The Sun.
London, England, 1850-07-03 00:00:00

Grcenall, Gilbert Manillas, J. R.
Grey, Sir G. Naas, Lord

D'Eynenurt, T.
Dod, J. W.
Fagan, William
'Fagan, James
Gore,lW. 0.
Grace, 0. D.

MINORITY—NOES, 14.
Henry, Aleicander Wahnsley, Sir 1.
Lowther, Colonel Wood, W. P.
Power, Dr.
lieynolds, John
ptrickland, Sir G.
Tenison, E. K.

TELLIki.
Crawford. W. S.
31`Cathigh, W.

TO THE SECRETARY OF THE
BRADFORD REFORM ASSOCIATION.
Sir,—On Monday the Ist, was a division on the
question of the Westminster Temporary Bridge Bill.
being committed to a Select Committee. Unlike the,
ox going to the slaughter, everybody goes with a full
knowledge of what is going to be done. Westmin-
ster
Bridge is to be taken down and rebuilt, on such
site and in such manner as may be deemed to make
it best accord with the Palace of barley-sugar which
has been laid down at the cost of a fleet of thirty
sail of the line already. When gentlemen can amuse
themselves at the public expense, they would certainly
he to blame if they did not amuse themselves heartily.
I should think the same, if I could have been set
i-going with my Organ.
On Tuesday the House met at twelve o'clock.
The Speaker read prayers ; in consequence probably
.of the chaplain's not having been acquainted with the
meeting of the House. The Landlord and Tenant Billl
was read a third Time and passed. An effort was made'
to prevent the Bill from extending to Ireland ; but
negatived by a considerable majority. There is a
general undesirableness in the attempts to separate
Ireland ; arising out of the fact that in two cases out
of three the object is mischievous. The House,
separated a little after two, and met again at five.l
In consequence of the declared illness of the Member
for Sheffield, his question on the subject of the Irish
Church was postponed, and the House almost imme-
diately afterwards adjourned.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
AN OLD REFORMER.
Loudon, July 3, 1850.

WESTMINSTER-BRIDGE. —ln the third report of a
Committee of the Commons, dated sth August, 1846, the'
first resolution states, "That the majority of the witnesses
who have been examined on the point, concur in the state-1
ment that the foundation of Westminster-bridge having been
originally vicious, the bridge can never be permanently
sound." Now, as the majority of witnesses comprised the
first civil engineering talent, it is somewhat odd that such
opinion should go for nothing; and that in June, 1850
without any subsequent report, a Bill should be introducel
"to build and maintain a temporary bridge during the re-
pairs of the present structure." It perhaps may be, that as,l
by the erection of a temporary bridge, an opportunity willj
be afforded of viewing the slew palace from a more distant!
point, after all, the new structure(forrepairing the" viciouel
old bridge is out of the question) will start from the wharfs'
north of the Board of Control, thus carrying a new line of
road by Charles-street into St. James's-park, relieving Great
George-street of much of its traffic, and leaving it more free'
as as approach from the Park to the Houses of Parliament,'
at the same time giving an opportunity for clearing awayl
the mass of old dilapidated buildings lying between Charles-i
street and Downing-street as a proper site for the Records,'
being in immediate connexion with the State Paper-office,
and the principal Government offices. ' This plan seems to
possess many advantages, and the injury done to property in
Bridge-street would be comparatively trifling. It is under-
stood the south side of Bridge-street is to be removed for the
New Palace-yard quadrangle, the houses on the north side
thus becoming far more valuable as private or official
residences —Builder.

FRIGHTFUL OCCURRENCE IT TAR BRICKLAYERS.I
ARMS STATION.—On Monday morning, shortly before ten
o'clock, an accident of a fatal character occurred at'
the Bricklayers' Arms Railway station, Old Kent-road,
whereby a man named Isaac Banks, aged 32 years, received
such serious and complicated injuries that death shortly after
took place. It appears that the unfortunate man was a
carpenter in the employ of Mr. Kelt, the extensive builder,,
carrying on business in Westminster, and for some time past!,
a large number of workmen have been engaged in makingi
considerable Improvements at the terminus, which will be!
shortly opened for additional traffic, and for he accommoda•
lion of the public. At the time named Banks ascended tot
the roof of a large building to perform his ordinary occupa-
tion, when he missed his footing and fell to the ground with
fearful violence. Several persons ran to his assistance, andl
found him to be in an insensible condition. He was removed
Ito a proper place, and seen by a surgeon of the neighbour-
'hood, who discovered that he had sustained a compound
'fracture of the right thigh, fractured ribs, with severe con-
tusions about the body and head. He was immediately
placed in a cab, and conveyed to the accident ward of Guy's
Hospital, where he was placed under the care of Mr. Lacy,
the house surgeon, who was unremitting in his attention to
the unfortunate man.

