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

GROUP LIII.

This Committee met—ateleven-o7clock this morning, in
Room 26 (Grand Corridor, New Houses of Parliament). Pre-
sent, the Jion. E. Lascelles (chairman), the Earl of Arundel
and Surrey, Mr. R. Clayton, and Captain Dalrymple.

ginDTINGEAIYI, 'WOLVERHAMPTON, AND

DUDLEY.

Mr. M'Lean, the engineer of the line, gave the remainder
of his evidence this morning as to the general description of
the line. The worst gradient on the line, he said, was one in
100. The length of the first tunnel was 605 yards, and
of the second 340 yards; but in these there would
not be required any peculiar system of ventilation,
The amount of the estimated cost of the line was 618,4181.
The expense of working the line would be 401. per cent. on
the gross receipts, and on the whole he believed that it
would be worked with advantage to the shareholders and the
public.

. .
Mr. Saunders gave the formal proofs required by the House
on the 30th of April last. ,
Mr. Kershaw gave an account of the number of shares
subscribed for, dzc.
In reply to Mr. Laing,

Mr. CO'CKBURN, Q.O: said that his clients were not pre-
pared to acquiesce in the arrangements made on the previous
day, unless the party whom Mr. Laing represented consented
to abandon the Stour Valley.
Mr. LAING said his clients would not not do any such
thing.
Mr. COCKBURN—Then we cannot acquiesce in the arrange-
ment, and will oppose you to the Utmost.
The preamble of the Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and
Dudley Bill (as altered) was eventually declared to be
proved.

GRAND ZUNCTION (PORTOBELLO
BRANCH).
The preamble of this Bill, which was unopposed (and the
object of which Bill is to enable the proprietors oi the Grand
Junction Railway to extend their line to Wolverhampton),
was also declared to be proved.
The clauses were then gone through seriatim and passed.
SHROPSHIRE TYLIzION RAILWAY AND
CANAL (CHESTER AND woLvErtmaiveP-
TON LINE).
The preamble of this Bill was declared to be proved, the
clauses were agreed to with a few verbal amendments, and
the Bill passed.

BIRMINGHAM, WOLVERHAMPTON, .ehmszo
STOUR VALLEY (STOUR. VALLEY LINE).

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that we shall not give the Committee any more trouble with
the Stour Valley line. That we do in consequence of the
acquiescence of other parties in another place.
The Bill was accordingly withdrawn.

SHREVZSIEMay AND SIELMNGIZAWL
The preamble of this Bill was declared to be proved.'
The Committee then adjourned until twelve to-morrow,
when the clauses of this and the Birmingham, Wolverhamp-
ton, and Dudley Bills (as altered), will be discussed.

FATAL OCCURRENCE NEAR ERlTH.—Yesterday fore-
noon the following loss of life took place :—lt appeared that
a lighterman, named Newman, had charge of a heavily-
laden barge of chalk, and was proceeding up the river for
the purpose of discharging his cargo at one of the City lime
wharfs. Having met a young man on shore, the latter asked
Newman to give him a cast up to London, but they had not
proceeded tar up the river when the vessel instantly filled
with water, and, having' no boat, they were both obliged to
trust to swimming ashore, which was some distance. The
barge, of course, sunk, and Newman and his companion
made for land, hich the former was enabled to reach, but
the latter was lost.

FEARFUL DRAY ACClDENT.—Yesterday morning, be-
tween eight and- nine o'clock, an accident of a most fearful
character occurred to a young man named Blackie, aged
twenty-nine, living at No. 4, Summer's• court, Gray's Inn-
lane. He was running along Queen-street, Lincoln's Inn,
when in turning into Holborn, he suddenly came in contact
with a brewer's dray, was knocked down with great force,
and the wheels passed over his leg. The poor fellow was at
once taken to the King's College Hospital, with not only a
fractured leg, but a broken arm, and other extensive in-
juries. It was considered that amputation must be resorted
to, although but very slight hopes are entertained of his re-
covery.

ALARMING FIRE A.T THE BANRSIDE SAW MILLS.—
This morning, shortly after one o'clock, a fire of a very
alarming character broke out upon the extensive range of
premises belonging to Messrs. Blockett and Co., termed the
Bankside Saw Mills. A large pile of timber stacked in the
store-rooms was soon enveloped in flames, and some consi-
derable time having elapsed before water could be obtained
to work the engines, the fire progressed most fearfully, com-
pletely illuminating the whole of the district. At length,
however, water was obtained, with which the firemen set to
work most vigorously, and by half-past two o'clock they suc-
ceeded in extinguishing the fire, which was happily confined
to that portion of the works in which it commenced.
The day before yesterday a fire broke out in the
studio of M. Gaspard Lacroix, the eminent landscape painter,
in the Rue de Chabrol. Before it could be extinguished pic-
tures
of the value of from 25,000 to 30,000 francs were de-
ittroys4.-- Gai4mani!