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LONDON, BRISTOL, and SOUTH WALES
DIRECT RAILWAY.

The Committee of 'Management having fully considered th°)
various projects bearing upon and in connexion with this under-
taking, have satisfied-themselves that it is for the interest of the
shareholders that the application for a Bill should be confined in the
present session for the line from Hungerford to Chippenham, with
the branch to Deuizes, and to postpone till the next session the
prosecuting of the remainder of the scheme, when the Aust Bridge
Company will be prepared to apply for their Act.
The petition for the above Bill was duly presented on Friday last
and the Committee have the satisfaction to state that their application
receives the support of the Marquis ofiLansdowne, and the Earl of
Shelburne, the Member for Caine ; also Lord Ernest Bruce and Mr.
Baring, the Members for Marlborough, together with that of Sir
Robert Burdett and other important and influential landowners;
independently of which, petitions In favour of the measure from the
towns of Hungerford, Marlborough, and Caine, and the populous
Intermediate districts, most numerously signed by all the principal
inhabitants, will be presented to the House in the course of the
present week.
The Hon. F. IL F. BERKELEY, Chairman.
FRANK W. SYKES, Sdcretary.
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TIGHT LAClNG.—Pressure of the bones on the lungs,
whether brought on by muscular or nervous debility, or by mecha-
nical construction of the chest, has a precisely similar effect, as pres-
sure elsewhere; for it is impossible that the effect should differ,
mercy because of the difference in the size of the parts compressed.
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nature of the parts of the body exposed to its influence may be.
That one of the effects of pressure upon the lungs is difficulty of
breathing, a constant and harassing attendant upon consumption,
and concerning the cause of which medical writers entertain such
various and contending opinions ;—I have completely satisfied myself
by a careful examination of the chest in a great number of persons.
—" Cronin on Anaspasia ln the cure of Consumption."
DISASTROUS INCENDIARY FIRE.—CAMBRIDGE, FEB.
7.—Early on Saturday morning a fire was discovered on the pre-
mises of Mr. Free, an extensive farmer at Bottesham in this county.
The whole of the premises, with the exception of the dwelling-
house, together with about one hundred and thirty coombs of wheat,
the like quantity of barley, and other agricultural produce, various
implements, a valuable cart horse, and some fat swine, were entirely
destroyed. The fire, in consequence of a brisk wind, speedily spread
to the adjoining farm, the property of Mr. John King, which soon
shared the same fate as his neighbour's, the house only being saved.
here also corn, hay, implements, &c., were destroyed to as large an
extent as on Mr- Free's premises. Some out-buildings in' he occu-
pation of 1; r. King, glazier, were also consumed, nor was this all,
for unhappily the wind being very high, sparks were conveyed by it
to some cottages on the opposite side of the village, belonging to
Mr. Parker, which soon ignited, and fifteen dwellings were soon one
blazing inf.ss. Twenty poor families have been thus deprived of a
home, and it was truly heartrending to see the poor eroatures with
only their night-clothes on, riming with their families they knew
net whither, in search of a place of shelter, while others were en-
deavouring to rescue their small stock of furniture. The Norwich
Union engine from Cambridge arrived at four o'clock; but at that
hour the Swafflitun and Bottesham engines were, and had been for
some time, hi full work. The property we understand is insured,
but the loss we fear considerably exceeds the amount of the policies.
No doubt existed from the first that the fire originated from the
hand of an incendiary, and there is, we rejoice to say, every hope
that in this case the miscreant will be brought to justice. A man
named Webb, but commonly called " Squirrel," was taken into cus-
tody at the Are, and examined this morning before George jenyns,
Esq., at., the, 1:1114 BgttePham. The int I VialTas PNC'Ceding
whoa we loft. - •

NORFOLK RAILWAY COMPANY

The shareholders of this Company held their half-yearly
meeting at their offices, Guildhall-buildings, yesterday, at one
o'clock. Among those present were A. Duff, Esq., John E.
Lacon, E•q., Captain Warden, Horatio Bolingbroke, Esq.,
Captain Laurence, Samuel Anderson, Esq., R. W. Kinnaird,
Esq., G. Stephenson, Esq., directors.
A. DuFF, .Esq., chairman to the directory, took the chair,
and called on tha secretary to read the advertisement calling
the meeting.

