The Sun.
London, England, 1846-03-30 00:00:00

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LONDON, MONDAY, MARCH 30, 1846.

Lodeing to the necessity that exists for Parliament
legislating with promptitude to meet the different ills
that at present affect the common weal—some springing
from bad laws, others from the visitations of PROVIDENCE
—the vastness of the various subjects that have, there-
fore, been already brought under the consideration of the
Senate, and looking, also, to what is even still more
desirable, that as soon as we shall have adopted the
valuable provisions now before- the Legislature, for
checking and mitigating the sad effects of a stunted and
abortive commercial code on the one hand, and of im-
perfect legislation for Ireland on the other, our law
givers should be readily addressing themselves to the
important task of eradicating, by well-considered mea-
sures, the causes to which such infelicitous cohsequences
may be severally attributed,—we grudge every hour
uselessly or injudiciously wasted within the walls of
St. Stephen's. It is with great regret, therefore, we per-
ceive that Sir Winer.% XSOMERVILLE hasgiven notice that
he will move an amendment against the first reading of
the Bill for the Protection of Life in Ireland, sent down
to the House of Commons from the Lords. The first
result of this will be to prevent the Corn Bill from
being read a third time until after Easter ; and any
delay thrown in the way of passing that measure of
vital importance Sir WILLIAM SOMERVILLE must him-
self well know will be of the most serious detriment t(
the merountile and other interests of the country. Th(
next is, that the time the discussion will consume, wig;
so fat-, if not altogether, prevent the Ministry from
effee.tuating the measures of primary urgency in suffi
dent time so as to enable them to carry, dursieg the pre-
'sent session, any others that might be instrumental in
placing Ireland under a system of government far more
salutary than any she has hitherto enjoyed. Again, it
is unusual to raise the chief discussion upon the first
reading of a Bill which has received the sanction of on(
branch of the Legislature, except where it happens ti
be one quite novel in its nature, and likewise produc
Live of some extraordinary change in the work-
ing of our Constitution. The usual custom wa,,
therefore, departed from in questions of such extraordi
nary magnitude as the Catholic ii/elief Bill, the Reforn
Bill (although just and equitable in themselves), and
others of similar import. On the other hand, the ordinary
rule is observed avowedly upon the principle, that the
second reading 'and subsequent stages of a Bill effort
ample scope for a full discussion of any measure, Wort
it can receive the ultimate assent of either House m
Parliament. Unfortunately, too, a Bill for the preven
Lion of murder in Ireland has nothing of novelty in it
the present century having too frequently witneasee
similar enactments under the recommendation of Govern
ments, Whig as well as Tory. It is a measure, too
which has never lasted long, Parliament ever rejoicing
to limit its duration to the shortest possible period con-
sistently with the painful necessity by which it wee
evoked. Again, before giving the notice to which we have
alluded, and which must enta.l the pernicious consequence:
to which we have adverted, Sir WILLIAM SOME RVILLI
ought to have recollected, that Ireland has (although un
fortunately not so numerous as we could wish) man)
warm and sympathising friends in the House of Peers,
men of vast acuteness, and who, unless they had felt
themselves overwhelmed by the awful exposition of tht
state of society in that country by the Earl of Sr
GERMANS, would have been prompt to rise, and elo-
quently denounce the proposition for clothing the
Government with the extraordinary power demanded.
The statement, however, remains unimpeached ; and,
indeed, it may be said, that every day's intelligence from
Ireland confirms its truthfulness. Lord M ELBO Cr RN E
to whose administration the people of Ireland will evt.r
recur with grateful sentiments, has recently declare,
that he considers the Ministerial measure, as not onl.,
being imperitively called for, but as having been tot
long delaye I. Earl GREY, moreover, to whose spec}
the Irish may refer with thankfulness, did not at
tempt to question the necessity of some Kiel
measure, although he sought, and not unsuccessfully, to
mitigate the severity of some of its provisions. Fog
these reasons ws lament that Sir WILLIAM SOMER-
VILLE has departed froth the usual course. No great(
misft.rtune could possibly occur to Ireland, than that slit
should find herself deprived of men of rank and pro-
perty, which must inevitably be the case should the ex
isting outrages continue unstayed. The assassination:
are confined to men of no particular party, or politic&
opinions—the man of integrity and benevolence fall:
equally the victim with the man of the most opposite
character. To such a pitch has this fearful lawlessnes
arisen, that darkness is no longer required as a special vei'
for the assassin—his daring acts are perpetrated will
fancied, nay, in too many instances, with real impunity-.
in broad daylight. Ireland requires the influx of capital
and a good resident gentry; but, unless these harrowing
practices are vigorously put down, we shall look in vain.
for her either receiving the one, or benefiting by th,
other. Let it not be supposed, however, that we are ad-
vocates for the entire measure, as it has come from tht
Lords. No, on the contrary, we feel that it is sus-
ceptible of many and valuable corrections, that, tht
stringency of some of its provisions may be mitigated.
without depriving it of its efficiency. But, so long as
some such measure is imperatively demanded, we depre-
cate the loss of time which must necessarily be incurred,
should any prolonged discussion take place on its first
introduction.

