The Sun.
London, England, 1846-07-18 00:00:00

HA YMARKET THEATRE.

The Wonderful Water Cure—such is the title of a one-
act burlesque opera in which Madame Anna Thillon is
drawing crowds every night to the Hay market. The
Wonderful Water Cure I Ay, an admirable cure it is too
for the blue devils—not that the water does much, for
were it not for the spirit infused into it by the artists
(including in the term author, composer, musicians, and
actors), it would be as vapid as the veriest hydropathist
could desire. This spirit—and it is indeed the spirit of
fun—is administered in most anti-homoeopathic doses, and
it tittilates the midriff, producing a by no means unplea-
sant semi-conclusive action of the muscles, moving the ribs,
and explodes in a roar of laughter, by which explosion
the blue devils are blown to their namesake. The won-
derful water-cure is the most effective remedy extant for
the spleen, and thus it is administered. The patient is
supposed to be seated in a box at the Haymarket Thea-
tre. He is to keep his eyes fixed on the stage. The
scene represents a country fair at night. There are two
booths opposite each other—the one, the property of Dr.
Tartaglia, the proprietor of the celebrated water-
cure ; the other, belonging to a certain Signor
Belloni, his rival in every sensa of the word.
Our patient will then see a well-dressed young
man, advancing upon tiptoe from the back of the stage,
carrying an umbrella. He sings a serenade—that is
Mr. Hudson, who acts the part of Signor Belloni. He
is soon joined by one of the most lovely, fascinating
creatures in the world, dressed in the most becoming
costume, looking La Deese de l'Espieglerie, and singing
in the most sparkling, dazzling, and coquettish style
imaginable. That is Madame Anna Thillon, who acts
the part of Argentine. It is soon evident that Argentine
and Belloni are in love with each other ; but alas I
Argentine is the ward of the old quack doctor,
Tartaglia, who is determined to make his ward his wife.
Day breaks, and tht lovers are interrupted. Tartaglia, the
pompous quack enters and questions his ward. Anti who
enacts Tartaglia ? No less a personage than the im-
mortal Paul Bedford, who, having had the good sense to
prune down some of his Adelphian exuberances, makes
the most glorious Quack Doctor in the world. The
rustics assemble, Tartaglia mounts his stage, Argentine
blows the trumpet, and the Doctor makes an oration,
and the rustics buy the medicine. But behold an oppo-
sition. Belloni on the other side of the way, sports an
equally wonderful water cure ; and if Tartaglia
has Argentine and a trumpet, Belloni has Scare
mouth and a gong. The scene is a rich one.
The fair trumpeter is admirable, the quarrel is a very
pretty quarrel; but at length Belloni is fairly driven out
of the field. Like many a great hero, however, Tar-
taglia falls in -the hour of his triumph, Ccdant arma
togce, and the victor in-the fight becomes the victim of
diplomacy. Argentine, his trusted minister has a
secret understanding with the enemy. Belloni is
seized with sudden illness. He has 'poisoned himself
because his suitnhas been rejected by Argentine. Yet
still he would fain leave her his whole property,
consisting of 30,000 crowns. His danger is so im-
minent that there is no time to make a
will. The Podesta, who has been sent for to
unite her to Tartaglia, has a marriage-contract ready
prepared. What can be easier than to insert the name
of Belloni in the contract instead of that of Tartaglia,
and then, as his widow, she will inherit the fortune
which Tartaglia, as her second husband, will share with
her? It is done, and, lo! a miracle of hydropathy.
Belloni drinks of the wonderful water, and is
cured. Tartaglia—the Guizot of private life—at
once accepts the fact, and by so accepting, effects sales
of his medicine to au enormous extent. Is not this a
wonderful water cure ? And has not our patient, who
we have supposed seated in the boxes, been cured of the
blue devils ? No doubt he has, and let all who are
.Bitted in the same manner try the wonderful water

she is allowed a champion.' She had, however, an interview
with Don Rodrigue before the contest—her former love re-
turns, and she urges him to defend himself to the utmost. Don
Rodrigue is victorious. There is an alarm given of the ap-
proach of the Moors, Don Rodrigue defeats them, and on his
return is hailed as the saviour of his country. The King ap-
peals to Chimene to forego her prosecution of him—she yields
at length. Don Rodrigue is pardoned, and it is understood
that after a proper time shall have elapsed he is to be re-
warded with the hand of Chimene. The character of
Chit-Ilene i 4 one of strong contrasts—filial duty and love are
in it constantly contending, and finely, very finely, was this
combat of the passions (we should rather say the affections)
delineated by Mdlle. Rachel. The character of Chimene, to
the mere reader of the play, appears inconsistent and unnatural.
It was the glory of Mademoiselle Rachel last evening to
reduce to unity this apparent inconsistency, and to prove
that the character has hitherto appeared unnatural only
because it has not been brought out fully, with all its lights
and shadows properly worked in. She was called for at the
conclusion to receive the rapturous applause of one of the
most crowded and fashionable audiences of the season.

July 11

Arbroath and Forfar .........

Bristol and Birmingham. •.........
Chester and Birkenhead ...........

Dublin and Drogheda— ..........
Dublin and Kingstown ........
Dundee and Arbroath ...........

Durham and Sunderland .....

Edinburgh and Glasgow . .....
Eastern Counties and North Eastern • •
Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr • • ••.• •
Glas;ow and Green0ck.........
Gravesend and R0che5ter............
Great North of England ............
Great Western . • • .• • • • • • • • .........

London and Birmingham, &c........
London and Blackwall
London and Brighton.....
London and Croydon.
London and Greenwich.--
London and South Western..,
Manchester, Bolton, and 8ury'......
Manchester and Birmingham— ......
Manchester, Leeds, and Hull ASSOC"
Midland C0untie5...................

20,075

861
39,517
1,476
6,973
1,977

Newcastle and Darlington ..........
Newcastle and Carlisle •• • .....
Newcastle and North 5hie1d5........
Norfolk.. •... ..... .................
North British ........ • ...

North Union and Bolton and Preston
Paris, Corbeil, and Orleans•• •• •• •• ••
Paris and Rouen ••••

Preston and Wyre •• • •• • • •

Sheffield and Idanchester...... •••• •
South Eastern.... •• •• ••••

Taff Vale ..........

[Aster . ........

Yarmouth and Norwich • • ..........
York and North Midland .

