The Sun.
London, England, 1846-07-22 00:00:00

We have received the Paris papers of Monday.

There was almost a panic in the Share Market on
Monday, caused by the intelligence that a portion of
the unfinished Orleans and Vierzon Railroad, near
Orleans, had sunk on Saturday night. No lives were
lost in consequence of the accident, but it will retard
the opening of the line considerably,
The German emigrants, who have returned from
America in a state of destitution, and who were
landed a short time since at Dunkirk, are to be con-
veyed as colonists to Algeria by the French Govern-
men t.

The Three per Cents. closed on the Paris Bourse on Mon-
day at 83f 10e. ; the Five per Cents., 121 f. 65e. ; the
Orleans Railroad Shares, 1,267 f. 50c. ; Rouen, 972 f. 50c.;
Havre, 671 f. 25c. ; Great Northern, 705 f.; Avignon. 867 f.
50c.; Vierzon, 607 f. 50e. ; Bordeaux, 535 f.; Boulogne, 457 f.
50e. ; Troves and Montereau, 420 f. ; Basle, 2151. ; Fampoux,
4201 ; Paris and Strasburg, 482 f. 50c.; Tours and Nantes,
487 f. 50f. ; Paris and Lyons, 5001 ; Spanish Actives, 32i4 ;
Spanish Three per Cents., 35% ; Spanish Passive, 5.
The following are the quotations for the new lines :-
Lyons and Avignon Definitives, 475 f.; Bordeaux and
Cette ditto, 4701.
MARSEILLES, Jinx 16.-Marseilles and Avignon, 875 f,
Northern, 725 t. ; Paris and Lyons, 522 f. 50c.
LYONS, JULY 18.-Marseilles and Avignon, 875 f. ; Paris
and Orleans, 1,266 f. 25c. ; Northern, 7121.
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, JULY 21.
Boulogne and Amiens, 121,4 -Namur and Liege, 34-Northern
of France Constituted, 12% ex d.-Orleans and Vierzon, -
Orleans and Bordeaux, 7-Paris and Lyons Constituted. 5-Paris
and Rouen. 55-Paris and Strasbourg Constituted, 4 -Union of
Siadrid, 69.

Intelligence of the death of Lord WILLtAM RUSSELL
was, it is understood, received in town this morning.
This melancholy event will, of course, cause the tempo-
rary retirement of Lord Jour/ RUSSELL from his official
duties.

As there is much speculation afloat respecting the
degree of support which the Ministeiial Sugar Scheme is
likely to receive, we have good reason for informing our
readers that Sir Robert Peel intends to strengthen the
hands of the Government, with regard to the
main features of their proposition. This will be
in accordance with the assurance he conveyed in
his retiring address from office, and though in
taking this course ho may not have the sup-
port of one or two of his late colleagues, yet the broad
intellect, high character, and merited influence of Sir
R. Peel will materially stimulate the Ministerial hopes
of success. We rojoice to think that the Cabinet are
likely to be thus ably seconded.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS,
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The Cotton market at Liverpool, yesterday, was firm, sales
4,00 bales. Shares were much the same.
The further intelligence received to-day from India con-
firms to the fullest extent what has already been stated
under this head as to the dullness of the markets, and the
adequate supply to meet the wants of our Asiatic consumers
for some time to come. _

