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:); • RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (YESTERDAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. ILAILWICR AND EASTERN COUNTIES • JUNCTION RAILWAY AND PIER. The Committee on this Bill met for the first time at eleven o'clock this morning, in Con2auttee-room B. The members are—Lord Fitzwilliam (chairman), Earl Huntingdon, and . Lords Berwick, Redesdale, and Newcastle. Mr. Cockle/I . n and Mr. James appeared for the promoters of the Bill, which was opposed by Mr. Austin and Mr. Red well, on the the part of the Eastern Union Railway, and by Mr. O'Malley on the part of certain petitioning landowners. Mr. COCKBURN opened the case for the promoters, and several witnesses were called to prove the advantages to be derived from the formation of such a line, &c. Mr. Braithwaite, engineer to the line, gave the usual en gineering evidence. A great part of the line will be common to the Eastern Counties and Eastern Union, but of new railway it would be necessary to make thirteen miles. The estimate is 180,0001., which includes the making of the railway and of the pier. In consequence of an alteration in the plans, the pier being proposed to be carried out much further than was expected, the cost will be increased by 5001, but this will be easily made up out of the estimate for con tingencies. The alteration was suggested by the Admiralty. The steepest gradient on the new line would be 1 in 120, but on the part of the Eastern Counties which they would use . there was an inclined plane three miles in length, which two miles were on a gradient of 1 in 96 , and one mile on a gradient of 1 in 90. The line.lepsroor new by the Eastern Uniem Company had but eleven nn railway, but the works were much heavier. This line crossed a great many roads on a level, and the expense of gates and watchmen at these cross in g s was included in the estimate. Mr. Locke was the engineer to the line of the Eastern Union Railway. He thought no misc h ief would result from the use o f part of the Eas tern Uni on line by wick and Eastern Counties; as although they were now rivals, they would , no doubt settle matters amicably it' the Bill were passed. Mr. Locke's line was a co m p e ti ng line before the Co mmittee of the House of Commons, where it was thrown out. This being the case for the promoters, Mr. AUSTIN proceeded to show that the line proposed by the Eastern Union Company was shorter and more direct, bad better gradients, accommodated a greater number of im portant places, would be less expensive, and was on the whole a better line than the Harwich and Eastern Counties, not withstanding the preference given to the latter by the Com mittee of the House of Commons. Having concluded his address, he called several witnesses, gentlemen residing in the district through which the railway passed, in support of his case. Mr. O'MALLEY then addressed the Committee on the part of his clients, petitioners against the Bill, showing the manner in which the line would affect their property, and represent ing that the injury it would do would not be justified by any public advantage that would result from its construction. Mr. CocKanaN replied on the part of the promoters. The Committee then ordered the room to be cleared, and after a consultation of not more than one minute, the parties were re-admitted, when The CHAIR3IAN said—lt is the unanimous opinion of the Committee that the Bill ought not to be proceeded with. The Committee then rose at twenty minutes past three o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP 11. CORNWALL. This Committee met at the usual hour. Lord Morpetb, chairman. Captain Plumridge, R.N., was the first witness called. H' gave evidence of the advantages which a central line would afford as a convenience to the district, and as a.ore zecurL from the operations of an en emy. A number of other witnesses were called, who gave evi dence of a similar nature, none of which was of a nature tc interest the public, or to warrant us in giving it at any-length. The Committee rose at five o'clock, and adjourned till twelve to-morrow. GROUP XIII. This Committe met this day at twelve o'clock; Sir William Clay is the chair. AYR AND GALLOWAY. The case on behalf of this line of railway was resumed. Mr. Williamson was recalled and shortly re-examined on f.j. , e lime, coal, lead, and copper mineral fields along the route Of L he line, which he represented to be very great. Vie witness was cross-examined at some length with the object of showing that the mineral traffic had been much over-seated, and that most of the mineral fields given in to the Committee did not give a fair representation of the case. Mr. Hunter, manager of the Coltness iron works, gene rally corroborated the evidence of Mr. Williamson with re gard to ,the resources of the Dalmellington and Patna mineral fieNi on the route of the line, and the probability of iron works being established extensively in the event of the formation of thx' railway. Colonel Catheort of Craigengellic, deposed as to the mineral wealth of • the Dalmellington mineral field and the general advantages line would confer on the country. Mr. Paul was exami;led as to the benefits the line would confer on the town of Ayr, and deposed that the feeling of the public bodies and inha, l 'itants of Ayr was generally in its favour. Mr. Telfer, shipper and merchant of Ayr, gave evidence to the same effect. The Committee adjourned tilt to-morrow, at twelve o'clock. GROUP XIV. 'rho Seleict, Committee appointed to considt:S the merits of the Mita awnprised in this group re-assembled At the usual hoirethArnorning ; Mr. Protheroe in the chair. KENT .A.TISTOSPIIMILXO. Mr. Cubitt, the engineer-in-chief of the proposed line, con firmed the testimony of Mr. Sherrad, both as regarded the merits and the estimates of the line. _ _ On cross-examination, he admitted that it would depend upon the success of the Croydon . atmospheric line whether the atmospheric principle should be applied to this railway. The success of the principle had not yet been such as to jus tify his advising its application to a more extended line than the Croydon ; indeed, he might go so far as to admit that the experience of the last twelve months went to shake his con fidence of the applicability of the principle to long lines. Mr. Samuda proved that the capital for the scheme as a locomotive line would be 1,070,0001.; to make it. an atmos pheric line it would require an addition of 359,0001. The witness was about to go into some details connected with the atmospheric principle, but he was interrupted by The CHAIRMAN, who said the Committee had decided after the evidence of Mr. Cubitt to consider the two schemes in the light of locomotive lines. Some other evidence of an unimportant nature was put in, and the case of the promoters closed. GROUP XVII. MANCHESTER. AND SOUTHAMPTON AND MOMSEY AND 72.EMMIDGE BRANCH (SOUTII-WESTEIV2Z. The Committee met this morning at the usual hour. MANCHESTER AND SOUTHEIMPTON. _. The promoters continued to call evidence in support of their line. The first witness called on was Mr. Allday, a grazier and cattle-dealer, and occupying farms in Warwickshire and Worcestershire, the first being four miles, and the second eight miles from Birmingham, which was the market town for both. Had from 50,000 td 60,000 sheep from the southern counties, particularly from the vicinity of Andover in the course of a year, and 3,000 beasts, which are driven about fifty miles to the north ward, to Gloucester and Cheltenham, where they were put upon the Gloucester and Birmingham Railway, and so con• veyed to their destination. The driving injured sheep to the extent of 4s. a head, and beasts Bs. The former lost one stone in weight, the latter from one stone to one and a quarter. This deterioration would be obviated in the event of there being a direct line by Andover to the north. Cross-examined by Mr. KEATING-The Manchester and Southampton line would be of the greatest national impor tance. Last year seventy or eighty sheep died from drift. lie should say , 500 sheep died last year from drift on the road from the south to Cheltenham and Gloucester, which would not have occurred if the Manchester and Southampton line had been constructed. He purchased sheep, south orSwindon, on the Great Western, but when le bought them on more south he did not put them on the line there, owing to the inconvenience of the break of gauge at Gloucester. Not very long ago a bullock's head was cut clean off' at Gloucester, on account of the confusion and danger.—( Roars of laughter.) Of course the Company paid for the beast very cheerfully, because they did not want the inconvenience of their break of gauge exposed.—(don tinned laughter.) . Mr. John King, bookseller at Andover, and toll-keeper at the fairs held at Andover and Waybill, said, 200,000 to 240,000 sheep and lambs, 1,000 horses, and a great quantity of hops were sold there, and that dealers and buyers came from places forty, sixty, and seventy miles distant. The line would be of the utmost importance. _ o ßy Mr. Ilora—Any line, provided it passed through An a ver to other important towns, would be of the utmost ad vantage. Mr. H enry Thompson, timber and coal merchant, at An dover, considered that the line would reduce the cost of the transit of coals one-half, and timber in proportion, besides. increasing the t ra d e. By Mr. liaxnxivro-s—ne h r.7, 1d one share in the Andover • Canal. He understood the prom o ters of the Manchester and Southampton line had entered into an agreement to p in an the the proprietors of the canal 10,0001. and 20,00 0 1 . more e vent of the Bill passing in to a law. By the CMAlRMAN—Considered that the public would he benefited and not injured by the conversion of th e Andover Canal into the railway , and if it mere made h e would not require so much capital i n his business. Mr. Malliuson , engaged i in the wool tr a. markets d at in the was e saidcoon try. u _ . . .Cirencester was one of the largest wool try. The line would be most advantageous in conveying wool from his district to the manufacturing districts of the north. Mr. T. M. Sturge, corn-merchant at Gloucester, detailed the advantages which the line would Confer on the districts which it was prop ose d t o traverse, the saving i t would effect to himself and to all in the habit of sending goods from the south to the north, or vice versa. The water communication was open to great objections on account of the delay. He imported corn at Gloucester, some of which he sent as far south as Marlborough and Southampton, and he considered that he should receive foreign corn from Southampton. :Con sidered that the corn trade would not be diverted to South ampton' in fact he considered that both pl aces would be greatly benefited. The Committee then adjourned till twelve o'clock to morrow. GROUP XVIII. EXETER GREAT WESTERN. This Committee met at th© usual hour, Mr. B. Denison, chairman. Mr. Hawsden, of Bridport, was the first witness exa mined. His evidence went to s h o w th e f ee li ng o f theinha bitants of Bridport in favour of a line from that place to Exeter. Mr. Stevens, Mr. Good, Mr. Shepherd, Mr. Newbury, Mr. Harris, of Sidmouth, Mr. Clayer, and Mr. Rist, gave evi dence in favour of the line. The Committee intimated that they had heard sufficient evidence of this nature, and requested the parties to com mence with their engineering evidence next. The Committee then adjourned till twelve o'clock on Thursday. GROUP XXIV. NOR'VXXCE AND BUNT. The Committee re-assembled at twelve