The Sun.
London, England, 1859-03-31 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 31, 1859.

rrIlE LONDON.—The attention of Clergymen,
-I- Officers, and Professional Gentlemen, is especially
drawn to the advantages offered in these elegant and spa-
cious Saloons, which fulfil all the requirements of a West-
end club of the most aristocratic and exclusive character.
F. SAWYER, Proprietor, 191, Fleet-street.

THE LONDON.—S AWYE R' S famous
LONDON DINNER, consisting of two soups, two
fish, two entrees, joints, two sweets, cheese, and salad, at a
fixed charge of 28. 6d. (attendance, 3d.), is served from Two
till Eight in the spacious Saloon.
In the Coffee-room, Dinners from the j oint, with vegetables,
cheese, and salad, ls. 6d. (attendance 3d.), and soup, fish, en-
trées, &c., a la carte, are served from One till Nine o'clock.
Ladies' Private Rooms and Dining Saloons. Spacious and
well-ventilated Wine, Coffee, and Smoking Saloon.
An extensive and carefully selected stock of Rhenish, Mo-
selle, and other Wines, imported expressly for the London
Dinner. Open on Sundays from Four till Nine.
F. SAWYER, Proprietor, 191, Fleet-street.

THE PATRICIAN. This Establishment is
now Open for the PATRICIAN DINNER, at 2s. 6d.,
consisting of Soups, Fish, Entrees, Joints, Pastry, &c. In
the Private Apartments, at ss. Dinner from Joint, ls. ;
Ditto with Soup, Fish, or Pastry, ls. 6d. In the Refresh-
ment DepFtment, ground floor, Soups, Entrées, Cutlets,
Coffee, &c., a la carte.
Orders, addressed S. Holmes and Co., THE PATRICIAN,
New Coventry-street, will have the best attention.

OLNOPOLION TAVERN AND HOTEL
FOR GENTLEMEN,
Nes. 1, and 2, Brownlow-street, High-Holborn.
The Best Served Dinner in London for is. 6d.
A Succession of Joints, &c., from One till Seven o'Clock.
Henekeys, Abbott, and Co.'s Wines and Spirits.
Private and Smoking Rooms.

EVANS'S MAGNIFICENT MUSIC and
SUPPER ROOMS, COVENT-GARDEN.—Gentlemen
visiting London will find their evening enjoyment largely
provided for at the above establishment.
THIRTY VOCALISTS. Short and interesting interludes
between the musical portion of the entertainment, embracing
an amount of singular ability never before presented to the
public.
The performan.smAonsiderably increased. Books of Words,
&c. Admission, Sixpence, commencing at Eight o'clock pre-
cisely. Suppers after the theatres for gentlemen.
The DRAMATIC GALLERY, now the finest in the world,
alone worth a visit. One hundred and sixty portraits, the
greater number first class in art, and original paintings.

MR. MECHI respectfully informs his Customers
and the Pubic that he has this day admitted as his
Partner, Mr. CHARLES BAZIN, who, having served him
with talent, zeal, and integrity for twenty-one years, has
honourably merited that reward.
The firm will in future be "MECHI and BAZIN," 4,
Leadenhall-street ; 112, Regent-street, and Crystal Palace,
Sydenham. c,
31st March, 1859.

"TART'S PATENT •ECONOMISING GAS
BURNERS. —" 44, Gloucester-square, Hyde-park,
January 21st, 1859.--,".Major-General bas had Mr.
Hart's Patent Gas Burners fitted in his house for some weeks
past; and has great pleasure in testifying to their efficiency.
As far as Major-General Moncrieff can judge, they fully come
up to the description given of them by the Patentee, and are
very much superior to any burner Major-General Moncrieff
has yet seen tried.—To Mr. Herbert William Hart."

EPPS'S COCOA.—Epps, homoeopathic chemist,
London.—This excellent preparation, originally pro-
duced specially for the use of homoeopathic patients, having•
been adopted by the general public, can now be had of the
principal grocers. Each packet is labelled James Epps,
homoeopathic chemist, London.