8,022
1,151
4,315
6,898
17,596
3,086
2,027
548
1,621
1,685

6,512
1,137
1,887
9,243
1,240

6,615

18,823

975
38,290
.1,46 t
5,946
1,782

8,881

3,786
6,748
16,905
2,852
1,747
578
449

5,66 I
5,825

804
6,496
1,124

PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS.

From the Votes and Proceedings of the Rouse of Commons.)

FRIDAY, JULY 17.
Messengers from the Lords brought up the following Bills,
to which their Lordships had agreed :
Corresponding Societies and Lecture Rooms Bill, without
amendment—Coroners (Ireland) Bill—Yorkshire and Glas-
gow Union Railway Bill—Huddersfield and Manchester Rail-
way and Canal ( Huddersfield Diversion and Cooper Bridge
Br:lnch) Bill—Glasgow, Airdrie, and Monklands Junction
Railway Bill—Midland Railway (Purchase of Oakham
Canal) Bill—Eastern Counties Railway (Stations Enlarge-
ment) Bill, with amendments—Newcastle and Darlington
Junction Railway (Durham and Sunderland Railway and
Wearmouth Docks Purchase) Bill—Black Sluice Drainage
and Navigation Bill, with an amendment.

RAILWAYS.
Select Committee on Group No. 67.
Hon. E. York 9, discharged, Mr. Estcourt selected, and
added to the Committee.

Select Committee on Group No. 69.
Mr. Estcourt discharged, Mr. Cardwell selected, and
added to the Committee.

THE OREGON QUESTION.

The following is the text of the treaty between her Ma-
jesty and the United States of America, for the settlement
of the Oregon boundary, signed at Washington, June 15th,
1846 :

"Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland, and the United States of America, deem-
ing it to be desirable for the future welfare of both countries,
that the state of •doubt and uncertainty which has hitherto
prevailed respecting the sovereignty and government of the
territory on the north-west coast of America, lying westward
of the Rocky or Stony Mountains, should be finally termi•
nated by an amicable compromise of the rights mutually
asserted by the two parties over the said territory, have re-
spectively named plenipotentiaries to treat and agree con-
cerning the terms of such settlement, this is to say:—
" Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland has, on her part, appointed the Right
Hon. Richard Pakenham, a member of her Majesty's Most
Honourable Privy Council, and her Majesty's Envoy Extra-
ordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the United States;
and the President of the United States of America has, on
his part, furnished with full powers, James Buchanan, Secre-
tary of State of the United States; who, after having com-
municated to each other their respective full powers, found in
good and due fornl have agreed upon and concluded the fol-
owing articles
_ _

"Art. I. From the point on the forty-ninth parallel of
north latitude, where the boundary laid down in existing
treaties and conventions between Great Britain and the
United States terminates, the line of boundary between the
territories of her Britannic Majesty and those of the United
States shall be continued westward along the said forty-ninth
parallel of north latitude' to the middle of the channel which
separates the continent from Vancouver's Island; and thence
southerly, through the middle of the said channel, and of
Fuca's Straits, to the Pacific Ocean : provided, however, that
the navigation of the whole of the said channel and straits,
south of the forty-ninth parallel of north latitude, remain
tree and open to both parties.
"Art. 11. From the point at which the forty-ninth parallel
of north latitude shall be found to intersect the great northern
branch of the Columbia river, the navigation of the said
branch shall be free and open to the Hudson's Bay Company,
and to all British subjects trading with the same, to the point
where the said branch meets the main stream of the Co-
lumbia, and thence down the said main stream to the ocean,
with free access into and through the said river or rivers; it
being understood, that all the usual portages along the line
thus described shall in like manner be free and open.
" In navigating the said river or rivers, British subjects.
with their goods and produce, shall be treated on the same
footing as citizens of the United States; it being, however,
always understood, that nothing in this article shall be con •
strued as preventing, or intended to prevent, the Government
of the United States from making anyregulations respecting
the navigation of the said river or rivers, not inconsistent
with the present treaty.
" Art. III.—In the future appropriation of the territory
south of the forty-ninth parallel of north latitude, as pro-
vided in the first article of this treaty, the possessory rights
of the Hudson's Bay Company, and of all British subjects,
who may be already in the occupation of land or other pro-
perty lawfully acquired within the said territory, shall be
respected.
" Art. IV. The farms, lands, and other property of every
description, belonging to the Puget's Sound Agricultural
Company, on the north side of the Columbia River, shall be
confirmed to the said company. In case, however, the situa-
tion of those farms and lands should be considered by the
United States to be of public and political importance, and
the United States' Government should signify a desire to
obtain possession of the whole or of any part thereof, the
property so required shall be transferred to the said Govern-
ment at a proper valuation, to be agreed upon between the
parties.
" Art. V. The 'present treaty shall be ratified by her
Britannic Majesty, and by the President of the United
States, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate
thereof; and the ratifications shall be exchanged at London
at the expiration of six months from the date hereof, or
sooner if possible. _ _

" In witness whereof the respective Plenipotentiaries have
signed the same, and have affixed thereto the seals of their
arms.

" Done at Washington, the 15th day of June, in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred 'and forty-six.
" RICHARD PAKENHAM. (L.S.)
" JAMES BUCHANAN." (L.S.)

RAILWAY COMMITTEES.

cure. Probatum est. The music of this most amusing
opera buffa is by Mr. Grisar, and is admirably
characterestic. Every situation and every sen-
timent is accurately translated into the universal
language; and so completely expressive is the music
that it seems almost a work of supererogation to add
words to it. As to the Argentine of Madame Anna
Thillon it is perfect. Nothing could be more brilliant
or expressive than her singing, nothing more arch than
her acting. She was a female Figaro. The applause
throughout was most enthusiastic, and at the fall of the
curtain, when in obedience to the call of the audience,
she was led forward by Hudson and Paul Bedford,
wreaths and bouquets innumerable were showered upon
her. Among these floral offerings were two exquisitely
formed crowns; a most fitting tribute to her who is the
living representative of two of the muses. The one was
for Thalia—the other for Polyhymnia.

(YESTERDAI).

HOUSE OF LORDS.
Room A.
conw WALL—WIF.ST CORNWALL.

