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London, England, 1846-05-07

SOUTH MIDLAND (NORTHAMPTON TO

BEDFORD),

The evidence on traffic was proceeded with this morning.
Mr. Raikes Currie, M.P. for Northampton, and Mr. Jay, an ac-
countant in the City, corroborated the evidence of Mr. Vernon Smith
and the other witnesses who were examined yesterday. They were
of opinion that the proposed railway would be of incalculable advan-
tage to Northampton, whose population and trade were gradually
increasing. The latter gentleman described the present traffic to
amount to 23,9001., and detailed the estimated number of passen-
gers, &c., anticipated from the present railway.
After a long discussion about the traffic tables, and the giving of
further evidence, the Committee decided that they would not call
upon Mr. Flood or Mr. Mellor to cross-examine the last witnesses
before they examined the tables, and Mr. Austin was left to his own
discretion as to whether he would examine any other witnesses as
to traffic.

Mr. Joseph Stockburn, a draper for thirty years at Kettering, was
then examined as to tha traffic at that place. He stated that the
inhabitants of Kettering were favourable to the project, and that it
would be of great advantage to them.
The Committee adjourned at four o'clock till twelve o'clock to-
morrow.
London, England, 1846-05-07

THE UNION.

The Union for. May sustains the reputation of its pre-
decessors. We beseech the proprietors, however, as
they hope for success, to eschew the abominable habit
of continuations. There are three articles in this

number, viz., " William Fleming, the Deal Boatman,"
the " Comparative View of the Rise and Progress of
Liberty in England and France," and " Late for
Lectures," to be continued. The articles on the German
Universities, entitled the " Student Abroad," are con-
cluded in this number with a graphic account of student
life in the University of Bonn. There is an excellent
review of Fremont's Expedition to the Oregon, which
we recommend to the perusal of all those who wish to
know something about the territory at present in dis-
pute between Great Britain and America. The review
can be read through in about half an hour, and it con-
tains a perfect resume of all that is known about the
geography, topography, and natural history of the
Oregon territory. The poetry of this number of the
Union is very good. As a specimen we extract the
following exquisite sonnet, which might pass for a
recovered composition of Sir John Suckling:—
How rosy fair my lady was to see,
Cannot by my uncourtly words be told; •
Rather a limping borrower let me be,
A debtoz.to the master-minds of old.
Of goldan,wires, or, captured sunbeams made, •
Her lovely locks fell o'er a neck of snow;
Her arched brows inclosed, in fringed shade,
Two purple violets that slept below !
• Of reddest coral were her honied lips,
(Guarding the pearly treasures of her mouth),
Sweeter than rose-leaves where the young bee sips,
In the far gardens of the sunny south I
• -
Yet when I would .my lost one liveliest call,
Her voice of music comes back first of all !
London, England, 1846-05-07

RAILWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE.

HE s sit§7 AND
LAMOND, Railway Share Auctioneers, beg to thank their
Friends and the Public for their continued support and patronage,
and to announce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, Ste.,
take place every TuasnaT and FRIDAY, at One o'clock, at the
Hall of Commerce, rhreadneedle-street, London, to which place all
Avours, containing instructions, are respectfully requested t. be
addressed.

Ail Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited for exa-
nination at least one day previously to their being offered ; and
sdvices of results will be forwarded by the first post after the sale,
Ind the proceeds immediately disposed of according to instructions.
Offices, Mall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London.
London, England, 1846-05-07

GROUP XXX.

This Committee re-assembled to-day at twelve o'clock. Present,
Lord Charles -Wellesley (chairman) and the other members.
AYLESBURY AND THAME JUNCTION.
It was arranged yesterday that the case for this Bill should be
entered into, when the evidence for the same might be considered as
rebutting the evidence in favour of the Cambridge and Oxford line,
its competitor.
Mr. CaLczarr, on behalf of the Bill, called

Mr. Robert Stephenson, engineer, who stated that he had turned
his attention to the Aylesbury and Thame Junction line, and con-
sidered it with respect to engineering facilities, population, and
traffic. It was superior to the Oxford and Cambridge in these points.
Mr. Sergeant CLARKE said, he must interrupt his Learned Friend
in this line of examination. He should restrict himself to the intrinsic
merits of the line before the Committee without instuting any com-
parison to the disadvantage of another line.
CaLcaarr contended that he was perfectly justified in adopt-
ing the present course.

-A
discussion here followed between counsel on this point, which
was terminated by the room being cleared.
On our re-admission in about three-quarters of an hour the CHAIR-
MAN announced that the Committee were of opinion that the evi-
dence should be limited to the Bill before the Committee.

I The examination of Mr. Stephenson was then resumed, in the
course of which he expressed himself decidedly in favour of the
Aylesbury and Thame line, and that the estimate for stations at cer-
tain points of the Cambridge and Oxford line was too low.
Mr. Sergeant CLARK cross-examined at considerable length, chiefly
with respect to the level crossings.