o'clock, Mr. Gran 'file Vernon in the chair. The proceedings were opened by a conversation between the Counsel and the Committee as to the best course of proceed ing, in order to come at a right conclusion; after which Mr. Austin explained the route which was ..proposed for the Thetford, Navvmarket, and Cambridge line, so that this line would be coincident with the Ipswich and Bury lino *cut the former place ea far as rtLby Down, where it would • r:y THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE' 10, 181 g. fork, and where it would throw off one branch to Ely, and the other to Stowmarket, and thence to Ely. So far then as the Ipswich and Bury line and the Thetford and Bury line were similar, the evidence and the speeches world be the same. But be should observe that the branch to Thetford was to be abandoned. It was then agreed that this course should be adopted. Mr. Everott, a hardware manufacturer at Birmingham, was called by Mr. Calvert, to show the superior advantages of Ipswich as an exporting port to Germany and the other continental districts bordering the Baltic. The goods would generally go by Rotterdam, but the goods for France would go by London. To that re plied, tthheattl re-examination business at of HulYl r ;a ß d they were now making new docks. AsrlaLrLgYelythinecwreittstneedss Mr. Webber, a merchant of Ipswich , dealin g in oil-cake and linseed-cake, imports about 1,000 tons and nannually, a large quantity of which hel sent to Newmarket of it went into Suffolk and ti Cambridgeshire,neighbourhood, e e 'is at present limited, from th e expense of carriage. and hot t t h h e of If this line were made, it would, he his trade e h the whole trade w h ad l anded goods at a L n y t n ic n i , pat a e rk d a , quadruplee H difference freight as b e t ween the Baltic and Lynn and the Baltic and I psw i c h is as 35. Gtic ' 61- . 3s. 9d., but this is far more t h an counterbalalsesit'hy the saving of the internal carriage. -His trade with Warwickshire and Northamptonshire would be largely increased by this line, especially in rape cake, which i s extensively used as a manure whe re it can be obtained. But many of the mills in Cambridgeshire have been stopped by the cheapness of the imported article. There is a preju dice against Yarmouth as a port, because vessels cannot ap proach it at all states of the tide. The cross-examination of Mr. Calvert elicited the fact that the witness' trade only extended to Bury, Newmarket, and the neighbourhood, but the validity and tendency of the evi dence were in no respect shaken. To the reexamination of Mr. BAGELLY the witness replied that Ipswich and Harwich are preferable to Lynn, in conse quence of the sands of the last place being dangerous, and the dock being a dry one, while vessels can obtain refuge in Harwich harbour at all times. Mr. John Muskett, steward of the Duke of Norfolk, stated that he bad lived at Bury for forty years, that he farmed 1,000 acres of land on his own account, and had managed upwards of 2,600 acres for the Duke, though at present he had much less of the Duke's in his hands. The Bury dis trict is extensively arable, the whole produce nearly being exported to London, or sent into the western and manufactu ring counties. He had been one of a committee, in 1836, for the formation of a line like this, and great disappointment was felt at the Eastern Counties line stopping at Colchester. As much as 70,000 quarters of barley are grown in the neigh bourhood of Bury, which was forwarded to Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire, where it was malted, and there sent for ward into the manufacturing counties. The trade would certainly be greatly increased by the railway, and a great advantage especially would be obtained in the article of coals, which now cost 30s. a ton. There would be benefit in the competition of Lynn and Ipswich for the supply of that article to Bury, as also with the parties who would bring them from the interior. The witness also spoke to the peculiar nature of the Mildeuhall population, which he described as ge .erally scattered. There is also this supe riority in the Ipswich and Bury line, that it follows the course of the old coach road, and it gives generally more accommodation to the district. Mr. Macnamara, a carrier, was called to show the 4uperiority of the line of traffic through Bury to London. There atT now eight coaches by Bury to London, five by Newmarket, two by Colchester, and one by Chelmsford, which averaged nine passengers each journey. Mr. ABBOT!', a wholesale butcher at Bury, stated that on an average he slaughtered 300 sheep and 10 bullocks a week. A great portion of the meat is sent to the London markets; and if this line were opened, he should send all his meat by railway, as well as the living animals. He could say that there was a large number of pigs sent by railway from Cambridgeshire, and as many as 100 beasts a n d 500 sheep are now sent w e e kly to London, by railway, from Bury market. On cross-examination, the witness replied that large num bers of cattle came from the north to Bury. Mr. J. P. Everard, a wool merchant, stated that the firm to which he belonged bought as much as 600 tons of wool. every year, and testified generally to the advan tage which would be derived from the railway by the dis trict in which he resided. On cross-examination, the witness stated that he had been a party last year to the Chesterford and Bury line, which was fioß abandoned. Mr. Fairman, a mister in a large way at Bishop's Stort ford, where he made upwards of 12,000 quarters a week, which he sent to London, he spoke of the advantage the line would occasion to the district, giving the preference to the Ipswich and Bury line. Mr. Briant, of Newmarket, stated that there were 58,700 quarters of wheat, and 25,500 quarters of barley sold at Newmarket in the year 1845, as well as a considerable quan tity of oats, which are brought from the fens chiefly, to the whole of which a great benefit would be wrought by the con struction of the railway. The Committee here adjourned till twelve to-morrow. GROUP MIX. OLDHAM DISTRICT. The Committee assembled to-day at twelve o'clock, Mr Divett in the chair, when Mr. Schofield was recalled, and described the course which the Oldham districts line was intended to take, dwelling es pecially on the advantage of the termini, and the reasoning was equally applicable to passengers and goods. A map of Oldham was submitted to the Committee, show ing the way in which the several termini would respectively affect the different manufactories. The number of hands employed in the cotton manufacture in the township of Oldham are 16,726, and the numbers of those represented by the signature of the parties to the petition is 10,690. The amount of horse power in the township is 2,795, of whom the petitioners possess 1,951, leaving the balance of both items to hostile, indifferent, or opposing parties. Mr. Scholfield was cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant WRAWGHAM, with a. view to show that the access from the y:orkshire coal fields to Oldham would be as advantageous by the other lines as by the Oldham districts line. The Hud lersfield aid Manchester line, when finished, will give a thn, , ugh traffic from Saddleworth to Liverpool. So far, therefor.e, as Ashton and Rochdale are concerned, this line of the prop - niers is uncalled for. If the Birkenhead Bill passed, there woub. -1 not only be the two stations proposed by the promoteZs, but the central station, and a second also at Mump, , , but then they would have to go three quarters of a mii.e round, and they would also have to go down a gradient of one in twenty-seven, and there would, besides, be the great interference with the manufactories and other property. Mr. Blackburn described generally the extent of the coal . field in the neighbourhood. — On cross-examination the Nritness stated that he knew little of the Yorkshire coal-fields, and he conceived that coals might be brought by the Huddersfield line. Nor could he say that the best household coals could be delivered in Oldham at 6s. 94. and the engine coal at ss. 6d. But he might say, that if coals could be delivered se much cheaper it would be to the interest of the Hollingwood proprietors to shut out the Yorkshire coals. On re-examination by Mr. RUSSELL the witness stated that the Birkenhead line might accommodate the collieries but Would not serve the copperas mines. _ To the CHAIRMAN, tie replied that the whole of the capital for the Oldham districts group of lines is 700,000/. and that of the Birkenhead line alone ii 480,0001. -- --- Mr. Ev.ing, . of , the firm of Evans, Bsrker, and Co., coal owners, at .RoYton, said that he concurred with thelast wit ness in all that he had affirmed. His firm seht out 100 to 200 tons a day to Manchester. They were carted to the rail way a t a n axpeose of 10s. a ton, and they were carried by rail way to Manchester, suffering a great deterioration .in the transit by breakag;e, while if this line were constructed, they would save both the cartage and the deterioration. On this line they could send. a much greater quantity. They also sent a large quantity ;to Rochdale at an expense of 2s. 6d. a ton for carriage, besid,'s breakage, but if the railway were made Vie cost would onl.r be'4d., which w6uld be saved to the inhabitants. Theie alight alsl be an opportunity of founding an iron trade there., Taking all the circumstances into consideration, he should s'.ly that if the Birkenhead line were made R,oyton would remaoi just as it is, while, if the Oldham diAricts line were made, it would open up a commu nication with Rochdale, Saddleworth, and all those places in the neighbourhood. ' On cross-examination, the witness replied that the mines extended all under the town of Royton, the centre of the place being about I miles from the station of the Manches ter And Huddersfield Railway. From the proposed Oldham districts line the distance to the station would be about half a mile, but a pit might be sunk close to the line. He could, bowever, give no positive information as to the quantity raised. but in his own mines large quantities were sent both to Oldham and to Manchester. A conversation ensued upon the tolls, when the Committee decided that whatever preamble might be approved of the tolls aboard be directed quite according to their discretion. At this paint, The CHAIRICSII stated, as had been previouqly stated, that, viewing the comprehensive nature of the Oldham. dis trict scheme, the Committee conceived that for the purpose of working out a great coal field, that was superior to , the Birkenhead line; and they thought that some arrangement ~ might be entered into between the parties. But Mr. Ruisell, the - counsel for the promoters, replied that such a compromise was not likely to be effected. Mr. Bentley, a cotton-waste dealer and iron -founder, at Oldham, gave evidence generally as to the nature of the traffic around Oldham, the goods being conveyed by 'cart at au ciperlse of 7s. 6cl. a,ton„ Further evidence was adduced, but so similar that its only object was to strengthen the force of that previously given. The Committee adjourned at five o'clock. GROUP XLVI. This committee re-assembled to day at tw e l ve o ' c l oc k ; present; r. Bramston (chairman) and the other Members. NENA - 7c nnan aRLINGTON, DUItRADT and a ltistiollitLAND, and WrATI.MOUTE • 1 41 13 1 -IPILTTLC U E and n 22.11.14 C 21.7. S. The Clauses cf the amended Bill were gone through. GROI 1.1. T:ir. 170717 0 77 , hi.ael.:thisl:l ramvlATzuzi 11: TVlrrirrnza., KITH The Committee 2 ElELazzicuEs. at twelve o'clock, in Room No. 21-s°.nvs referred met to-day, (chairman), Lord Ossulstou, the Pon. resent, Mr. C. Wood ', hill, and Air. Welby. A. Cole, Captain Pol- Mr. Henry Robertson, examined by. Mr. ly ,„ Is the., engineer to.the line. has preparrYth se ctions, and does not find an y en g ineer ing dime.ule_ ties of consequence. There are no tunnels, and only one level crossing. The steepest gradient on the line is lin 82, and the sharpest curve has a radius of 20 chains —that is at the junction of the branch with the main line. London and Birmingham ata, curve with a radius of only 8 chains. The length of the line is 4 miles, 2 furlongs, and 3 chains. The turnpike road crossed upon a level is so bad that it is almost disused. It has an inclination of 1 in 9 for a distance of 300 yards, and if lowered would be inundated by the adjacent canal. If it were raised it would destroy the water of the canal. The length of the branch line to Ffrewyd is a mile and one-third, and the steepest gradient is i in 80. There is a joined estimate for three branches, amounting to 65,0001. 