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ONE 11UNDRRED pouring nrWARD. LOST or STOLEN, ou WEDNESDAY`, the 15th April last, in the neighbourhood of Lombard-street, London, a BLACK LEA THEE BANKER'S CASE, marked " Coutts and C 0.," in gilt let ters, containing the undermentioned Bank of England Notes, vlz. i Bank of England 500/. note - April 2, 1843, No. 28,031 ~ ~ 500/. „ - ii it 28,517 f 9 Pt 10^ .i.„ - Jul, „ „ 74,195 If ft Oa „ -1, t I ft 81 , 509 „ ~ 30/. ~ .. Oct. 8 „ „ 51,743 ,+ Pt 201. ~ - Jan. 5, 1846 „ 57,312 ~ ~ 201. „ - „ „ „ 40,120 ,i PI 101. „ - March 4 „ „ 97,816 If 11 la „ • „ „ „ 01,492 ~ ~ U. ~ - April 1 ~ „ 04,467 ~ ~ 51. „ - ~ „ „ 29,512 f t Si. „ - March 3 „ „ 93,465 Payment , of all i ' vhlch has been stopped at the Bank of England. Also several Ellis of Exchange of the following particulars : Drawn by W. Ahrens, accepted by Wulff and Co., dated Havana, March 9, 6,j d., due Jute 16—amount 138/. 13s. 7d. Drawn by Forbes and Co., accepted by Forbes and Co., dated Bom bay, l'eb. 6,6 m., due Oct. 16 —amount 300/. Drawn by T. Barnard, acceptyl by Price and Co., dated Bedford, April 2, 14 d. d., due April 19—amount 451. Drawn by the Twaledale Banking Company, accepted by Hankey and Co., dated Richmond, April, 11, 21 d. d., due May 4—amount 121, 4s. 2d. Drawn by M. A. 3fanson, accepted by Forbes and Co., dated Paris, April 7, 3 d. s., due April 19—amount 301. Drawn by E. T. Bell, accepted by Smith, Ferres, and Co., dated namburgh, March 17, 2m. d., due May 20—amount 691. 9s. 9d. Drawn by Forbes and Co., accepted by Forbes and Co., dated Bombay, Feb. 14, 30 d. s., due May 16—amount 45/. Drawn by Jas. Templeton and Co., accepted by Morrison and Co., dated Gldsgew, April 8, 6 m. d., due •ct. 11—amount 531. 13s. Drawn by the Whitehaven Bank, accepted by Price and Co., dated Whitehaven, April 2, 21 d. d., due April 26 —amount 331. 13s. 10d. Drawn by Michaelson and Co., Rothschild and Co. (Rot accepted), dated Stockholm, April 3, 30 d. d., due May 6—amount 5001. Drawn by Murray, Syme, and Co., accepted by Ker and Co., dated Manilla, Nov. 13, 30 d. 3.—amount 501. Accepted by the Provincial Bank of Ireland, Sligo, dated April 11— amount 501. _ . Dr.:wn by Suse and Sibeth, accepted by J. G. Saumer, dated April 1, 3 d. d.—amount 441. 17s. 10d. Draft on Ellice and Co., by Lieut.-General Ellice—amount 15/. Draft on Grindley and Co.—amount 101. 185. 6d. Draft on Spooner and Co.—amount 121. 7s. 6d. Draft-on Spooner and Co.—amount 311. Payment of all which Bills of Exckange and Drafts has been stopped. Whoever shall give such information as may lead to the recovery 41f the above described Notes and Bills, within twenty-one days from this date, shall be entitled to receive the above reward, or a propor tionate part thereof, for any portion of the Notes so received, if lost ; or upon recovery and conviction of the offender, if stolen, Apply to Messrs. Bush and Mullens, Solicitors, St. Mildred's court, Poultry ; or to J. or D. Forester, Police-offices, Mansion house, London. REGENT -STREET. 1001., or more, will be given for half or part of a SHOP, with good window, situated at the Oxford street ead of Regent-street. No one required to sleep en the premises. The article to be sold would not be objected to by the most respectable, and being much advertised, with a good west end connexion, will form a desirable addition to any shop. Address to A. T. C., 63, Cheapside, care of Mr. Lucas. EPSOM GRAND STAND. The LESSEE of the EPSOM GRAND STAND hereby gives notice that no person guilty of any malpractices, or notoriously in default in respect of stakes, forfeits, or bets lost upon horse-racing, Will be admitted within the Grand Stand or its inciosure during any race-meeting at Epsom, and if any such persons should gain admit tance therein or thereupon, he will be expelled upon his presence being Pointed out to the Stewards for the time being, or to Epsom, May 1, 1846 HENRY DORLING, Clerk of the Course. NICOLL'S PALETOT of LLAMA CLOTH registered 6 and 7 Vie., cap. 65. :Patronized by the Prince Consort, Prince George of Cambridge, &c. This overcoat recommends itself to the Pnblie generally by its Peculiar elasticity and lightness, moderate price, and able defence against the almost constant humidity of the climate of Great Britain. To be had in London only of the Patentees, 114, Regent-street. EPSOM GRA.ND STAND. The Nobility and Gentry are respectfully informed that the Horses to ran - for the Derby, the Oaks, and every other Race at Epsom, will be saddled in front of the Grand Stand. The Lawn is now raised to the level of the principal floor of the building, similar to, but much larger than Ascot. The whole building has been thoroughly cleaned and superbly decorated. The spacious Betting Rooms are on the principal floor ; and on the first floor two new and elegantly furnished rooms are reserved exclusively for ladies, where respectable female domestics will always be in attendance. The New Grand Entrance has been made at the back of the building, With a spacious court yard, enclosed, for the reception of company. Ticket for the week a Sovereign, or, for Tuesday 55., Wednesday 10 s, Thursday 55., Friday 7s. 6d., which can be obtained at Doa- LING'S Printing Office, High-street, Epsom, or at the new Grand En trance at the back of the stand only. NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR. ANCE SOCIETY, 26, CORNECILL, LONDON. Capital X 500,000. Empowered by Act of Parliament. This institutlan offers important ana substantial advan l-ages with respect both to Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities. The assured may, on all occasions, the power to borr)w, without ea- Penso or forfeiture of the Policy, two-thirds of the premium paid, (gee table) ; also the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion of his interests to meet other conveniences or necessity. Assurances for terms of years are granted on the lowest possible rates. DIVISION OF PROFIT:. The success and increasing prosperity of the Sodety has enabled the Directors, at the last =anal investigation, to declare a third Bonus, varying from at, to 7d !per cent, on the premiums paid on each Policy eirected on the Prolt scale. EXAMPLES. 4 P. ci, „..,* :7 , 1 Bonus Benue in 0 O i Ri Sz tIo /3 Pr6lni `" added. Cash. g*, 5' . L 5' -1 P.it • O. 1 ,---, - 1837 £ l9l 13 5 A 37 13 5 A 317 1 4 395 II 1 60 1:00 t 4 ik T. 2t; 14 13 0 74 13 11 1 :1: 346 9 I:: 1 lB4Ol 1 38 89 0 0 41 13 4 6 0 0 247 4 5 The division of profits is annual, and the next will be made in De cember of the present year. F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, See. I ,OND ON AND YORK RAILWAY. AMALGAMATION WITH THE DIRECT NORTHERN. In accordance with the Circular already issued to the Shareholders who have signed the Deeds, the Directors take this means of giving notice to those parties who have become Shareholders since the date of the Deals, that on the transmission of their Scrip to the offices of the Company, in a letter in the form subjoined, such Scrip will be endorsed and become negotiable on the basis of the AMAL GAMATION with the DIXECT NORTHERN. By order, Offices,J. R. MOWATT, Secretary. 7, Lothbury, London, May 8, 1846. Several Parties having signified their approval of the amalgamation With the Direct Northern, without forwarding their Scrip, it is re quested this Letter, properly filled up, may be sent to me without delay, together with the &alp, which is required for the purpose of registratirjn, preparatory to a Meeting, to be called, and of which early notice will be given, ronn OF LETTER TO BE ADDRESSED TO J. It. MOWATT, Es:4l., SECRETARY OF THE LONDON AND YORK RAIL WAY COMPANY., 7, LOTRBURY, LONDON. May, 1846. London and York Shares of 501., Extension Shares of 251. ; the Scrip for which hold • and I now inclose. I APPROVE .of the AMALGAMATION of the LONDON and. YORK and the IDIRECT NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANIES, as publicly anno unced under the signature of the Chairman of the Board of each Company, under date of sth of May, instant. - - Name, and Address of the *Shareholder. NOTE.—Copier: of this form may be bad at the offices, 7, Lothbury, * Insert the Number. 0.11 D 0 N AND Y 0 R K. . The Committee of Shareholders are of opinion that the Directors would best consult the interest of the Shareholders, if they would confine their advertisements to a fair consideration of the re lative valttes of the Direct Northern Amalgamation and the Eastern Counties Company's offer. The amalgamation with the Direct Northern lessens the calls, but gives no increase to the returns of the line, takes nothing from the expense of constructing it, and adds not one shilling to the value of the shares. Every sharebroker knows, the proposition of the Committee would, if accepted and carried out, in one week double the value of the shares, and remove all the heavy responsibility of calls. If the calls up to 251. ruia the Loncl , 3a and York Shareholders, what a meagre comfort is afforded by the amalgamation with the Direct Northern, which only relieves therernaining twenty-five. The Directors seem to think the whole question between them and the proprietary is, vehetheT the exertions of the Committee are stimu lated by the Eastern Counties Company. The Committee think the impor t ant Th point is I:he o bj ect they have sought to attain, viz., to add t alue of the sh ares, and relieve the embarrassment of calls. py e feel all the Directors' arguments as to the Committee being r no uirsu h neents in the Minds of the Eastern Counties Company are de- York Led when they state that they hold thousands of London and leriarshares, and that f h e i r int eres t i s th at o f Sh are h o ld ers , an d had eholders only ; and they cannot help thinking, if the Directors no other bias,, and .couli all view the question through the same pecuniary mogul a, the y would arrive at sounder financial conclusions. The Committee'fee.i. they owe it to themselves to state, that neither as a Committee, r,or as individuals, are they party, or privy to, the anonymous adve'rtir,ement attacking the Directors. The Coo:mitt ee direct the attention of the Shareholders to one simple point— r ay.rking the value of their exertions. If the London and York Bill •succeed, the Shareholders who support the Coxi triittee are no'.; prejudiced. If the Eastern Counties York Extension sch eme sue' zeed, the Committee have secured for those who join them the F • tern Counties Extension shares, which, in that event, will undo - ithtedly be each worth 101. premium. Those who prefer the Direct I'. jerthern Amalgamation will go to the Directors. Those Who Pr act. the Eastern Counties offer will bring their Scrip t o the Cenizratee, and have It marked accordingly. , By mint' of the Committee HENRY PHILIPPS. 