Mr. G. P. Bidder, engineer, was then examined by Mr. CALCIUM,
waloldrksetdated
efficiently that a
withsingle
referenceline
heldto bythe other lines. Did not think
the traffic tables of the Cambridge and Oxford line accurately esti-
mated, because they were made on wrong assumptions. The general
one Company could not be
traffic of the line went in a north and south direction, but he con-
sidered that a railway would change the direction of the traffic.
Cross-examined by Mr. WADDINGTON—Was associated with Mr.
Stephenson in several railways. Arrived at the conclusion he had
stated from the evidence of Mr. Locke, not from personal inspection
of the line. Would himself have allowed 100,0001. for stations, and a
higher estimate for other portions of the works. Considered general
experience superior in certain cases to the knowledge derived from
detailed estimate. Did not find that there was any surplus fund in
the estimates, as stated by Mr. Locke.
Mr. Brunel, engineer, examined by Mr. CALcRAPT.--Considered
that these cross lines in the country of the proposed railway would
not be efficient.
Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant CLARKE.—As a general opinion,
was opposed to single lines. Considered single lines unsafe, though
he could not state that any accident had occurred on any of those
single lines either in this country or in Belgium.
The Committee adjourned at four o'clock till to-morrow.
London, England, 1846-05-07

DUNDEE and ARBROATH RAILWAY
COMPANY.

In compliance with the Resolutions or Orders of the Hotta.. Of
Parliament, and of a Requisition addressed to us uy cur taw or the Share-
holders of the Dundee and Arbroath Railway Company, a SPECIAL
or EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the SHARE-
HOLDERS or STOCKHOLDERS of the COMPANY win be held
within the ROYAL HOTEL, In DUNDEE, on the 18th day of May
next, 1846, at One o'clock afternoon,•when a Copy of a Bill, now
pending before Parliament, entitled " A Bill to enable the Dundee
and Arbroath Railway Company to make a Railway from their Line
at Broughty to Broughty Ferry Castle, and another Railway from
their Line at Geordie's Burn to the Arbroath and Forfar Railway at
Almeriecloss," will be submitted to the consideration of the Meet-
ing, and a vote taken on the said Bill, in the manner required by the
said Resolutions or Orders.

By order of the Directors,
SHIELL and SMALL, Secretaries.
London, England, 1846-05-07

-QUCKINGH-AMSHIRE, OXFORD, AND
BLETCHLEY JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY.—
CA TTION to the PUBLlC.—Whereas some Forged Certificates have
bee,4 discovered among the scrip presented at this office, parties hold-
ing the scrip of this Company are requested to send it in immediately
for verification.
After verification, the scrip, stamped as having been compared
witt the counter foil, will immediately be returned to the parties
sending it in.
HARRY VERNEY, Chairman
of the Committe of Management.
WYNDHAM HARDING, Secretary.
21), Great George-street, Westminster, May 6, 1846.
London, England, 1846-05-07

NEW WORK BY DR. CROLY.
Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols.,
A
S 0 N;
or,
THE SOLDIER AND STATESMAN.
By the Rev. G. CROLY, LL.D.
Author of " Salathiel," &c.
Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-streo
London, England, 1846-05-07

STAN-MORE HALL, MIDDLESEX, about Two-and-a-Half Miles
from the Harrow Station, on the Birmingham Railway, and one
of the most healthy and select neighbourhoods within the same

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easy reach of the Metropolis.etropolis. --
MESSRS. DANIEL . SMITH and SON re-
spectfully apprise the public, that unless an acceptable offer
should be previously made by private treaty, the above beautifully
situated FREEHOLD PROPERTY, on which many thousand pounds
have been recently expended, will be submitted for PUBLIC SALE,
at the Auction Mart, in the spring.
It comprises a singularly handsome and admirably-constructed
mansion, in the early Tudor style of architecture, with a beautiful
tower and oratory. It Is most substantially built, and faced with the
grey Kentish rag and fine Caen stone, on bricked arches, presenting
an imposing elevation upon a broad bold terrace, with south-east
skapeet, ior.ding to fLuely Limbered and varied pleasure-grounds, open-
ing on three sides to very rich and extensive scenery. It has a
capital walled garden, a greenhouse, &c. The mansion is not com-
pleted, but the original house, not having been removed, may be used
as a convenient residence during the completion of the Hew edifice.
Particulars, with plans, will be ready when the day of sale is
fixed, and may then be had in Waterloo-place, Pall-mall ; at the
Auction Mart ; of Messrs. Nelson and Wynn, solicitors, Gresham-
place, Lombard-street ; and in the interim the estate may be viewed
with cards, and Messrs. Smith arc fully authorised to dispose of the
property.

DESIRABLE FREEHOLD ESTATE, with a very superior FARM
RESIDENCE, known as STARK CASTLE, bounded by a bold
reach of the River Medway, only three miles from the City of
Rochester, and about seven from Maidstone, amidst grand and
beautiful scenery.
MESSRS. DANIEL SMITH` and SON will
OFFER FOR SALE by AUCTION, in JUNE (unless an
acceptable offer shall be previously made by Private Contract),
The above very compact and valuable FREEHOLD PROPERTY,
comprising a superior Farm Residence, embracing a portion of the
old Castle, with its fine Gothic windows, capital buildings of the
most substantial description, and above 290 acres of arable, pasture,
hop, and marsh land, in a ring fence, and in a high state of cultiva-
tion, being on lease to Mr. John Pearce, a highly respectable tenant,
for an unexpired term of five years, at a low rent, offering a safe and
superior investment for capital, as also a desirable property for future
occupation, being in a beautiful part of the country.
The estate may be viewed by application to the tenant, and par-
ticulars, with plans, may be had on the premises ; at the chief inns at
Rochester, Maidstone, Canterbury, &c., when the day of sale is
fixed ; at the Auction Mart ; and of Daniel Smith and Son, Land
Agents,in Waterloo-place, Pall-mall.
London, England, 1846-05-07

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.

