The Sun.
London, England, 1847-03-29 00:00:00

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Six O'CLOCK•

RAILWAY COMMITTEES.

(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
GROUP I.
The Select Committee appointed to consider the merits of
the Bills comprised in this group reassembled in Room 30,
at the usual hour this morning; Lord Granville Somerset in
the chair.

THE SOUTH-EASTERN SCHEMES.
Sir J. Naysmith corroborated the testimony of a former
witness as to the injury the proposed Mid Kent line would
inflict upon Lullingstone Castle and park.
Mr. John Clutton, the secretary of the South-Eastern
Company, proved the estimates for the land and stations
of the proposed lines.
Mr. E. J. Morton produced the population returns, by
which it would appear the South-Eastern lines would ac-
commodate 13,745 more local residents than those of the
Brighton.
Mr. Dow, the civil engineer who had tested the relative
qualities of the stratas in the cuttings and tunnels of the
two schemes, gave it as his decided opinion that if the
Brighton Mid Kent line were granted they would never
succeed in getting through Broughton-hill, while, at many
points where there were cuttings, the surface of the rails
would be several feet under water. A shaft had been sunk
under his direction on Broughton-hill, and the strata was
found to be wet and bad. Such difficulties as these did not
exist on the South-Eastern lines. On these lines the strata
was dry and good.
This closes the case of the South-Eastern Company, with
the exception of a few documents which have to be put in.
The Committee then adjourned till Tuesday,:the 13th of
April.

PETITIONS ON PRIVATE BILLS.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(THIS DAY.)
(Room 23, before Mr. Examiner MAY.)
NOPPOSIED LIST.
WATERFORD AND LIMERICK RAILWAY, (PETITION
FOR ADDITIONAL PROVISION).
In this case, after the usual evidence had been tendered, it
was decided that the standing orders should not be dispensed
with.
CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY (EXTENSION
TO CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD).
This Case was adjourned for further consideration.
OPPOSED LST.
EDINBURGH AND NORTHERN RAILWAY (No. 2
BRANCH FROM BURNTISLAND TO DUNFERMLINE
BRANCH, &c.
In this case it was decided that the standing orders should
be dispensed with, and the Bill be proceeded with.
CORNWALL AND CENTRAL DEVON AND PLY-
MOUTH RAILWAY AND BRANCHES.
This case was adjourned for further consideration.

WORCESTER, HEREFORD, ROSS,
AND GLOUCESTER RAILWAY.—(THIS DAY.)
A general meeting of the scripholders in this com-
pany was held this day, at the Company's offices, 449,
West Strand, Sir R. Price, Bart., President of the Com-
pany, in the chair.

The CHAIRMAN said that they bad been called to-
gether for the consideration of a matter that would be
found to be very simple, and would occupy but a very
short time. They were all aware that at the last meet-
ing complaints were made of the large amount of the
solicitors' bills, and it was then agreed upon that they
should be taxed. However, the directors discovered
that such a proceeding would be attended with a great
deal of delay and expense, which they were most anxious
to avoid, and had therefore come to the determination
of endeavouring to make an arrangement with the soli •
citors. With a view to the accomplishment of that
object, his friend, Mr. Baker, with a great deal of trouble
and loss of time, went into an examination of the items
of these hills, and the result was that they had resolved
to deduct a considerable sum from the gross amount of
these bills. It would now be for the proprietors to say
whether or no they would sanction that arrangement, or
still persevere in their original determination of having
these bills taxed by the taxing-master. As he had said
before, the latter proceeding would be long, tedious, and
expensive, and the chances were that they might effect
no saving at all. The amount they had agreed
upon to deduct from the bills was 4,0001., which would
now leave the claims at the sum of 10,1431. Bs. 10d., and
the shareholders should be satisfied with that arrange-
ment. He begged to iropose a resolution to that effect.
The CHAIRMAN, in answer to some questions from the
shareholder, said it was true that there were other Bills,
but that that meeting had not been called for any pur-
pose other than that which he had stated, and he would
not be drawn into any other statement,
Several Shareholders having insisted on knowing what
the other Bills were,
Mr. BAKER (a director) said that there could be no
objection to his stating what they were. The reason
that the solicitors' bills were so heavy was that
they had been compelled to employ six of
them. Then, with regard to the engineers'
claims, that of Mr. Brunel was very small indeed;
but with respect to the bill of their local engineer, Mr.
Foljamb, he had to state that he was their local en-
gineer at Gloucester, and it was through his mistake
that the Bill had been lost on the standing orders. In
consequence of that, they had taken from his bill
4681. Bs. Id., leaving him, in fact, very little more than
his costs out of pocket; and the whole amount of all their
engineering expenses did not exceed 6,5001. If, then, the
shareholders were willing to accede to these arrangements,
the directors would be in a position to declare a dividend
of 45., which would still leave about 5001. in hand, which
would be quite sufficient to meet the small outstanding
bills.

