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had been delivered of a child. From the cross-examination of the
witness it appeared that the prisoner bore an excellent character,
and that she (the witness) could say, as the mother of children, that
the period of accouchement is apt to come on quite suddenly, and
under circumstances when the mother might be wholly unprepared
for it.

The next witness, who lived next door, deposed that she heard the
cry of an infant in the adjoining water-closet.
Another witness deposed that the prisoner said in her presence,
" It is tree, I have had a baby."
Police-constable S 15 deposed that he found the body of a female
infant in the soil of the water-closot on the day in question, about
four feet below the surface. Found some baby clothes in the pri-
soner's box.

Cross-examined—Did she say to you that she was very sorry for
what had happened, and that it was an accident ?—Witness's deposi-
tion was here read, and it was found that he did depose that she used
these words. He thensaid that he did not Low recollect the prisoner
using these words.
Police-constable 205 S, deposed that he tried to put the body of the
child through the hole in the bottom of the pan, but it would not pass ;
for this purpose he had placed the pan in a horizontal position, instead
of a perpendicular ene.
Mr. Delany, surgeon, examined the prisoner, and found she had
been delivered of a child. Examined the child, and found a mark on
the head and knee, and is of opinion that the child was born alive ;
but it might have died from loss of blood. The head of a child at the
birth elongates, and then assumes its natural form.
Mr. Cooper, surgeon, was next examined, but his evidence was not
material.—Here the case closed.

The prisoner stood in front of the dock for a short time, but she
became so faint that she was accommodated with a seat; and during
the speech of the Learned Counsel who defended her, and the charge
of the Learned Judge, she wept bitterly.

The jury, without a moment's hesitation, Acquitted her.

RAILWAY COMMITTEES.
(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.
CORN AND WATERFORD.

The Commitlee met at eleven o'clock, when
Mr. }Dachau, opened the case of the petitioners (the Earl of.
Shannon, D. Callaghan, M.P., Archdeacon Ryder, and oth rs), who
complained of private injuries to their demesnes and lands by the
route of the line.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
GROUP VIII.

This Committee, consisting of Mr. Benjamin Hawes (chairman),
Mr. W. Entwisle, Major Beresford, Colonel Paget, and Captain Vyse,
reassembled at twelve o'clock this morning in the Court of Queen's
Bench.

The first business before the Committee was the discussion of the
clauses in the Bill to construct the

EDINBURGH .aran PEEZILES,
all of which were agreed to and passed, with slight amendments,
save that which would have enabled the promoters to lease to the
North British, which was struck out.

EAST LOTHIAN czirrnii.L, Olt TYNE
VALLEY.

Mr. Sergeant BILLASIS, on behalf of the promoters of this project,
applied to have the Bill referred to the Committee up stairs, on the
ground that all the opposition with which they had bees threatened
had been withdrawn.

Ile Committee acceded to the application,

GROUP XII.

GLASGOW AND WEST or SCOTLAND
DXSTRICT.

The Committee re-assemleled this morning at twelve o'clock.
Present, Mr. V Smith (chairman), Mr. Langston, Hon. W. Fitz-
manrice, Mr. T. D'Eynconrt, and Mr. W. Hamilton.

sromGr, or WEER, AND XXX'.

BUaCIIAN 7UNCTZON.

The whole morning was passed in reading and agreeing to the
clauses of this Bill, which were unopposed.
GIULSGOVI, PAISLEY, AND GEtEENOCIL
(73A.ZZEOUIZ ExtAracii).

This was an unopposed Bill, promoted by the Glasgow, Paisley,
and Greenock Company, for the purpose of getting powers to con-
struct a branch line to a point on the river Clyde called Cartsdyke,
and also for the formation of a harbour there. The length of the
line was a quarter of a mile. The capital 25,0001. There being only
one line of rails to the harbour of Greenock at present, any consider-
able traffic in minerals would be apt to disarrange the general goods'
trade, and therefore it was that they sought to get powers by this
Bill for the construction of the branch and harbour. The preamble
was declared proved, the clauses were agreed to, and the Bill was
ordered to be reported.
The Committee, in consequence of the other Bills in the group not
being sufficiently forward, adjourned till Wednesday, the 29th April.