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A portion of the clauses were gone through and-sanctioned, and the Committee adjourned until Monday next. • EAST INDIA. HOUSE, 10th June, 1846. TTIE COURT of DIRECTORS of the East I ndia Company do hereby give Notice, thata Proprietor of East India stock has Postponed until the Quarterly General Court of the said Company, appointed to be held at their house in Leadenhall-street, 01 1 Wednesday, the 17th instant,. the motion of which he had prevt. ously given notice, vit. That, adverting to the charge of the Lord Bishop of, Calcutta, on DLLs recent departure from Bengal, and now reprinted in England, and also to the printed statements of the Rev. James Peggs, late a mis 3iQuarY in Oressa, , it be referred to the' Hon . C ourt of Directors, to c onsider whether the time is not arrived when such rites and usages as contradict the law of nature, and overthrow the first principles of our common humanity, may not be terminated consistently with the a melioration of the natives, and the security of our Indian empire." That a Proprietor has given notice, that at the said Quarterly Ge neral Court, he proposes To call the attention of the Court of Proprietors to the advan -1.14es conferred on India by the exertions and perse verance of Lieut. "'setae., with a view of recommending his services to some fitting r emuneration or acknowledgment." • That a Proprietor has given notice; that at the said Quarterly General Court he will . t Call the attention of the Proprietors to the conduct of the Court of Directors, and prefer certain charges agaiifst that body in connexion islth the case of the deposed Raja of Sattara," and That he will also " - present a memorial from Peter Gordon, Esq., 5 member of this Court, relating to his expulsion from British India, Dr the authorities of that country." JAMES C. MELVILL, Secretary. GRAY'S SWAN COMMERCIAL ANO FAMILY lIOTEL, BRIDGE-STREET, BRISTOL. Long continued. - ill-health had induced the Proprietor a short time since to an nounce th e b us i ness o f this Hotel for disposal, he having been disabled from paying that ative personal attention to its L 'thagement, which an extensive patronage by the public deservedly and indispensably required. It has, therefore, become necessary for the advertis -r, W. Gray, hot he should. with re t urn i ng health thankfully make known his !eltnquishment of all intention, for the present, of letting this estah !ishrnent; his usual personal superintendence of which he has the ha ppiness again to be fully able to resume. In addition to this' annountement - to the public, W. G. has pleasure advising the frequenters of this house—his commercial fr ends " I _ °re Particularly--of his hiving succeeded in obtain in g posse Mon of 'Portion of the adjoining premises, so as to have enlarged the ac commodations of the hotel. . ;Without wishing to assume a credit for past attention to his cus tomers beyond that which they may properly have expecte ', cannot help adding an assurance for the future to all his visitors, that it will ever be his wish to merit the patrcnage lie receives, and his ambition to maintain the Swan among the first in the class of Com alercial Hotels. Omnibuses to and from every train. Attendance at night for the flail trains. June 11, 1846. - N ATIONAL, LO FON I) LIFE ASSUR ANCE SOCIETY. 26, CORNHILL LONDON. Capital £500,000. Empowered by Act of Parliament. This Institution embraces important and substantial advantages With respect to Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities. The assured llas, on all occasions, the power to borrow, without 'expense or for feiture of the Policy, two-thirds of the premiums paid (see Table) ; also the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion of his In terests to meet other conveniences or necessity. Assurances for terms of years are granted on the lowest possible rates. • DIVISION OF PROFITS. The remarkable success and increasing prosperity of the Society alas enabled the Directors, at the last annual investigation, to declare 4 fourth bonus, varying from 35 to 85 per cent. on the premiums paid au each Policy effected on the Profit scale. EXAMPLES. .T) 4 . 1 r g I*4 Bonus Bonus In 0 - a Assured Premium. ;1; added. Cash.- • 8 may • a Borrow: • • 0" A'.cA4 A 11838 10 00 74 3 4 18391 I 840! 18411 £217 15 • I'£ioo 011 192 3 0 , 87 1 4 165 11 10 74 1 9 116 7 6 54 0 10 111 6 8 49 10 0 'ZI6 0 4 X 445 0 0 13 10 2 395 11 1 11 3 I 346 2 3 7IS 10 296 13 4 710 4 247 4 5 Th A D ece -- e b Ldvimion of profits is annual, and the next will be made in er of the present year. • F. FERGUSON CAMROUX, Secretary. THE CATHOLIC, LAW, AND GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. ' B, New Coventry-street, Leicester-square. TRUSTEES. "le Right Hon. the Earl of Shrewsbury, Alton Towers, Staffordshre. The Right Hon. the Earl of Traqnair, Traquair House, Feeble ,„.ehire, North Britain. The Right Hon the Lord Stafford, Cossey Hall, Norfolk. • :1 1 ; Lynch, Esq., •Master in Chancery, 3 3 , Queen-square. 2 „„. unmas Barnewall, Esq , 15, York-terrace, Regent's Park. . Laeln!is Eyre, Esq., 62, Pulteney-street, Bath. DIRECTORS. The Right Rev. Wm. Morris, D.D., Acton, Middlesex, the Ron. Edward Petre, 26, Wilton-crescent. 81r Richard Jenkins, G.C.8., Director of the Lion. East India Company, and of the London Joint-Stock Bank. The Very Rev. Mons. A. Magee, D.D., 9, Romney-terrace, Westminster. Thonias Doyle, D.D., London-road, Southwark. tiefil, Clark Duppa, Esq., Quarry House, Boughton. rancig M•Donnell, Esq , Usk, Monmouthshire. James Reade, Esq , 13, Lower Berkeley-street, Director of th National Bank of Ireland. William Seymour, Esq., Montagne-place, Russell-square. AUDITORS. E. Jerningham, Esq. I James Marshall. Esq. CONSULTING Pinsicrati--James Copland, M.D., F.R S., L. Old at irlingfon-street . CONSULTING SURGEON—WiIIiam Teevan, Esq., 23, Br,y-srlstom - *Blare. STANDING COVNSEL. • : 1 1gland—Mr. Serjeant Shee, Sergeants' Inn. Edm. Ideates, Esq , Stone-buildings, ttrwoln's Inn. beltutd—Sir Colman O'Loughlen, Bart., Merrio,a-square, Dublin. - • SOLICITORS. ,Arlgland—Messrs. Norris and Son., 2, Ittodford-row, London. '' e land-3lessrs. P. and D. Mahony. 9,4 W,lllam-street, Dublin. Co:ism:TING AcTumr—William Lewis, Esq. The o„„, BANICtis. C.,;"e'nercial Bank of London,"Lothbury, and Henrietta-street, The ..endo ,-garden. n Joint Stock Ban:4 69, Pall. mall. The D e .,, SEcarrelttl- -William Norris. Esq. of by the of Settlement of this Compatv having been approved natur e t egistrar of Joint Stock Companies, is now lying tor Ag . from Ten, b lelUsiv it e - this °fflea, and will remain until Saturday, the 13th inst., A.M.. to Four, Y.M. June 4 1846 ONDON AND MA.NCHESTER DIRECT Zj~EINDEPENDENT RAILWAY COMPANY, REMIN'ITON'S . ei 4 ll re Persons having any claims or demands on this Company. are nd to send their accounts, addresssed to the Secretary, on or b efoTe SATURDAY, the 20th instant. Ily order of the Board, HENRY W. MATTHEWS, Secretary. 29, Moorgate street. FAMPOUX and HAZEBRuUCK RAILWAY • • CALL. Notice is hereby given that the COUNCIL of ADMINISTRATION ..Of this COMPANY have made a CALL of ONE POUND on every !RARE therein, and that the same is pay able on or before the 30th tal' of June next, at the banking-hou s e of M essrs. Strahan, Pau.% and Co., 217, Strand, or at the office of the Company, Rue de .-Tovence, No. %Paris. Interest after the rate of 5/. per cent. per annum will be charged (1/ al l Payments made after the 30th June. By order of the Council, E. BENHAM, Agent. 0 , Austin -friars, May, 1846. WILTS, SOMERSET, and SOUTHAMPTON • JUNCTION RAILWAY. The Committee announce with much regret to the Shareholders, ant the Bill for this line has been lost upon standing orders. --- ..eoe_rYthing which has passed since the original formation of this or C h ."`".3' has convinced the Committee of the value and importance or "haute, and they look forward with sanguine hopes to the re. i rsation of a Company for the purpose of carrying out the project. feu'ccou being nealy all closed, the Committee of Manage , o_needer the powers containe.l in the Deed, will be enabled at lr 7s to return to the Holders of Scrip 10s. per Share, out of the of Ju i:d. Paid, that is tosay, from the 23rd of June, inst., to the 10th the 0 next, upon their depositing the Scrip six days previously, at '3 ° ce of the Company, 28, Gresham-street, City, between the Twelve and Three. 4 4 , ;Fe ord will be kept of the names and addresses of all parties so au7L it lag their Scrip, in order that they may receive a preferential c oß reat in the event of the Committee determining to reform the PatrY previous to the next session of Parliament. By order of the Board, 26 ei If. B. SHERIDAN, Secretary. , xresham-street, City, June 12, 1846. CALEDONIAN R AIL WA Y. Notice i h FOURTH INSTALMENT. w ar c s hereby given, that the Directors of the Caledonian Rail er FIVE have made a CALL for a FOURTH INSTALMENT z„, . POUNDS per Share, payable on or before the 15th day of ,„‘- ,, Y next, 1846, at any of the under-mentioned Banks :- 14 ondon—INIeers. Masterman, Peters, Mildred, Masterman, and Co's., ' 35, Nicholas-lane, Lombard-street. l'alverPoot —M e ssrs. Moss and Co's. manchl-ster—Sir Benjamin Heywood, Bart., and Co's. h Edi.nhur The Commercial Bank. g tThe Edinburgh and Glasgow Bank. 'The Commercial Bank. • Glasgow_ The Edinburgh and Glasgow Bank. Interest, at the rate o f Five p er Cent. per Annum, is charged on • PaYments in arrears of calls. Interest, at the rate of Four•and a-lialf per Cent. per Annum, is . allowed on payments made in advance of calls; such sums bearing interest being diminished by the instalments called up from time to . ' „ N.B.—Transfers of Shares, delivered at this Office, after the 19tli Instant, cannot be registered until the above call, as well as the pre "viotts calls upon such shares, shall have been paid, as the special' ti ' t ieeS of the tall must be issued on the 20th instant. • By order of the Board of Directors, DAVID RANKINE, Treasurer and Secretary. 122, Princes-street, Edinburgh, June 8, 18.18.__________ l I IJLL AND BARNSLEY JUNCTIO RAILWAY COMPANY. RETURN OF 20s. PER SHARE. The COMMITTEE of MANAGEMENT of the above undertaking beg to inform the Shareholders that preliminary to the winding-up of the affairs of the existing Company, they have determine 1 on re turning TWENTY'SHILLINGS PER SHARE immediately, and the remaining Balance as soon as the Liabilities of the Company shall have been ascertained and disetarged. The Scripho ders who have not yet sent in their Scrip, are re quested to forward It to the Secretary (who will give a Rece'pt for the same), at the Offices of the Company, on or before MONDAY the 1 5th instant (the last day for receiving the same), between the Hours of Ten and Four o'Clock. The Certificates must be en dorsed with the Name, Business, and Aesidence of the Holder, and accompanied with the subjoined Forned m, p r operly filled up and signed, printed copies of whiehmay be obtai at the Office on and after Saturday next. So soon as the Scrip has been examined and registered, Cheques will be delivered at the Offices of the Co m p any, or forwarded by required, to opfarptaieSymreesatid.ing at a distance. Due notice will be given of th e t i me Saripholders sen‘ling their Certificates by post are recommended, for security, to send them in registered letters. By order, UN, Whitefriargate Hull, June Bth,. ° 1846. FOAM roux To BR Dim — . VEIL ED OR SENT WITH LL Hull and Barnsley Secretary. To the Secretary of Sir,—l eneloie Scri p representing aclt ioBne Railway . Shares, Nos. above undertaking, and I hereby such ate assent to the Dissolution of the said oCrtiF taitin e y a . tes junT take such ' Committee of Manpaargepmoseen,t and pa as and the a y at m ho ay rls d e e the em necessary for that herewith, alp Certificates sent and I also agree to receive TWENTY g settlement of all each of such Shares, and such further sum as Per Sher nagement shall declare payable, after the s t i' he Committee of Share on claims upon the Company and Directors, in f ull a clf th ali. interest whatsoever in the said undertaking, and rnY share and cute such Deed of Release as they may deem ere " Pun to requisite in exe the said Shares. respect of Name in full ............ Address in full .. ..... .. Date • • • • • • • ...... • • • • ....... „ ... • • • Witness to Signature • • • ...., ....... Address of Witness •••• . • • ........: .. : 21.8. The Scrip Certificates must be endorsed with the name, bu siness, and residence of the holder. • CAUTION to PERFUMERS , and O T HERS. HIGH COURT OF CHANCERY. LOWLAND AND SONS, V. PENN. Messrs. ROwLAND [and SONS, 20, Hatton Garden, London, hereby give notice, that they have lately adopted proceedings in the High Court of Chancery against this defendant and other parties, and have obtained a perpetual injunction to restrain the defendants from selling any liquid in bottles, having covers or labels, being eopies or facsimiles, or imitations, with colourable variations, of those used by Messrs. Rowland and Sons for the sale of their 3IACASSAR OIL, and from using any trade marks of the same description as those used by them, and the defendants, in all cases, have had to pay the eosts of the suit. Messrs. Rowland and Sons have also adopted proceedings against the printers of fraudulent labels or wrappers, and have obtained the plates from which the same have been Tel together with the names of the parties to whom the same have been sold. All persons are, therefore., cautioned against selling or exposing for sale, any preparations in wrappers or labels, being fraudulent imita tions of those used by Messrs. Rowland and Sons, or containing any imitation of their trade marks, as proceedings vrill be adopted agains, tem, and full damages and costs enforced. Ruh bottle of the genuine " Macassar Oil" Is enclosed in an en ema:lead ornamented wrapper, having the words " ROWLAND'S MICIASILLB OM" is T wo:14411, an tis& glguaturein lUD INK, thus— Rowe -441D* soy. tettOttlgue) Magi. IVOTTLAYI), . . No. 16,765. LON DON, SATURDAY MORNING 7 .....matoreasmwsraffirr. ArsCamirsiaMai WILSON'S SCOTTISH ENTERTAIN MENTS. Music Hall, Stowe-street. ON MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 15, at Eight o'clock. Mr. WILSON will give an Entertainment, in which he will sing a variety of the • SONGS OF SCOTLAND. • Pianoforte—Mr. LAND. PART 1.-0 weel may the bootie row—Of a' the airts the wind can blaw—Wha'll buy caller herring?—Ham2 cam our gudeman at e'en— Ower the water to Charlie—Bonnie Bessie Lee —The married man's lament—Pibroch o' Donald Dhu. PART Il.—The flowers o' the Forest—The auld school —Woo'ed an' married an' IV—Auld ke,Nicolson's bonnie Natinie Get up and bar the door. Tickets, 23. Reservbd Seats, 2s. 6d. Private Boxes for Six, 15s. , for Eight Persons, II . ; Mr. Wilson. begs to announce, that on Monday Evening, the 22d June, in compliance with many requeits, he will give his p'ipular Entertainment, entitled, THE ADVENTURES OF rmsck: CHARLE', with the illustrative Jacobite suirfa. • S 'IOCIETY OP TAINTERs IN WATER COLOURS. The FORTY-AECOND ANNUAL . EXHIBITION is NOW OPEN, at their Gallery - , 5, Pall-mall East, each day, from Nine till Dusk. .# A.lmittance, One Shilling. Catalogue. Sixpence. J. W. WRIGHT, See. Ii:1LLOON.•--Mr. GREENT will ascend, at Six o'clock on MoaDAY next, June 15, ftoin CItgSIORNE GAIWENS, Chelsea. R E MORNE GARDENS, CHELSEA. N. i Open fot• the Season. GALA RIGHTS—MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, and FRIDAY. Admission, One Shilling. Off nights—Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Admission, Six pence. • Open on Sundays at half-past four o'clock. Admission by Six penny refresh" ent carciA. BOTANIC ' SOCIETY. ILL The LAST. EXHIBITION this season, in the Gardens of the Society, in the R ge❑t's ark, will be HELD on WEDNESDAY, July 1, and will include FRUIT. Tickets ca be.obtairml at the Gardens, by pre.entinl an order from a Subscriber, price ss. ; or on the day of the Exhibit►on, 7s. 6d. each. . PROMENADES, to which Fellows have the privilege of Omitting their Friends, will continue to be held every Wednesday in June and July, except July 1. J. D. C. S')WERRY, Seeretrirr. OYAL POLYTECHN IC INSTITUTION 11, Dr. Ryan's Nev and Interesting LECTURE on the CHE MISTRY and PIIII,OSOPHY of DIVING, at Half-past Three daily, and on the Evenings of Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. l'rofessor Itachhoffn er's LECTURES on NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, with brilliant experiments, daily. MACINTOSH'S ROTARY EN GINE COLEMAN'S PATENT LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE 'or . ascending and descending Inclined Planes. FARRELL'S ARC,III_ MEDIAN RAILWAY. the ATMOSPHERIC RAILWAY, a;,l EN. VE Lo PE CUTTING MACHINE, and WOOD'S NEW PATENT STEAM-ENGINE GOVERNOR, all in action. The :KEW DIS SOLVING VIEWS. PORTRAITS of Distingnishe , 4 Men in the GOVERNMENT and ARMY of LAHORE, , magnified by the OPAQUE MICROSCOPE. The OXY-HYDROGEN MICROSCOPE exhibiting a fine Collection of Living Objects; &c., &c. Admission, Is., Schools, Halt-price, TIE "TRIES" on PHOTOGRAPHY, Ap r il 22d. 1846. • A great improvement has bean effected by Mr. BEARD. The portraits now exhibit a degree of boldne'm, and stand out with a re lief greatly desiderated in all the earlieT specimens of the art, while his method of colouring renders theAn agreeable and life-like." Taken daily, from nine till StY, at 55, King William-street, City, where, application for licences should be made; 34, Parliament street, Westminster, and , the royal Polytechnic Institution, Regent street. QTEANI.—A C&RD FOR THE LADIEs. Ihe Directors of the Iron Steam-boat Company, feeling they have arrived at perfcktion in the conveyance of the mercantile world. have for some time drawn their attention to the more fair and pleasure-seeking. travellers upon the. River Thames, and are de lighted to state that, not only can the Ladies enjoy the pleasure of Kew Gardens, but Zan do so without inconvenience in their transit, there being no annoyance of a chain to crush their bonnets In pass ing under the B ridges, and that cruesteam-pipe is entirely removed. WILLIAM CHAPLIN, Chairman. _ Greshall2l7,treet. REGISTERED PALETOT of LLAI4A CLOTH, 6 and 7 Victor:a, cap. 65. I 'at".4rlsed by the Prince Consort, Prince George of Cambridge, the uf Wellington, and the following distinguished visitors to this co'.uttyy :—The Emperor of Russia, the King of Prussia, the Ki•ig of ' , Aele;luin, the King of Saxony, the King of Holland, Prince William of Prussia, and further honoured by the continued patronage of all who seek an unaffected gentlemanly appearance. The cloth is made of Mama, Wool, a fabric ost agreeably soft and elastic to the touch, and is one-third the weight of ordinary woollen clothes, but it corresponds in shades of colour it is very durable, and naturally a repellent of rain, yet so porous as to admit of a due escape of exces sive bodily heat. These advantages, with the very moderate price charged, renders the Itegisterel Pa , etot worthy the attention of all. They can he purchased in London, of the Patentees only, at their Wareroomi, 114, Regent-street, and 22, Cornhill, ANARQIJEE, TENTS, RICK-CLOTHS, with IVA Poles complete. Temporary Rooms, Corriders added to the Mansv.n. Leads and Balconies covered in, &^. BEN".i &MEN EDUISGTON, 2, Duke-street, Southwark, and 208, Piccadilly who had the honour to erect the Corn or at Mortimer House, lialki.i.sireet, on the occasion of the Grand Rail on the 4th inst., respectfully informs the Nobility and (lentil' tnat Corridors. Temporary Rooms, &c., are fitted up with great dispatch, and by their lightness and elegance ornament the Mansion, aeing, at the same time, to its comfort and convenience. • . Orders per post duly attended to. PUBLICATIONS. Just published. price 6d. ATIOVAI. UNIFORMITY OF GAUGE; A Short Letter to Dv d Dalhousie. submitting Reasons for preferring the oriz;inal recomm , ndations of the taus Commissioners to the recent prop. , sals oft e Board of Trade. Published by W. Stepp-neon, 12 end 13, Parliament-street. THIRTY-I - WO OCTAVO PAGES FOR ONE PENNY. Now ready, am may be had of all Booksellers, price One Penny, - - , NH. I. of •. .. MOLL CUCPURSE : a Tale, founded on Facts. By the Author of " The Peer and the Blacksmith," &c. &c. * * l. Purchasers of No. I. will receive No. 11. GRATIS. London; W. Strange, 21, Paternoster-row ; and Berger, Holy well-street. , - THE DAILY NEWS. NEW LONDON MORNING NEWSPAPER, • Price Twopence Hal penny. Published in time for the Morning MaPs. Wilitefriars, June 11th. The Proprietors of THE DAILY NEWS regret to learn that the Paper has not always reached the Subscribers so early or so punctually as mizht reasonably have been anticipated. Their apology is, that the success of the great experiment so far exceeded all expectation that it was not possible to produce the required numbers, even with the most powerful machinery, in time for the Morning Expresses and Maile ; and the number of Post-office orders which poured in made It difficult, and some days impossible, to Aistribute them among the Trade—so that delays in executing such orders were unavoidable. `I hey trust, however, that their ar rangements are now so comp ete as to insure the Subscribers aga'nst all chance of delay : yet, as all the respectabl3 News Agents have given to the DAILY NEWS an active support, and many have announced by advertisement their willingness to supply the pa , er for 16s. 4d. per quarter—payment being made in advance—the Pro prietors ecommend that new Subscribers should order copies direct from a News Agent, and only when there is an apparent difficulty transmit a Post-office order, payable to Joseph Smith, DAILY NEWS Office, Whitefriars, I ondon. WINE TRADE.—A 'French Wi ne -h ouse i s desirous of meeting with a party, already cnga* d in the sale of other descriptions of Wine, who may be disposed, upon mode rate terms of commission, to take orders for their Wines from country wine-merchants. Address (pie-paid), stating name, &c., to H. K. C., care of Mr. W, Jeffry, stationer, George yard, Lombard-street. • - • GREENHITITE, KENT. TO LET, A GENTEEL TEN-ROOMED COTTAGE, replete ...with every convenience. 12-nt low. Inquire on the premises-, No. 3, Torritee, Greenhithe ; or, of Mr. Cobham, Gravesend. VV EST INDIA. PINE-APPLES. For PURL!' SALE, at 2 MONUMENT-YARD on MONDAY, June 15, 1846, at Two o'clock precisely, the following goods, viz. : - • - 1,010 WEST INDIA, PINE-APPLES, 55 Barrels NEW POTATOES, (Ex .;ioval Mall steamer T sed). 