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trates , rsons rerelp :ate a; 844. .___,.. C lOCIC et, Tithe- IRE and ing, con' Hangings , Articles► sirs, Sofa , , Kitchen yen Cata noNEss, IRE, n o'clock k HOLD le-pieces, e. S ets se's' p Tables , DrawerS , Kidder- post an d Dra%ers, ;, Toilet nd other italJgue o ---; OLD ON, 03 o'clock ucrnorkt, [OUSE - Cottage Amen ging hl5 g•room, leboardr 0, Card, )rte (bY Glasses, tin tinge, excel er Bed easoned )ressing Gen )ressing Stained s, &c. Block ece (1.4 nt, pre ises, or rerpool. AND in the ip Inn, Is shall NN or a very Office ;gerieS, ;ft, and in the situate , e-roait mile et id nos' tenant , Ye to Mr. oneer, mm••••••• NGOr heard !TER the wage, :rates Pro-. April 16, ISI4 "Co br k7olb. TO be SOLD, by PRIVATE TREATY, a commodious mediaAMILY HOUSE, situate in Chathatia-street, im ely adjoining Abercrotnby-square b.„........_zfoprdr.tpiciauclear.s apply to Mr. Cu_ AW, Surveyor, 13, TO I R.ONFOUNDERS. MESSRS. FOSTER and GRIFFIN, TRONFOUNDEFIS, from ,eFliwith-street, Liverpool, being about to retire s „ ousiness, are ready to receive applications from Per ,vris who may be disposed to take their-entire Establish nt.Thei a re of r. Patterns are new, anrThe Machinery and Tools ord e the best description, and in excellent working TO ,TO CHEMISTS AND DRUGGISTS. s it T , °e „bISPOSED OF, by PRIVATE TREATY, the on e "P - '° I NESS of a CHEMIST and DRUGGIST, in has been`t largest thorouollares in Liverpool: — The trade ,2,oPPortunity established upw . ards of twenty years. This is rarely to be met.-with, as the capital re tien.V will be very small considering the advantage to vs__ "rived, E very sat i s f act i on w ill b e g i ven w h y th e Present address bprietor, is declining the business. y letter, T 7, Standard-office. • " MADONNA" BY GUIDO. To BE DISPOSED OF BY LOTTERY. IN TEN THO USAND SHARES OF ONE SHILLING MR. LAC EY begs to caII EACH the attention of Admirers of the Fine Arts to this exquisite-Picture, which has 4m justly styled the " Gem" of the late Leeds Exhibi ,ion. ~De Pai n ti ng will remain for a short period ON VIEW u a Is Pri n t Room 100, Bold-street, where Subscribers' N affs are received. BAY HORSE, STANHOPE, AND HARNESS. TO be SOLD, a very neat and complete TURN-OUT. tion,l'sh Horse is equal to great weight, has superior a% . - of 13a a perfect Hunter, and quiet in Harness. A Pal thatan possibly b e superi Y or i lar s % i P s e o rfect matches, yeri handsome, and can of the most perfect HACKS Gontlernan. met with , either for a Lady or timid 81 °E S #.- To be seen at Mr. B se —' Islington. 15 th April, 1844. ' O N SALE, b HOUSE PR IVATE TREATY, an excellent street IN 16, Colquitt-street, next door to Seel containing in front to Colquitt-street 8 yards and ex tending in depth to Back Colquitt- , street 40 yards 1 foot and 9 inches, together with a two-storied BUILDING fro nting Back Colquitt.street, which is let for £l2 per i n "" 111 . The House contains Parlour, large Dining s:°4l, Kitchen, Butler's Pantry - and other conveniences first floor ; and Drawing-room, seven Bed-rooms, a nd three Attics, with Bath-room, and Bath for Hot and ) „ ° ,, 1(1 Water, Shower Baths, and Water Closet, and has m mat excellent Cellars. The Tenure is Leasehold under !, C orporation, and part of the purchase money may re ar on mortgage, if required. T . 1 , 1 1 13 1 Y to Mr. JOHN STEWART, Architect; and for Solicitors View, to Messrs. DAVENPORT and COLLIER, Commerce-court, Lord-street, Liverpool. Co be 4 . 01 ti or Ett Fp, - - Itp" e g alClLD or LET, a newly-erected VILLA -- ""ENCE situate in Everton, near St. Do - p Pit, eontainin Dining-roorn and Drawing-room, zixF:epdi-iecheaconb.ers, lessing,,rtfoni, and suitable Offices, with -a Garde E st . t . and further particulars apply to W. J. READE, ' - agent, 16, Clarence-street, Alount-pleasant. Eo be Let. APARTMENTS. A . SINGLE GENTLEMAN, or TWO rRIENDS, , s eet an oikmay meet with comfortabklnd genteelly Furnished ttr itr Al d I E N I i n T g S t o' withintsThort distance of St. Anne kor Cards , of Add laddres s 'to A B, at the St and 0 ress app Y . or Sta ll-office. CELLARS TO BE LET. SEVERAL excelle nt _ DRY CELLARS to be LET, UNDER 611.1.-STEJti MARCET. =.Rent, X 1416 Annum. Ply to th e SUPERINTENDENT. T o b e LE r, on moderate terms, at 44, D a l e - s t ree t, so se veral excellent OFFICES. D. B. SMITH' and N 'Ti c , PAPER MANUFACTURERS, _y;4IOLESALE ST-A- I -- ' ll B. and CommissioN AGEIVTS, have received a e quantity of all sorts PAPER, suitable for Grocers, Ppers, and Cotton Brokers, at prices unusually low. Apply as above, opposite the Wellington Hotel. TO be LET, a HOUSE and GARDEN, No. 4, He mei...terrace, near the Rimrose Hotel, Bootle-road. The internal arrangements of the House are most con venient; and it contains a small Cellar, Dining-room, Parlour, Kitchen, Store Room, Pjatry, and Scullery, on 'the first floor, and six good Bed-lOoms. Rent, £4O Or Annum. RApplyss -st to Mr. GEOR GE B ELE7, Crown Chambers, .edcro reet. PLAS TEG PARK, -FLINTS H IRE. TO be LET, FURNISHED, and may be entered upon I mmediately, PLAS TEG PARK, Flintshire. The Ma a yn • • ,PL AS is suitable for a Nobleman or Gentleman's Fa ana consists of Drawing,. Dining, and Breakfast f our D r S tudy, Schoolroom, &c, ten t Bedrooms and venien reasi ng-rooms. six Servan ' ooms, and every con pi, "jar a large Family. is situated ten miles from Chester, four from 804 , °even from Wrexham, and within drive of the ton Station. Th 8 Fo z h e R OOTING is various and eood, and two Packs of ru ns v u nds withi n reac h. A n exce ll en t TROUT STREAM ven ds near. 4-bnY quantity of LAN D maybe had with the House. ah, ply to pfiurrether particulars, and an order to view the house, a r a I. R. T. ROPER, Le , .swood Hall, Mold, FRST-RATE HOTEL PI CC A DIE I L', MANCHESTER, Close to the Manehester.and Birmingham Railway T o Station. -be LET, with immediate possession, a large and sit u (nninodious HOTEL, with first-rate business, lao Pe in Piccadilly, Manchester. The house of very ast"roa construction and h een furnished within the Coff e rie Years, regar ' clles cost. It contains handsome root:11 , roo m „ Private itting-rooms, forty-three SO otn.a:st:o7, and every requisite convenience far carrying i nn)] 'l,lst-rate business. The house may be entered upon vab l emia tely, and the Furniture 'and Stock taken at a be b ad if ; The rent is very moderate, and a lease may equired. o: ° ° r turther particulars apply to R. P. HonsoN, Esq., iia ° rge-street, Manchester; JOHN M'CLURE, Esq., Ca , Printer, 32 A, Mosley-street, Manchester; Messrs. or N sT.A.Nr.Ey and SONS,. Wine'Merchants, L Liverpool _ untaia Mesrrs. SAE and WORTHINGTON, Solicitors, ..