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t AMWAY CO '4 31 Yr E ES. YES' Y.) HOUSE OF LORDS. AL TD 2Z. Zru.acTzow, AND N.317.4.N B.R.A t.:I/ ilAzzAwity 1. - avivszorq. er.IDLAND.. DUI3LIN AND ENNISKILLEN. The Committee to wham these Bills were referred, met this after- Iluon at three o'clock, in Abingdou-street. Present—The Marquis of Salisbury, (in the chair,) Earl of Jersey, Lord Charleville, and the Blishop of Oxford. .Mr. AUSTIN* (who appeared on behalf of the Dublin and Belfast, against which the Committee have reported) said he under stood that the Committee passed a resolution yesterday, recommding the Dublin and Be:fast Company to take advantage of their p esent Bill to form a junction with the Navan and Drogheda Railway. Now he considered that their Lordships had, in coming to that decision, laboured under some misapprehension, inasmuch as that Company had virtually no Bill before their Lordships. • The Bill to which he presumed their Lordships referred was the " Belfast Junction Extension," which was quite a distinct railway to the one for which he appeared. The CHAIRMAN—There was no mistake at all. We thought our decision, so far as the junction was concerned, would facil tate your own interests. Mr. Aunts; said it was impossible that it could do so, because the recommendation of the Committee was simply that they should make three furlongs of railway, in order to join the Kells and Drog heda and Navan Branch. After some discussion, Mr. AUSTIN expressed his anxiety to know the Intention of the Committee on the subject. The CHAIRMAN said the view of the Committee was certainly to put the Dublin and Enniskillen in possession of that line which here after might be required for the public convenience. Mr. AUSTIN proposed that their Lordships should adopt their Bill to this extent, that they should have power to make the line frem Kells to Navan, if it was not made by the other parties within a specified time. The CHAIRMAN said that they could not do so. The Committee Were of opinion that the circumstances of the country did not war rant the construction of any new line south of Navan. After considerable discussion, the Committee agreed to the follow ing - preamble to the ri solution which was passed yesterday :—" That it is the opinion of the Committee that it is expedint to put the Dublin and Enniskillen Company in possession of the line between Bells and Navan, in order that, if hereafter the traffic of the Company is found to require a line between Navan and Dublin, that Company may be in a position to apply to Parliament to form such a line, but at present they cannot sanction a line south of Navan," Mr. AUSTIN—Then, my Lords, your chairman announced that our preamble was rejected. I don't apply to your Lordships to rescind it. am sorry for it, but cannot helpli: The Committee then proceeded with the clauses. HOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP IV. THE GREAT NORTH or SCOTLAND. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) mr. Gibb next underwent a very searching cross-examination, With a view of showing that his estimates were deficient. The price of - labour, he said, in the districts of this railway, he estimated ttzus :—Labourers, 2s. per day ; masons, 2s. 6d. ; and carpenters, from 13s. to 15s. per week. His total estimate for viaducts, bridges, &c., • was 133,3341.; for land and stations, 269,6691. ; for rails, &c., 9-5,5,0001. The cross-examination, so far as it went, was effective, but it was abandoned, on a promise being given that the details of the gross estimates should be torth cohaing to-morrow. The Great North of Scotland Canal, the witness admitted, ran parallel with the railway, which it was proposed to shut up. It was to be purchased by the railway company, but he did not know at what price. The lowest he had heard named was 15,0001., and the highest 36,0001. He had left this to be met by ,the Ten per Cent. Contingent Fund. He never heard of an arrangement to pay Lord Fife's trustees 20001., nor had he included that sum in his estimate. The house land of Aberdeen was not provided for, except through the Contingency Fund. The line Passed under Union-street, but no inconvenience would arise to the inhabitants from the progress of the locomotive along this part of tne line. The line entered Elgin on the south side of the town in a man ner no way objectionable. The witness was also cross-examined by Mr. Fonsrru on behalf of the Perth and Inverness Company. The Great North of Scotland line was to be amalgamated with the Aberdeen Company, so that there would be one continuous line tram Perth to Inverness; other- Wise the passengers going from or to those places would have to be carried by four distinct Companies. The Committee adjourned shortly after four o'clock till Monday, At twelve o'clock. GROUP VII EDINBURGH AND NORTHERN (STRA.. THEARNE DEVIATION). The further consideration of the proposed clause stood over, and Wine other clauses being approved of, leave was given to insert them ; AM the Committee proceeded to the case of the EDINBURGH AND NORTHERN (DUN rEnasLx.*z BRANCH). ,This case was next called on, and Mr. Lees, one of the directors, was called to give the evidence, and put ix the papers required by Mr. Duncombe's resolutions. He stated that there were but six directors, who were liable for the whole of the amount of capital required, for the construction of the line. They were also liable for five other branches of the Edinburgh and Northern line. The capital of this line was 18,7951., the whole of Which had been paid up. Mr. WAKELY, on the part of several petitioners against the Bill, cross-examined the witness, and addressed the Committee at great length, with a view to show that the directors of these branches had incurred a responsibility greater than they could sustain. Mr. Lees, in his cross-examination, repeated the statements he had previously made, and further stated that the amount of capital above-mentioned had been subscribed. That the whole of that amount had been paid up and that it was still in hand. There had been no expenditure as the whole of the expenses had been paid out of the funds of the Edinburgh and Northern Company. The CHAIRMAN undertook to prepare a report setting forth the facts which Mr. Wakely appeared so anxious to make prominent. After a long and desultory conversation, which occupied the Com mittee up to four o'clock, they adjourned until Monday. GROUP -XL (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. GRAHAM intimated to the Committee that the Wilsontown, Norningside and Coltness (Knowlton Branch) Bill was withdrawn. WISHANT AND COLTNESS (GREErairra. BILELNCH.) Mr. M'NIEL opened the case on behalf of the promoters of this Bill. The length of the branch sought to be constructed was five miles, and the capital to be raised 75,6001. The line was originally intended to extend much further than at present proposed, still what was sought to be made would run through and accommodate a considerable portion of the most important coal-fields in Scotland, and be the means of connecting it with the ports on the Clyde. The country through which it ran was not very favourable for the promotion of a railway, and a tunnel of considerable extent would have to be made; still, there were no engineering difficulties that would interfere with the practical work ing of the line. The Bill was petitioned against by Sir Thomas Cochrane, on the allegation that it would seriously damage his pro perty, and there were also several road trustees petitioners. With regard to the first, the promoters had arranged to avoid the property, as that not a foot of it would be taken ; and respecting the latter, he had no doubt he would be able to show that the complaining parties had no tangible case whatever for opposing the scheme. Evidence in agreement with the requirements of Mr. T. Dun combe's resolutions was then put in and received. • Sir Henry Stuart, Bart., was generally examined as to the advan tages of the line. The branch would be of the greatest benefit to the mineral traffic of the district ; and with respect to toe roads, it was his opinion they would not be at all injuriously affected. Mr. Sergeant BELLAsts was proceeding to cross-examine the wit ness on behalf of Sir Thomas Cochrane, when IEL objected to his doing so, as the promoters had now no intention of using any portion of Sir Thomas Cochrane's property. Mr. Sergeant BELLAsts said he had not heard of this stopping short of the preamble before that moment ; and as the preamble of the Bill had not been altered before, he should object to the change 'acing It was unfair to his client to stop short of the peti made now. tioner's property, and then deprive him of the opportunity of ap pearing against the manner in which his estate was approached. After some conversation, the Chairman ret red to consult the Speaker as to whether it was competent for the promoters to with , draw or alter a portion of their preamble. On his return The CHAIRMAN intimated that the parties might make the altera tion they proposed, provided it was shown that the line so shortened would be of general advantage to the district. Also that Sir Thomas c 0c h r .,,,,, , should be heard generally against the preamble. The witiless was then recalled, and shortly cross-examined, with out eliciting Atty point of material consequence. Mr. Robert Stewart, an ironmaster in the neighbourhood, deposed as to the benefits the branch would confer. He had four furnaces and made about 24,000 tons of pig iron yearly. To make this he used of material, iron, stone, coal, and lime, about 120,000 tons per annum. He leased about 1,500 acres of a mineral field. The branch would be of great advantage to him both in bringing the raw ma terial to his works and in taking the pig iron to the Glasgow market. lie could also through this lari.nch, with the pits he was sinking, supply Glasgow with 60,000 tons of coals per annum. Mr. Sergeant BELLssts said he would be willing to withdraw his opposition providing the promoters would consent to the introduction of a clause, binding themselves not to go through Sir Thomas Coch rane's park without his consent. The CHAIRMAN said the parties had better consider the matter between this and Monday morning. Mr. Watson, coal and Ironmaster, of Garscube, near Glasgow, generally corroborated the evidence of the previo,s witness. The Committee then adjourned till Monday at twelve o'clock. GROUP XIV. SOUTH-EASTERN AND BRANCHES. The. Committee on this group met to-day, at twelve o'clock, in Room No. 30 • present—Mr. Protheroe (chairman), Lord Emlyn, Mr. J. O'Connell, and Mr. Grogan Mr. Sergeant Muitrur continued the examination of 3lr. Vignoles, loop, the engineer to the Noah Kent line. He stated that the total am of tunnelling on the North Kent was 8,340 yards by the low er and 8,820 yar ds by the line through Br o om Park. The amount of tunnellidg on the South-Eastern by the lower loop was 12,848 W a s thoroughly con vinced of the practicability of tunnelli ng yards. th roug h Boughton-hill. The borings of the South-Eastern were not Made on the North Kent route. The clay comprising the cap of the hill would not be touche d. His acquaintance with North Kent did not commence in conseque nce of his employment formerly by the South Kasten' Company, for he was well acquainted with it long before the period of that employment. The CHAIRMAN thought that sufficient evidence had already been given on the question of priority. Mr. Vignolles then proceeded at some length into details in sup port of the North Kent line. Cross-examined by Mr. Ausnx—Was a witness before the House of Lords on the Northampton and Pet erboreu g h Railway Bill, said before that Committee that there were five level railway crossings within a distance of two miles, on the Dublin and Kingstown Rail way, which was constructed by witness. The CHAIRMAN inquired whether there was any probability of the Case being brought to a close before tour o'clock ? Mr. Sergeant WRANGIIAM said that he feared not, for he had to call some engineers in support of Mr. Vignoles' evidence. The gen tlemen he proposed to call were, by their standing, fully. entitled to the attention of the Committee. He should, however, make their examination as brief and general as he could consistently with his case- The C cau tioned Mr. Sergeant Wrangham to take care, lest by over loadin g the Committee with corroborative engineering evidence, he should create such a confusion in their minds as in the end to induce them to discard that sort of evidence altogether. Mr. Sergeant WRANGIIAM said that he should be sorry to have t receurse to such a proceeding as wonld cause the Committee to adop such is course, end he would, therefore, endeavour to reduce his evi dence as much as possible. Mr. GOLDSMID then caUed Mr. llawkshaw, who bore