The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-17 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONTDON, FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 17, 184 g.

iLWAY INTELLIGENCE.

t gentlemen present that it only required Vie r ex, rt te
strengthen the bands of the promoters of the lines
•tobe a eviceal for t.ln, to • , so-in I,la-e.l ici -s fey"
• a position as• other towns. (Hearaiiera.) l.i.thl iced be 577,1
to show them to im:4etall, a: mot 11CCe&ii farad, pting •ti ;-
gene 11)(11,3a: es 70 obtain the toe7tn.s of ay ace: aline
tion, and he di' not think that the iehabitents it the R,c7,-
fird Muncie s w4.tod raise any ()Talon, or be averse ;4; the
plan they would endeavour to execute.—(Hear, hear.) If
they did not adopt some speedy measures they would he en-
tirely shut out from other towrs. Ile hoped the projector, of
the lines calculated tohe of service to them would that day
receive such support as to enable them to go before Parlia-
ment, and effect the of they had in view.
Mr. CARTER then moved the following resolution—" That
' this meeting having considered the several proposed lines of
railway to Southend, give their decided preference to that
from Lslientield through Billericay, which follows the accus-
tomed line of traffic and business, and, by pa: sing through
all the towns and principal villages, will alone be of real
advantage to this district."
The resolution was seconded by Mr. HUNT, and carried
unanimously.
Mr. G. Roorn moved the second resolution—" That the
line of railway proposed by the Metropolitan Railways
Junction Company, connecting the important towns of •
Chelmsford and Gravesend, passing through Billericay, and
farming a direct communication between the ecstern end
southern counties, is highly calculated to promote the trade
and interests of this town and neighbourhood, and well de-
serves the support of its inhabitants and the agricultural
districts adjoining."
Mr. WILLIAM OFFIN seconded the resolution, and con-
gratulated the Chairman upon the respectability of the
meeting, and the hopes of soon obtaining the means of rail-
way communication with other parts of the country.
The resolution was carried unanimously.
Mr. WILLIAM ROLM proposed the next resolution—
" That the other projected lines to Southend will afford no
accommodation to the inhabitants of this neighbourhood, brit
be positively injurious to their interests, and ought to be
discountenanced and opposed." He thought that all who
were acquainted with the neighbourhood, would easily see
that the lines now proposed would be serviceable to the in-
habitants of the towns, and that the others would be highly
disadvantageous. If the line from Blackwell, called the
South Essex line, was to be successful in Parliament, it would
not be of the slightest benefit to them, as it would not ap-
proach them within three miles.
Mr. WILLIAM CROSBY having seconded the resolution,
The CHAIRMAN, in putting it to the meeting, remarked
that the inhabitants of the Rochford Hundreds would, he
had little doubt, give them their support, because any line
coming threugh Billericay was as good for them as any that
could be adopted.
Dr. HUNT, in moving the appointment of a committre, and
the commencement of a sub cription to promote the foregoing
resolutions, concurred in the remarks of the Chairman.
This resolution having been seconded and carried,
The CHAIRMAN said that the immediate bUsiness of the
meeting bring over, deputations from the London and Southern
and Metropolitan Railway-8 Junction Companies were pre-
sent, to give any information regarding their lines which
might be desired.
Mr. F. W. ETHERIDGE' of the Metropolitan Junction line,
said that some of the advantages the town would derive
from their railway would be, that the inhabitants would be
enabled to obtain coal, lime, and chalk. more speedily arid
more econorni,ally than at present, and that the farmers
would have better markets to go to, for the railway would
open many more parts of the country to them. It must be
borne in mind that at Uxbridge, which their railway would
pass, there were 2,000 quarters of wheat ground weekly.
When that place was put in communication with Essex, it
might be fairly expected that one-fifth of that quail: ity would
be sent from Essex. Coals, which he believed were sold in the
town at from 28s. to 30s. per ton, would be redui ed to
18s. 6d.; chalk, which ci-st flout 7a. to Bs. per ton, would be
had for and in lime a saving of 21. 941 in 100 pecks
mead be effected.—(al4.ar.) The line would not stop at
Tilbury. It was the intention of the company to c.o,si the
river, probably by a seam bridge similar to that at South-
ampton, and thus Kent, Sussex, and Besex would be toited.
Mr. SHAW, the solicitor to the London at:d
pany, laid before the meeting some details of that lbw. he
said that this town did not. depend so much upon itself es
upon communication with other towns; and, in his qinioo,
it they did not have railway accommodation, it would soot
sink into insignificance. That induced them to project ti e
railway. In the article of coal, they could get none good
under 325. the ton. If the railway were mane, they could
get them for 245. The amount of carriage at pr sent WilS
Bs. per chaldron. It was calculated by the company that
the carriage of coal would be a source of great profit. At
present the price charged for the conveyance of lime along
the road was 30s. toe waggon, in addition to other expenses,
while by the railway the same quantity might be removed
the s ime distance for 10s., effecting a saving of more than
the cost of the lime.—(Hear, hear.) It would be unnecessary
for him to mention the various other articles, the conveyance
of which by t ailway would not only be a great benefit to the
town, but a source of revenue to the Company.
The CHAIRMAN begged Mr. Shaw to inform the meeting
what the feeling of the inhabitants of the Rochford Hun-
dreds was with regard to the proposed lines—whether they
were disposed to concur with or to oppose them.
Mr. Slum replied that he had conversed with nearly the
whole of the principal persons, aod not one of them ex-
pressed his dissent to the line. Two or three said the pro-
jects were rather late, and that they had pledged themselves
to another line, but they had nothing to fear from fair com-
petition.
Mr. ETHERIDGE said he should like to know what was the
most suitable place for the Billericay station.
Mr. Room said he had no doubt it would be at the bottom
of the town.
Mr. ETHERIDGE said the Company was inclined to adopt
whatever place the town thought best.
Captain SCHNEIDER, of the London and Southend line,
next addressed the meeting, and recommended persons re-
siding in the neighbourhood to purchase shares in the rail-
way, if only five or six, to let the Legislature see it was not
a mere city speculation. They would appear better before
Parliament if their shareholders were actually interested in
the success of the railway.
The following resolution was then carried :—" That the in-
habitants of the several towns in the hundreds of Barnstaple
and Rochford be earnestly requested to concur in the object
of this meeting."
A Committee having been appointed to carry the resolu-
ions into effect, a vote of thanks was passed to the Chairman,
and the meeting separated.

