The Sun.
London, England, 1846-07-23 00:00:00

BRITIBII FUNDS.

ONE CLOSING
O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Bank Stock ... .. .. • • .. .. • • 207% 208% 208%
Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. .. 95% %% 95h
Tltree per Cent. Consols Annuities .. .. 95%34 k % 95%
New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anna. 97 54 U % 97%
Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 6,11360 .. 10% 5-16 10 5-16
Ditto, N years!_ Oct. 10, 1859 .. 10 346 10 q
India Bonds, 1,000/. ~. .. .. .. _

Ditto, under 1,000/. .. .. 25 p
South Sea Stock .. 10534
Ditto, New Annuities .. 94%
(Joust ls for Account • . • • .. 95% %
Exchequer Bills. 1 d 1 lid.
1,0001... 11 15 n pm. 11
5001. 11 15 11 pm. 11
Ditto. Small 11 15 11 pm. 11
ONE CLOSING
O'CLOCK. PRICES.
8614

25 p
105 y,
94;4
95%

FOREIGN FUNDS.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent
Ditto, Small .. •• ..
Ditto, New Bonds, 1829 and 1839 ..
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent .. --

Ditto. for the Account
Portuguese Your per Cent

.. .. 46

Ditto, for the Account .. 45 45
Russian Bends .. 112 112
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent .. 24% 24%
Ditto, for the Account • . 24%
Ditto, Three per Cent 36%
Ditto, for the Account .. 35h
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch Two-and-a-Ralf per Cent .. 59% 59%
Ditto. 4 Der Cent. Certificates .. 94% % 941,E
BUSINESS CLOSING
PAID. DONE AT PRICES.
ONE O'CLOCK.

PRICES OF
RAILWAY SHARES.

Amber., Notting., Boston, and
Eastern Junction .. 2%...• %%„„....
Birmingham and Gloucester.. •.100 ..
Birmingham and Oxford Junction 2 .... 4% 5.
Bristol and Exeter .. .. 75 .. .
Ditto New .. .. 5 .. • • 9 •• • • ......
Bristol and Gloucester .. 30 .... 5234
Buckinghamshire .. 425. % dis
Caledonian .. 20 .... 12% 13 12%..
Ditto, Half Shares .. 2% 34 „ „
Ditto, Extension • • 23% .... 1%
Derby and Crewe .. 2% ..........
Direct Manchester (Remington's) 2% % .
Direct Northern .. 234 .... 134 ........
Eastern Counties .. 141. 165... 24% 24 ......
Ditto New .. .. 10/. 165..... 724 p....
Do. Perpet., 5 per Cent. No. 1.61 13s. 4d. % p........
Ditto, York Extension .. Os. .. .. 2 174
Eastern Union .. 30 .... ..........
Do. Cambridge and Ely .. 234 %
Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester .. 53( .. 334
Great North of England . ..100 ....232 ......
Ditto, New .. 10 4534
Great Western .. 85 ....150 .....
Ditto, Half Shares .. 50 .. 84
. Ditto, Quarter. Wires .. 10 .. .. 22 % 21_1 „
Guildforci,-Earehanz'kFortsmoth 5 .... 53¢ ...,
Hull and Selby • • 50 ....10634 ..........
Leeds and Bradford .• .. 26 .... 67 69
Leicester and Bedtord .. 225. % dis... ..
Leicester, Tamworth, 425..... 1% 1 di5......
Liverp., Manch., & Newc. Junet. 234 .... 134 %
London an' Birmingham . • • 100 ....229
Ditto, Quarters .. 2 .... 32 .....
1 endon ana Blackwell .. 161. 13s. 4d. 8% %
London and Brighton . 50 .. . 65 64%
London and Croydon • . • • 131. 15s 9d... 23
London and South- Western 411. Os. 10d... 7834 79
London and York - . • .. 1
London, Salisbury, and Yeovil .. 234 .... 1
Londonderry and Coleraine .. 10 ....
Lynn and Dereham .. • • 15 .... 11
Manchester and Leeds .. • . 82 ,„ „ „
Ditto, Fifths .. 3 .... 11
Ditto Extension .. 42e.
M anchester and Birmingham .. 40 . 48 85
Ditto, Quarter Shares (C) I .• • • 11 10%. „.
• M inchester, Buxton, & . Matlock 425. • . % % p
Manchester and Southampton .. 2 .... 134 %.. • •
Midland • •• —lOO ....14734 148—
Ditto, New 24 .... 3836 38
Ditto, Birmingham and Derby 100 ....121
Newcastle and Darlington Junet. 25 .. 46 45
Ditto, New . 12 1 % 11% 123(4 11%
Ditto, New, Brandling 25 .... 44%
Newcastle and Berwick .. .. 15 .... 2634 .....
Ditto, Tenths .. .• • • 2 •• • • 2%. •••• • • •
Ditto, Extension • • . 2 .• • • 2
Nortn British .. • • 25 .. 3534 %
Ditto, Half Shares .. .. • • 834 1314%
Ditto, Carlisle Extension .. 1% .... 2% %%
North Kent and Direct Dover .. 234 .... 1%
North Staffordshire .. • • • • 425..... 34 3 p
Noithmpton,Banbury,&Chelthrn. 2 .... 1%
Oxford,Worcest.,& Wolverlimptn. 1234 .... 734 ........
Portsmouth -lilrect • • 3%... 434 %.!, •
Preston and Wyre. .. 25 .... 34
Ditto, Half Shares 1.. • . .. 234 .... 7 .. • .......
Reading, Guildford, and Reigate 425. • 1% di5.......
Richmond .. 10 .... 18 ......
Scottish Midland .. .. 10 .... . . .
Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. 234 .... 2
Shropshire UI,IOA 425. % dis l% die
Smith Midland 425... % % % p 54 p
South Eastern and Dovor .. • . 3336 44% •• • • • 44%
Ditto. New (iss. at 321.) No. 1. 16 ... 22 • • 223
Do.. New (do. 331. 65.8 d.) No. 2. 10 .... 15 15%
Do., New (do. 151.) .. No. 4. 234 .... 334
South Wales .. 5 ..... 1%
Waterford and Kilkenny .. 8 .... .......... 2%
West Riding Union • . • • .. 428. •. .. 2 % p 2% p
Witbeach and St. Ives .. .. • • 2 .... 23% 234
York and North Midland .. 50 _
Ditto. Extension • • .. .. 20 .... 41% .• ...... 4134
Do. E. and W. Riding Eaten... 1 1434 14 ...... 14
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amiens .. 14 .... 11% 74 ...... 11%
Bord., Toul., & Cette IMackenzie) 2
Ditto, ditto (Espelete) .. 2
East India .. .. .• 58. . -- ••••• • • • • • 63.
Luxembourg .. .. ••••4••••1 • • • • • • • • • 17,4
Northern of France Constituted.. 5 .• .. 12% 3434 AI ••• • . • 12
Orleans and Bordeaux " .. 6 .... 6 734 • • .... 714
Paris and Lyons Constituted .. 5 .... 4%% %.5.34 • • 534
Sambre and Meuse ... .. 8 .... 4
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LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.

