The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-07 00:00:00

the latter piece will, probably, become a r Mil to Ie
pool.— Wrlshnian. ancePTS
KENTISH LINES.—The county of Ie ant erseo
likely, in the next session to absorb even a larger p?r..';„
of attention as to railways then was devoted to
it ote
e`,irg
the last session. No fewer then five lines Eastern,
with with each other have aeared First the SOUth-Ea, At'
then the North Kent, frppelowed by the Greet lien one
eurapherie, the Central Kent County (Braithwaite'tee
lastly, the Central Kent (Rennie's). The °‘.
Eastern relies upon the comprehensiveness ca s
seheria- s ; the North Kent upon
direct line ; the Croydon, or Great Kent Atino°P A ss
upon the superiority of its mode of propulsion eesupoo
choice of district ; the Central Kent ColititY fetit
its superioritcic,
local and landed interest ; while the Centre'. d
(Rennie's) relies for support on the de-irablenflp(od
central line. The projectors are prepared te v bee
upwards of twelve millions in the coustraction dot o,e
railways. From the various schemes not` swiss
public the capital required for the different C(Ill ;he
is as follows :—The South-Eastern. 3,500,00°"1,erie
North Kent, 3,300,0001. ; the Great Kent „Aterletet)i
2,500,000/. ; the Central Kent Coanty (Biait°:001,00o
1,500,000/. ; and the Central Kent (Rennie s)
le'
--Grand total, 12,300,0001. es riPticfsi
.It has been suggested that the amount or sue e.. 0001
now being gathered in for the Hudsen Tetl coiled
should be invested in founding almshouses, 10 vend O,
" The Hudson Almshouses " for the welowg es-ece
the -
dren of those who may lose their lives in
railways, or by accident upon them. . o.o„
Last week two trains, consisting of 112 earrl,.%o;6ir
%eyed 7,000 children on a pleasure excuesiou "-
mingham to Derby. ceases r
A requisition is now in course of signal beasts
ere
Mr. Hudson to take the management oft'
Counties Railway. • sew
The opening of the line to Guildford 1,115' it 15
reduced the price of coals to 10s. per ton. i„esti°ll
Arrangements have been made for an Wes.' d•
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of the Brecon and Merthyr with the Weleh cosi
LAND COMPENSATION.—The foliovving theare
from the report of the Select Committee of
ieeratinp,
of Lords, appointed to take into ,ecnsl'tablebill,',
the practicability and expediency of e ode :f
some principle of compensation to be
owners of real property, whose lairds, of rs'
be compulsorily taken for the constreetiellie taker'
ways:--W ithrespect to the land, &c., ltitao'leett4r.
the witnesses who were examined state thet tid is tbe'e
ketab'e value of the property taken they at ale b'i.nrri
valuations a per tentage, on the ground of tte
compulsory. The amount of this per eentager'olosios itt;
the view of the different witnesses; but thee, e 00010,
are of opinion that a very high per cemeoier,o
ing to not less than 50 per cent, ought tab gth-o
pensation, for the compulsion only to wich, the
• tb
bound to submit, the severance and damage
considerations. Public advantage mg reeloristboo%
private considerations to be sacrificed; out as iced of
ground upon which a man can justly be de.,Perelestp°Ljtfe
property and enjoyment, so in the case of etetwiiiseeo9s of
the public may be considered ultimately, tbeugieieresiog
immediate motive to their construction Is LI:ll:If Veld
the spi culators, who have no right to corePThsetr,,el
obliged to purchase at a somewhat high istbesfee',o,
of carrying on their speculation. It is also to 00.41
that the price of the land purchased, and alebso an •
tion for that which is injured, form to
eeetber„ertioeeedoi
proportion of the sum required for the cors"tertsr
railway ;so that no apprehension need be obeeroje
discouraging their formation, by calling.ellel eeq
lators to pay largely for the rights which '
Cotli
over the property of others." ose ftlie
WAINFLEET AND LINCOLN.—Mr. Filge,' at I ~ire
pany's engineer, having examined the bay; oletetlet
fleet and the adjoining coast, with a vie/ "lescelti;ofe
its capabilities as a port of commerce for "--;it eois
rail
and the adjoining counties, reports, " Theetetiorecies!e°!
