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RAILWAY COMMIT VEES.

(YESTERDAY).

HOUSE OF LORDS.
Room A.
MPOR'EANT DECISION.
IVSZEMAND 13.76 D MISTZ-112.1NT COMITIES
(CArer./32,IDGEn I 17.71.1ED0Z1).

The• Committee on the above Bill met this morning in
Room A, at the usual hour ; Lord Beaumont in the chair.
All the members were present.
The general evidence on the part of the promoters was
continued. Several witnesses were called from Cambridge,
Weedon, St. Neots, &c., and spoke to the existing traffic
between those places, arid the increase of traffic that might
be expected from the formation of the line.
Mr. Miler, engineer in chief to the line, corroborated the
evidence of Mr. B!ytb.
Mr. Hon cross-examined the several witnesses on the
part of the ptitioners.
On the conclusion of
-the case for the promoters, the Com-
-snittee, without calling, on the petitioners for any evidence,
declared the preamble of-the Bill not proved.
They then separated -at an early hour.

• Room B.
The Committee met this morning at eleven, the Earl of
tonsdale in the choir; Lord Hawarden, the Earl of War-
wick, the Earl of Ellenborough, and the Duke of Grafton,
were also present. •
X!EXCESTEri 41.1WD 3ZDFOI D.

Evidence was continned this morning in favour of this line,
for the most part respecting the effect of the railway on the
supply of coal to districts of very considerable populousness.
Mr. Rantsom,oen owner of flour mills at Mellen, said, in
giving MS' evidence, that he calculated that the proposed
line would accommodate from Bedford to Hitchen, 16 miles,
by 10i miles of count' ; and that that land would yield a
k
yearlyproduce of 60* 12 bushels of :wheat, out of which,
taking the .yearly CO `,mption in the district at 261,000
bushels, there would„, ' surplus of 333,112 bushels for ex-
port. This surplus won d yield 7,400 tons of wheat, and if
that were sent up to London, the railway would effect a
saving of 7,400/. He calculated that 10,500 tons of malting
barley was sent up to London from the district, and that the
saving on the carriage of that would be 10,500/.
Other witnesses were examined, and gave evidence to the
same effect, but the evidence in favour of the Bill had not
been concluded when the Cemusittee adjourned till eleven
o'clock to-morrow.

Room D.

The members of this Committee re-assembled to-day at
eleven o'clock.

IPSWICH MUR.It ST. MIDIVEUNDS
(volt.-grzca mx.TISNSION).

Mr. Locke (engineer to the line) was examined by Ser-
geant IV RANGITAM—The works were 2,749 '
yards, which
would cost 121,3881. • the bridges would cost 610,0701.; the
permanent way would cost 202,6914, and the stations and
sidings would amount to a sum of 47,3941.
Cross-examined, by Mr. ANDREWS, on the part of the pe-
titioners—There were six miles of railway at the next station
to Norwich. There were six miles of single railway. Could
not state- the cost of maintaining a station at Norwich ; but
the whole cost of maintaining the entire railway was much
the'same as any other line.

,Mr. Watson was next examined as to the correctness of
the estimate of the population along the line, and in his
cross examination admitted that he derived his knowledge of
the same- from the map.
Mr. Pilch was examined by Mr. TALBOT, Q.C., and stated
that he: had been.employed to make out the traffic tables of
this line, which he stated included. the revenue derived from
passengers, and he calculated that there would be an increase
in the amount of revenue from these sources, which were dis-
tributed along the line. There were four stage coaches
running between Norwich and Stowmarket last July, upon
which be based his calculations with respect to passengers.
The gross revenue would be 55,0694 from which he deducted
40 per cent., which left a net revenue of over 33,000/.

Mr. AUSTIN cross-examined this witness with a view to
test the accuracy of the modus operandi in which he pro-
ceeded, which he stated was in the usual way, and on the
same data as such calculations are, usually made.
After examining two other witnesses in corroboration of
the preceding evidence,
Mr. TALBOT stated that the case for the Bill was con-
cluded.

