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RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (YESTERDAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. Remo 3. • CA.I4IIIIIIDGX AND oxvorao. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Several other witnesses wars called, and gave evidence almost identically the same with that of the above-mentioned witnesses; and the Committee intimated their opinion that the reiteration of one fact by many witnesses was =necessary. Mr. Bees observed that the fact that there was any traffic between the places to which this line gave accommodation was disputed, and said that he thought it necessary to give evidence to satisfy the COm mittee on this point. The Committee ordered the room to be cleared, and after a discus sion of about a quarter of an hour, the parties were re-admitted, and The COMMITTEZ gave their opinion (In the form of a resolution) that no fttrther local general evidence ought to be given. Some other evidence was given, which occupied the Committee up to four o'clock, at which hour the Committee adjourned till to morrow. Room B tai.11.600%V, 33.81MHZ.5.D. AND NZXLBTON tPAISZET BIZILNCH). (Cmatinued ton our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) After several witnesses on the general matters had been examined, Mr. Errington gave the usual engineering evidence, which was corroborated by .11r. Locke. After which The Committee rose at four o'clock, and adjourned till to-morrow et eleven o'clock. Room D. sinerrizzar AND LINCOZNSUIRD JVNCTION. (Continued front oar Afternoon Wien of yesterdaY.) Mr. Sergeant Warms cress-examined the witnesses on the re spective differences and distance of the two lines. p con- Mr. John Parker, M.P., and Mr. Granville Vernon, famed the evidence of Lord Worsley ; the former testifying Well , ' to the necessity of the line for the manufacturers , and the latter respec texto plaboing the nature of the land property. especially with Earl Fitzwilliarn's and Mr. Foljambe's property, who, with several ether landowners. are petitioners against the line contractors for that Mr. Grissel, of the firm of Gries el and Feto, 'tt ;cation of the Houses of Parliament where the °ram, ee-roome are to .... 4 . oarr i e s, from which the stone placed. ;dated that the Allston a fcr the Houses of Parliament le hewn, are situate on the li sie th . propo sed railwaY that h a firm drew 300 tees a-weak from three quarries for the new Ho ties of Parliament--that they had taken as much as 500 tons in a week. This atone is now brought by canal and by sea, the carriage on the former costing 55. a. ton to Stockwith, which is about three miles were formed, the stone would from Gainsborogh. If the railway be sent chiefly by the line. and then it would coat only Is. Bd. a ton tothe same place. Mr. M. Ellison, steward of the Duke of Norfolk for his Sheffield property, and also a director of the Manchester and Sheffield line, and like-Chairman of the Great Grimsby and Gainsborough lire, stated that this link was the only one ne easearf to form a trunk line between the eastern and western lines as well as to glre access to the southern and eastern counties of the country. This line would be of the utmost importance to the town of Sheffield, and would afford far more facility for the reception of agricultural produce and for the export of manu factures, than the Sheffield, Manchester, and Midlands line. In consequence of the North Midland Railway passing so far treat the town of Sheffield, the inhabitants are now obliged to go round by Rotherham. and he could say that, as a director of the Manchester and Sheffield line, it was; always the intention of that company to go thrther than that town, and of course the circum stances of the time now have greatly enhanced the necessity for the line. . It being intimated that a long cross-e7.Amittatioll Would euaue, the committee adjourned till to-morrow. GROUP V. 11217.31817111031 AND NORTEUN. The Committee on this group assembled this morning at the Com- Uiittee-room, No. 32, Abingdon-street, Lord Portman in the chair. The company obtained their Din last year, but it was seriously opposed by Captain tiny, of Mugdrurn, a very beautiful and valuable property ou the banks of the Elver Tay, for which compensation was then to be made. The agreement as to the amount,. however, has never been come to, and, with a „yiew to obviate the opposition Of the petitioner, the company are this year applying for a Rill to forma deviation line; but Captain Ilaydeems Use glevaationworse fortis property than the original line, and, couse queatlr, opposed it. Considerable discussion arose upon this point, and aliitaately the room was cleared, Lord Portman stating that two mew of business, one an each side, would be required by the Com mittee to give their assistance in adjudicating the matter. The leading counsel for the parties were shortly summoned, and after soma time, on the re-admission of parties, the Chairman declared that the preamble was proved, due compensation being given to Cap tain nay for the injury to his property. HO U S E OF COMMONS. GROUP 11. SOUTH DEVON (No. XL) (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) After Kane further evidence of a general and =important cla rater, the committee aliourned tlli te-morro,,v. GROUP XIII. C AWED ONI EXTENSION. akutisv/rd front our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) 31r William An.truther and Mr. Kennedy, cattle dealer and fanner, were examined at one length, to show the general benefit the line oroald confer on LanarloThlre and Ayrshire. Henderson, merchant, of Belfast, deposed that a large quantity of coal was brought from Ayrshire to that town. The line would be of great benefit in forwarding supplies of that mineral. Mr. Manz merchant of Londonderry, gave evidence with regard to that port similar to what was given by the previous witness respect ing Belfast. Mr. John Leitham, of Londonderry corroborated the evidence of the previous witness. The Committee then adjourned till to-morrow at twelve o'clock. GROt? XVII. MANCHESTER AND SOUTHAMPTON, AND SOUTH WESTERN (RCM/SE'? AND RED BRIDGE BRANCH). The Committee met this morning at the usual hour, the lion. Ph Yorke in the chair. Mr. Averts then proceeded to address the Coramitteleon behalf of the 1 . Crest Western Railway Comeany, in opposttlen to the first-re ent lened line. He commencedhy calling the attention of the Committee to the Sae section of the Bill. -which set tcrth that the-capita; of the company was to he '2,510,0001., which was to he raised in shares of eel. each. He alluded to this, in order to sacertaln what really wag the proposed capital of the company, now that the line to Poole had been abandoned. It was Important that the real aniotult of the ca pital ehouid be stated, became the amount would materially affect he 'satiates. Mr. Wheeler, the solicitor to the company, said the capital of the company, since the abandonment of the Poole brand;, had been re duced la 4765,000 i. Mr. AE3TI24 went on to say that the Committee ought to lock upon the expenditure of so large a sum as this, which was to be relied in such small shares as 20/., by a new Company, anti by new parties altogether. The expenditure of so large a sum cs this by old-establlshed companies would tot create surprise, but when pro posed by new parties, and in these small shares, uulike those of the Great Western, the London and Birmingham, and the South Western, for lee/a/ice, where shares are not lake than SO!. each, It Ceuta not fall to create suspicion. After referring to the opinion of Lord Dalhousie, which was to the effect that It was in the powef Committees of the House to restrict the expenditure of capa r itl o o n railway', he went on to call the attention of the Committee to the fact, that various Bills passed by Committees, au thorising the expenditure of Immense some of money In the construction of railways had been thrown out on the third reading. This he cen.stdered showed that the House of Cora moos was determined to carry out in practice the opinions It bad expreseed with respect to railway projects of minor im portance, and that it would be better for Committees not to pass Bills which, for the large sums of money required to construct them, would afterwards be thrown out by the Howie. Then the Committee were called upon to consent to a Bill, the promoters of which pledged themselves not to raise more than 330,0001. before 1848, atter paying the interest on calla. `What, after the payment of coensel, engi- Wes, surveyors, and solicitors, would remain, out of this sum; for the construction of their line ? Why, the line to Andover. without the purchase of land, would cost 300,000/., so that if the whole of the land necessary for the line front Southampton to Andover was itiven to them they could not open that portion of the line before 1848. Lord Shaftesbury's Bill specified that the land, necessary for the purposes of railway, should be purchased within three years alter the passing uf the 11111. Then, after 1848, they were to be em powered to raise 750,0001. Now, what would this sum do? It would do little or nothing towards constructing the line to Swindon, arta this be believed he should prove to the settetaction of the Committee. Then, it the Committee would leek at the map they would see that there was by corn esenteetion north and south, and east an 4 west, abundant for all the purposes ofthe ceentry. The local traffic was of minor importance. There were lines from Roading to Hungefford, and from Reading to tiertopitoks, trolls Ita,ingstol;43 by Andover and Salisbury to Yeovil, nod south to Dorchester. The north-west communication, to the north could be effeeted by the Basintetoke and galisbury, and the Wilts. Somerset and - Weymouth, and so on by Itrlitol or-Swindon • U s e :teeth-oast communication was effected from Southampton ir; iugapt, , z,ke, Reeding, and by the Ostord and Ittzby, Between SOtithaniptOn.and there was a break of gauge. Its then re- Weed to tee !raffle, and held teat the promoter; of the line had hi .laced every clodhopper W 0 never travelled on anything save hie own two leers, or athwart a far/eer i e herie, as a per on estimated to use the lint, and not cnly had they done this, but they bad actually estimated that lhr every person of this kind on the local roads, Iwo wen'd use the railway--actually eoubled it. lie held also that the whale of the trelllc estlniates were fallacious, and could not i.e relied upon with anything like accuracy by the Committee. The .tianehester and Southampton estimated t hat they would carry U,62,3,000 pawngers, but the London and Birmingham last year only carried L 006,00, the Great Western 1,993,000, the South Western 843 e/ 0, the Eastern Counties 534,000, the Colchester live 40,009. They estimated that 300 000 sheep and pigs would travel by the line, but the London and Birmingham Cowany carried lest vest 166,719, the Great Western 172,000. and the South Western ee,ooo, the Eastern Counties 37,000, and by the Colchester' line 87,000. If the line were made. Baltic corn would still go to Hull and troops for Ireland would embark at Bristol. After some further ottervatiene the Learned Gentleman concluded, after an address which occupied three hours and a half, by calling upon the Corn •lialttoe to reject the preamble of the Bill, as not being called for by th e ' , yenta of the districts through which It would pass, as it was a ePeculaticn of the lire class. ty.,1'1,„, ;,,rai Rowley. a director of the ceunty'of Gloucester Ba nk, was vrithin had petitioned against the line because it passed eeauiree. mired yards of his property, and because It was not the Cementitea hen adiourned until one o'clock to-morrow. zownow. arintrii ? va ltovp XVIII. chairman. - Tilts Committee met t 0.49,774 I. B. DIMACT. Mr. araY, member of the Te,,,,, i 'al i beallson, Itir. ny outon, and 3dr. Edwards, wl6l. e t .„ l"i4: ! : ,,tl u i r ...tL y e , f 3f pava r rto , ui . e.r ty ob i t ye et : jin n : . line. a The room WWI then Ofdereu to ho cleared. 