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f This closed the evidence against the Bill.
The Committee then adjourned till Monday.

Group E.
NEWCASTLE AND BER WICK LINE.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.)
Mr. Brown, a surgeon at Newcastle, was then examined as to the
value of land on the line. The valuation of land on the main line
from Newcastle to Berwick, including the value of lands and houses,
asd tenants' damages, was 87,202/. The Alnwick branch was
valued at 5,6241., the Kelso branch, 36,5751,, the Blyth branch,
5,2001., making a gross aggregate of 134,6011.
Cross-examined by Mr. ALEXANDER—That valuation did not in-
clude any of the house value in Newcastle. The number of acres
that would be required for the main line would amount to 800,
779 acres for the line, and 21 for stations, which was valued at
87,2021.
Mr. Nicholson, on his examination, stated that he valued the
house property at Newcastle through which the projected line
would pass at 102,6371. 65., and believed it to be a very reasonable
valuation.
Cross-examined—The average width of the line through the
town was 32 feet. The number of houses to be destroyed or injured
by deterioration were 120 in Newcastle, and 12 in Gateshead.
He would not separate the value of deterioration from the value of
those houses that were destroyed.

Mr. AUSTIN said that, with reference to the traffic tables, he
supposed they might be put in when the Committee came to con.
eider the answer they wouid give to the resolutions.
Mr. ALEXaNDER opposed this plan, and said that he wished to
understand the method on which the traffic tables on the other side
had been prepared.
A discussion then took place, and the Committee said it was their
desire to have the tables. _ .

Mr. AUSTIN wished to know in what way they would have them
put in.
Mr. ALEXANDER said that he had no right to call on the Com-
mittee to express any opinion with respect to that.
The Noble CHAIRMAN said that it was his impression that the
local traffic tables only need be gone into, as it had been agreed
that there was sufficient through traffic to justify the formation of
some railway through that district.
After some discussion the room was cleared, for the first time
since this question came before them, and on our return
The Noble CHAIRMAN stated that they had come to the conclu-
sion that the traffic-tables should be laid before them by the pro-
moters of the Newcastle and Berwick line before counsel closed
the case in support of the preamble.
Mr. TEMPLE wished to bring the attention of the Committee to
the Newcastle and North Shields Railway.
The Noble CHAIRMAN said that the Committee considered that

in taking the Newcastle and North Shields line they should take
the whole of the line ; and as far as the Northumberland Railway
Company is concerned, their cross-examination would be only
allowed on that part which had connexion with it.
Mr. Nicolson was then examined with respect to the Newcastle
and North Shields Railway. His estimate as to the expense of the
branch to the quay at Newcastle was 13,7411., and with respect
to the extension to Tynemouth his estimate was 35,3501
Mr. ALEXANDER rose to cross-examine the witness, but was in.
terrupted by
Mr. TEMPLE, who objected to his Learned Friend cross-examin-
ing the witness, as he had not a petition against this line.
The Committee were of opinion that as fat as the quay at New.
castle was concerned, the Northumberland line, for which Mr. Alex.
ander appeared, was a competing line, and he could cross-examine
respecting that.
Mr. ALEXANDER argued that he could cross-examine the witness
with respect to the whole line.
The room was then cleared, and on our re-admission,
The CHAIRMAN said that it was the opinion of the Committee
that the cross-examination might be proceeded with throughout the
whole line. _ _ _

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Mr. TEMPLE was desirous, in that case, that the Group E Com-
mittee should postpone it till Monday, as it was not contemplated
by his instructors that the line to North Shields would be op-
posed. He wished also to be allowed to amend his tables, if ne-
cessary, before that day, and not to be bound by the tables of the
last witness.—The Committee consented.
Mr. ALEXANDER proceeded to cross.examine the witness as to
the tables which the witness had handed in, reserving to himself
the right of cross-examining also as to the amended tables, and
shortly afterwards the Committee adjourned.

Group X.
The Committee to whom this group was referred assembled again
at twelve o'clock. Present—Lord Courtenay, Chairman; Mr.
Darby, Mr. P. Scrope, Mr. M'Gcachy, and Mr. B. Wall.
LONDON AND YORK RAILWAY.
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The Committee were occupied the whole of the afternoon in
hearing evidence of a similar nature to that which was taken this
morning.
At four o'clock the Committee adjourned to Monday.
The case of the London and York scheme is likely to last a
fortnight longer.

