The Sun.
London, England, 1846-03-31 00:00:00

PART HI

Sinfonia in C (No. 6) Jupiter • • ..
The rooms were crowded to excess

THE LATE DIVISION.

In our list of the Pairs at the late division for the Second
Reading of the Corn Bill, the position of five pairs were by
acciden transposed. - The names should have stood tli

FOR SECON'O READING'
G regory, W. IL
Leader, J. I'.
N .1.
Oswald
Whiimor,?, T. C.

AGAINST IT
ranbilrV, T.
Dray, J. W. S.
Vernon
Turner
Chapman.

CORN-LADEN SIIIPS.—WHEAT.—Another return re.-
specting corn-laden ships was issued on Monday, extending to tNlenty
pages. Mr. Wawn (South Shields) applied fora return or the Tiop-
ber of ships laden with tbreign corn entered inwards at the ports ut
the United Kingdom between tin sth of January, 18.15, and the 51'
of January last. Mr.,Trotter (West Surrey) asked lbr an necoant of
the quantities of wheat, barley, oats, wheat-flour, and oatmeal, im-
ported into Great Britain from Ireldnd from the sth of rebrunry

. . .
to the nth of March last. The first branch of the return
reaches to eighteen pages. It appears that the number of
British ships was 1,034, and foreign ships 1,185. The ports of
lading and ports of discharge are stated. The wheat in foreign
vessels was 273,310 quarters and 7 bushels, and in foreign
vessels 573,031 quarters and 1 bushel. The barley was, in British
ships 79,062 quarters and 6 bushels, and in foreign ships 280,843 quar-
ters and 3 bushels.: The oats were 249,544 quarters and 6 bushels
in British ships, and 329,847 quarters and 7 bushels in foreign ships.
The }leans and peas were 170,891 quarters and 3 bushels in British
ships, and 110,953 quarters and 3 bushels in foreign ships; and the
flour was 334,1d2 cwt. 3 quarters and 2 lbs. Lin British ships, and
223,479 cwt., 479 quarters, and 16 lbs. in foreign ships. -Abstracts
for the five precedingyears are given. The corn of TriSh growth im-
ported into Great Britain from Ireland in one Month (sth of February
to the sth of March last) was Rs follows :—Wheat, 25,775 quarters ;
barley, 8,392 quarters ; oats, 91,054 quarters ; wheatmeal or flour,
107,6:50 cwt. ; and oatmeal, 83,831 cwt.
LONDON CABS.—There are nearly 3,000 licensed cabs
in London.

A MORMON " PROGRESS."—It is said that the waggons
that are to convey the Mormons to California will number five thou•
sand, and will form a Hue twenty -five miles long. In the front there
will Iv
Pape'

