The Sun.
London, England, 1861-08-22 00:00:00

CONTENTS:

INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER on the Physiological
Structure and Functions of the Reproductive Organs.
CHAPTER ll.—Causes of Spermatorrhcea and Impotence;
early Vicious Indulgences; Dangers of Neglect.
CHAPTER lII.—A Review of the various Disqualifications
at Marriage; whether resulting from Youthful Abuse, the
Follies of Maturity, the Effects of Climate, or Infection.
CHAPTERS IV. and V. on the modern Treatment of
Gonorrhoea and Syphilis.
The Book concludes with numerous varied and interesting
noes, to which is added the Author's recipe of a preventive
Lotion.

REVIEWS 014' THE WORK.
"Curtis on Manhood.—This is a truly valuable work, and
should be in the hands of young and old. —" Sunday Times,"
23d March, 1856.

"The author has conferred a great boon by publishing this
little work, in which is described the source of those diseases
which produce decline in youth or more frequently premature
old age."—" Daily Telegraph," March 27, 1856.
" This work, which for twenty years has stood the test of
professional criticism and empirical hostility, treats in aplain
and sympathising manner on the various disqualifications
and impediments arising from nervous excitement and de-
bility ; and to invalids suffering from youthful errors and
excesses it will be found valuable and useful."—Record.
London : Published by J. Allen, 20, Warwick Lane, Pater-
noster-row; Mann. 39, Cornhill.

Hours of Conitation-710 to 3 and Bto iStuidayo, 10 till 2.

his stake. T.Y.C. 13 subs.
Mr. W. Reeves's Thunderstorm, 7st 21b (Reeves) 1
Mr. S. Thellusson's Peahen, 7st 101 b (G. Fordham) 2
Mr. E. Hall's Otho, 7st 71b (Page) 3
Mr. Richardson's Cock Robin, 6st 101 b.. (111Waughten) 4
Betting-5 to 4 agst Otho, 2to 1 agst Peahen, and 4to
1 agst Thunderstorm.
An admirable start was obtained at the first attempt, the
four running abreast to the distance, where Thunderstorm,
on the lower side, appeared to have a slight advantage,
Peahen lying in the centre, with the favourite on her whip
hand. In this way they ran to the cords, where Cock Robin
was disposed of, the zemaining trio. coming on together to
the stand, where Peahen appeared to have the best of it;
but Reeves, with a judicious application of the whip, landed
Thunderstorm a clever winner in the last stride by a neck,
a head separating the second and third. Cock Robin
finished a bad fourth.

The Magna Charta Stakes of 5 sous each, with 30 added ;
for 2-yr-olds 7st, and 3.yr-olds 9st, winners extra, with
maiden and selling allowances. T.Y.C. 5 subs.
Mr. J. H. C. Wyndham's Dunoon, 2 yrs, Est 41b (£100)
(Dowling) 1
Mr. Williamson's Sweetbread, 3 yrs, 9st (L 150)
(Humpage) 2
Mr. B. Land's Redpole, 3 yrs, Bst 131 b (£150) (L. Snowden 3
Mr. Richardson's Pinkepoe, 2 yrs, Est 111 b (£150)
(M'Naughten) 4
Mr. Somerville's Strawberry Leaf, 2 yrs, 6st 41b (£100)
(J. Daley) 5

Betting-2 to 1 agst Dunoon, and 3to leach agst Straw-
berry Leaf, Sweetbread, and Redpole.
Strawberry Leaf, in company with Dunoon, Redpole, and
Pinkepoe, made the running, with Sweetbread lying off. In
this order they ran to within the distance, where Straw-
berry Leaf gave way beaten, leaving Dunoon with a slight
lead, followed on the lower side by Redpole, and Sweetbread
on the whip hand. At the stand Sweetbread came out, and
in a few strides got to the favourite's quarter's, the pair
finishing a close race home, Dunoon winning cleverly by a
neck, a bad third, Pinkepoe was fourth, and Strawberry
Leaf last.

