The Sun. — London, England, 1845-06-07 00:00:00

tbirb Tibitton RA ILWAY COMMnrEES. (THIS DAY.) The r— GROUP FF. No, 7. - "ucnittee met again this day at twelve o'clock, in Room kr, B . :embers present—Lord Ashley, chairman, Mr. Curteis, 1 11 ,: bar ue; Mr. Collins, and Mr. Blackstone. `ll ZprINTAVITYLGH AND NORTHERN fit, E.A.ILWAT. soak ti,„:""aul A nderson, examined by Mr. HOPE—Has been for Th e u " 4 guard of the mail coach from Edinburgh to Aberdeen. :. °Ce UPied in cros s i ng t h e r i ver f rom G ran t on to B urn t. raie utes - '"es from forty-five minutes to at: hour and twenty-five Th e pe ; Tbe usual time in flue weather was forty - five minutes. ters e , t „Ne was very rough in boisterous weather. The passen over th 7ed from sea -sickness , and the water frequently washed not„ 4l. The passage was very dangerous. The Granton pier 1 110, 1 ,,,,et7 safe. A gentleman fell off' the pier into the water a of hi s e r e e ago, and would have been drowned but from the nature trea t del ding, which k ep t hi m afloat. The ma i l was su b ject to to th e. aY In crossing the ferry, and witness had often complain( d not ee'oPerintendent of the pier, and the answer was that it could going turetnedirell. Thedifficulty and danger could be got rid of by o Me up and crossi ng a t Q ueens f erry, w h ere i t was on l y rade acros s. rake sdkle._ xam ined by Mr. M`Nien.—The pier at Granton was not t ailß ey to the traffi c w hi ch would arise from the construction of a i „ fth' It s .„ 0 the greatly exposed to the sea. The gentleman who 41%4 Pinghe his life. Could not say he fell in from the many otit ee ., sad on trip p i ng him up ; such might have been the case, tethe.uSlderea it owing t o t h e b o i sterous weather and the exposure host, to to the beating'of the sea. The cloaks certainly kept him stioteil.;"ess was briefly re exam i ne d by M r . H oe; but nothing I fs .Ihe case at i ssue was e li c i te d . ~Eeßattray, another guard of one of the Edinburgh and lak e es , t° t? all coaches, was examined. His evidence was to the !lit, ret t4a; tea- Barker was examined by Mr. HOPE—He was a seafaring i 'rh „ 'Pass e . - "Mulcted a steam-vessel plying ,between Burntisland. kleas,... - °` Wu most danger us and would be more so when the b i !° l 4 - "T rota tr alne of the railway ' came to it. Vessels very often eek their moorings in consequence of the great exposure to 11 1 ,-• "deltness was cross-examined by Mr. Serjeant BELLASIS, but K kr, Jebea chief was not upset. '' ut tlto t , R aY; examined by Mr. CLERK—Was clerk to the Ites keee se at Granton pier. The spray often washed over the 14 44 1 - Pl/tail at the pier, It was no t a sa f e pl ace f or s hipp ing or T 1 eahle r the sea Passengers were exposed to great danger from the e „. v clo t A „ ' n e " was cr oss . exam i ne d b y M r. S ergeant B ELLASIS. ,7% So merville, examined by Mr. Sergeant WRANOHAM.— 1 4 atak i ; to the P ost.o ffi ce at Ed i n b urgh. The mails from L. 144447 Were th e most regular coming to Edinburgh. The C. -gll, M ails were frequently very much behind in their th e 4111 4 43111 .. n ed by Mr. Sergeant BELLASIS—The delays since fl oeth e. of Granton-pier were 219. It was open about nine b n 'hite 11 le delays on the ferry and on the read were included t t ett4;,. b st Could not say bow many of those delays were k tite eehs e ferry; many might have taken place on the road. C e stlife r ,, ---4 W I bY Mr. Sergeant WRANORAM—The delays by the t ....'Oete t ; 7 were 86 in the same period. The difference of time "914 ho del ays of the Q ueens f err y an d B urn ti s l an d was, Q ueens. The4urs behind, and Burntisland, 44. t% the i t li fs en the B urntisland were put down to the ferry, and ieu,eett's to the road. ... tilt ooft ere te k ant, Bauesis—Have not the guards an interest In - ertb;, l delays on the Burntisland ferry ? Witness could not 47t. 4,4 ew they were very well-conducted men. Dowie examined by Mr. HOPE—Was factor to e : ht - k•llarles Adam. Was frequently delayed w . hen .cro.ss mete er;slurritisland to Granton-pier. The delays in bringing %oas t e of very frequent occurrence, and occasioned much t her sk eZatai, by e d Mr. TALBOT—Was very much annoyed by th. ver, Mentioned. tteft,""..l°T--Of course you would like this difficulty removed ? 1 11..4 1, should most undoubtedly. ` 4 1.40. r lir Sta. - -Then you are a friend to improvement ? Witness I:lltate-r°l--Pray have you ever signalised yourself by a kh e done the so great inconvenience of this ferry ? Witness— s,vta . Iv r cer y, and al- -Come now, have you not written to the Caledonian Put your sign manual, as a friend to improvement ? "to yes, I did mention the inconvenience I was sub kr, .414.°11e occasion. 4tki,Slt ictste t n-em " - -And a very nice little essay it Lughter.) Co elegant extract from the Mercury of June the `canto; here it is— te,,So e tu tl- Piee everyb o d y must a l low i s a great i mprovement, IC it th e e Praise is d ue to the sp i r i ted i nd i v i duals who have car. l V : j ib; but, from what has been stated, it is quite evident r equires something more to constitute it an entirely 0444 °W -Water pier, and more particularly, as it is kern he t° . make this the crossing station for the sC i tt th e e TsttY from Edinburgh to Perth. But let me add, that Ite; e h the re w ay by Queensferry to Perth be carried through (of l ot to is every probability), the chance is, that few will sub the'eutions of this nature at Granton, if they have the option ht elth iteilioUte to the north. In short, had the Queensferry and lee lef t .„ . . w aY been in operation on Monday last, a person could 14'4 ear,toburgh and been in Perth during the time that I, as others, were kept standing and starving on Granton- I I am, Sir, y our mos t o b e di e nt servant, b eii A FRIEND TO IMPROVEMENT." lvs e are this friend to im prove et e You ment ? Witness—Yes, op, 1,47 ,_1 complaint. Not, °T--- Have you any interest in the Queensferry? Wit_ T ara 114 now. Zek„ 4 4 7-- . - r Nor any one wit h in n co i n t nected ? 44 Z' kue :Z oh l A damS i i n r d C e h ed arle t s hat whom has an you interestare will do, Mr. Howie. 11, 144 ,,,Litt 4i th e.t 44. Charles Adam, examined by Mr. HOPE—He was of IleCbe w the projected line of railway by the Queensferry l 'Y 4Ltteater advantage to the country traversed than the slot t iPt ier and Burntisland. The Granton ferry was et e ' h e 4r ee ee 4l4l: ll P convenient. The greater amount of population 40 .4201ie , la ulodated by the Queensferry. V u lkett, examined by Mr. HOPE—Was of opinion Cry' b44f errY would be a preferable course for a line of Of il:1 : that 4%44.144 pros._. by Mr. TeLavr—His property lay on th e . line f tora ll- h it allla ts _ from Queensferry, and the construction o I, ee hrit , e al ttlee7 of advantage to his property. t h q° , ll ll4N ‘l b bOttili t e larnined by M r . . HOPE—There was a general e in Dunfermline against the Edinburgh and tto Had no interest in . either; line. Knew no eitirobNati ° f the comparative merits of proposed railways; •na: i Zell furnished by bis constituents of Dunfermline.. rt kr. Linte r i ,;' by Mr. TALBOT—His constituents were con .lll4l„,olesse -- ed in the Queensferry line. ear, - " f ect Zan:lined by Mr. HOPE—Was Superintendent of At It elttL e she Granto n -p ier ferry was most dangerous in et-;• Was in favou r -P of the Queensferry projected line. et 15. 10 of the proceedings the Committee adjourned till allt-Pst twelve o'clock. K l l GROUP KK. Nite it tee AND BURY LINE. kt4tter th e"ee Met at the usual hour; Sir C. Lemon in the tiep k t : appootir—netion of some merely formal evidence, the case rest, `'ter° was opened by Vtlti t :t s p ro Who said he appeared there to protect the inte- Var ke hatt teet•—the Liverpool, Preston. and Ormskirk Railway -147 itt et. "e niistortune to be thrown out by the Standing Orders to l e ak taLle.now Wished to ask the Committee what course et, 'Let t o r If they tookinto consideration only the line 44. 1 % W eg. th -i t hi, en he would withdraw from it, and not inter. e itt vro Vto.lect but • ;,., if they took that from north to south, 14t e ease, iettere with his line, and he must appear through tiinttow,„""'d cross-examine each witness. 4 44„, t i0n. Q.C., said this was certainly a most extraordinary It o cmest er ,flie entire Bill was presented for the Liverpool and k 'yet Rail, 4 0t aYr and now they were asked, on behalf of a h io. tio d oi I:re the Committee, to open only a portion of their ihte_erooldll_heir plan, a course to which he hoped the Corn. tel lY o , " aali tu : ees ent• 1 / 4 o ed. said they preferred that the case should be Qipy4llll.4 koohs t hen rose, and said he appeared for the Liver gaveL_ di d nc7!tet Railway. In opening the project of this Corn. and ',lntend to institute any comparison between the 4 4,2 4 4, th , 15 OrY line and his scheme. What he wished to 1 / 4)047 .tat htri:ine would afford ample facility of communi -4441 re d towns of Wigan, Bolton, Bury, and Liver. t o n ot think it would form any part of Get tti a h OW the defects of the Bury Railway,mhoraed ebsepeen. 1 4 era were m oo O lisuePP°,,,rt of iwyhiriawkansa c o o f m t h m e o env to d o ebnocteh w h ichschemes. But Mitted that there was a considerable traffic between t ter t el edlitt e and raffle Wigan, he deni e d th a t the allegation of Isso lL a 4 sa had any foundation iri fact. He admitted that th ha . v erY la • ther rge increase of tra ffi c to Liverpool from those tie e was not at present sufficient accommodation, Stk lk t i tir eo vras a necessity for greater, and, therefore, upon ithjettends he asked the Committee to sanction the oi i r Would lay before them. 800,0001. was the sum ;gi b :444;e r r equired for carrying this plan :into operation. 1 1t,Zfro d , 0 7 nd Liverpool Company expected no immediate V . " • . expenditure, only what would result from the t e r Mao. of communication between those impor- N- to wns. It had been for several years of the to kh. etie b ot Manchester and Bolton Railway Company to L '1, 4 1 w een Bolton and Bury, but such was the smallness •,• ;"ti c ie 4a n between these towns, that that power had never Lte ko e a, % to t° e xecution. The Company did not think the pro : Cotd„.Peosate them. He thought the Manchester and Li. 7a3' should meet with favour in the eyes of the Coma L . 41 0t 11 -v a t . by t a : t he first established in this country. The first sum 'aarl o h e er n Was 800,0001. for the constricting the line be 1004ce tak ell ste r and Liverpool. From the improvements which 1 .1, ,4 °l 's s o P l acer that line could have been constructed for 0 0/. .„ that rb s. %rh o she tt they bought their experience at a cost of .74 1 Board of Trade had in their report admitted that the - f 7 r nchester Railway had, in conjunction with canals, yth • ttat was th e town and trade of Liverpool, but he Cee fioc :d b ad don rnuch too limited and qualified praise for a Com. rkb.