The Sun.
London, England, 1845-06-28 00:00:00

RAILWAY RETURNS.

RAILWAT TRAFFIC.—The following are the Total Receipts of Rail-
ways for the past week—that is to say, up to the date to which the
respective returns are made, together with the receipts of the same
week in the previous year :

Week Last ,S 4 44 „1
ending NAME OF RAILWAY. week. r,
z
June 21 Arbroath and Forfar •.•. • .•
20 Bristol and Birmingham
21 Chester and Birkenhead • • 670 521
19 Dublin and Drogheda. • 997 691
24 Dublin and Kingstown
22 Dundee and Arbroath . •••••• • • • • • • 299 244
21 Durham and Sunderland 4OO 399
21 Edinburgh and Glasgow .• • • ........ 2,702 2,198
22 Eastern Counties and North Eastern.• 5,489 4,6',;
21 Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr .. • ... 1,902 1,306
21 Glasgow and Green0ck......... 1,101 939
21 Grand Junction ............ • ....... 10,565 9,359
21 Gravesend and Rochester.. •• • • •... 262 -
21 Great North of England .•••.• . • • • • • 2,196 1,596
22 Great Western . • • . ••••• •• .• 19,740 20,329
Hull and Selby
21 Liverpool and Manchester •••• • • • 5,759 -
21 London and Birmingham • . 22,144 19,219
22 London and Blackwall •......... 1,423 1,419
2i London and Brighton . .. 5,902 4,273
24 London and Croydon . •. • • 1,8 4 508
21 London and Greenwich . .. 1,814 826
21 London and South Western•...•.... 9,715 7,349
' 22 Manchester, Bolton, and Bury ...... 923 790
20 Manchester and Birmingham........ 4,127 3,254
21 Manchester, Leeds, and Hull Assoc.. 6,450 5,632
21 Midland Counties .. •••• • • . • ......... 12,505 9,841
21 Newcastle and Darlington 1,580 602
21 Newcastle and Carlisle 1,597 1,636
22 Newcastle and North 5hie1d5........ 489 349
20 North Union and Bolton and Preston 1,605 1,493
23 Paris, Corbel, and Orleans • • ...• .... 6,025 6,018
23 Paris and Rouen .•• • .
21 Preston and Wyre • .
21 Sheffield and Manchester .. ••.••• .• • • 811 582
21 South Eastern. .......... ........... 5,987 4,586
21 Taff Vale •• • • •• • .................. 1,132 780
547 467
22 Yarmouth and Norwich .. ••.•• • • • • • 373 378
21 York and North Midland . • ....• 2,489 1,923

