The Sun.
London, England, 1845-06-28 00:00:00

FOR DUSTY ROADS.

JICOLL'S REGISTERED-P-ALETOT, 6 and
7 Vict., cap. 65 ; unlined, 305., 20 paces north of Quadrant,
No. 114, Regent-street. An overcoat by many of our patrons Called
the " Dust-ah," is, without encumbering free movement, well adapted
for temporary defence against weather, heat, and dusty roads; pre-
pared and can only be made by H. J. and D. Nicoll; is naturally re-
pellant of water, yet porous. The test is to breathe through the ma-
terial to the surface of a mirror. From its elastic softness it will
readily fold into the small compass of the ordinary pocket. Price 30s.
Is durable withal. Twenty paces north of Quadrant, London.

THE BEST ENGLISH WATCHES.
AB. SAVORY and SONS, Watchmakers, No.
9, Cornhill, London, opposite the Bank, request the atten-
tion of purchasers to their stock of London-made PATENT LEVER
WATCHES, which are manufactured by themselves in their own
house. In Silver Cases, with the Detached Escapement and Jew-
elled, the prices are Four Guineas and a Half, Six, and Eight
Guineas each ; or in Gold Cases, Ten, Twelve. Fourteen, and Six-
teen Guineas each. The very large stock offered for selection in-
cludes every description, enabling a customer to select that which is
more particularly adapted to his own use.

BENJAMIN EDGINGTON, 2, Duke-street,
Southwark, London-bridge, respectfidly informs the Nobility,
Gentry, and Agriculturists that he has on sale RICK CLOTHS,
with Poles, Pulleys, and Lines complete. both new and second-
hand, at a reasonable cost. Early application will insure some
really good second-hand Cloths, which are a decided bargain.
Dressed Cloths and Tarpaulings for Railroad Trucks, of superior
quality, and to any size. Marquees, Tents, Sacks, Waggon •cloths,
Sack-ties, &c.

Netting and Bunting for Fruit Treees.
Address (per post) Benjamin Edgington, 2, Duke-street, Southwark.
A warehouse at 208, Piccadilly.

DINNER SERVICES, TABLE GLASS, &c.
Q i ANDER and CO., 319, HOLBORN, corner
I,of Sonthampton Buildings, opposite Gray's Inn Gate, have on
view the largest Stock in London of Table Glass, Dinner, Dessert, and
Tea services, ornamental China, Chandeliers, Lustres, Lamps, Hall
Lanterns, &c.

N.II.—A considerable number of Dinner, Dessert, and Tea Services
at a great reduction in price; these patterns are not those of the pre-
sent year, but the ware is of the best quality, and they will be found
worthy of attention—some of the Dinner Services in question are
porcelain—ln addition to which, there are a few suspending Drawing
.0.-,om Lamps, Lustres, ant Hall Lanterns.

TARBOLTON FAIR.—On Tuesday last a large num-
ber of tattle were brought to this market, which is one of the
best attended in this district of the county. The animals were
generally of an excellent quality, and sales were effected
with more than usual rapidity ;so that by mid-day very
few cows remained unsold. The supply of Quays was
not adequate to the demand, and a pod many more could have
been disposed of. Farrow Cows sold from 51. to 81. ; Dairy
Cows from 71. to 121. ; and for two superior animals of the
latter kind 151. each were obtained. A two-year old bull sold
for 201. Among the purchasers were two dealers from Eng-
land, who bought largely, so that a great proportion 0f22
animals sold will find their way across the border.—Ayr Ob-
server.