LONDON, JULY 23.—Wind south, moderate breeze, and fine.,
DEAL, JULY 23, A.M. Wind N.W., P.nt. W.S.W.—Arrd. Mary,
Quebec; Somerset, FOrster, Teneriffe. Arrd. from the River, Dope,
Underhill, New Zealand ; Rattler, Goldsmith, Hobart Town ;
Sumatra, Duncan, Ceylon; Camillus, Sprague, Demerara; Omega,
Buchana, St. John's, New Brunswick; John Clark, Disbrow, ditto;
Glasgow, Somervillv, Quebec. Arrd. from the River, and std.,
Southampton, Bowen, Calcutta ; Malabar, Parr, Bombay,
Poaxestou'ru, JULY 22.—Wind W. to W.N.W.—Arrd. Wellington,
Chadwick, New York, and sailed for London; Cumberland, Bruce,
Quebec.
Covets, JULY 22.—Arrd. Malrona, Jorgenson, Matanzas.
SOUTHAMPTON, JULY 21.—Arrd. Florence,-Bromage, Prince Ed-
ward's Island ; 22, Princess Victoria, Mainland, Pugwash.
PLYMOUTH, Jul.,/ 22 —Wind S.W.—Arrd. Jane, Cumming, Rio
Grande. Sld. S.indwich. Mann, St. Lucia; Queen Victoria, Quebec.
FALstourn, JULY 22.—Wind N.W.—Arrd. King William Holmes,
Sierra Leone, and sailed 22d for Liverpool ; Hope, Mlranklcli.
LIVERPOOL, JULY 22. Wind N.W.—Arrd. Mary Hannah, Bexley,
Africa ; Bombay Packet, Cornish, Old Calabar, eld. May 9 ; Reis
Effendi,' Fatherland, Nassau; Hope, Soule, New Orleans; John
Wickliffe, Daly, ditto ; Zanoire. Sims, ditto ; Emblem, Smith, ditto ;
Georgians, Be hm, ditto ; Brewster, Linco n, 111 obile.; Salem, Milford,
ditto ; Michigan, Mason, ditto ; Palmyra, Barstow, ditto ; Reliance,
Swinton, ditto; Dumbarton, Pendleton, Apalachicola; Elizabeth,
Barclay, N. w York ; Amity, Pugwash ; Choice, Robertson, Montreal;
Aberdeen, M'Grath, Quebec ; Harriet, Williams, Newfound! .nd. Sld.
Coquette, Wittington, Africa; Ranger, Bahia; Huron, Sebbeson,
Montreal. Off port, John 31'Lellan.