- e 'a ) much. He had said that the original cost ~i . :7ly, ru4t that sum had been, since 1831, doubled by the N l :etto velli _aer to facilitate communication, and to afford he sa m e 18 45 : tr ee of trading and travelling to the public, for, in Pt °f 1, 70 „ 11 e sum expended by this Company had reac . hed ,1 0 J . .°tett b y vt,,uool. Cotton was the principal traffic, and might :'it; be advocates of the Liverpeol and Bury line, but 1 1e eebi-7`erribered that cotton was not a species of co:n tizttitto -wereellllnired any great dispatch of communication ; ~ es e2aist abe__.°antust complaints that there did not at L pi ktil L er o i toLie u n ° eof communication between the towns of d ii b etwee nd Bury. What was sought for was com fit!, t ett to n these towns and Liverpool. Bolton had a ,_"? t o clannebester. There was in progress a direct line et 1, 4 ; 1 1 . th 144 ' 1 11 4 e, cheater ; and Wigan bad an indirect comm N,Nrotl and The first scheme he would submit was ktatodth oeti r Clifton branch, which would aff.rd a continuity or ik a, between Bury and Liverpool, by Rossendale. Z,eithrostro cii "'s branch was three miles nd half and the cost 1 4 t Tr aa ' " was estimated at 95,00 a 01. a The ' report of the Ni "%lid was th th, Op e , at this was a proper line to be made. This ' l ll l rah, A ",cotrimunication between Liverpool and Bury, %i d tb o eklin gd 11 4 V Ne i. 71 would don, Blackburn, and a very large field to the be as Mr. Walker, M.P. had observed in his k r `oreo t `" Well served T 4 tid "%lb , corni dd • , • he only place Bury would not ht t he% L oien R ication with wea l Bolton. At Parkside k it ‘ t el2. 4 rtied o „„ 3 ,: i waY joined the Liverpool and Mar,cliester, 7 1 toto, co ::`_: e the direction of Manchester, but it went k an took and, in order to remedy this winding, they eibou,'`u_ chains of railroad at this junction, which would th t•i 2ieli vni do • , to tow eard . Liverpool, enabling the trains along the il t 7 t * 4 4 Pe'l4:ch their destination without any stoppage at ‘,lt oot .no The cost of this would be 3,8001., and 4.litleen,„l7'en'et; of the part of the landowners. The next e biect of t' °r near , St. Helen's, and pass up to lii.if 'elkaatrst and the t h is .oe line was to connect Southport with s t oo t.afi ro .,, wh ole country south of the Liverpool and Ole f urlon The length of this branch was sixteen it!„,„ he re s ga, and three chains , and the cost 131,3141. e - e ls, eix .woUld b e a branch line to Rainsforth, 1 1 Z4 . 47 :4 th ese lurlOr, 88, and three chains ; the cost, 163,279/. wis Tred '3lO branches, therefore, would be 350,000/. The had report get ed that the St. Helen's and Rufford evesssuy, as It Only skirted the great coal-field but r qualin' betw een S , 01 , e o Le I. Alit 4 THE SUN, LONDON SAUTURDA:i INING, .TUNE 7, MC Scottish Central Scottish 'Midland 1 . 2...... . ;Shrewsbury and Trent Valley linion ;South Ea , tern 8.:.. - Dover;33/ 2s 4d 45, 3 7 8 ' Do., No. 1 Q, , _ _... . Do. , No. 2. Do., No. 3 South Wales 21 12 S I2S 5% Trent Valley 2 ..... . 19 ... l9 Trent Valley and Holy head Junction Waterford and Kilkenny 1 Welch Midland Yarmouth and Norwich. 20 - 29 li York and North Midland 50 Do. Extension FOREIGN RAILWAYS• Boulogne and Amiens... 4 Bordeaux & Mediterran. 2 Bordeaux and Toulouse 2 Great North. of France (Laffitte's) Do. do. (Bosamel's) 2 ...... Jamaica Junctior — Louvain and Jemeppe... 2 ... . 5% Lyons and Avignon Orleans and Bordeaux... 2 Over Yssel 413 s 4d 1%% IA Paris & Lyons, Lattitte's 2 Paris ard Lyons, Gan- _ .. . neron's, .. . Paris and Rouen Royal North of Spain ... 2 Sambre and Meuse ..... 4 Veronalland Ancona...... 1 LITEitATURE. MEMOIRS OF PRINCE CHARLES STUART. By C. L. Kluse. 2 vols. Whatever may be the characters or opinions of men, whether in the fresh dawn of youth, or the calm serenity of age ; whether glowing with enthusiasm, or chilled by selfish calcul a ti on , there are some feel ingg wrnch find an echo i n th e hearts of all—which, exciting common sympathies, proclaim our common nature. Of these sentiments one of the most uni venal is the admiration of heroic deeds—the love of the marvellous and romantic ; fairy tales are ever the favourites of childhood, and are able to charm even in later years, while the cold and the careless cannot withdraw their attention from the "deeds of high and chivalrous emprise," or the heart-stiring narrative of suffering devotion. If anything can increase the interest of romance it is truth; tales of fiction may please the fancy, but truth has a power all its own. We read the wondrous history with new pleasure, when we know that all the . fearful dangers and mighty deeds have actually been " dared and done'' by men with thoughts and feelings like our own. It is on this account that ancient history is universally admired; the fabulous chronicles of Greece and Rome, the legends and traditions of a bygone age, are all adorned with imagined wonders, yet we are fain to believe them true. Modern events are too recent to admit of embellishment, " 'Tis distance lends enchantment to the view," and the enthusiast turns to the ancient records while we fancy the age of chivalry is past. But the atten tive observer of his country's annals will find even in later times some " glimpses of ancient glory," and no page shines brighter with romance than that which chronicles the fortunes of the young Charles Edward. Now that a hundred years have passed away, and we can look back without political prejudice, do we not sympathise with that hapless prince, the last hope of a royal line, adorned with all the virtues of his ancestors, but suffering for all their faults ? Though we may rejoice in the failure of the rebellion, though we grieve not to think the royal Stuarts are no more, though we glory in our free constitution, in the tri umph of the " cause for which Hampden died on the field and Sydney on the scaffold," yet who is there can think on the '45 unmoved, or regard the Chevalier and his Highlanders without admiration and enthu siasm ? Careless of political distinction, we look on the young Stuart as a high-spirited and unfortu nate man ; in such a character can we re fuse our sympathy ? In the memoirs before us we have a faithful history of his life ; we see him in his ardent and adventurous b.)y. hood, and his gloomy and heart-broken age; but, above all, we see him in that eventful year when he achieved such glory and suffered such distress. The Scottish expedition was, perhaps, never s u rpa s sed in the boldness of the design, the splendour of its first success, or its sudden and melancholy downfal. A young prince, trusting only in the justice of his cause, and accompanied but by seven adherents, lands in an enemy's dominions, for the purpose of recovering three kingdoms! instead of being re pulsed and avoided, he is hailed as the "true Prince," and received with open arms. He unfurls his father's standard, amidst the shouts of thousands, ai.d marches from victory to victory. It must have been a gallant sight to have seen the young Chevalier treading for the first time on his native mountains, to have witnessed the loyalty and devotion of the faithful clansmen, or have seen " The bonneted chieftains to victory crowd, Clanranald the dauntless, and Mornay the proud, All plaided and plumed in their Tartan array." These memoirs will do more than interest the ro mantic—they will afford much valuable information; they contain many letters and historical documents, calculated to exhibit the real character of Charles ; and, above all, they are written in a straightforward and impartial style, alike free from panegyric and de traction. The author had apparently resolved to "Nothing extenuate, nor set down aught in malice." He extols the intrepid conduct of his hero, but he attempts nal() palliate the faults of the Stuarts. The romantic narrative is not mingled with political con troversy ; we are not led to admire hereditary tyranny, but we follow the young Chevalier in his chequered course, we see him exulting in the hour of victory, we mourn over his dire misfortune at Culloden, and we sympathise with his after sorrows. The account of the wanderings in the Hebrides is full of thrilling interest—we there see him, indeed, " The heir of palaces without a home ;" chased from place to place by his eager pursuers, each anxious to gain the reward set on his head; but not the offer of 30,0001. could tempt the highlanders to betray their Prince. 'Whatever were his sufferings, his friends were still as faithful as when he had seen them in the hour of battle— " True to the last of their blood and their breath, Like reapers descend to the harvest of death." Perhaps some may be disappointed Lt not finding so great a variety of incidents and anecdotes as they expected in such a work ; they must remember that this is not a tale of fiction, but a true history. As such it cant.ot fail to interest and instruct. The following are some extracts : THE EXPEDITION. "We have called the enterprise a stupendous ' one, and the epithet is well deserved. Courage of a lofty order was required in the conception as in the execution; but such courage is very different from that uncalcu !sting temerity, which often hazards the loss of the highest for the chance of obtaining what is compara tively worthless. The design was by no means one the success of which was impossible ; on the contrary, a number of circumstan ces concu rre at the moment to hold out stronger hopes of a favourable issue than had ever before presented themselves. It is true that fifty six 3 ears had elapsed since the expulsion of James 11. from the throne ; Great Britain had for more than a generation become familiarised with the government of her Hanoverian sovereigns ; and the melancholy im pressions left en the public mind by the occurrences of the two last reigns of the Stuarts, had not had time to be come obliterated. On the other hand, the known adhe rents of the exiled dynasty were numerous in England, more numerous in Scotland, and formidable, net merely on account of their numbers, but also on account of their position in society. Should he succeed in forcing his w a y mightva hope various u conciliateresources sth att are alwaysheenemies of h to is th f e am th . r o o v ne b , he ythe io within the reach of a sagacious Prince ; and his conduct during the trying period on which we are about to enter, justifies the belief that Charles on the throne would not have played a less distinguished part than his an cestor, Henry IV. of France." " LOCIHEL'S WARNING." sent to request the Pane. , to oder a ft. en4al 'Owe() to a close quarters ; but before an 1111:4411' 00111 d be received, the Mac Intoshes, at a signal from Lady Mac Intosh, rushed upon the English centre, and were followed by the whole right wing of the Highland army. Through ' smoke, snow, and rain, the assailants pressed forward, sword in hand, with their accustomed impetuosity, and, though received with a warm fire of musketry and artil lery, they broke through the regiments of Monro and Burrell, and took two pieces of artillery. But the se cond line of the English army remained unshaken, and received the Highlanders with firmness. The Duke of Cumberland anticipating the attack had carefully strengthened his second line, which was drawn up three deep. As the Highlanders advanced, the front rank of Sempill's regiment knelt down, presenting - a complete palisade of bayonets, while the second rank - bent forward, and the third stood upright. These reserved their fire till the Highlanders were close upon them, and then poured in a murderous volley, which threw the assail ants into complete disorder. A few of the latter broke into the English ranks, where they were overwhelmed by numbers, but the greater part were driven back in confusion. The chief of Mac Laughlan was killed ; the brave Lochiel was wounded, but carried from the field by his two henchmen. The call of the other chiefs re mained unheeded, and the whole right and centre of the Jacobite army irretrievably routed, were pursued by superior numbers, and drooping from the exhaustion caused by previous fatigue, which, in the ardour of battle, hail for a moment been forgotten. Yet let it not be deemed,' exclaimed Lord Mahon, that even thus their coinage failed. Not by their forefathers at Ban nockburn, not by themselves at Preston or at Falkirk, not in after years vrht n discipline had raised and re fined their valour, not on the shores of the Nile,—not in those hours of triumph and of glory, was displayed a more firm and resolute bravery than now in the defeat at Culloden. The right and centre had done all that human strength or human spirit could do ; they had yielded only to necessity and numbers, and, like the captive monarch at Pavia, might boast, that everything was lost but their honour.'" THE CHEVALIER'S WANDERINGS. "Four days and four nights were thus passed in a wretched fishing shed, over which a piece of sailcloth was stretched, to obtain some shelter from the rain and cold ; and at night they Jay down on the bare ground without any other covering than the clothes they had on. At the end of the fourth day, the sea appearing to be clear of English vessels, they re-embarked, and coasted for some days along the Long Island, enduring the greatest privations, and frequently in danger of being captured by the British cruisers that were hovering about. Sometimes, when, owing to a calm, they were unable to land, they were even reduced to the necessity of moistening their parched lips with salt water, mixed with a few drops of brandy. It was near the end of May that they landed on South Uist, and by that time their condition was such, that it appeared impossible to prolong their lives unless by sur rendering themselves to their pursuers. Enduring pri vations of every kind, fleeing from island to island and from rock to rock, tormented by hunger and thirst, un protected from the cold, and constantly exposed to every kind of weather, Charles had displayed throughout, not only firmness, but cheerfulness. His companions ac knowledge with one voice, that not one of the party dis played more courage amid dangers and sufrerings of every kind, or more readiness to snatch at every little incident that might afford a momentary diversion to his drooping crew. Mention has already been made of his skill in dressing fish and baking cakes. When their pipes were all broken, he taught them to supply the loss by means of quills, which he stuck into one another, and thus frequently manufactured for himself a hookah of a very respectable length. When the rest of the party were sinking under their sufferings, he frequently suc ceeded in reviving their courage, by holding out the hopes of more fortunate times, or by singing to them some of their own national airs. With all his efforts, however, to bear up against his sufferings, it became evident to his faithful followers that his health was be ginning to give way. He had hitherto escaped his pur suers only by constantly changing his place of refuge, but how was he to continue to do so, if he fell seriously ill ? " ALLEGED ILL-TREAT kit t . NT OF A LIVERPOOL CREW IN THE BONNY RIVER* An extraordinary case of this description, which ex- cited great interest, was brought before Mr. Rushton, at the Police-court. James _henry Black, the mate, and Thomas Lyon, the supercargo, of the ship Charlotte, ap peared to answer a charge of assault preferred against them by Robert Brown, Isaac Ryan, John Neville, John Bowker, and Charles Fisher, five of the hands belonging to that vessel. " The first and most urgent business of Charles at Borodale, was to inform those Highland chiefs, whom he knew or believed to be zealous in the cause of Jacobitism, of his arrival in Scotland ; Cameron of Lochiel, Alexander Macdonald, and Macleod, were sum moned to Borodale. Loc hie l obeyed the summons with outiar delay, but with all his hereditary devotion to the t house he he head-quarters -q Stuart, uarter his osfoCnhly intention, when he set out for les, wa s t o urge t h e l atter to return immediately to France. On his way to Borodale, Lochiel called on his brother Cameron, of Tassefern, who concurred in his opinion as to the' madness and rashness of the whole undertaking,' but advised him to communicate his senti men ts only by letter. I know you,' said Tassefern, Letter th an you k now yourse lf . you do te lfthis Iw3rhlialeevoenrhe pleases.cesetsh his s3es upon y ou , h e w ill ma k e . Lochiel, however, pursued his way, and, on his arrival at Borodale, resisted the Prince's eloquence for a considerable time. At last, Charles exclaimed lam resolved to put all to the hazard. In a few days I will erect the royal standard, and proclaim to the people of Britain that Charles Stuart is come over to claim the crown of his ancestors, or perish in the attempt. Lochiel, who, my father has often told me, was our firmest friend, may stay at home and learn from the newspapers the fate of his Prince.' " The proud faithful Highlander was stung by these words, and all his resolution to resist his Prince's en treaties vanished in a mome nt. Not so,' he replied ; will share the fate of m y Prince, whatever it be, and given m soshalle u very man over whom nature or fortune has any power.' Such,' o b serves M r . H ome, was the singular conversation, on the result of which depended peace or war ; for it is a point agreed among the Highlanders, that, if Lochiel had persisted in his refusal to take arms, the other chiefs would not have joined the sonde d wtihout him, and the insurrection must immediately have been suppressed, had it even broken out at all.'" CULLODEN. Mr. Owen conducted the case for the comilainants, and Mr. Radcliff, the defence. Robert Brown was the first witness called. He said, on the 10th of September, the Charlotte was lying in the Bonny River. The men were at hard work all day, and at night were enjoying themselves in the forecastle singing. The captain (Campbell), the mate (Black), and the boatswain came and said they were kicking up a row, and called them all aft. When the hands went up it was said Johnson was drunk, and he was put in the chains and fastened to the wheel. The next morning all hands were called aft to witness the punishment of John son. After it was over the mate made a speech, and said he would flog any man that dared even to frown, and that his commanding voice should be heard in the ship. I said, "You flogged a man for being groggy; but when he was off his duty, and did his hard day's work, if he chose to buy grog on his own account, it was his own look out, and he would be ready for his work the next morning." The mate asked what I had got to say. I replied, that if he chose to flog me he might. He said he would flog me on his own responsibility, and ho then ordered me to be seized up. The boatswain obeyed the order, and gave me four dozen lashes. Lyon subsequently came on board and struck me a blow on the face, and said, " You -- nigger, you have been trying to make a disturbance in the ship; I shall have you chained up and flogged." I entreated of him not to punish me any more, as I was very ill, my legs and feet being in a dreadful state from the small-pox. Lyon, however, had me put in irons and chained to the mizen mast, where I was kept for fir or five hours. Isaac Ryan deposed as follows:—On the 29th of Au gust I was painting the ship. When I got on deck, at dinner-time, I saw Porter, one of the hands, chained to the mizen-mast; and, being surprised at his remaining there in so steady and submissive a manner, I asked, " What's the matter, Bill?" He laughed, and said, "It was all right." Immediately upon this being said, I was turning round to go forward, and got a blow under the ear from the chief mate (Black). I asked him what was that for ? He said, " You villain, it would serve you right if you were alongside of him." I said, "If it is your wish to see me there, you can put me there, but don't strike me ; keep your hands off, for it you don't, I shall be obliged to lift you into the lee scuppers." I then went for ward to go to dinner, and had not got to the gangway, before I was struck by Black, and Lyon, and some Kroo boys. I made no resistance. The Kroo boys were called. I was put in irons, and chained to the wheel, hands and feet. Lyon then came up, and called me " a Newgate reared -- villain," and struck me se veral times whilst I was so chained. I was kept in chains for seventeen hours and three-quarters. I was then tied to the mizen-rigging, and received seventeen lashes. Then I was cut down and ordered to duty, which I obeyed. Lyon admitted before all the African captains that I was a manly seaman, and able to show his officers their duty. John Neville was next called. He said :—On the sth of November, after we had done our work, we had some grog. I turned in. Fisher began either talking or sing ing. The mate and boatswain came to the forecastle with a cutlass and pistols, and fetched Fisher up. They then called out for Neville. I got out of bed and went up in my shirt. They said I was drunk. I had only had a glass or two of grog of my own. They then put me in irons, by Lyon's orders. My hands and feet were ironed, and I was chained to the mizen-mast in my shirt. A chain was fastened round my body, and they gagged me with an iron bolt. When I was fast the mate struck me repeatedly in the face. I was unable to eat hard food for three weeks. They kept me for ten hours in that state although it was raining very hard at intervals during the night. The next morning I got my clothes and they kept me chained until the 7th, when they gave me thirty lashes, by Lyon's orders, and cut me down, and sent. me over