BRISTOL, MAT 6.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are--Bristol and Exeter, 85—Rir •
minghain and Gloucester, 125%—Caledonian, 7.34—Midland, Nevr
33%—North British, 27%—North Staffordshire, 5%
IVales, 3.

MAN, ilLty 6.
STOCK EXCHANGE..TheC
sales are—Ambergate, Nottingham, Boa.
ton, &c., dis.—Bideford and Tavistock, 20s. 6d. dis.—Birkenhead,
Lancashire, and Cheshire, 2 p.—Blackburn, Ctorley, and Liverpool,
15-16 dis.—Blackburn, Clitheroe, and North 'Wales, 5-16 dis.—Bos-
ton, Stamtord, and Birmingham, dis.—Derby and Crewe, 4 p.—
Derby, Gainsborough, and Grimsby, N. dis.—Easteris Counties, York
Extension, 1% p.—East Lancashire, No. I—Ditto, No. 2, 1 16 p.—
Edinburgh and Glasgow, Quarters, 18%—Exeter and Exmouth, %
dis.—Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding, 6s. c. dis.—Glasgow and
I)umfries, par—Goole, Doncaster, Sheffield, &c., % p.—Grand
Union, 12s. 6d.—Great Grimsby and Sheffield, Extension, 3,1 dis.—
Great Grimsby and Dock Extension, 1% dis —Huddersfield, Halifax,
and Bradtbrd, p.—Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and
Canal, % p.—Lancashire and North Yorkshire 12s. 6d. dis.—Leeds
and Thirsk, 4 dis.—Leicester and Birmingham, % c. dis.—Leices-
ter, Birmingham, and Trent Valley Junction, 1 1-16 dis.—Liverpool
and Bury, S% p.—Ditto, New Shares, 2% p.—Liverpool, Orms-
kirk, and Preston, % p.—Liverpool, Preston, Manchester, and South-
port, 3-16 p.—London and Manchester (Rm.'s), dis.—Man-
chester, Buxton, and Matlock„% p.—Manchester and Birmingham,
Quarters (A), 8% p.—Ditto, ditto (B), p.—Ditto, ditto (C),
p.—Manchester and Hyde, % p.—Manchester and Leeds, Extension.
3 p.—Manchester, Midland, and Great Grimsby, % dis.—Manchester.
Sheffield, anti Midland, 2} dis.—Manchester and Southampton, 6d.
p.—Northumberland and Lancashire, 17s. dis.—North Staffordshire.
4 p.—North Western, p.—Nottingham and .Mansfield, % dis.—
Oldham District, % p.—Oxford, Southampton, and Gosport, 17s. dis.—
Preston and Wyre, 31—Ditto, Halves (B), 10s 6d. p.—Sheffield and
Lincolnshire Junction, % c. p.—Sheffield and Manchester, Quarters,
No. 3, 13-16 p.—Shrewsbury and Herefordshire, % dis.—South Mid-
land, 2 p.—South Eastern and Dover, 39%—Ditto, Consols (No. 3),
1U p.—Ditto Halves (No. 4), 3-16 p.—Treat Valley, Midlands, and
Grand Junction, 14 dis.—Welsh Midland, 248. dis.—West Lancashire
Coast, % dis.—West Biding Union, 2% p.
London, England, 1846-05-07

THE HOME.

We scarcely think there is so much talent in this se-
cond Number as in its predecessor. From the conclu-
sion of the review of " Cromwell's Life and Letters,"
we quote this quaint and picturesque description of the
great Oliver, clothed in garment of " rich black velvet,
with cloak of the same, and hat with band of gold."
The limning is that of Thomas Carlyle
. .

" A man Of five feet ten or more, of strong solid stature,
and dignified, now partly military carriage ; the expression
of him valour and devout intelligence—energy and delicacy
on a basis of simplicity. Fifty-four years old, gone April
last; brown hair and moustache are getting grey. A figure
of sufficient impressiveness—not lovely to the man-nailiner_
species, nor pretending to be so. Massive stature; big
massive head, of somewhat leonine aspect ; wart above thee.
.right eyebrow; nose of considerable blunt aquiline propor-
tions; strict yet 'pious lips, full of all tremulous sensibilF.
ties, and also, if need were, of all fierceness and rigours !
deep loving eyes, call them grave, call them stern, looking
from under those craggy brows as if in lifelong sorrow, and
yet not thinking it sorrow, thinking it only labour and en-
deavour ; on the whole, a right noble lion-face and hero-
face, and to me royal enough."

The Home Magazine must be more solid in its clialacter
if it be expected to last.

SPORTING.

An average number of this monthly, its contents
being good, bad, and indifferent. We regret to per-
ceive that Henry Hie-over has concluded. his paper on
" Horses—Purchasers and Purchasing." He must re-
consider his determination, and make a series of it.
Mr. Mills becomes somewhat garrulous about a " Wild
Legend of the West," and the " Recollections of a
Gruff" are as amusing as hitherto. But the " Sporting
Intelligence" is the principal requisite of such a periodi-
cal, and in this department the Sporting Magazine dis-
plays much ability.
London, England, 1846-05-07

ILULWAY SHARES BY PUBLIC SALE.

