The Sun.
London, England, 1845-06-13 00:00:00

(LILDT SITTING.)

GR JILL' Z.
Atm —zrzsLul AND GALWAY LINE.
tqt~~OAlga Ott'
-ing of the Ccmmittee, Mr. Lynch, formerly a brewer
.etilittehose evidence was not concluded at the rising of the
MN, e last evening, was recalled, and examined by Mr.
Wilke's-lie stated that the cost of conveying a ton of Iltr..r or of
tlittrY,,,sh°l) goods from Dublin to Ballinasloe by canal was 205.,-
44.eer
tulle the land carriage from Ballinasloe to Galway
!el% O' per ton per mile. The imports to Galway during
,iNe,jear amounted to 17,182 tons, besides such articles as
ie;lect herrings, tobacco, tea, and sugar. In round numbers
'®e its amounted to 18,000 tons. The exports during the
;kiei.kl were 26,6031 tons. From the reports of the Railway
, ere p., fters, in 1835, it appeared that the imports in that year
44, .000
4,7 of 5 , and the exports 20,000 tons, showing an increase in
„
Per cent. on the one and 30 per cent. on the other.
tly Were a railway from Galway to Dublin both would be
he theincreaed—the imports immediately, and in a little
t "Ports would also be greatly increased. There
W°
tt.._lle arble quarries in the vicinity of Galway, the black
),71Verre-ed in which is of a superior quality. Ch.e thousand
rke4 intritised in 1838. It is conveyed to Galway, where it is
leliod t° entroney pieces, &c., from which a great portion of it
red4::finutted to Dublin, by railway instead of by sea. Two
lit 44 to. were held in the county of Galway during the year.
ken Pains to ascertain the number held within four or
t7sle the proposed line, and found them to be eighty. A
itenl4 r,tion of the cattle, horses, pigs; &c., sold at these fairs
c...Ne trate). the line. The railway would offer great facilities to
• )1"ori ~.'actit'g business at these faire. Galway and Ross-
o% -4e bretding counties, and cattle are sent to Dublin,
. ~c 1 Kildare, for the purpose of being fatted for the
dish
1t
The fisheries at Galway are of an important
4thnsre'. about 500 boats being engaged in the trade. The cost
Pthe thug a ton of fish to Dublin by the mail was 18/. 13s. 4d.;
k, bait rya? would be considerably less. The fisheries could be
eiCe poe;""ed• The trade in seaweed, which was highly valued
hill'able,a;" Classes as manure, especially for potatoes, was con-
' bkttll"..,W4hy as 5,000 boats, carrying about three tons each,
t HI connexion with it. To witnesses and others
it...l44tkekt°f the assizes in Galway, and to those coming to the
N104,° Which there were two a week, the railway would offer
t4tages
~est44ltn •
P for the county of Galway, said he had in-
-41111 ebt4rnself inof
the fishing trade of Galway, in which occupa-
oZts of " his tenants were engaged. Taking the average
te" be the 500 boats engaged in the trade at 351., the total
04110,4.4.5004 The total earnings of the whole of the beats
;ee less than 30,000/. Cod, ling, pollock, turbot, and
11;7 lottiter„°°‘ the rivers, abounded in large quantities. There were
Oeht ti and oyster fisheries. The evidence of the Hon. Mem-
,te th:thow that the proposed railway would offer great faci.
111,4P°Pulation and to the extensive trade carried on.
Mr °f~4°hilts, formerly M.P. for the borough of Galway, and
b,"‘lnted'a.rhour and town commissioners of that town, and well
ith,, With its trade, considered that a railway would be of
ttlik rage to the county.
phitlie than illiams was well acquainted with the steam navigation
antic],
which was now in the course of improvement. The
4,,,lntert,„.°Uld he of great service to the trade of the channel and to
th'intepa7ol. Ireland, that manufactures would be Introduced into
and that it would give employment to a. grea f
, Population. The canal was wholly inadequate
box'
'°4 Was badly managed. The sympathy of the nib! 1-
las . Certainly not with the canal, ut with the proposed line,
. 'treat portion of the goods went by land conveyance.
(LEFT SITTING.)

