The Sun. — London, England, 1846-05-07 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, TVESDAY.—The Earl of Ellenborougb, First Lord o the Admiralty, accompanied by Admiral Sir Charles Ogle, the Com mander-in-Chief, went on board the Excellent gunnery ship, Captain Chads, this morning as early as half-past five o'clock, to witness the effect of firing of Mr. Hale's rockets and other gunnery manoeuvres, with which the First Lord and the scientific officers present ex pressed themselves highly gratified. A number of Captain Norton's concussion shells were also fired ; they exploded in every case with the greatest effect immediately on striking. A solid shot was dis charged at the same time from the same gun, the shell being in ad vance of the shot. After this, shot practice at the steam funnel was exhibited, and the seamen and marines were put through various exercises with small arms, concluding by boarding with scaling lad ders, &c. His Lordship expressed himself highly gratified with the state of efficiency exhibited by the crew of the Excellent, and highly Complimented Captain Chads and the officers. At eight o'clock his Lordship returned to the George Hotel to breakfast, and left for town by the express train at 124 by the South. Western Railway. Admiral Sir George Cockburn visited the new works of defence erecting at Blockhouse this morning at ten o'clock. His Lordship returned to town at half-past twelve. Admiral Sir Charles Ogle, Bart., inspected and musters c. the crew of the Childers, 16, Commander Pitman, this day at Spithead. The Serpent, 16, Commander (now Captain) Nevin, was paid of this day. The squadron of evolution will, we believe, sail on their summer cruise on Monday next. The line-of-battle ships will victual for Ave months and the steamers for three. The squadron anchored last night in a line bearing from the Commodore about west north-west in the order of sailing, the St. Vincent being the easternmost, then the Vanguard, Albion, and Trafalgar, composing the van division; next, the Queen, Rodney, and Superb, composing the rear division. The steamers anchored in a line to the northward of the line-of battle ships, Commodore Bremer struck his pendant on board the Queen as that ship passed the St. Vincent to take up her berth in the place allotted to her. The Queen, Rodney, and Superb carried the white (Commodore Bremer's) ensign yesterday. The Brilliant, 22, Captain Watson, came into harbour this after noon to have 50 tons of additional ballast put on board. Mr. Egerton, mate of the Raleigh, 50, has been promoted by Lord Ellenborough to the rank of Lieutenant. Vice-Admiral Sir William Hall Gage, one of the Lords of the Ad miralty, arrived here this evening, at a qua rter past six o'clock, and will, we believe, conclude the inspection of this port, .begun on Satur day by the other members of the Board. Wooevricit, Max 4.—The Blazer steam-vessel has been refitted at Woolwich and returned to Harwich to resume her surveying duties. Captain Owen Stanley, the gallant officer who has con:mauled her since the appointment of Captain Washington to be a member of the Tidal Commission, is about to hoist his pendant on the Rattlesnake, rbrmerly a troop ship, but now fitted for the surveying service. The Rattlesnake, under the command of Captain Stanley, is to be em ployed in surveying the coast of New Guinea, or Papas, in the South Pacific Ocean, situate to the north of New Holland, from whieh it is separated by Endeavour Strait. Considerable interest is attached to the contemplated expedition of the Rattlesnake, as it is intended to combine two very import an t purposes —to survey ' the coasts of a large and fertile island, and await the result of the ex pected passage of the Erebus and Terror, the vessels that proceeded on the North Polar expedition or, in the event of a north-west pas sage being found impracticable, the arrival of Captain Sir John Franklin, the enterprising explorer of the frozen regions, with a por tion of his officers and crew, as It is contemplated to accomplish the object of a north-west passage over land, if not possible by water. HOP INTELLIGENCE. (From the Maids — tone Journal of yesterd a y.) MllDSTolvz.—The hops in this district are coming on fast, hi Some instances being nearly half way up the poles, and looking very kindly. MIREWORTIL—In this neighbourhood, our correspondent informs as, that the poling is nearly finished, and that the bine comes very strong and healthy. In some grounds tying has been begun. There Is a little lice, but nothing worth speaking of. Ceirrnserar.—The hops have very greatly advanced in the past fortnight, and in some instances they are nearly three feet up the poles. The weather this week has been somewhat ungenial. On Monday and Tuesday they were attacked with a blight ; but on the whole, we may say, they exhibit a vigorous and promising appear ance. FIRE IN BERMONDSEY.—ShortIy after daybreak on Tuesday morning, a destructive fire was discovered raging on the glue factory of Mr. Young, situate In the Spa-road 'Bermondsey, and un fortunately proved the most destructive that has occurred in ane dis trict for a considerable time. The premises comprising the factory were of long extent, and owing to their peculiar construction, the upperstories being entirely built of wood, their destruction was ex ceedingly rapid. The lire is believed to have originated by a girder In the Mrnace flue having become ignited and communicating with the floors, &c., in the boiler house, and before assistance could be obtained, the flames had extended to the interior of the manufactory, On the intelligence arriving at the various stations, engines were dispatched with all haste to the scene, and no delay occurring In obtaining water, they were got to work with surprising alacrity. The conflagration then was most alarming, flames were rushing from every window, and the destruction, not only of the factory, but the adjacent premises of Mr. Powell, fellmonger, appeared inevitable. By half-past five o'clock no fewer than eight of the Brigade engines had been brought to play on the burning mass, notwithstanding which the fire raged for about an hour afterwards with almost uncon trollable fury, and ere it was checked, almost the whole of the fac tory and its valuable machinery had fallen a sacrifice. The damage 19 estimated at upwards of 2,500/. The factory is insured in the Atlas Fire-office. FIRE IN THE WATERLOO-ROAD.—On Tuesday after noon, shortly after four o'clock, a fire broke out in the workshop be longing to Mr. G. Griffith, picture-frame-manufacturer, situate behind the front premises, numbered 145, in the Waterloo-road. The alarm having been promptly given, the Brigade and West of England engines were quickly on the spot, and, being instantly set to work, the flames were happily confined to the premises in which they originated; but before they were extinguished the workshop and its contents were almost entirely consumed. The cause of the fire could not be ascer tained Mr. Griffith was insured for the contents in the Phoenix, and the building in the Sun Fire-office. SUICIDE BY A SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE.— LIVERPOOL, TtTESDAE.—This morning considerable excitement pre vailed in the town, information having been received that Superin tendent William Henry Riding had committed suicide by taking lau danum. The deceased had been in the force for twelve or fourteen years, and was much respected by his brother officers. A few years ago he received some severe injuries in the performance of his duties at the fire which took place in the Goree, which had somewhat im paired his constitution, and he had lately been in a very desponding state of mind, having been heard to express an intention of destroy ing himself, although no one suspected that he would carry his threat into execution. The wife of the deceased returned home about five o'clock on the evening In question, and ;on going up stairs, found her husband lying in bed in a state of stupor, apparently suffeting from the effects of poison. Dr. Halliday was immediately called in, who applied the usual remedies, and in about two hours the deceased re covered to some extent. Shortly afterwards, however, he again re lapsed, and expired about nine o'clock. On inquiry it was ascertained that the deceased had purchased an ounce of laudanum from the chemist's a short time previously to the commission of the rash act. He has left a widow and five children. Tuesday Covent-garden market presented the early novelty of peaches and nectarines, with a profusion of cherries and strawberries. DEATH FROM DRINKING RUM.—OR Friday forenoon an inquiry was instituted before William Carter, Esq., the coroner for Surrey, and a highly respectable jury, in the committee-room of Lambeth Workhouse, for the purpose of investigating the death of Stephen Stapley, a bricklayer, formerly an inmate of the workhouse . Police-constable 138 L, deposed that while on duty in Park-street Lower Kennington-lane, on Saturday night last, his attention was called to the deceased, whom he found lying in the tap-room of the Anchor and Hope public-house. He was quite insensible, and lying on the floor, as if from drunkenness. Witness afterwards had him removed to the workhouse, where he was seen by the parochial sur geon. Sarah Lucas, landlady of the Anchor and Hope, stated that the deceased came into her house on the afternoon of Saturday last, about four o'clock, in company with a man who is in the habit of driving a cart for Mrs. Wright, ginger -beer manufac turer, of Kennington. The deceased had evidently been drink ing. They walked up to the bar, and partook of a glass of brandy each. Soon afterwards another man came in, who ap peared to be known to them. The ginger -beer man then called for a half-pint of rum, the whole of which the deceased put into a large goblet, with some sugar. Witness left the bar for a few seconds, and when she returned, she heard Mrs. Wright's man say, " Well, if you will drink the whole of it, I will pay for it." The de ceased immediately seized the glass, and drank it off. The deceased remained in ftont of the bar about three minutes, when he fell to the ground. He was lifted up, but was quite insensible, and did not speak again.—By the Coroner—Believed the drinking was the de ceased's own act. The third person who came in remonstrated. with him not to drink so large a quantity, but he replied that " he would not be dictated to by any one." Mr. William Butterfield, pre prietor of the Jolly Gardeners' Tavern, Lambeth-walk, said that the deceased and Mrs. Wright's man came to his house on the day in question, in company with several men. The latter called for half-a-pint of rum, which he said he would pay for if the deceased would drink it. The deceased imme diately afterwards took the glass, and tossed off the whole like a draught of water. The deceased said he could drink more, which Mrs. Wright's man attempted to pay for, but witness would not serve therm The deceased and his companion soon left the house, and he saw no more of them, Mr. Duke, the parochial sur geon, stated that on Sunday morning last, about half-past one o'clock he saw the deceased in the workhouse. He was then lying in the hall in a state of drunkenness. Witness used means to restore him, when he roused up, and seemed somewhat better. He was placed in a warm bath and well rubbed, as he was in a cold and miserable state. It was a - very wet and boisterous night, which had rendered his clothes very uncomfortable. He was subsequently wrapped in warm blankets, and taken to the sick ward, where he remained until noon, when he suddenly expired. The cause of death was temporary congestion of the brain, resulting from 'the effects of excessive drink ing. Verdict —" That the deceased died from the effects of a large quantity of ardent spirits taken inadvertently." ROIAL VETERINARY COLLEGE.—The annual meeting of the council and members of the Royal College of Veterinary Sur geons took place on Tuesday, at the Freemasons' Tavern, Thomas Turner, Esq., the president, in the chair. The report read by the secretary, a very lengthy document, commenced by alluding to the condescension of her Majesty in granting to the veterinary surgeons a charter of incorporation, which had emancipated them from the grade and avocation of a nameless profession, and given them a po sition In the scientific world. The system of education and exami nation Is working well, and although the council regret the loss of E. Stanley, Esq., late chairman of the board of examiners, they con gratulate the profession on the vacancy being filled up by the election of Dr. G. Babbington. The report, after alluding at considerable length, to the want of unanimity prevailing In the profession, and the attempts making by the agricultural societies, and gentlemen connected with veterinary 'schools, to alter some of the provisions of the charter. gives a correspondence between Sir James Graham and the council with respect to such alteration, which the council informed Sir James they could not agree to. After adverting to the " diplomas" given to pupils not being considered of weight, although the board of examiners ta mem:need of PI , Okems ess o rs r Grande, Dr. Babbington, Mr. Bransby Cooper, Mr. Liston , Percival, James Turner, and Field, sciensiec and popular veterinary authors , the report concluded by an earnest appeal to the profession to asuppOrt, by annual contd.