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DOUSE OF COMMONS.
G ROUP A.
TIVeiTIT'aDEIg A:MD LZNE.
On ihe Chairman taking his seat this morning, the cross-exami-
oat log of

Mr. Smith (who was examined on the part of the above line
yesleroa,) was resumed by Mr. JOHNSON, when it appeared that
the popt.lition of 115 e was about 4,000.
The vitneis was then re-examined by Mr. BELLASIS, but stated

7lr tit') put in a letter from Major Curtis, a resident
11!,e, to the Poor-law Commissioners, pointing out the danger
Juilding a workacuse at a certain spot known to be very un-
healthy, so much so that he himself intended to pull down some
houses which were near the place, and which he was about to pull
dow, as persons living in them were in danger of ague. This
letter was produced to prove that the houses which this line will
destroy.and cn account of which he petitioned against this line,

were af no value.

Mr. Bentasis then called Mr. Salmes, a farmer and grazier, who
spoke to the advantages to be derived from this line. He himself
had row alargo quantity of corn, which he would send to London
.1f there was a railway to send it by. Has no shares in the proposed
line, hut i-as a very good opinion of it, and intends to get shares if
the Bill pa,se•i. Thinks Rye would support two lines of railway,
and 'liar if this Bill were to pass, the line would certainly succeed.
1".1r. Thomas Smith, a sheep salesman at Smithfield market, spoke
to the injury done to sheep by being driven long distances, A
sheep had been known to lose six or eight pounes in weight by
being driven from Rye to London. Sheep often had their shoulders
dislocated from excessive driving. He was no relation to the for-
aner witness, Mr. J. Smith, but he sold sheep for trim in London,
and hal frequent dealings with him.
Mr. Tte,.,s, miller, at Bennington, spoke to the expense of convey-
ing doer from that t lace to Staplehurst, where the station of the
South Ea,terd line is, and where it is necessary to send it in
order: to, have it conveyed to London, To convey SOO sheep to
:Staplehurst cost :3'21. The same number would be conveyed to
"Tenterden fir 6/. 43. The witness spoke at some length as to the
9s:antity of flour which would be sent to London if there was a rail-
way. lie himself at present ground about seven loads per week by
wind, and- about thirty-two loads by steam. His business would
be increased very much if the railway were made. There were
several ocher millers in Bennington, who were all of opinion that
this line would be a great advantage to them.
Mr, Clarke, a firmer, and also a general deakr, at Rolvington,
-was then calltd, and ,poke to the feeling in favour of the line at
That place, and also to the advantage to trade, &c., expected from
the tine. The population of the parish of Rolvington was about
_ _

mr, Harding, another witness from the same neighbourhood,
COrroey-icated the former evidence.
Mr. finni•Aan was about to call another witness, when
Tie CHAIRMAN gild that he thought no further evidence on the
lagtiject of the feeling in favour of the lime, and of the necessity
,x,o, a lie, was necessary, and that Mr. Hildyard ought now to
produce ,
he et,geerwg evidence aod the tratfic.tables.
Mr. HILDVARD that he was not prepared to produce the
trathc.tablts, but it the Cdnmittee would all.w him to examine a
witness from Tenterdeu, he would be aule to produce the traffic-
;tables iromediauly afterwards.
Mr. (40ding. a resident at Tenterden, gave evidence in favour of

