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London, England, 1845-04-22 00:00:00

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SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock.

THE LONDON GAZETTE,

(THIS EVENING.)

LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, APRIL 21,145

The remains of his late Royal Highness the Duke of
Siisseji *eke this of,
reinoVed from the catacoMb, under the
chapel, in which they were placed after the funeral, and
deposited in the vault prepared for their reception, in the
General Cemetery, Kensal-green. The Lord Chamberlain
and the Vice Chamberlain of Her Majesty's Household, and
the Executors of his late Royal Highness, were present.
FOREIGN. OFFICE, APRIL 21, 1845.
The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. John
Arthur, as Consul at Turk's Island for the United States of
America.

CROWN-OFFICE, APRIL 21.

MEMI3ER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT PARLIAMENT.

Town of Greenock.—Walter Baine, Esq., merchant, in
Greenock, in the room of Robert Wallace, Esq., who has ac-
cepted the office of Steward of her Majesty's Chiltern Hun-
dreds.

ADMIRALTY, APRIL 17.
Corps of Royal Marines—Second-Lieutenant S. R. Little
to be First-Lieutenant, vice F. J. White, placed on half-pad•.

BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED.

Thomas Thorne,,cheesemonger, Tothill-street, Westminster.
Joshua Taylor, draper, Whittlesea, Cambridgeshire.
George Gibson, stock broker, Liverpool.
BANKRUPTS.

Thomas Holyland Williams and William Clacher Stanes,
auctioneers, Chelmsford, to surrender May 2, at half-past two,
and June 3, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards,
official assignee, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry; Brisley,
Verulam-buildings, Gray's Inn.
Joseph Phillips and Thomas Pearson, silk dressers, South-
place, Finsbury, May 13, at half-past eleven, and June 3, at
twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, Frederick's-
place, Old Jewry; Lawrance and Plews, Bucklersbury.
Thomas Homewood, licensed victualler, Hillingdon, Mid-
dlesex, May 2, at eleven, and June 6, at half-past twelve,
at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee, Alder-
manbury ; Patterson, Bouverie-street, Fleet-street ; Woolls,
Uxbridge.
Henry Thomas Prebble, wine, merchant, Thanet-street,
Burton-crescent, April 29, at two, and June 3, at half-past
eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom,__ official assignee,
Abchureh-lane, Lombard-street; Harper, Kennington-cross.
Thomas Morris and William Woodward, drapers, Burslem,
May 5, and June 9, at one, at the Birmingham District Court.
Bittleston, official assignee, Birmingham; Lawrance and
Plews, Bucklersbury, London; Delves, Ashby de la Zouch ;
Reece, Birmingham. _

Thomas Arnold, veterinary surgeon, Shrewsbury, April 30,
and June 2, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court.
Whit more, official assignee, Birmingham ; Jones, Shrewsbury ;
Motteram and Knowles, Birmingham.
John Lamb and Thomas Lamb, engineers, Kidderminster,
May 5 and June 2, at eleven, at the Birmingham District
Court. Bittlestone, officiA assignee, Birmingham; Watson,
Stourport ; Hodgsons, Birmingham.
Sarah Wilcock, innkeeper, Warrington, May 8 and June
9, at Manchester District Court. Stanway, official assignee,
Manchester; Norris, Allen, and Simpson, Bartlett's-build-
ings, Holborn, London; Bailey, Warrington.
George Shaw, cotton-spinner, Oldham, May 6 and 7, at
twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Stanway, official
assignee, Manchester; Lord, Rochdale; Johnson, Son, and
Weatherall, Temple, London.

QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings in Banco.)
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition.)
Mr. Peacock followed Mr. Kelly on the sane side, and at
the conclusion of his argument,
Their LORDSHIPS consulted for a short time, when they
delivered their judgment seriatim. They were unanimously
of opinion that the Royal Court of Jersey had exercised a
legal and sound discretion, an.l, consequently, they decided
that the prisoner be returned to his former custody.
Mr. Wilson was then removed in custody of a Jersey
officer.

CHURNET 'VALLEY RAILWAY.—We are authorised
to state, for the satisfaction of the Shareholders of the
Churnet Valley Railway, that although, contrary to all ex-
pectation, it has been decided by the Standing Orders Com-
mittee that this Bill shall not proceed in the present session,
the Directors entertain no doubt of ultimate success in con-
nexion with the agreement which they have entered into
with the Trent Valley Railway Company, and the promoters
of the line through the Potteries, but that the important
objects secured by that arrangement will be fully carried out.