testimony to the correctness of Mr. Vignoles' evidence with regard to the su periority of the high levels of the North Kent over those of the South- Eastern. The North Kent line was much :superior to the South- Eastern in every way. The level crossings on the South-Eastern were very objectionable, from their n tuber and their nature. Mr. Locke, the engineer, was also called in corroboration of Mr. Vignoles' evidence. He stated that Mr. Vignoles's line would be superior to the South Eastern, both in gradients and construction. A saving in distance on any line must be a great desideratum. The Trent Valey Company spent 1,500,0001. to save a distance of 9 miles, The wishes to avoid the curves and angles on the old lines is the cause of the formation of hair of the projects which have lately been set on. Taking all the circumstances of both lines into consideration, he would certainly prefer Mr. Vignoles's line to the South-Eastern line. The rapid succession of trains would interfere with the traffic over the level crossings. It being four o'clock, the Committee here adjourned until twelve o'clock on Monday. GROUP XIX. The Committee sat at half- past two o'clock in room No. 14. Present, Lord Hurry Vane, chairman, and all the members. CHARD CANAL RAILWAY. Dir. Cubitt, in consequence of wh ose absence the case stood over from yesterday, being in attendance this morning his evidence was Dow given. It merely referred to the amount of injury that would be done to the canal and other property. He believed that no pro petty t Would be injured by the line. The case stood over for further ccnsideration, and the Committee proceeded with the case of the BRISTOL AND BRANCH). EX: STER (CREWICERNE After a long discussion as to the power of the Company to raise a sum of money in addition to that for which they had obtained powers, it was agreed to obtain the opinion of the Attorney-General, as to whether, " in the even t of the sum o f 420 , 0 00/. be'ng expended, the Company could raise any, and if any, what further sum?" Having thus at length Caine to an arrangement satisfactory to all Parties, the Committee rose at four o'clock, and adjourned till Tuesday. GROUP XXVII. This Committee met to-day at the usual hour. Sir C. Lemon in the chair. The business was opened by the CHAIRMAN asking if any arrange ment had been come to between the opposing landowners and the promoters of the Bill agreeably to the suggestions thrown out yester (laY by the Committee. Mr. TOWNSEND and Mr. WoRDSWORTH said, that na arrangement had been made, but proposals had been received by them as counsel for the landowners , from the counsel on behalf of the promoters, to ' Wh ich_ propositions they could not accede. This day was again spent, as yesterday was, in discussions and examinations and cross-examinations of witnesses with regard to the alleged injuries which the properties in question would sustain by We c(3l3tzue-o°--n of the railway. no dotal% however Interesting to the parties concerned, possess no feature of the slightest interest to tl.c The Committee eventually decided that the complaints of the petitioners were matters to be settled by arbitration, as they were only injuries for which compensation would afford sufflci,nt redress. the ch,uses of the Bill were then postponed, and the usual pre , lim'nary iormal evidence having been given oa behalf of the pro moters of the SOUTH MIDLAND, The Committee adjourned. GROUP XXX. This Committee met to-day, shortly after twelve o'clock ; present, Lord Charles Wellesley (chairman), and the other Members of the Committee. OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE. Mr. Sergeant CLARKE said, before the Committee proceeded fur ther with this Bill, he had to mention that an arrangemant was in progress between the parties which would, he hoped, eftctually prevent further opposition to this Bill. It would, therefore, be de sirable to adjourn till Monday nett. He could not positively - assert that his Learned Friends were to state what the landlords would do. Mr. ANDREWS, with the other Counsel against the Bill, agreed to the proposed adjournment. The CnArastan considered that, as they were all unanimous, it would be the best way to accede to the proposition of the Learned Counsel. Mr. Sergeant CLARKE said he would wish to call one or two wit nessus, but would not occupy the time of the Committee to any length. The Learned Counsel then called and examined, - Mr. Francis Hamilton (magistrate for the county of Hertford), who stated that he was a large landed proprietor, and resided at about two miles and a-half from Dunstable. Was well acquainted with the country through which the rahway would pass, and he con sidered that it would be greatly benefited by the undertaking. His own immediate neighbourhood would derive considerable advantage. Cross-examined by Mr. WELLs, for the Aylesbury and Thame Railway—Could not say exactly that the traffic originating on the line would produce as much as 60,0001. a year. Believed it would. Was aware that there was a line from Bedford to Illetchley ; that there was one, which had passed through the House, from BedlOrd to Huntingdon ; and that there was another also in progress. Mr. John Brett, a farmer, examined—Resided at Luton, which was greatly increased of late years. This was owing to the manu facture of straw-plait, which was made in all the towns, including Baldock, along the line. A railway was particularly desirable on this account, and he had no doubt the trade in that manufacture would be considetably augmented. There were from 20,000 to 100,000 sheep brought annually to the east passing through Luton. The proposed railway would connect a range of the most important markets on the line. There was also a truffle in corn en the line. Cross-examined by Mr. WELLS—Thought that the proposed rail way would still have the preference of the raltWays to which the Learned Counsel had alluded. Had no partiality to the Oxford and Cambridge Railway, except from its superior advantages over the other contemplated lines. Mr. E. L. Franklin, examined by Mr. Sergeant CLARKE—Occupied a larle farm, and lived at Ascot. The noblemen and gentlemen who employed him were most favourable to this line. He considered a railway from Aylesbury to 1 hame, and stopping there, would be of no advantage, as they required a communication further westward, which would be afforded by the railway before the Committee. This was the universal opinion in the country. Cross-examined by Mr. WELLs—Another direct line had been a favourite with a few. Not being an engineer he could not say whether a railway of seventy miles in length could be worked with safety as a single line. Mr. H. ltoutledgs, shopkeeper at Baldo k, was called, but, Mr. Sergeant CLARKE said he would net trouble the Committee with asking him any questions. He wouli, however, allow his Learned Friend to do so. The witness was then examined by Mr. Wells, but corroborated the proceeding testimony. Mr. Sergeant CLARKE said, he would not trouble the Committee with further evidence on this point. The CHAIRMAN said, that betbre they adjourned, he thought it would be better if they read the report. The c:erli then read the report, atter which the Committee ad journed. GROUP xxxvr. WALTON AND DRIFFIELD. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. BAINES proceeded to explain the nature of the project. - He said the object of the Bill was to make a railway from the Scar borough branch of the York and North Midland Railway at Norton, near Malton, to the Bridlington Branch of the Hull and Selby Rail way at Driffield, and a branch from Dritlield to Frodingham-bridge. The length of the main line would be 18 miles 7 furlongs and 2 chains, and the length of the braw,th 5 miles and 4 1 A chains. The effect of the line would be to form a communication between the railways of the North and East Riding of Yorkshire, by uniting the towns of Malton and Driffield, and by the Ines made, or in the course ofconstructien, communications between those Ridings and the port of Hull. From Mull the course northward was effected by means of the Bridlington branch of the Hull and Selby, which was in the coarse of formation, and would be opened In a few months, and by the Mallon and Thirsk Railway. The esti mated expense of constructing the main line and branches would be 240,0001. Colonel Sykes, one of the largest proprietors of land in the route, and in fact the whole of the landowners, were in favour of the project. The line had, however, other advantages than those he had enumerated, as it would afford Mahon and Pickering, and all places to the north of Melton, direct intercourse with Hull, from which they received and sent a great deal of produce. It would also give cheaper coals to those who lived in its vicinity, as the northern coal would be brought from Durham and Newcastle to Malton and Driffield, which wou'd then be put on the same footing as York in that commodity. The present communication between Malton and Hull was by the Wo:d of the West Riding, making the distance between the two points 40 miles, so that those going from Hull to Melton had practi cally to go round bp York to get to it. There were no engineering difficulties, and they had but one tunnel of a mile in length, which would be easily and cheaply made on account of its passing through a strata of dry chalk. The steepest gradient would be lin 100. The line was originally opposed by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, some of whose property at Wetwang, about nine miles from Malton, would be intersected, not because they disapproved of the line, but because its promoters objected to the Introduction in the deeds of conveyance that no bargain should be made by any of their tenants without the consent of the Commissioners under their common seal. Nothing was more reasonable than a proposition of this kind, but they objected . to the form in which it was originally proposed, because they wished to have absolute controul over their tenants In the matter, which would have put them in a different position to that of other landowners. They agreed to put :hem in the ordinary position of landowners, so that they might, If they considered themselves Injured, go to a jury for redress. They had, however, come to an arrangement, by consenting to introduce a clause on the subject into their Bill, so that it now virtually appeared before the Committee as an unopposed Bill, Mr. C. Copplewaite, vice-chai;Man of the board of directors at Melton, was then examined—The distance from Mallon to Hull, by Pickering, was 3d miles. The distance, by water-carriage, was 70 miles, and the conveyance of goods generally occupied a week. Person, travelling from alton to Hull generally preferred going by railway through York and Selby, although it was a circuitous route, as they had to traverse a distance of between 60 and 70 miles. Ad persons interested in a railway communication through the district, were in favour of the line. Petitions from Mal ton, Driffield, Thirsk, Pickering, and other towns and villages had been presented to the House In its favour. The line would give facilities for the conveyance of lime from Holderness, which was of a superior quality, and much used by the farmers for manure. There were three competing companies, but they had respectively abandoned their pfojects. At Mallon the price of coals was 2s. Gd. higher than at York; but if the railway were made, they could be obtained at Mahon at the same price, +lid the price at other towns would be proportionably reduced. The line was estimated to pay eight per cent. He considered that the line combined great public and local advantages. kir. Alfred Dickens, the assistant engineer to the line, was next examined—He said the main line would have double rails, but the branches only a single one, but land sufficient for a double line throughout would be taken. There were no particular engineering difficulties to be encountered. There was a tunnel 1.694 yards in length, but the strata was of the easiest description, and would have several shafts in it. The steepest gradients were lin 60, but they could be altered to one in a hundred, and there was sufficient ground within the limits of deviation for the purpose. The smallest radius or a curve was two furlongs and one chain In length. They crossed one turnpike-road on a level, and fourteen other roads. The estimate of expense was 240,000/. The CitAtameN then declared that in the opinion of the Committee the preamble had been proved. The clauses were then agreed to with amendments, and the Com mittee separated. CH(ll'l' XXXVII. SHEFFIELD, ROTHERHAM, BARNS LEY, WAILEFIELD, HUDDERSFIELD, AND GOOLE. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Mr. Holt, mineral surveyor, was examined much to the same effect. In cross• examination he stated that some britnclies, ori ginally contemplated by this company, and in his opinion necessary for the ace , mmodation of important parts of the district to be passed through, had been abandoned. He did not know that the abandon ment was for the purpose of preventing opposition on the part of the South Yorkshire Railway. Conipany. Mr. W. Bingley, surveyor and Commissioner of Inclosures under the Ecclesiastical Act, examined by Mr. R. HALL —Gave evidence of a similar general character in favour of this line. He pointed out upon the maps large tracts in the West Riding, which were mere grouse shooting-grounds at present, but which were capable of re• elamation by lime manure. This would be rendered available by means of the railway under consideration. Several other witnesses, equally acquainted with the nature and wants of the district, were examined, and Vick evidence was mainly of the same character. The Committee adjourned at four o'clock. GR XL. This Committee, of which Mr. OUP Stafford O'Brien is the chairman, re -assembled at twelve o'clock this morning, in Room 26 (New Houses of Parliament), and proceeded to hear further evidence in support of the YORE AND Nort,Trx wranxiarrn (LEEDS EXTENSION). Mr. Fox, cross-examined on behalf of the Leeds, York, and Mid. land Junction —I believe that Mr. Hudson's line has not any advan tage over the Midland Junction line as regards the accommodation to be afforded to the consumers of coal raised in Miss Gaskin's pro perty. The Midland Junction scheme passes through very extensive limestone fields. Re - examined—Leaving out of the question' the local traffic upon the two bees, and taking the traffic at York, you must of necessity enter upon the York and North Midland line, if their line is con structed. Do you think there is no advantage in sending your coals from the colliery over a line under one management, instead of having carriedne ?- m - I b t y would to send the partly over the Leeds and Y or k , and partly over the o n u e an lde d h ert t ai e nly sam be e c a om gr p e a a n t y advantage througho ut t , o a h n a d v p e r t a l c ie - O co tl a wr coals tically there will be no new advantages developed to us by the con struction of the Leeds and York line. George King, land agent, residing at Abbotford, said he was agent to Colonel Markham, proprietor of an extensive estate in that district over which this line would pass. He bad been ac quainted with the district for the last forty years. He Lad duly considered the merits of the rival lines, and he was decidedly of opinion that this line, whilst it would inflict the least Injury on private property, would give the greatest accommodation to the public. This line would also be more direct than its rivals. There were extensive quarries of such stone as,York Minster had been built with, lying along the district through which this line would pass. This line would give accommodation to the important town of Tadcaster, where there are several corn-mills which grind for the district of Leeds. If this line were constructed, the saving to the peopl e , i n th e shape of transit of their goods, would be immense. Colonel Markh am cons i dered that this line wealth be the most advantageous to the publi c . Th e people in the district where he resided were generally in favou r o f this Com pany's line. Cross-examined by Mr. HARDY—Believed that parties travelled quicker on fewest Junctions, and there wer e no l ess lines that had the than seven junctions on, this fine which was only twenty-t our m i les in length. Tadcaster had not a regular fair, it was a market-town. He believed that Tadcaster was equal to Wetherby (through which and York proposed to pass) in point of commerce. The the Leeds Wetherby and York were in great need of districts lying between that if the Leeds and York line were coals, but r a was not of opinion there in more plentiful quanti ties, . brought constructed, and coals were that article would be much cheaper. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant Wawa—Had always said that said that the North Midland Junction was the best, and ought the best. Had never He could not say this line was to win the day. that he had ever heard of therebeing any reserved shares in this Company. He had not heard that there were any reserved for Colonel Markham, nor were there any for him self shares kiiowlediie. He could not say whether the self to his North Midland Junction did not go through a more ex tensive district of lima beds. He also believed that that line went through tke coal fields as well as Mr. Hudson's. Did not know the gradients of the two lines. He believed that, supposing the two lines affording equal facilities for opening out the district of radients would be preferable for coal fields, that line which had better g e the station of the North did know where mineral traffic. lie not Midland Junction would be in the di s trict of Abbotford. iarkham had petitioned Re-examined—Colonel 3 Midland Junction. Leeds, said he ck.ate, near Mr W. Wordsworth, land agent, of - Bh * had been in the habit of inspecting collieries in that neighbourhood. The Leeds and York Rail w ay w o u ld pass over a district where the ' coal was already work e d out, md as a ininerAlme it was of little im portance. He was acquai n t e d w i t h th e rou t e o f this and tile North Midland Junction lines, an d h e b e li eved that t hi s wa s the more pre ferable scheme. If the accommodat i on which th i s l i ne proposed to give for the transmission of coal and lime were not given to the people of York, the coal of Durham would be sold in York, and the people would be thus driven out of the capital of their own county, as respected their coals. Crose-eXamined by Mr. Hawn —The district lying between Wetherby and York was not well supplied with coal. The Durham coal was decidedly better than that found in the fields of the Misses Gaskins, and that In the district of Dewsbury. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant Witairiii—The North Midland Junction line would be a very advantageous one to the public, and should that line be a mile shorter than that under the consideration of the Comnaittpp, it "%Quid certainly be the more preferable. He considered that it would be preferable to carry heavy mineral traffic along such a line as the NOrth Midland Junction, then one where it would be obliged to wait for the transit of London traffie, Mr. Thomas Lockwood, of Tadcaster, assistant-overseer there for the last twenty-five years, said, that the trade of that town had suffered of late most materially, in consequence of railways having been constructed in the heighbehrhood of Durham, whereby the coal of that district was conveyed fbr sale to York, and put the Tadcaster coal-merchants out of the market. The population of Tadcaster at the last census was upwards o f '16,000. Mr. Atherley, an extensive miller there, sent 8,000 tons of flour to Leeds (seventeen relies) annually, and it could not be I eon vey ed, under the present circumstances, at l ess t h an 2s. per quarter. The COMMITTEE illtiißlltgd that they had heard quite sualcieut e7l - as to traffic. Mr. Deckhouse, a resident for a long period at Tadcaster, said that this line would be much more commodious to the people of Tadcaster l than the line proposed by the North Midland Junction , which' would land in that neighbourhood, that would not be done by unnecessarily destroy an extensive quantity of meadow and t pasture land i Company. The construction of the rival line h Tadcaster, de aster, and the questiontha would f s lh l i d s impede the navigation of the river running throng inhabitants from which it Cross-examined Mr. brewer and Sergeant Waxisrs—Was a would om occasion. t with respect experience were very apprehensive of the floods conversation. Had not of tile inhabitants from w hat he gathered incol'e ofTadcaster had heard that almost the whole of the inhabitants farmer. Founded his observations pect to the apprehension petitioned hr favour of the North Midland Junction, although of that nature had been he had heard that a pet ition p re sented to the Howe of Commons. Had no t taken p articula r trouble to ascertain the nature of that Company's works. He did not think that the junction station would be more central than that of the Leeds Extension line in that district. It would be necessary to cross a bridge to arrire at Mr. Hudson's station , and also that of the rival line. The first time he heard of Mr. Hudson's line was some time after he heard of the North Midland Junction scheme. The petition of the inhabitants of Tadcaster, referred to by the Learned Sergeant, was here produced by the clerk of the Committee, at his request. The petition contained a clause to the effect that the petitioners were of opinion that the scheme of the promoters would not at all interfere with the navigation of the river at Tadcaster. The petition from Tadcaster in favour of the Leeds Extension scheme was also produced, at the request of the counsel of that company. Cross-examination resumed—There were not many names of re spectability in the petition, though Mr. Robert Kirby, Mr. Upton, Mr. W. J. 11. Think, Mr. Ireland, Mr. Scope, Mr. Mathew Kidd, and Mr. l'allett, all of whose names appeared underneath the petition, were men of considerable respectability. Re.examined— Colonel Wyndham, who was decidedly one of the most wealthy individuals in the neighbourhood of Tadcaster, pre ferred the Leeds Extension scheme. He was the owner of a consider able number of houses in that town. If these two schemes were permitted Colonel Wyndham would have two railways passing for a considerable extent through his estat,, only 100 yards distant (in some places) from each other. Mr. Matthew Hobson, to whose name his Learned Friend had not drawn his attention, was a very respectable chimney-sweeper.--(Laughter.) One man named Simpson, who had affixed his mark, was often on the parish, so also were Mr. George Eastwood (who spelt his name with a little "e "), and Mr. Matthew Kidd. The petition in favour of the Leeds extension scheme contained the names of three-fourths of the most respectable inhabitants of Tadcaster, and that station had been considered as the most advantageous to them, and had in fact been recommended by them. G. HUDSON, Esq., M.P., the Chairman of the York and North Midland Company, said that he was one of the Committee that was appointed in 1833 to consider the best railway communication be tween York and Leeds. Ilejwas a very active member of that com mittee. He and the committee gave the subject very considerable attention; in fact, he pointed ont tile line to their then engineer, Mr. George Remington, who had recommended another line, but alter considerable discussion and a lapse of time Mr. Stephenson, their present engineer, recommended the presen scheme. The York and North Midland Railway was opened to th town of Leeds in 1839. The present route between York and Leeds was very circuitous, and he had been often urged to propose a more direct line of communication. This company's line had afforded railway accommodation with the smallest loss of life of any in the kingdom. The number of passengers between Leeds and York during the last year was upwards of 72,000, and the total receipts upwards of 20,0001. The local traffic was 8,0001. odd. The working expenses were about 401. per cent., which was exceed ingly low, cowidering the nature and length of the line. The traffic was not limited to people living between the two termini ; the line afforded facilities to individuals carried beyond those termini. This line would be a continuous one, the importance and advantage of which could not be over estimated. The Leeds and York Railway were dependent on the London and. York for communication with York. They would not be an indepen dent company. Assuming the London and York to pass, it would not afbard such communication to the Leeds and York Company as to make the scheme manageable. The .1S orth Midland Junction scheme would not benefit the public that wished to procied from Leeds to York. Their gradients were worse than those of this Company. The estimated cost of the Leeds and York was 600,0001., which he felt con fident could not remunerate the promoters of that undertaking. He could not see whence the dividend would arise. The expense of this company's scheme would be 36,0001., and it would give the advan tage of a Marsh-gate station amongst others. He considered that a railway in the district of Abbotford and Tadcaster should certainly pass near such coal mines as those of the Misses Gaskin and others in that district. The uniting of the Marsh-gate station with the Mid land station would be highly important. This line would open out the country traversed by the Church Fenton line, which was a matter of considerable importance, and it would also supply the people of Harrogate with coals. The construction of the North Midland Junction scheme would in his opinion lead to very great public inconvenience, and the remuneration to the promoters would not be sufficient, as it would not be an inde- ....