THE GAUGES.
(From the Times.)
y"he vast importance of the motion, made last night by
Mr. Cobden, for a Commission to inquire into the expediency
of an uniform gauge on all railways may, in some degree, be
estimated by considering the extent of lines already laid
down and projected, the enormous expense incurred and in-
tended, and the certainty that the whole kingdom will in
time be striped and laced with iron. That it would be de-
sirable to avoid the impediments that would arise from
" breaks," or changes from one gauge to a different one in the
same journey, we have not found any one to deny, although
there has been found one to question whether the evil weld
be so great as we, and most with us, think it would be. But
we must bear in mind that gentleman speaks under a consi-
derable amount of bias ; he has constructed a most important
railway on a plan differing from all others, and he now makes
it his business to uphold that plan, and prevent its being
made to give way to the plan that preponderates, by endea-
vouring to show that the two can exist very well together.
He says, therefore, that he could readily transfer the cargo
of a whole train to a line of a different gauge in a
minute and a half. Even if he could do this, it would
be much better to be spared the trouble ; but we feel that
we are not bound implicitly to rely on all the calcula-
tions of the projector of the Menai tube. Independently of
the principal advantage of having all carriages equally ap-
plicable to all railways, and so avoiding stoppages and the
moving and shifting of luggage, the benefit of uniformity
would be felt on railways in their statistics, such as the cal-
culations of excavating them, &c. In all the mechanical
arts uniformity is adhered to, except where there are some
strong reasons to justify a deviation. Mr. Cobden's motion
embraces three points,—First, as to an uniform gauge to be
secured in all future railways ; second, as to the practica-
bility of bringing all railways already constructed or in pro-
gress into one gauge ; and third, as to the mode of obviating
the evil of the continuance of different gauges. The first
proposition is not only the one of the most consequence, but
in effect it disposes of the other two ; for, if it should be
conceded, and if all future railways should be made on
either the broad gauge or on the narrow gauge, the one which
would then remain as a mere case of exception would ulti-
mately be compelled to conform. Mr. Cobden says either the
broad or the narrow would do very well, either 7 feet or 4 feet
8 inches and a-half ; Mr. Shaw is for the Irish medium
of 5 feet 3 inches ; possibly, 6 feet might be as good
as any. But the matter is not res inteqra ; a very great
quantity of railway has been made, of expense has been in-
curred ; and, therefore, if Mr. Cobden is right in saying
either would do very well, it would follow that the adoption
of a new system, discarding both, would sacrifice all that
would do very well. The question, then, naturally arises,
how to attain uniformity with the smallest sacrifice of
that which will do very well ; and here the narrow gauge
has many advantages over its rival, and many arguments in
its favour. In the first place, it already, in length of line,
exceeds the broad gauge four-fold. Then, it is less expensive
in its construction throughout, especially in trying situations,
such as tunnels and bridges. The fact of its being so much
more employed is a proof how much this consideration
operates. Moreover, as the great dog could go through the
great hole only, but the little dog could go through the great
hole and the little hole both, the narrow gauge could be laid
down on lines constructed for the broad gauge, bat the
broad gauge could not be applied to lines made only for
the narrow gauge without new embanking, new
cutting, new bridges, new tunnels. Why Sir G.
Clerk should declare it to be absolutely impracticable and
impossible to alter the gauge we cannot guess, and he does
not say. The argument offered on behalf of the broad gauge,
to show that, if uniformity is to be insisted on, the reference
should be given to the width of seven feet, is that it is safer.
The return of accidents, however, does not confirm this view;
and, moreover of the accidents that have occurred a great
majority have arisen from causes unconnected with the
breadth of gauge, such as the falling in of embankments
and the running of one train or engine against another. On
all these points the attention of the Commission will be be-
stowed, we doubt not, as " laboriously" as Mr. Shaw can de-
sire, and we rejoice that Mr. Cobden asked for, and that the
Government agreed to, a Commission out of the House,
rather than a Committee of Members in the House. Much
will depend on the judicious selection of this body, which
should comprise men of science and philosophy as well as
practical engineers; fur this is not like a mere question of
section or of gradient, it is one on which Herschell or Bab-
bage might assist Cubitt or Stephenson.

