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ON SINGLE and MARRIED LIFE
(Au Original Medical History.)

CONTENTS

Analysis of the Affections—Early Conventional Restraint—Mis-
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Maternal Inenenee—Phenomena of Gestation—On Infelicitous and
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Which young and gentle, the matured and sage,
The lonely and :he mated—all sustain.
In kindly spirit, h rein counsel's giv'n,
How health, how hope, how happiness to gain."
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any more than their own lawyer, but it is insisted upon that we
should know the simple principles of our own organization, the laws
whereby our existence and the issue thereof in their several healthy
states depend, the duties that are expected of us in our individual
capacities in the family circle, and the terms on which the health and
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By such knowledge, and which is herein taithfully imparted,
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our duty to ourselves, we secure the lilt e advantages on our offspring
to follow, and finally by the cultivation 3f our faculties, which is in-
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RAILWAY COMMITTEES.

(SATURDA,Y)

HOUSE OF LORDS.
Room A.
C 0 11.171VALL . —WEST tonTsvrazz.
Their Lordships met this morning at the usual hour; Lord
Denbigh in the chair. All the members were present.
Mr. Trewitt, steward on the estates of several landed pro-
pfietors in that part of Cornwall through which the line
passk, was examined by Mr. Sergeant KINGLAKE. and said,
that the country there wasa richand agricultural district, and
stood very much in need of railway accommodation. This line
would give that accommodation,and would be a very great
benefit to the public. On cross-examination, he said that he be-
lieved Sir Joseph Saul, Sir William Molesworth, and Mr.
Tremain, large landowners in the immediate neighbourhood,
were opposed to the line. -.
Mr. James Grewl, a general merchant at Loswithel, was
examined by Mr. MONTAGUE 'SIKITTI, and gave evidence as
to the importance of that town "as regarded the mineral.
agricultural, and gener.al traffic of the country. He himself
dealt large)), in guano and artificial manure, and also in
stone and other minerals. The cost of conveyance of all
these kinds of produce would. be 'rendered much less by this
line.

The witness was cross-examined by Mr. JAMES, who
endeavoured to show that 'the traffie was not so great as he
had represented, and that the coat of conveyance of guano,
&c., Needld not be materially lessened.
The witness, in the cross-examination, spoke of the traffic
in spirits at Loswithel and Plymouth, and on Mr. Austin
making some observation in an under tone about &puncheon
of gin.,
Mr. JAMES would like some people had a punch-on the
head.—(A laugh.)
Mr. Austin
,returned the compliment by shaking his fist
angrily at Mr. James, who then proceeded with his cross-
examination.
Mr. Elliot, a chemist, druggist,.
,and wholesale grocer at
Liskeard, gave evidence as to the requirements of the district
traversed by the line, and as to the benefits to be expected
from the formation of the-lid .
On_th.e, conclusion esiidence a ponvereatlon
of a discursive character- took—place betwl Mr. Austin and
Mr. Rowe, who appeared tor the petitioners. .
After this, Mr. Fox, a merchant carrying on business at
Plymouth, gave evidence as to the great existing traffic,
which, he said, 'would be much increased by the forma-
tion of the line. He also spoke to the general
feeling in favour of the line. Being a member
of the Town Council of Plymouth, he was well acquainted
with the opinions of the members of that body, and he could
say they were decidedly in favour of this line.
The witness was cress-examined by Mr. ROWE at great
length, and in the course of his cross-examination admitted
that he was a shareholder in the South Devon, and as such
was interested in the formation of this line, which would
cause a great increase in the traffic of the South Devon.

Mr. POrtescue, a lauded proprietor between Liskeard and
Lostwithiel, was next,called. His evidence.also was of a ge-
neral character.

