The Sun.
London, England, 1845-06-23 00:00:00

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GROUP Z.

The Committee to wham this group has been refereed met to-day
at twelve o'clock, the Hon. Mr. Clive iu the chair.

THE GREAT WESZMUN mwmi.nv AND

CJIL' VIAM").

The rebutting case of the promoters of the !hie was then entered

The first witness called was

Mr. it. Stephenson, civil engineer, who was examined by Mr.
TAYLOR— He stated that he had examined the sections and plans of
the proposed line, which had been deposited, and be had no hesita.
lion in saying that if they were correct the line was very easy of
construction. Had heard that the levels taken by Messrs. Han.
nington and Boyle differed from those taken by Captain Moorsom
and his assistants.

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TO THI; ED1TOI? OF TUE SUN.

Stri,--Permit me, through the medium of your valuable paper,
to F ugg est to the friends of railways, whose object is reciprocal in-
terest—.a profitable investment with public acwinmodation—that
the most practicable line (now that the broad gauge is so wisely
oreferred), would be to amalgamate the Direct London and York
line with Leeds, instead of York, and then go on through Har-
rogate, Ripon, Bedale, Richmond, Bishop Auckland, west of Dur-
ham, to Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Tins would be a superior, quicker,
and richer line. In the first place, this would avoid that slaughter
station, Brockley Whine, and that most dangerous bridge, the
Victoria Bridge, which never was built to bear such a burden as
goes over it ; and, in the next place, would take its all the mines
in the north of Yorkshire and west of the county of Durham, join-
ing the important towns of Barnard Castle and Richmond, and re.
ceiving an immense supply of cattle from Scotland and Cumber..
land--the liLe now suggested from Newcastle to Lancashire being
a complete feeder to the West Riding of Yorkshire; also one from
Carlisle will be equally valuable.-1 am, Sir, your obedient servant,
June 21, 1845. GULIELMUS.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
(RECEIVED THIS DAY.)
NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE RACES.
NEWCASTLE, YESTERDAY.—ArrivaIs: Poussin, Mentor,
Best of Three, Mid Lothian, Lightning, Trueboy, Northum-
berland, Sir Harry, Perriwinkle, Malcolm, Badinage, Sir C.
Monck's filly, and seven of Hesseltine's lot.
LATEST BETTING.
7to 1 agst Pagan-7 to 1 agst Lightning-8 to
.1 agst
Inheritress-10 to l agst Queen of Tyne-12 to 1 agst Little
John-16 to 1 agst Best of Three-20 to I agst Brevity.

On Saturday afterroon, about 30 feet in length of
a wall, bounding the premises of Mr. Davies, an emery manufac-
turer, in Richardson-street, Bermondsey, was thrown down, in
consequence of 100 tons of emery stones being piled against it.
The wall was 10 feet in height, and nine inches in thickness.
Several children was playing near the spot, and one, named George
Beauchamp, was crushed to death, while three others received se-
vere injury.

A new system of electrical telegraph, by which
the dispatch is written with a pen by the mere action of the fluid,
was tried at Brussels, in presence of the Minister of Public Works,
on Monday lat. The experiment is stated to have been entirely
successful.

Lady Maenaghten, widow of the unfortunate Sir
Wm. Macnaghten, has repaired to Brighton, from Itlivart's Hotel,
for the advantage of the sea air. Her Ladyship's health has greatly
improved since her return from India.

THE TRIAL SQUADRON.—The Admiralty have or-
dered the complements of the ships of the trial squadron to be in.
creased as follows:—The St. Vincent, 120, Captain Rowley, on
board of which ship is the flag of Rear-Admiral Parker, has her corn.
piement increased 105 men, so that now, with her extra marines, she
musters 980 men. The Trafalgar, 120, Captain T. F. Alattin, has
thesame number, 980. The Queen, 110, Captain Sir Baldwin W.
Walker, hes 900 men. The Rodney, 92, Captain Collier, C. 8., has
an increase of 60 men, snaking her complement 826. The Albion,
90, Captain N. Lockyer, C.B , has the same complement; and the
Canopus, 84, Captain Fairfax 141orest,y, C.B. ; the Vanguard, 80,
Captain Willis; anslthe Superb, 80, Captain Corry, have 60 men
added to their numbs;, making a complement of 760 for each.—
Hampshire Tclegrarh.