MALE, AND
3IESSRS. L 0 ,
RailwayA°
.Nls
barNe Auctioneers,S beg to thank their
Friends and the Public for their continued support and patronage,
krid to announce that their Public Sales of Railway Shares, &c.,
take place every TUESDAY and FRIDAY, at One. o'clock, at the
dal' of Commeree, Threadneedle-street, London, to which place all
•Avours, containing instructions, are respectfUlly requested to be
addressed.

Alt Scrip and Share Certificates must be deposited for exa-
utuation at least one day previously to their being offered; and
avices of results will be forwarded by the first post after the sale,
miti the proceeds immediately disposed of according to instructions.
Oinces, Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, London.
London, England, 1846-05-07

THE UNION.

The Union for May sustains the reputation of its pre-
decessors. We beseech the proprietors, however, as
they hope for success, to eschew the abominable habit
of continuations. There are three articles in this
number, viz., " William Fleming, the Deal Boatman,"
the " Comparative View of the Rise and Progress of
Liberty in England and France," and " Late for
Lectures," to be continued. The articles on the German
Universities, entitled the " Student Abroad," are con-
cluded in this number with a graphic account of student
life in the University of Bonn. There is an excellent
review of Fremont's Expedition to the Oregon, which
we recommend to the perusal of all those who wish to
know something about the territory at present in dis-
pute between Great Britain and America. The review
can be read through in about half an hour, and it con-
tains a perfect resume of all that is known about the
geography, topography, and natural history of the
Oregon territory. The poetry of this number of the
Union is very
.good. As a specimen we extract the
following exquisite sonnet, which might pass for a
recovered composition of Sir John Suckling:—
How rosy fair my lady was to see,
Cannot by my uncourtly words be told;
Rather a limping borrower let me be,
A debtor to the master-minds of old.
Of golden wires, or captured sunbeams made,
Her lovely locks fell o'er a neck of snow;
Her arched brows inclosed, in fringed shade,
Two purple violets that slept below !
Of reddest coral were her honied lips,
(Guarding the pearly treasures of her mouth),
Sweeter than rose-leaves where the young bee sips,
In the far gardens of the sunny south 1
Yet when I would my lost one liveliest call,
Her voice of music comes tack first of all !
London, England, 1846-05-07

GROUP XLIV.

LIVERPOOL, MANCHESTER, AND NEW-
CASTLZ—UNDER-LYNE JUNCTION.
(Continued from eur Afternoon Edition.)
Mr. Robert Stephenson was then called, and gave evidence corro-
borative of that of Mr. Hawkshaw. He had examined the plans,
&c., and could speak to their correctness. He totally denied the as-
sertion made in one of the allegations of the petition of Sir W. Law-
son, that the plans were incorrect.

The Committee declared the preamble of the Bill proved.
LANCASHIRE AND NORTH YORKSHIRE.
This Bill, it will be remembered, forms but a part of the same pro-
ject as the Liverpool, Manchester and Newcastle, the two being in
fact but one line. The Committee, therefore, in passing the
preamble of one, also passed that of the other, and it was
determined to apply to Parliament for leave to unite
the two, and pass them as one Bill. It must be re-
membered, however, that part of each 13111 has been abandoned, the
two having originally been competing lines, but by uniting them and
discarding parts of each, the present apparently perfect project has
been formed.

having disposed of these Bilis, the committee proceeded to the
case of the
London, England, 1846-05-07

PEGWELL BAY, RAMSGATE.

BEAUTIFUL FREEHOLD MARINE VILLA, with very valuable
land, &c., attached, formerly the favourite retreat of the late Sir
William Garrow, but which has been greatly improved by the
present possessor.
ESSRS. DANIEL SMITH and SON beg
IL to announce that, unless previously disposed of by Private
Contract,
The above delightful MARINE RESIDENCE will be offered for
PUBLIC SALE, early in the spring. For situation, aspect, and
tasteful arrangement, it is perhaps unrivalled on the coast. It is
perfectly secluded, but commands, with a full south aspect, all the
grandeur and advantages of the magnificent bay. The grounds, ele-
gant conservatories, baths, and other appendages, are of a superior
character. There are also some neat cottages, walled gardens, and
other very valuable lands attached to the property ; and the whole
is in coniplete order, and the purchaser may have the modern and
appropriate furniture at a fair valuation.
It can only be viewed with cards, which may be had by principals
at their offices in Waterloo-place.

IMPORTANT FREEHOLD LANDED INVESTMENT, in a fine
healthy picturesque part of HAMPSHIRE, with beautiful and
remarkably thriving woodlands, with some fine sites for the
erection of a mansion.
MESSRS. DANIEL SMITH and SON are
commissionpd to coffer for SALE by AUCTION in lots, by
direction of the Trustees under the will of the late Francts Bally,
Esq., V.P.R.S., some time in June next,
Several capital FREEHOLD FARMS, with suitable homesteads,
with some remarkably fine woods, thickly stored with the most
tidily oak, and intersected by a good trout stream, on which are two
valuable corn-mills, situated between Winchester, Stockbridge, Rom-
sey, and Salisbury, within an easy distance of Southampton and
Portsmouth, with a railway through the parish. The manor is at-
tached to the property, and the whole estate comprises about 1,500
acres, but will be divided into eligible lots for investments of various
amounts unless an acceptable oiler shall be previously made for the
whole.

