The Sun.
London, England, 1857-07-17 00:00:00

FALKIRK BURGHS.

The Committee assembled for the first time this morn-
ing. There were present Sir John Pakington, Bart,
Mr. F. W. Russell, and Mr. J. B. Blakewore. Mr.
Edwin James, Q.C., and Mr. Bourke appeared for the
petitioner,. Previous to the commencement of the ordi-
nary proceedings, Mr. Phinn, on behalf of the sitting
member, raised the question in reference to the
mutilated petition which was brought under the con-
sideration of the House of Commons yesterday afternoon.
He argued th::t the petition was invalid in all those par-
ticulars in which any erasures or interpolations had been
made. Mr. James, on the other band, contended that
there was no material change in the document which
would be leg,lly necessary to vitiate it.
The committee overruled Mr. Phinn's objections.
Mr. James then proceeded to open the case on behalf
of the petitioners.

The shareholders of the Australian Agricultural Com-
pany, at the meeting to-day, agreed to the proposed
dividend of 1.0. per share.

NAIVIONAL SAYINGS BANK ASSOOIATION.—The annual
meeting of this association was held this day, at the offices
in King William-street, City. Although the association
was incorporated in July, 1856, owing to many difficul-
ties which had now been got over the operations of the
association extend over a period of little more than four
months. The directors had visited many of the princi-
pal towns and villages of the kingdom, and had the satis-
faction of stating that in every place they had been well
received. The accounts showed the receipts to have
been 14,604/. 195., and payments 4,6061. 3 . 4d., leav-
ing a balance of 9,9831. 15s. Bd. The report was
adopted.
FIRE AT KENSINGTON.—Last night a fire broke out,
in an unoccupied house in Holland-street, Kensington,
at the back of the parish church. The fire was discovered
by one of the neighbours, who perceived a dense smoke
coming out of a third-firor window. The engine be-
longing to Lord Holland and the parish engine being
found inadequate to put out the fire, the London Bri-
gade and the West of England engines were summoned
and quickly appeared on the spot, but the fire was not
extinguished till the house was quite burnod down, and
the one adjoining much damaged. It is not known whe-
ther the property was insured.
LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAlLWAY.—Opera-
tions tire now being carried on for the widening of this
company's line for a considerable distance out of Lon-
don, so as to furnish four lines of rails ; and it is ulti-
mately intended to carry this out as far as Bletchley, a
distarco of 46 miles down.
THE FINDINGS 07 THE JURY ON MISS SMITH'S
TRIAL —Some loose statements having been put forth
with reference to the divisions of the jury on the late
trial, we have the best authority for stating that on each
of the three findings the numbers were 13 to 2. The
minority voted "Guilty" on each occasion.—North
British )fail.
COUNTY OF MAYO ELECTION.—We are authorised
to state that Lord John Browne, brother of the Marquis
of Sligo, intends to offer himself as a candidate for the
county of Mayo.—Saunders.
THE MAYO WITNESSES. —The Mayo magistrates took
their seats at Castlebar, on Tuesday, for the purpose of
investigating the case of twrault upon John Gannon, the
man whose eyes was thrust out with an iron bar, be-
cause he gave evidence against Mr. Moore before the
Mayo Commit'ee. The persons arrested for the atrocity
are—James Gilder, James Casey, and James Walsh.
After some preliminary discussion, the hearing was ad-
journed. Gannon lies in a very serious state. He was
so id that he could not be removed for the purpose of
identifying the ruffians who attacked him.
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ENQINII AND MILL AT DowLAls.—An
enormous engine and rolling mill are now in course of
erection at the Dowlais ironworks. This engine supplies
blast to no fewer than six furnaces, and its enormous
beam and adjuncts weigh upwards'of 40 tons, and Um
flywheel 35 tons. The rolling mill has a driving wheel
of 25 feet, and a fly wheel of 21, which makes 110
revolutions per minute. One rail mill is to make 1,000
tons of rails per week ; another rough mill is to
manufaetnre 700 tons per week ; and 200 tons of bar
iron are to be made up by a bar mill. This enormous
rail mill is manufactured to roll both ways at a speed of
110 revolutions per minute, and is to be capable of
rolling bars of a length and section never before
attempted. These enormous works will give employ
-
1 agent to a large body of workmen, and will continue
Dowlais as the head of the iron districts.