The Sun.
London, England, 1846-02-16 00:00:00

GLOUCESTER, AND DEAN FOREST.

The object of this Bill is to connect Gloucester with the
mineral district of the Forest of Dean. The length of the
proposed line is about fifteen miles. and the cost is estimated
at 320,000/. Mr. Brunel is the engineer, and Mr. Dornngton
the Parliamentary agent. The solicitors to the Bill are
Messrs. Whitcombe, Phelps, and Co.
This case having been partly gone into, was postponed till
to-morrow, on account as we understood of the absence of
the solicitors.

Sub• Committee, No. 6. •
This newly-appointed Sub-Committee on standing orders
assembled for the first time this morning, in room. No. 14.
The Committee consisted of Capt* Jones (Chairmaii),..Mr.
Pakiogton, Mr. Wrightson, Mr. Deedes, Mr. Horsman, Lord
Worsley, and Mr. Childers.
The members who attended this morning were, the Chair-
man, Mr. Horsman, and Mr. Deedes.
CARNWATH AND WEST LINTON.

The first petition brought before the Committee was
that of the Carnwath and West Linton Railway Company, for
leave to bring in a Bill to make a railway, so as to connect
the Caledonian Railway at the divergence of the Edin-
burgh and Glasgow branches, near Carnwath, in the county
of Lanark, with the Edinburgh and Peebles Railway at
Leadbrim. near Pennybank, in the county of Edinburgh.
The line, which is twenty miles and one furlong in length,
has been laid out by Mr. James Leslie, who estimates its cost
at 185,0001.

The customary formal proofs having been put in, the
standing orders were declared to have been complied with.

STANDING ORDERS' COMMITTEES IN THE HOUSE

OF LORDS.
FRIDAY, FEB. 20.
Irish Great Western Railway.
Belfast and County Down Railway.
Newry, Warrenpoint, and Rostrevor Railway.
Dublin and Enniskillen Railway.
Londonderry and Enniskillen Railway.
MONDAY, FEB. 23.
_ _

Great Munster.
Bandon and Bantry.
Cork, Macroom, and Killarney.
Waterford, Wexford, Wicklow and Dublin.
Dublin and Kingstown Extension.
Great County Down.
Galway and Kilkenny.
Cork and Waterford.
Carlow Extension.
Sligo and Shannon.
Dublin, Dundrum, and Enniskerry.
Larne, Belfast, and Ballymena.
Ballymena and Ballymoney.
Midland Great Western of Ireland (Mullingar to Galway)
Midland Great Western of Ireland (Liffey Branch and Loot;
ford Deviation).
Midland Great Western of Ireland (Longford to Sligo).
Eastern Counties (Tottenham to Farringdou..street branch)
Ditto (March and Lincoln Extension).
Ditto (Lincoln to Milford).
Ditto (Tottenham to Barnet).
Ditto (Hertford to Huntingdon).
Ditto (Cambridge to Lincoln).
These Bills were all read a first time on Friday last.

PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS.
(From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.'
NOTICES GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL-OFFICE:

SATURDAY, FEB. 14.
(Notices omitted .in the Votes of Thursday.)

The following Committees on Railway Petitions were adjourned
till Tuesday, Feb. 17 :
Boston, Newark, and Sheffield.
Nottingham. Mansfield, and Midland Junction.
London and South-Western (Salisbury Junction).
London and South-Western (Basingstoke and Salisbury Extension).

Manchester, Midland, and Great Grimsby Junction Railway—
Committee ox Petition postponed from Monday 16 till Tuesday,Feb. 17
Belfast and Holywood Atmospherie Railway—Committee on Peti•
tion postponed from Tuesday 17 till Wednesday, Feb. 18.

SECOND READINGS OF RAILWAY BILLS.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 18.
South• Eastern (No. I—Watcrloo-road to Greenwich).
South-Eastern (No. 2—Greenwich to Cltilham, with Branches).
South-Eastern (No. 3 Greenwich. Railway to Chart, near Ashford,
with Branches to Tunbridge and Riverhead).
Direct London and Portsmouth.
Klrkintilloch and Kilsyth.
Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle-upon-Tyne Junction.
London and Brighton (Wandsworth Branch).
ioton and Chichester (titeyning Branch).
Brighton and Chichester (Bognor and Littiehampton Branches).
North British (No:4—Grotna*Branch).
York and North Midland (Leeds Extension).
York and North Midland (East Riding Branches—No. 1).
Newcastle and Darlington Junction (Durham and Sunderiadd Rail-
way and Wearmouth Dock Purchase and Branches).
York and North Midland (Widening and Enlargement). •
Sheffield and Lincolnshire Junction.
FRIDAY, FEB. 20.