60.0001. of that is required for the Llangothlen branch. The estimate for the eeviation is rather more than 43,000/., and the length of it is 2 miles and 27 chains. The steepest gradient is l in 83, and the sharpest curve has a radius of half a mile. There are no level crossings. The formation of the deviation will save 30,0001., and the station will be placed in a much more advantageous position. The summit level of the line is 15 feet lower, and the branches to the iron and coal works will be made with less difficulty and expense. The working expenses will be about 40 per cent. on the amount of the traffic. By Mr. CHAMBER3—Has been before engaged in railways. Has been engaged in two, one of which is now partly at work. The length of the L!angothlen line is 41} miles. It is pro posed to make an occasional station for certain trains at the junction of the branch with the main line. There are ample funds for such a station, The junction is formed .ve,ry.nearly on a level. Will say that the whole length of the branch, 4 i miles, is moderately easy, and neither difficult nor ex pensive in its formation. The high road to Llangothlen is very hilly, and the branch line runs parallel with th a t roa d for t w o-thirds of the distance. The greatest distance i b e t we en the line of the road s fifteen chains. The greater part of the railway will be in cutting, var yi ng i n depth from 18ft. 31n. to nothing, The road itself is a c utting. The railway does less d amage t h an ra il ways usua lly do, but it certainly does cut through a great deal of the cultivated land. If the damage done were to be esti mated at 20,0001. his estimate would be destroyed. The line only goes through half a wile of the Trevor Hall estate. Does not think that Trevor Hall will be injured by the Hue; is rather of opinion that it will be improved. The Committee adjourned at four o'clock until twelve to-morrow. GROUP LIII. This Committee, consisting of the Hon. E. Lascelles (chairman), the Earl of Arundel and Surrey, Mr. Hildyard, Capt. Dalrymple, and Mr. R. Clayton, re-assembled to-day at the usual hour. SHROPSHIRE UNION AND CANAL (CHESTER TO WOLVERHAMPTON). Mr. Sergeant KING[ AKE resumed his address in opposition to this scheme, and said, that in dealing with this matter they were first of all to take into consideration that by the stop ping up of this canal they not only interfere with that par ticular canal, but indirectly they would affect the large out• lay of capital in the improvement of the navigation of the Severn, and they would inflict an incalculable injury on the internal commerce of the country. According to the evidence of Mr. Scott given before the Select Com mittee, to which he had alluded on the previous day, no less a sum than 617,0001. had been expended in the formation of the Birmingham Canal, besides 400,0001. additional in the construction of mineral branches flowing into it. Now, if this Committee sanctioned the scheme before them, they would render that large outlay useless. But, in addition to that, they would affect other canals in Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Coventry, Oxford, &c., which joined the canal under consideration. They would also affect the present water communication between Manchester and Shrewsbury. He would call witnesses who would in the most distinct manner prove that they, in common with the public, derived considerable benefit from all these canals, and that if this scheme were sanctioned they would suffer great loss and inconvenience. What was the case set up by the promoters? The proprietors of the canal for some reason or other had not derived as much profit from their undertaking as they anticipated. But such a view as that was a very partial one, and before the Committee sanctioned the conversion of the canal into a railway, he besought them to take into consideration the great damage which such a decision would inflict on the proprietors of the other canals of which this was a link, and whose undertak ings were far more important and expensive than this. If they decided that this Bill should pass, they would disturb the whole internal water communication of the country, and not only the proprietors of those canals, but the community at large, would be seriously in jured. The decision which the Committee might give upon this question would be the first given since the sitting of the Railway and Canal Amalgamation Committee, and he had no doubt that the decisions that would hereafter be given on similar schemes would be affected by that decision, and he therefore hoped they would pause before they decided that the scheme should be sanctioned. He did not think that it had been satisfactorily explained how this canal had failed as an investment. The proprietors had from time to time tried various schemes to make it profitable, aud the consequence of those schemes had been the continual dwindling of the traffic, and diversion into other channels. He believed that they had not justly dealt with the public. He believed that they had obtained, as late as last year, an Act under false pretences, and that while they pretended to be seeking for powers to improve the canal as a water communication, they in fact were preparing the way for the present scheme of converting their canal into a railway. He would nos come to the last'pointonwhich he should - address the Committee, and that Was, whether this line was to be a rival with any other line of railway? Would it afford any competition? Ile happened to recollect having heard his Learned Friend Mr. Austin distinctly stating to the Committee, in opening the promoters' case, that it would not be a competing line. This scheme was, in fact, suggested as an alternative line for heavy traffic. Now, his Learned Friend must, of course, have been instructed to make that statement. Mr. Stephen son had distinctly repudiated the notion that this line was to be the means of transit for goods between Birmingham and Liverpool, for he said the Grand Junction would ewer carry the traffic of that district. Birkinhead and Ireland were the points aimed at by the pro moters. But were the public to be deprived of the advantages which this canal (the best outlet to Liverpool, according to the evidence of Mr. Scott) offered them in the sending of their traffic from the inner districts of the country to Liverpool ? Mr. Stephenson had said that this scheme was not to be looked upon as a mere line between Wolver hampton and Nantwich, /cc. ; but that it would form a most important link in railways hereafter to be formed. Now he should like to know by whom this and the other lines were promoted. It was evident that this scheme was not promoted by an independent company, who intended to struggle with the powerful railway companies in the district through which it passed. The Manchester and Birmingham Railway Com pany had, in fact subscribed 250,0001. to the scheme, and he suspected that it was a sub rose# scheme of that as well as the Grand Junction and the London and Birmingham Com panies. There was no doubt that it would be associated with them. The Chester and Holyhead Company, in which the London and Birmingham were more than greatly interested (and in turning to Mr. Stee's evidence he found he admitted the fact) were also subscribers to this undertaking to the amount of 300,000 J. Now, the Chester and Holyhead was ruled, as every man knew, by the London and Birmingham. If this scheme were sanctioned people in the district in ques tion would be left to the tender mercies of the Grand Junc- tion Company, and the Committee would thus cripple the commerce of that district which,with the present water commu nication, had prospered to a considerable extent. He main tained that the promoters of the scheme had not fairly presented the case to the Committee, and had, with great ingenuity, no doubt, left upon him the great burden of presenting it fully and fairly before them. They had represented it to be an unimportant and isolated canal. It was not so, it formed, as he had previously said, a most important link in the water communication of the interior of this country. The witnesses whom he should call would prove it to be so. The Learned Sergeant concluded by hoping that the Committee would give no vete upon this scheme until they had the other schemes, of which they had been said to be a part, fully laid before them, lest they should give a decision which they might hereafter regret. Mr. MACAULEY then proceeded to call in support of the case represented by the Learned Sergeant, Mr. John Barker, ironmaster, Wolverhampton, who stated that the commerce of that district would be much injured by the drying up of the canal in question, inasmuch as there would then be but one means of transit for their goods, the proprietors of which would be the Grand Junction Company. A meeting was held at Wolverhampton on the 12th March last (which was convened by the Chief Constable in compliance with the requisition of the principal portion of the iron masters, &c., of that district), to take into consideration the Bill now under consideration. At that meeting, which was a very stormy one, in consequence of Mr. Stee, the agent of the Canal Company, and others interested in the progress of the Bill taking part is the proceedings, resolutions ware agreed to deprecating the conversion of the canal into a railway. Cross-examined by Mr. LAING (one of the Learned Counsel for the Bill)—Had given his active support to the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton line. Supposing there were a clause in this Bill to compel the Company to carry heavy traffic at one penny per ton, such goods would be carried from Wolverhampton to Liverpool at Bs. 6d. per ton, being Is. less than the amount charged by the present canal proprietors. This scheme had his ,sup port at ene time, under certain stipulations. 25,000 tons of iron ore arrived in the neighbourhood of Wolverhampton every year from Ellesmere, and he believed that if that ore was forced to be carried by the Grand Junction Company, a very considerable tax would be imposed on the ironma.stPrs. Loid Dalhousie did not, in reply to the deputation that waited upon him last year to represent the non-desirable ness of converting this canal into a railway, say that, after giving the subject full consideration, he believed it would be well to sanction the present sclieme. Mr. lIILDYARD (to the witness)—You have told us, that it is your opinion that the Manchester and Birmingham and the Grand Junction C - impanies would be very glad if the preamble of this Bill should not pass. What reason have you for saying so?