The Sun. — London, England, 1846-07-27 00:00:00

RAILNYA Y Co M (SATURDAY). HOUSE OF LORDS. Room A. CORNWALL. (Continued:from our Afternoon. Edition of yesterday.) COCOS-WM followed. on. the_ same, side, direCtingf*S arereavaimisise. tha.alleged imperfections of the line, its circuitous route and low-levels,. and. tale oppeeition offered to it by the population of the district through which it passed. Mr. Sergeant KINGLAKE replied, and dwelt at greatlength on the decision of the House of Commons with respect to this Bill. He said this Bill had been there discussed three times, and had each time received the approbation of the Commit tees of the Houses of Parliament. Mr. Brunel had told them that, in laying down this line thegreat object of the promoters had been to accommodate the district through which they passed, and that district, namely, about St. Austell and Truro, was inferior to none in importance, in population. The Learned Gentleman then went over a large portion of the evidence, which he contended was conclusive of the merits of the line, and was proceeding when the room was cleared. The CHAIRMAN, on our re-admission, said, that the Com mittee would postpone their decision on the preamble for the purpose of hearing the clause of amendment which it was proposed to introduce into the Bill. Mr. Sergeant KINGLARIE said that he had no clause to propose. Mr. HUM u E then proposed that in the 28th section of the Act there should be inserted a clause to specify the point, to which the railway at Bodmin should be allowed to come, and also to provide against any injury that might be done to the town by the cutting off of the water. Mr. Sergeant ICING LAKE called attention to the general Act by which companies were bound to construct their works with as little detriment to public and private property as possible. - The clauses having been formally proposed, The Committee decided that the first, relating to the car rying of the railway to Bodmin, should be referred to the engineer, and that the latter, with reference to_ the water, was provided for by the general Act, and that the preamble was proved. WEST COENWALL. Mr. TALBOT opened the case for the promoters of this Bill, and stated the expense of the project was 500,0001., and that it was supported by the greater number of the proprietors along the line. Some of the petitions against the Bill had been withdrawn, and the remaining petitions were of a very unimportant character, it being a curious fact that among the names appended to these letters, there was not a single proprietor, they all being occupiers. There was a petition on their Lordships' table from every inhabitant along the line, from Truro to the Land's End, in favour of the Bill. Some evidence as to traffic baying been heard, the Com mittee adjourned. Room C. SOUTH EASTZRN (CHART BRANCH). The Committee re-assembled this morning, the Earl of Devon in the chair, Mr. ALEXANDER opened at very considerable length, and stated that this was a branch of the South Eastern Company to the village of Chart, so as to form a communication-through the middle portion of Kent, and to cut off the large angle at Red Hill, going on by Seveneaks and Tunbridge Wells, and a connexion would then be made direct with Ashford. The whole cost of the line would be 1,400,0001., and the engineer ing difficulties, though considerable, would not be anything like insuperable. The chief of them was a tunnel of consi derable length, in which there would be a rise from both ends, the gradient upon each incline to the apex would be one in eighty. It was proposed to pass this tunnel by the use of smaller wheels than those usually employed. The cost of this line would be only 23,0001. a mile, Ivkile - that of its opponent was estimated at 26,0001. a mile. Mr. TALBOT, who appeared for the Croydon Com pany, contended for his right to be heard for the Mid- Kent Atmospheric at the close of this case. To this Mr. ALEXANDER objected, and an argument en sued, at the close of which The Committee decided that Counsel for a line not before them could not be heard. Sir Edmind Elton was then called, who spoke generally to the convenience of shortening the line, and giving ac commodation to Mid Kent. The Rev. Mr. Blackhall, vicar of Seale, gave similar tes timony, and expressing the favourable opinion of the Marquis Camden and his other neighbours. Mr. Douglas, M.P. for Rochester, also gave similar testi mony, and stated that. the length of this branch, which is in tended to run from Maidstone to Chart, would be between 16 and 17 miles. Mr. Baldmin, a landed proprietor between 3laidstona and Ashford, and whose property is chiefly near the proposed line, expressed himself in favour of the line, and stated that it would be very convenient for all those who had to attend the assizes and sessions in the county towns. It would also be very convenient for the transmission of hop-poles and bark, there being a wood, chiefly coppice, three miles in length, near the line. Mr. Powell, a landowner and farmer near Maidstone, tes tified to the general feeling of the district, and stated what it now cost the inhabitants to bring coals or manure from Maidstone. There would also be an advantage in the carriage of lime, a trade which had been lost by the di version of the Folkestone line. He also spoke to the advan tage to the proprietors of the flour mills and paper mills, and in his opinion if this line were to be sanctioned, the popula tion of the district would increase, and other mills would be required. The town of Ashford was already very much in creased by the passing of the South-Eastern line. Mr. Mellor cross-examined on the position of the station at Hollingbourn and the number of mills on the line, and stated that the cultivation of hops and fruit would be in creased by the facility which it would provide. Colonel Millington, commandant of the military depot at Maidstone, where there are at present depots of five regi ments, besides the riding-school, where there were always detachments from every cavalry regimen t.The number of troops at present there is about six hundred. Large numbers of men were enlisted in London and sent down there. He had marched the troops which were drafted fcr foreign service to Headcorn, a distance of eight miles, and there put them on the railway in prefarence to going the roundabout route of the prdsent line. In every way the proposed branch would be a benefit, but he believed the barracks and other public buildings were nearer to the opposing atmospheric.line. Mr. Wvlde, a solicitor, and for fourteen years deputy clerk of the peace, testified to the great inconvenience of getting to Maidstone from the east part of Kent. So great had been the change in the feeling of the inhabitants of that place, that instead of being opposed to it, they would have made the line themselves, if the South Eastern Company had not included it in their group, and so general is the consent of the landowners, that the line might almost be made with out an Act of Parliament. The expense of conveying pri soners to the county gaol was, in 1842, 2,5461., and en an average of seven years it was 2.8921., which by the construc tion of the railway there would be a saving of at least 1,0001. a year. The witness also spoke generally as to the conve nience to the immediate distract, and state .1 that•so great is the inconvenience at present, that goods between Maidstone and Ashford are now sent by the road instead of the railway. Mr. George Ward Norman and several other witnesses were called, who gave similar testimony, after which their Lordships adjourned till Monday. Rocirn D. GLASGOW, DUMPRIES, AND CARLISLE. The Committee met to-day at eleven o'clock, the Earl of St. Germans in the chair. Other Members present, Earl Lucie, Viscount Canning, and Lord Charleville; Lord Orford absent through indisposition. The Committee having obtained leave to sit without Lord Orford, the further examination of evidence for the opposi tion to the Bill was resumed. Mr. Collister, civil engineer, was recalled, and cross-ex aminee by Mr. Sergeant BELIASIS—He furnished last night all the details respecting the estimates that had been made. He had made the calculation from examina tion of the plans and sections of the line. The plans and sections from which he calculated the estimates were not larger than those deposed in the Parliamentary office. Taking the cutting of rock at twenty miles on the line deposited, the greatest depth was twenty-five feet, and the average was twenty-four feet. (The witness was here requested to show the mode he had adopted to arrive at the average of the cutting, and the calculation he had made of the cubical contents of the cutting, as a test of the accuracy of his general evidence on the engineering.) There were, he said, two portions of cutting near to each other at this place on the line included in the calculation. The one cutting was twenty-five feet at its greatest depth and sloped down to no thing; the other was twenty-feet and sloped down to eighteen. He made the total of the cubical contents at 33,000 feet. That was the conclusion he had come to from the data he had given. The cutting at the twelfth mile was 60,000 yards at one and a half to one slope. He calculated this on Thursday to be 89,000 yards of sandstone cutting, but that was a mistake. He found it out the night before last. He believed it was mixed cutting, about one third of it being sandstone. Allowing the cutting now to be a slope of a half to one, it would bring the expense to about the same. This 89,000 yards was included in the 221,000 yards of sandstone cutting he gave the other day. The correeriTt he had made would reduce it about 60,1;0O. With respect to the crossing of the Crawick water, be thought a viaduct over the whole of the valley, such as he estimated, would be the best and most economical way of doing it. He was sure that Blyth could not cross the water at the price he named for his bridge and embankment. There was a difference of 200/. per mile for the permanent way between Mr. Miller and him. Mr. Miller's was 5,5701. per mile, and his 5,3701. 751. per yard was the price he aesurned the rails would cost. At 701. per yard, the price per mile would be about 1761. per mile less. He was not aware that the Ayrshire Rail way had rails of 681b3. per yard; 75 lbs. was the weight used on the Grand Junction and other lines in connexion with it. The price per ton he esti mated at 91. 10s., delivered at the works. They bad tried both Wales and Staffordshire for the Caledonian line, and could not get the rails for less. Rails could be got in England for less than in Scotland. lie had received a letter from a gentleman who had been sent out to inquire about the price of rats, and the lowest offer was 9/. ss. per ton at the works. These were rails of an inferior character. The beat were 91.155., and the carriage to A r nan would makethem 114 lie was not aware that Mr. Blyth had also estimated them at W. per ton. He was not aware that iron rails were in the course of making on the route of the line. The witness was next examined respecting the prices he had set on the turn pike and other branches. He was not aware that bridges on the North British line had been constructed at similar prices Lo those stated by Mr. Blyth. 