The Montezuma hne of packet ship furnishes news of the
2d inst. from New York, which is of interest, chiefly in
regard to the statement of affairs in Mexico. We confess
that it is difficult to arrive at a conclusion as to the result of
the difficulties between this republic and the United States,
though, from the factions existing in Mexico, an entire sub-
version of the present order of things, and an abject submis-
sion to the Washington Cabinet, seems almost inevitable.
The avoidance of such a cMnauement must be the result of
chance, not patriotism or strength, for even a foreign inva-
sion has failed to impart either.
There are accounts to July 2 from New York. The Cabi-
net of President Polk seems likely to remain without further
changes of any interest during the present sitting of Con-
gress. The commerce of New York was, upon the whole,
in a satisfactory state. From Canada there are favourable
reports of the growing crops. The colonists anticipate,
seemingly, much more harm from free-trade measures than
is ever likely even to threaten them, as a short experience,
it may be trusted, will serve to prove.
The discount market has been steady, and there does not
seem to be a probability of money becoming cheaper, for the
present at least, seeing that the rate of interest is yet much
lower than in some of the large continental cities.
The public securities have been rather flatter to-day.
Consols for present transfer have been 951/2 %, and for
time 05% . This is about IA per cent. lower than yester-
day. The premium on Exchequer-bills has been 10s. to 14s,
and on East India Bonds, under 1,0001., 255. Bank Stock has
been marked 208. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per
Cents. have realised 97% to lA.
There has been no increase of business in the Foreign
market, and the transactions have been generally at previous
rates. Mexican are not quite so good, being 261 h. Spanish
Five per Cents. have realised 241/2 to 24%, and the Passive
51 -1,4. Brazil Stock has been quoted 85; French Five per
Cents. are 121, with the exchange at 25f. 80c.
There has been very little done in Railway Shares.
BRITISH FUNDS Tills DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the °Metal List.)

Bank Stock .;

•• - •• 208

Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities 95% 96
Three per Cent. Consols Annuities ... • • 95y %
New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anne. 97%1A 34
Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 .• 10% 5-16
Ditto, 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 .. 10 1-16
India Bonds, 1,0001. • •
Ditto, under 1,0001.
South Sea Stock .. • • .• • • ..
Ditto, Old Annuities • • • • 943
Consols for Account • • .• • • •• •• 95% se
Exchequer Bills. d. 1 4d.
1,0001. •• •• •• •• •• 10 14 pm.
5001. • • •• • • •• •• 10 14 pm.
Ditto. Small •• •• •• 10 14 pm.
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. 85
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent ••
Ditto, for the Account .. 2634
Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. .. 112 111
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent. _
Ditto, tor the Account ~, 24%%
Do., 5 per Ct., '3B, 9, 40, div. 1840
Ditto, 1846 • • • • .. 184 i
Ditto, Passive Bonds .. 534 %
Dividends on the above payable in London.
French Rentes, 5 per Cent. .. 121 f. —C.
Exchange • • • • • • • • .. 25f. 80c.
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 591 A
BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK
RAILWAYS. PAID. FEU SHAM
Aberdeen • • • • • • • • • •• 13 •• • • 83i ....
Birmingham and Gloucester • • • • 100 .•..131 .• • . to
Birtninghstm wad Oxford Junction • • 2 .... 4%34 .. to --
i!ttelzinghamshire .. •• •• •• 425. .• % die. to
Caledonian .• .• .. 20 „ 134%.. to
Ditto Extension • • • • • • • 2%.... .. to
Dublin and Galway .• .. • • • • 4 .... 11A .... to
Eastern Counties • . • • .• 147. 16s. 243 a% to
Ditto, New .. • • 10/. 165. (k 1..... p•• to
Ditto, York Extension • • • • • • 10s. .... 214 .... to
Zastern Union .. • • • • • • • 30 •• • • . • to

Ditto, Extension to Norwich • • .. 2,Ac .... i .... to
Ditto, Cambridge and Ely • • • 2%„.. i b .... to
Edinburgh and Glasgow • • • • •• 50 .... 74 .... to
Ditto, Halt Shares • • •• •• •• 10...... .... to

Ditto, New Quarter Shares • •• 12% 17 ...to
Great Southern and Western (Ireland) 25 27%.... to
Great Munster .. • • • • • • • • 2% %.... to
Great North of England • • • • • • 100 .... to
Ditto. New .. • • • • • • • • 1% .... 18% % to—
Great Western .. • • • • • • .. 85 ....151 .... to