CLYDE, JULY 21. Arrd. Herald, Ketten, St. John's, Newfound-
land. Std. 20th, Highlander, I'd`Mullan, Antigua; Faside, Quebec.
MILFORD, JULY 21.—The Fidelity, Rowlands, from Fishguard to
this pert, missed stays, drove on the rocks outside St. Ann's Head,
anslis expecte,' to become a total wreck.

MuriaLas, JULY 20.—Arrd. Matthew Harrison, Quebec.
rwt.LnELI, JULY 20.—Arrd. Roj al William, Francis, Quebec.
KILRUSH, JULY 20.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrd. Ariel, Steward, Mira-
filch!: Harriet, Rose, Miramichi ; Governor, Gorman, Quebec.
Hum., JULY 22.—Wind W.S.W.—Sid. Byzautian, Thurtell, Syra.
Hartwicn, JULY 22.—The Ninus, of Scarborough, bound to London,
got on shore on the Cork Sand this morning, Out was afterwards
assisted off, and proceeded without damage.

MARKET NE WS. —( THIS. DAY.)
locair ntaalmrs.
SMITHFIELD —Meadow Hay, 31 Os to 41; Clover ditto. 41 to
Cloverii
Id4ietto to,
141116t0s
per load. A full average supply, and a sluggish demand.
load. 55 ;
BOoatth Straw,li
anl Idls2st
rtaowl 11
moved4s ;
oWheatff slslowly,
wS
Ityr at ,
.1.
11.145t0 ll 1
quotations.6B
CUMBERLAND. —Meadow Hay. 31 to 41 ; Clover ditto, 41 to 5/ 140 ;
per
Oat Straw, 1/ 12s to 11 148; Wheat Straw, 1/ 148 to 11 16s per
load. Supply, good, and trade rather dull.
SiNitrgns 1;r
Oat Straw,
Alil 12s ea4ow f
to
New Meadow Hay was selling at from 21 108 to 31125, and New
Clover, al 58 to 4/ 15s per load.
Illa Hay,
3 ; IWtohea4tl S; traw,
MEAT MARKET.
Sotrrnsix, JULY 22.—We had a full average supply of fat stock
on offer this mornlbg ; yet the trade was firm, as follows :
Beef, from 25 6d to 4s Od ; Mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 4d ; Lamb, 4s 8d
to 55 8d ; Veal, 3s 11,1 to 4s 4d ; and Perk, 3s ild to 4s 6d per 81b6,
to :Mak the offal.
ROMFORD, JULY 22.—Prime beasts and sheep commanded a
steady sale, at full prices. Otherwise the demand was in a very
sluggish state. Beef from 2s 6d to 48 Od; Mutton, 38 4d to
4s 4d ; Lamb, 4s 8d to 5s 10d ; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 4d; and Pork, 3s 10d
to 4s 6d per Bibs. Suckling Calves, 18s to 298 ; Quarter-old Store Pigs,
16s to 19s ; and Milch Cows, with their small Calf, 161 to 191 each.
HAILSHAM, JULY 22.—Beef, from 3s to 4s 2d; Mutton, 38 to 4s 4d;
Lamb, 4s 8d to 5s 8d; Veal, 3s Gd to 4s 4d ; and Pork, 3s 8d to
4s Gd per gibs. A fair average supply, and a steady trade.
AaUNDEL, JULY 21.—We had a steady demand for most kinds of
stock today, on the following terms:—Beef, from 3s to 45 ; Mutton,
3s to 4s 40 ; Lamb, 5s to 55 8d ; and Veal, 2s 6d to 4s 4.1 per 81bs.
CHICHESTER, JULY 22.—Prime Beasts and Sheep were in steady
request, at full prices. In other Mule of stock, very little was
doing. Beef from 28 8d"to 4s; Mutton, 38 to 4s 4d ; Lamb, 55 to
bs 8d ; Veal, as Sd to 4s 4cl; and Pork, 3s 4d to 4s gd per Bibs.
Suckling Calves, 18s to 29s ; Quarter-old Store Pigs, 16s to 195; and
Milch Cows, with their small Calf, 161 to 181 each.
NEVIGA.TE AND MEADENEMI.L.
ogdtoss 8d ; Veal, 3s Gil to
We had a full average supply of each kind of meat on sale ; yet the
general demand was steady, at full prices. Beef, from 2s 4d to
3s 6d ; Mutton, 2s 8d to 4s ; Lamb,
45 4d ; and Pork, 3s 4d to 4s Sd per Bibs, by the carcase.

