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Vt trb IStittion SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Cloch. AT a SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING of the PROPRIETORS of the GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY, COMPANY, held at the Paddington Station this 4th day of JUNE, 1845, The Drafts of the several undermentioned Railway Bills now before Parliament were separately read to the Meeting and considered. It was Resolved,—" That the draft of a Bill intituled A Bill for making a Railway from the Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway to Fishguard and Pembroke Dock, with branches therefrom to be called the South Wales Railway,' be, and it is hereby approved." Resolved also,—" That the draft of a Bill, intitulekl, A Bill for making a Railway from the Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway to Monmouth and Hereford, with a branch to join the Forest of Dean Railway,' be, and it is hereby approved." Resolved also,—" That the draft of a Bill intituled, A Bill for making a Railway from the Great Western Railway, at or near Reading, to the towns of Newbury and Ilungerford, and also to join the South-Western Railway, at or near Basingstoke,' be, and it is hereby approved." Resolved also,—" That the draft of a Bill intittiled A Bill for making a Railway from the city of Oxford to the town of Rugby' be, and it is hereby approved." Resolved also,—" That the dral of a Bill intituled A Bill for maling, a Railway from Oxford to Worcester and Wolverhampton, to be called the Oxford, Worcester, and Wofterhampton Railway, with branches,' be, and it is hereby, approved. Resolved also,—" That the draft of a Bill intituled A Bill for making a Railway from the Great Western Railway to the City of Salisbury and town of Weymouth, with other Railways in connexion therewith, to be called the Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth Railway,' be, and it is hereby approved. Resolved also,—" That the draft of a Bill intituled A Bill for malting a Railway to connect the towns of Plymouth and Falmouth, with a branch to the town of Bodniin, to be called the Cornwall Rail way,' be, and it is hereby approved." Resolved also,—" That the draft of a Bill intuited, a Bill for enabling the London and Birmingham Railway Company to take a lease of the West London Railway, and to extend the same to the River Thames,' be, and it is hereby approved." C. RUSSELL, Chairman. RAILWAY COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) GROUP AA. The Committee met at twelve o'clock t iMr. Henley in the chair. 1 he postponed clause of THE GREAT SOUTHEIng' AND WESTERN (IRELAND), from yesterday, after a long discussion, was again postponed until Friday. The unopposed clauses of the WATZ7R,POR,Z ELM) XIIi2E7R,IC IL 1 7 ...a.IXAVAY were then agreed to, and the Committee adjourned until Friday. GROUP A. LONDON, CIiATHISZI, AND xonalic 'CENT RAZI.W.ar. The Committee met a.;ain at twelve o'clock this morning, and proceeded with the et gineering evidence. The first witness called was Mr. Crowther, land-surveyor, who confirmed the evidence in favour of the superiority of the line, the facilities of the cuttings, tunnel, bridges, and level crossings, as well as the correctness of Mr. Vignolles's estimate. The cross-examination, which was extended, elicited no varia tion in the testimony. Mr. AUSTIN then requested the Committee to decide in what order they would take the case of the landowners, and the case as to the relative merits of the South-Eastern and the Croydon, as competing lines. The CHAIRMAN said that the Committee had determined to go into the case of the landowners first, but they had not yet decided as to the order in which they would take the question as between the Croydon and South-Eastern lines. After some further conversation the Committee deliberated for a time, and announced their intention to hear out whatever evi dence was to be offered for the North Kent—to go then into the case of the South. Eastern—and lastly into that of the Croydon Company. Another conversation then took place as to the time when counsel adverse to any line should be heard against that line, upon which the Committee (after some deliberation) resolved to hear all the evidence to the end before counsel should Le heard. Mr. Sergeant Suss then put in letters from the Boards of Ad miralty and Ordnance, acquiescing (as had been already stated in the evidence) with the arrangements of the North Kent line, in passing the fortifications, Woolwich.commen, and the Medway. The case for the promoters of the Bill being concluded, Mr. COCKBURN called the serious attention of the Committee to the fact that Mr. Vignolles had not complied satisfactorily with the order of the House, that the estimate of expenses should be laid before the Committee of Standing Orders. He did not think the departure was so large as to require the Committee to stop the progress of the 13111. But he submitted that the matter should be again referred to the Committee of Standing Orders. Mr. AUSTIN followed at great length upon the same side. Mr. Sergeant WitA MAW' replied, and pointed out to the Com mittee that the alleged alterations in the estimates were merely con tingent, and did not substantially or formally depart from the standing enters. The CIIAIRMAN interrupted the Learned Gentleman, and said that the Committee was of opinion that hitherto there appeared no objection to the Bill. This announcement was followed by a very loud expression •f delight, which gave great umbrage to the Committee, and was immediately checked. Mr. AUSTIN then addressed the Committee on the part of Messrs, Hale, the powder manufacturers of Feversham, and argued that the railroad would come within dangerous proximity of the works. The Committee then adjourned to twelve o'clock to-morrow. GROUP 88. WATERFORD, WE.ILI'ORD, 'WICKLOW, AND DUBLIN RAILWAY. The Committee resumed to-day at twelve o'clock, Mr. Colqu houn in the chair. Mr. Sergeant WRANGRAM opened the case on behalf of the pro. jectors of the line. The Learned Gentleman proceeded to show the course the line was intended to take. It started at Dublin, using the Dublin and Kingstown line as far as the latter went. From Kingstown it proceeded along the coast • Itoss; to Waterford. Near to Enniscorthy there were two forks, diverging right and left ; one into the interior to Carlow, and another to Wexford,' so as to connect the latter place with Fishguard in Wales, from whence a line was proposed to Glouces ter, by Carmarthen, Neath, and Newport. The whole extent of railway to be formed was 150 miles, connecting the most important towns and districts in the south of Ireland with the west of England. The Learned Gentleman having described the line, reviewed the benefit which it would confer by connecting toge ther the rich mineral and manufacturing districts of this country with the fertile agricultural districts of the south of Ireland. In the event of Parliament sanctioning this Bill, he said it was in. tended to improve the harbour accommodation of Wexford, and to establish regular and efficient steam communication between that place and Fishguard. Having shown the great amount of traffic likely to pass over the line, and the engineering difficulties, which he represented as being generally of a favourable nature, the Learned Gentleman concluded by pointing out, at some length, the advantages this line presented over the Carlow and Wexford line, already brought under the notice of the Committee. Witnesses were then called on behalf of the Bill. The Secretary of the Company deposed to the capital of the Com. pany, which he stated at 2,000,0001. Mr. Lewis Vigors, Chairman of the South Wales Railway Com pany, gave evidence as to the value of this I.ne as a connexion between Ireland and England. Dr. Newland, Dean of Hearns, and Mr. Charles Doyne, were examined as to the feeling of the inhabitants of the country through which the line passed, which was generally favourable. Mr. Gibbons, engineer, said that he was engaged in surveying the line, and in making sections of the same. There were several severe cuttings and embankments on the line, but nt,ne of a difficult character. There was a tunnel of 500 yards long between King stown and Bray, and another through the Dips of Bray of 320 yards. The heaviest eutting at this place was 43 feet, through schistus rock. Between Bray and Arklow there were two embankments, 968 and 72 feet high. At Arklow there was a viaduct 150 feet long and 16 feet high. There was a cutting through high rock at the same places, averaging fur the extent of two furlongs 32 feet. There was an embankment and viaduct over the River Bann 35 feet high, and another viaduct 100 feet high near to Enniscorty over the river. There was a serious cut ting at New Ross of above two miles long, the deepest part of which was 54 feet. The Barrow river was crossed three times after leaving New Ross, by viaducts of 70 feet, 45 feet, and 35 feet high respectively. Further on there was a tunnel 369 yards in length. These were the principal engineering difficulties. The Committee then acljourned till tu-morroar at twelve o'clock. GROUP DI). IMPORTANT DECISION. .7. l a r ,E CALEDONIAN, TILE GLASGOW, DUMTRIES, AND CARLISLE, AND TEE CLYDESDALE JurzcTxorz. The Committee met this morning at twelve o'clock, and, after deliberating some time on the points which they had not defini tively decided on their adjournment yesterday afternoon, The CHAIRMAN said that the Committee, having proceeded to the consideration of the subjects before them, had come to the delibe rate and unanimous decision, that the preamble of the Bill called the Glabgow,Dumfries, and Carlisle Railway Bill, had not been proved. Mr. HILDYARD then said he appeared on behalf of the Glasgow and Garnkirk Railway, to oppose the Motherwell branch of the Clydesdale Junction Railway, and called Mr. King to give evi dence, who was examined by Mr. CRANFORD. Mr. King deposed that the authorised original capital of the Garnkirk line was 140,0001., and the rate of dividends on that capital had averaged, for some years past, about 2e per cent. The directors of the Clarnkirk Railway applied to Parliament last year for anew Act, which they obtained, for the purpose of making two different ext,nsions of their line. One of these extension; was intended to carry the line further into the city of Glasgow, and was now in course of construction The extension would doubtless be a very considerable improvement, as it would bring the terminus of the Garnkirk line to a convenient terminus, and both passengers and goods I” carried nearer to the centre of the city and to the harbour. - The expense of the extension would to a r be oin s t o,ooo/. In The second exte ns i on was proposed to be ad Cargill, by which an un f avoura b le l i ne of railway wouldbextension called on the Kirkintill oc h l i re . T he estimated expense of that was 30,000/. or more, and it was nearly completed. A turiner Conan arable sum, amounting to about :2.5,000/ had been expended on the Coltbridge extension for the purposn of obtaining the benefit to be derived from the Wishart and Coltness fine in forwarding passengers and minerals to Glasgow. A number of coal proprietors and iron masters had been examined before a Committee last year, and had expressed very favourable opinions of that extension. The expense of the conveyance of pig iron and coal would be materially diminished when the contemplated improvements were all completed. The CHAIRMAN interrupted the examination of the witness at this point, and said it was the wish of the Committee to hear further engineering evidence as to the junction of the Caledonian hire with the Clydesdale branch to Hamilton. They wished to , know whether it would interfere with the Duke's palace at Hamil. ton. It appeared to them exceedingly desirable that this junction should be effocted, as the intermediate fork on the Motherwell branch would, in that rise, be rendered unnecessary. Mr. Locke, the engineer, stated that it would be impossible to make a line to Hamilton without materially interfering with the Duke's