The calm tone which pervades the Paris journals, ever:
the most violent of them, when reference is made t
England, form a striking contrast to that exhibited some
few years since. Till about two sessions ago from th.
time of the Syrian expedition, the most violent animosity
was displayed by the Opposition, both in the Chamber
and in newspapers, against everything English. Neve:
was any interesting debate got up in the Chamber-
without the encroachments of the English, their selfish-
ness, their tyranny on the seas, and the humiliation o
France forming the principal themes for the displays of
the Bannon, and BILLAULTS, and MAUGUINS ; tht,
English Cabinet had everything its own way, the entente
cordiale was a mockery and an insult, GUIZOT way
the Minister of the " Foreigner," the affair o:
PRITCHARD was magnified into a great national griev-
ance, a just cause of war, and the Marquesas and Ota
heite Islands were considered of infinitely more im-
portance than were in by-gone days the whole of the
French settlements in India, or the valuable possessions
in Canada. A small spark would have been sufficient at
the time to have roused all the violence of ancient anti-
pathies, and thrown the whole of France into a con
flagration. A most perceptible change has gradually
taken place without concessions on either side, and
affairs in which the two countries are deeply
interested may be discussed without national
prejudices, and with a moderation becoming
two powerful nations. A remarkable instance occurred
last week in the Chamber of Deputies, when the Chan-
nel Fisheries Bill was under consideration. The Mem-
bers conversed on the subject, and debated on the
different clauses, like a body of legislators, and not, as
in former instances, like a mob ; they seemed anxious
to obtain what they considered the rights of the French
fishermen, without materially interfering with those
which pertained to the same class in England, and a
I3ill, on the whole satisfactory—as far as our knowledge
of the subject enables us to judge—was adopted by a
large maiority
• Even the remarks in the most violent
Opposition journals are extremely moderate, and only
go so far as to assert that France has hardly obtained
her just claims. The Courrier Francais, usually most
hostile to England, has treated the subject with the
utmost good humour, in an article which deserves
praise as much for its peaceful tone as for its wit and
originality. A brief extract will enable the reader to
judge :
" Between France and England is a vast sheet of water
forming the abode of innumerable swarms of fish, which
are brought to our tables not only for the gratification, of our
palates but for the support of our existence. This rich prey
has been disputed by the ichthyophagi of the two
Hence have arisen conflicts, warm and acrimonious cripii-
nations and recriminations, and earnest and loud applica-
tions to the two Governments to obtain justice for these
irritable and sometimes bellicose appetites. Under such
embarrassments, what can our diplomatists do ? The fish
prefer the coasts of England. There they may bask in the
revivifying rays of the sun, or gambol in peace, sheltered in
calm bays, protected by stern ramparts formed of capes and ,
promontories. Oysters, on the contrary, armed with their
shelly panoply, remain faithful to the shores of France, and

particularly delight in the Bay of Granville, the bed of which
is paved with them. Seeing this, the English diplomatists
have prcposed to the French negotiators to trace a line
drawn at the distance of a marine league from each coast,
reserving the spaces between the two lines and the shores re-
spectively to each nation, thus leaving to us our oysters, and
to the English all the rest of the fish of the sea—leaving us,
in short, the means of sharpening our appetites, while our
neighbours over the water are left more than enough to fill
their capacious stomachs. We are invited to grant what is
called an act of courtesy, but which we should rather term an
act of abnegation. This is what the amiable Marshal Soult
eagerly did in 1839."

We congratulate our neigboars on the other side of
the channel on this altered tone, and confidently hope
that they will in time see it is infinitely better to settle
disputes in this way than by appealing to muskets
and cannons, and throwing the whole world into con-
fusion about a matter which two reasonable men
could adjust in a few days or a few hours, without pre-
judice to the interests or the honour of either country.
In looking at this change the friends of peace cannot
fail to pay a high tribute of respect and gratitude to the
Foreign Ministers of England and France. By their
moderation, their love of tranquillity, and an almost
total absence of those national antipathies which have
caused the world so much suffering, Lord ABERDEEN
and M. Guizor have acquired a high title to the praise
of their countrymen. They have thereby paved the
way to a more rational system of settling differences for
the future, made the establishment of commercial rela-
tions more easy, and rendered England and France the
arbiters of Europe.

At the risk of repetition, we should feel compelled
from a sheer sense of honesty, supposing our own indi-
vidual sympathies were not implicated in the matter, to
persist in our strictures upon the deplorable condition of
Ireland, and the moral necessity there is for some alle-
viation to its inhabitants. Nothing can divert our atten-
tion from the dire visitations of one kind or another
now rife in the social atmosphere of that unfortunate
island—the effects of those visitations being famine,
contagion, murder, and general insubordination;
the cause of all being solitary but grievous.
We mean a • long political mismanagement.
And this is no mere hypothesis; it is a truth sanc-
tioned by the acquiescence of a vast majority both of
the Legislature and the people. One single para-
graph in the Royal Speech delivered by our Gracious
SOVEREIGN at the opening of the present session would
alone be a sufficient demonstration of this fact. So also
would the promised motion of the Noble Lord the
Member for the city of London, or the petition
introduced the other evening by Earl GREY, or
the Coercion Bill itself. Each of these, individually,
and all of them collectively, prove beyond the shadow
of a shade of a question that the present miseries
with which the Irish population are now overwhelmed
are alone removeable or eradicable through some veri-
table political interference. Government has indeed
recognised this truth, and the Executive has taken such
measures for the decrease of starvation and disease as
were consonant with its capacity for independent move-
ment. One hundred thousand pounds have been already
expended in the purchase of provisions: 26,000 quarters
if Indian corn, and 24,000 barrels of corn
meal have been imported at the instance of Govern-
ment, and such other arrangements as appeared
compatible with the exigencies of the time, and the dis-
position of the multitude—such, for example, as fever
Bills, and alterations in the deep-sea fisheries, and the
impulse given to railway business—have been sedulously
attended to by the Ministerial authorities. Yet, not-
withstanding all these laudable exertions, there is a fear-
ful accumulation of evils still untouched, and increasing
both in extent and intensity. The Executive department
)f the Legislature has acted, within the last few months,
with the most praiseworthy regard for the welfare of the
Irish, still their task is very far from being completed; their
duties are still onerous. According even to the report
officially published, 250,000 quarters of Indian corn
were estimated as the quantity alone capable of sup-
plying the deficiency of human food even at the
smallest computation. Of these two hundred and fifty
thousand quarters, scarcely more than one-fifth has been
introduced into Ireland! Two hundred thousand quar-
ters are even at this moment required to make up
the original estimate. From the Premier's own
statement it appears that 100,000/. have been
already expel:lied in the purchase of that
article, namely, in the purchase of one-fifth. Con-
sequently, to make up the deficiency, an additional out-
lay of no less than 400,000/. would be necessary. Nor
is this all. The concomitants of the evil are numerous
and terrible. They are deepening and enlarging on all
hands with frightful rapidity. The condition of the
lestitute is becoming each day and almost every slimes •
sive hour more heartrending to hear of—how much more
'o to behold ! From North Tipperary we receive
the intelligence that Rockiteism is still prevalent.
An official response to the deputation from the city of
Limerick, which recently waited upon the Lord-
Lieutenant, has recognised the existence of " extreme
iistress in that district." On Friday last, an assassina-
tion was attempted upon a coroner of Clare, at the
.ate of Newboll, near Ennis. From the Enniskillen
papers of the preceding day, we likewise learn the de-
tection of a diabolical conspiracy for the murder of a
magistrate of Fermanagh, a Ribbon warranthaving been
liscovered upon one of the parties implicated in the busi-
ness, together with "a gun charged with six inches of
powder and shot." Every supplementary account, in short,
from the sister island tends more and more to attest
her unsound and truly lamentable condition—every
fresh packet is the disclosure of some new and ulcerous
wound. Nevertheless, there is one especial exposure of
► grievance so cruel, so siguificant, and so unparalleled,
as to demand some more particular allu-
sion. It is the eviction of tenantry from
the property of Newtown-Gerard—a case already
iotorious from its frequent mention in the House of
Peers. The spectacle of desolation which presents
itself to the inquirer in that doomed neighbourhood is,
from the remarks transmitted by a reporter to Free-
man's Journal, dispatched thither for the purpose of
supervision, truly pitiable. Every habitation but one in
the village of Ballinglass, the scene of the visitation, is
'lot only rendered untenable by the destruction of the
hatched roofs, but the very walls are thoroughly
levelled with the ground, and even the founds-
ions are rooted out of the earth. The single house,
still standing amidst that arena of ruin, is occupied
,)), a wretched couple, incapable of exertion from ex-
treme disease, and " even they," to quote our informant,
" have since been served with notice to leave the place within
fifteen days, or the house would be tumbled on top of them 1"
Nothing is visible except the remnants of cot-
tages, endeared by a thousand tender associa-
ions to the outcasts, fragments of furniture, shreds
,f wearing apparel, and the broken remains of crockery.
rhe eviction occurred on the 13th of the present month;
,he scene of devastation occupies an area of 400 acres;
61 families, in all 270 souls, were driven forth from their
enements, houseloss and pennylesa. And these
wretched creatures found shelter only in the roadside
litches. Could anything be more ruthless than this
wholesale system of eviction? Could anything be more
indicative of the fallacy of the social code of that
3ountry ? We think not. On the perusal of such re-
ntals as the foregoing indignation merges into pity ;
may that pity, in regard to our legislators, resolve
itself into some substantial token of their commisera-
tion !—a wholesome and comprehensive measure.