—Why, they think that it is imposing a tax upon them, and would have the effect of driving them into a bad bargain with a worthless line. Mr. Thomas Bagnall, iron -master, Wolverhampton, gave similar evidence to that of Mr. Barker. He believed that the failure of the canal was owing to bad management. This scheme would be of no use to South Staffordshire, and his candid opinion was, that, even if the canal were dried up, the public would not be a whit better off by the construction of this undertaking. The Committee adjourned till twelve o'clock to-morrow, GROUP LVI. The Select Committee appointed to consider the merits of the I3ills cornpriQed in this group re-assembled at the usual hour this. morning ; Mr. Ewart in the chair. ENFIELD AND EDMONTON. The case for the promoters of this scheme was resumed, and nearly the whole of the day was. occupied in hearing general evidence in favour of the line. Mr. Seymour, the surveyor of the line, proved that the line would require 9 acres, 1 rood, and 33 furlongs. The value of the land, house property, &c., to be taken for the line, he estimated at 9,6431. LATEST PRICES OF SHARES IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM PANIES' STOCK. From Vie Official List, PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING LONDON, TUESDAY, JUNE 9. JOINT-STOCK ZANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. er of Paid. , Price Annum. Share. ---- .£ s. d. £ s. e. Australasia •.•••• • • • • 6/. per cent. 40 0 0 40 0 0 27 Britsh.North American 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 45 Commercial of London Si. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 23 Colonial.. • Londn and Westminstr 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 26% London Joint-Stock .• • 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 14% Metropolitan ••.•• • • • • - 25 0 0 710 0 Provincial of Ireland.. 81. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 49% Ditto, New.. •••• • • • 81. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 19 , , 4 National of Ireland .. Si. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 20 Nat. Provncial of Eng. 51. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 8 36 Ditto, New.• •••• • • • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 Union of Australia .• 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 25% Union of L0nd0n..... Si. per cent. ,50 0 0 10 0 0 11 INSURANCE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. £ a. d. £ s. d. Albion •• .. .. .. .•• • • • 3/. 105. 500 0 0 50 0 0 74 Alliance Era. and For. 6 per cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 18% Ditto Marine.. ••• • • 6/. per cent, 100 0 0 50 0 6 1 , 8 Atlas . • British Commercial •• 7s. per share 50 0 0 50 0 7% Clericl,Med.&Gen.Life 51. per cent. 100 0 0 210 0 6% County .............• 31. 100 0 0 10 0 0 Crown ••••••• • •• •• • • IN. 50 0 0 5 0 0 - Eagle . . Eng. & Scot. Law •• • • Si. per cent. 50 0 0 2:9 0 ; 2% European Life ••• • • • 5% per cent. 20 0 0 All paid. 20 Freemasons' ... ••• • • • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 3 0 0 Globe - 136 Guardian .... •••• • • • • 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 36 10 0 48 Imperial Fire .. ••• • • • 61. and bonus 500 0 0 50 0 0 240 Imperial Life •••• • • .• 12s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 161 A Indemnity Marine •• • • 1/. sh. & bs. 100 0 0 513 1 29 Law Life ••••• • • • • . 1/. Ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 52 Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 20 0 6 3 4 London Fire •••• • • • • 10s. 25 0012 10 0 14% London Ship •.••• • • • 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 14% Marine .. •••••• • • • • • 51. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 10% Med. Invlid&Gen.Life 4%1. per ct . 50 0 0 20 0 3 National Lean Fund• • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 2% National Life • Palladium Life ...... • • 51. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 21. Os. Plicenlx .... - - 205 Protector Life.... •• • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 11. 4s Provident Life •••. . . • • 11. ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 23 Rock Life............ 4s. 50 0 010 0 4% Royal Exchange 5/. per cent. Stock. - 180 Sun Fire ......... • • - 210 Ditto Life ........• • 11. 6s. - - 49 Universal Life WATER-WORKS. Dividend Amount Name of Company, per of Paid. I Price. Annum. Share. East L0nd0n...." •.•. 81. Urand Junction .... •• 31. 10s. Kent • • . • 2/. 10s. Vauxhall .......• •. —5/. per cent. West Middlesex .... • • 51.55. pr cnt. Z 8, d __ _ . ioo 0 0 - 41 13 4 - 100 0 0 - 100 0 0 - 63 12 9 DOCKS. Name of Compaay. Dividend Amount per of Annum. Share. Paid. Price. X s. d. I X 5. d. Commercial East and West India 6l. pr cent. I Stock. 14138 East Country ....• • • - 21 Lmdon 5/. pr cent. I Stock. 1133 s St. Katharine • • ! 5 per cent. Stock. 104 Southampton ••.. • • LIST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES. Dividend Amount Name of Company, per of Paid. Pricv, Annum. Share. X s. d. £ s. d Bank of Scotland - 100 0 0 166 Itoyal Bank of Scotland 6/. per cent. - 100 0 0 157 British Linen Company 81. per cent. - 100 0 0 223 Commercial Bank 61. per cent. - 100 0 0 161 National Bank 6/. per cent. - 10 0 0 15 Union Bank of Scotland 7311. pr cent. - 50 0 0 93 Western Bank •• • • 6/. per cent. - 50 0 0 83 North of Scotland Bank 61. per cent. - 50 0 71 4 Clydesdale Bank. •.• 6/. per cent. - 10 0 0 131 Eastern Bank 5/. per cent. - 10 0 0 11 Caledonian Bank - 210 0 4% Edinb.& Glasgow Bank 61. per eerie - 50 0 7% City of Glasgow Bank . 5/. per cent. - 10 0 0 13/ Scottish Union Ins. Co. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 259, Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 14% Incur. Co. of Scetlnd• • 5/. per cent. 10 0 0 All paid. - 91 North British Incur 53(1. pr cent. 200 0 0 10 0 0 28 Caledonian Fire Insur lOl. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 22 Edinburgh Life Incur 61. per cent. 100 0 0 12 10 0 183 Edin. & Glasg. Railway 1/.los. per c. 50 0 0 50 0 0 74 Ditto, Shares 75. 6d. p. s. 12 10 0 All paid. 184, Edin., Leith, & Grantn 20 0 0 20 0 0 16 olasgw & Ayrshir Rail. 71. percent. 50 0 0 All paid. 74 Glasgw&Greenck Rail. 21. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 163! Gls,gw & Garnktrk Rail. 5/. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 40,y Dundee & Arbrothrtall. 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 39 Standard LifeAssnrnce.lsl. per cent. 150 0 0 210 0 9 CANALS. e Names of a 4 ,) I Dividend Names of a 4 › per nd Price. Companies. per Companies. 4 1 Annum. m Annum. XI Aahtn & Oldh 97 ,51.55. p c 70 Monmouthsh 100 81. 160 Ashby-d-la-Z 1 113; 41. 70 Mntgomrysh 100 51. 98 Barnsley.... 1160; 12/. 180 Macclesfield . 100 - 38 Basingstoke- 1 100 - - Neath ... •• . 100 17/. 340 Brkiik&Abrg 150 5/. 85 Nottingham . 150 12/. - Cromford.... ;100 141. 150 Peak Forest. 78 3/. 68 Dudley 100 4/. - Regent's •.• • 33 1/. ss. 2234 Derby • • .1100' 6/. 73 Rochdale .... 85 41. 77 Ellsmre&Chs 133 4/. 55 Shropshire .. 125 81. - Erewash ...1100 321. 300 Somrset Coal 150 71. lOs. 130 Forth & Clyd: 1001 41. - Do.Lk Fd St 12 6/. p. c. 11 GrandJunctn 100, 71. 9534,Stffrd&Worc 140 28/. 290 Grand Union 100; 1/. 10s. - Shrewsbury.. 125 151. 230 Glamorgnsh . 1 172 13%1. 210 ,Stourbridge.. 145 20/. 315 Glstr & Brkly i 00 - - Strtfrd on A 79 11.10 x. - Grantham . .150 121. 100 Severn andl Huddersfield. 57 - - Wye Rail. 26 1/. Bs. 32 Keunt & Avis 39 7s. 6d. 10 Trnt & Lancaster 47' I/. 105. soy, . h. 50 30/. - Leeds& Livrp 100; 341. 520 , Thaws &Med 19 - - Leicester ....1140' 10/. 105 IW orcstr & Leicstr &Nth; 831 4/. 60 I Bi nn i ng. 78 21. 44 Loughboreghtl42, 701. 850 iWilts & Brks 67 11. 11 LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT. OF QUEEN'S BENCH, June 9. THE QUEEN V. THE JUSTICES OF DEVON. (Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) The Solicitor-General and Mr. Greenwood followed on the other side, when The COURT, after a short consultation, allowed the manda mus to p. TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. • WHITEHALL, Jrivz 8, 1846. The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. George Russell to.the church and parish of Cromarty, in the pres bytery of Cbanonry and county of Cromarty, vacant by the death of thefter. Adam Hall, late minister thereof. FOREIGN-OFFICE, JUNE 9. The Qtiedn' lies been graciously pleased to appoint George Crowe, Esq,,.. now her Majesty's Consul at Patras, to be her Majesty'S Consul General in Tripoli. The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint Thomas Wood, Esq., now British Vice-Consul at Bengazi, to be her Majesty's Consul at Patras. WAR OFFICE, JUNE 9. 4th Light Drageons—Lieut. R. Portal to be Captain, by purchase. vice Magan, who Nv i c e ce t e i p i s e ol s arta ; de, C l 0 ; J r u n n et e H. D. Slade to be C. Brandreth, Gent., tf i 6 t 13' uteht Cornet , e D na r n a Dragoons—Cant. bb n yy s — 1)1) i: ch o lla s t a : :e l , W. Arkwright to be Major, by pur chase, vice the Hon. H. Crichton, who retires; Lieut. W. H. Carrot to be Captain, by ;purchase, vice Arkwright; Cornet Sir W. C. Morshead, Bart., to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Carrot; .R, G. Manley, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Sir W. C. Morshead, June 9. 11th Light Dragoons—Lieutenant and Captain R. P. Dawson, from the Ist or Grenadier Regiment of Foot Guards, to be Captain, vice Tynte, who exchanges, June 9. 15th Light Dragoons—Lieutenant J. T. Waller, from 16th Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, vice Blandy, 'who ex changes,June 9. 16th Light Dragoons—Lieutenant A. Blandy, from 15th Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, vice Waller, who ex changes, June 9. Ist or Grenadier Regiment of Foot Guards—Captain C. K. K. Tynte, from 11th Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant and Captain, vice Dawson, who exchanges, June 9. 2d Foot—Lieut. D. W. G. James to be Captain, bypur chase, vice Wingate who retires ; Ensign H. E. Red mon d t o be Lieutenant, by purcha se , vice James; C.. Squire, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, rice Redmond, June 9. 6th Foot—Lieutenant D. F. Ogilbv to be,Captain, vice Reed, who retires; Ensign W. E. Robertson to be Lieute nant, by purchase, vice Ogilby, June 9 ; Ensign H. P. Gore to be Lieutenant, by purchase. vice Blaydes, who retires, June 10; F. W. Gore, Gent., to be Ensign, by p ur Ch ase, v i ce Robertson, Jun e 9 ; R. P. Norris, Gent., to be Enisign, by purchase, vice Gore, June 10. 11th Foot—Surgeon A. West. M.D., from 99th Foot, to be Surgeon, vice Hadley, who exchanges. June 9. 14th Eoot—W. Lloyd, Gent., to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Teller, promoted on the Staff, June 9. 20th Foot—Major G. Minter, from half-pay Unattached, to be Major, vice C. Smith, who exchanges; Capt. L. D. Gordon to be Major, by purchase, vice Minter, who retires ; Lieut. W. Baring to be Captain, by purchase, vice Gordon ; Ensign A. Beatty to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Baring; S. D'Arcey Kelley, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Beatty, June 9. 25th Foot—Ensign Sir R. Barclay, Bart., to be Lieutenant without purchase, vice Pinder, deceased ; Gentleman Cadet the Hon. H. Wrottesley, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, vice Dowson, promoted in the 29th Foot Gentleman Cadet A. H. Di xon , from the R o y a l Milit ary College, to be Ensign, vice Sir R. Barclay; J. H. Cumming. Gent, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Wrottesley, appointed to the 43d Foot, June 10. 