palace, and also with the town of Hamilton, besides pre renting some engineering difficulties in the passage across the Clyde. MI. CRA WFORD resumed his examination of Mr. King, who proceeded to state, that if the Motherwell branch were constructed,' the traffic along the Garnkirk Railway would be so greatly dimi nished, that scarcely sufficient revenue would be realised to pay the ordinary working expenses of the line. The CHAIRMAN said that regarding the Caledonian line as a na tional scheme, the .I.:ominittee were desirous that there should be to obstruction offered in any way to the Glasgow and Garnk:rk Lae, in its connexion with the Wishart and Coltness Railway. Some unimportant discussion having ensued without any definite decision being come to, Mr. M.txwELL appeared to resume his opposition to the Clydes dale Junction Railway on behalf of Sir John Maxwell, the magis trates of Gorbals, and the road trustees and others of %Vest-street, when The CfIAIRMAN decided that the objections should not be enter tained as against the preamble of the Bill, but would be a matter for consideration when the clauses were being proceeded with, The preamble w aS.oen neciari - 1 "l.rf., been proved. The clauses were immediately proceeded xith: and on arriving at clause 26, which gave power to the Clydesdale Junction to csl,- nect it with the Polloc and Govan Railway, under certain restrictions, Mr. MAXWELL proposed to insert a clause which would have the effect of compelling all the traffic conveyed along the Polloc where it passed West-street, to be carried either over the street by a viaduct or under it by a tunnel. The proposed clause was negatived, and on the suggestion of the Committee a second clause, to the effect that it should not be lawful for the Polloc and Govan Railway to connect with, or to convey any traffic from, the Clydesdale Junction Railway until the consent in writing had been obtained from the Board of Trade, was prepared and agreed to. Several written clauses for regulating tolls, &c., having been introduced, the remaining clauses were passed, and the Bill was ordered to be reported. The clauses of the Caledonian Railway Bill were then proceeded with, and after a few trivial alterations had been inserted, were all agreed to. Mutual congratulations having passed between the Committee and the various counsel, the Committee broke up, after having been assiduously engaged, during a period extending over six weeks, in the consideration of the important and intricate schemes comprised in the group which had been referred to them, and which had involved in the investigation the examination of upwards of two hundred witnesses. GROUP EE. SCOTTISH MIDLAND ZUTICTION. The Committee sat at twelve o'clock to-day, Mr. Baring, chair man. The examination of witnesses was resumed. Mr. Blackadder, surveyor, deposed that the amount of land re quired to be taken for the line was 214 acres, 2 roods, and 6 poles ; in value, 32,2421. 17s. 10d. The district of country through which the railway passed was very favourable, and the inhabitants generally were favourable to it. Mr. P. Wallace, a member of the Perth Town Council, and an extensive coach-builder, gave evidence as to the traffic between that town and Forfar. Mr. Jack, of Dunkeld, was next examined. This line of railway as far as it went would be of great benefit to that town and district. There were extensive slate quarries in Dunkeld, large portions of which were at present carted in the direction of Perth. The railway would afford great accommodation to this traffic. The whiskey trade was also an important one in the district. There were fourteen distilleries, that made about 300 gallons weekly, or in weight 100 tons. These distilleries consumed about 3,000 tons of coal annually. A great portion of coal was likewise used in the town and surrounding country. He had no doubt all these coals would be brought from Perth along the railway to Stanley, and from thence carted to Dunkeld ; at present they were carted from Perth. Carts could now only bring a load once a day; with the railway they would be able to bring two from Stanley. Wool and timber were two other branches of traffic. The forest of Athol alone extended to 14,000 acres. The Marquis of Breadalbane and other proprietors had likewise large forests, from all of which great quantities of timber were annually sent away. He knew Blairgowric very well. There were large markets and fairs held there, from which the number of fat cattle sent to the south every year was on an average 2,000. Mr. J. Hodson Anderson, corn merchant in Dundee, said he was well.acquainted with the district of Strathmore. It was considered the finest district in Scotland for barley and oats. He purchased in Cupar Angus and its neighbourhood about 3,300 quarters an nually. He did considerable business at Glasgow, which was an excellent market fur barley. The sale for that ar. ticle in Glasgow was very great, as the distillers from Campbeltown and the west of Scotland made their purchases there. Were the railway formed, it would be of great service to his business, if the rates were such as the company, he had no doubt, would see it their interest to fix. Mr. Nicholson, formerly manager of the Dundee and Newtyle Railway, deposed that that line was a very imperfect cne, having been farmed upon the principle of the old tram roads before the present railroads were thought of. Imperfect as it was, and with bad gradients and inclined planes, the an. innual income of it, taking an average of three years, was 7,3281. Of this 2,6511. was for passengers, amounting in each year to 59,2161. The passengers that travelled along the New. tyle and Cupar Angus, taking an average of three years, were 20,985, and for the Newtyle and Glammis 13,328. The receipts from both lines were 1,804/. The two last lines were those pro posed to be incorporated in the line under the consideration of the Committee. Mr. Errington, civil engineer, was examined as to the nature of the works. The steepest gradient was one in 693. The sum of 300,0001. was, in his opinion, amply sufficient for all the purposes of construction. The working expenses he estimated at 45 per cent., but if the line was worked, as had been named by the Scottish Central lin., this amount would be very much reduced. This witness was subjected to a close cross-examination on be half of the Duke of Athol, the Earl of Mansfield, and Lady Wil. loughby D'Eresby, all of whom had petitioned against the Bill. This closed the case for the Scottish Midland Sill. The Committee adjourned till twelve o'clock tomorrow. GROUP F. BROAD AND NARROW GAUGES. The Committee met again at twelve o'clock this day, and soon after the Hon. Members had taken their seats the room was ordered to be cleared. It may be said that in no other railway case during the session was so much interest manifested. The passages leading to the door of the Committee room were be. sieged, and it is not too much to say that hope and fear were marked on the countenance of each person. Stockbrokers and dealers in shares were standing in groups, discussing the probable result, and others were making bets on the success of either Com pany with as much cool certainty as if they had found the key to the minds of the Committee. The speculation was in favour of the Great Western, though upon what grounds it was difficuit to imagine, save that the London and Birmingham had gone down in the share market. The whole mystery will in a short period be explained and made visible, to the no small satisfaction of some, and vice versa, to the great joy of others. Express horses from the rival Railway Companies were in waiting in Palace-yard, to convey the decision to the London and Birmingham station, so as to run an express train to Liverpool for the information of the share market there. It is thought the Committee will not decide to-day, but from their anxiety to bring the matter to an end, there is but little doubt of their declaring for one side or the other this day, though it may be too late in the evening for speculation. At ten minutes past three the parties were called in and informed by the Chairman that he had to announce to the parties on both sides that the Committee had decided that the preamble of the Bill for the ."`”IririCIPTON, AND ITS BRANCHES, was proved; and also that the preamble of the OXI"ORD .LIND RUGBY RAILWAY BILL was proved; and that the preambles of the DUDLEY AND 'WORCESTER, THE DUDLEY AND SLEDGLEY, and the lIIRMINGELAWL AND GLOUCESTEIZ rEvx.a. TION can vourh for its accuracy. Instead of 11 acres, the usual rate per mile, 12 acres had been set down in the estimates for the pre sent line. This having closed the case for the promoters of the Direct Nor wich line, Mr. ANDREWS, Q.C., proceeded to *pen the case of the Norwich and Brandon line, and made a preliminary objection to the oppo. sition of the Eastern Counties Extension Railway, the East Dere ham and Lynn branch, landowners on either line, and the inhabi tants of the town of King's Lynn. The Committee, however, having admitted the right of the various parties to oppose, at the same time recommending that the conflicting interests should merge their claims into one specific case, the Learned Counsel briefly detailed the main features of the Bill. Its first project was to embrace the town of Thetford, the branch in that direction requiring no additional expense above the sum originally estimated for the independent line. The second scheme was the construction of the line from Wyndham to East Dereham, going direct across to London, and affording considerable undeniable facilities to the vast traffic in those districts. The next part of the project, wholly un connected with the preceding propositions, was the line from At tleborough to Diss, comprising a distance of ten milts, at an expense of 100,0001., and as Disc was one of the largest corn growing dis - tricts in the country, whose produce could now obtain no other outlet but by Norwich, the advantages of a line connecting such an important locality with the midland manufacturing districts, as well as the vast consuming districts of the south, were as palpable as they were considerable. On all these combined grounds, there fore, he demanded of the Committee a preference to the Bill of the Norwich and Bandon line, rather than to undefined and un intelligible schemes. W. J. Gidney, examined by Mr. GIRDEN—Is an ironmonger and general merchant of Dereham, at which town there is a con siderable traffic, but materially crippled by the want of communi. cation. The present communication from Birmingham to Dere. ham is by Hull, Lynn, and Yarmouth, including a great deal of water navigation and eighteen miles of land carriage, at a cost of 555. per ton. A railway would effect a saving of two-thirds, The expense of bringing iron from Yar mouth to Norwich is Is. 6d. to 2s. Gd. per ton cartage from the terminus to Norwich, 2s. 6d. per ton, and 10s, per ton additional from Norwich to Dereham. Remembers meetings at the latter town some short time since to discuss the merits of the rival lines . The feeling was almost unanimous in favour of the line to Windham The population within fourteen miles round, and even as far as' Disc, came to the Dereham market. Taking both the import and export trade into consideration, he conceives the line to Windham far superior, in every respect, to that directly to Norwich. inasmuch as the former affords a readier access to the metropolis. The price of coals at Dereham is 40s. a ton, and gas, which is now 12s. 6d. per thousand cubic feet, is materially enhanced in value by the high rate of coals. The feeling of the farmers is decidedly in favour of the Dereham and Windham branch. Cross-examined by Mr. CHAMBERS—The trade at Norwich is considerable, and a great competition and consequent low prices exists in that town. There were two meetings at Dereham, but does not remember resolutions against the Dereham and Windham line being made by Lord Baring. Three-fourths of the produce of the former town is not purchased by Norwich dealers. Mr. John Reeve, examined by Mr. ANDREWS, Q.C.