Sub. Committee No. 3.

THE EASTERN UNION AND HARWICH RAILWAY

PIER.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.)

_ .
The next allegation submitted to the consideration of the Com-
mittee was that the plans deposited with the Clerk of the Peace for
the county of Essex were not copies of the plans deposited at the
Private Bill Office.

The Committee, af er comparing the plans, came to the opinion
that the discrepancies were so important, that it remained at the dis-
cretion of the promoters whether they would proceed or not with
their case.

Mr. HAYWARD said that he could not adopt the auggeetion of
the Committee.

The room was then cleared, and after some time occupied in de-
liberation, the parties were called in and informed by
The CHAIRMAN that, with regard to the allegation on the plans,
the standing orders had not been complied with. The discrepancy
was that plans deposited at the Private Bill.office had preperty
marked numbers 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 32, and 33, within
the limits of deviation, not one of which numbers appeared on the
plans deposited with the Clerk of the Peace for the county of Essex.
The remaining allegations, consisting of misdescriptions on the
books of reference, were then disposed of, the greater number hav-
ing been withdrawn. _

The petition having been gone through,
The CHAIRMAN said he would report that, in the case of the
Eastern Union and Harwich Railway and Pier, the standing orders
had not been complied with in several instances.
The Committee adjourned till Monday.

HER MAJESTY'S DRAWING-
ROOM.

The Queen held a Drawing-room yesterday afternoon, at
St. James's Palace. Her Majesty and Prince Albert and the
royal suite arrived in five carriages from Buckingham Palace,
escorted by a party of Life Guards.
The Lord Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, the Master of the
Horse, and the Groom of the Stole to the Prince, received her
Majesty and his Royal Highness at St. James's Pa'ace.
The royal suite included the Duchess of l3uccleuch, Mistress
of the Robes; the Viscoutiess Jocelyn (in waiting), the
Duchess of Norfolk, the Marchioness of Douro an the
Countess of Gainsborough, Ladies of the Bedchamber ; Lady
Caroline Somers Cocks, the Hon. Frances Devereux (in
viaiting), and the other Maids of Honour ; Lady Caroline Bar-
rington, Hon. Mrs. Anson, Hon. Mrs George Campbell, and
Lady Gardiner, Women of the Bedchamber ; Viscount Sydney,
Lord in Waiting ; Mr. George Edward Anson, Treasurer to
Prince Albert ; the Marquis of Granby, Lord in Waiting to
Prince Albert; Sir Frederic Stovin, Groom in Waitit.g ;
Captain Francis Seymour, Groom in Waiting to Prince
Albert; Lord Charles Wellesley (Clerk Marshal), Equerry in
Waiting ; Colonel Wylde, Equerry to Prince Albert ; and the
Pages of Honour in Waiting.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cam-
bridge, attended by Mr. Edmond Mildmay, their Royal High-
nesses the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of
Mecklenburgh Strelitz, and his Royal Highness Prince George
arrived at the Palace, and were received by the Vice-Cham-
berlain, who conducted their Royal Highnes:is to the Royal
Closet.

Her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms
were on duty in the Presence Chamber, the Portrait Gallery,
and the State rooms.

The Yeomen of the Guard wo•e their Coronation Costume.
In the Foreign Diplomatic Circle, the following presentations
to the Queen took .laee :
Le Comtesse Marie de Losi, and La Contesse !kiwi ette de
Lipi, daughters of the Comte de Lusi, by Madame Bunsen, the
Lady of the Prussian Minister.
Le Comte de la Grange, Attache a l'Ambassade, and le Capi-
taine de Vais;eau Vicomte Bonet, by Count de St. Aulaire, the
French Ambassador.

