The Sun.
London, England, 1851-10-30 00:00:00

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METROPOLITAN CONVALESCENT INSTITUTION.—
Yesterday a meeting of the directors and other friends of the
above institution, situate at Carshalton, Surrey, for the resto-
ration to health f the c nvalescent and debilitated poor, was
held at the Society's offices in Sackville-street, Piccadilly, for
general business. It was reported that during the past half-
year 392 patients had been admitted, and that the finances
were in a healthy and satisfactory state, there having been
received 6401. more on account of the general fund than tne
receipts of the corresponding period last year. The follow-
ing legacies have been received :-330/. by the late Rev. R.
W. Baxter; 1221. 13s. 3d. by Mrs. Sarah Small; and 50/.
by the late Miss Kennel). Towards the new building fund
an anonymous benefactor had paid into the Commercial
Bank of London, Lo'hbury, the munificent sum of 7001. The
Earl of Ellesmere, the newly-elected president of the insti-
tution, has generously given a valuable site of ground, con-
sisting of five acres, near the Walton-station of the London
and South-Western Railway, for the new building, the fund
towards winch, at present, amounts to near 5,000/. Her
Majesty has given the stun of 2ZO/. for a life presentation for
his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales.

SAFETY OF RAILWAY
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thir-
teen years. It is six miles inYlen has now been opened for
low fares at which passengers areg
TRAVELLING.LI7ING.—The Ref-
penny per mile, the passenger traffic
Shef-
field and Rotherham Bailwa
conveyed, viz., one half-
is enormous, especially during festivals and
andfro m
holiday the extremelyseasons,
in order to accommodate the immn
between the two towns
when it is found necessary to keep
seekers. From 300,000 to 400,000 persons trains constantly running
concourse of pleasure-
number of passengers increased to ,198
Notwithstand-
ing this immense freight of human beings,o
passed along the line since its opening,persons have annually
and last year the
the
eng the long period
pleasing as it is remarkable, that it is a feature, as
which has elapsed since the opening of
itsen any
enormouspaespassenger
traffic,er duri o
gn ot,
hlioss
Ise
13
of
life or
arclii)aoLlivith-
g Bthaeoneeeli period.imco coroner,
sThee.
es tnarnr eddntgo
above facts were stated by Mr. Thomas
an inquest held at Sheffield, on Tuesday, on the bodyer,f at
labourer, named James Thompson, who was accidently of
at the Midland station, by being caught, as he was crossing
the rails, between the buffers of a loaded truck t d" -
s an ing on
the line, and some luggage waggons which were being
shunted. It appeared the unfortunate man was alone to
blame, as the driver of the engine was proceeding very cau-
tiously at the time.
YORK, NEWCASTLE, AND BERWICK &mg/T.—
This company have just commenced operations for the for-
mation of a new branch line, which will run from Bishop
Auckland to Durham, by Page Bank, Willington, and Brance-
peth down to the North Road ; and then, crossing the Wear,
join the York, Newcastle, and Berwick main line near the
present Belmont station. This will effect a saving of nearly
twenty miles in the transport of agricultural produce, iron,
lead, coal, and coke, taken from the western part of the county
of Durham to the north.
PLEADINGS IN TEE COMMON LAW COURTS.
There is an Act of Parliament in force, not generally known,
under which the judges of the common
contained law courts are privi
leged to adopt some of the suggestions in the re-
cent report of the Common Law Commissioners for altering
the form of pleadings. The Act was passed on the 31st of
May, 1850 (13th Victoria, chap. 16), and is to continue for
five years. Some of the recommendations of the Common
Law Commissioners will require an Act of Parliament, but it
is understood that under the recited Act the j
Without the dela
of obtaining an Act of Parliament. y
the judges of the said superior courts, or any eight or more
of them, of whom the chiefs of each of the said courts shall
be three, shall and may by any rule or order to be from time
to time by them made in term or vacation, at any time
within five years after the passing of this Act make such
alterations in the mode of pleading in the said courts, and in
the mode of entering and transacting pleadings, judgments,
and other proceedings, and in the mode of verifying pleas
and obtaining final judgment without trial in certain cases,
and such regulations as to the payment of
uch ruses
es and other-
orders
wise, as to them may seem expedient." Sl or
are not to be valid until three montbehs aftoerusly aec th scared
hvered been
laid Wore Parliament, and may previ sus-
pended by proclamation or resolution.
VISIT OF KOSSUTH TO MANCLIESTER.—Mr, George
Wilson has received a letter franc the Mayor of Southampton,
announcing Kossuth's intention to visit Manchester. We
understand that a requisition is being got up. and being
signed by many members of the town council, requesting
the Mayor of Manchester to convenea meeting of the muni-
cipal body, to consider the propriety of presenting:an address
to Kossuth.—lflanchester _Examiner.
A GENTLE lIINT.—" Your hand annoys me ex-
ceedingly,"
. said a nobleman to a talkative person who
, was
sitting near him
at
dinner,, and who was constantly suiting
the action to
the word. "Indeed, my lord," replied the
gabbier, ~
l towe are so crowded at the table that I do not
know Whererii4ce. put my bandy--" Put it in- your, mouth;
said the