OXFORD AND SALISBURY DIRECT.
c 0 numerous and iintlueotnif meetiag of the Po vi ion :d
the vt'e :bove C. ,moany a- : e;d on Wel: esd +y, at
. London Coffee-house, Ludgate-hill; Henry Stock, Esq.,
01...1.1.eddgelert, Ninth Wa.es, ill the chair.
slnalitalkiseri,aPiliinESeTofllrasitaiwteatyl that the ohject of the Company was to
from the city of Oxfo. rd to the city of
uurY, in a part of the country in which they had no
0F Ito anticipate opposition, ina,much as the inhabitants
Pall the cuies and towns through which the line passed had
oPres!ed their intention of supporting it in every way.
ur lines were already projected to the port of Poole, which
Itno doubt would become in time a formidable rival to South-
tiPon. From Salisbury the line proceedel through the
I.: Hey of the Bowen up to th e town of Hungerford.
Hungertin.d. the line proceeded to Wanta..e. From
autrage it pr ceeded to Abingdon, a town wbhich had
stag
thrmost materially from .the neglect of the Great
ern Railway Company, who, instead of runcing
r trunk through the town, had left it at a
tbattance of about few- miles, the consequence of which was
let the inhabitants of that large trading town found ex-
stre difficulty in conveying themselves and goods to the
0,1,1 tr.icts in which their customers resided. Agi eater proof
tbtetne interest which the inhabitants of that town took in t,nroposed line could not be given than the presence at
t:alineeting of the Mayor and one of the Aldermen of that
p-,1111;c Pursuant to a requisition presented to the Mayor, a
tbrmeting is shortly to be held in support of the line.
luZeat amount of business was transacted at Abingdon ;
ie of the clothing establishments there employed 1,000
fre 'S
11. From Abingdon the ine proceeded to Oxford.
*ln whence lines were projected to Rugby and several
IMportant places. The Oxford and Salisbury Railway
B,ey
4 d thus form a part of a long trunk line from the very
t.,21 to the north of England, and become a portion of the
t' t integral line from -Poole to Edinburgh. The traffic
o),!en Oxford and Salisbury at present was not very great,
ptrigig to the great difficulty of transit, but from recent ex-
erenes they had a confident expectation of vast
eaBe; front the augmented facilities which a
would
Wits fro by the proposed line. Salisbury at present
rttlWa 'r` twenty to thirty miles distant from any
keei:3:,. In the present day any town which was
Inkh"ed from the advantage of a railway must be well
th,Ti!xigished. The engineer, Mr. Brees, had gone over
ri4thq,uei and found the engineering difficulties exceedingly
taile,' The whole length of the line would be fifty-two het
44, but a considerable portion would run upon the Ken-
A t(l,`t,‘•7. n Canal, and other railways, leaving the actual
Abeue executed about fan ty miles. A far greater number
had already been applied for than the amount pre-
sttit,,t ,REts entered into an explanation of the engineering
be e, wh er the line, in which he stated there were only two
difficulties existed, but whic
n h would both
tfth:4l3' overcoyme, the line having taken thenatural course
ite; omitry.
teetittli p a°,l Qt, t
k hrl_
ses were then passed for the establishment of the
appointment of officers, and other matters, and
g parated.

