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

(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.
Their Lordships met this m
Room B
the Earl of Lovelace in the chaoirmtn° 113134'
THE CALEDONIAN (GLASGOW', „Gig. &A)
ILZRIE, and COATBRIDGE STATIL"'“,, the
to tahe the
The
Committee
proceeded this morning'
clauses of this Bill into consideration. one of
A loner
the clauses,
and desultory discussion arose upon,. h the
the clauses, that which arranged the mode in wilevire
promoting company should crows the line of the Mr.
. . 'l' at eleven o'clock;
burgh and Glasgow Railway near Glasgow, bet Ir.
Hope, on the part of the Caledonian, and Mr• 000
drews, for the Edinburgh and Glasgow, and ille r
having been cleared,
The Committee decided that the Caledonian CottlP3/1,
should,f in the construction of their works, not inter
Gerle with, or alter the tunnel of the Edinburgh 11,1,
asgow, without the consent of the latter colt3P%)l,
and that the works should be constructed underfitil-
!.upervision of Messrs. Walker and Leslie, C.E., llliwel
ing these, under the superintendence of th©
113
Commissioners.
The other clauss were upposed.they
The Committee having no other business before t
broke up.
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Room C. soo,t,
GREAT WESTERN, (BRANCH TO
LONDON AND THE SOUTH WESTs..."'
LAMBETH, for
The Committee met this day, at the usual bou,rided.
the consideration of this line. Lord Colborne Pre mole
Yesterday the Committee decided that the Prett for
of this Bill had been proved, and to day the 11141 t Was
discussion was a consideration of the clauses. _lola
desired by the South Western Company t° have ucier t°
penal clauses, inflicting heavy penalties, in
;he live
protect their works from interruption where the
passed under their Bridge, which is the
Astern'
of the Richmond Railway with the South 11
The enalt proposed was 50/. anour. „nt°
Lord CoLy ittonsk: suggested that severe Punl"
Op
l be
were seldom inflicted, and considered that itwhich
better to have a more moderate fine inflicteo,
would be enforced; and, therefore, be more fenr
the company. reed
sth
After some further discussion, the fine wa 3,,gd
upon, it being only demanded as a preventive, eile"coitf
company did hope that there never would be a n
to levy it. lauses
Mr. AUSTIN rose to propose that certain c
„,reed
should be inserted in this Bill which had been:Tbe
upon by the Commissioners of Woods and For
was this;
interest of the Great Western in such elauses„"weet,
—Even should the Bill pass the Houses of Yarn° coon'
would be in the power of the Crown to refuse to. vireo
to the Bill, as it affected its rights as regarded tnyre the
to seen ed
Thames. They, therefore, were anxious rooos
consent of the Crown; and the clauses which herr viouda
had received the consent of the Commissioners IBn ocia
and Forests. The first of these was, that the f„,,rofe ,
erection of the bridge over the river should
Forestbrs oho
of by the Commissioners of Woods and right
h
the Corporation, the latter contestin ~.osyn ;
to the bed of the river with hets of bot
and therefore this first clause saved the tig7,hips Ott
parties equally. He had to inform their 1.07 v"5
the Lord Mayor consented to this dons'. and the
Crown • nil
anxious that this dispute between the other tribu
Corporation should be decided bY sc'sje' elf satinclaus
than a Committee of either noose' „ted to the ,
enacted that the works should be exect.nd
Forests ana
faction of the Commissioners of the Pufb'
.
the Corporation of London. A third
and
on four.°
pose of saving the rights of the Crown su
; done
enacted that compensation for damage n arbitre.
shores of the river should be decided upo uYcoao to
tic n, and that the money should be paid Into
Wcod a.
the
abide the result of the decision.
Mr. AIERRYWEATIIEIt opposed the insertio9lo,llo
clauses. He did not wish that the Crown shottio.
_yer,
upon record a disputed right to the bed of th
which no tribunal in the land had hitherto asserte° over
it was an attempt of the Crown to gain an advatOgeot
to
the Corporation, and ho besought the Committee 1100'
tempt the Crown by showing the elasticity of „Oil
mittees to seek for one advantage one year, and S 5-4'ol
in another : the Crown never had a right to irate to
with the erection of bridges, and they had no ril;P.
seek it now.
The clauses were then agreed to with some 10°.„clir46tt!r
tion, which struck out the most objectionable h-
which affected the rights of the Corporation.

Room D.
SOUTH WALES. Duke
Their Lordships met this morning ; the
the
Northumberland in the chair.
Their Lordships were occupied in arrangal7olo
clauses of the Bill, and these having been agree
Committee broke up.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
eci
GROUP VIII. • ttrii
This Committee met at the usual hour, but ad J° f
without going to bwitiess, to enable several °se,
Members to attend the morning sitting of the lOU
GROUP X. • //311
This Committee met at one o'clock; Lord Clive
chair. st#l
EASTERN COUNTIES (=irons) To lax--
TORT AND SOUTHEND),
The Committee were occupied the whole of the
with the general evidence in favour of this Bill.

GROUP XXIV.
011
CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD (LXTA..-°
AmetT HO
atYH urEAD).,
and were, 1, occli'
The Committee thLe
usual hool
pied the whole of the day in passing the several 'gi
of the Bill.
XXX.
icisOP
GREAT WESTERN (ISLE Or AA'
EXTENSION). ,of
The Committee met at the usual hour.
C go

The Rev. Mr. Aspinell, of Althorp,
wle, g
Luddington, and Mr. J. Bunnyers, of Cro
deuce in favour of tie proposed extension. the
Several other witnesses were examined, an

mittee adjourned till twelve to-morrow.
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GROUP XXXIV. .; er hi J
The Seleet Committee appointed to Col'ciaeiv:f
merits of the Bills comprised in this group re'f',7olleol"
at the ii*ual hour this morning; Lord ()buries 1' '
SO'
in the chair. ti 0° 1
LEEDS AND TEIRSIL (LEEDS. .r11:1111)' '
AND NEWCASTLE EXT.II:IVO..-- d 100
Another clay was consumed with general 013
evidence in favour of this Bill.
The if 'Committee
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