The SECRETARY, at the request of the Chairman, then
proceeded to read the half-yearly report, which stated that
the revenue for passengers, goods, and cattle, for the five
months, from the 30th cf July, when the line was opened
throughout, to the 31st of December, and for the one month
(July) Yarmouth and Norwich line, was 31,286/. ss. 5d.,
including the tolls for the portion of the line, leased of the
Eastern Counties Company, from Brandon to Ely. In this
sum no credit was taken for the sum due from the Post-
office for the conveyance of mails between Yarmouth and
Ely, from the Bth of August last; that, after a deduction of
forty per cent. for expenses, and a charge of 1931. 10s. per
mile, on fifteen miles and a-half, between Brandon and
Ely, there remained a sum of 15,9014 14s. 4d., which being sub-
ject to a charge of interest on the mortgage debt for half a year,
left 11,7241.75. 9d. available for a dividend ; that the directors
recommended a dividend to be declared at the rate of
5 per cent. per annum on the capital paid up, and that the
balance, including 1,977/. unappropriated of the last half-year's
revenue,n and the amount to be awarded for conveyance of the
mails, should be carried forward to the next half-
year's account. The report further stated, that the agree-
ment being negotiated with the Eastern Counties Railway,
for ieasing the portion of the line between Ely and Brandon,
had been broken off at the wins of that Company ; that the
land for the Dereham line had almost been entirely purchased ;
that with reference to the extensions alluded to in the last
report, the only alterations which the directors had been
advised by their engineers to sanction were. the commencing
the branch to Diss, at a point nearly half way between
Attieborough and Wymondham ; extending the line to a
junction with the Bury and Ipswich Railway at Stowmarket ;
and the line from Reedham to Diss had been extended to
Thetford, taking advantage of the facilities afforded by the
valley of the Waveney, to the Dereham and Wells Exten-
sion ; that the branch to Blakeney had been added ; and
that the requirements of the standing orders in re-
spect of these extensions had been complied with.
It was stated that the directors had agreed to take an
interest in the line projected by an independent Company,
from Ipswich, through Halesworth, to Norwich and Reed-
ham. They had also agreed, with the sanction of the
proprietors, to lease the line, if authorised by Parliament,
from Norwich to Dereham, and from Norwich to Aylsham
and North Walsham ; and also from Thetford to Bury.
The reading of the report having been concluded,
The CHAIRMAN said that considering the circumstances
of the Company, the directors had reason to congratulate
the shareholders on the amount of revenue derived from the
traffic on the lines. Such a return as had been reported to
them was unusual, and it had accrued to them notwithstand-
ing the great disadvantages that necessarily attended the
opening of new lines, and the want of sufficient engine power
on the Company's line. Yet if such were the return made
them in those circumstances, they bad whereon to
rest the most favourable calculations for the future.
The public he said, bad complained of delays
upon the line, but he thought they could scarcely
expect that system could have yet been established on a
line just opened, where clerks, officers, and servants, of every
description were new ; but the directors had taken every
means to remedy the defects complained of, and he had
reason to expect that, in a short time, there would be no
ground for the complaint. Electric telegraphs would very
soon be erected on the Company's line as well as on the
Eastern Counties' line, which would tend to prevent de-
lays and accidents happening. As to the extensions proposed
by the directors, they were entirely in the power of the
shareholders to adopt, and prosecute them or not, and a meet-
ing would shortly be called by the directors at which the
proprietors would have an opportunity of considering their
merits. The Chairman moved that the report read should
be adopted.
Capt. TYNDAL seconded the resolution.
Mr. Yieres said before puttin g the resolution he wished to put
some questions. 220,000/. worth of shares, he said, had been
allotted on the Dereham branch, and 110,0001. paid up ;
he wished to know for what purpose the other 110,000/. was
to be called up ; also, what amount of capital the Company
meant to raise by the new shares proposed in the report to
be allotted? He reminded them that by the recent Act
they *ere empowered to borrow 78,7504 ; were they, he
asked, to raise any part of that, or the whole, by. new shares?
He thought the item 2,810/. Is. 4d. for advertising, printing,
and miscellaneous charges, and 1,744/. 2s. sd. for office
charges and salaries, were large. The 1,977/. proposed to be
carried forward to the next half-yearly account had been
raised from traffic on the Yarmouth line. He did not see
why the expenses of that line should be paid by the Norwich
and Brandon line, and therefore he thought that the 1,977 L
should be carried to the credit of the Yarmouth line, and
not of the revenue account.

Major COURT could not but agree that the items re-
marked on by the Hon. Proprietor were large.
The SECRETARY said, that they had their expenses greatly
increased by all the contingencies attendant on going to Par-
liament. The proprietors must know that that was very ex-
pensive. These expenses could not be charged out against
the Norwich and Brandon line; it was necessary therefore
that they should be carried to the capital account. However,
the amount of these for the present six months would form
no precedent of those to be incurred by the Company after
their lines had been fairly started.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. YATES thought the expenseo for the extensions, the
shares of which had been allotted more recently, should be
carried to a separate district account.
The SECRETARY said it would but create confusion and
not attain any proportional advantage.
Mr. ROSE congratulated the directors and proprietors on
the amount of return made them for the first six months.
He quite disagreed with Mr. Yates as to the items in the ex-
penses which he had thought extravagant. He assured them
they were not so as compared with those of other Company's.
He begged to ask the directors when they expected
to have a sufficient engine power where they had complained
of a deficiency? Also, as to the leasing of the Ely and
Brandon line, why the arrangement had been abandoned?
He wished a!so to know win n the Ely and Peterborough
line, and when the Dereham line, would be opened.
The CHAIRMAN said that waggons and trucks
were ordered and nearly completed. As for engine-
power, they would continue to increase it, and
in the month of April they would continue
to make additions till they had twenty engines on the line.
The agreement respecting the Ely and Brandon line was one
between their own Company and the Eastern Counties, but
at the wish of that Company it had been broken off. The
receipts charged in this account was the amount due to the
Eastern Counties for the working of that line' the arrange-
ment for which continued up to the Ist of March. The
Dereleam line would be opened in the autumn; and the Pe-
terborough line would be opened in August.
The Souctron said, in answer to a Proprietor, who wished
to know why they had abandoned concluding an agreement
with the Eastern Counties for the Ely and Brandon line,
that they had no power to compel the other Company to ac-
cede to it ; and as that Company wished to withdraw, he had
advised the directors to concur.

