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London, England, 1845-05-09 00:00:00

RAILWAY.

The preamble of this Bill also having been passed on Monday,
the Committee proceeded now to take into consideration the several
clauses. A great deal of time was taken tkp in discussing the
clauses relative to the tolls and charges, which were eventually
agreed to with some amendments.
NORTH WALES RAILWAY.

Mr. CALVERT, on behalf of the promoters of this line, proceeded
at great length to point out the advantages that would re-
sult to the public by the formation of this line. The
only opposition to it was from Mr. Wynne, and he thought
that he would satisfy that gentleman by the introduction

of a clause, to the effect that the Company would not take any
ground belonging to that gentleman without previously obtain.
ing his consent for that purpose. He hoped that this
would
Y further opposition on the
wpaorttt of putt an
the
Learnedend to any
on the other side; and
proceeded to say that this line was intended to bring into connexion
the city and port of Bangor and the town and port of Carnarvon,
and thence to proceed through the mineral and slate districts of
Carnarvonshire to Portdynllaen. The length of the line was
28 miles. The capital was 300,000/. in 12,000 shares of 25/.
the engineer's report and sec.
favourable,by and the cost of the railway
The traffic on the
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300,0001.
ate
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no oft
line was calculated at 64,7251., and deducting 40 per cent. for
expenses, which would amount to 26,690/., there would be a profit
of 38,0351. on the undertaking. He thought that the railway
would confer immense advantages on that part et the country, and
concluded by calling on
Sir J. Rennie, who was examined by Mr. Haat:lv—There wu ne
higher gradient than 1 in 203 in the whole line; and the steepest
incline was two miles. The length of the whole line was 28 miles
4 furlongs. There was one tunnel on the line 704 yards long;
and the works on the whole line, as compared with other works
of a similar kind, were not heavy or expensive. The drainage of
the country would be rather improved than otherwise by the
line. The cost of the works would be less than 10,0001. per
mile. He thought that it would also improve the value of land,
and be of material service to the Inhabitants of that district, as
affording them increased facilities for traffic,
Cross-examined by Sir W. Jasms—Portdynllaen was, in his opi-
nion, a better harbour than Holyhead; by the expenditure of a mode.
rate sum of money it might be made an excellent harbour for corn.
mercial purposes, as well as a good harbour of refuge ; the estimate
for the line was 310,0001. ; calculated the cost of the tunnel at 30/.
a yard ; was of opinion that the harbour was of immense importance,
so far as the public was concerned.
It being now four o'clock, the Committee sent Lord Duncan to
ask leave of the Speaker to sit till five o'clock, for the purpose of
hearing as much of the evidence as possible before the recess.
Other witnesses were then examined, and deposed to the desir.
ableness of making this line, and to the advantages which would
result to the interests of agriculture, slate quarries, and commerce
generally, by its formation, and their testimony was not materially
shaken by the cross-exatnina,ion which they underwent by op.
posing counsel.
The Committee then adjourned till eleven o'clock to-morrow.

Group 0.
TRENT VALLEY.

The remaining clauses in this Bill were passed, and the Bill was
ordered to be reported.
Th• Committee then passed the several clauses of the Grand
Junction Potteries Branch.

MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS

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CITY, TUESDAY EVENING.
TIMES.—The premium on gold at Paris is IBIA per mills,
which, at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 1014 d. per
ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 25 6 ; and
the exchange at Paris on London at short being 25 771,4, it
follows that gold is 0.64 per cent dearer in London than in
Paris.

By advices from liamburgh the price of gold is 434% per
mark, which, at the English Mint price of 3/. 17s. 10%d.
per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13 9N ;
and the exchange at Hamburgh on London at short being
13 1114, it follows that gold is 0.68 per cent. dearer in Lon-
don than in Hamburgh.

Tuesday evening there was a general meeting of
the National Association of General Practitioners in Medicine,
Surgery, and Midwifery at the Hanover .square Rooms, to receive
and confirm the report of the Committee, and to hear the opinions
of members relative to the proposed college, the qualifica-
tions and franchise of members, Arc. Mr. R R. Pennington, pre-
sident of the association, was called to the chair. Mr. H.
Ancell, one of the honorary secretaries, after reading the mi-
nutes of the last general meeting, submitted the report of the
Committee, which recommended the application for a new
charter, and recorded the result of an appeal to the members of
the association (now 4,000 in number), whose votes were found to be
unequivocally in favour of a five years' franchise and fifteen years'
qualification for a seat in the council. A long and rather stormy dis-
cussion followed, the chiefpoiet et issue being the course of proce-
dure with regard to the College of Surgeons—whether to seek a re.
conciliation with that body, or the incorporation of a distinct one.
Mr. Hawes, 111. P.,
urged the necessity of unanimity in their pro-
ceedings, in order to render them effective, and hoped he should be
able to fight the battles of the general practitioner in cordial
concurrence with his Hon Friend the Member for Finsbury.
Mr. Hillier and Mr. Wakley, M. p., addressed the meeting 1
from the body of the room, the latter spesker in justification
of his former charges against the Consraittee of the National
Association, and in support of a conciliatory tone towards
the College of Surgeons, whose valuable museum, library,
&c., were too important to the 'members to be sacrificed.
ucceeding speakers denied that any right would be sacrificed by
the members of the new college, and after hearing Mr. Clifton, Dr.
Webster, and others, in favour of the report, -We meeting'agreed to
its adoption,
the number of hostile hands being comparatively
very small. Mr. Wakley again attempted to address the chair, but
the greatest confusion prevailed for some time. He was under.
stood to propose a resolution deprecating a new charter; but
having been informed by Mr. Ancell, the honorary secretary,
that the avowed object of the National Association was to apply
for a stew incorporation, irrespective of the College of Surgeons,
Mr. Wakley
for the first time, that such was the object to which the Association
for
his proposition, dec'aring that he had heard,
was pledged, and intimating his conviction that the country would
hear
passed admitting country practitioners to the Committee of the
Association,
wsaalnwctiitohnminugchodeisstaetrismfacotfioz:ncßheisseoluatni were then
dons
qualification
voted the
avo
voted for by the members, thanking the Apothecaries' Society, the
public press, the honorary secretaries, Messrs. Ancell and Bird, the
chairman, ,tc.; after which, at half-past ten o'clock, the meeting
separated, . _ • _
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