100 NEW POTATOPN, (Ez Golden Ruler. Ile.mnia). To be viewed at the warehouses, Monument-ya rd, and Catalogues' on application to KEELING-and HUNT, Brokers, Monument-yard and Podding-lane, DWELLING HOUSE ANI) LAND.. CHTPPING SODBUITY,ILOUCESTERsHIIIE. ATR, JOHN TAYLOR will Sell by Auction . ; twit: . at the George Inn, at Chirping Sodbury, on Fattimr, the 19th of .Tune, 1846, at Four o'clock in the afternoon (unles,, pre-: viously disposed of by Private Contract, of which due notice will be given), A modern and substantially-built DWELLING HOUSE, situate in the town of Chipping Sodbury, late the residence of 'Miss Hrocitte, deceased, comprising entrance hall ; dining-room, 40 feet by 15 feet; drawing-room, 20 by 15 ; five good bedrooms, water-closet, tliree servants' rooms, kitchen, scullery, with furnace copper for brevt'ing,, and forAtig pumps for supplying a bath and cistern up-stairs, butler'S and co des pantries, larder, a good arched cellar, wine Cellar, witirall other c , aivenient offices. There is also a stable, yard, greenhouse, and most productive large walled garden, tastefully laid out and well stocked Witth fruit'trees, the whole standing on nearly an acre of ground. A close 'of rich; pasture land, containing three acres, two roods, may also be purchas ek l with the house: Th e pre m i ses are well supplied with hard and sod, water. The house is in a eom^►lete state of repair, tit for the inu7tediafe reception of a family. To a gentlem tri of moderate means, the above offers an opportunity of securing a roomy and comfortable dwelling-house at a small expense. Part of the above is held for a residue of a term of 2,000 years from the Ist day of Apr 1, 1675, at the yearly rent of a peppercorn. Chipping Sodbury is 11 miles from B.•istol, 14 miles from Bath, and within two miles of. the Yate station on the Bristol and Birmingham Railway. Besides the parish church, there is a Roman Catholic chapel, and a. Baptist meeting hou-e in the town. The great.r part of the furniture may be taken by the purchaser at valuation if required. To view the property, apply at the house ; and for further par tieutar., to Messrs. Wilde, Rees, Humphrey, and Wilde, solicitors, College-hill, Loudon; to Messrs. W. and C. Bevan, solicitors, Small sire: t ; or to J. P. Sturge and Son, land agents and surveyors, Broad street, Bristol. RAILANAV FEES. ESTERDA Y.) ItOUS .1' LORDS. Vrpßltit: STATroRDSIIIILE. Rill incl t u h d e e tl d ° l ni n Th i e l a e b e. o a v P e P° t i tt n i te :ili tp l eP fo n r 4 t d} i er e tires time t m im er e it Houses of Parliament) at about half-past eleven. The members are and —the Duke of Cleveland (chairman), the Earl of Scarborough, Lords Colchester, Oomerville r funt De Lisle. i s n of iz t oo ll n th i r i ee Mr. Austin,. air. Talbot,' Mr. Sergeant Wrangliam, and Mr. Ser lulls stle geant Murphy.appeared tor the promoters of the Bill, and numerous S S t a a T n a d h o h e r a d t e l !f r i f i r ili , i v ( 4 l:t e y h - :e j o e it e . Pottery i line, e I n e g Y line,all branches the l-t o r t e e th a Torch coons appeared for landowners petitioning, against the Bill. i Mr. AUSTIN said that its the• three Bills were in tact but one sZiheine, it v"ila proposed to fake iliem together, by which much time would be saved by tee prroltOters, and the opponents would be put Ito no inconvenience. • 11ia voidnifffea. ass ntild to this course, and ,Mr. Tatnor proceeded tti Open the case for the promoters of the Bills, at gr .t length. • 14 said that he thought the total absence in railway ateoimin , xiation fin the , Potteries and other popu lofts IcaPiitlweuring iftal ,a4ricultural districts in North Staffordshire was a stifticik'fit argument as to the necespity tier these lines. The- diataneeo-betweere varaetts important (daces would •he very much ,hortened by this line; as, tor instance, the illitanci between Manehesferavonfilite reduCed by 7 miles 3 furlongs; he tween Macclesfield and" London, by 28 mils 3 furlongs; betwewi Stockport aio Landon, by a miles, ; lot:twee% Sandbach and London, by 314 miles; between Muiiblibeter and Birmingham, by 4 miles; between 3litecleifleld and Birmingham, by 24 miles; between Stock port and Iltrininghalu, lay4)4 miles; between Manchester and Derby, by 18 miles 3 turlongs ludas , ; era Macclesfield and Denny,t by 51 titles 3 farlonaa t-aand between Stopltport and Derby by, 30 miles. This was not ono of the Bills pl'ojecittl Iluriug the late railway mania of 1845, having seen forided by the union Of the Mullet 'Valley Railway' 'Company and-lbe, Si affordshire Potteries Railway Com pany ; tide former of width. was favourably reported on by the Boars of Trade in 1844. Three-fonrths of the estimate (ohich•amotinteb to 2,800,0001.) ligi•been suliseritied, and 10 per cent. hail been de posited according :tti•th standing orders of the House of Commons. The•total length of lute wool! be 122 miles. The railway would give to the StaffortishkePotteries, .New - castle, and Stone, an expedi tiosll aCeefis to the ports'of tivcipool•and•Birketillead, whence their exaorts are shipped, arat Whuld plakie.theit large population and important manutactures on the • main line between London an , Mani hester, and would afford them direct Communication not Only with those ilaces; lint also with Birmingham, Derby, and, hi fact, with an parts 'it the ki .gdern, by means of the various railways al ready established: - It would open a • direct communication between the town of Congleton (now wholly unaccornmodated by railways) and London, Mancheiter, Macclesfield, Coventry, and Derby, with which places its extensive silk manufactures nec.cii.esrisuatieillrwyn•aod3cisctiacosiicionti;i m an ui e ,i x e t a air nd ord the a no d r i t r h e t e t r i l o s u i ve t., () In t l erz i o v u e rs rp e , , ,o h vi es o t u e l r d , of the kingdom, to Derby,. Nottingham, Leicester, and the eastern, counties; and it would ,open th e valuable coal fields in North Stitt tbrdShire for the sappy of the tmanufacturing districts, of the Pot teries, Newcastle, Mitecleifjold,, Stockport, Manchester, and 'Bir mingham. It would also afferil ,great facilities for the supply of iron, the other Staple commodity of North Staf fordshire. These great public elakats, which, as separate schemes, would require the construction pf 162 miles of new railway, would be effected, through, the' happy combination of the North Staffordshire Railway, : by .construction of only 12236 miles of new railway. The popula - ,ion on. and within two miles of the line, was unusually large, being altogether 344,3111, or upwards of 500 per square mile, while the average population or England is calculated to be about 303 per square mile. The population, not on the new line; but which would be immediately accommodated by it, was also unusually large. The Learned Counsel dwelt at consi derable length on what he considered the " insignificant " nature of the opposition which, he said, consisted entirely of cases for compensation, and not of caseso u f ig lu•reesoidnecntdiaeld his ii jaudrdyr,essst:chhe as called could not be compensated for. uav Mr. Ricardo, M.P. for the Potteries, • and- chairman of the North Staffordshire Railway Company, who gave general evdence in t L h i e v i e t r fa vour of the thee. He was cross-examined by Mr. FLUND, who ap peared for Mr. Cartwright and Mrs. Carey (Mr. Cartwright's (laugh ter), petitioners matinst the Bill; and by . Mr. Sergeant ADAMS, who appeared for Sir Henry Everett, also petitioning against it. Liverpool, that It would Lord Ingestrie, M.P. for the South Division of Lancashire, and , gave general evi dencegreatly benefit the district through which it would pass, and would be the hest and most direct line that could be made through the dis trictsfavourforline,borough which it would traverse. : • • Mr. Alderman Copeland gave similar evidence, and also some sta tistical details asto the existing traffic in the n or ; h of i,taffordshire. Mr. Bidder, who, colt) dully with Messrs. R. St ep h enson, Gooch, Hawkeshaw, and Forsyth, is engineer to this line, g ave t h e usual works i were genheuratily slight. The The line the gra dients evidence, the main facts of which were cont a i ne d i n Mr. i li The the e , curves was laid down by himself and Mr. liobert Stephenson. The witness t a e i n b° ts t' l B were good a ti d ir d o res g s h . ouu T t was cress-examined at great length by Counsel for the petitioners, and re-examined by Mr. Sergeant Murphy. •On the conelusiot; of the roexamination, Mr. Sergeant ALLEN requested the Chairman to ask the witness whether, by a eeviation which he exhibited on a sketch, the injury to Sir Henry Everett's property might not be avoided? The CHAIRMAN havilig Put this question, Mr. Bidder admitted that it might be so avoided. • • • • • • • • The Con v nittee then ordered the• room to be cleared, and in the conrse of about five minutes the counsel and agents were re-ad mitted. In about a quarter of atthour the room was thrown open, and we were- admitted. The proceedings in the interim did not transpire, but we understood that the Committee had caused the room to be cleared, its order to consider certain suggestions which they had; proposed to offer for the consideration of counsel, and also to discas.s the proposition of Mr. Sergeant Alien as to the deviation line. I'6 decision, however, was made, and The 6)mnd:teerose at about hail-gast four o'clock, and adjourned Il eleven o'clock to-mert ow. DIRECT LONDON ILND PORTSMOUTH. Their Lordships met at eleven o'clock, in It , ;orn A. ; Lord Beau mont in the chair. All the Members were present . The Committee were occupied with general evidence nearly the whole of the morning. • Numerous witnesses were called, and gave evidence as to the want of railway' communication in the district which this line pro posed to accommodate, ;Ind as to the advantages that would result lroni its formation. They were cross-examlued by Counsel on the part of the several petitioners. • • • alter four o'clock the Committ,e ailjourned till Monday at eleven. . HOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP CORNWALL. 21,11.IXAVAIT. The Committee met at the usual hour, Viscount morpeth in the Lord•Vivivi and Mr. Divett, M.P., gave evidence in favour of tk ral . Mr. Rcndall, engineer, stated the difficulties attending the con struction of a bridle over th , , Tamar, and the inadequacy of the esti mate of Air Brunel for constructing the same. eapt: Berkeley, M P.; tine of the Lords of the Admiralty, considered that the navigation wouhl be seriously injured by the bridge over the river at the height proposed by Mr. Brunei. Mr. Pare believed the traffic on the central line would be consi derable. • • •••• • • • Mr. Goldsworthy Gurney thought the curves and gradients on the Cornwall - lme very severe: • Mr. Locke was examined at considerable length by Mr. Coat, etraN, on behalf of the Corporation of Sahash. • Mr. -Brunel was also, by the consent of the Committee, allowed to be examined on several points of the South Devon line alluded to by Mr. Locke in his examination. The -Committee adjourn e d morning. at five o'clock till eleven on Monday . . • GROUP XUI. This Committee! met to - day at twel ve o'clock ; Sir WWilliam Clay • Alr/ELSHXRE AND GALLOWAY. • • - Mr. Macdonnell, engineer of the Gloucester anti Birmingham line, was examined, in corroborration of the evidence of Mr. 31`ea given yesterday. He also explained the mode of working the Vet:oY incline, to show that there would not be any great difficulty in work ing the gradient of 1 in 55, on the pfopt.osed line. Mr. Robinson, civil engineer, gave evidence to a similar effect. He thought the estimates for the proposed line quite ample enough. Mr. William Gordon deposed that he had resided for some time at Balcaryllay, and-considered it a good position for a harbour. The line and the harbour in question, would be of great benefit to the county of Kirkcudbright. The bay was easy of access to shipping. T jo s ciosgd-t he case on behalt of the promoters. Laurie, an extensweA tat . tntr time ,neighbourho• dof Dum fries, was examined, as to the damage that. would be done by the line to the• property. of. Colonel Afaxwel:. of . Orchistan. The line passed for three miles through the property... The distance of the line from the mansion. at one point was about 180 yards. There were two approaches with lodges, and the line approached within 50 and 40 yarns respectively. The turnpike road was between the house and the railway, and it was twice crossed gin a leve:, so that which ever- approach Colonel Maxwell took he .had to go over a level (Te.slng. • Cross-examtned—lle believed they could get rid of, the level cross ings it Colonel 3laxwell would consent to Allow the. proposed line of deviation.