-street, Manchester. SaREWSBURY AND - GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY. CAPITAL, £400,000, IN SHARES OF J 350. DEPOSIT, £5 PER. SHARE. A :PROSPECTUS of this undertaking (in pursuance 11. of a'resolution of a Special,.General Meeting of the Grand Junction Company, eY.I on the 4th instant, to lease ethe line in perpetuity`it 4 per cent., with an equal division of all further profits) will shortly be published. A proportion of the n 'Stock' will be reserved fora limited time:for Shrewsbury and the parties locally interested in the line ; and application for Shares generally may be made to Messrs. EASTHOPE and SON, Lothbury, London ; HENRY TUDOR, Esp, Hatton-court, Threadneedle street, London ; or to the Secretary, at Liverpool. By order, MARK HUISH, Secretary. GLASGOW, DUMFRIES, AND CARLISLE AND CALEDONIAN RAILWAYS. Aeb3 Publirattonc",. This day i s pu b l i shed in cloth, price is., THE LAW OF FASTING, as tained in Holy Scripturej.and taught by the rch of England. By the Rev. J. B M DEN, M.A.. Also Rector o oot i ng, , by the same A u th or, in one thick vol. Bvo., in cloth, lettered, price 12s. CH ISCOURSES FOR THE FE STIVALS OF THE cr c i :PC i R OF ENGLAND: [viz., th ose f or w hi c h a WithNotePr.ovided in the Book of Common Prayer.] —2. The Ssuccer's-ss cif of the Gospel in the _Nrliissions compared — w Historical and Doctrinal t c i c o e n s 3.The it Title Theoto -1809 ;-4. Grace in B4Zi s Ce nku c ry ; London: Hamilto n , Ad m an) , A dams, and Co., Paternoster-row ; Hatchard and Son, Piccadilly. THE ATMOSP H ERIC RAILWAY. IN 'THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN REVIEW, hNo. 33, just published, appears an Article on the e RAILWAY, containing a History of ,I,le v lnventio n , a detailed Examination of its Merits, and a View (with copious extractil of all the Reports, English r Foreign, whi c h h ave h i therto appeared. together with esults of E x p er i ments made on the Kingstown awl IkeY Ra il way. London et • it. and J. TAYLOR, Red Lion-court, Fleet. sterielers. ; it. : G. and J. R OBINSON , an d a ll Book, . dE- etailed ainr st " will .RTHE RAILWAY CHRONICLE. T Number of the RAILWAY CHRONICLE ii - "v Pear on SATURDAY XT, the 20th instant. vi Prospectus will„0 - sent free, by W post, to all e ° furnish their address to the Office, 14, ellington treet North, Strand, London. •••••....,„,.__** Order of any Newsvendor. ~kl PORTANT TO FAMILIES, HOTELS, AND BOARDING N. kryDRESSING FEATHERS BY HAND. ALLIAM NOWLAND, 149 and 151, DALE -1812. ST REET, near;Zyrom-street, Liverpool,. established for p continues the ffocl old process of Stovmg Feathers 4 0v irs:i tii t l Y :.eight Hours, by which means the effluvia and dest r - r : °II, which causes thim to smell, are effectually bags-"Yed ; they are then-Thrashed with flails, in canvas not a particle of dust remains, and lastly, fanned sip. s r4(2 wire screens. kr t . "w ROOMS and FEATHER STORES, where a StockFl,7.. of Feather Beds, Hair, Wool, Silk and Cotton Ite-cK Mattresses, and Paillasses, and an elegant assort 13eicilstte" F our-post, Camp, French Stump, and Nursery . L ., z ads are constantly on Sale. 7,:r46,fellent Rabbit Down Beds, Large Flock Beds, Par.4t•treat assortment of ready-made Bed Ticks, that ay choose and see them filled. Manta. PORTER WANTED, by a Wine Ind Spirit Merchant. He must be an experienced Bottler and Packer, and be able to give the most satisfactory:references for honesty and sobriety. It is particularly requested none others will apply. Apply to 'FILER and Co., Back Goree. LIVERPOOL INFIRMARY. UTANTED. an APOTHECARY to this Institution. He must be unmarried, and a Licentiate of Apo thecaries' Hall. Salary, £lOO per Annum, with Board, Washing, and Lodging. Testimonials of character and quitlifeation to be sent to the Infirmary, on or before the ht day of May next, ad dressed to EDWARD GIBBOItt; Esq., Chairman of the Committee. The Election will take place on MONDAY, the 6th of May next, at Ten o'clock in the Forenoon, when the Can didates are expected to attend. TOWNSHIP OF EVERTON. PERSONS desirous of CARTING the SWEEPINGS. SCRAPINGS, and RUBBISH off the HIGHWAYS of the TOWNSHIP• of EVERTON..for the ensuing year, ending 20th April; 1845, will be pleased to deliver in Tenders for the same at the ParisifOffice, Everton Vil lage, on or before FRIDAY EVENING, the 19th instant. Further particulars may 136 had by applying at the Parish Office any Morning from Nine to Twelve o'clock. W. SHAW, Surveyor of Highways. Parish Office, Everton, 11th April, 1844. erb csi) in . BIRKENHEAD AND CLAUGHTON-CUM GRANGE. TO ROAD CONTRACTORS. PERSONS desirous of CONTRACTING for MAK- I ING about THREE MILES of ROADS and DRAINS, in the NEW PALU now in progress, may see the Sections and Specifications on application at the Surveyor's 'Office, in the Park. Sealed Tenders to be tent to the General Superintendent, at the Town-hall, on or before WEDNESDAY, the Ist May next, addressed to the Improvement Committee, and marked " Tenders for Roads." JOSEPH MALLABY, Clerk to the Commissioners. Town-hall,Birkenhead,l2th April, 1844. T 0 be LET, a good FAMILY HOUSE, with Grounds and Stabling attachepl, situated near Wallasey Church, with a fine Sea Vjew, lately in the occupation of Thomas Murray, Esq...et Liverpool. Apply to I. A. MARSDEN, 1, Duke-street, or Marine Villa, New-road, Liscard. ALBION AUCTION-ROOMS. WEEKLY SALE OF FURNITURE. CARPETS, FLOOR CLOTHS, kc. By Mr. GREEN, On THURSDAY next, the 18th instant, at Eleven o'clock precisely, at his Rooms, Market-street, Birkenhead, AGENERAL Assortment of excellent modern HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, Carpets, Floor cloths, &c., comprising Sets of Four-post;Tent, French, Nursery, and Press Bedsteads, Paillasses, Feather Beds and Bedding, handsome Mahogany Swing Cot, Sets of Mahogany Chairs, Easy Chairs, Sofas, Couches, Loo, Pembroke, and Dining Tables, Chiffonniers, in Rosewood and Mahogany, handsome Oak Secretaire and Bookcase, with Glazed Doors, Brussels and Kidderminster Carpets, Rugs and Druggets, Floor and Lobby Cloths, handsome Chimney and Dressing Glasses, Patent Water Filters, Eight-day and other Clocks, handsome Bronze and other 'Fenders and Fire-irons,llvory-handled Knives and Forks, Chamber and Kitchen Candlesticks, and the usual Kitchen Requisites, also a quantity of Pickles and Sauces. The whole may be viewed on WEDNESDAY next, the 17th instant, and on the Morning of Sale, and Catalogues had. CHARLES PHILLIPS, Esquire, one of Her Ma jesty's 'Commissioners authorised to at under a fiat in bankruptcy, bearing date the 131 h day of December, 1833, awarded and issued forth against SETH FLIT CROFT -and THOMAS MQSGROVE, of Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster,, Grate-manufacturers, Iron founders, dealers, chapmen, and copartners, will sit on the 19th day of April instant, at Twelve of the clock at Noon precisely, at th9'District Court of Bankruptcy, in Liverpool, in the oounty of Lancaster, in order to make a FINAL DIVIDEND of the estate and effects of the said bankrupts, when and where the creditors who have not already proved their debts are to come prepared to prove the same, or they will be excluded the benefit of the said dividend ; and all claims not then proved will be disallowed. LEATHER, Solicitor. PROSPECTUS OF THE G LASGOW, DUMFRIES, AND CARLISLE RAILWAY VIA PAISLEY, JOHNSTONE, KILMARNOCK, AYR, CUMNOCK, SAN QUH AR, DUMFRIES, AND ANNAN. CAPITAL £1,300,000; SHARES £25 EACH. DEPOSIT, £1 ss. No Subscriber liable beyond the amount of his Subscription. GOVERNOB.r . ' The Right Hon. the EARL of EGLINTON & \VINTON. DEPUTY-GOVERNOR. The Right Hoo. LORD JAMES H.B. STUART, M.P. PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. JOHN LEADBETTER, ESQ., CHAIRMAN. THE RIGHT HON. THE EARL OF ORKNEY, SIR DAVID HUNTER BLAIR, of Blaorquhan, Bart. SIR c. G. STUART MENTEATH, of Closeburn, Bart. SIR JAMES CAMPBELL, Glasgow. JOHN LEARMONTH, Esq., Chairman of the Edin burgh and Glasgow Railway. GEORGE HUDSON, Esq., of York. THE PROVOST OF DUMFRIES. THE PROVOST OF PAISLEY. THE PROVOST OF AYR. THE PROVOST OF KILMARNOCK. THE PROVOST OF ANNAN. JAMES MONTEATEL Esq., of Stonebyres. JOHN HENDERSON, Esq., of Park. THOMAS D. DOUGLAS, Esq. JOHN MILLER, Esq., of Muirsbiels. JOHN WILSON, Esq., of Dundyvan, JOHN FLEMING, Esq., of Claremont. JAMES DOUGLAS, Esq., Glasgow. ARCHIBALD