3lr. Sergeant BELLASIS was about putting a contract of the works of the North British line into witness's hands in order to examine him on the bridge estimates, when Mr. Sergeant WEANGIIAM objected to any such contract b e ing used, as it had been executed before the passing of the Consolidated Act. The contract was accordingly withdrawn. An estimate for the execution of the works on the Kilmar nock and Cumnock line, and a further offer by the same con t ractor to execute the bridges on the Dumfries line, was n ex t submitted, but this was also objected to, on the ground that it was not a contract or deed, but merely an offer to do cer tail works, which had not been as yet accepted. Witness's cross-examination continued—He had estimated the bridges in agreement with the provisions of the Consoli dated Act. He had taken Government duty on the gross passenger traffic. lie was not aware that a great proportion of the passengers would not have duty paid on them. Re-examined by Mr. Sergeant WRANGITASI—He had himself superintended the execution of railway works. On the Caledonian line he was under Mr. Locke. He had found it invariably the cheapest and best way to get effi cient works constructed, to let the works to responsible and trustworthy contractors, who would sublet them and guarantee their proper execution. The calculations he had furnished to the Committee, were calcu!ations made at leisure, with great care, which had been checked four times by four diffeent persons. That, as compared with the hasty calculation he had made in the box at the de sire of Mr. Sergeant Bellasis, showed this difference. The carefully-made calculation of the cutting at the 20th mile was at one-and-half to one, 31,000 yards; at half to one, 22,000 yards. The hasty calculation he had made to-day at TRE_____T_TN, LONDON. MONDAY EVENING, JU L Y 27, lAdfi. three turnpike roads would be passed over, could not be fully considered by the present Committee. The plan altogether was bad, and most expensive, as Mr. Cubitt had shown, and he submitted that his proposal, that the Committee should decline deciding upon this important question in the last week or fortnight of the session, and postone the mFtter till the next session, was but fair and:reasonable. Counsel having concluded his addres , , Mr. MERREWETHER replied on behalf of the promoters of the Bill. He submitted that little attention should be paid by the Committee to the evidence of Mr. Cubitt, because it was only on the previous day that he had seen the plans of the company, and he could not, therefore, be supposed to be fully acquainted with the merits or demerits of it. His Learned Friend had opposed the Bill on behalf of the Croydon Company, but he (Mr. Merrewether) hoped that the Committee would consider that that Company had no ground of opposition to the Bill, because this Company had proposed to insert in their Bill a clause which would enable the Croydon Company to form a junction with the line proposed. The secret of their opposition to this scheme was their wish to prevent this Company having a western extension, so that they might monopolise the whole of the traffic of that district. Now he submitted that such a reason ought not to induce the Committee to decide against this scheme. The Learned The Learned Counsel having concluded his reply, the room was ordered to be cleared. On our re-admission, after the lapse of a few minutes, The Noble CHAIRMAN said the Committee had resolved that the preamble was not proved, and they had desired him to intimate that in coming to that determination they did not de sire to express any opinion adverse to a west-end extenssion. Mr. MEAREWETHER—For the South-Eastern Company? The Noble CHAIRMAN—Quite so. LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN (LONDON BRIDGE EXTENSION). The report on this Bill (the preamble of which was de. dared to be proved on the previous day) wai then adopted , after which the Committee adjourned till Monday. LATEST PRICES OF SHARES IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COll PANIES' STOCK. From tie Official List, PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING LONDON, FRIDAY, JULY 24. JOINT-STOCE BANICS. Dividend Amount Name of Company, per of Pled. Pri ce Annum. Share. X s. d. , X s. d. Australasia Britsri north American Si. per cent. 50 0 0' 50 0 0 44 A , Commercial of London Si. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 2314 'Jolonial.. . •.. Londn and Westminstr 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 VT London Joint-Stock ... 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 14% Metropolitan - 25 0 0 710 0 Provincial of Ireland.. Si. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 48 Ditto, New......... 81. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 19 National of Ireland .. Si. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 20 Nat. Provncial of Eng. 51. per cent. 100 0. 0 35 0 0 26 Ditto, New.• •••• • • • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 Union of Australia.... 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0" 0 26 Union of L0nd0n..... 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 11U INSITEANCE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price Annum. share. £ 5. d. X a. il. Albion ...•••• • • • • • • • 3/. I Os. 500 0 0 50 0 0 74 Alliance Brit. and For. 6 per cent. 100 0 0 11 0 . 0 19% Ditto Marine. ••• • • • 61. per cent, 100 0 0 50 0 5.3 4 Atlas . ••• British Commercial • • 7s. per share 50 0 0 50 0 7% Clericl,Med.&Gen.Life 51. per cent. 100 0 0 210 0 63 County .......... •• • • 31. 100 0 0 10 0 0 • 10s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 - Eagle .. •-• • . .... •• • • Os. 50 0 0 60 0 5% Eng.& Scot. Law •. • • 51. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 2y, European Life .. •• • • 5% per cent. 20 0 0 All paid. 20 Freemasons' . Globe ••••• • • . • 6/. per cent. Stock. - 134 Guardian ••••• • • • • • • 51. per cent. 100 0. 0 36 10 0 48 Imperial Fire .... •• • • 61. and bonus, 500 0 0 50 0 0 240 fulperial Life ........ 12s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 161 A Indemnity Marine.... It. sh. & bs. 100 0 0 513 1 29 Law Life •••••••• •• .. H. ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 52 Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 20 0 6% London Fire ........ 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 14% London Ship ........ 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 14 1 f; Marine .. ..... • ..... 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 - 15 0 0 10% Med. Invlikl & Gen. Life 4341. per ct . 50 0 0 2 0 0 3 National Leaa Fund.. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 2% National Life .... . • ... Si. per cent. 100 0 0 5 0 0 9 Palladium Life ...... .. 51. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 21. Os. Phoenix .. .... ...... .. 3/. p. ct. & bs. - - 205 Protector Life.... ... 51. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 11. 3s. Provident Life • ....... 1/. ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 23 Rock Life.... • • ...... 4s. 5 0 0 010 0 4% Royal Exchange 5l. per cent. Stock. - 194 Sun Fire. - - 210 Ditto Life .......... 11. 6s. - - 49 Universal Life .. CANALS. I Names of I E Dividend Names of .Z , Dividend . '-. Companies. 'ld per , Price. Companies. per Price. :1 Annum. w Annum.' ill - ' -.• XI 1 £ Ashtn & Oldh 97 57.55. p c 70 Monmonthsh IN 81. 160 Ashby-d-la-Z 113 41. 70 Mntgomrysh 100, Si. 98 Barnsley.. • • 160 121. 180 M acc l e sfield. 1001 - 38 Basingstoke.. 'lOO - - Neath .• •. •• 100 17/. 340 Itrknk&Abrg 150' Si. 85 Nottingham . 150 121. - Croinford..• • 100 141. 150 Peak Forest. 78 3/. 40 Dudley lOO 41. - Regent's .. .. 33 11. sa. '25 Derby ••• • • 100 6/. 73 Rochdale .... 85 41. 77 Ellsmre&Chsll33 4/. 55 Shropsfilre • . 125 8/. Erewash •• • ilOO 321. 300 Somrset Coal 150 71. 10s. 130 Forth & Clydj 100. 41. - Do.LkFd St 12 6/. p. c. 11 - GrandJunctn'loo 71. 95% Stffrd&Worc 140 281. 295 Grand UnionI100; 1/. 10s. - Shrewsbury.. 125 15/. 230 Glamorgnsh. 1721 13%1. 210 Stourbridge.. 145 201. 315 Glstr&Brkly,' 00; - - Strtfrdcn Av 75 11. 10s. - Grantham • • ;150! 121. 100 Severn and 26 11. 88. 32 Huddersfield. , 57i - - Wye Rail. Konnt & Avn; 39. Ts. 6,1. 9% Trnt 88 31r-1 ~, 30 1 . Lancaster 147 I/. 10s. - i sey, % sh. j - Leeds& Livrp 1001 341. 520 iThams&ltted 12 - - Leicester ... • I4o' 101. 105 =Worestr Bc} Leicstr& Nth 8.1 4/. 60 Binning. 78 2/. 44 Lough borogli, 142 70/. 850 Wilts & lit Itso 67 IL 11 DOCKS. Dividend :Name of Compaßy. I per Annum. Price, Paid. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. GAMING Hot:SEi —On Saturday, Philip William Saunders, James Catfarth Field, Richard Bradshaw, and James Adkins, were indicied, charged with having kept a common gaming houseat 31, St. James's Street, between the months of M:iy, 1840,'and the same month in the year 1843. In a second count they were charged with having kept a common gaming-room at 26, St. James's -street. During the last two years there hake been several trials and motions in the various courts at Westminster relative to the recovery of 2,000/. upon two promissory notes or cheques given by Mr. John Simeon, the son of Sir R. Simeon, Hart. The defence has been, that these documents were given for the payment of money lost at hazard, and that there had been es-heat ing in the transaction. The first trial was appointed ler December, 1844, but the day precedilig the defendants consented to a judge's order for the payment of debt and costs in fourteen days. That judge's order was subsequently set aside upon the affidavits made by the above defendants, wherein they stated that Mr. Simeon was under the influence of wine upon the occasions when he played, and that he had played with loaded dice. In these affidavits, Saunders stated ' himself to have been employed as waiter to the establish ment, and that he bad handed the loaded dice to Mr. Simeon. The other defendants declared themselves to have been partners in the concern with a party of the name of Davies, who eventually had obtained possession of the notes or cheques, and that he had refused to give them their proportion. Upon these affilavits the present indictment was brought. The Learned Counsel for the prosecution (Mr. BALLAN TLNE). however, failed to give evidence as to the parish wherein the houses were situated, and wherein the money was alleged to have been lost and won, and also in his proof of identifying the defendants with the houses. Mr. CLARKSON and Mr. BODKIN, on behalf of the defen dants, submitted under this state of things that there was no ease to go to the jury. The Learned JUDGE being of opinion that there was not, directed the jury to acquit the defer.dauts, which was accord ingly done. Scl - . was again charged upon another indictment for at tonpting to pass off a counterfeit half-sovereign, similar to, and cast in the same die as those found in the carpet-bag. A second verdict of Guilty was returned, but tie sentence as postpor ed. