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Committee might decide on tfie evidence that was placed before
them yesterday for the regulation of the tolls on the proposed line.

RAILWAY RETURNS.

the Court, here produced two bags, some trinkets, and
other article's which he found at the prisoner's lodging,
and in her box, which were identified by Mrs. .Farthing

On the re.admission of strang.rs,

PAILIVAT TRAFFIC.—The fry owiPg are the Thud Recdpts of hall-
ways tor the past wee'i—that is to say, up to the date to which the
respective returns are made, together with the receipts of the same
week in the previous year:—

The CHAIRMAN stated that the Committee, after ma•ure deli.
beration on the subject before them, were anxious to express
their opinion on three points with nspect to tolls, namely,
as regarded coal, iron, charcoal, and limestone. The dues upOn
coals for the present should not exceed 3s. 4d. per ton, and after
the expiration of five years the tonnage should be reduced to id.
Upon charcoal, limestone, and stone far building, it was proposed
the charge should remain at Id. per ton per mile, and for the use of
locomotive power the rates should be reduced to id and id. for
use of carriage,. The upshot of that would be lid. for the whole
charge for tonnage per mile. The present charge for iron should
be reduced to lid. per ton. Haulage and wagg,ns to remain as at
present, and at the expiration of five years the whole expense
to be diminished to lid. per ten per mile ; the present tolls con-
tinuing at 2d. The Committee had been enabled to come to this
decision from the discussion that had taken place cn the different
points. To the tolls for goods, merchandise, and passengers, no
op.,osition had been offered, and if the present rates at 2d. per mile,
and Id. additional for locomotive power, were fair and moderate,
the Committee would reserve any alteration.
Mr. Pare having been called to give evidence as to the usual
rate of tolls for merchandise and passengers, deposed that the
charges in the tolls clause were perfectly fair, and were, in fact,
lower than similar rates on other railways.
The clause was then made part of the Bill.

as her,.

Miss Mary Bartram, assistant to Mrs. Ford, a dress-
maker in Blaekfriars-road, deposed that on the 12th of
May last, the prisoner entered the service of Mrs. Ford,
and remained there for a week, and then left. On the
day after she had left witness missed a cloak out of
a cupboard, and, having no Et aibt the prisoner had taken
it, she inquired at the different pawnbrokers in the_
neighbourhood, and found it pledged for six shillings in
the name of Mary Lewis. While in Mrs. Ford's ser-
vice, the prisoner frequently spoke of her father being a
minister at Bath, and of a gentleman attempting to
seduce her. She entered the service of Mrs. Ford in
the name of Mary Spencely, and some days after she
was gone, a man called at the house to inquire fur her in
the name of Salisbury.
Mr. Bartholomew, of 25, Castle-street, Falcon-square,
said that about six weeks ago the prisoner came to his
house to inquire for a lodging. She then represented
that she had just come from Bath, where she had lived
for four years and a half with a Mrs. Salisbury, in Trim-
bridge, and said her name was M iry Ann Spencer. She
also said her father was a Wesleyan minister there, and
this circumstance induced him (witness) and his wife to
take a lively interest in her behalf. They had endea-
voured, as well as they were able, to get her a situation ;
but this failing, he had advised her, as sheihad no friends
in town, to return to her father and mother. Witness
looked over the minutes of the Wesleyan conference to
rind the name of her father, but it not appearing on the
list he wrote to the Rev. Rd. Waddy, the superintendent
of preachers in the Bath district, to make inquiries about
her and her family.
In reply, Mr. Waddy represented her parents to be
very worthy persons, and stated that the prisoner, their
daughter, had always been flighty, and had been a great
Meal of trouble to them ; and if she could be got into
some asylum, he thought it would be a great blessing.
The prisoner declined saying anything to the charge.
Mr. NORTON said the present was a strong instance
of the beneficial effect resulting from the publication of
the proceedings at this and other courts. The publicity
given to the prisoner's representations would have the
t:ffeet of, he hoped, finally stopping the career of one of
the most artful and plausible persons he had met with
during his magisterial career.
The prisoner was remanded till Wednesday next.

Week

Last
week,

O

Mr. Wlwaste appeared to oppose on behalf of the Brecon and
Abergavenny Canal. He contended that sufficient compensation
had not been provides' for by the clause in the Bill, which gave
power to the Railway Company to alter, stop up, and destroy,part of
the works on the Newport Canal, in which the parties- fur whom
he: appeared were materially interested. No equivalent had been
offered for the great inconvenience that would be occasioned Non
lure infedere venia. Law and justice were on his side, and he
trusted the Committee would order such alterations to be made in
the clause, as would satisfy the fair and reasonable demands of
his clients.

