The Sun.
London, England, 1845-08-11 00:00:00

COAST-GUARD.

Removal—Lieutenant John Hill (b), from Toreros,
to Flamborough-head station, vice Lieutenant J. O'Reilly
(a), removed.

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from our official returns, the following as the great results of
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its legislation. Parliament has sanctioned the construction of
way 2,090 miles of new railways in England and Scotland. and of
560 miles in Ireland. This is in effect to double the extent of
the railways of Great Britain, exclusive of Ireland. The
capital authorised to be raised in shares for this
purpose amounts
to 31,680,000/., exclusive of 6,800,000/. required for the Irish
lines, making in all 38,480,0001. to be applied in England
within the next two or three years for our own railways. The
cost of the new railways per mile will be thus very much less
than that of existing lines. The average of the new is nearly
15,000/. per mile, and that of the old exceeds 30,0001. per
mile. It will thus be seen that the amount to be provided
for the new railways is not so enormous as has been supposed
from the number of Bills before Parliament. At
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time it is sufficiently large to require serious consideration,
and to arrest the progress of reckless speculation. 10,000,0001.
a-year for the next three years can be easily spared by a na-
tion whose annual savings are calculated to exceed 50,000,0001.
By an investment of these 30,0:10,0001. profitably the country
will be enriched, and multitudes benefited both at present and
permanently. At the same time the demand for money, whey
the calls for these works come to be made, will be sufficient to
Put a check upon all idle and foolish schemes, such as those
against which we have earned our readers. The expected
revenue from these new lines considerably exceeds 2,000,000 L
sterling per annum.—Railway Chronicle.

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;4t. PV,I4UA LPARLIAMENT.

(SA.TUIIDAY.)

PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT

BY HER MAJESTY.

This being the day fixed upon for the prorogation of
the Imperial Parliament by her Majesty in person, con-
siderable bustle and excitement were manifested in the
neighbourhood of St. Stephen's and along the route
usually taken by the royal procession, from an early
hour. At all points from which a view of her Majesty
could be obtained scaffolding and platforms were in
the course of erection, for the purpose of accom-
modating those liege subjects anxious to obtain
a glimpse of the imposing pageant of the Queen of the
Isles going in state to relieve herself and those who
have been engaged in the business of legislation, for a
season, from the more weighty and pressing cares of the
state. The morning bore a threatening aspect, but by
mid-day the sky cleared up, and fortunately continued
so during the whole progress of the royal pro-
cession. About one o'clock a strong party of the
Metropolitan Police arrived on the ground and formed
themselvea at regular distances on each side of the space
along which the royal cortege was to pass from Bucking.
ham Palace to the entrance of the House of Lords. Im-
mediately after the horse and foot-guards took up their
respective positions. Exactly at half-past one the Queen,
with hor usual punctuality, left the palace in the state car-
riage. Prince Albert sat on the same side of the carriage
as her Majesty, dressed in a Field-Marshal's uniform, and
opposite were seated the Duchess of Buccleuch, the
Mistress of the Robes, and the Earl of Jersey, the
Master of the Horse. During the whole progress
of the royal procession, from the palace to
St. Stephen's, her Majesty, who looked exceed-
ingly well, and seemed in excellent spirits, was
cheered by the immense assemblage with heartiness
and cordiality—tokens of good feeling and respect
which she acknowledged in the most condescendin'g
manner. We have seldom seen a larger concourse of
people assembled on such an occasion, or one
whose conduct was more deserving of praise ; for
during the whole proceedings, though we traversed the
eottre Tonto of the procession, we did not witness a single
net of rudeness, or hear one unseemly observation. The
ladies, as is usual on such occasions, mustered strongly,
and were particularly marked for their anxiety to secure
a good view of her Majesty, and all the " pomp and cir-
cumstance" by which she was surrounded. The royal
cortege reached the entrance to the House of Lords
at ten minutes to two precisely, the fact of which was
announced to the assembled thousands by a discharge of

cannon.