The Sun.
London, England, 1850-08-29 00:00:00

spected in this district a very large concourse of per-
sons assembled round Mr. Horner's residence at an
early hour this mr)rning, and at the appointed hour
form,d a long and imposing procession to the church.
with Mr. Horner at their head. At the door of the
church one of Mr. Horner's sons entreated the sym-
pathisers—w'nose, cheering, cllpping of hands, and
waging of hats and t!andkerchiers had been unbouLded
—to retire, for the sake of his father,: as well as
out of respect to the day. Notwithstanding this ap-
peal, and the fact that a he.ivy rain was falling, the
thousands who had assembled remained quietly in
front of the church until the completion of the F.-
nance, which was performed in the presence of the
churchwardens, and selected friends of both parties,
and then the whole reformed and returned with Mr.
Horner to his home. Here, from an adjoining win-
cow, a long paper was read, detailing the facts of the
charge and trial. Many cheers were given during
and after the perusal of this document; and then, at
the earnest entreaty of Mr. Horner's family, the vast
assemblage dispersed. There was a large body of
police present during the whole proceedings to keep
order, but no attempt at disturbance took place,
though the utmost excitement still prevails through-
out the towr.

THE TWEED RAILWAY VIADUCT

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This msgnific, nt structure spans the broad valley
of the Tweed at Berwick, and completes an important
link in the chain of railway communication between
London and Edinburgh by the East coast. It forms
the northern extremity of the York, Newcastle, and
Berwick Railway ; and in magnitude of construction
and grandeur of design is not only the greatest work
on that line, but is, perhaps, one of the most remark-.
able architectural achievements of modern times.
The Tweed viaduct connects the York, Newcastle,
and Berwick Railway with the North British line,
thus forming, with the other railways having a con-
nection with them, an uninterrupted communication
from London to Aberdeen. The foundation stone of
this noble structure was laid on the 15th of May,
1847, without any public ceremony. Th 9 viaduct
consists of 28 circular arches, each of 61 feet 6 inches
span, springing from lofty piers 8 feet 6 inches broad
at the narrowest point. One-half of the arches span
the river—here a broad and beautiful stream—and the
remainder are built on the neighbouring land, south
of the Tweed. The total length of the bridge is
2,160 feet, and its greatest height, from the bed of
the river, 126 feet 6 inches, including the para-
pets. Its breadth between the parapets is 24
feet, allowing a double line of railway to be laid. The
viaduct is built entirely of stone, with the exception
of the inner part of the arches, which is brick, laid in
cement. There are about one million and a quarter
cubic feet of masonry in the structure; and two mil-
lion and a half of bricks have been placed in the
arches. The greatest depth of the water, at high tide,
is twenty-three feet.
The design of the bridge is elegant; and the para-
pets are adorned on the outside by miniature corbelled
arches. One-half of the viaduct—that which spans
the river—is in a straight line ; and the other half
curves to the east, on a radius of half a mile towards
the south side. The roadway has an incline of lin
200, rising towards Berwick. The piers of the bridge,
which are protected by handsome cutwaters, are carved
up perpendicularly, and are narrowed near the spring
of the arch, by means of Offsets. The parapets and
springs of the arches are of polished stone, but the
rest of the masonry is only rough hewn. The ap-
pearance of the arches is extremely graceful.
The Tweed viaduct, formally to be opened by her
Majesty to-day, is perhaps the largest stone viaduct
in the kingdom. Some similar structures may be
longer, but less in height, and others may be higher,
but not of such length. The last arch of this mag-
nificent bridge was keyed on the 26th of March,
1850, by the wife of the resident engineer. A
single line of rails was opened for public traffic on the
20th of July last, and the other line, on the east side,
is to be opened to-day, for the first time, by her
Majesty.
The bridge is secured at each end by substantial
abutments ; and in the centre there is another abut-
ment, less in size than the other, dividing the arches
into two sides. When one-half of the arches had
been erected, it was considered desirable, for the ac-
commodation of the traffic, to erect a temporary
bridge across the river, without waiting the com-
pletion of the stone viaduct, so as to avoid the un-
certainty of the river operations. This temporary
timber viaduct was about 1,200 feet in length, and
of the same height as the permanent bridge, which it
joined at the fourteenth arch. Workmen are now
engaged in the removal of this singular structure.
The quantity of timber used in the' construction of
the stone and timber bridges was not less than
300,000 cubic feet.
The foundations of the permanent viaduct now
completed were of a very expensive and difficult cha-
racter. In the execution of the coffer-dams, Na-
smyth's patent steam-piling engine was used with
great success. Two of these were at work night
and day, as well as an engine of 50-horse power, for
pumping the water out of the dams. Piles have been
extensively used for securing a stable foundation, the
ground principally being loose sand and gravel. No
less than two years were spent in driving the piles
and laying the under masonry.
The large embankment at the south end of the
bridge, five-eighths of a mile in length, and in some
places sixty feet high, completes the junction of the
Tweedmouth with the Berwick station, making a
total distance of one mile. It contains upwards of
700,000 yards of earthwork. The contractor at one
time employed 2,000 men in the various departments
of his contract.
The entire cost of the viaduct, amounting to about
200,0001., has been borne by the York, Newcastle,
and Berwick Railway Company. Her Majesty is
expected to christen the structure, " The Royal Bor•
der Bridge."