VISIT OF HER MAJESTY AND PRINCE ALBERT TO
GEmeariv.—The Queen and his Royal Highness Prince Albert
will leave England for the Continent, according to present arrange-
ments, very soon after the prorogation of Parliament, which, it is
expected, will take place, if not by the end of July, very early in
the following month. The Prince Consort's birthday, the 26th of
August next, when his Royal Highness will enter upon his 27th
year, will be celebrated at Saxe-Gotha, during the visit of her Ma-
jesty and the Prince to their illustrious relative, the reigning
Duke and Duchess of Saxe-Coburgh and Gotha, where her Ma-
Majesty will be met by her royal mother, the Duchess of Kent
and several distinguished personages, who have arranged to be
present on that auspicious occasion. The Queen will be accom-
panied during her continental tour by the Earl of Aberdeen, the
Foreign Secretary. Her Majesty will proceed to Ostend in the
Royal Victoria and Albert yacht, and thence to Brussels, as at pre-
sent arranged, en route to Germany.
MR. PIERCE EGAN.—The sporting world, and more
particularly that part of it who remember the ancient pugilistic
sports of bygone days, and their historians, will regret to hear that
this veteran writer is suffering severely from the effee is of an acci-
dent on the Greenwich Railway, which took place on Trinity Mon.
day last, when he was thrown with several others on the ground in
consequence of a concussion with some carriages on the rails, as he
was descending from the carriage in which he had ridden. He has
received a severe wound on the knee and has been confined to the
house ever since. •
DEATH OF LIEUTENANT-GENERAL SIR RICHARD
Dowries JACKSON, K.C.B.—We learn by accounts received yester-
day that Lieutenant-General Sir Richard Downes Jackson, K.C.8.,
died suddenly at Montreal, on the 9th of this month, in a fit
of apoplexy. The gallant deceased was Commander of the Forces,
North America, and was on the eve of returning to this country.
THE CHARITABLE SOCIETY OF DANCERS AND
TEACHERS OF DANCING.—The annual general meeting of the
above society. instituted to support poor and afflicted dancers, on
or off the stage, was held yesterday afternoon, at Freemasons' Hall,
Great Queen- street ; Mr. James Byrne in the chair. The Chair-
man having stated that the meeting was called for the purpose of
rendering a general statement of the fund. and effects, proceeded
to read the annual report of the charity, from which It appeared
that the net receipts of a benefit at the Haymarket Theatre, in
August last, were 48/. Is. 3d., the use of the theatre having been
granted by Mr. Webster gratuitously. The total income of the
charity was 4321. 12s. Bd., which included 51. from the Earl of
Shelburn, and a similar sum from the Duke of Devonshire. The
expenses for advertising, printing, rent, and sundry other items,
amounted to 294/. 7s. 9d. A balance therefore remained at the
bankers of 1381. 4s. 4d. The report having been adopted, Mr.
Benjamin Webster, Oscar Byrne, and Mr. George Gilbert were
elected trustees ; and after the election of the committee and other
officers, an entertainment came off in the Hall, in which Miss Ade.
laide Byrne, a daughter of Mr. Charles Byrne, and a pupil of Mr.
Cipriano Potter, of the Royal Academy, played a concerto, by
Thalberg, on the pianoforte.
ANOTHER CHILD MURDER AT GREENWICH.—Great
sensation has been created in consequence of another child. murder
having occurred at Greenwich. Late on Thursday night, as
Sergeant Wilson, of the R division of police, was going his rounds,
he heard some children say that a young woman, named Mary Ann
Eager, living at the " Cavern," under Blackheath-hill, with her
parents, had committed murder. On instituting inquiries, he dis-
coveredthat the report was too true. On going to the house of her
father, a working gardener, he learned that the young woman had
delivered herself, about three o'clock in the afternoon, of a female
child, and that, after doing so, she had destroyed life by cutting its
throat in two places with a pair of scissors. That she afterwards
proceeded down stairs from her bed-room, to take tea with her
mother, and that the latter, suspecting something wrong from her
altered appearance, went up stairs, and found the infant lying dead
in a pool of blood on the floor. Information was forwarded to Dr.
Oak Mitchell, of Royal Circus-street, Greenwich, and Mr. Hatch,
surgeon, Blackheath, who attended, and, after examining the body
of the child, declared it to have been born alive. The prisoner is
dangerously ill, and confined to her bed, under the surveillance of the
police.
ST. PAUL'S, COVENT- GARDEN.—SIGNAL DEFEAT
OF CHURCH-RATES —.Last night a meeting of the ratepayers of
the parish of St. Paul's, Covent-garden, was held in the vestry-
room of the Church, Sir. James Tapster, churchwarden, in the
chair, to make a church-rate to pay off 2971. 15s. 10d., a balance
due fur the repairs of the church. Mr. Thomas B. Simpson and
Mr. Offley having stated that the amount sought was the balance
of 659/. 3s. 6d , a debt incurred for the repairs of the church and
churchyard in 1842 and 1843, after a lapse of fourteen years,
during which period there had been no outlay for the repairs of
the church, moved and seconded the adoption of a twopenny rate
to pay the balance. Mr. Walker opposed the rate, and moved the
adjournment of the question to that day six months.—(Hear, hear.)
Isle. Jolly seconded the amendment. On a division the rate was
negatived by an overwhelming majority. Mr. Colville proposed,
and Mr. Walker most willingly approved of, a collection being
made to pay the 297/. 15s. 10d. Several other parishioners also
acquiesced in the proposition. A Is. 2d. poor.rate and Is. Id, im-
provement-rate were carried.

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It is rumoured that the present Member for Ross and Cro-
marty is about to retire, to make way fur an Hon. Baronet
of his own name, with whom it is supposed that there has
long bean an understanding to this effect, similar to that
which existed between Mr. Ramsay; the late Member for the
county of Edinburgh, and Sir John Hope, to make way for
whom Mr. Ramsay_has just retired. Be this as it may, the
young Ross-shire Baronet we allude to is the " Hope" of
the ultra •Tories of his own county; and we believe that
they wish him to be their representative, and that
he is now about publicly to announce his intention to
offer himself as a candidate—either on the retirement of the
present Member, or on a dissolution of Parliament. We are,
therefore, happy to be able to assure the electors of this im-
portant county, that whenever a vacancy in their represen-
tation does occur, the Hon. Baronet, or any one who holds
the principles he does on those great civil and :ecclesiastical
questions which have excited as deep an interest in Ross and
Cromarty as in any of our Scotch counties, shall not be left
to occupy the field unopposed; but that a gentleman, who,
it is confidently believed, will be most acceptable to the
great majority of the county—whether electors or non-
eleetors—will solicit the honour of their support. WE,
THEREFORE, EARNESTLY RECOMMEND TO THE ELECTORS TO

KEEP THEMSELVES FOR THE PRESENT UNPLEDGED.

