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RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (YESTERDAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. HARWICH AND EASTERN COUNTIES 7UNCTION RAILWAY AND PIER.. - - - The Committee on this Bill met for the first time at eleven o'clock this morning, in Committee-room B. The members are—Lord Fitzwilliam (chairman), Earl Huntingdon, and Lords Berwick, Redesdale, and Newcastle. Mr. Cockburn and Mr. James appeared for the promoters of the Bill, which was opposed by Mr. Austin and Mr. Rod well, on the the part of the Eastern Union Railway, and by Mr. O'Malley on the part of certain petitioning landowners. Mr. COCKBURN opened the case for the promoters, and several witnesses were called to prove the advantages to be derived from the formation of such a line, &c. Mr. Braithwaite, engineer to the line, gave the usual en gineering evidence. A great part of the line will be common to the Eastern Counties and Eastern Union, but of new railway it would be necessary to make thirteen miles. The estimate is 180,0001., which includes the making of the railway and of the pier. In consequence of an alteration in the plans, the pier being proposed to be carried out much further than was expected, the cost will be increased by 500/, but this will be easily made up out of the estimate far con tingencies, The alteration was suggested by the Admiralty. The steepest gradient on the new line would be 1 in 120, but on the part of the Eastern Counties which they would use there was an inclined plane three miles in length, of which two miles were on a gradient ()f i l. in 96, and one mile on a gradient of 1 in 90. The line proposed by the Eastern Union Company had but eleven miles of new railway, but the works were much heavier. This line, crossed a great many roads on a level, and the expense of gates and watchmen at these crossings was included in the estimate. Mr. Locke was the engineer to the line of the Eastern Union Railway. He thought no mischief U on would line by result from the use of part of the Easter n Union wic h and Eastern Counties ; as although now rivals, they would no doubt settle they were ma tters amicably if the Bill were passed. Mr. Locke's line was a competing line before the Committee of the House of Commons, where it was thrown out. This being the case for the promoters, Mr. Austor proceeded to show that the line proposed by the Eastern Union Company was shorter and more direct, had better gradients, a ccommodated a greater numbe r o f im portant places, would b e less expensive, and was on the whole a better line than the Harwich and Eastern Counties, not withstanding the preference given to the latter by the Com mittee of the House of Commons. Having concluded his address, he called several witnesses, gentl emen res idi ng i n the district through which the railway passed, in support of his case. Mr. O'MALLEY then addressed the Committee on the part of his clients, petitioners against the Bill, showing the manner in which the line would affect their property, and represent ing that the injury it would do would not be justified by any public advantage that would result from its construction. Mr. COCKBTIRN replied on the part of the promoters. The COmmittee then ordered the room to be cleared, and after a consultation of not more than one minute, the parties were re-admitted, when The CHAIRMAN said—lt is the unanimous opinion of the Committee that the Bill ought not to be proceeded with. The Committee then rose at twenty minutes past three o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS. GROUP 11. CORNWALL. This Committee met at the usual hour. Lord Morpeth, chairman. Captain. Plumridge, R.N., was the first witness called. He gave evidence of the advantages which a central line would afford as a convenience to the district, and as snore secure from the operations of an enemy. A number' of other witnesses were called, who gave evi dence of a similar nature, none of which was of a nature to interest the public, or to warrant us in giving it at any length. The Committee rose at five o'clock, and adjourned till twelve to-morrow. GROUP XIII. This Committe met this day at twelve o'clock; Sir William Clay in the chair. AYR AND GALLOWAY. . . ._ The case on behalf of this line oirallw7y;as resumed. Mr. Williamson was recalled and shortly re-examined on the lime, coal, lead, and copp er m i nera l fi e ld s a l ong th e rou t e of the line, which he represented to be very great.- The witness was cross-examined at some length with the object of showing that the mineral traffic had been much over-stated, and that most of the mineral fields given in to the Committee did not give a fair representation of the case. Mr. Hunter, manager of the Coltness iron works, gene rally corroborated the evidence of Mr. Williams o n with re gard to the resources of the Dalmellington and Patna mineral fields on the route of the line, and the probability of iron works being established extensively in the event of the formation of the railway. Colonel Cathcart of' Craigengellon, deposed as to the mineral wealth of the Dalmellington mineral field acd the general advantages the line would confer on the country. Mr. Paul was examined as to the benefits the line would confer on the town of Ayr, and deposed that the feeling of . the public bodie s a nd inhabitants of Ayr was genera ll y i n itafavour. Mr. Telfer, shipper and merchant of Ayr, gave evidence to the same effect. The Committee adjourned till to-morrow, at twelve o'clock. GOUP XIV. The Select Committee ß appointed to consider the merits of the Bills comprised in this group re-assembled at the usual hour this morning; Mr. Protheroe in the chair. ILENT ATIIMOSPUENIC. Mr. Cubitt, the engineer-in -chief of the proposed line, con firmed the testimony of Mr. Sherrad, both as regarded the merits and fhe estimates of the line. On cross-examination, he admitted that it would depend upon the success of the Croydon atmospheric line whether the atmospheric principle should be applied to this railway. The success of the principle had not yet been such as to jus tify his advising its application to a more extended line than the Croydon.; indeed, he might go so far as to admit that the experience of the last twelve months went to shake his con fidence of the applicability of the principle to long lines. Mr. Samuda proved that the capital for the scheme as a locomotive line would be 1,070,0001.; to make it an atmos pheric line it would require an addition of 359,0001. The witness was about to go into some details connected with the atmospheric principle, but he was interrupted by The CHAIRMAN, who said the Committee had decided after the evidence of Mr. Cubitt to consider the two schemes in the light of locomotive lines. Some other evidence of an unimportant nature was put in, and the case of the promoters closed. • GROUP XVII. MANCHESTER. AND SOUTHAMPTON AND ROIVESEr AND R.MIZIRIDOZ BRANCH (SOUTH—WESTERN). The Committee met this morning at the usual hour. ?rM IVIA.NCHESMER AND SOUTHAMPTON. The promoters' continued to call evidence in support of their line. The first witness called on was Mr. Allday,: a grazier and cattle-dealer, and occupying farms in Warwickshire and 'Worcestershire, the first being four miles, and the second eight miles from Birmingham, which was theniarket town for both. Had from 50,000 to 60,000 she e p &Om the s o u th er n counties, particularly from the vicinity of-Andover in the course of a year, and 3,000 beaste„wilich are driven about fifty miles to the north ward, to Glostiater and Cheltenham, where they were put upon the Giontesterand Birmingham Railway, and so con veyed to theirdisiinatidn. The driving injured sheep to the extent of 4, herad,tattd beasts Bs. The former lost one stone in weight, the latter from one stone to one and a quarter. This deterioration:would 'be obViatod in the event of there being a direstline by Andover to the north. Cross-exestined- by-Mr. KEATING—The Manchester and Southampton line would be of the greatest national impor tance. Last year seventy or eighty sheep died from drift. lie should say 500' sheep died last year from drift on the road from the south to Cheltenham and Gloucester, which would - not - have occurred if the Manchester and Southampton line had been constructed. He purchased sheep, south of Swindon, on the Great Western, bat when he bought them on more south he did not pat them on the line there, owing to the inconvenience of the break of gauge at Gloucester. Not very long ago a bulThek's head was cut clean off at Gloucester, on account of the confusion and danger.—(Roars of laught"r.) Of course the Company paid for the beast very cheerfully, because they did not want the inconvenience of their break of gauge exposed.—(Con tinned laughter.) Mr. John King, bookseller at Andover, and toll-keeper at the fairs keld at 'Andover and Weyhill, said, 200,000 to 240,000 sh&p , andlamba, 1,000 borses,"and a ~T .at quantity of hops were sold there, and that dealers and buyers came from places forty, sixty, ami-seventy miles distant. The hue would i be o f the.ntiriost imphftance. • dove;Mt r. ROPE -.Any line, provided it'Passed through An vent acre Mt r. important towns, would b e o f th e u t mos t a d- Mr. IlenrY Thompson, timber and coal merchant, at An transit considered tithe line wentd reduce the cost of the and timber i n increesi o n f g co th lda e t bide ".. . ll proportion, besides By Mr. IlaTtraireces,ane bo lCanal. He undetatood-the d one share in the Andover Southampton.' 1 ine batt*ntarfts int o °ten or the Manchester and propriet ors of the canal 10,060 E, ~,ereagreement to pay the auut '2, 00 01. more in the event of the Biltlaissing into.a By the CNA IRMA N—CORSidered ttitt% ttus. public would be benefited and not injured by theconversiou of tlle.Audov e Canal into the railway , and if it were made h%wow sot; require so mue. h nita l in his business. car- Cirencester, said Mr. Mallieson, engaged in the wool trade at Cirencester was one of the largest wool markets in the coun try. The line would be most advantageous in conveying wool from Iris district to the manufacturing districts of the north. - Mr. T. M. St urge , corn-merchant at Gloucester, detailed the advantage s " which the line would confer on the districts which it w as p ropose d t o t raverse , the saving it wou ld effect from the - to himself an d, to a ll i n the h a bi t o f sen di ng g ood s south to the north, or vice versa. The water communication was open to. great objections on account of the delay. He imported corn at Gloucester, some of which he sent as far south as Marlborough and Southampton, and he considered that he should receive foreign corn from Southampton. ;Con sidered that the corn trade would not be diverted to South ampton, in fact he considered that both places would be greatly benefited. The Committee then adjourned till twelve o'clock to morrow. GROUP XVIII. EXETER GREAT WESTERN. This Committee met at the usual luur, Mr. B. Denison, chairman. Mr. Hawsden; of Bridport, was the first witness exa mined. Ills evidence went to show the feeling of the inha bitants of Bridport in favour of a line from that place to Exeter. Mr. Stevens ' Mr. Good, M r. Sh epherd, Mr. Newbury, Mr. Harris, of Shimonth, Mr. Clayer, and Mr. Eist, gave evi dence in favour of the line. The Committee intimated