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RA I LWA Y COMMITTEES. ( Y ESTEADAY) HOUSE OF LORDS. Room A. CORNWALL. The members of this Committee met this morning at eleven o'clock, Viscount Torrington in the chair. The proceedings commenced Ailey by the examin ation of Mr. Locke by Mr. COCKBURN, who, a r asking a few engineering ques tions, contrasting the difference between the Cornwall Railway and the Central line, was interrupted by Mr. Latina, who objected to any comparison being made between the Cornwall Railway and the central line, which was not before the Committee. A very warm discussion then ensued between Mr. Cockburn, Mr. Talbot, Mr. Rowe, Mr. James, and Mr. Austin ; after which the Committee decided that the course proposed to be pursued by Mr. Cockburn in the examination of Mr. Locke, would not be allowed. The examination of Mr. Locke was then resumed by Mr. Coci max, but was interrupted by the Committee, on the ground that it was interfering with the decision that the Committee has just laid down. Mr. Cocitatiax then said that he should reserve such observations as he might have to make until the other witnesses had heed ex amined, on account of the Committee deciding in the manner they lad just done, which he thought was incompatible with the usual practice observed in such cases. lie considered that he bad a right to examine with regard to the showing the superiority of the gra ients of the Central line over that of the Cornwall Railway. Mr. !ockburn here left, and Mr. Locke leit the witness box. Mr. Williams was then called, and examined by Mr. Rowe—Was a magistrate of the county, and an extensive ironfounder. The ounty would not be well served by the Cornwall line. The mines would not be accommodated by the proposed line. Many of the mines had tramways of their own, which communicated with canals and other important mediums of transit. Meetings had been held in the greater part of the county. The whole of them had adopted re solutions against the Cornwall line. All the landed interest con nected with the county were adverse to it. The Cornwall line did net accommodate the best part of the county, which lay to the north. The Csatamax then intimated to Mr. Rowe, that unless he could finish the examination in the course of a few minutes, it was the-in tention to adjourn, in accordance with the notification they gave yesterday.—The Committee then adjourned until eleven to-morrow. Room C, LONDON AND BLILCKWII.I.L ("WIDENING). The Committee re-assembled this morning, Lord Hatherton in the chair. Mr, HILL, Q.C. who appeared for the promoters, after describing the character and construction of the Blackwall line, stated that the proposed improvement would bring upon this railway a great part of the traffic now existing on the Eastern Counties and Northern and Eastern Counties lines. It was proposed to widen the Blackwall Railway from the City terminus to Stepney, the expense of which would be about 240,0001. ; the works would only take about 50,000/. or 60,0001.; the property to be purchased was valued at 178,5601., and the land to be taken would afford sufficient space for a double line of rails, although it was intended to lay down only a single line until the increase of the traffic should Justify the expense. The only opponents who appeared in the other Mouse were the East and West India Dock Company, and they were satisfied. Mr. MitaxwaTima here stated that the City authorities, however, were very much dissatisfied. Mr. Flux continued by saying, that although the City authorities were not satisfied, they were not in a condition to appear against the Bill. The Commissioners of Sewers, the East and West India Dock Companies, and the Woods and Forests, were all assentients, so that . . in fact, there was no legal opposition to the Bill. Mr. W. Tite, architect of the Royal Exchange, and surveyor of the London and Blackwall Railway, stated, that the line had at present two lines of rails from the Fenchurch-street station to Stepney, and that there was an Act sought for last session for making a communication with the Eastern Counties line between Stratford and Stepney, which had been then dropped, but which was obtained this session. The quantity of land sought for, which was 22 feet in width, was one mile, five furlongs, and eight chains in length, the value of which was as stated by Mr. Hill, including 13,0001. for contingencies. It would be a great convenience to the East and West India Dock Company, who already accommodated the public largely by the transmission of samples from the docks. (Here a plan was put In which the witness explained to the Committee, by which it appeared that 7.000 feet of warehouse room was taken from the West India Docks, which, in fact, was at present lost to that company, and the Blackwell Com pany proposed to build warehouses here at their own expense, so that this was an entire gain to the Dock Company, and would besides offer greater convenience.) There was certainly a great want of station room at the City terminus, as it sometimes happened that when a train was coming in and going down at the same time, the platform, which was in the middle of the station, had as many as 700 people on it at one time. To Mr. MEREWETHER'S cross-examination, Mr. Tite stated that this line had the greatest carrying trade for the steam-boats in London, and that the line which had its terminus in a street belong ing to the company had access to Fenchurch-street, which is now narrow, but which is about to be widened by the Corporation of London. The Richmond Railway, which is to be opened next week, is the only line lately opened in the neighbourhood of London, so that there was at present but little experience on that point. Ile is architect for the Eastern Counties and the South-Western Company, and the valuations which he had made in the intended prolongation of the South-Western line to Waterloo-bridge had all been confirmed in the result. The prososed arrangement of the station would cost about 45,0001. There was a regular arrangement with the Eastern Counties, by which that company undertook to give the passengers a choice of going either to Shoreditch or to Fenchurch-street, the difference between the two plaees in distance ftom the Bank being abent a quarter of an hour's walk. It was not proposed to bring g oods beyond the original station at the Minories, but a great ad vantage would be obtained in bringing the farmer, the shopkeeper, and the' squire Ito the centre of the markets for tea and corn. The butcher would of course go by Shoreditch to Smithfield. The original estimate for the Blackwell Rail way was 410,0001., but the actual purchase of the property was put down at 379,0001.; and when they came to Parliament, instead of taking, as they had intended, four lines of rails, they bad only taken two lines, and the actual cost was 260,000/. The solicitor's bill had been 22,000/., and the various expenses 43,0001. The line to the communication with the Eastern Counties Railway was about three miles, and this was only a mile and a half; hut the former ran through open fields, and the latter went through house property. (Here a course of examination proceeded to show precisely what por tion of the West India Dock warehouses the company proposed to take, for the correct apprehension of which a plan was put in, from which it appeared that the company proposed to take about one twelfth of an acre, and they gave as much, or rather more.) The area of the six several floors of the warehouses taken was about 3,000 feet each, while they proposed to give 3,200 feet, with the saving a gateway at present in existence, but never used. To Mr. HILL's cross-examination, Mr. Tite replied that the warehouse he was about to give wa's a better one than the one he had taken. He had been much engaged in building shops and and warehouses, and had laid out and superintended the erection of all the warehouses on the legal quays, from London-bridge to the Tower, and was ready to have the decision of any respectable ar chitect, and the company would pay the difference, if against them. The taking of those warehouse. was a part of the arrangement with the Eastern Counties. Mr. Tite also affirmed his previsous riser tion respecting the assenting parties. To the CIIAIRMAN, Mr. limn replied that it was proposed to bring locomotives up to Fenchurch-street, and that neither authorities uor Individuals objected to it. Ms. Loam, the engineer, now the engine,at for the line, although it was constructed under Mr. Stephenson and Mr. Bidder, said he had laid out the widening. lie confirmed the evidence with respect to the compact with the Eastern Counties Company, who agreed to give up a part of their new line for the sake of the advantages of getting up to Fenchurch-street. Two other witnesses were called to confirm this statement. This closed the case for the promoters, when Mr. Mzimwrrem opened the case on the petition of the East and West India Company, and on the behalf of that company alleged that the alteration of the warehouses would be injurious to the company and cause a great inconvenience to the vessels loading and unloading in the docks. It was not likely that the Eastern Counties Company should wish a part of their traffic to go over another and independent line, and he should therefore treat the presumed agreement as neither la ere nor less than a nullity. Then again the introduction of loco motive engines into the city. On all the several grounds, therefore, this line was highly objectionable, and he trusted their Lordships would leave the Blackwell line to its legitimate objects, those for which it was especially intended. Mr. Mosely, superintendent of the traffic department on the Eastern Counties and North and Eastern line, was called to show that there was, in fact, no agreement with the Blackwell Company, although there had been some conversation on the subject. The average number of passengers carried on the lines with which he was connected was 40,000 a week, about 2,000,000 a year, and he did not at all anticipate that half the num ber would go over the Blackwell line as was alleged on the other side. There was now a station at Stratford, which was a great con venience to tke public. There had formerly been a station at Bow, but it was disused, and he conceived that there was not any likeli hood of the long passengers being inclined to shift from one train to another for a distance of a mile and a half, when there were omni buses going every minute to the Bank. Mr. Hai cross-examined the witness, when it appeared that he only came into the service of the Eastern Counties Company last year, and was In no position to know anything about the agreements of the company with other parties. (The Counsel here read a por tion of the correspondence between Mr. Stephenson and Mr. Locke, by which the arrangement was agreed upon, in the event of .a junc tion being formed.) At the * close of this evidence the Committee adjourned till to morrow. Room D. GLASGOW; DITSIIIRXES.' AND CARLISLE. This Committee met to-day, at eleven o'clock—Earl St. Germans In the chair. Ail the other Members 'ef the Committee present. The evidence en behalf of ties Bin was resumed. Mr. George Knight, manager of the goods traffic of the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and, Ayr Railway, examined—lle had been en gaged in that department be* tlie 111 it five year.. He knew the nature of the traffic between Ayrshire and England well. The' traffic of the Glasgow and Ayr Railway had increased three-fold the last five years. The line Was opened in 1840 In 1841 the receipts of the line were 34,3151., while last year it was 104,5351 In 1841 the minerals carried along the line were 8,310 tons, yielding a revenue of 5851.; and in 1845 the tonnage was 180,430, yielding 12,7001. There was a considerable' traffic between Ayrshire and Campbeltown, in Argyleshire. It was proposed to place a steamer between Troon and Canipbeitowie in which case a considerable por tion of the traffic of the.latter town would go south by the railway. Campbeltown had 26 distilleries, which- consumed 11,000 tons of grain, and predtrced 4,500 tons of whiskey. He calculated that there would pass along the present line, to and from Campbeltown, 1,000 tons yearly of grain, whiskey, and cured fish, of which a large trade was carried on at that place. A great deal of fish were also cured en the coast of Ayrshire; and he thought 800 or 1,000 tens of these would pass along the line yearly. He was acquainted with the Ardrossau and Fleetwood traffic, and he had found considerable delay by this route, on account of the nature of the harbours which presented difficulties from the deficient supply of water. On this account the Ayrshire traffic had never been fairly developed. He had looked over- the tables prepared by .Mr.: Ander son, and with regard to the Ayrshire and English traffic he thought It rather under than over-stated. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant Meant: —lle had not made the state rent respecting Campbeltown in the House of Comuions which he had now given. The arrangement about placing the steamer on the Troon station had been made since then. It was very likely that this arrangement was made since the rejection of the Caledani Extension. lie believed that an a rrangement was made for ain T gamating the present line with the Ayrshire Company. The difficulty of landing and loading goods at - Fleetwood and Aramaean he believed arose from low water, occasioned by the ebb ing of the tide. He was not aware that. a very large traffic between Ireland and the south of England was carried on by similar harbours. lie did not know that the steamers employed were not well aaapted for the goods traffic. He had heard of the amalgamation of the London and Birmingham Grand Junction and the North Union Railways, but he thought it would be the interest of this united company to- take the traffic by Liverpool rather than by Fleetwood. Atpreseut the most of the whis key made at Campbeltown went to. Glasgow, and all the cured fish. He thought, however, with this line, the fish both from Campbel town and Ayrshire would be sent direct. He believed that with all kluda.of fifth, cared and fresh, the railway would be preferred to salt ing vessels. Mr. William Anderson, accountant, of Glasgow, examined—De posed that he had prepared the traffic tables of the present line. Table No. 1 was the passengers by the existing coach from Kilmarnock, which he had taken front the way -bills. The sum agreed with Mr. Burn's evidence: Table No. 2 was the Ayr and• Dumfries coach, the number of which was also obtained from the way-bill. lee had not included the Dumfries passengers. Table 3 contained.thr• pas. , sengers of the Edinburgh and Dumfries coaches. This he estimated to go up the main line to the Crawick branch. Table 4 contained the Dumfries and Carlisle coach passengers. Table 5 contained the local passenger traffic, obtained by stationing men along the line for a fortnight, In the months of September and Novemberlast. He had also, since the Bill passed the Commons, stationed men along the line. This was in June lest. As he understood the Caledonian had stationed the Then on the route, he stationed his men nearly in the s ame places as the other Company. He found the result . to be more than he h a d rea li se d prev i ous l y. Thi s would arise from a great number of coach passengers at this turns than the previous period. The revenue of the tables he had named In addition to table 7, war in the first period 41,0001. per annpm, and in June last 43,0001. Table 6 was the passsengers by the .Fleetwood steamers, excluding the Glasgow traffic. He had added to tire passenger trafr , 1:',0 per cent. for increase. He made this addition on the data of the increase on the Ayrshire line. Table 7 was general merchandise by land, to which he had added 50 per cent. Table 8 was general merchandise by water. Troia was the cattle and horse estimate, founded On Messrs. Kennedy and Brown's evidence. Table 10 was the mineral estimate, founded oU evidence given before the Committee. Ile had calculated the traffic through from Kilmarnock and Carlisle, and divided the receipts, allowing one-third for working expenses, one-third for way lease to the Caledonian and Ayrshire Companies, and one-third for profit on the line. The summary of his table was for passengers 3 8 ,3131. ; general merchandis e b y land 10,0sel.; general merchandise ty water 12,500/. ; carriage of drain Mee 3,608/. ; cattle, Ste 17,794/ ; minerals, 10,663/: • small parcels , 6,5001. * Cross-eaamina m r , ast year his estimate of In crease was 100 per cent. lie added . nothing — on goods last year, but In cease had a dded 50 per Cent. this year, ow comp 4 j E te xPerience of the Ayrshire and the Edinburgh and Gg had inducel to add the so per cent.' He r had gnt p rotons tro since last year, and these justified him in making i tthe companies percent. He believed that Mr are had this year, on the additional 30 bury and Hereford line, estimated 200 per cent. Increase. The in. crease, no doubt, would depend a good deal on population. Me could not give the population per square mile on th e Nith s d ale line. He was not aware that the Ayrshire line bad never yet reached the estimate made' eil that line before the Bill was passed, though then only 100 per cent. was added for increase. He would be surprised were It so. (Mr. Cockburn here read an extract from the minutes of Evidence in 1837, given by Mr. Part in which the full with an Idition of 100 per cent., was set down at 117,000 t. per ing 13,0001. less than that given last year in gilt's „. evidence.) He had, in taking the pas - 1 attic, , swept the road of all vehicles. The witness amined in detail with the object of showing that he had ated the road-side traffic, and taken a wider range of an he ought to have done. els, In answer to a question from Mr. Sergeant MuaPal, a list of the places at which he had stationed men last, in order to check those stationed by the Company. He had taken all the cabin pas y the steamers as to go by the line, and he 100 per cent. He had not made any special reduction on ons of goods estimated to go from Ayrshire to England, on f,the goods supposed still to go by steamers, but his esti e 1,200 tons less than the absolute quantity given e had added two thousand pounds for cattle more than given in the Commons. That was from n derived from the witnesses after more careful considera thought that a ton and a half of coal per head was not too district where peat was plentiful. He believed they would preference to peat, as the population was generally com- annum, ,Seilger t: w i de then mined—ln his estimate he had carefully excluded all ratfic. He had not taken any foot passengers. ythe, civil engineer, examined by Mr. Aro:maws—He had iderable experience of the laying down and making of rail he present line was planned and laid out under his superin . It starts from Cumnock, passing along the valley of the umfries, and from thence past Annan to the Caledonian to Gretna. The length of the main line was 64 miles 72 The steepest gradient on the main line was 1 in 156, steepest curve was lin a radius of a third of a mile- The gradient on the branches was one on the Canobie branch, 'as lin SO. There were no engineering difficulties. The line try large one. They had one tunnel between Sanquhar and 1 1,500 yards long, through freestone. The tunnel was 20 i and 26 feet' wide. The Crawick branch was 16 miles, 28 c ins, and the Can obie branch was 8 miles 34 chains, and the Annan Harbour branch, an extension of the . previou ,was 1 mile 16 chains. The whole scheme was nearly 91 miles. The v eof the land was 92,430/. ; and the whole estimate was 1,200, 1. His estimate of iron rails was high, being made in Novem er last, and he had no doubt it would be got for considerably less. he portion from Cumnock to Dumfries would cost about 13,0001. a mile, and from Dumfries to the Caledonian a little more than 1 0001. a mile. The line, he believed, was laid out in the best possibi way. He was prepared to give details, if required. Cro examined—The main line was nearly the same as originally laid do , except an alteration near Thornhill, to meet the objection of the Du eof Buctleuch. The tunnel was occasoued by this; otherwise they s old have had to go through the park. The amount of rock cutting on the line was 336,000 yards, at 2s. 6d. a yard. The expense of the unnel was 52,4301. The witness was here asked a series of questio s respecting the strata at Various points along the line, with the obi et of eliciting that there was more whinstone and hard rock euttin than set forth :in the plans. Witness denied that there was. here was a considerable amount of whinstone cutting on the Cr wick branch. The witness next gave a series of answers in reference to the cost of the principal bridges on the line He had caused three borings for the tunnel to be made, and the result in all oases was sandstone. The estimate was little more than 351. per yard. The total cost of masonry on the line was 92,150/. The ex pense the permanent way was 5,3701., stations, &c., 50,0001. All the le 1 crossings had been arranged with the road trustees. Toteh CUAIIIMAN—The cost per mile of the Crawick branch was 12,0001. per mile, and the Canobie 11,0001. Mr. IHorne, land-valuer, deposed as to having valued the land to be taken by the line along with Mr. Laurie. The whole value, includ ing intOsectional damage, was 92,2321. Crosi-examined—He had added 33 per cent on the actual damage for amenities to landed property. The mere value of land and damage be set down at 69,0001. He was not aware that 40,000/. was !o be given to an influential landed proprietor for amenities, and to prevfent his opposition. Mr. :M`Naughtea, railway contractor, examined—He had con slderahle experience in making railways. He had gone over the estimates, and he was quite willing to make the line at the prices. Mr. ;%filler, civil engineer, said he was chief engineer far this line. Mr. Blythe laid it out ander his directions. He considered the line was well laid out. He had gone over the estimates carefully, and was pelrfectly satisfied of their sufficiency. He was getting works at present executed at less price than these estimates. The mineral development of Scotland had followed on the introduc tion 0 railways. This was especially so with regard to Ayrshire, which 'he considered the most important mineral county in Scot land. 'lt was a county that ought to have direct communication with England, as being one of the most thriving and populous in Scotland. The Canobie branch was proposed in order to bring mine rals into Annan and Dumfries, and the Crawick branch was to connect the valley of the Nith with Edinburgh. lie was at present executing a tunnel at Morsgiel, between Cumnock and Kilmarnock, and it was under 3.5/. a yard, yet that had a trap dyke running through the sandstone. Cross •examined —The original estimate of the Edinburgh and Glasgdw, was from 900,0001. to 1,000,000/. The cost had been under 1,300,000/. The estimate of the Glasgow and Ayr line was esti mated' at between 600,0801. and 700,600/. He believed the whole ex pense honnected with the line might have been 1,126,0001., but there had been large sums paid for Parliamentary expenses, money to road trustees, and plant, which he had not estimated. He had not included the Parliamentary expenses in the present Bill, nor plant; for the Ayrshire Company were to find the plant and work it. Mr. , Cocaeuaw here read a series of answers given by the witness beforei the Lords' Cenamittee last year, to the effect that, comparing the gradients, curves, &e., of the two competing lines, the distance between Glasgow and Carlisle, by the Nithsdale route, would be as shortly accomplished as by the Caledonian. Witness, in answer, said he still held the same views. He did not, however, agree with Mr. Vignole's evidence, given last year, that the Niths dale would starve the Caledonian, and that there would not be suf , ticient traffic to support both lines. Besides, in competing with the Nithsdale line, besides the difference In length from Carlisle to Glas gow, the Caledonian would have the regulation of the through traffic from the south, by its connexion wit!t the London and Bir mingham, the Grand Junction, and the Lancaster and Carlisle ; also, by its own line from Carlisle to Gretna. The Nithsdale line would, therefore, have to compete under great disadvantages, and could not well do so if it attended properly to its local traffic, for which the line was alone sought. This was the case for the promoters of the Bill. The room was then cleared. After a few minutes the parties were admitted, when The CHAIRMAN intimated that the Committee were unanimously of opinien that there was evidence to show that this district, from Kilmarnock to Carlisle, required a line of railway, and were of opinion that unless the Caledonian could show a stronger case against the Bill than had been elicited in the course of examination, they would agree to the preamble of the Bill. Mr. CocKsurax said he would be prepared to show that the pre sent line would compete with the Caledonian line for the through traffic ; and that if it would take away any considerable portion of their through traffic, as he could prove it would, then that the Cale donian could not exist. He would further, after the intimation of the Committee, and considering the large interest the Caledonian had at stake, submit, in order to protect the through traffic of the Caledonian, that the portion of the present scheme tom Dumfries to Carlisle should be given to the Caledonian Company, and the other portion to the present company. A short discussion between Mr. Andrews and Mr. Cockburn took place on this point ; the former disputing the right of the latter to take .such a course in the position in whieh they stood before the Committee, having no Bill for the portion they claimed; the latter contending that, although they had no Bill, it was perfectly compe tent for the Committee to postpone the portion of the line from Dum fries to Carlisle for another year, to allow a Bill to be introduced, and pass the portion from Cuss opt to Dumfries now. The room was then cleared for a decision on this point. On .our readmission, The CHAIRMAA intimated that they could not allow the applica tion of Counsel on behalf of the Caledonian, as to the postponement of the junction of the lime from Dumfries to Gretna, but they were quite ready to hear any evidence as to the demerits of the Bill—any defect in the engineering, in the estimates, or in the traffic calcu lations. Mr. COCKBL'EN, as the day was so advanced, wished tile further consideration of the Bill to be postponed till to-morrow, when he would be prepared to state the course he Intended to take. This was agreed to, and the Committee adjourned till to-morrow at eleven o'clock. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY -MORNING, JULY 22, 1846. Room E IMPORTANT DECISION. A Select Committee on the Shropshire Union Railway and Canal, (three Bills)—the North Wales, and the Shrewsbury and Hereford shire—having been appointed to meet to-day, and none of the Lords' Committee-rooms being available for their use, Room 3.5 (New Houses), hitherto a Commons' Committee-room, was appropriated by them, under the name of " Room E." Although this is the next Room to " D," yet it stands apart from the other Lords' Committee rooms, a partition having been made across the corridor, to separate the Lords' from the Commons' Committee-rooms, and nut having yet been removed. Their Lordships were not in attendance until about half-past twelve o'clock ; there were then present Lord Redesdale (chairman), the Duke of Cambridge, the Earl Cadogan, and another Peer. The CHAIRMAN announced that the Duke of Beaufort, who was one of the members appointed on the Committee, being unable to attend on account of illness, leave had been obtained to sit with out his Lordship, and, if the parties were willing, the business should proceed.—This was agreed to. - There were several petitions against each Bill, but no appearance was made for any. It was explained by the several counsel that all opposition had been removed, except in the case of the North Wales Railway. There was one petition against this Bill. but it was ex pected that the opposition would be removed by negotiations which were now pending. ft was then agreed that the Committee should first take the case of the SHREWSBURY AND HEREFORDSHIRE. Mr. Austin, Mr. Talbot, and Mr. Wells, appeared for the promdtthi. Mr. AUSTIN opened the case shortly, and proceeded to call wit nesses for the line. Mr. Ormsby Gore, M.P. for the North Division of Shropshire, and Chairman of the Company, was the first witness called. His evi dence was of a general character. Mr. CLIvE, M.P. for the South Division of Shropshire, gave ~ _ dinilar evidence. Mr. HENRT Roams, C.E., gave the usual engineering evidence. The length of the line was 50% miles; the cost was estimated at 796,904 i. There were no engineering difficulties, no heavy works, no severe gradients, 110 curves, only two very small tunnels. The, plans had been examined by Mr. Robert Stephe nson. The witness w as questioned at great length by the Chairman, with respect to the level crossings, of which there were twenty-two. . Their. Lordships then declared the preamble of the Bill, proved, and having inserted clauses to oblige the company to erect lodges at all the level crossings, proceeded to the case of the SHROPSHIRE 'UNION RAILWAY AND CANAL (NEWTOWN TO CREWE, ORESTER TO W'OLVERIIELAIPTON, AND SHREWS— BURY TO STAPPORD). The same counsel appeared for the promoters of these Bills as for the last. Mr. At - s Tis open,e(l,tlie case. Mr. Skee, manager of the Ellesmere and Chester Canal, gave evi dence in favear of these Bills. It is proposed by the Chester and Wolverhampton Bill to make a line upon the ground occupied 'by the canal. The canal was at present in a declining state, and would be no loss -whatever to the ptrblie. The line, 114 conjunction with the lines proposed by the two other Bills and with other lines wbieh would be joined pyij,,, would be a very great publiC . benely. Mr. Provii, civg engineer,_ gave the j usual . engmeering evidence , with iesP:ecUto the i NCIItOwfi to Cfewe and the Chester and Wol verhampton. The trrain line from Newtown to Crewe was 59 miles, 7 fitrlongi, 6 chains. There were six branches, viz., one to Elles mere,'" .one to Wenn, one to IVhitchurch, two to the Chester and Wolverhampton, and one to the proposed North Staffordshire Railway (which had passed this House). . The total length . of. these branehes was 9 miles, 2 ti i t l e trl y o u n reue gi b, , making, together. with the' Main line, 69 miles, 1 furlong, 0 chains. The estimate' wit5'1,233;216Z., 'of which 120,210!. was for or t he lisontiremeryshire Canal. The 'worst- gradient was I in" 200; buvthere- weica, gradient C. t- to 167 on the Wenn branch.. The , leagah• of •tha,Claester, P aad.Walverham ton was. 47 miles, 7 chains, The estimate - w was 617,7117 j, Thereereno branches. The Cuansmasi asked .tine witness Some 'questions with reference to the mhankr of "eonitheneing *the works, in • 're ference to ' the • fritefference with the' 'traffic of 'the canal during the' construction -of the line, but •. it being in timated that 3.lr.Skee was better able to answer those questions, he was recalled. . His Lordship then observed, that by the powers of the Act.the promoters took five years to construct the line, and they Cored stop' up the line from the commencement of that five years to' the end, which would t to be so carried .be a great inconvenience on,iconv that enie whilence the public. Now the works ou g ht . they were going on in one par t every other part be p d a o r E t te lould remain open. He wished to know whether that w oul d Mr. Skee said that the matter had been arranged with the several w sp s e l lt ry, to, and along the line of the canal, and that they we r e all p erfec t l y satisfied. . Mr. Baker gave the engineeringe n vide e n n c e ew at it s h hr % the Shrewsbury and Stafford line, whicheow es proceeds by Wellington to Stone . where it joins the North Stafforo. shire .10e. The length was 40 miles, and the estimate 800 , 000 /. The steepestgradient was 1 in 100. • The Committee then declared the preambles of the several Bills proved. A clause was inserted to secure the proper construction of the works, so as not to allew the canal to be stopped up during their progress. Clauses for the erection of lodges at level crossings (which are very )rewmeareinalinsgoicilleurtseesd; the Committee nu A m ft e e r r o u a s d j o u n ti th n i g s line the ) the Bal. NORTH WALES. This was a Bill to enable the North Wales Rail way Comp any to alter the point of junction with the Chester and Holyhead li ne. The deviation was necessitated. by the alteration of the levels of the latter line by a recent Act of Parliament. It was Intimated that the opposition had been withdrawn. Mr. JOSEPH PARKES appeared as agent for the promoters of the Bill. He explained the object of the Bill, and called one or two wit • nesses pro forma, and The Committee passed the Bill without amendment. Their Lordships, having now disposed of all the Bills on their list, rose. Room No. b. SELECT COMMITTEE. MINEPTZBLD. attrrizzumeays, BARNBLIIT, WANEPIELD, Hirimmasrxmx.ii, AND GOOLZ. This Committee re -assembled this morning at the usual hour, in No. 5, Abingdon-street, the Earl of Radnor in the chair. General evidence in proof of the advantages of the line was then proceeded with. The following gentlemen were examined :—Mr. Swan, mineral agent, who deposed to the great traffic in coals, minerals, &C.; Mr, Henry Bolt. surveyor and mineral agent, Mr. Cordeux, merchant. Barnsley ; Mr. Butcher, Mayor of Sheffield ; Mr. Jessep, of Sheffield, one of the largest steel manufacturers in England, and some other gentlemen, all of whom deposed to the great advan tages of having a north and south communication, which would be given by the proposed line, and also to the great accommodation which it would:afford to the traffic of the different townsin the district. As the evidence was merely a repetition of that given [when the Bill was before the Commons, and which we reported at lengtb, it is unnecessary to detail the particulars. The Committee adjourned at half-past four o'clock till to-morrow. HOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP LXVII. The Committee met this morning at twelve o'clock, Lord Lincoln in the chair. SOUTH-WESTEZN EXTENSION. Mr. Stovin, traffic-master on the South-Western, was the first wit ness called, and gave evidence to show the necessity of extending the line to Landon-bridge, in order to carry the increasing traffic of the line to the City, and to intermediate places. Mr. Gurney was about to call another witness when The CHAIRMAN intimated that the Committee thought it unne cessary to accumulate similar evidence to the above, as they con sidered that the advantages of the extension were self-evident. Be sides, it was reported in favour of by the Royal Commission, whose decision was entitled to its consideration. Tie Committee were also of opinion that it would not do undue injury to the property of those who opposed or through whose property it would run. Mr. Gt7RNEY said, after this intimation they would simply call their engineer and surveyor. Mr. Tite, the architect, was then examined by Mr. AUSTIN—Tie said he had considerable experience of the value of house-property in London, and was therefore competent to give an opinion of the value of the houses which would have to be destroyed for the purposes of the railway. Ile then detailed the course of the line from the York road to London-bridge. It would pass to the south of the York-road, cross the Waterloo road near the church, but without interfering with it. It then passed between John-street and William-street, and along some " back property" between Pratt street and Beaufort- street, and so on to the Blackfriars -road, which it crossed near Rowland Hill's Chapel, the vestry of which it would touch. It then proceeded in nearly a direct line to the Southwark-bridge-road, and thence by an easy curve to the station, close to the river side at London-bridge. All the property intersected, with the exception of a small portion at London-bridge, was of an inferior description, the houses being let principally to weekly tenants, who consisted principally of the poorest classes. The value of the property and the character of the neighbourhood would be improved by the line. Considerable discussion then ensued with respect to whether the line would or would not interfere with the existing access to the Borough Market—namely, York-street. Mr. ArsTim, on the part of the promoters, suggested In order, to meet the views of the proprietors of the Borought Market, that trains should not be allowed to run during the busiest periods of the market. The CHAIRMAN considered that this was a fair proposition, and one which might be secured by a clause. He advised the parties to take the matter into their consideration, and state the result to the Committee to-morrow. The examination of Mr. Tite was then continued by Mr. AUSTIN The whole cost of the line, including arching and a double line of rail, would be half a million, and was made up of the following items:—Purchase of property, 337,0007. ; permanent way, 8,872/. ; land, 338,0001. ; station at London-bridge, 90,2611. The steepest g radients were in 467 for 16 chains, and one in 6,989 for 60 chains. There was a curve at the junction with the Metropolitan Exten sten of a radius of twenty-four chains for thirty chains, another some distance on of