,_II"ea„e_VROJECTED LINES TO UXBRIDGE.
is"'!`tlay a public meeting of the inhabitaets of Uxbridge
Poe, .11einity was held in the assembly room, for the pur-
*
he'Lluering which of the projected lines of railway
most advantageous to the town. The meeting was
At
tvnie,erously attended.
*43 eall ive o'clec k, Major Stuart, of the Grove, Hillingdon,
I,Bote "! to the chair.
laeear7 ws,:useion arese with regard to the manner in which
,44 Lora schemes should be introduced to the meeting. It.
eittse °" resided that the names of each should be
'iota be °Pon cards and mixed together, and that one at a
, l'heenettwn b the Chairman.
teveo_trrst line -announced was the Oxford, Theme, High
JituTet and Uxbridge Junction Railer ay.
7aitt j'-'3'NE said it was tee intenlion of the Company to
,"eae.a betenged to atlord the inhabi ants of Uxbridge Th.
i'atie*s"' railway commentcation with Oxferd. Of all the
t.tyre e,:ehemes which had come under his notice, though
thought no doubt many of which he had not heard, he
ktfte tithe, Present, if carried into effect, would be the most.
Ltepan. uxbridge. Before issuing their prospectuses the
it. 4 thought the best way to pursue was to obtoin what
at'
.rtet they could, and he was happy to say that they
e'ialitere4dY obtained the support of many The in the y,0.7 Tile lineprojected rat. from Oxfordme, High
tebe, P J
Kals t then to Uxbridge; and there were various.
te'llisee; ° connect it with West Drayton, if they did not
iare, selves carry the line as far as there. As one of the
tt'ortet gefB of that line, he might mention that it would
we've '"e distance between London and Oxford at least
0,14. PEIMING--You have not pledged yourself to that.
4-111,,'NE—Certainly not, but the probability is, that we
tr.
liable to take you there.
ttfr. beI:„RRING—We want to be sure of it.—(Laughter.)
finetePate--utbut also one of the deputation from the same
r roie text addressed the meeting in favour of the line.
twit
now,
to several questions, Mr. DEBURG stated that the
etti e
e upon the broad gauge, and that the Uxbridge
qr.l f.ee as near the centre ef East town as possible.
leeth tat Northern, Southern, andn Counties, or
'4, Ernt cid Southampton Railway, was next commenced,
t The 0,1 oeing no one present to advocate that line,
Nea .etropolitan Railways Junction project was pro-
, k
tettritEtteocrE briefly stated the claims this line had
t,heet.; sneeort of the meeting. The great benefit to be
t ttltattii,r°M the line in question was to afford them direct
it'ee Hteation with the great trunk lines. It would
ta,414:14,0 London and York, and joining the Northern
IP*lih,e "to`elltrat Hertford, would from thence proceed through
fl' ilhurV. Thus the inhabitants would have corn-
th,e4l with Chelmsford, and be enabled to get wheat
,Wl,e"ht'..ee, 'ith very great Coals could by this
eems Put. into their carriages at Maldon or Tilbury, and
' ° Lxbridge thus avoiding all the London coal dues.
tiNt rf6,114 beeitle; 'have communication with Birmingham,
eetng compelled, as at present, to proceFd first to
14-,43,' station in London • commueication with Cam-
.,ge.coln, Dover, and Br'ighton wculd also be estab-
t„4t nth respect to the station at Uxbridge, he should
11:"tel,„,mhabitants of the town should fix upon the most
tt,'„Gee;,`,_and desirable spot, than that it should be left with
gthail7t and he should be happy to hear any sugges-
le*:''. .44'''Ight be made upon that subject.
tee t 'lll Ftelete addressed, the meeting on the part of the
/811:;•aels'e,,°`:, pointing nut the means the town would pos-
t text leortai. 'lag its trade if that line were adopte.d.
ureeeh'lli Birmingham, and Buckingham Railway was
1/4,4,aPtain',,t before the meeting by
th
who tti.ettiteete High Sheriff of the county of,Buck.ing-
e, (pare tt*el that the line would pass at or near Lxbndge ;
d'ries ei:°°hl be at a distance of two miles from the town.
,t4t ewe, uh, oh.") He would bring it through Ux-
be er,e," through the main street, if possible, but they
a) bra\,;;.'rned by the engineer. The lit e commt need at
bet the proceeding through Amersham and Wend-
t^;!te Ike Most materitl portion by far was that which
lie kr• Lit :"e town of Uxbridge with London.
ttlieCkklt also advocattd the above scheme, stating
briport'ne would afford • ailway accommodation betwer n
ilk Of ant towns from Uxbridge to Aylesbury, and make
'e„,"%ailway from Drayton to Lonllun, thus putpor
ting
t'e to te:Tinunicerion with Birmingham. If it were
4t 74.14 tl'• the station of Uxbridge at any one place more
' another, they might depend upon it it should
ttt eeetz;'tear. hear.)
rake, i,Priject mentioned was the London, Oxford, Chel-
il :hi 'Lk) te.",""e3'er. Tewkesbury, and Hereford Railway.
ettret,n'7, St came forward as tleadvoeate of this line. It left
f line in the valley of the Brent, in the vici-
tre era I"l°,d, and proceeled from" thence to Uxbridge.
ake. %besides branch proposed to connect them with
rites et. 't Uxbridge there would be a tunrel under the
P:yeweoe‘;etl7lllildig,loyf the length of 484 yards. The gradients
favourable, none being so steep as 1 in 101.
111Qtiotl nave a branch out .of the :"main line, forming a
.do,„v:th the Great Western, line at Southall, and should
)11' %eat gauges in order to run upon both the lines,
qtly and the London and Birmingham. His
le e'ta and .„); Independent line,
been. not a branch of the
The o f isinningham, as bad hinted.
Vetlltiee't Whitney, Cheltenham; and Gloucester In-
'ding
.-eetension Railway was then brought before the
add,,bel's,°,. ME, who said that the station of their line
eat te- '''indeor-street, and one of -its advantages would
11 a ''ere would be free communication between the rail-
,''tes 114 the
,Itet,ary, tit canal. They would go by
.Soutliall, and, if
ere `',Ott was would be a station in the city. The line in
to 3 the first but one registered, and the matters
) Je trY favourable state for its comple e success.
teethereoKlNB next stated the merits of the Northern and
rota ii;""neeting Railways. He said, this line would
'ttt, tt netion with the Metropolitan Railways Junction
!I! terminus being at Hertford. It was a connect-
°:e t-i'f,w and in thecourse of time would connect the
`,l.reat Britain. They might travel by their. line
1 Thetreetion
without making the metropolis the
epact. '
totul Itlttlese
11 forwara-- and Surrey Junction Railway was the next_
'41441-eteotti, • Its claims for support were advocated be
t$ lwa 'HY' Tlie line, hesaid, would commence at Ux-
u to the Sotehall station of the Great Western
. ij,,°l4 thirmlgh Whitton, eross the river at Kingston, and
Nteio! tel,,rett,ce to Epsom.
Nei the tILO spoke briefly is favour of this line, after
IN by Plan of the Oxford ierect Railway was pre-
114' ti'tale.l-
- th 4 gi -1-1, who said that the line took as near as pos•
tl Thee tr,t4Coach road from London. The peint fixed upon
qre,tl,dge station was nearly opposite the Town-hall.
t0e.,4 M Western and Uxbridge Railway was next intro-
lertreeit Ire Robert Wheeler. This line was intended to
ftek.'l44l, ' eat Drayton to Uxbridge.
44atei Otp then moved that a Committee should he
°thelnquire further into the claims of the several
I/
t.N.
HALT miller, of Uxbridge, spoke in favour of
11,4, joeriilirheltentam, and Hereford line' To
.show the
ON, re„, 'creased railway accommodation for this town,
ii"at hilevee 'l,`'yconsiderable delay was occasioned. in obtaining
ticlred the Great Western Railway, for it was a fact,
''tthe
th 3 of sacks of wheat were kept a considerable
41'fl e
eff Ingdon station before they could be sent. to
'Vet th near.) He therefore moved a resolution to
br,t, 4, the line he had mentioned would be most ser-
,Aft iezt,'e town.
seconded the amendment.
et't tt. to th a second amendment was moved by M r.
teoh tlehr: effect that that line should be selected which
Otte; to
station the nearest to the town, and its
Otter
teeku ttB the nearest the City.
etetti Aitiso.erable discussion, in which Mr. Westmacott,
11,(,,% 44' Captain Darrell, Sir Edward Pearson, Mr.
tti:eam 'ollo,i-nothers took part.
fer 4 %""°tfon, moved by Mr. KENTON, and se-
Oet errer ee.‘,„, lesTettcorr, was carried in preference to
'Xee depo,e': hat the meeting should adjourn until the
'tr!ber t''4l, being the first Thursday after the 30th
41'etitieete °f t;tia"Lt"
° 4epa ated•ltes having been passed to the Chairman, the

EASTERN COUNTIES JUNCTION AND SOUTIIEND.—A meet-
ing of the Committee of Management of this undertaking
was held on Tuesday, when it was rfsolved " That the report
of the engineers is in every respect satisfact-ry, and should
be carried into effect forthwith; that the Earl of Morning-
ton he appointed Chairman of the Company; and that the
Lord Viscount Wellesley be appointed a member of the Pro-
visional Committee." It was stated in the course of the
meeting that the promoters of the scheme had every reason
to believe it would be successful when brought before Par-
liament.