that they had heard sufficient evidence of this nature, and requested the parties to com mence with their engineering evidence next. The Committee then adjourned till twelve o'clock on Thursday. GROUP XXXIX. OLDHAM DISTRICT. The Committee assembled to-day at twelve o'clock, Mr Divett in the - chair, when Mr. Schofield was recalled, and described the course which the Oldham districts line was i n t en d e d t o t a k e, d welling es pecially on the advantage of the termini, and the reasoning Was equally applicable to passengers and goods. i A map of Oldham wa s su b m i tte d i o the Committee, show ng th the e way in which the several termini would respectively Meet different' manufactories. The number of Ludo employed in the cotton manufacture in the township of Oldham are 16,726, and the numbers of those represented by the signature of the parties to the petition is 10,690. The amount of horse power in the township is 2,795, of whom the petitioners possess 1,951, leaving the balance of both items to hostile, indifferent, or opposing parties. Mr. Scholfield was cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant WRAWGHAM, with a view to show that the access from the Yorkshire coal fields to Oldham would be as advantageous by the other lines as by the Oldham districts line. The Huddersfield and Manchester line, when finished, will give a through traffic from Saddleworth-to Liverpool. So far, therefore, as Ashton and Rochdale are concerned, this line of the promoters is uncalled for. If the Birkenhead Bill passed, there would not only be the two stations proposed by the promoters, but the central station, and a second also at Mumps, but then they would have to go three quarters of a mile round, and they would also have to go down a gradient of one in twenty-seven, and there would, besides, be the great interference with the manufactories awl other property. coal field i.oßtlhaceknbeuigmhbdoeuscrrhioboedd gener ally the extent of the coal . of cross-examinationth eYorkshire o statedd he e e o t h n a e e t i y h e e d k thatnew coals might be brought by the little On coal-fields, o the oei . witness a d e,a n d e el c iv o e al red at ee ss m . ofiedh. cheaper t p h er e he say that the best house hold li c u o d a d le ers e fi o e u l l d d li h n e e. del N iv o e r re c d ou i l i c i l ro Ol i dli gh a t m sa a y t , 6ths.et9idicaonelds cthoueldenhgle it would be to the interest of the Hollingwood proprietors to shut out the Yorkshire coals. On re-examination by. Mr. RUSSELL the witness stated that the Birkenhead line might accommodate the collieries but would not serve the copperas mines. To the CHAfamt...T, he replied that the whole of the capital for the Oldham districts group of lines is 700,000/. and that of the Birkenhead line alone is 480,0001. Mr. Evans, of the firm of Evans, Barker, and Co., coal owners, at Royton, said that he concurred with the last wit ness in all that he had affirmed. His firm sent out 100 to 200 tons a day to Manchester. They were carted to the rail way at an expense o f 10 s. a ton, and they were carried by rail way to Manche s t er , su ff er i ng a great deterioration in the transit by breakag e , w hil e if t hi s li ne were constructe d , t h ey would save both the c a r t age an d th e d eter i ora ti on . O n thi s line they could send a m uc h grea t er quan ti t y. Th e y a l so sent a large quantity to Rochdale at an expense of 2s. 6d. a ton for carriage, besides breakage, but if the railway were made the cost would only be 4d., which would be saved to the inhabitants. There might alas be an opportunity of founding an iron trade there. Taking all the circumstances into consideration, he should say that if the Birkenhead line were made Royton would remain just as it is, while, if the Oldham districts line were made, it would open up a commu nication with Rochdale, Saddleworth, and all those places in the neighbourhood. On cross-examination, the witness replied that the mines extended all under the town of Royton, the centre of the place being about 1 3 / 4 miles from the station of the Manches ter and Huddersfield Railway. From the proposed Oldham districts line the distance to the station would be about half a mile, but a pit might be sunk close to the line. He could, however, give no positive information as to the quantity raised, but in his own mines large quantities were sent both to Oldham and to Manchester. A conversation ensued upon the tolls, when the Committee decided that whatever preamble might be approved of the tolls should be directed quite according to their discretion. At this point, The CLIAIRICAN stated, as had been previously stated, that, viewing the comprehensive nature of the Oldham dis trict scheme, the Committee conceived that for the purpose of working out a great coal field, that was superior to the Birkenhead line ; and they thought that some arrangement might be entered into between the parties. But Mr. Russell, the counsel for the promoters, replied that such a compromise was not likely to be effected. Mr. Bentley, a cotton-waste dealer and iron -founder, at Oldham, gave evidence generally as to the nature of the traffic around Oldham, the goods being conveyed by cart at an expense of 7s. 6d. a ton. Furiber evidence was adduced, but so similar that its only object was to strengthen the force of that previously given. The Committee adjourned at five o'clock. GROUP XXIV. NORWICH AND BURY. The Committee re-assembled at twelve o'clock, Mr. Gran. ville Vernon in the chair. The proceedings were opened by a conversation between the Counsel and the Committee as to the best course of proceed ing, in order to come at a right conclusion; after which Mr. Austin explained the route which was proposed for the Thetford, Newmarket, and Cambridge line, se that this line would be coinciient with the Ipswich and Bury line from the former place as far as Risby Down, where it would fork, and where it would throw off one branch to Ely, and the other to Stowmarket, and thence to Ely. So far then as the Ipswich and Bury line and the Thetford and Bury line were similar, the evidence and the speeches would be the same. But he should observe that the branch to Thetford was to be abandoned. It was then agreed that this course should be adopted. Mr. Everett, a hardware manufacturer at Birmingham, was called by Mr. Calvert, to show the superior advantages of Ipswich as an exporting port to Germany and the other continental districts bordering the Baltic. The goods vrould generally go by Rotterdam, hut the goods for France would go by London. To the re-examination of Mr. BAGELLY, the witness re plied, that the business at Hull had so largely increased that they were now making new docks. Sir. Webber, a merchant of Ipswich, dealing in oil-cake and linseed-cake, imports about 1,003 tons annually, a large quantity of which he sent to Newmarket and the neighbourhood, and the whole of it went into Suffolk and Cambridgeshire, but the trade is at present limited, from the expense of carriage. If this line were made, it would, he anticipated, quadruple his trade He had landed goods at Lynn, and the difference of freight as between the 'Baltic and Lynn and the Baltic and Ipswich is as 33. _ 6d. to 3s. 9d., but this is far more than counterbalanced by the saving of the internal carriage. His trade with Warwickshire and Northamptonshire would be largely increased by this line, especially in rape cake, which is extensively used as a manure where it can be obtained. But many of the mills in Cambridgeshire have been stopped by the cheapness of the imported article. There is a preju dice against Yarmouth as a port, because vessels cannot ap proach it at all states of the tide. The cross-examination of Mr. Calvert elicited the fact that the witness' trade only extended to Bury, Newmarket, and the neighbourhood, but the validity and tendency of the evi dence were in no respect shaken. To the re. examination of Mr. BAGELLY the witness replied that Ipswich and Harwich are preferable to Lynn, in conse quence cf the sands of the last place being dangerous, and the dock being a dry one, while vessels can obtain refuge in Harwich harbour at all times. Mr. John Muskett, steward of the Duke of Norfolk, stated that he had lived at Bury for forty years, that he farmed 1,000 acres of land on his own account, and had managed upwards of 2,600 acres for the Duke, though at present he had much less of the Duke's in his hands. The Bury dis trict is extensively arable, the whole produce nearly being exported to London, or sent into the western and manufactu ring counties. He had been one of a committee, in 1836, for the formation of a line like this, and great disappointment was felt at the Eastern Counties line stopping at Colchester. As much as 70,000 quarters of barley are grown in the neigh bourhood of Bury, which was forwarded to Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire, where it was malted, and there sent for ward into the manufacturing counties. The trade would certainly be greatly increased by the railway, and a great advantage especially would be obtained in the article of coals, which now cost 30s. a ton. There would be benefit in the competition of Lynn and Ipswich for the supply of that article to Bury, as also with the parties who would bring them from the interior. The witness also spoke to the peculiar nature of the Mildenhall population, which he described as generally scattered. There is also this supe riority in the Ipswich and Bury line, that it follows the course of the old coach road, and it gives generally more accommodation to the district. Mr. Macnamara, a carrier, was called to show the superiority of the line of traffic through Bury to London. There are now eight coaches by Bury to London, five by Newmarket, two by Colchester, and one by Chelmsford, which averaged nine passengers each journey. Mr_ Aitisorr, a wholesale butcher at Bury, stated that on an average he slaughtered 300 sheep and 10 bullocks a week. A great portion of the meat is sent to the London markets ; and if this line were opened, he should send all his meat by railway, as well as the living animals. He could say that there was a large number of pigs sent by railway from Cambridgeshire, and as many as 100 bea s t s an d 500 sheep are now sent weekly to London, by railway, from Bury market. . . On cross-examination, the witness replied that large num bers of cattle came from the north to Bury. Mr. J. P. Everard, a wool merchant, stated that the firm to which he belonged bought as much as 500 tons of wool every year, and testified generally to the advan tage which would be derived from the railway by the dis trict in -which he resided. On cross-examination, the witness stated that he had been a party last year to the Chesterford and Bury line, which was now abandoned. Mr. Fairman, a malster in a large way at Bishop's Stort ford, where he made upwards of 12,000 quarters a week, which he sent to London, he spoke of the advantage the line would occasion to the district, giving the preference to the Ipswich and Bury line. Mr. Briant, of Newmarket, stated that there were 58,700 quarters of wheat, and 25,500 quarters of barley sold at Newmarket in the year 1845, as well as a considerable quan tity of oats, which are brought from the fens chiefly, to the whole of which a great benefit would be wrought by the con struction et the railway. The Committee here adjourned till twelve to-morrow. GROUP XLVi, This Committee re-assembled to day at twelve o'clock; present, Mr. Bramston (chairman) and the other Members. irsrvirC.S.STlal and DARLINGTON, DURAL/UK 84 The 1,1. 