Ditto, Quarter Shares • • • • •• 10 .... 213 i •••• to
Guildford, Fareham, and Portsmouth 5 .... 5%.... to
Hull and Selby .. • • .. 50 ....106%.. • • to
Ditto, Quarter Shares .. . • • • 12% .... 21% to
Isle of Asholme 2%•.•. 1% .. • • to—
Leeds and Bradford .. .. 26 .... 67 .. • • to
Liverpool, Mauch, and Newc. Janet. 2% •• • • 134.... to r.
London and Birmingham ..,.100 ...„ .... to
Ditto. Quarter Shares .. •• .. 2 ...• 32}(.... to—
London and 'lineman .. 161. 13s. 4d. .... 9 .... to 8%
London and Brighton .. .. 50 .... 65U %.. to
London and South -Western 411. 6a• 10d. 78% to 77%
Ditto, New Consolidated Eighths 40 .... 58 .• . • to
Ditto, New .• • • 17%.... 291 .... to
Ditto, New •• •• •• .. 14 ...• 22 .... to
London and York • .. •• .. .... to
Londonderry and Coleraine .. .. 10 .... 2y .... to
Manchester and Leeds .• . 82 •• .. to
Ditto, Half Shares .. .. 38 .... 55 •• .. to
Ditto, Fifths .. 3 •• 114 .• .. to 11
Ditto, Sixteenths .. 6 4 934 .. to
sfaneliester and Birmingham .. 40 ~.• 85 .... to
Ditto, Quar.er Shares (10 .. .. 4 .... 14%.... to
Ditto, Quarter Shares (C) 1 .... 1034.... to
Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock -. 425. •• • • 14 p.. to % p
Midland

.............
Ditto, New • • • • .. .. ••24•• .• 39 :::: ; 331„,
Ditto, Birmingham and Derby ..100 ....121 .... to --
Newcastle and Darlington Juuction • • 25 •• • • •• • to
Ditto, New .. .. .. .. _ • • 1 •••• 12%.... to 12.4
Ditto, New, Brandling .. .. .• 25 • •-• • 45'41 ••.. to --'"
Newcastle and Berwick .. .. .. 15 •• • • 26%1i ••to
Norfolk .. .. .. .. „ .. .. 20 . • • 27k.... to
Ditto, Half Shares .. .. .. • • 5 •• • • 8% ••• to
North British .. .. .. _ .. 223.. ..• ..•....
13,3113:.....
ttoo
_35
ODNrloltertaotl i s
Shropshireta 1r
: Unionsl ii r 43. : : : :
Ditto, Half Shares .. .. .. • • 8% •• • • 1z 3i •• •• to 131 A
Ditto, Carlisle Extension .• • • 134 •• • • 2 •• to
North Kent and Direct Dover • • • • 2 •• ** 1% .*
**
to
.... .. .. 44225,.. .. • . 31,4 p• • to
Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton 12% •• .. 7%% • • to
South Midland •
S oiu)tiht t
oE.ater,rn. aNn
od .DI ov.e.r .. .. ....
•• es •• • • . .• •
42s • % dls• • to
22% • • • • to
Ditto, New, No. 2 .. .• .. .. 10 •• • 154 . to
Ditto, New, No. 4 .. • • .. .. 2% •• • • 3 •• .. to
... 3136%
....... 44% .... to
South Wales .. .. • • .. ~ .. 5 •• • • 1 •• •• to
Vale of Neath ..........2 •• • • 1 •••• to
Wiabeach and St. Ives .. .. .. 2 •• • • 2%34 ••to
lork and North Midland .. .. .. 50 ....101 ••.. to
--
Ditto, Half Shares • • • • .. .25 ••• • 51 ••• • to
25 •• .. 50 .• .. to
Ditto, Scarborough Branch • • • •
Ditto, Extension
.„ 15 .... 41 • • • to 41
nEsasantdautdolVeesautxßiding Extension. 1
.....•
...1. 14 Ni47,31,31A.i
..:
..:
tttol —57
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amiens .. .. „14 .... 11% .... to 12
Lyons and Avignon .. .. .. 2 •• • • 144 ••• • to
N,4lnur and Liege :: .. ~ 6•• • • 3 .... to
Northern of France Constituted ..
• • g .... 12Nixd.. to
Paris and Lyons Constituted.• : : •••
Rouen aud Havre 20 •••• 26%•• •• to
• • •• • • •
Sambre and Meuse .. .. .. .• 8 •• • • 3% ••• • to 7.4

