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The report was received, and the Bill ordered to be en-

RAILWAY COMMITTEPS.

grossed.
DUBLIN, DUNDRRUM, AND ENNISKERRY RAIL-

the purchase of land, would cost 300,0001., so that if the whole of
the laud necessary .or :he line from Sett hamnton to Andover was
given to them they could not open that portion of the line before
1848. Lord Sheresbury's Bill specified that the land, necessary for
the purposes of a railway, should be purchased within three years
after the passing of the I;iil. Then, after 1848, they were to be em-
powered to raise 750,0001. Now, what would this sum do? It
would do hale or nothing towards constructing the line
to Swindon, and this he believed he should prove to the
satisfaction of the Committee. Then, it the Committee would
look at the map they would see that there was by com-
munication north and south, and east and west, abundant for all the
purposes of the country. The local truffle was of minor importance.
There were lines from Reading to Hungerford, and from Reading to
Bi'hopstnke, from Ba,ingstoke by Andover an, Salisbury to Yeovil,
and south to Dorchester. The North-west cememnication to the
north could be effected by tee Basin; stoke and :-Salisbury, and the
Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth, and so on by Breatol or Swindon ;
the north-east cemmunication was effected front Southampton by
Basingstoke, Reading, and by the Ox ord and Thighy. Between
Southampton and Oxfo.d there was a break of gauge. He then re-
ferred to the 'raffle, and held that the promoters of the line had in-
duced every clodhopper who never travelled on anething save his
own two legs, or athwart a farmer's horse, as a person estimated to
use the line, and not only had they it ne this, but they had actually
estimated that fur every person of this kind on the local roads,
two wcu d use the railway—sett:al.}, eon 1 d it. e held also that
the whose of the traffic estmates were falacioue, and could not he
relied upon with anythieg like accuracy by the! ommittee he
Manchester and So. thampton estimated that they wohld carry
2,628,000 i a sengers, but the LoucLin and eirminghain last eear
001, carried 1,096,0 0, the Great Werern 1,993.000, the South
Western 843,0 0, the,: astern Counties 534,000 the Co'che,ter line
69,000. 1 hey estimated that 300 000 sheep end pigs would travel
by the line, hut the London and Binning am Com, any carried es.t
year 166 719. the Great Western 172,000, and tare no nth Western
53,000. the Eastern Counties 37,000, and by the Colchesnr line
87, 00. • 11 the :ine were made, Baltic coni would rill go to Hue
and troops for Ireland would embark at Bristol. After some further
o ,servations the Learn, d Gentleman eonc;tled, after an addres
which occupied 'hi'eca hours and a half, by calif g upon the Com-
mittee to reje. t the preamb eof the ill, as net being called for by
the wants of tie districts through which it w ould pa.-s, as it was a
speculation of the first class.
_

WAY.

(\ EsTERD A Y.)

Mr. GREGORY moved that the Dublin, Dundrum, and
Enni-kerry Railway Bill be recommitted. It appeared Irom
the statements made by the Hon. Member, that in consequence
of some technical error, the petition of Mr. Peter against the
Bill was not heard.

HOUSE OF LORDS.

Room A.

CADIEBTLXDOE AND OXFORD.

Dr. BOWRING, chairman of the Committee, made some
explanations respecting the error, and stated that the Com-
mittee had unanimously determined upon sending the Bill to
Mr. Greene, no person appearing for the petition when called
upon by the Committee.
After a few wards from Mr. COLLETT and Mr. JAMSS,
who oppo ed the motion, on the ground that if Bills were to
be referred a second time to Committees, it was of no use
sending them to Committees at all,
Mr. C. POWELL hoped the Hon. Member would not
divide the House on the question.
Mr. GREGORY said he would not press for a division
Strangers mere then ordered to withdraw, but no division
took place, as the motion was withdrawn.
Lord C. MANNERS presented a petition from a deanery
in the diocese of Peterborough, against the proposed union of
the sees of Bangor and St. Asaph's.
Mr. HUME presented a petition from a person of the name
of Daniel Stour, complaining of his dismissal by the Board of
ordnance. The petitioner complained that he had been the
cause of leading to the ezpo•ure of certain mal-practices car-
ried on by some of the officers, for which, he believed, though
another cause had been assigned, he had been dismissed.
Mr. BUMF. postponed his motion relating to the Raja of
Sattara till this day fortnight,and his resolutions with reference
to sugar till the sugar duties came before he House.
WAYS AND MEANS.

