The Sun. — London, England, 1847-04-29 00:00:00

~... !Aracte r ra d e ber :•ter was : s t, have hat r etch , tl, t, w hich of th e teulatos r Y"u n g rretchEd aoch .l °f is ksPe re sttarcel..! 5 where SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CHESTER RACES. CHESTER, MONDAY NIGHT, ELEVEN O'CLOr K. The inhabitants continue sanguine in their expectations of f r cl Me etings and should the w ea th er prove f avou rable, y will not be altogether disappointed. Circ imstances, however, tend to encourage a belief that it will not be a great 0135 : many horses are amiss, and the fields for the Cop and !Igiber events will necessarily fall short of expectation. The yivals are confined to sporting men, and up to the present tame are not by any means so numerous as usual. Lastly. t l4 , weather is so unsettled that we shall be agreeshly sur i_ led if the m eet i ng b e got over without a change t h at, however grateful to the ground, will materially lessen the at tractions of the race list. The Assembly-room at the Royal Hotel was opened this evening as a subscription betting-room, for which, from its ir and Proportions, it is admirably adapted, an accommoda ,_on of this kind having been long wanted at Chester, and it made the more acceptable to the betting fraternity by hay tlogetihinegenutprance to it in Newate-street, thus preventing the of the main thoroughfare, hitherto a source of r at annoyance to th e v i s i tors. Th e mus t er t o -night has _et been very numerous, nor has business been at all ani znated. The only changes from the odds last quoted in town will be found in Erin-go •bragh and the Lamb, and Camera a r t t e c r h s e , p ?bacura; the other horses as before. Sir Martin is said to amiss, and the M a id o f L yme an d W o odp e cker are scratched. 0 differ as to the s probable number of going as low as 22, others as high as 32 ; we should say that about seven or eight and twenty will show, l!ad that three ranks will be necestary ; they may be selected from the following list : st. lb. . et. lb. ' S weetmeat, srs ... 812 Plaudit, 5 yrs .. 7 0 Drilleritress, aged ... 8 8 Niarian Ramsay, 5 yrs 6 13 t.ll3'"eet, 5 yrs 8 8 Flahoulagh or Duc-an ... Me ndicant, 5 yrs . 8 2 Durras, 5 yrs ... 6 12 t Lkten dicant, 4 yrs 8 0 Cherry, 4 yrs ... 610 illuandale, 5 yrs 713 Emigrant, aged ... 6 8 .„?$. Lawrence, aged... 7 10 Sylvanus, 5 yrs .. 6 5 Q,., ew court, aged . 7 101 Farthing Candle, 4 yrs 6 2 ueen of Tyne, aged 7 9'Camera Obscure, 4 yrs 6 0 ktbur. 5 yrs ... 7 7 Erin-gobragh, 4 yrs 6 0 To m Alice, 4 yrs 7 6 Mermaid, 4 yrs ... 0 ....torn Tough, aged ... 7 4 The Lamb, 4yrs ... 6 0 i.oLaster Downes, 5 yrs 7 4 Headsman, 4 yrs ... 5 12 r,' l , i eleeV Free, 6 yrs... 7 3 Regalia, 4 yrs 5 8 1 , - ",in• Con, 5 7 2 Sir Martin, 3 yrs ... 4 11 Pal, I3urn., 5 yrs 7 2 Clermont, 3 yrs .. 4 9 al) 4 yrs 7 2;Emerald Isle, 3 yrs ... 4 LATEST IiE'ITING. CRISPER CUP. 7 to 1 agst Mendicant 25 to 1 agst St. Laurence 7 to 1 agst Dulcet 25 to 1 agst Annandale 12 _ to 1 aget Th e Lam b 25 to 1 agst Mickey Free 16 to 1 agst Erin-go-B rag li '35 to 1 agst Camera Obscuea •18 te 1 agst Newcourt 40 to 1 agst Pal 20 to 1 agat Inheritress 40 to 1 agst Queen of Tyne DERBY. 11 to 2 taken about the Cossack, and 6 to 1 each offered agst Van Tromp and Conyngham. OAK& 8 1 5 to 1 ag a t Cl ementine (taken). The Grosvenor Sts T ke U s E o B f D 1 5 A o ‘ S s . R e at C h , E S i 0 . ft, with 30 added ; 3-yr-olds, Est 41b; 4- 3 1 ', Bst 51b ; 5- and aged, 9 s t. 61b ; winn e rs extra. YTS ' 9st 'l6 ; 6-yrs Sir J. Gerard' s P. antasa, 5 VfB Grosvenor Course. Mr. Meiklam's Deloraine, 5 sßurlesque, 4• • "• (E. Edward s ) 1 Mr. A. W. LI 11' yrs i yrs .. . ... ... 3 Betting,— 6to 4 e ac h agst Pantasa and Deloraine, and 2to 1 agst Burlesque. Won .„easily by a le ng th . B urlesque a bad third. Run in z Minutes 21 seconds. The • thesterfield Sta'tes of 10 Sovs. each, with 100 added, for „ 3-yr olds. Once round and a distance. 18 Subs. el.T..y. Mostvn's Sagacity, 7st 131 e. „ .. (Marlow) 1 r r . T. Dawson nd c. St. Leon, Bst. 21b. ... , ... 2 Lord Chesterfield's Lady Lurewell, 7st. 81b. "• 3 11'he following were not placed :—Lord Warwick's Aliwal, Bat. 21b. ; Mr. Copeland's Cheapside, 7st. 121 b. ; Sir J. Ge lird.:2 Pipht hong, 7st. 121 b. ; Lord Stanley's Abdiel, 7st. 81b. ; r.:-A- W. Hill's Moonlight, 7st. 41b. ssetting-3 to 1 agat Abdiel, 7 to 2 agst St. Leon, 4 . to 1 agst Saga it tio - c--Y, sto 1 agst Cheapside, and sto 1 agst Aliwal. . •• on by half a length. Lady Lurewell a bad third. Run t ., 111 2 min. 50 secs. oveeepstakes of 25 sous. each. for 2-yr olds : colts, Bst. 61b.; fillies andgeldings,Bst, 31b. Three-quarters of a mile. _l2 Subs Mr. B • • (E. Edwards) 1 s • Green's Beverlac ••• "' 2 _lone] Anson 's The Stinger ••• *** ••• .. 3 t • Osbaldeston's Buckstone ••• '" ••• • 4 aeard Eglintoun's Glen Saddel ••• • • ••• Betting- to son Beverlac, and 7to 4 agst Stinger. let she favourite e all sees running, and won easily by a gt. Run in main. 24 . CUP BETTING AT 4 O'CLOCK. 4 to 1 agst M en di cant 18 t o 1 a gst Inheritress Bto 1 agst Dul ) 18 to 1 ast Mickey F (taken 6 to 1 agat The cet Lamb 20 to 1 agst Newcourt 16 to 1 agst Erin-go-bragh ,30 to 1 agst Camera Obscura The following' 1 d G • lior Philip, Sir Martin, Maid are scratc.ie : v.a , of Lyme, Woodpecker, and Premier (4 yrs). Sweepstakes of 5 sovs, each, with 50 added, by Proprietors of the G rand Stand. * Heats, one mile and a half. (7 Subs). kr „(• Scholefield's T ommy Mogre, 5 yrs, Bst 71b Ternplem an ) 0 1 1 !Ir r . T. Ca!r's Butterton, 3 yrs, Est 101 b 1 2 2 41 •B. Minor's II lc 3 - s 6st 101 b 0 0 0 as_• B. Green'sass stone, 3r , 'r• "uwel Chesterfield's b fby Don John, out of Arachne, __Oat 71b . . 2 0 dr A1r........................... .•• .................. kr• [l. Murland's Lord George, 3 yrs, 6st 101 b 0 0 dr „„- W. Jones's Smuggler Bill, 4 yrs, 7st 131 b 3dr Ilse second heat was won by a head; the others cleverly. • BETTING ON THE RACE-COURSE. 9t. 2 CHESTER CUP agst Mendicant 20 to . I agst Newcourt 8 to I 9 to agst Dulcet (t) 30 to 1 agst Annandale 16 agat The Lamb 30 to 1 aget Camera Obscura 18 b° 1 apt Erin-go-bragh 40 to 1 agst Pal 2 0 to - 1 . aget Inheritres 40 to 1 agst Queen of Tyne I agst Mickey Free (t) THE DERBY. 5 to 1 a gst Cossack 20 to 1 ag-t Wanota 6to 1 agst Van Tromp (t) 20 to 1 agst Mr. Martin 7 to 1 agst Conyngham 40 to 1 agst Mathematician WEDNESDAY. The Trades Cap of 200 sovs. added to a Handicap of 25 soya. each, ft, &c. Two miles and a quarter. Mr. Drinkald's St. Lawrence, aged, 6st 71b ... (Ford) 1 Mr. Gully's Mendicant, 4 yrs, 88t P •-tat's Newcourt,.aged, 7st 101 b. Captain e•* - • 8 81b D l• t The following also ran i—lrilieritress, Bst uce , Set 81b—Annandale, ist. I 31t —(4 leen of Tyne, ist 91b—Arthur, 7st 71b—Princess Alice, 7st 61b—T. m Tough, 7st 41b Master Downes, 7st 4 b—Mickey Free, 7st 31b—Robin Burns, 7st 21b—Plaudit, ist —Marian Ramsav, 6st 131 b Flahowisgh, 6st 121b—Cherry. Est 101b—Emigrant, 6st 81b—Farthing Candle, Est 21b—Camera Obscura, 6st— Erinsgo-bragh, gat—Mermaid, 6st—The Lamb, 6st—Heads man, sst 121b—Clermont, 4t9lb—Ratcliffe , , 7et 31b—Lord , Saltoun, ist 51b—Regalia, sst 810—and Chatterbox, ast 81b. Betting at starting-6 to 1 agst The Lamb, 6to 1 agst Erin. go-Bragh, 7 to 1 agst Mendicant, 7 to 1 agst Dulcet, 12 to I agat Mickey Free. 15 to 1 agst Annandale, 20 to 1 apt' Newcourt, 25 to 1 aget St. Lawrence, 30 to 1 agst Arthur, and 50 to 1 agst Emigrant—( Headsman carried 31b over, and Clermont, 101 b extra). Won by halt a neck, Newcourt third, Farthing Candle fourth, and Tom Tough Fifth. Run in 4 min. 14 sec. PUGILISM. - - J. HAZELTINE AND R. WILLIAMS.—The fistic tcurnay Tut these oriental knights of the knuckle was on 411 ( aIV duly championed at False Point, Long Reach, n th e Kentish Marshes, on the London side of Greenhithe. knowe men we may observe, that Williams is rather n by his game struggles against defeat than his triumphant success. His first battle with Sam Martin bs tha t W_ as admirable for its courage and perseverance against ittPerior tactics • and, although subsequently defeated by Pugilist, he ' rose in the esteem of his friends. We "4 4 Y, however, observe that his entry to the prize ring , 44 some years too late in li r e, as in 1843, his first ap- L:anee, he had touched his twenty-ninth year. Hazel bele, the protege of the Israelites, albeit not himself a 4mging to " the tribes," is twenty-three years of age, had surrendered, a few months since, to Barnash, of W estminster _ who had also been previously conquered '3? Martin. The ra.m were nearly of a weight, Wil tuns drawing 9st. 21b., and Hazeltine not q u it e reac h- Lug 9 st . 5 1 b .; b ut the atter, in addition to his youth, possesses the advantage of two inches in stature, and a proportionate superioriiy in reach. At eight minutes to ono the men shook hands, and the seconds retired to their corners, Martin and John All en at t en di ng upon Williams, and Young Sambo and Jem Turner waiting Upon Hazeltine. The ring, in the absence of the Ve teran Commissary, confined by the gout, was formed by his son and efficient assistants. In the earlier rounds, Hazeltine exhibited marked improvement in his style, jobbing his man heavily in the head as he bored in, although not escaping en occasional rib-roasting from the old one's right. Williams took this sharp usage kindly, but when, in the fifth round, Hazeltine hit him down by a straight left-bander, after giving two successive raps without a return, it became clear that the shorter-armed man was out-fought. Nevertheless, Williams, with true bull-dog cou rage, began the experiment of going in; this, however, was equally ineffectual, as Hazeltine flubbed him, jumped away, punished him on the retreat, and ended almost every round by throwing him when they came to a close. In the 60th round, having taken a sufficiency of beating to satisfy any ordinary appetite, Williams, finding the deliveries of his adversary becon e weaker, ref used to give in, though advised to do so both by his seconds and friends; he went down, round after round, in the hope of prolonging the contest, that some page in the chapter of accidents might turn in his favour. From time to time he made a " peck" or two, like a beaten game-cock, but in vH n; he invariably received more than he had the powi rto give; and in the 82d round his seconds brew up the sponge in token of surrender. Hazeltine was litera;ly without a serious contusion, save a print of his cppervnt's knuckles on his ribs, and a slight abrasion of the bark from his very prominent pro bolls. The duration of the battle was 1 hour and 27 minutes. Previous to leaving the ring, Hazeltine chat longed Martin for 501. a side, which the later declares his readiness to accept. [ADVERTISEM ENT.] —The Registered Paletot of Llama cloth, the most fashionable coat for both the present and approaching seasons, still retains the same moderate P r ice, which, with its usefulness and gentlemanly appear ance, has secured such gecerel popularity. It has been made 1 1 Special cotrmand tor their Royal Highnesses Prince Albertl, Prince Ge o rge of Cambridge, Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, hi, Grace the Duke of Wellington, and the several I ' °34 visitors to th e British Court. In London it can only be. purch ase d o f t h e pa•entees, H. J. and D. Nicoll, Court ailors 114, Regent-street, and 2:2, Cornhill. 