Real del Monte, 'Unregistered 31.1.N.E.5. ''' 131!
. .:
. .
. . ttho —ll
Santiago de Cuba
.„ ~ , , .. 10 • • • •
Amsterdam ......CX 12 8% Gibraltar... .... • • ..
COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—(YESTERDAY.)
it
01:tietrt
de ,ama t s I.g. b. t.
.72. ,u„. 122
95%
(ifethooart.L. .... .... .... ....
.•
.• .... .. : 30 50
26 15
Antwerp..., 26 15 31ilan . • • • . • • • • • • • • • • .
Hamburgh ~ „
..-.8. 13 15% Venice ...... .. ........
Altoila.. ........
Paris, 3 days' sight 2b 80 Palermo, per oz. .. • 119%
Ditto, 3 months 26 10 Lisixm.. • • • • • • • . . . • • . . 53
Marseilles ..
Bourdeaux.. „ „ ...
Frankfort on Maine 122% Bahia . •
Petersburgh, 3 Cs. .., .. Buenos Ayres .. • • .. • •
Berlin • .
Vienna, effec.f10...... 10 12 Philadelphia .... • • ....
Trieste, ditt0.......... 10 12 PalCiS OP BULLION, PER OZ.
Math id • • .. .... 35:4 Foreign Gold in bars •. L 3 17 9
Cadiz • • • • • : „ „ 36% portugal Gold Coin • • 3 17 5
Bilbao.. • • • ... • ......, New Doubloons .... • • 0 0 0
Barcelona •...., — New Dollars • • ••• • • • 0 4 01,4
Wille.• ....... • 9..• Silver 1n bar 5........ 0 4 1 i iii