Their Lordships met this morning at eleven, Lord Mornington in
the chair, and Lords Middleton, Henley, 3lalford, and Crofton.
The case for the promoters of the Bill was continued.
Mr. Fordham, a banker at Royston, and a Provisional Committee•
man in this Company, gave general evidence as to the necessity for
the liee, and the advantages derivable from its construction, and
gave statements as to the probable amount of traffic on the line.
Mr. Beale, a tradesman, at Cambridge, and a member of the Town
Council there, was then examined, and gave traffic evidence chiefly
relating to the coal traffic. He wan examined by the attorney to the
promoters, the counsel being all absent at the time.
Several other witnesses were caled, and gave evidence almost
identically the same with that of the above-mentioned witnesses;
and the Committee intimated their opinion that the reiteration of one
fact by many witnesses was unnecessary.
Mr. Herz observed that the fact that there was any traffic between
the places to which this line gave accommodation was dispute ~ and
said that he thought it necessary to give evidence to satisfy the Com-
mittee on this point.
The Committee ordered the room to be clear d, and ,fter a discus-
sion of about a quarter of an hour, the parties were re admitted, and
The Commirree gave their opinion (in the Term of a re6011.1".on)
that no turther local general evidence (meta to he given.
Some other evidence was given, which occupied the Committee
up to four o'clock, at which hour the Committee adjourned till to-
tnorruw,

Room B.

GLASGOW, EARREEAD, AND NEXLSTON

(FAX,',ZEY Bit L,.wcn).

On the motion for the orcer of the day for reviving the re-
port on the Ways and Means,
Mr. CARD WELL (in answer to a ques'ion by Pn Hon.
Member which did no* reach the gaper.) ~aid that the cnly
alteration which had been made in the Post-office communica-
tion from London to Dublin, was made at the time that the
Grand Junction Railway was opened. The Post-office au-
thorities seized on the opportunity to secure a double communi-
cation to Dubl la, and the effect of that arrangement was to
double the inconvenience. initead of convenience._ _

This Commit:ee met originally as a Select (7ommittco on the Clas-
gow. Kilmarnock and Ardrosssn, the Glasgow, WA-rhead and Nell-
ston having been added to the list yesterday. The Kil.-uarnock and
Ardrossan was then dlspoaed of, and the itarrheapl and NeVston is
n.w the only Bill on the list.

- •
Mr. a director of the county of Clouce,tcr Rank, was
then examint-d.—lie had petitioned against the :ine because it passed
within tIN, hundred yards of his property, awl bey ause it was not
required.

Their Lordships m+•t rmarning at eleven, Earl Roden In the
eontir. All the members were pi, at nt.

The omlttee then adjourned unt;l One o'clock to-morrow.

The traffic evideue, on the part or the prntnoters wns proceeded
with. It oecupled the Committee up to the time we c‘ ent to press.
After se,•ral witnesses on the eenerol intOters hid been exatninee,
lir. Erring c)11 give the usue engineering evidence, %twit was
horated by 31r. Locke After which
The Committee ruse at four o'clock, and adjourned tll to-morrow
at eleven ..',.tuck.

GROUP XVILT.

Loanot-,-, 2VLIA, e., 1311.17,1 DIRECT.

Tht. ee to-da,, Mr. B DeniPon, chairman.
,r. Gr mewl. rof th, Cou,,cii or N. wbu y, lw ,
If,yginsten, and .Vr. Ld.vard3, wen. txamii,d iu hivuur of tl.e
hue.

Mr. HUME ingoired whether any further ir.formatinn had
been received from New South Wlaes with respect to the de-
falcations of Mr. Mantling. He had asked las, session fer
some information respecting the defalcations of that officer, and
the dispatch ought to have arrived by this time.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER (as we
understood) said that information had been received, and the
money and the securities had been recovered.
The report was then brought nu and received.
SUGAR DUTIES.

Room D.
YORKSHIRE AND LIISTCO L"..11S
COMP/LIM ICATION.

Tile roem then ordered to be cleired. Upon the parties being
re-ndm:t:ed, _ .

The CHAIRMAN stated that the unanimous opinion of the Com-
mitter was, that all the points opened b• the Learned Counsel in
favour of the lin. wi re proved and suppor ed, ;,'e Committee woWcl
not feel thentselve> disposed to grant the preamble of the Bill, and
smtv'ested to the Learn.,d Counsel the prop. ieiy of proceeding further
in the matter.

The Committee re-assembled this morning:. Lord Somers In the
cha;r, when, on the adinlsiion ot parties, his Lordship declared that
nth her of the preambles of the SNlnton and Doncaster, noir that ot
the Doncaster, Wakefield, and Leeds line had Leeb t roved. Both
these are consequently lost for the present session.
SHEFFIELD AND LINCO ZISEUIZE
31:7NCTION.
The Committee next took this line.

Mr. B. ESCOTT didnot know what necessity there was
for continuing the present duties for a month, because the pro-
posed Government measure would reduce the price 3s. 6d.
per cent.
Mr. HUME bad placed a notice en the paper, with reference
to sugar duties, but as the Noble Lord the Member for the city
of London had a notice upon the paper, he thought it better to
postpone the case until the matter could come more fully before
the House.