• . • . Itlr. 31.Kie, convener o f th e (Yount).* of kirkendbri the evidence of the previ ous witness. • There was very little tragic .einroborated north and south parallel with I.Je route of the present railway. 'lite course of traffic was from east to west, the route the British and Irish Union was to have taken. Ai:cording to the letting of the tolls last year,•the tolls on the south and north rol,te lot for but 3501. Mr. Gas, keeper of the toll-gate at Ketimure-bridge, near New Galloway, about half way on the route of the line, deposed :hat he had 901. a year rent for the toll, 'and he had- been obliged to give it up because he could not make anything for his trouble. .The witness read a mpuber of particulars which he had taken down, to show the meagre character or .the traffic. ":Ir. Geddes, mining etiginier, was examined, with the object of sli , .winf that the•Dalmellington and Patna mineral fields were oil so extensive and" prolific as they had been represented by the p "- natters or the Bill, though he admitted • they might turn out cc, good fields: • • Mr. Christie followed to the same effect. Captain Robinson, , was next examined,, to show that Daleery Bay was not well adapted for a harbour that there NV,IS scarcely any water in at la* tide. and that shlos could not be sheltered hi the port where water was deepest, unless th, winJ was blowing, Item off the land. . . . . 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JUNE 11.—The Grand Duke Constantine has been to the Victualling-yard to see the process of making biecuit and the arrangement 6f the victuailtng stores, &c. He was afterwards taken on board the Victory, the flag-ship of the Commander-in Chief, and Vice-Admiral Lutke's flag be ing hoisted at the fore, a complimentary salute of fifteen guns was fired on the occasion. The Grand Duke and the Baron Brunnow and other officers afterwards adjourned to the Ad miralty-house to lunch. There is a grand dinner party this evening, and to-morrow a ball, to which, the greater part of the nobility and gentry of the neighbourhood, with the la dies of their families, are invited. On Monday arrangements have been made for the Russian officers to dine on board her Majesty's ship Victory, the captains and officers &the ships in t.e port giving the entertainment; there is_ also to be a ball in the evening, and as the ship is moored within a stone's cast of the beach, there will not be any difficulty in the ladies g-.tting on board. A few of the'officers and men have been in the town this day, to purChase necessaries. A young cadet of some importance is attached to them, and in charge of Cap tain Swabey, of the Russian Artillery, who is showing him all over the town and neighbourhood. Some of the London policemen are in Portstpouth, it is said, to protect the Grand Doke, .should the Poles, who are settled at Gosport, endea vour to molest him. It is more probable their object is to endeavour to get hold of some thieves who have been suc cessful in four burglaries during the last three or four nights. Her Majesty's ship Canopus, 84, sailed this morning with sealed orders, • The Oriental steamer has anchored at the :14Iotherbank, and it is said that Prince Waldemar of Prussia is on board, on passage from India. The officers of the hne in garrison intend to grcet him warmly if he comes into the town, and i vita ions have been sent to request him to land here. His recent exploits with the troops in India will insure him a cordial welcome. The Commander-in-Chief has shifted hip flag •from the Excellent to the Victory,, while Admiral Parker is on leave. II3RAHIM PACHA The Pacha, from having made arrangeMents to leaVe town early for Ascot races, did not receive any visitors previous to his departure on Thursday morning. At ten o'clock his Highness and suite, with the exception of M. Carabet Effendi and Captain Mustapha Mendi p . at tended by Major Dickson, left Mivart's for the Great Western terminus, at Paddington, and proceeded by railway to Slough, where ~., riages were in waiting to convey the Pacha and party to the race-course. . The Pacha was delighted with the animated scene the course presented, arol was everywhere the " lion." The Earl of Jer4ty,• Master of the Horse to tvr Mpjesty, was in a , teudance to show every attention to the it visitor. On 11 r. Greville, the owner of Alarm, being presented to him, the Vicha congr:rtailived that gen! letnan — olt the success of his horse as the winner of the Emperor's vase. Shortly after tour his Highness and suite. attended by Major Dickson, retired from the course, accompanied by the Earl of Jerev. .., His Excellency Sidi Effendi, and the attaches of his em ba.ssy, were present at the races, and came to town by the same train. His Highness reached his hotel shortly after'six o'clock, and, after a slight rest, prepared for dinner : _ The only: additions to * the suite of his Highness were Major Dickson and Mr. Briggs. At a quarter past eight carriages were ordered to convey the Pacha to the House of Lords, his Highness being,de sirotts to hear the debate in that branch of the Legislature. General Soliman Pacha, General Ibrahim Bev, Colonel Beaufort, M. Noubert, Major Dickson, and Mr. llrigga ad companied his Highness. On Thursday 11. Carabet Effendi, secretary of his Highness, went to Greenwich Hospital. General Soliman Pacha, we hear, will not accompany the Pacha on his tour in the north, but is expected to quit Eng land earlier than was anticipa'ed. On Monday the General goes to Woolwich to visit the Arsenal. The Pacha, and the members of his suite, dined last evening with his Royal Highness Prince Albert, at Buck ingham Palace, and this day, according to the ar rangements at present agreed upon, his Highness intends to depart for his tour in the north of England and. Soot land, and it is . even probable he will extend his journey to Ireland, consequently he will be prevented from accepting any invitations until after his . return, when we hear the Duke of Wellington iAtaids to-give his Highness a splendid ate. General Ibrahim Bev, his Highness's aide-de-camp, and ,al.,,Noubert, his n4erp4tef, 4v,ith..Major :3011 1 ,, ace to ac company his Highness throughout his tour. tie otheriser- . sonnet of his suite are to remain in town. CORRESPONDENCE, ETC., RELA TIVE IN) A RAILWAY COMMUNICATION THROUGH GREii;NWICH PARK. 111KMORANDUM. • Admiralty, June 10, 1846. The Admiralty have given due con,ideration to these con flicting opinions. and although they have the greatest con fidence in the .initti,tn of the Astennomer•Royallnore partictt larly chargel kith the Observatioryi at the Ob4ervatnry, and of course, per.ect reliance on {he COrrectifess of the decisiOn of the majority ~ 1 the learned visitors'. of that institution, yet as per 4,11,5 of distinguished .`ability; Whose opinions are entitled to Gs r..CeiVed with deferenee, have given such strong :and ;Ivi•ided contrary "reports on the subject, the Board, ihn,veve: unwilling to deprive the publid . of 'what :is considered by them an important accomraotiation; deem it to be on the Wloie most prudent to withdraw their sanction tb the tunnel tlir-ugh Greenwich Park for the'proposed rail way being - proceeded-with, at least until another jof Parliament, -when•further experiments may•induce a nuke concurring - opinion as to the real effects such a me'asnre.*4ll haN%e on an observatory situated at the distance stated frdm such railway tunnel. • . By command of their Lordship. (Signed) W. A. B. HAMILTON), DANISH CLAIMS, The extreme unfitness of the House of Commons to as sume the office of judge upon claims for pecuniary indemnity, much resembling the nature of private actions, has bden fully proved in the case of the Danish claims, or ratheri of British claims for repayment of property confiscated by the Danes. These claims have, at different times, been consi dered by great law officers; and have suggested not only; to different legal authorities very different opinions, but also very different opidions to one and the same authority. But Parliament had in tact several times admitted that the claims should be satisfied. The ground of the favburable vote seems to have been that 'since 'Government seized and kept pro lierty on the occasion of the seizure cf the Danish fleet, such property might be considered as asset s , an d g i ven w i t h out any very strict inquiry to the claimant. But now it seems that there are no assets; and 200,0001. has become an item of Serious consideration in . a budget, where a' many articles demand remission of duty, and where a Chancellor of the Exchequer looks more-sharply than ever to the giving or the retaining Of a few thousands. For this reason, rotlier than from any altered Convictions of the merits of the claims, Mr. Goulbarn opposed••the payment of the third class of claimants; and, at • his bidding, the House tooke the same stern and ungenerous view. This is very hard upon men, in whose favour - it had already so many times decided. There were certainly many points against the claimants, especially their long delay in coming forward. But Parliament knew ' this - at first as-well as last, and however it might have been pleaded to influence a just decision, it is no plea for the re versal of former votes. ' Government, in these cases, is of course gUided by the opinion of its own law-officers. In tee of the Council F ran ce they wouilidobfe s r e t f a ir e r , ed a n t o d t G I ' L e w e c r o n m m p e e n t t e n w t o co u l m d m n i o t - t ample retort enabled cussed before this coin merely yn have France, to consider therefore, th a e come to a decision till in ti i i t e tee m , a a t n te d r t l i r l d ail been pleaded and dis• gr,unds.and argil! everything else elucidated tc political , have found Con. They wouldconnected with the ques loovi themleiir opinions o os see ef t to h ifi e is re o arsothatparliament f o s i N,: di ue C ln. i d s t i i i m n decision. to 11e contradictory unpleasant result i:, that whether the claimants been ill-used, havin;. their demands, they have certainly- just. their hand, nor would they And now tt been led to hope and consider their claims Yeit4b)re- nts were wrong or right in Solicitor-General amid incap ac ity o f P ar li am ent as a court votes which disappoint them, and thus make them t pa o y f j t as or ti t c h e e , the extreme. - w a t h ji a e l h l w re e cu o r bs t e o rv t e h e i El c o t n h s e i d d e i rti i o o n n of on theisresvoeursj subject- . i i s ga crU ilt ei ll i e Daily News. haslt been calculated that nearly one-half of the rum commissioned officers and privates of the American army desert every bear. _ _ A chaffinch's nest has been built in the coffer-dam 0 the new harbour work, Aberdeen, and the birds are BO tame the: COMO SCA feed vritt the GROUP XVII. reriv7c - f msTmiz AND SOUTI - TAIVIPTOiti, Az,;;D SOUTIP.I.VIISTEIZAT (31ZONZSIzy A 7 1 3 LliEt. B: 'lke: ° D r' l a n i E t t e e B m t 414 o t h r i 8 4 m u il r 111 . 