The Sun.
London, England, 1846-07-01 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY -EVENING, JULY 1, 1846.

THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, JULY 1.
THERMOMETER, Lowest, 54; Highest. 68 ; Noon, 72.
BAROMETER, 30.10.—WIND W.; cloudy.

lILHI WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY.
iternlng .. 27 minutes after 6.1 Evening .. 49 minutes after 6.

zette:—

juncture a proverbially powerful administration
is destroyed in consequence of the distracted and
problematic condition in which the Irish Govern-
ment has fallen. Here, therefore, is a striking, and,
we may term it, an unanswerable evidence, that Ire-
land is not treated as justice or policy require. Here
is a testimony that the utmost caution is demanded
in the official treatment of that fruitful
but unfortunate island. Ruin, and desolation, and the
foulest enormities have been running riot amongst its
inhabitants : according to Lord DEVON'S Commis-
sion, 2,300,000 of those people have been in a state
of absolute destitution during the principal portion of
a single year; the average nutriment of the labour-
ing Irish is derived from potatoes and cold water;
whole villages are ejected from their tenements at the
arbitrary will of their landlords, and driven like ver-
min into the byways and ditches; murders of the
blackest dye and of the most devilish inhumanity are
of frequent recurrence in whatever provinces are with-
out the tenant-right. Is not this a horrible situation for
a civilised country in this civilised generation, especially
under the free and benignant constitution of Great
Britain ? Is it not horrible? Does it not demand
in a voice that cannot easily be hushed some effort
at amelioration ? Men are driven to insanity by an
accumulation of misfortunes, they become, as it were,
drunk with misery—may not a whole people be so
likewise ? When individuals are thus goaded on by

incessant woes, and disappointments, and privations,
their anguish not unfrequently terminates in suicide •
when a whole nation is• pressed down by the like
sorrows, its agony ultimately finds vent in ants of in-
subordination and rebellion. It becomes, therefore,
the imperative and sacred duty of a Government to
observe, at least, the first symptoms of this chafing
under misfortunes in a people, and to remove the cause
of suffering from among the population. Ireland is in
that critical position ; and Mr. O'CONNELL, the avowed
champion of the Irish multitude, steps forward to pro-
nounce this solemn warning—" I (who detest any-
thing revolutionary, and abhor violent changes, and
would not take the best amelioration of public insti-
tutions at the expense of a single drop of blood)
tell you that the -people of Ireland cannot
much longer endure their present misery !"
That is an awful consideration ; but from
our hearts we believe it to be literally cor-
rect. The Hon. Membeisfor Cork does not, however,
restrict himself to the mere enunciation of a 'warning.
He proceeds further, and pronounces it as his opinion
that there is now " an opportunity of considering the
Irish question as upon neutral grounds ; there is a
glorious opportunity of deciding if the repealers be
right in believing that no substantial relief can be
given to Ireland by the British Parliament ; or that
they are as wrong to the demonstration which would re-
sult from practical-justice being afforded by that Par-
liament." That is surely a sensible and unanswer-
able position of the matter. The .Ministry maintain
that a repeal of the union is an impossibility, and the
Irish people implore that if they are not to legislate
for themselves, then that the British Cabinet should at
least govern them with a paternal solicitude. Sir
ROBERT PEEL acknowledged the rationality of this
demand in his noble address on retiring from
office. He then asserted that Ireland should
possess complete equality in municipal and political
institutions. Mr. O'CoNNELL has, however, classi-
fied the grievances which he conceives ought to be
removed, and in so doing simplifies the question of
what are the literal demands of Ireland. The fol-
lowing, sayS he, are the matters of which the Irish
multitude complain :
" First—A scandalously defective representation.
" Second—A grievously limited and defective franchise.
" Third—Miserably defective corporate reform.
" Fourth—The monstrously oppressive Church Establish-
ment for the use of the few.

" We require the redress of these grievances, and in ad.
di tion—

"Fifthly—A literary and religious education for each per.
suasion, from the power of any other. Justice to all, ascend.
ancy to none.
_

Sixthly—An absentee tax sufficient to secure the
residence, or to compensate for the absence of the landed
proprietor. _ _

"Seventhly—The establishment of the tenant right.
" Eightly—Compensation for valuable improvements made
by the occupying tenant.
" Ninthly—Abolition of ejectment for non-payment of rent,
unless under a lease of 31 years at the least.
" Tenthly—Abolition of the power of distraint, unless there
be a lease of 21 years at least.
" Eleventhly—Total abolition of the power of distraining
growing crops.
" Twelfthly—The institution of county boards instead of
the present inadequate and blundering county grand jury
system."

