The Sun.
London, England, 1845-07-18 00:00:00

FLANDERS MALL.

BRUSSELS, JULY 14.—A letter from Bielefeli, near Dusseldorf,
says, " All the workmen employed in the viaduct Schilderche struck
yesterday; the same is the case on the whole line. They demand
an increase of I fr. 50c. on their wages. This morning (the 11 th)
they have committed serious excesses. The officers and the police
have been ill-treated by them:; 2,000 workmen are encamped on
the road, and are demolishing the works which are begun ; the
drums are beating here and a battalion of Fusileers of the garrison
is going to SchildErche with their arms loaded. Further particulars
to- morrow."

We have received a letter from the banks of the Rhine, which
states that Prussia intends to employ its whole influence in the
Congress at Carlsruhe, to support its actual tariff of Customs in the
States of the Zollverein, under which tariff those states have ac-
quired an extension of their manufactures and a degree of prospe-
rity which none of them knew previously to the formation of the
Zollverein. It is expected that Prussia will be out-voted in the
Congress on the question of cotton thread. It is not very certain
that it will succeed against the demands of many places which live
by spinning thread by hand against the new petition of that spun
by machinery in England.
There is no reason to be surprised that no foreign diplomatic
agent appears at Carlsruhe, for the conferences are secret, arid
suspicion would attach to any step from without which should
seem to be designed to influence the delegates of any of the confe-
derate States.

TIIE HOOD TESTIMONIAL.—The Liverpool sub •
scriptions for the destitute widow and children of the late lamented
Thomas Hood, amounted, on Saturday evening, to 1171.

1,1,t AY C 031311 'I
(VESTERDAY.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.
THE oa-zrortn,:voncEs-rEn, AND WOLVEI3,-

lIIIINICPTOW 12.13ITAVAY.

The Committee on this Lill met to-day at Eleven o'Clock, Lord
Auckland in the chair, when the case for the opposition was re-
sumed.

In reference to a charge of fraud brought against certain parties
connected with the Great Western scheme for introducing clauses
after the withdrawal of the opposition in the Commons on the sub-
ject of tops, different to what originally appeared in the Bill, and
which had been referred to in some conversation that took place
yesterday,

The CHAIRMAN intimated that the Committee bad decided that
they would allow of evidence as to the alleged alterations in the
toll clauses, and the manner in which those alterations would in•
fluence the traffic of the railway, and the trade of the district, but
they would not admit evidence as to the manner in which the
clauses had been introduced into the Bi 1 in the Committee of the
House of Commons.

Mr. Sparrow, an extensive iron master, was called and examined
b.; Mr. Sergeant WRANGIIAM.—The substance of his evidence was,
that the iron masters of the district had been very much deceived.
When the Thu was first introduced, the tol:s were then to be Id.
per ton per mile, but after the preamble had been proved, an alte-
ration was surreptitiously introduced, changing it to 1 id. per ton
per mile. This alteration would have a very serious effect in the
mineral traffic of the district. He decidedly preferred the narrow
to the broad gauge, as altogether better adopted to a mineral
traffic.

Mr. Philli24 Williams, iron master, corroborated the evidence of
the previous witness.

Lord REDESDALE objected to the Great Western scheme, as it
went through a fox hunting country, which it would very much
inconvenience, and that it did considerable injury to his property.
lie had suggested another line by which all the difficulties he com-
plained of could be avoided.

Mr. G. Griffiths, agent to the Messrs. Sturge, of Birmingham;
Mr. Evers, irenmaster, of Cragley ; and Mr. King, of Amber_
court, near Stourbridge, were briefly examined as to the inferiority
of the Oxford scheme over the Tring one to accommodate their
respective localities.

Mr. Greares, of Stratford-upon-Avon, deposed to the agricul-
tural traffic of the town and neighbourhood. He decidedly pre-
ferred the Tring scheme over the other.

Mr. Cayles, of Banbury, was examined as to the trade and
traffic of Banbury. He gave the statistics of the coals, corn,
cattle, pigs, sheep, and groceries sold or consumed in that town
and vicinity, the items of which we gave in the witness's examina-
tion before the Commons' Committee.