HOUSE FURNISHING.—DRUCE and CO.'S
SHOW ROOMS and GALLERIES are the largest in
London. The varied stock to select from is immense ; the
prices are marked in plain figures, and a warranty is given.
Purchasers, before deciding, should visit this establishment,
and effect a saving of one-third on the best description of
Cabinet and Upholstery Goods. N.B.—Unequalled Dining-
room Chairs, 19s. each ; Iron Bedsteads, 85.16 d. each ; Car-
pets, is per yard under the usual charge. 500 Easy Chairs and
Settees, also 100 Wardrobes to select from. Luxuriant
Down Quilts, from ss. 6d. each.-68, 69, and 58, Baker-street.
Illustrated Books post-free.

NEW WESTMINSTER BRIDGE.

There are few public works—excepting the im•
moveable clock of the new Houses of Parliament.--

with shields ot the arms of Westminster. The whole
design of these details is bold in the extreme,
yet withal so easy and graceful as to be in perfect
keeping with the fine line and curve of the bridge
itself. In the course of another month or so our
readers will be enabled to judge for themselves
of- the effect of some of these arches in position.
One feature in connexion with the new bridge
is its lightness as compared with other bridges.
When completed the pressure upon each pile
will not be more than 15 tons, while at London-
bridge the pressur.) is equal to 80 tons. On each
foot of ground the pressure of the new struc-
ture will be two tons, in the case of London.
bridge the pressure is 51 tons. The present West-
minster-bridge bears upon the ground with a
pressure of six tens per foot, or three times that 9f
the new one.

The materials of which the new bridge will be
constructed are 45,700 cubic feet of timber used in
the tearing piles, 1,600 tons of cast iron, and 70
tons of wrought iron employed in the foundation of
the bridge. In the superstructure there will be
2,600 tons of cast iron and 1,500 tons of wrought
iron. The piers and abutments of the bridge
swallow up 165,000 cubic feet of granite and other
stone, in addition to 21,000 cubic yards of brick-
work in Portland cement, and 30,000 yards of con-
crete also in Portland cement. ,

THE QUAVERS, AND CROTCRETS OF

REFORM.

We do not believe:that the most rampant stick-
lers for strictly representative Government value it
merely as an end. They regard it simply as the
best.nieans yet devisedlor the security of liberty-,
good laws; and equal_ „ riolits. • The -frailties of human
nacre -icequifeTThar vices should be balanced
against each other. A general average of diver-
sities in error and in wickedness neutralises their
evils in the conflict of their collision; and an exten-
sion of the suffrage, by making us all rulers of each
other, enforces upon each of us mutual respect for
our interests, our privileges, and our freedom.
Could mankind be certain that the wisest, most
intelligent, most virtuous, and beneficent man in
the world would always be king, they are few
republicans even who would not hail.= absolute
inone*hy. The franchise is not an abstract right,
but a very incumbent social duty. It is not a
personal privilege, to be bought and sold, but a
deeply responsible obligation, to be discharged
for -tile good of. the country, , the hap-
piness of its subjects. We might as well
talk of our right to be honest, truthful, reverential
to our parents, or pious to our God, as to be a voter.
Good government is the only legitimate purpose of
the electoral function ' • to that end, at least, all
rights, privileges, and " inalienable birth-titles"
are subsidiary, and to be postponed. It is not enough
that any citizen can qualify a natural right to a
vote. Unless that right can be exercised compatibly
with a pure and uncorrupt system of representation,
it is his duty to forego his individual privilege for
the advantage of the more perfect practical opera-
tion of the general system. Many of the fancy fran-
chises of this and former bills have a very tempting,
reasonable, equitable air about them. But if to
give effect to them would throw the 'whole me-
chanism of representation into impurity and con-
fusion, the individual right must yield to the public
interest.