-- pendent company. The gradients on it would also be very difficult. It was not his custom to advertise or " puff " his schemes as other companies usually did. Ile attended the meeting at Mr. Fox's with his engineer and solicitor, at the urgent request of several gentlemen in the neighbourhood of Tadcaster, and it was unanimously resolved that this scheme was the best. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant WILKINS—The express trains that had been put on the present line of this company were certainly not owing to the announcement of the scheme of the North Midland Junction Company. He could not say whether they were first started after or belore the issuing of the prospectus. He considered that his company had trains travelling as rapidly as it was possible for railway engines to move them. The express trains were of no use whatever to the intermediate stations, although the interme diate traffic increased its proportion to the facilities of commu nication afforded to intermediate districts. The North Midland Junction would make use of six miles of an existing railway, whilst this company would only use three miles. It was also desirable to avoid interruption to existing traffic, and that great importance ought to be attached to good and easy gradients. He was chairman of the Leeds and Bradford line, but the petition that had been presented by that Company under his seal against any such company as the Midland Junction was signed by him merely in his official capacity. It was true that shares had been reserved for the landowners of the district through which his line would pass. Cross-examined by Mr. HARDY—He had been considering the ne cessity of some such line as that now proposed by him since the year 1834. The line generally was chalked out, but nothing decisive done until the meeting at Mr. Fox's. The delay occasioned at a junction in the reduction of speed would not be more that a minute, in his opinion. There was a considerable amount of traffic between York and Manchester; and, assuming that the Huddersfield and Manchester line were formed, the traffic intended for Manchester would meet with a desirable conveyance along it. Curves caused a slight wear and tear on engines, and it was necessary to slacken the speed whilst passing over them, Examined by Mr. KNOWLES (who appeared for certain landowners) —lt was customary during.the last two years to reserve shares to owners of land through which a railway would pass, and the pro prieters of the company of which he was chairman authorised him to make such allotments. The allotment of shares, however, was not mentioned at the meeting at Mr. Fox's. Mr. Birkenshaw, engineer of the line said, that he had been in the railway world for the last seventeen years, under the superin tendence of Mr. Stephenson. The York and Scarborough, and the Churchfenton were made under his direction, The works of this line in the neighbourhood of Tadcaster would not be very difficult. From Tadcaster southward they used about five miles of existing lines. Tadcaster was the most important town in that district. The line would then proceed through Hazlewood, and would thence proceed to the Leeds and Selby. There would Le a tunnel under Arlington Park, which would be made for the purpose of inflicting the least residential injury on the owner. They then made use of another existing line to the extent of five miles. After that the works would be rather heavy in em bankments. The would then unite with the Bradford Railway. The river Ayre would have to be passed. There was no engineering work which deserved to be specially brought under the notice of the Committee except the tunnel, the boring of which would not ins olve any great difficulties. He believed that ho had secured the shortest practicable communication between Leeds and York. The existing companies over whose lines this schema proposed to pass were on terms of perfect amity with its promoters. His atten tion had been called to such a line as this in Sep tember, 1844. Ile considered the fact that this scheme would give the choice of three stations in Leeds was of considerable importance. This line would be constructed at about 21,0001. per mile on the average, whi?,ll would be much less than the expense of the two other schemes. The expense of the tunnel would be 61,0001., which was a lower sum than works of a similar nature and extent had cost. The consent of all the princ4al landowners along the line had been obtained to its formation. Cross-examined by Mr. HARDY—The delay occasioned by a junc tion on a line would be about five or six miles an hour. He would supply the promoters c; Ihe rival schemes with an account of the gradients on the line att. he next sitting of the Committee. Mr. Sergeant WILKINS having suggested that the Committee should now adjourn, they accordingly did so until Monday, he having pro mised, on the request of ➢lr. Knowles. to supply the other parties with information respecting the North Midland Junction, similar to that promised by Mr. Birkenshaw. Sub-Committee, No. 1. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) BEENSHIRE AND HANTS (HUNGERPORD EXTENSION) . In the case of this Bill the standing orders were declared not to have been complied with. STANDING ORDERS' COMMITTEES. HOUSE OF LORDS. Their Lordships met this day at the appointed hour; present, the Earl of Shaftesbury (chairman), Lord Hawarden, and the Earl of Ilchester. LONDON AND BRIGHTON RAILWAY (EAST GRINSTEAD BRANCH). This was the fjrst case which came under the consideration of their Lordships. The requisite evidence having been gone through, and Lord Wharncliffe's standing order having been proved, Lord SHAFTESBURY intimated that the Company had fulfilled the standing orders, and that the Bill had passed. This line is six miles and a half In length, and the capital Is 160,0001. Parliamentary agents, Dorington and Co. EXETER AND EXMOUTH RAILWAY. This case, after occupying the attention of the Committee for some time, was adjourned until Monday next. Parliamentary agents Messrs. Doringtoa and Co. SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY (RYE TO RYE HARBOUR.) This, which is a very short line, merely connecting e with the harbour, was the next case which came under the consid e ration o f their Lordships. After hearing the usual evidence, the Committee decided that the promoters had complied with the standing orders, and that the Bill had passed. Parliamentary agents, Messrs. Burke, Pritt, and Co. GLASGOW, PAISLEY, KILMARNOCK, AND AYR RAIL- Their l. Lordships adjourred the (No bearing of this case until proofs should have been given of the estimates and declaration, all the other necessary proofs having been given. When these are proved the line will pass as a matter of course. GLASGOW, PAISLEY, KILMARNOCK, AND AYR RAILWAY AMENDMENT AND BRANCHES (No. 2). This case was also adjourned from a similar reason to the pre ceding, as also was the GLASGOW, PAISLEY, KILMARNOCK, AND AYR RAILWAY AM AND(o. 3). EDINBURGH S AND I Ili.H AND GLASGOW ILWAY N AMENDMENT AND BRANCHES. The Committee adjourned this case. for want of further proofs, until Tuesday next. The following Bills which came before their Lordships, on second reference, were further adjourned till Tuesday next :—Clonmel and Thurles Railway, Limerick, Ennis, and Kilialoe Railway, Great Southern and Western Railway, Ireland (Cork Extension), Mallow and Fermoy Railway, Killaniey Junction Railway, Mount Merrick Junction Railway. Their Lordships rose at half-past four o'clock. RAILWAY BILLS and PROJECTS. The following is an alphabetical list of railway companies which have given notices of meetings, pursuant to the new sessional orders of Parliament : Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, and Eastern Junc tion Railway. Ayrshire, Bridge of Weir, and Port. Glasgow Junction. Birmingham and Oxford Junction. Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Dudley. Buckinghamshire and Oxtbrd and Bletchley Junction. Cheltenham and Oxford. Colchester, Stour Valley, Sudbury, and Halstead. Dublin and Kingstown Extension. Dublin and Sandymount. East Coast. East Lancashire. East Lincolnshire. Eastern Counties, Hertford and Huntingdon. Tottenham to Barnet Branches, and the London and Stratford Stations Enlargement. Eastern Counties York Extension. Eastern Counties and Thames Junction. and West York, tYorkshire Junction, Harrogate, Knares bo Eroausgt , Eastern Union and Hadleigh Junction. Edinburgh and Glasgow. Enfield and Edmonton. Eastern Union. Forth and Clyde Navigation. Glasgow, Dunifries, and Carlisle. Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr. Great Southern and Western (Cork Extension). Great Western and Uxbridge. Great Western and Wycombe. Harwich and Eastern Counties Junction and Pier. Ilford and Epping. Killarney Junction. Leeds and Bradford. Leeds and Carlisle and Yorkshire and Glasgow Union. Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland Junction. London and Brighton, Dorking and other Branches. London, Newbury, and Bath Direct. Llynir Valley and South Wales Junction. London and South Essex. London and Windsor. Mallow and Fermoy. Mallon and Driffield Junction. Manchester, Burton, Matlock, and Midlands Junction. Manchester and Southampton. Manchester and Birmingham Branch Railways and Amal gamation. Midland and Eastern Counties. jauction. New6astle-upon-Tyne and Carlislc , . North British Railway Branches Nos. 1,2, and 4. Oldham District. Oldham, Manchester, Liverpool, and Birkenhead Junction Reading, Guildford, and Reigate. Shrewsbury and Birmingham. South Staffordshire Junction, Nos. 1,2, 3, and 4.. Stirling and Dunfermline. Taff Vale. Tenby, Saundersfoot, and South Wales Railway and Pier. Wexford, Carlow, and Dublin Junction. Windsor, Slough, and Staines Atmospheric. RAILWAY RETURNS. RAILWAY TRAFFIC.—The following are the Total Receipts of Rail ways for the past week—that is to say, up to the date to which the respective returns are made, together with the receipts of the same week in the previous year:— TVeek ending Last week. 43 Z.' V' ^- 0 t. cd .9 NAME OF RAILWAY. April 25 Arbroath and Forfar ..• • • •• • •• • Bristol and Birmingham . . ..... • • Chester and Birkenhead . •. . • .. • • •• • Dublin and Drogheda • • • • . • Dublin and Kingstown . • • • Dundee and Arbroath Durham and Sunderland .. • ..... Edinburgh and Glasgow... ........ Eastern Counties and North Eastern • • Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr • • • • . • Glaapw and Greenock.. ....... Grand Junction • • • ......... ........ Gravesend and Rochester.... Great North of England ............ Great Western , ....... ..... ........ Hartlepool ..... London and Birmingham, 8:c. • • London and Blackwall • . London and Brighton London and Croydon London and Greenwich London and South Western Manehester, Bolton, and Bury ...... Manchester and Birmingham Manchester, Leeds, and Hull Assoc.. Midland Counties ...... ....... Newcastle and Darlington .......... Newcastle and Carlisle.. . • • ......... Newcastle and North 5hie1d5...... .. North Union and Bolton and Preston Paris, Corbel', and 0r1ean5.......... Paris and Rouen . ........., Preston and Wyre.... • ..... Sheffield and Manchester...... South Eastern ..... Yarmouth and Norwich ...... York and North Midland ... 549 730 1,064 277 535 3,317 8,276 1,976 876 20,101 1,054 37,327 826 4,551 1,413 7,010 1,073 4,367 6,302 15,905 2,757 1,857 422 1,203 6,589 667 1,584 6,830 1,108 648 739 1,045 2GO 635 2,856 4,694 1,4364 847 16,563 30,985 1,222 3,792 1,175 5,176 6,151 926 3,760 5,956 14,833 2,292 1,386 367 227 6,016 . 449 727 4,482 227 557 WORKS OF THE CALEDONIAN RAILWAY. With reference to an article, headed as above, which we copied some time ago from another j-urnal, we are happy since to learn that the works upon the Caledonian Railway are in active progress along its whole extent, and that there are at present upwvrds of 7,000 men employed on the line. Mess.s. Brassey, Mackenzie, and Stephenson, th e con tractors, are in full posses s i on of all the land requisite, and have sub-let nearly the whole works to respectable and sub stantial persons, and several miles of the line are formed and ready for ballasting. The rails were purchased last year and there is every pro spect of a great portion of the line being open for traffic in the summer of 1847. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, MAT I. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Bristol and Exeter, New, 10% —Caledonian, 7%—Great Western, Quarter Shares, 19%—New castle and Berwick, 21%—North Staffold shirf, 3 p. MANCHESTER, MAT 1. STOCK ExCHANGE.