—ls a general merchant at Dereham, dealing in seed, wool, wine, and spirits. In the carriage of wool speedy transit is of great importance, as in warm weather it shrinks, and thus loses considerably in weight. It is a great advantage to obtain a speedy change of market. The wool exported to France passes through London. He asnttally makes up about 6,000 or 10,000 tods of wool. At Swaffham and Wakeham there are also two other extensive woolen-dealers, to both of whom railssay communication would be desirable. Changes in the transit of corn and seeds are very in jurious, and therefore a transfer of such articles from one train to another is decidedly objectionable. Mr. Blake was present at the meeting of the inhabitants of Dereham, and instructed a Mr. Bush to introduce the East Dereham and Windham scheme to the public, and advocate its advantages. Cross-examined by Mr. CsLVERT—Is perfectly sure that Mr. Blake attended the meeting in the capacity of promoter of the line through Windham. Mr. CHAMBERS commenced a cross-examination of this witness, but the Committee unanimously considering it irrelevant, he was stopped, and the evidence rejected. Formal proof was then given of the assents and dissents, the traffic and distance tables, and the Commiitte ajourned. GROUP KK. xavr.nrooli awn EITE.Y LINE. Bills were not proved. The Chairman will report accordingly. The announcement was received with loud cheering. The Committee then adjourned till twelve o'clock te.morrow. • The Committee resumed at the usual hour. Mr. John Turner was the first witness called. He is a native of Haywood, 8 miles from Bury. Haywood contained a population of 15,000 persons. The following was a statement of the amount of goods annually brought into Haywood from Liverpool :—Cotton, 8,506 tens; coals for manufacturing purposes, 71,101 ; flour, 261; iron and lead, 1,720; timber, 1,000; groceries, 80; potatoes, 936; stone, 400 ; cannel, 15,000 ; coal for domestic purposes, 15,600. The whole amount being 101,304 tons of commodities annually imported from Liverpo,,l into Haywood. The present price of carriage was Its. Bd. from Liverpool ; by the projected line it would be only 9s. 3d., as they would carry them at 3d. per ton per mile, which would be the maximum price. This would afford an annual saving to the people of Wigan of 7,8501. 15s. in respect to coal, and in cotton of 1,027/. 16s. 2d., the coal for domestic pur poses 7801., in sundries 537/. 101., in agricultural produce 2341. and by carriage 634/., by the greater cheapness which they would ob tain produce through the new line. The whole saving to the people of Wigan by the projected line would be 11,0241. Is. 2d. yearly. Mr. William Pearce, superintending agent to the Earl of Bal. carras at the Wigan coal mines, stated that he bad been thirteen years in his Lordship's employment. Lord Balcarras was the largest coal-mine proprietor in that district. He raised a large quantity of cannel coal. Lord Belcarras employed 1,000 colliers, and had engines of 450 horse power. The quantity of tons raised by his Lordship annually was 200,000. Ihe cannel coal was sent to Bolton, Bury, Haywood, Middleton, Rochdale, Ashton, and Oldham. Coal was sent thence to all parts of South Lanca shire and North Cheshire. There was a large number of collieries around Wigan at which there were annually raised 1,500,000 tons of coal. Had seen the plans and sections of the Liverpool and Bury Railway; knew the neighbourhood through which it would pass. Was therefore enabled to say that the line would pass through the most productive parts of the Wigan coalfields. A large portion of these coal-fields was not worked at all in conse. quence of their remoteness from any mode of transit. There were 60 1-5 square miles of coal-fields through which no line passed, or 38,528 acres, or 1,186,341 acres of one foot thick of coal. The whole district of coal-fields, calculating in this way, would supply 15,000,000 of tons after supplying the immediate neighbour hood. He had not taissn_insc, calegleijoiLaa,vl,p4,l,/jayidwir m sdifty, from those coal mines was 22,530 k tons. The coal imported into Liverpool annually was 1,183,844 tons. The coal fields in question would last for 1,267 years—in effect they were inexhaustible. The average export was 109,435 tons from Liverpool. The export from Liverpool had been of late years decreasing, not only from the higher price of coal but from the duty. The present mode of transit by the Leeds and Liverpool Canal cost 3s. 7 d. per ton. The people of Liverpool would save in coal for home consumption by the projected line 107,4441.; for exportation 17,3271. anually. Thus the whole yearly saving to the people of Liverpool by the new line would be 124,77 11. The coals for export from Liverpool would iu his opinion, increase to 404,927 toes annually from the superior facility, this would be a saving of 30,3691. 10s. 6d. Was aware that parties would enter into a contract to open new mines if the projected line were opened. Bolton consumed of coal annual:) , 6.614 tons, five.sixths of which, would be carried from Wigan by the projected line, or 5,512 tons, which, paying 3d. per ton per mile on the projected line, would pay the railway 2061. 14s. The carriage of other coal to Belton from Wigan would average annually 4351. 6s. The witness went into calculations showing that the general coal traffic on the projected line would be 71,776/. Th , ,oght the superior facilities which the new line would afford would lessen the price of coal so much that they would be largely exported to Ireland and other places. Coal would, if cheaper, be used as ballast. Cross-examined —Was a member of the Committee of the pro posed railway. The great body of coal lay rather to the east of Wigan. On the existing line the gradients were, in his opinion, better than on the proposed line. This witness was cross-examined at greut length, respecting the precise situation of the coal-mines, and their contiguity or distance from the proposed line. The evidence was of no public interest. Mr. William Ormanby—Was:principal bookkeper at the colleries of the Earl of Balcarras. In three years 2,300 tons of coals, be longing to the Earl of Balcarras, had been pilfered in the transit of the coal from Wigan along the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. This witness confirmed the evidence of the preceding one. Mr. William Mercer, lived at Newton.in.the-hulls, and was agent to Mr. Leigh. Had been educated as a land-agent and col liery-viewer. Was acquainted with the district through which the projected line would pass, and generally agreed in the evidence given by the two last witnesses. Mr. Robert Daglish, coal proprietor, near Wigan, and milling en gineer —Thought 1,500,000 tons of co a l wereannua lly ra i se d i n the neighbourh eziei of Wigan. Confirmed the testimony of Messrs. Peareand Mercer, but added no new material fact. Mr. Thomas Lehey, agent to Mr. Bankes, mine proprietor at Wigan, gave testimony in corroboration of Mr. Peare's. The projected railway would save some 45 or 50 per cent, to the coal proprietors at Wigan and its vicinity. Captain Lewes, manager of the Manchester and Leeds line of railway, was generally acquainted with the district proposed to be traversed by the Liverpool and Bury line. Thought if the line were worked out, the coals of Wigan would be carried to the West Riding towns. Before the railway was made between Rochdale and Oldham, two coaches a week were the only conveyance. Last year, by the railway, there were 40,000 passengers, not including pleasure excursions, and the number would be greater but that a change of carriages took place on this Ilne. In his opinion, the same kind of intercourse would occur between Wigan, Bury, and Bolton, if the projected line were carried out. Mr. Richard Manly Foster, superintendent to Messrs. Bromelaw and Foster, coal-mine proprietors at Bickerstaffe—Knew but of one line which would be beneficial to the public, and that was the proposed line. At the conclusion of this witness's testimony the Committee adjourned, at four o'clock. GROUP L. The Committee en this group sat at twelve o'clock, and re sumed their inquiry on the Portsmouth Atmospheric line, Mr. E. B. Denison in the chair, with Mr. Oswall, Lord Clive, Mr. liyvian, and Mr. Monckton Milne present. Before, however, entering on the main business of the day, an application was made to the Committee to take the Horsham branch of the Brighton line in..° consideration on Friday. line was only eight mile s l ong , an d as al l opposition t oe it had bee, an hour. withdrawn, the evidence not likely to e -.,upy more than hall no ," the The CHAIRMAN said gnat the only consider a ti o n w ith t h e Com. mittee was th , ... vublic benefit, anq the only obstacl e was a d oubt of the a t. I -I be Occupied to the detriment o f the line they d nir,;w which, ,d co ( r ) l u sideration, as n s t u r w rance of the Counsel for the line that he would pledge himself that the evidence should not occupy more than half an hour, the Committee' undertook to take the Horsham Branch on Friday afternoon, at three o'clock, Mr. George Hillyer was then called by. Mr. RAWLINSON, 011 behalf of the Corporation of Portsmouth. He stated that he was a miller and coal-merchant at Hemsworth and Havant. He sent about 12,600 tons of coals to the interior, at the rate if eightpence to lenience per ton per mile, making up to Petersfield from eight shillings to ten shilling per ton. He knew the lime. works of Mr. Seward at Buxter-hill, and the quantity of lime sent down to Portsmouth was very considerable. There were 27 mills in that neighbourhood, which could grind from 1,800 to 3,000 quarters weekly, and the u eight of corn amt flour carried to and Crum those mills was probably 200 to 250 tons a week. To the cross-exam nation by Mr. M. SMITH, witness stated that from 1,500 to 2,000 tons of coals were sent from Hemsworth to Petersfield, which contained about 2,000 inhab:tatits. About 2,000 tons of timber were exported to Sunderland, Swansea, and other ' places equally distant, but he could not, from his own knowledge, say whether the Guildford line uent through a finer timber coun try, but he thought that they were about equal handed. In the Pe tersfield district there was the /Sear forest and the Weimer forest, but he knew nothing of the timber on the other district. He believed that barely hall of the corn ground in the neighbourhood of Mid hurst and Petersfield came from Chichester market. To the re-examination by Mr. RAWLINSON, the witness replied that coals were from 3*. to 4s, a ton cheaper at Henswoith than at Chichester, as thero were no port dues, but only pilotage, to pay at the former place. Mr. Gale, a farmer, residing about seven miles from Petersfield, stated that he had purchased about 2,500 quarters of oats at Ports mpoecitruettsrh..fi,:d t a ui nd .h had bought m ore h ay t h an any other individual in that neighbourhood, the supp l y of the latter coming chiefly from about and t a h ls e o e b mt ro e u s g p l: t t er a te co lt n n s e id w e o ra u b ld le hqeuaangtirteyatofmalt advantage, frons a t h n e d t t r h a e tt country h e w s a u s tt a t t h .w present este t s n u R ffe a r t i l n w g e y f . rom Fe t r h e s e e a e b r s a t l r ac years tion liefo had sent three or four horses daily from Petersfield to Portsmouth. There were three people in the neighbourhood of the former place to whom he had sent 300 quarters of oats yearly. He named several villages to which this railway would be a great convenience, TAE S UN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING., JUNE 4, 1845 but some of those places were as much as seven miles from the line of railway. To the inquiry of Mr. OSWALD, the witness stated that ,coals were about the same price as in London. To the inquiry of Mr. M. MILNE, the witness stated that the trade in the Petersfield line had very much declined since the formation of the South-Western Railway. Sir W. Jolliffe, M.P., stated he resided at Merstham, in Surrey, and had considerable property in and about Petersfield, and was Lord of the Manor of that place. The Valley of Petersfield was, in his opinion, as productive