The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-05-10 00:00:00

RAILWAYS IN THE NORTH.

The joint committees of the Perth and Inverness, and
Inverness and Elgin Railways met, with some gentlemen
favourable to these undertakings, in the office of Messrs'
G. and P. Anderson, Inverness, on Tuesday, April. V'
Cluny Macpherson presided. A great number of letters
from influential persons, approving of the proposed for;
mation of railway communication between north and
south, were read. Among those who expressed the
hearty approval were the Earl of Seafield, Lord Panmuee,
the Duke of Sutherland, the Marquis of Breadalbane,
Lord Kinnaird, Lord Saltoun, Lochiel, the Chishollll,
Mr. Wylie, of Bolfracks Castle, Sir C. Munro, &c. Mr'
Peter Anderson read the report by the deputatfoe
appointed at the meeting of members of the joint cool;
mittee, held at Inverness on the 16th December, 1852;
The report stated that most satisfactory interviews Mu
been held with all the leading noblemen and gentlemen
in London connected with the north of Scotland, as wed
as with all the great railway interests both in Scotia°
and England, including the London and North-WeaterO,
and the Lancaster and Carlisle Company. The dept'
tation was assured by some of the most practical end
influential men with whom they conversed, that preen
would be readily got to undertake for one-half of thei
Cost ; and that they thought the other half of the capitni
would be easily provided by the public, in such a state oi
the money market as is confidently expected soon to arise'
In regard to the encouragement and facility to be afforded
by the proprietors along the line, considerable progress
i
had been already made in ascertaining the views n;
those parties. First, the Duke of Athole intimated
that " be does not wish any railway through Athole;
but, if it is thought the interests of the public re'
quire a line, then he will not allow his own persoola
feelings to stand out against it, how much he:may other
wise regret it." The other proprietors are alive to the
great importance of the formation of the line. Lord
Seafield, Cluny Macpherson, Mr. Baillie, of Kingussie,
Miss Macpherson, of Belleville, Brodie, of Brodie, Cull&
den, and other proprietors, will all come into any teals
that may be generally agreed on. It is thus anticipate 4
that the land can be procured at no great expense. if
has been suggested that the landowners ought to give
the moor land gratis, and the arable land for say thirtf
years' purchase of its agricultural value, without en/
allowance for severance. The natural eventual extely
sion of the line, from Badenoch to Fort-William, frail
Dulsie-bridge to Forres and Burghead, and from Inver''
ness into Ross-shire, were adverted to. Mr. 3litcheul
in the course of a long speech, expressed his convictiV
that the scheme would prove a beneficial and remuneratisre
one, if they adopted, as was proposed, the American pig
of cheap construction. Several resolutions were adopteu,'
by which (1) Mr. Mitchell was ordered to survey drew
the more difficult part of the line ; (2) the Messrs. Andel;
son to continue their labours under the direction of P
committee, in effecting arrangements with landownert
and preparing all details preparatory ro final measures fir
re-constructing the company and bringing out a prove:,
tus ; (3) a subscription loan to be forthwith opened fo'
defraying the necessary cash disbursements ; and (4) the
Chairman to bring the matter under the favourable notice"
of the next county meeting. Several handsome contribW
tions were made towards defraying preliminary expenses'