—The sales are—Blackburn, Cherley, and Liver pool, 19s. dis.—Buckingham and Bletchly Junction, par c.—Chelms ford and Bury, 15s. 6d. dis.—Clitheroe Junction, % dis.—Derby and Crewe, 3% p.—Direct Northern, % dis.—Eastern Counties, 243¢ Ditto, York Extension, I is. 3d. p.—East Lancashire (No. 2), 3 % p.—East Lincolnshire, 3a p.— Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding, dis.—Glasgow and Dumfries, % dis.—Goole, Doncaster, Sheffield, &e., 98. 6d. c. p.—Great Grimsby and Dock Extension, 1 dis.— Great Grimsby and Sheffield, 2% dis.—Huddersfield, Halifax, and Brad ford, 2 p.—Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal, 1 % P. —Huddersfield and Sheffield Junction, 6% p.—Kendal and Win dermere, par—Leeds and Thirsk, dis.—Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester, 3% p.—Liverpool and Bury, New Shares, 2', c. p.— Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 255. 4d. p.—Liverpool, Manches ter, Preston, and Southport, % dis. —Liverpool, Warrington, Man chester, and Stockport, % dis.—London and York, par—Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, 225. 6d. p.—Manchester and Birmingham, 81 —Ditto, Quarters (A), 9% p.—Ditto, ditto (C), VA) p.—Manchester and Bury Atmospheric, as. 64. c. dis.—Manchester and Leeds, Ex tension, 3% p.— Manchester, iland, and Grimsby, % dis.—Man chester and Southampton, L p.— Midland, 401. Shares, 16% p.— North British, Carlisle Branch, 1% p.—North Staffordshire, 4 p.— North Wales, 2 dis.—Oldham District, M p.—Preston and Wyre, 30 —Ditto, Halves (B), % p.—Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction, 12s. P.—Ditto, Extension, % dis.—Sheffield and Manchester, Quar ters (No. 2), 3 p.—Ditto, ditto (No. 3), 1% P.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham, % p.—Shropshire Union, % dis.—South Eastern and Dover, Halves (No. 4), 6s. p.—West Riding Union, 2% p. LEEDS, MAT I. Swett EXCHANGE.--Ttreiiiles are-Eastern Counties, York Ex tension, 295. p.-Manchester and Leeds, Quarter Shares, 9% p.- Ditto, Extensions, 3% p.-Manchester and Birmingham, Quarter Shares (A), 9% p.-York and North Midland (East and West Riding), p.-East Lancashire, No. 2 (late Accrington), 3% p. - Great Grimsby and Sheffield, 3 dis.-Ditto, Quarter Shares, ls. dis.--Ditto, Docks, 2 dis.- Ditto, Extensions, 15s. dis.-Hudders field and Manchester, % p.-Huddersfield and Sheffield, 6% p.- Leeds and Bradford, 25% p.-Leeds and Dewsbury, 3% p. -Leeds and Thirak, 3 dis.- Liverpool and Bury, New, 11. 18s. p.--North Bri tish, Half Shares, 3% p.-*Ditto, New Carlisle Branch, 30s. p.- Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, 13s. dis.-Boston, Newark, and Sheffield, 225. 6d dis.- Birkenhead. Chester, Mold, &c., '23s. dis. -Buckinghamshire (late Rugby), par Chelmsford and Bury, 16s. dis.-Clitheroe Junction, 15s. dis. -Glasgow and Dumfries, 14s. 6d. dis.-Great Eastern and Western, 275. 6d. dis.-Leeds, York, and Midland, 265. dis.-Lancashire and North Yorkshire, 15s. 6d. dis.- Lancashire, Yorkshire, and North Eastern, 275. dis. -Leeds and York, 225. 6d. dis.-Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, 85. dis.- Leicester and Bedford, 125. dis.-Lincoln, York, and Leeds, 28s. 6d. dis.-Liverpool and Leeds Direct, par-Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle Junction, 7s. 6d. dis.-Liverpool, Ormakirk, and Preston, % p.-London and York, ss. dis.-London and Portsmouth, Is. p.-London and Manchester (Rein.), 355. dis.-Manchester, Bux ton, Matlock, and Midland, 15s. p.-Manchester, Sheffield, and Midland, 2 dis.-Northumberland and Lancashire Junction, 17s. dis.-North Staffordshire, 4% p.-North Western, 2s. 6d p.- Shrews bury and Hereford, 245. dis.-Shropshire Union, 12s. Gd. dis.-Soutit Midlands, p. -South and _Midland Junction, 14 dis.-Welsh Midlands, 225. dis.-West Riding Union, 4 -York and Lancas ter, 235. dis. • NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, MAY 1. Great North of E ng l an d , 401 . Sh ares, 4814 p.- - STOCK EXCHANGE.-The saleS ar e -E astern Count i es, York Exten sion, 31s. 6d. p.- North British, Halves, ilawiek, 8 p.-Newcastle and Darlington Extensions, 9% IL-Newcastle and Berwick, 11 p.-Northumberland and Lancashire, 18s. dis.- South Midland, 1% p. HUDDERSFIELD, Max 1. 12 -Huddersfield Junction,hiesealesare-Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction, 7A-Huddersfield and M anc h ester R a il way an d C ana l, 131. and Thirsk, 2 dis.-Clither oe Junction,l%-Hude is ers i lle . d' ld 3 ,i L ali e f e a d x s ,and Bradford Union, 3/. 13s. 6d.- Leeds and Liverpool Direct, 2/. 125.- North Western, 28s. Gd.-South Midlands, 31s. p.-Welsh Midlands, 75. 3d.-Glasgow and Dumfries, 1%-Liverpool, Omsk:l'k, and Preston, 27s p.-London and Manchester (item.), 11 . is. 3d. HULL, MAY 1. STOCK ExcnANGE.-The sales are-Hull and Selby (10 per cent. guaranteed), 26%-York and North Midland, East and West Riding, Sheffield i j ac u k u h e u t i r o t ,l D 3 t r _ we ic n o , rth atbd rit ß is o h l , to n n a , lf 2 s 2 h s a . r - e. H 9 u ve ddersfield and Car lisle, 495 . 6d.-North Wales, -Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston, &c., 345. 6d.-Axholtne, 32- Bradford, Wakefield, and Midland, 31s. 7-B -Direct Northern, 1% -East Lincolnshire, 265.-Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 2-Goole, Doncaster, Sheffield, &c., 2/. 145. (A.- Grand -Ditto, Union, 145.-Hull and Barnsley Junction, 255. 9d.-Leicester and Bedford, 10s.-Leicester and Tamworth, 1% -Liverpool, Ormsklrk, and Preston, 3%-Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, 21. 195.-North Staffordshire, 51. 19s. 6d.-South Midland, 31. 95. W.-Sheffield, Potteries, and Crewe, 13 s . 9d . -Shrewsbury West Riding Union, 41. 16 s . 3d . S HEFFIELD, MAY 1. STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sa l es are-Eastern Counties, 24%- and Birmingham, 2% - Grimsby and Sheffield, Extension, Gs. dis.-Ditto, Quarter Shares, Gs. 6d. dis.-Ditto, Railway and Dock, 1% dis.-Ambergate, Not tingham, and Boston 12s. bd. dis.-Derby and Gainsborough, 13s. Gd. dis.--Grand Union (Nottingham to Lynn), Iss. dis.-London and York, Bs. dis,-Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland,fis. dis.-Sheffield and Lincolnshire, 14s. p.-South Yorkshire Coal Railway, 9s. dis.-West Riding Union, 2/. 11s. 6d. p. YORK, MAT 1. STOCK EXCHANGE. -The sales are-Eastern Counties, York Ex tension, 2/. I s.-Ipswich and Bury, 5% -Lancashire and North York shire, 11. 4s. 6d. -Leicester and Bedford, 103.- London and York, 21. 8s -Manchester, Buxton, Aiatleck, and Midland, 31. U.-New castle and Berwick, 20%-Newcastle and Darlington Extensions, 10-North British, Carlisle Extension, 2%-North Staffordshire, - North Western, 11. 9s.- South Midland, 31. 175.-We.t Riding Union, 4/. 16s. 6d.-York and North Midland Extension, 35%- Ditto, New (East and West Riding), 10%. EDINBURGH, Aram 29. STOCK EXCIIINGE.-The sales arc-Aberdeen, Banff, and Elgin, 285.-Airdrie and IMtbgate, 42 5.-Banffshire, 19s. 3d. -British and Irish Union, 425.-Caledonian Extension, 31s. 6d.-Cornwall and Devon, 32g. 6d.- Direct Northern, 295. 6d.-Edinburgh and Glasgow, 731.-Ditto, Half Shares, 171 .-Edinburgh and Northern, 51. 95.- Ditto, Newport, 145.-Ditto, Lochgelly, 213.-Edinburgh and Pee bles, 275. 6d.-Forth and Clyde Junction, 359.-Glasgow and Bel fast Junction, 245. 6d.- Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 295. 6d.-Great 'North of Scotland, 3Us.-Lanark and Lothians, 41s. 6d. -North British, 271.-Ditto, Extension to Carlisle, 375. 6d.-Perth and Inverness, 325. GLASGOW, APRIL 30. STOCK EXCIIANCE. -The sales are-Aberdeen, Banff, and Elgin, 28s. 6d.--Ayr and Galloway, 30s. 6d.- Banffshire, 215.-British and Irish Union, 425. 6d.-Caledonian Extension, 325.-Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction, 305.-Caledonian Direct Northern, 355.- Carnwath and West Linton, 22E4-Cornwall and Devon Cen tral, 31s. 6d.-East Indian Railway. 105. &1.-Edinburgh and Bath gate, 40 5. - Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Dumbarton, 19s. 6,1-Edin burgh and Northern, 5 % - Edinburgh and Peebles, 295.-Forth and Clyde Junction, 345. W.-Glasgow General Terminus, "11-Glasgow and Belfast Union, 375.-Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 73% - Ditto, New, 32-Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 388. -Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossaii, 32 5.-Glasgow Harbour Mineral, Dis. - Kilmarnock and Ayr Direct, 355. 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NEW POTATOES.—Our DISEASE IN Andover cor new dmt states that these forced potatoes which are ready to respon e t d the dixaas a t. be dug up tire greatly illfec.e- with is the neighbourhood of MOM. , 'felt .1^ 4.• ' .S 7 THE FUNDS-(CLOSING PRICES. BRITISH FUNDS, ONE CLOSING O'CLOCK. PRICES. Batik Stock .. .. .. .. ~ .. .. 205% 2045 20434 Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. . • 954 :4% 95 % Three per Cent. Co nso l s Annuities .. .. 96 % % 96:6 New Three - and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anna. 97 %% 97% Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 .. 10 3-16 % 4 10 34 Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 19, 1849 .. 10 1-16 10 10 India Stock India Bonds, 1,000/. .. .. .. Ditto, under 1,0001. .. .. South Sea Stock .. .. Ditto, Old Annuities Consols for Account Exchequer Bills. 1,0001... .. 5001. ~ .. Ditto. Small •• - .. 30 .. 107 I%d.' • • • • • 1 • 96%% 96% %d. .. •• 24 23 26 pm. 23 •• •• 24 26 pm. 26 •.•• 26 24 pm. 24 FOREIGN FU ONE CLOSING FUNDS. ONE PRICES. Grenada, 1 per Cent .. . • • • • 22% Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 p er . • Cent .. 32 32 31% 32U Ditto, Deferred .. .•• .. 16% q 16% Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cent.. .. • • Ditto, for the Account .. . • .. 37 Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent .. .. 9 Ditto, 3 per Cent .. . _ Ditto, 4 Der Cent Russian Bonds .. .. Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent . Ditto, for the A ccount .. . .... .. 2 - , Ditto, Deferred .• .. • . .. I t; Ditte, Three per Cent .. .. Ditto, for the Account Venezuela Bonds, 2 per C en t .. . 42 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cent Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates . 110% . . 9114 92 92 PRICES OF BUSINESS CLOSING RAILWAY SHARES. PAID. DONE AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. Aberdeen .. .. 10 .... 5 5......., Amber., Notting., Boston, and Eastern Junction .. .. • • 2% •••• ..... • • 2% Birmingham and Gloucester ..100 ....125% 12 5 % Birmingham and Oxford Junction 2 .... 3% . ..... Bristol and Exeter .. 75 -• • •.• • • • . 85 Ditto New .. .. 5 .. • • 1031 11 Buckinghamshire .. 425. .. % dis... Caledonian .. 10 7% 1 4 % • Ditto, Half Shares .. 2% 1% 1 4 2...... 2 Ditto, Extension 2% 1% ..... Cambridge and Oxford.. .. 1% ••• • .. Chester and Holyhead 22% .... 22% 23% .... Derby and Crewe .. 2% 5% 6% Direct Manchester (Remington's) 2% •74, 1........ Direst Manchester (Rastrick's) .. 5 t .... 311 %•• • • .... Direct Northern .. 2% %.• • • •.. Dublin and Galway .. .. 4 .... 2 ..... . . . . . Eastern Counties .. • . 141. 165...., 24% % Ditto New .. 8/. 165..... 7% 8 1 4 p Do. Perpet., 5 per Cent. No. 1.61. 13s. 4d. % Ditto, ditto, .. No. 2. 6/. 13s. 4d. 34 p.. • • .• . Ditto, York Extension .. 108. .... 2% ...... Eastern Union .. 25 .... Do. Ipswich & Bury St.Edmunds Do. Extension to Norwich .. Do. Cambridge and Ely .. East Lincolnshire .... 1 . ..... Edinburgh and Glasgow .. .. 50 .... .......... Ditto 34 Shares .. .. 10 .... 18% ........ Ditto, Quarter Shares .. 12% .. .. 19 Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester .. .... 1% Goole, Doncast., and ,hetlield, &c. 425.... • % 3 1 I , •• • • Grand Union (Nottingh.' & Lynn) 1% .... ..... Great Eastern and Western .. .... 1 Great Western .. 85 ....155 156 • • 157 Ditto, Half Shares .. .. 50 .. 89 Ditto, Quarter Shares .. 5 .... 19 18% • . 19% Hull and Selby .. .. 50 • • —lOl% 103 Lancaster and Carlisle .. .. 40 .... Ditto, New . .. 5 .... 10 .. Leicester and 8edf0rd.......... 225. % Leicester, Tamworth, &c. ...... 425. •• .. 1 dis. , . Liverp., Mauch., & Newc. Junct. 234 .... 2% %.... London an (Birmingham . ..100 ....226 228 • ..... Ditto Thirds .. 24 .... 63 ...... Ditto Quarters .. .. 2 .... 30% 29% .... Ditto Fifths 2 .... 25 London and Blackwell .. 16/. 13s. 4d. 83¢ .......... London and Brightou .. 50 .... 66 663 London and Croydon .. .. 131. 15s. 9d. 23% % % •• • • London and South-Western.. 411. 6s. 10d. 81 82 Ditto, New . 123 .... 24%% 25 ••.. Ditto, New .. .. 10 .... 19% 3 , 4 London and York .. .„. 2 'pi 23, 2........ Manchester and Leeds .. 82 .. • • .. Ditto, Quarters .. .. 2 .. 11N 12 ...... Ditto, Fifths .. 3 .... 1314 .. • . Ditto Extension 425..... 3}l 3 p.. Manchester and Birmingham .. 40 81% B•4i 81.. Ditto, Quarter Shares (A) .. 