The Sun.
London, England, 1848-07-10 00:00:00

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_OVEINTIIVp, JULY 10, IR4B.

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MONEY and COMMERCIA L NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER 7'o "' HREE
In the Cotton Market at Liverpool on Saturday. the
sales were 6,000 bales. The quotations were firm.
American realised 31d. to 51d. per lb. In Railway
Shares there was less doing, but the market was
steady.
In the continental papers there is no news of !parti-
cular interest. The weather abroad appears to have
been as unsettled as it is here.
The Money Market is very easy, and there is in-
creased difficulty in finding employment for surplus
cash. Thu arrival of the Colliagwood from South
America with such a large amount of silver coin and
bulls n, will add to the stock here, but can scarcely
render discounts easier than they are upon first-class
paper. The complaint still is that bills of good charac-
ter, though not of the very highest denomination, pay a
much larger rate relatively, such is the want of con-
fidence.
The Cunard steamer, America, brings accounts front
New York of June 27, and late news from the British
colonies. The exports of specie from New York from
January 1 to June 24, were 7,323,606 dollars, but
the steamer brings only 15,000 dollars. It is stated
that " The importation of specie into the United
States, which immediately follows a large exportation
of bread stuffs, is considered a very favourable feature.
and another evidence of the importance of a foreign
demand for food of every variety; bat the steady re-
duction in the value of cotton is lost sight of for the
moment, and is only realised when the shipment of
bread stuffs ceases, and the counter-current of specie
commences. The depreciation in the market price of
cotton already exported this year is about 50 per cent.,
tusking in the aggregate, a decrease in the value
of the same quantity, compared with last year,
of at least twenty millions of dollars. This
is a real loss, and it is possible that it may be
doubled before a change takes place. The only
hope for any immediate improvement in prices for this
important exporting staple, is an abundant harvest
throughout Europe, and low prices for every article of
food. The prospect was, at the latest dates, favourable,
and we trust that advices by the steam-ship now due
will confirm the anticipations formed by previous ac-
cuunts. The importations have become reduced to a
very low point, and there is some hope of our exports
ultimately liquidating our foreign indebtedness, without
any furtl'er shipments of specie. This would be placed
beyond a doubt in the event of any improvement in
quotations for cotton.
" Since the distribution of the several loans recently
negotiated, there has been an improvement in the market
value of Government and good dividend paying state
stocks. The increase in the quantity of Government
and state stocks has no unfavourable influence upon
prices, but, on the contrary, since the many millions
have been disposed of, quotations both for the old and
the new have advanced. Nearly seventeen millions have
been created within the past ten days. There has not
been an issue to this extent, but the capital necessary to
take it as it comes out has been provided, and has been
drawn from other employments.'
The produce markets were dull in America. In Lower
Canada Government was making arrangements to locate
immigrants upon fifty-acre allotments.
The Bank of France weekly statement shows a very
small amount to the credit of the Treasury.
The Funds are very steady this morning, and there is
some business doing for transfer to-morrow. The dealers
having provided themselves with stock are inclined to
uphold the market, so that the public should pay the full
advance lately established. Consols have been 86k to
87 for money, and 861 to 87k for account.
The " making up" of the jobbers books commences
to-morrow, and upon the result depends the payment of
differences by bulls or bears. It might be concluded
that the recent speculation has been to establish a ba-
lance against the dealers for a rise, but an attempt will
be made, no doubt, to " carry over."
The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been
871 to and the Three per Cents. 86j to 87k. Bank
Stock is 193 to 1931. Exchequer. bills are 335. to 365.,
and India Bonds 21s. to 235. premium.
The Foreign Securities have been very quiet.
Spanish Three per Cents. are 22. Portuguese Four per
Cents. 17, and Mexican 17 to 17i. Dutch Two-and-a-
Half per Cents. are 45 to 45i.
Railway Shares have been much the same as on
Saturday, but Caledonian are lower, owing to the issue
of new shares.