MESMERIC MEDICINE IN PARIS.
In Paris, for the last few years, another system,
heterodox both in faith and practice, has prevailed,
and arrived at such a pinnacle of imposture, that the
authorities have been forced to interfere, and put it
down by the strong arm of the law. Need I say that
I allude to the practice of medicine by the somnam-
bulists. It was, in truth, an agreeable profession,
and withal easy, being practised for the most part by
a number of young ladies, who, having been rejected
at the Conserve tory of Music, took up the art of
" nervous and lucid clairvoyantes." 01 nervousness
there was little, for a more brazen set of nymphs
could not be found ; but their lucidity was immeasur-
able ; for, not content with seeing round a corner or
through an iron pot, they looked into the other world,
and held delightful conversation with your deceased
parents.
All of a sudden, in fact, and as by miracle, was the
art of somnambulism applied in the happiest manner
to all the wants of society in general, and to medicine
in particular. For the former the lady herself suf-
ficed ; for the latter she was aided, " horresco rife-
rens," by some young physician, who played the
double part of accomplice and lover. For a long time
affairs flourished. The fee was ten francs, and the
number of curious " legion." Every one wanted to
be informed about everything. For the trifling sum
of t( n francs were you cured of a mortal disease, or
informed of the precise spot in which millions lay
buried. " Dig deep enough," was the only condition
annexed.
A demoiselle, named Virginie, is among the most
celebrated of our somnambulists—chiefly consulted
by our ladies in an interesting situation. It was she
who announced the other day the delivery of Queen
Isabella of a dead Prince. Tbe error, you see, was
only one of time ; but she made a more grievous one
shortly since. One of our most celebrated dandies,
who is at the same time a hunchback, consulted her
the other day. The fluty voice of the dwarf led her
astray, and laying her finger on the " bosse," she in-
formed the astonished dandy that he was enciente.
But the " forte " of these ladies is the dis-
covery of thieves. For ten francs Madame Jose-
phine (extra-lucid) will describe the man who
picked your pocket. With such a rare quality,
thiet-tekers, lawyers, and judges became use-
less. It was an economy of several millions to
the state. The Attorney-General got jealous, let
loose his myrmidons, and caged all the aforesaid
ladies, lucid, extra-lucid, and triple X-lucid, together
with the medical men who had lent their names to
the imposture. The latter are to be prosecuted as
accomplices in swindling; the ladies for the illegal
practice of medicine. One of the most remarkable
and not-to-be-explained circumstances of this case, is
that not one of the lucid ladies recognised the police
magistrate, who was charged with the duty of drawing
up the proces-verbal, and then arresting the culprit.
They were all seized in full consultation. One extra-
lucid, indeed, mistook the commissary of police for a
patient, and demanded ten francs, with a lock of his
hair. Unluckily the representative of the law wore a
wig. Many medical men, of whom we had judged
better things, are implicated in this unfortunate tran-
saction, and, unless chance favour them, will be se-
verely punished, for the scandal has been great. No
one will regret their fate.—Medical Times.

FUNERAL OF THE EX-KING OF FRANcE.—Yes•.
terday morning. at nine o'clock, the body of this illustrious
personage was deposited in the leaden coffin to contain the
remains. The whole of the family, with the Abbe Guille,
&c., were present, and the coffin was hermetically sealed.
This coffin will be placed in one covered with crimson satin.
CHESTEII AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY.--Traffic for
the Week ended Aug. 25, 1850 : - C. and H. Main Line,
3,466/. 6s. 2d. ; Mold, 119/. 2s. sd. ; Steam-boats, 3461.
Bs. 4d. ; Total, 3,9511. 16s. lid.
We have several large vessels in the Bight cliseharg-
irg timber, from America, for Messrs. Ward and Follett, the
crews of which are liberally discharging their cash amongst
the inkeepers and others. They are getting on as fast as
time will admit, most of them having to make a second
voyage across the Atlantic.—rlymoutkGazette.
TUE HAGUE, AUGUST 27.—L01a Aiontea has just
arrived lute.—iitatdesblad,