The Surrey and Middlesex Stakes, of 15 sovs each, 10ft, and
only sif declared, &c., with 100 added. The second to
save his stake. Two miles and a distance. 36 subs., of
whom 30 pay 5 sovs. forfeit.
Mr. F. Swindell's Weatherbound, 4 yrs, Bst 121 b
(J. Adams) 1
Mr. C. Bevill's Claire, 5 yrs, Bst 81b (L. Snowden) 2
Mr. G. Lambert's The Rover, 5 yrs, Bst (G. Fordham) 3
The highest weight accepting being Bst., it was raised to
Bst 121 b, and the others in proportion.
Betting-3 to lon Weatherbound, 9to 2 agst Rover, and
100 to 15 agst Claire.
Claire jumped away with a strong lead, waited upon by
the favourite and Rover, which positions they retained to
the distance, where Weatherbound went up, and shortly
after obtained a slight lead, which she held to the end, and
won very cleverly by a neck. Rover, who appeared out-
paced throughout, finished a wretched third.

_ .
The Town Plate of 50 sovs (handicap) for all ages. Half-

a-mile.
Mr. Mellon's Santa Claus, 2 yrs, 6st 41b (J. Reeves) 1
Capt. Sharp's Enfield, 5 yrs, 7st 111 b (J. Adams) 2
Mr. Stephen Lambert's St. Bernard, 2 yrs, sst 101 b, car.
sst 11Ib .. (J. Daley) 3
The following also ran :—Doncaster, White Wave, New
Brighton, Gaberdine, Anvil, Lord of the Tees, Bonnycastle,
Hope filly, Clementine, Rudersdorff, Strawberry Leaf, and
Ethel filly.

Mr. Mellon declared to win with Santa Claus.

Betting-3 to 1 each agst Santa Claus and Ethel filly, 8
to 1 agst Gaberdine, 10 to 1 each agst Clementine and New
Brighton, 12 to 1 t..0t.1-, aso 6 Enfold arid Lord of the
Tees.

After two failures, in the first of which St. Bernard and
Strawberry Leaf broke away, the latter running to the dis-
tance before Adams could stop him, the flag was lowered,
when Enfield, in company with White Wave, Gaberdine,
Santa Claus, and the Ethel filly, got away in close com-
pany, and ran thus to the turn into the straight, where the
Ethel filly on the lower side bolted tea the left, and was im-
mediately out of the race. On reaching the distance Santa
Claus ran through his horses, and came on with a clear
lead in the centre of the course, closely waited upon by
Enfield, St. Bernard, Gaberdine, Clementine, Doncaster,
and Lord of the Tees to the entrance of the stand enclosure,
where the three placed singled themselves out, Santa Claus
maintaining his advantage to the end, and winning very
easily by a length, Enfield defeating St. Bernard by two
lengths. Gaberdine was a bad fourth, Clementine fifth,
Doncaster sixth, and Lord of the Tees next. The others
beaten off some distance.

The Railway Stakes of 3 sovs each, with 25 added. Weight
for age. Winners extra, with selling allowances. Three-
quarters of a mile. 7 subs.
Mr. Ashworth's Bubbles, 2 yrs (L3O), sst 71b (S. Adams) 1
Mr. A. Brown's Liberality, 2 yrs (DO), sst 101 b
(Midgley) 2
Mr. J. N. Brown's Medusa, 3 yrs (no) 7st 61b
(Grimshaw) 3
Mr. Melton's Calipyge, 2 yrs (DO), sst 101 b .. (Parsons) 4
Mr. Bamford's Chirp, 4 yrs (MO), Bst 12Ib (Reeves) 5
Mr. Carter's ch f Alice, 2 yrs (X3O), sst 7th.. (Dowling) 6
Betting—Even on Bubbles, 5 to 1 each agst Liberality
and Calipyge.

Bubbles, in company with Chirp, Calipyge, and Medusa,
made the running, followed by Liberality and the Alice filly
to the distance, where the favourite took a clear lead.
Liberality at the same time came past his horses, and took
the second place, the pair finishing a close race home, the
favourite, admirably ridden by little Adams, winning in the
last stride by a head. Medusa finished a bad third, and Ca-
lipyge fourth; the other two beaten off. The Alice filly,
who broke down badly, was last. The winner was sold to
Mr. Mellon for 80 guineas.