COURSE OF EXCIJi
Amsterdam CF. 12 84
Ditto, at sight l2 6i
Rotterdam 2U. 12 9
Antwerp 26 15
Hamburgh M.D. 14 0
Altona

(THIS DAY)
Gibraltar..... •..».....
Leghorn 31
Genoa .... .
Milan ...... ...........
Venice .............
Naples .... . 39i
Palermo, per 0z...... 1191
Lisbon 524
Oporto 53
Rio Janeiro
Bahia . ..... .....
Buenos A yi
NewYoi k.::7dyssight
Philad2lrb;a
pin(•y.4.7.?
Foreign 4,d, bars. .E 3 17 9
Porto a' f:.!,)ld Coin 3 17 5
New PoublDons 0 0 0
New :-)otlars 0 4 9*
Silver io tars _ 9 4 10L

Paris, 3 days' sight 25 90
Ditto, 3 paonths 26 10
Marseilles 26 10
Bourdeaux 26 15
Frankfort on Maine 123

Petersburgh, 3 Us...

Berlin - —

Vienna, effee. fl. 3 M • 10 2
Trieste, ditto
Madrid 3fii
Cadiz
Vilbao
Baret loaa

Seville —

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the London New Price Current of April 22.)
SUGAR.—This afternoon at public sale, 150 hhda of Bar-
badoes, 123 hlids of Trinid, 164 hbds 6 tierces .and 100 bar-
rels of St. Lucia were offered. Barbadoes went off quietly,
and at a decline of 6d to Is per cwt, fine yellow went at
53s 6d to 575, good 50s 6d to 535, good middling 49s 6d to
50s, middling 46s to 495, and low 445. Trinidad sold at 42s
to 42s 6d for middling yellow. St. Lucia 47s to 4qs, good
middling 46s 6d to 46, middling 42s to 43s 6d, low 40s 6d to
41s, grey low 40s 6d to 41s, :and middling to good middling
42s to 43s Gd per cwt.
IZEFINED.—To-day home trade goods were much sought
after, and a further advence in price occurred, standard
Lumps 69s to 70s, and brown Lumps 68s to 68s 6d per cwt.
At the close of the market there was scarcely any undis-
posed of. Bonded Crushed Sugar is much wanted, and is
not generally to be obtained under 37s per cwt.
MAURITIUS.—This afternoon 1,384 bags 10 casks at public
sale were all sold at full rates—viz., fine yellow 51s 6d to 525,
good 47s Gd to 49a, middling 44s to 465, low 42s to 43s 6d,
rine brown 40s 6d, middling 38s, syrupy 395, and washed
38s 6d per cwt:
FOREIGN.—Totday there was no public sale of Foreign
Sugar. Private") there was much inquiry after a!1 descrip-
tions, but merchants decline to sell, excepting at further ad-
vanced rates, transactions of moment were prevented.
COFFEE.—This afternoon there was an increased demand
for Native Ceylon, and 1,500 bags at public sale were readily
disposed of at stiffer ratos, and fetched 44s to 45s per cwt for
good ordinary Pale • privately some parcels were sold at
similar ratee. Of Manilla 1,210 bags were offered, and the sound
was taken in above the value—good ord pali 35s to 375, the sea
damaged however sold at 33s to 34s ; 37 casks 1 bag of
Puerto Cabello fetched 46s 6d, for low middling colory being
cheap; 272 bags of Dutch Company's Java all taken in at
50s per cwt for good bold yellow being more than they were
worth ; 39 bags Mysore fetched 36s 6d per cwt.
TEA.—The arrivals of Tea continue to be large, 'and the
stock exhibits an increase over that of last year. Congou of
common quality is 3d to 4d per lb cheaper than last season.
To-day tne market presented a flat appearance ; at public
sale 20,000 pkgs were brought forward ; the trade evinced
little desire to purchase any kind ,of . Tea,,, and of Hie,
quantity the-chair, amounting to 12,700.pkg5, only`
2,300 were actually sold at rather fewer rates for Congou ; on
TwankarthedechnOWas id ; Hyson I d to 2cl,and
rial and Gunpowder'lf to' 3d per lb, AS 'Compared with the
rates of the last auctions; Congou good common sold at nd,
Twankay ordinary yellow leaf is 2d, Hyson very low Is Bd,
mid to good 2s 7d to 2s 11d, fine and very fine 3s to 3s 10d,
Imperial Canton kind is 11d, Hyson kind 2s 7d to 3s 3d,
Gunpowder Canton kind 2s Id to 2s Bd, Hyson kind 2s lOid
to 4s 3d per lb.