Evidence having been heard, the Committee suggested that
words to the following effect should be introduced into the clause,
as the subject was a matter of compensation for time, that the
branch to Snatchwood should be constructed within nine months
after the opening of the main line.
The Committee were occupied during the remainder of the day
in: passing clauses, which, with a few alterations, were allmade part
of the Bill.

The Committee adjourned till twelve o'clock on Monday.

GROUP V.

THE MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND
MIDLAND JUN'CTIONZAND THE ALTER-
NATIVE LINE.

Present—The O'Conor Don (Chairman), Mr. J. Davies, Mr.
Hope Jonstone, B,r Denham Norreys, and Sir John Rae Reid.
Mr. R. Stephenson was again put in the box this morning,
and subjected to a tedious cross-examination relative to
the engineering difficulties on the Sheffield and Chester-
field line. The witness wes of opin;on, that unless
the gradients were reduced from 1 in 150 to 1 in 130, like to
those on the Stockton and Darlington Railway, so as to accommo.
date heavy mineral traffic, lie should decidedly prefer the alterna-
tive line.

THE FATAL DUEL AT GOSPORT.

ADJOURNED INQUEST.

PORTSMOUTH, THURSDAY.— Colonel George Jones was called and
sworn—l am Commandant of the Portsmouth Division of Royal
Marines. There is an officer whose name is Hawkey belonging to
the Portsmouth Division of Royal Marines ; he holds the rank of
First Lieutenant. There is an officer named Pym also belonging
to the Portsmouth Division of Royal Marines, Two ofkcers were
reported absent from the morning parade on the morning of Wed-
nesday, May 2 let. Their names are Lieutenants Hawkey and
Pym. They could not have been reported absent if they had leave.
Mary Ann, the wife of James Stansmore, sworn—l reside
at No. 8, King's-terraee, Southsea, and keep a lodging-house.
A gentleman named Lieutenant Hawkey has lodged at my
house. I last saw Lieutenant Hawkey en the Tuesday before
I heard of the " affair " on the Wednesday. He came home
from drill about four o'clock on the afternoon of that day. I let
him in. He asked where Mrs. Hawkey was. I told him she was
gone down to the Rooms (the King's Rooms), and that she
lett word when he came home he was to come and meet h, r.
The day prior he called me into the parlour, and said " Mrs.
Stansmore, I want to beg a favour of you." I replied, " What is
it, Sir?" He said " Mrs. Stansmore, do you know Captain
Seton ?" This was between ten and eleven in the morning. I
said " Yes, Sir, I ha►e seen hart once," when he said " I expect he
will call here; should he call, you'll be kind enough to come in
and out of this roam often, and don't leave him and Mrs. Hawkey
alone long, for he has insulted her very much, and she is dread-
fully afeard of him." That was on the Monday morning. I have
seen him but once at the house, when I was desired by Mrs.

Mr. Bidder was called to show that the traffic estimates of the
Sheffield and Chesterfield line had been much over- stated.
He gave two reasons for this opinion. One was excess
in charge, and the other was excess in quantity. Wi h respect
to the traffic, he showed that the tonnage tor goods, and the charge
per head for cattle, was higher than on other lines, and the same
reasoning applied to the passenger traffic.

At this stage of the proceedings,
Mr. E. JAMES intimated that some of the " swell mob" had
been present at the previous sittings of the Committee, and that
gentleman on the previous day had been a sufferer.
Sir JOHN R►E Rein said that he knew for a fact that in another
Committee, Mr. Munta had had his cheque and pocket-book stolen.
—(Laughter.)
Mr. Bidding's ex'.mination resumed—With regard to the second
item, that of passenger traffic, the estimates of passengers for the
year had been set down at 230,000, whereas, the whole population
of the towns on the line was only 125,000. He considered that,
instead of the receipts being taken at 53,0001., they ought to be
35,0001. . _

Formal evidence of the assents and dissents was then submitted
:o the Comraittee.

Mr. E JAMES then addres'ed the Cornini.tee on behalf of Mr.
Thorold, a landowner, and certain road trustees.