The intelligence from Madrid, which is to the 22d, is nearly
all gleaned from private correspondence, for nearly the whole
of the journals have disappeared, even some of those hitherto
itrong supporters of monarchical principles; among these—the
Catolico and Esperanza. The Tiempo, which still exists,
Mates that in consequence of the Universal, Espanol, Liber-
tad, Eco, Clamor, and Espectador, having ceased to ap-
pear, above six hundred printers are without work. The
lieraldo continues to defend its patrons, and adduces as
a proof of his regard for the constitution the
publication of the new electoral law in the Gazette. This
official organ also contains five royal decrees. One of them
appoints Den PEDRO SABATER, Political Chief of the pro-
vince of Madrid; another appoints Don Ltas Josa SARTO-
RIUS, Secretary of State and of the Council of Ministers; a
third confers the appointment of Captain General of Burgos
on General BALBOA, lately Political Chief of Madrid;
by a fourth, Don JUAN VILLALONGA, lately Captain-
General of Burgos, is appointed Captain - General
of Gallicia ; and a fifth appoints Don FRANCISCO

MARIN, Minister Plenipotentiary in Switzerland. It is
said that General BALBOA is so detested at Madrid for his
cruelties during the civil wars, that NARVAEZ had considered
it prudent to appoint him to another place. All the troops
in 013 neighbourhood had been ordered to approach the
capital, every necessary measure had been adopted to put
down any attempt at insurrection, and about twenty General
Officers, supporters of constitutional Government, had been
ordered to leave Madrid. On the 21st the Three per Cents.
lased at 321% for cash, and 32% for the 26th of April. The
Fives were not quoted.

The Paris papers contain no news of much importance.
The Chamber of Deputies had been engaged for two days in
discussing a Bill for the better regulation of the Channel
Fisheries; and it is gratifying to find that the debate was
conducted with great moderation, and without any remarks
respecting the English fishermen which could give offence.
As the Bill is of considerable importance to that class, we
have given a comprehensive summary of the clauses in
another part of The Sun. It was adopted by a majority of
235 to 8. The Committee of the Chamber, on the Budget,
for Algiers, met on Saturday, 'when the question was dis-
cussed whether Algeria should be formed into a separate
department ; and the Members in general expressed them-
selves favourable to the plan. In the Chamber, on

the same day, the Minister of the Interior introduced three
Bills, one relating to foreign refugees, a second demanding
200,000 f. for the celebration of the " July fetes," and the
third for establishing an electric telegraphic line from Paris
to Lille, at a cost of 410,000 f. It appears that the Bill for
constructing a railway between Bordeaux and Bayonne will
be introduced in at few days. The papers still continue their
comments on the affairs of Spain, but, with the exception of
the following extract from the Presse, we find nothing
requiring notice. We hope, and, indeed, are inclined
to believe, that the communication made to that
journal is founded on facts. "We had, yesterday,"
says the Presse, " communicated to us a letter, written from
Madrid, by a personage who is highly placed, and is one of
the most influential of the Progressist party. This letter
states distinctly that Count BEESSON has used every effort to
prevent the return of General NARVAEZ to power, and pro-
tests loudly and openly against the system of reaction
adopted by the new Ministry. This letter is a confirmation
of our own direct intelligence, and, were we permitted to
name the author, the Constitutionnel would see Low incon-
siderate and unjust are the attacks it has been making upon
our Ambassador."

On Thursday the Orleans and Tours Railway was opened with
great pomp and ceremony at the latter place. The Dukes of
NEwrnns and MONTFENSIER were present, and great crowds
went from Paris to witness the scene.
On Saturday the French Five per Cents. closed at 119 f. 85c. ; Four
per Cents., 1061. 50c. ; Three per Cents., 83f. 75c.; Treasury
Bonds, 3% a 3 et 8 am. ; Neapolitan (Rothschild's) Definitives,
101 f. 25c.; Romans, 101%f.; Belgian Five per Cents. (1840),
10211 %f. ; ditto Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 5634 f. ; Belgian Bank,
94.5 f. ; Spanish Three per Cents. (1841), 36%. Exchange on London
one month, Money, 25f. 62%e.; three months, Money, 25f. 4214 c.
Railway Shares are lower.—Forcash, Paris and Orleans closed at
1,290 f.; and Rouen, 1,032 f. 50c.; Rouen and Havre, 760 f. ' • Avignon,
945 f. ; Strasburg and Bale, 236 f. 25c. ; Northern, 770 f. ; Bordeaux,
6601. ; Paris and Strasburg, 533 f. 75c.; Nantes, 560 f. ; Dieppe, 4651. ;
Vierzon, 3iontereau, and Fampoux net quoted.