The consideration of the merits of the above lines, which,
though under different names and in different Bills,
brm together but one scheme, having been referred to a
Select Committee, consisting of. Lords Denbigh, Sligo,
.(ingston, Nelson, and Torrington, their Lordships assem-
bled this morning in Room A, at eleven o'clock. Lord
Denbigh in the chair. The members were all in attendance.

The promoters of the Bill were ;;;Cre;Wed by Mr. AuStin,
Mr. Talbot, Mr. Sergeant Kinglake, Mr. Merrivale, and Mr.
Montague Smith ; and the supporters of the Cornwall and
Devon Central, a line originally competing with this, but
thrown out on the standing orders by the" Committee f the
House of Commons, were represented by
.Mr. Cockburn.
The latter gentleman, and Messrs. Hope, James, Rowe,
Hume, &c., also appeared for a number of petitioners against
the bill.

Mr. AUSTIN, on the part of the promoters of the Bill,
objected to the appearance of counsel on the petition
of the Cornwall and Devon Central, upon which a long
discussion arose, the result of which was that the Committee
refused to hear the, opposition on the part of the competing
project.
Mr. AUSTIN then proceeded to open the case for the pro-
moters at considerable length. The main line, he said, com-
menced at Plymouth by a junction with the South Devon
Railway, and proceeded by Liskeard, Clynn-bridge, Los-
withiel, St. Austell, Truro and Penrvn, to Falmouth. The
length of the line was 63 miles. There was a branch to
Bodinin and PadSto*, the length of which was 15 miles, and
the estimate was about 1,500,000/. The West Cornwall line
was a continuation froM Truro to Penzance. Now
it was a curious fact that the county of Corn-
wall was entirely devoid of railway communication, and
indeed was the only county in England which was so. The
fact was, that although the people were the most locomotive
people in the kingdom; there was not a single railway in the
county.
_Railways had long been demanded, and many at-
tempts to establish them had been made, but up to the year
1844 none had been successful. In the beginning of that
year—in March, he believed—a meeting was held at Truro,
at which resolutions were passed as to the necessity for a line
of railway similar to this, and this project being brought for-
ward, was universally approved of. A Bill was brought for-
ward last session, which was passed in the Lower House,
and which certainly was not passed, but which could
not be said to have been rejected by the Com-
mittee of this House. Lord Ellenborough was Chair-
man of that Committee, and in announcing their de-
cision on the case his Lordship said, that they were
of opinion that the making of a railway from Plymouth to
Falmouth, with a branch to Bodmin (it was not then proposed
to carry the branch on to Padstow), would be a very great
public benefit; but they would recommend that the line
should be carefully and accurately re-surveyed, with a view
to secure more favourable gradients, and to avoid some inci-
dental damage which would be done by the line as originally
laid down. They therefore resolved that it was not expedient
that the Bill be allowed to proceed. The line had once been
rt -surveyed. It came before the House of Commons
this session. After a long and vexatious opposition
it ultimately passed through that House, and he had
little doubt it would now pass this House. All the
landowners—that is to say, a great majority of them—were
in favour of the scheme. Lord St. Germans was the chairman,
and Lords Fortescue, Wodehouse, and Clinton the other mem-
hers. Sir E. Coleworth, and a host of other gentlemen of the
highest respectability were members of the company, and a
great many noblemen and gentlemen whom he would not
tire their Lordships by enumerating, were promoters of the
Bill. Yet so violent, so determined was the opposition, that
the cost of passing the Bill through the House of Commons,
in 1844, was 730,000/. The recommendation of Lord
Ellenborough's Committee as to the alteration of the
levels, curves, &c., had been fully carried out. The
gradients in the old scheme were in some cases
lin 54, lin 45, and even lin 40. The steepest gradient
on the line, as at present proposed, was lin 60. He would
not say that that was a good gradient, but it was as good a
gradient as could possibly be got in such a country, and he
would have no difficulty in proving it to be a workable gra-
dient. As a proof of the assertion that the great mass of the
people were in favour of the line, he would observe that while
there were about twenty petitions against the Bill on their
Lordships' table, there were just 240 in its favour ; and that
the capital already raised in Cornwall alone amounted to
365,000/. The Learned Counsel, on concluding his address,
proceeded to call witnesses in favour of the line. _ _

r Mr. Broad, a merchant at Falmouth, and agent for Lloyd's
there, gave general evidence, the effect of which was to cor-
roborate part of the statements contained in the Learned
Counsel's speech.
Mr. Fox, also a merchant at Falmouth, gave similar
evidence.

Mr. Karceck, a merchant, and importer of guano and of
artificial manures, at Truro, gave evidence as to the probable
agricultural traffic on the line, &c.
Mr. Mitchell, owner of clay and pottery works near Truro,
gave evidence favourable to this line in respect of the
business he himself was engaged in. lie also gave statistics
as to the amount of traffic in clay, &c., existing in the
neighbourhood.
This.gentleman's evidence occupied the Committee up to
four o'clock, at which hour they rose, and adjourned till to-
morrow.

WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET, JULY 17.—We have a
good supply of wheats, and moderate of other grain. The
trade is extremely Lull, and a limited business done in best
samples of wheat, at a decline of Is. to 2s. per quarter ; com-
mon qualities unsaleable, unless at a further reduction.
Beans sell freely at Is. advance. Oats are id. per stone, and
shelling 6d. to is. per load cheaper. Malt firm. The grow-
ing crops have improved very much the last week, and with
fine weather, harvest will commence in this neighbourhood in
a fortnight.
PARISH OF KEN SIN GTON.-Yesterday a crowded
meeting of the inhabitant ratepayers of the parish of Ken-
sington, was held in the vestry-room of the old church, to
receive a report from the committee appointed by the rate-
payers, on the 19th June last, to draw up a letter to be sent
to the guardians, and to the Poor-law Commissioners, to stay
proceedings, and to take such measures as may be advisable
to prevent e building the workhouses. Mr. Churchwarden
Sheppard having been called to the chair, the report was
brought up and read. It stated that the efforts of the com-
mittee had been futile. The report having been received, and
ordered to be entered on the minutes, a petition to both
Houses of Parliament, praying for their interference to pre-
vent the order of the Poor-law Commissioners respecting the
building of a new workhouse being further proceeded with,
was moved, and unanimously adopted. Thanks having been
moved to the committee, the meeting separated.
CLERICAL NON-RESIDENCE.—The Bishop of Ely, in
the course of his charge, which he is now engaged in deli-
vering at his visitations, states that more than one-fourth—
indeed, nearly one-third—of the beneficed clergy in his
diocese are non-resident on their cures. Three causes, he
adds, mainly contribute to their absence: Ist, ill health; 2d,
the non-existence of proper parsonage houses; and, 3d, the
holding of more than one living.
TESTIMONIAL TO MR. JOSEPH MARTIN.—A meeting
of a few influential inhabitants of the Ward of Farringdon
Without took place on Wednesday evening, at the White
Hart, Giltspur-street. Mr. William Rogers, past church-
warden of St. Sepulchre's, was appointed chairman' and after
an impressive speech, presented a handsome watch and gold
key to Mr. Joseph Martin, in token of his long valuable ser-
vices as an inspector of the City police. The fullowing in-
scription is engraved on the watch :—" Presented to Mr.
Joseph Martin, Inspector of City Police, as a token of respect
by a few inhabitants of the Ward of Farringdon Without, on
his removal from West Smithfield to Cripplegate, and for his
great assiduity and faithful discharge of the duties imposed
on him by that office. 1846."
CELEBRATION OF THE PASSING OF THE CORN BILL
IN MANCHESTER.—In compliance with two numerously
signed requisitions to the Mayor, Mr. W. B. Watkins, his
worship has recommended that Monday, August 31, should
be observed in Manchester as a holiday, in celebration of the
passing of the Corn-law Repeal Act. No particular course of
proceeding is dictated by the Mayor. but there is no doubt
that the day will be observed as one of general rejoicing, and
that a splendid procession of the trades, &c., of the town will
be arranged.
WIND-SOWN GRAIN.—Last year, just on the eve of
the barley harvest, a very high wind occurred in the neigh-
bourhood of Liverpool, which swept of! from a ripe crop of
barley enough seed to sow an adjoining field that lay fallow.
The occupier of the land, observing the seed so freely scat-
tered upon the soil, caused it to be harrowed in; it stood the
winter, shot up in the spring, and last week was cut down,
and a sample of it shown in the market, the same being of
the beet descript4Que—Alandeater guardian,

tookFRENCH PLAYS.
The . ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.
third of the . performances of Mademoiselle Rachel
Richelieu, wasat
place
tlialst evening. The play chosen was The Cid of
the productio
Corneille— tragedy which, condemned by Cardinal
yet approved of by the whole of France, and
immortality.
Spanish, and, albeit
li: "7 which secured to the great Corneille an
of the play is taken from the
of
the albeit, treated classically, the plot itself
essentiallyof Le Cid, romantic school. From the time of the
isproduction
rneille tended more and more
mo.oost fortunate thing for
towards classicism a
had the tendency
the Viscount Victor tine
of the great Corneille been
the learned Viscount would have been forestalled,
romanticism
case, perhaps, he would have come out as the
in which
reviver. of the
classical drama, and have given us a " Cinnae
" Hernani." Mademoiselle Rachel acted the partinosiead.of an
imene,
the daughter of Don Gomez, who is betrothedCht
Rodrigue, the Cid. The father of. the Cid is an oled man,pon
and Don Gomez pointedly offers him the most deadly in-
sult. Called on to protect the honour of his house, Don
Rodrigue challenges the insulter of his father to mortal com-
bat, and Don Gomez falls. The love of Chimene for the
1
Cid ii turned to hatred—she loudly demands the death of
him who slew her father According to the Wm of chivalry

9tlE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAy EVENING, JULY 18, 1846.

the purpose of local traffic. The scheme was not only
different, but the grounds on which it was put forward were
also altogether different. It was not a competing line with
the Caledonian.

Mr. Sergeant WRANGUAM replied, maintaining that the
scheme was substantially the same as that brought forward
last year. Whatever the Learned Gentleman on the other
side might say to the contrary, he insisted the Nithsdale
line was a competing line with the Caledonian Railway. It
was held by the Committee last year that the two lines were
competing schemes, and the Board of Trade held the same
view of the question. The circumstances which related to
the two lines then were precisely the same now, and he
submitted that the reasons and evidence then adduced were
necessary and admissible to clear up the case now. His
Learned Friend might attempt to gild the Bill, by saying
that they did not depend on general or through traffic, but
on local traffic only, but the Committee, he was persuaded,
would see that the issue was still substantially the same as
that of last year, and would, in order to have all the necessary.
information before them on the question, take steps for the
production of the evidence sought to be obtained.
The room was then cleared for a decision.

•
On the admission of the parties
The CHAIRMAN intimated that the Committee would first
inquire whether the evidence was such as to warrant on local
grounds the construction of such line, and therefore they
would not at this stage of the proceedings call for the evi-
dence adduced last year.
Mr. W. Crawford, a landed proprietor, and a justice of the
peace, and a deputy-lieutenant of the county of Ayr, was first
called and examined—He lived about three miles from Kil-
marnock: Kilmarnock was an inland town, in the centre of
the county, containing about 22,000 inhabitants. It had
doubled its population the last thirty years. It was the
largest town in the county engaged in carpet manufacturing,
calico printing, shawl manufacturing, shoes, &c. A large
nursery and seed trade was carried on in the neighbourhood.
There was also large mineral fields in the neighbourhood,
belonging to the Duke of Portland and Mr. Finnie.
The former exported yearly about 100,000 tons of coal. The
manufacturing towns and villages of Stewarton, Galston,
Darvel, Newilas, and Kilmains, were all connected with Kil-
marnock. Troop, an important seaport, was connected with Kil•
marnock by a mineral line, which was now being adapted to
locomotives. He had prepared a table of the iron furnaces
in the county, which showed 34 furnaces in all. This in-
cluded those in blast, erecting, or proposed to be erected.
Each furnace would make about 100 tons a week. A line
of railway was at present in progress from Kilmarnock to
Cumnock, in connexion with the Nithsdale line, which would
be in connexion with most of these iron furnaces. A
line, with the consent of the landed proprietors, was to be
constructed from Ayr, by Auchinleck, to Muirkirk. The
line to the south proposed would be of immense benefit,
as there was a large traffic in that direction, which
could alone be efficiently accommodated by a direct line.
A large portion of the traffic the present line would take
went at present by the steamers from Ardrossan. The po-
pulation of Ayrshire was 200,000; and at a meeting of the
Commissioners of Supply for the county, at which he was
present, a petition in favour of the line was unanimously
agreed to. The petitions in its favour from Ayrshire and
Dumfriesshire were 51 in number. He had taken shares in
the present line because he thought it would be of great
public benefit, but he held shares in no other line, and he had
taken them to qualify as a director.
Cross-examined by Mr. Cocunuaw—He held 150 shares
in the present company. Twenty were only required as a
qualification fur a director. There were none of the iron
furnaces on the proposed line from Cumnock and Dumfries.
Between Glasgow and Kilmarnock there were
the two furnaces, the Blair works, which were
on the line. Between Kilmarnock and Cumnock
there were six furnaces, and ,there were the Muirkirk,
and other iron furnaces, on the private line from Muirkirk
to Ayr. The iron made went to Glasgow, and none went to
the south. It might be wanted hereafter for foundries at
Dumfries, and elsewhere. Were the iron now exported, it
would go to Troon and Ardrossan, and would continue to go
there. There was coal along with the iron-stone, but there
was at present no more coal than was required to make the
iron. These mineral fields had abundant railway accommo-
dation at present, and towards the south they did not much
require it. He thought coal would go south from the neigh-
bourhood of Cumnock, if the line was made. Thought the
iron furnaces at present consumed all the coal. He thought
the coal-fields would be worked to a greater extent,
so as to furnish an extra supply. He had not,
however, practical knowledge on the subject. It
was mainly speculative. If the, iron making increased
with the working of the coal fields, then there would not be
much probability of coals going south. From Cumnock the
mineral field extended to Sanquhar, with the exception of a
little break.