A Scurry Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, 5 ft.
Gentlemen riders; professionals 71b extra. Three-quarters

of a mile.
Captain Sharp's Enfield, 5 yrs, lOst 131 b (Owner) t 1
Mr. Hedworth's White Wave, 4 yrs, list 71b (Beville) t 2

Betting-2 to lon White Wave.

The pair ran in company to the stand enclosure, where
White Wave appeared to have the best of it, but Enfield
came again and finished with a dead heat.

Deciding Heat—Betting, 6 to 4 on White Wave.
The favourite made all the running to within a few strides
of the stand, when she was headed by Enfield, who won in
a canter by three lengths.

BETTING ON THE COURSE.
ST. LEGER.
2to 1 apt Kettledrum (taken)
11 to 1 agst Lady Ripon (taken)

EBOR HANDICAP.
6to 1 agst Virgilius (taken)
7to 1 agst Cape Flyaway (taken)
Bto 1 agst Lady Trespass (taken)
15 to 1 agst Prologue (taken)
15 to 1 agst Wildman (taken)

SURREY AND MIDDLESEX STAKES.—GIoom colt was
struck out at 12.30 on Monday last.
WELTER HANDICAP, OXFORD.—Claire scratched at
3.60 this afternoon.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER-WEDNEWDAY•

We had a very quiet day as to any future event for the
Ebor Handicap. Lady Trespass had the call of Vergilius,
although the same price was taken about each of them.
Cape Flyaway was the nest in demand, but we are of
opinion that more money was put on Prologue than any
thing else. For the St. Leger during the day 10 to 1 was
taken about Lady Ripon, but towards the close 11 to 1
was laid and offered. The only other animal we saw sup-
ported was Janus, about whom 20 to 1 was taken, and
many offers were made to take 9 to 4 about Kettledrum,
but no higher offer was made than 2to 1. Closing prices :
EBOR HANDICAP.
6to 1 agst Lady Trespass (taken and offered)
6to 1 agst Virgilius (taken and offered)
10 to 1 agst Cape Flyaway (taken and offered)
14 to 1 agst Prologue (taken)
16 to 1 agst Sir William (offered)
16 to 1 agst Rising Sun (offered)
100 to 3 agst Stockade (offered)
THE ST. LEGER.
9to 4 agst Kettledrum (wanted)
11 toto
agstagst JLaancluys (tßiapkooniTaken and_ offered)
20
40 to 1 agst Pagoda (taken)
THE DERBY.
30 to 1 agst Laughing Stock (taken)

GRADUAL JUSTICE FOR THE ROMAN STATES.-
-EST a letter from the Eternal City we are informed that,
" trial by jury is to be gradually introduced into the ex-
Papal provinces." Such a famine of justice has, under the
Papal Government, prevailed in those States, that the
people, almost starved for the want of that moral neces-
sary, are unable to take too much of it at owe, and have to
be fed with a little at a times—Punch.

