The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-11 00:00:00

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

G OUP VI.
GREELT WESTEI-ERN
(EXTENSION.

).
In consequence of Mr. Brunel beingß
tinder examination
another Committee, iota
Mr. Dawson, surveyor of Exeter, was called and exam tbe
with respect to the valuation of the land required for
railway, and the residential injury which would be cow"-
by this railway.
Mr. Brunel was then cross-examined by several mil
on behalf of certain opposing landowners, and re-els
by Mr. Slade. jO Man°.
At the conclusion of his evidence the Committee A
till twelve to-morrow.

GROUP VIII. gornifi
The Committee on this group re-assembled this In._
at the usual hour, in Room 25; Mr. Young in the chair.
rx,
SUTTON Ham:mum xrexpßovzmsol'Ajfi-
PANT. (POWER TO THE LONDON AND
WESTERN TO SUBSCRIBE THERETO).

The case of the proin—o, and Dev°ll
Mr. P. Warren, superintendent of the Sala' bits
Shipping
..C.nmpany, was cross-examined at cosidera
length by air. NEALE.

LiROUP X.
The Select Committee appointed to consider the Ineri...
hour t9OOl
the Bills comprised in this group re-assembled at the Us
this morning; Lord Clive in the chair.
nanwxcE AND EASTMIZN COUN'
JUN o
CTION. NO
CHAIIIMAN am ounc ed that t Cmmittee had no
to the resolution that the preamble to this Bill //35 11
proved. iftz
EASTERN UNION (111ANNINGTS.—
HARNITECTI). bad WTI
TO
The CHAIRMAN announced that the Committee
to the resolution that the preamble to this Bill Was P;r°„
The Committee were occupied the rest of the day '", od
posing of the clauses. The whole of them were agreed to Ate
ot .•••
the Chairman was instructed to report the same
House accordingly.
The Committee then adjourned.

GROUP XXIV.
CHESTER, AND HOLYHEAD (HOLT-
EXTENSON. dg.o.)
Evidence of ageneral pawl e I
was given in favour of toilild
line by Mr. Bagshaw, one of the directors of the rally,*
several other witnes.es.
The Committee adjourned till twelve o'clock on lgoll4sl.

GROUP XXX. tba
The Committee on this group met this morning Ot
usual hour, in Room 34; Mr. Corry in the chair. .41,00
YORK ANDzroivrvE MIDLAND (EASI
ING CANALS PUR,CRASE). ll°
to
This Bill, being unopposed, was the first business
this morning, and was passed.
GREAT NORTHERN (ISLI.I OF AX80351411
EXTENSION).
Mr. BangEs then opeoed the case on behalf of the 1;14,:a
rooters of this line, and dwelt at considerable length onns
great advantages it would confer on the district throw
which it passed.

GROUP XXXIX. to1:11
The Committee met at the usual hour this morning;
Charles Wellesley in the chair.
C7,11.17.ENCE 174.a1ELWAY, AND LEEDS

TILFRSIE JIIVIAZGAIYLATION. 0
The Committee were occupied the whole of the dal
distaAng of the special clauses in this Bill.