4, Sise lane London. May _- 16, 1846. DISSOLUTION OF THE _BIRKENHEAD., CHESTER, MOLD, RUA BAND ON, AND VALE OF LLANGOLLEN, or the BIRKEN HEAD LL &NGOLLEN RAILWAY COMPAN Y. The Directors having, in compliance with the almost unanimous desire of the Sharehole.ers, determined to dissolve the Cempany, and to return One Pound Ten Shillings per share immediately, and the divisible balance s. soon as the affairs of the Company can be settled, notice is hereby gi vet t to the Shareholders to transmit to the Secre tary, by letter, poets ge free, within one week from the date hereof, heir Christian and Si irnames at full length, addresses, and additions, and the number, toi ;ether with the description (whether for one share, five, or ten six cues), of each of the Scrip Certificates in their possession, after the transmission of which particulars the holders must not dispose of s ach Scrip Certificates. Dated the 13th day of May, MS. By order of the Board, THOMAS BUTLER, Secretary. Offices of the Cohn! any, 5, Gresham-street, London. :;.e•ofiis . o}' APPLICATION, To the Committee ,of Direction of the Birkenhead, Chester, Mold, Ruadon, anot V ale of Llangollen, o; the Birkenhead and Llan gollen Railway (:lompanY. May, 1846. Gentlemen,—ln compliance with your printed notice of the 13th instant, I beg to r equaint yon that lam the Holder of the Scrip Cer tincates In the ab ore Company, ~ .if which I subjoin the particulars. I am, . 3entlemen, ycinr obedient servant, Christian, sad surname, at full length.. • • • • •.. For one shar e Address . . ~ each. . Additi° A r " n • v • e - sh - ar • e • s •••• • • • • -VQl' ten 'shares No. each. tacit: lie. No. STICPFT .t --------------- TERIES -1-157-TIJX.TON, L.E.L I K POT- NoticeA.l•ll3 CREWE RAILWAY. is hereby give'ni.thet ine pursuance of the Sessional Orders of the two , Houses of , nt, a SPECIAL MEETIN4 of Holders Scrip, or of Rtak e m r FIELD, . BUXTON, LEEK VOTTEI I I.;g Pta t'l• S c rip, in the SILEV and CREWE RAILWAY COMP! ANY will be held F anne r the bion 14 count - , of Lancaster, on. the if t ate d l. in blanchester, in the purpose of d ay 9f May Instant, at Tw f .dre o'clock at noon, for the I LII now before r arllaraent, relating to th e said Railway, for their e:insideration. that all holders of Scrip And Notice is her eby fitriher given, or )cankers' Receipts: for Scrip attending the said Meeting willbequired to give tit, sr names and addresses, to produce their Scripre- Bankers' Receipt s. and permit the denoting numbers thereof to be correctly taken 1 ie.bre the votes can be received. The form of voting paper may he had on application to the Secretary. at Lt' to Company's Offices in Leek. A statement of the proceedings said prospects of the undertaking will be submitted to the Meeting. Leek, 7th 3W; 1846. THOMAS CARR, Chairman, R. Y. CLARKE, Secretdry. BUCKINGIi.A.AISHIRE and OXFORD and BLETC IILE\ JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY. Parties who 1 lave sent in the Scrip of this Company for the pur pose of being p. •odaced at the Meeting held on the 9th current, are informed, That in conse nu.ence of forgeries of the Scrip of this Company having been discoveree I, the Committee of Management deem it their duty, for the satisfac ,Pion of their shareholders and the protection of the Public, to veil iy the Scrip which has been sent in before they return it to the part' ,es sending it in. The Scrip, when examined and found correct will be stamped and immediately • returned to the parties sending it in, and the examine- Ir will be made: with all possible dispatch. tilpartikß hold log the Scrip of this Company, are recommended to Ctd it in iateiv fur vt, cification. HARI 1Y VERNEY, Bart., Chairman of the Committee of Management. _ _ • WYX.DLIAM HARDING, Secretary. Offices et tha Company, 29. Groat George•street, Westminster, M 1846. 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A ' P• DR ' ) .lO \ ' ' *-.'',-* . t- Nhi ~ A 4 ~ , •0- T.' -,., , -- - t,.... . „:, it '1,., •Z e " ',/-'' -i,—..}-•.- Be 7 a; I . N I- 0•IG 7 4 I LON DON, SAT U DAI - 5 I • THE YORK and CARLISLE, DURHAM, WESTMORELAND, and LANCASHIRE RAILWAY COM PANY. _ Notice is hereby given that a GENERAL MEETING of the HOLDERS of SCRIP, and of BANKERS' RECEIPTS for SCRIP, in the YORK and CARLISLE, DURHAM, WESI MORELAND, and LANCASHIRE RAILWAY COMPANY, will be held on TUES DAY, the 19th May instant, at Twelve o'clock at noon, at the Town- Hall, in Kendal, in the county of Westmoreland, when a copy of the Bill now in Parliament for this railway will be laid before the meeting,' for their approval or non-approval thereof. • The votes will be recorded only in respect of Scrip or Bankers Re ceipts issued before the 31st March last, and produced at the meeting. To facilitate the voting, each perton is requested to fill up a form, which he can obtain at the Offices of the Company, in Kendal, or at No. 1, Derby-street, Parliament-street, stating the name and address of the person producing the Scrip or Bankers' Receipts, together with the denoting number of the Scrip. Dated the 6th day of May, 1846, WILLIAM CRACKANTHORPE, Chairman. JOHN WHITWF.LL, Honorary Secretary. CALEDONIAN AND DUMBARTONSHIRE' JUNCTION RAILWAY. In terms of the Resolution of the House of Commons, of date the 23d ultimo, the Provisional Committee of the Caledonian and Dum bartonshire Junction Railway Company hereby call a GENERAL MEETING of the Scram-holders, and holders of Bankers' Receipts, in this undertaking, to ife held within the Court Hrli of the County Buildings, in the Town of Dumbarton, on TUESDAY , the 26th day of May current, at One o'clock P.M., when a Copy of the Bill will be submitted to the meeting for their consid era ti on . _ . At this meeting such further instructions as may appear necessary will be given to the Acting Committee of Management. By eider of the Committee, R. D. MACKENZIE, Secretary. Ist May, 1846. PERTH AND INVERNESS RAILWAY. All persons having claims against the Perth and Inverness Railway Company are requested to send them, on or before the 31st current, to PETER ANDERSON, Secretary, Colonade Hotel, Haymarket, London, May 14, 1846. PERTH AND INVERNESS RAILWAY. The Committee of Management regret to inform the Share holders of the Perth and Inverness Railway Company, that the Com mittee of the House of Commons has refused to sanction the mak ing of the railway proposed by this Company. The Committe of Management propose winding up the concern, should the Shareholders give their sanction, at a meeting which will be summoned immediately after the passing of the Railway Com panies' Dissolution Act. It is impossible at present to form a correct estimate of the ex penses incurred, but the Committee do not think they will exceed 15s. per share. By order of the Committee, PETER ANDERSON, Secretary. Colonade Hotel, Haymarket, London, May 14, 1846. D UNBLANE, DOUNE, and CALLANDER RAILWAY. Notice is hereby given, that in pursuance of the sessional orders of the Houses of Parliament, a MEETING of the HOLDERS of SCRIP, or of BANKERS' RECEIPTS for SCRIP of this COM PANY, will be held within Kinross's Inn, Dunblanc, upon TUESDAY, the 26th day of May, 1846, at Twelve o'clock at noon, when the pro posed Bill to empower the said Company to construct the said rail way will be submitted to the consideration of the meeting, and a vote taken in the said Bill in the same manner required by the said order. JOHN STIRLING, Chairman. THOS. BARTY, JAMES J. STIRLING, Secretaries. Dunblane, May 6, 1846. WEST RIDING UNION RAILWAi S. Notice is hereby given, that in compliance with the Ses sional Orders of the two Houses of Parliament, a Special Meeting of the Holders of Scrip and Bankers' Receipts for Scrip, of the West Riding Union Railways Company, will be held at the Court House in Leeds, in the county of York, on FRIDAY, the 29th day of May instant, at twelve o'clock at noon precisely, to consider the Bill now in Par liament, for making certain lines of railway in the West Riding of the county of York, to he called " The West Riding Union Railways," and to approve or disapprove of the said Bill, Dated this 13th day of May, 1846. H. HOITLDSWORTH, Chairman. R. OTLEY, Secretary. -NVEST LANCASHIRE RAILWAY. Notice is hereby given, that in compliance with the Ses sional Orders of the Houses of Parliament, a MEETING of the SCRIPHOLDERS of this uadertaking, will be held at the Palatine Hotel, in Manchester, on TUESDAY, the 26th day of May instant, at One o'clock in the Afternoon ; and that at such meeting a Copy of the Bill now depending in Parliament, entitled "A Bill for making a Railway from Liverpool to Southport, to be called the West Lanca shire Railway," will be submitted for the consideration of such meeting. Dated this 13th day of May, 1846. THOMAS WELD BLUNDELL, Chairman. HENRY NEWBERY, Deputy Chairman. THE LEEDS AND THIRSK RAILWAY COMPANY- BRANCHES AND EXTENSIONS. Notice is herby given that, in pursuance of the Resolutions and St .nding Orders of Parliament, a Meeting of the Holders of Scrip or of Bankers' Receipts for scrip of the Company, for the Shares issued for the Branches and Extensions, will be held at the C2urt House in Leeds, in the county of York, on THuasnay, the 28th day of May instant, at One o'clock in the afternoon, for the purpose of giving or withholding their sanction to the further proceeding with the following Bills, at present before Parliament, the preambles of which have be declared proved, that is to say : . . Ist. A Bill to enable the Leeds and Thi;sk Railway Company to make certain deviations in the line of the Saint Helen's branch of the said Railway. 2nd. A Bill to enable the Leeds and Thirsk Railway Company to extend their railway over the river Nidd at Knaresborough, and for other purposes. 3rd. A Bill for making a branch or extension railway from the Leeds and Thirsk Railway, near Wath, in the county of York, to or to communicate with Hartlepool, in the county of Durham, with branches therefrom. By order, Leeds, May P, 1846. SAMUEL SMILES, Secretary. N.B. The holders of Scrip or Bankers' Receipts for scrip must produce those documents at the Meeting; and it is requested that each Proprietor will, at the same time, hand in a statement of the numbers and amount of his Scrip or Receipts, with his name and address in full written on such statement, in order to facilitate the taking of the votes, and to save the time of the Meeting. Forms for this purpose may be had on application at the Offices of the Com pany, 5, South Parade, Leeds. Fourth Edition now printing, to be published on the 19th instant, price 6d., ARAILWAY TRAVELLER'S REASONS for ADOPTING UNIFORMITY of GAUGE. Stated in a Letter to I. K. BRUNEL, Esq. Joseph Cundall, 12, Old Bond-street. NEW WORK BY MR. W. C. 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The FIRST EXIIIBITION, this Season, will be held In the Gardens of the Society in the Regent's Park, and partly in the New Conservatory, OD WEDNESDAY Next, May 20. Tickets may be obtained at the Gardens by presenting an order from a Fellow or Member, price ss. each, except on the days of ex hibition, when they will be 7s. 6d. Carriages to set down either at the Front Gate, or at the New North Gate, which is connected with the Conservatory. PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY. The Subscribers and the Public are respectfully informed that the FIFTH CONCERT will take place on MONDAY EVENING NEXT, when will be performed Mendelssohn's Symphony in C minor, Beethoven's in B flat, Weber's Overture to Euryanthe, and Cheru bird's Abencerages. Solo performers—Pianoforte, Mr. H. Field; Violin, M. Eeloffre ; Violoncello, M. Pilet. Vocalists—Madlle. Rum mel and Miss Bassano. Conductor, Mr. Costa. Single Tickets, 11. Is., and doable Tickets, 11. 