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. WORSHIP-STREET. ATTEMPT TO POISON —Hannah Barker, a young wo man of very miserable and emaciated appearance, was placed at the bar before Mr. Broughtun, charged with having' administered a quantity of oxalic acid to her husband, George Barker, a shoemaker, living in Holy well-lane, Shoreditch, with intent to murder him. _ The prosecutor stated that he was married to the pri soner in the month of October last, .but they had lived together on the most unhappy terms, in consequence of h s discovery of her infidelity, and her own admission to him that another man was the real father of the younger of her two children, an infant four months old. On the preceding afternoon the prisoner's mother called at his house, and conducted herself with so much violence towards him, on. account of his differences with her daughter, that he determined at once to separate from the latter, and proposed to divide the furni ture between them, and allow her 54. a week for her maintenance. The prisoner assented to the arrange ment, and they soon after ,sat down together to partake of tea. which he prepared himself; but after filling a half pint mug he was in the habit of using from the teapot, he had occasion to retire for a short time, and fcund on his return that his wife had put some milk into his tea, a portion of which he poured outinto a saucer and drank it off. The peculiarity of its flavour, however, instantly attracted his attention, and he accused the prisoner of having mixed something in it, which she at first faintly denied having done, but on repeating the accusation, she clasped her hands together, exclaiming—" Oh, God, what have they persuaded me to do !" and burst into tears. He then insisted upon searching her, to discover if she had any poison in her possession, and having forced his hands into her pocket he discovered there a quantity of loose white powder, which she admitted to be oxalic acid. After securing the pocket and its contents, he hastened to the residence of a neighbouring surgeon, who administered a powerful antidote, and he was afterwards taken to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, where further re medies wire resorted to, which had the effect of neutral izing the poison. Bilice constable Leary, II 129, stated that, having re ceived information of the occurrence, he hastend to the house, where he found the prisoner seated on a chair in a state of extreme excitement, and took her into custody. On learning the nature of the charge, she admitted its entire truth, and said that she had in:ended to destroy herself and her two children, as well as her husband. Mrs. Hayward, the searcher of female prisoners at the Featherstone station-house, said that the prisoner subsequently repeated the above confession in her hear ing, and added that she was tired of her life in con sequence of the brutal treatment to which her husband had subjected her. The witness had since examined the prisoner's person, the appearance of which certainly went tar to confirm the truth of her statement. Mr. Thomas Vale, assistant to Mr. Bower, a surgeon in the Curtain-road, deposed that on the preceding afternoon the prisoner cafled at the surgery, and asked for a pennyworth of oxalic 'acid, upon which he handed to her a packet containing half an ounce, which was labelled " Poison." The prisoner then left the shop, and about half an hour afterwards her husband hastily en tered, declaring that he had been poisoned by his wife, and witness accordingly administered an effective anti dote, and directed his removal to the hospital. The prosecutor's father afterwards arrived with a jug con taining some infusion of tea, which was found to be strongly impregnated with oxalic acid; but he required further time to complete the analysis. _ _ Mr. Vann then - addressed the Magistrate on behalf of the prisoner, and said that he had numerous wit nesses who would be able to establish a strong case of systematic cruelty and neglect on the part of her bin band towards the unfortunate woman, but he considered it most expedient to reserve their evidence for a future occasion. Mr. BROUGHTON said that nothing whatever could justify the atrocity of the offence which had been so clearly established against her, and he should order her to be committed on the charge of attempting to poison her husband, but she would be brought up next week for the completion of evidence. RAILWAY SU RE MARKETS MANCHESTER, Jut 25. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Ainbergate, Nottingham, &c., I sy dis. —Birmingham and Oxford Junction, 3 p —Blackburn Dar wen, and Bolton, New, % die.—Cornwall and Devon Central, 1% dis.—Direct Northern, 1% dis.—Grand Union, 13s. 6d. dis.—Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction, Extension, 325. dis.—lluddersfleld and Manchester Railway and canal, IA dis.—Liverpool, Ormskirk, And Preston, 1 1-16 p.—London and Brighton, 6434—London and York, 1 11-16 dis.—Manchester, Braxton, Matlock, and Midland, 7-16 p.—Manchester and Birmingham. 85% —Ditto, Quarters (B). 113 p.—Ditto (C), 1034 p.—North British, Carlisle Branch, 1 9-16 p.— North Staffordshire, 3% p.—Preston and Wyre, 34% —Ditto, Halves (it), % p.—Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction, 34 dis.—Shropshire Union Railway and Canal, 1% dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, 45 — Ditto, Ne. 1, 634 p.—Ditto, No. 2, 6 p.--Ditto. Halves, No. 4, % P. —South Midland, 34 p.—South Staffordshire Jwiction, dis.—West Lancashire Coast, I Is. dis.—West Riding Union, 234 p. LEEDS, Jeuv 25. STOCK EXCHAKGE.—A good •deal of stock has been taken off the markets recently for investment, which has created a fair business, and the trade continues tolerably firm. Midlands are lower in con. sequence of the half.yearly statement not meeting general expecta tions. The dividend will be declared to-day at Derby, and as con siderab:e discussion will probably arise there relative to the liabilities of the company, we defer any remarks until the result of the meet fug is known. The Bradford guarantee of 10 per cent. is viewed with a good deal of dissatisfaction by some of the proprietors; and an opinion prevails that the bargain is a bad one for the Midland Com pany . Eastern CL , unties stock maintained its position for some days after the very serious accident on that line, but yesterday in London they were not quite so firm. North British are much improved and in good demand. Manchester and Birtningliams are also better, as well as Newcastle and lierwicks, Norfolks, York and North Mid !Ands, and East Lancashires. French Shares have rallied, especially Paris and Lyons, and Great Northern of France. The sales are— Huddersfield and Manchester Extensions, 17s. dis. —Huddersfield and Sheffield, 7S, p.—Leeds and Bradford, 41% p.—Leeds and Thirsk, dis.—Newcastle and Darlington Junction Extensions, 104 p.—Norte British, 35k—Ditto. Half Shares, 5 p.—Ditto, Carlisle Branch, 325. Gd. p.—Grand Union, 145. dis.—Great Eastern and Western, 295. dis.—Lancashire and North Yorkshire, 21s. dis.—Lancashire, York shire, and North Eastern, 445. dis.—Leicester and Bedford, 15s. dis. —Londoc and York, 1 54 dis.—North Staffordshire. 3 1 1 4 p.—North Western, Sc. Gd. dis.—Sheftleld, Rotherham, and. Goole, I die.-- South Midland, Its. 6d. p.—West Riding Union, 41. ss. Gd.—York and Carlisle, 40s. dis. SHEFFIELD, JULY 25 STOCK EXCRANGE.—The sales are—Grimsby and Sheffield Ex. tension, 265. dis.—Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, 16s. 6d. dis Manchester, Midland, and Great Grimsby, 21s. dis. —Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, ss. p.—North Western, ss. dis. HULL, JULY 25. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—North British, 36—Ditto, Carlisle, 58s. 9d.—North Wales, 10s.—Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, 22s.—Grand Union, 13s.— Leicester and Bedford, 7s. 9d.— London and York, 20s.— Mallon and Driflield Junction, 478.-111an cheater, Buxton, and Matlock, 21. 12s.—North Staffordshire, 51. &J.-- South 311 eland, 9s. 3d. p.—Shropshire Union, 125.—West Biding Union, 4%. _______ . half to one was 33,000 yards. He adhered io ,the leisurely made calculation, and his estimate of price was founded upon it. Very little malleable iron was made in Scotland. ; Mr. Wilson was the principal maker of it, and his tender for rails for the Caledonian was higher than they could 'be sup plied for in England. Mr. Wilson was a large holder in the Caledonian line. On account of the heavy, en gines now used, some companies were using /ails as heavy as 80 to 90 lbs. per yard. - The estimate of the portion of the Nithsdale scheme, from Gretna to Dum fries, was 10,000/. a mile, or 240,0001. The Caledonian branch proposed in the Commons, from Dumfries to Gretna, was almost an identical line, and he made the cost of that 388,761/. He considered this latter a moderate estimate. With regard to the error he 'bad made respecting the 89,000 yards of cutting at the twentieth mile, he thought it better to wake the explanation to the CoMmittee this morning than alter the whole of the figures in the calculation, and so deface the table. The result in regard to money, however, was litile different, beiog 153/. more than the estimate made on the first or erroneous data. Mr. Foster, civil and mining engineer, examined—He had had considerable experience in making railways. He had been engaged in constructing the London and Birmingham line. He was now the acting engineer on the western por tion of the Chester and Holyhead line. From his experience of making railways, the mode of letting the works named by Mr. Collister was the best one. Competition was not found a good mode. On the Chester and Holyhead line they had let the works (No. 9) to a responsible man, who agreed to complete the works, with all extras, at the price named in the schedule. The work by this means, he believed. would be done cheaper than almo s t a ny li ne i n the kingdom. He had examined the plans and sections of the Nithsdale Company, and had gone over the country. The quantity of cutting, he con • sidered, had been under-estimated 300,000 yards ; and, taking similar prices as those named by Mr. Miller, there would be here a deficiency of 35,0001. The tunnel at Drumlanrig, he calculated, would cost 15,0001. more than the company's estimate. The estimate of masonry, he considered, propor tionably small. He was sure it would be double the sum. He had never known a line with so little mason ry , or so few occupation bridges. He had also gone over Mr. Collister's estimates. With the exception ofthe cuttings, which he thought estimated rather high, he generally agreed with that witness. Cross-examined—He had not been able to go over the Whole line. In examining the tunnel near Thornhill. he had been prevented going over the ground of the agent of the Duke of Buccleuch. He went along the highway from Gretna to Dumfries, and thence to Sanquhar. He was in a carriage, and got out perhaps about three times. He was not able to get over the exact route of the line, on account of the opposition he received. With respect to the expense of any tunnel, he could not say what it would cost without a know ledge of the strata. The works he named were on the Chester and Holyhead line. The contract he spoke of was about eight miles in length. The extras he spoke of included extra bridges, and making good any defects arising from defective foundations and too thin walls. Competition was the usual way of letting large contracts, and the other works on the Chester and Holyhead were let in that way. He considered there should have been about four times as many occupation bridges, and he should think they would cost 500/. each. He bad executed no works in Scotland, but