Mr. Wall, of Worcester, was examined as to the accom:nodation
that city would derive from either of the lines. He considered,
upon the whole, the London and Birmingham scheme was superior
to the other. This was not the opinion of the majority of the in.
habitants, though it was that of a respectable minority.
Mr. Berrowes, ironmaster, of Dudley, deposed to the illeol3.
ve..ience of the break of gauge. He once Bent his goods to Bristol
by the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway, but the delay and
injury arising from transhipment at Gloucester had been so great,
that he had been obliged to resort to his old mode of carriage—the
canal.

Mr. Waddington, deputy chairman of the Manchester and Birming-
ham Company, was examined at some length on the break of gauge
and the transhipment of goods. He gave several instances which
had come under his notice of the great delay, inconvenience, and
expense that had arisen at Gloucester in the change of goods. He
did not think any form of machine could remove the difficulty.
The Committee then adjourned till to-morrow at eleven o'clock.

wimmrxELD, Z'ONTEFIZACT, AND GOOLE

LINE.

The Committee re-assembled this:morning at eleven o'clock, and
further evidence on the merits of the line was tendered by the
promoters.

Mr. Thompson, from the office of Sir John M`Neil, was called,
and examined by Mr. WimirNs—He had had considerable ex-
perience in railways, and was at present engineer.in.chief to about
seven lines in England, Scotland, and Ireland. He had carefully
examined the ground over which this line was intended to be car-
ried, and he was decidedly of opinion that it was the best that could
be selected. The working gradients were unexceptionable, for with
1 in 150, a straight line between the termini at Goole and Wake-
field would only be shorter than the proposed scheme by three.
quarters of a mile. The schemes advocated by the adverse party
were comparatively valueless, because they effected no communica-
tion with Pontefract.

Mr. Fowler, C.E., and Mr. Thomas Stephenson, C.E., were
gatisfied that the estimates for the construction of the line were
sufficient.

Mr. Thornton, contractor, was willing to execute a bond for the
construction of the work at the estimates.

Mr. Gibbs and Mr. Cubitt gave evidence corroborative •f the
other engineers.

Mr. Henry Hunt had taken the value of land required for the
railway, and the intersectional damage for 11T, miles of the line,
beginning at Wakefield, and his estimate was 29,000/.
Mr. Durham had surveyed the remainder of the line, and his
estimate amounted to 23,944/.

Mr. Cottam, accountant, put in the traffic tables, which exhibited
a revenue of 46,0181., and, deducting 40 per cent. for working
expenses, left a clear profit to the promoters of i per cent.
Dr. Buchanan, chairman of the Railway Company, Robert T.
Milnes, Esq. (father of the Member for Pontefract), and Mr.
Martin, land surveyor, were called to speak to the damage done to
the residence of Mt. Smith (one of the opponents), which they
valued at nothing. The latter witness declared that the railway
could be only seen from the upper windows with a good telescope,
and that only for a few yards.

Mr. ALEXANDER then opened the case for the opposing pro-
ject, and contended that by the construction of twelve miles
of railway from Brecon to Goole, at a cost of 105,000/., every ad-
vantage would be given to the district. The Learned Counsel then
went with laborious minuteness into every part of the evidence
adduced by the promoters, and promised that he should call counter
evidence to show that the trade from Wakefield had been much
exaggerated, and that Leeds, as an important town, was greatly
superior.

At the couclusion of his speech their Lordships adjourned.

CORNWALL RAILWAY.

Their Lordships met at eleven o'clock, the Earl of Ellenboreugh
in the chair.

The evidence of Mr. Thomas, the engineer, who gave testimony
on the previous evening (mentioned in The Sun), was resumed.
The evidence consisted of dry engineering details, which have been
already given.

Mr. Gurney, who wag examined yesterday, was re-called, and he
stated that there were on the proposed Cornwall line 35 miles of
railway having gradients more severe than I in 60.

Mr. Gurney was cross-examined at considerable length, but
nothing material was elicited.