1 ,,.,„._ re-admitttd, "nail , ' , lne (luaus :AN' stated_ that the .. znot.3 0,,,1m0u or mittee was, that if all the pOintA opened by the Learti v a t? s , d. Coria. —Meaux of the line wee proved and supported, the CoutuatAZ:rel ha not feel themselyea al to grant the preamble of the 1tin,7,4 4aggested to the Learned Cowl the propriety of proceeding further in the matter. . s.dir. NESSEIVETIIIO4. rotluestad the Chairman to adjourn the Com mittee till to-morrow, to Wow him the opportunity of con.sulting with the local solicitors and his Manta. The Committee acCordingly adjourned till half-Faiteieve u La" morrow to hear the decision of counsel only. ar.orp XS. 'The Committee on this group met at twelve o'clock to•clAY. in Beam No. 3t (Grand Corridor) ; present, Mr. Sotheron (chairman), Lend Winie.-teentiock. 3tr.- Pigott, Mr. Tancred, and Mr. ROM. immediately after assembling'. the CHAIRMAN said that he believe d there remained nottang.,,, tos , to be done than that the Committee ebonld consider their decision, the evidence, and apeechee of eounsel being concluded. After an unimportant conversation between counsel and the meta ters, the roost WAS cleared. After deliberating more than an hour with closed doors, '.ilia Committee antiontined their dezialon to be, as to t hy LONDON AND WINDSOR, that this yrearuble was not proved ; as to the LONDON, lIOUNSLOW, AND WESTERN, that the preamble was not proved ; and as to the RICUItIOND RAILWAY (WSW BRANCH), t4at the preamble was preyed. tae causes were then gone througli, and the Bill wee weed to be reported. GROUP XXII. RRIBTOI. AND SIRIIMINGRA.I4 DIRECT). ,(Continneti from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) ruttier evidence in Support of the Bill was gone into at some length, wh en , t o eo wequence of an intimation from the Committee, 144 eAnuse (in behalf of the promoters of the Bill consented to with draw it. The Bill was accordingly relinquished. The Committee then proceedeu with settling and passing the dames of the UXSTOL and laltraxlifonarit (GLOVCESTER and STONEIXOUSE JUNCTION) 164 the preamble o f w hi, \‘',4 Cra A Prt:ViTal oteJelten declared t 4 be proved. Th. Committee then adjourned. GROUP The Cemmittee met to-day at half. past twelve o'clock. IA 'loon/ ma t *resent, fair Itobert Venue= (diairmsu). the !bravos QP W0r ,,44.W. Viscount iFewry, Mr. Smollet, and Mr. lames. jaiviwith the conAderation of the Warrrickcillna and namely. ~~, ; . I. '''-----%•- 4-1=;:a) ,;,).7-4 ICON AND *ANSI:MY, MATSU AND WAIZDON. MON AND ASNONAMCN. P, eat at the erlOnAl promettri of Om 1,411' THE SUN, _LONDON, _WEDNESDAY_ EVENING, JUNE 24, 1848. don and Birmingham Railway, and an extensive iron merchant in Birmingham, gave evidence in favour of the Birmingham and Oxfordshire (which is in connexion with the Great Western), and against the Warwickshire and London Railways, which are in connexion with the London and Birmingham. lie had ceased to be a director of the latter-mentioned line ever since the Act was passed, The people of Birmingham were greatly"' dissatisfied with the company, on account of the high rates aad the defective accommodation. The rate for the carriage of goods from Birmingham to London was much higher than to Hull, which was a greater distance. The effect of the competing line would be to bring down the passengers' fare in the first-class carriages, to fifteen shillings. The witness was con vinced that the traffice on the line was not half developed, and yet it was already clogged. We understood the witness to infer that to avoid danger and to provide sufficient accommodation another line was necessary. He admitted that there had been hitherto fewer ac cidents on the Birmingham and London than on any other railway of equal length and traffic. The Post-office had given them credit as being the only line on which Post-office time waget. But he paid little attention to that, for he found that they sometimes very irregular. He was favourable to the broad gauge, but if the House of Commons would not allow it on the Oxford and Birming ham Junction, he would still rather have the narrow gauge than lose the line. Other witnesses were examined to the same effect. The Committee were occupied the remainder of the day with evidence almost precisely of the same character. AND 11.zrals (MlDLAiiin examined z o m r i nearne d this the d n a o y rt -- 1 - 1 ICZTE NSION). a the li t n a e, po w i as nt Th3orri n iS e w w a a n s ni p e r o k , p osd the e t n o g i e n o e m e r ra t e o cf the Chevot Tunnel ; it was proposed to pass through the extensive coal fields in that neighbourhood • It crosse d the Leeds and Manchester Railwa y , and joined the North Midland about three miles from Leeds, where it would effect a junction with all the lines radiating in that neighbourhood. The line presented no engineering difficulties of a peculiar character ; the gradients were of a favourable nature, and the outlay for the construction of the line would be about 40,0001. per mile. After hearing some 'lather evidence, the Committee rose, and adjourned till twelve o'clock on Thursday. GROUP XXXIX. OLDUAM, LIVERPOOL; AND nrstatErnman JUNCTION. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) Other witnesses were called, who corroborated the evidence given. Mr. Low, engineer of the line, stated that thelength of the line from Manchester to Oldham was 7 miles and 6 chains, and of the branch to the Manchester and Birmingham Railway 698 yards ; the cost of the main line would be 288,542/., of the branch 21,8581., and of stations 30,0001., In all 340,401/. There were 1,190 yards of tun nelling at a cost of 59,5001., and the viaducts and bridges would cost 101,5201. Fie rested the superiority of this line to the Manchester and Leeds line on the stations at the termini, the better accommoda tion which it ofered to the coal-fields, doing little damage to pro perty as it passed through. Cross-examined by Mr. lIILDTABD—Mr. Bidder was the engineer whose name first appeared in the prospectus, but had nothing now to do with it. Witness did not know what his opinion of the line, as now laid out, might be. The line would be carried out from Man chester on arches for 70 chains, and the branch in the same way for 30 chains. Mr. Lows evider.cewas confirmed by Messrs. Bateman and Rindal. The-latter gentleman, in answer to a question put by the Com. mittee, gave it as his opinion that the Increased per centage on the price of railway works this year, arose upon earthwork entirely, and unskilled labour. The Cemraittte adjourned till twelve to-morrow. The Committee also 'declared the standing orders complied with In the cases of the Haywood Waterworks and the Edinburgh Paring Bills. In the Select Committee on Merits, the following decisions were made : LEEDS AND THIRSK (ST. HELEN'S BRANCH DEVIATION). LEEDS AND THIRSK (KNAREsBOROUGH EXTENSION). LEEDS AND THIRSK (NORTH-EASTERN EXTENSION; WATH TO HARTLEPOOL) . _ _ __‘ In the cases of these three branches of the Leeds and Thirsk Rail way, the Committee decided that the preambles of the Bills had been proved. SCOTTISH GRAND JUNCTION. This Bill Was also passed. LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN (FARNHAM AND ALTON BRANCH). This case had been part heard. The Committee declared the preamble proved. GENERAL TERMINUS AND GLASGOW HARBOUR RAILWAY. A similar decision was made in this case. SCOTTISH CENTRAL (ALLOA BRANCH). The decision of the Committee was favourable in this case also. DUNBLANE, DOONE, AND CALLANDER. This Bill, which has been before the Committee a great many times, was again adjourned till Thursday. DEESIDE. This Bill, which was part heard on Thursday, was now passed, the Committee declaring the preamble proved. BRISTOL AND Erv,TER (CREWKERNE BRANCH). Preamble proved. WILSONTOWN, MORNINGSIDE, AND COLTNESS (BATII GATE BRANCH). WILSONTOWN, MORNINGSIDE, AND COLTNESS (CALEDO NIAN BRANCH). WILSONTOWN, MORNINGSIDE, AND COLTNESS (Imrnovr- MENT AND BRANCHES). The preambles of these three Bills were declared proved. SLAMANNAN (BATHGATE AND JAWCRAIO BRANCHES). The same decision was made in this case. AMBERGATE, NOTTINGHAM, AND BOSTON, AND EASTERN JUNCTION. The preamble of this bill was declared proved. LONDON AND SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY ACTS AMENDMENT. This Bill was finally passed. THAMES H &VEN DOCK AND RAILWAY. Their Lordships gave a similar decision is this tall 3, and also in the case ofthe Witham Navigation Acts Amendment. The Committee then adjourned at ten minutes to four till twelve to-morrow. IRMAGH, COLERAINE, and PORT• RUSH RAILWAY. A meeting of the shareholders in this railway took place asterday, at 28, Laurence Pountney-lane, for the pa: pose of devising means to protect the interests of the shareholders. Mr. J. Carter took the chair at one o'clock. Amost discursive discussion took place as to whether a com mittee of the shareholders should be appointed to negotiate with the directors and induce them to dissolve. It appeared that the directors had not adhered to their prospectus, and in consequence the shareholders sought to have , a return of the whole of the capital paid up by way of deposit on th' shares, at IL 7s. per share. An offer has been held out of a return of LL, but this proposition was opposed. Mr. PHILLIPS, a solicitor, at whose offices the meeting was held, advised that the shareholders should compel the direc tors to refund the entire amount. A resolution was proposed, appointing a committee to communicate with the directors, which, if they could not get the IL 7s. 6d. a share back, were to take the IL The meeting then adjourned. LATEST PRICES OF SHARES LN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM FAMES' STOCK. From tie Official List, riT2LISEED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EN-ENING LONDON, TUESDAY, JUNE 23. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. er of Paid. Price Annum. Share. a. d. a. d. Australasia •• • • .... 6/. per cent. 40 0 0 40 0 0 27 Britsh North American 51. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 453 y Commercial of London bl. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 23 colonial.. •• • . • 51. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 16 Londn and Westminstr 61. par cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 26% London Joint-Stock ... 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 14 34 Metropolitan 25 0 0 710 0 Provincial of Ireland.. 81. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 48 Ditto, New... •. . • 81. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 isy National of Ireland .. 51. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 20 Nat. Provncial of Eng. 51. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 9 36 Ditto, New... ••• . • . 51. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 Union of Australla• • 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 25% Union of London. • • 51. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 11 INSURANCE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. £ a. d. £ a. d. Albion . .•••• • • • • • 31. 10a. 500 0 0 50 0 0 74 Alliance Brit. and For. 6 per cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 18', 7 i Ditto Marine. •• • • 61. per cent, 100 0 0 5 0 0 5% Atlas British Commercial • • 7s. per share 50 0 0 I 5 0 0 7% Clericl,Med.&Gen.Life 51. per cent. 100 0 0 210 0 6% County 3l. 100 0 0 10 0 0 Crown •.••••• • • • • • • • 10s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 - eagle . Gs. 50 0 0 S 0 0 530 Eng.& Scot. Law •• .. 51. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 27i, European Life ••• • • . 5 34 per cent. 20 0 0 All paid. 20 Freemasons' .••• • • . 51. per cent. 20 0 0 3 0 0 Globe • ... 61. per cent. Stock. 136 Guardian Imperial Fire 61. and'bonus.soo 0 0 50 0 0 240 Imperial Life ••• • • • 12s. 100 0 01 10 0 0 16% Indemnity Marine •• • • IL eh. & hs. 100 0 0 1 bl 3 1 29 1 Law Life.. ••• • • • .... 11.55. 100 0 0 10 0 0 62 Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 20 0 6 36 London Fire London Ship • ... •• .. 10s. 25 0 0112 10 0 1434 Marine ... • 51. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 10% Med. Invlid& Gen. Life 434 /. per et. 50 00' 2 0 0 3 National Lean Fund• • 51. per cent. 20 00\2 10 0 2 34 National Life...• • ....• St. per cent. IGO 0 0 5 0 0 9 54 Palladium Life racenix. • ..... 31. p. ct. bs. - 205 Protector Life .• • . 51. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 I/. 33 rrovidentLilb• •••• • .. 11. ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 23 Rock Life •.•••• .• • . 