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1. Great Southern and Western Railway (Ireland).
2. Great Southern and Western Railway (direct Cork and
Limerick).
3. Waterford and Limerick Railway.
Your Committee further recommend that the following
Bills and projects be referred to one and the same Commit-
tee :

88.
1. Waterford and Kilkenny Railway.
2. Wexford, Carlow, and Dublin Railway.
3. Kilkenny Junction Railway.
4. Kingstown and Waterford Railway (Carlow and Wex-
ford.
Your Committee further recommend that the following
Bill be referred to a separate Committee :

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Cork and Bandon Railway.

ASTLE 'S THEATRE.
(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)
Since the opening of this Theatre on Easter Monday it has
been very well attended. The amusements provided by the
spirited and truly indefatigable lessee are well worthy of the
highest meed of praise, and the public seem quite to enjoy
the good things which are here provided for their amusement.;
but Mr. Batty is not content with doing the thing well—his
aim is perfection ; and to attain this point all his energies
would appear to be directed, and certainly not without suc-
cess. His plan of introducing every novelty that comes
within his reach, whether of foreign or native genius, has
contributed in a great degree to ensure the success which has
crowned his management, and the history of his life shows
what can be accomplished by industry and perseverance. He
was left an orphan of tender years, without a friend to assist
him ; his fathi r, a soldier, fell for his country, and little Batty
was left to struggle through life destitute of everything
which in this life is thought worth possessing, save an active
and obliging disposition, and what time and occasion after-
wards developed, name ly, talent, or rather genius, for the
profession which chance threw him in the way of. He is
now owner of Astley's far-famed theatre, which cost him in
building upwards of thirty thousand pounds, and Circuses in
every principal town in gngland and Ireland ; at the present
time be has got a most magnificent stud of horses performing
in Dublin, and another in Liverpool. A few days ago lie
purchased everything worth having belonging to the este •
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blishments of Mr. Sands and Van Anaburgli ; and, to corn-
Ite the whole, he has entered into an arrangement with
theatre on •hne world,anct ien ce who
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artists never before oiandto
appeared at one time at any theatre in
Europe. From th
mention a few of theire many artists who are engaged we nierely
names:—The three MM. Fournaire, Di.
Huber, Madame Louise
Huber. From the 2 Fournaire, Madame Klath,
Continent we are led to fame
(1'; which this company attained on the
of a verysxrenasive nature,
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THE ANTI-CORN-LAW BAZAAR.
The greatest activity pervades the free trade interest
in every large town in the kingdom, on the subject of the
bazaar, to be held in Covent-garden Theatre, in May
next; and the preparations in progress under the direc-
tion of the local committees are on a scale of magnitude
which promises to make this great bazaar what Jullien
would call " une foire grande et monstre !" The ladies,
especially, are everya here at work with their character-
istic ardour and industry. The aggregate committee of
ladies now numbers upwards of 1,150 ladies amongst its
members, all of whom are, of course, pledged by their
position to do all they can themselves, and to interest
their friends to furnish contributions. The ladies' com-
mittee in Manchester meets weekly, the general com-
mittee of gentlemen twice a week, at the offices of the
League, and the various sub-committees of arrangement,
costrespondence, &c., as often as necessary for the pro-
motion of the object in view. Deputations from the
Council of the League are proceeding to all the principal
towns of the kingdom, to assist in the formation of com-
mittees, and to organise a mode of procedure for the
collection and procuring of contributions. On this
mission, Colonel Thompson and Mr. R. R. Moore are
engaged in Scotland, and Mr. George Thompson and
other gentlemen in Englund ; and in their communica-
tions to the Council they report most favourably of the
enthusiastic spirit and liberal encouragement with which
the object is embraced in the various towns visited.
Already forty large stalls are bespoken on behalf of
towns, of firms, or of individual contributors; and there
can be no doubt, from the very numerous promises of
extensive and valuable contributions, especially of various
products of manufactures, that the difficulty will be
where to find space, even within the spacious walls of
Covent garden Theatre, for the bales and boxes, the cart
loads, and even vessel-loads of contributions which are
expected and promi,Fed.
The contributions are certainly of a character as hete-
rogeneous as ever were collected together, even in a
" general store" in an American newly-settled town-
ship, in the far west, or in the mast motley grouping of
an English fancy fair. A large assortment of small
nails is promised from Bremsgrove; a quantity of flour
in parcels of 3ilb. each, from a farmer; rock-salt from
North wich ; a vessel-load of coil (sea-borne) from New-
castle-on-Tyne; a quantity of battled ale from Dundee,
which town is celebrated for a very fine ale; boxes of
liquorice from Pontefract; iron-ore from Picton, Nova
Scotia; a sack of the finest wheat from Notting-
hamshire; numerous collections of foss]:, minerals,
ancient and modern coins, books, paintings, drawings,
&c.; a box of bitumen candles; some ornamental
stoves; a neat power-loom; an Indian hammock; plum
cakes; horse-shoes; linen, glass, chinaware, &e.; and
sonic one has contributed-a fine full grown Newfoundland
dog. Sheffield is making great exertions, worthily to
represent on its stall the staple manufacture of the
town. Its stock of cutlery promises to be as superior
in quality as it is extensive; as types of the cutlery
manufacture, the stall is to be denoted outside by a
pair of enormous elephant's tusks, and by a large and
fine buck's head, in all the pride of full-grown antlers.
Carlisle is furnishing a stock of whips, fishing-hooks,
flies for anglers, &c., and a quarter of a ton of the cele-
brated Carr's bircuits. Bradford is furnishing a large
stock of its staple manufactures ; and the reports from
the Yorkshire towns generally, are exceedingly favour-
able and encouraging. Even Melton is sending some
vases manufactured from the stone got in that neigh
bourhood, and a quantity of fossils, coins, and fancy
articles. The contributions from individuals are also
" rich and rare." Amongst those in Manchester is that
of Mr. J. C. Dyer, of a copy of the large and valuable
illustrated work of the eminent ornithologist, M. Audu-
bon, on birds. Rear-Admiral Bouverie has promised to
send a box of coins, a gold coronation medal of William
IV., a box of specimens of different kinds of woods, two
warlike weapons from China, and a small box of farcy
work. Mr. Thos. Bovrles, of Midhurst, Sussex, is sending
a small oil -painting, a view of the houso in that
village in which Mr. Cobden was born. Mr. Bowles
might find customers for at least twenty copies of his
little sketch, if a faithful one. Mr. S. Bartlett, of