MOLASSES.—A considerable increase has taken place in the
demand for West.ledia the large quantity of 700 puns hay
ing been sold at former rates—that is to say, Antigua at 18s
to 18s 6d. Barbadoes sold at 17s, and other sorts at
18s per cwt : the chief part consisted of Antigua. Bengal
'Made sold at 16s per cwt. This afternoon 100 puns of
old Demerara Molasses were sold privately at 16s per cwt
EAST INDIA.—This afternoon Manilla Sugar was sought
after, but business was checked in consequence of higher
rates being asked; 8,712 bags at public sale, without certifi-
cate and of old importation, were taken in Is per cwt above
the value, viz.—middling yellow at 22s 6d to 235, low 225,
damp 20s, low ditto 17s; there were buyers at full market
rates. Of Java, 20 baskets were bought in at 24s for low
soft white, ;being about the value. Bengal was in
excellent request. and six parcels offered at public sale,
amounting to 3,043 bags 244 chests and 21 casks, were all
sold—fine white at 535, good 51s to 525, good
middling 49s 6d 50s, middling 48s 6d to 495, low • 47s
to 47s Gd, damp and was 47s to 51s 6d, middling
sound yellow Mauritius kind 41s to 435, low 37s to
40s, damp and washed 37s to 41s, sound brown 34s 6d to 355,
damp,stud washed 33s Gd to 365. 116 bags of Madras fetched
30s for xery low brown, 39s 6d for fine, and 37s 6d for damp
and washed, being the full value. 167 bags of Jaggery sold
at 30s-for damp, 29s for washed, and 21s for very low.
SricEs.—The large public sales of 4,300 bales of Cinnamon
are postponed until the sth of May, in consequence of the
Hebrew Festival. Cassia Lignea is wanted, and previous
advanced rates are fully supported, the supply being small.
Pimento sells readily at stiff rates, and 94 bags at auction
fetched 3d. to 3id. for low middling and middlin, and 2id.
per lb. for common quality. Black. Pepper is held with firm-
ness; White has further declined in value. In East and West
India Ginger there has been rather more business done pri-
vately at stiffer rates. There are not many orders for Nut-
megs, but holders are unwilling to take lower rates. Mace
has been purchased with caution. Cloves are more in favour.
This afternoon at public sale 95 bars 237 bags of African
Ginger were all sold at 45s to 52s per cwt., being the full
woat h.
Bust, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—Of East and West
India Bum several parcels have been received since this day
wet k, and the stock exhibits an increase ever that of last year.
To-day the business transacted in Burn was at reduced
rates; Proof Leewards selling at is 8d to Is 9d, Calcutta
proof wit Ii certificate Is 5d to Is 6d, inferior quality Is 4d, and
Jamaica 28 to 38 per cent overproof 3s to 4s Bd. Of Demerara,
a parcel 34 overproof sold at. 2s 9d for good. The stock of
West India at this port is 617, and of East India 334 casks
more than it was last year at this time.
RICE.—To day Bengal Rice was less wanted, and few
parcels were sold privately ; at public sale 839 bags went
rather cheaper, good middling white selling at 1 Is to 1 is 6d,
sea damaged first-class and second-class lOs 6d to 1 Is,
third-class Bs, sea damaged and repacked 95 per cwt.
SALTPETRE.—To-day Rough was in limited demand, and
592 bags at public sale went rather under former rates, viz—
Madras good white 6 per cent. refraction at 25s to 25s 64;
Calcutta good grey 5 per cent 25s Gd to 265, middling ditto
64 per cent 24s Gd pet cwt, the whole however was sold.
OlLS.—Holders of common descriptions of Fish Oils mani-
fest firmness, and supply the market sparingly. There has
been a brisk demand fur Cod Oil, and a further advance has
taken place, 30s Iss to 31/ per tun. Southern sustained the
former value, and a good business has been transacted at
281 lOs to 301 for good to fine, and at 27/ to 281 for
low to middling. For Seal 301 lOs to 31/ for pale, 27l lOs
to 301 for yellow and straw, and at 26/ lOs to 27/ per
tun for brown. At auction 40 tuns of South Sea Elephant
Oil fetched 27/ 15s to 291 per tun. Sperm is much wanted,
and the best British is worth 85/ to .861 per tun. Palm-is-
wanted, and prices rule—.fiiin ; -205 casks at auc-
cwt for
low
-towenaree soldciuli tya.t
Cocoa
afidnitto
2p7stoPeib per cwt

best Ceylon. Linseed Oil, 26s to 26s 3d on the spat. Olive
met ready purchasers, Gallipoli at 421 to 43/, Sicily and Spa-
nish 40/ lOs to 41/ 10s, Barbary and Levant 39/ to 40/ per
tun. Rape Oil, pale at 38s, and brown 37s per cwt.
TALLow.--In the value of Russian Tallow little variation
has taken place. There are sellers of P. Y. Candle of first
quality at 37s 9d to 38s 3d per cwt. There are still few
buyers to be met with for f,rward delivery at 37s 9d to 38s
per cwt for the last three months of the year. Town Tallow
38s to 39s per cwt net cash. At public sale 352 casks of New
South Wales sold, at 33s 9d to 38s 6d ; 473 pkgs South
American 34s 3d to 375; 26 casks North American 37s 9d;
34 pkgs Cape 38s 6d to 40s 9d ; 58 casks East India 39s to
40s 6d; 485 casks of Petersburg yellow Candle 36s 6d to
38s 6d; cdslts of Soap ditto 34s 3d, and 80 casks of
Odessa 3:s 6d per cwt.