thirty-six chains for twelve chains; at the Blackfriars-road, a curve of 35 chains for 9 chains, at Southwark street, a curve with a radius of 66 challis for a short distance, and one at London-bridge of 15 chains for a distance of 22 chains. In his cross-examination by Mr. CHARNoer, he stated that the line might be deviated so as to be some distance from Rowland Hill's Chapel, but he strongly gave it as his opi nion that the proximity of the railway would not injure the foundations of the chapel, and that the noise of the trains passing to and fro would not be so great as the noise of the omni buses and other traffic continually running in the front and on the south of the edifice. Any deviation would prevent the widening of York-street. No street of importance was crossed by an arch less than 18 feet high from Gravel-lane to London-bridge. Three streets, namely, Park-street, Stoney-street, and another, were crossed by arches about 16 feet high, but they were not streets of an important character. The Committee adjourned until to-morrow. GROUP LXIX. The Committee met again to day at one o'clock, when the case of the WISBECII, ST. IVES, AND CAMBRIDGE TIIN CT lON was resumed. The Committee adjourned at four o'clock until to-morrow. GROUP LXX This Committee re-assembled to-day, when the evidence In sup port of the DUBLIN AND ENNISEILLEN was resumed, and not concluded at the rising of the Committee al four o'clock. STANDING ORDERS' COMMITTEE. HOUSE OF LORDS. Their Lordships met this morning at the usual hour, Lord Shaftes bury in the chair. Immediately on meeting they resolved themselves into a Select Committee on Merits, and proceeded to the discussion of the IliPs which came before them in that capacity. There were fourteen Bills on the list, but only six were railway Bills. WHITEHAYEN AND FURNESS (KIRKSANTON DEVIATION). Their Lordships declared the preamble of this Bill to be proved. LEE DS AND BRADFORD (JUNCTION AT BRADFORD). The preamble of this Bill also was declared proved. SHREWSBURY, WOLVERHAMPTON, AND SOUTH STAF FORDSHIRE JUNCTION (No. 1.) A favourable decision was made in respect of this Bill also. LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM (WEEDON AND NORTHAMP TON BRANCH.) Preamble proved. TAFF VALE, The promoters of this Bill proved their preamble to the satisfaction of the Committee. EASTERN COUNTIES (THAMES JUNCTION BRANCHES; Preamble proved. _ . . . Having disposed of the above Bills, the Committee resumed the form of a Committee on Stauding Orders. The list contained nine Bills, six were railway Bills, arid two of these were on second reference. CALEDONIAN, POLLOC, GOVAN, AND CLYDESDALE JUN TION RAILWAYS A NIALGAMATION. The Committee decided that the promoters of this Bill had proved compliance with the standing orders. MANCHE -,TER AND SOUTHAMPTON. This Bill u as opposed by the same parties who appeared against it in the Commons. In the course of the day an alleged inaccuracy in the levelling was pointed out by the opposing agent, and after a long discussion it was agreed that the dispute should be referred to an independant engineer, chosen by consent of both parties, who should be sent over the line, to re-survey five miles of the lino. The decision in respect of the disputed points will therefore stand over; but in all other respects the standing orders were complied with. The Committee, after adjourning one or two Bills, rose at a late hour. They will meet again to-morrow, at one. THE NEW MINISTRY. (From Pioneh.) Conceiving that we have as good a right as Mr. O'Connell to say what we expect of the Ministry, we have prepared a programme of measures which we pur pose sending in, by the next post, to the head of the Go vernment. The Irish Agitator is a great deal more un reasonable than we are, for he asks a variety of things that are impracticable, whereas we confine our requests to a very limited catalogue of measures, all of which can he accomplished with the greatest ease in the world. We will not compromise ourselves in the manner that O'Con nell has done, by promising that if we get what we now seek we will hold our tongues in future about the mea sures we think indispensable to the happiness and wel fare of our country. We, on the contrary will only pledge ourselves to conditional quietude, for if we are not satisfied when we get all we desire, we give timely notice that we shall very probably want something more. We recommend Lord John Russell, however, to let us have at least an instalment of our demands—something just to begin with—something, in fact, to enable us to judge how we like that for which we have thought proper to ask. The following is a short statement of a few of the things that Punch intends to insist upon from the new Government : A Bill to facilitate the getting along Fleet -street at all hours of the day. A Bill to provide for the placing the Duke of Wel lington on a better footing with the public, than the one selected at the top of Constitution-hill. A Bill for the total abolition of Trafalgar-square. A Bill to provide handsomely for ourselves, and every one belonging to us. _ _ A Bill for illowing a drawback on the brandy used in brandy balls. A bill for taking the taxes off everything except patience, ingenuity, memory, and other similar articles. A Bill for inquiring into the five points of Chartism, and ascertaining what relation they bear to points at cribbage. A Bill for the transfer of the British Lion into the hands of the Animals' Friend Society. A Bill for allowing the British Lion the run of the Woods and Forests at the west end of the town. A Bill for making Mr. Briefless Lord Chancellor, with the power of appointing a deputy at a thousand a-year. When we have had some experience of one or two of these measures, we shall make up our minds whether to give our confidence and support to the new Government. Any applications from the members of the Ministry must be directed to the Punch office, and will not be taken in unless the postage has been previously paid. SUICIDE ON THE WEDDING-DAY. That " the course of true love never does run smooth," has been often, but never, we believe, more painfully verified than in the following imtance : —A young man, a native of Islay, named Donald M'Millan, a joiner by trade, and employed at Port Dundas, wooed and won the heart of a buxom young dame from Edinburgh. The day singled out from time (Monday last) for the con summating of that happiness which till then they had only dreamt of; at last arrived. Friends and ac quaintances from different and distant parts of the country, in holiday attire, had arrived at the house in Stirling-street, off Garscube-road, destined to be the future home of the happy pair. Everything being in readiness, the bridegroom and bride, by the aid of a highly-respectable clergyman, were, about seven o'clock, p.m., united in the bands of wedlock. Up to this period nothing remarkable had taken place, except a cloggcd, if not a stupid, indifference manifested by Nl‘Millan during the ceremony. The clergyman had pointedly to draw his attention to the fact that his assent was required be fore he acquiesced. This conduct seems the more un accountable, seeing the bridegroom had frequently of late urged upon the young woman the propriety of no longer delaying their marriage. This seemingly trifling affair, which threatened to put a stop to their joyous ex pectations, was, however, soon forgotten in the happy greetings that followed. when all " went merry as a marriage-bell." After supper the young gudcman, while enjoying himself with his friends, partook freely —too freely it is said—of strong drink, for which he was gently reproved by one of the company. Whether offended at what had been said, maddened with jealousy, intoxi • cated with drink, or temporarily deranged, we cannot tell, but true it is, that unknown to the bride and the r o e r s toe purpose o l f the ta h k e i nlgeftathe walk house in taboutiie openten ao'clock,ir,the f room being, as he said, oppressively hot. His brother accompanied him a considerable distance in an eastward direction, their conversation being in a strain the very reverse of melancholy. Upon their arriving at the Monkland Canal, Donald at once plunged into the water. his brother at once gave an instant alarm, and did everything to save the drowing man, who at no time seemed to have wavered in his determined purpose. Assistance soon arrived, and the body was recovered, after being about fifteen minutes in the water; but every means employed to restore animation were unavailing. Intelligence of this lamentable occurrence was conveyed to the " merry makers ;" and who can describe the anguish of her who is scarcely well a wife till she is also a widow —the bitter grief of his sisters, two of whom were present —or the sorrow of the rest of the party. The body of the unfortunate deceased has since been removed to Islay for interment—Glasgow Chronicle. SPAIN.—UNEXAMPLED REFUSAL.—The territorial tri bunal of Madrid has to pronounce in a case which is perhaps unexampled. Whilst so many persons are seeking by every manoeuvre to obtain public appointments, there is an indi vidual whom the authorities have brought before the tri bunals, because he has refused the place of registrar of mortgages. .LAW INTELLIGENCE. HOUSE OF LORDS, July 21. The House sat to-day to hear English and Scotch appeals. The Peers present were the Lord Chancellor, Lord Campbell, and Earl Manvers. GRAHAM V. WATT. The arguments in this part heard appeal from a decision of the Court of Session, were resumed and concluded to-day. The appellant had instituted a suit to set aside a deed of sale of an estate by his father to the present respondent. The respondent pleaded prescription as a bar to the suit. The al pellant, as a reply to that plea, stated that during the time in which it was alleged the law of prescription ran against him, he was non ralens ages e cum effectu, having been a gunner in the royal navy, and out of the kingdom on foreign service. The reply to the defence was denied both in fact and in law, and the question in the appeal was, whether according to the Scotch law there was such a union of the positive and negative prescription as amounted to a bar to the suit. The Court of Session decided the question in the affirmative, and from that decision the present appeal was brought. Mr. Anderson, and Mr. Henderson were counsel for the appellant, and Mr. Bethel and Mr. James Stuart Wortley, supported the decision of the Court below. Their Lordships, at the conclusion of the arguments to day, gave judgment affirming the decision of the Court of Session. Their Lordships reserved the question of costs. BOWEN V. EVINS. The arguments in this case, which came brfore th e i r L or d. ships upon appeal from the decision of the late L or d Ch an . cellor, Lord Lyndhurst , occupied the remainder of the day. heard cause occ u pi e d ROLLS' COW; T, July 21. i e t Y n A t s LL in v. th H i a s N p N ar A t li t; um the Master of the Rolls the whole morning. The further arguments VICE CHANCERY COURT, July 21. (Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR OF ENGLAND.) His Hosoua, this morning, made orders in several railway cases, for the return of the deposits, the Bills having been either thrown out or passed. In the course of the morning, his Honour intimated that he should sit up to the 31st of the present month, when he intended to rise for the long vacation. (Before the Vice-Chancellor KNIGHT BRUCE.) SAViLL V. SAVILL. The further arguments in this part-heard cause occupied his Honour the whole morning. (Before the Vice .Chancellor IVIGRAm.) His Ho-sourt, after disposing of the short causes and un opposed petitions on his paper, proceeded to hear the further arguments on the part-heard cause of BAGIIIIAWE V. MACNEIL, which occupied the remainder of the morning. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, July 21. (Before Mr. Commissioner FONBLANQTTE.) TYE "IRON Timis" NEWSPAPER, IN RE lIOLT, NEALE, AND SMITH, In this case the bankrupts applied to the Learned Com missioner for an order to s op the sale of the type, &c., on the ground that the property had been improperly allotted, and that for the purpose of enabling the parties who had made the allotments to purchase. The person who had made out the catalogue was the late printer, and as there were two projected newsparers in the catalogue, it was intended by the party to purchase these copyrights and then start them. There was one of the lots containing 1,000 lbs. of nonpareil, and this was a quantity which only a morning newspaper or the Queen's printer required. The consequence was that the lots would prevent competition, and thus the property would be bought by a few persons who had united together for that purpose. The bankrupts again complained of the fiat being issued, for there was more than sufficient to pay every debt. In the course of five months-- namley, from July to December last—the paper had 26,0001. of advertisements. HisHoNouß said that the lots certainly appeared to be very large, but he could not interfere. (Before Commissioner Gotmnunx.) IN RE W. H. •SBORNE. COSTS TO WITNESSES.