4 ...• 1314 1 4 .• ••• • • • Ditto, Quarter Shares (B) .. 4 .... 13 !, 4 13 .... %dis dis 2% 229 63% 29% Ditto, Quarter Shares (C) • • I •• • • 9 Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 425..... 1 p• • 1% p Manchester and Southampton .. 2 .... 2% % 2 Midland ..100 ....157 155........ 156% Ditto, New 18 .. 34%% 33% 34% 34 Ditto, Birmingham and Derby 108 ....128 126.. .. 129 Newcastle and Darlington Junet. 25 .... 47 .......... 46 Ditto, New . 1 .... 10% .. •• .. • • 9% Ditto, New, Brandling .. 25 .. .. 46 45 Newcastle and Berwick .. .. 10 .. 21% 21% ...... 21% North British . .. 20 .. 28% 28 4 Ditto, Half Shares .. 6 .... 10 Ditto, Carlisle Extension .. 14.... 2% 3A..••.. 3 % Ditto, Dalkeith .. 25 .... 32 .. • . Ditto, ditto .. .. 5 .... 6% Northern and Eastern .. .. 50 .... 74 North Kent and Direct Dover • • 2% .. • • 1% North Staffordshire .. .. • . 425..... 4% p. 4% p Norwich and Brandon .. .. 18 .... 27% •.• • . Northmpton,Banbury ,& Chelthm. 2 .. 134 1. . 134 Oxfd.,Worcester, & Wolverhmptn. 123 .. 9 8.74 •• • • 814 Portsmouth Direct .. • • .. 3%.... Preston and Wyre .. • • .. 25 ••••• • • • • 29% Reading, Guildford, & Reigate • • 425. •.. • % dis.• ... • • ells Rugby and Huntingdon .. 2 .... 1% .• ...... • • 1 Scottish Central .. . .. 10 .... 15% ...... . • Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. 2% 2% • • 3% Shropshire Union .. 425..... dis . • South Midland .. 425. .... 2% % p 2% p South Eastern and Dovor 33% .... 39% 31% Ditto, New (isa. 32/.) No. 1. 16 19%:20 .. • • 20% Do., New (do. 33/. 68.8 d.) No. 2. 10 .... 13% . Jo g New (do. 151.) .. No. 4. 2%,... 32% South Wales .. .. 5 .... 2 .... .. • Trent Valley and Holyhead June. .... 1% . Vale of Neath 2 .... 2 Welsh Midland .. .... I% • . I % West Riding Union • .. • • .. 425. .. 2 1 % p p Wiebeach and St. Ives .. .. • • 2 .... York and North Midland .. .. 50 .... 102 104 ~ Ditto, Half Shares .. 25 .... Ditto, Scarborough Branch .. 25 .... 51 49% 5014 Ditto. Extension .. l5 .... 35 . 35% Do. E. and W. Riding Exten..._ 1 .• 11 10% 114 104 11% FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Boulogne and Amiens .. .. 12 .... 12y, % . Bord. Toul., & Cette (Mackenzie) 2 .... .......... Ditto, ditto (Espelete) .. 2 .... .......... Central of Spain 2 .... I . .... . Dutch Rhenish 5 .... 76% East Indian . ss. .... .. Grt. North. of France Constituted 5 .... 15 Great Indian Peninsular ss. .... Italian and Austrian .. .. 3 .... 2 .......... Louvain and Jemeppe .. 4 .. . 2 1% ........ Lyons and Avignon .. .. 2 .... 2 1 ,6 Luxembourg Madrid and Valentia .. 2 ..... Namiu and Liege .. • • .. 4 .... 2% Orleans and "%Tlemcen .. 10 .... 17 .......... Orleans and Bordeaux .. • • 6 .... 11% ...... Paris and Lyons Constituted .. 5 .... 8% 8.. Sambre and Meuse; .. • .. 8 .... West Flanders .. • • . 4 .... ....... MINES. Real del Monte, Unregi s t ere d .. Santiago de Cuba .. • • .. 10 3%...... ... FLANDERS MAIL. I,BRUSSELS, APRIL 27.—At the commencement of the sitting of the Chamber of Representatives to-day the report of the project of law, granting a provisional vote of credit of five millions of francs to the War Department, was brought forward by M. Pirson. The Chamber immediately agreed to this project of law. M. Delfosse being prevented by indisposition from being present at this sitting, M. Verhaegen undertook to read to the Chamber some observations of the Hon. Member on the right of dissolving the Chambers, which the programme of Rogier required of the King. The Chamber of Commerce at Ghent has caused a meeting of the manufacturers of cotton goods to consider of the mea sures to be taken to obtain from the Government a speedy arrangement of our differences with Holland. At this meet ing it was decided that a petition to this effect should be im mediately signed, and taken to Brussels by a deputation. This deputation came immediately to Brussels and had an audience of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, to whom it stated the distressed situation of the branches of manufacture in con sequence of the interruptions of our communications with Holland. The Minister, in reply to the deputation, said, that the negotiations were at that moment far advanced, that he hoped in a short time he should be able to announce the result, and that he had not lost sight of the interests of the branches of manufactures. COURT CIRCULAR, Sir Robert Peel had an audience of the Queen yesterday at Bnckingham Palace. His Royal Highness Prince Albert honoured the Exhibi tion of the Royal Academy in Trafalgar-square with a visit yesterday, and was received by the President, Sir Martin Archer Shee, and other officers of the Academy, who con ducted the Prince through the different schools. His Royal Highness was attended by the Marquis of Abercorn, Lord George Lennox, Captain Francis Seymour, and the lion. Captain Gordon. Her Majesty, attended by the Lady in Waiting, Lady Portman, took an airing in an open carriage and four yes terday. Prince Albert was on horseback, and the Equerries in Waiting, Captain Buckley and the lion. Captain Gordon, attended on horseback. His Royal Highness Prince Albert visited his Grace the Duke of Wellington yesterday at Apsley House. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the Queen yesterday. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, took their accustomed exercise yesterday iu the pleasure grounds of the Palace. Her Majesty and Prince Albert honoured the performance of the French plays with their presence yesterday evening. The Royal suite included Lady Portman, Hon. Miss Napier, Lord Byron, Colonel Buckley, and the Hon. Captain Gordon. Colonel Buckley has relieved the Hon. Colonel Grey in the duties of Equerry in Waiting to the queen ; and on. Captain Gordon h as relieved Lieut.-Colonel Seymour the in H the dnties of Equerry in Waiting to his Royal Highness Prince Albert. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited her Ma jesty the queen Dowager yesterday at Marlborough House. His Serene Highness the Hereditary Prince of Saxe Mei ningen, attended by Captain Taylor and Baron de Reitzen• stein, left Marlborough House yesterday afternoon for the Continent. His Serene Highness travelled to Dover by the South Eastern Railway, and embarked from Dover attended by the Baron de Reitzenstein. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cam- bridge, and the Princess Mary honoured the exhibition of the Royal Academy with a visit yesterday. Sir Martin Archer Shee, the President, conducted the illustrious visitors through the schools. Their Royal Highnesses were attended by Lady Augusta Cadogan, and Mr. Edmond Mildmay. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cam bridge had a el•inner party yesterday at Cqmbridge Ho use . The company included the Prince and Princess Nicolas Esterhazy, the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch, the Earl and Countess of Jersey, the Earl and Countess Brownlow, the Earl and Countess Delawarr, the Earl of Clare, the Earl and Lady Augusta Cadogan, Viscountess Mahon, Lord Forester, Sir George Hamilton, Baron Koller, Mr. de Berg, and Count Potocki. FRENCH PLAYS.—The Queen and Prince Albert, at tended by Lady Portman, the Hon. Miss Napier, Lord Byron, Colonel Buckley, and Captain Gordon, honoured the French Plays with their presence last evening. There were also present the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, the Marquis and Marchioness of Worcester, Lord Vivian, the Earl of Munster, Count Kielmansegge, Co i tiat Lad An thony Esterhazy, Sir George and Miss Talbot, Sir Hugh a Hume Campbell, Lady Webster, his Excellency the American and the Misses Minister and Mrs. Maclean, M. Canofari, Bur goyne, Lady Fitzroy Kelly, the Hon. Mr. Pe f r aa ayi Y , C un ou ti n o t y P 3 a i l ar vi t e i e n r 31 , S rs ir . F. Hopkins, Mr. and Mrs. Cunningham, Mrs. 3 0 Paul, Mrs. Milner Gibson. ERRATUM —ln the Sheriff's CourtitifTeitposhrtottlydehsat,e.erdbaL. an error occurred in the name of the alii " Green v. Lowe," and not "Powell v. Lo the assault complained of, however, arising ni the time and out of the circtunstances detailed in the report. 2 , ”4 61,6 24 24% 81 ,4 p % P % P 2% SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. FRIDAY'S RACES. Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 sovs. each, and 5 ft only if de clared. A.F. (4 Subs.) lof whom declared. Duke of Richmond's Peasant, 3 yrs, Bst llb Mr. Payne's Collingwood, 3 yrs, Bst 81b 2 Mr. INT. S. Stanley's Leaconfield, 3 yrs, Bst 81b 3 Betting.-5 to 4 agst Leaconfield; 6to 4 agst Coiling wood, and 3to I against Peasant. Peasant made running, followed by Collingwood, to the T.Y.C. post, where the second place was taken by Leaconfield. In the bottom the three closed, and they raced home almost abreast, Peasant winning by a neck, and Collingwood beating Leaconfield by a head. Run in 2 minutes and 30 seconds. Match, 200, h ft, A. F. Sir J. Hawley's Alamode, Bst 31b, beat; Mr. Osbaldeston's Sorella, 8s 91b; 6 to son Sorella; Alamode made all the running, and won by a length. Run in 2 minutes 28 seconds. Match, 200, 75 ft, T.Y.C. Bst 71b each.—Sir J. Hawley's Bishop of Romford's Cob, beat Lord Waterford's Corranna. Betting-5 to 4on Corranna, who made tremendous run ning till half way up the cord; the Cob then,challenged, and after a fine race, won by a length. Run in 1 min. 20 sec. The Newmarket Stakes, of 50 sow. E ach, 11 ft, for three yrs old colts, Bst 71b; and fillies, Bst 21b, D.M. (20 Subs.) Mr. Gully's ch c Pyrrhus the First (Day) 1 Colonel Ans on ' s l ago 2 Lord Exeter's br c by Colwick, out of Galata ......... 3 The following also started, but were not placed :—Lord Albemarle's The Little Vulgar Boy, Mr. Wigram's Heiress, Lord Stradbroke's Polecat, Lord G. Bentinck's Marquis of Conyngliam, Duke of Rutland's Sister to Flambeau. Betting -11 to 10 ag,t lago 3to 1 agst Pyrrhus the First, G to 1 ags t t h e M arquis of lago, and 8 to 1 agst Galata. The running for the first quarter of a mile - was made by Little Vulgar Boy; it was then taken up by , lago at a good pace, followed by Marquis of Conyngham, Galata colt, and Pyrrhus the First. The Marquis was beaten at the cords, and half-way up Pyrrhus the First, joining the favourite, de feated him, after a good race, by half a len th ; Galata a length from l ago . R un in 1 min. 53 sec. g Match, 10.), h ft. D.M.—Mr. Osbaldeston's King Charles, Bst 816 (F. Butl er ), b eat Sir J. Hawley's Prospect, 7st 91b. Betting -6 to 4on Prospect. Won by a head. Run in 1 min. 58 sec. Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 sovs, each for three and four years-old. D. M. (5 Subs). Lord Orfard's Blackie, 3 yrs, 7st 10lb (Sly) 1 Lord G. Bentinck's Ennui, 3 yrs, 7st 101 b 2 Mr. Mare's BreaAgirth, 5 yrs, Est lllb 3 Mr. Osbaldeston's Petit Morceau, 4 yrs, Bsc 81b Betting— 6 to 5 agst Blackie, 5 to 2 agst Petit Morceau, and 3to 1 agst Ennui. Won easy by a length. Run in 1 min. 51 sec. Match, 200, h ft. D. M.—Lord Maidstone's Tom Tullock, Bst 41b, agst Lord Glasgow's f by Retriever, out of Emilia, Bst. Off by consent. The Cup was not challenged for at this meeting. CHESTER Cup.—Uo to the close of this meeting nothing had transpired to confirm or disprove the rumour of Mr. Hill's death. (RECEIVED THIS DAY.) STOKE DOWN, NEAR CHICHESTER.—Farromr. The Chichester Stakes of 5 soya. each, 3 ft, and 20 added. One mile and a quarter, over six hurdles. (5 Subs.) Mr. Wright's Bob Booty, aged (Mr. Haworth) 1 Captain Pryce's Lady Alice, aged The following also started :—Lord A. Lennox's Barnaby Rudge, aged—Mr. Boniface's Black Bess, 6 yrs—and Mr. Bell's Richard Cricket, 4 yrs. The winner is objected to on account of his owner's non residence. The Farmers' Cup of 20 sovs., added to a sweepstakes of 2 soya. each, two miles, was won in two heats by Mr. Boniface's Black Bess, 6 yrs (Owner), beating Mr. Harris's Blackbird, and Mr. Cheeseman's Charlie. The Hunters' Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 20 added, the second to save his stake, two miles, 5 subs, were won by Mr. Cheeseman's Charlie, aged (Owner), beating Mr. Crosbie's Clear-the-way, Captain Pryce's Jack Sheppard, Lord G. Lennox's Bedouin, and another. The Sweepstakes of 3 sovs. each, and 20 added, half a _w mile, 10 subs., were won by M r . B oniface ' s Black Bess, 6, yrs (Owner), beating Pimento and seven others. The galloway race was won by Mr. Savage's Maid of the Ming-up-sst, and the pony race by L or d G . Lennox's Such-a -get titairs. BETTING AT MANCHESTER. —FRIDAY. CHESTER CUP.-9 to 1 agst Sweetmeat-11 to 1 agst Pe dometer (t)-13 to 1 agst Best Bower-14 to 1 agst The Baron (t)-18 to 1 agst Miss Burns (t)-18 to 1 agst In. heritre,ss (1)-20 to 1 agst Weatherbit-20 to 1 agst The Magnet (t)-27 to 1 agst Hope-30 to 1 agst Clumsy (t)- 35 to 1 agst Coranna (0-35 to 1 agst Crim. Con.