The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-28 00:00:00

EASTERN COUNTIES EXTENSION (CAM.

BRIDGE TO SEDSORD):

IMPORTANT DECISION.

The Committee rcet at the usual hour this morning,
and after a short consultation, declared that the pre-
amble of this Bill had been proved.
This line will effect a continuous line of railway be-
tween the Eastern Counties and the North-Western lines.
Adjourned till Monday.

COMMITTEE ON MERITS.
Lord SHAFTESBURY passed the following Bills on
Saturday:—
Manchester and Lincoln Union Railway Deviation.
Leeds and Thirsk Railway (Deviation of Main Line
in Crimple Valley, &c.)
Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction Rail-
way (Deviation of Main Line).
Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock Railway (Branch to
the Caledonian Railway, and Diversion of Canal).
Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham Railway (Wisbeach
to Sutton-bridge, &c.)
Westminster and part of Middlesex Sewers.
Falmouth Waterworks.
Midland Railway (Erewash Valley, &c.)
Manchester and Leeds Railway (Branch from the Hud-
dersfield, &c., Railway).
Manchester and Leeds Railway (Alteration of levels of
Brighouse branch).
South-Eastern Railway (North Kent and Bricklayers'
Arms Junction).
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway (Branch
at Bugsworth).

STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEE.
Lord SHAFTESBURY decided that the following Bills
had complied with the standing orders:—
Lynn and Ely, Ely, Huntingdon, and Lynn and Dere-
ham Railways Amalgamation.
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway (Shef-
filed Canal purchase).
Guildford Extension and Portsmouth and Fareham
Railways.
Taw Vale Railway and Dock (Deviations and Bideford
and South Holton Branches).
Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton Railway (Leith and
Granton Junction).
Great Northern Railway (Deviations between Gainsbo-
rough and Doncaster).

MARY LE BONE VESTRY.
BATHS AND WASHHOUSES.

On Saturday Earl MANVERS resumed the adjourned
debate upon the motion of Mr. Williams, M.P., that the
Commissioners of Baths and Washhouses be not autho-
rised to expend any money until their plan, estimate,
cost, and probable annual expenditure be laid before the
Vestry. His Lordship fully approved of the motion,
which would, he was satisfied, be supported by every
man who had the interests of the parish, and especially
of the poor of the parish, at heart.
Sir WALTER STERLING, while supporting the motion,
cautioned the Vestry against rejecting the measure, as
their successful opposition to the Health of Towns Bill
had involved them in the charge of being opposed to
sanatory reform.—(Hear, hear.)
Messrs. BELL and LONDON, commissioners, opposed
the motion.

Mr. M'EYELYN, a commissioner, denounced the motion
as a dishonest scheme to get rid of the proposition to
build baths and washhouses, which would prove a self-
supporting institution.

Mr. WILLI— ANS, M.P., replied.
After an interesting discussion, a division was taken,
when their appeared 15 for, 33 against the motion. The
Vestry shortly afterwards adjourned.

FOREIGN FRUIT AND VEGETABLES.—The impor-
tations of fruit from the Continent has increased
during the last few days, and extended to other
articles than those which were brought during the
previous week. The steam-ship Magnet, from Rotter-
dam, -brought 176 baSkets of potatoes, 26 baskets of
cherries, and the large quantity of 188 seives of
gooseberries; the Britannia steam-ship, from the same
port, 28 baskets of cherries, 17 baskets of cucumbers,
several of melons, and various other articles; the Ocean,
from Rotterdam, 260 baskets of potatoes and 33 baskets
of other description of raw vegetables; the James Watt,
from Havre, 656 baskets of different kinds of fruit, the
growth of France; and the Antwerpen, from Antwerp,
7 baskets and 75 sieves of fruit of different descriptions,
the production of Belgium. Subsequently the Giraffe
steam-ship arrived from Rotterdam, and brought 422
ba,leets of cherries, 14 baskets of fresh cucumbers,
and 140 baskets of potatoes ; the City of London,
from Rotterdam, 40 baskets of potatoes and 99 baskets
of cherries ; the Soho, from Antwerp, 244 baskets of
cherries ; and the Columbine, from Havre, the exceed-
ingly large quantity of 2,177 baskets of various kinds
of fruit, the growth of France. It will be seen that the
importations of fruit from the Continent have been of an
extensive nature, and have comprised some from Hol-
land, Belgium, and France, although those from the
latter country, now that they have once began to take
place, are by far the most extensive, and the fruit, gene-
rally speaking, of better quality.
THE SUTLEJ MEDAL.—This decoration has just
been struck at the Mint. The reverse represents a simple
figure of Victory, awarding, with:outstretched hand, her
glorious wreath to the soldiers of the successful army;
whilst, of the defeated, a grouped mass of Seikh armour
and arms alone tell of their participation in the events
the medal celebrates, and the position in which they were
placed by their rash ambition leading them to attack,
without justification, a nation to which they were pre-
viously closely allied. The obverse exhibits a well-
executed portrait of her Majesty Queen Victoria. This
determines that one stage, at least, has been reached in
the preparation of the medal; but when the distribution
is to take place we regret that we really cannot say.
Tardiness to reward appears to be the rule with those
who have charge of the army. Whether it be prize-
money or a decoration,
.festina lente is the invariable
motto. Eighteen months have elapsed sines the
invasion of the Seikhs was repelled, and the Pun-
jaub laid prostrate at our feet, yet no steps :have
been taken:to exhibit to the troops the promptitude of na-
tional gratitude. Lord Ellenborough took time by the
forelock; he knew that if he waited upon the generosity
of the Home authorities half of the gallant men who had
signalised his rule by victories at Gwalior, Punnah,
and Maharajpore, would be beyond all mundane glories
before the guerdon of bravery would be dispensed to
them. He, therefore, cast suitable crosses on the spot,
and there, consequently, is not a day in which we do not
meet returned soldiers bearing their well-won honours
on their breast. Why should not the heroes of more
important battles—more desperate and critical en-
counters—be equally well treated? In regard to the
Sutlej medal, we hope Lord Hardinge, who must be
anxious for the reward of his intrepid army, will not let
a mail come home without urging it upon the sense of
the Government.— United Service Journal.
RETURN OF THE NEW AMERICAN STEAM-SHIP
WASHINGTON TO SOUTHAMPTON.—The Ocean Steam
Navigation Company's steam-ship Washington, Frede-
rick Hewitt commander, arrived in the Southampton
Docks yesterday morning (Sunday), at ten A.M., in 46
hours from Bremen, against a head wind. Her voyage
out occupied 44 hours. She brings four passengers for
England, and 46 en route to New York, for which city
the Washington will not leave till the 10th ofJuly,
being detained here to be fitted with new and larger hot
wells, which are already cast for her by arrangements
made previous to her leaving for Bremen. The passen-
gers from Bremen are to be boarded at the different
hotels during their detention. In order to enable the
public to view this fine steamer, Mr. Croskey, the Ame-
rican Consul, has very liberally presented the Mayor of
Southampton, Mr. Le Feuvre, with an unlimited number
of tickets of admission, the proceeds of which are to
be presented to the local institutions, In addition to the
passengers from Bremen, 60 first-class and 25 second-
class are engaged from Havre and England, and the
freight is all engaged. fhus far the now line appears to
receive public approbation.
ATROCIOUS OUTRAGE.—We have heard of a most
diabolical outrage
.committedi,irfufnelmßawliliiinirtoot,,:nobnicTdhuarlsci
a field of wheat. We
regret edx rteloaeisst greats
cluete r part
thoseo ruffians.—Mayo Con-
stitution.