After some discussion, the meeting unanimously
agreed to the recommendation of the directors, and then
separated.

EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY

(THIS DAY.)

A special general meeting of the shareholders of this
company was this day held, at the Bishopsgate Station
of the company, for the purpose of confirming an agree-
ment for the lease, by the above-named company, of the
East Anglian Railways, and for the purchase of the
Enfield and Edmonton Railway ; at which special meet-
ing the Bill for cairying the first mentioned agreement
into effect, and the other Bills promoted by the Eastern
Counties Railway Company in the present session, were,
in pursuance of the standing orders of the House of
Lords, submitted to the shareholders for their approval.
The chair was taken at one o'clock by D. Wadding
ton, Esq., the deputy-chairman of the company.
C. P. RONEY, Esq., the secretary to the company,
having read the notice convening the meeting,
The CHAIRMAN said that he regretted the absence, in
common with the other proprietors, of their respected
Chairman, who was ez present staying on the
continent, but who did not think that it would be
necessary for him to post from France in order
to attend this meeting, thinking that the propositions to
be submitted to the meeting would be unanimously
agreed to. The object of the present meeting was to
approve of the agreement entered into with the directors
of the Eastern Counties Railway with that system of
railway called the East Anglian system, including the
Lynn and Ely Railway, the Lynn and Dereham Railway,
and the Ely and Huntingdon Railway. The Lynn and
Ely Railway was about 26 miles in length, and there was
also a branch to Wisbech, about 10 miles in length.
The Lynn and Derehaw Railway was about 261 miles in
length. Of the Ely and Huntingdon Railway there was
only five miles at present under contract, upon that
portion of the line between St. Ives and Huntingdon,
and as the directors did not propose to call
upon the East Anglian directors to promote that
portion of the line between St. Ives and Hunt-
ingdon, the whole extent of mileage included
in the East Anglian system would be about 67 miles ;
and it was this extent of proposed mileage that the
directors sought to obtain the sanction for at the present
ng- The amount of capital upon which it was pro-
posed to The
a per centege by the Eastern Coun-
ties. Company was 884 000/ the amount a borrowed
capital would bouenlt7o,ooo/.. making a total of' 1,054,000/.
Upon this
of capital the directors of the Eastern
Counties Rraailiwiwaayyroposed to pay for the first year
wperrec
after the
er the first yearw6hene completed 5 per cent., and
conesntt. in perpetuity. The Ly nn
and Ely Railway,
London d, would complete the
communication betweenWhieTcli!,ynn. The Port
of Lynn was the port from
bridge and other plitees in that disttrticttc"" of
derived C
tham-
r
ei supply of opals. The Lynn and Dereham
a line which would open up a large ay. Railway was
thtura', traffic Norfolk,
e.
icu
between Lynn and the interior of
Norfolk, and also a considerable lo county cal tiaffioef
The St. Ives and Huntingdon Railway was
a natural communication from tLe Wisbech and St.
Ives Railway, and the Cambridge and Huntingdon
Railway, but the company having received poweh only to
make the line from Cambridge to St. Iyes, they
wished therefore to obtain power to run on at once from
St. Ives to Huntingdon. The importance of so doing
would be at once evident from the fact that the Midland
Railway Company had proposed to construct a line from
Leicester, by Kettering in Northamptonshire, to Hunt-
ingdon. It would not, of course, be necessary to enter
at that moment into the details of the traffic which
might be expected to flow from this source on to the
main line of the Eastern Counties Railway. The
directors of the Midland Company conceived that it
would be of advantage to them, and the directors
of the Eastern Counties believed also that
it would tend to increase the prosperity
of their line. With respect to the whole I