• .
Lyons DeSnitlves offered at 600 t., but no buyers.
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT TEE.
LONDON STOCK EICHANGE, MARCH 28.
_ _

Boulogne and Amiens, 12—Berdeaux, Toalonse, and Cette
(Espelota), 2—Dutch Rhenish, s%—East Indian, %—Great North-
ern oi France Constituted, 15%—Great Western Canada, 2%—
Lyons and Avignon, 2—Madrid and Valentia, —Namur and Liege,
2—Orleans and Bordeaux, 121i—Paris and Orleans, 501,13—Paris
and Strasbourg (Constituted), 6%.

We understand that Mr. Henry Rich, formerly Member
for Knaresborongb, will offer himself for Richmond, in the
room of the Hon. W. R. Colborne, deceased.
The following is a correct list of the Members who voted
on the second reading of the Corn Bill, not having been in
the previous division. For, nine—A. B. Cochrane, T. C.
Granger, James Kelly, John O'Brien (Limerick), R. Os-
borne, Caleb Powell, Right Hon. A. Rutherfurd, Lord Gran-
ville Somerset, W. H. Watson. Against, six—R. Archbold
(Liberal), Lord Henry Bentinck, W. J. Denison (Liberal),
T. S. Forman, T. B. Hildyard, and H. St. John Mildmay.

EXECUTION OF WICKS.
(THIS MORNING.)

A large crowd assembled at an early hour this morn-
ing in front of Newgate, to witness the execution of this
unhappy young man, who was respited from the 16th instant.
Hopes were entertained, almost up to the close of the pre-
ceding week, that the sentence of death would be com-
muted, but the Secretary of State, to whom earnest applica-
tion was made on the criminal's behalf, left no ground for
expecting mercy, and on Saturday evening preparations were
made for the execution. Eight o'clock, as it struck on St.
Paul's, was the signal for a general buzz, the cry " hats
off" passed through the mass, and was immediately obeyed,
while each individual planted his feet anew, and strained his
eyes to catch the first glimpse of the unhappy man. The
chaplain of Newgate headed the procession, as the gaol bell
began to toll, and he was followed by Wicks and the execu-
tioner. The murderer ascended the scaffold with a firm step,
and his countenance remained calm and unmoved. His
movement to the fatal spot in front, whence he twice bowed
to the spectators, was easy and unceremonious. As the
hangman proceeded to adjust the rope and the cap, a gene-
ral cry of " Shame, shame," expressive of dissent from the
propriety of the punishment, arose from the crowd. Mean-
while the prisoner was engaged with the chaplain, and as
the last words of the Church service died upon his ear the
drop fell, and he seemed to expire almost immediately. The
people began to disperse soon after this.

CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.)
The sixth session of the present mayoralty was opened this morn-
ing in the Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey, before the Recorder,
Aldermen Sir Chapman Marshall, Hunter, and Challis, and Mr.
Sheriff Chaplin. The grand jury having been sworn, one member of
it, Mr. Samuel Grice, having stated that he belonged to the Society
of Friends,

The RECORDEI alced him if his conscientious feelings In respect to
that provision of the law which visited certain offences with capital
punishment were such as would Interfere with his duty as a grand
juror In finding a bill for an offence, the punishment due to which, if
proved, would be death?
Mr. Grice said certainly not, and was then affirmed.

The ltecortnEa then addressed the grand jury. lie said, that the
number of prisoners appearing in the calendar was not unusually
great ; but some of the cases to be investigated assumed a very serifs!' s
aspect indeed. The charges of arson were of such a description as would
enable him to give the grand jury but very little assistance indeed.
The calendar presented six eases of cutting and wounding, four cases
of forgery, twenty-six of larceny, twenty-two of larceny by servants,
two of robbery, four charges of rape, upon whick he would have to
offer some observations ; and there were, he regretted to say, no
fewer than five charges of wilful murder, one of which was a case
in which a bill had been found during the preceding session. With
regard to the charges of robbery, he had no further observations to
offer than to say that it frequently happened that these were cases
the proof of which depended more upon the facts than upon any
question of law. With regard to the crime of cutting and wounding,
he might observe that the gist of the charge lay to a great extent In
the intention of the party at the time of committing it, and it would
theratore be for the grand jury to ascertain, as well as they
were able, what that intention was, from the evidence,, un-
contradicted': and unexplained, in; order to send it before the
Court for further investigation. With regard to the charges of
larceny from the person, that:was an offence by which the party
seldom gained more than a pocket handkerchief; but the jury should
ascertain if the party charged had made this crime a habit or whether
it was committed under circumstances of want. The crime of larceny
by the servant was one of a very mischievous character, and deserved,
to be dealt with with a strong hand. With regard to the charges of
rape, it might happen that some of those might appear not to be of
that character under which they stood arrainged in the calender.
Ono of 'these was alleged to have been committed upon a child under
thirteen years, cud it would be for the jury to say whether they were
satisfied that the charge deserved that name er that it was only an
assault. He had one caution to give them in reference to this charge,
and that was, that when they came to deal with such, they should not
expect from a child the same presence of mind and consistency of
conduct under the circumstances as might be expected from a female
of mature years, and who might be expected to he conversant with the
ways of the world. Unhappily, charges of this nature had not been
uncommon of late, and one of them was alleged as having been
committed upon a child only six years old, in which case it would
appear that the party charged was uninfluenced by any moral or rell-
g ous feeling. The law in this respect did not mate the crime less
heinous by reason of a child under ten years old being a consenting
party, and therefore that fact should not cause the jury to reject the
bill on that ground alone. With regard to a child above ten years
and under twelve being treated in this manner, the law made it not
an assault but a misdemeanour, in case the female was a consenting
party ; but in the case of a female of 13 years and over being a con-
senting party, that was the ground upon which they should find or re-
ject a bill. One of the charges for murder was against the mother for
the murder of her infant child by means of a bite. In this case there
might be some evidence of the Insanity of the party charged, but
that would be matter for investigation elsewhere, for which the law
specially provided; and therefore if the grand jury should
have evidence of the killing that would be grounds
sufficient to warrant them in sending it for further
investigation. The Learned Recorder having quoted the opinion of
Mr. Justice Foster upon the law in this respect, he proceeded to call
the attention of the grand jury to the case of a policeman, for whosa
murder three or four persons stood charged, under circumstances of
a very dreadful and somewhat obscure character. He would not
anticipate the detail of the evidence, but he might say that it would
be the duty of the jury to inquire what was the cause of death, and
whether it was the result of such circumstances as would amount to
the eil 4e of murder. If they should not be fully satisfied upon this
point, the safer course for them to pursue would be to send the
case for further investigation, as the parties charged would then be
h&d in custody until further evidence could be procured, and make
the case ripe for trial, while, if a bill was found and the evidence
should not be full enough, the ends of justice might be defeated. The
Learned Recorder then concluded by telling the grand jury that in
all cases twelve of them should agree in finding all bills.