LLOYD'S SHIPPIN G.,-(T HIS DAY.)
LONDON', JULY 22.—Wind S.W., moderate breeze, and fine.
Orr .31A130A7.2, JULY 21.—Victory, Terry, Quebec ; Atlantic, Hall,
Bichcbucto.
DEAL, JULY 21.—Wind S.W. toW.S.Nir., strong and squally.--Acrd.
Jordan, Brazils; David Luekie, Mitchell, Demerara; Comet, New
York; Ever,. reen, St. John's, New Brunswick; Richmond Lass,
St. John s. New Bruti,wick. Arrd. front the River, Achilles, litr,ell,
Port ; Lady Bruce, Liddh , Adelaide Bangalore, Kenny, Cal-
cutta ; Vectis, Baker, Zanzibar ; Richmond, Furber, Algoa Bay ;
John Knox, Sinclair, Patagonia; Sophia Susanna, Ogden, Nassau;
Mary, Kiliman, Yarmouth, N. Sd. ; Warrens, Green, Nova Scotia;
Edina, Sampson, Quebec.
Orr Dovnn, JULY 20.—Osprey, St. John's, New Brunswick; Cadiz
packet, —.
Ore DARTMOUTH, JULY 20.—Chance, Wrangles, Mauritius.
SALCOMRE, JULY 21. —•A led S. W.—S4l. Dora, Quick, Denia.
FALMOUTH, JULY 21.—Wind S.W., and strong.—Arrd. Trio, Winter,
Rio Grande, Sir F. It. Ht ad, Allace, Quebec.
PENZANCE, JULY 20.—Wind S.W., Iresh.—Arrd. Gratitude, Frith,
Miramichi.
I'AOSTCW, JULY 20.—Wind S.W.—Sld. Springflower, Quebec.
LivEaroor., JULY 21.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Crescent, Mildren, Mau-
ritius ; Elizabeth, Weatherly, Mauritius ; Nautilus, Ward, Arica ;
Earl Dalhousie, Primrose, Rio Grande ; Manteo, Weston, New Or-
leans; Huguenot, Hale, New Orleans ; Eliza Morriaon, Le:tch, Mobile;
Montezuma, Lowlier, New York; Zions, Elope, St. John's, New
13 .unswick ; True Blue, Oliver, Tatinagouche ; Jotn, Ileselton,
Quebec ; Primrose, Crossman, Newfoundland ; Pearce, Price, Green-
land ; Margit:et, Gibson, Alexandria.
OFF LIVERPOOL.—Bombay Packet, Aberdeen, from Salem.
OFF BARDSEY, JULY 20.—Lord Maidstone, of Liverpool.
CLYDE, JULY 19.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. 16th, Derby, Gibson, from
Montreal ; 19th, Broad Oak, 2:l'Grath, Macao ; Margaret King,
Trinidad; Superb, Mitchell, Dalhousie;, le ; Champion, Cochrane, Bay
Chaleur ; Renfrewshire, Burns, Quebec; St. Andrew, Wylie, Mon-
treal ; Terra Nova, Pearce, Newfoundland.
IVHITSTABLE, JULY 20.—A jolly-boat, marked outside of stern
" James and Ann, of North Shields," no mark in. ide, was picked up
near the Shipwash by the Susannah of this port, and brought in
here to-day.
OFF PLYMOUTH.—Mary Gray, Story, Rio Janeiro, for London.
FAL*OUTH, JULY 21.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrd. off, 20th, packet Vic-
toria, Quebec; Six, ditto, Dover; Planet, London ; 21st, King Wil-
liam, Sierra Leone, and sailed for Liverpool, jury-rgged
BRISTOL, JULY 21.—Wind W.S.W.—Put b.ick, Miranda, Margrate,
_Newfoundland.
PILL, JULY 20.—Sid. Home, Venus, Quebec ; Feronler, Mansell,
ditto. Off, Solway, Quebec, for Gloucester.
CLYDE, JULY 19.— SW. Nancy Mourn, Cochrane, Trinidad ; Fanny,
Harramer, Jamaica.
DUBLIN BAY.—Arrd. Denver, Curwan, Quebec.
WATERFORD, JULY 19.—Arrd. AIM Kenny, Baldwin, Quebec. SM.
20th, Quebec, Collinso, Quebec.
Dunmore EAST, JULY 19. —Arrd. Ann Kenny, Baldwin, Quebec.
LONDONDERRY, JULY 17.—Arrd. Creole, Clarke, St. John's, N.B. ;
Envoy, Hatrick, St. John's, N.B. Sid. 13th, Dolmamack, Shediac.
WARRENPOINT.—bId. Isabella, Noble, Mauritius.
LEITH, JULY 19.—Arrd. Georgiana, Watson, tlrenada.
GREENOCK, JULY 19.—Arrd. Superb, Mitchell, Dalhousie; Terra
Nova, Pearce, Newfoundland ; Broad Oak, M'Grath, Brazils ; Mar-
garet, King, Trinidad ; St. Andrew's, Wylie, Montreal ; Renfrew-
shire, Burns, Quebec.
GLOUCESTER, JULY 21.—S1d. Mary Ann, Sydney.
COWES, JULY 21.—Arrd. Fanny, Cousins, Patagonia.

MARKET NEWS. -(THIS DAY.)

CORN EXCIIANGE-WEDNES DA .

The supply of Wheat on sale to-day being somewhat more than
equal to the wants of the dealers, and the weather very favourable
for the crops, the trade with all kinds of Wheat of home produce was
heavy, at barely Monday's reduced currencies. In Foreign Wheat
so little was doing that the quotations were almost nominal. To sell,
a further reduction in value of Is per quarter must have been
submitted to. Grinding Barley, and the best pale Malt were
quite as dear, but other kinds were much neglected. In Oats
only a limited business wilsaluing, at in some instant- s, a further
decline lu value of Gd per quarter. Beans, Peas, and Flour, as last
advised.

