The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-13 00:00:00

NAME OF RAILWAY.

Arbroath and Forfar ••••••• • • • • • • •
Bristol and Birmingham . • • • • • • • • • • • •
Chester and Birkenhead . • • • • • • .- • • • •
Dublin and Drogheda.. •• • • •••• • • • • •
Dublin and Kingstown • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Dundee and Arbroath ...............
Durham and Sunderland . • •
Edinburgh and Glasgow . •• • ••• • • • • •
Eastern Counties and North Eastern.
Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr • • • • • •
Glasgow and Greenock.• . • ••• • • • • • •
Grand Junction ••• • • • ••••••• • • • • • •
Gravesend and R0che5ter............
Great North of England ............
Great Western ....... ...........
Hartlepool ...... ..........
London and Birmingham, &c. .• • • •
London and Blackwall . • • • • • • • • • •
London and Brighton
London and Croydon ...............
London and Greenwich .............
London and South Western. • • • . • • • •
Manchester, Bolton, and Bury ......
Manchester and Birmingham • .......
Manchester, Leeds, and Hull .Assoc..
Midland Counties ..... ..............
Newcastle and Darlington • • • • ••
Newcastle and Carlisle
Newcastle and North 5hie1d5........
Norfolk ...... • . • • • •
North Union and Bolton and Preston
Paris, Corbel, and Orleans..
Paris and Rouen .• • •.• • .•
Preston and Wyre • • • • • • • • ...
Sheffield and Manchester .......
South Eastern .......• • .............
Yarmouth and Norwich
York and North Midland . .

585
3,515
10,006
2,309

429

21,793

24
43,510
1,658
6,493
1,739

8,609
1,811
6,322
7,608
19,747
2,975
1,830
681
1,603

7,234
6,522
1,244
3,509
10,483
1,422

8,617

ALARMING FIRE.—BRISTOL, JUNE 11.—A fire of the
most alarming kind, and which has led to the destruction of property
to the value of between 35,0001. and 40,0001., occurred here this
morning, and, as might be expected, spread the utmost consternation
throughout the city. The conflagration originated in some extensive
premises at Counterslip, which run back to the wall of the flowing
harbour, and are occupied by Messrs. Finzell and Son as a sugar re-
finery. The fire was first discovered at about a quarter-past two
o'clock. As soon as the flames were observed an alarm was given,
and the city engine and those of the West of England, Norwich
Union, Crown, and other public companies, as well as several from
private warehouses and manufactories, were speedily brought to the
spot, and began playing upon the flames. The combustible nature of
the materials, however, imparted such fury to the conflagration that
all efforts to extinguish it proved unavailing, and the entire premises,
with the valuable machinery and immense stock of sugars, were de-
stroyed. In the immediate neighbourhood of the refinery are sever al
warehouses, as also Counterslip Chapel and newly-built day and
Sabbath schools, and on the opposite side of the water Is the exten-
sive city poor-house known as St. Peter's Hospital; and for these
buildings cent, erable alarm was at times felt. The books of the
firm were fortunately secured, and one small store of sugar was not
entirely destroyed, but it is expected that the loss will not fail short
of 3•,0001., a Dart only of which is insured. What makes the matter
more distressing is, that about eighty persons will be deprived of
their means of livelihood.
MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE AT GREENOCIC.—On Sa-
turday evening, about ten o'clock, one of the most distressing acci-
dents we have had to record for a long time occurred on the river,
about half way between the red lamp at the foot of Mar;aret-street '
and the powder-houses, by which two highly respectable gentle-
men have lost their lives. Mr. Edward G. Ilbery, the superin-
tendent of locomotives on the Greenock Railway, and his cousin, Mr.
Henry Howell, the ' treasurer and secretary to Messrs. Stephenson,
Mackenzie, and Brassy, the contractors for the new harbours now
constructing here, went in a small pleasure-boat in their slippers to
smoke their cigars and to enjoy the cool breeze on the river. They
had not been long opt when a steamer upon a trial trip, having
been recently built by Messrs. Bar and M'Nab, at their establish-
ment at Renfrew, came up the river at a rapid pace, and notwith-
standing the loud and piercing shrieks of the unfortunate gentle-
men to these on board to keep her off, she came right on the
boat, cutting her as with a knife down to the keel, and killing
both those in her. Mr. Howell was taken immediately out of the
water by the people in the steamer, and though then alive, yet, from
the violence of the blow he had received on his breast, he died almost
Instantly. Mr. Ilbery was not seen after the collision, but it was
evident he must have been also struck at the same instant with Mr.
Howell, as in all likelihood he would, if uninjured, have saved him-
self, as he was all excellent swimmer. His body was not recovered
till twelve o'clock on Sunday, when it was found that he had also
been struck on the side of his head. Both gentlemen were English-
men, and unmarried.—Greenock Adrertirer.

AN ANTIQUATED EXCAVATOR.—A few days since,
as some labourers were digging trenches for the purpose of laying
down the gas-light mains in Church-street, All Saints, an old woman
named Chambers, who has attained the 106th year of her age,
stepped out of her apartment, and facetiously hinted to the men that
they did not appear to her sufficiently to understand the use of the
pick-axe with which they were labouring, and by their leave she
would just show them how it ought to be done. Upon being handed
into the trench, the venerable dame dexterously gave sundry blows
with the instrument, and sovigorously withal, that she was at lengtha
unable to remove it from the earth into which she hd
se strenuously forced it, without assistance. ghe
the
after-
wards returned to her domicile, well pleased withen,
and
instruction she had practically given to the workmen,
whichm she
betook herself to her knitting, an occupation
usually beguiles away the day, when not employed
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affairs, which she performs with her own handusitrnd without assist-
ance.understand, of Brecon, in Wales, was
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majestic birds ascending from a field where a flock of sheep
an extensive view, he wa
Northamptonshire, and having reached an elevated
d. Having gained a considerable height, the birds de-
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s surprised on per-
scended and hovered round the Rev, Gentleman (who was accompanied
by a dog) for nearly a quarter of an hour, soaring up into the air, and
then suddenly dropping down, after the manner of the hawk or the
kit.. The dog (which was a most courageous animal of the Spanish
bull breed) was evidently alarmed, and skulked off to the hedge. It
Is very probable that the eagles would have attacked either the
Rev. Gentleman. or the dog, had they not been deterred by the for-,
midable appearance of nine large beasts which were near them in
the same field. The birds took an easterly direction, and flew
towards Farming Woods. There is, we understand, a tame eagle on
the grounds of Stafford O'Brien, Esq., of Biatherwycke Park, which
was visited some years ago by a wild bird of the same species. It is
not improbable that the latter may have thought proper, along with
some of its majestic fellows, to repeat this " royal visit."—Leicester-
shire Chronic e.

PRINCE ALBERT'S VISIT.—The rumour is again cur-
rent that her Majesty will accompany the Prince on his intended
visit to Liverpool on the 30th and 31st days of July; and it is zlso
said that the royal pair will be invited to sojourn at Worsley-hall,
the seat of Lord Francis Egerton, during their short stay.—Liverpool
paper.

STATE OF TRADE.—The demand is slack for the
home trade. Some orders have been received for the Continent, and
the stocks on hand of useful goods are not very heavy. English
wool yarns are more difficult to buy, and show a tendency to ad-
vitnce.--hicelterehire Mowry.