The Sun.
London, England, 1845-04-23 00:00:00

DO)
QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS •
Their Lordships were engaged the whole morning hburyearlnvi
arguments as to the liability of the borough of SAIIS
repair the bridge of that town.
Mr. Crowder was for the borough, and Mr• mgr
contra.
Their Lordships took time to consider.

BAIL COURT.—(THIS DAY')
(Sittings at Nisi Prins.)
DICKMAN v. ADWELLS. T°
This action was brought to recover a portion ofa Pt
of 0,
alleged to have been forfeited by an infringcreell
articles in an indenture of apprenticeship.pal-
Mr. Knowles, with Mr. Merryweather, were for thet
tiff ; Mr. Humphery and Mr. Lush for the defendant
The circumstances of the case are very easily tobiter Vt
plaintiff was apprenticed with the defendant, incle;
Uxbridge, to learn his trade. The stipulations in tie
ture provided that the plaintiff should not marry, PIP houil
patronise theatres, or remain out of his
all night, and in consideration of his faithfully le'plaip
these conditions the defendant covenanted to give tA/14 330
tiff his meat, drink, and lodging, with a Wiling a
s •,:ad by
encouragement to industry. The defendant, forth,l
on 01
and his " splendid shilling," went out, boy/evertor thet.,,
Christmas eve of 1844, and got married, and his '355 00
r
gave him notice that no married apprentice e"- objection
within his doors. The defendant had not the sereeloces
to the premium, however, and malgre the reniells' thi3 tl*
plaintiff's parents, be retained the whole of it. Evr,lad bed
action was brought, the plaintiff averring that bet', e ethei
turned away, and the defendant contending tte
hand .Justi
ce had left of his own accord. at end
Mr. i COLERIDGE summed up, and the Jury
found for the plaintiff—Damages, 121. master svoiti

.)
COMMON PLEAS.-!THIS DAYn„a t‘
No case of any general interest came before the
morning.

EXCHEQUER.—(T HIS
,t?
( Sittings in Banco.)
The Lours CHIEF BARON announced at the eit;„g&—oof
Court this morning, that his,Lordship, with 31r. ltr°trisl:
and Mr. Baron Platt, would sit to-morrow on tc.,"';•tb, "
bar between the Attorney-General and George
distiller, of Mile. end, while Mr. Baron Alderson
motions in the other Court. in cis° tetb
Their Lordships proceeded to hear arguments before
the special paper, but nothing of any interest cam
Court.

1
CLERKENWELL.-(THIS Ir%
-.dio./
r
A genteel-looking female,MaryAnne Willi-ants, 050110,0
Wellington-street, Greenwich, was charged by 311.4.ri5e
a linen-draper, residing in Goswell-street, with lit'
coin.
The lady, who was dressed in the first style of w'efee,
bought some linen, for which she laid down a asd 0,111,
Mr. Clithero gave her the change,, half-a-sovereign
shillings, which he laid on the counter. She theui '"ed,
had a shilling, and would prefer paying the bti.bea eye
amount, with it, and getting back her sovereign. tot e
prosecutor was taking up the change he discovered boeif,
half sovereign was a gilt sixpence. He did floc see
/1:0
prisoner changed it, but he swore positively. 1.1"7: coia.Ast
sovereign was an old one, whereas the counterfeit ocir
one of the present reign. She was arrested and 8e
once, but nothing was found on her person.
She was discharged.