41r SUNDERLAND, and WEARDZOITTE 1)- ` , 3 rURCHASE and BRANCHES. ela ses of the amended Bill were gone through. THE 1 1 ; OE"ra 750.npvia referred met to-day, _, 6 ,? j5a 1t° , 1 3 1 1 : 3 LI. The ConmEmlTZAittee illitolwrichAlthir?34.3lll"24l.2llAMlZlSV:lTH at twelve o'clock, in Room No. (chairman), Lord Ossulston, the Hon. T i t' M r. C. Wood hill, and Mr. Welby. le, Captain Pol.. M r. H e nry Robertson, examined by m i ... . s , v Is the engineer to the line. Has preparer sec ti on s, and does not find an y engineering difficut ties of consequence. There are no tunnels, and only one level crossing. The steepest gradient on the line is li n 82, and the sharpest curve has a radius of 2 0 lchains—that.is at the junction of the branch with the main ein:o The Bir mingham and Gloucester Railway joins th L t . inon Llnd Birmingham at a curve with a radius of only 8 chains. The length of the line is 4 miles, 2 furlongs, and 3 chains. ri turnpike road crossed upon a level is so bad that it is almost disused. It has an inclination of I in 9 for a distance of 300 yards, and if lowered would be inundated by the adjacent canal. If it were raised it wou ld destroy the water of the canal. The length of the branch line to Ffrewyd is a mile and one-third, and the steepest gradient is lin SO. There is a joined estimate for three branches, amounting to 65,000/. 60,0001. of that is required for the Llangotlilen branch. The estimate for the deviation is rather more than 43,0001., and the length of it is 2 miles and 27 chains. The steepest gradient ia 1 in 83, and the sharpest curve has a radius of half a mile. There are no level crossings. The formation of the deviation will save 30,0001., and the station will be placed in a much more advantageous position. The summit level of the line is 15 feet lower, and the branches to the iron and coal works will be made with less difficulty and expense. The working expenses will be about 40 per cent. on the amount of the traffic. _ _ By Mr. CHAILBERS—Has been before engaged in railways. Has bee n engage d i n two , one o f which is now partly at work. The length of the Llangothlen line is 44 miles. It is pro posed to make an occasional station for certain trains at the junction of the branch with the main line. There are ample funds for such a station. The junction is formed very nearly on a level. Will say that the whole length of the branch, 4 miles, is asy moderately e, and neither difficult nor ex pensive in its formation. The high road to Llangothlen is very hilly, and the branch line runs parallel with that road for two-thirds of the distance. The greatest distance between the line of the road is ifteen chains. The greater part of the railway will be in cutting, varying in depth from 18ft. 3in. to nothing. The road itself is a cutting. The railway does less damage than railways usually do, but it certainly does cut through a great deal of the cultivated land. If the damage done were to be esti mated at 20,000/. his estimate would be destroyed. The line only goes through half a mile of the Trevor Hall estate. Dues not think that Trevor Hall will be injured by the line; is rather of opinion that it will be improved. The Committee adjourned at four o'clock until twelve to-morrow. GROUP LIII. This Committee, consisting of the Hon. E. Lascelles (chairman), the Earl of Arundel and Surrey, Mr. Hildyard, Capt. Dalrymple, and Mr. R. Clayton, re-assembled to-day at the usual hour. SHROPSHIRE vs zoN AND CANAL (CHESTER TO WOLVERHAMPTON). Mr. Sergeant KINGLAKE resumed his address in opposition to this scheme, and said, that in dealing with this matterthey were first of all to take into consideration that by the stop ping up of this canal they not only interfere u ith that par ticular canal, but indirectly they would affect the large out lay of capital in the improvement of the navigation of the Severn, and they would inflict an incalculable injury on the internal commerce of the country. According to the evidence of Mr. Scott given before the Select Com mittee, to which he had alluded on the previous day, no less a sum than 617,0001. had been expended in the formatin❑ of the Birmingham Canal, besides 400,0001. additional in the construction of mineral branches flowing into it. Now, if this Committee sanctioned the scheme before them, they would render that large outlay useless. Bur, in addition to that, they would affect other canals in Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Coventry, Oxford, &c., which joined the canal under consideration. They would also affect the present water communication between Manchester and Shrewsbury. He would call witnesses who would in the most distinct manner prove that they, in common with the public, derived considerable benefit from all these canals, and that if this scheme were, sanctioned they would suffer great loss and inconvenience. What was the case set up by the promoters? The proprietors of the canal for some reason or other had not derived as much profit from their undertaking as they anticipated. But such a view as that was a very partial one, and before the Committee sanctioned the conversion of the canal into a railway, he besought them to take into consideration the great damage which such a decision would inflict on the proprietors of the other canals of which this was a link, and whose undertak ings were far more important and expensive than this. If they decided that this Bill should pass, they would disturb the whole internal water communication of the country, and not only the proprietors of those canals, but the community at large, would be seriously in jured. The decision which the Committee might give upon this question would be the first given since the sitting of the Railway A nd Canal Aina/ G -aoiation Committee, and be had no doubt that the decisions that would hereafter be given en similar schemes would be affected by that decision, and he therefore hoped they would pause before they decided that the scheme should be sanctioned. He did not think that it had been satisfactorily explained how this canal had failed as an investment. The proprietors had from time to time tried various schemes to make it profitable, and the consequence of those schemes had been the continual dwindling of the traffic, and diversion into other channels. He believed that they had not justly dealt with the public. He believed that they had obtained, as late as last year, an Act under false pretences, and that while they pretended to be seeking for powers to improve the canal as a water communication, they in fact were preparing the way for the present scheme of converting their canal into a railway. He would now come to the last point on which he should address the Committee, and that was, whether this line was to be a rival with any other line of railway? Would it afford any competition? He happened to recollect having heard his Learned Friend Mr. Austin distinctly stating to the Committee, in opening the promoters' case, that it would not be a competing line. This scheme was, in fact, suggested as an alternative line for heavy traffic. Now, his Learned Friend must, of course, have been instructed to make that statement. Mr. Stephen son had distinctly repudiated the notion that this line was to be the means of transit for goods between Birmingham and Liverpool, for he said the Grand Junction would ever carry the traffic of that district. Birkinhead and Ireland were the points aimed at by the pro moters. But were the public to be deprived of the advantages which this canal (the best outlet to Liverpool, according to the evidence of Mr. Scott) offered them in the sending of their traffic from the inner districts of the country to Liverpool 2 Mr. Stephenson had said that this scheme was not to be looked upon as a mere line between Wolver hampton and Nantwich, &c. ; but that it would form a most important link in railways hereafter to be formed. Now he should like to know by whom this and the other lines were promoted. It was evident that this scheme was not promoted by an independent company, who intended to struggle with the powerful railway companies in the district through which it passed. The Manchester and Birmingham Railway Com pany had, in fact subscribed 250.000/. to the scheme, and he suspected that it was a sub rose scheme of that as well as the Grand Junction and the London and Birmingham Corn- Rallies. There was no doubt that it would be associated with them. The Chester and Holyhead Company, in which the London and Birmingham were more than greatly interested (and in turning to Mr. Stee's evidence he found he admitted the fact) were also subscribers to this undertaking to the amcunt of 300,0001. Now, the Chester and Holyhead was ruled, as every man knew, by the London and Birmingham. If this scheme were sanctioned people in the district in ques tion would be left to the tender mercies of the Grand June. tion Company, and the Ccuninittee would thus cripple the commerce of that district which,with the present water commu nication, had prospered to a considerable extent. He main tained that the promoters of the scheme had not fairly presented the case to the Committee, and had, with great ingenuity, no doubt, left upon him the'great burden of presenting it fully and fairly before them.. They had represent ed it to be an unimportant and isolated canal. It was not so, it formed, as he had previously said, ainost important link in the water communication of the interior of this country. The witnesses whom he should call would prove it to be so. The Learned Sergeant concluded by hoping that the Committee would give no veto upon this scheme until they had the other schemes, of which they had been said to be a part, fully laid before them, lest they should give a decision which they might hereafter regret. Mr. MACAULEY then proceeded to call in support of the case represented by the Learned Sergeant, Mr. John Barker, ironmaster, Wolverhampton, who stated that the commerce of that district would be much injured by the drying up of the canal in question, inasmuch as there would then be but one means of transit for their goods, the proprietors of which would be the Grand Junction Company. A meeting was held at Wolverhampton on the 12th March last (which was convened by the Chief Constable in compliance with the requisition of the principal portion of the iron masters, &c., of that district), to take into consideration the Bill now under consideration. At that meeting, which was a very stormy one, in consequence of Mr. Stee, the agent of the Canal Company, and others interested in the progress of the Bill taking part is the proceedings, resolutions w3re agreed to deprecating the conversion of the canal into a railway. Cross-examined by Mr. LALNG (one of the Learned Counsel for the Bill)—Had given his active support to the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton line. Supposing there were a clause in this Bill to compel the Company to carry heavy traffic at one penny per ton, such goods would be carried from Wolverhampton to Liverpool at Bs. 6d. per ton, being Is. less than the amount charged by the present canal proprietors. This scheme had his sup port at ene time, under certain stipulations. 