the ship's side to scrub the painting. John Bowker was the next witness. He said, on the 2d of November I ,fell off the barricade by accident. When the sailing master, Captain Campbell, came to pick me up, he dragged me aft, said I was drunk, put my hands and feet in irons, lashed me to the wheel, and left me in that situation until Lyon came on board at ten o'clock, r.si. Captain Campbell told him he had a man in irons, to which Lyon replied that he was delighted to hear it, and told Campbell to make him well fast. I re mained in irons all night, and was wet through with the rain. On the 3d of November I was tied to the wizen rigging, and received fourteen lashes from the Kroomen I was then let down, and Lyon told the captain to take me forward, and scrub my back with a piece of sand. I begged of the captain to allow me to wash it with water, to which the captain consented, and my back was not scrubbed. Khales Fisher deposed as follows :—On the sth or November I had finished my work for the day, and had got a little grog. I was in the forecastle talking, when the mate and boatswain came down, and the mate without saying a word struck me with a cutlass. They then dragged me on deck, and put me in irons, and kept me there till the ith. On that day Lyon orderd me to be flogged, and I received nineteen lashes, and was then sent to scrub the outside of the ship. The lash was always soaked in pickle before use. - All the witnesses were closely cross-examined by Mr. Radcliffe, who, in some material points, made it appear that Black and Lyon were more "sinned against than sinning." The defence was that the crew had been guilty of gross insubordination, that they were con stantly in a state of intoxication, that they had stolen the rum belonging to the ship's cargo, and that they only received such a degree of punishment as their mis conduct merited. Mr. RuswroN, after hearing the whole of the case and defence, which lasted altogether about three hours, said there was manifestly a laxity of discipline on board the ship, which to some extcnt was attributable to the fact, that the sailing captain arid the super cargo assumed the mastery at intervals, and that the men were acting under divided auth-drity. He the❑ ordered Black and Lyon to pay a fine of 51. each for the assault on Ryan, and Black to pay 50s. in addi tion for the assault on Neville. The other three cases brought against them by Brown, Bowker, and Fisher, he dismissed.—Liverpool paper. " Two circumstances operated at the very outset to the disadvantage of the Jacobites. The ground occu pied by them was somewhat lower than that on which the enemy had formed, and a heavy fall of rain and snow was driven by a strong north-west wind right into the faces of the Highlanders. Nevertheless, the Prince opened a canonadejwhich was immediately answered by the Duke's artillery, but with a much more deadly effect, opening wide gaps in the ranks of Charles's army. After this had lasted for nearly an hour, Lord George Murray BRISTOL SUG/It MARKET, JUNE 6.—The offices have again been cleared this week of everything on show, and im porters have now very little to bring forward ; the sales of the weok reach 750 hdds. West India, 3,560 mats Mauritics, at very full prices. Three vessels from the West Indies are now discharging and their argots are badly wanted.—Bratot Mercury. this he wcatld show was not a just remark. He would next call the tutention of the Committee to the projected improvements at Too!. There were at present four stations there, viz.; Edge. hill, Crown-street, Lime-street, and Wapping. The first was tor coal, the second for live stock, the third for passengers, the fourth for goods. The extent of the present Lime-street station was one acre and three quarters. They proposed to add half as much more. The whole area would be then 12,000 yards, the cost 30,0001. To this plan he Has not aware of any opposition To the station at Wapping, which was at present four acres In extent, they proposed to add twenty thousand yards and there would be a communication with it to the Queen's and King's Docks. The cost would be 30,000/. There was no oppo.. sition but that of a private individual, a Mr. Lloyd. He now came to the North or Victoria, which began at Edge-hill, and came down close to the North Docks. The tunnel would proceed until it reached the Leeds and Liverpool canal, and from thence to the station would be open ground. There would be a communication between the Victoria tunnel and the Wapping station, and the communication would embrace the whole line of quays, and run for a length of two miles and a half, forming one of the most important and largest schemes which the mind of man could suggest. The cost of this tunnel and the station would be 286,0001., a large sum : but it should be recollected that the capital of the Company which proposed it was s": 50,0001., and that it had never yet failed in any plan it had undertaken A station would be made at the end of the tunnel which would be on a corn rnensuratescale ; thence they proposed to take five acres of land and to this there would be no opposition. The improvements at Liverpool had received the sanction of the Board of Trade, and every other plan he advocated had received the sanction of that Board, with the exception of the St. Helen's and Rufford line. The Liverpoolland Ransforth, with the other improvements at Liverpool would cost 10,000/., chiefly at the Edgehill station. The Learned Counsel then went on to disprove that statement in the report of the Board of Trade, which set forth that the St. Helen's and Rufford line only skirted a coal-field and that the branch was not necessary, and concluded by saying that he would not doubt but the Committee having heard the evidence he would tender and decide upon adopting the lines communication he proposed between those great northern districts and Liverpool, which had now be come the emporium of the trading world. Mr. Hatherton appeared as counsel on behalf of Sir G. Hesketh and other larded proprietors. Mr. E. LIDDELL, engineer and surveyor, confirmed in every respect the statement made by Mr. Lowndes, as to the expense of forming the different branches, and added that the steepest gra dient on the .St. Helen's and Rufford Railway was 1 In 114, and the least radius of a curve 25 chains, and these only for short distances. The steepest gradient on the Rainsforth and Liverpool line was 1 in J 65, and the smallest radius of a curve 194 chains. The total cost of constructing both lines would be 350,0001. or thereabouts. This witness was cross-examined at considerable length by Mr. WILKINS and by Mr. CALLER; as to the expenses of constructing the various branches and the works in Liverpool. There was no coach on the line between Liverpool and Rainsford. In his cross-examination by Mr. HLTRERTON, the witness ad mitted that the line would pass within a short distance of the man sion of Mr. Leland, three furlongs. Mr. Thomas Lee examined the iand along the St. Helen's and Rufford line. Calculated the value of the land, buildings, and severance at about 22,000/. The land, buildings, and severance between Liverpool and Rainsford was 57,2241. Mr. linelair, treasurer to the St. Helen's and Rufford Railway, thought the formation of that railway would be a great accommo dation. Mr. Edward Woods, resident engineer of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, gave evidence as to the traffic, &c. Some formal evidence was then put in, and the Committee ad. iourned at four o'clock to Monday next. GROUP L. HORSHAM BRANCH RAILWAY. The Committee met this morning at half-past twelve o'clock, Mr. E. B. Denison in the chair, and went through the remaining clauses of this Bill, and it was ordered to be reported to the House. PORTSMOUTH ATMOSPHERIC RAILWAY. After disposing of the Horsham Railway Bill, the Committee on Group L resumed their inquiry on the direct railway to Ports mouth, when Mr. AUSTIN called Mr. Simmons, who had been extensively engaged in getting Information for railway traffic tables, and stated that he had made the traffic table for the South-Eastern Company. He had been engaged 14 days last autumn, with 30 persons under him. The time was a most unfavourable one, the weather being bad, and the season the worst in the year for traffic. By observation he had found that there was a revenue of 179,3841. from passengers and parcels on the line-110,0001. for passengers, slid about 70,0001. for parcels, allowing lid. a mile for the fare of each passenger, and Is. for each long parcel, and 3d. and 6d. for the short ones. This calculation was, he conceived, a very mode. rate one. By the London and Gosport line there were 60,000 pas.. sengers annually. On the South. Western line, they were carried at the rate of 2d per mile each; but by the atmospheric line the charge would be only lid. per mile. In consequence of this reduction he expected an increase of 50 per cent., amounting to about 28,0001. a year. He expected also an increase of 10,000/. a year from additional passengers to the Isle of Wight. The tannage of goods now on the railway was about 6,500 annually, while he as. Burned only 2,800. For small parcels by the South-Western Railway he put down 3,0001. a year. Ofgoods 'taken by water conveyance between London and Portsmouth, Newport, Chichester, and Hemsworth he had taken at only one-third, which would yield a revenue of 12,7891. Bs. 10d. He had assumed 1 lid. for cattle, and id. for sheep and lambs, which would give upwards of 8,000/. On inquiry for the vessels which went from Portsmouth direct, he had allowed I%d. for in dividuals, and Id. only for troops, and this gave him 7,5901. 16s. Bd. The general result of the pleasure traffic to Epsom and Good wood races, and on other occasions, gave about 8,290/. The fish for the whole year gave 14,000/., of which he took only 10.0001., making altogether the total given above. This, deducting 35 per cent. for working and expenses, would give a return of 8 1, r cent. on the capital of 450,000/. The gross amount of traffic to Southampton was 337,0001.—deducting from this 44,700/. for pas senger traffic to Gosport, 2,3001. for goods, there remained a net amount of 290,000/. proved traffic on the Southampton line, being 110,000/. more than was assumed for the whole of the tragic to Portsmouth. To the cross-examination of Mr. Cociunialv, the witness stated that these tables bad only lately been made, but in the tables sent into the Board of Trade, he had made the estimate for the whole returns, 388,000/. 10s. I Id., and, deducting from this 155,2121. 