The Sun.
London, England, 1846-03-24 00:00:00

No. 16,69( LONDON, TUESDAY Mt RNIN G S Ny

11HE CAMPAIGN on the SUTLEJ creating
JL • immense interest at the present moment, there Is exhibiting
at the ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION Portraits of the
most Distinguished Men both in the SIKH ARMY and GOVERN-
MENT of LAHORE, taken by a lady of rank, distinguished in the
Fine Arts, during her residence in India. Also, Portraits of Sir Henry
Hardinge, Sir Robert and Lady Sale, &c. By means of the OPAQUE
MICROSCOPE these interesting Portraits are on a magnific, nt
scale. Mornings, at Half-past Four o'clock ; Evenings at a Quarter
to Ten. The LECTURES include those on ASTRONOMY, during
Lent on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, COLEMAN'S WORK-
:NG MODEL ascending and descending Inclined Planes, &c. &c.

Admission, Is. ; Schools, Half-price.

WNERAL TOM ,THUMB
WILL SHORTLY CLOSE HIS FAREWELL LEVEES AT
THE EGYPTIAN-HALL. Many persons having procured tickets
without being able to gain admission, those tickets will continue to
be received, but the public is resdectfully informed that his Morning
Levees are much less crowded than those of the Evening.

The little General appears every day and evening in all the cos•
tumes and performances which he had the distinguished honour of
appearing in three times before her Majesty, and before all the prin-
cipal Courts of Europe.
Hours from Half-past Twelve to Two, Half-past Three to Five,
and. Half-past Seven to Nine o'clock.
Admission ls.—Children under Ten years, half price.

After Nino o'clock on each Evening he appears in his new play
at the Lyceum Theatre.

UNIVERSAL GAS-LIGHT COMPANY
Capital, 150,0001., in 5,000 Shares of 201. per Share.
Deposit, 2s. per Share. In accordance with the Act.
(Provisionally Registered.) •
N.B. The allotment of Shares mill take plaae on the 16th of March
next eusaing.
William Stiles, Esq. Professor Ryan. M.D., LL.D.
aptain Kenyon Robert Nicholson, Esq.
Henry Francis, Esq., Patentee Dominique Causse, Esq.
Joseph Peplow, Esq. Henry Ault, Esq.
Charles Brooke, Esq. John Kissick, L sq.
r.oLiclTox—.T. F. W. Fesenmeyer, Esq.
BANXERS--Sir Claude Scott, Bart., and Co.
This Company is formed for the purpose of carrying out, and bring-
ng into general use, an invention (secured by letters patent) fbr au
tnproved manufacture of gas of a superior quality, and at much less
expense than the usual cost, by au apparatus so simple in construc-
tion, and so compendious in form, as to be available in any building
or situation where the ordinary supplies of gas are not accessible.
Full details in prospectus, which may be had at the offices of the
Company, 159, Drury-lane, with forms of application for shares, and
where may he seen the apparatus at work, and the brilliancy of the
gas exemplified. Mr. William Nicholson, Secretary, to whom must
be made all co►imunications, post free.

UNIVERSAL GAS-LIGHT COMPA N Y.-
CONTRACTS TAKEN for lighting up with a superior GAS,
and at a reduced rate, towns, villages, lighthouses, dockyards, hos-
pitals, theatres. public offices, manufactories, printing-offices, prisons,
aarracks, railway-stations, asylums, Schools, and other large build-
ings, where the ordinary gas is not accessible. Letters to be ad-
dressed to Mr. William Nicholson, Secretary, 159, Drury-lane.

ONE GUINEA WELLING '1 ON 800 I'S
made to measure by G. GARRETT, Bootmaker, by special
appointment, to the King of the Belgians. A stock of the most
fashionable and highly-finished Boots kept ready made, to suit the
convenience of Noblemen, Officers of the united Services, and Gen-
tlemen who prefer trying on Boots to giving an order.
G. Garrett, Army Bootmaker, 130, Jermyn-street, St. James's.

RAILWAY. COMMITTEES.

(YESTERDAY.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.
THE BELFAST AND COUNTY DOWN.

Their Lordships having formed themselves into a Corn-
mitte on merits, proceeded to hear the case of the Belfast and
County Down Railway, which was unopposed.
The Bill having gone through the customary forms, was
declared by their Lordships to have passed, and will be re-
ported to the House and set down for a third reading.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
GROUP IX.
This Committee met to-day at twelve o'clock, Lord Wors•
ley in the chair, when the further consideration of evidence
was resumed in 'favour of the

GLASGOW 2iA1?.330tM MINERAL
Tg.R.MINUS.