RAILWAY COMMI'T'TEES
(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.

ITEVICASTLE AND BERWICIC. RAILWAY.
ABANDONMENT OF THE NORTHUMBER-
LAND ATMOSPHERIC LINE.

The Committee on these competing lines met this day, at eleven
o'clock, in the Court of Chancery, Lord Stradbroke in the chair.
The case for the preamble of the Newcastle and Berwick having
closed,
Mr. Sergeant Wu LNG nem opened the case for the atmospheric line.
At the conclusion of the Learned Counsel's speech,

The CHAIRMAN said the Committee could not entertain the
atmospheric line on its merits, but they would go into the case as
a locomotive line, thereby placing both lines on their general merits.
Mr. Sergeant WRANGHAM—That being thecase,my Lord, we shall
net offer evidence on the case. It would be but wasting time after
such a decision.

Mr. AUSTIN—Then I understand that the opposition of the com-
peting line has ceased.
Mr. Sergeant WRANGIIAM —Exactly so.

Lord Howick was then called to state the origin of the atmosphe-
ric line, which he said was originated to prevent the destruction of
Howick Hall.

The opposition from the landowners was then proceeded with.
The landowners' opposition had only just opened when it was
said that an an angement had been come to, and the opposition was
immediately withdrawn.

The preamble of the Bill was then proved, and the clauses were
gone through.

The Committee then adjourned to one o'clock on Monday, when
hey will meet pro forma.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
GROUP X.

LINCOLN AND CAMBRIDGE RAILWAY.

The Committee having assembled this day at the usual hour,
Mr. Cubitt, engineer for the London and York line, was placed
in the chair, and explained, at considerable length, the manner in
which he proposed to obviate the difficulties and remove the ob-
structions, stated by Mr. Leather, to exist at various places on the
London and York line. The witness said he would make towing_
paths where the line of rail would impede the navi-
gation of canals, and viaducts where it crossed fields or
roads, private property, and bridges across rivers, &c. He
was cross-examined by Mr. HILDYARD, after which he said, in
answer to a re-examination by Mr. Sergeant KINGLAKE, that if the
bridge now proposed to be built at Boston should be found to im-
pede the navigation in any way a lifting bridge would be substituted,
to which no objection would be raised by any party. The banks
of the Witham were at present of an undulated form, and if the
water was to escape over the banks at all it would of course be
over the lowest parts of the undulated ground, but as the rail would
run parallel with those banks, they would be raised, in consequence
of the works, so that, in fact, the effect of the railway would be to
improve the banks.

Mr. P. SCROPE—You say there is to be a towing-path along the
banks of the canal, parallel. Is there to be a fence along by the rail
to prevent the horses being frightened by the engines I—Why, the
horses never are so frightened now-a-days.—(Laughter.)
Mr. Wrigby was next called and asked a question about coals, to
which'

Mr. WIIIISTER objected, on the ground :that the Committee had
had this evidence twenty times before.
Mr. Sergeant KINILAKE contended he had a right to ask the
question, inasmuch as his Learned Friend had given evidence to
the effect that the Winderworthmere coal aid the Dukesmere coal
was equal, if not superior, to the Derbyshire coal.

The CHAIRMAN said, that if the object of the Learned Sergeant
was to disprove the evidence of Mr. Machon on this point, he had
a right to ask the question.
Mr. Sergeant KINGLARE said that such was his object.

The CHAIRMAN then desired the question to be put.
The witness then went on to say that the coals of Claycross had
to come to London to go to Vauxmall, which increased the expense
of transit. Witness had made inquiries so late as yesterday, and
found Derbyshire coals by no means in such good repute as the
Durham and Silkstone.

To Mr. WEBSTER—It was on the 3d of January he made his in-
quiries about the price of Derbyshire coal at Grantham ; the cost
of bringing coals to Stamford differs very much, owing to the dif-
ferent places it comes from, and the different routes it takes.
Mr. Sergeant KINGLAKE—Can you see any reason why people at
Grantham should give 245. for Silkstone coal, when they
san get coals from Derbyshire of equally good quality for 18s. ?
—I may answer that question generally ; I have spoken of the dif-
ferent coals according to the prices I found them bringing in the
market, and the quantity sold.
Mr. Bishop was the next witness, with a view, Mr. PAGET said,
to corroborate the evidence of the last witness. Mr. Bishop said
he found Claycross coal so bad at the markets he inquired at, and
so full of sulphur, that nobody would buy them.
Mr. Wimberly was next called todepose to certain coach traffic,
with a view to rebut the evidence of Mr. Parks, who appeared on
behalf of the Cambridge and Lincoln line. The evidence was ob-
jected to, and the Committee declined to consider it; and when
they returned
The CHAIRMAN said the Committee had decided that the evidence
might be given.

