The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-05 00:00:00

THE SUN,

Sweepstakes of 5 Sovs. each; three yr olds, 7st; four,
Set 41b ; tire, 84 101 b ; six and aged, 9st; winners
extra. The winner to be sold. for 120 sovA., St,c.
mile. (6 Subs.)
Sir W. Stanley's Pic-nic, 53 rs (I*. r, ) i
Mr. Herbert's Sir Simon, 4 yrs
.

Mr. illostyn's Alsatia, 3 yrs

Sir J. Ila-wley's Bravissiino, 4 yrs 4
Lord W. Powlett's Mount Callan, 4 yrs 5
Betting-4 to 1 agst Pic-nic, 3to 1 agst Alsatia, and
sto 1 agst any other. Pic-nic made all the running,
and won in a canter, and was claimed. Run in 1 minute
46 seconds.
LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE.
GOODWOOD CUP.
4 to 1 against The Hero—taken.
ST. LEGER.

7 to 2 agst Cossack 13 to 1 agst Foreclosure
6 to 1 agst Van Tromp 20 to 1 agst Black Dwarf
12 to 1 agst Mr. Martin 40 to 1 agst Coningsby.

6 to 1 agst Assault

DERBY, 1848.

1 30 to I.agst Flatcatcher

40 to 1 agst Sesostris:
ERRATUM.—THE EMPEROR'S VASE.—By a mistake
An the return of the bettin.; on this race, in our paper
of yesterday, Mendicant was quoted at 6 to 1 instead of
6 to 4.

THE BILL OF 1844.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SlR,—When the immediate pressure of any evil under
which men have suffered has passed over, they are apt in
some degree to forget it, and neglect consequently the
necessary measures for its removal.
A general election is at hand. In the absence of
political topics of interest, what subject, may I ask, can
be so important to a commercial community as the ques-
tion of the artificial restrictions placed upon its currency
by the Bill of 1844?
I will not trespass on your space by entering into a
discussion on the question. The effects of the Bill are
feelingly known throughout the country.

We must decide at the next election whether a mea-
sure which is condemned by all Lombard-street, and by
every practical man of business throughout the country,
is to be permitted to remain on the statute-book ; for,
assuredly, if we are apathetic, the commerce and pro-
perty of the country will be subject to constant damage
from the operation of a law which causes an artificial
monetary famine at a time when our coffers are full of
gold.—Your obedient servant,
June 3, 1847. A COUNTRY BANKER.

GROUP VI.
GREAT WESTERN.

LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 5, 1847.

RAILWAY COMMITTEES.
HOUSE OF COMMONS -(YESTERDAY.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
GROUP 111.

LONDON AND BRIGHTON AND SOUTH
COAST (LONDON-BRIDGE STATION EN-
LARGEMENT AND ARRANGEMENT).
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.)
Some further evidence having been taken against the Bill,
Mr. Sergeant WRANGEIAM addressed the Committee, on
the part of St Thomas's Hospital, against the scheme.
The Committee then adjourned.

The Committee met this morning at twelve.
Mr. Saunders, the secretary to the Great Western Com-
pany, examined by Mr. TALBOT —There was a Bill before
Parliament for the purpose of reducing the maximum tolls of
the Great Western to as low a point as any railway in the
country, in many cases lower than the tariff of the London
and North-Western Company, and considerably lower than
the tolls on the South-Western. The following table would
show the comparison between the two lines:—

G. W. S. W.
per mile. per mile,
Passengers: Express trains—first class 2%cl 3d.
,t second class . 1% ....- 1/4
..Ordinary trains—first class ... 2
f! second class . 1%
21 third class... 1
Horses 3

Horned Cattle
Calves, Sheep, Pigs, and other small animals 014
Carriages
Goods—first class, including coals, lime, &c.,
if not exceeding 50 miles
~ above 50 miles
Second-class Goods
above 50 miles
Third and fourth classes .....
above 50 miles 2
Great facilities were afforded by means of express trains and
the return tickets, which applied to all the trains. The
system of return tickets was carried out to a greater ex-
tent than upon any other line. The station at Paddington
covered thirty acres, which was barely sufficient for the
great traffic upon the line. The station at Paddington was
the most convenient for the \Vest-end traffic ; the greater
preponderance of the traffic was West-end traffic. Returns
had been made in compliance with the wishes of the Termi-
nal Commissioners, and the result was, that 4,205 cabs went
to the westward of Temple-bar, while only 1,834 went to
the eastward of it. He did not think that the station at
London-bridge would afford much accommodation for a large
traffic ; cattle would be seriously inconvenienced. A pro-
longation of the line already sanctioned to Fulham was
before Parliament, for the purpose of obtaining a communi-
cation with the South-Western Railway at Nine Elms, and
he had no doubt that, ultimately, they would obtain access
to London-bridge. With respect to the alleged superiority-
of the South-Western Railway in point of speed over the
general traffic of the Great Western Railway, there was a
great fallacy in the argument, as it was a comparison of
things totally different, the Great Western trains being
compelled, in consequence of their divergence of traffic, to
break up their lines frequently, whereas the only necessity
for breaking up the train on the South-Western Railway oc-
curred at Bishopstoke. There was not the smallest doubt
that the Great Western trains were much superior in point of
speed and power to those of the South-Western, and with a
greater load he had not the least doubt but that the trains
would travel much faster than those of the South-Western
Company. As to the conveyance of troops, there would not
be the least difficulty in the Great Western affording every
requisite accommodation in that respect. The good feeling
between the Bristol and Exeter Company had been latterly
broken off. He had no doubt that this arose from narrow
gauge influence. Mr. Hudson, having purchased at a consi-
derable price the Bristol and Birmingham lines, was natu-
rally anxious to obtain a continuation of the line to Exeter.
The proprietors in that company were opposed to a renewal
of the lease of their line to the Great Western Company. He
had no doubt that it was the object of the narrow gauge in-
terest to shut out completely the broad gauge from the
western districts. He had not the slightest fault to make
with the conduct of the Bristol and Exeter Company towards
the Great Western Company. He would have no objection
to the Taunton and Castle Cary branch being given to the
Bristol and Exeter Company. provided the line should be
granted on the broad gauge between Exeter and Yeovil.
The question of the breach of agreement between the Great
Western and South-Western Company was then fully gone
into by the witness.
The cross-examination of this witness had not concluded
when the Committee rose.