The CHAIRMAN, in answer to another Proprietor, said that
the interest they would have in the new Company with
which they proposed joining would mould to '450,000!.
Mr. YATES wished still to know wherefore they should call
up the 110,000/. ?
The SECRETARY said the expenses of the Dereham branch,
on account of their throwing out branches to different dia.
tricts, would be heavy; and as it would be necessary to erect
works at Norwich for the -repair of their machinery, more
capital would be necessary, but he was sure they would see
it would be well laid out. The calls would be regulated ac-
cording to the amount required.
Mr. MILLS referred to the accident which occurred on the
line in December last, and said he was glad to find that the
report of Mr. Robert Stephenson had been supported in
everything. By the report which he held in his hand, drawn
pb r
fir eee before
trl
up by the head engineer of the Great North of France Rail-
way, that gentleman had come to the conclusion, which Ge-
n aspselaseihydiohnsale had condemned, that the construction of engines
which they had adopted was in every respect preferable.
or,
Mr. BIDDER
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the quantity of engine power and waggons, but they had
beer. erecting at every station proper accommodation for all
their servants, that all of them might live on the
Company's premises. They had also incurred expenses by
additional goods' stations constructed along the line, for the
accommodation of farmers and those who had property along
the line. One or two of these were finished, and they in-
tended erecting five or six more. Their cattle and fish
traffic was greatly on the increase, especially the fish, and
he had to assure the proprietors that this latter traffic would
require a larger amount of truck provision than they bad
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head of cattle, an 600 sheep, all of which their own engines
and trucks had brought up to London. He advised the
Company to purchase land along the line for the construction
of new stations, as other lines, which had not taken this
precaution before the land around had derived increased
value from the railway, had had to purchase afterwards at an
immense sacrifice.
The SECRETARY, in answer to some other questions, said
that the interest of 4 per cent. on the 20/. shares had not been
paid, and would not, for the sake of convenience, till the
whole of the shares were paid up. The new shares of 21.
proposed to be allotted, were made so small that all the
shareholders might have a portion.
The CHAIRMAN then put the resolution to the meeting,
and it was carried unanimously.
It was moved by the CHAIRMAN, and seconded by Mr.
Casfr—That the dividend of 5 per cent. on the capital paid
up, should be declared, according to the following propor-
tion :—Ten shillings per share on the Yarmouth and Norwich
201. shares; seven shillings and tenpence per share on the
Yarmouth and Norwich new shares, 17/. paid up ; seven
shillings and threepence per share on the Brandon shares,
upon which 16/. is paid; and ninepence per share, on the
10/. New Brandon shares; which was carried unanimously.
It was moved by the CHAIRMAN' and seconded by Mr.
LAcote, that the directors should be authorised to raise
78,75C1. by allotting 79,552 new shares, at 21. each. It was
carried unanimously.
A Proprietor then moved the re-election of the retiring
directors, viz. Adam Duff, Esq., John E. Lacon. Esq., and
Sir William Foster, Part., which was carried unanimously.
The auditors of the Company were then re-elected, and a
vote of thanks having been moved to the Chairman, the
meeting separated.

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SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY.
The Chester Cup betting was brisk in two or three in•
stances, and, with scarcely an exception of any moment, was
governed by last week's prices. Mermaid, backed freely at
35 to 1, and 1,000 to 30, was decidedly the " lion " of the
day. Intrepid was also in force, and the four leading favour-
ites were steady at the quoted prices ; the outlay on each
could not have been less than 2001. The Derby betting was
dull, but far from unimportant, inasmuch as Brocardo was
forced backed to 20 to 1 (laid three or four times), and left
off a worse favourite than lago. This change was indicated
by the demonstration adverted to last week. Tibthorpe was
backed eagerly at 35 to 1, and 1,000 to 15 was taken three or
four times about Mr. Wreford's filly, :Wilderness. At the
close the averages were as under:—
CHESTER CUP.
8 to 1 agst Wadlow's lot—taken freely
18 to 1 agst Lord G. Bentinck's Best Bower—t. freely
22 to 1 sgst Mr. Merry's Whinstone—taken
25 to 1 agst Mr. A. W. Hill's Sweatmeat—taken
25 to 1 agst Mr. E. R. Clarke's The Baron—t & aft offd.
30 to 1 agst Mr. Woffenden's Miss Burns—t and aft offd.
1000 to 30 agst Mr. A. W. Hill's Intrepid—taken
1000 to 30 agst Lord Howth's Mermaid—taken
35 to 1 agst Mr. Scott's Cataract-Ltaken and aft offered
40 to 1 agst Dir. A. W. Hill's Salopian—taken & aft offd.
40 to 1 agst Mr. Knox's Colleen Dhas—taken & aft offd.
40 to 1 agst Lord G. Bentinck's Discord-4 and aft offd.
40 to 1 agst Mr. Hesseltine's Fitzallen—taken & aft offd.
40 to 1 agst Mr. Cuthbert's Queen of the Tyne—t & aft off
40 to 1 agst Mr. Thompson's Hope
50 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Weatherbit--taken
50 to 1 agst Mr. Copeland's Arthur--taken
50 to 1 agst Mr. Ongley's Roderick
DERBY.
330 to 50 agst Scott's lot—taken
9to 2 agst Lord E. Russell's Sting-5 to 1 taken
20 to 1 agst General Shubrick's Brocardo—t and aft off,
20 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's lago—taken
25 to 1 agst Mr. E. Peers Spithead—taken
B 3 to 1 agst Mr. Ramsey's Malcolm—taken
35 to 1 agst Mr. W. Scott's Tibthorpe—taken freely
50 to 1 agst Mr. Worthington's Shareton
1650 to 15 agst Mr. Wreford's Wilderness—taken
OAKS.

8 to 1 agst Forth's lot
11 to 1 agst Sir C. Monck's Vanish
20 to 1 agst Mr. Littledale's Fantastic—taken
30 to 1 agst Sis to Flambeau.
BATH STEEPLE CHASE.
Sweepstakes of 10 sots. each, h ft, with 50 added. Four miles.
(10 Subs.)
Mr. Townsend's Swiftsure
Captain Johnson nd Conrad (Mason) 2
Mr. Haddy's Spendthrift (Powell) 3
Mr. Stapylton's Sir John (W. H. Ford) 4
The following were not placed :—Mr. Stapylton's Cricket
—Mr. V. Jenkyn's Sally-go-by-'em and Billy Piper—and
Mr. Wood nd Presumption. Won by a length, after a good
race with two.
Match, 504 list each, last two miles of the Steeple Chase
Course.—Mr. Helbert's Carlow beat Mr. Mill's Woodbine
easily; the mare fell.

PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS.
From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.)
MONDAY, FEB. 9.

The following Petitions for Railways were reported, and the Bills
ordered to be brought in the undernamed Hon. Members
North Staffordshire (Harecastle to Sandbach)—Mr. Adderley and
""Mr. Ricardo.
Ashburton, Newton, and South Devon—Sir J. Buller, Mr. Gill, and
Mr. Matheson.
Blackburn and Preston—Mr. Patten, Mr. Pendell, and Mr. Hornby.
Irish Great Western—Mr. French and Mr. Redington.
Liverpool, Ormskirk and Preston— Mr. Fatten, Mr. Clifton, Mr.