OA. propo-ed Hue.
catntain sloorsom. civil engineer, was then called and examined.
Lt last he was engaged io lay down a Hite from Headcorn
to Rie, yid acecrdingiy stuveyed the country between those places
for the purpt se of laying down the best possible line in the
directiond out. He had also estimated the expense cf
The line, which he calculated at something under 140,0001.
The items inc'uded in that sum were as follows :
For fencing, 5,5351 ; for earthwork, 35,5301 ; for masonry of all
kinds. including tari.,g, s, &c., 25,903/. ; for stations, 4,065/. ; and
for osnting,ncio, 18,763/.—being about 17 per cent. This was
a very liberal estimate for conti. genc,es, the u.ual amount allowed
:being per cent. The object of the line was Co make a comm
cation between the port at Rye and the interior Qfis catints7, The

steepest gradient on the line was lin 130. There was ne tunnel
on the line. There were no very important curves on the line.
The length of the line was 17% miles.
Captain Moorsom was then cross-examined by Mr. Hat—
Witness had had an assistant to work the calculations, which were
founded on observations made on the spot by Mr. Thom, son, who
was now present.
Captain Moorsom was then cross-examined by Mr. CL►RKSON,
on the part of Major Curtiss. a petitioner against the line—He
did not think the line would do any injury to Major Cur-
tiss's house, though it passed within a quarter of a mile of
it. The engines when passing the house could not be heard
there, as there was a hill between the house and the
line, which would be an obstacle to the sound, but they would be
heard at the house both before and after they came directly oppo.
site to it. He did not think it would injure Major Curtiss's pro-
perty, as the value of the land through which it passed was not equal
to the improvement in the value of the land in general.
Mr. MELLoa was about to cross examine Captain Moorsona on
the part of several landowners whose property it passes through,
and who had petitioned against it, when
Mr. HILDYARD said that he wished to call a witness who would
prove that the opposition of these gentlemen was in reality con-
ducted by the Brighton Company.
Mr. MELLOR objected; and after some discussion,
Mr. HILDYARD asked a question of the person he had alluded to,
without calling him as a witness ; and being satisfied with the an.
swer, withdrew his objection to Mr. Mellor's cross-examination.

The witness, being cross examined by Mr. MELLoa, said that
this line passed through a fi?ld belonging to Mr. Sutton, a petitioner
against the line, and separated a piece, one acre in size, from the
rest of the field.

Mr. HILDYARD asked whether the witness was aware that the
field in question was called " Starve, ion Glen," from the extreme
barrenness of the soil (A laugh.)
The witness replied that he did not know the name of the field.
Mr. HILDYARD said that he must call another witness to prove
that fact. _ _

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On— the conclusion of Captain Moorsom's evidence, the Com-
mittee adjourned, shortly before five o'clock.

GROUP KK.

SOUTHPORT AND EUXTON :UNCTION
RAILWAY.

The Committee met at twelve o'clock. There were present Sir
Charles Lemon, Chairman ; the Hon. Charles Hope, Sir E.
Filmer, and Mr. Horsman.

The CHAIRMAN announced that the Committee had come to the
decision that the preamble of the above Bill had not been proved.
The Committee then broke up.

GROUP X.

LONDON AND YORK MINE.
This Committee resumed this morning at the usual hour,
Viscount Courtenay in the chair.

Mr. Pickersgill, under examination by Mr. WEBSTER, deposed to
his being a surveyor and architect, and having lately made a sur-
vey of the stations as laid out by the London and York and North
Midland Railway. The former would be most inconvenient, cross-
ing as it would five lines, and obstructing the traffic in the neigh-
bourhood. The witness here produced a model of the projected
position and construction of the stations as scheduled.

Mr. John Oliver, examined by Mr. WEBSTER—Is a farmer and
auctioneer, having resided at S!ainforth more than thirty years,
and is, therefore, fully acquainted with the nature of the Don
navigation. In 1833 the arch of the old stone bridge was removed,
in order to enable light vessels safely and easily to pass under. In
this altered and improved state it remained till October, 1844,
when the archway was again removed, and a platform made to
swing, affixed to the top of the bridge. Since this
latter change, a vessel with standing masts, went through ;
previously such a circumstance was unheard of and impracticable.
In the capacity of parish officer of Brandwith, he bad occasion, last
year, to complain to the Commissioners of the Don navigation of
the diversion of the roads.