—in the case of this bankrupt, who had carried on business in St. James's-street, a Mr. Kerr, a solicitor, who had been subpoenaed as a witness, refused to give evidence unless he was previously paid a guinea. The Learned COMMISSIONER said that a witness so called was to be treated as one at nisi prius, and was entitled to demand his expense's. The solicitor to the fiat said the taxing master would not allow it on taxing the bill unless it was paid under the order of the Court. The CO3I3IISSIONER :said that was wrong; it ought to be understood to be the right of a witness, and, as a solicitor, Mr. Kerr was entitled to a guinea. IN RE JOHN SIMMONDS. This bankrupt, who had carried on business at Wooburn Bedfordshire, as a corn dealer, came up to pass his last exa- mination. The Learned Commlssloxxa, on looking at the accounts, said he perceived there was a sum of 3,000/. unaccounted for out of 9,0001., and the bankrupt had not kept any books. The accountant, however, had very properly not attempted to disguise the truth by plausible guesses, but done his strict duty, for which he deserved great commendation, and differed from the conduct generally pursued by accountants. In this case it' would be impossible that the bankrupt should pass, and his examination would be postponed sine die, with leave, however, to come up on the day appointed for the audit if he could file any better account, and paying the whole of the extra expenses incurred by the examination. The bankrupt, however, could now be examined by the creditors, if they thought they would discover any property but there was no doubt that the bankrupt had been carrying on a losing trade throughout, and could not make out a better account. The examination was adjourned. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—York, July 17. CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice CRESSWELL.) CHARGE OF MURDER. John Rodda, 33, was charged with the wilful murder of Mary Rodda, his daughter, at Skip ton, on the 19th of April last, by administering to her a quan tity of oil of vitriol. Mr. Hall and Mr. Wansey appeared for the prosecution; the prisoner was defended by Mr. Bliss. On being asked if he had any objection to make to any of the jury, he said if there were any there who were on the coroner's jury at Skipton, he should object to them. On being told that there was not, he said he had no objection to make. Mr. HALL stated the case for the prosecution. The pri soner was a dealer or hawker of mats, and, a short time before the death of his child, was living at Skipton. He had a wife and some young children, the eldest of whom, Mary, was the person into whose death they were about t o i nqu i re. O n Thursday, the 16th of April, the child, which was poorly, was taken by her mcther to a medical man, who would be called as a witness, and the jury would learn from him his treatment of that child. It continued poorly, and on the evening of Sunday, the 19th of April, he should show them that about eight o'clock it was not s o unwe ll, th a t it ate about a pint of porridge,. and about h a lf-p as t eight o'clock it was left nursing on its moth er ' s l a p. In half an hour afterwords—at nine o'clock—the child was found to be dying in consequence of its having t a k en i n t o it s stomach some oil of vitriol. During that half hour the crime must have been committed, if any crime was committed ; and the jury would have to ask themselves who were the persons about the child during that half hour, and who committed the offence. He (Mr. Hall) should show that the death of the child took place on the 13th of April. He should show that on the 18th the prisoner did go to a druggist's shop at Skipton, and bought a pennyworth of oil of vitriol, and that he took it away with him in a bottle, which was confirmed by the prisoner's own statement. With regard to the latter part of that statement he would observe that when a man has poisoned another person, one would su pp ose th a t the last individual he would bring in contact with the victim would be a medical man. But there was another view which they might take of the case, and it was this, that if they weresatisfied the prisoner had administered the poison, then no circumstance would be so suspicious against the father as the circumstance of his standing by his child while in the agonies of death, and not going for a doctor. If the facts of this case were clearly proved, the law itself implied the malice which is necessary to constitute the crime of mur der, but there was a factthrowing some light upon this matter, to which he would draw their attention. Ten er twelve days before thisunfortunatecircumstance happened the prisoner, in a conversation with a witness he should call before them, stated that if the child was to die he should get 50s. for it from a dead club, and the sooner the child was dead the better, it was so sickly. That piece of evidence, and all the evidence in fact, he should have to adduce, it would be the duty of the jury to submit to the most rigid scrutiny. To every fact they must give the most charitable construction that their reason, their experience, and their knowledge of human na ture would permit; but if, after all, the evidence was too strong—if they thought he had made out the charge con tained in the indictment, then, however painful their duty might be, it would be their bounden duty to convict. The Learned Counsel then called Mr. Lawrence Bentham and Mr. Wm. Bell, the former an apothecary and the latter a surgeon, residing at Skipton, who made a post mortem examination of the body of the de ceased child, to prove that the child had died from the admi nistration of oil of vitro]. Mrs. Sarah Cooper, druggist, deposed that on the 18th of April last the prisoner purchased a pennyworth of oil of vitriol, and said that he wanted it for the destruction of bugs. Mary Guy and Ellen Hotddsworth stated that between eight and nice o'clock on the night in question they were called into the house of the prisoner by his wife, when the child was vomiting, and its flesh much discoloured. They also stated that the contents of the stomach burnt the child's pinafore. Mary Rheeder detailed a conversation she had with the prisoner, in which he said he did not care how soon it died, as he should receive 2L 10s. for it, and for the other two he should get 51. each when they died. Thomas Locock, the constable, produced the pinafore the child wore on the d a y i n ques tion s and which was b urnt much from the contents of the stomach, which were vomited by the child. . . Mr. Brown, coroner, produced the depositions, and proved that the prisoner made the statement alluded to by the coun sel for the prosecution. Mr. Buss then addressed the jury for the prisoner. His LORDSHIP then proceeded to sum up the facts of the case. After which the jury retired, and after an absence of an hour and a half, returned a verdict of Guilty. His LORDSHIP having placed the black cap upon his head, proceeded to pass the sentence of death upon the prisoner. He said--John Rodda. you have been convicted of the crime of murder—of the murder of your own child—on evidence which was fully adequate to bring home to the minds of considerate men that you have committed the murder for which you are charged. Human tribunals must always fail when they endeavour to ascertain the motives by which men are stimulated to crime. It may have been from the mere weariness of watching over and attending a tick child —it may h ave b een from pitiful gain — or it may have b een from motives lying more deep than the human mind can fathom. The facts have been prove d against you. The jury have applied th e i r m i nds carefully and deliberately to the con sideration of your case. Every circumstance, no doubt, has been fully weighed by them, before they took upon themselves the great responsibility of acting upon the con viction, and returning a verdict that must cause your death. I must now pronounce against you the most terrible sen tence that is known to our laws. I can hold out no hope of mercy, and therefore I advise vou to use the remainder of the time which will be allowed o u in preparing for the life which is to come. F ar b e it f ro m m e to assume an office which belongs not to a j u d ge , th a t is, to talk to you of the y future. You will, however, soon be attended by one who has such a commission, who will no doubt attend anxiously and zealously, who will give you such instruction as you are capable of receiving, and who will hold out to you all that consolation and all that hope which his sacred duty authorises him to do. It is my duty now to pass upon you the extreme sentence of the law, which is, th a t you be taken fro m hence to the pl ace from whence you came , and thence to the place of execution, an d that there you be hanged by the neck until you are dead, an d , a f ter death, that you be buried within the precincts of the prison where you have been confined, and may the Lord have mercy on your soul. The prisoner was then removed from the dock. CRAIIGE OF PARRICIDE..--RObert 4 KnOW I Sen, aged 28, WAS 4 charged with the wilful murder of William Knowlson, of Kirk Bramwith. Mr. Walker and Mr. Aspinall were for the prosecution, and Mr. Overend appeared for the prisoner. Mr. Walker, previous to stating the facts of the case, said it might be proved to the jury that at the time the murder was committed the prisoner was not of sound mind. The deceased, William Knowlson, was a wheelwright, living with his wife and daughter at Kirk Bramwith, near Thorne. On the sth of May the prisoner went out early in the morning, and about eight o'clock returned home, got his supper. and went to bed. During the whole of that night the inmates of the house heard him creating a great disturbance. About five o'clock the next morning, the prisoner went down stairs and commenced breaking the furniture. The father after wards went down and remonstrated with him; shortly after which the mother and daughter heard a scuffle, and then heard the father cry out murder. They were considerably alarmed, and called out for some neighbours to go and assist them. A man named Singleton immediately went to the Louse, found the door open, and the prisoner striking at some thing on the ground. Singleton then went for some assistance. and when he returned he found the prisoner striking at his father over the bead. The prisoner ran out at the back door, and the deceased was discovered laid on the 11,40 r, severely bruised, and bleeding very much from the mouth and reie trils. The unfortunate man lingered until the following day, about nine o'clock, when he died Several witnesses were then called to prove the above facts, and who also fully proved that the prisoner was at the time the offence was committed, and had been for many years pre vicusly, of unsound mind. His Lordship then directed the Jury to acquit the prisoner on the ;round of insanity. CIVIL SIDE.—( Before Mr. Justice Wiverataw, ) Hit.kiDEN Z. smart AND ANQTHEIt. (Special Jury) Mr. Xnowles, Mr. Addison, an, Mr. Hoothby were for the plaintiff ; Baines, Mr. H. Hill, Apd Ingham were for the defendants, The plaintiff, Thomas Hebden, Esq., is an alderman and magistrate for the borough of Leeds; the defendants. Messrs. Smith and Perfect, are sharebroliers in Leeds. The action was for libel, in having published the plaiotiff's name on the Leeds share List, as a person who had been pr. , yed, before a special committee of the Stich P4.01411ge, tww,,FiAy of the c - mildence of the members, by reason of his non- fulfilment of past share transactions. The plaintiff hat instructed *ha defendants to buy for him twertv liarnsley ,function Shares, the price being then (June) 71. los. per shire. The scrip was to be delivered in two or three days, and although repeatedly applied for, the price in the mean time rising as high as 14, it was not until the foll,,wing November, when they had again fallen to 6!,, that the scrip was offered to be delivered. Mr. Hebden refused then to take them up, when they were sold out against him at 4/. 