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(YESTERDAY.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
GROUP I.
The Select Committee appointed to consider the merits of
the Bills comprised in this group, assembled in Room 30, at
the usual hour, this morning; Lord Granville Somerset in the
chair.
THE SOUTH-EASTERN SCHEMESa
Mr. Bidder's cross-examination was continued. He was
cross• examined by Mr. Hope, Mr. Paget, and Mr. Gregory,
on the petitions of landed proprietors; and by Sir Walter
Riddell on behalf of the wardens of the King's Ferry, on the
River Swale, who complained that their interests would be
seriously interfered with by the proposed North Kent line to
Sheerness.
Mr. Bidder was re-examined at considerable length by
Mr. ALEXANDER, in the course of which it was elicited
that as between London and Alford the cost of the
works on the Brighton line would be 250,0001.
more than that of the South-Eastern. The interest of that
sum would pay for the locomotive power between Tonbridge
and London. He was no advocate for bad gradients where
better could be got ; they were always expensive and incon-
venient. For instance, had the Brighton line been made
along the valley it might have been a little longer, but it
would have cost less, while the superior gradients would
have admitted of the journey to Brighton being per-
f.rmed in less time than on the direct line. With
regard to gradients there was no comparison between the
South-Eastern and the Brighton schemes. Those of the
former were immeasurably the best, and as a necessary con-
sequence would cost the least, and be worked the cheapest.
On such an occasion as the Derby-day he had no doubt the
Brighton Company would be glad to use the South-Eastern
Croydon line, in order to avoid the New Cross incline of 1
in 100.
The Committee adjourned at four till twelve o'clock on
Thursday.

GROUP XII.
This Committee met to-day at twelve o'clock; the Hon.
Mr. S. Lascelles in the chair. All the other members were
present.
NEWMARKET AND CHESTERFORD RAILWAY

EXTENSION.
Mr. HILDYAED summed up his evidence on behalf of this
scheme at great length, contending that it possessed far
greater general advantages that the competing scheme.
Mr. CALVERT then replied on behalf of the Lynn and Ely
Extensions.
At the close of the Learned Gentleman's address the room
was cleared for a division.
On the admission of the parties,
The CHAIRMAN stated that the Committee had decided
the preambles of the following Bills to be proved:--
Newmarket and Chesterford Railway (Extension to Thet-
ford).
Newmarket and Chesterford (Extension to Bury St. Ed-
mund's, &c.)
Newmarket and Chesterford Railway Act Amendment, &c.
And that the preambles of the following Bills were not
proved :
Lynn and Ely (Extension to Bury St. Edmund's).
Ipswich and Bury St. Edmund's (No.2)—(Newmarke tend
Ipswich and Bury St. Edmund's (No. 3)—(Bury to Thet-

ford).
The Committee then adjourned till Friday next, for the
consideration of the clauses.

STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEE.
The Committee met yesterday at the usual hour, for the dis-
patch of public business.
EDINBUURGH AND PERTH RAILWAY.
This was the only case which was called before the atten-
tion of the Committee. The entire day was occupied in the
examination of witnesses. Much interest was evinced to
know the decision of the Committee, but it is generally
believed that another day will be spent in the further inves-
tigation of the merits of the case. The Committee adjourned
a little before five o'clock.