Mr. Randall, civil engineer, was next examined—Was engineer
of the Birkenhead Docks, and constructed the bridge for the
Hamoaze. Was of opinion that Captain Moersom's testimony re-
specting the time occupied in crossing the Hamoaze was not at all
correct. Captain Moors= said it would occupy only a minute to
shift the trains on the floating-bridge and shift them off again upon
the rails on the other side. This he thought entirely fallacious.
It must occupy from eight to twelve minutes. He did not air_
prove of this mode of crossing the Hamoaze at all, for
he could not consider it at all practicable—he could not learn how
it could be managed that the rails on the floating-bridge could in
stormy weather be brought up to meet those upon the landing
place, so that the -trains would run with facility and ease from the
latter on the former, which was indispensable. His plan would be
to construct a sort of dock on oach side of the Hamoaze, into which
the floating-bridge might be brought ; by means of piles he would
have a platform furmed over it, arid on this platform he would have
the trains brought, so that they could by a mechanical contrivance
be dropped down from the platform to the bridge.
Mr. Bidder, engineer of several railways, gave evidence cor-
roborative of a great part of the above. Thought it would occupy
half-an-hour in crossing the Hamoaze with the trains, with all the
preparatory operations on both sides of the water. Never saw a
line with such bad gradients as this. The ruling gradient on this
line was the exception on other lines. A fifty-ton train could not
be driven faster than fifteen miles an hour. The expense of working
it would be double that of any other railroad.
Mr. Locke, civil engineer, gave evidence adverse to the Corn-
wall line. Had never seen such a collection of bad gradients as
that section presented. The curves were very acute, and the gra-
dients so steep in many places that ordinary railway speed could not
be maintained without great danger.

The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH— Now, Mr. Locke, supposing the
rate of speed to be thirty or thirty-five miles an hour, what gra-
dient do you consider should be exercised so as to prevent danger?
Mr. Locke—l think when the gradient is more severe than 1 in
100 caution is necessary.

Lord ELLENBOROUGH—And what curve is it that you think cau-
tion should be exercised at, supposing the rate of speed to be
twenty.five or thirty miles ?
Mr. Locke—Unless there be caution exercised, I think there is
danger where the radius is less than a quarter of a mile.
Mr. Robert Stephenson, engineer to the London and Birmingham
Railway, corroborated the evidence given by Mr. Bidder. A line
with such curves and gradients as those on the Cornwall line could
not be worked with regularity or dispatch, even conveying but a
light traffic. The expense in any case would be very great.
The Committee adjourned at four o'clock till to.morrow morning

THIS GLASGOW JUNCTION RAILWAY.
The Committee assembled this morning at eleven o'clock, and
proceeded to the consideration of the scheme which had been referred
to them, the Earl of St. Germans in the chair.
The Bill was opposed by the Harbour Trustees, Mr. Campbell,
Lord of the Manor of a portion of Glasgow, and by the Chamber
of Commerce.

Mr. ANDEWS opened the case for the promoters. The object of
the proposed line was to form a junction between the Edinburgh
and Glasgow and the Glasgow and Ayr Railways. The length of
the line was about a mile and a half, and proceeded for the greater
length by means of a tunnel under the town of Glasgow,
from the quay on the Clyde to the Edinburgh and Glasgow
terminus. No injury would accrue to the house property,
as: the tunnel was worked through freestone 50 feet beneath the
level of the soil. The capital for carrying out the scheme was
150,0001., which would be amply sufficient for all the expenses,
and would realise a very profitable return to the proprietors.
There were no engineering difficulties to be encoun-
tered in the construction of the line with the
exception of the tunnel, and tunnelling now-a-days had
been brought to such great perfection, that engineers did not consider
that it constituted any valid objection to the formation of a
railway. Petitions from 19,000 of the inhabitants had been pre-
sented in favour of the line, and he felt satisfied he should be
able to bring before the Committee such sufficient evidence as to
the great benefit the line would confer on Glasgow and the
country generally, that their Lordships would unhesitatingly re.
commend its adoption.