Hawkey to go to the door and deny ber (Mrs. Hawkey) to Mr.
Seton. She saw him passing the window, and said" There goes
that horrible old Seton." I was not in the habit of answering

Mr. JAMES addressed the Committee, and contended that as there
was no absolute necessity for tl.e particular line of railway under
discussion, and as he had no authority to say that in the next session
they would not be able to supply its place, he trusted that in the
present session, at least, they should not pass the preamble.
Mr. Basses replied, and after entering, at very considerable
length, into all the details of the Bill, asserted that the preamble
WAS fully proved,
The Learned Counsel was proceeding with his speech when the
Committee adjourned.

the door.
John Lewis Towne sworn—l am a merchant, and reside at Elm-
grove, Southsea. I know nothing relative to the death of deceased.
I only heard a conversation on Tuesday, the 20th of May, between
Lieutenant Hawkey and another gentleman. It was between ten
and eleven o'clock in the morning. The two gentlemen were pre.
ceding me coming down the road, and were holding an exciting
conversation. Both were dressed al ke—l think in uniform. I
do not know who the other was, he was rather taller than Lieute-
nant Hawkey, and broader across the shoulders. I considered he
was an officer. He was what might be called a good-looking
young man, and had a light complexion. I was about to pass
them, when Lieutenant Hawkey drew his arm from that of his
friend, and with much emphasis said , " I will shoot him as I
would a partridge." I heard nothing more.
By Mr. Field—l had known Lieutenant Hawkey for about
twelve or eighteen months, I saw Lieutenant Hawkey's face on
the occasion of his using the language I have alluded to.
Thomas lUmmond Fiske sworn—l am a silversmith, residing
in the High-street of Portsmouth. I know Lieutenant Hawkey,
of the Marines. I saw him last on the 20th of May, when he
came into my shop and asked for a pair of pistols ; this was be.
tween the hours of eleven and two. He was alone. I showed
bim some pistols, and he purchased a pair in a case, about nine
inches long in the barrel. They are the usual description of pistols
with a hair trigger. He did not take them away himself. I
locked the case up, and gave him the key. A boy, who was in
the shop took them away. Lieutenant Hawkey directed them to
be taken to Mr. Sherwood's.

GROUP X.
CAMBRIDGE AND LINCOLN LINE.

The Committee sat this day at eleven o'clock, and proceeded to
hear evidence on the merits of the Cambridge and Lincoln line.
Mr. Rendall, engineer, having been called, deposed that be sur.
veyed the line, and that the country presented peculiar facilities for
the formation of the line, which was 83 miles long; the ruling gradient
along the whole line was 1 in 400 ; the earth work 4,407,517
cubic yards ; that on the London and York litre was 14,000,000, or
an average of 78,000 yards per mile; the ruling gradient on the
London and York line was lin 200. Was not aware that there
would be any residential injury upon any part of the Cambridge
and Lincoln line; and there were no petitions from landowners
against it. Had allowed 91.000/. for stations, of which there were
to be fourteen in all, seven of which were tlrst.class stations, seven
roadside stations. Had not included the kup or the branches in the
earthwork. The first-class stations were to be at St. Ives, for which
he had allowed 10,0001.; at Ramsey, 5,0001.; Peterhorough.lo,ooo/.;
Market Drayton, 8,0001. ; Bourne, 6,0001. ; Eckington, 10,000/. ;
and Lincoln, 35.0004 ; for the fencing he had allowed 36,3061. ;
earth work, 211,8651. ; culverts, bridges, Sc., 170,702/. ; perma-
nent ways, 468,9271 ; making a total, 978,3001. ; contingencies,
at 10 per cent., 97,830/. ; land, 177,779/. ; making a gland total
of 1,253,9101.; he had estimated each of the road.side stations at
1,000/., making for the whole of stations, 91,0001.
The witness was then asked as to the population of the places
along the line, but
Mr. Sergeant WRANCIIAII objected to the evidence being given,
and a long argument ensued, which was put an end to by
The COMMITTEZ stating that their decision was, that they could
not admit the evidence.