CORN A VER (51,5.
GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN
For the Week ended July 18, 1846, made up from the Returns of the
Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns In England and Wales
per Imperial. Quarter.

d 388E5AN294. I
36s 4d
PRICE .. 505 lOd 275 lOd 23s Od 36L5Y------F.5
WHEAT. IBAELET.I OATS. 1
DUTY... 85 04 44 64 14 6d 48 04 4s Od 41 cld
I

HOUSE OF LOItDS.-(THIS DAY.)
Their Lordships sat in a Committee for Privileges to-day.
The Peers in attendance were the Lord Chancellor, the Earl
of Shaftesbury, Lord Lyndhurst, Lord Campbell, the Earl
of Effingham, the Earl of Kinnoul, acrd Lord Vaux of
Ilarrowden.

THE PERTH PEERAGE.
This ease came before their Lordships upon the petition to
the Queen of George Drummond, now Duke of Melfort, ur
France, claiming the title of Earl of Perth, in Scotland, as
the heir male general of James, the first Earl of Perth,
who was created in the year 1605. The title was
limited to him and his heirs male. Ile had issue an only
daughter, Lady Jane Drummond, who was afterwards mar-
ried to John Earl of Sutherland. On the death of the first
Earl, the title descended to his brother, who sat in Parlia-
ment in the reigns of James the Sixth and Charles the First.
The fourth Earl of Perth filled the office of Lord Chancellor
of Scotland in the reigns of Charles and James the Second;
he was imprisoned in Stirling Castle after the Revolution,
but by a warrant of the Lords of the Privy Council in June,
1693, he was released, upon giving security to de-
part the realm by the 15th of August following,
and not to return without the license of their Majesties or
the Privy Council. He left Scotland in obedience to this
undertaking, and subsequently joined the Court which James
the Second held at St. Germaine. Shortly afterwards King
James issued letters patent by which he purported to create
the Earl Duke of Perth and Marquis of Drummond, anti
those titles were at all times afterwards borne by
the Earl and his heirs male of his body until the ex-
tinction of his male issue in 1760. The Earl and
his male heirs were received and accepted as Duke
of Perth, at the Court of France. James Earl of Perth, styled
Duke ot Perth, died at St. Germ ins on the 11th of May, 1716,
and in consequence of the attainder of his son, Lord Drum-
mend, in ;715, the dignity of Earl of Perth, on his decease,
became dormant, On the death of John. styled Duke of
Perth, the male issue of James, the attainted Lore Drum-
mond, failed, and it was contended for the claimant that OR
that occasion the earldom of Perth, vested in
John Drummond (his brother), as the heir male
general of the grantee. John Drummond, the second
son of James third Earl of Perth, and next brother of James,
the fourth Earl, was created, in 1685, Viscount Melfort, and,
in 1686, Earl of Melfort and Lord Forth. A decree of for-
faulture was passed against him in the Parliament of Scot-
land, in July 1695, in consequence of his remaining in France
contrary to the provisions of the Act of Parliament in that
respect, then recently passed in Scotland; but that 'for-
' feiture was not to prejudice the Earl's issue by his
first wife. Lord Melfort accompanied James the Second
to France, and that King, by letters patent, signed by his
own hand, purported to create the Earl Duke of Melfort.
On the death of King James, Louis XIV. accepted the Earl
of Melfort as Duke of the kingdom of France, and under that
he and his issue have ever since been Dukes of France. The
present claimant succeeded to that title upon the death of
his uncle, Charles Edward Drummond Duke De Melfort,
who was a priest and prelate of the Roman Catholic Church,
and principally resided at Rome, where he died in April,
1840.