Sir. MERREWETHER requested the Chairman to adjourn the row-
mulitttheettit,itlli,a-lnsworuwivo,r:Oanadll hisv opportunity- consulti, g

The Committei: accordingly adjourned till halt-past eleven to.
morrow to hear the decis:on of counsel out,

Mr. I'AINES appeared tor the promoters. Fie stated the course
which the 'Me is intended to take, and described it as being a means
of uniting the district round Sheffield by way of Retford with the Great
.;rimsby Railway at Gainshorough, with branches to the port in the
centre of that toa n and to the city of Lincoln, and thus open up the
whole of the agricultural produce of that county and its neighb,urhood
for the manufacturing districts of the West Riding of Yorkshire and
Lancashire. The competing scheme is that of the Manchester, Mid-
lands, and Great Grimsby Union Railway, which is intended to go by
Bawtry. This line, the Learned Couceel contended, vv.is in every
way preferable, the works be'ng easier, the gradients better, the
population grea,er, and the expense to the public less. By the Shef-
field and Lincolnshire Junction there would be an average of 24
yards of tunnelling per mile, while the Aber would have
230 yards. The earthworks on one Ii to would be
78,000 yards, while, on ti:e other, I there mould he 214,000;
while the maximum of tolls stands, for first class passenger, 2d.
against 3%d.; for second class, lid. against 2%c1.; and, fur third
class. Id. against 2d. per mile For horses, 3d. aga,nst 4d.; for manure,
d against 2d.; and for manufactured goods, 3d. against d. per ton per
mile.

UlOil il' XX

The Committee on this group met at twelve .'clock to-day, it
Room No. 31 (Grand Ct,rridor) ; present, Mr. Sothe. on (chairman),
Lord William Itentinek, Mr. Pigott, Mr. Tattered, anti Mr. Ross.
Immediately alter assembling, the CHAIRMAN said that he believe'
there remained nothine more to be done than that the Committe,
should ecnshier their decision, the evidence, and speeches 01 coulisei
Iteing concluded. _

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER made some
remarks on the subject of the postponement, which were totally
inaudible in the gallery.
Mr. MOFFATT thought it a great hardship on those per-
sons who had taken large contracts that the present linty should
be continued f .r a month.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL said, that the reduction of the
duty to 3s. 6d. would beopening up the whole question.
Mr. THORNELY said it was a most important tax, and he
did hope the Government would take the opportunity of reduc-
ing the sugar in price.
The resolution was then put and agreed to, and leave was
given to bring in the Bill.
PAUPER LUNATIC BILL.
Sir JOHN TROLLOPE wished to know whether it was the
intention of the Government to carry into operation the provi-
sions of the Bill.

Alter an unimportant conversation between counsel and the mem-
bers, the roomi was cleared.
After del berating more than an hour with closed doors,
The Committee announced their decision to be, as to Ihe
LONDON AND WINDSOR,
that the preamble was not proved ; as to the
LONDON, HOUNSLOW, A1.4-D WESTERN.
that the preamble w.ss not proved ; a::d as to the
RICHMOND RAILWAY (HEW BRANCH)
that the preamble was proved
The clauses were tt.en gone through, and the Bill was agreeC to b
reported.

The first witness called was Lord Worsley, who stated the way in
which the proposed line was connected with, and was likely to be
affected by, the lines which have already passed the Legislature. His
Lordshl stated, that it was agreed to amalgamate the Great Grimsby
Docks Company with the Great Grimsby Railway Company, he
being at the present time chairman of both Companies. From
his possession of property in North Lincolnshire, and his being
the representative of that district, as well as from the reports
of parties with whom he was intimate, he could say that
the feeling in his neighbourhood was decidedly in favour of this line,
and a greater number of country gentlemen were placed on the pro-
visional management of this line than appeared on ani other pro-
posed line in the country. He fell that it was eminently important,
because the first eight miles of its course traversed a coal district.
In obtaining the Bill for the formation of the docks, the Admiralty,
having ascertained, on the report of the Tidal Harbours' Comminis-
sieners, that Grimsby was the only harbour of refuge that could be
formed between the Firth of Forth and Harwich, thought it neces-
sary to put clauses into that Bill which obliged the Company to con-
struct a dock carable of receiving the largest war-steamers, and they
are accordingly forming one three hundred legit long and
sixty-eight feet wide, which will put the company to an extra ex-
pense of 50,0001. The whole estimates for the docks are 394,622/.
ins of the chief advantages arising from the granting of this line is
derived from the fact that this particular dock is to be supplied with
fresh water, so that the steamers would only have to supply their re-
servoirs from the dock itself, while the coal necessary for their use
could be brought at little expense along the proposed rail-
way. There is now a Rill in progress through Parliament for the
amalgamation of the lines of the Sheffield and Manchester Railw .3*
Company, which is now completed, and that of the Great Gtimsby and
Gainsborough Company, which is in course of construction, with the
Grimsby Dock Company and th- s company. to which there is no
opposition. Should these 13111 s be passed, the whole of the manage-
ment of the transit across the country at this point will be under one
management, and the coals, which are particularly fitted for steam
purposes, would come one way and the agricultural produce would
:to the other way with greater facility, and with less delay and ex-
pense, than they could possibly be by any other route, as if the op-
ppsing line were to he granted thee would have to pass through the
hands of four dfferent and unconnected companies.
Mr. Sergeant Wfiatizes cress examined the witnesses on the re-
spective differences and distance of the two lines.

