The Sun.
London, England, 1846-05-26 00:00:00

ACCOUCHEMENT

OF
TIER MAJESTY.

BIRTH OF A PRINCESS.

(Prom the London Gazette Extraordinary of yesterday.

BUCKINGHAM PALACE, MAY 25, 1846.

At Ave minutes before three o'clock this afternoon' the
Queen was happily delivered of a Princess. His Royal
Highness Prince Albert, several Lords of her Majesty's
most Honourable Privy Council, and the Ladies of her
Majesty's Bedchamber were present.

This great and important news was immediately
made known to the town by the firing of the Park
and Tower guns ; and the Privy Council being
assembled as soon as possible thereupon, at the Council-
Chamber, Whitehall, it was ordered that a Form of
Thanksgiving for the Queen's safe delivery of a Princess
be prepared by his Grace the Archbishop of Canter-
bury, to be used in all churches and chapels throughout
England and Wales, and the town of Berwick-upon-
Tweed, on Sunday the 31st of May, or the Sunday after
the respective ministers shall receive the same.
Her Majesty and the infant Princess are, God be
praised, both doing well.

RAILWAY COMMITTEES.
(YESTERDAY.)
HOUSE OF LORDS.
GROUP I.
TEE EASTERN COUNTIES.
(continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.)
FREE TRADE.
Several witnesses were called to speak to the great advantage
',stitch the Eastern Counties extensions would confer upon the
traders affected.
At the close of the examination of a witness named Mr. Robert
Mawly, a farmer at Bourne, near Lincoln, the following opinion on
free trade was elicited.
Lord Vex—Do you think you will continue to send as much
corn by railway after the repeal of the corn-laws as you do now ?
Witness—l am of opinion, my Lord, that we shall not only con-
tinue and maintain our trade in corn after the repeal of the oorn-
laws, but that we shall also pay your Lordships as high rents as we
do at this present moment.—(Laughter.)
Lord Viviax —That is an argument for free trade, certainly.
The Committee then adjourned till eleven o'clock to-morrow.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

GROUP X.

Tha Committee on this group met to-day at twelve o'cYock, in Room
No. 1 (House of Commons). Present, Mr. Deedes (chairman), Mr.
Arkwright, Mr. Farnham, Mr. Vivian, and Mr. Stanley.

They rearmed the consideration of the
CALEDONIAN (BITNBYVAN BRANCH).

Mr. Warrmoaa, who was with Mr. Forsyth and Mr. Gordon, for
the promoters, called witnesses in support of their Bill, the evidence
being, at first, chiefly devoted to prove that at the present moment
the east part of Glasgow was abundantly and cheaply supplied with
coal, and that, so far the alleged necessity for the competing line (the
Glasgow, Airdrie, and Monklands Junction) did not exist, and, there-
fore, that the anticipated advantages would not arise.

The Citsaamax interrupted this course of evidence, and said that
the Committee had already bad enough of proof respecting the supply
of coal to Glasgow and especially as to the east part.
Mr. FORSYTH said that it was the object of himself and the other
counsel for this Bill to set tip their own line by destroying Ow pre-
tensions of their competitors; for he took it for granted that the
Committee would pass either of the Bills, and if he could show that
the Glasgow, Airdrie and Monckland Junction was not an advisable
line, he presumed he would have done much to establish the claims
of his own mea sure. He did not, of course, venture to assume with '
certainty that the Committee had resolved to adopt either one of the
Bills. He assumed it only for supposition sake to explain the pur-
pose of the course which be was taking. He would not, after what
fell from the Committee, go further into the supply of coals, but
would call witnesses to the inferiority of the opposing line.
Mr. King, manager of the Glasgow, Garnkirk and Coatbridge
Railway, wag examined at some length for the purpose of establish-
ing that the connexion of the Dundyvan branch with the Glasgow
and Garnkirk, atCoatbridge,would be much more advantageous than
the connexion of the Glasgow and Airdrie with the same point, by
the medium of the Monkland and Kirkintolloch. Other evidence of
this witness was strongly in favour of the present Bill in comparison
with its competitor.
The witness was cross-examined by Mr. ANDREWS.

Mr. Sergeant BELLASIS appeared on behalf of Mr. Sligo, a land-
owner, and also for the Monkland and Kirkintillock Railway. In
the latter capacity he claimed to cross-examine the witnesses, be-
cause his clients had a power secured to there to purchase that por-
tion of the Glasgow and Garnkirk line which would be affected and
partially injured by the junction with the Dundyvan branch of the
Caledonian Railway.

Mr. FORSYTH considered any opposition on the part of his Learned
Friend quite suicidal; and he denied the latter's right to appear in the
capacity he affected, inasmuch as the Monkland and Kirkintilloch
Toad only a contingent power to purchase by value of a private
arrangement, which had not yet the sanction of Parliament.
After some discussion

The CIIAIRMA N said that the Learned Sergeant did not show a
good ground for appearing in this case, as the Act of Parliament en
which he relied had not yet passed. So far as the agreement between
his clients and the Garnkirk Company was concerned, it did not place
him before the Committee. If the 3lonkland and Kirkintllloch Com-
pany should suffer by a breach of agreement they would have their
remedy by action.
After further discussion the room was cleared, and on the re-ed-
it:llB3ton of strangers,

Mr. Sergeant Braxasis was allowed to be heard, and cross-ex-
nmined the witness, but he did not seem to elicit anything material
disadvantageous to the proposed junction of the Dundyvan branch
with the Garnkirk.

Further evidence of the same character having been given,

Mr. JOHNSTONE, who was with Mr. Sergeant Bellasis, for Mr.
Sligo, and the Monklands and Kirkintulloch, in opposition to the Bin,
called witnesses who gave evidence favouring the competing line in
preference to this.
The Committee adjourned at four o'clock till twelve to-morrow.