The Sun.
London, England, 1858-10-14 00:00:00

RAISING THE GREAT BELL AT

WESTMINSTER.

" Big Ben," or rather " Royal Victoria," as the
great bell at the new palace at Westminster is
new designated, was safely landed in its final
destination this morning about half-past two o'clock!
As soon as the bell made its appearance in the
clock-room, the workmen received the new arrival_
with their hearty cheers.
We have to congratulate Mr. Quorn and his
fellow-labourers on the success of the operation.

STEAM COMMUNICATION BETWEEN.
GALWAY AND AMERICA:

From an advertisement in another column it will
be seen that it is proposed to give an enlarged and
permanent character to the steam transit lately
established between Galway and America, and a
prospectus of the Atlantic and Royal Mail Steam
Navigation Company, with a capital of £500,000,
in £lO shares, has been issued for the purpose.
The service is to be weekly, and the principal ad-
vantages set forth by the promoters are, that it will
save one or two days to all passengers, and owing
to its telegraphic facilities will enable messages to
pass between London and Washington in about six
days ; that the dangers of the Channel are avoided;
that there will be a saving of insurance as well as
of wear and tear from the reduced sea distance;
that the Governments on both sides of the Atlantic
will be likely to grant mail contracts ; and that the
requisite vessels, owing to the serious depression in
the value of steam-ships, can be purchased for ex-
tremely small sums. ore than a third of the
capital is stated to have been already subscribed.

IRONMASTE.RS' QUARTERLY MEETING

WOLVERIIAM PTON, WEDNESDAY.
The quarterly meeting of the Ironmasters of this
district was held in this town this afternoon ; the
attendance of the trade was scarcely up to the
average, and as regards the business transacted, it
must be looked upon as having been a quiet quarter
day. To some extent this may have been attribut-
able to the circumstance of their being no specula-
tive purchases of iron, and an inclination on the
part of consumers not to enter into heavy contracts
pending the slow progress which trade is making
towards recovery. Shippers of iron are actuated by
much the same disposition. There are no large
continental orders in ; and a similar remark applies
to the American trade. It must be noticed, how-
ever, that the American firms, who have an.exten-
sive connexion in that quarter, are now receiving
orders by every packet ; as a natural consequence
these are not large—there being no longer the dis-
tinctive line between the spring andfall trade wh:ell
formerly existed. It was- pretty evident, however,
that notwithstanding the comparative quietude
which prevailed to-day, the tone of the assembly
was good, and a conviction very generally prevailed
that the trade is in a better position than it was a
few weeks ago. Under-selling of good brands of
finished iron has declined, and the great bulk of the
firms have sufficient orders to keep the melts and
forges in full operation.
Pig-iron is rather improving in price, A good
many sales of hot-blast iron teat place to-day, at
from 2s. 6d. to ss. per ton hisner than would have
been given a month ago, .gd, so far as we could
learn, the demand is sufficient to prevent parties
stacking pigs, thou- li, for the present, it is not pro-
bable that there vi I be any addition to the num
ber of furnaces in blast.

The Wolverhampton factors report that the coun-
try trade is better, and to-day accounts were very
punctually paid.
The colliery strike has not yet terminated ; but
in the district west of Dudley, towards Brierley-
hill, the men are returning to their work gradu-
ally. At present they are engaged getting the pits
in order, and will most likely commence drawing
in a week. The Oldbury men are, it is said, dis-
posed to accept the reduction, conscious of the use-
lessness of further resistance. It is expected they
will go in next week.

Lord and Lady Foley will shortly leave Worksop
Manor for the Continent.
The Marquis and Marchioness Zalbura and family
have arrived at the Brunswick Hotel from Spain.
Tho Earl and Countess of Durham are shortly
expected in town, from Lambton Castle, Durham.
RETURN OF THE COURT FROM BALMORAL.—It
is now arranged that the Court will leave Balmoral on
Tuesday morning, the 19th inst. The Royal party will
post to Banchory, and there start by the Deeside Railway
at half-past twelve p.m., reaching Ferryhill Junction
(Scottish North-Eastern), at one. Luncheon, involving a
halt of half-an-hour, will be taken at Stonehaven. After
a further brief stoppage at Forfar, and another at Perth,
her Majesty will reach Edinburgh about six p.m.—Edin-
burgh Advertiser.
VISIT OF LORD JOHN RUSSELL TO LORD DERBY.
.—At a time when every journal in the country, with the
single exception of the Morning Post, ridiculed the idea of
Lord John Russell paying a visit to Lord Derby, at the
seat of the latter at Knowsley, we affirmed that Lord John
Russell had received and accepted an invitation to visit the
Conservative Premier at the place in question. We also
stated that Lord John would be Lord Derby's guest about
the middle :of this week. We can now state that Lord John
will, to-day or to-morrow, become an inmate of Knowsley,
and that his visit to the Tory Prime Minister will be ex-
tended over a period of several days.—.3lorni9lgAdvertiser.
ILLNESS OF THE ARCHBISHOP OF YORK.—His
Grace the Archbishop of York, who was to have preached
the sermon at the approaching consecration of the parish
church of Doncaster, has been obliged to decline that duty
in consequence of his feeble state of health. As a result of
the step which his Grace has been compelled to adopt, the
consecration sermon will be preached by the Right Rev.
Dr. Bickersteth, Bishop of Ripon.
FORTIFICATIONS AT GRAVESEND.---On Tuesday
contracts were issued by the Government for the construc-
tion of the new fortifications and buildings at Gravesend
and Tilbury Fort. In the course of the month the Terrace-
pier and gardens at Gravesend will pass into the hands of
Government, when the contemplated works to facilit ate
the lauding and embarkation of troops at this port will be
immediately commenced. Contracts were also issued for
the construction of a breakwater in front of the redoubt at
Eastbourne.

THE HOME INDIAN DEBT. A suggestion has
been made that it would be a great convenience to the
public if the management of the Home Indian debt were,
under the new Government arrangements to be handed
over to the Bank of England. The question is likely to
receive proper consideration from the India Council, and
the probability is that there will be no disposition to raise
any objection, unless it should be found that it will be more
economical to contium the business at the India house,

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