The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-04 00:00:00

GROUP XXI.

The Committee met again this morning for the purpose of
recommitting the

BIRMINGHAM, DUDLEY, AND WOLVER—
HAMPTON (VirESTBROMWICH BRANCH).
The clauses were agreed to, and the Committee adjourned.

GROUP XLV.
EDXNXICTEGH AND PERTH.

(Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.)

Sir Charles Adams was examined to prove the agreement.
A long and desultory argument followed, Mr. Andrews
contending that the Edinburgh and Northern, and the Stir-
ling and Dunfermline had no locus standi. Mr. Whately re-
plied for these companies, and
The Committee decided that the Edinburgh and Northern
ad a right to appear, and that the Stirling and Dunfermline
had no locus standi. _ _ .

Sir Charles Adams was then examined as to the minerals
n the district. He proved that this country abounded with
-oal, lime, and freestone, which could be worked if this line
were constructed. The manufacturing towns, of which there
7rere several, would also be greatly benefited.
The Earl of Minto and Sir John Hope gave similar evi-
*nee.
The Committee then adjourned till to-morrow.

STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEE
HOUSE OP .I,OII.I)S.—(YESIERLUY.)
The Committee met this day, at the usual hour, for the

dispatch of public business.
GLASGOW, DUMFRIES, AND CARLILSE RAILWAY,
AND GLASGOW, PAISLEY, KILMARNOCK, AND
AYR RAILWAY.
The Committee decided that the promoters of this Bill had
complied with the standing orders of the House.
Simi►ar decisions were given in the following cases :
South Wales Railway.
Vale of Neath Railway.
Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth Railway (No. 1.)
Southampton and Dorchester Railway (New Forest Devia-
tion and Branches).
Southampton and Dorchester Railway (Weymouth Branch).
Herne Bay and Canterbury Junction Railway.
Norfolk Railway.
Eastern Union and the Ipswich and Bury St. Edmund's
Railways Amalgamation.
Inverness Gas and Water Company.
Newry and Enniskillen Railway Act Amendment.
Duffryn Llynvi and Porth Cawl and Llynvi Valley Rail-
ways Amalgamation.
Kingston-upon-Thames Small Tenements.
Ewell Rates.
The following cases were adjourned from want of proofs :
Belfast Port and Harbour.
Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham Railway (Peterborough
and Thorney Line ).
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
UNOPPOSED BILLS.
The following Bills received the sanction of the Chairman
(Mr. Greene) :
East of Fife gailway (Markinch Deviation).
York and Newcastle Railway (Pelaw Tyne Dock, &c.
Branches).
St. Ives (Huntingdon) Improvement.
Binglev Improvement.
Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester Railway (Ossett Branch,
&c.)
York and Newcastle Railway (Wearmouth Dock Enlarge-
ment).
Leeds and Thirsk Railway (Eaglescliffe and Stillington Ex-
tension).
Kilmarnuck Police and Improvement.
Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton Railway (Leith Extension).

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Juue3.
(Sittings i❑ Banco.)
WAKLEY V. COOKE.

The Court was occupied during the greater part of the
day in hearing cause shown by the Attorney-General (with
whom was Mr. Bramwell) against a rule obtained by Mr.
Cockburn, for a new trial in this case, on the ground of
misdirection.

The particulars have already appeared so often before the
public as not tp require a report.