DIRECT SHEFFIELD AND YORK, AND WAKEFIELD
PONTEFRACT, AND GOOLE JuNcTioN,— This line is obtain-

ing the greatest attention from the fact of the vast accom-
modation to an immense mass of pers-es which it is intended
to afford. It will commence at Sheffield, and proceed along
the North Midland Railway to Swindon, and, branching off
in a direct line, pass close to Pontefract, Thotherton, and
Knottingly, and on to Burton Salmon, and will again unite
with the North Midland Railway. The scheme is Indled
with decided satisfaction, more particularly by the people of
Wakefield, and, it not presenting any opposing features to
existing. railways, will be free from opposition, whilst from its
'Ring a feeder of consideration to the U'aketii I/i, Pontefrac,.
and Guilt Railway ( the Bid for which has been already ob-
tained), it cannot fail but to command the support and co-
operation of that. Company. The Midland and Birmingham
.Railways will likewise benefit thereby, as it will render t hem,
in conjunction with the South Midland and Erewash Valley
Railways, as direct a means of communication northward as
is possible. It is curious that, short as is this railway (being
only 17 miles in length), it will form a key of the inmost
importance, and a connecting link by which the towns above.
mentioned will be brought 10 miles nearer to each other,
shortening the distance between York and Sheffield, connect-
ing the latter with the nearest shipping port, and perfecting
the tl ansit between numerous towns of magnitude and Not-
tingham, Birmingham. Leicester, and Northampton. Tile
line has been surveyed by Mr. Charles Vignoles and Mr.
John Bevan, and the returns are all in a state of forwardness
for Le:sim-ss operations at the commencement of the next ses-
sion of Parliament.

AXIIOLME, GAINSBOROUGH, AND GOOLE RAILWAY.--A
very sa.isfactory arrangement has, we sre informed, been
made with the York and North Midland Railway Com-
pany, by which four-and.a.half per cent. will be guaranteed
to the shareholders in this line, besides half the surplus
profits, which, it is believed, will raise the dividend to seven
or eight per cent. Mr. Hudson will be chairman, and the
Right Hon. Sir John Beckett, deputy-chairman. Other
directors from the York and North Midland Company will
also be added to t'e board.

GREAT NORTHRAILWAY,
OF INDIA FROM ALLANAPAD
TO DELIIL—Since the first notice of the appearance of this
project it would seem that Sir George Larpent's Company,
(the Indian Railway, of which Mr. Macdonald Rowland
Stephenson is the engineer, and now at Calcutta,) have re-
published the names of their board, with an intimation to
the public that the line of the above Company from Allaha-
bad to Delhi was contemplated in their great scheme of the
Indian Railway Company. The latter Company, as already
notified, have a capital of 4,000.000/. entrusted to them for
the purpose of carrying out a line from Calcutta to Delhi
(about 500 miles), and that their preliminary survey is now
making to Burdwan (about 140 miles). It is also known,
that this small Part of the line is to be completed before The
Indian Company propose to commence with their works
from thence to Mirzapore. It is strongly urged therefore,
that although the Indian Company may have proposed to
themselves in the outset a succession of Indian railways, yet
as they have only taken capital for their first line—from
Calcutta to Mirzapore, there exists no good reason, either as
affects the European or Indian public, why any new com-
pany should not proceed with the important line from Alla-
hal lad to Delhi, so that simultaneously the Great North and
West line of India may be in progress—indeed, that it would
be a manifest injustice and inconvenience that the public
should wait whilst one company can complete their arrange-
ments for successfully carrying out a given extensive line of
the country, which fairly gives employment for the capital
and enterprise of many. One fact is most important, that
the Indian board is especially favourable to the north-west
lines, and that it is not under a pledge to any particular
company.

THE THAMES TUNNEL RAlLWAY.—Negotiations are now
going forward between the Directors of the Thames Tunnel
and a party of capitalists, beaded by a gentleman most fa-
vourably known in the railway world, for the purchase of
the tunnel, with the view of carrying a railway direct from
the junction of the Eastern Counties and Blackwell lines
to the point on the Greenwich line whence the Croy:on,
Brighton, and Dover diverge. It is well known that
the Thames Tunnel has not returned, and is not likely to
return, one farthing of profit to the proprietors, nor even
to psy interest on the large sum for which it is morttraged
to Government. Under these circumstances, an offer of
about 10s. in the pound (which is, we believe, the amount
named) seems a perfect God-send to the unfortunate Share-
holders, a meeting of whom will, we hear, be held to-day, to
consider the proposal. Should an arrangement he effected,
the atmospheric principle will he adopted Mr. Robert
Stepheoson will probably be the eugincer-in-chief, end Mr.
Phipps acting engineer, and the direction will consist of
members of the Northern and Eastern Dover, Brighton, and
Blackwell hoards. There can be no question that a " below-
bridge" junction of this kind would be of great public utility.
—Railway Record.
GREAT INDIAN PENINSULAR RAILWAY.—The promoters of
this line have this week obtained a prodigious accession of
. strength by the addition to their list of Directors of Mr. Hod-
myt, of Mr. .44,144 114nith, one of the Messrs. llothschilds, and
half a dozen man capitalists of the highest eminence. It is
now become decidedly the first of all the Indian railways.—
Railway Record.

"rllinpiliber(l7°JECTED LINES IN. ESSEX.
!id(liv ~iorita.‘,"':-attended public meeting of the inhabitants
''Ltr-r too',sex, and adjacent parts, took place on Tues-
ill
,i 11:'ef.g,
411.tti:;Ztirh1 the large room of tbe Market-honse, toctconilie-
:yrojineLtt(d lilies of railway would atf
t4klere t-e town. and to adopt such measures as mightt- be
et, gain E,... relation thereto.
had not
/1, le NI r.; was called upon to preside.
ltv, %eq. to discuss the question of the utility of railw_ a..,,y.5.:
They
to' ,4)Y '
wagwa: dec'idd long since; and the town of tiits
NT' "lain - ?,0 situated nit if tilei
. did not exert tpemsel
Iv
'val'
Le
41"1' B'of tr lliri and communicating by
ti,‘‘'kiVo:tl4
htidvantaugewluiaclvie other towns posses,ed, they
't 11; tile srii.:Q left in the lui ch. An onward movement was
qt. fly o.4►hit
v i il , of the age, and it would be a reproach to
'4l4rle(iy Zt keep pace with it, and enjoymeans
leal;'--(4,7nliunication and intercourse as their ni
alb
the same
eg_l-
- 'lliv'j.' bear.) The Rochford Hundreds were
lkst •)Itatlty l'lg to obtain this advantage, and if ty.liee-
1114ti,,`'T:tt°..4thilnjflinWienatiou bf'
- in
eiti ~to iii;,,, of Billericay did not join in the mo.
such a situation as
ftor, be
-th any lace, and as
glad h
ay, ~' rll'in Southend as irom Epping.
ilquerous asemblage that day, and assured
He wee
theto

REGENT'S CANAL COMPANY.—WA are informed, and we

havereason to believe correctly, that the wharfinvers and
warehousemen on the banks of the Regent's Canal, lately
sold for 1,000,0001. to the Regent's Canal Railway Company,
are opposed only on the grounds of eompensation.—Railway
Rceord.