Mr. Bold, civil engineer, was called and re-examined by
Mr. Sergeant Wrangham, on behalf of the General Terminus.
The whole land for the line was about nine and a half acres.
From his knowledgl of the strata, the slopes were
quite sufficient when the soil . was drained. The
borings had been made by a Mr. Stropp, but
witness was satisfied they were quite correct from his know-
ledge of the strata. The deepest boring that had been
made was 28 feet. The centre of the tidal force would be
34i feet. The frontage of the dock or tidal basin was to be
built on piles 42 feet in length. The excavation of the line
of railway would amount to 100,000 cubic yards; of the
tidal basin to 227,451 cubic yards. The expense of these
cuttings he estimated at 14d. a cubic yard, which was rather
a high estimate. Supposing the whole of the spoil of the
cuttings laid down on one spot at two yards deep, it would
require about 40 acres surface.
Cross-examined by Mr. HILL, on the part of the Grand
Junction terminus. The tidal basin would load about 1,000
tons a-day, and for this traffic he thought about 1,000 wag-
gons would be required. He could not say how many trains
would be required, as he had not directed attention to that
point. He had not surveyed the line himself. The plans
had been put into his hands by Mr. Dreghorn, a director,
and the sohcitor, Mr. Kyle. The depth of the basin would
be, at high water, 17 feet; at low water, 10 feet. Vessels
of 150 tons could float at low water.
To the CHAIRMAIL—The width of the basin at the month
is 40 feet. It could be made 55 feet with the present esti-
mate, and he thought it would be wise to make an alteration
in that respect.
This closed the case for the Harbour Mineral scheme.

Mr. Gray, the deputy-chairman of the Clyde River Trust,
was here called, and shortly examined by the Chairman re-
specting the dues to be charged in the Mineral Harbour
Basin. The Mineral Harbour dues were to be charged on
goods, except that the charge on coal was to be id. per ton
on each bottom, instead of 2d. ' With this exception, the
harbour dues were chargeable independent of the scale of
charges given in schedule A of the Harbour Mineral Bill.
Mr HILL, on the part of the Grand Junction Harbour
scheme, said it would be a great convenience to him if his
opening statement was put off till to-morrow morning.
The Committee, after some deliberation, assented, and the
promoters of some of the other schemes in the group not
being ready to go on, the Committee adjourned till to-mor-
row at a quarter to twelve.

GROUP XI I.

carriages should be attached to every first-class train. In
my opinion companies will always find this to be the best
principle,

_ .
Mr. O'C/op/NELL—With regard to Sunday travelling, how
do you propose to run the trains?
Mr. Vignoles—l propose, that except during divine ser-
vice, trains shall run for the short traffic as often as possible,
and I think it is much less a desecration of the Sabbath to
give the working man an opportunity of breathing the fresh
country air, than leaving him to drink in public-houses, and
l" email the rof a smoky atmosphere.
Mr. Tit the architect, proved that the estimated cost of
the land the line was 894,818/. to which he added
100,0001.. l r building stations. This estimate included
everything,
In the 46ustse of cross-examination, he said his estimate
was bas .h 1 upon the calculation that the minimum width of
the line between London and New Cross was 60 feet, and
the maximum between 80 and 90 feet.
The Committee adjourned at Fouf o'clock till Twelve
o'clock to-morrow.

GROUP XV. •
The Cosn►nittee met, at twelve o'clock, in the Dail Court;
present, Mr. O'Connell, chairman, Mr-Mackinnon, Captain
Hatton, Sir IL Price.
EILIGHA ON AND CHICHESTER. (HOGNOR
AND LITTLE HAMPTON DRANCHES).
Counsel, Mr. Austin and Mr. Alerewether ; agents, Burke
and Co.

and he thought it very possible that the passing of a
train or of a carriage along the common road might
.possibly dis-
turb the congregation in the celebration of divine worship.
The South Western Railway now passes within thirty yards
of Trinity Church, in Argyle-street, Lambeth, and that of the
Church of St. Mark's, the railway having been sanctioned by
the Archbishop. Every provision had been made for the
safety of passengers along the road, which was crossed on a
level near the chapel.
To Mr. AUSTIN, Mr. Locke replica that he had given a
full assurance to Lord Hotham that he would undertake
that the construction of the bridge should not stop the mill one
quarter of an hour sooner, or obstruct its working one minute
longer than befure the making of the line, with which assu-
rance his Lordship had expressed himself as being perfectly
satisfied.

To Mr. TloDosoN, Mr. Locke said that he could firmly
assert that no backwater should exist after the construction
of the railway.

Mr. HonoioN said, that notwithstanding the proposition
of Mr. Austin, in consequence of Lord Tiotharn not having
been put into a position to oppose the Bill in the Standing
Orders' Coinmittee, he should still continue his opposition
elsewhere.

Mr. CRAWFORD stated that the value of the land to be
taken was, 2,8801. ls. 9d., including all collateral damage.
If any injury was done to the mill-stream it would be easily
calculated in money, for lie had made such decisions himself.
After some observations by Mr. EVANS, who, on the part
of the trustees of Western-green Chapel, showed the diifi-
catty in which that body would be placed in finding another
site,
Mr. Schofield was called, who stated, that he was one of
the trustees—that the chapel had been erected in 1804, that
its dimensions were 46 feet by 28 feet, beside the vestry and
other adjoining buildings; that there was a garden attached,
and that the value of the property, which was freehold, was
600/. or 7001., it' another such property were to be found by
the trustees.
A clause was then tendered by Mr. Hope for the Company
which, he thought, ought to satisfy the trustees. On this
the Committee divided, and on the re-admission of strangers
the Chairman stated that the Committee had decided that the
preamble had been proved, subject to the introduction of the
clause tendered by Mr. Hope, which the Company expressed
their readiness to include.
The Committee then went through the clauses, which were
agreed to, with a few unimportant amendments, and the re-
port was ordered to be brought up.