- butione, the fiends ot the tiollege. After on a motion that the report b e referred ba ck to ated discussion consideration, In which Messrs. Cherry, Professorcouncil further &e., took part, the report was adopted -cy' Tombs,t Vines, MaY hew , The vacanclee in the council having been fined up, anal other h i l s ' ness got through, t the meeting, which lasted near six hours, broke up. Three barrels MAY 2.—WRECKED GOoxsa,_ MALDON, and a kilderkin of porter, with an empty barrel and kuderkin, and a windlass and anchor, which were clandestinely landed and con cealed at th by v (Saturday) some Colchester fishermen, h ave this day basin,een recovered and secured by the Comptroller of .Cus toms. It is presumed they came from a vessel belonging to South. wold, lately wrecked on the Bucksea, a portion of whose cargo, coin sisting of a h o gshead of brandy and some casks of p orter, has been taken into Burnham, and delivered to the officer of Customs. Five of the casks landed here are branded Freeman, and the other Reid and Co., London.—Essex Herald. HARVEST PROSPECTS.—The continued unfavourable state of the weather for spring sowing gives ri se to the most painful apprehensions for the next harvest. The weat her has again become cold and wet, and the ground is so saturated that spring sowing can not safely be proceeded with. Generally, about the I 'ith of March this important agricultural business is nearly completed. Now, .to wards the end of April, h a lf the spring sowing is not gone throug n If the weather should not speedily change for the better, the people will become more alarmed for the next harvest than for the difficul ties of their present position. The winter sown wheats are, however, looking well and healthy.—Rosshire Advertiser. PUBLIC OPENING or RAILWAYS.—III the course of the ensuing month no fewer than eight railways will be publicly opened. Of them, the mast important, is the North British, the direction of which company have certified to the Board of Trade their intention of opening a portion of their line, should it be approved by the Inspector-General, on the 2d of May, from Edinburgh to Cockburnspatch and Dunbar. A further passage will not be attained for some time, owing to the backward state of the principal portion of the works, The first portion of the South Devon Railway, from Exeter to Teignmouth, is announced to he opened on Friday next. The Blackpool Branch Railway, from the Preston and Wyne Is to be opened to-morrow (Wednesday) with much ceremony. The Blackburn and Preston line of railway is in so for ward a state that the directors have announced its opening on the Ist of June, although it will be ready for goods traffic much earlier. The Furness Railway is intended to be opened for the passage of goods trains.on the Ist of next month. The opening of the Eastern Union line, in continuation with the Eastern Counties Railway at Colchester to Ipswich, is stated to he next month. With the excep tion of the tunnel near Ipswich, it is completed, and locomotives are running up and down the line with ballast-waggons The Margate branch of the South-E,astern Railway to(1,:r miles in length) branch ing off from Ramsgate, Railway, a mpleted by the end of June. The Thames Junction branch from the Eastern Counties at Stratford te the river, h as been opened within the last few days for the passage of coal trains. LOBSTER FISHING.—The lobster fishing isring on prosperously, and we are glad to say th at It is rapidl y During the last fortnight not lass than 500/. worth of lobsnteerresasthwterge. shipped from this by steamers for Liverpool, th e principal them by Mr. William Gallocher, one of the taeksmen of the fish market, who has entered Into extensive engagements with the lob liter fishers for their take through the year. These were from Mull, Islay, 3fillport, Arran, and Lochline. There are now from 500 to 600 individuals engaged in the lobster fishing in the Western Isles, where agents for the principal fishmongers in London and Dublin are employed purchasing lobsters for these markets. It is worthy of re- mark, that-!t Englishmenand Irishmen this species of ilshing on the west*. , d among the isles of Scotland, has been ori ginated an shed. . may mention, as a fact, that not only have a naAbe* of the High d lairds looked with apathy at this rising so,_ rce. , 6f wealth to the untry, but have also endeavoured to throw_amiat th e 'a y of its c4l vation, by trying to exact rent for !I n s . higg- n, e seca_op the coast their domains. A number of the 2 • -ild. elfav klittatkne 44 a sons of the Emerald Isle, how ,. aide d the fishery is ' auceeeded in throwing open tli \ ...., -' -:'• -• 't,' LITERARY ASSOCIATION OF THE FRIENDS OF POLAND. The annual meeting of this excellent Institution, de signed to keep before the public mind the claims and the struggles of Poland, took place on Monday afternoon, at the rooms of the Association, Duke-street;St. James's. Lord Dudley Stuart, the vice-president of the Society, took the chair, as usual, and among the gentlemen pre sent, we observed the Earl of Zetland, Viscount Sandon, M.P., Lord Beaumont, Lord Foley, Lord Charles Fitz roy, M.P., M. T. Dennison, Esq., M.P., John Abel Smith, Esq., M.P., Mr. Williams, Captain Town send, R.N., Rev. Dr. Worthington, Edward Roinilly, Esq., Frederick Pigou, Esq., Edmund Beales, Esq., Lloyd Birkbeck, Esq., J. S. Buckingham, Esq., W Pritchard, Esq., L am i e M urra y, Esq., G. Wilbraham, Esq., John Pickford, Esq., H. Edlin, Esq., Scc. The proceedings commenced by the honorary secre tary,Mr. Birkbeck, reading the annual rep o r t. the case of document, after an expression of regret that Count Ostrowski, the gentleman illegally arrested the year before last, upon an absird charge of threatening the life of the Emperor of Russia, had not been brought before Parliament, proceeded to congratulate the meet ing upon the success of the last Polish ball, which was one of the most brilliant and the most numerously at tended which had ever taken place at Willis's.—(Hear, hear.) Although no City ball at Guildhall was held last year, it was stated that the hall would be granted to the Association for a similar purpose by an unanimous vote of the Common Council in November next.—(Hear.) The income of the Association for the last year was 1,7271., and the expenditure 1,461/. The annual ball at Willis's was announced to be held on Monday, Bth of June, and on the 16th of this month a public dinner is to be given to Lord Dudley Stuart on the occasion of a piece of tapestry being presented to him, worked by Polish ladies.—(Cheers.) The report went on to con gratulate the meeting on the industrious and excellent behaviour of the refugees, amounting to upwards of 500 in this country. The Minor Charitable and Lite rary Polish Association were generally in a flou rishing state. The next subject adverted to was the persecution of the nuns of Minsk, by which the narrative succinctly detailed, and the denial given by the Russian Government, fully exposed and proved to confirm rather than refute the story of the Abbess. The late outbreaks in Poland was then alluded to, and the European sympathy which it called forth was re marked upon. The Poles in London had wished on that occasion to get up a demonstration in favour of the at tempted revolution, but it was thought better rather to publish an address drawn up by Lord Dudley C. Stuart, as expressing the views and feelings of the association upon the subject. Every point of this address has been confirmed by the subsequent accounts received from Poland. The report concluded by expressing. a hope that the united remonstrances of England and France would be brought to bear in favour of the merciful treat ment of those of the insurgents who had fallen into the hands of the Austrian and Russian go vernments. The reading of the report was frequently inter rupted by expressions of applause. The Earl of ZETLANI shortly moved the first resolu tion in favour of the adoption of the report, which was seconded by Mr JOHNSTONE, in an able speech, in which he remarked upon the grasping and ambitious designs of Russia in all quarters of the globe, and during all ages of history. A resolution of thanks to the Lady Patronesses, in cluding the Duchess of Kent, the Duchess of Nemours, and the Grand Duchess Stephanie of Baden, of the late ball at Willis's, was proposed by Lord CHARLES FITZ ROY, and seconded lir Mr. SILK BUCKINGHAM. The latter gentleman recommended means to be taken for promulgating through the country, more extensively than it was yet known, the fact of the existence of the Association, and the ends which it had in view. A series of resolutions were then moved, one of which, expressive of the necessity of the re-establishment of the independence of Poland to the general tranquillity of Europe, was proposed by Lord BEAUMONT. His Lordship stated that he dis charged this duty, not influenced so much byany feelings of partiality to Poland, as impressed with the conviction that that country had not been dealt with upon those great principles of advancing conciliation and inter national policy which ought to influence the great European family, and pledging himself to use any con stitutional means in his power to assert the claims and advocate the rights of Poland. After eloquent addresses from Mr. Beales, Captain Townshend, Lord Foley, Mr. Edward Beaumont, and Mr. W. Adam Smith, Lord D. C. STUART addressed the meeting at great length. He went over the reasons which had induced the Association to discourage the project of a public de monstration with reference to the late events in Poland —a demonstration which Prince Czartoryski, aware as he was of the state of public sentiment in England, had expressed a strong feeling against. Although, however, no public demonstration had taken place, an address, drawn up by himself and the honorary secretary, Mr. Birkbeck, had been issued, in order to make public the opinions of the Association with regard to the outbreak. In reference to that event, his Lordship proceeded, at great length, to detail the cruelties and oppres sions of the Austrian Government, who had fomented the insurrection by every means in their power, and, as it was proved by undoubted evi dence, had encouraged it, and rewarded the Galician peasantry for the murder of the nobles of the district. The retirement of the Austrian forces from Cracow was but a feint to induce the belief that a formidable resistance had been offered to them ; which, in fact, was not the case. It was difficult to believe the atrocities connected with Russian and Austrian rule in Poland, but the late horrors were quite in keeping with the whole co urse of cruel policy which had been so long persevered in towards that oppressed country. With reference to the nuns of Minsk, he had strong reasons for believing in the perfect truth of that terrible narra tive. He was from time to time receiving fresh informa tion upon the subject, and he pledged himself never to let the matter drop, whatever difficulties he might have to contend with, until he had arrived at the exact and literal truth,—(Hear, hear.) The Noble Lord went on to remark on the continued highly exemplary conduct of the Polish refugees in this country —on their patience, industry, and perseverance under the most trying cir cumstances—and concluded his speech by expressing in fervent terms his conviction, although it was possible none of them might live to see the day, that the wrongs of Poland would be avenged, and that that cruelly op pressed country would be at length restored to her former high and rightful place among the nations. After addresses in conformity with the spirit of the Association from . Lord Sandon and Mr. John Abel Smith, thanks were voted to the noble chairman, and the meeting separated. CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY.—The sixty-sixth annnal meeting of this society was held on Tuesday at Exeter Hall ; the Earl of Chichester, president, in the chair ; supported by the Earl of Effingham, Lord Gleneig, the Bishops of Oxford, Chester, Ripon, and Cashel, Sir R. H. Inglis, Baronet, Sir George Rose, Baronet, Sir Digby Mackworth, Baronet, Hon. and Rev. T. J. Pelham, Hon. and Rev. Montagu Villiers, Rev. Hugh 3PN - eile, Rev. Hugh Stowell, Rev. J. W. Cunningham, and several other clergymen and gentlemen The Noble Chairman having opened the proceedings, the Secretary read the report, which detailed the society's operations in Eastern and Western Africa, Greece • - Jamaica, British G u i ana , N or th India, China, a n d New Zealand ; at all of which mis sionary stations have been established. The Bishops of Oxford, Cashel, and Ossory and Ferns, had accepted office as Vice-Presidents. The income of the past year amounted to 101,4581., showing a deficiency of 2,7911., as compared with the re ceipts of the preceding year ; and the expenditure having exceeded the income by 1,0731., it was stated that it would be impossible to extend thd field of missionary labours during the ensuing year, unless the finances of the society should be greatly improved. Resolutions in furtherance of the society's objects were eloquently supported by the Bishops of Chester, Oxford, and Cashel, the Rev. W. J. Cunning ham, Rev. J. Bernot, Rev. J. H. Fox, the Hon. and Rev. M. Villiers, the Rev. Hugh Stowell, &c. &c. The report and resolutions having been agreed to, the proceedings closed by the meeting singing the Doxology. The large hall was completely crowded. Another meet ing, at which the Marquis of Choirnondeley presided, was held in the evenii!,:„ in support of the same object. THE BLACKBIRD.