as any part of the county, and he thought that this line of railway was absolutely indispens able to the prosperity of the county. Hundreds of horses had disappeared from the country since the formation of the South. Western line. He was anxious for this line, as it would open the communication with Portsmouth, and buyers from Portsmouth would have less competition in the Petersfield market than at Chi cheater. Since the formation of the South-Western line the means of communication had been very defective ; in fact they had no land carriage whatever except common cartage. He paid 10s. a ton land carriage for all the coals which he consumed. There was a good deal of timber growing about Petersfield, especially oak, fit for ship , build ing. The advantage of railway communication, therefore, with Portsmouth, was self-evident. Some very good hops were also grown in the neighbourhood, which they were now obliged to send to Weyhill, which, if this railway ware formed, they coeld send to the Borough market. The country b. tween Petersfield and Godalming was traversed by several sterile hill ranges, the moat prominent of which was the Devil's Dyke. Large plantations of oak had been made by the Government during the - last fifty years about Petersfield. He had himself sold con siderable quantities of timber this year, but many of the trees had been cut down, and the new wood would not be ready for cutting for nearly fifty years to come, except for tillers and saplings. He was Member for Petersfield, which by the Reform Bill had been put into schedule B, and he had taken a large interest in the atmospheric line, and had become a Director, because he thought not only that the district would be greatly bepefitted, but because upon it the very existence and the whole prosper ity of Pe tersfielddepended. He felt assured that the Company was a bona fide Company, and, if the Committee passed the preamble, and Par liament gave them an Act, the line would most certainly be made. The Atmospheric line was the first that had been projected, and he (Sir William) thought that he had heard of it some months be. fore the South-Western line had been at all spoken of in public. Certainly the population in that district were unanimously in its favour. Mr. Chace, a farmer, residing within about five miles of Peters. field, who, in addition to a farm on his own hands, also managed 2,000 acres for Sir Harry Featherstone—The land was exceedingly good for pasture, and he had about 300 sheep on his own farm, and there were from 1,400 to 1,500 on Sir H. Featherstone's ground. Harry had also another farm, where there were about 1,200 sheep. He had about 700 ewes which lambed, and, together, about 240 to 250 beasts of the best quality, fed on the farms. They sent a good many:calves to London, the cost being about ss. each for calves, and Is. 9d. for lambs. He had attended the market at Chichester, which was about fourteen miles distant, since he was sixteen ears of age, and it was attended by people from all round the country. There were two great stock fairs in I'etersfield in the year, which were by far the greatest fairs in the neighbourhood. There was also a considerable quantity of game sent up to London during ti.e existence of the coaching system, especially during the early part of the season. ®Mr. Parsons, a resident at Petersfield, confirmed the testimony of the other witnesses as to the abstraction of the trade. Mr. King, of Buriion, stated that he held 1,100 acres in one farm and '240 in another, and that the whole of the country round Petersfield was admirably adapted for feeding stock, and was very rich in all kinds of agricultural produce. Mr. Munday, a cattle-dealer, residing within two miles of Petersfield, stated that he had about 2,300 sheep on his own lands, and purchased 500 to 600 beasts, and from 10,000 to 12,000 sheep yearly. The land throughout the whole district was ex ceedingly good for grazing, and the stock was of the very finest description. He bad himself obtained several prizes for show cattle, as had also some of his neighbours, and he believed that there were at least 1,000 beasts fatted every year in the valley of Petersfield. The cost of conveying sheep to market was 9d. a head to Vauxhall, and 2d. from there to Smithfield. The expense of getting beasts to that market was from Ss. to I Is. a head, and this railway would be a very great advantage. This witness also testi fied to the growth of a considerable quantity of timber in the district. Mr. Hallam, a butcher at Calmore, said he had slaughtered be tween 800 and I,ooosheep since February last, and sent most of the carcases to London, at a cost of 2s. 4d. a cwt. During the existence of the coaching system they had sent their meat for 2 %d. a stone, and at present they were suffering much from the distance of the railway. Mr. Canley stated that he and his father had farmed the tolls of Petersfield market for more than 50 years, and that the number of sheep penned at the December fair was from 7,000 to 10,000, be sides which there were about 600 or 700 beasts. He was also an auctioneer. Had sold 2,663 oak trees at 4/. a load this year for Sir W. dolliffe, but the price would have been at least 1/. a load higher If they had had any good conveyance to the coast, and the country was altogether well wooded. Mr. S. Chace, a farmer at Steep, north of Pctersfield, confirmed the previous witness as to the quality of the land, and stated that there was as good malting barley grown in the neighbourhood as anywhere in the country. He also dealt in provisions, and had paid 2001. a year for carriage for the last thirty-eight years. Mr. Hearsay, a farmer in the neighbourhood of Lisa, which was a little farther up the line, gave similar testimony, and stated that a farm had lately been sold in that neighbourhood at 501. an acre. Mr. Simmons, a paper-maker and coal-merchant at Haslemere, stated that there were fifteen corn-mills and seven paper-mills near that place, and that the formation of the proposed railway would reduce the price of coals nearly 15s. a ton. Beside this paper and corn business, there was also a large turnery in the town, the wood about the place being well adapted for that purpose. There was also a manufactory of pyroligneous acid and of naptha. The ter minus at London.bridge was decidedly the best, and the formation of the railway would save him at least 3001. a year in carriage, and to another firm there would be a saving of double that amount. The Committee adjourned till twelve o'clock to-morrow. GROUP LL. THE LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY EXTENSION. This Committee sat at twelve o'clock this morning, and pro ceeded to hear the evidence of Mr. Bennett and Mr. Deacon, who distant front Westminster, Waterloo, and Hungerford-bridges. The CHAIRMAN said it was the desire of the Committee to know whether there were any witnesses to prove that the extension would be advantageous to the inhabitants of the west end of the town; there was no doubt - that it would be beneficial to those who resided near the bridges in question. Mr. SMIRKS said that they had already shown that it would be favourable to the city of London. He wished that the Committee would adjourn till to-morrow, when he would be able to produce the necessary evidence. Mr. M. eRAMBERS suggested that the Counsel on the opposite side should produce evidence with respect to the traffic tables. Mr. SMIRK& said that, if he thought that the branch of the li no which had been before the Committee would have taken so short a time, he would have been able to produce evidence on that point, but the principal witness was at present under examination before another Committee. The CHAIRMAN wished to be certain that the evidence would be ready to morrow if they did adjourn. Mr. Salle KE assured the Committee that it would. After a short discussion, the Committee adjourned to twelve o'clock to-morrow. GROUP N. cosmixfAzzl?,ll.XLV7AY. At the sitting of the Committee, the case of the petitioner was proceeded with. Mr. R. T. Hall, a surveyor in Cornwall, some time an assistant to Mr. Thomas, the petitioner. He said, in No vember last, he was occupied for some time, in conjunction with Mr. Thomas, in surveying the central line, indicated on the map by a red line. On that portion of the line, at Halgarven and west ward to Falmouth, there were no curves of less radius than chains, and that there were only two of a radius of 30. The ge neral curves on this part of the line were about three quarters of a mile. No roads from Halgarven to Falmouth were crossed on a level. Mr. Rowe said it was with much pleasure that he had to inform ; the Committee that, after a consultation with his client, and after • considering the great body of important evidence which he had I offered for the last two days, it was not his intention to call any additional witnesses, and he was prepared then to address the Com mittee against the preamble of the Rill. The Learned Gentleman then addressed the Committee on behalf of the petitioner. Mr. Thomas was an honest man. He might not be an engineer of the old school, but that was no argument against his consistency, and his opinion was as much entitled to consideration as that of Captain Moorsom, who, as a matter oft nurse, was most desirous to get his scheme adopted by the Committee. He (Mr. Rowe) did not re. present Mr. Thomas only, although he ostensibly appeared for that gentleman, but he represented a great and important body of the inhabitants of Cornwall, who considered that a central line would offer far greater facilities than the coast line. He held that the promoters of the Bill had obtained a favourable report from the Board of Trade by false colouring, on the assumption that the line would be worked by atmospheric traction, whereas they had not sufficient money to construct such a line ; and even for the construction of a double locomotive their estimates were 300,000 1 . below the sum which would be necessary. Captain Moorsom had stated that the crossing of the Hamoase could be effected in a minute, while Mr. Stevenson, Mr. Rendell, and other scientific gentlemen whom he had called before them, had shown that such an opinion *as abstad, as the passage ' could not be accomplished in less than half an hour, and that they would rather go several miles round than cross the Hamoase by means of a floating bridge. The electrical telegraph could not be properly or safely laid down. Then the drawbridge over the Penryn.creek, which was navigated by large Bliin=i Wletild Only be four feet and a h a lf hi g h at high-Water, And if the Admiralty did not consent to the er ms t rUetion of the bridge, a daneeroee pier; projecting a con s id erable distance into the ei:o.,i , '.;7as to be ...., constructed. Why; what ieould be greater obstacles to the free passage o r th t Shipping than such a bridge and such a pier ? A line might n ave b een constructed from Plymouth to Falmouth in a more northern t i irett i on, avoiding the Hamoase alto gether, end offering greater accommodation to the nutlet in Ithose districts than the toast line toiall. 