PRODUCE OF THE GOLD MINES
IN OREL AND SIBERIA.
We are indebted to Mr. Frederick Scheer, of Adam's-
court, Old Broad-street, for the following interesting
information respecting the gold mines of Siberia, which
he has just received from official sources in Russia:-
Of the quantity of gold worked in 1846 in the Crown
mines, and in the mines in Orel an
1847 d Siberia, the Mint
has received to this date (6th Feb. ) 1,397 poods
15 liv. 13 zol., to which must be added 325 poods 14
liv. 74 zol. expected during the winter, thereby making
the total production of gold in 1846 amount to 1,722
poods 29 liv. 87 zol.
Formerly gold was only worked in the district of the
mines of Catherineberg, belonging to the Crown, in the
mines of Berezoff, and in the district of the mines of
Kolyvano-Voskressensk and of Nertchinsk, and was ex-
tracted from silver, which was worked in those mines :
the whole quantity extracted annually amounted to but
34 to 40 poods.
In 1819 some veins of golden sand were discovered in
Orel. Since then, the production of this precious metal
has increased in the following proportions :-In 1819,
40 poods 9 liv. 55 zol. ; in 1820, 44 poods 3 liv. ; in
1821, 52 poods 24 liv. 85 zol. ; in 1822, 79 poods 21 liv.
36 zol. ; in 1823, 125 poods 19 liv. 79 pl. ; in 1824, 228
poods 13 liv. 38 zol.. ; in 1825, 257 poods 12 liv. 14 zol. ;
in 1826, 257 poods 25 liv. 15 zol. ; in 1827, 307 poods
30 liv. 95 zol. ; in 1828, 317 poods 39 liv. 44 zol. ; mak-
ing a total of 1,711 poods 0 liv. 21 zol.
It was in 1829 that some veins of golden sand were
also discovered in Siberia. At first the working of it
was not very productive, but after a while, ana more
especially during the last six years, the results have
been very brilliant, as ,the following figures will prove:-
In 1829, 314 poods 31 liv. 1 zol. ; in 1830, 378 poods
15 liv. 79 zol. ; in 1831, 396 poods 29 liv. 37 zol. ; in
1832, 410 poods 8 liv. 61 2°l. ; in 1833, 408 poods 22 liv.
71 zol. ; in 1834, 406 pot'ds 4 liv. 64 zol. •, in 1835,
413 poods 1 liv. 8 zol. ; in 1836, 426 poods 3 liv. 74 zol.;
in 1837, 469 poods 20 liv.. 5 zol. ; in 1838, 524 ponds
36 liv. 69 zol. ; in 1839, 525 poods 6 liv. 38 zol. ; in
1840, 585 poods 15 liv. 60• .zol. ; in 1841, 681 poods
20 liv. 34 zol. ; in 1842, 950 floods 26 liv. 68 zol. ; in
1843, 1,283 poods 2 liv. 60 zoI. ; in 1844, 1,341 poods
25 liv. 60 zol. ; in 1845, 1,386 poods 6 liv. 41 zol. ;
84126:6214,72p20npd050d258 21i9y. 12iv.
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both in thatO
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1819, the working of fine gold,
45
zol. of this precious'
has produced 14,335 poods 28 liv.
aathnetdodtaiinslcoolvfery of the golden. sand-
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in
naire Siberia, con-
mtriebtualtedofa'te mines in Orel,
1,293 poods 7 liv. 28 zol.; the priv
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poods the
C24rolwiva.. 3m2inzeo.sl.
4,219 poods 39 liv. 70 zol.; and those ur Siberia, 5,897
ponds 37 liv. 11 zol.
zol., forms more than
amounts to 1,722 poods 29. liv. 87
gold worked since 1819,
' a tenth of the whole quantity of
The produce of the year 1846, which, as before stated,
and surpasses by 336 ponds 23 liv. 46 zol. the result of
eat- the working of this metal in 1845.
and
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LAW INTELLIGENCE.
VICE•CHANCERY COURT, March 23.
(BeFore Sir J. K. BRUCE.)
CUTTS V. RIDDELL.—GREAT LEEDS AND LONDON DIRECT