Particulars and plans may be seen at their offices in Waterloo-
place, Pall-mall ; or at Mr. Daily's, solicitor, 37, Threadneedle-street,
London ; and when the day of sale is fixed, may be had at all the
neighbouring towns.
London, England, 1846-05-07

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London, England, 1846-05-07

DUNDEE AND PERTH RAILWAY COM.
PANY.

In compliance with the Resolutions or Orders of the Houses of Par-
liament, a SPECIAL or EXTRAORDINARY MEETING of the
SHAREHOLDERS or STOCKHOLDRS of the COMPANY will
be held within the ROYAL HOTEL, in-D.UNDEE, on TUESDAY, the
19th day of May, 1846, at One o'clock afternoon, when a Copy of a
Bill now pending before Parliament entitaled " A Bill to enable the
Dundee and Perth Railway Company to alter their Line at Inchyra
and Lairwell, and to extend the same towards the Penitentiary at
Perth," will be submitted to the consideration of the Meeting, and a
vote taken on the said Bill, in the manner required by the said Re-
solutions or Orders.

By order of the Directors,
SHIELL and SMALL, Secretaries,

WHITEHAVEN AND FURNESS JUNC-
TION RAILWAY.
In pursuance of the Sessional Orders of both Houses of Parliament,
Notice is hereby given, that a Special General Meeting of the Share
holders in this Company will be held at the Company's Offices, I, Guild-
hall Chambers, B asin ghall • street, London, on THURSDAY, the 21st day of
May instant, at Twelve for One o'clock precisely, when there will he
submitted to the consideration of the Shareholders, for their approval,
or otherwise, a copy of the Bill now before Parliament, entituled,
"A Bill to enable the Whitehaven and Furness Junction Railway
Company to make a railway in deviation from their line of Railway,
and to construct an extension thereof, to a point of junction with the
Whitehaven Junction Railway."

By Order, I.ONSDALE, Chairman,
JOHN MEYER, Seeretarv,
1, Guildhall Chambers, Basinghtill-street, May 1, 1846.
London, England, 1846-07-03

61. per cent.
5/. per cent.
El. per cent.
51. per cent.
61. poi* cent.
61. per cent.

Si. per cent.
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London, England, 1846-07-03

THE UNION.

The " Painter and Critics," with which the present
'number opens, is an exceedingly well told anecdote of an
incident in the life of Mignard, who painted a Magda-
lene so completely in the style of Guido, that it was
sold for a large price as a genuine Guido, and was pro-
nounced to be genuine even by Le Brun, when, to the
utter confusion of the critics, Mignard came forward and
proved that it was his work. The novel of " William
Fleming" is continued, and the comparative view of the
rise and progress of Liberty in England and France is
concluded. " Sketches of British Landladies," which
are commenced in the present number, promise well.
We have also the first of a series of papers on the
Jesuits, in which the author gives a sketch of the
life of the founder of the order. In addition to these
papers we have a variety of light magazine articles, and
the number is illustrated by four engravings by Mason.

A ROBIN'S NEsT Pi AN ORUAN.—On Sunday last,
during divine service in St. Michael's Church, in this town,
the organist found some obstruction in the organ that pre-
vented him playing, and on searching for the cause after the
congregation were dismissed, discovered, to his no small as..
tonishment, a robin's nest, with three young ones in it. They
were not disturbed in their singular retreat, but were left to
take their flight, which they will be able to do in a few
days.—Shropshire Conservative,
London, England, 1846-07-03

THE UNION.

The • " Painter and Critics," with which the present
number opens, is an exceedingly well-told anecdote of an
incident in the life of Mignard, who painted a Magda-
lene so completely in the style of Guido, that it was
sold for a large price as a genuine Guido, and was pro-
nounced to be genuine even by Le Brun, when, to the
utter confusion of the critics, Mignard came forward and
proved that it was his work. The novel of " William
Fleming" is continued, and the. comparative view of the
rise and progress of Liberty in England and France is
concluded. " Sketches of British Landladies," which
are commenced in the present number, promise well.
We have also the first of a series of papers on the
Jesuits, in which the author gives a sketch of the
life of the founder of the order. In addition to these
papers we have a variety of light magazine articles, and
the number is illustrated by four engravings by Mason.

