The Sun.
London, England, 1850-11-15 00:00:00

DOCKS FOR CORK.

At length there is not only a nrubahiliv, but we are
happy to say, a certainty, of Cork not being left without
docks. We are given to understand that it is the inten-
tion of the Gr.•at Southern and W, stern Railway Com-
pany to apply during the next session for a Bill to con-
struct docks at their terminus, which, as our city readers
are aware, will be erected almost on the back of the river,
at the north side. We confess, we thought that the
south side offered greater facilities for the construction
of docks than the north side, inasmuch as the neigh-
bourhood of the park to the Monerea Marsh promised an
almost unlimited extent of accommodation. when such
extent of accommodation became necessary from the in •
creased trade of the port, and the more frequent use of
docks by owners and masters of all classes of vessels:.
But as the intention of constructing docks on the south
aide has been abandoned—and we will not say credit-
ably abandoned—we rejoice that the Great Southern
and Western Company are about making so noble a
terminus to their magnificent and eminently successful
line of railway. With a telegraphic communication
between the terminus at Dublin and the then deep water
et the docks in Cork, we have little fear of the future
destiny of this city and port. The directors of the
Great Southern have our heartiest sympathies with them
in an undertaking which reflects equal credit on their
public spirit, and their proper sense of what is likely to
be useful to their interests as a trading body, who are
bound to turn their speculation to the best possible ac-
count.

As a matter of course, there will be a sufficient watch-
fulness on the part of the shipping and general trading
community of Cork, and we anticipate on the part of the
authorities also, to preclude the possibility of anything
like a monopoly. If docks are to be constructed, no
matter by whom, they must be supposed to be intended
for the public benefit—that is for the increased accom-
modation of the vessels frequenting the port; and it will
therefore be the duty of all who have the interest of the
port at heart, to see that nothing shall be done, under
whatever plea or pretence, which would create an irre-
sponsible power, which by any possibility could be
turned to dangerous purposes. But in making this re-
mark, we by no means suppose that those who now in-
tend to confer on Cork the undoubted benefit of dock
accommodation, will nullify their boon by monopolising
to themselves undue or dangerous advantages. Indeed
we feel assured that they are inclined to act fairly, and
for the public good; but there is yet no harm in public
as well as official watchfulness in all matters that concern
the public welfare.

We are as much in favour of docks at this moment as
we were when, with the approval of the community, we
advocated their necessity several months back. It is all
pure humbug to say that Cork can do without them,
because Queenstown and Passage offer ever-accessible
natural docks to the shipping of the port. We are
proud of those advantages, and aro as fully conscious as
any inhabitant of Queenstown or Passage can be, of the
unrivalled capabilities of the harbour of Queenstown and
the reach of Passage; but the former is eleven miles, and
the latter is seven miles, distant from this important trad-
ing city; and it is of the first consequence that vessels of
a large draught should lie at our quays, or within a few
ninutea' distance of the stores of our merchants and
traders. At present one of the heaviest charges which
the importers of certain articles have to pay, is for their
transit from the ship at deep water in Passage to the
quays of Cork. The cost of seven miles of lighterage
is immense, which cost would be altogether obviated
by the facility which ample dock accommodation would
offer for unlading or lading vessels almost in the heart
of the city.

Then the injury to which vessels are subject by taking
the ground is notorious. Considerations of this nature
have prevented many owners of vessels from sending
them into this port at all. No matter what may be the
build of a vessel, she is more or lets injured by ground
ing; but some vessels are peculiarly susceptible of
injury, and are immensely deteriorated in value in con-
sequence of taking the ground. To sharpAluilt ves-
sels, which are constructed more fur speed than for
carrying a great bulk, grounding is destructive, as many
an owner of such a class of vessels knows to his cost.
To this danger every vessel that comes up to the quays
of Cork is more or less liable. Ground she must, what-
ever he her shape, her conBtruction, or her tonnage; for
the tide ebbs and flows at our quays just as it does at the
quays of Limerick; and when the water falls, which it

dt es every tide, the vessels in the river must lie with
their keels on the ground; for there is at such times no
suffc►ent depth of water to keep them afloat. This
being the fact, that Cork is situated in respect to its
river accommodation, or want of river accommodation,
for all classes of vessels, just in the same manner as
Limerick, or any other port similarly circumstanced,
the want of docks is a great drawback, and the bestowal
of them is a positive boon for which the public of this
city ought to feel deeply gratefal.
We sincerely trust that no petty jealousy shall be al-
lowed to stand in the way of this noble effort of the
great railway company of Ireland, and that we shall soon
have the satisfaction of seeing some hundreds of the la-
bourers of Cork employed in digging the foundations
of docks, wbich will not only reflect credit on the enter-
prise of their spirited promoters, and recompense them
by the consequent increase In their traffic, but tend
immensely to the welfare and prosperity of this city and
port.—Cork Eaaminer.