English
Irish .
Foreign

Wheat.
1,300 qrs,

ARRIVALS.
Barh,y.
i. 20 qm.

Malt, R3O qrs..
NITHX'X'MCILLIP EL.

Oats 1 Flonr.
150 qrs. I 1,060 sks
5,270 -----
1,650 I

We had a fair average supply of Meat on sale here, to-day, while
the demand was steady, at but little variation In prices. Beef from
2s 4d to 33 r,d ; Mutton, 2s Gd to 43; Lamb, 4s 8d to 53 8d ; Veal,
3s 6.1 to 43 4d ; and fork, 34 Gd to 4s 10.1 per Blbs, by the carcase.

CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.)
The Lord Chancellor sat in Lincoln's Inn-hall to-day
shortly after ten o'clock.

THE LONG VACATION.

The LORD CHANCELLOR, upon taking his seat, stated that
he found it had been usual of late for the Court to rise for the
long vacation at an earlier day than when he last sat in that
Court, and when the state of business justified it, his Lord-
ship did not see why the course he had formerly adopted
should be departed from, but as for this year it might be in-
convenient to alter an arrangement previously made, his
I ordship would adhere to the day that had been previously
fixed—namely, the last day of the pr, sent mouth, after which
day his Lordship did not intend to sit.

The Court tlien proceeded to hear lunatic petitions and
appeals.

wiling of any interest occurred in any of the other Equity
Courts, all of which, it is understood, will rise on the 31st,
and not sit again till the tit st day of ➢lichaelmas Term.

RAILWAY COMMITTEES.

(THIS DAY).

HOUSE OF LORDS.

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

CORNWALL.

Lord Vivian was examined on the part of the opponents of the
11111, and stated that he conshiered the line was, though insufficient
for the general traffic of Comwall, so far advantageous as to pre-
clude the construction of a central line. He considered, also, that
the levels of the proposed line were too low to render it easy to
foirm a connexion with other lines ; and was decidedly of opinion
that the central line would be more beneflcial to the country, and
its levels were better.

Mr. Williams, whose examination was commenced yesterday, was
examined, and stated that the produce of the St. Austell tin and
copper mines, in the district through which the Cornwall line passed,
amounted to 114,2501., while the produce of the Newlyn district,
through which it was proposed to carry the central line, amounted
to 141,2921. There was this advantage on the side of the latter, too,
that it was a rising district, while the former was declining.

loom 1).

GLASGOW, Dilmrnams, AND CILMMISI.E.

On the assen‘m,ung of the Committee to-day at 11 o'clock,
Mr COCKBURN said, that atter the unexpected decision which the
Committee had come to yesterday—a decision which had taken his
clients somewhat by surprise—he had an application to mike ; it was
that the Committee adjourn Ibr the day, in order to stow him time
to prepare the evidence he would have to offer on the points in the
case of the prom ders that were now open to him to dispute.
Mr. ANDRE we protested against:;ranting the application, as most
unusual, and inconvenient to the promoters of the Bill. All the wit-
nesses against the Bill were in town, and there could be no difficulty
in his Learned Friend going into his case at once, as he must have
been ready beforehand to go into that portion of the case if necessary.
Mr. COCKBURN said, that the question of competition being shut
out by the decision yesterday—a point on which the opponents of the
Bill would have been prepared to show u strong case—time other
points reserved fur investigation had come rather suddenly upon
tkem. If the Committee would adjourn till tomorrow, he pledged
himself that his case would be closed within the two days, that was
by Friday evening.
After some further conversation, the room was cleared.
On our re-admission,

The CHAIRMAN said that they were willing to grant the adjourn-
ment sought for, on the distinct understanding that the Learned
Gentleman (Mr. Coe's burn) would condense his case into the two
dayS.

