The Sun.
London, England, 1861-03-26 00:00:00

gence frequently luxuriated in by the married ladies of the
frontier towns and villages, when after tea she put out her
Pipe and got up to stand by the door 'to receive company.'
Of course I took my place near her, with a view to observe
American frontier usages and manners. Two or three
guests arrived, and then a tall, high-shouldered, raw-boned
gentleman, with a long nose, small eyes, and a high fore-
head, very upright, very stiff, and very grave, his face
decked with a long pointed beard, stained either by the sun
or the juices and smoke of tobacco, and redolent of spitting
and of pipes.
" ' Good evening, Mr. Smith," said the hostess, ' but
where is your good lady? I had hoped to have seen her
with you.'
" ' She's kneeked up,' replied the matter-of-feet guest.
" ' What I dear me, again in that interesting situation F'
" ' Oh, good gracious I ' I cried to myself, as I turned
away to conceal my great inclination to merriment;
' now I know what it was that I said to my pretty com-
panion in the buggy. ' Well, did you ever—no I never ;'
hang me, but 1 will get an American dictionary, and if
there is not one in print I'll publish one.' "
The work is embellished with several well executed
engravings, and we may confidently assert that
the narrative of the transatlantic adventures of the
Hon. Grantley Berkeley will be read with satisfac-
tion by every true sportsman, and by all who can
appreciate an exciting story cleverly written.

PARLIAMENTARY AND RAILIVAF

COIIMII TEES.

HAMMERSMITH, PADDINGTON, AND CITY JUNC-
TION RAILWAY.—The committee of the House of
Lords that, under the chairmanship of Earl Grey,
have just concluded their inquiry into the merits. of
this measure for a railway commencing by a junc-
tion with the Great Western, near Great-lane-
bridge, and terminating at the Broadway, Hammer-
smith, together with two branches to and forming
junctions with the West London Railway, and.
thence by the Metropolitan or underground railway
into the City, at an estimated capital of £lBO,OOO,
report, as regards " the number of houses to be
taken and the consequent displacement of the poor,"
.that compulsory powers of purchase given by the
bill extend only to 51 houses or cottages tenanted
by the labouring claws, and that it is not expected, thatinconveniencewill be experienced, as although
these houses are within the limits of deviation, and
may be taken for the railway, only ten of them are
upon the centre line delineated on the plan, and
that in the neighbourhood, the Latimer-road, where
these houses are all situated, and ad joining it there
are a number of houses in an unfinishei state, and
which have remained so for years, partly for want
of funds and want of occupiers, but which are all
adapted for the labouring classes. Their lordships
report that the line will afford a speedy and con-
tenient communication to those of the labouring
classes employed in the densely peopled parts of
the metropolis, but who reside in the suburbs.
CHEAP TRAINS FOR THE WORKING CLASSES ON
THE NORTH LONDON RAILWAY.—The following
are the terms of the special clause inserted by the
select committee of the House of Lords of which
Lord Colchester was chairman :—" The railway
company shall run a train every day in the week,
except Sunday, from Kingsland station to Liver-
pool-street, City terminus, and one train from
Liverpool-street to Kingsland, at such hours in the
morning and afternoon as may be most convenient
for the labouring classes residing at or beyoad
Kingsland, and having business in London, at flires
not exceeding ld. per passenger for each journey,
provided that if in any period of six months it shall
be found that less than 100 passengers on the ave-
rage shall have been conveyedby each of such trains,
the company, on proof of that fact to the shtisfae -
tion of the Board of Trade, may discontinue the
running of the trains, but the Board of Trade may
at any time order the resumption thereof by the
company if it shall seem to the Board desirable,"
MERIONETHSHIRE RAILWAY.—The bill for this
proposed railway has been withdrawn.