The Sun.
London, England, 1868-12-07 00:00:00

REMARKS.

The oscillations in pressure have been considerable since Saturday,
but on the whole there has been a groat increase: readings are now
comparatively high in the S. of these islands, where there has been
a very sudden rise since last evening, amounting to almost o'6in. at
stations. The difference of pressure between Rochefort and Aber-
deen amounts to six-tenths of an inch. Temperature yesterday con-
tinued steady, but this morning it is a little lower. The gale noticed
in our Saturday afternoon's report became very violent during the
night in the Irish and English Channels, and on our S.E. coast. The
wind lulled yesterday morning, but during last night it freshened
again to a very heavy S.W. gale in the Channel. At Yarmouth the wind
was south-easterly. Winds have veered generally, and are this
morning moderate from the W. in these islands: in the Bay of Biscay
a strong southerly wind is blowing. Rain has been general and largo
in amount. Cloudy weather is prevalent. The sea has gone down.
Atmospherical conditions look a little more settled than they have
done for the last few days.

111E7ROPOL1 TAN RAILWAY.

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On Thursday last the directors of the Metropo-
litan Railway, and the directors of the Metropo-
litan District Railway made an official inspection of
their works now nearly completed between Ken-
sington and Westminster-bridge, passing along the
line with an engine and carriages. A portion
of this important section of the " inner circle"
belongs to the Metropolitan Railway, and the
remainder to the Metropolitan District Railway.
The inspection was considered very satisfactory as
regards the substantial character of the works
and their ample provision for light and ventilation.
In a very few weeks the public will have the use of
this new railway in continuation of the existing Me-
tropolitan Railway between the city and Kensington.
The public value of this section of the " inner
circle" can scarcely be over estimated, and the
traffic receipts from it to the Metropolitan District
Railway must be very great, whilst the Metropo-
litan Railway will simultaneously obtain a large in-
crease of the existing receipts.

The following observations were made by the
chairman of the Metropolitan Company :
Mr. PARSON—It may seem rather absurd, as
most people are acquainted with the duties of
the Metropolitan Railway Company, to say
much on such a subject to-day. There may,
however, be some who may say that there
will not be much traffic from the populous
district through which we have just passed, but our
experience has taught us that a railway through a
densely-populated district like this is a thing which
must pay. If you look at the district traversed
by our Western Extension it will be apparent that
although there areseveral localities densely inhabited
by third-class passengers, yet, on the whole, it is oc-
cupied chiefly by wealthier classes. Nevertheless we
are now carrying over this Western Extension nearly
120,000 per week, or 40,000 per mile, but if any
body will take the trouble to look at the traffic of
the original line, they will find it did not carry
40,000 per week until a considerable time after it
had been opened. When persons therefore talk
of the Metropolitan Extension " being a failure,
that is an answer I think to any such ob-
servation." But the Western Extension is
not yet completely open, and what our
receipts may be, and will be, when our Thurlow-
square Station and this portion of the district to
Westminster-bridge is open, I don't think anyone
can say, but my own computation is that it will add
at least £l,OOO a week to the revenue of the Metro-
politan Railway. (Hear, hear.) Ido not think I
have over estimated the traffic in putting it at
that figure. My computation is made in this way:
—From Westminster-bridge to Thurlow-square
there are seven additional stations. I calculate

TATTERSALL'S—This Evening.

THE DERBY.
6to 1 agst Belladrum (wanted)
12 to 1 agst Pretender (taken)
1000 to 45 agst Martyrdom (taken)
1000 to 35 agst Ladas (taken and offered)

THE CATTLE SHOW-THIS DAY.

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The awarding of the prizes at the annual exhibi-
tion of the fat beasts of the Smithfield Cattle Club
took place to-day, prep.ratory to the opening of the
show to the public to-morrow. The show was much
better than last year, the cattle all exhibiting evi-
dence of great improvement, both with respect to
form and flesh, there being, generally speaking, an
entire absence of the over fat specimens, which were
of no use to any person but the tallow-melters. The
Crown Prince of Prussia arrived at 12.15, accom-
panied by Viscount Bridport, Lord Hendon, the
President of the Club, and Mr. B. Gibbs, the Secre-
tary, and at once proceeded to make a minute in-
spection of the show.
The prizes awarded up to one o'clock were as
follows :