10s., to he had at the music warehouse of Messrs. 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A brief Description of the Oregon Territory, from Notes by a Nine Years' Resident, presented to the Visitors. SELLING OFF, at 379, Strand, the entire STOCK of Sheffield plated DISH COVERS, corner dishes. soup tureens, tea urns and kettles, branches, candlesticks, &c., at an enormous reduction in price, in consequence of the proprietor leaving the business. The following prices of some of the most useful articles are stated to convince the public of the advantages they may gain by purchasing at this establishment. Sheffield plated dish covers, waranted best quality, 10/. 4s. 6d. the set ; corner dishes and covers, 5/. 18s. 6d. the set of four, forming eight dishes if :required ; silver-plated spoons, forks, &c., on solid white metal, warranted :—Table forks, fiddle pattern, 265. to 365. per dozen; table ' spoons 265. to 365. • dessert forks, 20s. to 30s. • dessert spoons, 20s. to ; tea spoons, lOs. 6d. The British plate articles (the best in Lon don) are selling at equally low prices —table forks and spoons, 10s. per dozen ; dessert, Bs. ; tea spoons, 4s. 6d. ; and other articles in British _plate equally cheap, as the stock trust be sold. Ivory table knives in great variety, warranted ; sets of 50 pieces, 3-31 inch, handsome ba lance handles, for 345.; table knives, 9s. 6d. per dozen ; dessert, Bs. ; carvers, 3s. 6d. per pair —all balance handles. The stock of jewellery will be sold at little more than half price, consisting of diamond and other rings, pins, brooches, and a variety of handsome gold guard chains, that are now selling for their weight in sovereigns —at W. CRAMBROOK'S, 379, Strand, corner of Southampton. street. RAILWAiCaMITTEES. (YESTERDAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. GROUP I. Th e chai Coi rm nm a i n. ttee met this day at eleven o'clock ; Earl of Love lace, LONDON AND YORK. The Noble CHAIRMAN commenced by saying, M r . Sergeant King lake, I wish to intimate to you that it is the decis ion of the Com mittee that you should now confine your evidence as mu ch as possible to the traffic between Grantham and Bawtry. Bey ond that point we do not wish much to go into the question of traf fic. We got up to Grantham yesterday; now confine your traffic evidence to between Grantham and Bawtry because beyond Bawtry country is almost identical , . the aspect of the Mr. EDWARD DENISON—No, my Lord, the lines do not go over the same ground. The Noble CIIAIRSIAN—Very much so, as it appears to me. Mr. E. DENISON—I think not, my Lord. Mr. Sergeant Km - GLARE—Not beyond Bawtry, my Lord, I think. You see we take Doncaster, and then by means of Wakefield and Leeds we run into the very heart of the manufacturing districts. In the West Riding they have no such convenience. lam afraid our case will be very complicated and intricate without that. The Marquis of CAMDEN—I should think that would be an engineering question. Mr. Sergeant KINGLAKE—I am afraid it is not distinctly under stood how important the question of traffic is in this case. The Noble CHAIRMAN—We shall be condensed as much as possible consistent with the interests of your case. glad to have your evidence _ . After a few words the evidence was then proceeded with. Mr. R. Christopher, M.P. for the county of Lincoln, was the first witness called. The Hon. Member was of opinion that the London and York line of Railway would be of very great advantage to the country through which it would run. He was satisfied of its neces sity, for the traffic was very great, and the present mode of transit was most circuitous, and delays were very much complained of. The witness was briefly cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant JONES. The Mayor of Stamford, and several merchants on the other parts of the line, were called. The evidence was all of the most favour able character for the London and York line, as being the better for the accommodation of the country. The evidence in favour of the preamble of this Bill was proceeded with. After the examination of Mr. Evelyn Denison, who spoke most favourably of the scheme, the Committee called upon the pro moters to put in the traffic tables. Upon the traffic tables having been put in, -ddiscussiGn arose as to the propriety of abridging the evidelte, after which several wit nesses were called in support of the general traffic of the line. The witnesses were not subjected to anything like a tedious examination, pot more than a very few minutes having been devoted to each, both in examination and cross-examination. At four o'clock the Committee were about to adjourn, when an application was made to have the next sitting of the Committee on Monday instead of on Saturday (to-morrow) as waS agreed on yes terday. _ _ After some hesitation on the part of their Lordships, they inti mated that the adjournment would be till Monday next, ROUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP XIII. CALEDONIAN RAILWAY AND nuANcuEs. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) The CHAIRMAN intimated that the Committee had come to the conclusion that they would not defer their decision until after the cases for the Caledonian Extension and the North British (liawick arid Carlisle) lines had been gone into and brought to a close. The Com;rerrsz then called on Mr. Cockbzin,iereply to the evidence adduced by the promoter of the Nithsdale scheme. . Before this was done Mr. Miller, civil engineer, was called, and briefly examined, to the effect that the engineering peculiarities of the Caledonian branches were such, that they could not be worked with safety to the trains passing along the main line. Mr Comm:raw then proceeded to sum up the case. He said the case was substantially the same as that brought before the Legislature last year. The question then decided was the comparative merit of the two lines, and the decision was given in favour of the Caledonian scheme, as presenting the best features for a great na tional scheme. The Committees of both Houses, who had care fully examined the evidence in favour of these schemes, affirmed the principle which had been previously declared by the Board of Trade. The Learned Gentleman then read several* extracts from the report of the Board of Trade on the question. The quotations were in substance to the effect, that for connecting Edinburgh and Glasgow and the North of Scotland with Carlisle and the south, the Caledo nian scheme was much preferable to the kith Valley line. It was also stated that the traffic would not warrant any other through line; that therefore the Dumfries and Glasgow line, on the one side, or the Hawick and Carlisle line, on the other, could not co-exist with such a through line as the Caledonian. The Dumfries line, it was admitted, could accommodate Ayrshire and part of Dumfriesshire in a better manner than the Caledonian line, but as a through line to the more important and populous districts, it was not to be compared to the latter. The Caledonian would connect in the most direct manner a population of 1,200,000, whereas the Dumfries scheme would not specially accom modate more than about 300,000. The Board of Trade, while they objected to the Hawick and Carlisle Extension on the grounds of its being a competing line to the Caledonian, still admitted, that in order to accommodate local traffic, the Edinburgh and Hawick Branch was . advisable. Such were the views of the Board of Trade, declaring that the two schemes were incompatible with each other. It was quite evident that the Board of Trade weighed the local advantages of the one scheme against the great national advantages of the other, and the advan tages g f e a s preponderatingvour. The v iew of i tfavourho Boardof the latter, at ter, Trade,t h a f t e decision i t s h i e o n carefulw a exami nation of about one hundred witnesses , was confirmed by Committees sgiveninof both Houses. In both Houses it was held that these were rival and competing lines, and that two such lines, with the amount of traffic in the country, could not co-exist ; therefore it was, that the Caledonian,tbheestvliionwe,tatteenbythefel eTcrtadeder and d th t e h o o th c e o r m d mi e denied. That f T l ta s t t session, was a correct one, had been shown by the evidence of Mr. Locke and the other witnesses who had been examined in regard to working expenses and the expected traffic. On the faith of o w ard o s the decision of last session, the Caledonian Company had entered into extensive contracts, and it would be most prejudicial to its interests if a rival line was now let loose upon them. If ever there was a time in which it behoved Committees to be wary it was the present time. It was evident that Sir Robert Peel's resolutions had not operated to check rash specula tions in the way expected, and it was necessary that the utmost vigilance should be exercised by the Committee on such cases as that now submitted to its consideration. Last year when speculation was at its height the present scheme was denied as incompatible with the ercistence of the Caledonian line ; how then could the Committee decide now in its favour, when the public mind had become more sober, and when there was such necessity that capital should not be drained from trade or commerce, to be expended in rash and ruinous speculation? The Learned Gentleman then went over the evidence, commenting on it as he proceeded. It appeared that though the present scheme was shorter than last year's scheme by 18 miles, yet the receipts were actually represented to be, for local and Ayrshire traffic, 30,0001. more than the year before. This he considered a fraudulent attempt to bolster up a case. A great number of their items of traffic had been shown to be much exaggerated, both as it regarded minerals and cattle, as well as road-side and steam-boat passengers. While the traffic of the Nithsdale scheme bad been thus exaggerated, it had been further shown that if this line were constructed, the competition for through traffic would be such that the net receipts on the Caledonian line would be so reduced, as to be little above 60,0001., or a trifle beyond 3 per cent. on the capial embarked. While the Caledonian line would be thus injuriously affected, he submitted, that with the traffic case of the Nithsdale Company, either as given by themselves or as corrected by his witnesses, there was not anything like satisfactory proof of re muneration to be obtained for the 1,200,0001. that would have to be embarked in the latter. He submitted that the case of the Nithsdale line had not been made out, and that at least the view of Mr. Locke should be adopted—viz., before sanctioning such a line, to wait and see whether the traffic of th e C aledonian sc h e me would be such as to fairly warraut the co ns t ruct i on of a secon d line. The Learned Gentleman, after briefly glan c i ng at the C a ledonian branches, sub mitted that the preamble of th e Ni thsdale C o mpany's Bill be rejected as not proved. In conclusi on , h e