Glasgow Courier. — 1847-03-30 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

EDINBURGH AND PERTH RAILWAY.  We have been favoured with the following statement presented to the House of Commons by the promoters of this line of railway, which will be interesting to many of our readers:—  This proposed railway follows the line of the Great North Road from Edinburgh to Perth, commencing at the burgh of North Queensferry, and passing through the towns of Inverkeithing, Kinross, and Milnathort. . . .  The p.rice of coal in the city of Perth, and in the towns of Stanley, Coupar-Angus, Blairgowrie, Kirrielnuir, and in the Highlands and North of Scotland generally, is extremely high; the principal supplies being obtained from Newcastle, although one of the greatest coal fields in Scotland (Keltie and Lochgelly) is situated within 24 miles from Perth.  The proposed railway passes through the centre of this coal field, which, although only pmtially opened, is capable of supply.. ing the whole North of Scotland. This coal is of such superior quality, that during last year upwards of 14,000 tons were carted to Perth at an expense of lls, per ton, whereas by the proposed line the expense will not exceed 2s. per ton. It is impossible to over-estimate the benefit of such a reduction whether as regards the progress of manufactures, or the comfort of the people. There is no existing railway, nor any other proposed line now before Parliament, calculated to effect the same objects. There are at present, it is true, two railway routes to the north :  Ist. The Edinburgh and Northern Railway, which is exposed to the disadvantage of a stormy sea passage of 6 miles between Granton and Burntisland, whereas the ferry on the proposed line, is sheltered, and under one mile. 2d. The Scottish Central Railway, by which route the distance from Edinburgh to Perth is 701 miles, whereas by the proposed line it is under 45 miles.  And these railways not only do not accommodate the manufacturing towns of Kinross, Miluathort, &c.; and a large intermediate district, but will actually deprive these places of all the coaches and means of communication they now enjoy, and completely ruin them as seats of trade.  The proposed undertaking has an almost unanimous assent from landowners, the main line being 32i miles long, and only 1 mile 3 furlongs dissenting.  Thjonly opponents are1. The Edinburgh and Northern Railway Company, notwithstanding an agreement entered into between them and the Edinburgh and Perth Company, "That they will not, directly or indirectly, oppose the said parties hereto of the second part, or others the promoters of the said Edinburgh and Perth Railway by Queensferry, in their endeavours to obtain an Act of Parliament to make the said Railway." 2. Mr. Grainger, the engineer to the Edinburgh and Northern Railway. 3. Certain parties who call themselves scripholders, but who in reality are clerks to the solicitors for the opposition.  Fiars Prices..—A correspondent calls our attenttion to a mistake which unaccountably occurs in the list of liars prices in several of the counties of Scotland for crop 1846, which appeared in our Saturday's publication. The prices for Dumbarton, instead of those given, ought to be—wheat, .£3 Os. 5d.; barley, £1 188. 11d.; oats, Li 13s. 4d; and as these are the precise sums standing opposite "Aberdeen," we are led to infer that the blunder is simply the result of an accidental transposition in the process of printing, by which the prices for one county have been placed opposite the other, and vice versa. Forgery.—A few days ago Henry Shute, barrack serjeant at Paisley barracks, forged a bill on Captain Macdonald, barrack-master, for £BO, and had it cashed at the Bank of Scotland, and at the same time, another on Mr. Renwick, mason, who was working for the barrack department, for £l2, and had it cashed at the British Linen Company's Bank, and absconded. Immediately Stevenson of the police corps started after him, taking Liverpool as the most likely place to find him. He, however, did not find him there, and returned home. In a short period Shute did arrive at Liverpool, and such was the graphic destription which Stevenson had left, that he was at once recognised and secured, and Stevenson is now away to bring him to Paisley.—Saturday Post. Death of Sir Henry Carden, Bart.—This baronet died suddenly at his residence, near Templemore, county Tipperary, Ireland, on Tuesday last. He had reached his 89th year. He leaves a numerous family, including a son, John Carden, Esq., who succeeds to the family honour. and estates. Attempted Suicide.—On Saturday afternoon, about three o'elock, a female threw herself into the river at Glasgow Bridge, south side; assistance being at hand, she was got out in a state of insensibility, and conveyed to the Gorbals Police Office, where the usual remedies were resorted to, and she recovered in the course of the afternoon. The unfortunate was i htande iwi aorresaeaol lfe cl ittuno ofr wwhhenat solewe ohadommoituteedwhtehne rearsehatauorte, she got the better of her immersion,