To Mr. Sergeant MURPHY—There was but one coach
through to Dumfries, a two-horse coach; It had the through
traffic from Glasgow to Carlisle. The coach ran from Kil-
marnock, in connexion with the railway, and obtained a
good deal of support from that town.
Mr. Hugh Craig, merchant, of Kilmarnock, examined
by Mr. ANDREWS, deposed as to the character of the trade
of that town. He had made himself acquainted with the
details of the town. He was the largest mercer and
haberdasher of the town, out of forty in the trade.
Their goods came mainly from England; in weight about
300 tons, and in value about 100,000/. If the line was made
these goods would come by it, but at present they were
carried by water. At.present they were liable to be damaged,
besides delay. Speed was a great object, which.the railway
would realise. A large trade in tanning was at present
carried on, the most of the bark for which came from Dum-
fries. There is also a large trade in boots and shoes; the
most of these went to Liverpool, in weight about 100 tons.
Of fancy linings, leather, &c., about 100 tons were exported
from England. The largest ryegrass seed trade in the world
was carried on here, of which two .thirds went to England.
The weight would be about 1,300 tons, of the value of from
25,000/. to 30,000/: If the line was formed the seed would pass
by it. A considerable traffic in fruit and other seeds also took
place. A large amount of agricultural produce would come from
Dumfriesshire into Ayrshire were the line formed. At pre-
sent the land carriage was very heavy. There was a large
'trade in ironmongery carried on in Kilmarnock, the most of
which came from the south, in weight about 700 tons and in
value 60,000/.
Cross-examined—He bad heard the information he had
given that day repeatedly stated by parties in the district.
He was quite certain it was correct, as far as he had any
means of acquiring information. The 300 tons of soft goods
he mentioned as coming from the south came principally by
Glasgow. There were houses in that town that supplied the
inferior towns of Scotland with English goods. The connexion
with Glasgow and England, was by means of large steamers
daily to Liverpool, and from thence to London by railway.
He did not think goods could be obtained from London that
way in forty-eight hours. He found it about five or six
days at present. Kilmarnock was the centre of a district of
100,000 inhabitants, most of whom purchased their woollen
goods in Kilmarnock. He was eer Lain the wholesale and
retail sale of English goods was in value 100,000/. He had
no doubt they would come by the railway if one was made.
Some might come by Glasgow, but he had no conception of
the amount. Though Glasgow was nearer than London, if
a line was formed, it would be to their interest to go to Lon-
don, though the expense would be greater. Under the cir-
cumstances that would be no object. With regard to the
leather trade, the heavier portions of it went by the sail-
ing vessels. Dispatch, therefore, was not a great object
in this article. He did not think goods from England
to Kilmarnock would be taken cheaper by steam-vessels to
Ardrossan than by railway. He could not state the
rate per ton by the steamers. Of the ironmongery goods he
had named about the half came by sailing vessels. He sup-.
ported the line from a sense of public duty. He only held
ten shares in the line. There was a large East and West
India trade at Glasgow, Port Glasgow, and Greenock, but he
did not think Kilmarnock would get its supplies of fine sugar
from those places. With the railway they would be sup-
plied from London.
To Mr. Sergeant MURPHY—Near all the ryegrass-seeds
exported went by sea. About 600 men were engaged in
Kilmarnock in the shoe-trade. A great number of shoes
were consumed in the district, perhaps 100 tons more. A
pair of shoes would be about a pound in weight ; and a man
might make about a pair a day.
Mr. MURPHY —I have made the calculation, and, accord-

ini to it, I find that 600 men could only, at the weight of a
pound a pair, make in a year 83 tons. How do you make
that agree with your calculation ? Witness—A great
number of women and children are engaged in the trade.
Mr. Munmv—Whea did you ever know of women mak-
ing shoes ?—(Laughter.) Witness—They assist in making
shoes. I can only say that lam certain the weight exported
is 100 tons. Regarding the consumption in the district I
cannot say what it would be. Witness (in continuation)
said he knew the fares ;bv the steamer were less than they
were by the railway; still he believed a large proportion of
the traffic would go by the railway, on account of the quick-
ness. He calculated the railway fare, at 2d. per mile, to be
335. 6d. ; by steamboat it was U. Glasgow was the great
centre of the trade of Scotland. The course of trade from
Kilmarnock, especially in the shawl and printing trade 7
was by way of Glasgow. The goods mainly went to the
Glasgow wholesale warehouses. The greater proportion of
the drysalteries used at Kilmarnock came by way of Glasgow.
Re-examined—lf the charge by the Nithsdale line to
Liverpool was made at the rate of the Glasgow and Ayr
line, 11Ad. a mile, the fare would be but 255. That would
be as cheap as going by steamer from Glasgow, as 4s. would
be required to take a person there. They wanted to do
buSiness direct with London, and not through middlemen at
Glasgow. With regard to the shoe trade, he did not know
but a man might make four pair a day. Besides the. 600
men engaged in Kilmarnock, a large number were employed
in the adjoining villages. He could not say exactly tile
weight of a pair of shoes, but he was sure the gross export