—It is grievous to think that this bhll, whose melodious voice gives such pleasure to the ear, and lends a charm to the ramble through the grove, must, for the sake of a little fruit, meet with the usual persecution. Its food in spring and early summer, consists of the larvm of insects, with worms and snails. The enormous number of slugs and snails, so injurious to vegetation, which are eaten by blackbirds, should at least save him on the score of gratitude from the general destruction. In the little abode occupied by the writer, every encouragement is given by their presence. A neigbour once inquired how his lawn was so disfigured with worm 'casts, whilst that of the writer's was so free ? The an swer was as ready —" Leave off popping at the worm-feeders from morning to night, and your lawn will present an equally pleasant ap pearance." It is an agreeable sight in early morning to view the activity (4 the blaekbird, thrush, starling, and others, vigorously tugging the .-- ((,- -....5g..+4 worm from his retreat, more especially if it should happen thatethe grass is covered with dew. It is very true that some little frert faits deeply would the exche be thew , „ I:4c. ..1 their .latereato their share ; but so grateful is their ting evolutions in search of food, t. which, in the hot sermon, seif-etyled lords of their presence for the sate o f a u d t e n to r ed . that should deprive us of is, in all probability, as grateful to them c ,. tc , th . the creation. And, last of all, let us res s sparrow is forgotten before God," it may wen. beee ttt, as not " one whather,'in the grand scheme of an all-wise Creatll aR creatures, seat undoubtedly for a beneficent purpose, 'aitni;" - thts r l it it e t c l t e imperfect knowledge may be unable to descry their immediate our were not desti ne d b y hi m to partake of some small portion of the abundance poured forth for the benefit of man. ACCIDENT AT Locu DooN To A MARRIAGE PARTY. —On Tuesday last a marriage party left Ayr on an excursion to this far- n f e arn ry ed nf r tn es e or g t len of p a l n e daslnrenni;,sewekneersn , an an and ace e d r e e nt enjoying happened well-nigh changed their fe s ti v i t i es into mourning.wo of w th the party the bride and her brother, had bee n l e ft a short cllstance behind p : y he rest, and were walking leisurely along the b r i n k of the loch, when Ithe young man accidentally lost his footing, and & whit° the when the young man accidentally lost his footing, and fell'lnt the water S e eing the danger of her brother, and, no doubt, a n i mated more by , affection than prudence, the young woman Immediately attempted to lay hold of him, when she was herself immersed, and, as thewater was of c onsiderabledepth, both wouldprobably have been d rowned, had net their cries attracted their friends, who rescued th em from their perilous situation. We are happy to learn that no injury was ' sustained further than the inc onvenience arising from the imm ers i on. • —Ayr Advertiser. The DEFICIENCY IN THE COTTON CROP.—The sales of cotton in Liverpool for the current week sum up to 35,250 bales, 5,800 of which are on speculation, and 4,100 for export. This latter demand must and will continue to be on a very liberal scale, for, in proof of our statement last week that this is the lowest market in Europe or America, we may instance the fact, that, notwithstand ing the differential duties in Franca, which operate against this market as compared with America to the extent of five centimes, or nearly one halfpenny per pound, orders are being executed here for shipment to Havre. From other parts of the continent the orders are on a very extensive scale, and are likely to he further increased at certain limits, which will extend when sufficient time has elapsed to apprise them of the recent advance of prices in America. Al though our market closes with a better feeling, the operations of the present have barely sustained the highest quotations of last week; The grand question with regard to the yield of the present crop of this important staple crectes considerable diversity of reasoning upon the late deficiency in the receipts at the ports of the United States. Many who were committed to opinions expressed early in the season, anxious to find reasons to accosat for so great a deficit in the re ceipts, attributed it first to the low stage of waters, and next to some difficulty in obtaining freights on the rivers, but overlooked the general character of the weather which pervaded a great portion of the picking. season. The following is an extract of a letter, dated Austin, in Texas, Feb.2l, 1846 :—" The past winter has been one of unprecedented severity in Texas, and, I believe, in the whole south. Ever since the middle of November there has been a constant &m -cession of cold, frosty, and rainy weather, and every few days up circumstance canpalriohndepbale to so the present ice has formed of considerable thickness, even as far co u o t o h ts sli . d west as St. Antonio." This is confirmed, also, by ac cootttrito.bnotseedetitonnes s n T o o w thi ox Whited, as the without apparent eff ect. assigned gr in ea th t falling - o ff reasons have already been removed ceived . dates from Since writing the above we have re we learn that the Ne receipts York to the sth inst., per Roscius, by which bales, against I,BB3,662Ptsaleofscotton into all the ports were 1,516, 131 for the corresponding period of last year, showing a deficiency thus Britain farht the present crop of 367,531 bales. The exports to Gre a t 740,411 bales at the same period were 584,078 bales, against of 1845 falling off in the comparative exports o f 36, which is an additional and an aggregate deficiency of 156,033. The New York market tad ,00e since our last a d v i ses , not undergone any change, —liiverPooi THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY* MORN RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (YESTERDAY.) GROUP IV. The appointed em ble t d o considerat the usual en hour e this morning, r Oft heßi l cardpru Selected m p ro ceeded with their labours. It was arranged that each party should, before to-mo rrow morn . ing, put in a report, in compliance with the resol u ti ons o f M r. Dun thisCcm group, mitte e re-ass Goethe. Mr. HILL said he had an application to make to the Committee. He appeared for a landholder in opposition to the Aberdeen, Banff, and Elgin line, and he should be prepared to show that it was tainted with fraud from beginning to the end. Before he could go into his opposition, however, he wished to be fUrnished with copies of the reports and documents required to be put in by the resolutions of the House. The Committee directed the parties to deliver the required infor mation before four o'clock to-morrow, and appointed Friday for going into the opposition of the landholder in question. PERTH AND INVERNSISS. Mr. HOPE then proceeded to open the case for the promoters of this line, and remarked in the outset that there appeared to be an impression on the minds of the Committee that the parties were not anxious to make their line, and had merely brought it forward to obstruct the progress of parties; also, they are ready, and willing, and prepared to make a line. The CIIAIRMAN said the Committee could not shut out from their consideration the fact, that a petition had been presented by the shareholders against the line Mr. HOPE said that was an insignificant petition, representing only 500 shares, and he could assure the Committee that the majority of the shareholders were in favour of the scheme. So much, how ever, for that preliminary point, and now for the merits of that line. Now, the Committee must bear in mind tke fact, that the pre sent district was open and free for tke introduction of railways, and their decision would therefore settle in what route the traffic for all time should pass. Most of the schemes which had lately come be fore the Legislature the Committee must remember had been brought forward for correcting mistakes in this respect, and it be hoved the Committee to be careful not to select a line which might hereafter be found not sufficient to accommodate the dis tricts. The line he represented followed the old Highland road from Inverness to Nairn, and ran on, after a short detour, in a direct line to Perth, one of the first market towns in Scotland. Aberdeen was a port of comparatively minor importance, but lately it had secured for itself a monopoly of ;the eastern and western traffic, and ,the Great North of Scotland line was only promoted to propitiate that traffic, and if it was carried, a tax in the shape of dues to the extent of 30,0001. a year would be imposed on the North of Scotland. Why was this, when they had this glaring fact; before them, that by the Great North of Scotland the traffic going to Perth would have to go round a detour of 63 miles. He contended that tke traffic of the seven counties lying to the north of the Maury Frith was infinitely of greater importance than the traffic to the east or the south, and, therefore, the control of all the traffic of these districts ought to be placed in the hands of the Perth and Inverness Company. There was sufficient eastern traffic to support the Great North Line, but the control over the working of these lines ought to be in the hands of the through Company. Now the through line would shorten the distance for all the northern traffic 67 miles, and some of the local traffic 22 miles ; and this they could accomplish for 1,750,0001., being only 250,0001. more than the estimate of the Great North of Scotland line. Besides shortening the distance to the extent he had mentioned, there would be better stations at Nairn, Banff, and Inverness, while the line would be so laid out as to facilitate future extensions to the north. The gradients on the line he should show were in no way ob • jectionable, and he was sure the Committee, after hearing all the evidence he should produce, would decide in favour the Perth and In verness line. Mr. Joseph Mitchell, engineer of the roads through which the proposed line would pass, a gentleman who laid out the Scottish Cen tral Railway, was the first witness called.—Previous to 1843, he had directed his attention to ascertain whether it was practicable to make a line of railway between Perth and Inverness. He had com municated with most of the influential parties in the north, and they were most anxious, having experienced the inconvenience of going round by Aberdeen, to have such a line. Accordingly, for the purpose of making a survey of such a line, and after many sur veys the present line was decided upon. The works along the whole hne consisted almost entirely of gravel and sand. There were all the materials for making the line, except the iron. The worst gra dient was I in 70, for eight miles, two furlongs, and six chains. There would be no difficulty in working it. His surveys, and estimates had been revised by Mr. Locke and another gentleman of eminence. The length of the main line was 125 miles 4 furlongs and 5 chains, of the branch by Nairn to Kildrumrnie four miles 3 fur longs and 5 chains, and of the branch to the harbour of Inverness, 4 furlongs, making in all 130 miles four furlongs. The estimated cost of the main line and branches was 1,400,0001. Neither on the trunk line nor branches are there engineering difficulties. There was only one tunnel, viz., at Birnam-hill, near Duiikeld, 425 yards in length. There was also a viaduct, 484 yards in length, at Kindrochit, four miles above Blair. The bridges on the line do not involve heavy works, and materials of every description for their erection are found in the immediate neighbourhood. The principal part of the earthwork was of a very favourable character, consisting almost wholly of gravel and sand. It was proposed that ground should be taken and the whole works constructed for a double line, and that the railway for twenty-two miles out of Inverness, and for eight miles through the valley of Athol, where a steep gradient occurred, should be laid with double rails. The gradients were of a favourable character, little, if at all, inferior to those of the Caledonian Railway, which, as a through com munication from Edinburgh and Glasgow to Liverpool, Manchester, and London, received the sanction of Parliament last year. From Inverness, for the first 15 miles, the steepest gradient was 1 in 330 ; from that point the line passed along the inclines of 1 in 84 for 7 miles 1 furlong 8 chains ; from thence it ascends 1 in 100 for 2 miles 1 chain ; it then ascends 1 in 144 for 1 mile 1 furlong ; it then descends 1 in 330 for I mile 1 furlong 2 chains. These gradients had been proved to admit of being worked with facility, and the increasing improve ments in the construction of locomotives were calculated to neutra- lise the disadvantages which were formerly anticipated from difficult gradients. The line has been selected after the most:anxious survey of the country, and is submitted as the best, as well as the most direct line that can be laid down between the south and north of Scotland. The Great North of Scotland line as it approached Inverness is as several lines below the surface of the sea, and he for one did not think it could be made for the estimate which had been sent. The Committee adjourned at tour o'clock till twelve to-morrow. GROUP VI. This Committee met to-day at the usual hour. Present—Sir J. C. Hobhouse, (Chairman,) Mr. Mundy, Mr. Neeld, Mr. Dickenson, and Mr. Alderman Hamphery. To-day the CHAIRMAN declared that the Committee had decided that the preamble of the Scottish Midland Extension Railway Bill had not been proved. After a lengthened argument as to the position of a station com mon to three or four lines, Mr. TALBOT, on the part of the Scottish