Mr. ANDREWS then proceeded to address the Committee,
and in the course of his observations said that the pre-
sent line, whether considered in reference to its connec-
tion with any other line, or solely with respect to its
own merit., was not entlitled to the favourable considera-
tion of the Committee. lie would not follow his Learned
Friend (Mr. Talbot) into the details into which he had
thought proper to enter, nor would he trouble their Lordships
with any lengthened observations. The Learned Gentleman
then proceeded to analyse the evidence, which he contended
was the most vague, general, and uncertain that had ever
been submitted to a Parliamentary Committee.
Mr. Bidder, engineer, was then examined, and stated that
the present line was totally unavailable for the purposes of
agricultural traffic; that the establishment of double termini
at Norwich would lead to an unwarranted outlay of money,
and be productive of considerable inconvenience to the
inhabitants of that town ; and that taking the minimum
cost as set forth by Mr. Locke, and looking to the want of
the necessary circumstances to render the speculation pro-
fitable on this line, it could never pay the proprietors at the
estimated cost.

Cross-examined by Mr. TALBOT Was of opinion,
ro "kW-. -01 t... rrrti. sea
signatures in in Norwich to the same amount for a different
line. Did not think that there was any reasonable ground
of complaint against their station at Norwich.
After the examination of this witness the Committee ad-
journed till eleven o'clock to-mdrrow.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
SELECT COMMITTEE.
1.11.7ZNE1, BELFAST, .ifiNn BALLYMENA.
The Committee re-assemblediat one o'clock to-day, Mr. E.
Denison in the chair.
Mr. Baker, one of the opposing petitioners, stated that, at
the rising of the Committee yesterday, and also this moi n-
ing, Mr. Lambert, on the part of Mr. Carr, had offered to re
lieve him and the other dissentient shareholders of the com-
pany of the shares they held. lie (Mr. Baker) held thirty
shares, Mr. Drewitt twenty shares, Mr. Cohen thirty,
and Mr. Marshall twenty shares. lie replied that he
could not enter into any agreement except before the Com-
mittee.
Mr. Lambert corroborated Mr. Baker's statement.
The object was that Mr. Baker's opposition should cease.
Mr. INl'Donald also stated that Mr. Carr had informed him
that he was very anxious to obtain shares in the company,
and therefore was willing to take Mr. Baker's shares and
those of the other opposing petitioners.
The CHAIRMAN said the Committee would not lose sight
of the fact that Mr. Carr was not a member of the company,
but had only come forward as an individual anxious to obtain
the formation of a line which, in his opinion, would benefit
the country through which it passed.
After some general evidence,
The Committee adjourned to Friday, at one o'clock.