there
street
fight

since
growing from one of tbe chinks in the granite, is now putting torte
leaves. It is three years old:
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Two HORSES KILLED ON THE BRIGHTON ANDsSITORro •
HAM itAILWAY.—On Monday morning, as the train was leaving
-c
Lancing station for Shoreham, the engineer observed twoart-arses
walk from an adjoining field to the front of the engine,,and before he
could stop the train, it had. knocked the poor- animate down and
passed over them, mutilating them in a very shocking manner. The
engineer stopped the train as soon as he could. The owner of the
horses was a passenger in the same train, and said the horses were .
worth.at least 511. Scarcely any inconvenience was felt by the pat-
sengers from the effects of the collision, and the train was not de-
layed more than a minute or two.
FEMALE ORPHAN ASYLUM.—On Sunday. the inter-
esting ceremony of distribution of rewards to five young *Omen who
have served a faithfid, five years' apprenticeship took Vace at the . .
Orphan Asylum. The diord Mayor, who had promiscid intend- •
ance, was prevented by the death of hie mother. The Sherbi4 ' •
present in their robes, and sifter an impressive diseourseht the Chapel
by the Chaplain, the prizeli were presented by--Sir Johh Paul, the
treasurer, who addrosSed the young Wotheitin language of much elo-
quence and feeling.. . .
ROYAL THAMES YACIITYLUB.—This elublhflve fixed
,
Thursday, April 9th, for their Opening, trip of the ..season: The
yachts will assemble Off 'Oreenwrelf,at three o'clock; •
LIABILITY OF DISSENTING CLERGYMIIN AS
II N.— A correspondent reedit is us that Protestant Dissenting mini s_
ters who have taken the oat Ls Of aliegianee -and supremacy, are nut
liable to serve in the militia. those ministers,,Of the tree Church
who have-been--ordainad eincbthe disrup.tlOn haie not, we belie\ e,
taken those oaths, and -are, therefoic, to_ serve. It ifiay.:
worth while, to bestow a thought on this suggesifon,--.•pa;iirits
Standar,l.
AUTHOR'S .CO.PYRILII.I7 ItLMUSSIA.„---a alpaor of
Ruisia has just' made-known, by an ukase. that the rights of all
property acquiredd-from the produce of the Lie, art!, :sre',izAol
the whole life of the artists; and fOr twenty,five years aft, their,Oo:
cease; for the benefit of their heirs:. - • •
It has been rumoured: in
where the subject has been di
Mr. Hudson is about to bring
measurethat shall so far Com
niou as to put alimit tonic-de'
the country 14 now threaten(
as far as we can gatlier' tlm
having no limns:44e autitOri
the power of whiling up a pi
body shall hr opposed to th,
of bringing 9ke4rovisicil
szttlement 'of' Itc&inift,i.
that of giving • tlfh‘-: Shfircht
themselves :and
cure of fsehome:; whiel; mast vtitl
opinion; and that' that.it is -
think with regard a
ciple is to be hron:llit into r opt,
interest which atutindet conn!hini.
are of 'opinion that it is -tOo imodi f;:> reqiiire ilirceillttisof a - boily' to
be opi;osed to a ficlici:", before jig abandonment is allowed, and that
mere-majority ought at lOast 10 TN softie:calf.' Rut; m whatever this
proposition may regja,',.the sharelnild•-rs cannot be too strongly
exhorted not to Waiffq AnY•geiteral measure on the part of iliete-
gWature, but to takZ- the jnatterlnto,thtir own hands, and eauiea-
your to arrest the piki6ssbf•those ]tints that immediately concern
them. They may then hope to-stay the evil, whether Parliament
comes forward with any general law or not.—Times.
THE PROPOSED MoNtMENT TO GENERAI, NOTT.—We
have seen a model of the -intended monument.. tie loss erected to the
memory of the lamented General. It reprOentg' him standing., his
cloak thrown carelessly over hit titionldm, his righthand restino
his sword, withhis unsheathed, -434)4, xt-en
Attended "NiIiWO:TMIO-fNie;t:it
high:, the flzure,*ing irPtiZit ii
4foote-:•.. • ..-2-•`7
TUE NEBULAR HYPOTHESIS.—Professor Nichol has
written to the editor of the Glasgow Argus, that the Nebular Ilype-
thesis is no longer tenable. The ground of Sir William Herschers
opinion, he says, was this, that many dim spots existed in the sky
whose irresolvitillity could not be accounted for, without a supposed
break in a lino of induction that otherwise seemed continuous. The
chief of these test spots was the nebula in Orion. Lord Rosse writes
me:—" I think I may safely say that there can be little, if any,
doubt as to the resolvibility of the nebula." Referring to unfavour-
able circumstances, he adds, "All about the trapezium is a Mass of
stars, the rest of the nebula also abounding with stairs, and exhibit-
ing the characteristics of resolvibility, strongly marked." Without
doubt, then, the Nebular Ilypotheais must be abandoned.
INSANITY RESULTING FROM SEVERITY OF PRISON
DISCIPLINE.—The following return exhibits the effect of the experi-
mental increased severity of discipline which has been adopted Of
late years by way of improvement :

. "•,

41 6el
1e14.4(4.

CRIMINALS IN NEW BETIILEM.