Maidstone, has given the orrery made by that great self-
taught astronomer, James Ferguson, and which is de-
scribed in his life; and Mr. David M'Kinley, of Man-
chester, has annexes to this gift, the presentation of a
copy of the life and lectures of Ferguson, in one volume.
Sir William Lowthrop, Bart., of Hull, contributes a
splendid time-piece; Colonel Williams, of Battle, a very
handsome and complete air-gun; Sir G. Stuart Macken-
zie,
of Edinburgh, a collection of exceedingly valuable
and rare coins; Dr. IL Ogden, of Sunderland, a newly-
invented hydrostatic bed; Mr. John Jenkins, of Swan-
sea, a variety of articles connected with the ores and
metal manufactures of that district; also a variety
of illustrations of the national customs of the wo
men in that part of Wales. Amongst contributions
from artists, are a number of oil paintings, water-
colour drawings, &e.; a surveyor sends plans, models,
and estimates for the erection of farm buildings and
cottages ; and a Scottish free-trader sends a snuff-box,
made of part of" the kind gallows of Crieff," referred to
by the author of Waverley. A valuable and exceedingly
curious contribution has been received from Mr. G. H.
Rylands, of Warrington. It is a work printed at
Madrid, in two large folio volumes, containing the music
of the various masses, and other :en ices of the Roman
Catholic Church, for the whole year, and is entitled,
" Forma canendi in Missis servanda, secundum ritum
Sanctm Romatet Ecclesim." (The form used in singing
the masses, according to the rites of the Holy Roman
Church.) It is by Brothers Peter Carrera and Lan-
chares. The first volume contains the kyries, glorias,
credos, sanctus, Benedietus, and Agnus, for the
whole year ; the second, masses for the solemn
festivals and fasts, &c. The music is printed
in one uniform character, a sort of black
square upon and between the lines of the staff; and both
the notes, which are without stems, and the words to be
sung, are printed in so large a type, that a large choir,
by standing in a group at a little distance, might see to
sing from the same hook. It is a very curious specimen
of music, and of Spanish typography. Another singular
relic, contributed by a gentleman in London, is a portion
of the bed upon which Napoleon died, at St. Helena.
It is cut in the form of a coffin, and fringed with some of
the black cloth used for the coffin.
Few of the contributions from individuals will be
more intrinsically valuable, or will excite more interest
and curiosity, than one which the council of the League
have received from Miss Martineau, viz.—the MS. of an
nnpublishe 1 tale, which she has placed at their disposal,
and which is to be printed forthwith. It is entitled
" Dawn Island," and is divided into nine chapters, of
which the following are the titles:-1. Nature and man
at war. 2. Puerile men and his gods. 3. The priest
and the oracle. 4. More human sacrifices. 5. Vital
tribute. 6. The priest and the advent. 7. A higher
disclosure. 8. Spiritual tribute. 9 Nature and man at
peace. This cootributiOn is the first offering of an
original work from the author ; it is an example that
may, however, be extensively followed.
The most active preparations are made to fit up
Covent-garden Theatre in a style at once bold and
striking, and adapted to the peculiar character and form
of the building. It has been determined by the stroke
of Grieve's magic wand, and the aid of the " willing
imps" in the service of Mr. Edwards, builder, of Man-
chester, to transform the whole interior of the theatre,
audience part and stage, into a Norman Gothic hall, for
which designs have already been prepared; and all the
contracts have been let for the fitting-up, &c.; Mr.
Edwards being the contractor. The hall is to have a
roof corresponding in character with the style of the
rest of the building; this w ill be of stain.l glass, from
a design of Mr. Grieve, and brilliantly lighted from
above, so as to shed a " myriad coloured lustre" of
great brilliancy on the upper part of the large area.
The pit will be floored over, so as to make it and the
stage one vast ball ; and there will be a range of
beautiful Gothic windows of stained glass, round the
stage part of the hall. The arrangement of the stalls
will be almost, if not precisely similar to that of the
great Anti-Corn-law Bazaar, held in the Manchester
Theatre Royal—viz., the dress circle of boxes will be
converted into stalls ; the stage will also be stalled round,
next the walls ; and a double range of stalls will extend
from the centre box of the dress circle, down the middle
of the hall, to the extreme back of the stage. The
Norman Gothic style will of course admit of much florid
ornament and decoration, both in the form and draperies
of the stalls, and the balconies of the galleries. The
stalls representing the contributions and the products of
Thet he
bazaar,stall.
particular cities or towns, will have the name of the
town and its arms, duly blazoned, placed conspicuously
over
we understand, will be opened, in all
probability, on Whit-Monday, the 12th May, and be kept
open during the whole of the month of May. Toe
arrangements for cheap trains by the various railways
are in progress, and it is expected that during the holi-
day time thousands of customers will thus be conveyed
to the metropolis from all part- of the kingdom.—Man-
chester Guardian.