4s. 50 0 010 0 4% Royal Exchange 5/. per cent. Stock. - 198 Sun Fire • - 210 Ditto Life ..... ea. , - 49 Universal Life LIST or SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICIS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. l Price. Annum. Share. X s. d. X s. Bank of Scotland - 100 0 0 167 Royal Bank of Scotland 61. per cent. - 100 •0 0 157 British Linen Company 81. per dent. - 100 0 0 223 Commercial Bank .. 6/. per cent. - 100 00 i 161 National Bank ...... 61. per cent. - 10 0 0 15 Union Bank of Scotland 7361. pr cent. - 50 0 0 9236 Western Bank •••• • • • • 61. per cent. - 50 0 0 84 North of Scotland Bank 61. per cent. - 5 0 0 7% Clydesdale Bank ••• • • • 61.- per cent. - 10 0 0 13% Eastern Bank.. . 51. per cent. , ' 10 0 0 11 Caledonian Bank - 2 10 0 434 Ediub.ik Glaegow Bank GI. per cert. - 50 0 734 City of Glasgow Bank . 51. per cent. - 10 0 0 13% Scottish Union Ins. Co. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 245.96 Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 14% Insur. Co. of Scetlnd.• Si. per cent. 10 0 0 All paid. 9% North Britoil Imo.- 534!. pr cent. 200 0 0 10 0 0 28 Caledonian Fire Insur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 22 Edinburgh Life Insur. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 12 It) 0 1834 Edin. & Glasg. Railway 1/.los. per c. 50 0 0 b 0 0 0 75 Ditto, % Shares • • EMIL, Leith, & Grantn 20 0 0 20 0 0 153{ Glasgw & Ayvslair Hall. 71. per cent. 50 0 0 All paid. 73% Glasgw &Greenckßall. 2/. per cent. 23 0 0 111 paid. 16% Uiegw & Garnldrk Rail. 51. per cent. 26 0 0 All paid. 403 y Dundee & Arbroth Rail. 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 38 Standard LifeAssarnce., 5/. per cent. 150 0 0 210 0 DOCZB. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of I Annum. Share. ----- X s. d. ' .4 s. d. Commercial .... East and West India 1 6/. pr cent. Stock. East Country Lyndon — ...... ....... bl. pr cent. Stoek. St. Katharine Southampton •••• .. , 41. per cent. 150 0 0 50 0 0 VIATME-V7OIIE:S. Price. 141% 114 104 27}i caution, but buyers have been compelled to pay 281 to 28110 s for small parcels. Holders of Seal are unwilling to reduce their prices. Of Greenland Whale Oil 5 tuns at auction brought 251 10s. Sperm has been purchased with more freedom, but prices are prevented from improving by the continued arri vals. There are sellers of Rape Seed 011 upon further reduced terms. Although prices rule low for Linseed Oil, and the supply small, still the business transacted has been limited, Olive has been sparingly dealt in, although farther reduced rates have been taken. Although there are further arrivals ofralm holders evince firmness and supply the market moderately ; a goof demand has existed privately, Cocoa Nut has met with increased attention, and owing to the small supply buyers have been compelled to pay stiffer rates. Hops.—Prices continue to decline, and may be quoted 8s per cwt. lower than this day week. The market, is very inactive, owing to the continuance of hot weather, which does not suit the vermin, and which has much decreased. In fa..t, the files are all gone, and lice are daily diminishing. The appearance of a large yield of Hops, at present Is very promising, and the quality is likely to be finer than that of last season. TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S-OFFICE, Julie 20, 1846. The Lord Chamberlain of her Majesty's Household has appointed :he Honourable and Reverend Reginald-Windsor Sackettle-West to be Chaplain in Ordinary to the Queen, in the room of the Honour able and Reverend George Neville-Grenville. ' Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Somersetehire. To be Deputy-Lieutenants-E. Broderip, Esq. • P. J. Coney, Esq. ; W. H. M. Colston, Esq.; Sir C.A.Eiton, Bart.; W.H.G. Lanyton,Esq.; G. T. Scobell, Esq. ; J. Hippisley, Esq.; W. A. Sandford, Esq.; Rev. W. P. Thomas, Clerk; J. I. C. Ireland; H. Lytle, Esq.; the Rev. F. B, Portman, Clerk ; R. C Tudway, Esq. ; J. Giles, Esq.; B. .Neville, Esq., M.P. ; E. B. Napiers, Esq, ; F. H. Synge, Esq. ; Rev. J. Vane, Clerk; J. Goodden, Esq. ; W. Phelips, Esq.; Galion, Esq. ; W. H. T. Brigetocke, Esq., June 18. Second Somerset Regiment of Militia-H. N. S. Shrapnel, Esq., to be Captain, vice Boyle. deceased, June 18. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Ayrshire. 115th, or Prince Regent's Royal Regiment of Ayrshire Militia-R. Crichton, Gent., to be Ensign, vice R. Mackay, promoted, June 11. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Wigtown. Kirkcudbright cud Wigtowushire Regiment of Militia-E. H. Max well, Esq., to be Captain, vice E. Stewart, resigned, June 10. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Inverness. 76th or Inverness-shire Regiment of Illlitia-J. Gordon, Esq., jun., to be Captain, vice: J. R. Dunn, resigned, April 22 ; lion. J. Grant to be Captain, vice W. Mackenzie, deceased, May 21. War-Office, June 23, 1846. The following is a farther list of Non-Commissioned Officers and pri vates of the Queen's Army, killed in the recetat battles on the Sutlej, or who have subsequently died of wounds received in those ac tions :- 9th Foot-Frederick Allen, James Barnes, Thomas Brophy, John Coffey, John Cunene', John Daly, John Hewlett, John Holmes, Wil liam May, Henry Male. John ADKeown, Daniel Noult, Henry Pea cock, John Tolend, Thomas Williams, George Worrell. 31st Foot-George Arthurs, Jehn Baker, Charles Brown, Robert Brewer, gham, James Cleary, Patrick man, John Charters, James Campbell,a j rb o y hn ßu e r a n rr s, ol toll j n oh ß n irmi ch n ap Caffrey, Patrick Coleman, John Chamberlain, Charles Corbett, John Cunningham, James Colley, James Crossley. Samuel Chadwick. John Cantwell, Alexander Cameron, Patrick Dalton, Michael Davy, William Downie, William Denton, James Eagau, Richard Fishwick, Peter FiteGibeons, Joseph Fuller, Thomas riannagan, John Gar ner, Charles Gilbert, James a arvey, Patrick Garraughty, Jacob Gieton, C. Hopgood, Patrick Beatty, John Hennessy, John Iliscox, Wm. Hitchcock, Samuel Rocker, Thomas Higgins, George Hewstbie John Hogan, Wm. Holt, Frederick Irvin, Joh t Jennings, Robert Kennaway, Anthony Kennedy, Thomas Kenny, James Kenna, Ed ward Lilley, Samuel Marlow. 31st Foot-Robert M'Ginn, William Mullins, James McDermott, Peter McDonnell, Patrick McCarthy, John M'Quillon, Augustus M'Cormick. George Morriss, John Marsh, Michael M'Dermott, William Dl'Donnell, John Mclntire, William Maine, Daniel M'Ghea, John Maxwell, Daniel Monaghan, Thomas New bury, John O'Hara, John Owen, William Pickford, James Partin, Francis Pickett, Geo. Pitts, Fred. Pope. Wm. Phaton, Chas. Patterson, Henry Peirce, John Rock, Lawrence Renihan, Thomasellylance, Ed ward Rankin, William Rose, Michael Rafferty. William Rem, James Stapleton, John Stephens, Daniel Smith, Edward Smith son, Frederick, Spring, William Stalliard, George Saerrin, Daniel Sullivan, Edward Street, John Shalders, James Taylor, Sa • mull Twells, John Tatter', John Taylor, John Turly, Witham Tu dor, Patrick Thorpe, Isaac Tanner, Thomas Woodcock, Nevin Wil liamson, Daniel White, Denis Wbolongham. 50th Foot.-Robert Astley, Richard Beisley, John Brooks, Richard Brown, William Barry, Thos. Bates, Jas. Butterly, Patrick Brenan, George Brooks, Dennis Carrel, William Clark, David Cox, Bartholomew Cronin, Morgan Criswick, George David, James Davis, Daniel Dooley, Eugene Daley, John Do naghue, Richard Daniel, William Dempsey, Joshua Dawson, Michael Dowd, Michael Demlavey, John Farris, Richard Gibson, William Garrett, Richard Gillman, John Hutchins, Benjamin Mefferd, William Kenealey, Johu Mason, Patrick M•leenna, John, Mitchell, James M'Cullem. Michael Nugent, Francis Pearson, Thomas Perry, John Rasbottom, William Rick er*, Robert Rutherford, George Roberts, William Smith, William Taylor, Samuel Tayler, Charles Tomkins, Charles Watts, William Walker, Edward Walsh, Edward Williams, Rodger Wade. 62d Foot-George Amor, John Askew, William Aldridge, Edward Batson, Thomas Britt, William Creston, Thomas Dee, Alexander Down, Michael Dowd, Henry Daniels, Peter Farmer, Edward Hardman, David Irwin, Joseph King, Thomas Lannon, Edward Lennon, Jehn Maxwell, Thomas Newman, Edward Orreli, Thomas Runyard, Thomas Redmond, John Roberts, Patrick Ryan, G. Berson, Samuel Stammers, Thomas Ward. 80th Foot-John Boardman, John Bishop, William Bosley, John Coghlan, James Chapman, Farrington Davison, William G. Dolby, Edward Field, Owen Gilligan, William Green, John Hall, Edward Lett, John Mitchell, George °reared, Edward Orr, James Porter, Charles Roberts, William Rice, William Reeve, James Richards, James Simpson, John Shearing, Samuel Sutcliffe, William Scott, Edward Thomas, John Welton. N.B. The names of privates James Bays and James Crouch, of the 31st Regiment (stilted, in the Gazette of 17th March last, to have been killed in action), have rejoined the regiment, front missing. BANKRUPTS. Thomas James Blurton, wine merchant, Piccadilly, to surrender July 3, at eleven, and Aug, 7, at twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Alsager, official assignee, Birchln-lane ; Hare, Coleman• street. Thomas Aquila Cook, carver, Leather-lane, July 3, at twelve. and Aug. 7, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whit more, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Taylor, Moorgate-street. Joseph Ilarper, provision -merchant, Chancery-lane, July 3, at one, and July 31, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, offi cial assignee; Horsley, Staple Inn. Elizabeth Fuller, baker, Narrow, July 3, at half-past one, and July 31, at half-past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee ; Turner, Percy-street, Bedford-square. Neville Smith, Thomas Lyttelton Holt, and John Neale, printers, Fleet-street, July 3, at half-past twelve, and July 31, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee ; Cress and Cross, Surrey-street, Strand. John Thomas Carter, apothecary, Berners street, Oxford-street, June 29, at two, and Aug. 7, at half-past eleven, at the Court cf Bankruptcy. Turmancl, official assignee, Old Jewry chambers ; Pocock, Bartholomew-close. William Kennett and John Hammon Reynolds, wax chandlers, iamb-street, spitalfields, Juno 29, at half-past one, and Aug. 7, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Coleman-street ; Wheatley, Walbrook. Edward Baedel and Charles Reffold, builders, Reading, July 10, at one, and July 25, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. iGrooin, official msignee, Abehurch•lane ; Hill and Heald, Throginortou street, London; Weeden and Slocombe, Reading. Charles Tomlitu and William Lock, plumbers, Henry-street East, Portland-town, July 7, at half-past one, and July 23, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane ; Trott; Crown-court, Threadneedle-street. James Woodbridge, saddler, Reading, July 8, at half-past one, and Aug. 4, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official as signee, Abchurch-lane ; Smith, Reading • Dedham, Houghton, and Co., Verulim-buildings , Gray's Inn. London. Stephen Smith, miller, Bradfield, Berkshire, Jnly 1, and Aug 1, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, officiii assignee, Sambrook-court, Baslughall-street ; Johnson and Co., Temple, Lon don ; Cele and Co., Basingstoke. Alfred t ildy, hatter, Oxford-street, July 1, at half-past eleven, and Aug. 1, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official as signee, Sambrook-court, Basinghall-street ; Low, Chancery-lane. James Edwin Hudson Jelliffe, chemist, Durefham -down, Glouces tershire, July 7 and Aug. 4, dt one, at the Bristol District -Court. !fatten, official assignee, Bristol ; Coles, Bristol. John Partridge, coal .nerchant, Cheltenham, July 7 and Aug. 4, at twelve, at the Bristol District Court. Acraisan, official assignee. Bristol ; Jessop, Cheltenham. Samuel Oliver, provision-dealer , Hyde, Chester. July 16 and July 30, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Hobson. official assignee, Manchester; Bower and Son, Chancery-lane, London; Brooks, Ashton-under-Lyne. Samuel Hall, commission agent, Manchester, July 8 and 29, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Pott, official assignee, Manchester; Gregory, Faulkner, Gregory, and Skirrow, B edtord row, London ; Cooper, Manchester. Faulkner, Gregor Horatio Rains, boiler maker , Newton, Cheshire, July 7 and 28 , at twelve, at the