Mold Junction.
London and Brighton (Dorking Branch).
North and South Junction.
Manchester, Buxton, Mktlock, and Midland Junction,

COMMITTEES ON PETITIONS FOR RAILWAY BILLS.
MONDAY, FEB. 23.
Scottish Central and Caledonian Junction.
Edinburgh and Hamilton Direct.
Lesmahagow, Da!serf, and Coatbridge Mineral Junction.
Scottish Southern.
East of Fife.
Paisley, Barrhead, and Hurlet.

Hamilton and Strathaven
Banffshire.

Dublin, Coleraine, and Belfast Junction.
Omagh, Dungannon, Armagh, and Belfast Junction.
Preston and Pyre Railway, Harbour and Docks (New Dock and
Railway).
North Gravesend.

DESPERATE ATTEMPT AT
MURDER—(THIS MORNING.)
This morning, about seven o'clock, the utmost excitement
prevailed in the neighbourhood of Great Wild-street, Drury-
lane, by the discovery of a most deliberate attempt at murder,
very similar in its character to that recently committed at
Newington.; and which, like that, is most likely to terminate
fatally.
The following particulars have been obtained from the
brother of the victim; and, no doubt, can be relied on :
A Mr. James Bostock, a brass-founder, has a workshop
at No. 4, Pitt-place, Great Wild-street, and resided
in the house. It was usual for one of the ap-
prentices to call him up in a morning, and
this was done by one of them, Cox, it is supposed, in the
morning at the time above stated.. Mr. Bostock came down
in his shirt sleeVes and apron, having been in the act of
shaving, and a candle in his hand. He had no sooner
reached the door than the report of a pistol was head; and
upon a man, named Goodwill, going to the passage, he found
Mr. Bostock lying on the floor in a pool of Mood, which had
issued from a wound under the right ear. He was insensible,
and conveyed to King's College Hospital, where he lies in a
very dangerous state.
The pistol was supposed to have been loaded with slugs,
as one wee got out of the panel of the door, and is now in the
bands of the police.
A lad named Cox purchased some powder at an oil-
shop on Saturday, and has not been seen since.
It is stated that, Mr. Bostock missed eight shillings last
week, which lie deducted from Cox's wages on Saturday,
and thus it is that he is ►trongly supposed to have some
connexion with the diabolical act.
At one o'clock little hopes were entertained of Mr. Bosto...k's
recovery, nor was any one in custody. Crowds were assem-
bled near the spot.

DRURY LANE THEATRE.—We have seldom seen so
crowded an audience as the one assembled here on Saturday
last, to witness Macfarren's popular opera of Don Quixote, and
the very successful and delightful ballet of The Island Nymph.
Mdlle. Maria has confirmed the impression she created on
the first night; and assisted by Mdlle. Ntodot and M. Des-
places, the effect was complete. Drury Lane is completely
the fashion, and roost happy are we to record it.
Dolizetti has left Paris in care -of his Physician, for
Nice. No hopes are entertained of his recovery,