GROUP XXXI,

Sir JAMES GRAHAM replied that the opinion of the law
officers on the provisions of the Pauper Lunatics Bill had been
given, and it was considered necessary in consequence to bring
in an amended Bill.

Mr. John Pa: ker, M.P., and Mr. Granville Vernon, M.P., con-
firmed the evidence of Lord Worsley; the former testifying chiefly
io the necessity of the line for the manufacturers, and the latter ox-
dlitining the nature of the land property, es,,eciady with respect to
Earl Fitzwilliarres and Mr. Foljiunbe's property, who, with several
other landowners, are petitioners against the line.
Mr. Grissel, of the firm of Grissel and Pew, contractors for that
portion of the Houses of Parliament where the Committee-rooms are
placed, stated that the Anston stone-quarries, from which the stone
for the Houses of Parliament is hewn, are situate on the
line of the proposed railway -- that his nllll drew 300
tons a-week from those quarries for the new Houses
of Parliament—that they had taken as much as 500 tons in a week.
This .tone is now brought by canal and by sea, the carriage on the
former costing ss. a ton to Stockwith, which is about three miles
from Gainsbotough. If the railway were formed, the stone would
be sent chiefly by the line, and then it would cost only Is. Bd. a too
tothe same place.

Mr. M. Ellison, steward of the Duke of Norfolk for his
Sheffield property, and also a director of the Manchester and
Sheffield line, and Uice-Chairman of the Great Grimsby and
Gainsborough line, staled that this link was the only one ne-
cessary to form a trunk line between the eastern and western
lines as well as to give access to the southern and eastern counties
of the country. This line would be of the utmost importance
to the town of Sheffield, and would afford far more facility for the
reception of agricultural produce and for the export of menu-
lactures, than the Sheffield, Manchester, and Midlands line.
In consequence of the North Midland Railway passing so far
from the town of Sheffield, the inhabitants are now obliged to go
round by Rotherham, and he could say that, as a director of the
Manchester and Sheffield line, it was:always the intention of that
ompany to go further than that town, and of course the circum-
stances of the time now have greatly enhanced the necessity fur the
line.

It being Intimated that a long cross-examination would ensue, the
committee adjourned till to-morrow.

GROUP V.
EDINBURGH AND NORTHERN.

The Committee on thl., group assembled this morning at the Com.
mittee-room, No. 32, Abingdon—treet, Lord Portman in the chair.

The ompany obtained their Bill last year, but it was seriously
opposed by Captain flay, of Mugdrum, a very beautiful and
valuable property on the banks of the River Tay, for which
compensation was then to be made. The agreement as to the
amount, however, has never been come to, and, a view to
obviate the opposition of the petitioner, the company are this year
applying for a Bill to form a deviation line ; but Captain Hay deems
the deviation worse for his property than the original line, and, conse-
quently, opposed it. Considerable discussion arose upon this point,
and ultimately the room was cleared, Lord Portman stating that two
men of business, one on each side, would be required by the Com-
mittee to give their assistance in adjudicating the matter. The
leading counsel for the parties were shortly summoned, and after
some time, on the re-admission of parties, the Chairman declared
that the preamble was proved, due compensation being given to Cap-
tain Hay for the injury to his property.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
GROUP 11.

The Select Committee appointed to consider the merits of the Bills
comprised in this group, re-assembled at the usual hour this morning.
Lord Morpeth In the chair.
SOUTH DEVON (No. XI.)