Manciiester District Court. Pole, official assignee. Manchester ; Gregory, y, and Skirrow, Bedford row, London ; Law, Manchester. Thomas Wilson, - Charles Kirkman Wilson, and William Wilson, linendrapers, Liverpool, July 15 and Augu s t 9, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool; ,London July 9 and 27, at twelve, at Clay and Co., Liverpool. Gr e e rriat n and 3i, the Liverpool District Court. Bird, official assignee, Liverpool; G R o ,Bedford-row, Cornthwaite and Co., Old Je wr y -cha mbers, London; Pemberton, Liverpool. Henry Williams, apothecary, Llanrwst, Denbighshire, July B r t e e l , ford-m grocer. Liverpool, w 3 and 31, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. Turner. official assignee, Liverpool ; Bower and Son, Chancery-lane, London; Hughes, Lianrwst. James Jay Eva, baker, Redrath. Cornwall, July 6, at twelve, and August 4, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court. Hirtzel, official assignee, Exeter; Milled and Borlase, Penzance ; Terrell, - Exeter ; Coode and Co., Bedford-row, London. William Correll ant Geor g e Wharf, petats dealers, Beaton, Lin colnshire, July 9 and 29, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Blttleston, o ffi c ial assignee, Birmingham ; Smith. B rraingharn. George Longileid, tailor, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, July 7 and August 7. a t half-past ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Christie, official assignee, ; Hodgson, Birmingham. Richard Perry, hatter, Leeds, July 6 and 27, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds; Few and CO., Covent garden, London ; Upton, Leeds. William Fleskin Osborn and Henry Webster Blackburn, stock brokers, Bradford, Yorkshire, July 6 and 27, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. -Hope, official assignee, Leeds; Lawrence and Co.. Old Fish-street, London ; Morris, Bradford. John ficlmes, cutlery manufacturer, Sheffield, Jnly 3 and 31, at eleven, at the Sheffield District Court. Freeman, official assignee, Leeds; Nixon, Clifford's Inn, London; Binney, Sheffield. James Charles Simpson, pawnbroker, Sheffield, July 3 and 31, at eleven,: at the Sheffield District Court. Freeman. official assignee, Leeds ; Tattershall, Great James-street, Bedford -root, London ; Broadbent, Sheffield; Blackburn , Leeds. George Hattersley, stove grate manufacturer, Sheffield, July 3 and 31, at eleven, at the Sheffield District Court. Freeman, official assignee, Leeds; Tattershall, Great James-street, Bedford-low, London; Broadbent, Sheffield. [Dividends, &c, in our Next.] 33 essersi.ree.e=2 plied as soon as possible. I deny that there was any furious drivingl; if there was, how could the driver have come up with u 3 in an instant ? Alderman Ginns—You seem not to be aware that you are liable to a 5/. penalty for taking the reins. The defendant—The reins were handed to me by a man who stood at the head of the horses. The driver caught me by the throat in the most violent manner, and I had no idea of a contest with him, as a matter of course. But I believe lam here upon a charge of felony ? Alderman GIBBS (to the driver)—Did the defendant strike you ? The driver—Yes, I'll swear he struck me twice ; be fore I had a finger upon him, he assaulted me. The man who had the care of the horsess confirmed the account given by the driver, and stated that the defen dant galloped the horses to the end of London-street. Alderman GIBBS—I Shall not consider the part of this case which charges the defendant with the assault ; but I shall convict him for having driven - without a license, and for having furiously driven, and I fine him 40s. for each offence. _ _ The defendant immediately paid the penalties. Upon being asked for his name and address, as the driver might think proper to proceed against him for the assault, the defendant said he resided at the Bur lington Hotel, and that his name was not John Thomas, but he would answer to that name if called upon. GROUP XLII. (Continued front our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) LIVERPOOL, PRESTON, MANCHESTER, AND SOUTHPORT. Further evidence in support of the line was adduced, and the case was not finished when the Committee adjourned. GROUP XLVII. This Committee re• assembled to day at twelve o'cloek. in Room 'id (Grand Corridor). svirazisza. VALE. Thf , cistis In this Will:laving been passed, the case of the SIIILEWSEUNT AND HEREFORDSHIRE was opened, and occupied the attention of the Committee durmi the remainder of the day. The Committee adjourned till to-morrow. GROUP BIRMINGHAM, V 707.172111 'ON. tND DUDLEY. The examination of Mr. John Askew (contnued from our Afternoon Bdition of yesterday) —I decidedly prefer the broad gauge, and that preference first led me to approve of this line, but (on other grounds I consider it a most desirable line. I should prefer to go by this line, to going by the Shrewsbury and Birmingham, although on that line thtre would be no break of gauge, and it would be fifteen ranee shorter. The principal ground of my preferring this line is, be cause it proposes to go through a more picturesque country. The trustees of the Free-School are unanimously of opinion that this line will be beneficial be it. I consider that an independent line is the beat for the public. Although lam decidedly opposed to amalga mation with the London and Birmingham Company, I see no reason why this line should not be amalgamated with the Great Western. Ile-examined—l believe that if the Shrewsbury and Birmingham were amalgamated with the London and Birmingham, It would be the greatest monopoly in existence. One of the principal reasons why the trustees of the school prefer this line is, because they will be enabled to sell to this company a great deal of worthless property in the neighbourhood of the schoel. To the Hon. CHAIRMAN—The people of Birmingham are of opinion that a station at New-street would be of great advantage to them. Re-examination resumed—The proposed station at Snow-hill will communicate with the Birmingham and Oxford' line, but there will be no communication with any other line. The great bulk of the traffic entering Birmingham is deposited in the neighbourhood of Snow-hill. Mr. Muntz, manufacturer, of Birmingham, said that the people of that town had suffered very much of late years from the want of rail way communication. The present communication was of a very Inferior kind. The accommodation proposed to be given by this line was the best. The Shrewsbury and Birmingham was a creature of the London and Birmingham, in conjunction with the Birmingham Canal, and if that line were formed the London and Birmingham would have the entire control of the district. All chance of competition would he at an end. This line would give the people of Birmingha m the best supply of coal. As tar ac I can tell, the proposed station at Snow-bill is decidedly the most conveninent with reference to passenger traffic, and as re garded the goods traffic, it was in the centre of the town. The town is growing in that direction above all others, and fire sixths of the merchants' warehouses are in that neighbourhood. With one single exception, he had not spoken to any one not inte rcrested in the other lines that was not in favour of this line ; he was acquainted with the great body of the Birmingham merchants nd 111f1.1111fAettlrelt, lie became a director of this line when the shares were at a discount, because he considered it essential to the Interests cf the people of the Birmingham district. To Mr. IL CLATTON—The New-street station would be about a mile front the business portion of the town of Birmingham. Cross-examined by Mr. Rretaans.—Wits an alderman of Bir mingham, and was present st the meeting of the Corporation when the kelbject of the proposed stations was under discussion, anti he voted in the minority, lest the resolution of the Corporation should be produced before this Committee. The report presented to the Cor poration was not ordered to be drawn up by the Town Council. He was deputy-chairman of the Oxford and Birmingham line, and one of the reasons why he preferred the Snow hill station was, because a junction could then be formed with the Oxford and Birmingham. Ile was an advocate of the New-street station. Snow-hill is the high read to Wolverhampton. If better railway accommodation were not afforded to the merchants of Birmingham, and a better supply of coal afforded, the trade of Birmingham would be gradually annihilated. Coal was at present brought into Birmingham by the canal, and the rates were excessive. Even If the Shrewsbury and Birmingham were constructed the manufacturers would not be In a better condition, for that line would be entirely under the control of the London and Birmingham Company. The reason why he said that the Shrews bury and Birmingham was a creature of the London. and Birming ham was, because it bad been proclaimed to be so. The Great Western Company had agreed to take 5,000 shares in the company, and some of the directors of that company were also directors of this company. lie did not approve of the late amalgamation of the London and Birmingtuun and the Grand Junction Companies. He was of opinion that the granting of one line for the same district in the year was sufficient. tie-examined by Mr. CU, aßraN, Q.C. —There could be no doubt hat a station at New-street, la addition to that proposed to be con structed at Snow-hill, would be of service to the people of Birming ham, but if one only were to be sanctioned the Snow-hill station would be decidedly the better one. Mr. Joseph James, draper, High-street, Birmingham, stated that he was a commissioner of streets there, and that Snow-hill was the most desirable situation for the construction of a station. If the proposed station at New-street were to be erec ted, it would have the " effect of abstracting all the traffic from High-street and the neigh bourhood. Two hundred thousand people coming fl'om West Brom wich, Sic., in the course of twelve mpnths, would be abstracted from the neighbourhood of High-strcet, and the retail tragic there would be annihilated. Cross-examined by Mr. Rtnitahris —Wherever the station might be constructed, there would naturally be a great number of passen ger', but Snow-hill was decidedly the most central part of the town. Mr. Frederick Dee, innkeeper, Birmingham, said, that many of the hotels and public buildings iti,the neighbourhoodiof Snow-hill bad been recently enlarged and embellished. The property which would have I,>bo removed by the erection of the Snowhill station was a great euleance to the town. The people of Birmingham were not at pre sent snfliciently accommodated by the London and Birmingham line. He w as aware of a great many inconveniences caused by that went :.‘f accommodation. Cross-examined by ttr. Rica sitte.—lle was some time ago em ployed by the London sod Birmingham to supply refreshments to the passengers on their line. Mr. Gough, wholesale ironmonger, Birmingham, gave similar evi dence. Birmingham had no railway communication with Dudley. Ile thought that this lice would afford very much greater accommo dation to the iron districts than its competitors. Seventeen-twentieths of the merchants of Birmingham had their places of business in the neighbourhood of Snow-hill, and the advantages of a station at Snow hill would be incalculable. Cross-examined by Mr. RICKARDS—The New-street station would he nearer to the market-place than the proposed station at Snow-hill. Mr. Barwell, metal dealer, Binningham, gave evidence in favottr of the Snowhill station. Ile had prepared a list ofthe various manufacturers of Importance, whose places of business were within a certain dis tance of the proposed railway at Snow-hill, and he found that forty of the principal, and four times that number of the second and third class manufacturers were within 700 yards of the propOsed gallon at Snow-hill. Mr. S. W. Lucas, wholesale confectioner, Birmingham, said he was a commissioner of the streets there, and confirmed the evidence of the preceding witnesses. Mr. Ralph Heaton, brassfounder, member of the town council, end guardian of the poor at Birmingham, said, that if all ether things in the different schemes under the consideration of the Committee were equal, the superiority of the station of this !Erie at Birmingham should be sufficient to decide in its favour ; and he thought that this was the beat line that could be laid oat for the purpose of connecting Birmingham with the mineral districts. Cross-exareined—He had no reason to complain of any inconveni ence arising from the. London and Birmingham line. He did not agree with the preceding witnesses, who had said that the effect of competition was the raising of the tolls on railways. fhb COlnniUttee stay/tuned at four o'clock. until twelve to-morrow. 