29th Foot—Captain H. H. Kitchener to be Major, without purchase, vice Barr, died of his wounds; Lieut. F. Coventry to be Captain, vice Kitchener; Ensign C. S. Dowson, from the 25th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Coventry, March 25. 35th Foot—Ensign C. Russell to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Henry, who retires ; F. L. Digby, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Russell, June 9. 3Sth Foot—Ensign G. Hume, to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Hurly, who retires; L. H. Daniel, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Hume, June 9. 39th Foot—Major E. Bond, from the 53d Foot, to be Major, vice Havelock, who exchanges, May 24; Gentleman Cadat W. H. Wilson, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, vice Fitzgerald, promoted in the 62d Foot, June 9. 48d Foot—Lieutenant 0. A. 0. Gore to be Captain, by purchase, vice Coulson, who retires, June 9 ; Ensign and Adjutant J. Wasp to have the rank of Lieutenant, June 8; Ensign F. H. Synge to be Lieutenant, vice 0. Gore, June 9; Ensign the Hon. H. Wrottesley, from the 25th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Synge, June 10. 49th Foot—Lieut. W. H. C. Baddeley to be Captain by' purchase, vice Chalmers, who retires; Ensign F. J. Bamfy' Ide to be Lie u t enant, vice Baddeley ; T. E. Platt, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, June 9. tn 5 3d Foot—Brevet Lieut.-Col. H. H a velock, from 39th FbFeeoboL.t,iietiou. Lieutenant, 7 0th Foot--E, be Maj or , v i ce B ond, who exchanges, May 2 4 . 62d Foot—Ensign J. R. S. Fit zger ald. from 39th Foot, to nws j i ign tho u. r without purchase, vi e R i chard s, Er' 74tgh h a e pb , oyvoi purchase r D Ge h o e an y set-eit Foot —Gent l e ma n ae ens., Cadet ~, h o dc r eh e t t a i n r l e al s n. Wilson,CjEau.rneey , 9. from G e t h n e R Gent., . ,t o o y b a be Military Colleg e , t o b e Ensign, without purc ha s e, vice Ord, whose appointme n t h as b een cance ll e d, J u ne 9. no b e nan t, b y 79th Foot—Lieut. T. J. Reeve to bo CaPtaint by PurCll43o, vice Napier, who retires ; Ensign W. M'Cormick Fairrie to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Reeve ; A. Maitland, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Fairrie, June 9. 92d Foot—Lieut. A. H. Tattnall to be Captain, by pur chase, vice Ormsby, who retires ; En s i gn R. W. Duff to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Tattnall; T. R. Gilles, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Duff; June 9. 97th Foot—Ensign W. G. Bindon to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Loftus, appointed to the 10th Light Dragoons ; Gentleman Cadet F. W. Bannatyne, from the Royal Mili tary College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice linden, June 9. 99th Foot—Surgeon H. Hadley, M.D., from the 11th Foot, to be Surgeon, vice West, win, exchanges, June 9. Royal Newfoundland Companies—Lieut. W. G. Bindon, from the 97th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Hunt, promoted, lA . I June 10. HOSPITAL STAFF. — Assistant-Surgeon J. T. Teller, from the 14th Foot, to be Staff-Surgeon of the Second Class, vice 'N„ Robertson, appointed to the 6th Foot, June 9. MEMORANDUM.—The Christian names of Ensign Eden, of the 56th Foot, are Morton Robert, and not Robert Morton, as previously stated ; the Christian names of Lieutenant Bel lairs, of the 7th Foot, are Edmund Hooke Wilson ; the Christian name of Ensign Bellairs, of the 49th Foot, is Wil liam only; the Christian names of Ensign Quill, of the 35th Foot, are Henry Francis. 2d West India Regiment—For Ensign R. A. Dagg to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice A. J. Macpherson, ap pointed to 24th Foot, April 14; read, Ensign R. A. Dagg to be Lieutenant, vice Miller, promoted; for Ensign R. C. D. Bruce to be Lieutenant, vice Miller, promoted, March 15; _ read Ensign R. C. D. Bruce to be Lieutenant, vice A. J. Macpherson, appointed to 24th Foot, April 14. INDIA BOARD, JUNE 8. .74 The following further list of noncommissioned officers, ! i nis gunners, and privates of the East India Company's Ser- WI vice, killed in the recent actions on the Sutlej, or who have 13 subsequently died of their wounds, has been received at the East India House : . ARTILLEnY. 44 Third Troop First Brigade Artillery—Bombardier Patrick Shea, died at Ferozepore, from wounds received in action, Jan. 25. First Troop Second Brigade Artillery—Gunners—William Davis, died at Alorah, 29th Jan., from wounds received in action ; John Mason, killed in action, at Aliwal, 28th 14 January. Second Company Sixth Battalion Artillery—Gunner— ;34 James Smith, killed in action, near the Sutlej, 13th January. N Third Troop First Brigade Artillery—Gunner—Roger i% Aitken, killed in action, 18th Dec., 1845. 1% Third Troop Third Brigade Artillery—Gunner—Charles King, killed in action, 21st Dec., 1845. INFANTRY. ' cr' s. First Bengal European Light Infantry—Sergeants—Martin 5 O'Connell, killed in action, at Sobraon ; Silvester Meehan, 4s. killed in action, at Sobraon, Feb. 10, 1846. Corporals—George Stone, killed in action, at Sobraon ; John ,Y 8 Roney, killed in action, at Sobraon; Joseph Kennedy, killed ; in action, at Sobraon, Feb. 10. Privates—John Gurley, killed in action, at Sobraon ; ) Philip Buckland, killed in action at Sobraon ; William Lynch, killed in action at Sobraon; Richard Butler, killed in action, at Sobraon ; Thomas Bryan, killed in action, at So - braon ; Michael Flaherty, killed in action, at Sobraon; ice. George Bencroft, killed in action, at Sob raon ; P e t er D oy l e , killed in action, at Sobraon ; Henry Hayes, killed in action, at Sobraon ; Samuel Doyle, killed in action, at Sobraon ; Peter Lawler, killed in action, at Sobraon ; Jonathan Hoane, killed in action, a t gobraon ; Thomas Dowker, killed in action, at Sobraon; John Mason, killed in action, at Sobraon ; Robert Geddes, killed in action, at So braon ; Samuel Sexx, killed in action, at Sobraon ; John White, killed in action, at Sobraon ; John Sharkey, killed in action, at Sobraon; Samuel Middleton, killed in action, at Sobraon; Win. L. Corbett, killed in action, at Sobraon ; John Crutchley, killed in action, at Sobraon ; -John O'Brien, killed in action, at Sobraon ; Brien Ol o h an , killed in action, at Sobraon; ohn Parsons, killed in a c ti on , at Sobraon; NVin. Church, killed in action, at Sobraon; John Grant, killed in action, at Sobraon. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, .Tuns 5. ~, Royal Regiment of Artillery—First Lieut. NV. Swinton to 78 be Second Captain, vice Harvey, retired on half-pay; Second Lieut. W. H. Moody to be First Lieutenant, vice Swinton, May 26. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, JUNE 8. Royal Regiment of Artillery.—Second Lieut. W. N. Hardy to be First Lieut., vice Atkinson, deceased, May 26, 1846. The dates of promotion of the under-mentioned officers have been altered, as follows :—Lieut. W. E. M. Reil?p April 3 ; Lieut. W. B. Saunders, April 6 ; Lieut. H. T. Fitzhugh, April 13 ; Lieut. W. H. Moody, May 4, 1846. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and of the city and county of the city of York. Second West York Regt. of Yeomanry Cavalry—Cornet J. T. Armitage to be Lieutenant, vice J. Brook, who retires; U. W. Brook to b e Cornet, vice Armitage, promoted, June 1. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of the county of Somerset. West Somerset Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry—H. B. I A White, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Capel, promoted ; C. F. IN Moore, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Sanford, promot e d, June 4. S. WHITEHALL, JUNE 1. !2t , The Lord Chanc e ll or h as appo i n t e d H enry P ea k e, o f Slea ford, in the county of Lincoln, Gent., to be a Master Extra ! ordinary in the High Court of Chancery. WHITEHALL, Jurut 6. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Alexander Blucher Smith, of Melksham, in the county of Wilts. Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. BANKRUPTS. John Gisborne, merchant, Coleman-street, to surrender .Tune 17, and July 30, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official assignee, Sambrook -court, Basinghall-szreet ; Marten, Thomas, and Hollams, Commercial Sale-rooms Mincing-lane. John Wright, druggist, Oxford-street, June 16, at two, ice. I and July 21, at t we l ve , a t th e C ourt o f Bankruptcy. Alm ger, official assignee, Birchin-lane, Cornhill ; Tilson and Squance, Coleman-street. Jesse Smith, cheesemonger, Brunswick-parade, Islington, June 17 and July 14, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee, Abchurch-lane, Lombard-street; Pullen, Basinghall-street. Edward Weeks, hothouse-builder, King's-road, Chelsea, June 18, at half-past twelve, and July 20, at eleven, at the li Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand, official assignee, Old Jewry gCsliatham, Kent, June 18, c h j a o m h b n e R r s i ; c h L a e r t d t N il B i s a k r i t n l , e t t t e t a s - d b e u a i H I e r i n , at half-past eleven, and July 20, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Turquand, Old Jewry Chambers, official assignee; Butler, Toolley• street. Francis Freeman Phillips, coach maker, Bristol, June 22, and July 21, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Acra man, official assignee, Bristol ; Bi ggs , B r i s t o l. John Child, grocer, Wakefield, Yorkshire, June 23, and July 13, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Freeman, official assignee, Leeds ; Fidday, Temple, London; Brown, Wakefield. John Scott, flour-dealer. Sheffield, June 26 and July 10, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Freeman, official assignee, Leeds; Tattersall, Bedford-row, London; Chambers, Sheffield. Frederick Sly, currier, Truro, Cornwall, June 18, at one, and July 15, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court. Hirtzel, official assignee, Exeter; Bennallack, Truro; Stogdon, Ex eter; Courdillon and Sons, Great Winchester-street, London. Charles Gallimore, pearl button maker, June 19 and July 14, at ten, at the Birmingham District Court. ' Valpy, offi cial assignee, Birmingham ; Wright, Birmingham. DIVIDENDS DECLARED. T. Turner, D. Brade, and C. Schwind, merchants, Liver. pool—third div. of 24. and 11-16ths in the pound, any Mon day, at the office of Mr. Bird, Liverpool. J. Banning, stationer, Liverpool—first div. 4s. 24. in the pound, any Monday, at the office of Mr. Bird, Liverpool. W. L. Brown, merchant, Liverpool—first div. of 3s. 71d. in the pound, any Monday, at the office of Mr. Bird, Liverpool. H. Gardner, merchant, Liverpool—second div. of 4id. in the pound, any Monday, at the office of Mr. Bird, Liverpool. G. F. Fairciough, money scrivener, Liverpool—second div. of sd. in the pound, any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Turner, Liverpool. G. Middleton, wine merchant, Nottingham—first div. of os. Bd. in the pound, any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Christie, Birmingham. R. and J. Campion. bankers, Whitby--fourth div. of 2s. Bd. in the pound, any Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Kynas ton, Leeds. J. Walker, jun., butcher, Leeds—first div. of 3s. 2d. in the pound, any Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Kynaston, Leeds. S. Elliott and J. Allen, corn factors, Wakefield—first and final