was tons:
To the CHArnmAri—He could not say what he paid at
present for carriage per ton the goods went through many
hands, and were often charged by bulk. He had goods from
Manchester occasionally, and as near as he could say, the
cost might be about 2/. a ton. He would prefer paying
31. 10s. a ton by railway to 21. by steamer. He could at pre-
sent get daily to Manchester through the Fleetwood steamers,
but it was at a loss of time.
Mr. Thomas Neill, a calico printer, of Kilmarnock, exa-
mined—He had a large establishment in Kilmarnock and a
house in London. A ton of goods from Kilmarnock by
Leith to London cost about 51.85. a ton. By Fleetwood and
Liverpool the cost would be about 4t. 18s. These were their
only modes of conveyance now. Had they a railway the
greater part of the goods for the London market would go
by it. In 1826 only 30 hands were employed in Kilmar-
nock in the printing trade. In 183 G there were nine works
that employed 360 hands, and in 1846 there were eight works
employing 880 hands, and with hands depending on these
about 2,000 in all. In getting the fabrics printed to market,
dispatch was everything. The value of the goods printed
every year was about 400,000/., of which two-thirds went to
England. The raw unprinted cloth came from Lancashire,
in weight about 1,300 tons, and about 1,100 tons of finished
goods returned. A great deal of drysaltery stuffs came from
England. The railway would be of great advantage to the
trade of the town, and the inhabitants were generally in its
favour.
Cross-examined—He worked mostly to order, through
orders derived from Manchester and London, by the Glasgow
houses. No orders came to him direct from London or Man-
chester. It was the wholesale dealers in Glasgow who pur-
chased from the printers. He had opened a house for the
last four years for the accommodation of the wholesale
trade. Nearly all the drysaltery came from Glasgow.
To Mr. Sergeant Meni.liv—Great complaint was at pre-
sent made of Fleetwood route, as the goods often lay two or
three days at Liverpool. He thought if the line was formed
dealers, who wanted his particular kind of goods, would be
content with buying at Kilmarnock, without going to Glas-
gow. He could not say that all the heavy goods would go
by railway ; many might still go by steam and sailing
vessels. All the goods at present went to Glasgow, and
should the traders still continue to go there the goods, if a
railway were preferred, might go south by tha Caledonian
Railway ; still he saw no necessity for the goods going to
Glasgow at all, but they might be sent direct to England from
Kilmarnock.
To the CHAIRMAN—There was railway accommodation
from Kilmarnock to Ardrossan about fifteen miles in length.
Re-examined—They bad tried the Fleetwood route, but
goods were alway declined ; they preferred the Leith route
as more certain.
Mr. John Thompson, carpet manufacturer, of Kilmarnock,
, examined-41e was one of the firm of Gregory, Thompson,
and Co., the most extensive house in the trade. There
wero999 halo la tide orpot OA of Tagok jilt bap a-

ployed 460. The value would be about 120,0001., ana
weight 500 tons. A considerable portion of the wool used
came from the south, and most of the manufactured
goods went to London. Dispatch was of great importance
in this trade. He had a house in London, and employed
the Leith and London route for sending goods. The charge
per ton was about 4/. 10s. To Liverpool the charge was
2/. 6s. a ton. He believed, if the line was formed, the greater
portion of the goods he sent south would go by it.
Cross-examined by Mr. Hom—They used the steamers
by way of Leith. He had tried the Ardrossan and Fleet-
wood route, and found it very uncertain. The delay arose,
he believed, at Fleetwood. He had a house in Glasgow as
well as in London. There were about 500 looms in the
town. There were considerable depOts of carpets in
Glasgow, and considerable purchases were made by the
dealers there.

I J. Collins, common hrewe .'l Salford, Lancashire- —fir, st div.
Is..?d. in the pound, on anj, Tuesday, at the aka e f Mr.
poit, big:nch_e.ster.
J. Blundell
Sid. in the pound, ~.Z.l
Manchester. any Tuesday,
,;.awnbroker, Wigan, Lancashire—first di 'v. of
't, the office of Mr. :PM,