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
crelwVooortyerip, Frignnee.slss.
Woolwich from Dover last .week, and were transferred to
AliceTh e
the latter vessel under Commander L. Smithett,. and
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slttleya
mr 1-ev
steam-vessel
steam-vessel, -cvaems see I ,
roundisith Ift;
turned to Dover to resume their duties in the Princess Allerf
now ready for sea, and employed on that station.
placed under orders to coney Captain Hennis's company!;
VI
nv p
The Phoenix steam -fri g ate, Ca tain John Robe, has
battalion of the Royal Artillery; to Jersey, to relieve Ca
DupheuisGarl and's company,
ironbuilding at Blackwalf , !
, Bthsteam-vessel, buildi battalion.
the packet service, on the Dover station, w:11 be launched e"
T,
the
The 26th
Sphi insnx,tantsteam-vessel, built in the slip next t.,0,
Royal Albert, 120 guns, in Woolwich Dockyard, Wm be
lte
launched on Tuesday next, the rth instant.
PORTSMOUTH, FEB.
rough, First Lord, of the Admiralty, has announced 1ne..,„
tention to Admiral Sir C. Ogle, Bart., the Conunani
r,l-0;d,
13.—The Right Hon. Lord EIJI.
Chief, of visiting this port to-morrow (Saturday). I,l,.'lanieg
'ship is expeced to arrive at the Royal Clarence v'ed
establishment, Gosport,
has been at five o'ch ck. s
No announcement received of his Lords
tention to bold a levee, but a distinguished
(18 in number) are invited to dine with his Lordiiip at 5
o'clock to-morrow evening, at th G Hotel'
e eorge from ber
The Retribution, steam-frigate, dropped down
oorfegl
moorings alongside the Alfred this morning to fn als es
abreast of the King's-stairs. She has 500 tons of co..
board. her posi4
The Janus, steam-sloop, was hauled down from
tier) opposite the new slips last night, and moored ale"
the dockyard for the convenience of the Nrorltruen• jog re'
parts' of ge_76l
The Speedy, 2, Lieutenant Commander Spolfg, blerer
fitted, sailed this morning for the eastwurd, taking.
meraries
The Em
the Snake, Electra, and
-d Scout. t
erald, to der, sailed toav for Devonlwr
with
newly-raised men. A the tfC ti"
Tie Wanderer, 16, Commander Somerville, tr
ders, 16, preparing for the pendant, will be
morrow, a-ad the Alfred, 30, will take their place to b
dited for speedy re-commission. et f tb6
The Harlequin, 16, Commander Curry, will go 00
if
basin t o- morrow. ' pato,
The Scourge, steam-bomb-vessel, Commander sejb7
coming into harbour on Monday to repair darns/gee cau
firing hermortar on T uea.
SUNDAY, FEB. 15. Losrddy Ellenborough,
Admiralty, and Rear-Admiral Bowles, accompaniedity
Hon. H. T. L. Corry, First Secretary to the Adinira,..4rdie
Captain Brandreth, R.E., Director of Engineering o°o\o
tectural Work, arrived yesterday afternoon at threaders.
by by the ordinary express train of the South-Western
Sir
to pay a visit to this port. ce
Their Lordships were received at the Royal Cletenenriotel,'
tualling Establishment by Captain Carter, R.N. 60,ihw
dent ; Mr. Town master attendant, and Me- I:, oven
F.R.S., storekeeper, and by those officers condi-fete" -
establishment.. a 'Ad'
At about half- past 3 their Lordships entered tbtiroeffte
miralty barge (which had been in waiting eo'lll,'o,lrfl,,i)
charge of Flag-Lieutenant Morris), and went on „%tipi"-
Rattler, Commander Smith, when the process of th'ir 1p be
the screw through the deck was exhibited to theecteafl
ships, who also went into the engine-room and ins!' coteTi;
First Lord by
ibit
machinery, which having done, they left the Raftletrbe
the barge, and crossed over to the King's-stairs of Adol,
yard, where their Lordships were received bYvelidi,
Sir Charles Ogle, Bart., Commander-in-Chief,,-,'"alcs
miral Hyde Parker, Superintendent of the Dad
Captain Sir Richard Grant (Flag Captain), Le"' iOtrl:
Captains and Commanders of all the ships in c°,,'" 'rl)°,o
together with the dockyard officers, who escorted tf'etorio,
ships round the establishment. They inspected tl'heasin,°
storehouses, the new ships building, the new steam ",,,eIP;
Their Lordships left the dockyaid at five o'clock4"eoie,6
cceded to the George Hotel, where the First Lord entps OS'
at dinner the following officers :—Admiral Sir Cheri; I{
Bart.; Rear-Admiral Parker, Rear-Admiral Be"4-ord,
tain Carter, Superintendent of the Royal Clarence, )14;
Hasler Hospital; the Right Hon. T. L. C°N, Dili
Captain Brandreth, R.E.; Captain Sir Richard G„r3131.0001
St. Vincent; Colonel Jones, Commandant of the -"Ott.),
Division of Royal 'Marines; Captain Denison, oft,
Royal Engineers in charge of works ; Captain VeSsbie,,°.
Superb; Captain Chads, of the Excellent; Captain lore
Rat t!e,eo
ten, of the Retribution ; Captain Seymour, of the Ca Loceo
Captain Moubray,eof the Victory • and four otbet
to
, o
whose names we could not obtain. „ t OAS
This morning their Lordships left the Sallr-r r to
Admiralty
,Nergc; and went on board the
steam-sloop'--at ,ten o'clock, and steamed out to slititi;C:4s
attend church :elan., board the Superb, 80, Cart%o
After church their Lordships partook of a dejelfize 01
with Captain'Corry. Are.
Their Lordships returned into harbour ab0.n1174,(131`;?
inspected the new works of defence in progre—mi
house, the powder magazine at Priddy's Hard,
lent, gunnery-ship, &c. cool; Or.
Their Lordships, 'together with the Hon. fir' ail,' el,
William Symons, surveyor (;the navy, major- fffi,e-er, uxi's
Hercules and Lady Pakenham, Rear-Admiral no esif.
Sir Richard ‘Grant, Captain Chads, Captain Corfly''.f„yor
Brown, R.N.,' Mrs. Brown, Captain andreth, od fig,
Richard Haig, secretary to Sir Charles ode btriel
Lieutenant Morris, dine this eveningtwith.Sir (A..—
A
tle
and the family circle, 'acthe-Admiraliv- house. nt,,se,"iie
Every preparation was made by Sir Richard. Gr''Lore'),Je
other captains, to manyards and salute, but their
vto
declined to be so honoured, and no announcement.' Pleti
of their arrival, excepfa isaltiteof 19 guns from Or ft,t'
battery. The Admiralty'flag has not been hoisted' abt
The Alfred, 50, was docked yesterday to be br°
ward for re- commission with all dispatch. toDiner
The Retribution, steam-frigate, Captain
moved down to.inoorings opposite the King's-sfnied
day. An accident, which might have been attellaisefileo,
most disastrous consequences, but for its' timelvroe ge'hij
occurred on board this ship on Friday evening:
fire burnt through the deck into the coal-bunm— ht
are immediately underneath, and set fire to then
nately the discovery was made in time, or the s'itlie"ei
have been seriously injured,., if• not destroyed, bY r'l,
vouribg element." The gallery has been taken out Itcoekityo
in
,a dockyard lump alongside the ship, where filledbf
&c., is now being done, while the dam ages cons of
fire are being repaired.
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The Harlequin, 16, Commander Curry, was A the
basin'yesterdaY, to her bulk on the Gosport sitie-01
The Wanderer, 16, Commander Somerville, .t„s
Childers, 16, were undockeo. yesterday. rc6
The Cambrian, 36, will be' brought down to-taer $t
prepared for re-commission.
The surveyor of the navy, Captain Sir W. Syal°7,lllt
this port in attendance upon the Drds of the Ad° tIO
PROMOTIONS. len"#to
rank
Lof Commander. V.
ieutenant—Sir W. S. Wiseman, of the Excel
es
e foe
Mates—L. U. Hammett (1840), G. IL H"„d i
(1840), H. B. King (1842), R. Dew (1842)# a-
(1843), to the rank of Lieutenant.