Midland, addressed the Committee against the Edinburgh and Northern line. The Committee adjourned at four o'clock. respect to the general features of the One, in the course of which he repeated a great portion of the evidence given by him yesterday. Mr. Ware, dock-master, at Bridgewater, was called and examined by Mr. WELLs, with respect to Bridgewater Bay, the plan of which displayed on the walls of the Committee room was perfectly correct. The ships which came up the bay were exposed to great dangers, casualties happening every month, which he ap prehended would be greatly, if not wholly obviated by the construc tion of a commodious harbour at Stalford ; and besides, it would materially increase the traffic between that part of the country and Wales, which could only now be approached by a circuitous and un favourable road. Shipowners had now to pay heavy dues, from which they derived no benefit, inasmuch as the receipts,in the shape of dues, were devoted to the improvement of the river Barret. The witness, in hi" cross-examination by Mr. FITZHERBERT, stated his belief, that if the dues were taken away from the corporation, they would yet have sufficient money from the interest of money they held, and from the increased trade to Bridgewater, when the harbour was constructed, to meet any ex penses which they would incur for the next thirty years ; and might, in fact, pay for all the improvements they had made during the past thirty years. Was not aware that the Corporation had only 1,0001. in hand, or that they had ever expended money in raising wrecks. He believed that a great portion of the timber trade with Bridge water, would come by Stalford, where the harbour is proposed to be made. Never knew bricks or tiles exported from Bridgewater in the shape of ballast. They were made on the banks of the river. Could not say whether they would go to Stalford or not. The exports and imports were not considerable at Stafford, principally because there was no harbour there ; but if one were made, he considered that they would be great. Several other witnesses were also sailed and examined with re spect to the proposed harbour, who agreed that such a work was necessary, and that the traffic of the districts through which the line was proposed to pass demanded such accommodation as it would afford. The Committee then adjourned until to-morrow. , 7.. J GROUP XX. This Committee re-assembled to-day at the usual hour, Mr. gotheron in the Chair. WINDSOR, SLOUGH, BND - 13TAINES ATMOSPHERIC. The engineering evidence was proceeded with this morning. Mr. Vignoles, the engineer of the lb% Ass examined. He minted that from Eton College, a plan would be anY magnitude. With regard to adopted with regard to Romney Island, by w hi c h th ey wou ld b e com pletely n prevented. The estimated cost of the works of th e w h o l e li ne the th e r fl e was 150,0001. This, he considered, quite ample for its construction. The whole day was occupied with the examination and cross examination of this witness, but the particulars are of no interest, as they relate to the engineering works and estimates, and to the modes by which witness proposed to meet the various difficulties objected by counsel. The Committee adjourned at four o'clock till to-morrow. GROUP XXVII. This Committee re-assembled to-day at the usual hour, Sir Charles Lemen in the chair. SOUTH MIDLAND (NOUTBAmpTozz TO BEDTOUD). Mr. HILDTARD, Q.C., proceeded to open the case of the promotatis• on behalf of the above line. The great advantage which would bp, conferred by this line in accommodating the general traffic of the country as well as the district through which it passed, made it one of the most important railways which had been considered during the session. The line commenced three miles south of Leicester, diverging from the South Midland Railway, and ran south-east to Market Harborough. The line there divided itself into two branches, one of which went to Northampton, connecting it with Market Harborough and Blisworth on the London and Birmingham line. The other branch ran through Kettering to Bedford, the , resnilning part of the scheme (the Huntingdon branch) having beenlefetrnd in pre ference to the Rugby and Huntington line by the Cothmitteeto whom they were referred, on condition that the Bedford branch of the pro,- meters would be selected in preference to the '.Leicester and Bedford line, which was put forward by the Santl3 promoters as the Rugby and Huntingdon. It would 'not of course come now before the Committee, but 'it - Wes necessary that this Committee should advert to the Huntingdon branch, as its formation depended on the decision of this Committee on the general scheme of the South Midland Com pany. One great advantage conferred by the South Mid land scheme was, that It placed Kettering on the main line. The coals of Leicestershire, Derbyshire, and Nottinghamshire would by it be conveyed to the east, which could not be done at present, in consequence of there being no means of transit. He detailed with great minuteness the greater advantages which would result by the proposed line being constructed, rather than the Leicester and Bed ford, inasmuch as the former might connect itself with the Direct Northern, or any other great scheme that might be subsequently made to intersect the country in that direction, and there was already a connexion between Bedford and the London and Birmingham line, by whom this district of country was opened up to the south, while the Leicester anti Bedford scheme was pro posed to be connected with the London and York line, which it was very probable would never be formed. The capital of the South Mid land Company was 1,900,0001., on which a deposit of ten per cent. had been paid up. The promoters of the opposing scheme had only paid up five per cent. As a further guarantee of the bona fide nature and stability of the South Midland scheme, the Midland Company had undertaken to be responsible for one-third of the shares. This he thought was a sufficient answer to the insinuation thrown out as to its being a " bubble." He would conclude by stating, that though the line passed through an important district of country, no objection as to residential inju ries was made, the only opposing landowner being Mr. Justinian Asher, who complained that his drainage was obstructed, and this, if it was so, was only a case for compensation. The Right Hon. R. Vernon Smith, 31. P. for Northampton, de posed to the general advantages which would be conferred on that town and the district generally by the proposed railway. In his opinion there was no other projected line which would afford the same accommodation to the traffic of the district. Mr. Herbert ',aright= and other witness were examined to cor roborate the testimony: of last witness, and to show the local and general advantages which the project would confer. The Committee adjourned at four o'clock till twelve to-morrow. _N G, MAY 7, 1946. Hardy, who represented the Leeds and York, in opposing Mr. Cockburn's application. The Learn . 4Counsel again 'insisted that the Committee should admit the company he represented, provisionally, as a competing line going fifteen miles over the Identical ground of the proposed line, and asserted that the precedents afforded by other Committees under similar circumstances warranted his position. The room was then cleared, aad on our re-admittance, the Hon. CuarameN intimated to Mr. Cockburn, that the Committee had de cided against him. Mr. Christopher Todd was examined by Mr. lIILDYARD, who en deavoured to obtain an admission from the witness favourable to Tadcaster rather than to Wetherby as a market for cattle and grain, but the Learned Gentleman failed in eliciting anything to make good his point. A: witness, a miller, who grinds 150 loads a week, was in favour of the Leeds and York. Thomas Grimstone, who employs from 130 to 150 hands in his mills, and consumes large quantities of coal, lime, oil, and flax, was also disposed to give the preference to the Leeds and York, but admitted to Mr. Hildyard that he should be as well satisfied with the York and Selby, if h 5 could get his oil and flax from Hull, instead of from Liverpool andilreland, through Leeds. Mr. Galbin, a. paper -mill owner, stated positively that he had on several oqeitsions been subjected to sniscarriages on the North Mid land Railway, though he had made no representations that were likely to reach the ears of the directors, John Farrer, keeper of the head inn at Boston, was also disposed to give preference to the more direct line. Mr. Hubbersty, miller, grinds 150 loads a week. Admitted to Mr. Hildyard that expense was more an object than time in communi catingwith Leeds. In answer to Mr. Hardy, he said he wanted a direct communication with Lads. Several other witnesses were called by Mr. TlAany, who corrobo rated, generally, the evidence of the preceding witnesses, but were not subjected to any lengthened cross-examination by the:eounsel for the opposing lines, as the Learned gentlemen said that they did not deny that in individual cases the Leeds and York might offer greater advantages than this. Mr. C. 11. Cope stated that the North Midland occupies 138 hours instead of 126 hours in six days from York to Leeds, and from Leeds to York. In another week of seven days, 23 hours 45 minutes were lost, and in another week 12 hours 32 minutes were lost, or in fact that about one-sixth of their time is lost by this Company. This witness also stated that the amount of traffic exclusively belonging to Wetherby is abont 50 per cent, more than that belonging to Tad caster. Mr. Cope further stated that the observations regarding the loss of time were made in order to ascertain whether it was at the Leeds Junction or not that the delay was occasioned. The Committee then adjourned until twelve o'clock to-morrow. GROUP XLIII. ThSs Committee assembled at the usual time ; Mr. Miles chairman. EAST AND WEST YORZSIIIRE 31TECTION. The proceedings in this case were resumed this morning. Mr. Thorpe. linen manufacturer, of Pateley, was the first witness called, who stated that in his opinion the proposed railway would be ofittfeat advantage to the district through which it would pass, it vrqukl also enable him to obtain his coals at much less price than he was how paying. A large quantity of agricultural produce would also be conveyed by this railway if the line were made ; he would use it in the conveyance of his manufactures to Hull, which were very •thnsiderable. I =-11r. Brass cross-examined this witness at considerable length in Xider to elicit from him whether a majority of the directors of the asilway were not all connected with Mr. Powell, the solicitor to the 'Company. The daArnmex interrupted the counsel in this course, on the ground that the inquiry could not be productive of any good ; in his opinion it would not matter if the whole of the directors were connected with Mr. Powell. At this stage of the proceedings the Committee desired that the traffic returns sheuld be gone into. -- __ Mr. KNOWLES thee called Mr. It. ilayldon, who gave evidence upon the subject of the traffic. He had been engaged in taking the traffic upon various lines, and had taken every precaution to obtain accurate information on the traffic upon this line. From the cal culation he had made he thought the present would be a very re munerative line. The passengers on foot amounted annually to 42,616; of this number he calbulielad tha4 28,95( would go by ailway. The passengers at present travelling by other means amounts to 65,176. The gross revenue likely to be derived from passengers and goods he calculated would amount to 29,8301. From this sum he deducted 40 per cent. for working expenses, leaving 17,8981. profit, which would yield a per centuge of 81. 