The Sun.
London, England, 1845-07-15 00:00:00

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(THIS DAY.)

110IJSE OF LORDS.
CORNWALL RAILWAY. cool
The Committee met at eleven o'clock in the Lord Chau
Court, the of llenberough ine
Mr. Rowe Earl handcEd in two letters fromchair. the Board of °l.dpreg
expressive of dissent at the line passing through a gltigoppoll
Devonport, by which the military fortifications at n"_;ot
would be impaired. The Master-General of the Ordnance
would not interfere with disputes between railways, at le
time he objected to any railway passing through the Ordnan
perty at Plymouth. (1,16$
The Committee retired to consider upon these letters, an
same time spent in deliberation, returned into court, Vibe°
ELLENBOROUGH directed Mr. Rowe to proceed with his Oliterole
Mr. Tremaine, whose testimony we gave at lengtb
evening, was further re-examined. , ~ sSi
Mr. Humfrey Williams, is a magistrate, landowner, unn";',4o
banker in the county of Cornwall. Felt much interest in -0 to
vouring to procure a direct communication from Fain°3
:. tip°
Exeter. Left the committee when he understood a negb°;l)
was about being carried out with the Great Western, W, co,
thought would be prejudicial to the interests of the county' 0!,1
wall. The largest portion of the leading men in C0r007004
opposed to the southern line. The central line, which he ad, l'be°,
would pass through a very large and fertile mining districl IP
mines were much in want of railway accommodation, for Woo
no communication by the sea. The supplies to these
would not pass over the projected line of railway. ld
Cross-examined—Did not think the central line -°,tibeeta
3,000,0001. Thought the expense of the formation of
tral line had been greatly exaggerated. The survey haupo,
made when the snow was on the ground, and imperfectly ierS'
from St. Austell to the central line would be a great conveif
The population of the St. Austell district was 17,300• the
railway lines were constructed, running from Trur°--tbear,
going south to Torpoint, the other north to Launcesteolo ost
would have a population of 69,000, and the other of 63,0
tiotie°!
it. The miners were not, as had been stated, a roving P°P-cne ri*
and the greatest care was taken by the mine owners lila"-
men of good character should be employed in the rain"'

CLEF'S SITTING.)

II Or
THE OXFORD, WORCESTER, A
VENTIAIVIPTON RA.11.17,A=. o'cl°
The Select Committee on this Bill met to-day, at ale
7,1
Lord Auckland in the chair. gene
Mr. Walker, civil engineer, was first examined.
corroborated the evidence adduced by Messrs. Brunei,
Vignolles before the Committee yesterday. He aPrdejiii
dt
difficulty in working the two sets of gauges on the Sol 41se;0
likewise deposed that the transhipment of goods could
with great ease and rapidity, and that the point of gauged- the
be at Rugby in preference to Oxford. He had elatein,goir
tions of both lines, and gave his decided preference to t"'" ,
Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton.
had bscitj
In cross..examination the witness admitted that he o
little experience of the mode of workii.g railways, or theno,
ment of goods, and merely gave his opinion as far as be L/ 'l'
Mr. Saunders, secretary of the Great Western COY—

next examined respecting the traffic tables.
(LEFT SITTING.)

4"1,,104,
THE SCOTTISH MIDLAND 11-11 f
The Committee re-assembled this morning at elege bebP
and proceeded to hear the examination of witnesses on
the opposing landowners.
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Mr. Scott spoke generally as to the markets and W.-4,n- eio,•,/
Perth, Glammis, Kerramuir, Brechin, Cupar, and other reolS
the neighbourhood of which the line would pass. ll° slfrj
went to prove that sufficient facilities for convelath-or
existed between these places, and that consequently the 1
railway was not needed.
tes.."
Mr. Simmond, magistrate in Forfarshire, said that he Idi
the harbour trustees, ex qtficio, as a magistrate. The tlsl4?
between the gap on the Dundee and Arbroath Railwaidgep
yards. He believed that Mr. Locke, the engineer, to
e.
wrong when he said the horse haulage g'ing that diet.-atisit:i
occupy a quarter of an hour. The distance was bare,' 'Ol
a mile, and a good horse walking at the rate of five loileindeef,P,
could accomplish it in five minutes or less. In Da-ceaY
would be a stoppage of ten minutes on the railway. Bet',
dee and Arbroath there would be no change of carrial...
course of that part of the country was from the seaPe;stro
north and south. The number of inhabitants along 04.131
Keith to Arbroath amounted to 130,000. The Pt-4
Strathmore and the agricultural districts was comparet'. bsd 11,1
There was a railway between Glammis and Forfar, but it 0$ el
paid. The railway between Dundee and Arbroath had beide',
profitable line. Until he heard the evidence he had n,°lol
there was any traffic at Strathmore in the direction that p
stated, although he was well acquainted with the locanti*