EAILWAY COMMITTEES.
(T 11 IS DAY.)
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition.)
BARNESLEY JUNCTION RAILWAY.
Mr. WIIATELEY appeared for the promoters of the Bill, and
stated that it was intended to connect the North Midland
Railway with the Manchester and Ashton -under-
Line -Railway and the town of Barnsley. The
object of this railway was to open up the Silkestone coal-
field to the town of Barnsley, which, with the villages ad-
jacent, contained upwards of 40,000 inhabitants. The greater
part of the goods manufactured at Barnsley went
to Manchester. At present the distance between
these two towns was 63 miles, while by this railway the dis:
tance would only be 36 miles. The coal Isifow sent by the
circuitous route of canal and the river Dun. He would
produce persons who had been acquainted with this
coal-field all their lives. This coal-field, together with timber
and other products, carried in the Baltic trade, would con-
stitute the traffic on this line, and this he was
prepared to prove by witnesses. There was another
article, stone, from the celebrated Green Waur quarry,
and if this line were formed it would double the supply
of this material at Stockport, Staley bridge, and all
the neighbouring towns. The length of the line was
nine miles and a half, and in compliance with the
suggestions of the Boatd of Trade, the projectors had
decided upon making the line a double line. There was but
one petition against it, that of the Barnsley Canal Company;
but he could not see why, there should not be both means of
transit.. Until the last three months the charge of conveying
mineral to this canal by tramway had been excessive, as much,
he believed, as 6d. per ton, and by this railway the expense
would be materially reduced.
Mr. Newman proved that the shares subscribed for
amounted to 286,7101., and the deposit was 28,6711. The
number of shareholders locally interested in the line was
thirty-two, and the amount they subscribed was 21,6621. of
the whole amount, and that the whole number of share-
holders was one hundred and sixty-two ; that there were
fifty owners of;propertylon the line, of whom forty-four assent;
that the length of the land of those who dissented was 48
chains, 20 links, and of all the occupiers only four dissented.
Mr. Taylor, a linen manufacturer, at Barnsley, who
had been in business nearly 40 years, said his returns were
about 100,0001. a year, and the wages paid were 8001. a week,
or about 41,6001. a year. The greater part of his yarns came
from Leek, and two-thirds of the goods he made went to
Manchester and Liverpool, and the. remainder to London.
He was now obliged to keep a warehouse at Manchester,
and he was now obliged to send his goods by a
circuitous route by Normanton by the North Midland and
Leeds and Manchester, though occasionally ;he sent the
goods by Wakefield ; the distance was 63 miles, and the delay
occasioned the goods frequently to be too late for shipping at
Liverpool. The cost of carriage was about 203. a ton. The
total cost of carriage to him to Manchester was 440/. ; to
Liverpool, 2001. ; and to London, 198/. ; and the consequence
of this railway would, he conceived, largely increase the bu-
siness of Barnsley, and save him a great expense.
On cross- examination by Mr. TALBOT, Mr. Taylor stated,
that the time occupied in carrying goods from Barnsley to Man-
chester was between one evening and the next morning.
The delay arose between Normanton and Manchester. That
there was a good road between Barnsley and Wakefield, and it
w by that route that the goods were sent when too late for the
t nat Normanton. To go from Barnsley to Manchester,
t time now occupied was four or five hours, while, when
this railway was made, the time would be under two hours.
In reply to Mr. AUSTIN, Mr. Taylor stated that the dis-
tan e now was 61% miles, and three miles of road, while,
by &she new line, it would be less than 36 miles.
Mr. Henry Parkin stated the whole of the wages paid in
Barnsley was about 3,500/. a week, or about 182,000/. a year ;
one carrier takes 20 tons of goods a week, another 10 tons, and
Pickford's about 70 tons a week, of which one-lfalf went to
Mane hester, making the whole amount of goods conveyed
from Barnsley to Manchester about seventy tons, and
the ma nufactures of Barnsley were now largely increasing.
In reply to Mr. TALBOT, Mr. Parkin stated that there was
a delay at Normanten sometimes for half an hour at a time ;
that a considerable quantity of the yarn used in the trade
was bro ught chiefly from Hull and Leeds.
In a nswer to the CHAIRMAN, he stated that the flax from
Hull cam e by railway, that the distance to Penistone was 8
miles, and that there was to be a station there on the Man-
chester and Sheffield Railway, which would shorten the time
and distance to Manchester.
Mr. W. RID sonme,s a carrier at Barnsley-, stated that he
conveyed about 70 tons, and others about the same quantity.
He confirmed the evidence of Mr. Parkin as to quantity
conveyed to Manchester, and stated his opinion that the
manufactures of the town would increase if the town pos-
sessed the same facilities as other towns, in railway con-
veyance. In reply to Mr. Austin, he stated that in conse-
quence of the delay occasioned by the bad roads to Leeds the
goods often missed the morning markets, and that the roads
on both sides of Barnsley were very bad.
Mr. Henry Rolling, a miller at Oxspring, near Penistone,
stated that his mills were about 200 yards from the Sheffield
and Manchester Railway ; that he purchased his corn at
Doncaster, Barnsley, and Wakefield, and that the cost of
carriage by canal was 4s. 6d. a ton, and that the whole ex-
pense of the carriage was Ils. 6d. a ton, and the quantity
carted daily was ten tons, but that if this railway was made,
his corn would come all the way from Wakefield by railway
and effect a considerable saving ; that the tolls from
Barnsley amounted to 9d. a horse, that there were three or
four horses to each waggon, and the journey occupied the
whole day. His whole grind was about 3,800 tons a year,
and this railway would save Mm great expense.
Mr. H. Jackson, a linen-manufacturer at Barnsley, who
pays wages to the extent of 250/. to 3001. a-week, or 15,000/.
a-year. He stated that he sent three-fourths of his goods to
Manchester, and the rest to London, and testified that the
railway would be a great convenience.
The Rev. William Thorpe, in reply to Mr. St. John,
stated his knowledge of the geology of the district,
that bounden:east by the magnesian limestone, and on
the west by millstone grit, and that the Mid-
land Railway ran to the east of the most productive part
of the Silkestone coal-field, and the Manchester and Sheffield
ran to the west of it, but no railway passed over it at present.
The Barnsley Junction Railway would pass over the whole
of the beds of this coal-field, except iwo, and that there were
six or eight pits now iu work near to the line. That
line passed by the richest part of the coal-field, and that the
beds were easily got at.
In reply to Mr. TALBOT, Mr. Thorpe stated that the same
observations applied to the Barnsley canal as to the line of
railway.
Mr. Andrews, a mineral agent and coal viewer, chief mine-
rtaesltaitgieend to agent to Fox,l3lilsr.kLnaonweledgeof th
andseurycoeaylorfietl,
to Lord Cardigan,
a
Entwitel, and Mr. Thorpe's, Mr. Charlesworth'snd that
and Messrs.
Clarke's
.
Clarke's pits.would be easily accessible to the railway, and
that it passed over some of them. Pits, therefore, could be
sunk close by the railway, and would require only an engine
to lift the coals perpendicularly, and pour them into the
trucks.
The counsel having intimated that the examination of
this witness would occupy a considerable time, the Com-
mittee adjourned till to-morrow.