Mr. J. Lee, a wattrman, resident at Thorne, exarained by Mr.
WESTER—Proved the existence of three fixed bridges over the old
river Don between Goole and Thorne, and six over the new navi.
gation, some of the latter having been altered during the last
year. The depth of the river is about 511 feet, and craft of between
60 and 65 tons are the largest that can be got up, and these have had
to leave their masts behind ever since the opening of the bridges.

Mr. COCKBURN here stated that the evidence on his case had
closed with the last witness, excepting only some formal evidence,
which was not as yet complete. He therefore wished at this sea..
sonable juncture to mention a circumstance which bad of
late come to the knowledge of his clients. He was in-
formed, and he believed he could prove to the satisfaction of
the Committee, that a fatal error had been made in the plans and
sections as deposited by the London and York Company ; an
error precisely similar to that which had been discovered and held
fatal in the case of the Cambridge and Lincoln, and which, there-
fore, must place the former in the same predicament. In the ten
miles from King's-cross all error of no less than ten feet had been
committed. The surface level was ten feet too low, taking the
working sections as a criterion, and thereby both the navigation and
the roads would be matetially interfered with. The law allowed
only five feet difference in the limits of deviation, and on a turn-
pike road only two feet. In one place, hov.ever, an error of no
less than twenty-seven feet had been made in the line as now
before the Committee, and he contended that the Bth Victoria, c.
20, had been violated. There was no difference between them and
the case of the Cambridge and Lincoln, and he called upon the
Committee to inflict on those who had first suggested the import..
ance of the error the same penalty as had been paid by the Com-
pany which the Committee hail postponed for the present session.
Mr. Sergeant WRANGIUM, hoot entering into the merits of
the case at ail, would merely submit that his Learned Friend, hav-
ing neglected to cross-examine any of the engineers who had been
in the witness.box on that point, were now precluded from enter-
ing into any evidence on the subject.
Mr. COCKBURN insisted upon his right to adduce any argument for
the case, and asserted that his Learned Friend could not bring any
precedent for the course which he desired the Committee to take.

The Committee then retired for consideration, and on their return,
Lord COURTENAY stated that, as the Committee understood Mr.
Sergeant Wrangham, they were not in a position to give their deci.
sion till to-morrow morning. The points were so important, and
involved so many interests, that they were anxious to consider
them carefully, but to-morrow he thought they might safely decide
as to the course which might be taken.

Mr. AusTIN intimated that he had evidence to tender on the
part of the York and North Midland Company similar to that pro-
posed by Mr. Cockburn, and therefore this decision would affect all
the three parties who were opponents of the London and York
Bill.

It was agreed that Mr. Cockburn's evidence should be taken to
morrow. .

Mr. WEBSTER stated that he was prepared to prove that an error
of 18 feet had been made in the datum line of the Sheffield branch,
and proceeded to call evidence of the traffic on the line proposed
by the Direct Northern Company between Lincoln and York.

Mr. Mansell, an assistant of Mr. Bush, traffic taker for the line,
put in a number of tables to show the amount of traffic on the line.

PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS.
TUESDAY, JULY 8.
The Lords' amendments to the following Bills were
agreed to :
Leeds and Thirsk Railway.
Great North of England and Richmond Railway.
Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal.
Blackburn and Preston Railway.

The London and Croydon Railway Enlargement Bill,—
Report to be taken into consideration on Friday.
Manchester and Leeds Railway (No. 2) Bill,—Read a
second time and committed, and referred to the Committee of
Selection.

NOTICES GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL OFFICE.
Ulster Extension Railway,—Lords' amendments to be
considered, Thursday, July 10.
Select Committee on Group NN. (Epping Railway)—Ad-
journed till Thursday, July 10, at twelve.
Launceston and South Devon Railway,—Report, Thurs-
day, July 10.
South Devon Railway (Tavistock and other Branches),—
Report, Thursday, July 10.
Glasgow, Barrhead, and Neilston Direct Railway,—Third
reading, Thursday, July 10.