he had in Wales. He was quite satisfied that the masonry could not be' one for less than 2,0001. per mile. It was twice the amount on the Chester and Holyhead line. Re-examined—He., . felt firmly persuaded the masonry could never be done for 1,000/. a mile. Though he did not leave his carriage often in the journey through the country, he saw sufficient to estimate, along with the sections, what the masonry would be. He had previously been through Scotland several times before. Mr. Wood, civil engineer of the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway, gave 'evidence to the same effect as the previous witness. He had a good knowledge of the district which the line traversed, and he was satisfied it could not be made for the sum named by the company. He generally corrobo rated Mr. Collister's estimate. Cross-examined—He had gone over the estimates of Mr. Collister in detail, in doing which be took the quantities and character of the works from Mr. Collister. He had executed about 100 miles of railway of the Newcastle and Carlisle and branches in that district. He was direcior of that line of railway as well as engineer. Mr. - Davidson, civil engineer, followed to the same effect. He bad had experience of the works on the Grand Junction line, and had been acting-engineer of the Greenock line, on which there had been large cuttings. He thought Mr. Mil ler's estimate too low, and Mr. Collister's fair and accurate. He agreed with what had been said respecting the advan tage of the works being let to large contractors. He stated this from what had taken place in the construction of the Greenock line. Cross-examined—He had recently been engaged in con tracts, and had not laid down any'railways in the present year. He had contracted to keep the works in repair on the Glasgow and Greenock line, and was now engaged in making a pier in Roseneath. The repairs of the permanent way on the Greenock line last year was 1501. a mile; the year before it was 2001. He was aware that the half-yearly statement of the Ayrshire line represented the repair of the permanent way to cost 801. a mile, but the statement did not afford the means of testing the accuracy of these items. A pause here took place from the Committee waiting for Mr. Bidder, civil engineer, to be examined, during which, Mr. CocKnuEN wished to know whether the Committee had yet decided upon going into the question of compe tition ? The CHAIRMAN said they wished the other evidence first to be gone into. In case that broke down, it would render the latter unnecessary. Mr. Bidder having arrived, was next examined—He said, assuming the quantities of work given by Mr. Collister to be correct, be thought his estimate fair and reasonable. He had not been over the line, but he had gone carefully over the plans and sections, and he thought the line proposed could not cost less than 16,000/. a mile. The witness here went over a number of items in the estimates which, judg ing from the plans and sections, he considered to be much under-estimated, _ _ _ The effect of the answers was a corroboration of the evi dence of the previous witnesses. Cross-examined—He had not gone minutely into the details, and therefore he could not speak accurately of the occupation bridges. In a general estimate they could ap proximate pretty nearly to the cost of a line without going actually into details. Parliament required details to test the accuracy of the general principle. Ile was not aware that the North British cost but 13,000. a mile, or that Mr. Robert Ste phenson, on examining Mr. Miller's estimates of that line, stated they were very ample. The Committee then adjourned till Monday at eleven o'clock. Room F. XIXRDICINGNAIM AND OZPORD JUNCTION. IMPORTANT DECISION. _ _ The Committee met at eleven o'clock ; present, the Earl of Ripon (chairman), the Earl of IVynford, the Earl of Sondes, the Earl of Montford, and the Earl of Eldon. At the commencement of the proceedings, two witnesses were called. and gave general evidence in favour of the Warwickshire bran...hes. Mr. HOPE addressed the Committee at some length on be half of the Warwickshire branches. Mr. TALBOT having replied, the room was cleared. On our re-admission, The Cumin' delared that, in the opinion of the Com mittee, the preamble of the Birmingham and Oxford Junc tion Bill was proved. The Committee then adjourned at half-past four o'clock. Rc•m H. BIRMINGHAM AND GLOUCB3TER BRANCHES. (HALESOWEN BRANCH.) DECISION. The Committee met this morning at eleven o'clock, Lord Strafford in the chair. Mr. HILDYAILD opened the case on the part of the pro moters. The object of the Bill was simply to construct a branch from the Birmingham and Gloucester Rail way, at King's-Norton, in the county of Worcester, to Halesowen, which is situated in the midst of an important mineral district in the same county. The length would be 5 1 / miles, and its cost 130,000/. "Mr. Best, a gentleman connected with the district, gave evidence to show that great advantage would result from the construction of the branch, by giving an easy and speedy means of transit for coals to broitwich and other places on the line and contiguous to it. Mr. M'Connell, superintendent of the locomotive depart ment of the Birmingham and Gloucester line, said he resided at Bromsgrove, where the locomotive station of the line was situated, and that he used a great quantity of coal there, and that the Halesowen coal would be much in request at that and other places south of Bromsgrove, if the branch were made, as it would cheapen their cost. It would bring a great deal of new traffic on the main line, and would place Cheltenham, which consumed a quantity of coals, within forty miles of this great mineral district. MI. Matthews, land agent to Lord Middleton, through whose property the line would run for three miles and a half, stated that his Lordship assented to the line, and that it would be advantageous. Mr. Humphrey, the proprietor of a Halesowen colliery, gave evidence in favour of the line. Mr. Evans, proprietor of salt-works at Droitwitcb, said I the consumption of coal in the salt-works there exceeded 2,000 tons a week, a great portion of which came from Halesowen and that district, but which would be used in geater quantities if the line were made. Much interruption was frequently caused to the works on account of the delay in getting coals at the present moment. The cost of coals would be materially reduced, which would have the effect of increasing the trade, by cheapening the cost of manufacture. Mr. Sturge, an extensive corn merchant at Gloucester, considered that the salt traffic would be considerable. Mr. Berkeley, an engineer, had laid down the line under the direction of Mr. Robert Stephenson. Its length was five miles and a half, its cost 130,0001. 1 and the steepest gradient 1 in 64 for one mile and fi ve - e i g h t h s. I t h ad a tunnel of 960 yards in length, which would cost 39,0001. There were gradients of 1 in 64 on main lines, which had a great amount of traffic, and, therefore, could not be fairly objected to in a branch, as it could be worked without inconvenience. Unless the line had this gradient, the cost of its construction would be quite disproportionate to the revenue which the Company expected to derive from its construction. There would be some passenger traffic. This closed the case on the part of the promoters. Sir T. Pumnius addressed the Committee against the branch, on behalf of the petitioners, and contended that the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton intersected a more important part of the mineral district than the portion more contiguous to Halesowen, and therefore did away with the necessity for any additional line, and called on the Commit tee to reject the preamble of the Bill. The Committee having passed the preamble of the Bill, the clauses, with some additions respecting the property of certain petitioners, were agreed to; and the Chairman hav ing stated that he should report their favourable decision to the House, the Committee separated. HOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP LXVII. This Committee re-assembled at the customary hour this morning in Room 22 (Grand Corridor), Lord Lincoln in the SOUTH-EASTERN (FROM HUNGERMOHD BRIDGE TO GREENWICH). which he said appeared to involve Mr. Cubitt, engineer, was heard c in on o si p d p e o r s a i b ti l o e n d t i o ffi t c h u e lt l i i e n s e , was mr b . a D dl r y ew la , i e d le o r u k t, ti r th d ie re tr q u u s i t r e e e d s a of c t a h r e ef ue n l evlt R ther • s ) ion se y . 0 hithe, and Bedf..rd Roads, was also called, for the purpose of showing the g re at i n j ury to t h ose roa d s by the line which it er r m was proposed should cross them. The thoroughfares were most important, and the trustees were decidedly opposed to the Bill. This having closed the evidence on the part of the op ponents, Mr. AUSTIN, Q C. (who appeared for the Croydon Railway Company), said be hoped he had shown the Committee that the Bill ought not to pass during the present session. He submitted that the whole of the subject of extensions and junctions of the Metropolitan Railway ought to have been referred to the decision of a Committee of the House of Commons. A question of such considerable importance as allowing this Company to make a viaduct Of four miles length, by which fifty metropolitan streets, and STRAND SESSIONS. July 25. CROWN COURT. 113 103% 27yi MICE, MIDLAND CIRCUI 11-IVoitinyleam, July 25. The Crown business was finished i❑ the course of the of er noon of Friday, when Mr. Justice Matteson proceeded to assist the other Learned Judge in the disposal of the causes. The business has been very light on the criminal side of the court, the only serious charges being a case of stabbing, and that of a girl of the name of Zillah Clarke, charged with firing some straw in a hovel. She was Acquitted. The Nisi Prius business, though heavier than was expected, did not present anything worthy of a report. OXFORD CIRC.,' WT.— Stifford, July '25. CROWN COURT.—(Befoie Mr. Justice MAni.E.) Fo EltY AT WO lA' EIZI tAmrox.—Robert dllitcheli, a po liceman, pleaded guilty to the charge of forging a cheque for 751. upon Captain Hatton, the chief constable of the South Staffordshire police force, and was sentenced to seven years' transportation. 111AN.snauGHTEn AT TirroN.—Joseph Bate was indicted for killing a fellow• workman in the parish of Tipton, on the 24th of June. This case afirded another of the many proofs brought forward at Stafford assizes of the fatal conse quences arising out of the ungovernable conduct and ex cessive passion displayed towards each other by the men employed in the mining districts. In this case the prisoner and the deceased, a man named Cooper, were working with many others at Messrs. Benson's works in the neighbourhood of Tipton. On the day of the occurrence, they ( with others) were engaged in carrying hot metal in ladles from the fur nace to a place where a large hammer was fixed; a contest seems to have arisen as to which should arrive at the ham mer first ; the men were running along a floor the surface of e h ece caused of which was of metal and highly polished. The deceased swung the hammer round, with th e view ( as i t aPPearea) to obtain first possession of an anvil; the p rison er thereupon forcibly thrust him round. The effect of this w as to hurl him with violence against the h ammer. conse quent upon which his head came into contact wit h some p art of the ma (c) I ti, death.iinn pinion r n y , al‘asinrtd.o Justiceht, e r e i c tn e : Ar • e oi (l pa ar t 0, 31: i s ot fs u pa p er n o r n nmi t ii t h nt e gm h gu e p expressed an ad w the p x i s h tn fl m o a o r r k s e i t f , such that a therenature d did ds notha appe ar to have been any ma - d ande jury m further al o r set licious intent on the part of the prisoner. immediately returned a verdict of Not Guilty. ----- NORTHERN CIRCVIT.