4.l..thfuoicutaltea, GROUP LIX. This Committee re-assembled to-day at twelle o'clock. Presem Mr. E. Willer (chairman), and the other members. nike , C)CitiritN AND PRESTON, AND EAST Some :::::::E:voSTAZOLUVIATI ON. cheater and stated were put to Mr. Ilawksham, engineer of the dfan- Tbis2""rtetvaitd evidence respecting the carriage of coal, for which be the part ootrim,y a n b tr l io e cnil . & ace to the rate or chmvZ t tt me r u : l se .w,a tt as l a e gn t ao h itn e apt po te l? e t with refer: Mr. CROSI, on the Committee at le t u o i y u rr p r p d l a ied y. I'),Tbeheberaroodmbewfasoreciteaherefd°.mannrontlnerr d accede to bu th t e i r kad e. The CHAIRMAN stated that the c o r nn „ .adn ' tth :to o n ul . Cre%edinsel rtZth it was not only from putt.. , • e contended that the evidencequmeert.oefittasshe Ltheeanrnwedid rata of clutraee which they pro posed. The e . r lin e . t h on hth unfavourable, and the. coat Q , a e were more utterly failed in establishing the odo n an eer s m it sn y chem. rate of cite:gee. It with the Grand Junction and several other line . w as the same way It was an important fact that a ll t ded had imerimie.d. cgronadslideeirtsably more, did not contend for this high O. work. witnesses. that ? te e rdaetenioodf t o lls as for it whi w ch as h is s_tiL e t ll ed ents by con the the transit of cod a reduced rate of Charge s Board of Trade had recommended the &lop. report would not have the effect of diminishing of the Board charges. (The Learned Counsel then cited the the Co hoard o o f f the article. ar l ti ow cle r . at T e h o e f of Trade on this question.) There was an inconteatahle truth of what he advanced. On the North of r ...nit laud line only h alf the maximum rate of tolls was demanded that wita now offere d to the present company. - proof of the The room was cleared, and on our re-admission , The CHAIRMAN announced that the Committee had decided to flail ' , tilate the charges on some portions of the line with those of the London and Birmingham line, but were not prepared to do 33 with respect to the other portions of the line. The clause as amended was then read and agreed to. Some other clauses of the Bill were also gene through ; after which the Committee adjourned. STANDING ORDERS' COMMITTEE. HOUSE OF LORDS. Their Lordships met at one o'clock, in Room 1, House of Lords ; preseat Lord Shaftesbury (Chairman) and Lords Morton, Winchea ter, There were on the list 22 Bills, of which all but two were Railway Pas. On the list of the Committee on merits there were 29 Bills, of which all but eight were Railway Bills. The following Bills were disposed of in the course of the day : BLACKBURN, CLITHEROE, AND NORTH WESTERN JUNCTION. The promoters of this Bill had complied with the standing orders. ASHBURTON, NEWTON, AND SOUTH DEVON. This case was part heard yesterday• The Committee decided to dsy that the promoters had complied with the standing orders. SOUTH WALES (No. 2). similar decision was made in this case. GALWAY AND KILKENNY. This Bill, which came before the Committee on a Second referiraCe, wit, nein the subleti Qf h DlTOtirabic dectstus Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Annum. Share. I Paid. Fast L0nd0n.......... Grand Junction .... •• s, d. or. 100 o o 27. 10a. 41 13 4 103. 100 0 0 Vauxnall •• ••••• • • • • • M. per cent.lloo 0 0 I I West Middlesex •• • • 51.58. pr crit.l 63 12 9 CANALS. Nanrs of j g :Dividend' price. Companies. f per ,L Annum. , X Aahtn&Oldh; 97 ,51.55. p e 70 Ashby-d-la-21113 , 41. I 70 Barnsley •• • . 1601 121. 140 Basingatoke" 1100 , I BrknkicAhrg;lso' 51. I 85 Cromtord 11001 141. 150 Dudley 1 )00 41. Derby :100i 61. 73 Ellsmre&Chs 133 41. 155 Erewash - • .1100 321. 300 Forth & Clyd 100 41. GrandJunetn 1001 7/. 95% Grand trolon,loo, IL 108. Glamorgnsh.'l72l 13%1. 210 Glstr & Brkly l t 00! 1 Grantham •• , 150 111. 100 Ihalderalleld.l 57 Kennt & Avu 391 75. 6d. 10 Lancaster ••• 471 U. 106. I I.eettsF4Livrp 100 341. 520 Leicester 140, 10/. 105 Leicsitr &i:th, 831 4/. I 60 Gouglipotoghil42J 701. 850 Names of Companies• Monmouthsh 1 Mntgomrysh Macclesfield . . Neath • • • • • • Nottingham . Peak Forest. Regent's • • .. Rochdale .. • • Shropshire • • Somrset Coal Do.LkFd it StlTrd &Wore; Shrevrsbury..l Stourbridge .., Strttrd on ANTI Severn andl Wye Rail. Trnt & Mr-1 sey, sh. j I , Than &Mde : tWorestr &1 I Binning. IWilts & /Irks; 100 100 ,100 100 1150 'Dtridend l per Arinum. 11. ss. 71. Ios. 61. p. c. 281. Ihl. 201. 11. lee. 11. 9s. Price. Price. MARKET INTELLIGENCE, (From the London New Price Current of June 23.) .",Duel[.--To-day any further advance in the value of West India Muscovado° was prevented from taking place in consequence of the market being more freely supplied, but there was a large business transacted, and the rates paid were equal to those of Friday. amounting REFINED.— Co-day Refined Ooeds were much sought after by the home trade. but few parcels were to be had , and prices were firm. This afternoon Mauritius Sugar was in good request, and 8 , 309 bags 401 casks at auction were sold at very full rates. This afternoon the whole tio s ld 33 bags , a t market amou was better supplied with Bengal Sugar, and three parcels, previouswere i s m ub p m ro ctt ed ed ra to tes p . ublic competition ; nearly vi t h o o TEA 'Holders trade have h are not Inclined to reduce their prices, but the sufficient for P their purc h ased black and green with ca u ti on , t a ki ng on ly the bendee wiwato immediate want s , a lth oug h the deliveries frota goastoN.—Tods y a s t have been large. Sugarwere sold at firm iau public sale 79 eases 10 b arre l s 1 b ox of Bahia Coersr.—Thie afternoon rte. 0 at tention, and 319 bales offee met with increased re all 1 at auction we 8114114 of 175 bales, fetched the full value. the theau clean sorts, con wanted, but Plentation sells more freely. e Ceylen Is little 3loLassEs. —To-day the demand was good for West India, and 100 pllll9 of Antigua were sold at 2,8 s per cwt, which was a very full price. CoCOA.—The market has a quiet appearance for foreign, but holders are unwilling to reduce their prices. West India Li little wanted. SPICES — T O 44. at public sale 467 bags Malabar Pepper were sold at full rates; 6 cs 4 bxs 3 bgs o ul f d Nuttnege went at 34 Id for middling brown, Is 4d to 2s 10d for mo • y, and Is 9d for low limed, being rather cheaper. los of Rum continue to be Srutirs.—The deliver upon a large scale, but the exceeding those of last year ; stock Is heavier, and the by gd to 7d for Leeward Island, ad to 6d for prices are higher a llon for East India. F Jamaica, and 5d to 6d per g or all sorts of has still a very dull appearance : the stock is yet Brandy the market to quote accurate pric In Ge.- en the increase, and it is difficult ado at 28 to 2d d l for nova several purchases have been in fine conunon Id to 3s. for flue and very for home eon export sorts. and 28 suinption. _ les ; i n request, and the p arcels ifics.—To-day Bengal Rice wao s and 11,035 packets, welt offered at auction, amounting to 2,730 bag. , .. nt at rather lower rates, excepting for fine' which sustained the former value. but the whole sold. Tita.ow—Tbe la:einese transacted ill EUSSISIa has been extremely limited en the spot for all purposes, and the tendency of prices 13 still downwards. ' On_s.—The market has assumed a firmer appearance for Southern 011; a good demand has prevailed, and the rates paid have been WV eirlal fin thou preyieualy quoted, Ced kw booil purciAstd With LAW Li TELLIG.EiLCE. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, June 33. .Sittings at Nisi Prins, before the LORD CHIEF BAUON and Middlesex Common Juries.) SAUD V. WEST LONDON AND WESTMINSTER CEMETERY COMPANY. Mr. TED. with Mr. Peacock. appeared for the plaintiff. and Mr. Lewis for defendant. The plaintiff in this case is an architect, and was employed by defendants in 1839 to furnish plans for their cemetery at Brompton, and make catacombs and certain other works in that burying-ground. The present action was brought fur his being improperly dismissed their service, and on account of work and labour done, for which no remuneration had been received. The defendants pleaded that they did not undertake in the manner alleged, that they had a right to discharge him, and that they paid plaintiff a sum of money which discharged in full all claims they had upon him. At the conclusion of the plaintiff's CUT ' The Lean CHIEF BARON left to Mr. Peacock the: option of choosing between the alternative of a nonsuit, or the withdrawal of a juror. Mr. PEACOCI adopted the latter course, and a juror was accordingly withdrawn. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MA NSI ON-HO USE. A gentleman,:who was supposed to be a person of high rank, whose name, according to the station-house list, was John Thomas, appeared before Alderman Gibbs, to answer for the offence, as represented in the same list, of having stolen an omnibus arid horses. The defendant had been baited out of the sta!ion house on the preceding night by two persons of unques tionable respectability. The driver of ono of Clarke's omnibuses stated that he appeared to charge the gentleman with haring tak:. possession of his (the driver's) seat, and driving furiously from the Blackwell station to the end of London-street, at ten o'clock on Monday night, without the complain ant's or proprietor's conient. The defendant and some other gentlemen had evidently come from the Blackwall Railroad. His companions were tipsy, but he appeared to be quite sober, and he moved from the extreme part of the front-seat, to the place appointed for the driver, whipped on the horses, and dashed away at a tremen dous pace, witness being on the ground at the time wait ing for more passengers. There was danger to be ap prehended from such conduct, and witness ran up and seized the horses, and succeeded, after a long struggle , in which the gentleman seized him by the throat, shook, and struck him, on getting the omnibus into his posses sion. Mr. Jahn Thomas—l d en y the furious driving: I merely got upon th e b ox, as my friends and I I?'I for a corsid.A.able time for a driver in vain , and I d ro ve a little way in order to get the place of a c°a dman sue- HAMBURGH MAIL. ..POLISS FRONTIERS, JUNE 9.—The Citadel of War saw is to be considerably enlarged, as appears from the purchase of several parcels of land in the vicinity on account of Government ; the number of political pri soners increases, which probably renders an enlarge ment necessary. The editor of the Warsaw Library, a scientific journal, which is rather popular, is said to be accused of some political offence, which may be an obstacle to the publication of the journal. VIENNA, JUNE 4.—lt is said that the inspection of the Prussian contingent to the army of the German Confederation will be gives by his Majesty the Emperor to an Austrian Archduke, and that the Prince ot Prussia will inspect , the Austrian contingent. It is said that 30,000 men will take part in the autumnal reviews near Vienna. After the review the levy of recruits in the German province will begin. It is said that the levy will amount to 50,000 men. His Imperial Highness the Archduke Stephen arrived here yesterday evening, from Prague. BERLIN, JUNE 14.—The King and the country have sustained a great loss. One of the most disti,,guished of our statesmen, who has rendere , l the most important service to the monarchy, Baron, Von Nagler, Minister ot State and Postmaster-General, died yesterday at half-past three o'clock, of an apoplectic fit, in the 76th . . year of his age. Since yesterday the report has revived that the city of Cracow, and probably the whole of the countrya the R.