PRICE or GoLn —The premium on gold at Paris
is l7i per mille, which, at the English Mint price of 31. 17s.
10d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of
25 59 ; and the exchange at Paris on London at short being
25 65, it follows that gold is 0.23 per cent. dearer in London
than in Paris. By advices from Hamburgh, the price of
gold is 435 per mark, which, at the English Mint price of
3/. 175.100. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange
of 13 10; and the exchange at Hamburgh on London at
short being 13 12, it follows that gold is 0.91 per cent.
dearer in London than in Hamburgh. _ _

ll,Ltic OF NELSON.—A i n nteresting relic of Nelsln
has been discovored ; and some interest also attaches to the man-
ner in which it has been secured to the nation. Sir Harris Nicolas
in his laborious researches for editing the hero's dispatches, had
satisfied himself that the coat and waistcoat which Nelson wore
when he fell at Trafalgar were carefully preserved. In pursuance
of the Admiral's directions, they were given, with several other
things, by Sir Thomas Hardy, his Captain, to Lady Hamilton; by
her tt ey were transferred, under peculiar circumstances, to a late
alderman of London, and they remained in possession of the alder-
man's widow. The :lady is not rich, and she asked 1501. for the
relic. The sum being beyond his own means, Sir Harris deter-
mined to raise it by subscription, in order that the coat and waist-
coat might be deposited, like the coat which Nelson
wore at the battle of the Nile, in Greenwich Hospital. With that
view, he put the proposition in writing, and had it printed as a
circular. Before issuing the circular, he sent a copy to Prince
Albert, who immediately desired that the purchase might be made
for himself, as he should feel " pride and pleasure" in presenting
the precious memorials to Cbreenwich Hospital, Sir Harris Nicolas
took them to the royal purchaser on Wednesday, and we under-
stand that the Prince manifested a very fine feeling on the oeca.
sion There is kind and generous wisdom in this act ; for no-
thing could so help to identify the Queen's husband with the Bri-
tish people as such little tributes to their maritime pride. The
coat is thus described in Sir Harris Nicolas's circular; and it will
be seen that it has an historical value :—" The coat is the undress
uniform of a vice-admiral, lined with white silk, with lace on the
cuffs, and epaulettes. Four stars—of the Orders of the Bath, St.
Ferdinand and Merit, the Crescent, and St. Joachim—are 'sewn'
on the left breast, as Nelson habitually wore them; which dis-
proves the story, that he purposely adorned himself with his deco-
rations on going into battle. The course of the fatal ball is shown
by a hole over the left shoulder, and part of the epaulette is torn
away; which agrees with Dr. Sir William Beattie's account of
Lord Nelson's death, and with the fact, that pieces of the bullion
and pad of the epaulette adhered to the ball, which is now in her
Majesty's possession. The coat and waistcoat are stained in
several places with the hero's blood."—Spectator.

