The Sun.
London, England, 1859-07-16 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

The three battalions of tle Grenadier Guards had
a field-day yesterday morning in Hyde-park. His
Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, as Gene-
ral Commanding-in-Chief, inspected the regiment.
The Duke was accompanied by the Adjutant-Gene-
ral, Sir G. A. Wetherall, Major-General Sir It.
Airey, and a large staff. Major-General Lord
Rokeby, K.C.8., as Major-General Commanding
the Brigade of Guards, commanded. Col. Lewis,
and the three colonels commanding the battalions,
Col. Hamilton, Col. Lambert, and Col. the Hon. J.
Lindsay, were also on duty with the regiment.
The regiment was put through the new field evo4
inflow. At the conclusion his Royal Highness the
General Commanding-in-Chief expressed his entire
approbation of the efficiency of the regiment.
The following circular, for the guidance of chap-
lains of the army, has been issued from the War-
office :

"Misapprehension having occurred on the part of some
commissioned chaplains, as well as officiating clergymen to
the troops, in regard to the nature and extent of the duties
which are expected to be performed by them in considera-
tion of the remuneration which they re •eive from the
Government, the Secretary of State for War wishes it to be
distinctly understood that this remuneration is not given as
seat rent for Sunday services only, but as an equivalent for
the ordinary ministerial duties, which include baptisms,
churchings, and funerals. Commissioned chaplains and
officiating Clergymen are, therefore, not to exact fees for the
performance of any of these duties.

" B. HAITES."

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

GREAT WESTERN AND BRENTFORD.
Yesterday the ceremony of opening this com-
pany's docks and railway was performed with great
rejoicing at Brentford. Special steamers from Lon-
don and Westminster bridges, decorated with flags,
and conveying the friends of the undertaking,
opened the new docks at about 20 minutes to four.
About the same time special trains started from the
Southall station of the Great Western Rail-
' way to Brentford, conveying the directors and their
friends. The event was celebrated at the Town-
hall, Brentford, by an excellent dinner, at which
Mr. Davey, the deputy chairman, presided. Various
loyal and other toasty; were given and responded
to, and the whole of the proceedings were conducted
in a satisfactory manner.
It is fully expected that this short branch of 41
milesin length, from the Southall station of the
Great Western Railway to the docks at Brentford,
will be of great advantage to both companies.
Hitherto all the heavy traffic upon the Great We-
stern Railway
.destined for the port of London
has left the main line at Bull's-bridge, whence it
has been taken down the Grand Junction Canal to
Brentford. For a long time past the means of
transit thus afforded have proved quite inadequate
for the greatly increased traffic which the opening
up of the Welsh coalfields and the connection of
the Great Western line with Birmingham, Wolver-
hampton, Birkenhead, Manchester, and other places
have brought upon it. Between Bull's-bridge
and Brentford there are upon the canal no
'fewer than eleven locks, and the delay which
these occasioned was enhanced in winter by
frosts and in summer by droughts. The tonnage
dues also were heavy, and all these circumstances
affected very prejudiciatly the goods and mineral
traffic upon the trunk line. These considerations
led to the construction ot the new railway and dock,
which were yesterday opened for publig traffic.
Starting from a junction with the main line at
Southall, which is about a mile and a half on this
side of Bull's-bridge, the new line proceeds in a
south-easterly direction through a highly-cultivated
market garden district to the dock at Brentford, a
distance of 44 miles. At present only a single line
is laid,because, in the first instance, goods traffic
alone will be conveyed upon it, but the whole length
is ballasted for a double line, and platforms and
stations are being construoted at the town of Brent-
ford and at the dock for the accommodation of pas-
sengers, which will be opened in about a fortnight.
A considerable revenue is anticipated from this
source, because the dock being exactly opposite one
of the entrances to Kew Gardens, where a ferry
has long existed, passengers may, by this route, be
The
of Paddington t
he
line
has to
presented Kew n 35
fewi minutes.engi-
neering
difficulties; but at Windmill-bridge t was
necessary to carry the railway under both the high-
way and the Grand Junction Canal. There are thus
at this point three distinct modes of transit cross-
ing each other, all at different angles, but having a
common centre. On the top is the road, below is
the canal, and underneath is the railway ; the total
height from the rails to the road does not exceed
34 feet. To execute this work the canal had to be
diverted, while a cast-iron trough, 8 feet in depth,
was formed for the purpose of carrying the canal
over the railway. The towing-path consists of cast-
iron roadway plates, bracketed out from the side of
the trough, and the whole structure is borne upon
strong abutments of brick, supported in the middle
by a centre pier. One hundred and forty tons of
cast-iron were used in this work, and the cost of
its construction was about £5,000. At a little more
than three miles from the junction the railway
crosses over the loop line of the South-Western. A
viaduct, 240 yards in length, carries it through the
town of Brentford, where it crosses the London

road by a wrought-iron bridge of 50 feet span,
and the Grand Junction Canal by a similar bridge
of 70 feet span. From the end of the viaduct a
double line is laid into the dock, just before reach-
ing which the canal is again traversed by a bridge
of 90 feet span.
The dock itself is a work of considerable impor-
tance, and the facilities which it is intended to
afford the Great Western for the conveyance of
heavy traffic to and from the Pool are expected to
be very great. The dock encloses four and a half
acres of water, having a depth of 13 or 14 feet at
high water, and an ample depth to float barges at
low water. Here every convenience, such as
covered sheds, cranes, shipping, staiths, and so
forth, are provided, so that the shipment of goods
and minerals may take place with the utmost ra-
pidity. It is calculated that the journey from the
dock to the Pool will be accomplished in one tide.
Every attention has been paid to insure the solidity
of the works. The dock is said to be perfectly
watertight throughout the whole area, and so well
provided with rails for the goods' accommodation
that upwards of two miles of line are laid on this
part of the undertaking. The space and ap-
pliances were estimated to admit of traffic to the