SMITH, Esq., Glasgow. ROBERT DYKES, Esq., Glasgow. WILLIAM BROOKS, Esq., Glasgow. ANDREW M'GEORGE, Esq., Glasgow. GEORGE STIRLING, Esq.. Glasgow. JOHN ROSS. Jun., Esq., Glasgow. ALEX. BROWN, Esq., Glasgow. ALEX. CHRISTIE, Esq., Muirkirk Iron Works. JAS. STUART MENTEATH, Jun., Esq., of Close burn. MARMADUKE C. MAXWELL, Esq., of Terregles. Colonel FERRIER HAMILTON, of Cairnhill and Westport. WILLIAM M. ALEXANDER, Esq., of Southbar. C. D. GAIRDNER, Esq., Banker, Kilmarnock. JAMES DUNLOP, Esq., of Annan-hill. BANKERS. G1a8,00W..... UNION BANK OF SCOTLAND, AND WES- - TERN BANK OF SCOTLAND. Edinburgh.. Do. Do. Do. Manchester—Messrs. JONES, LOYD, and Co. London .... Messrs. GLYN, HALIFAX, and Co. Liverpool .. BANK OF LIVERPOOL. ENGINEER. JOHN MILLER, C. E., Edinburgh. SOLICITORS. Glasgow.. Messrs. BAN NATYNES and KIRKWOOD, 16, Gordon-street. Glasgow. London .. Messrs. W. 0. and W. HUNT, 10, Whitehall, London. INTERIM SECRETARY. WILLIAM LOG lE, 76, St. Vincent-street, Glasgow. Applications for Shares may be -made to WILLIAM LOUIE, 76, St. Vincent-street, the Interim Secretary ; or JAMES WATSON, Esq., Messrs. M'EwAN and AULD, or Messrs. BUCHANAN and AITKEN, Sharebrokers, in Glas gow ; to ROBERT ALLAN, Esq., or Messrs. PILLANS and HOME, Sharebrokers, Edinburgh; and to MATTHEW WOTHERSPOON, or SAMUEL WOODS, Jun., Sharebrokers, Liverpool. THE EASTERN UNION RAILWAY. ANSWER TO AN ARTICLE IN THE IMPARTIAL RAIL. WAY TIMES;" OF 6ru APRIL, 1844. (A IM Readers will perceive that we have copied an article from the Railway Times, of Saturday last, having reference to the Eastern Union Railway, as con trasted with the proposed East and West Suffolk Railway. We have preferred giving the whole orthis precious docu ment, containing, as it does, mts-statements and false reasoning in abundance s that. 'may show " how plain a tale shall put him down." Let•us premise, howev , that in quoting the Railway Times our readers must- ear in mind that they must con sider the parties speaking to be Messrs. J. Duncan. the Law Clerk of the Eastern Counties' Railway Company, and John Braithwaite, their Engineer, these gentlemen having such a property or connection with the Railway Times that it may be taken as their organ-:; they are also the active promoters of -the East and West Suffolk Rail- WRIT. But let us analyse their attack upon the Eastern Union line, which they say is the most " absurd imaginable." Whence the absurdity: we would ask. The only differ ence between it and theaariginal line of the Eastern Coun ties' Railway consists in taking rather a shorter line between.Colchester and Ipswich, and avoiding the most expensive and absurd works projected by thevery gentlel men who now call that an absurd line which unites the' same two towns at much less than half the cost of their own bantling. We can imagine both lawyers and engineers thinking this a very absurd mode of proceeding, but ;the public will hardly sympathise with them. But, say these same absurdity-mongers, any goods or traffic on the Eastern Union line must come out of the pockets of the ship owners of Ipswich. How affectionately careful of the interests of the Ipswich shipowners, for which we hope they will be duly grateful; but it so happens that the good advice is grievously thrown away, for it appears that the Provisional Directors of the Eastern Union line number amongst their most active men those who are most deeply interested in the Ipswich shipping, and who certainly re quire no assistance from either lawyers or engineers to teach them how to take care of their own interest. But then, says the article, the Directors do not intend to pro ceed a yard beyond Ipswich, hoping the Suffolk people will drag their carts and wagons to Ipswich from this time forth, &c. What may be the intention of the Directors we cannot say; but this we know, that if one thing be more generally desired by the inhabitants of this town than another, it is that the railway should communicate with Bury St. Edmund's, which is manifestly for the in terest of both parties, should it be done ; and knowing the respectability of the Directors of the Eastern Union line, we have no doubt it will be accomplished. Let us now examine the two lines as proposed. The East and West Suffolk is a perfect misnomer. The course if, from Colchester to Hadleigh, and thence west ward to Bury St. Edmund's and Cambridge, with a branch to Ipswich, and this may be said to go from east to west in Suffolk ; but what accommodation does it afford to that which is truly the district named East Suffolk— the important and populous towns of Woodbridge, Stow market, Needharnmarket, Debenham, Stradbroke, Fram lingham, Saxmundham, Bungay, Harleston, Beccles, Halesworth, and a host of others. These are all to be taken of no account, from which we would almost infer that the writer of the article knows nothing of the county, did we not know also that other reasons exist for the state ment. The Eastern Union line, on the other hand, takes a course that, whilst it does all that the other professes, adds much more by running through central Suffolk, and gives facilities infinitely beyond the other to a very large population. It is true that the Bill now in Parliament embraces only the line from Colchester to Ipswich. We can readily imagine that the Directors of the Union Line considered it much better to apply for power for a portion of the whole line and complete that first, rather than to procure an Act for a long line and then stop short of half way, The writer has attempted a little bit of facetiousness in proposing to change the name of the Eastern Union to that of the Ipswich Selfish Railway. We would suggest to our Bury friends to call the East and West Suffolk the Duncan and Braithwaite Railway, because, if it is given up, there will not seem to be the abandonment of the public interest. It may not perhaps be known to the West Suffolk public that a few weeks since an offer was made by the same parties to support the Eastern Union, on condition that it took the old line of the Eastern Counties' Railway, as far as it ran towards Harwich, in which case Western Suffolk would have been told of the immense advantages of the Eastern Union over going by Hadleigh. The Directors, however, pre ferred an engineer who has executed large works within the estimates to one whose calculations have been so ex travagantly exceeded. The public ought to bear in mind that the cost of 51 miles to Colchester is nearly three mil lions, or about £60,000 per mile, whereas Mr. Locke's estimate for the Eastern Union is not a third of that sum. Our distant readers will be surprised to find a writer committing so great an absurdity as to state that the Eastern Union line runs by the side of the Orwell, when —theit is upon meeting the point being map almostexactlyipih._E e at a right pva angle ,Suffolk thereto o i Mrcury, 71i April, 1544, GREAT NO RAILWAY, FROM . _ PERTH throu g h sTRAiWtifORE to ABERDEEN, FORMING A CONTINUATION OF • THE CALEDONIAN AND SCOTTISH CENTRAL RAILWAYS. THIS line will complete the great chain of central rail way communication between England and the north of Scotland. It will join the Scottish Central Railway at Perth, and will in this way connect the northern parts of Scotland in the most direct line with the south and west of Scotland, and with England by the Caledonian Railway. The whole traffic from Aberdeen, and from Inverness, and the whole northern counties towards England, and all s u s p"t a r i on g , d th el i a s y r , a a ilay