Tears ending
January
1840
,1811
1842
1843
1844
1845
1846

rentonYille
0
0
0

Penitentiary
2
6
4
0
3
1
0

Hulks
0
0
1
3
1
3
0

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5 16 8
There are other criminal lunatics, but these were found to be insane
by the jury at the time of trial.
LEMON JUICE.—Amoug the various articles now
brought from distant parts to this country, either for the first time
or in such considerable quantities as to attract especial notice, is that
denominated concentrated lemon juice, imported from the kingdom
of the &einem. A vessel called the President, which arrived at the
port of Liverpool on. Saturday front Messina, had on beard, In addi-
tion to 200 boxes and 700 cases of lemons whole, and extensive quan -
titles or cream of tartar, brimstone, shumac, oranges, and other arti-
cles indigenous to the place, the large number of 107 pipes and 20
hogsheads bf the concentrated lemon juice, an article which we do
not recollect to have seen mentioned before, or if so, not in such
large quantities as the importation under notice. It is presumed that
this juice is intended principally for confectioners' purposes, by whom
the beautiful acid of this fine fruit is so extensively used, and to pre-
vent the necessity of importing the lemons whole, for the purpose of
being compressed in order to obtain their juice.
DISCOVERY OF A SMUGGLER'S CAVE.—On Thursday
last, as a man was looking round one of his master's stacks, pitched
In a field by the side of the Eau Brink Cut at St. Mary's, he found a
number of packages, which on examination were found to be nu-
manufactured tobacco. Information was forwarded to the Custom-
house here, and officers were sent to seize it. There were sixty-three
packages, and they weighed together, we believe, about one ton and
a half. It appears that a fortnight since a hole had been cut in the
stack, and this was resorted to by the smugglers for the security of
their contraband goods, over which they threw straw, &c., to screen
.them from the eye. This afternoon (Friday) another waggon-load
of abent a ton and a half more was brought to the Custom-house.—
Lynn Advertiser.
THE LATE FATAL FIRE IN CRAWFORD-STRIETs.
MARTLEBONE.—Yesterday Mr. T. Wakley, M.P., held an adjourned
inquest at the St. Marylebone Workhouse, touching the respective
deaths of Robert Butters, aged 31, Robert Butters, jun., aged 7, Jane
Butters, aged 4, and William Butters, aged 2, the unfortunate hi-
dividuals who lost their lives at the calamitous fire which occurred
on,Monday, the 231 inst., in Crawford-street, St. Marylebone. Mr.
John Hoskins, a trunkmaker, of No. 15, Homer-street, said that on
the night of Sunday week he was sleeping in the premises numbered
77, Crawford-street. Ile retired to bed shortly after nine o'clock.
Ile had not been out all that day. He (witness) knew nothing of the
outbreak of the fire until the young man Hughes came up to his room
and told him that the house was in flames. He succeeded in getting
his wife, child, and niece out of the front windows, and effecting his
own escape from the same place. Previous to leaving the room
aprtd si balcony.nhistholzot r
iw3.fituteesms,pherisce
~iv.ffeed,smano,cietahteldyflotriengceostmeihi
and the other two in the back room. He could not, therefore,
igildtoswle
tell how it was that the three children were found together in the
front room. As to the origin of the fire witness knew nothing what-
ever. Mr. Henry Clare Timpson, surgeon, said that he resided at
No. 6, Union-Place, Lisson-grove, North. The shop destroyed by
fire was in witnese's possession. On Sunday night week, about balf
past eight o'clock, on his return from Paddington Chapel, with his
wife, he called at the shop and told his assistant, Mr. Hughes, to
come home to supper at nine o'clock, which he did, and afterwards
returned to the shop. Witness was unable to speak positively as to
the origin of the fire, but lie was given to understand that a small
gas pipe leading from the meter under the counter had had no
bracket, and a boy who used to live with him had since told him that
a lad had swung on it and loosened it. Au escape of gas might, in
consequence, have taken place. By the Coroner—There was a
policy of Insurance for 1401. in the Law Insurance-office, which sum
has since been paid to me. Other evidence having been adduced the
jary returned a verdict—" That the four deceased persons lost their
lives at the fire at 77, Crawford street, but bow the fire occurred
there was not sufficient evidence to prove."
REPEAL OF THE MALT-TAx.--Yesterday a meeting
of agriculturists, resident in Kent, Surrey, Sussex, and other counties
contiguous to Middlesex, was held at the York Hotel, Bridge-street,
Blackfriars, to consider the propriety of adopting some decisive cours e
with the view of obtaining a total and immediate repeal of the malt-
tax. Sir Charles Lamb, Bart., was called to the chair. Several
speeches were made, and resolutions in accordance with the object
of the meeting passed, after which it separated.
CHINESE MUNIFICENCE.—The Empress Dowager in
1835 reached her 60th year, in honour of which event the Emperor
was graciously pleased to present to every person beyond SO years
of age a piece of silk, one catty of cotton, IGelb. of rice, and 10
catties of meat, and those who were above 90 with double the
quantity; so that the whole empire might share in the bounty of
their sovereign. The Empress Dowager having reached her 70th
3-ear, it was the intentiou of the monarch to bestow similar largesses,
in order to spread joy amongst the soldiery and people. One of the
ministers, on hearing of the proposed Royal munificence, made the
following suggestion and statement :—" The old people are so
numerous that it will require more than one million taels to accom-
plish this benevolent design—an expenditure which the State does
not grudge. But grasping police-officers and underlings will appro-
priate to themselves much of these things, and the old people derive
but little benefit from the distribution. It might, therefore, be ad-
visable to make a diens in the favour to be conferred, and thus pre-
vent an unnecessary waste, by granting official buttons to the aged.
and in this way penetrate their marrow and bones with gratitude."
The Imperial reply is, " Let the Cabinet consult about this."—Pekin
Gazelle.

