The Sun.
London, England, 1841-04-03 00:00:00

POI.LOC AND GOVAN RAILWAY.

Mr. J. JONES brought up the report on the Polloc
atd Govan Railway Bill.
Sir G. CLERK ttsted that that Railway would cross
a turnpike-road leading to Glasgow and Paisley, which
was a very great thoroughfare. and the public would be
much inconvenienced by any injury done it. He there-
fore suggeste../ the propriety of a clause being
introduced into the Bill to prohibit the Company from
laying their lines across the turnpike-road till they erected
a viaduct, and theFeby carried the railway over the for-
mer, or until, by means of a bridge, they raised the turn-
pike-road over the railway, so as that the latter would not
interfere with the traffic upon it. The Hon. Baronet then
moved the insertion cf a clause to that effect in the Bill.

Mr. LABOUCHERE •said it was scarcely possible to
doubt, that if the sta•ements of the Right Hon. Baronet
were correct it would be necessary fur the House to take
some measures to prevent a state of things calculated to
produce many accidents. He thought ulid ,r the circum-
stances the bet ter course would be to recommit the Bill.
Me. JOHN JONES supported the clause, but was
inaudible in the gallery. We understood the Hon.
Member to say that the Committee had paid great
attention to the subject, and were cf opinion that
there would be no inconvenience from the clause as
it stood. The Company, much to their credit,
had immediately acquiesced in it, and it appeared to
him that the objections that had been made to the clause
in Committee were made rather for the purpose of ob-
structing than facilitating the Bill, but the Committee
were unanimously of opinion that it was fully sufficient
to carry into effect the purpose desired.
Mr. LOCKHART was opposed to the clause, of which
he said the preamble seas quite at variance with the enact-
ing part.
Lord C. HAMILTON supported the clause.
Mr. BROT/IE RT 0 N supported the clause. He re-
membered that such a provision had been approved of by
the Committee, which sat in 1837; avid without it the
railway could not be successfully prosecuted.
Mr. LABOUCHERE said that, after the explanation
which the Hon. Member far Salford had given, he should
not oppose the proposition.
Mr. E. TEN NENT thought that the House should re-
member the great principle, that railways ought not to be
allowed to interfere with the public safety. Ho. would
oppose the clause.
Mr. ELLIOT wished to know at what rave the car-
riages of these railroads would be allowed to travel.
Lord CLAUDE HAMILTON said—Not at a greater
speed than six miles and a•half an hour over a public road.
Mr. DENNISTOUN did not think that fie public were
sufficiently protected by the adoption of the mode pointed
out by the present Bill. He thought if the promoters of
the Bill would adopt the suggestion of the Right. Gentle.
man at the head of the Board of Trade, and allow the Bill
to be recommitted, he was sure that would be done which
would be satisfactory to the Railway Comp toy, and would
insure the security of the public.
Lord G. SOMERSET thought that a general rule
ought to be laid down that the railway should
be allowed to pass a public road upon a level.
He thought that this Company, which came to the
House for extensive powers, ought to be compelled to
adopt the regulations of the House, and strictly abide by

Sir G. CLERK said that his only object in the state-
ment he had made was to secure the benefit of the public,
and if the House thought that that would be insured by the
recommittal of the Bill, lie should gladly assent to it,
ioslead of calling upon the House to allow the clause be
bad proposed to be brought up. He wouli therefore
withdraw the clause, and allow the Bill to be recommitted.

Mr. JONES thought it would be a great hardship on
the promoters of the measure to have the Bill recommitted.
Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, and the House
divided, when there appeared—
For the recommittal of the Bill
Aga nst it 3O.

Majority
The Bill was then ordered to be reco:nmittcd.
Sir G. CLERK presented a petition from the
trustees of a turnpike-road in Scotland, praying that the
Polloc and Govan Railway Bill may not pass into a law.
Mr. RICHARD HODGSON moved for a return
of the following particulars of the latest arrangement
for the conveyance of the mails between London
and Edinburgh Time of the arrival of the
evening mail at Lancaster ; time of despatch from Lon-
don to Edinburgh ; time of arrival at each intermediate
post town between Lancaster and Edinburgh, and at
Edinburgh. Similar returns as regards the
morning mails from London to Lancaster
maan.t
Edinburgh. Time of arrival of the
.evening _
l
at Darlington ; time of dispatch from D,.irlington
burgh ; time of arrival at each intermediate pos!-_.ob be-
burgh
Darlington and Edinburgh, and at Edin urgh.
Distance by the route of the mail from London to Lan-
caster, and from London to Darlington respectively.
Agreed to.
ST. ALBAN'S ELECTION COMMITTEE.
Mr. BLACKSTONE rose and said that, as his mo•
lion was or.e of privilege, he ought to liaveprecedoefneEel.e—c--
(Cries of " Chair, chair.")
tioTnhceoSmPmEittAeeKs, heEtßsapair(t
said that
ofthe
tlntile proceedings
House had been to
take motions at five o'clock.
Mr. BL ACKS T ON I?. said they had all been extremely
indebted to the Right Hon. Baronet the Member fur Tam-
worth, for the great zeal which he had shown in endeavour-
ing to remedy the anuses which attended those prec,ei-
ii,gs;
.but he was bound to say that tile Bill of
the Right Honourable Baronet had not renaoved all