...1177 rv E CLOSING PRICES OF
ILL IL WAY SHARES

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VtaNCIP&I, ( 111E3 A\l> FOWNS IN ENGLAIND
.'„,}II..,AND, AND IRELAND.

SHEFFIELD, Ocr. 15.
STort EXCITAN'.IE.—ThO sates are—York and North Mid-
lar,d Extension, 28----Cal,doltian Extension, 5',./—Derby wid
Gitia,laqou4ll, 3--Grimsby Railway and Dock Extension,
12$—Natingham, Ere-..-ash, and Ambergate,6%—Sheffield
and Lineanshire, 64—Waketield and Harrogate, 5%

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HUDDERSFIELD, Ocr. 15.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are--Nottingham, Ere-
wash, and Ambergate, 63/I—Oxford, Whitney, and Chelten-
ham, 214—Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, 14.

Aberdeen .......
A ii di le and Coaturidge • •
Arbroath and Forfar • ...
1)11 to Half Shares • •
A riP,lgh, Colr., & Portrush
Bandon and Pantry
Belfast and Ballymena • •
Belfast and County Down
Bit knhd,Lan. & Ches.Jne.
Birmingham and Glo'ster
1)o. NVW OSS. at 7% dis.)
Idiot° Half Share:, • • • •
Birminghm&Oxfrd.June.
Ma'am', and Preston..
flick burn, D arwn,& Bolin
Bolton, NY !gran, & Liverpl.

Boston, Stamfrd and Birm

I trigliton, Lewes, & Bast.
Bristol and Exeter .. • ...

Ditto New.. • • • • • • • • • •
Bristol and Gloucester • •
Bristol and S. Wales June.
British and Irish Union•.
Caledon. and Ayrsh. June
Caledon. & Dumbar. June
Caledonian . . • • • • • • • • •
Ditto Extension • • ....
Cambridge and Lincoln..
Chester and Birkenhead..
Ditto Saw Shares .. • •
Ditto Half Shares •• ••
Chester and Holyhead • •
Cheltenham and Oxford..
Chichester and Brighton..
Churnet Valley . • • • • • • • •
el theroe Junction • • • • • •
Clydesdale Junction • • • •
Cork, Blackrck & Passage

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HULL, OCT. 15.
• STOCK EXCHANGE. —The sales are—Eastern Counties,
25—North British, Carlisle, 41/?—Oxford, Worcester, and
Wolverhampton, 15%—Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Chester,
7N--Axholine, 755. p.—Boston, Newark, and Sheffield, 6
Chelmsford and Bury, 24—Coventry, Nuneaton, &c., 334
—Derby and Gaiusborough, 3/. 16s.—Direct Northern,
37
—Dudley, Madeley, and Iron Bridge, 50s. p.—East Lincoln-
shire, 5 —Fleetwood, Preston, and West. Riding. 43/—Great
Eastern and Western, 3/. 3s..2Great North and South Wales
and Worcester, 13s. 6d. p.— Hull and Barnsley Junction. 5
—Liverpool and Leeds, 61/—London and York (Bawtry
Scrip), 5:3i —London and Manchester (Rem.), 4%—Notting-
ham and Boston, 4% —South Blidiaml, 71. 17s.—Wakefield
and Bradford, 51.165. 3d.—Worcester, Tenbury, and Ludlow,
s%—Yorkshire and Glasgow Union, 4/. 19s.

YORK, Ocr. 15.
STocic EXCUANGE.—The sales are—Eastern Union Ex-
tension (Norwich), 514—Midland, New, 313/4—North Bri-
tish, earlisles, 4l4—Cambridge and Lincoln, 6/. 6s. ed.—
Ditto, New, 51. 16s. 6d.—Coventry, Nuneaton, Birmingham,
and Leicester, 41/4—Grand Union, 4—lnverness and Elgin,
11.4—LeirTster and Bedford, 4/. Is. 6d.—London and York,
QN—Newcastle and Berwick, 191,6—North Kent and Direct
Dover, 4:—Warwick and Cheltenham, 34—Welsh Mid-
lands, 44—Yorkshire and Carlisle, 4%.

125 s p
1

EDINBURGH, Our. 13.
STOCK Exetbutox.-The sales are-Aberdeen, 71. 12s. 6d.
-Arbroath kind Forfar, 25/.-Ditto, Half Shares, 151-Bri-
tish and Irish Union, 5/. 7s. bd.-Caledonian, 15/. lOs -
Caledonian Extension, 5/. 155.-Clvdesdale Junction, 20/.-
Direct Northern, 3/. 55.-Dundee and Arbroath, 371.-Ditto,
New, 181.-Dundee and Perth, 11/. 10s.-Edinburgh and
Bathgate, 4/. 145.-Edinburgh and Glasgow, 76/.-Ditto,
Quarters, 19/. 10s.-Ditto, New, 141. 17s. 6d.-Edinburgh,
Glasgow. 2.nd Dumbarton, 1/. 145.-Edinburgh, Leith, and
Gran ton, 261.-Ditto, Preference. 19/.-Edinburgh and North-
ern, 5/.-Edinburgh and Perth, 4/. 18s. 6d -Glasgow and
Ayrshire. 731.-Ditto, Quurtcr Shares, 211 12s. 6d.-Glasgow
and Garnkirk, 45!.-Glasgow and Greenock, 22/. 10s.-Ditto,
New Stock, 10/. 155.-Ditto, Preference, 21. 55.-Glasgow,
Dumfries, and Carlisle, 4/.--Great North of Scotland, 4/. 15s.
-Inverness and Elgin, 1/. 155.-London and York, 71.-
Monkland and Kirkintilloch, 331.-North British, 26/.-
Ditto. Halves, 71. 55.-Perth and Inverness, 3/. 14s. 6d.-
Scottish Central, 14/. 10s.-Scottish Midland, Si. 10s.-
-Scottish Western, 21. 165.-Stirling and Dunfermline, 4L 7s.

Cork and Bandon . • ••
Cork and Killarney .....
Cork and Waterford •• ••
Cork and Youghal
Canterbury and Dovrr...
Coventry and Leicester..
Coi nwall . • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Derby and Crewe. • • • . • .
Direct Lon. and Manchstr
piss, Beccles, & Yannoth
I )irectll an. ( Remington's)
Direct Northern • • • • • • • •
Direct Norwich
Dublin and Belfast June.
Belfast, & Colr7- e
Dublin and Drogheda •
Dublin and Galway .....
I liindalk and Enniskillen
Dundee and Arbroath ...
Dundee and Perth ..
Durham and Sunderland
East Lancashire (No. I)
Ditto (No. 2)
Eastern Counties .
Do. New. • •-•. • . • .....