THE FLAX CROP.—At the meeting of the Royal
Ulster Flax Society in Belfast, last week, the reports of the
state of the growing crops were, in general, highly satis-
factory. There had been some failures, owing to the great
demand compared with the short supply of seed, which
caused a good deal to be sown which was quite unfit for
the purpose; but still the peat bulk of the crop promises
right well. Arrangements were made at this meeting for
the location of the practical instructors of the society,
during the pulling season, in several of the southern, west-
ern, and midland counties.

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SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
NEWMARKET JULY MEETING.—TIIESDAY.
i, Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 sovs. each,
.5 ft, Sc., if de-
.'. Glared, to go to the second horse, for three yrs old and
p*
upwards. T.Y.C.
-,,Mr. Cassidy's Diligence, 3 yrs, 6st 81b ...(T. Smith) 1
= Sir J. Hawley's Slang, 3 yrs, Est 101 b.. (Witherton) 2
' Mr. Mare's The White Lady, 7st 61b.....,(F1at,„3,0 3
Lord Clifden's Wallflower, 4 yrs, 7st 131 b ......(Sly) 0
D. of Bedford's Newport, 4 yrs, Bst 91b...(F. Butler) 0
`Lord Glasgow's Canada filly, 4 yrs, 7st 61b (Chapple) 0
Lord Exeter's Visite, 3 yrs, Est 81b (carried 6st 10Ib) 0
';, Capt. Bastard's Lepida f. 3 yrs, sst 121b...(G. Mann) 0
-!'• Betting-3 to 1 agst Newport, 4to 1 etch agst Dili-
. Bence and Wallflower, and 6 to 1 agst White Lady. A.
', very close race between the first three. Diligence, who
always had a trifling lead, winning by a neck; and Slang
beating The White Lady by a head. Run in 1 OD.
1l sees.
r, The July Stakes of 50 sovs. each, 30 ft, for two years
• old; colts, Bst 71b; fillies; Bst 511); the second to save
his stake. New T.Y.C. (Old.) (36 Subs.)
Mr. Howard's Grecian (A. Day) 0 1
Sir J. Hawley's Venus filly (Templercan) 0 2
./ Lord Exeter's Phlegra (Marlow) 0
' Mr. Gurney's Thiskthorn (Pettit) 0
Mr. Bolt's Arethusa filly (Flatnaan) 0
Betting-3 to lon Grecian (taken), 9to 2 agst Venus
filly, and 100 to 7 agst Phlegra. The lot got off in a
line, and ran almost abreast fur about a distance; the
• two favourites then singled themselves out, the horse
going on with a lead of a couple of lengths until within
fifty yards of home; the mare then closed with and
headed him; a close punishing race ensued, ending in a
dead heat. Mr. Roles filly a very bad third. Run in
1 min. 13 secs.
Deciding Heat-11 to Bon Grecian, who waited to
the corner of the plantation, and won easily by a couple
!of lengths. Run in 1 min. 16 secs.
Match, 150, h ft, R.C.—Duke of Bedford's St. Rosalie,
Bst 21b, received ft from Capt. Hervev's Sylvan, Bst 71b.
Match, 100, h ft. Last half-mile of New T.Y.C. (Old).
Sir J. Hawley's Slang, Bst 71b, received ft from Mr.
Barnes's Daughter of the Sea, Bst 31b.
The weather has been favourable, the attendance of
racing men very good, and the sport, if limited, extremely
linteresting. _

LATEST BETTING.
CHESTERFIELD STAKES.
2 to 1 agst Misserima—taken
The races commence to-morrow at half-past two.
BETTING AT MANCHESTER—TUESDAY.
CUMBERLAND PLATE (CARLISLE).-6 to 5 agst Jenny
Lind (0, 5 to 2 agst Lady liy lda (0.
LIVERPOOL CUP.-3 to 1 agst Windischgratz, sto 1
agst Cockernlouth (t), 6 to 1 agst Backbiter (t), 10 to 1
Maid of Team Valley.
CrooDwooD STAKES.-7 to 1 agst Snowstorm, (take
8 to 1), 8 to 1 agst Windischgratz, 12 to 1 agst Wont-
you-come-out-to-night, 15 to 1 &gat Vampyre, 15 to 1
agst Van Dieman, 20 to 1 agat Panope.
ST. LEGER.—No betting.
DERBY, 1851.-8 to 1 agat Grecian (t 10 to 1).

