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LANDS CLAUSES CONSOLIDATION BILL.

On the motion of Lord G. SOMERSET the Howe went into
Committee on the Lands Clauses Consolidation Bill, and clauses 1
and 2 were agreed to.
All the clauses up to 23 were agreed to.
Upon clause 23 being proposed,

Mr. T. EGERTON said he thought that was the best opportunity
for him to propose an amendment which he had contemplated. He
proposed that the owner of land which was to be taken by the Com-
pany should have the option of choosing either an arbitration
or a jury. He could not conceive any mode fairer
than that of arbitration. In case of dispute, the
arbitration might be appointed by the Board of Trade.
To accomplish his object he should move the omission of paragraphs
23, 24, 25, and 26, and the insertion of those of which he had
given notice. What he suggested was adopted in the Scotch
Lands Consolidation Bill, and he did not see why the same prin-
ciple should not be applied in both countries..

Lord G. SOMERSET said, that if be rightly apprehended the
Honourable Member's object, it was to secure to both parties the
option, to a certain extent, say 1,0001., of settling their diffe•
rences by arbitration. To that extent he would not object to such
an arrangement, but he would not go beyond it.
Mr. G. CRAIG believed that Scotch landowners would be very
glad to have this option. It was, in fact, a necessary security to
parties whose property was taken by compulsion.

Lord G. SOMERSET said that he had no doubt but that the
sheriff would be able to secure the services of twenty.four indivi-
duals, who would act correctly, but he thought he ought not to be
restricted in his selection. He (Lord G. Somerset) himself had
been placed in a position in which, having a jury to
select, he had been told that he could net find twenty.four
persons within that district who lived in the county, and
he was obliged to go out of the county. He had no objection to
accept the Hon. Member's amendment to the extent of 1,0001.,
but he would not go beyond tt. He thought that if the sum was
greater than that, that the company ought, as well as the land.
owner, to have the option of arbitration or decision by jury.
Mr. T EGERTON said, that according to the Noble Lard's state.
meat the company would have the advantage of,the, advice- and
aisistance of engineers and other professional persons. Now
it was evident that the landowner was utterly unable to compete
with the company under those circumstances, and in the cases of
large towns it was well known that the landowner had no chance
whatever. But the person he wished to protect was the small land-
owner, the man who possessed three or four acres, and he hoped that
the Noble Lord would kindly consent to his amendment.

Mr. AGLIONBY said that he by no means wished to
depreciate the trial by jury, but he could by no means
put the same implicit faith in English juries that the
Honourable Member for Cheshire seemed to entertain, for he
did not believe juries to be by any means infallible.
He knew a case near Lancaster, where a beautiful
house, with delightfully (situated grounds, at the end of
the town had been ruined beyond all power of rummy
to recompense, and what did the jury decide upon ? Why
they gave absolutely less for the land taken than the proprietor
had paid for it two years before. He (Mr. Aglionby) did
not see the necessity of employing a professional person at all, and
he thought that a plain man with a knowledge of land was
quite able to arbitrate as well as any other person.
Be would 'engage to pick twenty-four mess out
of the county of Cumberland who would arbitrate just as
satisfactorily as the best professional person in the world. He knew
of one case where the expense of arbitration was 1,2001., and the
landowner was actually compelled to receive 6001. less than he
ought to have done for the arrangement, which was a grievous loss
to him.

Mr. Forbes, Sir Denham Norreys, and Mr. Fitestephen French,
expressed their dissatisfaction with the clause, and hoped the amend.
meta would be adopted.
On clause 139 being put,

Mr.-AGLIONBY objected to the time and place for holding the
jury being fixed by the warrant to the sheriff requiring him to
summon the jury.

FLEFT SITTING.]

MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE-- FRIDAY.

The arrivals of English Wheat since Monday have been on a mo-
derate scale, 'specially from Lincolnshire and Norfolk, yet the quan-
tity on offer was rather scanty. For all descriptions the demand was
in a sluggish state, and 31oniay's prices were with difficulty sup-
ported. Foreign Wheat was again dull, yet sales could not be effected
on lower terms. Bonded Grain quite nominal. Barley was in full
average supply, and heavy inquiry ; and the same may be said of
Malt. There was rather more life in the Oat trade, at full prices.
Other Grain sold slowly, at unaltered currencies.

ARRIVALS.
Wheat. Barley. Oats.
4,270 qrs. I 4,560 qrs. 10,090
_ 6,730

Flour.
4,240

English • . • • •.
Irish
Foreign ......

Weft, 7,750 qrs.
SMITHFIELD.