They then retired, and the Court proceeded with the swearing of
the potty jury, and a great portion of the day was, as usual, consumed
In hearinz and Investigating the excuses offered by parties who
sought to be exempted from the duty of jurors upon various grounds.

Lord Brougham on Saturday left town for Paris,
where the Noble and Learned Lord will meet Lady Brougham, who
has arrived there front the seat of his Lordship at Cannes. We be-
lieve that the Noble Lord and Lady will arrive in town by the 20th
of next month.
to Carlton House-terrace, Hants. The Noble
ViscountSurda
Y
Vi>count and Viscountess Palmerston loft town on
Saturday
alnasdtvfloscroußnrtoeasdslpaunrdpso,
purpose
enetao returnrßom
on Wednesdey next. Her Ladyship has issued cards for an assembly
on Saturday nest, which will be preceded by a dinner party.
The Earl of Derby, who has not sat in Parliament
since Queen Victoria's coronation, intends, shortly after Easter, to
take his seat In the House of Lords, in order to give his vote in favour
of the Ministerial measure.— Lief/Tool Journal.
PRESENT TO TILE PRINCESS ROYAL.—Her Majesty
has been graciously pleased to accept a small satin bag for the
Princess Royal, worked by Miss Ellen Smith, daughter of Mr. Robert

Smith, late letter-press printer of this town, with-small white crystal
beads, containing on one side the rose, thistle, and shamrock, and
on the reverse the white rese of England, and has graciously re-
warded Miss Smith with the handsome sum of bl.---Afanchester
Examiner.

Poor Dragonetti lies in a hopeless state. There was
a consultation of physicians on Saturday, the result of which was by
no means favourable ; his complaint is confirmed dropsy. lie Is up-
wards of eighty.

SOCIETY -OF BRITISH ARTISTS.—The private view
of the pictures of this exhibition took place ou Satuntiy last. Among
the nobility and gentry present during the day were the Lord Chan-
cellor, the Marquis of Breadalbane, the Marquis of Clanricarde, the
Bishop of London, Lord Francis Egerton, Lord Redesdalo, Lord
Chas. Townshend, Viscount Mahon, Lord Seymour, Samuel Rogers,
Esq., Major-General Pasley, Earl Cawdor, the Earl of Bessborough,
the Bishop of Ripon, the Earl Dude, Sir W. Fremantle, Lord Gran-
ville Somerset, Lady Macdonald, the Countess of Blessington, Vis-
count Northland, Sir George Couper, Lord Monteegle, Lady Went-
worth, Sir George Murray, G. F. Muatz, Esq., ALP., Thomas
Baring, Esq., M.P., Henry Baring, Esq., M.P., B. Ilawes, Esq.,
M.P., Colonel Sibthorp, M.P., the Hon. 0. Buncombe, M.P., and P.
Borthwick, Esq., H.P.
Tate Friend of _lndia publishes the following with re-
spect to the capture of one of the Seikh chiefs. It is interesting as
forming part of the general history of a people whose movements at
the present moment are regarded with a more than usual degree of
attention:—" Lena Singh, one of the ablest men in the Punjaub,
quitted the scene of anarchy in his own country nearly- two years
ago, tinder the pretence of going on pilgrimage ; bat in reality with
the view of escaping those dangers to which every man of eminence
in that distracted country was exposed. Ile has evidently large
funds at his disposal. lie hes travelled about with a large retinue
trona one station to another, and has in every instance experienced
the most hospitable reception from the officers of our Government.
He arrived in Calcutta about two months ago, just at the period
when the Seikhs were preparing to cross the Sutlej, and he declared
his intention of going to Jugunnath Pooree. Be subsequently pro-
ceeded to the shrine at Gunga Sanger, and on his return thence after
the late bathing festival, took up his residence about three miles from
town, on the Dum-Dum road. On Friday last he was arrested un-
der orders front the Governor-General, by Mr. Itytton, the magis-
trate of the 24-Pergunnalie, and a detaclunent of artillery from Dum-
Bum. A very large amount of treasure, which he had deposited In a
boat, has also been sequestered by Government, and is now safely
lodged in the treasury of the 24-Pergunnahs. It is proper to add
that he has been subjected to no indignity, and to no inconvenience
beyond that of being confined as a state prisoner to his own resi-
dence. The cause of his apprehension has been variously reported,
and the propriety of it commented en in our public journals. By some
it is attributed to the fact that the Sirdar Runjoor Singh, who very
recently crossed the Sutlej, and turnt a part of the cantonments at
Loodionah, is his brother, and has been managing his estates during
his absence. But we can scarcely suppose that this would have had
sufficient weight with the Governor-General to induce his placing
Lena Singh under restraint."

BELL'S LIFE IN LONDON, SUNDAY NEXT, APRIL 5.-
Epsom Spring Meeting, the Great Metropolitan Handicap, Croxten
Park Races, Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race, ♦quatic sports and
incidents, existing Steeple ChasLs, Pedestrian Wonders, the Contest
betweeen 3laley and Merryman for one hundred a side ; all the do-
mestic and foreign news of the week. Price of BelVs Life in Lcndon,
(40 folio columns,) sixpence.