Mr. ROEBUCK, after some complimentary remarks,
said—lt is evident to my mind that you, Mr. Mayor,
have not called us together merely out of com-
pliment, but to learn something from us
of the great questions of the day ; and, sir,
I now accept my own suggestion, and will
address myself to this assembly, always remem-
bering that I am not now speaking to the
House of Commons. There are many things to
restrain and excite which are not here. Let not the
present company think that I bind my colleague to
all I say. That which I now say I say on my own
responsibility. I am about to take upon myself the
duty of explaining what are the chief points which
now occupy attention. Whatever may be the re-
strictions at such a meeting as this Y believe we are
now going to talk about politics, and without
politics there is nothing in me. The hon. gentle-
man then proceeded to say, that he should range
over the whole world, and that he should talk about
France, about Austria, and about America, and in
so doing he begged it to be understood that he did
not wish to give offence to any one. Two great
countries had been attempting to come closer toge-
ther by commercial union, and that mainly by the
attempts and labours of Mr. Cobden. Between the
people of France and the people of England an
alliance could not be too intimate. Great they were
both, and mighty in their influence upon the world.
He honoured France and her people, and he be-
lieved that anything which would unite us to them,
would be a benefit to both, and a benefit to man-
kind at large. Whether the attempt would be suc-
cessful he would not presume to say. For himself,
he was an ardent admirer of Mr. Cobden, but he
feared the commercial treaty would not bear the
fruits that gentleman anticipated. He hoped he
might be mistaken. (Hear.) Nobody would feel
more than he did the advantages which were anti-
cipated in the treaty with France. If this com-
mercial treaty was the only circumstance of union
with France he should say nothing more about it ;
but his hon. colleague (Mr. Hadfield) would have to
say why it was that in a time of peace we in England
were taxed as if it were a time of war. The perso=n
who now headed the great country of France was
not able to follow all the amicable desires that we
had in our minds at present, He would not allude
to the circumstances which placed him upon the
throne of France, but these circumstances made
him, he would not say the slave, bu: they made him
the servant of the army of France. (Hear, hear.)
That army now amounted to 600,000 men, and
there was a great fleet around th 3 coast. Why
were they there ? (Hear, hear.) They were there
to threaten England, and he as an Englishman was
not born to be threatened with impunity. (Ap-
plause.) The volunteers had started up—(hear,
hear)—and we were now safe. And besides this
there was at the head of the Administration—be
said it in the hearing of men who did not believe
in that Administration—there was at the head of
the Administration now one who cared for the
honour and the safety of England. (Hear, hear.)
And so long as we had him there we were safe.
(Loud applause.) Tie had said that he was not
great in the language of compliment, but this he
said from his very heart. He felt the danger in
which England was placed, and he looked to him
for the safety of the country; and depend upon it
as soon as we got rid of that man we should get
rid of one of our great defences. He (Mr. Roebuck)
had never been a party man—all the world knew
that. He had, he believed, done his utmcst on one
occasion to turn this very man out of office—(hear,
hear)—and he thought he had succeeded—
(laughter)—but still he said that Lord John Rus-
sell on making his farewell speech to the House of
Commons made use of words which ought to sink
deep into the hearts of Englishmen. .1_,07d John
said there were things in the conduct of the Empe-
ror of the French that created great doubt and sus-
picion in the minds of the people of England.
(Hear.) He (Mr. Roebuck) would now make known
a secret. He knew there had been a compact entered
into with the King of Italy that the Emperor of the
French should have the Island of Sardinia as soon
as he withdrew from Rome. (Cries of " Shame.")
He was stating a fact, not what he thought but
what he knew, and he knew also that the people of
England would not allow that. (Hear, and cheers.)
There was hanging over us now a cloud threaten-
ing war, and that man at the head of the admini-
stration was ready to battle against such aggran-
disement on the part of France. What he had said
would be verified before many months elapsed. Such
was the condition of England with regard to
France ; and in such a position should we not look
abroad ? For what means of defence was there
against the Emperor of the French making the
Mediterranean a French lake ? (Hear, hear.)
Where were we to expect him to stop? He knew
he would be met with all sorts of imputations—
(no, no)—but he said we must look to Austria.
There had been a remarkable article on the subject
in the Times, that great forerunner of opinion in
England, for it took its gauge from what was going
on, and suited its articles to meet coming wants.
(Laughter.) The Times, then, had expounded its
views with regard to Austria, and many of his
hearers had no doubt read the article. Mr. Roe-
buck then went on to say what Austria was doing,
and he asked his hearers to bear with him for a
short time, because at the present moment penny
papers and penny trampets—(laughter)—were play-
ing against him for what he had said. Taught by
adversity and experience, the Emperor of Austria
was endeavouring to make his hitherto despotically
ruled dominions a constitutional government.
(Hear, hear.) Now, he did not believe that expe-
rience made fools wiser, but he did believe that it
made wise men wiser, and experience acting upon
the young Emperor of Austria made him determine
to translate his government into a constitutional
government. (Hear.) Some documents had been
given to him from which he had made a few ex-
tracts. The Emperor of Austria had endeavoured
to make the constitution of that country as nearly
like that of England as possible; he had made a
House of Lords and a House of Commons, and had
even gone beyond our constitution ; he had given
every distinct nation in his country a consti-
tutional and a municipal government; and when it
is said that the Emperor of Austria has only yielded
to pressure, he (Mr. Roebuck) knew what we
yielded to when we gave Catholic emancipation.
He recollected that fierce demagogue O'Connell de-
claiming against the Union, and what said our
great man on that occasion—the Duke of Welling-
ton ? (Hear, hear.) He said—" I will not face civil
war, because I know the miseries which war brings
upon a people." Catholic emancipation was granted,
and has been acted upon, and are you not now a
united people ? (Hear, hear.) Again, who made the
aristocracy give up the corn laws ? Why, Mr.
Cobden. He made a proposition to the landed in-
terests of the country, and he dragged from the
hands of Sii It. Peel the emancipation of the country
from the dominion of the corn laws. (Applause.)
Should h now be said that the Emperor of Austria,
taught wisdom by Solferino, was about to go from
his word, after having given a constitution to his
people ? Looking to the past, then—looking to the
future, and looking to ourselves, we ought to believe
that he, as an honest and as a wise man, would act
up to his word. (Hear, hear.) The constitution of
Austria would consist of a House of Commons and