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Every pn brushes, they a never being used twice withoat be in g not pa r ti es are not pressed to buy th i ngs t h ey d o gau. st i:;. 4. — Address, Ross and Sons, 119 and 120, Bishops- TILE SUN, LONDON, TRURSI)AY MORNING, APRIL 29, 1847. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. - - • , demundt d by a'sense of justice and mercy, and he had received hp greatest encourgenaent from all parts of the country in bringing it forward. He would not, theret.re, withdraw it. He would submit to any fair proposition for the amendment of the details, but he would entreat the House to give its sanction to the Bill, and read it a secorri time. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he would vote for the second reading of the Bill. His Right Hon. Friend (Sir George Grey) did not oppose the principle of the Bill ; all he wished was, time for the further consideration of the details of the measure. He (the Attorney-General) had great objection to many of the details, which were principally objections referring to omissions. By the vote he now gave be only wished to be understood, as affirming the principle of the Bill; and he hoped his Hon. Friend would Slept the course of allowing the Bill to go up stairs, or to withdraw it for the purpose of allowing time for the in troduction of a measure of a more comprehensive na ture. HOUSE OF COMMONS. April 28. The SPEAKER took the C air shortly atter Twelve o'clock. REPORTS. The reports on the following Bills pare brought up and agreed to : Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle Railway, and Glas gow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr llailway (No. 2.) Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway, and Glasgow and Belfast Union Railway (No. 1). Kingston upon Thames Small Tenements. Lynn and Ely Railway (Extension to Spalding and Holbeach). just the reverse. Ile cmceived that they would he I doing- a great injustice by no t assessing; the poor, for ' they would prevent them in the rural districts from at tend;ng the vestry meetings. This Bill would prevent parties rated under 61. from attending vestries. Colonel T. WOOD said that thne was a clause pro posed in the Bill by vdtich all parties assessed might attend at these vestries, _ _ Captain PECLIELL said that the Bill was, in his opinion, a total disfranchisement of the poorer classes of Parliamentary electors. They said that they were going to provide properly 'for to,vi.s, and they knew that it was absurd to attempt to legislate in that way for any large towns such as Birmingham, Manchester, and Li verpool. He thought th a t t h ere w ould be a great diffi culty in passing this Bill, unless some provision was made for the election of guardians. After a few words from Mr. CRIPPS, Colonel SIBTHORPB said that there would be some difficulty in the first place to discover the owners of these small cottages, and where they did find them, as their owners were poor people who did not get their rents, it would be rather hard to call upon them to pay the rates :trom their limited means. This was a ques tion which demanded as much consideration from the House as the case of the occupier of these tenements. If the rate was not paid within a certain time, the over seer had a right to distrain upon the occupier, and who i in his turn had t o l oo k to the l an dl o rd for n• damnification, by a redaction from the rent, He thought that the cases of both owner and occupier demanded equal consideration, and this Bill, worded as it wad, instead o f g i v i ng a rel i ef to t h e p o or occup ier, gave the power of disttaining upon him and oppressing him. Mr. HENLEY thought the measure did not ge far enough. The question, in his opinisa, ought to be taken up by the Government, and dealt with in a com prehensive manner. He disapproved entirely of a great many of the details of the Bill, and if it was pressed to a division, he should vote against it. Mr. PACKS was in favour of the principle of the Bill ; and, though he objected to many of the details, he thought some measure of the kind was so necessary, that he would consent to any postponement. Mr. ADDERLEY said that the principle of separate imprisonment was just gaining ground in this country; but that principle could not be carried out with regard to juvenile offenders, towards whom a system of corporal punishment should be adopted. He did hope that the Bill would be allowed to go to a second reading. Mr. B. ESCOTT said that it was quite clear that the present Bill would not pass during this ses sion. Even if the second reading were carried by a division, it would be sent to a Committee up-stairs, and then, like many others, it would not be heard of until some better considered measure was introduced to the attention of the House.— (Hear, hear.) He hoped that the Honourable Baronet would not go to a division, for they all felt that something should be done ; but the present measure would have the effect, it was agreed by all parties in rendering matters worse than they were at the pre sent. He would vote against the measure. Mr. ROBERT PALMER thanked his Hon Friend for bringing the question under the consideration of the House; he considered that the value of the article should be taken as the criterion of the punishment to be in flicted on the offender. This he considered to be a valu able amendment. At present the stealing of an apple subjected the offender to the same punishment as the stealing of a more valuable article. There were many provisions in the Bill of which he did not approve, but he thought it would be a very desirable course to send the measure to a Committee, who would have an opportunity of examining into the question. Mr. T. EGERTON said that ho would vote for the second reading of the Bill, in order to its being sent to a Select Committee; at the same time, he felt himself bound to say that here wera many of the provisions of the Bill to which he entertained the most decided objection. Mr. PROTHEROE said that if the question came to a division, be would vote for the Right Hon. Baronet's Bill, in order to recognise the principle of the measure, but therere were many provisions to which he could by DO means assent. The House then divided, when there appeared— For the Amendment Against itl I I Majority The Bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be committed. RATING OF TENEMENTS BILL (No. 2). Sir G. GREY moved the resumption of the debate on this Bill. He said it was proposed to apply the Bill to the whole country, and not exclusively to towns. The Honourable Gentleman the Member for Stroud (Mr. Poulett Scrope) had a Bill on the paper (the Poor and Highway Rates Excemption Bill), which professed to obtain the same object as the Rating of Tenements Bill, but in a different way; but he (Sir G. Grey) did not think it would answer the end for which it was designed, and he therefore begged to intimate that he could not support the second reading of his Bill. Mr. B. OSBORNE said the Bill now before the House had caused the greatest consternation among those per sons who, on the score of poverty, had been hitherto exempted from the payment of rates, and therefore be hoped the second reading of the Bill would not be agreed to by the House, as it would call upon persons to pay rates who were wholly unable to do so on account of their poverty. Mr. POULETT SCROPE objected to the Bill, on the ground that it would entail great hard shi p 1 upon the poor. The present law was enacted in the Seth year of George lIL, and invested magistrates with the power of exempting persons from the payme nt of rates who were unable to do so on account of t heir poverty ; and thus • a vast proportion of the cot tage property of the country had been exemp ted 1110 BM w .,.. ' from the payment of rates ; but, if this Act were • ould heretofore com p compel on their the landlords a passed, higher it rentthan com peloirmP not devolve on the landlord, to pay a sum in addition to his rent, though, perhaps, barely able to do that. A vast number of petitions bad been presented from the poorer parts of the kingdom in favour of his Bill, and amongst them there were two from the county with which he was connected —Wiltshire one stated that the cottage property of the place formed one twenty •secend part of the whole house property, and that nearly all the cottages under 6/. were exempted from the payment of rates. In Liverpool there were 40,000 cottages, 32,000 of which were exempted from the payment of rates. The rates on the whole amounted to about 100,0001. ayear, but not more than 70,0001. had been collect , d during the last three years, showing that 30,0001. a 3 ear had been remitted on the cottage pro perty of Liverpool—(Hear, hear)—but, if this Bill were passed, the occupiers of the cottages so exempted would have to pay this 30,000/. But as the occupiers would be unable to pay this additional tax, it would fall upon the landlords, who were mostly small tradesmen, dht p h e oa e r y ste occupier . t — o h b. e i h i w uns o cw u rt ee l h d raoe , sseei t dn h l e aei therefore, f oot o rn r ded e esi , who had invested some of their savings in house pro rtpi nob to e b n l e t oe of ofpa d i rectly ee e bearing t b i h t n ia e g : rente s t i d u n c d ; h l O wb a r ue d t t n a t ii x d o f would suffer; and if mining, and other property was to be exempted, he saw no reaso n w hy th e poor man's cottage should not be