The Sun.
London, England, 1846-05-08 00:00:00

TON= AND CAZZLISZE.

Which, it will be remembered, was agreed to be taken next to the
Liverpool and Manchester, the Bill having been read on the 25th of
February, being earlier than any of the other Bills except the Liver-
pool and Manchester.

The Bill was opposed by the Yorkshire and Glasgow Union, a com-
peting line. There was no opposition on the part of the landowners.
Jr. Murphy and Mr. Woo'ridge appeared for the promoters of the
Bill; Mr. Talbot, Mr. Sergeant Wrangham, and Mr. Killen for the
Glasgow Union.

Mr. Pease, a large coal-owner in the district to which the York
and Carlisle will give: accommodation, gave evidence at great
length on the advantages to the collieries that would ensue from the
making of this line.

The examination, cross-examination, and re-examination of this
witness occupied the Committee the whole day, and at four o'clock
they adjourned till to-morrow.

STANDING ORDERS' COMMITTEES.
HOUSE OF LORDS.
Their Lordships met this day at the usual hour ; present, the Earl
of Shaftesbury (in the chair), the Duke of Richmond. Lords Devon
and Redesdale. The business upon the paper was exceedingly heavy,
but before their Lordships reached the Railway Bills, the Earl of
Shaftesbury had to adjourn the Committee, in order to attend the
Appeal Committee.

LONDON AND SOUTH ESSEX
RAILWAY COMPANY.-THE LONDON AND
BLACK WALL RAILWAY.-WINDING UP.

A very numerous meeting was held yesterday at the Lon-
don Tavern, of the scripholders in this Company, to, con-
sider the draft of a Bill to be laid before Parliament, in pur-
suance of the resolutions of the Houses of Lords 'and Com-
mons. I. N. Daniels, Esq., in the chair.
The solicitor read the marginal notes of the Bill, from
which it appeared that the objects proposed to be accom-
plished by the Company was to form a railway from Step-
IleYs in connexion with the London and Blackwell Railway,
to Burnham, on the river Crouch, in Essex with branches to
Tilbury and Southend. The capital was fixed at 900,0004
to be raised by 18,000 shares of 50/. each. The greatest
amount to be called for was fixed in the Bill at
10/., and that there should be three months between each
call. It also provided that all the operations.necesQary for
effecting the junction with the Blackwell Railway at Stepney
should be carried on, under the superintendence of the
engineer of that Company, and also contained a clause
authorising the sale of the proposed line to the Blackwell
Company, if it should be considered advisable.
The CHAIRMAN having proposed a resolution to the effect
that the meeting approved of the Bill submitted to their con-
sideration, and that the directors be retested to take such
measures as they deemed most advisab to prom6te the for-,
mation of the same,
A SCRIPHOLDER inquired, what security the directors
would afford that the residue of the call of 5 per cent. for
defraying the incidental Parliamentary expenses would be
paid, in case the Bill were to be thrown out?
The CHAIRMAN replied the directors entertained no doubt
but that they would be enabled to defray those expenses
without pressing upon the scripholders.
Mr. Surrox then proposed, and Mr. T. Wir.Sow seconded
an amendment to the effect, that the meeting desires that the
chairman should state specifically from what source the di-
rectors propose to raise the money.
A long and-rather stormy discussion ensued between the
supporters of the original motion and the amendment, when
Dr. BOWRING rose to.order. .He thought if such doubts
as seemed to pervade the minds of some of the gentlemen
who had spoken prevailed generally among the scripholders,
the best course to follow would be to at once abandon the
undertaking. The-directors were most anxious to promote
the interest of all connected with the Company, but he con--
sidered that their efficiency would be considerably impaired
,if such doubts as those were to be allowed to. pass without
.comment.

Some-gentleman here said, they meant to-east no imputa-
tions ersonally upon the directors.
A &lAREITOLDER wished to inquire how many applications
for shares had been made to the directors, and how many
had been allotted?

The CHAIRMAN- said, the number of shares to be allotted
was 18,000, the applications were 64,756, and the number
allotted was 14,587, and of those latter some had never been
taken up.
Tho SuAxEmetzum inquired why nearly 4,000 shares had
been thus kept back?
The CHAIRMAN said one of the reasons, and the principal,
was, that out of this 64,756 applications the references of a
large number were found to be fictitious, and the Committee
thought it better for the respectability and interests of the
Company to refuse those as well as many others.
The SHAREHOLDER said ho considered the keeping 4,000
'shares for the Provisional Committee and the Directors was
rather too much. If more had been allotted generally, the
expense upon the holder of each share would be only 158.,
instead of 20s. 6d.