I ►o. Perp. 5 pr Ct., No I

Do. do. No. 2
East 1 iereham & Norwich
Mast Union .• • . • ••• • ..

Pitt° Extension •• •• • •

Ed! n 1 igh , Glas., and num.
Edinburgh and Glasgow..
Do. Quarter Shares . ..
Do. New Quarter Shares
I.:4lint). Leith, and Grant. n
Do. I'ref. 5 per Cent..

Fid!nliurgh an,-.1 Northern
Edintainth and Peel9les• •
Edinburgh and Perth....
','ly and Hut-atm-Mon ..
4 isk Men and • . • .
.:xr•tf-T, Yeovil,& Drebstr
Pratn. & W. Rid.
(i,idikirk and Glasgow ..
.;, .came oral Ayr. • •
1)0. Quarter Shares....
laspow and Greenock ••
1111 i, New.

l'reffremee -
w, I rafries. and Car.
• lsgw, K Hummel, &Ara.

:Irtsgow and Belfast Un.
:oote and Doncaster ....
;rand Junction ..... ••.•
Ditto Half Shares ....
Ditto Quarter shares • •
Ditto New Quarters ..

Ditto Eighths ........
;rand Union. • ...
WO Eastern & Western
It Grimsby & Dk Extens.
it Crinisby and Sheffield
11 IlLWstrn (hlnd)

Ditto Extension ......
Great Monster.. • • ......
Grt Northern of Scotland
Grt Northern of England

Do. New 401. Shares .

Do. New 301. Shares ..
:rest Western • • • • . •• • •

I)itto Half Shares •• ••

Ditto Fifths .... • • • • • .
hrilfd, Farehm, & Ports.
larvrieh . . • • • • •
Milted St Man. R. & Caul
I udderafleld and Sheffield
lull and Galnshorough..
lull and Selby • . • • • • • • • •
I tto Quarter Shares..
_ .

Ditto Half Shares •• • •
iverness and Elgin •• ••

Isle of Jersey • • • • • • • •

Kendril and 'Windermere
Kingstown and Bray • • • •
Killarney Junctions .• • • •
Lancaster and Carlisle • .
Lancaster and Preston ..
Leeds and Bradford ....
Ditto Extension .. • • ..

.ecds and Dewsbury . • • •
Leeds and Thirsk• •• . • •

.eed &W. Riding June.
.cicester & Birmingham
.eieester and Bedford ...
,imeriek and Waterford
,im rek, Ennis, & Kul. Jnc.
Alio,in, York, and Leeds
.iv. Man. & Gt N. of Eng.
iverpool and Manchester

Ditto Half Shares •• • •
Ditto Quarter Shares..
rAerrl,Ormskrk,&Prstn
London and Birmingham

Piito Thirds -

l iittn Quarters •-• • • •
London and Blaekwall
Imam Oxfd. & Chitnham.
:•ond nn a►id Brignton.
Ditto Consolid. Eighths
London and Croydon . • • •
Ditto New . .. ••• • • •
(luarant. 5 per Cnt.
Loudon and Greenwich
Do. Pref. or Privilege..
London and South Westrn
Do. New Cons. Eighths

Do. New, 501 Shares..
Do. New, 401. Shares
I.owlon and York .•• •• ••

Ditto (ItawtrY)••• ••••

London and WinOsor.•
Loftily, . alshury, & Yeovl
London & Coleraine
Lora...len y & Enniskinn
r.ynrai lEly. • ••• • ••
',pm ant Denham .• •
klaneliester and Leeds • •
Int to flail Shares • •

t ,/uarter Shares • •

Ditto ,:ixteenths • •
Martel., r and Birkenhead
Munelteoter & Blrmingbm
[Att., 4narter Shares -
Nilo Quarters. ••
I ),). & Wrish June.
Matv,hestr, Bohn, & Bury
.Indust], Buxtn, & _Malik
Sian. St.ef. and Mid. June.
VI and lestr & Southanirtn
Midland .. •. • • •••• • • • •

Ditto Fifths •• • • •• •• • •

UiLo:New

1,0. I 'en. llirtn.& Derby
'Main.' +4l Westrn (Irish)
Do Extension to Sligo
Newest! & Daringtn Jane.
l)o. New (BrAndling)..
Neweast le and Berwick..
Neweisilo and Carlisle• •
Nweslie Durham, & Lan.
Newitiri & Abergavenny
Newry avid Enniskillen..
New. ~.k and Sheffield . • •
North I",tish .•
Dili., New Shares • • ••
Northern and Eastorn ••

D:•. Scrip (iss. at 5 dis.)
1)4, Quarter Shares • •
Not it. Devon. • ...... .
North Kent • •• ••••.•••
North Staffordshire •• • •
North Eastern. ••• • • •• •
North Union (A) • • • • • • • •
Ditto (8).... • • • •
North Wales Mineral. • • •
Ditto New Shares • • • •
North Western •• • • ... •
North Wales .....
Norwich and Brandon • •
Ditto New .. • .
Not., Itelvoir, & Granthm
Nottingham and Boston
Nat., Er wsh. Val. & Man.
Nottingham & Mansfield
Oxford and Binning. June
Oxford and Worcester • •
Oxford and Cambridge • •
Perth and Inverness • • • •
Portsmouth Direct • • • • • •
Creston and Wyre • • • • • •
Ditto Half Shares •• • •

Do. Pref. 5 per Ct. Guar
Do. Prof. 4 per Ot. is div.
Preston & Wyre Extent.
Richmond E W. End June
Rugby and Huntingdon
Scottish' Central • • .. • • • •
Scottish Midland • .
Shefti •ld and Manchester
Ditto Quarter Shares .•
Ditto ditto (No. 2)
Ditto ditto (No. 3). •
Sheffield and Lincoln • • • •
Sheffield and Rotherham
shrewsbry& Grand Junc.
Shrewsb., Wor., & Crewe
Shrws ,Wid v., Dudl, & liar
Ciihrwsliry & Trnt Val. Ult.
Shrws. llerefd,& N. Wales
Slamannan . • • • • • • • • • • • •
South Devon . • • • • • • • • • •
South Midland • . • • •
South Eastern and Dover
Do. New ( las. 32/.) No. 1
Do. (155.33/.65.8d.) ~ 2
Do. (iss. 301.) „3
Staines and Richmond
Staffordshire & Shropshire
Stirling and Dunfermline
South Wales .•
Tean and Dove Valley
Trent Valley... .....
Do. and HolyheadJunc.
Vale of Neath .. •.. •
West London, Old Shares
West End & Sothrn Conn.
Wexhird and Carlow
Warwick and Cheltenham
Waterford and Kilkenny
Watrtd.Wxfd,Wick & Dub
Wakefield and Bradford
Wakfld,Psnthrct, & Cool
Wakefield and Harrogate
Warwick and London . • .
West Laticashire.. • • • . • .
Worcester and 'firing
Whilebi.ven and Furness
Do. NM Half Shares
Wehli idand ••••• • • • • •
West tlfirtiwall.... • • • • • •
West Yorkshire • • • •
Wilson Iw n M. & Coltness
Wilt.i. Sonirst, &Weynith
Wilts. Somrst. & Sontharn
Yarmouth and Norwich ..
Dirt', New . • .
York sod Tartish . • • .. • •
York MO North Midland
Ditto Ilan shares
I►►'b ::ekrtiro' Branch
Wire Melly
Ditto Extertion
York Kb' Glsgow Usn.

