The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-16 00:00:00

JUNE 16, 1847.

RAILWAY COMMITTEES,

HOUSE OF LORDS.—(YESTERDAY.)
Room B.
Their Lordships met this day at eleren o'clock, and
proceeded with

THE CALEDONIAN (GLASGOW, GARN-
KIRK, AND COATBRIDGE, BRANCHES TO GLAS-

GOW AND STATIONS).
Mr. M‘Guffie, railway contractor, and Mr. Alexander
Black, surveyor, Falkirk, were called to speak to certain
borings on the railway, for the purpose or showing that
the strata was of such a soft and friable character, that
a danger would be incurred it the company wt-re allowtd
to execute their works on the Glasgow and Edinburgh
Railway's tunnel.
Mr. Adie. C.E., gave evidence to show that great
danger would arise from the construction of the works.
The clay they would have to deal with was of a very
sort and friable character, and it would, on the admis-
sion of water, be apt to come off in large flakes. This
would be apt to occasion the sides of the tunnel to col-
lapse and tall.
Mr. John Milier, C.E., corroborated the preceding
witness's evidence.

Mr. ANDREWS replied for the opposition.
The ComMittee decided that the preamble was proved,
and then adjourned.

Room C.

RZRNE BAY AND CANTERBURY JUNC-
TION.

The Committee appointed to examine into the merits
of this line met this day, at eleven o'clock. The Duke
of Buccleuch presided.
Mr. HOPE examined several witnesses to prove that
very little traffic existed between Canterbury and Herne
Bay.
Robert Johnson, a van proprietor and driver, was
examined, who stated that during the winter weather
he obtained no profit from his occupation, and that it
*as only by the business which he did in the summer
thonths that he was enabled to make a living. The
principal part of the visitors to Herne Bay came by
water, It was formerly very much visited, but since the
opening of the South-Eastern Railway it had declined.
The Rcv. G. Dawson, vicar of Whitstable, was next
examined, who proved that there was a gradient upon
the Whitstable line which required three or four runs of
the train backwards and forwards to enable it to
overcome it. This gradient was not the only
one which required such an effort of the engine.
Herne Bay had fallen into disuse as a watering place,
and the steam-boat service was not carried on well
from want of traffic, and he considered that the popula-
tien of Herne Bay had greatly decreased, partly from
the facilities of communication to other places, such as
Ramsgate and Margate, and partly from the imposition
of the innkeepers.
After a eery lengthened argument, the Committee de-
cided that the Bill had passed.

Room D.
SWANSEA VALLEY.

Their Lordships met this morning at eleven o'clock ;
present, Duke of Northumberland (chairman), Marquis
of Winchester, Earl Rosse, Lord Wrottesley, and Lord
Kinnaird.
Mr. Sergeant KINGLAYE opened the case of the pro-
moters. The line was intended to accommodate a rich
mineral and agricultural district, by giving it an opening
with the port of Swansea and the existing South Wales
Railway. The length of the line was 17 miles, extend-
ing from Abercrafe, in the county of Brecon, to the sea.
Evidence was afterwards called for the promoters.
The room was afterwards cleared, and on parties being
admitted,
The CHAIRMAN announced that the preamble of the
Bill was proved.
Their Lordships then adjourned.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-(YESTERDAY.)
GROUP VI.
EZETER GREAT WESTERN.

The Committee were occupied in hearing rebutting
evidence on the part of the South-Western Company
concerning an alleged breach of agreement on the
part of that company with respect to the division of the
western districts of the country between the two compa-
nies.
Mr. AUSTIN addressed the Committee upon this re-
butting evidence.
At the close of his address the Committee adjourned
till to-morrow.

GROUP VIII.
This Committee met at the usual hour this morning;
Mr. Young in the chair.

PRIcI SD.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
FOUR-OARED MATCH BETWEEN THE THETIS

AND THE ST. GEORGE'S.
On Monday this match, which has for the last month
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an amicable one, yet had the rival crews been animated
by the bitter feelings of the Montagu and Capulet they
could not have devoted more time and attention to their
training and practice, in the course of which they dis-
played such speed as materially in:reased the interest
rr.hul ling from the well known merits of the crews, of
wh m a word
,or two of comment may not be out of
sfes,,/,. The St. George's Chi) have fur years past dis-
tinguished themselves in four-oared and other matches,
and in 1845 represented the L-)ndon river in the eight-
oared matches at Henley and Putney Re4atta,, winning
the Ladies' Cup at the former, and rowing oar and oar
with the Cambridge University at the latter ; at Erith,
also. they shared the honour, though not the victory,
with the "brilliant Leander." The Thetis Club, though
less fortunate, have rowed " well in front " at both Put-
ney and Erith. The course was from Chiswick Eyot to
Putney-bridge, with the tide. Amongst the cutters ac-
companying the match, we observed Lord Kilmorey's
four, the Leander, Thetis, and St. tieorge's eights, the
Engineers four, cum mull& aliis. The racing crews were
composed of the foliowing gentlemen:—
ST. ozonos.'s. THETIS.
IW. Fall, Esq., 9st 61b 11 J. Robertson, Esq., 9st
2 J. Lane, Eq., lOst 101 b 1 10lb
3 S. Wallace, Esq., l2st 101 b 2 Murray, Esq., lOst 81b
4 W. Coulthard, Esq., list 3 Hind, Esq., lOst 81b
101 b 4 G. Porter, Esq., lOst 91b
Coxswain—R. White, Esq. Breachett,Esq.,ccaswain
The betting was fluctuating. T. L. Jenkins, Esq., of
the Leander, officiated as umpire, and the crews now
took their stations; the St. George's, having won the
toss, took the Surrey shore, and on the word " off," the
oars of both crews "clipped " the water simultaneously;
the first dozen strokes, however, waft the St. Georges
half a boat's length ahead,' another dashing dozen bring
them clear, and in this position they swing down to
Hammersmith; here a spurt is put on by both boats, the
result of which tends to increase the lead already gained
by the St. George's. Between thin and the Crabtree the
surf raised by a stiff south-easter is decidedly " lumpy,"
and the weight and strength of the St. George's crew tell
heavily,
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ultimately pass under Putney-bridge nearly twenty boats'
lengths ahead. Both boats shipped water, the Thetis
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JUNE
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met in chamber yes-
IRELAND.
terday afternoon, at four o'clock, to consider the ques-
tion of adjournment or no adjournment of the summer
assizes. Their Lordships remained in deliberation until
nearly six o'clock, after which it was announced that
the decision was for holding the assizes at the usual time.