• a House of Lords, that was like ourselves, The
members of the House of Lords would consist of
princes of the imperial houses—that was likeour-
selves ; the landed hereditary nobility, and those
archbishops and bishops whose noble rank entitled
them to a seat—these also were like ourselves. The
Emperor also ordains that he shall call upon those
persons to life peerages who have distinguished
themselves by their abilities either in church, state,
literature, or arts. This was not like ourselves.
(Hear, hear.) The House of Commons would con-
sist of 343 members, taken from the following
places :—Hungary, 85 members ; Bohemia, 54
Lombardy, 20 ; Dalmatia, 5 ; Croatia and Scla-
vonia, 9 ; Galicia, Lodoeria, the Duchy of Aus-
chintu and Zatou, and the Duchy of Cracow, 38; Up-
per Austria, 18; Lower Austria, 10; Duchy of Saltz-
burg, 3; Striersund, 13; Corinthia, 5 ; Uram, 6 ;
Budowina, 5 ; Suvenburgen, 26; Moravia Mahren,
22; Tyrol, 12; Istria, containing Sarz Gradeska
and City of Trieste, 6; in all 343. How then, it
will be asked, can Hungary be swamped by the
Duchy of Austria, seeing that Upper Austria has
18, and Lower 10 members. Austria desires, under
her present Emperor, to be emancipated. Foreign
nations only knew Austria as Austria. They did
not know its component parts like the United States.
We know nothing of New York, Pennsylvania,
Massachusetts, but we know about the United
States. The Emperor of Austria wants an empire
in the midst of Europe to communicate with other
nations. It had hitherto been united by the golden
link of a crown, but he would have it united by a
constitutional government, an imperial parliament,
a House of Lords and a House of Commons, repre-
senting each and every one of the separate nation-
alities composing the empire. This the Emperor
considered would enable him to meet antagonistic
powers upon a great and fair field. He (Mr. Roe-
buck) would ask whether, in this, Hungary was
wise to enter into competition with her sovereign
to impede him in so great a work, because it gave
to each and every one the power of governing
themselves, and of sending their own members to
parliament, of putting upon themselves taxation,
and gave them the power of enabling the Emperor
to meet the opposition power of Europe upon an
equality which he desired, and which they also
desired under such circumstances ? He (Mr. Roe-
buck) would ask his countrymen whether, in what
he had stated, there was anything to condemn, and
whether they believed the Emperor of Austria was
a sham ? He used the word because it was a
favourite word with people who talked about a mat-
ter they did not understand. He (Mr. Roebuck)
would do all he could to create a power in the
centre of Europe—a constitution which would ad-
mit as free a parliament as our own. He had now
travelled over Europe, and for a few moments would
cross the Atlantic, and would ask what should be
the conduct of Englishmen with regard to the great
contest going on in America. He avowed that with
refard to that country his early anticipations had
been shaken. He believed in the great men, the
Washingtons, the Jeffersons, and others of past
times—(hear, hear)—and that there was about to
be shown to mankind a new era in the government
of man, that this people, instructed and well to do
in the world, many of them men of rank, would
have governed themselves as men ought to do. He
had been miserably dissappointed. (Hear.) If we
were to say to an American, "We give you every
virtue under heaven—we believe you to be the
greatest people on the earth, but still it seems to us
you don't speak English as it should be spoken—
this you speak through the nose"—(laughter)—Fire
and fury would be the answer. He would say, " Sir,
with a mighty indignatiaa I grant you the imputa-
tion that we snuffle in our speech"—(laughter)—and
then all we had stated on belialf of this nation would
be forgotten because we had said that they snuffled
in their speech. (Oh.) That, unfortunately, he (Mr.
Roebuck) believed to be a true statement of the pre-
sent case. The unspeakable audacity, the overbear-
ing insolence ofAmericans—(hear)—had withdrawn
from them all sympathy on the part of the people of
England. (Hear, hear.) Looking at the great con-
test now going on, was there a man in this country
who did not in his heart desire that the slave might
be free ? (Hear, hear.) These are with the North, our
commercial interests are with the South, but still we
have acted throughout with complete neutrality ;
and what has been the consequence ? We have been
visited with abuse such as was never before heaped
upon us, and we have borne it with a magnanimity
and carelessness which showed our superiority.
We must still, however, pursue our course of strict
neutrality with regard to the affair. Our hearts
and our wishes were with the oppressed. After
further remarks upon the slave question, Mr. Roe-
buck resumed his seat amid great applause.
Mr. R. N. PHILLIPS next proposed the " House
of Commons."