25,000 tons of iron ore arrived in the neighbourhood of Wolverhampton every year from Ellesmere, and he believed that if that ore was forced to be carried by the Grand Junction Company, a very considerable tax would Od imposed on the ironmasters. Lord Dalhousie did not, itieply to the deputation that waited upon him last year to represent the non-desirable ness of converting this canal into a railway, say that, after giving the subject full consideration, he believed it would be well to sanction the present scheme. Mr. HILDYARD (to the witness)—You have told us that it is your opinion that the Manchester and Birmingham and the Grand Junction Companies would be very glad if the preamble of this Bill should not pass. What reason have you for saying so?—Why, they think that it is imposing a tax upon them, and would have the effect of driving them into a bad bargain with a worthless line. Mr. Thomas Bagnall, iron -master, Wolverhampton, gave similar evidence to that of Mr. Barker. He believed that the failure of the canal was owing to bad management. This scheme would be of no use to South Staffordshire, and his candid opinion was, that, even if the canal were dried up, the public would not be a whit better off by the construction of this undertaking. The Committee adjourned till twelve o'clock to-morrow. GROUP INT. The Select Committee appointed to consider the merits of the Bills compri*ed in this group re-assembla at the usual hour this morning ; Mr. Ewart in the chair. ENinram AND EDMONTON. The case for the promoters of this scheme was resumed, and nearly the whole of the day was occupied in hearing general evidence in favour of the line. Mr. Seymour, the surveyor of the line, proved that the line would require 9 acres, 1 rood, and 33 furlongs. The value of the land, house property, &c., to be taken for the line, he estimated at 9,6431. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY MORNIMG, JUNE lO, 1846. GROUP LVII. The Committee on this group met to-day at twelve o'clock, in Room No. 27, Grand Corridor. , Present—The Right Hon. F. Baring, chairman, Mr. Staun ton, Mr. L. East, Mr. Bouverie, and Mr. Baskerville. The Committee called on the parties concerned in THE LONDON AND BIRMINGIIA.M GRAND JUNCTION, AND MANCHESTER AND BIR MINGHAM RAILWAY ADIALGAMA". lON, AND scums UNION AMALGAMATION. The CHAIRMAN, addressing Counsel for'thesa Bills, stated that the Committee had been in communication with the Board of Trade, and he had received a letter to the effect that the Beard would send to the Committee a written statement of their opinions on the subject of the amalgamation of the lines in question. The Committee would, therefore, postpone their decision on these cases. LONDON AND EITLIV/rNagAzi caTims. BURY JUNCTION. This Bill was next called on. Its object is to enable the London and Birmingham Railway Company to purchase the Aylesbury line. The Bill was altogether unopposed, but the Committee reserved their decision upon the preamble, as in the former cases. 36714gr.bTC)Illato:NE7tFt:FIFW113. caf t.r e aTa i G n at fa i v tG o lVi ut EM— oFt N i7e T 737 a G n ; called witnesses to show the traffic, &c., and the probable advantages of the proposed arrangements to the district and the public at large. EA- g, but as t7i t i, rapilatory, or Liquid all colours,a grows, as it never in unnatural red or e hair , wit) purple il tint common tc ife greatest confidence, DVERTIGEMENT.3 — TrIe A s :T s for done at their esta., Hair Dye, the only dye that reall t th af t t i c i l e e rw m ar t luring it are re. to without the fadesds not o r require aeqoire s r e t .. b d sot see how it all other dies. 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Ross and Sons most respectfully In— form the public that they have succeeded in producing a Po made, that after the hair has once been thoroughly dyed by their Atrapilatory, will keep it in the most beautiful order, and p revent it again showing grey, with no more trouble than al , plying any other sort of grease to it. This most estordshit g invention is only to be had of them, as above, PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.) MONDAY, JUNE 8. STAINES AND RICHMOND JUNCTION RAILWAY BILL, Order read for resuming adjourned Debate on question, " That the Bill be re-committed to the former Committee :"-- Question again proposed; Debate resumed :—Question . put. The House divided : MINORITY-AYES, 61. Ackers, James Duncan, George Molcsworth, Sir W. Aglionby, H. A. Duncomba, T. Muntz, G F. Allis, J. P. Dundas, Admiral Neville, Ralph Arkwright, G. Dundas, F. Pattison, James Arandel, Earl of Elphinstone, H. Phi'potts, John Austen, Colonel Forster, Mathew Reid, Colonel Bailey, Joseph Gore, W. 0. Scott, Francis Bailey, J., jun. Grosvenor, Lord R. Somerville, Sir W. Ba2kett, William Hastie, A I Spooner, Richard Bo Min, William H. Hodgson, F. Thornely, T. Bowring, Dr. Hodgson, R. Tollemache, John Bridge Man, H. Hope, Sir T. Troubridge, Sir E. Bremerton. J. Hudson, George Vernon, G. H. Busfeild, William Hume, Joseph Wakley, T. Butler, Colonel James, William Wllshere, W. Carew, W. P. Johnstone, Sir J. Winnington, Sir T. Christie, W. D. Kimble, H. Wood, Colonel Chute, W. L. W. Lockhart, W. Collins, William Mackinnon, W. A. TELLERS. Courtenay, Lord M'Carthy, Alexander Villiers, Charles Denison, E. B. Mangles, R. D. Wood, Colonel T. Douglas, Sir C. E. 'Mines, R. M. MAJORITY-NOES, 68. Antrobus, Edmund Gore, Robert Repton, C. W. J. Badlie, 11. J. Hall, Colonel Ricardo, J. L. Baldwin, Barry Hamner, Sir John Russell, C Baring, F. T. Hill, Lard Marcus Seymer, Henry Tier Baring, W. P. Jolliffe, Sir W. li. Seymour, Lord Barrington, Viscount Langston, J. H. Smythe, George Bell, John Lascelles, E. Somerset, L.,rd G. Hentinek, Lord H. Lascelles, W. S. Stausfield, W. R. Blackhurne, J. I. Layerd, Captain Stanton, W. it. Cavendish, Q. H. Leslie, C. P. Sinai t, Lcrd J. Chelsea, Vise. Loch, James Stria, Edward Cholmondeley, H. Lowther, Sir J. Troll , spe, Sir J. Clerk, Sir G. Matheson, James Turner, Edmund Collett, John Maule, Fox Villiers, Viscount Craig, W. G. Mitchell, T. A. Wall, C. B. Cripps, William Mundy, E M. Wellesley, Lord C. Denison, J. E. Ord, William Williams, W. Dugdale, W. S. Oswald, Alexander Wrightson, W. B. Entwisle, W. Parker, John Wynn, Sir W. Estcourt, T. G. Peel, Jonathan Wyse, Thomas Fielden, William Pendarves, E. W. Fitzroy, Henry Plumridge, Captain TELLERS. Flower, Sir James Pollington, Viscount Dundas, David Gill, Thomas Pulsford, Robert Berkeley, IL F. POST-OFFICE NOTICE. THE FOREIGN MAILS. The following notice, relative to the arrival and departure of the foreign mails, was on Monday affixed at the Chief office, St. Martin's-le-Grand : The Peninsular, &c., Mails—The next mails for Lisbon, Madeira, Portugal, Spain, and Gibraltar, will be dispatched from hence on the lith instant. Tha a bovo mail, of vu artnatay, Bth inst., dispatched by the Madrid. India, ese. ' Mails, vid Southampton—Th e nex t ma il s f or Gibraltar, Malta, Greece, lonian Island s , E g ypt, I n di a , an d China, via Southampton, will be dispatched from hence on the evening of the 20th inst. West Indies, &c.—The next mails for the British colonies in the West Indies (except Honduras), Bermuda, Madeira; the foreign colonies (except Havannah), Chagres, New Gre nada, Venezuela, San Juan de Nicaragua, Esc., will be dis- patched from hence 17th inst. The Clyde due 22d June. Madeira, Brazils, and Buenos Ayres—Her Majesty's brig Seagull will sail on the arrival of the letters posted in Lon don up to Saturday, the 6th. The next mails will be dispatched on the 7►h July. Her Majesty's brig Penguin, due on the 20th May, has not yet arrived., America—The next mails for British North America, Bermuda, and the United States, will be dispatched on the 18th inst. The Britannia, due on the 15th inst., will convey the above mails. holland—The next mails will be dispatched by the Co lumbian on the morning of the 10th inst. Holland—The next mails dispatched by the John Bull on the evening of the 9th inst. (yesterday evening). Rotterdam—The next mails dispatched by the Batavia on Saturday the 13th inst. RAILWAY RH %RE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, JUNE 8. NEW STOCK EXCHANGS.—The Share Market still continues quiet • Grand Junctions are quoted higher. Very few transactions have taken place. The sales are—Birkenhead, Lancashir •, and Cheshire Junction, 30s. 9d p.—Bristol and Exeter, New Shares, 5 lc • inghamiMire, Is. dis,—Derby and Crewe, Gs. 3d. p.—Eastern Comi ties, York Extensions, % p.—Grand Junction, 226—Ditto, Quarter Shares, New, 294—Great Grimsby and Sheffield, Quarters, % dis.— Leeds and Thirsk, 5 dis.—Leicester and Bedford, ss.p.—Liverpool and Bury, New Shares, 174—Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, Ti p.—London and Birmingham, Quarter Shares, 274—Ditto, Fifth Shares, 234—Midland Stock, 150—Newcastle and Carlisle, 105 North Staffordshire, 3%p.—North Union, Stock (A), 208 —South- Eastern, No. 1 (at 18 dis.), 4% p. Ditto, New Shares, % p.— South 3liffiand, 4 dis.—West Riding Union, p.—Glasgow and Dumfries, % ells. LEEDS, Jtm;a 8. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Eastern Counties, York Ex tension, I Is. p.—Huddersfield and Manchester, Its. dis. -Leeds and Dewsbury, 1% p. —Leeds and Thirsk, New, 3 dis.—Manchester and Birmingham, Quarter Shares (C), lid p.—North British, lialf Shares, p. cash.—Ditto, Carlisle Branch, 9s. 6d. p.—Bradford, Walodield, and Midland, 20s. dis.—Buckinghamshire, 1 p.— Direct Northern, 12e. dis —Grand Union, 16s. dis.—Glasgow and Dmnfries, Os. dis.— Great Eastern and Western, 313. &I.—Lancashire and North York shire, I Is. dis.—Leeds, Wakefield. and Midland, 9s. dis.—Leicester and Bedford, 31. 6d. p. —Lincoln, York. and Leeds, 255. dis.— Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 145. p.— London and York, dis. —London and Manchester (Remington's), 2s. dis.—Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, 18s. p. -Northumberland and Lan cashire Junction, 16s. dis.—North Staffordshire, 3 p. —North Western. 3s. p.—south Midland, Its. dis.—Welsh Midland, 275. dis. —West Riding Union, 4%- York and Carlisle, TI :dis. A.1 , 7C EsT It , J utra 8. STOCK ExcHallox.— The sales are —Buckingham and Bletchiugley, % p.—Derby and Crewe, 3% c. p.—East Lincolnshire, 14 dis.— Great Grimsby and Dock Extension, 1% dis.—Lancashire and Norte Yorkshire, % dis.—Manchester and Leeds, Fifths, 9% p. Rugby and Huntingdon, 185. 3d. dis.--Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction p.—Trent Valley Midland, &c., % dis. —West Riding Union, c. p.—Paris aed Lyons Constituted 1 p. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, Jim 8 STOCK EXCHANGE. —The sales are—Eastern Counties, York Ex tension, % p.—North British, Halves, Carlisle, 7s. p.—Nevreastle and Carlisle, 104. SHEFFIELD, JUNE 8. STOCK Excirma.—The sales are—Midland (Sheffield and Ro therham), 35% —Sheffield and Manchester, Quarter Shares, No. 3 (Scrip), 1 is. 6d. p.—Grimsby and Shefiel ', 3t dis.—Ditto, Exten Mon, I Is. dis.—Ditto, Quarter Shares, 6s. 6d. dis.— London and York, 3s. 6d. dis.—Manchester, Midland, and Great Grimsby, 15s. dis.