ONE CLOSING
R Il;Et, or BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Bank Stock 193 19314 1931/2
3 per Cent. Reduced Anns .. 87%14 86% 87%
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 87 874 86% 871% 87 87
New 314 per Cent. Anns.... .
ilAnigAnns. to expire Jan.l860
India Bonds, 1,0001.
Ditto under 1,0001... ..... 23 21 p 25 p
Consols for Opening
'xchequer Bills. 21,4 d.
1,0001. June
1,0001. March
500/. June
Small, June
Small, March .. 41 p
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS.

ONE
O'CLOCK.

33 p
43 p
36 p
33 'A.
41 p

171/4

17
97%

22 xd

43/4
14%
8%

London &Blackwall...l3/. 65.8 d....
Do. I;.xtension „.. 221/i... •• '•.
London, Brighton, and
South Coast
Do. Consol. Eighths. 40

4i4' I

31%

Do. Guarant. 5 per ct.., 9 —
Do. Pref. Con. 5 per ct. 50 ..
Ditto, ditto— 1852 50
Ditto, New 51., guar.
6 per cent.
London and Greenwich 12/15s 4d... ••• ... -
Ditto, Preference... 18/ 175 2d...
London and N. Western 100 124 125
Do. Quarters (L.& 13.) 22
Ditto, New
..... 84 Bl
Ditto, Fifths ..... .. .. 2 ...
..• -
Do. 40/.Shares(L. M.) 20
Do. 10/. (M. & B.) A. 9
Do. 10/. (bl. & B.) B. 9 ••••••
1)o. 101. (M. & B.) C. 1
....
48%
..
....
ie
Loud. & s. W. .stern...... 50
Jo. New 50/. ... ..... 421,4.
Do. New 401 34
Do. Tenths ( Consol.) 50 • - - *--
Ditto ditto .... .... 40
Ditto. Thirds
Do., New Scrip, 1848,
Pref. 7 per Cent. on
Deposit, and 5 per
Cent. on Calls ... 1/. 13s. 4d... par
London, Salisbury, and
Yuovil
Londonderry &C•deraine 27% ... • —
Londonderry and Ennis-
killen . .......... 25 —...— ••• ..... '''" "-.
Lowestoft (4 per ct,.) ... 20 -
Ditto (6 per ct.)
..... 3
Manzhester,Buxton,an.d
Niatlock... ........... 4 -••••—
Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincolnshire ...100
Do. Quarters (No. 1) 18
.
... •••
Ditto ditto (No. 2)... 25
Ditto ditto (No. 3) ... 71,4 — ..... --. ...
Ditto, New 10/. Pref... 10 ...
Ditto, Gt. Grimsby
.... 30
Ditto ditto . .... ..... 9 -
Ditto ditto
..- ........ 5% —
Ditto Sheffield and
Lincolnshire ...... .. 10 . •••
...-
Do., Grimsby Dock... 15
Do. Manchester and
Lincoln Union. .... 41.25.
Manchest. & Southampt. 21/4
Midland .............. ..100 103% 104 103... 104%
Do. Consolidated Pref.loo
Do., do., 50/. Shares_ 20 ... ••
Do. Birm., and Derby100
Do.Consol. Bristol and
Birming., 6 per ct.... 100
Ditto, Brist. & Gloc.r. 38 .....
Ditto, ditto ... ....141. 185.....
Ditto,Leieest. & Swan-

nington, 8 per ct.guar.loo
Midland Great Western
Irish
Middlesbro' and Redcar,
6 per cent. guar.
Newcastle and Carlisle...loo -
....
Do. Quarters 25 ....... .
...
..
Newmarket ..... ... .
..... ........
Do. Extension .....
...... ...2/. 125....
Newport, Abergavenn-
••••

~erga iy,
and Hereford
Newry and Enniskillen 7
Newry. Warrenpoin'

