The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-18 00:00:00

GROUP XLIX.

The Committf!e met this morning at twelve o'clock (Mr,
Cripps in the ch air), and proceeded to take evidence on the
EDINBURG IC AND GLASGOW (AMZND.
WENT% 6.0.)

An objection Iras raised by Mr. Andrews to the admission
of the Scottish Central as petitioners against the Bill, but
the objection wa s overruled by the Committee.
Mr. Blackbun .t, chairman of the company, was examined.
I The capital of the company was 420,0004 and besides the
amount intender 1 to be sunk in this undertaking, they had
also purchased it i other companies. Their present liabilities
were from 500,0C40!. to 600,000/.
Mr. Oppensha yr, a director, said that the value of the Edin-
burgh aid Glasp ow Company's stock, &c., was 692,0001, and
the liabilities we re 950,000/., which left them a deficiency of
about 250,0001., and they came now to Parliament to get
Lowery to raise tl'at sum.
Mr. TALBOT a rid Mr. Sergeant WRANGMAM addressed the
Committee, the f brmer for the ISlonklands Mineral, and the
latter for le St. trling and Dunfermline Company, against
the preamble, anct Mr. Hodges for the Edinburgh and Bath-
gate. _ _

The Committees then adjourned till Thursday at twelve
o'clock.

COISIMITP.,CEES on PRIVATE BILLS.
(THIS DAY.)
LIArERPOOL WATERWORKS.

The Committeps met this morning, at twelve o'clock, and
were occupied during the whole of the morning with the
consideration of clauses to protect the inhabitants of the
districts intermet hate between the springs of supply and the
town of Liverpo
CROYDON COMMERCIAL GAS.

The Committi ?e met this morning (Gene7alLygon in the
chair), and the l 3111 being unopposed, it was referred to Mr.
Greene, the Chairman of Parliamentary Committees.
SUNDERLA.I STD IMPROVEMENT ANI3 MARKET
AND BRIDGE BILL.

The Committe on this Bill met in Room 16, at one o'clock,
and, after briefly • hearing evidence, decided the preamble of
the Bill to be pro ved. The clauses with several amendments
were then agreed to, and the Bill ordered to be reported to
the House.
SANDW, ICH HARBOUR (KENT) BILL.
This Committ, :e met at twelve o'clock, in Room 17, and
were occupied thi • oughout the morning with this Bill.
The CHAIRMAN declared the preamble proved.
The clauses wi t re read and agreed to, and the Committee
adjourned.

MANCHESTER AND SOUTHAMP-
TON RAILWAY.—(THIS DAY.)
. A special gene •al meeting of the shareholders in this coin-
directors to court
st:•nee3 which°
PA:',,Z; Nruas, held to (lay, shortly After two o'clock, at the King's
result', e-street, Manchester, in order to enable the
Tat uunicate to the shareholders the circum-
.7e brought their efforts to a sudden and un-
favourablebe expedient to p uarsnd of advising upon the measures it may
;7:mtbeerpof shareholders were present.
was in the chair. eputy-Chairman of the company,
nollection of the readers
miosut by the Standing
.'N't.irConVisiadiekrianls)lia:
It will, no daub .t, be wThin the
of The Sun that tl to Bill was thrroewe
Orders Committee, some material
proved in the sect i ons, takes having been
The Cuktnmas called upon Mr. John Wheeler, the B
cretary, to read t be report, of which the following isane-
ample abstract :
nembered that, at the last assembling of
" It would be rat it was unanimously
)tember, resolved to
shareholders in Se] .
The report stated I that—
nt against the adverse decision of a
appeal again to Pat 1l
d 4 Anxious to arc ,ertam how far that resolution accorded
Committee of the I louse of Lords.