1 g at the usual Lour , the thei. E. Yorke in the chair. -•-• 3t.P. for Andover, was the first witnes. ^slled. Ito 1% ANCIUiST It AND SOUTIIIIMPTOW. property in the neighbourhoo of Anriove;•, and con with the manufacturing districts. Ile knew no line communication ssaii:errle;tieEtP°htiaelstlieed whole of the district would be bilitll4,l try direct which could mplish this object better than the Manchester and S ou thampton It would be most valuable for the carriage of ma n ure and salt, which, if it could he o b ta in ed with facility, would he lariely used in the improvement of the land, as it pur•fied it, and (1 . stroyed n oxious insects. The feeling was H11:111:1110[18 in favour of the hue in the towns throughout the line , and at Southampton. By Mr. Ilasusarox —There were not more than two coaches passing to and fro between Cheltenham and alarlherough, but they were always loaded. The district was a rich agricultural one. By the CHAIRMAN—Th.- expense of constructing efficient roads in an agricultural district, not desirous of paying a large rate, no doubt reduced the number of coaches, and pre , . toted people from moving' about ni..re than they did ; but it a Company, with ample means, were to construct a through communication, there could he no ques tion about these districts availing themselves of it to a larg extent. Mr. J. Fincham, master shipwright at the dockyard, Portsmouth, for several years, said lie obtained great quantities of materials from the north, Manchester, and its immediate neighbourhood, and that a direct communication between Manchester and Southampton would he of the utmost importance. The opening up of a communication with the Unifier districts about Marlborough and other places on the line would al'. he of considerable advantage. By Mr. KE - No—Less of time was a serious inconvenience. The 10,8 of half-a ur might cause a ship t o 1 0:e her wind, and, conse quently, prey ts.r leaving the port for twelve hours They kept a large Mock at • isenal. hut sometimes th y happened to be out of articles requir About any but necessa r y delay. A break of gauge wo uld be agree • b sonvenlenze. Liverpool for treNtal and Ow ,tut in the north. litard it intimated that the depot f or tr _ops Weedott was a bout to be removed to Birmin g ham, h ut he was not sure wheth e r th e report had any founda tion or not. The Manchester and Southampton would ffor I the means of read y access to the north. The saving of IS irides was an important matter. It wo u ld render Southampton for the embarkatio n of t roops. very eligible „ NG —The garison at Portsmouth siverag‘d from malty .its utds of it hllajor embarkingtown major of the garri son of Portsmouth, said ircops went to the no r th every year, for the pur t By Mr. e.EA 2;000 to 5,000. 31r. Cope, trait° taker;El tho tSafac aloni-the course of thn lixe JUNE 13, 1846. taken in in October and the middle of. November list, a period not very favourable orfaccount of there not- hei,,g any fairs. His experience showed that railways increased traffic tour and sometimes sixfold. There was a great moving loc.tl traffic on the line, Independently of the traffic from point to point. By the CnAtallAN I raffle istereased to such an extent as almost to defy calculation. The•ekisting loca :traffic he valued at 48,7351., the estimated increase at 146,435 ~ makiii4-a grand total at 194,1911., which would yield in the shat,♦' of revenue, after deducting 40/. per cent. for working expenses, 116,5141. or 71.15 s percent, ou the million and a half to be expouled in the c•nstruction of the line.. - The witness was then cross-exathined by Mr. HOPE, the continua tion of which was deferred until to-morrow t eleven o'clock, when the Committee will meet and sit till three o'clock. • GROUP XVIII. EXETER (GREAT WESTERN). The cross-examination of Mr. Brunel occupied it considerab7e time of the -; otnmittee's sitti• gs Lord De Mau!ey gave general evAoice in thvour Of the line. Mr. Miller was also examined hi col rAoration of the evidence of Mr. Brunel, the Com•eittee having decided .that two engineering witnesses should be called upon each chic. The Committee adjourned till twcive 0,1 Monday next. PRICE SD. ?be preamble Was declared to be proved, and the Committee ad jottrned tilll%lontlay. GROUP XXXVIII. 'MEDD AND znAproun. The Committee to which this Him is referred, met to-day at twelve o'clock, in Room No. 34. The CHAIRMAN said, that in 'consequence of the omission of the name of one Member, the Committee was not formed. • In all. pro babiliTY the Committee would be re-appointed by the House, and sit on Monday. GROUP XX. The Committee on'this f; , ot4, met to-day at twelve o'clock in room No. 31. Present,'Nir. Swi:rot, ((.11.tirnmt), 'sir It. l'igot, Lord H. lvtitinck, Mr. 'fancied, Mr. 'They resume , l the eonsi,terati n of the . MONDON, 119UNS Z. 0134 AND WESTERN.' The evidenCe iu support ot , the Doke or , Northnuthet . land'., opposi tion having been . eoacluded on Wednesday, when the Committee ad iourned to this day, . Mr. Rows, • as‘greed upon, now addrosed the Committee In rvisiv of that evidence, colitmling that ba -Noble client had com letely established that his ivansion mid lark - at Sion .could be interfered with by the railway in a 1.0.4 detrimental man er—that the farina of several of his tenants would also be mate rial'y injures, and in sonic cares absolute destroyed., It had further been proved to the Comatitlee Gilt the line would approach within a.most dangerous proximity of the powder-ndlls at Hounslow—so atuct that, according to the evidence of the Government engineers who had ken cxuunln(d, that alone ought to be taken as a sufficient reason for the rejection of the bill. he Learned Counsel also re ferred Is, the engineeting evidence, which he argued was conclusive cf the demerits of the hue in that respect. Oa the whole, he trusted that a case had been made out to , atisly tha 'r.intinittee that there, was no demand for the line - sufficient to just 4 [lv expensiveness of he work itself, or the rnistruction of property and the damage to the ;titilic which it would involve _ The Learned Gimlet - nun having concluded, the Committee called on the competing line, that is the LONDON 11.17 D 377/2.ZDSOR. Mr. JAMES, as coons: I tOr the promoters. claimed to be heard on the petition of his clients against the previous Bill (London, Houns low, and Western), for non•compliance.with the standing orders; be • Ore he was required to go into his own case, and before he put in the evidence required by Mr, Duneombe's resolutions. Mr. Phipps and Mr. Kei , nedy, for the London, Hounslow, and Windsor. strenuously opposes this course, but , Iter much discussion, The Committee - decided to hear the 'petition, which was accord ingly put in. Some difficulty arose in.proceei'ing, en account of the petition not being found in the clerk's ofilce. Mr. JAMES offered to produce a copy of the petition, and to prove, by sec Ondary evidence, that the original had been duly deposited. After some discussion the room was cleared, that the Committee might consider.the'admissibility of such secondary evidence. But the original petition being found in the meantime, no decision on the point was necessary. It was, however, ultimately ruled that the date of the petition took it out of the scope of Mr. Duncombe's resolutions, and that it could net be entertained. The preliminary evidence was then gone into on the subject of the London and Windsor, and - _ Mr. Sergeant Witaxonest stated the case for the promoters. Mr. CHAMBERS, for the opposing petitioners, insisted that the original deed should be produced. Mr. MERREwrrnEa, for the Bill, explained that what was called by his Learned Friend the orlg.nal deed had no legal existence, inasmuch as it had been cancelled by a subsequent deed. The Committee decided that the origin-i 1 deed should be produced. Mr. MERREWErHER undertook that it should be forthcoming on Monday, and proceeded to , :all witnesses on the merits. The Committee adjourned at four o'clock till twelve on Monday. GROUP XXI V. THETFOILD AND tiEWMAMEET. The Committee met to-day at twelve o'clock, Mr. Cr. Vernon in Lhe chair, when Mr. Bedeils, a grocer and ale and porter dea'er at Bury, was exa mined by Mr. O'MALLEY—IIe stated that there was a considerable trade carried on between Bury and Mildenhall, that the terminus at Bloomfield Paddock would be most advantageous to the town, that the opinion was unanimous in favour of it. and from his own experience lie could say that the intercourse with Mildenhall was of the utmost importance. Mr. JENNINGS said that the quantity of oats brought yearly from Mildenhal to Newmarket was not less than 10,000 quarters, and that there was the utmost necessity for keeping the old oommualca tions open. _ Mr. Croft, surveyor of Bury, stated that he had surveyed the ground for both the stations in Bloomfield Paddock and the North Gate, and he unquestionably gave the preference to that in Bloom field Paddock; which world run on a level, while that in the North Gate could only be reached on a str :+; incline. /PS T.WICH ANZ BURY. At the conclusion of this evidence Mr. TALBOT addressed the Committee on behalf of the Ipswich and Bury Company, dwelling particularly on the - advantages which are likely to accrue to Bury from the access given to. Oxford and the south west,.to Birmingham and the north-west of England, and the bene fits also which were likely to arias from the extension of the foreign • tride. These he thought were advantages which ought to be considered as far more important than any that could he derived from the opening to Syston and Peterborough.' • He had beenmuch impressed w , tit the o' servathins oil! r. Sergeant Wranghauk with respect to the cheap distribution of M. I, but yet he 'Could not attach much cotr;i'era:eei to that point, for he little expected to see the 'Leicester - coal-o,ld opened; and even if it were; that was no peculiar reason iu favour of the oppostmt. line, for the Nue; as now planned, would evjey equal opportunities of reaching other coal fields. The differi•nee of 20,0001., 0r30,0001., wasool, worth-notteing, as the money would be saved in the soundness of. the foundation, and the loss would therefore be ultlinhtelY Prevented:. Then - Wll yegaid; to gradients, that also was no consideration; lot shOuld the trains he as long as was 'rehresented, difbetilty would readily be met by an increase in the - poweriot the engines, and if the gradisnt of 132 were to be consid erbfi as-too severe, eerie iI - it were to be objected to, titer e would be a contravention of all the decisions of Parliament 'du it„ the pri.efent scs.ifin. And as far as the station was concerned he should observi, that the station selected by the company which he represented was the sere one tvbion had been approved of last year without any oppositiM4 and which must hereafter be the station for the through traffic ; anti if the station at Bloom lien's Close were to be made -it would be just as com . . . potent for the Ipswich and Bury to make it as any other com pany, - and self-interest would naturally prompt its adoption. The Learned Gentleman then wen!' through the objections of the pe, thioning landowners. Another point wit; the difficulty of the junc. tion with the Thetford branch at Newmarket. The curve proposed at that junctior, was of ten chains rains, and in the even, of the hoard of Trade requiring a larger ra tius the company were prepared; by the possession of property, to make It So that in fact there was - - no remarkable groutid for opposition to the preamble of this Bill. Mr. Sergeant WRANGHAM addressed the Committee on the advan tages offered by the Ely and Bury Company. In.dning so, he stated that the line had only two places of any itnportance on it—these were Sohau and Mildenhall ; the former a placid of considerable agricultu ral importance, and through this ',lace the llne . actUally ran, instead of going at some distance from it. Then with regard-to Milden hall, it was absolutely the fact, that the great portion of the population which was resident in tls two hamlets attached to it were even north of the Ely and Bury line. and therefore plaCed in a worse position for the line than if.they were all con centred round the focus of the town. I hnt it•bhonld be observed that the population, exclusive of the 'termini which) it was proposed . to accommodate, was only one-third of the number of those who would get.tb e -benefit of railway transit by the other line. 