.1, • ,t,
and Rostrevor l5
•••
Norfolk lOO
Do. New 20/. ... 5
Do. Extension 5 p ct. 20
Do. Guaranteed s%pc. 5
Do. du. Waveney Val. 2 ......
Northern Counties Union 4 ......
North British ........ ... 25 .. ... 223/4
Ditto, Halves
Ditto, Quarters
Ditto, Extension. O% — -. ........ ...
Ditto, Thirds .... .. .. 4% ..
North & South-Western 2
North Staffordshire 1214..... V% 9)
North Wales ... 3%
North-Western .... ..... 71,E
Oneord, Worcester, and
Wolverhampton ..... 45 - ..
Reading, Guildford, and
Reigate
Royston and Hitchin ... 1% 1 . .... 1
Scottish Central
Scottish Midland. 25

_..
Ditto, New ... 12%.... ..
Sheffield, Rotherham, &
Goole (Nor. Div.) ... 7%
Do. do (Sou. Div.) ... 4 ......
Shrewsbury and Rim... 8
Ditto ditto, Class B. 5 ...... .. .
Shrewsbury and Herefd. 2 ...... --
Shrewsbury & Chester
(Nor. W. Min.) l6
Ditto Halves ... ditto 8
Ditto Oswestry ... .. 16 --
Ditto New
Do. 8 per Cent. Pref 8
•• •
Shropshire Union
•
••••••
south Devon...
Do. Preference
•••• •••• ••••
South Staffordshire 5% — ...... ••••••••
outh Eastern
Do., No. 1...
Do~ N 0.2.
Do., No. 3 ... -... ...... 25
Do., No. 4 Thirds ... 83/4 6
SJuth Wales. ...... ........ 23 - •••••
tiduth Yorkshire, Don-
caster, and Goole ...... 4
Swans. & Loughor &Ca-
meron's Stm. Coal. ... 6
Taw Vale Extension ... 6
Thames haven Dock
and Railway .... ...... 17%
Vale of Neath ... .. ...... 4
Waterford and Kilkenny 15%...... .. —
Waterford and Limerick 42%
Waterfd,Wxtrd,Wicklw,
and Dublin ..... - ..... 3 ....
Wear Valley 6 per Cent.
Guaranteed .. 423/4.-
Do. do. do.
... 25
Do. do. do. ... 73/4.. ...
W est Cornwall
w hitehaven & Furness 13 -
Windsor, Staines, and
South Western...., ... 9% —
W ilts, Somerset,& Wey-
mouth ........ ....... 35 •......... •••...
York, Newcastle, and
Berwick. .... ........... 25 .. ~, 3234-* •"' ..... ' 32 3A
Do. Original New and
Berwick .. ....
........ 25 -. ......... ..... 30ji
Do. Extensioa No. 1. 15
Do. do. No. 2. ..... ... 10
... ... .
Do. G.N.E.Preference 8
. 1.
York and North Midland 50
68% 69,. ...... ... 69
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Ditto, Preference ...... 10
Do. East and Westßid-
ing Extension ...... 25

11►,'

27%

FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amiens... 20
Central of France (Or-
leans and Vierzon)... 16
Ceylon .................... ss.
Demerara .. ............ 12,/t — ............ .••
Dendre Va11ey.........,. 4
Direct Bombay and
Madras .................. bs. .
Dutch Rhenish ..... 71/4... .• " .......
East Indian ..- ...........
Great Indian Peninsular ss.
'-
Italian and Austrian.... 4
Louvain Ala Sambre ... 7% —
Luxembourg-- ........ 7
Madrid and Valencia... 2 ...... . Namur and Liege lB
... .. 3 ••••••••••.... a
Northern of France .....
Orleans and Bordeaux 6
Over Yssel 41854 d......
Paris and Lyons ......... 11 ..... 334 •
Paris and Orleans. ...... 20
Paris and Rouen 20 201/4 20 •••
Paris and Strasbourg ... 8
Rouen and Havre ...... 20 914:ra
Sambre and Meuse ...... 20 .....
Strasbourg and Basle ... 14 ...... ......
Tours and Nantes 8
Tournay, Jurbise, Lan-
den' and Hasselt 18 .
West Flanders ..... ..... .....