The inquest was adjourned until two o'clock on Friday.
FRIDAY.—The inquiry recommenced soon after two o'clock
to-day.
George Sherwood, examined—l am a gunmaker, and reside at
68, High-street, in the parish of Portsmouth. Lieutenant Hawkey
came into my shop on Tuesday morning, the 20th of May last, at
about eleven o'clock, and asked me if I had a shooting gallery. I
said, "Yea." He asked me if he could have a few shots to prac-
tise, as he thought he was going to shoot a match, or something of
that sort. tie asked the way to the shooting gallery. I showed
him up stairs, and I came down again, as I could not well leave the
shop myself, my men being absent. I then sent an old man who
had been with me as a billiard marker for one of my men. He
came over, and I told him there was a gentleman in the shooting
gallery at the time Mr. Hawkey entered. My man, George Powell,
I believe, was in the gallery when I heard the reports of shots.
By Mr. Field—Mr. Hawkey did not personally pay me any
money for shooting on that day. Mr. Hawkey, in my presence, gave
directions for the pistols to be taken into the gallery. When he
called on me the recond time he was in uniform ; when he came
the first time he was in plain clothes, to the best of ray recollection.
George Powell--I am a gun.smith, and reside in St. Thomas's.
street, Portsmouth, and work for Mr. G. Sherwood, who is also
a gunsmith, and carries on business in High.street. I was in his
employ on the 20th of May last. He has a shooting-gallery, in
which I was on that day at about half-past seven o'clock in the
morning, to commence my work. I found a gentleman in the
billiard.room, who said he wanted to have a few shots. I did not
know him until I was informed who he was. I went Into the
shooting.gallery with him. He had three shots with the pistols
belonging to the gallery. He shot at the target. He was not
what I should call a good shot. He struck the target, which is
three feet over. He was alone at that time I did not
fire during the time he was there. He thin went away, and
told me he would call again and finish the dozen shots, of
which he asked me the price. He came again between that time
and half-past one o'clock, about an hour and a quarter after his
first visit. He was nct alone the second time. tie went into the
gallery. I took a case of pistols from the front shop into the
gallery. I saw no direction upon the case; no name met
my observation. Four shots were fired from the case of pistols ;
three by a person I understood to be Lieutenant Hawkey. Mr
Hewitt told me it was Lieutenant Hawkey. Mr. Hawkey mea-
sured the paces in the gallery (twelve paces). He then went to
the target. The last time that Mr. Hawkey shot he said," That's
a d—d good pistol," and look up a small tool off the bench,
and marked it will a small cross, between the stock and
the break off; what we call the head of the lock. I received
from Mr Hawkey 35.-25. 6d. for my master, and Bd.
for myself. 6d. of the 2s. Bd. was paid for shooting, and 2s. for
powder and balls. We charge Is. 6d. for a dozen shots. Three
shots were left unpaid for. I did not see Lieutenant Hawkey
after he left the gallery the second time. I cannot call to mind
whether any one else shot in the gallery on that day. Mr. Hawkey
walked up to the target with his friend, and made some observation,
which I did not hear. He said something, pointing to the last
perforation of the target, which I understood to be, " That would
have done —.'' The remainder of the sentence I could nut
catch. The pistols were then ordered to be cleaned by the person
whom I understood to be Mr. Hawkey, and he said he would send
his servant for them. I wiped them out, and took them Into the
front shop.
♦ Juror—The mark upon the pistol was a small frees. The
pistols were both fired off, and loaded from his (Lieutenant Haw-
key's) own flask. Mr. Hawkey did not ask me the distance parties
stood from each other when opposed in a hostile manner. I could
not, horn the partial observation I heard, infer that the parties
were about to meet any one.

AIAYNOOIIII BILL DIVISION.
HOUSE OF LORDS.
MAJORITY PRESENT, 155.
♦RCHBISHOP. EARLS.

BAEONS.

DUSES,
Cambridge
Norfolk
St. Albans
Leeds
Itutland
Hamilton
Ituceleuch
ltoxburghe
Leinater
Wellington
Cleveland

Meath
Besborough
Mornington
Charlemont
Kingston
Clamrillianl
Wicklow
Clare
Leitrim
Lucan

Camoys
Beaumont
Byron
Saltoun
Belhaven
Montfort
Foley
Walsinghans
Suffield
Braybrooke
Thurlow
Lyttelton
Calthorpe
Carrington
Bolton
Lilford
Rossmore
Crofton
Gardner
Alvanley
Redesdale
Rivers
Erskine
Crewe
Manners
Glenlyon
Delamere
Forester
Downes
Wharneliffe
Tenterden
Brougham
Talbot of Malahlde
Templemors
Dinorben
Denman

Kenmore
Rosslyn
Chichester
Wilton
POWN
Gosford
Rosso
Lonsdale
St. Germans
Morley
Somers
Stradbroke
Cnwdor
Munster
Eurlington
Ripon
Yarborough
Zetland
Auckland
Ellenborough
Bruce

mszeclurins.
Winchester

Huffily
Lansdowne
Salisbury
Abercorn
Donegal

lleadfort
Camden
Londonderry
Ormonde
Clanneardo
Westminster
Normanby
NAILS .

Shaf csbury
Scarborough
Jersey
Hachlington
Dalhousie
Leven
Selkirk

VISCOUNTS.

Strathallan
Torrington
Sydney
Strangford
Midleton
Gage
Hawarden
Lake
Canning
Canterbury
Ponsonby
BISHOP/.

