The Sun.
London, England, 1863-05-14 00:00:00

On the motion for the approval of the bill an
amendment was moved to the effect that the meet-
ing be adjourned.

After a show of hands a poll was demanded,
when it appeared that there were 28 persons, repre-
senting £80,590 stock, in favor of the bill, and 8
persons, representing £14,830 stock, in favour of
the amendment, showing a majority of 20 persons
and £65,760 stock in favour of the bill, which was
carried by more than the requisite majority of capi•
tal specified in the standing order cf the House of
Lords.

RAILWAY BILLS.
On Tuesday two new committees of the Com-
mons met to consider the merits of two groups of
bias. The first consisted of Mr. Howes (chairman)
and Messrs. Rogers, Smollett,Wyndham, and Ver-
non. The Great Northern (Ouston and Cottam)
Bill was taken, and, after hearing counsel and evi-
dence for the promoters, the committee threw out
the bill. In the other committee, consisting of Mr.
Ingham (chairman), Messrs. Repton, Levinge,
Greenwood, and Morris an, the Oswestry and New-
town branches, the Leominster and Kington, the
Shrewsbury and Welshpool, and the West Midland,
being unopposed, were passed over to Mr. Massey,
Chairman of Ways and Means, and the case of the
Kington and Eardisley was proceeded with. The
settlement of the provisional clauses in connection
with the bills of the Bradford, Wakefield, and Leeds,
the Midland new lines in the West Riding, and of
the Great North of Scotland, occupied the respective
committees on those bills. The case for the promo-
ters of the Potteries Junction Railway was con-
cluded, and t%e opposition case of the North Staf-
fordshire was opened.
In the Lords, the clauses of the Dublin Metropo-
litan Railway Bill were adjusted. They then threw
out the proposed Wexford and Enniscorthy Bill,
and broke up. The committee on the North Eastern
and Stockton and Darlington Amalgamation Bill
took further evidence, and adjourned to Thursday.
Yesterday in the House of Lords a committee,
consisting of the Duke of Richmond (chairman),
and Lords Cawdor, Digby, Sheffield, and Carew
met to consider the case of the Midland Company's
proposed line from Bedford to the north side of
the Euston-road, and to join the Metropolitan
Railway there. It was opened by Sir W. Alexan-
der, and witnesses were examined in its favour by
Mr. Venables and Mr. V. Harcourt.
In the Commons the case of the Great Eastern
Company's proposed new line of 18 miles from Dod
dington to a junction with the Great Northern Rail.
way at Spalding was opened in Mr. Adair's com-
mittee by Mr. Hope Scott. Witnesses were exa-
mined in its favour by Mr. Merewether, Q.C. In
the committee of which Mr. Mills is the chairman
the general evidence for the promoters of the pro-
posed new line to Brighton closed. Mr. Turner, en-
gineer of the London, Chatham, and Dover Rail-
way was examined at considerable length by Mr.
Round, Mr. Somerset, and Mr. Merewether relative
tointended route of the line and estimate of cost.
Further proceedings were taken on the cases of the
Edinburgh and Dunfermline, and the Bradford,
Wakefield, and Leeds in those committees. The
following railway bills have been passed in Mr.
Massey's committee :--Brecon Junction, Cowes and
Newport, Cork and Youghal, Brighton (new lines
to the Crystal Palace), Charing-cross, Saffron Wal-
den, Greenock and Wemyss, Midland (Mangotsfield
to Bath) and Hayling.