•
Entwisle, and Mr. Feilden.
North Kent—Mr. Rice and Mr. Smythe.
North Kent (City Extension)—Mr. Rice and Mr. Smythe.
York and North Midland (Whitby and Pickering Extension)—Mr.
0. I)uncombe, Mr. A. Chapman, and Mr. Hudson.
London and South-Western (Epsom Branch)—Mr. Kemble and Sir

J. Easthope.
North Staffordshire (Churnet Valley Line)—Mr. A.dderley and Mr.
Ricardo.

The following Railway Bills were presented, read a first time, and
ordered to be read a second time :
London and South-Western (Hampton Court Branch)—" to enable
the London and South-Western Railway Company to make a Branch
Railway to Hampton Court Bridge, in the county of Surrey."
London and South-Western (London-bridge Extension)—" to
enable the London and South-Western Railway Company to extend
their Railway to the High-street, Southwark, and to the Thames,
near London-bridge, all in the county of Surrey."

London and South-Western (Chertsey and Egham Branch)—" to
enable the London and South-Western Railway Company to make a
Branch Railway to Chertsey and Egham, in the county of Surrey."
Blackburn, Chorley, and Liverpool—" for making a Railway from
the Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton Railway, to the Liverpool and
Bury Railway, with certain Branches therefrom, all in the county of
Lancaster, to be called • The Blackburn, Chorley, and Liverpool
Railway.' "

Staines and Richmond Junction—" for making a Railway from
Richmond to Staines, to be called The Staines and Richmond Junc-
tion Railway.' "

CONTROVERTED ELECTIONS.

----.—.
Lord Granville Somerset, Sir George Grey, Viscount Sandon, Mr.
Patten, and The O'Conof Don, being five of the Members appointed
by 'the Speaker to serve ':.on the General Committee of Elections, and
not objected to by the House, 'severally took the following oath :
" I do swear that I will truly and faithftilly perform the duties be-
longing to a Member of the General Committee of Elections, without
fear or favour; to the best of my judgment and ability. So help me
God."
Ordered—That the petition of Thomas Cook and Thomas Wall,
complaining of an undue election and return for the borough of
Wigan, be referred to the General Committee of Elections..

NOTICEg GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL-OFFICE.
MONDAY, FEB. 9.
North Staffordshire (Potteries Line) Railway—Committee on Peti-
tion adjounied till Friday, Feb. 13.
Wakefield, Pontefract and Goole Railway (Methley, Askern, and
Oakenshaw Branches)—Second reading, Friday, Feb. 13.
Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley, Wakefield, Huddersfield, and
Goole Railway—Second reading, Friday, Feb. 13.
Leeds and Bradford Railway (Alteration of Levels in Bingley)—
Second reading, Friday, Feb. 13.
COMMITTEES ON PETITIONS FOR RAILWAY BILLS.

TUESDAY, FEB. 17.
Forth and Clyde Junction.
Kilmarnock and Ayr Direct.
St. Alban's, Luton, and Dunstable.
Kilmarnock and Troon.
Goole and Doncaster.
South Yorkshire Coil.
Templemore and Nenagh.
Great Leinster and Munster (No. 1).
Great Leinster and Munster (No. 2).
York and Lancaster.
North of Norfolk.
East Dereham and Norwich.
Wilts, Somerset, and Southampton.
Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton Amendment.
Dunblane, Donne, and Callandar.
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Edinburgh, and Direct Glasgow.
Great Grimsby, South Horncastle, Lincoln, and Midland Junction.
Oxford, Coventry, and Burton-on-Trent.
Launceston and South Devon.
Eastern Counties (Lincoln to Milford).
Leeds and Thirsk (St. Helen's Branch Deviation).
Leeds and Thirsk (North-Eastern Extension, Wath to Hartlepool).
Leeds and Thirsk (Knaresborough Branch Extension).
Edinburgh and Glasgow and Scottish Central Amalgamation.
Mallow and Fermoy.
Monkland and Kirkintillock.
East and West of England Junction.
Aberdeen, Banff, and Elgin.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 18.
Ilorbury Bridge and Calder Railway.
FRIDAY. FEB. 20.
Dublin and Sandymount (Atmospheric).

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.

BRISTOL, Fan. 9.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Bristol and Exeter, New, 12i,ti
—Caledonian, 15 —Taff Vale, New, 11. Bs. 9d.—Wilts, Somerset,
and Weymouth, 4

MANCHESTER, FEB. 9.

STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are --Armagh, Coleraine, and Port-
rush, IA p.—Blackburn, Chorley, and Liverpool, % dis.—Blackburn,
Darwen, and Bolton, 2 p.—Blackburn and Preston, 5% p.—Clitheroe
Junction, % dis. —Derby and Crewe, 2% p.—Eastern Counties, 22%
—Ditto, York Extension, 1% p. c.—East Lancashire, No. 1, 414 p.—
Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester, % dis.—Goole, Doncaster, Sheffield,
&c., 2 p.—Grand Union, 6s. p. c.—(great Grimsby and Dock Exten-
sion, 2% p.—Hudderstleld, Halifax, and Bradford, % p.—Hudders-
field and Manchester Railway and Canal, 71,E p.—Ditto, Extension,
par—Kendal and Windermere, p.—Lancashire and North York-
shire, % p.—Leeds and Thirsk, 3% p.—Leeds, Dewsbury, and Man-
chester, p.—Leicester, Birmingham, and Trent Valley Junction,
Is. 6d. p.—Liverpool and Bury, New Shares, 3% p.—Liverpool,
Ormskirk, and Preston, 2 15-16 p.—Liverpool, Warrington, Manches-
ter, and Stockport, % die.—London and York, I% p.—Manchester,
Buxton, and Matlock, 1% p.-,-Manchester and Leeds, Extension,
4 p.—North Eastern, % dis.—North Staffordshire, 4 p.—Sheffield
and Lincolnshire Junction, 2% p.—Sheffield and Manchester, Quar-
ters, No. 1,61 i p.—Ditto, ditto, No. 2,6% p.—Shrewsbury and Here-
tbrd, &c. dis.—Shropshire Union, I,‘ dis.—West Riding Union,
4% p.