Sub-Committee (No. 6.)
SHREWSBURY AND GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY.
This Committee re-assembled this morning, and proceeded
with the Shrewsbury Grand Junction Railway Bill. Several
other allegations were proved, and ultimately the Committee
decided that the standin order had not been completed with.
bles sippeared On a oi.
DISS,. BECCLEJS, D ymimouvi RAILWAY..
'int Cbthmittee titen 'oceeded With this Bill, Mr. Vella- -
through whose property the linepaoses, and preferred several'
allegations; ' 'Which he ' eVentually established. They were,;
FARRINGDON=STREET EXT&SION
however, of small importance.
Pelition from a number of landowners
This line is five miles in length, and the estimated co3t-
RAILWAY. •
800,000/.
Mr. PARKS appeared for the promoters, and Mr. Cor-
POCK in support of a petition presented by Mr. Thomas
Innis, edrnplaining Of non- compliance with the standing
orders.
Mr. Innis was in possession of property at Islind ng he
ton,
throuh which the proposed railway would pass, a
alleged that he had received no notice a the intention of
the Company to take his property.
It was, however, proved that notice had been left at the
House, consequently the allegation failed.
It was then alleged that the plans with respect to this pro-
perty were inaccurate, and this allegation was sustained.
The Committee adjourned at four o'clock.
THE PETERBOROUGH AND SYSTON RAILWAY.