div. of 2s. lid. in the pound, any Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Kynaston, Leeds. W. Collinson, Shipwright, East Butterwick, Lincolnshire—. second div. of 3d. in the pound, any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Freeman, Leeds. W. and 11. Bell, seed crushers, Hul—second div. of qd. in the pound, any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Free man, Leeds. R. Marshall, stone mason, Deptford—third div. of 3id. in the pound, Jude 6, and three following Saturdays, at the office of Mr. Groom, Abchurch-lane. J. Durtnall, ironmonger, Dover—third div. of is. 10d. in the pound, June 6, and three following Saturdays, at the office of Mr. Groom, Abchurch-lane. J. Fowler and G. M. Linthorne, tea-dealers, Little Tower `:street —first div. of 2s. 64. in the pound, June 6, and three following Saturdays, at the office of Mr. Groom, Ab church-lane. Alexander and Richards, warehousemen, Upper Clifton street, Finsbury—third div. of Is. 6d. in the pound, June 6, and two following Saturdays, at the office of Mr. Groom, Abehurch-lane. W, W. Butcher, commission agent, Great Marlborough street—first div. ol3s. 10d. in the pound, June 6, and three following Saturdays, at the office of Mr. Groom, Ab church. lane. G. C. Bridge, grocer, Maldon—first div. of 2s. 104. in the pound, June 6, and two following Saturdays, at the office of Mr. Groom, Abchurch- lane DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. W. W. Sanderson, baker, Great Russell-street, Covent garden, June 30, at half-past twelve—J. C. Adams, woollen warehouseman, Basinghall. street, June 30, at half-past eleven—J. Mann, woolstapler. Norwich, Jun 30, at half-past one—T. Streeter, draper, High-street, Camden-town, June 30, at one—H. Turner, cowkeeper, Theobald's-road, Bedford. row, June 30, at half-east twelve. In the Country. J. C. Chambers, needle manufacturer, Insley, Warwick. shire, July 4, at twelve, at th e Birmingham District Court— J. Harford and W. W. Davies, iron masters, Bristol. July 9, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court—S. Pilling, wine mer chant, Gateshead, Durham, July 2, at half-past eleven, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court—J. Wallace, grocer, Durham, July 2, at half-past ten, at the Newcastle-upon- Tyne District Court—J. Thompson, anchor manufacturer, Sunderland, July 2, at half-past twelve, at the Newcastle upon-Tyne District Court —J. Rowles, worsted manufacturer, Leicester, June 30, at ten, at the Birmingham District Court —C. Swinburne, plasterer, Middlesborough, Yorkshire, July 2. at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on the day herein mentioned. J. Kirkup, coal merchant, Providence-wharf. Rotherhithe,oiwich: June 30—J. Wilso n , ca bi ne t- ma k er , Hill- s treet,_ June Woolwich, June 30—J. Tebbutt, au c tione e r, Cambridge, j and W. Ablett, drapers, High ,Holborn, June 3 011—B. M. Ryder, grocer, Kingston-upon-Hull, j iron master, Sheffield, July 3-1-1. Hali, cattle dealer, Slera,YSie'males mouth, Northumberland, June 30—G. cer, Exeter, Jujneewel ler, 30— liams. Bristol. June 30—R. Goodridg J. Johns, confectioner, Grosevieengro,rorhsotruenedtsdWitezt, June 30— G. June 80—J. R. Ellis, brass on G. Brown, banker, Shiffnal, f Sh n i - opshire, June 30. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. W. L. and J. W. Lewis, drapers, Strood, Gloucestershire—. J. Kilvert and W. H. Evans, surgeons, Bath—G. Smith, sen., A. Elder, and P. Stewart , booksellers, Cornhill—A. and E. Forster, brush manufacturer, Wolverhampton J and G. Gay, merchants, Queen -street-place, Southwark bridge—J. Shoolbred, G. Cook, and H. Brown, Tottenham court-road (so far as regards G . C ook)—J. and E. Grisbrook, Woolwich—J. G. Turner and W. Price, stockbrokers, L ee d s —G. H. Newton and H. Peck, c . Jeme_nt manufacturers, King ston-upon-Hull—R. Hy s l op and J. Dubois, c al merchants, Gosport—J. Ridgway and J. Taylor, grocers, Staleybridge, Cheshire—A. Tagliabue and F , -Ciceri,• thermometer manu facturers, Brook -street, Holborn —W. George, and J. Shew ring, porter-bottlers, Westbromwich, Staffordshire--H. Bury and J. P. Crewe, engineers, Church, Lancashire—T. 13i* wisle, W. Birtwisle, J. Havdock,y and W. Preston, cotton spinners, Great Harwood, Lancashire—G. Long and G. Taylor, auctioneer, Stafford—J T. Holland and T. Cross, railway contractors, Attleborougb, Warwickshire—J. 'may and W. Fitch, stationers, Old Fish -street. hill—J. Jesse and W. Bevan, surgeons, Ardwick, Lancashire—E. Brown and G. Trafford, carriers, Louth, Lincolnshire—J. Catchpule and C. Williams, goldsmiths, Regent-street. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. John Robertson Nicoll and Thomas Nicoll, iron merchants, Dundee, June 15 and July 6, at one, at the chambers of Messrs. Neish and Pattullo. Dundee. Hugh and Milian- Brown, stockbrokers, Glasgow, June 15 and July 13, at two, at the chambers of Mr. Steele, junior, 'Glasgow. ESSEX AND SUFFOLK RAILWAY A special meeting of the proprietors, shareholders, and scripholders of the Essex and Suffolk Railway Company was held yesterday at the London Tavern, in pursuance of the sessional orders of Sir Robert Peel. The chair was taken at one o'clock by Robert Bevan, Esq. The CHAIRMAN stated that the deposits had been paid upon 38,325 shares, at IL 7s. 6d. a share, which amounted to 52,696/. 17s. 6d , and that their expenses had been something like 25.210/. 18s , which left a balance of 27,4591. 19s. to be divided among the shareholders. They could not tell exactly what could be returned per share, but, they proposed to such as would give a release for all future claims to pay thirteen shillings, and to such as chose to risk the other course a present payment of eleven with a claim upon the future assets of the Company when they had more clearly defined what their liabilities were. After some discussion the resolution was adopted, and a vote of thanks having been moved to the Chairman, the meeting separated. GALWAY AND KILKENNY RAILWAY. A meeting of the holders of scrip and bankers' receipts in this Company was held at the London Tavern yesterday, at 12 o'clock, in pursuance of the sessional orders of the Houses of Parliament to have a copy of the Bill submitted for the consideration of the meeting. Mr. EMERY, in the absence of Mr. Wyse, M.P., took the chair, and c died on The SECRETARY, who read the advertisement, and after that the directors' report. It stated that the line was origi nally intended to go from Kilkenny to Galway, but subse quently that portion between Galway and Ballinasloe was abandoned. The Bill was accordingly introduced into the House of Lords for a line from Kilkenny to Ballinasloe ; however they were opposed there by the Great Northern and Western Railway, aid it was deemed more advisable to confine the undertaking for the present session to the first twenty-six miles from Kilkenny rather than incur the expense of a severe and protracted contest. •The capital of this altered line was placed at 225,0001, divided into 11,250 shares of 201. each, all of which had been taken, and the deposits paid upon, `them. The report further staled that an arrangement had been con cluded with the committee of management of the late Kil kenny Junction Railway, whereby the interests of that Com pany were united with those of the Galway and Kilkenny Company. The CHAIRMAN said the meting had heard the report, copies of which had been handed them, read by the secretary. He would only detain them a very short time while he ex pressed his views of the line and the, advantages derivable to it from the locality through wnich it passed. At first the original project was to have proceeded for a very considerable distance, but at that time when this line came out, though it was a momentous undertaking, people thought little of it before they embarked in it. However, it was always considered to be tact in the mariner, when he ex pected squalls, and certainly saw the appearance of a coming storm, to make with all haste for the nearest harbour for safety. The directors of this Company, though they took ne credit for prophecy, or for seeing further than other people, had endeavoured to copy the ex ample of the mariner. They began to see that as the pro ject originally stood they would meet with opposition from the Galway and Dublin line, which competed with their scheme for 30 miles ; they therefore entered into compro mise, and stopped short. It was then their intention to carry the line through to Ballinasloe. Though thus altered, the line came again into competition with the Dublin and Cashel line. Such were the evils to which concerns like railway projects were continually liable. They at last got into the House of Lords, and their Lordships recommended them to alter their position, and confine them selves within their means, with which recommen dation they complied. The directors determined to stop short at Cuddagh, a small place on the line near Abbeyleix. By making these 26 miles they brought themselves into connexion with the great central district of Ireland, where advantageous junctions could be formed with lines already made or making. There was, besides, the prospect of continuing on to Ballinasloe, as was at first intended, yet that was a consideration for the future. They were now in a positien to go to Parliament for these twentv-six miles of the line, and to treat with the Dublin and Cashel Railway Company, although till it really became a Bill by being passed, the directors had no power to enter into treaty with any line whatever. Till then there would be no neeu for any further call upon the shareholders for money. Their line was originally one hundred miles long, but was afterwards reduced to 70 miles, for which distance it had been surveyed, and the expense of so doing incurred ; it was this which made their expenses appear comparatively heavy. He thought it would be worse than madness to stop short where they were, and not to go to Parliament for this Bill. The expense of doing so would not be a sixpence per share; and in their present po sition the directors could not enter info the mi nutia of those treaties which were in the course of negotiation, they could not make a detailed state ment public at present; but be was sure that the treaties which were in progress were such as when known would receive the approbation of the shareholders. They ought to consider besides that the line which they proposed passed through a district most favourable for its ct.nstructioc, presenting no engineering difficulties at all, and the expenses of making it were of a kind seldom exampled in England or Ireland. Their return on the whole seventy miles, as at one time it was intended to be made, had been calculated at 8 per cent.; but the present portion, twenty-six miles in length, lay in a more favourable part of the country, whence he ex pected that the return would increase in amount. Having concluded his observations, he was proceeding to call on the solicitor to read the Bill, when Mr. SNOW begged to ask whether a sufficient amount of capital was represented in the room. The SECRETARY said there was considerably more than one-third of the capital of the Bill, which in all was 225,000/. An Hex.. PROPRIETOR could not recognise one-third of 225,0001. as being one-third of the capital of the scheme for which he engaged.