placed in a similar condition. Persons who speculate in the building of improved houses for the poor would be discouraged, and the poor would suffer. Such speculations conferred a great benefit on society by building cottages for the poor, because they supplied the demand made by the poor for cottage accommodation, but it any impediment were thrown in their way, they would discontinue their speculations on account of the improbability of obtaining adequate remuneration, and the poor, as he had said, would suffer. No one would lay out 1001. in cottage property, if he knew that he would have this additional burden imposed upon him. They would not do well to put a stop to the demand for cottages, because the health of the poor was pro moted by a residence in them. They should also bear in mind that the population was increasing at the rate of 800 or 1,000 a day, and that the demand was thus increased. The question, therefore, resolved itself into this, whether they would throw an obstacle in the way of the supply of that demand or not? If they did rut a stop to it the poor, instead of being domiciled in cottages, would be compelled to reside in single rooms owing to the high rent. Whole families were now crowded in single rooms in houses badly drained and ill-ventilated, and immorality ill-health, and physical deterioration were the natural results, and it was, therefore, the duty of the House to promote in every way in its power the giving of proper home ac commodation to the poor. He was perfectly aware of - ...,OTALMATERN ITY SOCIETY. -- The anniver the present mode of excusal—(Hear, hear)—and, there- eery dinner of this excellent society, which was instituted fore, in his Bill he prop o sed carrying out the benevolent i n th e year 1757, t a k es place this, day, at the London principles of the Act of George 111., and at the same time Tavern. Sir George Larpent, Bart., has consented to preside. drawing a line of a different and more certain The object of this society is to secure proper medical attend nature between those who could and those who could ance for poor married women, at their own habitations, not pay rates. At present both magistrates and parish during their accouchement ; and with a view of extending as officers were put to great trouble and expense in en- much as possible the benefits of this excellent charity, the deavouring to obtain the payment of rates, and the re- committee have extended the boundary line to the limits of suit was frequently this:—that the magis trates owing to the town delivery of the General Post. A subscriber is en the poverty of the pers ons summoned, often refused to titled to eight recommendations for every guinea subscribed. carry out the law, and that the money recovered' did We have no doubt but tbat the funds of the society will be not pay the trouble and expenses—(Hear, hear)—the "'li'' RAlLWAYbenefited A .... WEND AT BEE expense often being 6s. or 7s. for the recovery of 9d. wica.—The preliminary D p A r c oc ß eeding T ll ll for the commencement or 10d. of this erection are now progressing, and the site on the MEW RI PPS—The Honourable Member for Wycombe south side of the river is at present covered with workshops bad said that this Bill caused a ferment through- a n d workmen. In the course of the excavations making in out the country. He (Mr. Cripps) had pre- Ord fields on Monday, the skull, with so.ne other bones of a seated twenty petitions in favour of this Bill. human body in a very complete state of preservation, was He believed that the Bill would have an ef- turned up. As no trace of there ever ha v i ng b een a cemetery feet quite different from that which the Hon. Gen• here is on record, the d iscovery may be regarded by the den= opposite apprehended. He denied that houses curious as somewhat strange. , under 51. a year should be exempted from taxation. H e THE LATE EXTENSIVE Ro nBERT AT THE LON had never heard from any one outside the House one DON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAlLWAY.—Tuesdaythe was ectiott to this Bill, sin le word of whichobjection he considered robberyn n umerous rous t gparties charged with having been concern e d i n a to be a mot called for and excellent measure. 7001. worth of goods. at the Camden -stati on of the o London I Mr. VERNON SMITH thought it would be better and North-Western Rai l way , the property o f M essrs. Crow- ' for the House if Hon. Gentlemen would confine them- ley and Co., the well-known carriers. After the examina• selves to the Bill before them. The Hon. Member for tion had been gone thro ugh, Mr. Phillips, the clerk, read Stroud quite misunderstood the question, and he believed over the whole mass ofaf d the evid e nce which from time to time that the speculators in cottages were anything but be- had been given ; it w as conclusive mwteore liberated, and Page, nefactors to the poor, for a speculator would of course whose eutssetdemweilth whom he was mixed up the * guilt of part of build cottages as cheaply as possible, in order to evade the e c f accused be properly secured, so that he mlati he a ff air him the payment of poor-rates. He denied that stock in ight of the prisoners Ybe forthcoming Self, the sessions. Bbei n g committed for trade was exempted, and he considered that the principle of the Bill, namely , trial., that of charging the owner, YVTLD'II POPULAR ATLAS OF THE W ORLD No went to the foundation of the evils that at present ex 2.—The present numbercontains achart of the w trld * * isted, and it was a principle that he would wish to see catur's projection , and a map of Ireland, showin gl'on2lteiri; extended. His only objection was, that which was principal cross•roads—each map is accompanied bv a folio urged by his Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the sheet of descriptive letter-press. As wor k s of art, these maps Home Department, namely, that there was a Committee are exceedingly beautifu l, and the name of Mr. James Wyld sitting up stairs on the law of settlement. is a sufficient vouc her of their accuracy. Colonel acc - y, Colonel WOOL) was surprised to hear stated by her EXTENSIVE RO BBERY BY A CONFIDENTIAL CLERK. tion Majesty's Government the grounds on which they —On Tuesday i s erm_a_ a.. was received that the managing were opposed to the Bill. There was su ffi cient evi clerk of the North b l ,.ii Distillery, Cork, had absconded of 400/., the property of hi s deuce of overseers and other functionaries on this wi t h upwa"r4lford. lie had been clerk employers, Messrs. subject to show the evils the t existed at pre- W . ise and t,i at Tralee, d and manager of the spirit establis h men t . and is well known to every sent, and which this measure would remedy. (The ; soldier who has been stationed in Tralee Barracks for the la Honourable Gentleman read an extract from the ! six years. He is accompanied by his wife, and they are st be report of the Commissioners of local taxation, com- ; lieved to have gone to Liverpool, for the purpose of emi piatning of the present mode of assessment.) In the case grating to the United State s. of Merthyr Tydvil there were 8,000 cottages under IMPORTANT DECISION TO SCHOOLMASTERS. 111 6/. a year. Now, if the occupier was the owner of the the Brompton County Court on Monday, a schoolmaster, cottage, he was charged according to the rating, but : residing in Pimlico, sought to recover the sum of 21. 3s. 11d, if he was not, then he was exempted. He the balance of an account for tuition, stationery, firing, &c. hoped that the Government would not pre vent the H ouse ' Th e defendant, Mr. Battin, who is chief f oreman t o M r . from Loing ire° Committee upon this Bill. F r eaks, the eminent builder, objected to the payment of it the stationery and • Captain PECHELL said, that he aiways understood on the ground t hat firing ought not to I and cont same that the object of the House meeting on Wednesdays have been include!. n for theen therefore, that he was was, that they might calmly discuss measures which not justified in pay g .'d ; but the plaintiff being d with sato ac Y 1 ence to Learnthat such they might might not be able to enter upon at another time. prepare He was somewhat surprised that the Gallant Colonel rate charges were usualli made, the a J udgeadjudgedhim to over lin to pay the whole who had just sat down bad not spok, n with his usual ruled the o bjec tion , calmness. He had told the House that the Act had Among the persons of distinction who on Tuesday railed in Liverpool through the corruptness of the visited the model of the statue of " Venus - by Mr. overseers, who wished to overweigh the democratic J. H. Nelson, nos exhibiting at the Egip t: attiri ng, "lan Halt , was the influence. —( Sear , hear.) He thought that it wee Right Hog. H. Laboucterel Secretary or Ireland. Mr. BUCK said that, in the case of larr,e towns in agricultural districts, where people invested large amounts of capital in business, ;he agricultural had to pay for the parts of the district occupied by the esta blishments of manufacture. He thought the pre sent system of rating wholly inefficient, and he should therefore give his fullest support to the Bill of the Hon, Member. Mr. GRIMSDITCH said that this Bill would inflict a very Deriona injury upon the poor; for the landlord of a house was liable tor the rate, whether the House was occupied or not. In times of distress the rent could not be collected,' and under this Bill the landlord had not only to be at the loss of his rent, but to pa) the rate also. That they might not be able in many instances to do, and thus many poor people would be driven from the only place where they could obtain shelter. On these grounds he should vote against the second reading of this Bill. Mr. HENLEY wished to state the reasons which would induce him to vote against this Bill. It was a subversion of the present system of rating in this country with respect to the poor man. The poor man, under the present law, was, by consent, struck off the list altogether; but now he was to be compelled to pay it. Such a pressure could not be sustained by the poorer classes, and therefore he should oppose the Bill. Mr. ALLIX said, if the Bill did the slightest harm he would not support it ; but he did not believe that it would have an injurious effect.