4s. 4d., being 40 per cent. for working ex penses, there was a balance of 232,8181. for net revenue. He then had calculated the passengers at 10. and lid. per head per mile, and he had taken a greater number of miles and MOT e coaches. Among the latter was the Brighton, the Worthing, and the Horsham coaches. In addition to this they had taken all the Guilford trade which was considerable. His charge also now was only Id per mile for the passengers. Another reduction had been made on the parcels, from 2s. to Is. each. He had made this reduction because he believed that the South-Western Company had reduced their charge, but he had not made any detailed in. quiry, or gone to the offices of the Company to ask for a table of charges. To the cross-examination of: Mr. GURNEY—In his present tables he estimated the whole of the tonnage at 257,621 tons in the year, but in the tables sent into the Board of Trade he had estimated the weight at 521,476 tons. The traffic between Godalmin and London was stated at 96,460 tone, but of this he took only one.third carried at 2d. per ton per mile. He had estimated that there were It passengers per coach per journey, though he believed that 9 was the usual esti mate. But at Cosham the average which had been taken was 9 ; at Sheetgate, near Peterafield, it was 61 ; at Haslemere it was not quite 11 ; at Godalming it was about 5 ; at Dorking it was a little more than 6 ; at Guilford it was about 5 ; and at Leather_ head the average was about 6 passengers per journey. The total of these results then give an average of 6, though he had stated them at 11. His inquiries had been made of the coachmen and coach proprietors on the road, who had given him the number of London passengers by Portsmouth and Chichester coaches. The coach from Winchester and retersfield would cross the line of railway at right angles, and he had taken his traffic at the Sheetbridge.gate to as. certain what passengers he would get for the railway. With re spect to the goods traffic, he had based his assumptions on the sup position that the mills and factories on the line would burn coal instead of wood and turf, as they would then get coals much more cheaply. The same otservation aalied to lime, fish, and French eggs, and he had not included in his present estimate the traffic which he expected to draw from the South Western line. He had got his data of the water conveyance from Nell Quay, at Chiches ter, and at the quay for the Portsmouth traffic. On the re-examination of Mr. Aus - rtze, Mr. Simmons stated that the whole of the goods traffic on the South-Westeen line was 11,1731, and of this he took 3,0001. for the proper Portsmouth traffic, leaving 8,1731. for the proper Southampton traffic, which he considered sufficiently fair. In the returns sent in to the Board of Trade, he had ineluded a branch to Ryegate, and another to Guilford, which had been originally contemplated, but were now abandoned, and the traffic of which was not included in the sub. sequent tables now presented to the Committee. The Guilford passengers, he calculated, would return 52,7311., and 43,2381. for goods, the whole amount of the goods traffic being calculated at something over 124,0001. He had been led to suppose that the whole of the Guildford traffic would be drawn to the atmospheric line in consequence of the feeling ex pressed by the principal of the Guildford traders in fa vour of the London Bridge terminus, and their indisposition to use the south.western line. The loss of the Ryegate branch also had abstracted upwards of 11,0001. from his estimate. His original estimate of the South-Vs estern traffic was above 84,0001., which had been reduced to 32,0001., making a reduction of 52,0001. The whole of the reductions would therefore amount to about 130,0001. When there was an apparent reduction on the passengers to 50.0004, it arose from the reduced mileage, and passengers from their several stations, the difference being between 4,247,280 miles, and upwards of 9,000,000. This accounted for upwards of 39,0001., and a mistake had been made in the number of miles which they would have to travel. His reduced estimates had been made from the evidence given by the witnesses for the Guildford and Portsmouth Railway. He had also deducted the Worthing coach and all the coaches to Horsham. All these reductions would account for the discrepancy between the two tables. He attempted to get his tables back from the Board of Trade, but hed been unsuccessful, and was obliged to suffer them to remain. He had, therefore, communicated the facts to his em ployers, and stated that the reduction of the two branches would reduce the traffic nearly one.half. He had made no other altera tions but those which were suggested by the evidence of the South Western Csmpany. To the inquiry of the CHAIRMSN, the witness stated that both his sets of tables were formed on precisely the same principle. To Mr. AUSTIN, the witness replied that he had got his average of eleven passengers from Mr. Crafts, and from sonic persons at Portsmouth. To the inquiry of Lord CLIVE, Mr. Simmons replied that when he had given his estimate of the passengers from Horsham, he was not aware that the Brighton Company had projected a branch to that place. He discovered the discrepancies in February, after he had learned that the Guilford branch had been abandoned. Mr. Waghorn, ornamental tile and vase "taker at Ewell, stated that he possessed a very tine vein of fire clay at Nonsuch Park. He consumed about 3,000 tons of coals, and disposed of from 500 to 1,000 tons of clay to all parts of the world. He supplied Ports mouth Dockyard with fire bricks, and sent a great quantity to Hol land, France, Germany, and even to Constantinople, and if this railway were opened he would save a great deal by avoiding the circuitous route of the Thames. He had also a trade towards Dorking and Leatherhead, which very much desired to extend, and for this the railway gave him an opportunity. Mr. Simmon, an owner of real property at Leatherhead, stated, that the value and rents of property had been of late much reduced. They had no water conveyance, were badly off for land carriage, the nearest station being that at Kingston. He has a lorge corn mill on his hands, and he did not see that any mecns of conveyance would be obtained unless this railway was obtained. Mr. Moor, a woolstapler at Epsom—Stated the principal part of his business lay down the left of the proposed line as far as Chichester, and the south western line was perfectly useless and the dealers in his neighbourhood would be ruined unless they had the means of conveyance which would enable them to com pete with the dealers in the west. He sent from 1,200 to 1,500 pecks of wool to London, most of which he got from the south. From Chichester he paid Is. 6d. a cwt., from Petworth Is. 3d. On an average the latter was the usual price, and he would save more than half by the use of the railway. The communication through Epsom sonth. wards was, in his opinion, the heaviest tonnage from London, in. cluding timber, bark, paper, lime, and flour. There was certainly no road on which there were so many waggons, the country eeing altogether destitute of water conveyance. The CHAIRMAN requested to be furnished with a return of the toils at Letitherhead, Epsom, and Dorking, which Mr. RAWLINSON, on the part of the promoters, promised to fur. Dish ow Monday. Ibe u nittee then adjourned till twelve o'clock on that day. GROUP P. NEWPORT AND PONTYPOOL RAILWAY. On the re-assembling of the Committee this morning at twelve o'clock, the room was ordered to be cleared, in order that the Committee might decide on the evidence that was placed before them yesterday for the regulation of the tolls on the proposed line. On the re-admission of strang-rs, The CHAIRMAN stated that the Committee, after mature deli beration on the subject before them, were anxious to express their opinion on three points with respect to tolls, namely, as regarded coal, iron, charcoal, and limestone. The dues upon coals for the present should not exceed 3s. 4d. per ton, and after the expiration of five years the tonnage should be reduced to Id. Upon charcoal, limestone, and stone fer building, it was proposed the charge should remain at Id. per ton per mile, and for the use of locomotive power the rates should be reduced to id and id. for use of carriages. The upshot of that would be lid. for the whole charge for tonnage per mile. The present charge for iron should be reduced to lid. per ton. Haulage and waggcns to remain as at present, and at the expiration of five years the whole expense to be diminished to lid. per ten per mile ; the present tolls con.. tinning at 2d. tinning at 2d. The Committee had been enabled to come to this decision from the discussion that had taken place on the different points. To the tolls for goods, merchandise, and passengers, no opdosition had been offered, and if the present rates at 2d. per mile, and Id. additional for locomotive power, were fair and moderate, the Committee wou'd reserve any alteration. Mr. Pare having been called to give evidence as to the usual rate of tolls for merchandise and passengers, deposed that the charges on the toll clause were perfectly fair, and were, in fact, lower than similar rates on other railways. The clause was then made part of the Bill. Mr. WILLIAMS appeared to oppose on behalf of the Brecon and Abergavenny Canal. He contended hat sufficient compensation had not been provided for by the clause in the Bill, which gave power to the Railway Company to alter, stop up, and destroy, part of the works on the Newport Canal, in which the parties fur whom he appeared materially interested. No equivalent had been offered for the great inconvenience that would be occasioned. icon hevc infedere veni. Law and justice were on his side, and he trusted the Committee would order such alterations to be made in the clause, as would satisfy the far and reasonable demands of his clients. Evidence having been heard, the Committee suggested that words to the following effect should be introduced into the clause, as the subject was a matter of compensation for time, that the branch to Snatchword should be constructed within nine months after the opening of the main line. The Committee were occupied during the remainder of the day in passing clauses, which, with a few alterations, were made part of the Bill. The Committee adjourned till twelve o'clock on Monday. GROUP V. THE MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND MIDLAND ZUNCTIONZ AND THE ALTER NATIVE LINE. Present—The O'Conor Don (Chairman), Mr. J. Davies, Mr. Hope Jonstone, Sir Denham Norreys, and Sir John Rae Reid. Mr. R. Stephenson was again put in the box this morning, and subjected to a tedious cross.examination relative to the engineering difficulties on the Sheffield and Chester field line. The witness was of opinion, that unless the gradients were reduced from 1 in 150 to 1 in 130, like to those on the Stockton and Darlington Railway, so as to accommo date heavy mineral traffic, be should decidedly prefer the alterna tive line. Mr. Bidder was called to show that the traffic estimates of the Sheffield and Chesterfield line had been much overstated. He gave two reasons for this opinion. One was excess in charge, and the other was excess in quantity. Wish respect to the traffic, he showed that the tonnage for goods, and the charge per head for cattle, was higher than on other lines, and the same reasoning applied to the passenger traffic. At this stage of the proceedings, Mr. E. Jams' intimated that some of the " swell mob" had been present at the previous sittings of the Committee, and that gentleman on the previous day had been a sufferer. Sir JOHN Ras Rain said that he knew for a fact that in another Committee, Mr. Hunts had had his cheque and pocket-book stolen. —(Laughter. ) Mr. Bidding's examination resumed—With regard to the second item, that of passenger traffic, the estimates of passengers for the year had been set down at 230,000, whereas, the whole population of the towns on the line was only 125,000. He considered that, instead of the receipts being taken at 53,0001., they ought to be 35,0001. Formal evidence of the assents and dissents was then submitted to the Committee. _ _ _ .