THE IRON TRADE IN SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE.-
The approaching meetings of the iron masters of Staffordshire, at
Walsall, Wolverhampton, and Birininiham. are looked forward to
with much interest. A prelitnlnsry meeting was held at Birmingham
last week, which was of a private nature ; but we understand that a
resolution was come to to adhere to the present prices.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS '
CITY, QUARTER To TRREE.
The sales of cotton at Liverpool on Saturday were about
3,500 bales, of which 500 were American for export; 100
Bahia, at 51/Bd.; and 200 Surats at 2%d. The market was
quiet, and prices unchanged. The Share market showed
symptoms of improvement, and closed steady. Prices were
firmer than for some time past.
There are not any arrivals of interest from the colonies
to-day.
There has been a most praiseworthy anxiety shown, on
the part of colonial and foreign landowners, to demonstrate
the practicability of producing almost all sorts of produce,
agricultural or otherwise, for the consumption of the people
of this country. From the Azores, a cargo of potatoes, of
the first quality and in the finest condition (to be followed
by many more), is shortly to be submitted to public com-
petition, the advertisement relative to which ap-
peared in our columns of Saturday last. We are
disposed to place facts such as these prominently forward, as
with so many statements in circulation of the prospect of
seed being scarce, for spring sowing, owing to the potato
disease, it is important to show that there are available
means at hand to counteract the difficulties which the agri-
culturalists of this country would be under in obtaining the
required supplies for placing the usual amount of land under
cultivation as respects potatoes.
The English Stocks have been very firm again this morn-
ing, and there have been a few purchases for transfer to
morrow. Nevertheless the market wears, on the whole, but
a dull appearance, in the entire absence of speculative trans-
actions. Consols for Money have been 961 A to %, and for
Time 9614%. The premium on Exchequer-bills has been
275. to 30s. East India Bonds have been at 28s. premium.
East India Stock for Account is marked 259.
In the Foreign Market the dealings have been small.
Spanish Three per Cents. are 36%; and Mexican 30% to 31.
Spanish Passives are 53/4. Russian Bonds are steady, at
109%; and Dutch Four per Cents. at 941. It will be ob-
served, therefore, that Spanish Bonds are flat. As to the
news from Madrid, it is of very uncertain tenour.
Shares have been better in some of the provincial markets,
and the prospect of breaking up a good many of the pro-
jected railway companies, has evidently a much better effect
upon the value of scrip, than the success of applications to
Parliament. Generally, Shares maintain here also the rather
improved rates of Saturday. Eastern Counties are 20% 3/4 ;
Caledonian, 73/4 to 8 ; Great Western, 80 to 81 ; Birming-
ham, 216 to 218 ; Rlackwall,. 814 ; Brighton, 61% to 6214 ;
London and York, l ; Manchester and Leeds, 116;
Midland, 140 to 143; North British, 23% to 2114 ' • North
Kent, 1% • South-Eastern, 3614 1/2 ; Great North of France,
151yto 15k.
BRITISH FUNDS. ONE CLOSING
O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Three per Cent. Cohsols Annuities 9614 %%% 96%
India Bonds, 1,0001. .. 25 28
Consols for Account .. 96% 4 96%
India Stock for Account .. 259 259
Exchequer Bills. 1 I d.
1,0001... .... 30 27 pm. 27
5001. .... 30 pa;. 27

ONE

CLOSIN(

FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent .. 30h 30%
Ditto, for the Account 31 31
Ditto, Deferred .. 16
Russian Bonds .. 109% 109%
_ _ .

_
Epanish Bonds, 5 per Cent .. 2.1%
Ditto, for the Account 2534
Ditto, Passive Bonds .. 5.34 534
Ditto, Three per Cent ..
Ditto, for the Account 5634 3634
Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent
Ditto, Deferred .. 1334
Dividends on the above payable iu London.
Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Cent .. 9834
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cent ..
Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 9434 94%
PRICES OF RIISINESSCLOSING
DONE AT
RAILWAY SHARES. PAID. PRICES.
ONE O'CLOCK.