—Durham, July 23. The commission was opened last night by Mr. Justice Wightman, who presides in the criminal court. Mr. Justice Cresswell sits in the civil court at this place. The cause list is not numerous. Mr. Justice Wightman, after the list of the tnagistrates and coroners had been called over, and a grand jury sworr, addressed them shortly upon the du ties the grand juries would have to perform, and con gratulated them upon the comparative lightness of the cal lendar. PASSING COUNTERFEIT ONE ._John Crowther, aged 46, and Harri e t J o h nstone , 14 ver y aged woman , were arraigned f ' r havin g , at Stockton , uttered a couterfeit half-crown, with intent to d e f rau d, well knowing the same to be for g ed. The prisoners p asse d a t t h e ir lodgings as man and wile, and left behind them there a carpet bag, locked up, the mottling before their apprehension. On the 25th of March they pro eieded to the Market-place, where the female prisoner pure • chased with the base half-crown a pound of butter from a small farmer's wile standing in the market, and received the change. Upon their was apprehension their ld ate cked uo l lodging was discovered, and in the carpet- bag found p and enveloped in several folds of wearing apparel, a rouleau o f twenty-nine bad and counterfeit half-sovereigns, and two L i,ners. He gave up the case bad sovereigns, and three counterfeit half crowns. There was a bunch of keys found on the woman, with one of which given, when the policeman with ease had unlocked the bag. The man ha jl d ir g . tiiiToprrstody, a faLe name. of the female, but contended there was nothing in the deuce to affect Crowther, whom the jury acquitted, and found the woman guilty of uttering the base coin, knowing it to be counterfeit. • DESERTION AND CAE% Cox. —Ellen Hughesattended be fore the bench to support a summons which had been taken out against her husband, Dlr. John Hughes, lately an engi neer in the service of the Birmingham and Gloucester Rail way Company, by the guardians of the Strand union, for allowing her to become chargeable to the parish of St. Giles. It was not denied that the defendant had not fulfilled the pecuniary arrangements entered into by him for the support of his wife since their separation. Defendant was also charged with having formed a criminal connexion with a female ser vant, and that this was the original cause of the separation. The wife had formerly been in the service of Captain O'Don nell, and the defence was criminal intercourse on her part with that officer, to prove which several witnesses were called. Captain O'Donnell admitted that lie had frequently visited complainant, and had relieved her wants, but denied that any improper intercourse had taken place between them. The Bench refused to grant the order. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. NORFOLK ClRCUlT.—Norwich, July 24. CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice WILLIAMS.) ARSON.—Henry Warren was indicted for having, on the 30th of June, set fire to a "stable in the parish of Rockland. Mr. EVANs conducted the prosecution; the prisoner was not defended by counsel. The prisoner, who is a chimney-sweep, was allowed to sleep in the loft of the stable in question on the night named in the indictment, and . be:ore the lire he had asked at a pub•. lie-house for two or three lucifer matches, which had been refused him. Ar,out half,an hour afterwards the stable was discovered to be on tire by two ;young women, who were passing along a road, at the side of which the stable stands. They gave an alarm, and soon after heard a noise as of the shutting of a gate in the direction of the stable, and saw the prisoner advancing thence, who first said, " Are you all right ?" and, on one screaming, told them to hold their tongues. He afterwards assisted those who attempted to ex tinguish the fire; suspicion, however, was directed to him, and he was seized. As he was in the act of being led away, he was seen to take a lucifer match from his pocket, bite off the end, and then throw it away. The prisoner, in his defence, suggested the improbability of his setting tire to the only place of refuge he had, for nu one would give a chimney-sweep a bed; and commented on the omission to produce tile fragments of the lucifer match, winch it had been said he had thrown away. The jury, after souse deliberation, returned a verdict of Guilty. Sentence was deferred. SHOOTING.—TEST OF INTENT BY DISTANCE.--John Meek and Indium Dodman were indicted for having, on the Ist of July, shot at Charley Godbolt, with intent to maim, &c. It appeared that on the clay in question the prisoners drove in a waggon past a field in which the prosecutor was mowing some vetches. They were lying on the top of the waggon, and on the prosecutor looking, up at them they first :soused him, and then one of them, seizing a gun, fired it at him, saying, " Take that. The shot took effect on various parts of his person; one penetrated the skin under the eye, and ' another struck his hand. Wham the prisoners were ap prehended, Meek said that the gun had been tired at a lark; and it turned out tha the waggon, at the time of the firing, was distant about 33 yards from the prosecutor. For the defence the criminal intent was again denied, and several persons gave the prisoners an excellent character. Mr. Justice WILLIAMS told the jury to consider whether the gun had been fired at such a distance from the prosecutor as to show that the prisoners must have contemplated its taking effect; if it had not been so fired they ought to be acquitted. The jury deliberated a few moments, and returned a verdict of Acquittal. _ . BREAKING AND ENTERING A DWELLING •HOUSE. — George Whales was indicted for having, on the 10th of May, feloniously entered the dwelling-house of William Miles, at Beeston, and stolen fourteen pounds therefrom. Mr. Evans conducted the prosecution, and Mr. G. L. Browne defended the prisoner. It appeared that the house of the prosecutor had been en tered while the family was attending divine service, and the money taken by some person, who must have cut out a small latticed window from its rude framework at the back of the house, and squeezed himself through the aperture thus made, for there were the footmarks of a stranger outside the window. The window-frame was whitened, as if some per son with a whitened coat had forced himself through, and on the sill there was an impression as of whitened corduroys. The footmarks were traced to some distance, and it appeared that the thief in his retreat tnust have forced himself through a place where he would have to creep on his hands and kr.ees, and, in all probability, wet his knees, and cause his dress to be marked with green stains. All these indications of guilt coincided with the state of the prisoner's dress, ex cept that the impression of his highlows did not correspond with the footmarks. It was proved, however, that the pri soner, after lie had seen the constables examining the foot prints, had drawn some nails from his highlowe, and that in laigth and breadth they coincided with the impressions. None of the money, however, was found on the prisoner or traced to him. The defence consisted of very ingenious com ments, tending to discredit the accuracy of the witnesses. The jury returned a verdict of Guilty; and the prisoner was sentenced to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for two years. WOUNDING A MAN IN POSSESSION.— William Tennant was indicted for having, on the 30th of April, wounded John Utting on the head, with intent to do him some grievous bodily harm. Mr. Palmer prosecuted, and Mr. W. Cooper defended the prisoner. On the day in question the prisoner went to a small farm, of which he has recently been dispos aw that he was warned off by and persisted in remaining on the spremisesesse i in there, course of l notwithstanding the prosecutor, who is a sheriff's follower, and had been left in possession. The prosecutor determined to eject him, and was rising from his seat for that purpose, when the prisoner toopocket and str uc k him with it a tre mendous back of the h ea d.. At th a t momen t th e kas to blowne from on son of the prrosecutor entered, and, rushing to his father's assistance, knocked the prisoner down and secured him. The blow on the prosecutor's head proved to be one of a very serious kind, and the attendance of a medical man for some time became necessary. In cross-examination it was elicited that the prosecutor Lad been convicted of a conspiracy to procure evidence against a man on a charge ofrape. For the defence, the daughter of the prisoner proved thatlthe prose cutor had commenced the affray, and she also denied that her father had had any stone in his hand. The jury Ac quitted the prisoner. This case concluded the assizes fbr this county. BRIDPORT ELECTION PETITION. The following is the report issued by order of the Ilouse of Commons, from the Select Committee to whom the petition of William Roekett was referred, met who were appointed to inquire into all the circumstances under which Joseph Welsh gave evidence before the Select Committee on the Bridport election petition, that William Rockett voted for Mr. Rornilly : Your Committee are satisfied that. William Rockett the transfer of whose vote by the Bridport Election Committee, on the evidence of Joseph Welsh, from Mr. Cochrane's to Mr. Romilly's poll, was the means of seat ing Mr. Romilly, voted at the last Bridport election for Mr. Cochrane, and that there is no ground for supposing that he voted for Mr. Romilly. It appears that Rockett went twice to the polling-booth to vote; that at th, time of his first going there was a great crowd and noise in the booth; that Rockett, who is sixty-four years of age, and afflicted with asthma, was, from exhaustion and confusion, almost unable to speak when he had got through the crowd to the poll-clerk, and that, having gone away on this occasion without giving his name and address, which were, however, known to the pt 11-clerk, ho was considered not to have completed his vote; and that he afterwar ,s returned and duly voted for Mr. Cochrane. On the first occasion Welch, the witness, who appeared before the Bridport Election Committee, and other respectable and intelli gent witnesses, who have been examined by your Com mittee, declared that they heard Rockett say " Romilly," after he had got within the bar of the polling-booth for the purpose of voting. The poll-clerk and the two check-clerks (one of whom of. coarse acted in Mr. Romilly's interest) aseree in stating that -Rockett did not say " Romilly," while tendering his vote; either on the first or the second occasion; and the pollsclerk further confirms Rockett's own statement, that the first time he came, though he did not give his own name and address, be said several times he voted for Mr. Cochrune. Under these circumstances, the Committee cannot doubt that Rockett's vote was given for Mr. Cochrane; but thq see no reason to impute falsehood to the witness Welch. Rockett, in• his confusion, may have said "Romilly" without knowing it, after he got within the bar, the first time of his going up to vote, and this might have been heard by persons standing out side the bar, though not heard by the poll cler k and the check-clerks ; or, in the noise and confu sion, which all the witnesses agree in saying prevailed at the time in the booth, a cry of " Romilly may have been mistakenly supposed to come from Rockett. Under these circumstances, the question naturally arises, how is it that the evidence by which W elch's statement could have been contradicted was not brought before the. committee ? The following e xt rac t s f rom Mr. Coppock's evidence will show that an arrangement was made between the parties, in the committee room, that Rockett's vote should be transferred from Mr. Coch rane's to Mr. Romilly's poll without opposition from Mr. Cochrane. Can you give us any information, and if you can, have you any objection to give it, which may show the Committee how it was that evidence which might have been produced on the other side to rebut Welch's evi dence, was not brought befOre that committee. Before you answer that question, the Committee wish you to know, that not only they will not require you, but they do not want you to tell them anything that you may have learned from the agent on the other side confi dentially ?