Mr. Fleming appeared for the claimant, and the Attorney-
General and the Lord Advocate on behalf of the Cron.
After the examination of several witnesses, and the putting
in in evidence of several documents, among which was the
original letter written by King James 11., granting the
dignity of Duke of Melfort, the further consideration of the
case was adjourned.
This being the last seal, the Equity Courts were occupied
the whole day with motions, but nothing of interest came
before them.

SHERIFFS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Under-Sheriff BURCHELL.)
BIOUNIA P. CAVALLZO.
The plaintiff in this action is an hotel-keeper, and the de-
fendant was described as a vine-grower and wine-merchant
at Bordeaux. The demand was for the sum of 81. 17s. for
dinner and wine supplied to defendant and his friends.
A waiter was called, who proved that on the sth of June
last, a person named Paoli called at plaintiff's and ordered a
dinner for defendant, and a party of not more than six. The
next day defendant and Paoli went at the appointed time,
and afterwards some other gentlemen. Defendant left at
half-past nine, but the others remained till twelve. The plain-
tiff took the head of the table, which was, however, said
to be customary in French hotels where the master was
invited. It was, however, argued for the defendant
that lie wai only to supply the wine, and it was not till he
charged for the wine that he was charged with the dinners.
Mr. Lewis, an attorney, was called, and proved that Paoli
said that he was requested to invite him and other gentlemen
to dine, and taste defendant's wines, in the hope that they
would prove satisfactory, and lead to a purchase. Witness
accordingly dined at plaintiff's; he (witness) having named
his house in preference to the South American Coffee House,
although Mr. Simmons, the proprietor was to be a guest.
Defendant gave the orders whilst in the room.
The defendant's attorney said, that after this evidence,
which took him by surprise, as it was contrary to his in-
structions, he must let the case go to the jury.
The jury gave a verdict for the amount claimed.
HOLT V. STOCK.
This was an action to recover the sum of 171. 10s. on a
bill of exchange. The defence wan-that it had been ob-
tained from the defendant by fraud.
The defendant was tenant to a Mrs. Myers, against whom
a bill in Chancery was filed, and in January last a receiver
was appointed. The bill was given to Myers on the Ist of
March, as it was alleged for rent in anticipation. Notice was
subsequently given from the receiver not to pay, and defen-
dant refused to pay again, and was distrained on in March.
The bill was sent to the plaintiff, who is a clerk to Myers'
solicitor, and he got it disaiuuted, and it was now contended
that there was fraud on the part of Mrs. Myers in getting the
bill, and that plaintiff must have been aware of it. Tile ap-
pointment of the receiver, and rof the distraint by him was not
made out, although an order of the court was produced, and
the Under •Sheriff, therefore, held that the plea was nut
made out, and dirt cted a verdict for the plaintiff.

HALLWAY COIII3III TEES.

(THIS DAY).

HOUSE OE LORDS.

Room C.
LONDON AND GIZAVESEND.

The Committee on the South-Eastern group of projects assem-
bled this morning. The Earl of Devon in the chair, with the
Duke of Cleveland, the Earl of Craven,-Lbrd Kinuaird, and the Duke
of Leeds.