LEEDS, FEB. 9.

STOCK EXCHAN6S.-The sales- are-Eastern Counties (York Ex-
tension), 245. p. -Manchester and Leeds, Fifth Shares, 11% p.-
Manchester and Birmingham, Now Quarter Shares (C), 6 p.-York
and North Midland (East and West Riding), 9,A p.-East Lanca-
shire, No. 2 (late Accrington), 4% p.-Great Grimsby and Sheffield
Extensions, 17s. 6d. p.-Huddersfield and Manchester, 6% p.-Hud-
dersfield and Sheffield, 22-Leeds and Bradford, 56-Leeds and Dews-
bury, 17%-Newcastle and Berwick, 23-North British, New Car-
lisle Branch, 31 Is. 6d.-London and York, 3%-Direct Northern ,
48. dis.-Glasgow and Dumfries, 105. dis.-Liverpool, Ormskirk, and
Preston, 533-West Riding Union, 616-Bradford, Wakefield, and
Midland, 153. dis.-Lancashire and North Yorkshire, ss. Gd. p.-
Lancashire, Yorkshire, and North Eastern, 10s. dis.-Leeds and
York, 12s. 641. dis.-Leicester and Bedford, 7s. 6,1. p.-North Staf-
fordshire, 3 y p.-North Western, 21. 13s. 6d.-South Midlands, 2/.
Ils. p.-South and Midland Junction, 7s. Gd. dig.
HULL, FEB. 9.
STOCK EXCRINGE.-The sales are-Blackburn, Darwen, and Bol-
ton, New, Is. p.-Newcastle and Berwick, 23-North British, Half
-Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston,
Shares, 7%-Ditto, Carlisle,
&c., 2/. 15s. 6d.-Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush, 245. 6d.- -Derby
and Gainaborough, 18s. 3d.-East Lincolnshire, 2%-Grand Union,
325. 6d.-Hull and Barnsley JilnCtiOn, 345. 6d.-Shrewsbury and
Birmingham,
SHEFFIELD, FEB. 9.
STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Great Grimsby and Sheffield
Extensions, 3-Leeds and Dewsbury, NIA-Leeds, Wakefield, and
Midland, 2/. I ls.-Manchester and Lincoln Union and Canal, 2/. 13s.
-Sheffield and Lincolnshire Extension, 3/. Is. 6d.-Sheffield, Bux-
ton, Leek, &c., 185.-South Yorkshire Coal Railway, 2/. Bs. Gd.
HUDDERSFIELD, FED. 9.
STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-East Lancashire, No. 2, 41,1 P.
-London and York, -Direct Northern, 2/. Bs. 6d.-Armagh,
Coleraine, and Portrush, 1%-Grand Union, 335.-Huddersfield,
64-North Staffordshire, 516-Wex-
ford,Halifax, and Bradford Union,
Waterford, and Valentla, 285.
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, Fan. 9.
STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Manchester, Buxton, and
Matlock, 325. p.-North British, Halves (Carlisle), 38s. p.
YORK, FEB. 9.
STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Eastrn Union, 3914-Grand
Union, 1% -Ipswich and Bury, 5-Dittoe, Extension (Norwich),
2%-Ditto (Cambridge and Ely), 2%-Leicester and Bedford, 1%-
-London and York, 31. 195:-New,astle and Darlington Exten-
sions, 11% -North British (Carlisle Extension), Si. Os. Gd.-Ditto
(Dalkeith), 614 -Welsh Midland, 2 -Yorkand North Midland, Selby,
78 -Ditto, Extension, 34 ex all.

THE SUSPICIOUS DEATH IN NEWINGTON.—LaSt
evening an inquest was held by Mr. Carter, at the Giraffe Tavern,
Penton-place, Newington, to inquire into the circumstances of the
death of Mrs. Susan Vesey, an aged female, which, from the fact of
her being a principal witness against her son in-law upon a very
serious charge, were considered to be of a suspicions character.
The first witness called was Richard Vesey, the son of the deceased,
who deposed that his mother had, for some time past, complained , f
illness and spasms, and that owing to the excitement caused by her
daughter's throat being cut, and her son-In-law being in custody on a
charge of having inflicted the wound, she became much worse. On
Friday morning she complained of being seriously ill, and wished to
see Mr. Young, a medical gentleman, and witness accompanied her
to that gentleman's shop. Mr. Young gave her some medicine, a
part of which she then took, and seen after she said she was better ;
but while she was returning home she fell down in the street. Wit-
ness assisted her home, and she went to bed with her clothes on. He
left her about two o'clock, when she said she was better ; but on his re-
turn at eight o'clock in the evening he found her dead. Mr. Stevens,
a medical gentleman, who had made a post mortem examination of
the body, attributed the death of the deceased solely to the diseased
state of the heart. The jury returned a verdict of " Death by natu-
ral camel."

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS
CITY QUARTER TO THREE.

The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 5,000
bales, all to the trade, viz., 400 Pernams at 53/4d. to 64d.,
300 Egyptians at 5%d. to 81/2d., 300 Surat at to 34d.,
and 4,000 American at 31/2d. to sd. The market is steady.
The Share Market improved, and prices are rather higher.
Merchants, bankers, and others have all been more or less en-
gaged in the consideration of the debates in the lower
branch of the Legislature yesterday afternoon. The proceed-
ings as far as they have gone appear to have given much
satisfaction.
There is not any news of importance from the colonies
this morning. The private letters from the West Indies
have been delivered, but contain matters more of a private
character than of general interest.
The Funds have been fiat this morning, owing to several
important sales. Consols have just receded from 97% to 974
for ,Account, and froth 97% to 951/8 for immediate transfer.
The new Three-and-a Quarter per Cents have gone back
from 100 to 99143/, and Exchequer-bills from 425. to 395.
premium. In most of the Foreign Funds there was not
much doing. Brazil Five-and-a-Quarter Cents have just
been sold at 8312. Mexicans at a fall to 30% ; the Portu-
guese Four per Cents. from 60 to 5%/2 ; the Spanish Five per
Cents. to 28; and the Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. are
at 60%.
Railway Shares have commanded to-day a fair share o
attention. The accurate list of prices is annexed.
ONE
BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK.
Three per Cent. Annuities .. .. • • 98i8 97'
Three per Cent. Consols Annuities 97%14
New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Aims. 99je %
Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5,1860 .. 10% 9-16
Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10, 1849 .. 10%
Ditto, 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 .. • . 1014
India Bonds, 1,0001. .
Ditto, under 1,0001. .
Conecls for Account
Exchequer Bills.
1,0001.
5001... .
Ditto, Small