—I can. Will you do so ?—Yes •, it was by agreement that this vote of William Rockett was brought before the Committee. By agreement with whom ?—By agreement between counsel. How do you know that ? I was present and heard it. You heard that agreement made ?—I was asked whether it should be made 'before it was made. Who asked you that 7—My own counsel. What did they ask you P—l was asked whether I could take the seat easily ; whether I could transfer the majority of one without much trouble, and without in volving anything more than the mere question of the vote, and I said I could ; and I had that vote of Rockett, and by agreement that vote was taken off one poll, and put on the other. Is that all that you were asked by your counsel ; are those the exact a ords in which the question was put to you by him P—l cannot say that they are the exact words, but that is the exact import, as far as I can state. Ycu say, " Without much trouble ?"—Whether I could do it without involving any other question than the question of the vote. Was any further explanation given by counsel of those words which you refer to, " without raising any other question than the question of the vote ;" was any further explanation given of that ?—There was ; I per fectly understood what was meant. You must not tell us what you understood, unless you can tell us what was said to you.—lt was arranged that Mr. Cochrane should give up the seat, and I was then asked that question, that Mr. :Hominy should take it. I had those witnesses at hand, and as that opened no question but the-mere question of a vote, that was the vote 'that was agreed to be taken. Mr. Cripps—Was Rockett's the first vote that you meant to go-into ? No, possibly the last. Chairman—What cases did you intend to take first ? I meant to take the case of a voter who had been dis qualified by receiving 101. not to vote, and on a subse quent part of the day had received 101. to vote. I meant to have called that identical man before the Com mittee. Will you explain to the Committee what you mean by the words, "Cases involving no other question than the question of the vote ?"—Cases that would raise no point at all, but the mere question of the propriety of its being recorded ; the question of the vote itself. Will you explain to the committee what you mean by "Cases that could raise other questions ?" A common scrutiny only involves the one simple question of the right to vote ; a bribery scrutiny would involve many other circumstances besides the right to vote. Do you mean that those were cases that would not involve a bribery scrutiny ?—Certainly. The following is. the evidence of Mr. Templer, the agent for Mr. Cochrane, on the same subject : Can you give us any information which may show the Committee how it is that evidence, which might have rebutted Welch's, was not brought before that Com mittee ?—Yes, I can give this reason for it ; we were not in a situation to have rebutted the evidence, for we were not aware that Rockett's vote would be called in question ; they. furnished us with a certain list, and we came here under the impression in the morning that they would have opened their bribery cases, and would. have gone into the general allegations of the petition. It was Mr. Cochrane's firm determination, at a consulta tion, that he would not go into a scrutiny, and the con sequence was what has occurred. I remember Mr. Cock burn opening the case of a scrutiny, and Mr. Austin in terrupting him, and saying that he would not be dragged, at that period of the Parliament, into a scrutiny, and if that was the course which his Learned Friend intended to pursue, he would advise his client not to proceed further with the inquiry. That was said by Mr. Austin openly ?—Yes. Did you hear any private conversation between Mr. Austin and Mr. Cockburn ?—No, I did not; none v. hat ever. . The first . intimation that I had of Rockett's vote being put . up, was by Mr. Sergeat Kinglake, in the Committee-room. Mr. Sergeant Kinglake, told the Chairman that there was a vote which had been impro perly recorded for Mr. Cochrane, the sitting Member, which vote, if properly recorded, would have given the petitioner a majority ; and that, by transferring that vote from the poll of Mr. Cochrane to the poll of Mr. Romilly, that would leave the majority in Mr. Romilly's favour ; and that, as it was not the intention of Mr. Austin, on the part of the sitting Member, to go into a scrutiny,' that would determine the matter on the part of the sitting Member. Was any application made to the Committee for time to be allowed to bring up evidence to rebut Welch's statement P—Not in the least. I should not have inter fered if half the votes had been struck off. I considered that when Mr. Cochrane determined not to open the re gister, or to go into a scrutiny, I was hors de combat ; that my professional labours were at an end. This was on the Saturday, and we could not, if we had wished it, have got up evidence until the early part of the week, which would also have led us into great expenses, which Mr. Cochrane dreaded. Lord A. HERIWC—You stated that you were agent for Mr. Cochrane, and that your client was determined not to enter into a scrutiny ?—Precisely ; it was Mr. Cochrane's firm determination not to do so ; and I con sidered my professional duty at an end when that deter mination was come to. When you stated that you understood that the other side meant to go into the question of bribery, did you mean a scrutiny of bribery votes ?—From the allega tion of the petition, it was my opinion that it was en tirely a bribery question ; a generally case of bribery and not of scrutiny upon the registry at all ; and so I advised Mr. Cochrane. I thought it was so, and I was in ignorance upon that subject until a very late consul tation ; within two or three days I thought that the po tion would have been entirely confined to that point, from the language of the petition. If it had been confined to bribery, should you have defended the seat ?—Certainly. Chairman--I thought you said that six days before the Committee met, you had seen a list of the oljec tions?—Yes, I had. Did not the list show you that it was likely to be a scrutiny case as well ?—Yes ; but it does not follow that, because they reserve to, themselves the power, they will use it. Indeed, I thought that the language of the peti tion had precluded them ; and I went to a consultation, I think, only two days, a day or two days, before u the a tknt , Mr. meeting of AthuestCino,smananidttmeer. Sergeant,lortheexress Murphy'sp opinion on that point. I thought that they would have been precluded, and I said I thought the fight would take place upon the bribery ; but Mr. Austin was strongly o f opinion that the prayer alone of t h e petition would e nable yr th c e lo m m t m o &oteeiothoatvleie feltscrutiny. thems e lves precluded by the decision of the Ho use , which negatived tha . t wt a e r t t h( of the original motio n w hi c h sumg estedinlu any compromise or arrangement was en ' t : ,er i e r if 7 l:eo by the parties to the petition, their counsel or agents, to pre vent the disclosure of bribery and treating; and also whether, and to what extent, bribery arid treating were practised at the last election for the borough of Brid port," from pursuing any further examination into the circumstances of the arrangement spoken of by Mr. Coppoek and Mr. Templer. It is clear that the effect was to prevent the extensive allegations of bribery in this case from being gone into; and your Committee cannot help expressing their vet.) great re gret that thes . e allegations have not been thoroughly investigated. Your Committee think it right to direct attention to the practice, adopted in this case, of altering a vote by arrangement between the contendin ; parties without the knowledge of the voter, and withoutfullairnravensgtlaetniotns: Mr. Coppo e k' s evidence shows that votes have often been extensively struclt off a poll by similar this Instance, Rockett's vote was transferred from one poll to another. Your C 9111440 venture IQ suggest NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, Juts 25 • STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are- Caledonian, 7 dis.-Ditto, Ex. tension, 19e. dis.-3lanchester and Leeds Extension, 21. 6s. 6d. p. - . North Staffordshire, 3' 1-16 p. -NeWeastle and Darlington Exteu , sions, 111 A p.-Newcastle and Berwick (North Shields), 10% p.- West Riding Union, 2/. Gs. p. -York and Glasgow Union, 2 dis. YORK, JULY 25. _ _ _ STocit EEC/WV:IE.—The sales are —Eastern Counties, York Ex tension, 11. 19s.— Grand Union (Nottingham and Lynn), %—Leices ter and Bedford, 7s.— Leicester, Tamworth, &c., I/. Is. —London and York, I—Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 21. 95. 61. Newcastle and Darlington, New, 11 1 4 —North British, Carlisle Extension, 2% —North Western, 16s. 6d —South Midland, 27i - York and North Midland, East and West Biding Extension, 131. 6s. 3d. EDINBUIRIII Jui.ir 21. STOCK EXCIIANGE.—The sales are—Aberdeen, Si. 159.- —Aberdeen Banff, and Elgin, 1/.33. —Airdrie and Bathgate, 31.85. 6d.—Arbroath and Forfar, 271. 10s.—Ditto, Half Shares, 151. 10s.— Armagh and Portrush, 14s.—Ayr and Galloway, 11. Bs.—Banffshire, 16s.—Belfast and County Down, 12s. 61—British and Irish Union, V. Is. 6d.— Caledenian, 131.75 . Cal.—Ditto, New, 1 6 5. - -Caledonian Extension, it. . _ 125.--Caledonian and Dumbarton, 1/. 25.--Caledonlan and Northern Direct, 11. IN.-Clydesdale Junction, 22/. ss.- Cornwall and Devon Central, 1/. 123.-Deeside Railway, 31.-Direct Northern, 18s.- Dublin and Enniskillen, 2/. 10s.-Dundee and Arbroath, 37!.- Ditto, New, 21!. 55.-Dundee and Perth, 22/. 7s. 6d.-East Indian Hallway, 7s. 6d.-East of Fife, 165.