G. HADFIELD, Esq., responded, and in the course
of his remarks expressed a fervent hope that, not-
withstanding what had been stated by Mr. Roebuck,
we should be spared a war with any of the con-
tinental states.

CHAIRING-CROSS BRIDGE COMPANY.

Yesterday the half-yearly general meeting of the
shareholders in this company was held at the offices
in Villiers street, Strand—Mr. Coles Child in the
chair.

The report stated that the half-year ending 31st
July continued to show an improved income, the
total receipts having been £3,829 13s. 10d., being
nearly £6OO in excess of the receipts of the corre-
sponding period of the preceding year, while the
gross payments for the some period, exclusive of the
February dividend, had been only £2,212 15s. 6d.,
in which was included a long outstanding account
of the engineer amounting to £402105. The result
was that the directors were in a position to recom-
mend the declaration of a dividend, payable on the
26th inst., of 10s. per share on the original shares,
free of income tax, being at the rate of upwards of
£slls, per cent, per annum on the present balance
of the shares, with a proportionate dividend on the
eighth shares.
The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the
report, congratulated the shareholders upon its
highly satisfactory nature. The improvement in
the tolls was no doubt partially owing to the works
which were in process for the construction of the
railway bridge across the Thames, which had occa-
sioned a considerable increase in the passenger
traffic. There was another important feature for
congratulation. The company being entirely free
from debt, the whole of the income could be divided
amongst the proprietors. They had only to pay
interest on £20,000, so that the remainder was left
for dividend. They had received the firstinstal-
ment of £20,000 on the sale of the bridge from the
railway company, £lO,OOO of that sum had been
appropriated to paying off the Willet mortgage,
£3,000 had been paid to the bankers, and the
remaining £7,000 had been placed out at in-
terest. Some dispute having arisen as to
whether the railway company was entitled to the
possession of a wharf belonging to the bridge com-
pany, the matter was referred, and they expected to
receive the award in a few days. In the meantime
the railway company had paid £lB,OOO out of the
second instalment of £20,000, and he had little
doubt that before the next meeting the other £2,000
would be ,'paid to them. They had not, however,
sustained any loss by the delay, inasmuch as the
£2,000 remained in the names of joint trustees, and
the bridge company received the interest. Seven
pounds per share had been returned to shareholders,
amounting to £23,633 17s. 6d.; and on the Bth of
August next they were entitled to receive the other
£85,000 from the railway company, making alto-
gether £125,000, or £40,000 for the bridges and
£85,000 for the tolls and their privileges under the
act of Parliament. That sum, however, would be-
come due at any earlier period, should the railway
company take the tolls, or do anything that would
reduce them in amount. The directors of the bridge
company were not desirous that the railway com-
pany should hasten the arrangement, seeing that:so
large a dividend had been earned, and every pro-
spect existed that it would be as much, if not mere,
at the next meeting.
Mr. C. FEW seconded the motion for the adoption
of the report,which was carried without discussion.
On the motion of the CHAIRMAN the dividend, as
recommended in the repert, was declared; and the
retiring directors having been re-elected, various
votes of thanks were passed, and the proceedings
closed.