—ShelMeld and Lincolnshire, 2s. p. SUGAR. A Return of the Amount of Duty received on Sugar during the Financial Year 1845-1'46 ; specifying the Amount re ceived under the different Rates of Duty. Year ending sth April, 1846. Amount of Duty received in the U. Kingdom. Rates of Duty chargeable per Cwt. Sugar unrefined— X. Of the British Possessions in America, of Mauritius, and of those British Possessions within the limit of the East India Company's Charter, into which the importation of Foreign Sugar is pro hibited : Not equal to White Clayed 3,460,607 Equal to White Clayed 24,132 Of British Possessions within the limits of the East India Company's Charter, into which the importation of Foreign Sugar is not pro hibited : Not equal to White Clayed 3,575 Equal to W hite Clayed ...... 4 Foreign— The produce of free labour, or admitted at the same rate of duty under treaty : Not equal to White Clayed... 89,294 Equal to White C1aved......... 794 Other Foreign Sugar 231 3,578,637 Deduct Repayments of Duty ... 98,479 et Receipt of Duty on Sugar unrefined .R. s. d. 0 14 0 0 16 4 0 18 8 1 1 9 1 3 4 1 8 0 3 3 0 £3,480,158 I WILLIA Office of the I nspec t or- G enera l of Imports and IRVING. Exports, Custsm-h ouse , L on d on , May 30. TRINITY MONDAY.—Monday being. Trinity Monday, the annual procession of the Masters of the Trinity House to Deptford took place. Shortly after eleven o'clock the pro cession issued from the Trinity-house, Tower-hill. His Grace the Duke of Wellington beirg present as the Prin cipal, and, not meeting them at Deptford, as had been an nounced, on arriving at the main gate of the Tower, of which his Grace is warden, he was re ce i ve d by a guard of honour of the Coldstream Guards, who formed a double line from the outer gate to the stairs on the wharf, where they embarked on board the Trinity barge, and proceeded to Deptford, where they attended Divine service at the Old Church, according to custom. A great conc..ur,e of persons assembled on the occasion. A grand banquet took place in the evening, at the Trinity-house, Tower-hill. DEATH OF THE HON. MRS. HENRY TIIFNELL.—This lady died at Twicke,nham, on Thursday last, in her 36th year. She was, before her marriage, the Hon. Frances Eyng, second daughter of General Lord Strafford, by his second marriage with his late lady, Marianne, daughter of Sir W. James James. and married September 24, 1844, Henry Tufnell, Esq., M.P. The Recruit, 12-gun brig, built of iron, by Messrs. Ditchburne and Mare, is to be launched on the 9th inst. It has been stated that Commander Bowker is likely to com mand her. He is considered a very experienced brig sailor, and will no doubt do her ample justice.—United Service Ga zette. BRIGHTON, CHICHESTER, and LEWES RAILWAY.— These extensive lines were thrown open this morning. By the arrangements made there will be two express trains through out, and in all ten trains to Lewes, and eight to Chichester. THE PAINTED HALL, GREENWICH HOSPITAL.-012 Saterday, in consequence of an intimation that his Royal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by the Lords of the Admiralty, would visit the Royal Hospital, for the purpose f vh th il e e Painted under repair,a l twhich authoritieshas f r some were months been Highness did not go there. At three o'clock the Admiralty i g 3 l7 inn r s i cr ie oe , cs m etidn erely, however, to be disappointed, as his Royal barge, having on board the Right Hon. the Earl of Ellen-- borough, First Lora of the Admiralty, the Hon. Captain Rous, one of the junior Lords, and the Hon. Mr. Corry, the Secretary, drew up to the landing-place in front of the Hos• pita', where their Lordships were received by Admiral Sir R. Stopford, G.C.R., the Governor, Sir James Gordon, Depaty- Governor, and the several captains, &c., of the establishment, the band of the Naval School playing the National Anthem. Their Lordships, accompanied by the authorities, proceeded to view the Painted Hall, where they remained for nearly an hour, when they left. Their Lordships then proceeded to view the model brig in the grounds attached to the Naval School, the yards being manned by 100 of the boys, the band playing " Rule Britannia." Their Lordships accompanied by Lieutenant Rous, R.N., the superintendent of the schools, went over this beautiful model, which has also undergone a thorough repair, inspecting her very minutely, and expressed to that officer the great satisfaction they felt at all they wit nessed. It was expected that their Lordships would have proceeded to the bathing -ground for the purpose of seeing the lads go through their swimming exercise, sixty of them having been marched off for that purpose, but their Lord ships did not avail themselves of the opportunity. After viewing the brig, their Lordships returned to the Hospital, going over several of the apartments, and shortly after left by water on their return. LAW INTELLIGENCE. HOUSE OF LORDS, June 8. The House sat to-day to hear appeals. The Peers in at tendance were the Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, Lord Cottenham, and Lord Campbell. VISCOUNT DU N GANNON V. &SLIM Their Lordships gave judgment in this ease this morning, affirming the decision of the Com t below. PINKERS V. THE ILATCLIFFE GAS COMPANY. The further arguments in this part-head appeal occupied their Lofdships the remainder of the morning. COURT 0 CHANCERY, June 8. (Before Vice-Chancellor KNIGHT BRUCE. ) CHAPLIN V. GARRICK.—OHAPLIN V. CHAMBERS. This case excited a good deal of attenti , ai in Court this morning, on account of the interests involved, and the cir cumstances out of which it rose They were these :—The testatrix was married to Robert Reid in 1805, at Carlisle, where they continued to live till the death of the husband. Two children are still alive, the issue of this marriage, and appeared by the plaintiff in the suit. In the year 1809, the widow went to Gretna Green, in Scotland, and was married to James Reid, the brother of her deceased husband, with whom she continued to live as her husband up to the close. of 1821, and had ten children by him, all living, and defendants i❑ the suit. In the month of No vember, 1821, the mother, then being pregnant with her youngest child, made a will, devising property to the amount of about 3,0001 to all her children, re-ervieg a beneficial in terest in it to her husband (James Reid) during his life; and she died about five drib's etar the date of the will, in child bed. A suit under this will was instituted by the children of the fist marriage, who oi.jevt against the claim of the children of the seiiond marriage, that that marriage being :olemiliscd hi Scotland was void by Scotch law ; and that, therefore, these ten children were illegitimate, and could not sustain tlieir claim at law. The Master's report, among other findings, found that, by the law of Scotland, the marriage of a widow with her de ceased husband's brother is void, and set forth the opinion of the Lord Advocate, and other legal gentlemen of the Scotch Bar. Mr. Wigrain, Q.C., and Mr. Faber, were beard for the de fendants on exceptions. ROLLS' COURT, June 8. ZYVES V. THE I►UYE OF WELLINGTtN. The further arguments iu this part-heard case, a detail cf the facts of which we gave on Saturday, occupied the Master of the Rolls the whole nt.rning. VICE CHA vc:EuY COURT, June 8. (Before the VICE CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND.) THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. THE EARL OF DEVON. Mr. BETilta.L's reply in this case occupied the Court the whole morning, and had not concluded when onr evening edition went to press. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, June 8. (Sittings in Banco.) HOLFORD V. CILAWSHAY. This case came before the Court on a demurrer to two pleas, in which the defendant set out his acquirement of a right which annihilated the right of the plaintiff, for the in fringemet of which the present action was brought. The plaintiff complained that the right he enjoyed of the benefits of the unimpeded flow of the waters of a well conti guous to his property was interfered with, by a cut and dams etected by the defendant, and which diverted a portion of the water, The plea set up by defendant was that he occupied a close and iron works adjoining the water, and that he enjoyed the use of the cut for such a length of time before the present action was brought.as gave him a right to the diversion of the water, even suppDsing that such right did not exist be tore. In short, the uninterrupted possession of the " right and easement" of said cut for such a length of time now justified the possession. The Coutt would take time to consider its judgment. June 9. (Sittings in Banco.) FARINA •. HOLMES. This was an action for goods sold and delivered, tried be fore the Under-Sheriff of Middlesex, on Thursday last, when a verdict was given for the plaintiff for 14/. ss. The plaintiff is an extensive perfumer and vendor of eau de Cologne, and the defendant a gentleman residing in Albemarle-street. The defendant, it appeared, ordered twenty-five dozen of eau de Cologne, which order was forwarded by plaintiff' to Cologne, and the goods were sent shortly afterwards to de fendant's agent, and the invoice and dock warrant to de fendant himsslf. The Under-Sheriff, in summing up, said that the Fl :intiff had, by the latter act, put it in the power of the defendant to receive the goads, and his liability, therefore, was the same as if the goods bad been sent to hint in the first instance. The jury consequently, without a moment's hesi tation, returned a verdict for the plaintiff for the amount claimed. The prevent application was for a rule to set aside this ver- Wet on the griund of misdirection, and that there was no evidence to ho to the jury. Rule granted on all the grounds. COURT OF QUEEN"S BENCH, June 8. IN RE NV3I CORBETT. The whole of the forenoon wa, occupied in the hearing of an application from Mr. Wm. Cubbett, sou of the tate cele brated po irical writer, for an order to be di,charged from the custody in which he has been placed for some time, arising our of cer.,.in proceedings in the Court of Chancery, and an alleged contempt of that Court. When the Learned Gentleman had finished his statement, The Comm, after a few minutes' consultation, dismissed the application, and he was remanded t o th e charge of the officers who had brought him up. June . 