The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-31 00:00:00

Railway andPnblic Companies in Parliament.

Yesterday in the committee on Metropolican
Railways the opposition on behalf of the East an 3
West India Dock Company was further proceeded
with, Mr Hickson, their secretary, being examined
at considerable length by Mr Round. The Dock
Company object to the introduction of the proposed
extension line across their waterways by swing
bridges as calculated to interfere with the naviga-
tion and the shipping, although on the other hand
the railway would furnish them with increased faci-
lities for the transmission of traffic. The committee
have been over the ground, so as to be ocularly and
practically satisfied on the subject before coming to
a decision. In Mr Baillie's committee on the com-
peting Irish railways the case on behalf of the
Great Southern and Western and Midland of
Ireland was concluded. Mr Hope Scott, Q.C., then
addressed the committee for the Dublin Trunk Con.
fleeting Railway for a principal line of five
miles from the Great Southern and Western at
King's.bridge Terminus, passing under and over the
the Liffey and the Royal Canal to the Dublin and
Kingstown near Sandymount, with six small lines
and junction curves, forming a railway belt round
Dublin. The required capital is £250,000 in shares,
and £85,000 loan. The proposed line near its com-
mencement will cross the Liffey by a bridge of 8
arches, and 4 miles further will be carried by a tun-
nel under the river seaward of the eutrance to the
Grand Canal Docks at Ringsend. It is opposed by
the corporation of the port of Dublin. The evidence
of Mr. Moseley, the general manager of the Great
Eastern Railway, was continued in the committee
on the Great Eastern Northern Junctions Railway.
Landowners' opposition to the Bourton-on-the-
Water Railway was opened by Mr. Coleridge
against that bill. Mr. Merewether, Q,C., summed
up the opposition to the Lancashire Union Railways
on behalf of the Lancashire and Yorkshire. Evi-
deuce still occupies Mr. Wodd's Committee on the
proposed Teign Valley line. The bills passed in
Mr. Massey's committee include the Belfast and
Northern Counties Railway, for a branch to Port-
rush Harbour, and to raise for general n
£lOO,OOO on new ordinary or purposes
preference capital,
and /33,000 by loan; Belfast, Ballymoney, and
Ballycastle Junction, for a railway between those
points of 15 miles, to raise £98,000 capital and
£32,000 loan; Bristol and South Wales Union Rail-
way, to extend the time for making their line to the
mouth of the River Avon; Greenwich and South
Eastern Docks, to extend the time for taking land
and completion
Railway, for exteonfs:wwonrkafe fromorßfiavthe yteoarTs
h;ol:lnibdularnyd,
17 miles, and further capital of £236,000, and loan
£78,600 ; Oswestry, Newton, and other companies'
amalgamation and arrangements bills; Severn Val-
ley Railway, to take lands, extend time, and raise
£120,000 capital, and £40,000 loan ; North Eastern
Railway,
for additional lines and powers ; Ram-
mall's Patent Pneumatic Railways and Tubes ; Mid
Wales Railway, Workington Harbour, and Trent,
Ancholme, and Grimsby Railway. Before Lord
Redesdale ; the bills of the Caledonian Railway,
London and South Western (Chertsey Railway),
Salisbury and Yeovil, and Witney Railwalns
Lordwt
through. Professor Taylor was examined
Walsiegham's committee on
Railways
Bill. In the committee on Metropolitan
unicipality ot
the Wrexham Water
gmth, and stated
11.1een
PMa.rißs,elwleagsraenxdaliennegdinaetergrteoa.tt
that in constructing the Parisian subways. it had
nt explosions, to
pipes. Mr. Barlow
exclude the introduction of gas
been deemed expedient,
and Mr. Stevens, superintendent. of the City Gas
to prevent
examined. Mr. Ellis was ex-
aminedrecesses in the Sewer-
age Committee,
and the case of the bargemen and
Wrrks
nwpoenrehiaslspolans and p
others occupied that on the subject of the Thames
Conservancy.
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My Lords,—l beg to report, for the information
of your lordships, that I have, in conjunction with
Captain Harris and Baker, as Nautical Assessors,
inquired into the circumstances attending the loss
of the brig Florist, on the Long Bank, off Wexford,
on the morning of the 9th instant. The Florist was
a brig of 264 tons, built at Sunderland in 1851,
owned by Messrs Gardiner and Hughes of this port,
commanded by Mr. Angus Wilkinson, who holds a
certificate of competency as master, granted in 1854,
and manned by a crew of 10 hands. She left. Liver-
pool at noon cnilie 7th inst., -laden with 275 tons
of coals and 400 bags of bread, and was bound to
Nassau. She passed Holyhead about 6in the eveno
ing of the Bth instant. The wind was from S.E.,
fresh breeze during the day. The course steered
down the Channel was S.W. and by S. The weather
is stated to have been thick, and no lights were seen.
At 8 in the morning of the 9th she struck heavily
on the Long Bank, and after having let go her
anchor, from which she parted, she drove over into
deep water. Finding the ship afloat in six fathoms
the master ordered sail to be made upon the port tack,
and after standing to the S.W. for sometime the ves-
sel was tacked to the eastward, and shortly afterwards
again struck upon the south end of the same bank,
and became a total wreck. It appeared from the
evidence of a Wexford pilot that about 6 o'clock on
that morning he left the harbour on a cruise with
two pilots. On arriving at the Dagger Bank he
saw the Florist, bearing S.E., at a distance of five
miles, and apparently standing in to danger, as the
flood tide was running to the northward, and she
was in close proximity to the Long Beak. He
steamed towards her, but before he reached the
vessel he observed that her sails were clewed up,
and that she must have struck. By the time he
reached her she had floated off, and was inshore of
the bank in pilotage water. On hailing her he
offered to tow her out of danger for the sum of
£2OO, which the master deemed an exorbitant de-
mand, and refused to accept. A further offer was
made subsequently, and before she struck a second
time, to take her in tow for £lOO, but this was also
sdeelcfligneetdh,
ears
outth o
the master atehteardiimffiaogoilntyed, I
that he
here
eldn
notice
imoe-
that these services were tendered in the character of
a salvor, and that the master was kept entirely in
ignorance of the important fact, that the offars pro-
ceeded from a vessel containing several licensed
pilots, for five additional pilots had been picked up
outside, the usual distinguishing flag denoting a
pilot vessel not having been hoisted. This seems
to me to have been Et very grave omission, for it can
scarcely be doubted that had the master been aware
of the fact that the tug was a pilot vessel he would
gladly have availed himself of their local knowledge.
At the same time, though in estimating the penalty
which should attach to the master for the Joao
of hie vessel, this circumstance must certainly
be taken into consideration, it does not exone-
rate him ; for had he taken the ordinary prea
cauticn of using the lead, which in thick weather
never hare found himself in the posi
such as he had was an incumbent dtuietyn,
whehiwohould
led
taken since 2 a.m. or 3 a.m. on the 8t
to the catastrophe ; but no cast of the lead
am bound,adhadbee
default. Taking all the
paeacdtsl,awokhiiacgh saht
therefore, to hold him in
other
otwh:
conduct of the master in
circumstances into considerhaetriornes,e
that he was attentive to his duty, I think that the
suspension of his certificate for six calendar months
will meet the merits of the case, and I have accord-
ingly, with the concurrence of my assessors, imposed
upon him that penalty.—l have, &c.,
T. S. RAFFLES,
Police Mag
le concur istrate.
Liverpool, May 27, 1864.
in this report.