Mr. Phillips, magistrate and merchant of Leith, spoke as to:the
traffic between Leith, Glasgow, and Greenock, and also as to pro-
visions coming from Belfast to Leith. The proposed junction
would be of immense importance in facilitating the transmission of
general traffic to its ultimate destination.
Mr. Stoddart, late treasurer to the town-council of Edinburgh,
deposed as to the effect of the tunnel going from the terminus of
the Edinburgh and !Greenock Railway, and also as to the conve-
nience which the line of rails on the quay would afford for the
transmission of traffic to the vessels in the harbour.
Mr. Butrell, manufacturer at Dumfermline, proved the extent
of the damask manufactures at Dumfermline, all of which would
be transmitted for shipment by the proposed line.
Mr. Archbold gave similar evidence as to the blanket and shawl
manufactures.
Mr. J. Wilson, of Dundyven, said that the iron trade in Scot..
land during the last fifteen or twenty years had been from 50,000
tons to 800,000 tons annually, being an increase of eightfold. There
was also every prospect of its being still further increased. A con_
siderable traffic in coal also existed to Ireland and the West Indies.
The proposed junction would be of great use in conveying iron and
coal to the water side for exportation.
Mr. Beaumont Neilson, civil engineer, and manager of the gas
works at Glasgow, said he had seen the plans of the proposed junc-
tion
railway, and considered that it would be convenient not only
for the coal traffic to the harbour, but also for the general accom-
modation of the public ; and the laying down the rails on the quay
was rather an advantage than otherwise.

At the close of the examination of the last witness, the Com
mittec adjourned till tomorrow at eleven.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
GROUP X.
DIRECT NORTHERN-- TARRINGDON
STREET EXTENSION.

The Committee ou these lines assembled today at Twelve
o'clock, Viscount Sandon in the chair. The evidence to rebut

the case of the Farringdon.street Extension was rezn.ned by re-
ceiving that of
Mr. Carpenter, who, under examinaticn by Mr. PAGET, s.:q,osed
to being architect and surveyor, and having in that capacity ex.
amlned and made plans of the proposed line, from Farringdon)
street. lie thought several engineering difficu:ties presented
themselves in the details of the project, and rendered it highly,
objectionable.
The evidence of this witness having closed the rebutting case of
the London and York line, . _

Mr. WEBSTER, for the Farringdon-street Extension, called
fresh evidence to support his project.
Mr. Low, examined by Mr. WENSTER—IS Superintendent of
Sewers; and after a careful inspection of the proposed line frost
Farringdon-street, can state that its construction will not in the
slightest degree injure the sewerage along which it passes.
Mr. Reticle!, civil engineer, was recalled by the Committee to
explain a discrepancy between his and Mr. Gibbs' estimates ; he
adhered to his former evidence, to the accuracy of which he
pledged himself.
Mr. J. D. Paine, civil engineer, exaMined by Mr. NW, with a
view to show a deviation from the datum time sufficient to gender
their non-compliance with requirereents of the Act of Parliaenent
fatal, mentioned errors in some places exceeding nine feet.
Mr. WEas-rca urged that the alleged error existed at a distance
of eighty-three feet from the extreme limits of the line, and there-
fore Mr. Nias had no locus slandi to oppose.
The CIIAIRNIAN, after consultation with his coadjutors, decided
that Mr. Nias must confine himself to the proof of error within the
limits, and held that as to the particular point in question, the ob-
jection was valid. _ . _

.....
Mr. Biggs, a civil engineer, was then called, and confirmed the
accuracy of Mr. Paine's evidence.
Mr. A. Robinson, an architect and surveyor, under examination
by Mr. NIAS, deposed to the injury which the line would entail on
property in its vicinity, and in some points the value of land would
be materially deteriorated.
The evidence of this witness (the last to be examined by Mr.
Nias) closed the proceedings of the day, and the Committee ad.
journed shortly after Five o'clock.

GROUP ZZ.
MANCHESTER. AND ZZEDS.

The Committee on this group, of which Mr. T. Duncombe is the
chairman, met in No. ‘2 Committee-room this morning.
Mr. ELLCOMBE briefly stated that the object of the Bill, which
was unopposed, was to rai,e the sum of 350,000!., for improving
the line, erecting warehouses, and for increasing their stock of
carriages. _ .

Hawkeshaw, the engineer cf the line, deposed to the neces.
sity for increasing their capital for these objects. The fine had
been in work for three or tour years, and the traffic had increased
to such an extent as to render this increase of capital accessary.

The Committee passed the preamble, and the clauses were
agreed to.

novroN AND LEIGH, XENYON AND LEIGH
JUNCTION, LIVERPOOL AND MANCHES-
TER, AND GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY
COMPANIES' AMALGAMATION.

Mr. TALooT stated that the object •f the Bill was to amalgamatO
these lines.