RAILWAY COMMITyi
(THIS DAY.)
LYNN AND ELY.—(Group I.) clishild
The Committee met at 12. Lord Palmerston, A 004,0
The CHAIRMAN said that as the arguments 0100 to
in this case, so far as regarded the preamble, Werebothet
only remained for the Committee to consider W
sot
approved of the reamble. a eft
The room wasp then cleared, and after about per
an hour the parties were called in. the
dgir
The CnAIRMAN then said that he had to jullitlie'lo
ties that the Committee, having fully considered me tot)
ments and evidence adduced, had nnanimousli,,,te° 06,01
opinion that the preamble of the Bill was proin„ 00(101t
also to state to the parties that it was the °P. oh 'id
Committee that the point which had been so 131 oviv
ned
upon in the argument, and upon which so ti' dog
had been adduced, namely, whether comperius,itioies,o•ght
not to be paid to the Drainage
which P", 011
for the diminution of the tollsbe
arise from the establishment of a railway, w°u'isase '6)O
more properly raised by the introduction of a c be sj„toi
Bill, because it did not seem to the Committee 0,, dean
justly bearing upon the allegations of the preanll evis:ol
the point had been raised, and as arguments it otve to
had been produced upon it, the Committee thougod Opt
perhaps be convenient to the parties that he she upoo„a te
them what the opinion of the Committee was.tenwefe
point. He did not know whether the parties ir theYneti•
raise any further arguments upon it, and whethke,h the V
therefore in possession of all the grounds on ivui-wigbtlists
tioning party might wish to rest their case. It
to jet the
time, and consequently expense to the
consideredpartiessireor
know that the Committee, having fully ts for,"eces
arguments and evidence in favour of the elairri3lit Wend
pensation, and having duly weighed °aorta:4o
were unanimously of opinion that it did not aPPsi to .4-t"teto
that there were sufficient grounds to induce tbca toil°The
in this instance from the usual practice in regarisege• use
of this nature, by giving compensation for dr3
parties would, therefore, use their discretion 803 Ode ;ised
they might make of this information so as tAieallYdr
future proceedings. The point could be prafol.
only by the introduction of a clause in the the coulal-tbef
now only stating what the opinion °E. „lder wboeic)
was. It was for the petitioning parties t°'+-„, adduce :sits(
they had any further arguments or evidence -
ruittee
they might think likely to induce the Coal,fe
tvittee
-
their opinion; but, as the opinion of the tic''',oBo9'w.
founded on general reasons, it was not likely tO obeir javv
It was for the petitioning party to ,exercise t it
ment on that point. 50" to
Mr. Hall, agent for the Drainage Commissione,,,,r-oit'it
was not likely, that the question upon which the nolo
had just pronounced their opinion would be sgs''„solt
before the Committee. He would, however, CO-
- upon it.
,da
The preamble of the Bill was then agreed to. „tee, P"
Several clauses were agreed to by the Cortun"rovb
others were adjourned for their consideration to-00r
ELY AND HUNTINGDON. Ito Pra'
nf. t
pia
Mr. AusTIN then proceeded to state the ale° -first 1).64
moters of the Ely and Huntingdon line. In the d not heed
he should state to the Committee that this Bill ha tbst for
read a secon time but he appreend ,csitfLe
Committee woud gab le to get overh thised diu`tbe Vale
though the Bill had not been read a second time, to tfile
mittee were enabled by one of the standing orderroap. to
a Bill into consideration where it formed one (Ida g'id ovetbio
only difference would be that the Committee viontit, ss
meet pro forma', to ratify their former decision, bdie Cc' to,
Bill was to be read a second time to-night, and 41,1 be Ow,
mittee were to meet to-morrow, girthsn-till /3;111
inconvenience from going eh with betl'of
The Learned Gentleman then stated that the linneptie:ye
Ely and Huntingdon was 22 miles long. The Itster, ;
lire $5
the towns of Ely, Huntingdon, and Godroanc-
-10,000. The population within three njile,s of tsmbe
.0,000. The cost of the line would" be 200, rag for be,
estimated gross income was 17,0001, and, alluvi"„Td he_„dlg
ordinary cost of working the line, the profits w°-,ittee''
tween six and seven per cent. There were no Ow'
difficulties which could not be easily overcome.
ri ,a
Evidence was then called to prove these points' A o se-00,
In consequence of the Bill not having been re,uoot, cvh be
time, the Chairman said that the Committee COw!".00 co t
sistently with Parliamentary usage, give its decisltbst o
present occasion. It was understood, however', es the
preamble would be considered to have been proveut
was no opposition to it.
The Committee then adjourned till Twelve ° club
morrow.

