The Sun.
London, England, 1844-01-20 00:00:00

INSTITUTION OE CIVIL ENGI'

NEERS.
The annual general meeting of the Institution washeld on Tuesday evening, when the usual report of th
Council was read. It appeared that the progreag
of the Society was satisfactory, and the increase
of members was equal to that of preceding Yea!
but the amount of arrears of subscription was larger'
The members were pressed to transmit pigoi;
for reading, for, as was justly stated, scientific socialle•
can only be supported by useful and interesting COol'
municattons, and by raising such discussions upon the°
as are the distinguishing features of the meetings of ghr
Society of Engineers.
Memoirs of Professor Wallace, of Edinburgh ; of rti.
Buddle, of Newcastle, and of several other decease
members, were read. F Nigr'
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Telford medals were presented to Messrs•
ns'
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Simms, W. Pole, and T. Oldham, for eomuniesti°,.;
presented by them to the Institution. Telford all:).
Walker premiums of books were also presented,
to
Mesers. D. Mackain, D. Bremner, D. S. Hope, IL 3441„.,° -
W. J. M. Rankine, W. L. Baker, S. C. -Ii
J. O. York, G. D. Bishopp, and G. B. W. Jackson, ' d
their papers and drawings, which had been read an
exhibited at the meetings during the past session. ,
Mr..J. WALKER, the President, addressed the rneetlfl.o
upon the internal management, of the Society, 111°
er‘
election of his Royal Highness Prince A.lb
as an honorary member, the valuable additiQu
to the library presented by the Duke of Dui
clench, the course of study and practice most bennfiZi
for young engineers, and the opportunity affor;re
by the institution for coming advantageously be
the world; he then, among other novel subjects en
netted with engineering, spoke of having lately vier
t+
the atmospheric railway near Dublin, and said tbliri,e
without prognosticating as to the future, the exPeo
ments he witnessed appeared more promising than they
with locomotive engines at a corresponding ellifs
period of their introduction upon railways. „f
then gave a short notice of the connection -0.
Col. Stoddart with the institution, as its Honorary Secti;,.
tary in the years 1834-5, alluding to the exertions n__
making by a committee of gentlemen, under the trrill.
tion of Captain Grover, fur ascertaining the fate, fuli,°' „It
possible, of obtaining the release of Colonel StOlut'to
and Captain .Conolly, who, there was every reason
v
believe, were really still alive, although detained in
of captivity. ..
In confirmation of. this, Lieut.-Colonel Humfrey stgg,
that Captain Grover had been informed by Lord Abernen,
that authentic intelligence had been received from c°o
stantinople, and from the-British Consul at Tresibeno,
the effect that some pilgrims recently arrived direct fr°l,
Bokhara had seen both Col. Stoddart and Capt. Coaoier
alive and at liberty, although strictly watched; that
were both employed in the military service of the Itolee`t,..
and that evidently they, were restrained by some pow .on
ful reason, from attempting to make their situatto
known, as it was not probable otherwise that two offlae
of such merit should_ allow themselves to be rer
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dead, and their names to be struck off the Army -„tig
The favourable reception of Mr. Woolf at the for...A.'
places he had hitherto passed through was noticed, 11,"-„al
spirited subscription to the Stoddart and Conolly
hp
was immediately commenced among the members a hg
Institution, who all appeared anxious to aid in htj,
restoration to hii native country of a gentleman OW '-
whilst connected with them, gained so many friends'
fl-
The ballot for the Council took place, when thet,:ter,
lowing gentlemen were elected :—Messrs. J. NV6lrit.
President ; W. Cubitt, B. ."" Donkin, J. Field, and
Palmer, Vice-Presidents ; H. 'l'. Clark, F. Gi..,les„'nief
1"2 Lowe. J. Miller, W. C. Myhre, J. M. Rendel, G. ',"„n"
R. Sibley, J. Simpson, J. Taylor, F. Braithwaite',
W. Cubitt, other members and associates of Council', the
The following papers were announced to be read
next meeting, on the 6th of February, until which 'l
the meeting adjourned :
No. 582. "Description of a Water Wheel, constructei
by W. Fairbairn, Esq., and erected in Lombardy -
S. B. Moody, Assoc. Inst. C.E.
No. 586. " Description of a new Chain-bucket Wvatcr'
wheel ;" by J. Wight.
No. 588. " Description of Whitelaw
's noris°lits
Water Wheel ;" by J. Whitelaw.
No. 613. " Description of a Water Meter ;'' by
Carmichael. .

A deputation of licensed proprietors of hilember,
carriages,. consisting of Mr. Thompson, .Mr. Ftl:',""nest,
Mr. Bell, Mr. Powell; solicitor, and- Mr J. 0. Phliith
their secretary, had a long interview yesterdsf
'Mr. Manners Sutton at tne Home-office. it.l
RUMOURED RENEWAL OP THE BANK ClL.—yr - „Soto
Bank Stock continues to rise, being up Ito 1 Per coa"
and we may 'Mention as a " great secret," that it 'finevoi
fidently believed the Corporation will obtain a -16-bate
of its Charter, and that the present MinistrY
eraor,
already intimated to the .Governor and Deputy o,..°v„vera.:
-at a recent interview, that it is the intention of y
men t to support the claim for it.• The quid pro 7 f the
our information be' correct, will be the assistance:wit
Bank in any conversion plan, by a large advance:
door
the demands of those who may dissent from a re ver,
to
'of the interest min their Stock. The matter, h( ove ft•e ree'
kept so close, that very few are aware of the terms lope
ENii
ant remarkably dense. fog enveof
the town d' neighbotirhocd in darkness that .toight liter
The Derbt: pigfelt, in the afternoon and night of Monday lart.
which leaves Nottingham at half-past eight; or a quertern SOda
in the evening, was upiet whilst going dovin the Le
the bele?.
The coachman, a very careful driver, was unable to lee re•- .A_
"
of his horses, and kept so much on the left side of
the
paree:ie• Na
run the coach into the deep hollow adjoining mr.
breaking the springs and other parts of the coach The ind, pee
iolfsr
sengers, the Dean of Lincoln, Mr. Richard Enfield, end ,est
tunately escaped unhurt ; but one of throe outside paeser4;o:sio.-
Dixon, of Stanleford, was mush bruised, and taken UP tp
ov
He was conveyed to Nottinghain, and his friends ele'enest dam'
fetch him, but he was unable to bear a removal till the prod',
I The coachman was also slightly bruised. The coach weetoople"'
home in a very ahattertd condition, and the mail bilge
to Derby by the railway.—Nortingharn Review. ot nCer
BRITISH TRADE WITH CHINA.--A GOVernro „
abtPs
titleation, containing rules to be observed in dravvickilbotail,
raanifests to be presented at the British Consulate latortbe•pir
and the other ports; has been forwarded to LloycelLl,4 Ch
mid of merchants, captains, and others is the trams