CLOSING
PRICES.
97%
97
99%
10%
10%
10%

•• •• - - 973s'A 97%
I%d. I;4d.
.... 40 42 39 pm. 39
.... 40 42 39 pm. 39
.... 40 42 39 pm. 39
ONE CLOSING
FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. .. . 112
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent
... .. 83% 83%
Columbia Bonds .. .. .. .. - 16%'
Grenada, 1 per Cent .. .. .. .. 22 2214
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent ..
Ditto, for the Account .. .. .. • 31IA 30% 30%
Portuguese Four per Cents .. .. '59% 60 5*,,i 60%
Russian Bonds .. .. .. .. .. 113%
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent .. ..
Ditto, for the Account .. .. .. 28 28
Ditto, Passive Bonds .. .. .. 61/i
Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent .. ..
Ditto, Deferred .. .. .. .. 13% % 13%
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cent .. 60% 60%
Ditto, for the Account .. .. .. 601
Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 95 9514
PRICES OF RUSINESS CLOSING
DONE AT
RAILWAY SHARES. PAID. PRICES.
ONE O'CLOCK.
Amber., Notting., Boston and .
Eastern Junction .. .. .. 2% .• • . 2% % .... • 2%
Armagh, Coleraine, and Portntsh 1% .... I% .. l%
Birmingham and Gloucester.. .. 100 .. .. 131 .. .. .. .. l3l
Bristol and Exeter .. .. .. 70 ~.. -. .. • —
Ditto New .. .. .. .. .. 5 -- 7 •••.• • • • • • 12%
Bridgewater and 31inehend .. 425. ....- 14 dis. % die.
Buckinghamshire .. .. .. .. 42-. .... 5i p.... •• • • 16 P
Caledonian .. .. .. .. .. 10 .... ..

Ditto Extension .. 234
Chester and Holyhead .. 20 .... 22214'
Cheltenham and Oxford .. .. 2 .... 214 2
Cork and Waterford .. .. 1% ....
Direct Northern .. 2%.... 2%3413. ' 234
Dublin and Galway .. .. 4 .... 434 %..• • • • 4%
Eastern Counties .. 141 1 6s. •. 22% %%• • • • 2214
Do. Perpet., 5 per Cent. No. 1. 61 13s. 4d.
Ditto, ditto, .. .. No. 2. 61. 13s. 4d. 3l p.....: % p
Ditto, York Extension 10s. . • .. • • .. • •
Edinburgh and Glasgow .. .. 50 .... 78 78
Ditto 34 Shares .. .. 5 .• .. 1614 16
Edinburgh and Perth • • .. 3.• .. 4 q.• •• •• • 4
13
Goole, Doneast., and Sheffield, &c. 425..... • • • • • • p
Grand Union (Nottingh. & Lynn) 1% ... • 1%34
Great Southern & West. (Ireland) 15 .. 2136 •-•• • • • •
Great North of England .. ..100 ••.- •••. • • • •
Great Western .. 85 •• • ••••• • • • . • 167
Ditto, Half Shares .. .. 50 •• • - ••• • • • 9234
Ditto, Quarter Shares .. .. 5 • • 2034 ••• • •
Ditto, Fifths .. .. 20 • •. 37 ........ 37
13
Guildford, Fareham, & Portsmoth 5 .. 5% . .. 5%
Hull and Selby • • • • 10 .
Ditto, Half :•hares .. • • • . 7 .. 2713......
Lancaster and Carlisle .. .. 35 .... ......
Dit te, New; 5 11 g • 1 1
Leicester and Bedford
Leicester, Tamworth, &c.
Livcrp., Manch., & Newc. Jtuict. .... 214% ........
London an I Birmingham .. iOO 2:30 ...... 2301
London and Blackwall .. 161. 133. 4d. ••••• • • • • • *—„
Ditto New .. 2% .... 4% ••••• • • • • • 4:k
London nd Brighton ..
Ditto ditto Fifths
London and Croydon .. 131. 15s. 9d. 22% .•• • • •
London and South-Western.. 411. 6s. 10d. 8034
Ditto, New .. • . 1234 .... 2336 'A 13'%
London and York .. 234 .... 374 3%
Ditto, Half Shares • • • . 234 • .. 2% .•• . • • 2%
London, Warwick, & Kiddermins. 234 .... 1% 1%
Lynn and Ely .. . • .. 5 614 • .
Manchester and Leeds .. .. 82 .... ......... „ 135

--.l3ltie,llalf Shares .. 38 .... 62% ..... 62 !‘
Ditto, Fifths .. 1 .... 13 ••• • • • l3
Manchester and Birmingham .. 41) "

Ditto, New Quarter Shares .. 2 .... / I:*4 • .. 10%
Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 425..... PA% p ..... p
Manchester and Southampton .. 2 .... 214 ..... 2%
Midland —lOO ....152 154........ 154

Ditto, New .. .. 12 .... .`29 28% 29.. 29
Newcastle and Darlington Junct. 25 ....46 47 .• •• . ..... 47
Ditto, New .. 1 .... /11A •• • • ...... 1114