—( Hear, hear.) The shares in that were at 251., and issued with a view to raise a capital of one mil lion, as the prospectus he held in his ha n d t es tifi e d. H e did not believe that there was one person in the room who held a 20/. share. An Holz. PROPRIETOR said it was important to know whe ther one-third of the capital was represented in the room. If one-third of 225,0001. was considered sufficient to constitute the meeting he protested against being considered as assent ing to the power of the meeting to enter upon the subject for which it was called. Two other shareholders joine l in this protest. The SOMCITOR read the sessional order, stating that one third of the capital to be raised under the Bill constituted the meeting with legal powers to proceed, and 225,0001. was the capital so proposed to be raised. An Hon. PROPRIETOR said that was not the original Bill, and they had nothing to do with it. Some other observations having been interposed, the Soli citor was at length permitted to proceed with the reading of the Bill. When this was concluded, The CHAIRMAN moved a resolution approving of the Bill, and giving the directors power to prosecute it before Parlia ment. Mr. HULSE seconded it. Mr. VICOMBE asked what number of shares had been paid upon of the first allotment? The Soucrrott-10,856 shares. Mr. VICOMBE asked if the directors had no more than these 10,856 paid unon out of 40.000 issued, what power they had to go on with the line at all ? He thought they ought to have called the shareholders together that they might say whe ther they would go on or not. But, instead of that, they had taken up a line of seventy miles, and afterwards reduced even that curtailment to a line of twenty-six miles in length. For his part, he would rather stop altogether, and make a sacrifice, if necessary, at once.—( Hear.) 'the SomciTon, in answer to a question, stated that the original number of shares allotted was 38,247. A PROPRIETOR asked whether, if the Company's affairs were wound up now, the shareholders would receive back, in terms of the prospectus, 11. per share, 102. being retained for the preliminary expenses? The SOLICITOR explained that at that time it was neces sary to go before the Board of Trade, and obtain its sanction to their proceeding to Parliament, and it was with a view to meeting the expenses incurred there that the words re ferred to had .been inserted in the prospectus. Mr. SAINTESBURY asked how this change in the amount of capital to 225,000/. would affect the 28,000 shares which had been allotted but not paid upon ? The SOLICITOR was of opinion that as they had not signed the contract deeds, the Company had no power to sue them for their proportion of any expense. Mr. SAINTESBURY moved, as an amendment, "That the affairs of the Galway and Kilkenny Company should be wound up." Colonel BARLOW seconded the amendment; at the same time he begqod to say that he attributed nothing dishonour.. able to the directors, though perhaps they might be charged with a want of judgment. An Holy. PROPRIETOR wished to know how many of the original allottees had signed the contract? The SOLICITOR believed the original amount of capital, then, was about 600,000/., and that three-fourths of that amount was signed for. The CIIAIRNIAN stated that they had nothing in view besides the interest of the shareholders, which was identical with their own. The directors, then, were willing to I p edge themselves that they would incur no expense beyond that for obtaining the royal assent to the Bill, and that they would call the shareholders together and lay before them their position, leaving it with them to say whether they would then go on or not. After some further observations and questiong. the sub-_ ject was pressed to the vote, when it appeared that....oyt..of 6,640 scripholders represented, there were,. asse Vi s li 4885 s sents, 1.755; majority for proceeding with the 3 ,130. Colonel Baar.ow moved a vote of thanks to the Chairman, which was carried u nanimously , and the meeting broke up, B a o co ir in the gardens of n j s O ta N b E l constable . of — ° O n e A S a d t a l i : t i r was going his rounds named Payne, e c , when he saw a person endeavouring to con moArnNingr,inalbToAnTtOtßwelCo a ff la behind a tree. He went up and took him into his arrival at the station-house he was re " THE BOY cognised by another constable, named Macdonald, as a custody,e Buck ing a e i a i i 0 r , mi named m s Peand o A n lex a n d e r Raid, whom he had apprehended s on the 13th of May snoring in a tent which was erected in the gardens of Buckingham Palace. He then stated that he was a deserter from the ship Raleigh, and that as he had no money he had gone into the royal pleasure -grounds to sleep. Inquiries were made, and it was found that he was truly a deserter from the vessel in question, and he was then sent down to Portsmouth, to be punished, according to law, on board. Great surprise was therefore expressed when be was again discovered, and it was supposed that he must have some sinister motive in going to the garden a second time. A message was dispatched almost immediately to Bow street for Mr, Hall, the chief magistrate, to attend at the Home-office, in order that a private examination might take place. The prisoner was remanded, in order that further inquiries might b e ma d e , an d h e i s now an inmate of Tothili fields Prison. CHURCH PREFERMENTS.—The Counteis of Listowel has presented the Rev. Anthony Thomas Hudson, 8.A., to the rectory at Winterton, Norfolk, to which benefice the Rev. Gentleman has been instituted by the Bishop of Norwich. The Bishop of Lincoln has instituted the Rev. James Hildyard, Fellow and Tutor of Christ's Col lege, Cambridge, to the rectory - of Ingolsby, near Grantham, Lincolnshire, vacant by the death of the Rev. N. C. Lane, on the nomination of the masters and fellows of Christ's Hos pital. GROUP LVII. The Committee on this group met to-day at twelve o'clock, in Room No. 27, Grand Corridor. Present—The Right Hon. F. Baring, chairman, Mr. Staun. Mr. L. East, Mr. Bouverie, and Mr. Baskerville. The Committee called on the parties concerned in TrACEI LONDON lI.ND raimaiNGH/174 GRAND 3UNCTIOW, AND MANCHESTER AND T. 1.8 =AWAY AMIATAGA.WILL - i AND SOUTH UNIO The CHAU:MAN, addressing Counsel for these Bills, stated that the. Committee had been in communication with the Board of Trade, and he had received a letter to the effect' that the Board would send to the Committee a written statement of their opinions on the subject of the amalgamation of the lines in question. The Committee would, therefore, postpone their decision on these cases. LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM (alums. EURY aIYNCTION. tnyistotpourecnhaabslethe The Bill was altogether unopp ose d , b ut ee Th AL i nie S t Ll nu l ray w nd a li s nße n i.r e m x i t ng ca h l a le m d R o a n i . lwa2, l , ts co o m bj p eC a the Committee reserved their decision upon the preamble, as in the former cases. LONDON AND lIIRMIrTGH.A.M 33/RIYUNG" 7313,14/Z CAN ALA.RRANGEIVIENT. Mr. TALBOT stated the case in favour of the Bill, and called es show the traffic, &c., and the probable adv antag witnesses of the to proposed arrangement s to the district and the public at large. H ee i t s, , Posir. - —A good deal of alarm w Stockport,precauri7enoutlty6boee'llockon Monday Ts th tr e following circumstance :—Parties were evening, created SLEEPING n f r L o o n rc l l A • ion of having the chimneys srewmepotv.ingFotor athhisoupsuerwpohsiechahjaudnior again who mountedafter t member a of the sooty pro fessionaloft, and was of the completion co P m i p t letion of his work. doing which they took the empty, before Time, however, went on, and still he did occurred to the parties that he had been u coursexltescteener d g o e w d n t not appear, until it unusually long time, and as all was quiet,P the e chimney an worst h ens i o ns began to be entertai " ned. The inference appre hensions was " fast in the chimney, and as a rum our to that that b eca me circulated, the ala rm s p read o n all hands. ;,i.cieffect lieve theboy was up t he chimne y from half a n hour to thr b e e e.. quarters, during which time many persons shouted up it at . the top of their voices, but without receiving an answer. At last the boy's master was fetched, who ascended the chimney, and there found the boy comf ortabl y ensconced i n a cross flue, "fast asleep." Of course the alarm at once subsided, and laughter and astonishment at the boy's temerity took the place of the previous consternation.—Manchester Lx. aminer. MAMMOTII IN SWITZERLAND.—In the excavations for the new road at Kaiserstuhl (Aargau) the Jawbone of a Mall2l2oth, in =anent preservation, was round in the Qum stratum. RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS• LEEDS, JUNE 9. ten S e T ie o n c , K 7s E . x p c G N , G e E a . t - G l r h i n e s s b a y les m a id re- sh E e a ffi s e te ld rn E C x o t u e n i Huddersfield and Manchester, 225. di s .-H u ddersfield and S % p.-Leeds and Dewsb ur y, 28 s . 9d . p. -L ee d s and Thirsk, 5 die. -London and Croydon, 21% -M anc h es t er an d Leeds ExtenV d i a ' 0 ,1 6s. 6d.-Newcastle and Berwick, b% p.-Y or k and North Joe- Extension, 18 p.--Chelmsford and Bury, 16s. dis.-Clitheroe _ ed. tion, 255. dis.-Essex and Suffolk, 14s. 6d. dis.-Grand Union, 1 7 0 . 14 dis.-Lancashire and North Yorkshire, dis.- Leeds an d t i'df, 28s. 6d. dis.-Leicester and Bedford, 6d. p.-Liverpool , t rd ' l n and Preston, 13s. p.-Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and -11 pow 135. p. -.Midland and Thirsk Junction. 21s. dis.-Northaillber ,9s, and Lancashire v iestetiut: Gd.etio p n . ,_ls s s n . sm.--,dtonrietleihS,,tatiordsnire, L lid p -4iouth land, 14 dis.-Welsh Midlands, 1% dis.-W es t thlion, 4. HULL JUE 9. STOCK EXCHANGE.- The sales , are- N Hull and Selby, Ball SllO4 3514-North British, Half Shares, 325. - Ditto, Carlisle, 31s• tto, Dalkeith, 6-Bucki ng h atns hi re, 6 s. di s. -Ch e l ms ford an d ß e. l le Its. 6d.- -East Lideolitshire, % -Last Coast, 16a..--Grand " jun ' id' 6d. Huntin,don, lisbettch, and St. Ives, 1 -Leicester " d 4(19. ford, 245.-Leiceste r and Tainworth, 255. 9d.- L on don and Yor k, - Manchester, Buxton, and M a tl oc k, 2/. 15s. --Not:lngham at D i r e, Mansfield, ss. dis-North Western, 225. 9d.-North 5/. 4s. 6d.--North um b er l an d and Lancashire Junction, 275• }Neat South Midland, 31s. -Shrewsbury and Bir m i ng ham, 21. Riding Union, 4/. 4s. SHEFFIELD, JUNE 9. . d go- STUCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are Midland (Sheffield an 3 therham), ;i5% - Sheffield and Manchester, Quarter share , ' ter (Scrip), 7s. p.—Grimsby and Sheffiel', Shares, 75. dis.— Sheffield and Lincolnshire, is. p. HUDDERSFIELD, JUNE 9. wel' STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Oxfo: el.; Worcester, anU tl i O a verinunpton, 814 —Gr ea t E astern an d W estet n, 218. Graa f. ," ~,e st er X--Huddersfield, Halifax, and Brad ord Union, 31.. 1 55 . - Trqd,••• and Bedford, 265. W.—London, Salisbury, and Yeovil, I/. 10 ' Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 3. Tucs ORK, Jnick 9. EXCHANGE.---The sates are -- Eastern Counties, York tension, X - - ;rand Union (Nottingham and Lynn), 128. 6(l . — ' ter and Balfurd, 1/. 4s. 6d.—London and York, 2/. 45.-31altonmid. D rSs.-Manchester,eld Junction, 2/. 9s.Manehester, Mutton, Matlock , and d land, 21. 16s. 6d.—Newcastl c and Ilkerwlek, 24%_Neweastleion, Darlington Extensions, Si. 14s.—Nor,-.. Carlisle is- I, l n 'i o n, I % Ditto, Dalkeith, 31 —North Western, 114 —West jab 4% - Yurk and North Midland, New (East and West Ow." I Is. 3d. EDINBURGH, JUNE 6. ton, STOCK EXCHANGE.- The sales are - Carnwath and West 24s.—Direct Northers, 375. 6d.—Dundee and Perth, 171. 10 s• Indian Railway, 9s. I Id. -Edinburgh and Ba.hgate, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 42s 6d.