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London, England, 1846-05-04 00:00:00

STANDING ORDERS' COMMITTEE.

The following resolutions were reported from this Committee:-
1. That, hi the case of the South Yorkshire Coal Railway and
Canal petition, the standing orders ought to be dispensed with : —That
the parties be permitted to proceed with their Bill.

2. That, in the case of the Goole and Doncaster Railway petition,
the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be
permitted to proceed with their Bill.

3. That, in the case of the Clyde Dock and Harbour Amend-
ments on Third Reading, the Amendments are of such a nature as
may be adopted by the House it they shall think fit, with the excep-
tion of those proposed to Clauses 27 and 34.
4. That, in the case of the Furness Railvitty Extensions petition,
the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties
be permitted to proceed with their Bill, on procuring additional Sub-
scriptions under Contract to the amount of 3,3001.
5. That, in the case of the Exeter Great Western Railway petition,
the standing orders ought to be dispensed with :—That the parties be
permitted to proceed with their Bill on either procuring additional
Subscriptions under Contract, to the amount of 162,5001., making a
total Subscription Contract of 487,5001., being three-fourths of the
amount of the estimate, after deducting the amount stated in the
declaration of the Great Western Railway Company, or on their de-
positing an amended declaration to the amount of 866,6661. 13s. 4d.,
which sum, when deducted from the amount of the estimate, will
leave 433,333/. 6s. Bd.„ of which three-fourths have been subscribed
under the present contract ; and that the parties shall introduce in
their Bill provisions rendering it conrulsory on the Great Western
Railway Company to contribute the amount stated in their original
declaration, or in their amende:t declaration, as the case shall be;
and that the Committees on this and the preceding Bill do examine
in the fleet place how far such orders have been complied with, and
do report the same to the House on the report of the Bill.
First, second, fourth, and fifth resolutions agreed to.—Report to lie
on the table.

RAILWAYS.
Select Committee on Group No. 18.
Lord Hotham discharged ; Mr. It. H. Yorke selected, and added to
The Committee.

Select Committee on Group No. 23.
Sir J. Hope discharged ; Lord Hotham selected, and added to th
Committee.

Select Committee on Group No. 26.
Dr. Rowring, discharged ; Sir J. Rope selected. and added to the
Committee.