CHARGE OF KILLING.—BIRMINGHAM, TUESDAY
EVENING.-3. 13. Davies, Esq., borough coroner, is now en-
gaged at the house of Mr. Charles Cheshire, Lower Temple-
street, investigating a case which excites considerable inte-
rest in the town. It appears that the deceased, Martha
Minors, 18 years of age, was an unfortunate girl, who lived
in a house of ill-fame, kept by a woman named Emma Had-
dock, in Vale-street. Yesterday evening deceased and a
young man, named Thomas Soirs, a horse-dealer, were in
company with two other persons at a public-house, and after
they left the place and were proceeding up. Pinfold-street,
Soirs, it is alleged, struck the unfortunate girl a blow under
her right ear, from the effects of which she fell to the ground,
and expired almost instantly. The examination is being
proceeded with, and will, no doubt, occupy many hours.
COUNT MONTHOLON.—His Majesty the King cf the
French, on the report of the Minister of Justice, has, by a
decision of the 10th instant, remitted the remainder of the
term of imprisonment of General Montholon. A letter, ad-
dressed to Count Monthoion by the Minister of War on the
Ist ult., had led that General, as well as his friends, to be-
lieve that his pardon had been granted to him at the end of
May last. It was not, however, the case. To the Minister
of Justice alone belongs the right of making a report on
the subject, to countersign the pardon, and to give the ne-
cessary orders for its being carried into execution. No mea-
sures could be otherwise taken for setting Count Moutholon
at liberty, as the latter had never solicited his pardon, which
was indispensable before any decision could be come to on
his fate.
INTERESTING TO GEOLOGISTS.— A. discovery has
within the last few days been made on Raploch farm, which
adds another to the many proofs that the now fertile fields
of the Carse were at some remote period covered by the
ocean, and Stirling, Abbey Craig, Craigforth, and other
basaltic rocks, washed by its turbulent waves. Workmen
have been engaged for some time past in removing the sur-
face soil from a bed of freestone rock, intended for the con-
struction of the new bridge over the Forth for the Scottish
Central Railway, and while prosecuting their labours, they
came upon a stratum of shells, within a very few feet of the
surface, which consists entirely of those shells common to the
sea-shore of the present day, and amongst which we per-
ceived numerous specimens of the mussel, oyster, cockle, and
other shell-fish.—Stirling Journal.
AN INTRUDER.--A circumstance occurred last evening
at the grand fete which took place at Ashburnham House, in
celebration of the birth-day of the Empress of Russia, which
it may be as well to mention as a warning to any other in-
dividoal who may attempt to intrude himself into society
to which his position does not entitle him. When
the guests were entering very rapid's', an individual
passed through the outer hall, announcing his name
in a sort of confidential whisper to the attendant as "Mr.
Herbert Player." Though no such visitor was expected to
andrt in due time he mounted the
Ibilnllgel,rbtehe reception s
pre.esteaeidrecniantsteo. himself,
theOni7elllaci
inner ball,
Player was allowed to pro-
aloon, however,_ a
more formidable ordeal had to be passed through by Mr.
Herbert Player. The individual appointed to announce the
company had a tolerably extensive knowledge of the aris-
tocracy, but, unfortunately for Mr. Herbert Player, his
features were not familiar to the party in question. After
having asked the individual his name, and received the
same reply as had been addressed to the servant in the hall,
the announcer felt satisfied that Mr. Herbert Player was an
impostor, and as such, took the liberty of immediately hand-
ing him over to the custody of Mr. Inspector Aggs, who was
in attendance at the Legation. To Mr. Aggs Mr. Player de-
scribed himself as of Benton-hall, Northumberland; but
further inquiries satisfied the inspector that his proper locale
was the station- house, and to that lodging he was Ignomi-
niously consigned.
TJFIE MURDER OF THE POLICEMAN AT DAGENHAM:-
The inquest in this case was again resumed on Tuesday, and
again adjourned for a fortnight, without eliciting ally facts
tending to criminate any person. A man, who stated that
he with another had been pointedly alluded to, attended
voluntarily with that other to hear and answer anything
that might be brought against them. Previous to commenc-
ing the inquiry the Coroner took two jurymen to wait en a
woman in the neighbourhood, but what passed between
them did not transpire. Immediately after the adjournment
of the inquiry a long interview took place with the CO,CT cr
and the principal police authorities, chiefly relating, it was
understood, to a letter received from Bristol, accusing certain
perapti of the crime. . .