n w d expense pa ß rt y s o ti f lisline, Scotland, th m e u in st te p r a r in curred in crossing two;ofnis of the sea, will be avoided, and passengers will -Ice more quickly, easily, and econo mically conveyed than by any other line which can be constructed. A considerable portion of this line was surveyed some time ago, and was found to be upon one uninterrupted level. The valley of Strathmore, through which a great portion of the line passes, is famed for its unsurpassed fertility, and is very populous. It is already the seat of important manufactures, which will be greatly extended, and is studded with towns and villages. The importance of Aberdeen as a scat of commerce and manufactures is well known. The railways from Arbroath to Forfar, and fro m Dun dee to Strathmore, by Newtyle , already construct e d, will run into this line, and form feeders to it. It is proposed to invite the distinguished engineers, Messrs. Loext and ERRINGTON, to undertake the exe cution of the line. This will ensure the adoption of the line from the south to Aberdeen, best adapted to the in terests of the public. A Provisional Committee is in course of formation, and will be immediately announced. It already includes many noblemen end other extensive proprietors and influential persons. It is believed there will be no dissent along the whole line. Till the report of Messrs. Locke and Efirxreindg;tobnutisitohis tained, the proposed that a c t a i p c i capital ca e l div n i n d o ea t i b n e t o ol preciselyares of 5(:, each, ch, the THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. GLASGOW, DUMFRIES, AND CARLISLE RAILWAY. THE PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE beg to inti mate, that in consequence of the numerous applica tions for Shares, the whole of the Capital being now very nearly applied for, no applications will be received after FRIDAY, the 19th current. Immediately thereafter the Committee will proceed tperocate the Stock. By order of the Committee, WILLIAM LOGIE, Int. Secretary. 76, St. Vincent-street, Glasgow, April 10, 1844. parliamentary deposit of 10 per cent., or £5 per share, being payable on subscription. Applications for shares, or generally for information on the subject, may in the meantime he made to Messrs. HOPE and OLIPHANT, W. S., Edinburgh ; Messrs. CHRISTOPHER and JOHN KERR, writers, Dundee; Mr. LANG, Parliamentary Solicitor, 11, Park-street, West minster, London ; or to the following Sharebrokers, viz., Messrs. FOSTER and BRAITHWAITE, 64, Old Broad street, London ; Messrs. JOHN ROBERTSON and Co., 15, Royal Exchange, Edinburgh, and Mr. ROBT. ALLAN, 8, St. Andrew-square, Edinburgh; Mr. W. 11. OLIPHANT, Perth; Mr. J. C. FouLns, Glasgow; Messrs. FORSYTH and PRITCHARD, and Messrs. Too and ASHTON, Liver pool; and Mr. J. B. LocKE, Manchester. TO THE EDITOR OF THE GLASGOW .0017 WIER. Friends of the CALEDONIAN RAIL WAY have been attempting to 'fix a charge of incon sistency against the Gentlemen of the county of Renfrew because three years ago they pronounced an opinion in favour of the Caledonian line as compared to the East Coast or North British Railway, the only other project then before the public, an opinion which was given on the ground of its being, of the two, the most beneficial fcr Renfrewshire, and the West of Scotland, and " to prevent the alternativeof tracing the inferior line by the East Coast of Scotland substituted." Even" lovers of consistency" can hardly find fault with the, same gentlemen still more strenuously advocating a 14e. possessing the same advan ts;e with the Caledontatr-M uniting the West of Scotland with England, and, in addition, passing through their own 'county. I take the liberty, for the special benefit of " A Lover of Consistency;" to subjoin a few extracts from a report addressed to the Directors of the Grand Junction Railway as to the best means of uniting London and 'Glasgow through Lancashire, and as the opinion there expressed on a direct comparison of the Beatock, or Caledonian, with the Dumfries line is most unqualified in favour of the Dumfries, and as, moreover, it proceeds from a gentleman whose capability to jodge, and freedom from bias in its favour, cannot be called in question, being signed by no other than Mr... Joseph Locke, Engineer of the Caledonian Railway, the testimony thus given is fully stronger in favour of its superiority than anything that has yet been adduced during the present controversy. I am, sir, your obedient servant, JUSTITIA. Glasgow, April 10, 1844. LONDON & .GLASGOW RMLWAY, TIIRCUGH LANCASHIRE. TO THE DIRECTORS OF THE GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY. [As the first part of the report details the line from Preston to Carlisle, it is unnecessary to quote it.] " The shortest and best road now existing between Carlisle and Glasgow is that traversed by the mail, and was, I believe, laid out by the late Mr. Telford. lat 'first directed my attention to this route, which, as far as Beatock Bridge, near Moffat, I found tolerably favourable. In proceeding farther, however, the valley for several miles I sise very rapidly, until reaching the summit near Elvan. IV where it attains the height of nearlyl,ooofeet above level of the sea, Beatock Bridge, which is only ten miles distant, being only 300 feet above the level of the sea: in ten miles, then, the rise is nearly 700 feet, which, supposing it to be uniform the whole way, would give an inclination of lin 75. Not wishing to recommend a line having such a plane es this, I was under the necessity of departing from the straight course which, in the former part of the line, I had preserved. In making this detour, however, a very considerable improvement in the levels is obtained, besides passing through a district decidedly more populous than any other route that can be found. " This line will pass from Gretna, leaving Annan to the south-west to near Dumfries, where it will enter the valley of the Nith, in which it will 'continue to Thornhill, San quhar, Kiricconnel, to New Cumnock, a little beyond which is the:summit level. It will then pass near to Old Cumnock, Mauchline, and Kilmarnock, westward of Stewarton, and Dunlop, to near Bith, thence round by the banks of the Calder, near Lochwinnoch, to Johnstone, Paisley, and Glasgow. " Of the advantage to all the towns in Scotland through or near to which this line will pass, no adequate idea can be formed. They exist in the most favourable part of Scotland, requiring only a cheap means of transport to develope the many resources they possess. Several of these towns have already grown into some importance; and it should be an object withlhe proprietors of the soil, and with the manufacturers of the district, to encourage the formation of a road like the one proposed, so as to extend to them the benefits which it is capable of affording. (Signed) "JOSEPH LOCKE. " Liverpool, January 27. 1836." EDINBURGH, LEITH, AND NEWHAVEN RAILWAY. THE Public are respectfully informed that the Books for Subscription for the preference SHARES in this undertaking, which bear an Interest -of — Five per Cent. over the old Stock, will be CLOSED on SATURDAY, the 20th instant. fP,Further applications for these Shares will be received in Liverpool, by Mr. RICHARD DAWSON, No. 10, Ex change-alley. A. G. FIELD, Secretary. EDINBURGH, AND NORTHERN RAILWAY, FROM EDINBURGH THROUGH FIFE, TO DUNDEE, WITH A JUNCTION LINE TO PERTH. CAPITAL £BOO,OOO, IN SHARES OF £25 EACH. 'PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. JOHN GLADSTONE, Esq.,_ of Fasque—Chai rman . CAPTAIN WILLIAM RAMSAY, R.N., Deputy Chairman ; resident at Edinburgh. The... Lord Provost of the City of Edinburgh. The Lord Provost of the City of Aberdeen. The Provost of Arbroath. The Provost of Bumtisland. The Provost of Cupar. The Provost of Dundee. The Provost of Kirkaldy. The Provost of Montrose. The Provost of St. Andrew's. The Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce, Edinburgh. Lord Frederick Hallyburton, M.P. for Forfarshire. Sir Adam Hay, of Haystone, Bart., Banker, Edinburgh. Sir James Forest, of Coniston, Bart. Sir David Brewster, of Allerly, K.H. John Elliot Drinkwater Bethune, Esq„ of Balfour. James H. Burnett, Esq., Moray-place, Edinburgh. Peter Cameron, Esq.. Thomaston Mill, of Messrs. Ca meron and Co., General Carriers. W. F. Lindsay Carnegie, Esq., of Boysack, Chairman of the Arbroath and Forfar Railway Company. William Curr, Esq., Dundee, one of the Directors of the Dundee and Arbroath Railway Company. George Duncan, Esq., M.P. for Dundee. William Stark Dougall, Esq., of Scotscraig. Edward Ellice, Esq., M.P. for the East Fifeshire Burghs. Colonel Ferguson, of Raith, M.P. for the South Fifeshire Burghs. George Fyfe, Esq., Dundee, one of the Directors of the Dundee and Arbroath Railway Company. John Gibson, Jun., Esq.. Charlotte-street, Edinburgh. David Greenhill, Esq., Grant Lodge, late Bombay Civil Service. Archibald Home, Esq., one of the Directors of the Royal Bank. John Learmouth, Esq., of Dean, Chairman of the Edin burgh and Glasgow Railway Company. Donald Lindsay, Esq., one of the Directors of the Royal Bank. James M. Melville, Esq., George-street, Edinburgh. George Moon, Esq., Manufacturer, Russell Mill. David Nairne, Esq., of Drumkilbo. Erskine Douglas Sandford, Esq., Chairman of the Edin burgh, Leith, and Newhaven Railway Company. Henry Stewart, Esq., of St. Fort. John Thompson, Esq., Cashier of the Royal Bank of Scotland. Alexander Thompson, Esq., of Whiterig. William Thomas, Esq., Banker, Dean of Guild and Dun dee. William Tullis, Esq., Auchmuty Mill. Patrick Wallace, Esq., St. Andrews. Robert Wiseman, Esq., Cupar-Fife. David Yool, Esq., Manufacturer, Blebo Mills. With power to add to their number. BANKERS. The Royal Bank of Scotland and Branches. The Union Bank of Scotland and Branches. Messrs. Coutts and Co. Sir Richard Carr Glynn and Co. London. Sir Claude Scott, Bart. and CO. ENGINEERS. Messrs. Grainger and Miller, Edinburgh. SOLICITORS. Sir Charles Gordon and Co., Edinburgh. Messrs. Richardson and Connell, and Messrs. G. and T. W. Webster, London. A RAILWAY through the Cour.= of FIFE has been very anxiously called for as an object of National as well as of great Local importance. The communication by this route is the most diaect to the North of Scotland. The City of EDINBURGH is at the one terminus, and the enterprising and rapidly increasing Town of DUNDEE is at the other; while the important City of PERTH presents a central point for ready communication with the North ernand Middle Diftricts of the Country. A very careful Survey has been obtained of the line to Dundee ; and three Engineers have concurred in opinion as to the direction of that Line. It commences at the Royal Burgh of Burntisland, in connection with the Low water Pier, now nearly compkted there for the Burntis land and Granton Ferry. Large Iron Steamers are now being built for the Service of the Ferry, which are intend ed to pass every hour during the day from either side. From Burntisland:the Line proceeds by Kiughorn, Kirk aldy (with a branch to the harbour of that town,) Dysart, New Inn, the County Town of Cupar, and Guard Bridge, to Ferry-port-on-Craig and to Craighead opposite to Dundee, where a Floating Bridge is about to be made by the-co-operation of Government. The Line to Perth is ' intended to diverge from the main trunk at a point north of the village of Kettle, and to pass by Collessie, Lin dores, Newburgh,.and Ab erne th y, to t h e South Inch of Perth. The length from Burntisland toisCraighead, including the Branch to Kirkaldy, will be 39 miles. The length of the Junction Line from Kettle to Perth will be 17 miles, and from Burntisland to Perth 37 miles. The total length of the several Lines will be 56 miles. The Summit Level is only 273 feet above Burntisland Pier. The Gradients are fivourable ; and there are no Engineering difficulties. The tine, whether considered with reference to its esti mated cost, its permanent working, or the great traffic it will command, is unquestionably the best which could be selected.. By it the distance to Aberdeen, and to the principal towns on the East Coast of Scotland north of Dundee, is greatly shortened, as compared with any line of Railway which has ever been proposed. From Aber deen to Edinburgh it is shortened 454 miles; from Perth to Edinburgh, 401 miles ; from Perth to London, 37 miles ; from Dundee to Edinburgh, 544 miles ; from Dundee to London, 54 miles ; and from Dundee to Glas gow, 54 miles. The time which will be occupied in tra velling from Perth to the centre of Edinburgh will be 2; hours ; and between Dundee and Edinburgh, including the Ferry and the Floating Bridge, it will be 24 hours. Railways are already formed, and others are in pro gress, at both termini. At the north there is the Railway from Dundee to Arbroath • and in further continuation are the Lines to Forfar and to Newtyle. There is also the prospect of the Line being soon still further extended, in connection morthwards, to Montrose, Brechin, Aber deen, and the other important towns in the same direc tion. At the Southern Terminus it will be connected at Granton Pier with the Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton Railway, which, being carried to the centre of the City of Edinburgh, there unites with both the Edinburgh and Glasgow and the North British Railways. By the former, continued by the Greenock and Ayr Lines, the communi cation will be extended directly to the great manufacturing City of Glasgow, and the other important Depots of Trade and Manufactures in the populous Counties of Lanark, Stirling, Dumbarton, Ayr, and Renfrew; and by the North British Railway from Edinburgh to Berwick, it will be in direct connection with the great Southern Lines on the East, and equally so with Lancashire and the south west of England, either by the proposed new Lines of Railway, or by those already formed. COST. Estimates of the Expense have been made with great care ; every item has been carefully considered ; and the Committee find that the Railway, with the Line to Perth, will be made, including every expense excepting Plant or Working Stock, at a cost below £800,000; but that sum has been fixed upon as the Capital, to cover all contingen cies. I The Line passes thr ß ou E g V h E a N c Ti ou E n . try comprising within itself the three chief branches of Railway Revenue—a great Passenger Traffic—Goods manufactured and in the raw material—and Minerals. The estimated Traffic, without!, taking credit for several important articles, and after a most careful inquiry, shows a clear Revenue of upwards of £70,000, being nearly nine per cent. on the capital. The Population of the counties of Fife, Forfar, Edin burgh, and the part of Perth immediately connected with the Line, amounts to 605,259. The Counties connected with'the Line, but not immediately adjoining, have a po pulation of 474,750—together 1,080,000. The Line passes through a country studded with Manufactories. It is distant not more than a few hundred yards from the nu merous mills