The Sun.
London, England, 1848-07-04 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON,

also General Patterson's division of volunteers, which
are to be followed by General Marshall's, General
Kearney's, and General Worth's division bringing up

the rear.

The American Commissioners had not left Queretaro
at the last advices.

Exchange on Loudon, 1103 to 111; on Paris, sf. 20c.;
Amsterdam, 41 to 42; Hamburgh, 36-} to 36k; Bremen,
81 to 82.

Cotton unchanged. Flour remained quiet. Grain
dull. Wheat had declined. Provisions in fair demand.

RAILWAY COMMITTEES.
(YESTERDAY.)
HOUSE OF LORDS.

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LORD SHAFTESBURY'S COMMITTEE.—NORTH
STAFFORDSHIRE (Deviation at Willington).—Preamble
proved and clauses 'agreed to.
LONDON AND NNISKILLEN (Abandonment of Line
from Omagh 'to Enniskillen).—Preamble proved and
clauses agre'dd to.
ABER3;EEN (Additional Capital).—Preamble proved
and clauses agreed to.
YORK, NEWCASTLE, AND BERWICK (Great North
of England, Clarence, and Hartlepool Junction).—Pre-
amble proved and clauses agreed to.
GLASGOW, PAISLEY, AND GREENOCK (Amendments
and Branches).—Preamble proved and clauses agreed to.
SCOTTISH MIDLAND JUNCTION (Amendments and
Branch to Brannon).—Preamble proved and clauses
agreed to.
STRATHTAY AND BREADALBANE EXTENSION.—Pre-
ambIe proved and clauses agreed to.
GROUP No. 2.— SALISBURY AND YEOVIL. The
object of this line is to extend the South-Western
Railway from Salisbury to Yeovil. After the case had
been opened, Mr. Hill, on behalf of the promoters, took
an objection to the appearance of the Great Western
Railway Company, who were opponents of the measure,
and were anxious to advance their Berks and Hants
extension as a competing line. The objection was
argued at some length, and ultimately the Committee
decided that the Great Western Company had no locus
standi. The evidence for the promoters was then pro-
ceeded with.

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GROUP No. 3.—GREAT WESTERN, BERRS, AND
HANTti EXTENSION.—The object of this Bill is to enable
the Great Western Company to extend their Berks and
Hants line from Hungerford to Westbury, to join the
Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth line, with a branch to
Devizes. The promoters contended that this line
would form a competitor to the Salisbury and
Yeovil line, and applied to the Committee before the
case was gone into to refer this Bill to the previous
group. The Committee, after giving the application
their best consideration, came to the conclusion that the
line could not be considered in the light of a competitor
to the Salisbury and Yeovil, and they consequently re-
fused to accede to the request of the promoters. The
evidence in favour of the Bill was then proceeded with

ELECTION COMMITTEE.
DUBLIN.

The scrutiny into the validity of Mr. Reynolds'
majority was proceeded with yesterday, and in the course
of the day the petitioners succeeded in striking off three
additional votes.

BIRMINGHAM AND OXFORD
JUNCTION RAILWAY.

• The adjourned special general meeting of the proprie-
tors of the Birmingham and Oxford Junction Railway
was held yesterday at the King's Arms Tavern, Old
Palace-yard, Westminster. There were not more than
five or six shareholders in attendance, and the meeting
was further adjourned till half-past ten o'clock or. Tues-
day week, to be hold at the same place.

Surveying—J. H. Park, H. C. Heath, J. T. Lepard,
T. Bolton.
Geometrical Drawing—H. C Heath, T. Bolton, W. 1
Bulstrade.

Chemistry—J. J. W. Watson, W. Bulstrade.
Chemical Manipulation, 1848—H. Hooper.
Chemical Manipulation, 1847—H. Whitcombe.
Geology—J. J. W. Watson, J. Hicks.
Mineralogy—H. C. Heath,jF. B. Miller.
Workshop—R. J. Arthur, W. S. Boulton.
Certificates of honour were next granted to a number
of students, and the following persons were then admitted
to the associateship of the college :
Department of General Literature and Science—G.
Gainford, J. Griebel, C. E. Hadon, S. F. Jones, H. M.
Maugham, G. Russell.
Department of the Applied Sciences—J. J. Barrow,
W. Bulstrade, F. A. Burgett, R. Druce, J. Hicks, H.
Hooper, H. Keeling, E.Kingston, J.H. Park, A. Simons,
P. Soames, E. H. Thomas.

SCHOLARS.
Department of General Literature and Science.—Se-
nior classical scholar, W. J. Brodribb; junior ditto, C. H.
Pearson. Senior mathematical scholar, E. Wilson ;
junior ditto, W. D. Gardiner.
Department of the Applied Sciences.— Senior scholars,
John Hicks and C. J. Spencer (equal) ; junior ditto,
Thomas Bolton.
The Duke of CAMBRIDGE then moved a vote of thanks
to the Chairman, and remarked upon the gratification
which the proceedings of that day had afforded him.
He respected knowledge very highly, but still more did
he respect morality and piety ; and he was therefore de-
lighted to know that the students of King's College had
their high learning sanctioned by the hallowed influ-
ences of religion.—(Applause.)
The Bishop of LLANDAYF seconded the proposition,
which was carried by acclamation, and afterwards tersely
acknowledged by the Right Rev. Chairman.
The proceedings, which had elicited the marked and
oft-repeated plaudits of the assembly, then terminated.