The Sun.
London, England, 1850-11-22 00:00:00

BATS GO R.

On Tuesday, the 19th instant, the Rev. John Phillips
delivered a lecture on dissent from the Church, and
Popery, in which the Pnseyitical doctrines professed by
many of the clergy of the Church were reviewed with
great learning, animation, and elcquence. After the
lecture, the subject of the late Papal ordinances was
touched upon, when the feeling of the meeting appeared
to be:unanimous against petitioning, as being a course
ieconsist,'nt with Protestant pricpiples of te,leration,
unless it should appear that the authority of the
Quee❑ would be impugned. Though the night was ex-
ceedingly tempestuous the Calvinistic Methodist Chapel,
in which the meeting was held, was densely crowded
with individuals of all denominations. Strong resolu-
tions were passed in favour of a free press, and pledging
the meeting to render every support in their power to
two local pipers, in the English and Welsh languages,
which had always been distinguished by their honest and
energetic advocacy of civil liberty and religious tolers.-
lion, namely, the Carnarvon Herald and the Amserau.

BROKEN GIRDER. Al 2 LONDON-BRIDGE.
An argument against the exemption of the works of
railway companies from the supervision of the official
referees, has been afforded by the bridge belonging to
the South-Eastern Railway, over Joiner-street,
Tooley-street. One of the patent girders, it will be
remembered, failed in October last, and the safety
of the remaining girders being questioned, e3pecially
under the circumstances in which, through the alter-
ation of the station, they will now be placed, Mr.
Brunel and Sir John Rennie were appointed to in-
quire and report on the subject. The statement by
Mr. Barlow; the company's engineer, that there
were 120 tons weight on the girder when it broke,
was questioned in our journal, and a doubt expressed
whether the engineer could wisely test the remaining
girders with half that weight. Last week the re-
maining girders were tested by placing carefully
upon a certain defined space of the upper surface of
the bridge, iron chairs of known weight. When
148 tons were upon the area the two girders
broke. One, 42 feet 2 inches bearing, it is calculated,
had upon it 67 tons 3 cwt.; the other 46 feet bearing
60 tons 12 cwt. In this experiment, it must be re-
membered, the load was applied uniformly all over
the girder, and the road-construction, which is of
considerable weight, was first removed. The outside
girder, still remaining, has a bearing of 57 feet 3
inches, and is only of the same strength and con-
struction.—Builder.

DEATH OF ME. G. WOMBWELL, THE MENAGERIST.
—SINGULAR FANCY.—Tbe above well-known individuat
died a few days since, but a short time after the melan-
choly death of his son. He left very singular directions
with regard to his funeral, amongst which was chiefly
not only that his coffin should be made without nails,
but that it should be entirely formed of a portion of the
timber of the Royal George, which he purchased about
fourteen years ago and has kept ever since for that pur-
pose. The coffin has accordingly been so constructed by
Messrs. Crofton and Son, undertakers, flof Judd-street,
Brunswick-square, where it has been exhibited to the
nubile these two days, and will so continue till after
Saturday next. It is highly polished, and from its cx-
ceeding:y dark colour resembles walnut-tree ; this is,
however, relieved by brass and gilt mouldings, and also-
the brass inscription plate, stating that Mr. Wombwell
was 73 years of age. le died very wealthy. His
funeral takes- place on Tuesday next at Highgate
Cametery.
THE LATE EXPLOSION OF NAPTHA AT SEACOMDE.—
DEATH OF Two ()TILER SUFFERERS.—Yesterday two
inquests were held at the Abbotsford Hotel, Seacombe,
blore Henry Charter, Esq , Coroner, on the bodies of
Matthew Johnson, schoolmaster, aged thirty, and Edward
Burns, aged twelve, both of whom died from the severe
injuries they rtceivcd on the night of the 6th instant,
from the explosion of naptha which took place at the
Roman Catholic sc'wol-rocin. A verdict of accidental
death was returned. Three other sufferers still remain
in a precarious state, namely, Patrick Riley, aged fif-
teen; John Cox, aged seventeen; and John Powler
Duff, son of Mr. L. Duff, hairdresser, of Seacombe.—Li.
verpood Mercury of this day.