Dir. Cockburn and Mr. Sergeant Murphy, on behalf of the other
petitioner against the Bill, pledged themselves to this course.
Mr.-Blythe, civil engineer, having supplied the opponents of the
Bill with some details respecting the estimates which they r,quired,
the Committee adjourned till to-morrow, at eleven o'clock.

Room C.

IILACRWALL RAILWAY (WIDENING).

The Committee re-assembled this morning, Lord ilatherton in th
chair.
The first witness called was

Mr. John Duncan, solicitor of the Eastern Counties Company, who
was examined at considerable length as to the contents of draft
of arrangement which had been entered into between the Eastern
Counties Company and the Blackwell Company, which he stated
had nothing whatever to do with the arrangement of traffic. The
term " facilities " in that agreement had reference, in his opinion, to
the right to be conceded to either Company of passing over the line
of the other Company. On this point Mr. Duncan underwent a
long examination, but nothing contrary to the facts adduced was
elicited.
Mr. Durant, an extensive silk-broker in the City, stated that the
diminishing of the light in the silk warehouses would present a
formidable impediment to the carrying on of the silk business.
Mr. Bidder, engineer of the Eastern Counties Railway, stated that
he did not conceive that the short traffic to be obtained by a junction
of this line with the Blackwell allway would be of any ad-
vantage, for, in the calculation of that advantage, the
Directors had altogether overlooked the competition of the omul
bases, which, for short stages, were decidedly the most convenient ;
as a proof othis it had been estimated that there would be as many
as 1,80Q,000 passengers Irons the station at East Ham, while
he did not believe that the whole of the passengers carried
was 50,000 per annum. In the statement to Parliament
there was a computation that 4,800,000 passengers would be
carried by the Blackwell line, and ou those they had
calculated a fare ef sixpence each. Ile believed that it was only
in consequence of the arrangement with the steam-boats that they
got any passengers worthy of consideration. If they had lowered
their fares a penny a passenger, they would have had no reason to
make the extension to Fee-wherell-street from the Minories. He was
certainly the engineer for the Company, and under his advice,
though not by his suggestion, the money had been expended. He
conceived that there would be great difficulty and danger in the con-
duct of these short trains, especially at Bow, where accidents have
already occurred at that spot. There were ahead,. twenty-live trains
in and out of the Shoreditch station at the present time, and these
were sufficiently difficult to manage. The omnibuses could at all
times give greater accommodation to the short passengers, and for the
long passengers it was not worth while, as the distance front
the suburban to the City terminus was so small. He had ad-
vised the arrangement with the Blackivall Company, whereby
there was to be a mutual use of the proposed connexion between
Stratford and Stepney, because he sa.v the Blackwell desired it,
and the arrangement would hinder strife, and the latter
Company would never attempt to make the line at all.
They had not yet, in fact, put a single spade into
the ground. In his opinion, by his opposition to this
scheme he conceived that ho was doing the best possible service to
tilt proprietors of that company by preventing the outlay of a great
expense, for which not a single shilling would be returned. He
believed that unless the fares were reduced far below those of the
omnibuses they would get no passengers at all. The fare
at present from Tottenham was Bd., 6d., and 4d. for the classes
respectively, amid if the estimate of the passengers-1,700,000—a tare
of 4d. would be necessary to give a gross return of 12,0001. a year.
In fact, it was a matter of-eate of fare, and he did not conceive that
it would ever,be in the power of the Blackwell Company to make
it a remunerating line; and certainly the station in Fenchureh-
street was quite inadequate for the traffic anticipated.
Mr. Knight, superintendent of the warehouses of the East and
West India Dock Company, stated that the warehouses of the East
India Company had been purchased on the expiration of their char-
ter. Those warehouses in London were bonded warehouses. A
small portion of those warehouses had been taken on the extension
of the Blackwell line from the Ninories to Fenchurch-street. Some
promise had been made on that occasion ef conveying the goods of
the Company, but it had not been kept, and only samples were sent,
and the goods from the docks at Poplar were now carted for the sake
of convenience. This evidence was going on, when

Mr. ADAMS, on the part of the promoters, proffered an arrange-
ment to confine themselves to the taking a certain amount of pro-
perty, and to pay for any difference of loss ; but It was rejected en
the ground that no money would pay for the loss.