—(Cries of " Divide.") Mr. CAREW supported the Bid. Sir JOHN PAKINGTON was opposed to it, and believed it would effect very great injustice, as it would increase the difficulties of the labouring poor in pro cueing cottages. Mr. PACKEsupported the Bill, and believed it would have a most beneficial effect. Mr. HUDSON objected to the Bill, on the ground of its impolicy and injustice. It was said to be a measure which would hare a good Effect towards the poor. but he disagreed in that opinion, and thought it would operate most injuriously in their regard. Mr. BROTHERTON thought it would be best to postpone the measure for the present. Mr. STANSFIELD thought, if this measure passed it would be a disfranchisement of the rights of the poor, and on that account he would give it his most decided opposition. Mr. WODEHOUSE would support the second read ing, as he thought the case in regard to the poor was proved; still he thought, from other considerations, that the Bill could go no further than that stage. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL thought, from the great difficulties which would accompany the working of the Bill that it would be found to operate in certain cases most prejudicially. He would therefore feel bound to oppose it, should it be pressed to a division. Mr. BANKES thought it should be a general Bill, but rather than that any mutilation should take place, he would support the second reading. The House then divided, when there appeared— " Tor the second reading 7l Against it Majority ----- —lB Tho Bill was consequently lost. TENANT RIGHT BILL (IRELAND). Mr. SHARMAN CRAWFORD moved the second reading of the Tenant Right Bill. He had received an intimation that the Government could not pledge them selves to bring in a Bill upon the subject. The House had repeatedly confirmed the principle of the Bill, and he would therefore simply move the second reading of the Bill. Mr. BERNAL OSBORNE said that he would not interpose between the Hon. Gentleman and the House, the Bill contained some provisions which struck at the root of all property. He was one of those who formerly thought that the landlords of Ireland ought to be a pro scribed class.—(Laughter.) He confessed such were his opinions while he was in the state of ignorance which most of the Members of the House were in with respect to the state of Ireland. But two years' residence in that country, had convinced him that instead of their censure the landlords deserved their sympathy —(Hear, hear.) He had tenants in the south of Ireland who were accustomed to owe him three and four years rent, whom he was constantly obliged to forgive the whole amount to. and give them 401. or 501 to get rid of them. quietly. He did not know what better tenant right they desired. He would not oppose the second reading if the Government would pledge themselves not to sane tion Or) passing of the Bill. Mr. MONALIAN said that all the Members of the Government were unavoidably absent, and Iw, therefore, requested the Hon. Member to postpone his !potion. Mr. S. CRAWFORD postponed the Bill until Wed nesday next. POOR AND HIGH WAYS RATES. This Bill w as a l so postponed till Wednesday next. COUNTY BUILDINGS' BILL. This Bill was read a second time.: The House then adjourned. ________ ___ BOYS A PPRENTICED. Abstract from the Register-General of Shipping, showing the number of Boys apprenticed from the Ist five years, six years, day of Jan uary to the 31st day of Decem b er, 1 846 ; f or three s e ars , f our years and total number : , seven years, Apprentices indentured for Three years ... 107 Ditto ditto Four years ... 6,526 Ditto ditto Five years ... 2,558 Ditto ditto Six years ••• 757 Ditto ditto { Seven years and 1 428 upwards ... 10.376 Register j and.ii BROWN, Record Office of S eamen, Custom H ouse , London, 15 A pril, 1847. Registrar. General - - REGISTRY of BIRTHS and DEATHS DURING THE WEEK ENDING APRIL 24. Deaths registered in the week. Births registered in the week. Males ... 602 Males 718 Females ... 479 Females ... 699 Total . 8-1 Total ... 1,417 RA I LINA Y COM '4l ITTEES:)i HOUSE OF COMMONS.-(YESTERDAY). GROUP I. The Select Committee appointed to consider the merits of the Bills comprised in this group, re-assembled this morning at the usual hour in Room 30; ➢ir. W. 0. Stanley in the chair. ,(f+--1 lu-xy lition to traders by water at Brent ford. The gradients were generally easy. The total knoll, inclusive of the branches, was 17 miles, and the estimated cost 500,0001. Witnesses were then called for thi) opponents of the line. The Committee then adjourned till twelve to-morrow. GROUP XXX 11. EASTERN COUNTIES (SPAEDXNG AND THE SOUTH-EASTERN NORTH XENT AND MID KENT LINES. The entire day was occupied in disposing of the clauses in these Bills. The whole of the clauses were agreed to, and the Chairman was directed to report to the House accord ingly. This closed the labours of the Committee. The Commit tee met for the first time on the 11th of March. G ROUP VI. SALISBURY AND YEOVIL, AND EXETER, Inoovu., AND DORCHESTER * Evidence in favour of these lines was received this morning. The first witness called was Mr. Higgins, of Collington, who gave it as his opinion that the construction of a com peting line with the Great Western Railway would tend to a reduction of the fares, from the effects of which the inha bitants of Collington would reap their proportion of benefit. Mr. I'. Avery, merchant, of Honiton, and Mr. Lee, of Hin ton, also gave evidence in favour of the line. Mr. Ford, carrier, gave evidence in favour of the advan tages to be derived from a through competing line to Exeter. l'he Committee then adjourned till twelve o'clock to morrow. GROUP IX. WEST CORNWALL (ZIRANCHES AND IMPROVEMENT). ---- Tbis Committee met to-day at twelve o'clock, but imme (lia,ely afterwards adjourned, on account of a report of the Admiralty having been received against the mode proposed tor croring the river Hoyle. The adjournment was agreed to, in order that the promoters might be able to communi cate with the Admiralty, to obtain, if possible, some modifi cation of their decision. GROUP XVI. STOVE VALLEY (No. XX.) WISBECH EXTENSION). The Committee met this day in Room No. 32; Mr. Card well in the chair. _ . _ The Committee met in Room 23 ; Sir J. Graham, chairman. The whole day was occupied in hearing general evidence in favour of the Bill. There was no point raised of general interest. The Committee adjourned at four o'clock. Mr. Bailey, M.P. for Herefordshire, gave evidence in favour of the Stour Valley Railway, on the ground that the competition between that line and the lines promoted by the Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Dudley Railway would be of great public advantage. Rev. R. B. Horne, Vicar of Halesowen, stated that the population of Halesow en amounted to about 20,000 souls, the greater portion of which were engaged in milling, glass, and iron works; and it was his opinion that the line pro moted by the Stour Valley Company would be the only one which would afford adsquate accommodation to the inhabi tants of that town, and to the whole of the district between Dudley and Worcester. Other evidence of a general nature was given in favour of this line, and the Committee adjourned till twelve o'clock to morrow. GROUP XXVIII. EASTERN COUNTIES (SPALDING TO NEWARK). The Committee on this group—Mr. T. 11. Acland in the chair, with Lord Edwin 11111, the Earl cf March, Captain Hari., and Sir Ralph Lopez —met,thisanorning in Room 24. The Committee was occupied during the whole of the day in receiving evidence in opposition4o the Bill from the landowners against the line, showing the local inconveniencvs it would occasion. GROUP XVIII. czcziawririutin AND OXFORD. GROUP XXXI If. LEEDS CENTRAL. This Committee met to-day t'iwelve o'clock; Mr. W. H Hope in the chair. Aft , r hearing some farther evidence against the Biil on behalf of the Leeds and Bradford Railway Company the case closed. The Committee on this group—Captain Jones, Mr. Smyth, Sir Walter James, Mr. M. J. O'Connell, with the Earl of Lincoln in the chair—met this morning at:twelve o'clock, and Mr. BURKE called Mr. Hawkeshaw, who stated that he had had great experience in the construction of railways in different parts of the country, and that he had walked over the line of the Cheltenham and Oxford Railway in the neigh bourhood of Cheltenham. He had examined the whole of the strata in that district, and was well acqm.inted with the flow of the water in the course of the railway, and was satisfied that no inconvenience whatever would be felt during the construc tion of the works. He also beleved that no difficulty would occur in the working of a gradient of one in trixty, for it is done every day. There is a steeper gradient on the Man chester and Leeds Railway, which is supposed to have the greatest traffic of any line in the kingdom ; and at the Easton square station of the London and Birmingham Railway the line rises on a gradient of one in sixty-six. He had him self gone up the gradient on the Birmingham and Gloucester line, which was one in sixty, with a train of sixty tons, at the rate of thirty .five miles an hour, and with a train of a hun dred tons, at the velocity of twenty-five miles an hour; so that he conceived there would be no difficulty in the Chel tenham and Oxford line. _ _ To Mr. ALEXANOEIti cross-examination, Mr. Hawkesbaw replied that he had made his examination of the strata at Cheltenham on Saturday and Sunday last, examining the plans and sections on Saturday, and going over the ground next day, in which he was occupied for four hours. Several 1 pits had been dug, both by the order of Mr. Stephenson and Mr. Brunel. From the levels of the water in these pits he had ascertained the tendency of the water in the strata, and he was satisfied that the works of the railway would not at all exhaust the water in the wells on either side of the course, although to the extent of a hundred and ffi;y, or, as Mr. Milne conceived, to the extent of two hundred yards on each side. There were two modes of obviating the difficulty, one—the longer—by inserting the culverts, which would oc casion some little inconvenience; and the other, by building the walls first, which would be a shorter plan so far as the wells are concerned, but which would draw the water from them to a mach larger extent. The time, however, occupied would not be longer, even on the more protracted system, than six weeks; for he had himself executed a much larger work in that period. There was a canal which had proved from its depth and width inconvenient for the