• (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.)
Witnesses were then called in support of the Bill, with the
object of showing the great deficiency of the existing commu-
nication for the conveyance of passengers, agricultural pro.
duce, and coals, and the advantages which the proposed line
would confer on the whole district. The examination in
behalf of the. Company was conducted by Messrs. Hillyard
and Dennison. The witnesses were cross -examined by Counsel,
on behalf of Lord Harborough, the Earl of Exeter, and a
portion of the inhabitants of Stamford, with the object of
eliciting facts in favour of the diversion of the line out of
the track proposed by the Bill. Lord Harborough's objec-
tion was that the line would approach too near his residence,
and damage his grounds and those of the Earl of Exeter ;
and the inhabitants of Stamford were directed against the
plan proposed for the Stamford station, and also the direction
in which the line was proposed to be taken through the town.
The witnesses, however, generally concurred in the opinion
that, all circumstances considered, the route proposed by the
Company was the one best calculated to serve the public, and
that any alteration of the station would inconvenience the
inhabitants of Stamford.
Before the list of witnesses was iione through, the Chair-
man on behalf of the Committee intimated that they were
satisfied with the evidence already produced regarding the
question of traffic, and requested the tables to be put in. It
was stated in reply to this request that they would
not be ready till next day. The decision of
the Committee on this point was therefore adjourned
till to-morrow, and the examination of the witnesses was re-
sumed in regard to the contested points set forth in the peti-
tii,ns.
Nothing of moment was further elicited up to the close of
the sitting, and the consideration of the Bill was adjourned
till the next sitting of the Committee, at twelve o'clock to-
morrow.
GROUP D.
BLACKBURN, BUBNLEY, ACCRINGTON, AND COLNE
RAILWAY EXTENSION, AND BLACKI3URN, DAR-
WEN, AND BOLTON RAILWAY.
The Committee appointed to investigate the merits of those
lines met to-day in Committee-room 19 ; Mr. Bernal in the
chair.
"--Mr. Sergeant Wrangham and other counsel appeared for
the former line ; Mr. Merryweather, &c. for the latter.
Mr. Sergeant WRANGIIAM briefly stated the case. This
was a line which traversed a populous and industrious
district was
district, which would, when this railway was formed, be
connected wtth the important towns of Manchester and
Liverpool. The populati,ogniviinngth7epehrneneinedt.iamteterdeisst
100,000, and the traffic which would be carried on the line
would be very considerable. The estimated cost of the line was
530,0001., upon which a gross profit of 62,0001. Was expected,
canapdi'taaill.et'Plr'l°lefirte°lfv3eBrr some gradients upon the line,buttha,
were
meat-is
of o s.uch a
increased nature o w
oars
attothose
points; there were
to Toe two tunnels, but not of
_a very great length. The
Learned Gentleman concluded his case by reading the report
of ale Beard of Trade upon the proposed line, and then pro-
ceetfied to call evidence in support of his statements.
31r. MarEn..-E1:111:it said that he appeared for the Black-
-0 Darwet)! end Bolton line, and if the Lae for which he

appeared was not considered a competing line, as he did not
think it was, he would not say a word.
On the other side it was contended that it was a compet-
ing line, and the evidence was proceeded with.

LYNN AN 13 ELY.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition.)
Mr. C. Pemberton, the Treasurer of the Eanbrink Com-
missioners was next examined—He had been treasurer for
more than forty years. He had received 335,0001. from the
Exchequer Loan Commissioners for the construction of the
works. More than that had been expended on them. There
was:a debt due now of 38,241/. There was a total income of
11,7201. derived from a tax of sixpence an acre on land, and
the navigation tolls. They were paying off the residue of
the debt and the interest upon it, at the rate of 6,200/. a
year. The ordinary repairs cost, for the last five years,
about 1,200/. a year. The present debt would be paid off in
about six years. The taxation for the works in other places
was heavier than for the Eanbrink works. He heard that
there would not be more than 4501. available for the main-
tenance of the works when the railroad was constructed.

Other witnesses were then called with regard to the bridge
which ought to be constructed by the projectors of the line;
after which

Mr. Sergeant WRANGIIAM replied on behalf of the pro-
moters of the Committeeßill,—The then adjourned.

MANCHESTER AND HUDDERSFIILD LINE.
- (Continued from our Afternoon Edition.)
Mr. Cope, accountant, gave evidenee as to the amount of
passenger-intercourse between Huddersfield and Manchester,
which, he said, he had taken care to ascertain, by having
stationed men at different places to note down the number
of persons passing and re-passing each day for a week.
Mr. Joseph Webster deposed that he had ascertained the
amount of consumption in the different prices of various arti-
cles in the Huddersfield district ; namely, the Marsden Valley
locality, which had a population of near 19,000; by the
articles consumed, he meant flour, meal, and also provender
for cattle, animal food, &c.