Mr. Sergeant KINGLAKE opened the case for the promoters of this
Bill, the object of which is to make three branches from the South
Devon line, which was recently opened to Teigurnouth ; one to
Tavistock, another to Dartmouth, and the third to Devonport. The
Bill also embraced eome trifling alterations in the main line, which
had become necessary from the Admiralty's objection to the former
mode of crossing the Ilamoaze.
Mr. Brunel. the eminent engineer, proved that the Tavistock
scheme was a slight modification of the Tavistock branch of last
year. It would have the effect of giving a convenient communica-
tion between Tavistock and the mullets of Plymouth. The Devon-
port branch was to connect the South Devon and Cornwall lines with
that town, while the Dartmouth branch was also to place that town
on the main line of the South Devon Rail , ay. The engineering
features of the two latter branches were extremely favourable, but on
the Tavistock branch, front the nature of the country through which

it passed, the gradients were necessari'y of a difficult character. The
severest of .hem, he believed, was 1 in 30, but although the incdnations
were generally severe, he did not think the country could afford
better. Ihe Tavistock branch was 13 miles in length, and he
estimated the cost at 22 ,000/. Th,, Dartmouth branch was 15
miles long.' and the estimated cost 2.50,0001. The new passage, or
Davenport ~rauch, was about a rifle and a halflong, and this estimate
was 50.0001.

After some further evidence of a general acid unimportant cha-
racter, the committee adiournad till ta-mon-ow.

GROUP XIII.
The Committee met to-day at the usual hour ; Sir Wiliam Clay
in the chair.

CALED ON/ N EXTENSION.
The evidence on behalf of this line was resumed.
Mr. Scott was recalled, and shortly examined in continuation of
his evidence of yesterday, in favour of the line. The amonnt
of coal imported lest year into BeLhst was 25,1 0)0 tons. Scote.dr
C a wt.ii fAirn 165. to 111 s. a ton, and English coal trom Ids= to 20s.
The witness was examined at some length, but nu point of material
im-•ot Lance was elicited.
S r William Anstruther and' Mr. Kennedy, cattle dealer and
farmer, were examined at ome length, to show the general benefit
the line would confer on Lanarkshire and Ayrshire.
Mr. Henderson, merchant, of Belfast, deposed that a large quantity
of coal was brought from Ayrshire to that town. The line would be
of great benefit in forwarding supplies of that mineral.
Mr. Mann, merchant of Londonderry, gave evidence with regard to
that port similar to what was given by the previous witness respect
log Belfast.
Mr. John Latham, of Londonderry corroborated the evidence of
the previous witness.
The Committee then adjourned till to-morrow at twelve o'clock.

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 24, 1846.

voted in the minority, le,t the resoln“on of the 'orpora"on sh,u`' he
produced before this !O n ittee. The .-erart t.resented to the Co:-
par ;t o c as not orocred to he dra, ti up by th. To conned. Le
was deputy-chairman of the Oxford and Birmingham line, and one
or the reasons why he prewried the salon was,
because a junction could then be formed wi.h the
Oxford and Birmingham. Be was an advocate of the
New-street station. Snow-hill is the highroad to Wolverlif.m.):on. If
better railway accommodation were not afforded to the merchants
of Birmingham, and a better supply of coal afforded, the trade of
Birmingham would he gradually annihilated. Coal waa at present
brought into Birmingham by the canal, and the rates were excessive.
Even if the Sh•-ewsbury and Birmingham were constructed
the mantracturera would not be in a better condition, for ;hat line
h” entirely um'er the control of the o ;lon and
Dirnfrigh m Compaey. The reason why he said that 101 shrews-
bury and Birmingh. m was a creature or the Lora!on io• d
ham was, because it had been proclaimed to be so. the Great
Western Company had agreed to take 5,000 shirt, in he c .Tll ny ,
and some of the directors of that company wet', also dir cctccrs f
this company. He did rot approve of the late amalgamation of the
London and Birming, am an the Grand Junc,ion companies. He
was of opinion that the granting of one line for the same district in
the ye,r was sufficient

Re examined he Mr. eccitaritN, Q.C. There could he no doubt
that a static, at New-s 1 net, in addition to ti at prowled ,to be con-
structed Snow-hill. would he of service to the people of Birming-
ham. hut if one only were io he sanctioned the Snow-hilt station
would be decidedly the better o•ie

Mr Joseph James, draper, iligh-street, Birmingham, stated that
he was a eommi.l,ioner of streets thcre, and that Snow-hill was the
most desiraMe situation for the construction of .a
station. If the
proposed station at ' ew-stmet were to he erected, it would have the
effect of abstracting all the traffic from High-etteet and the neigh-
bourhood. Two hundred thousand people coining from West P,rom-
wich,,&c., in the course of twelve months, would be abstracted Worn
the neighhourhcxxl High-street, and the retail trade there would be
anwhilated.

Cross-examin by Mr. RICKARDS -Wt ere:Tr the station might
he eonstrnet:•tt, there would naturally he a gr• at numher of pa.sen-
gers, hot Snow-hill was decioedly the moat central part t f 'he town.
Mr. Frederl,l, Dee, innkeeper, Birmingham, said, that many of the
hWo-1. •:nd i‘uhlic huiloings in the nei,:hhou. hood ,f Anow•hill had been
recently vt,larc, d and embellished. The property which w old have
to by removed I, the er, ction of the Snowhill station was a great
nuisance to the town The people of Birmingham were not at pre-
sent ssitTlehntl,‘ aces mmodated by the London and Birmingham line.
lie was aware at a great many inconveniences caused by that watt
of accommodation.