-publie, will be given up, on certain conditions, to Austria. The day before yesterday, seven young Boyars, ac companied by a captain of the llespedar of Moldavia, arrived here from Buchareth, who are to enter as boarders into the Academy of Cadets, to receive a scientific military education. A new ordinance for the exercise of the Prussian army has been drawn, and is already used by the cavalry of the Guards. Some new evolutions are intro• duced, an i all foreige words in giving the ,ommand are, to be discarded; which, at first, the officers will find it difficult to observe. Many commands hitherto given in one short French word, which by long use has become naturalised in the German language, must now be ex pressed by a paraphrase. BRESLAU, JUNE 13.—1 n the second meeting of the Christian Catholic Provincial synod, it was resolved to return to the baptismal form—" In the name of God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost." It was recog nised that the only source of Christianity is the Bible. DUSSELDORFF, JUNE 10.-With respect to the exhibi _ _ ion of relics in the Cathedral of Aix-la-Chapelle, which is to take place on the 10th of July, sick persons who desire to be touched with them are required to produce a medical certificate of the state of their health, and an other from their priest, respecting their moral conduct. The hopes of the approaching harvest are everywhere favourable. The weather has been extremely fine, anl we have had some rain, which has had a very beneficia effect. GALACZ, MAY 25.—A continued drought prevails in Wallachia, so that feats are entertained for the standing crops, which in the Spring promised to prove so abu . ndant. The Moldavian clergy went yesterday in solemn pro cession from Gslacz to the corn-fields. The sacred banner was carried before them, and a vast crowd of people to put up prayers for rain. The Governor fol lowed in his carriage. As no rain has yet come, the fanatic Greek clergy ascrit• the failure of their prayers to the circumstance that the Governor was accompanied by a Lutheran (Prussian) officer, his friend, and on this account there is to be another solemn procession.— Hamburgh papers, June 19. BILL FOR THE REGULATION OF STEAM NAVIGATION. A Bill with the above title has just been introduced into Parliament. The following are among its most important clauses:— Steam vessels to be divided into compartments--That from and after the first day ef January one th eight hundred and forty-seven, all sea-going steam vessels, the building of which shall have b ?en commence.; after this Act, shall be divided by transverse eater tight partitions, so that the fore part of the vessel shall re se eareted from the engine by one of sueh partitions. and so that the after-part of such vessel shall be separated from the engine -room by another of such partitions. To be sufficiently provided with boats.—And be it enacted, that from and after the said first day of Ja nuary one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven, no -ea-going vessel, the tonnage of which shall be twe hundred tons or upwards, shall proceed to see from any port whatsoever, tin!ess it shall be provided with beats duly supplied with all requisites for their use, and net heing fewer in number, nor less in their dimensions than as follow:—Each vessel of from 200 to 250 tons burden to carry one long boat of eighteen feet letieth and six feet beam, and one boat a stern, of feurtei n feet length and five feet bee :n :---each vessel of 350 (0 550 toes to carry three boats, namely, one long le at se twenty feet length and six feet and a half beam ; one beat on the deck or quarter, of eighteen feet length and five and a half feet beam ; and one a -stern, of foarteen l'es't length and five feet beam ; each vessel of from 550 to 850 to carry finis. boats, viz. :—one long bo:at of twenty-four feet length and seven feet beam ; two boats on the deck or quarters—ono of twentp-two feet l e ngth and six feet and a half beam—the other eighteen feet in length and 5} feet in beam ; and one boat astern, of 16 feet in length and 51 feet beam: each vessel of 850 tons and upwards to carry four boats, viz.:—one long boat of 26 feet length and 8 feet beam ; two on the deck or quarter—one of 24 feet length and 7 feet beam—the other 22 feet length and 6i feet beam ; and, one boat astern, of 16 feet length and 5i- beam :—and that no sea going vessel, the tonnage of which shall he under 200 tens, and above tons, shall proceed to sea unless it shall be provided with a dingy, and with a boat suffi ciently large to receive and carry ten persons (such dingy and boat being duly supplied with all requ . ites for their use); and, that in every case one of such boats, as afore said, to be carried outside on the quarter or on the stern, shall be fitted up as a life-boat : Provided always, that when steam vessel shall be provided with such boats as are usually called paddle-box boats, such steam vessel shall only be required to take two other boats, namely, the long-boat and the boat astern, mentioned as aforesaid. And be it enacted, that if any such sea-going steam vessel as aforesaid proceed to sea without being so divided as aforesaid, or if any sea-going vessel of one hundred tuns burden or upwards proceed to sea without being so provided with boats as aforesaid, the owner thereof shall forfeit a sum not exceeding one hundred pounds, and the master thereof shall forfeit a sum not exceeding fifty pounds. To take a Certain Course in Rivers and Narrow Channels.—And be it enacted, that every steam-vessel, when meeting or passing any other steam-vessel, shall pass as far as may be safe on the port side of such other vessel; and every steam-vessel navigating any river or narrow channel shall keep, as far as it is practicable, to that side of such river or channel which lies to the star board side of such vessel; and the master or other per son having the charge of any such steam-vessel, and neglecting to observe these regulations, or either of them, shall for each and every instance of neglect forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding fifty pounds. To Carry Lights.—And be it enacted, that the master, or other person having the charge of any steam-vessel which shall be in any river or narrow channel in Great Britain or Ireland, or the adjacent islands, or upon the sea within ten miles to any part of the coast of Great Britain or Ireland, shall, whether under weigh of at anchor, between sunset and sunrise, exhibit such lights within such places, in such manner, and under such circumstances as by the said regulations hereinbe fore authorised to be made by the said Lord high Admiral or by the said Coraissioner shall be required ; and in default thereof shall forfeit and pay a ruin not. exceeding twenty pounds for every night in which such default shall be made ; and the owner of any steam vessel in which such light shall nut be exhibited as aforesaid, shall not be entitled to recover any recom pense or damasse whatsover which may be sustained by such vessel in consequence of any other vessel runniug foul thereof during the night. And be it enacted, that if any damage to any person or property, shall be sustained in consequence of the non-observance, as respects any steam-vessel, of the rates contained in the two enactments lastly hereinbefore contained, the same shall, in all courts of l h ~usr_ce, ee deemed to have been occasioned by the wilful default of the muter or other persons having the charge of suet steam-vessel ; and such master or other psrson and his employer shall be subject in all proceedings, whether civil or criminal, to the legal consequences of such wilful default. - .groundr: COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen took an airing in the rides adj Osborne House on Monday afternoon, after the epar aczt to ture of her illustrious visitors. ter T da h y e . Royal Family went in the pleasure afternoon, and touk their early ilerw Majestytrans acted and her Royal Consort took their usual Their Royal Highnesses, t at ti h, e o a r Fn r od i r n e c tig e hne o ) rf • Princess Alfred, the Princess ltoxs ctern miens Ali ce t a h t e French accustomed exercise.. went to 7 the interview with the Chan beach yestreiridad:n i ans accotiCtodi r :bn o up f t s deit business eT Ss Exchequer . fl. AW: sl ul tielenac i rdiudrsea:ryi Y e sterda);, at his official resi td; 0 an interview with the dence in Downing - street. mr. Wickham, Ch a ir m an of the Stamps and Taxes, had Right Hon, Gentleman, iii PERIAL P ARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF r:0111MONS, June 23. The SPEAKER took the Chair at FAD. o'clock. REPORTS. The reports on the following Bills were considered and agreed to, and the Bills ordered to be engrossed, viz.:— Blackburn and Preston Railway; Dublin, Dundrum, and Eliniskerry Railway ; Eastern Counties Railway Stations En largement ; East Lancashire Railway (Deviation and Branches); Enfield and Edmonton Railway , London and Bir mingham Railway and Birmingham Canal Arrangement; London and Birmingham Railway ( Aylesbury Railway Pur chase); London and Birmingham Railway (Coventry to Nuneaton) ; London aid Birmingham Grand Junction (Manchester and Birmingham Railway Amalgamation); London and Birmingham Railway (Weedon and Northampton Branch); North Union Railway ; North Wales Railway ; St. Alban's, Luton, and Dunstable Railway ; South Eastern Railway (from the Greenwich Railway to Chart, near Ashford, with Branches to Tunbridge and Riverhead); Shrewsbary, Oswestry, and Chester Junction Railway (Crickheath and Wem Lines); Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester Junction Railway (Extension and Deviations); Wath-upon-Dearne Im provement. THIRD READING. The following Bills were read a third time, and passed, viz: Ardrossan Municipal, Police and Improvement—Forth and Clyde Navigation arid Bowling Bay Improvement—lpswich and Bury St. Edmund's Railway (Norwich Extension) — Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley, Wakefield, Huddersfield, and Goole Railway—Stockton Gas—Wakefield, Pentefract, and Goole Railway, and Port, &c., of Goole. COVENTRY; NUNEATON, BIRMINGHAM AND LEICESTER RAILWAY. The report on this Bill was brought up, and after a few wor,ls from Mr. GREENE, who objected to the introduction of a cer- tain clause ' vras agreed to. GLASGOW, DUMFRIES. AND CARLISLE RAILWAY BILL.—CONSIDERATION OF REPORT. Sever:A petitions from Glasgow, Dumfries, and other places in the west of Scotland, were presented in favour of this line. The order of the day was then read, that the report be taken into consideration on that day six months. Mr. EW ART rose, and said that in dealing with the im portant subject before the House it behoved them to be careful how they interfered in expressing an opinion with respect to the decision of the Com Littee.—(Hear, hear, from Mr. P. Stewart.) Notwithstanding the cheers of his Honourable Friend, he ventured to state that the character of the House would not allow the operation of the C mmitteos to ba changed to suit the convenience of more personal aggrandisement. A Committee had been formed of gentlemen, selected particularly for their high integ rity, independence, and ability, arid they bee., atter due delibe ration and investigation, given in their decision, which was now sought to be set aside by parties who had interested motives. A powerful combination of parties was formed against the progre.s of the measure. He altogether blamed these parties. There was the Caledonian Railway, there was the Grand Junction. there was also. he believed, the Carlisle and Lancaster Company, who were all united with a special object to defeat the intentions of the Bill in order to promote their own special interest, and to cause their own special notions to be adopted. He would a;k the House, whether they were prepared to lose its character in the eyes of the public by rejecting the Bill under their consiierition ? He considered that they sere it farness bound to resist this attempt to oppose the passing of this measure, which was calculated to confer the greatest benefits on the country through which the line would pass, and particu larly on that part with which he had the honour of being con nected. If the House were to overturn the decisions of its Commit tees on such grounds as had been alleged, they might be constantly reversing their det isions.