The Sun.
London, England, 1846-05-28 00:00:00

.GROUP XXXI,

PORTBURY PIER. AND RAILWAY.
The Committee resumed the investigation of this scheme this
morning, and were occupied during a consAerable portion of the day
in hearing discussions on various clauses in the Bill. No feature
wof
any public interest was elicited, as the opposition was confined La
sively to the clauses, and involved only local claims.

GIiOLIP XXXII.
The Committee met this morning at twelve; Mr. J. E. DeQison
in the chair.
OKPORD, WORCESTER, AND WOLVER-
HAMPTON RAILWAY (BRANCHES).

Mr. Cocanulta laid a statement betbre the Committee respecting
the Stratford-on-Avon Canal and the Stourbridge Canal, both of
which the Itailway Company propose taking powers in their Bill to
purchase. The Stratford Canal, incorporated in 1793, forms a junc-
tion with the Worcester and Birmingham Canal at King's-Norton,
proceeds to Kingswood, and joins the Warwick and Birmingham
Canal, and then goes on to Strattbrd. The original shares of 1001.
were reduced to 301., and were at present worth no more than 241.,
and 2 per cent. only had been paid last year. The Stourbridge
Canal, incorporated in 1837, was constricted principally for minerals,
and cost a',cut 49,0001. In 1840 it yielded no return, and last year
the return was 4 per cent.
Mr. COCKBURN said the railway would cause both canals to be
most unprofitable concerns. The railway company seeing that the
canals would suffer, and would oppose them to the utmost, proposed
to purchase up the interest in the canals, and they proposed to pro-
vide for this purchase either by borrowing or by a rent charge.
The CHAIRMAN inquired whether the railway company meant to
shut up the canals?
Mr. COCKBURN said they proposed to keep them open, and use
them for heavy goods ; and they would, if required, bring up clauses
binding them to that effect.
Mr. LAING offered opposition on the part of the Warwick and Bir-
mingham Canal, but
The Citatabtarr suggested that Mr. Laing's clients would be safer if
Parliament should take security that the water communication
should be kept open, and that tolls should be fixed within a reason.
able limit. _ _

Mr. LAING bowed to the suggestion of the Committee.

GROUP XLIV.

The Committee met this morning at twelve o'clock; Lord Palmer-
ston in the chair.
THE BLACKBURN, CLITHEROE, AND

NORTH-WEST JUNCTION.

The Committee were engaged throughout this morning with the
Bill for this project, and the introduction of saving clauses to secure
the inter( sts of opposing parties.

GROUP LIII.

The Select Committee to whom this group has been referred re-
assembled to-day in room 26 (New Houses of Parliament) ; present,
Hon. E. Lascelles, in the chair, the Earl of Arundel and Surrey, Mr.
Hildyard, Mr. H. Clayton, and Captain Dalrymple.

BIRMINGHAM, LICHFIELD, AND MAN-

CHESTER.

This Pill being an unopposed one was, on the application of Mr.
Cockburn, Q.C., referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. _

SHROPSHIRE UNION RAILWAY AND
C ANAL (CHESTER TO VITOLVERHAMPTON).
The evidence in this case wa, resumed this morning.
Sir E. S. Walker being tile first witness called, he stated thalot hg
e
was the owner of several extensive manufactories w fiche n
the route of this line, and that its construction wont: renmllonvathe
ge
his
many difficulties which he at present experienced I
manufactures to different parts of the country.
conMferr. Rgr.eCataphpeenre,fimtsahnhufgtuco, gtyhraohpdshcirheos, shalirde.that this line would

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Black-
well Railway, while it was calculated that if the extension passed,
the number would be augmented to upwards of half a million more.
This closed the case for the promoters.
Mr. GURNEY then addressed the Committee on behalf of the
Corporation of the City of London, who contended that
the public necessity for the extension was not sufficient
ert to tte
to justify the destruction of private tywhich it would
involve. The Learned Counsel pointedProoPuCommittee
that not a single witness had been called to speak to the necessity
for the extension, and complained that it would not be fair to grant
it upon the evidence of witnesses who were officers of the company
promoting the Bill.