1-ire eulogised the Central line, and referred to the small obstacles vhich it Would have to encounter in comparison with the proposed line; that the gr ,ients and curves on the one were moderate and practicable, whilst on t..e other they were not only imprac ticable, but dangerous in every sense —opinions substantiated by the evidence of gentlemen well com petent to judge—not only of engineers, but o f M embers o f Parliament, and persons of high standing a nd i n ll uenee in the coun ty. He concluded by call. ing upon the Committ ee to reject the pre amble of the Bill, as its adoption would, in a p o li t i cal, commerc i a l, and social view, be most injurious to the co un t y of Cornwall. Mr. Sergeant K INOLAKE said the real nueStion reaS; whether Cornwall was to hav e a railway or not, and he held th at If the proposed scheme wer e n ot carried out t h e county would not have a railway at all. Lo o ki ng to the sout h c oast of Cornwall—to the wants of the noising interests—to the wrote of the inhabitants of Liskeard, St. Austel, Truro —the line laid dorm by Captaih Moorsom, whom his Learned Friend had most unjustly caltirh niated, was the one which the inhabitants of Cornwall required. No evidence on which sissy could depend, h a d been adduced to show that the unknown line advocated by Mr. Thomas was practicable. N o l e vels or sections had been properly taken. Were the Committee setisfied, then, that suffi cient evid: eee had been adduced to prove that that line was a better line i e.,11 the one prop ose d? They had not had su ffi c ient evidence to show that th a t li ne could b e properly constructed ; and in his opinion It had b een i mproper ly i n truded on the Cots.mittee. If they had n o t t h e grad i en ts complained of on the proposed, line they would b e compelle d t o tunnel to a great extent, and no line could be constructed on account of the expense; but in a county like Cornwall —a county which undulated more than many other counties—such gradients could not be avoided. Mr, Stevenson's dictum with respect to the rate of speed on the line was most exaggerated. Somehow or other engineers were actuated by a strong feeling of hostility towards each other, and were apt to exaggerate when giving evidence before Committees. Mr. Stevenson was a most suspicious witness. The Learned Counsel then referred to the report of the Board of Trade to show that they had not been imposed upon, and had con. sequently given a preference to the coact line ever the central one. The Board of Trade considered that the central line was impracticable on account of its expense, that the gradients and curves on the coast line were not objectionable for an atmospheric line, and that with ordinary locomotive power they would not be dangerous ; that on public grounds they could not report in favour of the central, but saw no reason why they should not report in favour of the coast line and recommend it for the sanction of Parliament. It was true in the sections one gradient had been put down as 1 in 60 whilst it should have been 1 in 40. Upon that solitary lac this Learned Friend had grounded the assertion that the favourablere port of the Board of Trade had been obtained by misrepresentation.. The other deep gradient was at the Penryn station, and could not be dangerous, as the carriages, as a matter of couse, did not run at the top of their speed, but were almost stationary. The other steep gradient was on the Bodmin branch, and the objection there fore could not apply to the main line. Then the Hamoaze would be crossed on a plan which would be perfectly safe. No deception could have been practised by either Mr. Brunel or Captain Moor corn as it was a special prevision in the agreement, between the Great Western and the other companies who had agreed to take shares to the amount of 250,0001. in the Company, that the estimates should be made with a view to atmospheric or locomo tive traction. The estimates too were not fallacies. He con cluded by contending that the promoters had proved their case ; that taking into consideration that no landowner opposed it, with the exception of Mr. Thomas, whose opposition arose from his being interested in another line, he submitted, therefore, that they must report in favour of the preamble. GROUP FF. The Committee on this group re-assembled at the usual hour this morning, and proceeded with the negative evidence against the EDINBURGH AN NORTHERN MINE. The Rev. Mr. Muir, one of the officiating ministers of Dysart Kirk, was called to prove that the line would pass so near that es tablishment as to interrupt the performance of Divine service, as well as pass through the burial ground attached to the kirk. The witness added that the railway would prove an eyesore and a nui sance to the inhabitants of Dysart House, at present in the pos session of the Earl of Rosslyn. On cross-examination the witness admitted that the mansion of Lord Rosslyn was at all points surrounded by steam-engines, docks, quarries, and other objectionable works ; but, nevertheless, he thought it was a romantic and retired retreat. Mr. Baine, who had been factor to Lord Rosslyn for upwards of twenty years, and who had been in the service of the Rosslyn fa mily forty-eight years, corroborated the testimony of the last wit ness, so far as it related to Dysart House. On cross-examination the witness would not allow that the steam-engine, waterworks, quarries, or docks alluded to by the last witness could be seen by the inmates, or were half so objec tionable as the railway would be. The affirmative evidence in favour of the line was then resumed, the two last witnesses having been examined at this point of the proceedings for their own accommodation and at their own request. The Earl of Lilvax considered the line would prove of great public utility, 4nd confer extraordinary advantages on the north of Scotland. Other evidence of a similar nature was adduced, and the Corn. mittce afterwards determined upon adjourning till Fridy next, GROUP GG. GLASGOW DISTRICT. The Committee, consisting of the Chairman (Mr. Evans), Lord Grimston, Mr. Monts, Mr. Miles, and Mr. Newdegate, sat at twelve o'clock in the Sessions House of Westminster, when the consideration of the GLASGOW JITZICTION RAILWAY was proceeded with. Mr. Phillips, merchant, Leith, who had been before the Corn. mittee at the hour of adjournment yesterday, was recalled, and cross-examined by Mr. HOPE—The witness was asked if the trade between Leith and the ports on the west coast of Scotland would be likely to be increased or diminished by the proposed line ? He gave it as his opinion that it would be greatly increased, as the railways gave such increased facilities to traffic by diminishing the time required in transit, and lowering the rate of freight. Mr. Stoddart, member of the Town Council of Edinburgh, gave similar evidence. He thought that the travelling under the streets of Glasgow would do no injury, for they had an example of the same kind in the proposed extension of the Edinburgh Railway to Leith, where the line went under the houses for a distance of nearly a mile. Robert Marshall, Dundee, spoke to the trade carried on between Dundee and Liverpool and Ireland, via Glasgow, and the price charged for cartage from the place of debarkation at Port Dundas in Glasgow, to the Broomielaw (the pert of Glasgow), which amounted to one tenth of the whole cost of carriage to Liverpool. This would be lessened by the proposed junction line, and another advantage would be gained to the trader by the better condition in which his goods would arrive at the market. He did not think that there would be any inconvenience sustained at the Broomielaw by the proje:ted railway, and, at all events, it would be greatly less than that now sustained by the cartage e,f goods. Mr. Andrew Symon, engineer, Dundee, was called to speak to the trade of that town, and that proportion of it which would go on the proposed line in order to avoid transhipment, and the fac,',;ity which its construction would give to the speedy transit of goods to England and Ireland. Mr, Birret, from Dunfermline, gave similar evidence with regard to the trade of that town. The witness said that the manufacturers on the Forth were greatly in favour of the project. Mr. Graham Menzies, partner in the firm of James Stewart and Co., distillers of Paisley, proved that they imported grain in consi derable quantities from the east country, and that they exported spirits. The proposed line would be of great advantage, as it would reduce the charges of transit. Mr. Aikman, shipowner, Glasgow, gaid that the proposed junc. two had met with the approbation of the shipping interest in that city, because as ♦essels were loaded at the south side of the Clyde, and as vile goods ai:d minerals came from the north, a railway across the river would prevent the necessity of transhipment, and lessen the expenses of transit. Mr. 'Wilson, iron -master, Dundyvan, exported from 70,000 to 80,000 tons of pig iron annually from the Broomielaw ; and at least half a million tons of coal entered Glasgow from the district he belonged to, and 123,000 tons out of that number were shipped at the Bruomielaw. The present project would lessen the expense of transit to an enormoas amount, and he was, therefore, heartily in favour of it. Mr. Wilson was under examination when the Cemtnittee ad. journed. GROUP K. D The ComTitEteeCToil t72l7ls43lianeWmtCfs re . sumed its business by the examination of and Mr. Isaacson, who, iii answer to blr. LEE, deposed to being land valuator, and h aving surveyed had estimated the cost of land a necessary for the construction of the line ; it would require 150 acres, being at the rate of 12 acres per mile, and including seven acres for stations. Some of the land he computed at the lowest rate of 10/., and some at 121. the highest price per acre. Cross.examined by Mr. RODWELL--The land at 121. per acre is that immediately contiguous to the town. The estimate does not in. chide any allowance for spoiled land. Mr. C:iarles Stooks, examined by Mr. Lee—ls assistant to Sir John Rennie. Heard the evidence of that gentleman yesterday and IMPORTANT DECISION. The Committee.room was then cleared, and, after remaining in deliberation for nearly an hour, strangers were admitted, when The CHAIRMAN said it was no doubt known that the Committee could do nothing that evening, as there was no House, but as it would save much anxiety he would state what the Committee would do when they met to-morrow :—THE COM MITTEE WOULD PASS THE PREAMBLE OF THE CORNWALL BILL, BUT THEY WOULD NOT PASS THE PREAMBLE OF THE WEST CORNWALL BILL. He should with to know, to.morrow, whether, after their deci sion on the West Cornwall Bill, the St. Ives' Bill would be pro ceeded with. The Committee then adjourned. GROUP R. BELFAST JUNCTION RAILWAY. The Committee met tu.day, Mr. Gibson Craig, Chairman. The CI: kIRMA.: , referred to an advertisement which appears in the Morning Chronicle of this day, from the solicitor of the Dublin and Cavan line, stating that the Committee had yesterday expressed an opinion in favour of that line. He (the Chairman) begged leave to say that such was not the case. The Committee had purposely abstained from the giving of any opinion at all ; and the publishing of the advcrtscmcnt in question was highly improper. It was here stated by Counsel that the arrangement suggested yesterday to be come to between the Belfast Junction and the Newry and Enniskillen was in progress, but not completed. The adjournment of the Committee was therefore requested in order to effect that object. The Committee, in pursuance with this request, adjourned for an hour. On resuming, the result of the negotiation was given in the fol lowing important agreement entered into by the competing Com panies :—" The Belfast Junction Company agree by their counsel to withdraw all opposition to the Newry line, upon condition that the Newry and Enniskillen Company, by their counsel, consent to the preamble of the Belfast Junction being forthwith reported as passed, and to the Committee so reporting it. " The Newry Company to be at liberty to proceed with their Bill, and to take their line from Newry by Armagh and Clones, and the Dundalk Company to be at liberty to pi oectd with their Bill, and take their line as far as Clones, all without opposition from the one Company to the othet ; the best line from Clones to Enniskillen to be forthwith selected by Sir John Rennie and Sir John M`Neil, and both Com panies to cembine in constructing, and afterwards in working the line from Enniskillen to Clones, on such terms as they may mu• tuslly agree upon, or the Board of Trade may settle if the parties differ. The counsel for the three Companies to concur in re. questing the approbation cf the Committee on these Bills." This agreement having been completed, the Committee pro ceeded to hear evidence in support of the EUNDAZIE AND MNNISIC.XLLEN. Several witnesses were then examined respecting the traffic on the line, the points of whose evidence presented no material feature worth recording ; at the close of which the Committee adjourned till tamorrew at twelve o'clock, when the evidence