DEATH OF MAJOR-GENERAL
SIR HOW AHD ELPRIN-
sTONE, BART., C.B.—The death of this gallant officer took place on
ma fez,
wasseatthof the family,
Tuesday evening, at Ore Place, Sussex, at the
near Hastings. The deceased
, subsequently an A.l,7m3:t‘.°
eight sons of Capt. J. Elphinstone
aualirlunesrtthoes
Russian navy, by Miss Warburton, daughter of Mr. J.
He Nt Ail born in 1773, and married in 1803 his first cousin, eldest
daughter of Air. J. Warburton. The gallant General had been up-
wards of fifty years in the army, as his COMMissiox as second Lieu-
tenant in the Royal Engineers is dated April, 1793. Sir Howard was
present at the taking of the Cape of Good Hope, in 1795 ; and in
1801 he served in Egypt in the Indian army, under the command of
General Sir David Baird. when he was o officer ^ommanding the en-
gineers. In 1806, he was entrusted with a mission to Portugal.
(1 under General Whitelocke, with the
Ile subsequently proceede ,
in the capacity of commanding
expedition to Monte Video,
engineer. In 1808, when the Duke of Wellington, then Sir Arthur
Portugal incommand of the ex-
E
Wellesley, was sent out to _eerst
of
which
pedition, he embarked with the Royal ngin
of
corps , he was honoured by the command. At the battleßoleia, he rendered especial service, and was severely wounded in
that engagement ; but for the gallantry he displayed on that occasion
he was rewarded with the decoration of a medal. Sir Howard served
in the Peninsula from 1812 to the conclusion of the war, and was
commanding engineer at the passage of the Adour, and the blockade
of, and sortie from Bayonne. For his services in Egypt, he had re-
ceived a medal, and a medal and two clasps for Roleia, Nivelle, and
Nive. In 1816 he was created a Baronet of the United Kingdom,
and was nominated a Commander of the Bath. The deceased was
Colonel Commandant of the Corps of Royal Engineers, and his com-
mission was dated as annexed :—Second Lieutenant, April 24, 1793 ;
First Lieutenant, Feb. 5, 1796 ; Captain, July 1, 1800 ; Brevet-
Major,
Jan.. 1, 1812 • Regimental Lieutenant-Colonel, July 21, 1813 ;
,
• and Major-General, Jan. 10, 1837.
Regimental Colonel, Dec. 2, 1824 ,
The gallant deceased is succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son,
Mr. Howard Elphinstone, M.P. for Lewes. The present Baronet was
born in 1804, and married in 1829 Miss Cartels, youngest daughter
of Mr. E. J. Curteis. He entered the House of Commons as repre-
sentative of Hastings, from 1835 to 1837, and at the general election
In 1841 he was returned for LeweS, in conjunction with the Hon.
Henry Fitzroy.
Complaints are-
unceasingly
made of the irregular
transmissien of
the country, newspapers by the Post-odice to different parts of
separate a heap of letters on the sublect, we can collect
three „ve,
practice. Thc,r,,,Txis of going wrong which seem to be in constant
which are orderedriplan is to send in the evening the newspapers
that they leave sc. to be in the morning ; the effect of which is,
Which they should have coached
a few hours after the time at
plan, which far surpasses ached their place of destination. The next
ventence occasioned, the first in th magnitude
, consists e of the incon-
three days, and then sending theming the newspapers for two or
to observe, the strictest impartial at,t lasers. Here, we are bound
papers are sent in the morning or i .tit,th.w., and whether the
subjected to this delay. One might tin' ag• - "'fling, they are alike
for another plan, and that these two ii,ittittieo(l.hat there was no room
species of irregularity. But they are nethin'gw°uld include every
to the third, which consists in not sending the: ri:‘t,,,."fncleleY
we have three several descriptions of complaina ert
all. Thus,
their papers too late, those who get them at irregnia, those who get
those who never get them. There is certainly intervals, and
%assailing which
Wants mending here.—Times.
ARRIVAL OF TROOPS FROM INDIA. CHATHAM.
APRIL 29.—This afternoon a detachment of the 25th Regiment ar-
rived at the Invalid Depdt, from Gravesend, at which place they
disembarked from the ship Malabar, Captain Parr. Its strength
consisted of one colour-sergeant and twenty-seven men, with one
oguvacny.ia= children,sa and were in charge of Lieutenant James
thS 9th of JaanarymeitßeZPs. The above detachment embarked on
109 days, they lost by deaathCannanore, and during the passage of
prises all young men, who cal
soldiets. This detictunent cona-
constitutions, and on medical inspetictoimone on account of their broken
place some in the hospital; the greater paint
were
found necessary to
Barracks, there to await for their discharge. ere sent to st. MarY'S