'After speaking of the injury which would be wrought to the mills and the k.ther establishments on the river Sark, the Leanted Sergeant alluded to the rumoured plan of amalgamation between the Thetford and Ely and Bury Companies, and stated that unless the Ipswich and Bum line were the best the country could afford, it ought not to' be allowed to pass. Ho then compared the gracilents On the two lines, and discussed the difficulty - of the junction at Newmarket. After a long address the room was cleared, and on. the re-admission of the parties the chairman declared that none of the preambles had been proved. The Bills for the Ely and Ilury , the Ipswich and Bury, and Thetfbrd and Newmarket lines are consequently for the present session all thrown out. GROUP XXVIII, 'ION CiN - mink vans, sT. (AZSAN'S, 1.77 T 0 AND DUNSTABLE BRANCH. ..• -* The Committee to whielt this line is referred iit twelve o'clock in Room No. 33. Mr. AUSTIN, who appeared for , he Hertford and Hatfield Railway, stated to the Committee that inasmuch as the promoters of the London and York (St. Alban's. Lu. on, and Dunstable Branch), which the Committee had passed yesterday, had admitted that the portion of the line between Waltord and St. Alban's was of little consequence to them, the Committee would perhaps re-consider the case of that portion of the line, and as the matter was one of indifference to the Company they might at least give the re,ident landowners a choice. 31r. WELLS, Oil the part of the promoters, objected to any such prom di u. The traffic bet weeit these t obits, if taken by another line, would clear away all the traffic ft om the main line. -- -. The room was t• elI Cleart4l. • . Atter the lapse of a tew mtnnt,s the doors were re-opened. The CHAIRMAN satt that pie Committee bad desired him to state :hat they could not 0111St.91t to the propot , it ion of Mr. Austiu. ST. 11.1.3311TVE, HATPIELD, AND HERTFORD 3Ui iC ON. -Mr. AUSTIN. said that he appeared for the promoters of this line, and they 11;10 decide+t not to proseeu.e the Mr. WELL 4 er these circumstances, the London and York I;nit cli iii fla.flehl to Hertford mat pass as an unop posed "Mi. as thee. i. et', 1,0 landowners' objections: WAS 21,11 .141,M as to the length of the line, (seven tnile,, ton, lurlongi, ;yid lift v-ehtlit yards). and it was proved that tlte•'e wk , re enginecriogditiicuiti. sou the route.. The CustameN then stated th.t: the o,inion of the Committee was. that the pr,,unble . ta the London, St Alban's, Hatfield, and Hertford Hrauch was proved. The Committee then went throudh the clauses of both 13111 s, which were agreed to, and separated. GROUP XXXI BRISTOL ,41‘779 ntrtlYireaVlLAlVl (GLOUCES TEM, AND STONISTIOUSE TaNCTXON). T e (70,mittee re-assembled at twelve this morning, when Mr. Tate alt ntlWr '‘vitn , ,ses were examined in support of the Bill. Thek evidence merely went to prove ihe amount of traffic which might be expected along' the proposed line, and also the necessity that existed 41 the district for railway accommodation. Tiii.CoTineillsuperintendent at Gloucester, and other witnesses, wet e examined at considerable length with fespeet to the engineer, lug capabilities of the line, the expense of construction, and other matters c , fnnevted with the acconitmxiation proposed to be afforded to passengers and traffic alone the Hue. The witnesses also entered into detailed accounis, by which it would se, in the inconvenience of the break of gauge at Gloucester, where the broad and narrow lines meet, was very considerable, but it would be superseded if the pro p,,s,,tl line was made. he Committee then aOjourned. GROUP XXXII!. The Committee on this group met to-clay, at twelve o'clock, in Room No. 24 (Grand Corridor); present, Sir Robert Ferguson (chair man) the Marquis of Worcester, Visc,unt Norrey, Mr. Fellows, and Mr. Sinollett; They resumed the,constderotion of the. LONDON (ZIRMING.. • " HAW 3EXTMITSXOII: ). A good deal of additional evidence was given in favour of the pre posed site for a central station in New-stieet. It was stated by the witnesses 'that the arrangements contemplated would be a great ad vantage to the town, and that an expense of 5'MOl. a year would be saved to the post-office, by the increased proximity of the railway terminus. In cross-eXamination it was endeavoured-to elicit that the station proposed to be erected by the Dudley, Wolverhampton, and Birming haM Railway Company, lietweeti 8114 - hill and Livery-street, would be more central, more co mations, anti at the same time free from that objection on which the petitions against the Bill was founded, namely, the interference with the burial ground. Mr. Robert Stephenson. engineer to the London and Birmingham Railway, was examined to .how th tt he could not find a better or less objectionable rite in Binningham. It would be a great im provement to the tow n , removing streets of a low and vicious cha racter fro vi the part where the principal public buildings and the most respectable persons are situate. The case for time promoters having been concluded, Mr. WHAT ELEY, Q.V., propo , ed to pat in evidence as to the e xtent of the inti-netenee with the g rave -y ar d, t o w h .c h th e p e tition against the Bill applied, b ut The CtiatatitaN said the C omm itt ee were n ot disposed to hear any further witnesses t o t h a t part of the case. Th e y wouict postpone " their decision up on the preamble until they gone through the other Bills la eountAiou with the London and 13tramigham Railway Company. 1V01ZT11.8."..7av - rON D T ZED ON To this W!1 there was but one opponent. a petitioning landowner, obo (141 not apnear. The usual prelinlinn y eviarn e har;i4 been put in, the promoters ealltd Robert Atophen.,o•:, the elici6eor, who - stated that the line had no engineeritpz athiculti,.. The exp , uses , of purchase, &c., would he small, as ti:e I.,lici was pour. ;out the r nas no town within the ce. Ti e 1:11,111 br a *JUL six - ntiles and a half, and the CAtmated cost about 160,0001. -Ob. of- - GROUP XLI. EAST LANCASHIRE DEVIATION LINE. The committee assembled to-day at one o'clock, when the business w:is opened by . . Mr. Sergeant WRANCHAM, who, after describlng•the line generally, went through the series of oppositions offered •to the line. With respect to the two branches of the line, it appeared by the trellis that they would be as remunerative to the Company as they would prove useful to the public. Mr. Macaulay, .the engineer, said that the line would p a ss over some of the highest ground in Lancashire, which it was proposed to get over by two inclined planes, on which there would be 1 in 40 and 1 In 96,, there being an intermediate gradient of I in 132. Those gradients were deemed objectionable, and when the several com panies were amalgamated under the title of the East Lancashire Com, ponies, he was instructed to improve the gradients if possible, and had therefore planned the deviations now before the Committee. The most objectionable gradient:of. I in 33- lie had reduced to I in 39, which was to be - worked by an assistant locomotive. The steepest gradient in existence is one on the Gloucester Railway, which is 1 in 34. There is one•iii the Glasgow and Edinburgh Itaihvay of I in 42. Without these inclinid planes . there would have to be a tumnel six or seven Miles twig. The expense would be 74,000/.. and the first deviation, which would run for 4 mile' 5 flirlongs along the `valley of the. Erewell. That valley was one continued series of manufacturing population, being studded with mills all the way, and was connected with the tributary valley on which Newchurch Town is placed. The second branch would be a mile and a halt in length, and would cost 43,000/., and would principally accommodate Craw.i. shawe ; and • this line, with the first, would accommodate .• a population of upwards of eleven thousand, all engaged in manufactures. The third deviation • would cost 23,00111.; the total tof the • whole being 200,0001 . The Bill sought 300,0001., beta riginally the line was intended to be a single one, but now it w tended to be a double line. 'The station also was to be en larged in consequence of the confluence of other railways. The ad-. ditional cost of the station would be 30,0001., and the connexion with Manchester and Liverpool would be completely opentd. The Committee next took the 33ZACICITURINT AIVD BOLTON LINE, the capital for which is 250,000/. The main line - runs from the former to the latter place, going through the town of Darwin, Joining the Bolton and 3lanchester lam, it being intended also to make a branch to the North laritish Railway at Clitheroe. There was also to be another branch to Turton, when it would be connected With the Liverpool and Bury Railway. The length of the branch would be 6 miles 55 chains, the cost 150,0001. This branch would go threugh a district altogether without accom modation, and which is a thickly peopled manufacturing district, there lseing not less thee 57 mills, and more than 20,000 inhabitants. Taking coals alone, there were as many as 57,000 tons used in each year tor doniestc and trading purposes, and the saving would be fidly 10,0001. a year at the present rate of consumption, beside the prevention of inconvenience. The dye woods, oils, and chemical:substances would also come by a mint quicker as well as cheaper transit. That this was no mean consi deration was evident, from the fact ofthe quantity of this so:t of goods now introduced into the neighbourhood of Bury. At one end there was communication; tbeje were lines with all the radiating lines leading to every part ofthe country, so that the communic.rtion was always safe. Lastly, he might say two or three or words respecting the opposition offered to it, the only plea being a matter of gradient, and such being the case he conceived that the opponents did not de serve the slightest consideration. Mr. VignOles was then called to show the engineering character of he line, and the Committee artiourned till Monday. GROUP XLVI, This Committee re-assembled to-day at twelve o'clock; present. Mr. Bramston (chairman), and the other members. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, EDINI3UAGE, AND DIRECT GLASGOW JUNCTION. The evidence in - support of this Bill, which is a competitor of the Newcastle and Carlisle Extension and Brendle*, with the consideration of which the Committee have been occupied during the last two days, was heard to-day. it was substantially the same as that on the part of the first Bill. The Committee adjourned at four o'clock. GROUP LIII. This Committee re-assembled to-day at twelve o'clock ; the lien. E. Lascelles (in the chair), the Earls of Arundel and Surrey, Captain Dalrymple, Mr. R. Clayton, and Mr. Hildyard. SiIIit,EIVSBITRY . AND BIRIVIrNGELADT. The first witness eiamined this morning in favour of this Bill Was, Mr. John Walton, ironmaster, of Priors Lee and Donnington Wood, in the parish of Ighefnal, who proved that the construction of this railway would confer great benefits on the people of that district, and would enable the manufacturers to send' their products to South Staffordshire at half the present cost. A more conve nient communication with that district could not be devised. Mr. Bankes, surveyor, Mr. Thomas Walter, iromnong,r, Wolver hampton, and Mr. Benjamin Maley, of the firm of Crowley, Hickley, and Company, Wolierhampton, were also called to show the desir ableness of the project. The difference between the cost of carriage per canal and per railroad. Worn Birmingham to London, would be 10s. ,per ion, according to the evidence of the last-named witness ; he also preferred the proposed sta tions of this CoMpanY to those of the rival Companies. He preferred the higher level. Queen-street, into which this line would enter in WolverhampUM, was the principal street of that town, and in the immediate neighbourhood of the market-place. The station of the Shrewsbury and Staffordshire Company would he about half a mile from WolverhaMpton, and the street in which it would be (Old Mill-street) was exceedingly narrow, and the approach to the station very steep and dangerous. The haulage of goods from the station to the town would also form an important item in the expense of their transit. Cross-exarritned by Mr. F. ROBINSON—The proposed access to the station of the South Staffordshire Company was the same as that of the Greed Junction Company. Ile did not know whether power bad. been obtained to widen that access. He was not aware that 1,600 of the people of Wolverhampton had petitioned Parliament in favour of the JSouth Staffordshire Company, and a like number against the scheme under consideration. Mr. U'nclerhill. of Wolverhampton, gave similar evidence to the preceding witnesses. • _ Mr. Browning believed that no better scheme than the present could bo devisid for the accommodation of the district through which it was proposed to pass. The witness was briefly cross-examined as to high and low level stations, •by,lllrt Wus,TELY, Q.C., who appeared on behalf of the Birinhigham, Wolverhampton, and Dudley. Mr. Philip a# extensive ironma-ster and coal proprietor in the county of - Stafford, said that that district suffered much from not having the 'acciiiimodation' which this line would afford. This line was a loop line: which-lie considered its principal advantage, as the goods would not interfere with the passenger traffic. The town of Darlaslon, .conlaining a population of 8,244, would tie accom modated . by : this line whilst. it would not be touched by its rivals. This line would accommodate every town in the district, which could not be effected by ,the present canalor the other proposed railways. He was of opinion, that cons petition, in most instances, ended in monopoly, and that the greatest safeguard to the public, in respect of the means of travelling and transmitting their goods, was a compul4ory system of moderate tolls, and not competition. The tolls proposed by this Company were very moderate—much more moderate, in tact, than the tolls of its rivals. The evidence of Mr. Sparrow, iroumaster, Wolverhampton, war to the same effect. In answer to Mr. ConBETT, The Hon. Commas said, that after the case for the promoters of this Bill had been concluded, they would proceed to hear the peti tioners against it. Tile Committee adjourned at four o'clock, until twelve o'clock os ➢londay next. GROUT' MV. LEICESTER AND BIRMINGHAM, WITH Al BRANCH. The Committee re-assem!..led this morning at the usual hour, and proceeded with the examination of witnesse+ in support of th.t line. Mr. 31untz, 31. P., wa• examined, and stated that he w is clearly or opinion that an independent line 01 railway was necessary for the accommodation of the Wattle and passengers between Birmingham. Leicester, and Nuneaton. The London and Birmingham and Mid* land Companies were not equal• to supply the requisite railway ac commodation, in consequence of the irregularity and insuftMency o; their trains. He was in favour of the proposed line then before the Committee, as, in his opinion, it would be sufficient to meet all the wants of the cistrict through which it traversed. At the close of Mr Muntz's evidence, Mr. vignoles, the engineer in•chief, who had been pri.siously examined, was recalled, and cross examined wi to the eitchieeting-merits of-the line,• tkesalllclette;y of the estimates, and the general. capabilities of the line, Atr. Shaw,. deputy chairman of the Company, was also examined in support of the line. as also was Mr. Miler, who corroborated the engneering evidence of Mr.lrignoles. Mr. Pare and Mr. Atkinson were then examined, and with their evidence the case of the promoters was brought to a close. The Committee then adjourned. GROUP LVI. The Select Committee appointed to consider the merits of the Bills comprised in this group re-assembled at the usual hour this morning; Mr. Ewart in the chair. EAST AND WEST INDIA DOCKS AND BIKAIINGELANZ JUNCTION. Mr. TALBOT opened the case for the promoters of this lino. It was eight miles long; but, although so short, it was a line of the greatest public importance. It was promoted by the London and Birmingham Company, for effecting a corn• niunication between their Camden-town station and the East and West India Docks. It passed through Holloway, Hack ney, lioniertop, skirted the Victoria-park, formed a junction with the Eastern Count;es and the Blackwadl Railways, and run into ti dock-basin at Illackwall. The want of this communication was very touch felt by the trade of the country, and the rates of cartage between the Thames and the London and ltirminaham Railway, was front ss. 6d. to 7s. per ton, which would be considerably reduced by the prop,e(l line. The capital of the Company was 600.0001.. to which 350,0001. was subscribed by the Railway and Dock Compahle , ., and the remainder by private individuals. Mr. Cook, of the firm of Truman and Cook, colonial brokers t• Captain Hui-h, the general manager of the Grand Junction Railway ; Sir. Poole, general coos manager of the same railway; Mr. Alder man Copelandll.l%, and Mr. Horne, - of the firm of Chaplin and B orne , bore testimony to the importance which it would prove to the trade of the epluitry to - have an uninterrupted railway .cominuni cation between Liverpool, Manchester, and the Midland distria • . and the docks and port of London, • Mr. Martin, the engineer of the East and West India Dock Com patty, who laid out the liae under Mr. stephenson, detailed the pro gress the line took from the docks to Camden•toµu. and the nature of the works. The line presented no engineering difficulties. Its estimate for the works was 349,7791. The line would cross the Lon ' don and York line. The Committee adjourned shortly after four o'clock. GROUP LVII. I tttwelve:o'clock, In 800 nal7 Ne or n i o t u te se e re-a bl s ss of pa e r m lian e l d t en oc ; %7 Bering In the chair. Of Th the This C TEE LONDON AND xsin Diricormaz GRAND g AND IYLAN CTIE:vMEIR AND RIR.- DI RAIL WAY AIYZALGAMATXON. Mr. HOPE suggested , of the report of the on behalf of these Compauies, consequence mitts shoat Board of Trade, that the Chairman of this Con ,. confer Amalgamations with the Select Committee on Aalsalnad°' 4°ll thS:SUbjeet of the proposed anialgematiou, for the purpose of d e vising how the re port of the Board of Trade on amalgamation could be best carded out in this case. The room was cleared, and, on our re-admission , The CHAIRMAN announced that the Select Committee on Ainalga mations was nu longer in existence, and that, evcn if it were, it would not be in accordance with the practice of the House to conf r with them officially. However, this Committee would probably confer privately with the Members or the late Amalgama tion Committee.- Be might observe that this Cem en ta t ., generally was not unfavourable to amalgamations, and that they knew nothing particularly o b j ectio nable in this case. But they con- t sldered, at the same time , that provision t• oUld be made against the p oss ibility of the public being injured at any time hereafter by the proceedings of so powerful a body as these two companies would become when amalgamated —they might impose tolls and but-d. us upon' the public which would be exceedingly oppressive. The Committee had therefore to suggest, that instead of a 11111 to autho • rise a perpetual amalgamation, it would be better that a 818 shout be sanctioned for leasing oue of the Companies to the other ter a cer tain term, and in which power should he given to the Board of Trade, in case of any oppressive conduct on the part of the Companies towarls the public, to give them, sly a" twelve mouths' notice, that the lease had been broken, and they should again become separate companies. Sir THOMAS PoILLIPs (with whom was Mr. Cross) said that ar rangements had been made with the coal proprietors of Lancashire by the two companies hi question, by the tolls having been COlisi• derably reduced. Mr. HOPE said he expected that the companies, when amalga mated, would be able to reduce their tolls. The question Was eventually adjourned until Monday, for the pur pose of enablinialle proprietors to show impossibility of carrying into effect the arrangement proposed by the Board of Trade. DtrDLEY CANAL aND lIIV.MINGRAin 4kIrIALGAIVIATI ON. Mr. niLx,, who appeared on behalf of the Worcestershire Canal. then proceeded to address the Committee in Opposition to this scheme. At the conclusion of the Learned Counsel's address, The CHAIRMAN announced that the CoLUtuittee would give their decision ou the on Mouda7 next. GROUP LIM. • . This Committee re•aseembled to-day at twelve o'clock ; preeent, Mr. T. S. Duncombe (chairman) and the 0t1,..r members. IRISH GREAT WESTERN (PORTAR. LINGTON TO GALWAY). • ' The Committei resumed the consideration of this Bi Blackstone was eXatrtlued by 31r. TArLoa—lle stated that he was a civil engineer and assistant to Sir John 31'lsreil. The proposed line was as hitegral line, and presented no engineering diffi culties. There were no tunnels, and the gradients were generally favourable. The length ef the line was 91 miles 793 yards. There were 17 roads crossed by the railway, but they were Not turnpike roads. (The remainder of this witness's evidence went to corrobo rate the testimony of oh- J: Wizen). 