t rus ted that, whatever view the Committee should take of th e D umfries an d Gretna branch of the Caledonian scheme, it would be conceded to them as a protection for their through traffic, which the Nithsdale Company professed they did not wish to interfere with. Mr. AUSTIN then addressed the Committee against' the Caledonian, Dumfries, and Springfield b ranc h es, on behalf of the petitioning landlords, the Duke of Buccleu c h an d L or d s Queensberry and Mans fleld. He would not go into the general , case , beyond referring to the evidence of the Duke of Buccleuch, which his Learned F ri e nd had carefully omitted reference to. His Grace had declared that nothing but a strong sense of the wants of the district between New Cum Hock and Dumfries induced him to support the Niths dale line ; and in order that such a want should be Ailed up, his Grace also maintained that, to make this Dumfries and Cumnock portion of railway profitable, it was absolutely necessary that the more profitable portion between Dum fries and Carlisle should be placed in the same hands for construction. The evidence, backed by so many other respectable witnesses, was better than all the legerdemain that Mr. Pare bad attempted on the traffic tables ; the value of which was shown to be very little in the cross-examination that ensued. He represented three great land lords, who substantially represented the whole agricultural and mi neral interests of the south of Scotland. The opinion of suck pro prietors was entitled to great consideration by a Committee of either House. Now, what was the case of the Duke of Buccleuch? His Grace had twenty-two miles in the valley of the Nith, a rich agri cultural and mineral district 'which the Glasgow, Dumfries, and Car lisle scheme traversed, but which no compensation whatever was given for by the Caledonian Company. Now, while the Caledonian scheme gave no accommodation to the Duke's property injhe valley of the Nith, its Springfield branch cut through three miles of his land in another direction; therefore his Grace said he could not sanction a scheme that thus invaded his property in one direction, while it left him entirely without accommodation through out the valley of the Nith on the other. The Learaed Gentleman then reviewed the evidence bearing on these points, and on the Sanquhar coal-fields, which he represented to have satisfactorily proved the necessity for a valley line ; and having also g; anted at the damage which would be done to the property of the otL'er pro prietors for whom he appeared, if the Caledonian branches' were formed, and the Nitksdale refused, called on the Committee to affirm the preamble of the Nithsdale Bill, and to reject the branches of the other. The Committee then ad.hiurned till Monday at twelve o'cloc.k , when Mr. Andrews will be heard on behalf of the Nithsdale line. GROUP XIV. NORTH KENT AND SOTITU EASTERN ItALI I. WAY. The Committee on these lines met to-day at twelve o'clock. The public were not admitted into the room, and the doors re mained closed until a quarter to four. At that time the public were admitted into the room, and The CHAIRMAN asked Mr. Merrewether if the South-Eastern Company had received any communication from the Commissioners of Woods and Forests? Mr. MERREWETHER replied that they had. The CHAIRMAN said perhaps he would have the goodness to hand it over to the North Kent Company, that they might have an opportunity of examining it, and also the engineer of the Commissioners of Woods prepared and Forests. He would take that opportunity of saying that he trusted that the exami nhlevuocnulose of that part of the case. Their decision would be an y c ld e bveicsilriodretciasniodn that the Committee o w nd o a uld be n na f t t to u t e p i rr o r a ! t ool so soon after the close of the examination, that the - y, very shortl Com mittee wished that the promoters of the Mid Kent line Would be ready with their witnesses to proceed at once. c eed with the clauses of the Bill in whos e favour their clieik Mr. Blocs asked if it w as the intention of the Committee to pro. should be given at onc e ? On The CHAIRMAN said that he thought they wo u ld . The Committee then adjo urned until Monday. PUBLICATIONS. NATIONAL UNIFORMITY OF GAUGE. Just published, large royal Bvo., handsomely bound. GAUGE EVIDENCE.—The HISTORY and PROSPECTS of the RAILWAY sys rEm, illustrated by the EVIDENCE given before the GAUGE COMMISSION. By SAMUEL SIDNEY, Author yf " Bristol a Free Port," &c. With a Map. London: Edmonds, 154, Strand, and Vacher, Parliament-street. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. BRISTOL, MAY 15. STOCK ExcuaNGE.--The sales are--Bristol and Exeter, New, 10% —Birmingham and Gloucester, 124—Bristol and South Wales Junc tion, I%—Bristol and Gloucester, 50—Caledonian, 12%—Ditto, New, I%—Newcastle and Berwick, 26—South Devon, 33. MANCHESTER, MAY 15. STOCK EXCLUNOE.—The sales are—Ambsrgate, Nottingham, Bos ton, &c., 13.16 dis.— Bideford a• d Tavisto c k, 20 s . 6d.—Bi r k en h ea d, Chester, Mold, &c., 21s. dis.—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire, 2% p.—Boston, Newark, and Sheffield, % c. dis.—Caledonian Ex tension, % dis.—Chelmsford and Bury, 16s. 6d. dis.—Derby and Crewe, 3% p.—Direct Northern, 11-16 dis.—East Lancashire, No. 2, c. p.—Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding, % dis —Glasgow and Dumfries, % dis.—Huddersfield, Halifax, and Bideford, 2% p. c. —Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal, par c.—Leeds and York, % dis.—Leicester and Bedford, ss. dis.—Liverpool, Orins kirk, and Preston, I p.—Liverpool, Preston, Manchester, and Southport, par—Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, p.—Manches ter and Birmingham, Quarters (A), 9 p.— Manchester and Birming ham Continuation and Welsh Junction, 16s. 9d. e. dis.—Manches ter and Bury Atmospheric, 9 c. Ms.—Manchester and Hyde, % c. p. —Manchester and Southampton, Is..p.—Northumberland and Lanca shire, 1 dis.—North Staffordshire, 4% p.—North Western, % c. Preston and Wyre, Halves (B), I is. c. p.—Sheffield and Lincoln shire Junction, 5-16 c. p.—Sheffield and Manchester, Quarters, No. 3, 1 p.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham, % c. p.—Shrewsbury and Herefordshire, 9s. dis.—Shropshire Union Railway and Canal, 14s. dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, Halves (No. 4), % p.—South Midland, 1% p.—West Lancashire Coast, % dis.—West Riding Union, 3 5-16 p.—York and Carlisle, 265. 6d. dis. HULL, MAY 15. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Hull and Selby, Quarter Shares, 201. Os. 3d.—Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton, New, fN, —North Bri tish, Carlisle Branch, 513.—Azholme. 30s. 9d.—Boston, Newark, and Sheffield, 15s. 6d.—Bradford, Wakefield, and Midland, 1% — Buckinghamshire, 21. 1 is.—Derby and Gainsborough, 13s. 6d.—East Coast, 20s.—Goole, Doncaster, Sheffield, &c., 21. 12s.—Hull and Barnsley Junction, 255. 3d.—Bull and Lincoln, 20s.—Leicester and Bedford, 16s. 6d.—Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 31. 158. North Western, H. 13s. 6d.—North Staffordshire, 6k—South Mid land, 3/. 17s.—Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction, N. 13s.—Shrews bury and Birmingham, 3%—Tean and Dove Valley, 12s. 6d. dis. SHEFFIELD, MAT 15. _ STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—South Eastern, 40—Sheffield and Manchester, Quarter Shares, No. 3, scrip, 21s. 6d. p.--Grimsby and Sheffield, 3% dis.—Leeds and Dewsbury, 2% p.—North British, New, 11% —Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland, 2s. 6d. dis.—Northnmber land and Lancashire Junction, 18s. 6d. dis.—North Western, 10s. p.—Sheffield and Lincolnshire, Bs. p.—Sheffield, Buxton, Leek, Pot cries, and Crewe, 13s. 6d. dis. YORK, MAT 15. STOCK Exmoraz.—The sales are—Grand Union (Nottingham to Lynn), 14s. 6d.—Leicester and Bedford, 14s.—Malton and Driffield Junction, 2/. ss. 6d.—Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 31. 14s. 6d.—Newcastle and Berwick, 25 —Newcastle and Dar lington Extensions, 10—North British, Carlisle Extension, 21. 11 s. —North Staffordshire, 6% —North Western, 11. 14s. —West Riding Union, s}.—Yorkand North Midland, New (East and West Rid ing), 11% EDINBURGH, MAY 13. Srocx Excussox.—The sales are—Banffshire, 18s. 6d.—Cale donian, New, 39s.—Caledonian Extension, 395. 6d.—Carnwath and West Linton, 225. 6d. —Direct Northern, 405. 6d.—East Indian Rail way, 16s.—East Lothian Central and Tyne Valley Junction, 235. Edinburgh and Leith Atmospheric, 255. 6d.—Edinburgh and North ern, 61. 16s.—Ditto, Lochgelly, 21s.—Edinburgh and Peebles, 28s. — Forth and Clyde Junction, 325. 6d.—Cl*sgow, Dumfries, and Car• lisle, 43s.—Glasgow and Dundee Junction, 34s.—Inverness and Elgin, 205. 6d.—North British, 301. 10s.—DIttri, Extension to Carlisle, 495. 6d.—North Staffordshire, 71. 25.—North Wales Mineral, 151.—South Midland, 86s. GLASGOW, MAT 1d STOOL EXCHANGE.—The sales fire—Airdrie and Bathgate, 548. Ayr and Galloway, 39s.—British and Irish Union, 40s. 6d.—Cale donian Extension, 375. W.—Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Exten sion, 335. Caledonian Direct Northern, 33s.—East Indian Railway, 15s.—Edinburgh and Peebles, 29s.—Forth and Clyde Junction, 345. 6d.—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 74%—Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 429.—Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 395. 6cl. Glasgow Harbour Grand Junction, 235. 6d.—Glasgow Harbour Mineral, 275. W.—Great North of India, 4s. 9d,—lnverness and Elgin, 20s. W.—Kilmarnock and Ayr Direct, Ms.—Manchester and Southampton, 45s.—Perth and Inverness, 335.—Perth and Crieff, 328.—Scottish Southern, 36s.—South Midland, 788.—South and Mid land Junction, 225. 6d. [ADVERTISEMENT.]-Do you wish to avoid all the torture .‘ which shaving has entailed upon your chins?" then hasten and try Ross and Sons' newly-invented Railway Strop; so named, as it enables you to shave yourself at a railway pace, and with as little friction, making even the commonest razor cut well. The composition is entirely new, and surpasses everything hitherto invented for the purpose. 