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London, England, 1846-03-30 00:00:00

bited at the corresponding market-day in 1845, the actual weight of mills caused by a spark from a chimney 204 yards distant. Has
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Mutton was on the increase, owing to which the trade was in a de- signed a petition, which was signed by nearly every rowder mann"
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acuity. no:n he Lte of Wight
al. The Lamb trae was heavy,
were in short sumly, and heavy
rem Gd to 8d per Sibs. in Pigs,
flcies had a downward tendency.
uk the offal.

ebtainoci ;Ile grc:akst d
60 Lambs and 40 Sheep came to hai
at barely statienary prices. Calves
inquiry, at Friday's depression of
very little was doing, and the curs
Per 81bs. to t
s. (I. s. d. s. d. to s. d
Inferior Beasts .e 2 8 3 2 Second quality ditto 4 2 4 4
decondqualityditto. 3 4 3 6 Coarse-woolledditto 4 6 410
Prime large Oxen 3 t 310 Soutbdown Wethers 5 0 5 4
Prime Scots
Large coarse Calves 4 4 410 Large Hogs ..
Prime small ditto 5 0 5 4 Small Porkers ••. • 4 8 5 0
Suckling Calves ..18 0 30 0 Quarter old Pigs l6 0- 20 0
Inferior Sheep •• . 3 6 4 0 Lambs •••••• • • • • 5 6 7 0
SUPPLY AT MARKET,
Beasts. Sheep. I Calves. Pigs.
I 3,188 20,510 70 280
743M1.770.11.TE AND LEADYINEEPA.T.I%.
Since this day se'nnight, the arrivals of country killed nazat, up to
these markets, have been somewhat en the increase, and of fair
average quality. The supplies of meat on offer, kiled in the metro-
polis, having been moderately exter axe, the ger eral demand has
been in a very inactive state, and prices are not supported. Inferior
Beet; Mutton. and Pork, have declined 2d., and Veal, Gd. to Bd. per
lb. In the value of other kinds of meat, we have no alteration to
notice. Very few carcases of foreign Biasts or Sheep have appeared
on sale.

factories.
Mr. Sergeant MURPHY proposed to Lut in the consent of the Board
of Trade to the line, as proposed last year, passing within 40 yards
of the mills at Dartford.
Mr. 3iEREWETHER objected to the production of the document.
Mr. Sergeant Muarav said that the report of the Committee of tho
Board of Trade had been founded on the representation of General
Pasl,y, who had been sent to examine the premises.
The CHAIRMAN asked if the promoters did net intend to adopt the
precaution which the Board of Trade recommended in the document?
Mr. Sergeant 3luarrty said that they would do so, and would also
adopt any other precaution the Board of Trade might adviSe.
Mr. CALVERT, who appeared in support of a petition against the
proposed line by several landowners, in the parishes of Chalk, Shawn,
Finsbury, and t,trotui, called several witnesses, who proved the in-
jury these parishes would sustain by the formation of the North
Kent Line, and agreed that the South-Eastern Line would be pre-
ferable.

At the conclusion of the evidence, the Learned Counsel briefly ad-
dressed the Committee.
Kr. bizanwrrnmt then proceeded to open the case of the
SOU ra-MAISTEISTZ MINE. -
The Learned Counsel commenced by stating to the Committee that
theline would be comprised in three separate Bills, but which be
preferred treating as a single Rill, as they referred to the same object.

GROUP XIX.
The Committee assembled this day at the usual hour. Present—
Lord Harry Vane (Chairman), the Earl of March, Hon. Francis
Ecottc Mr. D. Morris, and Mr. Philip Bennett.
The further consideration of Bib proposed line of the
23X.ETEU ANSI =MOW=
was proceeded with.
Mr. Rows opened the business by observing that he should sot
proceed at present with the examination of witnesses as to the at-
mospheric principle, but should call
Mr. Thomas Whittiker, a civil engineer, residing at Exeter. Hal
laid out this line, in conjunction with Mr. Locke. Considers the
line the most convenient, as it affords greater accommodation to the
public. Ills opinion was, that the estimates of the several engineers
of the opposing scheme were insufficient to carry it out. Ho went
into a very eiaborate discussion 01 the ergibility of the line he ad-
vocated.

At per stone, by the Carcase.
s. d. to e. d. B. d. to a. d.
Beef, Inferior... •.. 9 4 2 6 Mutton, inferior .. 3 4 3 6
middling .• .. 2 8 210 middling.. 3 8 4 0
prime large .. 3 0 3 2 prime .... • 4 4 4 6
prime small .. 3 4 3 6 Pork, large ........ 3 4 4 4
Veal. •••• • • • ...... 4 2 5 2 small •• • • .... 4 6 5 2
Lamb. Os Od to Os Od.
ARRIVALS DIJRING Till PAST WEEK.
Beasts Sheep Calves Firs.
Scotland .. •••••. • • • • • ........... 50 690 500
Yorkshire ...•••••••• • • • • • • • • • • 60 580 6io
Lincolnshire .• .. .. ••• • • ......... 55 180 130
Norfolk ••••••• • • • • • • ........... 40 GO 90
Suffolk
Cambridgeshire 30 120 120
Essex • ... ..... •••••• • • • 25 80 70 200
Surrey •••• • • • ......... ..... . 60 120 90 300

Group XX.