extent of 500,000 tons annually, an amount which
the dock has been specially designed to accom-
modate. A telegraph from the dock to the Pool
of London completes the arrangements of this un-
dertakihg. The Great Western Company under-
take the working of the line, and guarantee to
carry at least 100,000 tons of goods and minerals
over it annually, exclusive of coal, coke, and
stone. The present traffic at Bull's-bridge, how-
ever, and contracts already entered into warrant
the expectation that double the specified amount of
traffic will pass over the line. It appears that the
actual cost of these works, as executed by Messrs.
Treadwell, the contractors, under the superinten-
dence of Mr. E. F. Murray, the resident-engineer,
has been only £130,000; and the total cost from
first to last, including pi eliminary, law, and Par-
liamentary expenses, and the purchase of land, has
not exceeded £200,000.

ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE
IN LEEDS.

On Thursday afternoon, a little before three
o'clock, Mrs. Watts, a widow, aged 75, and who re-
sided at 4, Westminster-place, Castle-street, West
End, Leeds, rushed to the door of a neighbour
named Miss Tutin, with a towel wrapped round her
throat, and told her that her throat ha& just been
cut by one of her lodgers, named Abraham Fawcett.
As she removed the towel the blood spurted out like
water from the spout of a kettle. Miss Tutin gave
the alarm, and the poor old woman was shortly
afterm ards attended to by Mr. Nunneley, surgeon,
who sewed up the wound. Mrs. Watts was next
asked where Fawcett was, and she replied that he
was cutting his throat just as she rushed out of the
house. The neighbourhood being alarmed, Mrs.
Watts's house was examined, and sure enough Faw-
cett was found on the floor of Mrs. Watts's bed-
room bathed in blood. The room had the appearance
of a slaughter-house. From the fragmentary narra-
tive
other residents in the house, it would appear that
asa
furnished at intervals by Mrs. Watts and the
Fawcett, a young man of 35, was employedi
Wattsn for 12
hall-lane. He has lodged with Mrs.
cloth dresser as Mr. King's establishment
cherish yea , years, and was generally supposed to
• of a ohild. On
to-
wards her somewhat of the affection
" h d "
Monday last Mr. King entertained his_ an s
North-
to dinner, and since then Fawcett has. been drink-
ing.was seen at the Lisbon Inn. About half-past two
He was' fresh on Thursday morning, when he
he went to his lodgings; and finding the door fast
entered by the kitchen window. Mrs. Watts had
gone to lie down on the bed. He appears to have
gone up stairs, and when he entered Mrs. Watts's
room he made certain improper overtures to her,
He appears to have
becomewhich s hseu,
dodfenl
ycourse,m a dr edseins teed d;
for
he drew his own
razor from his pocket, and cut the poor old woman's
throat. She managed, however, to escape from the
room, but as she was leaving it she saw Fawcett
attempt his own life. The subsequent circumstances
have been already narrated. On Thursday night,
when our correspondent was at the house, which is
one of a row of cottages in the centre of a densely-
populated district, hundreds of people were congre-
gated about, the greatest excitement prevailing.
He found Mrs. Watts in a very dangerous condi-
tion, the wound having been re-opened by a fit of
coughing, and the bleeding having continued for
half an hour before medical assistance could again
be procured. The incision is a deep and long wound.
Fawcett has also inflicted a desperate gash on his
Own throat, and he has been asleep—probably from
the stupefying effects of the liquor—almost ever
since the occurrence. Mrs. Watts was scarcely ex-
pected to survive the night.- The only motive for
the attack appears to have been the one given
above.—Manchester Guardian.

METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS.—At the
weekly meeting of the Board of Works, yesterday, a report
ifotwhe.
was brought up from the Main Drainage Committee,_, ,lees-
commending that in consequence of the increased duties
and expenses of the engineer of the Board, by
main drainage works, the sum of £2OO be the
, in addition to
ance to the engineer for travelling expenses,
reasuaolnido
carried by a the recommendation of the committee was
his present salary and allowance. exAPftnersessome discussion,
ma-
jority of 22 to 2.
ulthrse.ouUghnoduert
tHhoollbodowyay'bseogrzeed
head, flushing, blushing,
Determination of blood to the , pal.
and shortness of breath are curod by these grand
a,"[ADvmerisEmExT.:l—Holloway's Pills and Ointment.—
pitation,
avoided, and nervous em-
barrassment -
steady and unchanged by the passin thought—hence the
regulaatorsthoof
current
ehnetarotf'
sbimloold
prevented. They,
in like manner, remove ex-
cessive sensibility so often the opponent to the ease and
suffusion of chest and cheeks is
grace inherent in the healthful and strong-nerved frames
and eradicate the doubts of the nervous. In intellect,
declining from intense study, free-living, or over anxiety no
equal remedy is attainable. Without exaggeration they
give muscular energy to the paralysed and ease to the
pained,' • ..- .