The Sun.
London, England, 1865-05-10 00:00:00

PETITION.

The AT TORNEY-GENEUAL moved that the order of
the day be read for resuming the adjourned debate on this
matter. Having stated the reasons that led him to move
the adjournment of the debate last night on the
motion of Mr. Foster to commit one of the parties
to prison, and the others to the custody of the Ser-
geant-at-arms for affixing fictitious signatures to
some petitions that had been presented to that house
in favour of the case of Ajeem Jah. After the fullest consi-
deration he had come to the conclusion that it would be
better, as Mitchell said he bad evidence to meet
that given against him, and when ho had
not had an opportunity before the extreme step was taken,
to refer the matter back to the committee, when the evi-
dence Mitchell said ho had could be produced.
After a few observations from Mr. HENNESSY,
Mr. DENMAN said ho thought it right that everything
connected with this matter should come out. It might be
there were other persons, much the superior of Mitchell,
concerned in the matter, and, therefore, he thought it
would be well to allow Mitchell the privilege of cross-
examination, as by that means tho real offender would
more than likely be reached.
The motion that the report of the committee be re-com-

mitted was agreed to.
On the motion of Mr. AYRTON a select committee was
appointed to inquire into the complaints of the coal miners
of Great Britain.

The house adjourned at a quarter before eight.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

GREAT NORTHERN.

A special general meeting of this company was
held yesterday at the King's-cross station, to can-
sider certain bills now before Parliament Colonel
Packe, M.P., in the chair.
The CHAIRMAN said that the first bill he had to
submit was to authorise the Great Northern Rail-
way Company to construct a railway from Hornsey
to their Hertford, Luton, and D unstable line, near
Hertford. It was of great importance to the com-
pany, as it would give them a loop line to take off
traffic from the main line between London and
Hitchin.

Mr. LEECH, the solicitor, read the heads of the
bill. The capital was £650,000 in shares and
£216,000 by borrowing. The new line would start
from the Wood-green station, passing through
Southgate, Winchmore-hill, Enfield, and other
places to the company's line near Hertford.
A formal resolution approving the bill was carried
unanimously.
The next was a bill to authorise the Great North-
ern Railway Company to construct a railway from
Sleaford to Bourn. It would be a single line, and
enable the company to fill up the gap between those
points. The capital was £190,000 in shares, with
power to borrow £63,000.
• The bill was approved.
The CHAIRMAN said the next was a bill to autho-
riie the Edgware, Highgate, and London Railway
Company to construct two short lines of railway to
connect their railway with the Tottenham and
Hampstead Junction Railway.
The Solicitor read the heads of the bill, which
authorised the company to raise £72,000 and to
borrow £24,000. The Great Northern Company
were authorised to subscribe £50,000 in shares to-
wards the undertaking, to work the traffic on the
line, and to purchase or lease the undertaking.
The bill was approved, as was also one for the
further improvement of the drainage and navigation
of the river Witham.

The CHAIRMAN then moved a formal resolution
approving a billfor making railways from the North
London Railway to Alexandra-park, and to the
Edgware, Highgate, and London Railway.
The motion approving the bill was carried unani-
mously, and the meeting was adjourned to that day
fortnight to consider any of the remaining 22 bills
on the list that might then be ready.