SPORTING NOTES.
No. .
TO THE EDITORXIII
OF THE SU.N.
SlR,—The race for the July Stakes yesterday, re-
sulted in a dead heat, from the mere fact of Alfred Day
holding his principal antagonist, the Venus filly, too
cheap; this did not occur in the deciding heat; he
waited nearly to the distance and won easily by a couple
of lengths.

I am very much afraid the Grecian is not the wonder
he is reputed to be. Time will tell.
The decision of the July throws not the most
diminutive ray of light on the Chesterfield,
which, however, I expect will furnish a better
field to-morrow than was brought forth yester-
day. The following list includes, I believe,
the names of all that are likely to await the starter's
orders:—filly by Don John, filly by Epirus, Oleander,
one of Lord Exeter's, Ariosto, Turtle, Teddington,
Prestige, Palmyra filly, Virago filly, Miserrima, Norton,
and Mirage. As I remarked on Monday, Ariosto,
Oleander, Prestige, and Miserrima will form the winning
division; and to Ariosto or Miserrima I shall look for
the winner, placing Prestige next, with Oleander and
Teddington in very close attendance.
My opinion on the Liverpool Cup remains unaltered.
1,611 think Cockermouth the best of the five years old,
Wild Rose of the four, and Windischgratz of the three;
Held of Team Valley and Backbiter not very far in the
rear of the winner.--I am, Sir, yours. &e.,
THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF.

July 3, 1850.

THE FITTINeIS OF THE NEW OLYMPIC THEATRE.
—The whole of the interior decorations and the entire pare-
, phernalia, comprising the wardrobe of dresses, scenery, pro-
perties, and stage furniture, having been announced for sale
by public auction this day, caused considerable excitement
and regret amongst the theatrical profession. At the ap-
pointed hour this morning, instead of the sale taking place,
the number of intending purchasers (many having the ap-
pearance of country managers) were informed, on their
arrival at the late George Robins's offices, that the sale
would not take place. The necessary measures towards the
commencement of the sale this morning had gone as far as
the removal of a considerable portion of the property from
the theatre to the auction rooms, but it was very shortly
removed back to its original position. We believe the pro-
prietor of the theatre is the purchaser of the entire property.
THE REIGATE AND DORKING BANK.—REIGATE,
Tt7Esnay.—The adjourned meeting of creditors was held at
the town-hall to-day, Mr. J. W . Freshtield in the chair.
The committee appointed yesterday now presented an
unanimous report. They recommended that no effort
should be made at present to supersede the proceedings in
bankruptcy, and that an arrangement should be made with
the London and County Bank, under which that company
' should on Tuesday next be prepared to pay the depositors
of the Reigate and Dorking Thinks 10s. in the pound on the
amount of their deposits, Mr. Morrison, of the London
and County Bank, moved a resolution declaring the agree-
ment of the meeting in the report, and after a very brief
discussion, in which Mr. Harrison stated that ha had been
induced to abandon his opposition to the bankruptcy being
allowed to proceed fur the present, the adoption of the
report was unanimously agreed to, and the meeting separated,
THE ROYAL BANK OF AlliTßALlA.—Yesterday,
after three consecutive sittings, the Master in Chancery
Richards decided in favour of the claim of Messrs. Prescott,
(Grote, and Prescott, the bankers, for 3,0631. against this
bank. It appeared, from a voluminous mass of correspon-
Idence put in evidence, that in 1840 Mr. James Hannen, now
Out of the country, had a large claim against parties in
Sydney, for which he employed the bank to obtain payment.
In 1842 he assigned the debt to Messrs. Prescott, in respect
of advances due to them. Part of the money was paid, but
in 184 S the directors pleaded inability to meet the remaining
sdemand. Actions were afterwards brought against four
1
°shareholders in the company, but these actions have
become stayed under the Winding-up Act. The official
manager produced the books of the bank, in which the debt
is treated as a debt due to Messrs. Prescott, in answer to
which it was contended by Messrs. Farquhar and Johnston,
solicitors for various shareholders, that Mr. Benjamin Boyd,
who eventually received the money, was the agent of Pres-
cott and Co. under power of attorney and deed of ratifica-
tion, and by which they sanctioned an arrangement by way
of compromise in 1846 with that gentleman in Sydney. His
honour, on a review of the facts, decided it was clear that
.5 Boyd
was the conduit-pipe or instrument through which the
bank acted in Sydney ; whatever Boyd did the bank did,
(land he was confirmed in this view by letters and entries in
4 the bank books admitting the debt, and under all the cir-
Pcumstances he felt bound to admit the claim as proved.
jTHE SUNDAY POSTAL REGULATIONS.—At an in-
quest held yesterday, at the Hero of Waterloo, Lambeth, on
'1
a boy who fell into the water and was drowned, Mr. Win.
, Carter, the coroner, remarked that the recent alterations in
the Post-office were likely to work very prejudicially be-
tween the coroner's office and the public. He lived at King-
ston, and received information of all cases requiring his at-
tendance through the post. On Saturday night last he went
to the Post-office and received his letters, for which he bad
to pay Id. on each. Now, that was an additional tax; but
what was still worse, he sent his warrant appointing the
present inquiry for yesterday. He (the coroner) came to
illtown ; but when he arrived at the place appointed to hold
the inquest, he found neither the summoning officer nor the
jury. After a great loss of time he found that the constable
had not received his warrant until one o'clock in the day,
'instead of eight in the morning, owing to the recent postal
I'alterations. The consequence was that he was obliged to go
back to Kingston, and return again that day to hold the
inquest. It was absolutely necessary that the earliest in-
k formation should be forwarded to the coroner of all cases re-
quiring an inquest, more especially during the hot weather,
tiler if a post mortem examination should be required, the
lapse of 36 or 48 hours might tend to defeat the ends of
justice.