Aberdeen
lto3ebpry
Glasgow
Cowper
Waldegrave
Warwick
Fitzwilliam
Hard wick*
Delawarr
Spencer
Bathurst
Clarendon
Fort escue
Beverley
Carnarvon
Liverpool
Malmesbury

Carew
Abinger
Ashburton
Glenslg
Ilatherton
Straftbrd
Cottenhatu
Langdale
Bateman
Wrottesley
Leigh
Lurgan
Colborne
De Freyne
Monteagle of Brandon
Campbell

Durham
Norwich
St. David's
Worcester
Chichester

BARON..

Lyndhurst
Stanley
De Ros
Clinton
PROXIES, 82.

DLUI.
Bedford
Devenshire
Portland
Northumberland
Sutherland

EARLS.
Mount-Edgecumbe
Cork
Fingall
Courtoun
Sefton
Donouglimore
Ilarrowby
Mint°
Cathcart
Glengall
De Grey
Howe
Amherst
Camperdown
Granville
Ducie
Leicester
viscorwrs.
Maseareene
Melbourne
Doneraile
St. Vincent

By Mr. Field—l had never seen that gentleman before that
morning to my knowledge. I had no other reason for knowing it
was Lieutenant Hawkey but what Mr. Hewett told me. Mr. Hew-
ett had been frequently there before. Gentlemen who practise
duel shooting fire to time, as I, 2,3; that we call snap shooting.
The gentleman who fired the three shots in the morning and the
three shots in the afternoon, did not fire what I call snap shooting.
It appeared to be the common practice firing.
William Bearman, private of Marines, and servant to Lieutenant

MARQt7IINI.
Tweeddale
Sligo
Northampton
Anglesey
Bristol

Hawkey, and William Musk, also a private, and servaut to Mr.
Edward Pyre, and some other witnesses, were examined, but their
evidence was not important, and the inquest was adjourned tlll
Tuesday week, to afford the police time for further evidence.

MAYNOOTH QUESTION.

VINDICATION OF THE ESTABLISHED CHURCH.

BA 014/.

The following letter as been addressed by the Rev. Dr. Tighe
Gregory to the Rev. Mr. Mayor, vicar of Rothmolyon, in conse-
quence of the attempted circulation of a petition to the House of
Lords as from the clergy of Meath, in which it is assumed that the
clergy take an oath that the Roman Catholic religion is "supersti-
tious and idolatrous :"

Dacre
Stourton
Berners
Faux

AIINORITY PRESENT, 59.

TO TOL REV.AL MAGEN, Mil Or ILTHMOLTON, Merl

ZARLS.

OP II ZLTK.

Nelson
Charlc'ville
Manvers
Orford
Harewood
Brownlow

Reverend Sire-1 have this moment had the honour of receiving
a printed circulia and petition, stated to be from you, as " Secre.
tary to a meeting held at Rathrnolyon Glebe, on Thursday,
May 29."

1 have some doubts as to the genuineness •f the documents, my
knowledge of your truthfulness and caution suggesting the impos.
sibility of your lending yourself to the deception of passing a small
private dinner party as an influential public meeting, and your
candour and theological learning forbidding the supposition of your
advancing so erroneous an assertion as that the Established clergy
ha►e " sworn " the Church of Rome (or any church) to be "super-
stitious and idolatrous."

I am, therefore, rather disposed to consider your name as im-
properly tampered with, either by some ignorant and shortsighted
coterie, who would unfairly shelter beneath its distinguished sanc-
tion, or by one or other of those unordained separatist ministers
who have not had the opportunity of consulting the Protestant
" form and manner of making, ordaining, and consecrating of
bishops, priests, and deacons," or the jurarnenta tusciptenda, •
whirl candidate prinsquam admittatur ad gradum cupesseadum,
who accustomed themselves to the use of coarse and harsh terms,
falsely and maliciously attribute their use to a church of which
they are as jealous and heatt.hating as that of Rome, but whose
genuine spirit is manifested by incorporating in its beautiful and
impressive service prayers "for all sorts and conditions of men,"
and for "the Catholic church," which embraces "all who profess
and call themselves Christians."

My view of the Maynooth question has been given in detail in
my letters to Sir C. E. Smith and Mr. Lord, of April 30 and June
2, published in The Sun, London newspaper.
I have the honour to be, Reverend Sir, your obedient humble
servant, E. TIGHE GREGORY, D. D , L.L.D.,
Rector and Vicar of Kilmore, diocese of Meath.
Paget Priory, Kilcock, June 4, 1845.

It is a very extraordinary circumstance that Mr.
Thomas Bowles, who was on board the Royal George when she
sunk, and who is now, probably, the only survivor, should have
been on the Yarmouth Suspension bridge during the late accident.
He was precipated into the water, but was once more providentially
saved. He is, we hear, about eighty-three or eighty-four years of
sgeo—Sury Port.