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LLOYD'S UHIPPING—(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, JULY 10.—Wind N., light pleasant breese,
with fine clear sultry weather.
DINGLE, JULY 7.—The Iddustry, O'Sullivan, of
Blentierville, atter discharging a cargo of bricks at this
port, struck on Carbue Point at the mouth of the har-
bour this morning and sank; her top masts being barely
visible; crew saved.
The wreck of a vessel, from 100 to 150 tons, appa-
rently lately wrecked, with several loose spars and
planking about her, was
passer, two miles east of Tus-
kar by the R-?ward, arrived at Liverpool
~ 7 th
LIVERPOOL, JULY 8.--WindW•---9 th, S.E.—Arrd
Princess Helena, Carruthers, Madras ; Swallow, For-
syth, La Guayra; General Parkhill, WE:own, New
Orleans; lialamagoo, Foulks, Philadelphia; Bth, Xarissa,
Reynolds, Barbadoes; Creole, Foster New Orleans ;
,Z., Moses, New
Nicholas Biddle, Knight, Mobile; A.
Quebec; 9th, Teaser,
York; Baron of Renfrew, Crossely,
ywine, Merryman. New
Crockett, Bahia ; Brand
Orleans; Emma Watts, Watts, New Orleans; America
(steamer), Judkins, Boston, left 28th ult. Std. Bth,
Lucknow, Demerara; Carnatie, New Orleans; Cham-
-11. H. Boody, Bath, A.; plain, Philadelphia
Rome, New York; Queen
bernia (steamer), New York;
Hi-
of the West, New York; Bonades, Quebec; Beta Nevis,
Quebec; Herald, Quebec; Mononcabela, Philadelphia;
M. Howes, New York; St. Petersburgb, Boston.
FALMOUTH, JULY 8. Wind W.; 9th, w.s.w._
Arrd. Bth, Johannes Huss, Matanzas, 9th, TriumfanteNew ,
Michael, Havannah, for Bristol; Orion, S
York, for Bremen. chwan,
DEAL, JULY 9.—Wind W.S.W. to S.W., hard squalls.
—Arrd. Bth, Sultan, Gardner, Singapore; John Edward,
Kell, Madras ; Jordeson, Clark, Gambia; Fortescue,
Leighton, Barbadoes ; John Bull, Duffel, Montreal; 9th,
Woodstock, Nicholson, New Zealand; Widmer Castle,
Thorn, Sydney, New South Wales; Earl of Balcarras,
Hogg, Calcutta; Heart of Oak, Rogers, Bahia,_ and
sailed for Harnburgh; Alcyon, —oum t,,
on, ditto; Haw-
thorn, Barnicle, Quebec, and sailed for Whitby; Ara-
bian, ditto. Arrd. from the River, Bernicia, Arnold,
New Zealand; Andromache, Passmore, Port Philip;
Lochnagar, Dalgarne, Port Philip; Guinenman, Cook,
Cape Coast Castle; Surpass, Sherris, Rio Janeiro; Ga-
latea, Broben, Mahar Sultana, Edington, Clyde. Sid.
Mary Smith, Stettin.
ROTHSAY, ISLE OF BUTF., JULY 6.—Arrd. Isabella,
Pictou.

CLYDE. JULY Si —Wind S.—Arrd. the 6th, Ivanhoe,
Rattray, Matanza! ; 7th, Columbine, Crisp, Mauritius;
Senator, Nagle, II lanilla; Belmont, Brown, Demerara;
Copia, Hunter, Trinidad; Rovtallan, Bolton, ditto;
Louise, M'Alpinn, Port Wallace; Elizabeth, St. John's,
New Brunswick; ,ksperian, Wells, ditto; Bth, Primrose,
Rayson, ditto; MI iry, Munro, Montreal.
MUMBLES, JUL, r 7.—Arrd. Rambler, Quebec, Llanelly.
CARDIFF, JULY 7.--Sid. Thomas King, Valparaiso.
BRISTOL, Jirtav 9.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrd. the Bt,