DI YrDENDS.
At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basingh'all-street.
J. Marriage, jun., coal merchant, Chelmsford, Aug. I'op at
one—C. J. Bond, tailor, Tranquil-vale, Blackheath, Aug..- 7,
at half-past one—T. L. Evill and T. Dowglass, cloth man, 't-
facturers, Vigo-street, Aug. 10, at twelve —J. and J. It. Reay,
wine merchants, Mark-lane, City, Aug. 8, at two—B. and G.
H. D. Lawrence, Crown-court, Old Broad-street, City,
Aug. 11, at twelve—J. Brant, coach builder, Hatton-yard,
Hatton-garden, July 28, at one.
In the Country.
J. WrigSt, scrivener, Tamworth, Aug. 8, at eleven, at the
Birmingham Distric," Court—W. Neilson, Liverioool, Aug. 7,
at twelve, at the Liver
J. Nortcliffe, and J. B Halifax Yorkshire, Aug. 7,
;loot District Court—T. 1. Hellawell,
at eleven, at the Leeds
and J. Woodhead,
`rict Court—J.worsted-stuff manufacturers,
Bradford, Yorkshire, Aug. 11,
at eleven,
,i
at the Leeds District Court—W. Chaloner, tailor,
Lincoln, Aug. 12, at ten at the ^even-hall, Kingston-upon-
Hull—H. West, grocer,Burgh, Line, 'inshire' Aug. 12, at ten,
at the Town-hall, Kingston-upon-1.27111—W• Perry, iron-
founder, Wolverhampton, Aug. 20, at twe_lve' at the Birming-
ham District Court.
CERTIFICATES to be granted; unless cans..l be shown
to
the contrary, on the day herein mentio.
-elead -road, •
J. Miller, painter, Whittlebury-street, Hemp
epd, Aug.
Aug. 10—E. Clark, builder, Mortimer-road,
10—J. R. Holmes, brewer, Poplar, Aug. 10—J. Whi.`e, wine
merchant, St. Benet's place, Gracechurch-street, Aug.'
coal
J. Taylor, merchant, Liverpool, Aug. 11—W. Cross,
merchant, Weymouth, Aug. 7—J. Bacon, carpenter, Yo. 'kJ
Aug. 7—S. Shaun, cloth finisher, Leeds, Aug. 7—P. Mot-'
tram, draper, Shrewsbury, Aug. 7—T. Harrison, victualler,
Birmingham, Aug. 7--J. Blundell, pawnbroker, Wigan,
Aug. 7—C. Parker, linendraper, Liverpool, Aug. 7—T. Sut-
ton, jun., draper, Atherstone, Warwickshire, Aug. 7—W. R.
Parsons, baker, Limehouse-causeway, Aug. 7—J. Howarth,
woollen manufacturer, Rochdale, ,'dug. 7—E. J. Staples, sur-
geon, Bristol, Aug. 7.
PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.
W. Watson and S. Kirk, stovers, Woou:'touse Carr, York-
shire—R. and J. Knott, brick-makers, GuidC-bridge'
Lance-
shire—W. and G. Maguey, wholesale stationers;. College-hill
—%V. Milnes and J. Robinson, coal factors, Coal.
Exchange,
Lower Thames-street—R. M'Leod and J. Wilson, ~‘billehand-
lers, Liverpool—J. Cleaver and W. L. Merry, ‘pelter-
makers, Ripley, Derbyshire—H. C. Giles and S. yelch,
schoolmistresses, Chester—J. Sandeman and T. Kni.g..q.
salesmen, Smithfield—A. Cockburn, A. Cockburn, and
Cockburn, merchants, Mark-lane (so far as regards J. M.-
Cockburn)—C. Dowle and W. Nelms, maltsters, Chelten-
ham—J. Barlow and J. Massey, steam-boiler makers, Roch-
dale—T. and S. Firth, woollen yarn manufacturers, Hudders-
field—T. and A. Biggs, tobacco manufacturers, Birmingham
—S. Pott and E. King, bookbinders, Church-street, Murry-
street, Hoxton—W. F. Subohm and W. F. Hoyland, stock-
brokers, Manchester—A. Howe, W. Smith, and G. W. Smith,
common brewers, Sheffield (so far as regards A. Howe)---J.
Douglas and R. G. Brown, surgeons, Trevor-terrace, Kiiighta-
bridge Lucas and T. H. Ludlow, Trinity-terrace,_ South-
wark—D. and T. Blanch, coach-smiths, Ham-yard, Gt:eat,
Windmill-street—J. Smith and E. S. Minton, stockbrokert:i '
Bradford—J. Shorthouse and H. Brown, shipchandlers, Liver-
pool—S. W. Hirst and E. Yates, milliners, Liverpool—W..
and G. Whistler, yeomen, Sevington Farm, Southampton-
shire—J. Carter, J. N. Carter, and H. C. Carter, cabinet--
makers, Poplar—J. Holland and G. Wood, engravers, Bir-.
mingham—W. IL and G. Mann, oil merchants. Maiden-lane,
Queen-street—C. INl.Culluin and B. Worley, shipbrokers,
Mark-lane—T. and J. Tucker, sack manufacturers, Brid-
port—J. W. English and R. A. Fitch, chemists, Poultry—R.
Croons and J. Whittaker, woollen printers, Horrocks, Lan-
cashire.

To Mr. sergeant MURPHY—Goods sent by sailing vessels
from Glasgow to Liverpool were charged about 15s. a ton.
Mr. Wilson was shortly examined in corroboration of the
evidence of the previous witness, when
The Committee adjourned till to-morrow at eleven o'clock.
As the Committee was rising,
Mr. TALBOT said he wished to intimate that he appeared
for the Duke of Buccleucb, and would be prepared to address
the Committee, should any alteration be made in the line
that would injure the interest of his client.
Mr. Sergeant WRANGIIAM said the Duke of Buccleuch
was a petitioner in favour of the line, and could not be heard
by counsel on his petition. He objected, therefore, to his
speaking at all, as the object of retaining him had been to
deprive the opposite side of his services.
After a conversation the matter dropped.
The CHAIRMAN stated that the question whether Mr.
Talbot should be heard was not them before them, no altera-
tion having as yet been made in the Bill:
The Committee then rose.

STANDING ORDERS' COMMITTEE.
HOT:SE OF LORDS.

Their Lordships met at the usual hour, Lord Shaftesbury
in the chair.
There were eleven Bills on the list, all Railway Bills.
EDINBURGH, GLASGOW AND SCOTTISH. CENTRAL

SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.
William Pugh, chemist, Edinburgh, July 23 and Aug. 13,
at two, at the chambers of Mr. Wilkie, Edinburgh.
William Wilson, cattle dealer, New Barns of Auchincruive,
Byrsbire, July 23 and Aug. 13, at two, at the Black Bull
Inn, Cumnock.
Thomas Condie, grocer, Clackmannan, July 21 and Aug.
11, at twelve, at the Commercial Inn, Alloa.
James Reid, bootmaker, Edinburgh, July 18 and Aug.
at two, at the Cafe Royal Tavern, Edinburgh.

PRICE OF SUGAR.
The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, flu.' Pro-
duce of the British possessions in America, computed Wont
the returns made in the week ending July 14, 1846, is
3-is. 6',4d. per cwt.

- -
MARKET INTELLIGENCE.
(From the London New Price Current of July 17.)
SUGA.R.—To-day there was an increased disinclinationt
manifested by Grocers and Refiners to operate iu West India
Sugar, in consequence of what transpired in the House of
Commons last evening with respect to the Sugar Duties.
The business transacted in all kinds was extremely limited,
and the quantity sold did not exceed 200 'aids and tics.
Refining kinds have generally brought prices equal to those
of last Friday, but grocery sorts must be quoted at 6d per
cwt cheaper.
REFINED.—To- day Refined Sugar was in good demand
for home consumption ; standard lumps could not be obtained
under Os, and low brown lumps under 60s 6d, and the re-
finers show more firmness. The market for bonded Crush td
Sugar is quiet.
MAURMUS.—There has been little desire evinced to ope-
rate privately in any description, and 5,287 bags 2 casks at
public sale this afternoon went at prices Is to 2s per cwt
under those of the last auction, but the whole sold.

EAST INDIA.—This afternoOn at public sale 917 bags or
Madras Sugar brought to public sale, and nearly all taken in
at about the former value. In Bengal there is little done,
and former rates are not to be obtained.