STANDING ORDERS' COMMITTEES.
HOUSE OF LORDS.
Their Lordships met this day at the appointed hour; present, the
Earl of Shaftesary (chairman), Lord Ilawarden, and the Earl of
Ilchester.
LONDON AND BRIGHTON RAILWAY (EAST GRINSTEAD
BRANCH).
This was the first case which came under the consideration of their
Lordships. The requisite evidence having been gone through, and
Lord Wharncliffe's standing order having been proved,
Lord SHAPTESBLItY intimated that the Company had fulfilled the
standing orders, and that the Bill had passed.
This line is 31X miles and a half in length, and the capital is
160,0001. Parliamentary agents, Dorington and Co.
EXETER AND EXMOUTH RAILWAY,
ents
This case, after occupying the attentionofifferarCumaemmenitrarye foragsome
time, was adjourned until Monday nex-
t
Messrs. Dorington and Co.
merely connecting
This, which is a very short line,
RYE TO RYE II
der the consideration of
harbour, was the next case which came under
RyeAltßrth . th
e
This, RAILWAY ( )
their Lordships.
e standin orders, aud that the Bill
promoters had complied with tents,
Messrs. Butke, Pritt, and Co.
After hearing the usual evidence, the Committee decided that the
had passed. Parliamentary g
GLASGOW,
PAllEY'W‘ediCAllt'hi%e(lNAlioltear.Nl°Cin.)giC' of ANthispc&AseYltunßti4l:oo.l§
Their Lordships adjourned
should have been given of the estimates and declaration, all the other
necessary proofs having been given. When these are proved the line
will pass as a matter of course.
D
GLASGOWAM ,PA ISLEY, KILMARNO, AN AYR RAILENDMENT AND BRANCHES (No. 2). WAY
This case was also adjourned from a similar reason to the pre-
ceding, as also was the
GLASGOW, PAISLEY, KILMARNOCK,..AND AYR RAILWAY
AMENDMENT AND BRANCHES (No. 3).
EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW RAILWAY AMENDMENT
AND BRANCHES. •
The Committee adjourned this case, for want of farther proofs,
until Tuesday next.
The following Bills which came before their Lordships, on sdtond
reference, were further adjourned till Tuesday next :—Clonmel and
Thurles Railway, Limerick, Ennis, and Maim Railway, Great
Southern and Western Railway, Ireland (Cork Extension), Mallow
and Fermoy Railway, Killsrney Junction Railway, Mount Mellic.k
Junction Railway.
Their Lordships rose at half-past four o'clock.

RAILWAY BILLS and PROJECTS.
The following is an alphabetical list of railway companies
which have given notices of meetings, pursuant to the new
sessional orders of Parliament : _

Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, and Eastern Junc-
tion Railway.
Ayrshire, Bridge of Weir, and Port. Glasgow Junction.
Birmingham and Oxford Junction.
Birmingham, Wolverhampton, and Dudley.
Buckinghamshire and Oxford and Bletchley Junction.
Cheltenham and Oxford.
Colchester, Stour Valley, Sudbury, and Halstead.
Dublin and Kingstown Extension.
Dublin and Sandymount.
East Coast.
East Lancashire.
East Lincolnshire.
Eastern Counties, Hertford and Huntingdon.
Tottenham to Barnet Branches, and the London and
Stratford Stations Enlargement.
Eastern Counties York Extension.
Eastern Counties and Thames Junction.
East and West Yorkshire Junction, Harrogate, Knares-
borough, and York.
Eastern Union and Hadleigh Junction.
Edinburgh and Glasgow.
Enfield and Edmonton.
Eastern Union.
Forth and Clyde Navigation.
Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle.
Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr.
Great Southern and Western (Cork Extension).
Great Western and Uxbridge.
Great Western and Wycombe.
Harwich and Eastern Countieatinction and Pier.
Ilford and Epping.
Killarney Junction.
Leeds and Bradford.
Leeds and Carlisle and Yorkshire and Glasgow Union.
Leeds, Wakefield, and Midland Junction.
London and Brighton, Dorking and other Branches.
London, Newbury, and Bath Direct.
Liynir Valley and South Wales Junction.
London and South Essex.
London and Windsor.
Mallow and Fermoy.
Mahon and Driffield Junction.
Manchester, Burton, Matlock, and Midlands Junction.
Manchester and Southampton.
Manchester and Birmingham Branch Railways and Amal-
gamation.
Midland and Eastern Counties.
Mountmellick Junction.
Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Carlisle.
North British Railway Branches Nos. 1,2, 3, and 4.
Oldham District.
Oldham, Manchester, Liverpool, and Birkenhead Junction.
Reading, Guildford, and Reigate.
Shrewsbury and Birmingham.
South Staffordshire Junction, Nos. 1,2, 3, and 4.
Stirling and Dunfermline.
Taff Vale.
Tenby, Saundersfoot, and South Wales Railway and Pier.
Wexford, Carlow, and Dublin Junction.
Windsor, Slough, and Staines Atmospheric.