18s. lid. on a capital of 200,0001. The cross-examination of this witness was going on when the Com mittee rose. GROUP VIII. The Select Committee appointed to consider the merits of the Bills comprised in this group re-assembled at the usual hour this morning, Mr. B. Hawes in the chair. EDINBURGH AND LEITH ATMOSPHERIC. The case for the promoters of this Bill was brought to a close to-day. The remainhr of the day was occupied with tho landholders' opposition to the line, and the merits of the competing scheme is to be gone into to-morrow. The Committee adjourned shortly after four o'clock. GROUP XIII. The Committee met to-day at twelve o'clock ; Sir William Clay in the chair. GLASGOW, Duivirmams, AND CARLISLE. Evidence in support of this line of railway was this morning resumed. Mr. Christie, mining engineer, was examined, at some length, as to the iniaing resources of the district through which the line passed, which he represented to be considerable. The largest field, however was that in the direction from Old Cumnock to Muirkirk. The Duke of Buccleuch gave general evidence as to the district requiring a line of railway accommodation through the valley of the Nith. He supported the line now, because the line had been altered not to interfere with his property at Driunlanrig. Sir David Hunter Blair, Mr. Mackie, and Mr. Lenny, the con veners of the counties of Ayrshire, Dumfrieshire, and Kirkcudbright, corroborated the evidence of the previous witnesses. Mr. Wright was examined respecting the coal-fields of Sanquhar ; and Mr. Reeves, late surveyor of the post-office of the south and west of Scotland, as to the amount of business done by the post-office in this district, when the engineering evidence was proceeded with. Mr. Blythe, civil engineer, said he had prepared the plans and sections of this line. The witness then gave the distances from Kilmarnock to Carlisle, Aunan, and Dumfries respectively, to show that in point of distance the advantage was in favour of the present scheme. The gradients were generally favourable, and there were no great engineering difficulties. There is a tunnel of 1,500 yards in length in the neighbourhood of Drumlanrig Castle. The whole length of the scheme, including branches, was 90 miles GI chains. The estimate of expense was 1,200,0001. Cross-examined—lie believed that Dumfries, as far as Edinburgh was concerned, would be as well accommodated by the Caledonian scheme as the present; and also the country north-west of Sanquhar towards Ayrshire and the Caledonian Extension , so that the ques tion of superior accommodation from the present scheme was mainly confined to the district between Dumfries and Sanquhar. The ne cessity of it, therefore, would much depend on the character and ex tent of this traffic. Mr. Horn, who valued the land required for the railway, deposed as to the estimate being 92,4341. Mr. Laurie concurred in this valuation. The Committee then adjourned till to-morrow at twelve o'clock. GROUP XIV. This Committee met at the usual hour ; present—Mr. Protheroe (Chairman), Mr. John O'Connell, Lord Emlyn, and Mr. Grogan. Mr. Sergeant Wastionast, on the part of the North Kent, replied to Mr. Austin, and proceeded to answer his objectiens. The Learned Counsel had not finished when the Committee adjourned, at four o'clock. GROUP XVIII. The Committee met at the usual hour, Mr. B. Denison, chairman. SOMERSETSIIIRE MIDLAND. Before communing the business of the Committee, the CIIAIIIII,AN anneuneed that he had had a communication with the Speaker, who had informed him that it was not competent for counsel to cross examine upon the statement of the petitioners, until a petition shall have been presented to the House, stating that in the opinion of the petitioners, the statement made to the Committee, in accordance with Mr. Duncombe's resolutions was erroneous, and praying that counsel might be allowed to cross-examine the witnesses on the points raerred to in the petition. The House would then, if it thought proper, grant the prayer of the petitioner, and allow the cross-examination to be made. It appeared, therefore, that we were wrong in allowing Mr. Sergeant Kinglake to cross-examine witness on the statement yesterday. It was merely an act of in• dulgence granted by the Committee, at the request of Mr. Kinglake. The Committee are not, however, at liberty to allow any cross-exa mination by Counsel upon those statements until a petition shall have been presented to the House, containing allegations that the statements made to the Committee are erroneous. The room was then cleared, in order that the Committee might consult as to the best course to be adopted under those circum stances. A large amount of evidence had been obtained during yes terday's proceedings, and it now appears that this was contrary to the resolutions of the House. The Committee having remained for a long period in deliberation, called in the parties. cre ' r t te ry e th aa t i h a e m c a o lv m t p h a e n n y p , w iat iti s i ev re e f r e a r l en q c u e e t s o tio th n e s t n o . 3j e r s ..l f fa c rri ert s . , in tli d e ir S ec e: tors which appeared in the deed, and who had not paid the whole amount:of the subscription on their shares. Mr. R. Yoaaz asked the Secretary if he could undertake to say positively that every gentleman whose name appeared on their printed list:had paid tip the amount of his shares. The Secretary —I think so. Mr. R. Yomiaa —But can you not give positive The Secretary—The re are one or two cases in answer? which I have aot seen the bankers' receipts ; but I believe the amount has since been paid. General EveNs—Then, in point of fact. these parties had not paid their money on the shares when the Bill was presented ? Mr. R. Yin/Ex—How long would it be after the money is paid to the banker before you, as secretary to the company, would be aware of it? The Secretary—Sometimes it was as much as two or three month.. . ,thenenesretpri o etv a amA x r i— m N: d :w i , ,o as an s s e w cr e e r t . ary to the company, can you under takdeMedertioß. say that that is a regular mode ef doing business? af T hre. M. Secretary—f e y sa iil , —Are we to understand that the public signed the ber, and the directors in the months of December and al Evaprs—Can you . account for the circumstance of the deposits having the public paid theirs in SepTemthhee J an G ua r ? directors in these months, while the counsel for thr?promoters, stated in explanation shares eilon l i n i n l e ad et, d i order t l or l e a c d to m ak Laken did been paid b allotted e t t o the public, and only 6,083 had l o b n f ee t n h ed t i shares that kien r : , Nun Morgan, 0 o nnv as many of these unpaid n was then examined at some stated g the deed and receiving the at a discount when they took th av e e m in . g been completed, the line, junction called, o :vi h h e o s thencethe Bristol length:respecting the date of his Sim' n through scrip. rmed a junctio ThIS portion of the inquiry having 0 Mr. 11111, the engineer to the Company, was the line commenced at a i t r that to Frame, atll il w b h ri i d e g h e p , a an rt d it proceededformed Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth Railway. The total lengt l i v a it a l the G a rast Ex onb e u te ry r the line was 31 miles, 7 furlongs . The stee p es t gradient was one of two e miles In length of 1 in 56 ; there were gradients of considerable length of 1 in 82% and 1 in 60. The line was on a level at the point Of junction w i t h the Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth. lie did not think' a more favourable line could be obtained, considering the nature of the country. No more injury had been done to private property than was :abso lutely unavoidable. The line would be a single line, and it was pro posed to be a broad gauge. The total estimated cost was 360,0001. Of this sum, 41,0001. would be required for the purchase of land. The strata through which the cuttings would have to be made were for the most part of mountain limestone, which would be available for the purposes of masonry along the line. The Committee then adjourned till twelve o'clock to-morrow-. GROUP XIX. BR ID GEWATT.R. AND TAUNTON CANAL, -- RAILWAY, AND HARBOUR: The Committee met this morning at twelve o'clock; Lord Harry Vane in the chair. Mr. Hale, the engineer to the line was re called and examined by the oPPosiog cousin& and the members of the Committee, With GROUP XLIV. The Committee met at twelve o'clock, in Room No. 25, Lord Pal merston in the chair; present the same Hon. Members as yester day. They proceeded to hear evidence on the part of the promoters of the LIVERPOOL, MANCHESTER, AND NEW CASTLE—UPON—TYNE JUNCTION. A question was raised to the right of Sir Charles Temple to oppose the Bill, being a trustee and co-partner in this Bill, though not in the Lancashire and North Yorkshire, with which it was now amal gamated. Several witnesses were called to prove that Sir Charles Temple was formerly the chairman of the Company, and still held a large number of shares in the Company. He was one of the original promoters of the Bill. The Committee decided that Sir Charles Temple being one of the persons concerned in the establishment of the Company, and having, it must be supposed, inducted many persons to take shares, ought not to be allowed to oppose the Bill. Even after this decision there was another discussion, Mr. Ser geant Murphy being anxious to obtain a locus standi on the part of the York and Carlisle Railway; the Committee, however, confirmed their former decisions, and the now unopposed case was about to proceed, when Mr. Sergeant MURPHY said that the time of the Committee would not be saved as might be anticipated, for he had just discovered that there was a petition against the preamble of the Bill, bearing the signature of Sir William Lawson, which would give him the same opportunity of opposing the Bill as he would have under the petition of Sir Charles Temple. Mr. Raines, an ell-merchant at Newcastle, was called to give evi dence on the necessity for, and general feeling amongst the mer chants of Newcastle in favour of, the proposed line. He had taken some trouble to inform himself as to the merits of the many pro posed lines which had for their object the affording accommodation to Newcastle, and he considered this line the best of them all. Mr. Sergeant MURPHY cross-examined the witness with a view to show the superiority of the York and Carlisle Railway. Mr. LANG, in the absence of Mr. Talbot, objected to this course, which he said was " lugging in by a side movement the 'question of the York and Carlisle, being an opposing line, which the Committee had already decided." The CHAIRMAN, after consulting with his colleagues, said they had come to the conclusion that Mr. Murphy, appearing for a peti tion against the line, and not for a rival company, could only cross examine the witness as to the merits of this line, and not as to the comparative merits of other lines. The evidence on the part of the promoters of the Bill was then pro ceeded with. Colonel Wood, M.P. for Brecon, and Lord of the Manor of Middle ham, in Wensley Dale, gave evidence as to the necessity for a line opening a communication between the vicinity of Middleham to Manchester, Liverpool, &c. There was a great want of such com munication for agricultural purposes, such as contwance of cattle, &c. Large numbers of lean cattle were driven or carried on trucks from the north, to be fatted at Middleham, and theNtufbers would be vastly increased if there was a sufficient raffei*Weinsmunication. This line would afford that communication. Captain Laws, Manager of the Manchester and Leeds Railway; gave similar evidence, and added that so much need was there of railway communication, that greengrocery was actually carried from Covent-garden market to the manufacturing towns of the neighbour hood through which this line passed, for the use of the poor of those towns, although these articles were grown in great abundance in the agricultural districts immediately adjoining. Mr. Thomas Bramley Moore, chairman of the Liverpool Dock Committee, gave general evidence as to the necessity for a line of communication between Liverpool, and the places through which this line would pass. He could not say anything as to the merits of this line, as he had not considered the subject. Mr. Allan, steward to Lord Wharncliffe at his country residence at Hawes, gave evidence as to the necessity for, and recommenda tions of, the Hawes branch of this line. Mr. TALBOT then said, that as he believed the Committee were satisfied of the importance of this district, he would not give any further general evidence, but he hoped the Committee would give him leave to call further evidence in case the opposite party should give evidence to contradict.what had been proved. After some discussion this was assented to. As it was now near fora• o'clock, Mr. TALBOT said that at this late hoar he would not enter into the engineering evidence, as, if the Committee were willing he thought it would be best to adjourn. The Committee assented, and adjourned till to-morrow at twelve o'clock. PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.) TUESDAY, MAY 5. The following Railway Bills were withdrawn:— Preston and Wyre Railway Harbour and Dock (New Dock and Railway). Cornwall and Devon Central (Hayle, Lelast, St. Austell, and Bodmin Branches). Cornwall and Devon Central. The following Petitions for Railways here reported, and the Bills ordered to be brought in by the undernamed Hon. Members:-- Bristol and Birmingham (Bath Line)—Mr. Hudson & Mr. Phillpotta, Warwickshire and London (Worcester and Weedon Line)—Sir C. Douglas and Mr. Dugdale. Midlaiid (Nottingham and Mansfield Railway)—Sir J. TroHope, Mr. Hudson, and Mr. Mundy. The followin STAN so lutionDlNG ORDERS' COMMITTEE . resolutions were reported from this Committee : I. That, in the case of the Midland Railway (Nottingham and Mansfield Railway) petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with : —That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill. 2. That, hi the case of the "IN hitehaven and Furness Junction Railway petition, the standing orders ought not to be dispensed with. 3. That, in the case of t 1 .East and West of England Junction Railway petitiokthe standing orders ought not to b e di s p ensed w i th. 4. That, in the' cases of the Launceston and South Devon Railway petition, the standing thlErts ought not to be dispensed with. 5. That, in dlie,,ests%ef the Birk en h ead and Holyhead Junction Railway petition,lhe sfantling orders ought not to be dispensed with. 6. That, in the case of the Bristol and Birmingham Railway (Bath Line) petition, the sanding orders ought to be dispensed with: —That the parttellAlie 'permitted to proceed with their Bill, on abandoning that pettion of their lint the plans and sections of which have not been deposited with the clerk of the parish of Swainswick. 7. That, in the case of the London, Salisbury and Yeovil Junc tion Railway (Salisbury to Yeovil) petition, the sanding orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill, on the insertion of a clause restraining them from taking any land from a field (Ne. 2) in the parish of Sutton Bingham, to the termination of the line as shown on the plan. 8. That, in the case of the Stirlingshire Midland Junction Railway petition for additional provision, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to introduce such additional provision, on proving to the Committee on the Bill the consent of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Company. 