Devonshire • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • . • 0
Wiltshire ....... . 5O 140 80 128
Other parts ... • • • .. ••

The Committee on this group, asscinbled this morning, in Room
No. 14. Present, Mr. ,Votheron, chairman, Mr. Ross, Sir B. Piga,
Lord H. Bentinck, and 31r. Tailored.
The Bills referred to thic Committee were—The Staines and
Richmond—the Windsor, Slough, and Staines—the London, Houns-
low, and Western, and Richmond New Branch—the London and
Windsor—the London and Brighton (Wandsworth Branch), Illchaul
and South-Western. _

Total .. ••. • • • ...... 534 2,370 420 2,500
Previous week's arrival •• • • 4SI 2;570 310 2,240

Dikerence since our last .• • • 53 200 110 IGO
BOROUGIE NOP ma.-<innT.
We have slit to report a steady demand for the best Hors in
pockets, at full prices; otherwise, however, the trade is in a slsggish
state.

On the sitting of the Committee some discussion arose as to the
order of taking the Bills. The Windsor lines were all competing.
and some of these were not read a second time, others had not passod
the standing orders.
The room was cleared for the Committee to deoide the order of
proceeding. This system of clearing the rooms is a most ridiculous,
and at the same time most inconvenient and objectionable one. in
the case before us the time occupied In clea.raig the rwem and filling
it again was ten minutes, and the decision upon the point raised was
come to in two minutes. In consequence of the motion of so many
feet leaving the room at the same time, a clouil of dust was raised—
typical it may be—of some of the decisions come to in some of the
rooms, but certainly not pleasant to encounter and inhale. During the
twominutes' deliberation of the Committee, the counsel on both sides
were allowed to remal:, in the room, so that in fact the public were not
excluded during the awful period or the deliberation of the Commit-
tee. Surely some mode, by which the crowding, inconvenience, and
delay which are attendant upon clearing these Committee-rooms
during trifling discussions, might be adopted, without the decisions
which are come to being at all deteriorated n value, or the dignity
of the members and the Committee in any way reduced.
The Committee decided that they would postpone the considera-
tion of the lines running to Windsor until after Easter. They would
to-morrow take the London cad lirightun, Wandsworth Branch. and
the Mitcham and Smith-Western.
The Committee then adjeurned.

8012.0170.11 AND SPITZ.7.7ZEILDS.
Fair supplies of Potatoes have arrived at then ater side during the
week in good condition. The best parcels are in guest request at full
prices. in other kinds very little is doing. York Reds, 90s to 140 s
per ton; York Regent's, SOs to 110 s; York Shaw's, SOs to 100 s; Scotch
Reds, 70s to 85s,

GROUP XXI.
OMPOND AND LONDON.

The Committee re-assembled this morning at the usual hour, Mr•
Finch in the chair.
ABANDONMENT OF THE BRANCHES TO THE GREAT

WESTEItN.

Mr. HILDTARD said it would be in the recollection of the Cont.
mittee that on Friday they desired the promoters of the Bill finally
to determine to-day, what really would be the plan of railway which
they wished to submit for the consideration of the Committee. TheY
would also recollect that he told them, in opening the case, that the
reasons which actuated the promoters in proposing the Southall and
Oxford branches to the Great Western was, because they were in
ignorx-cca of the decision at which the Gauge Commissioners would
arrive, and because they wished to be in a condition to adopt either
of the gauges in favour of which those Commissioners might
report. They would further recollect that he told Mr-
Talbot, when he pressed him to reply to his questions respecting these
branches that he would do so if he would inform him what would be
the effect of the report of the Commissioners. Mr. Talbot, of courg,
declined doing so, but as the Committee Intimated that they wisl'od
to have the matter settled, he bad, with the assistance of his Leara
Friend, arrived at the conclusion that it would be perfectly safe to
rely on that report, and also that all lines to be made would be coo"
etructed on the narrow instead of the broad gauge, and therefore be
should conduct the case on the assumption that those branch lines
were not to be 'made, but he should reserve to himself to show by
the evidence of the engineer that the terminus at Oxford we,!
proposed, in order that they might form a junction wit;
the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway, if "
were constructed ou the narrow gauge, and also that
he might Le permitted to give some evidence as to the expense of
carting minerals from the extting and proposed stations at .(We
to: their own. The Committee would• keep in mind that it Wag
possible the promoters of the line might apply in the next session,
anti before the line was completed, for permission to form a juneen
with the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway, at oi'
ford. He should, therefore, proceed on the assumption that these
branches formed no portion of their plan of railway.
The Committee expressed their satisfaction at this decision, and
that portion of the preamble was erased.
The promoters then proceeded to give further evidence in support
of their line. .