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'enton, Barbadoes; Helen, M'Gregor, Ha-
v. nnah; John King, ditto; Jo,epha, Quebec.
OFF MEVAGISSEY, JULY. s.—William and Mary,
Pugwa,h, for Colchester; Alberta, Lewes, Quo-
bee, for London.
OFF LOOE, JULY 6.—Dorothea, Grenada,for London.
PLYMOUTH, JULY B.—Wind S.W., strong.—Arrd.
Melody, Hooper Monte Video. Sld. (7th) Reform,
Pinkham, Figueira and Labrador.
OFF DOVER, JULY 9. William Rive, Halifax.
PORTSMOUTH, JULY 9.—Wind W.S.W. to \V., hard.—
Arrd. Bth, her Majesty's ship Collingwood, Valparaiso,
left Rio Janeiro 23d May, 1,040,000 dollars on freight ;
Mate (yacht), Bermuda.
SOUTHAMPTON, JULY 9.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrd. Bth,
Sir, Kay, Quebec.
GOOLE, JULY B.—The sloop Edward and Mary, from
Colchester to :Leeds, or Wakefield, sunk in the River
(Jaw on the 6th inst., cargo saved, in a damaged state,
and it is expected the vessel will be got off.
‘VEYMOUTII, JULY 9.—Wind S., strong.—Arrd.
Astrea, Lewis, Quebec.
COWES, JULY B.—Wind S.W., fresh.—Arrd. Louise,
Landmark, Matanzas.

INSTITUTE OF ACTUARIES.
On Saturday last a large and important meeting of
gentlemen holding the influential and responsible offices
of actuaries and secretaries, and managers to life offices,
was held in the board-room of the Guardian Assurance
Company, which bad be en most handsomely acceded by
the board of that respectable company, not only on the
present but previous occasions, for the purpose of forming
au institute for the mutual advantage not only of those
gentlemen immediately engaged in the important duties
of conducting the affairs of life assurance generally, but,
in our opinion, of promoting our national prosperity,
which we avow life assurance to be a principal ingredient.
Some time ago a meeting was held, at which a cone-
mittee was appointed to consider the practicability of
such a desirable union ; that committee prepared a re-
port, which was submitted to a general meeting on the
10th of June last, and underwent full discussion, the re-
sult of which was the appointment of another committee
of fifteen gentlemen to prepare a plan for carrying
out the same, and the meeting on Saturday
was convened to receive the report of these
gentlemen ; and we need hardly remark that from the
talent and experience brought into operation on the oc-
,easioia, that the plan was marked by the most consum-
mate skill and deep reasoning. It was, indeed, a perfect
masterpiece of judgment, completely proving that no-
thing but first-rate talent (not mere mechanism) can
satisfy the requirements of life-assurance conductors.
Tue meeting was attended by sixty-one gentlemen,
among whom was the veteran, J. Finlayson, Esq., the
Government Actuary, and the following gentlemen from
Scotland:—James 'Watson, Esq., Scottish Provident;
Henry Thomson, Esq., North British; H. 1). Dickie,
Esq., Caledonia; John Fraser, Life Assurance of Scot-
land; Peter Ewart, Standard; Robert Christie, Scottish
Equitable; G. IV. L. Finlay, Edinburgh; F. G. Smith,
Scottish Union; W. 0. Harris, Scottish Provident.
P. Hardy, Esq., F.R.S., Actuary of the Mutual Life
Office, was unanimously called to the chair, and letters
of apology read from G. Davies, Esq., F.R.S., absent in
Wales; F. P. G. Neison, Esq., unexpectedly called into
the country; J. M. Rainbow, Esq., through a domestic
calamity, and others.
After the report of the committee had been read by
J. J. CLEcuortN, Esq., the honorary secretary, the
various clauses to constitute the Institute were separately
put to the meeting, and with the exception of one or two
alight amendments, were unanimously carried.
We subjoin the principal resolutions as proposed to
the meeting.
We were highly amused with the humorous and good-
natured remarks of Mr. Finlayson, who gave his most
strenuous support to the institute, remarking that he
had endeavoured many years ago to promote the for-
mation of a similar Institute when it was difficult to say
who was on actuary. The venerable and talented gen-
tleman's remarks were received with the greatest en-
thusiasm. The principal speakers, beside the chairman,
were, Mr. Riley, Mr. Jenkin Jones, Mr. Finlay, Mr.
Reddish, Mr. Scratchley, Mr. Sylvester, Mr. Farren,
Dr. Mullinder, and Mr. Daniel.
After the whole of the resolutions affecting the for-
mation of the Institute had been submitted to the meet-
ing, and approved, the following resolutions were una-
nimously carried :
Moved by Dr. Mullinder, seconded by Mr. Brown—
" That the fifteen gentlemen who have hitherto acted as
a general committee be appointed the committee of en-
rolment."
Moved by Mr. Farren, seconded by Mr. Reddish—
" That the thanks of this meeting be presented to the
committee."
The Chairman returned thanks.
Moved by Mr. Jenkin Jones, seconded by Mr. Syl-
vester—" That the cordial thanks of this meeting be
presented to the deputation from Scotland for their
kindness in attending, and for the valuable information
sallorded by them."
Mr. Finlay returned thanks ; and, in so doing, ex-
pressed, on behalf of himself and the representatives of
the Scotch offices, their most cordial approval and co-
operation.
Moved by Mr. Brown, seconded by Mr. Hampton—
" That the best thanks of the meeting be presented to
P. Hardy, Esq., the chairman, for the able and urbane
manner in which he had filled the chair."
Moved by Mr. Daniel, seconded by Mr. Farren,
" That the best thanks of this meeting be respectfully
tendered to the directors of the Guardian Assurance
Company for their so handsomely granting permission
of the use of their board-room for the purposes of the
meeting."
The unanimous thanks of the meeting were then most
cordially voted to J. J. Cleghorn, Esq., the honorary
secretary, fur his valuable services.
The following is a principal outline of the plan and
objects of the institute.
1. The Institute of Actuaries of Great Britain.
2. The development and improvement of the mathe-
matical theories upon which the practice of life assur-
ance is based, and the collection and arrangement of data
connected with the subjects of duration of life, health,
and finance.