9. That, in the case of the Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle Rail way petition for additional provision, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to introduce each additional provision, on proving to the Committee on the Bill the con sent of the Glasgow, Paisley,Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway Company. 10. That, is the case of the Kent Atmospheric Railway petition for additional provision, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with : —That the parties be permitted to introduce such additional provi sion, on proving before the Committee on the Bill the assent of all the owners, lesseefferideccupiers on the line of the proposed deviation. That the Committees on this and the four preceding Bills do exa mine in thp tlrst place how far such orders have been complied with, and do report theWirne to the House on the report of the Bill. 11. That, in the case of the Warwickshire and London Railway (Worcester and Weedon Line) petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill. First, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, and eleventh resolutions agreed to.—Report to lie on the table. SUPPOSED DEATH FROM PATENT MEDICINE: On Tuesday afternoon Mr. Baker held an inquest at the Horse Shoes, Buckle•street, Whitechapel, on the body of Caroline Julia Hurst, aged three years. The deceased was the daughter of a watchmaker residing in Buckle-street, and for several weeks past she had been IS with hooping-cough. About a week since, the mother hearing of the efficacy of a patent medicine prepared by a chemist in Whitechapel, called "Brodie's Hooping-cough Drops," she procured a bottle, which she administered according to the directions around the bottle, but the deceased got gradually worse, and on Saturday afternoon last, Mr. Liddell, a surgeon, was sent far, who found the child in a dying state, and she expired in a few hours afterwards, from effusion on the brain, which may have resulted from disease, or from the effects of the drops. The jury returned a verdict of " Natural death." NEW BRIDGE OVER THE THAMEIL—The votes of the House of Commons for Friday evening contain the following : " Chelsea Bridge and Embankment—Bill to enable the Commis sioners of her Majesty's Woods to construct an embankment and roadway on the north shore of the river Thames, from Battersea bridge to Vauxhall-bridge, and to build a suspension bridge over the said rivet', at or near Chelsea Hospital, with suitable approaches the/TO, jneauding a street kora Lower Sloane-street to the northern extremity Of the bridge (Queen's recommendation signified) ; ordered to be '-broukht in by Mr. Young and Mr. Chancellor of the Exche quer. Battersea Park—Bill to empower the Commissioners of her Majesty's Woods to form a royal park ;in Battersea-flelds, in the county of Sprrey (Queen's recommendation signified) ; ordered to be • brotiggliln by Mr. Young and Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer. Wgs TstrNsTER HOSPITAL.—On Sunday morning the LozdAlLshop of Oxford preached the 127ta anniversary sermon in aidOrthe funds of this institution, at St. Margaret's Church, West minster. His Lordship, in the course of his sermon, stated that duriog the past year 1.580 in-patients and 8,438 out-patients had been received, including 5,689 accidents and urgent cases, admitted at all hours of the day and night, without letter of recom mendation.' DEATH OF ADMIRAL THE HON. HENRY CURZON.— We have to record the death of this venerable flag-officer, who ex pired on the 2d inst., at his seat, near Derby, and close to that of his noble kinsman, Lord Scarsdale, in the 81st year of his age, and after an honourable and distinguished career in the naval depart ment of the united service of nearly 70 years. He was born in 1765, %Ing the son of the first Baron Scarsdale, a title created in 1761. He entered the navy at a tender age, and qu i c kl y passe d th rough the various gradatis of rank. PRINTING IN COLOURS.—Mr. Adams, of Philadelphia, has invented a machine by which any variety of colours are printed at one impression. The plan is somewhat like that of the ruling machine. The ink fountain is divided into sections, capable of enlargement or diminution, or variety of arrangement at pleasure. This is a very valuable discovery; for until new it hea been neon. Oary W hake An IMPIVISkiII for eich colour. GROUP XXX. This Committee re-assembled to-day at twelve o'clock. Present, Lord Charles - Wellesley (chairman) and the other members. AYLESBURY AND THAME JUNCTION. It was arranged yesterday that the case for this Bill should be entered into, when the evidence for the same might be considered as rebutting the evidence in favour of the Cambridge and Oxford line, its competitor. Mr. CaLczarr, on behalf of the Bill, called Mr. Robert Stephenson, engineer, who stated that he had turned his attention to the Aylesbury and Thame Junction line, and con sidered it with respect to engineering facilities, population, and traffic. It was superior to the Oxford and Cambridge in these points. Mr. Sergeant CLARKE said, he must interrupt his Learned Friend in this line of examination. He should restrict himself to the intrinsic merits of the line before the Committee without instuting any com parison to the disadvantage of another line. CaLcaarr contended that he was perfectly justified in adopt ing the present course. - A discussion here followed between counsel on this point, which was terminated by the room being cleared. On our re-admission in about three-quarters of an hour the CHAIR MAN announced that the Committee were of opinion that the evi dence should be limited to the Bill before the Committee. I The examination of Mr. Stephenson was then resumed, in the course of which he expressed himself decidedly in favour of the Aylesbury and Thame line, and that the estimate for stations at cer tain points of the Cambridge and Oxford line was too low. Mr. Sergeant CLARK cross-examined at considerable length, chiefly with respect to the level crossings. Mr. G. P. Bidder, engineer, was then examined by Mr. CALCIUM, w al o ld rk s e t d ated efficiently th at a with single referenceline heldto bythe other lines. Did not think the traffic tables of the Cambridge and Oxford line accu ra t e ly esti mated, because they were made on wrong assumptions. The general one Company could not be traffic of the line went in a north and south direction, but he con sidered that a railway would change the direction of the traffic. Cross-examined by Mr. WADDINGTON—Was associated with Mr. Stephenson in several railways. Arrived at the conclusion he had stated from the evidence of Mr. Locke, not from personal inspection of the line. Would himself have allowed 100,0001. for stations, and a higher estimate for other portions of the works. Considered general experience superior in certain cases to the knowledge derived from detailed estimate. Did not find that there was any surplus fund in the estimates, as stated by Mr. Locke. Mr. Brunel, engineer, examined by Mr. CALcRAPT.--Considered that these cross lines in the country of the proposed railway would not be efficient. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant CLARKE.—As a general opinion, was opposed to single lines. Considered single lines unsafe, though he could not state that any accident had occurred on any of those single lines either in this country or in Belgium. The Committee adjourned at four o'clock till to-morrow. GROUP XXXV. The members of the Committee appointed to consider the Bills named in this group,•met at twelve o'clock, Mr. George Bankes in the chair. The Committee, however, immediately adjourned for ten minutes, at the end of which the sitting was resumed. LUVIDBEGATE, N N BOSTON . OTTXGBADI, AND testimony be was apaying strongly in favour of Witnesses were examined in suppo rt of the Bill, which was partly t c h o e ns i l i d n e e r , e w d h y ie e h st t e i f e d y a concern, and of great public benefit. Mr. Itasterick, the engineer of the li ne , was called, and examined by Mr. MACAULAY, for the promoters. The ex am i na ti on o f thi s y' considered Their would witness occupied the time of the Committee up to the hour of ad journment. In the middle of his examination, a proposition was made by one of the opponents of the line, with a view to entering into terms of arrangement and compromise, but the counsel for the promoters de clined to entertain the proposition; as the promoters had every con fidence in the merits of their case, with which they were deter mined to proceed. GROUP XXXVII. This Committee met to-day at twelve o'clock, Lord Seymour in the chair. SHEFFIELD AND MAIVCNESTER. (BARNS. LET BRANCH.) John Parker, E.g., Member for Sheffield and chairman of the Manchester and Sheffield Railway, was examined, and gave his evidence in favour of the line as the best in the field, and one of great importance for the purpose of promoting intercourse between the Humber and the great trunk lines westward, as well as for the ad vantage of Barnsley, Goole, &c., and their intercourse with the coal district. Mr. Ellis, deputy chairman of the Midland Counties and a director of the London and Birmingham, was of opinion that no inconveni ence would arise from the increase of carriage by the junction with either of the lines. The Rev. Mr. Thorpe, of Homersly vicarage, York, in giving his evi dence said, that the district through which the line passed, was the largest unwrought coal bed in England, being 5 feet 6 inches, and 6 feet thick in the Silkstone bed, and 9 and 10 feet think in the neigh bourhood of Barnsley. Yet that only 16,000 tons had been shipped at Goole last year, 220,000 tons at Hull and Goole, while 7,000,000 tons had been shipped at Durham, 'in consequence of the greater facilities of conveyance offered in that district, although the York shire coal was superior to the other. Mr. Rigby, a coal viewer and mining engineer, gave further evi dence as to the coal field, giving it as his calculation that the coals available Int n h s. e immediate vicinity of the railway amounted to 381,959.200 South- Western, severalwitnesses leflield, Brnwaerselecyroanss-dexcaoomlien,etdheonvbaerhtnaleifdofbrthanecSho,uathnd the Barnsley Canal Company. The Committee adjourned till twelve o'clock to-morrow. GROUP XL. LEEDS AND YOSZIL. The adjourned Leeds and York Railway Committee resumed this day at twelve o'clock. Present, Mr. Stafford O'Brien (in the chair), Lord Norreys, Mr. Bright, Mr. Sheridan, and Mr. Dugdale. • Mr. Wand, a coal a n d ] tine owner, and also a magistrate, under went an examination respecting the amount of coal consumed a b out Wetherby, Knaresbo roug h , and Tadcaster, giving the preference to Wetherby. This wit ness stated that the Leeds and York woild afford him great f ac i lities for the conveyance of his coal.. pe also admitted that the re was a much larger portion of coal on Ithe south sides of the York and Selby, and of the York and Nortliatioland Extension lines tha n on the north side of either of them. ~ In reply to a question from Mr. STAFFORD O'BRIXN, witnew ad mitted that the two coal districts were adjoining - n - the York 'and Selby line. Wit ness preferred the blue line for agrictiltural purposes. To Mr. ROBINSON, witness stated that he coult get coals easier on the yellow line than on Mr. Hudson's line, •for o llelvould have nearly half a mile of ascent on the York and Selby. Ile would also have an advantage over the Dewsbury coal by the Leeds and York line. Viscount Pollington, M.P., was called, who said that he was favourably disposed towards the Leeds and York, as was also his Lordship's father, Lerd Wexborough. His Lordship held no shares in this, nor indeed in any other railway, and was of opinion that the dissent of the majority of the landowners to any railway project was entitled to due consideration. Mr. James Andrews, a colliery surveyor for thirty-one years, was next examined..