145., and in the fallowing January having refused the demand of smith and Perfect on this transaction, he was published as a defaulter, and for this libel the action was brought. For the defence avery different character was given to the transaction, and it was contended that Mr. Hebden was not entitled to a farthing damages. What bad been stated of the plaintiff it was alleged that the circumstances fulls justified. The committee before whom the matter was referred were impartial and honourable men, fully qualified to form an opinion. Verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, is. REDDEN V. RIDSDALE AND OTHERS. (Special Jury.) Mr. Knowles, Mr. Addison, and Mr. Boothby , were for the plaintiff; Mr. Baines, Mr. H. Hill, and Mr. Ingham for the defendant. This was an action against the committee of the Leeds Stock Exchange, and the facts were precisely similar to those in the last case. Several witnesses were called on behalf of the defendants, after which Mr. Knowles replied. His LORDSHIP having minutely summed up, the jury re tired, and were finally locked up for the night. July 18. _ _ Thejury in Hebden v. Ridsdale and others came into cour early this morning, and on being asked if they were agreed said they were not, and were not likely to agree. His Lord. ship therefore discharged them. CRIM. CON.-RHODES V. ATKINSON. (Special Jury.) Mr. Knowles, Mr. Clea;by, and AV. Atherton were for the ylaintiff; and Mr. Sergeant Wilkins and Mr. Wilde for the defendant. This was an action brought to recover damages in com pensation for the seduction of the plaintiff's wife by the de• fendant. The plaintiff. Mr. Richard Henry Rhodes, is a wine and spirit merchant at Huddersfield; and the defendant, Mr. Richard Atkin on, son of a gentleman formerly a merchant of the same place, is now a commission agent. From the statement of the plaintiff's counsel, and the evi- dence of the witnesses called by him, it appeared that the plaintiff was married to his wife in 1837. She is now be tween 27 and 28 years of age. Her maiden name was Pea cock, and she is of the family of the late Mr. Caesar Peacock, who was twice Lord Mayer of the city of York. Mrs. Anna Maria Wilsor, wife of .sir. John Wilson, was the first witness called. She Is sister of the plaintiff, and she, her husband, and Miss Isabella Rhodes, another sister of the plaintiff, proved the marriage of the latter with Miss Pea cock, and that, so far as they could perceive, the plaintiff and his wife had lived on terms of affection from the date of their union up to the 19th of January in the present year. Mrs. Rhodes has three little children, all girls. According to the testimony of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson and Miss Rhodes. they had no intimation of Mrs. Rhodes's misconduct previous to January. On the 19th, however, those two ladies were engaged to visit at the plaintiff's, where they had before been in the habit of coming. as Mrs. Rhodes had of going to the Wilsons'. Then, for the first time, they found that Mrs Rhodes was addicted to drinking to intoxication, and at the. same time one of the female servants commucicated to the young lady, Miss Rhodes, that they, the servants at the plaintiff's house, had observed improper familiarities between Mrs. Rhodes and the defendant. Mrs. Rhodes was then so tipsy, as not to be able to entertain her visitors. She was in her room, lying on the bed, with nothing but her under garment on, screaming and behaving herself so violently that it was necessary to treat her with restraint. Mrs. Wilson did not go up to see her, but Miss Rhodes did. Mrs. Rhodes was locked up i n th e bed-room, and the window was nailed clown, in order for her safety. The defendant had long been on very intimate and familiar terms with plaintiff, who, from the nature of his occupa tions, had occasionally to leave his house for two or three MARKET NEWS-(YESTERDAY) WAY TS. S3UTITFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 31 to 4/ ; Clover ditto, 4/ 44 to 5/ 15 s ; O at Straw, 1/ 10s to 1/ 12s c ; Whea Straw, 1/ 12s to 1/ 14s per load. Trade dull, at the abov qu ltations. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 31 to 41 ; Clover ditto, 414 s to Si 14s ; Oat Straw, 1/ lOs to 1/ 12s ; 'Wheat Straw, 1/ 12s to 1/ 14s per load. A full average supply, and a sluggish demand. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 3/ to 41; Clover ditto, 41 4s to Si 17s ; Oat Straw, I/ lOs to 1/ 12s ; Wheat Straw, 1/ 125 to 1114 s per load. Supply gond, and trade dull. New 31eadow Hay, 21 5s to 31 5s per load. (From the London New Price Current of July 21.) SUGAR.—In consequence of what transpired in the House of Commons last evening, with respect to the Sugar Duties, increased dullness was produced in the market for Colonial of every kind to-day, and reduced rates were submitted to. LEFINED.—To. day there was little desire shown by the home trade to operate in liefined goods, although there were sellers of brown meting lumps at 655, brown grocery 65s 6d to 665, and standard lumps at 66s 6d to 67s per cwt. Bonded C% - tistei 'Suger is cheaper, sales having been made at 33s 6d to 34s per ewt for first quality. Matitimpee—Tills atternoon there was scarcely any busi. eeee transacted privately, and at auction 122 casks 6 Ude 81 trcs were only in part seld at 6d to is per ewt decline. EAST INDl.k.—This atterneen the market was much better supplied with riledrae Sugar ; two parcels, amounting to 7,42 hags ; were submitted to public competiti on , an d nearly tfle whole sold at a reduction on former rates of is per cwt, FOREIGW.—To-day the market pres e nt e d a qu i et appear ance for all kinds of Foreign Sugar, and pi evioua rates were not obtainable. By privet 9 eontract there was very busines3 transacted, Cpfytqi,:,,-.-. This afternoon there was little desire evinced to operate in Ceylon Coffee, and 1,58: bags 64 casks were offered at public sale • the Native was t a k en i n at a b out the re . ..we value. With West Inuie the market was better &,p -plied; eB7 casks 132 baereis and bags being submitted to public comnet;tioti ; nearly th e w h o l e sold, but at a fall in pi ices of 4C per cwt, PA.-,ongou not to be had on lower terms, but little businesi has bet-,u transacted. In Pouchong several pur clietees have been made, but holders are compelled to accept if. , evious rates. In Gunpowder a good business has been done, but upon lower terms. Several parcels of Im pedal have two disposed of in consequence of reduced prices tiering been taken. Iu Twankay there has been little TD p a6sirg, and pre vious rates are not obtainable. Holders of yson are unwilling to lower their prices, although the de mand has been limited. Young Hyson is little wanted. teicented Orange Pekoe is little wanted, and 2s to 2s 2d is the value of the finest. Souchong is dull of sale at 10d to 2s, and superior 2s 2d to 2s tel per lb. Rim—The market has a quiet appearance for Bengal, and the quantity on offer being large, a fall in the value of 3d per cwt has taken place. SFICES.—To-day Pimento met with attention, and 308 bags at auction all sold at full rates. Nutmegs are little wanted, and 45 chests at public :ale oily partly found buyers at barely previous rates. Of Jamaica Ginger 213 bales were offered, and chiefly sold. Black Pepper is not offered upon further reduced rates; but little business has been done privately. Flops.—ln the value no change has taken place, but there Las been only a limited business transacted in any kind. The duty for the Kingdom is estimated at 140,0001 to 150,0001. SALTPETRE.—To-day Rough met with little attention, and 2121 bags of Calcutta at public sale were nearly all taken in at about the former value. CoctuNEAL.—Arrivals having commenced to come in more freely have caused merchants to be desirous to realise, and they having supplied the market largely, has produced a de cline on former rates of 4d to 6d on silvers, and 4d to 8d on black. SPIRITS —To-day a good business was transacted in Jamaica Rum, and at better prices —several parcels were sold at 3s 6d to 3s 8d for 30 to 34 per cent. over proof. Leeward Island is sought after, and proof brought 2s 3d to 2s 4d. In Calcutta sales were made at is lid to 2s proof, and of Demerara some parcels sold at 3s to 3s 4d for strong descrip tions. The market closes with a brisker appearance for all kinds of Rum. INDIGO.—To-day, during the progress of the sale, 83 chests were withdrawn, and 879 chests have passed. There is little alteration in the prices, which continue to be exceedingly uneven for all the qualities of Bengal. Madras and Kurpah continue to sell from the last sale's prices to 2d advances. The quantity brought in is 256 chests. 8,464 chests have now passed the hammer, of which about 4,500 are sold. Oit.s.—For Seal further reduced rates have been sub mitted to. Holders of Southern at present are not inclined to further reduce their prices, but exporters have been cautious in their proceedings. Cod has been sparingly dealt in . Spearm is little wanted, and prices are going down. Rape seed oil has fallen in value. In Linseed Oil there has been litt Is business transacted on the spot. Olive has met with little attention. Cocoa Nut has been in demand, but the market is sparingly supplied. Palm has been in good demand. American Lard Oil is heavy of disposal at 371 to 381 per tun. TALLow.—The purchases made in Russian on the spot have been trifling, and previous rates are not obtainable. At auction 197 casks of first quality were taken in at 41s 6d to 42s per cwt. For forward delivery few contracts have been entered into. New South Wales is little wanted, and prices are looking down. For other sorts of Tallow the market is in an inactive state, and lower rates are taken. days together when he travelled on business, When a, - home he used frequently to bring his friend, the defendant, to dinner at an early hour, and the two used to go away from the house together; but it sometimes happened that the de• fendant returned to the house of the plaintiff alone, and upon these occasions used to keep companywith Mrs. Rhodes. Sarah Kilburn, Mary Dyson, Eliza Rayner, Sarah Brkrley, and Martha Clay, domestic servants, had all lived with Mrs. Rhodes during the period from May,1844, to January. They were called for the plaintiff, and their evidence went to show that the plaintiff's wife had been given to drink more or less from 1844 to last January, when, as it was alleged, the reports of her infidelity first reached the ears of her husband. These young women all concurred to a certain extent as to acts of familiarity between the defendant and their mistress. The first of them asserted that on one morning in May, 1844, she had occasion to go into the parlour to take some glasses there, and on entering the room, the door of which was unfas tened, she saw her mistress and the defendant both together on a reclining chair; she described their situation as one presenting the strongest proof of the defendant's criminality. She said nothing, however, either to her mistress or her mas ter, but did mention it to her fellow-servant, Rayner, who was the nurse to the children, and Rayner now confirmed her in the latter statement. Kilburn admitted that when about to leave Mrs.. Rhodes's service, her mistress had searched her box, accusing her of theft, but she denied hav ing taken anything. When so accused, she had not told Mrs. Rhodes what she, the witness, had before seen between her and Mr. Atkinson, and said nothing of her drinking. This witness admitted also that she had two children of her own, by different fathers, though she never had been mai ried. Dyson, the other principal witness of the defendant's conduct towards the plaintiff's wife, had also one illegitimate child. The evidence of these women, which was very cir cumstantial, showed that the defendant and Mrs. Rhodes had been behaving with gross familiarity upon several occasions. It appeared that Mr. Atkinson had more than once slept with ➢lrs. Rhodes during the plaintiff's absence. Once, on his coming into the house, and the eldest child having gone to tell her mother that Mr. Atkinson was there, he and Mrs. Rhodes had naet in the passage, and he had kissed her within sight of the servants, and said, " Bless thee!" within their hearing. It was endeavoured to be shown that her drinking was altogether consequent upon the defendant's conduct, that he had seduced her before she contracted the habit of intoxi cation, and that she was led to drink from nothing but re morse. But the plaintiff's evidence proved that he had long been aware of her prcpensity to drink, and had locked up the spirits to keep them out of her reach. Mr. Sergeant VVILKINB made a strong appeal to the jury against the probability of the plaintiff's case. He contened that a large part of the statements were utterly false, and therefore he sought a verdict, not of small damages, but for the defendant. It was impossible, at all event s , that the plaintiff could, according to the language of his own declara tion, have sustained any 1083 in the society, aid, and comfort of his wife, whom he must have felt to have been a worthless woman, and of whom, because of her wretched drunken habits, he was now trying to rid himself by an accusation against the defendant which was unworthy of belief. The jury retired from the box for nearly an hour and a half, and finally gave a verdict for the plainti'ff—Datuages, 101. WESTERN ClRCUlT—Dorchester, July 18. Mr. Justice ERLE and Mr. Baron PLArr arrived in this place last night. Their Lordships attended divine service this morning, and about mid•day the bu,iigess of the assize commenced. . . . There are only two causes in the civil court, ani - ele'ven prisoners in the other. One can hardly fancy, from the still ness of the place, that the assizes are going on, as most of the people we meet in the streets are tha sheriff's javelininen. NORFOLK ClRCUlT.