The Sun.
London, England, 1846-07-20 00:00:00

FREIGHTS.

To Great Britain—Have declined to 51. 10s. per ton of 50 cubic feet
In this quarter, and as there is little produce now offering for ship-
ment a farther fall may be expected. At Stanghai 61. 10s. can be ob-
tained.
To Out Ports—Ten shillings per ton additional.
RATES OF EXCEIANGE AND PRICES OF BULLION.

On England —llas given way to 4s. 3d. to 41. 3N,d. per dollar, at
which rate few bills are offering.
On Calcutta—Private bills, at thirty days' sight, Company's ru-
pees, 21G for 100 dols. only to be had in small amounts. Company's
accepted bills, Company's rupees, 215 for 100 dole., scarce and
wanted.
On Bombay—Private bills, none offering.
On Madras—None.
On Manilla —None.
Sycee Silver-8 per cent. premium.
'Carolus Dollars—Old Head, 7 and 8 per cent. premium.
Ferdinand do. —At par.
Republican do. —At par. Very scarce.

RAILWAY COMMITTEES.

(THIS 1)AY).

HOUSE OF LORDS.

Room A.
C OZINVTBI.II.

Mr. Brunel, whose cross-examination was resumed to day by Mr.
ROWE, stated that the bridge ever the Tamer at Saltash was con-
structed at a cost of between 60,0001. and 80,000/. He had not, how-
ever, made an accurate estimate of the cost. There had been a pro-
position to form a public footway over the bridge ; but it would be
three or four years before it could be completed. He was not aware
front personal knowledge that the consent of the parties to raise the
level in the neighbourhood of the bridge had been obtained. The
level on the Devonshire side could be altered live feet ; but it could
be altered only two feet on the Cornwall tide, as had been the case
at the town of Saltash.
ne-examined by Mr. Sergeant KINGLAKE—Had a communication
with the Admiralty with respect to the bridge over the Saltash, and
it would be necessary for hint to raise it 95 feet above high water
mark. There were much severer and sharper curves and steeper
gradients on many lines in operation than on the present. A dif-
ferencQ of 1 in 60 or 80, as regarded passenger trathe, was not worth
speaking of; it would only affect baggage trains. On thu Birming-
ham and Gloucester there was a gradient of 1 in 37.

By the Citsnoteri—lt was always tha practice to alter the gra.
clients in conformity with the undulaticns of the country.

Room B.

The Committee met this day at eleven ; present the Earl of Lone-
dale (Chairman), Lord Ilawarden, the Earl of Warwick, the Earl of
Ellenborough, and the Duke of Grafton.
LEICESTER AND ISEXIPOILD.

Mr. GURNEY (with whom was Mr. Wordsworth) addressed the
Committee as to the unnecessary injury which the proposed line
would inflict on Mr. Guiston, by cutting a good deal of ornamental
property.
Mr. WORDSWORTH called Mr. Quintus Vivian, Nuston nail, who
spoke to the Injury which the property he leased from Mr. Gulston
would receive.
31r. Woodsey, engineer, said he bad been sent down to examine
the course of the proposed line over the Guisten estates, and found it
intersecting the ornamental grounds close to the house, and proceed-
ing for a mile and three• quarters by very heavy works. Ile had at
the same time laid out a deviation line, about 700 yards further from
the li,atse than the one proposed, which would do less damage to the
Froperty, would be less expensive to the company, and would be
equally favourable to the public.

Room C.

LONDON AND 33LACKV/ALI, RAILWAY

(WIDENING).
The Committee on this group assembled this morning, Lord
Hatherton in the chair ; with Lord Bexley, Earl of Effingham, Lord
Foley, and the Earl of Scarborough, when the Chairman stated the
Committee had decided that the hearing of this railway should be
postponed till to-morrow.
EDMONTON AND ENFIELD.
Mr. JAMES, on behalf of the promoters, stated that the object of the
line, which would be only three miles in length, was to afford facility
of communication between the Eastern Counties line and the town
of Enfield. The cost would be 36,000/. Some objections were made
by landowners, but all might be satisfied by clauses.
Mr. Waddington, Deputy-Chairman of the Eastern Counties Com-
pany, stated generally that the formation of this line would mate-
rially assist in the development of the produce of the district, and in
the reduction of the price of coals at Enfield. There was at present
no means of railway transit.
Mr. Burke, Chairman of the Sessions, confirmed this testimony.
Mr. Borthwick, engineer of the line, confirmed the evidence of
Mr. Waddington as to the length and cost of the line, and stated
time there would be no engineering .lifticulties whatever, as the price
of 12,0001. per mile would show. fle had agreed with the trustees
of the only road which this lino would pass that it should be crossed
by a bridge. The cost of carriage on the Eastern Counties' line for
coal is a penny per ton per mile, and the maximum of toll would be
twopence on this line. There was no residential property to inter-
fere with, the nearest house being beyond the 1 wits of deviation, for
the land was all of a strictly agricultural character. Mr. Robert
Stephenson, the consulting engineer, quite approved of the line.
Mr. Lelfchild, land valuer, who had resided in the district upwards
of thirty-five years, stated the quantity required was I 9A. la, 23r.,
the price for which was, including the land for the
instactrloenas.e7d,224s3t/0..,
and the value of the property near the line would be
30 per cent. by its formation.
This was the case, and their Lordships having declined to receive
any further evidence, the preamble was declared proved, the clauses
were gone through, and the report was ordered to be brought up.
Their Lordships then adjourned.