THE DUCHESS OF NORTHUMBERLAND'S FETE CRAM-
rETßE.—Tuesday afternoon the Duchess of Northumberland
gave the last of a series of these fetes champetre at Sion House,
Isleworth. The weather was rather unsettled, but from the
admirable provision afforded in the mansion not the least in-
convenience was experienced by the numerous visitors. The
full band of the Royal Horse Guards (Blue), under the direc-
tion of Mr. Tutton, was stationed on the lawn, and rendered
the 'scene most enlivening by their musical performances.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, attended by
Baron Knesebeck and Lady Augusta Cadogan, arrived at
half-past five. The Duke of Wellington was among the
early arrivals, and 'Sir Robert and Lady Peel came shortly
after six o'clock. Her Higbnass Princess Grassallcoviek and
the Countess Murray came em-ly. His Highness Ibrahim
Pacha, accompanied by Major Dickson, Sami. Pacha, Colonel
Banton, and M. Nubar, arrived at six o'clock, and remained
until nearly eight o'clock, The dejeuner was announced
shortly after six o'clock, and it is needless to remark com-
prised every luxury that wealth could procure. The
Ethiopian singers were engr iged, and afforded much enter-
tainment to the company.
LONDON COACHMAKERS' BENEVOLENTINSTITUTION.—
On Wednesday a half-yearly • meeting of this institution was
held at the Red Lion, lii ng• street, Golden-square. The
chair was taken by Mr. Wil ham Savage, the president. The
institution was founded in 1 1829, for the relief of aged and in-
firm coachmakers, trimrn cars, and harness-makers,9 their
widows and orphans. The annual subscription constituting
membership is 125., and I kir.; pensions allowed are 15 guineas
per annum to a male pen kJiier and 10 to a widow; the al-
lowance to orphans is not ,tio exceed 101. for the same period
to one family. The am(' gilt of funded property possessed by
the society is upwards of :4001. The officers for the past year
were re-elected ; and a .1 -acancy in the committee having
been filled up by the e' .eet ion of Mr. R. Durham, and thanks
having been yoted to '
0- ; •hairman the proceedings tenni-
k
Ptcd.
London, England, 1846-07-03

THE UNION.

The " Painter and oTitics," with which the present
number opens, is an exceedingly well-told anecdote of an
incident in the life of Mignard, who painted a Magda-
lene so completely in the style of Guido, that it was
sold for a large price as a genuine Guido, and was pro-
nounced to be genuine even by Le Brun, when, to the
utter confusion of the critics, Mignard came forward and
proved that it was his work. The novel of " William
Fleming" is continued, and the comparative view of the
rise and progress of Liberty in England and France is
concluded. " Sketches of British Landladies," which
are commenced in the present number, promise well.
We have also the first of a series of papers on the
Jesuits, in which the author gives a sketch of the
life of the founder of the order. In addition to these
papers we have a variety of light magazine articles, and
the number is illustrated by four engravings by Mason.

A ROBIN'S NEST IN AN ORGAN.— 011 Sunday last,
during divine service in St. Michael's Church, in this town,
the organist found some obstruction in the organ that pre-
vented him playing, and on searching for the cause after the
congregation were dismissed, discovered, to his no small as-
tonishment, a robin's nest, with three young ones in it. They
were not disturbed in their singular retreat, but were left to
take their flight, which they will be able to do in a few
days—Sropshire Conservative,
London, England, 1846-07-03

ORDNANCE SURVEY.

STATEMENT SHOWING THE EXACT STATE 0;', AND THE
PROGRESS MADE IN THE SURVEY OF IRELAND UP TO
THE PRESENT TIME.
The Townland Survey of Ireland, on the scale of six
inches to one mile, is finished, and the maps of 31 counties
on that scale are published. The engraving of the county of
Kerry, which is the only unpublished county, is nearly com-
pleted, and the maps will be published in about three months.
Plans on a large scale have been completed for 126 of the
principal towns, and those of the city of Dublin are in pro-
gress of engraving.
The revision of the maps of the Northern Counties com-
menced in September 1844; 631 square miles are completed.
Contour Lines have been surveyed and laid down on the
six. inch plans of the counties of Kilkenny, Louth, and
1,107 square miles of Donegal.
Hill sketches for the one-inch map have been made for
13 counties, viz., Londonderry, Antrim, Tyrone, Donegal.
Fermanagh, Armagh, Down, Monaghan, Cavan, Leitrim,
Sligo, Mayo, and Roscommon, and for parts of Louth and
Galway.
A historical and statistical memoir of the parish of Tern-
plemore, including the city of Londonderry, was published in
1837. The continuation of this work has not been autho-
rised. The report of the Commissioners appointed to inquire
into the facts relating to the Ordnance memoir of Ireland,
contains, at page 5, a detailed return of the information col-
lected under these heads, and new deposited in the Ordnance
Survey Office, Dublin.—(See Parliamentary Papers, Session
1844, vol. 30.)
A geological memoir of the county of Londonderry, and
parts of Antrim and Tyrone, was published in 1843. The
extensive collections of specimens of natural history in the
departments of geology, mineralogy, zoology, and botany,
made during the progress of the survey, have been trans-
ferred to the Chief Commissioner of Woods and Forests, in
conformity with the order of the Master-General and Board
of Ordnance, dated 17th November, 1845.

RETURN OF OFFICERS OF THE CORPS
NICERS AND OTHERS, WHO HAVE B
THE ORDNANCE SURVEY OF TREE
MARCH OF EACH YEAR, FROM 183 k

OF ROYAL ENGI-
-IEEN EMPLOYED ON
LAND, ON THE 31sT
8 To 184 G.

Royal Sap- ~
Year. Officers. pers and '','" Labourers.
Miners. Assibtants.
183217 821 919
1839* .........• •• • • 22 212 892 923
1840.. 22 210 926 821
164 876 529
1842. ...... ...... .. 9 63 394 184
3 27 124 79
1844 ..... .... ...... 2 25 112 66
2 26 B2 85
1846.... . • • . • • ...... 2 21 86 77
Proposed to be em..
i
ployed during 1846-7 2 21 86 77
* Year in which the greatest number of officers and others were
employed since the commencement of the survey.

►umber of of
It of the aura

fticers and
"vey.

By order of the Master-General and Board of Ordnance,
R. BYHAM, Secretary.