THE EXHIBITION OF 1851.
Notice has been dispatched to the foreign commis•
sioners, that if information of the proportions in which
the space allotted to them would be distributed among
" raw materials, machinery, manufactures, and fine
arts," be not sent before the 15th of December, it
will be out of the power of the Commissioners to
consider the claims of the commission making default
among the first allotments of space in the building.
Notice has also been issued by the executive com-
mittee, that all the metropolitan committees will be
considered as one united committee in respect of the
allotment of space. There has also been issued a
paper of suggestions for the formation of special
committees of selection and rejection in the metro-
polis. It is proposed that these committees should
consist of local commissioners divided into 30 classes,
to deal with 30 subjects, as follows :

RAW MATERIALS.-1. Metallurgy and mineral
products'; 2. Chymical and pharmaceutical processes
and products generally; 3. Substances used as food;
4. Vegetable and animal substances used in manufac-
tures, implements, or for ornament.
MACHINERY.-5. Machines for direct use; 6. Ma-
nufacturing machines and tools; 7. Mechanical, civil
engineering, architectural, and building contrivances;
8. Military and naval engineering, structure, &c.,
armour, and accoutrements ; 9. Agricultural and
horticultural machines and implements ; 10. Philoso-
phical instruments and miscellaneous contrivances,
including processes depending upon their use, musical
and accoustical instruments.

MANUFACTURES.-1 l. Cotton ; 12._ Woollen ; 13.
Silk and velvet ; 14. Linen ; 15. Mixed fabrics ; 16.
Leather, skins, fur, and hair; 17. Paper, printing,
and bookbinding; 18. Printing and dyeing of woven,
spun, felted, and laid fabrics ; 19. Tapestry, including
carpets and floorcloths, lace and embroidery, fancy
and industrial works ; 20. Articles of clothing for im-
mediate, personal, or domestic use; 21. Cutlery, edge
tools, and surgical instruments ; 22. General hard-
ware ; 23. Working in precious metals, jewellery, and
all articles of luxury not included in the other juries;
24. Glass; 25. Ceramic manufacture, china, porce-
lain, earthenware. &c. ; 26. Decoration furniture and
upholstery ; 27. Manufactures in mineral substances,
used for building or decorations, as in marble, slate,
porphyries, cements, artificial stones, &c. ; 23. Manu-
factures from animal and vegetable substances, not
being woven, felted, or laid ; 29. Miscellaneous ma-
nufactures and small wares.

SCULPTURE.-30. Models and plastic art.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.

BRISTOL, Nov. 14.
STOCK EXCHANGE. —The share market was rather more
active to-day, and prices improved. Great Western Stock
closed at 70,A—Ditto, 17/. New, 514 dis.
LIVERPOOL, Nov. 14.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—Tho share market was dull towards
the end of the day. The transactions were as follow : Bir-
kenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire, 15 dis.--Caledonian. 97i
—Lancashire and Yorkshire, Consolidated, 463/4—Ditto,
Fifths, 7 15-16 dis.— Ditto, 6 per cent., Preference, 12142—
Lancaster and Carlisle, Thirds, 31/2 p.—Lancaster and Preston,
22 p.— London and North-Western, 117 c.—Ditto, New
Quarters, 2 c. p.—Midlaud, 41A—Ditto, Halves, 22%
dis.—Shrewsbury and Chester (N. W. M.), 12 c.—South-
Eastern and Dover. 143/4—York and North Midland, 227/8.
BIRMINGHAM, Nov. 14.
STOCK EXCHANOIL—The only transactions reported to-day
were—Caldonian, 10—London and North• Western, 1171/2—
Shropshire Union, 33/4 dis.
YORK, Nov. 13.
STOCK EXCHANGE. —The transactions to-day were as
follow :—Great Northern, 13 18s. 9d.—Midland, 41%.

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS.
NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY. (Miles open, 112.)
Return of traffic for the week ending Nov. 8 :
Railway and canal 44,798 0 0
Corresponding week last year 4,339 0 0
Note. The above is exclusive of the receipts available
under the agreement with the London and North-Western
Railway Company.

LONDON AND BLACK WALL RAILWAY.—Amount of revenue
for the week ending Nov. 10 :
Passengers
Goods

... £761 17 8
... 25 0 0

Total ... ... £786 17 8
Corresponding week last year ... 606 2 1
SIIREWSBURY AND BIRMINGITAM RAILWAY...-Traffie re-
ceipts for the week ending Nov. 10:
Passengers ... £298 12 2
Carriages, horses, and parcels ... 19 12 2
Live stock 7 3 10
Merchandise and minerals ... 209 0 0

Total £525 8 2
Corresponding period last year.. 108 18 2
MANCHESTER, BUXTON, MATl.ocit, AND MIDLANDS JUNC-
Trox RAILWAY.—Return of Traffic for the week ending
Nov. 10:

Passengers, &c. ...
Merchandise ...

... £56 14 6
55 0 9

Total •••
Corresponding week last year

... 4111 15 3
• 102 17 8

THE LEEDS POST-OFFICE ROBBERTEB.—The young
man, John Warren, was again arraigned yesterday (Wed-
nesday) before the borough magistrates, and several
additional charges of purloining letters from the post-office
were proved, and he was further remanded for the proof of
additional charges. The cases yesterday were very clear
against him, especially with reference to the purloining of
several railway dividend warrants belonging, to Mr. Jobn
Jowett, juu., wooletapler, and hie eistere.