Crnst, xntnined p Mr. Rtricattns.—lie was some time Etpl em-
ployed by the London and Birmingham to supply refreshments to the
passengers on their line.

Mr. t:f pgf,. whole sal•• !monger, Birmingham, gave • ;mil fr eyi-
.lence. Birmingham had no railwa:, comowitleittott with Dudley,
''e thonalit th.it this lino wool' afford Ye, y murk Treater accommo.
d ohm to the iron (list r eta than its competitors. Seventeen-twentieths
of the merchants of Birm nghani had their places of business in the
• -i,rhh.,o” on, oe Snow-hill, and the a ivantages of a station at Snow-
hill would be Incalculable.
t'ro xmoi,e,l D., 31r. Rtettaans —The New-street station would
!T nearer • o the market-place than the proposed .tation at Snow-hill.
Mr. Harwell, !natal dealer, Birmingham, gave evidence in favour of the
snowhill station. He had prepared a list ofthe various manufacturers
,f importance, whose places of business were within a certain dis-
tance of the proposed railway at Snow-hill, a-ti he found that forty of
the pr:ncipal, and four times that number of the second a-at third
class manufacturers were within 700 yards of the proposed station at
Snow-hill.

Mr. S. W. Lucas. wholesale confectioner, Birmingham, sa'd he
was a commissioner of the streets there, and continue 1 the evidence
:)1 the prec ding witnesses.

Mr. Ralph Heaton, brassfounler, mAnber of the town council,
and guardian of the poor at Birmingham, said, that if all other
:Intigs in the differ( nt schemes u der the consideration
f the Committee were equal, the super ority of the station
of this line at Birmingham should be sufficient to dec'de in its favour;
tnd he thought that this was the best line that could be laid out for
the purpose or connecting Birmingham with the mineral .7istricts.
Cross examined—He had no reason to complain of any inconvenl-
nce arising from the London and Birmingham line. Ile did not
agree with the preceding witnesses, who had said that the effect of
compoition was the raising of the tolls on railways.
The Committee adjourned at four o'clock until twelve to-morrow.

LA W i.!,"Nt L.

. COURT OF EX,:lik(,)Oßß...lune 23
(Sittings at Nisi Prius, before the LORD CHIEF BAAL iN and
Middlesex Common Juries.)
BAUD V. WEST LONDON AND WESTMINSTER CEMETERY

COMPANY.

Mr. Hill, with Mr. Peacock, appeared for the plaintiff, and
➢ir. Lewis for defendant.

The plaintiff in this case is an architect, and was employed
by defendants in 1839 to furnish plans for their cemettrj- at
Brompton, and make catacomhs Et-cl certain other works in
that burying-groun I. The present action waa brouttht f+r
hi: 'wing improp,,rlv distnissed their service, and on account
of work and labour dove, for which no remuneration had been
received.

The defendants pleaded that they did not undertake in the
manner alleged, that they had a right to discharge him, and
that they paid plaintiff a sum of mocey which discharged in
full all claims they had upon him.
At the coriclu4ion of the plaintiff's cas,,
The L, AD CHIEF BARON left to Mr. Peacock tl a opt'on
chia,,ing between the alternative of a nousuit, or the
withdrawal of a juror.
Mr. P. AcocK adopted the latter course, and a juror was
accordingly withdrawn.

COUI?T OF QTIEFIVS BF: CH June 23

THE MASTER OF TRINITY COLLEGE V TIM TRUSTEES OF

THE BRIT' H MUSEUM.
This .pecial jury case, which has excited so much interest
in the literary world, wa+ to have come on this morning,
but, on the application of the Attorney-General, it was post-
poned till Thursday ri,xt.
The Court eubsequeutly was occupied will common jury
cases of no public interest.