Air. Knight's examination was resumed. He stated that the light
wou'd be much hindered.

At this point, the room was cleared, and on the re-admission of
the counsel and parties,

Lord HATHEATON stated, that the Committee had talked the
matter over, and, without expressing any decision on the general
question, they would suggest that the opponents should retire, and
coma to some agreement with respect to the station. They were
sufficiently acquainted with this point.
FOBSYTK objected, and said no arrangement Would suit his
clients.
Mr. ADAMS, on behalf of the promoters, said that they were ready
to do anything in reason, and would either leave it to the decision of
auy competent professional man, or to one of their Lordships.

Room F.
This room first became a Lords' Committee-room this morning.
It is in fact Room 34 (Grand Corridor). The two next rooms (33
and 32) hove also been adopted as Lords' Committee rooms, under
the names of Rooms G and 11.
nntrezzicanara AND OXFORD 317NCTION—

AND 33ELANC8E8.
A Select Committee on these Bills met to-day, at eleven, in the
above room. The Members are, Lord Ripon (chairman'), and Lords
Sondes, Eldon, Wynford, and Montfort.
Mr. Cockburn, Mr. Talbot, Mr. Whately, and Mr. Crippe appeared
for the promoters of the Bill. Mr. Austin, Mr. Merrewether and Mr.
Mellon, appeared as counsel for some, and Messrs. J. Parkes and Co.
and Mr. Carter, Parliamentary agents, appeared for others, of the
--- following petitioners :The Warwickshire and London lines (the
competing scheme, which was rejected in the Commons' Committee,
Group 33, during this session); the London and Birmingham line;
the Birmingham and Gloucester line: the Warwick and Birmingham
Canal ; the Marquis of Hertford (on two petitions), the Earl of War-
wick, the Earl of Abergavenny, Mr. Wyse, Mr. Greswolde, certain
owner! and occupiers, lirc. &c.
Mr. TALBor opened the case for the promoters of the Bill. The
with E,reat minuteness, went over the history
Learned Counsel, of the

Wheal% and of the proceedings with reference to this and
the competing heme in the House of Commons. The
Learned Couns also dwelt at some length Upon the natura
and objects of the several petitions against the Bill.
The London and Birmingham Company petitioned on
the ground that by a junction with them at Birmingham, they would
injure their property, and endanger the lives of passengers. Now
the junction was to be made in pursuance of an agreement be-
tween the promoters of this Bill (the Great Western Company), and
the; Grand Junction Company, before the amalgamation of the latter
with the London and Birmingham Company, and which they
(the Grand d unction) had called on the promoters to fulfil, since that
amalgamation. He theught their Lordships would agree with him
when he said that it was highly unfair, that while the junior parties
in a firm were insisting on compliance with a contract,
the senior parties should make it a ground of opposition.
The re mainingpart of the Learned Counsel's speech referred prin-
cipally to the question of the propriety, or rather necessity, of a
system of railways through this district, independent ot; and to some
extent competing with, the London and Birmingham line ; the argu-
ments on this point have been given at such length in the columns
of TM Sun during the proceedings in the Committee of the Com-
mons on Group 33, that it is unnecessary to reiterate them here.
Mr. W. Matthews, a magistrate in Warwickshire, and
member of the Corporation of Birmingham, gave evidence as to the
necessity of a line through this district, independant of the London
and Birmingham. This witness's evidence was confined to the
necessity for its being distinct from the London and Birmingham
Company, as their Lordships had expressed their opinion that the
necessity for better communication, being admitted on both sides,
was not a matter requiring proof.

Room G.