—(Cheers.) It was very well for his Right Honourable Friend to cheer him ironically, but he hoped that that would nut pr:•vail upon the House. He was sure that his cheering would not prevent them from giving► such a decision as would be con , ouant with common sense, and that they would uphold the well-considered and impartial deci sions of the House. if they did not the public would be injured—deeply injured. As far as regareed the general question, they were told that this line ought not to be sanctioned principally because it would be a competing line. Why, he always thought that should be the very reason why the tiouse should grant it.—( Hear, hear.) He had always thought that the eery principle of the legislation of that. House was the sanctioning of competition—( Hear, hear) —be cause by doing so he had always thought that they were furthering the interests of the public. But this railway was not a competing railway, even suppoi.ing that competition were to be discountenanced by the House. It was a railway which struck off at a considerable angle from the railway that it was represented to compete with by his Hon. Friends near him, or, at least, the supporters of that railway; and in order to lead the House into the belief that it was a competing railway, its supporters had been obliged to distort the geography of the country. They had not, there fore, a single ground to stand upon when they represented that this was a competing lice. It would pour its tributar•i streams into the Caledonian Railway. The people of that part of the country through which it would pass were certainly in favour of this and against the other line. It was said that a conatniss;on had reported in favour of the Caledonian line, but, as a collateral branch, the line now under the considera— tion of the House had c, rtainly been sanctioned by the Com missioners, and the report of the Board of Trade bad, in fact, taken the same view of thi. line as the promo' ers had; it. would afford a direct communication with Edinburgh and Glasgow and England, and instead of acting prejudicial.) , to the interests of the proprietors of the collateral branches, it would rather tend to increase them. The traffic on the trunk line between that part of the country with which he was connected and the north would be in creased. He contended, then, that as the Board of Trade had distinctly reported in favour of this line ; it ought also to receive the sanction of the House. The Glasgow, Dumfries, anti Carlisle Railway was admitted to be a tributary to tie Caledonian. The Committee ap pointed to decide upon that Bill was composed of persons for whom he entertained the highest opinion; they considered that the part of the country through which the line passed required a separate and independent line for itself, in consequence of the great mineral wealth which it possessed, and it was there fore of the utmost itnport at ce that a through line of eommunica tion should exist between it and th is country. All these important eircumstancet came under the considsration of the properly constituted tribunal—the select Committee upon Railways, appointed by that Heu•e. Having gone before this tribunal, consisting of persons of the highest abilities, his Hon. Friend the Member for the Tower Hamlets being chairman of the Committee, and an unanimous verdict was come to in favour of this railway—the Hon-e was now called upon by three powerful companies to rel esl this decision of the Committee, and thereby to leave the whole of the valley of the faith with out railway accommodation. The Honourable Member who r epresents that district must know that there is a neral teelirg an unanimous assent in favour of the line If the House were allowed to te peal the decision of this Corn • mittee, it would indict a great injustice upon tl at important district throuJi which the line would piss. It the House were thus allowed to rescind the decision of its Committees, when powerful companies came down to the House with interested motives and fee.ines, praying the House to do so, it w iuld be in vein that the Hon. Member for Ox!ord (Mr. Esteourt ) exert. d himself to reform and improve the tribunals of this House, entrusted ei,h the management of railway I affairs. Public conftlenci would become shaken in the decisions of the Cemmittees, especially when they saw personal and local interest advocated in that House, and the interest of powerful companies represented, as was the ease with one by the Hon. Member for R.nfrewsh,re (Mr. Stewart), who ware not ashamed of seating their personal in terests, and declare their intention to vote according to those interests. A powerful journal which exercised considerable influence upon the public minds, called the attention of the public to this important question, and asked if these decisions were to be always re,cinded in, this manner, and if so what was the possible use of these tribunals. This was an indication of the feeling of the public mind on this matter, and he called upon every Member of the House to prevent this feeling becoming general out of the House. He would move, then, that this question should be taken into further consideration and if this House should decide that powerful compe.nies should not prevail in the House because they were powerful, he would further move that this report be forthwith taken into consideration. Mr. HAWES disclaimed t acing any interest in either of the lines before the House, and said he rose simply to urge upon the House a few of tho, considerations which seemed to him to affect the subject before them. He said the Hon. Member (Mr. Ewart) had stated this as a simp e case in which a Committee having considered a particular line, and re ported in favour of it, that line ought to have the support of the House. Now if that were the simple consideration in the case before the House, he (Mr. Hawes) would certainly sup port it. But the House would be surprised to learn, after hearing the speech of the Hen. Gentleman, who said that this line was not a competing scheme with the Caledonian Railway, that this line had been rejected by the Board of Trade, and not only by the Board of Trade, but by the first Commission which was appointed to inquire into the best communication between England and Scotland. He held in Lis hand a report from the Beard of Trade, in which they distinctly stated that it was quite clear that the traffic from Scotland to the south was not sufficient to support two con peting systems of railroad; that one must be adopted, and the others neglected, and that the Caledonian and the Nithsdale lines were two systems inconsistent with each other. He (Mr. Hawes) owned, that after reading this report. he did not think that the last Committee had adopted the most proper course in their proceedings. Honourable Members had in a full House rejected that line, the Board of Trade and the Commission had decided against it, and he (Mr. Hawes) would support the decision of the House against the late Com mittee. Against the Beard of Trade, against the Commission, and against the decision of the previous Committee, the late Committee, he thought, c:me to an unwise decision. He would simply ask the House whether the evidence of public documents did not preponderate in favour of the Caledonian line, and against the decision of the Committee on the Dum fries line? There was, for instaece, a Committee of their own House who had reported against the latter line—the Board of Trade had done the same, and a Commission appointed by the Crown had given a decided opinion in favour of the Caledonian line. He sa.d then this was no ordinary case, and the House ought not to allow the Dumfries line to pass. at least for the present. Bat there was another consideration which he would urge against this decision. They were living in times of wild rail way speculation, and he found front a paper which had been laid before the House, that there were Bills before them authorising railway companies to raise capital to the extent of three hundred and sixty millions, while, up to the etth of June, the - Bile in the other House amounted to upwards of one hundred millions. Now, he put It to the House, whether, under the circumstaln:cbs; it was not fit and proper that the Dumfries Railway e pas paned till a more favourable period for carrying t, ' sake of Believing this to be the best that could be done fo evidence of the public interest, considering that gsb:tuout ? public documents preponderated again!%:uhs.eh: had autho decision of the Committee, knowing that the ti a line in the same rised art existing company to ~Ti mk : o f money, affording portion of which was the Present state o; district, and to raise two an immense amount of labnostr,,ermainialnga:ly, Howe ,h mod postpone ould the now in operation ; end mone y market, he thought it railway speculation s a d t uni a t c y corn Passing ol accommodate highly desirable that te the Dumfries line w thelluiifries Bill till . a more favourable opportunity. Mr. district, most of whose landed Mr. Osw an extensive and pro prietors supported the line. It would a l so a ff ord great local or con,,,,,eetation, while it would prove a source of considerable convenience and advantage to a large agricultural i nter est ; and, under these circumstanc es , he, for on, should -upport the d ec i s i on of the Committee It was said that the Nills —( H ear , h ear .) scheme of last year was the same as the one in which the Committee adjudicat e d t hi s y ear , b u t that was not th e case, The line of last tear was an i n t e g r al line from Gi ugow to Carlisle; whereas the line of this year started from C umnoc k , and passing through Dumft ies, termi nated in the Caledonian line at Gretna, so that this line would have to pass along the Caledonian from Gretna to Carlisle, to the great advantage of that line. The line under the conside ration of the House would give great accommodation to the dis trict through which it passed, taking agricultural eroduce from Dumfriesshire, and conveying coal and other minerals from A 3 r shire to the south. He hoped the House would confirm the decision of the Committee. Mr. BAILLIE thought the course which had been adopted with regard to the present Bill most objec•ionable. The ques tion had really been decided last Tuesday night, in a full House. The majority which then decided against the Bill was not a very large one, still it was a majority, and the House was a very full olatt. It was most unfair for the promoters of the Bill to take advantage of the forms of the House, and get the debate adjuurned so as to try and get the decision rescinded. —( Hear, hear.) it was a most objectionable course of pro ceeding, and one that he hovel the Howe would not ei.cou rage. He would e:.:nclude by hoping the House would confirm. the decision it bad come to en the previous evening, when the matter was fully considered.—( Hear, hear.) Mr. J. HUME hoped the decision of the Committee would be sustained. It was a question of jet cat imeortance whether they would deprive such an important district as Nithsdale of railway accommodation in order to please the Caledonian Com pany. It had been stated that the Caledonian would require the whole traffic of the country in order to maintain it. Ibis he did not believe, but considered that Company wanted to maintain a monopoly. He had received a letter from a person from Kilmarnock, who expressed great alarm lest the Bill should be thrown out by the House, as it would be of the greatest advantage to the country through which it passed, and that feeling was general through out the whole of Nithsdale and Ayrehire.