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But both connected with our c,wn thoughts, and the circumstances of the Christian era; this are marked by the same kind .. . and are in their spirit much more widely different themes, , In "Marston" it appears essentially historic than fictitious. of ability, though exercised on to be Dr:Croly's design to place on record his impressions and recollections of the last half century. The whole work has the spirit of truth, and in its notices of t he French _ Revo lution, of the war, and of the politics of England and Ireland, illustrious presents some of the most vivid portraits of per - sonages, and some of the most magnificent pictures of me morable events that have yet been given to the public. The varied qualities of the work will ensure it a wide circle of readers, and we believe a lasting popularity. The imagina tive will esteem it for the romance of its fiction ; the thoughtful for its sentiments and its principles; and the men of public life for its copious eloquence and glowing images. —.Britannia. GROUP XVIII. This Committee assembled at the usual hour, air. B. Denison, chairman. EXETER, YEOVIL, AND DORCUESTEfI The cross-examination of Mr. Divett, M.P. for Exeter, was re sumed this morning by Mr. AUSTIN, on behalf of the Great Western Railway. He stated that there had been enormous specula tion in Exeter in railway concerns. Ile believed. Mr. Toby was a native of Exeter ; he had not the pleasure of knowing him. He knew Mr. Woolmer very well. He believed he was Chairman of this Company. He would be sorry to see the broad gauge taken up on that portion of the line between Bristol and Exeter for several reasons. One of his reasons was, the iccon venience of a change of gauge. Another reason was, that he did not think it probable that he would be al de to make the journey from Exeter to London in so short a time by the narrow as by the broad gauge. He considered, however, that both gauges were a mistake, and that Mr. Brun in was .lx_e il lei to London wrong in dashing out at once as he did into a 7 feet gauge ; !And, on gauge, n a ua a gneci narrowfrhoeomungot thought 1 elu.oglei should the other hand, he felt convinced that the narrow gauge was too narrow for purposes of speed. In his opinion, Parliament had acted very unwisely in not insisting, at an earlier period of the railway history, upon an uniform gauge. ght it not be intruded upon a broad gauge. He thought, however, that a Illilar b sr e : n r e vini fit Reexamined bl M ien r e . ofon Rows—ln gtrhe eat would more effectually compete with the existimg . li ne. He thought that if another rail was laid down on the Wilts. and So merset Railway, which would effect a junction with the -propose: direct - row gauge , Alderation In answer to a question fromel* e Bristol tthee the be s tf a rraol d nt i i r s eot the i t ep c ce lm eAr p i. R e : 1 4 N , line the stated that he should most certainly prefer tahing into coy Member .ad filled the office .0 Dorches a r a , row gauge, ._ ____ , m favour of the I ine from was the next witness examined 1 Mr. Delargar tthere,existing lines,and di a r ls ee o t t fr h e e m in E e xin f e r t o e m rte So D u e th fve am er. pton resided 45 years in Exeter, and 1 - .. 1 3 7 Mr. MERax ofWETHEB—He had mayor of that city. The feeling favour 0 le proposed line was very considerable in that city. The examination of this witness was inter rii „.. ‘a by the (maim giving evidence • '''' an MU teeter tq SilliabUrh 0 - .." 4 tetor And YeoTil. 1 . and Committee as he wassmi go pc S , ElP* y MAY" 16 , 1846. After a considerable dismission between the counsel on each side, and the Committee, the room was cleared for a division. On our re -admission into the room, The CHAIRMAN announced that the Committee had decided that they would take the whole of the evidence as regarded the whole line. The examination of the witness was then resumed, who gave fur ther evidence as to the benefit to be derived from the proposed line. Mr. Turner, a large agriculturist, of Bath, gave similar evidence in favour of the line. Mr. Ferd, carrier, proved that the carriage of goods on the South- Western was much superior to the Great Western in point of punctuality, safety, dispatch, and price. Thomas Kingland, farmer and cider grower, stated the proposed line would be very convenient for him to send his cider and stock by. The Committee then rose at four o'clock, and adjourned till Monday. PRICE 5D ully described in The Sun of Wednesday), being on a vertical scale double the horizontal, gave an exaggerated representation of the scene, which casts no imputation upon the parties, it being admitted that the misrepresentation was not intended to deceive. Mr. Thomas Greenwood gave evidence, with some statistical de tails, as to the amount of traffic that might be expected upon this line, and the relative merits of this and the Blackburn and Clitheroe (the competing) line. The passenger-traffic on this line would be treble that on the Blackburn and Clitheroe line. There world be 1,622 tons more coal per annum passing over this than over the Blackburn and Clitheroe line, and 9,953 more workmen employed. Mr. BAINES, on the part of the Blackburn and Clitheroe, said he should wish to see the tables on which those calculations were ounded before cross-examining the witness, Copies of the tables were handed to Mr. Baines, and, It being now four o'clock, the Committee adjourned, Mr. Baines postponing his cruss•examination till their next meeting. They adjourned till Monday at twelve o'clock. GROUP .IX. This Committee met this morning at the usual hour, Mr. Sotheron in the chair. WINDSOR,, SLOUGH, AND STAINES ATIVIOSPHEILIC. n W, and d o f t t h h e e R o e p v p o . s 3 i ti t r o uß h e a wt v i n r e g y , b h e ee e n d o -m p e a n e e t d e r y e t er of E d te a n y C b e y ll e ge M r Tir T e t h r e e e c having been examined against the line, Mr. SIMPSON, civil engineer to the Commissioners of Woods and Forests, and Mr. Bachelor, registrar of Eton College, were examined this morning at great length. The principal point which occupied the consideration of the Committee was, whether a piece of land over which the railway was proposed to pass Ass the property of the Crown or not. Mr. PEMBERTON, solicitor to the Woods and Forests, said, that no application had been made by the promoters to the Commissioners of the Woods and Forests respecting their assent. From a communi cation he had yesterday with.the chief Commissioner, he was autho rised to say that they were opposed to the line. After some discussion as to the order in which the examination should be continued, whether there should be an adjournment of the case till Monday, to hear further evidence on this point, or that the rest of the case should be proceeded with, it was eventually de cided that further proceedings should be postponed till twelve o'clock on Monday. The Committee then adjourned. GROUP XXII. This Committee met to-day at twelve o'clock—Sir George Grey in the chair. IPSWICH AND BURY ST. EDMUNDS (NORWICH EXTENSION). The further consideration of this case was resumed. Mr. John Harding, grocer, of Norwich, deposed that the present railway connexion between London and Norwich was not approved of by the inhabitants of the latter city. The Norfolk Railway was very circuitous, whereas the present line would be a direct one, and would afford an excellent connexion with the south for the agricul tural produce and fat cattle of Norfolk. Mr. Timothy Stewart, brewer of Norwich, and Chairman of the Eastern Counties Bank, gave evidence to a similar effect. The feel. ing of the inhabitants of Norwich was decidedly in favour of the pre sent scheme, as one that would give great accommodation to the district. Mr. John Barber, of Norwich, gave similar evidence. Mr. Bignold, of Norwich, deposed that the feeling of Norwich was unanimously in favour of the present line. Mr. Henry Chamberlain, Manchester warehouseman, of Norwich, testified to the same effect. Mr. Taylor, of Diss, was examined to the effect that the proposed line would give ample accommodation to the district, and was one that was much required by the inhabitants. The traffic that was likely to pass along it be represented to He very considerable. Other evidence of a similar character WAS taken up till four o'clock, when the Committee adjourned. GROUP XXVII. This Committee met to-day at the usual hour, Sir C. Lemon in the chair. LEICESTER. AND xszpronn. The case of the South Midland (competing) line having closed yes terday, and Mr. Sergeant Wrangham having opened the case of the Leicester and Bedford Railway, the Committee proceeded this morn ing to hear evidence as to the traffic to be anticipated on the latter line. Mr. Edward Weston, the mayor of Leicester ; Mr. Whetstone, a coal-owner and woolstapler, residing in the same town ; Mr. Man nerly, a general dealer; and Mr. Fielding, an alderman of Leices ter and a worsted spinner, were examined at great length. The main tendency of their evidence was to show the advantages which a direct and through communication to London would confer upon the towns of Leicester and Bedford in particular, and the inhabitants of that district generally. `Mr. W. Stephenson, butcher and grazier ; Mr. Kidman, grazier, of Market Borough ; Mr. Billings, grazier and Smithfield salesman ; Mr. John Pelkington, grazier, at.Kullerton.; and T. P. Maunsell, Esq., M.P. for Northamptonshire, corroborkted the testimony of the last wit nesses, itnd deposed to the inconvenience and delay sustained by the practice of the London and Birmingham Railway Company in the earriage of beasts, and hence the necessity for an independent line. The Committee adjourned till twelve o'clock on Monday. GROUP XXX I . GLOUCESTER AND POREST OP DEAN. The Committee met this morning at the usual hour, Mr. Round in the chair. Mr. Brunel was examined at great length with respect to the en gineering capabilities of the line, and the accommodation which it would afford to the districts which it was proposed to traverse. He regarded the line in a national point of view, inasmuch as it would complete the chain of communication from the important districts of South Wales to the metropolis, and afford the means of speedy transit to the immense quantity of minerals raised in the locality. Mr. Partridge was then examined with respect to the traffic. He considered that the proposed line was preferable to the existing means of communication, and that it would be extensively pa tronised. After the examination of a number of other witnesses, The CHAIRMAN intimated that the Committee looked favourably on the project, particularly that part to Westbury, but they would reserve their decision until they had heard the case of the South Wales, which was appointed for Monday next, at twelve o'clock. The Committee then broke up. GROUP XL. LEEDS AND YORE. The Committee on Group No. 40 resumed the consideration of this branch this morning, Mr. Stafford O'Brien in the chair, with the other members of the Committee present, when Mr. BAINES proceeded to address the Committee in reply, on the merits of the line, and contended chiefly that the improvements on Mr. Hudson's line had never been contemplated until this line was started. The Learned Counsel stated that the Earl of Mexborough, Lord Wenlock, Mr. Ingrain, and all the chief landowners, were in favour of the line. He apprehended that these were just the persons to be entrusted: with the check which this line was likely to give to the monopoly now in exist... 