3. The improvement and diffusion of knowledge, and
the establishment of correct principles relating to sub-
jects involving monetary considerations and the doctrine
of probability.
4. A nearer approximation to uniformity of practice,
official and professional.
5. The settlement of points of professional and official
usage, and protection generally to the members of the
profession and the public.
G. Elevation of the attainments and status of the mem-
bers of the profession.
7. The formation of a library, and the establishment
of rooms for reading and conversation.
8. The free interchange of opinion and counsel in
matters of difficulty, whether theoretical, official, or
professional.
9. The Institute to consist of two classes of members.
First class, Fellows; second class, Associates.
10. Every actuary, assistant-actuary, or person per-
forming the office of actuary or assistant-actuary to any
Lite • Assurance, Government office, or Annuity, or Re-
versionary Interest Society in Great Britain or Ireland,
in existence and completely registered on or before the
Bth day of July, 1848, if he shall have acted in such
capacity previous to that date, shall have a claim to be
elected a Fellow of the Institute without ballot or pre-
vious examination, provided that ho shall make such
claim and offer himself for enrolment on or before the Ist
day of September, 1848, and provided that he shall not
be objected to by four-fifths of the committee of en-
rolment to be hereafter appointed.
11. Every manager, managing or resident director, or
other chief officer of any Life Assurance Society, in ex-
istence and completely registered on or before the Bth
day of July, 1848, shall have a claim to be admitted an
Associate without ballot, provided he shall make such
claim and offer himself for enrolment on or before the
Ist day of September, 1848, and provided that he shall
not be objected to by four-fifths of the committee of en-
rolment to be hereafter appointed.
12. Any person desirous of becoming an Associate of
the Institute, and not included in the above description
or limitation, shall be proposed as such by two members,
and subsequently elected by ballot under regulations to
be hereafter determined on.