Ditto, New, Brandling .. .. 20 •• .. 46 ... ... 40
Newcastle and Berwick .. .. 10 .... 221,1% 22%
Newark, Sheffield, and Boston .. 2%.... 2.4% • • ...... 2%
North British .. .. .. .. .. 17% .... 25 24% .... 25

Ditto, Half Shares 754 • • •
Ditto, Carlisle Extension .. . - 32%..•• • • .. 2%
North Kent and Direct Dover • . 2y .. • - 3ii -••• • • • ... 31,4
North Staffordshire .. 425. •• • . 336 %s4p• . • • 3% p
Oxfd.,Worcester,& Wolverlunptn. 123 15% • ..... •• • • 15"
Richmond .. .. 10 .... 17 ......
34
Scottish Central .. • • .. 7% 151 i 34 . .
Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. 2%.... 3%% 14 ••• • •
Shropshire Union .. 421..... 4 Ws •• • • •• •
South Atidland • • • • .. 425..... 2!,4 p•••• • • • • 21s p
South Eastern and Dovor 33g.... 39 .. •• • • 39
Ditto, New (iss. at 321.) No. 1. 16 .... 20 .. ••• • • •
Do., New (do. 33/. 68.8 d.) No. 2. 10 ... • • • •• •
Ito., New (do. 151.) • . No. 4. 234 .... 334
Southinptn., Man., & Oxfd. Junc. 425..... 1 dis 1 dis.
Staines and Richmond .. • • .. 1 . • 2% .
South Wales • • • • • • • • • • 5 •• • • 6 ••• • • • 614
Tean and Dove Valley.. • • 134 •• • • 1 ••• • • • .... 1
Trent Valley • • • • • • • • ..5 .... 22 2134 21%
Warwickshire and London • . 425. dis. ...... dis.
Waterfd., Wexfd., Wick., & Dub. 114 •• .. 134 •
Wexford, Waterford, & Valentia .. 1549 g .. ..... 1%
Welsh Midland • • • • .. 234 .. • . 2 .. • •
Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth 2% 314:
York and North Midland .. M) —.lOl •••.• • .. .. 102
Ditto, Selby ........30 .... 76 .... 76
Ditto, Extension 15 .... 33% 33 ...... 33
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.

Boulogne and Amiens .. .. 10 .... ..... •• • . 12
Dutch Rhenish • • • • .. ..
.6 ....

East Indian .. • • .. ss. .... 1 • • • • 1
Grt. North. of France Constituted 5 .... 15M % % ...... 15
Louvain and Jemeppe .. 4 .... 2% 2%
Lyons and Mignon .. 2 .... 2% .

Kama and Liege .. 4 .... ........ 34
Orleans and Bordeaux .. 6 .... .......... 11%

Sambre and Meuse 6 ....
JOINT-STOCK BANKS.

London Joint-Stock • . ..

.. 13%.......... 13%

MINES.
Real del Monte, Unregistered .. .... 4 ...... ... 4
Santiago de Cuba .. 10 .... 12 •• • ..• .... 12

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.--(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, FEB. 10.—Wind this day at noon N.E., light breeee, and
fine weather, with sharp frost.
OFF MARGATE, FEB. 9.—Lady Williams, Santa Cruz.
RAMSGATE, FEB. Hermosa Habanero, Schiria, Havannah;
Anne Elizabeth, De Weerd, Surinam.
DEAL, FEB. 9.—Wind N.N.E.—Arrd. Danandria. Skinner, Cal-
cutta. Arrd. from the river and sailed, Tullock Castle, Stamp, Bom-
bay ; Palmyra, Croul, Demerara; John Brown, ideated, Trinidad.
Sid. Bengalore, Alter, China ; Plantagenet, Bird Calcutta ; Mary
Ann Drake, Madras ; Caledonia, Stephenson, Bombay ; Sir 11. Har-
dinge, Ttirnbull, Bombay; Nautilus, Ellis, Algoa Bay; Whitley,
Richardson, Ascension ; Sir Charles Forbes, Adams, Sierra Leone;
Africanus, Portendie ; John Willis, Demerara ; Catherine and Eliza-
beth, Merritt, St. Vincent's.
SOUTHAMPTON, FEB. 9.—Sid. Simlah, Cape of Good Hope.
TORBAY, FEB. 9.—Sld, Mary Ann Guy, Cape of Good Hope ; Leo-
pold Jer, Gombier, St. Domingo ; Anne Eliza, Crook, Vera Cruz.
PLYMOUTH, FEB. 9.—Sid. Arabian, Moxey, Red Sea; Nunez,
Flight, Rio ; Nunez Genie, Menard, Rio Janeiro ; Sandwich, Mann,
St. Lucia ; Arab, Baker, Jamaica ; Seppings, Deane, Jamaica. •
CORK, FEB. 7.—Arrd. Importer, M'Laren, St. John's, New Bruns-
wick. The Sovereign, Paton, and the Mary Ann, Henderson, Iwan,
got in contact yesterday, and both put back with damage, but will
proceed to-day.
Cowes, FEB. B.—Sld. Europa, Rens, Batavia; Camilla, Subez,
Valparaiso • Frithcoff, Orbmann, Baltic; Lothman, New York.
liatsroL;lzu. 9.—Wind N.E., fresh.—Sld. Elizabeth, Cundy, Ja-
maica ; Kennebec, Smith, New York.
MizFocu. FEB. B.—Arrd. li.ryope, Smith, Sierra Leone, for Cork,
out thirty-eight days. Put back, 7th, Fortitude, of Bridgewater, and
Churchill, of Truro, both with damage.
PEEL, ISLE OF MAN, JAN. 31.—Arrd. Henry and William Gill,
Wick, from Dundalk, with damage, having struck the ground on the
Sound of Islay,
HULL, FEB. 9.—Sid. New York Packet, Monte Video.
PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 9.—Sid. John Bagshaw, Dare, Celia of Good
Hope and Swan River ; Fanny, Hens, Batavia ; Buteshire, Currie,
Madras and Calcutta; Bombay, Hogg, Bombay ; Imaum of Muscatt,
Riches, Mauritius and Ceylon; Waterloo, Wood, Cape of Good
Hope; Helena, Anderson, Valparaiso; Alwick, Brewer, Valpa-
raiso ; Cato, Scott, St. Vincent's ; Sultana, Porcella, Mobile.
FaLmou'rn, FEB. 9.—Wind N.N.E., moderate.—Arrd. Norma,
Jackson, Honduras. Sld. 8, Victoria, Caithness, Monte Video and
Buenos Ayres ; Columbia, Johnston, Jamaica; Annie Maria, Fowler,
Havannah. 9. Ernest, Robin, River Gambia.
LIVERPOOL, FEB. 9.—Sid. Countess of Eglinton, Grange, Calcutta;
Corunna, Bray, Ceylon, &c.; Sabena, Robertson, Valparaiso;
Ecuador, Brown, Valparaiso.
COWES, FEB. 9.—The Patriot, arrived here 7th inst., has come into
harbour to stop a leak.
PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 9—The John Gray has come into harbour to
stop a leak.
LIVERPOOL, FEB. 9.—The Mary Barbara, from St. Domingo to
this port, was abandoned at sea 24th ult. in a slaking state ; crew
taken off by the Governor Davies, from New Orleans,'arrived here.
The Pearl, for Galveston, and the Lemon, for Porte Rico, got in con-
tact this forenoon off the Magazines, and both come to an anchor,
the former with loss of main and mizen masts, and the latter with
loss of jibboom.
INTREPIDITY the FRENCH PILOT and LIFE BOATMEN—
SCUE of an ENGLISH CREW.
The agent at Lloyd's, at Boulogne, in reporting the British sloop
Josephine having gone on shore near that port, mentions an act of
persevering intrepidity on the part of the French crew of the life and
pilot boat there, which is deserving of notice.
" The life-boat and a pilot-boat have made three attempts to reach
her, in order to save the crew, who are still on board, but the sea
rushed over her desks with such violence that they could not stay
near her. Other attempts will be made again, and no exertion
spared to save the
NIGHT unfortunate beings who are on board, if possible."
SIGNALS AT SEA.
The several notices which have appeared in the daily morning and
evening papers of late, respecting the importance and necessity of a
universal code of night signals at sea and on the coast, being esta-
blished, appears to have attracted amongst e morteantile marine in-
terest the attention which the subject deserves. It remains for Go-
vernment to sanction some simple code, in order to lessen the con-
stantly occurring loss of life and property by thei want of established
and understood signals.
Mr. Henry C. Chapman, shipowner, of Liverpool, in addressing
Lloyd's upon the subject, mentions that he, with the view to the in-
troduction of some simple code, adopted one for the use of com-
manders of the ships in his employ, which the captains all highly
approve of, as being extremely simple, and easily understood by the
parties employed in the coasting and fishing trades. Mr. Chapman
mentions also that Sir Charles Ogle, and several naval officers, ap-
proved of his code.