POLICE': INTEi. LIGFNCE
MANSION-HOUSE.
A gentleman, who was -upposeil t o he a person of high
rank, whose nami,, see Hit g to the -18.64. n-house list.
was John Thomas, appeared heron-. Alderman Gibbs, to
answer rtr the offence, ss represented in the smn•-• list, 0!
having stole!, an omnibus and hor,es.
The defendant had been bailed out of the station
house on the preceding night by two persons of unques
tionable respectability,
The diver of one of Clarke's omnibuses stated that
ho appeared to eharere the genii man with havit g taken
posse ssif ori of his (the (Mara r's) seat, and driving turiou.ly
from the Blackwell station to the end of London-street.
at ten o'clock on M -nday night, without the coin Asir)
ant's or proprietor's eon,ent. The defeMlant and some
other gentlemen had evidently come from the Blackwell
Railroad. His companions were tipsy, but. he appeared
to be quite sober, and he moved fr..nri the ext,eme par
of the tront-sear, to the place app..inted 1 r the driver,
whipped on the horses, and lased away at a tremen-
dous pace, witness being on the ground at the tt ee wait.
ing for more passeng rs. There was dang.r to he ap-
prehend -d from such conduct, and wi:nt-ss rat: up re,
-eiz-d the horses, and suceeeded, after a long struggle
in whi di the gentlem to seiz st bin by the throat. sh mk
and sti uck him, on getting the omnibus into his posses
sion. ,-
Mr. John Thomas—l deny the furious driving. I
merely got upon the box, as .ey frien is and I had, waited
for a considerable time for a driver in vain, and sI drove a
I•ttle way in order to get the place of a coachman sop-
plied as soon as possible. I deny that there was ant
furious drivindi if there was, how could the driver hay,
come up with us in an instant ?
Alder van GIBBS—Y u seem not to be aware that you
are liable to a 5/. penalty for taking the reins.
The defendant—The reins were handed to me by a
man who stood at the head of the horses. The driver
caught me by the throat in the most violent manner,
and I had no idea of a contest with him, as a matter of
course. But I believe lam here upon a charge of ft 1. y ?
Alderm in GIBBS (to the driver) Did the defendant
strike you ?
The driver—Yes. I'll swar he struck me twist. ; h -
fore I had a finger upon him, he a-sseilted me.
Te man who had the care of the h Tse confirmed the
account given by the driver, and stated that. tt.e defen-
dant galloped the horses to the end ef London-street!
Alderman Guns— I shall not consider the nett of this
case which charges the defendant with the ass ;tot ; h„t
I shall conviet him 'or having driven without a lioetise.
and for having furiously driven, and I tine him 40s. lot
each offence.
The defendant immediately paid the psnalties.
Upon beine ask.ia for his name and address. as the
driver miel $ think proper to proceed agOnst him for
the assault the defendant said he resided at th Bur-
lington l'otel, and that his name was not Jet n Thomas
but he would anew r to that name if ealled upon.
SOUTH WA HK
William Richbv, a labourer, was charged with making a
very de.ermined attempt upon his life.
Policeman 224 M stated that while on duty that morning
in High-street, Southwark, in passing a pump which sup-
plies the inhabitants with spring-water, he saw the ch fendanr
hanging by the neck from the spout, around which he had
nlaced a silk handkerchief, by which he was suspended. He
(the policeman) irnmediatelc drew out his knite and cut his
'landkerchief, and the i'e endant fell heevily on the ground.
Re. however, recovered himself, and . springing upon his feet,
ran away with great speed in the direction of the Dover-
ro td, but he was pursued, and eventually secured, after a
smart chase. When taken to the station-house he expressed
a great deal of anger at being interfe.red with in laying
..islet t hands upon hi nself, and complained that distress was
the cause, and added that he would be much better out of the
world than in.
When questioned by Mr. CorrrNcwAst, tee defendant said
be was a d ek labourer en the south side of the river, but
hat, work was so slack, he, as well as hundreds of others,
were thrown out of employ ; and that being reduced to
treat distress and being shut out of his lodgings. he selected
he spout of the rump as the means by which he would de•
prive himself of I fe.
Mr. CornsonAat said that if a man was industriously
inclined there was plenty of work for him to de, either on
-ailways or in the fi -lds around the metrot olis ; and that if
he did not send for some of his friends to be bail that he
a ould not repeat the attempt upon his life, he must be set t
to gaol.
Tne defendant said that he should not send Tor ary one,
nd that he should like to be sent to prison.
The magistrate committed ..im to gaol in default of bail.
LAMBETH.
Mr. William Evans. the pique tea-plant manufacturer,
and master of th . boy George Thomas Barnwell, whose body
had been found in a pond at the back of his is aster's pre-
mises on the evening of Tuesday week, attended before Mr.
Elliott to answer to a summons taken out against him
by a female named Elizabeth Theobald, and which charged
him with detaining a gown, a coal-scuttle, and other articles,
her property. The case was discharged, the complainant
failing to show that the property was hers.
The case respecting the suspicion- death of the la-1 Ben-
well was then entered upon, and Mr. Hooke, the Vestr.
Clerk of the parish of St. Giles, Camberwell, who had also