IRELAND.
Dust's, JUNK 24.—The Roman Catholic prelates assail-
bit d this day at Maynooth College, to consider the arrange-
ments rendered necessary by the increase of the grant, and the
altered circumstances of the institution. A Mayneoth corre-
spondent of the Freeman's Journal states that the delibera-
tions of the prelates will probably embrace the following sub-
jects:—
" 1. The indispensable arrangements consequent upon the
altered cirzumstances of the College under the new endow-
ment which it has pleased our rulers to bestow upon this im-
portant national institution.
" 2. What will be done with the present College—will it be
enlarged or abandoned, and a new one erected ?
"3. The consideration of the Academical Education Bill,
and the demeanour of the Ministry towards the prelates, as
evinced in dealing with their memorial.
" The whole of the Catholic visitors will be present, with
perhaps the exception of the Earl of Fingal, who is on the
Continent, and the Earl of Kenmire, who, I have been in-
formed, is in England. Mr: Corballis will attend, so also will
Mr. Strong Hussey and Sir Patrick Bellew. Lord Ffrench
arrived to-day in company with the Archbishop of Tuam and
the Bishop of Elphin.
" There is one matter connected with the arrangements
consequent on the endowment which will demand much con-
sideration. At present, there are several students in the in-
stitution who are maintained by bourses founded by pious
donors, the selection of appointees to which vests in the
bishops of the respective dioceses of which the founders were
spiritual subjects. These bourses have been established on
die same basis as regards pension with the rate hitherto exist-
ing under the limited Government grant. They do not, we
believe, much exceed 201. a year.
"At present, there are upon an annual average in the college
440 students of all classes; under the new arrangement, pro-
vision will be made for 500. There will, therefore, be in
future upon the Government foundation alone, a larger number
of students than there are at present maintained by the Govern-
ment grant, together with the boursers from the several
dioceses. Henceforward, those bourses will not be adequate
to maintain the parties presented, without eking them out by
pensions, and it is tolerably evident that, under those circum-
stances, few will be anxious to obtain presentations. How,
therefore, will those bourses be disposed of?"

MIGRATION.-974 passengers arrived here on Fri•
day from England and France.—New York Herald.
PEDESTRIANISM EXTRAORDINARY.— On Tuesday
last a youth, about twenty years of age, named George Frost,
alias Snowy, yclept the " Suffolk Champion," performed the
four following astonishing feats for a subscription purse, upon a
measured piece of ground near the Crown Commercial Inn, at
Disc, half a mile out and half a mile in, to the astonishment of
several hundeds of spectators, viz.:-
1 mile in 4 minutes and 50 seconds,
2 miles in 10 minutes and 27 seconds.
3 miles in 16 minutes and 33 seconds,
4 miles in 22 minutes and 40 seconds,
Thus doing the 10 miles in 54 minutes and 30 seconds ! The
above performances are considered unparalleled in the annals
of local pedestrianism ; and if a metropolitan adventurer were
to match himself against the youth, our correspondent asserts
the probability is, he would, at its termination, look rather
blue to find himself considerably in the rear of the " Suffolk
Champion !"
TROTTING MATCH FOR 20L—Wednesday the match
between Mr. Barton's and Mr. Dean's horses, to trot in har-
ness two miles for 101. aside, came off on the Streatham-road.
Mr. Dean's horse has acquired some celebrity for trotting, and
was the favourite at starting. At the start Mr. Barton's horse
took the lead, which he continued, and covered the first mile
in 3 minutes and 28 seconds ; at the termination of the neat
half mile he broke, and was pulled in. Mr. Dean then took
the lead, which he maintained the remaining distance, and came
in first by 150 yards. The two miles of road were accomplished
by the winner in 6 minutes and 54 seconds.
EXTRAORDINARY IMPORTATION OF CATTLE.—Four
hundred and thirty-three head of neat cattle have been landed
at this port since Friday last. 92 were brought by thethe
QueeHans-
eaticn steamer Hamburgh; 78 by the Transit ;
of Scotland ; 43 by the Leeds, all from Hamburgh_ ; and 40
besides a few calves,
and one fat sheep. From Scotlandb
by the Emerald Isle, from Rotterdam,t
numbers have been
51, including 10 Orkney heifers, _
ey_ the.— Martell°
the Glenalbyn, yesterday, from L
Hull 'and 18 by
Packet.
THE I.aTE
MURDER OF MR. DELAHUE.---The
Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury have been
Henry Hocker was apprehended for the
murder
informaton Thomas
Information
to Mr. William Watson, the person upon whose
cmorial). although he had neither a legal
prayed for in m
f the late Mr. James Delarue, a sum of money (as
pleased to
act, it is hoped, will operate as au inducement to persons to
nor equitable claim, inasmuch as no reward was offered. This
come forward boldly and fearlessly, and give information, with-
out waiting until a reward shall have been offered.