CHINESE PROFESSORSHIP.—A subscription, amount-
ing to upwards of 1,0001., has been made to the Council of
Kine's College, for the purpose of endowing a Chinese Pro.
fessorship. Among the promoters of this praiseworthy obe
ject are the names of the Duke of Portland, the Archbishop
of Canterbury, Lord Bexley, Lord Ashley, and Lord Fran•
cis Egerton (now Earl Ellowan and Viscouat Brackley).
London, England, 1846-07-03

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REGISTERED PALETOT of LLAMA
CLOTH, 6 and 7 Victoria, cap. 65.
Patronised by the Prince Consort, Prince George of Cambridge, the
Duke of Wellington, and the following distinguished visitors to this
country :—The Emperor of Russia, the King of Prussia, the King of
Pelgium, the King of Saxony, the King of Holland, Prince William
of Prussia, and further honoured by the continued patronage of all
who seek an unaffected gentlemanly appearance. The cloth is
made of Llama Wool, a fabric most agreeably soft and elastic to the
touch, and is one-third the weight of ordinary woollen clothes, but it
corresponds in shades of colour. It is very durable, and naturally a
repellent of rain, yet so porous as to admit of a due escape of exces-
sive bodily heat. These advantages, with the very moderate price
charger; renders the Registered Paletot worthy the attention of all.
They can be purchased in London, of the Patentees only, at their
Warerooras, 114, Regent-street, and 22„:Cornhill,

G. PALLISER AND CO.'S PATENT
PROTEAN RUMBLE.
This useful, elegant, and compact Invention completely supersedes
the old-fashioned rumble, and clumsy turn-over seat. The simplicity
of its construction is such that, when closed, it stands erect as an
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laid down and used as a footman's standard, and when open is a
safe, strong, seat for two persons. It can be applied to any of the
above uses, or removed at pleasure in a few moments, and is
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To he seen, or lithographic drawings obtained, at the patentees, G.
Palliser and Co., Carriage and Harness Mauufacturers,B, Finsbury-
place, London.
London, England, 1846-07-03

MARKET NEWS. -(THIS DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE-FRIDAY.
The present week's arrivals of English Wheat having been
very moderate, the show of samples of that article here was
small. Still, however, owing to theimmense quantities of
Foreign pressing on the market free of duty, the demand was
•dingly dull, at a cle clme in the quotations of quite is

exceeL
per quarter. Foreign Wheat commanded very little atten.
tion ; yet, as the holders were tolerably firm, we can notice
no alteration in value. In Barley very little was doing, at
late rates. Superfine Malt was quite as dear. In other kinds
very few sales were reported. Oats, Beans, and Peas, the
supplies of which were large, met a very dull inquiry, at
barely stationary prices.

ARRIVALS.
Barley.
540 qrs.

1 Wheat.
English •• •• • • 3,020 qrs.
Irish •••. • • .. -
Foreign . 15,190

Oats Flour.
130 qrs. 1,380 sks
9,390 -
2,450 --

520
Malt, 2,460 ors.
SMITHFIELD.
The supply of beasts was again moderately extensive. The
attendance of buyers being somewhat on the increase, the
Beef trade was firm, and previous rates were well supported.
We had on offer 80 Oxen and Cows from Holland, while the
number of foreign Sheep and Lambs embraced 340, and of
Calves 9 head. From Scotland 40 Scots came fresh to hand.
The number of Sheep was tolerably extensive, yet the Mutton
trade was very steady at extreme currencies. The same ob-
servation may be applied to Lambs, the general quality of
which was good. In Calves a large business was done at an
advance of 2d per 81bs. Pigs were dull at late rates. Mulch
Cowes were selling slowly at from 161 to 191 each. Suckling
Calves, 18s to 28s; and quarter old Store Pigs, 16s to 19s
each. Beasts, 723 ; Cows, 141; Sheep and Lambs, 11,250 ;
Calves, 482 ; and Pigs, 280.
NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.
We had, a steady general demand, and prices were we
supported.
London, England, 1846-07-03

MANCHESTER and SOUTHAMPTON

RAILWAY.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Thursday Morning.

Sin,—ln last night's report of the proceedings before
the Committee on this line, the Chairman is made to
observe, " That the evidence which had hitherto been
tendered had been chiefly by the Great Western and
South-Western line, but that the Committee required
mere impartial evidence in favour of the line." I pre-
sume he meant to observe, that the evidence against the
line had been tendered chiefly by the two opposing mo-
nopolies, and that, therefore, he considered it partial
andinterested. And this brings me to the question I
wished to propose, viz., because a line of railway be-
tween two places is conceded to a certain body of share-
holders to construct, is the whole adjacent country ne-
cessarily included ? In other words, is the whole south
and west of England to be handed over to the tender
mercies of the two gigintic monopolies above-men-
tioned ? Or is an independent company, consisting
mainly of the inhabitants of the various towns and land-
holders along the line to be permitted to construct a
line, three-fourths of which already belong to them ? I
assure you that the most intense dislike has been ex•
cited in the minds of the inhabitants of Southampton
against Mr. Sheriff Chaplin and his company, by the
gross ingratitude shown, in return for their liberality
in granting them a site for their terminus out of the
town property, by the utter indifference to the interests
of the town, and by the mean persecution of some of the
tradesmen who preSumed to differ with his mightiness.
If the Committee reject the Manchester and Southampton
line, it will be considered tantamount to a decision that
no line shall approach that port, except under the aus-
pices of tho detested South-Western management.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
A NATIVE OF SOUTHAMPTON.
London, England, 1846-07-03

ALMANACK FOR THE MONTH.