will be resumed. GROUP SS. COVENT/2;Z, EEDIWOUTII,ATTID WUNEATON Itil.XX:ViTillf. The Select Committee on this group re-assembled at the usual hour this morning, when Mr. Calvert renewed his application for an adjournment. All parties, he said, now concurred in the propriety of an adjourn. ment, and if the Committee agreed to it he bad no doubt sofa saving of the time of the Committee, and a settlement of the differences subsisting between the parties. He therefore prayed the Com. mittee to put off the further consideration of this Bill till Mon. day next. The CHAIRMAN WiShed to know if all parties concurred in this application ? _ .. Mr. SPARKLE, on behalf of the London and Birmingham Com pany, was prepared to acquiesce in the application for an adjourn ment, but he was not in a condition to say that the result of this adjournment would relieve the Committee from further entering into this case, _ _ _ Mr. HUAIPIIREY, on the part of petitioners for whom he ap peared, would be extremely unwilling to throw any obstacle in the way of a satisfactory adjustment of the differences existing between the parties, but he must confess that he did not think the result of the adjournment would prove so satisfactory as his Learned Friend anticipat ed. Mr. DANIEL concurred in the adjournment upon the same grounds, and hoped some satisfactory adjustment of the differences would be made. The CHAIRMAN said the Committee were willing to assent to the adjournment, but they wished to proceed at once with the EILEWASH 'VALLEY MINE. Mr. CALVERT said he was not aware, until he entered the room, that an adjournment would be required in the other case, and he was therefore quite unprepared to proceed with the Erewash line. In fact, he thought mast of his witnesses were engaged in another Committee. Under these circumstances he trusted the Committee would not press him to proceed at once, or at all events until he had had an hour or so to glance over his brief, and get his witnesses and clients together. Eventually the Committee decided upon adjourning till twelve o'clock, when it was understood all parties would be prepared to go fully into the case for the Erewash Valley Railway. (LEFT SITTING.) C,RCIITP V maNcrizsTEß, SHEFFIELD, AND DIED- LAND JUNCTION RAILIVAY. The Committee, consisting of the O'Conor Don, chairman, Mr. I. A. S. Davies, Mr. Hope Johnstone, Sir John Rae Reid, and Sir Denham Norreys, met this morning at half-past eleven, and Mr. JOHNSTONE proceeded to cross•examine Mr. Paul Bright, who had estimated the value of land required for spoil banks, eta. tions, and other purposes on part of the line. The witness stated that he had received the quantities of land required from Mr. Fairbank, and had estimated it at the rate at which he really thought it worth. Mr. William Flockton—Was an architect and surveyor in the town of Sheffield, and he was also proprietor of sonic 150 houses in that town. He knew the value of land upon the line, and had carefully examined it lately, with a view to valuation. On the two miles Teaching from the town of Sheffield he placed the value of 23,729/. That value was accepted in every case, with but one exception. He had been instructed to be very liberal in his valua tions, and he had followed out his instructions. He toad also valued the ground which would be required in the hay and cattle markets of Sheffield ; and the ground required for piers lie had esti. mated at 1,4821. The estimates, he was sure, were not taken be neath the real value of the property required. Mr. Fall, on the part of the Duke of Norfolk, was called to prove that the amount of toll paid on the Dumfries-toad was only 181. per annum ; and that, therefore, the statement of 1,200 tons of coal passing along it was preposterous, because, averaging 9d. per mile for toll, that would be 2251. a year. He was certain, therefore, that the statements already given in were founded in error. Mr. L. R. Reed had gone over the line, and he was certain that the estimates for the construction of the project were greatly underrated. Mr. John Barlow, a farmer, near Sheffield—Was in the habit of using the hay and cattle market of Sheffield, and he knew that the space now was much too limited for the purposes of the mar. kets, and any partition of it, or contraction of the space, would com. pletely destroy it. The Committee then adjourned at four till to-morrow. GROUP W. BRAYTON AND GOOLM RAILWAY. The Committee on this line met at twelve o'clock, Mr. raking. ton in the Chair ; Mr. Bouverie, Mr. Maxwell, Mr. Whitmore, and Lord Seymour present. Mr. Sheriff, whose evidence was partly heard yesterday, was cress-examined by Messrs. Bliss and Wilkins. He could give no evidence on the passenger traf f ic, being only engaged on the goods traffic on the Selby and Leeds line. Mr. Singleton, land valuer, had valued the land between Bray. ton and Goole. A great deal of it was poor land, chiefly a sandy soil. The length of the line was twelve miles, and he valued the cost, allowing 10 acres to the mile, at 11,4001. He consi dered the line would confer great benefit on the trade of that district. By Mr. WILKINS—It would be an advantage in affording facili. ties for the trade in lime and coals, and also for the conveyance of agricultural produce. Mr. Birkenshaw, engineer of the line, was examined by Mr. KNowLea—He had considerable experience In the working and construction of railways—laid out the Brayton and Goole. The line was nearly level, except that part near the River Aire and the Selby canal: The length of the line was 12} miles. There were not many Cutter), and those Were not objectionable. The greatest curve was only three-quartets of a itiile ih radius, The worst gradients were 1 in 130. The line did not interfere with any ho ice or park ; &c. The line would afford a good communication with Leeds and Bribiffird, and even Wakefield, and Would also open a communi. cation with the North of England. Comparing it With the Wake. field and Goole line he did not hesitate to give the preference eefi at a 6ortikithictitioti with Wakefield itself. By Lord SEYDIOUR—The reattiii he thosiht so was the more favourable gradients it afforded. The difference in distance Wee very little. By . , Mr. KNOWLES—The engines on the Brayton and Goole line would carry out a load 50 per cent, greater than engines of the same power weind do by the Wakefield and Goole line. The ruling gradient on the Wakefield; Pontefract ; and Goole line, Was 1 in 150. That continued for 11 miles : The populatiun on the Brayton and Goole line was about 31,000, and oh the Other line about 21,000. The witness then gave evidence on the gratliefits an the line of country between Goole, Leeds, Bradford, and the west, and to sho* how hitch greater facilities, both in gradients, economy of construction, and in zecatinnodation of goods and passenger traffic, the titolidstid line would afford sr) Compared with the Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole line. Cross-examined by Messrs. Wflaurra and BLISS—Got his popuia. tion returns frora the census of 1841 that had been officially pub lished: Hid not (unit any town he found in the official returns. The reason he oftitted Rockliffe was betattse, in his opinion, it haturaily belonged to the Goole line.—(A laugh.) Mr. Good, engineer, examined by Mr. Pii:kEeiNis—Had Conti. dcrable experience in railways. Lived in London. The station at Bradford of the Leeds and Bradford line was very near the town, ttnil was as faioerable as timid be selected for the public accommo. dation. The Leeds and De*abtiti line Was 4CI feet aboye the level of the town. He considered that the favourable griscliefitA dii 6.e! Brayton and Goole line more than counterbalanced the shortness of the distance by the other. Besides affording greater facilities for; the accommodation of traffic to the towns in the west, it was also a less expensive line. By the CHAlRMAN—Assuming the atiperiOrlty of the gradients on the Brayton and Goole line, and the shorter distance of three miles by the Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole line, there would, in his opinion, be very little difference in point cf time in going by either line from Goole to Bradfordi (tem airriNti.) GROUP X. LONDON AND YOWL LIVE. --- The Committee, to whose investigation the Merits of the sere. rill lines comprehended in what is called " Group X," and which enumerates no fewer than seven distinct lines of railway, assem. bled this day, in Committee.room No. 8, at about half-past twelve o'clock, and resumed the heating of evidence as to the merits of the London and York projection; but although this is nOt the middle of the fifth week that the Committee have been sitting, for six days in each week, and !bur hours and a half each day, the case appears to be about as distant from its doge as it was four weeks ago. The position in- which it now stands is shortly this ;—The traffic evidence was put a stop to on Friday last, at the request of the various counsel for the competing lines, upon the ground that the traffic tables were so numerous, so long, so mipute, and so difficult to he understood, that the time allowed the Learned Qentlernen for the stud, of them was so short as to render 'it` Impossible that they could make them selves sufficiently familiar with their contents as to proceed with the cross.examination of them to their own satisfaction or with justice to their clients. The Committee then entered upon the engineering evidence; but even, in this toe, there is a species of hiatus, inasmuch as the opposing Counsel called for certain tabular statements, setting forth the length, width, depth, and expense of certain cuttings, which the witness, Mr. Cubitt, was unable to furnish until yesterday. What remained then of that class of evidence was proceeded with, and closed yesterday; then came on the testi mony of the valuate's, and it is now proceeding; and when that has closed then the competing Company's Coun sel resume their cross-examination on the traffic tables, and, if an idea of the length of that cross-examination may be formed from the vastness of the material that is to furnish it, it rs impossible to say to what period it may not be protracted; and when that has closed, then comes on the speeches of Counsel in summing up the case they conceived they have made out, to warrant the Committee in de claring that the preamble of their Bill has been proved; then, after that comes the speech of the Counsel in laying before the tribunal the molts of the case of a competing line; then follows the evidence in support of tha statement, the cress-examination of the witnesses, the summing up, and the reply ; and then the same round of speeches, witnesses, cross-examinations, and replies of the various other competing lines, the claims for compensation &c. &c., Sod so it will go on, ad iNfinitum. before the Committee can bring their minds to bear on the vast mass of testimony they have heard, pour et contre, with a view of declaring whether or not the preamble of the Bill for the London and York scheme has been proved; and all this must be gone through and disposed of before the Committee can take into consideration any one of the other lines attached to Group X. The first witness called to.day was Mr. William Simpson, land-valuer. He was called to prove the value of the laud on that portion of the line from Hawtry to Doncaster, and Doncaster to Wakefield. The quantity of land proposed to be taken in was 355 acres and he had esti mated the value at 53,5551. 18s Bd. Mr. Paver valued the land_betw een Doncaster and York.' The quantity of land to be taken up was 347 acres, and he had esti mated the value at 84,5311. Mr. Key worth handed in tables of the tolls received on the Fordyke and Witham Navigations. The Rev. Mr. Sibthorp was called to prove the advantages that would result to both parties by the arrangements made between the two Navigation Companies and the Lcnden and York Company. At the close of the examination of the last witness, the cross examination of the goods' traffic witnesses was resumed, and occu pied the Committee to its rising. The object of it was to show that the tables had not been: termed on correct data, and that the assumed traffic between the places stated, such as Lincoln and Boston, Sheffield and Hull, Gainsbatough and Hull, &c., as exist ing at present, and which it was alleged would be transferred to the London and Yorkshire, had been exaggerated. (LEFT 6tTTING. 