The Sun.
London, England, 1846-05-18 00:00:00

Wool:.

Since this day se'nnightice imports of Wool into London
have been on an extensive scale, viz. :-2,380 bales from
Adelaide, New South Wales ; 615 ditto from Hobart Town ;
444 ditto from Sydney; 926 ditto from swan liver; 59 ditto
from Antwerp; 24 ditto from Calcutta; and 200 ditto from
other quarters. In the private contract market there is
rattier more demand for English Wool,-yet we can notice no
material alterations in the quotations, which rule as under:—
Down Ewe and Wether, is Ofd to is Id ; . Hogget or Teg,
is lid to Is 341 ; Halt-bred Hogget, is 2id t o is 3d ; Leicester,
Hogget, and Wether, I lid to is 2d; Skin Combing, lid to
Is 2d; Ditto Flannel, is 0d to is 2d; Ditto Blanket, Od to
10id; Lamb' %'ool, is 00 to is 2id.—The public sales of
Foreign' and Colonial 'h ools commenced on Thursday, and
will be continued during the whole of the present week,
Although the attendance of buyers hitherto from the manu-
facturing districts has not been large, the prices obtained
have been nearly equal to those paid at the previous auctions.
1C.A.361.0V47.
This market is firm at full prices. The nearest quotation
for the autumn is 435, cutypaid. Town Tallow, 41s to 41s 6d
net cash.

ult-STREET COMPTER.--111 Sun.
t eleven o'clock, a young woman apparently about
day morning about
age whose name and connexions are at present un-
known, the above prison, appears
thirty years of
Oxide lay strangling herself in the cell or room
known, committed 8
urILTSed
SUICIDE
which she had been con
in
the unfortunate deceased, who, from her appearance, had been
that
respectable condition of life, the appearance of her hands show-
iling she had not been subjected to herd work, was apprehended by
one of the City police constables on Friday night for attempting to
drown herself at London-bridge, and taken before the sitting magis-
trate, Sir James Duke, when she reit:sing either to give her name or
any account of herself,directed she should be conveyed to the Compter
to be taken care of with a view to further inquiries as to who she
was ; she was placed in a ward with other prisoners, apparently
tranquil. Yesterday morning, on the time approaching for the
prisoners attending chapel, she complained of illness and re guested
to be excused from going, which the matron consented toand left her
alone, she then fastened one of the two cords that are used for the 'u-
, pose of opening and shutting the window, which is some height from
the ground, to at4tlit both light and air, round a hook in the
wall, and tightly pressing and fastening the other cord round her
throat caused strangulation, her feet touching and resting on the
ground. Some time after another prisoner entering the room gave
the alarm and the matron and turnkeys arriving she was cut down.
No medical men could be immediately found, but at length sir.
Hutchinson, of Farringdon-street, came, and promptly opened a
vein, but without any success.
Vidouq. the celebrated French thief-taker, died lately
near Brussels, in a state of poverty.
Accounts from Nice represent that part of the country
—iffering cruelly from drought.
CHOLERA.—The journals cf Eastern Prussia
dreadful disease has made Its appearance at fit. Fetus-

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RAILWAY COMNIFFTEES.

(IRIS DAY.)

GWOIJP X.

The Committee met to-day, it one o'clock, in room No. 1,
(House of Commons) ; present, Xr. Deedes (Chairman), Mr.
Arkwright, Mr. Vivian, Mr. Farnham, and Mr. Stanley.
The railways included in this grelp are the Ballochney
(Shott's Branch)—the Caledonian (Clydesdale Junction De-
viation)—the Caledonian (Glasgow, Gankirk, and Coat-
bridge Railway Branches)—the Monkland and Kirkintil-
lock (Chapel Hall Branches)—the Monkland and Kirkintd-
loch—the Glasgow, Airdrie, and Monkland Junction—the
Rirkintillock and Kilsyth—Lesmahago, Dalsexl, and Coat-
bridge Mineral Junction—and the Caledonian (Dundyvan
Branch).

Mr. GitAliAm, agent for the Caledonian (Clydesdale Junc-
tion Deviation) Bill, stated that it would be withdrawn for
the present, in order to be transferred to an Amalgamation
Committee.
Mr. IVEmyss, on theopposing side, stated that the petition
(for which he appeared) against the Bill would not be with-
drawn on that account, but (as we understsuad) would be
preferred before the AmalgaMation Committee.
It was also announced that in the case of the
BA.LLOCTINEY (SHOTT'S BIZA.NCE/I)
The Branch was to be withdrawn from the Bill.
HINTILLOCH 11.117 D ILIMSYTH,
This Bill was, after some conversation between the agents
for the preprieturs and the 'gentlemen who appeared for op-
posing parties, ultimately withdrawn.
The Committee then proceeded to receive the usual preli-
minary documents and appearances in respect to the other
Bills in the group.

GROUP XIV.
The Select Committee appointed to consider the merits of
the Bills compris-d iu this group, re-assembled at the usual
hour this morning, in Room 30; Mr. Protheroe in the
chair.

NORTH =ENT AND SOUTH-EASTERN
saanrams.

Tho examination of the eugineers as to the mode in which
the South-Eastern proposed to cross Greenwich Park was
resumed.

Mr. 8.. Stephenson stated that the tunnel under the
park would . bel nearly half a mile in length, but the
Commissioners of the Woods' and Forests would not
allow them to have any ventilation. He did not think any
inconvenience or annoyance would result to the passengers
from the accumulation of vapour or hot air. They had power
to take an unlimited quantity of land from London-bridge
to Coombs'-hill, and the tunnel would be executed without
injury or inconvenience to any party. He went minutely
into the character and description of the tunnel, and pointed
out the manner in which it would be constructed, and aftar-_
wards drained and worked.
The room was then cleared, and the Committee having re-
mained in consultation for upwards of half an hour, strangers
were readmitted, when
The CHAIRMAN delivered the following
IMPORTANT DECISION.
The Committee have come to the deci-ion that the North
Kent preamble is NOT proved ; that the preamble to the Bill,
Canterbury to Dover (South-Eastern Company) is NOT
proved ; that the preamble of the Bill, Maidstone to Stroud
(South-Eastern Company) is NOT proved. And the Com-
mittee will amend the South-Eastern Bill from London to
Chilham, so as to carry the line from London to Gravesend,
and no further, omitting the branches or lines from Lewis-
ham to Dartford, known as the South loup and the Angerstein
loup.

GROUP XVIII.
EMEETEEL AND IncoviL, AND DORCHESTER.
Before commencing the business, the CHAIRMAN said—l
am desired to intimate by my Hon. Colleagues that, in their
opinion, a Strong case is made out for railway communica-
tion between Yeovil, Sali,bury, and Basingstoke, and having
now expressed that intimation to the Learned Counsel, they
will shape their course accordingly. Of course they will under-
stand that it will not be necessary to weary the Committee by
calling witnesses upon the traffic. The Committee express
no opinion upon the line as between. Exeter and Yeovil, but
between Yeovil and Basingstoke, there is no competing line,
and the Committee being of opinion that the country should
be supplied with railway communication, have intimated
their opinion accordingly,
Counsel then proceeded with the examination of witnesses.
from Exeter, as to traffic between Exeter and Yeovil.

GROUP XXVIL
This Committee met this moruing at the usual hour, Sir
C. Lemon, chairman.
LEICESTER AND REDFORD.
The traffic evidence on behalf the prinnOters of this line
was resumed.

Mr. Packe, M.P. for South Leicestershire, with several
faarners and other inhabitants of the district, corroborated
the eviden!e already given, and were of opinion that this
line was superior to the South Midland competing scheme.