The Sun.
London, England, 1847-03-05 00:00:00

TUESDAY, MARCH 9.

Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton (No. 2—Exten-
sions and Amendment).
Mold Railway.;

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10.
Great Sauthern and Western Extension (Portarlington to
Tullamore).

RAILWAYS.

The Committee of Selection have postponed the first
meeting of the Select Committees on the Groups Nos. 1 and
12 from Friday the stb, till Thursday, the 11th March, at 12.

FOURTH REPORT FROM THE SE-
LECT COMNIITTEE ON TILE CLASSIFICA-
TION OF RAILWAY BILLS.

The SELECT COMMITTEE appointed for the CLASSIFI•
CATION of RAILWAY BILLS according to4he Resolu-
tions adopted by the House, and who are empowered to
Report from time to time-have further considered the se-
veral matters referred to them, and agreed to report as
follows:-
Your Committee recommend that the Caledonian, Glas-
gow, Dumfries, and Carlisle ( Lease of part), No, 211, be
taken oat of Group No. 49, and be placed in Group No. 51;
and they have also come to the determination of rescinding
the special report which they have made on Group 49, with
regard to the division of No. 5 into two Bills.
Group 49 will therefore stand as follows:-
GROUP, No. 49.
12. Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, and Glasgow, Paisley,
Kilmarnock, and Ayr (No. 4).
94. Glasgow, Barrhead, and Neilston, and Glasgow Southern
'Terminal Railways Amalgannition.
95. Caledonian (Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock Amalga-
mation ).
195. Caledonian (Glasgow, Barrhead, and Neilston, and
Glasgow Southern Terminal Railway Junction).
321. Caledonian (Wishaw and Coltness Purchase).
378. Edinburgh and Glasgow (Amendments, Purchases, &c.)
473. Edinburgh and Glasgow (Moukland and Kirkiutilloch,
&c. Amalgamation).
Your Committee recommend that the following Bills be re-
ferred to a distinct Committee:-
GROUP, No. 50.
7. Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr (Branches,
No. 1).
8. Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr (Branches,
No. 2).
11. Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr (Branches,
No. 3).
91. Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ardrossan (Deviations and
Amendments).
92. Glasgow, Barrhead. and Neilston (Amendments, Devia-
tions, Branches, &c. )
114. Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock (Amendments and
Branches).
145. Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock, No. 2; vide Special
Report.
165. Paisley, Barrhead, and Hurlet (Branches).
298. Paisley and Renfrew (Improvement).
332. Kilmarnock and Ayr Direct.
Your Committee recommend that the following Bills be re-
ferred to a distinct Committee :-
GROUP, No. 51.
5. Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle (Branches, No. 1).
16. Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle (Branches, No. 2).
110. North British (No. 2-Extension Hawick to Car-
lisle, &c.)
208. Caledonian (Branches to Canobie, &c.)
211. Caledonian, Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle (Lease of
part).
255. Ayrshire and Galloway.
Your Committee recommend that the following Bills be re-
ferred to a distinct Committee:-
GROUP, No. 52.
INDIA.
392. G^eat Western of Bengal, from Calcutta to Marmara',
with Extensions, &c. (Incorporation).
415. Great North of India, to connect the Cities of Delhi,
ten-
tetonsAioiniesti,
481. GAregartain4dni Indian AI
Peninsula,lat'b with Extensions,
sions, &c. ,B'cNv.ith

