table in a style that reflected the
highest credit on the cuisine of Mr. Bennett. The
chair was taken by Mr. Harrison, who was supported
on his right by Mr. Cooper and Dr. Ryan, and on
his left by Captain Polhill, M.P., who seemed to take
a great interest in the success of the under-
taking of Mr. Corke. Mr. Joseph Croucher officiated
as croupier. In the course of the evening Mr. Corke
intimated his intention shortly to exhibit the supe-
riority of his patent fuel as a generator of steam by
a steam-boat trip on the Thames; and Dr.
Ryan declared that he had no hesitation
in stating, that of twenty-two patents which
had been taken out for fuel within the
last few years the fuel manufactured under Mr.
Corke's3patent was by far the most effective, and that
this opinion; which was the result of various careful
experiments, he was prepared to maintain either at
the Polytechnic Institution, at the Admiralty, or be-
fore any bady of scientific men in the kingdom.