—Cumbridye, July 20. The Learned Judges took their seats this morning at an early hour, Mr. Baron Alderson presiding in the Nisi Prius Court, where there was an entry of nine causes, two being for trial by special Juries. The whole of the common jury causes were tried at a comparatively early hour, but their subject-matter was not such as to call for any special notice. CROWN COURT. (Before Mr. Justice WLU.IAMS.) Joseph Plumb, aged 33, was charged with killing and slay ing Thomas Symonds, at Carlton, on the 18th of June, by discharging at him a gun loaded with powder and a ramrod. Mr. H. MILLS opened the case for the prosecution, and from the evidence adduced by the Learned Gentleman, it appeared that the prisoner was out " scaring crows" with a gun on the day named in the indictment, there being in his company the deceased, a lad of weak intellects, to whom he had been very kind. While they were in the fields near some cottages, the deceased was playing round his friend, ever and anon calling out to him, " Shoot me, Joe—shoot me." After some little time the prisoner said, " Well, I will shoot ye ; or at least I'll scare ye ;" and forthwith loaded his gun with some few grains of powder and wadding, which he forced down with the ramrod, which he forgot to take out again before he put a cap on. A stander by, of maturer years, observidg that the ramrod was in, and that the pri soner was stooping to pick up a cap which had dropped from his fingers, advised him to "take care, as guns were dan gerous things." The prisoner unfortunately neglected this prudent advice, and must have put on the cap in every care less way, for before he rose the gun went off, and the boy was severely wounded in the groin and abdomen by the ramrod, which passed completely through his body. As soon as he fell the prisoner ran to him in great distress, and, picking him up. led him home, after which he went for a doctor, whom, after much trouble, he succeeded in discover ing. The wound, however, was of too serious a nature to admit of relief, and the poor boy expiring on the 15th, the prisoner was taken into custody on the charge of man slaughter. The jury found the prisoner Gailty, and The Learned JUDGE, observing that the case was of a most mitigated character, fined him Is. THE SOUAM FlRES.—Richard Peacock, aged 19, Philip Radford, aged 21, Robert Scarrow, aged 16, William Nor man, aged 16, and Edward Thoroughgood, aged 24; were ca pitally indicted for setting fire to the dwelling -house of Ed ward Thredder Fenn, on the 28th Junelast, Albert Fenn being then therein. A second count charged the'prisofirs with firing a barn of Mary Gawtry, also at S oham; - at i the'same time. The jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty RAIL WAY___Sli ARE MARKETS. - - - - BRISTOL, JULY 20. STOCK ExciuNGE.—The sales are- Bristol and South Wales Junc tion, 3-16-Midland, New, 40-North British, Carlisle Extension, 2 tv, - Tarr Vale, New, 101. 4s.- York and North Midland, East and West Riding Extension, i 334. LIVERPOOL, Ana' 20. Saw STOCK EXCIIANGE.—The Share Market exhibits an improve. went in the amount of business done, and the prices obtained are higher, with prospect of advance. The sales are—Blackburn, Dar wen, and Bolton, New, % dis —Birkenhead. Lancashire, and Cheshire Jnnction, 205.—Birmingham and Oxford, 2/, I ls. 6d. p.—Chester and Birkenhead New Shares (at 23 dis.), 47—Derby and Crewe, 3y, p.—Eastern Counties, 25—Ditto, New, 8 % p.—Ditto, York Exten sions, 1% p.—Grand Junction, '227—Ditto, Quarters, New, 31% Great Western, Quarter Shares, 12% p. —Goole and Doncaster, 14s. 6d. die --Huddersfield and Sheffield, 7% p.—Leeds and Thirsk, 5% dis.—Liverpool and Bury, New, 1% p.---Liverpool, Orrnskirk, and Freston, 295. 6d. p.—Manchester, Bolton, and Bury, Fifth Shares, p.— Ditto, Extension, 1 p.—Manchester and Leeds, 371% p.— Manchester, Matlock, and Midland, Bs. 9d. p.—North British, Car li4e, I p.—North Staffordshire, 3 1 / 4 p.—North Wales Mineral, 4% p.—North Western, 1% dis.--Preston and Wyre, Half Shares, New (B), 6s. p.—Sheffield and Manchester, No. 3 (late Barnsley), Is. Gd. p.—South•Eastern, New Half Shares, 14s. p.— South Midland, % dis.—Wert Riding Union, 2% p.—Edinburgh and Glasgow. Halt shares, 8 p.—Glasgow and Dumfries, 18s. dis.—Glasgow and Ayr, 401. Shares, 17 p.—Bandon and Bantry, 16s. Gd. dis.—Dublin and Cashel, 2% p.—Dublin and Wexford, I►k dis. MANCHESTER, JULY 20. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Birmingham and Oxford Junction, 2 7-16 p.—Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton, New, 1% dis. —Blackburn and Preston, 5 p.— Cambridge and Oxford, 1 dis.— Derby and Crewe, 4 p.—Eastern Counties, York Extension, 1% p.—East Lancashire, 5% p.—East Lincolnshire, % c. dis.—Glasgow and Dumfries, 1 dis.—Grand Union, I6s. dis.—Great Grimsby and Sheffield Extension, I % dis.—Ditto, Quarters, 1 dis.—Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal, 1% dis.—Lancashire and North Yorkshire, 11% dis.—Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 1% c. p.— Liverpool, Preston, Manchester, and Southport, 19s. dis.—Manches ter, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, % p.—Manchester and Bir mingham, Quarters (C), 9% p.—Manchester and Leeds Extension, p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Midland, 3% dis.—North British, Carlisle Branch, Ire p.—North Staffordshire, 3% c.—North West ern, % dis.— Preston and Wyre, Halves (B), % p. —Preston and Wyre extension, % dis.—Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction, % dis.—Sheffield and Manchester, Quarters, No. 2,1% p.—South-Eastern and Dover, Halves, No. 4, % p.—South Midland, % dis.—Trent Valley Midlands, West Riding Union, 2% c. p. LEEDS, JULY . 20. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Blackburn and Preston, sp. —Eastern Counties, York Extension, 335. p. —East Lancashire, 5% p. —Great Grimeby and Sheffield Extensions, 30s. dis.—Huddersfield and Sheffield, 74, c. p.—Leeds and Bradford, 40% p.—Leeds and Dewsbury, 2% p.—Ditto, Branches, Bs. p.—Ditto, Extensions, ss. dis. —Manchester and Leeds Extensions, 21. 7s. p.—Manchester and Birmingham, Quarter Shares (C), 94 p.—Midland, New, 1651 p. —Newcastle and Darlington Junction Extensions, 10% p.—North British, Carlisle Branch, 235. p.— York and North Midland, East and West Riding, 13 p.— Direct Northern, 1% dis.—Grand Union, I6s. 6d. Ws.— Great Eastern and Western, 30s. dis.—Lancashire and North Yorkshire, 275. dis.—Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 325. dis. —London and York, 345. 6d. dis.—London and Portsmouth, 18s. p.--London and Manchester (Rem.), 2 dis. — Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 76. Gd. p. — Northumberland and Lancashire Junction, 14s. dis.—North Staffordshire, 3/. 6s. p.—North Western, 65. dis.—Shropshire Union, 1% ills.—South Midland, Is. 6d. dis.— Welsh Midlands, I% dis.—West Riding Union, 41. I la.—Yorkshire and Glasgow Union, 2 dis. HULL, JULY 20. STOCK Excittrzoz.—The sales are—Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, 17s.—Axholme, 1% —Black burn, Darwen, and Bolton, New, I% —Chelmsford and Bury, I I s.—Eastern Counties, York Extension, 41s. W.—Grand Union, I Is. 3d.—Grimsby and Sheffield Extension, I is.— Huddersfield, Halifax, &a., 4 • Leicester and Bedford, 9s. die.— London and York, 17s.—Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, 24 31alton and Driffield Junction, 478. 6d. —North British, 31—Ditto, Halves, 121. Gs. 3d.—Ditto, Carlisle Branch, 475. 6d.- —Ditto, Pal keith, 32 1 4 —North Staffordshire, 51. 7s.— North Western, ss. 9d. dis.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham, 21. as 6d.—South Ali ,, land, 2s. 9d. - West Riding Union, 41. 10s. 6d.—Yorkshire anti Glasgow Union. 9s. 3d. YORK. JULY 20. ATOCK EXcNANOE.-The stiles are -Eastern Counties, York Ex tension, 24-Grand Union (Nottingham and Lynn), I Is.- London and York, 19s. 6d.-3lanchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 2% - Newcastle and Berwick, 2 6%-.Newcastle and Darliegton, New, 111. 13s. 9d.-North British, Carlisle Extension, 21. 6s. 6d.-North Stafror&hire, 51. Bs.-North Western, Ids.-West Riding Union, 434-York and North Midland, East and West Riding Extension, 13%. EDINBURGH, JULY IS. STOCK EXCUANOE.-The sales are- British and Irish Union, 41s. 6d.-Direct Northern, Ids.-Dundee and Perth, 22/. 5 5.-Eastern Counties Extension, 40s. Editiburgh and Northern, 71. 155.-Ditto, Newport, 4s. 9d.-Edinhurgh and Peebles, 345. 9d. - Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 325.-London and York, 205.-Midland and Eastern Counties, 13s. North BrAish, Extension to Carlisle, 405.- Ditto, Extension to Dalkeith, 51. ss. North Wales Mineral, New, 81. 10s.-Scottish Central. 19'. 12s. 6d.-South Midland, 445. THE FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWA7.—Monday morning Messrs. Davis and Mashiter, county magistrates, assembled at the t,reat Ilford gaol, Essex, to investigate charges preferred by the Eastern Counties Railway Company, against William Clane, engine driver; William 'Quentin, stoker; Thos . , Green, a signal man ; and Henry Nicholson, an under foreman in the locomotive department, for negligently causing the fearful accident on the above line on Saturday afternoon, whereby many of the lives of her Majesty's subjects had been seriously injured, anti placed in imminent danger. Captain Coddington, the deputy government inspector of railways, was present watch ing the proceedings. On the part of the company, Mr. Roney, the secretary • Mr. Samuels, resident engineer; Mr. Scott, the s up e rintendent of the line; and Mr. Widdecombe, solicitor, attended. Mr. Rawlins, a solicitor of Rumford, appeared for the pri s on e rs. Aft e r hearing evidence t o effect of the stat e me n t s a l rea dy b e fore the public , the ina giB., sessionstraterd e t t e i r d e t r d ia u l , upon committing refused t to takethe bai prisoners to the quarter held on Monday before Mr. Payne, BtEl—An inquest was SUPPOSED SUICIDE 07 A BOY FROM ILL-TREAT at the Wheatsheaf, fifteen. John M G Jeremiah Doyle, aged ragh said, th a t be B oro ugh-marke , t, on the bod y of knew the deceased, w horesidednextdoor to him wiimitnnGesrs nit Grange. walk, Bermondsey. On Saturday night him in the streets crying, and on asking him what was the matter with him, he answe red that h is mother had b ea t en hi m v a th re e river said, nearthat with a poker and kick e d him for having hit his sister. Wit ness saw that his ear was bleeding. George v, in he found the body of the deceased floating the steps of London-bridge on Sunday Doyle, the mother of the deceased, denied morning. Ma r i a that she had beaten the deceased in th e manner stated, and said that she merely gave him two Cr three slaps, boy. The Coroner sa id , that though ils.He was a very sulky have drowned hi mse l f i n the deceased might consequence of the beating he had received from hi e mother, she would not be criminally re sponsible for his death. The jury returned a verdict of " Found drowned." SUSPICIOUS r JEATH.