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LA IV INTELLIGENCE.
JUDGES!. CHAMBERS, Oct. 15.
(Before Mr. Baron PLATT.)

QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE.-MARTIN V. COLVILL.-GEORGE
LORD COLVILL, SUED S COLVILL GEORGE DORE.

This was an application to discharge the defendant from
prison, on the ground that he was privileged as a peer of
Scotland. His affidavit set forth that he claimed the title in
1841. as a descendant of his great-grand- uncle, who died in
1782; and that the peerage was in existence at the time the
Act of Settlement was passed. In 1841 it was allecred that
an inquisition held at Edinburgh had found him to be the
heir to the former Lord Colvill.

The point was discussed at some length on the part of the
defendant, who, it was stated, had not voted for the repre-
sentative Peers of Scotland, simply for the reason that no
general election had oce,red since he claimed his title.
Mr. 1.-NAToN, as Counsel for the plaintiff, resisted the ap-
plication for a discharge. lie took a preliminary objection
to Ihe title of the affidavit made by the defendant, on the
ground that, ttp,,n the lace of the document, the defendant
wit; a (.4,n-intoner.
Mr. Baron PLATT overruled the objection.

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EXETER, Ocr. 15.
STOCK E WHAM:M.—The sales are—Exeter, Yeori
Dorchester, 1 p.—Exeter, Topsham, and Exmouth (1

Mr. 11EAToN then contended that the application came
t o late. The defendant bad pleaded to the action as a
commoner.

I, and
)giw's

His LORDSHIP overruled the second objection.
It was then argued that the title to the peerage was in
dispute; and that his Lordship would not, on the authority
of a case which was cited, discharge the defendant from
prison.
Mr. Baron PoArr eventually refused the application. The
defendant had done no act as a peer; and, as the courts
would sit in a short time, he had better apply to the Court
of Queen's Bench.
Costs were applied for on the part of the plaintiff, but
refused.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Oct. 16.
(Before Mr. Commissioner SHEPHERD.)
IN RE HANKS.

This morning, Mr. NORTON, the solicitor, made an appli-
cation under the following circumstances:—The insolvent,
Ann Danks, a well-known character, appeared about twelve
months since before the late Sir Charles Williams, who ad-
journed the examination sine die, and remanded the in-
solvent to prison, where she remained until the 13th inst.
Mr. Norton now complained that the notice served upon his
client was for the 30th. Mr. Solomon, the solicitor for the
insolvent, met Mr. Norton in Court the day after the dis-
charge, and with a smile, asked him how it was he did not
attend to oppose. The notices were not prepared by the
messenger, but by the insolvent's solicitor. He would not
have troubled the Court about the matter, but it was well
known that the insolvent bad sufficient property to pay all
the creditors 20s. in the pound.

Mr. Commissioner SHEPHERD, upon examining the notice,
was of opinion it was the thirteenth.—(Laughter.) There
was a very small n.—(Renewed laughter.) Ile was of opinion
that Mr. Norton's client had made the mistake.
Mr. Norton—lt is evidently a trick, as it was well known
he was instructed to oppose.
Mr. Cooke and Mr Duncan examined the notice, and gave
it as their opinion that it was the thirteentb.—(Laughter.)
Mr. Commissioner SHEPHERD said be could give Mr. Nor-
ton no assistance in the matter.

line), 3 p.—Ditto (Head's), 1 p.—Central Cornwall and I the house. He then sent for a constable, and gave the pri-
Devon. Yak! Extension, %p. —Dartmouth,. Tor- saner into custody, having first taken possession of the money
bay, ai,d Exeter Jul-mil:a,. tr.; p.—Eastern Ctomties, 25 :on the pmecutor's person, which amounted to about 2st.
Dhio, 94—Bris!ol and Exeter, Iol—Ditto, Nov, 16. i G.:orge Flowers, the prosecutor, who was evideltiv in a
state which uufittcd him from giving a very either account of
' the transaction, said he had been out colleciog muneYs the
previous day, and received between 47/. and 48/. in gold and
silver. He' went into his friend Calait's house to lunch,
knowing that, although there were likely to be some "queer"
characters in the parlour, he was in safe hands if the landlord
was there. He was told afterwards that lie had been robbed.
Mr. HARDWICK asked the prosecutor to make out the
money he had when in the house, and the amount of the de-
ficiency.
The'prosecutor attempted to do so, but gave such it con-
fused and contradictory account of the affair, that Mr.
Hardwick said it was quite impossible to make anything at
present out of the prosecutor's story.
Caunt said he saw the sovereigns taken from the prose-
' cutor in the prisoner's hand. There were apparently about
eight or ten sovereigns.
On compaaing the money found on the prosecutor after
the alleged robbery with Isis statement of the amount re-
ceived during the day, there was a deficiency of eight cove-
. refgns. •
The prisoner denied all knowledge of the robbery. His
own money—two pounds odd—had been taken from him,
and was in the. prosecutor's possession.
The prisoner was ermanded for a few days.
George Baker, a shabbily dressed young man, who de-
scribed himself of " no occupation,' and lodging at a coffee-
shop, in High-street, Bloomsbury, was charged with com-
mitting the following robbery, at the Princess's Theatre:—
Caroline Smith, servant in a gentleman's family, residing
at No. 9, Cumberland-terrace, Regent's-park, stated that
a few iniuutes before seven -o'clock last evening, as she was
standing on the gallery stairs waiting to enter the theatre,
she felt the pressure of some person's hand against herbosom,
and directly missed her brooch ; at the same instant, a fellow
servant that, was. with her, exclaimed that the prisoner had
taken it. She taxed him with having done so, but he strongly
.denied.it, and was attempting to make his way through the
crowd, when some of the bystanders secured him until he
was taken into custody by the police in attendance at the
theatre; the .brooch was found on the stairs close to where he
lead steed wben.he took it from the prosecutrix's bosom; it
was a.canaelfon stone mounted in gold, and of the value of
from 7s. to 10s.
The prisoner in. his defence said that it was impossible he
.could have taken the brooch, as he was not within three
yards of the prosecutrix.
The prosecutrix said lie was close behind her when he did
it. She was quite positive he was the man.
Mr. HattnwicK asked if the prisoner was known.
Police Sergeant No. 12, of the E division said, that he was
convicted at the Central Criminal Court of uttering counter-
feit money, and sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment
and bard labour. On his discharge from gaol be was again
taken into custody or a charge of robbery, on which he was
convicted at the Middlesex Sessions, and sentenced to six
months in the House of Correction, and had only come out
of prison a very short time.
The prosecutrix said it would be impossible for her to
appear against the prisoner if he was committed for trial.
Mr. Hannwicie said, that under the circumstances, he
`should deal summarily with the case, and convicted the
prisener, under the Police Act. sentencing him to three
months' imprisonment and hard labour in Westminster Bride-
well.