-40 to 1 agst Ruff-50 to 1 agst Vol-au-Vent (t)-50 to 1 agst Beau front (t)-50 to 1 agst Lady Wildair. DERBY.-7 to 2 agst Sting-7 to 1 agst,Tibthorpe-18 to 1 agst Brocardo-18 to 1 agst Tom Tullock-22 to 1 agstilum druin-22 to 1 agst The Traverser--33 to 1 agst Fancy Boy. LONDON HIBERNIAN SOCIETY. A meeting of this Society, on behalf of the Irish Church and the cause of Protestant education in Ireland, was held in the large room, Exeter-hall, yesterday, at eleven o'clock. The Marquis of CnoraioNDELEv, who occupied the chair, called on one of the reverend gentlemen on the platform to read prayers. The Cusiammi then said that he had been requested to take the chair as having been connected with the Society for some time ; and though he would have wished to see another person there more competent to discharge its duties, yet he felt interested in the objects of the Society. He valued a Protestant education, and it gratified him to know that the Society, under the patronage of the Church of England, was constituted to give such an education to more than 50,000 children, and he hoped that it would continue to extends its efforts, and become, under the blessing of God, increasingly useful. He would refrain from detaining the meeting, and proceeded to call on The SECRETARY, whoread the report for the last year. It stated that the receipts of the Society for the year amounted to 4,4651., being an increase of more than 1,0001. over the income for the previous year ; that 2,4501. had been remitted to the Church Education Society for Ireland ; that the number of schools in connexion with the Society were 1,811, containing 100,755 children, of whom 12,000 were the children of Protestant Dissenters, and 30,000 of Roman Catholics. Lord SANDON, who moved the first resolution, said there were others more competent, but he felt called on by the course of poli tical events to come forward, as he thought every Cristian ought, and especially legislators, to show that they were still warmly concerned in the cause of the Church ; for if legislators, ' after oppo sition, were compelled to acquiesce in certain events, they were cer tainly called on to come forward personally and individually, feeling, as they must do, that they were led:less and less to rely upon Parlia ment or corporate bodies, and more and snore on their own endeavours. The Church of Ireland had suffered in nch, placed often in circumstances of temptation—temptations from persecution and from kindness ; but she had continued with a singular unanimity to hold up to them the same grand principles, and he hoped she would long continue to do so. But it was the duty of individuals now to countenance her in her struggles. The Noble Lord, after some further observations, moved that the report be adopted. The Right Rev. Lord Bishop of CASHEL said, he rose with great pleasure to second the resolution moved by the Noble Lord. He was gratified at the sympathy expressed by the Noble Lord for the great, tne arduous, but important struggle in which the Church of Ireland was engaged. It was a struggle for the grand principles of the Reformation, namely, whether instruction, such as would do good to man, shall be through the Holy Word of God, or, whether, that being put way, it shall be through the traditions of men.— (Applause.) He felt himself standing there, the advocate of a prin ciple which, in fidelity to his God and to h:s fellow-man, he dare not give up, and whether he stood against persecution, or tried by kindness, he trusted neither would ever lead him to desert it.— (Applause.) There were assemblies, he said, at the present day, in which it would seem strange to advocate the Irish Church, and in which that Church was looked upon as a monstrous thing. It was strange that that should never have been found out—never, so long as the clergy of the English Church and of the Roman Catholic Church met together on the same field of sport, and at the same table, neglecting the duties of their office. One thing, reported as said by a Noble Lord, astonished him, that the Church of Ireland robbed the Roman Catholics of property that belonged to them. Did they consider that the funds of the Church, and the endowments generally, were a robbery from the Roman Catholics, because the Archbishops and Bishops appointed by the Pope once possessed these endowments? If so, then it was as much a robbery in England as in Ireland. He said, that an objection against the Church of Ireland had been originated by a young man, a Member for one of the Irish counties, a fashionable young man, Ivho perhaps did not read the Bible himself, and supposed the Roman Catholics of Ireland had no need of it ; at least, he thought he pleased their clergy when he objected to the Irish Church, because it would not support the Irish Board. His Lordship went at great length into the demerits of the National B )ard of Education, and read several documents showing the statistics of the schools conducted under the different systems, and urged the meeting to support the system of scriptural education. The resolution was put from the chair and carried unanimously. Lord LIFFORD, after some remarks confirmatory of' the Rev. Prelate's statements, moved the second resolution, Rev. Dr. O'SuLtavals, in seconding the resolution, said that three charges had been made against the Church of Ireland :—that her revenues were too large ; that her title to them was founded on in justice ; and that the establishment of a Protestant church in Ire land was very impolitic. On the first, he said it ought to be recol lected that, in establishing a church, it was necessary to open a door for clergymen from every rank in society, it had, therefore, been settled that there should be twelve Episcopal Peers, whose gross income was to be not less than 60,0001. annually, and he was sure that a jury of their peers would not decide that that was too much. The income of all the Protestant clergy in Ireland, who amounted to two thousand two . hundred, was only some thing more than 400,0001., which would not be more than 21(1. to each of those who were to live as gentlemen in society. Looking to the people, and assuming that out of 1,700,000 Protestants I'oo,ooo belonged to the Church of England, then it would be found that the funds at the disposal of the Church were equivalent to no mere than 10s. each person. Considering the importance ofa man's salvation, that amount was surely not too much t o b e spent towar d s . attaining it. The Rev. Speaker, in discussing the injusticeof o title held by the Irish Church to these revenues, begged to c orre mistaken supposition that modern us:anent.' was the saN i ,, an as manism, and that the Protestant Church dated no earne r the aims of the Reformation. The modern Catholic Church pretended to be a reformed church equally as the English Church . and llrieetalitneedor v. corrupt pt ' Gentle man said the Romanist' had changed the frith , forms, the English Church, reformed the ceremoni es and retained the faith; on that ground of distinction he held time English to be but a deve'opment of the ancient church, and, therefore, that the endowments according to all legiti mate and religious Jurisprudence properly belonged to those in 'whose hands they were at present. The Reverend Gentle man then went into the history of Ireland at great length, to show that that country was never in greater allegiance w England than durin g th e supremacy o f theProtestaltlant Church. lie sat down with moving the following resolution : That there is abundant reason for thankttlness to God for the in creased success that has attended the exertions of the London Hibernian Society during the past year, and it is much to be disired that English churchmen should display yet greater int eres t i n the welfare of the Ch urc h in Ireland, and use more strenuous and effectual efforts to assist her in the fulfilment of the important duties with which sha is entrusted." Lord TEIGNMOUTR in a spech of tome length, moved the next re solution. The Rev. 11. 11•NEn.E, in seconding it, said, although the proximate view of the subject before them was scriptural education for Ireland, and. therefore the speeeh of the Rev. Gentleman might seen irrele vant, yet as one step behind that proximate view led them to the continuance or non continuance of the Irish Church, it was closely to the point, and he believed that one other step would lead to the question of the existence or non - existence of an Established Church in Britain. On that topic, he thought they were all indolent and inactive, and though incomparably the greater number, and the stronger, if united, their Church was being gradually invaded and undermined by the measures of their enemies, and by nothing more certainly than by the hational system of education. This brought the Rev. Gentle man to argue against that system, and the exclusion of the Scriptures from Its schools, which he did with great eloquence and amid great applause. He concluded with moving— " That as the Government of this country feels itself precluded from affording any aid to the schools of the Church Education Society for Ireland, on the ground that in them the sacred Scriptures are made an ess en ti a l par t of the instruction given to the pupils, it is a duty i ncum b ent on all Christians to exert themselves to t he rig t he ut most of their power t o su pply th e means n ecessar y for affor di ng the blessings of Scriptural education to the whole of the poorer 1, the community." A vote of thanks having been passed to the Chairman, the meeting separated. [We are always unwilling to speak against any private Individual, but in doing our duty to the public, we never met with a more dis obliging or ungentlemanly person than he who officiated as secretary for this Society.] :Yesterday being the birthday of the Duke of Wel lington, the tradesmen of his Grace assembled to celebrate the com pletion of his seventy-seventh year, at the Albion, Aldersgate-street , where an entertainment worthy of the occasion was prepared by Messrs. Staples. The chair was taken by Mr. Underwood, and a deep feel ing of gratification was expressed by all the gentlemen p rese q t, they had again the privilege of meeting to testi f y their respect h a to illustrious nobleman, to whom the country is so much indebted. readful SERIOUS ACCIDENT FROM MACtirsERY.—A d accident happened on Saturday last to Mr. Harris, of Brook 31111, near Tavistock. He was in the act of greasing tile cogs of the g reat wheel of his mill, when by some me ans his shirt became caught, which gradually drew him within the lathe and crushed his breast and broke his ribs. The man at work observing the machinery impeded, stopped the mill and discovered his master 111 the above situation. He was Immediately removed, and, to the astonishment of all, was found not dead. Faint Slopes are entertained of his recovery.—. Plynzouth Journal. • Rumours have been in circulation as to a failure in the early potato crop, which, weaireslorry3p particularly say, i is likely to til likelyte kidney ourhto prove too true ; in our neighboOd ths nv , ue ILLIKL—GreenWG4 AdVertiOn 110% 3G% -42 /4 LAW INTELLIGENCk. COURT OF COMMONPLI'AS; May 1. - " (Sittings in Banco.) SPECIAL PAPER.....GIBBS V. SLIGHT AND OTITERS• This was a special case arising out of an action of treys-en brought to recover th e p ar i s h b oo k s o f S t . Stephen's, Wal brook, and the case came on to-day for argument. The plaintiff is Mr. Alderman Gibbs, and the defendants are cer tain parishioners of St. Stephen's, Walbrook, between whom and Mr. Alderman Gibbs there has been a long parish war fare, respecting the right of the latter to retain and fill con tinuously the office of churchwarden for the parish, and by reason of that office, and his being a member ex officio of the select vestry, to retain the custody of the parish books. Sir Thomas Wilde, Mr. Sergeant Channel, and Mr. Cow ling, appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Sergeant Tallourd and Mr. Atkinson for the defendants. Sir T. WILDE, in opening the case, said the parish of St. Stephen's, Walbrook, had been under the management ()fa select vestry from the earliest period that the history of the parish could be traced to ; and the plaintiff alleged that there was evidence that it had been immemorially governed by a select vestry. There was no trace of an open vestry having ever acted in its government. It appeared that the vestry had consisted, at different times, of various numbers of vestrymen, from sixteen down to three ; and that the qualification for a select vestryman was his having previously filled the office of churchwarden. The parish consisted of 67 houses, of which a proportion was let out in counting-houses, and would not therefore furnish in habitants capable of filling the character of vestrymen. After the fire of London the number of vestrymen was