The Sun.
London, England, 1846-02-12 00:00:00

WAY BILL.

This was a Bill for the making of a branch from the sta-
tion of the Great Western Railway, at West Drayton, to
Uxbridge, and was promoted by the Great Western Com-
pany. The length is between two and three miles, and the
cost is estimated at .50,600/. Mr. Brunel is the engineer, and
M. ssrs. Parkes and Co., the Parliamentary agents.
The Committee decided that, as it was not proved that.
the line had been advertised in any newspaper published in
Middlesex, the standing orders had not been complied with.
NORTOLX RAILWAY EXTENSION (TIERE.

HAM, WELLS, AND "MAX ENMY
The length of this line is 30 miles; the cost is estimated
at 300,000/. Engineers, Messrs. Stephenson ; Parliamentary
agents, Messrs. Burke, Venables, and Co.
The Committee decided that the standing orders had peen
complied with.
• ThO Committee then adjourned,

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT BOTTISHAM AND APPRE-
HENSION OF THE SUPPOSED INCENDIARY.—About twelve
o'clock on Friday night last, a tire was discovered raging on
the premises of Mr. Free, a farmer at this village, which it
entirely destroyed (except the house), together with about
130 coombs of wheat, and the like quantity of barley, with
other agricultural produce, and various implements, a va-
luable cart-horse, and some fat swine. The fire, in conse-
quence of a brisk wind blowing at the time, speedily spread
to an adjoining farm, belonging to Mr. John King, which
eoon shared the same fate as Mr. Free's, the house only
being saved, Hare also corn, hay, implements, were
destroyed to a large extent. Some outbuildings, occupied by
Mr. King, glazier, were also speedily consumed ; nor was this
all ; for unhappily. the wind was very high at this time, and
eon voyed the sparks to some cottages on the opposite side of
the road contiguous to the church, belonging to Mr. Parker,
which soon ignited, and instantly were fifteen cottages in
one blazing mass. Thus has this dreadful and wretchd act
deprived twentv=four poor families for a time of a liome ; '
and it was truliheart.rendiag to sea the poor creatures, with
merely their night clothes on, funning with their little
families they knew not whither, to gain a place of refuge,
whilst others were eruleavonring tq save their goods. No
doubt existed from the very first, that the Are originated
from the litind of an incendiary, and there is, we rejoice to
say, every hope in this ease that the nlispreant will be
brought to justice. A person named Webb, but commonly
called " Squirrell,'' a rat-catcher, was taken into custody at
the fire, 04 eNamined gt Ave o'clock on Sgtitrflay morping
'nitre fiorge .jelyns, Esq , at the Swan, Bottishant, fle
was brought to the county gaol on the same day, and re-
manded until this day, when he will be re- examined at Bot-
tisham ; and, front what we can learn, we believe there is
little doubt but the pbarge will lie proper} agalpst him; but
during the pending of the examination we refrain front
making any other remarks thereon.—Cambridge Advertiser.
THE INDIA MAII.—The English packet with the
India mail not hav:ng arrived, a rumour was current et Maraeilles,
pn Thursday, that she was lost. The iteumwtwre qf Marsel.lies of
Friday, hMivever, o serves that there is no reason for attacharg.any
credit 0 this or feeling the least anxiety on to,!, Rolpt,
as a letter has bean receivcd from Malta, dated the 29th ult.,
stating that the time for departure of the packet was not then
fixed It was supposed site would leave in the night of the
29th, but this was by no means certAln• It 1s
_Prghotile that
th 4 napket thtitgoa 11 ile-1 been
very 'had t for. are `iabi ikrrtri the 27th, the Scamandre
Levant packet on her way to Beyrout with the mails for Syria, &c.,
was caught in a storm at about 75 leagues from Majtf,. 41-id 444,
pelted to seei: rouge at Cagliari, IYlterp tritutferreA her letters
and passengers tp the Mumps fofJiargeilles, to be te•rshippgd pn
board the Alexander 'Leyapt mail packet, whichleft on the dth,
hC ;linos experienced such bad weather, however, that she ma got
arrive la 3tarSeilles until the sth, having bean timed to put in at
Ajaccio. On the same day the Scamandre, which had also put in at
Ajaccio, arrived at Marseilles.—Ga/ignani of Monday.
BUTESHIRE ELECTION. —The Hon. .Tames Stuart
-yirprqy bas4ig repentir rgigPFl
o for this a luny,, on accept-
fug thg office .judgi .:Atiyocate-enem , a new election, -to fill up
the vacancy, took place at Rothesay on Saturday. The Hon. James
Stuart Wortley was put in nomination by Henry Stuart, EN.,
seconded by Cqptain Marsh4li
,rtiesart rind scat elected without
oposition. Thio eVectiop may be considered as decisively indicating
that the Manilas liff flute will support the Government measures for
abolishing the corn,luws, and other restilctions on trade and cßtn•
merpg,--alingotc prim
A large 'I-inst.:lan vessel, the Norden, has been seized
in Newcastle Harbour, under a writ from the Admiralty Court, by
:he owners of the Countess of Xrroll, for the alleged running down
of that vessel, a few days ago, on her passage from Newcastle to
London,
FATAL ACCIDENT IN FLEET -STREET.—On Tuesday
afternoon, between two and three o'clock, two young men, Mid tp be
brothers, and named Fletcher, were proceeding along Fleet-street
with a horse and cart, the property of Mr. John Stone. of Spriggs-
alley, Clihiner, Oefordshir e, when at the corner of Bride-lane, one of
the men, in endeavouring to step from the shrills of the cart, tell
under the vehicle, and the near wheel passed over his head, literally
crushing leis brains out,