wealthy parts of the district traded with Dundee.
. (Lir? SITTING.)

Ofi
NORWICH AND BRANDON (D---$
BRANCH). if Cr
The Committee on this Bill, of which Lord BeauchOP
man, assembled at eleven o'clock.
Pr#e"
Mr. AUSTIN opened the case on the part of the
which is to construct a line from Wyndham Odbso3l
forming a junction with Norwich and Brandon at NSTYn on
said the line was opposed by the Norwich and Dereini—„, broe9
of a line which they had projected, but which had been'
by the Board of Trade and by a Committee of the other R
the o
therefore, held that the line had no locus standi, and that le
ing orders of their Lordships' House offered an insuPer""
tion to their appearing before them. boa A$
Mr. CALVERT, on the contrary, contended that the' e aP"
standi, that they had been treated as a competing
therefore, a right to appear against the scheme. adO)
The room was cleared, and the Chairman, after tn`opet9
of the parties, stated that they were of opinion that tbevor SF
not having complied with the standing orders, had n°
before them.

Got
WAKEFIELD, PONTEFRACT, .1111"'"
LINE.
The Committee re-assembled this morning in the 414
and Captain Lams was placed in the box for re-exaro,",l,loe'd
evidence went to show that steep gradients on a railway tie"
add to the cost of transit, nor occasion any irregularitlfeels
taken from station to station. The Manchester and iet
perhaps, as expensive as any line in the kingden2,lP-
charges were as moderate as any. nd ii
Mr. Thompson, collector of dues on the Manehe''"
iri I
line, spoke to the delays which took place in the 118-,iste'i
trains oil the York and North Midland, and be es ft*
amount of traffic in malt, Lie., as amply sufficient to sev`
direct to Goole.
tertte",,
Lord Pollington, one of the representatives of Yon' or of
that the feeling of his constituents was decidedly in 611
el/
proposed line. •
: Wel
Mr. William Ashe, corn-merchant and factor se , 004110,4
proved the traffic which would go upon this line if
strected. He had no doubt that the railway would be re'

(LEFT SITTING.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS'
X.
DIRECT NORTHERNGROUP AND FARS°OO
cotirt
STREET EXTENSION. Ct
_ This Committee resumed to-day at 12 o'clock, vac°° o 4
nay in the chair.
Michael Borthwick, C.E., was the first witness ela g tnieool,
in reply to Mr. Webster deposed to having assisted Mr' pIOY
surveying the Farringdonstreet Extension Line, the' if)
sections of whiet. are correct. The worst gradient
sole;
and the sharpest curve 22 feet 6 in.
Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant KINGLAXII—IIreIP° Urfg
the accuracy of the plans and sections, and persontliiifjpit°
the entire line with the exception of the deviation at '4
(LIEPT BITTINO.)

Out reiPo
The Brandiston Hall Estate, in Suffolk, or (Po'
are aware, is modelled in the taste and style et..SobitiV
Elizabeth, and the recent purchaser, Mr. George ',. Atielc,l
tends immediately to restore it to its pristine vigoito te,,V
sequence, not with any intention to reside there,
~tbe,V
der it a fit habitation for a gentleman of fortune, orria elf,/
for the county. Historical record traces the ereatlitbefr
abode from the year 1530, and it is the jauntier' ''‘,/t
proprietor, after having a full specification ready
to have a competition confined only to six respectabo ss tey
either from Ipswich, NorwiA, or not too far off, oto
able to undertake it with speed and profit.
P°ocloo
rate men must be on the qui vine, and not let a
outdo them.—lpswich Express. °
Yesterday evening a child, three years °l onifed
Mary Barrett, fell out of a second floor window In Cr t 0
Soho, and was so severely injured that no hope Is enter
it*
her recovery. drOco''