FOREIGN.—For yellow and brown llavannah there has
been a falling off in the demand, but holders evince firmness,
and insist upon fully previous rates. White is held for the
former currency, but the purchases made have not been of
much conseqaence,
MOLASSES.—West India have met with little attention,
and 154 puns 17 hhds 23 casks of Barbadoes at auction were
taken in at 27s 6d, and 21 puns of St. Lucia at 23s 6d.
COFFEE.—To-day there was more desire evinced to buy
Mocha Coffee, and 535 bales 2511/2 bales at auction were all
sold at full market rates; 347 bags of Plantation Ceylon
were nearly all taken in at stiffer rates.
COCOA.—The best descriptions of West India have been
purchased with more freedom, and in consequence of the
small supply previous rates are well supported ; but for the
low sorts reduced prices have been accepted.
TEA.—In consequence of lower rates having been submit-
ted to for all kinds of Gunpowder, buyers have been induced
to operate with more freedom, and large parcels were dis-
posed of. Imperial has declined in value, but several par-
cels have been sold. Twankay has met with little attention,.
and prices are looking down. Hyson has met with little'
attention, but holders generally are unwilling to reduce their
prices. There are few orders for Young Hyson, and prices
are drooping. Hyson Skin is little wanted. Scented Orange
Pekoe is dull of sale, and holders experience difficulty in
getting more than 2s per lb for fine. Holders of Black are
reluctant to reduce their prices, and supply the market spaz-
ingly, but the trade have shown little desire to operate.
CocniNEAL.—Arrivals having commenced to come in more-
freely have caused merchants to be desirous to realise this
week, and they having supplied the market largely, has pro-
duced a decline on former rates of 3d to 6d on silvers, and 4d
to Sd on black.
RICE.—The demand has fallen off for Bengal, and the
market continuing to be freely supplied, prices have slightly
given way. Madras, however, has met with attention, and
the parcels sold privately were at previous rates. Of Java
there is yet little in the market. Prices do not improve for
Cleaned Rice, but the demand has been good.
Srices.—To-day Malabar Pepper was purchased with
caution, and 4,000 bags at auction were all taken in at the
full worth. For Cinnamon the demand is brisker and prices
are firmer.
Srinfra—There has bees less demand for Leeward Island,
but holders remain firm. In Calcutta little business has been
done. For Jamaica of all kinds the market has been in an
active state this week, but in the value little variation has
occurred. Demerara is held with firmness. Brandy has been
purchased with increased freedom, and prices are advancing
for all descriptions. Geneva has been less in demand, and
lower rates are taken. For British Corn Spirits prices remain
the same.

INDIGo.—To-day during the progress of the sale 727
chests were withdrawn. The quantity which passed the sale
this day is 898 chests. There is no material alteration to
notice in the prices of consuming and middling to good
shipping qualities, which are in good demand, but very fine
sorts are decidedly cheaper.
OILS.—A reduction on previous rates of lOs per tun having
been submitted to for Seal Oil, tempted buyers to operate
with more freedom. Cod is little wanted ; there are sellers
at 281. Southern been purchased with caution, notwithstanding
the cheapness of all descriptions. Sperm at present cannot
be quoted cheaper. For Rape Seed Oil reduced rates have
been taken, and the supply is large. Linseed Oil has met
with little attention on the spot, and crushers experience
difficulty in supporting prices.
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-65 barrels North, 97 casks first sort P.Y.C. taken in, and 32
casks Italian sold at lower prices.

NA.TIONA-L STA TUE of SIR R. PEEL
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Sin,—As I believe you are as much the organ of the free-
traders in the country as the Morning Advertiser is in
London, I wish to state through you, that my house will be
open for penny subscriptions to the statue of Sir Robert Peel,
and that my customers in the army are anxious to show
that they have their obligations as citizens as well as their
duties as soldiers.—l am, Sir, &c.,
ALEXANDER SPENCI,
Earl of Chatham's Arms, Thomas-street, Woolwich.
July 16, 1846.

DISCOVERY OF ANOTHER SAILOR GIRL IN LIVERPOOL.
—Cases of this description are are now becoming so general
that they cease to excite much interest. Yesterday a very
beautiful female, about seventeen years of age, was detected
in the act of passing herself off as a sailor on board one of
our merchant vessels. It appears she came here from
Omagh, in Ireland, and that having habitel herself in
sailor's attire, she went upon the George's Pier. Here she
met with a person in the garb of a captain, who said that he
was willing to engage her upon the instant. With the cap-
tain she slept two nights, without his ever discovering her
sex ; but upon Tuesday evening last, herself and the captain
walked into the Police-office, High• street, to inquire after the
name of a person residing in Bolton-street, and then the pre-
tended female sailor was immediately recognised by Mr.
Leicester, the head clerk in the office. lie instantly said that
she was a female, and it turned out that he was right; for,
upon being questioned, she acknowledged that she was a
farmer's daughter from Tyrone, and that she came here in
sailor's attire, with the intention of going to sea. She is at
present in a lodging-house at the top of Dale-street, and will
be sent back to her parents without delay.—Gore's Liverpool
Advertiser._ _

MR. " WYNDLIAM " AGAlN.—lntelligence has just
bean received of some further " doings," of Mr. "Wyndham,"
whose swindling operations were successful in Windsor some
weeks ago. It appears that shortly after he left Slough he
proceed to the Royal Sussex Hotel, at Tonbridge Wells,
where ho mixed in all the fashionable gaieties of the place
for between four and five weeks, assuming the name of NVel-
Insley. On the eve of his departure he called for his bill,
which amounted to about 301. He then very coolly drew a
cheque on a Gloucestershire bank for 501., and requested Mr.
Dowsing, the superintendent of the establishment, to give
him the difference in cash. Some little delay, however,
having taken place before the waiter returned to his room
with the expected change, it is supposed that the swindler's
suspicions were excited, for he immediately left the hotel,
and no tidings have since been heard of him. The 50/.
cheque, which remains in the hands of Mr. Dowsing, upon
being compared with the two cheques held by Mr. Dotesio,
appeared clearly to be in the handwriting of the party who
assumed the name of " Wyndham" at Windsor and Slough.
He made his exit from the Royal Sussex hotel so rapidly
that he left behind him his portmanteau, and took nothing
with him but the clothes which he wore. It is supposed
that he immediately left Tonbridge Wells by the railway foe
VIVA.