Amber., Notting., Boston, and
Eastern Junction .. 2% •• •. 136 1%
Birmingham and Oxford Junction 2 .... 1 136
Bristol and Exeter .. .. 75 ..
Ditto, New .. 5 .... 9 • • •.•• . • • 9
Buckinghamshire .. 425. .... 1 % dis. % dis
Caledonian .. .. 10 .... 87% 8 7)4% 7%
Ditto, Half' Shares .. 2% .... 134 %...•..,, 1%
Ditto, Extension 214 .... .
Cambridge and Oxford.. .. • • I%• • • • %••••• • • • • • 36
Chester and Holyhead .. 20 .... 1736 18 1714
Cork and Waterford .. • • • • I% •• • • %%••• • • • • • 36
Direct Manchester (Remington's) 2% % .
Direct Manchester (Rastrick's) .. 53 - •• ..
Direct Northern .. .... 1%
Dublin and Belfast Junction .. 10 .... 4% %.. 5
Dublin and Galway .. . 4 .... 13 % l%
Eastern Counties .. 141. 165..... 20'4',4 20%
Ditto New .. 81. 165..... 6% %p• 6 .74 13
Do. Perpet., 5 per Cent. No. 1. 6/. 13s. 4d. --
Ditto, ditto, .. .. No. 2. 6/. 13s. 4d. 1,4 p % p
Ditto, York Extension .. • . 10s. •• • • I% ••••• • • • • • 1%
East Lincolnshire .. .• • • • • I% •• • • - ••••• • • • • • 34
Edinburgh and Glasgow .. .. 50 .... - -
Ditto % Shares .. 5 .... 12 .
Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester .. .... 11,4
Great Southern & West. (Ireland)
Great North of England . .. 100 -209 .......... 209
Ditto, New .. .. 5 .... - ...... 30%
Great Western 85 - •• • • ..... 143
Ditto Half Shares .. 50 .... 80 81 ........ 81
Ditto, Quarter Shares .. .... 151,4 ...... 15
Ditto, Fifths .. 20 .... 32 31%
Hull and Selby 50 99 100........ 100
Lancaster and Carlisle .. .. 35 .... 4836 ... 483¢
Ditto New . • • • • • 5 •• • • 8 • • ......
Leicester, Tamworth, &c. ...... 425. 1% dL5..... .... 134 to
Liverpool and Leeds Direct .. 236 .... 2
Liverp., Manch., & Newc. Junct. 236 .... 13;
London an Birmingham . .100 .... 218 216....
Ditto Thirds .. .. 16 .... 50% 52 ......
Ditto Quarters .. .. 2 .... 26% ..
Ditto Fifths .. .. 2 .... 24 23
London and Blackwell .. 16/. 13s. 4d. 836
Ditto, Half Shares .. 236 4
London and Brighton .. .. 50 6236 61% ....
Ditto, Consol. Eighths .. 40 .
, Ditto ditto Fifths .. 20 27% 28 27....
London and Croydon .. 13/. 15s. 9d. 2036 20 ......
Ditto, Guarant. Five per Cent. 9 .... 934
London and Oxford .. . • • • 1% .. % ..........
London, Hounslow, & Western .. 2 .... %
London and South-Wes•.ern.. 41/. Os. 10d. - ..........
Ditto, New . 1234 .... 19%%.. 19%
London and York .. 2% .... 1% 'ye ........ 1%
Ditto, Half Shares 2%. 1%
Manchester and Leeds .. .. 82 ....116 . 116
Ditto, Half Shares .......38 - ..........
Ditto, Fifths•• ••.. 2 .... 1034 % 10 11..
Ditto Extension .. .. 425..... 236 1%......
Manchester and Birmingham .. 40 713 75%
Ditto, Quarter Shares (A) • • 4 .. •• 11 ..........
Ditto, Quarter Shares (B) • • 2 .... 834 ....... 834
Ditto, Quarter Shares (C) 1 .• • • 7 63¢ • • 634
Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 425.._.... 34 % p • .....
Manchester and Southampton .. 2 .... 134 .......... 13
..100 ....140 143........ 143
Ditto, New .. 18 .... 28 29 • • 29
Ditto, Birmingham and Derby 108.,112 .......... 112
Newcastle and Darlington Junet. 85 .... 43 .... • 43
Ditto, New . 1 7% ........ 734
Ditto, New, Brandling .. 25 .... 41 41
Newcastle and Berwick .. 10 .... 16% 17 1734
North British .. .. 20 .... 23% 24% .... 24%
Ditto, Half Shares . • • • 6 • 7% %•••• • • • • 7%
Ditto, Carlisle Extension .. 134 .... 136 % 136
North Kent and Direct Dover .. 234 .... 1% ..... 1%
North Staffordshire .. 425.. •.. 1% 2% p•• • • 236 p
Norwich and Brandon 18 .... 2234 % ........ 2234
Ditto, New .. .. 5 .... 634 .......... 634
Northmpton,Banbury,&Chelthm. 2 .... 34 1.. 1
Oxlll.,Worcester, & Wolverhmptn. 121,6 .... 10 9% ...... 9%
Perth and Inverness .. 236 .... 1
Preston and Wyre .. • • • • 25 .... 31 ..
Scottish Central .. . .. 10 .... 14 14
Scottish Midland .. .. 10 .... 7 .......... 534
Shrewsbury and Birmingham .. 254 .... 1% 2.... 2
Shropshire Union .. 421. .. • •
South Midland 425.....• 14% dis .... • • % dis
South Eastern and Dovor 351,434 3534
Ditto. New (iss. at 321.) No. 1. 16 .... 16% . 16%
Do., New (do. 331.65, Bd.) No. 2. 10 .... 1036 m % . 10%
180., New (de. 18!.) 4. 234 .... 236 % 234
South Wales .. 5 - ..........
Trent Valley .. • • 27% .. • •
Warwickshire and London . 425. -
Waterfd., Wexfd., Wick., & Dub. 136 .... 14
Wexford, Waterford, & Valentia 1% 4
Welsh Midland .• .. • • • • 2% •• • 14 •••• • • • •
West Riding Union . • • • .. 425. .... 1% 14 p.
WiLbeach and Si. Ives . • • 2 .... 1%........••
Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth ..
eymouth 234.... 1
Yarmouth and Norwich .. .. 20 .... 24 .....
York and Carlisle i•-• 1 .• 214 •• • • N•-••• • • • • •
York and North Midland SO .... 96% ........
Ditto. Extension .. .. 15 .... 301,4 30 ......
Do. E. and W. Riding Eaten.- 1 ...... • •
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amiens .. 12 .... 11% 123 11% 11%
Bord., Toul., St Cette (Mackenzie) 2 -
Ditto, ditto (Espelete) .. 2 .... 2 •
Dutch Rhenish .. . . .. 5 .. 5)4 %
East Indian .. . ss. .... 34 % •
Grt. North. of France Constituted 5 .... 15%
Great Western Bengal .. ss. -
Great Western Canada .. .. 334....
Italian and Austrian .. .. • . 3 .... -
Namin and Liege .. .. 4 .... 21%
Orleans and Bordeaux .. 6 .... 1236 11%
Paris and Rouen .. 20 .... 40%
Paris and Strasbourg Constituted 5 .... 6
Sambre and Meuse .. • .. G 334
Tours and Nantes Constituted .. 5 .. .. 7 ........ •
JOINT-STOCK BANKS.
London Joint-Stock • • .. .. 10 .... 13%

MINES.

Real del Monte, Unregistered ..

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404

MARKET NEWS_-(THIS DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE.-MONDAY.

The last week's arrivals of all kinds of' grain of home produce,
coastwise as well as by land carriage, samples were on a very limited
scale, though ef somewhat improved quality; while from Scotland
the receipts were unimportant. The first supply of oats from Ireland
was by no means equal to the wants of the dealers ; while the whale
of the arrivals from abroad, which were small, have gone into the
bonded warehouses. From Essex, Kent, and Cambridgeshire the re.
ceipts of Wheat fresh up to-day were considerably on the increase,
and the stands were consequently well filled with samples. This
increase in the supply—notwithstanding most of the large millers are
short of stock—had a prejudicial effect upon the demand fir all de-
scriptions. The finest qualities of both red and white supported,in most
instances, the quotations obtained on Monday last ; but the middling
and inferior kinds were with difficulty disposed of, even at somewhat
easier terms. The market closed very heavily for English Wheat,
and a clearance was not effected. As very few parcels of Foreign
Wheat have, as yet, been entered for consumption, the importers
waiting tie result of the new Corn Bill in the Upper House, we had
a very poor show here to-day ; yet, in the present state of affairs, it
was quite equal to meet the wants of the trade. Even the most
selected descriptions hung on hand, and the general quotations must
be considered almost nominal. Bonded Wheat and all other grain
was excessively dull, very few speculators coming forward,
owing to the unusually high prices eemanded by the holders.
From our own coasts as well as from all other quarters the supply of
Barley has been very trifling, hence the quantity on show to-day was
small. Still, however, the Barley trade was heavy, and even the
finest malting parcels hang on hand. In prices we have no material
alteration to report. The supply of Malt was again small. Flue
white parcels commanded a steady but not to say brisk inquiry, at
fhlly late rates. All other kinds were a slow sale, at barely station-
ary prices. We had very few Oats on offer, hence the oat trade was
firm, at an improvement in the currencies of last week of from 6d to
Is per quarter, and most of the parcels on offer found buyers. Not-
Ivithstanding the supply of Beans was small, that article met a very
inactive demand, at about previous quotations. White Peas sold at
full prices, but all other qualities were in sluggish request, though we
cannot call them cheaper. The bakers operated with great caution,
consequently the Flour trade was dull, at barely last week's prices.
In Seeds we have but few sales to notice.
FOREIGN GRAIN AND FLOUR IN BOND.
Wheat—Dantzic 57s to 638 Beans • • ..... •••• • • • • 398 to 441
Ilamburgh .. 56s 625 Pease.... •••••• • • • • • • 418 47*
Barley . ........... 22s 28s Flour—American
Oats--New........... '255 275 'Sallie .....
eed ............ 22s 23s
smrrxrxELD.

