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 convalescent 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 3102 patients had been admitted, and that the finances
were in a healthy and satisfactory state, there having been
received 640/. more on account of the general fund than the
receipts of the corresponding period last year. The follow-
ing legacies have been received :-3501. by the late Rev. R.
W. Baxter; 1221. 13s. 3d. by Mrs. Sarah Small; and 501.
by the late Miss Kennell. Towards the new buildiag fund
an anonymous benefactor had paid into the Commercial
Bank of London, Lothbury, the munificent sum of 703. Tile
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 which, at present, amounts to near 5,000/. Her
Majesty has given the sum of 2501. for a life presentation for
his Royal highness the Prince of Wales.
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SAFETY Or RAILWAY ThasAvELLING.—The Shef-
field and Rotherham Bailway
length,
been opened for thir-
teenens' si el engienr sl eanr e conveyed,
low
fya•reeasr years.
at
It i
whichs si xp and from the extremely
half-
penny per mile, the passenger traffic b viz., one
fesrivaletween the two towns
is enormous, especially during
when it is found necessary to keep and holiday seasons,
trains
in order to accommodate the immense concourse constantly miming
pleasure-
seekers. From 300,000 to 400,000 eof
rsons have annually
passed along the line since its openipn
number of passengers increased to 498,toand last year the
Notwithstand-
ing this immense freight of human beings,'
pleasing as it is remarkable, that during it is a feature,. as
which has elapsed since the opening of the line,
long pepod
notwith-
standing its enormous traffic, no loss of life oe'r and
limb
i
curred to any passenger during this lengthened eriod.asi;ice
above facts were stated by Mr.'Thomas Badger, period.
er,at
an inquest held at Sheffield, on Tuesday, on
the bodyn of 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 ot a loaded t
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, 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
duce, iron,
of nearly
twenty miles in the transport of agricultural pro
lead, coal, and coke, taken from the western part of the county
of Durham to the north.
PLEADINGS IN THE 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•
id), 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 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 ova order to be
e franomy time
time
to time by them made in term or
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 witlwut trial in certain cases,
and such regulations as to the payment of
Such costs
rules and other-
orders
wise, as to them may seem expedient." or
are not to he valid until three months after they have been
laid before Parliament, and may be previously declared sus-
pended by proclamation or resolution.
VISIT or KOSSUTH To MANCIIESTEIL—MT. George
Wilson has received a letter fram the Mayor of Southampton,
announcing Kossuth's intention to visit AMC
We
understand that a requisition is being got up. and being
signed by many members of the town council, requesting
the ayo rof Manchester to convene a meeting of the muni-
cipal)
body, to consider the propriety of presenting an address
to K ossuth.—Nancliester E • '
xamincr.
A GENTLE lIINT,—" Your hand annoys me ex-
ceedingly,"
sitting said a nobleman to a talkative person who was
mg near him at dinner
, and who was constantly suiting
the action to the word. " Indeed, my lord," replied the
' are so ,
know where e
to
put crov,ded at the table that Ido not
my hand."..-" Pat it in your mouth,'
said the Prince.