The Sun.
London, England, 1845-07-23 00:00:00

MINORITY-NOES, 11.

Acland. Sir T. Dickinson, F. IL Tollemachik John
Borthwick, Peter llenley, J. W.
Buller, Sir J. Y. Hope, Alexander TELLERS.
Darby, George Pringle, A. Inglis. Sir R. H.
Dawnay, W. IL Spooner, Richard Sibthorp, Colonel

PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS.
MONDAY, JULY 21.
The Epping Railway (No. 2) Bill was read a third time
and passed.
The Lords' amendments to the Wear Valley Railway Bill
were agreed to.

Alessage from the Lords,—That they have agreed to Fal-
mouth Harbour Bill, without amendment; Liverpool and
Bury Railway (Bolton, Wigan, and Liverpool Railway and
Bury Extension) Bill; Westminster Improvement (Isio. 2)
Bill ; West London Railway Bill ; Newport and Pontypool
Railway Bill, with amendments; Foreign Lotteries Bill,
with an amendment.
That they have passed a Bill, intituled "An Act for re-
I:eving high constables from attendance at quarter sessions
and assizes, and from certain other duties, and for amending
the laws relative to jurors and juries."
Also a Bill, intituled "An Act to authorise the sale of set-
led estates of the most Hon. the Marquis of Donegall in Ire-
land, in order to pay off mortgage and other incumbrances."
Also a Bill, intituled "An Act for vesting certain lands
and other hereditaments devised by the will of Sir Thomas
Coxhead, deceased, in trustees, upon trust to sell the same,
and to grant leases thereof for building and other purposes."
Also a Bill, intituled "An Act for authorising the sale of
certain portions of the real estates devised by the will and
codicils of John Bowes, late Earl of Strathmore, and for au-
thorising the purchase of other real estates, including lands
held for long terms of years, to be settled to the uses of the
said will and codicils, and for extending the power of grant-
ing mining leases given by the said will, and for other pur-
poses."

NOTICES GIVEN AT TH E PRIVATE BILL OFFICE.
Manchester and Leeds Railway,—Third reading, Wednes-
day, July 23.
London and Croydon railway Enlargement,—Third read-
ing, Wednesday, July 23.
Select Committee on Group X. adjourned till Wednesday,
July 23, at two.

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a charge of forgery. The prisoner, who had received a brilliant
twheFtryen
education in Poland, having compromised himself in a conspiracy at
wane, where he had obtained a professorship in the college, was
imprisoned in a fortress with his brother. They both made their
escape, but at Leipsic avoided detention only by bribing the gen-
d'armes with nearly all the money that they possessed. The pri-
soner's brother went to Egypt in search of better fortune, and the
prisoner himself came to Paris, where, in order to gain his bread,
he worked upon the fortifications; but falling ill from fatigue, he
was compelled to give up his occupation, and go to the hospital.
After he had left the hospital he contracted a few trifling debts, and
wishing to pay them off by raising a lean of 100 francs, he drew a
bill for that amount as from Warsaw, and put upon it an imaginary
name, as being that of a banker of that city. This bill was given
by him to his landlady; but twenty-four hours afterwards, stung by
remorse, he wrote to her, confessing the fraud, and entreating her
not to denounce him to justice. It was, however, too late, the bill
being already in the hands of the Commissary of Police. Whilst in
prison, Pristleinstein, in a fit of despair, attempted to commit sul.
cide, but was prevented by the gaoler. The jury acquitted him, and
subscribed a sum of 55 francs towards his fella
ROYAL MINES Or COBRE ASSOCIATION..-MOll-
- the annual meeting of this Company was held at the offices,
26, Austinfriars ; Mr. Russell Ellice in the chair. A man was
placed at the door to prevent the admission of any gentleman in
connection with the press, and the report, even at the close of the
proceedings, was studiously kept out of sight—a course adopted by
no other
in every other case ready is give any information that
may be required. A dividend of U. per share was declared at this
ing mining company in the City, the directors and secre-
taries
meeting.

RAILWAY COMMIT UEES

(YESTERDAY.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.

OXFORD, WORCESTER, AND WOLvER•

HAMPTON RAILWAY.

The Committee met today at eleven o'clock, Lord Auckland in
the chair, when the further consideration of this line of railway
was resumed.

Mr. TausoT was about to recall Mr. Brunel respecting the esti.
mates which Mr. Stephenson had impugned, and also to place before
the Committee the answers to the queries referred to." In giving
Mr. Brunel's evidence in a previous report,

Mr. Sergeant WE/04011AM objected to this course as irregular,
but was overruled by the Committee.