Here a desultory argument took place between Mr. Rowe
and Mr. Talbot as to the propriety of certain questions re-
ferring to the " central traffic," that is, the traffic in the
interior of the country. The Committee, after hearing both
counsel talking together for about half an hour, deter-
mined to leave the central communication an open question
for the present.
Mr. Brunel gave evidence with respect to the renewed
survey of the line made by himself after the original. Bill had
been thrown out in the session of 1845, and also as to the
general merits of the line. Notwithstanding the steep-
ness of some of the gradients, the line could very well be
worked, and would most certainly pay. The line was in
most respects the same as that of last year, and he thought
any line that might be made through this district must oc-
cupy very nesrly the same ground as this would. The curves
and gradients were much more favourable on this line than on
that originally proposed. The curves were such as not only
could be worked, but in fact were worked every day on
many existing lines. The gradients on the old line
were in some cases as steep as 1 in 40, but
on this there were none steeper than 1 in 60. He
thought both curves and gradients 'were such as
might very well be worked consistently with the interests
of the Company in a commercial point of view', and con-
sistently with the safety and convenience of the public. The
total length of the main line was 63 miles; that of the
Bodmin and Padstow branch was 16 miles. The total esti-
mate was 160,000/. This was the estimate submitted to the
House of Commons, and had been maintained, notwith-
standing the reduction of the probable cost by the throwing
out of a bratich called the Launceston or Double Roys Branch.
The crossing of the Hamoaze, which was objected to by
Lord Ellenborough's Committee of last year, had been avoided.
Cross-examined by Mr. Cockmatx—Recommended the
Launceston branch to the Commons' Committee as highly
important, as the best that could be made to that place, and
as one from the making of which great advantages would
result. Was still of the same opinion.
Mr. COCKBURN then read the following list of gradients
ont'he Launceston branch, which Mr. Brunel admitted to be
correct :—Level, 3 miles, 9 chains ; 1 in 120, 1 furlong,
8 chains ; one in 100, 7 furlongs, 1 chain ; 1 in 80,
4 furlongs, 8 chains ; 1, in 67, 5 furlongs 4 chains ; 1 in
63, 2. miles, 7 chains; 1. in 62, 1 mile, 7 furlongs 6 chains ;
lin 60, 9 miles, 2 furlongs—making, altogether, 18 miles,
4 furlongs, 7 chains. The Learned Counsel also read a statement
of the curves on the Launceston branch. There were on the part
of the Bodmin and Padstow branch, between Clynn-bridge
(where it 'caves the main line) and-Bodmin—the length
of which was three miles and three quarters—gradients
of lin 60, lin 57. and lin 50. The Learned Counsel then
carried the witness through a . series of details of the
gradients en the main line (which are far too lengthy for
insertion in our columns). Notwithstanding the steepness of
the gradients and steepness of the curves, a speed of 40 or 50
milesan hour could easily be obtained. That was the speed at
which it was intended to work the line. The height at which
the line crossed the river Tamar, at Saltash, was according
to the sections, 80 or 85 feet above high water mean mark,
but he thought it more likely that it would be made at about
95 feet. That could very well be done, as the landowners were
all assenting. The Admiralty had agreed to the making
of the bridge at 85 feet; but it was more likely
that it would be made at 95. Even if some of
the landowners should object there was nothing to prevent
the Company from making the arch at ninety or ninety-five
feet above high-water mark. There were no piers.
At this point the CHAIRMAN announced that it was past
four o'clock, and the Committee must therefore rise.
They accordingly rose and adjourned till Monday, to which
day the further cross-examination of Mr. Brunel is postponed.

Room C.

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The members of this Committee re-assembled to-day at
eleven o'clock.

RICIIIVIOND RAILWAY (HMV' BRANCH).
Mr. CALVERT opened the case for the Bill, and stated that
the line promoted by his clients, which was one mile
and odd in length, would, from the commercial and other
advantages it would bestow on the district it proposed to
accommodate, prove not only desirable for the inhabitants
of Kew, but also highly remunerative to the pro-
moters. There certainly were petitions against the
Bill, but it would be shown that, as regarded injuries com-
plained of by proprietors of property along the line, those
were of a nature that could be compensated, while the peti-
tions from Mortlake and Kew were not entitled to the favour-
able consideration of the Committee. There were petitions
in favour of the Bill, and a vestry meeting had been held at
Kew in favour of the Bill. They had also obtained the
consent of the Commissioners of Woods and Forests to the
construction of the railway.
Mr. Chapman, solicitor to the Bill, was called, and handed
in the assent of the Commissioners of Woods and Forests to
the line. He also proved his attendance at the vestry meet.
ing at Kew, where, after some discussion as to where the
terminus should be, a resolution was agreed to approving of
the railway, provided that the terminus should be
at the Queen's school, which was subsequently changed
into a resolution of plain assent. He also stated
that there was a great communication between London and
Kew, at which latter place there was a number of omnibuses,
in addition to which there were several steam-boats stop
ping at Kew, which carried a large number of passengers,
and that the principal inhabitants of Kew were petitioners in
favour of the Bill.