STATIONS OF THE BRITISH ARMY
Coattuvrim TO MAY 1, 1853-
(From the United Service Ga:ette.)
[Where two places are mentioned the last-named is that t,
which the dept of the regiment is stationed.]
Ist Life Guards, Hyde Park 140th N. S. Wales; 'Waterford
2nd do., Windsor - 41st Malta; Mullingar
Royal Horse Guards, Regent's!42nd Weedon
Park 43rd C. G. Hope ; Tempiemore.
Ist Dragoon G'rds, Newbridge 44th Gibraltar ; Chatham
2nd Dublin 45th C. Good Hope; Chatharp
3rd Longford 46th Dublin
4th Dundalk 47th Malta; Limerick
sth Ballincollig 48th Corfu; Winchester
6th Canterbury 49th Malta; Buttevant
7th Cahir ;50th Preston
Ist Dragoons, Manchester ;51st Burmah ; Chatham
2nd Birmingham [home 52nd Dublin
3rd (Light) Bengal ; on passage 53rd Bengal ; Chatham
4th (Light) Ipswich 154th Quebec Londonderry
6th York 55th Gibraltar; Nenagh
7th Hussars, Piershill 156th Bermuda; Chatham
Bth Nottingham 57th Corfu; Tralee
9th Lancers, Bengal; M'dstone 58th New Zealand ; Jersey
10th Huss'rs,B'mbay;M'dstone 59th China; Charles Fort llth Dublin
12th Lancers,C.G.H.; M'dstonei
13th Light Dragoons, Hounslow Hope ; Birr
60th (Ist ; Batt.),ond baßtetnt
CI ;. Chat'
,
aoi
14th (Light)Bengal; Maidstone 61st Bengal; Chatham
lath Hussars, Madras; M'dston.!62nd Athlone
16th Lancers, Dundalk 63rd Dublin
17th Brighton 61th Bombay; Chatham
Grenadier Guards (Ist batt.), 65th New Zealand; Gosport
Wellington Barracks; (2nd'66th Toronto ; Guernsey
batt.), St. Georges Barracks ;!67th Bit, badoes ; Dover
(3rd batt.), Windsor 68th Malta; Newry
Coldstream Guards (Ist batt.), 69th Antigua; Chatham
Portman-street barracks; 70111 Bengal; Chatham
(2nd batt.), the Tower
Scotch Fusileer Guards (lstinst(2n(ldstbabtattt).?Canada
; Cork;
batt.), St. John's Wood ;172nd St. John's, N.B. ; Clare
(2nd batt.), Chichester ! Castle
Ist Foot (Ist batt.), Nexport, 73rd C. Good Hope; Bristol
S. W.; (2nd batt.), Corfu,,74th C. Good Hope • FermoY
Birr
,75th Bengal ; Chatham
2nd C. G. Hope; Templemore:76th on pass. Halifax; Chathalo
3rd Malta ; Naas ;77th Glasgow
4th Edinburgh 178th Bombay; Chatham
sth Mauritius; Chatham j79th Bury
6th Cape of Good Hope; Can- 80th Burman; Chatham
terbury
,81st Kilkenny
7th Plymouth 82nd Stirling
Bth Bombay; Chatham ;83rd Bombay; Chatham 9th Clonmel 84th Madras; Chatham [Wign',
t
10th Bengal ; Chatham 85th on pass. to Mauritius; I.o'
11th N. S. Wales • Hythe ,86th Bombay; Chatham
12th (Ist batk;tcc.):,:aa'Bsttithe:aaelfmnbalasrt; (2nd 87th Bengal; Chatham
batt.), Cape Good Hope 188th Gosport
13th Gibraltar; Jersey 89th Cork
22112:it:I:hi
CJBLaaiennmnla,reacairi
acil ca: 90th Dublin
15th Ceylon ; Mullingar 91st, (Ist batt.), Dublin; (2116
17th Dublin . : batt.), C. Good Hope
92nd Gibraltar ; Galway
18th Burma!! ; Chatham '93rd Portsmouth
19th Portsmouth 94th Madras; Chatham
,95th Chatham
21st Hull 9Gth Bengal; Chatham
'97th St. John, N.S. ; Chatharo
23rd (Ist Tate.), Chester; (2nd 98th Bengal ; Chatham
batt.), Canada ,99th V. D. Land; Chatham
24th Bengal; Chatham 'Rifle Brigade (Ist bate.), Cary
25th Madras; Chathain I of Good Hope ; Walmer
26th Gibraltar ; Isle of Wight , (2nd batt.), Canterbury
27th Enniskillen Ist West India Reg., Jamaica ;
28th Newcastle-upon• Tyne ! Chatham
29th Bengal ; Chatham 2nd do., Demerara; Chathanl
30th Gibraltar; Dover :3rd do., Jamaica; Chatham
31st Corfu; Cork !Ceylon Rifles, Ceylon
32nd Bengal; Chatham Cape Mounted Rifles, Cape 0
33rd Manchester Good Hope
35th34th IDlaervboan(plooerst ; Aberdeen Isßto. HyaleCleannaandieagn., St.Rifl ens,elCeanuaadi
36th Trinidad ; Pembroke :Royal Newfoundland CoMPa!
37th Ceylon ; Chatham 1 nies, Newfoundland
38th Portsmouth ;Royal Malta Fencibles, Malta
39th Cork