The evidence was then proceeded with, and the witness said that
according to the Stamp-office returns, 17 coaches had been put on
the particular line in question, and 10 taken off.
Mr. limovA an contended that this was new evidence, and
therefore conceived he was entitled to be allowed till Monday to
test the accuracy of these tables before he could cross-examine
the witness upon it.
The Committee, having retired, declared that they would accede
to the Learned Counsel's proposal to adjourn the cross-examination
to Monday, but that both parties should confine themselves to the
Stamp-office returns of May, 1845, and in the meantime the other
evidence for the London and York line should be proceeded with.
Mr. Webb was the next Witness called, with a view to rebut the
Cambridge and Lincoln evidence, as to agricultural traffic. When
his examination had concluded, the Committee adjourned at four
o'clock.

rHE FUNDS-(CLOSING PRICES.

ONE
PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Reduced
New 31% per Cents lo2g
Long Annuities to expire Jan.lB6o 11%
India Bonds, 1,0001..
Ditto under 1,000/.
Bank Stock for Account 212
Consols for Account ......
Exchequer Bills, 1,0004 11,4 d 57 59
Ditto 5001. .
Ditto Small 5B 60

CLOSINU
PRICES.
211
991%
102%
11%
73
212
98%
pm. 59
pm. 59
pm. 60

ONE CLOSING
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1837 ...... 387/ 361,6
Ditto, Account 371/2 37%
Ditto Deferred
Portuguese 5 per Cents.
Ditto, Converted 66% 67% % 6716
Russian Bonds llB.
Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840.
Ditto. Account
Ditto, Passive
Ditto, Deferred
Ditto 3 per Cent.
Ditto, Account 40% 40%
Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent 441/2 44%

Dutch, 21/2 per Cent .
Ditto, 4 per Cent., Certific 98% 98%
PRICES OF PAID. A ONE O'CLOCK. CLOSING
RAILWAY SHARES PRICES.
Armagh, Coleraine, and
Portrush
134 1%
Birmin. and Gloucester. 100 1321/2
Ditto 14 Shares
Bri'ton, ewes, & Hast. 20
Bristol and Exeter 7O

Do. New .... . 2 ...... 101/. 111/2 10...
Caledonian
Ditto Extension ...... 21/2 2%...
Cambridge and Lincoln 11/.,z...... 4:IA % 5 ....
Chester and Holyhead... 10
Churnet Valley
Coventry, Bedworth, and
Nuneaton PA
Coventry and Leicester 11% —
Cornwall
Direct Northern
Dublin and Galway..... 21% 414 4....
Dublin and Mullingar... 21/2 4%
Eastern Counties 141. 165...... 2114
Ditto New 4/. 16s.
Ditto Perpetual, 5 per
Cent, No. 1....51.135. 4d —

Ditto ditto, No. 2. l3s. 4d.. 0/8..
Edinburgh and Glasgow 50
' Ditto New Quarters.. 214 8
Ely and Bedford
Great Grimsby and She-
ffield
Great North of England..100
Ditto New
Great Western BO
Ditto, Fifths
Guildford, Fare'rn, Ports. 21,2... .. 2% 3
Hull and Selby SO
Lancaster and Carlisle... 20
London and Birminghm (Stock)...
Do. % Shares
London and Blackwall. 161. 13s. 4d. 10%
London and Brighton... 50
London and Croydon, 131. 15s. 9d. 211, 21
Do. New 13s 4d O/8 1
London and Greenwich 12/ 1554 d... 10%
Lond. & S.Western 411 64 10d 79 77 ...... . ...
Do. New
London and York 2l/2 3l/25/8
Londonderry and Ennis-
killen 21% —
Lynn and Ely
Manchester and Leeds... 73 l5B

Do. Quarters
Nlanehe:ter and Birmin. 40

liianclivster,Buxton, and
Matlock 22s. .... 3311.
31id1and 100 lB6l/2 185%2

11
11%
5

05/8

214
414
244
34
205
46
107
46

241/
59

3:q
1851 A

Do. New
New,,a.,;lc and Lerwick 11,,/
Newry and Enniskillen. 2.1
VA
Newark and SLelfield .. 11/2
North British
Do. New
North Kent