9. On the opening of the Court this morning, it b e i ng th e Queen's birth-day, the judges wore their scarlet robes, and the Queen's Counsel appeared in their silk robes and coif& THE QUEEN O. THE JUSTICES t•l' DEVON. Mr. CROWDER, Q.C., appeared in support of an application for a mandamus to compel the magistrates of the county of Devon to allow certain items in the account of the coroner of that county, which they had disallowed. in Quarter Sessions. The items had bet n struck out, on the allegation that there were no reasonable grounds for holding the inquests for which the items were incurred. The Learned Gentleman contended that the coroner was justified in holding an inquest in all cases where he had any suspicion that the death was not compassed by natural means; and that though the verdict might nut bear out the suspicion, still that did not furnish any reason for disallow ing the expense. Having entered into particulars relating to the items referred to, which he contended were properly incurred, and having cited several authorities in support of his case, he concluded by calling on the Court to grant the application. The Solicitor-General and Mr. Greenwood followed on the other side. when The COURT, after a short consultation, allowed the manda mus to go. ALLEGED MURDER IN SHAD WELL. On Monday Mr. Baker resumed the investigation into the circumstances attending the death of Anne Sloman, in the house in Labour-in Vain-street, Shadwell. Evidence has been given that the still and apparatus which were in the house were hastily removed by a man and his wife, named D irlow, just before the police broke open the door, and discovered the dead body lying in the passage, where the prisoner, by his own account left it while he went to the residence of ? the Darlows, and directed them to remove the still. On Monday the following additional evidence was given : William Darlow, of Jamaica-place, Limehouse, scum boiler, stated that the deceased had worked for him in that trade for two months up 'to her death. Gibbing cohabited with the deceased. On the morning of Monday, the Ist of June, witness proceeded to the house in Labour-in-Vain street with his cart, and Gibbins assisted him in removing some coke and treacle from the cart into the house. The witness admitted the still was his, and that his wife gene rally worked it. The treacle was brought into the house for the purpose of illicit distillation. On the afternoon of Monday, the Ist of June, witness again called at the house in Labour-in-Vain-street. The deceased and her mother, the wife of witness and his child, were also there. Gibbins had previously left to fulfil an engagement to turn a swing in Stepney fair. When he last saw the deceased he gave her at her request 25., and she handed one of theta to her mother. The deceased said she would go to Stepney fair, and see if her husband (Gibbins) had anything to eat. The deceased was allowed ss. per week to clean the place, and keep inquisitive people out of the house. He removed his wife and child from the house on Monday evening, and the deceased was then from home. He returned in his cart to Eligh-street, Shadwell, above nine o'clock, and sent his wife to the house in Labour in-Vain-sheet. She re turned in about ten minutes, and said the deceased had not returned. He then went home 0.1 Tuesday morn ing, about seven o'clock, Gibbins came to his house and sail, "My wife is dead. I sent her home at one o'clock in the morning, and I came home at three myself, and found she had fallen d own stairs arid broken her neck." A juror —Are you certain is to the time? Witness—Yes, I am. I then asked him if he had told anybody of his wife's death? and he said, " Only one party, and that he was going to make his wife's mother acquainted with the affair directly. ' Just as he was going out at the door, he said, " Bear a hand, and get out these things for God's sake; I don't wish to do you any harm." I immediately proceeded with my horse and cart, accompanied by my wife, to the house in Labour in-Vain-street, arid a woman who wasstanding there admitted us through her dwelling, No. 7. I got over the paling , into the yard of the house No. 6, and a voice said, " Make haste, make haste; the police are breaking open the door." I then got in at the window, and handed the still out to my wife. A juror —Did you get it out easy ? The witness—Yes, very easy. A juror—Are you aware of a water-butt being under the window ? Witness—l can't swear vrhe'her there was a water butt there or not. There was a small ladder raised against the wall, and when Gibbins came to my house he said he had left the door unfastened. When I heard a noise at the front door I made my escape through an empty house. My wife came to me half an hour afterward:, and I went to Tooley• street and left my child there. By the jury—The still was at work on Monday afternoon at three o'clock, under the direction of my wife. Gibbins appeared like a mad person when he came to me on Tuesday morning. I did not see the body in the passage. I was in too much of a hurry to remove ihe still. Martha Darlow, the wife of the last witness, confirmed the evidence of her husband. The inquiry was again adjourned until to-morrow (Wed nesday) at ten o'clock. The jury desired the coroner to forward a requisition to Sir James Graham, the Home Secretary, to have the prisoner Gibbins brought before the Court on the next inquiry. The CORONER said he would comply with the request of the jury. It was very desirable the prisoner should be pre sent to hear the evidence. A WOLF SHOT AT BATTLE BRIDGE.—For several days past some consderable alarm has been occasioned amongst the residents in the vicinity of Maiden-lane, Cam den-town, by the knowledge that a wolf had been observed prowling about that neighbourhood. The animal, which had no doubt escaped from some travelling menagerie, had been observed to have its lair in a large field, about 74 acres, be longing to Mr. Rhodes, and about midnight yesterday several workmen belonging to the latter gentleman armed with bludgeons, &c., as also several gentlemen with fire-arms re paired to the spot, and after waiting for a consider wasable time, the short quick bark and growl of heard, attended at the same time by the squalling of a cat; a view of the dreaded wolf having been almost instantly obtained, one of the party levelled his piece and fortunately hit the animal, but without causing immediate death, as it was found necessary to strike it several Mows on the head before it could be finally destroyed ; it was then discovered that it had made a prey of a large black and white cat, - .nd which the ferocious creature had held with such tenacity, as not even to relinquish it in death, the ca' act ua ll y remaining in the mouth of the animal, when the body was conveyed to the White Swan, Maiden-lane, i K ez ir c ig u 's• cross. It i s a f ema l e, not of a very large size, but i eu t condition, weigh. jug upwards a 461b3. LLOYD'S SHIPPING. LONDON, JUNE 9.—Wind at noon, S.W., light airs, and fine. DEAL, JUNE B.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrd. from the River, Maitland, Gray, Port Philip ; flanges, Walker, Bombay ; Melpomene, Hen derson, Monte Video; Bolivar. Otter, St. Vincent's; Lord Coiling wood, Renardaon, Quebec. Arrd. from the River and sld., Avalanche, Parsons, New York ; Dart, Newton, Madeira. Ski. Triton, Olie, Batavia; New Phcenix, Barton, Jamaica ; Dale Park, Quebec. PORTSMOUTH, JUNE B.—Wind W.— Ski. City of Derry, Voere, Victoria, Macao and Canton. FALIIOUTII, JUNE 8. -- Wind S.W., fresh.—Arrd. 7th, Penguin packet, Rio Janeiro, sailed April 16 with 20,00"/. in gold and dia monds The Adler, from Monte Video to Hatuburgh, was scuttled by th , master previous to the Bth ult. and abandoned ; crew saved. NEWPORT, JUNE 4. —A head board about seven feet long, marked " Belle," in gilt letters, was picked up about three miles N. of St. David's 30th ult. by the Elizabeth Davies, arrd. at this port. LIVERPOOL, JUNE B.—A ship's main deck and masts, apparently newly broken up, were passed early yesterday morning, about 30 miles W. of Holyhead, by the Nimrod steamer, from Cork. Wirrray, JUNE 7.—The Will Hill, of Seaton Sluice, get on Whitby Rocks last night during a fog, but came off and grounded, apparently without damage. DEAL, JUNE 6. Wind E.N.E., light and variable —Arrd. her Majesty's ship Nautilus, from a cruise. 7th. Arrd. from the River, New Plicenix, Barton, for Jamaica; Dale Park, Ti by, Quebec ; Blenheim, M,ll son, Hudson's Bay. 6th. Arrd. from the River and sld.; City of Derry, Were, China ; Lysander, Sangster, 80 , . hay ; Thomas King, Livingstone, Grenada ; P. rtshire, Drake, St. John's, NOW firunswiek ; Standard, M`Millan, Quebec; Lady reel, Johns, Quehee ; Bethel, Member, Quebec. 6th. Sld. Britannia, Webster, Adelaide, South Australia; Rebecca, Philadelphia; Glenlyon, Hoil son, Singapore. OFF FiI:MoUTH, JUNE 6.—Superior, Valparaiso. LIVERPOOL, JUNE 6.—Wind S.W., moderate.—Sld. Sanderson, Robinson, Hong- ong ; Woodstock, Nicholson, ditto; Winifred, Christie, aicutta. 7, Hannibal, Cordiner, Bombay ; Warman, Cot , nelius, Rio Grande; Liverpool, i Idridge, New Fork; Erin, Conway, Quebec ; ilobert Watt, Joh;4on, ditto. CLYDE, JUNE: 6.—Wind S.W.--Arrd. 5, Hudson, Doane, New York. 6, William, Lyon, Trinidad. Sid. 5, Mary Ann, Quebec. DUBLIN, JUNE 6.—Wind S.S.E.—Sid. 5, Tom, Coulter, Quebec. JUNE 4.—Wind S.E.—Arrd. her Majesty's ship Raleigh, on a cruise. Sid. 4, Zorilda, Savory, Cape of Good hope; Kim 6 ston, St. John's, I',ew Brunswick. Off, her .Itajesty's ship Rodney. LIMERICK, JUNE 6.—Wind S..i.E.—Arrd. Liverpool, Potter, Bar badses. Sid. 4, Grove, Lamb, Quebec. SOUTIUMPTON, JUNE 7.—Arrd. Tweed steamer, Parson, Vera Cruz, left let ult., Harm:nab 10th, St. Thomas 15:h, Bermuda 21st ; on freight, 438,140 dollars, 209 oz. gold dust, 5 boxes old gold and silver, and 216 serous of cochineal. Sld. 6th, Graham, Beech, Montrtsl and Quebec PLYMOUTH, JUNE 7.—Wind variable.—Arrd. Earl of Leicester, Bailer, Rio Grande. DROGHEDA, JUNE 2.—Sid. Cynthia Ann, Bealeaw, St. John's, :Nov Ittunswick. LEITH. Sld. Elizabeth, Ovensione Halifax, CORK, JUNE 5. Wind . S.E.—Arrd. her .Majesty's ships Trafalgar, Superb, Albion, Vanguard, Rodney, Queen, St. Vincent, Brilliant &c. STROUN ESS, JUNE 1 .—Sld. Paragon, Bell, Quebec; Niobe, Quebec. MI I ELDS, JUNE 6.—Wind S.E. and S.W.—Sid. 5, Francis, Quebec. HARTLEPOOL, JUNE 6.—Wind variable —Std. Montrose, Ferguson, Liong-Kong ; Washington, Westlake, Aden. H Itowtc a, JUN E 7.—Wind S.E.—Arrd. Shannon, Richcbacto. BROADSTAIRS, JUNE s.—The Norwegian schooner Nicotine, from France to Gothenburg, was on shore on the Uoodwin Sands yesterday, but came off and wocoded. YARMOUTH, JUNE 6.—The Great Britain, Thompson, of Sunderland, carried away her rudder on the night of the 4th instant, and came into Corton Roads, when she took assistance and proceeded either for Harwich or London. IHOMNESS, JUNE The Nevis, 3PLallan, in turning out of the harbour, grounded on the outer Holm and remained a tide, but came off this morning, without apparent damage. MARKET NE WS-(YESTERDAY.) COLONI&L. Si:GAL—About 500 hhds British Plantation have sold, but at rather lower prices, establishing a decline of fully 6d, and the market is heavy. The public sales have consisted chiefly of 7,671 bags Mauritius. and 550 bags Bengal, all of which found buyers, generally at previous rates, viz., at 39s to 47s for very low to good brown Mauritius, low to fine yellow ditto at 47s fid to 525, and good to fine white Benares at 54s to 565. Pri vately a cargo of Porto Rice has been disposed of at 21s, and a small portion in barrel. at 21s 6d. The stock of British Plantation in the port of Lo on, on the Ist instant, was 8,126 hbds 715 trs, against 10,270 finds 1,523 trs of this time last year. The stock of Mauritius, on the lot instant, was 117,187 bags, &c., against 136,770 bags, &c., at the same period in 1845. COFFEE.-962 bags Ceylon and 117 bags Bahia at auction chiefly sold, but at rather lower rates. Fine ord to mid. Ceylon B Planta tion kind at 58s to 83s, and low good and pale mixed Native at 42s to 42s 6d. Fine and mixed Bahia brought 325. The stock of British Plantation in the port 01 London on the let instant was 2,370 hhds. 2,086 barrels and bags, against 3,194 hhds. 3,337 barrels and bags at this time last year. RUM.— The stock in the port of London on the let inst. was 12,157 puns. 3,030 hhds., against 10,198 puns. 3,826 hhds. to the same period in 1845. RICE.