The will u 1 t-he Very Rev. Edmund Goodenough,
Doctor in Divinity, Dean of Wells, formerly of Dean's.yard,
Westminster, but late of the city of Wells, was proved or. the 19th
inst. The executors and trustees are Mrs. Frances Goodenough,
his relict, and Samuel Pepys Cockerel', Es q., Lincoln's Inn, Per.
sonal estate under 50,0001.
BRUSSELS, Juet 21.—M. Vothorub, who has been
Minister of the Interior since 1841, retires. The resignation of
the five other Ministers is In the king's hands; but they are to
continue to exercise the functions of their respective departments.
FUNERAL OF THE LATE Mn, BARhAm.---The re-
mains of the late Minor Canon of St. Paul's, the Rev. 11. H. Bar-
ham, were interred on Saturday in the rector's Gault of the Church
of St: Mary Magdalen, Old Fish.street.hill, and St. Gregory by St.
Paul's, by the side of his four children. His disease was a tumour
in tke larynx, which Sir Benjamin Brodie rronounced fatal as
soon as the case was submitted to him.
FIRE AT ULAPHAAb—Yesterday morning (Sun-
day), shortly after daybreak, a destructive fire took place on the
ptemises of Mr. White, a baker, Larkhall-lane, Clapham. Though
so great a distance from town, the Southwark-bridge-road and
Waterloo-road brigade engines, as well as that belonging to the
West of England, had soon reached the spot, but, notwithstanding
this powerful aid, end also the quick arrival of the Clapham peilsh
engine, all Mr. White's building, furniture, and stock were re
duced to ashes. All the family were, at the outbreak of the fire, at
Gravesend, The property destroyed is believed to be insured in
the Sun-effice.

AnuNnEt, JUNE ql.-`the ttuke of Norfolk, the
Earl of Arundel and Surrey, and Mr. Blake, have arrived at the
Castle. On Thursday the head-quarters of the Arundel and
Bramber corps of teomanry Cavalry left this town for their annual
eight days' duty at Worthing. The troops muster at Broadwater,
and the town of Worthing is greatly enlivened during their stay.
THE WEATIIER.—Since our last we have had de-
lightful weather—a marked increase of temperature, with many
genial showers. Vegetation is making extraordinary progress,
and a most abundant harvest is expected. Many fields of hay
have been cut, and some carried. The crop is extremely
fine. We learn from the Limerick papers, that a field of
wheat is in full ear near that city. In South Lancashire this
is not the case, though a few ears have been gathered on the
Cheshire side of the river at New Brighton. All the spring craps.
whether of roots, grain, or pulse, are growing luxuriantly, and pro
mise a plentiful yield. While we rejoice at the favourable pros-
pects of our own country, we cannot but regret to find that the
price of corn has risen to a great height at Brussels and through.
out Belgium, in consequence of the prospect of a deficient harvest
I.rprpooe Coutter.
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GROUP X.
czavlnnlDGE AND LINCOLN MINE.
TRAFFIC EVIDENCE RESUMED.
Mr. J. Parke was Placed in the chair at the sitting of the Com-
mittee this day, and his examination in chief resumed, it having
been adjourned from Saturday.
THE DXll7oe.t.' NOMITIIERN LINE.
Mr. Sergeant WRANGHAM wished to know if the sections of the
Direct Northern .had yet been put in ? He believed, that ac-
cording to strict rule, they should have been deposited months
ago; but he could not understand why they should not be ready
now, and deposited this morning.
Mr. COWAN, Counsel for the Direct Northern, said he under-
stood that the sections were ready, and the only delay to the pro-
duction of then was that some tracing copies of them were now
being made, and that they would be ready tomorrow.
The CHAIRMAN said he believed he spoke the unanimous opinion
of the Committee in stating, that in justice to the opposite party
the sections should have been put in before now, and that they
must be deposited with the Committee this day.
Here the subject dropped, and the examination of Mr. Parke
was then .proceeded with.