-Edinburgh and Hathgate, 21. 158. Gd.- -Edinburgh Ad Glasgow, 741. 10s.- Ditto, Halt Shares, 181. 2s. 6d. - Ditto, Quarters, 181. ss.- Ditto, ditto, New, 181. 10s.- Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton, 151. 154.-Dltto, Preference, 20/.- Edinbureh and Northern, 8/. 10s.-Ditto, Newport, Bs. 9d.- Edin burgh and Perth, 1!. 178. Gd.- Forth and Clyde Junction, It. 18a.- Glasgow and Ayrshire, 751.-Ditto, New Stock, 321. 10s.- Ditto, Quarter Shares, 18/. 10s.-Glasgow and Belfast Union, 2/. Gs.- Glasgow, Dumirles, and Carlisle, U. 17s. Gd.-ttlasgow and Dundee Junction, U. 12s. 6d.-Glasgow and Garnkirk, 40/. 10s.-Glasgow General Terminus, 81.- Glasgow and Greenock, 161. 10s.-Ditto, New Stock, 81. 155.-Ditto, Preference, 11. 155.-Glasgow Harbour Grand Junction, 11.-Glasgow Harbour Mineral, 11. I Is. W.-Glas gow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 1/. 11s. Gd.-Glasgow, Strat haven, and Lesmahagow, 21. 175.-Granton Junction, 105.-Great County Down, 1/. 155.-Great North of Scotland, 63.-Inverness and Elgin, - 1/.' , Os. 6d.-Lanark and Lothians, 2!. 4s. 6d.-Larne, Bel last, and Ballymena, 7s. W.-London, Bristol, and South Wales, 11.33. -London and York, 17s. 6d.-Ditto, Half Shares, 12s. 6d.-Midland and Eastern Counties, 155.-Newcastle and Berwick, 261. 58.- North British, 34/. 17s. 6d.-Ditto, Halves, 121. 58.- Ditto, Extension to Carlisle, 2!. 18s. 6d.-Ditto,Extension to Halkeith, 6/. 17s. 6d. - North Staffordshire, 51. Gs.-North Wales Mineral, 151--Ditto, New, 81. 17s. 6d.--Perth and Inverness, I/. 125.-Scottish Central, 19/. 17s. 6d.-Ditto, New, 8/. 7s. 6d.-Scottish Central and Caledonian Junction, 11..108.-Scottish Grand Junction,. 125.- Scottish Mid land, 71.-Scottish Southern, 1/, 17s.- Shrewsbury and Hereford, 2s. 6d. --Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester, 4/. 10s.- Soutlt Mid land, 21. 15s.- Stirling and Dunfermline, 11. 12s. 6d.-Stirling and Midland, 21. Bs. 6d.-Strathern Junction, 11. 135.-Wishaw and Coltness, 471. 10s. GLASGOW, JULY 25. STOCK Excummx. —The sales are—Caledonian Extonsion, 31s. 6d.—Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Junction, 20s.— Cornwall and Devon Central, 32s.—East Indian Railway, 7s.—Edinburgh and Itathgate, 545. Edinburgh and Glasgow, New, 181.—Glasgow and Belfast Union, 445.—Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 375. 6d.— Glasgow, Kihuarnock, and Ardrossan, 26s.—Glasgow and Dundee Junction, 335. Inverness and Elgin, 21s. 6d.—Lame, Belfast, and Ballymena, 9s. 9d.—Manchester and Southampton, 28s.—Midland and Eastern Counties, 15s.—North British, Halves, 131.—Scottish Central, 19% —Ditto, New, 8 1 ,4 —Scottish Central and Caledonian Junction, 325. South Midland, 455. 6d. HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUCHESS OF KENT.— There is nothing definitely settled as to the Royal Duchess going abroad this autumn. The only rumour in circulation likely to be well-founded is, that after the visit of the King and Queen of the Belgians, her Royal Highness will go to Brussels for a month, on a visit to their Majesties, and at the close will return to this country. STALEYBRIDGE, JULY 23.—CAPTURE OF A SUPPOSED. MURDERER.—In the month of September last, a so!dier, named M‘Pherson, of the 64th Regiment, then stationed at the Richmond barracks, was found in the Grand Canal. Dublin, with his hands tied behind his back with a black silk handkerchief, and his pockets turned inside out. No money was found upon him, although it was well-known . he had 6s. put into his pocket on the night of his death. At that time an inquest was held on the body, and a verdict of .• wilful murder" was returned. A navigator, named John Conroy, was the last person seen with the deceased, and he immeniately absconded from his lodgings and his employ at a late hour of the night of the murder, leaving his boots be hind him, and came to England. From information given to the Stayley- bridge police, this person was apprehended by M-. Ilickeb the deputy constable, and his assistant constable, Mr. Bodd, in Ramsbottom-street, Staley-bridge, about ten o'clock on IVednesday night last. When charged with the murder, the prisoner admitted that he knew the deceased, and had been drinking with him on the night of hi death at a late hour. He was brought before E. Sidebottom, ?(1., on Thursday, when a sergeant of the 56th Regiment proved seeing the prisoner with the deceased a short time previoui to his d eat h . He was remanded until the police, who are in possession of soma important informatio n had made some further inquiries. Major Brown, Commi ss i oner of Police, Dublin, has been written to on the subject. THE :ISIIIMUS OF PANAMA LINE OF RAILWAY.— This railway is to be begun in November next, as Mr. Klein. Vie Chargé d'Affaires (!) of the company, has received every f New Grenad a . Th e , ncouragement from tine Government t works will ha piecqtett under the supe r i n t gn a gnco of M r. Courtines, a French engmem—Builcim chair. LIST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES. Dividead Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. s. d. s. d Bank of Scotland Royal Bank of Scotland 61. per cent. 100 0 0 158 British Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 223 Commercial Bank .. • . 61. per cent. 100 0 0 164 k National Bank 6l. per cent. 10 0 0 14% Union Bank of Scotland 7% 1. pr cent. -- 50 0 0 9z% Western Bank North of Scotland Bank 61. per cent. 5 0 0 7!; Clydesdale Bank 6l. per cent. 10 0 0 13N Eastern Bank Caledonian Bank Edinb.& Glasgow Bank 61. per cert. 50 0 I 7 % City of Glasgow Bank . 51. per cent. 10 0 0 13ii Scottish Union Ins. Co. 51. per cent. i2O 0 0 1 0 0 1245. Oil Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. ;100 0 0 10 0 0 14% Filson Co. of Scetlnd.. Si. per cent. 10 0 0 All paid. 91i North British Insur... 5%1. pr cent. 200 0 0 10 0 0 28 Caledonian Fire Insur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 22 Edinb , urgh Life Insur. 61. per cont. ;100 0 0 12 10 0 18U Edin. & Glasg. Railway 1/.los. pert. 50 0 0 50 0 0 74 Ditto, % Shares.... 7s. 6d. p. s. 12 10 0 All paid. 18 Edin., Leith, & Grantn 20 0 0 20 0 0 15% Glasgw & Ayrshir Rail. 71. per cent. 50 0 0 All paid. 754 Glasgw&Greenck Rail. 2/. per cent. 25 0 0 .511 paid. 16% Gisgw&Gantkirk Rail. 51. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 40% Dundee& Arbroth Rail. 61. per cent. 1 25 0 0 All paid. 37 Standard LifeAssurnce. 5/. p er cent . 50 0 0 210 0 1 9 MARYLEBONE VESTRY. DISFRANCHISEMENT OF 1,600 ELECTORS BY NON- PAY DIENT OF TAXES. On Saturday s at the meeting of the Marylebone Vestry, Mr. Daniell said he was desirous of calling the attention of the vestry to a subject of very great im portance, which was, that in consequence of the rate paying clauses in the Reform Act, no less than 1,669 parsons in the parish of Marylebone had been disfran chised this year, by reason of their not having paid their taxes. The vestry were aware that by the Reform Act it was necessary that all rates and taxes should be paid before the 20th of July, due on the previous Lady-clay, to qualify a person to vote. He bad this week gone over the various collectors' books, and had ascertained how many had been disfranchised through the non-payment of taxes. lie thought this a fitting opportunity for showing to the present Government the evils of the ratepaying clauses of the Act, with a view to their abolition. He would, therefore, move—" That Sir Ben jamin Hall, one of the representatives for the borough of Marylebone, be requested to move in Parliament for a return of the number of persons throughout the king dom, who have been disfranchised through non-payment of assessed dttabxeetsw,eebn the ythe 2othf ratepaying, July ju 5 clauses and in the the Reform 20th yf July, 1846." After some discussion, the resolution was carried unanimously. Sir B. 11. at observed that he perfectly accorded with the resolution, and would move for the required return in the House of Commons. THE NOBLE DONOR OF FIVE HUNDRED POUNDS TO THE DESERVING POOR. The report of the Joint-Committee of Vestry and Guardians of the Poor, appointed to ascertain the practicability of adopting the offer and carrying out the intentions of an anonymous nobleman to give 5001. towards the deserving puor, upon condition that another 5001. was raised for the purpose, was brought up and read. It recommended that the offer be accepted, arrangements made for rasing the other 500/. by sub scription, and that the guardians be requested to provide a site for a building to c4rry out the contemplated classification.—This report having been adopted, the vestry separated. ALARM OF FIRE IN A Sllow.—On 'Monday evening, between five and six o'clock, whilst the crowd at and adjacent to the scene of the fair was at its greatest density, a cry was raised of " Calvert's show on fire !" 'The alarm, as it spi ead through the crowd, and along the Salt•market, where the concourse was so great that the people seemed almost wedged together, created an immense hubbub, and thousands flocked to the scene of the supposed disaster, the confusion being at the same time vastly increased by the city and West of Eng land engines dashing through the mass towards the show in question. Fortunately the occurrence proved of less conse quence than was supposed. It seems that an escape of gas had taken place in the course of the performance, the flame of which had communicated with a portion of the drapery, which we believe was damaged to some extent ; but the show people by their own efforts soon succeeded in arresting the ' progress of the flames, and all danger was speedily obviated without the aid of the engines. —Glasgow paper. Amount of Paid. Share. 1 X s. d. Commercial I . Stock, s. d. 50 0 0 East and West India... I 6/..pr cent. East Country .. 1/:per sh. 1 100 0 0 Lyndon St. Katharine Southampton • • ht. pr cent. i Stock. 5 per cent. Stock. 4/. per cent. 50 0 0 WATER-WO2&XS. Name of Company. Dividend 1 Amount per I of Annum. Share. East London.... •• • • • £ a. d. • at. 100 o 0 Grand Junction .... • • 31. 10s. 41 13 4 Kent.... •• •.•.. • • • • • 2/. 108. 100 0 0 Vauxhall ... ...... ..• 51. per cent. 100 0 0 %Vest Middlesex •• —• • 5/.55. pr cnt. 63 12 9 .._ that it would be expedient. in order to mee: s uch cases , . to make legislative provision, requiring notices of all ajecttons to votes to be set vel Oil the voters thetcsares SADLERS __ WELLS. • of The re-opening of this theatre, under the claw:ion Mr. Phelps, took place on Saturday night, the PK, sel, , cted being the fist part of Henry the Fou rth, augurs well of the manager's detei uiination to purs ue has system of playing the Shlik-pt , rian drama. whic h th t. obtained such deserved celciirity last two years. The joint-management of Mrs. Wu!ntii, and Mr. Phelps hiving terminated with the c ldse o' d; late season, the theatre has since been greatly itur'fien.. the open space at the back of the boxca bus beta, eess closed, and fitted up with comfortable seats, a nd a r . d for tne' hous e for 1. circle has been formed in front, which were all occur as well as every other part•of the house. The ea'•theuthe prist d chiefly the meinbt lie of the old comps IY' addition of Mrs. Brougham, Mr. Hoskins , and Creswick, an actor of merit in the provinces; and ` l. be his excellent and masterly performance of HotAparrno has not disappointed the xpectation of his fri ends ' re' showed that he had read and studied Shaksper e fully, his pers on ati on o f th e c h ara cter was mariteutlii6 decided talent ; b es id es w hi c h h e p os s e sses many , requisites for forming a good actor, his action it' cious, his figure is good, and his voice pleasant; t b `...