The Sun.
London, England, 1846-07-06 00:00:00

HOUSE OF LORDS•

GROUP D.
1900
AXHOLME, GAINSBOROUGH, G 001.1.0
AND NORTH MIDLAND JUNCTS° ,":000
The Committee re-assembled this morning; Lord P
in the chair.
Mline, ra.nHdeslypogia
eveespgeecniaelrlyal
aesvitdoentcheeasfatcoilitthieesniet would
tiyd
for exporting the produce grown on the banks of the 'Po.
A large proprietor in the isle confirmed this testimoni'
stated that there was an agreement to lease the line 0
York and North Midland Company.
cO4
Mr. Wells, who has the management of about 7,000 - ;1,011/
of land in the Isle ofAxholme, and was acquainted with e crif.
18,000 acres of other ground, conceived that about 6,000 shicP
are devoted to the growth of potatoes, the
produce of Ti d',s
he calculated at about 54,000 tons. From the whole °t rico'
district he believed there were about 53,000 tons vapor
There are also considerable quantities of lime brought tII
the district for the improvement of the land. Dip
The witness underwent a severe cross-examination
PAGICT, to show that the places proposed for acconl.3°.."oo
on this line are nearer to the Pontefract and Goole 11_.„Iwctiog.
they are to the Axholme and North Midland Ju;itol
Several of them were shown to be nearer, but the for lie
tion %os
stated that he had deducted one-third of the traTepolit(
gross estimates for the abstraction of the Wakeflelo9,„o
roa„
*act, and Goole line. He had not included the
the Thorn, although that place was two miles nearer tiier tErf
than the other. He had calculated potatoes at a luirtoa Po
per mile the whole distance to London, and 114 d. Pe ed
those going westward. But his evidence was COnfin ,
marsh land. o°4
Mr. Marr, a farmer at Goole, had calculated the. Ole
from Hoxey to Cowle, and stated that the saving 11,1 t.Al3°
whole district from traffic would be 24,066/. 113., 1113
acreage of the district is 46,910; the *population eve iiiilP;
12,186, and the number of inhabited houses 2,620. -mo
ot.
of of acres under profitable culture are 42219 ; the f 1
31,660 tons, including lime,
of produce exported is 53,980 t
twt
ionotgau
ida2rh4b,eos
h62i61:,;931ai565/..
far l ITs .ha,
issa
edyoi
.nbri
the land. The saving in carriage as far as Gainsb°l; the
and all
Tofatrrhnhot
imports
saving2hthl e 3 articles
opamountla.,rt ce
s:e s
og.
ift°l
e
borough would be about 8,0001.

T
FRENCH PLAYS.—DEBUT OF MADEMOISELLE"'TEACI to
—The gratitude of every- lover of the drama is diro,cers
Mitchell for the efforts he has made, and, happilP 8
„. "-rcete"t
„r
fully made, to secure the services of confessedly the eOlP'5
tragic actress in the world. Mademoiselle Rachel 11157,,, lle
Mita this evening in the character of Camille, in e°,l-01arie:
tragedy of Horace. To those who have seen her it is sea"
j
cessary to say more, and let not those who have 101 00'
her presume to speak of tragic acting in the presence °
the
who have.
.t tO
THE "ELIZABETH FRY EEFUGE."—rUrStla—
resolutions proposed and carried at various p °A".,güblic olefoetilifY
mostly presided over by the Lord Mayor, a general
tion has been commenced for the purpose of
le
asylum to carry out the benevolent principles of r. :9 re;
Mrs. Elizabeth Fry, namely, for the moral and relieriplill
formation of female prisoners, and improving the
of gaols. The institution is to be called the "Elizab,°•'4 600,0
Refuge," towards the building of which upwards or "'ottP
has been received by the trustees of the fund. Anl°l4o;
munificent donors is her Majesty for 50/. ; his 110,41...141:
ness Prince Albert, 25/. ; her Majesty the Queen Dr
40/. ; Queen of the French, 26/. ; the King of Pruluoi4o.
her Royal Highness the Duchess of Orleans, 201. ' • Sitivtios',
Buxton, Bart., 100/. ; Messrs. Barclay, 1001.; t", enarael,
Champion, 100/. • Thomas Farmer, Esq., 1
Esq., 2001.; J. J. Gurney, Esq., 100/ ; S. Hoare, s'•l4
•re to"
Overend and Co., 100 L, &c., &c. * dips
OUTLAWRY.—Yesterday the doors of the 00001.•
churches and chapels in St. Giles's and St. George's' utisvirg'i
bury, had affixed to them the preliminary notice oft...read_A
requiring an inhabitant in Great Russell-street to sici oar;
to the Court of Exchequer on 2d November, °l' af clt,
July 4th. This revival of an almost obsolete cosrlbeli•
manding the body of the defendant as expressed in
excited some curiosity.

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