RAILWAY.
The bill in this case was filed by Mr. John Cutts, of
Bardfield, near Braintree, in Essex, one of the pro-
visional committee, against Mr. John' Reginald Riddell,
Mr. Frederick Polhill, and others of the provisional
committee of the above-mentioned company, and Mr.
Charles Barker, agent for advertisements, and a creditor
of the company, praying an injunction against the pro-
secution of an action at law. The papers are extremely
voluminous, but the facts appear to be these Sep-
temb. r, 1845, the railway was projected, and a Parlia-
mentary Contract and subseribe-rs. agreement were pre-
pared, the capital proposed to be raisers being 2,500,000/.
in 100,000 shares of 25/. each, with an intended deposit
of 2/. 12s 6d. per share. The plaintiff applied for shares
in the company, the depo-it money upon which, accord-
ing to the arrangement hereafter referred to, would
amount to 751. The sum received for deposits was only
29,6401. 13s.—a sum insufficient to pay the preliminary
expenses of surveys, and to obtain the Act of Parliament,
and therefore a meeting of shareholders determined to
abandon the scheme, and that 1/. 103. per share should
be returned to the depositors. A committee appointed
for the purpose made agreements with several creditors
who accepted less than their demands, and among them
Mr.
4s. 6Bdnr,kberu,tthaegardeevdertitsoingacacgeent, who claimed 3,043/.
It was pro.
posed also that these of theptpr2o,v7issoitual co.nmittee-
smheanreswhshooulhdad benotcalpleadid
uponth deposits on on their
share. Mr. Barker's claim was adjusted by thelLal. mpietr-
tee for winding up the affairs, and on the 17th of
February, 1846. he signed a memorandum in the follow-
ing words :—" Memorandum, that in consideration of my
claim upon the Great Leeds and London Direct Railway
having been this day adjusted at the sum of 2,7501. in
full satisfaction of all demands, and of the sum of 1,000/.,
part thereof, having this day been paid to me, I hereby
authorise and empower the corm of inalmement of
the said conimirfee of ;etie'litid p=inyVlNtioinylntlite
in any action or actions they may think proper to insti-
tute against any member or members of the provisional
committee for the recovery of the remaining 1,750/., or
any part thereof, it being fully understood and agreed
that the said balance of 1,750/. shall be paid to me within
six calendar months from this date, and that I shall be
fully indemnified from all costs and charges whatsoever
which may be occasioned by the use of my name in any
action or actions which may be instituted under this
authority." Upon the signature of this paper Mr. Batty,
the solicitor of the company, addressed a letter to Mr.
Cutts, requiring him to pay 10s. per share on his allotted
shares, as a provisional committeeman, amounting to
751; but that sum was not paid, and an action was
brought against him, at the suit of Mr. Barker, in the
Exchequer, to recover the balance of 1,750/., to which
he plea ed, and the bill was filed to restrain further pro-
ceedings. It appears that since the memorandum was
signed Mr. Barker had been paid 1,0001., leaving the
ultimate balance due to him only 750/. The ground set
up by the bill was, that as the defendants, the provisional
committeemen, have still in their hands a large sum of
money, not less than 33,0001., applicable to the payment
of the debts of the company, they had no right to use the
name of Barker by way of forcing from the plaintiff the
amount which they claimed from him, he denying his
liability to that individual.
Mr. BACON and Mr. HEATHFIELD appeared to show
cause against dissolving the common injunction which
had been obtained, and insisted that the plaintiff, Mr.
Cutts, was not liable to pay a sum due to Mr. Barker, or
at all events, not so liable so long as the defendants, the
provisional committeemen, had a sum of money in their
hands applicable to the payment of the debts duo from
the company. For anything the Court could know from
the record before it, Mr. Cutts did not owe a shilling,
and the Court would not permit an action to go on, Mr.
Barker's name being used as a mere pretext for screw-
ing out of the plaintiff a sum of money to pay which
they already possessed ample means. The use of Mr.
Barker's name was a mere pretext to get from Mr. Cutts
ibpuertes.haTrehwe hwiheholethweadseafenndimanptrsopsearidusheeoofugthhet
ntt onaemc olen°
of
tsr•
one of the creditors of the company, and the in-
junction against the action ought to be continued.
Mr. SWANSTON and Mr. Mauro, for the defendants,
observed, that as many of the defendants had paid
2/. 12s. 6d. deposit and only had back 1/. 10s., they
had in fact contributed towards the expenses 11. 2s. 6d.
per share, while all they required of the plaintiff, Mr.
Cutts, was the payment of 751., being at the rate of 103.
per share only, and yet he refused to contribute that
small; proportion, but called upon his co-provisional
committeemen to apply their own and others' money to
pay a debt which justly ought to be paid by Mr. Cutts
as well as them.
His HONOUR said he understood, that although the
action was brought for a large sum, yet that all that was
really sought to be recovered from Mr. Cutts was 751.
Would the defendants be satisfied with that sum being
brought into Court?
Mr. SWANSTOX said they would.'
Mr. MALTris said that has been all that has been re-
quired. The defendants have over and over again
offered to indemnify Mr. Cutts against all liability on
the action beyond the sum of 75/. if he would only
pay it.
Mr. BACON assented to bring the 75/. into Court on or
before the 15th of April.
The order was then made for the money to be brought
in, and that the injunction should be continued without
prejudice to any question in the cause.
Solicitors for the plaintiff—Messrs. Amory, Sewell,
and Moores. Solicitor for the defendants—Mr. W.
Batty.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.
NORTHERN ClRCUlT.—Liverpool, March 22.
The assizes commenced here this morning, Mr. Baron
Rolfe presiding in the civil, and Mr. Baron Alderson on
the Crown side.
In his charge to the grand jury, his Lordship said that
notwithstanding the great distress which prevailed, he
was happy to find that there was not so great an increase
of crime as might have been expected, nor were the
crimes, except four or five, of great magnitude.
There were 83 cases in the calendar, which, consider-
ing the recent winter assize, might be considered a large
number, but for the prevailing distress.
CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Baron ALDERSON.)
Hugh O'Neal, aged 53, was indicted for cutting and
wounding George Townend, at Wardle, on the 29th of
December last, with intent to do him grievous bodily

