The Sun.
London, England, 1846-08-04 00:00:00

WEST SIDING UNION.

The Committee met at the u,ual hour, present Lord Camoys
,hairrnan), Lord Vernlam, Lord Culthorpo, the Duke of Norfolk, and
le Earl of Caledon•
Mr. ItiNEs, Q•u., opened the case on behalf of the promoters of

line.
The first witness called was Mr. Hawksbaw,.•the engineer to the
iine, who Was ex.,m!ned by Mr TALBOT—The line proposed to effect
a junction with every railway north (it' Leeds. The descent into
Bradford by the proposed line was by an incline of 1 in 50. By
adopting this severe gradient they would be able at once to get on to
the main line, upon wnich time steepest gradient was
I in 120, and the remainder of which was a perfect level.
They were also enabled to accommodate ermulation of 40,000 per-
sons more than by the line as laid out last year. - There would be no
difficulty • whatever in working the gradient of 1 in 50, as by its
proximity to the station there would alWays be abundant assistance
at hand. The total length of railway to be constructed was 22 miles
211 yards ;. the tunnelling upon the line would be about 000 yards.
There was a branch proposed to be constructed to connect Elland
with Huddersfield and Halifax, the length of which was 5 miles 51
yards, and the steepest gradient was 1 in-103. By the proposed lines
there Would be-three modes of communication between Huddersfield
atitriAradfordl-,1. •By Halifax, via Miami. 2. By Brighouse, via
Cesiper'S Bridge. 3. By Milted and Leversedge, via theCleckheaton
Cleckheaton Valley line would ha constructed
-eery.kaSiii,,-;1M-tvitdild.:Orecon'unolate an immense population, in-
cluding Dewsbury, If eckmondwicke, Leversedge,Cleckheaton, Oaken-
thaw, stud other places,- and would afford direct communication
-tween Wakefield and Bradford. The length of the line would be
7 chains. The Brighouse branch would bring minerals by
• --rending gradient from Low Moor to Brighouse, a large station
i:e Manchester and Leeds Railway. The length of this branch
as 3 miles 72 yards: There was also another branch for the par-
:of afford is conimunication with Pinisey and Staningley and
cool=flel 3; -Glldersome and Farnley Moor. The length of the
was abeu • tires tones. The estimate for the construction of
~.! 11.; the branches, was 1,27,3971. This sum was
• • of all the works.
• m .7 ,-,17 Mr. Hawkshow, several witnesses were

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ned in favour of the Lill.
Committee then adjourned

. STANDING ORDERS'. COMMITTEE.
HOUSE OF LORDS.
Their Lordships met at three o'clock, Lord Shaftesbury in the
..hair. Lord itetlesdale and several other Noble Lordswere present.
LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN (LONDON-BRIDGE EX-
TENSION).
Their Lordships decided that the promoters of this Bill had com-
piled with the standing orders.
SELECT COMMITTEE 'ON. MERITS-.
The list which came before their Lordships in this capacity con-
tained twelve Bills, of which only one was a railway Bill. This
was the •
EASTERN COUNTIES AND THAMES JUNCTION BRANCH.
In respect of which Bill their Lordships came to the decision that
the,ptquiotersitad,Orovett their:preamb/e. • ,
Th pie-Wiles of the ibilowing BillS,were also &dared proved
BCtibin Ceineteriest Canabcito;Wit Harbour, Waterworks, and ?eying ;
.Ardll Canal; Andover Canal Navigation ; Australian Agricultural
C.:innpany; Sligo 'Ship Canal.
'The remaining Bills were adjourned till to-morrow (some having
been part heard), did their Lordships rose shortly after four o'clock.

PETERBOROUGH AND NOTTING-
HAM JUNCTION RAILWAY.
A special meeting of the shareholders of this Company
took place yesterday at the London Tavcrn, under the provi-
sions of an Act for the purpose of facilitating the dissolution
of railway companies. The meeting was advertised for one
o'clock, but it was not until long after that hour that the
proceedings commenced. About two o'clock the chair was
taken by Lord Thomas Clinton.
The Ctraramix said that the directors had deeply to re-
gret that they appeared before the shareholders without
having an opportunity of going before Parliameut, and
being obliged to announce that the funds of the Company
were not in as nourishing a state as they could wish. Their
failure was entirely owing to the refusal of those to whom
hares had been allotted to perform' their part of the con-
tract. The directors had never gained a single
shilling by the scheme, in fact the contrary was
the case, nor had there been any unfair course
adopted. . There had been no " rigging of the market."
The directors had hopes to the very last moment of amalga-
mating with other companies, and thus have been enabled to
place the shareholders in a better position.
The SECRETARY stated that there were twenty-nine com-
mitteemen who had not paid as yet, and that the balance in
hand was 4,7111. 14s. 4d., and that there were bills for 1,8624
more, which were in course of payment.
The following gentlemen were then appointed as scruti-
neers :—Mr. Alton, Mr. Whitecombe, and Mr. Travers.
Mr. F. L. Cour. moved the dissolution of the Company.
Mr. Routs seconded the resolution.
It was also resolved that the act. should not be taken as
an act of bankruptcy.
The numbers voting were—
For the dissolution 1,830 shares
As an act of bankruptcy
The meeting was then adjourned, there being nearly 400
more shares requiring to be represented to constitute a
meeting.

