The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-04 00:00:00

GROUP VI.

WILTS, SOMERSET, AND WEYMOUTH
AMENDMENT (NO. II).

The Committee was occupied the whole of the day with
the cross-examination and re-examination of Mr. Charles
Russell, the chairman of the Grcat Western, and with the
examination of Lord Falmouth, the former on the financial
condition of the Great Western Company, and the latter with
the proposed accommodation to be given by 'the Great
Western scheme, to the districts west of Exeter.
The Committee adjourned till twelve o'clock to-morrow.

GROUP XX.
This Committee met at the usual hour this morning.
BIRMINGHAM AND ox.rostp =NOTION
(DEVIATION LINES).
The whole of the clauses in this Bill were agreed to, and
the Chairman was instructed to report the same to the
House accordingly.
This closed the labours of the Committee.

GROUP XXI.
The Committee met again this morning for the purpose of
recommitting the
BIRMINGHAM, DUDLEY, AND WOLVER-
HAMPTON (WESTBROMVTICH BRANCH).
The clauses were agreed to, and the Committee adjourned.

GROUP XLV.
EDINBURGH AND PERTH.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.

Sir Charles Adams was examined to prove the agreement.
A long and desultory argument followed, Mr. Andrews
contending that the Edinburgh and Northern, and the Stir-
ling and Dunfermline had no locus standi. Mr. Whately re-
plied for these companies, and
The Committee decided that the Edinburgh and Northern
ad a right to appear, and that the Stirling and Dunfermline
had no locus standi.

Sir Charles Adams was then examined as to the minerals
11 the district. He proved that this country abounded with
-oal, lime, and freestone, which could be worked if this line
were constructed. The manufacturing towns, of which there
were several, would also be greatly benefited.
The Earl of Minto and Sir John Hope gave similar evi-
*lce.

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The Committee then adjourned till to-morrow.

STANDING ORDERS COMM
HOUSE OP LORDS.—(YESTERDAY.)
The Committee met this day, at the usual hour, for the
dispatch of public business.
GLASGOW, DUMFRIES, AND CARLILSE RAILWAY,
AND GLASGOW, PAISLEY, KILMARNOCK, AND
AYR RAILWAY.
The Committee decided that the promoters of this Bill had
complied with the standing orders of the House.
Similar decisions were given in the following cases :
South Wales Railway.
Vale of Neath Railway.
Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth Railway (No. I.)
Southampton and Dorchester Railway (New Forest Devia-
tion and Branches).
Southampton and Dorchester Railway (Weymouth Branch).
Herne Bay and Canterbury Junction Railway.
Norfolk Railway.
Eastern Union and the Ipswich and Bury St. Edmund's
Railways Amalgamation.
Inverness Gas and Water Company.
Newry and Enniskillen Railway Act Amendment.
Duffryn Llynvi and Porth Cawl and Llynvi Valley Rail-
ways Amalgamation.
Kingston-upon-Thames Small Tenements.
Ewell Rates.
The following cases were adjourned from want of proofs :
Belfast Port and Harbour.
Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham Railway (Peterborough
and Thorney Line).
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
UNOPPOSED BILLS.
The following Bills received the sanction of the Chairman
(Mr. Greene) :
East of Fife Railway (Markinch Deviation).
York and Newcastle Railway (Pelaw Tyne Dock, &c.
Branches).
St. Ives (Huntingdon) Improvement.
Bingley Improvement.
Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester Railway (Ossett Branch,
&c.)
York and Newcastle Railway (Wearmouth Dock Enlarge-
ment).
Leeds and Thirsk Railway (Eaglescliffe and Stillington Ex-
tension).
Kilmarnock Police and Improvement.
Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton Railway (Leith Extension).

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LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Juue 3.
(Sittings in Banco.)
WAKLEY v. COOKE.
The Court was occupied during the greater part of the
day in hearing cause shown by the Attorney-General (with
whom was Mr. Bramwell) against a rule obtained by Mr.
Cockburn, for a new trial in this case, on the ground of
misdirection.
The particulars have already appeared so often before the
public as not to require a report.