Such, according to " the Liberator," are the perform-
ances which will be expected from Lord J. RUSSELL'S
Administration. We shall hope for a fulfilment of
O'CorIELL's dearest aspirations for the welfare of Ire-
land, and we shall base our hopes upon the co-opera-
tion almost promised by Sir ROBERT PEEL to his suc-
cessor.

The Weser and Cologne Gazette states that the
projected constitution for Prussia is at last framed,
and would shortly be published. States-General
are to be established, and the provincial States are
about to obtain sume new prerogatives. The
States-General are to meet every three years.
They will have a right to vote the budget of ex-
penditures and receipts, and to control all finan-
cial matters. Their action will in nowise interfere
with that of the provincial states, which will con-
tinue to assemble as usual. They are not, however,
to possess the legislative -power, properly :speaking.
The eight provincial assemblies are to retain the right
of examining every legislative proposition respecting
persons and property. Those assemblies will also
alone enjoy the right of petition.

The following intelligence from Kurdistan appears,
under the date of June 2, in the Att,gsburgh Ga-

" According to a letter from Erzeroum, the state of affairs
has not changed in the Kurdistan. Mahmouti Khan still
retains the Pacha of Van shut up, and the former dares not
leave his fortress, although he has received artillery from
Erzeroum. The powerful chief of the Kurdes now receives
the tribute from all the localities, both Armenian and
Turkish, on the Lake of Van, and which formerly entered
the coffers of the Pacha. The Pacha of Mossul is also
held in check by Beder Khan, but the latter is too old
to be actuated by any feelings of ambition. The
Pacha of Mossul endeavours to cultivate the favour
of the Prince of the Kurtles, and only a short time since
sent him a magnificent Nischan in diamonds. It is thought
at Erzeroum, that after the death of Beder Khan there will
be a great movement in Asiatic Turkey, and that the war-
like tribes of Buhdan will invade Mesopotamia. The diplo-
matic negotiations concerning the differences between
Turkey and Persia are at an end, but it does not appear that
the affair is wholly settled. Neither power will yield. The
European diplomatists have remained neutral, except Sir
Stratford Canning, who has ordered the British Ambassador
at Teheran to use a menacing tone in the event of the
Grand Vizier not giving way. This advice, however, does
not appear to have been followed, Mr. Shiel contenting him-
self to oppose the Russian influence."

Madrid papers of the 24th have arrived. The
emeute which had been apprehended on that day had
not taken place, and the procession of St. John's
passed off peaceably. The Marquis of PENAFLORIDA
has resigned his office of Alcalde of Madrid. The
Gazette publishes the ratifications of the treaty be-
tween Spain and Venezuela, which were exchanged
on the 22d.
The Madrid Bolsa was closed on the 24th.

We have received the Paris papers of Monday.
They all speculate on the probable results of the
change of Ministry in England, but we find nothing
in their observations worth extracting.
The France publishes the following on the subject
of the marriage of the QUEEN of Spain:—

" When in February last the Marquis de Miraflores
on the
forod e Ct
the
-
into power, he learnt that the Court of Naplesri
rim, to demand officially
The Marquis de Miraflores sent for the
point. of instructing i.tsAmtbhaesshaadnodr atof Mcluaedendi
Count de Trapani.
an official demand in the then state of affairs, the Spanish
sPabilaslcite
Cabinet would find itself under the necessity. of giving a for-
maladPrince de Carini, and declared to him that if he mades such.h
refusal. M. Bresson, Minister of Louis Philippe, had
held all the threads of this intrigue, and great was his dis-
appointment when he knew how the project, so long ma-
tured according to the orders received from Paris, had com-
pletely failed. The Neapolitan Ambassador therefore found
himself forced to abstain from all demand in marriage, and
referred the matter to his Court, which was itself the victim
of its too great confidence in the astute politicians who
had prepared this combination, and who found them-
selves at last caught in their own snare.. From the day that
the Marquis de Miraflores had energetically rejected M.
Bresson's candidate, all kinds of intrigue were put in move-
ment to bring about his overthrow. On his side, M. de Mi-
raflores proposed to the English Cabinet to accord to the
English Mimiter at Madrid the title of ambassador, in order
that ho might have his free entrées to the Queen's presence,
a circumstance which had hitherto given great facilities
to the proceedings of M. Bresson in favour of the Trapani
marriage."