13. Any Associate of the Institute who shall here•
after obtain an appointment of actuary to any Life
Assurance
,Society, and who shall have obtained a certi-
ficate of competency from the Institute, to be hereafter
determined upon, shall have a claim to be at once elected
a Fellow of the Institute without ballot, subject to such
regulations as may be hereafter appointed.
14. It shall be lawful for the Fellows of the Institute
to proceed at once to ballot for the admission of any
candidate into their body who shall, previously to the
aforesaid Bth of July, have been the actuary of any
Life Assurance Society, or who shall at the time of
ballot be an Associate of the Institute without holding
the office of actuary, but who shall have obtained the
certificate of competency, provided in either case such
candidate shall be specially recommended by the council
for that purpose.
15. The Institute shall possess the power of expelling
any member guilty of improper conduct, and each
member shall sign a declaration, on admission to either
class, to conform to the rules and by-laws.

The opening of the Waterloo-bridge terminus of
the South-Western Railway is to take place to morrow.
Early on Friday morning the bridge over the Westmin-
ster-road was tested by the Government officer. To
ascertain with a positive degree of certainty the effect of
a quick passage of heavy bodies across the imetense
span, a number of strong rods, secured on a firm foun-
dation, were placed upright in the centre of the arch,
and midway between the centre and sides, and touching
the iron girders. In each of these rods was a groove
with a sliding staff, which, on the passing of the trains,
indicated to a hair's breadth the deflexion of each gir-
der ; and in no one instance was it more than the
3-16ths of an inch. Three of the heaviest engines of
the company were selected to make the experiment,
and these were closely coupled and otherwise worked
in such a manner as under no ordinary circumstances
would occur. The four distinct line of rail were after-
wards run over repeatedly with the different engines,
and in every instance the points or switches, which
are mostly self-acting, proved to be in admirable work-
ing
order. Captain Simmonds, the Government inspec-
tor, expressed his satisfaction at the result of the experi-
ments, and gave the necessary certificate for opening the
new line.
POSTPONEMENT OF THE RETE IN Am or THE
DISTRESSED NEEDLEWOMEN'S SOCIETY. --- The grand
fete and public breakfast announced for to-day V
hall-gardens, is postponed until Friday in conse-
quence of several of the artistes who had next,
volunteered
their services having to assiit at Drury lane to-night, on
the occasion of her Majesty's visit.
SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.- In addition to
her Majesty, Prince Albert, and
noble and distinguished personages suite, the following
ges have recently visited
these delightful gardens :—The PrinceD of Saxe Weimar,
Duke and Duchess of Montrose, ue an uchess
Marquis and Marchioness of Downshire,
Sutherland,
Marquis and Alarchionness of Douro, Marchionness of
Ely, Bishops of Norwich and Winchester, Dean of Can-
terbury', Baron Alderson, Earl of Kildare, Earl of Glen-
gall, Lords Shelburne, A. Fitzclarence, E. Bruce,
Camoys, Talbot, Castlereagh, Pembroke, Cowley,
Maidstone, and Eldon; Count D'Orsay, Ladies Melville',
Gough, Stanley, Dunraven, Lincoln, Talbot, Wellesley,
Milton, and Seymour; the Conde de Montemolin, Sir G.
Talbot, Alderman Johnson, &c.

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THE ATTORNEY- IiENERAL.-- We understand that
this eminent legal functionary has just been served
with a writ in an action for penalties incurred by al-
leged bribery at the Horsham election, to the amount of
10,0001. Three eminent counsel are retained, and the
cause, we are told, will be tried at the next Summer
Assizes for Sussex.—John Bull.
The East and West Yorkshire Junction Rail-
way is shortly to be opened from the city of York to
Hay Park, about one mile east of Knaresboreugh,
where a temporary station is to be immediately erected.
—Yorkshire Gement.