The Sun.
London, England, 1859-03-22 00:00:00

BIRMINGHAM, TUESDAY.

The following horses have arrived :—Gibraltar, Ballina-
sloe, Phoenix, May Day, Gipsy King, Harry of Hereford,
Humming Bird, Goldsmith, Young Magnet, Theodine,
Orkousta, Clear the Way, and Horniblow.

BIRMINGHAM S'
THE ERDINGTON PLATE,
Age st lb
Sting
Odiham ti 10 12
Orkousta
Theodine
Mahratta
Sportsman a 10 2
Nigger Lass
Heads or Tails
Chelmerton

'EEPLECHASES.

Two miles and a half.
Age st lb
Boadicea
May Day
Firefly
Young Bagman
Topsy 5 9 5
Antic
Maria Agnes a 9 2
The Doctor
Physician, by Game-
boy 4 9 0
Johnny 4 8 10
March 21, at 9 a.m

Harry of Hereford a 9 10
Adiantum
Weights published

AQUATICS.

FOUR-OARED CUTTER RACE.

An exciting four-oared cutter raoe came off yesterday
afternoon from Kew-bridge to the Queen's Head at Mort-
lake. The following were the crews :

MR. NOON'S CREW.
Mr. Wm. Day.
Mr. Henry Goddale.
Mr. E. Stoor.
John Bewley, stroke.
H. Noon, coxswain.

MR. GODFREY'S CREW.
Mr. W. Stoor.
Mr. G. F. Eydmun.
Mr. A. Squire.
W. Goadale, stroke.
F. Godfrey, coxswain.

Mr. Day belongs to the Old George, High-street, Mort-
lake, and Mr. Godfrey to the Queen's Head, Mortlake, and
it was a match between the houses, Mr. Noon's crew win-
ning the choice of station. They both got away excellently
together, and kept so at a clipping pace to the Maria Ward,
where Godfrey's crew took the lead, and kept it, winning
by two lengths. It was a very close affair all the way.

INSTABLITIY OF THE FOREIGN-OFFICE.—The fol-
lowing is a copy of the report of Mr. John Phipps, on the
state of the buildings now occupied as the Foreign-office,
dated the 12th of January :—" I have carefully surveyed
the whole of the buildings now occupied by the Foreign-
office in Downing-street and Fludyer-street, with a view to
ascertain their present condition, and of forming an esti-
mate as to the length of time for which they may still be
occupied with safety. I have to report that, from the repairs
and reinstatements which have from time to time been
effected, and indeed are at this moment being carried out,
and also from the care and attention. which are constantly
devoted to the inspection of the various parts, I am not pre-
pared to say that the Foreign-office (as it at present stands)
might not with safety be used for the public service for
many years, provided no material alterations are made in
the interior parts of the building which would involve an
interference with main walls and timbers. At the same

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time I fee it my duty to state that, from the- lin-
perfect construction of parts of the building, the age
of other parts, and the bad foundation incident to the whole
structure, the cost of maintaining it for any length of time
must be necessarily large. As one proof of the character or
the soil upon which these buildings have been erected, it
may be remarked that on a recent occasion, when the houses
in the South-parade were pulled down, the fall of the walls,
though done with great care, shook in a sensible degree the
whole of the surrounding buildings,. and was distinctly felt
in the vaults now used by the printing establishment. But,
while expressing the opinion I have ventured to offer as to
the possibility of upholding and maintaining the present
buildings for some time to come, it is proper I should state
that I could not be answerable for the safety of them if new

public offices be erected on the surrounding land, which
would necessarily involve greet depth of excavation for the
reception of concrete, and a considerable amount of pump-
ing during that operation. I believe this would so interfere
with the stability of the buildings as to make it necessary
to support them in all directions with timber shores and
struts, even if it did not render them absolutely unsafe."
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