WINDOW DUTY.—Captain PeelleU. (Brighton) las
obtained au account (yesterday printed) of the amount of the window
duty paid in each of the last six years, as also of the 12 towns paying
the largest amount of window duty. The following results appear in
the first branch of the return, ending on the sth April in each year—
In 1840, the duty was 1,486,0231. ; in 1841, 1,774,638/. ; in 1842,
1,775,1511.; in 1843, 1,776,7891.; in 1844, 1,786,5141.; and in 1845,
1,812,0351. The 12 towns mentioned are Bath, Birmingham,
Brighton, Bristol, Cheltenham, Clifton, Leeds, Liverpool, Manches-
ter, Newcastle-on-Tyne, Norwich, Plymouth, and York. The fol-
lowing sums appear for the year ending on the sth April, opposite the
towns stated :-21,7221., 10,715/., 16,1911.,
14,9551., 7,2081., 8,4301.,
7,999/., 29,929/., 20,394/., 5,990/, 6,5711., and 11,484/. It will be seen
that the largest amount was paid by Liverpool (the eighth town),
29,929/. ; and the smallest by Newcastle (the tenth), 5,990/.
Mr. V. Matthews who fell into a vat of boiling
liquor in the Marsfield distillery, a few days ago, and was actually
boiled to death, lost Ws nag, la 1826, by a 81111ilar aCCident in the
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SUN OFFICE. Seven o'Clock.

RAILWAY COMMITTEES.
(THIS DAY.)

ROUSE OF COMMONS.
GROUP VIII.
This Committee, consisting of Mr. Hawes (chairman), Mr. En-
twisle, Mr. Beresford, Colonel Paget, and Captain Vyse, re-assembled
this morning in Room No. 13, and proceeded to hear the case of the
promoters of the

NORTH BRITISH (No. 1.)
Mr. John Miller, the engineer of the line, was the first witnees

called to prove that the scheme would be advantageous both to the
promoters and the public. lie deposed that he had considered the
feasibility of a line running to the south instead of the north, and he
had come to the conclusion that it would not be advisable to form a
soutberly line, because it would have to cross the valley of the

Tweed CwhichwasTerylim e, and would be rather unmanageable

to an engineer). A southerly line would not give as much accom-
modation to the public, because it would take the wrong way. The
public had more transactions with Edinburgh than the southern
parts of Scotland. The people of North Berwick were desirous to
have this line formed ; indeed it Ni as owing to their urgent requests
that the scheme had been broaght forward so soon.
Mr. 'TALBOT here asked whether the Chairman had seen the
Speaker of the Use of Commons relative to the petitions which
had be,,fn preser.Led to the Muse against the Bill?
The CUAIWAAN replied that he had, and that the Speaker said that
the petitior.3 were for the House, and it was not usual to lay them
before the Committee. He (the Chairman) told the Speaker that
the cane was also an usual one, and hp conceived that the public in-

taints would be furthered by allowing the petitions to be laid at

once before the Committee ; but the Speaker gave him no mon.
ralremmt to hope that the petitions would be referred to the Corn.

inittee

31r. Tausar stated that he knew thousands of cases in which the
petitions against a scheme were at once referred to the Committee.
The Cnanistas stated, that as that was se, he would again wait
upon the Speaker (whom he shortly expected), and request him to
allow the petitions to be laid before the Committee.
Mr. A. M. Davidson, sheriff clerk of tho county of Haddingta

stated that he was acquainted with the district through which the
romoters proposed to form a branch from the main line to Dunse.
The people in that district had experienced considerable incon-
venience and expense, in consequence of there being inadequate means
of transit for building materials. The same would apply to coals,
&c. The construction of a branch to Dunes would be of immense

bone& to the people In that district. The line through North lier-
wick would also be a scheme highly beneficial to the public and the