APPOINTMENTS,
Captain—Sir T. Herbert, K.C.8., to the Ralei&Leito 1,10
Commander—W. Horton, to the Cygnet. vice,;9, t°,o);
Lieutemmts—R. L. Curtis, from the Hiber''', 130%30
Virago; W. C. Forsyth, from the Hibernia to thv jOio
H. Bailey, from the Hibernia to the Hecla ; siSeti'
to the Ferret ;H. to the Agincourt ; —i;res'"
and A. Wilmshurst, to the Excellent ; e", #.Bo'
to the Harlequin ; H. F. W. Ingram, to the RaJe.ailt,
Surgeon—James Smith (b), from the Incons
t tip
Warspite, in exchange with John Campbell. „,,,donis'
Chaplain—Rev. E. S. Phelps, to the u"
Payne, to Plymouth Hospital. c cloPVirig.;
Assistant •Surgeon C. N. Wilkinson, to the Y. tbe
Mates—W. M. K. Jolifre, and C. Poles, from
to the Hibernia; C. Vesey, to-the Rapid; Ft
the Terrible; F. Rooke, to the St. Vincent.
Midshipman—R. B. Oldfield, to the Excel
Clerk in Chaige—ll. K. Conquer, to the SPeeubrer;
Naval Cadets—A. H. Crainser, to the Wail
Wright, and C. R. Bloxam, to the Hibernia.
to the
Clerk—J. S. Hopper, to the Wanderer. rstf
Gunners—J. Donovan, to the Ferret ; 1111
Cyclops.
0,004/1'