CITY COURT OF SEWERS. The Commissioners
assembled at the Guildhall yesterday, Mr. Deputy Peacock
in the chair. The only business of importanee discussed was
an application from Mr. Moffatt, for an extended licence to
intercept the sewage of the city before it reaches the outlets
into the river, with the view of converting it into manure
for his own profit. Mr. Moffatt's present licence is limited
Ito seven years, and the object of his present application-was
to have that period extended to twenty-one years, in order
to afford him protection for the outlay of additional capital
in enlarged works, and to enable him to obtain an adequate
remuneration from his operations. The application was ul-
timately referred to the Committee on Health to inquire
into the power of the commission to accede to it, and also
whether the comprehensive scheme for the drainage of the
northern part of the metropolis at present contemplated by
the Metropolitan Commissioners of Sewers is likely to inter-
fere with Mr. Moffatt's apparatus.
SCOTTISH FETE.—We understand that the whole
of the refreshments, wines, &c., were supplied by Messrs.
Younghusband, of Gerard's Hall, and that all the arrange-
intents NI, ere carried out under the superintendence of Mr.
Younghusband, juu.

SOUTHAMPTON, JULY 2.—Tbe Great Western,
Captain Wolfe, with the West India Mails, left this after-
'noon, with a full cargo, specie to the amount of 8,0004 and
`twenty passengers. The screw-steamer Esk, belonging to
the Royal Mail Company, and also the Derwent, lett this
!morning on trial trips. The Esk will be absent some time, it
being the intention of the company to try her capabilities on
!all tacks. The Derwent will return in the .course of the
rday, having the directors onboard. These two steamers are
perfect models, and are superbly fitted up, and there is little
doubt but that they will prove equal to any of the boats in
'the company's large and beautiful fleet of steam-ships. The
Peninsular Company's steam-ship Nobs, with the mails
!from Spain, Port:lgal, and Gibraltar, will be here about
Thursday. _ -

lENLARGEMENT OF BRITISH MUSEIIM.----It is to be
hoped that Mr. Hosking's plan of a grand central ball, &c..
'or some other plan for obtaining increaed accommodation
lat the British Museum may be adopted, and speedily carried
out. That additional space is required at the Museum Can-
Inot be doubted for an instant. The interesting A
remains which have been recently brought to England are
'treated worse than the Vernon Pictures were, having been
literally assigned to a cellar. Besides, we may
expectssrian
further antiquities from the same and other sources, and
where are they to be placed? There are many paintings in
the Museum which are now hung above the Olase cases near
the ceiliag. Surely a room should be provided where these
the British Museum.
might be seen. But I have not zat alluded to the greatest
'stigma upon what is ironically. caned
1
',YOU will of coure understand t 6 what I refer—the absence of
Antiquities." There an extensive " Gallery of British is
already the nucleus for such a feature, and if apace were
provided it would soon be Wed•••Corresporident of Bidder.