31r. Bagneil was next examined. and stated that the general depth of the water of the Shannon where he had been employed to bore was 27 feet, and that the deposition of the mud there was from 6 to 20 feet. After hearing some further corroborative evidence, the case of the promoters of the Bill was concluded, and the Committee ad journed. , . STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEE. HOUSE OF LORDS. Their Lordships met this morning in Room I, House of Lords, at eleven o'clock, Lord Shaftesbury in the chair. The further consideration of the DUMBLANE, DOUNE, AND CALLANDAR was postponed till Tuesday; as was that of the KILMARNOCK AND TROON. The case of the • STIRLINGSHIRE MIDLAND JUNCTION was postponed till Monday. EDINBURGH AIST. \D EDINBURGH AND NORTHERN <STRATHERN DEVIATION). EDINBURGH AND NORTHERN EDINBURGH AND NORTHERN (PETTYCUR BRANCH). These four branch es o f th e Edi n b ur gh and Northern Railway were (NEWPORT RAILWAY AND BRANCH). Passed. In the cas e of th e DUNFERMLUCE BRANCH). BRISTOL AND SOUTH WALES JUNCTION RAILWAY AND FERRY, the standing orders were declared complied with. The same decision was made with respect to the Bristol Water - - s - orke, and some other Bills of a local character. EAST OF FIFE. This gill wits passed, and ordered to be specially reported. CALEDONIAN AND DUMBARTONSHIRE JUNCTION. Standing orders complied with. • WILSONTOIVN, MORNLNGSIDE, AND COLTNESS (BATIt. e - --GATE BBA-.NI. WILSONTOWN, ORNINGSIDE, A N D.COLTNESS (IMPROVE MENT AND BRANCHES). In both these cases the decision of the Committee was that the standingarders were complied with. SLAMANNAN (BATHGAIE AND JAwCRAIG BRANCHES). Standing enters complied with. - - • EAST AND WEST YORKSHIRE JUNCTION. Standing oniers complied with. LONDON AND BRIGHTON (WANDSWORTH BRANCH). This Bill was also passed. 1 heir Lordships then resolved themselves into a Select Committee on Merits, in order to proceed with a tat of Estate, (has, and other local tills, and one Railway (namely, the East Lincolushlr?), all which were unopposed. o'clock their Lordships rose, and adjourned till to-morrow at one. No point of public interest arose, and at about a quarter to five PARLIAMEN TAR Y DIVISIONS (From the Votes aryl Proceedings of the House of COMMOM ) THURSDAY, JUNE 11. SOUTH YORKSHIRE COAL RAILWAY AND CANAL BILL. Report considered ;. Motion male, and Question 1 roposed, " That the Bill be re-committed :"--Debate arising ; Motion made, and Question proposed, " That the debate be now adjourned :' • -31otkm, by leave, wandra - An :—Main Quef:tion put. The Ilouv divided :-- MINORITY—AYES, 41. Ainsworth, P. Divett, E. Roluron, T.itt. Arundel, Earl of Dundas, Admiral Smith, J. A. Astell, William Dundas, J. C. Spooner, Richard Bailey, Joseph Elphiustone, H. Stanstield, W. R. Baldwin. Barry Etwall, Ralph Thornely, - ThomaS Barnard, E. G. Hamilton. G. A. Vdliers. Charles itairingtOtt, Viscount Hamilton. W. J. Watson. W. Barron, Sir H. Hope, sir J. wawn, J T. Berke! • e 3 'H. F. ' . ' I PC 3 rtil. , ;, Alexander Wood. Charles Blake, Martin J. M . i , on nal. J. :M. Won IPy. J. - S. lirantston,•T. W. Marsland, Henry- Wrightson, W. B. Brotherton. J. Iklastennan, J. Burrell : Sir C. Milaes, R. .M. TELLEIN. Busfeild, William Morrison, James Morpeth, Viscount Crlpps, W. Pkninridge, Captain Denison, E. B. MAJORITY-N OES. 51. Ailix, J. P. Estcoml, T. G. Miles, William Austen, Colonel ridden, William Ord, William Baine, Walter Forster, Mathew Pechell, Captain Bankes, George Gaskell, J. M. Ricardo, J. L, Beckett, W. Goring, Chaees Romilly, John Bruges, W. H. Greene, Thomas Round. C. Buck, L. W. Henley, J. W. Shirley, E. P. Buckley, Edmund Hervey, Lord A. Somerset, Lord a. Buller, Sir J. Y. Hildyard, T. B. T. Strutt, Edward Cholmondeley, H. Hinde, J. H. Thornhill, G. Christie, W. I). Hodgson, R. Trollope, Sir J. Churchill, Lord A. S. Houldsworth, T. Waddington, H. 8 .. Clerk, Sir G. lame, Joseph Wlnnington, Sir T. Collett, W. It. Johnstone, Sir J. Worcester, Marquis Connolly, Colonel Lascelles, E. Yorke, IL:H. Crawford, W. S. Loch, James TELLER!. Drummond, H. Manners, Lord C. Entwisle, W. Duncan, George Mildinay, H. St. John Shaw, Rt. lion. F. PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. From the Votes and Proceedings of the Rouse of Commons.) THURSDAY, JUNE 11. STANDING ORDERS' COMMITTEE. The following resolutions were reported from this Committee:— I. That, in the case of the Portsmouth Harbour Pier Bill, amend. inents on third reading, the amendments are of such a nature as may he adopted, if the House shall think 2. That, in the . case of the Newcastle-upon-Tyne Improvement Bill, amendment on third reading, the amendment is of such a nature as may be adopted, if the House shall think fit. 3. That, in the case of the Australian Agricultural Company peti tion for leave to present a petition for a Bill, the sessional order ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be permitted to pro sent a petition accordingly. 4. That, in the case of the Morayshire Railway Bill, amendments , fu third reading, the amendments are of such a nature as may be adopted, it the House shall think fit. . . 5: That, in the case of the London and South-Western Railway Acts Amendment Bill, amendments on third reading, the amend ments are of such a nature as may be adopted, if the House shall think fit. 6. That, in the case of the Ayr. hire Bridge of Weir and Port Glasgow Junction Railway Dill, amendments on third reading, the amendments are of such a nature as may be adopted, if the House shall think fit. 7. That, In the case of the Dublin Pipe Water petition for leave to rresent a petition fir a Bill, the sessionai order ought not to be dis pensed with. Third resolution agreed to.—Report to lie on the table. RAILWAYS. Select Committee on Group No. 42. Moonlit Duncannon discharged; 31r. W. Russell selected, and added to the Committee. Ftelect Committee on Group No. 61. Mr. Walker discharged ; Viecouut llnucarmon selected, and added the Committee. " " The Committee of Selection have nominated the following Selec Committees on Railway Groups : A Committee consisting of—Mr. Escott (Chairman), Mr. Ruh leigh, Mr. Leader, Hon. H. F. Perkeley, and Mr. G..r , ng, to whom they have referr ed the Bills comprised in tiroup No. 45 of Railway Bills, viz.:— • ---- - Lancaster acid Carlisle -Extension to the Caledonian Railway. and Lancaster and'Preaton Junction Amalgamation, CoCkennouth and WortiNgton Extension, • 'Furness Extension', ~ • Whitehaven and Fumes.' Junction. • • Caledonian (Carlisle' Deviation). The Select Counnlrfee to meet on Monday, June 22. at one. A Committee crithistinft'Of—Mr. E. Buller (Chairman). Mr. Packe. Mr. Plumpire, Hini: R. Gore, 'awl Mr. Collins. to whom they have referred the Bills coinpt fsed in Gram No. 59 of Railway Bills, viz. : lin,,nier.nad gliarfeht; tied' Mancheeter and Leeds, Liverpool and Bur:, and 3!ancliester and Leeds, Manchester and -Bottoa, and Bury Canal an Railway, and Man hester and Leeds, Itanelhater and Leeds, raid Lee.:s and Butdford, blatichester and Leeds Extensions, Sheffield and Ashton and Matiehestt r, ltlatkburn and Prestoltand East Lar.cashireßillways Amalgamation Lancaster and Preston'Junetioa. The Select Committee to meet ou Monday, June 22, at one. .A Committee consisting of —Mr. T. Egerton (Chairman), Sir P. tgeiton, Mr. Wrightton,"Mr. Droadwoed; and Mr. Forman; to'whom "they have referrei the Bills comprised in Group No. 63 of Railway Bills, viz. : "- Midland Great Western ( Liffey Branch end Longford Deviation). The Select committee to meet on Thursday, June 25, at one. EIGHTEENTH REPORT FROM THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON RAILWAY BILLS CLAASIFICATI ( .)N. The select Committee appointed for the Classification of Railway 131115, according to the Resolutions adopted by the ❑ouse, have further consldeirixrtheltevcral matters referred to them, and agreed t) the following report : Your committee recommend that the Liverpool and Bury Branches Railway be transferred from Group No. 41 to Group No. 42. DANK OF ENGLAND .• i ' (From last Night's Gazette.) An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Nth of victoria, cap. 32, for the NVeek ending ou Saturday, the I; th day of June, 1446. • --11NUE DXTAILTMENT. Yotes issued.. • • •• •• 28,,325,000 4. Government debt . • 11,015,100 Other securities —• • 2,984,900 Gold coin and bullion 12,192,710 Silver bullion —— • • 2,132,290 42 8 ,325,000 28,325,000 MARSTIALL. Chief C ale h ler. Dated the lltli day of June, 1846. BANNING DEPARTMENT. Proprietors' Capital.. 14,553,00 n hest 3,379,044 Public deposits (in eluding Exchequer, Commissioners of National Debt,i3av ings-banks, and Di vidend accounts) .. 5,753,512 Other deposits ...... 15,927,013 Seven day and other 852.008 Government securi ties (including Dead . Weight Annuity) " 12,9'v'r Other securities ...• 18.31 11 . 641 Notes •••• • • .. • 11446 8 , 18 0 Gold and silver tom • • 686,691 A 40, 404;577 #40,464,577 E. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated the 11th day of June, Is4l DOVER, JUNE 10.—His Excellency the Count Bjornat jru arr i ved this a ft ernoon front Ostend, by her MJolty's man. packet 110 Garland. Inc Excellency is st a yi ng at Worthinigton and iltrinnwasm's Rod al Ship Hotel. 31r. and Mrs. Haalkt•Y. Lord Ahann. 31r. and Mrs. Griffith, bliss Sherry, and about flit3sAve passengers, came over in the came packet. She stilled 3 esterday with tour car riages anti fifty-1111,e passeligen, ; asnung them Mr. and Lady H. Ker. rison, Mr. and mrs. Archibald Campbell and family, Captain and 31ra. role, &c. DROWNED WHILST BATHING.—On Tuesday ovening Jonathan Herrind, a labourer on the South-Western Railway, was drowned whilst bathing in a reservoir that supplies litr. llutton's mill, at Niue ElMa, which is contiguous to the railway. The deo ceased returdnol imore than half an Is.ur in the water before any as sistance was rendered 111111. and then a foreinsll jumped in and brought histrbeZYa b to . shore, bathi b u t PRINCE ALRIAIT AT LINCOLN'S INN llALL.—Wednes day evening Prince Albert dined with the Honourable Soci ety o f Lincoln's ion. T he dinner Wes 01 a strictly priv a t e c h aracter, and i i ;l the l4 .as re ss extinc t . rs•oi was only attended by The deceased had conanitt e d a Royal Ilighnes, i s s t o h o e o be ti l L e r b e i r t:el:t h )e " rls hi l l t h lt i e s society. At eight o'clock dinner was served up. 'I be band of the I.ite Guards were stationed in the ,pacious gailery, and played during the dinner a va riety of airs. Ater dinner, Mr. Tanered : the treasurer, who sat on the left hard of the Prince (Lord t;rouchem sitting on his Royal health of the Q ueen , w hi c h was Highness's right), propob e d th e , -- intrured with tumultuous apidth - se No alu r toast was given mining the evening. At about half-past ten the Prints retired to the council chamber, 'Where Mkt was served, and st eleven o'clock be took hi* departure. BURSTING Op shortly A VI ATER litpr.—Wednea(lay afternoon, o'clock, consid era bl e exc it eme nt was occa.sioned on the Greenwich side of D eptford-hriege, by t h e bursting of the ms.in pipe which convey* th e w a ter from the recently-constructed reservoir in Greenwich-park t o th e d o ck *nit victualling yards at uepifor a f ter three At first the fissure in the road was small. but the force or the great body ofwater soon enlarged the cavity , a nd an immense volume of water was I rojeeted against and or, r the opposite houses, breaking several wilit:ows and causing other damage. It was more than 01 hour ere stvp, could be taken to stop the Sow, and it was not until messengers had twen sent to the res dent manager of the Kent Waterworks Company, and to the dock and victualling yards, to have the sluices (pollee, that an abatement took place. The road. way, to the extent of several square feet, has been broken up. it ts not snore than twelve months lids a similar urinal, %0w1:34 Trion ilza Munago mitt to kW* Iron of .001. . .. . .