- ..._ ___... ..... _. Mr. E. JAMES then addressed the Committee on behalf of Mr. Thorold, a landowner, and certain road trustees. GROUP X. CAMBRIDGE AND LINCOLN LINE. The Committee sat this day at eleven o'clock, and proceeded to hear evidence on the merits of the Cambridge and Lincoln line. Mr. Rendall, engineer, having been called, deposed that he sur veyed the line, and that the country presented peculiar facilities for the formation of the line, which was S 3 miles long; the ruling gradient along the whole line was 1 in 400 ; the earth work 4,407,537 cubic yards ; that on the London and York lit.e was 14,000,000, or an average of 78,000 yards per mile; the ruling gradient on the London and York line was lin 200. Was not aware that there would be any residential injury upon any part of the Cambridge and Lincoln line; and there were no petitions from landowners against it. Had allowed 91,0001. for stations, of which there were to be fourteen in all, seven of which were first.class stations, seven roadside stations. Had not included the loup or thebranches in the earthwork. The first-class stations were to be at St. Ives, for which he bad allowed 10,0001.; at Ramsey, 5,000/.; Peterhorough,lo,ooo/.; Market Drayton, 8,0001. ; Bourne, 6,0001. ; Eckington, 10,0001. ; and Lincoln, 35.0001.; for the fencing he had allowed 36,3061. ; earth work, 211,865/. ; culverts, bridges, &c., 170,702/. ; perma nent ways, 468,927/. ; making a total, 978,3001. ; contingencies, at 10 per cent., 97,8301. ; land, 177,779/. ; making a gland total of 1,253,9101. ; he had estimated each of the road-side stations at 1,000/., making for the whole of stations, 91,0001. The witness was then asked as to the population of the places along the line, but _ . . Mr. Sergeant WRANGHAM objected to the evidence being given, and a long argument ensued, which was put an end to by The CommiTux stating that their decision was, that they could ntrt admit the evidence. rHE FUNDS-(CLOSING PRICES). ONE CLOSING PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. per Cent. Reduced 99 1 / 4 3 per Cent. Consels Annuities 100 99% 8 997 g, New 3 1 4 per Cents —.102 1 4% 102 India Bonds, 1,000/ Consols for Opening 99 99 Exchequer Bills, 1,0004, I%d 6O 59 pm. 59 Ditto 5001. . Ditto Small ... 61 pm. 61 ONE CLOSING PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES. Belgian 4 1 / per Cent. 99% 99% 1 ißrazilian Bonds Buenos Ayres Bonds 6 per Cent — Chilian Bonds 6 per Cent.... • Columbian Bonds. ex Venezuela 15% 16 Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent — 89 Mexican ' 5 per Cent. 1837 ...... Ditto, Account 37% 384 Ditto Deferred 20%% 20% Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents — 32 Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto, Converted 6 7 14 68 Russian Bonds ••• .... .... 119 Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto Account Ditto, Passive Ditto. Deferred Ditto 3 per Cent. Dutch, 2% per Cent . Ditto, 4 per Cent., Certific 98% 4 98 1 / 2 PRICES OF CLOSING BILLWAY SHARES PAID. A ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES Aberdeen Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush 1 . 2 .••, Birming. and Glouceste;loo is — Ditto New Shares ... 17 1 / 2 33 3 / 4 33% Ditto y e Shares Birmingham and Ox ford Junction Bristol and Exeter Do. New .... Bristol and Gloucester... 30 ...... Caledonian Ditto Extension Cambridge and Lincoln 1 1 / 2 ...... 8 1 % 8 B% Chichester and Brighton 10 Churnet Valley Cork and Waterford ... 1% 2% 2% Coventry, Bedworth, and Nuneaton Coventry and Leicester 1 1 4 2% 2% Direct N orth ern Direct Norwich Dublin and BelfastJunc. 2% — ... l O 3 /4 Dublin and Galway 2 l / 2...... 4 Dundalk & Enniskillen 2 1 , Eastern Counties 141. 165....... 20 1 / 2 % 21 Ditto New 41. 16s. Ditto Perpetual, 5 par Cent, No. 1....5/. 13s. 4d l l4 l l4 Eastern Union l5 ..... Ditto Extension • ... 1% 3 2 3 / 4 2 3 /4 Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 Ely and Bedford Great South. and West. (Ireland) Ditto Extension Great North of England..loo 24 6 11 246% Ditto New Ditto New _ _ _ Great Western BO 202 207 205 205 Ditto % Shares SO Ditto, Fifths 2O Guildford, Fare'm, Ports. 2% ... 141 5 55 1 4..... . '''''' ... 514 Hull and Selby L .ncaster and Carlisle... 20 London and Birminghm (5t0ck)...240 Do. 14 Shares London and Blackwall. 161. 136.4 d. 10 9 3 / lO London and Bright0n... 50 London and Croydon, 131. 15s. 9d 20% 20 1 4 Do. New l3s 4d l% 1 Do. Guaranteed 5 per Cent. London and Greenwich 12/ 15s 4d... log lO% Lond. & S.Western 411 6s 10d B 2 l /2 81........ 81 Do. New Do. New Loudon and York . 2% 3%% 3% London, Salisbury, and Yeovil Londonderry &Coleraine 2% 4 /4% 4% Londonderry and Ennis killen Lynn and Ely __:- 6 Lynn and Dereham l% 2 Manchester and Leeds Do. % Shares Do. Quarters Manchester and Birnun. 40 Do. New Quarters ... 2 Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock 225....... 4 3 / 4 5 4% Midland... 100 Do. New Midland,Birm., Derby...100 Newcastle and Darling ton Junction Do. New Brandling... 10 Noweasle and Berwick 1% 17 % 1 /2 l7 Newpt & Abergavenny 2% q Newry and Enniskillen. 2 1 / 2 5 % 1 / 2 - ...... 5 1 / 8 Newark and Sheffield .. 1% 4% .......... 4 1 North British Do. New North Kent Norwich and Brandon... 10 Do. New ... ..... ..... 1 Oxford and Worcester... 2 1 /,', 6V A 6 Perth and Inverness ... 2% 2% 2% Preston and Wyre, Rugby, Worstr, & Mug 1 FRIIS, fiV rfdiTfs7Gl.l. ••••- Gazette contains a proclamation from the Hanaper Office, Dublin, for the election of a Peer of Ireland, to succeed to the vacancy made by the demise cf Lord Carbery.] winT.EnALL, JUNE 4, 1845. The Queen has been pleased to grant unto the Reverend Richard Jenkyns, Doctor in Divinity, the place and dignity of the Deanery of Wells, void by the death of Doctor Ed mund Goodenough. GROWN- OFFICE, JUNE 6. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT PARLIAMENT. County of Down—Arthur Edwin Hill, of Hillsborough. in the county of Down, Esq., commonly called Lord Edwin Hill, in the room o f th e Earl of Hillsborough, called up to the House of Peers. WAR-OFFICE, JUNE 6. 6th Dragoon Guards—Lieutenant E. V. Mackinnon, from the 11th Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, vice Somerville, who exchanges, June 6. 7th Dragoon Guards—Captain G. T. W. Pipon, from the 16th Light Dragoons, to be Captain, vice Jackson, who ex changes. June 6. 6th Dragoons—Capt. G. J. Huband, from half-pay Unat tached, to be Captain, vice R. D. 13arbor, who exchanges ; Lieut. J. Davidson to be Captain, by purchase, vice Iluband, who retires; Cornet C. Tower to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Davidson; Ensign Sir W. C. Morshead, from the 15th Foot, to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Tower, June 6. 11th Light Dragoons—Lieutenant J. Somerville, from the 6th Dragoon Guards, to be Lieutenant, vice Mackinnon, who exchanges, June 6. 16th Light Dragoons—Captain G. W. C. Jackson, from the 7th Dragoon Guards, to be Captain, vice Pipon, who ex changes, June 6. 9th Regiment of Foot—Captain R. S. Grady, from half-pay of the 86th Foot, to be Captain, vice W. W. Powell, who exchanges; Lieut. G. A Tytler to be Captain, by purchase, vice Grady, who retires; Ensign R. O'Connor to be Lieute nant, by purchase, vice Tytler; Ensign H. W. J. A. Brahan, frc,m the 80th Foot, to be Ensign, vice O'Connor, June 6. 15th Foot—Ensign W. L. Braybrooke, from the 90th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Sir W. C. Morshead, appointed to the 6th Dragoons, June 6. 20th Foot—Lieutenant C. R. Butler, from the St. Helena Regiment, to be Lieutenant, vice Cowell, who exchanges, June 6. 41st Foot—Captain G. Paul, from half-pay of the 57th Foot, to be Captain, vice Eugene James Vaughan, who ex changes; Lieutenant W. H. H. Anderson, to be Captain, by purchase, vice Paul, who retires ; Ensign J. E. Goodwyn to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Anderson ; Gentleman Cadet H. W. Meredith, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Goodwyn, June 6. 43d Foot—Gentleman Cadet. W. Manes, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Walker, deceased. June 6. 54th Foot—G. M`Culloch, M.D., to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Docker, appointed to the 60th Foot, June 6. 60th Foot—Ensign J. A. Mac Queen, from the 74th Foot, to be Lieutenant without purchase, vice Coxen, superseded ; Assistant-Surgeon E. S. Docker, from the 54th Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice D. Morice, who retires upon half-pay, June 6. 63d Foot—Assistant-Surgeon R. Lewins, M.D., to be As sistant-Surgeon, vice Stuart, who exchanges, June 6. 70th Foot—F. Chute, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice De Quincy, appointed t o the 80th Foot, June 6. 74th Foot— Gentleman Cadet W. K. M'Leod, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Mac Queen, promoted in the 60th Foot, June 6. 79th Foot—A. Fergusson, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Arbuthnott, who retires, June 6. 80th Foot—Ensign P. F. de Quincy, from the 70th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Brahan, appointed to the 9th Foot, June 6. 83d Foot—J. Flyter, Gent., to be Assistaut-Surgeon, vice O'Flaherty, appointed on the Staff, June 6. 90th Foot—Gent. Cadet J. C. Guise, from the Royal Mili tary Culiege, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Braybrooke, appointed to the 15th Foot, June 6. St. Helena Regiment—Lieut. H. R. Cowell, from the 20th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Butler, who exchanges, June 6. Royal Malta Fencible Regiment—To be Captains, with local and temporary rank—Lieut. A. Maher, vice Galland, appointed to the 79th Foot, April 11 ; Lieut. G. Pettit, vice Brevet-Major Gouder, deceased, May 10. To be Lieutenants, with local and temporary rank—En sign W. Gatt, vice Maltei, April 11; Ensign G. Cavarra, vice Pettit, May 10. _ To be Ensigns, with local and temporary rank—J. Lazza rini, Gent., vice Gatt, April 11 ; S. Piro, Gent., vice Cavarra, May 10. BREVET.