Our market wassbut moderately supplied with Beasts, as to num-
bers, while a great falling off was observed In their general quality.
Prime Scots were In steady demand at full prices ; but all other
kinds met a very slow inquiry. Scarcely any Foreign Stock was on
offer ; but the fresh arrivals from Scotland embraced 90 horned and
polled Scots. The numbers of Sheep were rather limited, while the
Mutton trade was Arm, and Monday's quotations were steadily sup-
ported. Calves, the supply of which was small, sold slowly, at late
rates. Pigs were held firmly in every instance. Milch Cows sold
heavily at from 161. to 191. each, including their small Calf.
Per 81bs. to sink the offal.
s. d. s. d
Inferior Beasts ••.• 2 6 2 8
Second quality ditto. 210 3 0
Prime large Oxen• • 3 2 3 .8
Prime Scots • • •3 10 4 0
Large coarse Calves 310 4 6
Prime small ditto •• 4 8 5 0
_ _ _

s. d. to s. d.
Second quality ditto 3 6 3 8
Coarse-woolledditto 3 10 4 0
Southdown Wethers 4 2 4 4
Ditto ont ofthe wool
Large Hogs • • • • • • 3 0 3 6
Small Porkers • • 3 8 4 4

Suckling Cal Yes, ..18 0 30 0
Inferior Sheep •• 2 8 3 4

Quarter old Pigs •• I 6 0 20 0
Lambs... •• •

SUPPLY AT MARKET.
Beasts. I Sheep. Calves. I Pigs.
00 697 3,5 116 285
31111111X7GATZ AND 1138.4.3331111,11A1L.

There was a slight improvement in the general demand, and prices
were supported in every instance.
At per stone, by the Carcase.

1. d. to s. d. s. d. to s. d.
Beef. inferior•• •• •• 2 4 2 6 Mutton, inferior .. 2 6 210
- middling ...• 2 8 210 middling.. 3 0 3 2
- prime large •• 3 0 2 2 prime •• 3 4 3 8
- prime small •• 3 4 3 6 Pork, 1arge........ 2 8 3 6
N'eal• •••••.••• • • • • 3 10 410 - small 3 8 4 4
'BOROUGH HOP 21EARNXT.

On the whole,-there is a trifling improvement in the demand for

fine Hops, both in pockets and bags, and last week's quotations arc
steadily supported. In all other kinds, however, comparatively little
is doing, at barely previous rates,

COLONIAL
SuaAn.--The market has been very dull again all the week, and
buyers have held themselves back. The new duties conic into ope-
ration on Saturday, and it is believed all Sugars now in bond will
be admitted at 14s per cwt duty, if coining under the present rate of
245, and 5 per cent. The sales of West India have been small, but
generally prices have varied but little.
LAST INDlA.—Bengal has been in fair demand at rather easier
prices; 1,760 bags at auction, nearly all sold mid and good white at
60s to 645, low at 58s 6d, and yellow at 54s to 56s Gd per cwt ; 10,980
Alp, 360 casks llaurithw brought 52s 6d to 57s Gd ItO low to mid
yellow, 58s to 64s Sr good to fine, 42s to 53s for low to fine brown,
ald 42s to 63s for washed.
FomoN.-78 chests, 2 casks Bahia, were taken in at 18s to 22s ed
for sound.

BEFlNED.—Standard Lumps have been 70s per cwt. •
COPPEE.—There has not been much doing in Coffee. The auctions
of West India have offered 119 brls and bags. Jamaica sold at
irregular prices, flue tine ord pale mixed at 70s, line ord at 52s to 575,
and ord to good ord unclean at 31s Gd to 49s per cwt. Demerara
was all taken in, mid green unclean at 484 to 50s per cwt, low mid at
455, and good ord pale at 355. llerbiee also was mostly taken in at
full rates. Ceylon has been sold at S6s to BSs for mid
hold dark colours, and at 46s Gd to 47s for ord. 126 bales Mocha
went at .59s to Gus tor mid greenish clean garbled, and at 50s for triage.
Singapore Java, 17 bags, was taken in at 43s Gd, and 32 casks, 148
brls, 3bB bags Rio were bought in at 30s Gd to 52s per cwt.
COCOA.-394 bags Trinidad partly sold at 39s to 47s Gd per cwt.
num.—This article hits been dull, at about former quotations.
SALTPETRE.—CaIeIitta has beet :sold at 26s for 6!,', per cent refraction.
SPICES.— White Pepper has realised, at auction; 4%d to .53-d
being lower quotations ; 650 bags black sold at 34d to 3!4,d per lb for
Malabar, and at 214 d to 2%d Ihr Sumatra.
RICE.--3,000 bags Bengal have been sold publicly. Mid white has
realised his to 12s per cwt.
Corros.--Holders generally have been tolerably firm, but the busi-
ness done has not been extensive.
--P. Y. has been rather flat at 39s to 39s 3d per cwt.

i• steady, and there is 110 particular feature.

INSOLVENT COURT-(THIS DAY.)