Mr. AUSTIN opened for the promoters, and stated that this was a
line ;rum London to Gravesend, using the line of the Greenwich
Railway for about two miles, as far as the Grand Surrey Canal,
thence by a detour to Lewisham, skirting Greenwich Park, passing
thence to Woolwich, thence to Dartford, and so on, outside orth•
fleet to Gravesend. In the contests in the Commons, allusions had
been made to the traffic, and although he would not enter
into that subject-, thus much he ought to observe, that
although the fare by the railway was ed. and 6d. for
the respective classes during last year, and the fare by the
steam boats was 4d. to Greenwich, the number of passengers by the
railway was more than 2% millions, while that by the steam-boats
were only 1% millions The time required to gi tto Greenwich by
the boats was half an hour, while by the railway they got in half
that time. The time occupied in the passage by the river to Graves-
end is two hours and a halt; while by the line it would be only three-
quarters of an hour. The anticipated traffic to Gravesend by the
new line would be 3,500,000, which, at a fare of Is. each, would give
usuall73 rateolo of rg4r
oc, gross
erre
cent,turn
thereand dwe
ottcdtibneg
aworking p
r 0
flex,
, further observe, that along the 20 miles which this line ran to Graves-
thousand guineas, or a dividend of tea or twelve per cent. Ile might
end, or the 28% miles to Rochester, there was a more dense population
than on any other line after leaving London for the same distance.
For the same distance on the South-Western line the population
Is 40,000, on the Great Western line it is 55,000, on the
Eastern Counties 41,000, on the Northern and Eastern 55,000, and
OH the London and Birmingham it is 43,000; while on the Graves-
end line it is 100,000, or nearly double that of the best of the other
lines. The Learned Gentleman then entered into an explanation of the
proposed lines of railway, which, without the plans submitted to
their Lordships, would be quite intelligible. It may be sufficient,
therefore, to say that the object of the explanation was to assure the
Committee that no accident could happen at the junctions of the
numerous lines which leave the South- Eastern terminus at • London-
bridge. They reached Woolwich by rounding Greenwich-park. It
was preferred to do this to going through the park, because
the instruments in the Observatory might have' been affected by the
passing of the trains. The, thence passed at the back of Blackheath,
and entered a tunnel of considerable length, reached Woolwich
about 165 yards from the Dockyard gates, 65 from the Arsenal ; and
from the lowness of the level, by a very ingenious piece of engineer-
ing, they were enabled to give accommodation by a cube ay both to
the Arsenal and Dockyard, with ample opportunity for putting the
stores upon the line. From Woolwich they passed over Plumatead
Marshes, within half a mile of the pier at Erith, a level station at
Crayeard and another at Dartford; they then passed within fifty
yards of Erith, where they entered a Gomel of about 160 yards
long, and so on to Gravesend. The steepest gradient would be
one in 'about 120, and the smallest radius -of a carve 616
yards. The length of the line would be 20 miles one furlong. The
estimates for the whole line were 809,0001., and the capital asked for
is 1,000,0001. The line is devised by Mr. Robert Stephenson and Mr.
Isidder, and it was not too much to say that it was most judiciously
'aid out. In fact, the project was merely to form a connexion be-
tween London and Gravesend, for at both termini the stations were
made. After noticing the intended opposition of the North Kent
Company, who lost their Bill in the Commons, he said that he should
object to any opposition than that which had reference to the parti-
cular part of the country which they had desired to obtain. In this
petition there was an allegation of the fares being too low, but tins
was both unfair and ungracious, because though they were low they
were quite sufficient for paying a handsome dividend. The only
petition of landowners was that of Sir Isaac Lyon Goldsinid,
who was Chairman of the defunct line, and who possessed
two small plots of laud in the parish of Pluinstead, just suflieient,
and that was all, to give him a locus skin,* before the Committee,
and for his land there would be a check ready at the bankers the
moment it was asked for. The North Kent line had been debated
before the Comunitee nine-at .d-twenty days during last session, and
thirty-Mur days this session, so that it could not be said that it had
nut been sufficiently deliberated upon, and it had been thrown out on
both occasions. He had sad that he objected to any opposition being
slowed, or any allusion to the country below Rochester, which he
had described as being the ultimate of the present Bill, but he wished
particularly and expressly to prevent any supposition that the pro-
moters of this line were not ready Gs continue their line all the way
to Dover, for that was decidedly their intention as soon as the Par-
liamentary powers could be obtained for that purpose.
Mr. Charles Jones, tormerly a civil engineer. and now chairman
of the Woolwich Gas Company, testified generally as to the conve.
ans,-boats on the river, but those did not run later
nience of the line to that town, stating that there were as many as
than at this time of the year, and four o'clock in winter.
ninety-se voe,
osctke
Ile also stated the feeling of the inhabitants of the place, all of
whom were exceedingly anxious for its formation, and the more es-
pecially as the lines runui g along a lower level, gave access to the
Arsenal and Dockyard, while on the other hand the North Kent not
only would not afford those advantages, but by running on a viaduct
would act as a screen. Meetings lied been held in favour of the
Gravesend line, at which it was resolved to support that projoct.
On cross-examination by Mr. GOLDSMID, it appeared that there
had boeu a change this year in the North Kent project, which made
it less objectionable than formerly to the inhabitants of Woolwich. .
On re-examination by Mr. IIEaItEWETHER,. the witness stated that
the North Kent Company had not resolved to go to Woolwich till
the project of the South-Eastern Company bad published.bee—n
the town
Mr. slough, clerk of the Arsenal at
Woolwich, and one of
commissioners of Woolwich, stated that both the proposed lines had
his line would be very
been submitted to that body, and that of the South-Eastern had been
unanimously approved. In his opinion, t
con-
venient for putting stores on the line, both alit the
from the Arsenal
Dockyard