on the Eden, and approaches many of the most important Manufactories on the river Leven—a stream which embraces a great number of works, and affords an ample and uniform supply of water power. The number and importance of the Manufactories of Dundee, the northern terminus, are well known. The traffic be tween Edinburgh and Dundee alone, by Leith and Gran ton, is very great, and continues to increase by additional means of transport being placed on the road. The Minerals consist of Coal, Lime, Freestone, and Iron-stone. The Line intersects the great east Coal-field of Fife to the extent of about eleven miles, and approaches the extensive Coal-fields in the parish of Auchterderran, which are the most northern in Scotland. Limestone of the best quality is in great abundance in many places contiguous to the Line ; and rich black-band Ironstone abounds, and is wrought for export. As an Agricultural district, Fife, Forfar, and the ad joining counties are among the first in Scotland. Grain and Cattle are largely raised and very extensively supplied to the Southern Markets. The Line . to Perth willp Passing i productive g h o f a greatririch h advantage mineral to variousinterests. district, it will open an ample supply of Lime, and of c l en Coal, for a p thatcorr corresponding and ndi o g advantage the to surround ingcthheea country.l p 'r a o n p d rie x et t willsecure Proprietors of the Fife Coal-fields, The saving in the CALEDONIAN RAILWAY. TO THE SECRETARY TO THE GLASGOW, DUMFRIES, AND CARLISLE RAILWAY. SIR, OBSERVED that the Provisional Committee of the Caledonian Railway stated in their letter to your Chairman, that it was not their intention to notice further attacks from the promoters of the Glasgow, Dumfries, *and Carlisle Railway. How far a knowledge of this in tention may have induced you to put forth a statement of such a nature as that which has appeared in the papers of this week, I know not • but,as 1, and doubtless many others, deem it calculated to mislead the public. I must beg your indulgence, if I endeavour, as shortly as possi ble, to set them right iwthe matter. With_regard to wl4 "you are pleased to call the satis factory reply of youeChairman, as far as I can see, that Gentleman simplyMisclaims being a party to any crusade against the Caledonian Railway, and declines responsibi lity for the statements of others, leaving them to get out of the scrape the best way they can. The reply of Mr. Watson seems to me to be but little more " satisfactory" than that of your Chairman. It is not of great moment at what precise time the parties to whom he alludes did subscribe. The sum and substance of the matter is, that two or three names only, I believe, have been withdrawn from the Provisional Committee of the Caledonian Rail way, and the remainder of the " formidable array of names" stands as originally put forth, with numerous in fluential additions. I do not know whether it was Mr. Watson, or some one else, who stated that he was stag gered when he saw the formidable array of names; but it seems to me a doubtful matter, whether the withdrawal of two or three names from the formidable array will ena ble him to recover his equilibrium. It cannot but have struck the public as a conclusive answer to the statements respecting the gentlemen com posing the Committee of the Caledonian published by you and others, that not one of th ese gentlemen has come forward to ccntiadict the s t a t ements i n the letter of the Committee, signed by their Secretary, and to support your random assertions. This being the case, it is quite ludicrous to see you and others, who state what you wish were the case, endea vouring to induce the public to give credit to your state ments, against authorized contradictions of them. To enable you to understand how the whole of the North of Scotland will be benefited by the Caledonian Railway, it is only necessary to state, that by that line the communication with England will be shorter, quicker, and cheaper. than by any other line ; and that front Edin burgh and the North-East of Scotland there will be a saving of upwards of seventy miles in distance, and from Glasgow and the West, of upwards of twenty miles to the West of England, with which Scotland has most commu nication. Since you ara pleased by an " ingenious plan" of your own to make out a statement of population in favour of the line by Dumfries, perhaps your " ingenuity" will ena ble you to inform the public, how you have contrived to omit, from the population on the Caledonian line, the pa rishes of Lanark, Carluke, and Carstairs, containing a population of upwards of 12,000, and the whole of the parishes on the line to Edinburgh, as well as those of Dumfries, Tinwald, Kirkmichael, and Lochumben, through which the Dumfries Branch would pass; and,_ moreover, how, while vou abstain in the case of the Ca ledonian line, from taking .any account of the parishes near to which the line passes, you have contrived to in-. traduce in favour cf the Dumfries line the population of Greenock, Port-Glasgow, &e..—places which would be at-- least fourteen miles nearer to England by the Caledonian than by the Du m f r i es R a il way . With regard to these somewhat important omissions, although I may be disposed to believe that you have done so from carelessness, others may be less charitable. To quote from a no less celebrated author than yourself, I may say that " I wish to avoid all expressions of an offen sive nature, but must beg of you to recollect, that if you are not more accurate in future in quoting from public documents, you, and the Committee of your Company who sanction these misquotations, cannot escape the im putation of attempting to mislead the public." You will search in vain, I believe, in the Government Commissioners' Report for any decision to the effect that the making of the tNO lines, namely, that by Dumfries, and also that by Newcastle, would be . better for the country than the Caledonian line. Now, let me ask you, could the country generally be benefitted by a Railway system, by which it is proposed to send the traffic between Edinburgh and the east of Scotland upwards of 70 miles, and thzt from the great commercial city of Glazgow, upwards of 20 miles out of their way to the west at England? On the subject of distances and gradients, a few words may not be thrown away upon you. Various statements have been put forth by parties unfriendly to the Caledo nian Railway, with a view to lead the public to the con clusion that the gradients to be obtained were of a nature unheard-of in Railway making. You and your party argue against the gradients of the Caledonian Railway, and yet one of your Committee stated at Dumfries that you could do nothing without a Railway carried from Lancaster and. Carlisle through Strap Fells ; a line of which the gradients are steeper than on the Caledonian line. On many of the English lines now in successful operation, there are gra dients as steep or steeper than those proposed on the Ca ledian—such as the Liverpool and Manchester, Birming ham and Glo'ster, North Union ; and even your favourite North British line, if executed, must be added to these. Nor do we find that the average speed on these lines is materially less than on the more level lines. The Edin burgh and Glasgow is one of the most level lines in this country ; yet the speed of the fast trains is only 23 miles an hour. You state that going round a steep hill is easier than going over it—this language seems to me somewhat vague, for