— Glasgow and L, smahagowt Inverness and Elgin, 21s.—P e rth an d Inverness, 31s. 9 , 1. --6e° Central, 16%—South Midland, 30s. GLASGOW, JUNE 8. at' lli• STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sale, are—Airdrie and Bathg 0' —Ayr and Galloway, 26s —C a l e d on i an an d D um b ar t o nshire -e.. - sion, 245. 6d. —Caledonian Direct Northern, 34s.—East Indian t7 r . way, 12a. 3d.—Edinb urg h and Northern, s%—Glasgow General ,OL, minus, 9%—Glasgow and Belfast Union, 435. Glasgow, and Ayr, New, 311.—Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 40s. b a l te tinlP Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan, 325. 6d. - txlasgow, 4 , „ r e, and Monkland Junction, 47s.—Lanark and Lothians, 445. — t; t 01, Belfast, and BaLymena. 4s. —Lesmahago w , 50 s . 6d . —L ond on,l3„."' awl South Wales, 19s. 6d.—Manchester and •southamptoll, Midland and Eastern Counties, 133.—Perth and Inverness,' Scottish Central, 161. EAST INDIA SHIPPING. off Arrivals-Prince of Wales, H o pki ns , f rom Benga',, -„ Plymouth, sailed Feb. 14, Cape April 15 ; True Briton. a' sitt, fr, , rn Madras, off Dartmouth, sailed Feb. 1, Cape 111 1 0 , 30, St. Helena April 12; Reward, Salmon, front Port ru, l o ',; off Plymouth, sailed January 20; Aden, King. from CL i n t ; at Liverpool, sailed Jan. 31, St. Helena-April 17; latcbsi West, from China, at Skibb erreen , sa il e d f rom Skui ro ta Jan. 26, St. Helena Ap r il 14 ; Wi nc h ester , Van Diemen's Land, sailed from Launceston Feb. 1; P a l'st. ford, Callan, from Bengal, off Crookbaven, sailed Jan. fr.' ve r , Helena April 8; Penang, Hawkins, from Bengal, off 1 1 0 ;4, pool, sailed J a n. 15 ; R eg i na ld Heber, INPFarlane, frog st„ off Cork, sailed from Satnarang Jan. 24, Lombock Feb* Helena April 8. Arrivals at St. Helena-Asia, April 10, from Calcutta' snd sailed to Bordeaux; - Bengal Merchant, from Calcut ta ' 0 1 sailed 11th to London; Jannet, 11th, from Madras , „, to sailed to London; Falcon, from Mauritius, and sailed 0 0 `dto Liverpool ; Mary and Hillegonda, from Batavia, and e tt '",v e Rotterdam ; St ebon Heath, from ' Madras, and sailed W ist le; don ; Persian, from Calcutta, and sailed to Se, n vic n - cloti; Borneo, 12th, from Calcutta, and sailed 13th to ,„,doa; Neptune, 12th, from Bombay, and sailed 14th to i'r s ter Willem de Clercq, 13th, from Batavia, and sailed to fo r a ilecl dam ; Thomas Snook, from Mauritius and Cape, aud.sied to 14th to London; Wellington, from Madras, and 541 0; London; Carmatic, from Bombay, and sailed to Le P rin ia, Siberia, 14th, from Calcutta, and sailed to Boston; _ l3 .r i it4 i - r ole, from Madras, and sailed to Demerara ; William Pelle' and Mauritius, and sailed to Cork; Bretagne, from Calcutta, so sailed to Havre • John Graham, loth, from Calcut t ,T v rer , sailed 16th to London; Vernon, 17th, from Calcutta; od from China and Singapore; Ann, 10th, from C a lcutta , i i e d sailed 13th to L on d on ; A nn , 1 0t h , from Ch i na , and 63 13th to London. from Sit Arrivals at Mauritius-Cumberland, March 19, ,ro- River ; Eudora, 20th, from Launceston; Crescen t ' Massowah ; Norfolk, 22d, from Algoa Bay; Mal t ' froth Port Royal; Bretonne, from Bourbon; Idair, Algoa Bay. frost Arrivals in Table Bay, C.G.H.-John Gully, Ap r „ il it ° 'fra o London, and sailed 9th to Calcutta; Daggersba"-:i 6th, Holland, and sailed 10th to Batavia; Ralph Be,.r y .„ - 'Loa' from London to New Zealand ; William Money, Jr c ' l l e oti don ; Port Fleetwood, Bth, from London • George '' A de Harrison, 9th, from King.erd ; Amelia, 11th, from Po,r io ta laide, and sailed 14th t o S wansea R ecor der, 12 tut 4. o, 0 Plymouth; Worcester, f rom Madras ; Clifton, 190, London; Velox, f rom St. H e l ena; L a d y Nugent ,tr L in c t it, "don; John H e y es , 14 t h, f rom P ort Ad e l a ide; John -Al from Calcutta and Ceylon ; Everthorpe, 15th, John Bagshaw from I,ondon. tee" Departures from Table Bay-William, April 4th, to De d 0 , rara; Fairy Queen, to London; Maria, 6th, to ° / pr ' Susan Crisp, 9th, to Calcutta; Ann, to Mauritius; ' CII4 ret, 12th, to Rio; Duke of Roxborough, to London. ~,,t Arrivals in • ' Simon 'a Bay-Mariner, 3d, from Colorev; Thunderbolt, from Algoa Bay; Hell's n Fly, Bth, from . River; Hell's President, 12th, from Algoa Hell's Riga clove, 13th, from Plymouth and Teneriffe. y; from Livery. ,4 FATAL AFFRAY AT L IMEHOUSE P IER. —O n S atu o/ • - h s afternoon, about four o ' c l oc k, th ree s h oema k ers, named Jo b s Morley, Henry B rown, an d G eorge Palmer, who all livelbso one house, at No. 28, Church- lane, Bloomsbury, ca me r oo d Limehouse-hole Pier, for the purpose of embarking 0 0 ore waterman's steam er f or L on d on. T hey were all th e ,, hie for liquor, but Brow n a p peare d more intoxicated ti ll iT o the companions, and b egan " s k y l ar ki ng " w i th Palmer dnderef outer barge of the pier. Th e y were a d v i se d by Mr. get, the pier -master, to desi s t, an d were warne d o f their t og. but they paid no attention to him whatever, and began ing in a h a lf j ocu l ar , half angry manner about th a e ker c i u n - il e . tickets which Mo r l e y had received of the ;wrier to the h eed mcldle of the pier. Soon after this Palmer ran jumped ~,1 of the pier on to the shore and on his return ___ yr. - the rails, and seemed mis Chit vously inclined. 13P"mat: remained on the outer barge was in the same hu l lil.9 lo ‘ after some altercation between them, during - w hich ode ders said he would not allow them to embark, Palmerd if b ° a snatch at something in Brown's hand. Brown O k i ' v ale did that - again he would throw him overboard; tf e j3 r ail dared him to do it, and repeated the act, on Which ale of seized Palmer by the shoulders, run him to the gioli' ro lo the barge, and fOrced him headlong into the river. "" 0 01: appeared stupified, and stared wildly, when he saw 1315 u t 0 11 ` paicion in the water, while Mr. Landers immediately' P o n ot a boat-hook and attempted to save Palmer, but co b reach him, and he sunk almost immediately. ' l , - ol‘, S ; and used their t i ioe watermen and others put out ropes, drags, and boat' h alf utmost telolen fpuei confusion n r w t , s to sage Palmer, but nearly woo an hour elapsed before his body was found. k m i a n k s, i' a 'g tt o a ff ch i e n d Brow'; is e w en h t e a n ft a er w h at im er , m a a n n d , n b a r m a e g d ii.t : e. bial back. He was delivered over to the custody of the r il iord' An old man met with a frightful death near Stil t , yiao on-Avon, about noon, on Tuesday l as t. The deceas e ; 0 sent by Mr. Atkins, f Milcot, near Stratford-on - M ° e ;o o fetch home a bull that had been hired out for the 6 co o and be was returning, at the time having hold of $ b on , that was attached to a ring that passed through th t e he old nose. Some p ersons pass i ng along the road saw Co the man, as they supposed, overcome with heat, sit down n iaw bank by the r oa d s id e , an d i mmediately after the,e, tbo was seen to rush at hi m as h e sat, goring an d riPPlr: roll poor man in a most horrible manner. Several per' ir piag to the spot, but the bull kept trampling upon 90d f r patur es open the poor man's body and head, until his — lv O s were almost obliterated. By this time a general slar, lock , given, and one man drove a pickaxe into the anima ls di: with which he made off, and others fired at him in ever y e pe" rection. One man, a shoemaker, residing near fa ens his battled with him in a most extraordinary manner, foc i v oid fierce and frightful rushes, whilst others kept leading t red firing at hi m a t every po i nt. A t length a b u tcher fin,itts 'Waite seized him by the t a il, an d courageous ly forceafl'ar, into an adjacent s h e d, where a b ar b er, named Thomils, t io ris, terminated his existe nce b y s h ooting him throned a head. The scene, as described to us by a witness, "f e d to most frightful de.cription. The deceased had been 1 ;, t . 00 ls, the animal for several years, and until the present on":„,,toO it was considered to be quiet and docile......Northaill" Herald. 50 N.". .1 COMBINED ATTEMPT To E SCAPE FROM , v .‘- ri a , The extensive alterations which are now going on in SPt field convict gaol offer, it would appear, an irres;stibla tempqv, atiun to those prisoners who are waiting to be tried at n A o assizes, and expect to be transported, to attempt to e !, to a time wh e el effort to gain their liberty. They fixed upon it was arrange" their escape, and they last week determined on a . desP 1- . D .0 the numerous workmen would beijaLnseaaT attack and the officers on Sill; i aaePy:°:s reformed whoaP that about thirty persons should They time siva° day, going to or quitting the chape l the governor and the io.:,iflie,B they could out. Some of the p th th e emze t iv pr e i s l w , i , t v h it e h uc w h . re e sisted them , r fip o nr p id o s ando se na d emars t ro i n3 ) ; : iis i g !: were thus to fight their were averse to the attempt, unieared with the N 'wing magiserates, 11- 0 mediately comm adopted as wouldeffectually frustr at any similar designs. rr —Three hundred geo FRENCH Frau and ninety packs 0 , of fresh fruit were brought fr i om France by the General Steam C :cof p ,,,,y's ship Nre.?ezucla . fri m lavre, of very good quality, in tun' Satarday morning's markets.. such precautions were Bev , til6 On the 4th inst., at the Deanery ßlßTHS. , the lady o f th e Veil De o a n n t e h f e H s e th re i t n or s d t. , , otfhea ;rittifueghottFrß, still-born. villas, Weida- hill, of a (laughter. of Cap' taloOnnnutthhseees4ottthtilonufsstta..:B3aointr.Ballechin House, Perthshire, the ladY t., s. W. Franck E-rlbld°ll;nTrt,inißlesnhle:ll:—.r;P:lll: of a son. ~, I% e On she sth inst ,at Stanmore Villa, Weybridge, :ors. ,ge of " Flockt on, of a son. wife On the 6th inst., at the School-house, Shrewsbury, the Rev. Dr. lienneiy, of ajo n . P4'' On the 6th i nst., in Sussex-place, the wife o f N eville dam' ' 1% 01. ' of a daught er. of a n Ooi the 711 s inst., at Highgate, th e w if e o f T. H. 'War, of Bee #or. sl. On the 7th inst., the lady of the Rev. Stephen Brown, ..ast Shefford, Berks. of a son. Can niljr Mrs On the Bth inst.. in Dorset•t errace, Clapham -road, -- ham, of a daughter. ck • 0 0 On the sth inst., at 3ferrow, Surrey, the wife of George ft. A i Esq., of a daughter. Esq. , of • On the sth inst., at Esher, th e l a d y o f J . M ac l ean Lee, son, On the 6th inst., at Dalston, Mrs. P. Price, of a MARRIED. °l' On the Rth inst., at St. Pancras, Mr. Charles Eaton. , a ,... of BN 3ir• green, Hammersmith, to Ma r y A nne , on l y d au ghter ° late J Woodyatt, of Great Portland-street. a GiallY re°"' On the stia inst., at Shrewsbury, Join Hamer, Esq. , -- o f tho Salop, to Maria, third daughter of C. H. Allnatt, Esq., Crescent, Shrewsbury, DID. m O i n u t c h k e m l a s , t , , h 3 o 4 f t April, t r a a t Mangalo r e,i t n r the East Indies, Liehuetren3fa: On the 23d ult., at Gibraltar, Captain Th o mas Mostyri, of jesty's 54th Regiment. of On the 2d inst., Margaret A nne , w if e of Daniel Cabanel, .8q" Somerset-place, Bath, aged 79. Mr. Jo ge P il On the fith inst., Frances Eli za beth, eldest daughter of COW, of Fountiers'-hall-court, Lothbury. daughter of t he On the 6th inst.. at Cheltenham. Julia Marla, sixth dat i g late Rev. Francis Baker, Rector of Wylye, Wilts. • On the 7th inst., in Watling-street, Mrs. Shutt, aged 112. London : Printed and Ptlbllstied by Do - er Strand, Printer, at The ,S'ltu, IV, titraPd. th' of the Savoy, in tile County gj Iktiddi,;4' Wectueada' 10, 1046.