ak„l\kto
~it RAILWAY ACCIDENT ON THE LIVERPOOL
heI4ESTER LINK.—(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)—On Tues.
tisttbs.:4hat a little before nine o'clock, a night man, named James
a144,1°4 been on the railway eight or nine years, was counting
dolt ii , Waggons on their way to Liverpool, at Whiston,
ofaZit,attiles and a half from the Liverpool terminus. Whilst
"odsi'4o, tlt'ibgine, which is appointed to wait there for the purpose
I;,as thr7, 1‘: heavy trains up the inclined plane, suddenly started,
'oe !rat °AI man with one of the buffers on his back. He
tAelThe or five yards forward, and fell on his face, between
kedit Yards 4re box then caught him, and dragged. him ten or
riv 41assist; he was taken home in a state of insensibility;
tialt% aed ia?.ce was obtained he continued to linger—half
hitir;4. filet „.` dead—for thirty.two hours afterward. s. It is a
t`"at he never complained of pain or uneasiness. The
'bleb Pal
dal injury was at the junction of the
.cervical and
.!'er e •"`.k ) . (that part of the spinal column connecting the nec
toirOf h4to,. The who of the body and extremities below the chest
eo„,e.:3' Paralysed ; and yet, to within six hours of his
"lortZtrigolu_ articulate plainly, and converse freely—his
Asen,soest
t:l44th„, eza,;ing.. smelling, and tasting were unimpaired. /
est.
'may bei'ql ation can alone reveal the mystery of one-half
wirg ut active life, and the other in perfect death. He
tittt Otoo e and five children.
itolshetv,,,ellhs TUESDAY, JUNE 10.—The cornmunica-
kk2Nide;fLondon and this place, by the way of Antwerp, is
%Olen! ~,,`,"17 expeditious. A considerable number of the
ttrrods), b"o arrived here yesterday evening, left London only
that/°lltio the Antwerpen steamer. They arrived at Antwerp
ttil place uay morning, and after staying two or three hours at
ist44o4:tatted by the railroad train, which leaves at half.past
4444 fro,_ao_d reaches this town in the evening. The whole
qrs'il ;l•ondon to Cologne is, in that way, performed in
(441%hil trir •
OetobeATE EARL OF ABERGAVENNY.— The will
"lot-14 th r 23, 1843) of this nobleman, who died on the 12th
Present year, has been proved by his executors, R.
l'testlP*l, a1.,:l Of Lincoln's Inn, and A. Ellwood, Esq., of Butigay.
kttitaiLtP.arlaes in fee to his brother, the Hon. W. Nevill (the
4lt est;' "nd who inherits Eridge Castle, and all the other old
eseC , therCes), all the estates which he (the late Earl) held under
hetkills hut subjects them to the payment of 7,00.01.
in
Itisivieyinouree daughters of his said brother. The mansion
ttlist estst: ate, his favourite house at Brighton, and all his per.
tst,hsr sajsw°l7l under 60,0001., he gives to his executors in
ots_.‘be bUt with a right of pre.emption to the present Earl,
liqo at p:AkeleY-square house and furniture, the furniture and
'Re:4s bo's'ge Castle and the park Ac. And after payment of
tors▪ and and testamentary expenses, and legacies to his
441,7" his s"yants he directs the residue to' be equally divided
"Ott;;; and niece, Mr. Thomas Myers and Miss Mary
)4,.!:e Of the Earl's eldest sister, the late Lady Mary
Itik 4442 ra-
-1/41/41.Ahinat7411 Hughes Hughes and Challis will be put
'NI 'cot at a •
• Guildhall, for sheriffs, for the year ensuing, on
▪ .44/I,iim.7 next, to whom no opposition is expected.
thoiNs ia ,8,8 IN TIIE LAW COURTS.—The excess of
IN- .414 '"e Court of Queen's Bench still remains undiminished,
110ohieb at Present standing for hearing for the sittings after
ktit:itAilicke4tornence on the 13th inst., no less than 138 causes,
Ntter " are rernanets from the previous sitting, and the re_
,t/ble o,l3ot7r„"uses ; out of these 68 are special jury cases. The
'ae ,era "at t, tO London on the 29th, so that it is next to impos.
b"lieidtti"e list can be got through, and those actions which are
Nat:4k this sitting will remain until November before they can
tit the chi the other Courts the lists are by no means heavy,
kte %et Of Ari'mon Pleas numbering only 23, and that of the Ex.
e ktNees 30 ; but considerable additions will be made be.
ilk go terminate.
tt5,410r,44110
ti, is •Op N,—s THE POST-OFFICE, AND ACCE-
:O4 ;"' the 'HE MAILS —The elaborate alterations now in pro.
th,ob, erieral Post • ffice St Martin's.le-Grand, are under.
i,„,i oril7 ' " adn, "aad Qrehminary to a much more extensive acceleration
s
tol'lthails (both day and night) on all lines of railway.
