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

EAST OF FIFE

The object of this Bill is to foim a line Eof railway from the $
burgh and Northern Railway to the town of Anstruthen. The ct
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is %stimated at 300,0001., for one-tenth part of which the ceutr
deed has been entered into, the length of the line being IS% ye i)
There is to be a branch to Markinch, three piles in length, W.,.,111c,
included in the, estimate of cost. The engineer is Mr. Job" Alit
and Mr. J. Hill is the Parliamentary agent.
This line was unopposed, and the standing 9rders were decial
complied with.
FTJRNESS RAILWAY EXTENSIONS. , - tO
The object of this /Sill is to extend the Furness BalliesJ
Broughton and Ulverton, with branches. The length, Inctludie
branches, will be nine miles, and the cost 80,C00/. Mr. J. R. 31•C't. g
is the engineer, and Messrs. Donaghan and Co. are the Par/lame-
agents.
This Bill, also, iris unopposed, hut the standing orders wr`"ij
dared Lot to be complied with, as the name of Elizabeth 31ar,
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had been inserted in the reference book instead of that of 2ki.,,°Th.,
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Manning. It was proved that the necessary notice had been ,
on the sight person. In other respects the standing orders were
MANCHESTER,
with.
MANCHESTER, BOLTON, AND BURY CANAL Nit:VI—
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AND. RAILWAY EXTENSION.
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This is a Bill to extend the Manchester and Bolton Bail lei A A
its present terminus to Illackfriars-bridge, Manchester.
of the proposed extension wed], be half a mile, and the cost tft
The engineer is Mr. J. Hawkeshaw ; and the Parliamentart at
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iii essrs. Dorrington and Co.

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This Bill was opposed, but the opposition was withdra... ,t' ~
promoters declining to offer any evidence of compliance /ri‘,.,le
standing orders in reference to the Clifton branch of the prop
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line. + , •tli°
The Committee announced their intention of reporting °ay, fie 0
startling orders were not complied with—no evidence of come r
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-having been given in respect of the Clifton branch,
moters wished to withdraw." orders • Fr'
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In respect of the other parts of the Bill the standing
ccmplied with. CIIII:49'
BUCKINGDA3ISHIRE (OXFORD AND BLET
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JUNCTION) RAILWAY. Oil° •
Thi3 Bill has for its object the nuking of a line to connect
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with Bletchingly and Bedford, the length of which will be 2')3(1,,70, d
and the cost 550,0001. Engineer, Mr. It. Stephenson ; rarliani`
agents, Messrs. Dockray and Co. which the 1,
Standing orders complied with.

Sub-Committee No. s.ti str
were present, Mr. liofiac Drummond'
The Committee met at about half-past twelve eclock, when no
and Mr. Cavendish. "I.
LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM (NOY.TN.kMPTON, DAVB.•
TRY, LEAMINGTON, ANT, WARWICK). di,
(Chatratrn), fir' T. Eger P)
Mr. Eu.rscounE appeared as agent JrP the iv omoters of this
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the object of which is to make a liner:A.om Northampton to Warivi.724,
with stations Id the several places named iu the title. The estiroa,:r,
cost is 500,0001., the contract deed having been signed for 370,0'''7.1
The hAlgth of the line Is thirty-one miles. Mr. W. B. Pritchard ).
the engineer.

CONFESSION OF A Alum)Eniza.—ln September, 1841'
A farmer was found dead by the side of a public road, in Oxford.hl re;
and up to the present time the Cause of death has r,mained a m: rs
tery, but now it appears, from a confession which has been ma, P.
that he was murdered. A travelling tinker, of the name of Ice
Sherry, who has been eonfined in Banbury gaol, has confessed th
be as a p:.rty to the murder of the above in
Mr. Georol:
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Mobbs, of Dean-bill farm, North Aston, who, on the 29th of Septelio
ber, 1842, wit,) was found dead by the side of the road lealsaac dingShen
froA
the Fox, at North Aston to Dunste,v. Sherry says that
riff and James Biddle assisted in the murder, and the police have sass'
ceeded in apprehending them. On the 28th! of September Mr. Mob?, •
went to a sale at Sitspie Aston ; a friend went with him part of Olt',
way home, anti left him about eleven o'clock at night, at at a lane vou
to the Fox, fan, The friend's road then lay in a somew dlttercot
direction, and he heard Mr. Hobbs' hone go steadily along the lasso
towards deceased's hems. On the following morning Mr.; 3lobbs Vllll
found dead, and lying on a heap of stones in Dun9tew-lane, in a
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trary direction to his house. His collar bone was broken, he had ro!
ceived severe injuries on the head, and a great quantity of blood
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flown from him. Ito horse was found in one of deceased's fields.
Private INlThadden, of the 65th Regiment, has iusi
had bequeathed to him, by an uncle, deceased, in India, the largearit
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