dation of the coroner's jury who were
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THE LATE FATAL EXPLOSION AT ISLACKWALL.--
conducting the prosecution against
Her Majesty's Government, in deference to the strong recommen-
bodies of the unfortunate sufferers of the recent boiler eatplosion at
the factory empanelled on view of the
of Messrs. Satnuda, at Blaeltwall, have determined upon
Mr. Lowe, the chief engineer,
who, in the course of the ensuing sessions at the Central Criminal
Court, will surrender to take his trial for five separate charges
that at the close of the
very lengthened coroner's inquiry
of manslaughter. It will be recollected
the jury made a very strong
presentment respecting the application of lew-pressure boil-
ers to high.pressure purposes, and recommended her
Maiesty's Government to adopt some legislative enactment whereby,
if possible, to prevent that fearful destruction of human life which
arises under the present imperfect system. These suggestions, it
is understood, having been officiall made known to the Secretary
y
of State, Mr. Maule, the Government solicitor, was directed to
communicate with Mr. Baker, the coroner, for a copy of the
voluminous evidence taken, so as to instruct the Learned Advocate
on the part of the Crown to prosecute in this very important case
to the engineering world. Mr. Flower, of Hatton.garden, is said
to be engaged on behalf of the accused. The police have not as
yet been able to capture him, but it is confidently asserted that he
will appear at the proper time to take his trial. It is anticipated
that Lord Denman, who is on the rota, will be the judge that will
preside on the occasion.
SISROPSUIRE IRON TRADE.—In consequence of the
large advance in the price of iron which has recently taken
place, the Lille,hall Company have resolved on advancing the
wages of the numerous bands in their employ
IFtonmmpe:dmiaytel.:—The men to
the amount of 6d., per day, and the women and boys in pro-
portion. The whole of the pits and furnaces belonging to the
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expired in about five minutes, not having spoken after his fall.
The deceased gentleman was a magistrate of the county, and ,as
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