The imports of live stock from abroad for our market during the
past week have been on the increase—they have amounted to 320
Oxen and Cows, 400 Sheep, and 6 Calves, from Rotterdam, Scheitlam,
and Harlingen. While at Hull about 100 Beasts and sheep have
been received from Holland. We had on sale 270 Oxen and Cows,
together with 300 Sheep, derived from the above ports, in, generally
speaking, good condition. As was the case last week, the
demand for foreign stock was in a very inactive state,
and prices had in most instances a downward tendency.
From our own grazing districts the arrivals of beasts fresh up this
morning were good as to numbers, and of very superior quality, in-
deed we seldom recollect to have seen a finer collection at any pre-
vious corresponding period of the year. Notwithstanding, therefore,
the attendance of buyers was large, the Beef trade was very dull, at
a decline in the prices obtained on this day se'nnight of 241 per 81bs,
and a total clearance was not effected. From Norfolk, Suffolk,
Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we received 1,200 Scots, homebreds,
and short horns; from the western and midland counties, 600 Here-
fords, Devons, runts, &c. ; from other parts of England, 700 of
various breeds ; anti from Scotland, 150 horned and polled Scots.
Although the numbers of Sheep were not gait, equal to those exhl-

Lotted at the corresponding market-day in 1845, the actual weight of
Mutton was on the increase, owing to which the trade was in a de-
pressed state, and the currencies declined quite 2d per Sibs ; the
higher figure for the best old Downs being 5s 4d, and which was not
obtained without the greatest difficulty. From the Isle of Wight
60 Lambs and 40 Sheep came to hand. The Lamb trade was heavy,
at barely stationary prices. Calves were in short supply, and heavy
inquiry, at Friday's depression of from 6d to 8d per Sibs. In Pigs,
♦ery little was doing, and the currencies had a downward tendency.

Per Sibs. to sink the offal,

e. d. s. d
Inferior Beasts .... 2 8 3 2
Second quality ditto. 3 4 3 6
Prime large Oxen.. 3 8 3 10
Prime Scots ...... 4 0 4 2
Large coarse Calves 4 4 4 10
Prime small ditto .. Ji 0 i 4
Suckling Calves ..1$ 0 30 0
Inferior Sheep .. . 3 6 4 0

s. d. to s. d:
Second quality ditto 4 2 4 4
Coarse-woolled ditto 4 6 410
Soutbdown Wethers 5 0 5 4
Ditto out of the wool
Large Hogs
Small Porkers
Quarter old Pigs l6 0 20 0
Lambs •••••• • • • • 4 6 7 0

SUPPLY AT MARKET.
Beasts, I I
sheep. Calves.
3,158 20,510 7O

I Pigs.
2O

NNVITGATE AND MEADMNNAIM.
Since this day se'nnight, the arrivals of country-killed meat, up to
these markets, have been somewhat en the increase, and of fair
average quality. The supplies of meat on offer, killed in the metro-
polis, haying been moderately extensive, the general demand has
been in a very inactive state, and prices are not supported. Inferior
Beef, Mutton, and Pork, have declined 2d., and Veal, 6d. to Bd. per
lb. In the value of other kinds of meat, we have no alteration to
notice. Very few carcases of foreign Beasts or Sheep have appeared
on sale.

At per stone, by the Carcase.
s. d. to s. d. S. d. to S. d.
Beef, inferior...... 2 4 2 6 Mutton, inferior 3 4 3 6
middling .... 2 8 210 middling— 3 8 4 0
prime large .. 3 0 3 2 prime .... 4 4 4 6
prime small .. 3 4 3 6 Pork, 1arge........ 3 4 4 4
Veal.• ••. • • • ...... 4 2 5 2, small ..
Lamb. Os Od to Os Od.
ARRIVALS DURING THE PAST WEEK.
Beasts Sheep Calves Pigs.
5c0t1and............
Yorkshire ..................... 60 510 600
Lincolnshire .................... 55 180 130

Suffolk .......... , ..... ........
Cambridgeshire ................
Essex ..

40 60 - 90
44 90 - 100
30 120 - 120
25 80 78 200

Devonshire ...................

• + - -
mills caused by a spark from a chimney 204 yards distant. 11 SI
signed a petition, which was signed by nearly every powder menu-
torturer in the kingdom. It was against the adoption of so dan-
gerous a precedent as the formation of railways near powder mans•
factories.
Mr. Sergeant 31174PHY proposed to rut in the consent of the Board
of Trade to theline, as proposed last year, passing within 40 yard
of the mills at Dartford.
Mr. MEREWETHER objected to the production of the document.
Mr. Sergeant Mummy said that the report of the Committee of the
Board of Trade had been founded on the representation of General
Past-y, who had been sent to examine the premises.
The CHAIRMAN asked if the promoters did net intend to adopt the
precaution which the Board of Trade recommended in the document?
Mr. Sergeant MURPRY said that they would do so, and would also
adopt any ether precaution the Board of Trade might advise.
Mr. CALVERT, who appeared in support of a petition against the
proposed line by several landowners, in the parishes of Chalk, Shawn,
Finsbury, and Stroud, called several witnesses, who proved the ill'
jury these parishes would sustain by the formation of the North
Kent Line, and agreed that the South-Eastern Line would be pre-
ferable.
At the conclusion of the evidence, the Learned Counsel briefly ad-
dressed the Committee.
Mr. MIREWETHER then proceeded to open the case of the

SOUTH-EASTERN LINE.
The Learned Counsel commenced by stating to the Committee that
the line would be comprised in three separate Bills, but which he
preferred treating as a single Bill, as they referred to the same object.