Letters have been received in Paris from Rome,
v. hich state that there is reason to hope that the new
POPE will grant a Constitution to his subjects.
The Duke of SOTOMAYOR and Lord CowLEr ar-
rived in Paris on Sunday from London.
The alarm caused on the Paris Bourse by the ap-
prehended change of Ministry in England is subsid-
ing. The funds and 2hare3 generally—those of the

Great Northern Company in particular—rose on
Monday.
The Three per Cents., closed at 82f. 95c. ; the Five per
Cents., 120 f. 60c. ; the Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,235 f. 75e. ;
Rouen, 1,015 f. ; Havre, 728 f. 75c. ; Great Northern,
722 f. 50c. ; Avignon, 877 f. 50c. ; Vierzon, 6251. ; Bordeaux,
586 f. 25c.

LYONS, JUNE 27.—Marseilles and Avignon, BG6f. 25c.;
Paris and Orleans, 1,243 f. 75c. ; Rouen, 1,007 f. 50c, ; Lyons,
531 f. 25c. ; Vierzon, 621 f. 25c. ; Northern, 713 f. 75c.

BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, JUNE 30.
Boulogne and Amiens, 134—Central of Spain, PA—Dutch
Rhenish, 7%—East Indian, %—Louvain and Jemappe, —Lyons
and Avignon, 2—Northern of France Constituted, 14N --Orleans
and Vierzon, 1534—Orleans and Bordeaux, 9%—Paris and Lyons
Constituted, 634—Rouen and Has-re, 29—Sambre and Meuse, 4%—
Tours and Nantes Constituted, 518—West Flanders, 3%.

BATHS AND WASH-HOUSES FOR THE POOR.—The
Committee for promoting the establishment of baths and
wash-houses for the poor have announced that consider-
able progress has been made in the erection of their inten-
ded model establishment in Goulstone-square, White-
chapel, but that a considerable additional subscription
will be needed for the completion of the works in hand
That this simple announcement will be alone sufficient
to produce, and to produce speedily too, the necessary
funds we cannot for a moment doubt. This is a matter
in which all are equally interested. The Committee
appeal to the generosity of the public—they might have
appealed to their interest. Filth generates fever, and if
fever breaks out in a poor district it extends its ravages
into the richer districts bordering on it. Now the only
prophylactic against fever is cleanliness, and by promot-
ing habits of cleanliness among all classes of the com-
munity, by affording to the poor every facility and en-
couragement to make use of frequent bathings and ablu-
tions ; the rich are, in fact, conferring nearly as great a be-
nefit upon themselves as they are upon theirpoorer neigh-
bours, for they are preventing the generation of contagi-
ous and dangerous diseases, which, when once generated,
are no respecters of persons. The establishment of
baths and wash-houses is a most important measure of
public Hygiene ; and we hope soon to see them es-
tablished throughout the length and breadth of the land,
not only for the labouring classes, but for all classes of
the community. In England cheap baths are a national
want which must and ought to be supplied.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The Cotton market at Liverpool yesterday was well sup.
ported generally. Sales, 6,000 bales. Shares were dull.
At Messrs. Lamond's sale of Railway Shares and scrip
there was rather an improved demand.
There have been several most excellent letters in our Con-
temporary, the Morning Advertiser, signed " Alfred," urging
a subscription of a penny each from "the millions" of this
country, to raise a statue to the honour of Sic Robert Peel
for his Corn and Tariff Bills, and for his devotion to the cause
he has taken up, of giving freedom to trade and commerce,
so far as is at present consistent with reference to the revenue,
and the due fulfilment of the national obligations, and the
efficient maintenance of the various departments of the
public service. There is but one opinion in the City now
that such a testimonial ought to be vigorously supported.
Our respected Contemporary is right in urging this subject
forward ; and we only trust that the object in view will be
most fully carried out.
The following interesting statistics relative to the London
dried fruit trade are by an experienced broker in the trade :
"The consumption of currants sensibly increases. The
clearances here from the 23€1 of May to the 23d of June, have
been 715 tons against 640 tons in 1845, and at Liverpool,
during the four Weoks ending June IE, 403 tons against 350
tons in 1845. From the official accounts of the Board of
Trade, those of the United Kingdom during the first four
months of this year were 4,341 tons, against 3,614 tons, and
3,590 tons during the same period of 1845 and 1844.
The stock here in bond on the 23d was
estimated at
The imports have since been 1,045 butts,
805 carroteels, and 1,194 barrels
The deliveries in that period for home