(Before the CHIEF (70M}IISSIONER.)
IN RE ISAAC SLIPPER.

In this case the insolent had kept a public-house at Romforil, and
having become a bankrupt he was compelled to appeal to this Court.
About a fortnight since he was heard in this Court, on an application
to be bailed, when the Learned Chief Commissioner finding that all
the Insol•ent's property had been seized upon by a frien 1 of his,
named Potter, under a warrant of attorney for an alleged loan of
money, and net being satisfied that money had been talvanced,
and concluding that the warrant of attorney was nothing
more than a ruse to defraud his other creditors, refused to
allow the insolvent to be discharged until the matter was
inquired into more closely, and the body of the creditors were present.
Not having complied with the orders of the Court, the insolvent was
confined in the Queen's Bench until this day, when he again came
tip for hearing, and the Learned Chief Commissioner seeing none of
the creditors present, instituted a most searching investigation into
all the facts of the case, after which lie said he said he should not
allow the insolvent out upon bail, because he considered the conduct
bother him and Potter to tie most unfair and fraudulent.

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The insolvent was accordingly removed back to the Queen's Bench
Prison.

RAILWAY COMMITTEES.
HOUSE OF COMMONS, THURSDAY, MARCH 13.

SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAYS.—This was a petition for a
Bill to enable the promoters to make railways from the ter-
minus of the South-Eastern line and the branches from Lon-
don to Chithan), Tunbridge, and Paddock-wood, with
branches to Faversham-creek to Stene, near Dartford, and
to make railways and branch railways from the South.
Eastern Railway at Tunbridge to Tunbridge-wells, and
from Maidstone to Rochester, and from Ashford to Bast-
; and also to alter and extend the Canterbury, Rams-
gate, and Margate branch of the South-Eastern line, and
to make a branch from there to Deal, and to widen and ex-
tend certain parts of the London and tireenwich Railway,
which is now about to be leased by the South-Eastern
Company.
The Bill came before the Committee last Friday, when it
was withdrawn, on an understanding flom the Chairman
that it was informal to introduce into one Act powers which
could only be obtained by separate Bills; on that day it was
• also found that many of the standing orders had not been
complied with.
Mr. Burke attended on Thursday, and stated that the
original Bill would be withdrawn, the House having given
permission to the promoters to divide it into seven Bills.
Petition for Bill withdrawn.

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BRIGHTON AND CHICHESTER RAILWAY (PORTSMOUTH
EXTENSION).—The promoters of this Bill propose to make
a railway from the Brighton and Chichester line, on the
eastern side of the Dell-quay and Farmhurst turnpike-road,
in the parish of St. Peter's Subdeanery, to the turnpike-
road from Portsmouth to London, near Landport, in the
borough of Portsmouth ; and also to make a branch from
the Farlington Waterworks, to terminate by a junction with
the Gosport branch of the London and South-Western Rail-
way at the Fareham station. The line will pass through
New Fishbourne, Bosham, Huntington, Chidam, Westbourne,
Warlington, Havant, Bedhampton, Wyinmering, Portsea,
and Portchester, in the county of Southampton. The esti-
mated cost of the works is 320,0001. Engineer, T. W. Ras-
trick.

Mr. Burke appeared as agent for the Bill.
There were two petitions complaining of non-compliance
with the standing orders.
The Agent for the promoters having called the necessary
witnesses to prove the serving of notices, &c.,
Mr. Coates, of the firm of Dyson and Hall, said he ap-
peared in support of the petition of Mr. John Edward Pad-
don, against the proposed line of railway.
Mr. James William Blackman, owner and occupier of pro-
perty on the line, said that his name did not properly appear
in the book of reference, he having been noticed as John in-
stead of James William.

Mr. Burke explained. The mistake was occasioned by the
name having been copied from the witness's door• plate, where
the name was not in full, but simply J. Blackman.
➢ir. J. E. Paddon was interested for the family of Commo-
dore henry Ducie Chad, the owner and occupier of certain
lands on the line.
Mr. Burke objected to the examination of Mr. Paddon,
who was himself a petitioner against the Bill, and who, under
such circumstances, he submitted, could not be heard as a
witness.

Mr. Coates replied, and the Committee having cleared the
room, after some little time the parties were called in, and
informed that the witness should be heard upon the alle-
gation.
Witness—Commodore Chad was put down in the book of
reference as Captain John Chad, instead of Henry
Ducie Chad.

The Committee were of opinion that the standing
orders had not been complied with in this instance.
It being now four o'clock, the further hearing of the case
was adjourned to twelve o'clock this day.
STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEE.