—( Hear, hear.) The writer said it would he the only means of preventing the monopoly of the Caledonian Company. On every principle of fair play, and the granting of competition to the public, see ing that the whole of the inhabitants of Nithsdale were in favour of the line, he trusted the House would confirm the decision of the Committee. On these grounds he supported the Committee, one hoped they would be supported in what they had done, so as to put an end to an injurious monopoly. Mr. BRIGHT said, that the Committee had been sitting upon the Bill for three weeks, and that they had taken every possible fact into their consideration, and they arrived at the c,mclusion, that it was desirable that there should be a line through the part of the country where it was proposed. The committee had not even a division in opion, and they were men ordinrry intelligence lie would presume. What then would be the posh ion of tee House if they ieversel the decision of tho Committee? He considered that they should put that question seriously to themselves. There had been a system of canvassing with regard to this Bill, both in and out the House, which was most unfair, to say the least of it, to those gentlemen who had been sitting upon the Committee He would remind the House that the line ran through forty miles of a very important and populous district, and he would say that by rejecting the Bill they would be destroying all con fidence for the future in the decision of Committees. if Mem bers were encouraged to give an upright, unbiassed decision, the House ought to give them a more consistent support. Sir W. CLAY said, as chairman of the Committee, he hoped the House would give him their attention for a few moments ; he confessed he felt a very great anxiety on the course which would be adopted, not on his own account but for those of the gentlemen with whom he acted; but what ever might be the result they would have the consolation of being certain that they had discharged their duties to the utmost of their abilities. The public were beginning to have already serious doubts as to the competency of the House to legislate on private business, and on railway matters especially. There were strong party and private interests represented in, that House, and they were about to appeal from a com mittee of gentlemen sworn to be no way intee rested one way or the other, who hail heard the whole of the evidence, to a tribunal which had rot beard any of the evidence at all. They appointed a Select Committee of five Members, and they made each of them sign a declaration that they were no way interested, and to give their decision accord ing to the evidence. They were pretty well aware that such a tribunal was most effective,—but what were they about to do? —why to reverse the decision given by that sworn Com mittee, and appeal to a tribunal for a final decision whic h had not heard a particle of evidence.—( Hear, hear.) The members of the Committee, and the members of all the C.mmittees on railway Bills, signed a written statement, de clarine on their honour that they had no interest in the under.. taking assigned to them to investigate and decide upon, they stated in this case that they had no pecuniary interest in either of the lines, and that they were therefore in a position to give an unbiassed opinion. So far from agreeing with his Hon. Friend the Member for Lambeth (Mr. Hawes) that the House should look_ carefully into the decisions of Committees, he considered that the House was, in its collective capacity, unfitted to discuss and decide upon Bil ls of this kind, as a Committee representing the House was the proper -tribunal tribunal to do so; but he went to this extent, that unless there were grounds for considering that the Committee had not discharged its duty properly, or that fresh facts of importance had been obtained, the House ought not to interfere with its decision—(Hear.) Unless this occur red, or even it fresh evidence were obtained after the decision of a Committee, they ought to allow the Bill and these new • facts to go to the Committees of the Lords, there to be dealt with. But was the decision of the Committee on these two Bills wrong? He solemnly assured the House that he bad the most perfect conviction, that if the House had heard the evidence and the arguments which were adduced before the Committee, that they would be unanimous in its favour. What were the two grounds on which they came to their deche sion? It was said it was passed in accordance with the o pinion of the Board of Trade and of the Committee of last year. But these suspicions were entirely groundless, and he mai ntaine d that there was scarcely a shadow of a reason for such a state ment. The Hon. Gentleman the Member for Perth (Mr. F. Nlaule) stated that the parties opposing the Bill applied t o the Committee to have the evidence given before the Committee of last sear produced, and that they had refused. Now, the Committee never decided on that question, and stated that if they did decide the question they would do . 10 irrespective of another question then before the Committee ; hut the subject was considered of f° little importance that neither the Committee, the committee clerk, or the short-hand writer recollected anything about it; and if it was of so much importance, the able cou nsel for and Caledonian would no doubt have taken advantage of it t h do argued the subject before the Committee , but they did no jai so. But the short-hand writer's notes of the evidence sb sear was taken before the Committee referred to in the examination of everS , witness. There was not ° ne single point in the evidence given last y ear whic h was not brought fully before the Committee this year in order to test the evidence produced. The main question which oecupied the time of the Committee was, whether the new line would take any of the traffic from the daledonian? This was the main question. They had the traffic tables on which the ewe of the Caledonian was grounded last year, and also the person who framed them. They underwent the most strict and complete investigation, but the case completely broke. down. So much for not having the evidence of last year before the Committee. '['he question last year was, which was the better trunk line for Scotland ; but that was not the querion this year. That which the Committee had to consider this year was, which Wall the best line north of the Tweed for the country ? They went completely into that question, and it was the main one; and the opponents urged, in the most able manner, their ob jections, but in that they moat signally failed —( Cries of Divide, divide.") That cry showed the disinclination on the part of Hon. elembers to hear the facts of the whole case. Atter a few obs rvations from Mr. B. EAST, which did not reach the gallery, Sir R. H. INGLIS said that his Hon. Friend, the Member for the Tower Hamle's, had said that they should not throw eway the labours of the Committee. If it were true, as his Hen. Friend the Member for Lambeth said, that Committees were infallible, what occasion was there for the House to have the trouble to move that the reports of these .committees be received and adopted? The House did not trust to the Committee the same discretion as they allowed to an Election Committee. The matters of which the Committees were appointed to consider, were afterwards to be referred to the judgment of the House. He did not know whether it was the Hon. Member who had said, that if they reversed the deci sion of the Committee this year, they would confirm. the decision of the Committee of last year. Under all the cir cumstances, unless they meant to make the House a pepetual arena, it would be better to suffer the decision of the very small majority they had already obtained to stand, instead of brineing down the large number of Members then in the House to decide the question. Under all the circumstances he should tippos , - , the motion. Mr. F. MAULE said that this was a question in which he on the last occasion took some interest. That interest arose not from any connexion whatever with either of the parties engaged in this warfare, but from a desire to see a railway communication extending through his own country, and to protect those companies before Parliament who had invested their capital in these undertakings. What the House had heard from his Hon. Friend, the Member for the Tower Hamlets, seemed to him to be a call upon them to reverse the decision to which the House came on Tuesday last, and he did so on the ground that they should depend in entire security on the decision of a Committee et that House. The decision of the Committee might be ruinous, and would be to the serious injury of those parties who were interested in this matter. His friend had observed that the line before the, Committee was the same line as last years and a competing line with the Caledonian. The Board of Trade had already decided that the district was one which would not be likely to afford a competition when the line was brought forwardlast year, and he asked if the circumstances of the case were altered one single iota. In this case the Committee bed first stripped the Caledonian line of every branch from the root up ward., and they then said that the line did not furnish an ade quate communication through the district. He would not detain the House any longer. The present question involved the fate of a company and the sum of 2,000,0001., which they had already invested in the seheme. He trusted the House would do justice to the parties by doing justice to the Cale donian line, and he should therefore support the motion. Mr. S. WORTLEY had no interest whatever in the line, but his constituents telt considerably in favour of the line. It had been said that the House should be cautious how they gave their sanction to railway schemes. There was no district more deserving of railway consideration than the district through which the line passed. He considered that the present was not a competing line with the Caledonian Railway, and until they could prevail upon Scotchmen to travel '24 miles round, and to pay for 24 miles of extra travelling, they would n e ot pre vail upon persons residing in Scotland to support t t li t e h l e ir r line. The teeestien for the House was, were they to support of the line, te mittees? There was a general feelinigimilee d ncce arm' a m ember of the original and that was, he contended, a prima facie evi ittee. of the correctness of the decision of the Coon' Viscount EBRINGTON was f a vour of li . n e f leas a as a trunk linrieve, the Dam Committee. He did not think at the competing line—he supported still do so. His conviction!strengthened by the decision Committee had arrived. and indeed two branch lines had been Enidmidounaottiowni.sh Forto deprive part he wished at ,s w i h r. ic H h thjeosueesonsdlCoao were fries people of r ailway e the Caledonian for that purpose proposed from pose this year, and he the slightest opposition P would not offer date , . to accommodation its they were a ccommo auciotrinlei3heaatipeiar apprise division t nt h h e i on tCaledonianh eH Committee ou se oo on the line; that direction i l e t r' b aA l ria : r e .t t ih , Pea a At n cit d ß; ll'C h e e tEht wheßeonyu said,l Ch d ear t ( it ) t again, after having considered s it over, glee it the benefit of his vote. It appeared to him that the two lines were competing, and that the traffic would not sulrtboth. The , House thendivided on th e ques ti on th a t " t h e report b e co nsidered this clay six months," when there appeared, Fur the motion 100 Against it Majority against it -- 68 After a few words troin Mr. F. MAULE, who declined pressing the matter further then, but intimated that the pre sent decision would not preclude him from taking the souse of the House on the third reading, The report was received, an 1 the Bill ordered to be en. grossed. DUBLIN, DUNDRIII.IIII, AND ENNISKERRY RAIL. WAY. Mr. GREGORY moved that the Dublin, Dundrnrn, and Enni kerry Railway Bill be re-committed. It appeared from the statements made by the Hon. Member, that in consequence of some technical error, the petition of Mr. Peter against the 13111 ,as not heard. Dr. BOWRING, chairman of the Committee, made some explanations respec ing the error, and stated that the Com mittee had unanimously determined upon sending the Bill to Mr. Greene, no person appearing for the petition when called upon by the Committee. Atter a few words from Mr. COLLETT and Mr. hurl, who oppo ed the motion, on ti :e ground that if Bills were to be referred a second time to Committees, it was of no use sending them to Committees at all, Mr. C. POWELL hoped the Hon. Member would not divide the House on the question. Mr. GREGORY slid he would not press for a division. Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, but no division took place, as the motion was withdrawn. Lord C. MANNERS presented a petition from a deanery' in the diocese of Peterborough against the pros u nion 0 I the sees of Bangor and St. Asaph's. 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