DEATII OF DWARKANAUTH
TA G ORE. - .
We regret
.to state that this distinguished personage ex
piled oa Saturday last, at his residence in Albemarle-street
From the' tenor of the paragraph which appeared in our
caluinns on Saturday last, announcing his serious illness, the
reader is somewhat prOpared for the painful announcement
we have now the duty to promulgate.
As we then stated, the disorder which led to so fatal a
termination of his valuable existence was an affection of the
liver, which had so far advanced as to baffle the united skill
of Dr. Chambers and Mr. Martin. -
Through the kindness of a gentleman intimately con •
necte with the Baboo, we are enabled to supply the sub-
joined inadequate memoir of that much lamented man.:.f We
give the annexed particulars as supplied by our informant.
It may be as well to state that lie expired at. twenty minutes
past six on Saturday evening, at the age of fifty-one years .
In a rapid memoir of this distinguished native of Ilona,
there will be found much to. interest the reader. His
claim of high descent from one of the five Brahmins who
several centuries back visited Bengal to celebrate rites which
their inferior brethren were unable to perform, is a fact well
authenticated in the books of the religion and laws at
present believed in by the Minim's. It has, therefore,
never been doubted that Dwarkanauth Tagore was a
liol_ile of the highest rank in his country; and if any other
proof was requisite, it. is in the acknowledged fact that he
refused the title of Rajah or Prince, offered by a Governor-
General of India, because it,only nominally added,.rank in
the eyes of foreigners. He likewise declined a knighthood
on his first visit to Europe. It is necessary to allude to
those facts, inasmuch as, through misapprehension, the
late lamented Hindoo had been styled with the attn.-
butes of Royal Highness, Prince, &c. The claim that this
illustrious personage has on the present generation is for
his unbounded philanthropy. No reference to creed stayed
his purse in the cause of charity—in the advancement of
education=-in the promotion of colleges, whether for native
or Christian ; and his name will be proudly associated
with all the noble institutions - flourishing in Calcutta.
He had an extraordinary ' degree of self-control, far
beyond those participating in his own religion, to
illustrate which we have only .to instance his devoted
encnurage:neut to surgery. When the college for Hindoo
youths for the study of anatomy was opened, Dwarkanauth
was personally present, and witnessed the dissection of a
subject, an abiiorrence of the gravest nature in the eyes of
the bigot portion of India, and nobly stayed, though sick at
heart and body, he instinctively felt, for no other motive
than that be conceived he was furthering the advancement
of science, and doing a duty to mankind. He went through
the ordeal with an Unflinching nerve, which had its weight
with those of his own particular religion who were there on
the occasion.
"He lived just long enough to witness the fruits of his
triumphant energy in the brilliant success of his two native
(Hindoo) students in the University of London. who last
week passed through the College of Surgeons. They were
sent to this country and wholly maintained at his sole ex-
pense.
"To conclude this brief notice cf a man so distinguished
by universal application towards good, and who will be long
remembered as the greatest ornament of civilized India
under British rule, we have but to remark that, not merely
content with the pleasures of travelling and sight-seeing to
extend his already extended information, he laboured hard
to acquire the language of France as a passport to those of
Europe, and also took delight in the various accomplish-
ments of society, especially that of singing, and more parti-
cularly Italian and English music. Had his life been
spare& he promised to become no mean amateur. In the
town-hall of Calcutta the. inhaoitants„ both native and
European, in testimony of their regard, had 'hi.portrait MIDLAND ClRCUlT.—Leicester..l74ly 31.
painted by Say ; and in further honour to the illustrious de- CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice PATTESON.)
ceased,at the same time they voted his portrait by public M"skatvont4P--.--Th4leas Pant. aged 4 W4B charged
'with manslaugnter, in killing his wife. Maria Pallet. The
subscription authorised .a marble bust of their benefactor to
facts were shortly, these :—The prisoner and his wife and their
be execnten'byWeekes to grace that hall which the public l family lived at Loughborough, but the man and his wife
virtues and talents of Lord Metcalfe caused to be erected to his
memory. No public undertaking was ever broached in India were unon very indifferent terms. On the evening of the
third of June last they were heard to be quarrelling by a
without Dwarkanauth Tagore being a large contributor ;
t
no mercantile establishments ever required aid in .money, neighbour who had a right oranad through their garden.
or counsel in their transactions, that he did not come foi. He heard a female scream, and the sound of. blows. Some.
warn—civilians and military men can attest his generosity—
'
strangers can testify to his ymbouaded hoaptfaliti, short after, on goina through the garden, he saw the
a4d prisoner's wife, and observed one, of ,her eyes to be,yery much
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OXFORD ClRCUlT.—Shrewsbury, July 31.
COLLINS AND OTHERS v. GILES.
The verdict in this case passed for the plaintiffs—Damages
4,5001.

130211 F ClRCUlT.—Guildford, Aug. 1.
CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice COLTMAN.)
ALLIGKD CHILD-MURDER.—Mary North, 19, was indicted
for the wilful murder of a child tour months old, named
Mary Anne Barker, by administering to it a large quantity
of oil of vitriol. The whole of the facts connected with this
charge have been given within the last few days. It will be
recollected that the prisoner was in the service of an om-
nibus proprietor at Wandsworth, and had the charge of the
infant in question, and being desired to give it some
aniseed, it appeared that she had given the child some oil of
♦itriol, from the effects of which it died. It appeared in the
course of the case that the two liquids were in bottles very
much resembling each other, and there was consid,irable
ground fhr supposing that the prisoner had administered the
poisonous liquid to the child by mistake.
Verdict, Not Guilty.