tively inconsiderable expenditure it maY we wiee '00,9
able for the class of vessels frequenting the hue° re°
that, with additional works, ships of greater of flel
be accommodated. Situated at the entratie.vg fe°,o
estuary of the Wash, close to a channel ba!lebil,
to 18 feet of water at low water (which is be
as a place of refuge in heavy gales), and b,eolie
nearer to the open sea than Boston is, ree-e;b°ed€r
enabled to make or quit the proposed port ".es to 0
of time always valuable, and in numerous egieese sslc
able. And that these advantages may beFr; In r;
I would recommend that the proposed Teee-,°eisreee'lle
should be extended from Wainfleet to teeeifrol
thus cargoes might be obtained at or of rc)-0 1111
from the latter port when the prevaleece di °f
d 0
winds cause delay to ships passing uP;elleoeetteei,
Boston channels." The .description and 0)0,01 o",
sea works which I would recommend te o'cr
shall be laid before you when the surveYs at tb"
servatians which I have directed to be Mole wore(
shall be completed.
PROJECTS AND DEPOSITS.—Thirty ellor
said to Lc the amount required in depasip3ooUtillotio,P;
projects, representing a total capital a coell srf
The correct account, obtained bY tot ottiel;,
gives, we understand, 332 schemes breve'roosesly,,,:
the 30th September, 1845, requiring IL,„gb" oetc"relw;
270,950,0001., on which 23,057,499/. sv"' „.ecl6,,ltlo"re
posited. But this does not include 137 Prude) °`' Ste'
nearly noticed, but of which, of course, ei.eisbefl• fr°,,;
the capitals, they not having been Pabi,ebef°„ fore;'Se
have been, therefore, in fact, 469 new. „40, PlAsir`-
jected. Thus much for the Englishre'3o, 1.- 01
matters, 66 have appeared up to eV ar', 600
190,010,000/. • deposits, 17,095,450/. it stee
TRAFFIC.--'From our official return need teao
the amount of traffic for the last week °;.-eoteP 0,6;0
miles of railway', was 152,634/. thlls_.%l3l)r ',00;:c61
69,885/. for the conveyance of passenger for Pii,-I,rl
for the. carriage of goods, and 59,3filtertio,eee 155 j"
and goods together, not respectively ePro,- of
an increase over the corresponding wee-
27,0831.—Railway Chro itc e
0j ara
RELIGIOUS PERSECeII „
RUSSIA. , Peigg's-ollno
The persecution, says the Journaleeespes is "redlt ibe
cent number, against the Polish CiLti4t) .00 credit
with greater barbarity than ever, if Weeieflf
following report, which we borrow '
f!t'
Univers : ,re
"On the 23d instant the Polish refuese,..Cleeiel„`;
tended a funeral service, celebrated in tun'ees eit,re
Roth, in honour of the forty-seven,,,;tebes'retill'or
recently martyred in the town of "e„.o teeeeeteo
refinement of cruelty that one would re of
self io'
had not witnesses in every respect Wartiliablislltefer
es.-- ol •
tested the fact. This convent had been it, eieesoij
time immemorial near the town of Militia der.;o, f;or
mates fulfilled, among the people, the ,3--e ehiWthe
Sisters of Charity. They instructed tu'' • ;ea 09 le
vided for the widows and aged, and 81105 oforto`if
by the fruit of their labours. They he.;s,elf bed
for chaplain a priest called Michelewliwery, ee
creatures whom tyrannical government,re his tereveem r
lf
to fill the chief offices of the church. to
ing become bishop, apostatised, and wite;e ctirgisei rob'
his guilt the holy sisterhood. After 11_ ososd pos
every kind of way, and vainly resortingrc reel' otetosi
suasions, and threats, perceiving that ;se
tain his object, he determined to Plitteke 0 reel,
During the night, by his orders, Co's'-teasttelat,
the convent, seized the nuns with thee e013411,1,10)),ei,
brutalitbound them with cords, ail" es ffr
thus to Witebesk nearly twenty
compelling them to walk the entire
out
• seworopt
leectaecee,.4o
place they were confined in a coffent eier!A let/t,
nuns, in the capacity of servants, eetieien oriee?'