Mr. Booth, treasurer to the Leeds and Manchester Company,
bore out the statements of the Learned Counsel.
Mr. WitioNs then addressed the Committee on behalf of the
merchants of Manchester, who petitioned against the amalgamation
arid contended that it would create a monopoly too powerful to be
competed with, and which could not fail to be injurious to the
public, and called upon the Committee to reject the preamble.
Mr. Birley, a merchant carrying on business at Manchester, gave
evidence to the effect that no existing line would be able to corn.
pete with it, and that it would be too long to be threatened by a
new line.

Mr. AUSTIN having replied, the room was cleared for a few cal-
notes. When the parties were admitted

The CHAIRNIAN declared that it was the opinion of the Com-
mittee that the preamble of the Bill had been proved.
The clauses with amendments were agreed to, end the Committee
separated.

CAMBRIDGE ELECTION.
OFFICIAL DECLARATION OF THE POLL.

WEDNESDAY„JULY 16.—This morning, at eleven o'clock,
Mr. Bishop, the Mayor and Returning-efficer, proceeded to
the Town-hall to open the will-books, and thence to the pub-
lic "hustings in Parker's-piece, whither Mr. Kelly was es-
corted by a very numerous assembly of his friends on horse
and foot, with flying colours and bands of music.
There were several carriages filled with ladies, and alto-
gether between 5,000 and 6,000 persons were gathered to-
gether on the spot.
The MAYOR, addressing the electors, said it had become
his duty to declare to them the state of the poll. He found
that the number of votes polled were, for
Mr. Kelly ... 746
Mr. Adair 72.9
Majority
He therefore declared Fitzroy Kelly, Esq., her Majesty's So-
licitor. General, to have been duly elected to serve in Parlia-
ment for the borough of Cambridge.
This announcement was received with deafening cheers.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL then came forward and said—
Once more I appear before you to congratulate you on the
success which your principles have achieved in the good
tight which we have fought together. Once more have we
achieved a victory.—(Cheers ) When last I met yoti here,
and addressed you from these hustings, I called on you to
tight the battle of the Constitution for yourselves and your
country, and nobly and generously I must say have you
fought that battle. At the same time I owe it to my own
sense of what is fair and honourable, and to your own feel-
ings likewise, to do justice to my honourable opponent, by
acknowledging frankly and fully the fair spirit in which he
has opposed me throughout this contest.—(Hear, hear.)
His character and his conduct have been such as to make
me proud to call him friend.—(Cheers. ) We fought this
battle fairly. In the absence of my lion. Friend I will say
so ; but at the same time I will add, that we have taught
him and his friends that wherever else their principles may
prevail, that here in Cambridge they are sure of being
feated. Although in this moment of triumph and mutual
congratulation 1 cannot but repeat the regret which I feel
that, although differing ffom them in no wise as to our general
political principles, but solely on account. of my support to
a certain measure brought into Parliament by the present
Government, I have lost the support, on this occasion, of
some former friends, and deeply do I regret that the views
taken of this measure by them and others have alienated
full many a honest Conservative vote to the great Conserva-
tive cause. Ido them the utmost justice of believing that
they are conscientiously opposed to the Maynooth grant,
because they believed it to involve a religious principle, to
be objectionable on religious grounds, and to be subversive of
the stability and power of the Established Church.—(Hear,
hear.) I believe that they have entirely mistaken the object
of this measure, and that they have misstated its conse-
quences. It is due to myself and to all those who have sup-
ported me in this contest, to state that we are satisfied this
measure, which has caused unhappily such division amongst
Conservatives, is not a religious but a political question,
between the Government of the country and a large body
of her Majesty's subjects. I would ask those who advocate
free trade and Radicalism here, if free-trade prevailed, how
could the national exigencies and engagements be met?
How could the farmer get a remunerating price for his pro-
duce, and the labourer a remunerating price for his labour,
if you reduce the value of the land by which they live, and
throw the amount taken off into the hands of the manu-
facturers of the north of England ?—( hear, hear.) I appeal
to the shopkeeders of the town of Cambridge, and I ask them
to consider in what sort of a position they would find them-
selves if a measure were passed which would render, before
long, the gentlemen of England unable to keep up their
present high and honourable station, and their present
liberal expenditure? And if free trade destroyed our Eng-
lish aristocracy, I ask you, gentlemen, what would become of
the proud and ancient University which gives dignity to
your town and adds greatly to its wealth and prosperity?—
(Hear.) Once more, said the honourable gentleman, I thank
you, and hid you for the present farewell.—(Cheers.)
Captain PuncnAs, the chairman of the Solicitor-General's
Committee proposed a vote of thanks to the Mayor, for the
impartial manner in which he had discharged his duty
throughout this election.—(A voice,—" Ay, it was a pur-
chased one !"—Laughter.) He would also take leave to say,
that Mr. Adair, had conducted himself like a fine honourable,
admirable English gentleman.—(Cheers.)
Mr. Fisilmt seconded the motion, which was carried by
acclamation, and briefly responded to by the Mayor, after
which a procession was formed, which escorted the Solicitor-
General out of the town and a short distance on the road to
London, for which place the Hon. and Learned Gentleman
immediately left Cambridge.