re duced (by reason of all the houses in the parish being nearly destroyed) to four, who were qualified to act ; and at that time a faculty was obtained from the Bishop of London, which proposed to:add fourteen persons to the vestry, of which eight should be a quorum. It also appeared that for a great number of years the select vestry had every year elected a church warden out of the general body of the parishioners, who first served the office of junior churchwarden, and the follow ing year was elected to the office of senior churchwarden, and became then entitled to act as a select vestryman. This was the invariable course from 1648 to 1734, with the excep.. a ap in nd th t e he bo y o w les ere from 1666 then t t n ion l6 o 7 f s fo , ar nw t in im g e t s n . t h T e h fi e r r e e o w f as L n a d g o re sumed again ; and since that period to 1824 the re h a d b een other four instances when this co urse h a d no t b een pursued. The election of the plaintiff took place in 1844, when there were four vestrymen present, and certain overseers, who began to attend the vestry in 1835. The defendants in tended to object to the title of the plaintiff, first, on `,her ground that the custom of the parish, if any, was that the vestry should be constituted of persons who had either been elected as churchwardens or had fined for not acting; that there should be eight (at least) vestrymen present at the election of a churchwarden; that the Junior churchwarden should be elected from the parishioners at large, and in the following year be elected the senior churchwarden. The next objection was, that the plaintiff having served as senior churchwarden prior to the year in which he claimed to be elected, he was not therefore eligible to be elected in 1844. To this it was objected, that as in the year 1672, th e d ate of the faculty, and at the date o f the plaintiff's election, the number of the vestry was below the number of eight, that therefore the custom was destroyed ; that the custom was uncertain, and had not been settled, but was a sub ect of dispute. The Learned Sergeant then proceeded to con tend that the attempt of a bishop to control a select vestry by faculty was void. He referred to the case of " Golding and others v. Fenn," reported in 7 Bamcwall and Cresswell, p. 765, to show that there must be a reason able number of ,vestrymen, and that that reasonableness must be decided with reference to long-established usage and the population of the parish. This was a very small parish. The smallest number attending a vestry prim to the date of the faculty was six. From 1648 to 1672 there were 102 vestries held. The number of vestry men attending these meetings were, in three instances, 6 ; in ten instances, 8; and the remainder exceeding that number. From 1675 to 1843, the number of vestrymen attending hadvaried from 3to 11, and during the whole period from 3to 16. There were entries of some adjournments, because only seven ves trymen were present, but he argued that these were not con clusive. Sturges Bourne's Act, the 59th George 111., c. 12, a. 1, provided that no select vestry should consist of more than 20, nor of less than 5 members; and looking at the vast number of parishes, some of large extent, under the pur view of that Act, where five vestrymen were thought reit senable and sufficient to fulfil the duties imposed on them, he contended that in this small parish of St. Stephen's four vestry.. men were a reasonable number —and the adjournments fm. a deficiency of vestrymen were subsequent to the date of the faculty requiring eight to be present, and that instrumen t, he contended, was void. He submitted, that whenever the numberwants o o f f t t h h e e s p e a l e r c i s t parish e r s e t r n y d , e r i e t d lcn i t u i n d e c h e e s e s a u r tu y c t i o e n increase n t h rn e . petent for them to do so, but it was not a necessary the custom. Ile contended, also, that the custom 1 pat z °f a . from the number having, in 1762 as well as in 184. 5 1,` " '- reduced below eight. Neither was the number definite, and therefore this was not a good custom. There was nothing in point of law to render it unreasonable that three should be the number of the vestry. Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD, for the defendants, said the claim, on the part of the plaintiff, was, that a select vestry, composed of those who had serve d the office of churchwardens, being the persons on whom devolved the election of church wardens for all time to come, should be at liberty to elect themselves as churchwardens without limit or restriction, from time to time—that the select vestry should be able to prey upon itself until it sunk down to three in number, in• cluding the two subsisting churchwardens. If pn.. ciple were a sserte d , he did not know why the numb this er ri of three were to be maintained, or why they should not, like tontine, sink down to the survivor, and go on till the custom was lost in the skies, when the survivor should depart this life. In truth, this was a claim in a body to take the whole responsibility of a parish into their own hands. For nearly 200 years, down to 1824, there were only eight instances la which the select vestry had not been annually renewed by a perpetual selection of junior churchwardens from Me body of the parishioners. In 1811 Mr. Alderman (I ibbs was elected junior churchwarden, and subsequently senior churchwarden; and again, in 1824, he was elected junior churchwarden, and senior churchwarden in 1825, and had continued to be re-elected down to 1844, the select vestry every year growing less and less, until the senior and junior churchwardens had almost acquired a fee-simple in their office. In 1844 there were only four persons, in cluding the plaintiff, at the election. The defendants con tended that it was quite impossible that such a custom as this could ever have had a legal origin. It was monstrous to suppose a custom which could thus reduce the select vestry to a point; it would, in fact, be a suicidal custom. Without depending on the faculty, the number of eight named in it was good evidence that that number of vestrymen was thought reasonable as a minimum, and it agreed with the usual fact. He submitted that the custom set up was one which their Lordships would not sanction because of its unreasonableness. It was clear that Lord Tenterden, iu the case of " Golding v. Fenn," when he suggested that "the love of ease among men would usually counter.. balance the love of power," never contemplated a case like the present. The effect of the custom contended for by the plaintiff was to make the churchwardens an irre-i sponsible body ; as churchwardens liable to account to the select vestry, and, as the select vestry, accounting to them selves. It might be that everything had been done which the parishioners could desire; but this case must not be de cided according to the character of individuals. It might be rare to find a gentleman of the undoubted abilities and business habits of Mr. Alderman Gibbs thus placed. It might be with regard to Mr. Alderman Gibbs, as was mid. by the Emperor Alexander to Madame de Steel, in answer to her question, " How can despotism be so centered ht you ?" " Ah, madame," replied he, "I am only a happy ao cident." It might be "a happy accident" that a gentleman so qualified as the plaintiff was placed in such a position. Ever since 1835 the overseers had voted with the vestry; but they were not legally members of the vestry, and had no more right to vote than persons called out of the streets. He cited the case of " Tyson v. Smith," in 6 Ad. and EL 645, and 9 Ad. and EL, 406, to show that, in order to its validity, a custom must be certain and reasonable in itself, commencing from time immemorial, and continuing with out interruption; and whether the custom is reasonable or not depends on the decision of the judges. Thus a custom reported in Lord Raymond's Reports, p. 1558, alleged by the vicar of Wakefield of a due of 10d, for the churching of women, from every householder having a child born in the parish, at'the usual time when the mother should be churched. was held to be invalid, on the ground that the time was un certain and unreasonable, as the husband might be called on to pay though his wife was not churched at all. He would not, however, trouble their Lordships with referring to many of these cases (some of which were very curious), they were so wide of the present question. He concluded with arguing that as the custom contended for by the Plaintiff tended to a t some length, and the irresponsible power, it was unreasonable and bad. Sir T. WILDS replied Court re• served its decision. The case occupied the whole day. MR. SMITH O'BRIEN, M.P. ber for Limerick called ary to o er m or ak th e e i ti el e a n i d r s ies of a t n h d e Hon. Af tl e i m ei - r residence ill Old Palace. yard. The room in ii.h-hilcliell;.°O.:Brien i o s f imprisoned, is half-way between the entrance to the Houses car Y ds es a t t cnia.37 a. great ( Lords and Commons. The (loot leading to his apartment is the second door on the left (there being no door on the right) after passing the entrance to the House of Commons and entering within the boarding which. runs from the House of Commons to the House of Lcrdl. The room is on the ground fioor, and may be known by the iron railing outside the Window. There are two window aso railed; the first is the window of a room through which one must pass to enter that in which Mr. O'Brien is confined. His room is of small dimensions, and furnished neatly but scantily; it contains a folding bed, a table, a few chairs, a wash. hand-stand, and fender and fire-irons, and is carpeted with cocoa- fibre matting. It was reported that on Thurday the Hon. Member paid it a visit, and had some furniture put into it ; but the rumour was incorrect. On Tuesday, however. two two gentlemen, having measuring rules, wereedritscoArember the enter room, which is generally usedas a,,swe belong to room. On being questioned, they „ answeredmessenger was not, the press, and may go anywhere. T thhowever,eirbusinoemfthe same opinion, and ordered them to go about On Thursday evening, while the House was deliberating on Mr. O'Brien's case, the Bon. Member remained standing at the library door, in a state of great excitement, frequently clasping his hands together in a very agitated manner. OD, being taken into custody and lodged in his apartment, Mr. • Bellamy waited on him to receive his instructions as to the hours at which he should like to breakfast, dine, Sze., and what m nature; the viands and liquors that would be agreeable. Mr. O'Brien's answer "All Iwan r t is simply any hat h w ou il r l sustainta tea aan was, toast to breakfast and dry ay suit you. I should dine between two and three on anything you please, but let it be simple ; and for tea I shall only have tea and dry toast. lam determined not to pay any tees. I shall pay for nothing but for what I eat, and that shall be at the simplest and least expensive kind." Mr. Bellamy in quired what wine, ale, stout, &c., the lion. Member would prefer ? and the answer was, "None at all ; neither wino?, beer, nor anything of the kind." The Hon. Member is locked in his room at night, and one of the messengers is stationed outside to attend on him. lie cannot be permitted to leave the precincts of his prison :cithout the leave of t h e H ou se, except on Sunday , when he will be allowed to go to chapel in custody of the Sergeant - at - A rms. Whilst beton the Commit' tee of the House of Lords yesterday, the lion Gentleman was attended. Avast number of idle ' idlersloitered i a bout Palace-yard yesterday, n the vain hope of • Hon. Member, who in the course of the ev • seeing the lated the passage leading to the ~ Lor ,_, _ evening perambu. not permitted to proceed further. ta " tr anCel " but WM ACCIDENT IN FLEET -STREETS—Last night, abou t o'clock, a boy, apparentl y b etween fourteen and fifteen years o t f a en ge. whilst crossing Fleet-street, opposite Bouverie-street, was knocked down by an omnibus which was proceeding at a rapid pace towards Temple-bar, the wkeels passed completely over the boy's body ( who. , from his dress, belonged to some printing -office in the neighbonr hood). He was picked up insensible, and immediately conveyed to the hospital. In the boy's cap were found some proof-slips . 1 a 10- view, apparently from some weekly paper. Lord John Manners and the members of the Cam. bridge Athenaeum Club will give their annual dinner at the Clarendon Hotel on Wednesday next. 811 1T1 T o h f e m i C. H. Hyde, rector of the pariah. o n n h e a y b f i o t r a t n h t e s p o u t; p ( o tm of b v e re rw se e n l un l h g a a v e testimonial subscribed to it s elargsty: THE BtT N 3 Li 0 `147 13 . - _ O. .1 - 11 A 7,,t7 R VAT . E VE NG, AI o, 1840.