The CHAIRMAN said he would as shortly as
possible point out the object for which this bridge
was being erected. It had always been almost a
reproach to the City of London that it had so few
bridges in comparison to its population, and when
this
hattended
engineer,susubject,
it was compared with Paris, which was so well
bridged, they would see the justice of the reproach.
Some years ago it had been recommended that a
bridge should be made to Lambeth, and the diffi-
culty in
always arisen from the enormous expense which
b uthc, had
adi
d
carrying out the recommendation had
ant
hhuearndedfegorrotena keitnog. Mr. Barber,
blemne rtoi,
sottnhfeotiorr
the sole purpose of ascertaining the advisability of
constructing bridges on the cheaper construction
that prevailed there, and he had proposed the plan
now about to be carried out. He felt perfectly con-
vinced that from the experience he had had of Mr.
Barber, as a engineer, in connection with a rail-
way, that any work entrusted to him would be
carried out with integrity. On both sides of the
bridge there was a large population, and it would
be a great benefit to Lambeth and to Pimlico, sup-
posing always that the toll was Very moderate, as
the directors intended to make it. High tolls would
never answer. The distance between Westminster
and Vauxhall bridges was very considerable ; and
devoted
America
hi aat
art
that this bridge was looked upon as a benefit was
proved by the fact that it passed through Parlia-
ment without any opposition whatever ; and the
cost of getting the bill through had, therefore, been
nothing in comparison with the usual expense of
such an operation. The works had already been
contracted for in a very spirited manner by Mr.
Newall and Mr. Porter, who, having the fullest
confidence in the undertaking, had agreed to take
a considerable portion of the contract money in
paid-up shares of the company. But the campany
had the option of paying off the shares in money,
and thus saving the company no less than £4,000.
As the inhabitants of Pimlico and Lambeth would
derive a great benefit from the bridge, he thought
it was desirable that they should take shares. No
attempt had been made to get the shares taken ex-
cept by advertisements in the papers, and he might
say that those advertisements were more for the pur-
pose of giving notoriety to the company than for ob-
taining money. However, there was a capital sub-
scribed to carry out the work, and a sufficient num-
ber of shares had been taken to enable them to exer-
cise their borrowing powers ; and not only had they
the power of borrowing, but they had no difficulty in
obtaining money, as there was an application already
to lend them a sum. He mentioned this to show
that the matter was complete in all its stages, and
the bridge was in progress of being carried out, and
it was hoped that in the early part of next year it
would be carried out, and that they would receive
the benefit of the traffic of 1862, which would be
occasioned by the Great Exhibition. He thought
this was briefly a general view of the case, with
regard to the traffic on this bridge. It would be
constructed that it could be widened to make it
equal in width to London Bridge. Having stated
briefly the general points, he had only to observe
that, looking at the comparative traffic of other
bridges, and looking at the situation of this bridge,
he thought that there was every reason to believe
that, taking the very worst view, the undertaking
would pay an interest of sor 6 per cent. He be-
lieved that was the worst view ; but he preferred to
take that view rather than a more favourable one in
estimating the results of the undertaking. He
moved that the report be adopted.
Mr. WOODIIOUSE seconded the resolution, and it
was carried.

The directors were re-elected, and Mr. Oakley
and Mr. White were appointed auditors ; and a
vote of thanks to the chairman closed the pro-
ceedings.