THE CortziwALL RAILWAY.—It will be recollected that
Mr. Aglionby's Committtee decided that the standing
orders had not been complied with. To-day, however,
Mr. Burke, the agent for the Bill, submitted reasons to the
Standing Orders Committee against the decision of the
Sub-Committee, and the result was, that the Standing Orders
Committee decided that the promoters of the Bill might pro-
ceed with it.

RAILWAY COMMITTEES.
(THIS DAY.)

'(Sub-Committee, No. 3.
BRIGHTON AND CHICHESTER RAILWAY.
Mr. COATES, agent for the petitioners against the Bill, proceeded
to prove the allegation of petitions presented yesterday respecting
erroneous description in the book of reference. In several cases of
misnomer the Committee decided against the Company that the
standing orders had not been complied with. The particulars were
very trivial, in one case Matilda Cope was erroneously described as
Matilda Coape.
Sub• Committee No. 4 assembled this day at Twelve o'clock. Pre-
sent Sir W. Heathcote, Mr. Childers, Mr. I'acke, Mr. C. Leigh, and
Mr. Shirley.
WILTS, SOMERSET, AND WEYMOUTH RAILWAY.
This line is to be 120 miles in length, and to cost 1,500,0001. En-
g'neer, Mr. Brunel.
Mr. VENABLES appeared as agent, and the necessary formal proetb
were gone through, with the exception,of the proof of certain notices,
the witness who was to prove this being unavoidably absent.
The case was adjourned to Monday for the attendance of this
witness.

MURDER AT SALT-HILL

CLOSE OF THE TRIAL, AND

VERDICT.

AYLESBURY, FRIDAY, HALF-PAST TWELVE O'CLOCK.—
The trial of John Tawell has just closed in a verdict of
Guilty, and the unhappy prisoner has been sentenced to
death.

The town appears quite in a state of excitement, and the
verdict was received by many with surprise, while on the
other hand a great many people had made certain of
his conviction, for the feeling in Aylesbury and the neigh-
bourhood was very strong against him.
The Court again opened at eight o'clock this morning,
and was more crowded even than yesterday.

Mr. Baron Parke took his seat on the bench at a few

minutes after that hour, and the prisoner was immedi-
ately brought in and placed in the dock. He appeared
much as he did yesterday, with this difference, that his face
had a more anxious and worn expression. The feeling of ex-
citement in Court with regard to the issue appeared in-
tense.

The Learned JUDGE, as soon as silence had been
proclaimed, commenced summing up the evidence,
which he did with a lucidness well calculated to leave
the minds of the jury in a befitting condition for the
discharge of the awful duty which they had to per-
form. The effect was felt, however, to be, upon the
whole, against the prisoner. His Lordship concluded
in the usual manner, by leaving the awful de-
cision of the question of the prisoner's life or death in the
hands of the jury, telling them if they had any fair and
reasonable doubt, they must give the prisoner the benefit
of it.

The jury retired for deliberation at half-past eleven o'clock,
and a sensation in which a general feeling of anxiety as to
the event, appeared to pervade the breasts of the majority of

those present.
After an absence of rather more than half an hour, they
returned into Court and the Foreman delivered a " VER-
DICT OF GUILTY," amid the most profound silence.
The JUDGE then proceeded to pass the awful sen-
tence of Death upon the prisoner. lie told him
that he had been found guilty by a jury of his coun-
trymen upon evidence which had perfectly satisfied
him (Baron Parke) and them, and he thought every
fair and reasonable person who had heard it, that he
had committed a most heinous, diabolical, cowardly
murder upon his unfortunate victim. He then passed the
sentence of death in the usual manner, ordering that his body,
after execution, should be buried within the walls of the
jail.

The unhappy man received the sentence with an extraor-
dinary amount of firmness; and, beyond the nervousness which
we noticed yesterday he betrayed very little emotion,
although numbers of persons in Court were in tears, and
some of the females sobbed aloud. He was then removed
back to the prison, and the public immediately quitted the
Court.

SUICIDE DY BITTER ALMONDS.—Yesterday Mr.

Iggs held an inquest at the Cock, Gratton•street, Soho-sqtiare, on

the body of Sophia Margaret Thompson' aged 36, late a cook in a
gentleman's family, who had poisoned herself by drinking some of
the essence of bitter almonds, which had been used for flavouring
puddings, &c. The deceased, it appeared, had some time since been
deserted by a man whom she expected to marry her. Verdict, " Tem-
porary insanity."

DIRECT NORTHERN RAILWAY.—The Directors of

this Company arc about at once to carry into effect the Board of
Trade's report in favour of their line from Lincoln to York, and to
cease to press upon the Legislature that portion of the line between
Lincoln and London. To compensate, however, for the abandon-
ment of the latter portion of their undertaking, it is the intention of
the promoters to enter into an arrangement, already said to have
commenced, with the Cambridge and Lincoln, Eastern Counties, and
Tottenham and larringdon-street Extension Companies.