The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-19 00:00:00

SOUTH DEVON RAILWAY.

The work for this railway is making considerable
progress in St. Thomas by the contractors, Messrs.
Carpenter and Co., who have the first six miles in
hand. The Alphington-road will be crossed at the
turnpike by a skew-bridge, the width of which will
be 13 feet in the clear, the parapet walls will be three
feet in height, and each 18 inches in thickness, giving
an entire breadth of 16 feet. The public roadway
under the main arch (which is to be 26 feet wide)
will have an altitude of 16i feet, and there is to be
a footpath seven feet in the clear. The viaduct
by which the railway is to be carried over
the Old Okehampton-road and Cowick-street, which
is fast approaching completion, will be of similar
breadth and parapets as well as altitude with
the skew-bridge ; and the line of railway will
occupy a clear width of 13 feet. A further and larger
portion of the cliff at Dawlish has been removed by
means of gunpowder. Mr. Brunel came down to
superintend the operation, and many gentlemen,
directors, engineers, &c., connected with the South
Devon Railway, were present. The charge was the
enormous quantity of 1,6001b5. of gunpowder, and
the operation is stated to have been complete, an im-
mense portion of the cliff yielding to the power thus
applied, and falling in minute fragments.
The sea wall at the east end of Dawlish beach is
now in course of construction.

On the night of Tuesday all the trench executed
for the foundations, which vary from 8 to 10 feet
below the surface of the beach, was filled up.
It is stated that the South Devon Company have
consented to take 1,000 shares in the Plymouth and
Tavistock line ; and also that hopes were held out to
the Launceston deputation that their application
would be favourably entertained. There can be
little doubt that the object in view in these proceed-
ings have been to give encouragement to the line
from Launceston to Plymouth via Tavistock, as the
South Devon Railway thereby expect to obtain a
" feeder," and the formation of the Plymouth and
Falmouth line simultaneously with the Plymouth and
Launceston line, will make Plymouth the centre of
the termini of all these railways.—Plymouth Journal.

BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, OCT. 18.—The raw
'ugar-market has been quiet this week, and the tran-
sactions have been unimportant ; former rates are
about supported, and fine descriptions con-
tinue scarce. The first cargo of Valentin raisins
has arrived here during the week ; the quality
is very indifferent, and the fruit small ; but as the stock
of old raisins was completely exhausted, the buyers are
taking a few to supply immediate wants at 48s. to 515.,
fully expecting, and with reason, that prices, with the
imports, must decline several Mercury.
DEATH OF A POACHER, WHILST IN SEARCH OF
GAME.—Au inquest was held on Wednesday evening.
at Northern Etehells, Lancashire, on the body of a
notorious. poacher, named Joseph Ifenshall aged twenty-
s,tx, who died from the loss of blood, occasioned -asioned b
tue accidental discharge of his own gun, whilst poachY-
ing on the Sabbath-day. Thu case excited considerable
interest amongst the agriculturists and the neighbour.