1,600 tons

1,150 ~

consumption, tons
For shipment

Leaving a stock in bond on 23d inst. of
about 1,350 „
against 1,750 tons at the same period of 1845, and 300 tons
on the 30th June, 1844. We require no less than 100 tons
to equalise our imports with those of the whole of last season."
The Ministerial movements appear now to excite very
little interest in the City, as it is considered all but certain
that, as far as the present session of Parliament is concerned,
(the Sugar Duties excepted) scarcely anything but routine
business will be transacted.
The accounts from the Cape of Good Hope received this
morning have occasioned considerable anxiety as to the re-
suit of the warfare between the British and Colonial forces,
and the insurrectionary native chiefs. The private accounts
do not contain so many details as are made public by the
second editions of our morninet ontemporaries.
It is expected in the Corn Market, that all the foreign
grain now under lock will be released at the latest to-morrow.
The Consul Market has been rather flat to-day—the price
for the Account having opened at 95% %—but just now
town sales have been made at 95%. In the new Three-
and-a-Quarter per Cents. the reaction has been from 97 to
96%. Exchequer-bills have fluctuated from 9s. to 13s.
premium ; Bank Stock has advanced from 205 to 2061 A.
The Foreign Funds have been comparatively tranquil to-
day. The Equador Bonds have realised 3%. Mexicans
have declined from 27% to 27%; the Portuguese Five per
Cents. for the account are worth 48 • Venezuela, 421/1 ;
and the Dutch Two-and-a-Half per dents., 593/ to 60.
The London and Birmingham Railway, the North Stafford,
and the York and East Riding Extension shares have rather
improved this morning. Nearly all the other shares and
scrips are flat. But little business has been done.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)

Bank Stock .. .. • • • • • . 206114
Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. 95%%
New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Aims. 96% 97 9634
Consols for Opening .. • . .. • • 95 %
Excl.equer Bills. INd. I%d.
1,000/. •• •• 10 13 912 pm.
Ditto. Small .. .... 10 13 —— pm
500/. .. •• .• 13 —— pm,
- -

PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Columbian Bonds, 6 per Cent • • 15%
Equador Bonds .. . • • .. 3% t,,i %
Granada, 1 per Cent. .. ..
Ditto, Deferred • • • • • • 4
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent
Ditto, for the Account .. • • 27% 27 27%
Portuguese Three per Cents. ..
Ditto, for the Account .. •• 48
Venezuell. Bonds, 2 per Cent .. .. 42% %
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 53%
BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK
HALLWAYS. PAID. PER SHARE.
Birmingham and Oxford Junction .. 2 .. • . .... to
Calidonian .. • • 15 934%.. to
Ditto Half Shares .. • • .. 2% .. • to
Derby and Crewe .. .. • • .. 2.... 7% 6% to 7%
Eastern Counties .• • • • . 14/. 16s. Od.• •• • 24% •• .• to
Ditto, New .. .. • • 10/. 16s. 0d....• 7% pto
Ditto, York Extension • • • • .. 10s. .. • • 116 .to
East Lincolnshire .. • • • . 14 .... %.... to
Edinburgh and Glasgow .. • . .. 50 .... ••.. to
Ditto, Quarter Shares .. • . .. 12% .. • • 17% .. ••to 17
Exeter, Yeovil and Dorcnester • • .. 2 4 ...• 1% •• • to
Great North of England • • • • • • 100 .... to
Ditto, New .. .... 17%.• • . to
Great Western • • • • .. 85 •••• to
Ditto, Quarter Shares • • .. 5 .... 16% to
Ditto, Fifths .. • . • . 20 .. • • 33 • • to
Guildford, Fareliam, and Portsmouth 5 .... to
Leicst., Tam., Bir., Ks Trent Val. June. 425. 1 dis... to
London and Birmingham .. • • ..100 .... 224% •• • • to
London and Brighton .. • • .. 50 •• .. •• • • to
Ditto ditto Fifths .. 30 .... 41%1 .. to
London and Croydon .. .. 131. 15s. 9d. •• •• 23 .. • • to 22%
London, Hounslow, and Western .. 2 .... %.... to
Loudon and Soutn-Western 411. 6a. 10d. •• •• 78 •• .. to 76%
London and York • • • • • •1%%.. to
Lynn and Dereliam .. • • • • • • 15 • • . 10 •••• to
Manchester and Leeds .....82 •• • • •• .. to
Ditto, Extension .. .. • • 425..... 2% p.. to
Manchester and Birmingham .. • • 40 •• .• .. • • to
Ditto, Quar.er Shares (B) • • •• 4 .. • • 13% •••• to 14
Ditto, Quarter Shares (C) .. 1 .. •• 10 ••to
Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock - 425....• % p.. to
Midland • • • • • • • • ..100 ....150 to 149%
Ditto, New .. .. •• • • 24 .... 38 .. •• to 37%
Newcastle and Darlington Junction .. 25 ... •• • to
Ditto, New .• 1 ..... lOl4 .... to 9%
Norfolk .• • • • • .. 20 . -••• to
Ditto, Extension .. .. • • • • 2 .. • • 1%.. •• to
North Staffordshire .. •425. 4% 3% 4% pto 4 p
Portsmouth Direct • • • • • • • • 3% •• • • 4%.... to
Shrewsbury and Birmingham .• 2% •• • • 2%34.. to
South Staffordshire Junction ...• 1 •• • • to
South Eastern and Dover • • • • • • 33% 40% 34 53 to
Ditto, New, No. 4 • • • • •• 2% •• • • 2:-;;-; .... to—
South Wales .. .. • • • . .. 5 .... l 416 .. to
West Riding Union .. • • • • 425.• ••• %pto
York anti North Midland .. •• 50 .• .. to
Ditto East and West RiaingExtension 1 .... 1214 .. • • to 12%
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Duteh Rhenish .. • • • • • • 6 .. • . 7% .. to
Louvain and Jemeppo • • .. 4 •• • • % ..to
Madrid and Valentia • • .• 2 .. • • 1%.... to
Northern of France Constituted • • 5 .• • • 14% .. ••to
Orleans and Bordeaux 6 •• • • 10 •• • • to
"aris and Lyons Constituted .. .. 5 .. • • 6% .... to
JOINT-STOCK BANKS.