Cross. examined—Was not aware that there was any I
public meeting in Kew in favour of the Bill. Could not un-
dertake to state that at the vestry meeting to which he
had alluded there were more than ten persons present,
though he believed there were. As far as he was aware the
parties composing that meeting were not interested in the
Bill further than from a conviction that the line would
be advantageous to Raw. Ho and a Mr. lirl,Wll,,
a gentleman occupying a small house at Kew,
addressed the meeting. Was aware that there were no pe-
titions from Kew and Mortlake in favour of the Bill, though
he was aware there were petitions against it from these places.
He did not consider the signatures to the last, with some ex-
ceptions, iespectable. By the term respectable he meant rank
and station, not any thing a- &ding umi al character. He believed
that an illustrious personage resident at Kew was indifferent
to this railway, though he could not state that he based that
belief on any authorised information. Mr. Fitzgerald and
Mr. Popham, who were petitioners against the Bill, owned
about 69 or 70 chains out of 130 chains of the line. The
property of Mr. Popham was let out ehieflv in market gar-
dens,
which was very valuable property, and the occupiers
injurious to their
IhEisa)l-inthaewt'uSiiir bNeVTleliraYm Hooker enter-
tainedof the same opinion.
Mr. Locke,
engineer to the Richmond line, was called and
examined—The line
of deviation on the plan would come
within fifty yards of the residence called Cromwell House,
but an assurance bad been given at the time that the
preamble was proved the before
t the Committee of the
House of Commons,extreme limit devia-
tion would be taken. Believed
that
'that the residential injury
complained of
was a matter merely of compensation.
public road on a level, but he considered
The line crossed the
level.
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the gradients were favourable, being •
it better to cross on the There were no outworks on
the level, and one in
330. The estimate was 40,0001,
Cross-examined by Mr. 1% Amtvg--This would be a loco-
motive line. It would take about rave minutes to go from
_
Kew to Mortlake if this branch were made.
Re-examined by Mr. CALrEltT—This line would do as
little damage as
possible in the direction in which it went.
There would be eleven or twelve trains on this line, and be
expected considerable traffic along the line.
at t. h C. ommittee should reject the Bill,
and was proceeding w
Mr. WARREN, on the part of some of the petitioners against
the Bill, contended
th
with his observations hen the room
was ordered to be cleared.
On our re-admission, the CitAIRMAN said that the Com-
mittee were of opinion that there had not been a sufficient
amount of evidence adduced in support of this Bill.
The Committee then adjourned till Monday.
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January 1846. Of these about one a day went through to
Carlisle, and these would representthe number on the average
that came from Glasgow ria Kilmarnock for Carlisle. The other
passengers were for places arong'.the route. The traffic by
this coach had greatly increased the last year, and so had the
profits. A great number of parcels were taken by this coach,,
and they were often asked to take carpets, but they were
obliged to refuse them., Besides. the. two coaches be had
named that went south, there was a coach from Ayr to
Dumfries, and alao one froiri the former, place: to Cumnock.
There was a good deal of posting from Kilmarnock towards
Dumfries.. He kept from twenty-five to thirty post-horses, and
there might bo as many'more- in the town. le 'generally
bought his horses at Dumfries ,and the southern markets,
and if they had a railway they would no doubt be brought
by it. He thought there .would be 1,000 or 1,200 horses
brought each year by the railway. A great number of dairy
Ayrshire cows at present went south, and he thought, were
the line formed, there would be at least a thousand sent an-
nually.' The line now preposed'wotad• make complete com-
munication between Ayrshire and England:. At present it
was the practice for English travellers to visit. Kilmarnock
in their way to Glasgow, and to transact business in the
former. They generally came by hiircoach.
To the CHAIRMAN—The distance from Kilmarnock to
Carlisle by the road was 94 miles, and to Dumfries 60
miles. _ _