XLV.
The Committee (Sir D.GROUP Le Marchant chairman)ein t St
twelve o'clock.

MMIXAT33O.7I.GH AND PSRTII. „ad
Mr. Bateman, C.E., was called to support the
already given in favour of the line.
r.:4,011/31ITTEE On PRIVATE B--
HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(THI-3 ?u__ i
DAfo Y•;„%
BijAis:
Ir._GREENE passed the preambles of the lww
Dackburn Improvement, Market, &c. Biar
Tam Vale Railway and Docks (Deviations, and
ford and Southampton BraLehes).
Lytham Improvement.
Ringley Lnprovement.
St. Ive, (Huntingdon) Improvement.
Exeter and Exmouth Hallway.
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LOGI
ZOO
DEATH OF THE ELEPHANT AT THE
GARDENS.—The habitual visitors at the Zoological Li. el:
.."`OO
in the Regent's-park, will learn with regret that the
friend the elephant, known by the familiar name of 4_B. in,
departed this life, on Sunday morning last, after fl.sh°l..ois
ness. During the ,ast few weeks preceding his dissolar
the health of the poor brute had been rapidly deterioratiPlf
On Friday, the sth instant, the skin under the lower ./111.4
cracked, and a copious effusion of blood took place. This
the reason which determined the authorities of the garde"'
0
keep poor Jack in solitary confinement ; but he did not 104
:eionxhteite)sih,vrie.ewsdnimthwltthiihioiosenualfdtto,,isrnsseialplklkoeisginntsuugareenxyftoferunardtbehodeurtbreite:tovoreeif:
survive. his seclusion. On Sunday morning be sank 1211.„,c1‘.
which
irphodoi remainedacnhtandd se
h aa
when, at half- past seven o'clock, his trunk dropped to fr-t.
of Jack's death was a disease provoked.
He did nut tall over, but stiffened inneth •ht sitiOn
g po
_..,8
and aggravated by the want of sufficient exercise, in t
part of his fore legs situated below the knee.. This Was P-0.9
ductive of excessive irritatitn, which affected the nerv.oby
ebTlytiehriegorbeaabtlwe
ec
ghob:t
system generally. His sufferings were filially terminatedatbe
a stroke of apoplexy. A large abscess had formed undS,lo
lower jaw, of itself quite sufficient to cause death: lurid
terminated the career of poor Jack, whose amusing tricke!„
docile manner had rendered him everybody's favourite.
mangled remains are distributed amongst the medical
P.
lessors resident in the me ropolis, the larger portion haviu!:
been assigned to the College of Surgeons, the Veterinary
of the skin will realise a considerable sum ; and an att_
College, aid the King's College. It is expected that theenissp3t.
will be male to recover the dispersed fragments oftLiP;
skeleton. The loss of this fine specimen of the.eleOleo
tribe must prove a very serious one to the Zoological See.
and can scarcely be replaced fur a less sum than 800/. or I,w--
The height of the elephant was between 12 and 14 fetkoles
TEE POLISH INSURGENTS.--.The Dumber letter,
implicated in the insurrection of 1846 is, says a
216 ; but it is expected that not more than half 4",
be brought to trial.
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On the 12th ult., at Pea, Constantinople, the Wife °
Pisani,hEe s6qt.h, Lat.
,saont
hoeratthh, , thero e
rb
Esq., of a son.
On the Gth at Kendal, the lady of Robert Braith
Esq., of a daughter.
On the 6th inst., at.P:rtinrekysw-
Alfreu Arkwright, Eaq., of a daughter.
On
Holloway
place,i inst.,o ao tw
alk3l,,oonftpaesloliner-crescyelnasdthy,irie Brighton, tilre'ti:::lll4:
lady of Allan Maclean Skinner, Esq., of a daughter. ard, of
On the Bth inst., the wife of Alr. John A. L. Barn

MARRIED. WI
On Thursday, the 10th inst., at. Eccles, near Manche:so
Abyndt lrieewß,ervo.dl;l;EFs.ql:leott.c.ohearr,l:l‘l.:. Charles Chambers, aler,c"bito
Sheffield, to Elizabeth Crompton, eldest daughter of the
On the 11th ult., at St.y g 'tilt
urg-h,Charles
Esq.,_reLtearusbcashire.
‘,.
..:4iu
to Elizabeth, youngest daughter of John lialiclaY, "
of St. Petersburgh.,
On the 29th ult., at St. Pancras Church, James Dtitt°l D '
esd
Esq., surgeon, of Hammersmith, to Mary Anne, (31
daughter ot late Eat Northwood, s.
On the 3d theinst.,isle of Wight, Tholfalle:
third son of William Wcolley, Esq., of Peckham, t° 0,51;01:te:
second daughter of the late T. Kingsley, Esq., of the --
Camber well. ii Vir .
Oil the Bth inst., at St. Mary's, Warwick, the Rev- no,
Landor, Vicar of Wichenford, Worcestershire, to bridge
youngest daughter of W. Staunton, Esq., of Longbrt
House, Warwickshire.
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lED.
On the 3d inst., at AmsteD
rdam, Ann, wife of Mr. Adllril
Mantz, merchant, aged 62. ... kora
PaOttnertshoen,4atheidns7to.., at Vale-place, HammersmitD, gle2
On the 6tgh inst., Elizabeth Clara, the wife of James Ed"
wards, bookseller, Bu
atnhill-row, London. do.
On the 7th inst., Hemel Hempsted, Mrs. Cooper, agobele/ of
On the 7th inst., Susanna, wife of Mr. James N
Battersea. , e„, j 3 Ils
On the Bth inst., Octavius Plunket, son of Virilual."
Esq., of Woburn-place, aged 13. AshileP
Oa the Bth inst., at the Rectory, Spaxton Sornera--.,
Margaret Bridger Goodrich, wife of the Rev. J. Galiew•l.
On the Bth inst., in Woburn-square, Cabe Roope, ES
Thorne,;„
On the 9th inst., at East Dulwich, Ti.nothy "7O "

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