— 1,50 bags Bengal sold briskly at 10s. to 10s. 6d. for good, and 12s. to 13s. for good mid to good white, which is an advance of 6d. to Is. SPICEi.-7,837 bags and robins of Malabar Pe;.per and 149 bags Pimento offered by auction, only a small portion of the former found buy-rs, at 2341 to 3d for good heavy Malabar, which is the previous value, but at which there were not purchasers. The latter only partly sold, at 3%d for mid quality, being about the lormer value. TALLOW.- P. Y. C. is 42s 3d to 42s 6d per cwt. on the spot, and Town 43s 6d per cwt. TEA.—The market is quiet. r.• • Y IVE 43.11EZEMTR. SMITIIFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 31 to V.: Clover ditto, 41 8s to Ol 15s; Oat Straw, 1/ Ss to 11 lOs ; Wheat Straw, 11 Hi to 11 12s per Trade dull, at the above quotations. CUMBERLAND.-Meadow Hay, 3/ to 4/ 4s; Clover ditto, 4/ 5 , to Si 14s; Oat Straw, 11 Ss to 1/ 10s; ‘Vheat Straw, I/ lOs to 11 13. per load. A lull average supply, and a heavy demand. WiIITECITAML.—Meadow llay, 3/ to 4/ ; - Clover ditto, 41 4s to 51 I6s ; Oat Straw, 11 8s to 1/ 10s ; Niritext Straw, 11 10i to 11 12% per toad. Su, ly good, and trade dell. (From the LQndon Neu: Price Current of June 9.) SUGAR..—Although there were seders of all descriptions of West India Museovsdoe Sugar, at a reduction on the rates of Frio- y of 6d per cwt, still the trade were even less inclined to o t , traie, and the demand for Refining as well as for Gro cery purposes was rather limited. . REFINED.—To-jay Refined goods were much sought after by the home trade, but few pa ,- celd were to be had. Bonded Crushed Sugar met with ready purchasers and higEer rates weir? paid. MAunterfus —This afternoon there was no public sale of Mauritius Sugar, and the small parcels disposed of privately were at barely former prices. EAST INDIA.—Tais afternoon i f Bengal Sugar 3743 bags at public sale were sold at a decline on former rates of 6d to le for white, and brown quality 6d per cwt cheaper. FonzioN.—This afternoon at public sale 100 barrels, 3 cases of Bahia Sugar were sold at stiffer rates, very fine yellow at 21s, line brown 20s to 20s 6d, middling 18s, and low at 17s 6d ; 103 brls of Bahia Rapadura taken in at 16s. COFFEE.—Thia afternoon three parcels of Ceylon Coffee =militia; to 2176 bags, were brought to public sale; mer chants were inclined to realise, but submitting to a reduction on former rates of 6d to Is for Native and 6d per cwt for Plantation caused the whole to find buyers. Congou purchases to a fair extent have been made, but holders are unable to obtain any advance in prices, they accept 9d to 9id for common sound cash, and 10d to 101 d for good aim; theteisafairquantityof all kinds on offer. In Pouchong several sales have been made, but holders are compelled to accept 4d to 6d for low to middling, and 7d to 9,1 for good to fine. Hyson is wanted upon former terms. For Twankay former rates are insisted upon, but there has been little passing. RICE.—To-day Bengal Rice was sought after, but holders insisting upon a further advance, operated against business, and at public sale the sound of 3,723 bags were taken in at 12s 6d for good middling and good white, being above the value ; there were buyers at former rates; the damaged, however, sold. SPicts.—To-day the quantity of Cassia Lignea submitted to public competition was large, and amounted to 7,809 chests, the whole sold and fair market rates were obtained, considering the great quantity, but the prices taken were is to 2s under those that previously existed. SPIRITS. —Since Tuesday last, the arrivals of all descrip tions of Rum have been small, whereas the home and export deliveries are large; still the stock is greater than it was last year, and prices are higher for every kind. Jamaica has met with little attention from exporters and the house trade, but holders generally are unwilling to reduce their prices. There is still a fair quantity offering for sale, but it consists chiefly of the inferior sorts. Demerara being wanted prices rule firm, purchasers to a fair ex tent have been made , and 3 s to 35 4d paid for strong descriptions. Calcutta has been sought after, and the parcels sold were at is 10d to is lid proof with certificate, which is again higher, and there is a less quantity offering for sale. Leeward Island has been sought after, but fur ther advanced rates insisted upon. Brandy is offered on fur ther reduced terms; still there has been very little business transacted by exporters and the home trade, and a further increase has taken place in the stock. The value of English Gin is 8s 10d for 22 under, and 17 under 9s 4d per gallon, but the demand is far from active for any of these articles. Olf.s.—A further decline has taken place in the value of all qualt;ies of Southern Oil, the market continuing to be well supplied ; but th parcels offered at public sale amount ing to 211 tuns were all disposed of. Cod is little wanted, and 281 to 281 5s are the rates taken ; the supply at present is small. The accounts come to hand from the Seal Fishery being very unfavourable, the production of Oil not being expected to exceed 2,000 tuns, occasioned a much better demand here, and prices have risen 20s to 40s per tun ; several parcels having been disposed or, chiefly for home eon sump:: ion. Lin,eed Oil has been in excellent request on the spot by the home trade, and further export orders have been executed ; in consequence of the small supply, buyers have been onpelled to pay advanced rates. All kinds of Rap Seed Oil can be obtained upon lower terms. Cocoa Nut has been disposed of to a fair extent. Palm has been in excel lent demand, and the supply being much less than it was, holders obtain form T rates. - TA LLow.—ilolders of Russian are unwilling to reduce their prices on :he spot and supply the market sparingly, but the purchases made have been extremely limited, and 42s 3d to 42s 6d per cwt are the rates taken for line Petersburg yellow Candle duty paid. At auction 166 casks of Odessa were bougrAt is at 41s. For delivery in the last three nu.nths of the year there are sellers at 41s to 42s 3d in bond, still few contracts have been eidered into, and there is a desire to sell at those rates. Home made Tallow being abundant, 40, 6,i have been accepted nett cash, but the demand has been very good. Australian has slightly declined in value The Right Hon. Sidoe) Herbert is ro pre4de at the Harrow School anniversary festival, on Saturday next, at the Thatched House Tavern. Sir Robert Peel and several other leading public characters, who have been educated at tha- distinguished seminary of learning, are expected to be present at the diinner.• - COMMISSION OF LUNACY.—On Saturday a commission de lunatico inguirendo Was opened, at the Old Hat Tavern, Ealing, before Commissioner Winslow and seventeen special jurors, as to the state of mind of Mrs. Ann Elizabeth Boyes, widow of the late Captain B o y es , R.N.. f ormer ly of th e Coromandel friglte. - The commission, which was unopposed,.ott he was taken out by the unfortunate lady's daughter. it appeared that the unfortunate lady, though_ e p r h husband's evidence of Dr. Sutherland, Dr. Conolly, an d o ther o w ss i e r s n s e e s d se o si ent of her death been much annoyed by property to the amount of 20,0001., ha ( l is s a i r n r c a e ngern 1 a on that affairs, which it is supposed had April, 1845, she imbibed the delusion and family. She objected murder herself d that she could spired to rob and 1 er on the grotto to have a fire in cold weather, uwtsliekened hpereompilendh,ftadniedonin. veins were filled . imagined all her 1 beard voices in the walls. She would not afford it. She bad aenatalttchi:eintht ~tninoaldingstaeramdeenttsh,leaendd, and that she constant n t o h t e es w of it t h h e e sses cumulate in her drawers, chests, &c. Mrs. frequently days . together, and at the same Boyes (who 1 3 a handsome,c healthy-looking lady, about 45) evidence, it . to a timerefrefuse e allowfood and asked n g sl t a h e e w i-n d lu qu i r e 3 s ., ti t o a n i' s in t g )f Her answers to the Learned Commissioner and jury were shrewd, and for the most part coherent; but she persisted that she was present in d a u i r iy i heard noises in the wall, and believed in the alleged con spiracies against her, declaring that wind was in her veins instead of blood, and that the latter was destroyed. The jury appeared so impressed with her shrewdness and apparent coherence, that after deliberating one hour and a half, only 12 out of the 17 voted for a verdict of unsoundness of mind, which was dated from the 21st of May, 1845. DREADFUL ACCIDENT —NINE LIVES LOST.—On Thursday night last, about ten o'clock, a number of persons were crossing. lilverstone Sands, from that town to Flook burg, on their return from th ‘ fair, they missed their way, after fording the channel. They fell into a hole known as the "Black Sear," and horse, cart, and passengers, nine in number, went d•lwn and never rota again. Several carts were following in the right track, but no trace of the ac cident was seen, and none of the parties in them were aware of the accident until the following morning. Six of the bodies wero found in the hole yesterday, with the horse and cart, but the other three had not, up to last evening, been di4wvered....,Preston Cluvnicie. LATEST PRICES OF SHARES IN BANKS, ASSURANCE. AND OTHER COM PANIES' STOCK. From tie Officidl List, PUBLISHED EVERY TIIENDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING. LONDON, TUESDAY, JUNE 9. JOINV-STOCE, BANKS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. er of Paid. Price Annum. Share. ---- --- X s. d. £ s. d. Australasia ...... •• • • 6/. per cent. 40 0 0 40 0 0 27 _ Britsh North American 51. per c en t. 50 0 0 50 0 0 45* Commercial of London 51. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 23 Colonial .• Londil and Westminstr 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 76% London Joint-Stock . - 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 1 4 % Metropolitan - 25 0 0 710 0 Provincial 01 Ireland.. 81. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 49 % Date, New... •• •• • • 81. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 19% National of Ireland .. Si. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 20 Nat. l'rovncial of Eng. 151. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 36 Ditto, New.. •••• • • • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 Union of Australia •••• 1 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 25% Union of L0nd0n..... 5l. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 1 i INSURANCE COIKPANIES. ----- _--- Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. rric e Annum. Share. ---- X a. d. 4 s. d• Albion •• -••••• • • • • • 3/. 105 500 0 0 50 0 0 74, Alliance Brit. and For. 6 per cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 IS?, Ditto Marine.. ••• • • 6/. per cent, 100 0 0 5 0 0 ,11 Atlas .•.••••.. • • . • • • • I 3s. Cia. pr eh. 50 0 0 5 0 0 16% British Commercial • • 7s. per share 50 0 0 50 0 7 %., t;lericl,Med.St Gen. Life 51. per cent. 100 0 0 210 0 62 31. 100 0 0 10 0 0 Frown •.--•• - • • •• 10s. 50 0 0 5 0 0 - Eagle •• •• •• ...... •• •• 6s. 50 0 0 SOO 5 %, Eng. & Scot. Law .• .• 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 2ri European Life .. •• • • 5% per cent. 20 0 0 All paid. 20 Freemasons' ... .. -• • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 3 0 0 Globe ............... 