promoters.
Mr. Boyle, proprietor of land, and farmer of 800 acres, in Box-
buighshire, deposed that the line proposed by this CompanYl."
'pass tlulittgh the district would afford great accommodation to
public. There were 28,000 acres of land cultivated in this district,
in the cultivation of which lime was used to a great estent, viz.
one ton per acre in a period of nineteen years. There would be
a revenue to the Company, in respect of the carriage of lime
alone, of 4001. per annum, and the saving to the public in that
respect would be the difference between 13s. sd. and 3s. 9d. per ton,
ati,t the cumber of tons of lime annually Loed was 19,000.
This closed the evidence of the promoters, and strangers were
ordered to withdraw. On our re-admission we found that the
preamble had been passed, and the Committee proceeded with the
clauses of the Bill.

On clause 6 being, read,
The LORD PRovosT of Edinburgh objected to it, inasmuch as the
ooug,ht to remove the Trinity
Company thereby College Churc.,,
Edinburgh, for e purpose of enlarging their station. Now the
owners of tl ollege property objected to the removal of the church
unless th,„ rovided a church of the same dimensions, &e., isi the
neighhcoarhood. He had a clause to propose which would provide
for the reconstruction of a church instead of the present one.
Mr. Flora, on the par of the Company, objected to the clause
proposed; the Company would, however, have no objection to the
owners of the church making use of the materials in the construc-
tion of another church, and they were quite willing to allow them a
certain sent of money for the reconstruction. The church was very
badly attended, and the Company had, from past experience, deter-
mined never to reconstruct a church for any party.
The LORD PROVOST considered that he had made a very reason-