—Captain G. Paul, of the 41st Foot, to be Major in the Army, July 22, 1830. HOSPITAL STAFF—Assistant-Surgeon W. Stuart, M.D. from the 63d Foot, to be Assistant-Surgeon to the Forces, vice Lewins, who exchanges, June 6. MEMORANDUM—The Christian names of Cornet Sayer, of the Ist Dragoon Guards, are James Robert Steadman, not Stradman, as prey iously stated. WHITEHALL, JUNE 6. The Queen has been pleased to constitute and appoint Brice Pearse, Esq., to be Lieutenant Colonel of the Artill,ry Company of London, in the room of Charles Edward Cox, Esq., resigned. The Queen has also been pleased to constitute and appoint Sir William Magnay, Bart., to be Major of the Artillery Company of London, in the room of James William Fresh field, Esq., resigned. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of the County of Ayr. The Prince Regent's Royal Regiment of Ayrshire Militia— Ensign W. Gemmell (Ist) to be Lieutenant, vice W. Camp bell, resigned, May 24. Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of the County Palatine of Lancaster. Duke of Lancaster's Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry—T. Howitt, Gent., to be Surgeon, June 3. DECLARATION OF INSOLVENCY. William Mossman, fancy stationer, Clark's-place, Islington. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. Matthew Coffee, victualler, Liverpool. BANKRUPTS. Charles Gent and George Millar, commission merchants, Bread-street, City, to surrender June 20, at half-past twelve, and July 22, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, official assignee, Birchin-late • Lloyd, Milk-street, Cheapside. Frederick Augustus de cabinet ironmonger, Wells street, Oxford-street, June 13, at half-past eleven, and July 18, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee; Lawrance and Plews, Bucklersbury. John Smith, ship and insurance broker, St. Dunstan's•bill, City, June 14, at two, and July 11, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official assignee, Sambrooke-court, 13asinghall-street ; Weir and Smith, Coopers'-hall, Basing hall-street. John Smith, grocer, Reading, Berkshire, June 17 and July 15 at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry; Lamb, Queen-street, Cheapside. William Walters, assistant warehouseman, Harcourt street, Marylebone, June 17, at half-past twelve, and July 14, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Coleman-street, City ; Galswerthy and Co., Cook's court, Lincoln's Inn; Gray, Bristol. John Burbury, maltster, Leek Wootton, Warwickshire, June 17, and July 15, at half-past ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Valpy, official assignee, Birmingham ; Jones, Stareton ; Nelson, Gresham-place, Lombard-street. Job Crabb, hemp manufacturer, Chardstock, Dorsetshire, June 19 and July 17, at one, at the Exeter District Court. Hirtzel, official assignee, Exeter; Templer and Son, Exeter; Terrell, Exeter; Clowes and Co., Temple, London. John Davis, chemist and druggist, St. Michael's -crescent, Bristol, June 23, at twelve, and July 21, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Kynaston, official assignee, Bristol ; Hudson, Bloomsbury-square; Hopkins, Bristol. Edward Thomas Jones and Henry Morritt Croskill, book sellers, Rochdale, June 18, and July 14, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Stanley, official assignee, Man chester ; Smith, Chancery-lane, London ; Holgate and Roberts, Rochdale. James Marks Nelson, general broker, Liverpool, June 19 and July 17, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Morgan, official assignee, Liverpool ; Oliver, Old Jewry, London ; Evans, Liverpool. William Richard Carscaden, hosier, Leeds, June 19 and July 10, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Freeman, official assignee, Leeds , Williamson and Hill, Gray's Inn, London ; Sykes, Leeds. DIVIDENDS DECLARED. H. Newton, colour manufacturer, Derby—first div. of 2s. 3d. in the pound, any Thursday, at the office of Mr. Yalpy, Bir mingham. W. Adamson, butcher, Hexham—second and final div. of 2d. in the pound, any Saturday after June 6, at the office of Mr. Baker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. R. Allinson, ironmonger, Whitehaven—third div. of 2s. in the pound, June 7, and a.ny following Saturday, at the office of Mr. Wakley, Newcastle-upon-Tyne po. yn e. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. S. Hewlings and C. W. Wisbey, bill brokers, George-yard, Lombard-street, July I, at half-past twelve—G. Jemmett, coach maker, Long-acre, July 1, at one—T. Kirby, oilman, New Bond-street, July 1, at eleven—A. Jarrett, hat manu facturer, Castle-street, Southwark, July 1, at twelve—J. Hart, builder, Greenwich, June 27, at one—l. T. Couchman, builder, Kensington, July 1, at half-past one—B. W. Palmer, wine merchant,Daventry, June 27, at twelve—R. G. Ward and J. Perry, meat salesmen, Newgate-market, June 27, at eleven—A. H. Simpson and P. H. Irvin, engineers, Black friars-road, June 27, at two—E. Botham, innbolder, Speen, Berkshire, June 27, at half-past twelve—H. Williams, grocer, Farringdon, Be *shire, June 27, at half-past one— J. F. Wood, surgeon, Oxford, June 27, at one—J. P. Ken sington, E. Kensington, H. Kensington, W. Styan, and D. Adams, bankers, City, June 30, at half-past two—D. Pugsley, warehouseman, Great Distaff-lane, June 28, at eleven—A. Bolit6, tailor, Sackville-street, Piccadilly, June 27, at two—B. Vines, grocer, Poole, June 27, at half-past two—W. Young, nurseryman, Godalming, June 28, at twelve —G. A. Koliman, piano-forte maker, St. Martin's- lane, June 27, at one—l. Argent, victualler, Fleet-street, June 28, at one —J. Martin, tallow chandler, High-street, Shoreditch, June 8, at two—W. Scott, wine merchant, Regent-street, June 30, at eleven—C. Robinson, oil merchant, Great Trinity-lane, June 28, at half-past eleven—S. Symonds, Blackwell-hall factor, Basinghall-street, June 30, at half-past eleven—J. Vines, mealman, Reading, June 28, at half-past twelve. In the Country. T. C. Hodson, linen draper, Leominster, June 28, at one, at the Birmingham District ourt—J. Hill, hatter, Stroud, July 1, at two, at the Bristol District Court. CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary, on the day herein mentioned. R. Thurlow, oil merchant, Southampton, July l—T. Gib bons, jun., merchant, Wells, Norfolk, July I—S. May, watch manufacturer, Blyddleton-street, Clerkenwell, July I—W. Cawthorn, wine merchant, Salisbury-wharf, Salisbury-street, Strand, July I—W. Ebrey, silk dresser, Aldermanbury, June 30—J. Barwick, livery stablekeeper, Great Carter-lane, Doctors'• commons, June 30—D. Pugsley, warehouseman, Great Distaff-lane, June 30—J. B. and R. Gordon, coopers, Poplar, July I—C. Till, linen draper, Salisbury, June 30— D. Holdforth, grocer, Stratford, Essex, June 30—T. Over end, maltster, Walcot-square, June 27—R. Clark, wharfin ger, Paradise-row, Rotherhithe, June 27—J. Hill, hatter, Stroud, July I—J. Schofield, grocer, Oldham, July I—J. Williams, draper, Cardiff, June 27—G. Barron, builder, Davies-street, Berkeley-square, June 27—J. Brown, whole sale perfumer, Skinner• street, Snow-hill, June 27—T. Clegg. coal merchant, Deptford, June 27—J. G. Todman, licensed victualler, Gray's 1i -lane, June 27—D. Morton, fishmonger, East Cheap, June 27—C. S. Sweeny, apothecary, Chester place, Hyde Park-square, June 27—A. Radcliffe, sen., and A. Radcliffe, jun., patent glazier? diamond manufacturers, 'termitage-place, Jobn'tt street-road, June 27. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. T. Stabler, D. Taylor, and M. Price, tallow chandlers, Manchester—J. Hattersley and W. Jackson, spindle manu facturers, Leeds—R. Whiston and J. Barnsley, soda water makers, Birmingham—E. Bowls and R. Perrin, common brewers, Cirencester—R. Crouch and J. Page, drapers, High street, Whitechapel—J. Whitehouse and E. Ward, master colliers, Tipton, Staffordshire—T. Clarence and J. Downes, jun., tea brokers., Billiter-street—E. and J. Phillips, size dealers, Leeds—C. Brownless and J. Bumbv, brush makers, Leeds—J. and T. Clayton, woolstaplers, hradford—W. H. Skelton, A. 11. Mentha, and A. Kraehenbulil, merchants, Manchester—R. Harrison and R. Faithfull, coach builders, Brook -street, New-road—T. Walls, W. Walls, and T. Fisk, cooks, Cheltenham (so far as regards T. Fisk)—C. Osborne and J. Jackson, gun makers, Birmingham—E. S. Boult, C. Boult, H. C. Booth, and W. F. Booth, stock brokers, Man chester—J. Storey and J. Lawrance, stone 011130111, SIPA . „ _ tacitkrs 2.iAerA4111•0...4. and J. 214144 , 1 e „r, A 4o4l tiihritti4i4; Boruloy, Lanossbirs—W, Colttnan raid W. flint, brokers, Kingston-upon-Hull—A. A. Dobbs and C. H. Steele, wine merellEnts, Liverpool—J. Aldridge and J. Cr.bb, flcur dealers, Poole—J. T. Primrose and A. Harmer, su. - goons, Wrentham, Suffolk—l'. and A. Laden, spirit mer chants, Cambridge—D. Jones and D. Evans, bank: n% Lam peter, Cardiganshire—C. Gibson and W. Pendry, carriers, Hereford—R. and R. Eykyn, stock brokers, Change alley— G. W. Finch and R. Neate, attorneys, Lincoln's Inn-fields-- T. Ibberson and J. Jessop, manufacturers of fancy waistcoat ings, Rowley, Lancashire—J. and G. Crowther, grocers, Bacup, Lancashire—J. Byron and J. Fountain, whartingers, Kingston-upon- Hull. SCOTCII SEQUESTRATION. James Millar, victual dealer, Edinburgh, June 10 and July 1, at two, .at the Royal Exchange Coifed:louse, Edin burgh. PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown C;rDinscovado Sugar, for the week ending, June 3, 1845, is 31s. :3id. per cwt., exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or payable thereon Qn the im portation thereof into Great Britain BANK OF ENGLAND. (From Last Night's Gazette.) An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoritla ca p . :32, for the Week eliding on Saturday, the 31st day of May, 1845. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. X. I X. Notes issued 29,635,735 i Government debt 11,015,100 Other securities 2,964,9 0 0 Gold coin and bul lion 13,532,705 Silver bullion 2,103,030 £29,05,735 M. Dated the sth day of June, £29,635,735 MARSHALL, Chief Cgu3hier. 1845. BANKING DI Proprietors' capita 114,553,000 Rest Public deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings banks, Commis sioners of National Debt, and divi- :PA RTMENT. coin "76,243 dend accounts) 5,352,114 Other deposits 10,865,704 Seven day and other bills £34,982,618 M. MA: Dated the sth day of June, 1 £34,982,618 .RSHALL, Chief Cashier. 