Yesterday evening, at nine o'clock, a serious accident
occurred in the Strand, near Southampton-street, by the carelessness
of a party returning home iii a state of intoxication from Epsom in
a phaeton. It appeared that they were on the wrong side of the
road, and drove up against a gig, in which were two persons, and
the gig was damaged, and against a light cart, belonging to Mr.
Tinian!, of Caledon-place, Lisson-grove, by which the cart was tilted
over, and a girl and boy thrown out. The girl pitched on her head,
and was much hurt by the :cart falling on her. The party in the
phaeton got off, as it was just the time the police changed from day
to night duty. _ _ _

RAILWAY MEETlNGS.—Meetings of scriphelders of
the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, and of the Grand Junc-
tion Railways, were held yesterday, when resolutions to proceed with
the Bills were agreed to.
It is said that so great was the muscular power of
Dragonetti's hand, that he has been known to go into a public-house,
ask for a pint of porter, and after drinking it, squeera the sides of the
pewter pot together between We lingers.

DUTCH MAIL.
The journey of his Majesty the King to Weimer, to invite
his daughter, her Royal Highness the Hereditary Grand
Duchess of Saxe Weimer, is fixed for Monday or 'Tuesday
next. Count Von Bylandt will accompany his Majesty. It
is affirmed that his Majesty will also pay a visit to St-
Petersburgh.
ROTTERDAM, MAY 22.—The New Rotterdam Courrant has
the following article among its commercial news :—" Lubeck,
May 18.—We have received news to-day from St. Peters-
burgh, that a great number of vessels laden with wheat and
rye had caught fire, and that in consequence, 180,000 chet-
werts were destroyed. Statements of this description are
generally exaggerated, so that we may hope that this is the
cave now, since otherwise the destruction of so large a quan-
tity may have serious consequences." (The above intelli-
gence we confirm by letters from Riga of the 15th of May-)
AMSTERDAM, MAY 23.—A correspondent sends us the fol-
lowing important information :—" An account has been re-
ceived by express from Brussels, at Bois-le-Duc, that the
ultimatum of the Netherlands respecting the import and ex-
port duties had been accepted by the Belgian Government,
and the reprisals, which are so injurious to trade, will there-
fore shortly cease on both sides."
AMSTERDAM, MAY 25.—His Royal Highness the Heredi-
tary Prince arrived here this forenoon by the ordinary train
on the Rhenish Railway, on his way to the Hague. We have
received by the overland mail Java journals to the Ist of
April.
ROTTERDAM, MAY 24.—Letters direct from St. Peters-
burgh, of the 23d April (sth May), which have been cow-
municated to us, confirm the account from Lubeck of the
destruction of a large quantity of wheat and flour by fire*
These letters state that the misfortune took place at Shilo°B9
a village on the Oka, near Monschank, and that the Tan"
tity destroyed amounted to 200,000 chetwerts.
AMSTERDAM, MAY 25.—We have no further information
respecting the acceptance of the Netherlands ultimatum by
Belgium, but we believe that the news given by our corres-
pondent is, at least, very near the truth. 'The Belgian
papers received to-day say nearly the same. The Precursor
of Antwerp says that the definitive treaty will be signed in
few days, if it is not so already, and that the stipulations sre
such that both parties have reason to be satisfied I'll"'
them.
VIEXNA.—The celebrated place of pilgrimage, Maria ,re-
trowitsch, in Stiria, was destroyrd by fire. The beantanu
church, founded in 850 by Luipram, Archbishop of Salzburg,
was saved, by the exertions of the inhabitants of the neigh"
bouring towns, from destruction.

DUTCH FUNDS.—AMTraDAM, MAT 25.
Money. 131111
Actual Debt, 234 per Cent.. •••.•• •• • 603 6034
leitto, 3 per Cent •• • • ............ •. 723 73
Ditto, 4 per Cent.......
Ainort Syndic, 35( per Cent •... 88% 89
Ditto, 3% per Cent....... ....
Commercial Company, 4% per Cent 170 171
East India Loan, 4 per Cent • • ••
Exchange on London, at sight •• • • 12 25
Two months.— .... ••• • •• 12 17
On Ilamburgh, at sight .. •• 35 75
Two months...
On Paris •• .... 87 12
Tw0m0nth5............... :56 75
—Dutch Papers, May 26.