harm.
The prosecutor, a working man, was at a publio-house
when the prisoner, who is a travelling tinker, went it).
Some words ensued, and the prisoner who had a large
soldering-iron in his hand, struck the prosecutor heavy
blow with it on the side of the face, near the left temple,
which made a mark which he will retain till death ; but
the surgeon, to a question from the judge,
saying that the
skin was not broken,'
His LORDSHIP said there was an end of the charge of

felony, and
The jury thereupon found the prisoner Guilty of an
be impri-
assault only.
LweitahD
hard labour,
sonHeids,
bodily harm,
indicted for wound.
Thomas Fothergill, aged 30, was and
ing his wife, Maria, with intent to murder, also with
intent to do her grievous
sentenced
six
etshi
ee n pd r is onoenr
on the 13th of February last. thths.
It appeared that the prisoner, who
st Ws
miller,th ug hwt :nnt'
home on the above day, when some words took place
between him and his wife respecting some money she
had taken from him while he was asleep. She had one
of their children in her arms, which he desired her to
put down, saying he did not wish to hurt the child. She
not complying, he took it from her, and laid it down on
a sofa-chair. She took it up again, but he bid her lay it
down again, which she did. Ee then threw her down
on the hearth, and with the poker gave her two severe
blows with it, each inflicting a wound on the ahead ; and
a third blow she received on her hand by putting it up
to defend her head. When he had thus done he went
to a neighbour's, and askd her if she could find him
anywhere to be out of thee way. of the police. He had
killed Maria.
Mr. Baron ALDERSON told the jury the only question
in the case was the intent with which the prisoner in-
flicted the blows. He thought the jury would hardly
conclude that the prisoner intended to murder his wife,
but he, in striking her on the head while lying helpless
on the hearth, must have intended to do her harm.
His very care of the child favoured that view of the

case.
The jury found the prisoner guilty on the count charg-
ing the intent to do grievous bodily harm only.
entence deferred.
Jane Baker, aged was indicted for bigamy.
26,
It appeared that, in October, 1836, the prisoner was
married to George Baker, who worked in a cotton-mill.
She lived with him but a short time, but two years after-
wards they came together for a time, and then again
parted, having had one child. In January last year
the prisoner again married Henry Hyde, her former
husband being then and still alive. She said she was not
lawfully married to Baker, because she had married
him in a wrong name, and that she had married him in
a wrong name in order that she might leava him when
she liked.
Mr. Baron ALDERSON told the jury they had nothing
to do with the question us to the name of the prisoner.
The only question for them was, whether the prisoner
was the person who was married to Baker, there being
no doubt it was she who married Hyde.
The jury having found her Guilty,
His LORDSHIP told her that the law would not permit
her to take advantage of her own fraud in marrying in a
false name, had she indeed done so. As against her, at
all events, the first marriage was valid. As, however,
so much injury was not inflicted by the commission of
this offence by a woman as by a man, he should only
sentence her to be imprisoned, and kept to hard labour,
for three calendar months.

OXFORD ClRCUlT.—Stafford, March 22.
(Before Mr. Sergeant GAZELEE.)
Mary Ann Scuffem, 25, was indicted for the wilful
murder of Eliza Scuffem, at Shenston, on the 9th of No-
vember.
Mr. Sergeant Allen, with Mr. Huddleston, conducted
the prosecution, and Mr. Woolrych defended the
prisoner.