Cross examined—The Standard coach left Kilmarnock
every morning for Carlisle, and took about ten hours. There
were two coaches that went to Cumnock only. The coach
from Ayr to Dumfries did not go by the valley of the north.
The Glasgow passengers to Carlisle went mainly by the
Caledonian route. He did not know that the main bulk of
the passengers by the Standard coach to' and from Carlisle
were from or going to Glasgow. The passengerty-4m the
day he spoke of, were those who booked from Glasgow,
though there were some thrbugh 'passengers that did not so
book. • In the number given he had given those booked for
all distances, long and short. Included in the 1,200 horses
that would be carried by the railway, draught horses, many
of which, in that county, were worth 501. or 601. each. Of
these ;horses, about three-tburths would go by Glasgow. Of
the cows he had named, a considerable number, he believed,
were sent by steam. He could not give any proportions of
those which went by land and by steam. The finer kind of
horses were raised about Annan and Carlisle, and the draught
horses in Galloway.
To Mr. Munpriir—He was sorry to say that the great de-
mand for horses for railway work had increased their price.
The increase in price was not double, bus it might be about
25 per cent. The greatest increase in his posting had taken
place within the last two years. The railway proceedings
had increased the demand for post horses to some extent, for
the purposes of engineers and sqrveyors. At present they
could aot book passengers at Kilmarnock-till the arrival of
the train, unless they wrote through to Glasgow before.
Re-examined--The course adopted in relation to horses
was, to bring them from Dumfries to Kilmarnock to be ex-
posed for sale, and,' f not sold there, -to be taken on to
Glasgow. •
To Viscount CamuNa--He could not give the passengers
for the year previous to 1845.
Mr. Rolston, farmer, who resided at Dunduff, near Ayr,
examined—He farmed two farms, one of 700 acres, Scots, and
the other 1,000. He dealt largely in cattle and sheep. There
were a great number of fairs held in the district, which were
attended by English dealers, principally to purchase cows and
heifers. From 1,200 to 1,500 of these went at present south
by the valley of the Nith. A portion also went by
the Ardrcssan steamers. If a railway were formed
there, cows would no doubt go by it. A good
number of fat cattle and sheep were raised in the district,
which went mainly to Glasgow, because, for want of travel-
ling accommodation, they were shut out of the English mar-
ket. With a railway he thought 2,000 or 3,000 fat cattle
and 8,000 or 10,000 sheep
inwould go south. There would
also be a considerable trade bringing barley from Dumfries
for brewing purposes. In Ayr and Kilmarnock 600 or 700
tons of barley were used for brewing.
Cross-examined—He had been engaged in collecting Infor-
mation on the points he had stated. The Lothian barley
was heavier than the Dumfries barley, but he could not say
that it was better for malting purposes. He was informed
not. The fat cattle now went principally to Glasgow, ex-
cept what were wanted for the consumption of the district.
Cows also went to Glasgow and Edinburgh, but he did not
think they went by railway.
Mr. Hamilton, factor to the Duke of Portland, examined—
A good deal of his Grace's property lay between Kilmarnock
and Cumnock, and he had also an estate at Muirkirk. He
had made great improvements in his estate, having drained
about 10,000 acres. He had heard the evidence of Mr. Ralston,
and he generally agreed with it. He had no doubt the traffic
in cattle and cows would be greatly extended were the rail-
way formed. The line wofild be advantageous generally to
Ayrshire. •..". • _ .. •
Cross-examined—There was not much traffic] from Ayr-
shire to the south at present, but that he thought arose from
the want of travelling accommodation. With a line he
considered a supply of coal would go south, but he
could not say to what extent. No doubt a great proportion
of the coal would continue to be used for the making of iron,
still a portion might go south, notwithstanding the existence
of the Sanquhar and Canobie coal-fields. He did not think,
with regard to Ayrshire that the Caledonian line would be
a competing one with the present. They ran through en-
tirely different districts of country.
Mr. Alexander, of Ballackmyle, examined—His estate
was near Mauchline, on the extension line from Kil-
marnock to Cumnock. He had heard the . evidence
of Mr. Crawford yesterday, and generally agreed with
it. The inhabitants of • the district were generally
in favour of the present line, as it would form an excellent
communisation with the south, give them additional markets,
and bring them in connexion with extensive lime-works
south of Cumnock. A large amount of dairy produce was
raised in Ayrshire, especially cheese, and tile draining was
carried on to a great extent. There were from forty to fifty
tile works in the country, and the tiles cost from 18s. to 20s.
a thousand. A considerable demand for those he had no
doubt would take place in Dunfriesshire. Public meeting' of
both Renfrewshire and Ayshire had decided in favour of
present line. He was lord of the manor of Catrine, which
was extensively engaged in weaving and spinning cotton,
and contained 2,600 inhabitants. An extensive coal-field
existed all around here.