—Thursday afternoon, an inquest was held bef ore Mr. W. Baker, jun , at the London 'Hos pital, on th e b ody of George Bedford,. aged fifty-eight, of _l7, Cornwall -street, St. George in-the-East. Charlotte Bed ford, the wife of the deceased, stated that on last Monday week her husband came home and complained of baying fallen down in the street and bruising his right arm and fore head. His arm continued to get worse, and on Monday last he was conveyed to the hospital. Mr. Wordsworth, one of the house surgeons, examined the deceased, and found that he had received a severe contused wound over the right eye, and his arm was very much inflamed, which was quite suffi cient to have caused death. The deceased lingered until the following day, when he expired. The jury then returned an open verdict, " That the deceased died from a contused wound over the right eye, but how it was produced there is not sufficient evidence before the jury." LATEST PRICES OF SHARES 1N BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM PANIES' STOCK. 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Amount of Share. 4 s. d. 500 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 Stock. 100 0 0 500 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 5 0 0 Stock. XNSUIt.A.NCZ 0 Name of company. Albion grit. and For. Ditto Marine....... Atlas . . . . British Commercial 1;1 cri cLI‘l ed. Si Gen. Life ',3ounty .............. • • .• ...... • • Eng.& Scot. Law .... European Life ...... F reemasons'......... •uarlian ............ imperial Fire ........ li,,perial Life ........ Indemnity Marine.... Law Life.. ......... Legal and General Life London Fire Loudon Ship Marine .. Med. Invlid& Gen. Life National Lean Fund National Life.... Palladium Life Phoenix .. Protector Life.... Provident Life Rock Life.... - - Royal Exchange Sun Fire . Ditto Life ..... Universal Life Dr.-!dolt' per Aninun 3/. 10, 6 pur cent. 61. per cunt, 13s. 6a. pr eh. 7s. per share 51. per cent. 103. 5/. per cent. 5% per cent. 51. per cent. 61. per cent. 51. per cent. , 151. and bonus 12s. 11. 511. & 11. 4s. 108. 10s. 51. per cent. 4341. per ct . 51. per cent. 8/. per cent. 51. per cent. 31. p. ct. & bs. 51. per cent. 1/. ss. 4s. 5/. per cent. 61. 10s. 1/. 68. 103 /. pr cnt ~~at~,. X s. d. 40 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 7 10 0 25 0 0 10 0 0 20 0 0 ;t5 0 0 10 0 0 25 0 0 t) 0 0 Paid, X s. d. 50 0 0 II 0 0 .5 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 2 10 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 All paid. 3 0 0 36 10 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 5 13 1 10 0 0 2 0 0 12 10 0 12 10 0 15 0 0 2 0 0 2 10 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 100 0 6 15 0 24 0 164, 14§ 1414, 10/$ a 94 W. Os 20 5 11. 23 • 198 CANALS. ......--0 - ' 4 Dividend Names of : Dividend Names of !i! , !! Flo e ' " . ,-. Price per Companies. 2 1 per Companies. F.J . mi nur n. rn i Annum. FA ....,.....• X 4 6 0 Ashtn& Ohlh 97,5/.55. p c 1 70 Monmouthsh 100 81. 0 Ashby-d-la-Z,113' 41. 70 M ntgomrysh 100 51. 311 Barnsley.. • • ,160 121. 180 M acc l es fi e l d. 100 - ,ici Basingstoke-1100. - - N eath ...... 100 171. "....,. Brknk&Abrgllsoj 5/. 85 N o tti ng h am. 150 12 1 . 40 Crornford -• • !1001 14/. 150 Peak Forest. 78 31. 0 Dudley '100: 4/. - Regent's .... 33 1/. 55. 77 Derby .. •• • • 100, 6/. 73 Rochdale.... 85 41. ..... . I.:llsnire&Chs 133 4/. 55 Shropshire .. 125 81. Erewash • • •1100 1 30 321. 300 S omrse t C oa l 150 71. 105. II Forth & Clyd,loo 4/. - D o .LkFdSt 12 6/.p. C. 0 05 ' 0 randJ unctn' 100 71. 95% Stffrd &Wore 140 281. ;30 Grand Union 100 11. 10s. - Shrewsbury.. 125 151. ib Glamorgnsh . 1 172' 13%1. 210 Stourbridge.. 145 201. , -..... Glstr &Brkly! ' 00, - - Strtfrdon Av 79 1/. 10s. • Grantham • • ,150 121. 100 S evern and 3fH 26 11. Bs. Kennt & Avuuddersfield.l 57' - - t Wye Rail. 39 7s, 6d. 9 , Trnt & Mr-1 .... ' Larica%ter ! 47. 11. 10s. - I „ y, M 01. 3 50 301. • Leeds&Livrp, 100, 341. 520 iThams &Med 19 -- - Leicester ...• 140 10/. 105 INrorcstr &"/ 4 4 --. Leicstr &Nth, 83 4/. 60 1 Birming. j7B 2/. 0 Lnughborogh,l42, 70 /. 850 Wilt s & Mks 67 11. _----'' ' ~. DOCHS Name of Company. X s. d. Commercial .... East and West India 6/. pr cent. Stock. I East Country • • l/. per sh. 1 100 0 0 L)ndon • • 5/. pr cent. Stock. St. Katharine ••• • 1 5 per cent. ! Stock. Snuthampton ••••• • • • ' 4/. per cent. 50 0 0 W'ILTER-lITORICS Dividend Name of Company. per Annum. East London.... •• •• •• 8/. Grand Junction ...... 31. 10s. Kent ...... •• • • • • .... 2/. 10s. Vauxhall .• •• •• 5/. per cent. West Middlesex .. •• • • 5/.58.pr cnt. Dividend Amount per of Paid. Annum. Share. X 5. d. 50 0 0 Amount of Paid. Share. X s. d. 100 0 0 - 41 13 4 100 0 0 - 100 0 0 - 63 12 9 ;PANT Amount of Share. LIST OF SCOTTISH CO Name of Company. Dividend per Annum. Bank of Scotland Royal Bank of Scotland British Linen Company Commercial Bank .. National Bank Union Bank of Scotland Western Bank North of Scotland Bank Clydesdale Bank ...... Eastern 8ank........ Caledonian Bank ..... Edi 'lb.& Glasgow Bank City of Glasgow Bank . Scottish Union Ins. Co. Hercules Insurance Co. Insur. Co. of Scetlnd.. North Brit!sh Incur... Caledonian Fire Incur. Edinicirgh Life Insur. Glasg. Railway Ditto, 4 Shares.... Edin., Leith, & Grantn Glasgw & Ayrshir Rail. Glasgw & Greenck Rail. Glsgw & Garnklrk Rail. Dundee& Artwoth Rail. Standard Life Assarnce. 566 6 6;1 1 i. .. pppp p eee e errrr r cec e c eeee e irnn n , tttt t 61. per cent. 8/. per ce n t . 6/. per cent. pr cent. 61. per cent. 6/. per cent. 7 %1. pr cent. W. per cent. 51. per cent. 7/. per cent. Si. per cent. 534/. pr cent. 10/. per cent. 61. per cent. 1/.los. pert. 7s. 6d. p. s. 71. per cent. 21. per cent. 51. per cent. 61. per cent. 51. per cent. X 8. d 20 0 0 °O 0 0 200 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 12 10 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 Pgr Paid. X s. d 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 19 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 2 10 0 5 0 Jo , 0 v Ali d. 0 0 2 1 51110020 A ll 1 p p 00000 0:1 0 d. All paid. All paid. All paid. Ail paid. 2 10 0 rte , 17 0• 158 22 3 16314/Ig, 92) r! , 4 oft 1 4 34 13% 75A 24*. 9 ,1 1 , \ 1: l , ' 9 9 ,1 ji 16,P 7 6 )614 404 LLOYD'S SHIPPING. DEAL, JULY 2 1.—Wind fresh breezes, and cloudy. 10 1 CO t, DEAL, JULY 20.—Wind S. to S.W.—Arrd. Deva, Sproat. „Dee Johanna, Mensig, Bahia, and sld. for Bremen; Empire, M ° ,`",toth Mobile for Bremen; Lucina, Albrecht, New York; Wasi u ";: r ett,l• Melzin, ditto; Acadia, Dunn, Pugwash ; Zealous, Doyle, 31° ,, Ii tty Arrd. from the river, Tory, Row, Ascension and Madras; f . e ' on e. London, Longricke, Mauritius Albion, Martin, Sierra ~1,, 'VP Othello, Smith, Jamaica ; Clio, Menem, Rio Janeiro ; M a . „.„ r ' sv ieXt lentine, ditto ; Sir Robert ' Peel, ' Gray, St. John's, New /M I " - Wallace, Summerson, Quebec. LIVERPOOL, JULY 20.—Wind W.—A rr d. Ambassador, Galv" .000 ,tope, Swatara, Brown, New Orleans ; Garrick, Track, New York /,.';oly Fisher, St. John's, New Brunswick ; Sir Henry Huntley 'i a tter Wallace, Nova Scotia ; Abarfoyle, Wilson, Miramichi • Che eng 6 Quebec ; Sir Richard Jackson, Campbell, Quebec. Ski. 131°1. set , k , f, Banks, Calcutta ; Mediterranean, Kerr, Africa ; Alexander. J'.d e a, Jamaica ; Soldan, Thomas, New Orleans ; Powhattan, o l, Y St• Baltimore ; Southerner, Palmer, New York ; Venllia, Tflu 'tills Stephens; Chester, Maxwell, St. John's, New Brunswick; ° f or e M'Bride, Dalh ous i e ; Compton, Chap man Q ue b ec ; Chapman, cep" cott, Quebec ; M a h a i ca, Jessup, Montreal. ' Off port. Cres ..."' Mauritius ; Nautilus, Af r i ca; Earl Dalhousie, John, and 01)43'1,0 CROOKHAVEN, JULY 15.—The Rebecca, Tullock, of YougbA Pea Limerick for Liverpobl, was assisted in here to-day, hawing drawn among the breakers. ghl eidi ; YARMOUTH, JULY 18 . - -The James and An n , B rown , of _....A 0 5 bound to the Baltic, was brought in here waterlogged, and to_nn - d o, to-day for London. The Active, Pinder, from Newcastle for Inv/ pricked upon her anchor to-day, and has been put on the hard , leaky. BRISTOL, JULY 2 0.—Arrd. Congo, Parker, Africa. SI- A • 1101114 Venus, Quebec; Corsair, ditto. OW '. FALMOUTH, JULY 20 —Wi n d S . W ., moderate breeze an d fen Arrd. Ilarvest Home, Pi c t ou. Sld. Conte Zichey, New York. WEYMOUTH, JULY 20.—Arrd. Victoria, Webster, Quebec. GLOUCESTER, JULY 17.--Sld. Trafalgar, Sydney. The Greenwich and Fulham a nnua l regattas arefiO4 for Monday next. FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE. 13 LACKWALL RAILS ... STATIoN.—An accident, unhappily attended with fatal c 0 07 ,0 queuces, occu rre d a t the lilackwall st a ti on o f t hi s railway : 0 Saturday oft,nih at a quarter past ten o'clock, to a gentle pd, of the name Claesrd. It appears he had, with a fr ien n e come down by the previous train from London, and had Ir - r , on the pier to ascertain if a vessel from Rotterdam had s oy rived, when hearing the last train depart, he iropru de ,, n e t), run through on e o f t h e s i de platform doors (without a tic'tbs although eau ioned by his friend not to do so, and belt)" re d Company's servants were aware of his presence, endeavnu. e w to jump on the train whilst in motion, but unfortuna`, h i t missed his step and fell between two carriages, where_b , the was frightfully crushed. Medical aid was promptly p° spot, but he expired on being removed from the pla f° _, ri o r A DvEnnsEmENT. J —l)t , AFNESS AND P"cgcADILLI' VISION RELIEVED, NO. 39, A LBEINAItLE-STBEET, ri Inven t ': —Soot into the country free, by post.—New l y an w pe acoustic tubes, for relief of e, trease eleal b e re: t obeerver-- inserted n the ear cannot be perceived byl/r. e - the smallest hear theyn are entirely different from all others, !_' nn * Ly a quarter of im inch i fig instruments constructed—measuring -- „ijusted in the tars their widest part; they may be securetYL m. ease and facil i ty . Pe!: served, and removed therefrom with as e a`` n versation, and to hear raoP seas are enabled to join In general !. and what ihould be great]; distinctly in a place of worship.r n the cavity o t the ear is preserved considered, a natural expansion which in Many instances is lA r .„, --a thickening or contractionatid by their use the unpleasant la", tially the cause of deli . the ears is entirely obviated. Also 1 .°4 ti d y of ng noises In of every description. Immediately' s l , proved hearing treuglacle lenses are placed before imperfect vignfo. unoh , newly-invented p ;candlelight, that mist and dullness which aPP- 4 8 or s at once removed, every before the oyes the most aged d ,tinct, so that defective sight becomes briga; it e, brilliant, i and Is brought to its youthful, natural, and original P o t Also the most powerful achromatic telescopes, opera &P ei ' era either by day m icroscopes. Caution—Messrs S. and B. Solomons, opticians , ,, e ir object becomes c . le .. a . r a n d not in any way connected with a person of the same name in 1;03t immediate neighbourhood nor in any part of the country. To Pico's int stakes, b e caut i ous, and observe—only to be bad at 39, A-lherlP street, Piccadilly, opposite the York Hotel. ~..A it'ft [ADVF.RTISEM ENT.]--PALPITATION Ole TEM Da'''' g o y' SHORTNESS OF BREATH, AND GENERAL DEBILITY, CURED ai r , for LOwILY'S Plus.—A gentleman of the name of Spencer, rest 7,01, the present in Sackville-street, Dublin, and who Was f aIP, years in the East India Company's service. fell into ill-healtha, p' was even at death's door, the action of his heart being fraT i sgal°' violent as to cause, when lying down, the very bed to shake; and ' w el t ' , from shortness of breath and debility he could scarcely wa t t, aille,, r yards. This gentleman may now be seen out hunting, in _,..., ne l "., enjoyment of health, having been cured by the surprising ~ 1;1 01 111, Holloway's justly celebrated Pills, which are sold by everYlf4 o , and at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Prate, I,° '''' _....... . BIRTHS. stre et, On the 14th inst., Mrs. J ames P a i nter, o f B ern err of a son. ~,Lnder On the 15th inst., at Av en i ng , th e l a d y of Ale— Rooke, Esq., of a daughter. th tha On the 16th inst., at Winterbourne Dauntsey, Fil wife of G. Burtt, Esq., of a son. On the 16th the 101 °i _....... inst., at Colmere Rectory, Hants, the Rev. J. B. Bourne, of a daughter. be la dy of On the 17th inst., a t St. John's-hill, Battersea, t the Re t v. h Soule, of a son. On e 18th inst., at Clapham, Surrey, the wife 0- f t he g" T. Mac Gill, of a daughter. MARRIED. 94 " On the 18th i ns t . , at St. Pancras Church, John Eel a t R.N., assistant-su rgeon , to M ary Ann Eliza b et h, Y°—" .. daughter of the late Captain G. 0. Stovin, R.N. DIED. At Cheriton, Kent, Mary, eldest daughter of t he late M acdo nald, barrack -master. 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