(l fore we predict his becoming a favourite _:"dj occupying a high position on the London b w 't f very soon. Mr. Phelps acted the part a t John Falstaff. His delineation of the eh srfir ee. of the fat knight is really an astonishing perforays.lrof We expected to see a very clever and careful versiebutva the part, but we were both surprised and, de li g t he to find Mr. Phelps entering fully ut° of f " humours" of " fat Jack." The Fi' l it a ,' Mr. Phelps is as surprising and as e--(. 13 1 ea' as was the Sir Pertinax of Young. Mr. F a i re d; nett, as King Henry IV., was all that could be de o re and Mr. Scharf, as Francis, was excellent. g e l ,,' s cgs, of the few low comedians of the present day w „ on —' th. play Shakspere. The play was admirably put 11— ,perif . stage, and all the subordinate characters being gpl" sustained, Henry IV. was better represented on Oiefet day at Sadler's Wells, as a seLole, than we bil v l e t 01 0 seen it represented. There was nothing like u u lci . weakness to mar the general effect. Mr. 'thereat ) * Bennett, and Mr. Creswick were called for at • • elusion. The house was crowded in every Pert' THE COLOSSEUM. ect ,cl, This delightful exhibition is, as might be exP crowded night and mor n in g w i t h f as hi ona ble co ti re The performances on the spl e ndid new orga n'i this very fine and added much to the attractions palace of enchantment. During the past week • - oltur e mense number of lovers of the science of blot have visited the- Colosseum to see the large ,011 61 aloe in blossom, which has recently b e en pure , ' 4 o ftb. the proprietor. It is one of the finest specimenice aloe ever seen, and as this plant blossoms but O oftb° century, the plant is as unique as the other par" the most delightful of exhibitions. GREAT NORTHERN RAIL - % tio o ' fa .0 On Saturday the first general meeting otthis /alert! ~ under which the London and York and - Direct No r , n oel . "' incorporated and included, met at the Hall of Co Mr. W. Astell, M.P.. in the chair. „ .0 re fetr Mr. Mow Arr, the secretary, read the report. l' es gedo i , to a struggle in which . the company had been etl / 4 b both Houses of Parliament, and t o th e t r iumph 'qv e1 9 ; after two years' conflict, crowned their exertions• nee penses of so keen and protracted a contest hed ne e cee d ., o ll 2 b 00,00 eengre l. at. wh Those of eofextpheensLeoseodfonthaend Direct Yor N kh o a r u tt ; ; ;;d t. which the London and Yoik had amalgamated , a lu p •tAl °.‘ to upwards of 90,0001. Still, b e t ween the joint i ii t i/ lo the two amalgamated sch emes , th ey h ad a Wlll'l3 o oo ,; 1 , bankers' hands of upward s o f 400,0001., On. available for the purposes of th e co mps*, wit", that sum in hand, to commen ce operatil n , s par e " they did not mean to make an y ca ll on car t holders till March next ; and in the meantime ibi tc e i oe_ s i interest, payable in October next, would lap alloW . d IV the deposits, while on all future calls, or un suntsf i t bea . o •P tc° vance, five per cent. would be allowed. The repo"' ftP ceeded to refer to various other matters of miner illi rdi n 4 connected with the Company. Amofig its rev:0 0 :00;4 were the appointment of a managing director, Wi t ". w itb t 0 of 2,0001. a-year, it being an exp r e ss regulation fir el ls party to be so engaged that he should devote his en bets and undivided energies to the interests of the Great 001.4. f Railway. The report further recommended that tir o , si!,` of directors should be thirty. Roth recommetida t ,! ° t he a brief discussion, were adopted. The adoption 0 1 direc" of the report which recommended that the number ° mons to e tors should be thirty, was followed by the unsu i te lo a tion of a resolution that the sum to be annuallY directors for their services should be 3,5001., to h e yl among themselves as they should think fit. fon, Mr. BECKETT DENISON,. in moving one a if-, 0 ; I ' 4 resolutions, addressed the meeting at some leniP b " e gte . : o position and prospects of the Great Northern. 11 h e had I °: c 4 adverting to the unprecedented obstructions which •ert, thrown in their way in carrying forward Their prei lic h l e congratulated the shareholders on the success l t y to re, r 0 crowned their exertions. With regard to the tr ot° begged to inform the shareholders that respectable eouthe had come forward, who were ready to undertak.ce Cep t n i n o g f u t i line s h h e ed e n a g t i n l e e s e s i lh c n b t e h e e r s estimate of fi r ' ett whom he referred bad also expressed theirile wgiciriotlgverueotheote; S t h t r e U C d t works re i ky n s we without oeureldw ibi r iei e n g g u e i xt r o i gugtoacnday considerablemoney tto bbe eadvanced t 0 fo Cre the faith they had in the directors and the Cornlo t n c no3, l ' o3 ° in which the calls would b had been stated - in the report, they did not mean the any call till next spring. The rapidity with whic, so eT depend About 200 pal J out of the 320 miles of the e line were on a dead 10:7 0t iorl on the nl. leer would be very easy of construction . Some slight d er ' t 1 w re c s u po ld nd d e e d P and alterations would be made in arts of the line, 1 111 ,.. 11 nte r : recommendation of their engineer; but these would lw ehe 11,e e n fere with the progress of the works. He had no doubl;',,,itsu", when made, would be a good paying line, and in ths s t e r o p o w i he was borne out by the opinions of others, in u ', ll : v re fe n ledge of railway matters he had greater conflo hat in his own. The shareholders might rely ou it, t" tr ocr inch of the line would be made. It would be coos d i. all its integrity. of tb e „ n er In answer to a question, it was stated by one r or bi r rectors, that if the shareholders responded in aprope,the to the calls, the line might be opened throughou t bi pe ginning of 1850. aa d t t „., Several other g ent l emen a dd ressed the meetin6,tiog g ete various resolution s — among w hi c h was one aPl)°,,,";,or''; Blowatt secretary, w i t h a sa l ary of 8001. per 101 P - passed. IRELAND. 11' REPRESENTATION OF DIJNDALSr J., DUBLIN, JULY 25.—The Solicitor-General, t cs . al t o Monahan, has st ar t e d f or D un d a lk , where, we are ijiedelobf the Freem an ' s J ourna l , h e w i ll b e opposed V borel il l younger. M r . B yrne, a sol i c i tor connected w i t h tI; vtitS and triend o f M r . M onahan, arrived in town °n The Ila. o night, says th e writer, from Dundalk, filled w", t 5 5 it is' that Mr. Monahan would have h¢• d" a walk over' : pd it, supposed that Mr. D an i e l O'C onntil, jun., ha d r eceil' - ep te. o vitation froth the elect ors of °tame' and had tic o ba t : ii i and Dundalk was booked as imprlEticable to any ug i ve O'Connell. On yesterday morning, however, 3 11. : ‘ .4 d awakened from his very pleasing dream by oc l i - olsro j e Freeman's Journal an official intimation that the S e a t°„fe repeal was hoisted in Dundalk. the colours nail " s olo iv. mast, and, should the Solicitor-General persevere', ,billg,:d W. fiP strongly doubt, that the battle uheuld be fought ti n , to of The Freeman says that the following is the i registry : 140 Repealer!' ... Tories •• • ........ ••• Whigs ........... ..... 35 110 Leaving a majority tor repeid of."*. 3 3 0 1 v 0 10 4 This representation, howeve r , cannot be upon. ..,,,,O. ) PARLIAMEN TA 't 1 7 1:31USIPI ri a - s os / " (From the Votes end ,proceedings of the House (f °).- t : 0 REPORT FROM THE SELECT COMMITTE E Belo GROUP (67) OF RAILWAY BILLS I NORTH KENT RAILWAY (CITY EXTENSIOS I e AO O Lord Lincoln reported from the Select C ommits eti' e ilt Group (67) of Railway Bills, to whom severs' P re ierf ee against the Bills comprised in the said Group W, re P! ll That, in the case of the North Kent Railway ( ine;4 l sion) Bill, they had examined the allegations been the preamble of the Bill; but the same had " t to their satisfaction. 9 3 - - r.. lind erst r i t °l LORD•LIEUTENANT OF NORFoLK.- - N , si — he 1 7 , 0 je that Lord John Russell offered the distinctirin to t rio ip .er Albemarle at her Majesty's desire, but that his Lo, u 0 l'u o a dined the honour on account of his age, and thaL lee t,, De day the Earl of Leicester was offered the appoint! , 0 0 1, 0 , I)-u t honoured t highly y te gr d i a t t . if3 T in o g, th a e s a N p o r9 bl o e f E of ar4 ae th h e g a h p f po m i .o n u tm r o l ni t hie • st r oil t reign, while the county will receive it as a COmr i ,,ble, hi! otb t e a ll7er i'l - racier, „JY 1 , s tep er e onl l y ,R d l u Gs e Ho t tinF t du h L e li s b t Ae a r t eca io li n ppr o Ei f nN h eTi i p s i L esT o o, r a d nA sh dN i lii te revere d n,i—ttaoos taping rw ich Mercury. Langley court, (li n o thrown into consternation by a female foe' tro t e licif f from a o i n : I t t ilh i F rd All :T ' b ee7 ;th: whichNstw.i eveningne d s o .e w i m s t o o t h f h net e t h l the house, uhnoguesset, ofN 0 . 1 1 in e t a c cthil e d b fe y l i ao ors sttheer,i ewdhgeen,c ool. ` . sed 11- 11 3° , that . r ot 0 0 • mutilatedm dent dropped in some sprang from her ; 1 ... it 3 des i li ifs t , Oivter eleven,the shop w , a b s y b , e v i h n ir g c.oii o ir r igc Lu i:.. : #: the court below. ."' I , to J a h tful';', reecsaotslau,etrere3,,t.aorres King'sted ; but co l i l t eg w e a was taken I T : oos '' hopes o f ....-,-.___ -.:--- ~., ..._--- Of BIRTHS. On th e 22d inst., at Norwood, Mrs. B. "n' L o Ir'o' , i ' daughter. 'fa °f .-' On the 23d inst., i n Fi ns b ury-square, the 111 0s r Little, M.D., of a daughter. nezekitaj On the 23d in s t., a t I s li ngton, t h e w if e of -- ter good, Esq., o f a d aug h ter. GNU ceS On the 24th inst., at Odldield, near Stroud , shire, Emma, wits of Ur. J. Wontner, of aeon. ,_ is -°ll :ed On the 24th1 inst., Mrs. N. G e d ve, o f Wa i w ortii,L s. f. , f J o On the 24th in s t., at th e G rove, S tra tford, o i l ii Felt, of a daughter. the lad.r - On the 24th inst., at Lo ns d a l e - squ are, Gray, Esq., barrister-at-law, of a daughter. ,nor „CiaP7 o l; MARRIED. On the 25th inst., - at Stamford-hill Chapel , ij r P t - 1 .11305 ;54 .- ' Charles Augustus Pleller, Esq. ' of Grove-roadt;Ner_ouds to En , ma Sarah, eldest daughter of thy , late J. SY” -----_ „at ;1 1111. DIED. , 13 ,, ~ On the 15th inst. Elizabeth, wife of Mr. hun t c 2 3(1 1 ° ~so f a,lor V ra.is i ii c i: t t o illi t ei i f a ol - 7 t o e tf, ry i Victoria-terrace, J. Brain, . a e isu n i d l io,rfiaesgyteechlii44noeuys; Stepney-d 1 a _ s ,, c l ; ciii i.l .t 1,%1 7 , : . r l ci pi t c o o e l : twl 1 wittier Garden, the infant son of Lieutenant son, Bengal army. On th e 22 t 1 inst., at. Froylo, H a nts, T. Burninght.tfhaiSlk On the 22d inst., Mury, widow of the late R e v. triii;.:lot sop On the 22d inst., at Winchester, Ferdin and, th th e of Captain Wigram, of th e C o ldstream Guards. relict °i - On the 23(1 inst., at N o tti ng -hill, Elizabe th. late Rev. Robert Fennel Jo , . , , f , r i l ick, of 1 0 01 Z ondon: Printed and PubastlO by V121:DO of jpg Straud,l'ilater, at The Sun Oface, N 0.112, Strand, of the Savoy, in the VOugtY of Dliddloe~+ 27, 1846.