you do not enlighten us by stating how far we should be justified in going round to avoid a bill of a given steepness. I presume you mean we should go round by Kilmarnock and Dumfries, whatever be the distance ; but why not carry out your own principle, and state, that to avoid the summit of the Dumfries line, the inhabitants of Glasgow should, on their way to Lancashire, adopt the more level route by Edinburgh, Newcastle, and Carlisle. Finally, with regard to your grand climax of what you call the " objects of parties," which being rendered into the vernacular means, I presume, motives, I can see nothing in the letter of the Provisional Committee of the Caledonian Railway.,.sbowing that they wish to mislead the public into the belief that the Directors of the Eng lish Lines, whose names appear in the list of the Provi sional Committee, are influenced solely by public motives. But you may very safely conclude, from seeing their names in the said list, that they are quite satisfied that the Caledonian Railway will send far more traffic to their lines than will the Dumfries line, or any other; and if, as you seem to hint, they are sufficiently awake to their own interest, the legitimate inference is that the Caledonian Railway will accommodate a greater proportion of the travelling public than either or both of its rivals. I remain, Sir, your mos' obedient servant, A FRIEND OF THE PUBLIC. G'asgow, sth April, 1844. NOTICE TO JOURNEYMEN SHIPWRIGHTS. A T a MEETING of the SHIP-BUILDERS' ASSO CIATION, held on WEDNESDAY, the 10th instant, to take into consideration the numerous and repeated complaints which have been made from time to time by Ship-Owners, of the present high rate of Wages in this serr e. Port. After having taken i n t o .elisideration the great Reduction which has taken pl in the necessaries of life, since January, 1839, at wh' time, in consequence o f the high price of Provision le Wages were raised to the present rate; and, considering the ruinously depressed state of the Shipping Interest, it was unanimously agreed, that from and after the 13th day of May next, the Rate of Wages shall be REDUCED to FOUR SHILLINGS and SIX-PENCE per Man ner Day, the overtime ; &c. to be paid in the proportion observed when the Wages were 1 before at the same rate. (Signed,) THOS. WILSON, Chairman. P. CATO, Secretary. Liverpool, April 13th,-1844. THE ALARMING EXPLOSION OF GAS IN A HOUSE IN' ISLINGTON.—We furnished in our last, and we believe exclusively, an account of the gas explosion in the house of Mr. Holden, which took place a few hours before our going to press. The Courier quotes our whole paragraph, and, after correcting some assumed inaccuracies, states— " It has been ascertained since the explosion. that the house in which it occurred had been entered by thieves, the bells and a portion of the water and_gas-pißes baying been wrenched off and taken away, and anead pump taken down preparatory to its removal ; and as the concussion took place about a quarter-past seven, it is supposed it originated with the depredators having obtained a light, the better to enable them to carry on their proceedings--- a half-burnt lucifer match anti a piece of burnt paper having been found on one of the chimney-pieces. It may be right to mention, that when the former tenant left the house, the gas was regularly turned off by the Gas Com pany, as is usual in such cases." The Courier states that our account was " inaccurate in some particulars," yet, strange to say, in correcting us " by request," does no thing more than recapitulate all that we stated, to the letter, with the exception of station. that Mr. Molyneux, on going to the Gas-office, was told that he might have a man that night, but that as he (Mr. M.) " had deter mined to turn the gas off for the night, ha considered it unnecessary till morning for a man to be sent up." All we can say is, that our reporter derived his information on this point from Mr. Molyneux and his lady, in person, in their own lobby, and noted it down in their presence at the moment ; and he must have therefore strangely mistaken Mr. M. The thing is the more inexplicable when it is considered that Mr. M. went down to the office expressly at that early hour of the evening, yet returned immediately, and had just prepared to go to bed ten mi nutes after, when the explosion took placeadilie having, it is stated, determined to turn the gas off MY•the night. What need had he to go to the office that night, if he did not care about the matter being looked to till morning? We never accused the Gas Company of negligence at all, but we see in " the correction" (as the matter did not at all impugn Mr. Molyneux) an attempt to meet a supposed or imputed neglect, on our part, of the Gas Company; and this is confirmed by the gratuitous finale of the Cou rier, that " when the former tenant left the house, the gas was regularly turned off by the Gas Company, as is usual in such cases"—a regularity of which we never be fore heard, and which induces us to inquire whether the Gas Company had an outside gas-tap or valve to the house, to turn it off irrespective of the wish of those within. The fact is, our whole account was substantially correct, in conjunction with these " corrections " ; and we rather opine, that when the Gas Company learnt that there was a strong smell of gas in the house, it was their duty to send up a man immediately to arrest the further escape of so inflammable a matter. If they were as punc tual in turning off their gas, so that it might not enter an uninhabited house, as they are in demanding their rates, the explosion would probably not have taken place. There is one correction, however, of our contemporary, to which we submissively bow, in deference to his superior gram matical taste and accuracy. We said that about three o'clock no smell of gas could be perceived. He sets us right by stating that " at that time no ef f luvia WAS ap. parent '—in obedience to the laws of Lindley Murray, or rather of those laid down in Ruddiman's Rudiments of the Latin Language, of which he affects to have a smattering ! The Journal of Saturday states of this ex plosion :—" As no one was hurt by the explosion, it is certain that it took place after the departure of the thieves ; and the gas-men are of opinion that the ignition may have taken place from a lighted cigar outside. That the thieves had departed. may be further inferred from the fact, that a gentleman residing next door was alarmed at an early hour by a strong escape of gas." RATTAN, THE DERRY FAVOURITE.—AS may be sup posed, I was extremely anxious to see Rattan, the pre sent favourite of the coming Derby. Every one knows that this valuable colt is the property of Mr. Crockford, and that he is trained by one of the most skilful profes sors of the time, Mr. Joseph Rogers. Rattan is a nice wiry animal, with a pedigree good enough to run any thing. Some fastidious writers have thou g ht fi t to pro nounce him " leggy," and not at all a Derby horse ; " my opinion is very different. It is true that he is not so powerful as a Plenepotentiary or a Bay Middleton; but many a horse of less substance, and without a tithe of his character for speed and stoutness, have carried off the Derby easily ; need I allude to Frederick, in 1829, to Spaniel, in 1831, and Little \Yonder, in 1840. Rattan, without doubt was the best two-year old performer of last season, and be won his two engagements so easily that it is impossible to say how greatly superior he was to the fields he met—and they were large fields of good horses. I do not fancy him much grown since I saw him "pull up" in the Houghton Meeting, but he unquestionably is im proved in. the muscular department, and his action is straight and good—just such as I prefer to mount the tiring hill at Epsom. In health Rattan looked blooming and well. Pineapple, his " leader, " also looked w e ll an d went in good style. It is said that be is to go for the Craven Stakes.