A MAGISTRATE W ANTED. —Of late considerable
difficulty has been experienced in finding a magistrate around Bea-
consfield. Au acting magistrate it is difficult to find in that district.
A few days since the constable of that place had two men in custody,
whom he had to take before a justice; but, although ho went to the
residences of eight, and travelled about thirty miles, he coald not
find one, and was in consequence obliged to keep the men in cus-
tody two days, till thi Eton petty sessions cams on, anti t 12012 to
take them about ton Dial to mootiog,
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PRICE sn.

RAILWAY COMMiTTEES

(THIS DAY.)

Sub• Committee No. 1.
This Committee met to• day at twelve o'clock ; Mr. Stru'
in the chair.

THE LONDON, NEWBURY, AND, BATE

R,AILVITAY.
The Committee proceeded with this adjourned case.
Mr. BURKE submitted several allegations similar to those
which were decided against him yesterday, but the Com-
mittee having expressed their disapprobation of re-opening
arguments which would avail him nothing, the other allega-
tions were then withdrawn, and
The Committee decided that the standing orders had been
complied with, with the exception of the case of Mrs. Susannah
Shaw.
TUE DIRECT LONDON AND POR,TSMOITTIE.
The Committee then called on this case.
Mr. PARRES appeared for the promoters.
Mr. DAVID J. CoLts appeared to make an objection to the
proceeding with the Bill He was himself a petitioner
against the project, but was prevented from resenting
several petitions against it through the neglect ofp the pro-
moters. They had given notice on the 2d of February that
the Sub-Committee would it on the 4th, so that the peti-
tions, which otherwise would have been presented against
the Bill, were abandoned in consequence of not having had
sufficient notice to have them presented. They should, in
accordance with the standing orders, have given the public
three clear days' notice of the sitting of the Sub-Committee,
and this was not done. He therefore submitted that they
could not proceed.
The CHAIRMAN said that the postponement of the sitting
of the Committee from the 2d to that day was not unfavour-
able to the public, inasmuch as there was more time given
to get up any petitions which they might wish to present.
The delay was not occasioned by the promoters, but by the
House of Commons. As to not having given three clear
days' notice in the first instance, that non-compliance with
the standing orders was got over by the subsequent post-
ponement of the inquiry. The objection was, therefore,.
overruled.

Mr. PARKI n called witnesses to prove the depositing
of the plans an sections, and the books of reference. After
which

➢lr. BURKE said he had to object to the promoters' con,
ract deed.,

(LEFT SITTING.)

Sub-Committee No. 2.
The Committee met to-day at twelve o'clock; Sir J.
Buller in the chair.
HERDS AND HANTS (HUNGERPORD

TENSION) RAILWAY.
The formal evidence in support of the petition having been
finished, the petitions against the Bill were heard.
Mr. COATES (of the firm of Dyson and Hoare) appeared
in support of the petition of Messrs. Ward and Merryman,
which alleged that there was an omission in the names of
places along the line in the book of reference.
Mr. Pair; agent for the promoters, contended that
these parties were not owners of property to be affected by
the proposed railway.
The CHAIRMAN considered that the petitioners on this
point were out of court.