4. The traffic between the manufacturing districts and the capital or the country bad been, not wilfully, but certainly and most decidedly sacrificed to the peculiar interests of a certain set of individuals, who could not possibly do justice to the interests of the public. Mr. Hudson is now connected with railways in nearly half the counties in England, ex tending from Northumberland to the British Channel. So that surely he had enough to attend to. Then there was the consideration of the transport of troops. Now York is a great central military depot, and the advantages offered by this line are very great. The rival schemes offered no railway convenience whatever. While the pro moters of this were providing for this want, according to Mr. Hudson, who had too much fairness and manliness to deny anything that he had uttered, the traffic between Leeds and York and Scarborough had been so developed, that where there was formerly only one public conveyance, the amount last year had reached to 1,600/, a week. The population on each side of this line, within a distance of six miles, was upwards of 31,000, while on the other line it was not more than 25,000. It was therefore evident that the proposed line would connect very important places both in an agricultural and commercial point of view, and would give facilities of communication which were now most grievously required. Wetherby fair 'was one of the greatest fairs in the north, and although the disadvantages of communication are at the present time exceedingly great, yet such is the necessity for the farmers and graziers to resort there, that the market was uniformly well attended, and he would ask why should the parties in that part of the country be obliged to go all the way round by the North Midland Junction line? The Learned Counsel then proceeded at great length to discuss the respective merits of the different lines. Mr. Cubitt, whose high character as a man and an engineer, entitled every word of his to be received with respect, had stated, before going over the line from end to end, that this was decidedly the best line of the three, and that there were no engineering difficulties much worthy of consideration. According to the Bills which had already been passed, the Company, if they obtained their line, would be obliged at any future period to make any junction which might be required by the convenience of the public. The same might be said of the stations. The district south-west of Leeds was one of the most important in all England, and the sites for the stations had been selected with an express view to give every facility of communication between York and the manufacturing districts. There was but one objectionable curve throughout the whole line, and that was in a place where such curves were uni versally allowed, viz., at the termination of the line. On the other side the lines were full, both of objectionable curves and gradients, and taking the total ,of the mileage, the gradients were better on this line than on the other. The earthwork, therefore, could riot be otherwise than lighter. The estimate was, according to Mr. Cubitt, in every way ample, and in stating it at 585,0001., Mr. Bateman had taken the outside prices, while, on Mr. Birkenshaw's plan, the Wetherby line would cost 340,0001., with the necessity of another branch, costing 250,0001., which, with another 50,0001. for the anticipated contingencies, would make the cost of the whole line about 640,0001. According to Mr. Cope, who was allowed by Mr. Sergeant Wilkins to be a man of the greatest ability, the return would be 88,4641. a year. Mr. Cope had stated that all the traffic which he had estimated had been invariably doubled by experience, which sufficiently showed the moderation of that gen tleman's computation. There was no residential property whatever interfered with, and there was one universal feeling among the tenantry in favour of this line. With respect to petitions, the promoters were the only parties who had given any ana lysis of this petition, and on the most severe cross examination it turned out that this line was decidedly the best, and most decidedly approved of by the people of Leeds. He had shown that this was the best line, that', the estimates were sufficient, that the traffic was likely to remunerate the shareholders, and that a great public benefit would arise from its construction. Mr. limnreart, in reply, would not recapitulate all that had been stated. He wished to draw the attention of the Committee to the evidence of Mr. Swanning, an engineer of great eminence. The Learned Counsel then went through the evidence of that gentleman, s ,'•owing that the Leeds and North Midlands Junction line, which ~,„• through the valley of the Cop, is the natural outlet of the' country, while the route of the Leeds and York line had bee:, selected simply because It was only left after the best line ,had been taken. And further, this route had been formerly reject ~t•ed. The North Midland junction was in direct com munication with the stations at York and Leeds. Mr. Hudson had expressly stated thtZt although he proposed to shorten the communi cation, yet the bulk of the traffic would still go by the present line. That gentleman has stated that the traffic was a trifle , under 21,000/. between Leeds and York; and this was the fact, notwithstanding all the assertions of Mr. Cope. The Le' ned G en tleman then went into the peculiarities of the other d stated that the direct line would traverse five different lines, an with which it had no connexion whatever, and was con railway .1 imperfect line. The objection which had been made sequently a.. of the line was about to be obviated by the York as to the crowiLing 1 Company constructing a line to draw off the H an ul d l No tr rt affi h idia c M .T n hre was really no opposition, and though he ircumstances, he believed the C omm itt ee could not go into all the would be satisfied that e York and North Midland Junction he might say In th e i r f avour. It was the best line. One thine appeared on the returns to the 800 rd of Trade that there had been .fewer accidents on the line owned by t a ts Company than on any other in the country. The room was then cleared, and on the P-admission of parties, The CHAIRMAN declared that the preamble pf the York, North Midland, Leeds Extension Bill was proved, and that the Preambles of the York, and the Leeds, York, and Midland Junction , were ;tot proved. GROUP XLIV. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) YORE AND CARLISLE-voaxsuraz AND GLASGOW UNION. It will be remembered that these Bills, which were eriginally com peting with one another, and were amalgamated in the course of last week, were again called on as soon as the Liverpool and Newcastle was disposed of. The usual formality of adjusting the clauses was about to be proceeded with, when Mr. TALBOT raised an objection to the amalgamation (a matter which had been generally considered as settled). He said he was obliged to "forbid the banns"—(A laugh)—of the couple who were about to enter into the holy state of matrimony. Ile had discovered that that " loving swain," the York and Glasgow, was not possessed of funds sufficient to defray the expenses that would be entailed by the union. In short, the York and Glasgow Company had only 5 per cent. on their required capital, with which sum they were to go before the House of Lords. Now the York and Carlisle Company had 10 per cent. on their capital, and if the companies were amalga mated, this sum would be applicable to the purposes of the Yorkshire and Glasgow Railway, the unfairness of which was manifest. The lines must not, therefore, be united unless a clause were inserted securing the application of the Yor and Carlisle funds to the York and Carlisle Railway. A long discussion here took place, and gnu, In a re solution being A proposed to the effect, that a clause should be iti,Serted in•dbution of 'whereby both parties should be pledged to an equal cont- - funds, and an appropriate application of them. 1 Bill, eing t : will This resolution was adopted by the Committee, and the elaus ._ be inserted in the Amalgamation Bill on Monday, till ;Which di.„: the further consideration of the case was postponed. It is to be hoped that the objection to the " banns," raised by Mr. T w a i l t lot i Nt r fatal . -I C ll o n m o l t e3 b , e and i t r o . G th o e oc l b io l p g e a s v o e fth u e " loving pair," and that the union, though delayed, will not be prevented. CLzTUMILOXII nrNCTION. This adjourned case was next proceeded i wit c h i . se is in Mr. Errington, the engineer (who in e v i the statements of those gentlemen, of Air.TaYl9l*, lie pointed 9111 the f.at partnership dence in corroboration of as far. that th t e u y e r n e l fe w rr t e i d ( t w o hi th ch e ease GROUP LV. The Committee met at one - o'clock in No. 11 Committee-room ; Mr. Shaw, the Recorder of Dublin, in the chair. The following Bills are comprised in this Group :- 1. Manchester and Hyde. 2. Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne, aad Manchester (Whaley-bridge and Hayfield branches). 3. Sheffield, Buxton, Leek Potteries, and Crewe. s C e 65.. Manchester, 4 . Manchester, B ux t on, M atlock, and Midland Junction. h et e?s i ter B ? tn d h Crewe. and Midland Junction. 7. Sheffield, Ashton.o d n er-Lyne and Manchester (Dukenfield and Glossop Branches and Sheffi eld Junction). After considerable discussion the Committee expressed their inten tion of first proceeding with THE MANCILESTEIL, SHEFFIELD, A ND MIDLAND JUNCTION. The usual formal proofs having been given Mr. WILKINS proceeded to op en th e case, on the part of the pro moters. He said the line was prop ose d to run from Manchester, through Pennistone, Cheste r fi e ld , and even the town of where it would form a junction with the Midland to Sheffield, Sheffield, as they were aware, was a manufactu r i ng town a j c wa n Y ... siderable importance. It contained a population of 120,000, accord ing to the last census; and Chesterfield, which was also a nue of considerable importance, possessed a population of 80,000. By th e present circuitous route, persons going from Sheffield to Chesterfield had to go twenty-two miles, which this line would reduce to twelve miles, thus saving nine miles. In order to accomplish this important saving, the line was proposed to run almost perpendicularly from north to South, This i% ould also reduce the distance to the same extent between Sheffield and Huddersfield, and, in fact, all the important towns in that district ; and, besides, it would convey coals to these towns at a much cheaper rate than they could now be obtained. Altogether the line, with branches, would be 23 miles in length, and there would be eight tunnels altogether of an aggregate length of six miles. The ruling gradient was 1 in 150, and the worst 1 in 100. They, however, would enter the town of Sheffield by a viaduct, with a gradient of I in 84, but such a gradient in the improved state of locomotion, presented no difficulty. The estimate was 1,050,0001., and the traffic would realise 7 per cent. after the payment of all expenses. A great portion of the capital was sub scribed in the locality. They had to encounter the opposition of the Duke of Norfolk, but his opposition could only be expected when it was considered that he had an interest in the conveyance of coals from Sheffield. Several witnesses were then called, who gave evidence in favour of the line, and the Committee adjourned until Monday. STANDING ORDERS' COMMITTEES. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The Committee met to-day at three o'clock, and decided that in the case of the EDINBURGH AND PEEBLES, the Bill should be allowed to proceed on certain conditions. LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM EXTENSION (NORTHAMP TON, DAVENIRY, LEAMINGTON AED WARWICK), standing orders not to be dispensed with. NORTHAMPTON •AND BANBURY, not allowed to proceed. COLCHESTER AND STOUR VALLEY, allowed to proceed. The Committee then adjourned. FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE ; . WAR OFFICE, MAY 15, 1846. Further list of non-commissioned officers and privates of the Queen's army, on the Satlej, killed in action, or who have subsequently died of wounds, 3d Light Dragoons. Sergeants—Walter Eldridge, Jas.Baker, Patrick Franklin. Privates—George West, Richard Wright, William Wall, William Bell, Frederick Laymin, John Marshall,• William Driver, Thomas Blake, William Thomas Coe, John William Alexander, Patrick Brian, Alexander Jason Hassard, Daniel Livermore, Edward Mease, William Robson, Valentine Steel, Mark Reeves. 9th Lancers. Privates—Thomas Cock, Richard Bond, Samuel Day, and Thomas Stead. 9th Foot. Sergeant—W. Blevins. Privates—Richard Makison, Charles Grimes, Daniel Horagan, Edward Mara, James Ruddy, William Rowbotham, W. Byrne, Joha Ransbury, R. Jones, J. Meath, G. Fowld, J. Naughton, Patrick Monaghan, H. Jackson, J. Hogarth, C. Middlehurst, P. Dawson, H. A. George, J. Watkins, Robert Williams, James Clarke, John. Harley, E. Bishop, J. Kelly, H. Eyles, J. Ford, James Thomas, R. Shea, W. Campion, Thomas Massey. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, MAY 12. Royal Regiment of Artillery—Captain and Brevet-Major J. H. Feer to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Maclachlan, placed on the Seconded List; Second Captain G. Maclean to be Captain, vice Freer; First Lieutenant R. S. Allen to be Second Captain, vice G Maclean; Second Lieutenant H. T. Fitz Hugh to . be First Lieutenant, vice Allen, May 4. Commission by the Queen. Glamorganshire Regiment of Militia—Captain J. H. Arm strong, to be Adjutant, March 21. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of the County Palatine of Lancaster. Second Regiment of the Dake of Lancaster's Own Militia —Captain T. M. Seel, to be Major, vice H. Ford, promoted, April 1. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Mid-Lothian. Edinburgh Regiment of Militia—G. Thomson, Esq., to be Captain, vice Foulia, resigned ; A. W. Shaw, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Grieve, deceased ; T. S. M'Call, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Hunter, deceased; C. W. Wright, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Sommerville, deceased ; J. W. Orr, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Stewart, promoted ; F. Kennedy, Gent., to be Ensign vice Reid, resigner', April 25. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Wiltshire. Royal Wiltshire Regiment of Militia—The Hon. H. P. Methuen to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Vilett, deceased, May 6. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of the County of York, and of the County of the City of York. Ist West York Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry—Captain R. G. Lumley to be Major, vice Elmsall, promoted; Lieut. T. Walker to be Captain, vice Lumley, promoted; the Hon. K Monckton to be Captain, vice Sitwell, resigned; Cornet S. A. Cooke to be Lieutenant, vice Walker, promoted; Cornet E. B. Frank to be Lieutenant, vice Sir J. Copley, resigned ; Cornet H. Boynton to be Lieutenant, vice Preston, promoted ; W. Stanhope, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Cattle, resigned ; J. Hartop, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Cham bers' resigned; J. F. Wright, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Elmsall, transferred to the Ist Dragoons; IL B. Square, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Cooke, promoted; J. Foster, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Chandler, resigned ; W. Bamforth, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Helleley, resigned, May 11. WHITEHALL, MAY 12. The Lord Chancellor has appointed James Perrin, of Wot ton-under-Edge, in the county of Gloucester, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. BANKRUPTS. William Bucknell Lemon, ironmonger, Croydon, to sur render, May 29, and June 26, at one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basinghall -street ; Lepard, Williams, and Co., Cloak-lane. Luke Whitby, builder, Poultry, May 22, at one, and June 26, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, offi cial assignee, Basinghall-street ; Burnell, Fenchurch-street. a Robert Smith, cabinet-maker, Sussex-street, Tottenham. court-road, May 27, at eleven, and June 26, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee ; Da vies and Son,_ Warwick-street, Regent-street. Thomas Showell, tailor, Ludgate-street, City, May 28, at eleven, and June 26, at one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Belcher, official assignee; Lindo, King's Arm's yard, Moergate-street. William Erick, baker, Hackney-road, May. 25, and June 27, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official assignee, Sambrook-court, Basinghall-street ; Hillearys, Fenchurch-street. Ge4 - )rge Sex, job master, Stone Cutter-street, City, May 25, at half- past one, and June 29, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand, official assignee, Old Jewry chambers; Collins and Co., Crescent-place, illackfriars. William Aburrow, druggist, Liverpool, May 26, Edwards, 19, June 19, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. official assignee, Frederick's - place , Old Jewry GregorY, Faulkner, Gregory, and Skirrow , B edford-row. Richard Mills and George s u ckle, corn e hurch- Mark-lane, Ju ne 2, at two, and June 26, at twe A b c a t f t a h cetocl , lane, Lombard st reet ; Parnther and Fisher, Fe'church-street. Charles Murry Williams, i ron monger, Bristol, June 4, at t, verve, and June 26, at eleven. at the Bristol District Court. lirntton, official assignee, Bristol ; White and Co., Bedford raw; Messrs. W. and C. Bevan, Bristol. _ - Philip Vaughan, scrivener Brecon, May 28 and June 25, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Hutton, official assignee, Bristol ; Clark, Medealf, and Gray, Lincoln's In fields ; Savery, Clark, and Co., Bristol. Samuel Hill, boiler maker, Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, May 27 and June 22, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Fraser, official assignee, Manchester; Johnson, Son, a and Wetherall, Temple ; Blair, Manchester. John Bridgwood, butcher, Forebridge, Staffordshire, May 2 5 and June 22, at one, at the Birmingham District Court. Vhitmore o ffi cial assignee, Birmingham ; Bennett and towen, St afford;: Smith, Gray's Inn. PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, the pti roduce of the British possessions in America, computed fr om the returns made in the week ending May 12, 1846, is 3( is, d. per cwt. (Dividends, &c., in our next.) • MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the L on d on N ew Price Current of May 15.) SVGAR.—Thi s afternoon the market was better supplied. with West India Muscovado Sugar, still grocers and re linen t were eager purchasers of all descriptions, and the parcels offered at public sale went briskly at full rates. RE FlNED.—There has been a considerable increase in the de 7na nd for Refined Sugar for home consumption this week ; all'. descriptions have been extensively dealt in, and in cense gut mcci of the limited supply buyers have been compelled to pa , r an advance on former rates of ls to 2s per cwt. IllAnrarrius—This afternoon Mauritius Sugar was in ex ceillen t request, and 7,906 bags 18 casks at auction were all sold at fully former rates, and in some cases even 6d per cwt a elvance. EA ST INDIA—This afternoon Bengal Sugar met with at tentic n, and 823 bags at public sale were sold at full rates. Foi RElGN—Although the arrivals of Foreign have been upon a more extended scale this week, still merchants have show' a firmness and refrained from offering any at auction. The'stock still shows a decrease in comparison with that of this time last year. Brown Brazil has been in extensive re quest and brought rather higher rates. • Mons% SSES—AII fresh descriptions of West India a . re sought after, and rather higher rates have the been pa k id The is con e supply is small of all descriptions, and stoc . siderablv le.a than it was last year at this time, but prices are 'ng up. In low kinds of Honey large sales h ; b -• - her.. Bengal Treacle has met With increased attention, and cos are o ot . have 'he en made, but the better sorts are at present little wanted. .—This afternoon Mocha Coffee was only in limited d 123 bales at auction went at rather lower rates. Corn.' Eta l 7 bags were taken in at 38s for fine ordinary 160 ,: , ags Java at 50s for good yellow Comuany:s; request,. Odifrißgya.hta Ls! 20 b4ol6lAlifto4 o Yell 9 W At iOS i bag% Pianutti94 Ceylon, fine fine ordinary colour) , 655, and 30 casks of Ber lbite unclean, fine and fine fine ordinary 54s to 635, ordinary and good ordinary 45s to 50s, being all above the value. TEA.—Although the arrivals continue to be heavy, still merchants have cofidence, and refrain from offering any at public sale. There has been only a limited demand for Con gou this week, but full rates are insisted upon. Pouchong has been disposed of to a fair extent at 4d to 10d. Hyson has been in excellent request. Of young Hyson several parcels have been disposed of upon former terms. There has been a good business transacted in Twankay at full rates. Holders of Imperial and Gunpowder having been free sellers lat late rates, caused several parcels to be disposed of. Fine scented Orange Pekoe has been taken more freely, but not at better prices, 2s per lb being taken. Ricx.—This afternoon the market was abundantly sup plied with Bengal Rice; at public sale 6,040 bags were offered, but the whole sold, in consequence of inerchants cepting rather lower rates fur white, and 6d per cwt decline for yellow. SPICES.—This afternoon Pimento was purchased with caution, and the sound of 231 bags at auction was nearly all withdrawn at B%d fur middling, 3%d to 3%d for low mid dling, but the damaged sold at 3 1 A d to 314 d. Of Mace 15 chests went at 2s 9d to 2s lld for middling Singapore, 2s lOct for Penang; 8 casks 48 bags Bourbon Cloves taken in at 9d to ls. FRUIT.—In Currants there has been a good deal done this week, Zante and Cephalonia at 465, Patras, 46s to 48s. The importers are evidently disposed to facilitate sales, to meet the present demand, expecting further arrivals. Seteers.—The market has assumed a quiet appearance for Jamaica Rum, the trade purchasing with much caution, and. former rates are not c btainable, there being a larger quantity on show. In Leeward Island there has been very little business transacted, and prices are on the deline. Calcutta is dull of sale,_ and there are sellers of proof with certificate at ls. 9d. For strong Demerara former rates are asked, but the demand has been only for small parcels. Holders of Brandy are for the most part unwilling to further reduce their prices, but the purchases have been limited. Geneva is little wanted for exportation, and prices are droop ing, is 10d to 2s being taken for common; fine for home consumption has been in less request, but 2s 6d to 3s are . rates insisted upon. The market for Corn Sprits has still a i dull appearance, but prices remain at lOs 6d for English nett cash ; lOs 4d to lOs bd for Irish and Scotch. COCHINEAL.