speaking as slaves. Those who are orals, 01;a wiete
te
profound ignorance, dissolute un"--roo
fanaticism of these Greek nuns chap ion Woo: ell
the dreadful treatment which the Basil
the o:
sOrfLre
compelled to endure. Forced to efeeoreofeivi
offices, supplied with a quantity of blackbee
so 01/0,t,,
sufficient to support nature, each of I hes,
IIIS Olt
ceived regularly every Friday fiftye eeseroe'of
attenuated bodies were covered wete ~ader.tA fe
yet they showed even more courage
.„hibitei,eed
circumstances than their enemies
_c:it for 'oo'ol
Encouraging each other to suffer patiee,' itgiotte the6eto
God, they persevered in the Catholiy'e 000.75eet tea
of the apostate Suinayko increased- a arteoi°lolei
and self-devoted creatures to be irletterlY olg
galleys. Their nourishment had 11 eles°o.-d
half a salt herring daily, with a ell a pass b
This diet was now changed to be' ter,
ere
bread, with the same and thirst,
we were e ses• trs
suffering from hunger and thirst, tbeY,olie evdreteol
act as labourers to the masons en3Pl,?e,o werero
torefva
the Episcopal Palace. Several ofd lufrore Ptsel
the river up to their necks, tule, peesrdor ioi ece
plunged under the water, because td to jabe.t, toP,
ing to apostatise ; others condetnoe:looitil_i 00;4
were placed where danger was Mr detbeseorocoeo
in many instances killed finelL'elountebirte 01/ of
their eyes torn out. Their faith s bough oefitg pi
ropb
trials, not one of them gave vfitlY, tn, tbe ill vie
sunk under their sufferings. Aa'-watiier t a '.ee fie
yet survived, after the death, or nosse„„l3l,
these thirty martyrs, three 0101: orceoloot;ioaePo
strength to avail themselves of ?' a pueteesoll°
merit(' • b 005. A
sented of escaping their lin a, IWO c
wercei the% VI;( schismatic nuns who guarded tbef the orgt ens 4,1,
stale from ebriety after
upon certain of their fetes. in, sect 111,e1,if
climb over the door of their Fr a regdibegoil';oi
unobserved. It was not witl',4°,ooo,seerviceoeijoi
abandoned their companions, elle'eu be e,, ase e_seai 0,1
dying with them, but they hoeer";ooe, ''oeri
ooe
faith and to their country ; Erle„„eiateuue de • e°,ool iv
that Europe should be made °tee oboustlstrioeeseltoe
transpired. After encounteriegreriae olisb
hardships, they succeeded in eUis ,e013.11_,0 15
one
°they
of them, the venerable superiof
_lO we
_o'o 0 tP
Paris. It is this lady from w....°0 Wee Ir
above facts, and which we ye' s the 1701.1e0''
journal the Troisjillai." ObSer,VeojiAtie _of lj
"These facts appear startlll.lB6
_her; p,op orrio
ties DeGats, unfortunratelleb'ie7 Toole 1,0,140,40
concerned, tubingevery is a
c -ecos to °no
any r istao P°l
solved to bring all his sub.eie
not tale" All re COll va
Church. The Autocrat' t his uwo.
wessieropee)
his European states esxeleePt ill °tile 111,110 i)
treated as rebellion. T. e will eenst oote pro jet
to 5 her ibe tog
desire hot 001
Russia, and we have n cut each to $
Europe to join in a cruse se 9
times when God's creatures %co jised 0
the name of religion. "re ie el 1 Viff Ofe 11
of tolerance, which has
odious eiteesseer.oed to v'o
take the place of thosea.ies dest i0er.1111,5
arm f -
the period when Catholic
ns vs
art
sword the Christian sectaria
verse° n 117
,/
elcee "
eCii 000
Russian policy and ortho . • bad means of preventieg tee .
14 141
...V..l°llsitu'Lltji,)is ,!:ob4l/
INDISPOSITION of rod o.x' 'of .01, logoid
regret to state that letters wo.esipositiouivatotibe GS
in
hall, announcing the sudden
ter sy) wer%iog
City magistrate. Its cbarae neesi
an
it is so serious as to
Police-court next week, P
Timex prevent n 1.760,101 0„.

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