The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-11 00:00:00

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SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock.

QUEEN'S BENCH —(THIS DAY.)
Tll3 JUSTICES OF ST. ALBANS s. STURT.--CRIXINAL INFORMA.-

riot.

Mr. Sergeant SIIEE moved for a rule nisi, to show cause
why a criminal information should not be issued against a
gentleman of the name of Sturt, on the ground of writing
and publishing several letters, containing libellous matter in
regard to the conduct of the plaintiffs as m gistrat and ad-
ministrators of justice in the borough of St. Albans. The
Learned Gentleman read extracts from the letters in question,
which charged the magistrates of St. Albans with corrupt
and improper motives in the administration of justice, and
that the only object they cared for was pounds, shillings,
and pence. On the other side he quoted several affidavits of
the complainants. denying in the strongest terms the allege-
tions as altogether unfounded, and proceeding from malicous
and vindictive motives.

The Court did not think the evidence adduced sufficiently
strong to justify granting.the application, and the rule was
accordingly refused.

WEISS v. LUMLEY.
The greater portion of the day was occupied in an argu-
ment, conducted by Mr. Watson, Q.C., and Mr. Lush, in sup-
port of a demurrer to a plea put in by the defendant, in
answer to a declaration of the plaintiff respecting a breach
of contract therein alleged against the former.
The plaintiff is Madame Weiss, and the defendant is Mr.
Lumley, the lessee of the Italian Opera-house, and the
breach of contract set forth arose out of an agreement being
entered into, between the parties, for the performance of the
corps of dancing children, the "Dansenses Vennoier, and,
under which agreement, the performers in question were
bought over into this country. The plaintiff sought to re-
cover damages, because the terms of the contract were not
carried out, by the children not being allowed to appear at
her Majesty's Theatre on their arrival, thereby depriving
them of the advantage of the celebrity which such an
appearance would have secured, while, at the same time, the
agreement prevented their appearing elsewhere.
The defendant denied that any such breach of contract
as that alleged had taken place. The argument throughout
was of a dry and technical character, and turned mainly on
the construction of the terms of the agreement.
Mr. Hioonrs was heard against the demurrer, and in sup-
port of the plea, when
The COURT took time to consider its judgment.

LYNN AND ELY RAILWAY.
(THIS DAY.)
A special meeting of the scripholders, shareholders, and
proprietors of the Lynn and Ely Railway took place this day
at the offices of the Company, No. 7, Millbank-street, in
pursuance of the sessional orders of both Houses of Parliament.
The chair was taken at two o'clock by Sir William Browne
Folke.

The Sixitrralv having read the advertisement convening
the meeting, •
The CHAMMAN said that the capital required to be repre-
sented at the meeting necessary to qualify it to come to any
decision was 80,0001., but they held 113,7501 worth of shares
assenting to the Bill. He would therefore propose to- the
meeting a resolution embodying their assent to the two fol-
lowing Bills :—A Bill to empower the Lynn and
Ely Railway Company to construct a railway from
the borough of Wisbeach to Spalding, in the parts of Hol-
land, in the county of Lincoln, with a branch up to Holland ;
and a Bill to empower the Lynn and Ely Railway Conpany
to construct a railway from the borough of Wisbeach to
March, in the parish of Doddington, all in the Isle of Ely
and county of Cambridge.
The votes having been taken, it was fond that there were
3,225 shares assenting, and 715 dissenting. -
The CHAIRMAN therefore decided that the resolutions had
been carried.
The CrtatitmAs also informed the meeting that the first
half of their contract had been• almost finished, -and their
contractor has even offered to have it open in-. July next, if
they gave him 1,500/. extra; Waco they had not their
engines ready, they did not choose- to incur the additional
expense.
The meeting then separated, having passed a vote of thanks
to the Chairman.

RAILWAY COMMITTEES.

(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE Oil' LORDS.

DIRECT LONDON AND poziismoirriz.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition.)

Mr. Carter, secretary to the Portsmouth and Rye Steam-Packet
Company, gave evidence in favour of the line. There was a great
communication between Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight, which
would be much Increased by the accommodation to be given by this
line to the former place. The best mode of communication between
I.ondon, &c., and the Isle of Wight would be eta Portsmouth, if there
were a railway such as the one proposed from London to Portsmouth.
Several other witnesses were called to show the advantages to
Portsmouth, &c., derivable from the proposed line, and to prove that
for the proposed Petersfield branch of the Guildford line.
The Earl of Lovelace gave evidence as to the want of communica-
tion in the districts through which the line would pass. Ile thought
the deficiency was sufficient to Justify the making of a railway. The
Direct London and Portsmouth line would supply the deficiency.
His Lordship was cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant WILANOHAM on
the part of the Guildfiird and Chichester Railway.
On the conclusion of this witness's evidence, it being now four
o'eb,clc, the Committee rose and adjourned till to-morrow at eleven.

GROUP I.
LONDON AND TONIC

The Committee met again this day at a quarter past four o'clock
the Earl of Lovelace in the chair.

Mr. Sergeant Witsxonsm applied to their Lordships ft.!. leave to
proceed with the Wakefield and Leeds Extension. He hoped the
Committee would not decide against his application, for the effect
won't be to have the I'llll referred to a Committee, which would re-
quire alt the evidence of the London and York line to be gone over
again. The Inquiry before the present Committee would not occupy
store than a third of the time it would before any other tribunal.
Mr. Alexander and Mr. Hope, on the part of the landowners, could
not promise their Lordships that the case would only take up so
small a portion of time as was promised by their Learned Friend.
They would feel themselves bound to oppose the line, and, according
to the evidence brought forward by the promoters would depend the
length of their cross-examination.
Time Noble CHAIRMAN—He shoull make an application to the House
of Levels this evening, which he hoped would relive them from further
sitting.

Lord VMAN—We aro in the hands of the rinuse, and cannot
entertain anything in this group without the suction of their Lord.
ships.

The Committee then inquired the length of the various lines yet
to oe beam, ior tue i..p.;:t! of making a report to the House of the
facts of the various-eases.

Their Lordships then adjourned at a quarter past five,

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
GROUP XIII.
The Committee met to-day at one o'clock, Sir William Clay in
the chair.