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

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METROFOLlTANtuoafteethOaeNt CONVALESCENT INSTITUTION.—
Yes
aboveter
institution,
a meeting
f,i
general business. It was reportedresc Surrey,fur the resto-
ration to health of the convalescent fed poor, was
held at the Society's offices in Sacl and Piccadilly,debilitt for
during the past half-
year 302 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
by the late Miss Kennel!. Toward
ht o: rvittscilainel:.d other friends
receipts of the corresponding period last
ing legacies have been received - catrhe late Rev. It.
W. Baxter; 122/. 13s. 3d. by ]lira.Sarah3sol. b
Small; and 501.
s
Earl of Ellesmere, the newly-elected an anonymous benefactor had " the Commercial
_el munificentthe generalfund
sum of 700/. The
insti-
tution, has generously giveny a presidentevcatleudahles te 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 which, at present, amounts t near 5,0001. Her
of the insti-
Majesty has given the sum of 2501. for a life presentation for
his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales.
SAFETY OF RAILWAY TA.vELLING.
--The St'ef-
R no
field and Rotherham Bailway has been opened for thir-
teen years. It is six miles inlengthaw
ndfrointhe extremely
low fares at which passengers are conveyed, viz., ono half-
penny per mile, the passenger traffic between the two towns
is enormous, especially during festivals and holiday seasons,
when it is found necessary to keep
trains constantly running
in order to accommodate the immense concourse of pleasure-
seekers. From 300,000 to 400,000 persons have annually
passed along the line since its opening, and last year the
number of passengers increased to 498,000. Notwithstand-
ing this immense freight of human beings, it is a feature, as
pleasing as it is remarkable, that during
which has elapsed since the opening of the line, and notwith-
standing its enormous traffic, no loss of life or limb has oc -
curred to any passenger during this lengthened period. The
above facts were stated by Mr. Thomas Badger, coroner, at
an inquest held at Sheffield, on Tuesday, on the body f a
labourer, named James Thompson, who was accidently killed
at the Midland station, by being caught, as he was crossing
the rails, between the buffers of a loaded truck standing 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 RAILWAY.—
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, Willingtoa, and Branco-
peth down to the North nandß and then, crusting the Wear,
Newcastle, Berwick ma. line near the
present Belmont station. 'ibis 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.
rLEADINGS IN TUE COMMON LAW COURTS.—
There is an Act of Parliament in force, not generally known,
under which the judges of the common law courts are privi-
leged to adopt some of the suggestions contained 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 tastier the recited Act the judges can adopt
the suggestions with regard to pleadings without the delay
of obtaining an Act of Parliament. The words are " That
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 live 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 svitheuentt triof coal in certain cases,
Br-
and such regulations as to the paym
wise, as to them may costs and other-
seem expedient." Such rules or orders
are not to be valid until three months after they have been
laid before Parliament, and may be previously fared ells-
pended by proclamation or resolution.
Visa OF KOSSUTII TO MANCIIRSTEU.—Mr. George
Wilson has received a letter frain the Mayor cf Southampton,
announcing Kossuth's intention to visit Manchester. We
understand that a requisition is being get up, and being
signed by many mernbtrs of the town council, requesting
the Mayor of Blanchester to convene a meeting of te muni-
cipal body, to consider the propriety of presenting ahn address
to 1 ossuth.-11/anchester Examiner.
A GENTLE ITINT.---" 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, "we are so crowded at" the table that I do not
know where to put my haud..... Put it in your mouth,'
*aid the Prince.

TURKEY AND EGYPT.
THE SUEZ RAILWAY.

The French Ministerial jOtii•nal the Patric pub-
lishes the following letter from Constantinople, dated
;he 15th instant:—

" The opposition of the Pacha of Egypt and his re-
sistance to the orders of -the Sublime Porte were Bug.,
gestcd to him by the English Consul at Alexandria.
That agent had even succeeded, in the affair of the
railway, in persuading Abbas Pacha that he would be
supported in refusal of obedience by the English Go-
vernment. The English Ambassador et Constantinople,
Sir Stratford Canning, had from the first taken a wiser
view of the question, and, in accord with M. do Lava-
ktte, had completely approved of the note addressed by
the Porte to the Viceroy of Egypt. The Cabinet of
London at length understood the serious incon-
venience of allowing Abbas Dacha to continue
any longer in a course of conduct which might
endanger his bereditery rights, and ho was recommended
to fulfil the obligations taken towards the Porte by
Mehemet Ali iu return for the privileged hereditary Ge-
comment in Egypt. The Viceroy has written a note
in which he explains the misunderstanding which had
taken place, and requests the Sulten to grant the ateho-
risntion for the railway from Alexandria to Cairo. An
examination has been commenced as to the capability of
the resources of the province of Egypt for this enter-
prise, and there is every reason to believe that
the railway will be established, but that it will not
exclusively devolve on the English. It will he open
to all nations, and will be managed by Turkish
functionaries nominated by the Tut kieh Govern-
ment. The political consequences of this railway have
been exsggcrated in the most ridiculous manner. A
century will pass away before this little railway will be
extended into a large line from Egypt to the East
Indies, and even admitting that such a gigantic work
could be accomplished, the whole of Europe would op-
pose its being made a monopoly of by Great Britain,
and Turkey would to a certainty never consent to yield
up the direction of an enterprise so intimately connected
with her dearest interests. The financial crisis, which
has lately weighed so heavily on Turkey, has been the
subject of serious examination by the Turkish Cabinet.
The causes aro now known, and measures will, it is
said, bo promptly adopted to produce an equilibrium
between the receipts and expenditure of the State."