attended the inquest, was present, by direction of the pars
chial authorities, to watch the proceedings and assist in the
investigation.
Evans had a considerable repugnance to enter the dock in
which the prisoners upon serious charges are usually placed.
but was told by the magistrate that no distinction should be
made in his case, and he then got into it.
Mr. Hooke said that it was not his wish to give Evans
into actual custody, but merely to submit the evi fence of
some witnesses who were in attendance by the direction of
Mr. Norton, and leave his worship to deal with the case as hi
thought proper; and, therefore, as far as he as the represen •
tative of the parish, was concerned, he did not wish to press
that Evans should stand in the dock.
Evans, on hearing this, hurried down the steps of the
dock, and took his station in front" of the bench, where the
defendants in assaults and trifling cases stand.
The first witness called was Elizabeth Theobald, of 24,
Duke street, Bloomsbury-square, and -./ho was the complain-
ant hi the former case, and who deposed that she had known
Mr. Evans since the month of October,- 1842, and had as-
sisted him in the manufaetory, and had further been ap-
pointed by him his sole agent for the sale of his tea. She also
knew George Benwell, who was in Mr. Evans's service as an
errand-boy and packer, and was aware that the latter hart
treated the former with great violence. She herself had seen
him on one occasion fling a log of wood at him, but it missed
him, and on other occasions she heard Mr. Evans threaten
to kick the youth.
Mr. Hooke—Are you acquainted with the handwriting of
the deceased lad, George Benwbll? Witness—Yes, sir, very
well.
Mr. Hooke—Then, now look to the chalk writing on the
Otero panels, the door and the log of wood, and tell the Court
whether it is or is not in the handwriting of the deceased
George Benwell? Witness (atter examining the writing
minutely)—lt is not in the handwriting of George Benwell.
I am certain of that.
Mr. Hooke—ls it in the handwriting of any person pre-
sent?
The prisoner objected to the question as being unfair, upon
which Mr. Hooke asked the witness if she knew it to be the
writing of anybody else?—The witness replied that it re-
sembled more the writing of Mrs. Benwell, the stepmother
of the boy, than any one she knew, but the hand certainly
was most familiar to her.
Mr. Hooke—Are you aware whether the boy had a receipt
for the manufacture of the pique tea? Witness—l sent him
the receipt myself.
Mr. Hooka—And was Mr. Evans aware of the fact? Wit.
ness—He was, sir; for I let him know of it at the time.
Evans cross-examined the witness at great length. She
denied having charged him with a nameless offence with
two persons, who he named, and who, she said, had been
members of his " community." She denied also having ac-
cused him of having murdered his wife in America. but
made no secret of his keeping poisons in his house. Told
the stepbrother of the boy about his (Mr. Evans) keeping
poisons in his house, but did not tell him that he (Mr.
Evans) bad said that the way he used to get rid of his boys
in America a-as by tying a weight to their neck and throw-
ing them into a pond: EV4113 here said, that the witness had
resorted to every possible means of traducing, tnaligniZ.'
and Madill; his character, and declared that the grt:!._.,
part of her statement was wholly devoid of truth. A.:,-','.g_,.'_',
i a
other things she declared that he had told herherehp_yi
tit:,
clerks in America, whereas he had but six. In
...,
told
qtestion from Mr. Hooke, the witness said t anhat dr... badvans bet n
, her he had been a medical man in America,
caked Doctor Evans.
1 the night. of Tuesday
Police-constable, 153 Pt a 'id thatti, °the was trfiany d that
anths'esltod),' premises.had
week, at about half past ten
the body was in a pond at tiic,":letili.°cnkg. tli fi ,3el r.
pond 1,, v
He hastened there. and on re.
were tied, and a 2311,. metal
been go out. The hands
teas
r and
st quite
a been. done
weight was suspended from the neck. The bal...
(witness) saw the writing on
lifeless.
II"
aiciMr Evans told him it hair panels Pmliwed' Evans assn told him
Sydenham-hill,
by the deceased. .... that on leaving ho me
on that morning, and while going up
it was not s .fe to have left the dea
thought struck him that -
ceased at home.
Evans—Yea. that's quite right; I hail these fedirgs.
Witness, in eon-inter ion, said he did tint ki,ow either
Evans or the deceased before, nor could he say eh, took the
deceased our of the water.
Evens observed
that this wit
• ness spoke the truth, and he
should
,nrohtn,ia
tnhegrefore, ask him any questions.
Bishop, a general dealer in Union-street,
Borough, and step-brother to the deceased, was next ex-
amined, and declered, to the best
of his knowledge and be-
lief, that the chalk writing had net been written liv Ben-
well, though when hr had first s•en it he was of a different
opinion.
In his cross examination by Evans, the witness acknow-
ledged that the witness TheobaA hail told hint she had de-
stroyed a quantity of p..ison which she had fout.d in his
(prisoner's) house. She also said that be had informed her
that the way he got rid of boys iii America was by tying a
weigh' round their tie le-t. end throwing them into a pond
Evans here drew the Magistrate's,attention to the facts
that the witness Theobald bereelf had deuied this in her
;Mt eaumivatio.