traffic which came upon it, and it was conceived necessary to use boats of twelve feet beam, and drawing four feet and a half of water. In order to adapt the canal for such vessels it required to be both deepened and widened for a length of sixteen miles. The canal was closed for five weeks, and during that time the water was all drawn off, the puddle taken out, the canal widened to the requisite extent, the locks taken down and rebuilt, and walling of stone to the length of several miles erected t• protect the banks, the water was again let on, and the canal was in use. A portion of this cutting only passed through the wet clay, where there was the flow of water, and he did not conceive that any diffictlty would arise on that account, or that the substantiality of the works would in any way be affected by that circumstance. for he had himself about a year and a half ago built a chimney a hundred and fifty feet high, of brick, near Bolton-le-Mo .rs, on a quirk sand. In tact it would be considered a matter of no difficulty whateve... The Earl of LINCOLN observed that the Great Victoria Tower, at the Houses of Parliament, was built on the wettest sand he ever saw. To Sir WALTER. Jess, the witness replied that the work was of such a nature as to enable the contractor to put • great number of men on at once, so that he believed the work would be half executed in the time that was taken in talking about it. To Mr. BURKE, on re-examination, Mr. Hawkeshaw re plied that the inverted tiles were not likely to choke, although they wire laid upon wet sand, and if such a cir cumstance did occur it was easy to make a drain to relieve them. With respect to the wells, they might be affected to some extent, and a compensation could easily be made, and even during the constriction of the works a supply of water for the inhabitants might readily be obtained. Mr. Simpson, a civil engineer, chiefly connected with waterworks, and who has much to do with the waterworks in London, stated that he bad examined the strata of the sand hed of Cheltenham personally, and had not the slightest doubt as to the facility with which the water would be directed into its usual course even during the construction of the works. There was certainly some running sand, but the wet sand was agglutinated to some extent by clay and other surreptitious matters. To Mr. ALEXANDER, the witness replied that be had known Cheltenham for some years, but bad only examined thestrata particularly during his professional visits, and be lieved that no permanent inconvenience would arise, although the wells might be affected during the construction of the works, but they would regain their original level within a month after they were finished. The inverts he should lay upon a flat tile; deemed that quite a sufficient foundation for the purpose. The retaining walls are to be of 3i brickwork, laid in cement and hydraulic mortar, a substance which had of late years been much used by civil engineers in the formation of waterworks. The prices for the several portions of the work were, in his opinion, very hand some; they were to be Is. 6d. per cubic yard for excavation, 255. for brickwork, and 35a. a yard for brickwork in cement. In the event of the water coming in, he would keep it down by sheet-piling; and experience fnre e enie s l oe s ettd e whte d l neyc rtt b hewc y neooatfn a tiTseeit s hmrtr e .2au w tasmicnog e t : r iho 0 004 . t n o ßut of he waterworks—he h d had very y shouldgreat even should the water percolate underneath, the evil might at where brickwork;h. eraenhde presenth waodu indeedl m dt a mb d ee e a stho a e greatdr could places as think taefoxek ttweeynat ytsh t to eot rhftLdhespeneeab. Atter a conversation respectin•_ certain clauses that would be necessary to regulate the crossing of streets, which would be necessary if the Bill passed, the preamble was postponed till the Railway Cotnintssioners' report was received. The case on behalf of the Leeds Central Terminus having closed, the LEEDS, DEWSBURY, AND MANCIILSTEN, (EXTENSION TO WAKEFIELD, &c.) was proceeded with. Mr. BAINES opened the case in a brief address. The remainder of the sitting was occupied with general evidence, alleging the superiority of this scheme over the other competing schemes i❑ the group. The Committee then adjourned. GI OUP XXXIV. The Select Committee appointed to consider the mrrit, of the Bills comprised in this group re-assembled at the usual hour this morning; Mr. Baring in the chair. ROCHDALE CANAL (SALE TO MANCHES TER AND LEEDS RAILWAY). The whole of the day was occupied with general evidence in favour of this sale. The evidence went to show, that the affairs of the canal, which had involved an outlay of upwards of 780,0001., were in a very• depressed condition, and it would, therefore, be for the interest of the proprietors of the canal, as well as the public, that this sale should be effected. Mr. BMIES addressed the Committee for the opponents of the measure at some length, contending that the railway company were anxious to make a tool of the canal, and sa crifice the interest of the public. The Committee then adjourned. GROUP XL - VIM This Committ ee resumed its sitting this morning at twelve o'clock; Lord Courtenay in the chair. Members present— Mr. Tow neley, Mr. Chute,lMr. Seymeland Mr. B. B. Cabbell. GLASGOW, PAISLEY. azzavreauti 0 CZ' AND Alrlit. (No. TIT.) CROSSING OF THE CLYDE. On the assembling of the parties, Mr. ANDREW. said, it was his painful duty to inform the Committee that his clients had received a communication from the Admiralty, which he begged leave to band to the Commit tee. The effect of it was equally against both companies that were seeking to cross the Clyde at the point proposed, as it contained; the decision of the Admiralty against any crossing of the river at the place proposed by both companies. What, therefore, he wanted the Committ ee to d o was,, to adjourn the Bills that related to the crossing of the Clyde till Monday, in order that further communication might be made with the Admiralty, to see if an alteration of that decision could not be obtained. The Royal Commissioners, who had been sent down to inquire into the subject, had reported strongly in favour of the proposed plan, and that no injury to the river would arise thereon; it war, therefore, to be hoped that some modification of the Admi ralty's decision would be obtained before meeting again. Mr. FORSYTH, on behalf of the River Clyde and Bridge trustees, opposed the adjournment. Mr. Cocxnunst, on behalf of the Caledonian Com pany, said that though his clients had not received any communication from the Admiralty, they did not expect a different decision f..om the one which had just been produced by his Leatned Friend.. He must, how ever, say that it was an unexpected decision. Last year the Caledonian had obtained an Act for the crossing of the river, subject to the approval of the Admiralty; this the Admiralty refused, and the result was that the inhabitcnta of Glasgow, dissatisfied with this decision, took measures by which Government Commissioners were sent down to inves tigate the whole matter. They sat three weeks making their inquiries, and made their report in favour of the mode of crossing proposed by the Caledonian Company. The ques tion now was, whether the veto of the Admiralty was to override; the discretion of that Committee and the Le, - ;isle- ' ture in reference to this matter. The CNAIRMAN inquired whether the Admiralty, in cases like the preseltt,ldid not communicate to the Committee their decision? Mr. ANDnEws—lt is, I believe, always done through the pal ti, who promote the Bill. Mr. COCKBURN thought that if the Committee acted on the 0. zision of the Admiralty it would be idle to proceed until they saw what could be dor e to modify that decision. If the Committee, on the other hand, thought that the report of the Commissioners should modify the veto of the Admiralty, the) it would be better to proceed at once. It was a question ent; re l y for the Committee, and he left it to their discretion. Ile would only remark that they had all their witnesses in town, and if they adjourned for a week or ten days, it would occasion great expense and inconvenience. Mr. AwnaEws said the veto was a most important matte as by the general Act the Admiralty could veto is alt such cases es the present. Mr. COCKBURN suggested that it would be easy to a clause in the Bill to except it from the operation of the general Act. The question would be for the Committee to say whether they were disposed to adopt a clause, taking the Bill for the crossing of the Clyde out of the operation of the general Act. Mr. Azmazwr, intimated that all .he wanted was an ad journment till A:onday. Their schema was somewhat dif thrent to that of the Caledonian, inasmuch as it pro ceeded from their line up the south side of the river, and then crossed; whereas the other scheme was proposed to go in a direct line to the river, and them to cross. The question was, whether the Committee would go on or postpone the matter to see what could be further done, as at present the veto of the Admiralty was against a crossing of the river below Stockwell Bridge. . _ Mr. FORSYTH said his clients had opposed this crossing of the river at great expense, and they were anxious not to be put to any more. For the three past years the proposal for crossiug the Clyde bad been successively vetoed. He hoped, therefore, the Committee would not allow the parties to proceed with their Bill, unless with the proviso, that if the Admiralty vetoed the crossing of the river, they would nevertheless go on with the res t of their scheme. He, for one, thought it was perfectly hopelees to get the Admiralty to withdraw their veto, and it might, therefore, be considered absolute. He could not be a party to needless loss and heavy expenses by adjournment, as he thought the promoters ought to have ascertained the sentiments of the Admiralty long before now, instead of coming forward with it at the eleventh hour. They knew that the Admiralty had opposed the crossing for two years past, and it was too bad now to call for an adjourn• ment of the question. He called on the promoters of the two Bills to make their election now—either to go on with the rest uf their scheme without the crossing, or abandon it altogether. Mr. ALEXMIDEZ expressed his sense of the kindness, but begged to decline the invitation. Mr. Cubitt stated that he had had forty years' experience as a civil engineer. He could confirm the previous testi mony as to the goodness of the prices proposed for the work of this excavation and also that which had been stated with regard to the facility with which the work could be executed. In order to show the nature of the strata, Mr. Cubitt pro duced two specimens of the sand taken from two streets in Cheltenham, one a remarkably fine dry sand, and the other a coarser sand. mixed with small pieeea of stony clay. He believed the work could not be done in one month, but it might be completed, he believed, in two; and, in his opinion, the draught of the water from the wells would only be a temporary inconvenience, lasting for a short time. Several engineers from Cheltenham, who are intimately acquainted with the district, confirmed the previous testi mony. Mr. Ball, a land valuer, stated that he estimated the value of property to be taken at 164,6911.