—Sporting Review for April. carriage of these articles, which are at present brought to Perth from a great distance, will be very considerable. This source of traffic must at all times secure a large re venue. It is however to be understood that the final ar rangements of the details connected with the Perth Junc tion will be determined by the Shareholders. The Traffic has been subjected to a searching inquiry by a Committee, the members of which are individuals of much experience, and chiefly connected with the Mercan tile and Manufacturing interest. Perhaps in no previous instance hate greater facilities been availablefor obtaining complete information in regard to the existing traffic. I.—PASSENGER TRAFFIC. I. The Committee estimate the number of Thorough Passengers now using the coaches to Dundee, at 30,576 annually, which being, as is usual, doubled, and allowing ss. for each passenger, gives.. £15,288 0 0 2. The number of Steam-boat Passengers between Edinburgh and Dundee, and to the towns beyond Dundee, who actually sailed from, cr arrived at, Granton Pier, during 1843 (which is well known to have been a very unfavourable year) was 44,346. Besides these, there were the numerous passengers who were landed at the intermediate ports. Credit may very safely be taken for 40,000 Passen gers of this class, which at an average of 4s. each, the present steam-boat fare $OOO 0 0 gives 3. The Coach Traffic at present between is • Edinburgh and Perth 20,160 yearly, which being doubled, at ss. eaa, gives. 10,080 0 0 Sum expected from Thorough Pas sengers, using the Public Convey £33,36B 0 0 ances 4. The Coach Traffic between Edinburgh and St. An drews, is at present 6912 passengers yearly, which, at 4s, each, and being dou bled, gives . £2,765 0 0 5. The Local Passenger Traffic on the line, at the lowest computation, gives. 17,168 0 0 19,933 0 0 Amount for Passengers .. To these should be added a considerable number of pas sengers who at present travel with post-horses. They will be greatly increased when the new Low-water Piers are opened ; but for these no credit is proposed to be here taken. 2.-GOODS TRAFFIC. I.—Parcels and for carrying _ the Mail, &c. £2,000 0 0 2.—Goods from Shore to Shore, 40,000 tons, at 65.. 3.—Goods from Perth to Burntisland, 20,000 tons, at 6s. 4.—Goods as Local Traffic, 32,000 tons, at an average of 2s. 9d. per ton 4,400 0 0 s.—Farm produce, 15,000 tons, at 2s 1,500 0 0 6.—Minerals, viz., Coal, Limestone, and Iron stone, 170,000 tons, at an average of 2s. 6d. per ton .. 7.—Minerals on the Perth line, 50,000 tons, at 2s. per ton.. ........ 5,000 0 0 B.—Wood, 10,000 tons, at 25.. 9.—Materials for Buildings —Bricks, Tiles, Pave ment, Slates, &c..... 4,000 0 0 10.—Carriages, and Horses, Cattle, and other Live Stock, on the lowest calculation. 3,000 0 0 Amount for Goods Traffic 60,150 0 0 Total Traffic £113,151 0 0 From which deduct for Annual Expense of working the line, and for the Interest of the first cost of Plant Leaves of Free Revenue.... £70,634 0 0 Being nearly Nine per Cent. on the Cipital. In making the above estimate, it is to be observed that the average rate of fares for Passengers has beet taken under lid. per mile ; the Goods under 2d. per ton per mile, and the Minerals at little more than 11d. per ton per mile; and no credit is taken for any increase in the amount of Goods at present carried. Keeping this re mark in view, and other important articles not stated, the Committee have every confidence that the estimate is be low the amount which will be realised. The principal Landed Proprietors on the line have sig nified their intention to support, or not to oppose the Bill; and the Committee have the satisfaction of being able to state, as regards the Capital required, that subscriptions to a large amount are promised as soon as the books are opened. _ _ 'The Standing Orders of the Houseof Commcns provide that ten per cent. on the sums subseribed shall be depo sited before a Railway Bill can be read a second time, and a deposit to that amount will therefore be required before applying to Parliament. A deposit of 10s. per share to be paid as the Shares are awarded. The amount of the calls to be payable at such time as the Committee may direct. The Shares of parties failing to pay the Calls, when re quired, will be forfeited, along with any sums which they may have previously paid. No. Subscriber will be liable beyond the amount he has subscribed. The Act will provide, that not more than £2 10s. per Share will be called for at any one time ; and that there shall be an interval not less than three months between the Calls. After the Act is obtained, four per cent. interest wil be allowed upon the Calls from the date of payment unti the Line is opened for traffic. If the Act is not obtained the payments, deducting expenses, will be returned. Edinburgh, 6th April, 1844. Books to receive the subscriptions of those who propose to be Shareholders will be found at the following places, where copies of the Prospectus may be obtained. London.. Messrs. Coutts and Co., Bankers. Sir Richard Carr Glyn and Co., Bankers. Sir Claude Scott and Co., Bankers. Messrs. Johnston, Longdon, and Co., Bro kers, Token House Yard. Messrs. Capel and Co., Brokers, Popes head-alley. LIVERPOOL Messrs. Moss and Co., Bankers. Messrs. D. and J. B. Neilson, Brokers. Manchester . . John Duncaft, Esq:, Broker. Leeds Messrs. R. B. Watson and Co., Brokers. Derby Messrs. Thomas Earp and Son, Brokers. Newcastle Jonathan Drury, Esq., Broker. Edinburgh The Royal Bank of Scotland. The Union Barik of Scotland. Albert Cay, Sharebroker, 99, George-street. Pillans and Home, Sharebrokers, 68, Prince's-street. Glasgow .. The Royal Bank of Scotland. The Union Bank of Scotland. James Watson, Sharebroker. Buchanan and Co., Sharebrokers. Duncan and Hutchison, Sharebrokers. Dundee.. The Western Bank of Scotland. Shiell and Small. D. B. Niven, Sharebroker. • J. Sturrock, Sharebroker. Cupar-Fife Carstairs, M`Glashan, and Douglas. Perth Duncan and M`Lean. Gray and Jameson. Montrose. . . . Messrs. Lindsay and Walker, Bankers. Aberdeen. . . . William Gordon, Sharebroker. Oswald, George, and Co., Sharebrokers. Those who m<ty not find it convenient to enter their subscriptions at any of these places, may transmit their applications to any of the Bankers or Brokers ; to the Provisional Committee, at 7, Darnaway-street, Edin burgh ; or to the Solicitors in Edinburgh or London, in the form annexed : To THE PROVISION AL COMMITTEE OF THE EDINBURGH • AND NORTHERN - RAILWAY. GENTLEMEN, request that you will allot to me Shares, of £25 each, in the proposed Edinburgh and Northern Railway, on the terms and conditions of the Prospectus. I shall pay the deposit, and sign the neces sary deeds when required. Dated at the day of 1844. Name, Residence, Trade or Profession, wher e Lneous ; jay' 'ado* TER- Ile, is y the , most q the "-nit best n euit NI 11 their of la 3 for nviag who iond 6 all ot? i,ll 4 ,id 10 niti e° d N.' thei r ce iri lesire , c S ' bi s' s tlaff o re -3 d to losins (1 by r, On f t4° or , f th e the 00,-• e