PICLIACE IN T ELLI GEN CE.
MAASIOA-HOUSE.
REGISTER of SEABIEN.—David Davies, W. L White,
and S. Cook, 'seamen, appe,tred before Alderman Mus-
grove to answer for the violation of the 7th and Bth
Victoria, cap. 112.
Mr. Coleman, of the office of the Registrar-General of
Seaman, stated that by the 22d clause of the Act, "If
any seaman shall lose his register ticket he shall forth-
with appear in person and represent his case to the Re-
gistrar General of Seamen in London, or the Collector
or Comptroller of Customs at any of the outiports, and it
it appear that no fraud has been committed, and the hiss
'sas unavoi .abl , he shall be furnished with another
register; but it it appear that the seaman did not take
due and reasonable care it his foi mer ticket, or if he
shall not give a satistsctory account of the same, he shall
b liable to a penalty of not exce ding 10a., and not less
than 25., and shall not ba entitlsd to any other ticket
until such penalty shall be paid." There were multituoes
of seamen whom that clause, which had been introduced
for the particular advantage of the service, affected. The
three defendants were liable to prosecution under a more
penal clause, but as the exact offence with which they
were charged had never before been exposed, and it com-
prehended the cases of such masses of seamen, it was
considered most advisable to proceed upon that clause,
with a view to the efficacy of the example.
The register- ticket of Davies, which was numbered
318,460 was then produced by Mr. Coleman, who stated
that Davies's name was returned to the office, he having
signed articles in the Sarah Louisa, and received nineteen
shillings for wages, and not having performed the work
or joined the ship. The ticket had been identified by
Davies as his.
Similar proof was given in support of the charges
against the other prisoners.
Davies questioned the power of the Alderman to act in
such cases, avid contended that he and the other prisoners
were the aggrieved parties.
Alderman MUSGROVE said that the registrar had, in
the most lenient manner, prosecuted under the clause
which inflicted the smallest penalty. If severity had
been that official's object he might have added thirty
days' imprisonment to a heavy penalty upon the trans-
gression, but no vindictive feeling prevailed. The
sentence upon each of the prisoners is, that he pay a pe-
nalty of 2s. fur having lost his register ticket. Upon
the payment of that penalty a new ticket will be given
to each of them, but not before the fine is discharged
I inflict the lowest penalty, as these are the first cases
of the kind.
Mr. Goodman, the chief clerk, said the Act was ne-
cessary to a-certain the amount of desertions, and the
names of the seam-n, and in what vessel they were
serving, so that the observance of the clause upon which
the prisoners had been prosecuted was quite indispensa-
ble to the improvement of the service.
Cook paid the penalty. The other two said they had
no means of discharging the fine, and were consequently
refused the privilege of the fresh tickets.
A waterman, named John Finnis, was charged with
having attempted to extort money from, and having
grossly insulted, Mr. Williams, a gentleman who resides
in Sackville-street.
The complainant had a few nights ago accompanied
two ladies in a private carriage to rower- wharf, in order
to see them safely on board a steamer bound to the Con-
tinent. The steamer lay in the middle of the river, and
the defendant was employed to row the party to her.
l'he complainant returne,l with the defendant, and upon
landing asked him the tare, to which question the latter
replied, "My fare is 7s. 6d." A volley of the most die-
gusting abuse followed the refusal to pay so extortionate
a demand, bet the defendant thought proper at last to
icceet the offer of 23. 61., which was about twice as
much as he was entitled to.
The defendant sael the hour at which the party em.
ployed him being a late one, he considered himself bound
for the sake of his tom ly to make an extra &wind, par-
ticuitrly as the watermen had scarcely anything to do
at present
Mr. Williams said he happened to know a number of
instances in which lasies who went ou board steamers
about to sail for the continent had been imposed upon by
the watermen. It frequently occurred that when ladies
were not accompanied by some person who intended to
return and punish extortionists of this description, 153.
or 16s. were demanded and insisted upon, and the of-
fenders generally escaped, a, cemplaiurs must generally
`re made wit ,in a limi ed time, which was usually ex-
ceeded ey the necessary abseece of the vistime. The
ianguage uttered by the pre-ent deten lant was of the
,Host rt.vol6nz kin'.
Aid-rnwiti GIRL'S said he was quite v ware of the
plunder committed by the watermen tiaon parties who
could not return to Lon,lan in time to complain. It was,
in fact, most rash in females to venture into the power of
shuaerhrdftlenalbsbl oeyodwuarsetamof
oseprtbhned
somebody
man
determined a t th e b a
trn
punish without
panied
attempt
aht_e_xetprtion. The defendant was then fined 405., and as
money,wa,oionytunhnNotahigma;roktuevitt.hs.
Trl hEeEwza s sent to prison to
man, named John Jones, a porter
in ACopvoewnte-Taard3,
ianrbie, u:tmeh
rbkeeftoLe Mr. Jar •
gaepdortrr intheeovfueirt.9-4: assault upon an old
roan,
acihsaor
and
on
mrahrukrest:
Daniel Shannon said he wasg a
Thurs-
day morning was passing the, prisonerjr
when he ran against, him, and almost peeLP:i
fie asked him what that„was for, when the prisinontel:wren.
plied, "You Irish —, and immediately kndeked him
down, and when he was down kicked him in the eye, and
cut it so severely that he was obliged to go to King's
College Hospital ati have it sewed up.