61. per cent. Stock. - 336 Guardian .........• • • 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 36 10 0 48 Imperial Fire •••• • • • • 6/. and bonus 500 0 0 50 0 0 240 imperial Life ••-• • •• 12s. 100 0 0 10 0 0 16% Indemnity Marine.. •• 11. sh. & bs. 100 0 0 513 1 29 Law Life.. ......... 11.55. 100 0 0 10 0 0 52 ,,,, Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 .74_ London Fire ... ••• •• 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 14% London Ship ........ 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 1 4 % Marine .. ..... -.. . . 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 10% Med. Invlid& Gen. Life 4%1. per et. 50 0 0 2 0 0 3 National Lean Fund . 55. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 255 National Life. Palladium Life ...... • Phoenix • - - 205 Protector Life.... ... 5/. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 1/. 4a. Provident Life • ....... 11. ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 23 Rock Life............ 45. 50 0 010 0 4% :loyal Exchange 5l. per cent. Stock. - 180 sun Fire • - - 210 Ditto Life .• . - - 49 Universal Life WATEE-WORKS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. , per of I Paid. Price. Annum. Share. --..... ; X a, d. East London.. •••• •• • • 8/. 100 0 0 216 Grand Junction .... • • ' 3/. 10s. 41 13 4 - 90 tient - ...... .•-.• • • 2/. 10s. 100 00 I - 70 Vauxhall - 57 West Middlesex .... • • 51. ss. pr cnt. 63 12 9, ' - 130 DOCKS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per I of Paid. P rice. Annum. Share. --_____ ________ ______.. ------• X s. fl. X 5. d. Commercial ... - 78 East and West India 6l. pr cent. S tock. - 141% East Country .• ..• • • - Laudon . • - 113% St. Katharine .• •••• •• 15 p er cent. , Stock. - 104 Southampton •••• - • • (41. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 30 LIST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES' Dividend Amount Name of Company, per of Paid. F rlC4 Annum. Share. ........ r• -............. X a. d. X a. d Bank of Scotland - 100 0 0 166 Royal Bank of Scotland 6/. per cent. - 100 0 0 157 British Linen Company 81. per cent. - 100 0 0 223 Commercial Bank ... • 61. per cent. - 100 0 0 161 National Bank 6/. per cent. -- 10 0 0 15 Union Bank of Scotland 7%1. pr cent. - 50 0 0 9 3 Western Bank.. ... •• • 6/. per cent. - 50 0 0 8 3 North of Scotland Bank Si. per cent. - 50 0 7 % Clydesdale Bank.. •. • • 6/. per cent. - 10 0 0 1 3 % Eastern Bank. •••• • • • 5/. per cent. - 10 0 0 11 , Caledonian Bank - 2 10 0 4 21 Edinb.& Glasgow Bank 6/. per cert. - 50 0 7 % 13% Jity of Glasgow Bank . Si. per cent. - 10 0 0 Scottish Union Ins. Co. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 6. „, flercules Insurance Co. 71. per c en t. 100 0 0 10 0 0 17 4 Incur. Co. of Seetlnd• • 51. p er cent . 10 0 0 All paid. 9 1 North British Incur 5% 1. pr cent. 200 0 0 10 0 0 28 22 Caledonian Fire Insur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 4,_36 iklinlsurgh Life Insur. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 12 10 0 :din. &Glasg. Railway 11.10 s. per t . 50 0 0 50 0 0 8 g Ditto, 14 Shares •• • • 78.6 d. p. s. 12 10 0 All Pad' ' Edits., Leith, & Grantn - 20 0 0 20 0 0 16 .d . 74 'llasvw & Ayrshir Rail. 71. per cent. 50 0 0 All Pai d. 1 04 Ulasgw& Green& Rail. 21. per cent. 25 0 0 All __, o*l B. 40* Glsgw&Garnkirk Rail. 5/. per cent. 25 0 0 20 44 , 1 1 pia. v Dundee& Arbroth Rall. 61. per cent. 25 0 0 1 0 9 Standard LifeAssurrice. 51. per cent. i5O 0 0 2 I°________-.. CANALS. ----------........... Names of E Dividend' , Names of ~.8' Dividend per Pike* Companies: . 4 per P rice' Companies . . 1 A Annum. g Annum. o 3 - -........--- ..-......... X X Aehtn& Oldh 97 51.55. p c 70 Nfonrnouthsh 104) 8/. 160 Ashby-d-la-Z 113 41. 70 Mntgomrysh 100 61. 98 Barnsley •. • . 160 12/. 180 Macclesfield. 100 38 Basingstoke.. 100 - - Neath -• • - 100 171. 340 Brknk&Abrg 150 5/. 85 Nottingham. 150 121. - Cromiord .... 100 14/. 150 Peak Forest. 78 31. 68 Dudley lOO 4/. - Regent's .... 33 11. ss. 223 Derby .... • Ellsmre&Chs 133 41. 55 Shropshire . • 125 81. - Erewash •• • 100 32/. 300 Somrset Coal 150 71. 10s. 130 Forth & Clyd 100, 4/. - Do.Lk Fd St 12 6/..p. C. 11 GrandJunern 1001 71. 95% iStffrd &Wore 140 281. 290 Grand Union 1001 1/. 10s. - ~ Shrewsbury.. 125 MI. 230 Glamorgnsh ~ 172, 13%1. 210 ,Stourbrldge.. 145 201. 315 Glstr &Brkly, 001 - - Strtfrdon Av 79 11. 10s. - Grantham • .1150; 12/. 100 Severn and) ~, 6 U. So. 32 Huddersfield. 57 1 - - Wye Rail. 3 - - Kennt & Ant 39 Is. 6d. 10 Trnt &MI 50 301. - Lancaster .. •, 47 1/. 10s. - sey, % sh. Leeds& Livrp!loo 341. 520 Thams &Med 19 - Leicester ..• • 140 10/. 105 iWorcstr St} 78 21. 44 Leicstr &Nth 83 4/. 60 1 Birmiiag. 11 Loughborogh 142 70/. , 850 rWilts& Bits 67 11. FOOT RACE.—On Saturday a race round the enclo sure of St. James's Park, was run between Rhodes and Mal lett, for a stake of 10/., the former won, and went over a mile of ground under five minutes. OUTRAGE ON A LADY.—On Saturday evening last, as Mrs. Fitzgerald was returning from this town to her resi dence at Glenbrook, Ballyroan, she was met by two men, one of whom caught hold of the horse she was driving under her gig, whilst the other presented a pistol at her, placed her on her knees, and ordered her at once to give up Valley field, which she and Mr. Fitzgerald have had for some time in their possession.—Leinster Express. EXTENSIVE FIRE NEAR THE GENERAL POST-OFFICE. —On Sunday morning, shortly after six o'clock, a fire was discovered raging in an unoccupied four-story house, No. 1, Angel-street, St. Martin's-le-Grand, between the General Post-office and Christ's Hospital. It appears that as one of the guards connected with the Post-office was passing the end of the street, he perceived smoke issuing from the win dows in front of the premises. The guard, without loss of time, commenced knocking at the street-door, expecting that the house was full of lodgers. Whilst he was so engaged, flames burst forth simultaneously from nearly every window in the place, and for some time it was feared that a most ex tensive sacrifice of human life had occurred. By the time the first engine reached the spot the whole of the building, from the ground-floor to the roof, presented one immense sheet of flame ; at the same time the fire was attacking the King's Head Tavern on the opposite side of the street ; fact, the flames had penetrated several of the windows, and the furniture in some of the rooms was on fire. Plenty of water being soon obtained from the New River mains, the engines were worked with full vigour for nearly two hours, when the work of the firemen was at length crowned with perfect success. The damage done is very extensive. The premises in which the fire commenced are completely gutted, and the Kin g ' s H ea d T avern, t h e property of Mr. Stone, is also very serio us ly d amage d. r ADVERTISEMENT.] DEAFNESS AND DEFECTIVE VisION RELIEVED, 39, ALBE/ISIABLE-STREET, PICCADMLY. —Newly invented acoustic tu14.3, fur relief of e - itreme deafness, and when inserted in the ear cannot be perceived by the nearest observer — they are entirely different from all others, and are the smallest hear biz instruments constructed—measuring only a quarter of an inch ill their widest part; they may be securely adjusted in the ears unob served, and removed therefrom with as great ease and facility. Per sons are enabled to join in general conversation, and to hear most distinctly in a place of worship, &c., and what should be great ly considered, a natural expansion of the cavity o f t h e ear I s Pre serv's' , —a thickening or contraction of which in many instances is par tially the cause of deafitess—and by their use the unpleasant sen sation of singing noises in the ears is entirely obviated. Also Im proved hearing trumpets of every description. Immediately the newly-invented spectacle lenses are placed before Imperfect vision, either by day or candlelight. that mist and dullness which appear before the eyes is at once removed, every object becomes clear and distinct, so that the most aged defective sight becomes bright and brilliant, and is brought to its youthfhl, natural, and original state. Also the most powerful achromatic telescopes, opera g lasses, . and microscopes. Caution—Messrs S. and B. Solomon, opt icians, are not in any way connecte.l with a person of the same To in t immediate neighbourhood . nor in any Pert be had at 39, Albermarle mistakes, be cautious, and observe — Only to. of the coun t ry. preven t street, Piccadilly, opposite the York s llo&l itEs ny rioixowAyvi [ADVERTISEMENT.] - 24 ° ,,,t, Albert, the widow of a naval PILLS.—READ Title I—M7 n t - ,;t. George's-in-the-East, had been ill P hase, residing in nthigre"::?dinti:lwaye drowsy. She considered herself past impaired. appetite aberiki:tesssing cough , accompanied with Much of the chest, and continual head a'ndvwanascedgraegaetly• expectoration, t a . r l a m t l i g o n t cure. Yet notwiths she is restored to the and vigour by the highest state of health l use of Holloway's Pills, e like a young declaring she feels mor ngg r than one of her years, ben ____ ta :: d r e i a n d g ig h e e st r ig . an. at rroieseos mot toway,s Natio tab/trent. 214, StPand, London. y d idg s e: tri a n ' a'.—Sold by all dru g , b its soolcoahheaPsietbae: BIRTHS, a H ar On vey, of a daugh the 3d inst., ter.Thorpe'+ . Thorpe ' near No rw i c h , the Lady Henrietta On of a son, the still-born 4th lust.,. Sirs. William G arden Moore, Aslackby Vicarage, On the 4th ~ at Horton, Bucks, Mrs. Robinson, of a son. On the 4th inst., Mrs Samuel Carless, of Valentine-terrace, Black heath-road, of a daughter. On the sth inst , at Long Acre, the wife of Mr. Frederick Anne&leY of a daughter. On the 4th inst., the wife of the Rev. Henry George Watkins+ 31.A.,jun., incumbent minister of St. John's, Potters-bar, Middlesex+ of a daughter. On the 4th inst., in Bedford-street, Covent-garden, the wife of Mr. S. Hughes, of a daughter. On the 4th i ns t ., in Siornington-road, Regent's-park, the lady of Edward Rusher, Esq., of a daughter. da O n On g n h t t l e le r. 4th inst., at Rotherwas, H e r e f or d s hi re, M rs. Pl ow den, a o th f e tw s i t n h s !ns a t u ., g t h h t e erc wife of Mr. Thomas Carter, Southwark -bridge . road, MARRIED. On the 4th inst., at St. Pancras Church, New-road, Mr. William Thorpe, of Stanton, In Northamptonshire, to Mary Ann, elde st daughter of Mr. Jinks of the same plac e . On the 4th Inst., at Uldale, It. M. Lowr a nce, Esq., •D 't of of London, to Mary Elizabeth, daughte r o f J ose ph Gillbauks, Esq.. Whitfield House, Cumberland. DIED. On the 30th ult., Ekher, the wife of Mr. J. H. Hulute, solicitor, of Manchester. On the 4th inst., Daniel Conner, Esq., of Manch, Cork, aged 93 . On the 4th inst., at Winchester. Mary, only daughter of the late John Tosswill. On the sth inst., at Hackney, George Loddigcs, aged 60. On the 6th inst., at Upper Tooting, Ellen, the youngest daughter of John Melhuisb, Esq. On the p the oc G t t o h r.. in u s o t . ., m E o l n iz s abeth, the wife of Frederic Thomas P ratt, D. London: Printed and PublLshed by MURDO YOUNG, of No. 11 2 . Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, N 0.112, Strand, in the Precindt of the Say y, M WI County of liiddlosoz. Woduomish Arne Is4o.