The Sun.
London, England, 1859-07-14 00:00:00

But now thou'rt gone, the morning ray

Seems dim and dull as evening's close—
I see the cypress on my way,
But cannot find the rich, red rose.
The cloud now comes with gloom alone,
The weed now springs with baneful power ;
With secret tears my heart must own
Thou wert the rainbow and the flower I
ELIZA COOK

His Royal Higness the Duke of Cambridge will
review three battalions of the Grenadier Guards to-morrow
morning, at nine o'clock.
The Duchess of Sutherland has been confined to
her room for some days past from the effects of a severe
cold. Her grace was unable to attend, as Mistress of the
Robes, at the late investiture of the Order of the Bath.
The Countess of Derby will have an assembly
this evening at the family mansion in St. James's-square.
THE NAVY.—The supplementary estimate of her
Majesty's navy for the year 18.59-60 has been published by
order of Parliament. The estimate of the sum required to
provide for the payment of gratuities (equal to half the
respective amounts of bounty granted to volunteers into
the navy under the royal proclamation, dated April 30,
1859) to seamen now serving in her Majesty's ships, who
have at least five years to serve, or who engage to serve for
five years if required, amounts to the sum of £lOO,OOO.
ST. LUKE'S CHAPEL, CONSUMPTION HOSPITAL,
BROMPTON.—The Bishop of Kilmore is to preach a sermon
in commemoration of the consecration of this elegant little
chapel on Sunday morning next. As the chapel will be
thrown open to the public on this occasion, no doubt that
many persons will gladly take advantage of the opportunity
of being present.
Salmon was never known to be so abundant in
the Shannon as at the present season, and it is now selling
by hawkers at 6d. per pound, whilst large quantities are
sent off daily by rail and steamer to the London markets.
But for the export of this delicious fish it would be within
the reach of the poorest of our fellow-citizens, as it was in
former years.—Linierick Chronicle.
IRON BRIDGE OVER THE NILE. —The Kaffre
Azzyat malleable iron girder beam bridge across the river
Nile, on the Egyptian Railway near to Alexandria, was
opened to the public on the 25th of last month by the Pacha
of Egypt. The structure is nearly 1,400 feet long, has 11
openings, two of which are 104 feet each, and spanned by
the swing beam. The centre of the swing rests upon a
foundation pier, composed of six pillars of 10 feet diameter
each, and the remaining 11 foundation piers are of two
pillars, each 10 feet diameter. These 28 foundation pillars
were sunk by compressed air, on Mr. John Hughes's prin
ciple, to an average depth of nearly 60 feet below the bed
of the river, and to 8o feet below High Nile ; the internal
pressure in the caissons while sinking ranging from 231bs.
up to 341bs. on the square inch, in accordance with the
depth in the ground and height of the Nile. The time oc-
cupied in sinking these 28 caissons was less than 12 months,
and the aggregate length of that portion of them sunk
below the bed of the river exceeded 1,500 feet. The
extreme width of the bridge is 42 feet, comprising a single
line of rails in the centre, and a camel track on each side.—

Builder.
MR. COBDEN AND HIS CONSTITUENTS.—On
Tuesday evening a meeting of the Rochdale Reform Corn.
mittee, that has taken the active part in securing the return
of Mr. Cobden for Rochdale, was held at the Public Hall,
Baillie-street. The object of the meeting was principally
to consider in what manner Mr. Cobden should be asked to
meet his constituents. Some took one view and some
another, but at last it was agreed to appoint a sub-com-
mittee to consider the question, and report to the general
meeting of the committee. A meeting of this committee
was then held, but nothing decisive was. agreed upon.
There are many who consider the Public dall too small
for the purpose of receiving Mr. Cobden, as not only his
constituents but the country at large will take great interest
in the reasons he may assign for refusing to join the cabi-
net of Lord Palmerston.—Manchester Guardian.
THE SUPPOSED OUTRAGE IN SOUTH STAFFORD-
sun/E.—lt was found on Monday afternoon that the body
of the poor female who was discovered drowned, under sin-
gular circumstances, at Gornal Wood on Sunday morning,
required almost immediate burial. A jury was therefore
re-summoned for Monday evening instead of Wednesday.
The jury accordingly assembled at the White Chimney
public-house, Gornal Wood. The jury, without hearing
any witnesses, after seeing that the body had evidently
been unfairly handled, by the appearance of bruises on the
arms, ordered a post mortem examination to be made by
Dr. J. M. Ballenden, of Sedgeley. It was stated that ne-
thing additional had transpired to strengthen the supposi-
tion of murder. The presentiment that she was not going
•to live long, by her kissing her brother-in-law and others,
and saying she should "never see them more," leads to the
belief that she might have committed self-destruction.
Since our last despatch, it has been made known that a
person on the night in question heard a "bubbling " of the
water about the time the unfortunate girl was seen walking
alone on the Hanley-road. The body was found within a
very few feet of the place where the sound was said to have
been heard, and the general belief now is that the poor girl
threw herself over the bridge adjoining the road. The in-
vestigation stands adjourned until Monday next.--lfan-
Mester Guardian.
NOVEL MODE OF CURRYING LEATllER.—Yester-
day morning about 150 gentlemen connected with the
leather trade assembled at the large establishment of Messrs
Smith, Patient, and Smith, Bermondsey, to witness an
'exposition of the new method of currying leather just
patented by Mr. Gregg, an extensive currier, of Sheffield.
Amongst those present were members of the following.
firms :—Messrs. Streattield, Lawrence, and Mortimer,
Boutcher, ano Co., Brooksbank and Sons, Bevington
and Co., Nichols, Fisher, and Sons, Francis and Co.,
Sons,
Reaper and Co., G. Mathews, Oas-
age and Welsh, J. and T. Powell,
Hepburn e pabaud r n
Palmer, and I
Sham and Morris, Smith, Patient, and Co., F. Burdge,
G. Blow, John Poole, W. Sharpe, Mackintosh, J. Bar-
row. F. Gale, J. 11. Smith and Co., Slee and Sons (Brad-
ford), Quelch awl Co. (Oxford), Newton and Co. (North-
ampten), Samuel Ashby (Northampton), W. G. Gibson
(Godalreing-, and othe,.s. The chair was taken by Mr.
Wen. Stockil, of Bermondsey, The patentee having been
introduced to the meeting., gave a .oncise description of his
system, by which the old courhsethoefaifdouofrtteue,onopfrhoiesemsseens
has been reduced to seven tiand the time required for com-
venreyw method of
Pletion from a fortnight to boNuvtittwo days. Mr. Gregg then
illustration
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which
iso
hisf put on his working draesest, and,
proceeded to gi
process, the principal stage of his
stuffing," or saturating with dubbing
the skin is d •
or other oleaginous matter while
after soaking
what is called- ."
in water. Some
veryfh' beautiful specimens
were then exhibited, the whole o_. w ic had been corn.
Pleted in three days.
rest, and terminated with a _ ,
The proceedings excited great inte-
unanimous vote of thanks to
the chairman.
Mr. Gregg, the inventor, and