—There has been less demand, but holders generally are unwilling to take lower rates : of 151 bags of Honduras offered at auction, a part only found purchasers at about previous prices. SALTPETRE.—HoIders of Rough have shown more firmness this week, and refrained from offering any at auction; there has been more desire shown to operate privately, and several limited i ts parcels have been take n , b u t h o ld ers ar e unable to obtain higher prices. - term only a limited b us i ness has the demandTunP has ENTLNIL— beSenPir are actffueresdteup4o3ns,loawnceir the stock still the a large on e . F or roughmore money is insisted upon ; but and Headmatter were offerer and sale 47 tuns of Sperm Oil . .done. Ou.s.—This aft ernoon at been was titkort w British at 791 to 8015 s, low and vewr ~ e ni t o a little cheaper, viz. in—Oil 1 75 a / t , tHead matter, good, 801. Foreign 801 10s, and Headmatter 811. 66 tuns of Southern went at 23115 s to 251 for mid to good, and at 231 in 23/ 5 s f or l ow being cheaper. 18 hhds of Ceylon Cocoa Nut .Mold at 32s 3d to 32s 6d ; 35 hhds of Cochin at 335. TALLow—This afternoon at public sale 230 pkgs of South American Tallow partly sold, good and fine at 41s 3d to 41s 9d, middling 38s 6d to 395, low and soft 33s 9d to 36s 6d ; 129 casks of New South Wales all sold, good and fine 40s to 41s 9d, low' and middling 35s 6d to 39s 6d; 199 pkgs of North American melted part sold at 425, middling to good 38s Gd to 40s 6d ; 100 casks first sort Petersburgh yellow Candle were taken in at 41s to 41s 6d. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. STEAM. BOAT REGULATIONS.—The captains of no less than thirty-five of the river steam-boats appeared before Alder+. man Gibbs, who sat for the Lord Mayor, to answer infor mations issued at the instance of the Watermen's and Lightermen's Company, wherein they were charged with acting as commanders without being licensed by the said Company. These proceedings were a preliminary step to enforcing the bye-laws recently passed by the Corporation for the regulation of steam-boats, particularly to prevent the over-crewding which has long been deemed so dangerous to the public. When all commanders of steam-boats Shall have been duly licensed, the boats must also be licensed to carry only a certain number of passengers, according to measurement There appeared, in support of the informations, Mr. Cooper firm of Clark and Cooper), solicitor to the Watermen's and Lighhtennen's Company; and for the defence, the solicitors for the respective steam-boat companies, viz. the London and Westminster (wooden b oa t s ), Waterman, Citizen, Eagle and Falcon (Gravesend) ; the Putney, Old Woolwich, Chel sea (iron beats); and Diamond . (Gravesend) Steam-boat Companies. The first five companies have signified their in tention of taking, out licenses, twenty- one of the informa tions, as against them, were not proceeded with. The solicitor for the Gravesend Diamond Company said that their steam-boats had now beeriestablished many years, and had given great satisfaction to the public, who had not complained or called for the bye-laws, which were therefore not necessary. Similar remarks having been made by Mr. Catterns for the Old Woolwich Cempany, and all having intimated that they should appeal against any conviction, the evidence in the cases was taken pro forma, and the captains of the four teen boats, viz., the Cricket (penny boat), Moonlight, Day light, Matrimony, Bride, Bridegroom, B r idem a id, W e ddi ng Ring, and Bachelor (Chelsea iron boats); the Ariel, Sylph and Fairy (Woolwich); the Rainbow (Putney); and the Diamond (Gravesend), were each fined 40a, and cods. The Cricket only paid the fine; for all the others notice of appeal was given. This will have the effect of deferring the carrying out of the bye-laws for nearly two months longer, as the next London Sessions will not be held till the 9th of July. . _ The ease excited great general interest, and the Court was much crowded throughout, particularly with those connected with the steam and other navigation cf the river. BOW-STREET. John Farr, alias Farmer, Cook, &c., was brought before Mr. Jardine for further examination, charged with stealing the London mail-bags from the Gravesend Poet-office, in June, 1845. Mr. Peacock attended for the Post-office, and Mr. Lewis, solicitor, defended the prisoner. Mr. m. H. Waller stated, that he was clerk in the banking-house of Hills, Mcßae, and Co., of Gravesend, on the 26th June, 1845, on which day he wrote a letter, ad dressed to the Commercial Bank, Lothbury. He inclosed seven bills of exchange for 1,259/. 2s. 6d., a cheque for 100/., and four 20/. notes of the Canterbury bank,—the numbers of which were 742, 744, 745, and 746. He sealed the letter, and Shen posted it at Gravesend, between seven and nine in the evening. The three notes now produced are unqugg tionably the same, their numbers being 742, 744, and 7. On the following morning he ascertained in London that the letter had not reached its destination. Mr. Charles S. Comber, postmaster of Gravesend, deposed that the letter spoken of by the last witness should have reached London by the mail-bag leaving Gravesend at two o'clock in the morning. The bag containing the letters was sealed at half-past eleven. The letter produced by the last witness, and addressed to the Commercial Bank, bears the Gravesend post-mark of June 26, 1845. The mail-bags for Deptford and Dartford were made up at the same time, and the three were strapped together as usual. He then placed them upon the floor in the passage, leading from the office to the street-door, it being customary for the mail-guard to call at two o'clock in the morning to receive them. The guard obtained them by ringing a bell, upon which the servant inside pulled a wire communicating with the latch of the street-door, and let him in. At one o'clock witness saw the bags safe in the passage. At about a quarter past two in the morning witness heard the house-bell ring, and was informed that the three mail-bags were mis,ing from the lobby or passage, when the guard arrived for them. Did not see the bags again till the Bth of the following September, when they were discovered at No. 4, Edwin-street, Gravesend, many of the letters being still in them, unopened. Others were open, strewed upon the floor. Upwards of 100 were left unopened. The letter produced was among them, having been placed, to witness s know ledge, in the London bag. The London letter-bill, made out by witness, and also placed in the bag, was likewise found among the letters in the London bag. Henry Everett stated that he was a letter-carrier, and was in the-habit of sleeping at the Gravesend post-office for the purpose of giving out the London, Dartford, and Deptford mail-bags. They were generally called for at a quarter-past two in the morning, at which time the mail-guard pulled a bell which aroused him, and, by a contrivance adopted . to w sa h v i e ch hi c m om th m e un tr i o ca ub te le d o w f it g h e t t h ti e ng lat o c u h t of of b t ;e i d e , opened it. ter M ed r. o P n ea pu c l oc lin k g — t r e th bell,a Witness—Yee ;` , but he coul d s o metimes bags. he sec r e eut the! ci d o 0 g a r , u waa guard Because you have taken now the precaution Mr. Lewis— t:ehtliateesunel w. pr i a v c i ti t c n e es w: e n e o r t ta a i l n lo ly wa n b o l t e . from a window after he had d metimes Witness resumed—He heard the Rochester mail-bags to lock the stable-door, the horse having been stolen. b a r t o 3 u t ifi g r • e l t Gr an reaa d eocs l e e ku f left in o e t sd h t e passage on the 26th of June, and in about ten minutes afterwards he heard the bell ring again, upon which witness pulled the wire and opened the door again. He then saw John Reese, the London mail-driver, enter the ,aoindgcotftiaat--cathiensoathnye body might have en_ passage, and begin to arrange the bags as usual. He could see what Reese was doing from a window over the door, by sitting up in the bed. By Mr. LevA.—His bed was situated on the ground floor, about seven yards from the passage, so that he could see who was in the passage through a glass door, there being a light over it. Examinationtresumed—Reese presently missed the Graves end bags and called up witness. They could see nothing of them, but the Chatham bags :were all safe. William Maddox, of Gravesend, said that he conveyed the mail-bag from Chatham to Gravesend on the night of the 26th June last, reaching the latter office at two in the morning. On arriving there he rung the bell, as he was accustomed to do, and the door came open, and he then threw in his three bags, and lett again, shutting the door after him. When on the door steps I did not observe any other than the Sidney bag, but there might have been others upon the floor. It was not his place to look after them. John Reese, of 40, Newgate-street, London, stated that he en r e d o o a h n e d d Lt the o n d G o r n a v m es a n il n d o n p o t s h t e . n w i a g s ht th o e f d jo h n T e r 2 o 6 f th th l e as G t. raN H - es e office at a quarter past two, on the morning of the 27th, and, having rung the bell as usual, entered the passage to take possession of the Gravesend bags, which, however, were missing. He then called up Everett ; but they could not find them. Harry Jones, a clerk in the Commercial Bank, proved that the letter containing the notes did not reach the firm in the usual course, as appeared from the bank books. s y tt la s r t l e e r pwroorse theMpaor which bad been un inhabited d io l r vh a er c e on s s h i e de w ra e b n i t e to clean, n, and George Whittick (the witness p d that the prison rersentdd former e ten ere one e xa mination) prove Canter b ur y bank-notes at the shop o f Sew ell a nd Cross , the at the fo . t drapers, of Soho. Another witness proved the payment of one of the oth er no tes at the shop of Fort num and Mason, oilmen, Piccadilly, also by the prisoner ; but .h h o e a admitted d t e h d a t th h e e c p o r u i s l o d n n e r o t a s t w l e 6 a 3 r , positively jonathan to w ht it id ch en er t , it w y Sloane-street, Chelsea, after having watched and followed him from several houses in the neighbourhood of Drury-lane the previous, night, deposed th a t on accusing him of steal ing the four 'Canterbury notes, he said " it was all a mistake. and he was not the man" He then ask e d w h en the n o tes were changed. Witness replied on the 6th of April, upon which he said he could prove that he was in France at the time. He refused to give his name or address at the station house, but subsequently stated that his name was John Farmer, and that he was a glover, having no fixed residence) John Shirt, another constable, f o und a quantity of good at the prisoner's house, which had been purchased by th notes produced. The prisoner was then remanded upon the above charg till Friday next. It being nearly five o'clock, the other was were also (erred to Tuefiday and Friday next. p 14, i