THE HARMLESSNESS OF DANCING.. -The celebrated
Fenelon once observed, " My friend, neither you nor
myself need to dance—we people e happy in our own ways
but if dancing makes those pp happy who have so fed
sources of enjoyment, why should they not dance?
THE FAMILY OF LITERARY SMITHS is becoming for'
midable. Adam Smith and Sydney Smith belong to tl3,'
dead. Now there is Sidney Smith, the chief "Thunderer
of the Weekly Dispatch; Albert Smith, the owner and
exhibitor of Mont Blanc • John Stores Smith, author of
Social Aspects ;" William Smith, the translator f
Fichte ,• and latest (and may we not add greatest) of 511'.
Alexander Smith, the Glasgow poet.
ANTIQUITY OF THE MAGNIFYING GLASS.—It IS
curious circumstance that a bona fide magnifying glass'
identified by Sir David Brewster as decidedly and de:
signedly such, was recently found by Mr. Layard in one
of the temples at Nineveh. Mr. Layard says that roan''
of the cuneiform inscriptions end other smaller sculpture,
are so delicately cut and so minute as to be " almost 00'
intelligible without a magnifying glass."
Mits. STORE, her husband, and her brother, Da
Beecher, were entertained on Saturday by the Duke 110
Duchess of Sutherland, at Stafford House. A rer,
‘,l.
numerous company were invited to meet them, and of,Le`f
an address to Mrs. Stowe had been read by the Earl ty
Shaftesbury, and replied to by Dr. Beecher, the Par
partook of refreshment. The ladies then retired into 0,
e
,':e
of the salons, where Mrs. Stowe, seated between
Duchesses of Sutherland and Argyle, entered into Pi'
explanations on the subject of slavery.
the, AN ORIGINAL CHARACTER.—Died last week, -nt
03
age of 83 or 85 years, John Whitehouse, of the parisl,lie-a
St. Mary Magdalen, Bridgnorth. For 50 years be 'the
been a resident of a cave built in the Red Rock, under
ere
Castle Hill Walk, and the only live inmates he kept
ewats,,
a favourite magpie and a jackdaw, as well as two
Sume little time back the magpie died, but the :lacl_lt 20
which the owner took pride in, and has had at la
years, and taught to articulate many words, still sureys.
els.;7;
b
his master. Whitehouse held the office of parish
__l7ys
of St. Mary's Church for a period of 40 years, and 1"
and Was bore the character of an honest, inoffensive man,
raotth
employed by Messrs. Kent and Upton, liquor me_
ch
in collecting their casks and despatching orders, Ng•

the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, the Govern'
ment had not suspended the granting of annuities either
for lives or terms of years.
DOCK-YARD VOTERS. Lord JOHN RUSSELL:
notice that he should propose the postponement of the
writ for Chatham, it being his intention to move for
leave to bring in a bill to disqualify persons in the public
employment in dock-yards from voting at elections for
members of Parliament.
THE DUFFY DISORDER. —Tie SPEAKER, having
ascertained that Mr. Duffy was in his place, read the
words it had been reported he had used, and said if he had
any explanation to make, that was the time to offer ft.."
Mr. DUFFY detailed the circumstances which, he said,
attended the occurrence of the preceding night, observing
that he did not mean to convey the meaning that money
had been paid, but that certain Irish members had abet'
doned solemn pledges and accepted places ; that he con'
sidered this had been done for their own personal advan'
tage, which he could only regard as political corruption,
and he could not recede from this opinion.—This
deemed to be a sufficient apology, and the subject dronPea*
THE INCOME-TAX.—The House went into a Coo'
mittee of Ways and Means, when the Chairman put the
question which had been under discussion the preceding.
night, and, upon a division, Mr. Lawless's amendment
was negatived by 288 to 63.—An objection having been
taken that Mr. Duffy was in possession of the Committee,
and should have been called upon by the Chair, the Choir:
man reported progress, in order that the speaker?
opinion might be taken upon this point of order. rbis
led to a personal discussion, after which Mr. FrTzGERALIY
moved as an amendment the insertion of certain words,
the effect of which was to exempt incomes from prof&
sions, trades, or vocations in Ireland, the expense attend:
ing the collection of which, he said, would be so get
that it would absorb the whole tax. After some dingo'
sion the amendment was negatived.—Mr. W. MrrcEso
then moved to leave out the words "or from any prof&
sion, trade, or vocation," in order to add words the effect
of which was to charge the annual profits derived from
professions, &c., for every 205., between £lOO and £500.'
at the rate of sd. for two years, 4d. for the two sucueedinf
years, and 3d. for the next three vears.—The CHANCEL'
LOR of the EXCHEQUER opposed the motion, and the
amenctment was withdrawn.—The Committee then ad'
journed.
The Exchequer Bills Bill passed through committee,