The LEAGUE And the EMANCIPA-
TION OF INDUSTRY SOCIETY.

TO THE COUNCIL OF THE ANTI-CORN LAW LEAGUZ.
Office of the Society for the Emancipation of
Industry, 15, Exeter Hall, July 15, 1845.
Gentlemen,—liitherto I have not received any direct
answer to my letters of the 3d and 28th of March last,
nor have I heard from you any reason why it has been
withheld.

At length, however, I have had pointed out to me the
following passage in your authorised lublication The
League, of the sth of July, 1845 :
" The Merchant's Son ' complains that the League have
refused to enter into any discussion of the schemes of certain
currency mongers ; we declined on the simple principle that
their schemes, whether good or bad, are utterly indifferent to
the great issue for which the League was constituted. The
connexion between the currency question and free trade is not
greater than between Tenterden Steeple and Goodwin Sands."
It will be recollected by the public, if not by the
Council of the League, that the questions put by the
Committee of the Society for the Emancipation of In-
dustry pointed to an inconsistency in the public acts of
members of the Council of the League ; and to the ope-
ration of a fixed price of gold as opposed to its market
price in Bank of England paper—which fixed price, and
not the corn 'law, will be found to have produced the pre-
sent depressed state of the industrious classes—an evil
that any further reduction in the price of corn will only,
aggravate, so long as that fixed price of gold exists. If
free trade be " the great issue for which the League was
constituted," why do its leaders support monopolies in
money and banking ?
,Caosu nmcei lm members
the
asprkofweshsettohelraythcelareunoenilaeccfouthnet
I am now requested by the Comtmtithteee
that community to whose support
oAf ttih-
eCi
rornp-rlianwe
plieesa,gutoe
Anti-Corn-law League deliberately hold the opinion
that the price of corn, or of any other commodity, and
the currency in which that price is quoted, have no
greater connexion than that " between Tenterden Steeple
and Goodwin Sands ? "
The Committee of the Society for the Emancipation
of Industry, having in view the investigation of truth,
and being in no way desirous of eliciting an incautious
answer, beg to point out to the Council of the Anti..
Corn-law League that, should they reply that price, and
the currency in which that price is quoted, have no re-
lation to each other, the public will probably have but
little respect for their wisdom ; and, on the other hand,
should the Council decline answering the question thus
candidly put to them, the public will, in all probability,
come to the conclusion, that either they are entirely ig-
norant of the subject upon which they assume to dic-
tate, or that they have some object in view which they
dare not publicly avow.
The reception which my former letter, sent to your
office, has met with, compels me to adopt this course of
addressing you through the public journals.
I am, Gentlemen, your obedient servant,
ALEX. WILSON, Hon. Secretary.

- - - - - .
Lord and Lady John Russell and family have left
town for the season, for his Lordship's seat near Godalming.
The Jesuits have established themselves and their
schools, within the last few years, in and near the city of Dublin,
in the following places, viz.—ln the magnificent house, late the
residence of the Earl of Belvidere, in Great Denmark-street, fac..
ing Great George.street North, on the splendid chapel and ad.
joining presbytery of St. Xavier, Upper Gardiner-street. In the
school and adjoining monastery Margaret-place, North Circular
Road ; and at Drumcondra House, purchased for a trifle ftom the
new Corporation of Dublin, where they have a college for
sionaries.—Cork Izawsiner.