Australasia •• • •• •

.. .. 40 .... 204.. ~ to
MINES

Real del Monte, Unregistered ..
COURSE OF EXCHA.
A.msterdam ...... C.F. 12 8
- . Ditto, at sight ...... 12 5%
Rotterdam ...... 2U. 12 9
Antwerp.............. 28 10
flamburgh .... • .M.B. 13 15
A1t0na............
Paris, 3 days' sight .... 25 75
Ditto, 3 months.:.... 26 5
Marseilles •
80urdeau5............ 26 10
Frankfort on Maine.... 122%
Pet ersburgh, 3 Cs.—
Berlin
Vienna, effec. ft° • • 10 9%
Trieste, ditto....
Madrid ....... 35N
Cadiz •.. : 36%
Bilbao.. ..... .........
Barcelona ............
Seville.. .

• .. 354 ..•• to
.NGE.—(YESTERDAY.)
Gibraltar ..............

Leghorn 30 45
i4enoa ............•• 26 19
Milan .. •. .

SECONDARIES'.-(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Secondary POTTER.)
BUNDOCK V. WALLIS.
This was an action to recover the sum of 2251., the balance
of a sum due on some shares in the Tower Hamlets Loan
Society, in which the plaintiff was originally a large share-
holder, and the defendant the secretary.
It was proved in evidence that the defendant had pur-
chased shares of the plaintiff, on an agreement to pay by in-
stalments, and that the sum claimed was due.
The defendant having suffered judgment to go by default,
the jury gave a verdict for the amount claimed.

POTTINGER V. DE THOVIER.
This was an action to recover the sum of 1.1/. 10s., for
goods sold.

The plaintiff is a tailor in Eastcheap, and the defendant a
wine merchant in Mark-lane. The defence was that there
had been an agreement on the part of the defendant to take
the amount out in wine. From the evidence it appeared that
a letter had been sent by Mr. Iveson, the defendant's partner,
to the plaintiff, stating that defendant had just come to
England, and would be willing to deal if plaintiff took the
amount of the bill out in wine, and that plaintiff subse-
quently said he had received the letter, and would agree to
it. A coat, however, being considered a misfit, it was re-
turned, and it dispute arose. The garment was returned,
and plaintiff refused to take any wine. Defendant not being
able to speak English, Mr. Iveson wrote to say that the ac-
count should be discharged if the coat was taken back, and
in another letter that the account should be paid; but it
I,was contended that if there had once been an agreement for
barter, that it must be more distinctly altered by the parties
before an action could be brought for goods sold, and that
the plaintiff's remedy was to recover the wine, which the de-
fendant was willing to deliver.
The SECONDARY acquiesced in this view of the case, and
left it to the jury to say whether the letters were in-
tended to do that, or whether the object was to settle the
matter under the agreement.
The jury, having retired for some time, gave a verdict for
the defendant.

BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Commissioner GOULBUEN).
IN RE HARLOW.
In the case of this bankrupt, who had formerly carried on
business in Leicester-square, as a tobaconist,
Mr. HOPWOOD, a solicitor, applied to the Learned Com-
missioner to appoint a day for a private meeting for the ex-
amination of witnesses under this estate. The application
was made by the assignees, and on the application of the
creditors, ono of whom, however, resided at Vienna.
The Learned COMMISSIONER, after considering the Act of
Parliament, was of opinion that he could not grant the appli-
cation, which must be made by persons who were willing to
enter into an undertaking to pay such costs as the Commis-
sioner might think fit, and a foreign creditor, residing abroad,
was not in a position to enter into such an undertaking.
Mr. HOPWOOD said he would, probably renew the applica-
tion on behalf of other creditors.

RAILWAY COMMITTEES,

(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
GROUP XVII.
The Committee met at the usual hour.
MANCHESTER AND SOUTHAMPTON.
Mr. Tew, who had been a contractor at Southampton, and
Captain Bowyer, gave evidence in favour of the opposition
of Mr. Roe—namely, that the railway would run in front of
his wharf, and that it would cut off access to his " water
frontage." The last witness considered that a better termi •
nus than the one proposed might be made at King John's
Pond, because it would serve both railways,• and because in:
terference with the pier and quays would be obviated. He
admitted, however, that he was a shareholder in the South-
Western.

Mr. Canning, a tenant of property in Ogborne St. George,
in Wiltshire, stated that the line would intersect it for'three
miles, and interfere with its best parts, and that a better line
might be obtained by a slight deviation.
Mr. Bryce, boat-builder, and tenant of the West Quay, at
Southampton, stated that the line would cut off a portion of
the quay, and injure the ferry.
In his cross-examination he stated the West Quay was in
a ruinous condition—that a stranger would not,on first-seeing
it, think that it was a quay at all, and that the ferry-boats
started every quarter of an hour.
Mr. SMITH said he stated in his address to the Committee
the other day, that there would be a considerable saving by
adopting the deviation line. What he meant to say
was this, that the difference of saving would be
upon" the land, and not upon the works. As. Mr.
Brunel considered that the accuracy of the sections prepared
under his direction of the Oxford and Rugby was challenged,
be had investigated them, and not only found that they
were strictly correct, but that the sections prepared by the
engineers of the Manchester and Southampton were incor-
rect in the levels, and that the estimate ought to be increased
to the extent of 20,G00/.
After some discussion,

The CHAIRMAN said, as the sections had already been
before two Conimittees—the Committee on Petitions and the
present Committee, and as the opponents of the line
had cross-examined the witnesses at great length with re-
spect to them, and their accuracy not disputed, the Commit-
tee would not further investigate them. They wished to
have the accuracy of the sections of the deviated line by
Ludgers-hall verified, which Mr. Locke did in a very few
words.

Mr. Meek, Mr. Locke's assistant, stated that the sections
of that deviation were perfectly correct.
This closed the case on the part of the landowners.
Mr. ALEXANDER said he was most unwilling to interfere
with the arrangements or duties of any Hon. Member—(the
Chairman stated a few days ago that he should be absent on
Thursday and Friday, in order to fulfil his engagements as a
chairman of the Quarter Sessions)—but unless the case
on all sides was closed on Friday they would be unable to
get their Bill into the House of Lords this session.
The CnAmmax, after consulting the other members of the
Committee, said the Committee during the whole of the
period they had sat'had felt this difficulty; that the evidence
adduced before them proceeded from parties interested either
in the Great Western or South-Western Railways. Now
what they wished was, that some impartial person, uncon-
nected with either of these lines, should be brought before
them, to state that the line was required by the wants of the
district through which it was proposed to traverse.
The Counsel for the promoters of the line appeared em-
barrassed at this proposition, and declared that they knew
not where to obtain more impartial evidence than that they
had adduced.
After some conversation as to what course the parties and
the Committee should adept,
The CHAIRMAN said the Committee would require some
time to go over the evidence and to come to their decision ;
therefore it would be impossible to finish the case and give
their decision by Friday.
Other members of the Committee said it would be also
necessary to consult the Board of Trade.

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