REPEAL ASSOCIATION.
DUBLIN, JULY 13.—The usual weekly meeting of
this body was held to-day, at one o'clock, in the Conci-
liation Hall, which was crowded in every part for some
hours previously, from an anxiety to hear the result of
the conference of the committee, who met on Thursday,
to consider the course to be adopted through Ireland, as
to the proposal of repeal candidates in such counties and
boroughs as vacancies might occur in before the next
general election. At the appointed time, Mr. O'Connell,
M.P., accompanied by Mr. John O'Connell, M.P., Mr.
N. Maher, M.P., Mr. J. Steele, Mr. J. A. O'Neill, Cap-
tain Brodrick, and Messrs. Meogher. Baron Mitchell,
O'G orman, 84e., of the " Young Ireland party," entered
the meeting, and were loudly cheered. Upon the mo-
tion of Mr. O'Connell, seconded by Mr. Maher, the chair
was taken by the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor.
His LORDSHIP, upon taking his seat, thanked the
meeting for conferring so high an honour on him as that
of placing him in the chair on so particular an occasion,
at a time when their enemies were alleging that they
were about Suspending the repeal cause in order to give
support to the Whig. Government. Now he (the Lord
Mayor) utterly dent;sd "the assertion upon the part of
every man who had the slightest respect for the'Libera-
tor, for on repeal, and repeal alone, their leader rested
his hopes for the salvation of bis country. If he could
obtain good and salutary measures for his country, he
(the Lord Mayor) would say that he had been acting dis-
honourably- and dishonestly if he did not avail himself of
them. No one could doubt—and thank God for it—
that some good would be done by the Whigs, and
speedily too ; and if tf_ey were so disposed to do jus-
tice to Ireland, it was their duty, in his opinion, to give
them all the assistance in their power, and bring to the
Teberator's assistance as many friends as they could.--,
(Cheers.) &A:kin.-' for good tm asiires for the country was
1)4, reason why they should compromise th.eir hOnour and
independence ; but they could both get them, and at the
same time work for repeal under him whom they worked
with fifty years.—(Cheers.) They never had any
man in the country. from the beginning of its history,
tit to govern Ireland but one, and when it WAS the wish
of God to call that man to himself they would never
again have his equal, and whilst they had him they
should follow his footsteps.—(Hear, hear.)- He
(the -.Lord Mayor) would ask, was there not proof
already that the Government were disposed to do
somethlng for their beloved country ? They had
already appointed Chief Baron Brady in the room of
Sugden, who dismissed their magistrates, and would have
disfranchised their country, if he had been enabled to do
so.—(Cheers.) Was it not important to have Mr. Pigot
selected as Chief Baron in place.of Chief Justice Penne-
father, and Mr. Hatchell, Q.C., instead of Mr. Brewster?
—(Great applause.) Could anything be more essential
than their having the poor protected by good magis-
trates ? Certainly not ; and the opportunity of getting
them presented itself. However, no man could Go it if
not supported ; and unless Mr. O'Connell were sup-
ported Ireland would go back to what she was fifty years
afgo.-e-(Cheers.) No one could contend against their
leader, as being the only man who could carry out repeal.
He, as the Lord Mayor of Dublin, elected unanimously,
would, on behalf of the citizens of Dublin, say that they
Dad full confidence in him as the only man who could
carry out repeal.—(Hear, hear.) With these observa-
tions he would again thank them for the honour con-
ferred on him.—(Cheers.) •
Mr. RAY then read the minutes of the last meeting,
which were confirmed, and subsequently the following
letter from Mr: O'Brien : _ _

