The Sun.
London, England, 1845-04-29 00:00:00

PROGRESS OF RAILROADS IN

THE NORTH OF IRELAND.

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We perceive from the Dublin correspondence of this morn-
ing's Herald, that another new railway, purposing to tra-
verse a considerable portion of the opulent and prosperous
county of Down, is about being launched under very favour-
able auspices. This is the natural result of the success of
the projectors of the Newry and Enniskillen line : from the
moment that excellent and much needed measure was first
broached, until the Bill was read a second time on
Friday last, all opposition having been withdrawn The
two important towns of Newry and Armagh, between which
an immense traffic already exists, being about to be coupled
by railroad, has rendered Armagh the focus of several em-
bryo lines verging to the north and north-west, any and
all of which must materially enhance the value of the isiewry
line. Considerable interest attaches in this country to the
completion of the Newry scheme, as opening up the nearest
route, not only to the north, but to the whole of the
west of Ireland ; but to give adequate effect to that in-
tention, a daily communication should be established between
Liverpool and Newry by more powerful steamers than those
now on the station, which only ply twice a week. When
this shall be accomplished, as no doubt it will be, not only
will :the Newry and Enniskillon line realise the national ad-
vantages anticipated from it by the powerful local proprietary
who first took it up, but it will prove an infinitely more
lucrative investment than the present shareholders have
any idea of, though -the shares are at a very excellent
premium, which is rather to..—ba wondered at, see-
ing that nearly all the original holders purchased
with a view to keep, and have kept. We are glad to observe
that all the Irish lines, and especially the Irish northern
lines, are advancing in favour with the English capitalists.
This will be the case in a more marked degree every suc-
ceeding day, as the recent beneficial alterations in the bank-
ing laws of the sister country become more apparent. No
measure could have been devised more conducive to the pros-
perity of the northern Irish lines, than a cessation of the mo-
nopoly of the Bank of Ireland.

Newly-invented Spectacles, Telescopes, Opera
Glasses, Microscope?, &c. The artificial aid afforded to
the sight by Lenses, is ono of the most valuable gifts de-
rived from science, and it is indeed of vital importance
that the adoption of Spectacles to imperfect vision should
be regulated on proper principles. Messrs. S. and B.
Solomons, 39, Albemarle7street, Piccadilly, directly op-
posite the York Hotel, having devoted their whole lives
to this branch of science, and their long extensive prac-
tice, have enabled them to invent Spectacle Lenses upon a
new construction, which have gained universal approba
tion. Immediately they are placed before imperfect
vision, that mist and dullness which appear before the
eyes is at once removed, every object becomes
clear and distinct, so that the most aged, imperfect
sight becomes bright and brilliant, and is brought to its
youthful, natural and original state. Achromatic Tele-
scopes, Opera Glasses, Microscopes, &c. &c., of the same
kind of Lenses to surpass. any ever invented. Their
Invisible Voice Conductor Sound Magnifiers, for deaf
persons, is not the least perceptible nor more uncomfort-
able than having a piece of wool in its place ; they give
immediate relief to old standing extreme cases of deaf-
ness. Those valuable inventions have gained the un-
qualified approbation of above 400 of the principal mem-
bers of the medical profession. Caution.—Messrs. S.
and B. Solomons, opticians, are not in any way connected
with a person of the same name in their immediate
neighbourhood, nor i❑ any part of the country. To
prevent mistakes be cautious, and observe, only to be
had at 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly, opposite the
York Hotel.