able demand. If the clause which he had proposed were inserted,
the presbyters, the congregation, the Antiquaries, and the Town
Council,, would be perfectly satisfied. If the parishioners were to
receeve tf sum of money for reconstructing it themselves, there would
be nothing-but wrangling. The only plan of preserving peace would
he by compelling the Company to rebuild the church. The pro-
prietors wished the present style of architecture (gothic) to be pre-
served, and Mr. Smith the architect had estimated the expense of
rebuilding it at 6,000/. or 8,0001.
Mr. HOPE said that the Company, rather than be compelled to re-
build the church, would abandon the sixth clause altogether.
. The LORD YBOVOST ultimately assented to the passing of the clause,
and stated that he would take his chance of succeeding with another
clause, which he would subsequently propose with respect to the
church.,
Mr. TALBOT said that the promoters could not assent to the Lord
Provost Milling forward with another clause if the sixth were allowed
to pass. They would rather abandon the clause in question, bees use
theselenew. whet it was to be compelled to reconstruct a church as it
original," stood. They had no desire whatever to be left to the
tender mercies of the corporation of Edinburgh or any other public
body 1:1 this matter. If the Lord Provost was willing, on the part of
the proprietors of the church to accept such a sum as would be de-
cided to be reasonable by the sheriff for the reconstruction of the
church, the promoters were quite willing to leave the case to the
slefrilr'e arbitration.
Tha Loan Peoviesr s id that if a sum of money were accepted an
.itilliaty of wrangling would ensue between the proprietors of the
Aureli and other parties as to the disposal of it.
-Eventually the (armee as it originally stood was put and passed,
"the stairs" first being struck out of the schedule.
. The remelt:Me, clauses being agreed to,
The Loan l'aovosT subnatted a clause which would compel the
Company to rebuild another church on the model at seine other
place, the sheriff to be the arbiter of the sum necessary for that
purpose, and called in support thereof
Mr. John Sinclair, town-clerk of Edinburgh, who proved that the
corporation of that city were desirous to come to an amicable
arrangement respecting the removal of Trinity College church. The
accesses to the church had been reduced in consequence of the
weeks .of the different railways that entered Edinburgh, and the
presbytery its wall as the corporation were now desirous to have the
church removed and rebuilt. If the town council accepted a sum of
money froM the Company, the presbytery mast come into collision
ARIA them, and the result would he that the parishioners would be
deprived of their church during the litigation that would certainly
ensue if the town council accepted a sum of money for the rebuilding
of the church.
The Loan PROVOST Said that, if it were considered necessary, he
could pro.,uce further evidence.
Mr. TALBOT then proceeded to speak against the clause, after
whirls the room was cleared, and on our re-admission (after the lapse
of half an hour),
The CLIAIRIIAN said, Lord Provost, my duty is to tell you that we
have regatived your clause, out stn n rah to intimate to the
promoters of the Bill what is our opinion as to the pro-
visions necessary in connexion with the rebuilding of this
church, and we propose this to you, it being the united
opinion, as the basis of some clause to be hereafter
introduced to meet the case brought before the Committee by the
Lord Provoste., That it is tee opinion of this Committee that a
clause be Mae- ted to prevent the Railway Coinpany from exercising
the powers contained la this Bill for purchasing additienal
laud for a terminus in Edinburgh until they should have
agreed with the Town Council on a plan for the re-
moving and rebuilding on another site, either within the same
parish, or as near thereto as can be a new church that shall afford
equal accommodation to that already existing, and that in such
' clause provision shall be made for the adoption of the same style—
any difference between the parties to be subject to the arbitration of
the sheriff."
The Loan PROVOST—I think that will satisfy us.
Sir W. RIDDEL then stated that he appeared on behalf of Mr. An-
drew Dryburgh, brewer, Edinburgh, whose wells would be materially
affected by the works of the Company. He had therefore to pro-
pose, for insertion in the Bill, a clause which should provide compen-
tion to Mr. Dryburgh.
TA.LBOT opposed the insertion of the clause. The Company
prcpesed to pass over Mr. Dryburgh's brewery by means of arches,
and it was probable that the shades of the arches frightened him.
Arer some discussion the clause was negatived.
Mr. EDGAR then proposed a clause entitling the trustees of the
Berwickshire post road to compensation for the injury which the
opening of this Company's line in that district would entail
upon them, and those gentlemen were determined to stand up as
tenac:cuey for their rights as did the Town Council of Edinburgh.
If the 13111 were passed in its present state the large traffic passing
between Dunse and the !palatine would be taken from the post road.
The trustees were liable by deed to the debt yet unpaid for the
making of their road; they were parties too who were not specula-
tors, and he contended that they were fairly and reasonably entitled
to compensation. He concluded by calling upon
Mr. T. Bowhill, cashier and clerk to the trustees since 1827, who
stated that the debt due by the trustees was 18,8301. The average
yearly income from tolls on the road in question was 1,5351. Bs. 1 id.,
yearly interest on the debt at 41. per cent. 7531. 45., and yearly ex-
pense of maintaining the road 6231. 12s. ld., leaving a surplus avail-
able for dividends of 100/. odd. If the proposed line of railway were
constructed, he had no doubt that the public would pass along it in
preference to travelling along the turnpike-road by coach. The
railway Company had not objected to giving the trustees compensa-
tion, tite only point of difference was the amount of compensation.
ross-examined by Mr. TALBOT—The trustees in 1844 proposed to
take 14,0001. as a compensation, and eventually accepted 10,0 01.
from ;mother railway company. The road was not a parish, but a
turnpike-road, although there never had been a turnpike upon it, and
the trustees Mal never levied a single sixpence upon the cross roads
in the district in question.
Mr. TALBOT said that the House of Commons had most rightenus'y
refused to insert compensation clauses in English a ailway on
behalf of road trustees (although the House of Lords had acted con-
trarily), acid he trusted that the House of Commons would not sutler
railway companies in Sictitland to be fleeced by a set of road trustees.
The roads for which the trustees claimed had been hitherto treated
as prish roadsappeared front eir own witness, that they
had e
never received a single sixpeuce iuth the shape of tolls ou those
roads.
The CHAIRMAN said that the proposed clause could not be enter-
tained, inasmuch as they sad never received any tolls in respect of
the roads alluded to.
ell-. PATON appeared for Captain Scott, a petitioner against the
11111, to ask the House to grant warrants to compel the attendance of
Mr. Jahn al arvay met Mr. John 31arr, who, it appeared, were con-
elected with a rival line.
Ouptain Scott's agent proved the service of the notices en the above-
named individuals, who were now in London.
Me. PATON then stated that there was an Hon. Member of the
House whose attendance was desirable on behalf of his client.
The CHAIRMAN said that he had no power to compel his attend-
ance. Had he declined to attend ?
Mr. „PATON said lie had ; and the ground assigned was because an
arrangement had been entered into between him and the Company,
Tice CHAIRMAN premised that he would intimate to the Hon. Mem-
ber that hie attendance was desired.
NORTH surrisia (3111V7ICE. 33R.ANCH).
Mr. TALBOT then proceeded to open the case of :he promoters of
this Bill, but he was Interrupted by the Chairmen who stated that the
Committee had decided to adjourn until to-morrow at eleven o'clock.