Mr. BAINS said he now, on behalf of the opposing parties,
proposed to go into the engineering evidence, as he had
been allowed to do in other cases, reserving to himself the
right to take hereafter the examination of his witnesses.
as to traffic. But he was in the hands of the Committee, and
would abide by their decision as to what course he should
take.

Mr. Sergeant BELLAsis objected to any such course being
taken.

The Committee decided that the present class of evidence
should be disposed of before any other would be entered on.
Mr. WinTwonnt, agent to omnibus owners, deposed that
thirteen omnibuses plied every day from uddersfield to
Cooper's-bridge, and some extra ones on Sunday's ;
had heard of people complaining of inconvenience
in going from Cooper's. bridge to Halifax, such
as delays and changes, &c. on the turnpike-road. The Man-
chester and Leeds plan, if carried into operation, would have
the effect of cutting up the only foot-way now existing on
the line, and the other plan would not do so. A public
fountain that supplied the whole town of Huddersfield
with water, would also either be removed by the line under
discussion, or the public access to it would be greatly impeded.
There are two coaches now running between Leeds and Man-
chester and Huddersfield and Manchester every day except
Sunday.
Mr. John Downe, corn-miller, deposed that a great saving
would be effected in the cost and time of the transit of corn,
if a railway were made between Ashton and Cooper-bridge ;
the present canal did not afford the facilities that a railroad
would.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF COIII.YIONS.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at the tbual hour.

NEW MEMBER.

Mr. BRINE, the newly elected Member for Greenock, in the
room of Robert Wallace, Esq., was introduced by Mr. Hume
and Mr. Bright, auk took the oaths and his seat.

RAILWAYS.

The Chichester and Portsmouth Railway Bill was read a se-
cond time.

Captain PECHELL and another Hon. Member presented
petitions in favour of the above line.
Sir W. SOMERVILLE presented petitions in favour of the
Gla,gow, Dumfries, and Carlisle Railway Bill.
Colonel RO IL ES TON presented a petition in favour of
the Newcastle and Berwick Railway Bill.
Mr. REDHEAD YORKE presented a petition against the
Cambridge and Lincoln Railway Bill.
On the motion of Mr. BUSFEILD, the Bradford Gas Bill
was read a second time.

Mr. CURTEIS presented a petition against the South-
Eastern Railway Company. The Hon. Member was proceed-
ing to complain, in support of the petition, that the Company
had divided their Bill into five parts, when he was called to
order by the Speaker.
On the motion of Mr. GREENE, it was then ordered that
the time for reading the South-Eastern Railway (London and
Greenwich Widening and Extension), South-Eastern Rail.
way (Tonbridge to Tonbridge Wells), South-Eastern Railway
(Blanch to Deal, and Extension of the Canterbury, Ramsgate,
and Margate Railway), South-Eastern Railway (Maidstone to
Rochester), and South-Eastern Railway (Ashford to Hastings)
Bills a first time, be extended till Monday, the 28th day of
The following Bills were read a second time and ordered to
be committed:—The Preston and Wyre Railway, Exeter and
Crediton Railway, and the Monmouth and Hereford Railway.
The third reading of the Liverpool Docks Bill was postponed
till Monday.
Petitions were presented in favour of the Lincoln and Cam-
bridge Railway Bill.
Sir R. INGLES presented petitions from South Newington,
in Oxford, against theatres ; , from Dorchester against the
Jewish Disabilites Bill ; from Dunmore in favour of Church
Extension; and from Chichester against the Government
grant to Maynooth.
MAYNOOTH.

Mr..BANNERMAN presented three petitions against the
grant to the College of Alaynooth.
Mr. BRIGHT presented four petitions from Manchester,
four from Sunderland, and other petitions from several other.
places in Glamorganshire, the names of which he could not
pronounce—(Laughter)—all against the grant to the College of
Maynooth.
Mr. COBDEN presented several petitions from the neigh-
bourhood of. Lancashire in favour of the grant.
Mr. WILLIAMS presented petitions from Hereford, and
from several other places, against the grant.
Mr. DUNCAN and other Hon. Members presented several
petitions against the grant to Maynooth.
SCOTTISH BANKING SYSTEM.

Mr. L0616-IART presented a petition from Lanarkshire
against any alteration in the currency of Scotland; also a
similar petition from Caithness, and a third petition to the
same effect, signed by upwards of 7,000 farmers and/proprietors
of land.
BANKRUPTCY.

Mr. BAILEY presented a petition from some town, the
name of which we could not hear, praying for some alteration
in the law of bankruptcy.
LIGHTHOUSES.