5173-COTMITIVET, Cr«, STAZZDXNG 0721)MR.5. This Committee assembled at three o'clock. Prclent, Sir J. Y. Buller, Mr. Aldam, Mr. Brotherton, and Mr. Broadley. YORK ADID NORTH. MIDLAT.7aII RAZIAVAY, GOOLE ZRAlicn. (ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS ) In this case the stanaing orders were declared to have been com plied with. CIXTVIIIRIDGE AIWIJ BURY RAILWAY. Standing orders complied with. LIVERPOOL AND d: ,L nAxL vr.ror-TIIE NORTRIMITLY 1171.7AM2'rILIVEATION. In this case it was found that the notices in the Gazette were de. festive in one trivial point.—The Committee reported accordingly. RAILWAY GAMBLING.—The Committee on the London, Chatham, and North Kent Railway having stopped Mr. Sergeant Wrangham in his reply on behalf of the Company, by seying that "there appeared to the Committee to be no objection to the line," a gentleman, who had been for some days observed as an eager member of the antagonist group, said hastily to a friend, "We lose 14740,000/. by that," The announcement of the chairman was followed by rather in. temperate manifestations of triumph on the part of the supporters of the Bill; and in the hearing of our reporter, it was stated with great exultation that the shares of the North Kent would rise to three per cent. by morning. STATE OF TRADE.—The demand for yarn con tinues exceedingly good, and prices are maintained with great firmness. For goods, the market is not quite so active as last week, but there is little or no change in prices. Some sen sation was caused on Saturday morning, by the announcement of the failure of an extensive calico-printing house in Salford. We are glad to learn, however, that this event will not cause any loss, or indeed any serious inconvenience, as satisfactory ar. rangements have been made to pay 20s. in thepound, with interest. —ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, MONDAY, JUNE 2.—We have had a very good market to-day, and though the amount of busi t.ess transacted was not equal to that of last Monday, yet better prices have been obtained for flannels. Wool remains firm, and higher rates have been asked, but not generally given. —Manchester Guardian of this day. SECONDARIES.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Mr. Secondary Porrza.) BRIDGE AND OTHERS V. TILE BON. RICHARD BINGHAM. This was an action to recover the sum of 1201. and interest, due on a bend. Mr. 'DMUS stated the case. The plaintiffs were the repre sentatives of the late eminent firm of Rundell and Bridge, gold. smiths and jewellers, of Ludgate-hill. The defendant had been a custo,ner of the firm to a very large extent, and on the accounts having been closed in consequence of the film declining business, the defendantwas indebted in the sum of 800/., to seeure which he entered into a bond for 1,6001. The first instalment, however, had not been paid, and the present action was to recover that sum and interest. The defendant had suffered judgment to go by de. fault, it would therefore only be necessary to prove the execution of the bond to entitle the plaintiff to a verdict. The proof having been adduced, the jury gave a verdict for the amount claimed. IMPERIAL PA. P.L I AMENT. (TIIIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock, when there being only thirty-three Members present, the House adjourned. HOUSE OF LORDS. Their Lordships met at Five o'clock. Petitions were presented against the grant to Maynooth by the Marquis of Downshire, Lord Hatherton, Lord Clancarty, the Bishop of St. David':, Lord Hill, Lord Ken}on, and the Bishop of Gloucester. The Earl of FIIZ WILLIAM presented a petition from Lord Harborough complaining of some of the clauses of the Syston and Peterborough Railway, which provided that the railway should pass through his park. Lord BROUGHAM agreed that tie hardship upon the Noble Earl who complained amoeeted almost to a fraud. After an observation from a Noble Lord, Lord BROUGHAM said, that as a general rule that was all very well, but there might be particular cases of outrage on private property which might merit particular notice. MAYNOOTH. The Bishop of NORWICH presented several petitions from congregations of Dissenters in his diocese. THE BISHOP OF CASHEL'S CHARGE. The Bishop of CASH EL wished to say a few words respecting the observations made last night in . their Lordships' Houle by a Noble Marquis (the Marquis of Normanby) upon a charge which he had delivered at Lismore. He had thought at the time that what he was represented to have said could form no part of his charge, and now he was able to give it a most positive contradictioe. He had succeeded in getting two copies of that charge in London instead of, as he feared, being obliged to send to Ireland fur them. One he had placed in the hands of the Noble Duke behind him and the other he begged to lay on the table of the House. He could say that the passage which had been read was not only not a perversion of his charge, hut that it was a complete and entire fabrication. As he intended to re-publish that charge, he should wish to have a copy of what was said to be his charge, in order to give it with the charge itself, and his own defence. ADJOURNED DEBATE. SUMMARY. The Earl of CLANCARTY resumed the adjourned de bate by apologising to their Lordships for adjourning the debate, but as last night no Irish Peer had an op portunity of addressing the House, and as only two Peers had spoken in favour of the amendment, he thought he might be excused for moving the a.djcurnmene More over he thought that their Lordships ought to have time to consider the important statements made by the Right Rev. Prelate (the Bishop of EXETER), and the, if possible, more important admissions made by the Noble and Learned Lord (BitouGHAm)—admis siona which were the strongest arguments in favour of the amendment of his Noble Friend. He admitted, with the Noble Earl who opened the debate last night, that this was a most important measure. It involved a great principle, and he called upon the members of the Go %erne:lent to state explicitly how far they intended to go He denied the statements made last night by the Noble Earl as to the number of parishes in Ireland in which there were no Pfttestants. Instead of 134, there were but 41 parishes in Irelaad in which there were no Pro testants.—(Opposition cheers.) There were 82 parishes in which there were less than 39 Protestants. Many of the clergy of thoe parishes were curates of other parishes. This was a religious question. He believed the Scotch kirk to be a pure Church, and he could wor ship in common with them, but he could not join in the Rotten Catholic worship; he could not bow down the knee to an image or address a prayer to the Virgin. He ap tholics, and regretted that it had not been carried at the time of the Union. He believed that the Church w as not in danger from the Roman Catholics in Parliament. All the attacks upon the Church had emanated from Protestants.—(Hear, hear.) The Roman Catholics followed the excellent example set them by the Noble Lord opposite, and he thought t h e „,; . .hs taken Ijsr the Catholics afforded a perfect safeguard lA.; die Protestant Church. lie re grettest the attack wn had been made by th e Noble IfaititiiS kith the Right el' vet end Prelate, but he believed the nook Elarfittis ht-141 beet. misled, and al though when the Noble Mallti44 kdrim.-L' the affairs of Irela.ad he did not give him Itts , eont..;:nee' yet he believed that the Noble Marquis hid R;nb intereete of Ireland at heart.—(Hear) As an Irishmai: he felt grateful to tilt: Iti.uble Marquis for the admirable Church appointments which he hat made, irrespective of party during the time that he had adteinistered the affairs of ,Ireland.—(Loud cheers.) With regard to the measure i s jilfttirir Pre House he werild admit that there were great objections to f !eineetioti of Roman Cathc lies abroad, but the institution in which they were educated at home should be in unison with the cstablish*.A insti tuti:.ns of the country, which it was not at present, hut which the inquiry moved for by his Noble Friend would tend tti make it. With regard to the ob jection made by the Noble Duke to the fo reign edtication of Roman Catholics, he did not agree with it, The Notde Duke said that in foreign universities there was a spirit of inquiry abroad, which was ill suited to the prineiples of stanch Roman Catholics. Now he thought that, as Protestants, they ought not to object to this spirit of inquiry. A s Protestants th,y were not called upon to guarantee the unchangeableness of the Roman Catholic Church. (LEFT srrriNG.) FIRE IN FEN CHURCH -STREET. Yesterday a jury of the ward of Langbourn were empanelled be fore Mr. W. Porno, City Coroner, at the Ship Tavern, Lime-street, to investigate the deaths of Jlra . Isabella Satchell, aged 27, and Timothy Satchell, her infant son, aged fifteen months, both of whom lost their lives in the distressing fire which occurred on the premises of Messrs Satchell, hatters, No. IGO, Fenchutch.street, on the morning of Sunday last. Police-constable 599, William Riding, spoke to the discovery of the fire. He admitted his knowledge that a fire.ladder was kept cn the wall of St. Dicnis Church, but added that it was only 30e b e d j e long, an d wou ld not have reached to the top of the house. 11 . g ',,'",,, no kn ow l e d g e that fire-ladders were kept against the Etat IP' warehouses in Lime-street. Poli ce _ c onstable 566, William Dolby, deposed to Wing been on the spot a f ew minutes after the outbrcak. He denied having reee, any p erson a t th e w indows of Messrs. Satchell's premises, 11).r, thought be recollected that Mr. Robinson told him, on making hi s escape t h roug h t h e n ext house, " that he feared Mrs. Satchel' n et up s t a i rs ." H e a dmitted to a juror his knowledge that there I fire.ladders aga inst All Hallows church, but said that was n ot 0 hi s h ea t ; an d i n answer to the question of an inhabitant as to whe. they he h a d c ot heard the exclamation of" For God's sake sae* We woman ," h e r eplied that he had hea rd Mr. Satchel' make that remark.Satchell Ellen G oo d w in, a young female, who resided with Dlr. with as domestic servant, said—l have lived about six vreeks Mr. s a tehe ll — I went to bed about half-past twelve oo'cl ock on Saturday night. The kitchen fire was out 1:1 0 0 . e r e ten o'clock. Mr. Satchell and myself were the last up il o !