COURT CIRCULAR.
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Countess of Char-
Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, Char-
lemont, Lady Caroline Somers Cocks, Major-Generalthßoolviloesn:
Charles Grey, and Colonel Bouverie.
Yesterday morning her Majesty and her Royal Consort
took their accustomed early walk in the pleasure grounds of
Osborne House.
The Royal family went to the sea-beach yesterday fore-
noon, and took their usual walking and riding exercise.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cam-
bridge' and his Serene Highness Prince Frederick of Hesse
visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester yes-
terday at Gloucester House.
A deputation, consisting of Mr. James Watney, Mr.
Michael Lock, and Mr. William Palmer, Master Wardens of
the Mercers Company; Mr. George Palmer, M.P., Mr. H.
Palmer, and Mr. H. E. Barney, clerk to the company, had an
interview with Sir George Grey yesterday at the Home-office.
Mr. Christopher Dunkin Hays had an interview with Earl
Grey yesterday at the Colonial.office.
Nr. Ilenry Chard had an interview with the Earl of Cla-
rendon at the Board of Trade yesterday.
ne'rlalemEeecteil:g yesterday siasticalCommissioners for England had a ge'
at their office in Whitehall-place.
Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial• office
from the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope.

THE STORY OF LILLY DAWSON.—Mrs. Crewe, the
authoress of " The adventures of Susan Hopley," which
had so extraordinary a run some years since, and upon
which numerous dramas have been constructed, has written
another true history of the vicissitudes of fortune which befel
a young and interesting female. Lilly Dawson is a heroine
of quite as interesting a character as Susan Hopley, and her
adventure:, are not less ronniatic than those which marked
tt:e career of tie latter. Mrs. Crewe's style is simple and
unaffected, and yet so entirely evidencing the lady of edu-
cation, that it possesses a charm which renders her work
irresistible. " Lilly Dawson "is also in course of being dra-
matised, and will be produced, we understand, next week.
The Hibernia, British and North American Royal
Mail steam-ship, sailed from Liverpool, for Halifax and
Boston, yesterday afternoon. She carries out a large freight
of specie-290,0001. sterling, and a great number of passen•
gere, besides the usual monthly mike.

EXPERIENCES OF A GAOL CRAPLAIN.—These are
volumes to startle and astound, as well as deeply, and often-
times intensely, and almost painfully to interest the reader.
"Alley, contain extraordinary and marvellous revelations of
crime", and mysterious and staggering confessions of deeds of
dar_kas_t
_hue. It is easy tq imagine that the 6, Experience
li)oroerlotibinavpelsatlinir must, if recorded with even an ordinary
power
coarse, repulsive, exterior
a narrative with something superior to the
letxtenor of every-day crime, form a work of
fearful, and, •%4
interest.— Adrertis:anaged, one of wholesome and salutary
The late Mr. 'fho
Mai Ward, the extensive ship-
owner, has left the bulk
. of his property to his daughter and
only child ; and has directed that his ships, together with his
estates, freehord and leasehold, should be disposed of. He has
bequeathed to the Merchant Seamen's Orphan Asx lum 5001.
and the like amount to the I Hospital, the Tower
Hamlets Dispensary, and the Radcliffe Charity School, free
osrfrtosevision under marriage
ofduty. To his widow, ipnectediftdeitiobnectltol
an annuity of
settlement, he leaves s
ians Sir Wm. MenA
1,500/. ; to his nephew, George Ward, 10,0 Ta,
Ppointed as
executors, trustees, and guard
son, of Chessel, Hants; Norman 'MacLeod, of _TY RiFbard-
of St. Helen's-place; to each h
k.tonandl, and
George Henry S:eplienson,
leaves 2.50!. for their trouble. The personality was valued al
250,0001.
ROYAL ORTROP,IMIC HOSTlTAL.—Yesterday a
general meeting of the governors of this charity for the cure
of club foot, lateral curvature of the spine, and all other eon•
tractions and deformities, was holden in the boa-room of
the institution in Bloomsbury-square; Q. Harris, rdEsq., in the
chair. The numbers admitted during the past year were
117 in and 1,228 out-patients, exceeding those of any pre-
vious year by 376. The treatment of lateral curvature of the
spine, hitherto deemed almost incurable, has been attended
with signal success. The receipts for the year amounted to
2,16 n., and the expenditure left only a balance of 212/. Se.
The anniversary dinner will take place on the sth of May.