A young man named John Parry wilsiiettsie%
yesterday afternoon in the tepid swimming bath et
though the water is said to have been only five feet deeP'"
The body of another murdered child ILP-Cam"
yesterday morning floating in the Regent's Canal, ngP. +'
town.
Artiss.ol,
DROWNED WHILST BATHING IN THE „1
Last evening Mr. Bedford held an inquest at the
Chandos-street, Covent-garden, on the body of J
, °b„"W‘"Pti'4,
Cackett, aged twenty-four, a pianoforte key-maker. wit" iv
day evening he proceeded in a hired skiff up the rived, 1 Pot
fellow-workmen, named Green and Davis. At 0)01°1,0- the
pjji
ashore, and deceased and Green undressed and went 10,irty 1,-; li
to bathe. They advanced into the stream about tuiipsp's,''
when deceased, getting beyond his depth, and ben!, foo_,°ol'
swim, raised a cry of alarm, and sank, The body paid
Sunday morning floating off Savoy-wharf. Verdict'"
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tally drowned while bathing." f
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PROTECTION OF WomEN.The Ladies f
try had a muster on Wednesday evening, for the purP°lstileoll of
04,
ing an address from a Mrs. Stamp, of Manchester, 00 the
of the Associate Institution, for improving and en facie. ,11
for the Protection of Women. The chair was taken 1:100frei
Cash. The lecture occupied nearly two hours. It Deep
the " Associate Institution," by which this lecturer h.",,ep°l:':
gaged, was established nearly three years since, for the Pfoet
securing an amendment of laws relating to houses of ill-
in other ways protecting female innocence and virtue. ideefridl
GREAT NORTH AND BOUTII RAILwAY.---°'eterr dr!
were held this week at Newcastle, Cardigan, and Ljace re•
oot;
furtherance of the objects of this railway. The atten""iterl
was large and influental, and resolutions of the most 'Pt the
and in consonance with the views of the promoters °
were passed with acclammation.—Carmarthen Journal•cop:001
The Stockton and _Darlington Railway" 01
„lot
have reduced the railway dues thirty.three per cent. °P rot
conveyed on their line from the Auckland coalfield Weolfle
Tees for shipment. This reduction has been made glis:oo/1
coal-owners to meet the great competition in the tril;7,o
arisen since the regulations of the vend ceased*" 01!
Journal.
the
rece
KONINGSBERG.--The loss incurred by
Are in this city is estimated at half a million of Hller& Dee, or
MUNIFICENT DONATION.—MISS Catherine 00101
Albert-terrace, Knightsbridge, yesterday forwarded the 110410,0,
sum of 200 guineas in aid of the building fund of tborooolll
for Consumption, &c., now in the course of erection at mit
and of which his Royal Highness Prince Albert laid the -10
on the 11th of June, 1844. thetreii
Weft A
THE WEATLIER IN THE NORTH.—Tss- ed-upeeo
this district has been highly favourable for some Weeks, hale "
td'
the last few days excessively warm and genial. Therie, hie pre,
occasional showers in the morning and evening, whie. gise,
muted the growth of vegetation, and the various crOY-the Col
mire of an abundant harvest. Much of the grass 'nee '`„t,
of the Tyne has been cut, and led. Wheat and Bariclvi-vieePtioo%
in the ear, and have a most healthy appearance. A freid OPer°
bright warm weather would bring the sickle into gene-
-0 0
—Newcastle Journal.
LEIPSIC, JULY 5.—A monument in the 51,11rrInCIP
mausoleum, was inaugurated here this day in one a t 01
squares. in commemoration of the grand battle of LeiPiveleie,
WESLEYAN CONFERENCE.—The next oar
Conference will take place in Leeds about the close °f
tll
month, July. fl°A
We understand that Captain TaYlfirr'gris,.b,trhef,
timber breakwater has stood the test of the gales - of""
markably well, and might be used at Dungeness and vtith If
with benefice' effect for the numerous vessels that no^
atheiro
selves of the good anchorage on the south-eastern Oa°,
refuge in the channel at present.—Kentish Observer. Giosi'
A cargo of American ice hal: a trived at
where its unloading attracted much attention.