Mr. Brunel was then re.called and examined on his estimates,
which he proceeded to explain. Mr. Stephenson's estimate of the
permanent way was 6,0001. per mile; his (witness's) estimate
was 4,0001. This, he was sure, was quite sufficient
for the purpose, as he laid down the permanent road
on the Great Western line for 4,0001., and on the Oxford and
Didcott branch for 3,9001. This difference alone made his esti-
mate on this item 200,0001. below that of Mr. Stephenson. Then
on land there was a considerable difference between them, to the
amount of at least 150,0001. in his favour. He was perfectly satis-
fied that the prices he had affixed to land were perfectly correct.
Then with respect to the cuttings on the Rugby line, he was quite
sure the line could be made for 12,0001. He had made the Oxford
and Didcott for 11,000/., and there was not more, he was certain,
than 1,0001. difference in the expense between them.

The witness was then generally examined on the estimates, but
these were the material points elicited.

Cross-examined by Mr. HOPE His estimate of the Worcester
line was about 14,0001. per mile. The amount of earthwork on
the Oxford and Rugby line was about 70,000 feet per mile; on the
Oxford and Didcott line about 40,000 feet per mile. The heaviest
cutting on the Oxford and Rugby was about 800,000 feet ; on the
Didcott line 180,000 feet. The expense of bridges, however,
on the Oxford and Didcott line was greater in propor.
tion to distance than on the Rugby line, and this
would more than make up for the difference in the amount of
earthwork. The land on the Didcott line was also very dear. The
value he estimated the land at on the Oxford and Rugby line, was
1,5001., a price for which a considerable portion of the land on the
Great Western had been bought. In the 4,0001. for permanent
way he had not included ballasting; that would cost from 3001. to
6001. per mile more.

Mr. HOPE then proceeded to sum up the evidence at great length
on behalf of the London and Birmingham, going through the various
points adduced on both sides with great minuteness, and contending
that the Great Western had not made out a case to warrant the
Committee in passing the preamble of the Bill. He went threugh
the subjects of competition, the difference of gauges, the difficulties
of transhipment, and the respective advantages which the schemes
of the rival companies would confer on the tract of country through
which they were proposed to be taken, all which he affirmed were
in favour of his schemes, and concluded a very able and eloquent
appeal to the Committee to reject the Bill before them.

A point of compensation urged by the Rev. Mr. Winter, respect-
ing damage done to a parsonage house, was amicably settled with
the promoters of the Oxford and Worcester scheme at the close of
Mr. Hope's address.

The Committee then adjourned till to-morrow, at eleven •'clock,
when Mr. Daniell will be heard on behalf of the Gloucester Rail-
way Company.

THE EREWASH VALLEY RAILWAY.

The Select Committee- appointed by the House of Lords to as-
certain the merits of the Erewash Valley Railway assembled for the
first time this morning. The Committee consisted of Lord Lyttle-
ton, who acted as chairman, the Errl of Aylesford, the Earl of
Liverpool, Lord Dinorbin, and Lord Wrottesley.
Mr. Calvert appeared for the promoters of the Bill, and Mr.
Macaulay and Mr. Denison for the opponents, who were the
Erewash and Carsonford Canal Company.
Mr. CALVERT stated the case for the promoters. The line
would commence at Lengeaton, in the county of Derby, and after
traversing the Erewash Valley, it wonld terminate at Pyebridge.
There would be two branches, one to Henon and the other to Ilkister.
The object of the line was to accommodate the coal traffic of the dis-
trict,and in the event of their Lordships sanctioning it thescrip oftke
company become part of the stock of the Midlands, and the Mid-
land Company would connect it with their own line by means
of a branch running to Amber.gate. The length of the main
line would be thirteen miles, and the branches about five—one
two, and the other three. There were no engineering features of
severe or difficult character, and the whole cost of the line and
branches was estimated at 190,0001.

Several witnesses from various towns in the locality were then
called to prove the want of railway communication in the district,
as well as to speak to the importance of the proposed line for open-
ing up a number of coal-fields in the Valley of the Erewash.
Mr. Pare, the celebrated traffic tacker, proved the traffic tables
of the line, and estimated that the traffic likely to come upon the
line would yield a net annual revenue of 14,226/. Os. 9d., consist.
ing of 1,0281. from passengers, 9,6641. I Os. for coals, 1,453/. for
mercantile produce, and 2,093/. for parcels.
The Committee adjourned till tomorrow at eleven o'clock.