—Had surveyed for Lord Cardigan, the Duke of Leeds, aid other large coal proprietors. This witness's evidence was of a nature favourable to the proposed Leeds and York. Mr. W. Hana n was t hee called, when some d i Scuss i on ensue d be tween tha Committ ee an d the promoters of the Bill, through their Counsel, as to the n ecess i ty of citing yritnessess s i mp ly to r e iterate the same evidence The Custemste stated that though the Committee were ready to give every attention to the scheme before them, yet he thought it a waste of time to call witness= upon witness, who merely proved the same points and were subject •to the; same cross - examination. The above last named witness was eventually suffered to give evidence, which was not materially d.fferent from that of the preceding witnesses who had spoken, as to the advantages that would accrue to the localities mabuliotafriite.at j h toi e ohn p n r wit op iot o bh s t e nL d : l en in ,d e. He admitted that it was not the best line that could have been proposed, although it was decidedly better before the Committee than either of the other two competing lines. Witness further stated, in answer to Mr. Hardy, that no line between York and Leeds ought to omit Wetherby, that being the largest market. peting lines, and consequently entitled to , cr Abbotsford coals, which were far from good ; whereas, hod Birf c.rn" ali l. The York and Lancaster andiNerth Eastern, urged bY,c9unselaS ri oe eyn stated-wd o ra u p l de thatrb be of able V they tt were c oe r br b e y, c , 0 n n \ x e t n krp to 7 . e s d e nesses Mr. COCKBURN, Q.C., on behalf of the York and Lancaster, suggested that though they had not passed the Committee on Standing Orders, still that all the cases should be adjourned, in order to give the Committee time for consideration, this being also the more convenient method. cross-exaaii:lnPeUrthier'cw"l The Members of the Committee severally put questions to the Learned Counsel. r. JILLDIAIID, Counsel for the Tort and 8e11)7, sided with Mr. - LAW INTELLIGENCE, COURT OF CHANCERY, May 6. JONES V. HORGAN. The further arguments in this part-heard appeal from the decision of the Vice-Chancellor of England, upon demurrer, were resumed, and concluded to-day. The question in this case relates to the liabilities of certain parties who had taken shares in a company, the object of which was to form a Socialist Society, upon the plan of Mr. W. Owen, at Arbiston, near Glasgow. The LORD CHANCELLOR, at the conclusion of the argu ments, postponed his judgment. VICE-CHANCERY COURT, May 6. (Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND.) THE ATTORNEY GENERAL V. THE EARL OF DEVON. The arguments in this part-heard case were resumed to day, and the case on behalf of the relatives concluded. The information was filed by two gentlemen, named Heathcote and Ha,le, inhabitants of Tiverton, in Devon shire, and the object of the information was to obtain the direction of the Court as to the management of the Grammar school at Tiverton, in Devonshire, of which Lord Devon, and several other noblemen and gentlemen of the county were trustees. The school under their auspices had become a school for gentlemen's children, who were boarders, to the exclusion of the children of inhabitants of the town, for whose benefit the charity was intended by the founder. Mr. Bethel!, Mr. Walker, Mr. Blunt, and Mr. Heath field were Counsel for the relators; and Mr. James Parker, Mr. Struton, Mr. Rolt, and Mr. Palmer, were Counsel for the defendants. At the conclusion of the case for the relators, the arguments on behalf of the defendants were postponed to the 25th of May. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, May 6. This Court was occupied nearly the entire day in hearing the arguments of the Attorney and Solicitor-Generals in a case arising out of an act of the Corporation of Warwick. The question was entirely a dispute between two political parties in the town, though it was nominally whether the Corporation had, by the Municipal Act, any power over cer tain public charities. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, May 4% Mr. CHAMBIIRS made an application to the Court to change the venue of a case from the county in which it was about to be tried to London, or elsewhere. The grounds of the ap plication were, that the plaintiff, who was a poor man, had been prosecuted by the defendant, Sir R. Murray, for an alleged breach of the game-laws, for which he had been im prisoned, and for which imprisonment he now sought to take an action, as he contended that it was a false imprisonment; but he apprehended that the defendant had such influence in the district where the case was proposed to be tried, that the jury would lean towards the side of the defendant. The Court refused the application, upon the ground that it would be an imputation upon the impartiality of the jurors to grant it. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. Henry Hudson, commander of the steam-boat called the Bride, plying between Chelsea and London-bridge, was summoned by Mr. Thomas Howard Fellows, student at law, of No. 1, King's Bench-walk, Temple, for having infringed the first of the bye-laws passed by the Court of Aldermen, and confirmed by Baron Platt. Alderman Gibbs sat to adjudicate on the case, which, as the most essential objects for which the bye-laws were made were comprehended in, it excited a great deal of interest. The summons charged the defendant with having, on the 21st of April, unlawfully used and worked the said steam-vessel for carrying passengers for hire and gain, without having the registered number of it, and the number of passengers licensed to be carried therein, painted and kept legible in such a position and in such a manner as was ordered and directed, &c., in pursua nce o f the statute in such case ma d e and provied. Mr. Fellows stated that on the 21st of April be got into the 'Bride steam-boat at one of the piers at Chelsea, where the voyage, which terminated at London bridge, commenced. It was between Yantlet Creek and New Windsor. Between Blackfriars and Southwark bridges, on the City side of the river, the defendant acted as commander, and witness observed that neither the number of the steam-vessel nor the number of pas sengers licensed to be carried was painted on the outside of either paddle-box, and that in fact there appeared no number at all. He bad paid the fare before be got into the vessel. About a month ago he said ho meant to take proceedings against the boats navigating the upper part of the Thames, if they did not comply with the regulations, but he received no answer to the com munication which he made to that effect. Cross-examined by Mr. Cattarns, solicitor to the Steam-boat Company —There were not many people on board ; he could not tell how many. He went on board determined on laying an information, and he fixed his attention entirely upon the captain on the paddle-box. He had experienced annoyance and uncourteous treatment from the steam-boats when even sculling on the river, and he had mentioned his intention to prosecute. Mr. Cattarns objected that the bye-law merely related to freemen, and was not applicable to persons who were not proved to be free. Alderman GIBBS said it was evident that if the defen dant was not free he had subjected himself to more severe condemnation an punishment, inasmuch as a person not a freeman found navigating a vessel was liable to be committed as a rogue and vagabond. Mr. Cattarns submitted that in all penal Acts every thing charged must be proved to the letter, and such had not been the case in the evidence of the gentleman who brought the charge. Mr. Goodman said it was not necessary for a man to be free in order to be made amenable under the statute. Alderman GlBBS—Surely it cannot be meant to argue that because a man is not free, he can do just as he likes. Mr. Cattarns said he meant to argue that the bye law, which the d e f en d an t was accuse d o f h av i ng v i o l ated, had reference to freemen alone. Alderman GIBBS—WeII, we can see whether he is or is not a freeman. Let the clerk to the Watermen's Company be called. Mr. Baryon (clerk to the Watermen and Lightermen's Company) then proved that the defendant was made a freeman of that company in November, 1832. Mr. Catterns took another objection, upon the ground of the uncertainty as to the wording of the bye-law in fixing the penalty. Alderman Grans over-ruled the objection, and fined the defendant 40s. Mr. Cattarns said the complainant had not proved what was at all calculated to justify a conviction, and gave immediate notice of appeal. The same defendant was then charged by the same complainant, upon another bye-law, amongst the same regulations, with having unlawfully navigated the Bride steam-vessel without causing and procuring a proper look out to be kept from the bow of the said steam-vessel. Mr. Fellows, in his evidence in the second case, stated that while the Bride was performing part of the voyage below Blackfriars and Southwark bridges, and when the defendant was acting as matter on the paddle-box, there was nobody at all during a portion of the time in the fore-part of the vessel except himself (witness), and there was no one looking out from the bow of the vessel. Cross-examined by Mr. Cattarns—Witness could not say how many people were on board. He saw a man on the bow at one time, but that man did not look like one of the crew ; neither did he look out at all. Was not sure what the hour was at which the circumstance occurred, but it was between three and seven o'clock. He could not say how the tide was, nor whether the vessel eased or stopped between Blackfriars and London bridges. Mr. Cattarns observed, that the complainant appeared to have shut his eyes to everything except the object of endeavouring to fix a penalty ; and the fact of his not being able to speak of the time within a smaller limit than between three and seven o'clock, was surely enough to justify an acquittal in the present case. Alderman GIBBS said, that the complainant, by ex , elusively fixing his attention upon the only things which it was necessary for him to prove, was better able to state facts, by not allowing his mind to - be distracted. The penalty of 40s. was also inflicted in this case by Alderman Gibbs, and Mr. Cattarns gave a second notice of appeal William Cadwell, commander of the steam-vessel Citizen, appeared to answer similar complaints made by the same complainant. The defendant had refused to give his name to the complainant in the first instance, but upon being told that by the ruftisal he would subject himself to a penalty of 104 he complied. Witness had been nearly run down in the river upon one occasion by a steamer called the Citizen, but he could not say the vessel in question was that steamer. There was no registered number of the vessel, nor was the registered number of passengers painted within the paddle boxes, of which there were two. There was no look-out at all from the bow. Mr. Cattat:ns remarked upon what he considered to be the exceedingly inaccurate evidence of the complainant. Mr. Fellows said he considered that his evidence was quite conclusive enough; however he should take care on future occasions to observe a few more particulars. Alderman Ginns fined the defendant upon each of the eases, which differed in no respect from the two cases already decided upon, in the penalty of 40s. Mr. Cattarns gave notice of appeal in both cases as well as in those against the commander of the Bride. The Lord Mayor has issued 40 summonses to the commanders of steamers navigating the Thames under his Lordships' jurisdiction, for acting without bein g f ree of the Watermen's and Lightermen's Company, by which the proceedings are undertaken. __S . o — n I Friday,MP Ol 1 T Ai twelveßE /LOYAL OF BARS M ET ROPOLIS Com s s 1 o R N ° B R A : ) . SALE OF THE BYTs o'clock, the Commissioners blilopnuersoc tin f m t e h e eM g e a tro t tzliirs oTumernesp,ikNeo-.ro2a2d, snorth of the Thames held White hall-place; Earl Lowther, Chief Commissioner, presiding; for the purpose of letting by auction, to the best bidder, the first and second stricts, comprising the Brentford, Isleworth, and Kensington roads.d which were put up at 1 6,160/., and fetched 16,1701. The third and fourth districts included the Tyburn and Uxbridge-roads, for which the Commissioners bid 8,4001., the sum of 8,1207. haying been in the circular. This was disposed of for 8,5101. For the sixth, seventh, and eighth districts there were no bidders. The former contained the Harrow -road, in which three gates were removed, for which the Commissioners asked 1,120/. ; and the latter contained the Kilburn and Edgeware-roads, put up at 4,1261. The ninth district being the Highgate and Hampstead-roads, went for 1 7,5301., the Commissioners' price being 17,5201. ; and the City-road (the tenth district) was bought for 3,0501., the put-up price being 3,0401. The eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth, and fourteenth districts ; and the fifteenth and sixteenth districts, were bought n. The er in cluded the Stamf ord Hill-road, the Green Lanes' i road, and th for e m Seven Sisters' -road. On these six bars were removed —among them being the Manor-house bar, which was the most valuable. The sum asked for this lot was 1 1,060/. The latter district included the Hackney and Lea-bridge roads, from which four bars were removed, including the Shoreditch bar in the Hackney -road. THEATRICALS IN ALl:amts.—Algiers is henceforth to have two theatres. In one will be played opera, comic opera, ballet, and Italian opera; the other will be restricted to comedy, drama, and vaudville. These two theatres will receive an annual allowance from Government. Moreover the formation of two dramatic com panies is to be aut h orised, who will visit the principal towns of the French Algerian provinces. all in fail employment in this city. The that the weavers ar e nearly a - EMPLOYMENT IN NORWICH.—We are happy to state molt We. number d o i t p a i p ul lan ear. te , f; w r ou oi tid c o l o ir r ou renef nap, in consequenc e, MARKET NEWS.-(YESTERDAY.) CORN EXCEANGE. The supply of English Wheat on offer being on the increase the demand for it war extremely dull, and prices were with difficulty supported. At the close of the market a clearance was not effected. In free Foreign Wheat so little was doing that the quotations were almost nominal. Grain under lock was a mere drug. The finest malting Barley moved off at late rates, but grinding and distilling sorts might have been purchased on somewhat easier terms. The Malt trade was in a very inactive state, yet we can notice no altera tion in value. We hare to notice a te,,dy, though not to say brisk, Inquiry for Oats, at very full prices. Beans and Peas were quite as dear, but Flour hung heavily on hand. ARRIVALS. Wheat. I Barley. Oats Fl our. English .... • • 8,060 qrs 1,340 qrs. 8,320 qrs. 2,890 ski. Irish . . --- 10,710 Foreign .....