This little miscellany of wit, and whim, and jest, is
favourably distinguished from its predecessors by a
paper entitled " Painters and the Premier," for the in-
troduction of which the apology by which it is prefaced
is not needed. The subject is the sad fate of poor
Haydon, and every artist would do well to ponder over
the following sensible observations to which his melan-
choly history has given rise :
" Haydon's history reads a terrible lesson to the aspirant
after honour as a historical painter on a large scale. It may
be that the decoration of the new Houses of Parliament is
but the dawn of a demand for nobler works than can be
easily accommodated in the private gallery, and which are
altogether excluded by size from the boudoir or the drawing-
room. If so, there may still be hope for the historical
painter. But the advice which we feel strongly urged by the
sad fate of R. B. Has-don to impress on the young artist, is
to strive after tile elements of high art which are to be
found in lowly, but not vulgar, subjects.
" That there is, for example, a field which nestles under
the shadow of the domestic affections, as truly now, as
when Raphael painted his Madonnas—types to all time of
maternal love and matronly purity—is proved by such pic-
tures as the " Mother and Child" of Leslie in this year's ex-
hibition. That the colourist need not work on the scale of
Titian's canvasses, if it needed proof, is evident from the
brilliant " Mulready" which lights up the same walls. In
fact, we would recommend to the artist that attention to the
conditions of time and place which we fear poor Hayden not
only neglected, but systematically trampled under foot.
These conditions were scrupulously observed by the old
masters. It is in these conditions that we find explanations
of the strangest peculiarities of form in canvasses, and what
without them would be oddity in the arrangement of de-
-1 signs. -

"Just as much as Teniers differed from Titian, though on
different grounds, should an English artist of the nineteenth
century depart from the practice of an Italian religious
painter of the fourteenth, or a transcriber of Flemish in-
teriors of the seventeenth. It is the spirit of art which is im-
mortal. Its forms change like all other external manifesta-
tions. While we demand of the artist this study of his own
time, and its requirements, we demand nothing inconsistent
with the highest and purest devotion to art. It is his
bounden duty, as an interpreter of the beautiful, to seek for
it in the haunts where its existence is least suspected, and to
bring it forth in forms with which it is usually held to bein-
consistent or at least incongruous."
London, England, 1846-07-03

HOOD'S.

A quaint old likeness of Ignezcle Castro, authentic in
its very oddity, but by no means prepossessing as the
countenance of a " ladie fair," precedes the second act
of the drama of which she is the heroine. Rood has
altogether assumed to itself the character of a poetical
miscellany, rather than that of an ordinary magazine;
nor do we observe anything discordant in this as regards
the title, seeing that poor Thomas Hood, its originator,
stands in a loftier position as a bard than as a humourist,
scarcely approached as he is in the latter. We renew
our acquaintance gladly with the 'Cabinet of Gems and
Curiosities;" those for July being culled from Hogg,
Drayton, Barnefield, Milton, Shaltspen, and others; but
we confess ourselves surprised that, in treating of the
nightingale, any reference to Keats's glorious ode to that
melancholy songstress is omitted. Among the " Mis-
cellaneous Gems" we have dainty fragments ' - and what
a delicious thought is that from Marston's " Gerald"—
" A statue's silence—is the sculptor's voice."
The verses to tho Rose, by Samuel Gower, are likewise
brimming with beauty. There are some lines, entitled
" The Picture Gallery," which we are fain to attribute
tttf the accomplished actress Mis 3 Vandenhoa—ma our
London, England, 1846-07-03

HOOD'S.

A quaint old likeness of Ignez de Castro, authentic in
its very oddity, but by no means prepossessing as the
countenance of a ladle fair," precedes the second act
of the drama of which she is the heroine. Hood has
altogether assumed to its 4 the character of a poetical
miscellany, rather than that of an ordinary magazine;
nor do we observe anything discordant in this as regards
the title, seeing that poor Thomas Hood, its originator,
stands in a loftier position as a bard than as a humourist,
London, England, 1846-07-03

THE SPORTING MAGAZINE.

Honour to " Pyrrhus the First," the hero of this
year's Derby, whose likeness, by Hacker, from Her-
ring's picture, forms the frontispiece to the Sporting
Magazine. Bateman's " Homeward Bound," which ap-
pears as the companion plate, is excellently, and even
brilliantly illustrative of the subject.. The most singular
innovations upon the usual literature of this monthly
are, first and foremost " The Life of a Foxhound," capi-
tally conceived by John Mills ; and " The Adventures
of a Hunter," from the random and rollicking Scribble.-
It is strange, the notion never having entered into the
imagination of the sportsman before, and doubly strange
the two themes, so similar, appearing now together. It
looks like a preconcerted resolution to astonish the sub-
scribers. No matter, however, to what the circumstance
may be attributable, it is a capital idea, and promises
rare merriment, and no little initiation into the myste-
ries of the field and the kennel. " Sound and Unsound
Horses" is another paper well executed ; and, with a
great bulk of other contributions, renders the July
number better than usual.