, In reply to Mr. Wilson, the CHAIRMAN said the manner in
which the directors proposed to raise the money for the par-
liamentary expenses, would be upon their own responsi-
bility.— (Cheers. )
After a lengthened dismission, in which 3lr. Wilson pro=
posed a resolution, urging in forcible terms the winding up of
the undertaking, which he eventually withdrew, a poll was
taken, and the chairman and scrutineers retired, and after
an hour's absence returned, when they declared the numbers
to be—

In favour of continuing the scheme ...... 4,258
Against it
3,136
•
At the first blush this would indicate a continuance of the
scheme, but the sessional orders require three fifths cf the
scripholders to be in favour of" going a head." The majority
who voted at this meeting was less this proportion, however
by 180, so that consequently the scheme is to be" wound up.'

PRODUCTION OF COAL IN THE
DIFFERENT STATES OF EUROPE.

After iron, there is certainly no produce of the mineral
kingdom which exercises a greater influence on our com-
mercial relations than coal.

The following is a statistical sketch of the produce of
that article in the different countries of Europe:—
England possesses the richest veins of coal, both as
regards quality and quantity; they form a line from
south-west to north-east. In Northumberland and
Durham, from the Tweed to the Tees, coal abounds; at
Whitehayen, in the hills of Cumberland, in Yorkshire,
and in Lancashire. The most abundant mines arc in
Wales.

The consumption of coal in England and in exporta-
tion is so great, that it has often been asked if the mines
would not be exhausted ; but, according to calculations
made in proportion to the present consumption, they
could not be exhasted under 1,500 years—the yearly
consumption in Great Britain is -20 to 21 millions of

tons.

The exportation increased in the following propor-
tions :—ln 1830, 505,421' tons ; in 1832, 588,450 tonal
in 1834, 621,256 tons'; in 1836, 1,101,000 toes ; in
1838, 1,413,800 tons ; in 1840, 1,621,300 tons ; in 1842.
2,120,000 tons ; and in 1844, 2,410,000 tons.
The number of miners exceeds half a million.
English coal is to be had in every part of the civilised
world; there are deposits at Rio Janeiro, at Odessa, at
Archangel, and at Constantinople.
France does not produce enough coal for her own
consumption, and is obliged to import. She possesses:
250 mines, f which 182 are worked, and which mil.
dered in 1844 72,000,000 cwt. of coal, to the value of,
21,000,000 f. (840,0001.) The produce is decreasing, as,
in 1815 they only rendered 17,000,000 cwt. ; 40,000'
men are employed in the mines, and traffic belonging to,
them. In 1842, the importation of coal, into France,
amennted to 16,711,328 cwt.

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t fhreo maßhßinelog.ium, England, and.
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produce is not known.. They import but little. In
some of the principal Spanish ports, there are depots of English coal for the steamers..
In Portugal there are depots at Piguierls, at Coimbra,
and near Oporto.
The principal mines of Italy, which produce annually
from 140,000 to 150,000 cwt., are in the Savoy, and near
Genoa. The others, scattered over the Peninsular, are
of very little value, and there are depots of coal in the
principal ports.
Belgium possesses immense, mineral riches; in this
country production increasers. In 1831 the produce
amounted to 42,800,000 cwt., and in 1844 it realised
84,232,420 cwt. In 1844 the exportation amounted to
1,050,000 tons, a value of about six millions florin
(600,0001.)
Holland has no coal mines. There is a single mine in
the countygandß of Lirnberg. They import all their coal from
En, elgium, and the Pr ussian provinces.
Switzerland, though rich in metals, has very little coal;
and imports a quantity from England. The only mine
of any value in this country is. at Hochefeld; in 1843, it
produced 514,969 cwt.
Norway has no coal mines. in Russia the production
of coal does not exceed 800.0,30 ponds. It seems that
between the Don and the Unit:per, and in Siberia, there
are
measu re ric s
to turh coal mia
themdnes, ano
accocnt, the G overnment are now taking
t,
Denmark has one insignificant mine at Bornholm, and
imports nearly all her coal from England.
Austria is rich in coal mines, but the produce is not in
tihne
Austria number
iosE,
ahtelreast mines. The annual
12,000,000 cwts.;
nproodpnocretionnf
Moravia, 2,000,000;
,Carinthia and
inr 1843 it did not exceed 9,C 100000,0,00000.; Of this amount
withc
al
than 500 000.
the districts of °grew" a
Austria,Bohemia ll3,rsoodoll,ocoeo3;ahg)tuytriana,e-ii :htatlife;
a very small quantity.
60,000; Galicia, 3,000; Lomb! fir y,
province of the
Coal mines exist in nea fly everyin
more , ,
Hungary, 600,000; the co,
dst landss (01Criithsetenm-ilnaenrda)l,
Monarchy. In Bohemia the is ,exe
veins
of Klattan,
along the river Betatm, in flee north
Ecerrague.
sen, and linkoritz, to the*. neighbourhood