The Sun.
London, England, 1850-10-01 00:00:00

PROPOSED NEW STATION.

Since our last Saturday's news we have learned
that the deputation from the London and North•
Western board examined the " quarry," together
with draft plans that had been prepared, but that
they gave the preference to a site nearer
to the city walls, where it appears the levels
are better, and where there is room for a
more extended undertaking. The deputation was
struck with the facility which the latter situation af-
fords for connecting the London and North-Western
traffic with that of the Shropshire Union Company,
and for getting thereby a cheap transfer of the
Welsh goods. They also found the place particu-
larly suitable for a coal depot, being connected
already with the canals and the river to a certain
extent; and being capable, by an addition to the
size of the basins and docks, of doing trade to any
extent whatever. What would the Cestrians say, '
if they saw the London and North-Western Company
promoting a Bill in the next session of Parliament
for deepening their river? Stranger things have
happened, and the Mold districts may prove better
feeders to the Chester and Holyhead line than was ex-
pected. However, fresh plans were ordered adapted
to the new position, with a view not only
to, the passenger traffic, but to that in goods
and minerals. The estimates for the passenger
station are ordered for a perfectly plain building,
but of white stone ; and though no money is to be
expended on what may be termed mere ornament,
the building will present a handsome appearance
from the malls, and will not cut off that splendid ♦iew
of Moel Famma and her range for which we are so
justly accustomed to claim the admiration of strangers.
As public chroniclers, we of course feel abound
to convey the earliest possible information
of anything affecting our city ; but we cannot but
deplore the existence of that ill-feeling which it is
manifest must exist, to have driven the London
and North-Western Company to the determina-
tion to have an independent station ; and we are
credibly informed that the .application made to
the Court of Chancery by the Shrewsbury and
Chester Company fur the committal to the Queen's
B-nch Prison of three of the gentlemen on the gene-
ral station committee opposed to them in views, has
done anything but improve that friendly feeling that
at one time did, and ought still to exist.—Chester
Chroniee.

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NEWMARKET RACES.

(THIS DAY.)

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

Handicap. T.Y.C.

Newpzrt
White Lady

Sweepstakes of 10 soya. each. T.Y.C.

hazy
hind of the Forest

Grand Duke Michael Stakes.

Eardinge
Tomboy

••• .•• ••• •••
Third Triennial Stakes.

Hernandez
Merry Peal
Payment

... 1

... 2

Match—Wallflower reed ft from Collingwood.
Match—Bordeaux beat Hippia.
Ho[eful Stakes.

Venus filly
Buckhound

. 2

Match—Sieyon received from Teeswater.
Match—Santiago received from Brunnow.
Match—Taurina filly reed from Queen of Cyprus filly.

DECREASE OF CRIME IN LEEDS.—From some
criminal returns just issued in Leeds it is shown that the
number of persons apprehended by the police of that borough
during 1849 was smaller than in any previous year since
1822, with the exception of the year 1824, and that the de-
crease since 18'36 has been exceedingly great. During this
time, also, there has been a constant and large increase in the
Population, which numbered in 1821 83,796 persons; in 1831,
123,33 ; and in 1841, 151,874. The Leeds Mercury points
out that if the population of the borough should have in-
creased at the same rate to 1849, it would now be 179,146 ;
anti if the numbitr of prisoners had kept pace with the popu,
lation since 1823, it would have been 3,667 in 1849, whereas
the actual number was only 1,830, or just about half the pro-
portion of crime to population in 1823.
AN AMIABLE SPOUSE.— k woman of the name of
Catherine A.‘Dowall, married to a carter of that name, who
resides in Dempster-street, being seized with a determination
to do something desperate to her husband, caught hold of a
pan of boiling water from the fire, hurried into the apartment
where the unconscious wight was sleeping, carefully removed
from his side her young son, and then, without compunction,
and with unerring aim, threw the whole of the scalding fluid
full upon the unhappy sleeper. The poor fellow, thus sud-
denly and unceremoniously aroused by a feeling of intense
pain, bawled out in such agony that the room was soon
filled with neighbours, anxious to tender their services to the
injured man. Time police were soon called and the woman
apprehended. The unf ,rtunate husband is in a very dan-
gerous state.—North British Mail.
CANAL PROPERTY IN "WARWICK AND STAFFORD.--
At the meeting of the Coventry Canal Company, on Tues-
day, a dividend of ft. per 1001. share was declared for the
haif-year. The general halt-yearly meeting of the pro-
prietors of the Warwick and Birmingham Canal was held at
the Woolpack Inn, Warwick, on Tuesday, when a dividend
of `2/. per cent. for the half-year was declared. The half-
yearly meeting of the proprietors of the Warwick and Napton
Canal took place on Wednesday, at the Woolpack Inn, War-
wi k, when a dividend was declared for the half-year of H.
per cen.t.—Biripisyhain Gazette.