BARNSLEY JUNCTION RAILWAY' 0 • 01°113'
The investigation on this railway was resumed th
ing, when
Mr. Locke, lather of the celebrated engineer, Was - biclo'.l
relative to the Barnsley and Silkestone coal-field, w,he toy,
still unwrought. By his evidence it appeared that ro
way would pass through the townships of Monk 13,reif
which there were 1,030 acres of coal bed ; Barns.ted'amh;
acres; Barughs, 5,080 acres; Dodworth, • the
Silkestone and Thurgsland, 4,040 acres. (."7 ba fr°'",
quantity of coal likely to be raised
the Woodirmor coal, 4,190,000 tons ; from the
ley thick bed, !20,100,000 tons ; the Silkestone cod.'
coal, 37,314,000 'tons ; and from the Wind 31°,°tretr
14,544,000 tons, making a total of 76,078,000 tons, te6betterj
with the opportunity of turning a bed of ironstone 71,
account, which underlaid a space of 5,080 acres, alO
been a coal surveyor there for a number of years,
e°.
formed his opinion of the quantities from actual survey'

Committee-room No. 2.
ASHTON AND COOPER-BRIDGE LINE'
WEDNESDAY—THIRD DAY. sejoC'
The Committee re-assembled this day at twelve °
and proceeded with this inquiry.
The C, _ _

ibis in•

..ne CHAIRMAN said that the Committee hoped
quiry would be terminated this day.
Mr. BAINES said he would endeavour to do so. Ijis de:
Mr. Locke, engineer, was the first witness called- ,beslei`
tided opinion was that the line proposed by the 151,1111,7 coo?
and Huddersfield Company was not only the best tna"d
be made, but the only one that would afford useful Ohieb it
cient accommodation to the many towns through
would pass. The Sheffield and Manchester Comps" rout,
offered a guarantee of 4 per cent., as well as half the lOW
to the Manchester and Huddersfield Company, lft":
should succeed in the Ashton and Cooper-bridge ens'
To Mr. BAINES—There was a great deal of public c
dente in the Sheffield and Blanchester Company.
the
To the CHAIRMAN—The guarantee was 4 per cult. °n
capital expended, as well as half the profits. d bs
To Mr. BAINEs—The effect of that guarantee wo-
a great saving of expense. f the
To the CiimnmAN—The severest gradients in either 0..00
proposed lines is 1 in 100 or 1 in 105, and the same !..,''tte
would answer either. Witness has every confidence
eontractor being able to complete the work for 630,0("1,," sets'
Mr. Rendle, engineer—Looked at the two plans
_niers'
having reference to the extension of the line from 10"„
the
field and Manchester ; there appeared less difficolti,'", the
line now before the Committee than that proposed ytta
Manchester and Leeds Company; that proposed by the Ail
leads to the west, while the other leads towards Hull. the
Cross-examined—As regards all those places that lie tom
-Li
north-west of Cooper's-bridge, the Blanchester and ng
line would be more convenient. The same argument eq11.74
applies to the other lines in reference to the towns thr°rnt
which it would pass. Therefore, the parties in the __
localitieg, being the best judges of the mutual advent
would be the best witnesses to question on the subject. ice
Mr. William Bailey, cotton-spinner, was called Stsfey...
evidence as to traffic. He employed 1,500 hands at ntioe
bridge, and 300-horse power. One-tenth of the whole c 0 iii.
consumed in the kingdom is manufactured in that local ere
Uses sour in his manufacture to an enormous extent. 'OOO
are 23,900 looms in the district, and each loom will CO
2401 b. weight of flour per annum. This is the flour conewi'st.,,
as size. A great portion of it is what is called " Devil's duets
There is no exaggeration whatever in the statelneber
as to the other articles of consumption stated by %led
witnesses ; a great extent of traffic in coal would be oPe.„.,
by the formation of this line ; if the line be made from Cst:'sg
bridge to Staleybridge, coals could be transmitted at a fia.Trog
of 30 per cent. ; was often put to inconvenience by ha
no such mode of transit, the canal being often froze% be
the proposed line be made, the coal fields of Mirfin voul the
opened, and a supply for many hundred years opened ;._,3
present coal-fields affording the supply will be exhaustel in
about 15 years; the consumed
amount of coals consu''
Staleybridge was 113,000 tons in manufactures alone., the
Cross-examined--Is only 100 yards distant fronl ear
nearest coal pit ; is 24 miles from Flocton, which is Ilion
Mirfin ; gets his coal from Flocton by the Eyre and C',l.,
C 4114 ; there ire ivy atairre oval-fields all (wet