—that in Cheltenham alone being 85,0001. The quantity of land required is 144 acres. In answer to the CHAIRMAN, Mr. ANDREWS said, the former vetoes of the Admiralty did not apply to the present mode of crossing the Clyde, with the exception of the decision of last year. The pro posal of last year, as of the present one, was to cross the Clyde between the New Glasgow-bridge and Stock well-bridge. Above the former bridge only small vessels ever went, and, therefore, no harm would arise to the navigation by th 4 proposed scheme. Besides, in the present year they were in a different position to what they were last, inasmuch as three gentlemen of great character and talent, one of them a naval officer, had gone down to Glasgow, and after being fully satisfied, by evidence taken on the spot, reported that no injury would be done by crossing at the point proposed. • The room was then cleared for the decision of the Com mittee. On the readmission of the parties, The CaasnxtApr said that the Committee had agreed to postpone the question till Monday next, in order that the Admiralty might be communicated with ; and that to morrow they would take the other Bills in the group that were in a position to go on. The Committee then adjourned. Mr. Saunders was recalled to state the difference of the fares in favour of the Great Western Company. This closed the case for the promoters, and it was agreed that Mr. Alexander should open the case of the landowners, for whom he appeared, to-morrow. The Committee then adjourned. GROUP LI. The Committee assembled this morning in Room No. 29. Present, Sir John Yarde Buller (chairman), Mr. Tollemache, Captain Plumridge, Mr. Newdegate, and Lord John Manners. GLASGOW, DUMFRIES, AND CARLISLE, AND GLASGOW, PAISLEY, NICILM.A.R NOCK, AND AYR (No. I.) Additional evidence was called by the promoters of this Bill. GROUP XXI. EASTERN COUNTIES EXTENSION (BERT.- WORD AND NITCNIN.) M. A. Bathwick, Esq., engineer to the company, was ex amined this morning at considerable length. Evidence was given on the part of some Mr. Smith, and other landowners, in apposition to this line. The Committee then adjourned till twelve to-morrow. Mr. Alexander, examined by Sir T. Pmlairs, was called to prove the protest which was put in by the promoters. Mr. Sergeant MURPXY wished to knew whether he should be entitled to examine the witness on this subject? Sir THOMAS PHILLIrs said he did not intend to examine upon the point. The CHAIRMAN then said that as the Committee had called for this protest, and as the examining Counsel did not desire to examine upon it, he thought that it would be unnecessary for Sergeant Murphy to ask any question on the subject. The protest was then read, and put in. Captain Turner, shipmaster, D u mfries, was ship's hus band of the vessels in w hi c h he i had an interest. He was _ well acquainted with the coast and with the navigation rare f o f the Solway. The l oss o f vesse ls was not by any m eans in the Frith ; w ithi n th e l as t t wo or three years no less than six vessels were lost on the coast or on the Solway. He re membered the loss of the Solway steamer, which was bound from Belfast to Port Carlisle. He imported from the English coal fields 1,200 to 1,500 tons yearly. It cost es. 6d. at Carlisle, and, with Is. 6d. for carriage, averaged 10s. in Dumfries. The price at Belfast was some 17s. per ton; and the saving, it Kirkcud bright were a port of shipment to the people of Belfast, would be about Bs., as compared with the port of Annan at that time. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant MURPHT—IIe had never known any shipment from Kirkcudbright to Ireland, There was a large trade f rom A nnan. The trade of Dum . - fries was larger, altho ug h A nnan possessed a deepe r river, and could therefore accom mo d ate vessels of larger buden. He did not say that the S o l way was lost in fog , but he b e li eve d that she was c row d e d w i th cattle. She was lost at a place called Southerness, about 16 miles below Dumfries. The freight from Port Carlisle to Ireland was is. 6d. He could not doubt that if a railway were extended from Canobie to Annan, the carriage of coals tp this place would be less by 3s. 4d. per ton than to Rirkludbright, but then the latter place had the advantage in the sea carriage to Ireland. He knew that at low water ships would be obliged to anchor six miles from shore. He did net know that Lord Selkirk, whose grounds lay between the sea and the town, was opposed to railways. Mr. Henry Smith, living at Fleetwood, and agent for th e N or th L ancas hi re S team Navigatio n merchant, C WAS a me m nt ;Any, and w a s we ll acquainted ivit4 the ports on the Sol wa y . The navigation of th e S o l wa y Frith was more dangerous than any on the west coast of England. He included the - porta of Carlisle, ILIUM, sad Dumfnes - • Goods entering the Frith, and intended for Carlisle, wet obli.m-d to be transhipped and ronveyed up the river in barges. Annan ww; a dangerous port for shipping. He did not mean Annus itself, but a place called tne Waterfoot, about a couple of miles below. Glencaple was the port of Dumfries, and Passengers and goods were obliged to be conveyed from thence N to Dumfri e s, a di stance o f seven or eight miles 5 % hen th e tid e was very l ow, wh i c h occurre d per h aps th r i ce _zseeaT,,, they could not approach Dumfries nearer than U . h rn, a pl ace a b out fifteen miles down the river. The witness detailed the number of communications front Fleetwood to ~ ,iv ir re d v vcF a l s e t e i t e r ,w ,o . ao s d ' to Belfast. The distance from perhaps 200 miles by rail, while from Kirkcudbright Newcastle little more than 100. Goods sent from Belfastto to•castle and the east of England at present went round Glasgow, thence by railway to Leith ;there were re-shipped He considered that iPicland reached Newcastle by sea. protect the public competitionag-aistral was absolutely necessary to in proof of this came nude; 719' companies. An instance notice. When only two companies were carrying from Fleetwoodsi to Manchester the prices charged for carriage was as into 1 3 0 s. 4d. per ton ; but, after eonsid it c h :e s t t ch l , : e nmitt fi :;t e :i l tr d it, , si t t( l ) ; . : l,, c ie r i i d c p e e z p i : I) ; the North Union Rallway reduced to Gs., while attention to was greatly increased. He the highest importance that this Bill e sar.c , ioned. Cross-examined by Mr. S -rgc-ant AI t: iti i opinion that Kirkcudbright, it this ra ii„., 3 . ~,,I . Y —l' was his would be the port f•tr the traffic of lretaed i re cum P leted ' ritende,l f.r the south ef Scotland. There %%ere some goo.i p.:rts on the Circle, but none of these would supersede the port. Gt Kit Iteudbii.ii as the key to the south of Scotland. Gii-vau would not he preferred, for persons would never think of sending their goals round by Ayr. He Ilia tio: know that goods were sent to the south of Scotland in greater increase since the I, inci.st er and Carlisle bail vvl:3- had been opened. Return goods front Kirkcudbright w0w...1 cotisist of w u oil en goods manufactwed ni tl.e Oiutrici , . The only parts which had a! prey-Tit a coloutuniclon irel,;nd «ere Port Car lisle and Annan, and if the Kirkcudbright Bunch wero opened he conceived that, instead of ,tie steamer, they would have three. If goods were to be seat from Kirkcudbright to the centre or west of England, they would probably be trans mitted by the Caledonian to Carlisle, and thence by the direct lines to the west and centre—that was, supposing the rates alike; but, for the east of England, he thought they would be sent by the Dumfries branch to Milton, and thence on by the Newcastle and Carlisle. Captain Russell, harboar-master of the port of Belfast, said that there was a very considerable import trade from Newcastle to Belfast. The freight would be carried at 20s. a ton. If this branch to Kirkcudbright were opened, he thought that the southern trade would be exported from that port, which would be preferred by steatip_rs on account of its greater safety.. Cros-exainined by Mr Sergeant AII:RPHY—He would prefer Kirkcudbright as a sailing port before Annan. By the CHAIRMAN—He would rather accept a ss. freight from Kirkcudbright in preference to a 7s. 6u. freight from Annan By Mr. Sergeant MURPHY—The distance from Belfast to Girvan was, perhaps, 52 miles, and to Kirkcudbright about 70. There was a great choice of ports accessible at all times on the coast of Ayr. He preferred Lock Ryan to Kirkcud bright. Sir. John Leatham, flax-spinner, Londonderry, said that the population of that town was 20,000. It had a large and increasing trade, and the exports and imports would be ex. tended by the formation of the railways which were now in process. The exports from Derry in the last year were in corn, 22,000 tons; flax, 4,000 tons ; eggs, 14,459 boxes; pigs, 16,379 ; butter, 75,000 casks. The trade of Belfast was greater than that of Londonderry, but he did not think that the exports were so great. They had a considerable import trade. Newcastle sent them coal, coke, machinery, glass, salt, soda, and other articles, and received in return corn, provisiout,, and flax. Mr. Sergeant MURPHY said that he was as much interested in the traffic as the other side was, and, therefore, he thought it would be unfair to take up the time of the Committee by cross-examining upon this point. Sir TnontAs Pirmurs said that, provided they were not afterwards met by the other side with the argument, that they had not shown an equal amount of traffic with theirs, he would be quite willing to drop further examination on this point. The Committee suggested that he should confine himself to a few agricultural witnesses. Mr. Kennedy, of Kirkland, was called—He had property in Roxburgh and Kirkcudbrightshires, and leased properties in the counties of Dumfries, Kirkcudbright, Ross, Suther land, Argyle, and Inverness. He paid a rental for these lands of some 6,000/. per annum ; he paid in addi tion for wintering stock 2,0001. He understood that the extent of land leased by him was 200,000 acres, and that his ordinary stock of sheep was 45,000. He was also a cattle-dealer. He calculated that from the east of the water of Urr there would be sent into England, of fat cattle 3,000; half-fat, 16,000; fat sheep, 60,000; lambs, 30,000; store sheep, 15,000. To this would be added, by the Kircudbright branch, fat cattle, 2,000; half-fat, 18,000; fat sheep, 20,000; store sheep, 20,000. He had framed these calculations on very careful data, and he thought he was justified in think ing them correct. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant MURPHY—At present half-fat cattle were sent into England by Stanmore and Arundel, and so on ; fat cattle were sent to Liverpool by sea, and were shipped at the various ports on the coast. Four fifths of the Galloway breed of cattle were sent to the east of England. The Northern Counties Union to Penrith would answer for their store sheep and cattle, and the Lancaster and Carlisle line to Northallerton (if short and cheap) would afford them still further advantages. Re examined by Sir T. PHILLIPS--The line to Penrith being only 18 miles long would nut be of any very great ad vantage to them, and to avoid trouble they world rather go at once upon the main line. Sir THOMAS Pmeurs was proceeding to call Mr. Hunter, the second largest cattle-dealer in Scotland, to corroborate the evidence of Mr. Kennedy, but the Committee intimated that they were satisfied on this point, and would prefer hear ing evidence on the Canobie coal trade. Mr. Wright, manager of the Duke of Buccleuch's mineral fields, was intimately acquainted with the minerals of the district. At present the districts of Galloway were only sup plied by coal from England, and the cost of Newcastle coals at the different ports might be taken at 16s Bd. per ton. By the opening of the Canobie branch an abundant and cheap supply could he procured. The length of the fields in the upper series was three miles, and the cost was found in six :cms of an aggregate depth of 35 feet 9 inches. The coal was of a very god quality, being equal to West Cum berland. In the lower series there were four seams of an aggre gate depth of 19 feet 6 inches. The price at the pit's mouth was ss. 10d. They could be delivered in Dumfries at about 18s. Gd., and in Kniceudbright at something under 10s. Be ! yond the quantity used for district consumption, he calcu lated that a considerable quantity would be shipped at the port of Kirkcudbright. The coal was adapted for coking, and could be delivered at any of the stations of the Glasgow and Ayr Company at 20s. per ton. Time estimate of con sumption of coke by the lines connected with the Dumfries Company, was 40,000 tons, and out of this quantity he thought Canobie would supply one-third. He thought that the in terests of the Canobie field would be better cared for by the Dumfries Company, because the Csledonian might rather choose to encourage the coal which would come the longer distance upon their line. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant Mummy—He had no experience of railway management, further than that he had frequently sent coals upon railways. He thought now as he thought last year, that if the navigation were equal, and the rates the same, Annan, as being the nearest port to the Canobie district, would be preferred., Re-examined by SirTnostAs PHlLllPS—Kirkcudbright was not contemplated last year as a shippieg port.—(Laughter,) Mr. Christie agreed in the evidence given by Mr. Wright, of the minerals of Canobie, both as to their quality and extent. Mr. Fawcett, proprietor of certain coal-fields on the line of the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway, said that considerable quantities of soal would be transmitted along the proposed Brampton line. Mr. Liddell, provision merchant, Brampton, proved the preference given by the district to the scheme of the Dum• fries and Carlisle Company over that of the Caledonian. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant MURPHY—He did not know which of the schemes passed through the town of Brampton.—(Laughter.) Mr. Sergeant Mtm.Pitv—Do you, in fact, know anything at all about it ? (Laughter.) itness—lf I knew I would tell you.—(Laughter.) Mr. Carr put in papers, showing the amount of traffic, &c., from Newcastle to Glasgow. Mr. William Anderson had acquainted himself with the extent of the trade by steam from Glasgow to Newcastle, and it did not exceed . 300 tons. The whole amount which would be abstracted from the Caledonian Company by the Dumfries Company would be 4,9901. 75., or, deducting 45 per cent. for working expenses, 2,774/. I4s. The loss to the Caledonian Railway on the Dumfries and Edinburgh traf f ic would be as equal to 27 miles of their lire, and to compensate for that loss he brought upon their lice at Gretna a large amount of traffic, for which they took no credit in the original prospectus. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant MURPHY— He had heard that this traffic was omitted in deferenee to the opinions of the Railway Commissioners. He bad heard that this formed an element in Mr. Locke's design. He had, when examined last year, mentioned only the port of Annan as a shipping station for coals, because no other port then existed. The Committee then adjourned till to -morrow, at twelve. COMMITTEES on PRIVATE BILLS. LIVERPOOL WATERWORKS. The Committee en this group met yesterday morning, in Room 33 ; Sir J. Johnstone in the chair. After the adjournment on Tuesday the Committee drew up a clause, which, however, did not satisfy the several partifi, and they accordingly went on with the opposition to the Bill. They were occupied during the sitting with hearing evidence on the qualities of the water at present supplied by the different companies to the town. THE BATTLE of the JOURNALS. (From the Dublin Pilot) A sort of death struggle regarding prices is going on na rn o a r ls tal red eo u ni c p i t r it g it t io h n e commamong e e h e e d L b i y vt' o r n P e x o d f p t a li p e e p rs u . hlic Th j e ou charge per copy to threepence, the stamp, paper, and interest of money, amounting to twopence halfpenny, thus leaving one halfpenny sterling for house rent. editor's sa l ar y. wages, taxes, ink, &c. This was resisted by the Mercury, one of those so called lifboo,rut.n:dilijitcoluanrsensceaeslsssowafrhythicthoe pboaubslituo;t but t e A u l n er l c im ury ited him pa s t e r l o f n h a a g s e clip his wings and come down plump to the earth, thus proving that he is not valued at a rush more than his In the d esperate frenzy of the day, contemporaries. ra re p d o uct re i i ons are offered as a lure, and we fear that the system will not only degrade the press in the eyes of t w h o e [rlk p tt n u b iesn l i totally e u f l o t r i w d a jtooulyrnaclurtail the proceeds of the impossible for any honest intentioned newspaper proprietor to reduce the price below the pre sent standard, whilst the stamp, paper, and other inci dental taxes remain as they are. INTt - twithstanding that our Liverpool contemporaries have fifty timer the adver tising patronage accorded to their Irish brethren, such an income as id. per sheet, to meet all expenses, is a " little too bad." One of the Liverpool papers, in re marking on the above paragraph, says : " The paper which commenced the :three-penny system, and whose competition with the established journals is to bring down the wages of the workman employed on the press in Liverpool, is inconsistently enough, a professed advocate of the interests of the working classes." We are sure that the public would not, in order to obtain their newspaper a penny or two cheaper, &lire to see the mechanic deprived of the hard-earned fruits of his labour. Some people, with more money than wit, were lately induced to start a " very cheap" newspaper in Liverpool, but were forced to make a hasty retreat from the speculation, although they had the advantage,. not only of having to pay reduced wages to their work men, but of not paying them at all t.l The Emperor of Austria has appointed M. Romilly bishop of Cremona, to the archbishopric of Milan. LORDS' AMENDMENTS. The Lords' Amendments to the Cheltenham Water works Bill were agreed to. The report on the Colchester, Stour Valley, Sudbury, and Halstead Railway (Extension to Melford, Laren ham, and Clare) was further considered and agreed to. GRAIN IN DISTILLERIES. Mr. BROTHERTON presented petitions from Belfast and Methune a r ,ainst the use of grain in distilleries. HEALTH OF TOWNS. Mr. WILSON PATTEN presented petitions from Warrington complaining of the state of that town, and praying for some legislative enactment. EDUCATION. Mr. V. SMITH presented a petition from Northamp ton in favour of the Government plan of education. SMALL TENEMENTS BILL. Mr. R. SPOONER presented petitions from several parishes in the neighbourhood of Birmingham, praying for exemption from the Rating of Small Tenements Bill. Lord SANDON presented a petition from Liverpool against certain clauses in the Rating of Small Tene ments Bill. Mr. P. SCEOPE presented similar petitions from parishes in Lancashire. BANK OF ENGLAND. On the motion of Mr. FORSTER the following returns were ordered :—Returat of the circulation of the Bank of England, and of the banks of issue in England and Wales, Scotland and Ireland, from January, 1846, to the present time (in continuation of Parliamentary , Paper, No. 27, of session 1846). Of the notes, securi ties, Bullion, &c., of the Bank of England, as published in the Gazette, from the passing of the Act 7 and 8 Vic. e. 32, to tho present time (in eontinuation of Parliamen tary Paper, No. 336, of session 184 b). Account of the quarterly averages of the Bank of England since the 24th day of January, 1846 (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, Nc•. 