4tletai4tl, horn" lately published list of towns to which mails are
k nes or-- the Metropolis every morning, the Postmaster.
at all
idered that Ipswich, Dursley, and Wooton-under-
14OerZl'etred tlTrnediately accommodated, and on the Ist of July
ien, acceie,2t several others will be added, as on that day the
~ca, ola st-•"°n of the northern mails will take place, and the
b,"%, tr;eYed ban3lerd, Grantham, Doncaster, Leeds, and York, will
h;_tecr ii),Y the recently-opened branch railway, forming the
Zotit 'eolfard"' Of railway to those places, and Peterborough, Lin-
Zeres,,_t° tak: 13, °ston, and Hull, A considerable enlargement is
th-Nt, 74tooden;e131aee,. also, in the London District P ost.office, the
s 0
or
un having doubled since the introduction of the mu-
tat rley e p
N., her
for V. The office now used for the purposes of
-ttd. otee ffice is intended for the district post as soon as
Attit granting and paying money-orders can be com.
ltitb Ipmfs
Zir4"S„ AT ST. PAUL'S OF THE CHARITY
5•4.1.- 'etday the anniversary meeting of the children
tl7 ottps several parochial schools of the metropolis was held
ta11,400 to nu The children, amounting to between 6,000
tae ,40
her, attended by the clergymen, churchwarde.ns,
ri444,00;rs of
tlineother parochial officers of each parish, carrying
Pererh_
roscnhools, Presented a gratifying spectacle. The
all ult uu
Dean of St. Paul's, preached the sermon
the The Lord Mayor and Sheriffs, Aldermen Sydney
Recorder, Town Clerk, and other civic function-
ttlik:lE Ncesetit.
toakt hes ItATuE,,
'Og „es With ". AND CROPS.—A cold cloudy
r 4
..requent high winds, prevents vegetation from
Oied wrtir'l progress generally expected at this season of
rZte 41st: actions the exception of a few fields, however, in
t• ll) ~.!kes a a healthy green colour prevails. In
srktea is siight
l'Preh 'al•Pare
tinge of brown, caused by the cold north-
• -.erali ensiori
.rit, but not to so great an extent al;
late,
• th!bealth,:-'ciserious injury. The grain crops, although
111:1"41:5;:t11:oundi. cdtstrong, and in many instancesrhatherbeeoiot
,t ensoer red by ethe
ruerees, on the whole, are
Potatoes,fresh and
so
faavrees
we
sis„°t yet
_heard of, recent falls of rain. .in
%/chi' is shown have rairded freely and •igorously, and
rOil not
.°I"Y tendency to disease. Excepting that the
Nt4104: the
wykdrlY one, the prcspect as to the crop on the
tb_horit 14Ifttt- highly favourable.—Scotsman.
(3;ththat ti'34l:Wtr.—We learn from indubitable
Stk kish:eras one', —"°waY, wife of Mr. Holloway, of Person
"tkirarti od, one
damernber of our Legislature), having prevailed
tsen, beat aY last week to tic the hands of one of their
'olian,,, and tortured her to death. It is said that she
~b4ti)a toots. ;if%
toeared hot and ran it down the negro's throat, besides
httrtolitt o'incredibleTovsvpb.
e believed,T hThis horrid tale about the burning,
we mention it, on the
ttlie44,kr*,l4._Pril.s4„"rel_ur., u
.ithou.t vouching for its accuracy. The
tet:ltkitT,4 blrs n..oried eight feet deep, in an obscure place,
444,44) tos'ttrs, 4017,_.,:eay made their escape to parts unknown to
urt' sto Texas. Whether Mr. Holloway was
.cfrchrn__e further than to tie the negro, we are not
wol Star, April 24.