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The examination of the merits of this scheme was re-
sumed. Mr. John Braithwaite, the engineer of the line, was
examined at some length by Mr. Ogle, on behalf of several
landholders, who complained the line would inflict kuore in-
jury on their property than the competing line.
Mr. JAMES submitted to the Committee that all the cases
were simply matter for compensation.
The Committee concurrir;g in this opinion, the cross-exa-
mination was not persisted in.

Mr. Braithwaitlie was then examined at some length. He
said he had never heard, until he entered that Committee, of
there being any trade between Ipswich and Harwich. His
object had been to obtain the shortest line between Harwich
and the metropolis; but if it n ere thought that the line
ought to accommodate Ipswich, there would be no difficulty
in having a fork at the point of junction with the Eastern
Union, one branch pointing to Ipswich and the other to
London. The distance from Ipswich to Harwich -was twenty
miles by rail, while by the Orwell it was only nine miles, and
there was a cheap steam-boat communication; passengers
were carried, he believed, for sixpence a head.
Caltain Richardson, one of the directors of the line, having
been one of the deputation that waited upon the Board of
Admiralty with reference to the two proposed lines, proved
that the Admiralty preferred Mr. Braithwaite's line to Mr.
Lock's, which ran along the coast. The matter was discussed
in the presence of Captain Beaufort, who was decidedly in fa-
vour of Braithmaite's line. He had seen the Captain that
morning, and asked him to attend before the Committee and
give evidence in favour of the line, but the Admiralty were
averse to his appearing before the Committee in the capacity
of a witness. He could state, however, positively that the
Admiralty had adopted their plan for the pier at Harwich,
and rejected the Eastern Union plan.
Mr. RODWELL objected to this evidence on behalf of the
Eastern Union Company, because he should be in a position
'o show that the Admiralty had refused to receive a deputa-
tion from the Company he represented.
Mr. JAMES thought this could hardly be possible.
The CHAIRMAN asked if the Eastern Union Company had
submitted any plan of a pier to the Admiralty ?
Mr. RODWELL I epliea that they had sent Co ask the Admi-
ralty to allow a deputation to wait upon them with plans;
but the Admiralty refused to receive it.
Mr. JAMES said he held in his hand a copy of a plan which
the Eastern Union Company submitted to the Admiralty,
and which the Admiralty rejected.
The CHAIRMAN submitted that if the Committee sanc-
tioned the Eastern Union line how, could it be carried out
if the Admiralty opposed it?

Mr. RODIVEL-1, s.ald they were prepared to alter the plan
~f their pier at Harm ich to n e .t the views of the Admiralty.
Mr. JAMES said it was impossible for the Eastern Union
Company to depart from their deposited plans and sections.
1 he CHAIRMAI+I—Then the case stands thus :—The Eastern
Union Company say they have not been heard. Now if it
should turn out, or if it can be proved, that their line was
considered with the one now before us, and the latter was
adopted by the Admiralty, we shall be inclined to attach
importance to that opinion, although we are not bound by it
or at all disposed to surrender our functions to that Board.
Mr. JAMES said the Admiralty had an objection to their
officer attending there in the capacity of a witness, and,
therefore, they could not prove the opinion of the Board
from official authority, but there was this paragraph in one
of the reports of the Board of Trade, which was pretty con-
clusive on the point :—" But when the circumstances
of the Port of Harwich are taken into considera-
tion national interests become mixed up with
and form important ingredients in the question, especially as
such project contemplates the erection of a pier. A commu-
nication had, therefore, been made by this Board to the Lords
of the Admiralty on the subject, and they have stated, that
though they do not consider their objections to the Eastern
Union scheme of such vital importance as to be at once fatal
to it, they think Braithwaite's,is upon the whole, the most
expedient, and the best for the public interests. Therefore,
notwithstanding the Eastern Union scheme only requires
eleven miles of new railway, we are of opinion that the state-
ment which we have received from the Admiralty is con-
clusive against it, and that on public grounds Braithwaite's
Harwich Pier Railway is preferable to either of the others."