Mr. HUME presented a petition from the Edinburgh,
Leith, and London Shipping Company, respecting lighthouse
dues, and praying the House to make some inquiry, with the
view of effecting some reduction in them.
Mr. HUME presented a petition from Arbroath, praying
that the monetary system in Scotland might not be inter-
fered with; and a petition against the granting of any endow-
ment to any sect or religious body whatever.
Captain PECHELL presented a petition from Burford
against the Parochial Assessment Bill.
Mr. WARBURTON presented a petition praying for a re-
peal of the Bankruptcy Act of last session.
STANDING ORDERS.

Mr. ESTCOURT brought up the report of the Standing
Orders Committee.
WATERFORD RAILWAY.

On the motion of Mr. WYSE, leave was given to bring in
a Bill to make a railway from Waterford to Kilkenny, with a
branch to Limerick.

WOLVERHAMPTON RAILWAY BILL.

Mr. GODSON brought in the Wolverhampton Railway Bill.
Mr. guAwING BRUCE, presented7four petitions from
congregations of the Pree Church of Scotland against the grant.
to Maynooth—also four,petitions from congregations of the
Scotch Free Church against railway travelling on Sunday. ,
Mr. SPOONER presented petitions from Birmingham
against the endowment of, iklaynnoth College,- and against ,the
'union of the sees of Bangor and St. Asaph. r.
Sir HOWARD DOUGLAS presented several petitions froit
members of the Established Church of Scotland against the
endowment of Maynooth.
Mr. CHOLMONDELEY presented a petition to the same
effect, but we did not hear the designation of the petitioners.
Mr. MACAULAY presented-three petitions to the same
effect from Edinburgh.
INNOVATIONS IN THE CHURCH.
Lord CASTLEREAGH presented petitions from parishes
in the, county of Down against innovations in the service of
the Church.

Mr. S. CRAWFORD presented a petition against the May-
nooth grant.
Colonel T. WOOD presented a petition from Mr. Guthrie,
one of the Council of the College of Surgeons, praying that
the charter to that college mignt undergo revision.
Mr. EVANS presented petitions against the Ma;nooth
grant.
Mr. REDHEAD YORKE presented petitions from Staf-
fordshire to the same effect.

Mr. TRELAWNEY presented similar petitions from
Cornwall.

Mr. BROWNRIGG presented petitions in favour of the
Government measure. The petitioners expressed their satis-
faction that some justice was at last done to a large body of
their fellow-subjects.—( Hear, hear.)
Mr. FERRAND presented petitions from Yorkshire, and
from a place in the county of Cork, against the grant to May-
nooth.

Mr. C. BULLERpresented similar petitions from Liskeard.
Mr. LASCELLES presented a petition, signed by nearly
all the clergy in the bishoprics, against the union of the Sees
of St. Asaph and Bangor.
An Hort. MEMBER presented a similar petition.
Lord SANDON presented a petition from n Mr.
APLatighlan, in Liverpool, against the grant to May-
nooth ; also petitions from Manchester, Liverpool, Roch-
dale, Covent' y, and other towns, praying that the
limits of imprisonment should be reduced from 201. to 51.;
also petitions from Liverpool against the proposed amendments
in the law of settlement; also a petition from Manchester,
signed by a majority of the clergymen, the leading manufac-
turers, and the great body of the operatives, praying that young
people and children should not be allowed to labour in factories
wtthout having a certificate of being able to read.
Mr. EWART presented a petition against the endowment
of Maynooth Bill.
Notices of motion were then called on.
SIR HENRY POTTINGER.
Mr. HUAIE gave notice that upon that day fortnight he
would move an address to her Majesty on the subject of the
services of Sir Henry Pottinger.
NEW ZEALAND.
Mr. BULLER postponed his motion relative to the pro-
duction of papers connected with New Zealand.
Lord J. Ai ANNERS called the attention of the House to a
petition which he bad presenod on the 14th of March.
COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.
Colonel WOOD moved that the petition he had presented
DUBLIN UN
from the College of Surgeons, bIVEe pr RSlTY.inted with the votes.
Mr. WYSE gave notice that on that day week he would
bring forward his motion
MrAYegaNOO rding
THDublin Universties.

Mr. SITARMAN CRAWFORD gave notice tha
that a Committee on the Maynooth Endowment Bill, he would
move that the expenses of the extending, improving, and fur-
nishing the College of Maynooth, including the vote of
30,0001., be deducted from the revenue arising from Crown
Lands of Ireland received by the Commissioners of Woods and
Forests.—( Hear. )
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.
11fr. J. YOUNG moved that the House be furnished with a
copy of the report of -the geological survey of Ireland.
Agreed to.
Captain PECHELL moved for copies of the reports to the
Board of Admiralty, relative to the steaming and other quali •
ties of her Majesty's vessels Rattler and. Alec"to, during the late
stating the tonnage int &trona of hem peweriof the en.