SETTLEMENT OF THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE
BRIGHTON •ND DOVER COMPANIES.—The long pending and embar-
rassed question as to the reimbursement, by the South-Eastern
Railway Company, of the cost of the six miles of railway north of
Reigate, which six miles, to save the expense of two lines running
nearly parallel to each other for twelve miles, were constructed by
the Brighton Company, has been settled, and the sum of 340,0001.,
including interest and improvement of the funded Investment,
will bt.., in a few days, paid over, in cash, to the Brighton Railway
Company. Of the above sum of 340,0001. the Brighton Corn.
pany have anticipated the receipt of, and hays divided interest to
the extent of, 27,0001. We congratulate the proprietors of both
companies on this result, so satisfactory to all parties; and we
especially congratulate the Brighton proprietary on the arrange-
ment, attributable, as it mainly is, to the business.like habits and
energy of Mr. Peter Clarke, the new manager of the line.—Herald.
21,i It. C. MATHEWS AND HIS CREDITORS —Mr.
Commissioner Law (of the Insolvent Debtors' Court) has finished
the and' t of debts under the insolvency of Mr. C. Mathews, in the
year 1842. The debts proved amount to about 13,0001., on
which a dividend of 4id. in the pound has been declared. The
debts on the face of the schedule exceed in amount 27,0001. The
insolvency arose from the lesseeship of Covent-garden Theatre.
NN t:ov,vicx, •JULY 8.-1 be Fairy s,eani-vessel,
her Majesty's river yacht, proceeded down the river yesterday to
have her compasses adjusted by Captain Johnson, and will proceed
thence to Portsmouth, to wait her Majesty's commands. The
fittings of this handsome yacht are of the chastest description, and
universally admired by all who have seen them. The Terrible
steam-vessel is in the inner basin of Woolwich Dockyard, fitting
with her engines and paddle-wheels. This powerful vessel begins
to assume a formidable appearance, owing to the great strength of
her timbers and the dimensions of her paddle.boxes. She will
have four funnels, two of which are already put up, and the ether
two in progress, and everything connected with her appears to be
on a gigantic scale, her engines being of 800.herse power. The
officers and crew of the Swallow Dover packet have been trans.
ferr'•d to the Myrtle steam-vessel, and she left Woolwich this
morning to perform the duties of the Swallow steamer on the Dover
station,

LAW INTELLIGENCE

COURT OF CHANCERY. July 9.
The Lord Chancellor sat in Lincoln's Inn Hall today.
IMPARTS IVAN SANDAU.

The LORD CHANCELLOR upon this case being called on Inquired
what had been the result of the action ?
Mr. BACISHAWE said that the action had not been tried In con-
sequence of Mr. Jarvis, Mr. Van Sandau's leading counsel, having
advised him that the best course to be adopted would be to request
the Lord Chancellor to dispose of the whole matter, both at law
and in equity, without a reference. Any order that his Lordship
might make Mr. Van Sandau would cheerfully submit to.
Mr. SWANSTON said that his client would be most grateful to his
Lordship if he would decide the whole matter. As to the action,
they were quite willing that a stet processus should be entered ;
if, however, any proceedings were taken with respect to the costs
at law, then his client must request that their common-law coun-
sel might be heard.
The Loan CHANCELLOR said he would dispose of all the ques-
tions, except the question of damages, without a reference, but
with respect to them a reference must be directed to the Master.

Mr. BAGSHAWE was willing to accede to any arrangement most
readily on the behalf of Mr. Van Sandau. The only question now
was, on what day the Court would decide it?
The Loan CHANCELLOR would let the parties know in a few
days when he would give his opinion. He thought it would be
better for him to decide the different proceedings that had been
raised in that Court, and then to hear Mr. Jarvis and the other
mmon-law gentlemen on the question of costs, if it was necessary.
The question of the damages Mr. Van Sandau had sustained must
be decided by the Master upon a reference.
Mr. BACSHAWE observed, perhaps Mr. Van Sandau might be in-
clined to give up the reference.
The LORD CHANCELLOR thought the parties bad adopted a most
wise course.

Mr. Baoswaws wished it to be understood that all Mr. Van
Sandau's counsel agreed in the propriety of the course suggested by
Mr. Jarvis.

Appeals occupied his Lordship the remainder of the day.

ROLLS' COURT, July 9.

The further arguments in the part heard case of Lord Nelson v.
Lord Bridport occupied his Lordship the Master of the !tolls the
whole day.

VICE-CHANCELLORS' COURT, July 9.

The Vice-Chancellor of England was occupied the whole day
with motions and causes of no interest; the Vice-Chancellor
Knight Bruce took bankrupt petitions and causes; and the Vice.
Chancellor Wigr-m, after disposing of Morris r. Howe, proceeded
to hear the arguments in Forsyth v. Ellis, which occupied the
greater part of the morning.