Le Comte Boleslas Potocki, Chambellan de S. M. L'Empe-
reur de Russie, by Baron de Brunnow, the Russian Minister.
Mr. Gu-tave de Gerstlorff, Chambel!an de S. M. le Roi de
Saxe, by Baron de Gersdorff, the Saxon Minister.
The foreign diplomatic circle was attended by the French
Ambassador and the Countess St. Aulaire, Mr. George de
Rabandy, Chaneelier of the Embassy, le Duc de Broglie, and
Captain Bonet Vicomte Willamney, Gouverneur der Senegal;
the Austrian Ambassador and the Countess Dietrichstein ;
Baron Koller, First Secretary to the Embassy; Baron Brener,
Secretary, and Count Esterhazy, Attache to the Embassy ;
Sarim Effendi, Turkish Ambassador; Hassan Effendi. Secre-
tary, and M. J. Agop, Secretary Interpreter to the Embassy ;
the Belgian Minister and Madame Van de Weyer • the Ba-
varian Minister and Baroness de Cetto ; M. Dedel, the Nether.
lands Minister; Baron de Moncorvo, Po-tuguese Minister;
Baron de Brunnow, the Russian Minister; General Prince
Caatelcicala, Neapolitan Minister, and M. G. Canofari, Secre-
tary of Legation ; Count Kielmannsegge, the Hanoverian
Minister ; Madame Bunsen. lady of the Prussian Minister ;
the Brazilian Minister and Madame Lisboa; the United States
Minister and Mrs. Everett and Miss Everett ; the Danish
Minister and Countess Reventlow ; the Mexican Minister and
Madame Murphy; the Spanish Minister and the Duchess de
Sotomavor (Marchioness de Casa Trujo), le Chevalier de
Pedrorence, Second Secretary of Legation ; Le Marquis del
Arco, Attache, le Comte de Creicente Attache Milita ire, and
M. Percy de Castro, Attache to the Legation ; Baron de Gers-
dorff, the Saxon Minister; Baron de Rehau'en, Swedish
Charge d'Affaires.
The General Circle was attended by the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, the President of the Board of Trade, the Lord
Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, the Master of the. Horse, the
Groom of the Stole to Prince Albert, the Captain of the Hon.
Corps of Gentlemen •at-Arms, the Marquis of Londonderry,
Gold Stick in Waiting; the Captain of the Yeoman Guard,
the Vice-Chamberlain, the Treasurer of the Household, the
Comptroller of the Household, the Right Hon. the Vices
Chancellor Wigram, the Judge-Advocate-General, Hon. Sir
Edward Butler, Lieut. of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen-at-
Arms ; Sir George Philip Lee, Lieut. of the Yeomen Guard;
Major-General Sir Henry Wheatley, G. C. H., Keeper of her
Majesty's Privy Purse ; the Master of the Ceremonies • Col.
Cavendish, Silver Stick in Waiting; Mr. Henry Robinson,
Standard-bearer of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms;
Capt. Sir A. Green, Naval A. D. C. ; Col. Priaulx, Col. H.
Bentinck and Colonel Oldfield (Royal Engineers), Queen's
Aide-de-Camp ; the Dean of Hereford, Deputy Clerk of the
Closet in Waiting, and Chaplain to the Queen Dowager ;
Major-General :sir James Reynett, Equerry to his Royal
Highness the Duke of Cambridge ; Mr. Frederic Peel Round,
Gentleman Usher of the Green Rod ; Sir John Strachan,
Bart., Gentleman Usher in Waiting to the Queen ; Hon.
Mortimer Saekville West, and Captain Green, Gentlemen
Ushers to her Majesty • Captain G. C. Blake, R.N., Gentle-
man Usher to his Royal Highness Prince Albert in Waiting ;
Mr. James Bunce Curling, Adjutant of the Hon. Corps of
Gentlemen-at-Arms; Mr. Ellerthorpe, Adjutant of the Yee-
' men Guard ; Sir Benjamin Smith, C. S. ; Mr. R. C. Mellish,
Gentleman Usher to her Majesty the Queen Dowa..Ter ; Col.
Boldero, Field-officer in Waitirg; Mohan Lal, &e &e.
The following Ladies had the honour of being presented to
her Majesty :
Viscountess Exmouth, by the Countess of Morley.
Countess of Seafieli, on her marriage, by the Duchess of Bue-

clench.
Countess of Waldegrave, by the Dowager Lady Clinton.
The Countess of St. Germans, by Lady Peel.

Lady Platt, by Lady Denman.
Lady John Chichester, on her marriage, by Viscountess Forbes.
Lady Louisa Wardlaw Ramsay, on her marriage, by the Coun-
tess of Dalhousie.
Lady Macnaghten, on her return from India, by Viscountess
Palmerston.
Lady Elizabeth Dawson, by Lady Wharncliffe.
Lady Hesketu,-,1"7 Lady
Last,' Anne Baird, by the Countess of Morton.
Lady Hansler, bYLady
Lad ThDougall, on her marriage, by Lady Aylmer.
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Lady Henry Russell, by the Duchess-of B::: "!•
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