COA GUARD. - too'
ST
Removals—Commander I'. C. Sver, Inspectin.l a ,;eu er,
der of Chifden district, to Gorey district, vice vrotO cise
Boileau, previously removed; Lieutenant J. V•,atiollt
in command of Straith's station, to Coatharu
Stubbin, previously removed. t% 'lll°
ROYAL HARINES• ple ,i
First Lieutenant—G. Drury, from the rs
Inconstant, in exchange with Second-Lieuteosn 013 t
Haberfield. c-i eArl/
Second-Lieutenant—R. F. Tucker, to be first.
H ho retires on half-pay.
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DE.4.TH OF MR. LODER.—We regret to
Mr. J. D. Loder, leader of the Ancient and
Concerts, &c., died on Friday evening, aged fiftrojaloll4
Loder used to lead the concerts at Bath, in the.,,`li
of the celebrated Rauzzini ; and, in conjuncti" bscr $Ol
George Smart and others, he superintended tli;,s:for
concerts, which used to take place in that
years. His disease was confirmed dropsy. t, 001101
We have to announce the demise 2, ilschterta
Doneraile, who expired last week at the Dt,eilca,igto
seat, in the county of Cork. Her LadyshiP -'l6l°' ro
jt
the late Earl of Bandon, and was married, i,ll,bip
present Viscount Doneraile, by whom her Lati.',., of
one son, the Hon. Hayes St. Leger. The Bisu!i'lin ttrd
h 0
and other families of distinction have been place- if'
by her Ladyship's demise. al'
coonit -
THE ITALIAN hi POSTOR.—Domillie ffert,
has succeeded in obtaining alms by personati,lo iodtio
Mazzini (whose name is familiar to the plibl,,eool ;if
from certain Post-office irregularities), was r`ciditiarloeli'd
Marylebone Police-office on Saturday. In e ease
0,
evidence of Mr. Joseph Hume, M.P., whom I„„eare
succeeded in defrauding Mr. Charles Dickens g7f Pt)) P
stated that the prisonerleft at his residence noeeavociitilto
zini's pamphlets, together with a letter aPPbeeri bad tio,
Dickens's benevelence. Supposing it to have
Mr. Dickens replied to the letter in Italian, 5" r. ,
sovereigns, which were delivered to the prison
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postor was remanded fen further examination• a ssale'011;0,
ELECTORS' CHANGE OF H 0 USES AFTE_coidellel,F of
now.—Householders who have changed their ~,,oter3icity,,
registration may now vote (if on the registeriiii
vided, after removal, they have resided 1Y L"
borough, or within seven miles This reason°.iri s
irad
ment of the former law on the subject was 0
ihoenejxiaxcitxm.ent of the 6th and 7th Victoca,:svie`rodfottllo.eiliorri,g

A CAUTION TO NEwsvErworts.---i- „e o
recommeded by a correspondent to take advantor, of pi' .I(s'
vilege granted to them by the Postmaster-Genell'leigo Trie•i+
their names and addresses on the covers of ll'
papers forwarded by them to colonies and ibreibartie',o"
there being great reason to suppose that olanYivre reelY
trusted with payment of po3tage on such as reel pia .01
merit wilfully neglect to make such paymeu
the`
arecitgo 4
drop them in the unpaid boxes; con=eguentlY
,lb"ie to ru 01'
to the Dead Letter-office, which office is unipt of 6u
these unpaid papers to the newsvendor for w,-1

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BIRTHS. Trtugh”" t
On the 27th ult. at Naples, the lady of Thomas - liVr'
Esq., of a daughter.' .„ gidiC
On the Bth inst., at Winchester, the lady of the Jtcv •
gife et
Rector of St. Michael's of a son ..,. the 0
On the 9th inst., In Chester-sreet, Grosvenor-Pl.'"'-' ~,,11-1.
S. they, Esq., of a son. A., of h.
On the ilth inst., at Wyddial Rectory, rferts, the IguJ _„.."
Charles Maxwell, of a son.

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Lately, at Tur-langton, hi the county of Le,c,o,li all ouip.-
- Bramah, A.M., 31r.IV.'Grant, jun., London, '47
li, eldest of
of Church Langton, in the same county, to Darr— , _O.O, 0
of Thomiis Pay's Watts, Esq , of the former lay poet) tlf joOcr
On the 12th inst., at St. James's Church, 3tr• oild
Duke-street, 3lunchoster-square, to Julia Anne, 01.1.7
linteY, Esti., Pall-mall.

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Esq., of the Hon. East India Company's Service* ;aitgiare°'
On the 9th last., at De Beauvoir, Guci nN.
Ceylon, dlsl'. owe
of the Lite Isaac Dobrce, Esq., agej 9 i ...11, aea 71
On the 11th hat., at Cawley, the Rev. n. CainPv-

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