MARYLEBONE.

Maria Farrell, cook to a lady named Wilde, residing in
Upper Bryanston-street, Portman-square, was charged be-
fore Mr. Long with being drunk and creating a disturbance
at the house of her mistress, and also on suspicion of steal-
ing three bottles of wine.

'Mrs. Ann Wilde stated that the prisoner was her servant.
On the previous day the daughter of a lady named Cun-
ningham, residing in the same house, was married, and the
• prisoner got very drank in honour of the occasion. She be-
came very abusive, and threatened to stab all in the house,
and to knock her (witness) down. All attempts to quiet her
being fruitless, the complainant was compelled to call in a
policeman and give her into custody.
William Ching, D 23, said he was called by the last wit-
ness about half-past eight. o'clock last evening. The cook
came to the door, and told him if he waited- a minute she
would give him a drop of wine. She shortly after came out,
and, taking the bottle of wine out of her pocket, gave it to
him. He returned the bottle of wine, and the prisoner was
given into custody. Hearing something jingle in her pocket,
he found another bottle, and whilst conveying her to the sta-
tion a third bottle of wine fell from some part of her person
and was broken. She said the wine was her own, and that it
had been given to her by the footman.
Mrs. Wilde, in answer to Mr. Long, said six bottles of very
old sherry were presented to Mrs. Cunningham by the
brother of the bridegroom, but only threewere to be found.
• Mr. LONG said that the womaies conduct was very bad
indeed, but, unfortunately, there was not sufficient for him to
send the case for tzial ; therefore, she must be discharged.

discovered that the box addressed to Mr. Arrowsmith was
missing. The witness did not see the box at all, nor did
he see the prisoner twain until he found him in custody at
this Court.
John Atkins, a clerk in the employment of the Messrs.
Pickford, produced the way-bill of the prison( r's van on the
evening of the fizli inst., in which was a box for Jersey, and
found that the latter was missing.
This concluded the evidence in the first case. In the
second it was distinctly proved that on the 27th of last
month, a brown paper parcel containing 12 shirts, and ad-
dressed to "Captain G. T. M. Purvis, R. Rev. Mr. Har-
rion's, Fereham, Hants," had been delivered at the booking-
etlice of Pickford, in Regent-circus, by the servant of Mr.
Lodge, of Bond-street, to be forwarded to Captain Purvis.
The parcel was taken to the Nine Elms station, from where
it had been stolen, and when apprehended, a duplicate for
seven of the shirts was found on the prisoner. He was also
wearing one at the time of his apprehelr-ion and three others
were found at his lodging, as well as the brown paper which
formed the wrapper.
The prisoner, who declined saying anything in defence,
was fully committed for trial on both charges.
ATTEMPTED IMPOSITION ON TIIE SOPTII-EASTERN RAIL-
WAY COMPANY.—Eizabeth Chapman„ a middle-aged female,
was brought up in custody of Mr. Henningliam, the superin-
tendant of police on the South-Eastern Counties Railway,
on a charge of attempting to defraud the directors and com-
pany of that railroad of half-a-crown.
Joseph Lane, ticket-collector at the Bricklayers' Arms
terminus, deposed that the prieoner came by the 11 o'clock
train on the night before, and on collecting the tickets as
usual, he asked her for hers, and she replied she had none.
He then asked her where she had come from ? And she re-
plied from Staplehurst, and he then requested 3s. 4d. as her
fare. She replied that she bad paid once, and had lost the
ticket, but said the amount she paid was 2s. 441. Witne,s
told her tly.t there was no such fare on the line at 2s. 3d.,
and asked her what she had done with the ticket. She re-
plied that some person asked her for it, and she had given
it up. She refused to give her name or address, upon which
witness felt it to be his duty to hand her over to Mr. Hen-
ningh am. _

Henry Edzergton, guard of the train by which the pri-
soner had travelled, recollected the prisoner getting into the
train at Staplehurst.

The prisoner, in reply to the charge, said she had paid ten-
pence to come from Staplehurst to Tunbridge, and intended
at the time to get out at the latter place, and step there that
night, but a gentleman in the train had told her he should
pay the difference for her to Deptford, where she resided,
but this he had neglected to do.
Mr. Henningbam said that the company had been very
much imposed upon by persons of the prisoner's description,
who, after being employed at hopping in different parts of
the country, took a ticket, as in the present instance, for a
short distance, and with it travelled to town.
Mr. HENRY asked what was the wish of the company in
the present instance?

Mr. Henningham replied that it had been imposed on so
often, that the officers had made up their minds to punish,
for the future, all persons attempting the fraud.
The prisoner was convicted in the penalty of 205., or, in
default of payment, to ten days' imprisonment.
QUEEN-SQUARE.
CONSPIRACY.—THE ROYAL BELGRAVE LYING-IN INSTITU-
TION.— Maria Locke, the wife of the manager, surgeon, ac-
coucheur, &c., of the Royal Belgrave Lying-in Institution,
25, James-street, Buckingham-gate, and Edwin and James
Locke, her sons, were placed at the bar for final examination,
charged with defrauding Mr. Gawthorp, of 79, Tothill-street,
of severai pairs of boots.
The particularsof the case have been already fully detailed.
Mr. Bowl) said, that although the case had been adjourned,
quite sufficient had been made out to call upon him to send
the accused before another tribunal for that purpose.
The witnesses were then bound over to indict the prisoners
at the Central Criminal Court for conspiracy.
After some discussion about bail, the prisoners were ulti-
mately required to find two sureties in 401. each, and give
notice to Mr. Woolfe.
The accused were sent to prison.