HT. HARRIS,
R. B. BARER,

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magistrates for the borough of Southampton, consisting of
E.m borough.
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ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA,
Covent-mden.
There will, both in this week and in next week, be five
opera nights, viz., ISlonday, uesday. Thursday, Friday,
and 8 aterday.
Mdlle. Lucca; Madame Didiee. M. Fan e ; Signor Graziani ;
Signor Mario.
THIS EVENING (Tuesday), 31 ty 31, will be performed
Gounod's Opera, FAUST E MARGHERiTA. Mar. herita,
Mcil ie. Pauline Lucca; Siebe , Madame Didiee ; Marta,
Mdlle. Anese ; Mefisto ee, M. Faure ; Valentino, Signor
GrJziani ; Wagner, Signor Tagliafice ; and Faust, Signor
Mario.
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Conductor, Mr. Costa.
Commence at half past Eight.
Pit tickets, 7s. ; amphitheatre bta is, lOs. 6d., 75., arid ss. ;
amphitheatre. 28. 6d. Boxes, stalls, and tickets may be had
at the box-offic • under the portico of the tnea,re, whioh is
rpen from ten to five, and at the principal musicsellers' and
librarians'.

THEATRE' ROYAL HAY NI ARKET.—
Foie Lessee and Manager, Mr, Backstone.
THIS EVENING. THE BALANCE OF COMFORT.
Mr. Howe and Mlss L Angel.
After which, DAVID GARRICK. Messrs. Sothern,
Chippendale, Buckstone, Rogers, Clark, Wealhersby, &c.
3lesaanes Snowden, Nei ly Moore, Fitzwilliam.
After which, the cew Easter piece, entitled VENI:I3 AND
ADONIS. Messrs. Compton, Wm. Farrell, Coe. Sze. ; Mes-
dames Louise Keeiey, Suc, widen. Nelly Power,
Rog.ers, &c. Bill, Wright,
To conclude with MRS. WHITE. Mr. Compton.