1845. PROMISSORY NOTES. (From last Night's Gazette.) An account of the Average Aggregate Amount of Proniis• sory Notes payable to bearer on demand, which have beet in circulation by the Banks in Scotland, by the Bank of Ire land, and by all other Banks in Ireland, during the four weeks ending the 24th day of May, 1845, pursuant to the Act of 4th and sth Victoria, cap. 50 •—. SCOTLAND. Chartered, Private, and Joint-Stock Banks £3,357,251 IRELAND. Bank of Ireland 4,029,575 Private and Joint-Stock Banks Total H. L. WICKHAM. Stamps and Taxes. June 6, 1845. THE FATAL DUEL AT GOSPORT. ADJOURNED INQUEST. PORTSMOUTH, THURSDAY.— Colonel George Jones was called and sworn—l am Commandant of the Portsmouth Division of Royal Marines. There is an of f icer whose name is Hawkey belonging to the Portsmouth Division of Royal Marines; he holds the rank of First Lieutenant. There is an officer named Pym also belonging to the Portsmouth Division of Royal Marines, Two officers were reported absent from the morning parade on the morning of Wed. nesday, May 21st. Their names are Lieutenants Hawkey and Pym. They could not have been reported absent if they had leave. Mary Ann, the wile of James Stansmore, sworn—l reside at No. 8, King's.terrace, Southsea, and keep a lodging.house. A gentleman named Lieutenant Hawkey has lodged at my house. I last saw Lieutenant Hawkey en the Tue►day before I heard of the " affair " on the Wednesday. He came home Iran drill about four o'clock en the afternoon of that day. I let him in. He asked where Mrs. Hawkey was. I told him she Was gone down to the Rooms (the King's Rooms), and that she left word when he came home he was to come and meet h• r. The day prior he called me into the parlour, and said " Mrs. Stansmore, I want to beg a favour of you." I replied, What Is it, Sir?" He said "Mrs. Stansmore, do you know Captain Seton ?" This was between ten and eleven in the morning. I said " Yes, Sir, I have seen h m once,'' when he said "I expect he will call here; should he call, you'll be kind enough to come in and out of this room often, and don't leave him and Mrs. Hawkey alone long, for he has insulted her very much, and she is dread fully afeard of him." That was on the Monday morning. I have seen him but once at the house, when I was desired by Mrs. Hawkey to go to the doer and deny her (Mrs. Hawkey) to Mr. Sc ton. She saw him passing the window, and said " There goes that horrible old Seton." I was not in the habit of answering the door. John Lewis Towne sworn—l am a merchant, and reside at Elm_ grove, Southsea. I know nothing relative to the death of deceased. I only heard a conversation on Tuesday, the 29th of May, between Lieutenant Hawkey and another gentleman. It was between ten and eleven o'clock in the morning. The two gentlemen were pre_ ceding me coming down the road, and were holding an exciting conversation. Both were dressed al.ke—l think in uniform. I do not know who the other was, he was rather taller than Lieute nant Hawkey, and broader across the shoulders. I consideredlie was an officer. He was what might be called a good-looking young man, and had a light complexion. I was about to pass them, when Lieutenant Hawkey drew his arm from that of his friend, and with much tmphasis said , " I will shoot him as I would a partridge." I heard nothing more. By Mr. Field—l had known Lieutenant Hawkey for about twelve or eighteen months, I saw Lieutenant Hawkey's fare on the occasion of his using the language I have alluded to. Thomas Hammond Fiske sworn—l am a silversmith, residing in the High-street of Portsmouth. I know Lieutenant Hawkey, of the Marines. I saw him last on the 20th of May, when he came into my shop and asked for a pair of pistols ; this was be. tween the hours of eleven arid two. He was alone. I showed him some pistols, and he purchased a pair in a case, about nine inches long in the barrel. They are the usual description of pistols with a hair trigger. He did not take them away himself. I locked the case up, and gave him the key. A boy, who was in the shop took them away. Lieutenant Hawkey directed them to be taken to Mr. Sherwood's. The inquest was adjourned until two o'clock on Friday. FRIDLY.—The inquiry recommenced soon after two o'clock today. George Sherwood, examined—l am a gunmaker, and reside at 68, High-street, in the parish of Portsmouth. Lieutenant Hawkey came into my shop on Tuesday morning, the 20th of May last, at about eleven o'clock. and asked me if I had a shooting gallery. said, " Yes." He asked me if he could have a few shots to prae. tise, as he thought he was going to shoot a match, or something of that sort. He asked the way to the shooting gallery. I showed him up slurs, and I came down again, as I could not well leave the shop myself, my men being absent. I then sent an old man who had been with me as a billiard marker for one o: my men. He came over, and I told him there was a gentleman in the shooting gallery at the time Mr. Hawkey entered. My man, George Powell, I believe, was in the gallery when I heard the reports of shots, By Mr. Field—Mr. Hawkey did not personally pay me any money for shooting on that day. Mr. Hawkey, in my presence, gave directions for the pistols to be taken into the gallery. When he called on me the tecoini time he was in uniform ; when he came the first time he was in plain clothes, to the best of usy rollection. George Powell—l am a gun.smith. and reside in St. Thomas's. street, Portsmouth, and work for Mr. G. Sherwood, who is al-o a gunsmith, and curie. on business in High.str. et. I µas in his employ on the 20th of May last. He has a shooting gallery, in which I was on that day at about half-past seven o'clock in the morning, to commence my work. I found a gentleman in the billiard-room, who said he wanted to have a few shots. I did not know him until I was informed who he was. I went into the shooting-gallery with him. He had three shots with the pistols belonging to the gallery. He shot at the target. He was not what I should call a good shot. He struck the target, which is three feet over. He was alone at that time, I did not fire during the time be was there. He then went away, and told me he would call again and finish the dozen shots, of n s o h o n p am i n e t o metth which he asked me the price. He came again between that time and half-past one o'clock, about an hour and a quarter after his first visit. He was net alone the second time. He went into the gailsry. I saw no direction u la po ik n om the the ca fr se7 Four shots were fired from the case of pistols ; my observation. gallery. I took a case otpisto three by a person I understoo d to be Lieut e nan t Hawkey. Mr. Id Hewitt to me it was Lieutenant Hawkey. Mr. Hawkey ro es _ gored the paces in the galle r y ( t welve paces). He then went to the The last time that Mr. Hawkey shot he said, nave ad teL i rge g t- ood pistol,. and took up a small to o l o ff the bench, an break off; it with a small cross, betwe en the stock and the off; what we call the head of the lock. 1 received from Mr Hawkey 35.-2 s. 6d. for my master, and 6d. for myself. 6d. of the 2s. 6d. was paid for shooting, and 2s. for powder and balls. We charge Is. 6d, for a dozen shots. Three shots were left unpaid for. I did not see Lieutenant Hawkey after he left the gallery the second time. I cannot call to mind whether any one else shot in the gallery on that day. Mr. Hawkey walked up to the target with his friend, and made some observation, which I did not hear. He said something, pointing to the last perforation of the target, which I understood to be, " That would have done —. l ' The remainder of the sentence I could not catch. The pistols were then ordered to he cleaned by the person whom I understood to be Mr. Hawkey, and he said he would send his servant for them. I wiped them out, and took them Into the front shop. A Juror—The mark upon the pistol was it small cress. The pistols were both Erred off, and loaded from his (Lieutenant Haw. key's) own flask. Mr. Hawkey did not ask me the distance parties stood from each other when opposed in a hostile manner. I could not, from the partial observation .I heard, infer that the parties were about to meet any one. By Mr. Field—l had never seen that gentleman before that morning to my knowledge. I had no other reason for knowing it was Lieutenant Hawkey but what Mr. Hewett told me. Mr. Hew. ett had been frequently there before. Gentlemen who practise duel shooting tire to time, as 1,2, 3; that we call snap shooting. The gentleman who fired the three shots in the morning and the three shots in the afternoon, did not fire what I call snap shooting. It appeared to be the common practice firing. William Bearman, private of Marines, and servant to Lieutenant Hawkey, and William Marsh, also a private, and servant to Mr. Edward Pym, and some other witnesses, were examined, but their evidence was not important, and the inquest was adjourned till Tuesday week, to afford the police time for further evidence. Grsduarayd,s,a sstoaldtiioenrebdelaotngliNn,gindtowtrh,e a2tdtemßrattedtalion of the Coldstream ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AT THE I NFANTRY BARRACKS, WINDSOR. — ds O t7ea T m hu commit suicide, by shooting himself in his barrack.room. It ap pears that the young man, whose name is Gemerston, and who Is not more than sixteen years of age, formed one of the band of the regiment, but, in consequence of some misconduct, he was reduced to the corps of drummers. This evidently preyed upon his mind, and induced him to attempt the crime of self-murder. Shortly after the return of the battalion from tl e Park, on Thurs day morning, the report of a musket was heard in his room, upon entering which the young man was found lying on the floor, with the discharged piece by his side, to the trigger of which was at tached a cord to enable him to fire it off with his foot. The ball, which was discovered in the wall of the room, had fortunately not taken effect. The man was taken to the black hole; and an in quiry being instituted, he was yesterday sent away from the regiment. ALARMING FIRE AT WANDSWORTH —On Wed nesday morning, shortly before three o'clock, the police discovered that a fire had broken out in one of the sleeping apartmesits of Down Lodge,:West.hill, Wandsworth, the residence of Mr. Prior a merchant. The inmates were soon aroused, and a plentiful supply of water having been obtained, they, togeth er with the police, succeeded in extinguishing the fi d re, confining its ravages to the apartment in which it broke out , the enti re con which were consumed. The room was occupied by an, tiennratl f i s o dudy, who kept a light burning all night. " It is supposed that the flame caught the Ind-curtains, sad so mewl the accident. Government secu rities (including Dead Weight Annuity) Other securities 11.558,992 Notes 9,182,485 Gold and silver .iiet by the i of the bolt el rthl 11°"" ege an't I roil* to ere"' 010 0 hsa toro' H 0 11 bi r 1 soft dl' refl o rtog de. 501' 1 I iii, „. A "'ll „... 0 ... 0 0 ~0 Ol d F4ll h i o' 0 10 0 ,0 r',o f pd( of 0 ci e Lie°