Mr. TALBOT objected to the Committee assuming that-the
Admiralty had decided against the Eastern Union line with-
out first consulting the officers of that board on the subject,
and even supposing the board had, upon an ex parte state-
ment, decided against them, the Committee ought not to
adopt this decisio3 as their own.
The Committee objected to having any private communi-
cation with the Admiralty on the subject, and ultimately it
was decided that a Speaker's order should be sent for Capt.
Beaufort to attend and give evidence on the point.
Captain RICITARDSON stated that he understood the objec-
tion of the Board of Admiralty to the coast line was, that in
time of war it would 'be liable to attack from the enemy's
vessels passing up the Orw, 11.
Mr. H. Blanchard, a retired East India merchant, and the
owner of a large estate in the neighbourhood of the lice, gave
evidence of the local advantages of the scheme. Other ge-
neral evidence of this nature, showing that the majority of
the inhabitants of the district preferred Mr. Braithwaite's
li:.e to the coast line was adduced, after which a
communication was put into the hands of the Chairman, who
intimated that its contents informed him that as Captain
Beaufort was the confidential adviser of the Admiralty, it
would be utterly inconsistent with his office to appear before
the Committee to give evidence in his official capacity, and
therefore (added the Hon. Gentleman) they could only take
it for granted that the Admiralty assented to Mr. Braith-
waite's line, but not to the one running along the coast.
Mr. COCKBURN stated that the Conimissioners of Woods
and Forests had been applied to for their opinion on the
subject of the two lines, but they declined giving a preference
to either line.

This closed the case for the promoters.
The Committee then adjourned till twelve o'clock to-
morrow.

TATTERSALL'S—THIS EVENING.
Six o'CLocK.

METROPOLITAN STAKES.
12 to 1 agst Auricula
15 to 1 agst Lyons
15 to 1 agst Peasant.
16 to 1 agst My Mary
16 to 1 agst Lord Saltoun

CHESTER CUP.
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20 to 1 agst Miss Burns
18 to 1 agst Clumsy
20 to 1 agst Best Bower
23 to 1 agat Hope
40 to 1 agst Arthur
40 to 1 agst Whinstone
40 to 1 agst Vitula
40 to 1 agst The Nlagnet
40 to 1 agst Corranna
50 to 1 agst 1 he Roper's Daughter

DERBY.
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30 to 1 agst Humdrum
40 to 1 agst Malcolm
OAKS.
16 to 1 agst Vanish

ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND.—The
Hon. H. F. Berkeley, M.P., and Thomas Wakley, Esq.,
M.P., have just had an interview with Sir James Graham,
when they presented a memorial, signed by 850 Fellows and
Members of this College, praying the Crown to grant a sup-
plement:ll charter to the College of Surgeons. It is under-
stood that the President and Council have for some time past
been in communication with the Right Hon. Baronet on
the same subject, and it is generally expected that a fresh
batch of Fellows will be made • in fact, all members of the
College, of eight years *Lauding, not keeping shops, will
obtain the honour,

t FERIA L. PA RLI A 3.1 ENT.

(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.
Their Lordships met at the usual hour.
ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE.

The Duke of RIC;IIMOND wished to ask the Noble
Duke (Wellington) when he should move the adjourn-
ment of the House for the Easter holidays ?
The Duke of WELLINGTON—I propose to move,
on Tuesday, the 7th, that your Lordships should adjourn
until Tuesday, the 27th of April.

The Duke Of RICHMONIS said it would also be very
convenient to their Lordships to know when it was likely
the Corn-law Repeal Bill would be brought up from the
House of Commons. He had thought it very probable
that it would be brought up before the 27th.
The Duke of WELLINGTON said, certainly not
before the 27th of April.
Lcrd BROUGHAM—The Noble Duke must be aware
that it cannot be brought up before the 25th of April,
because they were going into " Coercion" next week.
The Duke of WELLINGTON said it would cer-
tainly not be brought up before the 25th.
THE REGULATION OF CHARITIES.

A RIGHT REV. PRELATE presented a petition against
the second reading of this Bill, which stood fur to-
morrow.

Messengers from the Commons brought up several
Bills.

TIDAL HARBOURS' COMMISSION.

The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH presented a report
from this Commission.

OUT PENSIONERS (GREENWICH.)
On the motion of the Noble Earl, this Bill was read a
second time.

LINCOLNSHIRE JUNCTION RAILWAY.

Lord STANLEY press ited a petition from a Gentle-
man named Stamford (as we understood) against this
railway, on account of its separating his residence from
his garden, stables, and other property, by a deep cut-
ting, and because there was a railway between the parts
of the country, which it was proposed_ to accommodate.