_, house, I did nut perceive any smell of fire when we went t P.: Mr. Satchell wentup stairs first and I followed him. I was awe by try master ninnies up stairs. I heard him getting out et bed! trap-door, and I came out ce my room and followed him. I heard no r o 0 in th alarm r c i a n s the a s a t r s e a et s fi p l i l e v o i o f u:l at y , . ,k e,Wthhaetn I I ccaomaeldosiactse;oli breathe. I did not see any flames at that time. When I got to the t o p o f th e house I saw flames proceedilg upwards from li' t direction cf the finishing shop. I did not see my rniStreesteld" recollect hearing her call me by nam e. She appeared to I co uld be w on the stairs to see me out safe. I did not answer her. not speak. John Piercy, one of the officers of the Fire Bri ro v ed O. lo de, pre , „,,, ing the b o di es of the deceased in the third floor front r oein.. 1 ; 0 . elder deceased was sested on the floor just beneath the vrt"" and the infant vas partly resing upon her. and A ]could gentleman begl a i d , etroe state eed all -thatt hat e i i n t e t in t e ant el_ a a neigedt : A chair having been placed for his accommodation, be in h is into t h e ro om, and said that it V 74113 the habit of himself theee._...;, i.artner to take it in turns to ga round the house after ore'r, ness was c l o sed, in order to see that the fire and lights we re n et, tinguished. It was his to perform the duty on Satairdele_,,,A. an d h e did so a ft er cloeing turn th e shop abou t half pat eleven tuot;ed He found everything perfectly safe, mad being s w hen off the gas at the main, was proceeding IT sta i "oter. he met the maid servant coming down for soWl e „, re. He accompanied her into the cellar, and e tO b tu e r d n f d and up wi s t t ile ir s s a, to a g ft e e t r h era. short lrs. Satchel' had Pet r' . n sca Satchel' was engaged in arranging somPeeril°dine very much fatigued, undressed, got into bed, and fell asl eep Ana few minutes. He recollected Mrs. Satchel! g etting lot r u bso b oe was very shortly afterwards aroused by her putting be je thun ° ' his chest, and begging him to get up, as the house Wat!........e0 pie She then standing on the right side of the bed. v ..' ! I I in l' i ' mediately jumped out of bed, and taking his eldest erirection arms, ti :c., proceeded tpi-odno of ieba u i (Is e i t wi h i if his c being i i nt f o e g u ct p lte t s () et o t ta hi.. attic hitmv i n wt fl , o f h e o ce e ai s l n r n s . , :l h e d w a l t , il l i t 1 : Plure- c i:i elti i t e ni i : sfih f te o nia, n o , do t s.: l smoke was 1 i ti snwi e ,gee dsr s e et risingne h p sue s irlminen l es e sds a ui d tu,c, : ph n ta g hdi etdeh o ngh n es tie, st to btvteoor Ipi, t ufs h em. o, e nea volumes A r idtl a he r att:riteo ore s bn n fe d posdisfai b wcat he ihe e tn.e i ot h be ; o b b 0 dr u pue c ; ih t ire h t f il i ll ' 0 : 0 ; : s ie d e l ' ' or e,t s nti o orol s: ; :r t e e 7 rd p sh l o y it s cch,s7 l- tritt a iitie et io ss ie ; o. e t l l re_ neer i. : ll the abler, bs i ,7,,,iss f , t e race a nat t icu u leer r features, ose returned u:lt a ott i r i d t. th,oe Robinson,, his supposing oofwoi ffeh i s i t partner, a t r o t, have te r,h ebeceoilitshisdedwoco!,2"foreriedopwthtibs:! attic of the adjoining premises, where he firs t ..:, 01. '',o it it as the servant, and not his wife, that he be d ~:it as ben at last driven by the flames to' hisb m uo a tw k n e Tchc added that under the trying circumstances in W ~,,, Of ° Aga placed his wife had shown the greatest ere!e n 'i - t la st !I v and he was utterly unable to accoant for her be cl ,_ hoe. • fl i to fallow him up the ladder on to the roof of t h e „It'd' everythingdrooomr. in which the body was found was witness . 's ped a l, g eed b e ...,a bad r'''' '' ,, -- . tor to the supposition that the unfortunate des ~, n g tO ..- steps after accompanying hm to the ladder let i t n he w hich A long and desultory conversation c hance t o tbe °l n to adopted Wto i i s : had infierse n. laddershad no d dea l b ee been n o s wet sent the te fo co r fi c ho . e r a l occurr e u . t 0 the 00 c circumstances hatw e a a:i n sfi ec e e d u t a h r e , j h u a r d y t b li ee at n , w do lt o " 4 - 0 , ; 71 09 0 ;r:pt roo e ",. escapes or ladders, it was too painfully evidegLet to be ° been made to bring any one of them, ee lell- A:f e t A e s r c p c s o i o d t ra . en e ta f l ur i t 3eatie, iii 1)00................ her evidence of of no i . loPe rti re ce' ret: -- r I s of , d verd ict The jury, after a few moments' consideratte° TUESDAY NIG T' I) G. E. White, if s ____---/ - 6.1 0 p 01 1134 any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Gralllu m ra City. v ....thl &tr. D t a l i I I o r! . , Dl e U i n S g_ D Efi rGstL.dkiftv.3.scs.oll:otbsile .P 6 tr e s t , it ens & e of P -11....dkj.H..v1;Vgooifond2b,doBt.tlioalmickliall factor, Basinghe , t o owc o fi f na 4 v :4d. in the pound, any Wednesday, Al 1 „le Whitmore, Basinghall- stre et. Ti ede:l l E4 W. . office of Mr. Fraser, Blanchester. t. the P ° ' ro. A Qh an torso-- y i d olio l i , h,...• ' th c e o P t o o u n n d 7, clay, or a first and fi nal div. of 2s. Bd. In }Wilson, At the Court of Banlcruptcy, Baeing,,,, a t elev_ e 6, DIVIDENDS.w at one—S. Headley, coach maker, N‘wvictualler, o° . de er worth, Hampshire, at half-past twelve—J. Welch, licensed s u e r, Wl6 fo r 0110',Nij,iic:t1..a1311',aidcierar,p jere,n2N;ono.silvriecelit: June .'ostei,, juipato, June 26, at eleven—B. Bright, licensed victu dre perr tr ieft street, June 26, at twelve 11• Barham, IhleToker, q r. ii. Dean-street, Westminster, June 26, at bel' 4 74. at hi", ' e ve. Williamson, tobacconist, Dowgate-hill, Jun e .7 . .,'„, 24, at June 26, at oue--B-, 04 ea e.-1 . .. e 0t twelve—G. Jackson, upholsterer, Hertford, 0. 27,1‘,t In tile Country. est11;9141:::::::: ter , ' l / 1 138 O w P. Murray, travelling draper, Tel r. „ s of twelve, at the Blanchester District Court tb ' e g e oce,, ir e, banker, Manchester, June 27. et tWelVe , at Glouc es" e District Court—J. Crump, miller, Stan June 26, at eleven, at the Bristol Distriwcta son, draper, Liverpool, June 24, at twelve, P od j, 13., 5 e. District Court—G. Lrocklehurst, H. Dir cks ' 0 , at the pal son, millwrights, Liverpool, June 25, at eleeit. Dobh,erpeol pool District Court—T. B. Golborne and A ' at tbe e ` 26,e merchants Liverpool, June 25, at eleven , t oo, J e-e rt-- -1.% YectlrtriteiVi:ii:r,ineeoll, District dourt—W. Oliver, printer, Par,li,ufriet COlOOOO, twelve, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne 11;401, noire Granger, paper manufacturer, Rellv• mill, :Type v,, , jaae at he,lf-past twelve, at the Newcastle -uTtoberlao/3igrict Court—J. Hall, cowkeeper, Wallsend, Nurt.,on.TYneloo6l6 25, at half. past twelve, at the Newcastle-ur__Toe,'.ive; Court—R. Currie, stationer, Newcastle-up„?,Dtriet en,...psf at eleven, at the Newcastle -upon- 'I Jj P 24 , 0,4' 0 0d , Murcott, coal dealer, Birmingham, Cou rt rt .....J. P 'oo 4 ' eleven, at the Birmingham District CO.. „ a f.pastrierlte , miller, Milverton, Warwickshire, June 24, al,•! . . 0 d G. lO ll OO at the Birmingham District Court —J. Clark e :24, 16°. b Jo n to carpet manufacturers, Market Earl:V.ollg f be g bo lol a c t E t i t l ß y i lirgo l gla s tu t ollbisetrgircat granted, unless ean_ ee t i o oe..." _ jae ° the contrary, on the day herein 01 , 7 Follco_, j oag J. Hyatt, victualler, Cora ruercial-roaU6,..mberepiao 25—D. P. Rees, iron merchant, Crochet.; i i t bo , 'w e William-street, City, June 25—C• bi• !Noe r . , Fe e t , printer, St. Michael's .alley, Cornbillt , v . Grang e $03 1 ,3 lin, linen draper, Sunderland, June 20 --- ',,,_._* T. • Sic': juulann,udfar;t,uariteerr,llLeil‘l?e,r-pmoiolll: Durban , Ju ne 4- 15 "-- iekl , J a e ki °.. o 6° _ ,,lci : John Nield, j u n. , and J. Holt, cotton June 24--Jelsulpinoers, Dolotifirto e en di ll) r 'l,Vn e l. itil' Cheshire, June 26—J. _Nicholson, woo u _ e r ~,,. „ L e Jude 25—J. S. Rowe, draper, Newcastle . e 2 1 7 ... 0. u s' 25—W. Ferguson, draper, Liverpool, Jun builder, Kensington-park, June 24. OLVED. streeti'clv PARTNERSHIPS DISS old fish- 1 ,. 01 0 W. Smart and A. Tullet, ~tationers, Leedo"."; w inter, Beaumont and F. Kennedy, stockbroker:soG :s Liam and C. Brooks, town carmen, —ll. Rawson and W. Field, nianu sr e tie coal rn hall, C yer 6 Luscornbe, W. Bryant, anus James, , „ ttss , , 4 . 0 , Powell ibe, and S. Brom fi eld, j maltotererr.k, atocity,4ooo:: ford— . --1- - t• Beaumont, F. Kennedy, and Gr" ee ttoh te ; 0r5 1 , , , Bradford—W. flamer and J. Blea l ld ) ,;rE, PO • v erp o r Bolton, Lancashire —J. Barrett and J. Y kers , IA o afs lesd r° irvi° s ' taveLl;uretris, bLainieteess,.tepr;Pr', J• 11 1 ' Jl.vHafasomni,l(ito.nlaTyrdret and H• _cap Webb ana, is e ,e .. j turers, Narrowsstreet, LiMehouSe-i- Graham efta, sile- 0 ,1 starch manufacturers, Liverpool — T. ,- I .. rr en _stree 4 eicerP u:- ward, chemical light manufacturers, LLe'br01ter5,...;!',01...„,,,j,, (3,lynn, W 'b e te C 0 , 3 ( VW , ''' - e - beSt isr,-. sir New Town—H. Glynn, and R. P. i leineria.eeb —f. Askew, ---E . l a l s s s . i Barlow,ker and Ja.nSdosut.h worth, DoveuP, ° ,rilinere, Me ari bdri e rfi rie S. 11. Gorringe and L. E. Blan c, l-- f . darer* ea lan , v '' Fielding and J. Craven, cotton man gy'.o 3 j. L. Go od t. j. , e ship bvirboife , cashire—J. Garland, C. Garland. 31 ' Tr iebfteriiin il or merchants, Leadenhall-street--T. ad..etr eet, v o, alliell Conquest, Russia brokers, Old nr .e , flu seke e P er r ehaPttor h Feldwick and G. Feldwick, boarding ','",,berlv e ' - roe v e loth lane, City—C. Raisbeck and .1. flutty, ' ro ' ck s alt I tort, ,,de, —J. Thompson and G. EllerkelllP, E, an 7 if . P f igle, Northwich, Cheshire —G. Corry end 0n,•j0., Ol d iir. *l o p, manufacturers, Preston—J. Steps rY.jOrdS/1 A q.. W irr dle P jun., ironmongers, Liverpool—, I• •iliarason O.' C. 00)614. general agents, Wtter-lane--• ." '„ , do ri aed_„d A., IV. dyers, Pendleton, Lancashire —T. 11 S ) . Fo cal', ' 1 1 . 13. J:„. e rs, attorneys, Warwick —E. Patterson, o„ c oei ~t tf act, ' " Field, haberdashers, Church-streets ..u_w ron o too' Heimann and J. G. W. Kuper, Wire r op e 1 ,f Ili St. George's-terrace, Camberwell._ . 0 Al la. a JO , ' SCOTCH SEQUE:7%Tv.7OO 10 el' J. Burnside, bootmaker, (t l3 h ° ll G i r ogovt. one, at the office of Mr. G• KIPP e ' _ ,rrs. „, ____—_,--irrio„ e olio if CAPII'AL .r UINI IA Coo of ' h o t Pr i. o rt 'll ‘ Sir James Graham has directed tahattherl trestruelitoftbe 0 letter and important rule relative t the Cairn's° 05. sentenced to death should be issued to and wall .. e /, . 0 , Sessions for every county In yeglendfsvhiteball, ... 0 , te n ee Sir James ° P e ; o f Pr i ,lored " Sir,—l am directed a 0 the treattwe „ e ob , 0 , mit to you the inclosed r ule relative toc_Aing, 0 ", f a ~t . condemned to death, and to tile p theet-occijion ii - ion o ; 1 - 0 on the day of an execution, onc,%ronnce ofoovod, ;flip, demned sermon, or of the P riu n prone don 1 101 bee g oo 0 vice after sentence of death rule has been drawn up a _,,,nots ..,, tu ne 0 00 subject ; and Sir James Graham r . ee ot the ne st 03e st it before the magistrates assertible(' with hid r s ole r , f n e of ' e for the tiff' 0.11 sions for the county of ru les in fort bn , cer 0 4 after :ha:careful mango y ou 7 4 00; that they should add It to the ru. to hit° for 0 b ai of the county prisons, and submit it y.,...0s nt . the it ia approval in accordarme with the pro top t hat t ot at te n ti o n ttier ul o W oo of ' nte ,. t he Will. IV., cap. 38, sec. 2. magistrates should be directe thortties e pt the a u vides that no persons, exc . 500 , 1 . . t 00 204 1 15. " Sir James Graham is des to that part . And 0 prison, shall have access to such pre o_dien __lido " I have the honour to be, Sir, you r n. 5 , s. rt., " The Chait2 of the Quarter Sessions for the couVri" of ----." DEAIII' Sanie PRISONERS CONDEMNED TO .0 in , 4 safe el pare Ere r y wpirtilsionne the ticeor.pdreiropi;:dsvt so rdteafrthoir.ssll: be teciroc"itiose:iar,:_i,fracenrsi-t shall b e a llowed such dietary as the visitrietojnns.bie tore ciao ~,.d exercise in the open air for a . frieeds, atid_ of day. He in:iy be visit' by his rehosti.onrs,in writiao no pri, vad.:i!ers, at his own request, bY a" _rc!c __ access to 1.'d_..., tho .oinietlrlig justise, No other person shall V,c7l. of tbe proreao,oo , except the governor or other c! ii eahao De 0(0 ,ste chaplain, and surgeon ;or if such convict . door% 0, persuasion differing from that of the Jr...;tablss.hectift'abou;prson;lbpa% ever, shall persussion, attending at1?1!t IrisCice that b e . bil t ire llol shall make it appear to a v isit ing.. ..._.. wi,,,ing jus orcacs taut b u siness to transact with the con% Kr, PaG".O bates cod grant permission in writing to such peltoo_2, Aw e. , with the convict in the presence of the gay.e."flthe prison ev:i. tio " No person, except the proper author.it.inevt; the joteeof s ..._, and the. police on duty, shall be admitted -on occasion vice i c;:, , prison on the day of an execution; no. of oer If.. roe deinned sermon, nor during the perforrosnce el v.% , 0 ,4 'PIP .0 sentence of death has been prono u ,_.er o f $ f matt need. l'r°/lueti r e rj, shall not be interpretcd to of a sai"'",, cbureh Ito•-. sua sion differing from that of the Establishe.oosloo,,, ing, at his own request, a convict of such pe ffi . 0 T. I AiVI,IOI4 llVlVEttlitb VAli-4 j es. il, 111AYIST 11 --- st gv--.0,01 0 The II 10 K olii Earoloolf; 1 (,) C A GR S R E, A N O I TcF. .LEOi ! Ion !: tt S I. o i lu. s : io s i) ,D:3O d A r . 1 . s r d Edition)-- regard to tbo Pt, 0 ..