27. of session 1846). DROPPED ORDERS OF THE DAY. The dropped notices of motion and orders of the day were reappointed. JUVENILE OFFENDERS BILL Sir J. PAKINGTON presen ted several petitions from parts of Worcester in favour of the Juvenile Offenders Bill. On the motion that the Juvenile Offenders Bill be read a second time, Mr. ROEBUCK moved that the Bill be read that day six months. A very extensive power was pro posed to be vested in the magistrates of this coun try ; but, in his opinion, the magistrates of this country did not know their duty. (Hear, hear.) It was proposed that two magistrates, sitting in private, not in a public court, should have the option to adjudi cate on cases where the age of the offender did not ex ceed fifteen years. and when the property did not exceed the value of 40s. Now, that was opposed to the principle of the constitution of this country, which was that there should be perfect publicity given to administer the law ; but, perhaps, a fox-hunting jus tice would not, by want of legal information, and by the operation of injurious influences, be competent to administer justice fairly. An How. MEMBER seconded the motion. Mr. G. BANKES—There certainly were some provi sions in the Bill to which he could not give a very warm assent. But, at the same time, it was most important that there should be some law on this subject.—(Hear, hear.) Under the present system contamination to juvenile offenders was inevitable. Publicity to the proceedings of Courts of Justice should be of the fullest character ; not only should the public generally be admitted, but the press should be also admitted, and not only that, but both the public and the press should, by the arrangements made, be invited to attend. And it was most important that the subject should be considered by the House. He would, therefore, cordially concur in the principle of the Bill. Sir GEORGE GREY—The subject was certainly one of the greatest importance. He dissented, however, from the Bill of the Honourable Gentleman, and was sorry that he could not express a hope that it would be put in a state in which it would receive the sanction of the House. He agreed with the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Roebuck) that summary jurisdiction should be exercised in public. There could be no doubt that there should be some provision in reference to juvenile offenders, and he hoped to be able yet to pre. sent a Bill to Parliament by which asylums would be provided for those whose offences were rather the effect of their misfortunes than their crimes, and in which the object would be not punishment but reformation. Under these circumstances, he hoped the Hon. Gentleman would not press his Bill. He should not say anything against the principle of more speedy punishment of offenders. He agreed with the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Roebuck) as to the impolicy of giving such extensive jurisdiction as was eroposed by this Bill to county magistrates, and he con sidered that it would be most advantageous to increase stipendiary magistrates, who would not supersede local magistrates, but not with them, and then summary jurisdiction would be in the hands of gentlemen imme diet. ly responsible to the Executive Government. The subject of the Bill was attracting attention every day, there was a • Committee in th e H ouse o f L or d; had d ec of the totthank H th o e no p u ai r e a s ble he G h e a n d tl be em s a to n w , upon it, and he h a d no d ou b t that the f or ed wh u o p ra on hi he Bill, would be accomplimhed. Mr ROEBUCK explained, that he did not wish to be understood as saying anything personally disrespectful to county magistrates. JUVENILE OFFENDERS BILL. _ _ _ Mr. LAW said, that while he wished the Bill to be withdrawn, he must still say that he agreed with its principle, and considered that the time had arrived when it was necessary to adopt means of proceeoing against offenders in a more summary manner than at present. He thought what had fallen from the Right Hon. Baronet the Secretary of State for the Home Depart ment was, however, sufficient to show that the time had arrived when it was fit to discuss the present Bill. He was quite opposed to the summary jurisdiction which this Bill proposed to give the magistrates. He did not object to the Hon. Baronet having introduced such a Bill to promote discussion, but he should be campelled to oppose it as a measure. He hoped that the admission of the principle of the measure by the Right Hon. Baronet the Secretary for the Home Depart ment would induce the introducer of this Bill to with draw it. He thought that the subject was too extensive a one to be introduced by any private Member of that House who had not received a legal education, and who was not connected with the administration of public justice. He hoped that at least the Right Hon. Baronet would postpone the second reading of this Bill until the report from the Upper House was laid upon the table. Mr. B. DENISON said, that he for one should feel it necessary to oppose this measure if it were pressed. It had a direct tendency to do away with one of the principal sa.eguards of the English subject—namely, trial by jury. He hoped that the magistrates of this country would not attempt to have any such power de puted to them, for there was, even under the present public system, a great difficulty in trying mane of this class of offenders at public quarter-sessions. That diffi culty would be much increased by the operation of the Right Hon. Baronet's Bill, and he hoped that the House would not sanction it. Sir J. PAKINGTON said that, after the expression of the sense of the House against this measure, he hoped the House would permit him to make a few observa tions. He did not when he came down to the House that day anticipate any such opposition . as the measure had met with, • especially after the favourable reception it had received in the first in stance. He did think that such a measure as the pre sent one would have been better in the hands of the Government, or in the hands of some professional man, and he regretted that it had been left to him. The first objection of the Hon. Member for Bath, as to the exer cise of these very large powers by the magistrates in private, was certainly correct. He quite admitted that these powers ought to be exercised publicly, and in 99 cases out of 100 these powers would be exercised in public. The power given to the magistrates of England under the 7th and Bth of George IV. were infinitely greater than the ones he proposed to give them. Under that Act, any single magistrate sitting in his private parlour might send any offender to prison for not six, but twelve months. He begged the lion. Member for Bath to reflect that those who were magistrates, and who objected to this mea sure, were already possessed of much greater power. The provisions of this Act were framed under the report and recomm-ndation of the Criminal Law Commissioners in 1837, who stated that the powers to be exercised were not so great as those of which the magistrates were already in possession. Sir Edward Ryan, the head of the Criminal Law Com mission had given him (Sir J. Pakington) permission to say that his opinions were entirely in favour of the principle of this measure. The Hon. Member for Bath had also objected that while the Bill professed to avoid the necessity of imprisonment, it gave the power of inflicting it, and thus inculcated the very evil it sought to avoid. Although in some instances imprisonment could be inflicted, it uld b i inflicted at once, without the necessity of a long imprisonment before conviction. It would remedy the evil of infants having to stand before the bar as felons, and, in many instances, a very strong feeling had been shown by the judges, in order, if possible, to discourage the practice.—(The Hon. Member here read extracts from the speech of Sir John Campbell, from which it appeared that he c.nsidered the Bill unotijccionable.) He must now ex press his great regret for the manner in which the Right Hon. Gentleman the Home Secretary dealt with the Bill. When he (Sir J. Pakington) introduoed the Bill the Right lion. Gentleman gave him a good recef Lion, but now, on the second reading, he withdrew his support on the grounds of the details he ing objecti ona bl e . He begged, however, to tell him move all w al i l re o c b o i n ,, s o i t d io e a red b u er d w . a r s t a e uth w o il r l i n ) t b h u a t t t t h o e se r o ta v i g to reconsider them before a Committee up stairs, when the Ri g h t H onourable Gentleman would have an opportunity of stating the points t o which he objected. He hoped the Right Honour able Gentleman would acce d e to the proposition, and not throw the w e i g h t o f his authority the Bill, the more e s p ec i a ll y as it had cos a t g him (Sir J. Pakiegton) a good deal of trouble, and had not been brought forward without the moat careful consideration. Lie thought the Bill was GROUP XXIII. The Committee met this morning at twelve, in Room B, Mr. Mackinnon in the chair. SOUTH WALES DEVIATIONS croitzsT Or DEAN BRAS). Mr. TALBOT, Q.C., opened the merits of the BiN, and was proceeding to call witnesses for the Bill, when Mr. CROWDER, Q.C., insisted upon being heard before th• Committee, in opposition, on behalf of the Severn and Wve Company, who have a tram-way in the neighbourhood of the proposed branch. After considerable discussion whether or not they ought to be heard, the Committee deliberated, and determined that, if they should admit the arguments of Mr. Crowder, no im provement whatever could be made on the locality. The opponents were, therefore, excluded. Witnesses were then called, who spoke to the advantages offered by the proposed branch running into the heart of the Forest of Dean, so as to communicate with the large add important coal-fields in that neighbourhood, and furnish a ready transit to the port of Gloucester. The Committee then adjourned till twelve to-morrow. GROUP XXVI. The Committee met at twelve, Lord Harry Vane in the Chair. GREAT WESTERN (BRANCHES TO EGHABI, STAINES, &Co Mr. Brunel, engineer to the company, :in his examination by M r . AusTIN E stated the scheme, with some slight alters W5B the same with that of la s t sess i on, except that it I: i i?a n n ‘ c ' hed through Brantford to the river, and beyond Staines So Egham. It communicated w i t h H ounslow by a more cnivez i ou t approach than the South-Water!) project, and