" Kilkie-Kilrush, July 9.
" My dear Mr. Rey,—As I perceive, by the report of
the proceedings of last Monday, that the Committee of
the Association are about to consider the course which
ought to be adopted with regard to the election for Dun-
garvan, and for the other places in which Ministerial
candidates will shortly present themselves for re-election,
I do not feel myself at liberty to shrink from the re-
sponsibility of offering my opinion on the subject.
" I shall not recapitulate the arguments which I laid
before the Association on Monday week, with a view to
prove to the country the importance of exhibiting, at the
present moment, an earnest and uncompromising fidelity
to the principle of repeal ; but assuming that these ar-
guments are incontrovertible, I have no hesitation in
saying that the Association ought to call upon the several
constituencies to put forward repeal candidates in oppo-
sition to Whig placemen, and ought to support such
candidates with all the aid and influence which it can
command.
" I know well that repeal candidates will start under
great disadvantage when opposed to such able and ex-
cellent men as Mr. Shell, Ms. Wyse, Mr. O'Ferrall, and
Sir W. Somerville ; but it is of so much importance to
us to prove to our countrymen that we are in earnest,
and that no concession with respect to repeal has been
made, or will be made, to any English party, that I should
prefer the risk of defeat in each of these cases to acqui-
esce in the re-election of the Ministerial candidates.
" I shall feel obliged if you will lay this letter before
the Committee, and before the Association on Monday
..se :may, - - -
Mr. O'Coxxnu, rose to move that the letter of Mr.
Smith O'Brien be inserted in the minutes, and that the
marked thanks of the Association be conveyed to that
gentleman for this addi'ional proof of his patriotism.—
(Cheers.) The Learned Gentleman handed in 251. from
Middleton, accompanied with a letter from the clergy of
the deanery of Clogne.—(Cheers.)
Mr. O'Colereem. then rose to address the meeting.
He said, that as he had a great deal to say, he had better
commence at once. He begged to call their patient at-
tention to what he had to say, for he never rose to
address a public meeting with more sincere anxiety
or ueaffscted regret. He felt anxious that the conduct
of that Association should be such as to deserve repeal.—
(Cheers.) He felt exceedingly desirous that there should
be an end put to every difference of opinion amongst them,
and that they should co-operate in restoring the na-
tionality of Ireland.—(Cheers.) He had thought deeply
before he adopted the course that he now was about to
suggest to the Association.—(Hear. hear.) lie would
tell them that he wanted them either to declare firmly
for his principles or against them—(Great cheers)
for the principles of peaceable but continuous
agitation—for that agitation which alone deserved
success, and which, in his conscience, alone ought
to obtain it, or the admission amongst them of an ad-
herence to the principle of physical force. Would
they banish from them all idea of physical force? "We
will.") He would tell them at once he would not
go on for one moment with them unless they all joined
against physical force.—(Hear and cheers.) He would
tel them he would never relax his exertions for repeal
until he walked into a Parliament at College-green.
The Committee of the Association, with the exception of
two of its members, were in favour of banishing for ever
from their minds the idea of physical force. The
first subject he would wish to speak upon was a
letter which was addressed to him in a public news-
paper by Lord Milltown.—(Hear, hear.) It had
been several days before the public, and he
owed the public and his Lordship an apology
for not answering it before, but the pressure of the
repeal business had alone prevented him doing so.
He would take the first opportunity of answering that
letter. Lord Milltown wanted him to postpone the re-
peal cause for a time, and to give a trial to the new
Ministry, but he (Mr. O'Connell) would not postpone
the repeal for an instant.—(Cheers.) The Learned
Gentleman next called the attention of the meeting to
Mr. Sharman Crawford's letter on the tenant right of
Ulster, and passed a compliment on the honour, virtue,
and patriotism evinced by Mr. Crawford in his treat-
ment of the question of tenant right.—(Cheers.) He
next alluded to the late Dungarvon election, and Mr.
Sheil's return as its representative.—(Hear, hear.)
fie called their attention to a resolution passed by the
Committee of the Association on the 9th instant, as
follows:
" DIJNOIRVON EZECTION.
" Resolution of the General Committee of the Loyal
National Repeal Association, passed on Thursday, 9th
July instant.
" That the Liberator be requested to report to the
association on Monday, that if there was sufficient time
for preparation, the cnnunittee have no doubt bnt that a
Repealer could be returned for Dungarvon ; but besides
this difficulty, the el. etion being one for a year at most,
and as any defeat would be seriously detrimental to the
repeal cause at this juncture, the committee, taking all
the circumstances into c meideration, think it better not
to contest the borough on the present occasion."
Such was the unanimous opinion of the committee, and
ho thought that opinion was quite right. One of the
matters which brought him over to Ireland was the
Dungarvon election. He arrived in Dublin on Monday,
and at once proceeded to that association, which he ad-
dressed, and moved that the question be referred to the
committee for its consideration, which framed the re-
port he held in his hand, and had read to them. Several
of the Repealers of Dungarvon considered that it was
not worth while to raise excitement sufficient to get
in a Repealer, and with that view several of the
leading Repealers there promised to support Mr. Shell
with their votes. When he asked them the reason
why they promised to vote for Mr. Shell, they replied
they could not carry the election in Dungarvon unless
the tenants voted against the interests of their landlords,
and that if they voted in this way at present it would
be impossible to secure their votes in the general elec-
tion that was coming on in a short time. lie moved
that the report be adopted by the association.—(Cbeers-)
Mr. MEAGUER (a Young Inlander) here rose to
address the meeting, when he was interrupted by Mr.
O'Connell.
Mr. O'CONNELL—You see, gentlemen, we shall have
cause for dissension enough. I will not name this for
the present, and I will not give the young gentleman an
opportunity of creating dissension.—(" Hear," cheers,
and much uproar.) Mr. O'Connell then went on to
allude, once more, to the Dungarvon election, and con•
eluded by saying he thought it would be better to hear
Mr. Meagher, and therefore he moved that the report
be received and adopted.
Mr. N. MAHEII, M.P., seconded the motion. lie said
that although the report was unanimously adopted, be
had differed with part of it, but did not express himself
to that effect at the commencement.—(Hear, hear.) He
regretted that a Repealer was not found on the hustings
at Dungarvon, against all odds, and in the teeth of every
risk and influence. The Duke of Devonshire had been
alluded to, and he =adored no influence, boweYer high,