Cross-examined—He felt considerable interest in the line.
He was a holder of 150 shares, and a director. He was a
director of the line last year in opposition to the Caledonian.
He did not think the present line would take any
traffic from the Caledonian that naturally belonged to it.
Ile did not think the difference in gradients would enable
the Nithsdale scheme to carry passengers from Glasgow to
Carlisle as quick as the Caledonian. He was not aware that
Mr. Miller had given such evidence last year. The Ayrshire
cheese was the best made in Scotland, but it was not so good
as the Cheshire cheese. He thought the Ayrshire cheese
would find the southern market, as the price obtained there
was better than the price obtained in Glasgow. He knew a
portion of cheese was now sent, but he could not say how much.
He could not say whether there was clay along the vailey
of the Nith or not. The cotton works at Catrine belonged to
a large house in Glasgow. James Finlay and Colonel Ferier
Hamilton, a landed proprietor and Deputy-Lieutenant of
Ayrshire, gave evidence to the same effect as the previous
witness. He considered the line would be a great benefit to
all the property between Kilmarnock and Cumnock. He
generally concurred in the evidence of Mr. Alexander.
Cross-examined—He only held twenty-five shares
in the present line. He had taken them in order
to support the line as a public benefit. If Mr. Lead-
bitter had stated, at a recent meeting, " that the
late decision of the House of Commons had broken the back
of the Caledonian Company, and that Glasgow would largely
participate in the benefits of having two lines of railway
communication with the south," he (the witness) could not
understand what was meant; he could not, therefore, give
an opinion on it.
Sir David Hunter Blair thought the line would be of great
benefit to Ayrshire. The proprietors of land and inhabitants
generally were strongly in its favour. It would be the means
of granting great accommodation to both agricultural and
manufacturing products.
Cross-examined—lle did not think the present line would
affect the Caledonian much. He thought that no Glasgow
through traffic would come upon the present line.
Mr. Wood, factor to the Marquis of Bute, gave evidence
on behalf of his Lordship, and in favonr of the line. -The •
line passed through his Lordship's estate for several
miles, and there were minerals, coal, and iron
underneath. Were the railway formed a great
accommodation would be given for the transit of coal, lime,
and agricultural produce. Beside coal and iron found on the
estates plumbago was also found and wrought ; likewise
sulphuret of antimony. If the latter were wrought the ore
would all go south. A house in Birmingham had offered to
contract for as much as they could send. Large clay beds
existed on the estate, and tiles were extensively made. De
had been told there was no clay in Dunfermline for the mak-
inZroorstsi-leelamined—No doubt a large amount of the coal
in the district would be consumed when the proposed fur-
naces were in operation. He thought still there would be
coal sent to the south as far as Thornhill, notwithstanding
the existence of the Sanquhar coal-field. At present the
plumbago raised was sent to Glasgow, but the price was not
remunerative. No doubt if the line from Cumnock to Glas-
gow were constructed, the price of carriage would be reduced.
Mr. J. Geddes, mining engineer, examined—He had
had extensive experience in the coal-fields of Scotland.
He was engineer to the Marquis of Bate and Sir Charles
Monteith. He had traversed the route of the line along
with Mr. Wright and Mr. Christie, with the object of as-
certaining its mineral capabilities. The Sanqahar coal-
field was a very extensive one, and extended, with the ex-
ception of a slight break, to Cumnock. Limestone was also
found in the same district, both in the Sanquhar coal-field,
and at Closeburn as well as at Kellhead, near Annan. He
had found blackband iron-stone in the New Cum-
nock field, not very thick, but very good. Black-
band iron-stone was at present got and worktel In the
vicinity of Old Cumnock, and several furnace"; were in opera-
tion. The Dumfries people, and those along the valley of the
Nith between that town an Sanquhar at peettllt carted
their coals from Sane,:faar and Mansfield, which was very
tedious and extensive. The aggregate thickness of the
Mansfield teal seams was about forty feet. The rot Was of
very good quality. both gas and household coal. The
price of coal bore at the pit's Mouth varied from 4s. 2d. to
ss. 10d. a teen At Sanquhar the price was ss. 4d. The price
of Scotch coal at the same time was 13s. 6d., and English coal
18s. 6d. a toe. if the railway were made a large reduction
would take place in price. Dumfries and MaXWellt.Own
contained a population of about 16,0001 anti he knew no place
from whence they could be supplied so cheaply as Sanquhar
and Mansfield. lie thought the Dumfries d!!.',trict would
consume about 28,000 tons, the halt of which would come
from the former coal-
fields end the other half from Cauobie.
About 18,000 NV' More would be 'consumed liv the other
districts alongthe line—makiner Censeinption of 32,000 tons
in all,
.?*i great deal of !lie.4e would also be carried, and he had
assamed that :`,6,000 tons would pass on an average six
milee tong the line. He estimated that 1,860 tons gas coal
etould pass along the line for use at various points, and that
10,000 tons would be shipped from the ports of Ayrshire.
The line he considered would be a great public benefit.
Cross-examined—He was employed by the various pro-
prietors to make the explorations he had done. He had also
been employed by the Company to give his impressions of the
mineral capacities of the district, and had in consequence
gone over the district. At present the coals from Sanquhar
and Mansfield were all carted, the expense of which he esti-
mated at 3J. per ton per mile. With regard to the Mansfield
and Sanquhar coal-fields he did not think much coal would
go north except the gas coal. lie believed Dumfries was at
present supplied to a great extent with Cumberland coal.
His estimate of the consumption of coal was at one and a
half tons per head. The witness was here examined at
some lazth oa. the detail,, of his table of t* coal cca•