• 7,110 790 CROMWELL'S DESCENT. The following extract from Sir Samuel Mevrick's v first lecture on the History of England, delivered lately at the Hereford Mechanics' Institution, traces the genealogy of that remarkable man (Cromwell) in a light which we are sure is perfectly new to many of our readers : Oliver Cromwell was descended from a very ancient and highly allied family, of Welsh origin. sprung from Cadwgan, second son of Bleddyn ab Cynvyn, Prince of Powis, the founder of one of the Royal tribes of Wale: , , His great great grand father was William ab levan, who held an honourable office in the household of Jasper Tudyr, Earl of Bedford ; one of whose sons, Morgan ab William, was also called Morgan Williams, and he lived at a house named Cwm Castell, in the parish of Newchurch, Carmarthenshire. This 'Williams married a sister of Thomas Lord Cromwell, created Earl of Essex in 1540 ; and his eldest son, out of respect to his uncle's me mory, obtained the royal licence to assume the name of Crom well. Sir Henry Cromwell, the son and heir, resided in Cam bridgeshire, and was the father of Sir Oliver Cromwell, created Knight of the Bath in 1603, who died without issue; and of Robert Cromwell, Esq., who settled in the town of Huntingdon, and relievd the scantiness of his patrimony by engaging in the business of a brewer. Robert Cromwell married the widow of William Lynne, of Bsssingbourne, Cambrid g e s hi re , d aug ht er o f Sir Robert Stewart, a Knight of the city of Ely ; and they became, on the 25th of April, 1599, the parents of Oliver, so named after his uncle. Through his maternal ancestry, he sprang from the same stock as King Charles I.; but as this fact is very curious, I shall give it in detail : _ Alexander Stuatt ditad in 128 G. I. John Stuart, died in 1298. 1. Andrew Stuart. 2. Walter Stuart died in 1320. 2. Alexander Stuart. 3. Robert IL, King of Scotland, died 1390. 3. John Stuart. 4. Robert 111., died in 1406. 4. John Stuart. 5. James I. died in 1437. 5. Thomas Stuart. 6. James 11. died in 1460. 6. Richard Stuart. 7. James 111. died 1488. 7. Nicholas Stuart. _ _ _ 8. James IV. died in 1513. 8. Nicholas Steward, 9. James V. died in 1542. 9. William Steward, Ely. 10. Mary Queen of Scots died in 1567. 10. Elizabeth, married to Robert Cromwell. 11. James VI. of Scotland died in 1626. 11. Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector. 12. Charles 1., King of England, died 1646. Oliver received his education in the Free School of Hunting don, whence he was removed to Sidney College. Cak.bridge ; and is said to have studied law at Lincoln's Inn ; tradition adding, that his chambers were immediately over the gateway. He is reported to have led a dissolute life in Lon don, but to have been reclaimed by marriage, which took place before he was full age, when he returned to his native town, from which he was removed to Ely, to take possession of an estate bequeathed to him by his ma ternal uncle. He was drawn from retirement by his first cousin, the well-known John Hampden, who well knew his talents, and which he had exhibited in the Short Parliament of 1628 ; he was therefore returned a Member to the Long Parliament at the general election. It is a curious fact, that this principal regicide had at oae time iutended to go with his cousin and some of the more sealous puritanical party, to New England, and had actually embarked in the river Thames for the purpose, when they were all stopped and compelled to return ashore by an order in Council.—The Cambrian. A SEIRII SAMARITAN.—Among the officers of her Majesty's 9th Foot severely wounded at Ferozeshah, and who subsequently died, was a Mr. S--. There is a story connected with his wound, poor fellow, which, if true, as I believe it to be, is quite romantic. He was wounded in the leg on the evening of the 21st, and while lying on the ground alone his regiment having gone on to the attack, a Seikh came up to him and said, " Sahib, my people are killing all the wounded, and if you remain here you will be killed too; but come with me and I will save you." S— replied, " How can I come with you? my leg is broken, and I cannot even stand." " Oh!" said the man, " I will take you on my back," which was accordingly done; and off he set with him in the direc tion of Ferozepore. After going for a considerable dis tance, when they were quite out of reach of the enemy, he stopped to rest and wait for daylight, paying every attention that circumstances would admit of to his charge's comfort. As the day broke, a party of our cavalry came up, on their way from Ferozepore to the field, and the officer with them stopped to see if he could do anything for S—, and after giving him some brandy and water, asked him what he in tended doing; to which he replied, "I shall mount my good Samaritan again, and go into Ferozepore." The Seikh once more took him on his back, and carried him till they fell in with a litter for the sick, into which he got, and was taken to the Fe rozepore hospital. His friend, however, would not even then leave him, but walked by the litter all the way, and, after they had reached the hospital, remained by his bed side in close attendance upon him until the day of his death. It is also said that the story reached the ears of the Governor-General, who after poor S--'s death made the man a liberal present, and took him into the public service. THE LATE SEIZURE AT STOCKPORT.—We stated last Wednesday, that bankrupt's effects, to the amount of between 3001. and 4001., attempted to be concealed from the creditors, had been seized at Hazle Grove. Since then the matter has been made public, by the issue of placards offer ing a _reward of 20 per cent. upon the value of all goods which could afterwards be discovered and handed over. for the benefit of the creditors. The bankrupt is Henry Mars land, late silk throwster and shopkeeper, Hazle Grave. About 300 sovereigns, made up in a box, were found con cealed in one house, and other property, to the value of nearly 1001. more. On Saturday last, the police seized a further lot of silk in the hank, valued at about 25/.—Man chaster Guardian. ADVERTISEMENT.]—The Gentleman's Real Head of air, or Invisible Ventilating Peruke, is se close a resem blance to nature as to , defy detection ; and to enable any gen tleman to see the effect, a large assortment is always kept for inspection, any one of which, if approved of, saves the purchaser both time and trouble. These splendid specimens of the per rugnean art, superior to anything to be obtained elsewhere, either in Paris or London, have only to be seen to be admired, and are the sole invention of Ross and Sons, 119 and 120, Bishopsgate-street, London. N.B. Splendid hair-cutting apartments on the ground-floor, the whole of the walls being lined with looking-glass ala mods de Paris. [ADVERTISEMENT.] DEBILITY AND CONFIRMED ASTHMA.—EXTRAOUDINARY CURE BY HOLLOWAY'S PlLLS.—EitraCt of a letter from J. Thompson, Esq., proprietor of the " Armagh Guardian," April 17, 1846.—" To Professor Holloway. Sir—A ser geant living in this city lately returned from the East Indies, caught a severe cold by the change from a tropical to a moist climate, he became very ill, weak, and asthmatical. I am happy to say, that he is not only quite cured of the asthma, but is also now so strong and vigorous that he can run round the Malt with any person in the city. This cure has been effected entirely by using your medicines. (Signed) "J. THOMPSON." Sold by all druggists, and at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London. NOVEL FRAUDS.—A young man, bearing the aristo cratic name of De Belfort, was tried on Thursday, by the Tribunal of Correctional Police of Paris, for swindling, under the following circumstances:—He had put forth a prospectus of a pretended joint stock company, for the insurance of the owners of houses against loss by bad tenants, and advertised for clerks and agents, from whom he demanded deposits of money, as the guarantee of their good con ' duct. In this way he had received three or four thousand francs; but when his dupes found that no salary was forthcoming, and that his company was a mere bubble, they laid a complaint before the Procureur do Roi, and the ingenious M. de Belfort was removed from his office to a less agreeable lodging, where, however, he had abun dant leisure to concoct new schemes. He was found guilty, and sen tenced to six months' imprisonment. In the course of the evidence against him, the following curious fact was stated. Be had been some time ago arrested at the suit of several creditors, and confined at the debtors prison of the Rue de Clichy. To release himself, he had recourse to the following expedient :—llehad a billet de fair, vat printed, and sent to each of his creditors. It announced the death of M. Louis de Belfort, in the Rue de Clichy, and contained the usual invitation to the funeral. Not one of the creditors had sufficient respect for " the deceased" M. de Belfort to follow his remains to the ground, and, as no inquiry was made, no doubt was entertained of his death. Consequently, on the first of the following month, the greffier of the prison went to him, and informed him that he was free, as no creditor had called to pay the month's allowance, without payment of which a debtor cannot be detained. M. de Belfort walked oat with a tight heart, and wobably a light peeket, which he soon contrived to fill with the deposits et his employits. THE 10TH HUSSARS.—Tne staff and remaining por tion of this fine regiment in England left Canterbury Barracks yes terday morning and proceeded to Herne Bay. They then embarked on board a steam-boat for Gravesend, where they were transhipped t o his n board morn the Larkins for rrkins Bombay.and P T ers ho ia st l a n if s dia r m e on The troops appeared to be in exce ll en t con diti on . ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, MAY 4. SUICIDE. -- bO th ar ie d h th v e a f s o s On r e m is e w ill t r l . 1 cid and Manchester Railway. On the forenoon of the the S h e a t f y i d a man named Richard Crooks, 57 years of age, a widower Monday last a most determined act . of self-destruction took place on sloin,ewhoof rhasiplwpsayedattoFlbooweragy-sthlgid,,nghatohnOwed abov e with six children, residing in Castle-street, Newton, left hi s fatally. after eating a hearty breakfast. The deceased had been absent about two hours, when he was carried home a mangled corpse. He was seen between ten and eleven o'clock by several persons standing n while i b i g e dg th e er c e ro h s long it would be before the next train came up . ren ti bridge until the arrival of the eleven o'clock train f n9d o e in as g ke th d e a ab w o o v m e rom Manchester, and when it came in sight he was noticed by tw o l were working a short distance off, to Walk deliberatelyl2, ate-layers, who down the embankment at the end of the bridge and lay himself down across the rails along which the train wott'd pass . the deceased lying on the rails, w The engineer observed the train; the result was that he as unable at the time to stop Was literally cut to pieces. The train was stopped immediately, and a the spot found him dead. The body number of passengers going to it now lies awaiting the The Was carried to his house, where coroners inquest. On the 3d inst., at Knapton BIRTHS daughter. House, On the 23d ult., itt Naples, the wife of Henry Rucks Gibbs, Esq., of a son. Norfolk, Lady Robinson, of a On the 30th alt., at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, the wife of On Captain W.. Walker, 6 9th Regiment, of a son. the 2d a son. inst., Mr s. Edward Brewster, of Burton-crescent, of lad On the 3d inst., at Higher Ardwick Lodge, near Manchester, the y of Captain Cleather, of twin sons, one of whom was still-born. On the 4th inst., at Abney-place, Stoke Newington, Mrs. J. W. Scott, of a daughter. On the 4th inst., at Peckham, Mrs. John Monett, of a son. On the 4 th inst., M rs. John Oliver Smith, of Richmond-place, Brighton, of a son. On the 4th inst., the lady of A. Griffin, Esq., of a daughter. M`Kerrell, . On the 18th o f December MARRIED 1 845, at Port Louis, Mauritius, R o b er t En, to Emily Pauline, fourth daughter of Colonel Slimily, e.g. DI. On the 4th i ns t ., at Clapham, J ane, widow of the late Themas Burkitt, Esq. On the 4th inst., at Brighton, Mary, the wife of Sir Martin Archer Shee, President of the Royal Academy. On the 4th inst., at Devonport, Charlotte, daughter of Lieutenant- Colonel Warren, C. 8., 55th Regiment. On the 4th inst., in Charlotte-street, Portland-place, Frances, of the late James L am b, E sq. relict On the 29th ult., at Great Missenden, Bucks, Thomas Squires Perry, Esq., aged 47. On the 30th ult., at Brent Lodge, Hanwell, Mary, elder sister of the Rev. Dr. Emerton, curate of that place. On the Ist inst., at Richmond, Surrey, Sarah, relict of the late A. Blizard, Esq., aged 82. On the Ist inst., Miss Hackett, of Brompton-row. On the Ist inst., in Upper Gower-street, Sarah, relict of the late, Launcelot flare, M.D. On the 28th ult., at Crosby-square, Ann, second daughter of the late J. G. Saggers, of Crosby-squr..re. On the 23tii alt., Thomas killer, son of the late Thomas 31E1er, Esq., of Peckham-rye, Surrey. London : Printed and Published by hfURDO YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, N 0.112, Strand, in the Precinct or the Savoy, in the County of Middlesex, Thursday, Ml4' f, 5!)0 Malt, 3,130 qrs. WHITECII,III'.III. Although the supplies of each kind of Meat w,re not to say ex tensive, the demand was throughout heavy, at barely statiumar y prices. Beet from 2s 6d to 3s Cd ; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 4d; Lam 1, 5s 4d to Gs 4d ; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s 4d and Pork, 3s 8d to 5s par 81135.