The Sun.
London, England, 1848-08-02 00:00:00

DOLMAN.

" A few words from the Editor," are introductory
to three letters—one from Lingard the historian of
England, one from Tierney the historian of the Ro-
man Catholic Church, and one from Rock the anti-
quarian and topographer—eulogizing the spirit in which
the magazine is conducted under its present editorship.
In the estimation of the Catholic subscribers toDolman
the praise of such men, but especially of such a man a 3
Lingard, will be as a crown of laurel. A long and
interesting account of "The Opening of Saint
George's," from the pen of the editor, contains, among
other passages, a very graceful and to our mind,
indeed, a very beautiful allusion to the remark made
by a contemporary that the procession of 240 priests
was conspicuous for its display of ugliness :—Thus
speaks the writer who was one in that procession of
secular clergy :
"We certainly never plumed ourselves on mere
personal beauty or comeliness of look. We are as God
made us, and are thankful we are not Worse. A
Catholic priest's—and especially a London priest's—
habits are not certainly favourable to the cultivation of
personal charms;—a hard, wearisome, and ,toiling life;
poor diet, little sleep, and much and continued anxiety,
and frequent ailments from unremitting attendance by
fevered beds, in noisome cellars, and workhouses, and
hospitals, soon dry up the fresh springs of youth, and
bring on a premature old age."
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nues his " Reminiscences of Cambridge," and Mr.
Paley writes on " Popular Prophecies." The number
is completed with the usual monthly criticisms and
intelligence.

COMMONS' IncLosunE.—By an Act of Parliament,
which took effect a few days since (11 and 12 Viet., cap.
27), the inclosure of the following places was autho-
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decot Open Fields, Cambridge ; Church Stoke a - and
tlurdley, Montgomery ; Hyssiugton, Montgomery and
Salop ; Ashly-marsh, Westmoreland ; Dulverton, So-
merset ; Burghfield, Berks ; Barrow, Suffolk , Woi Pol t'
Suffolk ; Hesselt, Suffolk ; Egton, York ; Twardale Fell,
Westmoreland ; Antrobus, Chester ; Ilton- moor, Devon,
Chinnot, Oxford ; Mottram St. Andrew, Chester; ;
Bris-
tow, Surrey; Cookbury-moor, Devon ; Ison-common,
Somerset ; Winsford, Somerset ; Thornton-moor, York;
Stoke-pew, Somerset ; Warborough, Oxford ; Upwood
and Ramsay, Huntingdon ; St. Stephen's down, Corn-
wall ; Benmek, Cambridge ; Syminge, Kent ; Mid La-
vant, Sussex ; East-green. Suffolk ; Ealsworthy-moor,
Devon; Monksoham, Suffolk; Ellisfield -common, South-
ampton ; Kingsley, Stet-lord ; Great Missenden, Buck-
ingham ; Bagley- wood, Berks ; the Grange-common,
Carmarthen ; Shellwood Manor-waste, Surrey - nea.
keth- marsh, Lancaster, and Moorhouse, Nottingham.
Count de Reventlow, the Danish Minister, transacted
business at the Foreign-office, on Monday.
Dispatches were sent off yesterday evening from the
Colonial-office for the Governors of the West India
Colonies.
GRAVESEND RAlLWAY.—Considerable progress is
making with this very expensive and tortuous work. An
iron bridge is partly thrown over the New-cross-road,
the construction of which is quite a novelty to the gene-
rality of passengers. Strong cast-iron girders, weighing
seven tons or more each, are thrown over the excavation,
or opening under the road. The flat part of these
girders, forming what the workmen name a panel, rest
upon brick piers and stone coping of great thickness.
Upon the top, or carriage-way, the earth is bound to-
gether by iron ribs, and rendered immoveable. The in-
terest excited by the engineering and the labour exerted
to overcome the difficulties of the soil is remarkable.
Crowds are collected daily. They remain gazing on the
navvies who are cutting through the hill, and nothing
but a shower of rain will move them.

MIXED GAUGE BETWEEN GLOUCESTER AND CHEL-
TENRAM.—The stations and sidings are in duplicate, and
are totally distinct both at Gloucester and Cheltenham;
and there are no intermediate stations. The carrying
stock (engines, carriages, and trucks) for the two gauges
are in duplicate, and totally distinct. When the railway
was on one gauge only, there were only twelve pas-
senger-trains each way, which is ample for the trade
between the two towns. There are now twenty-six
trains a day each way, by which the working expenses
must be greatly increased. The staff of servants is in
duplicate at each station, and the number of policemen
on the line is much increased.—From Messrs. Robert
Stephenson and Locke' s Report.